Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2C Owner's manual

Category
Motherboards
Type
Owner's manual

This manual is also suitable for

The Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard supports LGA775 socket CPUs, including Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium D, Pentium, Celeron, and Celeron D processors. It features an Intel G31 chipset and an Intel ICH7 southbridge, enabling dual-channel DDR2 800/667 memory, PCI Express x16 graphics, and four SATA 3Gb/s ports for high-speed storage. With its Realtek ALC883 audio codec, the GA-G31M-ES2C delivers high-definition audio with support for 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel surround sound and S/PDIF output.

The Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard supports LGA775 socket CPUs, including Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium D, Pentium, Celeron, and Celeron D processors. It features an Intel G31 chipset and an Intel ICH7 southbridge, enabling dual-channel DDR2 800/667 memory, PCI Express x16 graphics, and four SATA 3Gb/s ports for high-speed storage. With its Realtek ALC883 audio codec, the GA-G31M-ES2C delivers high-definition audio with support for 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel surround sound and S/PDIF output.

GA-G31M-ES2L/
GA-G31M-ES2C
LGA775
Intel® CoreTM / Intel® Pentium® /
Intel® Celeron®
Rev. 1103
12MC-G31MES2L-1103R
Jul. 21, 2008
Motherboard
GA-G31M-ES2L
Motherboard
GA-G31M-ES2L
Jul. 21, 2008
Nov. 10, 2008
Motherboard
GA-G31M-ES2C
Motherboard
GA-G31M-ES2C
Nov. 10, 2008
© 2008
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http://www.gigabyte.tw/
REV : X.X X.X
REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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GA-G31M-ES2L/GA-G31M-ES2C ..................................................... 8
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1-1 ....................................................................................11
1-2 ..................................................................................................... 12
1-3 .................................................................. 15
1-3-1 (CPU)................................................................................. 15
1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 17
1-4 ....................................................................................... 18
1-4-1 ....................................................................................... 18
1-4-2 ............................................................................................ 19
1-5 ................................................................................................. 20
1-6 ................................................................................... 21
1-7 ....................................................................................... 23
BIOS ....................................................................................... 33
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 34
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 35
2-3 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )........................................... 37
2-4 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )..................................... 39
2-5 Integrated Peripherals ( )....................................................... 42
2-6 Power Management Setup ( )............................................... 45
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 47
2-8 PC Health Status ( )............................................................. 48
2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( / ) ...................................... 49
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 52
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 52
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( /)................... 53
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 54
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( )........................... 54
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3-1 ....................................................................................... 55
3-2 ............................................................................................ 56
3-3 ().......................................................................................... 56
3-4 ................................................................................................. 57
3-5 ..................................................................................................... 57
3-6 Download Center ............................................................................................ 58
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 59
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 64
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS........................................................................ 64
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS......................................................................... 67
4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro ................................................................................... 68
4-4 (Easy Energy Saver) ................................................. 69
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5-1 /........................................................................ 71
5-1-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 71
5-1-2 (S/PDIF )( )................................................. 74
5-1-3 ............................................................................................ 76
5-1-4 ............................................................................................ 78
5-2 ..................................................................................................... 79
5-2-1 ................................................................................................................ 79
5-2-2 ........................................................................................................... 80
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 82
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GA-G31M-ES2L GA-G31M-ES2C - 1
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IDE - 1 - 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 2
I/O - 1
2USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2SATA ( 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
(S/PDIF ) ( 12CR1-1SPOUT-02R)
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GA-G31M-ES2L/GA-G31M-ES2C
KB_MS CPU_FAN
LGA775
ATX
GA-G31M-ES2L/GA-G31M-ES2C
F_AUDIO
SYS_FAN
PCIE_16
IDE
BAT
IT8718
ATX_12V
Intel®G31
USB
LAN
AUDIO
LPT
R_USB
COMA
CLR_CMOS
FDD
DDRII1
DDRII2
VGA
Intel®ICH7
SATAII0
F_PANEL
PWR_LED
CI
CD_IN
F_USB1
CODEC
SPDIF_O
M_BIOS
PCI1
PCI2
F_USB2
PCIE_1
SATAII2
SATAII3
SATAII1
B_BIOS
RTL8111C
RTL8102E
GA-G31M-ES2L
GA-G31M-ES2C
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GA-G31M-ES2L
GA-G31M-ES2C
LGA775
Processor
Host
Interface
Intel® G31 GMCH CLK
(333/266/200 MHz)
Intel®
ICH7
2 PCI
PCI Bus
PCI Express Bus
Dual Channel Memory
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
Dual BIOS
Line-Out
MIC
CODEC
Line-In
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
Side Speaker Out
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
RJ45
LAN
RTL8111C
RTL8102E
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1-1
(CPU)
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1-2
(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®
( )
L2 CPU
(FSB) 1333/1066/800 MHz
Intel® G31
Intel® ICH7
21.8V DDR2 DIMM 4 GB ( )
DDR2 800/667 MHz
( )
Realtek ALC883
High Definition Audio
2 / 4 / 5.1/7.1 ( )
S/PDIF
CD
RTL 8111C (10/100/1000 Mbit)
RTL 8102E (10/100 Mbit)
1PCI Express x16
1PCI Express x1
2PCI
-1IDE ATA-100/66/33 2IDE
-4SATA 3Gb/s 4SATA 3Gb/s
iTE IT8718
- 1 1
USB
8USB 2.0/1.1 (4 4
USB )
GA-G31M-ES2L
GA-G31M-ES2C
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124-pin ATX
14-pin ATX 12 V
1
1IDE
4SATA 3Gb/s
1CPU
1
1
1
1
1S/PDIF
2USB 2.0/1.1
1
1
1PS/2
1PS/2
1
1
1D-Sub
4USB 2.0/1.1
1RJ-45
3 ( / / )
I/O iTE IT8718
CPU
CPU/
CPU
CPU/
CPU ( )
BIOS 24 Mbit flash
AWARD BIOS
DualBIOSTM
PnP 1.0a DMI 2.0 SM BIOS 2.4 ACPI 1.0b
GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C - 14 -
@BIOS
Q-Flash
Virtual DualBIOS
Download Center
Xpress Install
Xpress Recovery2
EasyTune ( )
(Easy Energy Saver)( )
Norton Internet Security (OEM )
Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP
Micro ATX 24.4 x 19.4
( ) PC 4 GB 4 GB
4 GB
( ) 7.1 HD (High Definition )
( ) CPU CPU
() EasyTune
( ) Intel®CoreTM 2 Extreme/ CoreTM 2 Quad/
CoreTM 2 Duo/ Pentium Dual-Core/ Celeron Dual-Core/ Celeron 400
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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 ()
GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C - 18 -
1-4
( )
1-4-1 2DDR2
(Dual Channel Technology) BIOS
2DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDRII1 ( 1)
1 (Channel 1) DDRII2 ( 2)
1. DDR2
2.
DDRII1
DDRII2
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1-4-2
DDR2
DDR2
DDR2 DDR DDR2
GA-G31M-ES2L/ES2C - 20 -
1-5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. BIOS
7.
PCI
PCI Express x1
PCI Express x16
/PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express
x16
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Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2C Owner's manual

Category
Motherboards
Type
Owner's manual
This manual is also suitable for

The Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard supports LGA775 socket CPUs, including Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium D, Pentium, Celeron, and Celeron D processors. It features an Intel G31 chipset and an Intel ICH7 southbridge, enabling dual-channel DDR2 800/667 memory, PCI Express x16 graphics, and four SATA 3Gb/s ports for high-speed storage. With its Realtek ALC883 audio codec, the GA-G31M-ES2C delivers high-definition audio with support for 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel surround sound and S/PDIF output.

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