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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: ...8 Setting Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 InstallingHardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 16 Connecting Optional Devices 18 Instal...

Page 6: ...ad Default settings 40 Supervisor Password 40 User Password 41 Save Exit Setup 41 Exit Without Saving 41 Updating the BIOS 42 Chapter 4 43 43 43 43 43 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 43 About the Software...

Page 7: ...t four USB ports one LAN port and audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Thank you for choosing the 945GCT M 1333 motherboard This motherboard is a high performance enhanced function motherbo...

Page 8: ...ture Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs Up to 1 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2 GB Memory ICH7 SB Enhanced DMA Controller interrupt controller and timer functions Compliant with PCI Expres...

Page 9: ...ystem features including the following Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One VGA port Four USB ports One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out The motherboard ha...

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

Page 11: ...tor 6 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 7 SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors 8 F_PANEL1 Front panel switch LED header 9 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 10 F_USB1 2 Front panel USB headers 11 USBPWR_F Front panel USB P...

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

Page 13: ...hat your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one floppy diskette drive and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for al...

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: ...3 pin USBPWR_R 3 pin Rear USB PS 2 Power Select Jumper 2 3 5VSB 1 2 VCC 1 Front Panel Select Jumper USBPower 1 1 2 VCC 2 3 5VSB 1 To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users...

Page 16: ...nternal cache memory and external cache memory This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings in...

Page 17: ...lever CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fa...

Page 18: ...ou handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot dow...

Page 19: ...A01AA 512 MB Samsung M378T6553BGO CD5 Apacer ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E Infineon HYS64T128920HU 3 7 A Kingston KVR533D2N4 1G PQI MEABR421LA0106 DDR2 533 1 GB UMAX UMAX U2S12D30TP 5C 256 MB Infineon HYS64T324...

Page 20: ...ncy 1333 DDRII533 DDRII667 1066 DDRII533 DDRII667 800 DDRII400 DDRII533 DDRII667 533 DDRII400 DDRII533 When you use a FSB1333 CPU on this motherboard it will run at DDRII500 if you adopt a DDRII533 me...

Page 21: ...HY5PS12821 PQI PQI PQB2648D38R0701 PC2 4200U 444 LF 6AD11 D9GCT Elpida E5108AG 5C E Ramaxel 5PB32 D9DCN Samsung K4T51083QC 512 MB Twinmos Elpida E5108AB 5C E Apacer Eipida E5108AB 5C E Geil A016E2864...

Page 22: ...Express Base Specifi cation revision 1 0a 1 Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...s for easier access Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Function 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 MIC_BIAS MicrophonePower 4 AUD_VCC Filtered...

Page 25: ...motherboard Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi cated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 1 Ground...

Page 26: ...LF 2 PD0 15 ERROR 3 PD1 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SLCTIN 5 PD3 18 Ground 6 PD4 19 Ground 7 PD5 20 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 8 PD6 21 Ground 9 PD7 22 Ground 10 ACK 23 Ground 11 BUSK 24 Ground 12 PE...

Page 27: ...O port connector IDE1 IDE Connector This motherboard supports four 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 to...

Page 28: ...he SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cabl...

Page 29: ...rial devices such as mice or fax modems Connect your monitor to the VGA port Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo li...

Page 30: ...the motherboard components Refer to the following 1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN 2 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN 3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs t...

Page 31: ...e note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V The ATX1 24 pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2 x power supply With ATX v2 x power supply users pleas...

Page 32: ...12V 3 12V 2 Ground 1 Ground 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 Ground 19...

Page 33: ...IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Power Sleep Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color fron...

Page 34: ...28 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...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 Other options lead to dialog...

Page 37: ...n this manual The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS Please visit the manufacture s website for updated manual Standard CMOS Setup This...

Page 38: ...Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Enable...

Page 39: ...em is a security feature that helps you protect your CPU and operating system against malicious software executing code This item is available when CPU supports the feature Intel R SpeedStep tm tech A...

Page 40: ...s BIOS reads information coded in SPD during system boot up DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode This item allows you to select the DVMT operating mode DVMT Fixed Memory Maximum DVMT When set to Fixed Mode the...

Page 41: ...e this item to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller USB Functions Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable sup...

Page 42: ...ception of a refresh current to the system memory This item will not show when the FSB reaches 1333MHz PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return...

Page 43: ...tem the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Use this item to do wake up action i...

Page 44: ...oll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Help Item Fan configuration mode setting SMART Fan Control Enabled SMART Fan start PWM value 070 SMART Fan start TEMP C 020 SMART Fan Slop...

Page 45: ...options will be Auto 400MHz 533MHz and 667MHz CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Voltage Control Help Item Options Auto 400 MHz 533 MHz 667 MHz F10 SaveandExit...

Page 46: ...CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help Item Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Pass...

Page 47: ...he main menu setting page Save Exit Setup Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box a...

Page 48: ...ble device in your com puter You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the bootable device...

Page 49: ...xpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Users need to download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download Center before in...

Page 50: ...such as Windows 2000 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 by double clicking the file and the...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...47 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 2 Select Classic View 3 Set User Account 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue...

Page 54: ...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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