Intel GA-8I945P PRO инструкция обслуживания

GA-8I945P Pro/ GA-8I945P-G Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1005 12ME-8I945PP-1005 * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electr[...]

Motherboard GA-8I945P Pro/GA-8I945P-G Apr. 18, 2005 Apr. 18, 2005 Motherboard GA-8I945P Pro/GA-8I945P-G[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents GA-8I945P Pro/GA-8I945P-G Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 6 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .............................................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................. 51 3 -1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 5 1 3 - 2 Software Applications ...........................................................................[...]

- 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 2 & FDD Cable x 1 Serial A T AII Cable x 2 Serial A T A Power Cable x 2 2 Ports USB 2.0 + 2 Ports 1394 Cable x 1 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories  8-Channel Audio Combo kit (Part Number: 12CR1-1SP AUD-21/R)[...]

- 7 - GA-8I945P Pro/GA-8I945P-G Motherboard Layout KB_MS A TX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 COAXIAL LPT AT X GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) R_USB COMA RF_ID BA T CD_IN ICH7R / ICH7 Main BIOS PCI2 PCI3 SYS_F AN SA T AII2 FDD F_P ANEL CLR_CMOS PCI1 F_USB GREEN_USB CODEC IDE1 Broadcom 5789 SPDIF_I CI DDRII1 DDRII2 USB LAN F_AUDIO Intel 945P AUDIO1 PCIE_16 IT8712 AUDIO2 OPT[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram (Note) To use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800/1066MHz FSB processor . Only for GA-8I945P Pro. Only for GA-8I945P-G. LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(133/200/266MHz) PCI Express x16 33MHz Host Interface Intel 945P MCHCLK (133/200/266MHz) 66MHz 48MHz DDRII 667 (Note) /533/400MHz DIMM Dual Channel Me[...]

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 [...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 10 - English CPU  Supports Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU (Note 1)  Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB  L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® 945P Express Chipset  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH7R / ICH7  Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Memory  4 DDR II DI[...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - English Onboard Audio  ALC882 CODEC  High Definition Audio  Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio  Supports Line In ; Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; MIC ; Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Side Speaker Out connection  SPDIF In connection  SPDIF Out connection (coax[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 12 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 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[...]

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

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 14 - English The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot. Before installing the memory modules, please com[...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II 3 DDR II 4 DS/SS X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS Dual Channel Memory Configuration GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double. G[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 16 - English 1-6 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 [...]

Hardware Installation - 17 - English 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). LPT (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. COAXIAL (SPDIF Out) The SPDIF coaxia[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 18 - English 1-8 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_F AN 5) PWR_F AN 6) NB_FAN 7) FDD 8) IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 9) SA T AII0 / SA T AII1 / SAT AII2 / SA T AII3 10) F_AUDIO 1 1 ) PWR_LED (Optional) 12) F_P ANEL 13) CD_IN 14) SPDIF_I 15) F_USB/GREEN_USB 16) F1_1394/F2_1394 17) RF[...]

Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its pr[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 20 - English 3/4/5) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN / PWR_F A N (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 powe[...]

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: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position. 1 2 33 34 8) IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 (ID[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 22 - English 9) SA T AII0/SA T AII1/SA T AII2/SA T AII3 (SA TA 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 II and install the proper driver in order to work properly . Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5R X N 6 RXP 7 GND 1 7 1[...]

Hardware Installation - 23 - English 12) 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/ Po[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 24 - English 13) CD_IN (CD IN) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 14) SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IN connector. Check the pin assignment carefull[...]

Hardware Installation - 25 - English 15) F_ USB/GREEN_USB (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, [...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 26 - English 17) RF_ID This connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function. Check the pin assignments before you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for the optional GIGABYTE external device. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 Power 2 RFID_RI- 3 RF_TXD 4 RF_RXD 5N C 6 G[...]

Hardware Installation - 27 - English 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper . T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 1 20) BA T(Battery) Danger of explosion if batte[...]

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BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 30 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : GA-8I945P Pro F2a) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can't find the setting you [...]

BIOS Setup - 31 - English      Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration.      Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.  [...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 32 - 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 ear The year, from 1[...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - English Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch A T -type high-de[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 34 - 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[...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4. Disabled D[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 36 - 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 Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. CMOS Setu[...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - English SA T A RAID / AHCI Mode RAID Set the onboard SA T A controller to RAID mode. (Default value) AHCI Set the onboard SA T A controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial AT A features such as Native Command Queuing and [...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 38 - English Onboard H/W 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function.(Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard H/W GigaRAID Enabled Enable Onboard H/W GigaRAID function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. GigaRAID Function RAID Select onboard GigaRAID chip function as RAID. (Default va[...]

BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend T o RAM). Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly . (Default value) Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec. to Power of[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 40 - English Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Ke[...]

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

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 42 - 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 "[...]

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[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 44 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable[...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - English Turbo Set C.I.A.2 to Turbo. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(15%,17%) by CPU loading. Full Thrust Set C.I.A.2 to Full Thrust. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%, 19%) by CPU loading. Warning: Stability is highly dependent on system components. CPU Host Clock Control Please note that if your system is overclocke[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 46 - English +0.3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.3V. +0.4V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.4V. +0.5V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.5V. +0.6V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.6V. Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only! PCI-E OverV oltage Control Normal Set PCI-E O[...]

BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2 - 9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. Only for GA-8I945P Pro. Multi-language supports 7 languages. There are English, French, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Japanese. 2 -8 Select Lang[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 48 - English 2 - 1 1 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. Type the password agai[...]

BIOS Setup - 49 - English 2-12 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to R TC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-13 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . On[...]

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Install Drivers - 51 - 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[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

Install Drivers - 53 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details.[...]

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Appendix - 55 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T . (Motherboard Intelligent T weaker) Motherboard Intelligent T weaker (M.I.T .) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T . feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 5 6 - English 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyT une 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CP[...]

Appendix - 57 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including 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 data How to use the Xpress [...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 5 8 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 4. REBOOT: Exit[...]

Appendix - 59 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS T echnology ? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. b. Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? a. After power on the computer , pressing [...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 6 0 - English c. Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main BIOS, just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to "E[...]

Appendix - 61 - English Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM indicating no more fooling around with any complicated i[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 6 2 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M a nage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) Select La ngu[...]

Appendix - 63 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.........................SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Ra nge Protection Disabl e Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disab le Copy Main ROM Data[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 6 4 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF004A 512K Ba[...]

Appendix - 65 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M a nage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Fla sh F10: Save &[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 6 6 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. Action bar: Contains the names of[...]

Appendix - 67 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF002A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena bl e Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Ent[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 6 8 - 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 Internet [...]

Appendix - 69 - 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 [...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 7 0 - English 4-1-4 Serial A T A BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data[...]

Appendix - 71 - English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: T o achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the moth[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 7 2 - English Create RAID V olume Press Enter under Create RAID V olume to set up RAID. Intel(R) M atrix Storage Ma nager option ROM V5.0.0.101 1 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREA TE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] Enter a string between 1 a nd 16 chara cters in length that ca [...]

Appendix - 73 - English The KB is a unit of Strip Size. Y ou can set disk block size with this item. The disk block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. After you set disk block size, press Enter to set disk Capacity . Intel(R) M atrix Storage Ma nager option ROM V5.0.0.101 1 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 7 4 - English Press Enter under the Create V olume item. Intel(R) M atrix Storage Ma nager option ROM V5.0.0.101 1 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREA TE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] Press "ENTER" to Create the specified volume [  ]-Change [T AB]-Next [ESC]-Pre[...]

Appendix - 75 - English After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID, such as RAID level, disk block size, disk name and disk capacity, etc. Intel(R) M atrix Storage Ma nager option ROM V5.0.0.101 1 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID V olume 2. Delete [...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 7 6 - English Installing the RAID drivers T o install operating system onto a serial A T A hard disk successfully , you need to install the SA T A controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the[...]

Appendix - 77 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provide 6 audio connector . Y ou are able to use 2-/4-/6- /8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in the picture to the right. The jack retasking capability supported by[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 7 8 - 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-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : [...]

Appendix - 79 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 3: After plugging in 6-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 (6-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out), Rear Speaker Out, and Center/Subwoofer[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 8 0 - 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 [...]

Appendix - 81 - 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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Appendix - 87 - English Contact Us      T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. Support : http://tw.giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter.htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.c[...]

GA-8I945P (Pro)(-G) Motherboard - 8 8 - English      China NINGBO G.B.T . TECH. TRADING CO., L TD. T ech. Support : http://tw.giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter.htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn Shanghai TEL: +86-021-63410999 FAX: +86-021-6[...]