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User’s Manual

MX965Q2

Packing List

Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the following materials

have been shipped:

1 x Intel Q965 Micro ATX Main board

1 x CD-ROM contains the followings:

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User’s manual (this manual in PDF file)

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Drivers

1 x 2-in-1 FD/ATA cable

3 x COM1 cable (9-pin, 260mm)

2 x SATA cable

1 x Startup Manual

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, please contact your
retailer.

Summary of Contents for iQ96503-IQGM

Page 1: ...MX965Q2 Intel Q965 LGA775 Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Core Duo Micro ATX Main Board User s Manual Ver 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...rboard Layout 16 1 3 1 Layout Content List 17 1 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 19 1 4 1 Installing the CPU 20 1 4 2 Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan 22 1 4 3 Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan 24 1 5 System Memory 26 1 5 1 DIMM Sockets Location 26 1 5 2 Memory Configurations 27 1 5 3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 28 1 5 4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 28 1 6 Expansion Slots 29 1 6 1 Installing an Expansion C...

Page 3: ... Port 3 Connector COM3 39 1 8 7 Serial Port 4 Connector COM4 39 1 8 8 Chassis Intrusion Connector CHASSIS 40 1 8 9 Chassis Fan Connector 1 CHA_FAN 40 1 8 10 Chassis Fan Connector 2 CHA_FAN2 41 1 8 11 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN 41 1 8 12 System Panel Connector F_PANEL 42 1 8 13 SPI Connector JSPI 43 1 8 14 Primary IDE Connector PRI_EIDE1 43 1 8 15 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN 44 1 8 16 Serial ATA Con...

Page 4: ...dvanced Chipset Features 59 2 2 4 Integrated Peripherals 61 2 2 5 Security Chip Configuration 67 2 2 6 Power Management Setup 68 2 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations 71 2 2 8 PC Health Status 73 2 2 9 Frequency Voltage Control 75 2 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults 76 2 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults 77 2 2 12 Set Supervisor Password 78 2 2 13 Set User Password 79 2 2 14 Save and Exit Setup 80 2 2 15 Exit Withou...

Page 5: ... your local power company z If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety z Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package z Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you d...

Page 6: ...ION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task Disclaimer and Notice The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes without notice to any product including circuits and or software described or contained in this manual in order to ...

Page 7: ... materials have been shipped 9 1 x Intel Q965 Micro ATX Main board 9 1 x CD ROM contains the followings User s manual this manual in PDF file Drivers 9 1 x 2 in 1 FD ATA cable 9 3 x COM1 cable 9 pin 260mm 9 2 x SATA cable 9 1 x Startup Manual If any of the above items is damaged or missing please contact your retailer ...

Page 8: ...MX965Q2 8 Revision History Revision Revision History Date V 1 0 First release for PCB 1 00 March 25 2008 ...

Page 9: ...on D with 65nm process technology FSB 1066 800 533 MHz BIOS Award 16 Mb SPI BIOS System Chipset Intel 82Q965 GMCH ICH8 I O Chipset Winbond W83627DHG A Memory Four 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 8 GB Dual Channel DDR2 800 667 533 SDRAM Watchdog Timer Reset 1 sec 255 min and 1 sec or 1 min step H W Status Monitor Monitoring CPU temperature voltage and cooling fan status Auto throttling control w...

Page 10: ...ADD2 LVDS Card DVI Onboard DVI Chips Through ADD2 DVI Card Secondary VGA Through ADD2 VGA Card Audio AC97 Codec Realtek ALC888 7 1 Ch 2 Ch High Definition Audio Codec Audio Interface Mic in Line in CD Audio Line out 6 CH 6 jacks Audio Amplifier TI TPA3123D2 Stereo Class D Power Amplifier Ethernet LAN1 Realtek RTL8111B Gigabit LAN Back I O Port Back Panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard 1 x PS 2 Mouse 1 x Parall...

Page 11: ... 1 x CD audio in connector 2 x SATA connectors 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x S PDIF Out Header 1 x System panel connector 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis Fan connector 1 x Power Fan connector Mechanical Environmental Power Type ATX Operating Temperature 0 60 C 32 140 F Operating Humidity 0 90 relative humidity non condensing Size L x W 9 6 x 9 6 243 84 mm x 243 84 mm Weight 0 88 lbs 0 4 Kg...

Page 12: ...MX965Q2 12 Block Diagram ...

Page 13: ...User s Manual MX965Q2 13 This chapter describes the main board features and the new technologies it supports 1 Product introduction 1 Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ct such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity z Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them z Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component z Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power...

Page 15: ...o do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1 2 1 Placement Direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 1 2 2 Screw Holes Place eight 8 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard...

Page 16: ...MX965Q2 16 1 3 Motherboard Layout ...

Page 17: ... 54mm 32 Rear Panel Connector Label Function Note Page KBMS PS 2 keyboard and mouse 6 pin Mini Din 33 35 LPT Parallel port connector D sub 25 pin female 33 COM1 Serial port connector D sub 9 pin male 35 VGA VGA connector D sub 15 pin female 35 USB12 USB connector x 2 35 LAN_USB34 RJ 45 Ethernet connector x 1 USB connector x 2 33 34 AUDIO Rear speaker out port Center Subwoofer port Line in port Lin...

Page 18: ... 2 54mm 40 CHA_FAN Chassis Fan Connector 3 x 1 wafer pitch 2 54mm 40 CHA_FAN2 Chassis Fan Connector 3 x 1 wafer pitch 2 54mm 41 CPU_FAN CPU Fan Connector 3 x 1 wafer pitch 2 54mm 41 EATXPWR ATX Power Connector 12 x 2 header 37 F_PANEL System Panel Connector 5 x 2 header pitch 2 54mm 42 JSPI SPI Connector 4 x 2 header pitch 2 54mm 43 PRI_EIDE1 Primary IDE Connector 20 x 2 header pitch 2 54mm 43 PWR...

Page 19: ...section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter z Upon purchase of the motherboard make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components Your place of purchase or local distributor will shoulder the cost of repair only if...

Page 20: ...ox is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle ...

Page 21: ...ad lever B until it snaps into the retention tab 7 If installing a dual core CPU connect the chassis fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU The motherboard supports Intel LGA775 processors with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Te...

Page 22: ...sink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fa...

Page 23: ... fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labelled CPU_FAN z Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components and hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector z These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors ...

Page 24: ...an cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counter clockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard ...

Page 25: ...correct orientation when reinstalling Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis ...

Page 26: ...te 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240 pin footprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets ...

Page 27: ...hat you obtain memory modules from the same vendor z Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 1 GB system memory when you installed one 1 GB DDR2 memory modules z This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips or double sided x16 memory modules Make sure that the memory frequency matches the CPU FSB Front Side Bus Refer to the Memory frequency CP...

Page 28: ...ert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM z A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM z The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM socket 1 5 4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to...

Page 29: ...or the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 1 6 2 Confi...

Page 30: ...IRQ 9 3 11 IRQ holder for PCI streering 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI streering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT 8 3 System CMOS Rear Time 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI streeing 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI streeing 11 6 IRQ holder for PCI streeing 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel ...

Page 31: ...USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 1 6 5 PCI Express X16 Slot This motherboard supports one PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The following figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot ...

Page 32: ...ase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except w...

Page 33: ...port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications The optional 10 100 Mbps LAN controller allows 10 100 Mbps connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub 3 LAN_USB34 ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10Mbps connection Orange Linked ORANGE 100Mbps conne...

Page 34: ...nnects a microphone 9 AUDIO Side Speaker Out port Gray This port connects the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration Headset Port 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel Light Blue Line in Line in Line in Line in Lime Line out Front speaker out Front speaker out Front speaker out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Black Rear speaker out Rear speake...

Page 35: ...These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 12 VGA VGA port This 15 pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 13 COM1 Serial port connector D Sub 9 pin male 14 KBMS PS 2 KB connector This port is for a PS 2 keyboard ...

Page 36: ...ither HD Audio or legacy AC 97 optional audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature we recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability ...

Page 37: ...y fit ATX12V EATXPWR Important notes on the Motherboard Power Requirements z Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the 12V lead and at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 230W or 300W for a fully configured system The system can become unstable and might experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate z You must insta...

Page 38: ...o Connector CD This connector is for the 4 pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive Enable the CD IN function in the audio utility when using this connector 1 8 5 Serial Port 2 Connector COM2 ...

Page 39: ...User s Manual MX965Q2 39 1 8 6 Serial Port 3 Connector COM3 1 8 7 Serial Port 4 Connector COM4 ...

Page 40: ...MX965Q2 40 1 8 8 Chassis Intrusion Connector CHASSIS 1 8 9 Chassis Fan Connector 1 CHA_FAN ...

Page 41: ...U_FAN z Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components and hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector z These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors ...

Page 42: ...is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF z Hard Disk Drive Activity LED 2 pin HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The I...

Page 43: ...User s Manual MX965Q2 43 1 8 13 SPI Connector JSPI 1 8 14 Primary IDE Connector PRI_EIDE1 z Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE cable to Pin 1 ...

Page 44: ...TA Connector Red SATA1 SATA2 SATA1 SATA2 z Install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA z When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode connect the primary boot hard disk drive to the SATA1 connector SATA2 SATA1 ...

Page 45: ...PDIF_OUT1 This connector is for an additional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s Connect the S PDIF module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The S PDIF module is purchased separately ...

Page 46: ... of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard The USB module is purchased separately ...

Page 47: ...User s Manual MX965Q2 47 This chapter tells how to change the system set tings through the BIOS setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 2 BIOS setup 2 BIOS setup ...

Page 48: ...Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as poss...

Page 49: ...x displays an initial list of configurable items in the menu you selected 2 1 3 Sub menu Note that a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu appears Use the legend ke...

Page 50: ...creen appears The BIOS menu screen displays the items that allow you to make changes to the system configuration To access the menu items press the up down right left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted then press Enter to open the specific menu ...

Page 51: ...MOS Features The Standard CMOS Features screen gives you an overview of the basic system 2 2 1 1 Date Day xx xx xxxx The date format is week month day year 2 2 1 2 Time xx xx xx The time format is hour minute second based on the 24 hour clock ...

Page 52: ...ng zone 9 Sector Number of sectors 2 2 1 4 Video This category detects the type of adapter used for the primary monitor that must match your video display card and monitor z EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters z CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode z CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode z MONO Monoc...

Page 53: ...es item from the Initial Setup Screen menu It allows the user to configure the MX965Q2 according to his particular requirements Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen A quick booting function is provided for your convenience Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time ...

Page 54: ...perating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled z C1E Function CPU C1E function select z Execute Disable Bit When disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 z Virtualization Technology When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provide by Vander pool Technology z Core Multi Processing C...

Page 55: ...CPU L1 L2 L3 Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access Item Description Enabled Enable cache Disabled Disable cache 2 2 2 4 Quick Power On Self Test This allows the system to skip certain tests to speed up the boot up procedure Item Description Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST ...

Page 56: ...100 ZIP 100 Device USB FDD USB Floppy Device USB ZIP USB ZIP Device USB CDROM USB CDROM Device USB HDD USB Hard Disk Device LAN Network Device Disabled Disabled any boot device 2 2 2 6 Boot Other Device Use this to boot another device The options are Enabled and Disabled 2 2 2 7 Boot Up NumLock Status Set the boot up Num Lock status The options are On and Off Item Description On Enable NumLock Off...

Page 57: ...e 250 500 750 and 1000 ms 2 2 2 12 Security Option This category determines whether the password is required when the sys tem boots up or only when entering setup The options are Item Description System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct passwor...

Page 58: ...nfiguration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus configurations and greater expandability in the future In addition MPS 1 4 introduces support for a secondary PCI bus without requiring a PCI bridge 2 2 2 15 OS Select for DRAM 64MB Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system The choice Non OS2 OS2 2 2 2 16 Delay for HDD Secs The default is 0 2 ...

Page 59: ... at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any pro gram writes data to this memory area a system error may occur The Choices are Enabled and Disabled 2 2 3 2 Memory Hole at 15M 16M Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address space for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting This makes memory from 15 MB and up unavailable to the system Ex...

Page 60: ...hip Frame Buffer Size The On Chip Frame Buffer Size can be set to 1 MB or 8 MB This memory is shared with the system memory 2 2 3 6 DVMT Mode Use this field to select the memory to allocate for video memory The choices are Fixed DVMT and BOTH 2 2 3 7 DVMT FIXED Memory Size Specify the size of DVMT system memory to allocate for video memory ...

Page 61: ...User s Manual MX965Q2 61 2 2 4 Integrated Peripherals ...

Page 62: ...DE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO UMDA The channel has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible Because two IDE devices may have a different Mode timing 0 1 2 3 4 it is necessary for these to be independent The default setting Auto will allow auto detection to ensure optimal performance z On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support ...

Page 63: ... Audio CODEC This item allows you to set the HD Audio CODEC to Enabled Disabled z Audio AMP Control This item allows you to set the Audio AMP Control to Enabled Disabled z Audio AMP Mute This item allows you to set the Audio AMP Mute to Enabled Disabled ...

Page 64: ...ge the KB power on password z Hot Key Power ON Awaken the system by pressing the hot key button The choices are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 to Ctrl F8 z Onboard Parallel Port This field sets the address of the on board parallel port connector You can select 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 or Disabled If you install an I O card with a parallel port make sure there is no conflict in the address assignments T...

Page 65: ...than the maximum data transfer rate ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode z EPP Mode Select This field allows you to select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The choices are EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 z EPP Mode Use DMA z POWER After PWR fail The options are off on z Onboard Serial Port 1 2 3 4 The settings are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Disabled for the on board serial connector z Se...

Page 66: ...eration Mode Allows you to configure the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Configuration options Full Low Speed HiSpeed z USB Keyboard Function The choices Disabled Enabled z USB Mouse Function The choices Disabled Enabled z USB Storage Function The choices Disabled Enabled ...

Page 67: ...User s Manual MX965Q2 67 2 2 5 Security Chip Configuration 2 2 5 1 TPM Support Allows you to enable or disable TPM setting ...

Page 68: ...llows you to enable or disable system wake up by PCI Express PME Power Management Event 2 2 6 2 ACPI Function The choices are Enabled and Disabled 2 2 6 3 ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM 2 2 6 4 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select Auto to run VGA BIOS if S3 resume automatically The Yes enables running VGA BIOS if S3 re...

Page 69: ...to turn off the video The choices are Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank and DPMS 2 2 6 7 Video Off In Suspend When the system is in suspend mode the video will turn off The choices are No and Yes 2 2 6 8 Suspend Type Select the suspend type The choice Stop Grant Pwron suspend 2 2 6 9 MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use The choices NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 2 2 6 10 Suspend Mode Ite...

Page 70: ...rn off the system whereas pushing the button momentarily for less than 4 seconds will switch the system to suspend mode 2 2 6 13 Power On by Ring Select Enabled to power on the system from a soft off state by an input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line The choices are Enabled and Disabled 2 2 6 14 USB KB Wake Up from S3 When Enabled enter any key to wake up the system from S3 state The ch...

Page 71: ...sabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD if you have installed a new add on card and system configuration is in such a state that the OS cannot boot 2 2 7 3 Resource Controlled By The commands here are Auto ESCD or Manual Choosing Manual requires you to choose resources from the following sub menu Auto ESCD automatically configures are all of the boot and Plug and Pla...

Page 72: ...efault 2 2 7 5 INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment The choices Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 2 2 7 6 Maximum Payload Size This allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size for PCI Express devices The options are 128 bytes 256 bytes 512 bytes 1024 bytes 2048 bytes and 4096 bytes ...

Page 73: ...file model 2 2 8 2 System Temperature This shows you the current temperature of system 2 2 8 3 CPU Temperature This shows the current CPU temperature 2 2 8 4 Chassis FAN This shows the Chassis FAN Speed RPM 2 2 8 5 CPU FAN This shows the CPU FAN Speed RPM 2 2 8 6 Power FAN This shows the Power FAN Speed RPM ...

Page 74: ...MX965Q2 74 2 2 8 7 Chassis FAN 2 This shows the Chassis FAN Speed RPM 2 2 8 8 Vcore and Others Voltage This shows the voltage of Vcore 5V 12V Vcc V VBAT V and 3VSB V ...

Page 75: ...io The choice 7X 2 2 9 3 Spread Spectrum This setting allows you to reduce EMI by modulating the signals the CPU generates so that the spikes are reduced to flatter curves This is achieved by varying the frequency slightly so that the signal does not use any particular frequency for more than a moment The choices are Disabled and Enabled ...

Page 76: ...Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal stable performance for your system to operate Press Y to load the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations ...

Page 77: ... values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs Press Y to load the default values setting for optimal performance system operations ...

Page 78: ...s Enter z If the CMOS is good and this option has been used to change the default password the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS The screen displays the following message Please Confirm Your Password z Type the current password and press Enter z After pressing Enter ROM password or the current password user defined you can change the password stored in the CMOS The password must be...

Page 79: ...er z If the CMOS is good and this option has been used to change the default password the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS The screen displays the following message Please Confirm Your Password z Type the current password and press Enter z After pressing Enter ROM password or the current password user defined you can change the password stored in the CMOS The password must be no l...

Page 80: ...ter the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset The processor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system This record is required for the sys tem to operate ...

Page 81: ...User s Manual MX965Q2 81 2 2 15 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Enter lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones ...

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