MSI 865G Neo2-P, 865PE Neo2-P User Manual

865PE/G Neo2-P

MS-6728 (v2.X) A TX Mainboard

Version 2.0

G52-M6728XG

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Manual Rev: 2.0
Release Date: September 2003

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-6728

T ested to comply
with FCC Standard

For Home or Office Use

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Copyright Notice

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INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document,

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Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V2.0 First release with chipsets September 2003

Intel® 865PE/G &
Intel® ICH5/ICH5R

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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:

z The power cord or plug is damaged.
z Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
z The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
z The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according

to User’s Manual.

z The equipment has dropped and damaged.
z The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned, storage
temperature above 600 C (1400F), it may damage the equipment.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MSI Special Features ........................................................................... 1-5

Super Pack (Optional)....................................................................1-5

CoreCenter ....................................................................................1-6

CoreCell™ .....................................................................................1-8

Color Management ........................................................................ 1-9

D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional) ............................................................. 1-10

Live Monitor™ ............................................................................ 1-12

Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ .......................................................... 1-13

Round Cable (Optional)............................................................... 1-14

CPU Thermal Protection .............................................................. 1-14

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

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

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

CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure ......................................... 2-3

Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix .....................................2-3

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 ..................................2-5

Installing the CPU Fan ..................................................................2-5

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

Introduction to DDR SDRAM....................................................... 2-7

DDR Population Rules ..................................................................2-7

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

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

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 ............................................ 2- 9

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A TX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 ................................................2-9

Back Panel .......................................................................................... 2-10

Mouse Connector ....................................................................... 2-11

Keyboard Connector ................................................................... 2-12

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

Serial Port Connectors: COM A .................................................. 2-13

VGA Co nnec tor ( For 86 5G on ly) ................................................. 2-13

RJ-45 LAN Jack: 10/100 LAN (8100C) /

Giga-bit LAN (8110S) (Optional)....................................... 2-14

Audio Port Connectors (Optional) .............................................. 2-15

Parallel Port Connector: LPT1...................................................... 2-16

Connectors......................................................................................... 2-17

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1........................................... 2-17

Fan Power Connectors: CPUF AN1/SF AN1, SF AN2/NBF AN1 .... 2-17

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 ......................................... 2-18

A TA100 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ............................. 2-19

Serial AT A/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled

by ICH5/ICH5R: SAT A1, SATA2 (Optional).................... 2-20

Serial AT A /Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled

by VIA VT6420: IDE3, SAT A3 & SATA4 (Optional) ....... 2-20

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_2 (Optional) ................... 2-22

D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1 .................................................. 2-23

IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 ............................................ 2-24

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ........................................ 2-24

CD-In Connector: JCD1 ............................................................... 2-25

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 .................................. 2-25

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2..................................... 2-25

Jumpers .............................................................................................. 2-26

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1........................................................ 2-26

Slots ................................................................................................... 2-27

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PCI Interrupt Request Routing .................................................... 2-27

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot......................................... 2-27

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots .......................... 2-27

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

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

Selecting the First Boot Device .....................................................3-2

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

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

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

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

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

Advanced Chipset Features............................................................... 3-12

Power Management Features ............................................................ 3-15

PNP/PCI Configuration ...................................................................... 3-19

Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-22

PC Health Status ................................................................................ 3-27

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................ 3-28

Set Supervisor/User Password........................................................... 3-32

Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults.................................... 3-33

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

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

Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP................................A-2

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

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

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

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

Speaker T est .................................................................................A-9

HRTF Demo ................................................................................ A-11

General .......................................................................................A-12

Using 2-, 4- & 6- Channel Audio Function........................................A-13

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For 865G Neo2-P and 865PE Neo2-P Option 1: ........................... A-13

For 865PE Neo2-P Option 2: ....................................................... A-16

Appendix B. Intel ICH5R Serial A TA RAID Introduction ........................B-1

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

BIOS Configuration ............................................................................. B-5

Installing Software ............................................................................ B-13

RAID Migration Instructions............................................................ B-19

AppendixC. VIA VT6420 Serial A TA RAID Intr oduction ........................C-1

Introduction ........................................................................................ C-2

BIOS Configuration ............................................................................. C-4

Installing RAID Software & Drivers.................................................. C-15

Using VIA RAID T ool....................................................................... C-18

AppendixD. Appendix D: The explanation for overspecification and

overclocking on Intel® 865PE chipset .................................................D-1

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the 865PE/G Neo2-P (MS-6728)

v2.X ATX mainboard. The 865PE/G Neo2-P is based on Intel
865PE / 865G & ICH5 / ICH5R chipsets for optimal system
efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium® 4
processors in 478 pin package, the 865PE/G Neo2-P delivers a
high performance and professional desktop platform solution.

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors.
h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz.
h Supports up to 3.2GHz or higher speed.

Chipset

h Intel® 865PE/G chipset

- Supports FSB 800/533/400MHz.

- Supports AGP 8X interface.

- Supports DDR 400/333/266 memory interface.

- Integrated graphics controller (for 865G only).

h Intel® ICH5/ICH5R chipset

- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, 8 ports.

- 2 Serial AT A/150 ports.

- 2 channel Ultra AT A 100 bus Master IDE controller.

- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.

- Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management.

- Serial A TA/150 RAID 0 and RAID 1 (Optional).

Main Memory

h Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 2.5 Volt DDR SDRAM.
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h Supports up to 4GB memory size without ECC.

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h Supports Dual channel DDR266/333/400/433/466/500/533 MHz and up.

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(DDR433/466/500/533 are overclocking spec)

Slots

h One AGP slot supports 8x/4x at 0.8V (AGP 3.0) or 4x at 1.5V (3.3V is not

supported).

h Five 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).

On-Board IDE

h Dual Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH5/ICH5R.

- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.

- Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives.

h Serial ATA/150 controller integrated in ICH5/ICH5R.

- Up to 150MB/sec transfer speeds.

- Can connect up to two Serial ATA drives.

- Supports SAT A RAID 0/RAID 1 (Optional).

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VIA6420 On-Board (Optional)

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h Supports Ultra AT A, Serial ATA, Serial AT A RAID 0 or 1.

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h Connect up to 2 Serial ATA devices and 2 Ultra AT A 133 devices.

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On-Board Peripherals

h On-Board Peripherals include:

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

2.88Mbytes

- 1 serial port COM1, 1 VGA port (for 865G only) (Optional)

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 8 USB 2.0 ports (Rear * 4/ Front * 4)

- 1 Line-In / Line-Out / Mic-In / Real Speaker Out / Center-Subwoofer Speaker
Out / SPDIF Out-Optical audio port (Optional)

- 1 RJ45 LAN jack (Optional)

- 2 IEEE 1394 pinheaders (Optional)

Audio

h AC97 link controller integrated in Intel® 865PE/G chipset.
h 6-channel audio codec Realtek ALC655.

- Compliance with AC97 v2.3 Spec.

- Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement.

LAN (Optional)

h Realtek® 8100C / 8110S (Optional)

- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip.

- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s (1000Mb/s for 8100S only).

- Compliance with PCI 2.2.

- Supports ACPI Power Management.

BIOS

h The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the

peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function

which records your mainboard specifications.

Dimension

h ATX Form Factor: 30.5 cm (L) x 24.5 cm (W).

Mounting

h 9 mounting holes.

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Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard

Top : Parallel Port
Bottom:

COM A
VGA Port (Optional)

T: SP D IF O ut
B: USB ports

T: LAN jack
(Opt ional)
B: USB ports

Line-In

T:

Line-Out

M:

Mic

B:
T:R S- Ou t
M:CS-Out
B:SPDIF Out
(All optional)

Realtek

8100C/8110S

(Optional)

BATT

+

JCD1

Codec

JPW1

JAUD1

Mainboard Layout

CPUFAN1

Intel

865PE/G

NBFAN1

AGP Slot

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

JBAT1

PCI Slot 4

PCI Slot 5

JUSB2

JUSB1

VIA

VT6307

J1394_1 J1394_2

ICH5/

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(MS-6728) v2.X A TX Mainboard

Getting Started

MSI Special Features

Super Pack (Optional)

MSI provides a useful CD which includes 6 powerful and popular utilities

for your office professional working and for your home leisure entertainment.

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6

1. Adobe Photoshop Album: The fast and easy way to organize
and share your lifetime photos.

2. Media Dialer: A high quality voice service for PC users to make
international calls without the elevated cost of traditional IDD
providers.

3. FarStone Virtual Drive: A revolutionary software that emulates a
physical CD drive.

4. InterVideo WinDVD: The World's Most Popular Software DVD
Player.

5. InterVideoWinRip: A state-of-the-art software application that
provides you with a complete audio playback and environment.

6. FarStone RestoreIt!: Instantly recover from system crash, virus
attack, and accidental data deletion.

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CoreCenter

CoreCenter
processor and memory type to optimize its memory capacity. This all-in-one
hardware console is advanced combination of the popular PC Alert and Fuzzy
Logic. Including powerful function with hardware monitor, system alert and
instinctive UI of overclocking, CoreCenter is just like your PC doctor that can
detect, view and adjust the PC hardware and system status during real time
operation.

In the left side it shows the current system status including the Vcore, 3.
3V, +5V and 12V. In the right side it shows the current PC hardware status such
as the CPU & system temperatures and all fans speeds.

(TM)

- contains OC Menu panel, users can determine their

When you click the red triangles in the left and right sides, two sub­menus will open for users to overclock, overspec or to adjust the thresholds of
system to send out the warning messages. If you click the Core Center button
in the top, a screen pops up for you to choose the “Auto mode” or “User
mode” of CPU fan.

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Left-wing: 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 maximal 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-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation

In the right sub-menu, 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 for warnings, and
the value for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds.

T op-side: User mode/Auto 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 Stop to Full speed.

OC Menu

The exclusive OC Menu is fully de­veloped to support DDR400+ memory
modules. By comprehensive validation
of over 67 DDR400+ memory modules,
MSI concluded best parameters for
DRAM voltage, Vio and other BIOS
settings. You can select DDR433,
DDR450, DDR466 and DDR500 from
DRAM frequency in BIOS setting. Or
you can just click on OC Menu button
to configure in the OC Menu at
CoreCenter. OC Menu will adjust the
necessary parameters of voltage and fre­quency simultaneously. The only limita­tion was the margin of processor from overclocking.

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Core CellTM Chip

By diagnosing the current system utilization, the
CoreCell™ Chip automatically tunes your motherboard to the
optimal state, leading to less noise, longer duration, more power­saving and higher performance.

Features of CoreCell™

PowerPro

-- Saves up to 65% power.

-- Assures motherboard
stability.

-- Empowers O.C
Capability.

LifePro

-- Prolongs motherboard, CPU and fan life.

-- Maintains motherboard & CPU in constant temperature.

-- Prevents components from operating beyond specifications.

Speedster

-- Advanced O.C. design.

-- Superior O.C. capability.

-- Greater O.C. method.

BuzzFree

-- Diagnoses current system
utilization & temperature.

-- Controls both CPU and
NorthBridge fans.

-- Cuts up to 50% of sys-

tem noise.

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Getting Started

Color Management

MSI has a unified color management rule for some connectors on the
mainboards, which helps you to install the memory modules, expansion cards
and other peripherals devices more easily and conveniently.

h Dual Memory DDR DIMMs: Channel A is light green, Channel B is
purple
h Intel spec IDE ATA66/100 connector: 1st IDE is blue, 2nd IDE is
white

h IDE ATA133 connector: yellow
h Serial ATA150 connector: orange
h AGP 8X slot: red
h 1394 connector: dark green
h USB 2.0 connector: yellow
h Front panel connector JFP1 : HDD LED is red, Reset Switch is blue,

Power Switch is black, Power LED is light green.
h Front panel connector JFP2: Power LED is light green.

Memory DDR DIMMs

BATT

+

USB 2.0 connector

Intel spec IDE ATA66/100 connectors:
1st IDE: blue/2nd IDE: white

AGP 8X Slot

Serial ATA150 connectors

BIOS

IDE ATA133 connector

Serial ATA150 connectors

Front Panel connector JFP1

Front Panel connector JFP2

1394 connectors

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D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional)

D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs, which
use graphic signal display to help users understand their system. The LEDs
provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system. The 4 LEDs can
detect all problems that fail the system, such as VGA, RAM or other failures.
This special feature is very useful for overclocking users. These users can use
the feature to detect if there are any problems or failures. D-Bracket™ 2 supports
both USB 1.1 & 2.0 spec.

D-Bracket™ 2

1 2
3 4

Red

D-Bracket™ 2 Description

System Power ON

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Early Chipset Initialization

Memory Detection Test

Testing VGA BIOS

Green

- The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or

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not installed properly.

- Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if the
memory module is damaged or not installed properly.
Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting.

Initializing Keyboard Controller.

- This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen.

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D-Bracket™ 2 Description

Processor Initialization

- This will show information regarding the processor (like
brand name, system bus, etc…)

Initializing Video Inter face

BIOS Sign On

Testing Base and Extended Memory

Initializing Hard Drive Controller

Initializing Floppy Drive Controller

Boot Attempt

Operating System Booting

Testing RTC (Real Tim e Clock)

- This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video
onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter.

- This will start showing information about logo, processor
brand name, etc….

- Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended
memory above 1MB using various patterns.
Assign Resources to all ISA.

- This will initialize IDE drive and controller.

- This will initializing Floppy Drive and controller.

- This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h.

Getting Started

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Live Monitor™

The Live Monitor™ is a tool used to schedule the search
for the latest BIOS/drivers version on the MSI W eb 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 to perform the functions
listed below:

zz

z Auto Search – Searches for the BIOS/drivers version you need immediately.

zz

zz

z View Last Result – Allows you to view the last search result if there is any.

zz

zz

z Preference – Configures the Search function, including the Search schedule.

zz

zz

z Exit – Exits the Live Monitor™ application.

zz
zz

z FAQ – Provides a link to a database which contains various possible questions

zz

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:

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

Ø Live BIOS – Updates the BIOS online.
Ø Live Driver – Updates the drivers online.
Ø Live VGA BIOS – Updates the VGA BIOS online.
Ø Live VGA Driver – Updates the VGA driver online.

Ø Live OSD – Updates the firmware of the OSD products online.
Ø 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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Round Cable (Optional)

Round cable is an enhanced cable for PCI IDE and Ultra DMA controller.
It has the following benefits:

h Data transfer rate started by 133MB/s
h Backward compatibility (AT A33/66/100/133)
h Higher performance than traditional Flat cable (data rate)
h Improved data robustness
h Better airflow due to thinner ATA/133 cable

Connect to the system
connectors on the mainboard.

Connect to the master drive.

Connect one end to the
floppy disk drive
connector (FDD1) and
the other end to the
standard floppy disk.

Connect to the slave drive.

CPU Thermal Protection

Aimed to prevent the CPU from overheating, MSI has developed a CPU
Thermal Protection mechanism for Intel® CPU platform. This CPU Thermal
Protection mechanism works on a thermal signal sensor. If the mechanism
senses an abnormal temperature rise, it will automatically shut down the system
and the CPU temperature will then drop down and become normal. With this
unique feature, users can better protect their CPU. Please note that this feature
is for Intel® Pentium CPU only.

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware
Setup

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.

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

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Quick Components Guide

CPUFAN1, p.2-17

CPU, p.2-3

DDR DIMMs, p.2-7

JCI1, p.2-25

Back Panel
I/O, p.2-10

JPW1, p.2-9

NBFAN1, p.2-17

AGP Slot, p.2-27

JCD1, p.2-25

PCI Slots, p.2-27

JAUD1, p.2-24

BATT

+

JBAT1, p.2-26

JUSB1, JUSB2,

p.2-25

J1394_1, J1394_2,

p.2-22

BIOS

ATX1, p.2-9

FDD1, p.2-17

IDE1, IDE2, p.2-19

JDB1, p.2-23

SATA1, SATA2,

p.2-20

IDE3, p.2-20

SATA3, SATA4,

p.2-20

JIR1, p.2-24
JFP1, p.2-18
JFP2, p.2-18
SFAN2, p.2-17

SFAN1, p.2-17

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Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 Northwood/Prescott proces-

sor in the 478 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478
for easy CPU installation. When 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 find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to pur­chase and install them before turning on the computer.

CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 16

then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio

= 100MHz x 16
= 1.6 GHz

Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix

Memory

FSB

FSB400 OK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

FSB533 OK OK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

FSB800 OK OK OK OK * OK * OK * OK*

*: Overclocking spec. Please refer to Appendix D: The explanation for

DDR266 DDR333 DDR400 DDR4 33 DDR466 DDR500 DDR533

overspecification and overclocking on Intel® 865PE chipset for the list
of qualified test memory modules.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

Overclocking

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 478

1. Please turn off the power and

unplug the power cord before
installing the CPU.

Open Lever

2. Pull the lever sideways away

from the socket. Make sure
to raise the lever up to a 90­degree angle.

3. Look for the gold arrow. The
gold arrow should point to­wards the lever pivot. The
CPU can only fit in the correct
orientation.

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 installation pro­cedures may cause permanent
damages to your mainboard.

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.

Sliding

Plate

Gold arrow

Gold arrow

Gold arrow

Press down

the CPU

90 degree

Correct CPU placement

Incorrect CPU placeme n t

O

X

Close
Lever

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Installing the CPU Fan

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher
performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. T o dissi­pate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the
CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink/Fan:

1. Locate the CPU and its retention

mechanism on the motherboard.

retention mechanism

3. Mount the fan on top of the heatsink.

Press down the fan until its four clips
get wedged in the holes of the reten­tion mechanism.

2. Position the heatsink onto the reten-

tion mechanism.

4. Press the two levers down to fasten

the fan. Each lever can be pressed
down in only ONE direction.

levers

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5.

Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connec­tor on the board.

fan power cable

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NOTES

Hardware Setup

Memory

The mainboard provides 4 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 8
memory banks. Y ou can install DDR266 / DDR333 / DDR400 / DDR433 / DDR466
/ DDR500 / DDR533 SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~4).
To operate properly, at least one DIMM module must be installed. Please note

that DDR433 / DDR466 / DDR500 / DDR533 are for overclocking spec.

DDR DIMM Slots

(DDR 1~4, from left to right)

Channel A: DIMM1 & DIMM2 (green)

Channel B: DIMM3 & DIMM4 (purple)

Introduction to DDR SDRAM

DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM,
but doubles the rate by transferring data twice per cycle. It uses 2.5 volts as
opposed to 3.3 volts used in SDR SDRAM, and requires 184-pin DIMM modules
rather than 168-pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM. Please note that
the DDR SDRAM does not support ECC (error correcting code) and registered
DIMM.

DDR 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. Please note that each DIMM can work

respectively for single-channel DDR, but there are some rules while using
dual-channel DDR (Please refer to the suggested DDR population table on p.
2-8).Users may install memory modules of different type and density on different-

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channel DDR DIMMs. However, the same type and density memory modules
are necessary while using dual-channel DDR, or unstability may happen.

Please refer to the following table for detailed dual-channel DDR. Other
combination not listed below will function as single-channel DDR.

DIMM1 (Ch A) DIMM2 (Ch A) DIMM3 (Ch B) DIMM4 (Ch B) System Density
128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 256MB~2GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 256MB~2GB

128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 512MB~4GB

Installing DDR Modules

1. The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module

will only fit in the right orientation.

2. 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.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly
inserted in the socket.

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

Volt

Notch

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Hardware Setup

Power Supply

The mainboard supports A TX 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.

A TX 20-Pin Power Connector: A TX1

This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To
connect to the ATX 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.

11

20

1

10

ATX1

ATX1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3 GND
45V
5 GND
65V
7 GND
8 PW_OK
9 5V_SB
10 12V

PIN SIGNAL

11 3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS_ON
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 5V
20 5V

A TX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

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

JPW1 Pin Definition

1
2

JPW1

3
4

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 12V
4 12V

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Back Panel

The back panel provides the following connectors:

865G Neo2-P

Mouse

Keyboard

Mouse

Parallel

COMA VGA Port

865PE Neo2-P: Option 1

Parallel

SPDIF Out

USB Ports

SPDIF Out

LAN
(Optional)

USB Ports

LAN
(Optional)

USB PortsKeyboard COMA USB Ports

L-in

L-out

MIC

L-in

L-out

MIC

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865PE Neo2-P: Option 2

Hardware Setup

Mouse

Parallel

SPDIF Out

LAN
(Optional)

USB PortsKeyboard

L-in

FS-Out COMA USB Ports

MIC

RS-Out

CS-Out

SPDIF Out

Mouse Connector

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows:

6

4

2

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

5

3

1

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Mouse DAT A Mouse DATA
2 NC No connection
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5V
5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock
6 NC No connection

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Keyboard Connector

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector
for attaching a PS/2® keyboard. You can plug a PS/2® keyboard directly into
this connector.

6

4

2

5

3

1

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Keyboard DAT A Keyboard DAT A
2 NC No connection
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5V
5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock
6 NC No connection

USB Connectors

The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface)
Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse
or other USB-compatible devices. You can plug the USB device directly into
the connector.

1 2 3 4

USB Ports

5 6 7 8

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USB Port Description

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 VCC +5V
2 -Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0
3 +Data0 Positive Data Channel 0
4 GND Ground
5 VCC +5V
6 -Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1
7 +Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1
8 GND Ground

Hardware Setup

Serial Port Connectors: COM A

The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connectors as serial port COM
A. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives16
bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to
the connectors.

Pin Definition

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

9-Pin Male DIN Connector

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 DCD Data Carry Detect
2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data
3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data
4 DTR Data Terminal Ready)
5 GND Ground
6 DSR Data Set Ready
7 RTS Request To Send
8 CTS Clear To Send
9 RI Ring Indicate

VGA Connector (For 865G only)

The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin female connector to connect a VGA
monitor.

5

15

1

11

VGA Connector

(DB 15-pin)

Pin Signal Description

1 RED
2 GREEN
3 BLUE
4 N/C
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 +5V
10 GND
1 1 N/C
12 SDA
13 Horizontal Sync
14 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

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RJ-45 LAN Jack: 10/100 LAN (8100C) /Giga-bit LAN (8110S)
(Optional)

The mainboard provides two standard RJ-45 jacks for connection to
Local Area Network (LAN). Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at
1000, 100 or 10Mbps. Y ou can connect a network cable to either LAN jack.

Activity Indicator

Link Indicator

8 1

RJ-45 LAN Jack

The pin assignments vary depending on the transfer rates: 10/100Mbps
or 1000Mbps. Note that Pin 1/2, 3/6, 4/5, 7/8 must work in pairs. Please refer
to the following for details:

10/100 LAN Pin Definition Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 TDP Transmit Differential Pair
2 TDN Transmit Differential Pair
3 RDP Receive Differential Pair
4 NC Not Used
5 NC Not Used
6 RDN Receive Differential Pair
7 NC Not Used
8 NC Not Used

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+
2 D0N Differential Pair 0­ 3 D1P Differential Pair 1+
4 D2P Differential Pair 2+
5 D2N Differential Pair 2­ 6 D1N Differential Pair 1­ 7 D3P Differential Pair 3+
8 D3N Differential Pair 3-

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Hardware Setup

Audio Port Connectors (Optional)

Depending on the mainboards you purchase, there are two options for
the audio ports: three-port audio connectors for 865G Neo2-P / 865PE Neo2-

P Option 1 and six-port plus SPDIF-Out for 865PE Neo2-P Option2.

Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used

for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector
for microphones. SPDIF-out is a jack for coaxial fiber connection for digital
audio transmission.

For 865G Neo2-P / 865PE Neo2-P Option 1

Line In

Line Out

MIC

S/PDIF Out-Coaxial

For 865PE Neo2-P Option 2, there are six ports plus the SPDIF-Out for
6-channel and S/PDIF function. For more information on 6-channel audio

operation, please refer to Appendix A: Using 2-, 4- & 6-Channel Audio
Function.

For 865PE Neo2-P Option 2

Line In

Line Out

MIC

Rear Speaker Out

S/PDIF Out-Coaxial

Center/Subwoofer

Speaker Out

S/PDIF Out-Optical

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Parallel Port Connector: LPT1

The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A
parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

13 1

25

14

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE Strobe
2 DATA0 Data0
3 DATA1 Data1
4 DATA2 Data2
5 DATA3 Data3
6 DATA4 Data4
7 DATA5 Data5
8 DATA6 Data6
9 DATA7 Data7
10 ACK# Acknowledge
11 BUSY Busy
12 PE Paper End
13 SELECT Select
14 AUTO FEED# Automatic Feed
15 ERR# Error
16 INIT# Initialize Printer
17 SLIN# Select In
18 GND Ground
19 GND Ground
20 GND Ground
21 GND Ground
22 GND Ground
23 GND Ground
24 GND Ground
25 GND Ground

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Hardware Setup

Connectors

The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case,

LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply F AN.

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: CPUF AN1/SF AN1, SF AN2/NBFAN1

The CPUF AN1 (processor fan), SFAN1/SF AN2 (system fan) and NBF AN1
(NorthBridge Chipset fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports
three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, al­ways take 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 on-board, you must use a
specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan
control.

GND

+12V

SENSOR

CPUFAN1

GND
+12V

NC

GND
+12V
Sensor

NBFAN1SFAN1, SFAN2

MSI Reminds Y ou...

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

2. CPUFAN1 supports the fan control. You can install Core
Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed
according to the actual CPU temperature.

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Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2

The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical con­nection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel
Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

Reset
Switch

HDD
LED

Power
LED

®

9

10

Power
Switch

Power
LED

1
2

7
8

Speaker

1

JFP2JFP1

2

JFP1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull-up
2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED
4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND
6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull-up
7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull-up
8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND
9 RSVD_DNU Reserved. Do not use.

JFP2 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 SPK­3 SLED 4 BUZ+

5 PLED 6 BUZ­7 NC 8 SPK+

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Hardware Setup

A TA100 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100
controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100
function. Y ou can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM and other IDE
devices.

The Ultra ATA100 interface boosts data transfer rates between the
computer and the hard drive up to 100 megabytes (MB) per second. The new
interface is one-third faster than earlier record-breaking Ultra ATA/100
technology and is backwards compatible with the existing Ultra A TA interface.

IDE1IDE2

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a

Master and a Slave drive. Y ou 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.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

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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Serial A T A/Serial ATA RAID Connectors contr olled by ICH5/
ICH5R: SA TA1, SAT A2 (Optional)

The Southbridge of this mainboard is ICH5/ICH5R which supports two
serial connectors SATA1& SATA2.

SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each
supports 1st generation serial AT A data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are
fully compliant with Serial AT A 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector
can connect to 1 hard disk device. Please refer to the Appendix B: Intel ICH5R
Serial ATA Raid Introduction for detail software installation procedure.

SATA2 SATA1

1

7

Serial A TA /Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by VIA
VT6420: IDE3, SA TA3 & SA TA4 (Optional)

The brand new VIA VT6420 chipset supports one IDE connector IDE3
and two serial connectors SATA3 & SATA4.

IDE3 is a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 controller
that provides PIO mode 0~6, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 function.
Y ou can connect up to 2 hard disk drives---one IDE master and one IDE slave.

STAT3 & SATA4 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each
supports 1st generation serial AT A data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are
fully compliant with Serial AT A 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector
can connect to 1 hard disk device. Please refer to Appendix C: VIA VT6420
Serial ATA Raid Introduction for detail software installation procedure.

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IDE3

SATA4

SATA3

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SAT A1~ SA TA4 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND

Hardware Setup

Optional Serial A T A cable

Take out the dust cover and
connect to the hard disk
devices

Connect to serial ATA ports

MSI Reminds Y ou...

Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, for
this might cause the loss of data during the transmission.

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IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_2 (Optional)

The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you to con-

nect optional IEEE 1394 ports.

9
10

J1394_1, J1394_2

J1394 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 TPA+ 2 TPA­3 Ground 4 Ground
5 TPB+ 6 TPB­7 Cable power 8 Cable power
9 Key (no pin) 10 Ground

How to attach the IEEE 1394 Port:

1394 Port

Foolproof

Design

1

2

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IEEE1394 Bracket (Optional)

Hardware Setup

D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1

The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to connect to D­Bracket™ 2. D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1.1 & 2.0
spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem
through 16 various combinations of LED signals. For definitions of 16 signal
combinations, please refer to D-Bracket™ 2 at P.1-10 in Chapter 1.

JDB1 Pin Definition

10

2

Connected to JDB1

9

1

JDB1

Pin Signal

1 DBG1 (high for green color)
2 DBR1 (high for red color)
3 DBG2 (high for green color)
4 DBR2 (high for red color)
5 DBG3 (high for green color)
6 DBR3 (high for red color)
7 DBG4 (high for green color)
8 DBR4 (high for red color)
9 Key (no pin)
10 NC

Connected to JUSB1

LEDs

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IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1

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

JIR1 Pin Definition

Pin Signal

1NC
2NC
3 VCC5
4 GND
5 IRTX
6 IRRX

5
6

JIR1

1
2

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.

9

10

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal
2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone power
4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5V used by analog audio circuits
5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel
6 AUD_RET_R Right channel audio signal return from front panel
7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier
8 KEY No pin
9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel
10 AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel

1

JAUD1

2

JAUD1 Pin Definition

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MSI Reminds Y ou...

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.

9

5

10

6

Hardware Setup

CD-In Connector: JCD1

The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

JCD1

GND L

R

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.

2

GND

CINTRU

1

JCI1

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2

The mainboard provides two USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 & JUSB2
(Optional) that are compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide. 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.

JUSB1 & JUSB2 Pin Definition

2 10

1

JUSB2, JUSB1

(USB 2.0/Intel spec)

9

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC 2 VCC
3 USB0- 4 USB1­5 USB0+ 6 USB1+
7 GND 8 GND
9 Key (no pin) 10 USBOC

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Jumpers

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

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1

There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external
battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the
system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to
clear the system configuration, use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear
data. Follow the instructions below to clear the data:

1

JBAT1

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1

3

Keep Data

1

3

Clear Data

MSI Reminds Y ou...

Y ou can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off.
Then return to 1-2 pin position. A void clearing the CMOS while
the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

Hardware Setup

Slots

The motherboard provides one AGP slot and five 32-bit PCI bus slots.

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an
interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics.
It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly
access main memory. The slot supports 8x/4x AGP card.

AGP Slot

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

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

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 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4
PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D#
PCI Slot 2 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#
PCI Slot 3 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B#
PCI Slot 4 INT D# INT A# INT B# INT C#
PCI Slot 5 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#

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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:
 An error message appears on the screen during the system

booting up, and you are requested to run SETUP.
 You want to change the default settings for customized

features.

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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, then press <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.

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BIOS Setup

Control Keys

<↑> 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

<Enter> Select the item
<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a

submenu
<+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F7> Load BIOS Setup Defaults
<F9> Load High Performance Defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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 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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The Main Menu

Once you enter AMIBIOS NEW 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.

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 AMI® special enhanced features.

Advanced Chipset Features

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

Power Management Features

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PNP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

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Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

PC Health Status

This entry shows your PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.

Set User Password

Use this menu to set User Password.

Load High Performance Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but
the system stability may be affected.

Load BIOS Setup Defaults

Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system
performance operations.

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 inside ST ANDARD 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.

System Time

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

System Date

This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current
date). The format is <month> <date> <year> <day>.

month The month from Jan. through Dec.

date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric

function keys.

year The year can be adjusted by users.

day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by

BIOS. Read-only.

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Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select the hard disk drive type. The specification
of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection.

Type Select how to define the HDD parameters

Cylinders Enter cylinder number

Heads Enter head number

Write Precompensation Enter write precomp cylinder

Sectors Enter sector number

Maximum Capacity Read the maximal HDD capacity

LBA Mode Select Auto for a hard disk > 512 MB un-

der Windows and DOS, or Disabled un­der Netware and UNIX

Block Mode Select Auto to enhance the hard disk

performance
Fast Programmed I/O Select Auto to enhance hard disk perfor­Modes mance by optimizing the hard disk timing
32 Bit Transfer Mode Enable 32 bit to maximize the IDE hard disk

data transfer rate

Floppy Drive A:/B:

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available
options: Not Installed, 1.2 MB 5¼, 720 KB 3½, 1.44 MB 3½ and 2.88 MB 3½.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Quick Boot

Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since
it will skip some check items. A vailable options: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Device Select

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu screen.

Boot Device Priority: 1st/2nd/3rd

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

MSI Reminds Y ou...

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

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you did not install a floppy drive, the setting “Floppy” does
not show up.

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T ry Other Boot Device

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

Full Screen LOGO Show

This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings
are:

Enabled Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.
Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot.

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis &
Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that
monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an
opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place
before the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

BootUp Num-Lock

This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting
to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to
Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting
options: On, Off.

Floppy Drive Swap

Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drives A: and B:.

Floppy Drive Seek

This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time.
When enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot
process: the drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and
forth once. First A: will be done and then B: if it exists. Setting options:
Disabled, Enabled.

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Password Check

This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented.
Setting options are described below.

Option Description

Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to

run Setup.

Always A password prompt appears every time when the com-

puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.

Save Current ROM to HDD

This allows you to save the BIOS to your hard disk drive. Setting options: No,
Yes.

Boot T o OS/2

This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than
64MB. When you choose No, you cannot run the OS/2® operating system
with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose Yes.

Hyper Threading Function

This field is used to enable or disable the Hyper Threading function. Setting
to Enabled will increase the system performance. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

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MSI Reminds Y ou...

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for
your computer system requires ALL of the following platform
Components:

* CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT

Technology;

* Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology;
* BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it

enabled;

* OS: An operating system that supports HT

Technology.

For more information on Hyper-threading Technology, go to:
www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading

BIOS Setup

MPS Revision

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. Settings: 1.4 and 1.1.

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide, the system is
able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs

resources for the system. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional
DRAM (system memory). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers
the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster
access by the CPU. The setting controls the internal cache (also known as L1
or level 1 cache). Setting to WriteBack will speed up the system performance.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh,
resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

C000, 32k Shadow

This item specifies how the contents of the adapter ROM named in the item are
handled. Settings are described below:

Option Description

Disabled The specified ROM is not copied to RAM.
Enabled The contents of specified ROM are copied to RAM

for faster system performance.

Cached The contents of specified ROM are not only copied

to RAM, the contents of the ROM area can be writ­ten to and read from cache memory.

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Advanced Chipset Features

MSI Reminds Y ou...

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

DRAM Timing Setting...

Press <Enter> and to enter the sub-menu screen.

Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD

Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence
Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to Enabled enables the
following fields automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the
configurations on the SPD. Selecting Disabled allows users to configure
these fields manually.

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CAS# Latency

This controls the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts
a read command after receiving it. Settings: 2, 2.5 (clocks). 2 (clocks)
increases the system performance the most while 2.5 (clocks) provides
the most stable performance.

RAS# Precharge

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.
Available settings: 2 clocks, 3 clocks, 4 clocks.

RAS# to CAS# Delay

When 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: 2 clocks, 3 clocks, 4 clocks, .

Precharge Delay

This setting controls the precharge delay, which determines the timing
delay for DRAM precharge. Settings: 5 clocks, 6 clocks, 7 clocks, 8
clocks, .

Burst Length

This setting allows you to set the size of Burst-Length for DRAM.
Bursting feature is a technique that DRAM itself predicts the address
of the next memory location to be accessed after the first address is
accessed. To use the feature, you need to define the burst length,
which is the actual length of burst plus the starting address and
allows internal address counter to properly generate the next memory
location. The bigger the size, the faster the DRAM performance.
Available settings: 4, 8.

AGP Aperture Size (MB)

This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for
video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range

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dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture
range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The option allows the
selection of an aperture size of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and

256 MB.

Internal Graphics Mode Select (For 865G only)

The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory.
Settings: Disabled, 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB.

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Power Management Features

APCI Standby State

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operat­ing system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Win­dows 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 hardware maintains all sys­tem context.

S3/STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information

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.

Auto BIOS determines the best automatically.

Re-Call VGA BIOS at S3 Resuming

Selecting Enabled allows BIOS to call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card
when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time
is shortened when you disable the function, but system will need an AGP

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driver to initialize the VGA card. Therefore, if the AGP driver of the card does
not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not
function after resuming from S3.

Power Management/APM

Setting to Enabled will activate an Advanced Power Management (APM)
device to enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock. Settings:
Disabled, Enabled.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut
off. Settings: Disabled, 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60.

Power Button Function

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

On/Off The power button functions as normal power off button.
Suspend When 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 setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or
interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state.
Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state.
Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power

failure or interrupt occurred.

Set Monitor Events

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

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FDC/LPT/COM Ports, Primary/Secondary Master/Slave IDE

These items specify if the BIOS will monitor the activity of the specified
hardware peripherals or components. If set to Monitor, any activity
detected on the specified hardware peripherals or components will wake
up the system or prevent the system from entering the power saving
modes. Settings: Monitor, Ignore.

Set WakeUp Events

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

USB Device Wakeup Fr om S3

This item allows the activity of the USB devices (keyboard and mouse) to
wake up the system from S3 sleep state. Setting: Enabled, Disabled.

Resume On PME#

This field specifies whether the system will be awakened from power
saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware
peripheral or component is detected. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

Resume By RTC Alarm

This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on
a scheduled time/date from the soft off (S5) state. Settings: Enabled,
Disabled.

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RTC Alarm Date/Hour/Minute/Second

If Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled, the system will automatically resume
(boot up) on a specific date/hour/minute/second specified in these fields.
A vailable settings for each item are:

Alarm Date 01 ~ 31, Every Day
Alarm Hour 00 ~ 23
Alarm Minute 00 ~ 59
Alarm Second 00 ~ 59

MSI Reminds Y ou...

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

Keyboard PowerOn Function

This controls how the PS/2 keyboard can power on the system. Settings:
Any Key, Specific Key, Disabled.

Specific Key for PowerOn

This setting allows users to set a password (max. 5 letters) for the
Keyboard Wakeup function.

Mouse PowerOn Function

This item allows the activity of the mouse to wake up the system sleep
state. Settings: Disabled, Any Action, Left-button, Right-button.

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PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug

& Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component 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.

Clear NVRAM

The ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) NVRAM (Non-volatile
Random Access Memory) is where the BIOS stores resource information for
both PNP and non-PNP devices in a bit string format. When the item is set to
Yes, the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up
and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically.

PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks)

This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another
takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct
transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth.
For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values. Settings
range from 32 to 248 at a 32 increment.

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Init. Graphics Adapter Priority

This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Setting
options are:

Internal VGA The system initializes the onboard VGA device.

(For 865G)

AGP/Int-VGA The system initializes the installed AGP card first.

If an AGP card is not available, it will initialize the
onboard VGA device. (For 865G)

AGP/PCI The system initializes the installed AGP card

first. If an AGP card is not available, it will initial­ize the PCI VGA card.

PCI/AGP The system initializes the installed PCI VGA card

first. If a PCI VGA card is not available, it will
initialize the AGP card.

PCI/Int-VGA The system initializes the installed PCI VGA card

first. If a PCI VGA card is not available, it will
initialize the onboard VGA device. (For 865G)

PCI IDE BusMaster

Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local
bus has bus mastering capability. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority, PCI Slot2/5 IRQ Priority, PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority,
PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority

These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot. Setting options: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9,
10, 11, Auto. Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the IRQ

line for each PCI slot.

Set IRQs to PCI or ISA

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

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IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15

These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used.
The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool
of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system
BIOS. The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM.
If more IRQs must be removed from the IRQ pool, the end user can use
these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it.
Onboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O
are configured as PCI/PnP. If all IRQs are set to ISA/EISA, and IRQ 14/15
are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI
and PnP devices. Available settings: ISA/EISA and PCI/PnP.

Set DMAs to PnP or ISA

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

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

These items specify the bus that the system DMA (Direct Memory
Access) channel is using.
The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove a DMA from the
available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the system
BIOS. The available DMA pool is determined by reading the ESCD
NVRAM. If more DMAs must be removed from the pool, the end user can
reserve the DMA by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it.

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Integrated Peripherals

Please note that the options showed on your BIOS might be different
depending on the motherboard you buy.

USB Controller

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB controllers.

USB Device Legacy Support

Set to All Device if you need to use any the USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operat-
ing system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed,
such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to Disabled only if you do not want to use
any USB device. Set to Keyboard+Mouse if you only want to use keyboard
and mouse. Setting options: Disabled, Keyboard+Mouse, All Device.

On-Chip IDE Configuration

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

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On-Chip A TA(s) Operate Mode

This setting allows you to determine how the RAID controller on the
south bridge is going to switch to SATA controller. Legacy Mode means
you may use the traditional 14 and 15 IRQs, while Native Mode means
you may use all the available IRQs. Setting options: Legacy Mode, Native

Mode.

A TA Configuration

The field lets you to configure the available AT A controller. Setting
options: Disabled, P-ATA Only, S-ATA Only, P-ATA+S-AT A.

S-A TA Keep Enabled

This item is available for you to enable/disable the onboard S-AT A.
Setting options: Yes, No.

P-A TA Keep Enabled

This item is available for you to enable/disable the onboard P-AT A.
Setting options: Yes, No.

P-A T A Channel Selection

This item is available for you to select the parallel ATA channel.
Setting options: Primary, Secondary, Both.

Combined Mode Option

This item is available for you to select the combined mode which
boots first. Setting options: P-ATA 1st Channel, S-ATA 1st Channel.

S-A T A Ports Definition

This allows you to set the boot sequence of serial ATA ports.

Configure S-A T A as RAID
This item is available for you to configure S-ATA as onboard RAID.

Setting: Yes, No.

Onboard LAN

This setting controls the onboard LAN controller. Setting options: Disabled,
Enabled.

Load OnBoard LAN BIOS

This item is available for you to load the onboard LAN BIOS settings.
Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

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Onboard 1394

This setting controls the onboard 1394 device. Setting options: Disabled,
Enabled.

Onboard Serial-A TA

This setting controls the onboard VIA Serial-AT A controller. Setting options:
Disabled, Enabled.

AC’97 Audio

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard AC’97 (Audio Codec’97)
feature. Selecting Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio de­vice is used. If an audio device is detected, the onboard AC’97 controller will
be enabled; if not, the controller is disabled. Disable the function if you want
to use other controller cards to connect an audio device. Settings: Disabled
and Auto.

Set Super I/O

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

OnBoard FDC

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed
on the system board and you wish to use it.

Option Description

Auto BIOS will automatically determine whether to enable the

onboard Floppy controller or not.
Enabled Enables the onboard Floppy controller.
Disabled Disables the onboard Floppy controller.

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Onboard Serial Port A/B

These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial
Port 1 (COM A)/Serial Port 2 (COM B). Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS
to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings:
Auto, 3F8/COM1, 2F8/COM2, 3E8/COM3, 2E8/COM4 and Disabled.

Serial Port B Mode

This item sets the operation mode for Serial Port B. Settings: Normal,

1.6uS, 3/16 Baud and ASKIR (the last three operation modes are

setting options for IR function).

IR Duplex Mode

This setting controls the operating mode of IR transmission/
reception. Setting options: Full Duplex, Half Duplex. Under Full
Duplex mode, synchronous, bi-directional transmission/reception
is allowed. Under Half Duplex mode, only asynchronous, bi­directional transmission/reception is allowed.

IR Pin Select

Set to IRRX/IRTX when using an internal IR module connected to
the IR connector. Set to SINB/SOUTB. when connecting an IR
adapter to COM B.

Onboard Parallel Port

This field specifies the base I/O port address of the onboard parallel port.
Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct
base I/O port address. Settings: Auto, 378, 278, 3BC and Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port: ECP,
Normal, Bi-Dir or EPP.

EPP V ersion

The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port
is set to EPP mode. Settings: 1.7 and 1.9.

Parallel Port IRQ

When Onboard Parallel Port is set to Auto, the item shows Auto
indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port
automatically.

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Parallel Port DMA Channel

This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is
set to the ECP mode. When Parallel Port is set to Auto, the field will
show Auto indicating that BIOS automatically determines the DMA
channel for the parallel port.

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PC Health Status

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

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. Settings: Enabled, Reset, Disabled.

CPU/System T emperature, CPU/NB Fan Speed, Vcore, 3.3V, +5.0V, +12.0V ,

-12.0V, -5.0V, Battery, +5V SB

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

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Dynamic OverClocking

Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function,
included in the MSITM’s newly developed CoreCell
to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs, and to adjust the
best CPU frequency automatically. When the motherboard detects CPU is
running programs, it will speed up CPU automatically to make the program run
smoothly and faster. When the CPU is temporarily suspending or staying in
the low load balance, it will restore the default settings instead. Usually the
Dynamic Overclocking T echnology 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. Setting
options:

Disabled Disable Dynamic Overclocking.
Private 1st level of overclocking.
Sergeant 2nd level of overclocking.
Captain 3rd level of overclocking, also the default value of "Load

High Performance Defaults".

Colonel 4th level of overclocking.
General 5th level of overclocking.
Commander 6th level of overclocking.

TM

T echnology . It is designed

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MSI Reminds Y ou...

Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more
stable than manual overclocking, basically, it is still risky. We
suggest user to make sure that your 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.

Performance Mode

This item allows you to control the MAT (memory acceleration technology)
function of CPU. MAT is MSITM’s exclusive technology, specializing in opti­mizing the data transfer rate among CPU, north bridge chip and memory, and
also in procuring better memory performance and bandwidth up to 10%. Se­lecting Fast will enable MAT . Please be noted that not every memory is com­patible with MAT. If the system fail to reboot for four times, the BIOS will be
restored to the Default value (Normal). Setting options: Normal, Fast.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

1. Even though MAT is easy to use, it doesn't mean there's no
risk at all. We recommend you to check if your memory is
able to bear MAT setting or not before deciding to always
use it. If your system will be unstable or reboot incidentally
after switching to Fast, please switch back to Normal.
Moreover, if you want to conduct FSB overclocking, you
should set MAT as Normal.

2. Meanwhile, for security reason, there are two functions to
protect BIOS and protect user’s system from crashing:
(a)There is a safe hotkey "Ins" in BIOS. If the overclocking

or/and MAT fails to run, you can press "Ins" key while
rebooting system to restore to the BIOS Defaults.

(b) If your system reboot for four times continually, the BIOS

will be restored to the Defaults (Normal), too

CPU Ratio Selection

This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock
speed of the processor relative to the external or motherboard clock speed.

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DRAM Frequency

Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM. Settings
are: PSB 400: 266, Auto, 333, 400, 433, 466, 500.

PSB 533: 266, 333, Auto, 400, 433, 450, 466, 500, 354 (3:4).
PSB 800: 266, 333, 400, Auto, 433, 450, 466, 500, 532, 501 (4:5),

533 (3:4).

MSI Reminds Y ou...

The value plus a ratio (CPU: DDR) with parentheses means the
non-synchronous overclocking.

Spread Spectrum

When the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes)
of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spec­trum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the
spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI
problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and
performance. But if you are plagued by EMI, activate the Spread Spectrum for
EMI reduction. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking
because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed
which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up. Options: Disabled,
Enabled.

Adjust CPU Bus Clock

This item allows you to select the CPU Bus clock frequency (in MHz) and
overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency.
Settings are: PSB 400: 100-355MHz.

PSB 533: 133-500MHz
PSB 800: 200-500MHz

DDR Clock (Mhz)

This read-only item allows you to view the current DDR clock.

Adjust AGP/PCI Clock (Mhz)

This item allows you to select the AGP/PCI clock frequency (in MHz) by
adjusting the AGP/PCI clock to a higher frequency.

CPU Vcore Adjust

The setting allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage. Available options:

Y es, No.

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CPU V oltage (V)

The setting is adjustable if you set the “CPU Vcore Adjust” to “Yes”.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

Changing CPU Ratio/Vcore could result in the instability of the
system; therefore, it is NOT recommended to change the default
setting for long-term usage.

DDR Power V oltage

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.

AGP Power V oltage

AGP voltage is adjustable in the field, allowing you to increase the performance
of your AGP display card when overclocking, but the stability may be affected.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

The settings shown in different color in CPU Voltage (V), DDR
Power Voltage and AGP Power Voltage helps to verify if your

setting is proper for your system.
White: Safe setting.
Yellow: High performance setting.
Red: Not recommended setting and the system may be unstable.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

When you select this function, 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.

T o 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
unauthorized use of your computer. The setting to determine when the password
prompt is required is the P ASSWORD CHECK option of the ADV ANCED 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.

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MSI Reminds Y ou...

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.

BIOS Setup

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 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 ‘Enter’ loads the default BIOS values that enable the best system
performance but may lead to a stability issue.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

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 system configuration
is a must, which means you need high-quality VGA adapter,
RAM and so on. We don’t recommend 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 pr oblem. For mor e information, r efer
to “Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1” in Chapter 2.

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

Pressing ‘Enter’ loads the default values that are factory settings for stable
system performance.

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Using 4- or 6-Channel 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
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 4-/6-channel audio operations. Follow the
procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems.

Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP

For Windows® 2000, you must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack2 or
later before installing the driver.

The following illustrations are based on Windows® 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.

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Click here

MSI Reminds Y ou...

The AC97 Audio Configuration software utility is under
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.

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

3. Click Next to install the AC’97 Audio software.

4. Click Finish to restart the system.

Click here

Click here

Select this
option

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Software Configuration

After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 4-/6-channel
audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower­right 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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Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

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 the audio configuration below which is identical to the audio
jack in your mainboard. Since the audio port for this 865PE/G Neo2-P
mainboard is optional, you will have to choose either 6CH+ S/PDIF

(Coaxial) (for 865G Neo2-P & 865PE Neo2-P Option 1) or 6CH + S/
PDIF (Optical & Coaxial) (for 865PE Neo2-P Option 2).

2

2

1: For
865G Neo2-P &

865PE Neo2-P

Option 1

3

1: For
865PE Neo2-P

Option 2

3

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2. Select a desired multi-channel operation from Number of Speaker.

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

3. Here it shows the multi-channel setting for the audio jack. Please connect
your speakers to the correct phone jack in accordance with the setting
displayed here.

4. Then click OK to apply the configuration.

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Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

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

Rear Left

Front 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.

Rear Right

Subwoofer

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MSI Reminds Y ou...

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

select “6-Channel Mode” in the “Number of Speakers” col-
umn 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 T ransfer Functions)
3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. Y ou 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 this AC97 Audio Configu­ration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX V ersion, Audio Control­ler & AC97 Codec. Y ou may also select the language of this utility by choosing
from the Language list.

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Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

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

For 865G Neo2-P and 865PE Neo2-P Option 1:

Connecting the Speakers

When 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 utility.

 2-Channel Mode 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.

Back Panel

4

1 Line In
2 Line Out (Front channels)
3 MIC
4 SPDIF Coaxial jack

1

2

3

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 4-Channel Mode 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 6- channel analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding
multi-channel operation from No. of Speakers.

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

Back Panel

4

1

2

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1 *Line Out (Rear channels)
2 Line Out (Front channels)
3 MIC
4 SPDIF Coaxial jack

3

* Line In function is converted to
Line Out function when 4-Channel
Mode for 4-Speaker Output is selected.

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

 6-Channel Mode 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.

Back Panel

1 *Line Out (Rear channels)
2 Line Out (Front channels)
3 *Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel)
4 SPDIF Coaxial jack

1

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3

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

MSI Reminds Y ou...

If the audio signals coming from the Center and Subwoofer
speaker are swapped when you play video or music on the
computer, a converter may be required to exchange center and
subwoofer audio signals. The converter can be purchased from
a speaker store.

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For 865PE Neo2-P Option 2:

Connecting the Speakers

When 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 utility.

 2-Channel Mode 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.

Back Panel

7

1

2

3

1 Line In
2 Line Out (Front channels)
3 MIC
4 Line Out (Rear channels, but no functioning in this mode)
5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode)
6 SPDIF Out Optical jack
7 SPDIF Out Coaxial jack

4

5

6

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 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output

Back Panel

1

7

2

3

4

5

6

4-Channel Analog Audio Output

1 Line In
2 Line Out (Front channels)
3 MIC
4 Line Out (Rear channels)
5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode)
6 SPDIF Out Optical jack
7 SPDIF Out Coaxial jack

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 6-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output

Back Panel

1

7

2

3

6-Channel Analog Audio Output

1 Line In
2 Line Out (Front channels)
3 MIC
4 Line Out (Rear channels)
5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel)
6 SPDIF-Out Optical jack
7 SPDIF-Out Coaxial jack

4

5

6

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