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Installing the Motherboard

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7. Install Add-on Cards

The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the
system bus. Refer to following motherboard image for the add-on cards slots location.

PCI1/2 Slots

This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots, which are PCI
v2.3 compliant.

PCI-E1 Slot

The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI Express
interface graphics card. This interface is fully compliant to the PCI
Express Base Specification revision 1.1.

PCI-E2 Slot

The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base
Specification revision 1.1 as well.

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 before installation.

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Summary of Contents for 945GC1066

Page 1: ... frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to ...

Page 2: ... Install Memory Modules 8 5 Install a HardDiskDrive CD ROM SATAHardDrive 9 6 Install a FloppyDisketteDrive 10 7 InstallAdd on Cards 11 8 Install Internal Headers and Connectors 13 Chapter 3 19 19 19 19 19 BIOS Setup 19 1 MainPage 19 2 Standard CMOS Features 20 3 Advanced BIOS Features 21 4 Advanced Chipset Features 23 5 Integrated Peripherals 24 6 Power Management Setup 26 7 PC Health Status 27 8 ...

Page 3: ...GC1066 Motherboard One SATA Cable and One SATA Power Cable One Ultra DMA 133 100 66 Cable One I O Template One User s Manual One Software Support CD f f f f f 7 1 channel audio codec Realtek ALC883 10 100 Mbps LAN by Realtek 8100C DDR2 667 533 400 SDRAM with Dual Channel Two DDR2 DIMMs 240pin 1 8v Northbridge Intel 945GC Southbridge Intel ICH7 Support LGA775 Socket for Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D P...

Page 4: ...1 LAN port 6 Audio jacks for microphone in line in and line out Micro ATX 244 x 210 mm Mounting FormFactor 6 mounting holes 1 PCI Express x16 Graphics Interface 1 PCI Express x1 slot 2 PCI slots v2 3 compliant 1 IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices 1 Floppy disk drive interface 4 SATA connectors 3 0Gb s transfer rate ExpansionOptions ...

Page 5: ...nectors 8 SPK1 Speaker header 9 PANEL1 Front panel switch LED header 10 F_USB1 2 Front panel USB headers 11 CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper 12 LPT1 Onboard parallel port header 13 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header 14 CD_IN1 Analog audio input header 15 F_AUDIO1 Front panel audio header 16 PCI1 2 PCI add on card slots 17 PCI E2 PCI Express x1 slot 18 PCI E1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics interface 19 PWR1 St...

Page 6: ... CLR_CMOS1 1 2 Clear CMOS 2 3 Normal default USB_PWR1 1 2 5V default 2 3 SB5V Jumper To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimized Defaults and then Save Exit Setup Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper ...

Page 7: ... the cap completely from the socket B Open the load plate Use thumb forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling aside unlock it Lift up the lever Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts C Install the CPU on the socket Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location D Close the load plate Slightly push dow...

Page 8: ...onnectors location 1 VCC3 13 VCC3 2 VCC3 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 VCC5 16 PS_ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 VCC5 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 PWR OK 20 RES 9 5VSB 21 VCC5 10 12V 22 VCC5 11 12V 23 VCC5 12 VCC3 24 GND Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name PWR2 Auxiliary 4 pin ATX power supply connector 4 12V 3 12V 2 GND 1 GND Pin Signal Name 4 3 PWR1 PWR2 1 2 1 24 13 12 ...

Page 9: ...e of insufficient electricity A minimum power of 300W is recom mended for a fully configured system 20 pin power cable 24 pin power cable With ATX v1 x power supply users please note that when installing 20 pin power cable the latch of power cable clings to the left side of the PWR1 connector latch just as the picture shows With ATX v2 x power supply users please note that when installing 24 pin p...

Page 10: ...s wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM only 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches i...

Page 11: ...ors supporting a total of four drives Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustrations below to install the SATA hard drives To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to the IDE channel and set up the hard drives on the SATA ports Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the ...

Page 12: ...ppy drives correspondingly 6 Install a Floppy Diskette Drive The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD1 interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable optional that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector Install Serial ATA Hard Drives ...

Page 13: ...are PCI v2 3 compliant PCI E1 Slot The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI Express interface graphics card This interface is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 PCI E2 Slot The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 as well Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card care...

Page 14: ...to use 2 Install the edge connector 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 For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card ...

Page 15: ...sor 2 12V Power 12V 1 GND System Ground Pin Signal Name Function 2 12V Power 12V 4 GPO CPU FAN control 3 FAN_SENSE Sensor 1 GND System Ground Function Pin Signal Name SPK1 Internal speaker 4 SPKR 3 GND 2 KEY 1 VCC5 Pin Signal Name Refer to the following motherboard image for the location of the CPU system cooling FAN power connector and the internal speaker header 1 1 1 ...

Page 16: ...r Refer to the following motherboard image for the location of front panel switch LED header 1 2 10 9 Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P HarddiskLED 3 HD_LED_N HarddiskLED 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 7 RST_SW_P ResetSwitch 9 RSVD Reserved 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 6 PWR_SW_P PowerSwitch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch 10 KEY Nopin MSG LED dual color or single color 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED ...

Page 17: ...DIF Sony Philips Digital Interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector Refer to the following motherboard image for the location of front panel audio header and SPDIF out header 1 PORT F L 2 AGND 3 PORT FR 4 VCC3 5 PORT ER 6 AGND 7 SENSE 8 KEY 9 PORT EL 10 AGND Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 2 VCC5 5V analog Power 3 KEY No pin 4 GND Ground Pin Signal Nam...

Page 18: ... for the location of the analog audio input header and the onboard parallel port header 2 DATA0 15 ERR 1 STB 14 AFD 3 DATA1 16 INIT 4 DATA2 17 SLIN 5 DATA3 18 GND 6 DATA4 19 GND 7 DATA5 20 GND Pin Signal Name Pin Signal 8 DATA6 21 GND 9 DATA7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SLCT1 26 KEY 1 26 13 1 14 1 CDINL CDIn leftchannel 3 GND Ground 4 CDINR CDInrightchannel Function Pin Sig...

Page 19: ...erent pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up The front USB headers can be connected to the front mounted ports for more USB interface peripherals Refer to the following motherboard image for the location of the front panel USB headers 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 GND Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 9 10 1 2 ...

Page 20: ...hange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Refer to the following motherboard image for the location of the infrared header Pin Signal Name Function 1 N C Not Connected 2 KEY Nopin 3 VCC5 IR Power 4 GND Ground 5 IRTX IrDA serial output 6 IRRX IrDA serial input Function Pin Signal Name 1 2 6...

Page 21: ... Use this menu to control system power management fPnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure how PnP Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards operate in your system fPC Health Status The menu lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for system operation 1 Ma...

Page 22: ...CMOS Features fBIOS Security Features The menu lets you set or change the supervisor password and user password This option displays basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Features SystemTIme SystemDate f f f f Item Help Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB toselecta field Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Se...

Page 23: ...pNum LockStatus APIC Mode MPS Revision Press Enter 1st FLOPPY DRIVE CD DVD SS SONYDVD Network RealtekBo Press Enter Press Enter Enabled Enabled On Enabled 1 4 F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 OptimizedDefaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help mnlk Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 3E 00 Item Help CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 Americ...

Page 24: ...m searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors Bootup Num Lock Status On ...

Page 25: ...yright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Features Press Enter Press Enter f Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Press Esc to return to Advanced Chipset Features page X DRAM Configuration Press Enter DRAM Frequency Auto There are four options for setting DRAM frequency including auto 400 MHz 533 MHz and 667 MHz CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004...

Page 26: ...e select Item Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help mnlk Enabled 8MB 256MB 1 50V PCI Express X16 Select which graphics controller to use as the primarybootdevice Item Help f f Super IO Configuration Onboard Devices Controller Press Enter Press Enter These options display items that define the operation of...

Page 27: ... Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help mnlk Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled This setting must be enabled if the PC has a USB keyboard and the user wants to use this keyboard either in a DOS environment or before the operating system loads OnBoard LAN Controller Enabled This lets you enable or disable the built in network inte...

Page 28: ... Defaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help mnlk Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off This option lets you tell the PC what to do in the event of a power loss Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item...

Page 29: ...r Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Change User Password Press Enter CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 OptimizedDefaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help mnlk Install or Change the password Item Help Smart Fan Contr...

Page 30: ...the installation auto run screen as follows 1 About the Software CD 2 Install ChipsetDriver On the install guide screen click the button Install Chipset Driver A screen pops out with all the recommended drivers listed Users please check before the driver you want to install and click the button Install The system will install the selected driver automatically For easy installation users could inst...

Page 31: ...re examples only The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing 3 DriverDisk Profile Click the button Driver Disk Profile the screen will show all the drivers and tools available in this driver disk ...

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