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Manual Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

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  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 1

    GA-G31M-ES2L GA-G31M-ES2C LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ processor family/ Intel ® Pentium ™ processor family/Intel ® Celeron ™ processor family User's Manual Rev . 2401 12M E- G 31ME S2 L - 24 01R ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 2

    Motherboard GA-G31M-ES2L GA-G31M-ES2C May 20, 2010 May 20, 2010 Motherboard GA-G31M-ES2L/GA-G31M-ES2C ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 3

    Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 4

    - 4 - T able of Contents GA - G3 1M- ES2L /GA- G31 M - ES2C Motherb oard Layout ................................................. 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Inst allation ..................................................................................... 6 1- 1 Inst allatio n Prec autio ns ............................................................... ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 5

    - 5 - GA- G3 1 M - ES2L/GA- G3 1 M - ES 2C Mother board Lay out KB_MS CPU_F AN LGA775 A TX GA-G31M-ES2L/GA-G31M-ES2C CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS PCIE_1 CI DDRII2 DDRII1 BA T F_P ANEL A TX_12V Intel ® G31 Intel ® ICH7 SA T AII1 SA T AII3 SA T AII0 SA T AII2 PCI1 CODEC IDE CLR_CMOS M_BIOS COMA VGA USB PCIE_16 SPDIF_O F_USB1 F_USB2 SYS_F AN FDD AR813 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 6

    Hardware Installation - 6 - 1- 1 Installation Pr ec autions Th e mo the rbo ar d co nta ins nume ro us d eli cat e e lec tro nic circ ui ts a nd c omp on ent s wh ic h ca n become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prio r to ins talla ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 7

    - 7 - Hardware Installation 1- 2 Product Specications j Only for GA-G31M-ES2L. k Only for GA-G31M-ES2C. CPU w Support for an Intel ® Core ™ 2 Extreme processor/Intel ® Core ™ 2 Quad processor/ I n t e l ® Core ™ 2 Duo processor/Intel ® Pentium ® processor/Intel ® Celeron ® processor in the LGA 775 package (Go to GIGABYTE's webs ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 8

    Hardware Installation - 8 - Internal w 1 x front panel header Connectors w 1 x front panel audio header w 1 x CD In connector w 1 x S/PDIF Out header w 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers w 1 x power LED header w 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel w 1 x PS/2 keyboard port Connectors w 1 x PS/2 mouse port w 1 x parallel port     ...

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation (Note 1) Based on standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less th an the stated amount. For example, 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xx GB during system startup. (Note2) T ocongure7.1-channelaudio,you? ...

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    Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 4 Inst alling the Memor y Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory . It is recommended that memory of the same capacity , brand, speed, and chips be used. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memor ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 11

    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the uppe r p ort (green) to c onnect a PS/2 mo use and the lower p ort (purple) t o c onnect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices su ch as a printer , scanner and etc. The parallel port is als o called a printer port. Ser ...

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    Hardware Installation - 12 - Line In Jack (Blue) The default line in jack. Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. Line Out Jack (Green) The default line out jack. Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2-channel speaker. This jack can be usedtoconnectfrontspeakersina4/5.1-channelaudio ...

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    - 13 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Internal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Bef ore inst allin g the dev ices, b e s ure to tu rn off the de vices a nd your co mpute r . Unp lug the power cord from the power ...

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    Hardware Installation - 14 - A TX_12V: A TX_12V 1 3 2 4 DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: PinNo. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 2x12-pi n A TX) 24 GND (On ly f or 2x 12-p in A TX) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 ...

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboa rd has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN) and a 3-pin (SYS_F AN) system fan header . Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The mo ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 16

    Hardware Installation - 16 - 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach- ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector . If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jum pers and the cabling accordin g t o th e r ole of the IDE device ...

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    - 17 - Hardware Installation 8) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This he ader can b e used to co nnect a sy stem pow er LED on th e chassi s to indic ate syst em power status. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered of ...

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    Hardware Installation - 18 - 10) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before con- necting the cables. • PW (Power Switch):  Connects to the power ...

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    - 19 - Hardware Installation 1 1) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIn telHighDenitionaudio(HD)and AC'97audio.Y oum ayconnect your chassis front panel audio module to this header . Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pin a ...

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    Hardware Installation - 20 - 13) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF out. Via an optional S/PDIF out cable, this header can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio in. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF out cable, please contact the local dealer . PinNo. Denition 1 Power 2 SPDIFO 3 GND 1 14) F_USB ...

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    - 21 - Hardware Installation 15) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper)  Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. T o clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 22

    BIOS Setup - 22 - T o access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on. T o see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options, you can press <Ctrl> + <F1> in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program. T o upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility . • Q-Flash allows ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 23

    - 23 - BIOS Setup •  If you do not nd the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to access more advanced options. • When the system is not stable as usual, select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults. • The BIO ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 24

    BIOS Setup - 24 - • Manual Allowsyoutomanuallyenterthespecicationsoftheharddrivewhentheharddrive access mode is set to CHS . (For IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave only .) Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. (Default: Auto)  The followingelds display your hard d ...

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    - 25 - BIOS Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority  Speciesthesequenceofloadingtheoperatingsystemfromtheinstalledharddrives. First/Second/Third Boot Device  Speciesthebootorderfromtheavailabledevices. Password Check  Species whether a password is required ever ...

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    BIOS Setup - 26 - Virtualization T echnology (Note) En ab l es o r di sa b le s In te l Vi rt ua l iz at io n T e ch no l og y . Vi rt u al iz at io n e nh an ce d b y I n te l Vi rt ua li za t io n T ec hno log y w ill a llo w a pla tfor m to ru n mul tipl e ope rat ing s yste ms an d app lic atio ns in i nde pend ent partitions. With virtualizati ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 27

    - 27 - BIOS Setup On-Chip SA T A Mode  CongurestheintegratedSA T Acontroller . Disabled Disables the integrated SA T A controller . Auto Lets the BIOS set SA T A devices to Combined or Enhanced mode. If your on- board SA T Acontroller is automatically congured to Combined  mode, you can manua ...

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    BIOS Setup - 28 - Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard Serial Port 1  Enables or disables the rst serial port and species its base I/O address and corresponding interrupt. Options are: Auto ...

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    - 29 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . S3(STR) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state (default). In S3 sleep state, the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state. When sig - naled by a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to its working state exa ...

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    BIOS Setup - 30 - Note: T o can cel the pas sword, pr ess <Ente r> on this it em. When pr ompted fo r the passw ord, pres s <Enter> again without entering the password to clear the password settings. AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss. Soft-Off The system stays off upon th ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 31

    - 31 - BIOS Setup Current V oltage(V) Vcore/DDR18V/+3.3V/+12V Displays the current system voltages. Current CPU T emperature Displays current CPU temperature. Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/system fan speed. CPU Warning T emperature Se ts t he w ar ni ng t hr es ho ld f or C PU te mp er at ur e. W he n CP U te mp er at ur ...

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    BIOS Setup - 32 - Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster (R.G.B.) helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip and memory . Auto  allows the BIOS to automatically set the R.G.B. mode based on system congurations. Options are: Auto (default), Fast, T urbo. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Allow ...

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    - 33 - BIOS Setup FSB OverV oltage Control Allows you to set the Front Side Bus voltage. Normal Supplies the FSB voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V The adjustable range is from 0.1V to 0.3V . CPU V oltage Control Allows you to set the CPU voltage. Normal sets the CPU voltage as required. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being ...

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    BIOS Setup - 34 - Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will berequestedtoconrmthepassword.T ypethepasswordagainandpress<Enter>. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password- When a ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 35

    - 35 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Abandon all Data  Standard ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 36

    Appendix - 36 - Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without ou r wri tten permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the t ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 37

    - 37 - Appendix Finally , we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly . With ...

  • Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L - page 38

    Appendix - 38 - Contact Us GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000, F AX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www .gigabyte.com WEB address (Chinese): http://www .gigabyte.tw Y ou may ...

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