IntelメーカーGA-GC230Dの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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GA-GC230D Support Intel ® Atom TM 230 processor User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-GC230D-1002R.
Motherboard GA-GC230D May 30, 2008 May 30, 2008 Motherboard GA-GC230D.
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- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Items ..................................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 43 3 - 1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 4 3 3 -2 Software Applications .
- 6 - Box Contents GA-GC230D motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable One SA T A 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield Optional Items 2-port USB 2.
- 7 - GA-GC230D Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN ATX GA-GC230D F_AUDIO ATX_12V Intel ® 945GC USB_LAN AUDIO F_PANEL PWR_LED IDE CODEC PCI BAT1 IT8718 Intel ® ICH7 CI MBIOS RTL8101E COMA LPT VGA SYS_F.
- 8 - Block Diagram Intel ® Atom TM 230 Processor Host Interface Intel ® 945GC GMCH CLK (133 MHz) Intel ® ICH7 BIOS PCI PCI Bus 2 SA T A 3Gb/s PCI CLK (33 MHz) 8 USB Ports IT8718 PS/2 KB/Mouse LPT .
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).
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 1 0 - 1 - 2 Product Specifications CPU Built in with an Intel ® Atom TM 230 CPU (1.6GHz) (Note 1) 512K L2 cache Front Side Bus 533 MHz FSB Chipset North Bridge: Intel ® 945GC Express Chipset South Bridge: Intel ® ICH7 Memory 1 x 1.
Hardware Installation - 11 - Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x serial port 1 x D-Sub port 4 x USB 2.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 1 2 - 1 -3 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory.
Hardware Installation - 13 - 1 -4 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer, scanner and etc.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 1 4 - Line In Jack (Blue) The default line in jack. Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. Line Out Jack (Green) The default line out jack. Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2-channel speaker.
Hardware Installation - 15 - 1 -5 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.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 1 6 - 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard.
Hardware Installation - 17 - 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 3-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) and a 3-pin system fan header (SYS_FAN). Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 1 8 - 6 ) SA T A2_0/1 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH7) The SA T A connectors conform to SAT A 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. Pin No.
Hardware Installation - 19 - 8 ) BA T1 (BA TTER Y) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 2 0 - 9 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.
Hardware Installation - 21 - 1 0 ) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel H igh D efinition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. Y ou may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 2 2 - 1 1 ) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers) The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer.
- 2 3 - BIOS Setup Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 2 4 - 2 - 1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. Function Keys: <DEL> : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup.
- 2 5 - BIOS Setup 2 -2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 2 6 - Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, and the type of errors that stop the system boot, etc.
- 2 7 - BIOS Setup 2 - 3 Standard CMOS Features Date Sets the system date. The date format is week (read-only), month, date and year. Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 2 8 - The following fields display your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the hard drive. Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Cylinder Number of cylinders.
- 2 9 - BIOS Setup 2 - 4 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the plus key <+> (or <PageUp>) or the minus key <-> (or <PageDown>) to move it up or down on the list.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 3 0 - CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) Enables or disables Intel ® CPU Thermal Monitor (TM2) function, a CPU overheating protection function. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated.
- 3 1 - BIOS Setup 2 - 5 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enables or disables the first integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip SA T A Mode Configures the integrated SA T A controller . Disabled Disables the integrated SA T A controller .
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 3 2 - USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below. USB 2.0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS.
- 3 3 - BIOS Setup 2 - 6 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype 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.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 3 4 - 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.
- 3 5 - BIOS Setup 2 -7 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to the first PCI slot.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 3 6 - 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.
- 3 7 - BIOS Setup 2 - 9 Frequency/V oltage Control CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock. Enabled will allow the CPU Host Frequency item below to be configurable.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 3 8 - DIMM OverV oltage Control Allows you to set memory voltage. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.4V Increases memory voltage by 0.1V to 0.4V at 0.1V increment. Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory.
- 3 9 - 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 most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 4 0 - 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.
- 4 1 - BIOS Setup 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 2-14 Exit Without Saving Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
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Drivers Installation - 43 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 3 - 1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. Please select the item that you wish to install and press the Install button following the item.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 4 4 - 3- 2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3 - 3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk.
Drivers Installation - 45 - 3- 4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3- 5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in T aiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual.
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Unique Features - 47 - 4- 1 Xpress Recovery2 "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence: The first P A T A IDE connector , the second P A T A IDE connector , the first SA T A connector , the second SA T A connector and so forth.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 4 8 - Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the example operating system.) A. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 . Set CD-ROM drive as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program.
Unique Features - 49 - 5. If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system, you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive (Figure 6, 7).
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 5 0 - 2 . After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive. If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press <F9> during the POST (Figure 9).
Unique Features - 51 - 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).
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 5 2 - 4 - 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash TM and @BIOS TM . GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS- DOS mode.
Unique Features - 53 - 3 . Select the BIOS update file and press <Enter>. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. Step 2: The process of the system reading the BIOS file is displayed on the screen. When the message "Are you sure to update BIOS?" appears, press <Enter> to begin the BIOS update.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 5 4 - 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 reboot the system.
Unique Features - 55 - • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. B. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the motherboard to install @BIOS.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 5 6 - Step 2: In the Open dialog box, select All Files (*.*) in the Files of type list. Select the location where you save the BIOS update file (e.g. gc230d.f1) obtained from the Internet or through other source. Step 3: Press OK to begin the BIOS update process.
Unique Features - 57 - Button Information T able The EasyT une 5 Interface (Note 1) Available functions in EasyTune 5 may differ by motherboard model. (Note 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. may provide optimizations for CPU and memory, enhancing the performance of these components.
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Appendix - 59 - Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In 5 -1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1-channel (Note) audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 6 0 - Step 2: Click the Audio I/O tab. In the speaker list on the left, select 2CH Speaker , 4CH Speaker, or 6CH Speaker according to the type of speaker configura- tion you wish to set up. Step 4: Everytime you connect an audio device to an audio jack, the Connected device box appears.
Appendix - 61 - B. Configuring Sound Effect: Y ou may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab. C. Activating an AC'97 Front Panel Audio Module: If you want to connect an AC'97.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 6 2 - Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on the back panel or the Mic in jack (pink) on the front panel. Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time.
Appendix - 63 - or Select Realtek HD Audio Input in the Mixer device list Recording Control (Note) If you cannot find the volume control options you need in Master V olume , go to the Options menu and then choose Properties . Select the volume con- trol options you wish to show and click OK to complete.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 6 4 - Step 6: T o raise the recording and playing sound for the microphone, go to Options in Master V olume and select Advanced Controls . Click the Advanced button under a volume control option (e.g. Front Green In, Front Pink In).
Appendix - 65 - 5 -2 T roubleshooting 5-2-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the SupportMotherboardF AQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q : In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A : Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 6 6 - 5-2-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc.
Appendix - 67 - No Ye s Check if there is display on your monitor. Ye s When the computer is turned on, is the CPU cooler running? No The graphics card, expansion slot, or monitor might fail. Turn off the computer. Plugg in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer.
GA-GC230D Motherboard - 6 8 - Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted.
Appendix - 69 - Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly.
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