Intel Desktop Board D945GNT/D945GTP Product Guide
| Installing and Removing the Desktop Board | 31 |
| Installing and Removing a Processor | 32 |
| Installing a Processor | 32 |
| Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink | 35 |
| Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable | 35 |
| Removing the Processor | 35 |
| Installing and Removing Memory | 36 |
| Installing DIMMs | 38 |
| Removing DIMMs | 39 |
| Installing and Removing a PCI Express* x16 Card | 40 |
| Installing a PCI Express x16 Card | 40 |
| Removing the PCI Express x16 Card | 40 |
| Connecting the IDE Cable | 41 |
| Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cable | 42 |
| Connecting Internal Headers | 43 |
| Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel® High Definition Audio | 44 |
| Connecting | 45 |
| Connecting IEEE 1394a Headers (Optional) | 45 |
| Connecting the Front Panel Header | 46 |
| Setting Up the Flexible | 47 |
| Connecting Fan and Power Cables | 48 |
| Connecting Fan Cables | 48 |
| Connecting Power Cables | 49 |
| Other Connectors | 50 |
| Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper | 51 |
| Clearing Passwords | 52 |
3 | Updating the BIOS |
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| Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility | 59 |
| Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility | 60 |
| Obtaining the BIOS Update File | 60 |
| Updating the BIOS | 60 |
| Recovering the BIOS | 61 |
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) - Optional |
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| Requires Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s) |
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| 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 |
A | Error Messages and Indicators |
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| BIOS Beep Codes | 65 |
| BIOS Error Messages | 65 |
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