Gigabyte GA-8I945PLGE-RH User Manual

GA-8I945PLGE-RHIntel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 100112ME-945PLGER-1001R* The WEEE marking on the prod

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 10 -English1-2 Feature SummaryCPU  Supports LGA775 Intel® Pentium® Processor Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 (Note 1) L2 cache

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishI/O Control  IT8712 chipHardware Monitor  System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan sp

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following condition

Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the HeatsinkThe heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 14 -EnglishThe motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, where by BIOS will automatically detect memorycapacity and sp

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel Memory ConfigurationThe GA-8I945PLGE-RH supports the Dual Channel Technology. After oper-ating the Dual

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

Hardware Installation- 17 -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-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors IntroductionCenter/Subwoofer Speaker OutThe default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Center/

Hardware Installation- 19 -English1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable pow

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GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 20 -English3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power volta

Hardware Installation- 21 -English6) IDE1 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 22 -English8) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel aud

Hardware Installation- 23 -English10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 24 -English11) CD_IN (CD IN)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.1Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 GND3 GND4 CD

Hardware Installation- 25 -English14) RF_IDThis connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function. Check the pinassignments befor

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 26 -English15) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover i

Hardware Installation- 27 -English17) BAT(Battery)Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent type

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BIOS Setup- 29 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

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GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 30 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1a)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as f

BIOS Setup- 31 -English Standard CMOS FeaturesThis setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS FeaturesThis

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 32 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.Week

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishCapacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk.Cylinder Number of cylindersHead Number of headsPrecomp Write precompLanding

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishCPU Hyper-ThreadingEnabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is onlyworking for operating syste

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Primary PCI IDEEnabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)

BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishUSB ControllerEnabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value)Disabled Disable USB Controller.USB 2.0 ControllerDisable this func

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 38 -EnglishParallel Port ModeSPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value)EPP Using Parallel port a

BIOS Setup- 39 -EnglishResume by AlarmYou can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/time to power on system.Disabled Disable

- 4 -Table of ContentsGA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram ...

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 40 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ AssignmentAuto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)3,4,5,7,9,10,11,1

BIOS Setup- 41 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabled Clear case open st

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 42 -EnglishCPU Smart FAN ControlDisabled Disable this function.Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run a

BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only.CPU

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 44 -EnglishTurbo Set C.I.A.2 to Turbo. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(15%,17%) byCPU loading.Full Thrust Set C.I.

BIOS Setup- 45 -EnglishPCI-E OverVoltage ControlNormal Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to Normal. (Default value)+0.1V Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control t

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 46 -English2-8 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters th

BIOS Setup- 47 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen t

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 48 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC

Install Drivers- 49 -EnglishChapter 3 Install DriversPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard

- 5 -Chapter 3 Install Drivers ... 493-1 Install Chipset Dr

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 50 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you

Install Drivers- 51 -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- 53 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software UtilitiesM.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) a

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 54 -English4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhance

Appendix- 55 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of hard disk data. Suppo

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 56 -English1. RESTORE:Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfil

Appendix- 57 -EnglishMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,users only have to stay in

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 58 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Featu

Appendix- 59 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size... SST 49LF004A 5

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GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 60 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. T

Appendix- 61 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 62 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components

Appendix- 63 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 64 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utili

Appendix- 65 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurrent

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 66 -English4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:We recommen

Appendix- 67 -EnglishSTEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up andask you what type of equ

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 68 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon

Appendix- 69 -EnglishSTEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/Otab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.STEP 3:After plugging in 8-c

- 7 -Block DiagramLGA775ProcessorCPUCLK+/-(133/200MHz)PCI Express x1633MHzHostInterfaceIntel945PLMCHCLK (133/200MHz)66MHz48MHzDDRII 533/400MHz DIMMDua

GA-8I945PLGE-RH Motherboard - 70 -EnglishSound Effect Configuration:At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust soundoption settings as desired.AC&apos

Appendix- 71 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherbo

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Appendix- 79 -EnglishContact Us     Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231,Taiw

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Hardware Installation- 9 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic