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GA-EP43-DS3R/

GA-EP43-DS3

LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel

Core

processor family/

Intel

Pentium

processor family/Intel

Celeron

processor family

User's Manual

Rev. 1004
12ME-EP43DS3R-1004R

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Page 1: ...GA EP43 DS3R GA EP43 DS3 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel CoreTM processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1004 12ME EP43DS3R 1004R...

Page 2: ...May 15 2008 Motherboard GA EP43 DS3R GA EP43 DS3 Motherboard GA EP43 DS3R GA EP43 DS3 May 15 2008...

Page 3: ...form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up o...

Page 4: ...Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Installing the SATABracket 19 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1 8 InternalConnectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2 1 StartupScreen 36 2 2 The Main Menu 37 2 3 MB Intell...

Page 5: ...meRepair 83 Chapter 5 Appendix 85 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 85 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 85 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 91 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID...

Page 6: ...1 1UB030 51R 2 port IEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF1 1IE008 01R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 01R S PDIF in cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 01R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 32R LPT po...

Page 7: ...Intel P43 PCIEX1 SYS_FAN2 F1_1394 F_PANEL PWR_LED F_USB2 IDE F_USB1 CD_IN FDD PCIEX4_1 CODEC TSB43AB23 PCI1 PCI2 BAT IT8718 Intel ICH10R Intel ICH10 CLR_CMOS CI DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4 SPDIF_I SA...

Page 8: ...6 SATA 3Gb s PCI CLK 33 MHz 3 IEEE 1394a 12 USB Ports CPU CLK 400 O C 333 266 200 MHz TSB43AB23 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker...

Page 9: ...nds 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 electrostaticshieldingcontainer Befor...

Page 10: ...dio Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN Realtek 8111C chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot Note 2 T...

Page 11: ...S PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x IEEE 1394a header 1 x parallel port header 1 x serial port header 1 x power LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel 1 x PS 2 keyboard port Conn...

Page 12: ...sta XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm Note 1 Due to Windows XP Vista 32 bit operating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displaye...

Page 13: ...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 specificat...

Page 14: ...damage to the CPU 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 t...

Page 15: ...in Step 3 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 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each...

Page 16: ...ty 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...

Page 17: ...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 th...

Page 18: ...lot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s 6 Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to...

Page 19: ...ATA bracket allows you to connect external SATA device s to your system by expanding the internal SATA port s to the chassis back panel Turn off your system and the power switch on the power supply be...

Page 20: ...board Optical S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system pro...

Page 21: ...n devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack 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...

Page 22: ...ord 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...

Page 23: ...power supply that can withstand 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 syste...

Page 24: ...nector 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 sy...

Page 25: ...or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers 40 39 2 1 8 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 5 SATA 3Gb s Connectors The SATA co...

Page 26: ...ngle SATA device The ICH10R controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Only for GA EP43 DS3R Pin...

Page 27: ...lue 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 f...

Page 28: ...s an AC 97 front panel audio 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 p...

Page 29: ...xpansion cards for 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 aud...

Page 30: ...he IEEE 1394a bracket To connect an IEEE 1394a device attach one end of the device cable to your computer and then attach the other end of the cable to the IEEE 1394a device Ensure that the cable is s...

Page 31: ...PD2 8 SLIN 9 PD3 10 GND 11 PD4 12 GND 13 PD5 Pin No Definition 14 GND 15 PD6 16 GND 17 PD7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 No Pin 25 SLCT 26 GND 1 25 2 26 18 COMA Serial Port Header White...

Page 32: ...actory defaults To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds Always tu...

Page 33: ...f 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 install...

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Page 35: ...upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instruc...

Page 36: ...rst boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key or the down arrow key to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press Esc The system wi...

Page 37: ...e previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus F8 Access th...

Page 38: ...s such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the sy...

Page 39: ...al Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T KLJI Move Enter Select...

Page 40: ...clock ratio set in the CPU Clock Ratio item above by 0 5 CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency Clock Chip Control Standard Clock Control CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables...

Page 41: ...h the use of 5 preset states Note System stability varies depending on your system hardware components Disabled Disables the use of C I A 2 Default Cruise Increases CPU frequency by 5 or 7 depending o...

Page 42: ...read the SPD data on XMP memory module s to enhance memory performance when enabled Disabled Disables this function Default Profile1 Uses Profile 1 settings Profile2 Uses Profile 2 settings G MCH Freq...

Page 43: ...nk 6 Auto x Twr2rd Different Rank 5 Auto x Trd2wr Same Diff Rank 8 Auto Channel B x Static tRead Value 4 Auto x tRD Phase0 Adjustment 0 Auto Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 20...

Page 44: ...Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced tRD Phase2 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced tRD Phase3 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced Trd2rd Different Rank Options ar...

Page 45: ...Auto default 1 15 Mother Board Voltage Control CPU CPU Vcore The default is Auto CPU Termination The default is Auto CPU PLL The default is Auto CPU Reference The default is Auto MCH ICH MCH Core The...

Page 46: ...984 2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Apr 16 2008 Time hh mm ss 18 25 04 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave Non...

Page 47: ...ive Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk dr...

Page 48: ...y 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 to issue wa...

Page 49: ...ult Enabled 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 syste...

Page 50: ...GIGABYTE Logo at system startup Disabled displays normal POST message Default Enabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or P...

Page 51: ...ote 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 Nat...

Page 52: ...MS DOS Default Disabled USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives a...

Page 53: ...show 0m as shown in the figure above Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Start detecting at Port Link Detected 100Mbps Cab...

Page 54: ...ponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and c...

Page 55: ...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 PCIe device Note To us...

Page 56: ...isables this function Default Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event N...

Page 57: ...Q to the third 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 third PCI slot PCI4 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the fourth PCI slot Default 3 4 5...

Page 58: ...threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM POWER...

Page 59: ...bles the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If...

Page 60: ...Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Security Chip Configuration 1 Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS de...

Page 61: ...ogram allows you to specify two separate passwords 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...

Page 62: ...rd Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F...

Page 63: ...x Clear Security Chip Enter Security Chip State Disabled Deactivated KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Default...

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Page 65: ...ivers Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installi...

Page 66: ...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 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s appl...

Page 67: ...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 3 5 System This...

Page 68: ...Motherboard 68 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 w...

Page 69: ...ecovery2 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 Rec...

Page 70: ...the example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the change...

Page 71: ...the operating system and re partition your hard drive Figure 7 4 After the operating system is installed right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage Figure 4 Go to Computer Man...

Page 72: ...rive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press F9 during the POST Figure 9 Figure 8 Figure 9 B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recove...

Page 73: ...gement and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 Figure 15 Figure 16 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system b...

Page 74: ...to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the DualBIOSTM design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding...

Page 75: ...Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to Drive Enter Run KL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 0 file s found Floppy A Drive HDD 0 0 Drive Total size 0 Free size 0 3 Select the BIOS update...

Page 76: ...OS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults Only for GA EP43 DS3R CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Softwar...

Page 77: ...ollow 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 loc...

Page 78: ...ile Load allows you to load previous settings from a profile After making changes be sure to click Go for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values The Graphics tab al...

Page 79: ...scription 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off Note 2 4 CPU Throttling Display 5...

Page 80: ...l automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic...

Page 81: ...ps below in sequence Step 1 Turn on your computer and enter the BIOS Setup program Go to Security Chip Configuration and set Security Chip to Enabled Then enter Clear Security Chip to clear all settin...

Page 82: ...stem tray and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Note This option is available only when...

Page 83: ...ory ies or click Restore to restore the entire system Button Function ON Automatically creates system restore points OFF DO NOT automatically create system restore points SCHEDULE Sets a regular inter...

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Page 85: ...ID AHCI driver and operating system Note 2 Before you begin Please prepare At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical mod...

Page 86: ...ill see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID A...

Page 87: ...Figure 2 Figure 3 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Mode...

Page 88: ...ted the stripe block size press Enter Figure 5 Figure 4 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU...

Page 89: ...see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK VOLUME INFORMATION section including the RAID level stripe block size array name and array capacity etc Figure 7 Figure 7 Intel R Matrix Stora...

Page 90: ...nfirm or N to abort Figure 8 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume wil...

Page 91: ...repared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A prompt change to your optical drive example D At the D prompt type the following two commands P...

Page 92: ...SATA controller copy the MSM32 file Figure 4 located in the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive Step 2 Double click the MSM32 file in the USB flash drive When a scre...

Page 93: ...u have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional ma...

Page 94: ...ID Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device man...

Page 95: ...ure 5 WindowsXP Professional Setup Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now pr...

Page 96: ...your system Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When a screen similar to that below appears select Load Driver Figure 6 Ste...

Page 97: ...lers are set to AHCI mode Step 3 When a screen as shown in Figure 8 appears select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Note and press Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID...

Page 98: ...nverters DACs that support 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz 192KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For exampl...

Page 99: ...figuration B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C ActivatinganAC 97FrontPanelAudioModule If you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module c...

Page 100: ...irst attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_I header on your motherboard Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw S PDIF In The S PDIF in jacks allow y...

Page 101: ...source Click OK to complete the configuration S PDIF Out The S PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality Connect a S PDIF coaxial cab...

Page 102: ...access the Audio Control Panel Step 2 Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack pink on the back panel or the Mic in jack pink on the front panel Then configure the jack for microphone functionality...

Page 103: ...ng the record ing process when using the microphone function on the back panel do not select the Mute check box under Rear Pink In in Master Volume It is recom mended that you set the volume at its mi...

Page 104: ...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 t...

Page 105: ...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 sc...

Page 106: ...ory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes Yes START Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Insertthegraphicscard ConnecttheATXmainpowercableand...

Page 107: ...e keyboard is working properly No Yes Reinstalltheoperatingsystem Reinstallotherdevicesonebyone install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully END The...

Page 108: ...we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfi...

Page 109: ...s 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...

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