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Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Terminology The table below gives descriptions of some common terms used in the product guide. Term Description GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes) ... (one million hertz) Box Contents • Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF • I/O shield • One diskette drive cable • One ATA-66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • Intel® Express Installer Driver CD-ROM • Intel® Express Installer Software CD-ROM • Intel® Matrix Storage Technology RAID driver diskette • Quick Reference poster •...
Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Terminology The table below gives descriptions of some common terms used in the product guide. Term Description GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes) ... (one million hertz) Box Contents • Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF • I/O shield • One diskette drive cable • One ATA-66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • Intel® Express Installer Driver CD-ROM • Intel® Express Installer Software CD-ROM • Intel® Matrix Storage Technology RAID driver diskette • Quick Reference poster •...
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Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 30 Installing and Removing a Processor 31 Installing a Processor 31 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 34 Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable 34 Removing ...Updating the BIOS with Iflash 63 Recovering the BIOS 64 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 65 SATA Port Mapping 65 Creating Your RAID Set 66 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 67 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 67 vi
Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Installing and Removing the Desktop Board 30 Installing and Removing a Processor 31 Installing a Processor 31 Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink 34 Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable 34 Removing ...Updating the BIOS with Iflash 63 Recovering the BIOS 64 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 65 SATA Port Mapping 65 Creating Your RAID Set 66 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 67 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 67 vi
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... • Voltage sensing to detect out of range values Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board DQ965GF, 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 the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate • Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise...
... • Voltage sensing to detect out of range values Related Links: For more information about Desktop Board DQ965GF, 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 the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate • Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise...
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Desktop Board DQ965GF Components Label A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA Description HD Audio Link header PCI bus connector 2 Front panel audio header PCI ... about: • Desktop Board DQ965GF • 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/design/motherbd 12 Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Table 2....
Desktop Board DQ965GF Components Label A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA Description HD Audio Link header PCI bus connector 2 Front panel audio header PCI ... about: • Desktop Board DQ965GF • 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/design/motherbd 12 Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Table 2....
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Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Onboard Audio Subsystem Desktop Board DQ965GF has a flexible 6-channel (5.1) onboard audio subsystem that are configurable through the audio device drivers: ― Line in/retasking jack ― Line out/retasking jack ― Mic in • Back panel ... in /retasking jack Related Links: Go to the following link or pages for more information about: • Audio drivers and utilities http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ • Installing the front panel audio solution, page 45 • The location of audio connectors, Figure 23 ...
Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Onboard Audio Subsystem Desktop Board DQ965GF has a flexible 6-channel (5.1) onboard audio subsystem that are configurable through the audio device drivers: ― Line in/retasking jack ― Line out/retasking jack ― Mic in • Back panel ... in /retasking jack Related Links: Go to the following link or pages for more information about: • Audio drivers and utilities http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ • Installing the front panel audio solution, page 45 • The location of audio connectors, Figure 23 ...
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...Desktop Board Features LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the LAN. These LEDs indicate the status of the following: • Intel 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection with support for: ― Intel Active Management Technology with System Defense Feature ― Alert Standard Format (ASF) 2.0 ― Virtual LAN driver support for Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel...LEDs LAN Subsystem Software For LAN software and drivers, refer to the DQ965GF link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs Two LEDs ...
...Desktop Board Features LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the LAN. These LEDs indicate the status of the following: • Intel 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection with support for: ― Intel Active Management Technology with System Defense Feature ― Alert Standard Format (ASF) 2.0 ― Virtual LAN driver support for Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel...LEDs LAN Subsystem Software For LAN software and drivers, refer to the DQ965GF link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs Two LEDs ...
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...hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives. The interface supports: • Up to accommodate operating systems that do not support USB 2.0. The desktop board supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports via ICH8, connecting one device per channel. • Support for Native Command Queuing (NCQ) ...function normally at USB 1.1 speeds. USB 2.0 support requires both an operating system and drivers that meets the requirements for hot plug • RAID 0,1,5, and 10 Expandability For system expansion, the desktop board provides the following: • One PCI Express x16 connector • One PCI Express ...
...hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives. The interface supports: • Up to accommodate operating systems that do not support USB 2.0. The desktop board supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports via ICH8, connecting one device per channel. • Support for Native Command Queuing (NCQ) ...function normally at USB 1.1 speeds. USB 2.0 support requires both an operating system and drivers that meets the requirements for hot plug • RAID 0,1,5, and 10 Expandability For system expansion, the desktop board provides the following: • One PCI Express x16 connector • One PCI Express ...
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...HD Audio Link Header See Figure 22, A for the header. The connectors are shown in /retasking jack Figure 23. Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Connecting to the Flexible Audio System After installing the SigmaTel audio driver, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Item Description A Line in/retasking jack B Line out/retasking jack... 48 Table 9 shows the pin assignments for the location of the HD Audio Link header. The default connector assignments are retaskable using the audio driver interface. Figure 23 shows the back panel audio connectors.
...HD Audio Link Header See Figure 22, A for the header. The connectors are shown in /retasking jack Figure 23. Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF Product Guide Connecting to the Flexible Audio System After installing the SigmaTel audio driver, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Item Description A Line in/retasking jack B Line out/retasking jack... 48 Table 9 shows the pin assignments for the location of the HD Audio Link header. The default connector assignments are retaskable using the audio driver interface. Figure 23 shows the back panel audio connectors.
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... or RAID driver. Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. Once additional SATA drives have a floppy drive connector). Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console software via the Intel Express Installer CD included with your desktop board or after...
... or RAID driver. Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. Once additional SATA drives have a floppy drive connector). Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console software via the Intel Express Installer CD included with your desktop board or after...