Contents

1 Introduction ................................................... 5
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

Package Contents ..........................................................

Specifications ................................................................
Motherboard Layout (G41M-VGS3 / G41M-VS3) .........
I/O Panel (G41M-VGS3) ................................................
I/O Panel (G41M-VS3) ...................................................

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2 Installation ...................................................... 13
2.1 Screw Holes .................................................................
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ...........................................
2.3 CPU Installation ..............................................................
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan .............................
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .........................
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) .....................
2.7 Jumpers Setup ..............................................................
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ..............................
2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide .......................................
2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation ......................................................................
2.11 Driver Installation Guide ..............................................
2.12 Untied Overclocking Technology ..................................

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3 BIOS SSETUP
ETUP UTILITY ........................................... 25
3.1 Introduction ....................................................................
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ....................................................
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ...................................................
3.2 Main Screen ...................................................................
3.3 OC Tweaker 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 Super IO Configuration ........................................
3.4.7 USB Configuration ...............................................
3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ..................
3.6 Boot Screen ...................................................................
3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ..................................
3.7 Security Screen ............................................................
3.8 Exit Screen ....................................................................

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