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... information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. The logo is the property of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated... CO., LTD. Changes to their respective owners. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD....
... information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. The logo is the property of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated... CO., LTD. Changes to their respective owners. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD....
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... 51 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Unique Features 55 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 55 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 60 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-...
... 51 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Unique Features 55 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 55 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 60 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-...
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Box Contents GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The ...
Box Contents GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The ...
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...; Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Turn on the top edge of the card until it is securely seated in the expansion slot. 1. GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Align the card with your card. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in your expansion... is fully inserted into the slot. 4. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5.
...; Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Turn on the top edge of the card until it is securely seated in the expansion slot. 1. GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Align the card with your card. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in your expansion... is fully inserted into the slot. 4. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5.
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...the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to accept. Note: The setting in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to set the first boot device without having to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. G31MF-S2 E10 ... Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard - 32 - The system will still be used for one time only. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots.
...the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to accept. Note: The setting in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to set the first boot device without having to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. G31MF-S2 E10 ... Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard - 32 - The system will still be used for one time only. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots.
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...as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Failure to restart your system. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a ...question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. the Found New...
...as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Failure to restart your system. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a ...question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. the Found New...
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GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard - 52 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard - 52 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 53 - Drivers Installation
3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 53 - Drivers Installation
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... connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of it . Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is...
... connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of it . Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is...
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... the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating ...(C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. When finished, go to Disk Management to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure ...
... the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating ...(C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. When finished, go to Disk Management to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure ...
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... process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to start. 3. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. Failure to save the current BIOS file. 2. Options and Instructions: 1. Update the BIOS Using the...Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Unique Features Before You Begin: 1. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS...
... process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to start. 3. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. Failure to save the current BIOS file. 2. Options and Instructions: 1. Update the BIOS Using the...Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Unique Features Before You Begin: 1. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS...
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... both the front and back panel audio connectors active simultaneously. For example, users can have an Internet chat, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for multi-channel speaker configurations. • 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out. • 4-channel audio: Front speaker out and Rear speaker ...out. - 67 - Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in and out) to be simultaneously processed. Appendix Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In If your ...
... both the front and back panel audio connectors active simultaneously. For example, users can have an Internet chat, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for multi-channel speaker configurations. • 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out. • 4-channel audio: Front speaker out and Rear speaker ...out. - 67 - Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in and out) to be simultaneously processed. Appendix Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In If your ...
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5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack on the front panel. Note: The microphone functions on the back panel or the Line in your system tray and click it to access the Audio Control Panel. GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard - 72 - Then configure the jack for...
5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack on the front panel. Note: The microphone functions on the back panel or the Line in your system tray and click it to access the Audio Control Panel. GA-G31MF-S2 Motherboard - 72 - Then configure the jack for...