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G41C-GS / G41C-S

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Version 1.0
Published December 2009
Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    G41C-GS / G41C-S User Manual Version 1.0 Published December 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 1 1...
  • Page 2 (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.7 Jumpers Setup .............. 21 2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ......22 2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ........25 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ..............26 2.11 Driver Installation Guide ..........26 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology ........26...
  • Page 4 4 Software Support 4 Software Support ........... 4 Software Support ..................53 4.1 Install Operating System ..........53 4.2 Support CD Information ..........53 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........53 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............53 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............53 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    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.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    1 . 2 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - 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 ®...
  • Page 7 - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x VGA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x 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...
  • Page 8 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.
  • Page 9 USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. 12. 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.
  • Page 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.

  • Page 11: Motherboard Layout (G41C-Gs / G41C-S)

    1.3 Motherboard Layout (G41C-GS / G41C-S) 1.3 Motherboard Layout (G41C-GS / G41C-S) 1.3 Motherboard Layout (G41C-GS / G41C-S) 1.3 Motherboard Layout (G41C-GS / G41C-S) 1.3 Motherboard Layout (G41C-GS / G41C-S) 19.8cm (7.8 in) CPU_FAN1 PS2_USB_PWR1 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 RoHS USB 2.0...

  • Page 12: I/O Panel (G41C-Gs)

    1Gbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find “VIA HD Audio Deck” tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install.

  • Page 13: I/O Panel (G41C-S)

    100Mbps connection LAN Port To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find “VIA HD Audio Deck” tool on your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install.

  • Page 14: Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation 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.

  • Page 15: Cpu Installation

    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.
  • Page 16 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.

  • Page 17: Installation Of Heatsink And Cpu Fan

    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_FAN1, see page 11, No.

  • Page 18: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    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 and DDRII_2; Yellow slots;...
  • Page 19 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 slot. notch break...

  • Page 20: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)

    2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 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.

  • Page 21: Jumpers Setup

    2-pin jumper (see p.11 No. 23) Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply.

  • Page 22: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    (33-pin FLOPPY1) FLOPPY1 Pin1 (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 (Blue) (39-pin IDE1, see p.11 No. 11) IDE1...
  • Page 23 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.
  • Page 24 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.

  • Page 25: 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;...

  • Page 26: Installation

    STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. 2 . 1 1 2 .

  • Page 27: Bios Setup Utility

    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 <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis.

  • Page 28: Navigation Keys

    To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen 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...
  • Page 29 System Date [Tue 12/01/2009] BIOS Version : G41C-S 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...

  • Page 30: Oc Tweaker Screen

    DDR3 or [266MHz DDR2_533], [333MHz DDR2_667] or [400MHz 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.
  • Page 31 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: 10. The default value is [Auto].
  • Page 32 [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].
  • Page 33 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 requirements.

  • Page 34: Advanced Screen

    Advanced Screen 3.4 Advanced Screen Advanced Screen 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, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. BIOS SETUP UTILITY...

  • Page 35: Cpu Configuration

    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,...
  • Page 36 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.

  • Page 37: Chipset Configuration

    DRAM CH1 G5 (Clocks2) v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT This controls the number of DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT. Min: 1. Max: 63. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G0 (Data) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G0 (Data). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto].
  • Page 38 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].
  • Page 39 This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CTRL0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CTRL0 SKEW. The default value is [Auto].
  • Page 40 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.
  • Page 41 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.

  • Page 42: Acpi Configuration

    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.

  • Page 43: Storage Configuration

    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.
  • Page 44 [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 > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large mode.

  • Page 45: Pcipnp Configuration

    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 3.4.5 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration...

  • Page 46: Floppy Configuration

    3.4.6 Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration 3.4.6 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the [1.44 MB 3 "] Floppy A system.

  • Page 47: Super Io Configuration

    (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].

  • Page 48: Usb Configuration

    [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.

  • Page 49: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 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, and the critical voltage.

  • Page 50: Boot Screen

    3.6 Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen 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 Main OC Tweaker...

  • Page 51: Security Screen

    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. Security Screen Security Screen 3.7 Security Screen...

  • Page 52: Exit Screen

    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.

  • Page 53: Install Operating System

    4 . 2 . 4 4 . 2 . 4 C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n...

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