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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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... Power Cable (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield 5 Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide 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. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you for specific information about the model you are using. Chapter...
... Power Cable (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield 5 Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide 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. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you for specific information about the model you are using. Chapter...
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... CD - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 9) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Hardware - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - ... Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - CPU Quiet Fan - CD in header - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 10) - Chassis Fan Tachometer - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64...
... CD - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 9) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Hardware - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - ... Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - CPU Quiet Fan - CD in header - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 10) - Chassis Fan Tachometer - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64...
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...174; XP and Windows® VistaTM. About the setting of ASRock OC Tuner. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please check the table below for the latest information. 8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8 We are not responsible for possible damage caused by ... 1. FSB1600-CPU will also be done at your system by overclocking. Under this situation, PCIE frequency will operate in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Please refer to SATAII mode. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory...
...174; XP and Windows® VistaTM. About the setting of ASRock OC Tuner. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please check the table below for the latest information. 8. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8 We are not responsible for possible damage caused by ... 1. FSB1600-CPU will also be done at your system by overclocking. Under this situation, PCIE frequency will operate in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Please refer to SATAII mode. This motherboard supports Dual Channel 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 ...-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; Orange) 25 PCI Express x1 Slot ...
...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 ...-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; Orange) 25 PCI Express x1 Slot ...
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... facing the slot that you install the add-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. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is unplugged...
... facing the slot that you install the add-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. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is unplugged...
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Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. F. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Click the right-top "Folder" icon , choose "...
Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. F. For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Click the right-top "Folder" icon , choose "...
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...; ICH7 south bridge chipset that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. 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 those required drivers. Before you install can be auto-detected and listed on...
...; ICH7 south bridge chipset that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. 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 those required drivers. Before you install can be auto-detected and listed on...
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...back on the menu bar, and then press to get into the sub screen. 26 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...among the selections on . If you start up the chipset features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use < > key or < > key to locate and load the Operating System Security To ...
...back on the menu bar, and then press to get into the sub screen. 26 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...among the selections on . If you start up the chipset features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use < > key or < > key 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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... 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 Memory DDRII 1 ...
... 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 Memory DDRII 1 ...
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... This performance setup default may not be used for this operation. 29 F6 key can be compatible with all the setup questions. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for this operation. F10 key can be used for all system configurations. F9 key can be used for this operation. Save...and Exit When you can be used for this operation. Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default. F5 key can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements. 3.3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "...
... This performance setup default may not be used for this operation. 29 F6 key can be compatible with all the setup questions. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for this operation. F10 key can be used for all system configurations. F9 key can be used for this operation. Save...and Exit When you can be used for this operation. Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default. F5 key can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements. 3.3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "...
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...malfunction. The default value is [Auto]. 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 section may cause 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...
...malfunction. The default value is [Auto]. 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 section may cause 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...
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... need to set the "Power Schemes" as "Portable/Laptop" to enable this function. Please set this item 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] [Auto] [Auto...
... need to set the "Power Schemes" as "Portable/Laptop" to enable this function. Please set this item 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] [Auto] [Auto...
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... options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. OnBoard Lan This allows you want to enable this function, please set DVMT Mode Select as [DVMT Mode]. Besides the BIOS option, you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you select [Auto], the onboard...
... options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. OnBoard Lan This allows you want to enable this function, please set DVMT Mode Select as [DVMT Mode]. Besides the BIOS option, you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you select [Auto], the onboard...
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... ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system from the power-soft-off mode.
... ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 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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... 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], then SATAII_2, SATAII_4 will use the "Primary IDE Master" as the example in the following instruction. 36 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 Detected...
... 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], then SATAII_2, SATAII_4 will use the "Primary IDE Master" as the example in the following instruction. 36 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 Detected...
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.... [ARMD]: This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the IDE device that you specify. TYPE Use this item to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to ... hard disk drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the LBA/Large mode. 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. DMA Mode DMA capability allows the...
.... [ARMD]: This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the IDE device that you specify. TYPE Use this item to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to ... hard disk drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the LBA/Large mode. 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. DMA Mode DMA capability allows the...
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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 ...
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 ...
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...Change 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 DMA... Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS 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...
...Change 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 DMA... Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS 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...