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GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard Layout KB_MS COAXIAL OPTICAL ATX_12V_2X LGA775 PWR_FAN PCIE_12V ATX COM LPT 1394 USB GA-965P-DQ6 LAN USB AUDIO BATTERY CPU_FAN CLR_CMOS Intel® P965 F_AUDIO PCIE_1 FDD Marvell 8056 PCIE_16_1 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 PCIE_2 CODEC PCIE_3 CD_IN PCIE_16_2 PCI1 IT8718 PCI2 TPM SPDIF_IN BP_BIOS MAIN_BIOS SATAII0 CI SYS_FAN Intel® ICH8R TSB43AB23 SATAII4 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII5 SATAII3 GIGABYTE SATA2 IDE GSATAII1 GSATAII0 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F1_1394 F2_1394 PWR_LED F_PANEL - 7 -
GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard Layout KB_MS COAXIAL OPTICAL ATX_12V_2X LGA775 PWR_FAN PCIE_12V ATX COM LPT 1394 USB GA-965P-DQ6 LAN USB AUDIO BATTERY CPU_FAN CLR_CMOS Intel® P965 F_AUDIO PCIE_1 FDD Marvell 8056 PCIE_16_1 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 PCIE_2 CODEC PCIE_3 CD_IN PCIE_16_2 PCI1 IT8718 PCI2 TPM SPDIF_IN BP_BIOS MAIN_BIOS SATAII0 CI SYS_FAN Intel® ICH8R TSB43AB23 SATAII4 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII5 SATAII3 GIGABYTE SATA2 IDE GSATAII1 GSATAII0 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F1_1394 F2_1394 PWR_LED F_PANEL - 7 -
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... (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 Switch LAN RJ45 Marvell 8056 x1 PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-33/66/100/ 133 IDE Channel PCI Bus GIGABYTE SATA2 LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(333(Note 1)/266/200/133 MHz) Host Interface DDRII 800/667/533 MHz DIMM(Note 2) Intel® P965 Dual Channel.../Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) (Note 1) Applies only when the GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard (rev. 3.3) is installed. The system will be 667 MHz or 833 MHz, depending on the memory being installed. (Note 2) To use a DDRII 800/667...
... (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 Switch LAN RJ45 Marvell 8056 x1 PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-33/66/100/ 133 IDE Channel PCI Bus GIGABYTE SATA2 LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(333(Note 1)/266/200/133 MHz) Host Interface DDRII 800/667/533 MHz DIMM(Note 2) Intel® P965 Dual Channel.../Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) (Note 1) Applies only when the GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard (rev. 3.3) is installed. The system will be 667 MHz or 833 MHz, depending on the memory being installed. (Note 2) To use a DDRII 800/667...
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Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD for Serial ATA GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller - 1 IDE connectors with ATA-33/66/100/133 support, allowing connection of 2 IDE devices - 2 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1), allowing connection of 6 SATA ... / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® processor Extreme Edition / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D L2 cache varies with the PCIE_16_2 slot) (Note 3) 2 PCI slots GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 -
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD for Serial ATA GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller - 1 IDE connectors with ATA-33/66/100/133 support, allowing connection of 2 IDE devices - 2 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1), allowing connection of 6 SATA ... / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® processor Extreme Edition / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D L2 cache varies with the PCIE_16_2 slot) (Note 3) 2 PCI slots GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 -
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... 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 24 - English 9) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by ICH8R) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up 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 RXN RXP GND 10) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can...
... 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 24 - English 9) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by ICH8R) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up 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 RXN RXP GND 10) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can...
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... (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 40 - Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard SATA/IDE Device This function allows users to decide the operating mode of the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode ...This function allows users to enable or disable the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller.
... (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 40 - Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard SATA/IDE Device This function allows users to decide the operating mode of the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode ...This function allows users to enable or disable the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller.
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GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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Note: You can access Q-Flash by either pressing the End key during POST to access Q-Flash. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 60 - From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard disk. Extract ... ARROW key to select Update Main BIOS from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. Updating the BIOS Step 1: a. Intel P965 BIOS for 965P-DQ6 F9a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/11/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0GC-00 : Qflash Because BIOS flashing is ...
Note: You can access Q-Flash by either pressing the End key during POST to access Q-Flash. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 60 - From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard disk. Extract ... ARROW key to select Update Main BIOS from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. Updating the BIOS Step 1: a. Intel P965 BIOS for 965P-DQ6 F9a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/11/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0GC-00 : Qflash Because BIOS flashing is ...
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... supported. 2. It means to method II. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 64 - V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in @BIOSTM server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating...
... supported. 2. It means to method II. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 64 - V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in @BIOSTM server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating...
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... and a blank formatted floppy disk. Figure 11 Figure 12 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA ... First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 12, press 7 to copy the driver in Figure 12. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 72 - Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to a floppy...
... and a blank formatted floppy disk. Figure 11 Figure 12 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA ... First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 12, press 7 to copy the driver in Figure 12. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 72 - Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to a floppy...
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... enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, the GSATAII0 and GSATAII1 connectors are more than one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the user's ...Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in your computer Attach one SATA controller on your motherboard. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 76 - English B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in system BIOS Setup and set the first boot devce. Then set this section ...
... enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, the GSATAII0 and GSATAII1 connectors are more than one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the user's ...Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in your computer Attach one SATA controller on your motherboard. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 76 - English B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in system BIOS Setup and set the first boot devce. Then set this section ...
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... ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 4 [ESC]-Exit Note: In the main screen, you wish to enter the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS setup utility. Press CTRL+ G to execute and press ENTER. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 78 - Highlight the item that you can select a hard disk in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID... BIOS setup utility to check detailed information about the selected hard disk. PCIE-to create RAID. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Skip this step if ...
... ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 4 [ESC]-Exit Note: In the main screen, you wish to enter the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS setup utility. Press CTRL+ G to execute and press ENTER. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 78 - Highlight the item that you can select a hard disk in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID... BIOS setup utility to check detailed information about the selected hard disk. PCIE-to create RAID. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Skip this step if ...
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...]-Abort 5. The default value indicates the maximum capacity determined by the selected members. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to seperate RAID members. Assign Array Disks: After RAID mode is chosen, the remaining capacity would be used . [ ]-Switch Unit [DEL,BS]-Delete Number Figure 8 [ENTER]-Next [ESC]-Abort GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 80 - English 3.
...]-Abort 5. The default value indicates the maximum capacity determined by the selected members. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to seperate RAID members. Assign Array Disks: After RAID mode is chosen, the remaining capacity would be used . [ ]-Switch Unit [DEL,BS]-Delete Number Figure 8 [ENTER]-Next [ESC]-Abort GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 80 - English 3.
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... small window displaying the array information will appear in the Main Menu block to move the selection bar to the RAID Disk Drive List block. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk ...(Y/N)?Y RAID Level 0-Stripe Capacity Status 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [ TAB]-Switch Window [ ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 12 [ESC]-Exit GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 82 - English To check more detailed information about the array, use the TAB key while in the center of the screen (Figure 11).
... small window displaying the array information will appear in the Main Menu block to move the selection bar to the RAID Disk Drive List block. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk ...(Y/N)?Y RAID Level 0-Stripe Capacity Status 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [ TAB]-Switch Window [ ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 12 [ESC]-Exit GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 82 - English To check more detailed information about the array, use the TAB key while in the center of the screen (Figure 11).
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... Driver Disk (Required for Windows operating system(Note 2). Prepare a startup disk that in Figure 16, press E to select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to... floppy disk. Figure 15 Figure 16 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 84 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to the floppy disk...
... Driver Disk (Required for Windows operating system(Note 2). Prepare a startup disk that in Figure 16, press E to select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to... floppy disk. Figure 15 Figure 16 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 84 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to the floppy disk...
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... SATA driver again from the following mass storage device(s): GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 86 - S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit...
... SATA driver again from the following mass storage device(s): GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 86 - S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit...
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... 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 3: How do these options. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 1 minute (Or you are using is...speaker with an internal amplifier. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after computer shuts down and that were included in the battery holder to GIGABYTE's website. If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the steps below may help you identify the possible computer ...
... 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 3: How do these options. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 1 minute (Or you are using is...speaker with an internal amplifier. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after computer shuts down and that were included in the battery holder to GIGABYTE's website. If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the steps below may help you identify the possible computer ...