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Motherboard User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Trademark ............................................................................................................ i

Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................... 1

Key Features .................................................................................................................... 1
Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............................................................. 5

I/O Ports .......................................................................................................................... 5
Motherboard Components.................................................................................. 6
Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 7
Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................................... 8
Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................ 1 0
Install the Motherboard ............................................................................................... 11
Connecting Optional Devices ..................................................................................... 1 2
Install Other Devices .................................................................................................... 1 5
Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................ 1 6

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 18

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 8
Running the Setup Utility...................................................................................18
Standard CMOS Setup Page ....................................................................................... 1 9
Advanced Setup Page .................................................................................................. 2 0
Advanced Chipset Setup Page .................................................................................... 2 1
Integrated Peripherals Page ....................................................................................... 2 2
Power Management Setup Page ................................................................................ 2 3
PCI/Plug Setup Page ................................................................................................... 2 4
PC Health Status Page ................................................................................................ 2 5
Frequency/Voltage Control Page ............................................................................... 2 8
Load Default Settings ................................................................................................... 2 8
Supervisor Password Page .......................................................................................... 2 9
User Password Page .................................................................................................... 2 9
Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................................... 3 0
Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................................... 3 0

Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................................. 31

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3 1
Installing Support Software ........................................................................................ 3 1
Bundled Software Installation .................................................................................... 3 3

Chapter 5: Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration ........................... 34

Setting Up a bootable RAID Array ............................................................................ 3 4

Summary of Contents for A41G V7.0

Page 1: ...istered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft MS DOS and Windows XP 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Other nam...

Page 2: ...18 Introduction 18 Running the Setup Utility 18 Standard CMOS Setup Page 19 Advanced Setup Page 20 Advanced Chipset Setup Page 21 Integrated Peripherals Page 22 Power Management Setup Page 23 PCI Plu...

Page 3: ...ContinueAnyway button and go ahead the installation 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000 2 2 If you connect a USB 2 0 hub to the root hub plugg...

Page 4: ...ress Base Specification Revision 1 1 It integrates USB 2 0 interface supporting up to eight functional ports four USB ports and two USB 2 0 headers support addi tional four USB ports One onboard IDE c...

Page 5: ...2 0 Host Controller supporting up to eight USB 2 0 ports Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 133 100 66 33 modes Supports integrated RAID0 RAID1 and RAID 10 requires use of 4 or more SATA po...

Page 6: ...orts PCI ExpressTM 1 1 Integrated 10 100 transceiver Wake on LAN and remote wake up support USB 2 0 Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host...

Page 7: ...e items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items The motherboard The User s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable optional On...

Page 8: ...e Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to headers connectors on the motherboard Note 1 Befo...

Page 9: ...panel switch LED header 9 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector 10 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 11 LPT Parallel port header 12 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 13 USBPWR_R1 Rear USB PS2 power select jum...

Page 10: ...and external cache memory PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VG...

Page 11: ...the top of the CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU_FAN1 on the motherboard...

Page 12: ...edure These modules can be installed with up to 8 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory modul...

Page 13: ...into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Clear CMOS Short Pins 1 2 NORMAL Short Pins 2 3 Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from thes...

Page 14: ...the motherboard ATX12V is a 12V connecotr for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS_FAN fan power connector on th...

Page 15: ...cable from the PC speaker to the SPK header on the motherboard F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easie...

Page 16: ...PWR0 3 USB_FP_P0 4 USB_FP_P1 5 USB_FP_P0 6 USB_FP_P1 7 GROUND 8 GROUND 9 KEY 10 GROUND F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addition...

Page 17: ...eader This detects if the chassis cover has been removed This function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in BIOS Pin 1 2 Function Short Chassis cover is...

Page 18: ...igure the device as a Master or Slave device The 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 th...

Page 19: ...g media rate demands of PC platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 1 5 Gb s If you have installed a SerialATAhard drive you can connect the SerialATAcables to the SerialATAhard drive or th...

Page 20: ...on card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Express x16 Slot You can install an extern...

Page 21: ...rdware 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 before th...

Page 22: ...ect the setting CDROM If you have anATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIPdrive or an LS 120 select Floptical IDE Bus Master This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you...

Page 23: ...ntroller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device...

Page 24: ...yright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Features Setup Help Item Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Auto 128MB Disabled Share Memory Size Current Share Memory Size Surround View Share Memory Size Aut...

Page 25: ...on options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Onboard SATAMode IDE Use this item to choose the onboard SATA mode Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings OnboardAUD...

Page 26: ...p Item Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend S3 Power Off DIsabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings ACPI S...

Page 27: ...e Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Resume By PS2 KB S3 This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving...

Page 28: ...Limit Temperature C 60 High Limit Temperature C 37 High Limit PWM 200 Low Limit PWM 56 Help Item Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings This page sets up s...

Page 29: ...ke systemmorequietly Manual the fan adjust depending on user s parameter F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function He...

Page 30: ...lent auto restricts fanspeedtomake systemmorequietly Manual the fan adjust depending on user s parameter Shutdown Temperature Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powe...

Page 31: ...duce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CPU Over clocking Function This item decides the CPU over clocking function frequency installed in your system Note It is highly reco...

Page 32: ...his option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password User Password Page This page helps you install or change a password User Password Not Insta...

Page 33: ...eturn to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Discard Changes and Ex...

Page 34: ...pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows XP 7 it will automatically install all the drivers an...

Page 35: ...oftware menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The Information brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Window...

Page 36: ...by step until finished 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen i...

Page 37: ...arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals see Figure 1 1 then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears Figure 1 2 Integrated Peripherals Screen Use the arrow...

Page 38: ...mpting you to press Ctrl F The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading of the OS You have a few seconds to press Ctrl F before the screen disappears Press Ctrl...

Page 39: ...e By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the spacebar until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box RAID0 1 10 JBOD Note Not all RAID levels are suppo...

Page 40: ...s have been assigned as RAID 0 array disks Figure 1 5 FastBuild Utility Array Disks Assigned Assigning the Disks 1 Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 2...

Page 41: ...38 Motherboard User s Guide Figure 1 7 Main Menu Press ESC to exit 4 Press Y to reboot 3 The Main Menu screen appears Figure 1 7 Figure 1 8 The following screen appears Figure 1 8...

Page 42: ...f so then this section is not relevant If that is not the case or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an AMD RAID driver F6 install floppy Check to see if one came wi...

Page 43: ...d in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely...

Page 44: ...ve any unused screws or other metal objects such as screwdrivers from the inside PC case This is to prevent damage from short circuit 3 Check the CPU FAN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 Fo...

Page 45: ...r to CLR_CMOS jumper in Chapter 2 for Checking Jumper Settings in this user manual When completed follow up with a Load Optimised Default in the BIOS setup 2 Check the CPU cooler fan for dust Long ter...

Page 46: ...act RMA No If 3 short beeps DIMM memory not properly inserted or memory failure If 1 long beep and 8 short beeps VGA not detected Yes Yes Halt at POST screen Yes R CMO L C S and restart If fail contac...

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