IEI Technology PCIE-G41A2 User manual

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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
MODEL:
PCIE-G41A2
PICMG 1.3 LGA775 Motherboard for Intel® Core™2
Duo/Quad/Extreme CPU, 800/1066/1333MHz FSB, DDR3,
LAN, VGA, SATA, PCI, USB, HD Audio, RoHS Compliant
Rev. 1.00 – 19 May, 2010

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Revision
Date Version Changes
19 May, 2010 1.00 Initial release

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 BENEFITS ................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 3
1.5 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 4
1.6 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 5
1.7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 6
2 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................. 8
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................ 9
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS......................................................................................... 9
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 10
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS.......................................................................................................11
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 13
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 14
3.1.1 PCIE-G41A2 Layout........................................................................................ 14
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 14
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 15
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 16
3.2.1 Audio Kit Connector........................................................................................ 16
3.2.2 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 17
3.2.3 CPU Fan Connector........................................................................................ 17
3.2.4 CPU Power Input Connector........................................................................... 18
3.2.5 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 19
3.2.6 Floppy Disk Connector.................................................................................... 20
3.2.7 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 22
3.2.8 Infrared Interface Connector........................................................................... 23
3.2.9 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 23
3.2.10 Memory Card Slot.......................................................................................... 24

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3.2.11 Parallel ATA (IDE) Connector....................................................................... 25
3.2.12 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 26
3.2.13 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 27
3.2.14 Serial Port Connector.................................................................................... 28
3.2.15 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 29
3.2.16 SDVO Control Connector.............................................................................. 29
3.2.17 USB Connector .............................................................................................. 30
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 31
3.3.1 LAN Connector ................................................................................................ 32
3.3.2 USB Connector ................................................................................................ 32
3.3.3 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 33
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 34
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 35
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 35
4.2.1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation.................................................................... 37
4.2.2 Socket LGA775 Cooling Kit Installation ......................................................... 40
4.2.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 42
4.2.4 Backplane Installation..................................................................................... 42
4.2.5 CPU Card Installation..................................................................................... 43
4.3 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 43
4.3.1 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 44
4.4 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 44
4.4.1 Dual RS-232 Cable with Slot Bracket.............................................................. 44
4.4.2 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 45
4.4.3 USB Cable (Dual Port) with Slot Bracket ....................................................... 47
4.5 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 48
4.5.1 LAN Connection............................................................................................... 48
4.5.2 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 49
4.5.3 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 50
4.6 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 51
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 53
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 54
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 54

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5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 54
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 55
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 55
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 55
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 56
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 57
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 58
5.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 59
5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 61
5.3.3 Floppy Configuration....................................................................................... 65
5.3.4 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 66
5.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 69
5.3.6 Power Configuration ....................................................................................... 72
5.3.6.1 ACPI Settings............................................................................................ 72
5.3.6.2 APM Configuration................................................................................... 74
5.3.7 Remote Access Configuration.......................................................................... 76
5.3.8 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 79
5.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................... 81
5.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 83
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration............................................................................. 84
5.5.2 Boot Device Priority........................................................................................ 86
5.5.3 Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................. 87
5.5.4 Removable Drives............................................................................................ 88
5.5.5 CD/DVD Drives............................................................................................... 88
5.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 89
5.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 90
5.7.1 Northbridge Configuration.............................................................................. 91
5.7.2 Southbridge Configuration .............................................................................. 93
5.8 EXIT......................................................................................................................... 94
A BIOS OPTIONS .......................................................................................................... 96
B ONE KEY RECOVERY........................................................................................... 101
B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 102
B.1.1 System Requirement....................................................................................... 102
B.1.2 Supported Operating System......................................................................... 102

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B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS........................................................................ 104
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 105
B.2.2 Create Partitions ........................................................................................... 105
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications..................................... 108
B.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition.......................................................................... 108
B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image........................................................................111
B.3 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX...............................................................................116
B.4 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS .................................................................................119
B.4.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................. 121
B.4.2 Backup System............................................................................................... 122
B.4.3 Restore Your Last Backup.............................................................................. 123
B.4.4 Manual........................................................................................................... 124
C TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 125
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 129
D.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 130
D.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS ................................................................................... 130
D.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE EXAMPLE.......................................................................... 130
E WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................... 131
F COMPATIBILITY..................................................................................................... 134
F.1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 135
F.2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS...................................................................................... 135
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 136
G.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY..................................... 137

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: PCIE-G41A2 .................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................3
Figure 1-3: PCIE-G41A2 Dimensions (mm)..................................................................................4
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................5
Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers.........................................................................................14
Figure 3-2: Audio Kit Connector Location.................................................................................16
Figure 3-3: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................17
Figure 3-4: CPU Fan Connector Location..................................................................................18
Figure 3-5: CPU Power Input Connector Location....................................................................19
Figure 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Locations ..............................................................................20
Figure 3-7: Floppy Drive Connector Location ...........................................................................21
Figure 3-8: Front Panel Connector Location .............................................................................22
Figure 3-9: Infrared Connector Location....................................................................................23
Figure 3-10: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location..................................................................24
Figure 3-11: Memory Card Slot Location ...................................................................................25
Figure 3-12: Parallel ATA (IDE) Connector Location ................................................................25
Figure 3-13: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................27
Figure 3-14: SATA Drive Connector Location ...........................................................................28
Figure 3-15: Serial Port Connector Location.............................................................................28
Figure 3-16: SPI Flash Connector...............................................................................................29
Figure 3-17:SDVO Connector Pinout Locations........................................................................30
Figure 3-18: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................31
Figure 3-19: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................31
Figure 3-20: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................33
Figure 4-1: Intel LGA775 Socket .................................................................................................37
Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover.........................................................................................38
Figure 4-3: CPU Socket Load Plate.............................................................................................38
Figure 4-4: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU................................................................................39
Figure 4-5: Cooling Kits (CF-520 and CF-775A) ........................................................................40
Figure 4-6: Securing the Heat sink to the PCIE-G41A2 ............................................................41

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Figure 4-7: DIMM Installation.......................................................................................................42
Figure 4-8: Clear BIOS Jumper Location ...................................................................................44
Figure 4-9: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation ................................................................................45
Figure 4-10: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................46
Figure 4-11: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................47
Figure 4-12: Dual USB Cable Connection..................................................................................48
Figure 4-13: LAN Connection......................................................................................................49
Figure 4-14: USB Connector........................................................................................................50
Figure 4-15: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................51
Figure 4-16: Introduction Screen................................................................................................52
Figure 4-17: Available Drivers.....................................................................................................52
Figure B-1: Recovery Tool Setup Menu .................................................................................. 106
Figure B-2: Command Mode..................................................................................................... 106
Figure B-3: Partition Creation Commands.............................................................................. 107
Figure B-4: System Configuration for Windows .................................................................... 109
Figure B-5: Build-up Recovery Partition................................................................................. 110
Figure B-6: Press any key to continue.................................................................................... 110
Figure B-7: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode................................................................. 111
Figure B-8: Recovery Tool Menu ............................................................................................. 111
Figure B-9: About Symantec Ghost Window.......................................................................... 112
Figure B-10: Symantec Ghost Path ......................................................................................... 112
Figure B-11: Select a Local Source Drive ............................................................................... 113
Figure B-12: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive ...................................................... 113
Figure B-13: File Name to Copy Image to ............................................................................... 114
Figure B-14: Compress Image.................................................................................................. 114
Figure B-15: Image Creation Confirmation............................................................................. 115
Figure B-16: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 115
Figure B-17: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 115
Figure B-18: Press Any Key to Continue ................................................................................ 116
Figure B-19: Partitions for Linux.............................................................................................. 117
Figure B-20: System Configuration for Linux......................................................................... 118
Figure B-21: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode).............................................................. 118
Figure B-22: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 119
Figure B-23: Recovery Tool Main Menu.................................................................................. 120
Figure B-24: Restore Factory Default...................................................................................... 121

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Figure B-25: Recovery Complete Window.............................................................................. 121
Figure B-26: Backup System.................................................................................................... 122
Figure B-27: System Backup Complete Window ................................................................... 122
Figure B-28: Restore Backup ................................................................................................... 123
Figure B-29: Restore System Backup Complete Window..................................................... 123
Figure B-30: Symantec Ghost Window ................................................................................... 124

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: PCIE-G41A2 Specifications .........................................................................................7
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................11
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................12
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................15
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................15
Table 3-3: Audio Kit Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................16
Table 3-4: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................17
Table 3-5: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................18
Table 3-6: CPU Power Input Connector Pinouts.......................................................................19
Table 3-7: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................20
Table 3-8: Floppy Drive Connector Pinouts...............................................................................21
Table 3-9: Front Panel Connector Pinouts.................................................................................22
Table 3-10: Infrared Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................23
Table 3-11: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .....................................................................24
Table 3-12: Parallel ATA (IDE) Connector Pinouts....................................................................26
Table 3-13: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................27
Table 3-14: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................................................................................28
Table 3-15: SPI Flash Connector.................................................................................................29
Table 3-16: SDVO Connector Pinouts ........................................................................................30
Table 3-17: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................31
Table 3-18: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................32
Table 3-19: USB Port Pinouts......................................................................................................32
Table 3-20: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................33
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................44
Table 4-2: Clear BIOS Jumper Settings......................................................................................44
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................55

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................56
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................58
BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................58
BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration.................................................................................................59
BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration...........................................................61
BIOS Menu 6: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration...........................................................65
BIOS Menu 7: Super IO Configuration........................................................................................66
BIOS Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration..........................................................................69
BIOS Menu 9: ACPI Configuration..............................................................................................72
BIOS Menu 10: ACPI Settings .....................................................................................................73
BIOS Menu 11: APM Configuration.............................................................................................74
BIOS Menu 12: Remote Access Configuration..........................................................................76
BIOS Menu 13: USB Configuration.............................................................................................79
BIOS Menu 14: PCI/PnP Configuration.......................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 15: Boot.....................................................................................................................83
BIOS Menu 16: Boot Settings Configuration.............................................................................84
BIOS Menu 17: Boot Device Priority Settings ...........................................................................86
BIOS Menu 18: Hard Disk Drives ................................................................................................87
BIOS Menu 19: Removable Drives..............................................................................................88
BIOS Menu 20: CD/DVD Drives ...................................................................................................89
BIOS Menu 21: Security...............................................................................................................89
BIOS Menu 22: Chipset................................................................................................................91
BIOS Menu 23:Northbridge Chipset Configuration...................................................................91
BIOS Menu 24: Southbridge Chipset Configuration.................................................................93
BIOS Menu 25: Exit.......................................................................................................................94

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1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: PCIE-G41A2
The PCIE-G41A2 is a PCIMG 1.3 motherboard with an 800/1066/1333 MHz front side bus.
It accepts a Socket LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Duo/Quad/Extreme processor and supports
two 2.0 GB (max.) 800/1066 MHz dual-channel DDR3 DIMM modules. The PCIE-G41A2
includes a VGA. Expansion and I/O include support for four PCI card slots, one PCIe x16
slot and one PCIe x4 slot on the backplane, High Definition audio (via audio kit), eight USB
2.0 ports, four SATA connectors (RAID 0, 1, 5), FDD, IDE, parallel port interface and serial
port connectors, and two Gigabit Ethernet ports.
1.2 Benefits
Some of the PCIE-G41A2 motherboard benefits include:
Powerful graphics
Staying connected with both wired LAN connections
Speedy running of multiple programs and applications
1.3 Features
Some of the PCIE-G41A2 motherboard features are listed below:
PCIMG 1.3

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RoHS compliant
LGA 775 CPU socket
Supports four PCI card slots, one PCIe x16 slot and one PCIe x4 slot on the
backplane
Supports two dual-channel DDR3 DIMMs
Two Gigabit Ethernet connectors
Four SATA connectors
High Definition audio with optional audio kit
Intel® GMA X4500 for DX10 and OpenGL 1.5 support
1.4 Connectors
The connectors on the PCIE-G41A2 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.5 Dimensions
The main dimensions of the PCIE-G41A2 are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 1-3: PCIE-G41A2 Dimensions (mm)

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1.6 Data Flow
5Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other
components installed on the motherboard.
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram

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1.7 Technical Specifications
PCIE-G41A2 technical specifications are listed in 5Table 1-1.
Specification/Model PCIE-G41A2
Form Factor PICMG 1.3
CPU Supported Socket LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Duo/Quad/Extreme,
Socket LGA775 Intel® Celeron®
Front Side Bus (FSB) 800 MHz, 1066 MHz or 1333 MHz
Northbridge Chipset Intel® G41
Integrated Graphics 350 MHz Integrated 24-bit RAMDAC
Up to 2048 x 1536 32-bit color @ 75 Hz refresh
Unified MemoryArchitecture (UMA) Uses up to 352 MB of
Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT)
Memory Two dual-channel 2.0 GB (max.) 800 MHz or 1066 MHz
DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs (system max. 4.0 GB) supported
Southbridge Chipset Intel® ICH7R
BIOS AMI BIOS
Digital I/O 8-bit, 4-bit input/4-bit output
Ethernet Controllers Dual Realtek RTL8111CP
Super I/O Controller iTE IT8718F
Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset
Expansion
PCI Four PCI slots via Edge Connector
PCIe One PCIe x4 slot via Edge Connector
One PCIe x16 slot via Edge Connector
I/O Interface Connectors
Audio Connectors One internal audio connector for optional audio kit
Display port One VGA
Ethernet Two RJ-45 ports

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Specification/Model PCIE-G41A2
Keyboard/Mouse One PS/2 KB/MS connector
Parallel Port One internal IEEE 1284 parallel connector (supports
normal, EPP and ECP modes)
Serial Ports Two RS-232 serial port connectors
USB 2.0/1.1 ports Two external USB ports
Two via internal 8-pin header
Four via backplane
Infrared One via 5-pin header
Floppy Disk Drives One floppy disk drive (FDD) connector
Parallel ATA (IDE) One Parallel ATA (IDE) connector
Serial ATA Four independent serialATA (SATA) channels with
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates
Environmental and Power Specifications
Power Supply ATX supported
Power Consumption 3.3V @ 0.53A, 5V @ 6.2A, 12V @ 0.11A, Vcore_12V @
2.91A (Intel® Core™2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz 1333MHz
FSB CPU with two 2GB DDR3 1333MHz DIMMs)
Operating temperature -20ºC ~ 60ºC
Humidity 5% ~ 95% (non-condensing)
Physical Specifications
Dimensions 338 mm x 126 mm
Weight GW/NW 1100g
Table 1-1: PCIE-G41A2 Specifications

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Chapter
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2 Packing List