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1. d 8 Open Normal ed q EI Short clear CMOS c SS Hi o EE E 8 EB Gerrans 20 BAT Battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced d Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer d Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 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 them short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 27 Hardware Installation GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input an
2. optional GIGABYTE external device nn mn e o N I St Pin No Definition BW 1 Power GJ Ed 2 RFID_RI Les 3 RF_TXD gd au o 4 RF_RXD 5 NC H 6 GND 18 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed You can check the Case Opened status in BIOS Setup J o te er H Pap 2 GND e Pin No Definition 1 H 1 Signal im GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 26 19 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
3. GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 24 15 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 support USB device to wake up from S3 mode Users who wish to shut down the standby powered for their USB devices during system power off can connect the devices to this connector via the optional front USB cable f i Gamma Pin No Definition d 1 Power d ae 2 10 2 Power EET 3 USB DX a 4 USB Dy a ti 1 9 5 USB DX ab 6 USB Dy D or 7 GND D 8 H 8 GND HLE 9 No Pin o O 10 NC 16 F1_1394 F2_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 carefu
4. 3 Microsoft Wingaws 2000 Service Fack 4 SP4 Realtek Audio Codec Driver Install Sze 36MB Vesin 15109 5120 The Realtek Audo Codec river proveles support Jor 7 1 channel audi d Broadcom PCI Express interface Gigabit LAN Driver instal Size pea Version 5 Installs drivers for ErosdCom Gigabit LAN Driver 4 GIGARAID IT8212 RAID Driver Install Sie BONE aa The GISARAD 18212 RAID diver provides suppor fo ang RAIDO RAID 1 amp RAID OH ses the Clink endi Go technology to instal the avers eutomaticaly Just select the drivers you wart then click the Go buta The Xpress Insta wil ececutethe instalation for you ED Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting Nore 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 For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please 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 51 Install Drivers 3 2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them
5. Total Memory This item displays the memory size that used 33 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help First Boot Devi Flop Menu Levelb Second Boot Hard Disk i CDROM Select a k Setup Device Pr CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Disabled Protect NG Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1 2e Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Ned Enabled CPU EIST Function et Enabled Pan System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 NOTE processor with HT Technology gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt 1 gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press 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 gt gt Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy gt gt LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk H CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM b gt ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP H USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD gt gt USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP H USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM H USB HDD Select your boot
6. Dee plugged into the center subwoofer speaker out jack a mai k i D r r you can change the center subwoofer speaker out jack uH SC on mad ay to fucntion as a rear speaker out jack via the audio a TS 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 caoniou 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 find an Audio Manager EN icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click is 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 11 Appendix STEP 3 After a speaker or headph
7. 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 81 Appendix GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 82 83 Appendix GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 84 85 Appendix GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 86 Contact Us e 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 Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http chinese giga byte com e USA G B T INC TEL 1 626 854 9338 FAX 1 626 854 9339 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www giga byte com e Germany G B T TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSuppo
8. GIGABYTE Software Applications Fleace cls onthe folowing apica listed below toirstal Family Utilities CD zs pang GIGABYTE C O M Corporate Online Manager install BI A web based system management toci hal ere client system hardware informator such as CPU and memory and graphics card and much mere tobe monored or lcortroted via ah kasylune5 Install En An aay to ube Whows bacod system orhanconartuflty slowhg quick ascesa a varisty of erer features Install EES Did Viewer provilee a manegonert tl for viewing netherbaard hardware Rrra Face Wizard Install Sa me Face Vizard provides uty tr custanizirg IOS heat up screen es install Sza mp EIOS provides uty for update BIOS through internet Acrobat Reader install Sza 8 SME iy for viewing cr pring Adoke Potakie Bosuner Format PDF fies Norton Internet Security NIS install So me Is J ine pace reveals the vase adoesi sattware develnes by Gigabyte end ts worse partners 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title GIGABYTE Driver CD information The folowing rr sows the dl conterts cored thie Driver CD 945 955 Chipset Family Utilities CD rectory Name jescrition egene software nstallatar Uly for Windows XF Jrtel chipset scftware installation uly for Windows 2000 WE irfel chipset sofware installa
9. el H H i Ka af Is Pin No Definition g 1000 1 MPD a 2 MPD gt 3 MPD SH D namba o O aaa Paa Se 8 ef 12 F_PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below Speaker Connector a Message LED H am Power Bana Or Sleep LED Switch J H 5 gle 2 o wi w Sie 5 5 B ET a 1 E a el ba D ald o p i i S Ki EEE S a Reset Switch cass O e SI es IDE Hard Disk Active LED HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Blue Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Amber Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Green Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Red Open No
10. Auto 143 ec Move Ente Reset Case Open Status bp Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value H 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 DDR18V 3 3V 12V H Detect system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temperature H Detect CPU temperature automatically Current CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM H Detect CPU POWERO SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically CPU Warning Temperature H 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F b gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F p gt 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F p gt 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning gt gt Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value H Enabled Fan warning function enable Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 42 7 CPU Smart FAN Control gt gt Disabled Disable this function H 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
11. Only for GA 81945P Pro Only for GA 81945P G Block Diagram LGA775 Processor PCI ECLK 100MHz Host Interface PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x1 RJ45 gt I PCI ECLK Broadcom 100MHz 5789 CPUCLK 133 200 266MHz DDRII 667 N 533 400MHz DIMM 1 l Dual Channel Memory MCHCLK 133 200 266MHz 66MHz 33MHz 14 318MHz 48MHz Dual BIOS Li 4 SATA 3Gb s PCI Express Bus Intel ATA33 66 100 ICH7Ro IDE1 Channels Pl 5 ru IT 8712 LPT Port TSB82AA20 L m I TSB81BA30 COM Port CODEC SC IT8212 d 24MHz IDE RAID 8 USB 33MHz o 555O5EES L 53528528 Ports S Bee 2566 tul soo 7 Vg PS 2 KB Mouse uw BAR J ng 2238 IDE2 IDE3 22 53 D PCICLK 2 33MHz Note To use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800 1066MHz FSB processor Only for GA 81945P Pro Only for GA 81945P G Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and component
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13. their requirements Default Value CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled gt gt Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default Value gt gt Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable gt gt 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 43 BIOS Setup 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software MB Intell Tweaker M I T CPU Clock Ratio Neto 16X C A M High Menu Level gt Robust Graphics Booster Auto C LA 2 Disabled CPU Host Clock Control Disabled Auto Normal Normal Normal Normal Safe Defau 8 mized Defaults Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION 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 C A M lote b High Set clock ratio for frequency locked CPU to High Default value H Low Set c
14. 3Gb s e 4 SATA 3Gb s connections Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 Serial port COMA 8USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 3IEEE1394b ports requires cable 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Broadcom 5789 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit 1RJ45 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 reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount For example 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3 xxGB memory during system startup Note 3 To use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800 1066MHz FSB processor Only for GA 81945P Pro Only for GA 81945P G GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 10 Onboard Audio M 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 connection SPDIF Out connection coaxialtoptical CD In Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems On Board SATA 3Gb s RAID Onboard ICH7R chipset supports data stri
15. Only for 24pins ATX 13 13 33V ai 14 12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON soft On Off 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 5V 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 GND 19 Hardware Installation 3 415 CPU FAN SYS FAN PWR_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 wire indicates 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 Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure de H Pin No Definition CPU FAN 1 GND 2 12V 1h 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS FAN Only for CPU FAN PWR FAN 6 NB FAN Chip Fan Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND KE H
16. Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 71 Appendix Create RAID Volume Press Enter under Create RAID Volume to set up RAID Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREA UME MENU RAID Volume HELP Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely ntify the RAID volume Thi ase sensitive and can not contain special 14 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select After entering the Create Volume Menu you can set disk name with 1 16 letters letters cannot be special characters under Name item After setting disk name press Enter to select RAID Level Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU RAID Volume0 Select D 128KB GB ate Volume HELP the RAID level best suited to your us model RAIDO a across iple physical drives for performance RAIDI i 1 drives for redundanc RAID 1 volumes Requires four hard drives ally ivalent to RAID 0 1 RAIDS Data and parit i ee or more sical drives for performance and redund 14 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select There are four RAID levels RAIDO Stripe RAID1 Mirror RAID 041 Striping Mirroring and RAID5 After selecting the RAID level press Enter to select Strip Size GA 81945P Pro G
17. 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 Gigabyte 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 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Inc The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating Main Pi Memory Te Memory Frequ CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 ve None Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For 79BG03C 00 61 Appendix Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del
18. cooling fan and North Bridge Chipset cooling fan 4 PC health for monitoring system status Heel User Interface Overview naRT aan gt Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C LAJ C 1A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M 1 B 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 re 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 GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards 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
19. 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 DIN 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 AMI BIOS Beep Codes gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully 1 short System boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 2 short CMOS setting error 1 beep Refresh failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or MIB error 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4b Ti t tional 1 long 3 short Keyboard error een 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure Geen long beeps DRAM error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error Continuous short beeps Power error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure
20. just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password 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 Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Suport Halt On CMOS Features ar 18 2005 14 None None 1 44M 3 5 None Disabled All But Keyboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Menu Level gt Change the day month y lt Week gt Sun to Sat lt Month gt Jan to Dec 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 T3 ec Move P c if a F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language 5 vious Va ail Safe Defaults 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 b Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month b Year The year from 1999 through 2098 7 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 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave H IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Ent
21. o If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option 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 Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS m Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals m 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 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio m Select Language o This setup page is select multi language m Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 30 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
22. of the onboard LAN chip H Enabled Enable this function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 b Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address by 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value b gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 p gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 G Keyless Port gt gt Enabled Enable G Keyless port function Default value H Disabled Disable this function Onboard Parallel port gt gt Disabled Disable onboard LPT port H 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value b gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 H 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode H SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value gt gt EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port b ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port gt ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value A Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 38 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Az gement Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by PWR
23. 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 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 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 hae If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS woe 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 sscscsscessossnsoacserves SST 49LF002A 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M Ej F5 Refresh Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Sapi anakan aata SST 49LF002A 256K CAUTION Do not turn off power or reset your system
24. 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 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Si SST 49LF004A 512K Gallais Wide Range Prot 1 file s found Ad 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 TL 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 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 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 SCH Do not turn 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 aski
25. A 81945P Pro 49 BIOS Setup GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 50 Chapter 3 Install Drivers oY Pictures below are shown in Windows XP 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 Install Chipset Driv s Checked o be stated undok the selected drivers wi nct pe installed XPress Install Driver CD DINE Update Utility Instal penes Size 9309KB Version 70 01018 wee Thi ly ia shai he caring syen tow e cise or specif ancora suchas EE EE information PRES UAA Bus die o eh Dean Audio BER Se pone esky in The Microsoft UAA Universal Audi Archtecture Bus driver provides support for Intel Hich Definition Audic Azala This driver is designed to work with the folowng versions of Wincows 4 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2 Microsott Wincowa XP Service Pack 1 SP1
26. BTTN Instant off Menu Level PME Event Enabled Power On by Enabled 143 Move Ente ACPI Suspend Type H S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value gt gt S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM 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 PME Event Wake Up H Disabled Disable this function H Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default value Power On by Ring H Disabled Disable Power on by Ring function gt gt Enabled Enable Power on by Ring function Default value Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date time to power on system gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Resume by Alarm 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 b Disabled Disabled this function Default value b Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system Only for GA 81945P Pro 39 BIOS Setup gt Power On By Keyboard H Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password H Disabled Disabled this function Default value b Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POW
27. CH Speaker STEP 3 After plugging in 6 channel speakers to the rear o TY speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask pm 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 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager EN icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel 79 Appendix STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 8CH Speaker STEP 3 After plugging in 8 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 8 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out and Side Speaker Out then click OK The 8 channel audio setup is completed Sound Effect Configuration At the Sound Effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired AC 97 Audio Configuration To enable the front panel audio connector to support AC97 Audio mode go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I O tab In the ANALOG area click the
28. DN q q bi Only for GA 81945P Pro P Pin No Definition 1 12V 2 GND GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 20 7 8 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 pd 34 WW IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 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 wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for in
29. ER 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 gt gt Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state gt gt Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 40 2 5 PnPIPCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PnP Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Levelb 143 Mov E F3 Language F 7 PCI1IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 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 1 7 PCI 2 IRQ 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 Only for GA 81945P Pro 41 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Disabled N Menu Levelb CPU FAN Fail Warning POWER FAN Fail W 3 SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode
30. F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Dual BIOSo Q Flash utility lt F9 gt 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 Only for GA 81945P Pro 29 BIOS Setup The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver GA 81945P Pro F2a 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 Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Save amp E MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving
31. G NEEN ENEE AES 81 Only for GA 81945P Pro Item Checklist mM IDE Cable x 2 amp FDD Cable x 1 Mi Serial ATAII Cable x 2 H Serial ATA Power Cable x 2 M 2 Ports USB 2 0 2 Ports 1394 Cable x 1 Mi 1 0 Shield The items listed above are for reference only and are subject to change without notice Optional Accessories 8 Chamnel Audio Combo kit Part Number 12CR1 1SPAUD 21 R GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P G Motherboard Layout z CPU Fal KB_MS ES P z ATX_12V bal COAXIAL LGA775 a H a OPTIMAL T Es BN o E2 R USB o 5 m E Di s 3 a FDD S puno lt a o EF AUDIO co AUDIO2 Er Intel 945P a o DE1 INENG PCIE_16 a eS ont am 42 FZ Broadcbm Pr 7 5 8 a B 15789 No zt L EE T T Pa Gr 1 oS mei ain conf BIOS ICH7RO l GANG 5 EC cro SI os lz CU CODEC St a NG ci Zo Wd WE TpB82AA2 g EEE d meria a TA PO LILY z D A DN ASAE pog Ipo GREEN USB F1 13940 d Aa LIP TA 2139840 ag fa dsrort Ge Lee kla CEREDLEETD d F_PANEL RF_ID PWR_LED CLR_CMOS Optional
32. GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P G Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1005 12ME 81945PP 1005 bad 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 a The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 BEN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer importer ful 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 81945P Pro GA 81945P G is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparat
33. 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 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 65 Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBlOS uti ity screen consists of the following key components Q Flash utility bar Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Typi SiE SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data 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
34. Keep DMI Data Enable Default Disable Enable The DMI data won t be replaced by flashing new BIOS recommend Disable The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS Copy Main ROM Data to Backup If you boot from Backup ROM this item will change to Copy Backup ROM Data to Main Auto recovery message BIOS Recovery Main to Backup The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS BIOS Recovery Backup to Main The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 60 Method 1 Q Flash Utility Qed 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 AN 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 incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users CAUTION Before
35. Language o CMOS Setup Utility ght C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals faults Select Language Power Management Set word PnP PCI Configurations English S e Fi is PC Health Status a eras Deutsch MB Intelligent Tweaker Espanol PERSZ EE EE EEN Multi language supports 7 languages There are English French German Spanish Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese and Japanese 2 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Co ght C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma PnP PCI Q PC Health status a DAN CD MB Intelligent Tweaker M Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIO F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance Only for GA 81945P Pro 47 BIOS Setup 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Mat PnP PCI C PC Health status tup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving Load Opti
36. Mhz and System Memory Multiplier setting DIMM OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage damage to the memory may occur gt gt Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value b gt 0 1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 1V p gt 0 2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 2V 45 BIOS Setup b gt 0 3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 3V b gt 0 4V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 4V b gt 0 5V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 5V b gt 0 6V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 6V Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only PCI E OverVoltage Control gt gt Normal Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to Normal Default value p gt 0 1V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 1V b gt 0 2V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 2V p gt 0 3V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 3V Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only FSB OverVoltage Control b Normal Set FSB OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value p gt 0 1V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to 0 1V b gt 0 2V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to 0 2V b gt 0 3V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to 0 3V CPU Voltage Control H Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 8375V to 1 6000V Default value Normal Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU Vcore Voltage GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 46 2 8 Select
37. Motherboard 72 The KB is a unit of Strip Size You can set disk block size with this item The disk block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB After you set disk block size press Enter to set disk Capacity Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation J Create Volume HELP The following are ty RAIDO 128KB RAID1 64KB RAID5 64KB 14 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed 3 VOLUME MENU RAID Volume0 RAIDO Stripe Select Disks HELP Enter the volume ity The default value indicates the maximum volume using the d di If less than the maximum capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space 14 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Press Enter to enter Create Volume after setting disk capacity 73 Appendix Press Enter under the Create Volume item Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed E TE VOLUME MENU Name RAID_Volume0 RAID Le RAIDO Stripe Select D 128KB olume HELP Press ENTER to Create the specified volume 14 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select An alert bar will be displayed warning you th
38. 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 friendly 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 COM Corporate Online Management Aweb 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 OM 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 C I A and M I B for special enhancement for CPU and Memory 3 Smart Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU
39. Status Bootable 0 RAID Volume0 RAID Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Normal Ye Physical Disks Port Driver Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB 1 S S 3JT354CP 111 7GB T Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 75 Appendix Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully you need to install the SATA controller driver during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD ROM to a floppy disk 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 CD ROM in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to the CD ROM drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press ENTER after each command Fig 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Fig 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished Dt J 2 14 BASE Driver 3 Si3114 RAID Dr 4JUIA 6419 RAID
40. Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box This action completes the AC 97 Audio configuration GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 0 Sound Effect Mixer Audio VO Microphone 3D Audio Demo d d Co a 80 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 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 Tum 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 a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery
41. acity Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie IDE SCSI or SATA Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type For instance enter Ctrl to select Intel RAID Ctrl S to select Silicon Image Complete driver installation Complete RAID utility installation More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS The Intel RAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press Ctrl before the window disappears Intel R Mat torage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel poration All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None Defined Physical Disks Port 0 P 111 7GB Non R 1 0 JT d 111 7GB Non RAIDDisk Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed Reset D Exit RAID Volumes None Defined Physical Disks Port ver Model Serial Size ry Status Vol ID 3JT329JX 111 7GB 3JT354CP 111 7GB TJ
42. al Se lever located on the Ki CPU socket to the upright position Fig 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Fig 3 a Notice the small gold P colored triangle located on the edge of the CPU P socket Align the F indented corner of the Fig 4 bs Once the CPU is properly inserted please replace the load plate and Ea push the metal lever back into its original CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position 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 GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin ar Fig 1 Fig 2 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste op Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is the surface of the installed CPU 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 Fig 4 Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make sure Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are the push pins aim to the pin hole on the joined closely for detailed installation instructions motherboard Pressing down th
43. ard 2nd channel IDE port Default value H Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 36 E SATA RAID AHCI Mode b RAID Set the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode Default value gt gt AHCI Set the onboard SATA controller 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 For more details about AHCI please visit Intel s website H Disabled Set the onboard SATA controller to IDE mode On Chip SATA Mode b Disabled Disable this function p gt Auto BIOS will auto detect Default value gt gt 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 b Enhanced Set On Chip SATA mode to Enhanced the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use gt Non Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Non Combined SATA will be simulated 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 b 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 b This value will auto make by
44. at this stage Reading BIOS file from floppy E Ej Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 66 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Typa Eiin SST 49LF002A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not turn 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 Ef 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 V1 30 Flash Type Sinioran SST 49LF002A 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 49LF002A 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 e
45. at all data on selected disks will be lost Please press Y to complete the set up of RAID Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU RAID Volume0 RAIDO Select D 128KB Are you sure you want to creat this volume Y N Press ENTER to Create the specified volume 14 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 74 After the completion you will see the detailed information about the RAID such as RAID level disk block size disk name and disk capacity etc Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed IN MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 RAID Volume0 RAID Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Driver Model Serial 4 Size tatus Vol ID 0 S S 111 7GB 111 7GB T4 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume please select the Delete RAID Volume option Press Enter key and follow the instructions on the screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU AID Volum ks to Non RAID DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size
46. bit Note hit Fig 1 Fig 2 Step 3 After completing the steps boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers Press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed gt Note 1 For users without a startup disk newex Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD ROM From the CD ROM drive example D double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder A command prompt window will open similar to that in Fig 2 Note In the menu list Intel Matrix Storage Manager is Intel ICH7R chipset GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 76 a e 415 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio Function Introduction AUDIO Ja This motherboard provide 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 are as shown in the picture to the right The jack retasking Wk D capability supported by HD Audio allows users to o O change the function for each audio jack by the audio the m EE software provided For example if a rear speaker is po Seow
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48. city Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area b Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value H Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive gt gt Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive b 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 gt gt 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 b All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors b All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors 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 v 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
49. d 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 lt T gt lt gt lt lt gt lt gt gt 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 Menu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt
50. d disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the Intel ICH7R chipset supports are RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechan
51. d side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack Es an In addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be reconfigured to perform Nove different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be connected to the de fault Mic In jack Please refer to the 2 4 6 8 channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration information 1 8 Connectors Introduction 1 Ca 60 1 g a a PAGA E E EH EE 17 14 15 15 160 20 11 12 1 ATX 12V 11 PWR LED Optional 2 ATX Power Connector 12 F PANEL 3 CPU FAN 13 CDIN A SYS FAN 14 SPDIF 5 PWR FAN 15 F USB GREEN USB 6 NB FANS 16 FI 1394 F2 13940 7 FDD 17 RF ID 8 IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 18 CI 9 SATAIIO SATAII SATAII2 SATAII3 19 CLR CMOS 10 F AUDIO 20 BAT Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 18 41 2 ATX_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 de
52. device priority by USB HDD b LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN H Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled 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 If you want to cancel the setting of password please just press ENTER to make SETUP empty Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 34 7 CPU Hyper Threading gt Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Default value gt gt Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 H 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 gt gt Enabled Enables No Execute Memory Protect function Default value b Disabled Disables No Execute Memory Protect function CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note gt gt Enabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value b Disabled Disables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function gt CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Mo
53. e push pins please refer to the heatsink installation section of the diagonally user manual Fig 5 Fig 6 Please check the back of motherboard after Finally please attach the power connector of the installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture heatsink to the CPU fan header located on the the installation is complete motherboard The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste To prevent an NA 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 1 4 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan o Fig 1 To attach Cool Plus to a heatsink align the 1 extensions on both sides with the grooves in the heatsink as shown Firmly press down until it snaps into position Fig 2 Once the fan is properly affixed onto the heatsink plug the power cable into the NB FAN connector Fig 3 Before proceeding first check to make sure that the fan s power cable is disconnected Then while applying pressure to the top of the fan carefully use a screwdriver to dislodge the extension on one side AN Exerting too much pressure on the fan during removal might cause the side extensions to break off CAUTION 1 5 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 P
54. ed and after the power is on and that the Wide Range Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals torequest restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS Boot From Main BIOS Default Backup BIOS Status 1 The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Status 2 If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails this item Boot From Main BIOS Default will become gray and will not be changed by user Auto Recovery Enable Default Disable When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show or the other key to continue gt If Auto Recovery Enable it will show lt or the other key to Auto Recover gt
55. ell 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 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 unofficial Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Supports Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 LGA775 CPUMoete 1 Supports 1066 800 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge Intel 945P Express Chipset Southbridge Intel ICH7Ro ICH7 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Memory 4DDR II DIMM memory slots supports up to 4GB memory Note Supports 1 8V DDR Il DIMM Supports dual channel DDR Il 667 9 533 400 DIMM Slots 1 PCI Express x 16 slot 2PCl Express x 1 slot 3PCl slots IDE Connections 1 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 allows connection of 2 IDE devices IDE1 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems 2IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 compatible with RAID allows connection of 4 IDE devices IDE2 IDE3 FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA
56. er to select this option for automatic device detection gt gt 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 H Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto b Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information gt gt Cylinder Number of cylinders b Head Number of heads H Precomp Write precomp Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 32 b Landing Zone Landing zone b Sector Number of sectors Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer gt gt None No floppy drive installed gt gt 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 gt gt 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity gt gt 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 capa
57. f 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 or Intel Pentium lt Patch ID Memory Ti 13 Memory Frequen Primary M REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpre 6A79BG03C 00 GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 64 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 C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinherale T nad Ontimized Dafanlte Power Mana 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 menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 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
58. formation on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 40 21 39 Hardware Installation 9 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 II and install the proper driver in order to work properly o en mm St 1 7 Pin No Definition LI P 1 GND CS 2 TXP D WW M 3 TXN 7 4 GND e 5 RXN HI o A 6 RXP OO 7 GND S O pe s 8D H Jemma oom 10 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
59. hannel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double GA 81945P Pro G includes 4 DIMM sockets and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following b Channel A DDR II 1 DDR II 2 b Channel B DDR Il 3 DDR II 4 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 mode will not be enabled if only one DDR Il memory module is installed 2 To enable Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand size chips and speed you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table DS Double Side SS Single Side DDRII 1 DDR II 2 DDR I1 3 DDRII 4 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 6 Installation of 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
60. ical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array RAID 0 1 Striping Mirroring RAID 0 1 combines the performance of data striping RAID 0 and the fault tolerance of disk mirroring RAID 1 Data is striped across multiple drives and duplicated on another set of drives RAID 5 Striping with Parity RAID 5 provides good fault tolerance and allows for overlapped UO operations Under a RAID 5 setup data and parity information are equally distributed to each disk member in the array If any one of the drives fails the remaining drive will continue to function After replacing the failed drive you can rebuild the data from the remaining data and parity Only one drive can safely crash without any data loss Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 70 Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array 1 5 6 Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction Note To achieve best performance it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage cap
61. immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP then press lt F8 gt to enter Flash utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T PBSC Quit F8 Dual BIO Flash Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Pa Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type b Dual BIOS Q Flash Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 33 da Main ROM Type Size cece Backup ROM Tupel ize aan anasan Wide Range Protection Boot From Auto Recovery Halt On Error Keep DMI Data Main Bios SST 49LFO04A 512K SST 49LFO04A 512K Disable Main Bios Enable Disable Enable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off PgDn PgUp Modify Only for GA 81945P Pro 59 Appendix c Dual BIOS Item explanation Wide Range Protection Disable Default Enable Status 1 If any failure ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just before the Operating System is load
62. in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT soit ual BIOS Q Flash 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 a Main Bios SST 49LF004A 512K SST 49LF004A 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 utili
63. l 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 IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb S but the speed can be achieved only when you use particular IEEE1394b cable Pin No Definition OF F2_1394 1 Power 2 Power ES EE 10 8 Tao F1 1394 o 4 TPAO LI 5 GND Pin No Definition 6 GND 1 TPA2 7 TPBO 2 TPA2 8 TPBO 3 GND 9 Power 4 GND 10 Power 5 TPB2 11 TPA1 6 TPB2 12 TPA1 7 No Pin 13 GND 8 Power 14 No Pin 9 Power 15 TPBi Only for GA 81945P Pro 10 GND 16 TPB Note When the standby power is shut down USB devices example optical mouses will not light on during system power off 25 Hardware Installation 17 RF_ID This connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function Check the pin assignments before you connect the external device cable Please contact your nearest dealer for the
64. 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 access 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 tu startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Inc Intel 945 BIOS for 81945P Pro F9a lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 27427707 Seet Mera lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 11 07 2005 1945 6A79HGOGU 00 SN 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can yee 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 Itis recom
65. lease make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is recommended that CAUTION 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 Il 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 Notch DDRII Ni Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 14 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 Dual Channel Memory Configuration GA 81945P Pro G supports the Dual C
66. lock ratio for frequency locked CPU to Low Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance H Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value b Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast b Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo 7 CLA 2 C 1 A 2 CPU Intelligent Acelerator 2 is designed to detect CPU loading during software program executing and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance b Disabled Disable this function Default value H Cruise Set C I A 2 to Cruise Automatically increase CPU frequency 5 7 by CPU loading gt gt Sports Set C I A 2 to Sports Automatically increase CPU frequency 7 9 by CPU loading Racing Set C I A 2 to Racing Automatically increase CPU frequency 9 11 by CPU loading Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 44 q b Turbo Set C I A 2 to Turbo Automatically increase CPU frequency 15 17 by CPU loading b Full Thrust Set C I A 2 to Full Thrust Automatically increase CPU frequency 17 19 by CPU loading Warning Stability is highly dependent on system components CPU Host Clock Control Please note that if your system is overclocked and cannot restart please wait 20secs for automatic system restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe res
67. mended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software 57 Appendix The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE 5 Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup GIGABYTE file We 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 Precaution
68. mized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Periph Load Optimized Defaults Power Mar gier 2 PnP PCI C PC Health MB Intell jeaker M I T Exit Without Saving Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS as F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password 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 Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full config
69. mory g 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memory Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 1845GE 6A69YG01C 00 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots 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 67 Appendix NOB Method 2 BIOS Utility tm f 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 RM n e Click Sart Programs GIGABYTE BIOS Sand tn Curert Mainboard F porka Erara DD Please select BIOS server site Gigabyte BIOS server in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in Japan Gigabyte BIOS server inUS A Cancel I Clear DMI Data Poot I Ges PnP Osta Pool 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 papos Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please
70. ng you Are you sure to update BIOS 63 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 flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Dual BIOS Utility Boot From eeneg Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 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 can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot From eryngium Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 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 TL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Of
71. nge BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE MIT 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 M I B 2 features M I T s integration 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 C 1 A 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 0 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
72. nitor 2 TM2 function Default value b Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function CPU EIST Function Note gt gt Enabled Enable CPU EIST function Default value H Disabled Disable EIST function Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function 35 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Secondard PCI IDE Enabled Menu Levelb d RAID WETS Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Azalia Codec Auto Onboard f 4 Enabled Onboard Enabled GigaRAID Function Onboard AN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 G Keyless Port Enabled 143 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save F3 LanguageO F5 Pri us Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility ight C 1984 2005 Award Software Integrated Periphera Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Menu Levelb ECP Mode Use DMA 1136c Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 7 On Chip Primary PCI IDE H Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port 7 On Chip Secondary PCI IDE H Enabled Enable onbo
73. one is plugged into the rear Sound Ee Mer Audio o Microphone 28 Audio Demo Line Out jack a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK The 2 channel audio setup is completed Connected device 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager E 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 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 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 GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 78 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager H icon in your system tray you 2 can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 e Sound Effect Mixer Audio VO Microphone 3D Audio Demo In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 6
74. ping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 function or striping mirroring RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 function supports data transfer rate of up 300 MB s supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb s connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems On Board IDE RAID IDE2 IDE3 Onboard GigaRAID IT8212 chipset Supports disk striping RAID 0 or disk mirroring RAID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 RAID 1 Supports JBOD function Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation Supports ATAPI mode for HDD Supports IDE bus master operation Supports ATA133 RAID mode switch by BIOS Displays status and error checking messages during boot up Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS O Control M IT8712 Hardware Monitor M System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU System Powero fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU System Powero fan failure warning CPU smart fan control BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Multilanguage Dual BIOS o Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 Overclocking Over Voltage via BIOS CPU DDR PCIE FSB Over Clock via BIOS CPU DDR PCIE Form Factor M ATX form factor 30 5cm x 22 0cm Only for GA 81945P Pro 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before in
75. pment DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer Date Apr 18 2005 Name DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C 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 81945P Pro GA 81945P G 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 Date Apr 18 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 Clas
76. r GA 81945P Pro F2a n se 30 21 Standard CMOS Features ENEE 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features NENNEN 4 2 3 Integrated Peripherals AAA 36 24 Power Management Setup umm nna nanana naawa nanasa nanan nsannasawnasansasasawsasaasansasans 39 25 PnP PEI Configurations uu nananana na awnnaannawawaannasannasaasanawaannasaasanansansasana 41 26 PC Health Status sechster eege 42 2 7 MB Intelligent TweczkerM IT 44 2 8 Select Language 0 47 29 LoadFail Safe Defaults ANNE 47 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults A 48 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password A 48 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup ul n nanana naawa nunawnnaananananawawsanaaannasansanasannasaasasawsansasana 49 213 Exit Without Saving oo cece naawa nannnawana unawa anna sawsanawsannasaasanaasannasansanawsansasana 49 Ghapter3 Install Drivers aaa chased BANAAG KAIN 51 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers ENEE 51 32 Software Applications 33 Driver CD Information 34 Hardware Information Kelte Chapter 4 Appendix aman hmmm Um Ibaanan unan kka 55 41 Unique Software Utilities nananana 55 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ulanan nnaawanwnawsawwananawaawsananasaawsansansnaasanaansanssassansawaa 56 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction annannnunananwaananawnawsawsananawsanaansanasasaawsawaa 57 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction AE 59 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction s s TO 4 1 5 2 14 6 1 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction A 77 AD TROUDIESNOOUIN
77. ridge 24E le Devica DriverProvider intel e Dovice Doscription intol R 048G P Procossorto HD Controller 2770 le Devied DriverProvider Inel le Device Description intal R 04EGIP PCI Epress Root Pori 2771 le Devied DriverProvider intel Device Description ntel R 8180138 LPC Interface Controller 2780 ns page ists al devices vou have tert nciherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details GIGABYTE Contact Us 53 Install Drivers GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 54 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features Corrorste ONLINE MANAGEMENT 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 cha
78. rmal Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC 23 Hardware Installation 13 CD_IN CD IN Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector CT 4 0 Pin No Definition 1 CD L mE Pl 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 14 SPDIF_I SPDIF In Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IN connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 SPDIFI 3 GND
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80. s 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 It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration 3 Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few motherboards 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 Cp DD 2 oO Er 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 81945P Pro G Motherboard 58 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A What is Dual BIOS Technology Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the TM motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under the normal circumstances the system works on the Main BIOS If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOSO and Q Flash Utility a After power on the computer pressing lt Del gt
81. s which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below 1 di 3 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation Prior to 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 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as w
82. select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 81945P Pro F2a e Complete update process following the instruction GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 68 Ill 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 BIOSTM 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 ON Corporate Online Management at the same time 69 Appendix 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two har
83. sification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following m For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product m For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual m For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to 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 Contents GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P G Motherboard Layout ANN 6 Block Diagram saaan NUNAL NAA AA ANAN naa 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation AA 9 LJ Considerations Prior to Installation ANEN 9 1 2 Feature Summary 0 mn nananana anna wanna sawsawan nanan sansanaa nanan aasanaasanaanaasansasansansasnasa 10 LA Installation of the CPU and Heatsink AEN 12 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU ek 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Bak 14 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan c ceeeee 14 1 5 Installation Of Memory uma manna a naanawwanaananwanaaanannaasanaasanaa naasa naasnaanasanaasannaas 14 L Installation of Expansion Cards A 16 1 7 WO Back Panel Introduction AAA 17 18 Connectors Introduction ANEN 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ciriciri den GANG vot aaa a aniei iea 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ve
84. stalling the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION 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 Ge HT functionality requirement content 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 1 N Metal Lever Gently lift the met
85. tart H Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control Default value gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control CPU Host Frequency Mhz H 100MHz 600MHz Set CPU Host Frequency from 100MHz to 600MHz If you use FSB533 Pentium 4 processor please set CPU Host Frequency to 133MHz If you use FSB800 Pentium 4 processor please set CPU Host Frequency to 200MHz Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only PCI Experss Frequency Mhz b Auto Set PCI Express frequency automatically Default value b gt 90 150 Set PCI Express frequency from 90MHz to 150MHz System Memory Multiplier Wrong frequency may make system can t boot clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 533MHz 3 Memory Frequency Host clock X 3 b4 Memory Frequency Host clock X 4 b 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 b gt 2 66 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 66 p gt 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 b 1 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 1 5 p gt 2 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 0 b 2 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 5 b Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on CPU Host Frequency
86. ternal Dolby Digital Decoder via an optical cable COM A Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices 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 provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet 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 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 17 Hardware Installation o Center Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Center Subwoofer speakers can be connected to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Ki Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack Surroun
87. 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 gt gt Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value b Disabled Disable USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2 0 feature gt gt Enabled Enable USB 2 0 Controller Default value b Disabled Disable USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support gt gt Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default value USB Mouse Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support b Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default value Azalia Codec gt gt Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function Default value H Disabled Disable Azalia audio function Only for GA 81945P Pro 37 BIOS Setup Onboard H W 1394 b Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function Default value b Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W GigaRAID H Enabled Enable Onboard H W GigaRAID function Default value b Disabled Disable this function GigaRAID Function gt gt RAID Select onboard GigaRAID chip function as RAID Default value b ATA Select onboard GigaRAID chip function asa ATA Onboard H W LAN gt gt Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN function Default value b Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM
88. tion uty for Windows ME Irfol cnipeat software installation uty for Windaws 03 a Infol application accelerator fer Windows XP Intel apa ication accelerator for Windows 2000 Se eh XP reg Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Windows XP p Ink re Graphies Media Accelerator Driver Tor Windows 2000 Eege pes Enable USB devico back orn 83 mode SS Gd le comoda recia AC Audio Driver le Realtek Realtek A097 Audio Driver SH Name le Pan r Rea Tek 813961 00 81 10s Marvell Marvell 10710071000 Base LAN drvar le Eroaccom BBroadCom FCHE LAN driver zen e va NA VT6410 RAID Controller river bo Dien Imana Ster PAIN Prust E GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 52 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard GIGABYTE bii j Hardware information The flowing emer chow the del hardwar infomation cf your motherboard Chipset Drivers S ka Software Driver CD SL DDS Information 1945 BIOS for 81945 Pro ES ContactUs Device Description E e Devica DriverProvider ha axarxa jq j 8 Device Description Texas Instruments OHCI Cornpliant EEE 1394 Host Controller le Devica DriverProvider Micron x DEE le Device Daseriprion Eraaccor Netlink TM Gigabit Ethernet e Dovied DriverProvider Broadcom Sa Pm B6g5II Ithyj T 685959Z 6C T6CZ 9Z9V858 8VcV6V VcCVcVcVQT QVQV QVQ QVQ c Device Deseription nteKF 02601 PCI B
89. 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 T 8 Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card CAUTION Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot When you try uninstall the VGA card please press the latch as the picture to the left shows to release the card GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 16 1 7 UO Back Panel Introduction 0000000000000 O H c PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector To install a PS 2 port keyboard and mouse plug the mouse to the upper port green and the keyboard to the lower port purple LPT Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices COAXIAL SPDIF Out The SPDIF coaxial output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via a coaxial cable OPTICAL SPDIF Out The SPDIF optical output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an ex
90. 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 unable to work or even damage it For optional front panel audio module please contact your chassis manufacturer 1 2 e Usa ap i ke H E 9C un HD Audio AC 97 Audio Se Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND Su W 3 MIC2_R 3 MIC Power o 4 ACZ DET 4 NC ssa 5 Line2_R 5 Line Out R 5 es 7 6 FSENSE1 6 NC a 7 FAUDIO JD 7 NC ZP 8 No Pin 8 No Pin O QO 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out L e Si ee hom 10 FSENSE2 10 NC gt By default the audio driver is configured to support HD Audio To connect an AC97 front nove panel audio module to this connector please refer to the instructions on Page 78 about the software settings GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 22 11 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
91. ty 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 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 81945P Pro G Motherboard 62 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 norr BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example
92. uration 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 Only for GA 81945P Pro GA 81945P Pro G Motherboard 48 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility yright C 1984 2005 Award Software dard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI PC Healt MB Inte Tweaker M ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 213 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Lan Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Mai PnP PCI C PC Health status Dave amp LAL CD MB Intelligent Tweaker M Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIO F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility Only for G
93. us Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving andlor distribution from sound and television signals LEN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused BEN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations SEN 55024 Information Technology equipment immunity characteristics Limis and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 Industrial environment O EN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus CEN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS CE 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 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar electrical appliances CEN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equi
94. vices 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 power cord Otherwise please do not remove it Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND ala 8 Power Good ala 9 5V SB stand by 5V ala 10 12V clo 11 12V la 12 3 3V

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