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... Guide 24 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 25 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 25 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology 25 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 26 3.1 Introduction 26 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 26 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 27 3.2 Main Screen 27 3.3 Smart Screen 29 3.4 Advanced Screen 30 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 30 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 32 3.4.3 ACPI...
... Guide 24 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 25 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 25 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology 25 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 26 3.1 Introduction 26 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 26 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 27 3.2 Main Screen 27 3.3 Smart Screen 29 3.4 Advanced Screen 30 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 30 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 32 3.4.3 ACPI...
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... and endurance. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to the hardware installation. In this manual will be subject to BIOS setup and information of this motherboard, please visit our website for purchasing ASRock G31M-GS / G31M-S motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. You may find the latest VGA...
... and endurance. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to the hardware installation. In this manual will be subject to BIOS setup and information of this motherboard, please visit our website for purchasing ASRock G31M-GS / G31M-S motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. You may find the latest VGA...
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...Quiet Fan - Connector - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions) (see CAUTION 9) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Fan Tachometer - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant ...(see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print port header - AMI Legal BIOS - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 10) - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CD in header - Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports jumperfree - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports Smart...
...Quiet Fan - Connector - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions) (see CAUTION 9) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Fan Tachometer - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant ...(see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print port header - AMI Legal BIOS - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 10) - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CD in header - Supports "Plug and Play" - Supports jumperfree - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports Smart...
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... limitation, the actual memory size may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to change. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to get the best system performance under Windows® environment. We are not responsible for USB 2.0...its corresponding memory support frequency. You can also connect SATA hard disk to 120MHz. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8 Under this situation, PCIE frequency will operate in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. The maximum shared memory...
... limitation, the actual memory size may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to change. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to get the best system performance under Windows® environment. We are not responsible for USB 2.0...its corresponding memory support frequency. You can also connect SATA hard disk to 120MHz. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8 Under this situation, PCIE frequency will operate in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. The maximum shared memory...
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... 1 LAN PHY PCIE1 CMOS Battery CLRCMOS1 IDE1 Super IO CD1 RoHS AUDIO CODEC HD_AUDIO1 FLOPPY1 1 21 20 PCIE2 SATAII_3 PCI1 Intel ICH7 PCI2 CHA_FAN1 4Mb BIOS PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET USB4_5 1 USB6_7 1 SPEAKER1 1 SATAII_1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 SATAII_2 SATAII_4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 ... 2 775-Pin CPU Socket 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 3 North Bridge Controller 17 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange) 4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 18 BIOS SPI Chip 5 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) (Dual Channel: DDRII_1, DDRII_2;
... 1 LAN PHY PCIE1 CMOS Battery CLRCMOS1 IDE1 Super IO CD1 RoHS AUDIO CODEC HD_AUDIO1 FLOPPY1 1 21 20 PCIE2 SATAII_3 PCI1 Intel ICH7 PCI2 CHA_FAN1 4Mb BIOS PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET USB4_5 1 USB6_7 1 SPEAKER1 1 SATAII_1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 SATAII_2 SATAII_4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 ... 2 775-Pin CPU Socket 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 3 North Bridge Controller 17 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange) 4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 18 BIOS SPI Chip 5 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) (Dual Channel: DDRII_1, DDRII_2;
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... expansion card Step 1. If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the "Internal Graphics Mode Select" BIOS option to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot), the onboard VGA will be disabled. Step 2. Step 3. If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to...
... expansion card Step 1. If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the "Internal Graphics Mode Select" BIOS option to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot), the onboard VGA will be disabled. Step 2. Step 3. If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to...
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... HD audio panel only. You don't need to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED Please connect a chassis fan cable to this header. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. For Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please select "Front Mic" as the default record device. E. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM...
... HD audio panel only. You don't need to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED Please connect a chassis fan cable to this header. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. For Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please select "Front Mic" as the default record device. E. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM...
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STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of BIOS setup to set the selection from up to bottom side to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. 2 . 1 0 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks ...
STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of BIOS setup to set the selection from up to bottom side to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. 2 . 1 0 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks ...
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... < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and then press to get into the sub screen. 26 The BIOS FWH chip on the system chassis. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up... the advanced BIOS features PCIPnP To set up the PCI features Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To ...
... < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and then press to get into the sub screen. 26 The BIOS FWH chip on the system chassis. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up... the advanced BIOS features PCIPnP To set up the PCI features Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To ...
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...To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview G31M-GS BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00...:09] [Thu 07/31/2008] BIOS Version : G31M-GS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6540 @ 2.33GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2333MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size :...
...To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview G31M-GS BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00...:09] [Thu 07/31/2008] BIOS Version : G31M-GS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6540 @ 2.33GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2333MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size :...
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... the system date. 28 System Time [Hour:Minute:Second] Use this item to specify the system time. Use [+] or [-] to select a field. G31M-S BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Thu 07/31/2008...] BIOS Version : G31M-S P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6540 @ 2.33GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2333MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size : 4096KB Total ...
... the system date. 28 System Time [Hour:Minute:Second] Use this item to specify the system time. Use [+] or [-] to select a field. G31M-S BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Thu 07/31/2008...] BIOS Version : G31M-S P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6540 @ 2.33GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2333MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size : 4096KB Total ...
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...F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all system configurations. If system boot failure occurs after saving the changes. F9 key can be used for this ...Default (IDE/SATA) This performance setup default may not be used for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup...
...F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all system configurations. If system boot failure occurs after saving the changes. F9 key can be used for this ...Default (IDE/SATA) This performance setup default may not be used for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup...
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Cnfiguration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.], [CPU, PCIE, Async.] and [Optimized]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in this option to adjust PCIE frequency. ... CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this to select Overclock Mode. PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Ratio Actual Value Enhance Halt State Intel...
Cnfiguration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.], [CPU, PCIE, Async.] and [Optimized]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in this option to adjust PCIE frequency. ... CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this to select Overclock Mode. PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Ratio Actual Value Enhance Halt State Intel...
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... total physical memory. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is [Auto]. is [Disabled]. DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above issue occurs. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM tCL DRAM tRCD DRAM tRP DRAM tRAS [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto...
... total physical memory. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is [Auto]. is [Disabled]. DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above issue occurs. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM tCL DRAM tRCD DRAM tRP DRAM tRAS [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto...
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... feature is [Auto]. 34 The default value of this feature is plugged. The default value is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. Besides the BIOS option, you to enable this item to adjust DRAM RCOMP Setting feature. If you want to enable this function, please set DVMT Mode Select as...
... feature is [Auto]. 34 The default value of this feature is plugged. The default value is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. Besides the BIOS option, you to enable this item to adjust DRAM RCOMP Setting feature. If you want to enable this function, please set DVMT Mode Select as...
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... selected, the AC/Power resumes and the system starts to turn on the system from the power-soft-off when the power recovers. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Please set the power state after an...
... selected, the AC/Power resumes and the system starts to turn on the system from the power-soft-off when the power recovers. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode. Please set the power state after an...
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... [Enhanced] when Native OS (Win2000 / XP) is used . Likewise, if it is set to [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4], then SATAII_1, SATAII_3 will not work . 3.4.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration SATAII 1 SATAII 2 SATAII 3 SATAII 4 IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave [Enhanced] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected...
... [Enhanced] when Native OS (Win2000 / XP) is used . Likewise, if it is set to [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4], then SATAII_1, SATAII_3 will not work . 3.4.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration SATAII 1 SATAII 2 SATAII 3 SATAII 4 IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave [Enhanced] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected...
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... PIO mode to active. [CD/DVD]: This is used for compatible IDE devices. 37 After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the IDE device that you specify. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. Type LBA...
... PIO mode to active. [CD/DVD]: This is used for compatible IDE devices. 37 After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the IDE device that you specify. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. Type LBA...
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... BusMaster feature. 38 It is 32. PCI Latency Timer The default value is recommended to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency...
... BusMaster feature. 38 It is 32. PCI Latency Timer The default value is recommended to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency...
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...this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it . Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. 39 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A [1.44 MB 312"] Select the type of your floppy drive. Parallel Port Address Use this item ...Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode ...
...this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it . Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. 39 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A [1.44 MB 312"] Select the type of your floppy drive. Parallel Port Address Use this item ...Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode ...