Intel DH55HC Product Guide

Intel Desktop Board DH55HC Product Guide
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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
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..............................................................36
Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable................................................36
Removing the Processor ..............................................................................36
Installing and Removing System Memory ..............................................................37
Guidelines for Dual Channel Memory Configuration..........................................37
Two or Four DIMMs .............................................................................37
Three DIMMs ......................................................................................38
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................39
Removing DIMMs........................................................................................41
Installing and Removing PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards.........................................41
Installing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card ....................................................41
Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card....................................................42
Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables....................................................................44
Installing an Intel
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Z-U130 USB Solid-State Drive (or Compatible Device)..................45
Connecting to the Internal Headers ......................................................................46
Front Panel Audio Header ............................................................................47
Internal Mono Speaker Header .....................................................................47
S/PDIF Header ...........................................................................................48
Parallel Port Header ....................................................................................48
Chassis Intrusion Header .............................................................................49
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RPAT Header.....................................................................................49
Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header ........................................................49
Front Panel Header .....................................................................................50
Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers........................................................................50
Serial Header.............................................................................................51
Connecting to the Audio System...........................................................................52
Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables...................................................53
Connecting Chassis Fan Cables.....................................................................53
Connecting Power Supply Cables ..................................................................54
Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper .................................................................55
Clearing Passwords ............................................................................................56
Replacing the Battery .........................................................................................57
3 Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS with the Intel
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Express BIOS Update Utility.................................63
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 .................................65
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility .................................66
Recovering the BIOS...................................................................................66

Intel DH55HC Specifications

General

Brand	Intel
Model	DH55HC
Category	Motherboard
Language	English