Asrock G41M-VS3 R2.0 manual

1 1 1 1 1 G41M-V GS3 / G41M-VS3 User Ma nual V ersion 2.0 Published December 2010 Copyright©2010 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 ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... 51 51 51 51 51 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-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 motherboard, a reli- able motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performa nce with robust design conforming t[...]

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: 8.9-in x 6.7-in, 22.6 cm x 17.0 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 a nd “Hot Plug” functions) (see CAUTION 7 ) - 1 x A T A100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Print port header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Cha ssis FAN 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. About the setting of “Hyper Thre ading T echnology”, plea se check page 34. 2. This motherboard supports U ntied Overclocking T e chnology. Ple a se read “U ntied Overclocking T echnology” on page 25 for details. 3. This motherboard supports Dual Cha nnel Me mory T echnology . Before you imple ment Dual Cha nnel Memory[...]

9 9 9 9 9 9. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows ® environment. Plea se visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner . ASRock website: http://www .a srock.com 10. [...]

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11 11 11 11 11 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L 1.3 Motherboard L ayout (G41M- ayout (G41M- ayout (G41M- ayout (G41M- ayout (G41M- VGS3 / G41M- VGS3 / G41M- VGS3 / G41M- VGS3 / G41M- VGS3 / G41M- VS3) VS3) VS3) VS3) VS3) 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 1 5 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 2 A TX 12V Conne ctor (A TX12V2) 1[...]

12 12 12 12 12 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 (G41M- anel (G41M- anel (G41M- anel (G41M- anel (G41M- VGS3) VGS3) VGS3) VGS3) VGS3) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) * 2 RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 V G A Port 4 Line Out (Lime) 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 5 Microphone (Pink) T [...]

13 13 13 13 13 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P 1.5 I/O P anel (G41M- anel (G41M- anel (G41M- anel (G41M- anel (G41M- VS3) VS3) VS3) VS3) VS3) 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) * 2 RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 V G A Port 4 Line Out (Lime) 9 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 5 Microphone (Pink) T o ena[...]

14 14 14 14 14 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 is a M icro A TX form fa ctor (8.9" x 6.7", 22.6 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your cha ssis to ensure that the motherboard fits int[...]

15 15 15 15 15 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[...]

16 16 16 16 16 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 [...]

17 17 17 17 17 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[...]

18 18 18 18 18 notch break notch break 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-V GS3 / G41M-VS3 motherboard provide s two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, a nd su[...]

19 19 19 19 19 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 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCI slot: PCI slot is used to [...]

20 20 20 20 20 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[...]

21 21 21 21 21 FSB1 Jumper (FSB1, 3-pin jumper , see p.1 1 No. 27) If you adopt FSB1333-CPU a nd DDR3 1333 me mory module on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumper . Plea se short pin2, pin3 for FSB1 jumper . Otherwise, the CPU a nd memory module may not work properly on this motherboard. Plea se refer to below jumper setting. Default FSB1[...]

22 22 22 22 22 GND PWRBTN# PLED- PLED+ DUMMY RESET# GND HDLED+ HDLED- 1 System Panel Header This header a ccommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.1 1 No. 8) functions. 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 ou[...]

23 23 23 23 23 +5V DUMMY DUMMY SPEAKER 1 G N D +1 2 V C HA_FAN_ SP EE D Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, plea se connect it to Pin 1-3. 3[...]

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 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the m[...]

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 G41M-VS3 System Time [Hour:Minute:Second] Use this item to specify the system time. System Date [Day Month/Date/Y ear] Use this item to specify the system date. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced System Overview System Time System Date [ :00:09] [Fri 12/18/2009] Use [Enter], [T AB] or [SHIFT-T[...]

29 29 29 29 29 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. OC T weaker OC Tweaker Settings DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Command Rate [Auto] DRAM Voltage NB Volta[...]

30 30 30 30 30 BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM Timing Control Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. OC T weaker Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DRAM tCL [Auto] 6 6 [...]

31 31 31 31 31 Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked, you will find this item a ppear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. If the CPU you adopt supports EIST (Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.), and you plan to adjust the ratio value, plea se disable the option “ Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.” in a dvance. Intel ([...]

32 32 32 32 32 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Advanced Settings W ARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malf[...]

33 33 33 33 33 BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the “Enhanced Halt State”. 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 Overclock Mode [Auto] Select Screen Select I[...]

34 34 34 34 34 CPU Thermal Throttling Y ou may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control me cha- nism to keep the CPU from overheated. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support CPU Thermal Throttling. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Prote ction T echnology is a n enha ncement to the IA-32 I[...]

35 35 35 35 35 DRAM RCOMP and tRD 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 Save[...]

36 36 36 36 36 DRAM CH0 G3 (Control2) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G3 (Control2). Min: 1. M ax: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G4 (Clocks1) This controls the number of D RAM CH0 G4 (Clock s1). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G5 (Clocks2) This controls the number of D RAM CH0 G5 (Clock s2). Min: 1. Max: 15. [...]

37 37 37 37 37 DRAM DLL SKEW Configuration 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 E[...]

38 38 38 38 38 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[...]

39 39 39 39 39 Flex Mode Operation This allows you to enable or disable flex mode operation feature. The default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Intelligent Energy Saver Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. The default value is [Disabled]. Configuration[...]

40 40 40 40 40 OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard Lan” feature.[...]

41 41 41 41 41 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 To RAM Restore on AC/Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS[...]

42 42 42 42 42 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage 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 Defaul[...]

43 43 43 43 43 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/D V D], and [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 int[...]

44 44 44 44 44 DMA Mode DMA ca pability allows the i mproved tra nsfer-speed a nd data-integrity for compatible IDE devices. S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to en able 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 ran sfer Use this item to ena[...]

45 45 45 45 45 3.4.6 3.4.6 3.4.6 3.4.6 3.4.6 Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Super IO Configuration Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Par[...]

46 46 46 46 46 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 USB Keyboard/Remote Power O[...]

47 47 47 47 47 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[...]

48 48 48 48 48 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[...]

49 49 49 49 49 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 OC T weaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Se[...]

50 50 50 50 50 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC T weaker 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 Cha[...]

51 51 51 51 51 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 ?[...]