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... I . Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 for Serial ATA Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 8 GB memory) Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533 unbuffered DIMMs (Note 2) Supports 1.8V DDRII DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot (the PCIE_16_1 slot) 1 PCI Express x4 slot (the PCIE_16_2 slot) 3 PCI Express x1 slots (share the same PCIe bus with the PCIE_16_2 slot) (Note 3) 2 PCI slots GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Front Side Bus Chipset LAN Audio...
... I . Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 for Serial ATA Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 8 GB memory) Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533 unbuffered DIMMs (Note 2) Supports 1.8V DDRII DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot (the PCIE_16_1 slot) 1 PCI Express x4 slot (the PCIE_16_2 slot) 3 PCI Express x1 slots (share the same PCIe bus with the PCIE_16_2 slot) (Note 3) 2 PCI slots GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Front Side Bus Chipset LAN Audio...
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...1 serial port (COM) 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 IEEE 1394a port 1 RJ-45 port 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In / Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8718 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU / System temperature detection CPU / System / Power fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / System / Power fan failure warning CPU smart fan control BIOS 2 8 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS ...
...1 serial port (COM) 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 IEEE 1394a port 1 RJ-45 port 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In / Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8718 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU / System temperature detection CPU / System / Power fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / System / Power fan failure warning CPU smart fan control BIOS 2 8 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS ...
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... attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the pin hole on the motherboard.Pressing down the push pins diagonally. If the push pin is inserted as a result of hardening of the heat paste. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 14 - The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU cooler installation section of the user manual) Fig. 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing. Fig. 2 (Turning the push pin along...
... attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the pin hole on the motherboard.Pressing down the push pins diagonally. If the push pin is inserted as a result of hardening of the heat paste. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 14 - The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU cooler installation section of the user manual) Fig. 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing. Fig. 2 (Turning the push pin along...
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... 3 TXN GSATAII1 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 24 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly. 7 1 SATAII0 SATAII1 1 7 7 1 7 1 SATAII4 SATAII2 SATAII5 SATAII3 1 7 1 7 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND...
... 3 TXN GSATAII1 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 24 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly. 7 1 SATAII0 SATAII1 1 7 7 1 7 1 SATAII4 SATAII2 SATAII5 SATAII3 1 7 1 7 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND...
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.... IDE Channel 0/1 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during POST(default) • None Select this option for faster system start up . • Manual User can manually input the correct settings. You can use one of three methods: • Auto Allows BIOS to set the access mode for the hard drive. The time is , , , . For example, 1 p.m. Access Mode Use this to automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during POST(default) • None Select this option for faster system start...
.... IDE Channel 0/1 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during POST(default) • None Select this option for faster system start up . • Manual User can manually input the correct settings. You can use one of three methods: • Auto Allows BIOS to set the access mode for the hard drive. The time is , , , . For example, 1 p.m. Access Mode Use this to automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during POST(default) • None Select this option for faster system start...
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... feature is installed. Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Disable CPUID Limit for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default Disabled value) Disable CPU Hyper Threading. Virtualization Technology (Note) Enabled Enable Virtualization Technology function. (Default value) Disabled Disable Virtualization Technology function. capability. (Default value) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to see BIOS POST screen, set this function. Init Display First This...
... feature is installed. Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Disable CPUID Limit for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default Disabled value) Disable CPU Hyper Threading. Virtualization Technology (Note) Enabled Enable Virtualization Technology function. (Default value) Disabled Disable Virtualization Technology function. capability. (Default value) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to see BIOS POST screen, set this function. Init Display First This...
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... 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [3F8/IRQ4...
... 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [3F8/IRQ4...
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... or short might occur at Port..... English Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... 1. Onboard H/W 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. However, because Pair 4-5 and Pair 7-8 are not used in the figure above. 2. SMART LAN CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at about 1.6m on the LAN cable connected to...
... or short might occur at Port..... English Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... 1. Onboard H/W 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. However, because Pair 4-5 and Pair 7-8 are not used in the figure above. 2. SMART LAN CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at about 1.6m on the LAN cable connected to...
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... controller. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode This function allows users to IDE mode. Set the SATA channel to RAID mode and IDE channel to decide the operating mode of the onboard LAN chip. ECP Using Parallel port as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Enabled Enable this function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Advanced Host Controller Inteface (AHCI) is 2F8/IRQ3. Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3BC/IRQ7. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard...
... controller. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode This function allows users to IDE mode. Set the SATA channel to RAID mode and IDE channel to decide the operating mode of the onboard LAN chip. ECP Using Parallel port as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Enabled Enable this function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Advanced Host Controller Inteface (AHCI) is 2F8/IRQ3. Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3BC/IRQ7. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard...
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... VGA graphics card bandwidth to Fast. for power users only. 2. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is overclocked and cannot restart, please wait 20secs. Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value) Fast Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to get higher performance. BIOS Setup CPU Host Clock Control Please note that supports this item is recommended that the M.I .A. 2 System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 800 High Speed DRAM DLL Settings ******** System Voltage...
... VGA graphics card bandwidth to Fast. for power users only. 2. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is overclocked and cannot restart, please wait 20secs. Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value) Fast Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to get higher performance. BIOS Setup CPU Host Clock Control Please note that supports this item is recommended that the M.I .A. 2 System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 800 High Speed DRAM DLL Settings ******** System Voltage...
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... Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI ConfiguratioEnsnter Password: PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Change/Set/Disable Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup...
... Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI ConfiguratioEnsnter Password: PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Change/Set/Disable Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup...
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...-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by booting from CD-ROM for 965P-DQ6 F9a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/11/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. At least 64M bytes of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. If you complete installations of system memory...
...-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by booting from CD-ROM for 965P-DQ6 F9a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/11/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. At least 64M bytes of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. If you complete installations of system memory...
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... power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Appendix If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connectors. (For example, on the GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 connectors are more than one SATA controller...
... power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Appendix If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connectors. (For example, on the GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 connectors are more than one SATA controller...
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... floppy disk. Press 0 to select Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows operating system(Note 2). Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. Boot from the menu. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 72 - Prepare a startup disk that in MS-DOS mode(Note1). First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 12, press 7 to exit when finished. At the D:\> prompt, type...
... floppy disk. Press 0 to select Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows operating system(Note 2). Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. Boot from the menu. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 72 - Prepare a startup disk that in MS-DOS mode(Note1). First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 12, press 7 to exit when finished. At the D:\> prompt, type...
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... SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 14). Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. Appendix The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with the SATA driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows...
... SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 14). Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. Appendix The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with the SATA driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows...
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... GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, the GSATAII0 and GSATAII1 connectors are supported by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Make sure to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN SMART...
... GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, the GSATAII0 and GSATAII1 connectors are supported by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Make sure to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN SMART...
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... recognized during OS installation. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process.
... recognized during OS installation. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process.
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..., CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have any device support disks from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 18). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue...
..., CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have any device support disks from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 18). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue...
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... set the Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode item in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the floppy disk. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 86 - Windows Setup Setup will appear. Select the SCSI Adapter you wish to select one or some file(s) cannot be installed. Use the ARROW keys...
... set the Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode item in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the floppy disk. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 86 - Windows Setup Setup will appear. Select the SCSI Adapter you wish to select one or some file(s) cannot be installed. Use the ARROW keys...
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... connect the positive and negative pins in the manual. Question 3: How do these options. Turn off the on . What do I cannot see these beeps usually stand for reference purposes. AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error 1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 96 - Question 1: I clear CMOS? Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS...
... connect the positive and negative pins in the manual. Question 3: How do these options. Turn off the on . What do I cannot see these beeps usually stand for reference purposes. AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error 1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 96 - Question 1: I clear CMOS? Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS...