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Box Contents GA-945GCM-S2L or GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only ...
Box Contents GA-945GCM-S2L or GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only ...
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...Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Support for Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology L2 cache varies with CPU ...: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Only for GA-945GCM-S2C. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 10 - Only for GA-945GCM-S2L.
...Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Support for Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology L2 cache varies with CPU ...: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Only for GA-945GCM-S2C. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 10 - Only for GA-945GCM-S2L.
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Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header ...
Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header ...
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mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) • Always turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating and damage of ... incorrectly. (Or you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.
mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) • Always turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating and damage of ... incorrectly. (Or you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.
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...cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it side to side to this port for GA-945GCM-S2L. - 19 - Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data ...Off No data transmission or receiving is also called a printer port. Only for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. Use this port. 1-6 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2...
...cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it side to side to this port for GA-945GCM-S2L. - 19 - Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data ...Off No data transmission or receiving is also called a printer port. Only for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. Use this port. 1-6 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2...
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... can be connected to this jack. Refer to the instructions on setting up to connect front speakers in a 4/5.1-channel audio configuration. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 20 - The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. Line Out Jack (Green) The default line out ... rate. Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. RJ-45 LAN Port The Fast Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up a 2/4/5.1-channel audio configuration in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio." Use this audio jack for GA-945GCM-S2C.
... can be connected to this jack. Refer to the instructions on setting up to connect front speakers in a 4/5.1-channel audio configuration. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 20 - The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. Line Out Jack (Green) The default line out ... rate. Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. RJ-45 LAN Port The Fast Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up a 2/4/5.1-channel audio configuration in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio." Use this audio jack for GA-945GCM-S2C.
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... is recommended that a system fan be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the floppy disk drive cable. The types of the cable is the ground wire. Before connecting a floppy disk drive, be installed inside the chassis. Most fans are : 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 ...MB, and 2.88 MB. For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to connect a floppy disk drive. CPU_FAN : Pin No. The pin 1 of floppy disk drives supported are designed with fan speed control design. Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks. The...
... is recommended that a system fan be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the floppy disk drive cable. The types of the cable is the ground wire. Before connecting a floppy disk drive, be installed inside the chassis. Most fans are : 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 ...MB, and 2.88 MB. For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to connect a floppy disk drive. CPU_FAN : Pin No. The pin 1 of floppy disk drives supported are designed with fan speed control design. Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks. The...
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... SATA device. 7 1 SATAII3 7 1 SATAII2 7 1 7 1 SATAII1 SATAII0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 24 - If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE ... 40 39 2 1 7) SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH7) The SATA connectors conform to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to SATA ...
... SATA device. 7 1 SATAII3 7 1 SATAII2 7 1 7 1 SATAII1 SATAII0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 24 - If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE ... 40 39 2 1 7) SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH7) The SATA connectors conform to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to SATA ...
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... is in S1 sleep state. The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is operating. The LED is on when the hard drive is in different patterns to indicate the problem. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform...design may differ by issuing a beep code. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 26 - The LED is off your chassis front panel module to this header according to the pin assignments below. You...
... is in S1 sleep state. The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is operating. The LED is on when the hard drive is in different patterns to indicate the problem. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform...design may differ by issuing a beep code. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 26 - The LED is off your chassis front panel module to this header according to the pin assignments below. You...
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... the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments, please contact the chassis manufacturer. 12) CD_IN (CD In Connector) You may connect your optical drive to activate AC'97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio." • Audio signals will make the device unable to this header...
... the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments, please contact the chassis manufacturer. 12) CD_IN (CD In Connector) You may connect your optical drive to activate AC'97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio." • Audio signals will make the device unable to this header...
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...the POST. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. Intel I945 BIOS for one time only. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash... to enter BIOS Setup first. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for 945GCM-S2L E10 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/01/2007-I945-6A89HG0IC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS Setup/Q-...
...the POST. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. Intel I945 BIOS for one time only. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash... to enter BIOS Setup first. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for 945GCM-S2L E10 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/01/2007-I945-6A89HG0IC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS Setup/Q-...
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... not to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 34 - Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of your CPU, memory, etc. Load Fail-Safe Defaults...
... not to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 34 - Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of your CPU, memory, etc. Load Fail-Safe Defaults...
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... 0 Slave ` IDE Channel 2 Master ` IDE Channel 2 Slave ` IDE Channel 3 Master ` IDE Channel 3 Slave [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On [1.44M, 3.5"] [Disabled] [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory 640K 510M KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD...parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Time Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the three methods below : ...
... 0 Slave ` IDE Channel 2 Master ` IDE Channel 2 Slave ` IDE Channel 3 Master ` IDE Channel 3 Slave [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On [1.44M, 3.5"] [Disabled] [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory 640K 510M KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD...parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Time Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the three methods below : ...
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...The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will not stop for all other errors. Extended Memory The amount of heads. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 36 - Head Number of extended memory. Capacity Approximate capacity ...of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Options are : Disabled (default), Drive A. Halt on the hard drive. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects ...
...The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will not stop for all other errors. Extended Memory The amount of heads. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 36 - Head Number of extended memory. Capacity Approximate capacity ...of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Options are : Disabled (default), Drive A. Halt on the hard drive. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects ...
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...: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of the hard drive and to move it up or down on the list. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard... password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu. HDD S.M.A.R.T. This feature allows your hard drive. First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the installed hard drives. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 37 - Setup System A password...
...: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of the hard drive and to move it up or down on the list. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard... password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu. HDD S.M.A.R.T. This feature allows your hard drive. First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the installed hard drives. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 37 - Setup System A password...
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... devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 40 - SATA Port...
... devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 40 - SATA Port...
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... in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system ...press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to restart your optional drive. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. •...
... in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system ...press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to restart your optional drive. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. •...
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...longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the amount of it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system data and perform restoration of data). • It is recommended ...; VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress...
...longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the amount of it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system data and perform restoration of data). • It is recommended ...; VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress...
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... the changes and exit. 2. Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; Figure 1 Figure 2 3. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Figure 3 GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 58 - actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Set CD-ROM...
... the changes and exit. 2. Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; Figure 1 Figure 2 3. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Figure 3 GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 58 - actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Set CD-ROM...
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...create new partitions or use . Figure 7 - 59 - Unique Features If this occurs, reinstall the operating system and re-partition your hard drive (Figure 6, 7). Go to Computer Management to use Xpress Recovery2. If your desktop and select Manage (Figure 4). However, if Disk Management shows the ...hard drive only contains the System partition without any unallocated space, you will save the backup file. Please note that if there is not properly...
...create new partitions or use . Figure 7 - 59 - Unique Features If this occurs, reinstall the operating system and re-partition your hard drive (Figure 6, 7). Go to Computer Management to use Xpress Recovery2. If your desktop and select Manage (Figure 4). However, if Disk Management shows the ...hard drive only contains the System partition without any unallocated space, you will save the backup file. Please note that if there is not properly...