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Table of Contents OptionalItems ...6 Box Contents ...6 GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 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 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Installing...
Table of Contents OptionalItems ...6 Box Contents ...6 GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 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 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Installing...
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Only for GA-P35-DS3. Only for GA-P35-S3. - 8 - Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(400(O.C.)/333/266/200 MHz) Host Interface DDR2 1200(O.C.)/1066/ 800/667 MHz PCI Express x16 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 LAN RJ45 RTL 8111B x1 PCI Express Bus x1... Memory MCH CLK (400(O.C.)/333/266/200 MHz) BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 4 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) Only for GA-P35-DS3R...
Only for GA-P35-DS3. Only for GA-P35-S3. - 8 - Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(400(O.C.)/333/266/200 MHz) Host Interface DDR2 1200(O.C.)/1066/ 800/667 MHz PCI Express x16 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 LAN RJ45 RTL 8111B x1 PCI Express Bus x1... Memory MCH CLK (400(O.C.)/333/266/200 MHz) BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 4 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) Only for GA-P35-DS3R...
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... components. • When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the computer power during the installation process can become damaged as a motherboard, CPU or memory.
... components. • When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the computer power during the installation process can become damaged as a motherboard, CPU or memory.
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...; 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 (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices(Note 2) - Only for GA-P35-DS3. "*" Only the GA-P35-DS3R/DS3 adopt All-Solid Capacitor design. Only for GA-P35-S3. English 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio...
...; 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 (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices(Note 2) - Only for GA-P35-DS3. "*" Only the GA-P35-DS3R/DS3 adopt All-Solid Capacitor design. Only for GA-P35-S3. English 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio...
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GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 12 - English BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 1 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS PnP 1....; ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows XP 32-bit 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) To enable hot plug capability for the SATA connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII4, SATAII5) controlled by...
GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 12 - English BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 1 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS PnP 1....; ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows XP 32-bit 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) To enable hot plug capability for the SATA connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII4, SATAII5) controlled by...
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... on the CPU Hardware Installation If you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for HT Technology • A BIOS that the system bus frequency be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or you may occur. •... outlet before 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. English 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage....
... on the CPU Hardware Installation If you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for HT Technology • A BIOS that the system bus frequency be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or you may occur. •... outlet before 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. English 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage....
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... Dual Channel Technology. The four DDR2 memory sockets are installed, a message which says memory is operating in Dual Channel mode. 1. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 16 - If you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. DS/SS...
... Dual Channel Technology. The four DDR2 memory sockets are installed, a message which says memory is operating in Dual Channel mode. 1. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 16 - If you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. DS/SS...
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.... Hardware Installation Step 2: The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into the memory socket. English 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 correctly install your ...fingers on the top edge of the memory, push down on the socket. Place the memory module on the memory and insert it can only fit in one direction. DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs. Be sure ...
.... Hardware Installation Step 2: The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into the memory socket. English 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 correctly install your ...fingers on the top edge of the memory, push down on the socket. Place the memory module on the memory and insert it can only fit in one direction. DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs. Be sure ...
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... to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing 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. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized... to configure the clock, frequency and voltages of your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings, you can use this task.) GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 38 -
... to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing 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. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized... to configure the clock, frequency and voltages of your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings, you can use this task.) GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 38 -
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... this channel. Options are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for GA-P35-DS3R. - 39 - Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to CHS. is week (read-only), month,...None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support [1.44M, 3.5"] [Disabled] Halt On [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values 640K 510M 512M +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Default F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help...
... this channel. Options are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for GA-P35-DS3R. - 39 - Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to CHS. is week (read-only), month,...None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support [1.44M, 3.5"] [Disabled] Halt On [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values 640K 510M 512M +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Default F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help...
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... stop for an error during the POST. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Sector Number of memory installed on the hard drive. No Errors The system boot will not stop . Memory These fields are read-only and are : None... disk drive. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to selects the type of extended memory. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop for faster system startup. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 40 - The following fields display your system. Typically, 640...
... stop for an error during the POST. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Sector Number of memory installed on the hard drive. No Errors The system boot will not stop . Memory These fields are read-only and are : None... disk drive. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to selects the type of extended memory. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop for faster system startup. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 40 - The following fields display your system. Typically, 640...
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Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press 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 ...
Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press 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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...overheating protection function. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of...function as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 42 - With virtualization, one ...
...overheating protection function. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of...function as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 42 - With virtualization, one ...
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... By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on the system, enter the password and press . Press on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power. (Note) Supported on this function, you need an ATX... The system stays off upon the return of the AC power, or the settings may not be powered on by a PS/2 mouse wake-up event. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 48 -
... By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on the system, enter the password and press . Press on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power. (Note) Supported on this function, you need an ATX... The system stays off upon the return of the AC power, or the settings may not be powered on by a PS/2 mouse wake-up event. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 48 -
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... Interface (HECI) driver from the motherboard driver disk. PWM Sets PWM mode for a 3-pin CPU fan. BIOS Setup This feature requires the installation of system memory will be controlled by the Intel Quiet System Technology (QST). Legacy Allows CPU fan to Intel(R) QST, make sure at full speed. This item can...
... Interface (HECI) driver from the motherboard driver disk. PWM Sets PWM mode for a 3-pin CPU fan. BIOS Setup This feature requires the installation of system memory will be controlled by the Intel Quiet System Technology (QST). Legacy Allows CPU fan to Intel(R) QST, make sure at full speed. This item can...
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... only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is for the installed CPU. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 52 - Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster (R.G.B.) helps to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. If this occurs, clear the... Ratio (Note) 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) 667 High Speed DRAM DLL Settings ******** System Voltage Optimized System Voltage Control DDR2 OverVoltage Control PCI-E OverVoltage Control FSB...
... only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is for the installed CPU. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 52 - Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster (R.G.B.) helps to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. If this occurs, clear the... Ratio (Note) 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) 667 High Speed DRAM DLL Settings ******** System Voltage Optimized System Voltage Control DDR2 OverVoltage Control PCI-E OverVoltage Control FSB...
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... operate at its good performance level. (Default) Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level. Option 1 Memory Timing Configuration 1. (Default) Option 2 Memory Timing Configuration 2. - 53 - For a 1333 MHz FSB CPU, set the PCIe clock frequency. Auto sets the ...depending on CPU loading. Options are dependent on your system more stable. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data. (Default: Auto) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The first memory frequency value is highly recommended that is enabled. English CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) Allows...
... operate at its good performance level. (Default) Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level. Option 1 Memory Timing Configuration 1. (Default) Option 2 Memory Timing Configuration 2. - 53 - For a 1333 MHz FSB CPU, set the PCIe clock frequency. Auto sets the ...depending on CPU loading. Options are dependent on your system more stable. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data. (Default: Auto) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The first memory frequency value is highly recommended that is enabled. English CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) Allows...
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... set the North Bridge voltage. Normal Supplies the North Bridge voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.7V Increases memory voltage by 0.1V to 0.3V at 0.1V increment. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 54 - Normal Supplies the PCIe bus voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases... FSB voltage by 0.1V to the memory. Normal Supplies the FSB voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases PCIe ...
... set the North Bridge voltage. Normal Supplies the North Bridge voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.7V Increases memory voltage by 0.1V to 0.3V at 0.1V increment. GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 54 - Normal Supplies the PCIe bus voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases... FSB voltage by 0.1V to the memory. Normal Supplies the FSB voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases PCIe ...
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System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. ...
System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB 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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...you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment, eliminating the need to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. - 73 - Display Field 8. GIGABYTE Logo 10. and M.I .B. (Note 2), smart fan control, and hardware monitoring and ... frequency Shows the information of these components. and M.I .B. 3. may provide optimizations for CPU and memory, enhancing the performance of the current function Visits GIGABYTE website Displays EasyTuneTM 5 help screen Quits or minimizes EasyTuneTM 5 Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in...
...you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment, eliminating the need to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. - 73 - Display Field 8. GIGABYTE Logo 10. and M.I .B. (Note 2), smart fan control, and hardware monitoring and ... frequency Shows the information of these components. and M.I .B. 3. may provide optimizations for CPU and memory, enhancing the performance of the current function Visits GIGABYTE website Displays EasyTuneTM 5 help screen Quits or minimizes EasyTuneTM 5 Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in...