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G31-Value series motherboard

Table of Contents

Motherboard Specifications

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Motherboard Layout------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
Hardware Installation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

 

Safety Instructions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

Preparing the Motherboard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

 

Installing the CPU ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9

 

Installing the CPU Fan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10

 

Installing Memory DIMMs -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

 

Installing the Motherboard ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

 

Installing the I/O Shield ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

Connecting Cables and Setting Switches ------------------------------------------------ 

 

24-pin ATX Power (PW1) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

 

4-pin ATX 12V Power (PW2) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 13

      Hard Disk Connector-IDE -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
 

SPK Header ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

 

serial Port Header - COM(Optional) ------------------------------------------------------- 14

 

Front Panel Header - FP1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

 

USB Headers(FP_U1~FP_U2) ------------------------------------------------------------- 16

 

LPT Header(Optional) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16

 

Floppy Disk Drive Connector(Optional) -------------------------------------------------- 16

 

F_Audio Header -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

 

SPDIF-Out Header ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

 

Connecting Serial ATA Cables(Optional) ------------------------------------------------- 18

 

Fan Connections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

 

Expansion Slots -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

 

PCI Slots ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

 

PCI Express x16 Slots ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19

 

PCI Express x1 Slots(Optional) ------------------------------------------------------------ 19

 

Jumper Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

Configuring the BIOS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Enter BIOS Setup ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

      Main Menu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Standard CMOS Features Menu --------------------------------------------------------- 3

 

     Date and Time ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23

 

     IDE Channel --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23

 

     Video ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23

 

     Drive A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24

 

     Halt On---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24

 

     Memory --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24

      Advanced BIOS Features ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5

Summary of Contents for G31-Value series

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Page 2: ...ONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO TELEVISION TECHNICIAN NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices...

Page 3: ...W2 13 Hard Disk Connector IDE 14 SPK Header 14 serial Port Header COM Optional 14 Front Panel Header FP1 15 USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 16 LPT Header Optional 16 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Optional 16 F_...

Page 4: ...hout Saving 36 Flash Update Procedure 37 Installing Drivers and Software 38 Drivers Installation 39 REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER SETUP 47 Getting Started 47 Sound Effect 47 Environment Simulation 47 Equali...

Page 5: ...orts v Supports hot plug and play v Eight USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports four from onboard USB headers v Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate q Onboard Serial ATA II v Indepe...

Page 6: ...8x1536 75 Hz refresh v VGA port output support q PCI Express Interface v PCI Express Generation 1 1 compatible v Support frequency of 1 25 GHZ resulting in 2 5GB S each direction per lane v Wake funct...

Page 7: ...PCI Express x16 Slot Front Audio Header SPDIF Out Header Backpanel Connectors LPT Header Optional Rear PS 2 Power Select Jumper Optional 4 pinATX_12V Power Connector System Fan Connector Optional CPU...

Page 8: ...Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Subwoofer 7 LAN Connector Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status Yellow Light Up Blink 10...

Page 9: ...alling the CPU v Installing the CPU fan v Installing the memory q Installing the motherboard q Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and...

Page 10: ...ift the load plate There is a protective socket cover on the load plate to protect the socket when there is no CPU installed 3 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate 4 Remove the proce...

Page 11: ...ur fan assembly Installing Memory DIMMs Your new motherboard has two 1 8V 240 pin slots for DDR2 memory These slots support 256 MB 512 MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR2 technologies There must be at least one memor...

Page 12: ...make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections It is normally easier to secure the motherboard first Use the following procedure to install...

Page 13: ...pin ATX 12V power PW2 q Connecting Internal Headers v Hard Disk Connector IDE v SPK Header v Serial Port Header COM Optional v Front panel header FP1 v USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 v LPT Header Optional v...

Page 14: ...Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 1 12 13 24 4 pin ATX 12V Power PW2 PW2 the 4 pin ATX 12V power connection is used to provide power to the CPU Align the...

Page 15: ...ler that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 function You can connect up to two hard disk drives CD ROM 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices SPK Header SPK 1...

Page 16: ...wo pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather than using the power supply button q HDD LED Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two pins Th...

Page 17: ...chassis are equipped with the front panel option Floppy Disk Drive Connector Optional Floppy 1 USB Pin Definition Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC 6 USBP1 2 VCC 7 GND 3 USBP0 8 GND 4 USBP1 9 KEY 5 USBP0 10...

Page 18: ...nment on the mainboard header To find out if the chassis you are buying supports a front audio connector please contract your dealer 120 240 121 LOTES R E O E V M Lithium cell CR2032 3V SC8 120 240 12...

Page 19: ...e allows up to 3GB S data transfer rate 120 240 121 LOTES R E O E V M Lithium cell CR2032 3V SC8 120 240 121 SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 4 SATA 3 1 Fan Connections There is one or two fan connections on the mo...

Page 20: ...nd locks the card into place If the card is not seated properly it could cause a short across the pins Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank c...

Page 21: ...is chapter whenever in doubt Notice 1 Be sure to save the CMOS setting when exit the CMOS 2 If the CPU is frequency multiplier locked no CPU speed change will be seen even if the frequency multiplier...

Page 22: ...Use the following procedure to verify change BIOS settings 1 Power on the computer 2 Press the Del key when the following message briefly displays at the bottom of the screen during the Power On Self...

Page 23: ...figure power management power on and sleep features q PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to modify the system s Plug and Play and PCI configurations q Pc health status Use this menu to monitor the r...

Page 24: ...arrow keys position the cursor over the month day and year Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through dates and times Note that the weekday Sun through Sat cannot be changed This field chan...

Page 25: ...stem stops and prompts you q No Errors System boot does not stop for any detected errors q All But Keyboard System boot does not stop for keyboard errors but does stop for all other errors q All But D...

Page 26: ...b menu Use the arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose To go back to the previous menu press Esc Note The options that have ssociated sub menus are designated by a u which precede...

Page 27: ...ystem q First Second Third Boot Device Use this option to set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to...

Page 28: ...for OS option q MPS Version Control For OS Use this function to select the Multi Processor Specification MPS version that BIOS passes to the operating system Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scr...

Page 29: ...his option to enable or disable the System BIOS Cacheable q Memory Hole At 15M 16M Use this option to enable or disable memory hole at 15M 16M function q PCI Express Root Port Use this option to defin...

Page 30: ...he Integrated Peripherals menu q OnChip IDE Device Use this option to set on chip IDE function q Onboard Device Use this option to enable or disable Azalia AC97 Audio Select q Super IO Device Use this...

Page 31: ...n Use this option to enable or disable Root port ASPM DMI port ASPM and so on q ACPI Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to enable or disable the ACPI function q ACPI...

Page 32: ...Use this option to enable or disable wake up by PCI card q Power On by Ring Use this option to enable or disable power on by ring q USB KB Wake Up From S3 Use this option to enable or disable USB KB...

Page 33: ...default setting is Disabled q Resources Controlled By This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and plug and play compat...

Page 34: ...sizes or enter the number using the keyboard numbers or use the and keys to go up and down the list of sizes PC health Status Select PC health Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter...

Page 35: ...ption to Enabled or Disable Spread Spectrum q CPU Clock Use this option to set CPU clock q DDR2 Voltage Use this option to set DDR2 Memory voltage q CHIPSET Voltage Use this option to set chipset volt...

Page 36: ...ures is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for enter ing BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or use...

Page 37: ...ain Menu Exit Without Saving 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...

Page 38: ...eate a DOS bootable floppy diskette Copy the new BIOS file just obtained or downloaded and the utility program AWDFLASH EXE to the diskette 2 Allow the PC system to boot from the DOS diskette 3 At the...

Page 39: ...r operating system The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista capable The kit comes with a CD that contains utility drivers and additional software The CD that has been shipped w...

Page 40: ...ion 1 Insert the Intel G31 driver CD after loading your operating system Waiting for one menute you can see below interface 2 Follow the below for Software Installation Utility Installing Installing D...

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Page 42: ...41 Installing Drivers and Software 3 Follow the below for Intel graphics drive Installing...

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Page 44: ...43 Installing Drivers and Software 4 Follow the below for HDA sound driver installing...

Page 45: ...44 G31 Value series motherboard 5 Follow the below for RTL8101E PCIE network driver installing...

Page 46: ...45 Installing Drivers and Software...

Page 47: ...46 G31 Value series motherboard At last you can open below page that provides information about the hard ware devices on this motherboard and check whether finish your installa tion...

Page 48: ...ar Sound Effect After clicking on the Sound Effect tab 3 sections Environment Equalizer and Karaoke are available for selection Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experie...

Page 49: ...ly used for your quick enjoyment How to Use Other than the buttons Pop Live Club Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke...

Page 50: ...o you to create your favorite sound effect in one single tool Playback control Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following...

Page 51: ...ute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced co...

Page 52: ...in functions Instead now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output i e playback function or input i e Recording function we call this Retasking Audio I O aims to help you setting jacks a...

Page 53: ...ice will pop up for your selection Please select the device you are trying to plug in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to...

Page 54: ...o called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device wo...

Page 55: ...Audio Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S PDIF Out Speaker Calibration After you have successfully plugged in speakers...

Page 56: ...You will get the best quality if you chose 90 position which we recommend you to use this ef fectively means that you speak right into the microphone Note A Stereo Microphone is required when using Be...

Page 57: ...The section 3D Audio Demo grants you another possibility to enjoy your sound The Audio Demo allows you to listen to sound in an extraordinary way Information This section provides information about yo...

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