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  • Foxconn G31S | English Manual. - Page 1
    G31S Series Motherboard User's Manual
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    property of their respective owners. Version: User's Manual V1.0 for G31S Series motherboard. Symbol description: ! Caution : refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better, and tells you how to avoid problems. WARNING! Warning : indicating a potential risk of hardware
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    HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard G31S-K/G31S is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
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    Party: Address: Telephone: Facsimile: FOXCONN G31S-K/G31S PCE Industry Inc. 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 714-738-8868 714-738-8838 Equipment Classification: Type of Product: Manufacturer: Address: FCC Class B Subassembly Motherboard HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD
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    or its components. Also, make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing. ■ If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician.
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    Features 31 Integrated Peripherals 33 Power Management Setup 37 PC Health Status 40 Load Optimized Defaults 41 Set Supervisor Password 41 Set User Password 41 Save & Exit Setup 41 Exit Without Saving 41 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CD content 43 Install driver and utility 44 FOX ONE
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    Support : Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com Support Support Website : http://www.foxconnsupport.com Worldwide online contact Support : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/online.aspx CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting Website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards
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    Foxconn G31S Series motherboard. Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only what you need for break-through performance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, G31S-K/G31S enables
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    DDR2 800/667MHz architecture Audio Realtek 6-channel audio chip High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1-channel Support Jack-Sensing function LAN Realtek 10/100Mb/s LAN chip (G31S) Realtek Gigabit LAN chip(G31S-K) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot Onboard
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    suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4 (suspend to disk), and S5 (soft - off) Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP Form Factor Mini ATX Form Factor, 7.6 inches x 6.7 inches (19.3cm x 17cm) 
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    x1 Slot 7. South Bridge: Intel® ICH7 8. PCI Express x16 Slot 9. North Bridge: Intel® G31 Chipset 10. Speaker Connector 11. Front Panel Connector 12. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 13. DDR2 21. LGA 775 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical
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    motherboard, please refer to the physcial motherboard for detail. 4. VGA Port To connect with external display devices, such as monitor or LCD display. 5. USB Ports The USB port supports Please refer to Chapter 4, and install the Realtek audio driver (in CD) to assign the audio output ports for
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    Data Activity Status Off Orange Off Off Green Orange Right: Link Description No Link 10/100Mb/s Connection No Link 10Mb/s Connection 100Mb/s Connection 1000Mb/s Connection ! G31S supports 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet. G31S-K supports 1Gb/s Ethernet. Active Link LED LED 
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    information : ■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ■ Install the Memory ■ Install an Expansion Card ■ Install other Internal Connectors ■ Jumpers This motherboard supports CPUs with a power rating no more than 65W, which include Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad, CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium® Dual-Core, Celeron® Dual
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    HT Technology ■ An operating system that is optimized for HT Technology ■ A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. LGA775 CPU Socket LGA775 CPU Alignment Key Pin-1 corner of the
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    CAUTION 2 Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket : ! Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. 1. Remove protective socket cover. 2. Release the CPU socket lever. 3. Lift the metal
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    Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) 2 CAUTION 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU cooler
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    CAUTION 2 112-Pin 128-Pin 2-2 Install the Memory ! Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory : ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. ■ Always turn off the computer and
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    an Expansion Card ! ■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. ■ computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in
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    PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure. Pin # Definition Pin # Definition 1 3.3V 13 3.3V 2 3.3V 14
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    USB Connectors : F_USB1/2 In addition to the four USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides two 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another four USB ports on the front panel. 12 VCC VCC D- D- D+ D+ GND GND
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    chassis. Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button. COM Connector : COM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another RS232 cable with a 9-pin D-sub connector at one end to connect
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    is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which supporting this feature. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to two main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in "PC Health Status" section of the BIOS Setup. These fans can be automatically
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    ESD (Electrical Static Discharge) problem. Jumper 1 Diagram 1 1 Definition 1-2 2-3 Description Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information
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    ■ Integrated Peripherals ■ Power Management Setup ■ PC Health Status ■ Load Optimized Defaults ■ Set Supervisor Password ■ Set User Password ■ Save & Exit Setup ■ Exit Without Saving Since BIOS could be updated some other times, the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only. We
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    Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ► System Information ► Fox Central Control Unit ► Advanced BIOS Features ► Advanced Chipset Features ► Integrated Peripherals ► Power Management Setup ► PC Health Status Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit
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    through this menu. ► PC Health Status This setup enables less memory ...etc.), still, it may cause problem if you have more memory or I/O cards installed What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one, trial and talk about and keys in this manual, they are the single-keypad keys of the
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    Channel 1 [ None ] ►SATA Channel 2 [ None] Change the day, month,year and century Halt On [All , But Keyboard] Model Name : G31S/G31S-K BIOS Version : D02 Memory : 512MB MAC Address : 00-1F-E2-6F-DD-18 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E4700 @ 2.66GHz Move Enter
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    The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; but it will stop for all other errors. ► Model Name This item shows the model name. ► BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version. ► Memory This item shows the information of the system memory, determined by POST(Power On Self Test) of the
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    [ Press Enter] [ Press Enter] [Disabled] Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► Smart BIOS/ Fox Intelligent Stepping/ Voltage Options/ CPU Configuration/ DRAM Configuration Press to go to its submenu. ► Super
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    Utility Smart BIOS Smart Power Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On System Test (POST). The You can always leave this state enabled. ► Smart Boot Menu When PC starts, it will ask you to press [Del] key to enter setup
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    of preset value. [Step 2] - Same definition as [Step 1]. [Step 3] - Same definition as [Step 1]. [Manual] - It means you can manually select a CPU clock to run your system. Any selected setting must be saved and exit BIOS to activate it. More detailed descriptions of FIS feature can be found in FOX
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    Voltage Options Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Options CPU Voltage [Default] Item Help DRAM Voltage [Default] Menu Level ► 3 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► CPU Voltage This
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    HLT (halt) command is issued. This item is used to enable/disable the C1E support. ► Execute Disable Bit This item is used to enable/disable the Execute Disable Bit must be met, including CPU, chipset, motherboard, BIOS and operation system. Please refer to Intel Website for more information.
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    module's speed, size, addressing mode and various other parameters, so that the motherboard memory controller (chipset) can better access the memory device. Select [Manual], then you can configure the DRAM timing manually. The following 5 settings are valid only when the DRAM Timing Selectable is
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    Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► Hard Disk Boot Priority CPU L1 System", a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup, but also to start up your PC. ► APIC Mode (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) This item is used to enable or disable APIC function
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    3 • Windows operating systems have been designed with APICs in mind. • APICs are necessary for enabling new features in the PCI specification. ►Delay For HDD (Seconds) This item allows you to select the delay for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices while booting. Time out value: 0~15s. ► Full Screen Logo
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    sizes of pre-allocated memory : 1MB and 8MB. This pre-allocated memory selection is supplied for legacy VGA and SVGA graphics support and compatibility. Upon boot, the system BIOS will pre-allocate the amount selected (1MB or 8MB) from the top of the main system memory, which will be dedicated
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    memory at all times, and will no longer be available to the OS. DVMT is an enhancement of the UMA concept, where in the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications. If a user is not performing any graphics-intensive operations, most of the DVMT memory can be utilized
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    Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip IDE Devices ► OnBoard Devices ► SuperIO Devices ► USB Devices Setting [Press Enter] Item Help [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Menu Level ► [Press Enter] 3 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save
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    ROM. A LAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network. By installing a boot ROM in the network board, you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely. 34
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    3 SuperIO Devices Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Devices OnBoard Serial Port 1 [E3Fn8a/bIRleQd 4 ] Item Help OnBoard IrDA Port [2F8/IRQ3] IrDA Duplex Mode [Half] Menu Level ► Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
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    full/low speed. ► USB Keyboard Function This item is used to enable the support for USB keyboard on legacy OS. If you have a USB keyboard, set to enable the support for USB mouse on legacy OS. If you have a USB mouse, set to auto or enabled. ► ***USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting*** BIOS auto
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    power and configuration management interfaces between an operating system and the BIOS. In other words, it is a standard that describes how - The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power, longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI. In order to reduce power to a minimum, it is assumed that
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    allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is -up password function must be disabled. Also, the PC power source must not be turned off. ► Date -up time. **Power Management Related Items** ► HPET Support HPET stands for High Precision Even Timer. If you
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    3 ► USB Wake Up from S3 This item is used to set the system to wake up by USB devices when it is staying at S3 (Suspend to RAM) state. ► Power On by Mouse When enabled, it allows you to use the mouse to wake up the system from soft off and green mode. This feature requires an ATX power supply. ►
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    Status Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Case Open Warning [Disabled] Item Help Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] system. When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will send out warning information. ► CPU Vcore/+ 3.3V/+5V/+12V/VDDR The
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    3 ► Delta Temperture It is used to set the delta value for temperature. When change of the temperature reaches plus/minus delta value, then the PWM will be increased or decreased by a step value based on the slope formula. ► System Smart Fan Control This option is used to enable or disable system
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    components. But if the optimized performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices, the system may fail to work. It the original one. If you select "System" for the Security Option in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu, then you will be asked to enter a password when the
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    The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Utility CD content ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI Note : Because
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    4 Utility CD content This motherboard comes with one Utility CD. You can simply put it into your CD/DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install. 1. Install Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You should install
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    click "One Click Setup" to install all the other drivers left, or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually. Manual Installation Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click. Exit the program Click to visit Foxconn's website Select to Install Select to Browse CDDrop to
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    Depending on hardware support, voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models. program, the system parameters (such as CPU clock, voltage...etc.) are controlled by BIOS settings. After you run FOX ONE, it will take over, and the controlling
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    1. Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp 4 Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan speed/Temperature value Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages. Alert Lamp When the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp
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    button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen. Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website : http://www.foxconnchannel.com 48
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    4 Configuration This menu allows you to configure : 1). Monitor interval (ms) : This is to define the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed on Simple Mode screen. Minimum value is 1 second. 2). Simple Mode : To select which message of system settings are to be
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    4 Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Yes. Step 2 : After data is collected, it will ask you to restart your computer now. Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust
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    , you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to restart the system. When system restarts, run FOX ONE again, it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you, click to apply it. Go to CPU page Adjust by manual Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the
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    4 You can see the system is raising CPU clock until the system hangs. Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer. Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system. Click Yes to apply it to
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    will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading. 4 3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual. Go to Freq. page Close this page Select the option you want to set Adjust by
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    4. Limit Setting 4.1 Limit Setting - CPU Temperature This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Setting page Show current CPU temperature value Enable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high
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    4 4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the
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    low limit rpm by dragging the lever 5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional) This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually. CPU voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV, while memory is 0.05V/step, and North Bridge is 0.04V/step. Go to
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    4 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system. Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Apply the changes 57
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    useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information. Link to website Minimum Exit Toolbar *** : please refer to the physical motherboard
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    , click "Yes" to confirm. A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation. You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS file (with an extension of ".BIN" for Award BIOS, ".ROM" for AMI BIOS) before the setup wizard starts. CAUTION ! FOX LiveUpdate
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    the update operation. Click here 4 Current information Select BIOS to update Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detailed information Update BIOS Close the window 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it will search the
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    to update Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window 2-3 Online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click "start", it will search the new utilities from Internet.
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    page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click "start", it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation. Click here Current information Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from Internet Close the window Browse
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    3. Configure 3-1 Configure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found, it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step. Click here
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    prompt you to install the new version. Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate 4 3-2 Configure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility. Click here Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts
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    protective, and you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any interruption. Click here Select which BIOS ROM to flash(Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM ) Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to default value ! We recommend
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    time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS "Full Screen Logo Show" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP flash BIOS file automatically. During this time, please DO NOT shut down the application and the system, or the motherboard
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    three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your motherboard if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit
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