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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 compo-
nents 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
Copyright © 2009
All Rights Reserved
P49G Series,
December 2009
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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 © 2009 All Rights Reserved P49G Series, V1.0 December 2009... -
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 Start up problems during assembly............40 Start up problems after prolong use............41 Maintenance and care tips..............41 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/Celeron Dual-Core/Celeron 400 series processors with Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 1333/1066 MHz. ®... - Page 5 Motherboard User’s Guide Chipset ® ® The Intel G41 Northbridge (NB) and Intel ICH7 Southbridge (SB) chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and perfor- mance. High Performance Host Interface: Supports Intel Core 2 Quad /Intel ®...
- Page 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Audio 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec • • Exceeds Microsoft Windows Logo Program (WLP) Requirements ADCs support 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz sample rate • • Power Support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 5.0V Onboard LAN (optional) Supports PCI Express • Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver •...
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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 Two Serial ATA cables Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard. The Extended USB module The IDE drive ribbon cable The Serial ATA power cable Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party, but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification... -
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 LABEL COMPONENTS ® LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Quad/Intel Core 2 Duo/ 1. CPU Socket ® ® Pentium® Dual-Core/Celeron Dual-Core/Celeron 400 series processors 2. CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector 3. DDR3_1~2 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots 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. PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing 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/Celeron ® Dual-Core/Celeron ® 400 se- ries processors . When choosing a processor, consider the performance require- ments 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 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 Table A: DDR3 (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List) The following DDR3 1333/1066memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Type Size Vendor Module Nam e ELPIDA PC3-8500U-7-00-AP 512 MB HYMT112U64ZNF8-G8 AA Hynix HMT112U6AFP8C-G7N0 AA Kingston...
- Page 15 Motherboard User’s Guide Type Size Vendor Module Name A-data AD3U1333B1G9-B Hynix HMT112U6AFP8C-H9N0 AA KingMax FLFD45F-B8KG9 NAES Kingston KVR1333D3N9/1G MT8JTF12864AY-1G4D1 Micron 1 GB MT8JTF12864AZ-1G4F1 AL7F8G73D-DG1 Ramaxel RMR1810KD48E7F-1333 M378B2873DZ1-CH9 Samsung M378B2873EH1-CH9 DDR3 1333 Silicon Pow er SP001GBLTU133S01 A-data AD3U1333B2G9-B Apacer 78.A1GC6.9L1 Elixir M2F2G64CB8HA4N-CG 0903.TW Hynix HMT125U6AFP8C-H9N0 AA...
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Page 16: Jumper Settings
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN. 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. - Page 17 Motherboard User’s Guide USBPWR_F: FRONT PANEL USB POWER SELECT Jumper Function Jum per Setting Short Pins 1-2 USBPWR_F 5VSB Short Pins 2-3 USBPWR_R: REAR USB PS/2 POWER SELECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the Rear USB PS/2 Power function. Function Jum per Setting Short Pins 1-2...
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Page 18: Install The Motherboard
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation 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 19: Connecting Optional Devices
Motherboard User’s Guide Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SPK: Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK header on the motherboard. Signal Signal Signal SPDIFO: SPDIF 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 20 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation COM: Onboard Serial Port Header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system. Signal Signal DCDB SINB SOUTB DTRB DSRB RTSB CTSB 10 KEY F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access.
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Page 21: Install Other Devices
Motherboard User’s Guide 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 22: Expansion Slots
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave. The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device. - Page 23 Motherboard User’s Guide Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express/CNR/PCI expansion card. Locate the PCI Express, CNR 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 24: Chapter 3: Bios Setup Utility
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility 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 boot- ing up and basic functions of coordination between system components. -
Page 25: Standard Cmos Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide 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 26 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value. IDE Devices Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave).
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Page 27: 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 Help Item Thermal Management... - Page 28 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility 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. 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time.
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Page 29: Advanced Chipset Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page. Advanced Chipset Setup Page This page sets up more advanced chipset information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility –... -
Page 30: Integrated Peripherals Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals Help Item Onboard IDE Controller Enabled OnBoard SATA Controller Enhanced Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled... -
Page 31: Power Management Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port. USB Functions Use this item to enable or disable the USB function. Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB device at startup. -
Page 32: Pci/Pnp Setup Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Resume By PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME These items specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or compo- nent is detected. Resume By PS2 KB (S3) This item enable or disable you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. -
Page 33: Pci Health Status Page
Motherboard User’s Guide 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 -=- System Hardware Monitor-=- Smart Fan Function Press Enter CPU Fan Speed... - Page 34 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item Smart Fan Function Enabled Options SMART Fan Mode Normal Normal: auto adjusts SMART Fan start PWM value depending on the CPU CPU DeltaT temperature.
- Page 35 Motherboard User’s Guide CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item Smart Fan Function Enabled Options SMART Fan Mode Quiet Normal: auto adjusts SMART Fan start PWM value depending on the CPU CPU DeltaT temperature.
- Page 36 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item Smart Fan Function Enabled Options SMART Fan Mode Manual Normal: auto adjusts SMART Fan start PWM value depending on the CPU CPU DeltaT temperature.
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Page 37: Frequency/Voltage Control Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Shutdown Temperature Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down. System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,...etc. -
Page 38: Load Default Settings
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility CPU Frequency This item indicates the current CPU frequency. Users can not make any change to this item. Please noted that the frequency will be varied with different CPU. CPU Frequency Setting (333MHz) This item is used to set the CPU Frequency. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk (Enabled) When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI slots. -
Page 39: 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 Change User Password Press Enter : Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value... -
Page 40: Chapter 4 Software & Applications
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Chapter 4 Software & Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD-ROM/CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. The support DVD-ROM/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 41 Motherboard User’s Guide The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface. The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM disc in the drive;...
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Page 42: Bundled Software Installation
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 43: Chapter 5 Trouble Shooting
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 5 Trouble Shooting Tips Star Star t up pr t up pr lems during assemb lems during assemb lems during assembl l l l l y y y y y Star Star t up pr Star t up pr t up prob oblems during assemb... - Page 44 Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting Tips c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly. 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed.
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