Intel GA-G31M-S2L User Manual

GA-G31M-S2L/GA-G31M-S2CLGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor familyU

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Hardware Installation- 11 -1-1 Installation PrecautionsThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can becomed

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 12 -1-2 Product SpecificationsCPU  Support for an Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme processor/Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad processor/Inte

Hardware Installation- 13 -Internal Connectors  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connect

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 14 -(Note 1) Based on standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usageand therefore the

Hardware Installation- 15 -1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU CoolerRead the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:• Make sure that the

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 16 -B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket.Step 2:Lift the metal load pl

Hardware Installation- 17 -1-3-2 Installing the CPU CoolerFollow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The followin

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 18 -1-4 Installing the MemoryRead the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:• Make sure that the m

Hardware Installation- 19 -1-4-2 Installing a MemoryNotchDDR2 DIMMBefore installing a memory module , make sure to turn off the computer and unplugthe

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GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 20 -1-5 Installing an Expansion CardRead the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:• Make s

Hardware Installation- 21 -1-6 Back Panel ConnectorsPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortUse the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 22 -RJ-45 LAN PortThe Fast Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 100 Mbps data rate. The followingdesc

Hardware Installation- 23 -1-7 Internal ConnectorsRead the following guidelines before connecting external devices:• First make sure your devices are

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 24 -1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the pow

Hardware Installation- 25 -5) FDD (Floppy Disk Drive Connector)This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive. The types of floppy disk drives

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 26 -6) IDE (IDE Connector)The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Befor

Hardware Installation- 27 -8) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header)This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate system

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 28 -10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the

Hardware Installation- 29 -11) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD) and AC'9

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GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 30 -Pin No. Definition1 Power (5V)2 Power (5V)3 USB DX-4USB DY-5 USB DX+6 USB DY+7 GND8 GND9 No Pin10 NC• Do not plug th

Hardware Installation- 31 -Open: NormalShort: Clear CMOS Values15) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper)Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date

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- 33 - BIOS SetupChapter 2 BIOS SetupBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on themotherboard. Its

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 34 -2-1 Startup ScreenThe following screen may appear when the computer boots.Motherboard Model BIOS VersionFunction Key

- 35 - BIOS Setup2-2 The Main MenuOnce you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Usearrow keys to move a

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 36 - The Functions of the <F11> and <F12> keys (For the Main Menu Only)` F11 : Save CMOS to BIOSThis f

- 37 - BIOS Setup2-3 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateSets the system date. The date format is week (read-only), month, date and year. Select thedesired fiel

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 38 -The following fields display your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parametersmanually, refer to t

- 39 - BIOS Setup2-4 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySpecifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drive

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GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 40 -CPU Multi-Threading (Note)Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi-threading function when

- 41 - BIOS SetupInit Display FirstSpecifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Expressgraphics car

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 42 -2-5 Integrated PeripheralsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award SoftwareIntegrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Pri

- 43 - BIOS SetupSATA Port 1/3 Set toThis value is dependent on the On-Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to settings. When PATA IDE Set to is conf

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 44 -When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally...If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub

- 45 - BIOS Setup2-6 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeSpecifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend.S1(POS) Enables the system t

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 46 -Resume by AlarmDetermines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled)If enabled, set the d

- 47 - BIOS Setup2-7 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI1 IRQ AssignmentAuto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. (Default)3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Assi

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 48 -2-8 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusKeeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled c

- 49 - BIOS Setup2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)Robust Graphics BoosterRobust Graphics Booster (R.G.B.) helps to enhance the performance of the gra

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GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 50 -CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency. This item is configurable only if the CPU

- 51 - BIOS SetupFSB OverVoltage ControlAllows you to set the Front Side Bus voltage.Normal Supplies the FSB voltage as required. (Default)+0.1V ~ +0.

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 52 -2-10 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsPress <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIO

- 53 - BIOS Setup2-12 Set Supervisor/User PasswordCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software` Standard CMOS Features` Advanced BIOS Fea

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 54 -2-13 Save & Exit Setup2-14 Exit Without SavingCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software` Standar

Drivers Installation- 55 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation3-1 Installing Chipset DriversAfter inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 56 -3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free soft

Drivers Installation- 57 -3-4 Hardware InformationThis page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsCheck th

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Unique Features- 59 -4-1 Xpress Recovery2Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress andback up your system data and perform res

- 6 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 553-1 Installing Chipset Dr

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 60 -Figure 1Figure 33. Select a file system (for example, NTFS) and begin the installation of the operating system (Figu

Unique Features- 61 -4. After the operating system is installed, right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop andselect Manage (Figure 4). Go to C

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 62 -2. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 willstay permanent in

Unique Features- 63 -E. Removing the Backup1. If you wish to remove the backup file, select REMOVE (Figure 15).2. After the backup file is removed, no

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 64 -Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, please do it with caution. Inadequate BIOSflashing may result in system

Unique Features- 65 -3. Select the BIOS update file and press <Enter>.Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model.Step 2:The p

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 66 -Step 6:Select Save & Exit Setup and then press <Y> to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. Theproced

Unique Features- 67 -• Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility.B. Installing and Using @BIOS:Use the motherboard driver disk inclu

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 68 -Step 3:First make sure the model name on the screen is correct, thenclick OK. Upon completion, restart your system.•

Unique Features- 69 -Button Information Table4-3 EasyTune 5 ProEasyTuneTM 5 Pro, an easy-to-use and convenient system overclocking and management tool

- 7 -Box ContentsGA-G31M-S2L or GA-G31M-S2C motherboardMotherboard driver diskUser's ManualOne IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cableTwo SATA

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Appendix- 71 -(Note) 2/4/5.1 Channel Audio Configurations:Refer to the following for multi-channel speaker configurations.• 2 channel audio: Headphone

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 72 -Step 2:Click the Audio I/O tab. In the speaker list on theleft, select 2CH Speaker, 4CH Speaker, or 6CHSpeaker accor

Appendix- 73 -B. Configuring Sound Effect:You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab.C. Activating an AC'97 Front Panel Audio

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 74 -5-1-2 Installing the S/PDIFOut Cable (Optional)The S/PDIF out cable provides S/PDIF out functionalities.Step 1:First

Appendix- 75 -B. Configuring S/PDIF out:Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section. In theS/PDIF Settings dialog box, select an output sam-pling rate

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 76 -Step 2:Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink)on the back panel or the Line in jack on the frontpanel. The

Appendix- 77 -orSelect Realtek HD Audio Input in the Mixer device listRecording Control(Note)If you cannot find the volume control options youneed in

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 78 -Step 6:To raise the recording and playing sound for themicrophone, go to Options in Master Volume andselect Advanced

Appendix- 79 -5-2 Troubleshooting5-2-1 Frequently Asked QuestionsTo read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support\Motherboard\FAQ page

- 8 -GA-G31M-S2L/GA-G31M-S2C Motherboard LayoutKB_MSCPU_FANLGA775ATXGA-G31M-S2L/GA-G31M-S2CF_AUDIOSYS_FANPCIE_16IDEBATIT8718ATX_12VIntel® G31USBLANAUD

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 80 -5-2-2 Troubleshooting ProcedureIf you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting proce

Appendix- 81 -NoYe sCheck if there is display on your monitor.Ye sWhen the computer is turned on, is the CPU cooler running?NoThe graphics card,expans

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 82 -Regulatory StatementsRegulatory NoticesThis document must not be copied without our written permission, and the cont

Appendix- 83 -Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding andusing the energy-saving features of thi

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Appendix- 87 -Contact Usyyyyy GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien,Taipei 231, Taiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000 FAX: +8

GA-G31M-S2L/S2C Motherboard - 88 -yyyyy G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH - GermanyWEB address : http://www.gigabyte.deyyyyy G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD. - U.K

- 9 -Block DiagramLGA775ProcessorHostInterfaceIntel®G31GMCH CLK(333/266/200 MHz)Intel®ICH7BIOS2 PCIPCI BusPCI Express BusDual Channel Memory4 SATA 3Gb