Users Manual
GA-EP45-UD3P
GA-EP45-UD3P
Motherboard
GA-EP45-UD3P Sept. 15
Motherboard
Identifying Your Motherboard Revision
Copyright
Disclaimer
Documentation Classifications
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler
Chapter 5 Appendix
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
Chapter 4 Unique Features
Note This feature is optional due to different regional policy
Optional Items
Box Contents
UD3P-EP45-GA
GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard Layout
Block Diagram
1-1 Installation Precautions
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
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
1-3-1 Installing the CPU
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler
CPU Socket Lever
lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler
You should hear a click when pushing down each
push pin. Check that the Male and Female push pins
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration
1-4 Installing the Memory
1-4-2 Installing a Memory
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card
Connect the power cable from the bracket to the power supply
1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket
SATA Signal Cable
SATA Power Cable
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port
1-7 Back Panel Connectors
Optical S/PDIF Out Connector
Coaxial S/PDIF Out Connector
Line In Jack Blue
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack Orange
Rear Speaker Out Jack Black
Side Speaker Out Jack Gray
CDIN
1-8 Internal Connectors
PHASE LED
ATX12V2X4
3.3VOnlyfor2x12-pinATX
CPU manufacturer when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU 130W
ATX12V2X4
+12VOnlyfor2x12-pinATX
6 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector
3/4/5 CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2/PWRFAN Fan Headers
SYSFAN2
SATA21
7 IDE IDE Connector
SATA22
SATA23
Pin No
10 PWRLED System Power LED Header
GSATA20
GSATA21
11 FPANEL Front Panel Header
12 FAUDIO Front Panel Audio Header
13 CDIN CD In Connector, Black
15 SPDIFO S/PDIF Out Header
14 SPDIFI S/PDIF In Header, Red
17 F11394 IEEE 1394a Header, Gray
16 FUSB1/FUSB2 USB Headers, Yellow
19 COMA Serial Port Header, White
18 LPT Parallel Port Header
21 CLRCMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper
20 CI Chassis Intrusion Header
23 PHASE LED
22 BAT BATTERY
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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
DEL BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH
A. The LOGO Screen Default
2-1 Startup Screen
B. The POST Screen
Main Menu Help
Sample BIOS Version E17
BIOS Setup Program Function Keys
2-2 The Main Menu
PnP/PCI Configurations
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Power Management Setup
Mother Board Voltage Control
2-3 MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T
Clock Chip Control
DRAM Performance Control
CPU Frequency
Robust Graphics Booster
CPU Clock Ratio Note
Fine CPU Clock Ratio Note
Advanced Clok Control
CPU Host Frequency Mhz
PCI Express Frequency Mhz
C.I.A.2
MCH Clock Skew
CPU Clock Drive
PCI Express Clock Drive
CPU Clock Skew
tRAS
Command RateCMD
CAS Latency Time
tRCD
tRD Phase2 Adjustment
Channel A/B Timing Settings
tRD Phase0 Adjustment
tRD Phase1 Adjustment
Data Driving Pull-Up Level
Channel A/B Driving Settings
DDR Write Training
Driving Strength Profile
CPU PLL
Load-Line Calibration
CPU Vcore
CPU Termination
IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave
2-4 Standard CMOS Features
Date
Time
Halt On
Floppy 3 Mode Support
IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, IDE Channel 4, 5 Master/Slave
Drive A
Password Check
Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
First/Second/Third Boot Device
CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note
CPU Multi-Threading Note
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Note
No-Execute Memory Protect Note
Init Display First
Delay For HDD Secs
Dual BIOS Recovery Source
Full Screen LOGO Show
Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode Intel ICH10R Southbridge
USB Keyboard Support
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
USB Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
When a Cable Problem Occurs
SMART LAN1/LAN2 LAN Cable Diagnostic Function
When No LAN Cable Is Attached
When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally
Onboard SATA/IDE Device GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip
Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Boot ROM
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip
Parallel Port Mode
Power Management Setup
Power On by Ring
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
PME Event Wake Up
Power On By Keyboard
Resume by Alarm
HPET Mode Note
Power On By Mouse
BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. Default
2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI1 IRQ Assignment
PCI2 IRQ Assignment
CPU Warning Temperature
Reset Case Open Status
Current System/CPU Temperature
Current CPU/SYSTEM/POWER FAN Speed RPM
CPU Smart FAN Control
CPU Smart FAN Mode
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
User Password
Set Supervisor/User Password
2-12
Supervisor Password
2-14 Exit Without Saving
2-13 Save & Exit Setup
2-15 Security Chip Configuration Note
Security Chip
Security Chip State
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
3-3 Technical Manuals
3-2 Application Software
3-4 Contact
3-5 System
This page provides the basic system information
3-6 Download Center
System Requirements
Chapter 4 Unique Features
4-1 Xpress Recovery2
Before You Begin
A. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive
Installation and Configuration
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
C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2
B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2
D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2
E. Removing the Backup
F. Exiting Xpress Recovery2
What is DualBIOSTM?
4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility
A. Before You Begin
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
B. Updating the BIOS
Step
1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function
4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility
B. Using @BIOS
C. After Updating the BIOS
The EasyTune 6 Interface Tabs Information
4-3 EasyTune
The Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Interface A. Meter Mode
Meter Mode - Button Information Table
4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
B. Total Mode
Total Mode - Button Information Table
C. Stealth Mode
4-5 Ultra TPMNote
A. Before installing Ultra TPM, follow the steps below in sequence
B. Instructions for using Ultra TPM
Directions for using Q-Share
4-6 Q-Share
Options Descriptions
System Restore
4-7 Time Repair
Preference Screen
Removing the Existing Teaming
4-8 Teaming
A. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows XP
The Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility icon
Step
B. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows Vista
and VLAN Utility to access the utility
cation Software, Install Application Software
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A. Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drives
5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers
To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below
B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Create RAID Volume
C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS
Step
Step
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WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST
DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST
Delete RAID Volume
A. Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller
C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS
Create a RAID Array
Steps
Appendix
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RAID LevelMembers HDD 01Capacity
Create RAID Disk Drive
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Delete the RAID Array
5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette
Required for AHCI and RAID Mode
Page
A. Installing Windows XP
5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
Page
Step For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller
WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup
Intel ICH10R SATA controllers
B. Installing Windows Vista
Step
Step
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GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers
Step
Step
Step
Step
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5-2-1
Configuring Audio Input and Output
Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio
A. Configuring Speakers
B. Configuring Sound Effect
C. Activating an AC97 Front Panel Audio Module
D. Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only
5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable Optional
A. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable
S/PDIF In
C. Configuring S/PDIF out
S/PDIF Out
B. Conneting a S/PDIF out Cable
B. Windows Vista
5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function
2. Click Natural Bass to enable speaker bass effect
A. Windows XP
5-2-4 Configuring Microphone Recording
Recording Control
Select Realtek HD Audio Input in the Mixer device list
5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder
Recording the Sound
Playing the Sound
5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions
5-3 Troubleshooting
Correctly insert the
5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure
T h e I D E / S A T A
or cable might fail
CPU or CPU socket
The graphics card
Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment
WEEE Symbol Statement
5-4 Regulatory Statements
Regulatory Notices
China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
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