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GA-946GM-DS2/GA-946GM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout VGA KB_MS ATX_12V LGA775 CPU_FAN GA-946GM-DS2/GA-946GM-S2 IT8718 COMA LPT USB USB AUDIO LAN BATTERY SYS_FAN CLR_CMOS Intel® 946GZ F_AUDIO PCIE_16 RTL8111B PCI1 BIOS PCI2 CD_IN CODEC PCIE_1 REV: 2.0 SPDIF_IO FDD COMB DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 ATX IDE SATAII2 SATAII3 Intel® ICH7 CI SATAII0 SATAII1 F_PANEL PWR_LED F_USB1 F_USB2 - 7 -
GA-946GM-DS2/GA-946GM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout VGA KB_MS ATX_12V LGA775 CPU_FAN GA-946GM-DS2/GA-946GM-S2 IT8718 COMA LPT USB USB AUDIO LAN BATTERY SYS_FAN CLR_CMOS Intel® 946GZ F_AUDIO PCIE_16 RTL8111B PCI1 BIOS PCI2 CD_IN CODEC PCIE_1 REV: 2.0 SPDIF_IO FDD COMB DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 ATX IDE SATAII2 SATAII3 Intel® ICH7 CI SATAII0 SATAII1 F_PANEL PWR_LED F_USB1 F_USB2 - 7 -
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...)/533 MHz DIMM Intel® 946GZ Dual Channel Memory PCI Express Bus x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x1 RTL8111B RJ45 PCI Bus LAN 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) Intel® ICH7 CODEC BIOS ATA 33/66/100 IDE Channel 4 SATA 3Gb/s IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Ports PS...
...)/533 MHz DIMM Intel® 946GZ Dual Channel Memory PCI Express Bus x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x1 RTL8111B RJ45 PCI Bus LAN 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) Intel® ICH7 CODEC BIOS ATA 33/66/100 IDE Channel 4 SATA 3Gb/s IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Ports PS...
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... with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 533/800/1066 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 946GZ Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 LAN Onboard RTL8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Audio Onboard Realtek ALC888 chip Supports High Definition Audio Supports 2 / 4 / 6 /... 1 COMB connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 ports by cables 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector "*" Only the GA-946GM-DS2 adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 -
... with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 533/800/1066 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 946GZ Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 LAN Onboard RTL8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Audio Onboard Realtek ALC888 chip Supports High Definition Audio Supports 2 / 4 / 6 /... 1 COMB connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 ports by cables 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector "*" Only the GA-946GM-DS2 adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 -
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VGA Port Monitor can be connected to Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Line In The default Line In ...
VGA Port Monitor can be connected to Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Line In The default Line In ...
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... == Select a Boot First device == Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB-FDD USB-ZIP USB-CDROM USB-HDD LAN KL:Move Enter :Accept ESC:Exit The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-946GM-DS2 F1a) Once you want, press "Ctrl+F1" to access advanced options. 2. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item...BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as usual. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 30 - Press to accept or enter the sub-menu. The BIOS Setup menus described in the BIOS Setup when somehow the ...
... == Select a Boot First device == Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB-FDD USB-ZIP USB-CDROM USB-HDD LAN KL:Move Enter :Accept ESC:Exit The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-946GM-DS2 F1a) Once you want, press "Ctrl+F1" to access advanced options. 2. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item...BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as usual. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 30 - Press to accept or enter the sub-menu. The BIOS Setup menus described in the BIOS Setup when somehow the ...
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...access to move it down the list. Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Limit CPUID Max. LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory ... correct password is installed. If you install a processor that supports this function. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it up when you want to...
...access to move it down the list. Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Limit CPUID Max. LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory ... correct password is installed. If you install a processor that supports this function. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it up when you want to...
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... function will be ignored. Non-Combined Set On-Chip SATA mode to Non-Combined, SATA will auto set to Ch. 0 Master/Slave. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 36 - USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. SATA Port 1/3 Set to..."PATA IDE Set to USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Enabled] [Auto] Ch.0 Master/Slave ...
... function will be ignored. Non-Combined Set On-Chip SATA mode to Non-Combined, SATA will auto set to Ch. 0 Master/Slave. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 36 - USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. SATA Port 1/3 Set to..."PATA IDE Set to USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Enabled] [Auto] Ch.0 Master/Slave ...
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... value) Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When No LAN Cable Is Attached... Azalia Codec Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable Azalia audio function.... Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support. Onboard H/W LAN Enabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Refer to detect USB...
... value) Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When No LAN Cable Is Attached... Azalia Codec Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable Azalia audio function.... Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support. Onboard H/W LAN Enabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Refer to detect USB...
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... and address is 2E8/IRQ3. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 - Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length= 30m Link Detected Cable Length Displays transmission speed Displays the approximate length of wires, the Status field will show Open, and the length shown is detected on a specified pair of the attached LAN cable Note: The Gigabit...
... and address is 2E8/IRQ3. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 - Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length= 30m Link Detected Cable Length Displays transmission speed Displays the approximate length of wires, the Status field will show Open, and the length shown is detected on a specified pair of the attached LAN cable Note: The Gigabit...