GA-Q35M-S2

Gigabyte GA-Q35M-S2 Owner's manual

  • Hello! I've reviewed the user manual for the GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 motherboard. I understand it supports Intel Core, Pentium, and Celeron CPUs and offers features like DDR2 memory, integrated LAN, SATA RAID, and multiple USB ports. I'm ready to answer your questions regarding its installation, BIOS settings, or any aspect covered in the manual.
  • What type of CPU does this motherboard support?
    What kind of memory is supported?
    How many SATA ports does the motherboard have?
    Can I create RAID arrays on this motherboard?
GA-Q35M-S2
LGA775
Intel® CoreTM / Intel® Pentium® /
Intel® Celeron®
Rev. 1001
Nov. 21, 2007
Motherboard
GA-Q35M-S2
Motherboard
GA-Q35M-S2
Nov. 21, 2007
© 2007
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REV : X.X X.X
REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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GA-Q35M-S2 .................................................................................... 7
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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9
1-2 ..................................................................................................... 10
1-3 .................................................................. 13
1-3-1 (CPU) ................................................................................. 13
1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 15
1-4 ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-1 ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-2 ............................................................................................ 17
1-5 ................................................................................................. 18
1-6 ................................................................................... 19
1-7 ....................................................................................... 21
BIOS ....................................................................................... 33
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 34
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 35
2-3 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS ) ........................................... 37
2-4 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS ) ..................................... 39
2-5 Integrated Peripherals ( ) ....................................................... 42
2-6 Power Management Setup ( ) ............................................... 44
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 46
2-8 PC Health Status ( ) ............................................................. 47
2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( /) ...................................... 49
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 51
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 51
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / ) ................... 52
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 53
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( ) ........................... 53
2-15 Security Chip Configuration ( ) ............................................. 54
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3-1 ............................................................................... 55
3-2 ............................................................................................ 56
3-3 ................................................................................... 56
3-4 ..................................................................................................... 57
3-5 ................................................................................................. 57
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 59
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 64
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS........................................................................ 64
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS ......................................................................... 67
4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro ................................................................................... 69
4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost ................................................................. 70
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5-1 Serial ATA ........................................................................... 71
5-1-1 Intel® ICH9DO SATA ....................................................... 71
5-1-2 SATA RAID/AHCI ..... 77
5-1-3 SATA RAID/AHCI ........................................ 78
5-2 /........................................................................ 83
5-2-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 83
5-2-2 (S/PDIF +)( ) .................................. 85
5-2-3 ............................................................................................ 87
5-2-4 ............................................................................................ 89
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 90
5-3-1 ................................................................................................................ 90
5-3-2 ........................................................................................................... 91
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GA-Q35M-S2 - 1
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- 1
Intel® LGA775 CPU - 1
IDE - 1 - 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 2
I/O - 1
2USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2SATA ( 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
(S/PDIF +) ( 12CR1-1SPINO-11R)
( 12CF1-1CM001-32R)
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GA-Q35M-S2
KB_MS
CPU_FAN
LGA775
ATX
GA-Q35M-S2
CD_IN
F_AUDIO
1_BIOS
SYS_FAN
FDD
PCIE_16
F_USB1
CODEC
SPDIF_IO
IDE
DDRII1
DDRII2
DDRII3
DDRII4
PCI1
PCI2 BATTERY
IT8718
Nineveh
82566DM
ATX_12V
Intel® Q35
Intel® ICH9DO
PWR_LED
USB
LAN1
AUDIO
LPT
R_USB
COM
VGA
CLR_CMOS
PCIE_1 SATAII4
TPM_CLR
2_BIOS
CI
COMB
F_USB2
F_USB3
SATAII1SATAII3SATAII5
SATAII0
SATAII2
TPM Controller
JMicron
368
F_PANEL
SPI_FLASH
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LGA775
Processor
Host
Interface
Intel®
Q35 GMCH CLK
(333/266/200 MHz)
DDR2 800/667 MHz
Intel®
ICH9DO
2 PCI
PCI Bus
PCI Express Bus
Dual Channel Memory
Nineveh
82566DM
x1
LAN
RJ45
PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
CPU CLK+/-
(333/266/200 MHz)
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Line-Out
MIC
Line-In
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
Side Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
CODEC
PCI Express x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
PCI Express x16
D-Sub
ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE Channel
JMicron
368
GLCI
BIOS
12 USB Ports
IT8718
Floppy
PS/2 KB/Mouse
LPT Port
COM Port
TPM
6 SATA 3Gb/s
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1-1
(CPU)
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1-2
(CPU) LGA775 Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme /
Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad / Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo /
Intel® Pentium® / Intel® Pentium® D /
Intel® Pentium® 4 / Intel® Pentium® 4 /
Intel® Celeron®
( )
L2 CPU
(FSB) 1333/1066/800 MHz
Intel® Q35
Intel® ICH9DO
41.8V DDR2 DIMM 8 GB ( )
DDR2 800/667 MHz
( )
Realtek ALC888
High Definition Audio
2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1
S/PDIF /
CD
Nineveh 82566DM (10/100/1000 Mbit)
1PCI Express x16
1PCI Express x1
2PCI
-6SATA 3Gb/s 6SATA 3Gb/s
- SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10
JMicron 368
-1IDE ATA-133/100/66/33
2IDE
iTE IT8718
- 1 1
USB
12 USB 2.0/1.1 (6 6
USB )
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124-pin ATX
18-pin ATX 12 V
1
1IDE
6SATA 3Gb/s
1CPU
1
1
1
1
1S/PDIF /
3USB 2.0/1.1
1TPM_CLR
1
1
1
1PS/2
1PS/2
1
1
1D-Sub
6USB 2.0/1.1
1RJ-45
6 ( / / /
/ / )
I/O iTE IT8718
CPU/
CPU/
CPU
CPU/
CPU
BIOS 18 Mbit flash
AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a DMI 2.0 SM BIOS 2.4 ACPI 1.0b
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( ) Windows XP 32-bit 4 GB
4 GB
() EasyTune
( ) Intel ICH9DO RAID Windows 2000
@BIOS
Download Center
Q-Flash
EasyTune ( )
Xpress Install
Xpress Recovery2
Virtual Dual BIOS
Norton Internet Security (OEM )
Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000 ( )
Micro ATX 24.4 x 24.4
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1-3
(CPU)
CPU
(CPU )
CPU
CPU CPU CPU (
CPU CPU )
CPU
CPU CPU
CPU
CPU
1-3-1 (CPU)
A. CPU CPU
LGA775 CPU
LGA775 CPU
CPU
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B. CPU CPU
CPU
CPU CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU CPU
( ) CPU
(CPU
)
CPU
CPU
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CPU
(
)
1-3-2
CPU CPU (Intel®)
CPU
' '
(
)
CPU CPU
CPU CPU
CPU (CPU_FAN)
CPU
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1-4
( )
POST
Flex Memory Mode Intel® Flex (Intel® Flex Memory Technology)
/
1-4-1
4DDR2
(Dual Channel Technology) BIOS
4DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDRII1 DDRII2 ( 12)
1 (Channel 1) DDRII3 DDRII4 ( 34)
DDRII1
DDRII2
DDRII3
DDRII4
2
4
DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4
DS/SS - - DS/SS - -
- - DS/SS - - DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
(SS DS -- )
1. DDR2
2. DDR2
( ) DDR2
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1-4-2
DDR2 DDR DDR2
DDR2
DDR2
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1-5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. BIOS
7.
PCI Express x1
PCI
PCI Express x16
/PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
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1-6
PS/2 PS/2
PS/2
( ) ( )
D-Sub
15-pin D-Sub D-Sub
USB
USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
/USB USB
(RJ-45)
(Gigabit Ethernet)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
1 Gpbs
100 Mpbs
10 Mpbs
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5.1/7.1
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4/5.1/7.1
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7.1
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2
4/5.1/7.1
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