G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1 1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3 2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7 3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................18 4 Boot Menu...................................................
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual BIOS Setup Introduction T he purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual PCI Bus Support T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconn ect) local bus speci fication. DRAM S upport DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CP Us T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup When starting up the computer, press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual 1 Main Menu Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system inform ation. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance System Overvie w Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. AMI BIOS Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ 01/08 System Time System Date Exit Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual IDE Configuration T he BIOS will automatically detect the presence of ID E/SAT A devices. There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. Select a device and press to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main IDE Confugurat ion Options ATA/IDE Config uration [Enh anced] Configure SA TA Channels [Bef ore PATA] Port2 SATA AHCI Speed: GEN 1 (1.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/Slave BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Select the type of device connected to the system. Primary IDE Master Device : Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual S.M.A.R.T Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices. Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance Advanced Setti ngs Exit Configure CPU. WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malf unction.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Hardware Prefetcher T he processor has a hardw are prefetch er that automatically analy zes its requirements and prefetches dat a and instructions from the memory into the Level 2 cache that are likely to be required in the near future. T his reduces the latency associated with memory reads.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Core Multi-Processing T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-core processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech T his item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. SpeedStep is a technology built into some Intel processors that allows the clock speed o f the processor to be dynamically changed by software.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Parallel Port Address T his item allows you to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled Parallel Port Mode T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Hardware Health Configuration T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Hardware Healt h Configuration H/W Health Fun ction [Ena bled] Shutdown Tempe rature Function[Dis abled] Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device. CPU Temperatur e CPU FAN Speed SYS FAN Speed CPU Vcore Chipset Voltag e +3.30V +5.00V +12.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Smart Fan Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced Smart Fan Conf iguration CPU Smart Fan Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF(o C) Fan Ctrl On(oC ) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive [Dis abled] When you choice [Auto] , please run the calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control +F1 F10 ESC S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Fan Ctrl Start Value When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. Options: 0~127 (℃) Fan Ctrl Sensitive Increasing the value will raise the speed of CPU/System fan.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual ACPI Version Features T he item allows you to select the version of ACPI. Options: ACPI v1.0 (Default) / ACPI v2.0 / ACPI v3.0 ACPI APIC support T his item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster interrupt handling.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual High Performance Event Timer T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On Ring T his item allows you control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On PME# When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full ON state. For this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the Wake on LAN function.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Advan ced USB Configurat ion Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Module Version - 2.24.2-13.4 USB Devices En abled: Legacy USB Sup port USB 2.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual USB Mass Storage Dev ice Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device # Emulation Type Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command. [Auto] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vxx.xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Megatrends, Inc.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual 3 PCIPnP Menu T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn ect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed o f the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus before another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device. Options: 64 (Default) / 32 / 96 / 128 / 160 / 192 / 224 / 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI V GA T his item allows BIOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. T he option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically. Options: Available (Default) / Reserved DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. T he option “ Available” means the channel is going to assign automatically.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual SB PCIE Ports Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP PCIE Ports Con figuration PCIE Port 0 PCIE Port 1 PCIE Port 2 PCIE Port 3 PCIE Port 4 PCIE Port 5 PCIE High Pr iority Port PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE PCIE Port Port Port Port Port Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC IOxAPIC Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Options [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] [Dis abled] Au
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance Boot Settings > > > > Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Dr ives Removable Dr ives CD/DVD Drive s > Boot Setting s Configuration S elect Screen S elect Item EnterG o to Sub Screen F1 G eneral Help F10 S ave and Exit ESC E xit vxx .xx (C)Copyright 1985-200x, American Me gatrends, Inc.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual CD/DV D Drives T he BIOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Bootup Num-L ock Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual 5 Chipset Menu T his submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features of the chipset installed on your system. T his chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual North Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset North Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Memory Remap F eature PCI MMIO All ocation: Memory Hole [E nabled] [D isabled] ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Initiate Graph ic Adapter Internal Graph ics Mode Select [P EG/PCI] [E nabled,8MB] DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual PEG Port T his BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY Chipset South Bridge C hipset Configuratio n Options USB Functions USB 2.0 Contro ller Audio Controll er [8 USB Ports] [E nabled] [A zalia] Onboard Lan Co ntrol Onboard Lan Bo ot ROM MAC ID Informa tion [E nabled] [D isabled] SMBUS Controll er [E nabled] SLP_S4# Min.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Onboard Lan Control T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Onboard Lan Boot Rom T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled MAC ID Information T his item shows the LAN MAC ID. SMBUS Controller T his BIOS feature controls the I/O buffers fo r the SMBus. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled SLP_S4# Min.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you to use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) Notice z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual CPU Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +10% / +25% / +35% DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual 7 Exit Menu T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. Main Advan ced PCIPnP BIOS SETU P U TILITY Boot Chipset Performance Exit Options Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes a nd Exit Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s F10 key can be used for this operation.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Security T his sub-menu allows you to provide/revise supervisor and user password. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Exit Security Setti ngs Install or Change the password.
G31-M7 TE BIOS M anual Passw ord Check T his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always Boot Sector Virus Protection T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. If this fun ction is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.
