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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock G31M-VS2 Motherboard English Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V2) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) North Bridge Controller South Bridge Controller IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Blue) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Blue) Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3; Blue) Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_4; Blue) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) PCI Slot (PCI1) BIOS SPI Chip PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) Print Port Header (LPT1, White) English 2 ASRock G31M-VS2 Motherboard Panel I/O Panel 1 2 3 4 5 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Line Out (Lime) 6 7 8 9 10 Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) VGA Port COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "VIA HD Audio Deck" tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Speaker". Then you are allowed to select "2 Channel" or "4 Channel". Click "Power" to save your change. For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Please click "VIA HD Audio Deck" icon , and click "Advanced Options" on the left side on the bottom. In "Advanced Options" screen, select "Independent Headphone", and click "OK" to save your change. 3 ASRock G31M-VS2 Motherboard English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock G31M-VS2 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock G31M-VS2 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 6.7-in, 22.6 cm x 17.0 cm) ASRock G31M-VS2 Quick Installation Guide ASRock G31M-VS2 Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield English 4 ASRock G31M-VS2 Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 6.7-in, 22.6 cm x 17.0 cm - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors - Supports FSB1333/1066/800 MHz - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports EM64T CPU - Northbridge: Intel® G31 - Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 - Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots - Supports DDR2 800/667 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 4) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI slot - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 - Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0 - Max. shared memory 384MB (see CAUTION 5) - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz - 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA® VT1705 Audio Codec) - Realtek PCIE x1 LAN 8103EL / 8102EL - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x VGA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions) (see CAUTION 6) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Print port header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O Connector 5 ASRock G31M-VS2 Motherboard English BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 7) - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - VCCM Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports Smart BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 8) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 9) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 11) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 13) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE - EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 14) English English English English English 6 * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com ASRock G31M-VS2 Motherboard WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. CAUTION! 1. 2. 3. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 29 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 19 for details. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 12 for proper installation. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest information. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 23 of "User Manual" in the support CD to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows® environment. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. In other words, it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 7 ASRock G31M-VS2 Motherboard English 10. ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press key during the POST or press key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. 11. The software name itself ­ OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of. OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by ASRock, provides a convenient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others. It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings. With OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends! Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours! Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard. 12. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU. 13. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 14. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by European Union to define the power consumption for the complete ...