Users Manual
GA-EP45-UD3P
GA-EP45-UD3P Sept. 15
Motherboard
Motherboard
GA-EP45-UD3P
Disclaimer
Copyright
Documentation Classifications
Identifying Your Motherboard Revision
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Table of Contents
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration
Chapter 4 Unique Features
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
Note This feature is optional due to different regional policy
Chapter 5 Appendix
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
You should hear a click when pushing down each
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler
push pin. Check that the Male and Female push pins
lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration
1-4 Installing the Memory
1-4-2 Installing a Memory
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card
SATA Signal Cable
1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket
SATA Power Cable
Connect the power cable from the bracket to the power supply
Optical S/PDIF Out Connector
1-7 Back Panel Connectors
Coaxial S/PDIF Out Connector
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port
Rear Speaker Out Jack Black
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack Orange
Side Speaker Out Jack Gray
Line In Jack Blue
PHASE LED
1-8 Internal Connectors
ATX12V2X4
CDIN
ATX12V2X4
CPU manufacturer when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU 130W
+12VOnlyfor2x12-pinATX
3.3VOnlyfor2x12-pinATX
6 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector
3/4/5 CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2/PWRFAN Fan Headers
SYSFAN2
SATA22
7 IDE IDE Connector
SATA23
SATA21
GSATA20
10 PWRLED System Power LED Header
GSATA21
Pin No
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
2-1 Startup Screen
A. The LOGO Screen Default
B. The POST Screen
DEL BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH
BIOS Setup Program Function Keys
Sample BIOS Version E17
2-2 The Main Menu
Main Menu Help
Advanced BIOS Features
Standard CMOS Features
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
Clock Chip Control
2-3 MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T
DRAM Performance Control
Mother Board Voltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio Note
Robust Graphics Booster
Fine CPU Clock Ratio Note
CPU Frequency
PCI Express Frequency Mhz
CPU Host Frequency Mhz
C.I.A.2
Advanced Clok Control
PCI Express Clock Drive
CPU Clock Drive
CPU Clock Skew
MCH Clock Skew
CAS Latency Time
Command RateCMD
tRCD
tRAS
tRD Phase0 Adjustment
Channel A/B Timing Settings
tRD Phase1 Adjustment
tRD Phase2 Adjustment
DDR Write Training
Channel A/B Driving Settings
Driving Strength Profile
Data Driving Pull-Up Level
CPU Vcore
Load-Line Calibration
CPU Termination
CPU PLL
Date
2-4 Standard CMOS Features
Time
IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave
IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, IDE Channel 4, 5 Master/Slave
Floppy 3 Mode Support
Drive A
Halt On
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Advanced BIOS Features
First/Second/Third Boot Device
Password Check
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Note
CPU Multi-Threading Note
No-Execute Memory Protect Note
CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note
Dual BIOS Recovery Source
Delay For HDD Secs
Full Screen LOGO Show
Init Display First
Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode Intel ICH10R Southbridge
USB Controller
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
USB 2.0 Controller
USB Keyboard Support
When No LAN Cable Is Attached
SMART LAN1/LAN2 LAN Cable Diagnostic Function
When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally
When a Cable Problem Occurs
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip
Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Boot ROM
Parallel Port Mode
Onboard SATA/IDE Device GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
Power On by Ring
PME Event Wake Up
Power Management Setup
HPET Mode Note
Resume by Alarm
Power On By Mouse
Power On By Keyboard
PCI1 IRQ Assignment
2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI2 IRQ Assignment
BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. Default
Current System/CPU Temperature
Reset Case Open Status
Current CPU/SYSTEM/POWER FAN Speed RPM
CPU Warning Temperature
CPU Smart FAN Control
CPU Smart FAN Mode
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
2-12
Set Supervisor/User Password
Supervisor Password
User 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
4-1 Xpress Recovery2
Chapter 4 Unique Features
Before You Begin
System Requirements
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
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility
4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
A. Before You Begin
What is DualBIOSTM?
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
B. Updating the BIOS
Step
B. Using @BIOS
4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility
C. After Updating the BIOS
1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function
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
A. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows XP
4-8 Teaming
The Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility icon
Removing the Existing Teaming
and VLAN Utility to access the utility
B. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows Vista
cation Software, Install Application Software
Step
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5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers
5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drives
To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below
A. Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Create RAID Volume
C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS
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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
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GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers
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Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio
Configuring Audio Input and Output
A. Configuring Speakers
5-2-1
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
2. Click Natural Bass to enable speaker bass effect
5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function
A. Windows XP
B. Windows Vista
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
CPU or CPU socket
or cable might fail
The graphics card
T h e I D E / S A T A
5-4 Regulatory Statements
WEEE Symbol Statement
Regulatory Notices
Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment
China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table
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