Intel Desktop Board D945PVS Product Guide
| Installing and Removing the Desktop Board | 27 |
| 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 USB 2.0 Headers | 41 |
| Connecting IEEE 1394a Headers | 41 |
| Connecting the Front Panel Header | 41 |
| Installing the Rear Panel USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394a Adapters | 42 |
| Installing the Front Panel USB/IEEE 1394a/Audio Solution | 43 |
| Connecting Fan and Power Cables | 44 |
| Connecting Fan Cables | 44 |
| Connecting Power Supply Cables | 45 |
| Other Connectors | 46 |
| Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper | 47 |
| Clearing Passwords | 48 |
3 | BIOS |
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| Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility | 55 |
| Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility | 56 |
| Obtaining the BIOS Update File | 56 |
| Updating the BIOS | 56 |
| Recovering the BIOS | 57 |
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires |
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| Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s) |
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| Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology | 59 |
| Creating Your RAID Set | 59 |
| Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software | 59 |
| Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System | 60 |
A | Error Messages and Indicators |
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| BIOS Beep Codes | 61 |
| BIOS Error Messages | 61 |
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