Gigabyte GA-EP43C-DS3 Owner's manual

Category
Motherboards
Type
Owner's manual

Gigabyte GA-EP43C-DS3 is a high-performance motherboard with support for Intel Core 2 processors, up to 16GB of DDR2 or DDR3 memory, and a range of expansion options including PCI Express x16 and PCI Express x1 slots. It also features 6 SATA 3Gb/s ports for fast data transfer speeds, as well as support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays. Additionally, the GA-EP43C-DS3 includes a Realtek ALC888 High Definition audio codec, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports.

Gigabyte GA-EP43C-DS3 is a high-performance motherboard with support for Intel Core 2 processors, up to 16GB of DDR2 or DDR3 memory, and a range of expansion options including PCI Express x16 and PCI Express x1 slots. It also features 6 SATA 3Gb/s ports for fast data transfer speeds, as well as support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays. Additionally, the GA-EP43C-DS3 includes a Realtek ALC888 High Definition audio codec, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports.

GA-EP43C-DS3
LGA775
Intel® CoreTM / Intel® Pentium® /
Intel® Celeron®
Rev. 1001
12MC-EP43CDS3-1001R
Jul. 30, 2008
Motherboard
GA-EP43C-DS3
Motherboard
GA-EP43C-DS3
Jul. 30, 2008
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REV : X.X X.X
REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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GA-EP43C-DS3 ................................................................................ 7
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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9
1-2 ..................................................................................................... 10
1-3 .................................................................. 13
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 ................................................................................... 19
1-7 ....................................................................................... 21
BIOS ....................................................................................... 33
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 34
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 35
2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( / ) ...................................... 37
2-4 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )........................................... 45
2-5 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )..................................... 47
2-6 Integrated Peripherals ( )....................................................... 50
2-7 Power Management Setup ( )............................................... 53
2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 55
2-9 PC Health Status ( )............................................................. 56
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 58
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 58
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( /)................... 59
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 60
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( )........................... 60
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3-1 ............................................................................... 61
3-2 ............................................................................................ 62
3-3 ().......................................................................................... 62
3-4 ................................................................................................. 63
3-5 ..................................................................................................... 63
3-6 Download Center ............................................................................................ 64
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 65
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 70
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS................................................................... 70
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS......................................................................... 73
4-3 EasyTune 6 .......................................................................................... 74
4-4 -(DES Advanced) ............................................. 75
4-5 Q-Share ................................................................................................ 77
4-6 Time Repair .......................................................................................... 78
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5-1 /........................................................................ 79
5-1-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 79
5-1-2 (S/PDIF )( )................................................. 81
5-1-3 ............................................................................................ 83
5-1-4 ............................................................................................ 85
5-2 ..................................................................................................... 86
5-2-1 ................................................................................................................ 86
5-2-2 ........................................................................................................... 87
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 89
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2USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2IEEE 1394a ( 12CF1-1IE008-01R)
2SATA ( 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
(S/PDIF ) ( 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R)
( 12CF1-1CM001-32R)
( 12CF1-1LP001-01R)
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IDE - 1 - 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 4
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GA-EP43C-DS3
KB_MS CPU_FAN
LGA775
ATX
GA-EP43C-DS3
F_AUDIO
ATX_12V_2X4
Intel® P43
PCIEX1_1
SYS_FAN2
F1_1394F_PANEL PWR_LED
F_USB2
IDE
F_USB1
CD_IN
FDD
PCI1
CODEC
TSB43AB23
PCI2
PCI3
BATTERY
IT8718
Intel® ICH10
CLR_CMOS
CI
DDR2_1
DDR2_2
DDR2_3
DDR2_4
SPDIF_I
SATA2_3
RTL8111C
SATA2_2
SATA2_1
SATA2_0
PHASE LED
USB
AUDIO
R_SPDIF
USB_1394_2
USB_1394_1
USB_LAN1
PWR_FAN
JMicron 368
M_BIOS B_BIOS
SATA2_5
SATA2_4
LPTCOMA
SPDIF_O
PCIEX16
PCIEX1_2
PCIEX1_3
SYS_FAN1
DDR3_2
DDR3_1
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1 PCI Express x16 LGA775
Processor
Host
Interface
Intel®
P43
3 PCI
PCI Bus
6 SATA 3Gb/s
PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
3 IEEE 1394a
12 USB Ports
CPU CLK+/-
(400(O.C.)/333/266/200 MHz)
TSB43AB23
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Line-Out
MIC
Line-In
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
Side Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
CODEC
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
PCI Express x16
Intel® ICH10
3 PCI Express x1
PCI Express Bus
x1
x1
ATA-133/100/66/
33 IDE Channel
JMicron
368
x1 x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
RTL
8111C
LAN
RJ45
Floppy
PS/2 KB/Mouse
LPT Port
COM Port
IT8718
LPC Bus
MCH CLK
(400(O.C.)/333/266/200 MHz)
DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz
Dual Channel Memory
DDR3 1600/1333/
1066/800 MHz
Dual Channel Memory
Dual BIOS
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(CPU) LGA775 Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme /
Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad / Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo /
Intel® Pentium® / Intel® Celeron®
( )
î‚ŠL2 CPU
(FSB) î‚Š1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz
Intel® P43
Intel® ICH10
î‚ŠDDR3
-21.5V DDR3 DIMM 4 GB
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-DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
î‚ŠDDR2
-41.8V DDR2 DIMM 16 GB ( )
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-DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz
(DDR2 DDR3
)
î‚ŠRealtek ALC888
î‚ŠHigh Definition Audio
î‚Š2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1
î‚ŠS/PDIF /
î‚ŠCD
î‚Š1Realtek 8111C (10/100/1000 Mbit)
î‚Š1PCI Express x16
î‚Š3PCI Express x1
î‚Š3PCI
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-6SATA 3Gb/s 6SATA 3Gb/s
î‚ŠJMicron 368
-1IDE ATA-133/100/66/33 2
IDE
î‚ŠiTE IT8718
-1 1
IEEE 1394 î‚ŠT.I. TSB43AB23
î‚Š3IEEE 1394a (2 1
IEEE 1394a )
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USB î‚Š
î‚Š12 USB 2.0/1.1 (8 4
USB )
î‚Š124-pin ATX
î‚Š18-pin ATX 12V
î‚Š1
î‚Š1IDE
î‚Š6SATA 3Gb/s
î‚Š1CPU
î‚Š2
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1S/PDIF
î‚Š1S/PDIF
î‚Š2USB 2.0/1.1
î‚Š1IEEE 1394a
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1PS/2
î‚Š1PS/2
î‚Š1S/PDIF
î‚Š1S/PDIF
î‚Š8USB 2.0/1.1
î‚Š2IEEE 1394a
î‚Š1RJ-45
î‚Š6 ( / / /
/ / )
I/O î‚ŠiTE IT8718
î‚Š
î‚ŠCPU/
î‚ŠCPU/ /
î‚ŠCPU
î‚ŠCPU/ /
î‚ŠCPU/ ( )
GA-EP43C-DS3 - 12 -
BIOS î‚Š28 Mbit flash
î‚ŠAWARD BIOS
î‚ŠDualBIOSTM
î‚ŠPnP 1.0a DMI 2.0 SM BIOS 2.4 ACPI 1.0b
î‚Š@BIOS
î‚ŠQ-Flash
î‚ŠVirtual Dual BIOS
î‚ŠDownload Center
î‚ŠXpress Install
î‚ŠXpress Recovery2
î‚ŠEasyTune ( )
î‚Š-(Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced)
î‚ŠTime Repair
î‚ŠQ-Share
î‚ŠNorton Internet Security (OEM )
Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP
î‚ŠATX 30.5 x 24.4
( ) Windows Vista/XP 32-bit 4 GB
4 GB
( ) CPU/ CPU/
() EasyTune
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(CPU)
•CPU
(CPU )
•CPU
•CPU CPU CPU (
CPU CPU )
•CPU
•CPU CPU
•CPU
CPU
1-3-1 (CPU)
A. CPU CPU
LGA775 CPU
LGA775 CPU
CPU
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CPU
(CPU )
CPU CPU
( ) CPU
(CPU
)
CPU
(CPU
CPU )
CPU
CPU CPU
CPU
CPU
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CPU CPU
CPU CPU
CPU ' '
()
CPU (CPU_FAN)
CPU
1-3-2 CPU CPU (Intel®)
()
CPU
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1-4
POST
Flex Memory Mode Intel® Flex (Intel® Flex Memory Technology)
/
2
4
DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4
DS/SS - - DS/SS - -
- - DS/SS - - DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
(SS DS -- )
DDR2_1
DDR2_2
DDR2_3
DDR2_4
DDR3_1
DDR3_2
•
( )
•
•
•DDR2 DDR3
1-4-1 4DDR2 2DDR3
(Dual Channel Technology) BIOS
4DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDR2_1 DDR2_2 ( 12)
1 (Channel 1) DDR2_3 DDR2_4 ( 34)
2DDR3 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDR3_1
1 (Channel 1) DDR3_2
DDR2
1. DDR2
2. DDR2
( ) DDR2
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DDR3
1. DDR3
2. DDR3 DDR3
(DDR3_1 DDR3_2) (
)
1-4-2
DDR2
DDR2/DDR3
DDR2 DDR3 DDR DDR
DDR2 DDR3
DDR3
DDR2
DDR3
DDR2
DDR2
DDR3
DDR2
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. BIOS
7.
/PCI Express
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PCI Express
PCI Express
•PCIEX16
PCI Express x1
PCI
PCI Express x16
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1 Gbps
100 Mbps
10 Mbps
1-6
PS/2 PS/2
PS/2 ( ) ( )
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
IEEE 1394a IEEE 1394a
IEEE 1394a
USB USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
/USB USB
(RJ-45) (Gigabit Ethernet)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
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2/4/5.1/7.1
( )
5.1/7.1
( )
4/5.1/7.1
( )
7.1
( )
( ) 2
4/5.1/7.1
( )
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Gigabyte GA-EP43C-DS3 Owner's manual

Category
Motherboards
Type
Owner's manual

Gigabyte GA-EP43C-DS3 is a high-performance motherboard with support for Intel Core 2 processors, up to 16GB of DDR2 or DDR3 memory, and a range of expansion options including PCI Express x16 and PCI Express x1 slots. It also features 6 SATA 3Gb/s ports for fast data transfer speeds, as well as support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays. Additionally, the GA-EP43C-DS3 includes a Realtek ALC888 High Definition audio codec, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports.

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