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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Duo / Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 3301 12ME-945PDS3-3301R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a de[...]

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    Motherboard GA-945P-DS3/ GA-945P-S3 Oct. 27, 2006 Oct. 27, 2006 Motherboard GA-945P-DS3/GA-945P-S3[...]

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    Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies. Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any mean[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6 GA-945P-DS3/GA-945P-S3 Motherboard Layout ..........................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................. 49 3 -1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 9 3 - 2 Software Applications ...........................................................................[...]

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    - 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 and FDD Cable x 1 SA T A 3Gb/s Cable x 2 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories  2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)  4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)  SPDIF In and Out Cable (Part [...]

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    - 7 - GA-945P-DS3/GA-945P-S3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN LGA775 ATX GA-945P-DS3/GA-945P-S3 USB LAN F_AUDIO AUDIO BIOS PCIE_16 PCIE_3 F_USB1 IDE1 PCIE_1 CD_IN CI DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 F_USB2 BATTERY F_PANEL IT8718 SATAII0 ATX_12V Intel ® 945P Intel ® ICH7 PWR_LED FDD PCIE_2 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 USB CLR_CMOS COMA LPT CO[...]

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    - 8 - Block Diagram (Note) To use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install a 1066/800 MHz FSB processor. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line-Out MIC CPU CLK+/-(266/200/133 MHz) PCI Express x16 Host Interface MCH CLK (266/200/133 MHz) DDRII 667 (Note) /533/400 MHz DIMM IT8718 Line-In 3 PCI PCI Bus SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI Express[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Y our Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1. Please turn off the computer [...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU  LGA775 for Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core/ Core TM 2 Duo/Pentium ® D/ Pentium ® 4/Celeron ® D  L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus  Supports 1066/800/533 MHz FSB Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® 945P Express Chipset  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH7 LAN  Onbo[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 11 - English Rear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port  1 PS/2 mouse port  1 serial port  1 parallel port  4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports  1 RJ-45 port  6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out) I/O Control  IT8718 chip Hardware M[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 - 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert p[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler. Fig. 6 Finally, ple[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 1 4 - English The motherboard supports DDRII memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot. Before installing the memory modules, please comply w[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-945P-DS3/S3 supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operat- ing the Dual Channel T echnology, the bandwidth of memory bus will double. The GA-945P-DS3/S3 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel 0 : DDRII1, DDRII2 Channel [...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1 - 5 Installation of Expansion Cards Y ou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from th[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 - 6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector T o install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port (LPT) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Se[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1 - 7 Connectors Introduction In addition to the default speakers settings, the ~ audio jacks can be reconfigured to perform different functions via the audio software. Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic In jack ( ) . Please refer to the 2-/4-/6-/8- channel audio setup steps for de[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 19 - English Pin No. Definition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 1 6 PS_ON(soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 24-pin A TX) 24 GND(Only for 24-pin ATX) Pin No. Definition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB(stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 +12V(Only for 24-pin A TX) 12 3.3V(Onl[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 3/4/5) CPU_F AN / SYS_FAN / PWR_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power conn[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 21 - English 7 ) FDD (Floppy Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB. Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connect[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 2 2 - English 9 ) SA T AII0/1/2/3 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connector) SA T A 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial A T A and install the proper driver in order to work properly . Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 1 7 1 7 SATAII2 SATAII3 1 7 1 7 SAT[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 1 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below . 1 2 19 20 HD- HD+ RES+ RES- NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK- MSG- MSG+ PW- PW+ Message LED/[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 2 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector. Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 3 ) CD_IN (CD IN Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 1 4 ) SPDIF_IO (S/PDIF In/Out Connector) The S/PDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use t[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 1 5 ) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while y o u connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 27 - English Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 7 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header. 1 8 ) BA TTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly [...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 2 8 - English[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 29 - English CONTROL KEYS < >< >< >< > Move to select item <Enter> Select Item <Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu <Page Up> Increase the numeric value or make changes <Page Down&g[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: GA-945P-DS3 BIOS V er . F2c) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 A wa[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 31 - English      Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.      Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.      Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. ?[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 3 2 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Y ea r The year, from 1999 [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 33 - English Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25&q[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 3 4 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. First / Second / Third Boot Dev[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 35 - English HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to issue warnings when third- party hardware monitor utility is installed. Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. (Default value) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Th[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2 - 3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. On-Chip SA T A Mode Disabled Disable this function. Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Set On-Chip SA T A mode to Combined, you [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - English USB 2.0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 Controller. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support. Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 3 8 - English When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following message will appear: Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. Note: The Gigabit [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 39 - English ECP Mode Use DMA This option is available only when Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP+EPP. 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value) 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1. 2 -4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 A ward Software Power Ma nagement Setup ACPI Suspend T ype [S1(POS)] Soft-Off by P[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 4 0 - English If Resume by Alarm is Enabled. Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 t[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 2. PCI3 IRQ Assignment Auto[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Y e[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Smart F AN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements. (Default V alue) CPU Smart F AN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Con[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Incorrectly using these features may result in system instability or corruption. Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU, chipsets and memory modules may result in damages or shortened life expectancy to these components. Please be aware that the M.I.T. menu items are f[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 45 - English O.C. FSB1333 Core. 2 CPU Enable use of a Core TM 2 CPU with 1333 MHz FSB through overclocking. T o enable this feature, you must install DDRII 533 memory module(s) and a Core TM 2 CPU. Disabled Disable the use of a Core TM 2 CPU (1333 MHz FSB). (Default value) Enabled Enable the use of a Core TM 2 CPU (1333 MHz FSB). CPU H[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2 - 8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 2 - 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. CMOS Setup[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. T ype the password again and press <Enter&g[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 4 8 - English 2 - 1 1 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to [...]

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    Install Drivers - 49 - English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.ex[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 5 0 - English 3-2 S oftwa re Appl icatio ns This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Dr iver CD Inf ormat ion This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

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    Install Drivers - 51 - English 3-4 Har dwar e Infor matio n This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contac t Us Please see the last page for details.[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 5 2 - English[...]

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    Appendix - 53 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 In troduction EasyT une 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use t[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard . . . . - 54 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery 2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including F AT16, F A T32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up [...]

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    Appendix - 55 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up dat a to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard dis k. 3. REMO VE: Remove previously-created backup file s to rel ease dis k sp ace. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 4. REBO OT: Exit the main scre e[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard . . . . - 56 - English 4-1-3 Fla sh BIOS Method Introduction Before Use: Foll ow the s teps b elow bef ore u sing Q-F lash t o up dat e BIO S: 1 . From GIGABYTE 's webs ite, download the la test compr essed BIOS upd ate file that matches yo ur mother board m odel. 2 . Extract th e file and save t he new BIOS file (e.[...]

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    Appendix - 57 - English Step 2: The process of 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 ENTER. The BIOS update will begin and the current process will be displayed. 1. Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading/updatin[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard . . . . - 58 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Interne[...]

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    Appendix - 59 - English III. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out which kind of [...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard . . . . - 60 - English 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. Note that if you wish to conne[...]

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    Appendix - 61 - English STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK . The 2-chan- nel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of [...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard . . . . - 62 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the [...]

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    Appendix - 63 - English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker . STEP 3: After plugging in 8-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (8-channel aud[...]

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    GA-945P-DS3/S3 Motherboard . . . . - 64 - English Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: T o enable the front panel audio connector to sup- port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the ANA- LOG area, click the[...]

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    Appendix - 65 - English 4-2 T roubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidd[...]

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