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BC35Q
Intel®
65nm
Core™ 2 Quad/ Core™ 2 Duo/
Pentium® Dual-Core/ Celeron 440
w/ 1333/1066/800MHz FSB
User's Manual
Edition 1.04 – Jan, 2009
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  • Page 1 BC35Q Intel® 65nm Core™ 2 Quad/ Core™ 2 Duo/ Pentium® Dual-Core/ Celeron 440 w/ 1333/1066/800MHz FSB User’s Manual Edition 1.04 – Jan, 2009...
  • Page 2 For detailed information, please always refer to the electronic user's manual. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2008 BCM Advanced Research, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
  • Page 3 BCM has come to be known. Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide to BCM customer services. To ensure you get the full benefit of our services, please follow the instructions below carefully.
  • Page 4 BCM assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events. Because of BCM high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If any of BCM products is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge...
  • Page 5 This manual describes in detail the BCM BC35Q Main board. We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with BC35Q or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance.
  • Page 6 Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1: System Setup ....................Welcome! ............................11 Packing Contents..........................11 Special Features ...........................12 1.3.1 Product Highlights.........................12 Before you proceed........................14 Mainboard Overview ........................15 1.5.1 Placement direction ........................15 1.5.2 Screw Holes ..........................15 1.5.3 Mainboard Layout .........................16 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .....................17 1.6.1 Installing the CPU .........................18 1.6.2 Installing the CPU Heatsink and fan .....................20...
  • Page 8 1.10.11 LPT Port Connector: JLPT1......................35 1.10.12 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1......................36 1.10.13 SM Bus Connector: JSMB ......................36 1.11 Jumpers ............................37 1.11.1 Clear CMOS Jumpers: JBAT1 ......................37 1.11.2 The Header: JSPI1 ........................37 1.12 The Expansion Slots ........................38 1.12.1 Installation of expansion card .......................38 1.12.2 Setup an expansion card ......................38 1.12.3...
  • Page 9 Mainboard Specifications Model BC35Q Processor Intel® 65nm LGA 775 processors. Supports Intel® Core™ 2 Quad/ Core™ 2 Duo/ Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron 440 w/ 1333/1066/800MHz FSB North Bridge Intel® DDR2 800/667 SDRAM Memory * Supports DDR2 667MHz (PC2-5300), DDR2 800MHz (PC2-6400) memory modules up to 8GB max.
  • Page 10 BIOS AMI® BIOS AMI Bios with 32Mb SPI ROM Expansion Slots PCI-E 2 x PCI-E x 16 Slots supports PCI-E x16 Graphic card Slot “PCI_E4” supports up to 4x transfer rate (only when there is no card installed on PCI_E1 and PCIE2 slots). When PCI-E x1 slot (“PCI_E1”...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: System Setup

    The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another line of BCM long life motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

  • Page 12: Special Features

    1.3 Special Features 1.3.1 Product Highlights Intel® Core 2 Processor Ready This mainboard supports the Intel® Intel® Core™ 2 Quad, and Core™ 2 Duo processors in the LGA775 package. With the new Intel® Core 2 micorarchitecture technology and 1066/800 MHz FSB, Intel® Core 2 processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.
  • Page 13 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Support By combining the onboard TPM 1.2 with TPM security software (provided by the third party), it will enhance the security level of the system. • PRECAUTION: When TPM is enabled and utilized through TPM software, there is possibility that the encrypted data will not be accessible, or recoverable if one of the following situations occurred: 1.

  • Page 14: Before You Proceed

    1.4 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity •...

  • Page 15: Mainboard Overview

    1.5 Mainboard Overview Before you install the mainboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the mainboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage mainboard components. 1.5.1 Placement direction When installing the mainboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation.

  • Page 16: Mainboard Layout

    1.5.3 Mainboard Layout...

  • Page 17: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    PnP cap/socket pins/motherboard components. BCM will shoulder the cost of repair only, if the damage is shipment/ transit-related. • Keep the PnP cap after installing the mainboard. BCM will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the mainboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket.

  • Page 18: Installing The Cpu

    1.6.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A) and 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 have installed the CPU.
  • Page 19 4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100° angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (B). 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket.

  • Page 20: Installing The Cpu Heatsink And Fan

    1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • When you purchase a boxed Intel® processor, the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
  • Page 21 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPUFAN1. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug in this connector.

  • Page 22: Uninstalling The Cpu Heatsink And Fan

    1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan. To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the mainboard.
  • Page 23 4. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.)

  • Page 24: System Memroy

    1.7 System Memory 1.7.1 Overview The mainboard comes with four 240-pin DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. You may use 667MHz (PC2-5300), or 800MHz (PC2-6400); Non-ECC, Un-buffered 1.8V DDR2 memory modules on this board (2GB maximum for each slot). It is recommended to use 667MHz DIMM for 8GB configuration. 1.7.2 Dual-Channel mode Population Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously.

  • Page 25: Installing Dimm

    1.7.3 Installing DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMS or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the mainboard and the components. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2.

  • Page 26: Removing A Dimm

    3. DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR and is DDR2 standard is not backward compatible. You shall always install DDR2 memory modules in the DDR2 memory slots. 4. To enable the system boot-up successfully, always inset the memory module into the DMM_A1 slot first.

  • Page 27: Power Supply

    1.8 Power Supply 1.8.1 ATX 24-pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector connects to an ATX 24-pin connector from power supply unit (PSU). To connect the ATX 24-pin power connector, make sure the 24-pin power connector from PSU is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned.
  • Page 28 supply with minimum power of 600W or more might be needed. 2. Do not forget to connect the 4-pin JPW1 power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. 3. Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices.

  • Page 29: Back Panel

    1.9 Back Panel • Mouse/Keyboard Connector The standard PS/2 ® mouse/ keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/ keyboard. • USB Port The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB compatible devices.
  • Page 30 ▪ CS-Out (Orange color): Center/ Subwoofer Out in 5.1/ 7.1 Channel mode. ▪ SS-Out (Gray color): Side-Surround Out 7.1 Channel mode.

  • Page 31: Connectors/Headers

    1.10 Connectors/ Headers 1.10.1 IDE Connector: IDE1 (Through ITE IT8213F PCI-IDE Controller) This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives separately to master/ slave mode by setting jumpers.

  • Page 32: Fan Power Connector: Cpufan1, Auxfan1, Sysfan1, Sysfan2

    1.10.3 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, AUXFAN1, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to these fan connectors, please note that the red wire is designated as “Power” and should be connected to “+12V” pin; the black wire is designated as “Ground”...

  • Page 33: S/Pdif-Out Connector: Jspdo1

    1.10.6 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSPDO1 This connector is used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. 1.10.7 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

  • Page 34: Front Usb Connectors: Jusb1, Jusb2, Jusb3

    1.10.8 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3 This connector is compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide, which is ideal for connecting high-speed USB peripherals such as USB HDD, USB digital cameras, USB MP3 players, USB printers, etc. Be sure the pins of VCC and GND is connected to the connector correctly. Otherwise, it may cause damage to the USB port and/or the connected USB device.

  • Page 35: Com Port Ring-In, Power Select: J1(For Com1), J2(For Com2)

    1.10.10 COM Port Ring-in, Power Select: J1 (for COM1), J2 (for COM2) These headers provide ring-in, or 5V, or 12V on the com ports. Note: Do not connect any pin between J1 and J2, which may damage the board. Pin Function Ring-In + 12V + 5V...

  • Page 36: Front Panel Connectors: Jfp1

    1.10.12 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 These connectors are for electrical connections to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. 1.10.13 SM Bus Connector: JSMB This connector provides connection to SM Bus.

  • Page 37: Jumpers

    1.11 Jumpers 1.11.1 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration. For normal state (default), the jumper is set on pin location 1 and 2. To clear the CMOS, set the jumper to pin location 2 and 3 for at least 30 seconds while the system is off.

  • Page 38: The Expansion Slots

    1.12 The Expansion Slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the expansion slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage mainrboard components.
  • Page 39 1.12.3.1 PCI-E x 16 Slot: PCI_E3, PCI_E4 The PCI_E3 slot supports PCI-E x16 graphic card. Due to the design limitation of chipset: • When PCI_E3 slot installed with PCI-E x16 graphic card, there will be no video output from onboard CRT and DVI. •...

  • Page 40: Pci-E X1 Slot: Pci-E1, Pci-E2

    1.12.3.2 PCI-E x1 Slot: PCI_E1, PCI_E2 This slot supports PCI-E x1 cards. 1.12.4 PCI Slots: PCI1, PCI2, PCI3 The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications. 1. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure the system power is OFF. 2.

  • Page 41: Chapter 2: Starting Up The System

    Chapter 2: Starting Up the System Starting Up Your System After all connections are made, close your computer case cover. Be sure all the switches are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to the local voltage, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on your country’s voltage used.
  • Page 42 “Shut down” and then click “Shut down the computer” The power supply should turn off after windows shut down.

  • Page 43: Chapter 3: Bios Setup

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Warnining: Before flashing the BIOS, please be sure to make the following adjustments on the system: 1. Fully disabled the iAMT feature (through Intel ME management utility during system post). 2. Flash the board with memory module installed on memory slot “DIMM_B2” ONLY. No memory module occupied on memory slots “DIMM_A1”...

  • Page 44: Entering Bios Setup Menu

    Entering BIOS Setup Menu Power on the computer and by pressing <F2> immediately allows you to enter BIOS Setup Menu. If you are not able to enter the BIOS menu but you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET”...

  • Page 45: The Main Menu

    The Main Menu • Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date, etc. • Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI® special enhanced features. • Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. •...
  • Page 46 Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/ voltage control and overclocking. • Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. • Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

  • Page 47: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features The items in standard CMOS Features Menu include some basic setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. •...
  • Page 48 • SATA1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears: • Device/ Vendor/ Size It will showing the device information that you connected to the SATA connector. • LBA/ Large Mode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA mode disabled.
  • Page 49 • System Information Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears: This sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of your system (read only).

  • Page 50: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features • Boot Sector Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. When enabled, the BIOS’s data cannot be changed when attempting to update the BIOS with a Flash utility. To successfully update the BIOS, you’ll need to disable this Flash BIOS Protection function. You should enable this function at all times.
  • Page 51 • IOAPIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system. •...
  • Page 52 • Chipset Feature Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: • VGA Share Memory The system shares memory to the onboard VGA card. This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the VGA card. • DVMT Mode Select This item allows you to set the mode for the graphics core.
  • Page 53 • Trusted Computing Enable/Disable TPM 1.2.

  • Page 54: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals • USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/ disable the onboard USB controller. • USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. • GbE LAN Controller This item is used to enable/ disable the onboard 82566DM Gigabit LAN controller. •...
  • Page 55 • On-Chip ATA Devices Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: • PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to [Enable] to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability. • SATA Mode The SATA RAID Mode supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10.
  • Page 56 • I/O Devices Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: • COM Port 1 This item specifies the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1 (COM1). • COM Port 1 Mode Select the transfer mode for COM Port 1: RS232 (default), RS422, or RS485. •...

  • Page 57: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup • ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 2000/XP, select [Enabled]. • ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 2000/ XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field.
  • Page 58 • Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are: [Power Off] The power button functions as normal power off button. [Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.
  • Page 59 • Resume From S3 By PS/2 Keyboard This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS/2 keyboard is detected. • Resume From S3 By PS/2 Mouse This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS/2 mouse is detected.

  • Page 60: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 61 • IRQ Resource Setup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: • IRQ 3/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 14/ 15 These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The settings determine if AMI BIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.

  • Page 62: H/W Monitor

    3.10 H/W Monitor • Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later.

  • Page 63: Frequency/Voltage Control

    3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. • Intel EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of the microprocessor whether the computer is running on battery or AC power. This field will appear after you installed the CPU which support speedstep technology.

  • Page 64: Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults

    3.12 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

  • Page 65: Bios Setting Password

    3.13 BIOS Setting Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password the press <Enter>.

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