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Hardware Installation

This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this
section are:

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Preparing the motherboard

v

Installing the CPU

v

Installing the CPU fan

v

Installing Memory Modules

q

Installing the motherboard

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Connecting cables and setting switches

Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury, always follow basic safety precautions.

Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before
removing or installing any equipment from/to the computer chassis.

Hardware Installation

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Summary of Contents for G43-ITX series

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Page 2: ...CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO TELEVISION TECHNICIAN NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices...

Page 3: ..._12V power connector PW2 14 SPDIF Out Header CN6 15 COM Header CN9 Optional 15 Front panel header FP1 15 USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 16 Front Pannel Audio Header FP_S1 16 Speaker Header SPK1 17 Serial ATA...

Page 4: ...ting 35 Karaoke Mode 35 Mixer 36 Playback control 36 Recording control 37 Audio I O 38 Speaker Configuration 39 Connector Settings 40 S PDIF 40 Speaker Calibration 41 Microphone 42 Noise Suppression 4...

Page 5: ...m Memory v Supports dual channel 128 bits wide DDRIII memory interface v Supports DDRIII 1333 1066 800 v Maximum memory size 8 GB q USB 2 0 ports v Supports hot plug and play v Ten USB 2 0 ports six r...

Page 6: ...to power on the system v AC power failure recovery q Onboard Graphics Features v DX10 and OpenGL 2 0 are supported v 3D Graphics Rendering Enhancements v Up to 2048x1536 75 Hz refresh v HDMI DVI port...

Page 7: ...DIF Out Header CN6 9 Front pannel audio Header FP_S1 10 Mini PCIE Slot MINI_PCIE1 11 Backpanel connectors 12 4 pinATX_12V power connector PW2 13 USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 14 CPU Fan Connector CPUFAN1 15...

Page 8: ...ar Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey Side Speaker Out 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port 2 USB Connectors 3 HDMI Port 4 eSATA Connector 7 2 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 2 9 6 LAN Connector Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status...

Page 9: ...ion Note Users can bend or rotate the WiFi antenna to the best receiving direction according to the picture below Step 2 Secure the bracket to the motherboard with screws according to the picture belo...

Page 10: ...the CPU fan v Installing Memory Modules q Installing the motherboard q Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follow bas...

Page 11: ...2 Lift the load plate There is a protective socket cover on the load plate to protect the socket when there is no CPU installed 3 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate 4 Remove the pr...

Page 12: ...er to the following recommendations to install the memory modules q One DIMM Install it into slot 1 or 2 You can install the DIMM into any slot however slot 1 is preferred q Two DIMMs Install them int...

Page 13: ...ts from dust and foreign objects and promotes correct airflow within the chassis Before installing the motherboard install the I O shield from the inside of the chassis Press the I O shield into place...

Page 14: ...er Connector PW1 v 4 pin ATX_12V Power Connector PW2 q Internal Headers Connectors v SPDIF Out Header CN6 v COM Header CN9 Optional v Front Panel Header FP1 v USB Headers FP_U1 FP_U2 v Front Pannel Au...

Page 15: ...he power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure 1 PW2 PW1 PW1 Pin Definition Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND...

Page 16: ...ED cable to these two pins The HDD indicator LED indicates the activity status of the hard disks q RST SW Attach the Reset switch cable from the front panel of the case to these two pins The system re...

Page 17: ...the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports re task ing function Note In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin...

Page 18: ...e allows up to 300 MB s data transfer rate There are five serial ATA connectors on the motherboard SPK1 Pin Definition PIN Assignment 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 SPK 120 240 121 120 240 121 1 5V 1 5V SATA Pin D...

Page 19: ...ltiplier locked no CPU speed change will be seen even if the frequency multiplier setting in CMOS setup is changed JP1 Selection 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear 1 1 1 51 2 52 MINI_PCIE1 PCIE1 120 240 121 12...

Page 20: ...Test POST Pressing Del takes you to the BIOS Setup Utility Note 1 We reserve the right to update the BIOS version presented in the manual The BIOS pictures shown in this section are for reference only...

Page 21: ...ere is required data or not q Max CPUID Value Limit Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value Set this item to Disable Windows XP operating system set this item to Enable for legacy...

Page 22: ...onfiguration The items in this menu allow you to configure F71862 Super IO Chipset Hardware Health Configuration This menu gives you an overview of the Hardware Health Configuration ACPI Configuration...

Page 23: ...low you to change the USB related features Press enter To display the configuration options q Legacy USB Support Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems q U...

Page 24: ...t whether clear NVRAM during system boot q Plug and Play O S When set to No BIOS configure all the devices in the system When set to YES and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operati...

Page 25: ...set the Interrupt Request q DMA Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 Use these items to set the Direct Memory Access Channel q Reserved Memory Size This item allows you to set the size of memory block to reserve for...

Page 26: ...e supervisor user password The Supervisor User Password item on top of the screen shows the default setting Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor User Pa...

Page 27: ...South bridge Configuration The item allows you to configure south bridge features including USB HDA SMBUS and so on CPU Memory GMCH voltage control The items allow you to configure the CPU memory GMCH...

Page 28: ...tup menus When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Ok to load default values Select Cancel to make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Load Failsafe...

Page 29: ...32 bit 64 bit and Windows 7 32bit 64bit The kit comes with a CD that contains utility drivers and additional INTEL software The CD that has been shipped with your motherboard contains the following s...

Page 30: ...29 Installing Drivers And Software 2 Left click software installation utility begin loading...

Page 31: ...30 Intel G4X ITX series Motherboard 3 Left click HDA Sound driver begin loading...

Page 32: ...31 Installing Drivers And Software 4 Left click Intel Graphics Driver begin loading...

Page 33: ...32 Intel G4X ITX series Motherboard 5 Left click RTL8111D Giga network Driver begin loading...

Page 34: ...33 Installing Drivers And Software At last you can open below page that provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard and check whether finish your installation...

Page 35: ...n and the control panel will appear Sound Effect After clicking on the Sound Effect tab 3 sections Environment Equalizer and Karaoke are available for selection Environment Simulation You will be able...

Page 36: ...tly used for your quick enjoyment How to Use Other than the buttons Pop Live Club Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke...

Page 37: ...o you to create your favorite sound effect in one single tool Playback control Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following...

Page 38: ...mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced c...

Page 39: ...s Instead now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output i e playback function or input i e Recording function we call this Retasking Audio I O aims to help you setting jacks as you wish...

Page 40: ...op up for your selection Please select the device you are trying to plug in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one th...

Page 41: ...o called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device wo...

Page 42: ...VD Audio Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S PDIF Out Speaker Calibration After you have successfully plugged in speaker...

Page 43: ...You will get the best quality if you chose 90 position which we recommend you to use this effectively means that you speak right into the microphone Note A Stereo Microphone is required when using Be...

Page 44: ...dio Demo The section 3DAudio Demo grants you another possibility to enjoy your sound TheAudio Demo allows you to listen to sound in an extraordinary way Information This section provides information a...

Page 45: ...Advanced menu When enter the Advanced menu select the Item IDE Configuration 3 Press Enter to display the IDE Configuration then select the item SATA mode select and set it to RAID 4 Press enter to d...

Page 46: ...enu appears 3 Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through the items Creating a RAID set 1 In the main Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu highlight Create RAID Volume using t...

Page 47: ...of the HDD 3 Press Enter to confirm the creation of the RAID set A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N 4 The following screen appears displaying the relevan...

Page 48: ...key then press Enter 2 Use the space bar to select the HDD to reset to Non RAID 3 A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press Y Exiting Setup When you have finished...

Page 49: ...ng system onto SATA hard drive s that is are configured to RAID AHCI mode you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation First copy the driver for the SATA controller from t...

Page 50: ...ure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole iMSM folder to the USB flash drive Then u...

Page 51: ...n as below appears select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO SATA RAID Controller and click Next 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operat ing system an...

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