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Page 1: User Manual
K7S41GX2 User Manual Version 1.0 Published June 2010 Copyright©2010 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
Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . Introduction Introduction Introduction ............Introduction ....................................5 5 5 5 5 Introduction ............Package Contents ..............5 Specifications ................6 Motherboard Layout ..............10 I/O Panel .................. - Page 4 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support ..........................................40 Software Support ........... Install Operating System ............40 Support CD Information ............. 40 4.2.1 Running Support CD ............40 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ..............
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Page 5: Package Contents
In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. -
Page 6: Specifications
Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm - Socket 462 for AMD Sempron / Athlon / Athlon XP / Duron Processors - FSB 333/266/200 MHz Chipset - Northbridge: SiS ®... - Page 7 - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 8) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third- party overclocking tools.
- Page 8 Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. 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 ®...
- Page 9 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.
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Page 10: Motherboard Layout
1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 19.8cm (7.8-in) PS2_USB_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 USB 2.0 T: USB2 B: USB3 IDE2 IDE1 USB 2.0 Top: T: USB0 RJ-45 B: USB1 741GX Chipset 1.5V_AGP1 AUDIO CODEC PCI 1 963L PCI 2... -
Page 11: I/O Panel
1.4 I/O Panel 1.4 I/O Panel 1.4 I/O Panel 1.4 I/O Panel 1.4 I/O Panel PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) Parallel Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) RJ-45 Port VGA Port Line In (Light Blue) COM Port Line Out (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) LAN Port LED Indications... -
Page 12: Installation
Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation K7S41GX2 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, please study the configura- tion of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. -
Page 13: Cpu Installation
CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever. Step 3. -
Page 14: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) K7S41GX2 motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots. Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. -
Page 15: Expansion Slots (Pci, Amr And Agp Slots)
AMR slot: The AMR slot is used to insert an ASRock MR card (optional) with v.92 Modem functionality. AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card. -
Page 16: Jumpers Setup
2.5 Jumpers Setup 2.5 Jumpers Setup 2.5 Jumpers Setup 2.5 Jumpers Setup 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is 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”... - Page 17 (see p.10 No. 22) (see p.10 No. 21) Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short (see the figure above), both front panel and rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper) 2-pin jumper (see p.10 No. 11) Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS.
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Page 18: Onboard Headers And Connectors
For example, “Athlon XP 2000+” is an 1666MHz CPU: 12.5 (Multiplier) X 133MHz (External frequency) = 1666MHz FID jumpers setting: The jumper caps are not provided by ASRock. Please understand that ASRock does not guarantee and support the adjustment of multiplier. These jumpers setting may not apply to all multiplier-locked or even some unlocked AMD CPU. - Page 19 2.6 Connectors 2.6 Connectors 2.6 Connectors 2.6 Connectors 2.6 Connectors Connectors are NOT jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps over these connectors. Placing jumper caps over the connectors will cause perma- nent damage of the motherboard! Connector Figure Description FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) FLOPPY1 (see p.10 No.
- Page 20 Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you to AUX1 receive stereo audio input from (4-pin CD1, 4-pin AUX1) sound sources such as a CD- (CD1: see p.10 No. 26) ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, (AUX1: see p.10 No. 27) or MPEG card. Front Panel Audio Connector This is an interface for front panel +5VA...
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Page 21: Driver Installation Guide
2.7 Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. -
Page 22: Bios Setup Utility Bios Sbios Setup Utility Etup Utility
Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The SPI Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. -
Page 23: Navigation Keys
[SHIFT-TAB] to System Time [ :00:09] select a field. System Date [Mon 06/14/2010] Use [+] or [-] to BIOS Version : K7S41GX2 P1.00 configure system Time. Processor Type : AMD Sempron(tm) 2200+ Processor Speed : 1500MHz : 128KB L1 Cache Size... -
Page 24: Oc Tweaker Screen
3.3 OC T OC T OC T OC Tweak weak weaker Screen weak er Screen er Screen er Screen OC T weak er Screen In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot... - Page 25 Intelligent Energy Saver Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. 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 26: Advanced Screen
Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. ASRock Instant Flash ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without ®... -
Page 27: Cpu Configuration
3.4.1 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 3.4.1 CPU Configuration CPU Configuration CPU Configuration 3.4.1 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration [Enter] to select how to set the CPU host CPU Host Frequency [By Jumper] frequency. Actual Frequency [166] Spread Spectrum [Auto] Boot Failure Guard [Enabled]... -
Page 28: Chipset Configuration
3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration 3.4.2 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Intelligent Energy Saver [Disabled] Primary Graphics Adapter [PCI] Onboard VGA Share Memory [Auto] AGP Aperture Size [64 MB] AGP Data Rate [4X] AGP Fast Write [Enabled]... -
Page 29: Acpi Configuration
OnBoard MC’97 Modem Select [Disabled], [Auto] or [Enabled] for the onboard MC’97 Modem feature. 3.4.3 3.4.3 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration 3.4.3 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. -
Page 30: Storage Configuration
3.4.4 3.4.4 Storage Configuration 3.4.4 Storage Configuration Storage Configuration Storage Configuration 3.4.4 3.4.4 Storage Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DISABLED: disables the Storage Configuration integrated IDE Controller. PRIMARY: enables only OnBoard IDE Controller [Both] the Primary IDE Controller. Primary IDE Master [Hard Disk] SECONDARY: enables only Primary IDE Slave... - Page 31 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives.
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Page 32: Pcipnp Configuration
3.4.5 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration PCIPnP Configuration 3.4.5 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Value in units of PCI Advanced PCI / PnP Settings clocks for PCI device latency timer PCI Latency Timer [32] register. PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] Select Screen... -
Page 33: Floppy Configuration
3.4.6 3.4.6 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 34 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].
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Page 35: Usb Configuration
3.4.8 3.4.8 USB Configuration 3.4.8 USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Configuration 3.4.8 3.4.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. USB Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Support [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item Change Option... -
Page 36: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 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 37: Boot Screen
[Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled]. Boot Logo Use this option to select logo in POST screen. This option only appears when you enable the option “Full Screen Logo”. Configuration options: [Auto], [EuP], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. -
Page 38: 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. 3.7 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen... -
Page 39: Exit Screen
3.8 Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Save Changes and Exit changes. Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation. -
Page 40: Install Operating System
4.2.4 Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.
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