Intel BOXDP55WG User Manual

Intel Desktop Board DP55WG Product Guide
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Installing and Removing the Desktop Board ...........................................................32
Installing and Removing a Processor.....................................................................33
Installing a Processor ..................................................................................33
Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink ...........................................................38
Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable................................................38
Removing the Processor ..............................................................................38
Installing and Removing System Memory ..............................................................39
Guidelines for Dual Channel Memory Configuration..........................................39
Two or Four DIMMs .............................................................................39
Three DIMMs ......................................................................................40
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................41
Removing DIMMs........................................................................................43
Installing and Removing PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards.........................................43
Installing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card ....................................................43
Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card....................................................44
Installing Linked PCI Express Graphics Cards..................................................45
Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cables ..............................................................47
Connecting to the Internal Headers ......................................................................48
S/PDIF Header ...........................................................................................49
Front Panel Intel HD Audio Header ................................................................49
Consumer IR (CIR) Headers.........................................................................49
Front Panel Header .....................................................................................50
Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header ........................................................51
USB 2.0 Headers ........................................................................................51
IEEE 1394a Header.....................................................................................52
Chassis Intrusion Header .............................................................................52
Connecting to the Audio System...........................................................................53
Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables...................................................54
Connecting Chassis Fan Cables.....................................................................54
Connecting Power Supply Cables ..................................................................55
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper .................................................................56
Clearing Passwords ............................................................................................57
Replacing the Battery .........................................................................................58
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
®
Express BIOS Update Utility.................................65
Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File or the Iflash
Memory Update Utility...................................................................................66
Obtaining the BIOS Update File ....................................................................66
Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File .................................66
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility .................................67
Recovering the BIOS...................................................................................68
4 Configuring for RAID Using Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology
Configuring the BIOS..........................................................................................69
Creating Your RAID Set.......................................................................................69
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software
(Required for Microsoft Windows XP Installation)...............................................70
Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System.......................................................................70

Intel BOXDP55WG Specifications

General

Brand	Intel
Model	BOXDP55WG
Category	Motherboard
Language	English