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