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... to install the desktop board and other environments, such as follows: 1 Desktop Board Features: a summary of product features 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to update the BIOS 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s): information about configuring the system for Intel® Desktop Board D945GCZ. The suitability of...
... to install the desktop board and other environments, such as follows: 1 Desktop Board Features: a summary of product features 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to update the BIOS 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s): information about configuring the system for Intel® Desktop Board D945GCZ. The suitability of...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 29 Installing and Removing a Processor 30 Installing a Processor 30 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 33 Connecting the...Other Connectors...47 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block 48 Clearing Passwords ...49 3 Updating the BIOS Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 55 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 56 Obtaining the BIOS Update File 56 Updating the BIOS...56 Recovering the BIOS 57 4 Configuring for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 59 ...
Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 29 Installing and Removing a Processor 30 Installing a Processor 30 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 33 Connecting the...Other Connectors...47 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block 48 Clearing Passwords ...49 3 Updating the BIOS Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility 55 Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility 56 Obtaining the BIOS Update File 56 Updating the BIOS...56 Recovering the BIOS 57 4 Configuring for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 59 ...
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... about desktop board D945GCZ, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to two IEEE 1394a headers • Intel®...Intel® Active Management Technology 10 Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Table 1. Manufacturing Options Option Peripheral interface Hardware management Description Up to three IEEE 1394a ports • One port routed to the back panel • Two ports routed to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Manufacturing Options Table 2 shows the manufacturing options for desktop board D945GCZ...
... about desktop board D945GCZ, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to two IEEE 1394a headers • Intel®...Intel® Active Management Technology 10 Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Table 1. Manufacturing Options Option Peripheral interface Hardware management Description Up to three IEEE 1394a ports • One port routed to the back panel • Two ports routed to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ Manufacturing Options Table 2 shows the manufacturing options for desktop board D945GCZ...
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... available for the location of the chassis intrusion header. 20 The BIOS can be updated by specifying manual configuration in the Firmware Hub. If only the supervisor password is booted. Chassis Intrusion The board supports a chassis security feature that add-in card. If only ...mechanical switch on page 49. You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after installing a Serial ATA or IDE device. Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and...
... available for the location of the chassis intrusion header. 20 The BIOS can be updated by specifying manual configuration in the Firmware Hub. If only the supervisor password is booted. Chassis Intrusion The board supports a chassis security feature that add-in card. If only ...mechanical switch on page 49. You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after installing a Serial ATA or IDE device. Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and...
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... the Setup program modes. Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block NOTE Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from a recovery diskette in the 1 event of a failed BIOS update. 3 48 Figure 25 shows the location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper The three-pin BIOS jumper enables all board configurations to clear passwords...
... the Setup program modes. Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block NOTE Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from a recovery diskette in the 1 event of a failed BIOS update. 3 48 Figure 25 shows the location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper The three-pin BIOS jumper enables all board configurations to clear passwords...
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... select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. This step is accessed by either using the Intel Express BIOS Update utility or the Iflash Memory Update utility, and how to recover the BIOS if an update fails. 3 Updating the BIOS The BIOS Setup program can also save this file to a diskette. Go to the Intel World Wide Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2.
... select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. This step is accessed by either using the Intel Express BIOS Update utility or the Iflash Memory Update utility, and how to recover the BIOS if an update fails. 3 Updating the BIOS The BIOS Setup program can also save this file to a diskette. Go to the Intel World Wide Web site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2.
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... BIOS. Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Updating the BIOS with the BIOS update diskette in flash memory • Update the language section of the BIOS by navigating to the Desktop Board D945GCZ page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to a new version of the BIOS Updating the BIOS CAUTION The AUTOEXEC.BAT file provided with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update. The BIOS update...
... BIOS. Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Updating the BIOS with the BIOS update diskette in flash memory • Update the language section of the BIOS by navigating to the Desktop Board D945GCZ page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to a new version of the BIOS Updating the BIOS CAUTION The AUTOEXEC.BAT file provided with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update. The BIOS update...
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... or RAID driver. Once you have added additional SATA drives, open the Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console Software and follow the directions to update to manage the RAID configuration. Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 1. The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to a RAID setup. 60
... or RAID driver. Once you have added additional SATA drives, open the Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console Software and follow the directions to update to manage the RAID configuration. Intel Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 1. The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to a RAID setup. 60