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Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Specification Updates. Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification April 2012 Order Number: G28726-004 The Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB 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 DZ68DB Specification Updates. Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification April 2012 Order Number: G28726-004 The Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.
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... does not provide any license, express or implied, by Intel. INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL® PRODUCTS. may be supported without notice. Intel desktop boards may contain design defects or errors known as errata, which...COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. The furnishing of the Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Updated the Board Identification Information section Updated the Board Identification Information section Updated the Board Identification Information section Date April 2011 October 2011 January 2012 ...
... does not provide any license, express or implied, by Intel. INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL® PRODUCTS. may be supported without notice. Intel desktop boards may contain design defects or errors known as errata, which...COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. The furnishing of the Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Updated the Board Identification Information section Updated the Board Identification Information section Updated the Board Identification Information section Date April 2011 October 2011 January 2012 ...
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... S-Spec Numbers SLJ4F Errata Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in a separate Specification Update. iii See http://developer.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboard/index.htm for the latest documentation. Board Identification Information Basic Desktop Board DZ68DB Identification Information AA Revision BIOS Revision Notes G27985-100 BCZ6810H.86A.0011 1,2 G27985-101 BCZ6810H.86A.0032 1,2 G27985...
... S-Spec Numbers SLJ4F Errata Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in a separate Specification Update. iii See http://developer.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboard/index.htm for the latest documentation. Board Identification Information Basic Desktop Board DZ68DB Identification Information AA Revision BIOS Revision Notes G27985-100 BCZ6810H.86A.0011 1,2 G27985-101 BCZ6810H.86A.0032 1,2 G27985...
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... all specifications of the BIOS error messages, beep codes, and POST codes Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB and its components to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data. CAUTION Cautions are included to the vendors, system integrators, and other engineers...
... all specifications of the BIOS error messages, beep codes, and POST codes Regulatory compliance and battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB and its components to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data. CAUTION Cautions are included to the vendors, system integrators, and other engineers...
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Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # GB GB/s Gb/s KB Kbit kbits/s MB MB/s Mbit Mbits/s xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate third-...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # GB GB/s Gb/s KB Kbit kbits/s MB MB/s Mbit Mbits/s xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate third-...
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Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.14 Power Management 32 1.14.1 ACPI 32 1.14.2 Hardware Support 34 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Resources 39 2.1.1 ... Jumper Block 52 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 54 2.4.1 Form Factor 54 2.5 Electrical Considerations 55 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 55 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 56 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 56 2.6 Thermal Considerations 56 2.7 Reliability 59 2.8 Environmental 59 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 61 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 62 3.3 Resource Configuration 62...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.14 Power Management 32 1.14.1 ACPI 32 1.14.2 Hardware Support 34 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Resources 39 2.1.1 ... Jumper Block 52 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 54 2.4.1 Form Factor 54 2.5 Electrical Considerations 55 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 55 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 56 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 56 2.6 Thermal Considerations 56 2.7 Reliability 59 2.8 Environmental 59 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 61 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 62 3.3 Resource Configuration 62...
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...Messages 72 42. Front Panel USB Headers 45 16. S/PDIF Header 46 18. Main Power Connector 48 24. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for Intel HD Audio 45 14. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 72 41. Typical Port 80h POST Sequence 78 45. System Memory Map 41 12... 29. Tcontrol Values for a One-Color Power LED 50 26. Safety Standards 79 46. Front Panel CIR Receiver (Input) Header 47 22. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 11. Component-side Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure 10 44 13. Processor, Front, and Rear Chassis (4-Pin) Fan ...
...Messages 72 42. Front Panel USB Headers 45 16. S/PDIF Header 46 18. Main Power Connector 48 24. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for Intel HD Audio 45 14. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 72 41. Typical Port 80h POST Sequence 78 45. System Memory Map 41 12... 29. Tcontrol Values for a One-Color Power LED 50 26. Safety Standards 79 46. Front Panel CIR Receiver (Input) Header 47 22. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 11. Component-side Connectors and Headers Shown in Figure 10 44 13. Processor, Front, and Rear Chassis (4-Pin) Fan ...
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...• Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connectors • Three Conventional PCI bus connectors • Intel® BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), ...front panel, Consumer Infrared (CIR), and USB ports Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller Legacy I/O Control Hardware Monitor Subsystem Nuvoton W83677HG-i I/O controller for CIR and hardware... fan activity • Fan speed control 12 Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Table 1.
...• Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connectors • Three Conventional PCI bus connectors • Intel® BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), ...front panel, Consumer Infrared (CIR), and USB ports Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller Legacy I/O Control Hardware Monitor Subsystem Nuvoton W83677HG-i I/O controller for CIR and hardware... fan activity • Fan speed control 12 Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Table 1.
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Figure 1. Product Description 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB. Major Board Components 13
Figure 1. Product Description 1.1.2 Board Layout Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB. Major Board Components 13
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Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Table 2 lists the components identified in card connector Back panel connectors Processor core power connector (2 x 2) Rear chassis fan header ... Piezoelectric speaker SATA connectors (5) Alternate front panel power LED header Front panel header BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Standby power LED Front panel USB 2.0 headers (4) Intel Z68 Express Chipset S/PDIF out header Front panel audio header 14 Table 2. Components Shown in Figure 1 Item/callout from Figure 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA BB CC...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Table 2 lists the components identified in card connector Back panel connectors Processor core power connector (2 x 2) Rear chassis fan header ... Piezoelectric speaker SATA connectors (5) Alternate front panel power LED header Front panel header BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Standby power LED Front panel USB 2.0 headers (4) Intel Z68 Express Chipset S/PDIF out header Front panel audio header 14 Table 2. Components Shown in Figure 1 Item/callout from Figure 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA BB CC...
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... • No PATA connector 1.3 Online Support To find information about... Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Desktop Board Support Available configurations for Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.htm http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+support http://ark.intel.com Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory...
... • No PATA connector 1.3 Online Support To find information about... Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Desktop Board Support Available configurations for Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Visit this World Wide Web site: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.htm http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+support http://ark.intel.com Supported processors Chipset information BIOS and driver updates Tested memory...
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...the power supply. The maximum theoretical bandwidth on the web site above are only supported when falling within the wattage requirements of Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB. See the Intel web site listed below for an aggregate of 8 GB/s when operating in each direction (500 MB/s) per lane. Supported ... each direction (250 MB/s) per lane. The maximum theoretical bandwidth on power supply requirements for this board. 1.4.1 PCI Express x16 Graphics The Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, and Intel Core i3 processors in an LGA1155 socket support discrete add in graphics cards via the PCI Express 2.0...
...the power supply. The maximum theoretical bandwidth on the web site above are only supported when falling within the wattage requirements of Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB. See the Intel web site listed below for an aggregate of 8 GB/s when operating in each direction (500 MB/s) per lane. Supported ... each direction (250 MB/s) per lane. The maximum theoretical bandwidth on power supply requirements for this board. 1.4.1 PCI Express x16 Graphics The Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, and Intel Core i3 processors in an LGA1155 socket support discrete add in graphics cards via the PCI Express 2.0...
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...modules (containing two rows of SDRAM) and "SS" refers to support higher performance DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs. • Support for optimum performance. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.5 System Memory The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following restriction: Double-sided DIMMs with x16 organization are not supported. • 32 GB maximum... (with 4 Gb memory technology). Tested Memory Refer to Section 2.1.1 on page 39 for information on the total amount of SDRAM). Refer to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb /CS-025414.htm 18
...modules (containing two rows of SDRAM) and "SS" refers to support higher performance DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs. • Support for optimum performance. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.5 System Memory The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following restriction: Double-sided DIMMs with x16 organization are not supported. • 32 GB maximum... (with 4 Gb memory technology). Tested Memory Refer to Section 2.1.1 on page 39 for information on the total amount of SDRAM). Refer to : http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb /CS-025414.htm 18
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Figure 3. For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if only installing two DIMMs in the DIMM 1 (Channel A, DIMM 1) socket. Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration NOTE The Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, and Intel Core i3 processors require memory to be populated in your configuration. 20 Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration.
Figure 3. For best memory performance always install memory into the blue DIMM memory sockets if only installing two DIMMs in the DIMM 1 (Channel A, DIMM 1) socket. Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration NOTE The Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, and Intel Core i3 processors require memory to be populated in your configuration. 20 Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification Figure 3 illustrates the memory channel and DIMM configuration.
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... attached, regardless of the VGA and DVI-I port supports both digital and analog DVI displays. The HDMI port is enabled for Blu-ray S3D. Table 5. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.7.1.2 High Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*) The HDMI port supports standard, enhanced, or high definition video, plus multichannel digital audio on the...
... attached, regardless of the VGA and DVI-I port supports both digital and analog DVI displays. The HDMI port is enabled for Blu-ray S3D. Table 5. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.7.1.2 High Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*) The HDMI port supports standard, enhanced, or high definition video, plus multichannel digital audio on the...
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...information about installing drivers during Microsoft Windows XP installation, you must press F6 to Figure 10, page 43 1.8.1.1 SATA RAID The board supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology which support one device per connector: • Two internal SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (blue) • Two... with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of Independent Drives) levels via the Intel Z68 Express Chipset: • RAID 0 - Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.8 SATA Interfaces The board provides six SATA connectors through the PCH, which provides the following RAID ...
...information about installing drivers during Microsoft Windows XP installation, you must press F6 to Figure 10, page 43 1.8.1.1 SATA RAID The board supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology which support one device per connector: • Two internal SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (blue) • Two... with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of Independent Drives) levels via the Intel Z68 Express Chipset: • RAID 0 - Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.8 SATA Interfaces The board provides six SATA connectors through the PCH, which provides the following RAID ...
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... the life of other user remotes. Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 are required to buy or create their own interface modules to connect to Intel Desktop Boards for the I/O controller. 1.10.1 Consumer Infrared (CIR) The Consumer Infrared (CIR) feature is accurate to comply with Microsoft Consumer Infrared usage models. Replace the battery...
... the life of other user remotes. Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 are required to buy or create their own interface modules to connect to Intel Desktop Boards for the I/O controller. 1.10.1 Consumer Infrared (CIR) The Consumer Infrared (CIR) feature is accurate to comply with Microsoft Consumer Infrared usage models. Replace the battery...
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... certification Table 6 lists the supported functions of 97 dB • Microphone input that is connected to Section 1.3, page 16 26 Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.11 Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel HD Audio through the Realtek ALC892 audio codec as well as the DisplayPort interface. The back panel audio jacks are available...
... certification Table 6 lists the supported functions of 97 dB • Microphone input that is connected to Section 1.3, page 16 26 Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.11 Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel HD Audio through the Realtek ALC892 audio codec as well as the DisplayPort interface. The back panel audio jacks are available...
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Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.12 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) • Intel Z68 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional ...capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.12.1 Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features: • 10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802...
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.12 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) • Intel Z68 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional ...capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.12.1 Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features: • 10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802...
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... Section 1.14.2.2, page 35 1.13.3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis security feature that attaches to the chassis intrusion header. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.13 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities or third-party software. For information about The functions...
... Section 1.14.2.2, page 35 1.13.3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection The board supports a chassis security feature that attaches to the chassis intrusion header. Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Technical Product Specification 1.13 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management features enable the board to be implemented using Intel® Desktop Utilities or third-party software. For information about The functions...