Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 Owner's manual

Type
Owner's manual

Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard supports LGA775 socket CPUs and offers features for both basic and enthusiast users. It comes equipped with an Intel G31 chipset and ICH7 I/O controller, providing a solid foundation for building a reliable and powerful system. With support for DDR2 memory, SATA 3Gb/s ports, and PCI Express x16 graphics, it allows for flexible expansion and performance upgrades. Additionally, the motherboard boasts Realtek ALC888 High Definition Audio and Realtek 8111C Gigabit Ethernet, ensuring immersive sound and stable network connectivity.

Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard supports LGA775 socket CPUs and offers features for both basic and enthusiast users. It comes equipped with an Intel G31 chipset and ICH7 I/O controller, providing a solid foundation for building a reliable and powerful system. With support for DDR2 memory, SATA 3Gb/s ports, and PCI Express x16 graphics, it allows for flexible expansion and performance upgrades. Additionally, the motherboard boasts Realtek ALC888 High Definition Audio and Realtek 8111C Gigabit Ethernet, ensuring immersive sound and stable network connectivity.

GA-EG31MF-S2
LGA775
Intel® CoreTM / Intel® Pentium® /
Intel® Celeron®
Rev. 1002
12MC-EG31MF2-1002R
Mar. 3, 2008
Motherboard
GA-EG31MF-S2
Motherboard
GA-EG31MF-S2
Mar. 3, 2008
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REV : X.X X.X
REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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GA-EG31MF-S2 ................................................................................ 7
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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9
1-2 ..................................................................................................... 10
1-3 .................................................................. 13
1-3-1 (CPU)................................................................................. 13
1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 15
1-4 ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-1 ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-2 ............................................................................................ 17
1-5 ................................................................................................. 18
1-6 ................................................................................... 19
1-7 ....................................................................................... 21
BIOS ....................................................................................... 31
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 32
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 33
2-3 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )........................................... 35
2-4 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )..................................... 37
2-5 Integrated Peripherals ( ) ....................................................... 40
2-6 Power Management Setup ( )............................................... 43
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 45
2-8 PC Health Status ( )............................................................. 46
2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( /) ...................................... 48
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 50
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 50
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )................... 51
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 52
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( )........................... 52
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3-1 ............................................................................... 53
3-2 ............................................................................................ 54
3-3 ................................................................................... 54
3-4 ..................................................................................................... 55
3-5 ................................................................................................. 55
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 57
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 62
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS........................................................................ 62
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS......................................................................... 65
4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro ................................................................................... 67
4-4 (Dynamic Energy Saver) ................................................ 68
4-5 Windows Vista ReadyBoost ................................................................. 70
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5-1 /........................................................................ 71
5-1-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 71
5-1-2 (S/PDIF +)( ) .................................. 73
5-1-3 ............................................................................................ 75
5-1-4 ............................................................................................ 77
5-2 ..................................................................................................... 78
5-2-1 ................................................................................................................ 78
5-2-2 ........................................................................................................... 79
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2USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2IEEE 1394a ( 12CF1-1IE008-01R)
2SATA ( 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
(S/PDIF +) ( 12CR1-1SPINO-11R)
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IDE - 1 - 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 2
I/O - 1
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GA-EG31MF-S2
KB_MS CPU_FAN
LGA775
ATX
GA-EG31MF-S2
F_AUDIO
ATX_12V
Intel® G31
USB_LAN
AUDIO
USB_1394
PCIE_1
SYS_FAN
F1_1394 F_PANEL
PWR_LED
F_USB2
IDE
F_USB1
CD_IN
FDD
PCIE_16
CODEC TSB43AB23
PCI1
PCI2
BAT
IT8718 Intel® ICH7
CLR_CMOS
CI
MBIOS
DDRII1
DDRII2
DDRII3
DDRII4
SPDIF_IO
SATAII3
RTL8111C
COMA
LPT
VGA
SATAII2
SATAII1
SATAII0
PHASE LED
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1 PCI Express x16
Dual Channel Memory
LGA775
Processor
Host
Interface
Intel®
G31 GMCH CLK
(333/266/200 MHz)
BIOS
2 PCI
PCI Bus
PCI Express Bus 4 SATA 3Gb/s
PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
PCI Express x16
8 USB Ports
IT8718
Floppy
PS/2 KB/Mouse
LPT Port
CPU CLK+/-
(333/266/200 MHz)
D-Sub
1 PCI Express x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz) x1 ATA-100/66/33 IDE Channel
COM Port
DDR2 800/667 MHz
RJ45
LAN
RTL8111C
2 IEEE 1394a
TSB43AB23
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Line-Out
MIC
Line-In
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
Side Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
CODEC
Intel®
ICH7
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(CPU) LGA775 Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme /
Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad / Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo /
Intel® Pentium®/ Intel® Pentium® D /
Intel® Pentium® 4 / Intel® Pentium® 4 /
Intel® Celeron®
( )
î‚ŠL2 CPU
(FSB) î‚Š1333/1066/800 MHz
Intel® G31
Intel® ICH7
î‚Š41.8V DDR2 DIMM 4 GB ( )
î‚Š
î‚ŠDDR2 800/667 MHz
( )
î‚ŠRealtek ALC888
î‚ŠHigh Definition Audio
î‚Š2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1
î‚ŠS/PDIF /
î‚ŠCD
î‚ŠRealtek 8111C (10/100/1000 Mbit)
î‚Š1PCI Express x16
î‚Š1PCI Express x1
î‚Š2PCI
î‚Š
-1IDE ATA-100/66/33 2
IDE
-4SATA 3Gb/s 4SATA 3Gb/s
î‚ŠiTE IT8718
-1 1
IEEE 1394 î‚ŠT.I. TSB43AB23
î‚Š2IEEE 1394a (1 1
IEEE 1394a )
USB î‚Š
î‚Š8USB 2.0/1.1 (4 4
USB )
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î‚Š124-pin ATX
î‚Š14-pin ATX 12 V
î‚Š1
î‚Š1IDE
î‚Š4SATA 3Gb/s
î‚Š1CPU
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1S/PDIF /
î‚Š2USB 2.0/1.1
î‚Š1IEEE 1394a
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1PS/2
î‚Š1PS/2
î‚Š1
î‚Š1
î‚Š1D-Sub
î‚Š4USB 2.0/1.1
î‚Š1IEEE 1394a
î‚Š1RJ-45
î‚Š6 ( / / /
/ / )
I/O î‚ŠiTE IT8718
î‚Š
î‚ŠCPU
î‚ŠCPU/
î‚ŠCPU
î‚ŠCPU/
î‚ŠCPU/ ( )
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BIOS î‚Š18 Mbit flash
î‚ŠAWARD BIOS
î‚ŠPnP 1.0a DMI 2.0 SM BIOS 2.4 ACPI 1.0b
î‚Š@BIOS
î‚ŠDownload Center
î‚ŠQ-Flash
î‚ŠEasyTune ( )
î‚ŠXpress Install
î‚ŠXpress Recovery2
î‚ŠVirtual Dual BIOS
î‚Š (Dynamic Energy Saver)
î‚ŠNorton Internet Security (OEM )
Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000
î‚ŠMicro ATX 24.4 x 23
( ) PC 4 GB 4 GB
4 GB
( ) CPU/ CPU/
() EasyTune
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1-3
(CPU)
•CPU
(CPU )
•CPU
•CPU CPU CPU (
CPU CPU )
•CPU
•CPU CPU
•CPU
CPU
1-3-1 (CPU)
A. CPU CPU
LGA775 CPU
LGA775 CPU
CPU
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B. CPU CPU
CPU CPU
CPU
(CPU )
CPU CPU
( ) CPU
(CPU
)
CPU
CPU
CPU
(CPU
CPU )
CPU
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CPU CPU
CPU CPU
CPU ' '
()
CPU (CPU_FAN)
CPU
1-3-2 CPU CPU (Intel®)
()
CPU
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( )
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1. DDR2
2. DDR2
( ) DDR2
3. (DDRII1 DDRII2)
POST
Flex Memory Mode Intel® Flex (Intel® Flex Memory Technology)
/
2
4
DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4
DS/SS - - DS/SS - -
- - DS/SS - - DS/SS
SS SS SS SS
(SS DS -- )
DDRII1
DDRII2
DDRII3
DDRII4
1-4-1 4DDR2
(Dual Channel Technology) BIOS
4DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDRII1 DDRII2 ( 12)
1 (Channel 1) DDRII3 DDRII4 ( 34)
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1-4-2
DDR2 DDR DDR2
DDR2
DDR2
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. BIOS
7.
/PCI Express x16
•
PCI Express x16
PCI Express
x16
•
PCI Express x1
PCI Express x16
PCI
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/
/
1 Gbps
100 Mbps
10 Mbps
1-6
PS/2 PS/2
PS/2 ( ) ( )
D-Sub 15-pin D-Sub D-Sub
IEEE 1394a IEEE 1394a
IEEE 1394a
USB USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
/USB USB
(RJ-45) (Gigabit Ethernet)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
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( )
5.1/7.1
( )
4/5.1/7.1
( )
7.1
( )
( ) 2
4/5.1/7.1
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2/4/5.1/7.1
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Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 Owner's manual

Type
Owner's manual

Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard supports LGA775 socket CPUs and offers features for both basic and enthusiast users. It comes equipped with an Intel G31 chipset and ICH7 I/O controller, providing a solid foundation for building a reliable and powerful system. With support for DDR2 memory, SATA 3Gb/s ports, and PCI Express x16 graphics, it allows for flexible expansion and performance upgrades. Additionally, the motherboard boasts Realtek ALC888 High Definition Audio and Realtek 8111C Gigabit Ethernet, ensuring immersive sound and stable network connectivity.

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