Palit 945GC1066 User manual

Preface
Copyright
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material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author.
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Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation
Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and
are acknowledged.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer
makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically
disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason-
able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this
equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this
device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following
conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference, and
• This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation
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Preface
Chapter 1 1
Introducing the Motherboard 1
1. Introduction................................................................................................1
2. Product Package.........................................................................................1
3. Specifications.............................................................................................1
4. Motherboard Components.......................................................................2
Chapter 2 44
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Installing the Motherboard 4
1.Checking Jumper Settings........................................................................4
2. Install Processor and Cooler....................................................................5
3. Install Power..............................................................................................6
4. Install Memory Modules.........................................................................8
5. Install a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATAHardDrive........................9
6. Install a Floppy Diskette Drive.......................................................... 10
7. Install Add-on Cards..............................................................................11
8. .Install Internal Headers and Connectors..............................................13
Chapter 3 1919
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BIOS Setup 19
1. Main Page.................................................................................................19
2. Standard CMOS Features.......................................................................20
3. Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................21
4. Advanced Chipset Features...................................................................23
5. Integrated Peripherals........................................................................ . 24
6. Power Management Setup............................................................... 26
7. PC Health Status................................................................................27
8. BIOS Security Features.....................................................................27
Chapter 4 2828
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Using the Software CD 28
1. About the Software CD................................................................. 28
2. Install Chipset Driver........................................................................ 28
3. Driver Disk Profile....................................................................................29

1
Introducing the Motherboard
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Chipset
3. Specifications
1. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the 945GC1066 motherboard. This motherboard is a high perfor-
mance, enhanced function motherboard that supports LGA775 Socket for Intel Core 2 Duo/
Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D processors with 1066/800/533 MHz FSB for high-end
business or personal desktop markets.
Audio
LAN
After you purchase the product, please make sure following accessories are fully provided in
the package.
2. Product Package
f945GC1066 Motherboard
One SATA Cable and One SATA Power Cable
One Ultra DMA 133/100/66 Cable
One I/O Template
One User’s Manual
One Software Support CD
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• 7.1 channel audio codec Realtek ALC883
• 10/100 Mbps LAN by Realtek 8100C
•DDR2 667/533/400 SDRAM with Dual Channel
• Two DDR2 DIMMs (240pin/1.8v)
• Northbridge: Intel 945GC
• Southbridge: Intel ICH7
• Support LGA775 Socket for Intel Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D
processors with 1066/800/533 MHz FSB
Internal Headers/Connectors
•2 Front USB headers (4 ports)
•1 Front audio header
• 1 Front panel switch/LED header
• 1 CD-in header
• 1 Infrared header
• 1 SPDIF-out header
• 1 Onboard parallel port header
• 1 CPU cooling fan power connector
• 1 System cooling fan power connector
• 1 Internal speaker header

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Introducing the Motherboard
4. Motherboard Components
Integrated I/O
•1 PS/2 mouse port
•1 PS/2 keyboard port
•1 Serial port
• 1 VGA port
• 4 USB ports
• 1 LAN port
• 6 Audio jacks for microphone in, line-in and line-out
•Micro-ATX (244 x 210 mm)
Mounting
Form Factor
•6 mounting holes
• 1 PCI Express x16 Graphics Interface
• 1 PCI Express x1 slot
• 2 PCI slots (v2.3 compliant)
• 1 IDE connector (supporting up to two IDE devices)
• 1 Floppy disk drive interface
• 4 SATA connectors (3.0Gb/s transfer rate)
Expansion Options

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Introducing the Motherboard
Table of Motherboard Components
Rear Panel I/O Ports
This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.
A: Center & Woofer D: Line-in
B: Back Surround E: Line-out
C: Side Surround F: Mic_in Rear
LABEL COMPONENTS
2.CPU_FAN1 CPU cooling fan power connector
3.DDRII1~2 240 pin DDRII SDRAM slots
4.IR1 Infrared header
5.FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector
6.IDE1 Primary IDE connector
7.SATA1~4 Serial ATA connectors
8.SPK1 Speaker header
9.PANEL1 Front panel switch/LED header
10.F_USB1~2 Front panel USB headers
11.CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper
12.LPT1 Onboard parallel port header
13.SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header
14.CD_IN1 Analog audio input header
15.F_AUDIO1 Front panel audio header
16.PCI1~2 PCI add-on card slots
17.PCI-E2 PCI Express x1 slot
18.PCI-E1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics interface
19.PWR1 Standard 24-pin ATX power connector
20.SYS_FAN1 System cooling fan power connector
21.PWR2 Auxiliary 4-pin ATX power connector
22.USB_PWR1 Rear USB power select
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1.CPU Socket Socket LGA775 for Intel Core 2 Duo/Pentium
D/Pentium 4/Celeron D
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