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Page 1: User Manual
P41C-DE User Manual Version 1.0 Published October 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ......23 2.9 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide ......27 2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ........28 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation ..............29 2.12 Driver Installation Guide ..........29 2.13 Untied Overclocking Technology ........ - Page 4 4 Software Support 4 Software Support ........... 4 Software Support ..................55 4.1 Install Operating System ..........55 4.2 Support CD Information ..........55 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........55 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............55 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............55 4.2.4 Contact Information ..........
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Page 5: Introduction
ASRock’s commitment 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 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) 6 6 6 6 6... - Page 7 - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7) - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support for RAID and Connector “Hot Plug” functions) (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 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. 13. 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. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
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Page 11: Motherboard Layout
PANEL 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 775-Pin CPU Socket BIOS SPI Chip 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) (Dual Channel: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) Infrared Module Header (IR1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1;... -
Page 12: I/O Panel
Line In (Light Blue) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) ** 8 Front Speaker (Lime) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications ACT/LINK... - Page 13 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.
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Page 14: Installation
Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation P41C-DE is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 8.4", 30.5 x 21.3 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.
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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...
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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 4 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 / PCIE3 / PCIE4 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. -
Page 21: Jumpers Setup
CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down... - Page 22 FSB3: 1-2 Overclocking Setting: When you mount a FSB800 or FSB1066 CPU, and try to overclock to FSB1333 (by BIOS setting) you may face the problem, that DRAM frequency will be overclocked very high. Please use jumper to force NB to be strapped at higher frequency, so the DRAM can work at lower frequency.
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Page 23: 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. 6) IDE1... - Page 24 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 25 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 26 Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5.
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Page 27: Hdmi_Spdif Header Connection Guide
HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is an all-digital audio/video specification, which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/ video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header. -
Page 28: 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 29: 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. 2.12 2.12... -
Page 30: Bios Setup Utility
<Del> during the 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 pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. -
Page 31: Navigation Keys
To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen <ESC> 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot... -
Page 32: Oc Tweaker Screen
You can use this option to load CPU EZ overclocking setting. Configuration options: [Press Enter], [CPU 2.64GHz], [CPU 2.88GHz], [CPU 3.00GHz], [CPU 3.12GHz] and [CPU 3.27GHz]. Please note that overclocing may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard. It should be done at your own risk and expense. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. - Page 33 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 34 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, please disable the option “...
- Page 35 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]. 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.
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Page 36: 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 37 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 38 CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha- nism to keep the CPU from overheated. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support CPU Thermal Throttling. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture.
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Page 39: 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 40 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 41 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 42 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 43 The default value is [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. Besides the BIOS option, you can also choose our Intelligent Energy Saver utility to enable this function.
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Page 44: 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 45: Storage Configuration
It allows you to select between [SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, SATA 4], [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4] and [PATA Only]. 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 46 [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.
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Page 47: 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 48: Floppy Configuration
Use this item to 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: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. -
Page 49: Usb Configuration
Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. -
Page 50: 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 51 This item allows you to identify the temperature of chassis fan. If you set this option as [Disabled], the chassis fan will operate in full speed. If you set this option as [Enabled], you will find the item “Target Fan Speed” appear to allow you adjusting it.
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Page 52: 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 53: 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 54: 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 55: Install Operating System
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