Asrock G41C-GS Quick Installation Guide

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may cause undesired operation.

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The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance. “Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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19.8cm (7.8 in)

Keyboard

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CPU_FAN1

VGA1

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DDR2 800

USB 2.0 T:USB2 B: USB3

USB 2.0 T: U SB 0 B: USB1

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LPT1

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AUDIO

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Top: RJ-45

LineIn

Top:

EUP_LAN

EUP_AUDIO1

Super

CMOS

Battery

LAN PHY

PCIE2

CLRCMOS1

FLOPPY1

Chipset

PCIE1

FSB1

PCI1

PCI2

Intel

G41

DX10

Intel ICH7

IDE1

USB4_5

PANEL1

PLEDPWRBTN

8Mb BIOS

HDLED RESET

USB6_7

1819

DDR3 1333

Dual Channel

FSB800

DDRII_1 (64bit, 240-pin module)

SATAII_1

SATAII_2

FSB800

DDR3_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module)

DDRII_2 (64bit, 240-pin module)

SPEAKER1

FSB800

DDR3_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module)

PWR_FAN1

CHA_FAN1

SATAII_3

SATAII_4

24.4cm (9.6 in)

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1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 Primary SAT AII Connector (SA T AII_1; Red) 2 ATX 12V Conne ctor (A TX12V2) 17 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 18 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 4 A TX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 19 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange) 5 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 20 BIOS SPI Chip

(Dual Channel: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 21 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

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6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 22 Print Port Header (LPT1, Purple)

(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Blue) 23 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 7 North Bridge Controller 24 PCI Slots (PCI1-2) 8 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1) 25 FSB1 Jumper 9 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 26 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2) 10 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 27 EUP Audio Jumper (EUP_AUDIO1) 11 IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) 28 EUP LAN Jumper (EUP_LAN1) 12 Third SATAII Connector (SA TAII_3; Red) 29 Front Panel Audio Header 13 Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4; Red) (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) 14 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, Purple) 30 775-Pin CPU Socket 15 Secondary SATAII Connector (SA T AII_2; Red)

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* 2 RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 VGA Port 4 Line Out (Lime) 9 COM Port 5 Microphone (Pink) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

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LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

Off No Activity Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

Green 1Gbps connection

To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP: After restarting your computer, you will find “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH” or

“4CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio. Then reboot your system. For Windows® 7 / VistaTM: After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the system tray. Set “Speaker Configuration” to “Quadraphonic” or “Stereo”. Click “Device advanced settings”, choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system.

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ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Port

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I/O PI/O P

I/O P

I/O PI/O P

* 2 RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 VGA Port 4 Line Out (Lime) 9 COM Port 5 Microphone (Pink) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

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LAN Port LED Indications

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

Off No Activity Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

“4CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker

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and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio. Then reboot your system. For Windows® 7 / VistaTM: After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the system tray. Set “Speaker Configuration” to “Quadraphonic” or “Stereo”. Click “Device advanced settings”, choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system.

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ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Port

1. Introduction1. Introduction

1. Introduction

1. Introduction1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock G41C-GS / G41C-S motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. 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 If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using.

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1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents

1.1 Package Contents

1.1 Package Contents1.1 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

http://www.asrock.com

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SpecificationsSpecifications

1.2

Specifications

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SpecificationsSpecifications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm CPU - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / Core

2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Penryn Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors

- Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology

- Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset - Northbridge: Intel® G41

- Southbridge: Intel® ICH7

Memory - Dual Channel DDR3/DDR2 Memory Technology

- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR3 1333(OC)/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buf fered memory (see CAUTION 1)

- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 2)

- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buf fered memory (see CAUTION 1)

- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 2)

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

- 2 x PCI slots

Graphics - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500

- Pixel Shader 4.0, DirectX 10

- Max. shared memory 1759MB

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz

Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 / VIA® VT1705 Audio Codec) LAN - G41C-GS:

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Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

Realtek PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN RTL81 11DL, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- G41C-S: Realtek PCIE x1 LAN 8103EL / 8102EL, speed 10/100 Mb/s

- Supports Wa ke-On-LAN

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1

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- 1 x VGA Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Connector - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support f or RAID and

“Hot Plug” functions)

- 1 x AT A100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices )

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x Print port header

- CPU/Chassis/Power F A N connector

- 24 pin A TX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wa ke Up Events

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- VCCM, NB, VTT, GTLRef Voltage Multi-adjustment

- Supports Smart BIOS

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google

Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 3)

- Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 4)

- Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 5)

- ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 6)

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 7)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 8)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Hardware - CPU T e mperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fa n Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

XP / XP 64-bit complia nt

Certifications - FCC, CE

- EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required)

* For detailed product information, please visit our website:

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/ VistaTM 64-bit /

http://www.asrock.com

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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 thirdparty overclocking tools. 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.

CAUTION!

1. Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency.

CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency

1333 DDR3 800, DDR3 1066, DDR3 1333

DDR2 667, DDR2 800

1066 DDR3 800, DDR3 1066

DDR2 667, DDR2 800

800 DDR3 800

DDR2 667, DDR2 800

533 DDR3 800

DDR2 533 * DDR3 1333 memory modules will operate in overclocking mode. * When you use a FSB533-CPU on this motherboard, it will run at

DDR3 533 if you adopt a DDR3 800 memory module.

* If you adopt FSB1333-CPU and DDR3 1333 memory module on this

motherboard, you need to adjust the jumper. Please refer to page 11 for proper jumper settings.

2. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. In order to maximize the system memory, please install 4GB memory module with 16 cells or 2GB memory modules with at least 8 cells.

3. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows

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environment. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website:

4. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. In other words, it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

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5. ASRock Instant Flashis 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®. With this utility, you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system.

6. The software name itself – OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of. OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by ASRock, provides a convenient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others. It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings. With OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends! Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours! Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard.

7. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.

8. 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 a nd the he atsink when you in stall the PC system.

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1.3 Jumpers Setup1.3 Jumpers Setup

1.3 Jumpers Setup

1.3 Jumpers Setup1.3 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” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting Description

PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable

(see p.2 No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by

power supply.

Clear CMOS

(CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper) (see p.2 No. 23)

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds.

2-pin jumper

Short Open

or USB wake up events.

EUP LAN / EUP Audio Jumper

(EUP_LAN1, 3-pin jumper, see p.2 No. 28) (EUP_AUDIO1, 3-pin jumper, see p.2 No. 27)

Note: EUP_LAN and EUP_AUDIO jumper design decreases the power consumption

of this motherboard to meet EuP standard. With an ASRock EuP ready motherboard and a power supply that the 5VSB power efficiency is higher

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than 50% under 100mA current consumption, your system is able to submit EuP standard. The default setting (short pin1 and pin2) is EuP enabled. If you want to disable this power saving function, you may short pin2 and pin3. Please be noticed that when EUP_LAN jumper is set to enabled, the Wake-On-LAN function under S3 (Suspend to RAM), S4 (Suspend to Disk), and S5 (Soft Off) will be disabled.

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Default (Enable EuP)

(Disable EuP)

FSB1 Jumper

(FSB1, 3-pin jumper, see p.2 No. 25)

Default

If you adopt FSB1333-CPU and D DR3 1333 memory module on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumper. Please short pin2, pin3 for FSB1 jumper. Otherwise, the CPU and memory module may not work properly on this motherboard. Please refer to below jumper setting.

1.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors1.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors

1.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors

1.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors1.4 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!

Floppy Connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.2 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.2 No. 1 1)

connect the blue end

to the motherboard

connect the black end to the IDE devices

80-conductor ATA 66/100 cable

Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.

Serial A T AII Connectors These four Serial ATAII (SATAII)

(SAT AII_1: see p.2, No. 16) connectors support SATAII (SAT AII_2: see p.2, No. 15) or SATA hard disk for internal (SAT AII_3: see p.2, No. 12) storage devices. The current (SAT AII_4: see p.2, No. 13) SATAII interface allows up to

SATAII_1 SATAII_3

SATAII_2 SATAII_4

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

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Serial A TA (SA TA) Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA /

(Optional) SATAII hard disk or the SATAII

connector on the motherboard.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.2 No. 17) two USB 2.0 headers on this

motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header cansupport two USB

2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB4_5) (see p.2 No. 18)

Print Port Header This is an interface for print

(25-pin LPT1) port cable that allows (see p.2 No. 22) convenient connection of printer

devices.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.2 No. 29) convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

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2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).

D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select

Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to [Enabled].

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