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    Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0B Disclaimer The information in this docume[...]

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    ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications Th[...]

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    iii T T T T T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction......................................................................................1 Feature............................................................................................[...]

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    iv Integrated Peripherals.......................................................33 Power Management Setup.................................................34 PCI/PnP Setup...................................................................36 PC Health Status...............................................................36 Fr equency/V oltage Contr ol[...]

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    1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Tha nk you f or choosing the G31T -M7 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA775 socket Intel ® Y orkfield/W olfdale/Core ™ 2 Qua d (Q6600/Q6700 G0)/Pentium ® Dual-Core/ Celeron ® 4xx Series pr[...]

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    2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Accommodates Intel ® Y orkfield/Wolfdale/Core ™ 2 Quad (Q6600/Q6700 G0)/Pentium ® Dual-Core/Celeron ® 4xx Series processors • Supports a system bus (FSB) of 1333/1066/800 MHz • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU The motherboard uses a n LGA775 type of Intel ® Y orkfield/W olfdale/Core ?[...]

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    3 Introducing the Motherboard Audio (optional) • 5.1 Cha nnel High Definition Audio Codec • Exceeds Microsoft Windows Logo Program (WLP) Requirements • ADCs support 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz sample rate • Power Support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 5.0V This motherboard may support either of the f ollowing Audio chipsets: The motherboard comes with th[...]

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    4 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components[...]

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    5 Introducing the Motherboard T a ble of Motherboard Components LABEL COMPONENTS LGA7 75 socket for Int el ® Y or kf i el d/Wol fdal e /Cor e ™ 2 Quad ( Q6600/Q6700 G0 ) /Pen tiu m ® Dual -C ore/ Cel eron ® 4xx Ser ies p roc e ss o rs 2. CPU_F AN CPU coo l i n g fa n co nn ect or 3. DDR2_1~2 240-pi n DD R2 SDRAM sl o ts 4. ATX _P OWE R Standar[...]

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    6 Introducing the Motherboard Memo[...]

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    7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

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    8 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pin[...]

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    9 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings USBPWR_F USBPWR_R Jumper T ype Description Setting (default) CLR_CMOS 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR CMOS Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system. CLR_CMOS USBP[...]

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    10 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink a nd cooling fa n make sur e that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface- mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard, you may cause serious damage t[...]

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    11 Installing the Motherboard A. Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPU cap. B. Unloa d the ca p · Use thumb & forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap. · Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket. C. Open the load plate · Use thumb & forefinger to hold the hook of the lever , pushing do[...]

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    12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin DDR2 800/667. The total memory capacity is 4 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in a ny of the two slots. Each module ca n be installed with 2 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 4 GB. Do not remove any memo[...]

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    13 Installing the Motherboard T able A: DDR2 (me mory module) QVL (Qualif ied V endor List) The following DDR2 800/667 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Ty p e Si ze V e ndo r Modu l e Name V A LUES E LECT 32M8CE C 64M8CF E P S 1000545 Cor s air Cor s air K4T 51083Q C G EIL G L2L64M088B A 18W Ram ax el 5 L[...]

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    14 Installing the Motherboard Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s f eatures a nd capa bilities. W ith these efficient fa cilities, you ca n in- crea se the motherboard’s capa bilities by[...]

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    15 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bra cket of the [...]

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    16 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for inf ormation on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header for Azalia This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. 1 PORT 1L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT 1R 4 PRESENCE#[...]

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    17 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard ha s four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array . Additionally , some computer ca ses have USB ports at the front of the ca se. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Please make su[...]

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    18 Installing the Motherboard SA T A ca ble (optional) SA T A power ca ble (optional) IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLA VE. Refer to the IDE device user’s ma nual. Installing two IDE devices on one cable, ensure that one device is set to MASTER a nd the other device is set to SLA VE. The documenta[...]

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    19 Installing the Motherboard Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: This motherboard does not support the “Hot-Plug” function. 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. 2 Attach the other cable end to the SA T A hard drive. 3 Attach the SA T A power cable to the SA T A hard drive and connect the other end[...]

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    20 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The ba ckpla ne of the motherboard ha s the following I/O ports: Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The first jack is for stereo line-in signal. The second jack is for stereo line-out signal. The third jack is for microphone. PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 po[...]

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    21 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Ca se Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you ca n begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 Connect the CPU cooling fa n cable to CPU_F AN . 2 Connect the system cooling fa n connector to SYS_F AN . 3 Connect the ca se switche s and indicator LEDs to[...]

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    22 Installing the Motherboard A TX12V: A TX 12V Power Connector Pi n Signal Na me 4 +12V 3 +12V 2 Ground 1 Ground Users plea se note that the fa n connector supports the CPU cooling fa n of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin Power Connector Pin Signal Na me Pin Sign al Na me 1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 +5V 16 PS_ON [...]

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    23 Installing the Motherboard Front Pa nel Hea der The front pa nel hea der (F_P ANEL) provides a sta ndard set of switch a nd LED headers commonly found on A TX or micro-A TX cases. Refer to the ta ble below f or informa- tion: * MSG LED (dual color or single color) Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provi[...]

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    24 Installing the Motherboard Memo[...]

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    25 Using BIOS Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’[...]

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    26 Using BIOS BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below: CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. f f f f v02.59 (C)Copyright 1985-2005, American Mega trends, Inc. f Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility . : Move F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Load Default Set[...]

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    27 Using BIOS S tandard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system. Date Thu 05/29/2008 Time 18 : 47 : 06 f Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master A T API CDROM Third IDE Slave Not Detected IDE BusMaster Enabled Drive A:[...]

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    28 Using BIOS LBA/Large Mode (Auto) Use this item to set the LAB/Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) (Auto) If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer . PIO Mode (Auto) Use this [...]

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    29 Using BIOS Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer . CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Setup Thermal Management (Enabled) This item displays CPU’ s temperature and enables you[...]

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    30 Using BIOS 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (ST3320620AS/BENQ DVD DC DW1810/1st FLOPPY DRIVE) Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard. APIC Mode (Enabled) This item allows y[...]

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    31 Using BIOS f CD/DVD Drives (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Boot Other Device (Y es) When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second and Third boot devices. Press <Esc> to re[...]

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    32 Using BIOS Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer . Configure DRAM Timing by SPD (Enabled) When this item is set to enable, the DDR timing is configured using SPD. SPD (Serial Presence Detect) is located on the memo[...]

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    33 Using BIOS Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller Enabled OnBoard SA T A Controller Enhanced Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard AUD[...]

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    34 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype (S3) Use this item t[...]

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    35 Using BIOS Resume By PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME (Disabled) These items specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected. Resume By USB (S3) (Disabled) This item allows you to enable/disable the USB device wakeup function from S3/S4 mode. Resume [...]

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    36 Using BIOS Init Display First (PCI) Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices. Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA (Y es) If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system. Y ou set this value to No to free up an IRQ. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. PCI / PnP[...]

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    37 Using BIOS SMART Fan Control (Disabled) This item allows you to enable/disable the control of the system fan speed by chang- ing the fan voltage. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item SMA RT Fa n Co ntr ol Disabled Smart Fan Function f Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to v[...]

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    38 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the PC Health Status page. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item Disabled Enabled Options System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature,[...]

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    39 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Frequency/V oltage Control This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have in- stalled in your system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends[...]

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    40 Using BIOS Supervisor Password (Not Installed) This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays. Change Supervisor Password (Press Enter) Y ou can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. Y ou can use the sub menu to ch[...]

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    41 Using BIOS Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility . When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter&g[...]

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    42 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer ’ s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper , change the setting to allow BI[...]

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    43 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows V ista The support software CD-ROM disc loa ds automatically under Windows V ista. When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive, the autorun feature will auto- matically bring up the install screen. The screen has three buttons on it, Set[...]

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    44 Using the Motherboard Software Setup T ab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that al- lows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD. Before installing the software[...]

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    45 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 1. Drivers and software are autom[...]

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    46 Using the Motherboard Software Method 1. Run Reboot Setup Windows V ista will block startup progra ms by default when installing drivers after the system restart. Y ou must select ta skbar icon Run Blocked Program a nd run Reboot Setup to install the next driver, until you finish all drivers installation. Method 2. Disable UAC (User Account Cont[...]

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    47 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Select Classic View . 3. Set User Account . 4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue .[...]

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    48 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive a nd locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. Most [...]