
GA-8I945P Dual GraphicGA-8I945P Dual Graphic-RIntel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 100412ME-945PDG-1004Th
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Hardware Installation- 11 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 12 -EnglishCPU Supports Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU(Note 1) Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB L2
Hardware Installation- 13 -EnglishOnboard Audio ALC882 CODEC High Definition Audio Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; Line O
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 14 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the followin
Hardware Installation- 15 -English1-3-2 Installation of the HeatsinkThe heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 16 -EnglishThe motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memorycapac
Hardware Installation- 17 -English2 memory modules4 memory modulesDDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II 3 DDR II 4DS/SS X DS/SS XX DS/SS X DS/SSDS/SS DS/SS DS/SS D
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 18 -English1-6 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outl
Hardware Installation- 19 -English1-7 Configuring a Quad View SystemThis function is supported only on Windows XP operating system.With Quad View tech
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GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 20 -EnglishStep 2: Graphics Cards Driver SettingFor detailed information about how to install the graphics ca
Hardware Installation- 21 -EnglishPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (g
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 22 -English1-9 Connectors Introduction1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) PWR_FAN 6) NB_
Hardware Installation- 23 -English1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable pow
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 24 -English3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector su
Hardware Installation- 25 -English7) FDD (Floppy Connector)The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connect
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 26 -English9) SATAII0/SATAII1/SATAII2/SATAII3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector)SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s tran
Hardware Installation- 27 -English12) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 28 -English13) CD_IN (CD IN)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.1Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 G
Hardware Installation- 29 -English15) F_ USB/GREEN_USB (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin ass
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GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 30 -English17) RF_IDThis connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function. Check the pi
Hardware Installation- 31 -English19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporaril
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 32 -EnglishDanger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent ty
BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 34 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: GA-8I945P Dual Graphic /BIOS Ver. : F2b)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS
BIOS Setup- 35 -English Load Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safec
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 36 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <yea
BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishLanding Zone Landing zoneSector Number of sectorsDrive A / Drive BThe category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or d
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 38 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards)
BIOS Setup- 39 -EnglishCPU Hyper-ThreadingEnabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only workingfor operating syst
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GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 40 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Primary PCI IDEEnabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Def
BIOS Setup- 41 -EnglishSATA RAID / AHCI ModeRAID Set the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode. (Default value)AHCI Set the onboard SATA controller to
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 42 -EnglishOnboard H/W 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function.(Default value)Disabled Disable this fu
BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 44 -EnglishPower On By KeyboardPassword Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.Di
BIOS Setup- 45 -EnglishReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabled Clear case open status at next boot.Ca
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 46 -EnglishCPU Smart FAN ControlDisabled Disable this function.Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan
BIOS Setup- 47 -EnglishRobust Graphics BoosterSelect the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance.Auto Set Robust
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 48 -Englishfor FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=1066MHz,1.5 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.5.2.0 Memory Frequ
BIOS Setup- 49 -English2-8 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum s
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GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 50 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear
BIOS Setup- 51 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type "N
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Install Drivers- 53 -EnglishChapter 3 Install DriversPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 54 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free so
Install Drivers- 55 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last page fo
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Appendix- 57 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software UtilitiesM.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) a
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 58 -English4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performa
Appendix- 59 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery IntroductionWhat is Xpress Recovery ?Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partiti
- 6 -Chapter 3 Install Drivers ... 533-1 Install Chipset Dri
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 60 -English2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003.
Appendix- 61 -English1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to ExitThe backup utility will automatically scan your syste
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 62 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionA. What is Dual BIOS Technology ?Dual BIOS means that there a
Appendix- 63 -Englishc. Dual BIOS Item explanation:Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), EnableStatus 1:If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, ch
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 64 -EnglishMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this uti
Appendix- 65 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 66 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...
Appendix- 67 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updat
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 68 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F
Appendix- 69 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task menu for Q-Fla
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GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 70 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update
Appendix- 71 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 72 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog b
Appendix- 73 -English4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility IntroductionRAID LevelsRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 74 -EnglishPlease follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:1) Have ready your hard drives fo
Appendix- 75 -EnglishCreate RAID VolumePress Enter under Create RAID Volume to set up RAID.Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 76 -EnglishThe KB is a unit of Strip Size. You can set disk block size with this item.The disk block size can
Appendix- 77 -EnglishPress Enter under the Create Volume item.Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5Copyright(C) 2003-04
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 78 -EnglishAfter the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID, such as RAID level, di
Appendix- 79 -EnglishInstalling the RAID driversTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA con
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GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 80 -English4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function IntroductionStereo Speakers Connection and Settings
Appendix- 81 -EnglishSTEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rearLine Out jack, a small window will pop up and askyou what type of equ
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 82 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 3:After plugging in 6-channel speakers to the rearspeaker jacks, a small
Appendix- 83 -EnglishSTEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. Inthe upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.STEP 3:After plugging in 8-c
GA-8I945P Dual Graphic(-R) Motherboard - 84 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questi
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- 9 -Block Diagram(Note) To use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800/1066MHz FSBprocessor .LGA775ProcessorCPUCLK+/-(1
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