GA-945P-DS3/GA-945P-S3 is a motherboard produced by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. for Intel® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D LGA775.
This manual covers the Gigabyte GA-945P-DS3/S3 LGA775 motherboard, detailing supported CPUs, memory types, expansion slots, and onboard peripherals. It includes step‑by‑step instructions for BIOS configuration, power‑management settings, and troubleshooting.
The document also lists warranty information, contact details for global support centers, and regulatory notices. It serves both end‑users assembling a system and technicians performing maintenance or upgrades.
| Supported CPUs | Intel Core2 Extreme, Core2 Duo, Pentium D, Pentium 4, Celeron D (LGA775) |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Intel® 945P |
| Southbridge | Intel® ICH7 |
| Memory Slots | 4 DDRII DIMM slots, up to 4 GB total |
| Memory Type | DDRII 667/533/400 unbuffered, 1.8 V |
| PCI Express Slots | 1 × PCIe x16, 3 × PCIe x1, 3 × PCI |
| SATA Ports | 4 × SATA 3 Gb/s |
| USB Ports | 6 × USB 2.0 (2 × 1.1 + 4 × 2.0) |
| LAN Controller | RTL8111B 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet |
It supports Intel Core2 Extreme, Core2 Duo, Pentium D, Pentium 4 and Celeron D processors for the LGA775 socket.
The board has four DDRII DIMM slots that accept unbuffered DDRII 667/533/400 modules at 1.8 V, up to a total of 4 GB.
Four SATA 3 Gb/s ports are available for storage devices.
The integrated LAN controller is the RTL8111B, supporting 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet.