Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT Product Guide
Order Number: E68221-001
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-001 First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT Product Guide June 2009
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Preface
This Product Guide gives information about board layout, component installation, BIOS
update, and regulatory requirements for Intel
®
Desktop Board DG43GT.
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: safety standards, regulations, and 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.
Term Description
GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes)
GHz Gigahertz (one billion hertz)
KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes)
kHz Kilohertz (one thousand hertz)
MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes)
Mb Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
MHz Megahertz (one million hertz)
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Contents
1 Desktop Board Features
Desktop Board Components.................................................................................11
Online Support ..................................................................................................13
Processor..........................................................................................................13
Main Memory.....................................................................................................14
®
Intel
G43 Express Chipset .................................................................................15
Intel G43 Graphics Subsystem......................................................................15
Intel GMA X4500 Graphics Controller .....................................................15
External PCI Express x16 Graphics.........................................................16
Audio Subsystem ...............................................................................................17
Legacy Input/Output (I/O) Controller....................................................................18
LAN Subsystem .................................................................................................18
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support ..................................................................................19
ATA Support......................................................................................................19
PATA Interface ...........................................................................................19
SATA Interfaces .........................................................................................20
Expandability.....................................................................................................20
BIOS................................................................................................................21
ATA Auto Configuration ...............................................................................21
PCI and PCI Express* Auto Configuration.......................................................21
Security Passwords.....................................................................................21
Hardware Management Features ..........................................................................22
Fan Speed, Thermal, and Voltage Monitoring and Control .................................22
Chassis Intrusion........................................................................................22
Power Management Features ...............................................................................23
ACPI.........................................................................................................23
Hardware Support ......................................................................................23
Power Connectors ...............................................................................23
Fan Headers .......................................................................................24
LAN Wake Capabilities..........................................................................24
Instantly Available PC Technology..........................................................24
+5 V Standby Power Indicator...............................................................25
Wake from USB ..................................................................................25
Wake from Serial ................................................................................25
PME# Signal Wake-up Support..............................................................25
WAKE# Signal Wake-up Support ...........................................................26
Wake from PS/2..................................................................................26
ENERGY STAR*, e-Standby, and EuP Compliance ............................................26
Speaker............................................................................................................26
Battery.............................................................................................................26
Real-Time Clock.................................................................................................26
2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components
Before You Begin ...............................................................................................27
Installation Precautions.......................................................................................28
Prevent Power Supply Overload ....................................................................28
Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements.................................................28
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Installing the I/O Shield ......................................................................................29
Installing and Removing the Desktop Board ...........................................................30
Installing and Removing a Processor.....................................................................31
Installing a Processor ..................................................................................31
Installing a Processor Fan Heat Sink..............................................................34
Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable................................................35
Removing the Processor ..............................................................................35
Installing and Removing Memory..........................................................................36
Guidelines for Dual Channel Memory Configuration..........................................36
Two or Four DIMMs .............................................................................36
Three DIMMs ......................................................................................37
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................38
Removing DIMMs........................................................................................40
Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card ....................................................41
Installing a PCI Express x16 Card .................................................................41
Removing the PCI Express x16 Card..............................................................42
Connecting a PATA (IDE) Cable............................................................................43
Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables....................................................................45
Connecting to Internal Headers............................................................................46
S/PDIF Header ...........................................................................................47
Front Panel HD Audio Header .......................................................................47
Serial Port Header ......................................................................................48
Parallel Port Header ....................................................................................48
IEEE 1394a Header.....................................................................................49
Front Panel Header .....................................................................................49
Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header........................................................50
USB 2.0 Headers ........................................................................................50
Chassis Intrusion Header.............................................................................51
Connecting to the Audio System...........................................................................51
Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables...................................................52
Chassis Fan Cables .....................................................................................52
Power Supply Cables...................................................................................53
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper .................................................................54
Clearing Passwords in the BIOS Setup Program......................................................55
Clearing CMOS Memory ......................................................................................56
Replacing the Battery .........................................................................................57
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File or the Iflash Memory
Update Utility...............................................................................................64
Obtaining the BIOS Update File ....................................................................64
Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File .................................64
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility .................................65
Recovering the BIOS...................................................................................66
®
Express BIOS Update Utility.................................63
A Error Messages and Indicators
BIOS Beep Codes...............................................................................................67
BIOS Error Messages..........................................................................................67
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B Regulatory Compliance
Safety Standards ...............................................................................................69
Place Battery Marking .................................................................................69
European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement..............................................70
Product Ecology Statements ................................................................................71
Recycling Considerations .............................................................................71
Lead-free 2LI/Pb-free 2LI Board ...................................................................74
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) ..................................................75
EU RoHS ............................................................................................75
China RoHS ........................................................................................76
EMC Regulations ................................................................................................78
Ensure Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliance..................................79
Product Certifications..........................................................................................80
Board-Level Certification Markings ................................................................80
Chassis and Component Certifications............................................................81
Figures
1. Intel Desktop Board DG43GT Components .......................................................11
2. LAN Status LEDs ..........................................................................................18
3. Location of the +5 V Standby Power Indicator ..................................................25
4. Installing the I/O Shield ................................................................................29
5. Intel Desktop Board DG43GT Mounting Screw Hole Locations..............................30
6. Lift the Socket Lever.....................................................................................31
7. Lift the Load Plate.........................................................................................32
8. Remove the Protective Socket Cover ...............................................................32
9. Remove the Processor from the Protective Processor Cover ................................33
10. Install the Processor .....................................................................................33
11. Close the Load Plate .....................................................................................34
12. Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable..................................................35
13. Dual Channel Memory Configuration with Two DIMMs ........................................36
14. Dual Channel Memory Configuration with Four DIMMs........................................37
15. Dual Channel Memory Configuration with Three DIMMs......................................37
16. Use DDR2 DIMMs .........................................................................................38
17. Installing a DIMM .........................................................................................39
18. Installing a PCI Express x16 Card ...................................................................41
19. Removing a PCI Express x16 Card ..................................................................42
20. Connecting the IDE Cable ..............................................................................44
21. Connecting a Serial ATA Cable........................................................................45
22. Internal Headers ..........................................................................................46
23. Back Panel Audio Connectors .........................................................................51
24. Location of the Chassis Fan Headers................................................................52
25. Connecting Power Supply Cables ....................................................................53
26. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block ..............................................54
27. Location of the Clear CMOS Memory Jumper Block ............................................57
28. Removing the Battery ...................................................................................62
29. Intel Desktop Board DG43GT China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table .............77
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Tables
1. Feature Summary.......................................................................................... 9
2. Intel Desktop Board DG43GT Components .......................................................12
3. Back Panel and Front Panel Audio Jack Retasking Support ..................................17
4. LAN Connector LEDs .....................................................................................19
5. S/PDIF Connector Signal Names .....................................................................47
6. Front Panel Audio Signal Names for Intel HD Audio............................................47
7. Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names for AC ’97 Audio ...................................47
8. Serial Port Header Signal Names.....................................................................48
9. Parallel Port Header ......................................................................................48
10. IEEE 1394a Header Signal Names ...................................................................49
11. Front Panel Header Signal Names ...................................................................49
12. Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header Signal Names ......................................50
13. USB 2.0 Header Signal Names........................................................................50
14. Chassis Intrusion Header Signal Names ...........................................................51
15. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes..........................................55
16. Clear CMOS Jumper Settings..........................................................................57
17. Beep Codes .................................................................................................67
18. BIOS Error Messages ....................................................................................67
19. Safety Standards..........................................................................................69
20. Lead-Free Second Level Interconnect Marks .....................................................75
21. China RoHS Environmentally Friendly Use Period Mark.......................................76
22. EMC Regulations...........................................................................................78
23. Product Certification Markings ........................................................................80
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1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT. Table 1
summarizes the major features of the board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
Processor Support for an Intel® processor in the LGA775 package
Main Memory
Chipset • Intel® G43 Express Chipset consisting of:
Integrated Graphics
External Graphics
Audio Onboard subsystem, featuring:
Expansion
Capabilities
Legacy I/O Support Legacy I/O controller that provides:
microATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
[9.60 inches])
• Four 240-pin, DDR2 1.8 V SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module
(DIMM) sockets
• 800/667 MHz single or dual channel DDR2 SDRAM interface
• Support for up to 16 GB of main memory
• Intel G43 Express Chipset Graphics and Memory Controller Hub
(GMCH)
• Intel
• Intel G43 Express Chipset with
• Support for dual independent displays via HDMI* and DVI-I ports
• One PCI Express* 2.0 x16 connector
• Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 connectors
• One PCI* connector
• Independent 8-channel (7.1) back panel audio streams
• 2-channel stereo front panel audio streams via an onboard header
• Intel
• Realtek* ALC888S audio codec
• Back panel optical S/PDIF output connector and an onboard 4-pin
• One PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector
• Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 connectors
• One PCI connector
• One serial port via an onboard header
• One parallel port via an onboard header
• Back panel PS/2 keyboard port
®
82801JIB I/O Controller Hub (ICH10)
X4500 (Intel
®
S/PDIF output header
®
GMA X4500)
High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) interface
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator
continued
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Table 1. Feature Summary (continued)
Peripheral
Interfaces
BIOS
Power Management
Hardware
Management
LAN Support Intel® 82567V Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller
Operating System
Support
• Twelve USB 2.0 ports:
― Six ports routed to the back panel
― Six ports routed to three front panelUSB headers
• Two IEEE 1394a ports:
― One port routed to the back panel
― One port routed to an onboard header
• Four Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH10
• One dual-channel Parallel ATA (PATA) port via an onboard header
• Intel
®
Platform Innovation Framework for EFI
• 32 Mb symmetrical flash memory device
• Support for SMBIOS
• Intel
• Intel
®
Rapid BIOS Boot
®
Express BIOS Update
• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
• Suspend to RAM (STR)
• Wake on USB, PCI Express, PCI, LAN, PS/2 front panel, and serial
port
• ENERGY STAR* capable
Hardware monitor with:
• Three fan sensing inputs used to monitor fan activity
• Intel
®
Quiet System Technology (Intel® QST) fan speed control
• Voltage sensing to detect out of range values
• Microsoft Windows* 7 Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
• Microsoft Windows 7 Basic
• Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 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
• Microsoft Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
For more information about Intel Desktop Board DG43GT, including the Technical
Product Specification (TPS), BIOS updates, and device drivers, go to
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DG43GT/index.htm.
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