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Question posted by max12323 on June 20th, 2011

Ram Configuration For Best Performance Of 945gcmx Mother Board

i put a diffrent frequency ram in socket of my mother board its not performing weill.

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Answer #1: Posted by Auroch on June 20th, 2011 5:18 AM
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You've got a good motherboard there. But you can blow it by putting in the wrong memory. The FSB on that particular model will take up to 1066MHz. Your processor, memory and bus speed MUST be in sync to bring out your motherboard proficiency.

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Manual - Page 1

GA-945GCM-S2 GA-945GCMX-S2 Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core / CoreTM 2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 6602 12ME-945CMX2R-6602R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household ...
Manual - Page 2

Motherboard GA-945GCMX-S2 Mar. 23, 2007 Motherboard GA-945GCMX-S2 Mar. 23, 2007
Manual - Page 3

Motherboard GA-945GCM-S2 Jan. 12, 2007 Motherboard GA-945GCM-S2 Jan. 12, 2007
Manual - Page 5

...of Contents ItemChecklist ...7 OptionalAccessories ...7 GA-945GCMX-S2 Motherboard Layout 8 GA-945GCM-S2 Motherboard Layout 9 Block Diagram ...10 ... example: GA-945GCMX-S2 BIOS Ver. : F5a 32 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 34 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 36 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 38 2-4 Power Management Setup 42 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 44 2-6 PC Health Status 45 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control...
Manual - Page 8

GA-945GCMX-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 IT8718 COMA LPT VGA GA-945GCMX-S2 ATX R_USB LAN USB AUDIO SYS_FAN F_AUDIO Intel® 945 DDRII1 DDRII2 IDE FDD PCIE_16 RTL8110SC PCI1 SATAII0 SATAII2 SATAII1 SATAII3 PCI2 Intel® ICH7 PCIE_4 BIOS CODEC CD_IN COMB SPDIF_IO F_USB1 F_USB2 BATTERY CLR_CMOS CI PWR_LED F_PANEL - 8 -
Manual - Page 11

... connectors. 3. Before using the product, please verify that the power supply is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components (CPU, RAM). 4. To prevent damage to the motherboard, please do not place the computer system on the motherboard. Hardware Installation Please turn off before unplugging the power supply connector from...
Manual - Page 12

Only for GA-945GCMX-S2. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 12 - English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Š LGA775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron...138; 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 ports by cables Š 1 COMB connector Š 1 Chassis Intrusion connector Š 1 power LED connector Only for GA-945GCM-S2.
Manual - Page 17

... specifications. 1. The GA-945GCMX-S2/GA-945GCM-S2 includes 2 DIMM sockets. If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the limitation of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed. 2. English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-945GCMX-S2/GA-945GCM-S2 supports the Dual...
Manual - Page 18

.... 2. For example: Installing a PCI Express x16 VGA card: When installing the graphics card, push down on the computer, if necessary, configure required settings for the expansion card in the slot. 5. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Press the expansion card firmly into the PCI Express x16 slot. Remove your system from the computer. Replace the...
Manual - Page 20

... 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_IO 14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 15) COMB 16) CLR_CMOS 17) CI GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 20 - In addition to the default speakers settings, the ~ audio jacks can be connected to perform different functions via the audio software. Microphone must be reconfigured to MIC In jack. Only microphones still...
Manual - Page 26

... Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 1 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 26 - To connect an AC'97 front panel audio module to the connector. Incorrect connection between the module...
Manual - Page 31

...Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to select item Select Item Main Menu - CONTROL KEYS Enter> Move to ...the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. When the power is turned on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM. Because BIOS ...
Manual - Page 32

...Accept ESC:Exit The Main Menu (For example: GA-945GCMX-S2 BIOS Ver. : F5a) Once you want, ...GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 32 - Intel I945 BIOS for onboard (or add-on the screen. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` Frequency...
Manual - Page 33

... control CPU clock and frequency ratio. „ Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration. „ Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration. „ Set Supervisor Password...
Manual - Page 36

...Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-945GCMX-S2. Setup The system will boot, but access to move it down the list. LS120...) This item will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 36 - Capability Limit CPUID Max. First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select...
Manual - Page 42

... by Ring Disabled Disable Power on by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off Press power button then Power off . GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 42 - Press power button 4 sec. to Power off instantly. (Default value) Delay 4... (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). English 2-4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Power...
Manual - Page 44

... Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment2 [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Item Help Menu ...PCI 3. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. Only for GA-945GCM-S2. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 44 -
Manual - Page 47

...GA-945GCMX-S2. - 47 - CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 100 ~ 600 Set CPU Host Frequency from 100 MHz to 200 MHz. If you use only! (Note) This item will automatically assign by CPU detection. For power End-User use a 1333 MHz FSB processor, set "CPU Host Frequency...Only for automatic system restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart. The option will display "Locked" and read...
Manual - Page 48

... issue. GA-945GCM(X)-S2 Motherboard - 48 - Wrong frequency settings may occur. Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on the CPU FSB. FSB OverVoltage Control Normal Supply FSB voltage as DDR2 requires. (Default value) +0.1V ~ +0.4V Increase DDR2 voltage by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage, damage to 0.4V. Only for GA-945GCMX-S2. Normal...
Manual - Page 49

...most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` Frequency/Voltage Control ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load...

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