Intel DQ35MP User Manual

Intel® Desktop Board DQ35MP Product Guide

Order Number: D90042-004

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

-001 First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DQ35MP Product Guide May 2007

-002 Second release of the Intel® Desktop Board DQ35MP Product Guide January 2008

-003 Third release of the Intel® Desktop Board DQ35MP Product Guide February 2008

-004 Fourth release of the Intel® Desktop Board DQ35MP Product Guide March 2008

If an FCC declaration of conformity marking is present on the board, the following statement applies:

FCC Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For questions related to the EMC performance of this product, contact:
Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124

1-800-628-8686
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than the one to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by Intel Corporation could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Tested to comply with FCC standards for home or office use.

Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set
out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numerique német pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux
appareils numériques de la classe B prescrites dans le Réglement sur le broullage radioélectrique édicté par
le ministére des Communications du Canada.

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for use in medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications. Intel may make changes to specifications and
product descriptions at any time, without notice.

Desktop Board DQ35MP may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product
to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are available on request.

Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to obtain the latest specifications and before placing
your product order.

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Preface

This Product Guide gives information about board layout, component installation, BIOS
update, and regulatory requirements for Intel

®

Desktop Board DQ35MP.

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
4 Configuring for RAID (Intel

configuring your system for RAID.
5 Configuring for Intel

your system for Intel Rapid Recover Technology
A Error Messages and Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and beep

codes
B Regulatory Compliance: safety and EMC regulations and product certifications

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Matrix Storage Technology): information about

Rapid Recover Technology: information about configuring

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.

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