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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard English Motherboard Layout (G41M-VGS3 G41M-VS3) (G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V2) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Blue) North Bridge Controller South Bridge Controller System Panel Header (PANEL1, White) IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Blue) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Blue) Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3; Blue) Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4; Blue) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, White) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) BIOS SPI Chip PCI Slot (PCI1) PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1) EUP Audio Jumper (EUP_AUDIO1) EUP LAN Jumper (EUP_LAN1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, White) Serial Port Connector (COM1) Print Port Header (LPT1, White) FSB1 Jumper 775-Pin CPU Socket English 2 ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard I/O Panel (G41M-VGS3) Panel (G41M-VGS3) 1 *2 3 4 5 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Line Out (Lime) Microphone (Pink) 6 7 8 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Status SPEED LED Description ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Off Blinking No Activity Data Activity Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port 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. 3 ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard English Panel (G41M-VS3) I/O Panel (G41M-VS3) 1 *2 3 4 5 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Line Out (Lime) Microphone (Pink) 6 7 8 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Status SPEED LED Description ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Off Blinking No Activity Data Activity Off Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection LAN Port 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. English 4 ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 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 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 1.1 Package Contents ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 6.7-in, 22.6 cm x 17.0 cm) ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Support CD Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) One I/O Panel Shield 5 ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard English 1.2 Specifications - Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 6.7-in, 22.6 cm x 17.0 cm - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 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 (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports EM64T CPU - Northbridge: Intel® G41 - Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 1333(OC)/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 4) - Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot - 1 x PCI slot - 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 @ 75Hz - 5.1 CH HD Audio (VIA® VT1705 Audio Codec) - G41M-VGS3 Atheros® PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN AR8151, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s - G41M-VS3 Atheros® PCIE x1 LAN AR8152, speed 10/100 Mb/s - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 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 Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O English English English English English 6 ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature OS 7 ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard English Hardware Monitor - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (No Support for RAID and "Hot Plug" functions) (see CAUTION 7) - 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Print port header - 1 x COM port header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 8) - 8Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - VCCM, NB, VTT, GTLRef Voltage Multi-adjustment - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 10) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 11) - ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 13) - ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 14) - SmartView (see CAUTION 15) - ASRock XFast USB (see CAUTION 16) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 17) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 18) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 19) * 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 34 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 21 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 14 for proper installation. 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 1066 DDR3 800, DDR3 1066 800 DDR3 800 533 DDR3 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 17 for proper jumper settings. 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. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check Intel® website for the latest information. 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. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit / 7 / VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 4. 5. English English English English 8 6. 7. 8. ASRock G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3 Motherboard 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 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® env ...