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G31-M4 BIOS Manual
BIOS Setup .................................................................................................1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Advanced Menu.......................................................................................7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................20
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................23
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................27
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................29
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- Page 1 G31-M4 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu....................3 2 Advanced Menu..................7 3 PCIPnP Menu..................16 4 Boot Menu....................20 5 Chipset Menu..................23 6 Performance Menu................27 7 Exit Menu....................29...
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Page 2: Bios Setup
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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. -
Page 3: Pci Bus Support
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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 AMD CPU . -
Page 4: Main Menu
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit System Overview Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to... -
Page 5: Ata/Ide Configuration
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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 <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main IDE Confuguration... - Page 6 G31-M4 BIOS Manual SATA1/2/3/4 Dev ice; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main SATA1 Device Select the type of device connected Device to the system. Type [Aut o] LBA/Large Mode [Aut o] Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)[Aut o] PIO Mode [Aut o] DMA Mode...
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Page 7: Hard Disk Write Protect
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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. -
Page 8: Advanced Menu
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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 Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. - Page 9 G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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.
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Page 10: Super Io Configuration
G31-M4 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Advanced Confi gure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset Allo ws BIOS to E nable or D isable Flopp y OnBoa rd Floppy Con troller [ Enabled] Cont roller. Seria l Port1 Addre ss [ 3F8/IRQ4] Paral lel Port Addr ess [ 378]... - Page 11 G31-M4 BIOS Manual ECP Mode DMA Channel T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Options: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DMA1 Parallel Port IRQ T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled Keyboard Pow erOn...
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Page 12: Hardware Health Configuration
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Hardware Health Configuration T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Hardware Health Configuration Enables Hardware Health Monitoring H/W Health Function [Enabled] Device. Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU FAN Speed SYS FAN Speed +12.0V... -
Page 13: Acpi Configuration
G31-M4 BIOS Manual ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select the ACPI state used for Suspend mode [S1(POS)] System Suspend. ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled] AMI OEMB table [Enabled] Headless mode [Disabled] Energy Lake Feature [Diaabled] APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled]... - Page 14 G31-M4 BIOS Manual AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description T able (RSD T ) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Headless mode T his is a server-speci f ic feature.
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Page 15: Usb Configuration
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Resume On Ring T his item allows you control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RT C (real-time clock) alarm awak ens the system from Suspend mode. - Page 16 G31-M4 BIOS Manual Legacy USB Support T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. T his is a useful feature when using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microso ft DOS or Windows NT).
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Page 17: Pcipnp Menu
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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 Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. -
Page 18: Pci Latency Timer
G31-M4 BIOS Manual PCI Latency Timer T his item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus bef ore 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. -
Page 19: Reserved Memory Size
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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. - Page 20 G31-M4 BIOS Manual SB PCIE Ports Configuration BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP PCIE Ports Con figuration Options PCIE Port 0 [Aut o] PCIE Port 1 [Aut o] Auto PCIE Port 2 [Aut o] Enabled PCIE Port 3 [Aut o] Disabled PCIE Port 4 [Aut o]...
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Page 21: Boot Device Priority
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 4 Boot Menu T his menu allows you to setup the system boot options. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. > Boot Device Priority >... -
Page 22: Cd/Dvd Drives
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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. Options: Pri. -
Page 23: Bootup Num-Lock
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Bootup Num-L ock Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OFF Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When set to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled BOOT SUCCESS BEEP... -
Page 24: Chipset Menu
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced... -
Page 25: Memory Hole
G31-M4 BIOS Manual Memory Remap Feature T his item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. -
Page 26: South Bridge Configuration
G31-M4 BIOS Manual DVMT Mode Select T his item allows you to select the DVMT mode. Options: DVMT Mode (Default) / Fixed Mode DVMT/FIXED Memory DVMT stands for “ Dynamic Video Memory T echnology”. T his is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum amount of memory to be allocated for a balance between graphics and system perform ance. - Page 27 G31-M4 BIOS Manual Audio Controller T his item allows you to select the Audio support. Options: Azalia (D efault) / All Disabled 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 status of Onboard LAN Boot ROM.
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Page 28: Performance Menu
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 6 Performance Menu T his submenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the device.) Notice Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause system to malfunction. - Page 29 G31-M4 BIOS Manual DRAM Frequency T his item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / DDR2 400Mhz / DDR2 533Mhz / DDR2 667 MHz / DDR2 800 MHz / DDR2 1066Mhz / DDR2 1333Mhz CPU Voltage T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control.
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Page 30: Save Changes And Exit
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 7 Exit Menu T his menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items. BIOS SETU P U TILITY Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the... -
Page 31: Change User Password
G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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. Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installe d User Password :Not Installe d Change Supervi sor Password User Access Le vel [Ful l Access]... - Page 32 G31-M4 BIOS Manual 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.