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  • ASRock G41M-S3 | User Manual - Page 1
    G41M-S3 User Manual Version 1.0 Published October 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights USA ONLY The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate
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    and PCI Express Slots 17 2.7 Jumpers Setup 18 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20 2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 24 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 25 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 25 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology 25 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 26
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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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    information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.6-in, 24.4 cm x 19.3 cm) ASRock G41M-S3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock G41M-S3 Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional
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    Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.6-in, 24.4 cm x 19.3 cm - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Penryn Quad
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    - CPU, VCCM, NB, SB,VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports Smart BIOS Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 10
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    motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please refer to page 19 for proper jumper settings. 6. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there
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    of Intelligent Energy Saver. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 12. 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
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    PCI1 Intel ICH7 PCI2 CHA_FAN1 8Mb BIOS PLED PWRBTN 1 1 HDLED RESET PANEL 1 USB4_5 USB6_7 1 SPEAKER1 1 SATAII_1 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 G41M-S3 SATAII_2 SATAII_4 24.4cm (9.6 in) 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 2 775-Pin CPU Socket 16
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    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 restarting your computer, you
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    G41M-S3 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 7.6", 24.4 x 19.3 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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    the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below. 775-Pin Socket Overview 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
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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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    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
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    2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) G41M-S3 motherboard provides 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 two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) memory modules
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    and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the BIOS options "Primary Graphics Adapter" to [Onboard] and "Share documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.
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    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 and pin2 are "Short" when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Jumper Setting Description PS2_USB_PWR1 1_2 (see p.10 No. 1) 2_3 Short pin2
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    instructions below to set up the jumpers. Otherwise, the CPU and memory module may not work properly on this motherboard. DRAM CPU Jumper Settings DDR3 533 FSB533 FSB1 FSB2 FSB3 DDR3 1333 FSB1333 FSB1 FSB2 FSB3 FSB1: 2-3 FSB2: 1-2 FSB3: 2-3 FSB1: 1-2 FSB2: 4-5 FSB3: 1-2 Overclocking Setting
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    connector. Primary IDE connector (Blue) (39-pin IDE1, see p.10 No. 7) 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. SATAII_1 SATAII_3
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    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]. F. Enter Windows system. Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. For Windows® XP / XP
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    activate the front mic. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please 10 No. 4) 4 3 2 1 GND +12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU
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    (24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.10 No. 6) 12 24 Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. 1 13 Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, 12 24 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
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    . 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 hard disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same. Please visit the vendors' website for
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    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
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    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
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    Screen To load optimal default values for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or 10/16/2009] BIOS Version : G41M-S3 P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 3148MHz Microcode Update
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    can use this option to load the optiomized CPU overclocking setting. Configuration options: [Press Enter], [CPU 2.64 GHz], [CPU 2.88 GHz], [CPU 3.00 GHz], [CPU 3.12 GHz] and [CPU 3.27 GHz]. Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk
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    Timing Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker DRAM Timing Control DRAM tCL 6 DRAM tRCD 6 DRAM tRP 6 DRAM tRAS 15 DRAM tRFC 44 DRAM tWR 6 DRAM tWTR 4 DRAM tRRD 3 DRAM tRTP 4 [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] DRAM tCL Value Min = 5 Max = 10 +F1
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    Windows® 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
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    Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Options for CPU CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration BIOS Update Utility ASRock
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    to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. 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
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    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
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    Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. DRAM RCOMP and tRD Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM RCOMP STRENGTH Settings DRAM CH0 RCOMP STRENGTH Info : 54-0-11-6-6-6-6 DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT DRAM CH0 G0 (Data) DRAM CH0 G1 (Command
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    DRAM CH0 G3 (Control2) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G3 (Control2). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G4 (Clocks1) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G4 (Clocks1). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G5 (Clocks2) This controls the number of DRAM CH0
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    DRAM DLL SKEW Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM DLL SKEW Settings DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW Info:0-0-0-0-0-0 DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW [Auto] DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW Info:0-0-0-0-0-0 DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW [Auto] DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW Info :0-0-0-0-0-0-0
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    DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL0 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
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    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® VistaTM OS because
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    OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the "OnBoard Lan" feature. 39
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    ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP toRAM 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 Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification. 40
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    OS (Windows® NT). If native OS (Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP) is set to [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4], then SATAII_1, SATAII_3 will not work. If you select [PATA Only], then all SATAII will not work, only IDE will work. Because Intel® ICH7 south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS (Windows
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    set the storage configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the "Primary IDE Master" as the example in the following instruction. BIOS .0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-5 :Supported [Auto] disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select
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    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 Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer
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    / IRQ4] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Configuration options: [
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    [DMA3]. Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7]. 3.4.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] To enable or disable the
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    allowed to use only under BIOS setup and Windows / Linux OS. 3.5 Hardware 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
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    Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Boot Logo [Auto], [EuP], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Currently, the option [Auto] is set to Aircraft. 47
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    supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password
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    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
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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-S3
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published October 2009
Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.