Intel DG965OT - Desktop Board Motherboard driver and firmware
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Product Guide - Page 2
... First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DG965OT Product Guide Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board DG965OT Product Guide Added operating system support and updated Chapter 4
Date June 2006 August 2006
January 2007
If an FCC declaration of conformity marking is present on the board, the following statement applies:
FCC Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15...
Product Guide - Page 3
... to install
the desktop board and other hardware components 3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS 4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology): information about
configuring your system for RAID 5 Intel® Quick Resume Technology Driver (Intel® QRTD): information about
installing and configuring Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver A Error Messages...
Product Guide - Page 4
... (one million hertz)
Box Contents
• Intel Desktop Board DG965OT • I/O shield • One diskette drive cable • One ATA-66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA cables • Back panel audio port covers • Intel® Express Installer DVD-ROM • Intel® Matrix Storage Technology RAID driver diskette • Quick Reference poster • Configuration...
Product Guide - Page 5
...11 Processor ...13 Main Memory ...13 Intel® G965 Express Chipset 14
Intel G965 Graphics Subsystem 15 Onboard Audio Subsystem 16 Input/Output (I/O) Controller 17 LAN Subsystem 17
LAN Subsystem Software 17 RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 17 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 18 Enhanced IDE Interface 18 Serial ATA ...18 Expandability...19 BIOS ...19 Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration 19 PCI and PCI...
Product Guide - Page 6
... the BIOS Update File 60 Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File 60 Updating the BIOS with Iflash 61 Recovering the BIOS 62
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology 63 SATA Port Mapping 63 Creating Your RAID Set 64 Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software 65 Setting Up...
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Figures
1. Desktop Board DG965OT Components 11 2. LAN Connector LEDs 17 3. Location of Standby Power Indicator 23 4. Installing the I/O Shield 27 5. Desktop Board DG965OT Mounting Screw Hole Locations 28 6. Lift Socket Lever 29 7. Lift the Load Plate 29 8. Remove the Protective Socket Cover 30 9. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover 30 10. Install the Processor 31 11...
Product Guide - Page 10
... System Technology (Intel® QST) fan speed control
Related Links:
For more information about Desktop Board DG965OT, including the Technical Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
Supported Operating Systems
The desktop board supports the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate...
Product Guide - Page 12
... BIOS configuration jumper block Alternate front panel power LED header Front panel header Serial ATA connectors Hi-speed USB 2.0 headers Speaker IDE connector IEEE 1394a header
Related Links:
Go to the following links for more information about:
• Desktop Board DG965OT
• Supported processors • Audio software and utilities • LAN software and drivers
http://www.intel...
Product Guide - Page 13
... purchased separately. The processor connects to the desktop board through the LGA775 socket. The supported processors list for Desktop Board DG965OT is located on the web at: http://www.intel.com/go/findCPU
Related Links: Go to the following links or pages for more information about: • Instructions on installing or upgrading the processor, page 29 in Chapter 2
Main Memory
NOTE
To be fully...
Product Guide - Page 16
...Onboard Audio Subsystem
Desktop Board DG965OT has a flexible 8-channel (7.1) onboard audio subsystem that includes a SigmaTel STAC9271D audio codec and an HD Audio Link header. The audio subsystem features: • Intel High Definition Audio interface • Advanced jack sense, for the back panel connectors, that enables the audio codec
to recognize the device that is connected to an audio port...
Product Guide - Page 17
... interface • PCI power management support
LAN Subsystem
The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection • RJ-45 connector with status indicator LEDs
LAN Subsystem Software
For LAN software and drivers, refer to the DG965OT link on Intel's World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs...
Product Guide - Page 19
... Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 59 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in your computer...
Product Guide - Page 46
Intel Desktop Board DG965OT Product Guide
Connecting to the HD Audio Link Header
See Figure 22, A for the location of the HD Audio Link header. Table 9 shows the pin assignments for the header.
Table 11. HD Audio Link Header ...to the Flexible Audio System
After installing the SigmaTel audio driver, the multi-channel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 23 shows the back panel audio connectors. The...
Product Guide - Page 51
... current configuration and passwords for booting.
Configure (2-3) Recovery (None)
After the Power-On Self-Test (POST) runs, the BIOS displays the Maintenance Menu. Use this menu to clear passwords.
The BIOS recovers data in the event of a failed BIOS update.
Clearing Passwords
This procedure assumes that the board is installed in the computer and the configuration jumper block is set to normal...
Product Guide - Page 59
... of the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility and the ease of use of Windows-based installation wizards. To update the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Go to the Intel World Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2. Navigate to the DG965OT page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the
Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
Product Guide - Page 60
...Firmware Image) • Intel® Integrator Toolkit Configuration File (optional) • Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Desktop Board DG965OT page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DG965OT page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates...
Product Guide - Page 61
... Desktop Board BIOS Upgrade CD-ROM" page, press any key to confirm the BIOS upgrade operation. 6. Wait for the BIOS upgrade process to complete.
CAUTION
DO NOT POWER DOWN YOUR COMPUTER before the update is complete. The update may take up to 5 minutes.
Updating the BIOS with Iflash
With the Iflash Memory update utility you can update the system BIOS from a bootable CD-ROM, bootable USB flash drive...
Product Guide - Page 64
Intel Desktop Board DG965OT Product Guide
Figure 31. SATA Port Mapping for Desktop Board DG965OT After RAID is Enabled
CAUTION
Exercise caution when replacing a failed drive within a RAID storage array. Do not replace the failed drive based on the original SATA port mapping; use the new mapping shown in Figure 31. The SATA port mapping shown in Figure 31 is consistent with the SATA port assignment...
Product Guide - Page 65
... Intel Express Installer CD included with your desktop board or after downloading it from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/. The Intel Matrix Storage Console software can be used to manage the RAID configuration.
Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System
The Intel Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA drive...
Product Guide - Page 68
... Guide
Installation and Configuration
Enable the Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver by loading the Intel Viiv software which includes the Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver. Install the Intel Viiv software from the Intel® Express Installer Driver CD/DVD included with the desktop board or after downloading it from the Internet at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop...