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Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) SPDIF In and Out Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) e-SATA Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-3SATPW-11R) - 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1, FDD Cable x 1 SATA 3Gb/s Cable x 2 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice.
Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) SPDIF In and Out Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) e-SATA Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-3SATPW-11R) - 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1, FDD Cable x 1 SATA 3Gb/s Cable x 2 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice.
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...3. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. 6. Damage due to use of uncertified components. 5. Please verify that all cables and power connectors are required for warranty validation. 2. Damage due to natural disaster, accident or human cause. 2. Please do... When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any installation steps or have these items on the motherboard. Prior to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 9 - Product determined to the installation of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hardware Installation Before using the product, please ...
...3. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. 6. Damage due to use of uncertified components. 5. Please verify that all cables and power connectors are required for warranty validation. 2. Damage due to natural disaster, accident or human cause. 2. Please do... When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any installation steps or have these items on the motherboard. Prior to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 9 - Product determined to the installation of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Hardware Installation Before using the product, please ...
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... Celeron® D L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 945PL Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 LAN Onboard RTL8111B chip (10/100/1000Mbit) Audio Onboard Realtek ALC888 CODEC ...1 CD In connector 1 S/PDIF In/Out connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector "*" Only the GA-945PL-DS3 adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 -
... Celeron® D L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 945PL Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 LAN Onboard RTL8111B chip (10/100/1000Mbit) Audio Onboard Realtek ALC888 CODEC ...1 CD In connector 1 S/PDIF In/Out connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector "*" Only the GA-945PL-DS3 adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 -
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...power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. Sometimes will not work. Remember to connect the CPU/system fan cable to the CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN connector to prevent CPU damage or system hanging caused by overheating. 1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN 1 PWR_FAN CPU_FAN: Pin No... installed wrong direction, the chip fan will damage the chip fan. (Usually black cable is the ground wire (GND). The black connector wire is GND) Pin No. Definition 1 1 GND 2 +12V 3 NC GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 20 - Most coolers are designed with color-coded...
...power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. Sometimes will not work. Remember to connect the CPU/system fan cable to the CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN connector to prevent CPU damage or system hanging caused by overheating. 1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN 1 PWR_FAN CPU_FAN: Pin No... installed wrong direction, the chip fan will damage the chip fan. (Usually black cable is the ground wire (GND). The black connector wire is GND) Pin No. Definition 1 1 GND 2 +12V 3 NC GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 20 - Most coolers are designed with color-coded...
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... the foolproof groove in the IDE connector. 2 40 1 39 8) FDD (FDD Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other as Master and the other end of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector. 33 1 34 2 - 21 - Before attaching the... FDD cable, please take note of the cable connects to the instructions located on the IDE device). Hardware Installation Before attaching the IDE cable, please take note of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and ...
... the foolproof groove in the IDE connector. 2 40 1 39 8) FDD (FDD Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other as Master and the other end of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector. 33 1 34 2 - 21 - Before attaching the... FDD cable, please take note of the cable connects to the instructions located on the IDE device). Hardware Installation Before attaching the IDE cable, please take note of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and ...
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...Connector) The S/PDIF output is capable of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the S/PDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Hardware Installation Use S/PDIF IN feature only when .... Be careful with the polarity of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to work or even damage it. For optional S/PDIF cable, please contact your local dealer. 26 15 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND - 25 - Pin No....
...Connector) The S/PDIF output is capable of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the S/PDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Hardware Installation Use S/PDIF IN feature only when .... Be careful with the polarity of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to work or even damage it. For optional S/PDIF cable, please contact your local dealer. 26 15 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND - 25 - Pin No....
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Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to detect if the chassis cover is ...removed. English 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Pin No. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer. 2 10 1 9 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition Power (5V) Power (... You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. Definition 1 1 Signal 2 GND GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 26 -
Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to detect if the chassis cover is ...removed. English 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Pin No. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer. 2 10 1 9 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition Power (5V) Power (... You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. Definition 1 1 Signal 2 GND GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 26 -
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...PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST. English USB Controller Enabled... USB Mouse Support. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support. Enabled BIOS will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: - 37 - This feature will scan all USB storage devices. (Default value) Disabled ...
...PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST. English USB Controller Enabled... USB Mouse Support. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support. Enabled BIOS will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: - 37 - This feature will scan all USB storage devices. (Default value) Disabled ...
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... at about 1.6m on a specified pair of the onboard LAN chip. When a Cable Problem Occurs... GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 - Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length= 30m Link Detected Cable Length Displays transmission speed Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Note: The Gigabit hub will operate at a speed of 10/100/1000Mbps in...
... at about 1.6m on a specified pair of the onboard LAN chip. When a Cable Problem Occurs... GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 - Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length= 30m Link Detected Cable Length Displays transmission speed Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Note: The Gigabit hub will operate at a speed of 10/100/1000Mbps in...
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Enabled When this function. Note: In fact, the Voltage option can adjust the fan speed with a 4-pin fan power cable. Users can be used for it. (Default Value) Voltage Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with Easy Tune based on CPU temperature. Auto ... sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for CPU fans with a 3-pin fan power cable. PWM Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with 3-pin or 4-pin power cables. However, some 4-pin CPU fan power cables are not designed following Intel 4-Wire fans PWM control specifications. With such CPU fans, selecting...
Enabled When this function. Note: In fact, the Voltage option can adjust the fan speed with a 4-pin fan power cable. Users can be used for it. (Default Value) Voltage Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with Easy Tune based on CPU temperature. Auto ... sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for CPU fans with a 3-pin fan power cable. PWM Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with 3-pin or 4-pin power cables. However, some 4-pin CPU fan power cables are not designed following Intel 4-Wire fans PWM control specifications. With such CPU fans, selecting...