Intel DH55HC manual Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components

Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Product Guide

2	Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components
	Before You Begin	27
	Installation Precautions	28
	Prevent Power Supply Overload	28
	Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements	28
	Installing the I/O Shield	29
	Installing and Removing the Desktop Board	30
	Installing and Removing a Processor	31
	Installing a Processor	31
	Installing a Processor Fan Heat Sink	36
	Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable	36
	Removing the Processor	36
	Installing and Removing System Memory	37
	Guidelines for Dual Channel Memory Configuration	37
	Two or Four DIMMs	37
	Three DIMMs	38
	Installing DIMMs	39
	Removing DIMMs	41
	Installing and Removing PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards	41
	Installing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card	41
	Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card	42
	Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables	44
	Installing an Intel® Z-U130 USB Solid-State Drive (or Compatible Device)	45
	Connecting to the Internal Headers	46
	Front Panel Audio Header	47
	Internal Mono Speaker Header	47
	S/PDIF Header	48
	Parallel Port Header	48
	Chassis Intrusion Header	49
	Intel® RPAT Header	49
	Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header	49
	Front Panel Header	50
	Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers	50
	Serial Header	51
	Connecting to the Audio System	52
	Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables	53
	Connecting Chassis Fan Cables	53
	Connecting Power Supply Cables	54
	Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper	55
	Clearing Passwords	56
	Replacing the Battery	57
3	Updating the BIOS
	Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility	63
	Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File or the Iflash
	Memory Update Utility	64
	Obtaining the BIOS Update File	64
	Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File	65
	Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility	66
	Recovering the BIOS	66

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