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GA-946-DS3/ GA-946-S3 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family User's Manual Rev. 3301 12ME-946DS3-3301R * 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-946-DS3/ GA-946-S3 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family User's Manual Rev. 3301 12ME-946DS3-3301R * 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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...revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." The trademarks mentioned in the use of ...this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on how to ...
...revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." The trademarks mentioned in the use of ...this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on how to ...
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...-1UB030-21/R) SATA bracket (Part No. 12CF1-3SATPW-11R ) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-946-DS3 or GA-946-S3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables...
...-1UB030-21/R) SATA bracket (Part No. 12CF1-3SATPW-11R ) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-946-DS3 or GA-946-S3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables...
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...; Before turning on the computer power during the installation process can become damaged as a motherboard, CPU or memory. Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not allow screws to come in a high-temperature environment. • Turning on the power, make sure...
...; Before turning on the computer power during the installation process can become damaged as a motherboard, CPU or memory. Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not allow screws to come in a high-temperature environment. • Turning on the power, make sure...
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Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on the push pins diagonally. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU. Push down each push pin. Step 4: You should ...
Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on the push pins diagonally. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU. Push down each push pin. Step 4: You should ...
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Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS ... the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 18 - Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 2. Align the card with your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Install...
Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS ... the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 18 - Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 2. Align the card with your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Install...
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... do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds. English 16) CI (Chassis Intrusion Header) This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that...
... do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds. English 16) CI (Chassis Intrusion Header) This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that...
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... , set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set this item to None so the system will skip...
... , set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set this item to None so the system will skip...
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If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to None. If you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Options are : Auto (default), Large. All, ... KB will stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will be reserved for all other errors. Options are : Disabled (default), Drive A. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 36 - Cylinder Number of heads. Head Number of cylinders. Sector Number of extended memory. Extended Memory The amount of sectors. Total Memory The total...
If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to None. If you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Options are : Auto (default), Large. All, ... KB will stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will be reserved for all other errors. Options are : Disabled (default), Drive A. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 36 - Cylinder Number of heads. Head Number of cylinders. Sector Number of extended memory. Extended Memory The amount of sectors. Total Memory The total...
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... PATA mode and disables the integrated IDE controller. Disabled Disables the integrated IDE controller when Non-Combined is automatically configured to Combined mode, you can manually re-configure it to Enhanced mode as needed. (Default) Combined Sets all SATA devices to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. Disabled Disables the integrated SATA controller. If...
... PATA mode and disables the integrated IDE controller. Disabled Disables the integrated IDE controller when Non-Combined is automatically configured to Combined mode, you can manually re-configure it to Enhanced mode as needed. (Default) Combined Sets all SATA devices to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. Disabled Disables the integrated SATA controller. If...
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... of the graphics chip and memory. For a 533 MHz FSB CPU, set the CPU host frequency. BIOS Setup CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Allows you to manually set this item to 266 MHz. For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU, set the R.G.B. This item is configurable only if the CPU Host Clock Control option...
... of the graphics chip and memory. For a 533 MHz FSB CPU, set the CPU host frequency. BIOS Setup CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Allows you to manually set this item to 266 MHz. For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU, set the R.G.B. This item is configurable only if the CPU Host Clock Control option...
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... memory. Warning: Before using C.I .A.2 allows your system becomes unstable after overclocking, lower the overclocking ratio. If your system bus to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to help make your CPU. As stability is highly dependent... PCIe voltage. FSB OverVoltage Control Allows you to 150 MHz. The adjustable range is from 90 MHz to set memory voltage. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 48 - Options are dependent on CPU loading. English PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) Allows you to be changed dynamically...
... memory. Warning: Before using C.I .A.2 allows your system becomes unstable after overclocking, lower the overclocking ratio. If your system bus to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to help make your CPU. As stability is highly dependent... PCIe voltage. FSB OverVoltage Control Allows you to 150 MHz. The adjustable range is from 90 MHz to set memory voltage. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 48 - Options are dependent on CPU loading. English PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) Allows you to be changed dynamically...
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English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 55 - Drivers Installation
English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 55 - Drivers Installation
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...system. Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your system. Select the location where you save the BIOS update file (e.g. 946ds3.f1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the screen... sure the model name on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in the Files of type list. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 66 - Step 3: Press OK to begin the ...
...system. Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your system. Select the location where you save the BIOS update file (e.g. 946ds3.f1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the screen... sure the model name on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in the Files of type list. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 66 - Step 3: Press OK to begin the ...
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... 44.1KHz/ 48KHz/ 96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allow multiple audio streams (in jack and manually configure the jack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to be simultaneously processed. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet...
... 44.1KHz/ 48KHz/ 96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allow multiple audio streams (in jack and manually configure the jack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to be simultaneously processed. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet...