This procedure applies to the Gigabyte GA-G31MX-S2 Motherboard. The screens for the GA-945GCMX-S2 Motherboard look a little bit different, but the procedure and settings are the same. If your system has a different motherboard, check http://service.globalvr.com for updated information. If you are comfortable using the CMOS Setup Utility, press the DEL key during boot to run the Utility, select Load Optimized Defaults from the Main Menu, and then change the settings shown in the table below. For more help, refer to the detailed instructions that follow. Menu Item Setting
Standard CMOS Features Drive A None
Halt On No Errors Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device CDROM Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device Disabled Integrated Peripherals USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Enabled Power Management Setup AC Back Function Full On PC Health Status CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled
Important: Your screens may not look exactly like the screens shown in this document, and some settings shown on the screens pictures may be different from your system. Do not change any settings that are not specifically described in this document. 1. Press the DEL key during boot. The CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu will appear: 2. Use the Arrow keys (↑↓→←) to select Load Optimized Defaults, and press Enter. Press Y and Enter when prompted to confirm the change. 3. Use the Arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features, and then press Enter.
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4. A screen similar to the following will appear:
5. Use the Arrow keys to highlight the setting for Drive A and press Enter. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to change the setting to None. 6. Change the setting for Halt On to No Errors the same way.
Press ESC to go back to the Main
Menu.
7. Now use the Arrow keys to highlight Advanced BIOS Features and press Enter. A screen similar to the following will appear: 8. Use the Arrow keys to highlight the setting for First Boot Device and press Enter. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to change the setting to DVDROM. 9. Change the setting for Second Boot Device to Hard Disk the same way. 10. Change the setting for Third Boot Device to Disabled the same way.
11. Now use the Arrow keys to highlight Integrated Peripherals and press Enter. A screen similar to the following will appear: 12. Use the Arrow keys to highlight the setting for USB Keyboard Support and press Enter. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to change the setting to Enabled. 13. Use the Arrow keys to highlight the setting for USB Mouse Support and press Enter. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to change the setting to Enabled. 14. Now use the Arrow keys to highlight Power Management Setup and press Enter.
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A screen similar to the following will
appear: 15. Use the Arrow keys to highlight the setting for AC Back Function and press Enter. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to change the setting to Full-On.
16. Now use the Arrow keys to highlight PC Health Status and press Enter. A screen similar to the following will appear: 17. Use the Arrow keys to highlight the setting for CPU Smart FAN Control and press Enter. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to change the setting to Disabled.
18. Now that all settings are correct, press F10. The following prompt will appear: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) Y 19. Make sure "Y" shows at the end of the prompt (use the arrow keys to select, if necessary), and press Enter to save the settings and exit.
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