English Product Guide
Intel Desktop Board DQ45EK Product Guide
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2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components
Before You Begin ...............................................................................................29
Installation Precautions.......................................................................................30
Prevent Power Supply Overload ....................................................................30
Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements.................................................30
Installing the I/O Shield ......................................................................................31
Installing and Removing the Desktop Board ...........................................................32
Installing and Removing a Processor.....................................................................33
Installing a Processor ..................................................................................33
Installing a Processor Fan Heat Sink..............................................................36
Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable................................................37
Removing the Processor ..............................................................................37
Installing and Removing Memory..........................................................................38
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................39
Removing DIMMs........................................................................................41
Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables....................................................................42
Connecting to Internal Headers............................................................................43
Front Panel Audio Header ............................................................................44
Chassis Intrusion Header .............................................................................44
USB 2.0 Headers ........................................................................................45
Serial Port Header ......................................................................................45
Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header ........................................................46
Front Panel Header .....................................................................................46
Connecting to the Audio System...........................................................................47
Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables...................................................48
Chassis Fan Cables .....................................................................................48
Power Supply Cables...................................................................................49
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper .................................................................50
Clearing BIOS Security Passwords ........................................................................51
Replacing the Battery .........................................................................................52
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
®
Express BIOS Update Utility.................................59
Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File or the Iflash Memory Update
Utility .........................................................................................................60
Obtaining the BIOS Update File ....................................................................60
Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File .................................60
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility .................................61
Recovering the BIOS...................................................................................62
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology
(Intel
®
MST))
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology ................................63
Creating Your RAID Set ...............................................................................63
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software ............64
Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System ...............................................................64