USER`S MANUAL Of Intel G31 Express Chipset & Intel ICH7 Chipset
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1. is the 9 pin connector The On board serial port can be disabled through BIOS setup 10 VGA Connector 15 pin D Sub Connector VGA VGA is the 15 pin D Subminiature female connector for display monitor 3 2 Headers 1 Line Out MIC Header for Front Panel 9 pin FP AUDIO This header is connected to Front Panel Line out MIC connector with cable Audio GND Audio JD LINE2 JD lt MIC2 JD KEY iF 2 FH i4 n BAL AUDIO 650 of 10 E n Pin 1 m OOOO 9 MIC2 L MIC2 R Lineout2 R Sense FB Lineout2 L Line Out MIC Headers 2 USB Port Headers 9 pin USB2 These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug By attaching an option USB cable your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel rs il 0 TE USB2 WC C Bo DATA lt DATA 4 O O GND Pin 1 gt GND incu AT E USB Port Headers 3 Speaker connector SPEAK This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker See the figure below 4 Power LED PWR LED The Power LED is light on while the system power is on Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin 5 IDE Activity LED HD LED This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case 6 Reset switch lead RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer with2. latest BIOS files of the motherboard from official website and then make a copy of it to your bootable floppy disk after decompressing these files Step3 Insert the disk into A start your computer and then type in A xxxxxx BAT xxxxxxx being the file name of the latest BIOS Step4 Enter to update and flash the BIOS The system will restart automatically when BIOS is upgraded 4 2 Trouble Shooting Problem Son No power to the system to the all 1 Make sure power cable is security power light don t illuminate fan inside plugged in 2 Replace cable 3 power supply doesnt turn on Contact technical support oystem inoperative Keyboard lights Using ever pressure on both ends of are on power indicator lights are lit the DIMM press down firmly until the and hard drive is spinning module snaps into places oystem doesnt boot from hard disk 1 Check cable running from disk to drive can be booted from optical drive 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 optical 1 Back up date and applications files drive Hard disk can be read and 2 Reformat the hard drive Reinstall applications can be used but booting applications and date using backup from hard disk is impossible disks screen messa
3. uu e Ec eec duo Ere eue ii Chapter 1 Introduction of Intel G31 Motherboard Series 1 1 Features of motherboard The Intel G31 chipset motherboard series are based on the latest Intel G31 Express Chipset and Intel ICH7 Chipset technology which supports Intel LGA775 Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Conroe CPU and Intel Pentium H7 CPU under the 65W Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Intel amp Core 2 Quad series support only one CPU could it be possible that other CPU above the 65W limitation Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor Intel Celeron Dual Core Processor Intel Celeron 400 Processor and Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with Intel Hyper Threading Technology and fully supports the future 45nm processors The motherboard is optimized to deliver innovative features and professional desktop platform solution with the advantages of the new generation dual core Intel Core 2 Duo Processor for those who demand the best experience of personal computing The motherboards implement Intel G31 Express Chipset which supports Front Side Bus 1333MHz of data transferring The motherboard supports dual channel DDRII 533 DDHII 667 DDHRII 800 memory module with capacity expandable to 4GB The motherboard is embedded with ICH7 chipset of providing one parallel Ultra ATA 100 interface for one IDE drives and two serial ATA2 interface of 3Gb s data transfer rate for two serial ATA devices The G31 motherboard series offer one PCI Express x16 g
4. IOS AMI8MBDIPFashROM PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse connectors Serial port x1 VGA connector X1 USB 2 0 connector x 4 header x1 RJ 45 LAN connector X1 Audio connector x1 Line in Line out MIC Hard Disk connector x1 SATA connector x2 Front Panel Audio header x1 HDMI SPDIF header x1 3 Item Checklist Intel G31 Platform Processor Chipset based motherboard CD for motherboard utilities 1 Users Manual Multi Cable for IDE Cable for Serial ATA Port Back panel 1 4 Layout Diagram Rear I for Intel G31 Line IN PS 2 Mouse Line OUT PS 2 Keyboard MIC IN USB Connectors PS2 KB zT Mouse Port 1 CPU Socket LGA775 T T Serial P KB MS Power ON COMIS Jumper JP1 DDR Slot DIMMI DIMM2 EXE T w T P oum 7 3i g VGA HE A ty ATX 12V Power e Connector En V Ege a a din isi onnector EUE 7 HE FAN E USB IZ Connector E 4p USB Power ON Jumper ie JP2 a RJ 45 Over Ba USB Port T Intel G31Express ia Chipset 133 6 Audio C IDE Connector WO onn IDE PCI E Megabit ua LAN Chip 2 PCI Express x16by 16 lane Intel ICH7 Chipset 32 bit PCI Slot 6 CH ALC662 HD d HDMI SPDIF Powe r Led Serial ATA2 Audio Cod BE Terr EE rz ll udio Codec 2105 TECT Tm i ceo Feel s Line Connector Front Panel Au
5. JP1 1 2 Closed KB MSPower ON Disable Default 2 3 Closed KB MS Power ON Enabled Keyboard Mouse Power On Setting oO _ oW umm m L 2 USB Power on Enabled Disabled JP2 I E T ENS a A 4 Pin 1 2 Closed 44 Pin 2 3 Closed 1 2 Closed USB Power On Disable Default 2 3 Closed USB Power On Enabled USB Power On Setting sz aum uuum my d 3 CMOS RAM Clear 2 JBAT A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1 2 pins of JBAT to clear the CMOS data To clear the CMOS follow the procedure below 1 Turn off the system and unplug the AC power 2 Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector 3 Locate JBAT and short pins 1 2 for a few seconds if shorted with the jump cap short for a few seconds then pull out the hat 4 Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector 12 Note When should clear CMOS 1 Troubleshooting 2 Forget password 3 After over clocking system boot fail m n T HL V 4 F LJ a T i 1 2 coy Pin 1 2 0pen coy dil JBAT Pin 1 2 short 1 2 Open Normal 1 2 Short CMOS Clear CMOS Clear Setting 13 Chapter 4 Useful Help 4 1 How to Update BIOS Step1 Prepare a boot floppy disc You may make one by click START click RUN type SYS A click OK Step2 Download upgrade tools and the
6. USER S MANUAL Of Intel G31 Express Chipset amp Intel ICH7 Chipset Based M B for LGA 775 Quad Core Ready Intel Core Processor Family No G03 MI5G31SVM F Rev 1 0 Release date April 2010 Trademark Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer Environmental Safety Instruction Avoid the dusty humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature The figure comes from the request of the main chipset Generally speaking dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from the welding spots that connect components and PCB Computer should go through an adaptive phase before it boots when it is moved from a cold environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon These water drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the components Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer Using the close case m
7. ay decrease the life of other device because the higher temperature in the inner of the case Attention to the heat sink when you over clocking The higher temperature may decrease the life of the device and burned the capacitor Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth please recycle 1 TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF INTEL G31 MOTHERBOARD SERIES 11 PEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD 1 1 1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF t2 SPECIFICATION mo CE T3 TEM CRAB GRIST mE 1 4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM piece cece cette acento oae ioa eue Yu calle CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 INSTALL LGA 775 SUPPORTED INTEL 2 2 INSTALL MEMORY iicet tha c plu edes cies aeae iaa a Auc aa eea cea tex EAMUS 2 9 EXPANSION intei tioni inea RE RE PR eiii aaao CHAPTER3 CONNCTORS AND HEADERS MMC lee ciem 3 2 IIl w n wnn w SKSRR 39 INI Iizecl gggl ltem CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 44 HOW TO UPDATE aieo teens deut euo nca 4 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING ecco nsu su uen a
8. dio UsB2 Front Panel SATAI 2 Header Header Speaker Header Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Install LGA 775 Supported Intel Processor This motherboard provides a 775 pin surface mount LGA775 Land Grid Array socket referred to as the LGA775 socket supports Intel compatible processor in the 775 Pin package utilizes Flip Chip Land Grid Array FC LGA package technology The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating If this is not the case then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on your system WARNING 1 Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processors heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly otherwise it may cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN if necessary 2 Suggest the power of CPU should below 65w to work stably To install a CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the LGA775 socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90 degree angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below The notched corner should point toward the end of the level Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown LGA775 Colden Arrow ae CPU LGA775 Socket 2 2 Install Memory This motherboard provides tw
9. e proper direction If the installation direction is incorrect and you make the connection by force both the board and the power supply can be burned Please see to it that the direction is correct during installation GND Figure 1 20 power plug Figure2 24 pin power plug 2 12V Power Connector 4 pin block ATX12V 3 PS 2 Mouse amp PS 2 Keyboard Connector KB This is a new defined 4 pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply The ATX Power Supply which fully supports Intel LGA 775 processor must including this connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for system 3 4 ih 12V 12V 1 imma zi GND GND Pini 2 ATX12V TITET TITTETIDT T k un Gun mn OO The connectors are for PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Mouse 4 USB Port connector USB1 UL1 5 6 The connectors are 4 pin connectors that connect USB devices to the system board LAN Port connector UL1 This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network The USBLAN1 support 10M 100M 1000M bps optional data transfer rate Audio Line in Lin Out MIC Connector AUDIO This Connector is 3 phones Jack for LINE OUT LINE IN and MIC Line in BLUE Audio input to sound chip Line out GREEN Audio output to speaker MIC PINK Microphone Connecto
10. ge says Invalid Review system s equipment Make sure correct information on is in setup Configuration or CMOS Failure Can not boot system after installing 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly second hard drive 2 Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manufacture for compatibility with other drives 14
11. ity for the I O of peripherals The motherboards are designed of tackling the profuse multimedia requirements nowadays SS x16 by 16 lane 2 bit PCI Slot Chapter 3 Connectors and Headers 3 1 Connectors 1 Power Connector 24 pin block ATXPWR ATX Power Supply connector This is a new defined 24 pins ROW1 ROW2 connector that usually comes Row Row with ATX case The ATX Power V Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2 pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on the full power will not come into the system board until the front Pin 1 Pin 1 panel switch is momentarily 20 Pin 24 pressed Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system board We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2 0 compliant power supply unit PSU with a minimum of 350W power rating This type has 24 pin and 4 pin power plugs f you intend to use a PSU with 20 pin and 4 pin power plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15A on 12V and the power supply unit has a minimum power rating of 350W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Please refer to Figure 1 for 20 pin power plug connection Power plug and motherboard power connectors has adopted key design to avoid installation mistake through connection can be made easily if in th
12. o 240 pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES DIMM socket for DDR2 memory expansion to maximum memory volume of 4GB Valid Memory Configurations 240 Pin DIMM Maximum Capacity Bank 0 1 DDRII 533 DDRII 667 DDRII 800 DIMM1 GB 4GB Xi Bank 2 3 DDRII 533 DDRII 667 DDRII 800 Xi 2 DIMM2 Total System Memory Max 2GB Recommend DIMM Module Combination 1 One DIMM Module Plug in DIMM1 2 Two DIMM Modules Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 for Dual channel function For Dual channel Limited 1 Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in both DIMM1 amp DIMM2 DIMM1 amp DIMM2 must be the same type same size and same frequency for dual channel function Install DDR2 SDRAM modules to your motherboard is not difficult you can refer to figure below to see how to install 240 Pin DDRII 533 DDHII 667 DDHII 800 SDRAM module ihe DIMM1 2 gt from left to right NOTE When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides 2 3 Expansion Cards The G31 motherboard series offer one PCI Express x16 graphics slot of 4Gbyte sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 3 5 times of bandwidth more than AGP 8X and up to 8Gbyte sec peak concurrent bandwidth at full speed to guarantee the ultimate GPU computing performance One 32 bit PCI slot guarantees the rich connectiv
13. out having to turn off your power switch This is a preferred 10 method of rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system s power supply See the figure below 7 Power switch PWR BTN This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted power switch to power ON OFF the system PWRLED PWRBTN 5 H PWRLED VCC5 HDDLE GND 0 RSTSW O NC PWRBTN E l System Case Connections 8 FAN Power Headers SYSFAN 3 pin CPUFAN 4 pin These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less depending on the fan manufacturer the wire and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector 1 CPUFAN 4 SYSFAN 1 3 9 HDMI SPDIF Out header HDMI SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed data to an external Dolby digital decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Some of the VGA Card need connect SPDIF IN Connector so its HDMI Port can make sounds 11 sPDF our m 9 GND 12 HDMI SPDIF Header Lut zm mei DD 3 3 Jumper Setting 1 Keyboard Mouse Power on Enabled Disabled JP1 1 2 3 1 2 3 D 44 Pin 1 2 Closed 44 5 Pin 2 3 Closed i ra
14. peratures each time a relative one life of product decline 10 only too 1 2 Specification O Description ___ Design Micro ATX Form Factor PCB size 22 5 17 1em_ Intel Chipset e Support Intel LGA775 Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Conroe CPU and Intel Pentium H7 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Intel Core 2 Quad series support CPU Socket only one CPU could it be possible that other CPU above the 65W LGA775 limitation Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor Intel Celeron Dual Core Processor Intel amp Celeron 400 Processor and Intel amp Core 2 Duo Processor e Suggest the power of the CPU should be below 65W e Support FSB Frequency 533 667 800 1066 1333MHz e 240 DDRII RAM module socket x 2 Memory Socket Support Dual channel DDRII 533 DDRII 667 DDRII 800 MHz RAM Module and which is expandable to 4GB tps x16 slot 1pcs Expansion Slots Expansion Slots 32 bit PCI slo OS One PCI IDE controller that supports PCI Bus Mastering ATA Integrate IDE and PIO DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33 66 100 functions that deliver the Serial ATA2 data transfer rate up to 100 MB s two Serial ATA2 ports each provides 3 0 Gb sec data transfer rate LAN e Integrated PCI E 10 100 LAN chip e Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10Mb 100Mb data transfer rate HD Audio Realtek ALC662 6 CH HD Audio Codec integrated Audio driver and included B
15. r o RJ 45 Connector Line OUT VGA Connector PS 2 Mouse Serial port cy PS D Keyboarc sur mmm omm mono i USB Connectors MIC IN 7 Primary IDE Connector 40 pin block IDE This connector connects to the next set of Master and Slave hard disks Follow the same procedure described for the primary IDE connector You may also configure two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector e Two hard disks can be connected to each connector The first HDD is referred to as the Master and the second HDD is referred to as the Slave e For performance issues we strongly suggest you don t install a CD ROM or DVD ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk Otherwise the system performance on this channel may drop m SE Q Q Q O ga aaa TTS RRR IDE 1 IDE Connector SST TTT TTT TT ub Hm d j 8 Serial ATA Port connector SATA1 SATA2 These connectors support the provided Serial ATA and Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk cable to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk um il H Huj x 5 SATAL SATA2 LILLILLIL mum Serial ATA II Compatible Connectors 9 Serial Port 1
16. raphics slot of 4Gbyte sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 3 5 times of bandwidth more than AGP 8X and up to 8Gbyte sec peak concurrent bandwidth at full speed to guarantee the ultimate GPU computing performance One 32 bit PCI slot guarantees the rich connectivity for the I O of peripherals The motherboards are designed of tackling the profuse multimedia requirements nowadays The motherboards provide 10 100 Ethernet LAN function by using the PCI E megabit LAN The embedded Realtek ALC662 chipset is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro standards providing HD Audio 6 CH CODEC offers you with the home cinema quality and satisfying software compatibility Embedded USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 6 of USB2 0 functional ports delivering 480Mb s of rich connectivity these motherboards meet the demands of future USB peripherals which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to monitor and protect your system and maintain your non stop business computing Some special features CPU Thermal Throttling CPU Vcore 7 shift OC CON in this motherboard are designed for power user to use the over clocking function in more flexible ways But please be caution that the over clocking maybe causes the fails in system reliabilities This motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the demands of the next generation computing But if you insist to gain more system performance with varie
17. ty possibilities of the components you choose please be careful and make sure to read the detailed descriptions of these value added product features please get them in the coming section 1 1 1 Special Features of Motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling Technology The CPU Overheat Protection Technology To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high workload the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle mode from 87 5 to 12 5 according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS from 40 C to 90 C When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset value the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage to cool down the processor When at throttling mode the beeper sound can be optionally selected to indicate it is in working CPU Vcore 7 Shift Shift to Higher Performance The CPU voltage can be adjusted up by 7 steps for the precisely over clocking of extra demanding computing performance Solid Capacitors High polymer Solid Electrolysis Aluminum Capacitors The working temperature is from 55 degrees Centigrade below zero to 125 degrees Centigrade Solid capacitors possess superior physical characteristics that can be while reducing the working temperature between 20 degrees Centigrade each time intact extension 10 times of effective product operation lives at not rising degrees Centigrade of working tem
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