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... a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard. ■ To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to your system, we recommend using a 24-pin ATX power supply to get the best performance. ■ Before turning on the motherboard...
... a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard. ■ To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to your system, we recommend using a 24-pin ATX power supply to get the best performance. ■ Before turning on the motherboard...
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...; DualCore, Celeron® Dual-Core, Celeron® and 45nm CPUs. This chapter includes the following information : ■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ■ Install the Memory ■ Install an Expansion Card ■ Install other Internal Connectors ■ Jumpers This motherboard supports CPUs with a power rating no more supporting information about CPU, Memory and VGA for CPU Support List. This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers and the mounting of...
...; DualCore, Celeron® Dual-Core, Celeron® and 45nm CPUs. This chapter includes the following information : ■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ■ Install the Memory ■ Install an Expansion Card ■ Install other Internal Connectors ■ Jumpers This motherboard supports CPUs with a power rating no more supporting information about CPU, Memory and VGA for CPU Support List. This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers and the mounting of...
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... expansion slot that supports your expansion card(s). 7. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 PCI Follow the steps below to make any required BIOS changes for your card. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover. 6. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the slot. 3. CAUTION 2 2-3 Install...
... expansion slot that supports your expansion card(s). 7. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 PCI Follow the steps below to make any required BIOS changes for your card. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover. 6. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the slot. 3. CAUTION 2 2-3 Install...
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... Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for legacy compatibility. Serial ATA Connectors : SATA_1/2/3/4 The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with COM2 connector in operation (S0 status), the LED is off rather than using the power supply button. COM Connector : COM2 This motherboard supports one end to connect with the external RS232 device and another end with 10-pin female connector to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which supporting this switch allows the system to the power LED...
... Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for legacy compatibility. Serial ATA Connectors : SATA_1/2/3/4 The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with COM2 connector in operation (S0 status), the LED is off rather than using the power supply button. COM Connector : COM2 This motherboard supports one end to connect with the external RS232 device and another end with 10-pin female connector to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which supporting this switch allows the system to the power LED...
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... Discharge) problem. Turn off the computer, unplug the power cord from pins 2-3, put it . Return the setting to its original with pins 2-3 closed Set two pins opened Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to configure new system as BIOS data, date, time information, hardware password...etc.). "Closed" means placing a jumper cap on . 5. Jumper 1 1 Diagram 1 1 1 1 Definition 1-2 2-3 Closed Opened Description Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Set two pins closed . 4. Go to BIOS Setup to store...
... Discharge) problem. Turn off the computer, unplug the power cord from pins 2-3, put it . Return the setting to its original with pins 2-3 closed Set two pins opened Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to configure new system as BIOS data, date, time information, hardware password...etc.). "Closed" means placing a jumper cap on . 5. Jumper 1 1 Diagram 1 1 1 1 Definition 1-2 2-3 Closed Opened Description Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Set two pins closed . 4. Go to BIOS Setup to store...
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... Status This setup enables you have more memory or I/O cards installed. It means, if your system loading is located at the right hand side of your desktop keyboard. However, it may cause problem if you to CMOS and exit. ► Exit Without Saving Do not change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be set to optimal default may sometimes...
... Status This setup enables you have more memory or I/O cards installed. It means, if your system loading is located at the right hand side of your desktop keyboard. However, it may cause problem if you to CMOS and exit. ► Exit Without Saving Do not change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be set to optimal default may sometimes...
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...; IDE Channel 3 Slave [ None] Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in OnChip IDE Device menu) is installed or set up /down keys to select an item, then use , , or to select a value. ► IDE Channel 0/2/3 Master/Slave These categories identify the hard disks connected to 31st. Month-month from Sun. The display of each channel's display, you can help you to 12. In Access Mode setting, selections of SATA Controller (in .] Halt On [All , But Keyboard] Model Name : G31M/G31M-S BIOS Version : 845F1D01 Memory...
...; IDE Channel 3 Slave [ None] Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in OnChip IDE Device menu) is installed or set up /down keys to select an item, then use , , or to select a value. ► IDE Channel 0/2/3 Master/Slave These categories identify the hard disks connected to 31st. Month-month from Sun. The display of each channel's display, you can help you to 12. In Access Mode setting, selections of SATA Controller (in .] Halt On [All , But Keyboard] Model Name : G31M/G31M-S BIOS Version : 845F1D01 Memory...
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... - CPU Configuration Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Configuration Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled] C1E Function [Auto] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] EIST Function [Enabled] Virtualization Technology [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level ► Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3, it should be [Disabled] for WinXp Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► Limit CPUID MaxVal This item is used to change the CPU voltage. ► DRAM Voltage...
... - CPU Configuration Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Configuration Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled] C1E Function [Auto] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] EIST Function [Enabled] Virtualization Technology [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level ► Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3, it should be [Disabled] for WinXp Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► Limit CPUID MaxVal This item is used to change the CPU voltage. ► DRAM Voltage...
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... removal, e-mail filtering software, and other network security measures, IT managers can select the EIST (Processor Power Management, PPM) through this feature and the setting is issued. 3 CAUTION consumption when in independent partitions or "containers." Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to enable/disable it cannot. By combining Execute Disable Bit with a supporting operating system. C1E drops the CPU's multiplier and voltage to enable/disable the Execute Disable Bit feature...
... removal, e-mail filtering software, and other network security measures, IT managers can select the EIST (Processor Power Management, PPM) through this feature and the setting is issued. 3 CAUTION consumption when in independent partitions or "containers." Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to enable/disable it cannot. By combining Execute Disable Bit with a supporting operating system. C1E drops the CPU's multiplier and voltage to enable/disable the Execute Disable Bit feature...
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... a DRAM speed. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration DRAM Timing Selectable x CAS Latency Time x DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay x DRAM RAS# Precharge x Precharge Delay x System Memory Speed [By SPD] Item Help Auto Auto Menu Level ► Auto Auto Auto 3 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► DRAM Timing Selectable This item is used to enable/disable provision of clock cycles that the motherboard memory controller (chipset...
... a DRAM speed. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration DRAM Timing Selectable x CAS Latency Time x DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay x DRAM RAS# Precharge x Precharge Delay x System Memory Speed [By SPD] Item Help Auto Auto Menu Level ► Auto Auto Auto 3 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► DRAM Timing Selectable This item is used to enable/disable provision of clock cycles that the motherboard memory controller (chipset...
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.../Second/Third Boot Device These three options allow you can select the HDD using the Up/Down arrow keys, and change the HDD priority using / ; The available settings are built into a CPU and help speed access to important and frequently-used to improper configuration or physical unavailability),it will appear an error message.Disabling this menu by pressing . ► CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enable/Disable CPU cache setting. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► Removable Device Priority...
.../Second/Third Boot Device These three options allow you can select the HDD using the Up/Down arrow keys, and change the HDD priority using / ; The available settings are built into a CPU and help speed access to important and frequently-used to improper configuration or physical unavailability),it will appear an error message.Disabling this menu by pressing . ► CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enable/Disable CPU cache setting. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► Removable Device Priority...
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... on board video BIOS which may result. ** VGA Setting ** ► PEG/Onchip VGA Control This option is no Intel Graphics Driver loaded. ► DVMT Mode Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) dynamically allocates system memory for use as video memory to enable or disable PCI Express graphics card or onboard VGA. ► On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Intel 945GC chipset supports the selection of two different sizes of pre-allocated memory : 1MB and 8MB. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled] Item Help Video BIOS Cacheable [Disabled...
... on board video BIOS which may result. ** VGA Setting ** ► PEG/Onchip VGA Control This option is no Intel Graphics Driver loaded. ► DVMT Mode Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) dynamically allocates system memory for use as video memory to enable or disable PCI Express graphics card or onboard VGA. ► On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Intel 945GC chipset supports the selection of two different sizes of pre-allocated memory : 1MB and 8MB. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled] Item Help Video BIOS Cacheable [Disabled...
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... Memory Size Select graphics memory size for other uses. It can be utilized by the OS for Fixed or DVMT usage. ► Init Display First Select PCI-Express graphics card as needed for PCI Express devices. Setting options: [v1.0a]; [v1.0]. ► Maximum Payload Size This item is not performing any graphics-intensive operations, most of primary display device. DVMT is used to set the PCI-E compliancy mode. 3 times, and will no PCI-E graphics card is installed, onboard VGA will be used...
... Memory Size Select graphics memory size for other uses. It can be utilized by the OS for Fixed or DVMT usage. ► Init Display First Select PCI-Express graphics card as needed for PCI Express devices. Setting options: [v1.0a]; [v1.0]. ► Maximum Payload Size This item is not performing any graphics-intensive operations, most of primary display device. DVMT is used to set the PCI-E compliancy mode. 3 times, and will no PCI-E graphics card is installed, onboard VGA will be used...
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... Defaults ► OnChip IDE Devices / OnBoard Devices / SuperIO Devices / USB Devices Setting Press to go to enable DMA transfers for all IDE drives. They will use PIO mode instead. You should only disable it will revert to PIO mode transfers. [Enabled] : to relative submenu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Devices IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] Item Help IDE DMA Transfer Access [Enabled] On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] Menu Level ► IDE Primary Master PIO [Auto] IDE Primary Slave PIO [Auto] If your IDE hard drive supports block mode...
... Defaults ► OnChip IDE Devices / OnBoard Devices / SuperIO Devices / USB Devices Setting Press to go to enable DMA transfers for all IDE drives. They will use PIO mode instead. You should only disable it will revert to PIO mode transfers. [Enabled] : to relative submenu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Devices IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] Item Help IDE DMA Transfer Access [Enabled] On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] Menu Level ► IDE Primary Master PIO [Auto] IDE Primary Slave PIO [Auto] If your IDE hard drive supports block mode...
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... the network board, you set up a diskless workstation on the network to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. By installing a boot ROM in G31M-S) This item is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394. ► OnBoard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. ► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to be booted remotely. A LAN boot ROM lets you can enable a client PC system on the network. SuperIO Devices Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Devices OnBoard FDC Controller� OnBoard Serial Port...
... the network board, you set up a diskless workstation on the network to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. By installing a boot ROM in G31M-S) This item is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394. ► OnBoard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. ► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to be booted remotely. A LAN boot ROM lets you can enable a client PC system on the network. SuperIO Devices Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Devices OnBoard FDC Controller� OnBoard Serial Port...
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They are [SPP](default), [EPP], [ECP] and [ECP+EPP] ► ECP Mode Use DMA When "Parallel Port Mode" is set to "ECP" or "ECP+EPP", the item is used to select the operation modes for the onboard parallel (or Printer)port. 3 ► OnBoard FDC Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller. ► OnBoard Serial Port 1 This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request...
They are [SPP](default), [EPP], [ECP] and [ECP+EPP] ► ECP Mode Use DMA When "Parallel Port Mode" is set to "ECP" or "ECP+EPP", the item is used to select the operation modes for the onboard parallel (or Printer)port. 3 ► OnBoard FDC Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller. ► OnBoard Serial Port 1 This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request...
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.... AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Devices Setting USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] Item Help USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Operation Mode [High Speed] Menu Level ► USB Keyboard Function [Enabled] USB Mouse Function [Enabled] [Enable] / [Disable] Universal Host Controller *** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting *** Interface for Universal Serial Bus Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► USB 1.1 Controller This item is used to enable or disable the...
.... AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Devices Setting USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] Item Help USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Operation Mode [High Speed] Menu Level ► USB Keyboard Function [Enabled] USB Mouse Function [Enabled] [Enable] / [Disable] Universal Host Controller *** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting *** Interface for Universal Serial Bus Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► USB 1.1 Controller This item is used to enable or disable the...
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... an operating system and the BIOS. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Button ��P�W��R�O��N�a�f�te�r�P�W��R�-�F�a�il PCI Express PME Wake Up by PCI Card Wake Up on LAN Resume by Keyboard [Disabled] KB Power On Password Enter Hot Key Power On Ctrl-F1 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10...
... an operating system and the BIOS. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Button ��P�W��R�O��N�a�f�te�r�P�W��R�-�F�a�il PCI Express PME Wake Up by PCI Card Wake Up on LAN Resume by Keyboard [Disabled] KB Power On Password Enter Hot Key Power On Ctrl-F1 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10...
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...; System Smart Fan Control This option is used to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start value and smart fan begins its operation. Only when this option is enabled, you can achieve the faster fan speed. ► Slope PWM Value It controls the PWM value being stepped up or down versus temperature changes. ► Delta Temperture It is used to set an initial PWM value to enable or disable system smart fan function...
...; System Smart Fan Control This option is used to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start value and smart fan begins its operation. Only when this option is enabled, you can achieve the faster fan speed. ► Slope PWM Value It controls the PWM value being stepped up or down versus temperature changes. ► Delta Temperture It is used to set an initial PWM value to enable or disable system smart fan function...
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... drivers have been installed. F�O��X��L�O�G�O� D. A. A. Create RAID Driver Floppy (Not Supported) 47 Some auto features help user to improve (or overclock) your PC screen to guide you how to BIOS. You can simply put it into your CD/DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your system without going to install. 1. 4 Utility CD content This motherboard comes with one Utility...
... drivers have been installed. F�O��X��L�O�G�O� D. A. A. Create RAID Driver Floppy (Not Supported) 47 Some auto features help user to improve (or overclock) your PC screen to guide you how to BIOS. You can simply put it into your CD/DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your system without going to install. 1. 4 Utility CD content This motherboard comes with one Utility...