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1. GE Short Clear CMOS Values EE ee COED al l 21 MFG J umper for Enabling Intel Management Engine Use this jumper to enable or disable Intel Management Engine i 3 Short Disable Intel Management Engine iM L C Open Enable Intel Management Engine Default a 31 Hardware Installation 22 PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the CPU loading The higher the CPU loading the more the number of lighted LEDs To enable the Phase LED display function please first enable Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Refer to Chapter 4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced for more details
2. 23 0 S1 S3 S4 S5 LED ACPI LEDs The ACPI LEDs indicate the system power status S0 S1 3 4 S5 to prevent potential hardware damage due to improper plug unplug actions a 5 GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard System Status Definition S0 Normal working state S1 POS Poweron Suspend only the CPU stops working 3 STR Suspend to RAM only the memory is working S4 STD Suspend to Disk the system main power is tumed off but the system can still be waked up S5 System is turned off 32 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard Its major functions include conducting the Power On Self Test POST during system Startup saving system parameters and loading operating system etc BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in the CMOS To acce
3. The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an SS AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio e Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio e Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer 12 CD_IN CD In Connector Black You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header 7 ap Pin No Definition j J 1 CD L 2 GND 3 3 GND 2 4 CD R re H 21l Hardware Installation 13 SPDIF_I S PDIF In Header Red This header supports digital S PDIF in an
4. 5 3 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Yes Isolate the short circuit The problem is verified and solved Secure the CPU Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the cooler on the CPU No power connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN Connect the CPU cooler power cable 1 Ser DODEN to the motherboard Yes The problem is verified and solved Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket No Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes Insertthe graphics card Connectthe ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer The problem is verified and solved Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup Continued 95 Appendix N The power supply 0 CPU or CPU socket might fail When the computer is turned on is the CPU cooler running Yes The problem is verified and solved N The graphics card 0 expansion slot or Check if there is displ
5. GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 90 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 After installing the audio driver the HD Audio Manager icon fail will appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager Ode eee Ce 6 56 AM Step 2 Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack pink on the back panel or the Mic in jack pink on the front panel Then configure the jack for microphone functionality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the recording volume or you ll not be able to record the sound To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process do not mute the playback volume It is recommended that you set the volumes ata middle level lf you want to change the current sound input NOTE default device to microphone right click on Microphone and select Set Default Device 91 Appendix Step 4 Grane ao ae Bale e To raise the recording and playback volume for the se cin microphone click the Microphone Boost iconf T R T on the right of the Recording Volume slider and set a the Microphone Boost level set mata o Diredi ores r g om Step 5 After completing the settings above click Start point to Programs point to Access
6. gt gt AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug lt SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Intel ICH10DO Southbridge Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with other device Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that do not support Native mode Default gt Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode lt USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller Default Enabled Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below gt USB 2 0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2 0 controller Default Enabled gt USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled 4 BIOS Setup lt USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled gt Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard
7. Disabled GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 52 lt Smart FAN Control Method Specifies how to control CPU fan speed gt gt Auto Lets BIOS control CPU fan speed Default gt gt Intel R QST Allows CPU fan speed to be controlled by the Intel Quiet System Technology QST This feature requires the installation of Intel Host Embedded Control Interface HECI driver from the motherboard driver disk Legacy Allows CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature Disable Forces CPU fan to run at full speed Note Before setting this item to Intel R QST make sure at least DDR2_1 or DDR2_ 2 socket in Channel 0 is populated A small portion of system memory will be shared when Intel QST is enabled 53 BIOS Setup 2 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M_ I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password ea Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Power Ma PnP PCI Configurations Security Chip Configuration PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl gt lt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the safest BIOS default settings In case system instability occurs you may
8. Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled 19200 Enabled 0 Enabled Tl gt lt Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive then press the plus key lt gt or lt PageUp gt or the minus key lt gt or lt PageDown gt to move it up or down on the list Press lt Esc gt to exit this menu when finished gt First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press lt Enter gt to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled lt Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu gt gt Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default gt gt System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program gt HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive
9. F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup CD The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your or motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 16 C Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a non RAID configuration Step 1 After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins look for a message which says Press lt Ctrl l gt to enter Configuration Utility Figure 2 Press lt Ctrl gt lt l gt to enter the RAID Configuration Utility Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH1OR DO wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk uae lt C IRL gt POETETO Olelein an Figure 2 Step 2 After you press lt Ctrl gt lt l gt the MAIN MENU screen will appear Figure 3 Create RAID Volume If you want to create a RAID array select Create RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press lt Enter gt Intel R Matr
10. Installation and Configuration Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk A Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive G E ran wins ma ENS LN bes CB E srt idema Nime y Dat 0 Uraocetes Seace Step 1 Step 2 Click Drive options Click New x Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence The first PATA IDE connector the second PATA IDE connector the first SATA connector the second SATA connector and so forth For example when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive When hard drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive 63 Unique Features Step 3 When partitioning your hard drive make sure to leave unallocated space 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount of data and begin the Step 4 After the operating system is installed right click the Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage Go to Disk Management to check disk allocation installation of the operating system enea Step 5 Se SEITE sae St Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the ba
11. A Sj I i ala I Hard Drive Activity LED MSG Message Power Sleep LED Yellow System Status LED Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The S0 On LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 3 S4 S5 Off S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 PW Power Switch Red Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup for more information SPEAK Speaker Orange Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system Startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart N
12. BIOS the latter key will replace the former key Note2 Ifyou incorrectly enter the password three times Ultra TPM will be locked To be able to enter the password again go to the Security Chip Configuration menu in BIOS Setup and then set Security Chip to Enabled Activate Note3 Ifyou want to uninstall the Ultra TP M utility be sure to insert the USB flash drive containing the TPM key into your computer before the uninstallation GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 2 4 5 Q Share Q Share is an easy and convenient data sharing tool After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q Share you are able to share your data with computers on the same network making full use of Internet resources GIGABYTE amp Q Share Ver 1 0 Directions for using Q Share After installing Q Share from the motherboard driver disk go to Start gt All Programs gt GIGABYTE gt Q Share exe to launch the Q Share tool Find the Q Share icon Ea in your system tray and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Connect m Enable Incoming Folder Diable Incoming Follet Incoming folder Open Incoming Folder C20 ShareFoldes Oyen moming Folder CAQ Share Polder i z i Bal p Update Q Share Change Incoming Folder C SharePoldes i a About Q Share Exal Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Description Connect Displays the
13. BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Jeu Load Optimized Defaults Y N Y Power Ma PnP PCI Configurations gt Security Chip Configuration PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl7 lt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Y gt to load BIOS defaults gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Step 6 Select Save amp Exit Setup and then press lt Y gt to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The procedure is complete after the system restarts GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 68 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility A Before You Begin 1 In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update 2 During the BIOS update process ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Internet connection for example avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS ora system that is unable to start 3 Do notuse the G O M GIGABYTE Online Management function when using BIOS 4 GIGABYTE product
14. Line Inj ack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out ack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Mic Inj ack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack S in addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be reconfigured to woe Perform different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be con nected to the default Mic in jack Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 20 1 7 Internal Connectors 23 e 4 22 inf 15 20 10 1 ATX_12V_2X 13 SPDIF_I 2 ATX 14 SPDIF_O 3 CPU FAN 15 F_USB1 F USB2 F USB3 4 SYS FAN 16 COMA 5 FDD 17 COMB 6 IDE 18 DEBUG PORT 7 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 5 19 Cl 8 PWR _LED 20 CLR CMOS 9 BAT 21 MFG 10 F_PANEL 22 PHASE LED 11 F_AUDIO 23 0 S1 S3 S4 S5 LED 12 CD_IN CAUTION Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices e First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect e Before
15. Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version C Stealth Mode In Stealth Mode the system continues to work with the user defined power saving settings even after the system is restarted Re enter the application only if you want to make any changes or completely close the application Note 1 Before using the DES function make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt C1E and CPU EIST Function items in the BIOS Setup program are set to Enabled Note 2 Maximize system power saving with Dynamic Frequency Function system performance may be affected Note 3 1 Normal Power Saving default 2 Advanced Power Saving 3 Extreme Power Saving Note 4 The total amount of power saved will be recorded until re activated when only the Dynamic Power Saver is under the enable status and power savings meter is unable to reset to zero Note 5 Dynamic Energy Saver Meter will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts 11 Unique Features 4 4 Ultra TPM GIGABYTE s unique Ultra TPM Trusted Platform Module features the industry s most advanced hardware based data encryption design With the easy to use Ultra TPM user interface users can store back up their TPM keys on a USB flash drive or in the system BIOS The TPM key s will be removed from the computer after being stored on a USB flash drive or in the system BIOS protecting against unauthorized access to the computer By simply plugging or unplugging the US
16. N Press ENTER to create the specified volume TV Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Figure 6 When completed you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK VOLUME INFORMATION section including the RAID level stripe block size array name and array capacity etc Figure 7 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICHIOR DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes Data is Encrypted JED Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAIDO Stripe 128KB 223 6GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 8GB 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 8GB TV Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Figure 7 To exit the ICH10DO RAID BIOS utility press lt Esc gt or select Exit in MAIN MENU Now you may proceed to create the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID ACHI driver and operating system 19 Appendix Delete RAID Volume To delete a RAID array select Delete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press lt Enter gt In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press lt Delete gt When prompted to confirm your selection Figure 8 press lt Y gt to c
17. Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults A 4 ae ae ae ae fa fa v v CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Menu Level gt Tl2 gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date Sets the system date The date format is week read only month date and year Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date gt Time Sets the system time For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time gt IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the three methods below GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 40 e Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default e None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup e Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS gt gt Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large lt IDE Channel 2 3 Master 4 6 Master Slave gt IDE Auto Detection Pr
18. The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to Ds the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and mum disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally Safe recycling e When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling If you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort 9 Appendix Finally we suggest that you practice other envir
19. This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Enabled Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 42 CPU Multi Threading ct Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi threading function when using an Intel CPU that supports multi core technology This feature only works for operating systems that support multi processor mode Enabled Enables all CPU cores and multi threading capability Default Disabled Enables only one CPU core Limit CPUID Max to 3 t Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4 0 Default Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function This function may enhance protection for the computer reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system Default Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E et Enables or disables Intel CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function a CPU power saving function in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will
20. an agrarian CAPACITY Sets the percentage of hard drive space 4 ae used for saving shadow copies meal acme TRIGGER Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up of the day Displays the Time Repair help file oo e The hard drive used must have more than 1 GB of capacity and over 300 MB of available space lt e Each storage volume can accommodate 64 shadow copies When this limit is reached the oldest shadow copy will be deleted and unable to be restored Shadow copies are read only so you cannot edit the contents of a shadow copy eg NOTE GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard I4 Chapter5 Appendix 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below moov gt Install SATA hard drive s in your computer Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS Note Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver ot Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system N Before you begin Please prepare At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring Intel ICH10DO SATA Controllers A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Atta
21. audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled gt Onboard LAN Function Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled lt Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled gt Onboard IDE Controller J Micron 368 Chip Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in the J Micron 368 chip Default Enabled lt Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled gt Onboard Serial Port 2 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 default 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled lt Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel LPT port Options are SPP Standard Parallel Port default EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port
22. computers with data sharing enabled Enable Incoming Folder Enables data sharing Disable Incoming Folder Disables data sharing Open Incoming Folder Accesses the shared data folder C Q ShareF older Change Incoming Folder Changes the data folder to be shared C Q ShareF older Update Q Share Updates Q Share online About Q Share Displays the current Q Share version E xit Exits Q Share Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled 13 Unique Features 4 6 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology Time Repair allows you to quickly back up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system Time Repair Supports NTFS file system and can restore system data on PATA and SATA hard drives System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on the right or at the bottom of the screen to view the system data backed up at different time You can choose file s directory ies and click the Copy button to restore the file s directory ies or click Restore to restore the entire system vary Time Repair GIGABYTE a Installed Trenor hrad o gt oF Ai EE Button Function T a ON Automatically creates system restore eo wees peer points ee eee OFF DO NOT automatically create system cot restore points SCHEDULE Sets a regular interval for creating system restore points
23. ee e8888 et ic N GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 28 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 USB Headers Yellow The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB DX USB DY USB DX USB DY GND GND WO CO MI GD OT A wj N e No Pin he oS NC e Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB header e Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the CAUTION power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket 16 17 COMA COMB Serial Port Header White The COMA COMB header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the optional COM port cable please contact the local dealer
24. oo A CED 2 Ce COMB T Pin No Definition NDCD NSIN NSOUT NDTR GND NDSR NRTS NCTS WO CO y GD aj A wj N e NRI m am No Pin Hardware Installation 18 DEBUG PORT Debug Card Header Black The header can connect one debug card via an optional debug card cable For purchasing the optional debug card cable please contact the local dealer ia 3 GND VCC3 LADO f 11 1 Pin No Definition m inl No Pin m LAD1 LAD2 LAD3 LFRAME a WO CO MN OT A wj N e PFMRST m DB CLK eo eo DB P SENSOR m NO NC 19 Cl Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed Th
25. or RAID driver Figure 1 A screen will then appear asking you to specify additional device Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press lt S gt Windows Setup Step 2 Figure 1 Then a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will appear Select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO SATA RAID Controller and press lt Enter gt On the next screen press lt Enter gt to continue the driver installation After the driver installation you can proceed with the Windows XP installation Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen Intel R ICH7R DH SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH1OR DO SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH8M E ICH9M E SATA RAID Controller Figure 2 GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 82 B Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation Steps When a screen similar to that below appears select Load Driver Figure 3 7 z t fej tached Wviredgext Wiere g gu want tp ingtall Avenir Figure 3 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk
26. or USB flash drive Figure 4 For users using a SATA optical drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole IMSM foler to the USB flash drive Then use Method B to load the driver Method A Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory BootDrv iMS M 32Bit For Windows Vista 64 bit browse to the 64Bit folder Method B Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the 32Bit for Windows Vista 32 bit or 64Bit for Windows Vista 64 bit folder Beceri fe the givi la eel then ele Cet 83 Appendix Step 3 When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller and press Next Go BY intal Windgwee Select the dies to be indtallead Giger pecan Figure 5 Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 6 ts SF intal virgin Where do you want to install Windows Marre Tel See Free Space Type i Dirk J aaien Space BO G8 BOW G8 Figure 6 GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 84 Rebuilding an Array Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array Rebuilding applies only to fault tolerant arrays such as R
27. similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus industrial environment Residual commercial and light industry Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55014 2 immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and simitar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer Signatura emmy Huang Name Timmy Huang Date Feb 9 2009 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 173
28. system fan header CPU_FAN SYS FAN Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation the black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis CPU_FAN 1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V S peed Control CPU_ FAN 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS_FAN Pin No Definition i 1 GND 1 2 12V SYS FAN 3 Sense e Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang CAUTION e These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers 5 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive be Sure to locate pin 1 of the connecto
29. to clear the CMOS values 33 BIOS Setup 2 1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Inc EQ45M S2 EE Motherboard Model BIOS Version lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash l Function Keys 02 02 2009 Q45 ICH10 7A69PGOPC 00 Function Keys lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash Press the lt Delete gt key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q Flash utility in BIOS Setup lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk the lt F9 gt key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key lt T gt or the down arrow key lt J gt to select the first boot device then press lt Enter gt to accept To exit Boot Menu press lt Esc gt The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed lt End gt
30. to the Rebuild RATO Volume Wizard Maten a hd dee ethan Ba deped RA vais te 4 meed hid d Pech mani Paes Wi egan ce pesia capy hin thes Lebed hnj dr FEMI Edir deta oes the id had dia r bi pamini diie Leck up l gair cate baleas Danir Demi Fiar io coira Step 3 Click Next when the Rebuild RAID Volume Wizard appears Follow the on screen instruc tions to proceed i Rebuild Status ti The rebuild was completed successfully Step 5 When the message The rebuild was completed Successfully appears click OK to complete GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 86 Step 2 The new hard drive appears under Non RAID Hard Drive Right click on the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Hard Drive B F Sa aaa araar d i LL EL Cine Sy m paree pr BiT r rreem ee ee ee pe b e Qe mera ema ee oe pima rr aih a E ere Bel Ursa g arenes BAD araa ar ra ari anam nan rmm om Aaa Ba a a erar ere re oer Tra abit Ha pem Step 4 To check the rebuild status during the rebuild process right click on the rebuild volume and select Show Rebuild Progress Step 6 After the RAID 1 volume rebuilding click the volume and its status in the information pane will display as Normal 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio The picture to the right shows t
31. try to load Fail Safe defaults which are the safest and most Stable BIOS settings for the motherboard gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 2 12 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password OERE Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Power Ma PnP PCI Configurations Security Chip Configuration PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl gt lt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults ha A ae a a Aa are A Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 54 2 13 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Power Ma PnP PCI Configurations gt Security Chip Configuration PC Health Status NOOLI T gt Select Item F11 Save CM
32. warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing B Using BIOS Flash Memory type MEIC 25L176054 Flash Memory Site Ghd Bits BIOS Sign on Message BIOS Vendor AWAR J GIGABYTE A Load CMOS detautt atter BIOS update E Ciear omi data Poo 1 Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete O If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please nore manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instruc tions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save the BIOS update file obtained from the Internet or through other source Follow the on screen instructions to complete 3 e Save Current BIOS to File Click Save Current BIOS to save the current BIOS file A DB tosa cmos setaun arer ios update Load BIOS defaults after BIOS Update Select the Load CMOS default after BIOS update check box and then the system will automatically load BIOS defaults after BIOS update and after the system restarts C After Updating the BIOS Restart y
33. 160MB 128 96 224MB and 256 96 352MB The table below shows the supported features of the PAVP Lite and Paranoid modes PAVP Lite PAVP Paranoid Compressed video buffer is encrypted Yes Yes Hardware 128 bit AES decryption Yes Yes Protected memory No Yes 96 MB reserved during boot GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 46 2 7 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software SATA RAID AHCI Mode SATA Port0 3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard LAN Function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Integrated Peripherals Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Auto Enabled Disabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 378 IRQ7 SPP Menu Level gt T4 gt amp Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults lt SATA RAID AHCI Mode Intel ICH10D0 Southbridge Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10DO Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode Default gt RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers
34. 45M S2 Motherboard 62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 4 1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and press back up your system data and perform restoration of it Supporting roy NTFS FAT32 and FAT16 file systems Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it Before You Begin e Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed e As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size require ments vary depending on the amount of data e Itis recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed e The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored e t takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements e Atleast 512 MB of system memory e VESA compatible graphics card e Windows XP with SP1 or later Windows Vista e Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file created with Xpress SS Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 USB hard drives are not supported e Hard drives in RAID AHCI mode are not supported
35. 58 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA EQ45M S2 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Feb 9 2009 Copyright 2009 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice No partof this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assistin the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations Fordetailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique featu
36. AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss gt gt Soft Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default gt Full On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 50 2 9 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software PCI1 IRQ Assignment PCI2 IRQ Assignment Tl gt lt Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PCI1IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PnP PCI Configurations Auto Auto Menu Level gt PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot Default Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the first PCI slot BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot 51 BIOS Setup 2 10 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software PC Health Status Chassis Opened Warning Disabled Cl s Opened No Menu Level gt Current SYS M CPU Warning Temperat Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled
37. AID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 arrays The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array Intel ICH10DO SATA controller Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one Restart your computer Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1 When the message Press lt Ctrl l gt to enter Configuration Utility appears press lt Ctrl gt lt l gt to enter the RAID Configuration Utility The following screen appears after you enter the RAID Configuration Utility Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild Rebuild completes in the operating system Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding ESC to exit Port Drive Model Serial Size 1 WDC WD800JD 22LS WD WMAM9W736333 74 4GB f 4 Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit WDC WD800JD 22LS WD WMAM9W736201 74 4GB Member Disk 0 WDC WD800JD 22LS WD WMAM9W736333 74 4GB Non RAID Disk T4 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Step 2 Select the new hard drive to add into the array to be rebuilt and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears indicating that an automatic rebuild will be performed automatically after you enter the operating system look for the Intel Storage Console icon fF in the notific
38. B flash drive users are able to open or close their PSD files without the hassles of complicated configurations In addition Ultra TPM s key backup function allows users to still have a way to access their data in case the keys are lost e After creating the password s and key s associated the TPM be sure to store them in a secure location and back them Garon Up Loss of the password s or the key s will render the files encrypted via the TPM unable to be cracked or read e Though the TPM delivers the latest data security technology it does not guarantee data integrity or give hardware protection GIGABYTE is not liable for loss of encrypted data as a result of hardware damage A Before installing Ultra TPM follow the steps below in sequence Step 1 Turn on your computer and enter the BIOS Setup program Go to Security Chip Configuration and set Security Chip to Enabled Then enter Clear Security Chip to clear all settings in the TPM chip Refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for more information Save changes and then restart your computer A Encrypted files will become inaccessible after the TPM chip is cleared Be sure to back up the encrypted files first Step 2 Install the Infineon TPM driver from the motherboard driver disk Select Infineon TPM Driver Step 3 Install the Ultra TPM utility from the motherboard driver disk Select Ultra TPM B Instructions for using Ultra TPM 1 Before launching Ultra TPM go to the Infineon S
39. BYTE s website for the latest CPU support list L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus 1333 1066 800 MHz FSB Chipset North Bridge Intel Q45 Chipset South Bridge Intel ICH10DO Memory 4x1 8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory Note 2 Note 2 Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800 667 MHz memory modules Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Onboard Graphics North Bridge 1 x D Sub port 1 x DVI D port Note 3 Note 4 Audio Realtek ALC 888 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S P DIF In Out Support for CD In LAN Intel 82567LM chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 Ne 4 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge 6 x SATA 3Gb s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb s devices Support for SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 J Micron 368 chip 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices ITE 178720 chip 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive USB Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 12 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 6 on the back panel 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 10 Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1
40. C Purple No connection gt The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of woe power Switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assign ments and the pin assignments are matched correctly GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 20 11 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio HD and AC 97 audio You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it ForHD Front Panel Audio For AC 97 Front Panel Audio 101 G9 Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2_L 1 MIC nana 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ_DET 4 NC 5 LINE2 R 5 Line Out R 6 GND 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 Line Out L 10 GND 10 NC
41. ECP EPP GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 48 2 8 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR ACPI LED Control Enabled Menu Levelb Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off PME Event Wake Up Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled lt Date of Month Alarm Everyday x Time hh mm ss Alarm PeOeC HPET Support Enabled HPET Mode 32 bit mode Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt ACPI Suspend Type Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend S1 POS Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 Power on Suspend sleep state In S1 sleep state the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode The system can be resumed at any time gt S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off lt ACPILED Control Enables or disables the onboard ACPI LEDs Enabled allows the onboard ACPI LEDs to light up according to the syste
42. First attach the connector at the end of the cable Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back to the SPDIF_I header on your motherboard panel with a screw 2 Configuring S PDIF In On the Digital Input screen click the Default Format tab to select the default format Click OK to complete Ki Aaattek HD Audio Manager tei ES E Spesis MED ngi come ED oou rost ima Y w ANALOG Recording Volume t f a Digital Auda Inout Dett Forret GIGABYTE B Note The actual locations of the SPDIF In and SPDIF Out connectors may differ by model 89 Appendix B S PDIF Out The S PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality 1 Conneting a S PDIF Out Cable S PDIF Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable Connecta S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals 2 Configuring S PDIF Out On the Digital Output screen click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete KI Realtek HD Audic Manager Sa ih mune FBP ozi ount TEED ogui rou settings Nain Volume m AR S PDIF In to S PDEF Out pass through mode DIGITAL When pess trough rede enabled you vill heer the sound coming Ca Pore Opra 8250 rout ISPOIF In However pou ni not te able payers amp to hear the sound player by any neda GIGABYTE i
43. GA EQ45M S2 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel Core processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 2002 12ME EQ45MS2 2002R O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 O DIN VDE 0855 E CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA EQ45MS2 is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 2004 10B EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement E EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM E EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated Characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and
44. J 45 Do Intel PCle CLK 82567LM 100 MHz 6 SATA 3Gb s PCI Express Bus Intel ICH10DO i a i 7 H PCI Bus IS LPC BUS Micron 368 IT8720 2 COM Ports CODEC ATA 133 100 66 33 C IDE Channel PS 2 KB Mouse 5 OS LS TIELETE vug S505 gg 9 UNUN 2 PCI Eg pa _4 ns PCI CLK Q 33 MHz U Note Simultaneous output for PCI Express x16 and DVI D is not supported g Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Prior to installation carefully read the user s manual and follow these procedures Prior to installation do not remove or break motherboard S N Serial Number sticker or warranty sticker provided by your dealer These stickers are required for warranty validation Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors Itis best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard CPU or memory If you do nothave an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and first t
45. OS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Change Set Disable Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press lt Enter gt You will be requested to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is setto Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup lt User Password When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press lt Enter gt on the password item and when requested for the password press lt Enter gt again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the password has been cancelled 55 BIOS Setup 2 14 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award S
46. Q Flash Press the lt End gt key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first Intel Management Engine BIOS Setup After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins a message will appear as shown below Press lt Ctrl gt lt P gt to enter the Intel Management Engine Setup utility Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extension v5 0 5 0010 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed Intel R ME Firmware version 5 0 2 1121 axe lt C TRL PRR OEV ES Note Before enabling Intel Management Engine make sure DDR2_1 socket in Channel 0 is populated GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 34 2 2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main Menu as shown below appears on the screen Use arrow keys to move among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter a sub menu Sample BIOS Version EE CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save amp Exit Setup Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving PnP PCI Configurations Security Chip Configuration PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Change CPU s Clock amp Vo
47. Smart FAN Control Method Auto T4 gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt Chassis Opened Warning Allows the system to emit warning if the chassis cover is removed gt gt Enabled Enables this function gt gt Disabled Disables this function Default gt Clear Clears the Chassis Opened record lt Chassis Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard Cl header If the system chassis cover is removed this field will show Yes otherwise it will show No To clear the chassis intrusion status record set Chassis Opened Warning to Clear save the settings to CMOS and then restart your system Current Voltage V Vcore DDR18V 3 3V 12V Displays the current system voltages Current System CPU Temperature Displays current system CPU temperature lt Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Displays current CPU system fan speed lt CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F gt CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default
48. Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website GIGABYTE emt GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY COLTO NO 6 Bau Chiang Road Hain Tien 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information GIGABYTE System Information You tan save pant or ernai the stern information by clicking the Bathore bahir Gigabyle Technology Co Lid EC45i 52 Eowinu s3 ED niek R CoreTM Dus CPU ETO E 2 66GHz 7043 477 KB RAM Wiredows Viela TIM Uirae Eagielake 1 05 BA 1023 1 61 Drivers Installation 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed GIGABYTE install Chipset Drivers We recone ut you arial the derg ined Bakra for your motherboard Please click Aa Ar to etal al the divers atamai aly GEABYTE Drami Erig Saar cf a reephteorary beshigi that dia garaia a irga wath the dimple chek ef a bution Figuring on haid proprietary hardian are paiiar dedign the unique multi gear power phitid daigh of GHRARYTE Diyas Energy Saver alleen for the mend eicidn dewitcheng of paver phaid dipinding gd IHF Upda eey Size 6 HME utiy iilii PIF Sieg that inform the opersing dyin how bo properly coniare the chipa tor hpr ieralty jush oa PCI Express or USE riist GA EQ
49. You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk e For USB 2 0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later After installing the SP1 or later if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager please remove the question mark by right clicking your mouse and select Uninstall and restart the system The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2 0 driver 59 Drivers Installation 3 2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it GIGABYTE install Application Programs Chek he Tatal bution on the righi of an appbeation bo metal i A wi De eT rere bond Thad allows chart sen haere arlonrramiion such as CPU and memory and graphics cand and much more in be monitored of comirmiled via a DAN Vitani Size FMB Face Wiad re 2 FM Faci Wizard provides utility tor cuaterniting BIOS beet up ieiki 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the motherboard manuals GIGABYTE e DES Dyes Enongy Saver Easy Enen Saver wl corer 2 Reabek Ethernet Diago Utiitr GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 60 3 4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE
50. aae Aaaa RCNA tie AEA CEARA TAAR 62 Cantera Ungue F eatis aorasrnraiie a E EAA 63 Al Apress RECOVEN Z irintus a a A 63 42 BIQS Update UUNUES iiini nnii n iibieniiees 66 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility s sssssessieesessresreesinsrresinsrrerrerrrerrnns 66 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility oo esesesseesestssesseseseseeeeees 69 4 3 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced usecase 70 AA WE FPP M inaano a EENE 72 AS QSA E sxc tejzsventu sind ctu iceveastacdetw OR man meneame 3 AG MERD annaa oeanaawninuenian nine Aumann 74 Chanter ADDEN oriei a a N 15 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive S ss ss sssssssesrnsnsrnsrnsrnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnrnnrnnrnsenrens 75 5 1 1 Configuring intel ICH10D0 SATA Controllers irern 75 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver DISK Otte issid a aicedrtiealeiaavanietadewenars 81 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System ween 82 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output cesses 87 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio pa iscisisivarsivdutisintiaatwalinestuteretamiuaieiti 87 D292 E o A e ADT O EAEN E E A E ET 89 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording s sss ssssssrsessinssrnssrnnnrnnnrnnnrnnnrinnnrnsrensrrsrrnns 91 Deed Uomo MES oUnI ROCOFO Cleticcennitsiielsasacnsoulaiieludsecmeumioleddudeumumuiemaducaiinuieds 93 53 FMOUDICSNOOUNG inserinannurimia AR N AO ERNEA 94 5 3 1 Frequenti Asked QUESTIONS siscsssssssxiussresssssivanctrnanaveoveswoncana naa 94 532 POUDIES hooting Proc
51. are Auto default Manual CAS Latency Time Options are Auto default 3 7 gt RCD Options are Auto default 1 15 gt tRP Options are Auto default 1 15 gt tRAS Options are Auto default 1 63 Advanced Timing Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Advanced Timing Control Menu Level gt gt x Command Rate CMD TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults RRD Options are Auto default 1 15 gt tWTR Options are Auto default 1 31 GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 38 tWR Options are Auto default 1 31 tRFC Options are Auto default 1 255 tRTP Options are Auto default 1 15 Command Rate C MD Options are Auto default 1 3 00 BIOS Setup 2 4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Fri Jan 16 2009 Time hh mm ss 17 31 24 Menu Level gt DJ SRO rin MOM VEKon IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave ID SRO inn PAVEN on ID SRO rin mem VER on IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 4 Slave UDEMM ORAV ENG IDE Channel 6 Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But Keyboard Tl2 gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail
52. ation area Double click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager Oa n heln Cel 3 56 AM Note 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations e 2 channel audio Headphone or Line out e 4 channel audio Front speaker out and Rear speaker out e 5 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out and Center Subwoofer speaker out e 7 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out Center S ubwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out 8 Appendix Step 2 Connect an audio device to an audio jack The The current connected device is dialog box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK Step 3 On the Speakers screen click the Speaker Configu ration tab In the Speaker Configuration list select Stereo Quadraphonic 5 1 Speaker or 7 1 Speaker according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to set up Then the speaker setup is completed rECemGLaeY QI Restek HD Audio Manager cle Device rovna it Scenes MERD iyis omer ERP ogis roe mtina Main Volume ANALOG t j R Spester Confgraton Sound tfscie Roo Come ton Deisdi zerat Promt Panel rECeRGLoaY B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effects tab C Activating an AC 97 Front Panel Audio Module If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module to a
53. ation area which will show that a RAID volume is being rebuilt If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage you have to manually rebuild the array in the operating system see the next for more details Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICHIOR DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes JED AET Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 gbb RAID 1 Mirror N A 74 4GB Rebuild Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD800JD 22LS WD WMAM9W736201 74 4GB Member Disk 0 1 WDC WD800JD 22LS WD WMAM9W736333 74 4GB Member Disk 0 Volumes with Rebuild status will be rebuilt within the operating system T4 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 85 Appendix Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System While in the operating system make sure the chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk Then launch the Intel Matrix Storage Console from Programs in the Start Menu et tee Pimi Pierre eel ote late Fapt F n pi em py es p iT peat By mime opens men aie om die cee Step 1 On the View menu of the Intel Matrix Storage Console select Advanced Mode for a more detailed view of the storage device information Beboskd BAID Vichane Wierd Welcome
54. ay on your monitor monitor might fail Yes The problem is verified and solved Turn offthe computer P lugg in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer Check if the keyboard is working properly The keyboard or mouse might fail Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save The problem is verified and solved changes and exit BIOS Setup The IDE SATA device connector or cable might fail Turn off the computer and connectthe IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully No Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device The problem is verified and solved works successfully Ifthe procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact the place of purchase or local ae dealer for help Or go to the Support Technical Service Zone page to submit your question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 96 5 4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time
55. be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption Default Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 te Enables or disables Intel CPU Thermal Monitor TM2 function a CPU overheating protection function When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated Default Enabled CPU EIST Function t Enables or disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Depending on CPU loading Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production Default Enabled Virtualization Technology Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Default Enabled Console Redirection This feature allows your computer to send contents displayed in POST or MS DOS to another computer Default Disabled Baud Rate Displays the speed at which the contents are sent Agent after boot This feature allows your computer to send contents to another computer after the operating system has booted Default Enabled Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please
56. ble with power supplies with 2x2 12V and 2x10 power connectors When using a power supply providing a 2x4 12V and a 2x12 power connector remove the protective covers from the 12V power connector and the main power connector on the motherboard Do not insert the power supply cables into pins under the protective covers when using a power supply providing a 2x2 12V and a 2x10 power connector GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard ATX_12V_2X Pin No Definition 1 If 3 1 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V aa 2 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V 3 GND EC e 4 GND ATX_12V_2X 5 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 6 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 7 12V 8 12V ATX Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON softOn Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 V 10 12V 22 V ll 12V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX 727 2 3 4 CPU_FANSYS FAN Fan Headers The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header and a 4 pin
57. ch 14 Close Application will enter Stealth Mode 15 Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar 16 INFO Help 17 Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version e The above data is for reference only Actual performance may vary depending on motherboard model e CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 10 B Total Mode In Total Mode users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced for the first time No Total Power Saving CPU Power GIGABYTE ccm Intersil Total Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off 4 CPU Throttling Display 5 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 t 3 6 CPU Voltage Display 7 Dynamic Power Phase Status 8 Current CPU Power Consumption 9 Time Date Dynamic Energy Saver Enabled 10 Total Power Savings Total power saving with Dynamic Energy Saver enabled te gt 11 Dynamic Energy Saver Meter Mode Switch 12 Dynamic Energy Saver Total Mode Switch 13 Close Application will enter Stealth Mode 14 Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar 15 INFO Help 16
58. ch one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive Note 1 Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller Note 2 Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode 15 Appendix B Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test To create RAID set SATA RAID AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID Figure 1 Disabled by default If you do not want to create RAID set this item to Disabled or AHCI CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID AHCI Mode RAID SATA PortU 3 Native Mode Disabled Menu Level gt USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Azalia Codec Auto Onboard LAN Function Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP T gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help
59. ckup file B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 2 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press lt F9 gt during the POST C Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 A Compe Varage a ie ate e ee ee DOO cerecte Uerngenet siori eee seen Tre Pe homer bene men Ve tween See a re Toe henegerene GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY pe Xpress Recovery will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file 129 60 10 Step 1 Step 2 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard When finished go to Disk Management to drive data check disk allocation GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 64 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 GIGABYTE CHNOLOGY GIGABYTE CHNOLOGY Step 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE F Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 GIGABYTE CHNOLOGY XD Two near nme 65 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created befor
60. ctivate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Speaker Configuration tab On the Connector Settings dialog box select the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to complete Ki Cormecter Settings a fort pare jack detector Enable auto DODO Gep whe device hes Deen plugged n Carca Ki Realtek HD Audic Manager s E i Seentere BBW noid cue ERP vou rat GIGABYTE D Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only Click Device advanced settings on the top right cor ner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device advanced settings dialog box Select the Mute the rear output device when a front headphone plugged in check box Click OK to complete GA Device advanced settings Device the reer output coves mben a fort headphone pigged in frort and rear output devices LIOI Ovo Afren audo sears srajiunesusy Recording Deske Te uo sywe type of rout pos ie nei o reTiohore 35 57 Pout device Zeperats af rout eda as rcepercert Mout doer oO Cored GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 88 Qi Amattak HD Audio Maneser E Spencers RB ng ount ERP opu reu GIGABYTE _ 5 2 2 Configuring S PDIF In Out A S PDIF In The S PDIF in cable optional allows you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing PDIF In Cable S P Optical Coaxial S PDIF in S PDIF In 1 Installing the S PDIF In Cable Step 1
61. d can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out via an optional S PDIF in cable For purchasing the optional S PDIF in cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power Ce 2 SPDIFI 3 GND 14 SPDIF_O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expansion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the graphics card and have digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time For information about connecting the S PDIF digital audio cable carefully read the manual for your expansion card i 3 Pin No Definition 1 GL 1 SPDIFO GND EE
62. e Step 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Unique Features 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools Q Flash and BIOS GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode What is Q Flash G shlash With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOS I AS A BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g EQ45MS2 F1 to your floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive Note The USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 3 Restart the system During the POST press the lt End gt key to enter Q Flash Note You can access Q Flash by either pressing the lt End gt key during the POST or pressing the lt F8 gt key in BIOS Setup Howeve
63. e a assess MXIC 25L1605A 1M Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive 0 file s found Ey Floppy A lt Drive gt lt Drive gt Free size 0 Total size 0 3 Select the BIOS update file and press lt Enter gt Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model CAUTION Step 2 The process of the 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 lt Enter gt to begin the BIOS update The monitor will display the update process e Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS Do not remove the floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive when the system is updating the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any key to return to the main menu Q Flash Utility v2 07 Flash Type SiZe c0c sssestcccteiees cess coancnws MXIC 25L1605A 1M Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 6 Unique Features Step 4 Press lt Esc gt and then lt Enter gt to exit Q Flash and reboot the system As the system boots you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen Step 5 During the POST press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press lt Enter gt to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a
64. e system power Status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 a C PinNo Definition T 1 GEL 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD System Status LED S0 On S1 Blinking 3 S4 S5 Off BAT Battery The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and waitfor one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them shor
65. ecurity Platform Settings Tool to initialize the TPM chip and then encrypt the files you want You have to atleast setup a Personal Secure Drive PSD Refer to the Infineon Security P latform Help file to see how to set up the PSD 2 The Ultra TPM utility appears in the system tray after itis installed To create a TPM key and save it to USB flash drive s right click on the Ultra TPM icon amp and select Initialize A screen in Figure 1 will appear Selecta USB flash drive and click the Enable Backup to BIOS check box or select at least two USB flash drives Click OK and then enter the user password 2 created with Infineon Security Platform Settings Tool Click OK to store the key on your USB flash drive or inthe BIOS DO NOT turn offorrestartthe computer when a TPM key is being created oe After completing the settings and when removing the USB flash drive s WS the Infineon Security Platform Settings Tool will give the following warning message which is normal Figure 1 A feature needs reconfiguration Click here to reconfigure your Security Platform Features 3 To duplicate a TPM key to another USB flash drive right click on the Ultra TPM icon amp and select Duplicate A screen in Figure 2 will appear Select the drive letter of the source USB flash drive and then Select the drive letter of the destination USB flash drive Click OK to complete Figure 2 Note1 When more than one user stores their TPM keys in the
66. edure ninsa Ai 95 54 Regulatory Semen vasnak ea ininvatneniteactnaettin 97 Box Contents Mi GA EQ45M S2 motherboard m Motherboard driver disk VJ User s Manual mvi One IDE cable mi Two SATA 3Gb s cables YJ 1 0 Shield e The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice e The motherboard image is for reference only Optional Items O Floppy disk drive cable Part No 12CF1 1FD001 7 R O 2 portUSB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 1 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R O S PDIF In cable Part No 12CR1 1SP DIN 0 R 1 COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard Layout S 0 1 3 4 5_LED r4 KB MS ACPI LED E ATX_12V_2X LGA775 IT8720 CPU FAN l fanl f Intel Q45 AUDIO SPDIF_O N ome SATA2_2 SATA2_3 api p e J Micron 368 SATA2_4 SATA2_5 copec T rj spor iy LE Des Devs BEE eo DEBUG PORT F_USB2 CLR_CMOS F_ PANEL F USB3 F_ USB1 PWR_LED Whether this feature is supported depends on the product being received T Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 ete LGA775 CPU CLK 7 foveo Processor 333 266 200 MHz Level Shifter Host D Sub Interface PereOnes si DDR2 800 667 MHz ia I l Dual Channel Memory 4 Lanes Intel Q45 PCI Express Bus GMCH CLK 333 266 200 MHz LAN a 1 PCI Express x1 R
67. es lt RobustGraphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster R G B helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip and memory Auto allows the BIOS to automatically set the R G B mode based on system configurations Options are Auto default Fast Turbo CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is installed Fine CPU Clock Ratio t Allows you to increase the CPU clock ratio set in the CPU Clock Ratio item above by 0 5 lt CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency xxkxkxxk Clock Chip Control RRR gt Spread Spectrum Enables or disables the Spread Spectrum technology Enabled may reduce electromagnetic interference and effectively lower electromagnetic radiation Default Enabled Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature 3l BIOS Setup xk Standard Timing Control xk lt G MCH Frequency Latch Allows you to fix the chipset frequency at system bootup Options for adjusting memory multiplier below may differ according to the fixed frequency Options are Auto default 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz gt System Memory Multiplier SPD Sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data Default Auto gt Memory Frequency Mhz Displays the memory frequency gt DRAM Timing Selectable SPD Manual allows all DRAM timing control items below to be configurable Options
68. ess lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel gt Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below e Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default e None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup gt Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default Large The following fields display your hard drive specifications If you wish to enter the parameters manually refer to the information on the hard drive gt gt Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive gt Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precompensation cylinder gt Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors gt DriveA Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 lt Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3 mode floppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A gt Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST gt No Errors The sy
69. from the load plate To protect the CPU socket always replace the protective socket cover when the CPU is not installed Step 5 Once the CPU is properly inserted replace the load plate and push the CPU socket lever back into its locked position GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU Step 2 Lift the metal load plate from the CPU socket DO NOT touch socket contacts Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers Align the CPU pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket or you may align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard The following procedure uses Intel boxed cooler as the example cooler Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the motherboard Push down on the push pins diagonally Step 5 After the installation check the back of the motherboard If the push pin is inserted as the picture above the installation is complete AA NOTE damage the CPU Male Push Pin Direction of the Arrow Sign on the Male Push Pin The Top 5 of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin Step 2 Before installing the cooler
70. he default audio jack assignments The integrated HD High Definition audio provides jack retasking capability that allows the user to change the function for each jack through the audio driver For example in a 4 channel audio configuration if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center S ubwoofer speaker out jack you can retask the Center Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker out we u T c Po k S Out gt s To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure ae the jack for microphone functionality e Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to instructions on the next page High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz 192KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the HD Audio Manager icon g will appear in the notific
71. installing the devices be sure to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices e After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard Whether this feature is supported depends on the product being received a e Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX_12V_2X ATX 2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main 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 first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start on Use of a power supply providing a 2x4 12V power connector is recommended by the NOTE CPU manufacturer when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU 130W e To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system e The power connectors are compati
72. is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 SHELA ZESR KRETKRODKGHNRFASFH RAR ASRAMR LR ANE AHP BW RES th HERS EA AP AA This table shows where these substances may be found in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the component types listed above may or may not be a part of the enclosed product GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 98 99 Appendix GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 100 101 Appendix GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 102 Contact Us e GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4000 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech and Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http www gigabyte tw e G B T INC U S A TEL 1 626 854 9338 FAX 1 626 854 9339 Tech Support htto rma gigabyte usa com Web address http www gigabyte us e G B T INC USA Mexico Tel 1 626 854 9338 x 215 Soporte de habla hispano FAX 1 626 854 9339 Correo soporte gigabyte usa com Tech Support http rma gigabyte usa com Web address http latam giga byte com e GIGA BYTE SINGAPORE PTE LTD Singapore WEB address http www gigabyte sg e Thailand WEB address http th giga byte com e Vietnam WEB address http www gigaby
73. is function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design iA 3 a Pin No Definition iM a 1 Signal a 2 GND a Whether this feature is supported depends on the product being received GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 30 20 CLR_CMOS Clearing CMOS J umper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds m X Open Normal a e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values CATON After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard e After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized Defaults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations
74. ision Event Timer HPET for Windows Vista operating system Default Enabled HPET Mode t Allows you to select the HPET mode for your Windows Vista operating system Select 32 bit mode when you install 32 bit Windows Vista select 64 bit mode when you install 64 bit Windows Vista Default 32 bit mode Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 mouse wake up event Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt gt Disabled Disables this function Default gt gt Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system gt gt Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press lt Enter gt to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press lt Enter gt Note To cancel the password press lt Enter gt on this item When prompted for the password press lt Enter gt again without entering the password to clear the password settings
75. ity OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP Form Factor e Micro ATX Form Factor 24 4cm x 24 4cm Note 1 Due to Windows Vista XP 32 bit operating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB Note 2 Before enabling Intel Management Engine make sure DDR2_1 socket in Channel 0 is populated Note 3 The DVI D port does not support D Sub connection by adapter Note 4 Simultaneous output for PCI Express x16 and DVI D is not supported Note 5 Whether this feature is supported depends on the product being received Note 6 Whether the CPU System fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU System cooler you install GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 12 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler CAUTION Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU c
76. ivers Installation e Before installing the drivers first install the operating system D e After installing the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program NOTE 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install You can click the Install All button and Xpress Install will install all the recommended drivers Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install Now Loading Please wait install Chipset Drivers We retoned baat you ratal the divers ited bakoa for your motherboard Pleiee cick TAA Ar io Pedal al the divers Automall aly e Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed S lt when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation e Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers e After the drivers are installed follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system
77. ix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes Data is Encrypted None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk TV Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Figure 3 I1 Appendix Step 3 After entering the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen enter a volume name with 1 16 letters letters cannot be special characters under the Name item and press lt Enter gt Then select a RAID level Figure 4 There are four RAID levels supported RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed Press lt Enter gt to proceed Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICHIOR DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Volume Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity 128KB 223 6 GB Create Volume Choose the RAID level RAIDO Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy RAID10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAIDS Stripes data and parity T4 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Figure 4 Step 4 U
78. le Always activates the onboard VGA whether or not a PCI Express card is installed If you wish to set up a dual view configuration set this item to Always Enable On Chip Frame Buffer Size This item is configurable only if the PAVP Mode option is set to Disabled Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller MS DOS for example will use only this memory for display Options are 32MB 2MB for GTT default 64MB 2MB for GTT 128MB 2MB for GTT 45 BIOS Setup lt PAVP Mode Enables or disables PAVP mode Enable this function if you wish to playback HDCP contents PAVP mode can support increased content protection and robustness requirements for premium content playback e g Blu ray disc Disabled Disables this function gt gt PAVP Lite Mode Specifies the buffer memory size for the encryption of compressed video Default gt gt Paranoid PAVP Reserves 96 MB of system memory during boot This memory is not seen by the operating system and not available to any user application Aero DWM in Windows Vista will always be turned off in this mode lt PAVP Lite Mode This item is configurable only if the PAVP Mode option is set to PAVP Lite Mode Options are 32MB default 48MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB lt Paranoid PAVP Mode This item is configurable only if the PAVP Mode option is set to Paranoid PAVP Options are 32 96 128MB default 48 96 144MB 64 96
79. lled 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sockets for optinum performance 3 Before enabling Intel Management Engine make sure DDR2_1 socket in Channel 0 is populated When memory modules of different capacity and chips are installed a message which says ceo memory is operating in Flex Memory Mode will appear during the POST Intel Flex Memory Technology offers greater flexibility to upgrade by allowing different memory sizes to be populated and remain in Dual Channel mode performance GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard CAUTION Notch DDR2 DIMM A DDR2 memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory s
80. ltage BIOS Setup Program Function Keys lt T gt lt gt lt lt gt lt gt Move the selection bar to select an item lt Enter gt Execute command or enter the submenu lt Esc gt Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt Show descriptions of the function keys lt F2 gt Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only lt F5 gt Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus lt F6 gt Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus lt F7 gt Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus lt F 8 gt Access the Q Flash utility lt F9 gt Display system information lt F10 gt Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program lt F1l gt Save CMOS to BIOS lt F12 gt Load CMOS from BIOS Main Menu Help The onscreen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press lt F1 gt to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press lt Esc gt to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu e Ifyou do not find the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu press lt Ctrl gt lt F 1 gt to access
81. m status Default Enabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button gt gt Instant O ff Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode gt PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCle device Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only 49 BIOS Setup Power On by Ring Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Enabled Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following gt gt Date of Month Alarm Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month gt gt Time hh mm ss Alarm Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically Note When using this function avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power or the settings may not be effective HPET Support e Enables or disables High Prec
82. more advanced options e When the system is not stable as usual select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults e The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version NOTE 35 BIOS Setup The Functions of the lt F11 gt and lt F12 gt keys For the Main Menu Only gt F11 Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile You can create up to 8 profiles Profile 1 8 and name each profile First enter the profile name to erase the default profile name use the SPACE key and then press lt Enter gt to complete gt F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings you can use this function to load the BIOS settings from a profile created before without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS settings First select the profile you wish to load then press lt Enter gt to complete MB Intelligent Tweaker M 1I T Use this menu to configure the clock frequency and voltages of your CPU memory etc Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date hard drive types floppy disk drive types and the type of errors that stop the system boot etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order advanced features available on the CPU and the primary display adapter Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to co
83. nder Disks item select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array If only two hard drives are installed they will be automatically assigned to the array Set the stripe block size Figure 5 if necessary The stripe block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB Once you have selected the stripe block size press lt Enter gt Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH1OR DO wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAIDO Stripe Select Disks 128KB 223 6 GB Create Volume HELP The following are typical values T4 Change GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard TAB Next RAIDO RAID10 RAIDS 128KB 64KB 64KB ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Figure 5 78 Step 5 Enter the array capacity and press lt Enter gt Finally press lt Enter gt on the Create Volume item to begin creating the RAID array When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to cancel Figure 6 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Volume0 RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 223 6 GB WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y
84. nfigure advanced features available on the chipset Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI amp PnP resources PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup An user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes Save amp Exit Setup Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt F10 gt can also carry out this task Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect Pressing lt Y gt to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt Esc gt can also carr
85. note the direction of the arrow sign amp gt on the male push pin Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the cooler on the contrary is to install Step 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each push pin Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely Refer to your CPU cooler instal lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU_FAN on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between gt the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may Hardware Installation 1 4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory e Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage e Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction CAUTION 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology Afte
86. o return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 56 2 16 Security Chip Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Security Chip Configuration LT TXT Initialization Disabled Reset TPM Flag Disabled Menu Level gt Security Chip Disabled Security Chip state Disabled Deactivated Tl2 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults LT TXT Initialization Enables or disables Intel Trusted Execution Technology Intel TXT Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides a hardware based security foundation By isolating assigned memory through this hardware based protection it allows the system to protect data in each virtual partition from unauthorized access from software in another partition Default Disabled gt Reset TPM Flag Allows you to determine whether to reset the virtual partitions assigned by Intel TXT Default Disabled gt Security Chip Enables or disables the security chip It is recommended that you use this function with the Supervisor User password Enabled Enables the security chip gt Enabled Activate Enables the security chip and initializes the Security Platform Disabled Disables the security chip Default Security Chip State Displays the current settings in the security chip 51 BIOS Setup GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 58 Chapter 3 Dr
87. ockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fingers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 17 Hardware Installation 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card e Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that CAUTION came with your expansion card e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage aa i a PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot go ae Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel Align the card with the slot and press down
88. of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula tions for ROHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg Cr 6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet ROHS requirement Moreover we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive
89. oftware MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Chipset Features Set User Password Integrated Perinherals Save amp Exit Setun Power Ma Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y PnP PCI C 1 PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS SEAS DEIC KO OVLON Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 2 15 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced Integrated Quit Without Saving Y N N Power Mauagemen yelp DAIL WIUIOUL DAVIE PnP PCI Configurations gt Security Chip Configuration PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Abandon all Data ha Ae ae a a ar are A Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt t
90. on the card until it is fully seated in the slot Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system O UO A W N FO Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card z e Installing a Graphics Card Gently push down on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the PCI Express slot Make sure the card is securely seated in the slot and does not rock e Removing the Card Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors oo0o0o00 00000000 o00000000000 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer scanner and etc The parallel port is also called a printer port D Sub Port The D Sub port supports a 15 pin D Sub connector Connect a monitor that supports D Sub connection to this port DVI D Port The DVI D port supports DVI D specifictation Connect a monit
91. onfirm or lt N gt to abort Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH1OR DO wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable VolumeQ0 RAIDO Stripe 2 223 6GB Normal Yes Are you sure you want to delete Volume0 Y N Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED Tv Select ESC Previous Menu DEL Delete Volume Figure 8 GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 80 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette Required for AHCI and RAID Mode To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive s that is are configured to RAID AHCI mode you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Without the driver the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk For installing Windows Vista you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your system Boot from the Startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to your optical drive example D gt At the D gt p
92. onmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous Substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China ROHS requirements KFRSPH AFEBFASREASRAA FAA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration PRPASASPRARKNAMRESR Hazardous ee Table mi 5 70 Hazardous Substances MAAR Parts 8 Pb Zt ae FANE SRKE SB EM Cr VI PBB PBDE el o e O RTBASAEMREBBHMAYM ARH RAE EEST 1363 2006 ERWE NREERATF Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 X RERABESMREVEBMAHR MARAEN SHS E HST 1363 20067 ER ENREER Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part
93. ooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recom mended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the fre quency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware Specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installing the CPU A Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU LGA775 CPU Socket He 4x gt ry Le a Alignment Key wht D Alignment Key D C A De A Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket LGA 775 CPU Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU 13 Hardware Installation B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power CAUTION CPU Socket Lever Step 1 Completely raise the CPU socket lever O d D gt Step 3 Remove the protective socket cover
94. or that supports DVI D connection to this port USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs Connection Speed LED ActivityLED Speed LED Connection Activity LED State Description State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring rer Green 100 Mbps data rate On No data transmission or receiving is occurring Off 10 Mbps data rate Off LAN link is not established LAN Port e When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable A from your device and then remove it from the motherboard e When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector CAUTION 19 Hardware Installation Center Subwoofer Speaker Out ack Orange Use this audio jack to connect center subwoofer speakers in a 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Rear Speaker Out ack Black Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Side Speaker Out ack Gray Use this audio jack to connect side speakers in a 7 1 channel audio configuration
95. ories and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording Enabling Stereo Mix If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use refer to the steps below The following steps explain how to enable Stereo Mix which may be needed when you want to record sound from your computer Step 1 Locate the Volume icon K in the notification area and right click on this icon Select Recording Devices C8 0 56 AM Step 2 On the Recording tab right click on an empty space bana tremano snesen ea te and select Show Disabled Devices gt Sec hn 9 Reaktek Digtal Inout 2 Show Disabled Devices Show Disconnected Devices GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 92 Step 3 m When the Stereo Mix item appears right click on Soe A aS rORTETREONE TE this item and select Enable Then set it as the default mean nar device Z unem Jam lt a a Enable b Step 4 2 OER now ome i Soemters MERD iyis trove ey Seto Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to pee configure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to eo record the sound oi Detaut Format an 16 Bt 44200 Hr KD Qaley gt 8 c Forrest OND Forret Select the zemple rate andi br depth to be usad when nnnrg in eared DOGITAL rode GIGABYTE 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder Sound Recorder Start Recording 0 00 00 A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the so
96. ouch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have iton top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local voltage standard Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hardware components are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Do not place the computer system in a high temperature environment Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consulta certified computer technician 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Product Specifications CPU Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor Intel Core 2 Quad processor Intel Core 2 Duo processor Intel Pentium processor Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package Go to GIGA
97. our system after updating the BIOS Make sure that the BIOS file to be flashed matches your motherboard model Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your system not to boot CAUTION 69 Unique Features 4 3 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is a revolutionary technology that delivers unpar alleled power savings with a click of the button Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is able to provide exceptional power Savings and enhanced power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance The Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Interface A Meter Mode In Meter Mode GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced shows how much power they have Saved in a set period of time D Power Saving ia I Make 7 GIGABYTE tew intersil Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default O ff ote 2 4 CPU Throttling Display 5 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 t 3 6 CPU Voltage Display 7 Dynamic Power Phase Status 8 Current CPU Power Consumption 9 Meter Time 10 Power Saving Calculate power savings based on time 11 Meter Timer Reset Switch 12 Meter Mode Switch 13 Total Mode Swit
98. r if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Inc EQ45M S2 EE lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qfiash f 02 02 2009 Q45 ICH10 7A69P GOPC 00 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction CAUTION GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 66 B Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS choose the location where the BIOS file is saved The follow procedure assumes that you save the BIOS file to a floppy disk Step 1 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive In the main menu of Q Flash use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press lt Enter gt a gt The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file nore Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system e Ifthe BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash 2 Select Floppy A and press lt Enter gt Q Flash Utility v2 07 Flash Typ S126 sececcssd ad
99. r and the floppy disk drive cable The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a stripe of different color For purchasing the optional floppy disk drive cable please contact the local dealer 23 Hardware Installation 6 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attaching the IDE cable locate the foolproof groove on the connector If you wish to connect two IDE devices remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices for example master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers 39 1 40 2 7 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 5 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by ICH10DO Orange The SATA connectors confo
100. r the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the Specifications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following gt Channel 0 DDR2 1 DDR2 2 gt Channel 1 DDR2 3 DDR2 _4 0000 Keyat idia gt DualChannel Memory Configurations Table i DDR2 1 DDR2 2 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 Two Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS WEA EAN Four Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS SS Single Sided DS Double Sided No Memory eee eee MN Loc E ELL MS AEE ERASE TENATA RESE ATN ISEE EER Le EL Eee spencscstagctergaieese BE SAE A A SSES eee eSa SEE E ERA i A A ECESLESSSECEESE ESSE ESE SEIS DEEDEE __ _ E m E m E E DDR2 2 DDR2 _1 DDR2_3 Due to chipset limitation read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode 1 DualChannel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is insta
101. res read or download the information on from the Support M otherboard Technology Guide page on our website For product related information check on our website at htto www gigabyte com tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision of the motherboard is 1 0 Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS drivers or when looking for technical information Example Table of Contents BOX OAS ester se Gage E eee E at sence terion eects eae 6 Onuonalte m eainiie huss tasichaa hist eaiaeed repair teRnintnan ia inane 6 GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard Layout cccsccsssscssessssscsssesssssssssssessesrseseseeseseesesegen 1 BOCK Diagram aa E ee 8 Chapter 1 Hardware IMStallaWOM simarin caine dhivesediutecitinateinceeas 9 1 1 mstallaton P recadon acuniunaensunoouaoniurnnananmnaa a 9 1 2 ProductSpecifications ssssssssessessnssnssrenrsrnnrnnnnnninrnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnrnnrnnnnnnnnrns 10 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler cccccecsssssssssscsssssssssssseeeseeesssssseses 13 Er UONE CP U oaie a e A A Ea 13 13 2 instalimi the CP UAC OGIO narniinnen anaa 15 H saling Hne MEMON uaea a 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration ss sssessiesrresinsrnnrinrnnnrnnrnnnrnnrnnrrnnreerrnns 16 t42 Malmo a MeMO araea A A A 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card nssanliciviceraltireiciaien vitsnavivvenantianeaiabea
102. rm to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5G b s Standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The ICH10DO controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array PinNoo Definition i 1 GND m PR C qao Sess TAR SATA2 0 SATA2_1 3 TXN F i r 4 GND 5 f RN Mo SATA2 2 SATA23 La 1 GND SATA2 4 SATA2_5 im ey Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb s cable to your SATA hard drive e A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard noe drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number e A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives The total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number e A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives must be an even number GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 24 8 PWR_LED System Power LED Header 9 This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicat
103. romot type the following two commands Press lt Enter gt after each command Figure 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press lt Enter gt For example from the menu in Figure 2 select 1 Intel Matrix Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows 32 bit operating system or 2 Intel Matrix Storage driver for 64bit system for Windows 64 bit Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press any key to exit when finished Figure 1 Figure 2 Note For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk From your optical drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 3 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 2 81 Appendix 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows Vista XP onto your hard drive s The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation on the Intel ICH10DO SATA controller A Installing Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press lt F6 gt as soon as you see the message Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI
104. ss the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key during the POST when the power is turned on To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options you can press lt Ctrl gt lt F 1 gt in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program To upgrade the BIOS use either the GIGABYTE Q Flash or BIOS utility e Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system e BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities e Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS To flash the BIOS CAUTION do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction e BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for the beep codes description e It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optimized Defaults section in this chapter or introduc tions of the battery clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how
105. stem boot will not stop for any error gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors Default gt All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors lt Memory These fields are read only and are determined by the BIOS POST Base Memory Also called conventional memory Typically 640 KB will be reserved for the MS DOS operating system Extended Memory The amount of extended memory gt gt Total Memory The total amount of memory installed on the system 4 BIOS Setup 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S M A R T Capability CPU Multi Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 M No Execute Memory Protect CPU Enhanced Halt C1E CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 CPU EIST Function Virtualization Technology Con redirection x Bau Agent after boot DOENE s IDI DENIZ ASF support CDROM Setup Disabled Enabled Disabled
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107. tenaenvaets 18 TG Back Panel onheclOrS sunaria 19 l 7 Internal Connectors s ssssessssissesrnsnnrnnrnnnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnn 21 Chanter 2 BIOS S eUii a a a 33 P S E ioe EE E T E tees 34 22 gt eMn MeN inana a a a aaa 35 2 3 MB Intelligent TWeaker M 1 T cccccsseessscsessssssssseserssssssssreesssssssssstesens 37 2 4 Standard CMOS Features ssssssssssssissiesrnssnnsrnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnninnnnnnnnnnreninnsnnnns 40 25 Advanced BIOS Features isminin 42 2 6 Advanced ChipsetFeatures ss sssssissrsssesinsiesrnsnnsreninrnnnnninnnernnrnnnnnrenrenrennns 45 2 7 Integrated Peripherals s s ssessessesnsrnsrnsnnsnsnnsnnnnnrnnnnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnrnnrnnrenena 4 2 0 POWErMaNaGeMeNES QtUD sissctusssssnsusvned Gvinwensacnienseniivensabivanscavisaineeinadiaiulunts 49 29 PVP PCC ONIGUA GONS aenaran N 51 A0 CTE alt SAUS in A 52 21b Load Fal odte Defunta a OA 54 2 12 L ad p mized Defaults iroad N 54 2 13 lt Set Supervisor USer PassWord inasincinnianinnanaa aa 55 ZIA Save A EX O CUD iania E E E A 56 AIS ETE Vy OES AVINO soris O daRENNIR aa 56 210 SCAN C ADC ONGUri Nar OT 57 Chapters Divers 1 11S Ge IVE I sorrera i 59 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers ysidigassinaitn aca euuAnURHaIAGa 59 32 wADDICATION S ONW ANC inanar O E A nas dare tati eta 60 3o ecca Mina S sanan Oa 60 A CONG Enean a NO aureus 61 2 games ic li ereneerrrmeeay T E 61 36 OWING AC CIM csc es odaia essed
108. tery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer 5 Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults to load BIOS default settings 6 Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup select Save amp Exit Setup to restart your computer Why do still get a weak sound even though have turned my speaker to the maximum volume Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplifier If not try a speaker with power amplifier What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you Identify possible computer problems For reference only 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps Power error GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 94
109. tfor 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery e Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model e Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model e When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative Side of the battery the positive side should face up e Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations CAUTION 25 Hardware Installation 10 F_PANEL Front Panel Header Connect the power switch reset switch speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables in ie fe OF i 2 20 rata Bg 1 19
110. u want to sulmi few qigim ae check our cone Tt please enter yow E Bal addim and pies the bation te lug br So M EEN cs N GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard e Hungary WEB address http www giga byte hu e Turkey WEB address http www gigabyte com tr e Russia WEB address e Poland WEB address e Ukraine WEB address http www gigabyte ua e Romania WEB address http www gigabyte com ro e Serbia WEB address http www gigabyte co yu e Kazakhstan WEB address http www giga byte kz http www gigabyte ru http www gigabyte pl You may go to the GIGABYTE website selectyour language in the language list on the top right corner of the website To submit a technical or non technical Sales Marketing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system 104
111. und input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button sarees 3 To stop recording audio click the Stop Recording button ssns Be sure to save the recorded audio file upon completion by default the recorded audio is saved as a WMA file B Playing the Recorded Sound You can play your recording in a digital media player program that supports playback of WMA files 93 Appendix 5 3 Troubleshooting 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard please go to the Support Motherboard FAQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q A gt O In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In the Main Menu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to show the advanced options Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down Some motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on How do clear the CMOS values If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper refer to the instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values If your board doesn t have this jumper refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1 You can temporarily remove the battery from the bat
112. visit Intel s website 43 BIOS Setup Delay For HDD Secs Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up The adjustable range is from 0 to 15 seconds Default 0 ASF support This feature allows another computer to control power on off or carry out remote control of your computer Default Enabled GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 44 2 6 Advanced Chipset Features CP xk Er CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Init Display First PCI Menu Level VGA Setting On Enable If No Ext PEG x On Chip Frame Buffer Size 32MB 2MB for GTT PAVP Mode PAVP Lite Mode PAVP Lite Mode 32MB x Paranoid PAVP Mode 32 96 128MB TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA gt PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Default gt gt Onboard Sets the onboard VGA as the first display PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card as the first display VGA Setting Onboard VGA Enables or disables the onboard VGA function gt Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard VGA only if no PCI Express VGA card is installed Default gt Always Enab
113. x IDE connector 6 x SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S PDIF In header 1 x S PDIF Out header 3 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 2 x serial port headers 1 x debug card header Nt gt 1 x jumper for enabling Intel Management Engine Feature 1 x clearing CMOS jumper 1 x power LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x D Sub port 1x DVI D port Note 3 Note 4 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 6 x audio jacks Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out Microphone O Controller ITE 118720 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan fail warning CPU System fan speed control ote 11 Hardware Installation BIOS e 2x16 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS e PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b Unique Features Support for BIOS Support for Q Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Support for Ultra TPM Support for Time Repair Support for Q Share Bundled Software Norton Internet Secur
114. y out this task Security Chip Configuration Use this menu to configure the TPM module function GA EQ45M S2 Motherboard 36 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M 1 T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Robust Graphics Booster Auto CPU Clock Ratio 10 X Menu Level gt Fine CPU Clock Ratio 0 5 CPU Frequency 2 66GHz 266x10 seeks Clock Chip Control ss Spread Spectrum Enabled week Standard Timing Control st G MCH Frequency Latch Auto System Memory Multiplier SPD Auto Memory Frequency Mhz 3010 DRAM Timing Selectable Auto x CAS Latency Time 5 Auto COD 5 Auto Auto tRAS 5 ANDATO gt Advanced Timing Control Press Enter T gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Whether the system will work stably with the overclock overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall system configurations Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage CAUTION May result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately alter ing the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default valu

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