Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C REV:1.1

CPU

Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus

1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset

North Bridge: Intel® G31 Express Chipset
South Bridge: Intel® ICH7

Memory

2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated in the North Bridge

Audio

Realtek ALC662 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
Support for CD In

LAN

RTL 8101E chip (10/100 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface
South Bridge:

1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

iTE IT8718 chip:

1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

USB

Integrated in the South Bridge
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

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x system fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x chassis intrusion header
1 x power LED header

Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x parallel port
1 x serial port
1 x D-Sub port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

iTE IT8718 chip

H/W Monitoring

System voltage detection
CPU temperature detection
CPU/System fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System fan fail warning
CPU fan speed control

BIOS

1 x 4 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

Support for @BIOS
Support for Download Center
Support for Q-Flash
Support for EasyTune
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for Virtual Dual BIOS

Operating System

Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 19.3cm

Remark

Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
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.