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...) / 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 Configuration 35 3.4.4 IDE Configuration 36 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 38 3.4.6 Floppy...
...) / 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 Configuration 35 3.4.4 IDE Configuration 36 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 38 3.4.6 Floppy...
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... later use . PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) is completely seated on PCI Express VGA card to [Enabled], the onboard VGA will be enabled, and the primary screen will be onboard VGA. Before installing the expansion card, please make necessary hardware settings for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards. Remove... slots are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots 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.
... later use . PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) is completely seated on PCI Express VGA card to [Enabled], the onboard VGA will be enabled, and the primary screen will be onboard VGA. Before installing the expansion card, please make necessary hardware settings for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards. Remove... slots are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots 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.
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...UTILITY when you see on your system. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you start up the chipset ...features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on . You may also restart by pressing the reset button on ...
...UTILITY when you see on your system. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you start up the chipset ...features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on . You may also restart by pressing the reset button on ...
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... following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY 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...
... following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY 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...
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... 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 : ...memory : 1024MB/333MHz (DDRII667) : None Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to configure system Time. +Tab F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. System Date [...
... 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 : ...memory : 1024MB/333MHz (DDRII667) : None Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to configure system Time. +Tab F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. System Date [...
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3.3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you select this operation. Save Changes and Exit When you can load the BIOS setup according to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Select [OK] to your requirements. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all system configurations. F9...Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after loading, please resume optimal default settings. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults ...
3.3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you select this operation. Save Changes and Exit When you can load the BIOS setup according to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Select [OK] to your requirements. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all system configurations. F9...Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Power Saving Setup Default Exit system setup after loading, please resume optimal default settings. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults ...
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... (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option 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 ...set the configurations for CPU CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to adjust PCIE frequency. 30 The default value is [Auto]. Cnfiguration options: [Auto], [CPU,...
... (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option 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 ...set the configurations for CPU CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to adjust PCIE frequency. 30 The default value is [Auto]. Cnfiguration options: [Auto], [CPU,...
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...® Windows® XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. Set to [Disable] if 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... Panel OnBoard Lan [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] DRAM Voltage [Auto] ENABLE: Allow remapping of memory. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. This item will...
...® Windows® XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. Set to [Disable] if 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... Panel OnBoard Lan [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] DRAM Voltage [Auto] ENABLE: Allow remapping of memory. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. This item will...
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... HPET Table [Disabled] [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Devices Power On Use... this feature if the system supports it. Please set the power state after an unexpected AC/Power loss. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
... HPET Table [Disabled] [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Devices Power On Use... this feature if the system supports it. Please set the power state after an unexpected AC/Power loss. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
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If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is used. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Likewise, if it is set... installed device is selected Combined Option It allows you to [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4], then SATAII_1, SATAII_3 will not work . We 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 ...
If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is used. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Likewise, if it is set... installed device is selected Combined Option It allows you to [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4], then SATAII_1, SATAII_3 will not work . We 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 ...
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... [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select the type of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto...you can write or read data from the hard disk. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of device connected to automatically detect the hard disk drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA ...
... [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select the type of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto...you can write or read data from the hard disk. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of device connected to automatically detect the hard disk drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA ...
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... Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item 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... timer register. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
... Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item 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... timer register. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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... Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it . OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1... F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Parallel Port Address...
... Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it . OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1... F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Parallel Port Address...
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... UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [BIOS Setup Only] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, ...of the parallel port. There are connected. 40 Enables legacy support if USB devices are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. The default value is...
... UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [BIOS Setup Only] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, ...of the parallel port. There are connected. 40 Enables legacy support if USB devices are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. The default value is...
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... to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of CPU fan. If you to use under BIOS setup and Windows / Linux OS. 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this option as [Enabled], you will be between 45 C/113 F and 65 C/149 F. Configuration options: [Fast...[50 C/122 F]. If you have USB compatibility issue, it allows you set this section, it is [Disabled]. F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. You can freely adjust the target...
... to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of CPU fan. If you to use under BIOS setup and Windows / Linux OS. 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this option as [Enabled], you will be between 45 C/113 F and 65 C/149 F. Configuration options: [Fast...[50 C/122 F]. If you have USB compatibility issue, it allows you set this section, it is [Disabled]. F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. You can freely adjust the target...
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... F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [On] Disabled: Displays...OEM Logo instead of POST messages. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings...
... F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [On] Disabled: Displays...OEM Logo instead of POST messages. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings...
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... user password, you may also clear it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. 3.7 Security Screen In this item to [On], it . Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright ...1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 43 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not...
... user password, you may also clear it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. 3.7 Security Screen In this item to [On], it . Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright ...1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 43 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not...
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...Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message,...to load and save three user defaults according to discard all changes. Would you like to save current setting user defaults? 3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Would you ...
...Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message,...to load and save three user defaults according to discard all changes. Would you like to save current setting user defaults? 3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Would you ...
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...) / 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 Configuration 35 3.4.4 IDE Configuration 36 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 38 3.4.6 Floppy...
...) / 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 Configuration 35 3.4.4 IDE Configuration 36 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 38 3.4.6 Floppy...
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... completely seated on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the "Internal Graphics Mode Select" BIOS option to [Enabled], the onboard VGA will be enabled, and the primary screen will be onboard VGA. Keep the screws for the card before you install the add-on the slot. Step...
... completely seated on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the "Internal Graphics Mode Select" BIOS option to [Enabled], the onboard VGA will be enabled, and the primary screen will be onboard VGA. Keep the screws for the card before you install the add-on the slot. Step...