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The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-P43-ES3G motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE 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 and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) - 6 -
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-P43-ES3G motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE 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 and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) - 6 -
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GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V LGA775 CPU_FAN ATX COMA COAXIAL LPT R_USB USB_LAN SYS_FAN1 AUDIO Intel® P43 F_AUDIO RTL8111D PCIEX1 PCIEX16 GA-P43-ES3G PCI1 DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4 IDE IDE JMicron 368 PCI2 CODEC PCI3 SPDIF_O PCI4 IT8718 PCI5 CD_IN FDD Intel® ICH10 SYS_FAN2 M_BIOS BATTERY B_BIOS CLR_CMOS SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 CI F_PANEL PWR_LED F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 - 7 -
GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V LGA775 CPU_FAN ATX COMA COAXIAL LPT R_USB USB_LAN SYS_FAN1 AUDIO Intel® P43 F_AUDIO RTL8111D PCIEX1 PCIEX16 GA-P43-ES3G PCI1 DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4 IDE IDE JMicron 368 PCI2 CODEC PCI3 SPDIF_O PCI4 IT8718 PCI5 CD_IN FDD Intel® ICH10 SYS_FAN2 M_BIOS BATTERY B_BIOS CLR_CMOS SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 CI F_PANEL PWR_LED F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 - 7 -
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... MHz) LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(400(O.C.)333/266/200 MHz) Host Interface DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz PCI Express x16 Intel® P43 ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Express Bus JMicron 368 x1 1 PCI Express x1 x 1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Bus x1 RTL 8111D RJ45 LAN Intel...
... MHz) LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(400(O.C.)333/266/200 MHz) Host Interface DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz PCI Express x16 Intel® P43 ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Express Bus JMicron 368 x1 1 PCI Express x1 x 1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Bus x1 RTL 8111D RJ45 LAN Intel...
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... GB of 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 ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 2) Support ... to 2 IDE devices iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - ...
... GB of 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 ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 2) Support ... to 2 IDE devices iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - ...
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Hardware Installation 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 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In ...
Hardware Installation 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 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In ...
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... the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Hardware Installation 1-7 Internal Connectors 1 4 11 3 2 6 13 12 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2 5) FDD 6) IDE 7) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 8) PWR_LED 16 4 7 10 5 15 14 9 8 9) BATTERY 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_O 14) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 15) CI 16) CLR_CMOS Read the...
... the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Hardware Installation 1-7 Internal Connectors 1 4 11 3 2 6 13 12 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2 5) FDD 6) IDE 7) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 8) PWR_LED 16 4 7 10 5 15 14 9 8 9) BATTERY 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_O 14) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 15) CI 16) CLR_CMOS Read the...
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... 17 1 SATA2_1 17 1 SATA2_2 17 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 24 - Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. Please connect the L-shaped end of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the...
... 17 1 SATA2_1 17 1 SATA2_2 17 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 24 - Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. Please connect the L-shaped end of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for the...
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... the pin assignments below. You may configure the way to turn of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 26 - PW+ PWSPEAK+ SPEAK- 2 20 1 19 HD+ HD- If a problem is operating. Press the reset switch to restart the... system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for information about beep codes. • HD (IDE Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue) Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The system reports system startup status by chassis...
... the pin assignments below. You may configure the way to turn of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 26 - PW+ PWSPEAK+ SPEAK- 2 20 1 19 HD+ HD- If a problem is operating. Press the reset switch to restart the... system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for information about beep codes. • HD (IDE Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue) Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The system reports system startup status by chassis...
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...advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SA TA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power-saving... Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this menu to load the BIOS settings from BIOS If your CPU, memory, etc. Standard CMOS Features Use this task.) GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 34 - A supervisor password allows you to restrict access to make changes. Save & Exit Setup Save all changes and the ...
...advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SA TA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power-saving... Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this menu to load the BIOS settings from BIOS If your CPU, memory, etc. Standard CMOS Features Use this task.) GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 34 - A supervisor password allows you to restrict access to make changes. Save & Exit Setup Save all changes and the ...
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...1984-2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Mon, Sep 8 2008 22:31:24 Item Help Menu Level` ` IDE Channel 0 Master ` IDE Channel 0 Slave ` IDE Channel 1 Master ` IDE Channel 1 Slave ` IDE Channel 2 Master ` IDE Channel 3 Master ` IDE Channel 4 Master ` IDE Channel 4 Slave [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive... the system time. For example, 1 p.m. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the IDE/SA TA device on this channel. BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to set the date....
...1984-2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Mon, Sep 8 2008 22:31:24 Item Help Menu Level` ` IDE Channel 0 Master ` IDE Channel 0 Slave ` IDE Channel 1 Master ` IDE Channel 1 Slave ` IDE Channel 2 Master ` IDE Channel 3 Master ` IDE Channel 4 Master ` IDE Channel 4 Slave [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive... the system time. For example, 1 p.m. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the IDE/SA TA device on this channel. BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to set the date....
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... item to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is set to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 42 - Sets the hard drive access mode. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Capacity Approximate capacity of extended... system. Head Number of sectors. Number of heads. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for all other errors. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, IDE Channel 4 Master/Slave IDE Auto-Detection Press to the information on this item to None so the system will not stop for a floppy disk...
... item to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is set to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 42 - Sets the hard drive access mode. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Capacity Approximate capacity of extended... system. Head Number of sectors. Number of heads. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for all other errors. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, IDE Channel 4 Master/Slave IDE Auto-Detection Press to the information on this item to None so the system will not stop for a floppy disk...
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...Peripherals SATA AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function ...option to Disabled if you wish to install a 3rd party add-in Legacy IDE mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to install operating systems that cannot be disabled automatically. (Default: Disabled) GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 46 - If not, the corresponding LAN controller will dynamically detects ...
...Peripherals SATA AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function ...option to Disabled if you wish to install a 3rd party add-in Legacy IDE mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to install operating systems that cannot be disabled automatically. (Default: Disabled) GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 46 - If not, the corresponding LAN controller will dynamically detects ...
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... Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard IDE Controller (JMicron 368 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) USB Storage Function Determines whether to be used in the JMicron 368 chip. (Default...: Disabled) USB Mouse Function Allows USB mouse to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 48 -
... Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard IDE Controller (JMicron 368 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) USB Storage Function Determines whether to be used in the JMicron 368 chip. (Default...: Disabled) USB Mouse Function Allows USB mouse to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 48 -
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... later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are attached to the first and second SA TA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the ... back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second P ATA IDE connector , the first SA TA connector, the second SA TA connector and so forth. Unique Features Before You Begin: • Xpress...
... later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are attached to the first and second SA TA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the ... back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second P ATA IDE connector , the first SA TA connector, the second SA TA connector and so forth. Unique Features Before You Begin: • Xpress...
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...IDE/SA TA controller, use the key during the POST or pressing the key in BIOS Setup. TM @BIOS allows you to update the BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. P43ES3G.F1) to enter Q-Flash. P43-ES3G...complicated BIOS flashing process. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction. GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 66 - What is potentially risky, please do it with ... POST to access Q-Flash. What is DualBIOSTM? Before You Begin: 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two...
...IDE/SA TA controller, use the key during the POST or pressing the key in BIOS Setup. TM @BIOS allows you to update the BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. P43ES3G.F1) to enter Q-Flash. P43-ES3G...complicated BIOS flashing process. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction. GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 66 - What is potentially risky, please do it with ... POST to access Q-Flash. What is DualBIOSTM? Before You Begin: 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two...
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... the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS 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 select Update BIOS from Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive KL:Move ESC:Reset :Power Off Total...
... the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS 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 select Update BIOS from Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive KL:Move ESC:Reset :Power Off Total...
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... on your question. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable might fail. No The power supply, CPU or CPU socket might fail. No The graphics card, expansion slot,... If the procedure above is unable to save changes and exit BIOS Setup. The problem is verified and solved. The problem is verified and solved. GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 82 - Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). Yes Check if there is display on , is verified and ...
... on your question. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable might fail. No The power supply, CPU or CPU socket might fail. No The graphics card, expansion slot,... If the procedure above is unable to save changes and exit BIOS Setup. The problem is verified and solved. The problem is verified and solved. GA-P43-ES3G Motherboard - 82 - Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). Yes Check if there is display on , is verified and ...