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Chapter 3 Install Drivers 53 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 SoftwareApplications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Appendix 57 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 57 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 57 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 58 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 60 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 64 4-2 Troubleshooting 69 - 6 -
Chapter 3 Install Drivers 53 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 SoftwareApplications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Appendix 57 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 57 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 57 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 58 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 60 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 64 4-2 Troubleshooting 69 - 6 -
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GA-945GCMX-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 IT8718 COMA LPT VGA GA-945GCMX-S2 ATX R_USB LAN USB AUDIO SYS_FAN F_AUDIO Intel® 945 DDRII1 DDRII2 IDE FDD PCIE_16 RTL8110SC PCI1 SATAII0 SATAII2 SATAII1 SATAII3 PCI2 Intel® ICH7 PCIE_4 BIOS CODEC CD_IN COMB SPDIF_IO F_USB1 F_USB2 BATTERY CLR_CMOS CI PWR_LED F_PANEL - 8 -
GA-945GCMX-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 IT8718 COMA LPT VGA GA-945GCMX-S2 ATX R_USB LAN USB AUDIO SYS_FAN F_AUDIO Intel® 945 DDRII1 DDRII2 IDE FDD PCIE_16 RTL8110SC PCI1 SATAII0 SATAII2 SATAII1 SATAII3 PCI2 Intel® ICH7 PCIE_4 BIOS CODEC CD_IN COMB SPDIF_IO F_USB1 F_USB2 BATTERY CLR_CMOS CI PWR_LED F_PANEL - 8 -
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GA-945GCM-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 IT8718 COMA LPT VGA GA-945GCM-S2 ATX R_USB LAN USB AUDIO SYS_FAN F_AUDIO PCIE_16 RTL8110SC CODEC CD_IN COMB SPDIF_IO Intel® 945 DDRII1 DDRII2 IDE FDD PCI1 SATAII0 SATAII2 SATAII1 SATAII3 PCI2 Intel® ICH7 PCI3 BIOS F_USB1 F_USB2 BATTERY CLR_CMOS CI PWR_LED F_PANEL - 9 -
GA-945GCM-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 IT8718 COMA LPT VGA GA-945GCM-S2 ATX R_USB LAN USB AUDIO SYS_FAN F_AUDIO PCIE_16 RTL8110SC CODEC CD_IN COMB SPDIF_IO Intel® 945 DDRII1 DDRII2 IDE FDD PCI1 SATAII0 SATAII2 SATAII1 SATAII3 PCI2 Intel® ICH7 PCI3 BIOS F_USB1 F_USB2 BATTERY CLR_CMOS CI PWR_LED F_PANEL - 9 -
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Only for GA-945GCMX-S2. English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU LGA775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D L2 cache... 1 floppy connector 1 IDE connector 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 CPU fan connector 1 system fan connector 1 front panel connector 1 front audio connector 1 CD In connector 1 S/PDIF In/Out connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 ports by cables 1 COMB connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector...
Only for GA-945GCMX-S2. English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU LGA775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D L2 cache... 1 floppy connector 1 IDE connector 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 CPU fan connector 1 system fan connector 1 front panel connector 1 front audio connector 1 CD In connector 1 S/PDIF In/Out connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 ports by cables 1 COMB connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector...
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... I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 serial port 1 D-Sub port 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 RJ-45 port 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8718 chip Hardware...
... I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 serial port 1 D-Sub port 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 RJ-45 port 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8718 chip Hardware...
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Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack. Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic In jack ( ). channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration information. 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1 3 2 11 5 4 6 7 9 17 12 13 15 14 16 8 10 1) ATX_12V... 9) BATTERY 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_IO 14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 15) COMB 16) CLR_CMOS 17) CI GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 20 - Please refer to perform different functions via the audio software. English MIC In The default MIC In jack. In addition to the default speakers settings, the...
Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack. Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic In jack ( ). channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration information. 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1 3 2 11 5 4 6 7 9 17 12 13 15 14 16 8 10 1) ATX_12V... 9) BATTERY 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_IO 14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 15) COMB 16) CLR_CMOS 17) CI GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 20 - Please refer to perform different functions via the audio software. English MIC In The default MIC In jack. In addition to the default speakers settings, the...
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.... If you connect the front panel audio module. For optional front panel audio module, please contact your chassis manufacturer. 10 9 HD Audio: Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 Definition MIC2_L GND MIC2_R -ACZ_DET LINE2_R FSENSE1 FAUDIO_JD No Pin LINE2_L FSENSE2 1 AC'97 Audio: Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 1 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 26 - Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC...
.... If you connect the front panel audio module. For optional front panel audio module, please contact your chassis manufacturer. 10 9 HD Audio: Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 Definition MIC2_L GND MIC2_R -ACZ_DET LINE2_R FSENSE1 FAUDIO_JD No Pin LINE2_L FSENSE2 1 AC'97 Audio: Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 1 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 26 - Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC...
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.... 5 1 6 2 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Power No Pin S/PDIF S/PDIFI GND GND 14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. For optional S/PDIF cable, please contact your local dealer. 9 1 10 2 Pin No...
.... 5 1 6 2 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Power No Pin S/PDIF S/PDIFI GND GND 14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. For optional S/PDIF cable, please contact your local dealer. 9 1 10 2 Pin No...
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... whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST. Azalia Codec Auto Disabled Auto detect Azalia audio function. (Default value) Disable Azalia audio function. Enabled BIOS will scan all USB storage devices. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. - 39 - BIOS Setup English USB 2.0 Controller You...
... whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST. Azalia Codec Auto Disabled Auto detect Azalia audio function. (Default value) Disable Azalia audio function. Enabled BIOS will scan all USB storage devices. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. - 39 - BIOS Setup English USB 2.0 Controller You...
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... a microphone, you can change the function for the microphone to -analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at the same time. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 64 - HD Audio With multiple built-in high quality digital-to work correctly. Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. STEP...
... a microphone, you can change the function for the microphone to -analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at the same time. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 64 - HD Audio With multiple built-in high quality digital-to work correctly. Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. STEP...
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STEP 3: Connect a speaker or headphone to open the Audio Control Panel. - 65 - The 2-channel audio setup is connected. Appendix English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK. In the upper left list, click...rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you can also find an Audio Manager icon in Control Panel). Setting Up 4-Channel Audio STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in your system tray (you what type of equipment is completed...
STEP 3: Connect a speaker or headphone to open the Audio Control Panel. - 65 - The 2-channel audio setup is connected. Appendix English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK. In the upper left list, click...rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you can also find an Audio Manager icon in Control Panel). Setting Up 4-Channel Audio STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in your system tray (you what type of equipment is completed...
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STEP 3: Connect the 4-channel speakers to open the Audio Control Panel. Doubleclick the icon to the audio jacks on the type of speaker connected (4channel audio consists of equipment is completed. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 66 - In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. Choose a device depending on the motherboard and the surround cable, a small window...
STEP 3: Connect the 4-channel speakers to open the Audio Control Panel. Doubleclick the icon to the audio jacks on the type of speaker connected (4channel audio consists of equipment is completed. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 66 - In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. Choose a device depending on the motherboard and the surround cable, a small window...
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...cable, a small window will pop up and ask you can also find an Audio Manager icon in Control Panel). Doubleclick the icon to the audio jacks on the type of speaker connected (6channel audio consists of equipment is completed. In the upper left list, click 6CH Speaker. ...Appendix The 6-channel audio setup is connected. STEP 3: Connect the 6-channel speakers to open the Audio Control Panel. - 67 - Setting Up 8-Channel Audio STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in your system tray (you ...
...cable, a small window will pop up and ask you can also find an Audio Manager icon in Control Panel). Doubleclick the icon to the audio jacks on the type of speaker connected (6channel audio consists of equipment is completed. In the upper left list, click 6CH Speaker. ...Appendix The 6-channel audio setup is connected. STEP 3: Connect the 6-channel speakers to open the Audio Control Panel. - 67 - Setting Up 8-Channel Audio STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in your system tray (you ...
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... Speaker Out, and Side Speaker Out) then click OK. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector to support AC97 Audio mode, go to the audio jacks on the type of speaker connected (8channel audio consists of equipment is completed. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 68 - Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users...
... Speaker Out, and Side Speaker Out) then click OK. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector to support AC97 Audio mode, go to the audio jacks on the type of speaker connected (8channel audio consists of equipment is completed. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 68 - Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users...