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Manual - Page 1
GA-Q35M-S2
LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family
User's Manual
Rev. 1001 12ME-Q35MS2-1001R
Manual - Page 4
Table of Contents
OptionalItems ...6 Box Contents ...6 GA-Q35M-S2 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 ...
Manual - Page 6
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents
GA-Q35M-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s ... on product package you obtain. Optional Items
2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) S/PDIF in and out cable...
Manual - Page 10
...® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
Š L2 cache varies with CPU Š 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB Š North Bridge: Intel® Q35 Express Chipset Š South Bridge: Intel® ICH9DO Š 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of...
Manual - Page 12
GA-Q35M-S2 Motherboard
- 12 - Unique Features
Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor
Š Support for @BIOS Š Support for Download Center Š Support for Q-Flash Š Support for EasyTune (Note 2) Š Support for Xpress Install Š Support for Xpress Recovery2 Š Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Š Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Š Support for ...
Manual - Page 16
... greater flexibility to upgrade by allowing different memory sizes to insert the memory, switch the direction.
1-4-1
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. The four DDR2 memory sockets are installed, a message which says memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of...
Manual - Page 18
...the Card: Pull out the small white- GA-Q35M-S2 Motherboard
- 18 - Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.... to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to prevent...
Manual - Page 24
...example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for
instructions on the connector. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The ICH9DO controller supports
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s
standard. GA-Q35M-S2 Motherboard
- 24 - Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive...
Manual - Page 26
... Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for information about beep codes.
• ...BIOS may configure the way to turn off (S5).
• PW (Power Switch): Connects to this header according to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. If a problem is in S1 sleep state. GA-Q35M-S2... chassis. Refer to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," for more information).
• SPEAK ...
Manual - Page 28
...GA-Q35M-S2 Motherboard
- 28 - Via an optional S/PDIF in .
Each USB header can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out and an audio system that supports... Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND
14) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB Headers) The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF in /out. Pin No. Definition
9
1
10
2
1
Power (5V)
...
Manual - Page 56
You may press the Install button following an item to install it.
3-3 Driver CD Information
This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. GA-Q35M-S2 Motherboard
- 56 -
3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
Manual - Page 64
... attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your floppy disk, USB flash drive,
or hard drive. GA-Q35M-S2 Motherboard
- 64 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. Embedded in the Windows environment...
Manual - Page 68
...update process. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. Step 3: Press OK to enter the BIOS Setup program. GA-Q35M-S2 Motherboard
- 68 - Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system.
• If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is present when doing Step 3 above, recomfirm your system.
• If more than one model...
Manual - Page 90
...: 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-Q35M-S2 Motherboard
- 90 - Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord. 2. 5-3 Troubleshooting
5-3-1 Frequently...
Manual - Page 100
... : http://www.giga-byte.es
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- 100 - in CZECH REPUBLIC WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cz
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To submit a technical or non-technical (Sales/ Marketing) question, please link to : http://ggts...
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