MSI MS-7135 K8N Neo3 Instruction manual

K8N Neo3 Series

MS-7135 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard

7135v1.2-Preface.P65

1

English Version

G52-M7135X4

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Manual Rev: 1.2

Release Date: Feb. 2005

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Notice 1

The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’ s authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

VOIR LA NOTICE D

’

INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU.

Micro-Star International

MS-7135

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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Copyright Notice

T he material in this doc ument is the intellec tual property of M ICR O-STAR

INTERNATIONAL . We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.

Trademarks

All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

AMD, Athlon ™ , Athlon ™ XP, Thoroughbred ™ , and Duron ™ are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation.

Intel

®

and Pentium

®

are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

PS/2 and OS

®

/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines

Corporation.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. W indows ® 98/2000/NT/

XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Netware

®

is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.

Award ® is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

AMI

®

is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.

Revision History

Revision

V1.2

Revision History

Memory & utility update

Date

Feb. 2005

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user ’ s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance.

Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/ faq/esc_faq_list.php

Contact our technical staff at: [email protected]

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Safety Instructions

1.

Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2.

Keep this User ’ s Manual for future reference.

3.

Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4.

Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5.

The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6.

Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7.

Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord.

8.

Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9.

All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock.

11.

If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel:

†

The power cord or plug is damaged.

†

Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.

† The equipment has been exposed to moisture.

†

The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to

User ’ s Manual.

†

The equipment has dropped and damaged.

†

The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED, STOR-

AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 0 C (140 0 F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

C AU T ION : D anger of expl os i on if bat ter y i s i nc orrec tl y r epl ac ed.

R eplac e only with the same or equivalent type rec ommended by the manufacturer.


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CONTENTS

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement .......................................................... ii

Copyright Notice ............................................................................................................... iii

Trademarks ...................................................................................................................... iii

Revision History ............................................................................................................... iii

Technical Support ............................................................................................................ iii

Safety Instructions ......................................................................................................... iv

Chapter 1. Getting Started ..................................................................................... 1-1

Mainboard Specifications .................................................................................... 1-2

Mainboard Layout ................................................................................................ 1-5

MSI Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-6

Live Monitor ™ .............................................................................................. 1-6

Live BIOS ™ /Live Driver ™ ............................................................................ 1-7

Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor) ......................................................... 1-8

Packing Checklist ................................................................................................ 1-10

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup ................................................................................... 2-1

Quick Components Guide .................................................................................... 2-2

Central Processing Unit: CPU ............................................................................... 2-3

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 754 ............................................... 2-4

Installing AMD Athlon64 CPU Cooler Set ...................................................... 2-5

Memory ................................................................................................................. 2-7

Memory Population Rules ............................................................................. 2-7

Installing DDR Modules ................................................................................. 2-8

Power Supply....................................................................................................... 2-9

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 .......................................................... 2-9

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW 1 ............................................................. 2-9

Important Notification about Power Issue ................................................. 2-10

Back Panel ........................................................................................................... 2-11

Connectors ......................................................................................................... 2-12

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ........................................................... 2-12

Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1 / SFAN1 / NBFAN1 ................................. 2-12

ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ............................................. 2-13

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4 .................................................... 2-14

CD-In Connector: J1 ................................................................................... 2-15

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ....................................................... 2-15

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 ......................................................... 2-16

Serial Port Header: JCOM1 ........................................................................ 2-16

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 ................................................ 2-17 v


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Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3 ....................................... 2-17

Jumpers/Buttons ................................................................................................ 2-18

Clear CMOS Button: SW_BAT1 ................................................................. 2-18

Slots .................................................................................................................... 2-19

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots ......................... 2-19

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots ....................................... 2-19

AGR (Advance Graphics Riser) Slot ........................................................ 2-20

Compatible VGA Card List .......................................................................... 2-20

PCI Interrupt Request Routing .................................................................... 2-22

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 3-1

Entering Setup ...................................................................................................... 3-2

Control Keys ................................................................................................. 3-2

Getting Help .................................................................................................. 3-3

The Main Menu ..................................................................................................... 3-4

Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................... 3-6

Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................................... 3-8

Advanced Chipset Features .............................................................................. 3-11

Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................................ 3-12

Power Management Setup ................................................................................ 3-17

PNP/PCI Configurations ...................................................................................... 3-20

H/W Monitor ........................................................................................................ 3-22

Cell Menu ............................................................................................................ 3-24

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults .................................................................... 3-30

BIOS Setting Password ..................................................................................... 3-31

Chapter 4. Introduction to DigiCell ...................................................................... 4-1

Main ...................................................................................................................... 4-2

Introduction: .................................................................................................. 4-2

H/W Diagnostic ..................................................................................................... 4-4

Communication ..................................................................................................... 4-5

Software Access Point ....................................................................................... 4-6

Terminology .................................................................................................. 4-6

Access Point Mode ...................................................................................... 4-7

WLAN Card Mode ......................................................................................... 4-8

Live Update .......................................................................................................... 4-9

MEGA STICK ....................................................................................................... 4-10

Basic Function ............................................................................................ 4-10

Non-Unicode programs supported ............................................................ 4-12

Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor) ............................................................... 4-14 vi


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Audio Speaker Setting ....................................................................................... 4-16

Power on Agent ................................................................................................. 4-18

Power Off / Restart ................................................................................... 4-19

Auto Login .................................................................................................. 4-20

Appendix A: Using 2-, 4- & 6-Channel Audio Function .................................... A-1

Installing the Audio Driver .................................................................................... A-2

Installation for W indows 2000/XP ............................................................... A-2

Software Configuration ....................................................................................... A-4

Sound Effect ................................................................................................ A-4

Equalizer ....................................................................................................... A-6

Speaker Configuration ................................................................................. A-7

Speaker Test ................................................................................................ A-8

HRTF Demo ................................................................................................. A-10

General ....................................................................................................... A-11

Using 2-, 4- & 6- Channel Audio Function ........................................................ A-12

Appendix B: nVIDIA RAID Introduction ................................................................ B-1

Introduction ........................................................................................................... B-2

System Requirement .................................................................................... B-2

RAID Arrays .................................................................................................. B-2

Summary of RAID Configurations ................................................................ B-3

Basic Configuration Instructions ................................................................. B-3

Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS ........................................................................ B-3

RAID Configuration ............................................................................................... B-3

Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under W indows ................................ B-7

NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation .............................................................................. B-7

Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array) ................................... B-8

Initializing and Using the Disk Array ........................................................... B-11

RAID Drives Management .................................................................................. B-12

Viewing RAID Array Configurations .......................................................... B-12

Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk .................................................................... B-15

Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array .............................................................. B-21


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Getting Started

C h ap t e r 1 . G e t t i n g

Started


Thank you for choosing the K8N Neo3 (MS-7135) v1.X ATX mainboard. The K8N Neo3 mainboard is based on n VIDIA

®

nForce4-

4X chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced

AMD

®

K8 Athlon 64 processor, the K8N Neo3 mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution.

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MS-7135 ATX Mainboard

Mainboard Specifications

CPU

† Supports Socket-754 for AMD K8 Athlon 64 processor

† Supports up to 3700 + Athlon 64 processor or higher

(For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php

)

C hipset

† nVIDIA

®

nForce4-4X

- HyperTransport link to the AMD Athlon 64 CPU

- Supports single-channel DDR333/400 memory

- Supports PCI Express x16/x1 interface

- Two independent SATA controllers, for four drives

- Dual Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE controllers

- Supports high-speed USB2.0 ports

M ain M emory

†

Supports single-channel, four-memory-bank DDR 333/400 using two 184-pin DDR

DIMMs

†

Supports a maximum memory size up to 2GB without ECC

†

Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM DIMM

(For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.

tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php

)

Slots

† One PCI Express x16 slot (PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)

†

One PCI Express x1 slot (PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)

†

Three 32-bit Master 3.3V/5V PCI Bus slots

† One AGR (Advance Graphics Riser) slot for compatible AGP VGA cards

(For more detailed information on compatible AGP VGA cards, please refer to http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd_index.php

)

Onboard IDE

†

Dual IDE controllers on the nVIDIA

®

nForce4-4X chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-

ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 133/100/66 operation modes

†

Can connect up to 4 IDE devices

Onboard Serial ATA

† Supports 4 SATA ports with up to 150MB/s transfer rate

MSI Reminds You...

To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment,

Microsoft ’ s Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. As the end user cannot boot without SP4, a combination installation CD must be created before attempting to install the operating system onto the bootable RAID volume.

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To create the combination installation CD, please refer to the following website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/ sp4/HFdeploy.htm

USB Interface

† 10 USB ports

- Controlled by nForce4-4X chipset

- 4 ports in the rear I/O, 6 ports via the external bracket

NV RAID (Software)

†

Supports up to 4 SATA and 4 ATA133 Hard drives

- RAID 0, 1, 0+1, or JBOD supported

- RAID function available for PATA133 + SATA H/D drives

LAN

†

Marvell PHY 88E1111 Gigabit Ethernet chip (Optional)

† Realtek 8201 CL 10/100Mb/s Ethernet chip (Optional)

Audio

† RealTek ALC655 6-channel software audio codec

- Compliance with AC97 v2.3 spec.

- Meets PC2001 audio performance requirement

On-Board Peripherals

†

On-Board Peripherals include:

- 1 floppy port supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes

- 2 serial ports

- 1 parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 10 USB2.0 ports (Rear*4 / Front*6)

- 1 Audio (Line-In/Line-Out/MIC) port

- 1 RJ-45 LAN jack

- 1 CD-In pinheader

- 2 IDE ports support 4 IDE devices

- 4 serial ATA ports

BIOS

† The mainboard BIOS provides “ Plug & Play ” BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

† The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.

†

Supports boot from LAN, USB Device 1.1 & 2.0, and SATA HDD.

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Dimension

†

ATX form factor: 300mm x 185mm

M ounting

† 6 mounting holes


Please note that the companion MSI Driver/Utility CD supports this mainboard with Windows 2000/XP system drivers ONLY.

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Top: Mouse

Bottom: K eyboard

JPW1

Top:

Parallel Port

Bottom:

COM Port

Mainboard Layout

CFA N1

USB P orts

T: LAN Jack

B: US B Port s

JWR1

Line-In

Line-Out

Mic

JCOM1

LAN PCI_E1

W83627THF

J1

Winbond

Codec

JAUD1

SFAN1

JCI1 nVIDIA nForce4-4X

NBFAN1

P CI_E2

AGR

PCI 1

SATA2

SATA1

SATA4

SATA3

PCI 2

PCI 3

S W_BAT1

JUSB 2

JUS B1

FDD1

JUSB3

JFP1 JFP2

K8N Neo3 Series (MS-7135) v1.X ATX Mainboard

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MSI Special Features

Live Monitor

™

The Live Monitor ™ is a tool used to schedule the search for the latest BIOS/drivers version on the MSI Web site. To use the function, you need to install the “ MSI Live Update 3 ” application. After installation, the “ MSI Live Monitor ” icon (as shown on the right) will appear on the screen. Double click this icon to run the application.

Double click the “ MSI Live Monitor ” icon at the lower-right corner of the taskbar, and the following dialog box will appear. You can specify how often the system will automatically search for the BIOS/drivers version, or change the LAN settings right from the dialog box.

You can right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon below:

to perform the functions listed l

Auto Search

–

Searches for the BIOS/drivers version you need immediately.

l

View Last Result

–

Allows you to view the last search result if there is any.

l

Preference

–

Configures the Search function, including the Search schedule.

l

Exit

–

Exits the Live Monitor

™

application.

l

FAQ

–

Provides a link to a database which contains various possible questions about MSI's products for users to inquire.

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Live BIOS

™

/Live Driver

™

The Live BIOS

™

/Live Driver

™

is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/drivers online so that you don ’ t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the whole Web site. To use the function, you need to install the

“ MSI Live Update 3 ” application. After the installation, the “ MSI

Live Update 3

”

icon (as shown on the right) will appear on the screen.

Double click the

“

MSI Live Update 3

”

icon, and the following screen will appear:


Several buttons are placed on the left column of the screen. Click the desired button to start the update process.

ö

Live BIOS

–

Updates the BIOS online.

ö

Live Driver

–

Updates the drivers online.

ö

Live VGA BIOS

–

Updates the VGA BIOS online.

ö

Live VGA Driver

–

Updates the VGA driver online.

ö

Live Utility

–

Updates the utilities online.

If the product you purchased does not support any of the functions listed above, a

“ sorry ” message is displayed. For more information on the update instructions, insert the companion CD and refer to the

“

Live Update Guide

”

under the

“

Manual

”

Tab.

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Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor)

Click on the Core Center icon in the main menu and the Core Center program will be enabled.

Cool

’ n

’

Quiet

This utility provides a CPU temperature detection function called Cool ’ n ’ Quiet .

Cool ’ n ’ Quiet is a special feature designed only for AMD ® Athlon64 processor, and with Cool ’ n ’ Quiet , the system will be capable of detecting the temperature of the

CPU according to the CPU ’ s working loading. When the CPU temperature climbs up to a certain degree, the speed of the system cooling fan will be risen automatically. On the other hand, the speed of the system cooling fan will slow down instantly when the CPU temperature descends to its normal degree.

Here the current system status (including Vcore, 3.3V, +5V and 12V) and the current

PC hardware status (such as the CPU & system temperatures and all fans speeds) are shown on the left and right sides for you to monitor.

W hen you click the red triangles in the left and right sides, two sub-menus will open for users to overclock, overspec or to adjust the thresholds of system to send out the warning messages.

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Left-side: C urrent system status

In the left sub-menu, you can configure the settings of FSB, Vcore, Memory Voltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button in front of each item and make it available

(the radio button will be lighted as yellow when selected), use the “ + ” and “ ” buttons to adjust, then click “ OK ” to apply the changes. Then you can click “ Save ” to save the desired FSB you just configured.

Also you may click

“

Auto

”

to start testing the maximum CPU overclocking value. The

CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC reboots. Or you may click “ Default ” to restore the default values.

Right-side: PC hardware status during real time operation

In the right sub-menu, here you can configure the PC hardware status such as CPU

& system temperatures and fan speeds. You may use the scroll bars to adjust each item, then click

“

OK

”

to apply the changes. The values you set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system warnings, and the values for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds.

Center-side: Cool ’ n ’ Quiet / User mode

Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed. If you choose User mode , you may adjust the CPU fan speed in 8 different modes, from High Speed to Low speed . If you choose Cool ’ n ’ Quiet , the system will automatically configure an optimal setting for you.


To ensure that Cool

’ n

’

Quiet function is activated and will be working properly, it is required to double confirm that:

1. Run BIOS Setup, and selec t C ell M enu . Under

C e l l M e n u , f i n d

Cool ’ n ’ Q uiet Suppor t , a n d s e t t h i s i t e m t o

“

Enable.

”

2. Enter Windows, and select [Start]->[Settings]->

[Control Panel]->[Power

O ptions ]. Enter Pow er

Options Properties tag, a n d s e l e c t M i n i m a l

P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t under Power schemes .

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Packing Checklist

MSI mainboard

MSI Driver/

Utility CD &

RAID Driver

Disk SATA Cable (Optional)

Power Cable Round Cable of

Floppy Disk (Optional)

Round Cable of

IDE Devices (Optional)

User

’ s Guide

USB Bracket (Optional) Back IO Shield

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware

Setup


This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc.

W hile doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures.

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Quick Components Guide

JPW1 , p.2-9 CPU , p.2-3

CFAN1 , p.2-12 DDR DIMMs , p.2-7

Back Panel

I/O , p.2-11

IDE1/2 , p.2-13

JCOM1 , p.2-16

JWR1 , p.2-9

PCI Express

Slots , p.2-19

SATA1~4 , p.2-14

AGR Slot , p.2-20

J1 , p.2-15

PCI Slots , p.2-19

JAUD1 , p.2-15

JCI1 ,

NBFAN1/

SFAN1 , p.2-12

p.2-17

JFP1 , p.2-16

SW_BAT1 , p.2-18

JUSB1/2/3 , p.2-17

FDD1 , p.2-12

JFP2 , p.2-16

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Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports AMD

®

Athlon64 processor. The mainboard uses Socket-

754 for easy CPU installation. W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating.

If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.

For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php.


Over heating

Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating.

Replacing the CPU

While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply ’ s power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU.

Over clocking

This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications.

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CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 754

1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU.

O pen Lever

Sliding

Plate

90 degree

2. Pull the lever s ideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

3. Look for the gold arrow on the

CPU. The gold arrow should point as shown in the picture. The CPU c an on l y f i t i n t h e c or r ec t orientation.

G old arrow

C orrect C PU placem ent

O

4. If the CPU is correctly installed, the pins should be completely embedded into the socket and can not be seen. Please note that any violation of the correct in s tal lati on p roc edur es m ay cause permanent damages to your mainboard.

G old arrow

G old arrow

5. Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever.

As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed, always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely embedded into the socket.

Press dow n the C PU

Incorrect C PU placem ent

X

C lose

Lever

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Installing AMD Athlon64 CPU Cooler Set

W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating.

If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.


Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the cooler installation for Socket 754 CPUs only. The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase.

1. Detach the shield off the backplate ’ s paster.

3. Turn over the mainboard again, and plac e the mainboard on the f lat surface. Locate the two screw holes of the mainboard.

2. Turn over the mainboard, and install the backplate to the proper position.

4. Align the retention mechanism and the backplate.

Fix the retention mechanism and the backplate with two screws.

retention mechanism

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5. Position the cooling set onto the retention mechanism.

Hook one end of the clip to hook first, and then press down the other end of the clip to fasten the cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism.

6. Locate the Fix Lever, Safety Hook and the Fixed Bolt. Lift up the intensive fixed lever.

7. Fasten down the lever.

Safety Hook

Fixed Lever Fixed Bolt

8. Make sure the safety hook completely clasps the fixed bolt of the retention mechanism.

9. Attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the mainboard.

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While disconnecting the Safety Hook from the fixed bolt, it is necessary to keep an eye on your fingers, because once the Safety Hook is disconnected from the fixed bolt, the fixed lever will spring back instantly.


Memory

The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin DDR DIMM (Double In-Line Memory

Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 2GB. You can install DDR 333/

400 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~2).

DIM M1~DIMM2

(from left to right)

Memory Population Rules

Install at least one DIMM module on the slots. Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB. Users can install either single- or double-sided modules to meet their own needs.

Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows:

Slot

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

Memory Module

S/D

S/D

Maximum System Memory Supported

S: Single Side

Total Memory

64MB~1GB

64MB~1GB

64MB~2GB

D: Double Side


1. Make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density on DDR DIMMs.

2. For systems using double-sided DDR400 modules in single-channel mode, the maximum DRAM speed is DDR333.

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Installing DDR Modules

1.

2.

3.

The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module will only fit in the right orientation.

Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket.

The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close.

Volt

Notch


You can barely s ee the golden finger if the module is properly inserted into the socket.

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Power Supply

The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused.

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: JWR1

This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.

You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you ’ d like to use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with pin 1 & pin 13 (refer to the image at the right hand). There is also a foolproof design on pin 11, 12, 23 &

24 to avoid wrong installation.

Pin Definition

JWR1

12

1

24

13

PIN

5

6

7

8

1

2

3

4

9

10

11

12

SIGNAL

+3.3V

+3.3V

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND

PW R OK

5VSB

+12V

+12V

NC

PIN

17

18

19

20

13

14

15

16

21

22

23

24

SIGNAL

+3.3V

-12V

GND

PS-ON#

GND

GND

GND

Res

+5V

+5V

+5V

GND pin 12 pin 13

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

JPW1 Pin Definition

1

2

3

4

PIN SIGNAL

JPW1

1

2

3

4

GND

GND

12V

12V


1. These two connectors connect to the ATX power supply and have to work together to ensure stable operation of the mainboard.

2. Power supply of 350 watts (and above) is highly recommended for system stability.

3. ATX 12V power connection should be greater than 18A.

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Important Notification about Power Issue

nVIDIA chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore this issue mostly happens while users intensively swap memory modules under S5

(power-off) states, and the power code is plugged while installing modules. Due to several pins are very sensitive to ESD, so this kind of memory-replacement actions might cause chipset system unable to boot. Please follow the following solution to avoid this situation.

Unplug the AC power cable (shown in figure 1) or unplug the JW R1 & JPW 1 power connectors (shown in figure 2 & figure 3) before the 1st installation or during system upgrade procedure.

Figure 1:

Unplug the AC power cable

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Figure 2:

Unplug the JWR1 power connector

Figure 3:

Unplug the JPW 1 power connector


Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only.

The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase.

M ou se


Back Panel

Parallel

LAN

L-In

Keyboard Serial Port USB Ports

L-Out

Mic

M ouse/Keyboard Connector

Pin6 NC

Pin5

Mouse/KBD Clock

Pin4 VCC Pin3 GND

Pin2 NC

Pin1

Mouse/KBD

DATA

Serial Port

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

PIN

1

4

5

2

3

8

9

6

7

SIGNAL

DCD

SIN

SOUT

DTR

GND

DSR

RTS

CTS

RI

USB Ports

RJ-45 LAN Jack

1 2 3 4

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC

2 -Data

3 +Data

4 GND

8 1

PIN

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

Gigabit LAN (Optional)

SIGNAL

D0P

D0N

D1P

D2P

D2N

D1N

D3P

D3N

DESCRIPTION

Differential Pair 0+

Differential Pair 0-







6

7

4

5

8

2

3

PIN

1

10/100 LAN (Optional)

SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

TDP Transmit Differential Pair

TDN

RDP

Transmit Differential Pair

Receive Differential Pair

NC

NC

RDN

NC

NC

Not Used

Not Used

Receive Differential Pair

Not Used

Not Used

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Connectors

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports

360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

FDD1

Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1 / SFAN1 / NBFAN1

The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. W hen connecting the wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the

CPU fan control.

Sensor

+12V

GND

CFAN1

Sensor

+12V

GND

SFAN1

Sensor

+12V

NBFAN1

GND

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1. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.

2. CFAN1 supports Smart Fan control. You can install Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature. Alternatively, you may set up the smart fan control functions in the BIOS setup utility.

3. Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at AMD

®

official website.


ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 function.

You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM and other IDE devices.

The Ultra ATA133 interface boosts data transfer rates between the computer and the hard drive up to 133 megabytes (MB) per second. The new interface is onethird faster than earlier record-breaking Ultra ATA/100 technology and is backwards compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface.

IDE2

IDE1

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)

IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.


If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.

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SATA1~ SATA4 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1

3

5

7

GND

TXN

RXN

GND

PIN SIGNAL

2

4

6

TXP

GND

RXP

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CD-In Connector: J1

This connector is provided for CD-ROM audio.

J1

R GND L

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1

The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel

®

Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

2

1

JAUD1

10

9

PIN

6

7

4

5

1

2

3

8

9

10

SIGNAL

AUD_MIC

AUD_GND

AUD_MIC_BIAS

AUD_VCC

AUD_FPOUT_R

AUD_RET_R

HP_ON

KEY

AUD_FPOUT_L

AUD_RET_L

Pin Definition

DESCRIPTION

Front panel microphone input signal

Ground used by analog audio circuits

Microphone power

Filtered +5V used by analog audio circuits

Right channel audio signal to front panel

Right channel audio signal return from front panel

Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier

No pin

Left channel audio signal to front panel

Left channel audio signal return from front panel


If you don ’ t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the rear audio ports. Otherwise, the Line-Out connector on the back panel will not function.

6

10

5

9

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Serial Port Header: JCOM1

The mainboard offers one 9-pin header as serial port. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial device directly to it.

Pin Definition

JCOM1

1 2

9

PIN

6

7

4

5

8

9

1

2

3

SIGNAL

DCD

SIN

SOUT

DTR

GND

DSR

RTS

CTS

RI

DESCRIPTION

Data Carry Detect

Serial In or Receive Data

Serial Out or Transmit Data

Data Terminal Ready)

Ground

Data Set Ready

Request To Send

Clear To Send

Ring Indicate

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2

The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel

®

Front Panel I/

O Connectivity Design Guide.

Reset

Switch

HDD

LED

JFP1

9

10

Power

Switch

Power

LED

1

2

PIN

6

7

4

5

8

9

1

2

3

JFP1 Pin Definition

SIGNAL

HD_LED_P

FP PWR/SLP

HD_LED_N

FP PWR/SLP

RST_SW_N

PWR_SW_P

RST_SW_P

PWR_SW_N

RSVD_DNU

DESCRIPTION

Hard disk LED pull-up

MSG LED pull-up

Hard disk active LED

MSG LED pull-up

Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND

Power Switch high reference pull-up

Reset Switch high reference pull-up

Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND

Reserved. Do not use.

JFP2

7

8

Power LED

1

2

Speaker

JFP2 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1

3

5

7

GND

SLED

PLED

NC

PIN SIGNAL

2

4

6

8

SPK-

BUZ+

BUZ-

SPK+

2-16


Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1

This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.

GND 2

CINTRU 1

JCI1

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3

The mainboard provides three standard USB 2.0 pin headers. USB 2.0

technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD , digital cameras , MP3 players , printers , modems and the like .

9

10

1

2

JUSB1/2/3

(USB 2.0)

Pin Definition

5

7

9

PIN SIGNAL

1

3

VCC

USB0-

USB0+

GND

Key (no pin)

6

8

10

PIN SIGNAL

2

4

VCC

USB1-

USB1+

GND

USBOC

Connect to JUSB1, JUSB2, or

JUSB3

USB 2.0 Bracket

(Optional)


Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.

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Jumpers/Buttons

The motherboard provides the following jumpers/buttons for you to set the computer ’ s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard ’ s function through the use of jumpers/buttons.

Clear CMOS Button: SW_BAT1

CMOS stands for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor and is more specifically referred to as CMOS RAM. It is a tiny 64-byte region of memory that, owing to battery power, retains system configuration data when the PC is shut off. W ith the

CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, press the SW _BAT1 button to have the data eras ed.

SW_BAT1


You can clear CMOS by pressing this button while the system is off.

Avoid clearing CMOS while the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

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Slots

The motherboard provides one PCI Express x1 slot, one PCI Express x16 slot, three 32-bit PCI slots, and one AGR slot.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots

The PCI Express slots support high-bandwidth, low pin count, and serial interconnect technology. You can insert the expansion cards to meet your needs.

W hen adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.

PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for

Desktop Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2.5 Giga transfers per second over a PCI Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, TV Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general purpose I/O. Also, desktop platforms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed to deliver highest performance in video, graphics, multimedia and other sophisticated applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP 8x designs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics controllers, while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 250 MB/s.

PCI Express x16 slot

PCI Express x1 slot

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs.

W hen adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

PCI Slots

2-19


AGR (Advance Graphics Riser) Slot

The AGR slot is a special design that only supports compatible AGP VGA cards. For more detailed information on compatible AGP VGA cards, please refer to http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd_index.php

.

AGR Slot

Compatible VGA Card List

Processor

Memory

VGA Card

Lan Card

Sound Card

Hard Drive

CD-ROM

Floppy Drive

Power Supply

Mouse

Keyboard

Monitor

VGA BIOS

VGA Driver

MB Driver

System Configuration

Manufacturer

AMD

Transcend

As Follows

Onboard

Model No.

Athlon ™ 64 Processor 2800+

SEC K4H280838D-TCB3

Onboard

Hitachi

BenQ

TEAC

DELTA

Acer

Acer

ViewSonic

HDS7222580VLSA80

CD652A

FD-235HF

DPS-300KB-1A

M-S69

6511-CX

P225f

Spec.

FSB 200

DDR333 / 256MB

SATA150 / 82.3GB

52X

1.44MB

300W

PS/2

PS/2

22 ” CRT

(from NVOM011 CD)


The VGA BIOS and driver versions need to be identical to the versions in the compatibility list in order to have the AGR function work properly.

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6

7

8

9

No.

1

V GA CARD

Vender

Alvatron

Model nam e

FX5700U

2

3

4

5

ATI

GAINWARD

Gigabyte

Gigabyte

Fire GL 8800

GFX 5900 Ultra

GV-R9200

GV-N57L128D

Leadtek

Leadtek

MSI

MSI

Winfast A360LE TD

Winfast A400GT TDH

MS-8863

MS-8907

10 MSI

11 MSI

12 MSI

13 MSI

14 MSI

15 MSI

16 MSI

17 MSI

MS-8911

MS-8919

MS-8923

MS-8929

MS-8931

MS-8936

MS-8936

MS-8946

V GA Chip

GeForce FX5700 Ultra

Fire GL 8800

GeForce 4 FX 5900 U

Radeon 9200

GeForce FX5700LE

GeForce FX5700LE

GeForce 6800GT

GeForce 4 MX 460

GeForce FX 5200

GeForce FX 5200

GeForce FX 5200

GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

GeForce FX 5900

18 MSI

19 MSI

MS-8959

MS-8975

20 Unika

21 MSI

FX5200 SP5208

MS-8952

22 Pow er Color R92U-LC3

23 Pow er Color RV6DE-NB3

24 ATI Radeon LE

25 ATI

26 ATI

Fire GL 8700

Radeon 9000 Pro


GeForce4 MX4000

GeForce FX5500


GeForce FX5700LE

Nvidia GeForce 6800

GeForce FX5200

ATI Radeon 9250

Radeon 9250

Radeon 7000

Radeon LE DDR

Fire GL 8700

Radeon DDR

39 Leadtek

40 Leadtek

41 MSI

42 MSI

43 MSI

44 MSI

45 MSI

46 MSI

47 MSI

48 MSI

49 MSI

50 MSI

27 ATI

28 ATI

29 ASUS

30 ASUS

31 ASUS

32 Creative

33 ELSA

34 ELSA

35 GAINWARD

Gladiac 528 Ultra

36 GAINWARD

37 GAINWARD

38 Leadtek

Radeon 9500

Radeon 9700

AGP-V7700 Deluxe

V8440

Winfast

Radeon 9500

Radeon 9700

GeForce 2 GTS

GeForce 4 Ti 4400

V8460 Ultra GeForce 4 Ti 4600

3D Blaster 5 RX9700 Pro Radeon 9700

Gladiac 517 SV GeForce 4 MX420

GeForce 4 Ti 4200

GeForce 4 MX460

GeForce 4 MX440T

GeForce 4 MX440

GeForce3 Titanium 500

TD

GeForce 4 MX 420 Winfast A170 TH

Winfast A250 TD

MS-8806

MS-8831

MS-8847

MS-8851

MS-8852

MS-8860

MS-8861

MS-8870

MS-8872

MS-8879

GeForce 4 4400 Ti

Nvidia RIVA TNT2

GeForce GTS Pro

GeForce 4 MX 440

GeForce 3 Ti 200

GeForce 2 MX 100/200

GeForce 4 MX 440

GeForce 4 MX 440

GForce 4 Ti 4200

GeForce 4 Ti 4600

GeForce 4 Ti 4200

VGA M em ory

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/SDRAM

256MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

256MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

256MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

32MB/DDR SGRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

32MB/DDR SGRAM

128MB/SDRAM

128MB/SDRAM

128MB/SGRAM

64MB/SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/DDR

64MB/SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/SDRAM

64MB/SDRAM

128MB/SDRAM

32MB/SDRAM

64MB/SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/SDRAM

32MB/SDRAM

64MB/SDRAM

64MB/SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

128MB/DDR SDRAM

64MB/DDR SDRAM

V11.05.2001

4.17.00.28

4.25.0022

2.05.17.03.00

3.15.01.00.07

4.17.0045

3.20.00.18.11

3.11.0148

4.17.00.24.52

4.17.00.24.46

4.25.00.29.10

4.25.00.27.33

4.25.0032

VGA BIOS

4.36.20.18.01

1.03

4.35.20.24.00

BK-AMI 8.9

4.36.20.30.00

4.36.20.30.00

5.40.02.15.00

4.17.00.30.06

4.34.20.22.00

4.34.20.15.00

4.34.20.23.08

4.34.20.23.00

4.35.20.18.04

4.31.20.51.00

4.18.20.42.00

4.34.20.66.03

4.35.20.32.16

4.36.20.30.10

5.40.02.12.01

4.34.20.42.00

008.017D.031.000

008.017D.016.000

008.004.008.000

P/N113-10604-100

1.11

BK8.0.0

113.94210.100

113.94206.101

2.15.01.13

4.25.0022

4.25.0019

113.94206.101

4.17.00.24.E1

4.28.20.21.E0

4.17.0030

4.17.00.30

4.18.2007

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

4X

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Re sult

Pass

MS-7135

Driver Ve r.

6.14.10.6681

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

6.14.10.6462

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6430

6.14.10.6172

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6172

6.14.10.6172

6.14.10.6172

6.14.10.6681

6.14.10.6172

6.14.10.6172

6.14.10.6476

6.14.10.6476

6.14.10.6453

6.13.10.6153

6.12.10.3051

6.14.10.6458

6.14.10.6458

6.14.10.6458

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

6.6.8.1

6.14.10.6458

2.9.5.8

6.6.8.1

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

6.6.8.1

4X

8X

4X

8X

8X

4X

4X

8X

4X

4X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

4X

4X

4X

4X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

AGP

SPEED

8X

4X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

4X

8X

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

6.6.8.1

2.9.5.8

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

2-21


No.

VGA CARD

Vender

51 MSI

52 MSI

Model name

MS-8888

MS-8889

53 MSI

54 MSI

55 MSI

MS-8890

MS-8891

MS-8894

56 MSI

57 MSI

58 MSI

59 MSI

MS-8895

MS-8900

MS-8904

MS-8948

60 NS GF4 MX440

61 Pixel View MVGA-NBG25GA

62 Triplex

63 Triplex

64 Triplex

65 VINIX

Millennium Silver

VINIX VX-3340

VGA Chip VGA Memory VGA BIOS

GeForce 4 MX 440

GeForce 4 Ti 4200

GeForce 4 MX 440

64MB/DDR SDRAM 4.18.20.03.00

128MB/DDR SDRAM 4.28.20.05.02

64MB/DDR SDRAM 4.18.20.07.23

GeForce 4 MX 440

GeForce 4 Ti 4200

128MB/DDR SDRAM 4.18.20.02.21

128MB/DDR SDRAM 4.28.20.05.11

GeForce 4 MX 440 64MB/DDR SDRAM 4.18.2007

GeForce 4 Ti 4800 SE 128MB/DDR SDRAM 4.28.20.21.00

GeForce FX 5800

GeForce FX 5700

128MB/DDR SDRAM 4.30.20.23.05

128MB/DDR SDRAM 4.36.20.19.06

GeForce 4 MX 440

GeForce 4 Ti 4200

Xabre Pro

GeForce 4 MX 440

SIS Sabre 600 Ultra

XABRE400

64MB/DDR SDRAM 4.17.00.45.78

128MB/SDRAM 4.25.00.28

64MB/SDRAM 0.80.00

64MB/DDR 4.17.00.24

64MB/DDR SDRAM 1.08.03

64MB/DDR SDRAM 1.03.01

4X

4X

8X

4X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

8X

AGP

SPEED

8X

8X

MS-7135

Result Driver Ver.

Pass

Pass

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

8X

8X

8X

Pass

Pass

Pass

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

6.6.8.1

2.9.5.8

2.9.5.8

6.13.10.3080

2.9.5.8

Pass 6.13.10.3080

Pass 6.13.10.3080

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The

PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:

Order 3 Order 4

AGR Slot

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

Order 1

INT A#

INT B#

INT C#

INT D#

Order 2

INT B#

INT C#

INT D#

INT A#

INT D#

INT A#

INT B#

INT A#

INT B#

INT C#

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use.

You may need to run the Setup program when:

² An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

² You want to change the default settings for customized features.


1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance.

Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

2. Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version. It is usually in the format:

W7135NMS V1.0 150304 where:

1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX.

2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number.

6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = nVidia, and V = VIA.

7th - 8th digit refers to the cus tomer as M S = all standard customers.

V1.0 refers to the BIOS version.

150304 refers to the date this BIOS was released.

3-1


Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. W hen the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup.

P r e s s D E L t o e n t e r S E T U P

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter

Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

Control Keys

<

↑

>

<

↓

>

<

←

>

<

→

>

<Enter>

<Esc>

<+/PU>

<-/PD>

<F1>

<F5>

<F7>

<F10>

Move to the previous item

Move to the next item

Move to the item in the left hand

Move to the item in the right hand

Select the item

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu

Increase the numeric value or make changes

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and

Option Page Setup Menu

Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for

Option Page Setup Menu

Load Optimized defaults

Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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BIOS Setup

Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

M ain M enu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the control keys (

↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-M enu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub-menu containing additional options can be launched from this field. You can use control keys (

↑↓ )

to highlight the field and press <Enter> to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press <Esc >.

General Help <F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. Press <Esc> to exit the Help screen.

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The Main Menu

Once you enter Phoenix-Award

®

BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press

<Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to setup the items of special enhanced features.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system ’ s performance.

Integrated Per ipher als

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power M anagement Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PNP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

H/W Monitor

This entry shows your PC health status.

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BIOS Setup

Cell M enu

Use this menu to specify your settings for CPU/AGP frequency/voltage control and overclocking.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

BIOS Setting Password

Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into several categories.

Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Date

This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).

The format is <day><month> <date> <year>.

day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by mon th date year

BIOS. Read-only.

The month from Jan. through Dec.

The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.

The year can be adjusted by users.

T im e

This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current time). The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

IDE Primary/Secondary M aster/Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually.

If you select [Manual], related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be

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BIOS Setup provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

[Access Mode]

[Capacity]

[Cylinder]

[Head]

[Precomp]

[Landing Zone]

[Sector]

The settings are [CHS], [LBA], [Large], [Auto].

The formatted size of the storage device.

Number of cylinders.

Number of heads.

W rite precompensation.

Cylinder location of the landing zone.

Number of sectors.

Floppy Drive A

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options:

[None], [360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.].

Halt On

The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot.

Available options are:

[All Errors]

[No Errors]

[All, But Keyboard]

[All, But Diskette]

[All, But Disk/Key]

The system stops when any error is detected.

The system doesn ’ t stop for any detected error.

The system doesn ’ t stop for a keyboard error.

The system doesn

’ t stop for a disk error.

The system doesn ’ t stop for either a disk or a keyboard error.

System Information

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

CPU Type/BIOS Version/System M emory/Total M emory

The items show the CPU type, BIOS version and memory status of your system

(read only).

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Advanced BIOS Features

Quick Booting

Select [Enabled] to reduce the amount of time required to run the power-on self-test

(POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable quick POST. It is better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work.

Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Boot To OS/2

This allows you to run the OS/2 ® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB.

W hen you choose [No], you cannot run the OS/2

®

operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. Settings: [Yes], [No].

IOAPIC Function

This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt

Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in

APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system.

Settings: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

M PS Table Version

This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system. Settings: [1.4], [1.1].

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BIOS Setup

Boot Sequence


1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device

The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system.


Available settings for “ 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device ” vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed.

Boot From Other Device

Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Then you may use the arrow keys (

↑↓

) to select the desired device, and press <+>, <-> or <PageUp>, <PageDown> key to move it up/down in this hard disk boot priority list.

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Advanced Chipset Features


Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. It is strongly recommended that users should leave the settings to their default options.

DRAM Configuration


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Timing M ode

This field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing. If you

BIOS Setup set this field to [Manual], the following fields will be selectable. The settings are:

[Auto], [Manual].

M emclock index value (M hz)

W hen Timing Mode is set to [Manual], user can place an artificial memory clock on the system. Please note that memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency. Setting options: [100MHz] ~ [200MHz].

CAS# Latency (Tcl)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable.This controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles) before

SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. Settings: [Auto], [2.0], [2.5], [3.

0]. [2.0] increases the system performance the most while [3.0] provides the most stable performance.

Min RAS# Active Time (Tras)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell. Setting options: [Auto], [5T] ~ [15T].

RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. W hen DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS (row address strobe) to CAS (column address strobe). The less the clock cycles, the faster the DRAM performance. Setting options: [Auto], [2T] ~ [7T].

Row Precharge Time (Trp)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. Setting options: [Auto], [2T] ~ [7T].

Row cycle time (Trc)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. The row cycle time determines the minimum number of clock cycles a memory row takes to complete a full cycle, from row activation up to the precharging of the active row. Setting options: [Auto], [7T] ~ [22T].

Row refresh cyc time (Trfc)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This setting indicates Auto refresh or CAS Before RAS (CBR). DRAM needs to refresh periodically in order to retain its data which can be done by an internal counter

/ scheduler and a so-called CBR command. The auto refresh time used to take the same number of cycles as a standard bank cycle, however, with increased

DRAM densities, oftentimes now two consecutive rows are refreshed back to

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3-12 back, which takes twice the amount of time. W ith current DRAM chip densities, this is not yet an issue, however, with the upcoming densities of greater than 1

Gbit/chip, tRFC will have to be roughly 2 x tRC. Setting options: [Auto], [9T] ~

[24T].

Row to Row delay (Trrd)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This BIOS feature specifies the minimum amount of time between successive ACTIVATE commands to the same DDR device. The shorter the delay, the faster the next bank can be activated for read or write operations. However, because row activation requires a lot of current, using a short delay may cause excessive current surges. Setting options: [Auto], [2T] ~ [4T].

Write recover y time (Twr)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. It specifies the amount of delay (in clock cycles) that must elapse after the completion of a valid write operation, before an active bank can be precharged. This delay is required to guarantee that data in the write buffers can be written to the memory cells before precharge occurs. Available settings: [Auto], [2T], [3T].

Write to Read delay (Twtr)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This item controls the W rite Data In to Read Command Delay memory timing. This constitutes the minimum number of clock cycles that must occur between the last valid write operation and the next read command to the same internal bank of the DDR device. Available settings: [Auto], [1T], [2T].

Read to Write delay (Trwt)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This setting controls the Read-to-W rite turnaround time. It specifies the Number of memory cycles after a read until a write can be done without running into bus contention and other issues. Setting options: [Auto], [1T] ~ [6T].

Refresh period (Tref)

W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. Select the period required to refresh the DRAMs, according to DRAM specifications. Setting options: [Auto], [1x1552 Cycles] ~ [4x4672 Cycles], [128].

User Config mode

The BIOS will automatically control the following four settings if this function is set to [Auto]. If you set this field to [Manual], the following fields will be selectable.

Setting options: [Auto], [Manual].

1T/ 2T M emory Timing

When the User Config mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This field controls the SDRAM command rate. Selecting [1T] makes SDRAM signal controller to run at 1T (T=clock cycles) rate. Selecting [2T] makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2T rate. Setting options: [1T], [2T].

BIOS Setup

Read Preamble value

W hen the User Config mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. It specifies the time prior to the max-read DQS-return when the DQS receiver should be turned on. This is specified in units of 0.5ns. The controller needs to know when to enbale its DQS receiver in anticipation of the DRAM DQS driver truning on for a read. The controller will disable its DQS receiver until the read preamble time and then enable its DQS receiver while the DRAM asserts DQS.

Setting options: [2ns] ~ [9.5ns].

Async Latency value

When the User Config mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This field should be loaded with 4-bit value equal to th e maximum asynchronous latency in the DRAM read round-trip loop. Setting options: [2ns] ~ [11ns].

MTRR M apping Mode

This setting controls the MTRR mapping mode. To install the W inXP64, this setting should be set to [Continuous]. Setting options: [Continuous], [Discrete].

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Integrated Peripherals

USB Controller

This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Selecting

[Enabled] enables the system to support both USB 1.1 and 2.0 spec. Setting options:

[Disabled], [Enabled].

USB KB/Storage Support

Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced keyboard or storage device in the operating system. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard LAN Controller

Setting to [Auto] allows the BIOS to auto-detect the nVIDIA LAN controller and enable it. Setting options: [Auto] and [Disabled].

Onboard LAN Option ROM

This item is used to enable or disable the MAC LAN Boot ROM. Setting options:

[Disabled], [Enabled].

AC97 Controller

[Auto] allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If an audio device is detected, the onboard AC

’

97 (Audio Codec

’

97) controller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device. Settings: [Auto], [Disabled].

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BIOS Setup

I/O Device Configuration


Onboard FDC Controller

Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select [Disabled] in this field. The settings are: [Enabled],

[Disabled].

COM Port 1/2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial ports. The settings are: [3F8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [2F8/IRQ3], [Disabled], [Auto].

Parallel Port

There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides

Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options:

[Disabled]

[3BC/IRQ7]

[278/IRQ5]

[378/IRQ7]

Line Printer port 0

Line Printer port 2

Line Printer port 1UART Mode Select

Parallel Port M ode

[SPP] Standard Parallel Port

[EPP]

[ECP]

Enhanced Parallel Port

Extended Capability Port

[ECP + EPP] Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port

To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose

[SPP]. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose [EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously.

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EPP M ode Select

The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be displayed on the screen:

“

EPP Mode Select.

”

At this time either [EPP 1.7] spec or

[EPP 1.9] spec can be chosen.

ECP Mode Use DMA

The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message will appear:

“

ECP Mode Use DMA.

”

At this time, the user can choose between DMA channel

[3] or [1].

IDE Device Configuration


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OnChip IDE Channel 0/1

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Choose [Enabled] to activate each channel separately.

Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

IDE DMA Transfer Access

This item is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of the IDE Hard

Drive. The settings are: [Enabled], [Disabled].

SATA1/SATA2 & SATA3/SATA4

This item is used to enable/disable the onchip SATA controller. The settings are:

[Enabled], [Disabled].

BIOS Setup

SATA Device Configuration


RAID Enable

This item is used to enable/disable the onchip RAID function. W hen you set to

[Enabled], the following fields will become selectable. Setting options: [Enabled],

[Disabled].

IDE Primary/ Secondary M aster/Slave RAID

This feature allows users to enable or disable the RAID function for each IDE hard disk drive. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 RAID

This feature allows users to enable or disable the RAID function for each onchip SATA hard disk drive. The settings are: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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Power Management Setup


S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.

ACPI Standby State

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as W indows 98SE, W indows ME and W indows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are:

[S1 (POS)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hard-

[S3 (STR)] ware maintains all system context.

The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications/files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a “ wake up ” event occurs.

Video Off M ethod

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

[V/H SYNC+Blank] This selection will cause the system to turn off the

[Blank Screen]

[DPMS Support] vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

Initial display power management signalling.

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BIOS Setup

Power Button Function

This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:

[Power Off] The power button functions as normal power off button.

[Suspend] W hen you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.

Restore On AC Power Loss

This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

[Off]

[On]

Leaves the computer in the power off state.

Leaves the computer in the power on state.

[Former-Sts] Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred.

Wake Up Event Setup

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.

Resume S3 By PS/2 Keyboard, Resume S3 By PS/2 Mouse

These fields allow the activity of the PS/2 peripherals (keyboard and mouse) to wake up the system from S3 sleep state. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Resume By PCI Device PM E#

W hen set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event).

Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Resume By RTC Alarm

The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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Date

The field specifies the date for Resume By RTC Alarm .

Settings: [0]~[31].

HH:MM:SS

The field specifies the time for Resume By RTC Alarm . Format is <hour>

<minute><second>.


If you have changed this setting, you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system, before this function will work.

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BIOS Setup

PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Setting options: [PCI Slot], [PCIEx].

Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as W indows

®

95/98. If you set this field to “ manual ” choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field (a sub menu is preceded by a “ Ø ” ).

Setting options: [Auto (ESCD)], [Manual].

IRQ Resources Setup

The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to [Manual].

Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources list IRQ

3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings are:

[PCI Device]

[Reserved]

For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture.

The IRQ will be reserved for further request.

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** PCI Express Relative Items **

M aximum Payload Size

This setting specifies the maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices.

The unit is byte. Setting options: [128], [256], [512], [1024], [2048], [4096].

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BIOS Setup

H/W Monitor

This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc.

Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard.

Chassis Intrusion Detect

The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to

[Enabled] later. Setting options: [Enabled], [Reset], [Disabled].

Smart CPU Fan Target

The BIOS povides the Smart Fan system which can control the fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it within a specific range. Settings:

[Enabled], [Disabled].

PC Health Status

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.

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C ur r ent Sy stem/C PU Temper ature, Sy stem/C PU/Nor thbr idge Fan

Speed, CPU Vcore, +3.3V, +5.0V, Battery, +5VSB

These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans ’ speeds.

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BIOS Setup

Cell Menu

The items in Cell Menu include some important settings of CPU, AGP, DRAM and overclocking functions.

Current CPU / DDR Clock

These two items show the current clocks of CPU & DDR. Read-only.

High Performance M ode

This field allows you to select the DDR timing setting. Setting to [Optimized] enables relevant overclocking settings automatically to be determined by SPD. Selecting [Manual] allows users to configure these fields manually. Setting options: [Optimized], [Manual].

Aggressive timing

This item allows you to enable or disable the memory clock. When [Enabled] is selected, the timing delay of memory will be shorten to increase the performance. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Dynamic Overclocking

Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function, included in the MSI TM ’ s newly developed CoreCell TM Technology. It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs, and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically. W hen the motherboard detects CPU is running programs, it will speed up CPU automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster. W hen the CPU is temporarily suspending or staying in the low load balance, it will restore the default settings instead. Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users' PC need to run huge amount of data like 3D games or the video process, and the CPU frequency need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance.

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Setting options:

[Disabled]

[Private]

[Sergeant]

Disable Dynamic Overclocking function.

1st level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 1%.

2nd level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 3%.

[Captain]

[Colonel]

3rd level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 5%.

4th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 7%.

[General] 5th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 9%.

[Commander] 6th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 11%.


1. Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking, basically, it is still risky. We suggest that users should make sure that the CPU can afford to overclocking regularly first. If you find the PC appears to be unstable or reboot incidentally, it's better to disable the Dynamic Overclocking or to lower the level of overclocking options. By the way, if you need to conduct overclocking manually, you also need to disable the Dynamic Overclocking first.

2. When overclocking, it is NOT recommended to use SATA devices.

Adjust CPU FSB Frequency

This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency (in MHz).

Select the number between [200]~[400] for needed frequency.

HT Frequency

This setting specifies the maximum operating frequency of the link ’ s transmitter clock.

Setting options: [1x], [1.5x], [2x], [2.5x], [3x], [4x], [5x].

HT Width

This field allows you to set the HT W idth between CPU & Chip

.↑ mark means Chip to

CPU HT Width. And

↓ mark means CPU to Chip HT W idth. Setting options: [

↓

8

↑

8],

[

↓

16

↑

8], [

↓

8

↑

16], [

↓

16

↑

16].

CPU Spread Spectrum

This setting is used to enable or disable the CPU Spread Spectrum feature. W hen overclocking the CPU, always set it to [Disabled]. Setting options: [Center Spread],

[Disabled].

SATA Spread Spectrum

This setting is used to enable or disable the SATA Spread Spectrum feature. Setting options: [Disabled], [Down Spread].

PCIE Spread Spectrum

This setting is used to enable or disable the CPU Spread Spectrum feature. W hen

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BIOS Setup overclocking the CPU, always set it to [Disabled]. Setting options: [Disabled], [Down

Spread].

PCIE Clock

This setting determines the clock frequency of the PCI Express slots. Setting options:

[100MHz] ~ [145MHz].

SSE/SSE2 Instructions

This setting disables/enables the SSE/SSE2 Instructions. The Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) were introduced in the Pentium III processor. The SSE extensions consist of a new set of instructions and a new set of registers. These instructions and registers are designed to allow Single-Instruction Multiple-Data (SIMD) computations to be made on single-precision floating-point numbers.

The Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) were introduced in the Pentium 4 and Intel

Xeon processors. They consist of a new set of instructions that operate on the XXM and MXCSR registers and perform SIMD operations on double-precision floatingpoint values and on integer values.Several of these new SSE/SSE2 instructions also operate in the MMX registers.

Cool

’ n

’

Quiet

This feature is especially designed for AMD Athlon processor, which provides a CPU temperature detecting function to prevent your CPU ’ s from overheating due to heavy workload. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].


To ensure the stability of Cool'n'Quiet function, it is always recommended to have the memories plugged in DIMM1.

Adjust CPU Ratio

This item lets you adjust the CPU ratio. Setting to [Startup] enables the CPU running at the fastest speed which is detected by system. Setting options are: [Startup], [x4]~

[x12].

Adjust CPU VID

This item lets you adjust the CPU VID. Setting to [Startup] enables the CPU running at the default VID detected by the system. Setting options: [Startup], [1.550V] ~ [0.

825V].

M emory Voltage

Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase the DDR speed. Any changes made to this setting may cause a stability issue, so changing the DDR voltage for long-term purpose is NOT recommended .

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NF4 Voltage

NF4 voltage is adjustable in this field.


The settings shown in different color in Memory Voltage and NF4

Voltage help to verify if your setting is proper for your system.

G ray: Default setting.

Yellow: High performance setting.

Red: Not recommended setting and the system may be unstable.

Changing CPU Voltage, Memory Voltage and NF4 Voltage may result in the instability of the system; therefore, it is NOT recommended to change the default setting for long-term usage.

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BIOS Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

W hen you select Load Optimized Defaults , a message as below appears:

Pressing [Y] loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance.

BIOS Setting Password

W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:

Type the password, up to 8 characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory.

You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press

<Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password.

W hen a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.

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Introduction to DigiCell


DigiCell, the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop, helps users to monitor and configure all the integrated peripherals of the system, such as audio program, power management, MP3 files management and communication / 802.11g W LAN settings. Moreover, with this unique utility, you will be able to activate the MSI well-known features, Live Update and Core Center, which makes it easier to update the BIOS/drivers online, and to monitor the system hardware status (CPU/Fan temperature and speed) or to overclock the CPU/memory.

Once you have your DigiCell installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility

--> M SI Utility --> M SI DigiCell ), it will have an icon in the system tray, a short cut icon on the desktop, and a short cut path in your “ Start-up ” menu. You may double-click on each icon to enable

DigiCell.

short-cut icon in the system tray short-cut path in the start-up menu

(path: Start-->Programs-->MSI-->DigiCell)

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Main

Before using this utility, it is required to have all the integrated peripherals/cards (LAN card, W ireless LAN card, MegaStick... etc.) and all the necessary drivers (onboard

LAN driver, audio driver, CoreCenter, Live Update... etc.) installed correctly.

The icon representing each item will be lit up if it is inserted/installed correctly and properly. Otherwise, the icon will remain grey out and user will not be able to view the function/connection of that item.

Introduction:

Click on each icon appearing above to enter the sub-menu to make further configuration.

M SI

Click on this button to link to MSI website: http://www.msi.com.tw.

Quick Guide

Click on this button and the quick guide of DigiCell will be displayed for you to review.

H/W Diagnostic

In this sub-menu, it provides the information of each DigiCell button for you to check if the representing peripherals/cards/drivers are correctly installed.

Comm.

In this sub-menu, you can see the configuration details for communication products, including the status, strength, speed and channel of the connection of the Ethernet LAN & W ireless LAN.

Software Access Point

In this sub-menu, you can change your connection mode to different ones, and configure the advanced settings for each mode, such as the authentication encryption... etc.

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Live Update

You can take advantage of Live Update to detect and update BIOS and drivers online.

Core Center

You can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of your system and to overclock under W indows O S if your sys tem s upports overclocking function.

M EGA STICK

If you have your MEGA STICK connected to your system, this icon will be lit up. Click this blue icon to turn DigiCell into a MP3 player, and then you can load media files from your MEGA STICK or the system, and edit the preferred playlist.

Audio Speaker Setting

In this sub-menu, you can configure and test the multi-channel audio function, speakers, sound effect and environment.

Power on Agent

In this sub-menu, you can configure date, time and auto-executed programs of the power-on, power-off and restarting features.


Click on back button in every sub-menu and it will bring you back to the main menu.

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H/W Diagnostic

In the H/W Diagnostic sub-menu, you can see the information, status and note of each DigiCell. You may double check the connection and installation of the item marked as gray.

You may also click on the Mail to MSI button to send your questions or suggestions to MSI ’ s technical support staff.

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Communication

In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / W LAN /

Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed. The first icon indicates the onboard LAN on your system, the second icon indicates the wireless LAN status, and the third one is the information about the bluetooth on your system. Click on each item for details.

This icon indicates the information and connection status of onboard LAN, which is read-only.

The second icon indicates the wireless connection. You may click this icon to configure the advanced settings in the WLAN Card Mode dialogue box

(see the image on p.4-8). Please note that it is only available when the

Software Access Point is set to WLAN Card Mode .

The third icon indicates the connection using bluetooth devices. If your system is connected to the bluetooth device, the icon will light up.

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Software Access Point

In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communication status on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on the desired icon, in which the default settings are configured for your usage. The default software access point mode is set to WLAN Car d M ode . For more advanced security settings and channels switching, click on “ Setting ” button to enter its submenu.

Terminology

Here are the introduction of W LAN / AP communication terminology.

WEP Key

In the wireless network environment, the administrator can set up password

(Network Key) to protect the network from being attacked or unauthorized access. W hen building the network, you can set up 4 sets of W EP keys, which can be 5 characters (10 hex-adecimal digital) or 13 characters (26 hex-adecimal digital) and specify one of them to use.

Ad-hoc M ode

An Ad-hoc network is a local area network or other small network, especially one with wireless or temporary plug-in connections, in which some of the network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a communications session. Users in the network can share files, print to a shared printer, and access the Internet with a shared modem. In this kind of network, new devices can be quickly added; however, users can only communicate with other wireless LAN computers that are in this wireless LAN workgroup, and are within range.

Infrastructure M ode

The difference between Infrastructure network and Ad-hoc network is that the former one includes an Access Point. In an Infrastructure network, the

Access Point can manage the bandwidth to maximize bandwidth utilization.

Additionally, the Access Point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless users to take advantage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer, and printer sharing. The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger and wider than that of the Ad-hoc networking.

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Access Point Mode

Click on “ Setting ” button of the Access Point Mode and the following screen will display.

IP Sharing

Click on this icon to enable/disable the IP sharing. The default of this setting is disabled.

Disabled.

Enabled.

Enabling/disabling IP sharing depends on the different situation. For example:

1. If your family and you are getting on Internet at home with multi computers, and your ISP only provides one IP for you, you may need to enable IP Sharing function in order to use this one IP to get on Internet with multi computers simultaneously.

2. If you are getting on Internet in office, usually the LAN card will automatically get the IP this computer uses. In this case you don ’ t have to enable this function.

SSID

Means Service Set Identifier, a unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. It must be identical for all points in the network. Then the card will be able to connect to an access point with the same SSID.

Channel

Specifies the operating radio frequency channel in Infrastructure mode , which should be set to an available one (ex: with less traffic to ensure the stable and better connection).

Associated Client List

This option is to display information of stations that are currently associated to your wireless gateway.

Association Control

This option allows you to control which PC can connect to the wireless LAN. If you enable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List

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MS-7135 ATX Mainboard can connect to the wireless LAN.

M AC Addr ess

MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network.

Security

This option allows you to enable/disable the authentication function.

Authentication

Open : Communicates the key across the network.

Shared : Devices must have identical W EP settings to communicate.

WLAN Card Mode

Click on “ Setting ” button of the WLAN Card Mode for the WEP status of your APs.

If the AP you are selecting (the highlighted one) is not encrypted ( Disabled shown in the Encryption column), the screen will display as below. You can click “ Connect ” to make connection to that AP, click “ Cancel ” to close this dialogue box, or click

“ Refresh ” button to update the available W LAN connections.

If the network you are selecting is encrypted ( WEP shown in the Encryption column), the screen will display as below. You need to enter the correct W EP key defined by

AP in the specified WEP Key 1~4 fields to make the connection.

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Live Update

Click on the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update program will be enabled.

The Live Update 3 ™ is a tool used to detect and update your

BIOS/drivers/VGA BIOS/VGA Driver/Utility online so that you don

’ t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the whole Web site. To use the function, you need to install the “ MSI

Live Update 3 ” application. After the installation, the “ MSI Live

Update 3 ” icon (as shown on the right) will appear on the screen.

Double click the

“

MSI Live Update 3

”

icon, and the following screen will appear:

Several buttons are placed on the left column of the screen. Click the desired button to start the update process.

Live BIOS

–

Updates the BIOS online.

Live Driver – Updates the drivers online.

Live VGA BIOS – Updates the VGA BIOS online.

Live VGA Driver – Updates the VGA driver online.

Live Utility – Updates the utilities online.

If the product you purchased does not support any of the functions listed above, a

“ sorry ” message is displayed. For more information on the update instructions, insert the companion CD and refer to the “ Live Update Guide ” under the “ Manual ” Tab.

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MEGA STICK

In the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICK and the media files (*.m3u, *.mp3, *.wav, *.cda, *.wma) on your system.

Basic Function

Here you can edit your own play list with the buttons “ load ” , “ save ” , “ delete ” ,

“ shuttle

”

,

“ repeat

”

&

“ print

”

.

Load To load media files or the playlist of mp3 files (*.m3u) on your system or on your MEGA STICK.

To save a loaded playlist of mp3 files (*.m3u) on your system or on Save your MEGA STICK.

Del ete Click on the media files in the Play List: field and use “ Delete ” button to remove the media file from the play list. You may remove multi media files simultaneously by using “ Ctrl ” to select multi files.

Shuffle To play the media file in the Play List: in a random order.

R epeat To repeat the selected files in the Play List: .

Print This button has 2 functions:

1. To print out the details of current play list through your printer with the following information:

Song title --- Song length --- Singer name

2. To save the details of current play list and save the file in the plain text file format in the \\Program files\MSI\DigiCell\MyMusic.txt

for your reference. The MyMusic.txt

file is with the following information:

Song title --- Song length --- Singer name

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There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause, previous/next song, song info and volume adjust. There is also a scroll bar on the top for you to forward/rewind .

previous pause next forward/rewind bar stop song ’ s information play

Right-click on the MP3 file and choose

“

Info

”

, a MP3 Info dialogue will pop up to show the information of the file, including the title, artist, album, release year and others. You may also add your own comment in the comment field. Then click “ Save ” to save the change, click

“ Cancel ” to discard the change, or click “ Remove ” to remove all this information.

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Non-Unicode programs supported

If you are using an operating system in European languages, and you

’ d like to play the media files in MEGA STICK with East-Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese...

etc.), it is possible that the file names display incorrectly.

However, you can ins tall the Supplemental Language Suppor t provided by

Microsoft to solve this problem. You need to have your Microsoft Setup CD prepared in the CD-ROM. The system will start to install the necessary components after the settings are configured here. Follow the steps described below.

1. Go to [Control Panel] and choose [Regional and Languages Options].

2. Go to the [Languages] tab and enable the check box of [Install files for East

Asian languages]. A dialogue box will pop up to remind you the above selection is chosen.

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3. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to be supported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick) from the dropdown list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. The system will install the necessary components from your Microsoft Setup CD immediately.

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Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor)

Click on the Core Center icon in the main menu and the Core Center program will be enabled.

Cool

’

n

’

Quiet

This utility provides a CPU temperature detection function called Cool

’ n

’

Quiet .

Cool ’ n ’ Quiet is a special feature designed only for AMD

®

Athlon64 processor, and with Cool ’ n ’ Quiet , the system will be capable of detecting the temperature of the

CPU according to the CPU ’ s working loading. When the CPU temperature climbs up to a certain degree, the speed of the system cooling fan will be risen automatically. On the other hand, the speed of the system cooling fan will slow down instantly when the CPU temperature descends to its normal degree.

Here the current system status (including Vcore, 3.3V, +5V and 12V) and the current

PC hardware status (such as the CPU & system temperatures and all fans speeds) are shown on the left and right sides for you to monitor.

W hen you click the red triangles in the left and right sides, two sub-menus will open for users to overclock, overspec or to adjust the thresholds of system to send out the warning messages.

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Left-side: Current system status

In the left sub-menu, you can configure the settings of FSB, Vcore, Memory Voltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button in front of each item and make it available

(the radio button will be lighted as yellow when selected), use the “ + ” and “ ” buttons to adjust, then click “ OK ” to apply the changes. Then you can click “ Save ” to save the desired FSB you just configured.

Also you may click “ Auto ” to start testing the maximum CPU overclocking value. The

CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC reboots. Or you may click

“

Default

” to restore the default values.

Right-side: PC hardware status during real time operation

In the right sub-menu, here you can configure the PC hardware status such as CPU

& system temperatures and fan speeds. You may use the scroll bars to adjust each item, then click “ OK ” to apply the changes. The values you set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system warnings, and the values for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds.

Center-side: Cool

’

n

’

Quiet / User mode

Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed. If you choose User mode , you may adjust the CPU fan speed in 8 different modes, from High Speed to Low speed . If you choose Cool ’ n ’ Quiet , the system will automatically configure an optimal setting for you.


To ensure that C ool ’ n ’ Quiet function is activated and will be working properly, it is required to double confirm that:

1. Run BIOS Setup, and select Cell Menu . Under Cell

M enu , find Cool

’ n

’

Quiet

Support , and set this item to “ Enable.

”

2. Enter Windows, and select

[ S t a r t ] - > [ S e t t i n g s ] - >

[Control Pannel]->[Power

O pt io ns ] . E n t er P ow e r

Options Pr operties tag, a n d s e l e c t M i n i m a l

Power M anagement under Power schemes .

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Audio Speaker Setting

In the Audio Speaker Setting sub-menu, you can configure the multi-channel audio operation, perform speaker test, and choose the environment you prefer while enjoying the music.

You can scroll the bar of each equalizer to regulate the current playing digital sound source. Also you may click on the

“ on

”

button to enable/disable the equalizer function.

Once the equalizer function is enabled, you can choose several preset equalizers for your preference. You may also right-click anywhere to execute this function.

After you have chosen one equalizer, it will be indicated next to the “ on ” button in yellow.

The Environment setting lets you select the environment you like, such as

Cave or Convert Hall .

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Click on the “ Speaker test ” button and the following dialogue box will appear:

In this Speaker Configuration dialogue box, select the audio configuration which is identical to the audio jack on your mainboard. Once the correct audio configuration is selected, click “ Apply ” to save the changes. Then the following screen will appear. In this Speaker Configuration dialogue box, first select the correct item from the Speaker mode drop-down list, and then click on each connected speaker to ensure if Headphone, 2-, 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio operation is working properly. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector, or replace the bad speakers with good ones.

Center

Front Left

Main Side Left

Rear Left

Subwoofer

Front Right

Main Side Right

Rear Right

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Power on Agent

In the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure setting of power-on, poweroff and restarting status.

In the screen below, you can set the date, time, start-up programs respectively for power-on, power-off and restarting.

Power On

Here are the available settings for Power On function:

Date

T im e

Use the drop-down list to select the date for power-on.

Use the arrow keys to select the hour/minute/second for power-on, power-off and restarting. Then click “ Apply ” to save the changes. As you click “ Apply ” , the following dialogue will appear to show you the next power-on schedule, and the system will start to count down to restart. Click “ OK ” to restart the computer right away or click “ Later ” to restart your computer later.

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Please note that the new setting will not take effect until you restart your computer.


Power Off / Restart

You may configure the time (in the format hh:mm:ss) for the next power-off / restart.

Start With

Use the button “ +Add ” to add the start-up programs as DigiCell is activated next time. For example, you may like to have Outlook activated or a specified website linked when you get to the office every morning.

Step 1: Click on the Program: field and click “ >>

”

button to browse for the path of Outlook or Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Click on “ OK ” to apply the setting.

add the desired startwith program

Step 3: For specified file or specified website, you may enter the file name with the complete path or the website link in the Parameters: field.

To activate Outlook as DigiCell is enabled next time

To activate a specified website as DigiCell is enabled next time

Of course you may use the button “ -Delete ” to remove the added programs, or you can right-click on the selected program and click Delete .

delete the added program


You can also enable the Every turn on function, which will enable the specified program(s) and file(s) every time the Digi Cell utility runs.

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Auto Login

Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations:

1. If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to enter your user name & password everytime when you boot up your computer.

2. If there are multi users using the same computer and you ’ d like to power on the computer automatically with one specific user.

Enable Auto Login

Enable this setting if you want to use the Auto Login feature. It supports the following operating systems: W in9X, W indows ME, W indows 2000 & W indows XP.

Default User Name

It is only available for W indows 2000 & W indows XP.

-- If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, please enter your login user name in this field.

-- If you are using a computer with multi users (for Windows XP operating system), please enter the user name you

’ d like to auto power-on in this field.

Default Password

It is only available for W indows 2000 & W indows XP.

-- If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, please enter your login password in this field.

-- If you are using a computer with multi-users (for Windows XP operating system), please enter the password for the user name you ’ d like to auto power-on in this field.

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Using Audio Function

Appendix A: Using 2-, 4- & 6-Channel

Audio Function

The mainboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip, which provides support for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. ALC655 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The section will tell you how to install and use the 2-/4-/6-channel audio function on the board.

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Installing the Audio Driver

You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to function properly before you can get access to 2-/4-/6-channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems.

Installation for Windows 2000/XP

For W indows

®

2000, you must install W indows

®

2000 Service Pack2 or later before installing the driver.

The following illustrations are based on W indows ® XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems.

1.

Insert the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automatically appear.

2.

Click Realtek AC97 Audio Drivers .

C lic k he r e

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The A C 97 A udio C onfigur ation s o f t w a r e u t ilit y is u n d e r continuous update to enhance audio applications. Hence, the program screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only.

3 .

Click Next to install the AC

’

97 Audio software.


4 .

Click Finish to restart the system.

C lic k he r e

Se le ct t his o pt io n

C lic k he r e

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Software Configuration

After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the AC97 Audio Configuration .

Sound Effect

Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list.

You may also edit the properties for an environment as you wish by clicking the Edit button, then just scroll the bar in the bottom for each property to adjust.

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Here it provides the Karaoke function which will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave melody for you to sing the song. Note that this function applies only for 2-channel audio operation.

Just check the Voice Cancellation box and then click OK to activate the

Karaoke function.

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Equalizer

Here you regulate each equalizer for current playing digital sound sources.

You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically. If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the buttons Load and Save . Or you may click Reset to use the default value.

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Speaker Configuration

In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers.

1. Select a desired multi-channel operation from Number of Speakers .

a. Headphone for the common headphone b. 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output d. 6-Channel Mode for 5.1-Speaker Output

2. Then click OK to apply the configuration.

1

2

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Speaker Test

You can use this tab to test each connected speaker to ensure if 4- or 6channel audio operation works properly. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones.

Center

Front Left

Front Right

Subwoofer

Rear Left

Rear Right

Select this function

Select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound.

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1. 6 speakers appear on the “ Speaker Test ” tab only when you select

“ 6-Channel M ode ” in the “ Number of Speak ers ” c olumn in

“ Speaker Configuration ” tab. If you select “ 4-Channel Mode ” , only 4 speakers appear on the window.

2. While you are testing the speakers in 6-Channel Mode, if the sound coming from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped, you should select Swap Center/Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels .

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HRTF Demo

In this tab you may adjust your HRTF (Head Related Transfer Functions) 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like.

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General

In this tab it provides some information about the AC97 Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & AC97 Codec.

You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list.

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Using 2-, 4- & 6- Channel Audio Function

In addition to a default 2-channel analog audio output function, the audio connectors on the Back Panel also provide 4- or 6-channel analog audio output function if a proper setting is made in the software utility.

Read the following steps to have the Multi-Channel Audio Function properly set in the software utility, and have your speakers correctly connected to the Back

Panel.

Connecting the Speakers

W hen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software configuration.

n 2-Channel M ode for Stereo-Speaker Output

Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the back panel when 2-Channel Mode is selected.

1 MIC

2 Line In

3 Line Out (Front channels)

Back Panel

2

3

1

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Using Audio Function n

4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output

The audio jacks on the back panel always provide 2-channel analog audio output function, however these audio jacks can be transformed to 4- or 6channel analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding multi-channel operation from No. of Speakers .

Refer to the following diagram and caption for the founction of each jack on the back panel when 4-Channel Mode is selected.

1 MIC

2 * Line Out (Rear channels)


Back Panel

2

3

1

* Line In function is converted to Line Out function when 4-Channel

Mode for 4-Speaker Output is selected.

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MS-7135 ATX Mainboard n

6-Channel M ode for 6-Speaker Output

Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 6-Channel Mode is selected.

1 * Line Out (Center and

Subwoofer channel)

2 * Line Out (Rear channels)


Back Panel

2

3

1

* Both Line In and MIC function are converted to Line Out function when 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output is selected.


While you are testing the speakers in 6-Channel Mode, if the sound coming from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped, you should select Swap Center/Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels .

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nVIDIA RAID Introduction

Appendix B: nVIDIA RAID Introduction

NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology — which is used by the world ’ s leading businesses — to the common PC desktop. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource.

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Introduction

System Requirement

Operating System Support

NVRAID supports the following operating systems:

W indows XP Home Edition

W indows XP Professional Edition

W indows 2000 Professional

RAID Arrays

NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays described in this section:

RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves the disk read and write times for many applications.

RAID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data.

RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays.

Spanning (JBOD): JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different s i z e s into one large disk.

Summary of RAID Configurations

Array Uses Advantages

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 0+1

Non-critical data requiring high performance.

Small databases or any other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance.

Critical data requiring high performance.

JBOD

High data throughput.

100% data redundancy.

Combining odd size drives into one big drive

Optimized for both

100% data redundancy and performance.

Allows spare disks.

Combines and uses the capacity of odd size drives.

Drawbacks

No fault tolerance.

Requires 2 drives for the storage space of 1 drive.

Requires 2 drives for the storage space of 1 drive

— the same as

RAID level 1.

Decreases performance because of the difficulty in using drives concurrently or to optimize drives for different uses.

# Hard

Disks multiple

2

4+

Multiple

Fault

Tolerance

None

Yes

Yes

No


Please note that the companion MSI Driver/Utility CD supports this mainboard with Windows 2000/XP system drivers ONLY. Hence, users cannot install OS, either WinME or Win98, in their SATA hard drives.

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RAID Configuration

Basic Configuration Instructions

The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID:

Non-Bootable RAID Array

1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Check p.

3-17 for details.)

2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and

Mirroring (RAID 0+1), or Spanning (JBOD) and create the desired RAID array.

3. Enter the W indows OS, run the W indows nForce Setup application and install the

RAID software. (Check p.B-7 for details.)

4. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks.

Bootable RAID Array

1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Check p.

3-17 for details.)

2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and

Mirroring (RAID 0+1), or Spanning (JBOD) and create the desired RAID array.

3. Boot from the W indows CD, use the floppy disk that has the RAID driver to copy

and install the nForce RAID software. (Check p.B-7 for details.)

4. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks.

Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS

Be sure to enable the IDE RAID or SATA RAID items in SATA Devices Configuration of Integrated Peripherals in BIOS (refer to p.3-17 for details) before configuring the NVRAID BIOS. After that press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The

PC will reboot right away. Then enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and follow the procedures described below to set up the NVRAID BIOS.

NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.

Entering the RAID BIOS Setup

1. After rebooting your PC, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 . The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS.

2. Press F10 , and the NVIDIA RAID Utility

--- Define a New Array window will appear.

The default RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to

O pti mal .

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Understanding the “ Define a New Array ” Window

Use the Define a New Array window to

• Select the RAID Mode

•

Set up the Striping Block

• Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array

Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels. In a typical system there is usually one controller and multiple channels, and each channel has a slave and a master.

The channel/controller/master/slave status of each hard disk is given in the Loc

(location) columns of the Free Disks and Array Disks lists.

In the example above, 1.0.M means the hard drive is attached to Channel 1, Controller

0, and the drive is set to Master. The following is a list of all possible combinations:

Parallel ATA

0.0.M

0.0.S

Channel 0, controller 0, Master

Channel 0, controller 0, Slave

0.1.M

0.1.S


Channel 0, controller 1, Slave

Serial ATA

1.0.M

1.1.M

2.0.M

2.1.M






There is no such thing as Slave drive in Serial ATA. All drives are considered to be Master since there is a one to one connection between the drive and the controller.

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Using the Define a New Array Window

If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted.

• Selecting the RAID Mode

By default, this is set to [Mirroring]. To change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box — either

[Mirroring], [Striping], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring].

• Selecting the Striping Block Size

Striping Block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on the disk. It is recommended to leave this value at the default [Optimal], which is 32KB, but the values can be between [4 KB] and [128 KB].

• Assigning the Disks

The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free

Disks block. These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks.

To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk,

1. Tab to the F ree Disks section. The first disk in the list is selected.

2. Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key (-->). The first disk in the list is moved, and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved.

3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key (<-- ) until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block.

It shows that two disks have been assigned as RAID1 array disks in the figure above.

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Completing the RAID BIOS Setup

1. After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears.

2. Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise press

N . You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives.

The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up.

3.

Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press Enter.

The Array Detail window appears.

4.

If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C .

5.

At the prompt, press Y to wipe out all the data, otherwise press N .

6. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press Ctrl-X to exit the RAID setup. Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID

BIOS, the next step is to configure and load NVRAID drivers under W indows, as explained in

“

Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under W indows

”

on pB-7.

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NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation

Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows

(for Non-bootable RAID Array)

The existing W indows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled) must be upgraded to use the NVIDIA IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the

NV Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled).

This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will upgrade the W indows IDE driver and install the RAID software.

1. Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA W indows nForce Drivers page.

2. Select the modules that you want to install. Make sure that the “ NVIDIA IDE Driver ” is selected.

3. Click Next and then follow the instructions.

4. After the installation is completed, be sure to reboot the PC.

5. After the reboot, initialize the newly created array. See “ Initializing and Using the

Disk Array ” on pB-10.

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Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array)

1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the W indows CD, and the

W indows Setup program starts.

2. Press F6 and wait for the W indows Setup screen to appear.

3. Specify the NVIDIA drivers:

(1) Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then press Enter. The

W indows Setup screen appears as below:

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Please follow the instruction below to make an nVIDIA RAID driver for yourself.

1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Ignore the Setup screen and use “ Explorer ” to browse the CD.

3. Copy all the contents (excluding the subfolders) in the

\\nVidia\System\CK804\IDE\WinXP or

\\nVidia\System\CK804\IDE\Win2K to a formatted floppy disk.

4. The driver disk for nVIDIA RAID driver is done.

(2) Select “ NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER ” and then press Enter .

(3) Press S again at the Specify Devices screen, then press Enter.

(4) Select “ NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller ” and then press Enter. The following W indows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:


4. Press Enter to continue with W indows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of W indows XP installation is completed, then take out the floppy.

5. Follow the instructions on how to install W indows XP. During the GUI portion of the install you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver. Click Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the installation. This will not be an issue with a signed driver.


Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed

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Initializing and Using the Disk Array

The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under W indows.

1. Launch Computer Management by clicking

“

Start

”

-->

“

Settings

”

-->

“

Control Panel

”

--> “ Switch to Classic View ” then open the “ Administrative Tools ” folder and double click on “ Computer Management ” .

2. Click “ Disk Management ” (under the “ Storage ” section). The Initialize and Convert

Disk W izards appears.

3. Click Next . The Select Disks to Initialize window appears. The disks listed depend on how many arrays you have configured.

4. Click Next . The Select Disks to Convert window appears.

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5. Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then click

Next . The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears.

6. Click Finish . The “ Computer Management ” window appears.

The actual disks listed will depend on your system, and the unallocated partition is the total combined storage of two hard disks. You must format the unallocated disk space in order to use it.

7 .

Format the unallocated disk space. Right click “ Unallocated space ” , select “ New

Partition …” and follow the wizard. After the drive has been formatted, it is ready for use.

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RAID Drives Management

There is an application called NVRAIDMAN which helps you perform the following tasks of nVDIA RAID.

•

Viewing RAID Array Configurations

View an array configuration (mirrored, striped, mirror-striped, JBOD, or any supported combination)

• Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk

• View free and/or dedicated free disks

•

Designate a free disk to a particular array

• Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array

• Rebuild a broken mirrored array

• W atch the progress of rebuilding an array

Viewing RAID Array Configurations

To view your RAID configuration from W indows, launch the NVRAID Management utility by double-clicking NvRaidMan.exe (the default location of NvRaidMan.exe is in \\nVidia\System\CK804\IDE\W inXP\raidtool or

\\nVidia\System\CK804\IDE\Win2K\raidtool of the setup CD accompanied with your mainboard).

The RAID configuration information appears in the right-side pane, as shown below.


The information in the figures in this part may very from what it is shown in your system.

NVRAID M irrored Array

The figure below shows an example of a two hard drive mirrored array using identical 55.90 GB IDE hard drives (ST360015A), where one drive is configured as

Master and the other drive is configured as Slave. The total hard disk space used is

55.90 GB. (1.1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes)

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NVRAID Striped Array

The figure below shows an example of a two hard drive striped array using identical

55.90 GB IDE hard drives (ST360015A), where one drive is configured as Master and the other drive is configured as Slave. The total disk space used is 111.80 GB.

NVRAID Striped Mirror Array

The figure below shows an example of a four hard drive stripe-mirrored array. The total disk space used is 111.80 GB.

NVRAID Spanning (JBOD) Array

The figure below shows an example of a two hard drive spanning array. The total disk space used is 111.80 GB.

NVRAID Mirrored Array and a Striped Array

The figure below shows an example of a two hard drive mirrored array as well as a two hard drive striped array.

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Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk

You can designate a hard drive to be used as a spare drive for a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 array2. The spare drive can take over for a failed disk. NVRAID supports two types of spare drives:

• Free Disk

A free disk is a disk that is not part of any RAID array, but can be used by any available RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 array that requires a particular disk when one of its disks crashes or becomes unusable. The process is automatic and doesn

’ t require any user interaction.

For example, if you have a system with four hard disks where one disk is used to boot the OS, two hard drives are set up in a mirrored array, and a fourth hard disk is set up as a free disk, then if one of the mirrored array drives fails, the free disk will be automatically assigned to the mirrored array to be used instead of the failed disk.

• Dedicated Disk

A dedicated free disk is a disk that is assigned to a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 array and that disk is used by that array only when needed, for example during a system crash where a RAID mirrored drive is broken. The dedicated disk can be used only by the array that it is assigned to and not by any other array, unlike a free disk which can be used by any available RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 array.

Assigning a Free Disk

To mark a disk as free, or not a part of any array,

1.

Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as free is RAID enabled.

2.

Enter the RAID BIOS and make sure that the drive is not part of any array (if one exists).

3.

Boot into W indows and run the NVRAIDMAN program. The drive appears under the

Free Disk section. The figure below shows an example of the NVRAIDMAN display if you have a mirror array and one free disk.

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Assigning a Dedicated Disk

To mark a disk as dedicated, or reserve it for use by a specific array,

Step 1: Mark the Disk as a Free Disk

1.

Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as free is RAID enabled.

2.

Enter the RAID BIOS and make sure that the drive is not part of any array (if one exists).

3.

Boot into W indows and run the NVRAIDMAN program. The drive appears under the

Free Disk section.

Step 2: Dedicate the Free Disk to an Array

W hile running NVRAIDMAN, dedicate the free disk to an array using one of the following two methods:

• Method 1: Select a free disk and then assign it to an array.

• Method 2: Select an array and then assign a free disk to it.

Both methods are equally simple ways of accomplishing the same task.

M ethod 1: Select a free disk and then assign it to an array.

1. Right click one of the available disks under the Free Disk section. The pop-up menu

appears.

2. Select Designate Spare from the menu to launch the Spare Disk Allocation Wizard.

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3. Click Next .

The RAID Array Selection page appears.

4. From the RAID Array Selection page, select one of the arrays from the list.

This is the array to which you want to allocate the dedicated free disk.

Note: There is only one array created on the system.

5.

Click Next .

The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears.

6.

Click Finish .

As shown in figure below, the ST380023AS drive is now a dedicated free disk in the mirrored array. If a system crash occurs that causes any of the two ST360015A drives to fail, the ST380023AS hard drive will take over and be used in the newly formed mirrored array.

Once a dedicated disk has been assigned to a particular array, it can be removed at any time. To remove the disk, right click on the dedicated disk and select the option to remove it.

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M ethod 2: Select an array and then assign a free disk to it.

1.

Right click on the array to which you want to assign a dedicated free disk. The popup menu appears.

2. Select Designate Spare from the menu to launch the Spare Disk Allocation Wizard.

3 . Click Next. The Free Disk Selection page appears.

4. From the Free Disk Selection page, select one of the disks from the list. Please note that there can be more than one disk to choose from.

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5.

Click Next . The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears.

6.

Click Finish .

You have now assigned a dedicated free disk to a mirrored array.


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Example of Dedicating a Free Disk in a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 Array

You can also assign a dedicated free disk to a RAID 1 or a RAID 0+1 array, using the same process.

1.

Right-click either the free disk that you want to dedicate to an array, the array type, or the array drives as shown in the figure below. Then click Designate Spare to launch the Spare Disk Allocation W izard.

2.

Click Designate Spare and then follow the instructions in the W izard. The figure below shows an example of a RAID 1 array that has one spare disk dedicated to it.


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Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array

Rebuilding is the process of recovering data from one hard drive to another. All data is copied from one hard drive to another and then the data is synchronized between the two hard drives. This only applies to RAID 1 array as well as a RAID 0+1 array.

Rebuilding Instructions

After creating a mirrored array, you can rebuild the array using the following steps:

1.

Go to Windows and run the NVRAID Management utility. The figure below shows an example of a system with one mirrored array.

2 . Right-click on Mirroring. The popup menu appears.

3.

From the popup menu, click Rebuild Array . The NVIDIA Rebuild Array W izard appears.

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4 . Click Next. The Disk Selection page appears.


5. Select the drive that you want to rebuild by clicking it from the list, then click Next .

The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array page appears.

6.

Click Finish . The array rebuilding starts after a few seconds, and a small pop-up message appears towards the bottom right corner of the screen as shown in the figure below.

During the rebuilding process, the NVRAID Management utility screen shows the status under the System Tasks and Details sections.

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M ore About Rebuilding Arrays

• Rebuilding Occurs in the Background

The rebuilding process is very slow (it can take up to a day) and occurs in the background so as not to affect the performance of the system.

• Rebuilding Applies Only to RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 Arrays

Rebuilding an array works only when using RAID1 and/or RAID 0+1. Rebuilding does not apply to RAID 0 and JBOD arrays.

• You Can Use Any Available Free Disk

You can rebuild a mirrored array using any available Free Disk or Dedicated Disk.

For example, the figure below shows a mirrored array using 34.48 GB HD while having two Free Disks each 55.90 GB large.

To use one of these available free disks to rebuild your array, follow the same steps as explained in

“

Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array

”

on p.B-20, except when prompted to select a disk, choose one of the two available free disks.

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MSI MS-7135 K8N Neo3 Instruction manual

Assistant Bot

English Version

G52-M7135X4

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

Micro-Star International

MS-7135

Copyright Notice

Trademarks

Revision History

Technical Support

Safety Instructions

CONTENTS

Getting Started

Mainboard Specifications

Mainboard Layout

K8N Neo3 Series (MS-7135) v1.X ATX Mainboard

MSI Special Features

Live Monitor

Auto Search

Searches for the BIOS/drivers version you need immediately.

View Last Result

Allows you to view the last search result if there is any.

Preference

Configures the Search function, including the Search schedule.

Exit

Exits the Live Monitor

application.

FAQ

Provides a link to a database which contains various possible questions about MSI's products for users to inquire.

Live BIOS

/Live Driver

Live BIOS

Updates the BIOS online.

Live Driver

Updates the drivers online.

Live VGA BIOS

Updates the VGA BIOS online.

Live VGA Driver

Updates the VGA driver online.

Live Utility

Updates the utilities online.

Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor)

Packing Checklist

Chapter 2. Hardware

Setup

Hardware Setup

Quick Components Guide

Central Processing Unit: CPU

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 754

Installing AMD Athlon64 CPU Cooler Set

Memory

Memory Population Rules

Slot

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

Memory Module

S/D

S/D

Maximum System Memory Supported

Total Memory

64MB~1GB

64MB~1GB

64MB~2GB

Installing DDR Modules

Power Supply

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: JWR1

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

Important Notification about Power Issue

Back Panel

Connectors

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1 / SFAN1 / NBFAN1

ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

CD-In Connector: J1

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1

Serial Port Header: JCOM1

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3