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Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1...Startup Screen 32 2-2 The Main Menu 33 2-3 Standard CMOS Features 35 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features 37 2-5 IntegratedPeripherals 39 2-6 Power Management Setup 42 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations 44 2-8 PC Health Status 45 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 47 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 50 2-11 Load Optimized Defaults 50 2-12 Set ...
Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1...Startup Screen 32 2-2 The Main Menu 33 2-3 Standard CMOS Features 35 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features 37 2-5 IntegratedPeripherals 39 2-6 Power Management Setup 42 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations 44 2-8 PC Health Status 45 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 47 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 50 2-11 Load Optimized Defaults 50 2-12 Set ...
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Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(333/266/200 MHz) PCI Express Bus PCI Express x16 LAN RJ45 RTL 8111B x1 3 PCI Express x1 x 1 x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Bus Host Interface DDR2 800/667 MHz Intel® P31 Dual Channel Memory MCH CLK (333/266/200 MHz) Intel® ICH7 CODEC BIOS ATA-100/66/33 IDE Channel 4 SATA 3Gb/s 8 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/(333/266/200 MHz) PCI Express Bus PCI Express x16 LAN RJ45 RTL 8111B x1 3 PCI Express x1 x 1 x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Bus Host Interface DDR2 800/667 MHz Intel® P31 Dual Channel Memory MCH CLK (333/266/200 MHz) Intel® ICH7 CODEC BIOS ATA-100/66/33 IDE Channel 4 SATA 3Gb/s 8 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
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...138; Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz memory modules (Note 2) (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio ... Support for CD In RTL 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to... connected to the internal USB headers) "*" Only the GA-P31-DS3/DS3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 10 -
...138; Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz memory modules (Note 2) (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio ... Support for CD In RTL 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to... connected to the internal USB headers) "*" Only the GA-P31-DS3/DS3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 10 -
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... system. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot...the chassis back panel. 2. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the slot. 3. Carefully read the manual that supports your computer. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on your card.
... system. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot...the chassis back panel. 2. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the slot. 3. Carefully read the manual that supports your computer. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on your card.
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... among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-P31-DS3 E14) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
... among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-P31-DS3 E14) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
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... the power-saving functions. PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system's PCI & PnP resources. PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature, system voltage and fan speed, etc. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this task.) GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 34 - First select...
... the power-saving functions. PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system's PCI & PnP resources. PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature, system voltage and fan speed, etc. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this task.) GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 34 - First select...
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... Technology (Note) Full Screen LOGO Show Init Display First [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [PCI] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help...
... Technology (Note) Full Screen LOGO Show Init Display First [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [PCI] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help...
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... Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 38 - set this item to Enabled for the computer, reducing exposure to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. This function may enhance protection for legacy operating system...
... Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 38 - set this item to Enabled for the computer, reducing exposure to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. This function may enhance protection for legacy operating system...
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...: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip SATA Mode Configures the integrated SATA controller. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS... Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip SATA Mode x PATA IDE Set to SATA Port 0/2 Set to SATA Port 1/3 Set to settings.
...: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip SATA Mode Configures the integrated SATA controller. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS... Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip SATA Mode x PATA IDE Set to SATA Port 0/2 Set to SATA Port 1/3 Set to settings.
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... system appears suspended and stays in the S1 state. Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will enter suspend mode. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 42 - English 2-6 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type... Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN PME Event Wake Up Power On by Ring Resume by a wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe device. Soft-Off...
... system appears suspended and stays in the S1 state. Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will enter suspend mode. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 42 - English 2-6 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type... Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN PME Event Wake Up Power On by Ring Resume by a wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe device. Soft-Off...
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...,11,12,14,15 to the third PCI slot. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 44 - BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the third PCI slot. (Default) Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the second PCI slot. English 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment PCI2 IRQ...
...,11,12,14,15 to the third PCI slot. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 44 - BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the third PCI slot. (Default) Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the second PCI slot. English 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment PCI2 IRQ...
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... Graphics Booster [Auto] CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [18X] CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 200 PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) [Auto] C.I.A. 2 [Disabled] Performance Enhance [Turbo] System Memory Multiplier (SPD) [Auto] Memory Frequency (Mhz...800 High Speed DRAM DLL Settings [Option 1] ******** System Voltage Optimized ******** System Voltage Control [Manual] DDR2 OverVoltage Control [Normal] PCI-E OverVoltage Control [Normal] FSB OverVoltage Control [Normal] (G)MCH OverVoltage Control [Normal] CPU Voltage Control [Normal] Normal CPU Vcore...
... Graphics Booster [Auto] CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [18X] CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 200 PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) [Auto] C.I.A. 2 [Disabled] Performance Enhance [Turbo] System Memory Multiplier (SPD) [Auto] Memory Frequency (Mhz...800 High Speed DRAM DLL Settings [Option 1] ******** System Voltage Optimized ******** System Voltage Control [Manual] DDR2 OverVoltage Control [Normal] PCI-E OverVoltage Control [Normal] FSB OverVoltage Control [Normal] (G)MCH OverVoltage Control [Normal] CPU Voltage Control [Normal] Normal CPU Vcore...
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...Accelerator 2 (C.I .A.2, please first verify the overclocking capability of C.I .A.2 allows your system bus to be configurable. (Default: Manual) GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 48 - As stability is highly dependent on CPU loading. Options are dependent on your system more stable. Note: System...changed dynamically based on CPU loading. Option 1 Memory Timing Configuration 1. (Default) Option 2 Memory Timing Configuration 2. English PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) Allows you to manually set the system memory multiplier. Disabled Disables the use of the memory being...
...Accelerator 2 (C.I .A.2, please first verify the overclocking capability of C.I .A.2 allows your system bus to be configurable. (Default: Manual) GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 48 - As stability is highly dependent on CPU loading. Options are dependent on your system more stable. Note: System...changed dynamically based on CPU loading. Option 1 Memory Timing Configuration 1. (Default) Option 2 Memory Timing Configuration 2. English PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) Allows you to manually set the system memory multiplier. Disabled Disables the use of the memory being...
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... useful life of the CPU. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases FSB voltage by 0.1V to 0.3V at 0.1V increment. PCI-E OverVoltage Control Allows you to to set memory voltage. Normal sets the CPU voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases North Bridge voltage by 0.1V...
... useful life of the CPU. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases FSB voltage by 0.1V to 0.3V at 0.1V increment. PCI-E OverVoltage Control Allows you to to set memory voltage. Normal sets the CPU voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases North Bridge voltage by 0.1V...
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Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 50 - In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the ...CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized DefaultsSa(vYe/N&)?ENxit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select...
Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 50 - In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the ...CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized DefaultsSa(vYe/N&)?ENxit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select...
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... 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI ConfiguratioEnsnter Password: ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit...
... 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI ConfiguratioEnsnter Password: ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit...
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... Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Quit Without Saving (SYe/tNU)?seNr Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash...PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Save Data to CMOS Press on this item and press the key. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L...
... Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Quit Without Saving (SYe/tNU)?seNr Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash...PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Save Data to CMOS Press on this item and press the key. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L...
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...Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized DefaultsSa(vYe/N&)?EYxit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select ... see the new BIOS version is complete after the system restarts. As the system boots, you reload BIOS defaults. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 64 - Step 5: During the POST, press to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup.
...Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Set User Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized DefaultsSa(vYe/N&)?EYxit Setup ` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select ... see the new BIOS version is complete after the system restarts. As the system boots, you reload BIOS defaults. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 64 - Step 5: During the POST, press to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup.