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Box Contents

GA-EG41MF-US2H motherboard
Motherboard driver disk
User's Manual
One IDE cable
Two SATA 3Gb/s cables
I/O Shield

Optional Items

Floppy Disk Drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R)
2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R)
2-port IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-0*R)
2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R)
S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R)
COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R)

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The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.
The box contents are subject to change without notice.

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The motherboard image is for reference only.

Summary of Contents for GA-EG41MF-US2H

Page 1: ...GA EG41MF US2H LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel CoreTM processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME EG41MFU2H 1001R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard Mar 20 2009 GA EG41MF US2H Mar 20 2009 Motherboard GA EG41MF US2H...

Page 3: ...Documentation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual Forinstructionso...

Page 4: ...4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1 7 InternalConnectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2 1 StartupScreen 34 2 2 The Main Menu 35 2 3 MB Intellige...

Page 5: ...lash Utility 68 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility 71 4 3 EasyTune 6 72 4 4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced 73 4 5 Q Share 75 4 6 TimeRepair 76 Chapter 5 Appendix 77 5 1 ConfiguringAudioInput...

Page 6: ...art No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port IEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF1 1IE008 0 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R S PDIF In cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 0 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001...

Page 7: ...2V USB_1394 CPU_FAN Intel G41 CI PHASE LED SATA2_0 Intel ICH7 CLR_CMOS M_BIOS CD_IN PCI1 BATTERY PCI2 SYS_FAN B_BIOS OPTICAL DVI VGA SPDIF_I COMA FDD F_USB1 F_USB2 Level Shifter HDMI CODEC SPDIF_O DDR...

Page 8: ...OM Port Host Interface GMCH CLK 333 266 200 MHz PS 2 KB Mouse IT8718 4 SATA 3Gb s 8 USB Ports Intel ICH7 2 IEEE 1394a TSB43AB23 DDR2 800 667 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIeCLK 100MHz 1 PCI Express x1 x1...

Page 9: ...nds dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostaticshieldingcontainer Befor...

Page 10: ...rth Bridge 1 x D Sub port 1 x DVI D port Note 3 Note 4 1 x HDMI port Note 4 Audio Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN RTL8111...

Page 11: ...ower LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel 1 x PS 2 keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x D Sub port 1 x DVI D port Note 3 Note 4 1 x HDMI port Note 4...

Page 12: ...installed the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB Note 2 Because of chipset limitations to avoid the system being unable to start or the memory being incorrectly detected if only one m...

Page 13: ...may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU coo...

Page 14: ...m the load plate To protect the CPU socket always replace the protective socket cover when the CPU is not installed Step 5 Once the CPU is properly inserted replace the load plate and push the CPU soc...

Page 15: ...in Step 3 Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the motherboard Push down on the push pins diagonally Step 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each...

Page 16: ...odule is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and installed in the same colored...

Page 17: ...of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fingers on the top edge of th...

Page 18: ...fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing a...

Page 19: ...of 1920x1080 but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable from your device and then remove i...

Page 20: ...ort Activity LED State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring Connection Speed LED State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rat...

Page 21: ...a 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Rear Speaker Out Jack Black Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Side Speaker Out Jack Gray Use this audio jac...

Page 22: ...nplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the...

Page 23: ...at can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system The main powe...

Page 24: ...V SpeedControl 3 Sense 4 SpeedControl CPU_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 SpeedControl 3 Sense 4 Reserve SYS_FAN Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from over...

Page 25: ...example master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers 7 SATA2_0 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors The SATA...

Page 26: ...your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place...

Page 27: ...lue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis f...

Page 28: ...No Pin 9 LINE2_L 10 GND For HD Front Panel Audio The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how t...

Page 29: ...gital S PDIF Out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expansion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For...

Page 30: ...1_1394 IEEE 1394a Header Gray The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specification The IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE 1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket For purchasing the optional IEEE...

Page 31: ...requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 17 COMA Serial Port Header White The COMA header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable...

Page 32: ...s To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds Always turn off your co...

Page 33: ...upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instruc...

Page 34: ...F9 key can be used for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 F12 Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device w...

Page 35: ...d in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version Main Menu Help The onscreen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu H...

Page 36: ...ailable on the chipset Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to con...

Page 37: ...Hz 266x14 Clock Chip Control Standard Clock Control CPU Host Clock Control Disabled x CPU Host Frequency Mhz 266 PCI Express Frequency Mhz Auto Advanced Clock Control Advanced Clock Control Press Ente...

Page 38: ...ncy item below to be configurable Note If your system fails to boot after overclocking please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated system reboot or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to de...

Page 39: ...ge clock Options are 700mV 800mV default 900mV 1000mV CPU Clock Skew Allows you to set the CPU clock prior to the North Bridge clock Options are 0ps 750ps Default 0ps MCH Clock Skew Allows you to set...

Page 40: ...items below to be configurable Options are Auto default Manual Standard Timing Control CAS Latency Time Options are Auto default 3 7 tRCD Options are Auto default 1 15 tRP Options are Auto default 1 1...

Page 41: ...ed Defaults x Static tRead Value Auto x tRD Phase0 Adjustment Auto x tRD Phase1 Adjustment Auto x tRD Phase2 Adjustment Auto x tRD Phase3 Adjustment Auto x Trd2rd Different Rank Auto x Twr2wr Differen...

Page 42: ...ne whether to fine tune memory parameters to enhance memory compatibility Auto Lets the BIOS decide whether to enable this function Default Disabled Disables this function Enabled Enables this functio...

Page 43: ...7 Cmd Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Ctrl Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Clk Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Mother Board Voltage Contr...

Page 44: ...he hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large IDE Channel 2 3 Master Slave IDE Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel Extende...

Page 45: ...rd floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal err...

Page 46: ...PageDown to move it up or down on the list Press Esc to exit this menu when finished First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to...

Page 47: ...wer consumption Default Enabled C2 C2E State Support Note Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C2 C2E mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be...

Page 48: ...n set this item to Always Enable Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA PCI Sets the...

Page 49: ...igurable only if the PAVP Mode option is set to Paranoid PAVP Options are 32 96 128MB default 48 96 144MB 64 96 160MB 128 96 224MB and 256 96 352MB Feature PAVP Lite PAVP Paranoid Compressed video buf...

Page 50: ...isabled Disables the integrated IDE controller when Non Combined is selected SATA Port 0 2 Set to This value is dependent on the On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to settings When PATA IDE Set to is...

Page 51: ...Status Open Length 0m Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feat...

Page 52: ...rated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ...

Page 53: ...e S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake...

Page 54: ...ast 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on...

Page 55: ...t Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software...

Page 56: ...will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is n...

Page 57: ...d Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized...

Page 58: ...password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you...

Page 59: ...PCI Configurations ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Save Data to CMOS PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...

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Page 61: ...ou wish to install Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation S...

Page 62: ...tilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s appli...

Page 63: ...Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website 3 5 System This page provides th...

Page 64: ...Motherboard 64 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications wi...

Page 65: ...ked up restored It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements At least 512 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card Windows XP with SP1 or later Windows Vista...

Page 66: ...d space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following messa...

Page 67: ...y2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Step 1 If you wish to remove the backup...

Page 68: ...update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the DualBIOSTM design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding on...

Page 69: ...1M Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to Drive Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 0 file s found Floppy A Drive HDD 0 0 Drive Total size 0 Free size 0 3 Select the BIOS update...

Page 70: ...ter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Int...

Page 71: ...file could cause your system not to boot If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and f...

Page 72: ...le Load allows you to load previous settings from a profile After making changes be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values The Graphics tab al...

Page 73: ...scription 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off Note 2 4 CPU Throttling Display 5...

Page 74: ...automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic C...

Page 75: ...ray and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Note This option is available only when data s...

Page 76: ...irectory ies or click Restore to restore the entire system Button Function ON Automatically creates system restore points OFF DO NOT automatically create system restore points SCHEDULE Sets a regular...

Page 77: ...io configuration if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center Subwoofer speaker out jack you can retask the Center Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker out To install a microphone con...

Page 78: ...ng Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effects tab If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on th...

Page 79: ...cal S PDIF In S PDIF In Cable 2 Configuring S PDIF In On the Digital Input screen click the Default Format tab to select the default format Click OK to complete Step 1 First attach the connector at th...

Page 80: ...nnecting a S PDIF Out Cable 2 Configuring S PDIF Out On the Digital Output screen click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete Connect a S PDIF coaxi...

Page 81: ...gure the jack for microphone functionality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the recording...

Page 82: ...and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording Enabling Stereo Mix If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use refer to the steps below The following step...

Page 83: ...device A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button 3 To stop recording audio click the...

Page 84: ...r about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object l...

Page 85: ...f the memory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes Yes START Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Insertthegraphicscard ConnecttheATXmainpowe...

Page 86: ...k if the keyboard is working properly No Yes Reinstalltheoperatingsystem Reinstallotherdevicesonebyone install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully E...

Page 87: ...GABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the na...

Page 88: ...batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life prod...

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