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Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide Installing a Processor 31 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 35 Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable 35 Removing the Processor 35 Installing the ICH Heat Sink Decorative Cover (Optional 36 Installing the IOH Cooling Fan (Optional 37 Installing and Removing Memory 38 Guidelines for Memory... ISO Image BIOS Update File 64 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 65 Recovering the BIOS 66 4 Configuring for RAID Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology 67 Configuring the BIOS 67 Creating Your RAID...
Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide Installing a Processor 31 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 35 Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable 35 Removing the Processor 35 Installing the ICH Heat Sink Decorative Cover (Optional 36 Installing the IOH Cooling Fan (Optional 37 Installing and Removing Memory 38 Guidelines for Memory... ISO Image BIOS Update File 64 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 65 Recovering the BIOS 66 4 Configuring for RAID Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology 67 Configuring the BIOS 67 Creating Your RAID...
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...Power Indicator 22 5. LAN Connector LEDs 16 3. Installing the I/O Shield 29 8. Close the Load Plate 34 15. Single Channel Memory Configuration 39 21. HDD Activity LED 17 4. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover 33 13. Install the Processor 33 ...45 27. Triple Channel Memory Configuration 38 19. Installing Multiple PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards 42 24. Installing a PCI Express x16 Card 43 25. Location of the VR and CPU LEDs 25 7. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Components 11 2. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Mounting Screw Hole Locations ...
...Power Indicator 22 5. LAN Connector LEDs 16 3. Installing the I/O Shield 29 8. Close the Load Plate 34 15. Single Channel Memory Configuration 39 21. HDD Activity LED 17 4. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover 33 13. Install the Processor 33 ...45 27. Triple Channel Memory Configuration 38 19. Installing Multiple PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards 42 24. Installing a PCI Express x16 Card 43 25. Location of the VR and CPU LEDs 25 7. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Components 11 2. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Mounting Screw Hole Locations ...
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...304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches]) Support for an Intel® processor in the LGA1366 package • Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets arranged in three channels • Support for DDR3 1333 MHz, DDR3 ... (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH10R • Two external SATA (eSATA) channels via a discrete controller • Intel® Matrix Storage Technology for up to 16 GB of system memory Intel® X58 Express Chipset consisting of Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO. Table 1. Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.
...304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches]) Support for an Intel® processor in the LGA1366 package • Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets arranged in three channels • Support for DDR3 1333 MHz, DDR3 ... (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH10R • Two external SATA (eSATA) channels via a discrete controller • Intel® Matrix Storage Technology for up to 16 GB of system memory Intel® X58 Express Chipset consisting of Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO. Table 1. Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.
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... connector with integrated status LEDs • Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for extensible firmware interface • 16 Mb symmetrical flash memory device • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update Power Management •... detect out of range values Related Links: For more information about Intel Desktop Board DX58SO, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Supported Operating Systems The Desktop Board supports...
... connector with integrated status LEDs • Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for extensible firmware interface • 16 Mb symmetrical flash memory device • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update Power Management •... detect out of range values Related Links: For more information about Intel Desktop Board DX58SO, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Supported Operating Systems The Desktop Board supports...
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... SPD, you will attempt to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will see a notification to configure the memory controller for normal operation. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide Main Memory NOTE To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel ® SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with a voltage rating of...
... SPD, you will attempt to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will see a notification to configure the memory controller for normal operation. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide Main Memory NOTE To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel ® SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with a voltage rating of...
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...more information on the board even when the computer appears to the Technical Product Specification at the memory module sockets and the PCI bus connectors. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide The Desktop Board supports the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification. Add-in cards that... support this LED is lit, standby power is still present at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 22 ...
...more information on the board even when the computer appears to the Technical Product Specification at the memory module sockets and the PCI bus connectors. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide The Desktop Board supports the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification. Add-in cards that... support this LED is lit, standby power is still present at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 22 ...
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... B and C have one socket each. Figure 19. Figure 18. Triple Channel Memory Configuration NOTE Installing memory in Channel A, DIMM 1 may result in Figure 20. Optimal memory performance can be achieved by installing three matched DIMMS of equal speed and size in... Memory Configuration 38 A typical single channel configuration is shown in less than optimal memory performance. To obtain dual channel memory operation install matching DIMMs as shown in three channels (A, B, and C). Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide Installing and Removing Memory Intel Desktop board DX58SO ...
... B and C have one socket each. Figure 19. Figure 18. Triple Channel Memory Configuration NOTE Installing memory in Channel A, DIMM 1 may result in Figure 20. Optimal memory performance can be achieved by installing three matched DIMMS of equal speed and size in... Memory Configuration 38 A typical single channel configuration is shown in less than optimal memory performance. To obtain dual channel memory operation install matching DIMMs as shown in three channels (A, B, and C). Intel Desktop Board DX58SO Product Guide Installing and Removing Memory Intel Desktop board DX58SO ...
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...Go to the DX58SO page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Double-click the executable file from the location on your hard drive. (You can access the BIOS Setup program by either using the Intel Express BIOS Update utility or the Iflash Memory Update utility, ...you how to update the BIOS by pressing the key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. Updating the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. This is useful if you can update the system BIOS while in the...
...Go to the DX58SO page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Double-click the executable file from the location on your hard drive. (You can access the BIOS Setup program by either using the Intel Express BIOS Update utility or the Iflash Memory Update utility, ...you how to update the BIOS by pressing the key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. Updating the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. This is useful if you can update the system BIOS while in the...
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...file is a standardized image of a bootable CD-ROM that can update to a new version of the BIOS by navigating to the Intel Desktop Board DX58SO page on the computer's hard drive and without the need to remove the BIOS configuration jumper. It requires a blank CD-R, a ... file contains: • New BIOS file (including the Intel® Management Engine Firmware Image) • Intel® Integrator Toolkit Configuration File (optional) • Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can use the information in this section to the DX58SO page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select ...
...file is a standardized image of a bootable CD-ROM that can update to a new version of the BIOS by navigating to the Intel Desktop Board DX58SO page on the computer's hard drive and without the need to remove the BIOS configuration jumper. It requires a blank CD-R, a ... file contains: • New BIOS file (including the Intel® Management Engine Firmware Image) • Intel® Integrator Toolkit Configuration File (optional) • Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can use the information in this section to the DX58SO page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select ...
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.... Properly programmed SPD device data is achieved with equal amounts of memory installed in each channel. 71 The firmware has detected that a Multi-Bit ECC Error occurred. A Error Messages and Indicators Intel Desktop Board DX58SO reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a ... SERIAL PRESENCE DETECT (SPD) device data missing or inconclusive. The firmware has detected that a Single-Bit ECC Error occurred. Maximum memory performance is required for reliable operation. Table 16. Table 15. Table 15 lists the BIOS codes. The firmware has detected that a...
.... Properly programmed SPD device data is achieved with equal amounts of memory installed in each channel. 71 The firmware has detected that a Multi-Bit ECC Error occurred. A Error Messages and Indicators Intel Desktop Board DX58SO reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a ... SERIAL PRESENCE DETECT (SPD) device data missing or inconclusive. The firmware has detected that a Single-Bit ECC Error occurred. Maximum memory performance is required for reliable operation. Table 16. Table 15. Table 15 lists the BIOS codes. The firmware has detected that a...