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Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational
use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a
commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions
that may appear in this guide.
With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or
conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall
ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages (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 guide
or product.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
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”
* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED
indications.
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1PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)7USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
2Parallel Port8USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
3RJ-45 Port9VGA Port
4Line In (Light Blue)10 COM Port
5Line Out (Lime)11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
6Microphone (Pink)
Activity/Link LEDSPEED LED
Status Description Status Description
Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
LAN Port LED Indications
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To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find “VIA HD Audio Deck” tool on
your system. Please follow below instructions according to the OS you install.
For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS:
Please click “VIA HD Audio Deck” icon , and click “Speaker”. Then you are allowed to
select “2 Channel” or “4 Channel”. Click “Power” to save your change.
For Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:
Please click “VIA HD Audio Deck” icon , and click “Advanced Options” on the left side
on the bottom. In “Advanced Options” screen, select “Independent Headphone”, and click
“OK” to save your change.
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1. Introduction1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1. Introduction1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock G41M-PS 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 a nd endurance.
This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard a nd step-by-step
installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be f ound 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 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.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
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ASRock G41M-PS Quick Installation Guide
ASRock G41M-PS Support CD
Two Serial ATA (SAT A) Data Cables (Optional)
One I/O Panel Shield
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SpecificationsSpecifications
Platform- Micro ATX Form Fa ctor: 9.6-in x 7.5-in, 24.4 cm x 19.1 cm
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5)
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 (see CAUTION 6)
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 60Hz
Audio- 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA® VT1705 Audio Codec)
LAN- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Atheros® AR8151
- Supports Wa ke-On-LAN
- Supports LAN Cable Detection
- Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/OI/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x VGA Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED a nd SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / M icrophone
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Connector- 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support f or RAID and
“Hot Plug” functions) (see CAUTION 7)
- 1 x AT A100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices )
- 1 x Floppy connector
- CPU/Chassis FAN conne ctor
- 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
- AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- DRAM, NB, SB, VTT V oltage Multi-a djustment
Support CD- Drivers, Utilities, AntiV irus Software (T ri al Version), CyberLink
MediaEspresso 6.5 Tri al, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink
DV D Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Bla ster X-Fi MB Trial; ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM)
Unique Feature- ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 8)
- ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 9)
- ASRock Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 10)
- ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 1 1)
- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 12)
- ASRock SmartView (see CAUTION 13)
- ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 14)
- ASRock XFast LAN (see CAUTION 15)
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 16)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 17)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
Hardware- CPU T e mperature Sensing
Monitor- Chassis Te mperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Ta chometer
- Chassis 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
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Certifications- FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
(see CAUTION 18)
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com
WAR NING
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. 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. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page
34 of “User Manual” in the support CD.
2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read
“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 20 for details.
3. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before
you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read
the installation guide of memory modules on page 13 for proper
installation.
4. Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its
corresponding memory support frequency.
533DDR3 800
* 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 16
for proper jumper settings.
5. 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.
6. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor
and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest
information.
7. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII
Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 24 of “User Manual” in the support CD to
adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect
SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.
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8. 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
environment. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of
ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
9. 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
10. 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®.
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.
11. 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.
12. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices,
such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful
solution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Charger
driver, it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer
and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to
quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports
continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1),
Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With
APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp
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13. SmartView, a new function of internet browser, is the smart start page
for IE that combines your most visited web sites, your history, your
Facebook friends and your real-time newsfeed into an enhanced view
for a more personal Internet experience. ASRock motherboards are
exclusively equipped with the SmartView utility that helps you keep in
touch with friends on-the-go. To use SmartView feature, please make
sure your OS version is Windows® 7 / 7 64 bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64 bit,
and your browser version is IE8.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/SmartView/index.asp
14. ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device performance. The
performance may depend on the property of the device.
15. ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which includes
below benefits. LAN Application Prioritization: You can configure your
application priority ideally and/or add new programs. Lower Latency in
Game: After setting online game priority higher, it can lower the latency
in game. Traffic Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD video and download files simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the
status window, you can easily recognize which data streams you are
currently transferring.
16. 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.
17. 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 and the heatsink when you install the PC
system.
18. 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.
According to Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet
the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50% under
100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection,
we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for
more details.
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any
component. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the
motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static
electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet
or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch
a safety grounded object before you handle components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded
antstatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.
5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the
motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the
screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
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CPU InstallationCPU Installation
2.1
CPU Installation
2.12.1
CPU InstallationCPU Installation
For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU,
please follow the steps below.
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Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if
the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket.
Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is
found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.
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Step 1. Open the socket:
Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing
down and out on the hook to clear
retention tab.
Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-
sition at approximately 135 degrees.
Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-
sition at approximately 100 degrees.
Step 2. Insert the 775-LAND CPU:
Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where are
marked with black lines.
Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated
Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two
orientation key notches.
Pin1
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Pin1
alignment key
black line
black line
alignment key
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For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key
notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.
Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket
by using a purely vertical motion.
Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket
and properly mated to the orient keys.
Step 3. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap):
Use your left hand index finger and thumb to
support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap
with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the
socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to
assist in removal.
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1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking
off the PnP cap.
2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after
service.
Step 4. Close the socket:
Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.
Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load
plate, engage the load lever.
Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab
under retention tab of load lever.
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Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
2.2
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
2.22.2
Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan
and heatsink.
Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-LAND CPU.
Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center
of IHS on the socket surface.
Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure
fan cables are oriented on side closest to the
CPU fan connector on the motherboard
(CPU_FAN1, see page 2, No. 3).
Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard
throughholes.
Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press
down on fastener caps with thumb to install
and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.
If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise,
the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.
Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan
connector on the motherboard.
Step 6. Secu r e exces s cable with tie-wrap to ensure
cable does not interfere with fan operation or
contact other components.
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2.3 Installation of Memor2.3 Installation of Memor
G41M-PS motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you
always need to install two identical (the same bra nd, speed, size and chi p-type) memory
modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory T echnology . Otherwise,
it will operate at single channel mode.
1. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into
DDR3 slot;otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be
damaged.
2. If you install only one memory module or two non-identical memory
modules, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory
Technology.
Installing a DIMMInstalling a DIMM
Installing a DIMM
Installing a DIMMInstalling a DIMM
Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or
removing DIMMs or the system components.
Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.
Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the brea k
on the slot.
y Modules (DIMM)y Modules (DIMM)
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y Modules (DIMM)y Modules (DIMM)
The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent
damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the
slot at incorrect orientation.
Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining cli ps at both ends fully
sna p back in place a nd the DIMM is properly seated.
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface.
PCIE slots:
PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane
width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width
cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.
If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot),
the onboard VGA will be disabled. If you install the add-on PCI Express
VGA card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the BIOS options “Primary
Graphics Adapter” to [Onboard] and “Share Memory” to [Auto], then the
onboard VGA will be enabled, and the primary screen will be onboard
VGA.
Installing an expansion cardInstalling an expansion card
Installing an expansion card
Installing an expansion cardInstalling an expansion card
Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, plea s e ma ke sure that the power supply
is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please rea d the documentation
of the expansion card a nd ma ke necessary hardware
settings for the card before you start the installation.
Step 2. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws
for later use.
Step 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is com-
pletely seated on the slot.
Step 4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.
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