Contents
1 | Desktop Board Features |
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| Feature Summary | 9 |
| Supported Operating Systems | 11 |
| Desktop Board Components | 12 |
2 | Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components |
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| Before You Begin | 15 |
| Installation Precautions | 16 |
| Prevent Power Supply Overload | 16 |
| Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements | 16 |
| Installing the I/O Shield | 17 |
| Installing and Removing the Desktop Board | 18 |
| Installing and Removing a Processor | 19 |
| Installing a Processor | 19 |
| Installing a Processor Fan Heat Sink | 23 |
| Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable | 23 |
| Removing the Processor | 24 |
| Installing System Memory | 24 |
| Connecting to SATA Drives | 27 |
| Installing a PCI Express Mini Card in the PCI Express | 29 |
| Installing a PCI Express Mini Card in the PCI Express | 31 |
| Connecting to the Internal Headers and Connectors | 32 |
| Analog Surround Audio Header | 33 |
| Internal Stereo Speakers Connector | 33 |
| Home Theater PC (HTPC) Header | 33 |
| Front Panel | 34 |
| Consumer IR (CIR) Receiver Header | 34 |
| Front Panel Header | 35 |
| Front Panel | 36 |
| S/PDIF / DMIC Header | 36 |
| Front Panel Audio Header | 37 |
| Connecting a System Fan | 38 |
| Connecting to a Power Supply | 39 |
| Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper | 41 |
| Clearing Passwords | 42 |
| Replacing the Battery | 43 |
3 | Updating the BIOS |
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| Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility | 49 |
| Updating the BIOS Using the F7 Function Key | 50 |
| Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility | 50 |
| Recovering the BIOS | 51 |
A | Error Messages and Indicators |
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| BIOS Error Messages | 54 |
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