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... 20 2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 24 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 25 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 25 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology 25 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 26 3.1 Introduction 26 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 26 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 27 3.2 Main Screen 27 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 28 3.4 Advanced Screen 31...
... 20 2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 24 2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 25 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 25 2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology 25 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 26 3.1 Introduction 26 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 26 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 27 3.2 Main Screen 27 3.3 OC Tweaker Screen 28 3.4 Advanced Screen 31...
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... HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - Northbridge: Intel® G41 - Supports DDR3 1333(OC)/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.6-in / Front Speaker / Microphone 6
... HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - Northbridge: Intel® G41 - Supports DDR3 1333(OC)/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3) - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.6-in / Front Speaker / Microphone 6
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... and expense. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Before you need to adjust your system. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may affect your ...64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 8 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. CAUTION! 1. For special overclocking mode, please refer to SATAII mode. Please check Intel® website for proper jumper settings. 2. About the setting of memory modules on this motherboard...
... and expense. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Before you need to adjust your system. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may affect your ...64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 8 This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. CAUTION! 1. For special overclocking mode, please refer to SATAII mode. Please check Intel® website for proper jumper settings. 2. About the setting of memory modules on this motherboard...
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... website for the operation procedures of . Please be noticed that delivers unparalleled power savings. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you what it back again. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, Intelligent Energy Saver is...consumption for more details. 9 ASRock Instant Flash is a revolutionary technology that the OC profile can save your hardware devices to get the best system performance under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings. The software name itself...
... website for the operation procedures of . Please be noticed that delivers unparalleled power savings. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you what it back again. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, Intelligent Energy Saver is...consumption for more details. 9 ASRock Instant Flash is a revolutionary technology that the OC profile can save your hardware devices to get the best system performance under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings. The software name itself...
User Manual
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...you may not work properly on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. FSB1 FSB2 FSB3 19 FSB1 FSB2 FSB3 If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard. Otherwise, the CPU may not work at higher frequency, so the DRAM can work properly... CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please follow the instructions below to below jumper settings. Please use jumper to force NB to be overclocked very high. FSB1 / FSB2 / FSB3 Jumper (FSB1, 3-pin jumper, see p.10 No. 26) (FSB2, 5-pin jumper, see p.10 No. 26) (FSB3, 5-pin jumper, ...
...you may not work properly on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. FSB1 FSB2 FSB3 19 FSB1 FSB2 FSB3 If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard. Otherwise, the CPU may not work at higher frequency, so the DRAM can work properly... CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please follow the instructions below to below jumper settings. Please use jumper to force NB to be overclocked very high. FSB1 / FSB2 / FSB3 Jumper (FSB1, 3-pin jumper, see p.10 No. 26) (FSB2, 5-pin jumper, see p.10 No. 26) (FSB3, 5-pin jumper, ...
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...) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® ICH7 south bridge chipset that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on the support CD driver page. This section will guide you install can be auto-detected... / SATAII hard disk. 2.11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your chassis. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to install those required drivers. Please refer to the motherboard's SATAII connector. STEP 3: Connect one ...
...) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® ICH7 south bridge chipset that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on the support CD driver page. This section will guide you install can be auto-detected... / SATAII hard disk. 2.11 Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your chassis. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to install those required drivers. Please refer to the motherboard's SATAII connector. STEP 3: Connect one ...
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.... Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate...
.... Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate...
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...2N] and [Auto]. 28 It should be done at your CPU and motherboard. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can set up overclocking features. The configuration options depend on the CPU and memory module you can use this motherboard. It should be done at your CPU ... DRAM Timing Configuration [Auto] [Auto] Ratio Status Unlocked (Min:06, Max:17) Ratio CMOS Setting 17 Intel (R) SpeedStep (tm) tech. [17] [Disabled] Overclock Mode [Auto] CPU Frequency (MHz) [200] PCIE Frequency (MHz) [100] Vcore CPU Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Voltage SB Voltage 1.53V 1.251V 1.527V : 1.366...
...2N] and [Auto]. 28 It should be done at your CPU and motherboard. Load Optimized CPU OC Setting You can set up overclocking features. The configuration options depend on the CPU and memory module you can use this motherboard. It should be done at your CPU ... DRAM Timing Configuration [Auto] [Auto] Ratio Status Unlocked (Min:06, Max:17) Ratio CMOS Setting 17 Intel (R) SpeedStep (tm) tech. [17] [Disabled] Overclock Mode [Auto] CPU Frequency (MHz) [200] PCIE Frequency (MHz) [100] Vcore CPU Voltage DRAM Voltage NB Voltage SB Voltage 1.53V 1.251V 1.527V : 1.366...
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... frequency and voltage points to adjust PCIE frequency. Please set this to [Disable] if above issue occurs. The default value is [Auto]. Overclock Mode Use this item to select Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value of this item to [1.696V]. If you need to set this feature is...
... frequency and voltage points to adjust PCIE frequency. Please set this to [Disable] if above issue occurs. The default value is [Auto]. Overclock Mode Use this item to select Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value of this item to [1.696V]. If you need to set this feature is...
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...Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] This should always be enabled in advance. Spread Spectrum This item should be [Auto] for better system stability. Overclock Mode Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this to enable or disable the "Enhanced Halt State". +F1 F9... (C1). Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of the system caches. 32 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [Auto] Ratio...
...Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] This should always be enabled in advance. Spread Spectrum This item should be [Auto] for better system stability. Overclock Mode Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this to enable or disable the "Enhanced Halt State". +F1 F9... (C1). Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of the system caches. 32 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [Auto] Ratio...
Quick Installation Guide
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... (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 5) - Northbridge: Intel® G41 - Supports DDR3 1333(OC)/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 3) - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.6-in / Front Speaker / Microphone English 5 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 - Max. Supports D-Sub with LED...
... (see CAUTION 2) - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 5) - Northbridge: Intel® G41 - Supports DDR3 1333(OC)/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 3) - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.6-in / Front Speaker / Microphone English 5 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 - Max. Supports D-Sub with LED...
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.... English 7 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard We are not responsible for proper jumper settings. 2. Before you adopt a DDR3 1333 memory module on page 24 of "User Manual" in the support CD to SATAII mode. For Windows® OS with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in overclocking mode. * ... own risk and expense. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Please check Intel® website for proper jumper settings. 6. Overclocking may be done at DDR3 533 if you adopt a DDR3 800 memory module. * If you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, ...
.... English 7 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard We are not responsible for proper jumper settings. 2. Before you adopt a DDR3 1333 memory module on page 24 of "User Manual" in the support CD to SATAII mode. For Windows® OS with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in overclocking mode. * ... own risk and expense. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Please check Intel® website for proper jumper settings. 6. Overclocking may be done at DDR3 533 if you adopt a DDR3 800 memory module. * If you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, ...
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... best system performance under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of ASRock OC Tuner. Please visit our website for more details. 8 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard English OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by hardware monitor function and overclock your friends! To meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is a BIOS flash...
... best system performance under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of ASRock OC Tuner. Please visit our website for more details. 8 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard English OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by hardware monitor function and overclock your friends! To meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is a BIOS flash...
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Please follow the instructions below jumper settings. 15 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard English If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please refer to below to set up the jumpers. DRAM ...CPU Jumper Settings DDR3 533 FSB533 DDR3 1333 FSB1333 FSB1: 2-3 FSB2: 1-2 FSB3: 2-3 FSB1: 1-2 FSB2: 4-5 FSB3: 1-2 Overclocking Setting: When you mount a FSB800 or FSB1066 CPU, and try to overclock to FSB1333 (by BIOS setting) you need to adjust the jumpers. Please use jumper to force NB to be...
Please follow the instructions below jumper settings. 15 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard English If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please refer to below to set up the jumpers. DRAM ...CPU Jumper Settings DDR3 533 FSB533 DDR3 1333 FSB1333 FSB1: 2-3 FSB2: 1-2 FSB3: 2-3 FSB1: 1-2 FSB2: 4-5 FSB3: 1-2 Overclocking Setting: When you mount a FSB800 or FSB1066 CPU, and try to overclock to FSB1333 (by BIOS setting) you need to adjust the jumpers. Please use jumper to force NB to be...
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... supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. Therefore, the drivers you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 20 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard English Please refer to install those required drivers. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of BIOS setup to...
... supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. Therefore, the drivers you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. Before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology. 20 ASRock G41M-S3 Motherboard English Please refer to install those required drivers. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of BIOS setup to...