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GA-945PL-DS3/ GA-945PL-S3 Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core / CoreTM 2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 3301 12ME-945PLDS3-3301R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
GA-945PL-DS3/ GA-945PL-S3 Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core / CoreTM 2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 3301 12ME-945PLDS3-3301R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
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Motherboard GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 Oct. 25, 2006 Motherboard GA-945PL-DS3/ GA-945PL-S3 Oct. 25, 2006
Motherboard GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 Oct. 25, 2006 Motherboard GA-945PL-DS3/ GA-945PL-S3 Oct. 25, 2006
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Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the...1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 17 1-7 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu (For example: GA-945PL-DS3 BIOS Ver.: F2e 30 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 34 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 36 2-4 Power Management Setup 39 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 41...
Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the...1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 17 1-7 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu (For example: GA-945PL-DS3 BIOS Ver.: F2e 30 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 34 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 36 2-4 Power Management Setup 39 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 41...
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GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V LGA775 CPU_FAN GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 COMA LPT ATX USB USB_LAN F_AUDIO AUDIO NB_FAN Intel® 945PL RTL 8111B PCIE_3 PCIE_16 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 PWR_FAN CODEC PCIE_1 PCIE_2 IT8718 CI CD_IN SYS _FAN SPDIF_IO CLR_CMOS BATTERY Intel® ICH7 PCI1 SATAII0 BIOS PCI2 SATAII1 PCI3 FDD F_USB2 SATAII2 SATAII3 IDE1 F_PANEL F_USB1 PWR_LED - 7 -
GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V LGA775 CPU_FAN GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 COMA LPT ATX USB USB_LAN F_AUDIO AUDIO NB_FAN Intel® 945PL RTL 8111B PCIE_3 PCIE_16 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 PWR_FAN CODEC PCIE_1 PCIE_2 IT8718 CI CD_IN SYS _FAN SPDIF_IO CLR_CMOS BATTERY Intel® ICH7 PCI1 SATAII0 BIOS PCI2 SATAII1 PCI3 FDD F_USB2 SATAII2 SATAII3 IDE1 F_PANEL F_USB1 PWR_LED - 7 -
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GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 10 - 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 varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 945PL Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel...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 Motherboard - 10 - 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 varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 945PL Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel...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.
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... detection of the same channel with two or four memory modules (it is installed. 2. English Dual Channel Memory Configuration GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Intel chipset specifications. 1. Dual Channel... Dual Channel mode with double-sided memory modules to prevent system's failure to the dual channel memory configuration table below (Figure 1). GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel 0 : DDRII1, DDRII2 Channel 1 : DDRII3...
... detection of the same channel with two or four memory modules (it is installed. 2. English Dual Channel Memory Configuration GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Intel chipset specifications. 1. Dual Channel... Dual Channel mode with double-sided memory modules to prevent system's failure to the dual channel memory configuration table below (Figure 1). GA-945PL-DS3/GA-945PL-S3 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel 0 : DDRII1, DDRII2 Channel 1 : DDRII3...
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Startup Screen: (For example: GA-945PL-DS3 BIOS Ver.: F2e) English :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu
Startup Screen: (For example: GA-945PL-DS3 BIOS Ver.: F2e) English :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu
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... system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. Intel I945 BIOS for the first time, it will stay permanent in your CD-ROM drive. GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 56 - After Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on . . . Upon system restart, the message which... says "Boot from CD-ROM for 945PL-DS3 F2e . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :Xpress Recovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash 2/2/2007-I945-6A79TG0DC-00 : Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from CD-ROM. It ...
... system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. Intel I945 BIOS for the first time, it will stay permanent in your CD-ROM drive. GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 56 - After Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on . . . Upon system restart, the message which... says "Boot from CD-ROM for 945PL-DS3 F2e . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :Xpress Recovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash 2/2/2007-I945-6A79TG0DC-00 : Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from CD-ROM. It ...
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... HDD 0-0 Total size : 0 F5 : Refresh GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard Free size : 0 DEL : Delete - 58 - Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. 945plds3.F1) to Drive function. Select the floppy drive or hard drive where the BIOS file is potentially risky, please do it with caution. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed...
... HDD 0-0 Total size : 0 F5 : Refresh GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard Free size : 0 DEL : Delete - 58 - Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. 945plds3.F1) to Drive function. Select the floppy drive or hard drive where the BIOS file is potentially risky, please do it with caution. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed...