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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® ICH7 LAN Onboard RTL8111B chip...
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® ICH7 LAN Onboard RTL8111B chip...
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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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... hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Align the indented corner of the CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position. (Grasping the CPU firmly between the CPU and CPU cooler. 4. Please make sure that supports HT Technology - It is... gold colored triangle located on the edge of the CPU Metal Lever Fig. 1 Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU socket. Please make sure the CPU cooler is installed on the CPU prior to the CPU during installation.) GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 12 - Please set beyond the proper...
... hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Align the indented corner of the CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position. (Grasping the CPU firmly between the CPU and CPU cooler. 4. Please make sure that supports HT Technology - It is... gold colored triangle located on the edge of the CPU Metal Lever Fig. 1 Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU socket. Please make sure the CPU cooler is installed on the CPU prior to the CPU during installation.) GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 12 - Please set beyond the proper...
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...sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of the BIOS. Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped. Floppy 3 Mode Support (for a disk error; it will not stop for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is determined by POST ...detected during the POST. Halt on the motherboard. No Errors The system boot will stop for any error that has been installed in the CPU's memory address map. - 33 - it will not stop for all other errors. Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will not stop...
...sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of the BIOS. Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped. Floppy 3 Mode Support (for a disk error; it will not stop for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is determined by POST ...detected during the POST. Halt on the motherboard. No Errors The system boot will stop for any error that has been installed in the CPU's memory address map. - 33 - it will not stop for all other errors. Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will not stop...
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Capability CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Limit CPUID Max. to exit this menu. GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 34 - LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. Disabled Disable this function. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to Setup ...-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. If you install a processor which supports this function. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features...
Capability CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Limit CPUID Max. to exit this menu. GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 34 - LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. Disabled Disable this function. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to Setup ...-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. If you install a processor which supports this function. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features...
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... BIOS POST screen, set this function. Disable CPUID Limit for operating system with multi processors mode supported. CPU EIST Function (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU EIST function. (Default value) Disable EIST function. If you install a processor which supports this function. - 35 - BIOS Setup Enabled Disabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Virtualization Technology (Note) Enabled Enable...
... BIOS POST screen, set this function. Disable CPUID Limit for operating system with multi processors mode supported. CPU EIST Function (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU EIST function. (Default value) Disable EIST function. If you install a processor which supports this function. - 35 - BIOS Setup Enabled Disabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Virtualization Technology (Note) Enabled Enable...
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...: Optimized Defaults Incorrectly using these components. GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 44 - Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value) Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Racing. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(9%,11%) by CPU loading. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will show up when you install a processor which supports this function. (Default value) Cruise Sports...
...: Optimized Defaults Incorrectly using these components. GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 44 - Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value) Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Racing. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(9%,11%) by CPU loading. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will show up when you install a processor which supports this function. (Default value) Cruise Sports...
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... (Default value) +0.1V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.1V. +0.2V +0.3V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.3V. Normal CPU Vcore Display your system broken. Incorrect using it may occur. For power End-User use only! The adjustable range is dependent ... by overclocking your system through the increase of the CPU voltage, damage to the CPU or decrease in the CPU life expectancy may cause your CPU Vcore Voltage. CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore. Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 46 - Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to...
... (Default value) +0.1V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.1V. +0.2V +0.3V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.3V. Normal CPU Vcore Display your system broken. Incorrect using it may occur. For power End-User use only! The adjustable range is dependent ... by overclocking your system through the increase of the CPU voltage, damage to the CPU or decrease in the CPU life expectancy may cause your CPU Vcore Voltage. CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore. Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. GA-945PL-(D)S3 Motherboard - 46 - Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to...
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...control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page 4. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check...Button / Display Description 1. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. Appendix and M.I .B. and M.I .B. setting page 3. GO Confirmation and Execution button 6. Display screen Display panel of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC ...
...control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page 4. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check...Button / Display Description 1. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. Appendix and M.I .B. and M.I .B. setting page 3. GO Confirmation and Execution button 6. Display screen Display panel of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC ...