Asrock G41C-GS
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3. DRAM tRAS This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS Min 9 Max default value is Auto DRAM tRFC This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRFC Min 15 Max default value is Auto DRAM tWR 10 The 10 The 24 The 78 The This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWR Min 3 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM tWTR This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWTR Min 2 Max default value is Auto DRAM tRRD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRRD Min 2 Max default value is Auto DRAM tRTP 15 The 15 The This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRTP Min 2 Max 13 The default value is Auto 31 32 Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard If the CPU you adopt supports EIST Intel R SpeedStep tm tech and you plan to adjust the ratio value please disable the option Intel R SpeedStep tm tech in advance Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Intel R SpeedStep tm tech is Intel s new power saving technology Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows XP and select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to en able this function If you install Windows Vist
4. 128 Sei NEE v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc DRAM CHO CLKSETO SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CHO CLKSETO SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CHO CLKSET1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CHO CLKSET1 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CHO CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CHO CMD SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CHO CTRLO SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CHO CTRLO SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CHO CTRL1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CHO CTRL1 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CHO CTRL2 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CHO CTRL2 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CHO CTRL3 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CHO CTRL3 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 CLKSETO SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CLKSETO SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 CLKSET1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CLKSET1 SKEW The default value is Auto 39 40 DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 CTRLO SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRLO SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 CTRL1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL1 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 CTRL2 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL2 SKEW The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 CTRL3 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL3 SKEW The
5. Connector FLOPPY1 Print Port Header LPT1 Purple Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS 1 PCI Slots PCI1 2 FSB1 Jumper PCI Express x1 Slot PCIE2 EUP Audio Jumper EUP AUDIO 1 EUP LAN Jumper EUP LAN1 Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO1 Lime 775 Pin CPU Socket 11 12 1 4 I O Panel G41C GS USB 2 0 Ports USB01 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 2 RJ 45 Port o o Oo 3 Line In Light Blue VGA Port 4 Line Out Lime COM Port 5 Microphone Pink 10 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple LAN Port LED Indications SS ACT LINK SPEED Activity Link LED SPEED LED LED LED Description 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer ToolBox K Click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or ACHT and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 7 Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Qu
6. Data Auto Max 63 CH0 G1 Command Auto CHO G2 Controll Auto CHO G3 Control2 Auto CHO G4 Clocks1 Auto CH0 G5 Clocks2 Auto CH1 RCOMP Settings 54 0 8 8 0 8 0 CH1 RCOMP ODT Auto Select Screen CH1 G0 Data Auto Select Item CH1 G1 Command Auto Change Option CH1 G2 Controll Auto General Help G3 Control2 Auto Load Defaults G4 Clocks1 Auto Save and Exit G5 Clocks2 Auto Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc DRAM CHO RCOMP ODT This controls the number of DRAM CHO RCOMP ODT Min 1 Max 63 The default value is Auto DRAM CHO GO Data This controls the number of DRAM CHO GO Data Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CHO G1 Command This controls the number of DRAM CHO G1 Command Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CHO G2 Control1 This controls the number of DRAM CHO G2 Control1 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto 37 DRAM CHO G3 Control2 This controls the number of DRAM CHO G3 Control2 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CHO G4 Clocks1 This controls the number of DRAM CHO G4 Clocks1 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CHO G5 Clocks2 This controls the number of DRAM CHO G5 Clocks2 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 RCOMP ODT This controls the number of DRAM CH1 RCOMP ODT Min 1 Max 63 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 GO Data This
7. Information eeeeeesseeeeeeess 53 4 2 1 Running Support CD 53 4 2 2 Drivers Mendes ras ennemies 53 42 3 Vilties MCN EE 53 4 2 4 Contact Information cccccccececcecseeseeeeeeeeeeees 53 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock G41C GS G41C S motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It de livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commit ment to quality and endurance In this manual chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step by step guide to the hardware installation Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD 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 please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using www asrock com support index asp Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be 1 1 Package Contents ASRock G41C GS G41C S Motherboard Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 7 8 in 24 4 cm x 19 8 cm ASRock G41C GS G41C S
8. Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview G41C GS BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview Use Enter TAB 00 09 or SHIFT TAB to System Date Tue 12 01 2009 select a field BIOS Version G41C GS P1 00 Use or to Processor Type Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU configure system Time E8200 2 66GHz 64bit Processor Speed 2666MHz Microcode Update 10676 60C Cache Size 6144KB Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit Total Memory 2048MB Dual Channel Memory Mode DDRII1 1024MB 333MHz DDR2 667 DDRII2 1024MB 333MHz DDR2 667 DDR3 1 None DDR3 2 None v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 28 G41C S BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Advanced H W Monitor System Overview Sys
9. Note EUP_LAN and EUP_AUDIO jumper design decreases the power consumption of this motherboard to meet EuP standard With an ASRock EuP ready motherboard and a power supply that the 5VSB power efficiency is higher than 50 under 100mA current consumption your system is able to submit EuP standard The default setting short pin1 and pin2 is EuP enabled If you want to disable this power saving function you may short pin2 and pins Please be noticed that when EUP LAN jumper is set to enabled the Wake On LAN function under S3 Suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to Disk and S5 Soft Off will be disabled EUP LAN OMM Disable EuP EUP AUDIO De e 21 22 FSB1 Jumper FSB1 3 pin jumper see p 11 No 25 FsB1 EE o Default 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 2 8 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard Floppy Connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 11 No 21 the red striped side to Pin1 Note Make sure the red striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector Primary IDE connector B
10. default value is Auto Flex Mode Operation This allows you to enable or disable flex mode operation feature The default value is Enabled Configuration options Enabled and Disabled Intelligent Energy Saver Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled 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 is PCI Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto 32MB GAMB 128MB and 256MB PAVP Mode Use this option to adjust PAVP mode Configuration options Disabled and Lite The default value is Disabled PAVP is the new graphics feature in Intel 4 Series Express chipset family to support increased content protection and robustness requirements for premium content playback Blu ray disc Lite mode is the encryption of compressed video buffer and is hardware based 128 bit AES decryption DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode The default value is DVMT Mode DVMT Dynamic Video Memory Technology is an architecture that offers breakthrough
11. facing the slot that you intend to use Keep the screws for later use Step 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Step 4 Fasten the card to the chassis with screws 2 7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 MT MT and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Short Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description PS2 USB PWR1 Short pin2 pin3 to enable 12 23 see p 11 No 1 eeb omm 5VSB standby for PS 2 5V 5VSB or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 11 No 23 2 pin jumper Note CLRCMOS 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 cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS for 5 seconds EUP LAN EUP Audio Jumper EUP LAN1 3 pin jumper see p 11 No 28 EUP LAN DEM EUP_AUDIO1 3 pin jumper see p 11 No 27 Default Enable EuP EUP_AUDIO1 ERY o
12. thermal control mecha nism to keep the CPU from overheated This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support CPU Thermal Throttling No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA 32 Intel Architecture An IA 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used 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 Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Intel R SpeedStep tm tech is Intel s new power saving technology Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings The default value is Auto Configuration options Auto Enabled and Disabled If you install Windows XP and select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to en able this function If you install Windows Vista and want to enable this function please set this ite
13. to run at SATAII mode Western Digital BENE as 8 6 4 2 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 7151311 816 412 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 use the Feature Tool a DOS bootable tool for changing various ATA features Please visit HITACHI s website for details http www hitachigst com hdd support download htm 4 The above examples are just for your reference For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same Please visit the vendors website for the updates 25 26 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ICH7 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII hard disks You may install SATA SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA SATAII hard disks STEP 1 Install the SATA SATAII hard disks into the driv
14. C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto detect or disable the Suspend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the OS supports it If you set this item to Disabled the function Repost Video on STR Resume will be hidden Check Ready Bit Use this 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 turn on the system from the power soft off mode PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table The default value is Disabled Please set this option to Enabled if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows Vista certification 3 4 4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Storage Configuration FSATAII 1 Ha
15. Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configura tion options Auto Manual and Optimized CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard If the CPU you adopt supports EIST Intel R SpeedStep tm tech and you plan to adjust the ratio value please disable the option Intel R SpeedStep tm tech in advance Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches Intel R Virtualization tech When this option is set to Enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Architecture can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualization Technology 35 36 CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU internal
16. Quick Installation Guide ASRock G41C GS G41C S Support CD Two Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optional One I O Panel Shield 1 2 Specifications Memory Expansion Slot Rear Panel UO Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 in x 7 8 in 24 4 cm x 19 8 cm LGA 775 for Intel Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron Dual Core Celeron supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors Supports FSB1333 1066 800 533 MHz Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports EM64T CPU Northbridge Intel G41 Southbridge Intel ICH7 Dual Channel DDR3 DDR2 Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots Supports DDR3 1333 0C 1066 800 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 4 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 5 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots Supports DDR2 800 667 533 non ECC un buffered memo see CAUTION 4 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 5 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 Pixel Shader 4 0 DirectX 10 Max shared memory 1759MB see CAUTION 6 Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 2048x1536 75Hz 5 1 CH HD Audio Realtek ALC662 VIA VT1705 Audio Codec G41C GS Realtek PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN RTL8111DL speed 10 100 1000 Mb s G41C S Realtek PCIE x1 LAN 8103EL 8102EL sp
17. S SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press F2 or Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY otherwise POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by press ing lt Ctl gt Alt Delete or by pressing the reset 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 follow ing 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 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Op erating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press Enter to get into the sub screen 27 3 1 2Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description Rad Moves cursor left or right to select Screens RED
18. V 3 3V Vcore Microsoft Windows 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE EuP Ready EuP ready power supply is required see CAUTION 15 For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com WARNING Please realize 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 by overclocking CAUTION 1 2 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 36 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 26 for details This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 18 for proper installation Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency 1333 DDR3 800 DDR3 1066 DDR3 1333 DDR2 667 DDR2 800 DDR2 667 DDR2 800 DDR2 667 DDR2 800 DDR3 800 DDR2 533 DDR3 1333 memory modules will
19. a 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 Overclock Mode The default value is Auto Configura tion options Auto Manual and Optimized CPU Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust CPU frequency PCIE Frequency MHz Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage Configuration options for DDR3 Auto 1 30V to 2 05V Configuration options for DDR2 Auto 1 66V to 2 41V The default value of this feature is Auto NB Voltage Use this to select NB Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 05V to 1 30V The default value of this feature is Auto VTT Voltage Use this to select VTT Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 10V and 1 46V The default value of this feature is Auto GLTREF Voltage Use this to select GLTREF Voltage Configuration options Auto 0 67 x Vtt 0 65 x Vtt 0 63 x Vtt and 0 615 x Vtt 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 requirem
20. adraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system 1 4 I O Panel G41C S 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 USB 2 0 Ports USBO1 2 RJ 45 Port 7 USB2 0 Ports USB23 3 Line In Light Blue 8 VGAPort 4 Line Out Lime 9 COM Port 5 Microphone Pink 10 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Description No Activity 10Mbps connection ACT LINK SPEED LED LED Blinking Data Activity 100Mbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi Streaming function you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi Streaming For Windows XP After restarting your computer you will find Mixer tool on your system Please select Mixer lae click Enable playback multi streaming and click ok Choose 2CH or ACHT and then you are allowed to select Realtek HDA Primary output to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker or select Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output to use front panel audio Then reboot your system For Windows 7 Vista After restarting your computer please double click Realtek HD Audio Manager on the system tray Set Speaker Configuration to Quadraphonic or Stereo Click Device advanced settings choose Make fro
21. ardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY EIS Te TE ON NET UE H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Dk Enable Disable Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Temperature 37 C 98F M B Temperature 27C 80F CPU Fan Speed 4722 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 216V 3 30V 3 248V Select Screen 5 00V 5 136V Select Item 12 00V 12 091V General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 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 Target CPU Temperature The target temperature will be between 45 C A13 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 CPU temperature that you choose The default value i
22. at you specify We will use the Primary IDE Master as the example in the following instruction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Select the type EE of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor ST340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors 4 PIO Mode Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 S M A R T Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode poses Select Item i t Block Multi Sector Transfer Soe N Change Option Auto General Help M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify Configuration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD Not Installed Select Not Installed to disable the use of IDE device Auto Select Auto to automatically detect the hard disk drive After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active CD DVD This is used for IDE CD DVD drives ARMD This is used for IDE ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device such as MO LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk gt 512 MB unde
23. controls the number of DRAM CH1 GO Data Min 1 Max 15 The default value 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 Clocks1 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 G5 Clocks2 This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G5 Clocks2 Min 1 Max 15 The default value is Auto DRAM CHO tRD This controls the number of DRAM CHO tRD Min 0 Max 30 The default value is Auto DRAM CH1 tRD This controls the number of DRAM CH1 tRD Min 0 Max 30 The default value is Auto 38 DRAM DLL SKEW Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced M DLL SKEW Settings CH0 CLKSETO SKEW Info 0 0 0 0 0 0 CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW Info 0 0 0 0 0 0 M CHO CLKSET1 SKEW Auto CHO CMD SKEW Info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M CH0 CMD SKEW Auto CH0 CTRLO SKEW Info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M CH0 CTRLO SKEW Auto CH0 CTRL1 SKEW Info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M CH0 CTRL1 SKEW Auto Sel DS rcen CHO CTRL2 SKEW Info Select Item M CH0 CTRL2 SKEW Change Option CHO CTRL3 SKEW Info General Help M CH0 CTRL3 SKEW Auto Load Defaults SC CH1 CLKSETO SKEW Info 1 5 1 1 0
24. d Disabled The default value is Enabled 50 Boot Logo Use this option to select logo in POST screen This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo Configuration options Auto EuP Scenery and ASRock The default value is Auto Currently the option Auto is set to Aircraft Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Up Num Lock If this item is set to On it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot up 3 7 Security Screen In this section you may set or change the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OCTweaker Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security STE Security Settings Install or Change the EEN password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password gt Select Screen qu Select Item Enter Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 51 3 8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OCTweaker Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA Load Power Saving Setup Default Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Scre
25. d DDRII 2 Yellow slots see p 11 No 5 or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel DDR3 A1 and DDR3 B1 Blue slots see p 11 No 6 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Configurations DS Double Side SS Single Side DDRII 1 DDRII 2 Yellow Slot Yellow Slot 2 memory modules SS SS 2 memory modues DS Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Configurations DS Double Side SS Single Side DDR3 A1 DDR3 B1 Blue Slot Blue Slot Z memory modue s5 SS If you want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them in the set of blue slots DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1 or in the set of yellow slots DDRII_1 and DDRII_2 If only one memory module is installed in the DIMM slot on this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology It is not allowed to install a DDR3 memory module into DDR2 slot or install a DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules cannot be installed on this motherboard at the same time Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the sl
26. d of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FE 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 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 ASRock Website http www asrock com Contents IMINITOQUOTION ETT 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 Package Contents o per o out oso ba tust lge e Lt le EE Motherboard Layout G41C GS G41C S UO Panel G41C GS cecccceceeccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaees Deal E E 2 Installatlon EE 2 1 2 2 2 3 24 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 EEN Pre installation Precautions CPU We E ME de EE Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan Installation of Memory Modules DIMM Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots Ju
27. e bays of your chassis STEP2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk STEP3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATAII connector STEP4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk 2 11 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 Therefore the drivers you install can work properly 2 12 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI PCIE buses Before you enable Untied Overclocking function please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from Auto to Manual Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment 4 Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIO
28. eed 10 100 Mb s Supports Wake On LAN I O Panel 1x PS 2 Mouse Port 1x PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 x Serial Port COM1 1 x VGA Port 4 x Ready to Use USB 2 0 Ports 1x RJ 45 LAN Port with LED ACT LINK LED and SPEED LED HD Audio Jack Line in Front Speaker Microphone Connector 4 x SATAII 3 0 Gb s connectors No Support for RAID and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 7 1 x ATA100 IDE connector supports 2 x IDE devices 1 x Floppy connector 1x Print port header CPU Chassis Power FAN connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2 0 headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports see CAUTION 8 BIOS Feature 8Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support VCOM NB VTT GTLRef Voltage Multi adjustment Supports Smart BIOS Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 9 Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 10 Instant Boot ASRock Instant Flash see CAUTION 11 ASRock OC DNA see CAUTION 12 Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 13 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 14 Boot Failure Guard B F G Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5
29. efer to your OS documentation for more information 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 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 ASRSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http Awww asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 53
30. en General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save 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 to discard all changes Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading please resume optimal default settings F5 key can be used for this operation Load Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default F6 key can be used for this operation 52 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems 7 7 64 bit Vista Vista 64 bit XP XP 64 bit Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures in this chapter for general refer ence only R
31. ends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard 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 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 unplug the power cord then plug it back again To improve heat dissipation remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 10 15 EuP stands for Energy Using Product was a provision regulated by European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system According to EuP the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1 00W in off mode condition To meet EuP standard an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required According to Intel s suggestion the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50 under 100 mA current consumption For EuP ready power supply selection we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details 1 3 Motherboard Layout G41C GS G41C S 0O P MM ch 10 11 12 13 14 15
32. eneral Help T c Load Defaults Would you like to save current setting as Save and Exit user defaults Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 for DDR3 or 266MHz DDR2 533 333MHz DDR2 667 or ADOMHz DDR2 800 for DDR2 The configuration options depend on the CPU and memory mod ule you adopt on this motherboard Please refer to page 8 for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker oo 5 5 5050 M Timing Control DRAM tCL Value DDR2 Auto Min 3 Auto Max 7 Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto tRCD tRP tRAS tRFC tWR tWTR tRRD tRTP Ao BR RE k n En Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc DRAM tCL This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TCL For DDR3 Min 5 Max 10 For DDR2 Min 3 Max 7 The default value is Auto DRAM tRCD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRCD Min 3 Max default value is Auto DRAM tRP This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRP Min 3 Max default value is Auto
33. ents 33 34 3 4 Advanced Screen In this section you may set the configurations for the following items CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY WET Me OLOM Arcam Advanced W TAAT M TT Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration Select Screen gt SuperIO Configuration Select Item gt USB Configuration Go to Sub Screen General Help BIOS Update Utility Load Defaults ASRock Instant Flash Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction 3 4 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select the over clock mode CPU Frequency MHz 333 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 Boot Failure Guard Enabled Spread Spectrum Auto Ratio CMOS Setting 8 8 Enhanced Halt State Disabled EE Intel R Virtualization tech Enabled select cm CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled mon o d No Execute Memory Protection Disabled S G od deem Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Auto P uA On Demand Clock Modulation Auto iun RM
34. evices 4 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 audio panel please install it to the front panel audio header as below A Connect Mic IN MIC to MIC2 L B Connect Audio R RIN to OUT2 R and Audio L LIN to OUT2 L C Connect Ground GND to Ground GND D MIC RET and OUT RET are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel E Enter BIOS Setup Utility Enter Advanced Settings and then select Chipset Configuration Set the Front Panel Control option from Auto to Enabled 23 24 PLED System Panel Header T 9 pin PANEL 1 B s see p 11 No 19 DUMMY RESET GND HDLED HDLED Chassis Speaker Header i 4 pin SPEAKER 1 SEN see p 11 No 14 n ad Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 3 pin CHA FAN1 SHE 12V see p 11 No 10 CHA_FAN_ SPEED 3 pin PWR FAN1 END 12V see p 11 No 9 PWR FAN SPEED CPU Fan Connector This header accommodates several system front panel functions Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin Please connect a CPU fan cable 12V 4 pin CPU_FAN1 eno T dp io to this connector and match see p 11 No 3 the black wire to the gr
35. ion Configuration options 1 9 and 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel Configuration options DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 and IRQ7 47 48 3 4 8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable EE the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy 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 under legacy OS and BIOS setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility issue it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS BIOS Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup and Windows Linux OS 3 5 H
36. ion you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of p floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable O or Disable Floppy Controller Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it Configuration options Disabled 378 and 278 Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port The default value 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 vers
37. lue 39 pin IDE1 see p 11 No 11 connect the blue end p jw Tam D connect the black end te if to the motherboard to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII 1 see p 11 No 16 connectors support SATAII SATAII 2 see p 11 No 15 SATAI 1 SATAII 3 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAIL_ 3 see p 11 No 12 storage devices The current SATAII 4 see p 11 No 13 SATAII_2 SATAIL 4 SATAII interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Optional USB 2 0 Headers 9 pin USB6 7 see p 11 No 17 9 pin USBA 5 see p 11 No 18 Print Port Header 25 pin LPT1 see p 11 No 22 Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin HD AUDIO1 see p 11 No 29 GND PRESENCE MIC_RET OUT_RET OUT2_L J_SENSE OUT2 R MIC2 R MIC2 L Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two USB 2 0 headers on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio d
38. m 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 On Demand Clock Modulation This provides the On Demand Clock Modulation duty cycle It indicates the clock on to clock off interval ratio For example if you set this option to 75 0 On your processor will work normally 75 of the time and spend the other 25 slacking off Configuration options Auto Disabled 12 5 On 25 0 On 37 5 On 50 0 On 62 5 On 75 0 On and 87 5 On The default value is Auto 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings gt DRAM DLL SKEW Configuration Fixed Mode Operation Enabled Intelligent Energy Saver Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Shared Memory Auto PAVP Mode Disabled DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode DVMT FIXED Memory Maximum DVMT Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Hel Onboard HD Audio Auto Load bord Front Panel Enabled Save and Exit OnBoard Lan Enabled Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc DRAM RCOMP and tRD Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced RCOMP STRENGTH Settings DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT Value CH0 RCOMP Settings 54 0 11 6 6 6 6 Min 1 CH0 G0
39. n Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings In other words it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance Please visit our website for the operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver ASRock website http www asrock com 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 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 without prepar ing 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 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 your overclocking record under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings With OC DNA you can save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends Your fri
40. nt and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously and click ok Then reboot your system 13 14 Chapter 2 Installation G41C GS G41C S is a Micro ATX form factor 9 6 x 7 8 24 4 x 19 8 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 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 NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet 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 antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is switched
41. off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775 LAND CPU please follow the steps below 775 Pin Socket Overview 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 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches orientation key notch orientation key notch 7 775 LAND CPU Load Plaie a alignment key Fhe Before you insert the 775 LAND CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged aul xoelq 775 Pin Socket aul xoelq 15 16 Step 3 Step 4 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 p
42. operate in overclocking mode When you use a FSB533 CPU on this motherboard it will run at DDR3 533 if you adopt a DDR3 800 memory module f you adopt FSB1333 CPU and DDR3 1333 memory module on this motherboard you need to adjust the jumper Please refer to page 22 for proper jumper settings Due to the operating system limitation the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 7 Vista XP For Windows OS with 64 bit CPU there is no such limitation The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change Please check Intel website for the latest information Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 25 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly 10 11 12 13 14 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit 7 Vista 64 bit Vista XP 64 bit XP SP1 or SP2 It is a user friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows environment Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner ASRock website http www asrock com Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software desig
43. ot 4 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 19 20 2 6 Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express Slots There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE slots PCIE1 PCIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards PCIE2 PCIE x1 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards such as Gigabit LAN card SATA2 card etc i If you install the add on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 PCIE x16 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 Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the bracket
44. ound pin 1234 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard please connect it to Pin 1 3 ATX Power Connector 24 pin ATXPWR1 see p 11 No 4 Pin 1 3 Connected 2T 3 Pin Fan Installation Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector Though this motherboard provides 24 pin ATX power connector it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20 pin ATX power supply To use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13 20 Pin ATX Power Supply Installation ATX 12V Connector 4 pin ATX12V2 go see p 11 No 2 24 13 12 d Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with ATX 12V plug to this connector so that it can provides sufficient power Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up 2 9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode which operate with the best performance In order to enable SATAII function please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance otherwise your SATAII hard disk may fail
45. performance for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization In DVMT mode the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components This item will not be used under Windows Vista OS because 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 or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio feature If you select Auto the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged Front Panel Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel 41 42 OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard Lan feature 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or DI disable the STR feature Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled ACPI HPET Table Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54
46. r DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the 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 44 DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Use this item to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Auto Enabled 32 Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY neg Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI EE clocks for PCI device latency timer register PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 45 46 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration In this sect
47. rd Disk FSATAII 2 Not Detected pSATAIL 3 Not Detected FSATAII 4 Not Detected pIDE1 Master Not Detected FIDEI Slave Not Detected Set Compatible when Legacy OS MS DOS Win NT deviceis used Set Enhanced when Native OS Win2000 XP is used Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc ATA IDE Configuration Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS Windows NT If native OS Windows 7 Vista 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 and IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 4 If it is set to SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 then SATAII 2 SATAII 4 will not work Likewise if it is set to IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 4 then SATAII 1 SATAII 3 will not work Because Intel ICH7 south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS Windows NT you have to choose SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 or IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 4 when the installed device is used with legacy OS Oo SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 3 IDE 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 IDE 1 SATA 4 Master SATAII 1 SATAII 2 Slave SATAII 3 SATAII 4 SATAII 1 SATAII 2 SATAII 3 SATAII 4 43 IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device th
48. s Fast Configuration options Fast Middle and Slow 49 3 6 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY AU ET GIRST ANA ETC PALM ETH Boot Boot Settings Configure Settings EE during System Boot 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM HDS722580VL 3rd Boot Device CD DVD 3S CD ROM C gt Hard Disk Drives y Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Disabled Displays RCERINEEMCOAMM a normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM AddOn ROM Display Enabled Logo instead of POST Boot Logo Auto messages Boot From Onboard LAN Disabled Bootup Num Lock On Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo The default value is Enabled AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots please select Enabled Configuration options Enabled an
49. tem Date BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed Microcode Update Cache Size Total Memory DDRIII DDRII2 DDR3 1 DDR3 2 00 09 Tue 12 01 2009 G41C S P1 00 Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU E8200 2 66GHz 64bit 2666MHz 10676 60C 6144KB 2048MB Dual Channel Memory Mode 1024MB 333MHz DDR2 667 1024MB 333MHz DDR2 667 None None Boot Security Exit Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 29 30 3 3 OC Tweaker Screen In the OC Tweaker screen you can set up overclocking features BIOS SETUP UTILITY MENE OC Tweaker Behe vi vert M s AV CO VU M TUTO TT 1 wb OL OC Tweaker Settings If you adopt DDR3 1333 EECH pls adjust jumper set MB before apply it gt DRAM Timing Configuration For FSB1333 CPU FSB1 2 3 Ratio CMOS Setting 8 8 Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Auto Overclock Mode Auto CPU Frequency MHz 333 PCIE Frequency MHz 100 DRAM Voltage 1 96V Auto NB Voltage 1 23V Auto VTT Voltage 1 20V Auto Go to Sub Screen Select Screen Select Item GTLRef Voltage 0 63Vtt Auto G
50. tnperS Setup ede tene t nee Onboard Headers and Connectors SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 2 10 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks LVS CATON eave ssec E eau Ro oau o tet ars halts aate a Lar oM 2 11 Driver Installation Guide enne 2 12 Untied Overclocking Technology 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ooi oer eoe a Ee on dee 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 deel lee pene GN E BIOS Menu EE 3 1 2 Navigation Keys ccccccssscccessssssseesssesseeeeesseees ET Ee DEE OC Tweaker Gcreen reene le Mee BE 3 4 1 CPU Configuration 3 4 2 Chipset Configuration sseeeesesessss 3 4 3 ACPI Configuration esses 3 4 4 Storage Configuration seeeseesssss 3 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration ssseeeeeeeeeees 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration ssseeeeesesssss 3 4 7 Super IO Configuration essssssssse 3 4 8 USB Configuration ssseeeeeeeees Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ele er M Mm 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration ON Mei edere NE o T 51 3 0 TEXIE SCKEEM cand cuntur de eie testa S ru ss 52 4 Software Support eem 53 4 1 Install Operating System ssseeeeeeeees 53 4 2 Support CD
51. tsink for 775 LAND CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center EIE of IHS on the socket surface Loo X UIN Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure PRECOR Fan cables on side fan cables are oriented on side closest to the afl W s E CPU fan connector on the motherboard VEN i CPU FAN1 see page 11 No 3 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard throughholes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise 1 the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard Step 5 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 6 Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components 17 18 2 5 can be activated You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below 2 memory modules Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides two 240 pin DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 DIMM slots and two 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type DDR2 DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel DDRII 1 an
52. urely vertical motion Step 2 4 Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap Use your 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 Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on load plate engage the load lever Step 4 3 Secure load lever with load plate tab under retention tab of load lever 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 775 Pin socket that supports Intel 775 LAND CPU Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775 LAND CPU to dissipate heat Before you installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector CPU FAN see page 11 No 3 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 hea
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