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GA-X38-DQ6 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-X38DQ6-1002R
GA-X38-DQ6 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-X38DQ6-1002R
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...) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables Two SATA brackets...
...) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables Two SATA brackets...
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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard Layout KB_MS RCA_SPDIF USB_1394_1 SYS_FAN1 ATX_12V_2X LGA775 CPU_FAN PCIE_12V ATX USB_1394_2 USB_LAN USB_LAN2 PWR_FAN RTL8111B Intel® X38 AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIE_1 NB_FAN RTL8111B GA-X38-DQ6 FDD PCIE_16_1 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 CODEC CD_IN PCIE_2 PCIE_3 BP_BIOS MAIN_BIOS BAT PCIE_16_2 CLR_CMOS Intel® ICH9R SATAII0 IDE SATAII1 SPDIF_O PCI1 IT8718 PCI2 LPT CI COM TPM F_1394 F_USB2 F_USB1 TSB43AB23 GIGABYTE SATA2 SATAII4 SATAII2 GSATAIIA PWR_LED SPDIF_IN SYS_FAN2 F_PANEL SATAII5 SATAII3 GSATAIIB - 7 -
GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard Layout KB_MS RCA_SPDIF USB_1394_1 SYS_FAN1 ATX_12V_2X LGA775 CPU_FAN PCIE_12V ATX USB_1394_2 USB_LAN USB_LAN2 PWR_FAN RTL8111B Intel® X38 AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIE_1 NB_FAN RTL8111B GA-X38-DQ6 FDD PCIE_16_1 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 CODEC CD_IN PCIE_2 PCIE_3 BP_BIOS MAIN_BIOS BAT PCIE_16_2 CLR_CMOS Intel® ICH9R SATAII0 IDE SATAII1 SPDIF_O PCI1 IT8718 PCI2 LPT CI COM TPM F_1394 F_USB2 F_USB1 TSB43AB23 GIGABYTE SATA2 SATAII4 SATAII2 GSATAIIA PWR_LED SPDIF_IN SYS_FAN2 F_PANEL SATAII5 SATAII3 GSATAIIB - 7 -
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... CLK (100 MHz) RTL RTL 8111B 8111B x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/ 33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 Intel® X38 Intel® ICH9R Dual Channel Memory MCH CLK (400/333/266/200 MHz) Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports PCI Bus TSB43AB23 CODEC IT8718...
... CLK (100 MHz) RTL RTL 8111B 8111B x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/ 33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 Intel® X38 Intel® ICH9R Dual Channel Memory MCH CLK (400/333/266/200 MHz) Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports PCI Bus TSB43AB23 CODEC IT8718...
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...Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad processor/Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Go to GIGABYTE...3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to the internal IEEE 1394 header) GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 - TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via ...
...Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad processor/Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Go to GIGABYTE...3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to the internal IEEE 1394 header) GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 - TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via ...
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... BIOS Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Voltage adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe/FSB/(G)MCH) allow you to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust DDR2 frequency - Adjust PCI Express x16 frequency from 100 MHz to 0.35V with 1 MHz...; Frequency adjustments in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 3) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends on the CPU being used. (Note 4) Due to : - GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.05V to 700 MHz with 0.05V increment -
... BIOS Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Voltage adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe/FSB/(G)MCH) allow you to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust DDR2 frequency - Adjust PCI Express x16 frequency from 100 MHz to 0.35V with 1 MHz...; Frequency adjustments in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 3) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends on the CPU being used. (Note 4) Due to : - GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.05V to 700 MHz with 0.05V increment -
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...tighten it to the screw. Step 3: Step 4: After removing the spring nuts, remove the Crazy Cool heatsink from the back of the motherboard. 1. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 16 - On the front side of the board, align the spring nut removed in a safe place. Use extreme care when installing or...appearance from the back of the board. English 1-3-3 Removing the Crazy Cool Heatsink from the Back of the Motherboard To install a non-Intel CPU cooler that requires extra mounting holes, follow the steps below to remove the Crazy Cool heatsink from the back of the motherboard. The...
...tighten it to the screw. Step 3: Step 4: After removing the spring nuts, remove the Crazy Cool heatsink from the back of the motherboard. 1. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 16 - On the front side of the board, align the spring nut removed in a safe place. Use extreme care when installing or...appearance from the back of the board. English 1-3-3 Removing the Crazy Cool Heatsink from the Back of the Motherboard To install a non-Intel CPU cooler that requires extra mounting holes, follow the steps below to remove the Crazy Cool heatsink from the back of the motherboard. The...
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...Only for 2x4 pin 12V) 3 GND 4 GND 5 +12V (Only for 2x4 pin 12V) 6 +12V (Only for 2x4 pin 12V) 7 +12V 8 +12V 12 24 1 13 ATX GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard ATX : Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Definition 3.3V 3.3V GND +5V GND +5V GND Power Good 5V SB(stand by the CPU manufacturer ...when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU (130W). • To meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can supply enough stable power to boot, be used...
...Only for 2x4 pin 12V) 3 GND 4 GND 5 +12V (Only for 2x4 pin 12V) 6 +12V (Only for 2x4 pin 12V) 7 +12V 8 +12V 12 24 1 13 ATX GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard ATX : Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Definition 3.3V 3.3V GND +5V GND +5V GND Power Good 5V SB(stand by the CPU manufacturer ...when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU (130W). • To meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can supply enough stable power to boot, be used...
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For HD Front Panel Audio: For AC'97 Front Panel Audio: 10 9 Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 30 - You may connect the audio cable that came with your chassis front panel audio module to the header. 1 Pin No. For information about ...'97 front panel audio module, refer to work or even damage it. English 14) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio.
For HD Front Panel Audio: For AC'97 Front Panel Audio: 10 9 Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 30 - You may connect the audio cable that came with your chassis front panel audio module to the header. 1 Pin No. For information about ...'97 front panel audio module, refer to work or even damage it. English 14) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio.
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... An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Intel X38 BIOS for X38-DQ6 D19 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/17/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0QC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the key to show the ...BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - The LOGO Screen (Default) : POST Screen : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu: Qflash Function Keys B. You...
... An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Intel X38 BIOS for X38-DQ6 D19 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/17/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0QC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the key to show the ...BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - The LOGO Screen (Default) : POST Screen : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu: Qflash Function Keys B. You...
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... only if you install a CPU that supports multi-core technology. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 44 - Set this item to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. set this item to decrease average power consumption and heat production. (Default: Enabled) Virtualization Technology (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Virtualization Technology. English CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows...
... only if you install a CPU that supports multi-core technology. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 44 - Set this item to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. set this item to decrease average power consumption and heat production. (Default: Enabled) Virtualization Technology (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Virtualization Technology. English CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows...
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... USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 46 - Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to be shared with other device. Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to... IDE mode. Onboard H/W LAN2 (LAN2 port) Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to Disabled. English SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel ICH9R Southbridge) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Windows XP/2000.
... USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 46 - Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to be shared with other device. Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to... IDE mode. Onboard H/W LAN2 (LAN2 port) Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to Disabled. English SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel ICH9R Southbridge) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Windows XP/2000.
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... 12 GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for X38-DQ6 D19 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/17/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0QC-00 Figure 9 C. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . English B. Intel X38 BIOS...
... 12 GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for X38-DQ6 D19 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/17/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0QC-00 Figure 9 C. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . English B. Intel X38 BIOS...
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...corrupted or damaged, the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 70 - From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support Dual BIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a ...With Q-Flash you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Restart the system. Intel X38 BIOS for the safety and stability of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. For the sake of your floppy disk, ...
...corrupted or damaged, the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 70 - From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support Dual BIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a ...With Q-Flash you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Restart the system. Intel X38 BIOS for the safety and stability of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. For the sake of your floppy disk, ...
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...drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. B. ..., refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on the GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector...
...drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. B. ..., refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on the GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector...
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...- 64KB [K L ]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 5 [ENTER]-Select GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 80 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. RAID10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror. If only two hard drives are installed... Figure 4 [ENTER]-Select Step 4: Under Disks item, select the hard drives to proceed. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. Press to be special characters) under the Name item and press . English Step 3:...
...- 64KB [K L ]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 5 [ENTER]-Select GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 80 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. RAID10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror. If only two hard drives are installed... Figure 4 [ENTER]-Select Step 4: Under Disks item, select the hard drives to proceed. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. Press to be special characters) under the Name item and press . English Step 3:...
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... Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to non-RAID. All Rights Reversed. [ DELETE ... confirm your selection (Figure 8), press to confirm or to abort. WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. [K L ]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 8 [DEL]-Delete Volume GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 82 - English Delete RAID Volume To delete a RAID array, select Delete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press .
... Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to non-RAID. All Rights Reversed. [ DELETE ... confirm your selection (Figure 8), press to confirm or to abort. WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. [K L ]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 8 [DEL]-Delete Volume GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 82 - English Delete RAID Volume To delete a RAID array, select Delete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press .
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Figure 9 GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 94 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B. Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9).
Figure 9 GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 94 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B. Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9).
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...: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out. Configuring Speakers: (The following for each jack through the audio driver. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 98 - The picture to -analog converters (DACs) that allows the user to the Mic in or Line in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear ...simultaneously. A. Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • If your front panel audio supports Intel HD Audio standard, you can listen to access the Audio Control Panel.
...: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out. Configuring Speakers: (The following for each jack through the audio driver. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 98 - The picture to -analog converters (DACs) that allows the user to the Mic in or Line in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear ...simultaneously. A. Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • If your front panel audio supports Intel HD Audio standard, you can listen to access the Audio Control Panel.