Intel D955XCS - Manual (Page 6)

Intel Desktop Board D955XCS Product Guide
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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......................................................................................................... 36
Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card ................................................................ 37
Installing a PCI Express x16 Card ............................................................................... 37
Removing the PCI Express x16 Card .......................................................................... 38
Connecting the IDE Cable..................................................................................................... 39
Connecting the Serial ATA Cable ......................................................................................... 40
Connecting Internal Headers ................................................................................................ 41
Front Panel Audio Header............................................................................................ 42
IEEE 1394a/b Headers ................................................................................................ 42
USB 2.0 Headers ......................................................................................................... 43
Front Panel Header...................................................................................................... 43
Alternate Power LED Header....................................................................................... 43
Installing the Rear Panel Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Adapter .................................................. 44
Installing the Front Panel USB/IEEE 1394/Audio Solution........................................... 45
Connecting Fans ................................................................................................................... 46
Connecting Fans and Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................... 46
Connecting the Auxiliary Power Output Connector...................................................... 47
Connecting Power Cables..................................................................................................... 48
Other Connectors.................................................................................................................. 50
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper ................................................................................ 51
Clearing Passwords .............................................................................................................. 52
Back Panel Connectors......................................................................................................... 53
Replacing the Battery............................................................................................................ 54
3 BIOS
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................ 59
Updating the BIOS with the Intel ® Express BIOS Update Utility .................................. 59
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility............................................ 60
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel ® Matrix Storage Technology) Requires
Microsoft Windows* XP or 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology .......................................... 63
Creating Your RAID Set ............................................................................................... 63
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software .................. 63
Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System ............................................................................. 64