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ECS 945GCT-D manual

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    Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this documen[...]

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    ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications Th[...]

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    iii T T T T T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction......................................................................................1 Feature............................................................................................[...]

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    iv Integrated Peripherals.......................................................30 Power Management Setup.................................................31 PCI/PnP Setup...................................................................32 PC Health Status...............................................................33 Fr equency/V oltage Contr ol[...]

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    1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing 945GCT -D motherboard of great performance and with enhanced function. This motherboard has onboard Intel Diamondville CPU with a Micro DTX form factor of 200 x 170 mm. The motherboard incorporates the 945GC Northbridge (NB) and ICH7 Southbridge [...]

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    2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Onboard Intel Atom (Diamondville) single core, 1.60GHz CPU speed with 512KB cache • Supports a system bus (FSB) of 533 MHz • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU This motherboard uses onboard Intel Diamondville CPU that carries the follow- ing features: Processor The 945GC Northbridge (NB) and [...]

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    3 Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN The onboard LAN controller provides the following features: • Integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Transceiver • Integrated IEEE802.3z compliant • IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One PCI Express x1 slot • One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot • O[...]

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    4 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components[...]

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    5 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components LABE L COMP ONE NTS 1 . SYS_ FAN Sys tem cooli ng fa n con nector 2. D DR 2_1~2 240-pi n D D R2 S DR AM sl ots 3. ATX1 S tand ard 24- pi n ATX power c onnector 4. CLR_ CMO S Clear CMOS ju mper 5. S PK Inter nal speak er h eade r 6 . PW R _FA N Power cooli ng fan connecto r 7 . F_ PA NEL[...]

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    6 Introducing the Motherboard Memo[...]

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    7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

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    8 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pin[...]

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    9 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings T o avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimized Defaults” and then “Save & Exit Setup”. 1. 2. Ma[...]

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    10 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_F AN . 2 Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_F AN . 3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to[...]

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    11 Installing the Motherboard A TX1: A TX 24-pin Power Connector SPK: Internal speaker header Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 14 -12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 +5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 +5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 -5V 9 +5VSB 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.3V 24 Ground 4 Signal 3 GND 2 Key 1 V[...]

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    12 Installing the Motherboard Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_P ANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on A TX or Micro A TX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED(+) 2 F P PWR/SLP *MSG LED(+) 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED( - ) 5 RST_S[...]

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    13 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin DDR2 533/400. The total memory capacity is 2 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in any of the two slots. Each module can be installed with 1 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 2 GB. Do not remove any memory[...]

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    14 Installing the Motherboard T able A: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List) The following DDR2 533/400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Type Size Ve ndor Module Name 256 MB Samsung M378T3354BZ0-CCC K4T51163QB-ZCCC Samsung M378T6553BG0-CCC K4T51083QB-GCCC DDR2 400 512 MB TwinMos Samsung K4T51[...]

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    15 Installing the Motherboard Type Size Vendor Module Name Apacer 78.91G92.9K5 Micron MT4HTF6464AY-667E1 PSC AL6E8E63J-6E1 Ramxel RML1520M38D6F-667 512 MB Samsung PC2-5300U-555-12-D3 AU01GE667C5KBGC Apacer 78.01G9O.9K5 Corsair VS1GB667D2 Hexon HYNT7AUDR-30M48 Kingston KVR667D2N5 Micron MT8HTF12864AY-667E1 AL7E8E63B-6E1T AL7E8F63J-6E1 PSC AL7E8F73C-[...]

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    16 Installing the Motherboard SA T A cable (optional) SA T A power cable (optional) IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLA VE. Refer to the IDE device user’ s manual. Installing two IDE devices on one cable, ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLA VE. The documentatio[...]

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    17 Installing the Motherboard Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: This motherboard supports the “Hot-Plug” function. 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. 2 Attach the other cable end to the SA T A hard drive. 3 Attach the SA T A power cable to the SA T A hard drive and connect the other end to the [...]

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    18 Installing the Motherboard Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’ s features and capabilities. W ith these ef ficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’ s capabilities by add[...]

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    19 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bracket of the c[...]

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    20 Installing the Motherboard F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’ s optional devices: CD_IN: Analog Audio Input connector Pi n Signal Name[...]

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    21 Installing the Motherboard SA T A1~2: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are use to support the new Serial A T A devices for the highest date transfer rates (3.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly . It elimi- nates limitations of the current Parallel A T A interface. But maintains register com- patibility and software[...]

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    22 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or (COM) fax/modems. VGA Port Con[...]

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    23 Using BIOS Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’[...]

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    24 Using BIOS BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below: CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Mega trends, Inc. Press DEL to enter SETUP Press the DEL key to access the BIOS Setup Utility . : Move F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Opti[...]

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    25 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer ’ s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1 Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online help for information on c[...]

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    26 Using BIOS S tandard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system. Date Mon 01/01/2007 Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected S A T A 1 Not Detected S A T A 2 Not Detected Help Item CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Time 0 0 : 03 : 36 While entering setup, BIOS[...]

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    27 Using BIOS LBA/Large Mode (Auto) Use this item to set the LAB/Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) (Auto) If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer . PIO Mode (Auto) Use this [...]

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    28 Using BIOS Boot Up Numlock Status (On) This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. Quick Power on Self T est (Enabled) Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up faster . Y ou might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is op[...]

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    29 Using BIOS Boot Other Device (Y es) When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second and Third boot devices. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information a[...]

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    30 Using BIOS DVMT/FIXED Memory (128MB) When set to Fixed Mode, the graphics driver will reserve a fixed portion of the system memory as graphics memory . When set to DVMT Mode, the graphics chip will dynamically allocate system memory as graphics memory , according to system and graphics requirements. . Press <Esc> to return to the main menu[...]

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    31 Using BIOS Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Enable/Disable Key- board Wakeup From S3. Note: T o enable this feature please “USBPWR_R” adjusted to the PIN 2-3. Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Typ[...]

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    32 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Resume By PS2 KB (S3) (Enabled) This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Resume By PS2 MS (S3) (Disabled) This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Res[...]

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    33 Using BIOS Init Display First (PCI Card) Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. PC Health S tatus On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Help[...]

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    34 Using BIOS Frequency/Voltage Control This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have in- stalled in your system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Frequency/Voltage Control Help item Options Disabled [...]

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    35 Using BIOS Change Supervisor Password (Press Enter) Y ou can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. Y ou can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password. Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyrigh[...]

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    36 Using BIOS User Password This page helps you install or change a password. Help item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. User Password User Password : Disabled Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that y[...]

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    37 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows 2000/XP/V ista The support software CD-ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 2000/XP/ V ista. When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive, the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen. The screen has three butt[...]

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    38 Using the Motherboard Software Setup T ab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that al- lows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD. Before installing the software[...]

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    39 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 1. Drivers and software are autom[...]

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    40 Using the Motherboard Software Method 1. Run Reboot Setup Windows V ista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart. Y ou must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver, until you finish all drivers installation. Method 2. Disable UAC (User Account Control[...]

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    41 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Select Classic View . 3. Set User Account . 4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue .[...]

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    42 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. Most d[...]