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1. 18 8 2 ka 9 d EL 15 14 4 13 12 10 8 1 ATX 12V 10 LED Optional 2 ATX Power Connector 11 CD IN 3 CPU FAN 12 GREEN USB F USB 4 SYS FAN 13 F1 1394 F2 1394 5 FDD 14 COMB 6 IDE 15 SPDIF IO 7 SATAIIO 1 SATAII2 3 16 CI 8 PANEL 17 CLR CMOS 9 F AUDIO 18 RF ID 19 BATTERY GA 81945GMF Motherboard 18 1 2 12V ATX Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly The ATX 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the ATX 12V power connector is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the po
2. rm 16 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the Case Open item in BIOS if the system case begin remove 1 CL Pin No Definition op 1 Signal 2 GND GA 81945GMF Motherboard 26 17 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper CE 1 Open Normal 1 Short Clear CMOS 18 RF ID This connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function Check the pin assignments before you connect the external devic
3. Notch DDRII Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Fig 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA 81945GMF Motherboard 14 Dual Channel DDR Il GA 81945GMF supports the Dual Channel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double GA 81945GMF includes 4 DIMM sockets and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following b Channel A DDR II 1 DDR 12 b Channel B DDR II 3 DDR 14 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications 1 Dual channel memory cannot be used if one or three DDR Il memory modules are installed 2 If two DDR Il memory modules are installed same storage capacity one must be added to the Channel A slot and the other in the Channel B slot in order to use dual channel memory Dual channel memory cannot function if both DDR Il memory modules are installed on the same channel 3 If four DDR Il memory modules are installed please use memory of
4. 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink 4 Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc Paas HT functionality requirement content NOTE Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Fig 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Fig 1 M Metal Lever Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU socket to the uprig
5. Chapter 3 Install Drivers gt Pictures below are shown in Windows ae Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the Run exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers Xpress Install is now analyizing your computer 99 After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install Please pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted K 945 955 1 0 Beta B5 0321 1 Intel 945 955 Chipset Family Utilities CD vers D he following driver are recommended to be installed for your motherboard Please click on the Xpress Install to install all drivers detaut are checked to be instaled uncheck the selected drivers wil not be installed XPress Install Install Sue 8351 Version 7001013 This uy instalis INF fles that inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionally such las PCI Express or USB interface tel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Win2KXP nsen Sue 123 8 Version 141204282 installs drivers for the integrated graphics controler of Intel chipsets This is not to be used i
6. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions GA 81945GMF Motherboard 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 When setting up BIOS for the first time it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either Gigabyte s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS T Move to select item lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main
7. 1984 2005 Award Software Pow ACPI Suspend Type 3 Soft Off by PWR BTTN Menu Levelb PME Event Power On b AC Back Function lt ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM gt Soft off by PWR BTTN gt gt Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value b Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec gt PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default value gt Power by Ring Disabled Disable Power on by Ring function Enabled Enable Power on by Ring function Default value gt Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled b Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 b gt Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function Default value b Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system GA 81945GMF Motherboard 40 gt Power By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disabled this function Default value b
8. 5 Please verify that you the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Priorto installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation 2 Priorto the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing 6 Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface T Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user 8 If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unoffici
9. Question 3 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save changes and reboot the system NOUA Question 4 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 5 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case gt AMI BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes
10. This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fai fe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Pa ord PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT Exit Without Saving Language 63 Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS uti ity screen consists of the following key components Q Flash utility bar Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Size erret SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMIData Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy T4 Move ESC Reset Task menu for Q Flash utility Enter Run F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your moth
11. 69 Appendix 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control STEP 2 o In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O HA T tab In the upper left list click 6CH Speaker STEP 3 es After plugging in 6 channel speakers to the rear Sound fect Mixer Audio VO Microphone 3D Audio Demo speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 6 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out and Center Subwoofer Speaker Out then click OK The 6 channel audio setup is completed ue Conter St Side Speaker Out 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control GA 81945GMF Motherboard STEP 3 After plugging in 8 channel speakers to the rear TINA eS M speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 8 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out Cen ter Subwoofer Speaker
12. BC101 None DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 6A79BG03C 00 GA 81945GMF Motherboard 62 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinherale T nad Ontimized Dafanlte Power PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Time Date Hard Disi Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save 8 Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Default Integrated Pe Power Mar PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards
13. Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here b Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password AC Back Function Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off 41 BIOS Setup 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PnP Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Levelb F1 General Help zed Defaults lt PCI 1 IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 7 PCI2IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 GA 81945GMF Motherboard 42 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Open Status Disabled Menu Level gt ing Tempe ing Temperature CPU FAN Fail W SYSTEM FAN F ing Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled Enabled F5 Pr
14. Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default Value Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable Note In fact the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3 pin or 4 pin power cables However some 4 pin CPU fan power cables are not designed following Intel 4 Wire fans PWM control specifications With such CPU fans selecting PWM will not effectively reduce the fan speed 7 System Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function Enabled When this function is enabled System fan will run at different speed depending on System temperature Default Value GA 81945GMF Motherboard 44 27 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2005 Award Software Frequen age Control CPU Clock Ratio 16X ystem Memory Multiplier Auto Menu Level y Mhz Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use CAUTION only gt CPU Clock Ratio Neto This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable gt System Memory Multiplier Wrong frequency may make system can t boot clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue f
15. USB CDROM USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD gt gt LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN b Disabled Disabled this function Password Check b Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value b System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function 35 BIOS Setup 7 CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Default value Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 b Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP Default value No Execute Memory Protect Note Enabled Enables No Execute Memory Protect function Default value b Disabled Disables No Execute Memory Protect function c CPU Enhanced Halt Note Enabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value b Disabled Disables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function gt CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value b Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function lt CPU EIST Function Enab
16. are as shown in the picture to the right The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows 0 u users to change the function for each audio jack by Ls mi i i i O the audio provided For example if a BB qs e 4 gt lt rear speaker is plugged into the center subwoofer fin Out nata speaker out jack you can change the center gr Speaker Ou cus ipg subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a rear Mic In Sie Speaker 9 e speaker out jack via the audio software Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Note that if you wish to connect a microphone you MUST connect it to the default Mic In jack for the microphone to work correctly HD Audio With multiple built in high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support audio output at up to 192 kHz 24 bit quality and multi streaming applications HD Audio is able to handle multiple audio streams in and out simultaneously Multi channel audio experiences have become a reality so you can for instance listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should
17. are always fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 1 short System boots successfully 4 beeps Timer not operational 2 short CMOS setting error 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 9 beeps ROM checksum error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error Continuous long beeps DRAM error 11 beeps Cache memory bad Continuous short beeps Power error GA 81945GMF Motherboard 72 73 Appendix GA 81945GMF Motherboard 274 75 Appendix GA 81945GMF Motherboard 76 77 Appendix GA 81945GMF Motherboard 78 Contact Us Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech Su
18. find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 2CH Speaker a orn DIGITAL GA 81945GMF Motherboard 68 STEP 3 After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the Sound Efect i Mixer gt Audio VO Microphone 3D Audio Demo rear Line Out jack a small window will pop up and a ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK The 2 chan nel audio setup is completed eo 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 4CH Speaker STEP 3 After plugging in 4 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker tite connected 4 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out and Rear Speaker Out and then click OK The 4 channel audio setup is completed Sound Effect Mixer Audio VO Microphone gt 3D
19. order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following m Fordetailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to the Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Content GA 81945GMF Motherboard Layout senes 6 Block Dlagratm AA ce sua bla tla tek iio eat Gaia 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sse 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation 12 Feat re Summaly cde te aee n een d 13 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink sss 12 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU ss 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink 13 14 Installation of Memory 14 15 Install expansion cards 16 16 O Back Panel Introduction sss 17 17 Connectors Introduction sse 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup icio titm pP Hh ire thee daa ne a 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F2 30 24 Standard CMOS Feature
20. provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Gigabit providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps Line In The default Line In jack Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Out The default Line Out Front Speaker Out jack Stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers can be connected to Line Out Front Speaker Out jack MIC In The default MIC In jack Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack 17 Hardware Installation Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out The default Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out jack Rear surround speakers can be connected to Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out jack 9 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Center Subwoofer speakers can be connected to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack Surround side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack In addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be reconfigured to perform different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be connected NOTE to the default Mic In jack Please refer to the 2 4 6 8 channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration information 1 7 Connectors Introduction
21. the same storage capacity in order to use dual channel memory and for BIOS to detect all the DDR Il memory modules We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR II memory modules into the DIMMs with the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work The following table is for Dual Channel Technology combination DS Double Side SS Single Side DDRII 1 DDRII 2 DDRII3 DDRII4 2 memory modules DS SS X DS SS X X DS SS X DS SS 4 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS 15 Hardware Installation 1 5 Install expansion cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Installing a Express 16 expansion card CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install Uninstall the
22. work or even damage it For optional COM cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition NDCDB NSINB NSOUTB NDTR B GND NDSRB NRTS NCTS NRI B No Pin UA CUA I CO N a A Nj gt o 237 D HO B 8 8 g E 25 Hardware Installation 15 SPDIF IO SPDIF In Out The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF IO cable Incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF_IO cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND
23. 33MHz 14 318MHz 1 PCIExpress x 1Ports 48MHz PCI ECLK 100MHz BIOS PCI Express x1 Bus 4 Serial ATAII ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels PCI Bus Marvell TSB43AB23 Floppy 8053 LPT Port IT 8712 RJ45 3 COM Ports CODEC e 1 I es a PS 2 KB Mouse 2 PCI Pos 55 2525 C GC c 222 NNW oes PCICLK 8 20 83MHz 55 9 5 o Note use DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard you must install 800 1066MHz FSB processor Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below 1 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord 2 When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors 3 Itis best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM 4 Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container
24. 512K Backup ROM Type Si SST 49LF003A 512K kanila Wide Range Prot 1 file s found I 8KNXPU Fba 512K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Free size 911 50K F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot From pa Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt ae Do not trun off power or reset your system at this Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System stagel Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS 61 Appendix 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashi
25. CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector CC 12 F USB GREEN USB Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer The GREEN USB connector provides no standby power when system is off and it does not Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R support USB device to wake up from S3 mode Users who wish to shut down the standby power note for their USB devices during system power off can connect the devices to this connector via the optional front USB cable om Note on during system power off GA 81945GMF Motherboard 1 124 10 Pin No Definiti
26. Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions GA 81945GMF Motherboard 60 Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk gt If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A
27. Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Mar Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects GA 81945GMF Motherboard 46 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS res Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peri Set Super Power Mar PnP PCI PC Health Frequency Voltage Control Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supe
28. Frequency Voltage Control If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option CD hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability NOTE Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS W Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals W Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources m PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed W Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration W Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup GA 81945GMF Motherboard 30 Set User Password Change set or disable passwo
29. GA 81945GMF Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1005 12ME 81945GMF 1005R The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states 55011 EN 55013 55014 1 55015 EN 55020 55022 DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 CE marking 60065 EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA 81945GMF is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement BEN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM BEN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characterist
30. Menu 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 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash utility F9 System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selec tions for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt 29 BIOS Setup The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F2 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS res Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
31. Out and Side Speaker Out then click OK The 8 channel audio setup is completed STEP 2 eo In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O Sound Efect Mer Audio O Microphone 3D Audio Demo tab In the upper left list click 8CH Speaker T 4 ps Line Out Center Subwooter Sound Effect Configuration At the Sound Effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired 7 97 Audio Configuration To enable the front panel audio connector to sup port AC97 Audio mode go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I O tab In the ANA LOG area click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box This action completes the AC 97 Audio configuration 71 Appendix 4 2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to http www gigabyte com tw Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on
32. Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure 1 Pin No Definition GND 12V Sense LEA CL CPU FAN osa Bl Speed Control 1 5 Only for CPU FAN SYS FAN FDD Floppy Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive The types of FDD drives supported are 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position 34 33 d nG O 2 f 1 GA 81945GMF Motherboard 20 6 IDE IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wis
33. VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar GA 81945GMF Motherboard 16 16 10 ipa Panel Introduction 5559600060000 Co 000000000000 me E 00000 PS 2 Keyboard and 2 Mouse Connector To install a PS 2 port keyboard and mouse plug the mouse to the upper port green and the keyboard o the lower port purple Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices COMA Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse data processing devices VGA Port Monitor can be connected to VGA port IEEE 1394 Port Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed highbandwidth and hot plug For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port The
34. YTE file TECHN 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE Remove previously created backup files to release disk space This button will not appear if there is no backup file 4 REBOOT Exit the main screen and restart the system Limitations 1 Not compatible to Xpress Recovery 2 For the use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved 3 Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance A minimum 4GB is recom mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up 4 Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me 5 USB hard disks are currently not supported 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows PATA IDE primary channel PATA IDE secondary channel SATA IDE channel 1 SATA IDE channel 2 SATA IDE channel 3 SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be sure to execute the EnableBigLba exe program from the driver CD before data backup 2 Itis normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration 3 Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few m
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36. al Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Supports Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 LGA775 Supports 1066 800 533MHz FSB 12 varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge Intel 945G Express chipset Southbridge Intel ICH7 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Memory e 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots supports up to 4GB memory Note 2 Supports dual channel DDRII 667 3 533 400 DIMM Supports 1 8V DDR Il DIMM Slots 1 PCI Express x 16 slot 1 PCI Express 1 slot e 2 slots IDE Connections 1 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 allows connection of 2 IDE devices Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA3Gb s 4 SATA 3Gb s connections Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 VGA port onboard COMA COMB connection 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 1394 ports rear x 1 front x2 via cable 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 5 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Marvell 8053 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit 1 RJ 45 port Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Note 1 For further CPU support information please go to GIGABYTE s website Note 2 Due to standard PC architecture a certain amount of memory is reserve
37. boots and Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully 65 Appendix NOB Method 2 BIOS Utility amp TM If you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the new BIOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Fig 2 Installation Complete and Run BIOS Fig 4 Select the desired BIOS server Please select BIOS server site Please select BIOS server site Gigabyte BIOS server 1 in Taiwan Gigabyte 88105 server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte 88105 server in China Gigabyte 8105 server in Japan Clear DMI Data Pool Save Current BIOS Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A Cancel Clear PnP Data Pool About this program one 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS 11 Update BIOS NOT through Internet a b d Do not click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip fil
38. ccess by pressing the F9 key Steps After entering BIOS Setup go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup Insert the provided driver CD into your CD ROM drive Upon system restart the message which says Boot from CD DVD will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 After the steps above are completed subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made by simply pressing the lt F9 gt key during system power on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc ntel 945 BIOS for 81945GME E7 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 lt lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 11 07 2005 1945 8A79HG0GC 00 gt 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the lt F9 gt key in the future 2 System storage capacity and the reading writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed 3 15 recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software 57 The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup GIGAB
39. d M I B M I B 2 Enters the 1 2 and 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode amp Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode 7 Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency 8 Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status 9 GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website 10 Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file 11 Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards GA 81945GMF Motherboard 56 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora tion of hard disk data Supporting Microsoft operating systems including press Windows XP 2000 NT 98 Me and DOS and file systems including FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD ROM for the first time it will stay permanent in your hard disk If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later you can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD ROM System requirements 1 Intel x86 platforms 2 At least 64M bytes of system memory 3 VESA supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD ROM and subsequent a
40. d for system usage andtherefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount For example 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3 memory during system startup Note 3 To use DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800 1066MHz FSB processor GA 81945GMF Motherboard 10 Onboard Audio 22 ALC882 CODEC High Definition Audio Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Supports Line In Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out connection SPDIF In Out connection CD In Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Control IT8712F Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System warning temperature CPU System fan failure warning CPU smart fan control System smart fan control BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune5 only supports Hardware Monitor function Overclocking Over Clock via BIOS DDRII Form Factor 0 0 0 9 0 o Micro ATX form factor 24 4 cm x 24 4 cm 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU
41. d to PATA mode PATA IDE Set to Ch 1 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 1 Master Slave Default value b Ch 0 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 0 Master Slave SATA Port 0 2 Set to This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 1 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 0 Master Slave SATA Port 1 3 Set to This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 0 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 1 Master Slave USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value b Disabled Disable USB Controller 37 BIOS Setup lt USB 2 0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2 0 feature Enabled Enable USB 2 0 Controller Default value Disabled Disable USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default value lt USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default value lt Azalia Codec b Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function Default value Disabled Disable Azalia audio function lt Onboard 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W LAN Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN function Default value Disabled Disab
42. e downloading from internet or any other methods such as 81945GMF F2 Complete update process following the instruction GA 81945GMF Motherboard 66 Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted Do not use BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time 67 Appendix 4 1 4 2 14 16 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 8 AUDIO 4 This motherboard provides 6 audio connector You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channnels audio feature by audio software selection The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks
43. e cable Please contact your nearest dealer for the optional GIGABYTE external device Definition EE Power RFID_RI RF_TXD RF_RXD NC GND Dla NN 27 Hardware Installation 19 BAT Battery i 1 il If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord ie 2 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make ME them short for one minute E 3 Re install the battery om 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Se Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced lt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer
44. e to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA 81945GMF Motherboard 64 3 Press button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Size asa SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not trun off power or gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt reset your system r Off at this stage Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Size eee SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size namana SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort The BIOS file Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after lt CPUID OFOA Patch ID 00093 updating emory g 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memory Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 I845GE 6A69 Y G01C 00 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system re
45. emale push pin are joined closely for detailed installation instructions please refer to the heatsink installation section of the user manual Fig 6 Finally please attach the power connector of the heatsink to the CPU fan header located on the motherboard The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste To prevent NOTE c such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink 13 Hardware Installation 14 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is CAUTION recommended that memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing memory modules please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot
46. erboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size eren SST 49LF003A 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M F5 Refresh Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Sapi anakis aata SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sur
47. eviou 5 fa s nized Defaults Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value Enabled Clear case open status at next boot Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case have been opened Case Opened will show Yes If you want to reset Case Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled and save CMOS your computer will restart Current Voltage V Vcore DDRV 3 3V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically Current System CPU Temperature Detect System CPU temperature automatically Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically CPU System Warning Temperature 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU System temperature at 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU System temperature at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU System temperature at 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU System temperature at 90 C 194 F b Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU SYSEM FAN Fail Warning b Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan warning function enable 43 BIOS Setup lt CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements Default Value lt gt CPU
48. f the system has a third party graphics card UAA Bus driver for Intel High Definition Audio Install Size 6308 Version 10 Microsoft UAA Universal Audio Architecture Bus driver provides support for Intel High Definition Audio Azala This liver is designed to th the folowing versions of Windows Microsoft Window 2 Microsoft Windows IB Microsoft Windows 20 Realtek Audio Codec Driver Install Sue 336M8 Verson 51005120 The Realtek Audio Codec driver provides support for 7 1 channel audio Yukon Gigabit LAN driver for 8053 nd Go technology to instal the drivers automatica ect the drives ri then cick the Go button T tal PES Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting NOTE your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show CAUTION a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please 51 Install Drivers 3 2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free soft
49. front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below cm mD mo Message Power Power Switch Speaker Connector Sleep LED o o O T j 19 FID ME poets Reset Switch HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC NC GA 81945GMF Motherboard 22 9 F AUDIO Front Audio Connector This connector supports either HD High Definition or AC97 front panel audio module If you wish to use the front audio function connect the front panel audio module to this connector Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device u
50. h to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 40 a a 39 1 af E g T Bi TI _ ang nn HO co ais B mm OO 00 7 SATAIIO SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 SATA 3Gb s Connector SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN GND wl rm alum 21 Hardware Installation 8 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis
51. ht position Fig 3 Notice the small gold 1 colored triangle located the edge of 2 the CPU socket Align the Km indented corner of the ES CPU with the anal and gently insert the CPU into position Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger carefully place it into the socket in a straight and downwards motion Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation Fig 4 Gs Once the CPU is properly inserted please replace the plastic covering and Ea push the metal lever back into its original position GA 81945GMF Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig 1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on the surface of the installed CPU Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin m Fig 2 Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the heatsink on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 3 Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the motherboard Pressing down the push pins diagonally Fig 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture the installation is complete Fig 4 Please make sure the Male and F
52. ics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and sit C EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement 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 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 EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated C EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical app
53. igabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 8KNXPU Fba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BlOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utility In the following sections we take GA 8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating MHz in Single Channel SU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Press DEL to ent ETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 07 2003 i8 79BG03C 00 59 Appendix Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT ual BIOS Q F
54. lash 04 Award Software Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Pa ord Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type Size Wide Range Protection Auto Recovery T Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Disable Main Bios Enable Disable Boot From Halt On Error Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Task menu for Q Flash utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Dual BIOS utility bar Q Flash utility title bar Action bar Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility
55. le this function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 lt G Keyless Port Enabled Enable G Keyless port function Default value Disabled Disable this function 7 Onboard Parallel port b Disabled Disable onboard LPT port bp 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ 7 GA 81945GMF Motherboard 38 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 39 BIOS Setup 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility C C
56. lease see the last page for details 9451955 1 0 Beta B5 0321 1 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY GBT TECH CO LTD Fax 44 1908 53 Install Drivers GA 81945GMF Motherboard T54 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features ONLINE manacemenr U PLUS D P S Universal Plus Dual Power System The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus DPS is a revolutionary eight phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes the U Plus D P S provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the CPU for solid system stability These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading M I T Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker M I T allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE 1 feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte s unique C I A 2 and 2 features M I T s i
57. led Enable CPU EIST function Default value Disabled Disable EIST function On Chip Frame Buffer Size b 1MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 1MB bp 8MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 8MB Default value Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function GA 81945GMF Motherboard 36 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2004 Award Software In ed Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Se ry PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level On Chip Auto Enabled Enabled ard Support Disabled Support Disabled Azalia Codec Auto Onboa W 1394 Enabled Onboard Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 G Keyless Port Onboard Parallel Port On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value b Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port On Chip SATA Mode Disabled Disable this function Auto BIOS will auto detect Default value Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Combined you can use up to 4 HDDs on the motherboard 2 for SATA and the other for PATA IDE Enhanced Set On Chip SATA mode to Enhanced the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use Non Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Non Combined SATA will be simulate
58. liances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer pa Signature Timmy Huang Date Apr 26 2005 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 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 81945GMF 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 ofthe 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 Apr 26 2005 Copyright 2005 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without Gigabyte s prior written permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In
59. nable to work or even damage it For optional front panel audio module please contact your chassis manufacturer HD Audio AC 97 Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ DET 4 NC 5 Line2 R 5 Line Out R 6 FSENSE1 6 NC 7 FAUDIO JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 Line Out L 10 FSENSE2 10 NC gt By default the audio driver is configured to support HD Audio To connect an 97 front ine panel audio module to this connector please refer to the instructions on Page 69 about the software settings 10 PWR_LED Optional PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode L i Pin No Definition 1 MPD 10154 2 MPD 3 MPD 23 Hardware Installation 11 CD IN CD IN Connect
60. ng BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Dual BIOS Utility Boot Brom cce er tede Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Froti Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating Memory T Memory Freque Channel Master FUJITSU MPE ED 0 None REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E
61. ntegration of all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system to the desired level 1 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C I A 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance When enabled the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs When the function is disabled the CPU is returned to its initial status M I B 2 Memory Intelligent Booster 2 Built on the original M I B the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 M I B 2 is designed especially to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 10 With added branded memory module information users are able to optimize memory performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list S O S System Overclock Saver System Overclock Saver S O S is a unique feature that eliminates system boot up errors resulting from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendl
62. on Power Power USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dy GND GND o CO wl rm No Pin o NC When the standby power is shut down USB devices example optical mouses will not ight 13 F1 1394 2 1394 IEEE 1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed highbandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition GND GND UA CL 1 9 Power No Pin GND ala RD N s 8 o 14 COMB Serial Port Connector Be careful with the polarity of the COM connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the COM cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to
63. or FSB Front Side Bus frequency 533MHz 3 Memory Frequency Host clock X 3 4 Memory Frequency Host clock X 4 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 800MHz p gt 2 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 0 2 66 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 66 3 33 Memory Frequency Host clock X 3 33 b Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 1066MHz 1 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 1 5 b 2 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 0 2 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 5 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value lt gt Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on System Memory Multiplier item Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function 45 BIOS Setup 2 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Co ht C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Perip 5 Set Supervisor Pa ord Power Mar PnP PCI PC Health status TAN witiuul vav Frequency Voltage Control Item Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software rd CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS
64. otherboards based on Nvidia chipsets BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 5 Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following motherboards As this is a BIOS related issue it can be solved by BIOS update Mm DD 2 0o o GA K8U GA K8NXP 9 GA 8N SLI Royal GA K8U 9 GA K8N Ultra 9 GA 8N SLI Pro GA K8NXP SLI GA K8NF 9 PCB Ver 1 0 GA 8N SLI GA K8N Ultra SLI GA K8NE PCB Ver 1 0 GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8NMF 9 GA 81945GMF Motherboard 58 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility L Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of CAUTION incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from G
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66. rd It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Featur Date mm dd Mon Mar 28 2005 Time hh mm 2 4 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 0 Slav None year lt Week gt Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Sun to Sat Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Suport Disabled lt Month gt Jan to Dec Holt On All But Keyboard lt Day gt 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month lt Yea 1999 to T4 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exi F1 General Help F5 Previous Values Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults 7 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt b Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only gt gt Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month b Year The year from 1999 through 2098 lt Time The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 GA 81945GMF Motherboard 32 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic de
67. res CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Password Check Setup Device Priority CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Net Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E e4 Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 59 Enabled CPU EIST Function 5049 Enabled On Chip Frame Buffer Size 8 5 Previou 5 fa s nized Defaults System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 worE processor with HT Technology gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use 1 or lt 4 gt to select a device then lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by
68. rvisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 47 BIOS Setup 2 11 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup ght C 1984 2005 Award Software Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS N will return to Setup Utility 2 12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Co Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Mal ght C 1984 2005 Award Software Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password WALL vviwvut Day Select Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA 81945GMF Motherboard 48 49 BIOS Setup GA 81945GMF Motherboard 50
69. s 22 022220 04 0 000 32 22 Advanced BIOS Features ul nanana nanana anuna nunawawanawaawnasawnasaasannasanaasaasanana 35 23 Integrated Peripherals sss 37 24 Power Management Setup 40 25 ttes 42 26 PG Health Status oett t od 43 2 7 Frequency Voltage 4 28 LoadFail Safe Defaults sese ene 46 29 Load Optimized Defaults sese 46 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password esses 47 2 11 Save 8 Exit Setup 212 Exit Without Saving Chapter 3 Install Drivers inei ee te ede gem 51 31 Install Chipset Drivers sse 51 32 Software Applications mum nna na naawa nanasa na asana nanawansananaanasannaaasannasansasnaans 52 33 Driver CD Information 52 34 Hardware Information sess 53 35 Contact Us Chapter 4 88 8 tenente nennen 55 4 1 Unique Software Utilities rrt ct 55 4 1 1 EasyTuneyS Introductions aaa anuna nan anna 56 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ulanan anna nananannannaunawaansawanasnawsawanassawsawsana 57 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method In
70. t value b Drive Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive gt gt Drive Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up b No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped b All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value All But Diskette system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors 33 BIOS Setup lt Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map GA 81945GMF Motherboard 34 2 2 Advanced BIOS Featu
71. troduction 60 4 1 4 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio Function Introduction 69 42 Iroubleshooling c co ett e t Cds 73 GA 81945GMF Motherboard Layout MS ATX 12V CPU FAN o 2 Q o t 5 o pl 88 2 9 Z lt oc Intel 945G e H lt Bi aunio1 ag AUDI 16 N o st DE FDD EE PCI 88 aa Marvell 8053 aan d BIOS SATAII2 3 PCI2 MMMM TT ICH7 Saad BATTERY CD IN PCIE 1 doo 97 a SATAIIO 1 CODEC c3 SYS FAN F1 1394 F2 1394 GREEN USB USB CLR_CMOS CD 10 53 exo T FPANE J PWR LED Optional Block Diagram LGA775 CPUCLK 266 200 133MHZz VGA PCI ECLK Processor 100MHz Host Interface DDRII 667 99 533 400MHz DIMM Express x16 Dual Channel Memory GMCHCLK 266 200 133MHz 66MHz
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73. utility for Windows 98 Intel application accelerator for Windows XP Intel application accelerator for Windows 2000 Win2k_XP Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Windows Win2k_XP Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Windows 2000 le INFUpdate le le voa e EnableUSBS3Xp Enable USB device back form S3 mode Name cx le media AC 97 Audio Driver e Realtek Realtek AC 87 Audio Driver Name pra le 818139 ILAN Driver for RealTek 81 33 8100 81105 gt GA 81945GMF Motherboard 52 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard Fd 9451955 1 0 Beta B5 032 GIGABYTE Intel 945 955 Chipset Family Utilities CD Hardware information The folowing information shows the detail hardware information of your motherboard BIOS Info intel 1945 BIOS for 8I945GMF E9 1 le CPU Info CPU intel Genuinelnte Memory tnfo 515 564 KB RAM le Device Description Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller le Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description Intel R 828456 Express Chipset Family je Devicd DriverProvider intel Corporation le Device Description Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCE Gigabit Ethernet Controller le Devicd DriverProvider Marvell Device Description intel R 82801 PCI Bridge 244E lt rris page lists all devices you have tor th 3 5 Contact Us P
74. vice detection IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information b Cylinder Number of cylinders b Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp b Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt Drive A Drive The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Defaul
75. ware you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them 9 945 955 1 0 Beta 5 0321 1 EJ GIGABYTE Intel 945 955 Chipset Family Utilities CD Software Applications Please cick on the folowing applications isted below to instat GIGABYTE C O M Corporate Online Manage Sue 84 8 web based system management tool that alow cient system hardware information such as CPU and memory and graphics card land much more to be monitored or controlled via a host Sue 47 8 easy to use Windows based system enhancement utity allowing quick access to a variety of performance features Install Sue 1012968 DM Viewer provides a management tool for viewing motherboard hardware information Sue 19 8 Face Wizard provides utity for customizing BIOS boot up screen Size 10 8 2805 provides for undatina BIOS through internet 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title C 9451955 1 0 Beta B5 0321 1 GIGABYTE Intel 945 955 Chipset Family Utilities CD 4 Driver CD information The following information shows the detail contents stored in this Driver CD E rectory Name Sa Intel chipset software installation for Windows XP Intel chipset software installation utility for Windows 2000 Intel chipset software installation for Windows Intel chipset software installation
76. wer cord Otherwise please do not remove it 4 2 Pin No Definition DE 1 GND 2 GND 5 3 12V 4 12V Pin No Definition Cd 1 33V ee 2 33V 2 3 GND i 2 4 o 2 5 GND add 6 GE 7 GND o 8 Power Good a 9 5V SB stand by 5V TG 10 HAN i HAN ar 2 33V Pa EE 5 Oniy 0rpnsA79 DO 14 12V 15 GND 16 PS ON soft On Off 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 5V 21 5V 22 23 24 GND 19 Hardware Installation 3 4 SYS_FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin 4 pin only for CPU_FAN power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wireindicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution
77. y and reliable platform for users Download Center Download Center allows users to quickly download and update their BIOS as well as the latest drivers for their system Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download C O M Corporate Online Management A web based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU memory graphics card etc to be monitored and controlled via the Internet C O M allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing the most up to date drivers and BIOS Do not use C O M and BIOS at the same time 55 Appendix 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1 Overclocking for enhancing system performance 2 1 and 1 for special enhancement for CPU and Memory 3 Smart Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North Bridge Chipset cooling fan 4 PC health for monitoring system status User Interface Overview naRT 218 gt Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 1 1 2 an

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