Intel Desktop Control Center

Posted on October 28, 2003 - 11:20 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

NVIDIA released their System Utility yesterday, this leaded to me doing some research about Intel his Desktop Control Center program. The features of Intel Desktop Control Center are very interesting. All overclocking and tuning options are configurable from a Windows environment, without rebooting. And yes I found a download link.

Enables you to perform stress tests and to conduct performance testing to measure the impact of system configuration changes.
Different configurable system tuning presets like "quiet operation" and "gaming mode".
Fine-tune memory timings, modify chipset parameters, and configure thermal set points
Fan speed control
Check system stability with the "burn-in" testing, with different tests, durations and intensity. Intel Desktop Control Center monitors temperature, fan speeds, and performance while simultaneously stressing the selected system components and busses
Start with a baseline measurement of system performance. Then fine-tune your adjustments and stress the system to ensure stability. Finally, generate a new baseline and compare to previous configurations to determine relative performance gains in areas of processor, storage, graphics, and memory.

Intel Desktop Control Center enables you to perform stress tests to verify system stability and to conduct performance testing to measure the impact of system configuration changes. The easy-to-read system gauges provide feedback so you can observe the effects of various system modifications in real-time.

This easy-to-use console dynamically displays temperatures, speed, and usage percentages, allowing you to verify system stability and check performance gains without rebooting into the BIOS.

And once you have tuned the system to your liking, the settings can be stored as presets so you can quicly shift gears between "quiet operation" and "gaming mode".

Unfortunately this program will only work on a few of Intel his Desktop motherboards that support the IDCC program like the D875PBZ and the D865PERL.

Download : Intel Desktop Control Center (9.97MB)
Link for more information : here

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Comments (32)

Anonymous October 29, 2003 at 02:03

I installed this yesterday on my D875PBZ after updating my bios and it did not work, gave some error about unable to start ui or something! anyone had any luck with this?
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1. Anonymous October 30, 2003 at 02:40
  
  Yes.. I received the same message.. Did not work for me either..
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2. Anonymous October 31, 2003 at 09:05
  
  Mine runs perfectly, I can overclock on the fly..... woo hoo ! What OS are you guys using ?
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  1. Anonymous November 2, 2003 at 07:54
    
    Running XP all patched and updated, latest bios and drivers!
  2. Anonymous January 27, 2004 at 14:12
    
    i've got the same problem worked perfectly when i installed it two months ago but now i've got an error i think that it comes from the latest bios i've applied (now i used the lastest one) wait & see, intel should solve this problem
  3. Anonymous February 8, 2004 at 22:42
    
    I have same problem! I get An unexpected error occurred while initalizing the interface! I used same bios(P12) as when it worked before reformat! Upgraded bios to (P13)and same error message appears! Told Intel-Still waiting for fix!!!
3. Anonymous December 3, 2003 at 07:17
  
  go to the site and enter your issues..
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Anonymous October 31, 2003 at 04:49

I get... "An unexpected error occurred while initializing the interface" and then nothing!
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1. Anonymous November 5, 2003 at 10:01
  
  I have the same error reflash BISO P16 and load the speed deafult settings same as before.
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2. Anonymous December 3, 2003 at 15:25
  
  i have the same problem d865perl with RL86510A.86A.0069.P12.EB. bios
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  1. Anonymous January 30, 2004 at 19:57
    
    same here for my d875pbz it sux
  2. Anonymous February 8, 2004 at 22:57
    
    Same here! Loaded (P13)bios-Still the same on D865PERL with XP Pro! It worked with (P12)bios before reformat-But I get same error message now!
  3. Anonymous February 13, 2004 at 01:50
    
    Just got mine running again! Uninstall IDCC & IAM,ran RegCleaner to make sure. Installed new bios(P14) came out today. Installed new IAM(1.20), it worked. Installed IDCC - It works! Good Luck with your's!
  4. Anonymous February 13, 2004 at 02:10
    
    I loaded the (P14) bios -came out today! Uninstalled IDCC & IAM. Installed new IAM v1.20 & it worked! Then installed IDCC & it finally works again! Good Luck!
  5. Anonymous February 23, 2006 at 17:28
    
    Sorry but what is IAM ???
3. Anonymous February 3, 2004 at 01:08
  
  "An unexpected error occurred while initializing the interface" same prob for me. I got an Intel 875pbz, p21 lastest bios and lastest IDCC version. My Windows version is XP Pro French. may be its that? Wich version and langage of windows u guys got?
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  1. Anonymous February 6, 2004 at 05:59
    
    I once was able to run this utility. I wish I could recall what I did to make it stop working. Anyways.. I am running the latest IDCC IDCC_1.1.0041.exe and the latest BIOS version. Here are my systems specs: Product name Intel(R) Desktop Board D875PBZ based system Board model Genuine Intel(R) D875PBZ system board OS version Windows* XP version 5.1 Service Pack 1 build 2600 OS memory 2,095,776 KB RAM *********************************** Processor *********************************** Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Bus speed 800 MHz L1 cache Data Cache 8KB, Execution Trace Cache 12K Micro-ops L2 cache Advanced Transfer Cache 512 KB Form factor Socket 478 Stepping 9 *********************************** System *********************************** Physical memory 2,048 MB RAM Memory speed DDR400 Memory type DDR, Synchronous Form factor DIMM BIOS date 01/29/2004 BIOS size 1024 KB BIOS version P21 (BZ87510A.86A.0091.P21.0401291113)
  2. Anonymous February 8, 2004 at 05:54
    
    We have the same problem! It worked a week ago, but had to format the computer and after installing the program again, we now get an error message! Emailed tech support but have not heard back from them!
  3. Anonymous February 8, 2004 at 22:45
    
    Same here! Still waitig for reply and FIX!!!
4. Anonymous February 8, 2004 at 22:52
  
  Mine worked fine until I reformatted-Now I get same error message! When it worked I used (P12) bios update-Doesn't work now! Updated to (P13) bios-Still get error message! Intel Active Monitor still works fine though! E-mailed Intel Tech_Still waiting an answer or FIX!! Good Luck!
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5. mhinz March 4, 2004 at 05:18
  
  I get... "An unexpected error occurred while initializing the interface" and then nothing! My Windows is XP Professional English My board. Product name Intel(R) Desktop Board D875PBZ based system Board model Genuine Intel(R) D875PBZ system board OS version Windows* XP version 5.1 Service Pack 1 build 2600 OS memory 1,047,200 KB RAM *************************************************************************** Processor *************************************************************************** Processor Genuine Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor Processor speed 2.80 GHz Bus speed 800 MHz L1 cache Data Cache 8KB, Execution Trace Cache 12K Micro-ops L2 cache Advanced Transfer Cache 512 KB Form factor Socket 478 Stepping 5 *************************************************************************** System *************************************************************************** Physical memory 1,024 MB RAM Memory speed DDR400 Memory type DDR, Synchronous Form factor DIMM BIOS date 01/29/2004 BIOS size 1024 KB BIOS version P21 (BZ87510A.86A.0091.P21.0401291113)
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6. Anonymous March 20, 2004 at 02:50
  
  My motherboard desktop D875PBZ version was AAC26680-205, I got in touch with a representative of INTEL that changed the motherboard for the model AAC26680-302. Made the change of the motherboard Intel(R) Desktop Control Center it perfectly worked.
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7. Anonymous March 20, 2004 at 02:51
  
  The solution is: My motherboard desktop D875PBZ version was AAC26680-205, I got in touch with a representative of INTEL that changed the motherboard for the model AAC26680-302. Made the change of the motherboard Intel(R) Desktop Control Center it perfectly worked.
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  1. Anonymous August 23, 2004 at 11:28
    
    This is no way a solution for someone that does not have his mother working for Intel. Also I doubt that the new hardware version would help.
8. Anonymous August 23, 2004 at 11:26
  
  The install order of the software is very important. Install software in this order: 1. Windows 2. Service Pack 1 or 2 3. The chipset INF. 4. IDCC That should work. It worked for me. My config: Mobo: D875PBZ BIOS: P27 IDCC: 1.2.0060
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Anonymous November 20, 2003 at 14:59

I installed it yesterday in my D875PBZ and look the error message: http://www.higherox.kit.net/erro.gif Someone knows how to solve it? Ps.: Apologies for my bad english. I'm brazilian :)!
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1. Anonymous December 21, 2003 at 03:18
  
  I am also having a problem with the control center and the active monitor. anyone have a link to possible fix?
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  1. Anonymous February 11, 2004 at 22:00
    
    try this cached version of a google bookmark: http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:GPRTi3rr6RMJ:www.datamini.ru/computers/dcc/readme.txt+%22C:%5CTemp%5CIntelActiveMonitor.exe+-a+-nosmbus%22&hl=en&start=1&ie=UTF-8
2. Anonymous April 22, 2004 at 14:47
  
  Maybe you will need to update your BIOS. Remember that on the Intel`s website Downlod box window, say that: To use IDCC you need has or i875 or i865 and BIOS updated. - See below. " In order to properly install the Intel® Desktop Control Center Rev 1.1 on your system, you must have the following: 1. Intel Desktop Board D875PBZ or D865PERL 2. Updated BIOS D875PBZ BIOS Update or D865PERL BIOS Update 3. Review the Readme file " The URL, all you know is: http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/dcc/ - click on the Download button to see the box message. Good Luck. Jorge@Oliveira.com
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Anonymous January 17, 2005 at 11:10

i try it .....no good.....i did not install all the way
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1. Anonymous November 3, 2006 at 01:49
  
  Go snag the newest BIOS update and it should fire right up.
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2. Anonymous April 9, 2007 at 16:33
  
  But it says to support the badaxe2,,but its bullshit,,it wont initialize..
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