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Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Before You Begin 27 Installation Precautions 28 Prevent Power Supply Overload 28 Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements ... Header 45 IEEE 1394a Header 45 Chassis Intrusion Header 45 Consumer IR (CIR) Headers 46 Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header 47 Front Panel Header 47 Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers 48 S/PDIF Header 48 Connecting to the Audio System 49 Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables 50 Connecting a Chassis Fan 50 Connecting...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Before You Begin 27 Installation Precautions 28 Prevent Power Supply Overload 28 Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements ... Header 45 IEEE 1394a Header 45 Chassis Intrusion Header 45 Consumer IR (CIR) Headers 46 Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header 47 Front Panel Header 47 Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers 48 S/PDIF Header 48 Connecting to the Audio System 49 Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables 50 Connecting a Chassis Fan 50 Connecting...
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...8. Connecting a SATA Drive 43 20. Internal Headers 44 21. Connecting Power Supply Cables 51 24. Removing the Battery 59 26. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 72 vii and Component-Level Certifications 77 ENERGY STAR*, e-Standby, and ErP Compliance 77 Figures 1. Remove... Fan Heat Sink Power Cable to the Processor Fan Header 35 12. Example Dual Channel Memory Configuration with Three DIMMs 37 15. Back Panel Audio Connectors 49 22. LAN Connector LEDs 19 3. Unlatch the Socket Lever 31 7. Installing a DIMM 39 17. Example Dual Channel ...
...8. Connecting a SATA Drive 43 20. Internal Headers 44 21. Connecting Power Supply Cables 51 24. Removing the Battery 59 26. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 72 vii and Component-Level Certifications 77 ENERGY STAR*, e-Standby, and ErP Compliance 77 Figures 1. Remove... Fan Heat Sink Power Cable to the Processor Fan Header 35 12. Example Dual Channel Memory Configuration with Three DIMMs 37 15. Back Panel Audio Connectors 49 22. LAN Connector LEDs 19 3. Unlatch the Socket Lever 31 7. Installing a DIMM 39 17. Example Dual Channel ...
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Audio Jack Retasking Support 18 4. BIOS Beep Codes 65 17. Back Panel CIR Emitter (Output) Header Signal Names 46 11. Front Panel Header Signal Names 47 13. EMC Regulations 73 21. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Tables 1. LAN Connector LEDs 19 5. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 66 18. Regulatory Compliance Marks 76 viii Front...
Audio Jack Retasking Support 18 4. BIOS Beep Codes 65 17. Back Panel CIR Emitter (Output) Header Signal Names 46 11. Front Panel Header Signal Names 47 13. EMC Regulations 73 21. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Tables 1. LAN Connector LEDs 19 5. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 66 18. Regulatory Compliance Marks 76 viii Front...
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... summarizes the major features of Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB. Feature Summary Form Factor Processor Chipset Memory Graphics Audio ATX (243.84 millimeters [9.6 inches] x 294.64 millimeters [11.6 inches]) • Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i5, and Intel® Core™ i3 ... PCI Express* 2.0 x16 add-in graphics card • 10-channel (7.1+2) Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) using a Realtek* ALC892 audio codec including: ― Front panel audio header with support for Intel HD Audio and AC '97 Audio ― Five analog audio jacks on ...
... summarizes the major features of Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB. Feature Summary Form Factor Processor Chipset Memory Graphics Audio ATX (243.84 millimeters [9.6 inches] x 294.64 millimeters [11.6 inches]) • Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i5, and Intel® Core™ i3 ... PCI Express* 2.0 x16 add-in graphics card • 10-channel (7.1+2) Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) using a Realtek* ALC892 audio codec including: ― Front panel audio header with support for Intel HD Audio and AC '97 Audio ― Five analog audio jacks on ...
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... Legacy I/O LAN Support BIOS Legacy I/O Controller (Nuvoton* W83677HG-I) that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR) support Intel® 82579V Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller including an RJ-45 back panel connector with integrated status LEDs • Intel® BIOS resident in an Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device • Support for Advanced... and chassis fans • 4-wire and 3-wire (linear) fan speed control support for the chassis fans • Support for Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI) 10 Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Table 1.
... Legacy I/O LAN Support BIOS Legacy I/O Controller (Nuvoton* W83677HG-I) that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR) support Intel® 82579V Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller including an RJ-45 back panel connector with integrated status LEDs • Intel® BIOS resident in an Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device • Support for Advanced... and chassis fans • 4-wire and 3-wire (linear) fan speed control support for the chassis fans • Support for Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI) 10 Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Table 1.
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... for optical or coaxial S/PDIF output • Front panel audio header with support for Intel HD Audio and AC '97 Audio Table 3 lists the supported functions of the front panel (FP) and back panel (BP) audio jacks. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel High Definition Audio through a Realtek ALC892 audio codec...
... for optical or coaxial S/PDIF output • Front panel audio header with support for Intel HD Audio and AC '97 Audio Table 3 lists the supported functions of the front panel (FP) and back panel (BP) audio jacks. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel High Definition Audio through a Realtek ALC892 audio codec...
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...10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller • RJ-45 LAN connector with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. Two LEDs are available at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/. LAN Connector LEDs LED A (Link/Activity) B (Link Speed) LED Color Green N/A Green Yellow LED State Off On Blinking Off On On Indicates...2.0 ports are backward compatible with integrated status LEDs LAN software and drivers are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector located on the back panel. These LEDs indicate the status of the LAN as shown in Table 4. USB 3.0 is occurring 10 Mb/s data rate 100 Mb/s data...
...10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller • RJ-45 LAN connector with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. Two LEDs are available at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/. LAN Connector LEDs LED A (Link/Activity) B (Link Speed) LED Color Green N/A Green Yellow LED State Off On Blinking Off On On Indicates...2.0 ports are backward compatible with integrated status LEDs LAN software and drivers are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector located on the back panel. These LEDs indicate the status of the LAN as shown in Table 4. USB 3.0 is occurring 10 Mb/s data rate 100 Mb/s data...
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...) channels (one via an onboard connector and the other via a back panel connector). The BIOS sets SATA to run the BIOS Setup program after installing a SATA device. Expandability Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB provides the following connectors for your computer. The BIOS can override the auto...as a hard drive) in your computer, the autoconfiguration utility in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide SATA Support Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB provides two onboard 6.0 Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) channels and two onboard 3.0 Gb/s SATA channels.
...) channels (one via an onboard connector and the other via a back panel connector). The BIOS sets SATA to run the BIOS Setup program after installing a SATA device. Expandability Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB provides the following connectors for your computer. The BIOS can override the auto...as a hard drive) in your computer, the autoconfiguration utility in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide SATA Support Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB provides two onboard 6.0 Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) channels and two onboard 3.0 Gb/s SATA channels.
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... detecting a Magic Packet* frame, it asserts a wake-up signal that can adjust the fan speed or switch the fan on or off and the front panel power LED will appear to be capable of delivering adequate +5 V standby current. Instantly Available PC technology enables the board to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend...
... detecting a Magic Packet* frame, it asserts a wake-up signal that can adjust the fan speed or switch the fan on or off and the front panel power LED will appear to be capable of delivering adequate +5 V standby current. Instantly Available PC technology enables the board to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend...
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Some circuitry on the board can continue to operate even though the front panel power button is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the ...
Some circuitry on the board can continue to operate even though the front panel power button is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the ...
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... the card until it is completely seated in "Before You Begin" on the connector. 3. Connect a monitor to the graphics card according to the chassis back panel with a screw (Figure 17, B). 4. Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Follow these instructions to install a PCI Express x16 graphics card: 1. Installing a PCI Express x16 Graphics...
... the card until it is completely seated in "Before You Begin" on the connector. 3. Connect a monitor to the graphics card according to the chassis back panel with a screw (Figure 17, B). 4. Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Follow these instructions to install a PCI Express x16 graphics card: 1. Installing a PCI Express x16 Graphics...
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... bracket to remove it. Pull the card straight up to the chassis back panel. 4. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Follow these instructions to remove a PCI Express x16 graphics card from the graphics card back panel connector. 3. Push the card ejector lever down using the tip of a pencil...
... bracket to remove it. Pull the card straight up to the chassis back panel. 4. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Follow these instructions to remove a PCI Express x16 graphics card from the graphics card back panel connector. 3. Push the card ejector lever down using the tip of a pencil...
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Each cable can be used to connect to the Desktop Board's SATA connectors. Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on the back panel. The red SATA connector supports 3.0 Gb/s and slower speed SATA devices and can be used to connect one of the SATA connectors on the board (...
Each cable can be used to connect to the Desktop Board's SATA connectors. Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on the back panel. The red SATA connector supports 3.0 Gb/s and slower speed SATA devices and can be used to connect one of the SATA connectors on the board (...
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...the chassis cover is installed and closed when the cover is removed. Table 7. Front Panel Audio Signal Names for the location of the chassis intrusion header. This header can be in Figure 20, A supports both Intel High Definition (HD) Audio and AC '97 Audio. Table 5. Table 7 shows ...the pin assignments for AC '97 Audio. Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names for AC '97 Audio Pin Signal Name 1 MIC 3 MIC_BIAS 5...
...the chassis cover is installed and closed when the cover is removed. Table 7. Front Panel Audio Signal Names for the location of the chassis intrusion header. This header can be in Figure 20, A supports both Intel High Definition (HD) Audio and AC '97 Audio. Table 5. Table 7 shows ...the pin assignments for AC '97 Audio. Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names for AC '97 Audio Pin Signal Name 1 MIC 3 MIC_BIAS 5...
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... intrusion header. Table 8. NOTE The Consumer IR option must be enabled in order to control external electronic hardware. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Table 8 shows the pin assignments and signal names for the back panel CIR emitter (output) header. The receiver header consists of other user remotes. The emitter header consists of...
... intrusion header. Table 8. NOTE The Consumer IR option must be enabled in order to control external electronic hardware. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Table 8 shows the pin assignments and signal names for the back panel CIR emitter (output) header. The receiver header consists of other user remotes. The emitter header consists of...
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... Positive wires are usually solid color and negative wires are usually white or striped. 47 Table 11 shows the pin assignments for the front panel header. Reset Switch On/Off Switch 5 Ground 6 Power switch 7 Reset switch In 8 Ground Power Not Connected 9 Power Out 10 No ... 12 shows the pin assignments and signal names for the alternate front panel header. In/Out Out Out Front Panel Header Figure 20, G shows the location of the alternate front panel power LED header. Front Panel Header Signal Names Pin Description In/Out Pin Description Hard Drive Activity LED...
... Positive wires are usually solid color and negative wires are usually white or striped. 47 Table 11 shows the pin assignments for the front panel header. Reset Switch On/Off Switch 5 Ground 6 Power switch 7 Reset switch In 8 Ground Power Not Connected 9 Power Out 10 No ... 12 shows the pin assignments and signal names for the alternate front panel header. In/Out Out Out Front Panel Header Figure 20, G shows the location of the alternate front panel power LED header. Front Panel Header Signal Names Pin Description In/Out Pin Description Hard Drive Activity LED...
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S/PDIF Header Figure 20, I shows the location of the front panel USB 2.0 headers and Table 13 shows their pin assignments and signal names. Table 14. Table 13. Table 14 shows the pin assignments and signal ... device. S/PDIF Header Signal Names Pin Description 1 Ground 2 S/PDIF Out 3 Key (no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to the cable. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers Figure 20, H shows the location of the S/PDIF output header. USB 2.0 Header Signal Names Pin Signal Name Pin 1 Power (+5 V) 2 3 D- 4 5 D+ 6 7 ...
S/PDIF Header Figure 20, I shows the location of the front panel USB 2.0 headers and Table 13 shows their pin assignments and signal names. Table 14. Table 13. Table 14 shows the pin assignments and signal ... device. S/PDIF Header Signal Names Pin Description 1 Ground 2 S/PDIF Out 3 Key (no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to the cable. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers Figure 20, H shows the location of the S/PDIF output header. USB 2.0 Header Signal Names Pin Signal Name Pin 1 Power (+5 V) 2 3 D- 4 5 D+ 6 7 ...
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... quality may occur if passive (non-amplified) speakers are shown in Figure 21. Back Panel Audio Connectors NOTE The back panel line out connector is designed to the Audio System After installing the Realtek audio driver from the Intel® Express Installer DVD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. The...
... quality may occur if passive (non-amplified) speakers are shown in Figure 21. Back Panel Audio Connectors NOTE The back panel line out connector is designed to the Audio System After installing the Realtek audio driver from the Intel® Express Installer DVD-ROM, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. The...
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Table 16. A Error Messages and Indicators Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code and blinking the front panel power LED • By displaying an error message on the monitor BIOS Error Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's ...
Table 16. A Error Messages and Indicators Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code and blinking the front panel power LED • By displaying an error message on the monitor BIOS Error Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's ...
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Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Table 17. For processors requiring an add-in graphics card On-off (0.5 second each ) two times, then a 3.0-second pause (off for 0.5 second. BIOS ... did not find a device to reset values. The pattern repeats until the system is powered off . Table 18 gives an explanation of 32 blinks. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes Type F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu Prompt BIOS update in a total of the BIOS error messages. Each beep will be accompanied...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide Table 17. For processors requiring an add-in graphics card On-off (0.5 second each ) two times, then a 3.0-second pause (off for 0.5 second. BIOS ... did not find a device to reset values. The pattern repeats until the system is powered off . Table 18 gives an explanation of 32 blinks. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes Type F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu Prompt BIOS update in a total of the BIOS error messages. Each beep will be accompanied...