Gigabyte GA-946GM-S2 Support Question
Gigabyte GA-946GM-S2 Support Question
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Question posted by fidelrandy88 on July 13th, 2012
Vga Card Support
VGA CARD support (ATI radeon or NVIDIA)......
i want buy the new one VGA card for gaming but i think may not fit with mother board.....can u help me...
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Manual - Page 1
GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0)
Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme quad-core / CoreTM 2 Quad / Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core / CoreTM 2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition / Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 2002 12ME-946GMDR-2002R
* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not...
Manual - Page 2
Motherboard GA-946GM-DS2/GA-946GM-S2 (rev. 2.0)
Oct. 20, 2006
Motherboard GA-946GM-DS2/ GA-946GM-S2 (rev. 2.0)
Oct. 20, 2006
Manual - Page 4
... OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-946GM-DS2/GA-946GM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 12
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16...
Manual - Page 7
GA-946GM-DS2/GA-946GM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout
VGA
KB_MS ATX_12V
LGA775
CPU_FAN
GA-946GM-DS2/GA-946GM-S2 IT8718
COMA
LPT
USB
USB
AUDIO
LAN
BATTERY SYS_FAN
CLR_CMOS
Intel® 946GZ
F_AUDIO
PCIE_16
RTL8111B
PCI1
BIOS
PCI2
CD_IN
CODEC
PCIE_1
REV: 2.0 SPDIF_IO
FDD ...
Manual - Page 10
GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 - English
1-2 Feature Summary
CPU
Š LGA775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme quad-core / CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core /
CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® processor Extreme Edition /
Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D
Š L2 cache varies with CPU
Front Side Bus
Š Supports 533/800/1066 MHz FSB
Chipset...
Manual - Page 12
...GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 12 -
If you install the CPU in the wrong
direction, the CPU will not insert properly. BIOS: A BIOS that might cause damage to the upright position.
Avoid twisting or bending motions that supports... the required standards for your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. If you wish to your computer...
Manual - Page 14
...slot. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 14 - Please make sure that the memory used . 2. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer
power is supported by the motherboard. Memory.... 3.
Then push it down. The motherboard supports DDRII memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. The memory...
Manual - Page 15
... GA-946GM-DS2/S2 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel 0 : DDRII1, DDRII2 Channel 1 : DDRII3, DDRII4 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the dual channel memory configuration table below will double. English
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
The GA-946GM-DS2/S2 supports...
Manual - Page 16
... as the picture to release an installed card, users can install your expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. English
1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
You can also press the latch on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from the computer. 3. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Install related driver from the operating...
Manual - Page 20
... via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. The types of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector.
33
1
34
2
GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 20 - Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of FDD drives supported are designed with color-coded power connector wires.
Manual - Page 30
...the BIOS Setup when somehow the system
is not stable as figure below) will appear on cards) device.
Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to the default settings ...Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-946GM-DS2 F1a)
Once you want, press "Ctrl+F1" to access advanced options. 2. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 30 - Select the Load Optimized Defaults item in this...
Manual - Page 32
... Exit
F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults
Date
The date format is display-only
Month
The month, Jan. Through Dec. Jan. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 32 -
English
...25:04
Item Help Menu Level`
` IDE Channel 0 Master ` IDE Channel 0 Slave ` IDE Channel 2 Master ` IDE Channel 2 Slave ` IDE Channel 3 Master ` IDE Channel 3 Slave
Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support
Halt On
[...
Manual - Page 34
...GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 -
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Floppy
Select your boot device priority by CDROM.
USB-ZIP
Select your boot device priority by LS120.
If you install a processor that supports...want... Init Display First Onboard VGA On-Chip Frame Buffer ...Help
F7: Optimized Defaults
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards...
Manual - Page 35
...motherboard. Enable If No Ext PEG Activate the onboard VGA first only when no PCI Express VGA card is
installed. (Default value) Always Enable
Always activate the onboard VGA first, whether or not a PCI Express card...Always Enable. Disabled
Disable CPUID Limit for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default
Disabled
value) Disable CPU Hyper Threading. CPU Thermal Monitor 2...
Manual - Page 36
...to Ch. 0 Master/Slave,this function.
GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 36 - On-Chip SATA Mode
Disabled Auto
Disable this function will be
ignored. Support a maximum of 4 SATA devices.
USB ...[Press Enter] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [378/IRQ7] [SPP]
Item Help Menu Level`
KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults...
Manual - Page 44
... may result in system instability or corruption. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 44 - System Memory Multiplier The adjustable...setup option will show up when you install a processor which supports this function. English
2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control
CMOS Setup Utility-... Frequency (Mhz)
[16X] [Auto] 533
Item Help Menu Level`
KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD...
Manual - Page 54
...-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. If you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... VESA-supported VGA cards
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
Initial access by pressing the F9 key: Steps...once you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by booting from CD-ROM.
System requirements: 1. GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 54 -
If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in...
Manual - Page 56
... GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you start updating BIOS with any utility in the BIOS menu when they want ... F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00
GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 56 - Q-FlashTM allows users to Fba. Before You... motherboards are combined in Flash ROM. The BIOS upgrading guides below first.
1. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting...
Manual - Page 64
...help you need cannot be sure that any interruption during updating will cause the system unbooted. In method I, if it according to method II. Selecting wrong model name will cause system unbooted. III. V. IV. Note: I , if the BIOS file you check out which kind of motherboard...supported. 2.
In method I . GA-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 64 - Please note that motherboard's...
Manual - Page 70
... Please refer to the steps below may help you can use a metal object
to... on to connect the positive and negative pins in new BIOS version. Save changes and reboot the system....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-946GM-DS2/S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - If your board...
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