User Manual
Page 4
3.7 Security Screen 51 3.8 Exit Screen 52 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 53 4
3.7 Security Screen 51 3.8 Exit Screen 52 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 53 4
User Manual
Page 5
...-step guide to change without further notice. Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock G41C-GS / G41C-S Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) ASRock G41C-GS / G41C-S Quick Installation Guide ASRock G41C-GS / G41C-S Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield 5 It delivers excellent...
...-step guide to change without further notice. Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock G41C-GS / G41C-S Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) ASRock G41C-GS / G41C-S Quick Installation Guide ASRock G41C-GS / G41C-S Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield 5 It delivers excellent...
User Manual
Page 6
...5) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Pixel Shader 4.0, DirectX 10 - Max. Supports Wake-On-LAN I /O - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 6) - capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots - shared memory 1759MB (see .../ Celeron® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors - Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz - Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 - G41C-GS: Realtek PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN RTL8111DL, speed ...
...5) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Pixel Shader 4.0, DirectX 10 - Max. Supports Wake-On-LAN I /O - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 6) - capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots - shared memory 1759MB (see .../ Celeron® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors - Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz - Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 - G41C-GS: Realtek PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN RTL8111DL, speed ...
User Manual
Page 7
... - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant 7 ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 13) - Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x VGA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0...Speaker / Microphone - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions) (see CAUTION 10) - AMI Legal BIOS - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports Smart BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi ...
... - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant 7 ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 13) - Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature Hardware Monitor OS - 1 x Serial Port: COM1 - 1 x VGA Port - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0...Speaker / Microphone - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions) (see CAUTION 10) - AMI Legal BIOS - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports Smart BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi ...
User Manual
Page 8
... on page 18 for proper jumper settings. 5. You can also connect SATA hard disk to page 22 for proper installation. 4. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please refer to SATAII connector directly. 8 EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 15) * ...For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is no such limitation. 6. The maximum shared memory size is subject to the components and devices of...
... on page 18 for proper jumper settings. 5. You can also connect SATA hard disk to page 22 for proper installation. 4. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please refer to SATAII connector directly. 8 EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 15) * ...For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is no such limitation. 6. The maximum shared memory size is subject to the components and devices of...
User Manual
Page 16
... orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of load lever. 16 While pressing down lightly on center of PnP cap to support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap with load plate tab under retention tab of the socket. Secure load lever with right hand thumb and...
... orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of load lever. 16 While pressing down lightly on center of PnP cap to support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap with load plate tab under retention tab of the socket. Secure load lever with right hand thumb and...
User Manual
Page 17
... of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is an example to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 3). Ensure that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the heatsink cannot be secured on fastener caps...
... of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is an example to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 3). Ensure that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the heatsink cannot be secured on fastener caps...
User Manual
Page 18
... Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots and two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
... Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots and two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
User Manual
Page 22
... side to the instruction of the motherboard! Floppy Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.11, No. 13) SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to below jumper setting. Please short pin2, pin3 for the...
... side to the instruction of the motherboard! Floppy Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.11, No. 13) SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4 These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to below jumper setting. Please short pin2, pin3 for the...
User Manual
Page 23
... cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are two USB 2.0 headers on the chassis must support HDA to connect them for HD audio panel only. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN)...If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to [Enabled]. 23 Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on this motherboard. E. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to Ground (GND). You don't need to function correctly. USB...
... cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. 1. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are two USB 2.0 headers on the chassis must support HDA to connect them for HD audio panel only. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN)...If you use AC'97 audio panel, please install it to [Enabled]. 23 Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on this motherboard. E. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to Ground (GND). You don't need to function correctly. USB...
User Manual
Page 24
... still work if you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can provides sufficient power. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with ATX...
... still work if you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can provides sufficient power. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with ATX...
User Manual
Page 25
.../s, please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6. Western Digital 7531 8642 If pin 5 and pin 6 are just for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. Please visit the vendors' website for changing various ATA features. otherwise, your reference.
.../s, please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6. Western Digital 7531 8642 If pin 5 and pin 6 are just for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. Please visit the vendors' website for changing various ATA features. otherwise, your reference.
User Manual
Page 26
...SATA / SATAII hard disk. 2.11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. STEP 4: Connect the other end of BIOS setup to set the selection from up to bottom... drivers compatible to your optical drive first. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. Before you ...
...SATA / SATAII hard disk. 2.11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. STEP 4: Connect the other end of BIOS setup to set the selection from up to bottom... drivers compatible to your optical drive first. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. Before you ...
User Manual
Page 30
... DDR3_800], [533MHz DDR3_1066] or [667MHz DDR3_1333] for DDR3 or [266MHz DDR2_533], [333MHz DDR2_667] or [400MHz DDR2_800] for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. 30 Please refer to page 8 for DDR2. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to save current setting as user defaults ? For FSB1333 CPU: FSB1...
... DDR3_800], [533MHz DDR3_1066] or [667MHz DDR3_1333] for DDR3 or [266MHz DDR2_533], [333MHz DDR2_667] or [400MHz DDR2_800] for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. 30 Please refer to page 8 for DDR2. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to save current setting as user defaults ? For FSB1333 CPU: FSB1...
User Manual
Page 32
... value of this feature is [Auto]. VTT Voltage Use this to [2.41V]. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.10V] and [1.46V]. If the CPU you adopt supports EIST (Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.), and you plan to [Disable] if above issue occurs. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. Please set this item to...x Vtt] and [0.615 x Vtt]. Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked, you will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.. in advance. Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to allow you need to set this item to ...
... value of this feature is [Auto]. VTT Voltage Use this to [2.41V]. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.10V] and [1.46V]. If the CPU you adopt supports EIST (Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.), and you plan to [Disable] if above issue occurs. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. Please set this item to...x Vtt] and [0.615 x Vtt]. Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked, you will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.. in advance. Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to allow you need to set this item to ...
User Manual
Page 35
...Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Ratio CMOS Setting 8 Enhanced Halt State Intel (R) Virtualization tech. Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State (C1). In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of this option to adjust the ratio value,...this item appear to adjust PCIE frequency. in advance. Spread Spectrum This item should always be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel (R) Virtualization Technology. 35 This option will find this option is unlocked, you changing the ratio value of the system caches. ...
...Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Ratio CMOS Setting 8 Enhanced Halt State Intel (R) Virtualization tech. Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State (C1). In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of this option to adjust the ratio value,...this item appear to adjust PCIE frequency. in advance. Spread Spectrum This item should always be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel (R) Virtualization Technology. 35 This option will find this option is unlocked, you changing the ratio value of the system caches. ...
User Manual
Page 36
... Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is [Auto]. 36 This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. If you install Windows® XP and select [Auto], you set this function may select [Enabled] to enable ...to enable this function. Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium® 4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that enabling this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs. The default value is Intel's new...
... Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is [Auto]. 36 This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. If you install Windows® XP and select [Auto], you set this function may select [Enabled] to enable ...to enable this function. Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium® 4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that enabling this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs. The default value is Intel's new...
User Manual
Page 41
...]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to enable or disable flex mode operation feature. PAVP Mode Use this option to support increased content protection and robustness requirements for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization.
...]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to enable or disable flex mode operation feature. PAVP Mode Use this option to support increased content protection and robustness requirements for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization.
User Manual
Page 42
... this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to boot up when the power recovers. RTC Alarm Power On Use this feature if the OS supports it. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/Power resumes and the system starts to turn on the system. 42 Select [Auto] will be hidden...
... this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to boot up when the power recovers. RTC Alarm Power On Use this feature if the OS supports it. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/Power resumes and the system starts to turn on the system. 42 Select [Auto] will be hidden...
User Manual
Page 43
The default value is installed, please select [Enhanced]. If native OS (Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP) is [Disabled]. Because Intel® ICH7 south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS (Windows NT), you have to choose [SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, SATA 4], [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], or [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4] when the ...
The default value is installed, please select [Enhanced]. If native OS (Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP) is [Disabled]. Because Intel® ICH7 south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS (Windows NT), you have to choose [SATA 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, SATA 4], [SATA 1, SATA 3, IDE 1], or [IDE 1, SATA 2, SATA 4] when the ...