MSI 845 Pro2-C User Manual

MSI

MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL

MS-6562 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard

845 Pro2-C

Version 1.0

G52-MA00497

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Manual Rev: 1.0
Release Date: Jan. 2002

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-6562

Tested to comply

with FCC Standard

For Home or Office Use

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Edition

Jan. 2002

Copyright Notice

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-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

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Corporation.
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AMI® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release Jan. 2002

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Safety Instructions

1. Read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Save this Users Guide for possible use later.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a stable and flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are used for air convection and to prevent
the equipment from overheating. Note: Do not cover the openings.

6. Make sure that the power voltage is within its safety range and has been
adjusted properly to the value of 110/220V before connecting the equip­ment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord in a way that people are unlikely to step on it. Do not
place anything on 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 the equipment
or cause an electrical shock.

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

l the power cord or plug is damaged
l liquid has penetrated into the equipment
l the equipment has been exposed to moisture
l the equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according

to Users Guide

l the equipment was dropped and damaged
l the equipment has obvious signs of breakage

12. Do not leave the equipment in an unconditioned environment with a stor­age temperature of 600 C (1400F) or above, which may damage the
equipment.

CAUTION: To prevent explosion caused by improper battery
replacement, use the same or equivalent type of battery recommended
by the manufacturer only.

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CONTENTS

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

Mainboard Specification ...................................................................... 1-2

Mainboard Layout ............................................................................... 1-4

Quick Components Guide .................................................................... 1-5

Connectors & Jumpers ......................................................................... 1-6

Back Panel ............................................................................................ 1-8

Chapter 2. AMI BIOS Setup ..................................................................... 2-1

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

Selecting the First Boot Device ..................................................... 2-2

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

Getting Help .................................................................................. 2-3

The Main Menu ................................................................................... 2-4

Standard CMOS Features .................................................................... 2-5

Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................... 2-6

Advanced Chipset Features................................................................. 2-7

Power Management Setup ................................................................... 2-8

PNP/PCI Configurations .......................................................................2-9

Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 2-10

Hardware Monitor Setup .................................................................... 2-11

Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults.................................... 2-12

Supervisor/User Password ................................................................. 2-13

IDE HDD AUTO Detection ................................................................ 2-15

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Getting Started

Thank you for purchasing the 845 Pro2-C v1.X ATX mainboard. The 845
Pro2-C mainboard is based on Intel® 82845 & ICH2 chipsets for optimal system
efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium® 4 processors in the
478 pin package, the 845 Pro2-C v1.X delivers a high performance and profes­sional desktop platform solution.

TOPICS

Mainboard Specification 1-2

Mainboard Layout 1-4

Quick Components Guide 1-5

Connectors & Jumpers 1-6

Back Panel 1-8

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Chapter 1

Mainboard Specification

CPU

Support Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 Willamette/Northwood processor
Support 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz, 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GH z, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2GHz,

2.2GHz and up* (*not tested yet)

Chipset

Intel® 845 chipset (593 FC-BGA)

- Support 100MHz FSB

- Support 400MHz Intel NetBurst micro-architecture bus

- 1.5V AGP interface with 4x data transfer and 4x fast write capability
Intel® ICH2 chipset (360 EBGA)

- AC97 Controller Integrated

- 2 full IDE channels, up to ATA 100

- Low pin count interface for SIO

Main Memory

Support three PC133 SDRAM sockets
Support up to 3 GB memory size

Slots

One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 4x slot (1.5V only)
Six PCI 2.2 32-bit Master PCI bus slots
One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot
Support 3.3V/5V PCI bus Interface

On-Board IDE

An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with
PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA33/66/100 operation modes
Can connect up to four IDE devices

On-Board Peripherals

On-Board Peripherals include:

- 1floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88
Mbytes

- 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B)

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 4 USB ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2)

- 1 Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-In/Game port

1-2

Getting Started

Audio

ICH2 chip integrated
AC97 codec supports 2 channel Audio

BIOS

The mainboard BIOS provides Plug & Play function 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

Dimension

ATX Form Factor 30.5cm x 20cm

Mounting

6 mounting holes

Others

Support Modem Wake-up function
Support STR/STD
PC 2001 Compliant

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Chapter 1

Mainboard Layout

Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard

USB
ports

Top :
Game port

Bottom:
Line-Out
Line-In
Mic

Codec

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JDB1

CNR

CFAN1

ATX Po wer

Supply

JPW1

AGP Slot

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BATT

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SFAN1

PSFAN1

JBAT1

IDE 1

IDE 2

JFP2

JFP1

PCI Slot 1

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PCI Slot 2

ICH 2

PCI Slot 3

JGS1

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PCI Slot 4

PCI Slot 5

PCI Slot 6

JIR1

JWR1

FDD1

JUSB1

845 Pro2-C (MS-6562 v1.X) ATX Mainboard

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Quick Components Guide

Component Function

CONN1 ATX 20-pin power connector

JPW1 ATX 12V power connector

JKBMS1 Mouse connector

JKBMS1 Keyboard connector

USB Connectors Connecting to USB devices

COM A & COM B Serial port connector

LPT1 Parallel port connector

FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector

JGS1 Power saving switch connector

IDE1~ IDE2 Hard disk connectors

JCD1 CD-in connector

JAUX1 Aux line-in connector

JMD1 Modem-in connector

CFAN1/SFAN1/PSFAN1 Fan power connectors

JFP1/JFP2 Front panel connectors

JAUD1 Front panel audio connector

JUSB1 Front USB connector

JIR1 IrDA infrared module connector

JDB1 D-Bracket connector

JWR1 Wake on ring connector

JBAT1 Clear CMOS jumper

AGP Slot Connecting to AGP cards

PCI Slots Connecting to expansion cards

CNR Slot Connecting to expansion cards

Getting Started

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Chapter 1

Connectors & Jumpers

JGS1

JFP2 (BUZ is optional)

7

8

+

-

SPK

BUZ

P
S

+

-

GND

2

1

JFP1

10

-

PWSW

LED

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+

-

S
P

+

192

JAUD1

1

2

9

10

LED

RST

HDD

Attach a power saving switch to this
connector. Pressing the switch once will have the
system enter the sleep/suspend state. Press any
key to wake up the system.

The mainboard provides two front panel con­nectors for establishing electrical connection to the
front panel switches and LEDs.

Both JFP1 and JFP2 are compliant with Intel
Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

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.

®

JUSB1

JIR1

2

1

The mainboard provides one front Universal

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Serial Bus connector for users to connect to USB
devices. JUSB1 is compliant with the Intel Front

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125

6

Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

The connector allows you to connect to the
IrDA Infrared module. You must configure the set­ting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function.
JIR1 is compliant with the Intel Front Panel I/O con­nectivity Design Guide.

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Getting Started

JDB1

JWR1

JBAT1

The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector

2

10

1

9

for you to connect to D-Bracket. D-Bracket is
a USB Bracket integrating four LEDs and allows
users to identify system problem through 16 vari­ous combinations of LED signals.

This connector allows you to connect to a

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1

modem card with Wake On Ring function. The con­nector will power up the system when a signal is
received through the modem card.

A battery must be used to retain the

1

mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM. Short 1­2 pins of JBAT1 to store the CMOS data.

1

3

Keep CMOS

1

3

Clear CMOS

1-7

Chapter 1

Back Panel

Mouse

Keyboard USB

4

2

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

USB Ports

13 1

COM A COM B L-out L-in MIC

56

3

1

Parallel

4

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

COM A & COM B (9-pin Male)

Midi/Joystick

2

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

56

3

1

25

Line Out Line In MIC

Audio Port Connectors

Parallel Port Connector

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MIDI/Joystick Connector

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Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

AMI BIOS Setup

AMI 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:

An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up,

and requests you to run SETUP.

You want to change the default settings for customized features.

TOPICS

Entering Setup 2-2
The Main Menu 2-4
Standard CMOS Features 2-5
Advanced BIOS Features 2-6
Advanced Chipset Features 2-7
Power Management Setup 2-8
PNP/PCI Configurations 2-9
Integrated Peripherals 2-10
Hardware Monitor Setup 2-11
Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults 2-12
Supervisor/User Password 2-13
IDE HDD AUTO Detection 2-15

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2-1

Chapter 2

Entering Setup

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

DEL:Setup F11:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo

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.

Selecting the First Boot Device

You are allowed to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS
setup utility by pressing <F11>. When the same message as listed above
appears on the screen, press <F11> to trigger the boot menu.

The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in
time. If so, restart the system and press <F11> after around 2 or 3 seconds to
activate the boot menu similar to the following.

Select First Boot Device

Floppy : 1st Floppy
IDE-0 : IBM-DTLA-307038
CDROM : ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVE 40X M

[Up/Dn] Select [RETURN] Boot [ESC] cancel

The boot menu will list all the bootable devices. Select the one you want
to boot from by using arrow keys and then pressing <Enter>. The system will
boot from the selected device. The selection will not make changes to the
settings in the BIOS setup utility, so next time when you power on the system,
it will still use the original first boot device to boot up.

2-2

Control Keys

AMI BIOS Setup

<↑>
<↓>
<←>
<→>

<Enter> Select the item

<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu

<+/PU> Increase the numeric valu e or make changes

<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

<F6> Load High Performa nce Defaults

<F7> Load BIOS Setup Defaults

<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Move to the previous item

Move to the next item

Move to the item in the left hand

Move to the item in the r ight hand

Setup Menu

Getting Help

After entering the Setup utility, the first screen you see is the Main Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies. You can use
the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description for the selected
setup category is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Default Settings

The BIOS setup program contains two kinds of default settings: the BIOS
Setup and High Performance defaults. BIOS Setup defaults provide stable but
minimal performance settings for all devices and the system, while High Perfor­mance defaults provide the best system performance but may affect the sys­tem stability.

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Chapter 2

The Main Menu

Once you enter AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY, the Main Menu will ap­pear on the screen. The Main Menu displays twelve configurable functions
and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press
<Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

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AMI BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Features

The items inside STANDARD CMOS SETUP menu are divided into 9 catego­ries. Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys
to highlight the item you want to modify and use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys
to switch to the value you prefer.

2-5

Chapter 2

Advanced BIOS Features

2-6

AMI BIOS Setup

Advanced Chipset Features

Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.

2-7

Chapter 2

Power Management Setup

2-8

AMI BIOS Setup

PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play)
feature. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, 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.

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Chapter 2

Integrated Peripherals

2-10

AMI BIOS Setup

Hardware Monitor Setup

This section describes how to set the CPU FSB frequency, monitor the current
hardware status including CPU/system temperatures, CPU/System Fan speeds,
Vcore etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring
mechanism onboard.

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Chapter 2

Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults

The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS
settings to High Performance defaults or BIOS Setup defaults. The High Per­formance Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer
for the best system performance but probably will cause a stability issue. The
BIOS Setup Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufac­turer for stable performance of the mainboard.

When you select Load High Performance Defaults, a message as below appears:

Pressing Y loads the default BIOS values that enable the best system
performance but may lead to a stability issue.

When you select Load BIOS Setup Defaults, a message as below appears:

Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for stable system
performance.

The option is for power or overclocking users only. Use of
high performance defaults will tighten most timings to in­crease the system performance. Therefore, a high-end sys-

WARNING!

tem configuration is a must, which means you need high­quality VGA adapter, RAM and so on. We dont recom-

mend that users should apply the high performance de­faults in their regular systems. Otherwise, the system may

become unstable or even crash. If the system crashes or
hangs after enabling the feature, please CLEAR CMOS
DATA to resolve the problem.

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AMI BIOS Setup

Supervisor/User Password

When you select Supervisor Password, a message as below will appear on the
screen:

When you select User Password, a message as below will appear on the screen:

Type the password, up to six 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.

When 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.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have AMIBIOS to
request a password each time the system is booted. This would prevent unau-

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Chapter 2

thorized use of your computer. The setting to determine when the password
prompt is required is the PASSWORD CHECK option of the ADVANCED BIOS
FEATURES menu. If the PASSWORD CHECK option is set to Always, the
password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to Setup, pass­word prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup.

About Supervisor Password & User Password:

Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of

the setup menu.

User password: Can only enter but do not have the right

to change the settings of the setup menu.

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AMI BIOS Setup

IDE HDD AUTO Detection

You can use this utility to AUTOMATICALLY detect the characteristics of
most hard drives.

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