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1. Lh Definition 1 MPD Lad 2 MPD 3 MPD System Status LED 50 oe 0 51 Blinking 53 94 55 Off 9 The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plugin the power cord and restart your computer Always turn off your computer
2. 7 Alignment Key Alignment Key Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket LGA 775 CPU Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU 13 Hardware Installation B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power CAUTION CPU Socket Lever Step 1 Completely raise the CPU socket lever Step 3 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate To protect the CPU socket always replace the protective socket cover when the CPU is not installed Step 5 Once the CPU is properly inserted replace the load plate and push the CPU socket lever back into its locked position GA P43 ES3G Motherboard cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU Step 2 Lift the metal load plate from the CPU socket DO NOT touch socket contacts Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers Align the CPU pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket or you may align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position 1 3
3. 7 SATA2 0 1 2 3 4 5 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by ICH10 The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SA TA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device GA P43 ES3G Motherboard SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2 1 SATA2 2 Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND gt Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb s cable to your SATA hard drive 8 PWR_LED System Power LED Header This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in 51 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 53 54 sleep state or powered off 55
4. Notch 8 t YG SS DDR2 DIMM B CERERE eps FA FA oof A DDR2 memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fingers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 17 Hardware Installation 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that CAUTION came with your expansion card Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the e
5. dealer L Pin No Definition Lh 1 Power 5V a 2 Power 5V 3 USB DX 9 4 USB DY 10 2 5 USB DX 6 USB DY 7 GND 8 9 No Pin 10 NC Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB header Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the e power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 28 15 CI Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design Pin No Definition o 1 Signal 2 GND 16 CLR_CMOS Clearing CMOS J umper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use
6. 178718 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan fail warning CPU System smart fan control Note 3 14 Hardware Installation 5 2x8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b Unique Features Support for 5 Support for Download Center Support for Q Flash Support for EasyTune Noted Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Support for Easy Energy Saver 985 Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor 30 5cm x 21cm Note 1 Due to Windows Vista XP 32 bit operating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB Note 2 To enable 7 1 channel audio you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi channel audio feature through the audio driver Note 3 Whether the CPU system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install Note 4 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model Note 5 Due to the hardware limitation you must install the Intel Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Co
7. 59 59 SEEN deci 60 Chapter a Unlgue eati ib ARD 61 Asli Apress RECOVEN Z hir eia 61 4 2 BIOS UOC ate Kana nanan hana 66 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility 66 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the 9 BIOS Utility nnne 69 49 CS UC 70 AA ESSE HAVEN Mad RUE 71 Chapter vif 73 5 1 Configuring Audio Inputand Output i kate au t RR UR Puis 13 5 1 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio zuo oett e 13 SUP DIEI e cr tdt htt mu d nt Et 16 5 1 3 Configuring Microphone 77 SEA Using THE Sound RECORDS mamamana naaa utn tenta 79 a mU bu 80 Frequently Asked Questions s adaequata Coa en 80 5 2 2 Troubleshooting Procedure 81 33 03 Box Contents GA P43 ES 3G motherboard Motherboard driver disk User s Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb s cables 1 0 Shield The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall
8. gt gt gt gt gt Standard Clock Control CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock Enabled will allow the CPU Host Frequency item below to be configurable Note If your system fails to boot after overclocking please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated system reboot or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values Default Disabled c CPU Host Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency This item is configurable only if the CPU Host Clock Control option is enabled The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 1200 MHz For an 800 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 200 MHz For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 266 MHz For a 1333 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 333 MHz Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifications PCIExpress Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the PCle clock frequency The adjustable range is from 90 MHz to 150 MHz Auto sets the PCle clock frequency to standard 100 MHz Default Auto DRAM Performance Contro Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level Default Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level gt Extreme Memory Profile Note 2 Allows t
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10. GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 18 16 Back Panel Connectors 000000000000 000000000000 e PS 2Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard 6 Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer scanner and etc The parallel port is also called a printer port Serial Port Use the serial port to connect devices such as a mouse modem or other peripherals Coaxial S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc RJ 45LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs Connection Speed LED Activity LED Connection Speed LED Activity LED sm State Description State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Green 100 Mbps data rate Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring LAN Port Off 10 Mbps data rate e When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector
11. By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend S1 POS Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 Power on Suspend sleep state In S1 sleep state the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode The system can be resumed at any time S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the 51 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off Soft Off by PWR BTTN Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button gt gt Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCle device Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5
12. 1 Make sure you have connected the audio input device e g microphone to the computer 2 On the File menu choose New 3 To record a sound file click the Recording but ton 4 To stop the recording click the Stop button _ Be sure to save the recording upon completion Playing the Sound 1 On the File menu choose Open 2 In the Open dialog box select the sound wav file you wish to play 3 To play a sound file click the Play button J 4 To stop playing click the Stop button _ J 5 You may use the Fast Forward button move to the beginning of a file or the Fast Back ward button gt to the end 75 be Pus ire iue nnd 5 E ach Tana Lara The coninol bsa Be iona ol poor ara make thes heme ound See pour hadas dounario ka deii 4 Sound Sound Recorder m E File Edit Effects Help Position Length 9 03 sec 9 03 sec 44 gt m 5 2 Troubleshooting 5 2 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more F AQs for your motherboard please go to the Support Motherboard F AQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing A Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In the Main Menu press Ctrl F1 to show the advan
13. Fordetailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the 5 upport M otherboard Technology Guide page on our website For product related information check on our website at htto www gigabyte com tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision of the motherboard is 1 0 Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS drivers or when looking for technical information Example Table of Contents AA 6 MT em 6 GA P43 ES 3G Motherboard 1 BOCK Det EU 8 Chapter 1 Hardware n 9 EI nstallauon 9 1 2 ProductSpecifications An Gaan C 10 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU enne 13 Tak ace 13 1352 the CP UG OGIO o tue n b PL 15 Ie MEMON edad 16 1 41 Dual Channel Memory 3 16 154 7 INStalling MEMO oo
14. CAUTION Step 2 The process of the system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen When the message Are you sure to update BIOS appears press lt Enter gt to begin the BIOS update The monitor will display the update process Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS Do not remove the floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive when the system is updating the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any key to return to the main menu Q Flash Utility v2 05 Flash 517 MXIC 25L8005 IM Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 67 Unique Features Step 4 Press lt Esc gt and then lt Enter gt to exit Q Flash and reboot the system As the system boots you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen Step 5 During the POST press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press lt Enter gt to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password a Integrated Power Load Optimized Defau
15. Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Auto PC Health Status Menu Level gt CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto Move Enter Select Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened field will show No at next boot Default Disabled Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard Cl header If the system chassis cover is removed this field will show Y es otherwise it will show No To clear the chassis intrusion status record set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled save the settings to CMOS and then restart your system Current Voltage V Vcore DDR18V 3 3V 12V Displays the current system voltages Current System CPU Temperature Displays current system CPU temperature Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Displays current CPU system fan speed lt CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F gt CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connec
16. Four Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS 05 55 SS Single Sided DS Double Sided No Memory remm md ssi eps p E 0082 4 Due to chipset limitation read the following guidelines before installing the memory Dual Channel mode 1 Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sockets for optimum performance When memory modules of different capacity and chips are installed a message which says memory is operating in Flex Memory Mode will appear during the POST Intel Flex Memory Technology offers greater flexibility to upgrade by allowing dif ferent memory sizes to be populated and remain in Dual Channel mode performance GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 16 1 4 2 Installing Memory Before installing memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard CAUTION
17. Advanced Power Saving 3 Extreme Power Saving Note 4 The total amount of power saved will be recorded until re activated when only the Easy Energy Saver is under the enable status and power savings meter is unable to reset to zero Note 5 Easy Energy Saver Meter will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 72 Chapter5 Appendix 5 1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 1 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back Te rents panel which support 2 4 5 1 7 1 e 9 channel audio The pic ia ture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments B 9 The integrated HD High Definition audio provides jack Front EY retasking capability that allows the user to change the func Yie tion for each jack through the audio driver Hi Y To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack on the back panel or the Line out Mic in jack on the front panel Then manually configures the jack for micro phone functionality Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to instructions on page 75 High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz 192K
18. Button Information Table Button Description 1 Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off 3 CPU Throttling Display 4 CPU Voltage Display 5 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 Note 3 6 Current CPU Power Consumption 7 Time Date Easy Energy Saver Enabled 8 Total Power Savings Total power saving with Easy Energy Saver enabled Note5 9 Meter Mode Switch 10 Total Mode Switch 11 Close Application will enter Stealth Mode 12 Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar 13 INFO Help 14 Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version Stealth Mode In Stealth Mode the system continues to work with the user defined power saving settings even after the system is restarted Re enter the application only if you want to make any changes or completely close the application Note 1 Due to the hardware limitation you must install the Intel Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron Dual Core Celeron 400 Series CPU to enable support for Easy Energy Saver Before using the Easy Energy Saver function make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt and CPU EIST Function items in the BIOS Setup program are set to Enabled Note 2 Maximize system power saving with Dynamic CPU Frequency Function system performance may be affected Note 3 1 Normal Power Saving default 2
19. C2 C2E State Support Note Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C2 C2E mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to descrease power consumption Default Disabled C4 C4E State Support Note Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C4 C4E mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to descrease power consumption C4 C4E state is a more enhanced power saving state than C2 C2E This item is configurable only if the C2 C2E State Support option is enabled Default Disabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note Enables or disables Intel CPU Thermal Monitor TM2 function a CPU overheating protection function When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated Default Enabled CPU EIST Function Note Enables or disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Depending on CPU loading Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production Default Enabled Virtualization Technology Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualization one c
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21. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assign ments and the pin assignments are matched correctly GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 26 1 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio and 97 audio You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it For HD Front Panel Audio For AC 97 Front Panel Audio n PinNo Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ DET 4 NC 5 LINE2 R 5 Line Out R 6 GND 6 NC T FAUDIO JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out L SS TREE CE 10 GND 10 NC The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an T AC 97 front panel audio
22. first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector CAUTION 19 Hardware Installation Line InJ ack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such 5 an optical drive walkman etc Line Out ack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 channel audio configuration ack Pink The default Mic jack Microphones must be connected to this jack To enable 7 1 channel audio you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable MN the multi channel audio feature through the audio driver Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 20 1 7 Internal Connectors 2 6 6 4 7 10 5 15 14 9 8 1 ATX_12V 9 BATTERY 2 ATX 10 PANEL 3 CPU FAN 1 AUDIO 4 SYS 1 5 5 1 CD IN 5 FDD 13 SPDIF 0 6 IDE 14 USBI F USB2 F USB3
23. try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optimized Defaults section in this chapter or introduc tions of the battery clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots A The LOGO Screen Default GIGABYTE P EASY ENERGY SAVER GIGABYTE Fe S SERIES Easy Energy Saver Motherboards l lt TAB gt POST Screen lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt END gt Qflash B The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Inc Function Keys P43 ES3G E28 Motherboard Model BIOS Version lt DEL gt BIOS Setup lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash Function Keys 10 30 2008 P43 ICH10 7A69PGOCC 00 Function Keys POST Screen Press the Tab key to show the BIOS POST screen To show the BIOS POST screen at system startup refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on page 45 DEL BIOS Setup Q Flash Press the Delete key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q Flash utility in BIOS Setup F9 Xpress Recovery2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the driver disk the F9 key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST For
24. 2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard The following procedure uses Intel boxed cooler as the example cooler Step 1 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the motherboard Push down on the push pins diagonally Step 5 After the installation check the back of the motherboard If the push pin is inserted as the picture above the installation is complete NOTE damage the CPU Male Push Pin Direction of the Arrow Sign on the Male Push Pin The Top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin Step 2 Before installing the cooler note the direction of the arrow sign Cs on the male push pin Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the cooler on the contrary is to install Step 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each push pin Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely Refer to your CPU cooler instal lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU_FAN on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler
25. 7 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 5 15 8 PWR LED 16 CLR CMOS Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect CAUTION e Before installing the devices be sure to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 21 Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX 12V ATX 2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand 7 high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system The main power connector is comp
26. FAT16 file systems Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it Before You Begin Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size require ments vary depending on the amount of data tis recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored e t takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements Intel platform At least 64 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card e Windows XP with SP1 or later Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 USB hard drives are not supported e Hard drives in RAID AHCI mode are not supported icone Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence The first PATA IDE connector the second PATA IDE connector the first SATA connector the second SATA connector and so forth For exam
27. Status ESC Quit 11 Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the safest BIOS default settings In case system instability occurs you may try to load Fail Safe defaults which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard 2 1 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password a E Integrated Power Load Optimized Defaults Y N N PnP PCI Comngur LAIL VV IUIUULU DAVIE PC Health Status ESC Quit 11 Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 54 2 12 SetSupervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BI
28. 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 P43 ES3G Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Nov 14 2008 Copyright 2008 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned this manual are legally registered to their respective owners Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE Changes to the specifications and features this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product
29. a 2 level and a Smart Fan mode Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based on the CPU temperature thresholds you set The HW Monitor tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature volt age and fan speed and set temperature fan speed alarm You can choose the alert sound from the buzzer or use your own sound file wav file Available functions EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model Grayed out area s indicates that the item is S7 T wore Configurable or the function is not supported Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU chipset and A memory and reduce the useful life of these components Before you do the overclock overvoltage make sure that you fully know each function of EasyTune 6 or system instability or other unexpected results may occur GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 70 CAUTION 4 4 Easy Energy Saver GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver 227 is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with a click of the button Featuring an advanced proprietary software design GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver is able to provide exceptional power savings and enhanced power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance The Easy Energy Saver Interface A Meter Mode In Meter Mode GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver shows how much power they have saved in a set perio
30. a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds Lh 8 Open Normal Short Clear CMOS Values Eu eee Bm Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before A clearing the CMOS values CATON clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard e After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized Defaults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations 29 Hardware Installation GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 30 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard Its major functions include conducting the Power On Self T est POST during system startup saving system parameters and loading operating system etc BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration
31. graphics card Connect the TX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup Continued 81 Appendix The power supply No CPU or CPU socket might fail When the computer is turned on is the CPU cooler running Yes The problem is verified and solved The graphics card expansion slot or monitor might fail Check if there is display on your monitor No Yes Turn off the computer Plugg in the keyboard and mouse and restart th computer The problem is verified and solved Check if the keyboard is working properly The keyboard or mouse might fail Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save The problem is verified and solved changes and exit BIOS Setup The IDE SATA device connector or cable might fail Turn of the computer andconnect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one insta one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device The problem is verified and solved works successfully 2 If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact
32. may Hardware Installation 1 4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory e Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of CAUTION same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following Channel 0 DDR2 1 DDR2 2 Channel 1 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 LR gt gt Dual Channel Memory Configurations Table HU DDR2 1 DDR2 2 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 Two Modules 05 55 DS SS DS SS DS SS
33. module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio e Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer 12 CD IN CD In Connector You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header Lh Pin No Definition 1 CDL 2 GND m 3 GND 4 CD R MEL on 27 Hardware Installation 13 SPDIF O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expansion cards f
34. more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 F12 Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key lt gt or the down arrow keys J to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press lt Esc gt The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed End Q Flash Press the End key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 32 2 2 Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main Menu as shown below appears on the screen Use arrow keys to move among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter a sub menu Sample BIOS Version E28 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp
35. settings or to activate certain system features When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in the CMOS To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key during the POST when the power is turned on To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options you can press Ctrl F1 the main menu of the BIOS Setup program To upgrade the BIOS use either the GIGABYTE Q Flash or BIOS utility e Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system e is Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS To flash the BIOS CAUTION do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for the beep codes description tis recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs
36. the place of purchase or local dealer for help Or go to the Support Technical Service Zone to submit your question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 82 5 3 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula tions for RoHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardo
37. this channel Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skipthe detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default Large The following fields display your hard drive specifications If you wish to enter the parameters manually refer to the information on the hard drive Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors c Drive A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3 mode floppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A gt Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal erro
38. to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Enabled Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website 43 BIOS Setup CPU Multi Threading Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi threading function when using an Intel CPU that supports multi core technology This feature only works for operating systems that support multi processor mode Enabled Enables all CPU cores and multi threading capability Default Disabled Enables only one CPU core Limit CPUID Max to 3 Note Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows 4 0 Default Disabled No Execute Memory Protect ete Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function This function may enhance protection for the computer reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system Default Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt CIE Note Enables or disables Intel CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function a CPU power saving function in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption Default Enabled
39. 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 6CH Speaker or 8CH Speaker according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to set up Step 3 Everytime you connect an audio device to an audio jack the Connected device box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK to complete the configuration GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 74 7 1 Channel Speakers Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out GIGABYTE AudoUO Mineho CIT A device dd pou play Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C Activating an 97 Front Panel Audio Module If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Connector Settings box select the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to complete D Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only Click the tool icon on the Audio 1 0 tab On the Connector Settings box select the Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in check box Click OK to complete 75 Appendix 5 1 2 Configuring S PDIF Out The S PDIF out jack can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality A Conneting a S PDIF out Cable Connect a S PDIF coaxial cabl
40. 8 DEL BIOS Setup lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu End Qflash 10 30 2008 P43 ICH10 7A69PG0CC 00 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction CAUTION GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 66 B Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS choose the location where the BIOS file is saved The follow procedure assumes that you save the BIOS file to a floppy disk Step 1 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive In the main menu of Q Flash use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press lt Enter gt The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file Nore Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using F AT32 16 12 file system e f the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash 2 Select Floppy A and press lt Enter gt Q Flash Utility v2 05 Flash Type S1zg eerie MXIC 25L 8005 IM Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive 0 file s found Ej Floppy lt Drive gt lt Drive gt Free size 0 Total size 0 3 Select the BIOS update file and press lt Enter gt Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model
41. 910 ma Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation e Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers After the drivers are installed follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk For USB 2 0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later After installing the SP1 or later if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager please remove the question mark by right clicking your mouse and select Uninstall and restart the system The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2 0 driver 57 Drivers Installation 3 2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it Gi 1 04 1008 7 GIGABYTE Install Application Check button on the right al an install GIGABYTE Util lb T scan E mon A web basad aral
42. Auto default 8 7 Ctrl Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Clk Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Data Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 39 BIOS Setup Ctrl Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Clk Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 xxxxxkkk Mother Board Voltage Control CPU CPU Vcore The default is Auto CPU Termination The default is Auto CPU Reference The default is Auto gt gt gt MCH ICH c Core The default is Auto gt gt gt DRAM DRAM Voltage The default is Auto GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 40 2 4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Sep 8 2008 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE Channel 3 Master None IDE Channel 4 Master None IDE Channel 4 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt All But Keyboard di db db db db db 4 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Set
43. Auto default 1 15 gt tRAS Options are Auto default 1 63 Advanced Timing Control Advanced Timing Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Advanced Timing Control Menu Level gt x tRTP x Command Rate CMD gt gt gt gt gt Channel A Channel A Timing Settings Press Enter Channel A Driving Settings Press Enter gt gt gt gt gt Channel B Channel B Timing Settings Press Enter Channel B Driving Settings Press Enter 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Options are Auto default 1 15 97 BIOS Setup gt tWTR Options are Auto default 1 31 gt Options are Auto default 1 31 Options are Auto default 1 255 c Options are Auto default 1 15 lt Command Rate CMD Options are Auto default 1 3 gt gt gt gt gt Channel A B lt Channel Timing Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2008 Award Software Channel A Timing Settings Menu Level gt 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt Static tRead Value Options are Auto default 1 15 Phased Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 1 Advanced tRD Phasel A
44. E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base 1 0 address and corresponding interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel LPT port Options are SPP Standard Parallel Port default EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP USB 1 0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 1 0 controller Default Enabled Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below USB 2 0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2 0 controller Default Enabled USB Keyboard Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled gt USB Mouse Function Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled USB Storage Function Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 48 2 7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Menu PME Event Wake Up Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday x Time hh mm ss Alarm 050 20 HPET Support Enabled HPET Mode 32 bit mode Power
45. Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage BIOS Setup Program Function Keys lt 1 gt lt gt lt gt lt gt gt Move the selection bar to select an item lt Enter gt Execute command or enter the submenu lt Esc gt Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt Show descriptions of the function keys lt F2 gt Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only lt F5 gt Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus lt F6 gt Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus 7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus lt F8 gt Access the Q Flash utility 9 Display system information lt F10 gt Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program lt F11 gt Save CMOS to BIOS lt F12 gt Load CMOS from BIOS Main Menu Help The onscreen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press lt F1 gt to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press lt Esc gt to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu e f you do not find the settings you want in the Main
46. GA P43 ES3G LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel Core processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME P43ES3G 1002R O EN 55011 O EN 55013 EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 EN 55020 Bi EN 55022 1 DIN VDE 0855 CE marking D EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer address G B T Technology Trading Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA P43 ES3G is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement 51 EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fiuctuabons high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement 9 EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and li
47. Hz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time Nan J A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel Before installing the audio driver make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has CAUTION been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows Note 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations 2 channel audio Headphone or Line out 4 channel audio Front speaker out and Rear speaker out 5 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out and Center Subwoofer speaker out 7 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out Center Subwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out Please refer to the configurations on next page 73 Appendix The pictures to the right show the 7 1 channel speaker configurations Step 2 Click the Audio 1 0 tab In the speaker list on the left select
48. Menu or a submenu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt ed to access more advanced options When the system is not stable as usual select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version 33 BIOS Setup B The Functions of the F11 and lt F12 gt keys For the Main Menu Only gt F11 Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile You can create up to 8 profiles Profile 1 8 and name each profile First enter the profile name to erase the default profile name use the SPACE key and then press lt Enter gt to complete gt F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings you can use this function to load the BIOS settings from a profile created before without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS settings First select the profile you wish to load then press lt Enter gt to complete B MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T Use this menu to configure the clock frequency and voltages of your CPU memory etc B Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date hard drive types floppy disk drive types and the type of errors that stop the system boot etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order advanced features available on the CPU and the primary display adapt
49. OS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Dewisbounls Power Enter Password PnP PCI feu PC Health Status ESC Quit 11 Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup 12 Load CMOS from BIOS Change Set Disable Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press lt Enter gt You will be requested to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords gt Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup gt User Password When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press lt Enter gt on the password item and when requested for the password press lt Enter gt again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the password
50. VSB lead Default Enabled Power On by Ring Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Enabled Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only 49 BIOS Setup Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following Date of Month Alarm Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month Time hh mm ss Alarm Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically Note When using this function avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power or the settings may not be effective c HPET Support et Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer HPET for Windows Vista operating system Default Enabled HPET Mode Allows you to select the HPET mode for your Windows Vista operating system Select 32 bit mode when you install 32 bit Windows Vista select 64 bit mode when you install 64 bit Windows Vista Default 32 bit mode Power By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 mouse wake up event Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the
51. a a tnc OR ER RR De o ORARE 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card asco Altra dcn cn uds 18 ONE dion eve EE 19 1 7 Internal Connectors 21 Chabterg BIOS S CUD aa AA AGANG AA 31 2 redi 32 2 2 nhe Mentis enda ad t re den dest tv Ur edet ud b ri 33 23 MB Intelligent weaker MAT aca napi e nda vil rn P a n re 35 24 Stangard CMOS Fedlules saan 41 2 0 Advanced BIOS FEINE S ER TERR EU onesie 43 2 6 Integrated Peripherals 46 2 1 PowerManagement Setup eene 49 2 86 PIP IP CC ONG a DONS aaa 51 29 52 2 10 Defaults tet dbi ead ex a LG Mo feo 54 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults acie a Uo HAE D RUE DU D RN NE 54 2 12 Supervisor User Password satu ape or Rat AU RP DE ERR NUS 55 2 13 EXCO GOOD soprano api nee d EA 56 7 14 RIAL RUBRA DIAM EORUM dU 56 Chapters IVAN I sosta stern DADAANAN ANTENA ANA 57 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers enden d p tbe o pt Yn M ANA Ama 5 3 2 wADDICATION GEO Eo EROR 58 3 35 WO CIIMICAL NA 58 CONG
52. abled Enabled 0 Enabled PCI TL Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive then press the plus key lt gt or lt PageUp gt or the minus key lt gt or lt PageDown gt to move it up or down on the list Press Esc to exit this menu when finished First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press Enter to accept Options are Floppy 15120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu gt gt Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and
53. ables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled Green LAN When the onboard LAN function and Green LAN are enabed the system will dynamically detects if LAN cable s is connected or not If not the corresponding LAN controller will be disabled automatically Default Disabled GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 46 gt SMART LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic Function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2008 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port Part1 2 Status Open Length Open Length Open Length Open Length Menu gt Part3 6 Status Part4 5 Status Part7 8 Status 112 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable When No LAN Cable Is Attached If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show as shown in the figure above When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable
54. an management bool thal Miren client system hardware inkimaten such bah 5 and mamany and graphics cand and much more in be moon wa a hast papi Windows Based system enhancement uibibg guck access bo y ad pericemanca DAN Views provides tamang motherboard hardware information oom m 20MB Pace Wizand praedas kw customary 25 bori up screen 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the motherboard manuals Gi 1 04 ETUR GIGABYTE Technical Manuals BUS OOM GIGABYTE Manager Li 5hare TmeEscar GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 58 3 4 Contact Click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Web site Or read the last page of this manual to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices Gi 1 04 1008 7 GIGABYTE C entxit GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY COLTD Bau Chiang Read Hsin Tian Tapai Hsien Talwan 886 2 8912 4888 8852 8812 4003 gigabyte coss nw 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information 1 1 04 _10 1 GIGABYTE System Information You Save of email the informa
55. and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations CAUTION 25 Hardware Installation 10 F_PANEL Front Panel Header Connect the power switch reset switch speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables Message Power Power Sleep LED Switch Hard Drive Reset Activity LED Switch conn eps Ej 2 MSG LED Yellow System Status LED Connects to the po
56. atible with power supplies with 2x10 power connectors When using a 2x12 power supply remove the protective cover from the main power connector on the motherboard Do not insert the power supply cable into pins under the protective cover when using a 2x10 power supply ATX 12V Pin No Definition 1 GND 3 4 2 GND 2 B 12V 4 12V ATX_12V ATX Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pinATX 12 3 3V Only for 2x12 pinATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pinAT X GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 22 3 4 CPU FAN SYS 1 5 5 FAN2 Fan Headers 5 The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU FAN 3 pin SYS_FAN 1 and 4 pin SYS_FAN2 system fan headers Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orie
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58. cannot save the backup file xumuou us Type Status Free Space Patfin Desc MIPS Hasir Swen 9770 x Figure 4 Figure 5 5 If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive Figure 6 7 However if Disk Management shows the hard drive only contains the System partition without any unallocated space you will not be able to create new partitions or use Xpress Recovery2 If this occurs reinstall the operating system and re partition your hard drive lapot Type Fle System Status Free Space Paitin Dec MIPS Hasir fea ING Figure 6 Partition Wizard ci In the New Partition Wizard you MUST select Primary Parton partition This will reserve unallocated space for Xpress ict pi Recovery2 to use 42 Prim ia A prag PA A eclama ang Hes Spass oni i dick MWirdoert aed afer iiir can or parten You crear up paman pating Med am eater Figure 7 63 Unique Features B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the follo
59. ced options Q Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down A Some motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Q How do clear the CMOS values A If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper refer to the instructions on the CLR CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values If your board doesn t have this jumper refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1 Y ou can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer 5 Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults to load BIOS default settings 6 Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup select Save amp Exit Setup to restart your computer Q Why do still get a weak sound even though have turned my speaker to the maximum volume A Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplifi
60. connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10 100 Mbps hub the following message will appear Start detecting at Port Link Detected gt 100Mbps Cable Length 30m Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Note The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10 100 Mbps in MS DOS mode it will operate at a normal speed of 10 100 1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated lt gt When a Cable Problem Occurs a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires the Status field will show Short and then length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short Example Part1 2 Status Short Length 2m Explanation A fault or short might occur at about 2m on Part 1 2 Note Part 4 5 and Part 7 8 are not used in a 10 100 Mbps environment so their Status fields will show Open and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable 47 BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled Onboard IDE Controller Micron 368 Chip Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in the JMicron 368 chip Default Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2
61. d 64 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Figure 13 14 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 13 igure 14 E Removing the Backup 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE Figure 15 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 15 Figure 16 Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 17 65 Unique Features 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools Q Flash and BIOS GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the DualBIOS design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS chip What is DualBIOS Motherboards that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard a main BIOS and a backup BIOS Normally the system works on the main BIOS However if the main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to ensu
62. d of time CPU Power Watts 9 A GIGABYTE Powered by_intersil Q CPU Throttling 4 CPU Voltage 5 Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Description Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off Note 2 CPU Throttling Display CPU Voltage Display 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 Note 9 Current CPU Power Consumption Meter Time Power Saving Calculate power savings based on time CO On B co Meter Timer Reset Switch Meter Mode Switch Total Mode Switch NI Close Application will enter Stealth Mode Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar pos a D INFO Help Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version The above data is for reference only Actual performance may vary depending on motherboard model CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method 71 Unique Features B Total Mode In Total Mode users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Easy Energy Saver for the first time CPU Power Watts Since GIGABYTE intersil 3 CPU Throttling 4 4 CPU Voltage 5 Total Mode
63. depend on product package you obtain The box contents are subjectto change without notice e The motherboard image is for reference only Optional Items O Floppy disk drive cable Part No 12CF 1 1FD001 7 R 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF 1 25 ERPW 0 R GA P43 ES3G Motherboard Layout FAN LGA775 USB LAN T AUDIO TLD AUDIO PCIEX1 2 GA P43 ES3G Intel P43 RTL8111C T B PCI m PCI2 CODEC 86 8 8 goo po PE P E P P E P P E E E E EE EP P P E PE E E aaa SATA2 3 SATA2 0 PCI4 TTT IT8718 PCI5 D Ge ES ET CD IN FDD PWR LED USB3 USB2 F_USB1 Block Diagram CPU CLK Processor 400 0 C 333 266 200 MHz Host Interface DDR2 1200 1066 800 667 MHz PCI Express x16 Intel Dual Channel Memory MCH CLK 333 266 200 MHz ATA 133 100 66 33 Micron IDE Channel 368 x1 Express Bus Dual BIOS x1 RTL 8111C 1 PCI Express x1 6 SATA 3Gb s Intel ICH10 1 PCle CLK a 100 MHz te 12 USB Ports LAN PCI Bus LPT Port t COM Port Port PS 2 KB Mouse 992 9 666 6 258 ggg D id ra W 9 5 PCI c 5 T 27 ngi PCI CLK 52 33 MHz 9 9 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard conta
64. djustment Options are Auto default 0 1 Advanced tRD Phase2 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 1 Advanced tRD Phase3 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 1 Advanced lt Trd2rd Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 gt Twr2wr Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 c Twr2rd Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 38 Trd2wr Same Diff Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 Clock Skew Control Options are Auto default 800ps 700ps DIMM2 Clock Skew Control Options are Auto default 800ps 700ps lt DDR Write Training Allows you to determine whether to fine tune memory parameters to enhance memory compatibility Auto Lets the BIOS decide whether to enable this function Default Disabled Disables this function Enabled Enables this function to enhance memory compatibility Channel A B Driving Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Channel A Driving Settings Menu Level gt Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Driving Strength Profile Options are Auto default 667MHz 800MHz 1066MHz OC 1200 OC 1333 Data Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Driving Pull Up Level Options are
65. e BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete CS If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please NOTE manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instruc tions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save the BIOS update file obtained from the Internet or through other source Follow the on screen instructions to complete 3 wem Save Current BIOS to File Click Save Current BIOS to save the current BIOS file BA tona cmos ater sos BIOS defaults after BIOS Update Select the Load CMOS default after BIOS update check box and then the system will automatically load BIOS defaults after BIOS update and after the system restarts C After Updating the BIOS Restart your system after updating the BIOS Make sure that the BIOS file to be flashed matches your motherboard model Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your system not to boot CAUTION 69 Unique Features 4 3 EasyTune6 GIGABYTE s EasyTune 6 is simple and easy to use interface that al
66. e to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Coaxial Cable B Configuring S PDIF out Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section In the S PDIF Settings dialog box select an output sam pling rate and select or disable the output source Click OK to complete the configuration Note The actual location of the SPDIF Out connector may differ by model GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 76 5 1 3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon 2 will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel Step 2 Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack pink on the back panel or the Line in jack on the front panel Then configure the jack for microphone functionality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time B LIL LEI Step 3 Locate the Volume icon in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel 1 55 PM fT Step 4 To hear the sound being recorded during the record Paga ete naga a ing process when using the microphone function on AN or the front panel do not select the Mute check box under Front Pink In or Front Green In in Master Volume It is recommended that you set the volume a Ble at a middle level To hear the sound being recorded during the record Rea in
67. er m Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc B Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions B PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI amp PnP resources m PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations B Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup B Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup An user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes B Save amp Exit Setup Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt F10 gt can also carry out this task B Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect Pressing lt Y gt to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt Esc gt can also carry out this task GA P43 ES3G Mot
68. er If not try a speaker with power amplifier What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean A The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems For reference only 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps Power error GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 80 5 2 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Yes Isolate the short circuit The problem is verified and solved Secure the CPU No cooler on the CPU Connect the CPU Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is th power connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU FAN header properly cooler power cable to the motherboard Yes The problem is verified and solved No Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes The problem is verified and solved Insert the
69. g process when using the microphone function on the back panel do not select the Mute check box under Mic Volume in Master Volume It is recom n mended that you set the volume at its middle level Cus Note If you cannot find the volume control options you need in Master Volume go to the Options menu and then choose Properties Select the volume con trol options you wish to show and click OK to complete Step 5 Next while in Master Volume go to Options and click Properties In the Mixer device list select Realtek HD Audio Input Then set the recording sound level properly Do NOT mute the recording sound or you will not hear any sound when playing back the recording you just made Note Based on the audio specifications to adjust the re cording sound use the Recording option to set the recording sound for your recording device s altogether Recording Control GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 78 Step 6 To raise the recording and playing sound for the microphone go to Options in Master Volume and select Advanced Controls Click the Advanced button under a volume control option e g Front Green In Front Pink In In the Other Controls field select the 1 Microphone Boost check box Step 7 After completion click Start point to All Programs point to Accessories point to Entertainment and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording 5 1 4 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound
70. ght industry household electrical appliances Portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement 55014 2 immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety requirements for mains operated 54 EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer Signature Timmy Huang Name Timmy Huang Date Nov 14 2008 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B
71. has been cancelled 55 BIOS Setup 2 13 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanci Integrat Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item 11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Save Data to CMOS Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 2 14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Integrated Power Dave amp LAL PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit 11 Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Abandon all Data Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu GA P43 ES3G Motherboa
72. he BIOS to read the SPD data on XMP memory module s to enhance memory performance when enabled Disabled Disables this function Default Profile Uses Profile 1 settings Profile2 Uses Profile 2 settings Note 1 This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature Note 2 This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 36 G MCH Frequency Latch Allows you to fix the chipset frequency at system bootup Options for adjusting memory multiplier below may differ according to the fixed frequency Options are Auto default 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz 400MHz System Memory Multiplier SPD Allows you to set the system memory multiplier Options are dependent on CPU FSB and the G MCH Frequency Latch settings Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data Default Auto Memory Frequency Mhz The first memory frequency value is the normal operating frequency of the memory being used the second is the memory frequency that is automatically adjusted according to the CPU Host Frequency Mhz and System Memory Multiplier settings DRAM Timing Selectable SPD Manual allows all DRAM timing control items below to be configurable Options are Auto default Manual gt gt gt gt gt Standard Timing Control CAS Latency Time Options are Auto default 3 7 RCD Options are Auto default 1 15 Options are
73. herboard 34 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Robust Graphics Booster Auto CPU Clock Ratio 10X Menu Level gt Fine CPU Clock Ratio 0 0 CPU Frequency 2 66GHz 266x10 Clock Chip Control Standard Clock Control CPU Host Clock Control Disabled CPU Host Frequency Mhz 266 PCI Express Frequency Mhz Auto DRAM Performance Control x x Performance Enhance Turbo Extreme Memory Profile X M P Note D Disabled G MCH Frequency Latch Auto System Memory Multiplier SPD Auto Memory Frequency Mhz 667 667 AM Timing Selectable 5 Auto gt gt gt Standard Timing Control gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T atency Time 5 Auto Item Help GIL 5 Auto Menu Level gt Advanced Timing Control Timing Control Press Enter Mother Board Voltage Control Ve pes Normal Current gt U CPU Vcore 1 12500V Auto CPU Termination 1 200V Auto CPU Reference 0 760V Auto gt gt gt MCH ICH 1 100V Auto Vol 1 800V Auto 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value
74. ins numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Prior to installation carefully read the user s manual and follow these procedures Prior to installation do not remove or break motherboard S N Serial Number sticker or warranty sticker provided by your dealer These stickers are required for warranty validation Always remove theAC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard CPU or memory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local voltage standard Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hardwa
75. les Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Audio Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel ets 2 Support for S PDIF Out Support for CD In LAN Realtek 8111C chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 5 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge 6x SATA 3Gb s connectors supporting up to 6 SA TA 3Gb s devices JMicron 368 chip 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices IT8718 chip 1x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive USB Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 12 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 6 on the back panel 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 10 Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S PDIF Out header 3 USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x power LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x serial port 1 x coaxial S PDIF Out connector 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 ports 3 audio jacks Line In Line Out Microphone Controller
76. lows users to fine tune their system settings or do overclock overvoltage in Windows environment The user friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information lettings users read their system related information without the need to install additional software The EasyTune 6 Interface Piet engi HG 2000 73 MHz Vs 13 i Paba E id s kampay 799 WHr TRE WHr PEHE TOU TOD MHz 33 MHz GIGABYTE Tabs Information Tab Function gt cru The CPU tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard 777 Memory The Memory tab provides information the installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information The Tuner tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages e Easy mode allows you to adjust the CPU FSB only e Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders Save allows you to save the current settings to a new profile txt file e Load allows you to load previous settings from a profile After making changes be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values The Graphics tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card The Smart tab allows you to specify
77. lts Y N Y PnP PCI VV IUIUULU DAVIE PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Y gt to load BIOS defaults Step 6 Select Save amp Exit Setup and then press lt Y gt to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The procedure is complete after the system restarts GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 68 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility A Before You Begin 1 In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update 2 During the BIOS update process ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Internet connection for example avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start 3 Do not use the G O M GIGABYTE Online Management function when using BIOS 4 GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing B Using 2 BIOS 0805 Flash Memory Type 2561 900 Flash Memory Size BIOS Sign on Message BIOS Vendor SWAR GIGABYTE Load CMOS detault atter BIOS update data Poo 1 gt Update th
78. ntation the black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis CPU FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 Speed Control CPU_FAN 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS FAN2 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 Speed Control 3 4 5 SYS FAN1 H 4 Definition SYS FAN1 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive be sure to locate pin 1 of
79. o PCIA IRQ Assignment Auto 5 IRQ Assignment Auto 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCILIRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the first PCI slot 2 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the third slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the third PCI slot IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the fourth PCI slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the fourth PCI slot PCI5 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the fifth slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the fifth PCI slot 51 BIOS Setup 2 9 Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Reset Case Open Status Case Opened S FANI Speec CPU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FANI Fail Warning CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled 1 316V 2518 0 0
80. omputer system can function as multiple virtual systems Default Enabled Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 44 Delay For HDD Secs Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up The adjustable range is from 0 to 15 seconds Default 0 lt Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup Disabled displays normal POST message Default Enabled gt Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed graphics card the Express graphics card PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Default PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card on the PCI Express slot as the first display 45 BIOS Setup 2 6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA AHCI Mode Disabled SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Disabled Menu Azalia Codec Auto Onboard H W LAN Enabled Green LAN Disbabled SMART LAN Press Enter Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP USB 1 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboa
81. onic Information Products China RoHS Declaration XR EXER Hazardous UIT Table 70 Hazardous Substances BBS Parts R Pb KHD EI SAKE 8 Cr VD PBB PBDE ESEBSES MAYE LS Mechanical parts and Fan Chip and other Active components Passive Components tht Cables Soldering metal O RFRA EERE ANTE NI AAP MS MY 5 1 1363 2006 708 XL 89 Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 x IP ER RS 159 AAP MB SI T1 1363 2006 Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 31188 2 HANEP RI EIS RIT IE ANE CB RI RE Z6 REA This table shows where these substances may found in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the component types listed above may or may not be a part of the enclosed product GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 84 85 Appendix GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 86 Contact Us e GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 B
82. or digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the graphics card and have digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time For information about connecting the S PDIF digital audio cable carefully read the manual for your expansion card Pin No Definition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND 14 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 USB Headers The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local
83. ple when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive When hard drives are attached to the first and second SA TA connectors the hard drive on the first SA TA connector is the first physical drive 61 Unique Features Installation and Configuration The following procedure uses Windows XP as the example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the changes and exit When partitioning your hard drive Figure 1 make sure to leave unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount of data Figure 2 1 4 BIL l Figure 1 Figure 2 Select a file system for example NTFS and begin the installation of the operating system Figure 3 farmat the partltlsm tbe MIFE ile Figure 3 GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 62 4 After the operating system is installed right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage Figure 4 Go to Computer Management to check disk allocation Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Figure 5 Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2
84. r the system boot will stop But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors Default All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors Memory These fields are read only and are determined by the BIOS POST Base Memory Also called conventional memory Typically 640 KB will be reserved for the MS DOS operating system Extended Memory The amount of extended memory Total Memory The total amount of memory installed on the system GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 42 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S M A R T Capability CPU Multi Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 799 No Execute Memory Protect CPU Enhanced Halt C2 C2E State Support C4 C4E State Support CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 CPU EIST Function 99 Virtualization Technology 9 Delay For HDD Secs Full Screen LOGO Show Init Display First CDROM Setup Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled En
85. rd 56 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Before installing the drivers first install the operating system The following instructions use E Windows XP as the example operating system e After installing the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers B Now Loading Please wait After inserting the driver disk Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install Y ou can click the Install All button and Xpress Install will install all the recommended drivers Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install 1 04 1006 GIGABYTE This utility chan Jes iha defaut search p Jar wt Ju ener io E 7 Menina 1 O 1007 reden rid Braet Soe E ROME Bes that inform ihe oening how properly configure chagaad for specific USA wr priae his h as Aik Epari USO rinie PNE for Penama Audio 24
86. rd Function Disabled USB Mouse Function Disabled USB Storage Function Enabled 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults o SATA AHCI Mode Intel ICH10 Southbridge Configures the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10 Southbridge to AHCI mode Disabled Disables AHCI for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode Default gt gt AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SA TA controllers Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with other device Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that do not support Native mode Default Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled Onboard H W LAN En
87. re 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron Dual Core Celeron 400 Series CPU to enable support for Easy Energy Saver GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 12 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recom mended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the fre quency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installing the CPU A Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU LGA775 CPU Socket
88. re components are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Do not place the computer system in a high temperature environment Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Product Specifications CPU Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor Intel Core 2 Quad processor Intel Core 2 Duo processor Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition Intel Pentium D processor Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition Intel Pentium 4 processor Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus 1600 0 C 1333 1066 800 MHz FSB Chipset North Bridge Intel P43 Express Chipset South Bridge Intel ICH10 Memory 4 x 1 8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory Note 1 Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1200 1066 800 667 MHz memory modu
89. re normal system operation For the sake of system safety users cannot update the backup BIOS manually What 15 Q Flash shlash With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOS ZAKO BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment QBIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g PA3ES3G F 1 to your floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive Note The USB flash drive or hard drive must use F AT32 16 12 file system 3 Restart the system During the POST press the End key to enter Q Flash Note You can access Q Flash by either pressing the End key during the POST or pressing the F8 key in BIOS Setup However if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SA TA controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright 1984 2008 Award Software Inc P43 ES3G E2
90. s F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Whether the system will work stably with the overclock overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall system configurations Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage CAUTION may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately alter ing the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Note 1 This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature Note 2 This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature s35 BIOS Setup 7 Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster R G B helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip and memory Auto allows the BIOS to automatically set the R G B mode based on system configurations Options are Auto default Fast Turbo gt CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is installed c Fine CPU Clock Ratio ete Allows you to increase the CPU clock ratio setinthe CPU Clock Ratio item above by 0 5 CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency Clock Chip Control
91. system Power By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system c KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power by Keyboard is set to Password Press Enter on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press Enter to accept turn on the system enter the password and press Enter Note To cancel the password press Enter on this item When prompted for the password press Enter again without entering the password to clear the password settings gt AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss Soft Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default Full On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 50 28 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations IRQ Assignment Auto 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level gt IRQ Assignment Aut
92. ted or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 52 gt CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Auto lets the BIOS decide whether to enable this function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyT une based on system requirements If disabled CPU fan runs at full speed Default Auto lt CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled or Auto Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default b Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan Note The Voltage mode can be set for a 3 pin CPU fan or a 4 pin CPU fan However for a 4 pin CPU fan that is not designed following Intel PWM fan specifications selecting PWM mode may not effectively reduce the fan speed 53 BIOS Setup 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password a E Integrated Power Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N PnP PCI C migui LAIL VV IUIUULU DAVIE PC Health
93. the connector and the floppy disk drive cable The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a stripe of different color CAUTION 8 Lh 33 1 o O O o O O O 34 2 tare rere 8 8 23 Hardware Installation 6 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attaching the IDE cable locate the foolproof groove on the connector If you wish to connect two IDE devices remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices for example master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers
94. tion by cheki the baton below Digsinte Techrelogy Lid P 3 ES XS PLESI EN hte TM 2 Dus CPU ET30D 2 68GH1 2 05 563 RAM Microsoft Windia XP 04 88 1006 1 59 Drivers Installation 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed paglalako 1 04 8 t GIGABYTE install Ch ptet Drivers Wie recernmend vnu res diers Below for your motherboard Presse chek ee 10 rilal al The drivers kioma GIGABYTE ona Technology deliver unparalleled power tavngs wilh Lhe ample of a balon Featuring an advanced propoetary hardeate and design Tha unique muli saar power of GEGAEIYTE Dynamic Ersirgy Saver Eur Tha of power phates depending work iiy Blas that irform Tha cpercsing diem how property canfsqum Iha bi tuch USE GA P43 ES3G Motherboard 60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 41 Xpress Recovery2 press Ma Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it Supporting NTFS FAT32 and
95. up Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Total Memory 512M Em peg Menu Level gt 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date Sets the system date The date format is week read only month date and year Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date Time Sets the system time For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SA TA device on this channel IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the three methods below 41 BIOS Setup Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup e Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large Channel 2 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master Slave IDE Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SA TA device on
96. ur household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling e When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling f you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort 83 Appendix Finally we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China RoHS requirements Management Methods Control of Pollution from Electr
97. us Substances RoHS Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg 6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement Moreover we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office yo
98. wer status indicator on the chassis front panel The 50 LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 S5 Off 93 54 sleep state or powered off 55 PW Power Switch Red Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup for more information SPEAK Speaker Orange Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes HD IDE Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart NC Purple No connection The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of S power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc
99. wing message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 Figure 8 press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 Ront fram CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 Figure 8 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press lt F9 gt during the POST Figure 9 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Inc P43 ES3G E28 DEL BIOS Setup KF9 gt XpressRecovery2 12 gt Boot Menu End Qflash 10 30 2008 P43 ICHTU TADYPGUTT UU Figure 9 C Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1 2 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Figure 10 Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system When the Windows operating system is detected Xpress Recovery 2 will begin the backup process 11 GIGABYTE GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 10 Figure 11 When finished go to Disk Management to check disk allocation wom lupe Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a DEED GIGABYTE new partition to store the backup image file gt pation Figure 12 GA P43 ES3G Motherboar
100. xpansion slot Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s T Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system E PCI Express x1 Slot Hmm PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Pme mmm Dx BB con Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Pa Installing a Graphics Card E o Gently insert the graphics card into the Ex press x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Ex press x16 slot e Removing the Card Press the white latch at the end of the Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot

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