Gigabyte G41M-Combo Motherboard - Good starting point?

[jbomba]

Hi there guys this is my first post here. Ive been sifting through the forums and have found there to be a wealth of knowlage here. Any way its time for me to purchase a motherboard. The initial motherboard i wanted to purchase was the Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L unfortunately ive left it too long and they are not being sold in my country anymore i can however purchase the Gigabyte GA-G41M-combo board which has support for ddr3 memory aswell as ddr2. I have not found any guides for this motherboard so i just want to know if everything works stable on it. Im making a hackintosh for audio production so a stable build is a must.

 

Here is a list of the specs

 

Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo G41 FSB1333 DDR2 / DDR3 VGA PCIEx16 SATA2 GbLAN mATX Engry Saver

CPU

 

1. Support for an Intel? Core? 2 Extreme processor/ Intel? Core? 2 Quad processor/Intel? Core? 2 Duo processor/ Intel? Pentium? processor/Intel? Celeron? processor in the LGA775 package (Go to GIGABYTE"s website for the latest CPU support list.)

2. L2 cache varies with CPU

 

Front Side Bus

 

1. 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

 

Chipset

 

1. North Bridge: Intel? G41 Chipset

2. South Bridge: Intel? ICH7

 

Memory DDR3:

 

1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory (Note 1)

2. Dual channel memory architecture

3. Support for DDR3 1333(O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules

 

DDR2:

 

1. 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)

2. Dual channel memory architecture

3. Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules

 

(Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simulta- neously is not supported. Go to GIGABYTE"s website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)

Onboard Graphics North Bridge:

 

1. 1 x D-Sub port

 

Audio

 

1. VIA VT1708S codec

2. High Definition Audio

3. 2/4/5.1-channel

4. Support for S/PDIF Out

5. Support for CD In

 

LAN

 

1. 1 x Atheros AR8151 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

 

Expansion Slots

 

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16

2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

3. 2 x PCI slots

 

Storage Interface South Bridge:

 

1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

 

iTE IT8718F chip:

 

1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

 

USB South Bridge:

 

1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

 

Internal I/O Connectors

 

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector

4. 1 x IDE connector

5. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

6. 1 x CPU fan header

7. 1 x system fan header

8. 1 x front panel header

9. 1 x front panel audio header

10. 1 x CD In connector

11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

13. 1 x serial port header

14. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

 

Back Panel Connectors

 

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port

3. 1 x parallel port

4. 1 x serial port

5. 1 x D-Sub port

6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

7. 1 x RJ-45 port

8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

 

I/O Controller

 

1. iTE IT8718F

 

H/W Monitoring

 

1. System voltage detection

2. CPU/System temperature detection

3. CPU/System fan speed detection

4. CPU overheating warning

5. CPU/System fan fail warning

6. CPU fan speed control (Note 2)

 

BIOS

 

1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash

2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

3. Support for DualBIOS?

4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

 

Unique Features

 

1. Support for @BIOS

2. Support for Q-Flash

3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue

4. Support for Download Center

5. Support for Xpress Install

6. Support for Xpress Recovery2

7. Support for EasyTune (Note 3)

8. Support for Easy Energy Saver (Note 4)

9. Support for SMART Recovery

10. Support for Auto Green

11. Support for ON/OFF Charge

12. Support for Q-Share

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Hi there guys this is my first post here. Ive been sifting through the forums and have found there to be a wealth of knowlage here. Any way its time for me to purchase a motherboard. The initial motherboard i wanted to purchase was the Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L unfortunately ive left it too long and they are not being sold in my country anymore i can however purchase the Gigabyte GA-G41M-combo board which has support for ddr3 memory aswell as ddr2. I have not found any guides for this motherboard so i just want to know if everything works stable on it. Im making a hackintosh for audio production so a stable build is a must.

 

Here is a list of the specs

 

Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo G41 FSB1333 DDR2 / DDR3 VGA PCIEx16 SATA2 GbLAN mATX Engry Saver

CPU

 

1. Support for an Intel? Core? 2 Extreme processor/ Intel? Core? 2 Quad processor/Intel? Core? 2 Duo processor/ Intel? Pentium? processor/Intel? Celeron? processor in the LGA775 package (Go to GIGABYTE"s website for the latest CPU support list.)

2. L2 cache varies with CPU

 

Front Side Bus

 

1. 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

 

Chipset

 

1. North Bridge: Intel? G41 Chipset

2. South Bridge: Intel? ICH7

 

Memory DDR3:

 

1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory (Note 1)

2. Dual channel memory architecture

3. Support for DDR3 1333(O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules

 

DDR2:

 

1. 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)

2. Dual channel memory architecture

3. Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules

 

(Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simulta- neously is not supported. Go to GIGABYTE"s website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)

Onboard Graphics North Bridge:

 

1. 1 x D-Sub port

 

Audio

 

1. VIA VT1708S codec

2. High Definition Audio

3. 2/4/5.1-channel

4. Support for S/PDIF Out

5. Support for CD In

 

LAN

 

1. 1 x Atheros AR8151 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

 

Expansion Slots

 

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16

2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

3. 2 x PCI slots

 

Storage Interface South Bridge:

 

1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

 

iTE IT8718F chip:

 

1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

 

USB South Bridge:

 

1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

 

Internal I/O Connectors

 

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector

4. 1 x IDE connector

5. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

6. 1 x CPU fan header

7. 1 x system fan header

8. 1 x front panel header

9. 1 x front panel audio header

10. 1 x CD In connector

11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

13. 1 x serial port header

14. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

 

Back Panel Connectors

 

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port

3. 1 x parallel port

4. 1 x serial port

5. 1 x D-Sub port

6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

7. 1 x RJ-45 port

8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

 

I/O Controller

 

1. iTE IT8718F

 

H/W Monitoring

 

1. System voltage detection

2. CPU/System temperature detection

3. CPU/System fan speed detection

4. CPU overheating warning

5. CPU/System fan fail warning

6. CPU fan speed control (Note 2)

 

BIOS

 

1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash

2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

3. Support for DualBIOS?

4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

 

Unique Features

 

1. Support for @BIOS

2. Support for Q-Flash

3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue

4. Support for Download Center

5. Support for Xpress Install

6. Support for Xpress Recovery2

7. Support for EasyTune (Note 3)

8. Support for Easy Energy Saver (Note 4)

9. Support for SMART Recovery

10. Support for Auto Green

11. Support for ON/OFF Charge

12. Support for Q-Share

 

I have that board. I followed the Lifehacker tutorial for making a boot and installation USB stick. I can get into the installation procedure with no problems but half way through I get a "Failed to verify xxx.pkg" in the log window. The xxx changes each time. I've read that the G41M is a good board to use despite not having the AHCI option in BIOS.

 

I still haven't gotten past the "Failed to verify" error since starting on my Hackintosh last week but I think it's possibly a disk read error. I'll be resuming my efforts some time this week.

 

Let me know how you get on.

 

Rich

[tr309]

Turns out I had a faulty RAM stick. When I got new ones and tried the install .. it worked first time. One thing I did differently was to select "Customise" at the start of the install procedure and deselected all additional options.

 

Rich

[mimicute]

hi, i managed to install iAtkos s3 on this board but stuck with the LAN driver because it uses Atheros AR8151 chip and not available for hackintosh. If you are not going to use it for internet then it would be alright. To me, installation went perfect except the LAN

 

cheers

[cobrast5]

Hello everyone. I have a

Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo G41

WD:750Gb hard drive

nVidia 210 1024

4Gb DDR

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

 

I cannot get the retail dvd to work. It crashes during installation and I cannot figure out why.

If I take a bootable Hard drive and use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the image over it boots. This method is successful in getting me up and running but I still have an issue with installations. When I try and run and installation for any software the computer kernel panics or just shuts right off. I have read that people have gotten this motherboard to work so I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I am using the life hacker method. I have tried both the EP45UD3P Snow Leopard method and the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] method. Both crash in the middle of the installation.

[Ravi J]

Hey

 

Im a newbie here, so I have to get to so many posts, before I can create a thread.

 

This motherboard is compatible with OSX, however the front panel audio doesnt work, neither does the Lan, VGA works but you dont get Quartz Extreme! But I will keep you updated if I find any drivers.

 

What yah need to download is

 

iatkos s3

 

and install it

it auto sets drivers so nothing to worry about.

 

Currently I have

the mobo, and a realteck network card and a 8400gs graphics card.

 

I will be sticking this low budget machiene into a G5 Case, without even cutting it

So watch this space.

 

 

 

Hello everyone. I have a

Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo G41

WD:750Gb hard drive

nVidia 210 1024

4Gb DDR

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

 

I cannot get the retail dvd to work. It crashes during installation and I cannot figure out why.

If I take a bootable Hard drive and use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the image over it boots. This method is successful in getting me up and running but I still have an issue with installations. When I try and run and installation for any software the computer kernel panics or just shuts right off. I have read that people have gotten this motherboard to work so I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I am using the life hacker method. I have tried both the EP45UD3P Snow Leopard method and the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] method. Both crash in the middle of the installation.