ASROCK 945GCM-S User manual

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Motherboard Layout
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PS2_USB_PWR1Jumper
775-PinCPUSocket
NorthBridgeController
CPUFanConnector(CPU_FAN1)
2X 240-pinDDR2DIMMSlots
(DualChannel:DDRIM,DDRII_2;Yellow)
ATXPowerConnector(ATXPWR1)
IDE1Connector(IDE1,Blue)
ClearCMOSJumper(CLRCMOS1)
SouthBridgeController
ThirdSATAIIConnector(SATAII_3;Orange)
FourthSATAIIConnector(SATAIL4;Orange)
SecondarySATAIIConnector(SATAII_2;Red)
PrimarySATAIIConnector(SATAIM;Red)
ChassisSpeakerHeader(SPEAKER1,Purple)
USB2.0Header(USB6_7,Blue)
USB2.0Header(USB4_5,Blue)
SystemPanelHeader(PANEL1,Orange)
BIOSSPIChip
ChassisFanConnector(CHA_FAN1)
FloppyConnector(FLOPPY1)
FrontPanelAudioHeader
(HD_AUDI01,Lime)
PCISlots(PCI1-2)
AlnternalAudioConnector:CD1(Black)
PCIExpressx16Slot(PCIE2)
PCIExpressx1Slot(PCIE1)
PrintPortHeader(LPT1,Purple)
ОС800Jumper
ATX12VConnector(ATX12V1)
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HO Panel
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1PS/2MousePort(Green)
2USB2.0Ports(USB23)
3RJ-45Port
4LineIn(LightBlue)
5LineOut(Lime)
6Microphone(Pink)
7USB2.0Ports(USB01)
8VGAPort
9COMPort
10PS/2KeyboardPort(Purple)
*ToenableMulti-Streamingfunction,youneedtoconnecta frontpanelaudiocabletothefront
panelaudioheader.PleaserefertobelowstepsforthesoftwaresettingofMulti-Streaming.
ForWindows®XP:
Afterrestartingyourcomputer,youwillfind"Mixer"toolonyoursystem.Pleaseselect"Mixer
ToolBox" ; | , click"Enableplaybackmulti-streaming",andclick"ok".Choose"2CH"or
"4CH"andthenyouareallowedtoselect"RealtekHDAPrimaryoutput"touseRearSpeaker
andFrontSpeaker,orselect"RealtekHDAAudio2ndoutput"tousefrontpanelaudio.Then
rebootyoursystem.
ForWindows®Vista™:
Afterrestartingyourcomputer,pleasedouble-click"RealtekHDAudioManager"onthe
systemtray.Set"SpeakerConfiguration"to"Quadraphonic"or"Stereo".Click"Device
advancedsettings",choose"Makefrontandrearoutputdevicesplaybackstwodifferentaudio
streamssimultaneously",andclick"ok".Thenrebootyoursystem.
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1. Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingASRock945GCM-S motherboard,a reliablemotherboard
producedunderASRock'sconsistentlystringentqualitycontrol.Itdeliversexcellent
performancewithrobustdesignconformingtoASRock'scommitmenttoqualityand
endurance.
ThisQuickInstallationGuidecontainsintroductionofthemotherboardandstep-by-
stepinstallationguide.Moredetailedinformationofthemotherboardcanbefoundin
theusermanualpresentedintheSupportCD.
BecausethemotherboardspecificationsandtheBIOSsoftwaremight
beupdated,thecontentofthismanualwillbesubjecttochangewithout
notice.Incaseanymodificationsofthismanualoccur,theupdated
versionwillbeavailableonASRockwebsitewithoutfurthernotice.You
mayfindthelatestVGAcardsandCPUsupportlists onASRockwebsite
aswell.ASRockwebsitehttp://www.asrock.com
Ifyourequiretechnicalsupportrelatedtothismotherboard,pleasevisit
ourwebsiteforspecificinformationaboutthemodelyouareusing.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
l.lPackageContents
ASRock945GCM-S Motherboard
(MicroATXFormFactor:9.6-inx 7.5-in,24.4cmx 19.1cm)
ASRock945GCM-S QuickInstallationGuide
ASRock945GCM-S SupportCD
One80-conductorUltraATA66/100IDERibbonCable(Optional)
OneSerialATA(SATA)DataCable(Optional)
OneSerialATA(SATA)HDDPowerCable(Optional)
OneI/OPanelShield
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1.2Specifications
Platform -MicroATXFormFactor:9.6-inx 7.5-in,24.4cmx 19.1cm
CPU -LGA775forIntel®DualCoreCore™2 Extreme/ Core™2 Due
/Pentium®DualCore/ Celeron®,supportingDualCoreWolfdaie
processors
-CompatiblewithallFSB1333/1066/800/533MHzCPUs
exceptQuadCore(seeCAUTION1)
-SupportsHyper-ThreadingTechnology(seeCAUTION2)
-SupportsUntiedOverclockingTechnology(seeCAUTION3;
-SupportsEM64TCPU
Chipset -Northbridge:Intel®945GC
-Southbridge:Intel®ICH7
Memory -DualChannelDDR2MemoryTechnology(seeCAUTION4)
-2xDDR2DIMMslots
-SupportsDDR2667/533non-ECC,un-bufferedmemory
(seeCAUTION5)
-Max.capacityofsystemmemory:4GB(seeCAUTION6)
ExpansionSlot -1x PCIExpressx16slot
-1x PCIExpressx1slot
-2 x PCIslots
Graphics -Intel®GraphicsMediaAccelerator950
-PixelShader2.0,DirectX9.0
-Max.sharedmemory224MB(seeCAUTION7)
Audio -5.1CHWindows®Vista™PremiumLevelHDAudio
(RealtekALC662AudioCodec)
LAN -RealtekPCIEx1LAN8102EL
-Speed:10/100Ethernet
-SupportsWake-On-LAN
RearPanelI/O I/OPanel
-1 x PS/2MousePort
-1x PS/2KeyboardPort
-1x SerialPort:COM1
-1x VGAPort
-4 x Ready-to-UseUSB2.0Ports
-1 x RJ-45LANPort
-HDAudioJack:Linein/ FrontSpeaker/ Microphone
Connector -4 x SATAII3.0Gb/sconnectors(NoSupportforRAIDand
"HotPlug"functions)(seeCAUTION8)
-1x ATA100IDEconnector(supports2 x IDEdevices)
-1 x Floppyconnector
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-1x Printportheader
-CPU/ChassisFANconnector
-24pinATXpowerconnector
-4 pin12Vpowerconnector
-CDinheader
-Frontpanelaudioconnector
-2 x USB2.0headers(support4 USB2.0ports)
(seeCAUTION9)
BIOSFeature -4MbAMIBIOS
-AMILegalBIOS
-Supports"PlugandPlay"
-ACPI1.1ComplianceWakeUpEvents
-Supportsjumperfree
-AMBIOS2.3.1Support
-SupportsSmartBIOS
SupportCD -Drivers,Utilities,AntivirusSoftware(TrialVersion)
UniqueFeature -IntelligentEnergySaver(seeCAUTION10)
-HybridBooster:
-CPUFrequencySteplessControl(seeCAUTION11)
-ASRockU-COP(seeCAUTION12)
-BootFailureGuard(B.F.G.)
Hardware -CPUTemperatureSensing
Monitor -ChassisTemperatureSensing
-CPUFanTachometer
-ChassisFanTachometer
-CPUQuietFan
-VoltageMonitoring:+12V,+5V,+3.3V,Vcore
OS -Microsoft®Windows®2000/ XP/ XP64-bit/ Vista™/
Vista™64-bitcompliant
Certifications -FCC,CE
*Fordetailedproductinformation,pleasevisitourwebsite:http://www.asrock.com
WARNING
Pleaserealizethatthereisa certainriskinvolvedwithoverclocking,includingadjusting
thesettingintheBIOS,applyingUntiedOverclockingTechnology,orusingthethird-
partyoverclockingtools.Overclockingmayaffectyoursystemstability,oreven
causedamagetothecomponentsanddevicesofyoursystem.Itshouldbedoneat
yourownriskandexpense.Wearenotresponsibleforpossibledamagecausedby
overclocking.
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1.FSB1333-CPUwilloperateinoverclockingnlode.Underthissituation,
PCIEfrequencywillalsobeoverclockedto115MHz.Besides,ifyouwant
tooverclocktheCPUyouadoptfromFSB800toFSB1066,youneedto
adjustthejumpers.Pleaserefertopage14forproperjumpersettings.
2.Aboutthesettingof"HyperThreadingTechnology",pleasecheckpage30
of"UserManual"inthesupportCD.
3.ThismotherboardsupportsUntiedOverclockingTechnology.Pleaseread
"UntiedOverclockingTechnology"onpage19fordetails.
4.ThismotherboardsupportsDualChannelMemoryTechnology.Beforeyou
implementDualChannelМетоп/Technology,makesuretoreadthe
installationguideofmemorymodulesonpage12forproperinstallation.
5.PleasecheckthetablebelowfortheCPUFSBfrequencyanditscorre-
spondingmemorysupportfrequency.
CPUFSBFrequency MemorySupportFrequency
1333 DDR2533*,DDR2667
1066 DDR2533,DDR2667
800 DDR2400,DDR2533,DDR2667
533 DDR2400,DDR2533
*Whenyouusea FSB1333-CPUonthismotherboard,itwillrunat
DDR2500ifyouadopta DDR2533memorymodule.
6.Duetothechipsetlimitation,theactualmemorysizemaybelessthan
4GBforthereservationforsystemusageunderWindows®XP,Windows®
XP64-bit,Windows®Vista™andWindows®Vista™64-bit.
7.Themaximumsharedmemorysizeisdefinedbythechipsetvendorand
issubjecttochange.PleasecheckIntel®websiteforthelatestinformation.
8.BeforeinstallingSATAIIharddisktoSATAIIconnector,pleasereadthe"SATAII
HardDiskSetupGuide"onpage23of"UserManual"inthesupportCDto
adjustyourSATAIIharddiskdrivetoSATAIImode.YoucanalsoconnectSATA
harddisktoSATAIIconnectordirectly.
9.PowerManagementforUSB2.0worksfine underMicrosoft®Windows®
Vista™64-bit/ Vista™/ XP64-bit/ XPSP1orSP2/ 2000SP4.
10.Featuringanadvancedproprietaryhardwareandsoftwaredesign,
IntelligentEnergySaverisa revolutionarytechnologythatdelivers
unparalleledpowersavings.Inotherwords,itisabletoprovideexceptional
powersavingandimprovepowerefficiencywithoutsacrificingcomputing
performance.Pleasevisitourwebsitefortheoperationproceduresof
IntelligentEnergySaver.
ASRockwebsite:http://www.asrock.com
11.Althoughthismotherboardofferssteplesscontrol,itisnotrecommended
toperformover-clocking.FrequenciesotherthantherecommendedCPU
busfrequenciesmaycausetheinstabilityofthesystemordamagethe
CPU.
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12.WhileCPUoverheatisdetected,thesystemwillautomaticallyshutdown.
Beforeyouresumethesystem,pleasecheckiftheCPUfanonthe
motherboardfunctionsproperlyandunplugthepowercord,thenplugit
backagain.Toimproveheatdissipation,remembertospraythermal
greasebetweentheCPUandtheheatsinkwhenyouinstallthePCsystem.
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