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... the express written permission of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF...
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... this guide vii P5G41-M LX specifications summary viii
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Before you proceed 1-1 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-2
1.2.1 Motherboard layout 1-2 1.2.2 Layout contents 1-2 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-3 1.4 System memory 1-3 1.4.1 Overview 1-3 1.4.2 Memory configurations 1-4 1.5 Expansion slots 1-8 1.5.1 Installing an expansion card 1-8 1.5.2 Configuring...
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...limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, ... the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with ...
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...; DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE BATTERY-RELATED INSTRUCTIONS.
Operation safety
• Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.
• Before using the product, ensure that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact...
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... you need when installing and configuring the motherboard.
How this guide is organized
This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction
This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.
• Chapter 2: BIOS information
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions...
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... 1 x PCI slot
Southbridge Intel® ICH7 supports: - 1 x UltraDMA 100/66 hard disk drive - 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s ports
RTL8103EL PCIe 10/100Mbps
ALC662-VC1 High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC - Supports Jack-detection and Multi-streaming
technologies
Supports up to 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo...
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... front panel audio connector 1 x System panel connector 1 x Internal speaker connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x 24-pin EATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
8Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SM BIOS v2.5
Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)
2 x Serial ATA cables 1 x UltraDMA 100...
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...buying an ASUS® P5G41-M LX motherboard! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your motherboard package. ...power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED.
SB_PWR
P5G41-M LX
ON
OFF
Standby Power Powered Off
P5G41-M LX Onboard LED
ASUS P5G41-M LX
1-1
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... module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module)
Place this side towards the rear of the chassis.
VGA
CPU_FAN
USB34 CHA_FAN USBPW1-4
LAN1_USB12
LGA775
Intel® G41
24.4cm(9.6in)
EATXPWR
AUDIO
2
RTL 8103EL
PCIEX16
ICS 9LRS954
7
Super
I/O
PCIEX1_1
Lithium Cell
CMOS Power
Intel®
8
ICH7
PCIEX1_2 P5G41-M LX
SATA2 SATA4
CLRTC
8Mb
8
BIOS
ALC
PCI1
SATA1 SATA3...
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... supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Intel® Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) and Hyper-Threading Technology.
1.4 System memory
1.4.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:
DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1
Channel Channel A Channel B
P5G41-M LX
P5G41...
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...; OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on
the motherboard.
• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabits (Mb) chips or less.
This motherboard supports up to 8GB on Windows® XP Professional x64 and Windows® Vista x64 editions. You may install a maximum of 4GB DIMMs on each slot.
P5G41-M LX Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2...
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... drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
1.5.3 PCI slot
The PCI slot supports cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
1.5.4 PCI Express x1 slots
This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network...
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... the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors!
P5G41-M LX
CPU_FAN
GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM
CHA_FAN
GND +12V Rotation
Only the 4-pin CPU fan supports the ASUS Q-Fan feature.
P5G41-M LX fan connectors...
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... that supports up to 480Mbps connection speed.
USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC
USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC
USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+
GND
USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+
GND
P5G41-M LX
USB78 PIN 1
USB56 PIN 1
P5G41-M LX USB2.0 connectors
Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard!
The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately.
6. Front panel audio connector...
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... with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the Support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.
To run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu...
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... a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
• This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Quit all Windows...
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... the USB port, then launch EZ Flash 2 in any of these two ways:
• Press + during POST.
• Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press to enable it.
Press to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found.
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.36
FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005
Current ROM
BOARD: P5G41-M-LX...
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...removable devices that ASUS CrashFree BIOS support vary with motherboard models. For motherboards without the floppy connector, prepare a USB flash disk before using this utility.
Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. Turn on the system. 2. Insert the support DVD to the optical drive or the removable device that contains the
BIOS file to the USB port or to the floppy disk drive, if supported...
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...; Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.
2.3 Main menu
When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information.
Main
Advanced
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit
System Time System Date
Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4
[12...
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... display mode for option ROM. Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]
Bootup Num-Lock [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Off] [On]
Wait For 'F1' If Error [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
ASUS P5G41-M LX...