Asrock G41M-GS manual

1 1 1 1 1 G41M-GS User Ma nual V ersion 1.0 Published July 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.[...]

2 2 2 2 2 Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purcha ser for ba ckup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products[...]

3 3 3 3 3 Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 Introduction ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ............[...]

4 4 4 4 4 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... 50 50 50 50 50 4.1 Instal[...]

5 5 5 5 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock G41M-GS motherboard, a relia ble motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performa nce with robust design conforming to ASRock’s c[...]

6 6 6 6 6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - Micro A TX Form Fa ctor: 9.6-in x 7.6-in, 24.4 cm x 19.3 cm CPU - LGA 775 for Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme / Core TM 2 Quad / Core TM 2 Duo / Pentium ® Dual Core / Celeron ® Dual Core / Celeron ® , supporting Penryn Quad Core Y orkfi[...]

7 7 7 7 7 Connector - 4 x SA T AII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support f or RAID and “Hot Plug” functions) (see CAUTION 8 ) - 1 x A T A100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print port header - CPU/Cha ssis F AN connector - 24 pin A TX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 2 x[...]

8 8 8 8 8 CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports native FSB1333/1066/800 MHz. For normal operation, you do not need to adjust the jumper settings. For speci al overclocking mode, plea se refer to page 19 for proper jumper settings. 2. About the setting of “Hyper Threa ding T echnology”, plea se check page 31. 3. This motherboard supports U ntied[...]

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10 10 10 10 10 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 IDE1 CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 HD_AUDIO1 Intel G41 Chipset CLRCMOS1 PANEL1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN 1 CMOS Battery 8Mb BIOS 1 AUDIO CODEC 19.3cm (7.6 in) 24.4cm (9.6 in) ATX12V1 Super IO FLOPPY1 1 2 4 5 7 6 8 9 1[...]

11 11 11 11 11 1.4 I/O P 1.4 I/O P 1.4 I/O P 1.4 I/O P 1.4 I/O P anel anel anel anel anel 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 Microphone (Pink) 2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) * 3 RJ-45 Port 8 V G A Port 4 Line In (Light Blue) 9 COM Port 5 Line Out (Lime) 1 0 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * T o enable Multi-Stre a ming function, you need to c[...]

12 12 12 12 12 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation G41M-GS is a Micro A TX form fa ctor (9.6" x 7.6", 24.4 x 19.3 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your cha ssis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sur[...]

13 13 13 13 13 Lift Lever Up to 90° CPU Marked Corner Socket Marked Corner 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation 2.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, plea se follow the steps below . Before you in sert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, ple a se check if the CPU surface is un[...]

14 14 14 14 14 For proper inserting, ple a se ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. Step 2-3. Carefully pla ce the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion. Step 2-4. V erify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys. Step 3. Re move PnP Ca p [...]

15 15 15 15 15 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Plea se adopt the type of heatsink a nd cooling[...]

16 16 16 16 16 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) G41M-GS motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, a nd supports Dual Cha nnel Memory T echnology[...]

17 17 17 17 17 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots a nd 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are us[...]

18 18 18 18 18 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup 2.7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper ca p is pla ced on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper ca p is pla ced on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 an d pin2 are “S[...]

19 19 19 19 19 Standard Setting: If you adopt below DRAM / CPU configuration on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Ple a se follow the instructions below to set up the jumpers. Otherwise, the CPU and memory module may not work properly on this motherboard. DRAM DDR2 533 DDR2 1066 CPU FSB533 FSB1066 FSB1333 Jumper Settings FSB1: 2-3 F[...]

20 20 20 20 20 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper ca ps over these hea ders and connectors. Pla cing jumper ca ps over the headers a nd connec[...]

21 21 21 21 21 1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the cha ssis must support HDA to function correctly . Plea se follow the instruction in our ma nual a nd cha ssis manual to in stall your system. 2. If you use AC’97 audio pa nel, plea se install it to the front pa nel audio hea der as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (M[...]

22 22 22 22 22 +5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 1 GND PWR B TN# PLED- PLED+ DUMMY RESET# GND HDLED+ HDLED- 1 System Pa nel Header This header a ccommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.10 No. 17) functions. Cha ssis Spea ker Header Plea se connect the cha ssis (4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.10 No. 14) Cha ssis Fa n Con[...]

23 23 23 23 23 20-Pin A TX Power Supply Installation A TX 12V Connector Pl ease note that it is necessary (4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.10 No. 29) A TX 12V plug to this connector so that it can provides sufficient power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up. A TX Power Connector Plea se connect an A TX power [...]

24 24 24 24 24 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 SA SA SA SA SA T T T T T AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SA T AII hard disk to your computer , plea se carefully read below SA T AII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SA T AII hard disks[...]

25 25 25 25 25 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A Serial A T T T T T A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA T T T T T A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A T T T T T AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA T T T T T AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks Insta[...]

26 26 26 26 26 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The BIOS FWH chip on th[...]

27 27 27 27 27 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Navigation Keys Plea se check the following table f or the function descri ption of ea ch navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - T[...]

28 28 28 28 28 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you ca n load the BIOS setup a ccording to your requirements. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Exit system setup after saving the changes. F 1 0k e yc a nb eu s e d for this operation[...]

29 29 29 29 29 Load Optimized CPU OC Setting This option only a ppears when you adopt E5000 series CPU. Y ou can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting. Configuration options: [2.64 GHz], [2.88 GHz], [3.00 GHz], [3.12 GHz] a nd [3.27 GHz]. Plea se note that overclocing may cause da mage to your CPU and motherboard. It shoul[...]

30 30 30 30 30 BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum [Enabled] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults [...]

31 31 31 31 31 Intel (R) Virtualization tech. When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (V irtual Ma chine Architecture) ca n utilize the additional hardware ca pabilities provided by V anderpool T echnology . This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel (R) Virtualization T echnology . CPU Thermal Throttling Y ou may se[...]

32 32 32 32 32 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM tCL DRAM tRCD DRAM tRP DRAM tRAS DRA[...]

33 33 33 33 33 DRAM tWR This controls the number of DRAM clocks f or TW R. Min: 3. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM tWTR This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWTR. Min: 2. M ax: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM tRRD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRRD. Min: 2. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM tRTP This c[...]

34 34 34 34 34 DRAM RCOMP STRENGTH Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM RCOMP STRENGTH Settings Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Sav[...]

35 35 35 35 35 DRAM CH1 G3 (Control2) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G3 (Control2). Min: 1. M ax: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 G4 (Clocks1) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G4 (Clocks1). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 G5 (Clocks2) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G5 (Clocks2). Min: 1. Max: 15. The [...]

36 36 36 36 36 DRAM DLL SKEW Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM DLL SKEW Settings Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Ex[...]

37 37 37 37 37 DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW . The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL0 SKEW . The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL1 SKEW . The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL2 SKEW This controls the numb[...]

38 38 38 38 38 Primary Gra phics Ada pter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] a s the boot gra phic ada pter priority . The default value is [PCI]. Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] and [256MB]. P A VP Mode Use this op[...]

39 39 39 39 39 DRAM V oltage Use this to select DRAM V oltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.794V], [1.851V], [1.908V], [1.965V], [2.029V], [2.086V], [2.144V], [2.201V], [2.314], [2.371V], [2.428V], [2.485V], [2.549V], [2.606V], [2.664V] and [2.720V]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. NB V oltage Use this to select NB V oltage. Confi[...]

40 40 40 40 40 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Configuration Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Suspend T o RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Check Ready Bit Restore on AC/Power L[...]

41 41 41 41 41 BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration Set [Compatible] when Legacy OS (MS-DOS, Win NT) device is used. Set [Enhanced] when Native OS (Win2000 / XP) is used. v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced A T A/IDE Configuration [Enhanced] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F[...]

42 42 42 42 42 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not In stalled], [Auto], [CD/D V D], a nd [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information i[...]

43 43 43 43 43 DMA Mode DMA ca pability allows the improved tra nsfer-speed a nd data-integrity for compatible IDE devices. S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to ena ble or disable the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, a nd Reporting T echnology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data T ra nsfer Use this item to ena [...]

44 44 44 44 44 3.4.6 3.4.6 3.4.6 3.4.6 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. 3.4.7 3.4.7 3.4.7 3.4.7 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Con[...]

45 45 45 45 45 BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration T o enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enable[...]

46 46 46 46 46 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the para meters of t[...]

47 47 47 47 47 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Boot Se[...]

48 48 48 48 48 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen In this section, you may set or cha nge the supervisor/user pa ssword for the syste m. For the user pa ssword, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Select S[...]

49 49 49 49 49 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Exit Save Changes a[...]

50 50 50 50 50 Chapter 4 Sof Chapter 4 Sof Chapter 4 Sof Chapter 4 Sof Chapter 4 Sof tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor t t t t t 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 Install Operating System Install Operating System Install Operating System Install Operating System Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ?[...]