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... Support For more information on supported processors for Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC • Supported processors http://ark.intel.com http://processormatch.intel.com • Chipset information http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/inde x.htm • BIOS and driver updates http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ • Integration information http://www.intel.com/support/go to the board, or the...
... Support For more information on supported processors for Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC • Supported processors http://ark.intel.com http://processormatch.intel.com • Chipset information http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/inde x.htm • BIOS and driver updates http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ • Integration information http://www.intel.com/support/go to the board, or the...
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... but some Bluetooth enabled devices might provide additional Bluetooth features and for proper functioning of those features, will need their own supplied drivers installed. • CSR Bluetooth module (BC0401PC08) • Maximum data rate 3.0 Mb/s • Forward and backward compatibility with... enables you to connect to peer connections. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide Bluetooth*/WiFi Support Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC ships with additional support provided by the supplied WiFi driver included on page 66. Driver support is provided by Microsoft operating systems such...
... but some Bluetooth enabled devices might provide additional Bluetooth features and for proper functioning of those features, will need their own supplied drivers installed. • CSR Bluetooth module (BC0401PC08) • Maximum data rate 3.0 Mb/s • Forward and backward compatibility with... enables you to connect to peer connections. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide Bluetooth*/WiFi Support Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC ships with additional support provided by the supplied WiFi driver included on page 66. Driver support is provided by Microsoft operating systems such...
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...Express x16 Graphics Card Installing Linked PCI Express Graphics Cards The Desktop Board supports technology that are NVIDIA certified and the latest graphics driver. Observe the precautions in the notch. Push the card ejector lever down using the tip of a pencil or similar tool (...Figure 21, B) in "Before You Begin" on graphics card configurations. 46 This will release the card from a connector: 1. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Follow these instructions to connect the two graphics cards together. Consult the user documentation...
...Express x16 Graphics Card Installing Linked PCI Express Graphics Cards The Desktop Board supports technology that are NVIDIA certified and the latest graphics driver. Observe the precautions in the notch. Push the card ejector lever down using the tip of a pencil or similar tool (...Figure 21, B) in "Before You Begin" on graphics card configurations. 46 This will release the card from a connector: 1. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Follow these instructions to connect the two graphics cards together. Consult the user documentation...
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... connected to power either headphones or amplified speakers only. Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Connecting 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.
... connected to power either headphones or amplified speakers only. Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Connecting 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.
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Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide Table 21 lists the Port 80h POST codes in hexadecimal notation. Port... GPIO init Early chipset register programming Basic PCH init, discrete device init LAN init Exit early platform init driver SMBUS driver init Entry/Exit to SMBUS execute read/write Entry/Exit to CK505 programming Entry/Exit to PEI overclock programming...SPD from memory DIMMs 24 Detecting presence of memory DIMMs 27 Configuring memory 28 Testing memory 29 Exit MRC driver 2A, 2B PEI After MRC Start/finish programming MTRR settings 31, 33, 34 PEIMs/Recovery Recovery has initiate,...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide Table 21 lists the Port 80h POST codes in hexadecimal notation. Port... GPIO init Early chipset register programming Basic PCH init, discrete device init LAN init Exit early platform init driver SMBUS driver init Entry/Exit to SMBUS execute read/write Entry/Exit to CK505 programming Entry/Exit to PEI overclock programming...SPD from memory DIMMs 24 Detecting presence of memory DIMMs 27 Configuring memory 28 Testing memory 29 Exit MRC driver 2A, 2B PEI After MRC Start/finish programming MTRR settings 31, 33, 34 PEIMs/Recovery Recovery has initiate,...
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... USB bus Resetting SATA bus and all devices Unrecoverable error, start with PIC 60-6F E4 E7 E8 E9 EB Boot Device Selection (BDS) BDS driver entry Entered DXE phase Waiting for user input Checking password Entering BIOS setup Calling legacy option ROMs 90-95 98-9B Keyboard/Mouse (PS/2 or...
... USB bus Resetting SATA bus and all devices Unrecoverable error, start with PIC 60-6F E4 E7 E8 E9 EB Boot Device Selection (BDS) BDS driver entry Entered DXE phase Waiting for user input Checking password Entering BIOS setup Calling legacy option ROMs 90-95 98-9B Keyboard/Mouse (PS/2 or...
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.../p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+support Available configurations for the Intel http://ark.intel.com Desktop Board DZ68BC Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory Integration information http://processormatch.intel.com http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm http://downloadcenter.intel.com http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS025414.htm http://www...
.../p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+support Available configurations for the Intel http://ark.intel.com Desktop Board DZ68BC Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory Integration information http://processormatch.intel.com http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm http://downloadcenter.intel.com http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS025414.htm http://www...
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...On Self Test (POST), the board will support only two of Independent Drives) levels via the PCH: • RAID 0 - Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.6.2.1 SATA RAID The board supports the following RAID (Redundant Array of the integrated graphics interfaces simultaneously: DisplayPort, DVI-I,...) from the PCH. See your Microsoft Windows XP documentation for both AHCI and RAID without the need to install separate RAID drivers using drives connected to the DisplayPort if DVI-I is only supported when using the F6 switch in the operating system installation process...
...On Self Test (POST), the board will support only two of Independent Drives) levels via the PCH: • RAID 0 - Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.6.2.1 SATA RAID The board supports the following RAID (Redundant Array of the integrated graphics interfaces simultaneously: DisplayPort, DVI-I,...) from the PCH. See your Microsoft Windows XP documentation for both AHCI and RAID without the need to install separate RAID drivers using drives connected to the DisplayPort if DVI-I is only supported when using the F6 switch in the operating system installation process...
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Table 8. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.10 Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel HD Audio through the Realtek ALC892 audio codec as well as the HDMI and DisplayPort interfaces. pin header that supports a single dynamic, condenser...-noise (S/N) ratio of the front panel and back panel audio jacks. The back panel audio jacks are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. For information about Obtaining audio software and drivers Refer to Section 1.3, page 17 1.10.2 Audio Subsystem Components The audio subsystem includes the following features: •...
Table 8. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.10 Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel HD Audio through the Realtek ALC892 audio codec as well as the HDMI and DisplayPort interfaces. pin header that supports a single dynamic, condenser...-noise (S/N) ratio of the front panel and back panel audio jacks. The back panel audio jacks are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. For information about Obtaining audio software and drivers Refer to Section 1.3, page 17 1.10.2 Audio Subsystem Components The audio subsystem includes the following features: •...
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... (non-amplified) speakers are shown in /side surround S/PDIF out (optical) Figure 4. Product Description The back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio device drivers. Back Panel Audio Connectors NOTE The back panel audio line out connector is designed to Figure 12, page 51 Section 2.2.2.1, page 53 Section 2.2.1, page 50...
... (non-amplified) speakers are shown in /side surround S/PDIF out (optical) Figure 4. Product Description The back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio device drivers. Back Panel Audio Connectors NOTE The back panel audio line out connector is designed to Figure 12, page 51 Section 2.2.2.1, page 53 Section 2.2.1, page 50...
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Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.11 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) • Intel Z68 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional...; LAN wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.11.1 Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features: • 10/100/1000 BASE-T...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.11 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) • Intel Z68 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional...; LAN wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.11.1 Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features: • 10/100/1000 BASE-T...
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... 1.11.3 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. Product Description 1.11.2 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 5). LAN link is selected. 31 LAN activity is occurring. 10 Mbits/s data rate...
... 1.11.3 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. Product Description 1.11.2 LAN Subsystem Software LAN software and drivers are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 5). LAN link is selected. 31 LAN activity is occurring. 10 Mbits/s data rate...
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... Bluetooth enable devices might provide additional Bluetooth features and for proper functioning of Bluetooth enabled devices. The Bluetooth driver stack is supplied by Microsoft operating systems like Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Windows 7. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.12 Bluetooth*/WiFi Module The WiFi/Bluetooth*module is supplemental hardware that is included...
... Bluetooth enable devices might provide additional Bluetooth features and for proper functioning of Bluetooth enabled devices. The Bluetooth driver stack is supplied by Microsoft operating systems like Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Windows 7. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.12 Bluetooth*/WiFi Module The WiFi/Bluetooth*module is supplemental hardware that is included...
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... is provided by Microsoft operating systems like Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 with additional support provided by the supplied WiFi driver included on the Driver DVD and online. • Ralink WiFi 802.11 (RT8070) • Range up to 150 Mb/s data rate • Integrated Antenna ... system support (Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 both 32 bit and 64 bit) For information about Obtaining WiFi information and drivers Refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/aa362932(VS.85).aspx 1.13 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to...
... is provided by Microsoft operating systems like Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 with additional support provided by the supplied WiFi driver included on the Driver DVD and online. • Ralink WiFi 802.11 (RT8070) • Range up to 150 Mb/s data rate • Integrated Antenna ... system support (Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 both 32 bit and 64 bit) For information about Obtaining WiFi information and drivers Refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/aa362932(VS.85).aspx 1.13 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to...
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Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.14 Power Management Power management is implemented at several levels, including: • Software support through Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • ... less than six seconds ...the system enters this state... Effects of individual devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives • Methods for Less than four seconds Less than four seconds More than six seconds Less than four seconds...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.14 Power Management Power management is implemented at several levels, including: • Software support through Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • ... less than six seconds ...the system enters this state... Effects of individual devices, add-in boards (some add-in boards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives • Methods for Less than four seconds Less than four seconds More than six seconds Less than four seconds...
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... computer from an ACPI state requires an operating system that can wake up the computer... In addition, software, drivers, and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events. 38 Table 12. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.14.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 12 lists the devices or specific events that provides...
... computer from an ACPI state requires an operating system that can wake up the computer... In addition, software, drivers, and peripherals must fully support ACPI wake events. 38 Table 12. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 1.14.1.2 Wake-up Devices and Events Table 12 lists the devices or specific events that provides...
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... and events that also support this specification can wake the computer from an ACPI S3 state. Add-in boards that can participate in cards, and drivers. 1.14.2.5 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from the S3 state. The board supports the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification. The...
... and events that also support this specification can wake the computer from an ACPI S3 state. Add-in boards that can participate in cards, and drivers. 1.14.2.5 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from the S3 state. The board supports the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification. The...
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...system that supports USB. When you to use SMBIOS. While the operating system is disabled. 2. After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are not yet available. Additional board information can be access by the BIOS allowing you apply ... legacy feature options can obtain the SMBIOS information. Overview of SMBIOS is enabled by using Intel Integrator Toolkit. 71 Legacy USB support is set to be used even when the operating system's USB drivers are recognized by the operating system, and Legacy USB support from the BIOS is a Desktop...
...system that supports USB. When you to use SMBIOS. While the operating system is disabled. 2. After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are not yet available. Additional board information can be access by the BIOS allowing you apply ... legacy feature options can obtain the SMBIOS information. Overview of SMBIOS is enabled by using Intel Integrator Toolkit. 71 Legacy USB support is set to be used even when the operating system's USB drivers are recognized by the operating system, and Legacy USB support from the BIOS is a Desktop...
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... - 0x1F 0x21 - 0x29 0x2A - 0x2F 0x31 - 0x35 0x36 - 0x3F PEI phase pre MRC execution MRC memory detection PEI phase post MRC execution Recovery Platform DXE driver 0x41 - 0x4F 0x50 - 0x5F 0x60 - 0x6F CPU Initialization (PEI, DXE, SMM) I /O port 80h. The POST card can interface with PCI. The following tables provide information...
... - 0x1F 0x21 - 0x29 0x2A - 0x2F 0x31 - 0x35 0x36 - 0x3F PEI phase pre MRC execution MRC memory detection PEI phase post MRC execution Recovery Platform DXE driver 0x41 - 0x4F 0x50 - 0x5F 0x60 - 0x6F CPU Initialization (PEI, DXE, SMM) I /O port 80h. The POST card can interface with PCI. The following tables provide information...
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... including graphics init 0x13 Basic PCH init, discrete device init (1394, SATA) 0x14 LAN init 0x15 0x16 Exit early platform init driver PEI SMBUS SMBUSriver init 0x17 Entry to SMBUS execute read/write 0x18 Exit SMBUS execute read/write PEI CK505 Clock Programming 0x19 Entry ... SPD from memory DIMMs 0x24 Detecting presence of memory DIMMs 0x27 Configuring memory 0x28 Testing memory 0x29 0x2A Exit MRC driver PEI after MRC Start to Program MTRR Settings 0x2B Done Programming MTRR Settings continued 82 Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification Table 45.
... including graphics init 0x13 Basic PCH init, discrete device init (1394, SATA) 0x14 LAN init 0x15 0x16 Exit early platform init driver PEI SMBUS SMBUSriver init 0x17 Entry to SMBUS execute read/write 0x18 Exit SMBUS execute read/write PEI CK505 Clock Programming 0x19 Entry ... SPD from memory DIMMs 0x24 Detecting presence of memory DIMMs 0x27 Configuring memory 0x28 Testing memory 0x29 0x2A Exit MRC driver PEI after MRC Start to Program MTRR Settings 0x2B Done Programming MTRR Settings continued 82 Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification Table 45.