Intel D945GCZ manual

Intel® Desktop Board D945GCZ Product Guide Order Number: D10476-00 3[...]

Re vision History Revision Revision History Date -001 First rele ase of the In tel ® Des ktop Boar d D945G CZ Product Guide March 2005 -002 Second relea se of the Inte l ® D esktop Board D 945GC Z Product G uide August 2005 -003 Third rele ase of t he Intel ® D esktop Board D 945GCZ Product Guide April 2006 If an FCC declaration of conformity ma[...]

iii Preface This Produc t Guide g ives i nformatio n abo ut board lay out, com ponent inst alla tion, BI OS update, and reg ulatory requirem ents fo r I ntel ® Desktop Boa rd D945GCZ . Intended Audience The Product Gu ide is inten ded fo r technic ally qualifie d personnel. I t is no t int ended fo r gener al audience s. Use Only for Intended Appl[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e iv Terminology The table below g ives descr iptions to som e comm on term s used in the product g uide. Term Description GB Gigabyte (1, 073,741 ,824 byte s) GHz Gigahertz (o ne bill ion hertz) KB Kilobyte (102 4 bytes) MB Megabyt e (1,048, 576 bytes) Mbit Megabit (1,04 8,576 b its) MHz Megahertz (on e m[...]

v Contents 1 Desktop Board Feat ures Manufacturing Opti ons ........................................................................................................ 10 Supported Ope rat ing Sy stems ............................................................................................ 11 Desktop Boa rd C omp on ents ..........................[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e vi Installing and Re moving the De skt op Boar d ........................................................................ 29 Installing and Re movi ng a Proc essor .................................................................................. 30 Install ing a P rocesso r .............................[...]

Contents vii Product Ecology S tate ments ............................................................................................... 65 Lead-Free Deskt op B oar d .......................................................................................... 68 EMC Regul ati ons ......................................................................[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e viii Tables 1. Fea ture Sum mary ........................................................................................................... 9 2. Manufacturing Op tions .................................................................................................. 10 3. Deskto p Bo ard D945 GC Z C omp[...]

9 1 Desktop Board Features This c hapter brief ly desc ribes th e m ain featu res of I ntel ® Desktop Board D945GCZ . Table 1 summ arizes the m ajor fe atures o f the de sktop bo ard. Table 1. Feature Summary Form Factors MicroBTX (10.4-i nches x 10.5- inches) Processor Support for a n Intel ® proc essor in th e LGA77 5 package Main Me mory • F[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 10 Table 1. Feature Summary (c ontin ued) BIOS • Intel ® Platf orm Innovat ion Fra mework for exte nsibl e firmwar e interface • 4 Mbi t symme tri cal fl ash me mory • Support for SMBIOS • Intel ® Rapid BIOS Boot • Intel ® Expre ss BIOS Updat e Power Management • Support for Advan ced Conf[...]

Desktop Boar d Features 11 Supported Operating Systems The desktop board sup ports the followi ng opera ting sy stem s: • Microsoft Windows* 2000 • Microso ft Windows XP Profes sional • Microsoft W indows XP Hom e • Microsoft Windows XP Media Cen ter Edit ion 2005[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 12 Desktop Board Components Figure 1 sh ows the ap proxi mate loca tion of the major com ponents on desktop boa rd D945GCZ. E F G H A B C D I J K L M N O P Q R Optical Line Out 1394a IEEE Line In OM17634 Channel A DIMM 0 Channel A DIMM 1 Channel B DIMM 0 Channel B DIMM 1 Intel 82945G (GMCH) R 82801 (ICH7[...]

Desktop Boar d Features 13 Table 3. Desktop Boa rd D945GCZ Components Label Description A Front panel au dio hea der B Serial ATA c onnectors C Hi-speed USB 2. 0 header s D Main power conne ctor (2x1 2) E BIOS configura tion jum per bl ock F PCI Expre ss x16 conne ctor G PCI Express x1 connec tor H PCI bus add- in card connector s I IEEE 1394a head[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 14 Processor CAUTION Failure to use the app ropri ate power su pply ( bel ow) and/or not connect ing the 12 V (2x2) power connector to the desk top bo ard may result in damage t o the board, or the s ystem may not funct ion properly. Table 4. Power Supply Requirements Platform Compatibility G uide Power [...]

Desktop Boar d Features 15 Main Memory NOTE To be fully comp liant w ith all appl icable Intel ® SDRAM memory spe cifications, the board shou ld be populated wi th DIMMs that suppor t the Se rial Pr esence De tect (S PD) data str ucture. If y our memory modules d o not su pport SPD, you w ill see a n otificat ion to this effect o n the sc reen at [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 16 Intel ® 945G Express Chipset The I ntel 945G Expres s Chipse t consist s of the follow ing dev ices: • Intel 82945G Gra phics an d Mem ory Control ler Hub (G MCH) with Dig ital Med ia Inter face • Intel 82801GB I / O Controller Hub (I CH7) or Intel 82801GR I /O Controller Hub ( ICH7R) supporting [...]

Desktop Boar d Features 17 Related Links: Go to the fol lowing link or pag es for m ore inform ation about : • Audio driv ers and u tilities http:/ /suppor t.inte l.com /support /m otherboard s/d esktop / • I nstalling the f ront pan el au dio so lutio n, page 42 in Chapte r 2 • The locat ion of a udio conn ectors, Figure 21 on page 44 Input/[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 18 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs Two LEDs are bui lt in to th e RJ-45 LAN port lo cated o n the back panel ( see Figure 2). OM17386 Figure 2. LAN Port LED Locations Table 6 descr ibes the LED sta tes when t he boar d is po wered up and the 10/1 00 Ethernet LAN subsystem is opera ting . Table 6. RJ-45 10/1 00 [...]

Desktop Boar d Features 19 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support NOTE Computer systems that have an uns hielded cab le attached to a USB port might n ot mee t FCC Class B requ irement s, even if no dev ice or a low -speed USB devi ce is a ttached to the cab le. Use a shie lded cab le that m eets th e requir emen ts for a full-speed USB dev ice. The desktop boar[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 20 BIOS The BI OS provides the Pow er- On Self- T est (P OST), t he BIOS Setup prog ram , the PCI/PCI Express and I DE auto-configuration utilit ies, and the v ideo BIOS. The BI OS is stored in the Firmware Hub. The BIOS can be upda ted by following the instruc tions on pag e 55 in Chapter 3. Serial ATA [...]

Desktop Boar d Features 21 Power Management Features Power manag ement is im plemented at severa l lev els, i ncluding : • Advanced Config uration and Power I nterface (ACPI ) • Hardware support: ⎯ Power connec tors ⎯ Fan connectors ⎯ Suspend to RAM (I nstantly Available PC t echnolog y) ⎯ Wake from USB ⎯ Wake from PS/2 key board/m ou[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 22 Suspend to RAM (Instantly Available PC Technology) CAUTIONS For Instan tly Avail able PC techn ology, the 5 V sta ndby lin e for th e power sup ply must be capab le of deliver ing adequa te +5 V standby cu rrent. F a ilure to provide ad equate s tandby curren t when using th is feature can damage th e[...]

Desktop Boar d Features 23 Wake from USB NOTE Wake from USB requ ires the use o f a USB peripheral that su pports wa ke from USB. USB bus activity wakes th e com puter from an ACPI S1 or S3 state. Wake from P S/2 Keyboard/M ouse PS/2 key board/mouse a ctiv ity wak es the com puter fro m an ACPI S1 or S3 stat e. PME# Wakeup Support When the P ME# si[...]

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25 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Boar d Components This c hapter tell s you how to: • I nstall the I /O shie ld • In stall and rem ov e the desk top board • In stall and rem ov e a processor a nd m emory • In stall and rem ove a PCI E xpress x16 ca rd • Connect the I DE and Serial ATA cables • Connect in ternal hea ders • Set up [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 26 Follow these g uidelin es before y ou begin: • Alway s follow th e steps in each p rocedure in the co rrect o rder. • Set up a log to re cord in form ation about y our com puter, suc h as model, seria l num bers, installed opt ions, and config uration informati on. • Electro static d ischarg e ([...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 27 If the power s upply and other m odules or pe ripheral s, as app licable, a re not Class B EMC compliant before integ ratio n, then EMC tes ting m ay be required on a represen tati ve sam ple of th e newly com pleted com puter. Chassis and Co mponent C ertifications Ensure that the chassi s and[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 28 Installing the I/O Shiel d The desktop board com es with a n I /O shield. When insta lled in th e chass is, the s hield bl ocks radio frequency transm issions , protects intern al com ponents from dust and foreig n objec ts, and pr omotes correct ai rflow with in th e chass is. Install t he I /O shiel[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 29 Installing and Removing the Desktop Board CAUTION Only qualifi ed tech nical p ersonne l should do this pro cedure. Disconne ct the computer from its power source be fore per forming th e procedu res descri bed here. Fa ilure to discon nect the power before you open the compu ter can result in [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 30 Installing and Removing a Processor Instructi ons on how t o insta ll the p rocesso r to th e desk top board a re giv en below. Installing a Processo r CAUTION Before insta lling or r emoving the proc essor, mak e sur e the AC power h as been re moved by unplugging the power cord from the computer; th[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 31 4. Rem ove the plas tic pro tectiv e socket cov er from the lo ad plate (see Fig ure 8, E ). Do not discard the protec tive so ck et cover. A lway s replac e the socket cov er if the pro cess or is remov ed from the socket. OM17228 Figure 8. Remove th e Pro tective So cket Cove r 5. Rem ove the[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 32 6. Hold the proce ssor wit h your th um b a nd index fing ers orie nted as shown in Figure 10. Make sure fing ers alig n to the sock et cutouts (see Figure 10, F). Alig n notches (see Figure 10, G) with the socket see ( Figure 10, H). Lowe r the p rocessor st ra ig ht down withou t tilt ing or sliding[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 33 Installing the Proces s or Fan Heat Sink Desktop board D945GCZ has an int egrated pr ocesso r f an heat s ink reten tion m echanism (RM). For instruct ions on how t o atta ch the p rocess or fan h eat sin k to the integ rated pro cesso r fan hea t sink RM, refer to the boxed pro cesso r manual [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 34 Installing and Removing Memory NOTE To be fully comp liant w ith all applicab le In tel SDRAM memory spec ifica tions, the boards requ ire DIMMs that support the Se rial Presence Detect ( SPD) data str ucture. You can ac cess the PC Serial Prese nce Detec t Specif ication a t: http://www.intel.com/tec[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 35 Three DIMM s Install a m atched pair of D IMMs equa l in sp eed and s iz e in DI MM 0 (blue) and D IMM 1 (bla ck) of channel A. I nstall a DIMM equal in speed and tota l siz e of the DI MMs installed in channel A in either DI MM 0 or DI MM 1 of channe l B (see Figu re 15) . Channel A 256 MB, 53[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 36 Installing DIMMs To install a DI MM, follow these steps : 1. Observe th e precau tions in " Before You Beg in" on pag e 25. 2. Turn off a ll periph eral d evices c onnected to the com puter. Turn off th e com puter and disconnect the AC power cord. 3. Rem ove the com puter’s co v er and lo[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 37 Removing DIMMs To rem ove a DI MM, follow these steps : 1. Observe th e precau tions in " Before You Beg in" on pag e 25. 2. Turn off a ll periph eral d evices c onnected to the com puter. Turn off th e com puter. 3. Rem ove the AC power cord from the computer. 4. Rem ove the com pute[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 38 Installing and Removing a PCI Express* x16 Card CAUTION When insta lling any PCI E xpress x16 card o n the de sktop board, ensure that it is f ully seated in the PCI Express x16 co nnector before yo u power on the sy stem. If the card is not fully seated in the PCI Express conne ctor, an electr ical s[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 39 Connecting the IDE Cable The ID E cable can conn ect two dr ives to the desk top b oard. The c able suppor ts th e ATA-66/100 transfer p rotoco l. Figu re 18 shows the co rrect i nstalla tion o f the ca ble. NOTES ATA-66/100 compat ible cables are backwa rd compatible wi th drives u sing slowe [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 40 Connecting a Serial ATA (SATA) Cable The SATA cab le (4- conductor) sup ports the S erial A TA proto col and conne cts a s ingle driv e to the desktop bo ard. For c orrec t cable fu nction : 1. Observe th e precau tion i n " Before You Beg in" on page 25. 2. Attach th e lock ing cable en d t[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 41 Connecting Internal Header s Before conn ecting cable s to the intern al head ers, obse rv e the precau tions in " Before You Beg in" on page 25. Figure 20 show s the lo cation of the intern al heade rs. OM17641 1 3 USB A USB B Power (+5V) Power (+5V) D- D+ Ground Key (no pin) N/C D- [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 42 Installing a Front Pan el Audio Solution for Intel ® High Definition Audio Figure 20, A on pag e 41 shows the location o f the yel low front pa nel aud io header. Table 8 shows the pin ass ignm ents for the front pa nel aud io header. Table 8. Front Panel Audio Header Signa l Names for Intel High Def[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 43 Connecting USB 2.0 Headers Before connec ting th e USB 2.0 hea ders, observ e the pr ecaution s in " Befo re You B egin" on page 25. See Figure 20, C on pag e 41 for the loca tion of th e black USB 2.0 heade rs. Table 10 shows the pin a ssignm ents for the USB 2.0 head ers. Table 10. [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 44 Setting Up the Flexible 6- Channel Audio with Jack Re-tasking (Optional) NOTE This section applie s only to D945GCZ desk top bo ards with the tripl e-stack audio connec tor. After in stal ling th e Sig maTel au dio d river from the I ntel Exp ress I nstal ler driv er CD- ROM, the multi- channel audio [...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 45 Connecting Fa n and Power Cables Connecting Fan Cables Figure 22 s hows the loca tio n of the fan heade rs. Conn ect the p rocessor’ s fan he at sink cable to th e 4-pin processor fan head er on the board. Connect chassis fan cab les to the 3-pin fan headers. OM17642 3 1 2 4 3 1 2 4 AB 3 1 2 [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 46 Connecting Power Cables CAUTION Failure to use the app ropri ate power su pply and /or no t connec ting th e 12 V (2x2) power connec tor to the deskt op board may result i n damage to the board or t he system may no t fun ction pro perly. See Table 4 on page 14 for power supply requi rem ents. Fig ure[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 47 Other Connectors Figure 24 s hows the loca tio n of the PCI add- in car d, PCI Express 1x, and disket te driv e connec tors. OM17644 AB C D Item Description A PCI bus add-in card conne ctor 1 B PCI bus add-in card connector 2 (SMBus ro uted) C PC I Express x1 connec tor D Diskette drive connect[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 48 Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper Bl ock NOTE Always turn off the powe r and unplug t he power co rd from the compu ter befo re ch anging the jumper. Mo ving th e jumper with the power on may re sult in unre liable compu ter opera tion. Figure 25 s hows the loca tio n of the d esk top bo ard’s B[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 49 Clearing Passwords This proc edure as sumes tha t the boa rd is installed in th e com puter and the config uration jum per block is set to norm al mode. 1. Observe th e precau tions in " Before You Beg in" on pag e 25. 2. Turn off a ll periph eral d evices connec ted to the com puter.[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 50 Replacing the Battery A coin- cell bat tery (C R2032) pow ers the rea l-tim e clock and CMOS memory . When the com puter is not p lugg ed into a wal l sock et, the ba ttery has an es tim ated life of three y ears. When the computer i s plug ged in, the stand by curr ent fr om the po wer supp ly extend[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 51 AVVERTIMENTO Esiste il p erico lo di un e splosion e se la p ila non vie ne sostit uita in modo corre tto. Util izzare solo pile uguali o di ti po equiv alente a quelle con sig liate dal prod uttore. Per disfar si d elle pile usate, seguire le istruz ioni del pro duttore. PRECAUC IÓN Existe pe[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 52 AWAS Risiko letu pan wujud jika b ateri digan tikan de ngan jen is yang tidak be tul. Bat eri sepatutn ya dikita r semula jika boleh. Pelupusan ba teri terp aka i mestilah m ematuhi pe raturan alam s ekita r tempatan. OSTRZEŻENIE Istnie je nieb ezpiec ze ń stwo wybuchu w p rzypadku zastosowani a nie[...]

Installing and Repla cing Des ktop Board Components 53 OСТОРОГА Використовуйте батареї правильного ти пу , інакш е існувати ме ризи к ви буху . Якщо можливо , використ ані батареї слід утил ізув ати . Утилізація викори ?[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 54 To replac e the ba ttery , fo llow these steps : 1. Observe th e precau tions in " Before You Beg in" (se e pag e 25). 2. Turn off a ll periph eral d evices connec ted to the computer. Disconne ct the computer’ s power cord from the AC power so urce (w al l outl et or pow er adapte r). 3. [...]

55 3 Updating the BIOS The BI OS Setup program can be used to view and chang e the BI OS settings for the com puter. The BIOS Setup prog ram is a ccessed by pres sing the <F2> key after the Powe r- On Self- Test (PO ST) mem ory test beg ins and bef ore the op erating system boot begins. OM17050 F2 Figure 27. F2 Key This chap ter te lls you ho[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 56 Updating the BIOS wit h the Iflash Memory Update Utility With the I flash BIOS update utility you can upd ate th e sy stem BIOS from a floppy disk or o ther bootable m edia. The util ity av ailable from the Web p rov ides a sim ple m ethod for creating a bootable flash m emory update floppy that wil l[...]

Updating the BIOS 57 Recovering th e BIOS It is unlik ely th at any thing will inter rupt the B I OS update; how ever, if an i nterr uption occur s, the BIOS could be d amag ed. The follow ing step s expla in how to recov er the BI OS if an update fails . The follow ing proc edure us es recov ery m ode for the Setup prog ram . See page 48 for m ore[...]

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59 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel ® Ma trix Stora ge T echnology) - Optional Requires Micr osoft Windo ws* XP or 2000 and SA T A Hard D r ive(s) Configurin g the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Tech nology 1. Assemble y our system and attach two or m ore SATA hard d rives. 2. Enter system B IOS Setup b y pressi ng the <F2 > key after the Pow er[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 60 Loading the In tel Matrix Storage Technol ogy RAID Drivers and Soft ware 1. Begin Windows Se tup by b ooting from the Windows installat ion CD. 2. At the beg inning of W indows Setup, press <F6> to ins tall a third- party SCSI or RA ID driver. When prompted, inse rt the floppy disk labeled RAID [...]

61 A Err or Messages and Indicators Desktop board D945GCZ reports POS T errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code • By display ing an e rror m essage on th e m onitor BIOS Beep Codes The BIOS also iss ues a bee p code (one long ton e follow ed by two shor t tones) du ring POST if the video con figuratio n fail s (a faulty video card o r no [...]

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63 B Regulator y Compliance This append ix cont ains th e fol lowing reg ulato ry com pliance in fo rmation f or desk top boa rd D945GCZ: • Safety reg ulation s • European Unio n Declarat ion of Con formity statem ent • Product Eco logy statement s • Electrom agnetic Comp atibili ty (EMC ) reg ulatio ns • Product c ertific ation m arking [...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 64 Č eština Tento vý robek odpov ídá požadav k ů m evropský ch sm ě rnic 89/336 /EEC a 73/2 3/EEC. Dansk Dette produkt e r i o verenss temm else med det e uropæisk e direk tiv 89/33 6/EEC & 73/23/EEC. Dutch Dit product i s in nav olging van de bepa lingen v an Europees Directie f 89/3 36/EE[...]

Regulatory Co mpliance 65 Product Ecology Statements The follow ing info rm ation is p rovided to addre ss worldwide p roduct e colog y concern s and regulat ions. Recycling Consider ations As part of its com mitm ent to environmental r esponsib il ity, I ntel has implem ented the Intel Prod uct Recycling Program to allo w retail con sumers of I nt[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 66 Français Dans le cadre d e son eng agem ent pour la protection de l' environnem ent, I ntel a m is en œuvre le programm e Intel Prod uct Recy cling Prog ram (Program m e de recyclag e des prod uits I ntel) pour permettr e aux con somm ateurs d e produits I ntel de recy cler les p roduit s usés[...]

Regulatory Co mpliance 67 Russian В каче стве части свои х обязате льств к окружаю щей среде , в Inte l создана программа у тилизац ии прод у кции Intel (Produ ct Recycling Program) для предостав ления кон ечны м пользовате лям ?[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 68 Lead-Free Deskt op Board This desk top board is lea d free a lthoug h certa in discrete com ponents used on the b oard cont ain a small am ount of lead which is neces sary for componen t perf orm ance and/o r reliab ility . This desktop bo ard is referred to as “Le ad- free second level interconnec [...]

Regulatory Co mpliance 69 EMC Regulations Desktop board D945GCZ com plies with the EMC regu lations st ated in Tab le 18 when co rrect ly installed in a com patible ho st system . Table 18. EMC Regulations Regulation Title FCC Class B Title 47 of th e Code of Feder al Regul ations, P arts 2 and 1 5, Subpart B , Radio Frequ ency De vices. (U SA) ICE[...]

Intel Desktop Bo ard D945GC Z Product Guid e 70 Product Certification Ma rkings (Board Level) Desktop board D945GCZ has th e product certif icat ion m arking s shown in Table 1 9: Table 19. Product Certification Markings Description Mark UL joint US /Canada Re cogni zed Com ponent mar k. Incl udes adjacent U L file number for Inte l desk top boar d[...]