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GA-EP45T-EXTREME

LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel

Core

processor family/

Intel

Pentium

processor family/Intel

Celeron

processor family

User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-EP45TEXT-1001R

Summary of Contents for GA-EP45T-EXTREME

Page 1: ...GA EP45T EXTREME LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel CoreTM processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME EP45TEXT 1001R...

Page 2: ...Jun 20 2008 Motherboard GA EP45T EXTREME Motherboard GA EP45T EXTREME Jun 20 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: ...on 17 1 5 2 Installing a Memory 18 1 6 Installing an Expansion Card 19 1 7 Installing the SATABracket 20 1 8 Back Panel Connectors 21 1 9 Onboard LEDs and Switches 23 1 10 InternalConnectors 25 Chapte...

Page 5: ...7 Teaming 83 Chapter 5 Appendix 85 5 1 Configuring SATAHard 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: ...id Silent Pipe module kit Optional Items 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 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 c...

Page 7: ...ED IDE CD_IN FDD PCI1 PCIEX16_1 CODEC TSB43AB23 PCI3 PCIEX8_1 IT8720 Intel ICH10R PCI2 CLR_CMOS M_BIOS B_BIOS DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 COMA SPDIF_O PHASE LED USB_LAN1 RTL8111C PCIEX4_1 IT8213 F_PAN...

Page 8: ...B Ports IT8720 CPU CLK 400 333 266 200 MHz IT8213 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC Intel ICH10R Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse COM...

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: ...ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for Dolby Home Theater Note 2 Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN 2 x Realtek 8111C chips 10 100 1000 Mbit Support for Team...

Page 11: ...der 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 3 x IEEE 1394a headers 1 x serial port header 1 x power LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power switch 1 x reset switch Back Panel 1 x PS 2 keyboard port Connecto...

Page 12: ...XP 32 bit operating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB Note 2 For Windows Vista XP 32 bit operating system on...

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: ...socket or you may align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position Step 3 Lift the metal load plate on the CPU socket Step 5 Once the CPU is properly inser...

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: ...the fins to avoid shaking Step 4 The picture on the left shows that four screws are fastened to the heatsink and heatsink base Read the following guideline before you begin to install the Hybrid Sile...

Page 17: ...double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following Channel 0 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 Channel 1 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 Du...

Page 18: ...entation 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 e...

Page 19: ...ress down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel...

Page 20: ...e bracket The SATA 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...

Page 21: ...he lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard Optical S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio Before using this...

Page 22: ...ne in 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 speaker...

Page 23: ...he number of lighted LEDs Temperature Indicator LEDs The two sets of temperature indicator LEDs indicate the temperature level of the CPU and North Bridge The LEDs are off when the temperature is belo...

Page 24: ...This motherboard has 3 quick switches power switch reset switch and clearing CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the system or clear the CMOS values PW_SW Power switch RST_SW Re...

Page 25: ...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 motherbo...

Page 26: ...s recommended by the CPU manufacturer when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU 130W To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be use...

Page 27: ...3 pin power fan header PWR_FAN Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation the black connector wire is the groun...

Page 28: ...is typically designated by a stripe of different color 1 2 33 34 7 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attaching the IDE c...

Page 29: ...TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number...

Page 30: ...off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...el audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Cha...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...amage to the 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...

Page 35: ...ease contact the local dealer Pin No Definition 1 NDCD 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR 5 GND 6 NDSR 7 NRTS 8 NCTS 9 NRI 10 No Pin 19 CI Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis detection fea...

Page 36: ...conds Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...d Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the driver disk the F9 key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recov...

Page 39: ...s only F5 Restore the 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 s...

Page 40: ...se this menu to configure all peripheral devices 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 C...

Page 41: ...o Extreme Memory Profile X M P Note 2 Disabled G MCH Frequency Latch Auto System Memory Multiplier SPD Auto KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 F...

Page 42: ...V Auto Ch B Data VRef 0 750V Auto Ch A Address VRef 0 750V Auto Ch B Address VRef 0 750V Auto Item Help Menu Level Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature Robust Gr...

Page 43: ...ed on CPU loading through 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 frequen...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...k 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 200...

Page 46: ...Auto default 1 Advanced 0 Normal tRD Phase2 Adjustment Options are Auto default 1 Advanced 0 Normal tRD Phase3 Adjustment Options are Auto default 1 Advanced 0 Normal Trd2rd Different Rank Options ar...

Page 47: ...are 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 MCH ICH MCH Core The default is Auto MCH Reference...

Page 48: ...984 2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon May 26 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 49: ...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 50: ...d drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Disabled CPU Multi Threading Note Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi threa...

Page 51: ...C4 C4E mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to descrease power consumption C4 C4E state is a more enhanced power saving st...

Page 52: ...or PCI Express graphics card PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Default PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card on the PCI Express x16 slot as the first display PEG2 Sets PCI Express grap...

Page 53: ...perate in Native IDE mode Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller Default Enabled Disa...

Page 54: ...les the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled Green LAN When the onboard LAN function a...

Page 55: ...a Cable Problem Occurs If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires the Status field will show Short and then length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short Example Par...

Page 56: ...utton is 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 No...

Page 57: ...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 Note you...

Page 58: ...signs IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot PCI3 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ 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...

Page 59: ...erature 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 FAN Fail Warning Allow...

Page 60: ...FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal C...

Page 61: ...ptimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS...

Page 62: ...up program 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 super...

Page 63: ...ward 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...

Page 64: ...GA EP45T EXTREME Motherboard 64...

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: ...boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the changes and exit 2 When partitioning your hard drive Figure 1 make sure to leave unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 10 G...

Page 71: ...e Figure 5 Figure 4 5 If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive Figure 6 7 However if Dis...

Page 72: ...e Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Figure 10 2 Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive...

Page 73: ...sent if no backup is created before Figure 13 14 Figure 13 Figure 14 E Removing the Backup 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE Figure 15 2 After the backup file is removed no backup...

Page 74: ...ke MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOSTM BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS w...

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: ...and press Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Sof...

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: ...is 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 data sharing is NOT enabled Opt...

Page 82: ...directory 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...

Page 83: ...pplication Software Click Install under Realtek Ethernet Teaming Util ity for installation Restart your system when completed Step 2 The Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility icon appears in the system...

Page 84: ...et up the Teaming mode based on your hub s specifications Then click the Teaming button Two dialog boxes will appear during the setup process click OK to continue When the Create Virtual Adapter For T...

Page 85: ...the SATA RAID 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 i...

Page 86: ...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 AHCI Mode RAID...

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: ...D Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 48KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to...

Page 99: ...lick OK to complete the configuration B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C Configuring AC 97 Audio If you want to connect an AC 97 front panel au...

Page 100: ...n The S PDIF in jacks allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing Coaxial S PDIF In Optical S PDIF In Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the...

Page 101: ...er for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable B Conneting a S PDIF out Cable C Configuring S PDIF out Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section In the...

Page 102: ...into 4 or 5 1 channel surround sound depending on your speaker configurations 4 DOLBY VIRTUAL SPEAKER Click this button to enable or disable the Dolby Virtual Speaker function Enabling Dolby Virtual S...

Page 103: ...e 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 Note The...

Page 104: ...its middle level Note If you cannot find the volume control options you need in Master Volume go to the Options menu and then choose Properties Select the volume con trol options you wish to show and...

Page 105: ...sound recording 5 2 5 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the audio input device e g microphone to the computer 2 On the File menu choose New 3 To record a soun...

Page 106: ...ter about 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...

Page 107: ...talled properly on the memory slot Yes Yes START Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Insertthegraphicscard ConnecttheATXmainpowercableandthe12V pow...

Page 108: ...heck if the 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 successfull...

Page 109: ...ips 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F...

Page 110: ...optional 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed full screen logo 33h Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is defined e g Winbond 977 series Super I O chips See also...

Page 111: ...ialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 75h Detect install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM 77h Detect serial ports parallel ports 7Ah Detect install co processor 7Ch...

Page 112: ...ing 3 Program boot up speed 4 Chipset final initialization 5 Power management final initialization 6 Clear screen display summary table 7 Boot BIOS support popup menu 95h Update keyboard LED typematic...

Page 113: ...ABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the nat...

Page 114: ...d batteries 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 pr...

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Page 120: ...www gigabyte com tr To submit a technical or non technical Sales Marketing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system Russia Moscow Representative...

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