Biostar G41 DVI Owner's Manual

G41 DVI Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................ 1

1.1 Before You Start ................................................................................ 1

1.2 Package Checklist............................................................................. 1

1.3 Motherboard Features...................................................................... 2

1.4 Rear Panel Connectors ..................................................................... 3

1.5 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ............................................. 5

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................... 5

2.2 FAN Headers...................................................................................... 7

2.3 Installing System Memory................................................................ 8

2.4 Connectors and Slots....................................................................... 10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ..................................... 13

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 13

3.2 Detail Settings.................................................................................. 13

Chapter 4: Useful Help ............................................................ 18

4.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 18

4.2 Software ............................................................................................ 19

4.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 23

4.4 AMI BIOS Beep Code....................................................................... 25

4.5 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 26

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ...................................... 28

German.................................................................................................................. 28

French .................................................................................................................... 30

Italian..................................................................................................................... 32

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 34

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 36

Polish...................................................................................................................... 38

Russian ................................................................................................................... 40

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 42

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 44

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

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1.1 B

EFORE YOU START

Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

sufficient lighting.

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

before operation.

 Before you take the motherboard out from anti-static

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge.

 Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the

rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.

 Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and water.

 The operating temperatures of the computer should be

0 to 45 degrees Celsius.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Installation Guide X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside) FDD Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional) DVI to HDMI Dongle X 1 (optional)

Note: The package contents may be different due to area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

LGA 775

Intel Core2Duo / Core2Quad /

CPU

FSB

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

Graphics

IDE

SATA 2

LAN

Sound

Codec

Slots

On Board

Connectors

Pent ium D ual- Core / C e leron D u al-Core /

Celeron 4xx processor

(Maximum Watt: 95W)

Support 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz

Intel G41

Int e l IC H7

ITE 8718F

Prov ides the most co mmon ly used legacy

Super I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

DIMM Slots x 2

Each DIMM supports 256MB / 512MB /

1GB / 2GB / 4GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 8GB

GMA X4500 Max Shared Video Memory is 256MB

Int egr at ed IDE Co n t ro lle r

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Realtek RTL8111DL

ALC662

PCI slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards

PCI Express x 16 slot x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansion cards

Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives

Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port

Serial port Connector x1 Connects to RS-232 Port

IDE Conn ector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device

SATA Connector x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

SPEC

Supports Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Bit /

Enhanced Intel Sp eedS tep® / Int el Arch it ecture- 64 /

Extended Memory 64 Technology / Virtualization

Technology

En v ironm ent C o n t rol in itiatives ,

Hardware Monitor Controller

Fan Sp eed Contro ller

ITE's "S mart Guardian " funct ion

Dual Channel Mod e DDR 2 memory mo dule

Supports DDR2 800/667

Registered D IMM and ECC D IMM is not supported

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

SATA Ver s io n 2.0 spec if ic ation co mpl ian t

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negot iation

Half / Full duplex capability

5.1 channels audio out

High Definition Audio

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size

OS Support

1.4 R

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SPEC

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

CD-in Connector x1 Supports CD audio-in function

S/PDIF out Connector x1 Supports digital audio out function

CPU Fan Header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)

System Fan Header x1 System Fan Power supply

Clear CMOS Header x1 Rest ore CMOS dat a to fa ctory def au lt

USB Connector x2 Each conne ctor supports 2 front panel USB ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supp ly

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

PS/2 Ke yboard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

VGA port x1

DVI-D Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

190(W) x 244 (L) mm

Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Connect to D-SUB monitor

Connect to DVI monitor

Connect to RJ-45 ethernet cable

Connect to USB devices

Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection

Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for

any OS with or without notice

EAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/2 Mouse

LAN

Line I n/ Surr ound

Line Out

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

PS/ 2

VGA

DVI-D

USBX2USBX2

Keyboard

1. Since the audio chip supports High Definition Audio Specification, the function of each audio jack can be defi ned by software. The input / output function of each audio jack listed above represents the default setting. However, when connecting external microphone to the audio port, please use the Line In (blue) and Mic In (Pink) audio jack.

2. HDMI A udio is only available in Windows XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

KBMS1

VGA1

ATXPWR2

DVI1

USB1

RJ45USB1

AUDIO1

JUSBV1

LAN

F_AUDIO1

LGA775

CPU1

Intel G41

CPU_FAN1

DDR2_A1

ATXPWR1

DDR2_B1

IDE1

CD_IN1

BAT1

F_COM1

Super

I/O

SPDIF1

Codec

F_PRINT1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

PCI1

PCI2

FDD1

PEX16_1

SYS_FA N1

Intel

ICH7

JUSBV2

F_USB1 F_USB2 PANEL1

JCMOS1

BIOS

SATA4

SATA3

SATA2

SATA1

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

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2.1 I

NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged.

Pin-Cap

Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise

the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on

CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

Step 2-1:

Step 2-2:

Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked

position to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it

on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the CPU_FAN1. This completes the installation.

2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different due to the fan manufact urer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header

SYS_FAN1: System Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense

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Note:

CPU_FAN1 supports 4-pin head connector; S YS_FAN1, 3-pin head one. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be co nnected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. DDR2 module

DDR2_B1

DDR2_A1

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

B. Memory Capacity

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DIMM Socket

Location

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2 Module

Total Me m ory

Size

Max is 8GB.

C. Dual Channel Memory Installation

Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the table.

Dual Channel Status

Disabled O X

Disabled X O

Enabled O O

(O means memory installed; X, not installed.)

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same(x8 or x16)

DDR2_A1

DDR2_B1

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

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IDE1: Hard Disk Connector

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality.

SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb/s.

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground

SATA4 SATA3

SATA2 SATA1

5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground

ATXP W R1: AT X P ower Source Connector

This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.

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Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V 14 -12V 2 +3.3V 15 Ground 3 Ground 16 PS_ON 4 +5V 17 Ground 5 Ground 18 Ground 6 +5V 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 +5V 9 Standby Voltage+5V 22 +5V 10 +12V 23 +5V 11 +12V 24 Ground 12 +3.3V

ATXP W R2: AT X P ower Source Connector

Connecting this connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit.

1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground

Assignment

Note:

Before you power on the system, please make sure that both ATXPWR1 and ATXPWR2 connectors have been plugged-in.

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture.

PCI1/PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PEX16_1

PCI1

PCI2

CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

G41 DVI

3.1 H

OW TO SETUP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

PANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

PWR _LED

On/Off

SPK

HLED

RST

9 1

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 N/A

2 N/A 10 N/A

3 N/ A 1 1 N/A N/A

4 Speaker

5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LED (+)

6 HDD LED (-)

7 Ground 15 Power button

8 Reset control

Speaker Connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

12 Power LED (+)

14 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

N/A

Power LED

Power-on button

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