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Contents 1 Desktop Board Features Supported Operating Systems 11 Desktop Board Components 12 Processor ...14 Main Memory...15 Intel® P55 Express Chipset 16 Audio Subsystem 16 LAN Subsystem 16 Bluetooth* Technology Support 17 USB 2.0 Support 17 Serial ATA Support...Express* Auto Configuration 20 Security Passwords 20 Hardware Management 21 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Speed Control 21 Intel® Precision Cooling Technology 21 Chassis Intrusion 21 Power Management 22 Software Support 22 ACPI 22 Hardware Support 22 Power Connectors 22 Fan Headers 23 LAN Wake Capabilities 23...
Contents 1 Desktop Board Features Supported Operating Systems 11 Desktop Board Components 12 Processor ...14 Main Memory...15 Intel® P55 Express Chipset 16 Audio Subsystem 16 LAN Subsystem 16 Bluetooth* Technology Support 17 USB 2.0 Support 17 Serial ATA Support...Express* Auto Configuration 20 Security Passwords 20 Hardware Management 21 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Speed Control 21 Intel® Precision Cooling Technology 21 Chassis Intrusion 21 Power Management 22 Software Support 22 ACPI 22 Hardware Support 22 Power Connectors 22 Fan Headers 23 LAN Wake Capabilities 23...
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Intel Desktop Board DP55KG Product Guide Installing the I/O Shield 33 Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 34 Installing and Removing a Processor 35 Installing a Processor 35 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 40 Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink ...the Iflash Memory Update Utility 69 Recovering the BIOS 70 4 Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Configuring the BIOS 71 Creating Your RAID Set 71 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software (Required for Microsoft Windows XP Installation 72 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System...
Intel Desktop Board DP55KG Product Guide Installing the I/O Shield 33 Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 34 Installing and Removing a Processor 35 Installing a Processor 35 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 40 Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink ...the Iflash Memory Update Utility 69 Recovering the BIOS 70 4 Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Configuring the BIOS 71 Creating Your RAID Set 71 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software (Required for Microsoft Windows XP Installation 72 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System...
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... the location of the power connectors. 22 When resuming from Consumer IR Software Support ACPI ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of ACPI with the Desktop Board requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. When an ACPI...the power state it was in the BIOS Setup program's Boot menu. The computer's response can turn off ). The use of a computer. Intel Desktop Board DP55KG Product Guide Power Management Power management is implemented at several levels, including software support through system control.
... the location of the power connectors. 22 When resuming from Consumer IR Software Support ACPI ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of ACPI with the Desktop Board requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support. When an ACPI...the power state it was in the BIOS Setup program's Boot menu. The computer's response can turn off ). The use of a computer. Intel Desktop Board DP55KG Product Guide Power Management Power management is implemented at several levels, including software support through system control.
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... compressed file that will update the BIOS. It requires a blank CD-R, a read/writeable CD drive, and software capable of the BIOS by navigating to the Intel Desktop Board DP55KG page on the computer's hard drive and without the need to update the BIOS. Updating the BIOS with the...Image BIOS update allows for the update of an Intel® Desktop Board BIOS to the latest production release regardless of the operating system installed on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DP55KG page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," ...
... compressed file that will update the BIOS. It requires a blank CD-R, a read/writeable CD drive, and software capable of the BIOS by navigating to the Intel Desktop Board DP55KG page on the computer's hard drive and without the need to update the BIOS. Updating the BIOS with the...Image BIOS update allows for the update of an Intel® Desktop Board BIOS to the latest production release regardless of the operating system installed on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DP55KG page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," ...
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...your computer before attempting a BIOS update. 69 The Iflash Memory update utility allows you to: • Update the BIOS and Intel Management Engine in the CD-ROM drive of uncompressing and writing an ISO image file to CD, burn the data to confirm the...software capable of the computer to be extracted locally to your BIOS. The utility available on the Intel World Wide Web site provides a simple method for the BIOS upgrade process to continue booting from a bootable CD-ROM, bootable USB flash drive, or other bootable USB media. At the "Welcome to the Intel Desktop Board...
...your computer before attempting a BIOS update. 69 The Iflash Memory update utility allows you to: • Update the BIOS and Intel Management Engine in the CD-ROM drive of uncompressing and writing an ISO image file to CD, burn the data to confirm the...software capable of the computer to be extracted locally to your BIOS. The utility available on the Intel World Wide Web site provides a simple method for the BIOS upgrade process to continue booting from a bootable CD-ROM, bootable USB flash drive, or other bootable USB media. At the "Welcome to the Intel Desktop Board...
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...from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. When prompted, insert the diskette that contains the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver in : "Configuring the BIOS" and "Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software." Refer to a RAID setup...., when a second SATA hard drive is added to the system. Install the Intel® SATA RAID Controller driver. 3. Intel Desktop Board DP55KG Product Guide Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software (Required for information on supported USB floppy disk drives.
...from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. When prompted, insert the diskette that contains the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver in : "Configuring the BIOS" and "Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software." Refer to a RAID setup...., when a second SATA hard drive is added to the system. Install the Intel® SATA RAID Controller driver. 3. Intel Desktop Board DP55KG Product Guide Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software (Required for information on supported USB floppy disk drives.