MSI G31M3-F - The Retro Web

MSI G31M3-F

Description

Chips

BIOS 4

Drivers 7

Documentation 1

Chipset

Intel G31 (Bearlake-G)

Socket

Socket T (LGA775)

FSB speeds

800MHz1066MHz1333MHz

Form factor

microATX (max 244 x 244 mm)

Dimensions

Empty

Cache

None/Integrated in the CPU

Max RAM size

4GB

RAM type

DDR2 UDIMM

PSU connector

ATX 2.x (24-pin ATX) ATX P4 connector 12v (4-pin P4)

Also known as

MSI MS-7528 (v1.X)
MSI G31M3

I/O ports

1x

3.5mm Audio Combo

2x

FireWire 400

1x

Floppy interface

1x

IDE interface

1x

Parallel

1x

RJ-45 LAN

1x

S/PDIF

4x

SATA II

1x

Serial

8x

USB 2.0

1x

VGA

Expansion slots

2x

32-bit PCI

1x

PCIe x1

1x

PCIe x16

Known issues

Underpowered VRM

The onboard VRM may not provide sufficient power for certain processors or configurations.

Notes

This motherboard only supports processors with up to 95W TDP (Thermal Design Power). Processors with higher TDP will NOT operate on this motherboard. Please refer to the CPU Support List in the Documentations section for a list of supported processor models.
May also have an IEEE1394 (FireWire) port and/or a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) header, both are optional.

Last updated 2026-01-31T20:28:55Z

Board info score is 8.9/10

Chips

-> Chipset part

Intel 82G31 (GMCH) Intel 82801GB (ICH7)

-> Audio

Realtek ALC888 (7.1+2 ch HDA CODEC)

-> FireWire ctrl.

JMicron JMB381 (2 port FireWire 400 PCIe ctrl.)

-> Network

Realtek RTL8111C (PCIe Gigabit Ethernet)

-> Super I/O

Fintek F71882FG

-> Video

Intel GMA 3100 (Graphics Media Accelerator 3100)

CPU family support

4 BIOS files available

AMI - 4 entries

POST string

Note

Core Ver.

BIOS Ver.

Logs

POST string

63-0100-009999-00101111-061909-Bearlake-A7528200

Note

Core version

080015

BIOS version

A7528IMS V1.3 061909

Logs

POST string

63-0100-009999-00101111-070308-Bearlake-A7528200

Note

Core version

080015

BIOS version

A7528IMS V1.2 070308

Logs

POST string

63-0100-009999-00101111-061008-Bearlake-A7528200

Note

Core version

080015

BIOS version

A7528IMS V1.1 061008

Logs

POST string

63-0100-009999-00101111-031208-Bearlake-A7528200

Note

Core version

080015

BIOS version

A7528IMS V1.0 031208

Logs

7 drivers available

Name

Version

OS support

Size

Filename

Name

Intel 9xx and 3 series graphics driver

Version

14.32.4

OS support

Windows 2000

Windows XP/2k3

Size

47.9MB

Filename

Name

Intel Chipset Device Software

Version

9.2.0.1030

OS support

Windows 2000

Windows XP/2k3

Size

Empty

Filename

infinst-autol.zip

Name

Realtek HD audio driver

Version

R2.74

OS support

Windows 2000

Windows 7

Windows Vista

Windows XP/2k3

Size

30.7MB

Filename

0001-wdm-r274.zip

Name

Realtek PCIe Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Family Drivers (2000/XP/2003)

Version

5.836

OS support

Windows 2000

Windows XP/2k3

Size

9.3MB

Filename

0004-pcie-install-5836-02142018.zip

Name

Realtek PCIe Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Family Drivers (7/2008 R2)

Version

7.154

OS support

Windows 7

Size

4.8MB

Filename

install-win7-7154-11022022.zip

Name

Realtek PCIe Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Family Drivers (8.x/2012/2012 R2)

Version

8.100

OS support

Windows 8.x

Size

4.8MB

Filename

install-win8-8-1-8100-11042022.zip

Name

Realtek PCIe Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Family Drivers (Vista/2008)

Version

106.35

OS support

Windows Vista

Size

9.5MB

Filename

0014-install-vista-10635-10312017.zip

1 board document available

Release date

File

Logs

Release date

File

Logs

Image 1 of 5 (MSI)

Image 2 of 5 (Petros Savvas)

Image 3 of 5 (Petros Savvas)

Image 4 of 5 (Petros Savvas)

Image 5 of 5 (Petros Savvas)

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