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GA-H55M-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS VGA ATX_12V R_USB3 LGA1156 R_USB2 R_USB1 CPU_FAN USB_LAN AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIEX16 Realtek PCI1 RTL8111E PCI2 BAT GA-H55M-S2 Intel® H55 CODEC PCIEX1 SYS_FAN F_USB2 F_USB1 iTE IT8720 ATX M_BIOS B_BIOS CLR_CMOS F_PANEL DDR3_1 DDR3_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 - 7 -
GA-H55M-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS VGA ATX_12V R_USB3 LGA1156 R_USB2 R_USB1 CPU_FAN USB_LAN AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIEX16 Realtek PCI1 RTL8111E PCI2 BAT GA-H55M-S2 Intel® H55 CODEC PCIEX1 SYS_FAN F_USB2 F_USB1 iTE IT8720 ATX M_BIOS B_BIOS CLR_CMOS F_PANEL DDR3_1 DDR3_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 - 7 -
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GA-H55M-S2 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 LGA1156 CPU CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) DDR3 1666 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x16 PCI Express Bus 1 PCI Express x1 LAN PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus x1 RJ45 Realtek RTL8111E x1 PCI Bus FDI Interface DMI Interface Intel® H55 D-Sub Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports CODEC LPC Bus iTE IT8720 PS/2 KB/Mouse 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speakcer Out ) Line Out (Front Speakcer Out ) Line In (Rear Speakcer Out ) - 8 -
GA-H55M-S2 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 LGA1156 CPU CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) DDR3 1666 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x16 PCI Express Bus 1 PCI Express x1 LAN PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus x1 RJ45 Realtek RTL8111E x1 PCI Bus FDI Interface DMI Interface Intel® H55 D-Sub Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports CODEC LPC Bus iTE IT8720 PS/2 KB/Mouse 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speakcer Out ) Line Out (Front Speakcer Out ) Line In (Rear Speakcer Out ) - 8 -
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... modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® H55 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 2 x 1.5V DDR3 ...; Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated in the Chipset -
... modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® H55 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 2 x 1.5V DDR3 ...; Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated in the Chipset -
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... a system fan be installed inside the chassis. 1 CPU_FAN CPU_FAN: Pin No. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. 5) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by H55 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to your CPU and system from overheating. SATA2_2 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 7 7 7 1 1 1 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 SATA2_3 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND...
... a system fan be installed inside the chassis. 1 CPU_FAN CPU_FAN: Pin No. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. 5) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by H55 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to your CPU and system from overheating. SATA2_2 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 7 7 7 1 1 1 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 SATA2_3 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND...
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... arrow key or the down arrow key to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. H55M-S2 E11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/27/2010-H55-7A89TG0GC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS SETUP Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash...
... arrow key or the down arrow key to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. H55M-S2 E11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/27/2010-H55-7A89TG0GC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS SETUP Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash...
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...the SATA controllers to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel H55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows ...Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults SATA AHCI Mode (Intel H55 Chipset) Allows you to decide whether to configure the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel H55 Chipset to install operating systems that support Native mode. (Default) USB Controllers Enables ...
...the SATA controllers to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel H55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows ...Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults SATA AHCI Mode (Intel H55 Chipset) Allows you to decide whether to configure the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel H55 Chipset to install operating systems that support Native mode. (Default) USB Controllers Enables ...
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.... Restart the system. Note: You can update the system BIOS without the need to access Q-Flash. Before You Begin 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS...., Award Software, Inc. H55M-S2 E11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/27/2010-H55-7A89TG0GC-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you can access Q-Flash by adding one more physical BIOS chip. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS...
.... Restart the system. Note: You can update the system BIOS without the need to access Q-Flash. Before You Begin 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS...., Award Software, Inc. H55M-S2 E11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/27/2010-H55-7A89TG0GC-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you can access Q-Flash by adding one more physical BIOS chip. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS...