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Introducing the Motherboard

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Summary of Contents for G31T-M7

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Page 3: ...ested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a...

Page 4: ...adian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consist...

Page 5: ...ers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Connecting Case Components 10 Front Panel Header 12 InstallingHardware 13 Installing the Processor 13 Installing Memory Modules 15 Installing a Hard...

Page 6: ...Control 40 Load Default Settings 41 Supervisor Password 41 User Password 42 Save Exit Setup 42 Exit Without Saving 42 Chapter 4 43 43 43 43 43 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 43 About the Software CD ROM...

Page 7: ...ic mode assuming DDR2 800 MHz High resolution graph ics via one PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Interface are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 The ICH7 Southbr...

Page 8: ...llowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Supports 36 bit host bus addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 64 GB of the...

Page 9: ...udio requirements Direct Sound 3DTM 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 complia...

Page 10: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components...

Page 11: ...USB Power Select Jumper 9 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 10 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 11 IDE Primary IDE channel 12 FDD Floppy disk drive connector 13 CD_IN Analog audio input connector 14 F_...

Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 13: ...your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one or two floppy diskette drives and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space fo...

Page 14: ...han one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper...

Page 15: ...in USBPWR_R 3 pin Rear USB PS 2 Power Select Jumper 2 3 5VSB 1 2 VCC 1 Front Panel Select Jumper USB Power 1 2 VCC 2 3 5VSB 1 To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to...

Page 16: ...e case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 4 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK 5 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector...

Page 17: ...Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground CPU_FA...

Page 18: ...visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive For the LED to function properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activ...

Page 19: ...talling the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers...

Page 20: ...lever CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fa...

Page 21: ...you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot do...

Page 22: ...T8HTF12864AY 667E1 AL7E8E63B 6E1T AL7E8F73C 6E1 1 GB PSC AL6E8E63J 6E1 Aeneon AET860UD00 30DB08X Apacer 78 A1G9O 9K4 Hynix HYMP125U64AP8 Y5 AB A LeadMax LeadMax LD5PS1G831 PSC AL8E8F73C 6E1 DDR2 667 2...

Page 23: ...O port connector IDE IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to...

Page 24: ...ng the single end to the onboard floppy connector connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The motherboard has a floppy disk...

Page 25: ...the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral C...

Page 26: ...r of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw 2 The onboard PCI int...

Page 27: ...4 PRESENCE 5 PORT2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA d...

Page 28: ...USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8...

Page 29: ...ort header 1 STROBE 14 ALF 2 PD0 15 ERROR 3 PD1 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SLCTIN 5 PD3 18 Ground 6 PD4 19 Ground 7 PD5 20 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 8 PD6 21 Ground 9 PD7 22 Ground 10 ACK 23 Ground...

Page 30: ...ophone PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such a...

Page 31: ...agement features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides expla...

Page 32: ...lp f f f Standard CMOS Setup AdvancedSetup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Default Settings Superviso...

Page 33: ...computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten The computer will restart automatically Using BIOS When you start the S...

Page 34: ...y Secondary Third IDE Master Slave f f f mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Primar...

Page 35: ...m is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use this item to set the...

Page 36: ...ter you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly TM Status TM1 TM2 This item displays CPU Monitor status Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the Max...

Page 37: ...press Enter to view the following screen fRemovable Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive ST3320620AS Help Item Specifies the b...

Page 38: ...the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Press Esc to return to the Advanced Setup page Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page CD DVD Drives 1st Drive BENQ DVD D...

Page 39: ...p Item Options Auto 667 MHz 800 MHz F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk DRAM Frequency Auto VGA Share Memory Enabled 8MB This item lets you allocate a...

Page 40: ...d IDE interface OnBoard SATA Controller Enhanced This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller Onboard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN f...

Page 41: ...n IRQ to the parallel port USB Functions Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the USB function Legacy USB Support Enabled Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Settin...

Page 42: ...n be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is con trolled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a...

Page 43: ...Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Select which graphics controller to use as...

Page 44: ...Move Options ECS supports the latest PECI host technology While using Wolfdale or Yorkfield CPU the original images of the BIOS item PC Health Status and Smart FAN Function will be replaced by PECI mo...

Page 45: ...ure CPU DIMM voltage CPU system fan speed etc CPU Temperature CPU Fan Speed CPU Vcore VDIMM Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering...

Page 46: ...t manufacturer of the CPU installed in your computer Ratio Actual Value 7 These items show the Locked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system CPU Frequency 333MHz This it...

Page 47: ...sor Password This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help item Supervisor P...

Page 48: ...u User Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays User Password This page helps...

Page 49: ...find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the so...

Page 50: ...ems such as Windows Vista Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then fo...

Page 51: ...tion screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and al...

Page 52: ...ll the next driver until you finish all drivers installation Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC func...

Page 53: ...47 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 2 Select Classic View 3 Set User Account 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue...

Page 54: ...operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the...

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