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Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 10 1.4 I/O Panel (G31M-GS 11 1.5 I/O Panel (G31M-S 12 2 Installation 13 2.1 Screw Holes 13 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 13 2.3 CPU Installation 14 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 16 2.5 Installation of Memory ... 36 3.4.4 IDE Configuration 37 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 39 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration 40 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration 40 3.4.8 USB Configuration 41 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 42 3.6 Boot Screen 43 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 43 3
Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 10 1.4 I/O Panel (G31M-GS 11 1.5 I/O Panel (G31M-S 12 2 Installation 13 2.1 Screw Holes 13 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 13 2.3 CPU Installation 14 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 16 2.5 Installation of Memory ... 36 3.4.4 IDE Configuration 37 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 39 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration 40 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration 40 3.4.8 USB Configuration 41 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 42 3.6 Boot Screen 43 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration 43 3
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...AMI Legal BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - Instant Boot - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 15) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 7 CPU Fan Tachometer - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP... Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12) - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports Smart BIOS Support CD - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - Supports "Plug and Play" - Chassis Fan...
...AMI Legal BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - Instant Boot - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 15) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 7 CPU Fan Tachometer - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP... Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12) - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports Smart BIOS Support CD - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - Supports "Plug and Play" - Chassis Fan...
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... to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your requirements Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features PCIPnP To set up the PCI features Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Chipset To set up...
... to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your requirements Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features PCIPnP To set up the PCI features Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Chipset To set up...
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... screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview G31M-GS BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Mon 06/15/2009] BIOS Version... : G31M-GS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6540 @ 2.33GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2333MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache ...
... screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview G31M-GS BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Mon 06/15/2009] BIOS Version... : G31M-GS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6540 @ 2.33GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2333MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache ...
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... this item to specify the system date. 29 System Time [Hour:Minute:Second] Use this item to specify the system time. G31M-S BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Mon 06/15/2009] BIOS Version... : G31M-S P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6540 @ 2.33GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2333MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size : 4096KB...
... this item to specify the system date. 29 System Time [Hour:Minute:Second] Use this item to specify the system time. G31M-S BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Mon 06/15/2009] BIOS Version... : G31M-S P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6540 @ 2.33GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2333MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size : 4096KB...
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... used for this operation. Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Power Saving Setup Default ... system after BIOS update process completes. 30 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to update your BIOS, and reboot your requirements. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in a few clicks without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®...
... used for this operation. Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Power Saving Setup Default ... system after BIOS update process completes. 30 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to update your BIOS, and reboot your requirements. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in a few clicks without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®...
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...cause the system to malfunction. 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [Auto] Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value Unlocked (Min: 12, Max...is [Auto]. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. 31 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy...
...cause the system to malfunction. 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [Auto] Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value Unlocked (Min: 12, Max...is [Auto]. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. 31 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy...
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... the ratio actual value of this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of Boot Failure Guard. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mechanism to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows®... the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. 32 This option will be [Auto] for this motherboard. Set to keep the CPU from overheated. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of the system caches.
... the ratio actual value of this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of Boot Failure Guard. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mechanism to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows®... the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. 32 This option will be [Auto] for this motherboard. Set to keep the CPU from overheated. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of the system caches.
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... AC/Power Loss This allows you to set this option to [Enabled] if you to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to boot up when the power recovers. Please set the power state after an unexpected AC/Power loss. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend...
... AC/Power Loss This allows you to set this option to [Enabled] if you to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to boot up when the power recovers. Please set the power state after an unexpected AC/Power loss. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend...
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V : 37 C / 98 F : 31 C / 87 F : 3400 ...
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V : 37 C / 98 F : 31 C / 87 F : 3400 ...
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...enable or disable OEM Logo. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives [1st Floppy Device] ...] [On] Disabled: Displays normal POST messages. If you enable the option "Full Screen Logo" but you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. HDS722580VL] [CD / DVD: 3S - Full Screen Logo Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. Configuration options:...
...enable or disable OEM Logo. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives [1st Floppy Device] ...] [On] Disabled: Displays normal POST messages. If you enable the option "Full Screen Logo" but you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. HDS722580VL] [CD / DVD: 3S - Full Screen Logo Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. Configuration options:...
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...Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 44 Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. For the user password, you may also clear it will automatically activate the Numeric... Lock function after boot-up. 3.7 Security Screen In this item to [On], it . Boot From Onboard LAN Use this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. BIOS ...
...Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 44 Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. For the user password, you may also clear it will automatically activate the Numeric... Lock function after boot-up. 3.7 Security Screen In this item to [On], it . Boot From Onboard LAN Use this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. BIOS ...
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3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Would you like to load and save the changes and exit ...
3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Would you like to load and save the changes and exit ...
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...Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - FCC, CE - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 15) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com English 7 ASRock G31M-GS / G31M... - 1 x Print port header - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12) - Instant Boot - - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 14) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - Supports "Plug and Play" -
...Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - FCC, CE - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 15) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com English 7 ASRock G31M-GS / G31M... - 1 x Print port header - Hybrid Booster: - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12) - Instant Boot - - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 14) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - Supports "Plug and Play" -