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HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Motherboard Specifications, (Cleveland)

Figure 1: The Cleveland motherboard

Photograph of motherboard

Motherboard description

  • Manufacturer's motherboard name: Pegatron

  • HP/Compaq name: Cleveland-GL8

Form Factor

  • Micro-ATX: 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches)

Chipset

  • Intel H67

Front-side bus speed

  • 2.5 GT/s

Processor upgrade information

  • TDP: 95W

  • Socket type: LGA 1155

  • Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

    • Core i3-2xxx series
    • Core i5-2xxx series
    • Core i7-26xx series

Memory upgrade information

  • Four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

  • Supports PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333)

  • Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered

  • Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 16 GB

Video

Integrated graphics

*Integrated video is not available if a graphics card is installed.

  • Supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards

  • DVI-I output port

  • HDMI output port

Audio

Integrated IDT 92HD89E Audio

*Integrated audio is not available if a sound card is installed.

  • Built-in High Definition 8 channel audio

  • IDT 92HD89E CODEC

Network

LAN: 1000-Base-T

  • Interface: Integrated into motherboard

  • Technology: Realtek RTL8111E

  • Data transfer speeds: up to 10/100/1000 Mb/s

  • Transmission standards: 1000-Base-T Ethernet

Expansion Slots

  • One PCI Express x16

  • Three PCI Express x1

  • One Half-Length MiniCard x1

I/O Ports

Back I/O ports

Figure 2: Back I/O panel

  1. S/PDIF out

  2. USB 2.0: 4

  3. LAN

  4. DVI-I

  5. HDMI

  6. Audio: Center/Subwoofer

  7. Audio: Rear speaker out

  8. Audio: Side speaker out

  9. Audio: Line in

  10. Audio: Line out

  11. Audio: Microphone

Internal Connectors

  • 1x ATX power connector

  • 1x ATX CPU power connector

  • 1x CPU fan connector

  • 1x Chassis fan connector

  • 4x SATA connectors

  • 4x USB 2.0 connectors

  • 1x Internal SPDIF output connector

  • 1x Front panel audio connector

  • 1x ROM recovery connector

  • 1x Speaker connector

  • 1x Hood_Sense connector

  • 1x One Touch Reset connector

  • 1x One Touch Recovery connector

  • 1x Front panel connector

Motherboard layout

Figure 3: layout

Clearing the CMOS settings

CAUTION: Do not change any jumper setting while the computer is on. Damage to the motherboard can result.

This motherboard has a jumper to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.

  1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

  2. Move the jumper to clear for 5 to 10 secs, then move the jumper back to default.

  3. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

  4. On the next startup, enter BIOS setup to re-enter user settings.

Clearing the PASSWORD settings

The BIOS password is used to protect BIOS settings from unwanted changes.

To erase the BIOS password follow these steps:

  1. Turn OFF the computer.

  2. Move the jumper to Clear.

  3. Turn ON the computer to POST screen.

  4. Turn OFF the computer.

  5. Move the jumper to Default.

  6. Enter BIOS setup to verify or configure new settings.