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Intel® Desktop Board
DZ68BC

Technical Product Specification

June 2012

Order Number: G41240-007

The Intel

Desktop Board DZ68BC may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.

Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Specification Update.

Summary of Contents for DZ68BC

Page 1: ...der Number G41240 007 The Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Specification Update ...

Page 2: ...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 Intel Corporation may have patents or pending patent applications tr...

Page 3: ...larifications Date Type of Change Description of Changes or Clarifications October 2011 Spec Clarification Updated the BIOS revision and added Device Stepping and S Spec Number Clarification of USB 2 0 ports to show 4 black and 2 yellow high current charging ports see pages 12 and 22 RAID 5 distributed parity see page 24 Updated Back Panel Connector to show item B as 2 yellow high current charging...

Page 4: ...Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification iv ...

Page 5: ...Document Contains Chapter Description 1 A description of the hardware used on the Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC 2 A map of the resources of the Intel Desktop Board 3 The features supported by the BIOS Setup program 4 A description of the BIOS error messages beep codes and POST codes 5 Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information ab...

Page 6: ...nd KB Kilobyte 1024 bytes Kbit Kilobit 1024 bits kbits s 1000 bits per second MB Megabyte 1 048 576 bytes MB s Megabytes per second Mbit Megabit 1 048 576 bits Mbits s Megabits per second xxh An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value x x V Volts Voltages are DC unless otherwise specified This symbol is used to indicate third party brands and names that are th...

Page 7: ...el Z68 Express Chipset 22 1 6 1 USB 22 1 6 2 SATA Interfaces 23 1 7 Graphics Subsystem 24 1 7 1 Integrated Graphics 24 1 8 Real Time Clock Subsystem 27 1 9 Legacy I O Controller 27 1 9 1 Consumer Infrared CIR 27 1 10 Audio Subsystem 28 1 10 1 Audio Subsystem Software 28 1 10 2 Audio Subsystem Components 28 1 11 LAN Subsystem 30 1 11 1 Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller 30 1 11 2 LAN Subsyste...

Page 8: ...ons 64 2 5 1 Power Supply Considerations 64 2 5 2 Fan Header Current Capability 65 2 5 3 Add in Board Considerations 65 2 6 Thermal Considerations 66 2 7 Reliability 68 2 8 Environmental 68 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3 1 Introduction 69 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 70 3 3 Resource Configuration 70 3 3 1 PCI Autoconfiguration 70 3 4 System Management BIOS SMBIOS 71 3 5 Legacy USB Support 71 ...

Page 9: ...ttery Disposal Information 96 Figures 1 Major Board Components 13 2 Block Diagram 16 3 DIMM Configuration 21 4 Back Panel Audio Connectors 29 5 LAN Connector LED Locations 31 6 Bluetooth WiFi Module 32 7 Thermal Sensors and Fan Headers 35 8 Location of Board Status LEDs 43 9 Location of the Onboard Power and Reset Buttons 45 10 Detailed System Memory Address Map 48 11 Back Panel Connectors 50 12 C...

Page 10: ... Front and Rear Chassis and Auxiliary 4 Pin Fan Headers 55 25 Serial Port Header 56 26 Processor Core Power Connector 57 27 Main Power Connector 57 28 Front Panel Header 58 29 States for a One Color Power LED 59 30 States for a Two Color Power LED 59 31 BIOS Setup Configuration Jumper Settings 62 32 Recommended Power Supply Current Values 64 33 Fan Header Current Capability 65 34 Thermal Considera...

Page 11: ...ur DIMMs using 4 Gb memory technology Support for non ECC memory Support for 1 35 V low and 1 25 V ultra low voltage JEDEC memory Support for XMP memory Chipset Intel Z68 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel Z68 Platform Controller Hub PCH Audio 8 channel 7 1 2 Intel High Definition Audio via the Realtek ALC892 audio codec including Front panel audio header with support for Intel HD Audio and A...

Page 12: ...and WiFi included with the desktop board optional BIOS Intel BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Plug and Play and SMBIOS Instantly Available PC Technology Support for PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 Support for PCI Express Revision 2 0 Suspend to RAM support Wake on PCI PCI Express LAN front panel CIR serial and USB ports LAN ...

Page 13: ...duct Description 13 1 1 2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Figure 1 Major Board Components Table 3 lists the components identified in Figure 1 ...

Page 14: ...155 processor socket N Processor fan header O DIMM 3 Channel A DIMM 0 P DIMM 1 Channel A DIMM 1 Q DIMM 4 Channel B DIMM 0 R DIMM 2 Channel B DIMM 1 S Debug header T Consumer IR receiver input header U Consumer IR transmitter output header V Main power connector 2 x 12 W Standby power LED X Onboard reset button Y Onboard power button Z Front panel header AA Front chassis fan header BB Alternate fro...

Page 15: ...ription 15 Table 3 Components Shown in Figure 1 continued Label Description MM Front panel USB 3 0 connector NN IEEE 1394a front panel header OO Auxiliary fan header PP Board Status LEDS QQ Front panel audio header ...

Page 16: ...Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 16 1 1 3 Block Diagram Figure 2 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the board Figure 2 Block Diagram ...

Page 17: ...tm Integration information http www intel com support go buildit 1 4 Processor The board is designed to support the Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i3 processors in an LGA1155 socket Other processors may be supported in the future This board is designed to support processors with a maximum wattage of 95 W with margin to allow for greater than 150 W operation The processors listed above ...

Page 18: ...Unbuffered single sided or double sided DIMMs with the following restriction Double sided DIMMs with x16 organization are not supported 32 GB maximum total system memory using 4 Gb memory technology Refer to Section 2 1 1 on page 47 for information on the total amount of addressable memory Minimum total system memory 1 GB using 512 MB x16 module Non ECC DIMMs Serial Presence Detect DDR3 1600 MHz 1...

Page 19: ...y manufacturer for warranty terms and additional details Table 4 lists the supported DIMM configurations Table 4 Supported Memory Configurations DIMM Capacity Configuration Note SDRAM Density SDRAM Organization Front side Back side Number of SDRAM Devices 512 MB SS 1 Gbit 64 M x16 empty 4 1024 MB SS 1 Gbit 128 M x8 empty 8 1024 MB SS 2 Gbit 128 M x16 empty 4 2048 MB DS 1 Gbit 128 M x8 128 M x8 16 ...

Page 20: ...e other but the installed memory capacity for each channel must be equal If different speed DIMMs are used between channels the slowest memory timing will be used Single channel Asymmetric mode This mode is equivalent to single channel bandwidth operation for real world applications This mode is used when only a single DIMM is installed or the memory capacities are unequal Technology and device wi...

Page 21: ...ion 21 Figure 3 illustrates the DIMM configuration Figure 3 DIMM Configuration NOTE For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if only installing two DIMMs in your configuration ...

Page 22: ...ort arrangement is as follows Four USB 3 0 ports Two ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors blue Two ports are implemented through one dual port internal connector Fourteen USB 2 0 ports Six ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors 4 black and 2 yellow high current charging ports Eight front panel ports are implemented through four dual port internal headers All 1...

Page 23: ...ss Chipset with Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support black The underlying SATA functionality is transparent to the operating system The SATA controller can operate in both legacy and native modes In legacy mode standard IDE I O and IRQ resources are assigned IRQ 14 and 15 In Native mode standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is used Native mode is the preferred mode for configurati...

Page 24: ...ormation about installing drivers during installation Both Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 include the necessary RAID drivers for both AHCI and RAID without the need to install separate RAID drivers using the F6 switch in the operating system installation process 1 7 Graphics Subsystem The board supports graphics through either Intel Graphics Technology or a PCI Express 2 0 x16 add...

Page 25: ...i channel digital audio on a single cable It is compatible with all ATSC and DVB HDTV standards and supports eight full range channels at 24 bit 96kHz audio of lossless audio formats such as Dolby TrueHD or DTS HD Master Audio The maximum supported resolution is 1920 x 1200 WUXGA The HDMI port is compliant with the HDMI 1 3 specification and HDMI 1 4 specification only for Blu ray S3D The HDMI por...

Page 26: ...rt is a digital communication interface that utilizes differential signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface designed to support connections between PCs and monitors projectors and TV displays DisplayPort is suitable for display connections between consumer electronics devices such as high definition optical disc players set top boxes and TV displays DisplayPort output can also be conver...

Page 27: ...erface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems Intelligent power management including a programmable wake up event interface PCI power management support The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I O controller 1 9 1 Consumer Infrared CIR The Consumer Infrared CIR feature is designed to comply with Microsoft Consumer Infrared usage models Microsoft Windows Vista ...

Page 28: ...ctions of the front panel and back panel audio jacks Table 8 Audio Jack Support Audio Jack Micro phone Head phones Front Speaker Line In Rear Surround Center Sub Side Surround FP Green Default FP Pink Default Rear Blue Default Rear Green Ctrl panel Default Rear Pink Default Rear Black Default Rear Orange Default 1 10 1 Audio Subsystem Software Audio software and drivers are available from Intel s ...

Page 29: ...DIF out optical Figure 4 Back Panel Audio Connectors NOTE The back panel audio line out connector is designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only Poor audio quality occurs if passive non amplified speakers are connected to this output For information about Refer to The locations of the front panel audio header and S PDIF audio header Figure 12 page 51 The signal names of the front panel...

Page 30: ...efer to LAN software and drivers http downloadcenter intel com 1 11 1 Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features 10 100 1000 BASE T IEEE 802 3 compliant Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE IEEE802 3az support Low Power Idle LPI mode Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN Controller and the Physical Layer PHY PCI Express bas...

Page 31: ... in Figure 5 Item Description A Link LED green B Data Rate LED green yellow Figure 5 LAN Connector LED Locations Table 9 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating Table 9 LAN Connector LED States LED LED Color LED State Condition Link Green Off LAN link is not established On LAN link is established Blinking LAN activity is occurring Data Rate Green Ye...

Page 32: ...soft Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 The Bluetooth driver stack is supplied by Microsoft but some Bluetooth enable devices might provide additional Bluetooth features and for proper functioning of those features will need their own supplied drivers installed CSR Bluetooth module BC0401PC08 Maximum data rate 3 0Mb s Forward and backward compatibility with Bluetooth v1 1 v1 2 v2 0 and v2 1 Integrated ...

Page 33: ... 11B supports up to 11 Mb s data rate IEEE 802 11G supports up to 54 Mb s data rate IEEE 802 11N supports up to 150 Mb s data rate Integrated Antenna Operating system support Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 both 32 bit and 64 bit For information about Refer to Obtaining WiFi information and drivers http msdn microsoft com en us library aa362932 VS 85 aspx 1 13 Hardware Management Subsystem ...

Page 34: ... Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel Desktop Control Center or third party software For information about Refer to The functions of the fan headers Section 1 14 2 2 page 40 1 13 3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis security feature that detects if the chassis cover is removed The security feature uses a mechanical switch on the chassis that attaches to the chass...

Page 35: ...thermal sensors and fan headers Item Description A Rear chassis fan header B Thermal diode located on processor die C Processor fan header D Front chassis fan header E Thermal diode located on the Intel Z68 Express Chipset F Auxiliary fan header Figure 7 Thermal Sensors and Fan Headers ...

Page 36: ... may require an ACPI aware driver video displays and hard disk drives Methods for achieving less than 15 watt system operation in the power on standby sleeping state A Soft off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer Support for multiple wake up events see Table 12 on page 38 Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table 10 lists the system states based on...

Page 37: ...cessor States Device States Targeted System Power Note 1 G0 working state S0 working C0 working D0 working state Full power 30 W G1 sleeping state S3 Suspend to RAM Context saved to RAM No power D3 no power except for wake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G1 sleeping state S4 Suspend to disk Context saved to disk No power D3 no power except for wake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G2 S5 S5 Soft off Context not...

Page 38: ...this state Power switch S3 S4 S5 Note 1 RTC alarm S3 S4 S5 Note 1 LAN S3 S4 S5 Note 1 USB S3 PME signal S3 S4 S5 Note 1 WAKE S3 S4 S5 Note 1 Consumer IR S3 S4 S5 Note 2 Serial port S3 Notes 1 S4 implies operating system support only 2 Wake from S4 and S5 is recommended by Microsoft NOTE The use of these wake up events from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support ...

Page 39: ...visor 5 V Standby Power Indicator LED LAN wake capabilities and Instantly Available PC technology require power from the 5 V standby line NOTE The use of Wake from USB from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support 1 14 2 1 Power Connector ATX12V compliant power supplies can turn off the system power through system control When an ACPI enabled system receives the c...

Page 40: ...he fan headers and sensors for thermal monitoring Figure 7 page 35 1 14 2 3 LAN Wake Capabilities CAUTION For LAN wake capabilities the 5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of providing adequate 5 V standby current Failure to provide adequate standby current when implementing LAN wake capabilities can damage the power supply LAN wake capabilities enable remote wake up of the compu...

Page 41: ...Management Interface Specification Add in boards that also support this specification can participate in power management and can be used to wake the computer The use of Instantly Available PC technology requires operating system support and PCI 2 2 compliant add in cards PCI Express add in cards and drivers 1 14 2 5 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from an ACPI S3 state NOTE Wake...

Page 42: ...erating levels If the Power Supervisor detects an out of spec voltage the following will happen 1 The board will be powered down immediately to protect circuits from electrical overstress and possible physical damage 2 A red warning LED on the board will activate as a visual cue 3 During the next power on a message will be displayed on the screen to notify the user that the power supply voltage ra...

Page 43: ...ty such as memory initialization the corresponding LED starts flashing Once the activity has completed the LED will remain on Figure 8 shows the location of the status LEDs Five additional LEDs can be used to monitor board functions such as hard drive activity processor status and voltage regulator status Refer to Table 13 for a description of all of the LEDs Figure 8 shows the location of the LED...

Page 44: ...ff Discrete circuit D Watch Dog Fire Back to BIOS Red On Off Flash BIOS E CPU Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS F Memory Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS G Video Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS H USB Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS I Hard Drive Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS J Option ROM Initialization Green On Off Flash BIOS K Operating System Start Green On Off F...

Page 45: ...on pressed down for three seconds The lighted onboard reset button can be used to reset the board This button duplicates the function of the front panel reset button Figure 9 shows the location of the onboard power and reset buttons Item Description A Onboard power B Onboard reset Figure 9 Location of the Onboard Power and Reset Buttons CAUTION Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage components The...

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Page 47: ...ns include the following BIOS SPI Flash device 32 Mbit Local APIC 19 MB Direct Media Interface 40 MB PCI Express configuration space 256 MB PCH base address registers PCI Express ports up to 256 MB Memory mapped I O that is dynamically allocated for Conventional PCI and PCI Express add in cards 256 MB The board provides the capability to reclaim the physical memory overlapped by the memory mapped ...

Page 48: ...Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC Technical Product Specification 48 Figure 10 Detailed System Memory Address Map ...

Page 49: ...nectors and Headers CAUTION Only the following connectors and headers have overcurrent protection back panel and front panel USB as well as IEEE 1394a The other internal connectors and headers are not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer s chassis such as fans and internal peripherals Do not use these connectors or headers to power devices external to the co...

Page 50: ...a connector E USB 2 0 ports F LAN port G USB 3 0 ports H HDMI connector I DVI I connector J Display port connector K Rear surround L Center channel and LFE Subwoofer M S PDIF out optical N Line in O Line out front speakers P Mic in side surround Figure 11 Back Panel Connectors NOTE The back panel audio line out connector is designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only Poor audio quality...

Page 51: ...nent side Connectors and Headers Figure 12 shows the locations of the component side connectors and headers Figure 12 Component side Connectors and Headers Table 15 lists the component side connectors and headers identified in Figure 12 ...

Page 52: ... J 12 V processor core voltage connector 2 x 4 pin K Processor fan header L Debug header M Consumer IR receiver input header N Consumer IR transmitter output header O Main power connector 2 x 12 P Front panel header Q Front chassis fan header R Alternate front panel power LED header S SATA 6 0 Gb s connector through a Marvell controller light blue T SATA 6 0 Gb s connector through the PCH blue U S...

Page 53: ...dio Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Port 1 Left channel 2 Ground 3 Port 1 Right channel 4 PRESENCE Dongle present 5 Port 2 Right channel 6 Port 1 SENSE_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND Jack detection 8 Key no pin 9 Port 2 Left channel 10 Port 2 SENSE_RETURN Table 18 Front Panel Audio Header for AC 97 Audio Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 MIC_BIAS 4 PRESENCE 5 FP_OUT_R 6 AUD_GND 7 No_Connect...

Page 54: ...SuperSpeed Rx 3 IntA_P1_SSRX USB3 ICC Port1 SuperSpeed Rx 4 GND Ground 5 IntA_P1_SSTX USB3 ICC Port1 SuperSpeed Tx 6 IntA_P1_SSTX USB3 ICC Port1 SuperSpeed Tx 7 GND Ground 8 IntA_P1_D USB3 ICC Port1 D USB2 Signal D 9 IntA_P1_D USB3 ICC Port1 D USB2 Signal D 10 ID Over Current Protection 11 IntA_P2_D USB3 ICC Port2 D USB2 Signal D 12 IntA_P2_D USB3 ICC Port2 D USB2 Signal D 13 GND Ground 14 IntA_P2...

Page 55: ...ote 2 12 V 3 FAN_TACH 4 FAN_CONTROL Note These fan headers use Pulse Width Modulation control for fan speed Table 20 Back Panel CIR Emitter Output Header Pin Signal Name 1 Emitter out 1 2 Emitter out 2 3 Ground 4 Key no pin 5 Jack detect 1 6 Jack detect 2 Table 21 Front Panel CIR Receiver Input Header Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 LED 3 NC 4 Learn in 5 5 V standby 6 VCC 7 Key no pin 8 CIR Input ...

Page 56: ...o 8 GB s of peak bandwidth per direction and up to 16 GB s concurrent bandwidth PCI Express 2 0 x1 two PCI Express 2 0 x1 connectors The x1 interface supports simultaneous transfer speeds up to 1 GB s of peak bandwidth per direction and up to 2 GB s concurrent bandwidth Conventional PCI rev 2 3 compliant bus three Conventional PCI bus add in card connectors Note the following considerations for th...

Page 57: ...directly to the processor voltage regulator and must always be used Failure to do so will prevent the board from booting Table 26 Processor Core Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 12 V 3 Ground 4 12 V 5 Ground 6 12 V 7 Ground 8 12 V Table 27 Main Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3 V 13 3 3 V 2 3 3 V 14 12 V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5 V 16 PS ON power supply r...

Page 58: ...ED pull up to 5 V 2 HDR_BLNK_GRN Out Front panel green LED 3 HDA Out Hard disk active LED 4 HDR_BLNK_YEL Out Front panel yellow LED Reset Switch On Off Switch 5 Ground Ground 6 FPBUT_IN In Power switch 7 FP_RESET In Reset switch 8 Ground Ground Power Not Connected 9 5 V Power 10 N C Not connected Figure 13 Connection Diagram for Front Panel Header 2 2 2 4 1 Hard Drive Activity LED Header Pins 1 an...

Page 59: ... Description Off Power off sleeping Steady Green Running Table 30 States for a Two Color Power LED LED State Description Off Power off Steady Green Running Steady Yellow Sleeping NOTE The colors listed in Table 29 and Table 30 are suggested colors only Actual LED colors are chassis specific 2 2 2 4 4 Power Switch Header Pins 6 and 8 can be connected to a front panel momentary contact power switch ...

Page 60: ...ers Figure 14 is a connection diagram for the front panel USB 2 0 headers NOTE The 5 V DC power on the USB 2 0 headers is fused Use only a front panel USB connector that conforms to the USB 2 0 specification for high speed USB devices Figure 14 Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB 2 0 Headers ...

Page 61: ...maged Figure 15 shows the location of the jumper block The 3 pin jumper block determines the BIOS Setup program s mode Table 31 describes the jumper settings for the three modes normal configure and recovery When the jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is powered up the BIOS compares the processor version and the microcode version in the BIOS and reports if the two match Figure 15 Loc...

Page 62: ...n and passwords for booting Configure 2 3 After the POST runs Setup runs automatically The maintenance menu is displayed Note that this Configure mode is the only way to clear the BIOS CMOS settings Press F9 restore defaults while in Configure mode to restore the BIOS CMOS settings to their default values Recovery None The BIOS attempts to recover the BIOS configuration A recovery CD or flash driv...

Page 63: ...assis Figure 16 illustrates the mechanical form factor for the board Dimensions are given in inches millimeters The outer dimensions are 12 00 inches by 9 60 inches 304 80 millimeters by 243 84 millimeters Location of the I O connectors and mounting holes are in compliance with the ATX specification Figure 16 Board Dimensions ...

Page 64: ...n The potential relation between 3 3 VDC and 5 VDC power rails The current capability of the 5 VSB line All timing parameters All voltage tolerances For example for a system consisting of a supported 95 W processor see Section 1 4 on page 17 for a list of supported processors 4 GB DDR3 RAM one high end video card one hard disk drive one optical drive and all board peripherals enabled the minimum r...

Page 65: ...apability of the fan headers Table 33 Fan Header Current Capability Fan Header Maximum Available Current Processor fan 2 0 A Front chassis fan 1 5 A Rear chassis fan 1 5 A Auxiliary chassis fan 1 5 A 2 5 3 Add in Board Considerations The board is designed to provide 2 A average of current for each add in board from the 5 V rail The total 5 V current draw for add in boards for a fully loaded board ...

Page 66: ...ng website http www3 intel com cd channel reseller asmo na eng tech_reference 53211 htm All responsibility for determining the adequacy of any thermal or system design remains solely with the reader Intel makes no warranties or representations that merely following the instructions presented in this document will result in a system with adequate thermal performance CAUTION Ensure that the ambient ...

Page 67: ...al changes The operating temperature current load or operating frequency could affect case temperatures Maximum case temperatures are important when considering proper airflow to cool the board Table 34 Thermal Considerations for Components Component Maximum Case Temperature Processor For processor case temperature see processor datasheets and processor specification updates Intel Z68 Express Chip...

Page 68: ...board is 240 568 hours 2 8 Environmental Table 35 lists the environmental specifications for the board Table 35 Environmental Specifications Parameter Specification Temperature Non Operating 20 C to 70 C Operating 0 C to 55 C Shock Unpackaged 50 g trapezoidal waveform Velocity change of 170 inches second Packaged Half sine 2 millisecond Product Weight pounds Free Fall inches Velocity Change inches...

Page 69: ...en the BIOS Setup configuration jumper is set to configure mode and the computer is powered up the BIOS compares the CPU version and the microcode version in the BIOS and reports if the two match The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the computer The BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the F2 key after the Power On Self Test POST memory test begins and ...

Page 70: ...ts a different menu screen Moves the cursor left or right or Selects an item Moves the cursor up or down Tab Selects a field Not implemented Enter Executes command or selects the submenu F9 Load the default configuration values for the current menu F10 Save the current values and exits the BIOS Setup program Esc Exits the menu 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization The Serial Peripheral Interface Flas...

Page 71: ...plication running on a non Plug and Play operating system can obtain the SMBIOS information Additional board information can be found in the BIOS under the Additional Information header under the Main BIOS page 3 5 Legacy USB Support Legacy USB support enables USB devices to be used even when the operating system s USB drivers are not yet available Legacy USB support is used to access the BIOS Set...

Page 72: ...y Update Utility which requires booting from DOS Using this utility the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk a USB drive a flash drive or a USB hard drive or an optical drive Intel F7 switch allows a user to select where the BIOS bio file is located and perform the update from that location device Similar to performing a BIOS Recovery without removing the BIOS configuration jumper Both u...

Page 73: ...motherboard DZ68BC tools htm and http developer intel com design motherbd software htm 3 7 BIOS Recovery It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update however if an interruption occurs the BIOS could be damaged Table 38 lists the drives and media types that can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery The BIOS recovery media does not need to be made bootable Table 38 Acceptable Drives Medi...

Page 74: ...vice This selection allows booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Pressing the F12 key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN To use this key during POST the User Access Level in the BIOS Setup program s Security menu must be set to Full 3 8 3 Booting Without Attached Devices For use in embedded applications the BIOS has been designed ...

Page 75: ...ime In the Boot Menu set the hard disk drive as the first boot device As a result the POST does not first seek a diskette drive which saves about one second from the POST execution time In the Peripheral Configuration submenu disable the LAN device if it will not be used This can reduce up to four seconds of option ROM boot time The BIOS will automatically not load the option ROM for the SATA cont...

Page 76: ...he computer The password prompt will be displayed before the computer is booted If only the supervisor password is set the computer boots without asking for a password If both passwords are set the user can enter either password to boot the computer For enhanced security use different passwords for the supervisor and user passwords Valid password characters are A Z a z and 0 9 Passwords may be up ...

Page 77: ...s to provide custom performance enhancements when using an Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i3 processors in an LGA1155 socket Processor frequency adjustment Processor voltage adjustment Memory clock adjustments Memory voltage adjustments QPI Bus voltage adjustment PCI Bus speed adjustment ...

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Page 79: ... Frequency F2 Setup F10 Boot Menu Prompt One 0 5 second beep when BIOS is ready to accept keyboard input 932 Hz BIOS update in progress None Video error On off 1 0 second each two times then 2 5 second pause off entire pattern repeats beeps and pause once and the BIOS will continue to boot 932 Hz When no VGA option ROM is found Memory error On off 1 0 second each three times then 2 5 second pause ...

Page 80: ... option ROM is found Memory error On off 1 0 second each three times then 2 5 second pause off entire pattern repeats blinks and pause until the system is powered off Thermal trip warning Each beep will be accompanied by the following blink pattern 25 seconds on 25 seconds off 25 seconds on 25 seconds off This will result in a total of 16 blinks 4 4 BIOS Error Messages Table 43 lists the error mes...

Page 81: ...80h POST codes themselves Table 46 lists the Port 80h POST sequence NOTE In the tables listed above all POST codes and range values are listed in hexadecimal Table 44 Port 80h POST Code Ranges Range Subsystem 0x00 0x05 Entering SX states S0 to S5 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 Resuming from SX states 0x10 0x20 S2 0x30 S3 etc 0x08 0x0F Security SEC phase 0x11 0x1F PEI phase pre MRC execution 0x21 0x29 MR...

Page 82: ...Set bootmode GPIO init 0x12 Early chipset register programming including graphics init 0x13 Basic PCH init discrete device init 1394 SATA 0x14 LAN init 0x15 Exit early platform init driver PEI SMBUS 0x16 SMBUSriver init 0x17 Entry to SMBUS execute read write 0x18 Exit SMBUS execute read write PEI CK505 Clock Programming 0x19 Entry to CK505 programming 0x1A Exit CK505 programming PEI Over Clock Pro...

Page 83: ...cate bases for APs 0x46 End CPU SMM Init CPU DXE Phase 0x47 CPU DXE Phase begin 0x48 Refresh memory space attributes according to MTRRs 0x49 Load the microcode if needed 0x4A Initialize strings to HII database 0x4B Initialize MP support 0x4C CPU DXE Phase End CPU DXE SMM Phase 0x4D CPU DXE SMM Phase begin 0x4E Relocate SM bases for all APs 0x4F CPU DXE SMM Phase end I O BUSES 0x50 Enumerating PCI ...

Page 84: ...6D BDS Step13 0x6E BDS Step14 0x6F BDS return to DXE core should not get here Keyboard PS 2 or USB 0x90 Resetting keyboard 0x91 Disabling the keyboard 0x92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard 0x93 Enabling the keyboard 0x94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 0x95 Instructing keyboard controller to run Self Test PS 2 only Mouse PS 2 or USB 0x98 Resetting mouse 0x99 Detecting mouse 0x9A Detecting pre...

Page 85: ... Detecting presence of a removable media IDE CDROM detection etc 0xBB Enabling configuring a removable media DXE Core 0xE4 Entered DXE phase BDS 0xE7 Waiting for user input 0xE8 Checking password 0xE9 Entering BIOS setup 0xEB Calling Legacy Option ROMs Runtime Phase EFI OS Boot 0xF8 EFI boot service ExitBootServices has been called 0xF9 EFI runtime service SetVirtualAddressMap has been called ...

Page 86: ...ization 13 SMM initialization 50 Enumerating PCI buses 51 Allocating resourced to PCI bus 92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard 90 Resetting keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 95 Keyboard Self Test EB Calling Video BIOS 58 Resetting USB bus 5A Resetting PATA SATA bus and all devices 92 Detecting the presence of the keyboard 90 Resetting keyboard 94 Clearing keyboard input buffer 5A Res...

Page 87: ...ndards Product certification markings 5 1 1 Safety Standards Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC complies with the safety standards stated in Table 47 when correctly installed in a compatible host system Table 47 Safety Standards Standard Title CSA UL 60950 1 Information Technology Equipment Safety Part 1 General Requirements USA and Canada EN 60950 1 Information Technology Equipment Safety Part 1 General ...

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Page 91: ...C Regulations Intel Desktop Board DZ68BC complies with the EMC regulations stated in Table 48 when correctly installed in a compatible host system Table 48 EMC Regulations Regulation Title FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 15 Subpart B Radio Frequency Devices USA ICES 003 Interference Causing Equipment Standard Digital Apparatus Canada EN55022 Limits and...

Page 92: ...ion 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 ...

Page 93: ...tion Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual Korea Class B Statement Korea Class B Statement translation This equipment is for home use and has acquired electromagnetic conformity registration so it can be used not only in residential are...

Page 94: ... Energy Star v5 0 category D EPEAT Korea e Standby European Union Energy related Products Directive 2009 ErP Lot 6 NOTE Energy Star compliance is based at the system level not the board level Use of an Intel Desktop Board alone does not guarantee Energy Star compliance For information about Refer to ENERGY STAR requirements and recommended configurations http www intel com go energystar Electronic...

Page 95: ...ick mark Includes adjacent Intel supplier code number N 232 Japan VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference mark Korea Certification mark Includes an adjacent KCC Korean Communications Commission certification number KCC REM CPU DZ68BC Taiwan BSMI Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspections mark Includes adjacent Intel company number D33025 Printed wiring board manufacturer s recognition m...

Page 96: ...miljølovgivning OBS Det kan oppstå eksplosjonsfare hvis batteriet skiftes ut med feil type Brukte batterier bør kastes i henhold til gjeldende miljølovgivning VIKTIGT Risk för explosion om batteriet ersätts med felaktig batterityp Batterier ska kasseras enligt de lokala miljövårdsbestämmelserna VARO Räjähdysvaara jos pariston tyyppi on väärä Paristot on kierrätettävä jos se on mahdollista Käytetyt...

Page 97: ...o com as regulamentações ambientais da região AŚCIAROŽZNAŚĆ Існуе рызыка выбуху калі заменены акумулятар неправільнага тыпу Акумулятары павінны па магчымасці перепрацоўвацца Пазбаўляцца ад старых акумулятараў патрэбна згодна з мясцовым заканадаўствам па экалогіі UPOZORNÌNÍ V případě výměny baterie za nesprávný druh může dojít k výbuchu Je li to možné baterie by měly být recyklovány Baterie je třeb...

Page 98: ... ее взрыва Батареи должны быть утилизированы по возможности Утилизация батарей должна проводится по правилам соответствующим местным требованиям UPOZORNENIE Ak batériu vymeníte za nesprávny typ hrozí nebezpečenstvo jej výbuchu Batérie by sa mali podľa možnosti vždy recyklovať Likvidácia použitých batérií sa musí vykonávať v súlade s miestnymi predpismi na ochranu životného prostredia POZOR Zamenja...

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