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Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems...6 GA-G31M-ES2L/GA-G31M-ES2C 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 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler...IntegratedPeripherals 40 2-6 Power Management Setup 43 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations 45 2-8 PC Health Status 46 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 Supervisor/User Password 51 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 52...
Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems...6 GA-G31M-ES2L/GA-G31M-ES2C 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 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler...IntegratedPeripherals 40 2-6 Power Management Setup 43 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations 45 2-8 PC Health Status 46 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 Supervisor/User Password 51 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 52...
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GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics ...Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L2 cache varies with CPU 1333/1066/800 MHz ...memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Integrated in the North Bridge Realtek ALC883/888B codec ...
GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics ...Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L2 cache varies with CPU 1333/1066/800 MHz ...memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Integrated in the North Bridge Realtek ALC883/888B codec ...
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... Use the parallel port to 1 Gbps data rate. The parallel port is occurring • When removing the cable connected to this port for GA-G31M-ES2L. - 19 - Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then... Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate Activity LED: State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off No data transmission or receiving is also called a...
... Use the parallel port to 1 Gbps data rate. The parallel port is occurring • When removing the cable connected to this port for GA-G31M-ES2L. - 19 - Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then... Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate Activity LED: State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off No data transmission or receiving is also called a...
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.... • Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. 1-7 Internal Connectors 1 3 6 2 11 9 10 15 8 12 7 13 5 4 16 14 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) FDD 6) IDE 7) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 8) PWR_LED 9) BAT 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_O 14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 15) CLR_CMOS 16) CI Read the following guidelines...
.... • Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. 1-7 Internal Connectors 1 3 6 2 11 9 10 15 8 12 7 13 5 4 16 14 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) FDD 6) IDE 7) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 8) PWR_LED 9) BAT 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_O 14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 15) CLR_CMOS 16) CI Read the following guidelines...
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... mainly supplies power to an unstable or unbootable system. 3 4 1 2 ATX_12V ATX_12V : Pin No. 1 2 3 4 Definition GND GND +12V +12V 12 24 1 13 ATX ATX : Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Definition Pin No. 3.3V 13 3.3V 14 GND 15 +5V 16 GND 17 +5V 18 GND 19 Power Good 20 5V SB(stand... 3.3V -12V GND PS_ON(soft On/Off) GND GND GND -5V +5V +5V +5V (Only for 2x12-pin ATX) GND (Only for 2x12-pin ATX) GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 22 - If a power supply is turned off and all the components on the motherboard. Connect the power supply cable to all devices are...
... mainly supplies power to an unstable or unbootable system. 3 4 1 2 ATX_12V ATX_12V : Pin No. 1 2 3 4 Definition GND GND +12V +12V 12 24 1 13 ATX ATX : Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Definition Pin No. 3.3V 13 3.3V 14 GND 15 +5V 16 GND 17 +5V 18 GND 19 Power Good 20 5V SB(stand... 3.3V -12V GND PS_ON(soft On/Off) GND GND GND -5V +5V +5V +5V (Only for 2x12-pin ATX) GND (Only for 2x12-pin ATX) GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 22 - If a power supply is turned off and all the components on the motherboard. Connect the power supply cable to all devices are...
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.../S4 sleep state or powered off your chassis front panel module to indicate the problem. 10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on when the system is operating. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 26 - Speaker Connector Power Switch Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED SPEAK- 20...
.../S4 sleep state or powered off your chassis front panel module to indicate the problem. 10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on when the system is operating. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 26 - Speaker Connector Power Switch Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED SPEAK- 20...
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... with your optical drive to the header. 1 Pin No. Hardware Installation For HD Front Panel Audio: For AC'97 Front Panel Audio: Pin No. Definition 2 10 1 MIC2_L Pin No. 1 Definition MIC 2 1 9 3 GND MIC2_R 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 -ACZ_DET 4 NC 5 LINE2_R 5 Line Out (R) 6 GND... 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out (L) 10 GND 10 NC • The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default. If your chassis front panel audio module to work or even damage it...
... with your optical drive to the header. 1 Pin No. Hardware Installation For HD Front Panel Audio: For AC'97 Front Panel Audio: Pin No. Definition 2 10 1 MIC2_L Pin No. 1 Definition MIC 2 1 9 3 GND MIC2_R 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 -ACZ_DET 4 NC 5 LINE2_R 5 Line Out (R) 6 GND... 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out (L) 10 GND 10 NC • The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default. If your chassis front panel audio module to work or even damage it...
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... an audio device that supports digital audio in damage to the device. 14) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers) The headers conform to the USB bracket. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 28 - Incorrect connection may render the device unusable or even result in . Via an optional S/PDIF out cable, this header can... red wire) of the S/PDIF out cable must align with pin 1 of the SPDIF_O header. Definition 10 2 1 Power (5V) 2 Power (5V) 3 USB DX- 4 USB DY- 5 USB DX+ 6 USB DY+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC • Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x5-pin) cable into the USB header. ...
... an audio device that supports digital audio in damage to the device. 14) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers) The headers conform to the USB bracket. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 28 - Incorrect connection may render the device unusable or even result in . Via an optional S/PDIF out cable, this header can... red wire) of the S/PDIF out cable must align with pin 1 of the SPDIF_O header. Definition 10 2 1 Power (5V) 2 Power (5V) 3 USB DX- 4 USB DY- 5 USB DX+ 6 USB DY+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC • Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x5-pin) cable into the USB header. ...
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.... 2-3 Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Fri, May 8 2009 10:31:24 Item Help Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 2 Slave IDE...
.... 2-3 Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Fri, May 8 2009 10:31:24 Item Help Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 2 Slave IDE...
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...in MS-DOS mode; If a cable problem occurs on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following message will only operate at Port..... GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 42 - No cable problem is detected on the LAN cable Due to a LAN chip limitation,...Port..... When a Cable Problem Occurs... Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Note: The Gigabit hub will appear: GA-G31M-ES2L-- Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... Onboard Parallel Port Enables or...
...in MS-DOS mode; If a cable problem occurs on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following message will only operate at Port..... GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 42 - No cable problem is detected on the LAN cable Due to a LAN chip limitation,...Port..... When a Cable Problem Occurs... Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Note: The Gigabit hub will appear: GA-G31M-ES2L-- Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... Onboard Parallel Port Enables or...
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BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default) Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the first PCI slot. BIOS Setup 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations ... Assignment PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] [Auto] Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults...
BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default) Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the first PCI slot. BIOS Setup 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations ... Assignment PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] [Auto] Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults...
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GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 50 - Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. In case system instability occurs, you may ... item and then press the key to operate in optimum state. The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to load the optimal BIOS default settings. 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load...
GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 50 - Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. In case system instability occurs, you may ... item and then press the key to operate in optimum state. The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to load the optimal BIOS default settings. 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load...
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... hard drives and restore it . System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of the hard drive, make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended to back up your system data and perform restoration of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed...
... hard drives and restore it . System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of the hard drive, make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended to back up your system data and perform restoration of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed...
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...Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 , press any key to store the backup image file. Go to Disk Management to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is installed, rightclick the Computer icon on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. When you... driver disk to start backing up your desktop and select Manage. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 58 - B. Step 1: Select BACKUP to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file.
...Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 , press any key to store the backup image file. Go to Disk Management to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is installed, rightclick the Computer icon on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. When you... driver disk to start backing up your desktop and select Manage. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 58 - B. Step 1: Select BACKUP to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file.
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...results may vary depending on motherboard model. • CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only. Meter Mode In Meter Mode, GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver shows how much power they have saved in taskbar) 14 INFO/Help 15 Live Utility Update (Check for the latest... Power Saving (Calculate power savings based on testing method. - 65 - Actual performance may vary based on time) 9 Meter/Timer Reset Switch 10 Meter Mode Switch 11 Total Mode Switch 12 Close (Application will enter Stealth Mode) 13 Minimize (Application will continue to provide exceptional power savings and...
...results may vary depending on motherboard model. • CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only. Meter Mode In Meter Mode, GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver shows how much power they have saved in taskbar) 14 INFO/Help 15 Live Utility Update (Check for the latest... Power Saving (Calculate power savings based on testing method. - 65 - Actual performance may vary based on time) 9 Meter/Timer Reset Switch 10 Meter Mode Switch 11 Total Mode Switch 12 Close (Application will enter Stealth Mode) 13 Minimize (Application will continue to provide exceptional power savings and...
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... settings, even after the system is unable to reset to Enabled. (Note 2) Maximize system power saving with Easy Energy Saver enabled) (Note 5) 9 Meter Mode Switch 10 Total Mode Switch 11 Close (Application will enter Stealth Mode) 12 Minimize (Application will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts. Total... CPU to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in taskbar) 13 INFO/Help 14 Live Utility Update (Check for Easy Energy Saver. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 66 -
... settings, even after the system is unable to reset to Enabled. (Note 2) Maximize system power saving with Easy Energy Saver enabled) (Note 5) 9 Meter Mode Switch 10 Total Mode Switch 11 Close (Application will enter Stealth Mode) 12 Minimize (Application will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts. Total... CPU to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in taskbar) 13 INFO/Help 14 Live Utility Update (Check for Easy Energy Saver. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 66 -
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