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  • ASRock G41M-VS2 | User Manual - Page 1
    G41M-VS2 User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be intent to infringe. Disclaimer: Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic
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    23 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 24 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 24 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology 24 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 25 3.1 Introduction 25 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 25 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 26 3.2 Main Screen 26 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 27
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    4 Software Support 50 4.1 Install Operating System 50 4.2 Support CD Information 50 4.2.1 Running Support CD 50 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 50 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 50 4.2.4 Contact Information 50 4
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    guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications 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
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    CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - Atheros® PCIEx1 LAN AR8132L - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x VGA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
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    x IDE devices) - 1 x Print port header - CPU/Chassis 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 7) BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play
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    Setup Guide" on page 23 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. 7. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 8. It is a user-friendly ASRock
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    MS-DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press key during the POST or press 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
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    1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 23 4 5 17.0cm (6.7 in) PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 ATX12V2 CPU_FAN1 22.4cm (8.8 in) DDRII_2 (64 bit, 240-piFnSmBod8ul0e)0 DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-piFnSmBod8ul0e)0 EuP Ready FSB1333 DDR2 800 Dual Channel COM1 VGA1 G41M-VS2 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 1
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    (Pink) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 8 VGA Port 9 COM Port 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * 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
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    G41M-VS2 is a Micro ATX form factor (8.8" x 6.7", 22.4 x 17.0 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
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    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. Step 1. Open the socket: CPU Marked Corner Step 1-1. DLifitsLeevnergUapgtoin9g0° the lever by depressing down and out
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    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 plate onto the IHS. Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load plate, engage the load lever. Step
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    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. Step 3. Step 4. Place the
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    2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) G41M-VS2 motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) memory modules
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    Slots) There are 1 PCI slot and 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCI slot: PCI slot is used to install expansion card that has the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slot: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express card with x16 lane width graphics card. If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA
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    EUP Audio Jumper (EUP_LAN1, 3-pin jumper, see p.10 No. 20) (EUP_AUDIO1, 3-pin jumper, see p.10 No. 19) EUP_LAN1 EUP_AUDIO1 Default (Enable EuP) 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
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    -pin IDE1, see p.10 No. 8) PIN1 IDE1 connect the blue end connect the black end 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 (SATAII_1: see p.10, No. 12) (SATAII_2
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    GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR USB_PWR P-5 P+5 GND DUMMY 1 GND P+4 P-4 USB_PWR 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. Print Port Header (25-pin LPT1) (see p.10 No. 23) AFD# ERROR# PINIT# SLIN
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    For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Click "Audio I/O", select "Connector Settings" , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by clicking "OK". For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Click the right-top "Folder" icon , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and
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    24 (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.10 No. 4) 12 Please connect an ATX power 13 supply to this connector. 1 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
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    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 The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII
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    the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly. 2 . 1 2 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE
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    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 following BIOS OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current
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    Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Fri 09/25/2009] BIOS Version : G41M-VS2 P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 3148MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size : 4096KB Total Memory DDRII 1 DDRII 2 : 2048MB with 256MB
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    set up overclocking features. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit OC Tweaker Settings Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz the ratio actual value of this motherboard. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted
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    DRAM Timing Configuation BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Standard Memory Info : 5-5-5-18-42-6-3-3-3 DRAM tCL DRAM tRCD DRAM tRP DRAM tRAS DRAM tRFC DRAM tWR DRAM tWTR DRAM tRRD
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    DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT This controls the number of DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT. Min: 1. Max: 63. 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 CH0 tRD This controls the number of DRAM CH0 TRD. Min: 0. Max: 30.
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    DRAM RCOMP STRENGTH Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker DRAM RCOMP STRENGTH Settings DRAM CH0 RCOMP STRENGTH Info : 0-10-7-7-7-7 DRAM CH0 G0 (Data) DRAM CH0 G1 (Command) DRAM CH0 G2 (
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    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
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    DRAM DLL SKEW Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker DRAM DLL SKEW Settings DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW Info:11-5-1-0-0-1034 DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW [Auto] DRAM CH0 the number of DRAM CH1 CLKSET1 SKEW. Configuration options: [Auto], [Normal], [-350 ps] to [-50 ps]. The default value is [Auto]. 32
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    DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW. Configuration options: [Auto], [Normal], [-350 ps] to [-50 ps]. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL0 SKEW. Configuration options: [Auto], [Normal], [-350 ps] to [-50 ps]. The
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    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
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    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 systems first like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash
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    . 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 or VistaTM. Set to [Enabled] if
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    ® XP and select [Auto], you need to set the "Power Schemes" as "Portable/Laptop" to enable this function. If you install Windows® VistaTM 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
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    BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Memory Remap Feature Fixed Mode Operation [Disabled] [Enabled] Primary Graphics Adapter Shared Memory PAVP Mode DVMT Mode Select DVMT/FIXED Memory [PCI] [Auto] [Disabled] [DVMT Mode] [Maximum DVMT] Onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan
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    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. OnBoard Lan item to [Enabled]. Besides the BIOS option, you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility
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    [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. Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume. (STR refers to suspend to RAM.) Check Ready Bit Use this item to
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    motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration BIOS OS (Windows® NT). If native OS (Windows® XP / work. Likewise, if it is set to [IDE 1, SATA 2], then SATAII_1 will not work. Because Intel® ICH7 south bridge only supports two IDE devices under legacy OS (Windows
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    BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer :Hard Disk :ST340014A :40.0 GB :Supported and Windows; for this feature
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    -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 Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP
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    SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [3F8 / IRQ4] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen
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    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
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    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 Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring
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    ] [HDD: PM - HDS722580VL] [CD / DVD: 3S - CD - ROM C] [USB] Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Boot Logo Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num
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    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
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    . Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, "Discard 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
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    4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to
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G41M-VS2
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published September 2009
Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.