Intel Desktop Board D945GPM Product Guide
| Installing and Removing a Processor | 28 |
| Installing a Processor | 28 |
| Installing the Processor Fan Heat Sink | 31 |
| Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable | 31 |
| Removing the Processor | 31 |
| Installing and Removing Memory | 32 |
| Installing DIMMs | 34 |
| Removing DIMMs | 35 |
| Installing and Removing a PCI Express* x16 Card | 36 |
| Installing a PCI Express x16 Card | 36 |
| Removing the PCI Express x16 Card | 36 |
| Connecting the IDE Cable | 37 |
| Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cable | 38 |
| Connecting Internal Headers | 39 |
| Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel® High Definition Audio | 40 |
| Connecting IEEE 1394a Headers | 41 |
| Connecting the Front Panel Header | 41 |
| Connecting | 41 |
| Connecting Fan and Power Cables | 42 |
| Connecting Fan Cables | 42 |
| Connecting Power Cables | 43 |
| Other Connectors | 44 |
| Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper | 45 |
| Clearing Passwords | 46 |
3 | Updating the BIOS |
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| Updating with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility | 53 |
| Updating the Iflash BIOS Update Utility | 54 |
| Obtaining the BIOS Update File | 54 |
| Updating the BIOS | 54 |
| Recovering the BIOS | 55 |
4 | Configuring Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (RAID) Requires Serial |
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| ATA (SATA) Hard Drives |
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| Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology | 57 |
| Creating Your RAID Set (for systems with more than one SATA hard drive) | 57 |
| Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software | 58 |
| Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System | 58 |
5 | Intel® Quick Resume Technology Driver (Intel® QRTD) |
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| Overview | 59 |
| Installation and Configuration | 59 |
A | Error Messages and Indicators |
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| BIOS Beep Codes | 63 |
| BIOS Error Messages | 63 |
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