MSI NX6800GT-TD256E- Manuals

Page 4 - Table of Contents

- 4 - Table of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2....

Page 8 - Block Diagram

- 8 - Block Diagram Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line-Out MIC CPU CLK+/-(200/133 MHz) PCI Express x4 Host Interface GMCH CLK (200/133 MHz) DDRII 533/400 MHz DIMM IT8718 BIOS Line-In 3 PCI PCI Bus SPDIF In SPDIF Out 8 USB Ports Dual Channel Memory F l o p p y PS/2 KB/Mouse Side Speaker Out Surround S...

Page 9 - Hardware Installation; English; Considerations Prior to Installation; Preparing Your Computer; Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which canbecome damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, pleasefollow the instr...

Page 10 - Feature Summary

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Feature Summary C P U LGA775 for Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core T M 2 Duo / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel ® 945GZ Express Chi...

Page 12 - Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler; overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.; HT functionality requirement content :; Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 12 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:1 . Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.2 . Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install t...

Page 14 - is switched off to prevent hardware damage.; Installation of Memory

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 14 - English Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2. Befor...

Page 15 - Installation of Expansion Cards; For example: Installing a PCI Express x16 VGA card:; Dual Channel Memory Configuration

Hardware Installation - 15 - English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1 . Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2 . Remove your computer's chassis cover,...

Page 16 - PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Support List

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 16 - English The items below are all supported under the Windows XP operating system. When using anadd-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for theadd-on graphics card. PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Suppo...

Page 17 - I/O Back Panel Introduction; Monitor can be connected to VGA port.

Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboardto the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, ...

Page 18 - I D E; MIC In; The default MIC In jack. Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack.; Connectors Introduction

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 18 - English 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3) C P U _ F A N 4) SYS_FAN 5) I D E 6) F D D 7) SATAII 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 8) P W R _ L E D 9) F _ PA N E L 10) F _ A U D I O 11) C D _ I N 12) SPDIF_IO 13) F_USB1 / F_USB2 14) C O M B 15) C I 16) C L R _ C M O S 17) B...

Page 29 - Main Menu; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup; CONTROL KEYS

BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activate certain system features.The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.When the power is turned off, the battery on ...

Page 30 - Load Optimized Defaults; item in the BIOS Setup when somehow the system

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 30 - English <F12>: For Boot Menu Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star AllyC o p y r i g h t ( C ) 1 9 8 4 - 2 0 0 6 , A w a r d S o f t w a r e , I n c . I n t e l I 9 4 5 B I O S f o r 9 4 5 G Z M - S 2 D C.... <DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F...

Page 32 - Standard CMOS Features; Date

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 32 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or th...

Page 33 - Drive A

BIOS Setup - 33 - English Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number o...

Page 34 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 34 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press<ES...

Page 35 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3; Always Enable; On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

BIOS Setup - 35 - English HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to issue warnings when third-party hardware monitor utility is installed. Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. (Default value) CPU H...

Page 36 - Integrated Peripherals; On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 36 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. On-Chip SATA Mode Disabled Disable this function. Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default val...

Page 37 - USB Controller

BIOS Setup - 37 - English USB Controller Enabled Enable USB controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller You can disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controll...

Page 38 - Onboard LAN Boot ROM

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 38 - English Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) This motherboard incorporates c...

Page 39 - Onboard Serial Port 1

BIOS Setup - 39 - English Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default value) 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8. 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8. 2E8/IRQ...

Page 40 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 40 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off Press power button then Power off insta...

Page 41 - Power On By Mouse

BIOS Setup - 41 - English Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard powe...

Page 42 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; Auto; PCI 3 IRQ Assignment; Auto

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 42 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12...

Page 43 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status

BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".If the case have been opened, "Case Opened"...

Page 44 - CPU Smart FAN Control

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 44 - English CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending onCPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based ontheir requirements. (Default value) C...

Page 45 - Frequency/Voltage Control; CPU Clock Ratio; CPU Host Clock Control

BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [18X] O.C FSB1066 Core 2 CPU [Disabled] CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) 200 x PCI Express Frequency Auto Syst...

Page 46 - System Memory Multiplier

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 46 - English PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) When you use a PCI Express x16 graphics card: Auto Set PCI Express frequency automatically. (Default value) 90~150 Set PCI Express frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz. When you use a onboard VGA port: Auto Set PCI Express fr...

Page 47 - BIOS Setup; Load Fail-Safe Defaults

BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimumsystem performance. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Periphe...

Page 49 - -12 Exit Without Saving

BIOS Setup - 49 - English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.Type "N"...

Page 51 - Install Drivers; Chapter 3 Install Drivers; Install Chipset Drivers

Install Drivers - 51 - English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driverCD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROMdevice icon in ...

Page 52 - Software Applications

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyoneyou want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software ...

Page 53 - Hardware Information; This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.; Contact Us; Please see the last page for details.

Install Drivers - 53 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details.

Page 55 - Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities; User Interface Overview

Appendix - 55 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement andmanageability utility...

Page 56 - How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature; enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in the future.

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 56 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems includingWindows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems includingFAT16, FAT32, an...

Page 57 - The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2

Appendix - 57 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfile.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup filesto release disk space.(This button will not appear if there is no backupf...

Page 58 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 58 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to updateBIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash B...

Page 59 - Appendix; button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen

Appendix - 59 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS FeaturesAdvanced BIOS FeaturesIntegrated PeripheralsPower Management SetupPnP/PCI ConfigurationsPC Health StatusMB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Select LanguageLoad Fail-Saf...

Page 60 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing; Enter

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 60 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Ma...

Page 61 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

Appendix - 61 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size............................

Page 63 - utility screen; Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

Appendix - 63 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enableexecution of the task. Action ba...

Page 64 - Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.; Part One

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 64 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A...

Page 65 - I. Update BIOS through Internet

Appendix - 65 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS underWindows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latestversion of BIOS. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update...

Page 66 - III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS; server, please go onto

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 66 - English III. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurrent BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:In the very beginning, there is "About this program&#...

Page 67 - Introduction; H D A u d i o; Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

Appendix - 67 - English 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to the default Mic In jackfor the microphone to work correctly. The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks area s s h o w n i n t h e p i c t...

Page 68 - Headphone; or; Line Out; depending on; OK; Channel Audio Setup; CH Speaker

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 68 - English STEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop upand ask you what type of equipment is connected.Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK . The 2-channel audio se...

Page 69 - Channel Audio Setup; CH Speaker

Appendix - 69 - English STEP 3:After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rearspeaker jacks, a small window will pop up andask you what type of equipment is connected.Choose a device depending on the type of speakerconnected (4-channel audio consists of FrontSpeaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker ...

Page 70 - Channel Audio Setup; CH Speaker

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 70 - English 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray (youcan also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2:In the Audio C...

Page 71 - Sound Effect Configuration:

Appendix - 71 - English Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector to sup-port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio ControlPanel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the ANA- LOG...

Page 72 - Troubleshooting; AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 72 - English 4-2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in prev...

Page 80 - yy; GIGABYTE Global Service System

GA-945GZM-S2 (rev. 2.1) Motherboard - 80 - English y yy y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBHWEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y yy y y U.K. G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y yy y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl ...