Biostar G31-M7 Owner's Manual

G31-M7 Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.....................................................1

1.1 Be fo re You Start................................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................ 1

1.3 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 2

1.4 Re ar P anel Connectors.......................................................... 3

1.5 Motherboard Layout ............................................................ 4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation........................................5

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................ 5

2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................ 7

2.3 Installing System Memory...................................................... 8

2.4 Connectors and Slots ............................................................10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup................................. 12

3.1 How to Setup J umpers..........................................................12

3.2 Detail Se ttings.....................................................................12

Chapter 4: Useful Help.....................................................18

4.1 Drive r Installation Note .......................................................18

4.2 AMI BIOS Beep Code............................................................19

4.3 Extra Information................................................................20

4.4 Tro ubleshooting...................................................................22

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language............................. 24

German................................................................................................24

France..................................................................................................26

Italian..................................................................................................28

Spanish ................................................................................................30

Portuguese...........................................................................................32

Polish...................................................................................................34

Russian................................................................................................36

Arabic..................................................................................................38

Japanese ..............................................................................................40

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing our product. Before you start ins talling the
mo therboa rd, plea se make sure you fo llo w the ins tructio ns be lo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uf ficie nt ligh ting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ration .

 Befo re yo u take the mo the rbo a rd ou t f rom a n ti -s ta ti c

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounded applian ce, o r use gro unded wrist strap to

remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the com pone nts on mo the rboa rd or the

rea r side of the boa rd un les s necessa ry. Ho ld the boa rd
on the edge , do not try to be nd or flex the boa rd.

 Do no t lea ve any unfas tened sma ll pa rts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits which may damage the equ ipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

sou rce , humid a ir and water.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1
Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1
Use r’s Ma nual X 1

Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)
Se ria l ATA Po we r Cab le X 1 (o ptio nal )

Note: The package contents may differ by area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEAT URES

SPEC

LGA 775

CPU

FSB Support 533 / 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

Graphics GMA 3100 Max S hared Video Memory is 256MB

IDE Integrated IDE Controller

SA TA 2 I nt e gr at ed S eri a l AT A C ont r ol l er

LAN

Sound

Codec

On Board

Connector

Intel Core2Duo / Core2Quad / Celeron 4xx

/ Pentium D / Pentium 4 / Celeron D

processor

Int el G31

Intel ICH7

ITE 8712F

Provides the mos t commonly used legacy

Sup er I /O funct ionali t y.

Low Pin Count Interfac e

DIMM Slots x 2

Eac h DIMM s upports 256MB / 512MB /

1GB / 2GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Realtek RTL 8101E / 8102E /

8111C (optional )

ALC662

PCI slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards

PCI Express x 16 slot x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansion cards Slots

PCI Express x 1 slot x1 Supports PCI-E x1 expansion cards

Floppy connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives

Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port

IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device

SATA Connector x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices

Supports Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable B it /

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel Architecture-64 /

Extended Memory 64 Tec hnol ogy / Virtualization

Tec hnology

Environment Control initiatives,

Hardware Monitor Controller

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 800/667

Supports DDR2 533 (with FSB 533/1066 CPU)

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 Bus M ast er Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~ 4

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specificat ion compliant

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s aut o negotiation (Gigabit

bandw idt h is for Realtek R TL 8111C only)

Half / Full duplex capability

5.1 channels audio out

High Defi ni tion Audio

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Front Panel Connector x1 Supports fr ont panel facilities

Front Audi o Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

CD-in Connector x1 Supports CD audio-in functi on

S/PDIF out connector x1 Supports digit al audio out function

CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan power s upply (with Smart Fan function)

System Fan header x1 System Fan Power supply

Cl ear CMOS header x1 Rest ore C MOS data to fact ory default

USB connector x2 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Pow er Connect or (4pin) x1 C onnects to Power s upply

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

Back Panel

I/O

Board S ize 195 (W) x 244 (L) mm

OS S upport Windows 2000 / X P / V ISTA

S e ri a l P ort x 1

VGA port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

G31-M7

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Pr ovi de RS- 232 Seria l c onnectio n

Connec t to D-SUB moni tor

Connec t to RJ-45 ether net c able

Connect to USB devices

Provide Audio-In/O ut and microphone c onnection

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for

any OS with or without notice

1.4 R

PS/2
Mouse

PS/2
Keyboard

Since t he au dio c hip s upports H i g h Defi ni ti on A udi o Specific atio n, the func tion of eac h a udi o
jack c an be d efine d b y sof tware. T he in put / out put fu nc ti o n of e ach au di o j ac k l isted ab o ve
represe nts th e def ault s etti ng . Ho we ver, w he n c o nnec ting e xt er nal mi croph on e to th e a udi o port ,
pleas e use t he Line In ( blue) an d Mic In (Pi nk) au dio jac k.

EAR PANEL CONNECT ORS

COM1 VGA

LA N

Line In/
Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center

USBX2USBX2

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKB MS1

J
C

O
M

1

JVGA1

JATXPWR2

JUSB2

JRJ45 USB1

JAUDIO1

JAUDIOF1

J CDI N 1

JUSBV1

LAN

BI O S

PEX1_1

LGA775

CPU1

Intel

G31

BAT 1

JCFAN1

JATXPWR1

DDR2_B1

DDR2_A1

IDE1

S uper

I/ O

JSPDIF_OUT1

Codec

Not e: ■ represents the 1st pin.

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PE X16 _1

PCI1

PCI2

FDD1

JUSBV2

Intel

ICH7

JUSB4JUSB3

JPA NEL 1

JSFAN1

SATA4

SATA3

SATA2

SATA1

JCMOS1

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 I

NST ALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

G31-M7

Special Notice:

Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation
for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the
empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged.

Pin-Cap

Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise

the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on

CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will
fit only in the correct orientation.

Step 2-1:

Step 2-2:

Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked

position to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it

on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into
the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Heade r

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JC FAN1

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

JSFAN1

Pin

Pin

G31-M7

Assignment

1 Ground
2 Power
3 FAN RPM

rate sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM

rate sense

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Note:

The J CFAN1 su ppor t 4-pi n hea d co nn ector and J SFAN1 s uppor t 3-pin he ad c onnect or.
When co nnec ti ng wi t h wi r es o nto c on nect or s , pl e ase not e that t he re d wire is th e p ositi ve

and should be c onnec ted to pin #2, and t he blac k wir e is Gr ound an d should be
conn ecte d t o GND .

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. DD R2 module

DDR2_B1

DDR2_A1

1. Unlock 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.

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B. Memory Capacity

G31-M7

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2 Module

To t a l M e m o r y

Size

Max is 4B.

C. D ual Ch ann el Memory In stalla tion

To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory
module must meet the following requirements:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the
following table.

Dual Channel Status

Disabled O X

Disabled X O

Enabled O O

DDR2_A1

DDR2_B1

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same(x8 or
x16)

D. FSB Supporting Table

According to the FSB frequency of the installed CPU, the motherboard
could suppo rt DDR2 533/667/800 modules. Please refer to the table

below to find out the proper RAM module that fits the FSB of the
installed CPU.

FSB of CPU

FSB 533 FSB 800 FSB 1066 FSB1333

DDR2 Module

DDR2 533 O X O X

DDR2 667 O O O O
DDR2 800 O O O O

(O means supported, X means not supported.)

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2.4 CONNECT ORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Di sk C onnector

The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K,
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports the

prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables.

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ID E1: Hard Disk Conne ctor

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PI O
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 driv es.

IDE1

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2

39

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Ex press 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

PEX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot

- PCI-Ex press 1.0a compliant.

- Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direct ion; 500MB/s in total.

- PCI-Ex press supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth ov er the tradit ional PCI architecture.

PEX1_1

PEX16_1

PCI1~PC I2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Sl ots

This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands f or
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion
cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

G31-M7

PCI1

PCI2

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