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Motherboard User’s Guide

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Trademarks

IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines.
Intel, Pentium/II/III, Pentium 4, Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 2000/XP/Vista are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this manual are
trademarks or the properties of their respective owners.

Static Electricity Precautions

1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original static-

proof package until you are ready to install them.

2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you

don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.

3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those

components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components

and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect

power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.

Copyright © 2008

All Rights Reserved

P41G Series, 

V1.0

February 2008

Summary of Contents for P41G Series

Page 1: ...el Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 2000 XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc It has been acknowledged that other brands or...

Page 2: ...vices 13 Install Other Devices 15 Expansion Slots 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 20 Introduction 20 Running the Setup Utility 20 Standard CMOS Setup Page 21 Advanced Setup Page 22 Advanced Chipset Se...

Page 3: ...icrosoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP...

Page 4: ...the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 1 0 It supports High Definition Audio Codec and pro...

Page 5: ...memory is 4 GB System Memory Controller Support DDR2 SDRAM with up to maximum memory of 4 GB PCI Express Graphics Interface Support One PCI Express x16 slot PCI Bus Interface Support PCI Revision 2 3...

Page 6: ...rameters and memory timing CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to cha...

Page 7: ...on cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard The Extended USB module The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card The SerialATAcabl...

Page 8: ...Install this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to h...

Page 9: ...Front Panel USB Pow er Select Jumper 8 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 9 SPK1 Speaker header 10 IDE Primary IDEconnector 11 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 12 FDD Floppy disk drive connector 13 SPDIFO1 SP...

Page 10: ...e COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port...

Page 11: ...e memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU B Unload the cap Use thumb forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap Lift the cap up and...

Page 12: ...offers greater bandwith and density in a smaller packahe along with a reduction in power consumption In addition DDR2 SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data r...

Page 13: ...re is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the...

Page 14: ...tting Normal Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2 3 Note To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal De faults and then...

Page 15: ...e sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting p...

Page 16: ...r on the motherboard Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPDIFOUT 2 5VA 3 KEY 4 GDN SPDIFO1 S PIF Out Header S PDIF Sony Plilips Digital Interface is a standard audio transfer file format and allows the transfer...

Page 17: ...bracket cable onto the F_USB1 F_USB2 header 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the...

Page 18: ...w LPT Onboard parallel port Header This header allows the user to connect to the printer scanner or devices Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 2 PD0 3 PD1 4 PD2 5 PD3 6 PD4 7 PD5 8 PD6 9 PD7 10 ACK 11 BUS...

Page 19: ...Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector...

Page 20: ...in Signal 1 CD IN L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD IN R Analog Audio Input Connector If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system When you...

Page 21: ...18 Motherboard User s Guide Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16 one PCI Ex1 and two 32 bit PCI slots...

Page 22: ...Base Specification revsion 1 0a Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express PCI expansion card 1 Locate the PCI Express or PCI slots on the motherboard 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot fr...

Page 23: ...e hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen befor...

Page 24: ...the setting CDROM If you have an ATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit...

Page 25: ...tup NumLock Status APIC Mode 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD DVD Drives Boot Other Device TM1 Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled On Enabled ST3100034...

Page 26: ...o view the following screen f Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Hard Disk Drives Move Enter Select Value F10 Save...

Page 27: ...anced Chipset Setup Help Item DRAM Frequency Configure DRAM Timing bySPD VGA Share Memory DVMT Mode Select DVMT FIXED Memory HPET Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Defa...

Page 28: ...rements HPET This item enables or disables HPET High Performance Event Timer support This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 198...

Page 29: ...allel Port Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard SATAcontroller OnBoard LAN Function Use this item t...

Page 30: ...d Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled Soft off By PWR BTTN If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If th...

Page 31: ...me By PS 2 KB S3 This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Resume By PS 2 MS S3 This it...

Page 32: ...n Disabled Enabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Help Item Opti...

Page 33: ...tio Actual Value 17 CPU Frequency 200MHz CPU Over clocking Func Disabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Enabled Manufacturer This item displays the information of current manufacture...

Page 34: ...values for accessing the best performance Supervisor Password Page This page helps you set up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 19...

Page 35: ...es that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and exit or press N to return to the main menu CMOS Set...

Page 36: ...ion depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP Vista it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Installing Support Software 1...

Page 37: ...dMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 2000 XP Vista If you are under Windows 2000 XP please click the Setup button to ru...

Page 38: ...Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the system restart Method 1 Run Reboot Setup Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when in...

Page 39: ...36 Motherboard User s Guide Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function 1 Go to Control Panel 2 Select Classic View 3 Set User Account...

Page 40: ...nserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished 4 Select Turn Us...

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