ECS G41T-M2 manual

Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0A Disclaimer The information in this docume[...]

ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications Th[...]

iii T T T T T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction......................................................................................1 Feature............................................................................................[...]

iv PCI/PnP Setup...................................................................37 PC Health Status................................................................37 Fr equency/V oltage Control................................................40 Load Default Settings.........................................................41 Supervisor Passwor d..[...]

1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the G41T -M2 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA775 socket Intel ® Core TM 2 Quad/Core TM 2 Duo/Pentium ® Dual-Core/Celeron ® processors for high-end business or person[...]

2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature The motherboard uses an LGA775 type of Intel ® Core TM 2 Quad/Core TM 2 Duo/ Pentium ® Dual-Core/Celeron ® processors that carries the following features: Processor • Intel ® Core TM 2 Quad/Core TM 2 Duo/Pentium ® Dual-Core/Celeron ® pro- cessors • Supports a system bus (FSB) of 1333/1066/800 MHz • [...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN • Supports PCI Express™ 1.1 • Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver • Wake-On-LAN (WOL) and remote wake-up support Audio (optional) This motherboard may support either of the following Audio chipsets: • 7.1 channel High Definition Audio Codec • All DACs Support 192k/96k/48k/44.1kHz DAC sample rate [...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard 1.Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice. 2.Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper- ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 °C . The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds. • Power management • Wak[...]

5 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. LABE L COMPONENTS LGA775 so cket for Intel ® Core T M 2 Quad/ Core T M 2 Du o/Penti um ® Du al -cor e/Cel eron ® p roc e ss o rs 2. CPU _F AN CP U cool ing fan co nnect or 3. DD[...]

6 Introducing the Motherboard Memo[...]

7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

8 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pin[...]

9 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings USBPWR_F USBPWR_R Jumper T ype Description Setting (default) CLR_CMOS 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system. CLR_CMOS USBPWR_F [...]

10 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sur e that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface- mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard, you may cause serious damage to [...]

11 Installing the Motherboard A. Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPU cap. B. Unload the cap · Use thumb & forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap. · Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket. C. Open the load plate · Use thumb & forefinger to hold the hook of the lever , pushing down[...]

12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin DDR2 800/667. The total memory capacity is 8 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in any of the two slots. The total memory capacity is up to 8 GB. Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging un[...]

13 Installing the Motherboard T able A: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List) The following DDR2 800/667 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Ty pe S ize Ve ndor M odule N am e A pac er 78.91G 92.9K5 M ic r on M T 4H T F 6464A Y - 667E 1 P SC A L6E 8E 63J - 6E 1 R am x el R M L1520M 38D 6F-667 Sam[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard Type S ize V e ndor M odule N am e Ki ngs ton KV R 800D 2N 5/512 1.8V 9905315- 019.A 02LF M ic r on M T8H T F 6464A Y - 80E D 4 Q im onda H Y S72T 64000H U - 2.5- B A - D A T A M 2GV D 6G3I 41P 0U 1E 5E A E T 760U D 00- 30D B97X A E T 760U D 00- 25D C 08X A U 01GE 800C 5KBG C 78.01G A O.9K 5 78.01GA 0.9 L5 Ge il Ge il [...]

15 Installing the Motherboard Type S ize V e nd or M odu l e N am e A - D A T A R ed A - data M 2O M I 6H 3J472 0L1C 5Z A eneon A E T 860U D 00- 25D C 08X 78.A 1GA O .9K4 78.A 1GC 0.9L4 C O R SA I R C M 2X2048-6400C 5 Geil Geil P la tin u m E d itio n H ex on E LP T 8A U D R - 25M 88 H y nix H Y M P 125U 64C P 8- S6 A B Ki ngM ax KLD E 88F - B8K U [...]

16 Installing the Motherboard Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. W ith these efficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabilities by adding[...]

17 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bracket of the c[...]

18 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SA T A1~4: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial A T A devices for the highest data transfer rates (3.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly . [...]

19 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array . Additionally , some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Please make sure [...]

20 Installing the Motherboard Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD- ROM drive. About IDE Devices Y our motherboard has one IDE channel interface. An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard. Y ou must orient the c[...]

21 Installing the Motherboard Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: This motherboard does not support the “Hot-Plug” function. 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. 2 Attach the other cable end to the SA T A hard drive. 3 Attach the SA T A power cable to the SA T A hard drive and connect the other end[...]

22 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. DVI Port Use the DVI port to connect the monitor . Parallel Port Use LPT to connect printers or other[...]

23 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_F AN . 2 Connect the standard power supply connector to A TX_POWER . 3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to [...]

24 Installing the Motherboard Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . CPU_F AN: CPU Cooling F AN Power Connector 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM PWM Pi n Signal Name Function 2 +12V Power +12V A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 +3.3V 1[...]

25 Installing the Motherboard A TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector Pi n Signal Name 4 +12V 3 +12V 2 Ground 1 Ground[...]

26 Installing the Motherboard Power/Sleep/Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual-color, front panel mounted LED provides power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication. Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_P ANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on A TX or micro-A TX cases. Refe[...]

27 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration statu[...]

28 Using BIOS Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility . CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. f f f f v02.63 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. f : Move F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Load Default Settings F1:General Help f f f Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Adv[...]

29 Using BIOS For the purpose of better pr oduct maintenance, we reserve the right to change the BIOS items pr esented in the manual. The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for r eference only . Please visit our website for updated manual. Standard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system. Help Item CMOS Setup U[...]

30 Using BIOS Primary IDE Master/Slave; SA T A1~4 f CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Primary IDE Master Help Item Select the type of device connected to the system. Y our computer has one IDE channel and each channel can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). In addition, this motherboard sup[...]

31 Using BIOS Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer . CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Setup Help Item f For the processor its CPUID belows 0F41h. TM2 only can be enable under b[...]

32 Using BIOS 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device ( Hard Disk Drive/CD/DVD/Removable Dev .) Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard. APIC Mode (Enabled) This item allows you to en[...]

33 Using BIOS Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer . Configure DRAM Timing by SPD (Enabled) When this item is set to enable, the DDR timing is configured using SPD. SPD (Serial Presence Detect) is located on the memo[...]

34 Using BIOS Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller Enabled OnBoard SA T A Controller Enhanced Onboard Audio Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LA[...]

35 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype (S3 (STR)) Use this [...]

36 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Resume By RING (Disabled) An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. Resume By PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME (Disabled) These items specify whether the system will be awakened from power [...]

37 Using BIOS Init Display First (PCI) Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices. PCI/PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability . Help Item Init Display First PCI CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, Ame[...]

38 Using BIOS Smart Fan Function (Press Enter) f Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: SMART Fan Control (Disabled) This item allows you to enable/disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the fan voltage. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help I[...]

39 Using BIOS ECS supports the latest PECI host technology . While using Core TM 2 Quad or Core TM 2 Duo CPU which supports PECI, the original images of the BIOS item “PC Health Status” and “Smart F AN Function” will be r eplaced by PECI mode and negative number . (The max data from PECI is zer o.) Press <Esc> to return to the PC Heal[...]

40 Using BIOS System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,...etc. • CPU T emperature • CPU Fan Speed • CPU Vcore • V D I M M • V BAT Frequency/V oltage Control This page enables yo[...]

41 Using BIOS Supervisor Password (Not Installed) This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility [...]

42 Using BIOS Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility . When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter&g[...]

43 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software s[...]

44 Using BIOS Memo[...]

45 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows V ista The support software CD-ROM disc loads automatically under W indows V ista. When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive, the autorun feature will auto- matically bring up the install screen. The screen has three buttons on it, Set[...]

46 Using the Motherboard Software Setup T ab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that al- lows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD. Before installing the software[...]

47 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 1. Drivers and software are autom[...]

48 Using the Motherboard Software Method 1. Run Reboot Setup Windows V ista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart. Y ou must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver, until you finish all drivers installation. Method 2. Disable UAC (User Account Control[...]

49 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Select Classic View . 3. Set User Account . 4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue .[...]

50 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. Most d[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 51 Introduction eJIFFY is a fast boot program under Linux. Instead of waiting Windows O.S to start execution, eJIFFY is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing, photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up. V ersion: 1.0 Chapter 5 Setting Up eJIFFY[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 52 Installation and BIOS Setup Y ou need to finish the CD installation first before setting the BIOS. 2. Enter My Computer to find the eJIFFY setup program. 3. Click the setup button to run the eJIFFY software installation program, restart your computer after you finish. 1. Insert the eJIFFY CD in the CD-ROM drive. And follow the [...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 53 4. Press <DEL> or click the BIOS Setup button on the post screen to enter the BIOS setup page after boot up. 5. And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func- tion . Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. Restart your computer . 2. Please refer to ECS website for new eJIFFY application u[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 54 Entering eJIFFY The post screen appears within several seconds after boot up and it has three buttons on it, Operating system, eJIFFY and BIOS Setup. Click to enter the normal OS you have installed such as Windows. Click to enter eJIFFY OS. Click to set the BIOS. If you click eJIFFY , the following screen will appear . And if y[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 55 Feature Icons The following illustration shows the main feature icons that eJIFFY provides on the menu. ePix: Photo viewing. eW eb: Fir efo x for web br owsing/webmail and watching flash video . Shows eP al on-line connection status. Shut Down/Restart: Ends your session and turns off the computer./Ends your session and restart [...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 56 Usage F AQ Q1: How to download files to hard disk through eW eb? Click on the file link directly . Then select “Save File” in the pop-up window . 3. eW eb supports to open video/audio files online in Flash player format. Due to firefox limitation, the browser does not support files in Real player or Media player formats. 2.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 57 Q2: How to switch to different languages settings? Step1. Step2.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 58 2. Then the “Save Image” window appears. Y ou may rename the image file in the “Name” column and save the file in a folder as the following picture shows. 1. Select the image you want to save and press the right key of your mouse to show the menu, then click the option “ Save Image As” from the menu. Q3: How to save[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 59 Enter the ePix window , then click the icon “Folder” located in the upper left-hand corner, then follow the path for the files you have saved to view the image files. Q1: How to find image files saved in hard disk through ePix? ePix: Photo viewing.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 60 Q2: How to use the fit function under slide show? 1. Click “Edit” and select “Preferences” option from the menu. 2. Click “V iewer” and choose “Keep previous zoom” in “After loading an image”. Close the window and you can use the fit function under slide show now . Note: ePix supports to view image files onl[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 61 “Unmount” is to safely remove the storage devices. T o unplug the external storage devices such as USB drives, users need to clik the “Unmount” prompt as the following picture shows, then the icon will change to , you can remove the device now . Q2: What does it mean for “Unmount Disk”? Mount/Unmount Disk. “Mount?[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 62 Memo[...]