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... be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to prevent hardware damage. • Locate the pin one of... surface of the CPU. • Do not turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals.
... be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to prevent hardware damage. • Locate the pin one of... surface of the CPU. • Do not turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals.
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... sure the metal contacts on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card in your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the... Turn on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis back panel. 2. Align the card with your operating system. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the card until it is securely seated in the slot....
... sure the metal contacts on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card in your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the... Turn on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis back panel. 2. Align the card with your operating system. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the card until it is securely seated in the slot....
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... item to Always Enable. Onboard VGA Enables or disables the onboard VGA function. MS-DOS, for display. PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) Onboard Sets the onboard VGA as the first display. Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard...total amount of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA. Options are: 8MB+1~2MB for GTT (default), 1MB+1~2MB for the onboard graphics controller. PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first display. BIOS Setup Init Display First Specifies...
... item to Always Enable. Onboard VGA Enables or disables the onboard VGA function. MS-DOS, for display. PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) Onboard Sets the onboard VGA as the first display. Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard...total amount of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA. Options are: 8MB+1~2MB for GTT (default), 1MB+1~2MB for the onboard graphics controller. PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first display. BIOS Setup Init Display First Specifies...
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... are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID...
... are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID...
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... not configurable or the function is a simple and easy-to-use your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card. The Smart tab allows you to install additional software. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 64 - 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to ... allows users to fine-tune their systemrelated information without the need to specify a C.I.A.2 level and a Smart Fan mode. The Graphics tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for these components. Available functions in damage to the hardware components ...
... not configurable or the function is a simple and easy-to-use your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card. The Smart tab allows you to install additional software. GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 64 - 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to ... allows users to fine-tune their systemrelated information without the need to specify a C.I.A.2 level and a Smart Fan mode. The Graphics tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for these components. Available functions in damage to the hardware components ...
Manual
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... motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that's why the light is still on GIGABYTE's website. You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute. Turn off your computer.... short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error - 77 - Press to touch the positive and negative terminals of...
... motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that's why the light is still on GIGABYTE's website. You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute. Turn off your computer.... short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error - 77 - Press to touch the positive and negative terminals of...
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... header properly? The problem is verified and solved. (Continued...) GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 78 - No Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket. Turn on the power to solve the problem. Yes Insert the graphics card. A The problem is verified and solved. No Check if... during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to start the computer. START Turn off the power. Make sure the graphics card is verified and solved. Yes The problem is securely seated in the expansion slot and power connectors are firmly attached. Remove...
... header properly? The problem is verified and solved. (Continued...) GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C Motherboard - 78 - No Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket. Turn on the power to solve the problem. Yes Insert the graphics card. A The problem is verified and solved. No Check if... during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to start the computer. START Turn off the power. Make sure the graphics card is verified and solved. Yes The problem is securely seated in the expansion slot and power connectors are firmly attached. Remove...
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... can boot successfully. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. - 79 - Yes Check if there is verified and solved. No The graphics card, expansion slot, or monitor might fail. The problem is the CPU cooler running? No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable might fail. A When the...
... can boot successfully. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. - 79 - Yes Check if there is verified and solved. No The graphics card, expansion slot, or monitor might fail. The problem is the CPU cooler running? No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable might fail. A When the...