-001 First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide August 2011
-002 Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide September 2011
-003 Third release of the Intel® Desktop Board DZ68BC Product Guide March 2012
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This Product Guide gives information about board layout, component installation, BIOS
update, and regulatory requirements for Intel
®
Desktop Board DZ68BC.
Intended Audience
The Product Guide is intended for technically qualified personnel. It is not intended for
general audiences.
Use Only for Intended Applications
All Intel Desktop Boards are evaluated as Information Technology Equipment (I.T.E.)
for use in personal computers (PC) for installation in homes, offices, schools, computer
rooms, and similar locations. The suitability of this product for other PC or embedded
non-PC applications or other environments, such as medical, industrial, alarm systems,
test equipment, etc. may not be supported without further evaluation by Intel.
Document Organization
The chapters in this Product Guide are arranged as follows:
1 Desktop Board Features: a summary of product features
2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install
the Desktop Board and other hardware components
3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS
A Error Messages and Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and beep
codes
B Regulatory Compliance: describes the board’s adherence to safety standards and
EMC regulations and its product certifications
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
CAUTION
Cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to hardware or loss of data.
NOTE
Notes call attention to important information.
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Terminology
The table below gives descriptions of some common terms used in the product guide.
• Support for multiple PCI Express* 2.0 graphics cards
• Independent multi-streaming 8-channel (7.1) audio and 2-channel
audio subsystem, featuring:
― Intel
― Realtek* ALC892 codec
• Intel HD Audio front panel header
• Onboard 4-pin S/PDIF out header
• Back panel S/PDIF out optical connector (TOSLINK)
• One PCI Express 2.0 x16 port
• One PCI Express 2.0 x8 port (x8 electrical; x16 compatible)
• Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 ports
• Three PCI* bus connectors
Nuvoton W83677HG-I legacy I/O controller that provides support for:
• Consumer Infrared (CIR)
• Serial port via an onboard header
• Thermal and hardware management
®
High Definition (Intel® HD) Audio interface
continued
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Table 1. Feature Summary (continued)
Peripheral
Interfaces
RAID
LAN Support Intel 82579V Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller
BIOS
Power Management
Hardware and
Thermal
Management
USB Support:
• Four USB 3.0 ports: ― Two ports implemented with stacked back panel connectors
(blue)
― Two ports via an internal dual-port connector (blue)
• Fourteen USB 2.0 ports: ― Six ports implemented with stacked back panel connectors
(black)
― Eight front panel ports implemented with four dual-port internal
headers (black)
Serial ATA (SATA) Support:
• Four SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports:
― Two ports from the Intel Z68 PCH (dark blue)
― Two ports from an onboard Marvell controller (light blue)
• Four SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (black)
• One external SATA (eSATA) 6.0 Gb/s port on the back panel from
an onboard Marvell controller (red)
IEEE 1394a Support:
• One port routed to the back panel
• One port routed to the IEEE 1394a header
®
Intel
Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) version 10.6
including an RJ-45 back panel connector with integrated status LEDs
• Intel
®
Platform Innovation Framework for extensible firmware
interface
• 32 Mb symmetrical flash memory device
• Support for SMBIOS
• Intel® Express BIOS Update
• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
• Suspend to RAM (STR)
• Wake on USB, PCI, PCI Express, LAN, CIR, serial port, and front
panel
• ENERGY STAR* capable
Hardware and thermal management based on:
• Nuvoton W83677HG-I legacy I/O controller
• Four fan sensing inputs to monitor fan activity
• Voltage sensing to detect out of range values
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Desktop Board Features
Supported Operating Systems
The Desktop Board provides full support for the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows* 7 Ultimate 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 32-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows 7 Starter 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows 7 Starter 32-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate 32-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition
The Desktop Board provides limited support for the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
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Desktop Board Components
Figure 1 shows the approximate location of the major components on Intel Desktop
Board DZ68BC.
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Figure 1. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Components
Table 2. Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Components
Label Description
A PCI bus connector
B PCI bus connector
C S/PDIF header
D PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector (x8 electrical; x16 compatible)
E Speaker
F PCI Express 2.0 x1 connector
G PCI bus connector
H PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector
I Rear chassis fan header
J PCI Express 2.0 x1 connector
K Back panel connectors
L 12 V processor core voltage connector (2 x 4 pin)
M Processor socket
N Processor fan header
O DIMM 3 socket
P DIMM 1 socket
Q DIMM 4 socket
R DIMM 2 socket
S Front panel CIR receiver (input) header
T Back panel CIR transmitter (output) header
U Main power connector (2 x 12 pin)
V Standby power indicator LED
W Onboard reset button
X Onboard power button
Y Front panel header
Z Front chassis fan header
AA Alternate front panel power LED header
BB Intel Z68 PCH
CC Battery
DD Two 6.0 Gb/s SATA ports (Marvell controller)
EE Two 6.0 Gb/s SATA ports (Intel Z68 PCH)
FF Four 3.0 Gb/s SATA ports (Intel Z68 PCH)
GG Serial port header
HH USB 2.0 headers
II BIOS configuration jumper block
JJ POST code LED display
KK Chassis intrusion header
• Chipset information http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/inde
• BIOS and driver updates http://downloadcenter.intel.com/
• Integration information http://www.intel.com/support/go/buildit
http://ark.intel.com
x.htm
Processor
CAUTION
Failure to use an appropriate power supply and/or not connecting the 12 V (2 x 4 pin)
power connector to the Desktop Board may result in damage to the board, or the
system may not function properly.
Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC supports an Intel processor in the LGA1155 package.
Processors are not included with the Desktop Board and must be purchased
separately. The processor connects to the Desktop Board through the LGA1155
socket.
For information on supported processors for Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC, go
to http://processormatch.intel.com
.
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