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... 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 62 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 65 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...67 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 68 Chapter 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 69 5-1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio 69 5-1-2 Installing the S/PDIFOut Cable (Optional 72 5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording...
... 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 62 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 65 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...67 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 68 Chapter 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 69 5-1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio 69 5-1-2 Installing the S/PDIFOut Cable (Optional 72 5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording...
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GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 12 - You must install the FSB 1333 MHz CoreTM 2 CPU with 1333 MHz...Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 19.3cm (Note 1) Enable use of a 1066/800 MHz FSB... 4 GB. (Note 3) Use of a CoreTM 2 CPU with DDR2 533 (or above) memory module(s). (Note 2) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is required if you wish to install DDR2 667...
GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 12 - You must install the FSB 1333 MHz CoreTM 2 CPU with 1333 MHz...Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 19.3cm (Note 1) Enable use of a 1066/800 MHz FSB... 4 GB. (Note 3) Use of a CoreTM 2 CPU with DDR2 533 (or above) memory module(s). (Note 2) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is required if you wish to install DDR2 667...
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...8226; BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST when the power is turned off, the battery on . To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. •... BIOS flashing may result in system's failure to keep the configuration values in Chapter 1 for the beep codes description. • It is a Windows-based utility that you do it is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. BIOS Setup BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that you not...
...8226; BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST when the power is turned off, the battery on . To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. •... BIOS flashing may result in system's failure to keep the configuration values in Chapter 1 for the beep codes description. • It is a Windows-based utility that you do it is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. BIOS Setup BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that you not...
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... PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) Onboard/PEG Sets the PCI Express as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit ...Windows XP operating system; MS-DOS, for example, will allow a platform to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system. (Default: Enabled) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enables or disables Intel® CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU power-saving function in independent partitions. GA-945GCM-S2L...
... PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) Onboard/PEG Sets the PCI Express as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit ...Windows XP operating system; MS-DOS, for example, will allow a platform to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system. (Default: Enabled) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enables or disables Intel® CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU power-saving function in independent partitions. GA-945GCM-S2L...
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...will show Short and thenlength shown will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the following message will show 0m, as shown in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is detected on the LAN cable connected to the fault or short. If a cable problem occurs on...detecting at about 2m on Pair 1-2. This feature will be the approximate distance to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following information for GA-945GCM-S2L. - 41 - When a Cable Problem Occurs... If no LAN cable is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. it will show Open and ...
...will show Short and thenlength shown will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the following message will show 0m, as shown in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is detected on the LAN cable connected to the fault or short. If a cable problem occurs on...detecting at about 2m on Pair 1-2. This feature will be the approximate distance to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following information for GA-945GCM-S2L. - 41 - When a Cable Problem Occurs... If no LAN cable is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. it will show Open and ...
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... on the 5VSB lead. (Default: Enabled) Power On by Ring Allows the system to be off . The system can be resumed at least 1A on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 43 -
... on the 5VSB lead. (Default: Enabled) Power On by Ring Allows the system to be off . The system can be resumed at least 1A on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 43 -
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.... Soft-Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. (Default ) Full-On Memory The system is set to Password. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 44 - Select 32-bit mode when you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Press on...of the AC power. (Note) Supported on a specific day in a month. HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Windows® Vista® operating system. (Default: Enabled) HPET Mode (Note) Allows you to select the HPET mode for the password, press again without entering ...
.... Soft-Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. (Default ) Full-On Memory The system is set to Password. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 44 - Select 32-bit mode when you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Press on...of the AC power. (Note) Supported on a specific day in a month. HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Windows® Vista® operating system. (Default: Enabled) HPET Mode (Note) Allows you to select the HPET mode for the password, press again without entering ...
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...driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. You can press Xpress Install to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and... displayed which looks like that shown in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other applications included...
...driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. You can press Xpress Install to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and... displayed which looks like that shown in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other applications included...
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System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode ...
System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode ...
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... vary, depending on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; Figure 3 GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 58 - Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating ...system.) A. Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in ...
... vary, depending on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; Figure 3 GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 58 - Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating ...system.) A. Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in ...
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...3. Figure 12 GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 8 2. Select BACKUP to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. When the Windows operating system is...Software, Inc. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for 945GCM-S2L E10 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/01/2007-I945-6A89HG01C-00 Figure 9 C. B. Boot...
...3. Figure 12 GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 8 2. Select BACKUP to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. When the Windows operating system is...Software, Inc. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for 945GCM-S2L E10 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/01/2007-I945-6A89HG01C-00 Figure 9 C. B. Boot...
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...the need to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 62 - Before You Begin: 1....Q-Flash you can access Q-Flash by either pressing the key during the POST to your motherboard model. 2. Restart the system. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities...
...the need to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 62 - Before You Begin: 1....Q-Flash you can access Q-Flash by either pressing the key during the POST to your motherboard model. 2. Restart the system. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities...
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... BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. B. Click Start>Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS C. Unique Features Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is stable and do NOT interrupt... Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to start. 3. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent ...
... BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. B. Click Start>Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS C. Unique Features Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is stable and do NOT interrupt... Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to start. 3. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent ...
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...information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Utility page on our website.) The EasyTune 5 Interface Button Information Table Button/Display 1. C.I.A./M.I .B. GIGABYTE Logo 10. Before you do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure that you fully know how to use and convenient system overclocking and ...management tool, lets you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment, eliminating the need to enter the BIOS Setup program. and M.I .B. 3. GO 6. OVERCLOCKING 2. EASY MODE/ADVANCED MODE 7....
...information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Utility page on our website.) The EasyTune 5 Interface Button Information Table Button/Display 1. C.I.A./M.I .B. GIGABYTE Logo 10. Before you do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure that you fully know how to use and convenient system overclocking and ...management tool, lets you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment, eliminating the need to enter the BIOS Setup program. and M.I .B. 3. GO 6. OVERCLOCKING 2. EASY MODE/ADVANCED MODE 7....
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... is one to three times the amount of memory to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to boost your computer's performance. Follow the steps below to enable the ReadyBoost function: Step 1: Go to Computer. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 68 - Right-click on ReadyBoost. • The USB flash drive must.... Click Apply and then OK to turn on the USB flash drive icon and choose Properties. Step 2: In the ReadyBoost tab, select Use this device. 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use for ReadyBoost using the slider or spin box.
... is one to three times the amount of memory to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to boost your computer's performance. Follow the steps below to enable the ReadyBoost function: Step 1: Go to Computer. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 68 - Right-click on ReadyBoost. • The USB flash drive must.... Click Apply and then OK to turn on the USB flash drive icon and choose Properties. Step 2: In the ReadyBoost tab, select Use this device. 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use for ReadyBoost using the slider or spin box.
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...mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to the following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed...digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that allow multiple audio streams (in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to instructions on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1-channel(Note) audio. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 ...
...mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to the following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed...digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that allow multiple audio streams (in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to instructions on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1-channel(Note) audio. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 ...