Product guide
Table Of Contents
- Intel® Desktop Board DG31PR Product Guide
- Revision History
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Desktop Board Features
- Supported Operating Systems
- Desktop Board Components
- Processor
- Main Memory
- Intel® G31 Express Chipset
- Audio Subsystem
- Legacy Input/Output (I/O) Controller
- LAN Subsystem
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Support
- Enhanced IDE Interface
- Serial ATA
- Expandability
- BIOS
- Hardware Management Features
- Power Management Features
- Speaker
- Battery
- Real-Time Clock
- 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components
- Before You Begin
- Installation Precautions
- Installing the I/O Shield
- Installing and Removing the Desktop Board
- Installing and Removing a Processor
- Installing and Removing Memory
- Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Card
- Connecting the Diskette Drive Cable
- Connecting the IDE Cable
- Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cables
- Connecting to the Internal Headers and Connectors
- Connecting to the Audio System
- Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables
- Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper
- Clearing Passwords
- Replacing the Battery
- 3 Updating the BIOS
- A Error Messages and Indicators
- B Regulatory Compliance
Desktop Board Features
15
Intel
®
G33 Graphics Subsystem
The Intel G31 Express Chipset contains two separate, mutually exclusive graphics
options. Either the integrated Intel
®
Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (Intel
®
GMA 3100) graphics controller is used or a PCI Express x16 add-in card can be used.
When a PCI Express x16 add-in card is installed, the Intel GMA 3100 graphics
controller is disabled.
Intel
®
GMA 3100 Graphics Controller (Intel
®
GMA 3100)
The Intel GMA 3100 features the following:
• 400 MHz core frequency
• High quality texture engine:
⎯ DX9.0c* and OpenGL* 1.4 compliant
⎯ Hardware Pixel Shader 2.0
⎯ Vertex Shader Model 2.0
• 3D Graphics Rendering enhancements:
⎯ 1.6 dual texture GigaPixel/s maximum fill rate
⎯ 16-bit and 32-bit color
⎯ Vertex cache
• Video
⎯ Software DVD at 30 fps full screen
⎯ Adaptive deinterlacing
⎯ Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 256 MB
• Display
⎯ Up to 2048 x 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.