ASROCK G41MH/USB3 R2.0 User Manual Download

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G41MH/USB3 R2.0

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published May 2011

Summary of Contents for G41MH/USB3 R2.0

Page 2: ... or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties 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 has be...

Page 3: ...ders and Connectors 23 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 27 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 28 2 12 Driver Installation Guide 28 2 13 Untied Overclocking Technology 28 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS S 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY ETUP UTILITY 29 29 29 29 29 3 1 Introduction 29 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 29 3 1 2 Navigation Keys 30 3 2 Mai...

Page 4: ... Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 55 55 55 55 55 4 1 Install Operating System 55 4 2 Support CD Information 55 4 2 1 Running Support CD 55 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 55 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 55 4 2 4 Contact Information 55 ...

Page 5: ...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 this motherboard pl...

Page 6: ...ts Support DDR3 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 Three VGA Output options D Sub DVI D and HDMI Supports HDMI Technology with max resol...

Page 7: ...ort header 1 x COM port header 1 x TPM header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector CD in header Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports BIOS Feature 8Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree AMBIOS 2 3 1 Support Supports I O T Intelligent Overclocking Tech...

Page 8: ...ealize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking including adjusting the setting in the BIOS applying Untied Overclocking Technology or using the third party overclocking tools Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused ...

Page 9: ...nvenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS DOS or Windows With this utility you can press F6 key during the POST or press F2 key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks withou...

Page 10: ... device 15 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU 16 While CPU overheat is detected the system will automatically shutdown Before you resume the system please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unp...

Page 11: ...S Jumper CLRCMOS1 28 PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE1 13 Third SATAII Connector SATAII_3 Blue 29 Front Panel Audio Header 14 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII_4 Blue HD_AUDIO1 White 15 Secondary SATAII Connector SATAII_2 Blue 30 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1 16 Primary SATAII Connector SATAII_1 Blue 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Intel G41 Chipset Intel ICH7 G41MH USB3 21 3cm 8 4 in 24 4cm 9 6 in DDR3_A1 64 bit 240 pin m...

Page 12: ...ime 11 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 Microphone Pink Please do not connect USB Keyboard and Mouse on USB 3 0 ports Besides USB 3 0 ports do not support Wake Up function 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 acco...

Page 13: ...2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVE...

Page 14: ...maged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Insert the 775 LAND CPU Step 2 1 Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with black lines Step 2 2 O...

Page 15: ...r left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service Step 4 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load pl...

Page 16: ...For proper installation please 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 CP...

Page 17: ...odule 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 system components S...

Page 18: ...you install the add on PCI Express VGA card or other PCIE device to PCIE2 PCIE x16 slot only D Sub port will be enabled DVI D and HDMI ports will not work Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off o...

Page 19: ...Dual Monitor Feature 2 7 Dual Monitor Feature 2 7 Dual Monitor Feature 2 7 Dual Monitor Feature This motherboard supports dual monitor feature With the internal VGA output support DVI D D Sub and HDMI you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add on VGA card to this motherboard This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI D D Sub and...

Page 20: ...con and select Attached if necessary F Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values G Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one and two For Windows 7 7 64 bit VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS Right click the desktop choose Personalize and select the Display Settings tab so that you can adjust...

Page 21: ... DVI interface HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source or transmitter such as a computer DVD player or set top box and the digital display or receiver such as a monitor television or projector In other words HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted Products com...

Page 22: ... are Short when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 11 No 12 Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power ...

Page 23: ...or Blue 39 pin IDE1 see p 11 No 9 Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These four SerialATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 11 No 16 connectors support SATA data SATAII_2 see p 11 No 15 cables for internal storage SATAII_3 see p 11 No 13 devices The current SATAII SATAII_4 see p 11 No 14 interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate FL...

Page 24: ...T1 port cable that allows see p 11 No 22 convenient connection of printer devices 1 AFD ERROR PINIT GND SLIN STB SPD0 SPD1 SPD2 SPD3 SPD4 SPD5 SPD6 SPD7 ACK BUSY PE SLCT InternalAudio Connectors This connector allows you 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 11 No 27 from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card CD L GND GND CD R CD1 TPM Header This connector s...

Page 25: ...N_SPEED Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 panel audio cable that allows see p 11 No 29 convenient connection and control of audio devices 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use AC 97 ...

Page 26: ...0 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 12 1 24 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 24 pin ATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 11 No 6 12 1 24 13 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without...

Page 27: ...disk may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6 SAMSUNG If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4 HITACHI Please u...

Page 28: ...lation 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 install those required drivers Th...

Page 29: ...t button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar BIOS Menu Bar The top of ...

Page 30: ...Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time System Date Day Month Date Year Use this item to specify the system date BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced System Overview System Time System Date 00 09 Fri 05 20 2011 Use Enter...

Page 31: ...tting You can use this option to load CPU EZ overclocking setting Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically You may select 400MHz DDR3_800 533MHz DDR3_1066 or 667MHz DDR3_1333 The c...

Page 32: ... default value is Auto DRAM tRCD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRCD Min 3 Max 10 The default value is Auto DRAM tRP This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRP Min 3 Max 10 The default value is Auto DRAM tRAS This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS Min 9 Max 24 The default value is Auto DRAM tRFC This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRFC Min 15 Max 78 The default ...

Page 33: ...ows VistaTM 7 and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies Please set this item to Disable if above issue occurs Overclock Mode Use this to select Overcl...

Page 34: ...Use this to select SB Voltage The default value of this feature is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage The default value of this feature is Auto GLTREF Voltage Use this to select GLTREF Voltage The default value of this feature is Auto Would you like to save current setting user defaults In this option you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requireme...

Page 35: ...Configuration ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration and USB Configuration Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating syste...

Page 36: ... Overclocking Technology Therefore you are allowed to adjust the Host frequency and PCIE frequency in the following two items If you select I O T Intelligent Overclocking Technology the system will automatically enable the overclocking function when your CPU is heavy loaded CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency Boot Fa...

Page 37: ...sed by malicious software to execute code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Windows XP VistaTM 7 Se...

Page 38: ...ODT This controls the number of DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT Min 1 Max 63 The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 G0 Data This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G0 Data Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 G1 Command This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G1 Command Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 G2 Control1 This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G2 Control1 Min 1 Max 15 The default value i...

Page 39: ...alue is Auto DRAM CH1 G1 Command This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G1 Command Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 G2 Control1 This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G2 Control1 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 G3 Control2 This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G3 Control2 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 G4 Clocks1 This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G4 Cl...

Page 40: ...L3 SKEW Auto DRAM CH0 CTRL3 SKEW Info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DRAM CH1 CLKSET0 SKEW Info 1 5 1 1 0 128 DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH0 CTRL0 SKEW T...

Page 41: ...alleled power savings The default value is Disabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled If you want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled Besides the BIOS option you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable this function Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select Onboard PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value...

Page 42: ... the driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory DVMT FIXED Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you set DVMT Mode Select as DVMT Mode Configuration options 128MB 256MB and Maximum DVMT The option Maximum DVMT only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled ...

Page 43: ...item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC Power loss If Power Off is selected the AC Power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC Power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to t...

Page 44: ...ration ATA IDE Configuration Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS Windows NT If native OS Windows 7 VistaTM XP is installed please select Enhanced When Compatible is selected Combined Option It allows you to select between SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 4 and PATA Only If it is set to SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 then SATAII_2 SATAII_4 will not work Likewis...

Page 45: ... LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer PIO Mode Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Select the type of device connected to the system ...

Page 46: ...PnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI cloc...

Page 47: ...e address for the onboard infrared port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 BIOS SETUP U...

Page 48: ...e is ECP EPP If this option is set to ECP EPP it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the I...

Page 49: ...egacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration options Enabled Auto Disabled and BIOS Setup Only The default value is Enabled Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Auto Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use unde...

Page 50: ...abled CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as Enabled you will find the items Target CPU Temperature and Target Fan Speed appear to allow you adjusting them The default value is Disabled You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4 pin CPU fan Tar...

Page 51: ... 113 F and 65 C 149 F The default value is 50 C 122 F Target Fan Speed Use this option to set the target fan speed You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to the target chassis temperature that you choose The default value is Level 9 Configuration options Level 1 to Level 9 ...

Page 52: ...option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto EuP Scenery and ASRock The default value is Auto BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 ...

Page 53: ...ll or Change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN fe...

Page 54: ... configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK ...

Page 55: ...D Running The Support CD Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 Drivers Menu Driver...

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