Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GA-945PL-S3P Intel
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GA-945PL-DS3P/ GA-945PL-S3P Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Duo / Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev.
Motherboard GA-945PL-DS3P/ GA-945PL-S3P Motherboard GA-945PL-DS3P/GA-945PL-S3P Apr. 3, 2007 Apr. 3, 2007.
Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies.
- 4 - T able of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Accessories ..........................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................. 51 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 5 1 3 - 2 Software Applications .
- 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1, FDD Cable x 1 SA T A 3Gb/s Cable x 2 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4 Ports USB 2.
- 7 - GA-945PL-DS3P / GA-945PL-S3P Motherboard Layout KB_MS COMA LPT CPU_FAN ATX_12V LGA775 IT8718 GA-945PL-DS3P/GA-945PL-S3P ATX Intel ® 945 USB_LAN USB SPDIF_IO FDD PWR_LED PCI3 F_USB2 F_PANEL F_US.
- 8 - Block Diagram (Note 1) Enable use of a Core TM 2 CPU with 1333 MHz FSB through overclocking. Y ou must install the FSB 1333 MHz Core TM 2 CPU with DDRII 533 (or above) memory module(s). (Note 2) T o use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install a 1066/800 MHz FSB processor.
Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Y our Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU LGA775 for Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Duo / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D L2 cache varies.
Hardware Installation - 11 - English Rear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 serial port 4 USB 2.0/1.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 - 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU Fig. 1 Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU socket to the upright position. Metal Lever Fig. 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket.
Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Cooler Male Push Pin Female Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 1 4 - English Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used.
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration GA-945PL-DS3P/GA-945PL-S3P supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1 - 5 Installation of Expansion Cards Y ou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1 . Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer.
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 - 6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector T o install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). LPT (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5 ) PWR_FAN 6 ) NB_FAN 7) IDE1 8 ) FDD 9) SA T AII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 1 .
Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 2 0 - English 3/4/5) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN / PWR_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design.
Hardware Installation - 21 - English 7 ) IDE1 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive).
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 2 2 - English Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2T X P 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 9 ) SA T AII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors) SA T A 3Gb/s can provide up to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SA T A 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly .
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 1 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 2) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below .
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 3 ) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 1 1 4 ) SPDIF_IO (S/PDIF In/Out Connector) The S/PDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 5) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 7 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header.
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BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: GA-945PL-DS3P BIOS V er .: E1) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
BIOS Setup - 31 - English Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 3 2 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
BIOS Setup - 33 - English Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default: Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 3 4 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list.
BIOS Setup - 35 - English HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to issue warnings when third- party hardware monitor utility is installed. Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. Disabled Disable HDD S.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2 - 3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. On-Chip SA T A Mode Disabled Disable this function.
BIOS Setup - 37 - English USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. USB 2.0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 3 8 - English OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard Serial Port 1 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.
BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 A ward Software Power Ma nagement Setup ACPI Suspend T ype [S1(POS)] Soft-Off by PW R-BTT N [Insta nt-Of.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 4 0 - English Resume by Alarm Y ou can set "Resume by Alarm" item to Enabled and key in Date/time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.
BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 1. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 2.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".
BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Smart F AN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Incorrectly using these features may result in system instability or corruption. Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU, chipsets and memory modules may result in damages or shortened life expectancy to these components.
BIOS Setup - 45 - English Full Thrust Set C.I.A.2 to Full Thrust. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%, 19%) by CPU loading. Warning: Stability is highly dependent on system components. O.C FSB1333 Core 2 CPU Enable use of a Core TM 2 CPU with 1333 MHz FSB through overclocking.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 4 6 - English PCI-E OverV oltage Control Normal Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to +0.1V. +0.2V Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to +0.2V. +0.3V Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to +0.
BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2 - 8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 2 - 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 4 8 - English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>.
BIOS Setup - 49 - English 2 - 1 1 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-12 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
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Install Drivers - 51 - English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 5 2 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
Install Drivers - 53 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details.
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Appendix - 55 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyT une 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 5 6 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data.
Appendix - 57 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 5 8 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Before Use: Follow the steps below before using Q-Flash to update BIOS: 1 . From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model.
Appendix - 59 - English Step 2: The process of system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen. When the message "Are you sure to update BIOS?" appears, press ENTER. The BIOS update will begin and the current process will be displayed.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 6 0 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS.
Appendix - 61 - English III. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 6 2 - English 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to the default Mic In jack for the microphone to work correctly. The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in the picture to the right.
Appendix - 63 - English STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK .
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 6 4 - English STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and then click OK .
Appendix - 65 - English 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 6 6 - English Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: T o enable the front panel audio connector to sup- port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I/O tab.
Appendix - 67 - English 4-2 T roubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.
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GA-945PL-(D)S3P Motherboard - 7 0 - English Contact Us y y y y y T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.
Appendix - 71 - English y y y y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y y y y y U.K. G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y y y y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. WEB address : http://www.
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