Product Specification microATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 243.84 millimeters Motherboard Form Factor [9.60 inches]) Intel® Q965 Express Chipset consisting of: Motherboard chipset • Intel® 82G965 Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) • Intel® 82801HB I/O Controller Hub (ICH8) LGA 775 CPU connector type (s370, slot1 etc) Number of CPUs supported...
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Yes via PCI Audio Upgradeable? Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Onboard network fitted? Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet Controller Type Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) with System Defence Feature Number of network connections? Yes via PCI Upgradeable? Onboard SCSI fitted? Type No of channels? Manufacturer? Model Number?
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Supported CPU List in Detail See the table below for a complete list of supported processors. Processor Processor Processor System Bus L2 Cache Size Family Number Speed Frequency E6700 2.66 GHz 1066 MHz 4 MB E6600 2.40 GHz 1066 MHz 4 MB E6400 2.13 GHz...
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The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red. Make sure you are earthed and free of static charge before you open the computer case. If you are unsure about upgrading your computer, return it to Viglen so a qualified engineer can perform the upgrade. CAUTION!
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1. The best way to prevent static discharge is to buy an anti-static strap from your local electrical shop. While you are wearing the strap and it is earthed, static charge will be harmlessly bled to ground. 2. Do not remove the component from its anti-static protective packaging until you are about to install it.
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Figure 1 - Motherboard Layout & Components Table 1 Item Description Item Description Front panel audio header (HD or AC97) Battery PCI Conventional bus add-in card Front chassis fan header connector 1 PCI Express x1 connector Chassis intrusion header PCI Express x16 connector Intel 82801HO I/O Controller Hub (ICH8DO) Back panel connectors...
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• It protects the sensitive Motherboard from any external EMC interference. • It stops the computer from interfering with other electrical devices. • It allows the Motherboard to be easily upgraded in the future without having to resort to buying a whole new case. Simply change the I/O shield to match the Motherboard.
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connector headers. The location and or details of these internal headers are shown below (Figure 3). Figure 3 - Internal Headers Table 3 Item Description Front Panel connectors Alternative Front Panel Power LED USB1/USB2 Intel HD Audio Link Audio (HD/AC’97) Serial •...
The following are all connectors situated along the front edge of the motherboard. They are often connected to buttons and LED’s situated on the front panel. Figure 4 – Front Panel Connectors Table 4 Connector Comments HD LED This goes to the Hard Disk L.E.D. on the front panel, which lights up when the SATA Hard Disk is in use.
CAUTION: Do not move any jumpers with the power on. Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing a jumper setting. Otherwise, the board could be damaged. Figure 5 - Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block The three-pin BIOS jumper block enables all board configurations to be done in the BIOS Setup program.
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The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features: 1.8 V (only) DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts • Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following • restriction: Double-sided DIMMS with x16 organization are not supported. 8 GB maximum total system memory using DDR2 667 or DDR2 •...
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the memory will operate at 533 MHz. Table 14 lists the resulting operating memory frequencies based on the combination of DIMMs and processors. Table 7- Operating Memory Frequencies DIMM Type Processor system bus Resulting memory frequency frequency DDR2 533 533 MHz 533 MHz DDR2 533 800 MHz...
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Figure 6 - Memory Channel Configuration and DIMM Configuration OTE: Regardless of the memory configuration used (dual channel, single channel, or flex mode), DIMM 0 of Channel A must always be populated. Th is a requirement of the ICH8 Manageability Engine feature. ual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations igure 7 shows a dual channel configuration using two DIMMs.
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Figure 8 shows a dual channel configuration using three DIMMs. In this xample, the combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel A equal the apacity of the single DIMM in the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel B. Figure 8 - Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configuration with Three DIMMs igure 9 - shows a dual channel configuration using four DIMMs.
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NOTE: Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest emory throughput. Figure 10 - shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. In this example, only the IMM0 (blue) socket of Ch annel A is populated. Channel B is not populated. Figure 10 - Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configuration with One DIMM igure 11- shows a single channel configuration using three DIMMs.
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Figure 12 - Flex Mode Configuration with Two DIMMs • Installing and Removing Memory AUTION: When connected to AC power, the memory slots on the board will be powered and in use. A red LED (Figure 13) - B, located near the memory slots, will be lit if the memory slots are powered.
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o install a DIMM, follow these steps: ) Turn off all peripheral devices conn ected to the computer. Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC power cord. 2) Make sure the clips at either end of the DIMM socket(s) are pushed outward to the op position (see Figure 14)-A.
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o remove a DIMM, follow these steps: ) Turn off all peripheral devices conne cted to the computer. Turn off the computer. 2) Remove the AC power cord from the computer. 3) Remove the computer’s cover. 4) Gently spread the retaining clips at each end of t he DIMM socket.
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TPM and configures all security passwords. End user will also need to install the Trusted Platform module software (TPM_ST_Micro). This can be found under C:\Utils\Onboard directory of the system hard disk drive or from Driver CD or Viglen FTP site. All the above drivers are PC99 certified.
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