Intel G41 User Manual
Intel G41 User Manual

Intel G41 User Manual

Express chipset based m/b for intel lga 775 core processor family

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USER'S MANUAL
Of
Intel G41 Express Chipset
&
Intel ICH7 Chipset
Based
M/B for Intel LGA 775
Core Processor Family
No. G03-TI41M-F
Rev: 1.0
Release date: May, 2011
Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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  • Page 1 USER'S MANUAL Intel G41 Express Chipset & Intel ICH7 Chipset Based M/B for Intel LGA 775 Core Processor Family No. G03-TI41M-F Rev: 1.0 Release date: May, 2011 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are...
  • Page 2 Environmental Safety Instruction Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset) Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from the welding spots’...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF INTEL G41 MOTHERBOARD SERIES FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD ................1 1-1.1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD ..........2 ITEM CHECKLIST ..................... 2 SPECIFICATION ......................3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM ....................4 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS ............... 5 2-2 JUMPER SETTING......................
  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction Of Intel G41 Motherboard Series

    Chapter 1 Introduction of Intel G41 Motherboard Series 1-1 Features of Motherboard The Intel G41 chipset motherboard series are based on the latest Intel G41 Express Chipset and Intel ICH7 Chipset technology which supports the innovative 65nm and ® ®...
  • Page 5: 1-1.1 Special Features Of Motherboard

    1-1.1 Special Features of Motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling Technology --- CPU Overheat Protection Technology To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high workload, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS (from 40℃...
  • Page 6: Specification

    1-3 Specification Spec Description Micro ATX form factor Design Intel G41 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Chipset Chipset Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) Chipset ® ® Supports the innovative 65nm and 90nm Intel Celeron ® ® ® 400, Intel Celeron...
  • Page 7: Layout Diagram

    DDRIII Connector DIMMx2 CPU FAN SYSFAN1 USB Ports Front Panel Header RJ-45 Over USB Ports 6-CH Audio Connector Intel G41Express Chipset Megabit LAN Chip PCI Express x16 Slot Intel 82801GB ICH Chipset Serial-ATA2 32-bit PCI Slot Connector (SATA3, 4) JBAT...
  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. Hardware Installation Steps Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps: 1.
  • Page 9: Cpu Installation

    2-3 CPU Installation This motherboard provides a 775-pin surface mount, LGA775 Land Grid Array socket, referred to as the LGA775 socket supports Intel Pentium Dual Core processor in the 775 Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA) package technology.
  • Page 10: Memory Installation

    Colden Arrow CPU LGA775 Socket Memory Installation The board provides two 240-pin DDRIII DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) socket for DDRIII memory expansion to maximum memory volume of 8GB DDRIII SDRAM. Valid Memory Configuration Bank 240-pin DDRIII DIMM Maximum Capacity Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) DDRIII 1066/1333 Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2)
  • Page 11: Expansion Card Installation

    2-5 Expansion Card Installation 2-5-1 Expansion Slot The G41 motherboard series offer one PCI-Express x16 graphics slot of 8Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 7 times of bandwidth more than AGP 8X and it’s up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 16Gbyte/sec at full speed to guarantee the ultimate GPU computing performance.
  • Page 12: I/O Back Panel Connectors

    Chapter 3 Connectors and Headers 3-1 I/O Back Panel Connectors RJ-45 LAN Port PS/2 Mouse Port Line-IN Line-OUT VGA Port MIC-IN PS/2 Keyboard Port USB Ports (1) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB1 The connectors are for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse. The green connector above is PS/2 mouse port and the purple connector below is PS/2 keyboard connector.
  • Page 13 has a minimum power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. ROW1 ROW2 ROW1 ROW2 ROW1 ROW2 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V Soft Power On Power OK +5V (for Soft Logic) +12V +12V Pin 1...
  • Page 14: Headers

    (3) FAN Power Headers: SYSFAN1 (3-pin), CPUFAN1 (4-pin) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector.
  • Page 15 (2) Speaker connector: SPEAK This 4-pin header connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below. (3) Power LED: PWR LED The Power LED header is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED header from the system case to this pin. (4) IDE Activity LED: HD LED This header connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.
  • Page 16 Pin1 Serial COM Port 9-pin Block (9) SPDIF Out header: HDMI_SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. HDMI_SPDIF_OUT HDMI_SPDIF Header...
  • Page 17: Chapter 4 Useful Help

    Chapter 4 Useful Help 4-1 How to Update BIOS Solution1: Updating BIOS under DOS: 1. Prepare a bootable disk. (You may make one by click START click RUN type SYS click OK) 2. Download upgrade tools and the latest BIOS files of the motherboard from official website and then make a copy of it to your bootable floppy disk after decompressing these files 3.
  • Page 18 Appendix I Thunder Protection Feature Introduction: Thunder is such formidable natural force that it can render massive damage to electronic products of all kinds. In thunderstorm season computer systems without powerful thunder protection designs are vulnerable to electric surge damage. High-priced building with thunder protection measures may be a good choice, but usually costly and with corners uncovered.
  • Page 19 Conclusion: Thunder Series motherboard can guard motherboard from thunder electric surge damage with effect and ensure system security from as high as 9KV volts of electric surge. Bonus of Thunder-protection Motherboard Thunder series motherboards adopt dual thunder protection walls to cover every corner in network loops.

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