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.... • Turning on the motherboard, make sure they are connected tightly and securely. • When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hardware Installation These stickers are required for warranty validation. • Always remove the AC power by your...
.... • Turning on the motherboard, make sure they are connected tightly and securely. • When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hardware Installation These stickers are required for warranty validation. • Always remove the AC power by your...
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...Switch • MSG (Message/Power/Sleep LED, Yellow): System Status LED Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. If a problem is reading or writing data. • RES (Reset Switch, Green): Connects to the reset switch on when the system is in S3/S4/S5...according to perform a normal restart. • NC (Purple): No connection The front panel design may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem. The S0 On LED is on the chassis front panel. The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is operating. One single short ...
...Switch • MSG (Message/Power/Sleep LED, Yellow): System Status LED Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. If a problem is reading or writing data. • RES (Reset Switch, Green): Connects to the reset switch on when the system is in S3/S4/S5...according to perform a normal restart. • NC (Purple): No connection The front panel design may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem. The S0 On LED is on the chassis front panel. The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is operating. One single short ...
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... is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. Refer to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system's failure to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is turned on the... the BIOS Setup program. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during the POST. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to boot.
... is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. Refer to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system's failure to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is turned on the... the BIOS Setup program. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during the POST. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to boot.
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If no cable problem is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m, as shown ... LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When No LAN Cable Is Attached... GA-P35-DQ6 Motherboard - 46 - Pair1-2 Status = Open Pair3-6 Status = Open Pair4-5 Status = Open Pair7-8 Status = Open / Length = / Length = / Length = / Length = 0.0m 0.0m 0.0m 0.0m Item Help Menu...
If no cable problem is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m, as shown ... LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When No LAN Cable Is Attached... GA-P35-DQ6 Motherboard - 46 - Pair1-2 Status = Open Pair3-6 Status = Open Pair4-5 Status = Open Pair7-8 Status = Open / Length = / Length = / Length = / Length = 0.0m 0.0m 0.0m 0.0m Item Help Menu...
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... LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller....the SATA controller integrated in MS-DOS mode; Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is the approximate length of 10/100Mbps in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. If a cable problem occurs on Pair 1-2. it will operate at about AHCI, please visit Intel's website. Example: Pair1-2 Status = Short / ...
... LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller....the SATA controller integrated in MS-DOS mode; Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is the approximate length of 10/100Mbps in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. If a cable problem occurs on Pair 1-2. it will operate at about AHCI, please visit Intel's website. Example: Pair1-2 Status = Short / ...
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...problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-P35-DQ6...Setup during the POST mean? A: If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper, refer to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. Turn off your computer. You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for ...
...problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-P35-DQ6...Setup during the POST mean? A: If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper, refer to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. Turn off your computer. You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for ...
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...system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to the CPU securely. No Check if the CPU cooler is attached to solve the problem. Press to the motherboard. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Yes Check if the memory is verified and..."Save & Exit Setup" to start the computer. Appendix Make sure the motherboard does not short-circuit with the chassis or other metal objects. The problem is verified and solved. A (Continued...) - 101 - Turn on the CPU. Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults")....
...system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to the CPU securely. No Check if the CPU cooler is attached to solve the problem. Press to the motherboard. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Yes Check if the memory is verified and..."Save & Exit Setup" to start the computer. Appendix Make sure the motherboard does not short-circuit with the chassis or other metal objects. The problem is verified and solved. A (Continued...) - 101 - Turn on the CPU. Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults")....
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... "Load Optimized Defaults"). Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. GA-P35-DQ6 Motherboard - 102 - Check if the keyboard is verified and solved. No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable might fail. The problem is verified and solved. Check if the system can boot successfully. Plugg in the keyboard...
... "Load Optimized Defaults"). Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. GA-P35-DQ6 Motherboard - 102 - Check if the keyboard is verified and solved. No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable might fail. The problem is verified and solved. Check if the system can boot successfully. Plugg in the keyboard...