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Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: CAUTION Cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to important information. Terminology The table below gives descriptions of data. NOTE Notes call attention to hardware or loss of some common terms used in the product guide. Term Description GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes) GHz Gigahertz (one billion hertz) KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes) MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) Mbit Megabit (1,048,576 bits) MHz Megahertz (one million hertz) iv
Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: CAUTION Cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to important information. Terminology The table below gives descriptions of data. NOTE Notes call attention to hardware or loss of some common terms used in the product guide. Term Description GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes) GHz Gigahertz (one billion hertz) KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes) MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) Mbit Megabit (1,048,576 bits) MHz Megahertz (one million hertz) iv
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... password is booted. Setup options are set for the BIOS Setup and for that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can be updated by specifying manual configuration in Chapter 3. If only the supervisor password is stored in card. The BIOS is set , the computer boots without asking for viewing and ... The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. Desktop Board Features Expandability For system expansion, the Desktop Board provides one PCI Express 1.1 x1 connector.
... password is booted. Setup options are set for the BIOS Setup and for that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can be updated by specifying manual configuration in Chapter 3. If only the supervisor password is stored in card. The BIOS is set , the computer boots without asking for viewing and ... The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. Desktop Board Features Expandability For system expansion, the Desktop Board provides one PCI Express 1.1 x1 connector.
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Failure to your chassis manual for Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK. Figure 6. Disconnect the computer from its power source before you open the computer can result in personal injury or equipment damage. Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Mounting Screw Hole Locations 32 Figure 6 shows the location of the mounting screw holes for instructions on installing and removing the Desktop Board. Refer to disconnect the...
Failure to your chassis manual for Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK. Figure 6. Disconnect the computer from its power source before you open the computer can result in personal injury or equipment damage. Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Mounting Screw Hole Locations 32 Figure 6 shows the location of the mounting screw holes for instructions on installing and removing the Desktop Board. Refer to disconnect the...
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For instructions on the load plate (Figure 12, A), close and engage the socket lever (Figure 12, B). Figure 12. Pressing down on how to attach the processor fan heat sink to the Desktop Board, refer to the boxed processor manual. 36 Close the Load Plate Installing a Processor Fan Heat Sink Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK has mounting holes for a processor fan heat sink. Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide 7.
For instructions on the load plate (Figure 12, A), close and engage the socket lever (Figure 12, B). Figure 12. Pressing down on how to attach the processor fan heat sink to the Desktop Board, refer to the boxed processor manual. 36 Close the Load Plate Installing a Processor Fan Heat Sink Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK has mounting holes for a processor fan heat sink. Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide 7.
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..., refer to the 4-pin processor fan header (see Figure 13). Figure 13. however, a fan with a 3-pin connector (Figure 13, B) can be used. Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable Connect the processor fan heat sink cable to the processor installation...
..., refer to the 4-pin processor fan header (see Figure 13). Figure 13. however, a fan with a 3-pin connector (Figure 13, B) can be used. Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable Connect the processor fan heat sink cable to the processor installation...
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... and copy the .BIO file, IFLASH.EXE, and .ITK file (optional) to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-022312.htm. 62 Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide CAUTION Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly. 1. Manually run the IFLASH.EXE file from a BIOS update failure, go to a bootable USB flash...
... and copy the .BIO file, IFLASH.EXE, and .ITK file (optional) to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-022312.htm. 62 Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide CAUTION Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly. 1. Manually run the IFLASH.EXE file from a BIOS update failure, go to a bootable USB flash...
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Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. 80 Immunity Characteristics - Table 19. Limits and Methods of Information Technology Equipment. (International) Information Technology Equipment - Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide EMC Regulations Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK complies with the EMC regulations stated in Table 19 when correctly installed in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. EMC Regulations...
Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. 80 Immunity Characteristics - Table 19. Limits and Methods of Information Technology Equipment. (International) Information Technology Equipment - Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide EMC Regulations Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK complies with the EMC regulations stated in Table 19 when correctly installed in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. EMC Regulations...