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GA-965P-DS3 Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme / Core TM 2 Duo Intel ® Pentium ® Processor Extreme Edition Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev.
Motherboard GA-965P-DS3 June 21, 2006 June 21, 2006 Motherboard GA-965P-DS3.
Copyright © 2006 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 ............................................................................................. 49 3 -1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 9 3 - 2 Software Applications .
- 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 and FDD Cable x 1 SA T A 3Gb/s Cable x 4 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4 Ports USB2.
- 7 - GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN LGA775 AT X GA-965P-DS3 USB LAN CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO BIOS PCIE_16 PCIE_3 F_USB1 IDE1 PCIE_1 SPDIF_I CI DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 F_USB2 BATTERY GSAT.
- 8 - Block Diagram (Note) To use a DDR II 800/667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800/ 1066MHz FSB processor. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line-Out MIC CPUCLK+/-(266/200/133MHz).
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-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1 - 2 Feature Summary CPU Supports LGA775 Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme / Core TM 2 Duo / Pentium ® Proces- sor Extreme Edition / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 .
Hardware Installation - 11 - English Rear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 SPDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical) 1 parallel port 4 USB 2.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 - 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU.
Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 4 - English The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot.
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-965P-DS3 supports the Dual Channel T echnology. After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of memory bus will double.
GA-965P-DS3 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-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 8 - English Line Out (Front Speaker Out) The default Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. Stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers can be connected to Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. MIC In The default MIC In jack.
Hardware Installation - 19 - English Pin No. Definition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 1 6 PS_ON(soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 24-pin A TX) 24 GND(Only for 24-pin ATX) Pin No. Definition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB(stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 +12V(Only for 24-pin A TX) 12 3.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 5 ) FDD (Floppy Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.
Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6 ) 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-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 2 2 - English 8 ) GSA T AII0/1 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connector , Controlled by GIGABYTE SA T A2) SA T A 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial A T A and install the proper driver in order to work properly .
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 0 ) 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 .
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 2 4 - 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.
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 2 ) CD_IN (CD IN) 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 3 ) SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 4 ) F_ USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while y o u 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 Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 6 ) 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-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : F1b) 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-965P-DS3 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-965P-DS3 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 CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2 - 3 Integrated Peripherals SA T A Port0-3 Native Mode Enabled Set SA T A Port0~3 to operate at Native IDE mode. Disabled Set SA T A Port0~3 to operate at Legacy IDE mode.(Default value) USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller.
BIOS Setup - 37 - English SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short.
GA-965P-DS3 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.
BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 A ward Software Power Ma nagement Setup ACPI Suspend T ype [S1(POS)] Soft-Off by PW R-BTT N [Insta nt-Of.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 0 - English Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system.
BIOS Setup - 41 - 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".
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 2 - English F AN Speed Control Method (Note) Auto BIOS sets the optimal CPU fan speed automatically . (Default V alue) Intel(R) QST Control the fan speed with Intel ® QST (Intel ® Quiet System T echnology). Legacy CPU fan runs at different speed depending on CPU temperature.
BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 4 - English C.I.A.2 C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Acelerator 2) is designed to detect CPU loading during software program executing, and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance. Disabled Disable this function.
BIOS Setup - 45 - English DIMM OverV oltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage, damage to the memory may occur. Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 6 - 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.
BIOS Setup - 47 - 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>.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 8 - 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.
Install Drivers - 49 - 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-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 5 0 - 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 - 51 - 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 - 53 - 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-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 5 4 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data.
Appendix - 55 - 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-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 5 6 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS.
Appendix - 57 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Sta ndard CMOS Features Adva nced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Ma nagement Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 5 8 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size............
Appendix - 59 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 0 - English 6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded.
Appendix - 61 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 2 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Fla sh Utility V1.30 Fla sh T ype/Size....
Appendix - 63 - 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.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 4 - 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.
Appendix - 65 - English (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SA T A controller. T o configure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: ( 1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. ( 2 ) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 6 - English Figure 1 The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 7 - English Step 2: T o boot from Windows installation CD-ROM disk, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 2).
Appendix - 68 - English (3) Configuring RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 9 - English Figure 6 A. Create Array: In the main screen, press ENTER on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the RAID creation screen appears (Figure 5). GIGA-BYTE T echnology Corp. PCIE-to-SA T AII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.
Appendix - 70 - English 3 . Assign Array Disks: After RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard disks installed as the RAID disks. 4 . Set Block Size (only for RAID 0): Under the Block item, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the block size (Figure 7), ranging from 4K to 128K.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 7 1 - English 6 . Confirm Creation: After all of the items are configured, the selection bar automatically jumps to the Confirm Creation item. When prompted to confirm your selections (Figure 9), press Y to confirm or N to abort.
Appendix - 72 - English GIGA-BYTE T echnology Corp. PCIE-to-SA T AII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror C.
Appendix - 73 - English GIGA-BYTE T echnology Corp. PCIE-to-SA T AII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror C.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 7 4 - English (4) Making a SA T A Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) T o install operating system onto a serial A T A hard disk successfully , you need to install the SA T A controller driver during OS installation.
Appendix - 75 - English Figure 18 Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 19 Windows Setup S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to ma nually specify a n a dapter .
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 7 6 - English Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select one of the items displayed depending on the operating system to be installed.
Appendix - 77 - English After the SA T A controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. Figure 22 WindowsXP Professional Setup W elcome to Setup. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to run on your computer.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 7 8 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 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).
Appendix - 79 - 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-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 8 0 - English 6 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.
Appendix - 81 - English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker . STEP 3: After plugging in 8-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected.
GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 8 2 - 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 - 83 - 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 GIGABYTE's website. Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.
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