Gigabyte GA-34SGCM-S2 User manual

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GA-945GCM-S2
GA-945GCMX-S2
Intel®Core™2Extremedual-coreI Core™2DuoI
Intel®Pentium®DIPentium® 41 Celeron®D LGA775ProcessorMotherboard
User'sManual
Rev.6602
12ME-945CMX2R-6602R
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(full address)
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declarethattheproduct
(descriptionof the apparatus,system,installationtowhichitrefers)
Motherboard
GA-945GCMX-S2
isinconformitywith
(referencetothespecificationunderwhichconformityisdeclared)
inaccordancewith89/336EEC-EMCDirective
•EN 55011 Limitsandmethodsofn
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsof
industrial,scientificandmedical(ISM)
highfrequencyequipment
•EN55013Limitsandmethodsofmeasurement
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsof
broadcastreceiversandassociated
equipment
•EN 55014-1 Limitsandmethodsofmeasurement
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsof
householdelectricalappliances,
portabletoolsandsimilarelectrical
apparatus
ISlEN61000-3-2Disturbancesinsupplysystemscaused
IE EN 61000-3-3Disturbancesinsupplysystemscaused
byhouseholdappliancesandsimilar
electricalequipment"Voltagefluctuations"
characteristics-Limitsandmethodsof
Limitsandmethodsofmeasurement
of radio disturbancecharacteristicsof
fluorescent lampsandluminaries
Immunityfromradiointerferenceof
broadcastreceiversandassociated
equipment
IE EN 55022Limitsandmethodsofn
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsof
informationtechnologyequipment
•DINVDE0855Cableddistributionsystems;Equipment
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•EN50091-2
C€ (ECconformitymarking)
Safetyrequirementsforrr
electronic and relatedapparatusfor
householdandsimilargeneraluse
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PerFCCPart2 Section2.1077(a)
FC
ResponsiblePartyName:G.B.T.INC.(U.S.A.)
Address:17358RailroadStreet
CityofIndustry,CA91748
Phone/FaxNo:[phone]/[phone]
herebydeclaresthattheproduct
ProductName:Motherboard
ModelNumber:GA-945GCMX-S2
Conformstothefollowingspecifications:
FCCPart15,SubpartB,Section15.107(a)andSection15.109
(a),ClassВ DigitalDevice
SupplementaryInformation:
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1) Thisdevicemaynot
cause harmful and (2) thisdevicemustacceptanyinferencereceived,
includingthatmay cause undesiredoperation.
RepresentativePerson's Name: ERICLU
Signature: Eric Lu
Date:Mar.23,2007

DeclarationofConformity
We,Manufacturer/Importer
(full address)
G.B.T.TechnologyTradingGMbH
AusschlagerWeg41,1F20537Hamburg,Germany
declarethattheproduct
(descriptionof the apparatus,system,installationtowhichitrefers)
Motherboard
GA-945GCM-S2
isinconformitywith
(referencetothespecificationunder which conformityisdeclared)
inaccordance with 89/336EEC-EMCDirective
•EN55011Limitsandmethodsofn
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsof
industrial,scientificandmedical(ISM)
highfrequencyequipment
•EN55013Limitsandmethodsofmeasurement
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsof
broadcastreceiversandassociated
equipment
•EN55014-1 Limitsandmethodsofn
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsо
householdelectricalappliances,
portabletoolsandsimilarelectrical
apparatus
ElEN61000-3-2
0EN61000-3-3
•EN50082-1
•EN50082-2
Disturbancesinsupplysystemscaused
Disturbancesinsupplysystemscaused
byhouseholdappliancesandsimilar
electricalequipment"Voltagefluctuations"
InformationTechnology
equipment-Immunity
characteristics-Limits and methodsof
measurement
Limitsandmethodsofn
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsof
fluorescentlamps and li
Immunityfrom
broadcast
equipment
Limitsandmethodsofn
ofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsof
informationtechnologyequipment
•DINVDE0855Cableddistributionsystems;Equipment
•EN55014-2
•EN50091-2
C€ (ECconformitymarking)
Safetyrequirementsforrr
electronic and relatedapparatusfor
householdandsimilargeneraluse
Manufacturer/Importer
(Stamp) Date: Jan.12,2007 TimmyHuang

DECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY
PerFCCPart2 Section2.1077(a)
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Address:17358RailroadStreet
CityofIndustry,CA91748
Phone/Fax No: [phone]/[phone]
herebydeclaresthattheproduct
ProductName:Motherboard
ModelNumber:GA-945GCM-S2
Conformstothefollowingspecifications:
FCCPart15,SubpartB,Section15.107(a)andSection15.109
(a),ClassВ DigitalDevice
SupplementaryInformation:
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1) Thisdevicemaynot
cause harmful and (2) this device mustacceptanyinferencereceived,
includingthatmay cause undesiredoperation.
RepresentativePerson's Name: ERICLU
Signature: Eric Lu
Date:Jan.12,2007

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TableofContents
ItemChecklist7
OptionalAccessories7
GA-945GCMX-S2MotherboardLayout8
GA-945GCM-S2MotherboardLayout9
BlockDiagram10
Chapter 1 HardwareInstallation11
1-1ConsiderationsPriortoInstallation 11
1-2FeatureSummary 12
1-3Installation of theCPUandCPUCooler 14
1-3-1Installation of theCPU 14
1-3-2Installation ofthe CPUCooler 15
1-4InstallationofMemory 16
1-5Installation of ExpansionCards 18
1-6I/OBackPanelIntroduction 19
1-7ConnectorsIntroduction 20
Chapter2 BIOSSetup31
TheMainMenu(Forexample:GA-945GCMX-S2BIOSVer.:F5a) 32
2-1StandardCMOSFeatures 34
2-2AdvancedBIOSFeatures 36
2-3IntegratedPeripherals 38
24PowerManagementSetup 42
2-5PnP/PCIConfigurations 44
2-6PCHealthStatus 45
2-7Frequency/VoltageControl 47
2-8LoadFail-SafeDefaults 49
2-9LoadOptimizedDefaults 49
2-10SetSupervisor/UserPassword 50
2-11Save & ExitSetup 51
2-12ExitWithoutSaving 51

Chapter3 InstallDrivers53
3-1InstallChipsetDrivers 53
3-2SoftwareApplications 54
3-3DriverCDInformation 54
34HardwareInformation 55
3-5ContactUs 55
Chapter4 Appendix57
4-1UniqueSoftwareUtilities 57
4-1-1EasyTune 5 Introduction 57
4-1-2XpressRecovery2Introduction 58
4-1-3FlashBIOSMethodIntroduction 60
4-1-42- 1 4- 1 6- 1 8- ChannelAudioFunctionIntroduction 64
4-2Troubleshooting 69

ItemChecklist
0IDECable x 1 andFDDCable x 1
0SATA3Gb/sCable x 2
0I/OShield
*Theitemslistedaboveareforreferenceonly,andaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
OptionalAccessories
• 2 PortsUSB2.0Cable(PartNumber:12CR1-1UB030-51/R)
• 4 PortsUSB2.0Cable(PartNumber:12CR1-1UB030-21/R)
•S/PDIFInandOutCable(PartNumber: 12CR1 -1SPINO-11/R)
•SATAbracket(PartNo.12CF1-3SATPW-11R)
•COMPortCable(PartNumber:12CF1-1CM001-31/12CF1-1CM001-12R)

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BlockDiagram
PCIeCLK
(100MHz)
DDR2667/533MHzDIMM(Note2)
ATA-33/66/100IDEChannel
IT8718IT8718IT8718IT8718
LPTPort
COMPorts
PS/2KB/Mouse
PCICLK
(33MHz)
(Note1)Enableuseofa Core™2 CPUwith1333MHzFSBthroughoverclocking.Youmustinstallthe
FSB1333MHzCore™2 CPUwithDDR2533(orabove)memorymodule(s).
(Note2)Useofa 1066/800MHzFSBCPUisrequiredifyouwishtoinstallDDR2667MHzmemory.
®OnlyforGA-945GCMX-S2.
®OnlyforGA-945GCM-S2.
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Chapter 1 HardwareInstallation
1-1ConsiderationsPriortoInstallation
PreparingYourComputer
Themotherboardcontainsnumerousdelicateelectroniccircuitsandcomponentswhichcanbecome
damaged asa result of electrostaticdischarge(ESD).Thus,prior to installation,pleasefollowthe
instructionsbelow:
1.Pleaseturnoffthecomputerandunplugitspowercord.
2.Whenhandlingthemotherboard,avoidtouchinganymetalleadsorconnectors.
3. It isbesttowearanelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)cuffwhenhandlingelectroniccomponents
(CPU,RAM).
4.Priortoinstallingtheelectroniccomponents,pleasehavetheseitemsontopofanantistaticpad or
within a electrostaticshieldingcontainer.
5.Pleaseverifythatthepowersupplyisswitchedoffbeforeunpluggingthepowersupplyconnector
fromthemotherboard.
InstallationNotices
1.Priortoinstallation,pleasedonotremovethestickersonthemotherboard.Thesestickersarerequired
forwarrantyvalidation.
2.Priortotheinstallationofthemotherboardoranyhardware,pleasefirstcarefullyreadtheinformation
intheprovidedmanual.
3.Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseverifythatallcablesandpowerconnectorsareconnected.
4.Topreventdamagetothemotherboard,pleasedonotallowscrewstocomeincontactwiththe
motherboardcircuitoritscomponents.
5.Pleasemakesuretherearenoleftoverscrewsormetalcomponentsplacedonthemotherboard or
withinthecomputercasing.
6.Pleasedonotplacethecomputersystemonanunevensurface.
7.Turningonthecomputerpowerduringtheinstallationprocesscanleadtodamagetosystem
componentsaswellasphysicalharmtotheuser.
8.Ifyouareuncertainaboutanyinstallationsteps or have a problemrelatedtotheuseoftheproduct,
pleaseconsulta certifiedcomputertechnician.
InstancesofNon-Warranty
1.Damageduetonaturaldisaster,accidentorhumancause.
2.Damageas a resultofviolatingtheconditionsrecommendedintheusermanual.
3.Damageduetoimproperinstallation.
4.Damageduetouseofuncertifiedcomponents.
5.Damageduetouseexceedingthepermittedparameters.
6.Productdetermined to beanunofficialGigabyteproduct.
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1-2FeatureSummary
CPU • LGA775forIntel® Core™ 2 Extremedual-core/ Core™2 Duo/ Pentium®D 1
Pentium®4 / Celeron®D
•L2cachevarieswithCPU
FrontSideBus •Supports1333<No,e1>®/1066/800/533MHzFSB
Chipset •Northbridge:Intel®945ExpressChipset
•Southbridge:Intel®ICH7
LAN • OnboardRTL8110SCchip(10/100/1000Mbit)
Audio •OnboardRealtekALC888CODECchip
•SupportsHighDefinitionAudio
•Supports2/4/6/8channelaudio
•SupportsS/PDIFIn/Outconnection
•SupportsCDInconnection
Storage •Intel®ICH7Southbrigde
1FDDconnector,allowingconnectionof1 FDDdevice
1IDEconnectorwithUltraATA-33/66/100support,allowingconnection
of2 IDEdevices
4SATA3Gb/sconnectors,allowingconnectionof4 SATA3Gb/sdevices
O.SSupport •MicrosoftWindows®2000/XP/Vista
Memory •2 DDRIIDIMMmemoryslots(supportsupto2 GBmemory)
•SupportsdualchannelDDRII667/533unbufferedDIMMs<Note2>
•Supports1.8VDDRIIDIMMs
ExpanstionSlots •1 PCIExpressx16slot
•1 PCIExpressx4slot®
•2 PCIslots®
•3 PCIslots®
InternalConnectors •1 24-pinATXpowerconnector
•1 4-pinATX12Vpowerconnector
•1 floppyconnector
•1 IDEconnector
о4 SATA3Gb/sconnectors
•1 CPUfanconnector
1systemfanconnector
1frontpanelconnector
1frontaudioconnector
1CDInconnector
1S/PDIFIn/Outconnector
2USB2.0/1.1connectorsforadditional4 portsbycables
1COMBconnector
1ChassisIntrusionconnector
1powerLEDconnector
OnlyforGA-945GCMX-S2.
OnlyforGA-945GCM-S2.
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RearPanelI/O 1PS/2keyboardport
1PS/2mouseport
1parallelport
1serialport
1D-Subport
4USB2.0/1.1ports
1RJ-45port
6audiojacks(LineIn/ LineOut/ MICIn/SurroundSpeakerOut(Rear
SpeakerOut)/Center/SubwooferSpeakerOut/SideSpeakerOut)
I/OControl IT8718chip
HardwareMonitor Systemvoltagedetection
CPUtemperaturedetection
CPU/ Systemfanspeeddetection
CPUwarningtemperature
CPU/ Systemfanfailurewarning
CPUsmartfancontrol
BIOS 14 MbitflashROM
UseoflicensedAWARDBIOS
PnP1.0a,DMI2.0,SMBIOS2.3,ACPI1.0b
AdditionalFeatures Supports@BIOS
SupportsDownloadCenter•
SupportsQ-Flash
SupportsEasyTune(onlysupportsHardwareMonitorfunction)<Note3>
SupportsXpressInstall
SupportsXpressRecovery2
SupportsXpressBIOSRescue
BundleSoftware NortonInternetSecurity(OEMrevision)
FormFactor MicroATXformfactor;22.0cmx 24.4cm
(Note1)Enableuseofa Core™2 CPUwith1333MHzFSBthroughoverclocking.Youmustinstallthe
FSB1333MHzCore™2 CPUwithDDR2533(orabove)memorymodule(s).
(Note2)Useofa 1066/800MHzFSBCPUisrequiredifyouwishtoinstallDDR2667MHzmemory.
(Note3)EasyTunefunctionsmayvarydependingondifferentmotherboards.
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1-3InstallationoftheCPUandCPUCooler
Ж
NOTE
BeforeinstallingtheCPU,pleasecomplywiththefollowingconditions:
1.PleasemakesurethatthemotherboardsupportstheCPU.
2.PleasetakenoteoftheoneindentedcorneroftheCPU.IfyouinstalltheCPUinthewrong
direction,theCPUwillnotinsertproperly.Ifthisoccurs,pleasechangetheinsertdirection
oftheCPU.
3.PleaseaddanevenlayerofheatsinkpastebetweentheCPUandCPUcooler.
4.PleasemakesuretheCPUcoolerisinstalledontheCPUpriortosystemuse,
otherwiseoverheatingandpermanentdamageoftheCPUmayoccur.
5.PleasesettheCPUhostfrequencyinaccordancewiththeprocessorspecifications.It
isnotrecommendedthatthesystembusfrequencybesetbeyondhardwarespecifica-
tionssinceitdoesnotmeettherequiredstandardsfortheperipherals.Ifyouwishtoset
thefrequencybeyondtheproperspecifications,pleasedosoaccordingtoyourhard-
warespecificationsincludingtheCPU,graphicscard,memory,harddrive,etc.
HTfunctionalityrequirementcontent:
EnablingthefunctionalityofHyper-ThreadingTechnologyforyourcomputersystemrequiresall
ofthefollowingplatformcomponents:
-CPU:AnIntel®Pentium4 ProcessorwithHTTechnology
-Chipset:AnIntel®ChipsetthatsupportsHTTechnology
-BIOS:A BIOSthatsupportsHTTechnologyandhasitenabled
-OS:AnoperationsystemthathasoptimizationsforHTTechnology
1-3-1InstallationoftheCPU
MetalLever
Fig.1
Gentlyliftthemetal
leverlocatedonthe
CPUsockettothe
uprightposition.
Fig.3
Noticethesmallgold
coloredtrianglelocated
ontheedgeoftheCPU
socket.Alignthe
indentedcornerofthe
CPUwiththetriangleandgentlyinserttheCPUinto
position.(GraspingtheCPUfirmlybetweenyour
thumbandforefinger,carefullyplaceitintothesocket
ina straightanddownwardsmotion.Avoidtwistingor
bendingmotionsthatmightcausedamagetotheCPU
duringinstallation.)
Fig.2
Removetheplastic
coveringontheCPU
socket.
Fig.4
OncetheCPUis
properlyinserted,
pleasereplacethe
loadplateandpushthe
metalleverbackinto
itsoriginalposition.
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1-3-2InstallationoftheCPUCooler
Fig.1
PleaseapplyanevenlayerofCPUcoolerpaste
onthesurfaceoftheinstalledCPU.
Fig.3
PlacetheCPUcooleratoptheCPUandmake
surethepushpinsaimtothepinholeonthe
motherboard.Pressingdownthepushpins
diagonally.
Fig.5
Pleasecheckthebackofmotherboardafter
installing.Ifthepushpinisinsertedasthepicture,
theinstallationiscomplete.
Fig.4
PleasemakesuretheMaleandFemalepushpin
arejoinedclosely,(fordetailedinstallation
instructions,pleaserefertotheCPUcoolerinstal-
lationsectionoftheusermanual)
Fig.6
Finally,pleaseattachthepowerconnectorofthe
CPUcoolertotheCPUfanheaderlocatedonthe
motherboard.
Fig. 2
(Turningthepushpinalongthedirectionofarrowisto
removetheCPUcooler,onthecontrary,istoinstall.)
Pleasenotethedirectionofarrowsignonthemale
pushpindoesn'tfaceinwardsbeforeinstallation.(This
instructionisonlyforIntelboxedfan)
UseextremecarewhenremovingtheCPUcoolerbecausethethermalgrease/tapebetween
theCPUcoolerandCPUmayadheretotheCPU.InadequatelyremovingtheCPUcooler
maydamagetheCPU.
PushPin
ThetopofFemalePush
PushPin
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1-4InstallationofMemory
A Beforeinstallingthememorymodules,pleasecomplywiththefollowingconditions:
1.Pleasemakesurethatthememoryusedissupportedbythemotherboard.Itis
recommendedthatmemoryofsimilarcapacity,specificationsandbrandbeused.
Beforeinstallingorremovingmemorymodules,pleasemakesurethatthecomputer
powerisswitchedofftopreventhardwaredamage.
Memorymoduleshavea foolproofinsertiondesign.A memorymodulecanbeinstalled
inonlyonedirection.Ifyouareunabletoinsertthemodule,pleaseswitchthedirection.
2.
3.
ThemotherboardsupportsDDR2memorymodules,wherebyBIOSwillautomaticallydetectmemory
capacityandspecifications.Memorymodulesaredesignedsothattheycanbeinsertedonlyinonedirection.
Thememorycapacityusedcandifferwitheachslot.
Notch
DDR2
Fig.1
TheDIMMsockethasa notch,sotheDIMMmemorymod-
ulecanonlyfitinonedirection.InserttheDIMMmemory
moduleverticallyintotheDIMMsocket.Thenpushitdown.
Fig.2
ClosetheplasticclipatbothedgesoftheDIMMsocketsto
locktheDIMMmodule.
Reversetheinstallationstepswhenyouwishtoremove
theDIMMmodule.
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DualChannelMemoryConfiguration
TheGA-945GCMX-S2/GA-945GCM-S2supportstheDualChannel
Technology.AfteroperatingtheDualChannelTechnology,thebandwidthof
memorybuswilldouble.
TheGA-945GCMX-S2/GA-945GCM-S2includes2 DIMMsockets.
IfyouwanttooperatetheDualChannelTechnology,pleasenotethefollowingexplanationsduetothe
limitationofIntelchipsetspecifications.
1.DualChannelmodewillnotbeenabledifonlyoneDDR2memorymoduleisinstalled.
2.WhenenablingDualChannelmodewithtwomemorymodules,itisrecommendedthat
memoryofthesamecapacity,brand,speed,andchipsbeused.
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