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1. d i i 26 2 I Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 STB 14 GND r 2 AFD 15 PD6 i 3 PDO 16 GND 4 ERR 17 PD7 5 PD1 18 GND 6 INIT 19 ACK 2S 7 PD2 20 GND Lj 8 SLIN 21 BUSY 9 PD3 22 GND 10 GND 23 PE 11 PDA 24 No Pin 12 GND 25 SLCT 13 PD5 26 GND 19 COMA Serial Port Header White The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the optional COM port cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition NDCD NSIN NSOUT NDTR GND NDSR NRTS NCTS NRI No Pin co o NI Oo a A GW N e Q1 Hardware Installation 20 CI Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboar
2. PinNo Definition CPU FAN 2 Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Speed Control i e SYS FAN 2 AW Pin No Definition RAN p 1 GND por 2 Speed Control d E i P e SYS_FAN2 3 Sense SSS i a ga cue arene aa SYS_FAN1 PWR_FAN DEE er Pin No Definition 1 1 GND SYS FAN1 PWR FAN 2 12V 3 Sense Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang CAUTION These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the floppy disk drive cable The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a stripe of different color For purchasing the optional floppy disk drive cable please contact the local dealer 33 1 1 u
3. 29 Hardware Installation 16 F USB1 F USB2 USB Headers Yellow The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer ry Pin No Definition 1 Power 5V 2 Power 5V 9 1 3 USB DX 4 USB DY i 5 USB DX 0 2 6 USB DY g C 8 GND NN mn ZAR 9 No Pin aapa 10 NC TE Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB header Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the CAUTION power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket 17 F1 1394 IEEE 1394a Header Gray The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specification The IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE 1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket For purchasing the optional IEEE 1394a bracket please c
4. E PinNo Definition P Ge 1 MPD moog 2 MPD 7 3 MPD 1 System Status LED q S0 On 1 M or S1 Blinking S3 S4 Sb Off 3 eC uu Mu GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 26 11 F PANEL Front Panel Header Connect the power switch reset switch speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables Inr Message Power Sleep LED B zo X oO Lu Lu e Oo a d gt A Tp o l B E Ee i s P E h 9 FU UE Cia EE B Hard Drive Reset ARE Sees Eee ee GJE Activity LED Switch MSG Message Power Sleep LED Yellow Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the
5. SSeS E c Brea ERATE E EE E aae DDR2 DIMM A DDR2 memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fingers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 17 Hardware Installation 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card e Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that CAUTION came with your expansion card Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage PCI Express x1 Slot eer PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot D
6. seen 108 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder sse 110 S dbieto sels 111 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions sss 111 5 3 2 Troubleshooting Procedure seien 112 5 4 Regulatory Statements essere 114 Q Only for GA EP45 UD3R Box Contents v GA EP45 UD3R or GA EP45 UD3 motherboard v Motherboard driver disk m User s Manual Mi Quick Installation Guide v One IDE cable V Four SATA 3Gb s cables v One SATA bracket YJ I O Shield Only for GA EP45 UD3R e The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice e The motherboard image is for reference only Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable Part No 12CF1 1FD001 7 R 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port IEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF1 11E008 0 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R S PDIF In cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 0 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R LPT port cable Part No 12CF1 1LP001 0 R GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard Layout nooo ATX 12V 2X4 ie LGA775 USB_1394_ Intel P45 svs FAN oe PCIEXt 1 LLLI Erm PCIEX1 2 CPU FAN GA EP45 UD3R UD3 RTL8111C PCIEX16 T PCIEX1 3 Le SPDIFO 6 po L pni Ml 1000 TIT TIT D 1000 Iil T
7. SS Single Sided DS Double Sided No Memory aE NEES oO ORERD EERE A EE EERIE Yr i EROR ERE QNM Ra ee m he nu TE cl E cl per gi 8 cl x DDR2 1 DDR2 2 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 Due to chipset limitation read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode 1 Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sockets for optimum performance 2 When memory modules of different capacity and chips are installed a message which says rc memory is operating in Flex Memory Mode will appear during the POST Intel Flex Memory Technology offers greater flexibility to upgrade by allowing different memory sizes to be populated and remain in Dual Channel mode performance GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard CAUTION
8. tsp Type Fae Site Status Capedky Free Space Pattin Dec MIPS Heathy antes 32770 7M Figure 6 New Partition Wizard 5 n the New Partition Wizard you MUST select Primary Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical partition This Will reserve unallocated space for Xpress Select the partition you want to create R e C ove ry2 to u S e Extended partition Description primary partition is volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition Figure 7 71 Unique Features B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 Figure 8 press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 Root from CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 Figure 8 2 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press lt F9 gt during the POST Figure 9 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Inc EP45 UD3R Fia DEL BIOS Setup lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 F12
9. e None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup e Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS gt Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large lt gt IDE Channel 2 3 Master IDE Channel 4 5 Master Slave gt gt IDE Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel gt gt Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skipthe detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup gt Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default Large The following fields display your hard drive specifications If you wish to enter the parameters manually refer to the information on the hard drive gt Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive Cylinder Number of cylinders gt Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed
10. 2 During the BIOS update process ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Internet connection for example avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start 3 Do not use the G O M GIGABYTE Online Management function when using Q BIOS 4 GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing Using G BIOS Flash Memory Type Mx Flash Memory Size Oy i GIGABYTE A S BIOS Utility Live Update E Clear DMI data Pool 1 Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete D If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please nore manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instruc tions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save the BIOS update file obtained from the Internet or through other source Follow the on screen instructions to complete 3 wem Save Current BIOS to File Click Save Current BIOS to
11. A small window displaying the array information will appear in the center of the screen Figure 9 GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 VET Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List Model Name RDDO0 GRAID 2 TAB Switch Window TJ Select RAID Hard Disk Drive List Model Name HDDO ST3120026AS HDD1 ST3120026AS Capacity Type Status 120GB RAID Inside 120GB RAID Inside RAID Information Name GRAID Level 0 Stripe Block 128KB Capacity 240GB Status Members HDDx Normal Ui ls 4B s DI PEU Status Normal ENTER Detail ESC Exit Figure 9 93 Appendix 7T Save and Exit Setup After configuring the RAID array select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main screen to save your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility then press Y Figure 10 GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to S ATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Create RAID Disk Drive Model Name Capacity Type Status Delete RAID Disk Drive HDDO ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside Revert HDD to Non RAID HDD ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive Save to Disk amp Exit Y N Y Model Name mbers HDDx RDDO GRAID U SuIpe Norma
12. gt gt gt gt gt Advanced Clock Control lt Advanced Clok Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Advanced Clok Control CPU Clock Drive 800mV PCI Express Clock Drive 900mV Menu Level gt gt CPU Clock Skew Ops MCH Clock Skew Ops TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 41 BIOS Setup CPU Clock Drive Allows you to adjust the amplitude of the CPU and North Bridge clock Options are 700mV 800mV default 900mV 1000mV PCI Express Clock Drive Allows you to adjust the amplitude of the PCI Express and North Bridge clock Options are 700mV 800mV 900mV default 1000mV CPU Clock Skew Allows you to set the CPU clock prior to the North Bridge clock Options are Ops 750ps Default Ops MCH Clock Skew Allows you to set the North Bridge clock prior to the CPU clock Options are Ops 750ps Default Ops DRAM Performance Control c Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels gt gt Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level gt gt Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level Default Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level Extreme Memory Profile X M P et9 Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on XMP memory module s to enhance memory
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14. gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the third PCI slot Default gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the third PCI slot GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 58 2 9 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled C No Menu Level gt V RPM EM FA RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled POWER FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FANI Fail Warning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Auto CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened field will show No at next boot Default Disabled lt Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI header If the system chassis cover is removed this field will show Yes otherwise it will show No To clear the chassis intrusion status record set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled save the settings to CMOS and then restart your system Current Voltage V Vcore DDR18V 3 3V 12V Displays the current system voltages lt Curren
15. lt none gt To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 97 Appendix Step 3 For Intel ICH10R SATA controllers When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH10R SATA RAID AHCI driver in the floppy disk a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear Use the up or down arrow key to select one of the items displayed and press Enter If you set the SATA RAID AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID mode select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Select Intel R ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller for AHCI mode Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen Intel R ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller Intel R ICH7R DH SATA AHCI Controller Intel R ICH7M MDH SATA AHCI Controller Intel R ICH8R DH DO SATA AHCI Controller Intel R ICH8M E M SATA AHCI Controller Intel R ICH9R DO DH SATA AHCI Controller Intel R
16. 1 6 Installing the SATA Bracket assisted us Uto pU s enn Re bs 19 17 Back Panel GCOnneclorS i pa coa d S C Ce AR eR de Ed 20 19 WAVE Hea GOBBSCIOS Assess n acutam a Ore GU CU onuR a uou 22 Chapter 2 BIOS oelUpusietiiet intei abide ioni ae arie une Hp debe reset 35 2 AStaHilp SCIOOhtesiiesend e pupetutieve dasselbe soa Una sedan 36 2 2 Thea Meni aio e ria piv eo d i peau D edu 37 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T eere 39 2 4 Standard CMOS Features sse 47 25 Advanced BIOS Fealule8 an and E adn n I Er E 49 26 Integrated Penpals sseccxo it Lc e be a rcd a o i c a Cea 52 2 7 Power Management Setup o ioco oro Dm dies ath eo 56 2 9 sPhPIPOPOOnfIgilalloliSsd dul xt na deae Ea videa ulra RR an 58 29 PC THOSE tA cus tons itotu edd eicit send avito estat mcum 59 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults soins tot ettet ere sett uns 61 2 11 Load Optimized Delalllsxoisoiosa retire ne nonc 61 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password sss G2 2 SEMEN mds T 63 2 p4 JEXIEWITBOUE SAVING snk teen ocn oce aa 63 Table of Contents Chapter 3 Drivers Installation sese 65 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers cseteris otctns oc a Na db d etc eei 65 2 JADBIICAOn SOWA E nei d b ota bd teda e c la o aes 66 3 3 Technical Manuals c ccccscessssssssssssssesssssessessesessesaesaeseseesesseseesansesensatases 66 SS OOM PEE C UU m 67 SM RETE 67
17. Boot Menu End Qflash 09 08 2008 P45 ICHTU 7A89PGUYU UU Figure 9 C Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Figure 10 2 Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system When the Windows Operating system is detected Xpress Recovery2 will begin the backup process Figure 11 GIGABYTE ON P TECHNOLOGY ae Figure 10 Figure 11 3 When finished go to Disk Management to check disk allocation 18i Capscity Free Space Fre HFwabhy ElSACor gunlikn 1 95GB 196GB 100 5 77GB PG ws Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file Figure 12 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 72 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Figure 13 14 PAN eX GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 13 Figure 14 E Removing the Backup 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE Figure 15 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 15 Figur
18. Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled 81 Unique Features 4 6 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology Time Repair allows you to quickly back up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system Time Repair supports NTFS file system and can restore system data on PATA and SATA hard drives System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on the right or at the bottom of the screen to view the system data backed up at different time You can choose file s directory ies and click the Copy button to restore the file s directory ies or click Restore to restore the entire system vary Time Repair GIGABYTE a 17218 9 Trenor TEL gt E Preference Screen i convorPamel Button Function a a ON Automatically creates system restore Spay Set ose Ov EF i200 points wie aia OFF DO NOT automatically create system E restore points SCHEDULE Sets a regular interval for creating system restore points CAPACITY TRIGGER c J Bole Boot gp CAPACITY Sets the percentage of hard drive space D 15 used for saving shadow copies 10 50 g p TRIGGER Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up of the day Displays the Time Repair help file o The hard drive used must have more than 1 GB of capacity and over 300 MB of available space Each storage volume can
19. 30 DoWwhload GOhlblssuiipues tp t n pet cet ter te ani teo tita ntes 68 Chapter 4 Unique Features ccccccescsscscsecsrsssssrssrssessescessesceseescaeseeseesaesersansensaess 69 4 XDIOSS HOCOVOl 2 etse ar tel sre dian EHE EDAD ED EE ds 69 42 BIOS Update Utiles suec iota e bo ONES rec nar eds at bu is 74 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility ees 74 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility ees 77 AES ASW AIG Das u tea hac eno omen a amu Sada Ede etie scuba elus 78 4 4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced sss 79 Ao SIAN m H n 81 A0 TIMER ccnp sacnterascle Poaca oasrtoncane shavecanent sta hand eueDoctabar sana vcignenenoeadebteneamanenn 82 MADER ADDONGIN ERN ia 83 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s sss eio t Pe aetas 83 5 1 1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA ControllersQD sss 83 5 1 2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller sss 89 5 1 3 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette sse 95 5 1 4 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 97 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output senne 105 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio sss 105 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF In Cable Optional e 107 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording
20. Create RAID Disk Drive item Then the Create New RAID screen appears Figure 4 GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to S ATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 Create New RAID Hard Disk Drive List NES GRAID_ Model Name Available Type Status Level 0 Stripe HDDO ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Disks Select Disk HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation BWA eds NN Help Enter RAID Name Enter a string between 1 to 16 characters in length for the created RAID drive to be identified by system BIOS or OS lt Move Cursor DEL BS Delete Character ENTER Next ESC Abort Figure 4 The Create New RAID block displays all the items that need to be set for creating an array Figure 5 Steps 1 Enter Array Name Under the Name item enter an array name with 1 16 letters letters cannot be special characters and press lt Enter gt 2 Select RAID Mode Under the Level item use up or down arrow key to select RAID 0 Stripe RAID 1 Mirror or JBOD Figure 5 Then press lt Enter gt to move onto the next step GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 Create New RAID Hard Disk Drive List Name GRAID Model Name Available Type Status Level HDDO ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Disks Select Disk HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation RAID Disk Drive List Select RAID Level Data striped fo
21. Do not place the computer system in a high temperature environment Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Product Specifications CPU Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor Intel Core 2 Quad processor Intel Core 2 Duo processor Intel Pentium Dual Core processor Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz FSB Chipset North Bridge Intel P45 Express Chipset South Bridge Intel ICHTORO ICH10 Memory 4x1 8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory e 1 Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1366 1066 800 667 MHz memory modules Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Audio Realtek ALC889A codec e High Definition Audio e 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN 1x Realtek 8111C chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2 0 standard 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots Storage In
22. Enter Disabled Enabled IDE 3F8 IRQ4 378 IRQ7 SPP PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 84 C Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a non RAID configuration Step 1 After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins look for a message which says Press Ctrl I to enter Configuration Utility Figure 2 Press Ctrl I to enter the RAID Configuration Utility Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 GI S BLU wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk Ia lt C IRL gt Beko eor esto TENA Figure 2 Step 2 After you press Ctrl lt l gt the MAIN MENU screen will appear Figure 3 Create RAID Volume If you want to create a RAID array select Create RAID V
23. S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off gt Soft Off by PWR BTTN Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button gt gt Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default gt Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCle device Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled lt Power On by Ring Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Enabled Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 56 Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following gt Date of Month Alarm Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month gt gt T
24. SATA2 controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Definition GND 2 TXP P 3 TXN 4 GND GSATA2 0 GSATA2 1 5 RXN T 6 RXP i i 7 1 7 GND m E Ig BN Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb s cable to your SATA hard drive D A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard nore drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number 10 PWR LED System Power LED Header This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5
25. Saving Y N N Power Managemen Jv p WAVU UC LAIL velup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit 14 Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Abandon all Data Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 63 BIOS Setup GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 64 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Before installing the drivers first install the operating system The following instructions use ae Windows XP as the example operating system oe After installing the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers 4 After inserting the driver disk Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install You can click the Install All button and Xpress Install will install all the recommended drivers Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install Now Loading Please
26. Switch Default Off 4 CPU Throttling Display 5 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 et 9 6 CPU Voltage Display 7 Dynamic Power Phase Status 8 Current CPU Power Consumption 9 Time Date Dynamic Energy Saver Enabled 10 Total Power Savings Total power saving with Dynamic Energy Saver enabled e e 9 11 Dynamic Energy Saver Meter Mode Switch 12 Dynamic Energy Saver Total Mode Switch 13 Close Application will enter Stealth Mode 14 Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar 15 INFO Help 16 Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version C Stealth Mode In Stealth Mode the system continues to work with the user defined power saving settings even after the system is restarted Re enter the application only if you want to make any changes or completely close the application Note 1 Before using the DES function make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt C1E and CPU EIST Function items in the BIOS Setup program are set to Enabled Note 2 Maximize system power saving with Dynamic Frequency Function system performance may be affected Note 3 1 Normal Power Saving default 2 Advanced Power Saving 3 Extreme Power Saving Note 4 The total amount of power saved will be recorded until re activated when only the Dynamic Power Saver is under the enable status and power savings meter is unable to reset to zero Note 5 Dynamic Energy Saver Meter will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999
27. Watts GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 80 4 5 Q Share Q Share is an easy and convenient data sharing tool After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q Share you are able to share your data with computers on the same network making full use of Internet resources GIGABYTE amp Q Share Ver 1 0 Directions for using Q Share After installing Q Share from the motherboard driver disk go to Start gt All Programs gt GIGABYTE gt Q Share exe to launch the Q Share tool Find the Q Share icon iu in your system tray and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Connect Enable Incoming Folder Disable Incoming Folder Incoming folder gt Open Incoming Folder C Q ShareFolder Open Incoming Folder CAQ ShareFolder Update Q Share Change Incoming Folder C Q ShareFolder About Q Share Exit Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Description Connect Displays the computers with data sharing enabled Enable Incoming Folder Enables data sharing Disable Incoming Folder Disables data sharing Open Incoming Folder Accesses the shared data folder C Q ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder Changes the data folder to be shared ete C Q ShareFolder Update Q Share Updates Q Share online About Q Share Displays the current Q Share version Exit Exits Q Share
28. accommodate 64 shadow copies When this limit is reached the oldest shadow copy will be deleted and unable to be restored Shadow copies are read only so you cannot edit the contents of a shadow copy Ne ca NOTE GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 82 Chapter5 Appendix 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below Install SATA hard drive s in your computer Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS Nete 1 Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver Nets 2 Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system e 2 DULCE D AU ER Before you begin Please prepare Atleast two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive e An empty formatted floppy disk e Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard refer to Chapter 1 Hardware Installation to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port For example on this motherboard the SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_2
29. activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling f you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 114 Finally we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life pro
30. box Click OK to complete D Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only Click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Connector Settings box select the Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in check box Click OK to complete GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 106 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF In Cable Optional The S PDIF in cable provides S PDIF in functionality d r Optical Coaxial S PDIF In S PDIF In S PDIF In The S PDIF in jacks allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing A Installing the S PDIF In Cable Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back to the SPDIF_I header on your motherboard panel with a screw S PDIF Out The S PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality B Conneting a S PDIF out Cable S PDIF Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable Connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals Note The actual locations of the SPDIF In and SPDIF Out connectors may differ by model 107 Appendix C Configuring S PDIF out Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section In the S PDIF In Out Settings dialog box select an out put sampling rate and select or disable the output gem source Cl
31. cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 SPDIFI 3 GND e SSe SS5 15 SPDIF_O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expansion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the graphics card and have digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time For information about connecting the S PDIF digital audio cable carefully read the manual for your expansion card Pin No Definition S 1 SPDIFO 2 GND
32. completed Pass Please press any key to continue 75 Unique Features Step 4 Press Esc and then Enter to exit Q Flash and reboot the system As the system boots you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen Step 5 During the POST press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Power Mz Load Optimized Defaults Y N Y PnP PCI Conmnugur alluls LALL VV IUIUUU DAVIE PC Health Status ESC Quit 14 Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Y gt to load BIOS defaults Step 6 Select Save amp Exit Setup and then press lt Y gt to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The procedure is complete after the system restarts GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 76 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility A Before You Begin 1 In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update
33. keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x coaxial S PDIF Out connector 1 x optical S PDIF Out connector 8 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports 1 x RJ 45 port 6 x audio jacks Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out Microphone I O Controller ITE IT8718 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System Power fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System Power fan fail warning CPU System fan speed control Nets 2 11 Hardware Installation BIOS 2x8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b Unique Features Support for BIOS Support for Q Flash Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune ete 3 Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Support for Time Repair Support for Q Share Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm 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 Note 2 Whether the CPU System fan speed control function is supported will depend
34. or N to abort Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICHIOR wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAIDO Stripe 2 223 6GB Normal Yes Are you sure you want to delete Volume0 Y N Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED Tv Select ESC Previous Menu DEL Delete Volume Figure 8 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 88 5 1 2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard refer to Chapter 1 Hardware Installation to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port For example on this motherboard the GSATA2 0 and GSATA2 1 ports are supported by GIGABYTE SATA2 Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive B Configuring SATA controller mode and device boot order in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup and set the device boot order Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In BIOS Setup go to Integrated Peripherals ensure that Onboard SATA IDE Device is enabled Then set Onboard
35. save the current BIOS file C After Updating the BIOS After updating the BIOS restart your system As the system boots press Delete to enter the BIOS Setup program Select Load Optimized Defaults and press Enter to load BIOS defaults D Make sure that the BIOS file to be flashed matches your motherboard model Updating the nore BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your system not to boot 71 Unique Features 4 3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE s EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy to use interface that allows users to fine tune their system settings or do overclock overvoltage in Windows environment The user friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information lettings users read their system related information without the need to install additional software The EasyTune 6 Interface 999 IX CPU 2 66 GHz Model E7300 FSB 1066 MHz CPU 3 20 GHz CPU 3 44 GHz CPU 3 50 GHz FSB 1600 MHz FSB 1720 MHz FSB 1800 MHz Boost Level Defaut Ce 25565 Lon GENES os io NENNEN oo iuo END o GIGABYTE Tabs Information Tab Function X cru The CPU tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard g Memory The Memory tab provides information on the installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information Q mer The Tuner tab allows you to adjust sy
36. second PATA IDE connector the first SATA connector the second SATA connector and so forth For example when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive When hard drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive 69 Unique Features Installation and Configuration The following procedure uses Windows XP as the example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the changes and exit 2 When partitioning your hard drive Figure 1 make sure to leave unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount of data Figure 2 Windows XP Professional Setup The f The following li unpartit unpartitioned sp Use the UP a Use the UP and DOWN ARROW key To To To create a partition in e To delete the selected par To delete the selected partition press D 80890 MB Disk A at Id B on bus on atapi MBR 98898 NB Disk B at Id B on bus B on atapi MBR Unpartitioned space 80890 MB Unpartitioned space 50893 MB ENTER Install G Create Partition F3 Quit ENTEReInstall DeDelete Partition F3 duit Figure 1 Figure 2 3 Select a file s
37. wait ta Eaglelake 1 02 B8 0711 1 GIGABYTE Install Chipset Drivers We recommend that you install the drivers listed below for your motherboard Please click Install All to install all the drivers automatically REEL ita tanae rd Dynamic Energy Saver GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with the simple click of a button Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design the unique multi gear power phase design of GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver allows for the most efficient switching of power phases depending on CPU workload d Browser Configuration Utility Version 1 0 ize 2 23MB This utility changes the default search provider within your browser to Google cd INF Update Utility Version 9 0 0 1009 Size 5 66MB z 2 r This utility installs INF files that inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality such as PCI Express or USB interface rd Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio Version 5 10 0 5010 Size GAMA zl Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed ecran when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation didis Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to ins
38. when the CPU is overheated Default Enabled CPU EIST Function et9 Enables or disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Depending on CPU loading Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production Default Enabled Virtualization Technology 9 Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Default Enabled Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 50 Delay For HDD Secs Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up The adjustable range is from 0 to 15 seconds Default 0 Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup Disabled displays normal POST message Default Enabled Dual BIOS Recovery Source If the main BIOS is corrupted selects whether to recover the BIOS from the backup BIOS or from the HPA in the hard drive Default HPA Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor disp
39. you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press Enter on the password item and when requested for the password press Enter again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the password has been cancelled GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 62 2 13 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanc Integrat Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Dre c Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS SEAS DEI KOM OVLON Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 2 14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced e Integrated Quit Without
40. you want to create this volume Y N Press ENTER to create the specified volume TV Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Figure 6 When completed you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK VOLUME INFORMATION section including the RAID level stripe block size array name and array capacity etc Figure 7 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICHIOR wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAIDO Stripe 128KB 223 6GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 8GB 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 8GB TV Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Figure 7 To exit the ICH10R RAID BIOS utility press Esc or select Exit in MAIN MENU Now you may proceed to create the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID ACHI driver and operating system 87 Appendix Delete RAID Volume To delete a RAID array select Delete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press Enter In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press Delete When prompted to confirm your selection Figure 8 press Y to confirm
41. 110 5 3 Troubleshooting 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard please go to the Support Motherboard FAQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing A Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In the Main Menu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to show the advanced options Q Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down A Some motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Q How do clear the CMOS values A If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper refer to the instructions on the CLR CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values If your board doesn t have this jumper refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1 You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord
42. 6 Status Open Length Part4 5 Status Open Length Part7 8 Status Open Length 112 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable 53 BIOS Setup When No LAN Cable Is Attached If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0m as shown in the figure above When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10 100 Mbps hub the following message will appear Start detecting at Port Link Detected gt 100Mbps Cable Length 30m gt gt Link Detected Displays transmission speed gt Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Note The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10 100 Mbps in MS DOS mode it will operate at a normal speed of 10 100 1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated lt When a Cable Problem Occurs If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires the Status field will show Short and then length shown will
43. 84 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit 14 Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage BIOS Setup Program Function Keys lt T gt lt gt lt amp gt lt gt Move the selection bar to select an item Enter Execute command or enter the submenu Esc Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 Show descriptions of the function keys F2 Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information F10 Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Main Menu Help The onscreen description of a highlighted setup option is d
44. AAIAASAODARAAANAAODARAAAAAADDANARADALAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAALLAL Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Oo O A con Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card Installing a Graphics Card Gently push down on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the PCI Express slot Make sure the card is securely seated in the slot and does not rock di Removing the Graphics Card Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 18 1 6 Installing the SATA Bracket The SATA bracket allows you to connect external SATA device s to your system by expanding the internal SATA port s to the chassis back panel Turn off your system and the p
45. AID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array PinNo Definition m 1 GND 2 TXP SATA24 SATA2_2 SATA20 3 TXN 4 GND te LE 78 Re d SATA2 5 SATA23 SATA2_1 7 GND A R RR Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb s cable to your SATA hard drive gt s ARAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard wyr drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives The total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number ARAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives must be an even number 25 Hardware Installation 9 GSATA2 0 GSATA2 1 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2 Purple The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The GIGABYTE
46. Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 SBC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel LPT port Options are SPP Standard Parallel Port default EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP 55 BIOS Setup 2 7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Menu Level gt PME Event Wake Up Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled x Date of Month Alarm Everyday x Time hh mm ss Alar 12 8 0 HPET Support 9 Enabled HPET Mode e 32 bit mode Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt ACPI Suspend Type Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend b gt S1 POS Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 Power on Suspend sleep state In S1 sleep state the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode The system can be resumed at any time gt gt
47. CI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug SATA AHCI Mode Intel ICH10 Southbridge Configures the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10 Southbridge to AHCI mode gt gt Disabled Disables AHCI for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode Default b gt AHCI ote Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers gt gt Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with other device Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that do not support Native mode Default Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode Only for GA EP45 UD3R Only for GA EP45 UD3 Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 52 lt USB Controller Enables or disables t
48. E RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 Create New RAID Hard Disk Drive List Name GRAID Model Name Available Type Status Level 0 Stripe gt HDDO ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Disks Select Disk HDDI ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation RAL Disk Drs Create RAID on the select HDD Y N Y CONFIRM RAID CREATION ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED HARD DISK WILL BE LOST WHEN EXIT WITH SAVING TJ Switch Unit DEL BS Delete Number ENTER Next ESC Abort Figure 7 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 92 When finished the new RAID array will be displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List block Figure 8 GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 Main Menu Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List Model Name RDDO0 GRAID 2 TAB Switch Window TJ Select ITEM Hard Disk Drive List Model Name HDDO ST3120026AS HDD1 ST3120026AS Capacity Type Status 120 GB RAID Inside 120 GB RAID Inside RAID Level 0 Stripe Capacity Status Members HDDx 240GB Normal ui ENTER Action ESC Exit Figure 8 To check more detailed information about the array use the lt Tab gt key while in the Main Menu block to move the selection bar to the RAID Disk Drive List block Select the array and press lt Enter gt
49. Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg Cr 6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement Moreover we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this Ds product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to pd the waste collection centers for
50. Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g ep45ud3r f1 to your floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive Note The USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 3 Restart the system During the POST press the End key to enter Q Flash Note You can access Q Flash by either pressing the End key during the POST or pressing the F8 key in BIOS Setup However if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Inc EP45 UD3R Fia DEL BIOS Setup F9 XpressRecovery2 F12 Boot Menu End Qflash 09 08 2008 P45 ICH10 7A89PGOYC 00 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction CAUTION GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 74 B Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS choose the location where the BIOS file is saved The follow procedure assumes that you save the BIOS file to a floppy disk Step 1 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive In the main menu of Q Flash use the up or down arrow ke
51. GA EP45 UD3R GA EP45 UD3 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel Core processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 100 12ME EP45UD3 100 R O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 amp EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 amp CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer lmporter full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA EP45 UD3R GA EP45 UD3 is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 236 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientifc and medical ISM E EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipement lmmunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance char
52. ICH9M E M SATA AHCI Controller Intel R ICHIOR SATA AHCI Controller Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH7R DH SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICHIOR SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH8M E ICH9M E SATA RAID Controller Figure 3 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk CAUTION When the screen as shown below appears press lt Enter gt to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk The driver installation will be finished in about one minute Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICHIOR SATA RAID Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 4 Only for GA EP45 UD3R GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 98 Step 3 For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller When Setup correctly recognizes the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA RAID AHCI driver in the floppy disk a contr
53. IOS Setup The IDE SATA device connector or cable might fail Turn off the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device The problem is verified and solved works successfully 2 If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact the place of purchase or local dc dealer for help Or go to the Supporti Technical Service Zone page to submit your question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible 113 Appendix 5 4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula tions for RoHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic
54. IT 00001 D TENE l 10000 Dn j ETS T UUUL Uu dUUUU Uu dU UU I dU U Uu dU UU Uu OUUU I QUUUU UU QUU U I QUUUU QUU 7 PCI2 PCI3 COMA LPT Q Only for GA EP45 UD3R Only for GA EP45 UD3 TSB43ABR3 Oo PHASE LED amp N a d All r d w C SATA SATA2 4 SATA2 2 SATA2 0 SATA2 5 SATA2 3 SATA2 1 M BIOS B BIOS OU PWR LED CLR_CMOS Do F USB2 F USB1 F PANEL Block Diagram PCle CLK 100 MHz LGA775 Processor CPU CLK 400 333 266 200 MHz Host Interface by Re 1366 1066 800 667 MHz Intel i Dual Channel Memory P45 MCH CLK 400 333 266 200 MHz PCle CLK 100 MHz Damos e 6 SATA 3Gb s PCIE B l Eee ies Intel ICH10R E 2 SATA 3Gbls Intel ICH10 1 12 USB Ports ATA 133 100 66 jm 33 IDE Channel iE TSB43AB23 ia LPT Port COM Port gi CODEC 3 IEEE 1394a PS 2 KB Mouse 555 OS 5 OOO S500 uO sss 25948 Oo wo c 1 NA ee QD MMW 3 PCI 9 5 o 90 Sz 33 MHz 5 c O Only for GA EP45 UD3R Only for GA EP45 UD3 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Prior to installation carefully read the user s manual and follow these procedures Prior to installation do not remove or break motherboard S N Serial Number sticker or warranty sticker provided
55. OS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized Defaults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations CAUTION GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 32 22 BAT BATTERY The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short f
56. R A Gomee eres 33 Hardware Installation GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 34 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard Its major functions include conducting the Power On Self Test POST during system startup saving system parameters and loading operating system etc BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in the CMOS To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key during the POST when the power is turned on To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options you can press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program To upgrade the BIOS use either the GIGABYTE Q Flash or BIOS utility e Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the Operating system e QBIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and G BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current vers
57. Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard GA EPA5 UD3R Model Number GA EP45 UD3 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Sept 30 2008 Copyright 2009 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations BI For detailed product information carefully rea
58. SATA IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID IDE Figure 1 If you do not want to create RAID set this item to IDE or AHCI depending on your need CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID AHCI Mode Disabled SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Disabled Menu Levelb USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Azalia Codec Auto Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Onboard H W LAN Enabled Green LAN Disbabled gt SMART LA Press Enter AN D oo d N AY Vi a bla Onboard SATA IDE Device Enabled Onboard SATA IDE Ctrl Mode RAID IDE O wz Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup O The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your Nore motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version 89 Appendix C Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a non RAID configuration After the POST memory test begins and before the operating s
59. SATA2_3 SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by ICH10R Southbridge Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive Only for GA EP45 UD3R Note 1 Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller Note 2 Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode 83 Appendix B Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test To create RAID set SATA RAID AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID Figure 1 Disabled by default If you do not want to create RAID set this item to Disabled or AHCI CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID AHCI Mode RAID DATA FOLUU o INAU VO IVIOQC USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H W 1394 Onboard H W LAN Green LAN SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA IDE Device Onboard SATA IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode TL Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values Step 2 F6 Fail Safe Default I7ISdDICU Menu Level gt Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Auto Enabled Enabled Disbabled Press
60. Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu b gt Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Enabled Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website 49 BIOS Setup CPU Multi Threading 9 Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi threading function when using an Intel CPU that supports multi core technology This feature only works for operating systems that support multi processor mode gt gt Enabled Enables all CPU cores and multi threading capability Default gt gt Disabled Enables only one CPU core Limit CPUID Max to 3 e 9 Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system set this item to Enabled for leg
61. able from your device and then remove it from the motherboard When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector CAUTION GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 20 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack Orange Use this audio jack to connect center subwoofer speakers in a 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Rear Speaker Out Jack Black Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Side Speaker Out Jack Gray Use this audio jack to connect side speakers in a 7 1 channel audio configuration Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack 2 In addition to the default speakers settings the 9 audio jacks can be reconfigured to woe perform different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be con nected to the default Mic in jack Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio 21 Hardware Installation 1 8 Int
62. acteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries appliances tools and similar apparatus immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety requirements for mains operated E EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer Signature Timmy Huang Date Sept 30 2008 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a
63. acy operating system such as Windows NT4 0 Default Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function This function may enhance protection for the computer reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system Default Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Enables or disables Intel CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function a CPU power saving function in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption Default Enabled C2 C2E State Support Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C2 C2E mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to descrease power consumption Default Disabled C4 C4E State Support Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C4 C4E mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to descrease power consumption C4 C4E state is a more enhanced power saving state than C2 C2E This item is configurable only if the C2 C2E State Support option is enabled Default Disabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 t9 Enables or disables Intel CPU Thermal Monitor TM2 function a CPU overheating protection function When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced
64. and restart your computer 5 Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults to load BIOS default settings 6 Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup select Save amp Exit Setup to restart your computer Q Why do still get a weak sound even though have turned my speaker to the maximum volume A Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplifier If not try a speaker with power amplifier Q What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean A The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identity possible computer problems For reference only 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps Power error 111 Appendix 5 3 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow the troubleshooting procedure below to Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc solve the problem Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Yes Isolate the short circuit The problem is verified and solved No Secure the CPU Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU secur
65. ave a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 6 99 Appendix Step 4 After the SATA RAID AHCI driver installation is completed you can proceed with the Windows XP installation WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Figure 7 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 100 B Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system Intel ICH10R SATA controllers Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When a screen similar to that below appears select Load Driver Figure 8 A Where do you want to install Windows Name Total Size Free Space Type gt Disk0 Unallocated Space 80 0 GB 80 0 GB Figure 8 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk or USB flash drive Figure 9 Se
66. be the approximate distance to the fault or short Example Part1 2 Status Short Length 2m Explanation A fault or short might occur at about 2m on Part 1 2 Note Part 4 5 and Part 7 8 are not used in a 10 100 Mbps environment so their Status fields will show Open and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled Onboard SATA IDE Device GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip Default Enabled Onboard SATA IDE Ctrl Mode GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode Default gt gt AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug gt RAID IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller The IDE controller still operates in PATA mode GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 54 lt Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are
67. by your dealer These stickers are required for warranty validation Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard CPU or memory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local voltage standard Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hardware components are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface
68. characters and then press Enter to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press Enter Note To cancel the password press Enter on this item When prompted for the password press Enter again without entering the password to clear the password settings AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss gt Soft Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default gt gt Full On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only 57 BIOS Setup 2 8 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI IRQ Assignment Auto PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level gt PCI3 IRQ Assignment Auto TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot Default gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the first PCI slot PCI2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot PCI IRQ Assignment
69. component types listed above may or may not be a part of the enclosed product 115 Appendix GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 116 117 Appendix GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 118 Contact Us e GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech and Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http www gigabyte tw e GBT INC U S A TEL 1 626 854 9338 FAX 1 626 854 9339 Tech Support http rma gigabyte usa com Web address http www gigabyte us e GB T INC USA Mexico Tel 1 626 854 9338 x 215 Soporte de habla hispano FAX 1 626 854 9339 Correo soporte gigabyte usa com Tech Support http rma gigabyte usa com Web address http latam giga byte com e GIGA BYTE SINGAPORE PTE LTD Singapore WEB address http www gigabyte sg e Thailand WEB address http th giga byte com e Vietnam WEB address http www gigabyte vn 119 e NINGBOG B T TECH TRADING CO LTD China WEB address http www gigabyte cn Shanghai TEL 86 21 63410999 FAX 86 21 63410100 Beijing TEL 86 10 62102838 FAX 86 10 62102848 Wuhan TEL 86 27 87851312 FAX 86 27 87851330 GuangZhou TEL 86 20 87540700 FAX 86 20 87544306 Chengdu TEL 86 28 85236930 FAX
70. curs clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values c Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster R G B helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip and memory Auto allows the BIOS to automatically set the R G B mode based on system configurations Options are Auto default Fast Turbo lt CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is installed Fine CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to increase the CPU clock ratio set in the CPU Clock Ratio item above by 0 5 lt CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency axxx Clock Chip Control e gt gt gt gt gt Standard Clock Control lt CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock Enabled will allow the CPU Host Frequency item below to be configurable Note If your system fails to boot after overclocking please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated system reboot or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values Default Disabled Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 40 lt CPU Host Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency This item is configurable only if the CPU Host Clock Control option is enabled The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 1200 MHz For an 800 MHz FSB CPU set this ite
71. d provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design Pin No Definition 1 Signal 1 a GND Ga 29 EIE 1 21 CLR CMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds J Open Normal s s Short Clear CMOS Values ee EE eS SEES eee Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CM
72. d the User s Manual BI Forinstructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the Support amp DownloadsWotherboard Technology Guide page on our website For product related information check on our website at http www gigabyte com tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision of the motherboard is 1 0 Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS drivers or when looking for technical information Example BONG OCIS EC E arctan 6 PHIM ALLS INS aot ace bise aaa an a MI EM M LAM 6 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard Layout ene 7 BOCEDI O 75 1 SERO ER E Pc ETFI DEOR 8 Chapter 1 Hardware lStallatloli d ore eet tnt OH teen de Petite A eines 9 Tel Jnstallaton PPECAUTIONS sse ossa aed data hte a nta ud emmy vem eens 9 1 2 Product Specifications s 9 c nennen bate eiu a ER usa 10 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ees 13 Tes hstalirig Ane GP Uu aod esate hace herein sas eine devais 13 J 9s2 Installing the CRU GOOG eerte tegere et trae ete bb bou 15 1 4 Installing the Memory sce tenus lta on voc bbc ub enm ac epu ctm do Posuit Go 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration sene 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory simarin 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Gal at c Enim De aeo aden 18
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74. ducts and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China RoHS requirements XTH amp mMB AFEBFASROASRAS HRA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration Pad83549 SCR EERSM Hazardous Substances Table Sy sk 70H Hazardous Substances MBAS ER Parts 8 Pb XD p ZR SRKE 8 EM Cr VID PBB PBDE m CLF oh fl of of of co e NA IAR BHRRCEMEH O and other Active components O RTBASAEMREBBHMAYM BERE 0536306159 ESI T1 1363 2006 HREM REBRAE Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 x 3c xi S8 ER E I TEISEMT RS 159 HEBEL 855 3E 48 1HSJ T11363 20068708 XL SE 8908 TEE Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 31088 2 HASETSERE IG ARORSEGREUDSR HAE FAA m maae EE IE ANE CB n RES tb n HERS EA AP AA This table shows where these substances may be found in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the
75. e 16 F Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 17 73 Unique Features 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools Q Flash and BIOS GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the DualBIOS design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS chip What is DualBIOS Motherboards that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard a main BIOS anda backup BIOS Normally the system works on the main BIOS However if the main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation For the sake of System safety users cannot update the backup BIOS manually What is Q Flash kiriksin With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOS BIOSSs BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q
76. e audio input device e g microphone to the computer 2 On the File menu choose New 3 To record a sound file click the Recording but ton ESSI 4 To stop the recording click the Stop button Be sure to save the recording upon completion Playing the Sound 1 On the File menu choose Open 2 In the Open dialog box select the sound wav file you wish to play 3 To play a sound file click the Play button gt 4 To stop playing click the Stop button 5 You may use the Fast Forward button lt lt to move to the beginning of a file orthe Fast Back ward button gt gt to the end GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard fii Master Volume Rear Sw Synth CD Player Front Balance Balance qi gt 4 0 J Volume Balance Balance Front Pink In Rear Pink In t Front Green In Rear Blue In Balance Balance Balance Balance C Mute all J 4 J 4 J 4 J 4 Volume M Advanced Controls for Front Green In Realtek HD 3 J EH These settings can be used to make fine adjustments to your audio Tone Controls These settings control how the tone of your audio sounds m Treble Other Controls These settings make other changes to how your audio sounds See your hardware documentation for details 1 Microphone Boost 4 Sound Sound Recorder File Edit Effects EE aAa Help Length 9 03 sec Positions 9 03 sec
77. ely Is the cooler on the CPU power connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN Connect the CPU cooler power cable Macer Dopey to the motherboard Yes S The problem is verified and solved Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket No Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes Y The problem is verified and solved Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup o Continued GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 112 N The power supply 0 CPU or CPU socket might fail When the computer is turned on is the CPU cooler running Yes The problem is verified and solved The graphics card expansion slot or monitor might fail Check if there is display on your monitor No Yes Turn offthe computer Plugg in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer The problem is verified and solved Check if the keyboard is working properly The keyboard or mouse might fail Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save The problem is verified and solved changes and exit B
78. em and then press the lt Y gt key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values 61 BIOS Setup 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrate dgBeasisbenale ES TRS IS eren Power M2 Enter Password PnP PCI Gem PC Health Status ESC Quit WN s Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Change Set Disable Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press lt Enter gt You will be requested to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup gt User Password When the Password Check item is set to System
79. ep 5 2008 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 4 Slave IDE Channel 5 Master IDE Channel 5 Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But Keyboard A db di db di db fa fa v d TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features 6401 Menu Level gt TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date Sets the system date The date format is week read only month date and year Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date c Time Sets the system time For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time gt IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the three methods below 47 BIOS Setup Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default
80. ernal Connectors 1 3 23 5 1 Em soris l 4 Ei 12 ey bse 4 Bem 9 22 a 15 8 20 14 21 1 ATX 12V 2X4 13 CD IN 2 ATX 14 SPDIF 3 CPU FAN 15 SPDIF O 4 SYS FAN1 SYS FAN2 16 F USB1 F USB2 5 PWR FAN 17 F1 1394 6 FDD 18 LPT 7 DE 19 COMA 8 SATA2 0 1 2 3 4 5 20 CI 9 GSATA2_0 GSATA2_1 21 CLR CMOS 10 PWR LED 22 BAT 11 F PANEL 23 PHASE LED 12 F AUDIO Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect CAUTION e Before installing the devices be sure to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices e After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 22 1 2 ATX 12V 2X4 ATX 2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the cor
81. finition 95 r4 8 1 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V Onmo 2 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V AJ 3 GND l 2 4 GND B ATX 12V 2X4 5 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 6 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V Hd 7 12V a 223 8 12V E 1 L ATX Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX 23 Hardware Installation 3 4 5 CPU FAN SYS FAN1 SYS FAN2 PWR FAN Fan Headers 6 The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU FAN a 3 pin SYS_FAN1 and a 4 pin SYS_FAN2 system fan headers and a 3 pin power fan header PWR FAN Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation the black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis CPU FAN
82. g umgguuuuZulBllimiu Bu o uuaunuuuumuuumuuuuuuJuWHulwlWu 34 2 Ga 29 PEERS GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 24 T 8 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attaching the IDE cable locate the foolproof groove on the connector If you wish to connect two IDE devices remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices for example master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers SATA2 0 1 2 3 4 5 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by ICH10R Orange The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The ICH10R controller supports R
83. hanged t iaAHCI 2 14 2008 6 15PM Setup Information 9 KB In Searches i iaStor 2 14 2008 6 15 PM Setup Information 8 KB li Public S laStor sys 2 14 2008 6 31 PM System File 304 KB Folders 7 items Figure 6 Note To install the Windows Vista 64 bit operating system please copy the MSM64 file GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 96 5 1 4 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that you have prepared the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows Vista XP onto your hard drive s The following is an example of Windows XP and Vista installation A Installing Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the message Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 After pressing F6 there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press S Figure 2 Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s
84. he BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup Pressing F10 can also carry out this task Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect Pressing Y to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup Pressing Esc can also carry out this task GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 98 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Robust Graphics Booster CPU Clock Ratio S D Menu Level gt Fine CPU Clock Ratio 8 D d CPU Frequency 2 66GHz 266x10 kkk Clock Chip Control sks tandard Clock Control CPU Host Clock Control Disabled PU Host Frequency Mhz 266 i Express E Mhz Auto c Awe Disabled Adva Clock Control A er Clade Control Press Enter xkkxxkxkx DRAM Performance Control Performance Enhance Turbo Extreme Memory Profile X M P Noe Disabled G MCH Frequency Latch Auto System Memory Multiplier SPD Auto TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 1333 1066 Item Help ing Sel ectable SPD Auto Menu Level gt cd Ti Ing Control G Latency rum 5 Auto Advanced Timing Contro i Advanced Tidi Control Press Enter gt Mother Board Voltage Control se oe ok 2k 2k
85. he integrated USB controller Default Enabled Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below USB 2 0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2 0 controller Default Enabled lt USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Enabled lt USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled Onboard H W 1394 Enables or disables the onboard 1394 function Default Enabled Onboard H W LAN Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled Green LAN When the onboard LAN function and Green LAN are enabed the system will dynamically detects if LAN cable s is connected or not If not the corresponding LAN controller will be disabled automatically Default Disabled lt SMART LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic Function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port Partl 2 Status Open Length Menu Level gt gt Part3
86. ick OK to complete the configuration 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 E After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon g will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel Step 2 Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack pink on the back panel or the Line in jack on the front panel Then configure the jack for microphone functionality CN Note The microphone functions on the front panel NY and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 E Locate the Volume icon in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 108 Step 4 To hear the sound being recorded during the record ing process when using the microphone function on the front panel do not select the Mute check box under Front Pink In or Front Green In in Master Volume It is recommended that you set the volume at a middle level To hear the sound being recorded during the record ing process when using the microphone function on the back panel do not select the Mute check box under Rear Pink In in Master Volume It is recom mended that you set the volume at its middle level Note If you cannot find the volume control options you need in Master Volume go to the Options menu and then choose Properties Select the volume con trol options you wish to show and click OK to complete Step 5 Next while in Ma
87. igned following Intel PWM fan specifications selecting PWM mode may not effectively reduce the fan speed GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 60 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password n a Integrated Power Me Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N PnP PCI Conng ULALLULIS LAL YY LULUUL DAVIE PC Health Status ESC Quit Dye Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the safest BIOS default settings In case system instability occurs you may try to load Fail Safe defaults which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password n a Integrated Power Ma Load Optimized Defaults Y N N PnP PCI Connguraucns LALL VV IUIUUU DAVIE PC Health Status ESC Quit T4 Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this it
88. igure 4 T4 Change TAB Next ENTER Select Step 4 Under Disks item select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array If only two hard drives are installed they will be automatically assigned to the array Set the stripe block size Figure 5 if necessary The stripe block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB Once you have selected the stripe block size press lt Enter gt Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Volume0 RAIDO Stripe Select Disks 128KB 223 6 GB Create Volume Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity HELP The following are typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Figure 5 T4 Change GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 86 Step 5 Enter the array capacity and press Enter Finally press Enter on the Create Volume item to begin creating the RAID array When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume press Y to confirm or N to cancel Figure 6 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICHIOR wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID VolumeO RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 223 6 GB WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure
89. ime hh mm ss Alarm Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically Note When using this function avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power or the settings may not be effective gt HPET Support Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer HPET for Windows Vista operating system Default Enabled c HPET Mode 9 Allows you to select the HPET mode for your Windows Vista operating system Select 32 bit mode when you install 32 bit Windows Vista select 64 bit mode when you install 64 bit Windows Vista Default 32 bit mode Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 mouse wake up event Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt Disabled Disables this function Default gt Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system lt Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt gt Disabled Disables this function Default gt gt Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system gt gt Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system lt KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password Press Enter on this item and set a password with up to 5
90. in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3 mode floppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST gt gt No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors Default All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors lt Memory These fields are read only and are determined by the BIOS POST Base Memory Also called conventional memory Typically 640 KB will be reserved for the MS DOS operating system Extended Memory The amount of extended memory gt gt Total Memory The total amount of memory installed on the system GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 48 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features gt Hard Disk Boot Prio
91. ing Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Clk Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 lt Data Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 lt Cmd Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Ctrl Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Clk Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 45 BIOS Setup xx Mother Board Voltage Control gt gt gt CPU lt gt Load Line Calibration Enables or disables Load Line Calibration Enabling this feature adjusts Vdroop keeping the CPU voltage more constant under light and heavy CPU load Disabled sets the CPU voltage following Intel specifications Default Disabled lt CPU Vcore The default is Auto lt CPU Termination The default is Auto c CPU PLL The default is Auto c CPU Reference The default is Auto gt gt gt MCH ICH c MCH Core The default is Auto c MCH Reference The default is Auto c MCH DRAM Reference The default is Auto c ICHI O The default is Auto c ICH Core The default is Auto gt gt gt DRAM lt DRAM Voltage The default is Auto c DRAM Termination The default is Auto c Channel A Reference The default is Auto Channel B Reference The default is Auto GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 46 2 4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Fri S
92. ion 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed Eaglelake 1 02 B8 0711 1 GIGABYTE Install Chipset Drivers We recommend that you install the drivers listed below for your motherboard Please click Install All to install all the drivers automatically EL LSU EEE e yd Dynamic Energy Saver Version 1 0 Size 8 49MB GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with the simple click of a button Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design the unique multi gear power phase design of GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver allows for the most efficient switching of power phases depending on CPU workload md Browser Configuration Utility Version 1 0 Size 2 23MB This utility changes the default search provider within your browser to Google jv INF Update Utility Version 9 0 0 1009 Size 5 66MB This utility installs INF files that inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality such as PCI Express or USB interface rd Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio Version 5 10 0 5010 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 68 Chapter 4 Unique Features 4 1 Xpress Recovery2 press P Xpress Recovery is a utility that allo
93. ion of BIOS it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS To flash the BIOS CAUTION do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for the beep codes description e t is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optimized Defaults section in this chapter or introduc tions of the battery clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values 35 BIOS Setup 2 1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots A The LOGO Screen Default GIGABYTE E00 ham Japanese Solid Capacitor S lt Lower RDS on vosrer Ferrite Core chose l GED POST SCREEN GEHI 5 05 SETUP Q FLASH GAD XPRESS RECOVERY 2 GHE BOOT MENU GEI Q FLASH Function Keys B The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Inc EP45 UD3R Fia Motherboard Model BIOS Version ET E PEE SINT MM Function Keys 09 08 2008 P45 ICH10 7A89P GOYC 00 Function Keys TAB POST SCREEN Press the Tab key to show the BIOS POST screen To show the BIOS POST screen at system startu
94. isplayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press F1 to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press Esc to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu f you do not find the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt Wr to access more advanced options idis When the system is not stable as usual select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version 97 BIOS Setup The Functions of the lt F11 gt and lt F12 gt keys For the Main Menu Only gt F11 Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile You can create up to 8 profiles Profile 1 8 and name each profile First enter the profile name to erase the default profile name use the SPACE key and then press Enter to complete gt F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings you can use this function to load the BIOS settings from a profile created before without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS settings First select the profile you wish to load then press Enter to complete MB Intelligent Tweaker M 1 T Use this menu to configure the clock frequency and voltages
95. ket SAAANA VA AAAA I Alignment Key Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket LGA 775 CPU A Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU 13 Hardware Installation B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power CAUTION CPU Socket Lever Step 1 Completely raise the CPU socket lever Step 3 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate To protect the CPU socket always replace the protective socket cover when the CPU is not installed Step 5 Once the CPU is properly inserted replace the load plate and push the CPU socket lever back into its locked position GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU Step 2 Lift the metal load plate from the CPU socket DO NOT touch socket contacts Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers Align the CPU pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket or you may align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly ins
96. l Core Series CPU and DDR2 800 MHz memory module s or above to enable support for Quick Boost gt Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model Grayed out area s indicates that the item is not NOEL configurable or the function is not supported Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU chipset and memory and reduce the useful life of these components Before you do the overclock overvoltage make sure that you caution fully know each function of EasyTune 6 or system instability or other unexpected results may occur GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 78 4 4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced e js a revolutionary technology that delivers unpar alleled power savings with a click of the button Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is able to provide exceptional power savings and enhanced power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance The Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Interface A Meter Mode In Meter Mode GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced shows how much power they have saved in a set period of time Power Saving mx gt 2 CPU Power ENERGY SRVEB Advanced _ON OFF GIGABYTE eres y intersil Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Descri
97. lay from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Default PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first display 51 BIOS Setup 2 6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID AHCI Mode Disabled SATA AHCI Mode Disabled Menu Level gt SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Disabled USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Azalia Codec Auto Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Onboard H W LAN Enabled Green LAN Disbabled SMART LAN Press Enter Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard SATA IDE Device Enabled Onboard SATA IDE Ctrl Mode IDE Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults lt SATA RAID AHCI Mode Intel ICH10R Southbridge Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode gt gt Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode Default gt gt RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers gt gt AH
98. lect the driver to be installed IC x Browse to the driver s and then click OK el Floppy Disk Drive A S Removable Disk C EJ e CD Drive D LRMCFRE EN DVD B Boot X Figure 9 Only for GA EP45 UD3R 101 Appendix Step 3 When a screen as shown in Figure 10 appears select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller 9 and press Next Select the driver to be installed M Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer Browse Rescan Figure 10 Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 11 O NENNEN A Where do you want to install Windows Name Total Size Free Space Type c Disk 0 Unallocated Space 80 0 GB 80 0 GB Figure 11 Note The item displayed in Figure 10 will be shown as Intel R ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller when the SATA controllers are set to AHCI mode GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 102 GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When a screen similar to that below appears RAID AHCI hard drive s will not be detected at this stage select Load Driver Figure 12 G 3 Install Windows Where do you want to install Windows Free Space Type Drive option
99. li TAB Switch Window TL Select ITEM ENTER Action ESC Exit Figure 10 Now you may proceed to create the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system Delete the RAID Array To delete the array select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The selection bar will move to the RAID Disk Drive List block Press the space bar on the array to be deleted a small triangle will appear to mark the selected array Press lt Delete gt When prompted to confirm your selection Figure 11 press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to cancel GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Create RAID Disk Drive Model Name Capacity Type Status HDDO ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside Revert HDD to Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List Model Name Members HDDx gt RDDO GRAID 01 TL Select RAID SPACE Mark Delete DEL Confirm ESC Abort Figure 11 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 94 5 1 3 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette Required for AHCI and RAID Mode To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive s that is are configured to RAID AHCI mode you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Without the d
100. lt 0 Normal 1 Advanced c tRD Phase3 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced Trd2rd Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 Twr2wr Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 Twr2rd Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 gt Trd2wr Same Diff Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 lt DIMM1 Clock Skew Control Options are Auto default 800ps 700ps DIMM2 Clock Skew Control Options are Auto default 800ps 700ps GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 44 gt DDR Write Training Allows you to determine whether to fine tune memory parameters to enhance memory compatibility gt Auto Lets the BIOS decide whether to enable this function Default Disabled Disables this function gt Enabled Enables this function to enhance memory compatibility Channel A B Driving Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Channel A Driving Settings Driving Strength Profile Aut Menu Level gt gt gt x Data Driving I x Cmd Driv Kain Day NI 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Driving Strength Profile Options are Auto default 667MHz 800MHz 1066MHz OC 1200 OC 1333 Data Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 lt Cmd Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Ctrl Driv
101. m to 200 MHz For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 266 MHz For a 1333 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 333 MHz For a 1600 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 400 MHz Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifications c PCI Express Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the PCle clock frequency The adjustable range is from 90 MHz to 150 MHz Auto sets the PCle clock frequency to standard 100 MHz Default Auto gt C L A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C I A 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance C I A 2 allows your system bus to be changed dynamically based on CPU loading through the use of 5 preset states Note System stability varies depending on your system hardware components gt Disabled Disables the use of C I A 2 Default Cruise Increases CPU frequency by 5 or 7 depending on CPU loading gt gt Sports Increases CPU frequency by 7 or 9 depending on CPU loading gt gt Racing Increases CPU frequency by 9 or 11 depending on CPU loading Turbo Increases CPU frequency by 15 or 17 depending on CPU loading Full Thrust Increases CPU frequency by 17 or 19 depending on CPU loading Warning Before using C I A 2 please first verify the overclocking capability of your CPU As stability is highly dependent on system components when system instability occurs after overclocking lower the overclocking ratio
102. of your CPU memory etc Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date hard drive types floppy disk drive types and the type of errors that stop the system boot etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order advanced features available on the CPU and the primary display adapter Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI amp PnP resources PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup An user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes Save amp Exit Setup Save all the changes made in t
103. ok ok V La 5 N 0 la re 1t Load Line Calibration Disabled CPU Vcore 1 12500V Auto CPU Termination 1 200V Auto CPU PLL 1 500V Auto CPU Reference 0 760V Auto TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note 1 This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature Note 2 This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature 39 BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T gt gt gt MCH ICH MCH Core Menu Levelb MCH Reference MCH DRAM Reference ICH I O ICH Core gt gt gt DRAM DRAM Voltage DRAM Termination Channel A Reference Channel B Reference TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Whether the system will work stably with the overclock overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall system configurations Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage CAUTION may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately alter ing the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this oc
104. oller menu similar to Figure 5 below will appear Use the arrow keys to select one of the items displayed and press Enter If you set the Onboard SATA IDE Ctrl Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID or AHCI mode select Windows XP 2003 RAID AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen Windows XP 2003 RAID AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller Windows 2000 RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller Windows 2000 AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller Windows 2000 RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB360 Controller ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 5 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk CAUTION When the screen as shown below appears press lt Enter gt to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk The driver installation will be finished in about one minute Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s Windows XP 2003 RAID AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you h
105. olume in MAIN MENU and press Enter Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 OI S BLU wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk TV Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Figure 3 85 Appendix Step 3 After entering the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen enter a volume name with 1 16 letters letters cannot be special characters under the Name item and press Enter Then select a RAID level Figure 4 There are four RAID levels supported RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed Press Enter to proceed Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICHIOR wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Level Disks VolumeO RAIDO Stripe Select Disks 128KB 223 6 GB Create Volume HELP Choose the RAID level Strip Size Capacity RAIDO Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy RAID10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAIDS Stripes data and parity ESC Previous Menu F
106. on the CPU System cooler you install Note 3 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 12 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU e Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recom mended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the fre quency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installing the CPU A Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU l LGA775 CPU Soc
107. ontact the local dealer Pin No Definition 1 TPA 9 1 2 TPA 3 GND ERS 10 2 5 TPB l 6 TPB 7 Power 12V 8 Power 12V il 9 No Pin _ es 10 GND TT F AR Sareea EESEEESSSE DJE 3 Do not plug the USB bracket cable into the IEEE 1394a header Prior to installing the IEEE 1394a bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the IEEE 1394a bracket To connect an IEEE 1394a device attach one end of the device cable to your computer and then attach the other end of the cable to the IEEE 1394a device Ensure that the cable is securely connected CAUTION GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 90 18 LPT Parallel Port Header The LPT header can provide one parallel port via an optional LPT port cable For purchasing the optional LPT port cable please contact the local dealer 25 1
108. or 5 seconds DEI Emm 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model e When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations CAUTION 23 PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the CPU loading The higher the CPU loading the more the number of lighted LEDs To enable the Phase LED display function please first enable Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Refer to Chapter 4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced for more details a E eS SS r ead Rec A
109. ower switch on the power supply before installing or removing the SATA bracket and SATA power cable to prevent damage to hardware Insert the SATA signal cable and SATA power cable securely into the corresponding connec tors when installing CAUTION SATA Bracket SATA Signal Cable SATA Power Cable T The SATA bracket includes one SATA bracket one External Sie SATA signal cable and one SATA power cable SATA p Connector ower External SATA Connector Conner Step 1 Locate one free PCI slot and secure the SATA bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw Step 2 E Connect the SATA ve b cable from the bracket to the SATA port on B your motherboard Step 3 Connect the power cable from the bracket B to the power supply Plug one end of the SATA signal cable into the external SATA con nector on the bracket Then attach the SATA power cable to the power connector on the bracket Step 5 Connect the other ends of the SATA signal cable and SATA power cable to your SATA device For SATA device in external enclosure you only need to connect the SATA signal cable Before connecting the SATA signal cable make sure to turn off the power of the external enclosure The SATA bracket is included with the GA EP45 UD3R only 19 Hardware Installation 1 7 BackPanel Connectors PS 2Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower po
110. p refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on page 51 DEL BIOS SETUP Q FLASH Press the Delete key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q Flash utility in BIOS Setup F9 XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the driver disk the F9 key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 F12 BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key lt T gt or the down arrow key L to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press Esc The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed End Q FLASH Press the End key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 96 2 2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main Menu as shown below appears on the screen Use arrow keys to move among the items and press Enter to accept or enter a sub menu Sample BIOS Version GA EP45 UD3R F1a CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 19
111. performance when enabled gt gt Disabled Disables this function Default gt gt Profile1 Uses Profile 1 settings gt gt Profile2 Uses Profile 2 settings G MCH Frequency Latch Allows you to fix the chipset frequency at system bootup Options for adjusting memory multiplier below may differ according to the fixed frequency Options are Auto default 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz 400MHz System Memory Multiplier SPD Allows you to set the system memory multiplier Options are dependent on CPU FSB and the G MCH Frequency Latch settings Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data Default Auto Memory Frequency Mhz The first memory frequency value is the normal operating frequency of the memory being used the second is the memory frequency that is automatically adjusted according to the CPU Host Frequency Mhz and System Memory Multiplier settings DRAM Timing Selectable SPD Manual allows all DRAM timing control items below to be configurable Options are Auto default Manual Note This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 42 gt gt gt gt gt Standard Timing Control lt CAS Latency Time Options are Auto default 3 7 tRCD Options are Auto default 1 15 c tRP Options are Auto default 1 15 tRAS Options are Auto default 1 63 gt gt gt gt gt Advanced Timing Control c Advanced Timing Cont
112. ption 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off te 2 4 CPU Throttling Display 5 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 et 9 6 CPU Voltage Display 7 Dynamic Power Phase Status 8 Current CPU Power Consumption 9 Meter Time 10 Power Saving Calculate power savings based on time 11 Meter Timer Reset Switch 12 Meter Mode Switch 13 Total Mode Switch 14 Close Application will enter Stealth Mode 15 Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar 16 INFO Help 17 Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version The above data is for reference only Actual performance may vary depending on motherboard model CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method 2785 Unique Features B Total Mode In Total Mode users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced for the first time ete 9 Total Power Saving CPU Power s Since ENERGY SAVER Advanced GIGABYTE Powered by intersil Total Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off
113. r performance Data mirrored for redundancy Data concatenated for huge temporarily disk required TY Switch RAID Level ENTER Next ESC Abort Figure 5 91 Appendix 3 Assign Array Disks After a RAID mode is selected RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard drives installed as the RAID drives 4 Set Block Size RAID 0 only Under the Block item use the up or down arrow key to select the stripe block size Figure 6 ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB Press Enter GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to S ATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 Create New RAID Hard Disk Drive List Name GRAID Model Name Available Type Status Level 0 Stripe HDDO ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Disks Select Disk HDDI ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Block Size 240 GB Confirm Creation RAID Disk Drive List Help Setting Stripe Block Select a stripe size which will be used to divide data from to seperate RAID members The following are typical values RAID 0 128KB TJ Switch RAID Block Size ENTER Next ESC Abort Figure 6 5 Set Array Size Under the Size item enter the size of the array and press lt Enter gt 6 Confirm Creation After all of the items above are configured the selection bar automatically jumps to the Confirm Creation item Press lt Enter gt When prompted to confirm your selection Figure 7 press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to abort GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII ID
114. rd Size 2 82MB ul Face Wizard provides utility for customizing BIOS boot up screen pl0s s 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the motherboard manuals Kd Eaglelake 1 02 BB 0711 1 EEX GIGABYTE Technical Manuals Herten cuias ss MD ana e DES Dynamic Energy Saver e EasyTune 6 e BIOS e G O M GIGABYTE Online Manager e Q Share e TimeRepair GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 66 3 4 Contact Click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Web site Or read the last page of this manual to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices ia Eaglelake 1 02 B8 0711 1 GIGABYTE GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD NO 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei Hsien Taiwan Tel 886 2 8912 4888 Fax 886 2 8912 4003 http www gigabyte com tw 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information Ed Eaglelake 1 02 BB 0711 1 BAE GIGABYTE System Information You can save print or e mail the system information by clicking the buttons below System Information List Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd EP45 UD3A EP45 UD3R EB Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU E7300 2 66GHz Memory information 2 085 532 KB RAM OS information Microsoft Windows XP CD version information Eaglelake 1 02 B8 0711 1 67 Drivers Installat
115. re Installation 1 4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory e Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of CAUTION the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following gt gt Channel 0 DDR2_1 DDR2 2 gt Channel 1 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 gt gt Dual Channel Memory Configurations Table DDR2 1 DDR2 2 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 Two Modules DS ISS DS SS DS SS DS SS Four Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS8 DS SS
116. rect orientation The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start eS NOTE Use of a power supply providing a 2x4 12V power connector is recommended by the CPU manufacturer when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU 130W To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system The ATX 12V 2X4 power connector is compatible with power supplies with 2x2 12V power connector When using a power supply providing a 2x4 12V and power connector remove the protective covers from the 12V power connector and the main power connector on the motherboard Do not insert the power supply cables into pins under the protective covers when using a power supply providing a 2x2 12V power connector ATX 12V 2X4 Pin No De
117. rity Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S M A R T Capability CPU Multi Threading 9 Limit CPUID Max to 3 S No Execute Memory Protect CPU Enhanced Halt C1E C2 C2E State Support x C4 C4E State Support CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Se CPU EIST Function Virtualization Technology Delay For HDD Secs Full Screen LOGO Show CDROM Setup Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 0 Enabled Dual BIOS Recovery Source HPA Init Display First PCI TL Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive then press the plus key lt gt or lt PageUp gt or the minus key lt gt or lt PageDown gt to move it up or down on the list Press lt Esc gt to exit this menu when finished First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press Enter to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled Password Check
118. river the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk For installing Windows Vista you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive and then extract it see instructions on the next page See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to your optical drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press Enter after each command Figure 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu For example from the menu in Figure 2 e For Intel ICH10RO SATA controllers select 7 Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32 bit operating system or 8 Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64 bit e For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller select E GIGABYTE SATA RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32 bit operating system or F GIGABYTE SATA RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64 bit Your system will then automaticall
119. rol CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Advanced Timing Control Menu Level gt gt Command Rate CMD gt gt Channel A C A Timing Settings Press Enter Channel A Driving Settings Press Enter gt gt gt gt gt Channel B Channel B Timing Settings Press Enter Channel B Driving Settings Press Enter TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults sexxeexx Advanced Timing Control xxxx c tRRD Options are Auto default 1 15 c tWTR Options are Auto default 1 31 c tWR Options are Auto default 1 31 tRFC Options are Auto default 1 255 c tRTP Options are Auto default 1 15 lt Command Rate CMD Options are Auto default 1 3 43 BIOS Setup gt gt gt gt gt Channel A B Channel A B Timing Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Channel A Timing Settings Menu Level gt gt NIIS Auto NIIS Auto TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt gt Static tRead Value Options are Auto default 1 15 tRD Phased Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced tRD Phase1 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced tRD Phase2 Adjustment Options are Auto defau
120. rt purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard Optical S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector 9 Coaxial S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector IEEE 1394a Port The IEEE 1394 port supports the IEEE 1394a specification featuring high speed high bandwidth and hotplug capabilities Use this port for an IEEE 1394a device USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs Connection Speed LED ActivityLED Connection Speed LED Activity LED zn State Description State Description him Orange 1 Gbps data rate Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Green 100 Mbps data rate Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring LAN Port Off 10 Mbps data rate e When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the c
121. s advanced Figure 12 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk Figure 13 Select the driver to be installed Browse for Folder x Browse to the driver s and then dick OK edi CD Drive D LRMCFRA amp EN DVD c Boot X I Hide drivers that Browse Rescan Figure 13 103 Appendix Step 3 When a screen as shown in Figure 14 appears select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next Select the driver to be installed M Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer Browse Figure 14 Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 15 Where do you want to install Windows Name Total Size Free Space Type gt Disk 0 Unallocated Space 80 0 GB 80 0 GB Figure 15 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 104 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments The integrated HD High Definition audio provides jack retasking capability that allows the user to change the function for each jack through the audio driver For example in a 4 channel audio configuration if a Rear speaker i
122. s plugged into the default Center Subwoofer speaker out jack you can retask the Center Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker out 8 x Dens e e inl Line In Speaker Out dedi ti X LL e Front Spea Rear Speaker Out l a e p D aH Mic In Side Speaker Out a To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality NOTE e Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to instructions on the next page High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon Ki will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel Before installing the audio driver make sure the Micro
123. soft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has CAUTION been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows Note 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations e 2 channel audio Headphone or Line out e 4 channel audio Front speaker out and Rear speaker out e 5 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out and Center Subwoofer speaker out e 7 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out Center Subwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out 105 Appendix Step 2 Click the Audio I O tab In the speaker list on the left select 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 6CH Speaker or 8CH Speaker according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to set up Step 3 Everytime you connect an audio device to an audio jack the Connected device box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK to complete the configuration Frew Speaker Oud Celer ubevooler Speaker Du Sin Speaker Out B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C Activating an AC 97 Front Panel Audio Module If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Connector Settings box select the Disable front panel jack detection check
124. stem clock settings and voltages e Quick Boost mode provides you with 3 levels of CPU host frequency to choose to achieve desired system performance After making changes in Quick Boost mode or clicking Default to restore to default values be sure to restart your system for these changes to take effect e Easy mode allows you to adjust the CPU FSB only e Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders e Save allows you to save the current settings to a new profile txt file e Load allows you to load previous settings from a profile After making changes in Easy mode Advanced mode be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values lt P Graphis The Graphics tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card P sman The Smart tab allows you to specify a C 1 A 2 level and a Smart Fan mode Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based on the CPU temperature thresholds you set Erw montor The HW Monitor tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature voltage and fan speed and set temperature fan speed alarm You can choose the alert sound from the buzzer or use your own sound file wav file Note Due to the hardware limitation you must install an Intel Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron Dua
125. ster Volume go to Options and click Properties In the Mixer device list select Realtek HD Audio Input Then set the recording sound level properly Do NOT mute the recording sound or you will not hear any sound when playing back the recording you just made Note Based on the audio specifications to adjust the re cording sound use the Recording option to set the recording sound for your recording device s altogether 109 Balance Balance o gt 4 pP J 4 Volume 0 r Volume Ld Ll C Mute C Mute Front Pink In Balance D o 4 Volume C Mute CD Player Rear Balance Balance Balance i pw v go v Volume C Mute all Realtek HD Audio output fi Recording Control Options Help Recording Line Volume Balance B i Balance eo 4 Volume j Volume Realtek HD Audio Input Recording Control Appendix Step 6 To raise the recording and playing sound for the microphone go to Options in Master Volume and select Advanced Controls Click the Advanced button under a volume control option e g Front Green In Front Pink In In the Other Controls field select the 1 Microphone Boost check box Step 7 After completion click Start point to All Programs point to Accessories point to Entertainment and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound 1 Make sure you have connected th
126. system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in System Status LED S0 On S1 Blinking S3 S4 S5 Off S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 PW Power Switch Red Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup for more information e SPEAK Speaker Orange Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes e HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data e RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart e NC Purple No connection QN The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of s NOTE power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure
127. t System CPU Temperature Displays current system CPU temperature Current CPU SYSTEM POWER FAN Speed RPM Displays current CPU system power fan speed lt CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F lt CPU SYSTEM POWER FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system power fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled 59 BIOS Setup lt CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Auto lets the BIOS decide whether to enable this function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled CPU fan runs at full speed Default Auto lt CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Diabled or Auto Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default gt Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan Note The Voltage mode can be set for a 3 pin CPU fan or a 4 pin CPU fan However for a 4 pin CPU fan that is not des
128. tall other drivers After the drivers are installed follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk For USB 2 0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later After installing the SP1 or later if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager please remove the question mark by right clicking your mouse and select Uninstall and restart the system The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2 0 driver 65 Drivers Installation 3 2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it ia Eaglelake 1 02 BB 0711 1 GIGABYTE Install Application Programs Click the Install button on the right of an application to install it G 0 M Gigabyte Online Manager Size 9 15MB A web based system management tool that allows client system hardware information such as CPU and memory and graphics card and much more to be monitored or controlled via a An easy to use Windows based system enhancement utility allowing quick access to a variety of performance features DMI Viewer Size 2 74MB DMI Viewer provides a management tool for viewing motherboard hardware information Face Wiza
129. tall the CPU cooler on the motherboard The following procedure uses Intel boxed cooler as the example cooler Step 1 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the motherboard Push down on the push pins diagonally Step 5 After the installation check the back of the motherboard If the push pin is inserted as the picture above the installation is complete PRA NOTE damage the CPU Male PushPin Direction of the Arrow Sign on the Male Push Pin The Top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin Step 2 Before installing the cooler note the direction of the arrow sign on the male push pin Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the cooler on the contrary is to install Step 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each push pin Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely Refer to your CPU cooler instal lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler e e LEJA A n 1m P NNI Ndo Nae Step 6 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU_FAN on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may Hardwa
130. terface South Bridge 6 x SATA 3Gb s connectors SATA2 0 SATA2 1 SATA2_2 SATA2 8 SATA2 4 SATA2 5 supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb s devices Support for SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 100 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices 2 X SATA 3Gb s connectors GSATA2 0 GSATA2_1 supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb s devices Support for SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD ITE IT8718 chip 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive IEEE 1394 T I TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports 2 on the back panel 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header Q Only for GA EP45 UD3R Only for GA EP45 UD3 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 10 USB Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 12 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 8 on the back panel 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 8 x SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S PDIF In header 1 x S PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x IEEE 1394a header 1 x parallel port header 1 x serial port header 1 x power LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS 2
131. the wire assign ments and the pin assignments are matched correctly 21 Hardware Installation 12 F AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio HD and AC 97 audio You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it 2 10 ZEN SELL A 1 9 For HD Front Panel Audio For AC 97 Front Panel Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2_L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ_DET 4 NC 5 LINE2_R 5 Line Out R u 6 GND 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD 7 NC ee 8 No Pin 8 No Pin DEES 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out L 10 GND 10 NC The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an Sa AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninali
132. to your USB flash drive QUO gt Computer DVD RW Drive D GIGABYTE BootDrv Wy Organize Be Views Burnto disc Name Size Type Date modified Location Boso Files Currently on the Disc 19 SS ees des m m m m m m m m Qj Recently Changed 3132 64 3132064 6410 GIGARAID GSATA32 GSATAG4 i8211 MENU BB Searches ij Public or ns E m m amp m m MSM64 P20779 P20779R RUN SB114 SB114R Y Folders A 19 items Figure 4 Step 2 Double click the MSM32 file in the USB flash drive When a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears type yes after the Continue extraction message and then press Enter to begin extracting the driver After the driver is extracted a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear EAMSM32 exe ini x ARJSFA 3 18 ARJ Archive Self Extractor MSM32 exe f k or help Copyright lt c gt 1998 2663 ARJ Software Russia All Rights Reserved Processing archive E MSM32 exe Archive date 2008 83 11 13 52 44 Continue extraction yes Figure 5 GO gt Computer Removable Disk E By Organize v Views v Burn f Name Date modified Type i Size E Document MSM32 3 11 2008 1 52PM Application 202 KB ocuments L TXTSETUP OEM 2 14 2008 6 15 PM OEM File 5KB Wi Pictures E iaAHCI 2 14 2008 6 31PM Security Catalog 8 KB I Music Eh iaStor 2 14 2008 6 31PM Security Catalog 8 KB Jj Recently C
133. ty via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio e Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer 13 CD IN CD In Connector Black You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND i 4 CD R 00 a GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 28 14 SPDIF I S PDIF In Header Red This header supports digital S PDIF in and can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out via an optional S PDIF in cable For purchasing the optional S PDIF in
134. ws you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it Supporting NTFS FAT32 and FAT16 file systems Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it Before You Begin e Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size require ments vary depending on the amount of data e t is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored t takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements e Intel platform At least 64 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card e Windows XP with SP1 or later Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery are different utilities For example a backup file NOVEL created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 e USB hard drives are not supported e Hard drives in RAID AHCI mode are not supported Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence The first PATA IDE connector the
135. y to select Update BIOS from Drive and press Enter ae The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file nore e Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system e If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash 2 Select Floppy A and press Enter Q Flash Utility v2 05 Flash Type S16 de eoo t inrita MXIC 25L8005 IM Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive 0 file s found Ey Floppy A Drive Drive Total size 0 Free size 0 3 Select the BIOS update file and press Enter Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model CAUTION Step 2 The process of the system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen When the message Are you sure to update BIOS appears press Enter to begin the BIOS update The monitor will display the update process Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS AA Do not remove the floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive when the system is updating the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any key to return to the main menu Q Flash Utility v2 05 Flash Type Size eee etrseteens MXIC 25L8005 IM Copy BIOS
136. y zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished uide 363 164 JBrowser exe Lang 1 gt GIGARAID s TA Driver 6 gt Promise 20779 SATA RAID Driver rage Manager 32 bit i 37 Leng js 139 264 MFCCPU d11 135 168 MFCMB d11 Intel Matrix Sto Other QGuide 673 Readme js 46 762 UI js Utili lity Di river 00 E gt GIGABYTE SATA RAID Bit 2 848 boot catalog F gt GIGABYTE SATA RAID Driver 64Bit new G Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit lt Only ICH8R Win2k gt release exit E 223 752 run exe 12 07 2667 z 117 256 ycc dll i 1 973 339 bytes bytes free F gt cd bootdry F Boot Dry menun Figure 1 Figure 2 Note For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk From your optical drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 3 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 2 Ee Edt Mew Favorites Tod Hep 5 y Sh o Fes TTT Figure 3 Only for GA EP45 UD3R 95 Appendix Copying the SATA RAID AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1 On an alternative system copy the SATA RAID AHCI driver to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk For example to install the Windows Vista 32 bit operating system on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller copy the MSM32 file Figure 4 located in the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk
137. ystem for example NTFS and begin the installation of the operating system Figure 3 Windows XP Professional Setup The partition you selected is not formatted Setup will now fo que P and DOWN ARROW keys to select the file system press ENTER ect a different partition for Windows XP Format the partition using the NTFS file system Quick Format the partition usi he NTFS file system _ ENTER Continue ESC Cancel Figure 3 GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 70 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 top Figure 5 Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file Lapat Type Fie Syston Status Capecky Free Space Partfin Desc MIPS Hash Swen 307709 7204 Figure 4 Figure 5 If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive Figure 6 7 However if Disk Management shows the hard drive only contains the System partition without any unallocated space you will not be able to create new partitions or use Xpress Recovery2 If this occurs reinstall the operating system and re partition your hard drive Hj Fe Acton View Wide Hip mm su
138. ystem boot begins look for a message which says Press Ctrl G to enter RAID Setup Utility Figure 2 Press Ctrl G to enter the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to S ATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 Copyright C 2005 GIGABYTE Technology http www gigabyte com tw HDDO ST3120026AS 120GB Non RAID HDDI ST3120026AS 120GB Non RAID 0 D DIC DVDROM GO D1600B Press Ctrl G to enter RAID Setup Utility Figure 2 In the main screen of the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility Figure 3 use the up or down arrow key to highlight through choices in the Main Menu block Highlight the item that you wish to execute and press Enter GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to S ATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 78 VET SUE Hard Disk Drive List Create RAID Disk Drive Model Name Capacity Type Status Delete RAID Disk Drive HDDO ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Revert HDD to Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List TAB Switch Window TL Select ITEM ENTER Action ESC Exit Figure 3 Note In the main screen you can select a hard drive in the Hard Disk Drive List block and press lt Enter gt to see detailed information about the selected hard drive GA EP45 UD3R UD3 Motherboard 90 Create a RAID Array In the main screen press Enter on the

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