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..., test equipment, etc. NOTE Notes call attention to hardware or loss of this manual: CAUTION Cautions warn the user about BIOS error messages and beep codes B Regulatory Compliance: safety and EMC regulations, product certification Conventions The following conventions are arranged as ...and Indicators: information about how to prevent damage to important information. The suitability of data. It is intended for Intel® Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP. Information Layout The chapters in this Product Guide are used in homes, offices, schools, computer rooms, and similar...
..., test equipment, etc. NOTE Notes call attention to hardware or loss of this manual: CAUTION Cautions warn the user about BIOS error messages and beep codes B Regulatory Compliance: safety and EMC regulations, product certification Conventions The following conventions are arranged as ...and Indicators: information about how to prevent damage to important information. The suitability of data. It is intended for Intel® Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP. Information Layout The chapters in this Product Guide are used in homes, offices, schools, computer rooms, and similar...
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...Software 19 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 20 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 21 Enhanced IDE Interface ...21 Serial ATA...21 Expandability...21 BIOS ...22 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 22 PCI and PCI Express Auto Configuration 22 Security Passwords ...22 Chassis Intrusion...23 Power ...Management Features 23 ACPI...23 Power Connectors...23 Fan Connectors...23 Fan Speed Control (Intel® Precision Cooling Technology 23 Suspend to RAM (Instantly Available PC Technology 24 Wake from USB...24 Wake from PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse...
...Software 19 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 20 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 21 Enhanced IDE Interface ...21 Serial ATA...21 Expandability...21 BIOS ...22 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 22 PCI and PCI Express Auto Configuration 22 Security Passwords ...22 Chassis Intrusion...23 Power ...Management Features 23 ACPI...23 Power Connectors...23 Fan Connectors...23 Fan Speed Control (Intel® Precision Cooling Technology 23 Suspend to RAM (Instantly Available PC Technology 24 Wake from USB...24 Wake from PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse...
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Optional Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s) Configuring the BIOS for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) - Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 31 Installing and Removing a Processor 32 Installing a Processor 32 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 35 Connecting ...
Optional Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s) Configuring the BIOS for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) - Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 31 Installing and Removing a Processor 32 Installing a Processor 32 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 35 Connecting ...
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Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Components 14 3. Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Mounting Screw Hole Locations 31 7. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover/Do Not Touch 33 11. Inserting a PCI Express x16 Card and Covering ... Cable to the Processor Fan Connector ........35 14. Dual Configuration Example 2 36 16. Installing a DIMM ...38 18. Dual Configuration Example 1 36 15. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper 51 27. Remove the Protective Socket Cover 33 10. Back Panel Audio Connectors for Flexible 6-Channel Audio System 47 23. Location of Standby...
Intel Desktop Board D945GTP Components 14 3. Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Mounting Screw Hole Locations 31 7. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover/Do Not Touch 33 11. Inserting a PCI Express x16 Card and Covering ... Cable to the Processor Fan Connector ........35 14. Dual Configuration Example 2 36 16. Installing a DIMM ...38 18. Dual Configuration Example 1 36 15. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper 51 27. Remove the Protective Socket Cover 33 10. Back Panel Audio Connectors for Flexible 6-Channel Audio System 47 23. Location of Standby...
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... Framework for extensible firmware interface • 4 Mbit symmetrical flash memory • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update Power Management • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Suspend to RAM ...temperature sensing • Intel® Precision Cooling Technology fan speed control • Voltage sensing to detect out of range values Related Links: For more information about desktop board D945GNT/D945GTP, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device ...
... Framework for extensible firmware interface • 4 Mbit symmetrical flash memory • Support for SMBIOS • Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel® Express BIOS Update Power Management • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Suspend to RAM ...temperature sensing • Intel® Precision Cooling Technology fan speed control • Voltage sensing to detect out of range values Related Links: For more information about desktop board D945GNT/D945GTP, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device ...
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... socket Processor fan header (4-pin, fan speed control) Main power connector (2x12) Diskette drive connector IDE connector Front chassis fan header (3-pin, fan speed control) BIOS configuration jumper Chassis intrusion header Serial ATA connectors Front panel header Alternate power LED header Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers IEEE 1394a headers (optional) PCI bus...
... socket Processor fan header (4-pin, fan speed control) Main power connector (2x12) Diskette drive connector IDE connector Front chassis fan header (3-pin, fan speed control) BIOS configuration jumper Chassis intrusion header Serial ATA connectors Front panel header Alternate power LED header Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers IEEE 1394a headers (optional) PCI bus...
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...fan speed control) Main power connector (2x12) Diskette drive connector IDE connector Front chassis fan header (fan speed control) BIOS configuration jumper Chassis intrusion header Serial ATA connectors Front panel header Alternate power LED header Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers IEEE ... D945GNT/D945GTP • Supported processors • Audio software and utilities • LAN software and drivers http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://www.intel.com...
...fan speed control) Main power connector (2x12) Diskette drive connector IDE connector Front chassis fan header (fan speed control) BIOS configuration jumper Chassis intrusion header Serial ATA connectors Front panel header Alternate power LED header Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers IEEE ... D945GNT/D945GTP • Supported processors • Audio software and utilities • LAN software and drivers http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://www.intel.com...
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...such as PCI and PCI Express) require physical memory address locations that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. The BIOS will see a notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The desktop board supports dual or single channel memory ...may result in less than 4 GB of tested memory, http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ • SDRAM specifications, http://www.intel.com/technology/memory/ • Installing memory, page 36 in Table 6. Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Memory Configurations Memory Speed FSB frequency (MHz) Memory Speed (MHz)...
...such as PCI and PCI Express) require physical memory address locations that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. The BIOS will see a notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The desktop board supports dual or single channel memory ...may result in less than 4 GB of tested memory, http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ • SDRAM specifications, http://www.intel.com/technology/memory/ • Installing memory, page 36 in Table 6. Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Memory Configurations Memory Speed FSB frequency (MHz) Memory Speed (MHz)...
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...-120) drives Serial ATA The desktop board supports four Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH7 or ICH7R; USB 2.0 ports are backward compatible with ICH7R support Intel Matrix Storage Technology (NCQ, Hot Plug, RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and Matrix RAID). This may be required to accommodate operating systems that have an unshielded cable attached...: ⎯ One PCI Express x16 add-in card ⎯ Two PCI Express x1 add-in cards ⎯ Four PCI add-in cards • Desktop board D945GTP: ⎯ One PCI Express x16 add-in card ⎯ One PCI Express x1 add-in card ⎯ Two PCI add-in the...
...-120) drives Serial ATA The desktop board supports four Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH7 or ICH7R; USB 2.0 ports are backward compatible with ICH7R support Intel Matrix Storage Technology (NCQ, Hot Plug, RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and Matrix RAID). This may be required to accommodate operating systems that have an unshielded cable attached...: ⎯ One PCI Express x16 add-in card ⎯ Two PCI Express x1 add-in cards ⎯ Four PCI add-in cards • Desktop board D945GTP: ⎯ One PCI Express x16 add-in card ⎯ One PCI Express x1 add-in card ⎯ Two PCI add-in the...
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..., the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. You can be set , the computer boots without asking for booting the computer, with the following the instructions on page 59 in card. Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Related Links: For information about installing the PCI Express x16...
..., the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. You can be set , the computer boots without asking for booting the computer, with the following the instructions on page 59 in card. Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Related Links: For information about installing the PCI Express x16...
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... See Figure 21 on page 48 for the location of a computer. Fan Speed Control (Intel® Precision Cooling Technology) Intel Precision Cooling Technology automatically adjusts the processor fan speed based on the processor thermal diode temperature and... and two 3-pin). See Figure 24 on the chassis that processor fan speed control remain enabled (default BIOS setting) when using the processor fan heat sink included with the desktop board requires an operating system that ... on page 49 for the location of the fan headers. Desktop board D945GTP has two chassis fan headers (two 3-pin).
... See Figure 21 on page 48 for the location of a computer. Fan Speed Control (Intel® Precision Cooling Technology) Intel Precision Cooling Technology automatically adjusts the processor fan speed based on the processor thermal diode temperature and... and two 3-pin). See Figure 24 on the chassis that processor fan speed control remain enabled (default BIOS setting) when using the processor fan heat sink included with the desktop board requires an operating system that ... on page 49 for the location of the fan headers. Desktop board D945GTP has two chassis fan headers (two 3-pin).
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... internal headers • Set up flexible 6-channel audio with jack re-tasking • Connect fans and power cables • Locate other connectors • Set the BIOS configuration jumper • Clear passwords • Replace the battery Before You Begin CAUTIONS The procedures in this chapter. 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components This...
... internal headers • Set up flexible 6-channel audio with jack re-tasking • Connect fans and power cables • Locate other connectors • Set the BIOS configuration jumper • Clear passwords • Replace the battery Before You Begin CAUTIONS The procedures in this chapter. 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components This...
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... recovery diskette in unreliable computer operation. Moving the jumper with the power on may result in the 3 event of a failed BIOS update. 1 51 Table 14 shows the jumper settings for booting. 1 Configure (2-3) After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the...the computer before changing the jumper. Table 14. Location of the desktop board's BIOS configuration jumper. 3 2 1 Figure 26. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes Jumper Setting 3 Mode Normal (default) (1-2) Description The BIOS uses the current configuration and passwords for the Setup program modes. Use this ...
... recovery diskette in unreliable computer operation. Moving the jumper with the power on may result in the 3 event of a failed BIOS update. 1 51 Table 14 shows the jumper settings for booting. 1 Configure (2-3) After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the...the computer before changing the jumper. Table 14. Location of the desktop board's BIOS configuration jumper. 3 2 1 Figure 26. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes Jumper Setting 3 Mode Normal (default) (1-2) Description The BIOS uses the current configuration and passwords for the Setup program modes. Use this ...
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When the voltage drops below a certain level, the BIOS Setup program settings stored in , the standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery. FORHOLDSREGEL Eksplosionsfare, hvis batteriet erstattes med et ...
When the voltage drops below a certain level, the BIOS Setup program settings stored in , the standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery. FORHOLDSREGEL Eksplosionsfare, hvis batteriet erstattes med et ...
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... save this file to a diskette. F2 OM17050 Figure 28. To update the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility With the Intel Express BIOS Update utility you how to update the BIOS by pressing the key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test ...boot begins. Updating the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Follow the instructions provided in the Windows environment. Download the file to recover the BIOS if an update fails. Go to the D945GNT/D945GTP page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3....
... save this file to a diskette. F2 OM17050 Figure 28. To update the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility With the Intel Express BIOS Update utility you how to update the BIOS by pressing the key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test ...boot begins. Updating the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Follow the instructions provided in the Windows environment. Download the file to recover the BIOS if an update fails. Go to the D945GNT/D945GTP page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Express BIOS Update utility file. 3....
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... messages. 60 The Iflash Memory Update utility allows you to remove the diskette and to the D945GNT/D945GTP page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Iflash BIOS Update utility file. Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Updating the BIOS with the BIOS update diskette in flash memory • Update the language section of the...
... messages. 60 The Iflash Memory Update utility allows you to remove the diskette and to the D945GNT/D945GTP page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the Iflash BIOS Update utility file. Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Updating the BIOS with the BIOS update diskette in flash memory • Update the language section of the...
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...more information on pins 1-2 as shown below to show activity. Turn off the computer, and disconnect its power cord. 9. Insert the bootable BIOS update diskette into diskette drive A. 5. On the jumper block, reinstall the jumper back on Setup modes. Turn on the computer, and ...allow it to the speaker: • Upon applying power, drive A will not see Figure 26). 3. The recovery process will interrupt the BIOS update; Remove the computer cover and locate the configuration jumper block (see anything will take a few minutes. 6. In about a minute, two beeps...
...more information on pins 1-2 as shown below to show activity. Turn off the computer, and disconnect its power cord. 9. Insert the bootable BIOS update diskette into diskette drive A. 5. On the jumper block, reinstall the jumper back on Setup modes. Turn on the computer, and ...allow it to the speaker: • Upon applying power, drive A will not see Figure 26). 3. The recovery process will interrupt the BIOS update; Remove the computer cover and locate the configuration jumper block (see anything will take a few minutes. 6. In about a minute, two beeps...
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Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing . ensure RAID is selected. 4. Then save your settings by pressing the key after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory tests begin. 3. Creating Your RAID Set 1. Upon re-boot, you will see the following Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM status... the RAID Configuration Utility. Go to Create Volume. 8. Optional Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s) Configuring the BIOS for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) - NOTE: The RAID Volume name must be used in the RAID array (only if there are installed ...
Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing . ensure RAID is selected. 4. Then save your settings by pressing the key after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory tests begin. 3. Creating Your RAID Set 1. Upon re-boot, you will see the following Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM status... the RAID Configuration Utility. Go to Create Volume. 8. Optional Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s) Configuring the BIOS for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) - NOTE: The RAID Volume name must be used in the RAID array (only if there are installed ...
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.../. Begin Windows Setup by booting from this section: "Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology" and "Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software". Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 1. The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to the system. Install...
.../. Begin Windows Setup by booting from this section: "Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology" and "Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software". Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 1. The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to the system. Install...
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... CMOS_TIMER_ERROR MEMORY_SIZE_DECREASE_ERROR INTRUDER_DETECTION_ERROR SPD_TOLER_ERROR MEM_OPTIMAL_ERROR Explanation CPU was opened. A Error Messages and Indicators Desktop board D945GNT/D945GTP reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code • By displaying an error message on reboot) BIOS Error Messages When a recoverable error occurs during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video...
... CMOS_TIMER_ERROR MEMORY_SIZE_DECREASE_ERROR INTRUDER_DETECTION_ERROR SPD_TOLER_ERROR MEM_OPTIMAL_ERROR Explanation CPU was opened. A Error Messages and Indicators Desktop board D945GNT/D945GTP reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code • By displaying an error message on reboot) BIOS Error Messages When a recoverable error occurs during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video...