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Sept. 15, 2008 Motherboard GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard GA-EP45-UD3P Sept. 15, 2008

Page 3 - Copyright; logo is exclusively licensed to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. by GIGA-BYTE; Disclaimer

Copyright © 2008 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners.The logo is exclusively licensed to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.GIGABYTE UNITED INC. is designated by GIGA-BYTE TEC...

Page 4 - Table of Contents

- 4 - Table of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................. 6Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6GA-EP45-UD3P Mothe...

Page 5 - Ultra TPM; Configuring Intel

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 65 3-2 Application Software .....................................

Page 7 - (Note) This feature is optional due to different regional policy.

- 7 - GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard Layout (Note) This feature is optional due to different regional policy. KB_MS CPU_FAN LGA775 ATX GA-EP45-UD3P F_AUDIO ATX_12V_2X4 Intel ® P45 PCIEX1_1 SYS_FAN2 F 1 _ 1 3 9 4 F_PANEL PWR_LED F_USB2 IDE CD_IN FDD PCIEX8_1 CODEC TSB43AB23 PCI1 PCI2 BAT IT8718 Intel ® ICH...

Page 8 - Block Diagram

- 8 - Block Diagram (Note) This feature is optional due to different regional policy. 1 PCI Express x8 1 PCI Express x16 LGA775 Processor Host Interface Intel ® P45 MCH CLK (400/333/266/200 MHz) DDR2 1366/1066/800/667 MHz Dual BIOS 2 PCI PCI Bus Dual Channel Memory 6 SATA 3Gb/s PCI CLK (33 MHz) 3 IE...

Page 9 - Hardware Installation; Installation Precautions; Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface.; Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Hardware Installation - 9 - 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can becomedamaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user'smanual and follow these procedures: • Prior to ...

Page 10 - Product Specifications

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications C P U Support for an Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme processor/ Intel ® Core TM 2 Quad processor/Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo processor/ Intel ® Pentium ® Dual-Core processor/Intel ® Celeron ® processor in the LGA 775 package(Go to GIGABYTE's website f...

Page 13 - Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler; Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:

Hardware Installation - 13 - 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord...

Page 16 - Installing the Memory; Flex Memory

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 16 - 1-4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory ofthe same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the l...

Page 18 - Installing an Expansion Card; Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card:

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual thatcame with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplu...

Page 19 - Installing the SATA Bracket; Follow the steps below to install the SATA bracket:

Hardware Installation - 19 - 1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket The SATA bracket includes one SATA bracket, oneSATA signal cable, and one SATA power cable. Step 1:Locate one free PCIslot and secure theSATA bracket to thechassis back panelwith a screw. Follow the steps below to install the SATA bracket:...

Page 20 - Back Panel Connectors; Optical S/PDIF Out Connector

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 20 - • When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cablefrom 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 sideto prevent an electrical short...

Page 22 - Internal Connectors

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 22 - 1-8 Internal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Unplug t...

Page 30 - Do not plug the USB bracket cable into the IEEE 1394a header.

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 30 - 17) F1_1394 (IEEE 1394a Header, Gray) The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specification. The IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket. For purchasing the optional IEEE 1394a bracket,please contact the local dealer. Pin No. Defi...

Page 32 - Load Optimized

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 32 - 20) CI (Chassis Intrusion Header) This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has beenremoved. This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 2 GND Open: Normal Short: C...

Page 35 - BIOS Setup; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

- 35 - BIOS Setup Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on themotherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during systemstartup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. ...

Page 36 - Startup Screen; The following screens may appear when the computer boots.; Full Screen LOGO Show

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 36 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The LOGO Screen (Default) B. The POST Screen Function Keys:<TAB>: POST SCREEN Press the <Tab> key to show the BIOS POST screen. To show the BIOS POST screen at systemstartup, r...

Page 37 - The Main Menu; Load Optimized Defaults; BIOS Setup Program Function Keys

- 37 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Usearrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: E17) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award So...

Page 40 - Robust Graphics Booster; A u t o; a l l o w s t h e B I O S t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e t t h e R . G . B . m o d e b a s e d o n s y s t e m; Allows you to increase the CPU clock ratio set in the; CPU Clock Ratio; CPU Frequency; Displays the current operating CPU frequency.; CPU Host Clock Control; Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock.; Enabled; will allow the; CPU Host Frequency

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 40 - Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster (R.G.B.) helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip andm e m o r y . A u t o a l l o w s t h e B I O S t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e t t h e R . G . B . m o d e b a s e d o n s y s t e m configurations. Op...

Page 41 - Advanced Clok Control

- 41 - BIOS Setup 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 item to 200 MHz.For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU, set...

Page 42 - Auto

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 42 - 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, 900...

Page 47 - Standard CMOS Features; Date; IDE HDD Auto-Detection

- 47 - BIOS Setup 2-4 Standard CMOS Features Date Sets the system date. The date format is week (read-only), month, date and y e a r . S e l e c t t h edesired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:0:0. Select the desired f...

Page 48 - Drive A; None; Floppy 3 Mode Support

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 48 - • 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 skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manual...

Page 49 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority; Password; item in the BIOS Main Menu.

- 49 - BIOS Setup 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` 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 [...

Page 50 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3; Disabled; No-Execute Memory Protect

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 50 - (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. CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi-threadi...

Page 51 - Dual BIOS Recovery Source; PCI

- 51 - BIOS Setup Delay For HDD (Secs) Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up. Theadjustable 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. Disa...

Page 52 - Integrated Peripherals

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 52 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10R Southbridge) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R Southbridge orconfigures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and c...

Page 55 - Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Boot ROM; IDE; Onboard Serial Port 1

- 55 - BIOS Setup Onboard LAN1/LAN2 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: ...

Page 56 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type; Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend.; PME Event Wake Up; Vista

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 56 - 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] PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] Power On by Ring [Enabled] Resume by Alarm [Disabled] x Date (of Mont...

Page 58 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI1 IRQ Assignment; PCI2 IRQ Assignment

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 58 - 2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. (Default) 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 Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Defa...

Page 59 - PC Health Status; Case Opened; Reset Case Open Status; Current System/CPU Temperature

- 59 - BIOS Setup 2-9 PC Health Status 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) Case Opened Displays the de...

Page 60 - CPU Smart FAN; is set to; Diabled; or; Voltage

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 60 - CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function. Auto lets the BIOS decide whether toenable this function. Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPUtemperature. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune bas...

Page 61 - -11 Load Optimized Defaults

- 61 - BIOS Setup 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> 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 moststable BIOS settings for the motherboard. ...

Page 63 - -14 Exit Without Saving

- 63 - BIOS Setup 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 2-14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health St...

Page 64 - -15 Security Chip Configuration; Security Chip

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 64 - 2-15 Security Chip Configuration (Note) Security Chip Enables or disables the security chip. It is recommended that you use this function with theSupervisor/User password. Enabled Enables the security chip. Enabled/Activate Enables the security chip and initializes th...

Page 65 - Drivers Installation; Chapter 3 Drivers Installation; Installing Chipset Drivers; install all the recommended drivers. Or click

Drivers Installation - 65 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions useWindows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard d...

Page 66 - Application Software; Install; button on the right of an item to install it.; Technical Manuals

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 66 - 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. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides,...

Page 67 - Contact; This page provides the basic system information.

Drivers Installation - 67 - 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 checkthe contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information.

Page 68 - Download Center; button to link to the GIGABYTE

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 68 - 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.

Page 69 - Xpress Recovery2; Chapter 4 Unique Features

Unique Features - 69 - 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATAconnector and so forth. For example, when hard drives are att...

Page 70 - Installation and Configuration; Figure 2

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 70 - Figure 1 Figure 3 3 . Select a file system (for example, NTFS) and begin the installation of the operating system (Figure 3). Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the example operating system.) A. Installing Windows XP and Partiti...

Page 72 - C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2; BACKUP; Figure 8; B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2; see the following message:; Disk Management; to check disk allocation.

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 72 - 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 Wi...

Page 73 - E. Removing the Backup; REMOVE; D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2; RESTORE; F. Exiting Xpress Recovery2; REBOOT

Unique Features - 73 - 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). Figure 15 Figure 16 D. Using the Restor...

Page 74 - BIOS Update Utilities; design, which enhances protection; What is DualBIOS

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 74 - 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-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. ep45ud3p.f1) to your floppy di...

Page 75 - Update BIOS from Drive; The; Save Main BIOS to Drive; option allows you to save the current BIOS file.; Floppy A; Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model.

Unique Features - 75 - B. Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS file is saved. The follow procedureassumes 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...

Page 76 - and press

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 76 - Step 6:Select Save & Exit Setup and then press <Y> to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. The procedure is complete after the system restarts. Press <Y> to load BIOS defaults Step 4:Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and re...

Page 78 - EasyTune 6; The EasyTune 6 Interface

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 78 - 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune theirsystem settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory infor...

Page 79 - Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced; Meter Mode - Button Information Table

Unique Features - 79 - 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced (Note 1) is a revolutionary technology that delivers unpar- alleled power savings with a click of the button. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware andsoftware design, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver A...

Page 80 - Total Mode - Button Information Table; CPU EIST

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 80 - Total Mode - Button Information Table B. Total Mode In Total Mode, users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a setperiod of time since activating Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced for the first time (Note 4) . (Note 1) Before using the DE...

Page 81 - Unique Features; A. Before installing Ultra TPM, follow the steps below in sequence:

Unique Features - 81 - 4-5 Ultra TPM (Note 1) GIGABYTE's unique Ultra TPM (Trusted Platform Module) features the industry's most advanced hardware- based data encryption design. With the easy-to-use Ultra TPM user interface, users can store/back up their TPM keys on a USB flash drive or in the syste...

Page 82 - Directions for using Q-Share; Options Descriptions

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 82 - 4-6 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing tool. After configuring your LAN connection settingsand Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making full use ofInternet resources. Directions for using Q-Share After ins...

Page 83 - Time Repair; System Restore; Copy

Unique Features - 83 - 4-7 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology, Time Repair allows you toquickly back up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. Time Repairsupports NTFS file system and can restore system data on PATA and SATA hard dr...

Page 84 - Teaming; A. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows XP:

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 84 - 4-8 Teaming Dual LAN with Teaming functionality enabled on this motherboard allows two single connections to act asone single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective andimproving the quality of transmission of distant i...

Page 85 - B. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows Vista:

Unique Features - 85 - B. Enabling Teaming Functionality in Windows Vista: Step 1:Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Appli- cation Software, Install Application Software . Click Install under Realtek Ethernet Teaming Util- ity for installation. Restart your system when completed. Step 2:C...

Page 87 - Appendix; Chapter 5 Appendix; Before you begin; An empty formatted floppy disk.; ICH10R SATA Controllers

Appendix - 87 - (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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A . Install SA...

Page 88 - B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup; under the; menu to; RAID; by default). If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to; AHCI

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 88 - 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 S ATA ...

Page 89 - C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS; If you want to create a RAID array, select; Create RAID Volume; MAIN MENU

Appendix - 89 - 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 installationof Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration. Step 1:After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot ...

Page 90 - CREATE VOLUME MENU; cannot be special characters) under the; Name; Figure 5

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 90 - 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, R...

Page 91 - Create Volume; item to begin; INFORMATION; Figure 7; Exit

Appendix - 91 - 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 confirmor <N> to cancel (Figure 6). Figure 6 Intel(R) Matr...

Page 92 - To delete a RAID array, select; Delete RAID Volume

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 92 - 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 selecti...

Page 93 - -1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller; is enabled. Then set; Onboard; to

Appendix - 93 - 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 availableSATA port on the motherboard. If there is more than one SATA controller on your ...

Page 94 - Main Menu; Hard Disk Drive List

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 94 - 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 installationof Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration. After the POST memory test begins and before the operating sys...

Page 95 - Create New RAID

Appendix - 95 - Figure 5 Create a RAID Array: In the main screen, press <Enter> on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the Create New RAID screen appears (Figure 4). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1.06.78 [ Create New RAID ] N a m e : GRAID_ Level: 0-Strip...

Page 96 - Block; Size

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 96 - Figure 6 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 (Figu...

Page 97 - RAID Disk Drive List

Appendix - 97 - When finished, the new RAID array will be displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 8). Figure 8 GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1.06.78 [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk DriveRevert HDD to Non-RAIDSolve Mirror Conflict...

Page 98 - After configuring the RAID array, select the; Save And Exit Setup; item in the; Delete the RAID Array:; To delete the array, select; bar will move to the; block. Press the space bar on the array to be deleted a

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 98 - 7. 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). Figure 10 Figure 11 Delete the RAID Array: To delete the arra...

Page 99 - ) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit

Appendix - 99 - 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/AHCImode, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the...

Page 100 - BootDrv

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 100 - 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 motherboarddriver disk. For example, to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating...

Page 101 - -1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System; A. Installing Windows XP; as soon as you see the

Appendix - 101 - Figure 1 Figure 2 Step 2:When a screen similar to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCIdriver and press <S> (Figure 2). Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup S=Specify Additional Device...

Page 102 - item in BIOS Setup to; SATA AHCI Controller; Figure 3

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 102 - Step 3:For Intel ICH10R SATA controllers:When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH10R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, acontroller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear. Use the up or down arrow key to select one ofthe items displayed and press <...

Page 103 - Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode; item in BIOS Setup to RAID

Appendix - 103 - Step 3:For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller:When Setup correctly recognizes the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, acontroller menu similar to Figure 5 below will appear. Use the arrow keys to select one of the itemsdisplayed and press <Enter>. If you set t...

Page 105 - B. Installing Windows Vista; Intel ICH10R SATA controllers:; Figure 9

Appendix - 105 - 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 installationsteps. When a screen similar to that belo...

Page 106 - Controller; Next

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 106 - Figure 10 (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. Step 3:When a screen as shown in Figure 10 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Note) a...

Page 107 - GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers:

Appendix - 107 - GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1:Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installationsteps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at thisstage), select Load Driver (Figure 12). Figure...

Page 108 - GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 108 - Figure 14 Step 3:When a screen as shown in Figure 14 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next . Step 4:After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating systemand then press Next to continue the OS inst...

Page 109 - Configuring Audio Input and Output; Audio Manager; icon

Appendix - 109 - 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 theback panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio.The picture to the right shows the default audio jackassignments.The integrated HD (High Definition) a...

Page 112 - Click the tool icon in the; DIGITAL; to complete the configuration.

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 112 - 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 outputsource. Click OK to complete the configuration. S/PDIF Out: The S/PDIF out jacks can tr...

Page 113 - -2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function

Appendix - 113 - 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before Dolby Home Theater is enabled, you get only 2-channel playback output (from thefront speakers) when playing 2-channel stereo sources. You must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1-channel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. ...

Page 117 - Troubleshooting; to load BIOS default settings.

Appendix - 117 - 5-3 Troubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support\Motherboard\FAQ page onGIGABYTE's website. Q : In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing?A : Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup pr...

Page 120 - Regulatory Statements; Regulatory Notices

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 120 - 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not beimparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted.We believe that the...

Page 121 - China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table

Appendix - 121 - Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding andusing the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outerpackaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposin...

Page 127 - Contact Us

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GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard - 128 - To s u b m i t a t e c h n i c a l o r n o n - t e c h n i c a l ( S a l e s /Marketing) question, please link to :http://ggts.gigabyte.com.twThen select your language to enter the system. y yy y y GIGABYTE Global Service System y yy y y G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMB...