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GA-945PL-S3G
LGA775
Intel® Core
Intel® Celeron® 
Rev. 1001
12MC-945PLS3G-1001R
TM
/ Intel® Pentium®   /
 
 
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Sept. 21, 2007
GA-945PL-S3G
Motherboard
Sept. 21, 2007
GA-945PL-S3G
Motherboard
 
 
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© 2007 
\  \
http://www.gigabyte.tw/
REV : X.X  X.X
REV : 1.0  1.0  BIOS
 
 
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1-1  ..................................................................................... 9
1-2
1-3
1-3-1  (CPU) ................................................................................. 13
1-3-2  ................................................................................................. 15
1-4  ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-1  ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-2  ............................................................................................ 17
1-5  ................................................................................................. 18
1-6
1-7
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BIOS  ....................................................................................... 29
2-1  ..................................................................................................... 30
2-2  BIOS
2-3  Standard CMOS Features (
2-4  Advanced BIOS Features (
2-5  Integrated Peripherals (
2-6  Power Management Setup (
2-7  PnP/PCI Configurations (
2-8  PC Health Status (
2-9  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults (
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults (
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password (
2-13 Save & Exit Setup (
2-14 Exit Without Saving (
.............................................................................. 31
CMOS  ) ........................................... 33
BIOS  ) ..................................... 35
) ....................................................... 37
) ............................................... 40
PCI  ) ............................. 42
) ............................................................. 43
/  ) ...................................... 44
) ............................................ 47
) .......................................... 47
/  ) ................... 48
) ................................ 49
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3-1  ............................................................................... 51
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
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4-1  Xpress Recovery2   ............................................................................... 55
4-2  BIOS
4-2-1  Q-Flash  BIOS ........................................................................ 60
4-2-2  @BIOS  BIOS ......................................................................... 63
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4-3  EasyTune 5  .......................................................................................... 65
4-4  Windows Vista ReadyBoost
................................................................. 66
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5-1  /  ........................................................................ 67
5-1-1 2 / 4 / 5.1   ......................................................................................... 67
5-1-2  (S/PDIF  )(  ) ................................................. 70
5-1-3  ............................................................................................ 72
5-1-4  ............................................................................................ 74
5-2  ..................................................................................................... 75
5-2-1  ................................................................................................................ 75
5-2-2  ........................................................................................................... 76
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GA-945PL-S3G  - 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
Intel® LGA775 CPU  - 1
IDE  - 1  - 1
SATA 3Gb/s  - 2
I/O  - 1
•
•
2  USB 2.0   (  12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2  SATA   (  12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
(S/PDIF  ) (  12CR1-1SPOUT-02R)
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GA-945PL-S3G
KB_MS
COMA
R_USB
USB
AUDIO
F_AUDIO
RTL8111B
IT8718
CODEC
LPT
LAN
CD_IN
ATX_12V
PCI1
SPDIF_O
PCI2
PCI3
PCIE_1
PCIE_16
PCIE_2
PCIE_3
LGA775
Intel® 945
BAT
CPU_FAN
GA-945PL-S3G
DDRII1
Intel® ICH7
CLR_CMOS
F_USB2
F_USB1
FDD
CI
SYS_FAN
DDRII2
IDE
ATX
PWR_LED
MBIOS
F_PANEL
SATAII2
SATAII3
SATAII0
SATAII1
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PCIe CLK 
(100 MHz)
PCI Express Bus
3 PCI Express x1
PCIe CLK 
(100 MHz)
PCI Express x16
x1
PCI Bus
x1
LAN
RJ45
RTL
8111B
x1
x1
LGA775
Processor
Interface
Intel® 945
Intel® ICH7
Host
CPU CLK+/-
 ( )
(333
/266/200/133 MHz)
DDR2 667
Dual Channel Memory
MCH CLK
 ( )
(333
/266/200/133 MHz)
BIOS
4 SATA 3Gb/s
8 USB Ports
 ( )
/533/400 MHz
ATA-100/66/33 
IDE Channel
Floppy
IT8718
CODEC
MIC
Line-In
Line-Out
SPDIF Out
3 PCI
(Rear Speaker Out)
(Front Speaker Out)
PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
(Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out)
TM
(  )  FSB 1333 Core
2   FSB 1333 CoreTM 2
DDR2 533 MHz ( )
(  )  DDR2 667 MHz  FSB 800 MHz
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LPT Port
COM Port
PS/2 KB/Mouse
 
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1-1
•
•
•
•
•  (CPU) 
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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1-2
(CPU)    LGA775  Intel® Core
(FSB)    1333
USB   
TM
2 Extreme  /
Intel® Core
TM
2 Duo  /Intel® Pentium® D  / 
Intel® Pentium® 4  /Intel® Celeron® 
(  )
   Intel
®
(Hyper-Threading)
  L2  CPU 
 ( )
/1066/800/533 MHz
  Intel ® 945 
  Intel ® ICH7 
 2  1.8V DDR2 DIMM  2 GB  
 
  DDR2 667 
 ( )
/533/400 MHz
(  )
  Realtek ALC662  
  High Definition Audio  
  2 / 4 / 5.1  
  S/PDIF  
  CD  
  RTL 8111B  (10/100/1000 Mbit)  
 1  PCI Express x16  
 3  PCI Express x1  
 3  PCI  
-1IDE  ATA-100/66/33  2
IDE
-4SATA 3Gb/s  4  SATA 3Gb/s
   iTE IT8718
-  1  1
   8  USB 2.0/1.1   (4   4 
USB  )
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 1  24-pin ATX  
 1  4-pin ATX 12 V  
 1  
 1  IDE  
 4  SATA 3Gb/s  
 1  CPU  
 1  
 1  
 1  
 1  
 1  S/PDIF  
 2  USB 2.0/1.1  
 1  
 1  
 1  PS/2  
 1  PS/2  
 1  
 1  
 4  USB 2.0/1.1  
 1  RJ-45  
 3  (  /  /  ) 
I/O     iTE IT8718 
 
 CPU  
 CPU/  
 CPU  
 CPU/  
 CPU 
BIOS    1  4 Mbit flash  
  AWARD BIOS  
 PnP 1.0a  DMI 2.0  SM BIOS 2.3  ACPI 1.0b 
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  @BIOS  
  Download Center  
  Q-Flash  
  EasyTune 
 ( )
  Xpress Install  
  Xpress Recovery2  
  Virtual Dual BIOS  
 Norton Internet Security (OEM   ) 
  Microsoft ® Windows® Vista/XP/2000 
 ATX  30.5   x 19.4 
TM
(  )  FSB 1333 Core
2   FSB 1333 CoreTM 2
DDR2 533 MHz ( ) 
(  )  DDR2 667 MHz  FSB 800 MHz 
(  ) EasyTune
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1-3
(CPU)
•   CPU 
(  CPU  )
•  CPU 
•  CPU  CPU  CPU  ( 
CPU  CPU  )
•  CPU 
•  CPU  CPU 
•  CPU 
(HT)
(  Intel
•  HT  Intel ® CPU
•  HT  Intel 
•  HT 
•  HT  BIOS (  BIOS 
Advanced BIOS Features  )
1-3-1  (CPU)
A.  CPU  CPU
®
®
LGA775 CPU
)
CPU
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LGA 775 CPU
CPU
 
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B.  CPU  CPU
CPU  CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU  CPU
(  )  CPU
(  CPU
)
GA-945PL-S3G  - 14 -
 
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1-3-2
CPU
CPU  CPU  (  Intel
CPU
(
'  '
(
)
®
)
)
CPU  (CPU_FAN)
CPU
CPU  CPU
CPU  CPU
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1-4
•
(  )
•
•
1-4-1
2  DDR2
(Dual Channel Technology)  BIOS
2  DDR2  (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDRII1 (  1) 
1 (Channel 1) DDRII2 (  2)
1.  DDR2
2.  DDR2
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DDRII1
DDRII2
 
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1-4-2
DDR2  DDR  DDR2
DDR2
DDR2
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1-5
•
•
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.  BIOS
7.
/  PCI Express x16
PCI Express x1
PCI Express x16
PCI
•
•
GA-945PL-S3G  - 18 -
PCI Express x16
PCI Express
x16
 
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1-6
PS/2   PS/2
PS/2
USB
USB 2.0/1.1  USB  USB
/  USB  USB
(RJ-45)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
/
(  )  (  )
(Gigabit Ethernet)
/
1 Gpbs
100 Mpbs
10 Mpbs
(  )
(  )
(  )
•
•
2
4/5.1
2/4/5.1
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1-7
1  3
6
2
11
10
8
9
12
13
1)  ATX_12V
2)  ATX (Power Connector)
3)  CPU_FAN
4)  SYS_FAN
5)  FDD
6)  IDE
7)  SATAII0/1/2/3
8)  PWR_LED
•
•
4 15
5 16
9)  BAT
10)  F_PANEL
11)  F_AUDIO
12)  CD_IN
13)  SPDIF_O
14)  F_USB1/F_USB2
15)  C I
16)  CLR_CMOS
7
14
•
GA-945PL-S3G  - 20 -
 
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1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (2x2-pin 12V  2x12-pin  )
12V  CPU  12V
•  (400  ) 
•  2x10-pin 
2x12-pin  2x10pin
ATX_12V:
3
1
ATX:
12
24
1  3.3V
2  3.3V
3
4  +5V
5
6  +5V
7
8  Power Good
9  5V SB(stand by +5V)
10  +12V
11  +12V (
13 1
12   3.3V (
ATX
ATX_12V
4
2
2x12-pin
2x12-pin
1
2
3  +12V
4  +12V
13  3.3V
14  -12V
15
16  PS_ON(soft On/Off)
17
18
19
20  -5V
21  +5V
22  +5V
23  +5V (
)
24
)
2x12-pin
)
(  2x12-pin
)
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3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN (  )
+12V  CPU_FAN  4-pin  SYS_FAN  3-pin
+12V  CPU
CPU
CPU_FAN
•  CPU 
•
5) FDD (  )
1.44 MB  2.88 MB
1
CPU_FAN
SYS_FAN
1
2  +12V /
3
4
SYS_FAN
1
1
2  +12V
3
CPU
360 KB  720 KB  1.2 MB
33
1
34
GA-945PL-S3G  - 22 -
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6) IDE1 (IDE  )
IDE  IDE  (  )
(Master/Slave) (  IDE  )
7) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 (SATA 3Gb/s  ICH7  )
SATA  SATA 3Gb/s  SATA 1.5Gb/s  SATA
SATA
IDE
39 40
1 2
7
1
SATAII2
SATAII3
17
7
1
SATAII0
SATAII1
17
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1
2  TXP
3  TXN
4
5  RXN
6  RXP
7
 
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8) PWR_LED (  )
(S3/S4)  (S5)
9) BAT (  )
(S1)
1  MPD+
1
2  MPD-
3  MPD-
S0
S1
S3/S4/S5
CMOS  (  BIOS  )
CMOS
1.
2.  (
3.
4.
•
•
•
•  (+) (-) (  ) 
•
GA-945PL-S3G  - 24 -
CMOS
)
 
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10) F_PANEL (  )
Speaker Connector
Power Switch
Message LED/
Power/
Sleep LED
•  MSG (Message/Power/Sleep LED)  (  )
SPEAK-
SPEAK+
PW+
MSG+
PW-
MSG-
(+/-)
19
20
NC
RES+
HD-
Reset Switch
IDE Hard Disk
Active LED
RES-
HD+
12
S0
S1
(S3/S4)  (S5)
S3/S4/S5
•  PW (Power Switch)  (  )
(  BIOS  Power Management Setup
)
• SPEAK (Speaker Connector)   (  )
• HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)   (  )
• RES (Reset Switch)   (  )
(Reset)
•  NC(  )
(S1)
BIOS
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11) F_AUDIO (  )
HD (High Definition  )  AC'97
•  HD  AC'97 
•  AC'97 
•
12) CD_IN (  )
2
1
HD 
10
9
1  MIC2_L
2
3  MIC2_R
4  -ACZ_DET
5  LINE2_R
6  FAUDIO_JD
7
8
9  LINE2_L
10  FAUDIO_JD
AC'97
1  MIC
2
3  MIC
4
5  Line Out (R)
6
7
8
9  Line Out (L)
10
2/4/5.1
1
1
2
3
4
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13) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF  )
S/PDIF  (S/PDIF  )
(  )  S/PDIF
14) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB  )
USB 2.0/1.1  USB  USB
USB
9
1
1
2 10
1
2  SPDIFO
3
1   (5V)
2   (5V)
3  USB DX-
4  USB DY-
5  USB DX+
6  USB DY+
7
8
9
10
•  2x5-pin  IEEE 1394  USB 
•  USB 
USB
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15) CI (  )
1
16) CLR_CMOS (  CMOS  )
CMOS  (  BIOS  )
CMOS
1
2
•  CMOS 
•  CMOS 
•  BIOS  (Load Optimized Defaults) 
(  BIOS  )
GA-945PL-S3G  - 28 -
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BIOS
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System  )  CMOS
(POST  Power-On Self-
Test)  BIOS  BIOS
CMOS
BIOS  BIOS  POST  <Delete>
BIOS  BIOS  BIOS
<Ctrl> + <F1>
BIOS  BIOS  Q-Flash  @BIOS
 Q-Flash  BIOS  BIOS
BIOS
 @BIOS  Windows  BIOS
BIOS
Q-Flash  @BIOS  BIOS
•   BIOS  BIOS 
BIOS  BIOS
•
•  BIOS 
CMOS  BIOS
(  CMOS  Load Optimized Defaults
CLR_CMOS  )
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2-1
A. LOGO  (  )
<TAB>:POST Screen <DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>:XpressRecovery2 <F12>:Boot Menu <End>:Qflash
B. POST
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally 
Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
Intel 945 BIOS for 945PL-S3G D11 
. 
.
 BIOS 
. 
.
<DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash 
09/10/2007-945-ICH7-6A89TG03C-00
<TAB> POST Screen
<Tab>  POST  POST  36
Full Screen LOGO Show
<DEL> BIOS Setup/Q-Flash
<Delete>  BIOS  BIOS  Q-Flash
<F9> XpressRecovery2
Xpress Recovery2
Xpress Recovery2  POST  <F9>
Xpress Recovery2
<F12> Boot Menu
Boot Menu  BIOS  < >
< >  <Enter>  <Esc>
Boot Menu
<End> Q-Flash
<End>  BIOS  Q-Flash
GA-945PL-S3G  - 30 -
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2-2  BIOS
BIOS
<Enter>
(BIOS  D11)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
`  Standard CMOS Features 
`  Advanced BIOS Features 
`  Integrated Peripherals 
`  Power Management Setup 
`  PnP/PCI Configurations 
`  PC Health Status 
`  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 
ESC: Quit  KLJI : Select Item
F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
BIOS  /
<   > 
<Enter> 
<Esc>  BIOS 
<Page Up> 
<Page Down> 
<F1> 
<F2>  (Item Help) 
<F5>  (  ) 
<F6>  (  ) 
<F7>  (  ) 
<F8>  Q-Flash 
<F9> 
<F10>  BIOS
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
BIOS
<F1> 
(General Help)  <Esc> 
(Item Help)
•   <Ctrl> 
+ <F1>
•  Load Optimized Defaults 
•  BIOS  BIOS  BIOS 
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 Standard CMOS Features (  CMOS  ) 
/  POST
 Advanced BIOS Features ( 
/  CPU
 Integrated Peripherals (   )
 Power Management Setup (   )
 PnP/PCI Configurations (  PCI  ) 
PnP  PCI
 PC Health Status (   )
 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (   /  ) 
CPU/
 Load Fail-Safe Defaults (   )
BIOS
 Load Optimized Defaults (   )
BIOS
 Set Supervisor Password (   )
 Set User Password (   )
BIOS  BIOS
 Save & Exit Setup (   )
BIOS  <F10>
BIOS  )
IDE  SATA  USB
BIOS  BIOS
BIOS  BIOS
BIOS
CMOS  BIOS  <Y>
 Exit Without Saving (   )
<Esc>
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2-3  Standard CMOS Features (  CMOS  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Date (mm:dd:yy)  Tue , Sep 11 2007 
Time (hh:mm:ss)  22:31:24
` IDE Channel 0 Master  [None]  
` IDE Channel 0 Slave  [None]  
` IDE Channel 2 Master  [None]  
` IDE Channel 2 Slave  [None]  
` IDE Channel 3 Master  [None]  
` IDE Channel 3 Slave  [None] 
Drive A  [1.44M, 3.5"] 
Floppy 3 Mode Support  [Disabled]
Halt On  [All, But Keyboard]
Base Memory  640K 
Extended Memory  510M
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
Date (mm:dd:yy) (  )
Time (hh:mm:ss) (  )
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave (  /  IDE/SATA  )
IDE HDD Auto-Detection 
<Enter>  IDE/SATA
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave
IDE/SATA
• Auto  BIOS  POST  IDE/SATA  (  ) 
• None  IDE/SATA  None 
Standard CMOS Features
(  )/  /  /
Item Help
Menu Level` 
13 0 0
•  Manual  Access Mode (   )  CHS 
Access Mode  Auto (  )/CHS/LBA/Large
IDE Channel 2, 3 Master/Slave (  /  IDE/SATA  )
IDE Auto-Detection
<Enter>  IDE/SATA
Extended IDE Drive
IDE/SATA
• Auto  BIOS  POST  IDE/SATA  (  ) 
• None  IDE/SATA  None 
Access Mode  Large/Auto (  Auto)
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(
) 
Capacity
Cylinder 
Head 
Precomp  (Precompensation) 
Landing Zone 
Sector
Drive A (  )
None
 None  360K, 5.25"  1.2M, 5.25"  720K, 3.5"  1.44M, 3.5"   2.88M, 3.5"
Floppy 3 Mode Support (   3 Mode  )
3 Mode
Disabled (  ) Drive A (  A  3 Mode  )
Halt on (  )
POST 
No Errors 
All Errors 
All, But Keyboard  (  ) 
All, But Diskette 
All, But Disk/Key
Memory (  )
BIOS  POST (Power On Self Test)
Base Memory  PC  640 KB  MS-DOS
Extended Memory
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2-4  Advanced BIOS Features (  BIOS  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
`  Hard Disk Boot Priority  [Press Enter] 
First Boot Device  [Floppy] 
Second Boot Device  [Hard Disk] 
Third Boot Device  [CDROM] 
Password Check  [Setup] 
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability  [Disabled] 
CPU Hyper-Threading 
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 
No-Execute Memory Protect 
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) 
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) 
CPU EIST Function 
Virtualization Technology 
Full Screen LOGO Show  [Enabled]
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
( )
 ( )
 ( )
 ( )
( )
( )
Hard Disk Boot Priority (  )
<Enter>  < > < >  <+>/
<PageUp>  <->/<PageDown>  <Esc>
First / Second / Third Boot Device (  /  /  )
<Enter> 
Floppy 
LS120  LS120 
Hard Disk 
CDROM 
ZIP  ZIP 
USB-FDD  USB 
USB-ZIP  USB ZIP 
USB-CDROM  USB 
USB-HDD  USB 
LAN 
Disabled
Password Check (  )
User Password
Setup  BIOS  (  ) 
System  BIOS
( )  Intel CPU
Intel
Advanced BIOS Features
 ( )
Item Help
Menu Level` 
[Enabled] 
[Disabled] 
[Enabled] 
[Enabled] 
[Enabled] 
[Enabled] 
[Enabled]
< >  < >
BIOS
BIOS  Set Supervisor/
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HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability (  )
S.M.A.R.T.
(  Disabled)
( )
( )
( )
( )
) 
( )
( )
) 
CPU Hyper-Threading (  CPU  ) 
Intel® CPU
(  Enabled)
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (  CPUID  ) 
CPUID
Windows® XP  Disabled
Windows® NT 4.0  Enabled (  Disabled)
No-Execute Memory Protect (Intel
®
Intel® Execute Disable Bit
 (buffer overflow)  (  Enabled)
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Intel® C1E  ) 
Intel® CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (  CPU
)  CPU
(  Enabled)
CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (Intel® TM2  ) 
Intel® Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (CPU  )
CPU  CPU
(  Enabled)
CPU EIST Function (Intel® EIST  ) 
Enhanced Intel® Speed Step (EIST)  EIST
CPU  CPU
(  Enabled)
Virtualization Technology (Intel
Intel® Virtualization Technology (  )  Intel
( )
®
®
(  Enabled)
Full Screen LOGO Show (  )
Logo  Disabled
POST  (  Enabled)
( )  Intel CPU
Intel
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2-5  Integrated Peripherals (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE  [Enabled] 
On-Chip SATA Mode  [Auto]
x PATA IDE Set to  Ch.0 Master/Slave
SATA Port 0/2 Set to  Ch.2 Master/Slave 
SATA Port 1/3 Set to  Ch.3 Master/Slave
USB Controller  [Enabled] 
USB 2.0 Controller  [Enabled] 
USB Keyboard Support  [Disabled] 
USB Mouse Support  [Disabled] 
Legacy USB storage detect  [Enabled] 
Azalia Codec  [Auto] 
Onboard H/W LAN  [Enabled]
`  SMART LAN  [Press Enter] 
Onboard LAN Boot ROM  [Disabled] 
Onboard Serial Port 1  [3F8/IRQ4] 
Onboard Parallel Port  [378/IRQ7] 
Parallel Port Mode  [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA  3
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE (  IDE  )
On-Chip SATA Mode (  SATA  )
Disabled  SATA 
Auto  BIOS  (  )  BIOS  SATA
Combined  Enhanced
Combined  SATA  PATA  SATA
PATA  2  IDE  2  SATA 
Enhanced  SATA  SATA 
Non-Combined  SATA  PATA  IDE
PATA IDE Set to (  IDE  )
Combined 
Ch.0 Master/Slave  IDE  Ch. 0 Master/Slave  (  ) 
Ch.1 Master/Slave  IDE  Ch. 1 Master/Slave 
Disabled  SATA  Non-Combined  IDE
Integrated Peripherals
IDE  (  Enabled)
SATA
Combined  Enhanced
Item Help
Menu Level` 
SATA Port 0/2 Set to (  SATA 0/2  )
PATA IDE Set to  PATA IDE Set to  Ch. 1
Master/Slave  Ch. 0 Master/Slave
SATA Port 1/3 Set to (  SATA 1/3  )
PATA IDE Set to  PATA IDE Set to  Ch. 0
Master/Slave  Ch. 1 Master/Slave
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USB Controller (  USB  )
USB  (  Enabled)
USB 2.0 Controller (  USB 2.0  )
USB 2.0  (  Enabled)
USB Keyboard Support (  USB  )
MS-DOS  USB
(  Disabled)
USB Mouse Support (  USB  )
MS-DOS  USB
(  Disabled)
Legacy USB storage detect (  USB  )
POST  USB  USB
USB  (  Enabled)
Azalia Codec (  )
Onboard H/W LAN (  )
SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Start detecting at Port.....
Pair1-2 Status = Open  / Length =  0.0m 
Pair3-6 Status = Open  / Length =  0.0m 
Pair4-5 Status = Open  / Length =  0.0m 
Pair7-8 Status = Open  / Length =  0.0m
SMART LAN
(  Auto)
Disabled
(  Enabled)
Disabled
Item Help
Menu Level` 
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
BIOS
Status  Open  Length
0.0m
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Gigabit hub  10/100 Mbps hub
Start detecting at Port.....
Link Detected --> 100Mbps 
Cable Length= 30m
Link Detected  hub 
Cable Length  10m
Cable length less than 10M
MS-DOS  10/100 Mbps 
Windows  LAN Boot ROM  Gigabit hub  10/100/ 
1000 Mbps
hub  Status  Short  Length
Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m
Pair 1-2  1.6
10/100 Mbps  Pair 4-5  7-8
Status  Open  Length
Onboard LAN Boot ROM (  )
Boot ROM
(  Disabled)
Onboard Serial Port 1 (  )
Auto  BIOS  Disabled  BIOS
Auto  3F8/IRQ4 (  )  2F8/IRQ3  3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3  Disabled
Onboard Parallel Port (  )
Disabled  BIOS  378/IRQ7 (  )  278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7  Disabled
Parallel Port Mode (  )
SPP  (  ) 
EPP  EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) 
ECP  ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) 
ECP+EPP  EPP  ECP
ECP Mode Use DMA (ECP  DMA  )
ECP  DMA  Parallel Port
Mode  ECP  ECP+EPP  3 (  )  1 
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2-6  Power Management Setup (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
ACPI Suspend Type  [S1(POS)] 
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN  [Instant-Off] 
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) Alarm  0 : 0 : 0
Power On By Mouse  [Disabled]
Power On By Keyboard  [Disabled]
x KB Power ON Password  Enter
AC Back Function  [Soft-Off]
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
ACPI Suspend Type (  )
S1(POS)  ACPI  S1 (POS  Power On Suspend) (  )
S1
S3(STR)  ACPI  S3 (STR  Suspend To RAM)
S3  S1
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN (  )
Instant-Off  (  ) 
Delay 4 Sec.  4  4
MS-DOS
Power Management Setup
Item Help
Menu Level` 
PME Event Wake Up (  )
ACPI  PCI  PCIe
/  +5VSB
1  ATX   (  Enabled)
Power On by Ring (  )
ACPI
/  (  Enabled)
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Resume by Alarm (  )
(  Disabled)
Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday (  ) 1~31 (  ) 
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) (  )
Power On By Mouse (  )
PS/2  /
+5VSB  1  ATX 
Disabled  (  ) 
Double Click  PS/2
Power On By Keyboard (  )
PS/2  /
+5VSB  1  ATX 
Disabled  (  ) 
Password  1~5 
Keyboard 98  Windows 98
KB Power ON Password (  )
Power On by Keyboard  Passoword
<Enter>  1~5  <Enter>
<Enter>
<Enter>
<Enter>
AC Back Function (  )
Soft-Off
(  ) 
Full-On 
Memory
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2-7  PnP/PCI Configurations (  PCI  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
PCI1 IRQ Assignment  [Auto] 
PCI2 IRQ Assignment  [Auto] 
PCI3 IRQ Assignment  [Auto]
KLJI : 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 (  PCI  IRQ  )
Auto  BIOS  (  ) 
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15  PCI  IRQ 3  4  5  7  9
PCI2 IRQ Assignment (  PCI  IRQ  )
Auto  BIOS  (  ) 
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15  PCI  IRQ 3  4  5  7  9
PCI3 IRQ Assignment (  PCI  IRQ  )
Auto  BIOS  (  ) 
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15  PCI  IRQ 3  4  5  7  9
PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI  IRQ
10  11  12  14  15
PCI  IRQ
10  11  12  14  15
PCI  IRQ
10  11  12  14  15
Item Help
Menu Level` 
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2-8  PC Health Status (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Reset Case Open Status  [Disabled]
Case Opened  No 
Vcore   1.394V 
DDR18V   1.840V 
+3.3V   3.392V 
+12V  12.175V 
Current CPU Temperature  42oC 
Current CPU FAN Speed  2986 RPM 
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed  0   RPM
CPU Warning Temperature  [Disabled] 
CPU FAN Fail Warning  [Disabled] 
SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning  [Disabled] 
CPU Smart FAN Control  [Enabled]
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
Reset Case Open Status (  )
Disabled  (  ) 
Enabled
Case Opened (  )
Yes
Reset Case Open Status  Enabled
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V (  )
CI
PC Health Status
No
Item Help
Menu Level` 
Current CPU Temperature (  CPU  )
CPU
Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) (  )
CPU/
CPU Warning Temperature (CPU  )
CPU
CPU  Disabled (  CPU
)  60oC / 140oF  70oC / 158oF  80oC / 176oF  90oC / 194oF
CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning (CPU/  )
(  Disabled)
CPU Smart FAN Control (CPU  )
CPU 
Disabled  CPU 
Enabled  CPU  CPU
EasyTune  (  )
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2-9  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (  /  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
CPU Clock Ratio 
Robust Graphics Booster  [Auto] 
O.C. FSB1333 Core.2 CPU  [Auto] 
CPU Host Clock Control  [Disabled]
x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)  133
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz)  [Auto] 
System Memory Multiplier  [Auto]
Memory Frequency (Mhz)  533
DIMM OverVoltage Control  [Normal] 
PCI-E OverVoltage Control  [Normal] 
FSB OverVoltage Control  [Normal] 
CPU Voltage Control  [Normal]
Normal CPU Vcore  1.38750V
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
( )
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
[22X]
Item Help
Menu Level` 
CPU
(
CMOS  BIOS  )
CPU Clock Ratio (CPU  )
 ( )
CPU  CPU
CPU
Robust Graphics Booster (  )
(R.G.B.)
Auto  BIOS
Auto (  ) Fast  Turbo
O.C. FSB1333 Core.2 CPU
FSB 1333 Core
FSB 1333 CoreTM 2  DDR2 533( )
Auto  Auto
POST
FSB 1333 Core
<Y> ("Yes, set FSB to 1333 MHz for me")
<N> ("No, do not show this message again")
POST  (  ) 
Disabled 
Enabled
( )
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2 
TM
2 
 
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CPU Host Clock Control (CPU  )
CPU
20  CMOS
(  Disabled)
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) (CPU  )
CPU  CPU Host Clock Control
Enabled
100MHz ~ 700MHz   CPU  100 MHz  700 MHz
FSB 533 MHz  133 MHz 
FSB 800 MHz  200 MHz 
FSB 1066 MHz  266 MHz 
FSB 1333 MHz  333 MHz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) (PCI Express   )
PCI Express  90 MHz  150 MHz
Auto  BIOS  PCI Express  100 MHz (  Auto)
System Memory Multiplier (  )
FSB  CPU
Auto  BIOS  SPD  (  Auto)
Memory Frequency (Mhz) (  )
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) System Memory Multiplier
DIMM OverVoltage Control (  )
Normal  (  ) 
+0.1V ~ +0.4V  0.1V  0.1V
0.4V
PCI-E OverVoltage Control (PCI Express  )
PCI Express 
Normal  PCI Express  (  ) 
+0.1V ~ +0.3V  0.1V  PCI Express
0.1V  0.3V
FSB OverVoltage Control (  )
Normal  (  ) 
+0.1V ~ +0.3V  0.1V
0.1V  0.3V
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CPU Voltage Control (CPU  )
CPU  CPU
(  Normal  CPU  )
CPU
Normal CPU Vcore (CPU  )
CPU
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2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
`  Standard CMOS Features 
`  Advanced BIOS Features 
`  Integrated Peripherals 
`  Power Management Setup 
`  PnP/PCI Configurations  
`  PC Health Status 
`  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 
ESC: Quit  KLJI : Select Item
F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup 
Exit Without Saving
<Enter>  <Y>  BIOS
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
`  Standard CMOS Features 
`  Advanced BIOS Features 
`  Integrated Peripherals 
`  Power Management Setup 
`  PnP/PCI Configurations  
`  PC Health Status 
`  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 
ESC: Quit  KLJI : Select Item
F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N
Load Optimized Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup 
Exit Without Saving
BIOS
<Enter>  <Y>  BIOS 
BIOS  BIOS 
CMOS
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2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password (  /  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
`  Standard CMOS Features 
`  Advanced BIOS Features 
`  Integrated Peripherals 
`  Power Management Setup 
`  PnP/PCI Configurations  
`  PC Health Status 
`  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 
ESC: Quit  KLJI : Select Item
F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save & Exit Setup
Enter Password:
Change/Set/Disable Password
<Enter>  8  <Enter>
BIOS
 Supervisor (  )
Advanced BIOS Features  Password Check
Setup  BIOS
System  BIOS
 User (  )
Advanced BIOS Features  Password Check
System
BIOS
BIOS  BIOS
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup 
Exit Without Saving
<Enter>  BIOS
<Enter>  PASSWORD DISABLED
BIOS
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2-13 Save & Exit Setup (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
`  Standard CMOS Features 
`  Advanced BIOS Features 
`  Integrated Peripherals  
`  Power Ma nage ment Setup  
`  PnP/PCI Configurations 
`  PC Health Status 
`  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 
ESC: Quit  KLJI : Select Item
F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save & Exit Setup
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Save Data to CMOS
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password 
Set User Password 
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
<Enter>  <Y>  BIOS
<N> <Esc>
2-14 Exit Without Saving (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
`  Standard CMOS Features 
`  Advanced BIOS Features 
`  Integrated Peripherals 
`  Power Manage ment Setup  
`  PnP/PCI Configurations 
`  PC Health Status 
`  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 
ESC: Quit  KLJI : Select Item
F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save & Exit Setup
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N
Abandon all Data
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password 
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
<Enter>  <Y>  BIOS  BIOS
<N> <Esc>
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3-1
•
(  Windows XP  )
•
(
Run.exe)
Xpress Install
Install
Xpress Install  Xpress Install
•   Xpress Install  ( 
)
•  Xpress Install 
•
•  Windows XP  USB 2.0  Windows XP Ser- 
vice Pack 1  "  \
"  "?"  (  "  ")
(  USB 2.0  )
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3-2
3-3
Install
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3-4
3-5
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4-1  Xpress Recovery2 
Xpress Recovery2 
NTFS  FAT32  FAT16
PATA  SATA 
• Xpress Recovery2   * 
• Xpress Recovery2 
(  10 GB
)
•  Xpress Recovery2 
•
•
• Intel ® x86
•  64 MB 
•  VESA 
• Windows ® 2000 SP3( )  Windows® XP SP1( )
• Xpress Recovery  Xpress Recovery2  Xpress Recovery 
Xpress Recovery2
•  USB 
•  RAID/AHCI 
(*)  PATA IDE1/IDE2... SATA port0/port1/
port2...  PATA IDE1  SATA 
port0  PATA IDE1  SATA port0 
SATA port1  SATA port0
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Xpress Recovery2
(  Windows XP  )
A.   Windows XP
1.  BIOS  Advanced BIOS Features  CD-ROM
2.  (  1)  (  )  Xpress Recovery2 
10 GB  (  2)
1  2
3.  NTFS  (  3)
3
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4.  (  4)
Xpress Recovery2  Xpress 
Recovery2( 5)
5
4
5.
(  6  7)
Xpress Recovery2
6
Xpress Recovery2
7
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B.   Xpress Recovery2
1.  Xpress Recovery2  "Press
any key to startup XpressRocovery2" ( 8)  Xpress Recovery2
. 
. 
Boot from CD/DVD:
Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....
2.  Xpress Recovery2  Xpress Recovery2
BIOS  POST  <F9>  (  9)
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally 
Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
Intel 945 BIOS for 945PL-S3G D11 
. 
. 
. 
.
<DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash 
09/10/2007-945-ICH7-6A89TG03C-00
C. Xpress Recovery2  (Backup)
1.  BACKUP  (  10)
2. Xpress Recovery2  Windows
(  11)
8
9
10  11
3.
Xpress Recovery2
12
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D. Xpress Recovery2  (Restore)
RESTORE
(  13  14)
13  14
E. Xpress Recovery2  (Remove)
1.  Xpress Recovery2  REMOVE  (  15)
2.
(  16)
15  16
F.   Xpress Recovery2
REBOOT
17
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4-2  BIOS
BIOS  Q-FlashTM@BIOS
TM
DOS  BIOS
TM
Q-Flash
Q-Flash  BIOS
BIOS  BIOS
DOS  Windows
®
Q-Flash  Q-Flash
BIOS  BIOS
TM
@BIOS
@BIOS  Windows
®
BIOS
@BIOS  BIOS
BIOS  BIOS
4-2-1  Q-Flash  BIOS
A.   BIOS  ...
1.  BIOS
2.  BIOS  BIOS  (  945pls3g.f5)
USB  (  USB  FAT32/16/12
)
3.  BIOS  POST  <End>  Q-Flash (
POST  <End>  BIOS Setup  <F8>  Q-Flash
BIOS  RAID/AHCI  IDE/SATA
POST  <End>  Q-Flash  )
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally 
Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
Intel 945 BIOS for 945PL-S3G D11 
. 
. 
. 
.
<DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash 
09/10/2007-945-ICH7-6A89TG03C-00
BIOS  BIOS
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B.   BIOS
BIOS  BIOS
1.  BIOS  Q-Flash  Q-Flash
Update BIOS from Drive  <Enter>
•  BIOS  Save BIOS to Drive 
•  FAT32/16/12 
•  BIOS  RAID/AHCI  IDE/SATA 
POST  <End>  Q-Flash
2.  Floppy A  <Enter>
 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 25VF040B  512K
                  Keep DMI Data  Enable 
                  Update BIOS from Drive
Enter : Run      KL :Move     ESC:Reset      F10:Pow er Off
Floppy A  <Drive> 
HDD 0-0  <Drive>
Total size : 0  Free size : 0
3.  BIOS  <Enter>
BIOS
Q-Flash Utility v2.05
Save BIOS to Dri ve
0 file(s) found
BIOS  "Are you sure
to update BIOS?"  <Enter>  BIOS
•  BIOS  BIOS 
•  BIOS  /USB 
BIOS  Q-Flash
 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 25VF040B  512K
       Keep DMI Data Enable
Enter : Run      KL :Move     ESC:Reset      F10:Pow er Off
Q-Flash Utility v2.05
Update BIOS from Drive 
!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!
Save BIOS to Drive 
Please press any key to continue
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<Esc>  <Enter>  Q-Flash
POST  BIOS
POST  <Delete>  BIOS  Load Optimized
Defaults  <Enter>  BIOS  BIOS
BIOS  BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
`  Standard CMOS Features 
`  Advanced BIOS Features 
`  Integrated Peripherals 
`  Power Management Setup 
`  PnP/PCI Configurations  
`  PC Health Status 
`  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 
ESC: Quit  KLJI : Select Item
F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Y
Load Optimized Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup 
Exit Without Saving
<Y>
Save & Exit Setup  <Y>  CMOS  BIOS
BIOS  BIOS
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4-2-2  @BIOS  BIOS
A.   BIOS  ...
1.  Windows
2.  BIOS  (  )
3.  C.O.M.(Corporate Online Management)
4.  BIOS  BIOS
®
BIOS
BIOS
B.   @BIOS
@BIOS
•   @BIOS  •   @BIOS
/  /GIGABYTE/
@BIOS/@BIOS
@BIOS  Install
C. 
1.  BIOS
@BIOS  Save Current BIOS  BIOS
2.  BIOS
"3 "
"Update New BIOS"
Internet Update  Update
New BIOS
@BIOS
OK
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•  (  )
•  @BIOS  BIOS 
3.  BIOS
OK
BIOS
BIOS
BIOS
"Update New BIOS"
Update New BIOS
BIOS
<Delete>  BIOS  Load Optimized
Defaults  <Enter>  BIOS
All Files (*.*)
BIOS
(  945pls3g.f1)
BIOS
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4-3  EasyTune 5
EasyTuneTM 5  BIOS
Windows
EasyTune 5
®
(  )
C.I.A. M.I.B.
(  )
(
\  \  )
/ 
1.  OVER CLOCKING
2.  C.I.A. / M.I.B.  C.I.A.  M.I.B.
3.  SMART FAN
4.  PC HEALTH
5.  GO
6.  EAZY MODE / ADVANCED MODE
7.  CPU
8.  LEDs
9.  GIGABYTE Logo
10.  Help  EasyTune 5
11.  EasyTune 5
EasyTune 5
(  ) EasyTune 5 
(  ) C.I.A.  M.I.B.  CPU
CPU
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4-4  Windows Vista ReadyBoost
Windows Vista ReadyBoost  Windows Vista  USB
ReadyBoost
ReadyBoost
USB
ReadyBoost
ReadyBoost
ReadyBoost
•  ReadyBoost  USB  256 MB 
•  ReadyBoost 
(RAM)
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5-1  /
5-1-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 
2 / 4 / 5.1 
HD (High Definition  )
(HD)
(DAC)  44.1KHz  48KHz
96KHz  (Multi-Streaming)
/  MP3
( )
A. 
(  Windows XP  )
driver for High Definition Audio"  Service Pack
"Microsoft UAA Bus
( )2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1
•2
•4
• 5.1  /
• 7.1  /
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/
4CH   6CH 
2  4  5.1 
2CH 
2
4
5.1
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B. 
C. AC'97
AC'97  /
AC'97
AC'97
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5-1-2  (S/PDIF  )(  )
(S/PDIF  )  S/PDIF
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
S/PDIF 
S/PDIF
A.   (S/PDIF  )
SPDIF_O
SPDIF_O
(  )
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S/PDIF
S/PDIF
B. S/PDIF
S/PDIF  S/PDIF
(  )  S/PDIF
S/PDIF
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5-1-3
(  )
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Pink In   Front Green In
In
( )
\  \
Realtek HD Audio Input
( )
Front
Rear Pink
\  \
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Front Pink In... )
1   (1)
\
5-1-4
\
(  Front Green In
\  \
1.  (  )
2.
3.   [  ]
4.   [  ]
1.
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