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......6 GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket...Set Supervisor/User Password 61 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 62 2-14 Exit Without Saving 62 2-15 Security Chip Configuration (Note 63 Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. - 4 -
......6 GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket...Set Supervisor/User Password 61 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 62 2-14 Exit Without Saving 62 2-15 Security Chip Configuration (Note 63 Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. - 4 -
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...Q-Share ...82 4-7 Time Repair ...83 4-8 Teaming ...84 Chapter 5 Appendix ...87 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 87 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 87 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 95 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 100 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio... 107 5-3 Troubleshooting 108 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 108 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 109 Regulatory Statements 111 Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. (Note) This feature is optional due to different regional policy. - 5 -
...Q-Share ...82 4-7 Time Repair ...83 4-8 Teaming ...84 Chapter 5 Appendix ...87 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 87 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 87 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 95 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 100 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio... 107 5-3 Troubleshooting 108 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 108 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 109 Regulatory Statements 111 Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. (Note) This feature is optional due to different regional policy. - 5 -
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Box Contents GA-EP45-DS3R or GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables One SATA bracket I/O Shield Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard... only. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51R) 2-port IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-01R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R...
Box Contents GA-EP45-DS3R or GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables One SATA bracket I/O Shield Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard... only. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51R) 2-port IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-01R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R...
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... 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a CODEC LPC Bus IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse TPM (Note) Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) Only for GA-EP45-DS3. (Note...) This feature is optional due to different regional policy. - 8 - Only for GA-EP45-DS3R.
... 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a CODEC LPC Bus IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse TPM (Note) Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) Only for GA-EP45-DS3. (Note...) This feature is optional due to different regional policy. - 8 - Only for GA-EP45-DS3R.
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... disk drive connector supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) Only for GA-EP45-DS3. 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus...system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for...
... disk drive connector supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) Only for GA-EP45-DS3. 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus...system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for...
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... headers) Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD...
... headers) Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD...
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... back panel with a screw. Hardware Installation Before connecting the SATA signal cable, make sure to the SATA port on your motherboard. Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. - 19 - Step 2: Connect the SATA cable from the bracket SATA signal cable into to hardware. • Insert the SATA signal cable and SATA power cable securely into the corresponding connectors when installing...
... back panel with a screw. Hardware Installation Before connecting the SATA signal cable, make sure to the SATA port on your motherboard. Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. - 19 - Step 2: Connect the SATA cable from the bracket SATA signal cable into to hardware. • Insert the SATA signal cable and SATA power cable securely into the corresponding connectors when installing...
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...) The IDE connector supports up to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Please connect the L-shaped end of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for GA-EP45-DS3. - 25 - Hardware Installation If you... wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. SATA2_4 7 1 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 SATA2_3...
...) The IDE connector supports up to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Please connect the L-shaped end of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for GA-EP45-DS3. - 25 - Hardware Installation If you... wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. SATA2_4 7 1 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 SATA2_3...
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...1 2 3 Definition MPD+ MPDMPD- The LED is off (S5). If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. 8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are to be used, the total number of hard drives does not have to be used to connect... array. Pin No. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off when the system is operating. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard 1 - 26 - The LED is on when the system is in S1 sleep state. System Status LED S0 On S1 Blinking S3...
...1 2 3 Definition MPD+ MPDMPD- The LED is off (S5). If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. 8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are to be used, the total number of hard drives does not have to be used to connect... array. Pin No. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off when the system is operating. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard 1 - 26 - The LED is on when the system is in S1 sleep state. System Status LED S0 On S1 Blinking S3...
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GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 38 - A supervisor password allows you to restrict access to make changes. Save & Exit Setup Save all the ...available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power-saving functions. ... for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for GA-EP45-DS3R.
GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 38 - A supervisor password allows you to restrict access to make changes. Save & Exit Setup Save all the ...available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power-saving functions. ... for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for GA-EP45-DS3R.
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Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to autodetect the parameters of the three methods below: GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 46 - is week (read-only), month, date and year. 2-4 Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) CMOS Setup Utility.... IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to set the date. IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. For example, 1 p.m. The date format is 13:0:0. Select the desired field and use the up arrow...
Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to autodetect the parameters of the three methods below: GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 46 - is week (read-only), month, date and year. 2-4 Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) CMOS Setup Utility.... IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to set the date. IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. For example, 1 p.m. The date format is 13:0:0. Select the desired field and use the up arrow...
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...Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. IDE Channel 2/3 Master, IDE Channel 4 Master/Slave IDE Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on the system. - 47 - If you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Floppy 3 Mode ...a non-fatal error the system boot will stop for any error. • Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) • None If no IDE/SATA devices are used , set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the...
...Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. IDE Channel 2/3 Master, IDE Channel 4 Master/Slave IDE Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on the system. - 47 - If you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Floppy 3 Mode ...a non-fatal error the system boot will stop for any error. • Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) • None If no IDE/SATA devices are used , set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the...
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... interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP45-DS3. - 51 - Only for the SATA controllers. BIOS Setup Only for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software...
... interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP45-DS3. - 51 - Only for the SATA controllers. BIOS Setup Only for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software...
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... GA-EP45-DS3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that do not support Native mode, e.g. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers... with other device. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 52 - Disabled Disables AHCI for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel ICH10...
... GA-EP45-DS3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that do not support Native mode, e.g. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers... with other device. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 52 - Disabled Disables AHCI for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel ICH10...
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...space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; When hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. - 69 - Before You Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file... are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities....
...space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; When hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. - 69 - Before You Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file... are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities....
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... is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the key during the POST or pressing the key in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take...may result in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you to enter MSDOS mode. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. What is corrupted or damaged, the backup... Q-Flash by adding one more physical BIOS chip. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to access Q-Flash. Restart the system. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 74 -
... is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the key during the POST or pressing the key in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take...may result in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you to enter MSDOS mode. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. What is corrupted or damaged, the backup... Q-Flash by adding one more physical BIOS chip. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to access Q-Flash. Restart the system. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 74 -
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... file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to update BIOS?" Unique Features Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the...
... file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to update BIOS?" Unique Features Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the...
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... must have more than 1 GB of capacity and over 300 MB of available space. • Each storage volume can restore system data on PATA and SATA hard drives. 4-7 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology, Time Repair allows you cannot edit the contents of a shadow copy. - 83...
... must have more than 1 GB of capacity and over 300 MB of available space. • Each storage volume can restore system data on PATA and SATA hard drives. 4-7 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology, Time Repair allows you cannot edit the contents of a shadow copy. - 83...
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... is recommended that you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. - 87 - If you do not want to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you...
... is recommended that you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. - 87 - If you do not want to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you...
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GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 88 - B. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you do not want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Disabled or AHCI. If...version. The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup . CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard ...
GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 88 - B. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you do not want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Disabled or AHCI. If...version. The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup . CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard ...