Gigabyte Ga945gcms2l User Guide

- 41 - BIOS Setup
SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)
This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN
cable.  This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short.
Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable:
When No LAN Cable Is Attached...
If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show
Open and the Length fields show 0m,...

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Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip.
(Default: Disabled)
Onboard Serial Port 1
Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I/O address and corresponding
interrupt. Options are: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled.
Onboard Parallel Port
Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I/O address and
corresponding...

- 43 - BIOS Setup
2-6 Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend.
S1(POS)Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state(default).
In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power
mode. The system can be resumed at any time.
S3(STR)Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state.
In S3 sleep state, the system appears to be off and consumes less power than
in the S1 state. When...

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Resume by Alarm
Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled)
If enabled, set the date and time as following:
Date (of Month) Alarm : Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day
in a month.
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically.
Note: When using this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal
of the AC power, or the settings...

- 45 - BIOS Setup
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI1 IRQ Assignment
AutoBIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. (Default)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the first PCI slot.
PCI2 IRQ Assignment
AutoBIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the second PCI slot.
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PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI1 IRQ Assignment[Auto]
PCI2 IRQ Assignment[Auto]...

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2-8 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 detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard
CI header. If the system chassis cover is removed, this field will show Yes, otherwise it will
show No. To clear...

- 47 - BIOS Setup
CPU Smart FAN Control
Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function.  Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at
different speed according to the CPU temperature. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune
based on system requirements. If disabled, CPU fan runs at full speed. (Default: Enabled) 

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2-9 Frequency/Voltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio (Note)
Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU.
The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is installed.
O.C FSB1333 Core 2 CPU
Enable use of a CoreTM 2 CPU with 1333 MHz FSB through overclocking. You must install the
FSB 1333 MHz CoreTM 2 CPU with DDR2 533 (or above) memory module(s).
AutoSet this item to Auto. Then save the changes and restart your computer.
During the POST, a message...

- 49 - 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 700 MHz.
For an 533 MHz FSB CPU, set this item to 133 MHz.
For an 800 MHz FSB CPU, set this item to 200 MHz.
For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU, set this item to 266 MHz.
For a 1333 MHz FSB CPU, set this item to 333 MHz.
Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with...

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2-10Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Press  on this item and then press the  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 most
stable BIOS settings for the motherboard.
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...