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GA-G31MX-S2 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-G31MXS2-1002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
GA-G31MX-S2 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-G31MXS2-1002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
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.... For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Example: For product-related information, check on our website at: http... protected by any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. is exclusively licensed to their respective owners. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2007...
.... For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Example: For product-related information, check on our website at: http... protected by any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. is exclusively licensed to their respective owners. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2007...
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Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-G31MX-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 above are subject to change without notice.
Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-G31MX-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 above are subject to change without notice.
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.... • Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your dealer. Hardware Installation Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by unplugging the power...
.... • Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your dealer. Hardware Installation Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by unplugging the power...
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... the CPU. - 15 - Push down each push pin. Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the...
... the CPU. - 15 - Push down each push pin. Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the...
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...begin to the chassis back panel with your card. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Turn on your operating system. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on the card until it is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI ...Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2.
...begin to the chassis back panel with your card. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Turn on your operating system. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on the card until it is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI ...Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2.
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... do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds.
... do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds.
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..., 1 p.m. is week (read-only), month, date and year. Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set the time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA... are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to None so the system will • Manual Access Mode skip the detection of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Options are : Auto (default), Large. - 35 - Access Mode Sets the hard drive...
..., 1 p.m. is week (read-only), month, date and year. Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set the time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA... are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. BIOS Setup IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to None so the system will • Manual Access Mode skip the detection of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Options are : Auto (default), Large. - 35 - Access Mode Sets the hard drive...
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...memory installed on the system. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to the information on Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Typically, 640 KB will stop. ...for all other errors. Options are : None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5". Total Memory The total amount of cylinders. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 36 - Options are : Disabled (default), Drive A. English The following fields display your system. Drive A Allows you to None. All...
...memory installed on the system. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to the information on Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Typically, 640 KB will stop. ...for all other errors. Options are : None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5". Total Memory The total amount of cylinders. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 36 - Options are : Disabled (default), Drive A. English The following fields display your system. Drive A Allows you to None. All...
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... set to operate in PATA mode. SATA Port 0/2 Set to This value is automatically configured to Combined mode, you can manually re-configure it to Enhanced mode as needed. (Default) Combined Sets all SATA devices to Combined. If your onboard SATA ... PCI IDE Enables or disables the first integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip SATA Mode Configures the integrated SATA controller. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 40 - Disabled Disables the integrated SATA controller. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ...
... set to operate in PATA mode. SATA Port 0/2 Set to This value is automatically configured to Combined mode, you can manually re-configure it to Enhanced mode as needed. (Default) Combined Sets all SATA devices to Combined. If your onboard SATA ... PCI IDE Enables or disables the first integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip SATA Mode Configures the integrated SATA controller. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 40 - Disabled Disables the integrated SATA controller. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ...
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...only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is for 20 seconds to allow the CPU Host Frequency item below to be configurable. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 48 - English 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics... Control FSB OverVoltage Control CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore ******** [Auto] [16X] [Disabled] 266 [Auto] [Standard] [Auto] 667 [Option 1] [Manual] [Normal] [Normal] [Normal] 1.4000V Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6...
...only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is for 20 seconds to allow the CPU Host Frequency item below to be configurable. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 48 - English 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics... Control FSB OverVoltage Control CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore ******** [Auto] [16X] [Disabled] 266 [Auto] [Standard] [Auto] 667 [Option 1] [Manual] [Normal] [Normal] [Normal] 1.4000V Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6...
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...Speed DRAM DLL Settings Provides two different memory timing configurations. Option 1 Memory Timing Configuration 1. (Default) Option 2 Memory Timing Configuration 2. Manual allows all voltage control items below to be set memory voltage. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto...and System Memory Multiplier settings. Auto lets BIOS automatically set the CPU host frequency. For an 800 MHz FSB CPU, set this item to manually set the system voltages as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.4V Increases memory voltage by 0.1V to the memory. - 49 - the...
...Speed DRAM DLL Settings Provides two different memory timing configurations. Option 1 Memory Timing Configuration 1. (Default) Option 2 Memory Timing Configuration 2. Manual allows all voltage control items below to be set memory voltage. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto...and System Memory Multiplier settings. Auto lets BIOS automatically set the CPU host frequency. For an 800 MHz FSB CPU, set this item to manually set the system voltages as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.4V Increases memory voltage by 0.1V to the memory. - 49 - the...
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Drivers Installation English 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. - 57 -
Drivers Installation English 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. - 57 -
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f1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update New BIOS Step 2: In the Open dialog box, ... unbootable system. English Step 3: First make sure the model name on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other Step 3: source. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to load BIOS defaults. 3. Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your system. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 68 -
f1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update New BIOS Step 2: In the Open dialog box, ... unbootable system. English Step 3: First make sure the model name on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other Step 3: source. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to load BIOS defaults. 3. Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your system. GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard - 68 -
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... Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • If your front panel audio supports Intel HD Audio standard, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out...
... Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • If your front panel audio supports Intel HD Audio standard, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out...