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Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don't take this motherboard and components out of their original static-
proof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don't have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.
Motherboard User's Guide
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February 2008
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Page 1: Static Electricity Precautions
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board. 2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages. Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved P41G Series, V1.0 February 2008... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Motherboard User’s Guide Table of Contents Trademark ......................i Static Electricity Precautions ..................i Pre-Installation Inspection ..................... i Chapter 1: Introduction ..................1 Key Features ........................1 Package Contents ......................4 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............. 5 Motherboard Components .................... 6 I/O Ports .......................... - Page 3 Motherboard User’s Guide Notice: Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP.
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Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction ® This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel Core 2 Quad/ ® ® ® Intel Core 2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core (E21xx series)/Celeron Dual- ® 4xx series processors with Hyper-Threading Technology /Celeron Core and Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 1333 MHz. Hyper-Threading Technol- ogy, designed to take advantage of the multitasking features, giving you the power to do more things at once. - Page 5 Motherboard User’s Guide Chipset There are G31 Northbridge and ICH7 in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. • Hyper-Threading Technology System Memory Controller Support: DDR2 SDRAM with up to • maximum memory of 4 GB. PCI Express Graphics Interface Support: One PCI Express x16 slot •...
- Page 6 Chapter 1: Introduction LAN (Optional) • Supports 10/100 Mbps Ethernet transceiver • Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab • Wake-On-LAN (WOL) by Magic Packet/ Frame/ Link Change • Integrated PHY for 10/100/1000 Mbps • IEEE 802.3x compliant flow control support •...
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Page 7: Package Contents
Motherboard User’s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items: The motherboard The User’s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional) One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard. -
Page 8: Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter: Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case) Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the motherboard... -
Page 9: Motherboard Components
Motherboard User’s Guide Motherboard Components ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS ® ® CPU Socket LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Quad/Intel Core 2 Duo/ ® ® ® Pentium Dual-Core (E21xx series)/Celeron Dual-Core/Celeron 4xx series CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector DIMM1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots ATX1 Standard 24-pin ATX pow er connector SATA1~4... -
Page 10: I/O Ports
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the motherboard. Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing PS/2 Mouse device. Use the low er PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 PS/2 Keyboard keyboard. -
Page 11: Installing The Processor
Motherboard User’s Guide Installing the Processor ® This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Core 2 Quad/ ® ® ® Intel Core 2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core (E21xx series)/Celeron Dual- ® /Celeron 4xx series processors. When choosing a processor, consider Core the performance requirements of the system. -
Page 12: Installing Memory Modules
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation E. Close the load plate • Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side, and hook the lever. • CPU is locked completely. F. Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU. G. Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard. -
Page 13: Jumper Settings
Motherboard User’s Guide Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 4 GB system memory. Refer to the following to install the memory module. Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket. Align the memory module with the socket. There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction. - Page 14 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation CLR_CMOS: Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.
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Page 15: Install The Motherboard
Motherboard User’s Guide Install the Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard. Install the motherboard in a case. -
Page 16: Connecting Optional Devices
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SPK1: Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard. Signal Signal Signal SPDIFO1: S/PIF Out Header S/PDIF (Sony/Plilips Digital Interface) is a standard audio transfer file format and allows the transfer of digatal audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. - Page 17 Motherboard User’s Guide F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access. Signal Signal PORT1L PORT1R PRESENCE# PORT2R Sense1_return SENSE_SEND PORT2L Sense2_return F_USB1~USB2: Front panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case.
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Page 18: Install Other Devices
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation LPT: Onboard parallel port Header This header allows the user to connect to the printer, scanner or devices. Signal Signal STROBE BUSK SLCT ERROR INIT SLCTIN Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below. - Page 19 Motherboard User’s Guide Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, or 2.88 MB. Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply.
- Page 20 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Analog Audio Input Connector If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system. When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect your CD-ROM/DVD drive.
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Page 21: Expansion Slots
Motherboard User’s Guide Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16, one PCI Ex1 and two 32-bit PCI slots. - Page 22 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express/PCI expansion card. Locate the PCI Express or PCI slots on the motherboard. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.
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Page 23: Chapter 3 Bios Setup Utility
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system compo- nents. -
Page 24: Standard Cmos Setup Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key. -
Page 25: Advanced Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Setup Thermal Management Enabled... - Page 26 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Boot Up NumLock Status This item determines if the NumLock key is active or inactive at system start-up time. APIC Mode This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
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Page 27: Advanced Chipset Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide CD/DVD Drives (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CD/DVD Drives Help Item CD-DVD Drives ASUS DVD-E616P3H Specifies the boot 1st Drive sequence from the available devices. -
Page 28: Integrated Peripherals Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Configure DRAM Timing by SPD When this item is set to enable, the DDR timing is configured using SPD. SPD (Serial Presence Detect) is located on the memory modules, BIOS reads informa- tion coded in SPD during system boot up. VGA Share Memory This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application. - Page 29 Motherboard User’s Guide OnBoard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller. OnBoard LAN Function Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function. OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed.
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Page 30: Power Management Setup Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Help Item Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Delay 4 Sec PWRON After PWR-Fail Power Off... -
Page 31: Pci/Pnp Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Resume By PS/2 KB (S3) This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Resume By PS/2 MS (S3) This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. -
Page 32: Pci Health Status Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility PCI Health Status Page This page helps you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status Help Item Hardware Health Event Monitoring Smart Fan Function Pess Enter Shutdown Temperature... -
Page 33: Frequency/Voltage Control Page
Motherboard User’s Guide System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the system current operating status. • CPU Temperature • CPU Fan Speed • CPU Vorce • VDIMM Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Frequency/Voltage Control Page This page helps you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. -
Page 34: Load Default Settings
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI slots. pread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro- Magnetic interface) generated by the system. Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not. -
Page 35: User Password Page
Motherboard User’s Guide User Password Page This page helps you set up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. User Password User Password : Not Installed Help Item : Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help... -
Page 36: Chapter 4 Software & Applications
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Chapter 4 Software & Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software. - Page 37 Motherboard User’s Guide The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon. The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports.
- Page 38 Chapter 4: Software & Applications The support software will automatically install. Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what- ever software you selected.
- Page 39 Motherboard User’s Guide Follow these instructions to Disable Vista UAC function: Go to Control Panel. Select Classic View. Set User Account.
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Page 40: Bundled Software Installation
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue. Disable User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer item and press OK, then press Restart Now. Then you can restart your computer and continue to install drivers without running blocked programs.
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