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G31-M4 Setup Manual 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for G31-M4

Page 1: ...e will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this p...

Page 2: ...U 5 2 2 FAN Headers 6 2 3 Installing System Memory 7 2 4 Connectors and Slots 9 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 12 3 2 Detail Settings 12 Chapter 4 Useful Help 16 4 1 Driver Installation Note 16 4 2 Software 17 4 3 Extra Information 21 4 4 AMI BIOS Beep Code 23 4 5 Troubleshooting 24 Appendix SPEC In Other Languages 25 German 26 French 28 Italian 30 Spanish 32 Portugues...

Page 3: ... rear side of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment Keep the computer from dangerous area such as heat source humid air and water The operating temperatures of the computer should be 0 to 45 degrees Cels...

Page 4: ...is not supported CPU with FSB 533 MHz only supports DDR2 533 CPU with FSB 800 MHz only supports DDR2 667 800 Graphics GMA 3100 Max Shared Video Memory is 256MB IDE Integrated IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0 4 SATA 2 Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to 3 0 Gb s SATA Version 2 0 specification compliant LAN Realtek RTL 8102EL 10 100 Mb s a...

Page 5: ...o Jack x3 Connects to PS 2 Keyboard Connects to PS 2 Mouse Connect to D SUB monitor Connect to RJ 45 ethernet cable Connect to USB devices Provide Audio In Out and microphone connection Board Size 200 W x 235 L mm OS Support Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS with or without notice 1 4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard USBX2 USBX2 LA...

Page 6: ...B2 RJ45USB1 AUDIO1 F_AUDIOF1 VGA1 BIOS LAN Super I O Codec PEX16_1 PCI1 PCI2 FDD1 JPRNT1 JCOM1 SYS_FAN1 F_USB1 F_USB2 PANEL1 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 ID E1 ATXPWR1 DDR 2_B1 DDR 2_A1 JCMOS1 Intel ICH7 Intel G31 Socket 478 BAT1 CPU_FAN1 Note represents the 1st pin ...

Page 7: ... degree angle Step 2 Look for the white dot cut edge The white dot cut edge should point wards the lever pivot The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation Step 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the CPU_FAN1 This completes the installation ...

Page 8: ...re to pin 1 CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 3 SYS_FAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 3 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note The CPU_FAN1 support 4 pin head connector and SYS_FAN1 support 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black ...

Page 9: ...lock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated ...

Page 10: ...annel Memory Installation Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in the table Dual Channel Status DDR2_A1 DDR2_B1 Disabled O X Disabled X O Enabled O O O means memory installed X means memory not installed The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same x8 or x16 ...

Page 11: ...M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables 1 33 2 34 IDE1 Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 functionality The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to two hard disk drives 1 39 2 40 ...

Page 12: ... Ground 3 Ground 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 Ground 5 Ground 18 Ground 6 5V 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 Standby Voltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Ground 12 3 3V ATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector This connector provides 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment 1 12V 2 12V 3 Ground 1 2 3 4 4 Ground Note Before power on the system please make sure that both ATXPWR1 and ATXPWR2 connectors have...

Page 13: ...lly PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture PEX16_1 PCI1 PCI2 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits PCI1 PCI2 ...

Page 14: ...Panel Header This 16 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED and speaker connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions PWR_LED On Off RST HLED SPK 1 9 8 16 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 9 N A 2 N A 10 N A N A 3 N A 11 N A N A 4 Speaker Speaker Connector 12 Power LED 5 HDD LED 13 Power LED 6 HDD LED Hard drive LED 14 Power LED...

Page 15: ...gnment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB 5 USB 6 USB 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 1 9 2 10 F_USB1 F_USB2 10 NC F_AUDIOF1 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel This header allows only HD audio front panel connector AC 97 connector is not acceptable Pin Assignment 1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack...

Page 16: ...lear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 Wait for five seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data SATA1 SATA4 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 2 0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb s Pin A...

Page 17: ...ready 7 Request to send 8 Clear to send 9 Ring indicator 10 Key 1 2 9 10 JPRNT1 Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC 1 2 25 26 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14 Ground 2 ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Ground 6 Init 19 ACK 7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy 9 Data 3 22 Ground 10 Ground 23 PE 11 Data 4 24 Ground 12 Grou...

Page 18: ...tion To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installation program B Software Installation To install the software please click on the Software icon The setup guide will list the software available for your system click on each software title to launch th...

Page 19: ...llect the system information which is useful for analyzing the problem you may have encountered and then send these information to our tech support department to help you fix the problem Before you use this utility please set OutlookExpress as your default e mail clientapplicationprogram This block will show the information which would be collected in the mail Provide the e mail address that you w...

Page 20: ... the saved txt file you will see your system information including motherboard BIOS CPU video device OS information This information is also concluded in the sent mail We will not share customer s data with any other third parties so please feel free to provide your system information while using eHot Line service If you are not using Outlook Express as your default e mail client application you m...

Page 21: ...S file Clear CMOS function Only for AWARD BIOS Show current BIOS information Save current BIOS to a bin file AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS Backup BIOS Once click on this button the saving dialog will show Choose the position to save file and enter file name We recommend that the file name should be English number and no longer than 7 characters Then click Save ...

Page 22: ...k on Open The utility will update BIOS with the proper BIOS file and this process may take minutes Please do not open any other applications during this process After the BIOS Update process click on OK to restart the system While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows press Delete key to enter BIOS setup In the BIOS setup use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and Exit...

Page 23: ...er on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Plug in the power cord and boot up the system Or you can 1...

Page 24: ...ontains the BIOS file to the USB port or the floppy disk drive 4 Power on or reset the computer and then press F12 during the POST process A select dialog as the picture on the right appears Select the device contains the BIOS file and press Enter to enter the utility 5 The utility will show the BIOS files and their respective information Select the proper BIOS file and press Enter then Y to perfo...

Page 25: ...dapter Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1 3 Reseat the memory or replace with known good modules 6 7 Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the system Consult your system manufacturer Before declaring the motherboard beyond all hope eliminate the possibility of interference by a malfunctioning add in card Remove all expansion cards except the video...

Page 26: ...k to disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time System only boots from an optical drive Hard disks can be read applications can be used but system fails to boot from a hard disk 1 Back up data and applications files 2 Refo...

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Page 28: ...512MB 1GB 2GB DDR2 Max 4GB Arbeitsspeicher Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodul Unterstützt DDR2 533 667 800 registrierte DIMMs ECC DIMMs werden nicht unterstützt CPU mit 533 MHz FSB unterstützt nurDDR2 533 CPU mit 800 MHz FSB unterstützt nur DDR2 667 800 Grafik GMA 3100 Max 256MB gemeinsam benutzter Videospeicher IDE Integrierter IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Bus Master Modus Unterstützt PIO Modus ...

Page 29: ...nttafel Audioanschlussfunktion CPU Lüfter Sockel x1 CPU Lüfterstromversorgungsanschluss System Lüfter Sockel x1 System Lüfter Stromversorgungsanschluss CMOS löschen Sockel x1 USB Anschluss x2 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 2 Fronttafel USB Anschlüsse Stromanschluss 24 polig x1 Onboard Ans chluss Stromanschluss 4 polig x1 Rückseiten E A PS 2 Tastatur x1 PS 2 Maus x1 VGA Anschluss x1 LAN Anschluss x1 U...

Page 30: ... Capacité mémoire maximale de 4Go Module de mémoire DDR2 à mode à double voie Prend en charge la DDR2 533 667 800 Les DIMM à registres et DIMM avec code correcteurs d erreurs ne sont pas prises en charge UC avecFSB 533 MHz neprend en chargequeDDR2 533 UC avecFSB 800 MHz neprend en chargequeDDR2 667 800 Graphiques GMA 3100 Mémoire vidéo partagée maximale de 256 Mo IDE Contrôleur IDE intégré Mode pr...

Page 31: ...harge la fonction audio du panneau avant Embase de ventilateur UC x1 Alimentation électrique du ventilateur UC Embase de ventilateur système x1 Alimentation électrique du ventilateur système Embase d effacement CMOS x1 Connecteur USB x2 Chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 ports USB de panneau avant Connecteur d alimentation x1 24 broches Connecteur embarqué Connecteur d alimentation x1 4 broches E...

Page 32: ...pacità massima della memoria 4GB Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio Supporto di DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM registrati e DIMM ECC non sono supportati CPU con FSB a 533 MHz supporta solo DDR2 533 CPU con FSB a 800 MHz supporta solo DDR2 667 800 Grafica GMA 3100 La memoria video condivisa massima è di 256MB IDE Controller IDE integrato Modalità Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Supporto modalità PIO Mode...

Page 33: ...tore ventolina CPU x1 Alimentazione ventolina CPU Collettore ventolina sistema x1 Alimentazione ventolina di sistema Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Connettore USB x2 Ciascun connettore supporta 2 porte USB pannello frontale Connettore alimentazione x1 24 pin Connettori su scheda Connettore alimentazione x1 4 pin I O pannello posteriore Tastiera PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Porta VGA x1 Porta LAN x1 Por...

Page 34: ...512MB 1GB 2GB Capacidad máxima de memoria de 4GB Módulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Doble Admite DDR2 de 533 667 800 No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM compatibles con ECC CPU con FSB de 533 MHz sólo soporta DDR2 533 CPUcon FSB de800 MHz sólo soportaDDR2 667 800 Gráficos GMA 3100 Memoria máxima de vídeo compartida de 256MB IDE Controlador IDE integrado Modo bus maestro Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Soporte los ...

Page 35: ...cera de ventilador de CPU X1 Fuente de alimentación de ventilador de CPU Cabecera de ventilador de sistema X1 Fuente de alimentación de ventilador de sistema Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Conector USB X2 Cada conector soporta 2 puertos USB frontales Conector de alimentación X1 24 patillas Conectores en placa Conector de alimentación X1 4 patillas Panel trasero de E S Teclado PS 2 X1 Ratón PS 2 X1...

Page 36: ... MB 1GB 2GB Capacidade máxima de memória 4 GB Módulo de memória DDR2 de canal duplo Suporta módulos DDR2 533 667 800 Os módulos DIMM registados e os DIMM ECC não são suportados CPU com FSB 533 MHz só suporta DDR2 533 CPU com FSB 800 MHz só suporta DDR2 667 800 Placa gráfica GMA 3100 Memória de vídeo máxima partilhada 256 MB IDE Controlador IDE integrado Modo Bus master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Suporta ...

Page 37: ...al Conector da ventoinha da CPU x1 Alimentação da ventoinha da CPU Conector da ventoinha do sistema x1 Alimentação da ventoinha do sistema Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector USB x2 Cada conector suporta 2 portas USB no painel frontal Conector de alimentação x1 24 pinos Conectores na placa Conector de alimentação x1 4 pinos Entradas S aídas no painel traseiro Teclado PS 2 x1 Rato PS 2 x1 Por...

Page 38: ...o obsługuje pamięci DDR2 533 CPU z FSB 800 MHz tylko obsługuje pamięci DDR2 667 800 Grafika GMA 3100 Maks wielkość współdzielonej pamięci video wynosi 256MB Super I O ITE 8721 Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcje Super I O Interfejs Low Pin Count Funkcje kontroli warunków pracy Monitor H W IDE Zintegrowany kontroler IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Tryb Bus Master obsługa PIO tryb 0 4 SATA Zintegrowany ...

Page 39: ...kowe wentylatora procesora x1 Zasilanie wentylatora procesora Złącze główkowe wentylatora systemowego x1 Zasilanie wentylatora systemowego Złącze główkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Złącze USB x2 Każde złącze obsługuje 2 porty USB na panelu przednim Złącze zasilania 24 pinowe x1 Złącza wbudowane Złącze zasilania 4 pinowe x1 Back Panel I O Klawiatura PS 2 x1 Mysz PS 2 x1 Port VGA x1 Port LAN x1 Port USB x4 ...

Page 40: ... МГц поддерживает только DDR2 667 800 Графика GMA 3100 Максимальная совместно используемая видео память составляет 256 МБ Super I O ITE 8721 Обеспечивает наиболее используемые действующие функциональные возможности Super I O Интерфейс с низким количеством выводов Инициативы по охране окружающей среды Аппаратный монитор IDE Встроенное устройство управления встроенными интерфейсами устройств Режим х...

Page 41: ...ние вентилятора центрального процессора x1 Источник питания для вентилятора центрального процессора Контактирующее приспособление вентилятора системы x1 Источник питания для вентилятора системы Открытое контактирующее приспособление CMOS x1 USB разъём x2 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 USB порта на лицевой панели Разъем питания 24 вывод x1 Встроенны й разъём Разъем питания 4 вывод x1 Задняя панель ср...

Page 42: ...ﺗ DDR2 667 800 ﻓﺘﺤﺔ DDR2 DIMM ﻋﺪد 2 ﻓﺘﺤﺔ آﻞ ﺗﺪﻋﻢ DIMM ﻥﻮع ﻣﻦ ذاآﺮة ﺗﺪﻋﻢ DDR2 ﺳﻌﺔ 256 512 و ﺏﺎیﺖ ﻣﻴﺠﺎ 2 و ﺏﺎیﺖ 1 ﺝﻴﺠﺎ ﺏﺎیﺖ ﺳ ﻗﺼﻮى ذاآﺮة ﻌﺔ 4 ﺏﺎیﺖ ﺝﻴﺠﺎ اﻟﺬاآﺮة اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮآﺔ اﻟﻔﻴﺪیﻮ ﻟﺬاآﺮة ﺳﻌﺔ أﻗﺼﻰ 256 ﺏﺎیﺖ ﻣﻴﺠﺎ GMA 3100 ﺏﻄﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﺮﺳﻮﻣﺎت اﻟﺒﻴﺌﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﺤﻜﻢ وﺳﺎﺋﻞ اﻷﺝﻬﺰة ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻣﺮاﻗﺐ ITE 8721 وﻇﻴﻔﺔ ﺗﻮﻓﺮ Super I O ً ﺎ اﺳﺘﺨﺪاﻣ اﻷآﺜﺮ ﺗ ﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ LowPinCount Interface Super I O ﺏﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ ﻥﺎﻗﻞ Ultra DMA ...

Page 43: ...ﻴﻞ اﻟﻤﺮآﺰیﺔ اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ وﺣﺪة ﻣﺮوﺣﺔ وﺹﻠﺔ ﻋﺪد 1 اﻟﻨﻈﺎم ﻟﻤﺮوﺣﺔ اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﻟﺘﻮﺹﻴﻞ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم ﻣﺮوﺣﺔ وﺹﻠﺔ ﻋﺪد 1 ﻣﺴﺢ وﺹﻠﺔ CMOS ﻋﺪد 1 ﻓﺘﺤﺘﻲ ﻣﻨﻔﺬ آﻞ یﺪﻋﻢ USB اﻷﻣﺎﻣﻴﺔ ﺏﺎﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ ﻣﻨﻔﺬ USB ﻋﺪد 2 ﺗﻮﺹﻴ ﻣﻨﻔﺬ اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﻞ 24 دﺏﻮس ﻋﺪد 1 اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺗﻮﺹﻴﻞ ﻣﻨﻔﺬ 4 دﺏﺎﺏﻴﺲ ﻋﺪد 1 اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻓﺬ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻄﺢ اﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ ﻣﻔﺎﺗﻴﺢ ﻟﻮﺣﺔ PS 2 ﻋﺪد 1 ﻣﺎوس PS 2 ﻋﺪد 1 ﻣﻨﻔﺬ VGA ﻋﺪد 1 ﻣﺤﻠﻴﺔ اﺗﺼﺎل ﺵﺒﻜﺔ ﻣﻨﻔﺬ ﻋﺪد 1 ﻣﻨﺎﻓﺬ USB ﻋﺪد 4 ﺹﻮت ﻣﻘﺒﺲ ﻋﺪد 3 ﻣﻨﺎﻓﺬ دﺧﻞ ﺧﺮج اﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ اﻟﺨﻠﻔﻴﺔ ...

Page 44: ...ードDDR2メモリモジュール DDR2 533 667 800をサポート 登録済みDIMMとECC DIMMはサポートされません のCPUのFSBを533 MHzの唯一のDDR2 533をサポートし ています のCPUのFSBを800 MHzの唯一のDDR2 667 800をサポー トしています グラフィック ス GMA 3100 最大の共有ビデオメモリは256MBです Super I O ITE 8721 もっとも一般に使用されるレガシーSuper I O 機能を採用しています 低ピンカウントインターフェイス 環境コントロールイニシアチブ H Wモニター IDE 統合IDEコントローラ Ultra DMA 33 66 100バスマスタモード PIO Mode 0 4のサポート SATA 統合シリアルATAコントローラ 最高3 0 Gb 秒のデータ転送速度 SATAバージョン2 0仕様に準...

Page 45: ...フロントパネル機能をサポートします フロントオーディオコネクタ x1 フロントパネルオーディオ機能をサポートします CPUファンヘッダ x1 CPUファン電源装置 システムファンヘッダ x1 システムファン電源装置 CMOSクリアヘッダ x1 USBコネクタ x2 各コネクタは2つのフロントパネルUSBポートをサポートし ます 電源コネクタ 24ピン x1 オンボードコ ネクタ 電源コネクタ 4ピン x1 背面パネル I O PS 2キーボード x1 PS 2マウス x1 VGAポート x1 LANポート x1 USBポート x4 オーディオジャック x3 ボードサイズ 200 mm 幅 X 235 mm 高さ OSサポート Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Biostarは事前のサポートなしにOSサポートを追加または削 除する権利を留保します 2010 08 05 ...

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