GA-EP45-UD3P
Users Manual
Motherboard
Motherboard
GA-EP45-UD3P Sept. 15
GA-EP45-UD3P
Documentation Classifications
Copyright
Disclaimer
Identifying Your Motherboard Revision
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration
Note This feature is optional due to different regional policy
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
Chapter 4 Unique Features
Chapter 5 Appendix
Box Contents
Optional Items
GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard Layout
UD3P-EP45-GA
Block Diagram
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-1 Installation Precautions
Product Specifications
Integrated in the South Bridge
Note 1 Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler
1-3-1 Installing the CPU
CPU Socket Lever
push pin. Check that the Male and Female push pins
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler
You should hear a click when pushing down each
lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler
1-4 Installing the Memory
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration
1-4-2 Installing a Memory
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card
SATA Power Cable
1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket
SATA Signal Cable
Connect the power cable from the bracket to the power supply
Coaxial S/PDIF Out Connector
1-7 Back Panel Connectors
Optical S/PDIF Out Connector
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port
Side Speaker Out Jack Gray
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack Orange
Rear Speaker Out Jack Black
Line In Jack Blue
ATX12V2X4
1-8 Internal Connectors
PHASE LED
CDIN
+12VOnlyfor2x12-pinATX
CPU manufacturer when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU 130W
ATX12V2X4
3.3VOnlyfor2x12-pinATX
SYSFAN2
6 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector
3/4/5 CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2/PWRFAN Fan Headers
SATA23
7 IDE IDE Connector
SATA22
SATA21
GSATA21
10 PWRLED System Power LED Header
GSATA20
Pin No
11 FPANEL Front Panel Header
13 CDIN CD In Connector, Black
12 FAUDIO Front Panel Audio Header
14 SPDIFI S/PDIF In Header, Red
15 SPDIFO S/PDIF Out Header
16 FUSB1/FUSB2 USB Headers, Yellow
17 F11394 IEEE 1394a Header, Gray
18 LPT Parallel Port Header
19 COMA Serial Port Header, White
20 CI Chassis Intrusion Header
21 CLRCMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper
22 BAT BATTERY
23 PHASE LED
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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
B. The POST Screen
A. The LOGO Screen Default
2-1 Startup Screen
DEL BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH
2-2 The Main Menu
Sample BIOS Version E17
BIOS Setup Program Function Keys
Main Menu Help
„ Power Management Setup
„ Standard CMOS Features
„ Advanced BIOS Features
„ PnP/PCI Configurations
DRAM Performance Control
2-3 MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T
Clock Chip Control
Mother Board Voltage Control
Fine CPU Clock Ratio Note
Robust Graphics Booster
CPU Clock Ratio Note
CPU Frequency
C.I.A.2
CPU Host Frequency Mhz
PCI Express Frequency Mhz
Advanced Clok Control
CPU Clock Skew
CPU Clock Drive
PCI Express Clock Drive
MCH Clock Skew
tRCD
Command RateCMD
CAS Latency Time
tRAS
tRD Phase1 Adjustment
Channel A/B Timing Settings
tRD Phase0 Adjustment
tRD Phase2 Adjustment
Driving Strength Profile
Channel A/B Driving Settings
DDR Write Training
Data Driving Pull-Up Level
CPU Termination
Load-Line Calibration
CPU Vcore
CPU PLL
Time
2-4 Standard CMOS Features
Date
IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave
Drive A
Floppy 3 Mode Support
IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, IDE Channel 4, 5 Master/Slave
Halt On
First/Second/Third Boot Device
Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Password Check
No-Execute Memory Protect Note
CPU Multi-Threading Note
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Note
CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note
Full Screen LOGO Show
Delay For HDD Secs
Dual BIOS Recovery Source
Init Display First
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode Intel ICH10R Southbridge
Integrated Peripherals
USB 2.0 Controller
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
USB Controller
USB Keyboard Support
When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally
SMART LAN1/LAN2 LAN Cable Diagnostic Function
When No LAN Cable Is Attached
When a Cable Problem Occurs
Parallel Port Mode
Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Boot ROM
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip
Onboard SATA/IDE Device GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip
PME Event Wake Up
Power On by Ring
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
Power Management Setup
Power On By Mouse
Resume by Alarm
HPET Mode Note
Power On By Keyboard
PCI2 IRQ Assignment
2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI1 IRQ Assignment
BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. Default
Current CPU/SYSTEM/POWER FAN Speed RPM
Reset Case Open Status
Current System/CPU Temperature
CPU Warning Temperature
CPU Smart FAN Mode
CPU Smart FAN Control
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults
Supervisor Password
Set Supervisor/User Password
2-12
User Password
2-13 Save & Exit Setup
2-14 Exit Without Saving
Security Chip State
2-15 Security Chip Configuration Note
Security Chip
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers
3-2 Application Software
3-3 Technical Manuals
This page provides the basic system information
3-4 Contact
3-5 System
3-6 Download Center
Before You Begin
Chapter 4 Unique Features
4-1 Xpress Recovery2
System Requirements
Installation and Configuration
A. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive
4. After the operating system is installed, right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage Figure 4. Go to Computer Management to check disk allocation. Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the topFigure 5. Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space, Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file
B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2
C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2
F. Exiting Xpress Recovery2
D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2
E. Removing the Backup
A. Before You Begin
4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility
What is DualBIOSTM?
B. Updating the BIOS
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
Step
C. After Updating the BIOS
4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility
B. Using @BIOS
1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function
4-3 EasyTune
The EasyTune 6 Interface Tabs Information
4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
The Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Interface A. Meter Mode
Meter Mode - Button Information Table
C. Stealth Mode
B. Total Mode
Total Mode - Button Information Table
B. Instructions for using Ultra TPM
4-5 Ultra TPMNote
A. Before installing Ultra TPM, follow the steps below in sequence
Options Descriptions
Directions for using Q-Share
4-6 Q-Share
Preference Screen
System Restore
4-7 Time Repair
The Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility icon
4-8 Teaming
A. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows XP
Removing the Existing Teaming
cation Software, Install Application Software
B. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows Vista
and VLAN Utility to access the utility
Step
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To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below
5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drives
5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers
A. Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS
Create RAID Volume
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Step
Step
WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST
Delete RAID Volume
DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST
5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller
A. Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS
Appendix
Create a RAID Array
Steps
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Create RAID Disk Drive
RAID LevelMembers HDD 01Capacity
Delete the RAID Array
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Required for AHCI and RAID Mode
5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette
Page
5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
A. Installing Windows XP
Page
Step For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller
WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup
B. Installing Windows Vista
Intel ICH10R SATA controllers
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Step
Step
Step
GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers
Step
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Step
Step
A. Configuring Speakers
Configuring Audio Input and Output
Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio
5-2-1
D. Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only
B. Configuring Sound Effect
C. Activating an AC97 Front Panel Audio Module
S/PDIF In
5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable Optional
A. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable
B. Conneting a S/PDIF out Cable
C. Configuring S/PDIF out
S/PDIF Out
A. Windows XP
5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function
2. Click Natural Bass to enable speaker bass effect
B. Windows Vista
5-2-4 Configuring Microphone Recording
Select Realtek HD Audio Input in the Mixer device list
Recording Control
Playing the Sound
5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder
Recording the Sound
5-3 Troubleshooting
5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions
5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure
Correctly insert the
The graphics card
or cable might fail
CPU or CPU socket
T h e I D E / S A T A
Regulatory Notices
WEEE Symbol Statement
5-4 Regulatory Statements
Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment
China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
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