Foxconn G41MXP manual

G41MXP Series Motherboard User ’ s Manual[...]

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Declaration of conformity HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMP ANY L TD 66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT , T AIPEI HSIEN, T AIW AN, R.O.C. declares that the product Motherboard G41MXP/G41MXP-V is in conformity with (reference to the specication under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) ■ EN 550[...]

Declaration of conformity T rade Name: FOXCONN Model Name: G41MXP/G41MXP-V Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc. Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835 T elephone: 714-738-8868 Facsimile: 714-738-8838 Equipment Classication: FCC Class B Subassembly T ype of Product: Motherboard Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMP ANY L TD Addre[...]

Installation Precautions Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer : ■ It is suggested to select high-quality , certied fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed. ■ We cannot guarantee that your system can[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Product Introduction Product Specications .............................................................................. 2 Layout....................................................................................................... 4 Back Panel Connectors .............................................................[...]

Congure ......................................................................................... 63 About & Help .................................................................................... 65 FOX LOGO ............................................................................................. 66 FOX DMI ...........................[...]

Th an k y ou f or bu yi ng F ox con n G4 1M XP S er ie s mot he rb oa rd . Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power , providing only what you need for break-through performance. With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi-media computing requirements, G41MXP / G 4 1 M X P - V e n a b[...]

1 2 1-1 Product Specications CPU Support LGA775 socket Intel ® CPU: Core TM 2 Quad / Core TM 2 Duo / Pentium ® Dual-Core / Celeron ® Dual-Core / Conroe-L processors Supports 45nm processor Supports Intel ® Hyper-Threading technology Front Side Bus 1333/1066/800MHz FSB Chipset North Bridge: Intel ® G41 South Bridge: Intel ® ICH7 Memory 2 x [...]

3 1 3 Back Panel 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x Serial port 1 x DVI-D 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN port 1 x VGA port 6-channel audio ports (G41MXP-V) 8-channel audio ports (G41MXP) Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU/System overheating shutdown C[...]

1 4 1-2 Layout Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only , please refer to the physical motherboard for detail. 1. 4-pin A TX 12V Power Connector 2. System F AN Header 3. Over Memory Fequency Jumper 4. PCI Express x1 Slot 5. PCI Express x16 Slot 6. PCI Slots 7. S/PDIF_OUT Connector 8. CD_IN Connector 9. Front Audio Connector 10. Cle[...]

5 1 5 1. PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse. 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port Use the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. 3. Serial Port This is output of RS232 COM1 port. 4. VGA Port T o connect with external display devices, such as monitor or LCD display . 5. DVI-D Port The DVI-D port supports DVI-D specicatio[...]

1 6 Audio Ports of G41MXP: Audio Ports of G41MXP-V : Please refer to Chapter 4, and install the Realtek audio driver (in CD) to assign the audio output ports for different applications of 2/4/5.1 channels. The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above. 8. RJ-45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/[...]

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including the installation of the CPU, memory , power supply , slots, pin headers and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter careful[...]

8 2 8 2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU : ■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. ■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before [...]

9 2 9 Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket : 1. Remove protective socket cover . 2. Release the CPU socket lever. 3. Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket. 5. W h e n CP U i s pr o pe r l y se a te d , replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position. 4. Check pin one marking (triangle) with the [...]

10 2 10 Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The followin g procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.) 1. Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU. 2. Place the four bolts of the CPU co ole r to the hole s of the mo th erb oa rd, pus h them strai ght down fro[...]

1 1 2 1 1 2-2 Install the Memory Dual Channel Memory Conguration This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel T echnology . When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system. T wo DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels : Channel 0 : DIMM1 Channel 1 : DIMM2 The combinat[...]

12 2 12 Installing a Memory If you take a look at fron t sid e of mem ory modu le, it has asym metr ic pin coun ts on both sides sepa rate d by a notch in the middle, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets. Step 1: Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket. Pla[...]

13 2 13 2-3 Install an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot. 3. Make sure the [...]

14 2 14 2-4 Install other Internal Connectors Power Connectors This motherboard uses an A TX power supply . In order not to damage any device, make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply . 24-pin A TX Power Connector : PWR1 PWR1 is the A TX power supply connector . Make sure that the power supply cable an[...]

15 2 15 Audio Connector : F_AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice. Audio Connector : CD_IN CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector , it can be connected to a CD/DVD-ROM drive through a CD/DVD audio cable. Floppy Disk Drive Connector : FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard oppy disk[...]

16 2 16 Front Panel Connector : FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators. Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD-LED) Connect to the chass is front panel IDE indicator LED. It indicates the active status of the hard disks. This 2-pin connector is directional with +/- sign. Reset Switch (RESET -SW) A[...]

17 2 17 TPM Connector : TPM The TPM (Trusted Platform Module) provides the ability to the PC to run applications more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy . T o ut ili ze th is fun ct io n, y ou sh oul d p ur cha se ad di tio na l device and install it. Serial A T A Connectors : SA T A_1/2/3/4 The Serial A T A connecto[...]

18 2 18 2-5 Jumpers For some featur es neede d, user s can change the jumpe r setti ngs on this motherb oard to modif y them. This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings. Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting. Description of Jumpers 1. F[...]

19 2 19 Over Memory Frequency Jumper: MEM_OC_1333 When you use the memory which supports 1333/1066, the jumper is used to overclock memory frequency , and make the memory work at 1333MHz. Set the jumper to pins2-3 (Status1), memory frequency will be 1066MHz. This is default status. Set the jumper to pins 1-2 (Status2), memory frequency will be up t[...]

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Y ou have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur : 1. An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self T est (POST) process. 2. Y ou want to change the default CMOS set[...]

3 21 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Power on the computer , when the message " Press <Del> to enter Setup, <Esc> to boot menu " appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press &l[...]

3 22 ► Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be setup through this menu. ► PC Health Status This setup enables you to read/change fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. ► BIOS Security Features The Supervisor/User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauth[...]

3 23 System Information This sub-menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, oppy drive and so on. Use the arrow up/down keys to select an item, then use the <+> or <-> keys to change the setting. ► System Time This item allows you to congure the desired time. Use [ENTER], [T AB] or [SHIFT -T AB] t[...]

3 24 ► Keyboard Th e s ys t em b o ot w i ll n o t st o p fo r a k e yb oa r d er r or i f y ou en ab l ed t h is i t em . ► Mouse Th e s ys t em b o ot w i ll n o t st o p fo r a m o us e e rr or if y o u en a bl ed th is it em . ► Floppy Th e s ys t em b o ot w i ll n o t st o p fo r a f l op py er ro r i f y ou e n ab le d t hi s i te m . [...]

3 25 ► PCI Latency Timer This item is used to set the PCI latency timer . The value is in unit of PCI cycle for PCI device latency timer register . Setting values are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248. This feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over . The larger the value, the longer the PCI device can [...]

3 26 ► 1st Boot Device This option is used to specify the boot sequence from available devices. Setting options: 1st FLOPPY DRIVE and Disabled. ► T ry Other Boot Device This option is used to try other boot device. Setting options: [Y es] and [No]. ► Removable Drives Press <Enter> to go to its submenu. ► 1st Drive This option is used [...]

3 27 ► T rusted Computing Press <Enter> to go to its submenu. ► TCG/TPM Support T rusted Computing Group (TCG) members develop and promote open, vendor-neutral, industry standard specications for trusted computing building blocks and software interfaces across multiple platforms. TP M (T rusted Platform Module) is a specication prom[...]

3 28 Fox Central Control Unit ► Smart BIOS / CPU Configuration Press <Enter> to go to its submenu. ► Spread Spectrum If you enabled this function, it can signicantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the system, so to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated, you had better disable it. ► A[...]

3 29 Smart BIOS ► Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power-On Self-T est (POST). The LED is located at the front panel, and it displays POST state by different long-short blinking intervals. Y ou can always leave this state enabled. ► Smart Boot Menu When PC starts, it will[...]

3 30 CPU Conguration ► C1E Support C1E represents Enhanced HAL T State. It is a feature which Intel CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state. C1E drops the CPU's multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HL T (halt) command is issued. This item is used to enable/disable the C1E support. ► Limit CPUID MaxV al This item[...]

3 31 ► EIST Function Y ou can enable/disable the EIST (Processor Power Management, PPM) through this item. Advanced Chipset Features ► North Bridge Conguration/ South Bridge Conguration Press <Enter> to go to its submenu. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chips[...]

3 32 North Bridge Conguration ► Memory Remap Feature This item is used to enable/disable memory remap feature. Its mainly for if you have a 64bit OS and 4GB of RAM. Basically it allows you to remap the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory . ► DRAM Frequency This item is used to adjust the DRAM frequency . Select [Auto] for S[...]

3 33 South Bridge Conguration ► SMBUS Controller The System Management Bus is a specic implementation of an I 2 C bus. The SMBus speci- cation describes the data protocols, device addresses, and electrical requirements that are superimposed on the I 2 C bus specication. The SMBus is used to physically transport com - mands and informa[...]

3 34 Integrated Peripherals ► IDE Configuration/OnBoard Configuration/SuperIO Configuration/USB Configuration Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu. IDE Conguration ► SA T A Controller This item allows you to select the mode of the SA T A ports. Setting values are: [Disabled], [Compatible], [Enhanced]. ► Configure SA T A Channels T[...]

3 35 OnBoard Conguration ► OnBoard Audio Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard Audio Controller . ► OnBoard LAN Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller . ► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. A LAN boot ROM lets you set u[...]

3 36 SuperIO Conguration ► OnBoard Floppy Controller This item is used to enable/disable Floppy Controller . ► Serial Port1 Address This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard serial port 1. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. SuperIO Conguration SuperIO Confi[...]

3 37 USB Conguration ► Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS. If you have a USB keyboard or mouse, set to auto or enabled. ► USB 1.1 Controller This item is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface for USB. ► USB 2.0 Controller This item is used to enable or disable[...]

3 38 Power Management Setup ►Energy-using Products This item is used to enable/disable the EuP(Energy-using Products) feature. When enable, the suspend power of the chipset will be cut off in S5 suspend mode in order to reduce the power consumption of motherboard. Enable: S1/S3 is normal, S4/S5 wake up only by pressing the power button. Disable: [...]

3 39 S5 - The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context. The system is in the “soft” off state and requires a complete boot when it wakes. Software uses a different state value to distinguish between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether o[...]

3 40 PC Health Status ► W arning T emperature This option is used to set the warning temperature for the system. When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value, the motherboard will send out warning information. ► Shutdown T emperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit. When the temperature exceeds the set va[...]

3 41 BIOS Security Features ► Change Supervisor Password This item is used to install or change supervisor password. After you input Supervisor password, it then will ask you to input user password optionally . ► Change User Password This item is used to install or change user password. ► Boot Sector Virus Protection This item is used to enab[...]

3 42 Load Optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Select this option and press Enter , it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults. Select <OK> and then press <Enter> to load the defaults. Sele[...]

The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. This chapter includes the following information: ■ Utility CD content ■ Install driver and utility ■ FOX ONE ■ FOX LiveUpdate ■ FOX LOGO ■ FOX DMI Note : Because each module is independent, so the sec[...]

44 4 44 Utility CD content This mot herbo ard comes wit h one Uti lity CD. Y ou can simpl y put it into your CD/DVD-R OM d rive, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install. 1. Install Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. Y ou should install the drivers in order , and you need to[...]

45 4 45 Install driver and utility 1. Install Driver Y ou must click "Intel Chipset Driver" to install it rst. After that, you can click "One Click Setup" to install all the other drivers left, or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually . 2. Install Utility Y ou can select the specic utility to insta[...]

46 4 46 FOX ONE FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings. It also allows users to monitor various temperature values, voltage values, frequencies and fan speeds at any time. With FOX ONE, you can : ■ Modify system performance settings, such as the CPU and memory bus speeds, CPU voltages, fan speeds, and other system perf[...]

47 4 47 1. Main Page T oolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages. Alert Lamp When the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When the system is in abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red. Switch Button Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar (i.e. Simple Mod[...]

48 4 48 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel). Exit Click this button to exit the program. Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen. Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn moth[...]

49 4 49 Conguration This menu allows you to congure : 1). Monitor interval (ms) : This is to dene the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed on Simple Mode screen. Minimum value is 1 second. 2). Simple Mode : T o select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode. Messages su[...]

50 4 50 Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Y es. Step 2 : After data is collected, it will ask you to restart your computer now . Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F .I.S. feature (in CPU Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system l[...]

51 4 51 2. CPU Page - CPU Control This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves. Manual : Y ou can press the up/down button to adjust your CPU clock. Auto [...]

52 4 52 Y ou can see the system is raising CPU clock until the system hangs. Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer . Run FOX ONE program again, it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system. Click Y es to apply it to your system. Now , your system is running[...]

53 4 53 FOX Intelligent Stepping (F .I.S., Optional) Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically adjust your CPU clock rate based on different system loadings. For example, if you select Power Gaming, CPU clock will be driven to run at its maximum speed. While in Energy Saving, CPU will lower down its speed to a minimum.[...]

54 4 54 4. Limit Setting 4.1 Limit Setting - CPU T emperature This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function. 4.2 Limit Setting - System T emperature This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function. Go to Limit Setting page Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current CP[...]

55 4 55 4.3 Limit Setting - CPU Fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. 4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current CPU fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower [...]

56 4 56 4.5 Limit Setting - F AN1 Fan This page lets you to set F AN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function. 5. V oltage Page - V oltage Control (Optional) This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually . CPU voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV , while memory is 0.05V/step, and North Br[...]

57 4 57 6. Fan Page - Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual. When Smart Fan is selected, you must use a 4-pin CPU cooler in your system. Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Apply the changes[...]

58 4 58 FOX LiveUpdate FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS, drivers and utilities by local or online. Supporting Operating Systems : ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Using FOX LiveUpdat[...]

59 4 59 1-2 Local Update - Backup This page can backup your system BIOS. Y ou can click “Backup”, and key in a le name, then click “Save” to nish the backup operation. The extension of this backup le is ".BIN" for Award BIOS and ".ROM" for AMI BIOS. Default directory is "C:DesktopMy Documents" in Win[...]

60 4 60 2. Online Update 2-1 Online Update - Update BIOS This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new BIOS from Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation. 2-2 Online Update - Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it [...]

61 4 61 2-3 Online Update - Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation. Browse detailed information Install the selected driver Close the window Select the driver to update Click here Current information S[...]

62 4 62 2-4 Online Update - Update All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation. Click here Current information Search all new BIOS/ drivers/utilities from Internet Browse detailed BIOS informati[...]

63 4 63 3. Congure 3-1 Congure - option This page lets you set auto search options. After you enable the auto search function, FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualied item found, it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step. Double click on the icon as show below , you can see[...]

64 4 64 When you enable "Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate", if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older , it will auto search from internet and prompt you to install the new version. 3-2 Congure - System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location. Apply the changes Click here Set the location of download les or auto backup BIOS Determine[...]

65 4 65 3-3 Congure - Advance This page lets you select to ash BIOS / Boot Block and clear CMOS. If you choose Flash Boot Block, it means BIOS is not protective, and you must make sure the ash process is continuous and without any interruption. 4. About & Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate. C A U T I O N ! We re[...]

66 4 66 FOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On Self-T est). Y ou can prepare a JPG image (1024x768) le, then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time Logo. Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the B[...]

67 4 67 FOX DMI FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer , and it provides three DMI data formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump. Users can easily switch between the T abCtrl. With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother- board if there is any problem occurred. Supporting Operating Systems :[...]