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G41M-PS

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published August 2011

Summary of Contents for G41M-PS

Page 2: ... or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has be...

Page 3: ...ard Disk Setup Guide 24 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 25 2 11 Driver Installation Guide 25 2 12 Untied Overclocking Technology 25 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY 26 26 26 26 26 3 1 Introduction 26 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 26 3 1 2 Navigation Keys 27 3 2 Main Screen 27 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen 28...

Page 4: ...upport 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 52 52 52 52 52 4 1 Install Operating System 52 4 2 Support CD Information 52 4 2 1 Running Support CD 52 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 52 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 52 4 2 4 Contact Information 52 ...

Page 5: ...e BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website http www asrock com If you require technical support related to this motherb...

Page 6: ...y see CAUTION 3 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots SupportsDDR3 1333 OC 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 4 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 5 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 Pixel Shader 4 0 DirectX 10 Max shared memory 1759MB see CAUTION 6 Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048x1536 6...

Page 7: ...ASRock Software Suite CyberLink DVD Suite OEM and Trial Creative Sound Blaster X Fi MB Trial ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite OEM Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 8 ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 9 ASRock Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 10 ASRock OC DNA see CAUTION 11 ASRock APP Charger see CAUTION 12 ASRock SmartView see CAUTION 13 ASRock XFast USB see CAUTION 14...

Page 8: ... the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 VistaTM XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation 6 The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check Intel website for the latest information 7 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connecto...

Page 9: ...y diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 11 The software name itself OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of OC DNA an exclusive utility developed by ASRock provides a conve nient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others It helps you to save your overclocking record under t...

Page 10: ...sis of Your Data With the status window you can easily recognize which data streams you are currently transferring 16 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recom mended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recom mended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 17 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically sh...

Page 11: ...0 System Panel Header PANEL1 White 24 PCI Express x16 Slot PCIE1 11 Secondary SATA2 Connector SATAII_2 Blue 25 EUP LAN Jumper EUP_LAN1 12 Primary SATA2 Connector SATAII_1 Blue 26 EUP Audio Jumper EUP_AUDIO1 13 IDE1 Connector IDE1 Blue 27 FSB1 Jumper 1 FSB1 IDE1 CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 HD_AUDIO1 Intel G41 Chipset CLRCMOS1 PANEL 1 HDLED RESET PLED PWRBTN 1 CMOS Battery 8Mb BIOS 1 AUDIO CODEC 19 1cm 7 5 ...

Page 12: ... 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection On Link Green 1Gbps connection To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header After restarting your computer you will find VIA HD Audio Deck tool on your system Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install For Windows XP XP 64 bit OS Please click...

Page 13: ... 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER...

Page 14: ...he CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Insert the 775 LAND CPU Step 2 1 Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked ...

Page 15: ...eft hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate...

Page 16: ... proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775 LAND CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_F...

Page 17: ...e into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 2 If you install only one memory module or two non identical memory modules it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step ...

Page 18: ...bled If you install the add on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot and adjust the BIOS options Primary Graphics Adapter to Onboard and Share Memory to Auto then the onboard VGA will be enabled and the primary screen will be onboard VGA Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Step 1 Befo...

Page 19: ... unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds EUP LAN EUP Audio Jumper EUP_LAN1 3 pin jumper see p 11 No 25 EUP_AUDIO1 3 pin jumper see p 11 No 26 Note EUP_LAN and EUP_AUDIO jumper design decreases the power consumption of this motherboard to meet EuP standard With anASRock EuP ready motherboard and a power supp...

Page 20: ... adopt FSB1333 CPU and DDR3 1333 memory module on this motherboard you need to adjust the jumper Please short pin2 pin3 for FSB1 jumper Otherwise the CPU and memory module may not work properly on this motherboard Please refer to below jumper setting Default FSB1 FSB1 ...

Page 21: ...he connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 11 No 13 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These SerialATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 11 No 12 connectors support SATAII SATAII_2 see p 11 No 11 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_3 see p 11 No 14 storage devices The current SATAII_4 see p 11 No 16 SATAII interface allows ...

Page 22: ...m for AC 97 audio panel J_SENSE OUT2_L 1 MIC_RET PRESENCE GND OUT2_R MIC2_R MIC2_L OUT_RET USB 2 0 Headers Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin USB6_7 ports on the I O panel there are see p 11 No 18 two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports 9 pin USB4_5 see p 11 No 17 USB_PWR USB_PWR P 7 P 7 P 6 P 6 GND GND DUMMY 1 USB_PWR USB_PWR P 5 P 5 P 4 P 4 GND G...

Page 23: ...PU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 3 Pin Fan Installation Pin 1 3 Connected 1 2 3 4 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation ATX 12V Connector Please note that it is necessary 4 pin ATX12V1 to connect a power supply with see p 11 No 1 ATX 12V plug to this connector so that it can provides sufficient power Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up ATX Power Conn...

Page 24: ...may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6 SAMSUNG If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4 HITACHI Please use th...

Page 25: ...ion Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers There...

Page 26: ...utton on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the follow ing BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar The top of the...

Page 27: ...ain Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced System Overview System Time System Date 00 09 Mon 08 15 2011 Use Enter ...

Page 28: ...ou can use this option to load CPU EZ overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s in serted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically You may select 400MHz DDR3_800 533MHz DDR3_1066 or 667MHz DDR3_1333 The configu...

Page 29: ...de fault value is Auto DRAMtRCD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRCD Min 3 Max 10 The default value is Auto DRAM tRP This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRP Min 3 Max 10 The default value is Auto DRAM tRAS This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS Min 9 Max 24 The default value is Auto DRAMtRFC This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRFC Min 15 Max 78 The default va...

Page 30: ...Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows XP and select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to enable this function If you install Windows VistaTM 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lea...

Page 31: ...lue of this feature is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value of this feature is Auto GLTREF Voltage Use this to select GLTREF Voltage The default value of this feature is Auto Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements ...

Page 32: ...onfiguration SuperIO Configuration and USB Configuration Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without en tering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to...

Page 33: ...tails of Untied Overclocking Technology Therefore you are allowed to adjust the Host frequency and PCIE frequency in the following two items CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure...

Page 34: ... the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP VistaTM 7 Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP VistaTM 7 or Linux kernel ve...

Page 35: ...indicates the clock on to clock off interval ratio For example if you set this option to 75 0 On your processor will work normally 75 of the time and spend the other 25 slacking off Configuration options Auto Disabled 12 5 On 25 0 On 37 5 On 50 0 On 62 5 On 75 0 On and 87 5 On The default value is Auto ...

Page 36: ...s controls the number of DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT Min 1 Max 63 The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 G0 Data This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G0 Data Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 G1 Command This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G1 Command Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 G2 Control1 This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G2 Control1 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto ...

Page 37: ...ue is Auto DRAM CH1 G1 Command This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G1 Command Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 G2 Control1 This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G2 Control1 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 G3 Control2 This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G3 Control2 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 G4 Clocks1 This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G4 Cloc...

Page 38: ...SKEW Auto DRAM CH0 CTRL3 SKEW Info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DRAM CH1 CLKSET0 SKEW Info 1 5 1 1 0 128 DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 CTRL0 SKEW This...

Page 39: ...lleled power savings The default value is Disabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Besides the BIOS option you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable this function Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select Onboard PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value ...

Page 40: ...he driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory DVMT FIXED Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you set DVMT Mode Select as DVMT Mode Configuration options 128MB 256MB and Maximum DVMT The option Maximum DVMT only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or...

Page 41: ...em to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC Power loss If Power Off is selected the AC Power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC Power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to tur...

Page 42: ...guration ATA IDE Configuration Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS Windows NT If native OS Windows 7 VistaTM XP is installed please select Enhanced When Compatible is selected Combined Option It allows you to select between SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 4 and PATA Only If it is set to SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 then SATAII_2 SATAII_4 will not work Likew...

Page 43: ...BA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected to the system Se...

Page 44: ...P Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI clocks...

Page 45: ...sabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system 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 Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable or Disabl...

Page 46: ...s ECP EPP If this option is set to ECP EPP it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ ...

Page 47: ...ble the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices ar...

Page 48: ... 00V 37 C 98 F 3400 RPM N A 1 629V 3 306V 5 067V 11 890V 31 C 87 F Main OC Tweaker Advanced Boot Security Exit H W Monitor Enable Disable CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Quiet Fan Disabled CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as Enabled you will find the items Target CPU...

Page 49: ...d and Disabled The default value is Enabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 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 Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boo...

Page 50: ...or Change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN featu...

Page 51: ...onfiguration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY with out saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to ...

Page 52: ...ng The Support CD Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 Drivers Menu Drivers Menu ...

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