ECS G43T-M3 User Manual
Preface
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specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and
to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the
manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.
Trademark Recognition
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation.
Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective
owners and are acknowledged.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
• Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing
this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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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 interference that may cause undesired operation
Canadian Department of Communications
This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interferencecausing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur
le matériel brouilieur du Canada.
About the Manual
The manual consists of the following:
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Chapter 2
Installing the Motherboard
Chapter 3
Using BIOS
Chapter 4
Using the Motherboard Software
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Chapter 1 1
Introducing the Motherboard 1
Introduction......................................................................................1
Feature...............................................................................................2
Motherboard Components.............................................................4
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Chapter 2
Installing the Motherboard 7
Safety Precautions...........................................................................7
Choosing a Computer Case............................................................7
Installing the Motherboard in a Case...........................................7
Checking Jumper Settings..............................................................8
Setting Jumpers...................................................................8
Checking Jumper Settings...................................................9
Jumper Settings...................................................................9
Installing Hardware.......................................................................10
Installing the Processor.....................................................10
Installing Memory Modules...............................................12
Expansion Slots.................................................................15
Connecting Optional Devices............................................17
Installing SAT A Har d Drive..................................................20
Connecting I/O Devices...............................................................21
Connecting Case Components....................................................22
Front Panel Header...........................................................24
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Chapter 3 25
Using BIOS 25
About the Setup Utility ................................................................ 25
The Standard Configuration..............................................25
Entering the Setup Utility...................................................25
Using BIOS.....................................................................................26
Standard CMOS Setup......................................................27
Advanced Setup.................................................................29
Advanced Chipset Setup....................................................30
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Integrated Peripherals.......................................................31
Power Management Setup.................................................33
PCI/PnP Setup...................................................................34
PC Health Status...............................................................35
Frequency/Voltage Control................................................37
Load Default Settings........................................................38
Supervisor Password........................................................38
User Password..................................................................39
Save & Exit Setup..............................................................39
Exit Without Saving............................................................39
Updating the BIOS.............................................................40
Chapter 4
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Using the Motherboard Software 41
About the Software CD-ROM......................................................41
Auto-installing under W indows XP/Vista..................................41
Running Setup....................................................................42
Manual Installation........................................................................46
Utility Software Reference............................................................46
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the G43T-M3 motherboard. This motherboard is a high
performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA775 socket
for latest Intel
Dual Core/Celeron® Dual Core/Celeron® 400 series processors for high-end business
or personal desktop markets.
The motherboard incorporates the Intel
Southbridge (SB) chipsets.
quency of 1333/1066/800 MHz using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU. The memory controller supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 800/667 MHz. It supports two
DDR2 sockets with up to maximum memory of 8 GB. DDR2 Maximum memory
bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s in dual-channel symmetric mode assuming DDR2 800 MHz.
High resolution graphics via one PCI Express slot, intended for Graphics Interface,
is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 2.0.
The Intel
addition, two PCI Express x1 slots are supported. It implements an EHCI compliant
interface that provides 480 Mb/s bandwidth for 12 USB 2.0 ports (8 USB ports and
2 USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB ports). The Southbridge integrates a
Serial ATA host controller, supporting six SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up
to 3.0 Gb/s each.
The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel,
including PS/2 keyboard connector, COM, one DVI port (optional), one VGA port,
eight USB ports, one LAN port and audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out.
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45nm Multi-Core processors/CoreTM 2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo/Pentium
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The Northbridge supports a Front Side Bus (FSB) fre-
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ICH10 Southbridge supports one PCI slot which is PCI 2.3 compliant. In
G43 Northbridge (NB) and Intel® ICH10
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Feature
Processor
The motherboard uses an LGA775 type of Intel
TM
Core
2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo/Pentium® Dual Core/Celeron® Dual Core/Celeron
400 series processors that carries the following features:
• Accommodates Intel® 45nm Multi-Core processors/CoreTM 2 Quad/
• Supports a system bus (FSB) of 1333/1066/800 MHz
• Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU
“Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s
hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on
separate “logical” processors within the same physical processor.
TM
2 Duo/Pentium® Dual Core/Celeron® Dual Core/Celeron® 400
Core
series processors
®
45nm Multi-Core processors/
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Chipset
The Intel® G43 Northbridge (NB) and Intel® ICH10 Southbridge (SB) chipsets
are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and
performance.
G43
(NB)
ICH10
(SB)
• Supports 36-bit host bus addressing, allowing the CPU to
access the entire 64 GB of the memory address space
• Chip-to-chip connection interface to Intel ICH10
• 2 GB/s point-to-point Direct Media Interface (DMI) to ICH10
(1 GB/s each direction)
• Supports 512-Mb 1-Gb and 2-Gb DDR2 DRAM technologies for x8 and x16 devices
• One 16-lane (x16) PCI Express port intended for supporting up to two external PCI Express graphics card in bifurcated mode, fully compatible to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 2.0
• An integrated graphics device (IGD) delivering cost competitive 3D, 2D and video capabilities
• Enhanced DMA Controller, Timer/Counter functions, and
Interrupt Controller
• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Revision
1.1
• Compliant with PCI 2.3 specification
• Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Host Controller
• Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller
• Integrated Gigabit LAN Controller
Memory
• Supports DDR2 800/667 DDR2 SDRAM with Dual-channel architecture
• Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs
• Up to 4 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 8 GB
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Audio
The onboard Audio provides the following features:
• 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec
• ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample rate
• Meets Microsoft WLP 3.08 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio
requirements
• Direct Sound 3DTM compatible
Onboard LAN
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
• Integrated PHY for 10/100/1000 Mbps
• IEEE 802.3x compliant flow control support
• Three power supplies: 2.5V, 1.8V and 1.2V
• PCI Express base 1.1 compliant
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x 16 slot for Graphic Interface
• Two PCI Express x1 Slots
• One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot
• Six 7-pin SATA connectors
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/
100/66/33 Mb/s.
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• One PS/2 port for keyboard
• One serial port
• One VGA port
• One DVI port (optional)
• Eight USB ports
• One LAN port
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
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BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
• Memory Voltage
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be operated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 °C.
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Motherboard Components
Introducing the Motherboard
Table of Motherboard Components
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LABEL COMPONENTS
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45nm Multi-Core processors/
400 series CPUs processors
1. CPU Socket
2. CPU_FAN
3. DDR2_1~2
4. ATX_POWER
5. SATA1~6
6. SYS_FAN
7. F_PANEL
8. USBPWR_F
9. F_USB1~2
10. SPK
11. CLR_CMOS
12. LPT
LGA775 socket for Intel
TM
2 Quad/CoreTM 2 Duo/Pentium® Dual Core/
Core
Celero
Dual Core/Celero
CPU cooling fan connector
240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots
Standard 24-pin ATX power connector
Serial ATA connectors
System cooling fan connector
Front panel switch/LED header
Front panel USB Power Select jumpers
Front panel USB headers
Internal Speaker header
Clear CMOS jumper
Onboard parallel port header
13. CD_IN Analog audio input connector
14. F_AUDIO Front panel audio header
15. SPDIFO
16. PCI1
17. PCIE1~2
18. PCIEX16
19. USBPWR_R1~2
SPDIF out header
32-bit add-on card slot
PCI Express x1 slots
PCI Express x16 graphics card slot
Rear USB/PS2 Power Select jumpers
20. USBPWR_R3 Rear USB/PS2 Power Select jumper
21. ATX12V 4-pin +12V power connector
This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.
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Memo
Introducing 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 damage from static electricity
• Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely
grounded object before working on the motherboard
• Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in
• Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend circuit boards
Choosing a Computer Case
There are many types of computer cases on the market. The motherboard complies
with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case. Some features on the
motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case. Make sure that your case supports all the
features required. Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all
drives that you intend to install.
Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that the I/O
template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge of the
motherboard.
This motherboard carries a Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 204 mm. Choose a case
that accommodates this form factor.
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Installing the Motherboard in a Case
Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in
a case.
Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case, which correspond
the holes in the motherboard. Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets
and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws.
Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the I/O ports and expansion
slots on your motherboard.
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Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress 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 pins.
The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When
the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the
jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper
cap, or place the jumper cap on just one pin,
the jumper is OPEN.
This illustration shows a 3-pin jumper. Pins
1 and 2 are SHORT.
SHORT OPEN
Installing the Motherboard
Checking Jumper Settings
The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is
labeled.
Jumper Settings
Jumper Type Description Setting (default)
1-2: NORMAL
CLR_CMOS
3-pin
CLEAR CMOS
2-3: CLEAR
Before clearing the
CMOS, make sure to
turn the system off.
1
CLR_CMOS
9
USBPWR_F
USBPWR_R1/2
USBPWR_R3
To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend
1.
users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings”
and then “Save & Exit Setup”.
Make sure the power supply provides enough 5VSB voltage before se-
2.
lecting the 5VSB function.
It is required that users place the USBPWR_F & USBPWR_R1~3 cap
3.
onto 2-3 pin rather than 1-2 pin as default if you want to wake up the
computer by USB/PS2 KB/Mouse.
3-pin
3-pin
3-pin
Front Panel
USB Power
Select Jumper
Rear USB/PS2
Power Select
Jumper
Rear USB/PS2
Power Select
Jumper
1-2: VCC
2-3: 5VSB
1-2: VCC
2-3: 5VSB
1-2: VCC
2-3: 5VSB
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USBPWR_F
1
USBPWR_R1/2
1
USBPWR_R3
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Installing Hardware
Installing the Processor
Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure
that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surfacemount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the
cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard, you may cause serious
damage to the motherboard or its components.
On most motherboards, there are small surface-mount resistors near
the processor socket, which may be damaged if the cooling fan is
carelessly installed.
Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the
clips. Also, install the cooling fan in a well-lit work area so that you
can clearly see the motherboard and processor socket.
Before installing the Processor
This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system
bus frequency for the processor. You may be able to change the settings in the system
Setup Utility. We strongly recommend that you do not over-clock processors or
other components to run faster than their rated speed.
Warning:
1. Over-clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of
the system and introduce errors into your system. Over-clocking can
permanently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in
components that are run beyond the rated limits.
2. Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from
the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or
other hardware components.
This motherboard has an LGA775 socket. When choosing a processor, consider the
performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor
design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity
of internal cache memory and external cache memory.
Installing the Motherboard
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