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Introducing the Motherboard

Table of Motherboard Components

LABEL

COMPONENTS

1. SYS_FAN

System cooling fan connector

2. CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper
3. DDR2

240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slot

4. PWR_FAN

Power cooling fan connector

5. ATX1

Standard 24-pin ATX power connector

6. F_PANEL

Front panel switch/LED header

7. IDE Primary IDE connector
8. SATA1~2

Serial ATA connectors

9. SPK

Internal speaker header

10. PCI

32-bit add-on card slot

11. USBPWR_F Front panel USB Power Select jumper
12. F_AUDIO

Front panel audio header

13. SPDIFO

SPDIF out header

14. F_USB1~2 Front panel USB headers
15. USBPWR_R Rear USB/PS2 Power Select jumper

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.

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Summary of Contents for 945GCD-I230

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Page 3: ...ested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a...

Page 4: ...adian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consist...

Page 5: ...ues 24 UsingBIOS 25 Standard CMOS Setup 26 Advanced Setup 28 Advanced Chipset Setup 29 Chapter 2 7 7 7 7 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions 7 Choosing a Computer Case 7 Installing the M...

Page 6: ...Load Default Settings 35 Supervisor Password 35 User Password 36 Save Exit Setup 36 Exit Without Saving 36 Updating the BIOS 37 Chapter 4 39 39 39 39 39 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 39 About the Softwa...

Page 7: ...DDR2 memory DIMM frequency of 533 It supports one DDR2 socket with up to maximum memory of 2 GB The ICH7 Southbridge supports one PCI slot which is PCI 2 3 compliant It imple ments an EHCI compliant i...

Page 8: ...ontroller supports Ultra ATA 100 66 Supports DDR2 533 DDR2 SDRAM Accommodates one unbuffered DIMM Up to 2 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2 GB Memory 945GC NB Supports 32 bit host bus addre...

Page 9: ...oard has a full set of I O ports and connectors This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU paramete...

Page 10: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components...

Page 11: ...connector 6 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 7 IDE Primary IDE connector 8 SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors 9 SPK Internal speaker header 10 PCI 32 bit add on card slot 11 USBPWR_F Front panel USB...

Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 13: ...ase Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that y...

Page 14: ...han one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper...

Page 15: ...rovides enough 5VDUAL voltage before selecting the 5VDUAL function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the co...

Page 16: ...the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slot is keyed with notches a...

Page 17: ...ype Size Vendor Module Name Aeneon Aeneon AET93F370 SS 512MB Corsair VS512MB533D2 Corsair 64M8CEC 512MB SS Infineon Infineon HY818T512800AF37 33346778 512MB Kingston KVR533D2S4 Nanya NT5TU64M8AE 37B 5...

Page 18: ...for ex pansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slot on this board is PCI v2 3 compliant PCI Slot The slot on this motherboard is designed to hold e...

Page 19: ...r of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw 2 The onboard PCI int...

Page 20: ...assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Gr...

Page 21: ...ay cause damage or system hang up 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Pos...

Page 22: ...I O port connector IDE IDE Connector This motherboard supports two high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM t...

Page 23: ...nstallation This motherboard supports the Hot Plug function 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive 3 Attach the SATA power ca...

Page 24: ...ces such as mice or COM fax modems VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network Use LPT1 to connect printers or...

Page 25: ...er cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN 3 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1 4 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 5 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK With ATX...

Page 26: ...onnectors SPK Internal speaker header ATX1 ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7...

Page 27: ...Switch Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the p...

Page 28: ...22 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 29: ...ures The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for...

Page 30: ...p PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Default Settings Supervisor Password User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving mnlk f f f f f f f f f f Resetting the Default CM...

Page 31: ...highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing Enter Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Ot...

Page 32: ...f f Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 Date Time Mon 01 01 2007 00 00 18 Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Enabled IDE BusMaster Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a fi...

Page 33: ...he DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Primary IDE Master Slave SATA1 2 f Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices Maste...

Page 34: ...tor status mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Thermal Management Enabled TM Status TM1 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled Intel XD Bit Disabled Hyper Threadi...

Page 35: ...B HPET Enabled Help Item Options Auto 400 MHz 533 MHz 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive CD DVD Removable Dev Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating sys...

Page 36: ...nboard AUDIO Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN BOOT ROM Disabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parall...

Page 37: ...add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Parallel Port Address 378 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address USB Functions Enabled Use this item to...

Page 38: ...ndType S3 STR Soft off by PWR BTTN Instant Off PWRON After PWR Fail PowerOff Power On by Ring Disabled Resume By PCI Lan PME Disabled Resume By USB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Resume on R...

Page 39: ...e system from power saving mode PCI PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability Help Item CMOS Setup Utilit...

Page 40: ...g page Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down Disabled 1 088 V 1 760 V Options Frequency Voltage Control This page enables yo...

Page 41: ...reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Supervisor Password Disabled This item indicates whether a supervisor password ha...

Page 42: ...ility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the E...

Page 43: ...em disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable...

Page 44: ...38 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 45: ...an find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the...

Page 46: ...olders for different operating systems such as Windows XP Vista Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE b...

Page 47: ...tion screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and al...

Page 48: ...ll the next driver until you finish all drivers installation Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC func...

Page 49: ...43 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 2 Select Classic View 3 Set User Account 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue...

Page 50: ...operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the...

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