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Page 1: ...GA Q57M S2H LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel Core i7 processor family Intel Core i5 processor family Intel Core i3 processor family User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME Q57MS2H 1002R...

Page 2: ...Mar 8 2010 Motherboard GA Q57M S2H Motherboard GA Q57M S2H Mar 8 2010...

Page 3: ...seofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information carefully...

Page 4: ...ory Configuration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1 7 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2 1 Startup Screen 34 2 2 The Main...

Page 5: ...overy 74 4 6 Smart TPM 75 4 7 Auto Green 76 4 8 eXtreme Hard Drive X H D 77 Chapter 5 Appendix 79 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 79 5 1 1 Configuring Intel Q57 SATA Controllers 79 5 1 2 Making a SA...

Page 6: ...1FD001 7 R 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R S PDIF In cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 0 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R The box co...

Page 7: ...720 ATX_12V Intel Q57 SATA2_1 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 PCI1 CODEC F_USB2 VGA_DVI USB_LAN PCIEX16 SPDIF_O F_USB1 COMB Intel 82578 PHASE LED DP_HDMI_SPDIF JMicron JMB368 KB_MS R_USB PCI2 GA Q57M...

Page 8: ...PDIF In S PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC PS 2 KB Mouse LGA1156 CPU DMI Interface 2 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK 33 MHz PCIe CLK 100 MHz PCI Express Bus Floppy CPU CLK 133 MHz 1 PCI Expres...

Page 9: ...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 an electrostatic shielding container Before unp...

Page 10: ...ub port Note 2 1 x DVI D port Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 1 x HDMI port Note 2 Note 4 1 x DisplayPort Note 2 Note 4 Audio Realtek ALC888B codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF In...

Page 11: ...onnector w 1 x S PDIF In header w 1 x S PDIF Out header w 3 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers w 1 x debug card header w 1 x parallel port header w 2 x serial port headers w 1 x clearing CMOS jumper w 1 x jumper f...

Page 12: ...ther the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install Note 8 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model Hardware Monitor w System voltage...

Page 13: ...revent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Appl...

Page 14: ...lever and use the other to lightly replace the load plate When replacing the load plate make sure the front end of the load plate is under the shoulder screw B Follow the steps below to correctly inst...

Page 15: ...Step 3 Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the mother board Push down on the push pins diagonally Step 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each...

Page 16: ...omputer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one dire...

Page 17: ...on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fin gers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both...

Page 18: ...n the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion ca...

Page 19: ...ature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector HDMI Port Note 1 Note 3 The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video interface t...

Page 20: ...perating system For example in Windows Vista go to Start Control Panel Sound Playback and set the DisplayPort device as the default play back device Refer to the HDMI settings information on the previ...

Page 21: ...figuration Side Speaker Out Jack Gray Use this audio jack to connect side speakers in a 7 1 channel audio configuration Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devic...

Page 22: ...lug the power cord from the power outlet to 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 co...

Page 23: ...ts on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector possesses a foolproof design Conne...

Page 24: ...tem from over heating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers CPU_FAN Pin No D...

Page 25: ...nnector supports a single SATA device The Q57 Chipset supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Def...

Page 26: ...writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restar...

Page 27: ...The front panel audio 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 functionality via the audio sof...

Page 28: ...tal S PDIF Out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expan sion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For...

Page 29: ...GND 9 No Pin 10 NC Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB header Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power ou...

Page 30: ...GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 No Pin 25 SLCT 26 GND Pin No Definition 1 STB 2 AFD 3 PD0 4 ERR 5 PD1 6 INIT 7 PD2 8 SLIN 9 PD3 10 GND 11 PD4 12 GND 13 PD5 24 25 2 1 16 DEBUG PORT Debug Card Header The he...

Page 31: ...er outlet before clear ing 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 cause damage to the...

Page 32: ...touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer Always turn off your computer...

Page 33: ...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 instructions on using the Q...

Page 34: ...up arrow key h or the down arrow key i 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 Not...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...is menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and inte grated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PC Health Sta...

Page 37: ...Press Enter Advanced Frequency Settings Press Enter Advanced Memory Settings Press Enter Advanced Voltage Settings Press Enter Miscellaneous Settings Press Enter BIOS Version F4 BCLK 133 38 MHz CPU Fr...

Page 38: ...ote Auto Bi Directional PROCHOT Note Auto Advanced CPU Core Features Intel R Turbo Boost Tech Note Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology Auto lets the BIOS aut...

Page 39: ...he CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this set ting Default Auto Bi Directional PROCHOT Note Auto Lets...

Page 40: ...ttings Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level System Memory Multiplier SPD Auto Memory Freq...

Page 41: ...F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Channel A Standard Timing Control x CAS Latency Time 7 Auto x tRCD 7 Auto x tRP 7 Auto x tRAS 20 Aut...

Page 42: ...ion Auto CPU Vcore 1 01875V Auto x Dynamic Vcore DVID 0 00000V Auto QPI Vtt Voltage 1 100V Auto DRAM DRAM Voltage 1 500V Auto Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previou...

Page 43: ...ogy will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Default Enabled...

Page 44: ...7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level M I T Current Status Press Enter Advanced Frequency Settings Press Enter Advanced Memory Settings Press Enter Advanced Voltage Settings Press Enter Miscellane...

Page 45: ...ftware Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Fri Jan 29 2010 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None IDE Channel 2 M...

Page 46: ...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 select the type of floppy disk d...

Page 47: ...Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default Sys...

Page 48: ...he hard drive as the system boots up The ad justable range is from 0 to 15 seconds Default 0 ASF support This feature allows another computer to control power on off or carry out remote control of you...

Page 49: ...e Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics con troller MS DOS for example will use only this memory for display Options are 32MB 2MB for GTT 64M...

Page 50: ...egrated SATA controllers Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with other device Set this opti...

Page 51: ...p Default Disabled Onboard IDE Controller JMicron JMB368 Chip Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in the JMicron JMB368 chip Default Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the...

Page 52: ...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 de vice Note To use this function you need an ATX powe...

Page 53: ...k 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 you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A...

Page 54: ...ts the warning threshold 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 CP...

Page 55: ...ifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal...

Page 56: ...MOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12...

Page 57: ...ystem startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but...

Page 58: ...nt Setup PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set...

Page 59: ...Disables the security chip Default Security Chip State Displays the current settings in the security chip 2 14 Security Chip Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Secu...

Page 60: ...BIOS Setup 60...

Page 61: ...o manually select the drivers you wish to install Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may a...

Page 62: ...ties and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s applicati...

Page 63: ...4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website 3 5 System This page provides t...

Page 64: ...d Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed 3 7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE s lately develope...

Page 65: ...cked up restored It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements At least 512 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card Windows XP with SP1 or later Windows Vist...

Page 66: ...ll save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file B Accessing Xpress Rec...

Page 67: ...p to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 Step 2 After the backup file is removed...

Page 68: ...IOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update too...

Page 69: ...save the current BIOS file Q 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 attache...

Page 70: ...d then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The proce dure is complete after the system restarts Press Y to load BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software L...

Page 71: ...atches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you...

Page 72: ...he installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information The Tuner tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages Quick Boost mode provides you...

Page 73: ...n area and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2 Data Sharing Enab...

Page 74: ...modate up to 64 backups the actual limit depends on the size of each partition When this limit is reached the oldest backup will be ovewritten The files folders listed on the screen are read only so y...

Page 75: ...dvanced mode to enter the Infineon Security Platform Settings Tool to configure advanced settings You have to at least set up a Personal Secure Drive PSD Refer to the Infineon Security Platform Help f...

Page 76: ...etermined period of time After completing the settings click Set for the settings to take effect and then click Exit to quit Configuring the Bluetooth cell phone key After you select a cell phone the...

Page 77: ...ported RAID array depending on your needs and hardware components 3 Exits the X H D utility Click Cancel to exit the X H D utility Instructions Note 2 Before launching X H D make sure the newly added...

Page 78: ...Unique Features 78...

Page 79: ...epare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring Intel Q57 SATA Controllers A Installing SATA hard drive s in your compute...

Page 80: ...for your moth erboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software In...

Page 81: ...press Enter Figure 3 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology option ROM 9 5 0 1037 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial...

Page 82: ...ck size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB Once you have selected the stripe block size press Enter Figure 4 Figure 5 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology option ROM 9 5 0 1037 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corpo...

Page 83: ...2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Press ENTER to create the specified volume hi Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks...

Page 84: ...is hidden Step 1 select Create RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press Enter Figure 8 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology option ROM 9 5 0 1037 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 3 Rese...

Page 85: ...111 7GB Non RAID Disk R1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume Step 4 Under Sync select Continuous or On Request Figure 11 When set to Continu...

Page 86: ...apid Storage Technology option ROM 9 5 0 1037 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This do...

Page 87: ...ared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk here we as sume that the drive letter for your optical drive is D 3 At the A prompt type the following command Press Enter after the command For the In...

Page 88: ...milar to Figure 2 below will appear Select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO 5 Series 3400 Series SATA RAID Controller and press Enter Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or R...

Page 89: ...the driver Method B then specify the location of the driver Figure 4 Note For users using a SATA optical drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive be...

Page 90: ...a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO 5 Series 3400 Se ries SATA RAID Controller and click Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s whe...

Page 91: ...nto the array to be rebuilt and press Enter The following screen appears indicating that an automatic rebuild will be performed after you enter the operating system look for the Intel Rapid Storage Te...

Page 92: ...unch the Intel Rapid Stroage Technology utility from All Programs in the Start menu Step 1 Go to the Manage menu and click Rebuild to another disk in Manage Volume The Status item on the left of the s...

Page 93: ...opyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed Choose the RAID level RAID0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy Recovery Copies data between a master and a recovery disk RA...

Page 94: ...e a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system To install a microphone connect yo...

Page 95: ...vides an AC 97 front panel audio mod ule to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Speaker Configuration tab On the Connector Settings dialog box select the Disable front panel ja...

Page 96: ...On the Digital Input screen click the Default Format tab to select the default format Click OK to complete Note The actual locations of the S PDIF In and S PDIF Out connectors may differ by model S P...

Page 97: ...st audio quality 1 Connecting a S PDIF Out Cable 2 Configuring S PDIF Out On the Digital Output screen click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete C...

Page 98: ...re the jack for microphone function ality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the record ing...

Page 99: ...en click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording Step 1 Locate the Volume icon in the notification area and right click on this icon Select Recording Devices Step 2 On the Recording tab right clic...

Page 100: ...e sound 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button 3 T...

Page 101: ...onboard HD audio driver successfully For Windows XP only A Step 1 First make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed check in My Computer Properties Gen eral System If not please upd...

Page 102: ...lem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn...

Page 103: ...able might fail No The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No Yes Yes Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one...

Page 104: ...ABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the nat...

Page 105: ...s properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and...

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