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ASRock  G41M-PS  Motherboard

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Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational

use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a

commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions

that may appear in this guide.

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

Published August 2011

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CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic

substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations

passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in

California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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Summary of Contents for G41M-PS

Page 1: ...essed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties 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 ha...

Page 2: ...B4_5 Blue 5 2 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 18 USB 2 0 Header USB6_7 Blue Dual Channel DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Blue 19 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 6 North Bridge Controller 20 Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS1 7 South Bridge Controller 21 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE2 8 BIOS SPI Chip 22 Front Panel Audio Header 9 Chassis Speaker Header HD_AUDIO1 White SPEAKER 1 White 23 PCI Slots PCI1 2 10 System Panel Header PANEL1 White ...

Page 3: ...o Link Off 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 Pl...

Page 4: ...ons and the 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 th...

Page 5: ...ual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology 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...

Page 6: ... 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 ASRoc...

Page 7: ...or proper jumper settings 5 Due to 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 S...

Page 8: ...out preparing an additional floppy 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...

Page 9: ... simultaneously Real Time Analysis 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 t...

Page 10: ... or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antstatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component 5 When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis please do not over t...

Page 11: ...y notches For proper inserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 2 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion Step 2 4 Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys Step 3 Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap Use your left hand index finger and thumb to supp...

Page 12: ...ase 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_FAN1 see page 2 No 3 Step...

Page 13: ...r DDR2 memory module 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 syst...

Page 14: ... slot the onboard VGA will be disabled 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 Instal...

Page 15: ...o default setup please turn off the computer and 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 2 No 25 EUP_AUDIO1 3 pin jumper see p 2 No 26 Note EUP_LAN and EUP_AUDIO jumper design decreases the power consumption of this motherboard to meet EuP standard With a...

Page 16: ...FSB1 3 pin jumper see p 2 No 27 If you 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 ...

Page 17: ... the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 2 No 13 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 2 No 12 connectors support SATAII SATAII_2 see p 2 No 11 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_3 see p 2 No 14 storage devices The current SATAII_4 s...

Page 18: ...D MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel USB 2 0 Headers Besides four default USB 2 0 9 pin USB6_7 ports on the I O panel there are see p 2 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 2 No 17 Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 pan...

Page 19: ...3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 3 Pin Fan Installation Pin 1 3 Connected 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 2 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 A...

Page 20: ...8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 Driver Installation 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 in...

Page 21: ... to select among the predetermined choices For the detailed information about BIOS Setup please refer to the User Manual PDF file contained in the Support CD 4 Sof 4 Sof 4 Sof 4 Sof 4 Software Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Suppor tware Support CD information t CD information t CD information t CD information t CD information This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating sy...

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