GA-EP45-UD3LR

GA-EP45-UD3LR

Intel

®

P45 + ICH10R Chipset

1.

Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic 4-Gear switching

2.

Supports 45nm Intel Core 2 multi-core processors with FSB 1600 MHz

3.

Dual channel DDR2 1366+ for remarkable system performance

4.

Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E x16 interface

5.

Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet connection

6.

Features SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function

7.

Patented DualBIOS with dual hardware BIOS protection

8.

Home theater quality 8-channel High Definition Audio

Overview

Introduction

The GA-EP45-UD3LR introduces revolutionary GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 technology featuring a 2 oz copper PCB to help reduce system temperature and dramatically enhance performance. Based on the Intel P45 chipset the GA-EP45-UD3LR delivers a record-setting 1600MHz FSB for the core processors, and supports dual channel DDR2 memory at speeds of up to 1366MHz and even higher. Additionally, the GA-EP45

DES Advanced technology for industry leading energy saving and enhanced system efficiency.

Windows

®

7 WHQL Certified

The motherboard has obtained WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certification for Windows 7 from Microsoft

® for an Intel-based motherboard, setting the standard for future Windows 7 certified motherboards... more

Ultra Durable 3 – Copper Cooled Quality

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards once again lead the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry’s first consumer

desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy for overclocking.

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 motherboards are also equipped with the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable signature features including Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting an operational life time of more than

50,000 hours, Ferrite core chokes with higher energy efficiency compared to the commonly used iron core chokes and Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs that features a lower resistance, which reduces power consumption and heat generation. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards p provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high and other components running today's most demanding applications and games...

DDR2 1366+ Support --The World's Fastest DDR2 Motherboard

Delivering native support for DDR2 memory up to 1366+MHz, GIGABYTE Ultra

Durable 3 series motherboards allow users to easily reach higher memory frequencies at lower voltages; achieving higher memory performance with lower power consumption to run even the most memory intensive applications such as high-definition video and 3D games with ease.

* Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information.

50,000 Hours Japanese Solid Capacitors

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable motherboards are equipped with solid capacitors developed by leading Japanese manufacturers. With an average lifespan of 50,000 hours, these solid capacitors provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games.

Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced

GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced provides better energy saving capabilities and enhanced system performance.

GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is the world's only motherboard energy saving technology with hardware-based

Dynamic 4-Gear* Switching. With support for VRD 11.1, GIGABYTE's DES Advanced allows the motherboard to switch to 1 Gear phase switching during idle, allowing for a dramatic increase in power savings.

GIGABYTE has also retooled Dynamic Energy Saver to allow overclockers to experience the benefits of multi-gear power phase switching while overclocking, providing ultra stable, ultra smooth overclocking performance.

* The 4-Gear feature may vary by model. Gear 1 phase switching requires 45nm processors with PSI signal enabled.

Quick and Effortless Overclocking with One Click

GIGABYTE Quick Boost provides 3 levels of CPU performance enhancement; a simple click on the desired level delivers quick and effortless overclocking for novice and experienced users alike.

EasyTune6

GIGABYTE has completely redesigned EasyTune6 from the ground up to make it easier than ever to manage and monitor your hardware resources as well as tweak your system settings in order to achieve maximum system performance. Whether you are an overclocking enthusiast, or a computer novice, EasyTune6 provides the tools you need to quickly and effortlessly fine tune your system.

DualBIOS™ - Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection

DualBIOS™ is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.

Gigabit LAN connectivity

The Gigabit network interface delivers a high speed LAN connection with data transfer rate up to 1000Mb/s, providing new generation connectivity for the broadband era. Gigabit LAN is ideally for seamless internet connection such as streaming audio and video contents

Adjusts power consumption automatically according to your LAN cable lengths, up to 10% power savings.

Specifications

CPU

Intel

®

High Definition Audio

Intel

®

High Definition Audio enables 8 channel premium digital sound in the PC for an immersive surround sound experience. In addition, Intel HD Audio delivers multiple audio channels in your PC so you can listen to two different streams simultaneously in two separate rooms

1.

Support for an Intel Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor/Intel

Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package (Refer to CPU support list for more information)

2.

L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus

Chipset

Memory

1.

1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

1.

North Bridge: Intel P45 Express Chipset

2.

South Bridge: Intel ICH10R

1.

4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory

2.

Dual channel memory architecture

3.

Support for DDR2 1366+*/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules

Audio

LAN

Expansion Slots

* Refer to Memory Support List for more information.

1.

Realtek ALC888 codec

2.

High Definition Audio

3.

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4.

Support for S/PDIF In/Out

5.

Support for CD In

1.

1 x Realtek 8111C chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to

PCI Express 2.0 standard)

2.

4 x PCI Express x1 slot

3.

2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface

USB

Internal I/O Connectors

South Bridge:

1.

6x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4,

SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices

2.

Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

GIGABYTE SATA2 (JMicron 368) chip:

1.

1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices iTE IT8718 chip:

1.

1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

1.

Integrated in the South Bridge

2.

Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

1.

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2.

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

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1 x floppy disk drive connector

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1 x IDE connector

5.

6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

6.

1 x CPU fan header

7.

2 x system fan headers

8.

1 x power fan header

9.

1 x front panel header

10. 1 x front panel audio header

11. 1 x CD In connector

12. 1 x S/PDIF In header

13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

15. 1 x parallel port header

Back Panel Connectors

I/O Controller

H/W Monitoring

BIOS

Unique Features

Bundle Software

Operating System

Form Factor

Remark

16. 1 x serial port header

17. 1 x power LED header

18. 1 x chassis intrusion header

1.

1 x PS/2 mouse port

2.

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

3.

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

4.

1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector

5.

8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

6.

1 x RJ-45 ports

7.

6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker

Out/Line

1.

iTE IT8718 chip

1.

System voltage detection

2.

CPU/System temperature detection

3.

CPU/System/Power fan speed detection

4.

CPU overheating warning

5.

CPU/System/Power fan fail warning

6.

CPU/System fan speed control

1.

2 x 8 Mbit flash

2.

Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

3.

Support for Dual BIOS

4.

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

1.

Support for @BIOS

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Support for Q-Flash

3.

Support for Dual BIOS

4.

Support for Download Center

5.

Support for Xpress Install

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Support for Xpress Recovery2

7.

Support for EasyTune 6

8.

Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced

9.

Support for Time Repair

10. Support for Q-Share

1.

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

1.

Support for Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP

1.

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm

1.

Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.

2.

Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website.

* The specification and pictures are subject to change without notice.

* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.

* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.