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Revision History
Revision -001
Revision History First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DG31PR Product Guide
Date June 2007
If an FCC declaration of conformity marking is present on the board, the following statement applies:
FCC Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions...
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...not be supported without further evaluation by Intel.
Document Organization
The chapters in this Product Guide are arranged as follows: 1 Desktop Board Features: a summary of product features 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install
the Desktop Board and other hardware components 3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS A Error Messages...
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... bytes)
Mbit
Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
MHz
Megahertz (one million hertz)
Box Contents
• Intel Desktop Board DG31PR • I/O shield • Diskette drive cable • ATA-66/100 cable • Two locking Serial ATA (SATA) cables • Quick Reference guide • Configuration and battery caution statement labels • Intel® Express Installer Driver and Software CD-ROM
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... Systems 10 Desktop Board Components 11 Processor ...13 Main Memory...13 Intel® G31 Express Chipset 14
Intel® G33 Graphics Subsystem 15 Intel® GMA 3100 Graphics Controller (Intel® GMA 3100 15
Audio Subsystem 16 Legacy Input/Output (I/O) Controller 17 LAN Subsystem 17
RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs 17 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support 18 Enhanced IDE Interface 18 Serial ATA...18...
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...and Removing Memory 36 Installing DIMMs 37 Removing DIMMs 39
Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card 39 Installing a PCI Express x16 Card 40 Removing the PCI Express x16 Card 41
Connecting the Diskette Drive Cable 42 Connecting the IDE Cable 43 Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cables 44 Connecting to the Internal Headers and Connectors 45
Connecting to the Front Panel Audio Header...
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... Summary 9 2. Desktop Board DG31PR Components 12 3. LAN Connector LEDs 18 4. Front Panel Intel High Definition Audio Header Signal Names 46 5. S/PDIF Connector 46 6. Chassis Intrusion Header 46 7. Serial Port Header Signal Names 47 8. Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header 47 9. Front Panel Header 48 10. USB 2.0 Header Signal Names 48 11. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes...
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Intel Desktop Board DG31PR Product Guide
Table 1. Feature Summary (continued)
BIOS
• Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for extensible firmware interface
• 4 Mbit symmetrical flash memory device
• Support for SMBIOS
• Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot
• Intel® Express BIOS Update
Power Management • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power ...
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...:
• Desktop Board DG31PR
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
• Supported processors
http://www.intel.com/go/findCPU
• Audio software and utilities http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd
• LAN software and drivers
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd
Processor
CAUTION Failure to use an appropriate power supply and...
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Intel Desktop Board DG31PR Product Guide
• Support for:
⎯ Unbuffered, non-registered single or double-sided DIMMs
⎯ Non-ECC DDR2 memory
⎯ 1.8 V DIMMs only
• DIMM Type and Timings listed below:
Type
Timing
DDR2-800
5-5-5 or 6-6-6 only
DDR2-667
5-5-5 only
• Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory only
• Memory configurations listed below:
⎯ ...
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... 1536 at 75 Hz refresh (QXGA) ⎯ Dual independent display options with digital display ⎯ DDC2B compliant interface with Advanced Digital Display 2 card or Media
Expansion Card (ADD2/MEC), support for TV-out/TV-in and DVI digital display connections
NOTE A minimum of 512 MB of system memory is required in order for the Intel GMA 3100 integrated graphics controller to operate properly.
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Intel Desktop Board DG31PR Product Guide
Audio Subsystem
The onboard audio subsystem consists of the following: • Intel® ICH7 • Realtek ALC888 audio codec • Back panel audio connectors • Onboard audio header/connector:
⎯ Intel High Definition audio front panel audio header ⎯ Onboard S/PDIF connector The audio subsystem supports the following features: ...
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... features: • CSMA/CD protocol engine • LAN connect interface between ICH7 and the LAN controller • PCI bus power management Related Links: Go to the following link for information about LAN software and drivers: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs
Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector located on the back panel (see Figure...
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... and drivers that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates. Disabling Hi-Speed USB in the BIOS reverts all USB 2.0 ports to USB 1.1 operation. This may be required to accommodate operating systems that do not support USB 2.0.
Enhanced IDE Interface
The board's IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor and peripheral devices such as hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives. The...
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...Two PCI bus connectors
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash component. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 59 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA...
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... technology (Suspend to RAM) ⎯ +5 V standby power indicator LED ⎯ Wake from USB ⎯ Power Management Event signal (PME#) wakeup support ⎯ WAKE# signal wake-up support • ENERGY STAR capable
ACPI
ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. The use of ACPI with the Desktop Board requires an operating...
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... and Replacing Desktop Board Components
Connecting to the Audio System
After installing the audio driver from the Intel Express Installer CD-ROM, the multichannel audio feature can be enabled. Figure 22 shows the back panel audio connectors. The default connector assignments are shown in the table.
Item Description
A
Line In
B
Line Out
C
Mic In
Figure 22. Back Panel Audio Connectors
NOTE...
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... of the Intel® Flash Memory Update Utility and the ease of use of Windows-based installation wizards. To update the BIOS with the Intel Express BIOS Update utility: 1. Go to the Intel World Wide Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ 2. Navigate to the DG31PR page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the
Express BIOS Update utility file. 3. Download the...
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...; Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Desktop Board DG31PR page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DG31PR page, click "[view] Latest BIOS updates," and select the ISO Image BIOS Update or Iflash BIOS Update utility file.
Updating the BIOS...
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... to the Intel Desktop Board BIOS Upgrade CD-ROM" page, press any key to confirm the BIOS upgrade operation. 6. Wait for the BIOS upgrade process to complete.
CAUTION DO NOT POWER DOWN YOUR COMPUTER before the update is complete. The update may take up to 5 minutes.
Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility
With the Iflash Memory update utility you can update the system BIOS from...
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A Error Messages and Indicators
Desktop Board DG31PR reports POST errors in two ways: • By sounding a beep code • By displaying an error message on the monitor
BIOS Beep Codes
The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module...