Intel D945GCZ User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Manufacturing Options

  10
• Supported Operating Systems

  11
• Desktop Board Components

  12
• Processor

  14
• Main Memory

  15
• Intel® 945G Express Chipset

  16
• Graphics Subsystem

  16
• Audio Subsystem

  16
• Input/Output (I/O) Controller

  17
• LAN Subsystem

  17
• LAN Subsystem Software

  17
• RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs

  18
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support

  19
• Enhanced IDE Interface

  19
• Serial ATA

  19
• Expandability

  19
• BIOS

  20
• Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration

  20
• PCI and PCI Express Auto Configuration

  20
• Security Passwords

  20
• Chassis Intrusion

  20
• Power Management Features

  21
• ACPI

  21
• Power Connectors

  21
• Fan Connectors

  21
• Fan Speed Control (Intel® Precision Cooling Technology)

  21
• Suspend to RAM (Instantly Available PC Technology)

  22
• Wake from USB

  23
• Wake from PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

  23
• PME# Wakeup Support

  23
• Speaker

  23
• Battery

  23
• Real-Time Clock

  23
• Before You Begin

  25
• Installation Precautions

  26
• Installation Instructions

  26
• Ensure Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliance

  26
• Chassis and Component Certifications

  27
• Prevent Power Supply Overload

  27
• Place Battery Marking

  27
• Installing the I/O Shield

  28
• 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 Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable

  33
• Removing the Processor

  33
• Installing and Removing Memory

  34
• Installing DIMMs

  36
• Removing DIMMs

  37
• Installing and Removing a PCI Express* x16 Card

  38
• Installing a PCI Express x16 Card

  38
• Removing the PCI Express x16 Card

  38
• Connecting the IDE Cable

  39
• Connecting a Serial ATA (SATA) Cable

  40
• Connecting Internal Headers

  41
• Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel® High Definition Audio

  42
• Connecting USB 2.0 Headers

  43
• Connecting IEEE 1394a Headers (Optional)

  43
• Connecting the Front Panel Header

  43
• Setting Up the Flexible 6-Channel Audio with Jack Re-tasking (Optional)

  44
• Connecting Fan and Power Cables

  45
• Connecting Fan Cables

  45
• Connecting Power Cables

  46
• Other Connectors

  47
• Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block

  48
• Clearing Passwords

  49
• 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
• Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology

  59
• Creating Your RAID Set

  59
• Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software

  60
• Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System

  60
• BIOS Beep Codes

  61
• BIOS Error Messages

  61
• Safety Regulations

  63
• European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement

  63
• Product Ecology Statements

  65
• Lead-Free Desktop Board

  68
• EMC Regulations

  69
• Product Certification Markings (Board Level)

  70
• Desktop Board D945GCZ Components

  12
• LAN Port LED Locations

  18
• Location of Standby Power Indicator

  22
• Installing the I/O Shield

  28
• Desktop Board D945GCZ Mounting Screw Hole Locations

  29
• Lift Socket Lever

  30
• Lift the Load Plate and Don’t Touch the Socket Contacts

  30
• Remove the Protective Socket Cover

  31
• Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover/Do Not Touch

  31
• Install Processor

  32
• Close the Load Plate

  32
• Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable to the Processor Fan Connector

  33
• Dual Configuration Example 1

  34
• Dual Configuration Example 2

  34
• Dual Configuration Example 3

  35
• Installing a DIMM

  36
• Inserting a PCI Express x16 Card and Covering the Back Panel VGA Port

  38
• Connecting the IDE Cable

  39
• Connecting a Serial ATA Cable

  40
• Internal Headers

  41
• Back Panel Audio Connectors for Flexible 6-Channel Audio System

  44
• Location of Fan Headers

  45
• Connecting Power Supply Cables

  46
• Location of Other Connectors on Desktop Board D945GCZ

  47
• Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper

  48
• Removing the Battery

  54
• F2 Key

  55
• Feature Summary

  9
• Manufacturing Options

  10
• Desktop Board D945GCZ Components

  13
• Power Supply Requirements

  14
• Desktop Board D945GCZ Memory Configurations

  15
• RJ-45 10/100 Ethernet LAN Connector LEDs

  18
• RJ-45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Connector LEDs

  18
• Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names for Intel High Definition Audio

  42
• AC ’97 Audio Header Signal Names

  42
• USB 2.0 Header Signal Names

  43
• IEEE 1394a Header Signal Names

  43
• Front Panel Header Signal Names

  43
• Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes

  48
• Beep Codes

  61
• BIOS Error Messages

  61
• Safety Regulations

  63
• Lead-Free Board Markings

  68
• EMC Regulations

  69
• Product Certification Markings

  70