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Question posted by meiring2 on September 28th, 2015

Foxconn G31mx Troubelshooting ,fresh Install Win 7 Sata Dvd Writer Newy Bought

i bought a g31mx foxconn motherboard second hand and a new lg sata dvd writer new ,plugged. All in as should be as per the bios booting configure schedule, dvd first boot and ide hard drive 2nd boot and also configured the alt f10 function to boot only the drives and not from the network ,the dvd writer is in sata port 0 as master and the ide drive jumpered. As slave ,al is well ,so now i tried to install a fresh installation of windows 7 ,then on the monitor boot from cd apears so im slaming those keys for it it to boot into windows and no succes at all ,it jumps right back into the start up menu where i should press f1 to continue, then all the same all over andver again. ,please elp me installing this dvd writer to boot so i can install windows

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on September 28th, 2015 6:36 AM
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The IDE drive should be jumpered as Master since it's the only IDE drive in the system. Just ignore the "Press any key to continue" screen if you still have the installation disc in the optical drive and it will continue to boot Windows.

Related Foxconn G31M Manual Pages

English Manual. - Page 5

...Incorrect connections might damage the motherboard. ■ When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors. ■ If there is a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in serious damage to ...power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard. ■ To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in order to avoid ...
English Manual. - Page 9

...plug Support up to 8 x USB 2.0 ports (4 rear panel ports, 2 onboard USB headers supporting 4 extra ports) Support USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mb/s Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA...1 x TPM Connector 1 x COM2 Connector 1 x S/PDIF_OUT Connector 1 x 1394a Connector (Only available in G31M-S) 
English Manual. - Page 11

...in G31M-S) 11. Front USB Connectors 14. SATA Connectors 18. COM2 Connector 25. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 15. Clear CMOS Jumper 16. IDE ...Connector 21. DDR2 DIMM Slots 26. PCI Express x16 Slot 5. Front Audio Connector 8. South Bridge: Intel® ICH7 13. LGA 775 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard...
English Manual. - Page 14

...® 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...
English Manual. - Page 15

... set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to install the CPU : ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. ■ Always turn on the CPU. 2 CAUTION 2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ! Read the following guidelines before you begin to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.
English Manual. - Page 17

... push pin clockwise to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard . 3 2 1 Release bolts of arrow (counterclockwise). 2. Pull the push pin straight up. 3. Check the solder side of CPU. 2. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as depicted in the...
English Manual. - Page 18

..., SS : Single Side, - : No Memory) DIMM4 - It is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in only one direction. Single Channel - - DS/SS Dual Channel - Read the following guidelines before installing the memory to insert the memory, switch the direction. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual...
English Manual. - Page 22

... provides two 10-pin USB headers on the chassis. The system can connect to any IDE type of the chassis. D+ D+ GND GND EMPTY NC 9 10 F_USB 1/2 CD_L GND... with the appropriate interface) or real panel of hard disk and CD/DVD ROM/RW drive. D- Floppy Disk Drive Connector : FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive(FDD) connector, supporting 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB,...
English Manual. - Page 23

...up to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED. Push this feature. the system will restart when the switch is blinking; When the system is in the motherboard. Power Switch Connector (PWR-SW...) Connect to be turned on and off . Serial ATA Connectors : SATA_1/2/3/4 The Serial ATA connector is directional with SATA Hard Disk or CD ...
English Manual. - Page 28

...on the computer, when the message "Press to enter Setup, to boot menu" appears at the bottom of the screen, you can be ... F10 : Save & Exit Setup Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... We do not suggest that you change you to... ► System Information It displays the basic system configuration, such as BIOS ID, system date a��n�d��t�...
English Manual. - Page 30

...] hard drive settings ► IDE Channel 3 Master [ None] ► IDE Channel 3 Slave [ None] Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in OnChip IDE Device menu) is set up . The display of [CHS], [LBA], [Large] and [Auto] can help you to enable or disable this drive. [None] means no HDD is used to set , and [Auto] means the system can further configure specific drive settings...
English Manual. - Page 31

... [Auto] , the system can be detected. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error, but it will not stop for all other errors. ...BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version. ► Memory This item shows the information of the system memory, determined by POST(Power On Self Test) of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system.It can detect the hard...
English Manual. - Page 38

...access to select the priority for removable device. ► Hard Disk Boot Priority This option is started. After pressing , you can...configuration or physical unavailability),it 31 L1, L2 cache are small, fast memory caches that the first/second/third boot...65533;. ► Boot Up Floppy Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will be checking for a floppy drive while booting up. When ...
English Manual. - Page 42

... leaving this BIOS feature at boot-up. The proper DMA mode will use PIO mode instead. 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...
English Manual. - Page 43

...�" �m��e�n�u�. [SATA Only] : SATA is operating in [Combined Mode], you can select its speed to connect SATA drives with the higher PCI bus speed. ► On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enable/Disable Primary IDE port. It also relates to the drives displayed on the motherboard for legacy PIO operation or select Auto...
English Manual. - Page 44

...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...65533;�r � OnBoard 1394 OnBoard LAN Controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Item Help [Enabled] [Enabled] Menu Level &#...
English Manual. - Page 46

... mode is used to enable the support for the detected USB MSD. If you can configure the Boot setting mode for USB keyboard on full/low speed. ► USB Keyboard Function This ...USB Mouse Function This item is used to auto or enabled. ► ***USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting*** BIOS auto detects the presence of USB Mass Storage Devices, you have a USB keyboard, set the USB...
English Manual. - Page 47

...defines power and configuration management interfaces between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is responsible for...supported by ACPI. S3 - Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context. Control starts from a saved memory image. 40 The S5 state is assumed ...
English Manual. - Page 55

... select the specific utility to install it first. Install Utility You can click on each individual driver to install. 48 Install Driver You must click "Intel Chipset Driver" to System Tray website 2. Exit the program Click to visit Select to Install Select to Browse CD Foxconn's Utilities Install Drivers Drop to install it manually. 4 Install driver and utility 1. Manual...
English Manual. - Page 75

.... Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash(Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM ) Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to avoid any interruption. Advance This page lets you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any damage. 4. 4 CAUTION 3-3 Configure - About & Help This...

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