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GA-P35T-DQ6 Motherboard

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Startup Screen

The following screens may appear when the computer boots.

A. The LOGO Sceen (Default)

Function Keys:
<TAB>: POST Screen

Press the <Tab> key to show the BIOS POST screen. To show the BIOS POST screen at system
startup, refer to the instructions on the 

Full Screen LOGO Show

 item on page 44.

<DEL>: BIOS Setup

Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup.

<F9>: Xpress Recovery2

If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the motherboard
driver disk, the <F9> key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the
POST. For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2."

<F12>: Boot Menu

Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup. In Boot Menu, use
the up arrow key < > or the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press <Enter>
to accept. To exit Boot Menu, press <Esc>. The system will directly boot from the device
configured in Boot Menu.
Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only. After system restart, the device boot
order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings. You can access Boot Menu again to change the
first boot device setting as needed.

<End>: Q-Flash

Press the <End> key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first.

B. The POST Screen

<TAB>: POST Screen <DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu<End>: Qflash

Function Keys

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.

Intel P35 BIOS for P35T-DQ6 F1d
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<DEL>: BIOS Setup  <F9>: XpressRecovery2  <F12>: Boot Menu  <End>: Qflash
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Motherboard Model

 BIOS Version

Function Keys

Summary of Contents for GA-P35T-DQ6

Page 1: ...er s Manual Rev 1003 12ME P35TDQ6 1003R The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collect...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA P35T DQ6 Apr 20 2007 Motherboard GA P35T DQ6 Apr 20 2007...

Page 3: ...orm or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of...

Page 4: ...ing the Memory 17 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 17 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 18 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 19 1 6 InstallingtheSATABracket 21 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 22 1 8 InternalC...

Page 5: ...5 73 4 4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 74 Chapter 5 Appendix 75 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 75 5 1 1 Configuring Intel ICH9R SATA Controllers 75 5 1 2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 81 5...

Page 6: ...SATA brackets I O Shield Two screw nuts The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without not...

Page 7: ..._1394 TSB43AB23 PCIE_16_2 PCI1 PCI2 BATTERY SATAII0 F_PANEL IT8718 RTL8111B ATX_12V_2X Intel P35 Intel ICH9R PWR_LED USB LAN AUDIO LPT USB 1394 COMA COAXIAL OPTICAL F_USB3 F_USB2 PCIE_3 SATAII1 SATAII...

Page 8: ...K 33 MHz 3 IEEE 1394a 12 USB Ports 2 SATA 3Gb s ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 IT8718 Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port COM Port CPU CLK 333 266 200 MHz TSB43AB23 Center Subwoofer Speaker Ou...

Page 9: ...ur hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostaticshieldingcontainer B...

Page 10: ...mory support list Audio Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for DTS dts NEO PC Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN Realtek 8111B chip 10 100 1000 Mbit E...

Page 11: ...CD In connector 1 x S PDIF In header 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 2 x IEEE 1394a headers 1 x Trusted Platform Module TPM header 1 x power LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel 1 x PS 2 keyboar...

Page 12: ...by 0 025V to 0 375V with 0 025V increment Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup CPU DDR3 PCIe allow you to Adjust CPU host frequency from 100 MHz to 700 MHz with 1 MHz increment Adjust DDR3 frequency Ad...

Page 13: ...It is not recom mended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the fre quency beyon...

Page 14: ...PU socket or you may align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position Step 3 Lift the metal load plate on the CPU socket Step 5 Once the CPU is properly ins...

Page 15: ...tion check the back of the motherboard If the push pin is inserted as the picture above the installation is complete Step 6 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header C...

Page 16: ...o l heatsink Tools needed 1 A Philip s screwdriver 2 A long nose plier 3 Screw nuts included with the motherboard Step 5 Push down on one of the two spring screws and put the nut on the bottom of the...

Page 17: ...ll double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following Channel 0 DDRIII1 DDRIII2 Channel 1 DDRIII3 DDRI...

Page 18: ...y socket Notch Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted A DDR3 memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow...

Page 19: ...erted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s 6 Turn on your computer If necessary go...

Page 20: ...the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot The motherboard provides a PCIE_12V power connector which can sup ply extra power to the onboard PCI Expre...

Page 21: ...ch the SATA power cable to the power connec tor on the bracket External SATA Connector Power Connector External SATA Connector The SATA bracket allows you to connect external SATA device s to your sys...

Page 22: ...nector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital aud...

Page 23: ...ine in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speake...

Page 24: ...o prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 1 ATX_12V_2X 2...

Page 25: ...V 10 12V 11 12V Onlyfor2x12pin ATX 12 3 3V Onlyfor2x12pin ATX 1 4 5 8 ATX_12V_2X ATX ATX Use of a power supply providing a 2x4 12V power connector is recommended by the CPU manufacturer when using an...

Page 26: ...AN2 PWR_FAN Fan Headers The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU_FAN a 3 pin SYS_FAN1 and a 4 pin SYS_FAN2 system fan headers and a 3 pin power fan header PWR_FAN Each fan header supplies a 12V...

Page 27: ...ector when using two graphics cards Failure to do so may lead to an unstable system PIin No Definition 1 NC 2 GND 3 GND 4 12V 1 8 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a fl...

Page 28: ...TA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The ICH9R controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 Refer to Chapter 5 Conf...

Page 29: ...2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even numbe...

Page 30: ...Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis...

Page 31: ...io header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5...

Page 32: ...SB4 USB Headers Yellow The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the...

Page 33: ...Platform Module to this header Pin No Definition 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin 5 LRESET 6 VCC5 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 Pin No Definition 11 LAD0 12 GND 13 RSVO 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 1...

Page 34: ...cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cau...

Page 35: ...place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and...

Page 36: ...GA P35T DQ6 Motherboard 36 English...

Page 37: ...asily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For in...

Page 38: ...OS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key or the down arrow key to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press Esc The system will directly boot from the device co...

Page 39: ...menus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the curre...

Page 40: ...ower Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI PnP resources PC Health Status Use this menu to see i...

Page 41: ...d CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Apr 12 2007 Time hh mm ss 18 25 04 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE...

Page 42: ...rd drive Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to selects the type of floppy di...

Page 43: ...toring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor ut...

Page 44: ...Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Depending on CPU loading Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption...

Page 45: ...to operate in Native IDE mode Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode e g Windows XP 2000 USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB control...

Page 46: ...r3 6 Status Open Length 0 0m Pair4 5 Status Open Length 0 0m Pair7 8 Status Open Length 0 0m KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaul...

Page 47: ...se I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies i...

Page 48: ...button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCIe device...

Page 49: ...les this function Default Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note...

Page 50: ...signment Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award S...

Page 51: ...for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM POWER FAN Fail...

Page 52: ...ecifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan cont...

Page 53: ...m Voltage Control Manual DDR3 OverVoltage Control Normal PCI E OverVoltage Control Normal FSB OverVoltage Control Normal G MCH OverVoltage Control Normal CPU Voltage Control Normal Normal CPU Vcore 1...

Page 54: ...es Note System stability varies depending on your system hardware components Disabled Disables the use of C I A 2 Default Cruise Increases CPU frequency by 5 or 7 depending on CPU loading Sports Incre...

Page 55: ...0 05V 0 35V Increases PCIe bus voltage by 0 05V to 0 35V at 0 05V increment FSB OverVoltage Control Allows you to set the Front Side Bus voltage Normal Supplies the FSB voltage as required Default 0...

Page 56: ...lts Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the op...

Page 57: ...ogram allows you to specify two separate passwords Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor...

Page 58: ...984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit KLJI S...

Page 59: ...shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program Some device drivers will res...

Page 60: ...displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You may press the Install button following an item to install it 3 3 Driver CD Information This page provides inf...

Page 61: ...are Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branc...

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Page 63: ...hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the...

Page 64: ...as the example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the chan...

Page 65: ...tall the operating system and re partition your hard drive Figure 7 4 After the operating system is installed right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage Figure 4 Go to Computer...

Page 66: ...d Xpress Recovery2 will begin the backup process Figure 11 Figure 10 Figure 11 2 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your h...

Page 67: ...Management and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 Figure 15 Figure 16 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the syst...

Page 68: ...the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the Dual BIOSTM design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding one more...

Page 69: ...Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA...

Page 70: ...and press Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award So...

Page 71: ...BIOS Setup 2 In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update 3 During the BIOS update process ensure...

Page 72: ...oard model Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please manually downlo...

Page 73: ...ing the performance of these components Button Display Description 1 OVERCLOCKING Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A M I B Enters the C I A and M I B setting page 3 SMART FAN Enters the Smar...

Page 74: ...r from hierarchical menu Secondly select the item in accordance with USB flash drive and then choose Properties from tear off menu Step 2 In the ReadyBoost tab choose Use this device and adjust the re...

Page 75: ...drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive An empty for...

Page 76: ...ee shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID AHCI Mode RAID SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Disabl...

Page 77: ...d press Enter Figure 3 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 5 0 1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive...

Page 78: ...of the hard drives being installed Press Enter to proceed Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 5 0 1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME ME...

Page 79: ...can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK VOLUME INFORMATION section including the RAID level stripe block size array name and array capacity etc Figure 7 Figure 7 Intel R Matrix...

Page 80: ...confirm or N to abort Figure 8 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 5 0 1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume wi...

Page 81: ...nabled Then set Onboard SATA IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID IDE Figure 1 If you do not want to create RAID set this item to IDE or AHCI depending on your need Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007...

Page 82: ...on RAID ODD0 DVDROM GO D1600B Press Ctrl G to enter RAID Setup Utility In the main screen of the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility Figure 3 use the up or down arrow key to highlight through choices in...

Page 83: ...chnology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 06 59 Create New RAID Name GRAID Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation RAID Disk Drive List KL Switch RAID...

Page 84: ...pe size which will be used to divide data from to seperate RAID members The following are typical values RAID 0 128KB Figure 7 5 Set Array Size Under the Size item enter the size of the array and pres...

Page 85: ...CIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 06 59 Main Menu Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Withou...

Page 86: ...ID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List KL Select RAID SPACE Mark Delete DEL...

Page 87: ...ommand Figure 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding...

Page 88: ...n similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press S Figure 2 Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Windows...

Page 89: ...Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen Intel R ICH9 SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH9R Intel R ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH9R Intel R 82801HEM...

Page 90: ...bout one minute Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller Windows 2K XP 2003 To s...

Page 91: ...Figure 7 WindowsXP Professional Setup Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP no...

Page 92: ...ront speaker out Rear speaker out Center Subwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that suppor...

Page 93: ...en click OK to complete the configuration B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C Configuring AC 97 Audio If you want to connect an AC 97 front pane...

Page 94: ...First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_IN header on your motherboard Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw S PDIF In The S PDIF in jacks allow...

Page 95: ...tput source Click OK to complete the configuration S PDIF Out The S PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality Connect a S PDIF coaxial...

Page 96: ...the dts NEO PC button The system will then simulate 5 1 chan nel surround sound playback from two chan nel content Enabling the DTS Digital Theater Systems function Before DTS is enabled you would ge...

Page 97: ...your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray D...

Page 98: ...Mute check box under Front Pink In or Front Green In in Master Volume It is recommended that you set the volume at a middle level To hear the sound being recorded during the record ing process when us...

Page 99: ...e sound recording 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the audio input device e g microphone to the computer 2 On the File menu choose New 3 To record a so...

Page 100: ...fter about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal objec...

Page 101: ...installed properly on the memory slot Yes Yes START Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Insertthegraphicscard ConnecttheATXmainpowercableandthe12V...

Page 102: ...ght fail The keyboard or mouse might fail A Turn off the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defa...

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Page 110: ...gabyte com mx Japan NIPPON GIGA BYTE CORPORATION WEB address http www gigabyte co jp Singapore GIGA BYTE SINGAPORE PTE LTD WEB address http www gigabyte com sg Thailand WEB address http th giga byte c...

Page 111: ...abyte com tr To submit a technical or non technical Sales Marketing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system Russia Moscow Representative Office...

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