G41MH-GE

User Manual

Version 1.0 Published September 2009 Copyright2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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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 ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

Contents

1 Introduction... 5
1.1 Package Contents... 1.2 Specifications... 1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support.. 1.4 Motherboard Layout.. 1.5 I/O Panel... 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Screw Holes.. Pre-installation Precautions.. CPU Installation.. Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan. Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM).. Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots). 16 17

2 Installation... 13

19 2.7 Multi Monitor Feature... 21 2.8 Jumpers Setup.. 24 2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors.. 25 2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide.. 29 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation... 30 2.12 Driver Installation Guide.. 30 2.13 Untied Overclocking Technology.. 30
SETUP 3 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY.. 31
3.1 Introduction... 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar.. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys... 3.2 Main Screen.. 3.3 Smart Screen... 3.4 Advanced Screen.. 3.4.1 CPU Configuration.. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration.. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration.. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration... 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration.. 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration.. 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration.. 3.4.8 USB Configuration.. 50 52
3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen. 3.6 Boot Screen.. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration.. 3.7 Security Screen.. 3.8 Exit Screen... 4.1 Install Operating System.. 4.2 Support CD Information.. 4.2.1 Running Support CD.. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu... 4.2.3 Utilities Menu... 4.2.4 Contact Information...

4 Software Support.. 57

Chapter 1: Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock G41MH-GE motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRocks consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRocks commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Platform CPU

Chipset Memory

Expansion Slot

Graphics

Audio LAN

Rear Panel I/O

Connector

BIOS Feature
Support CD Unique Feature

Hardware Monitor

- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port - 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out 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: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8) - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support for RAID and Hot Plug functions) (see CAUTION 9) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x Print port header - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 10) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports Plug and Play - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) - Supports Smart BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 11) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 12) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 14) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 15) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 16) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing

OS Certifications

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore - Microsoft Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 17)
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com 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. 2. 3. About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology, please check page 36. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read Untied Overclocking Technology on page 30 for details. 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 18 for proper installation. 4. Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. CPU FSB Frequency 800 * 5. Memory Support Frequency DDR2 667, DDR2 800, DDRDDR2 667, DDR2 800, DDRDDR2 667, DDR2 800
533 DDRDDRmemory modules will operate in overclocking mode.
Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows XP and Windows VistaTM. For Windows XP 64-bit and Windows VistaTM 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel website for the latest information. Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support requires the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to page 10 for the minimum hardware requirement and the passed Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD films in our lab test.
For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for proper connection.
Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 29 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.
10. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft Windows VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 11. 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 12. 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 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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.

2.3 CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below.

775-Pin Socket Overview

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.
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 position at approximately 135 degrees. Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open position 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.

black line

Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches.
Pin1 orientation key notch orientation key notch Pin1 alignment key alignment key
775-Pin Socket 775-LAND CPU
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.
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.
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 3). 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.

Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.
Pin 1-3 Connected 3-Pin Fan Installation

ATX Power Connector

(24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.11 No. 7)
Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.
Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.
20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

ATX 12V Power Connector

(4-pin ATX12V1) (see p.11 No. 2)
Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector.

Serial port Header

(9-pin COM1) (see p.11 No.22)
RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1
This COM1 header supports a serial port module.
RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1
SAT 2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance; otherwise, your SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode.

Western Digital

If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6. SAMSUNG
If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4. HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for changing various ATA features. Please visit HITACHIs website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm
The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same. Please visit the vendors website for the updates.
AT (SAT AT (SAT 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel ICH7 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboards SATAII connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.
2.12 Driver Installation Guide
To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
Technology 2.13 Untied Overclocking Technology
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter Overclock Mode option of BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.
Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.
Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar

The top of the Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot screen has a menu bar with the following selections: To set up the system time/date information To load the BIOS according to your requirements To set up the advanced BIOS features To display current hardware status To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar, and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.

3.4 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, Storage Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

Options for CPU

Advanced Settings
WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Storage Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration
Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

3.4.1 CPU Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration
Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value Ratio CMOS Setting [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [Auto] Select the over clock mode.
Unlocked (Min: 06, Max: 17) 17 [17] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit
Enhanced Halt State Intel Virtualization tech. CPU Thermal Throttling No-Excute Memory Protection Hyper Threading Technology Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.
Overclock Mode Use this to select Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto], [Manual], [I.O.T.] and [Optimized]. The default value is [Auto]. If you select [Manual], Untied Overclocking function is enabled. Please refer to page 30 for the details of Untied Overclocking Technology. Therefore, you are allowed to adjust the Host frequency and PCIE frequency in the following two items. If you select [I.O.T.] (Intelligent Overclocking Technology), the system will automatically enable the overclocking function when your CPU is heavy loaded. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust CPU frequency. PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. Ratio Status This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is Locked or Unlocked. If it shows Unlocked, you will find an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. Ratio Actual Value This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard. Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked, you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard.

Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the context of the system caches. Intel (R) Virtualization tech. When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel (R) Virtualization Technology. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated. No-Excute Memory Protection No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with No Execute (NX) Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection. 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 includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft Windows XP. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft Windows XP, or Linux kernel version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intels new power saving technology. Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable powersavings. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows XP and select [Auto], you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable/Laptop to enable this function. If you install Windows VistaTM and want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.
Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs.
3.4.2 Chipset Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings
[Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Strap FSB to MCH [Disabled] Flexibility Option Standard Memory Info : 5-5-5-18-42-6-3-3-3 [Auto] DRAM tCL [Auto] DRAM tRCD [Auto] DRAM tRP [Auto] DRAM tRAS [Auto] DRAM tRFC [Auto] DRAM tWR [Auto] DRAM tWTR [Auto] DRAM tRRD [Auto] DRAM tRTP Advanced Memory Info : 18-18-3-3-0-0 [Auto] DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT [Auto] DRAM CH1 RCOMP ODT [Auto] DRAM CH0 tRD [Auto] DRAM CH1 tRD

+F1 F9 F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit
DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may select [333MHz (DDR2 667)], [400MHz (DDR2 800)] or [533MHz (DDR2 1066)]. The configuration options depend on the CPU and memory module you adopt on this motherboard. Please refer to page 8 for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. Strap FSB to MCH Use this item to strap FSB to MCH. Configuration options: [Auto], [1066] and [1333]. The configuration options depend on the CPU you adopt. The default value is [Auto]. Flexibility Option The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled]. DRAM tCL Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [3], [4], [5], [6], [7] and [Auto]. DRAM tRCD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRCD. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [3] to [10]. DRAM tRP This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRP. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [3] to [10]. DRAM tRAS This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [9] to [24].
DRAM tRFC This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRFC. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [15] to [78]. DRAM tWR This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWR. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [3] to [15]. DRAM tWTR This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TWTR. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [2] to [15]. DRAM tRRD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRRD. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [2] to [15]. DRAM tRTP This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRTP. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [2] to [13]. DRAM CH0 RCOMP ODT This controls the number of DRAM clocks for CH0 RCOMP ODT. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [1] to [63]. DRAM CH1 RCOMP ODT This controls the number of DRAM clocks for CH1 RCOMP ODT. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [1] to [63]. DRAM CH0 tRD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for CH0 TRD. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [0] to [30]. DRAM CH1 tRD This controls the number of DRAM clocks for CH1 TRD. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [0] to [30]. DRAM CH0 tRD Phase Adjust This controls the number of DRAM clocks for CH0 TRD Phase Adjust. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [0] to [62]. DRAM CH1 tRD Phase Adjust This controls the number of DRAM clocks for CH1 TRD Phase Adjust. Configuration options: Configuration options: [Auto], [0] to [62]. Flex Mode Operation This allows you to enable or disable flex mode operation feature. The default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

DRAM RCOMP STRENGTH Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM RCOMP STRENGTH Settings
DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 RCOMP STRENGTH Info : 0-10-7-7-7-7 G0 (Data) [Auto] [Auto] G1 (Command) [Auto] G2 (Control1) [Auto] G3 (Control2) [Auto] G4 (Clocks1) [Auto] G5 (Clocks2) RCOMP STRENGTH Info : 0-10-7-0-7-0 [Auto] G0 (Data) [Auto] G1 (Command) [Auto] G2 (Control1) [Auto] G3 (Control2) [Auto] G4 (Clocks1) [Auto] G5 (Clocks2) DRAM CH0 G0 (Data) Value Min = 1 Max = 15
DRAM CH0 G0 (Data) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G0 (Data). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G1 (Command) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G1 (Command). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G2 (Control1) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G2 (Control1). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G3 (Control2) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G3 (Control2). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G4 (Clocks1) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G4 (Clocks1). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 G5 (Clocks2) This controls the number of DRAM CH0 G5 (Clocks2). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 G0 (Data) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G0 (Data). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 G1 (Command) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G1 (Command). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 G2 (Control1) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G2 (Control1). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto].
DRAM CH1 G3 (Control2) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G3 (Control2). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 G4 (Clocks1) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G4 (Clocks1). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 G5 (Clocks2) This controls the number of DRAM CH1 G5 (Clocks2). Min: 1. Max: 15. The default value is [Auto].

DRAM DLL SKEW Settings

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM DLL SKEW Settings
DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW Info:0-0-0-0-0-0 [Auto] CLKSET0 SKEW CLKSET1 SKEW Info:0-0-0-0-0-0 [Auto] CLKSET1 SKEW CMD SKEW Info :0-0-0-0-0-0-0 [Auto] CMD SKEW CTRL0 SKEW Info :0-0-0-0-0-0-0 [Auto] CTRL0 SKEW CTRL1 SKEW Info :0-0-0-0-0-0-0 [Auto] CTRL1 SKEW CTRL2 SKEW Info :0-0-0-0-0-0-0 [Auto] CTRL2 SKEW CTRL3 SKEW Info :0-0-0-0-0-0-0 [Auto] CTRL3 SKEW
DRAM CH1 CLKSET0 SKEW Info:1-5-1-1-0-128
DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CLKSET0 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CLKSET1 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CMD SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CTRL0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CTRL0 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CTRL1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CTRL1 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CTRL2 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CTRL2 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH0 CTRL3 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH0 CTRL3 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CLKSET0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CLKSET0 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CLKSET1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CLKSET1 SKEW. The default value is [Auto].

DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CMD SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL0 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL0 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL1 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL1 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL2 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL2 SKEW. The default value is [Auto]. DRAM CH1 CTRL3 SKEW This controls the number of DRAM CH1 CTRL3 SKEW. The default value is [Auto].
Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard], [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI]. Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] and [256MB]. PAVP Mode Use this option to adjust PAVP mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Lite]. The default value is [Disabled]. PAVP is the new graphics feature in Intel 4 Series Express chipset family to support increased content protection and robustness requirements for premium content playback (Blu-ray disc). [Lite] mode is the encryption of compressed video buffer and is hardwarebased 128-bit AES decryption. DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode. The default value is [DVMT Mode]. DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) is an architecture that offers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components. This item will not be used under Windows VistaTM OS because the driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory. DVMT/FIXED Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you set DVMT Mode Select as [DVMT Mode]. Configuration options: [128MB], [256MB] and [Maximum DVMT]. The option [Maximum DVMT] only appears when you adopt the memory module with 1024MB or above. Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged. Front Panel Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. OnBoard Lan This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard Lan feature. CPU Voltage Use this to select CPU Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.794V] to [2.720V]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].

S.M.A.R.T. Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.
3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings
PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.
PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings. PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.
3.4.6 Floppy Configuration
In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration
Floppy A [1.44 MB 31 2"] Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system.
3.4.7 Super IO Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset
OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller.
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OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Infrared Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3].
Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, EPP Version. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3]. Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7].

3.4.8 USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration
USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB 2.0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB. [Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected. [Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and BIOS setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility issue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS. [BIOS Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup and Windows / Linux OS.

Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [Enabled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option Full Screen Logo but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled].
Boot Logo Use this option to select logo in POST screen. This option only appears when you enable the option Full Screen Logo. Configuration options: [Auto], [EuP], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Currently, the option [Auto] is set to Aircraft. Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.

3.7 Security Screen

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password
Install or Change the password.
Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit

3.8 Exit Screen

Exit Options
Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Would you like to save current setting user defaults ? Save 1st User Defaults Load 1st User Defaults Save 2nd User Defaults Load 2nd User Defaults Save 3rd User Defaults Load 3rd User Defaults
Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, Save configuration changes and exit setup? Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, Discard changes and exit setup? Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, Discard changes? Select [OK] to discard all changes. Would you like to save current setting user defaults? In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements.
Software Support Chapter 4: Sof tware Suppor t
4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information. 4. 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features. 4. 2. 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus. 4. 2. 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4. 2. 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it. 4.2.4 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRocks website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.