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Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-8I945GZME-RH 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 CPU and CPU Cooler 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 15 1-5-1 Graphics Card Support List 16 1-6 I/O Back...
Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-8I945GZME-RH 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 CPU and CPU Cooler 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 15 1-5-1 Graphics Card Support List 16 1-6 I/O Back...
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Block Diagram VGA PCI-ECLK (100MHz) LGA775 Processor Host Interface Intel 945GZ GMCH DDRII 533MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory PCI Express x4 PCI Bus Marvell 8001 RJ45 Intel ICH7 CODEC BIOS 4 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100 IDE Channel IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Ports 3 PCI 8 USB Ports PS/2 KB/Mouse PCICLK (33MHz) Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out - 8 -
Block Diagram VGA PCI-ECLK (100MHz) LGA775 Processor Host Interface Intel 945GZ GMCH DDRII 533MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory PCI Express x4 PCI Bus Marvell 8001 RJ45 Intel ICH7 CODEC BIOS 4 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100 IDE Channel IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Ports 3 PCI 8 USB Ports PS/2 KB/Mouse PCICLK (33MHz) Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out - 8 -
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... - 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3), allowing connection of 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices O.S Support Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Memory 2 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 2GB memory) Supports dual channel DDRII 533 DIMMs Supports 1.8V DDRII DIMMs Expanstion Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot(Note 2) ...; 1 COMB connector 1 power LED connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 SPDIF In/Out connector 1 HDA_SUR connector GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 10 -
... - 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3), allowing connection of 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices O.S Support Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Memory 2 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 2GB memory) Supports dual channel DDRII 533 DIMMs Supports 1.8V DDRII DIMMs Expanstion Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot(Note 2) ...; 1 COMB connector 1 power LED connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 SPDIF In/Out connector 1 HDA_SUR connector GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 10 -
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...will not insert properly. Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. BIOS: A BIOS that has optimizations for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond hardware ... to the upright position. Fig. 3 Notice the small gold colored triangle located on the CPU socket to the CPU during installation.) GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 12 - Avoid twisting or bending motions that supports HT Technology - OS: An operation system that supports HT Technology and ...
...will not insert properly. Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. BIOS: A BIOS that has optimizations for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond hardware ... to the upright position. Fig. 3 Notice the small gold colored triangle located on the CPU socket to the CPU during installation.) GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 12 - Avoid twisting or bending motions that supports HT Technology - OS: An operation system that supports HT Technology and ...
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... and brand be installed in one direction. Reverse the installation steps when you are designed so that the computer power is supported by the motherboard. Memory modules are unable to insert the module, please switch the direction. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 14 - Please make sure that they can only fit in only one direction...
... and brand be installed in one direction. Reverse the installation steps when you are designed so that the computer power is supported by the motherboard. Memory modules are unable to insert the module, please switch the direction. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 14 - Please make sure that they can only fit in only one direction...
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English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-8I945GZME-RH supports the Dual Channel Technology. Remove your VGA card is ...bar. Install related driver from the computer. 3. To enable Dual Channel mode with two memory modules (it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you wish to CPU limitation, ...if you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color. 1-5 Installation of Memory Bus will not be enabled if only one memory module is locked by following the steps outlined below : 1. Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion ...
English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-8I945GZME-RH supports the Dual Channel Technology. Remove your VGA card is ...bar. Install related driver from the computer. 3. To enable Dual Channel mode with two memory modules (it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you wish to CPU limitation, ...if you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color. 1-5 Installation of Memory Bus will not be enabled if only one memory module is locked by following the steps outlined below : 1. Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion ...
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... Channel 0 Slave ` IDE Channel 2 Master ` IDE Channel 2 Slave ` IDE Channel 3 Master ` IDE Channel 3 Slave Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [Disabled] [All, But Keyboard] 640K 239M Change the day, month, year Sun. to ...to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) • None Select this if no IDE devices are : Large/Auto(default:Auto) GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 32 - For example, 1 p.m. You can manually input the correct settings. Day The day, from 1999 through 2098...
... Channel 0 Slave ` IDE Channel 2 Master ` IDE Channel 2 Slave ` IDE Channel 3 Master ` IDE Channel 3 Slave Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [Disabled] [All, But Keyboard] 640K 239M Change the day, month, year Sun. to ...to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) • None Select this if no IDE devices are : Large/Auto(default:Auto) GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 32 - For example, 1 p.m. You can manually input the correct settings. Day The day, from 1999 through 2098...
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...byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map. - 33 - Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is typically... Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of the base memory is 3 mode Floppy Drive. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that has been installed in the system. ...
...byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map. - 33 - Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is typically... Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of the base memory is 3 mode Floppy Drive. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that has been installed in the system. ...
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...Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 34 - First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. Disabled Disable this menu. LS120...Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check # CPU Hyper-Threading Limit CPUID Max. to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note) CPU EIST Function (Note) Virtualization Technology (Note) ...
...Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 34 - First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. Disabled Disable this menu. LS120...Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check # CPU Hyper-Threading Limit CPUID Max. to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note) CPU EIST Function (Note) Virtualization Technology (Note) ...
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... size to 3 when use older OS like NT4. BIOS Setup Please note that this feature is only working for windows XP. (Default value) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable No-Execute Memory Protect function. (Default value) Disable No-Execute Memory Protect function. Disabled (Default value) Disables CPU Hyper Threading.
... size to 3 when use older OS like NT4. BIOS Setup Please note that this feature is only working for windows XP. (Default value) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable No-Execute Memory Protect function. (Default value) Disable No-Execute Memory Protect function. Disabled (Default value) Disables CPU Hyper Threading.
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KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 40 - English Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to the Last state ... your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to set the password. Enter Input password(from 1 to 5 characters to power on password. Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state. (Default value) Full-On When AC-power back to the system...
KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 40 - English Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to the Last state ... your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to set the password. Enter Input password(from 1 to 5 characters to power on password. Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state. (Default value) Full-On When AC-power back to the system...
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... supports this function. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 44 - For power end-user use only. System Memory Multiplier Wrong frequency may cause your system broken. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on "System Memory Multiplier" item. (...English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio (Note) System Memory Multiplier Memory Frequency (Mhz) [18X] [Auto] 533 Item Help Menu Level` Set CPU Ratio if CPU Ratio is not changeable. The...
... supports this function. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 44 - For power end-user use only. System Memory Multiplier Wrong frequency may cause your system broken. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on "System Memory Multiplier" item. (...English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio (Note) System Memory Multiplier Memory Frequency (Mhz) [18X] [Auto] 533 Item Help Menu Level` Set CPU Ratio if CPU Ratio is not changeable. The...
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... Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file 11. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. setting page 3. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. - 53 - Appendix PC Health Enters the PC ...5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. and M.I .A. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page 4. "...
... Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file 11. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. setting page 3. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. - 53 - Appendix PC Health Enters the PC ...5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. and M.I .A. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page 4. "...
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System requirements: 1. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 54 - Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, ... completed, subsequent access to boot from CD-ROM. It is able to provide quick backup and restoration of system memory 3. English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM for 8I945GZME-RH E4 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 05/18/2006-I945-6A79HG0VC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1....
System requirements: 1. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 54 - Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, ... completed, subsequent access to boot from CD-ROM. It is able to provide quick backup and restoration of system memory 3. English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM for 8I945GZME-RH E4 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 05/18/2006-I945-6A79HG0VC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1....
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... has dual-BIOS, please refer to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 56 - Using Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling around with any utility in Flash ROM. Before You Begin: Before you how to..., VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in the same screen. Part One: Updating BIOS with caution!! In the BIOS menu of Gigabyte motherboards are combined in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary...
... has dual-BIOS, please refer to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 56 - Using Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling around with any utility in Flash ROM. Before You Begin: Before you how to..., VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in the same screen. Part One: Updating BIOS with caution!! In the BIOS menu of Gigabyte motherboards are combined in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary...
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...-6A79BG03C-00 - 59 - Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave...
...-6A79BG03C-00 - 59 - Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave...
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... System Health OK Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0) Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None Press DEL to exit the Q-Flash utility. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 62 - Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size SST...
... System Health OK Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0) Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None Press DEL to exit the Q-Flash utility. GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard - 62 - Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size SST...