GA-EG31M-S2 (rev. 2.0)

Specification
Intel® G31 + ICH7 Chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    1. Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
      (Please refer to the CPU support list.)
    2. L2 cache varies with CPU
  • Front Side Bus
    Front Side Bus
    1. 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. North Bridge: Intel® G31 Express Chipset
    2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH7
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules
      (Please refer to the memory support list.)
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek ALC888 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
    5. Support for CD In
  • LAN
    LAN
    1. Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
    2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
    3. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
    Storage Interface
    South Bridge:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    iTE IT8718 chip:
    1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  • USB
    USB
    1. Integrated in the South Bridge
    2. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
    4. 1 x IDE connector
    5. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 x CPU fan header
    7. 1 x system fan header
    8. 1 x front panel header
    9. 1 x front panel audio header
    10. 1 x CD In connector
    11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    13. 1 x surround/center audio header
    14. 1 x serial port
    15. 1 x power LED header
    16. 1 x chassis intrusion header
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 x parallel port
    4. 1 x serial port
    5. 1 x D-Sub port
    6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 1 x RJ-45 port
    8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    I/O Controller
    1. iTE IT8718 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System fan fail warning
    6. CPU fan speed control
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
  • Unique Features
    Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
    4. Support for Download Center
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for EasyTune
    8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
  • Bundled Software
    Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 21.0cm
  • Remark
    Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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