ECS G31T-M, Manual

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Introducing the Motherboard
Audio (optional)
• 7.1 + 2 Channel High Definition Audio Codec
• All DACs support 192K/96K/48K/44.1KHz DAC sample rate
• Software selectable 2.5V/3.75V VREFOUT
• Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.x audio requirements
• Direct Sound 3D
TM
compatible
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express slot for Graphic Interface
• One PCI Express x1 Slot
• Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
• One IDE connector that supports two IDE devices
• One floppy disk drive interface
• Four 7-pin SATA connectors
Expansion Options
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One VGA port
• Four USB ports
• One LAN port (optional)
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6/8-channel (optional) High
Definition Audio output
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
Integrated I/O
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
with out prior notice.
• 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec
• ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96k sample rate
• Meets Microsoft WLP 3.08 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio
requirements
• Direct Sound 3D
TM
compatible
This motherboard may support either of the following Audio chipsets: