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...® D L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 945PL Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH7...CPU fan connector 1 system fan connector 1 power fan connector 1 northbridge 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 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector "*" Only the GA-945PL-DS3...
...® D L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 945PL Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH7...CPU fan connector 1 system fan connector 1 power fan connector 1 northbridge 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 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector "*" Only the GA-945PL-DS3...
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... Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8718 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / Power / System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / Power / System fan failure warning Supports CPU Smart Fan function BIOS 1 4 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Additional Features...
... Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8718 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / Power / System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / Power / System fan failure warning Supports CPU Smart Fan function BIOS 1 4 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Additional Features...
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...proper specifications, please do so according to your computer system requires all of the CPU Metal Lever Fig. 1 Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU prior to the CPU during installation.) GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 12 - Fig. 2 Remove the plastic covering...permanent damage of Hyper-Threading Technology for your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. BIOS: A BIOS that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please make sure the CPU cooler is not recommended that has optimizations for the peripherals. Please...
...proper specifications, please do so according to your computer system requires all of the CPU Metal Lever Fig. 1 Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU prior to the CPU during installation.) GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 12 - Fig. 2 Remove the plastic covering...permanent damage of Hyper-Threading Technology for your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. BIOS: A BIOS that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please make sure the CPU cooler is not recommended that has optimizations for the peripherals. Please...
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...error the system will stop for a disk error; Memory The category is display-only which is present during power up. Floppy 3 Mode Support (for the hard drive. Halt on the motherboard. The two options are: Large/Auto(default: Auto) Capacity Capacity of the BIOS. All... 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the CPU's memory address map. - 33 - This is Enabled). 720K, 3.5" 1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M...
...error the system will stop for a disk error; Memory The category is display-only which is present during power up. Floppy 3 Mode Support (for the hard drive. Halt on the motherboard. The two options are: Large/Auto(default: Auto) Capacity Capacity of the BIOS. All... 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the CPU's memory address map. - 33 - This is Enabled). 720K, 3.5" 1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M...
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... function. ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. If you install a processor which supports this function. GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - Press to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note) CPU EIST Function (Note) Virtualization Technology (Note) Full Screen LOGO Show [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard...
... function. ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. If you install a processor which supports this function. GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - Press to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note) CPU EIST Function (Note) Virtualization Technology (Note) Full Screen LOGO Show [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard...
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...this function. English HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. (Default value) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. (Default value) Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. Please note that this... see BIOS POST screen, set this function. - 35 - CPU EIST Function (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU EIST function. (Default value) Disable EIST function. If you install a processor which supports this item to 3 when use older OS like NT4. Virtualization...
...this function. English HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. (Default value) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. (Default value) Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. Please note that this... see BIOS POST screen, set this function. - 35 - CPU EIST Function (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU EIST function. (Default value) Disable EIST function. If you install a processor which supports this item to 3 when use older OS like NT4. Virtualization...
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... Memory Frequency (Mhz) DIMM OverVoltage Control PCI-E OverVoltage Control FSB OverVoltage Control CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore [18X] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] 200 Auto [Auto] 533... to Turbo. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(15%,17%) by CPU loading. Set C.I .A.2 to Racing. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(9%,11%) by CPU loading. GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard...increase CPU frequency(7%,9%) by CPU loading. C.I.A.2 C.I .A.2 to these features may result in system instability or corruption. Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU, chipsets...
... Memory Frequency (Mhz) DIMM OverVoltage Control PCI-E OverVoltage Control FSB OverVoltage Control CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore [18X] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] 200 Auto [Auto] 533... to Turbo. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(15%,17%) by CPU loading. Set C.I .A.2 to Racing. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(9%,11%) by CPU loading. GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard...increase CPU frequency(7%,9%) by CPU loading. C.I.A.2 C.I .A.2 to these features may result in system instability or corruption. Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU, chipsets...
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The adjustable range is dependent on CPUs. (Default value: Normal) Please note that by overclocking your CPU Vcore Voltage. GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 46 - English FSB OverVoltage Control Normal Set FSB OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V...Control to +0.1V. +0.2V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. +0.3V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to the CPU or decrease in the CPU life expectancy may occur. Normal CPU Vcore Display your system through the increase of the CPU voltage, damage to +0.3V. CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore.
The adjustable range is dependent on CPUs. (Default value: Normal) Please note that by overclocking your CPU Vcore Voltage. GA-945PL-(D)S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 46 - English FSB OverVoltage Control Normal Set FSB OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V...Control to +0.1V. +0.2V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. +0.3V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to the CPU or decrease in the CPU life expectancy may occur. Normal CPU Vcore Display your system through the increase of the CPU voltage, damage to +0.3V. CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore.
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... Smart-Fan setting page 4. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5. Overclocking...Overview Button / Display Description 1. and M.I .B./2 setting page 3. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system ...
... Smart-Fan setting page 4. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5. Overclocking...Overview Button / Display Description 1. and M.I .B./2 setting page 3. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system ...