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...SATA 2 Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to RS-232 Port 2 Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC LGA 775 Supports Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Bit / Intel Core2Duo / Pentium Dual-Core / Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel Architecture-64 .../ CPU Celeron Dual-Core / Celeron 4xx Extended Memory 64 Technology / Virtualization processor Technology (Maximum Watt: 65W) FSB Support 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz Chipset Intel G31 Intel ICH7 ITE 8712F Environment Control initiatives, Super I/O Provides the most commonly used legacy...
...SATA 2 Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to RS-232 Port 2 Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC LGA 775 Supports Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Bit / Intel Core2Duo / Pentium Dual-Core / Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel Architecture-64 .../ CPU Celeron Dual-Core / Celeron 4xx Extended Memory 64 Technology / Virtualization processor Technology (Maximum Watt: 65W) FSB Support 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz Chipset Intel G31 Intel ICH7 ITE 8712F Environment Control initiatives, Super I/O Provides the most commonly used legacy...
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...the function of each audio jack can be defined by software. G31D-M7 SPEC IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device SATA Connector x2 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan power ...cable USB Port x4 Connect to USB devices Audio Jack x3 Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection Board Size 170 (W) x 225 (L) mm Biostar Reserves the right to the audio port, please use the Line In (blue) and Mic In (Pink) audio jack. 3
...the function of each audio jack can be defined by software. G31D-M7 SPEC IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device SATA Connector x2 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan power ...cable USB Port x4 Connect to USB devices Audio Jack x3 Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection Board Size 170 (W) x 225 (L) mm Biostar Reserves the right to the audio port, please use the Line In (blue) and Mic In (Pink) audio jack. 3
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When connecting with wires onto the connector, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to GND. 7 The fan cable and connector may be connected to pin#1. JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header 4 1 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control Note: The JCFAN1 supports 4-pin head connector. G31D-M7 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer.
When connecting with wires onto the connector, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to GND. 7 The fan cable and connector may be connected to pin#1. JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header 4 1 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control Note: The JCFAN1 supports 4-pin head connector. G31D-M7 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer.
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This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 2 34 1 33 IDE1: IDE/ATAPI Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality. The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two drives. 40 39 2 1 10
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 2 34 1 33 IDE1: IDE/ATAPI Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality. The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two drives. 40 39 2 1 10
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PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is designated as 32 bits. G31D-M7 PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, for expansion cards. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 8GB/s totally. - PCI1 11 This PCI slot is a bus standard for an aggregate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins. - 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture. PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - PEX16_1 PCI1: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot This motherboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot.
PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is designated as 32 bits. G31D-M7 PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, for expansion cards. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 8GB/s totally. - PCI1 11 This PCI slot is a bus standard for an aggregate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins. - 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture. PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - PEX16_1 PCI1: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot This motherboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot.
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Double-click the icon to the optical drive. Provide the name of the memor y module manufacturer. Save these information to our tech-support department to help you will show the i nformation which is a convenient utility that you to you must provide. Insert the Setup CD to ...on the desktop. Wi thout this utility,please set Outlook Express as your area or the area cl ose to contact with our Tech-Support system. Send the mail out. The drivers installation program would like to send the copy to complete the installation. 4.2 SOFTWARE G31D-M7 Installing Software 1.
Double-click the icon to the optical drive. Provide the name of the memor y module manufacturer. Save these information to our tech-support department to help you will show the i nformation which is a convenient utility that you to you must provide. Insert the Setup CD to ...on the desktop. Wi thout this utility,please set Outlook Express as your area or the area cl ose to contact with our Tech-Support system. Send the mail out. The drivers installation program would like to send the copy to complete the installation. 4.2 SOFTWARE G31D-M7 Installing Software 1.
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...information. 20 This information is also concluded in the sent mail. We will be saved to a .txt file. Go to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for your system information including motherboard/BIOS/CPU/video/ device/OS information. If you may need to... free to provide your default e-mail client application, you want to save the system information to a .txt file and send the file to our tech support with any other e-mail application. Enter the file name and then click "Save". If you are not using Outlook Express as your system information while...
...information. 20 This information is also concluded in the sent mail. We will be saved to a .txt file. Go to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for your system information including motherboard/BIOS/CPU/video/ device/OS information. If you may need to... free to provide your default e-mail client application, you want to save the system information to a .txt file and send the file to our tech support with any other e-mail application. Enter the file name and then click "Save". If you are not using Outlook Express as your system information while...
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... POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of interference by a malfunctioning add-in card. If the video adapter is causing the malfunction. Consult your system manufacturer's technical support.
... POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of interference by a malfunctioning add-in card. If the video adapter is causing the malfunction. Consult your system manufacturer's technical support.
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...important. Review system's equipment. Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives. 27 Make sure power cable is spinning. Contact technical support. 2. Keyboard lights are on both ends are lit, and hard drive is Power light don't illuminate, fan securely plugged in setup.... controller board. is in . Using even pressure on , power indicator lights are securely plugged in the standard CMOS setup. 2. G31D-M7 4.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. on . Indicator light on keyboard does not turn 2. System only boots from hard disk 1.
...important. Review system's equipment. Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives. 27 Make sure power cable is spinning. Contact technical support. 2. Keyboard lights are on both ends are lit, and hard drive is Power light don't illuminate, fan securely plugged in setup.... controller board. is in . Using even pressure on , power indicator lights are securely plugged in the standard CMOS setup. 2. G31D-M7 4.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. on . Indicator light on keyboard does not turn 2. System only boots from hard disk 1.
Bios Setup
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...BIOS Setup program on this AMI BIOS. Some additional features, such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. ACPI Support AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of the Advanced Power Management (APM) speci fication. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration...the power is to CMOS RAM. BIOS activates at the first stag e o f the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of the EPA Green PC specification. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can...
...BIOS Setup program on this AMI BIOS. Some additional features, such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. ACPI Support AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of the Advanced Power Management (APM) speci fication. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration...the power is to CMOS RAM. BIOS activates at the first stag e o f the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of the EPA Green PC specification. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can...
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...BIOS information and settings on board may be responsible for any mistakes found in this manual is for your reference only. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is being continuously updated. Use ...the bottom right corner, and you will not be caused by wrong-settings. 2 z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is supported. If the system becomes unstable after changing any system damage that particular menu are at the top right corner, and this user's manual ...
...BIOS information and settings on board may be responsible for any mistakes found in this manual is for your reference only. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is being continuously updated. Use ...the bottom right corner, and you will not be caused by wrong-settings. 2 z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is supported. If the system becomes unstable after changing any system damage that particular menu are at the top right corner, and this user's manual ...
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...Management, and other system devices. S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to malfunction. Notice z Beware of that the BIOS automatically detects. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of this menu may c ause system to malf unction...Vers ion:xx.xx Manufacture r:Intel Frequency : FSB Speed : Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Ratio Actua l Value: Opt ions Disabled Enabled C1E Support [E nabled] Hardware Pr efetcher [E nabled] Adjacent Ca che Line Prefetch [E nabled] Max CPUID V alue Limit [D isabled] Intel(R) Vi rtualization Tech...
...Management, and other system devices. S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to malfunction. Notice z Beware of that the BIOS automatically detects. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of this menu may c ause system to malf unction...Vers ion:xx.xx Manufacture r:Intel Frequency : FSB Speed : Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Ratio Actua l Value: Opt ions Disabled Enabled C1E Support [E nabled] Hardware Pr efetcher [E nabled] Adjacent Ca che Line Prefetch [E nabled] Max CPUID V alue Limit [D isabled] Intel(R) Vi rtualization Tech...
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... line prefet ch mech anism that are prefetch er that automatically analy zes its capabilities. T his reduces the latency associated with memory reads. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by making the next cache line immediately available if...
... line prefet ch mech anism that are prefetch er that automatically analy zes its capabilities. T his reduces the latency associated with memory reads. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual C1E Support C1E is "Enhanced Halt State" function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by making the next cache line immediately available if...
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...Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Core Multi-Processing T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for better therm al management. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual PECI T his item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Intel(R) SpeedStep...(tm) Tech T his item allows you to control the PECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environment Control Interface for multi-core processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SuperIO Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U ...
...Item +- Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Core Multi-Processing T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for better therm al management. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual PECI T his item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Intel(R) SpeedStep...(tm) Tech T his item allows you to control the PECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environment Control Interface for multi-core processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SuperIO Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U ...
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... value will turn off. Options: 1~127 Power Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode [ S1(POS)] ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] AMI O EMB table [ Enabled] Headl ess mode [ Disabled] Energ y Lake Featur e [ Disabled] APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [ Disabled] USB D evice Wakeup From S3... temperature arriv es to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual Control Mode T his item provides several operation modes of CPU/System fan.
... value will turn off. Options: 1~127 Power Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode [ S1(POS)] ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] AMI O EMB table [ Enabled] Headl ess mode [ Disabled] Energ y Lake Featur e [ Disabled] APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [ Disabled] USB D evice Wakeup From S3... temperature arriv es to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual Control Mode T his item provides several operation modes of CPU/System fan.
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...ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). T he item allows you control the energy lake feature. A headless server is a server-speci fic feature. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual Suspend mode T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3 Resume T he item allows ...faster interrupt handling. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Energy Lake Feature T his item allows you to ...
...ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). T he item allows you control the energy lake feature. A headless server is a server-speci fic feature. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual Suspend mode T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3 Resume T he item allows ...faster interrupt handling. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Energy Lake Feature T his item allows you to ...
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...You can set the memory address of HPET . Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On PME# When you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the Wake on LAN function. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on ring function. Options: FED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h Resume On... applicable. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled HPET Memory Address T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled USB Dev ice Wakeup from S3/S4 T his item allows you to set the...
...You can set the memory address of HPET . Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On PME# When you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the Wake on LAN function. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on ring function. Options: FED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h Resume On... applicable. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled HPET Memory Address T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3/S4 function. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled USB Dev ice Wakeup from S3/S4 T his item allows you to set the...
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...only when the operating system finishes all procedure of the USB 2.0 controller. T his item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual RTC Alarm Time You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to ...specify. USB Configuration T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, ...
...only when the operating system finishes all procedure of the USB 2.0 controller. T his item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual RTC Alarm Time You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to ...specify. USB Configuration T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, ...
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.... T he option "Available" means the IRQ is going to assign automatically. Active State Power-Management T his function is for OS which does not support ASPM. T his item sets the ASPM configuration for speci fic PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K PCI Express Configuration...nfiguration Active State P ower-Management[Dis abled] > SB PCIE Port s Configuration Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type...
.... T he option "Available" means the IRQ is going to assign automatically. Active State Power-Management T his function is for OS which does not support ASPM. T his item sets the ASPM configuration for speci fic PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K PCI Express Configuration...nfiguration Active State P ower-Management[Dis abled] > SB PCIE Port s Configuration Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type...
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... the remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Options: Enabled,8MB (Default) / Enabled,1MB 25 Only 64-bit OS supports this area o f system memory for ISA adapter ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / 15MB - 16MB Initiate Graphic Adapter T his item will... fixed. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset North Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Memory Remap F eature PCI MMIO All ocation: Memory Hole [E...
... the remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Options: Enabled,8MB (Default) / Enabled,1MB 25 Only 64-bit OS supports this area o f system memory for ISA adapter ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / 15MB - 16MB Initiate Graphic Adapter T his item will... fixed. C hange Option F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc. G31D-M7 BIOS Manual North Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset North Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Memory Remap F eature PCI MMIO All ocation: Memory Hole [E...