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Preface
This Product Guide gives information about board layout, component installation, BIOS update,
and regulatory requirements for Intel
®
Desktop Board D945GPM.
Intended Audience
The Product Guide is intended for technically qualified personnel.
Intended Uses
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.
Information Layout
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
®
Matrix Storage Technology) Requires Serial ATA (SATA Hard
Drives:
information about configuring your system for RAID
5 Intel
®
Quick Resume Technology Driver
(
Intel
®
QRTD):
information about installing and
configuring Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver
A Error Messages and Indicators
: information about BIOS error messages and beep codes
B Regulatory Compliance
: information about safety and EMC 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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