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... ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-3-3 Removing the Crazy Cool Heatsink from the Back of the Motherboard ..... 16 1-4 Installing the Memory 17 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 17 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 18...
... ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-3-3 Removing the Crazy Cool Heatsink from the Back of the Motherboard ..... 16 1-4 Installing the Memory 17 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 17 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 18...
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...) RJ45 RJ45 RTL RTL 8111B/ 8111B/ 8111C 8111C x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/ 33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a Host Interface Intel® X38 Intel® ICH9R CODEC DDR3 1900/1600/1333/ 1066/800 MHz Dual Channel... Memory MCH CLK (400/333/266/200 MHz) Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse TPM 2 PCI ...
...) RJ45 RJ45 RTL RTL 8111B/ 8111B/ 8111C 8111C x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/ 33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a Host Interface Intel® X38 Intel® ICH9R CODEC DDR3 1900/1600/1333/ 1066/800 MHz Dual Channel... Memory MCH CLK (400/333/266/200 MHz) Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse TPM 2 PCI ...
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... technician. - 9 - If you do not have a problem related to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can lead to damage to system components as well as...
... technician. - 9 - If you do not have a problem related to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can lead to damage to system components as well as...
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...IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Storage Interface IEEE 1394a Support for an Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad processor...devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAIIA, GSATAIIB) supporting up to the internal IEEE 1394a header) GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 -
...IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Storage Interface IEEE 1394a Support for an Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad processor...devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAIIA, GSATAIIB) supporting up to the internal IEEE 1394a header) GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 -
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...operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) Each channel can only fit one memory module when using DDR3 1900/1600 MHz memory module. (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function...RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Increase FSB voltage by 0.025V to 150 MHz with 1 MHz increment - Adjust DDR3 frequency - GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase CPU voltage (Note 5) - Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to 700 MHz with 1 MHz increment ...
...operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) Each channel can only fit one memory module when using DDR3 1900/1600 MHz memory module. (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function...RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Increase FSB voltage by 0.025V to 150 MHz with 1 MHz increment - Adjust DDR3 frequency - GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase CPU voltage (Note 5) - Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to 700 MHz with 1 MHz increment ...
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... oriented incorrectly. (Or you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. It is not installed, otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur. • Set...the CPU. • Do not turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. The CPU cannot be set the frequency beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for...
... oriented incorrectly. (Or you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. It is not installed, otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur. • Set...the CPU. • Do not turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. The CPU cannot be set the frequency beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for...
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...one direction. Hardware Installation 1-4 Installing the Memory Read the following : Channel 0: DDRIII1, DDRIII2 Channel 1: DDRIII3, DDRIII4 Dual Channel Memory Configurations Table DDRIII1 DDRIII2 DDRIII3 Two Modules DS/SS - - Dual Channel mode cannot be used. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. • ...Each channel can be installed in the same colored DDR3 sockets for the latest memory support list.) • Always turn off the computer and unplug the...
...one direction. Hardware Installation 1-4 Installing the Memory Read the following : Channel 0: DDRIII1, DDRIII2 Channel 1: DDRIII3, DDRIII4 Dual Channel Memory Configurations Table DDRIII1 DDRIII2 DDRIII3 Two Modules DS/SS - - Dual Channel mode cannot be used. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. • ...Each channel can be installed in the same colored DDR3 sockets for the latest memory support list.) • Always turn off the computer and unplug the...
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... 2: The clips at both ends of the memory, push down on the memory and insert it can only fit in the memory sockets. Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory module. 1-4-2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module , make sure to turn off the ...computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard...
... 2: The clips at both ends of the memory, push down on the memory and insert it can only fit in the memory sockets. Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory module. 1-4-2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module , make sure to turn off the ...computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard...
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... changes in BIOS Setup. Set User Password Change, set , or disable password. An user password only allows you can use this task.) GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 40 - Pressing to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can create up to a profile. It allows you to restrict access...restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup. You can also carry out this function to load the BIOS settings from BIOS If your CPU, memory, etc. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. ...
... changes in BIOS Setup. Set User Password Change, set , or disable password. An user password only allows you can use this task.) GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 40 - Pressing to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can create up to a profile. It allows you to restrict access...restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup. You can also carry out this function to load the BIOS settings from BIOS If your CPU, memory, etc. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. ...
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...: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features 640K 510M 512M Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous...
...: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features 640K 510M 512M Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous...
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...installed hard drive. Halt on this channel. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for any error. Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Number of heads. GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 42 - Options are : None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5". Number of cylinders. IDE Channel 2, ... will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Total Memory The total amount of memory installed on the hard drive. Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed...
...installed hard drive. Halt on this channel. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for any error. Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Number of heads. GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 42 - Options are : None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5". Number of cylinders. IDE Channel 2, ... will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Total Memory The total amount of memory installed on the hard drive. Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed...
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...-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your system to accept. HDD S.M.A.R.T. to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note) CPU EIST Function (Note) Virtualization Technology (Note) Full Screen LOGO Show Init Display...
...-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your system to accept. HDD S.M.A.R.T. to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note) CPU EIST Function (Note) Virtualization Technology (Note) Full Screen LOGO Show Init Display...
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...protection for the computer, reducing exposure to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Virtualization enhanced by Intel® Virtualization Technology will be reduced during system halt state to Enabled for Windows XP operating system; GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 44 - Disabled displays normal POST message.... Express graphics card on CPU loading, Intel® EIST technology can function as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. set this item to Disabled for legacy operating system...
...protection for the computer, reducing exposure to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Virtualization enhanced by Intel® Virtualization Technology will be reduced during system halt state to Enabled for Windows XP operating system; GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 44 - Disabled displays normal POST message.... Express graphics card on CPU loading, Intel® EIST technology can function as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. set this item to Disabled for legacy operating system...
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...) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Soft-Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. (Default ) Full-On Memory The system is set a password with 1~5 characters to turn on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Note: When using this function, you need an ATX...® Vista® operating system. Note: you install 32-bit Windows® Vista® ; Note: To cancel the password, press on a specific day in a month. GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 50 -
...) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Soft-Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. (Default ) Full-On Memory The system is set a password with 1~5 characters to turn on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Note: When using this function, you need an ATX...® Vista® operating system. Note: you install 32-bit Windows® Vista® ; Note: To cancel the password, press on a specific day in a month. GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 50 -
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GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 54 - 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics Booster CPU Clock Ratio (Note) CPU Frequency CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) C.I.A. 2 Performance Enhance System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 800 ... or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. If this feature.
GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 54 - 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics Booster CPU Clock Ratio (Note) CPU Frequency CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) C.I.A. 2 Performance Enhance System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 800 ... or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. If this feature.
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.... The item is present only if a CPU with the CPU specifications. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of the graphics chip and memory. For a 1600 MHz FSB CPU, set this item to 150 MHz. Racing Increases CPU frequency by 17% or 19% depending on CPU loading. Options are...
.... The item is present only if a CPU with the CPU specifications. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of the graphics chip and memory. For a 1600 MHz FSB CPU, set this item to 150 MHz. Racing Increases CPU frequency by 17% or 19% depending on CPU loading. Options are...
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... To Precharge Delay Options are : Auto (default), 4~11. GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 56 - Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at its best performance level. the second is the memory frequency that is the normal operating frequency of the memory being used; Options are: Auto (default), Manual. ******** Standard...Lets the system operate at three different performance levels. Refresh to the CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) and System Memory Multiplier settings. Lets the system operate at its good performance level. (Default) Extreme Lets the system operate at its basic performance...
... To Precharge Delay Options are : Auto (default), 4~11. GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 56 - Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at its best performance level. the second is the memory frequency that is the normal operating frequency of the memory being used; Options are: Auto (default), Manual. ******** Standard...Lets the system operate at three different performance levels. Refresh to the CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) and System Memory Multiplier settings. Lets the system operate at its good performance level. (Default) Extreme Lets the system operate at its basic performance...
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...50ps~750ps. (G)MCH Clock Skew Control Allows you to set the North Bridge clock prior to 0.75V at 0.025V increment. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) +0.05V ~ +0.35V Increases FSB voltage by 0.05V to set the Front Side Bus voltage. FSB OverVoltage Control...- 57 - The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to the memory. Options are : 700mV, 800mV (default), 900mV, 1000mV. Normal Supplies the PCIe bus voltage as required. (Default) +0.025V ~ +0.775V Increases North...
...50ps~750ps. (G)MCH Clock Skew Control Allows you to set the North Bridge clock prior to 0.75V at 0.025V increment. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) +0.05V ~ +0.35V Increases FSB voltage by 0.05V to set the Front Side Bus voltage. FSB OverVoltage Control...- 57 - The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to the memory. Options are : 700mV, 800mV (default), 900mV, 1000mV. Normal Supplies the PCIe bus voltage as required. (Default) +0.025V ~ +0.775V Increases North...
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... to back up your system data and perform restoration of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported...
... to back up your system data and perform restoration of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported...
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...help file Quits or minimizes the EasyTune 5 Pro interface Performance Enhancement Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may provide optimizations for CPU and memory, enhancing the performance of these components. setting page Enters the SMART FAN setting page Enters the PC HEALTH setting page ...Toggles among Easy Mode, Advanced Mode, and Graphics Mode Displays the CPU frequency Shows the supported function(s) Go to GIGABYTE website to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. - 75 - Unique Features OVERCLOCKING 2. Function LEDs 9. Before you ...
...help file Quits or minimizes the EasyTune 5 Pro interface Performance Enhancement Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may provide optimizations for CPU and memory, enhancing the performance of these components. setting page Enters the SMART FAN setting page Enters the PC HEALTH setting page ...Toggles among Easy Mode, Advanced Mode, and Graphics Mode Displays the CPU frequency Shows the supported function(s) Go to GIGABYTE website to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. - 75 - Unique Features OVERCLOCKING 2. Function LEDs 9. Before you ...