Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2C User Manual

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4-1 Xpress Recovery2
Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and
back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting
NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back
up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it.
"*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence: The first PATA
IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA
connector and so forth. For example, when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first
SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. When hard
drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA
connector is the first physical drive.
Before You Begin:
• Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive* for the operating system. Xpress
Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system
installed.
• As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive, make sure to leave
enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size require-
ments vary, depending on the amount of data).
• It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are
installed.
• The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed
up/restored.
• It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it.
System Requirements:
• Intel platform
• At least 64 MB of system memory
• VESA compatible graphics card
• Windows
®
XP with SP1 or later
• Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities. For example, a backup file
created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.
• USB hard drives are not supported.
• Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported.
Chapter 4 Unique Features

Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2C Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.8 V
Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
USB 2.0 connectors	8
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1
S/PDIF out port	No
Headphone outputs	3
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC883
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Trial software	Norton Internet Security
Networking features	10/100 Mbit
BIOS type	AWARD

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	194 mm
Width	244 mm