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GA-945GCM-S2L/
GA-945GCM-S2C
LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/
Intel
® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family
Users Manual
Rev. 1007
12ME-945GCMS2-1007R 

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Aug. 27, 2007Motherboard
GA-945GCM-S2L/GA-945GCM-S2C
Motherboard
GA-945GCM-S2L/
GA-945GCM-S2CAug. 27, 2007 

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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 TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu-
sive global distributor of GIGABYTE branded motherboards.
Disclaimer
Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE.
Changes to the...

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Table of Contents
Box Contents................................................................................................................. 6
Optional Items................................................................................................................. 6
GA-945GCM-S2L/GA-945GCM-S2C Motherboard Layout............................................ 7
Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 8...

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Chapter 3Drivers Installation...................................................................................... 53
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 53
3-2 Software Applications..................................................................................... 54
3-3 Driver CD Information .................................................................................... 54
3-4 Hardware...

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Box Contents
GA-945GCM-S2L or GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard
Motherboard driver disk
Users Manual
Quick Installation Guide
One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable
Two SATA 3Gb/s cables
I/O Shield
Optional Items
2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
S/PDIF out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPOUT-02R)
•The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain.
The box contents are subject to...

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GA-945GCM-S2L/GA-945GCM-S2C Motherboard Layout
KB_MS
CPU_FAN
LGA775
ATX
GA-945GCM-S2L/GA-945GCM-S2CF_AUDIO
SYS_FAN PCIE_16IDE
BAT
IT8718ATX_12V
Intel® 945GC
USB
LAN
AUDIO
LPT
R_USB
COMA
CLR_CMOS
FDDDDRII1
DDRII2
RTL8111CRTL8101E
VGA
Intel® ICH7
SATAII0
F_PANEL PWR_LED
SATAII1CI CD_IN
F_USB1 CODEC
SPDIF_O
MBIOS
PCI1
PCI2
F_USB2 PCIE_1
SATAII2 SATAII3
Only for GA-945GCM-S2L.
Only for GA-945GCM-S2C. 

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Line-Out(Front Speaker Out) MIC(Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out)Line-In(Rear Speaker Out)
SPDIF Out
CODEC
Block Diagram
LGA775
Processor
Host
Interface
Intel
®
945GC
GMCH CLK
(333
(Note 1)/266/200/133 MHz)
Intel®
ICH7BIOS
2 PCIPCI Bus PCI Express Bus
Dual Channel Memory
4 SATA 3Gb/s
PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
PCI Express x16
8 USB Ports
IT8718Floppy
PS/2 KB/MouseLPT Port CPU CLK+/-
(333
(Note 1)/266/200/133 MHz)
D-Sub
1 PCI Express x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
x1ATA-100/66/33 IDE Channel
COM Port...

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Hardware Installation - 9 -
1-1 Installation Precautions
The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become
damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the users
manual and follow these procedures:
•Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or
warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.
•Always remove the AC power by...

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GA-945GCM-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 10 -
1-2 Product Specifications
CPUŠSupport for an Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme processor/
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor/Intel® Pentium® D processor/
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/
Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
(Go to GIGABYTEs website for the latest CPU support list.)
ŠSupport for Intel
® Hyper-Threading Technology
ŠL2 cache varies with CPU
Front Side BusŠ1333 (Note 1)/1066/800/533 MHz FSB
ChipsetŠNorth Bridge: Intel® 945GC Express Chipset
ŠSouth Bridge:...
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