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915PM4/915GM4/915GVM4/

915GLM4/915PLM4

MS-7133 (v1.1) M-ATX Mainboard

G52-M7133X4

Manual Rev: 1.1 Release Date: May 2005

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

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

Micro-Star International MS-7133

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but

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Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release for PCB 1.X January 2005

V1.1 PCB 1.1with May 2005

with Intel 915P/G/GV/ICH6

Intel 915P/G/GV/GL/PL/ICH6

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Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance. † Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver

updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.

msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/faq/esc_faq_list.php

† Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw

Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

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

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. Do not cover the openings.

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

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

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

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

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

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

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

ing to User’s Manual.

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

12. Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned, 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.

CONTENTS

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

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

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

Packing Contents..................................................................................1-5

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

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

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

Introduction of LGA 775 CPU.........................................................2-3

CPU, Heatsink & Fan Installation.....................................................2-4

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

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

DIMM Module Combination.............................................................2-8

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

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

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1..............................................2-9

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1.................................................2-9

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

Mouse/Keyboard Connector.........................................................2-10

VGA Connector (915G/GV/GL).....................................................2-10

Serial Port Connector...................................................................2-11

USB Connectors..........................................................................2-11

IEEE 1394 Port..............................................................................2-11

LAN (RJ-45) Jack........................................................................2-12

Audio Port Connectors..................................................................2-12

Parallel Port Connector: LPT1.......................................................2-13

Connectors.........................................................................................2-14

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1.............................................2-14

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1...............................2-14

Hard Disk Connector: IDE1...........................................................2-15

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCASE1.............................2-15

Serial ATA HDD Connectors: SATA1 & SATA2.............................2-16

Front Panel Connector: JF_P1......................................................2-17

CD-In Connector: JAUX1.............................................................2-17

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1...........................................2-18

Serial Port Connector: JCOM1......................................................2-19

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2......................................2-19

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394 (optional)......................................2-20

IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1...............................................2-20

Jumpers...............................................................................................2-21

BIOS Flash Jumper: BIOS_WP.....................................................2-21

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1.........................................................2-21

Slots...................................................................................................2-22

PCI Express Slots........................................................................2-22

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots............................2-23

PCI Interrupt Request Routing......................................................2-23

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

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

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

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

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

Main Menu......................................................................................3-2

Default Settings.............................................................................3-2

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

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

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

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

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

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

PNP/PCI Configurations.......................................................................3-18

H/W Monitor........................................................................................3-20

Cell Menu...............................................................................................3-22

BIOS Setting Password......................................................................3-24

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults......................................................3-25

Chapter 4. Itroduction to Realtek ALC880............................................4-1

Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver....................................................4-2

Installation for Windows 2000/XP..................................................4-2

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

Sound Effect.................................................................................4-5

Mixer.............................................................................................4-8

AudioIO...........................................................................................4-13

Microphone..................................................................................4-18

3D Audio Demo............................................................................4-19

Information...................................................................................4-20

Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function........................................4-22

Chapter 5. Introduction to DigiCell.........................................................5-1

Main.......................................................................................................5-2

Introduction....................................................................................5-2

H/W Diagnostic......................................................................................5-4

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

Software Access Point........................................................................5-6

Terminology....................................................................................5-6

Access Point Mode.......................................................................5-7

WLAN Card Mode..........................................................................5-8

Live Update...........................................................................................5-9

MEGA STICK.........................................................................................5-10

Basic Function .............................................................................5-10

Non-Unicode programs supported................................................5-12

Core Center (for Pentium 4 CPU).........................................................5-14

Left-wing: Current system status.................................................5-15

Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation..........5-15

Audio Speaker Setting.........................................................................5-16

Power on Agent..................................................................................5-18

Power On....................................................................................5-18

Power Off / Restart.....................................................................5-19

Start With.....................................................................................5-19

Auto Login...................................................................................5-20

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the 915PM4/915GM4/915GVM4/ 915GLM4/915PLM4 (MS-7133) v1.X M-ATX mainboard. The 915PM4/915GM4/915GVM4/915GLM4/915PLM4 mainboard is

based on Intel® 915P/G/GV/GL/PL and Intel® ICH6 chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium

4/Celeron-D Prescott (LGA775)processor, the 915PM4/915GM4/ 915GVM4/915GLM4/915PLM4 mainboard delivers a high perfor-

mance and professional desktop platform solution.

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

† Supports Intel® Pentium 4 Prescott/Celeron-D (LGA775) processors in

LGA775 package

† Supports 533MHz, 800MHz FSB † Supports 4 pin CPU Fan Pin-Header with Fan Speed Control

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

Chipset

† Intel® 915P/G/GV/GL/PL Chipset

- Supports 533/800MHz Intel NetBurst micro-architecture bus

- Supports PCI Express x16 interface

- Supports DDR 333/400 memory interface

- Integrated Intel GMA 900 graphic controller with ADD2 interface support (not available for 915P/PL) † Intel® ICH6 chipset (421 mBGA)

- High Definition Audio interface

- 2 Serial ATA Host Controllers

- 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller

- 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

- Supports SMBus 2.0

Main Memory

† Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels † Available bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s (DDR 333/400) for single-channel mode

and 6.4 GB/s (DDR 333/400) for dual-channel mode

† Supports 256MB, 512MB or 1GB DDR technologies † Supports only x8, x16 DDR devices with 4-bank

(For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.)

Slots

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

compliant)

† Three 32-bit v2.2 Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface)

On-Board IDE

† One IDE controller on the ICH6 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO,

Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100 operation modes

† Support 2 Serial ATA 150 ports

On-Board Peripherals

† On-Board Peripherals include:

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

- 2 serial ports, Com1 on Rear IO, Com2 via pin header(IO bracket is optional)

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- 1 VGA port (for 915G/GV/GL only)

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 1 Line-In / Line-Out / MIC-In / Rear Speaker Out / Center-Subwoofer Speaker Out / SPDIF out optical audio port

- 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Rear * 4/ Front * 4)

- 1 RJ-45 connector

- 1 1394 ports

On-board LAN

† Realtek 8110S Gb LAN/8100C LAN (Optional) Controller

- Supports 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s (8100C supports 10/100 Mb/s only).

- Compliane with PCI 2.2.

- Supports ACPI Power Management.

Audio

† High Definition link controller integrated in ICH6 † Realtek ALC 880 8 channels (HDA) audio codec

- Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement

- Can support SPDIF Out

1394 (optional)

† Supports up to 2 * 1394 ports, one 6-pin 1394 connector on rear I/O, the

other is supported by onboard pinheader. Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps

† Controlled by VIA 6307 chipset

BIOS

† 4Mb FWH † The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the periph-

eral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically

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

which records your mainboard specifications

Mounting and Dimension

† M-ATX Form Factor: 24.5 cm (W) x 24.5 cm (L) † 8 mounting holes

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Mainboard Layout

915PM4/915GM4/915GVM4/915GLM4/915PLM4

(MS-7133) v1.X M-ATX Mainboard

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Packing Contents

Getting Started

MSI motherboard

User’s Guide

MSI Driver/Utility CD

Back IO Shield

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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

Back Panel I/O, p.2-10

PCI Express x16,

p.2-22

PCI Slots,

p.2-23

J1394, p.2-20

(Optional)

JPW1,

p.2-9

CPU, p.2-3

JCOM1,

p.2-19

CPUFAN1, p.2-14

DDR DIMMs,

p.2-7

JCASE1,

p.2-15

FDD1, p.2-14

IDE1,

p.2-15

ATX1, p.2-9

SYSFAN1,

p.2-14

JF_P1,

p.2-17

SATA1 SATA2,

p.2-16

2-2

JAUD1,

p.2-18

JAUX1,

p.2-17

JIR1,

p.2-20

JUSB1 JUSB2,

p.2-19

JBAT1,

p.2-21

BIOS_WP, p.2-21

Hardware Setup

Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4 / Celeron DTM (LGA775) processor. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called LGA775. When you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the heat sink/cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.

For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.

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

MSI Reminds You...

Overheating

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

Replacing the CPU

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

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.

Introduction of LGA 775 CPU

The surface of LGA 775 CPU. Remember to apply some silicone heat transfer compound on it for better heat dispersion.

The pin-pad side of LGA 775 CPU.

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

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CPU, Heatsink & Fan Installation

When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink/ cooler fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do

not have the heat sink/cooler fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some silicon heat transfer compound on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heatsinking.

Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooling fan correctly. Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard.

1.The CPU socket has a plastic

cap on it to protect the contact from damage. Always cover it to protect the socket pin until you are going to install the CPU.

3. The pins of socket reveal.

2.Remove the cap from lever hinge side (as the arrow shows).

4.Open the load lever.

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5.Lift the load lever up and open the load plate.

6.After confirming the CPU direction for correction mating, put down the CPU in the socket housing frame. Be sure to grape on the edge of the substrate. Note that the alignment keys are matched.

alignment

key

7.Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. If not, take out the CPU with purely vertical motion and reload it again.

8.Rotate the load plate onto the package.

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9.Engage the load while pressing down lightly onto the load plate, and then secure the lever with the hook under retention tab.

11.Press the four hooks down

to fasten the fan. Then rotate the locking switch (refer to the correct direction marked on it) to lock the hooks again.

10. Align the holes on the mainboard with the heatsink first. Pull down the fan/heatsink until its four clips get wedged in the holes of the mainboard.

12.Turn over the mainboard to confirm that the clip-ends are corrected inserted.

locking

switch

MSI Reminds You...

1. Confirm if your CPU heatsink/cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system.

2. Check the information in PC Health Status of H/W Monitor in BIOS (refer to p.3-20 for details) for the CPU temperature.

3. Make sure that the CPU socket pins are not turned up or pressed down.

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Memory

The mainboard provides 4 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 4GB. You can install DDR 333/400 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~4).

For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.

DDR DIMM Slots

(DIMM 1~4)

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.

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DIMM Module Combination

Install at least one DIMM module on the slots. You can install either single- or double-sided modules in any order to meet your own needs.

Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows:

Slot Memory Module Total Memory

DIMM 1 S/D 64MB~1GB DIMM 2 S/D 64MB~1GB DIMM 3 S/D 64MB~1GB DIMM 4 S/D 64MB~1GB

Maximum System Memory Supported 64MB~4GB

S: Single Side D: Double Side

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.

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

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Volt

Notch

Hardware Setup

Power Supply

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

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1

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

You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply or 24-pin SSI power supply as you like. If you’d like to use the ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with pin 1 & pin 13 (refer to the image at the right hand). There is also a foolproof design on pin 11, 12, 23 & 24 to avoid wrong installation.

Pin Definition

pin 13

pin 12

ATX1

PIN SIGNAL

1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 PWR OK 9 5VSB

10 +12V 11 +12V 12 NC

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

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

JPW1

PIN SIGNAL

13 +3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS-ON# 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 Res 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V 24 GND

JPW1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V

MSI Reminds You...

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

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

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Back Panel

The back panel provides the following connectors:

Parallel

Mouse

IEEE1394

LAN

L-In

Surround

Center/ Subwoofer

Keyboard

USB Ports

COM port

VGA port

(915G/GV/GL)

USB Ports

L-Out

Mic

S/PDIF Out

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

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

Pin Definition

PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard

(6-pin Female)

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Mouse/Keyboard Data Mouse/Keyboard data 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC +5V 5 Mouse/Keyboard Clock Mouse/Keyboard clock 6 NC No connection

VGA Connector (915G/GV/GL)

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

VGA Connector

(DB 15-pin)

2-10

Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description

1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N/C 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 +5V 10 GND 11 N/C 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL

Hardware Setup

Serial Port Connector

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

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

USB Connectors

The mainboard provides an EHCI 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.

USB Port Descrip-

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 VCC +5V

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

USB Ports

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

IEEE 1394 Port

The back panel provides one standard IEEE 1394 port. The standard IEEE 1394 port connects to IEEE 1394 devices without external power. The IEEE 1394 high-speed serial bus complements USB by providing enhanced PC connectivity for a wide range of devices, including consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances, storage peripherals, other PCs, and portable devices.

1394 Port

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LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The mainboard provides 1 standard RJ-45 jack for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). This Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000, 100 or 10Mbps. You can connect a network cable to it.

Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+ 2 D0N Differential Pair 03 D1P Differential Pair 1+

RJ-45 LAN Jack

4 D2P Differential Pair 2+ 5 D2N Differential Pair 26 D1N Differential Pair 17 D3P Differential Pair 3+ 8 D3N Differential Pair 3-

Audio Port Connectors

The left 3 audio jacks are for 2-channel mode for stereo speaker output: 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.

However, there is an advanced audio application provided by Realtek ALC 880 to offer support for 7.1-channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors from 2-channel to 4-/5.1-/7.1- channel audio.

Line In

Line Out

MIC

Surround Speaker

Out

(in 7.1CH / 5.1CH)

Center/Subwoofer

Speaker Out

( in 7.1CH / 5.1CH)

S/PDIF Out-Optical

(in 7.1CH / 5.1CH)

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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.

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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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Connectors

The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System FAN.

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: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1

The CPUFAN1(processor fan) and SYSFAN1 (system fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports four/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

SOR

SEN

Control

CPUFAN1

MSI Reminds You...

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

2. Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at Intel® official website.

GND +12V

Sensor

SYSFAN1

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Hard Disk Connector: IDE1

The mainboard has 1 IDE port and support the following function in the list.

IDE1 Definition

IDE VDMA Controller RAID ATAPI

IDE1

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

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

1 66/100 Intel ICH6 N/A Yes

MSI Reminds You...

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.

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCASE1

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

GND

CINTRU

JCASE1

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Serial ATA HDD Connectors: SATA1 & SATA2

The mainboard provides dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. The ports support 1st generation Serial ATA data rates of 150MB/s and are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk drive.

SATA1/SATA2 Pin Definition

SATA1

SATA2

Serial ATA cable

Connect to serial ATA ports

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND

5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

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Front Panel Connector: JF_P1

The mainboard provides one front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JF_P1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

JF_P1

910 Power Switch

Power LED

JF_P1 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.

Reset Switch

HDD LED

CD-In Connector: JAUX1

The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

GND

JAUX1

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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. If you want to use the front panel audio function, first connect the connectors according to the following pin definitions, then select Azalia or AC97 in the BIOS setting.

Front

AC97

468

95 7

Front Mic

JAUD1

2 1

Azalia

Line-out

JAUD1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 PORT 1L Analog Port 1 - Left channel (Front mic L) 2 GND Ground 3 PORT 1R Analog Port 1 - Right channel (Front mic R) 4 PRESENCE# Active low signal - signals BIOS that a High Definition Audio

dongle is connected to the analog header. PRESENCE# = 0

when a High Definition Audio dongle is connected. 5 PORT 2R Analog Port 2 - Right channel (Front line-out R) 6 SENSE1_RETIRN Jack detection return from front panel JACK1 7 SENSE_SEND Jack detection sense line from the High Definition Audio CODEC

jack detection resistor network 8 KEY Connector Key 9 PORT 2L Analog Port 2 - Left channel (Front line-out L) 10 SENSE2_RETIRN Jack detection return from front panel JACK2

MSI Reminds You...

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.

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Serial Port Connector: JCOM1

The mainboard offers one serial port JCOM1. It is 16550A high speed communication ports that senda/receivea/ 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial device directly to it.

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JCOM1

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

Pin Definition

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2

The mainboard provides two standard USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 &

JUSB2 . 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

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

JUSB1, JUSB2

(USB 2.0)

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IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394 (optional)

The mainboard provides one 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect

IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket.

9 10

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

Pin Definition

J1394

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

5 6

1 2

JIR1

Pin Signal Pin Signal

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

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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.

BIOS Flash Jumper: BIOS_WP

This jumper is used to lock or unlock the boot block area on BIOS. When unlocked, the BIOS boot block area can be updated. When locked, the BIOS boot block area cannot be updated.

BIOS_WP

BIOS Flash Locked

BIOS Flash Unlocked

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuration data. 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:

JBAT1

MSI Reminds You...

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

Keep Data

Clear Data

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Slots

The mainboard provides one PCI Express x16 slot (optional) and three

32-bit PCI bus slots.

PCI Express Slots (Optional)

The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, interconnect technology, support Intel highest performance desktop platforms utilizing the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology with these platform benefits. You can insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.

PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for Desktop Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2.5 Giga transfers per second over a PCI Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, TV Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general purpose I/O. Also, desktop platforms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed to deliver highest performance in video, graphics, multimedia and other sophisticated applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics (PDF, 166Kb) infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP8x designs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics controllers.

MSI Reminds You...

1. The PCI Express x16 slot also supports ADD2 interface card when it is presented on PCI Express x16 slot.

2. PCI Express x16 is available for ADD2 interface card with 915G.

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Hardware Setup

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, abbreviation 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#

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Chapter 3. BIOS

BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when:

² An error message appears on the screen during the system

boot up, and requests you to run SETUP.

² You want to change the default settings for customized

features.

MSI Reminds You...

1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

2. While booting up, the BIOS version is shown in the 1st line appearing after the memory count. It is usually in the format: example: A7133IMS V1.0BH 01/23/05

where:

1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A=AMI(R); W=AWARD(R) 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th - 7th digit refers to the customer, MS=all standard customers. V1.0BH refers to the BIOS version. 01/23/05 refers to the date this BIOS is released.

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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 Menu TAB: Logo F11: Boot Menu F10: Flash Recovery

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

Selecting the First Boot Device

You are allowed to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS setup utility by pressing <F11>. When the same message as listed above appears on the screen, press <F11> to trigger the boot menu. The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in time. If so, restart the system and press <F11> after around 2 or 3 seconds to activate the boot menu similar to the following.

Select First Boot Device

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

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

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

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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

<+> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-> Decrease the numeric value or make changes <F6> Load Optimized Defaults <F7> Load Fail-Safe 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 preset Optimal Defaults of the BIOS setup program provide optimal performance settings for all devices and the system.

MSI Reminds You...

The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

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The Main Menu

Once you enter AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. 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.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

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.

H/W/ Monitor

This entry shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status.

Cell_Menu

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

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

Load Optimized Defaults

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

BIOS Setting Password

Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <+> or <-> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Date (MM:DD:YY)

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

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

only.

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.

Time (HH:MM:SS)

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

IDE Primary/Secondary/Third Master/Slave

Press <+> or <-> to select the hard disk drive type. The specification of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection. Press <Enter> for the sub-menu of each item:

Device

This item shows the information about the specified item. Read-only.

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LBA/Large Mode

This item allows you to enable or disable the LBA (Logical Block Address, the logical block size in hard disk) mode. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled].

DMA Mode

This item allows you to enable or disable the DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled], [UDMA0], [UDMA1], [UDMA2], [UDMA3], [UDMA4], [UDMA5].

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

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: [Auto], [Enabled], [Disabled].

Floppy A

This item allows you to set the type of the floppy drives installed. Available options: [Disabled], [360 KB, 5 88MB, 3

1/2

1/4

], [1.2 MB, 5

1/4

], [720 KB, 3

1/2

], [1.44 MB, 3

1/2

], [2.

Halt On

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

[No Errors] The system doesn’t stop for any detected error. [All, But Keyboard] The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.

System Information

Press <Enter> to for the sub-menu of each item:

Total System Memory/BIOS Version

This item shows the memory status and BIOS version of your system (read only).

**CPU Information** Genuine Intel (R)/CPU ID/uCode ID/CPU Frequency

The three items show the CPU related information of your system (read only).

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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. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Boot Sector Protection

This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. When enabled, the BIOS’ data cannot be changed when attempting to update the BIOS with a Flash utility. To successfully update the BIOS, you’ll need to disable this Boot Sector Protection function. You should enable this function at all times. The only time when you need to disable it is when you want to update the BIOS. After updating the BIOS, you should immediately re-enable it to protect it against viruses. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Boot to OS/2

This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM greater than 64MB. Setting options: [Yes], [No].

Hyper-Threading Function

The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end-user response times. The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is highly improved. If you disable the function, the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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MSI Reminds You...

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

NX Support

NX (No eXecute) Support function is designed for memory buffer overflow protection, it can prevent viruses from proliferating. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

C1E Support

When The CPU ID>0F40 and is above 533MHz/2.8GHz or 800MHz/3.6GHz, you can enable C1E Support to lower the CPU power consumption while idle. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech

When you are using Intel 6xx series CPU, this item will appear. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

IOAPIC Function

This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

MPS Table Version

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

Full Screen LOGO Display

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.

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Boot Sequence

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

1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device

These items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where AMIBIOS attempts to load the operating system.

MSI Reminds You...

Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device” vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed. For example, if you did not install a floppy drive, the setting “Floppy” will not show up.

Boot From Other Devices

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. Settings are: [Yes], [No].

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Advanced Chipset Features

BIOS Setup

MSI Reminds You...

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

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to [Auto By SPD] enables DRAM timings and the following related items to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD. Selecting [Manual] lets users configure the DRAM timings and the following related items manually. Setting options: [Manual], [Auto By SPD], [Turbo], [Ultra].

Memory Hole

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA peripherals. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Settings: [Disabled], [15MB-16MB].

Int. Gfx Memory Size Select (for 915G Only)

The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled, 1MB], [Enabled, 8MB].

Aperture Size Select (for 915G Only)

This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to IGD (internal graphic display) for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the IGD without any translation. The option allows the selection of an aperture size of [128MB], and [256 MB].

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Integrated Peripherals

USB Controller

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB host controller. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

USB Device Legacy Support

Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled], [Auto].

Onboard LAN Controller

The item enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard LAN Option ROM

The item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup. Selecting [Disabled] will speed up the boot process. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

OnBoard IEEE1394 Controller (Optional)

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard IDE RAID Controller

This allows you to enable or disable onboard IDE RAID controller. The field is optional. It appears only when your mainboard supports IDE RAID function.

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Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard Audio Controller

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard Azalia (Audio Codec) controller. Selecting [Enabled] allows the mainboard to enable the onboard Azalia controller. Disable the function if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device. Settings: [Disabled] and [Enabled].

Onboard Audio Mode

Set this option to [Azalia] or [AC97] to select the front panel audio function according to the case you purchased,

IDE Devices Configuration

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

PCI IDE BusMaster

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

I/O Devices Configuration

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

COM Port 1/2

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: [3F8/ IRQ4], [2F8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3] and [Disabled].

COM Port 2 Mode

This setting allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port 2. Setting options: [IrDA], [ASKIR], [Disabled].

[Disabled] RS-232C Serial Port [IrDA] IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port [ASKIR] Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port

Parallel Port

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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: [378], [278], [3BC] and [Disabled].

Parallel Port Mode

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

Parallel Port IRQ

This item allows you to set parallel port IRQ. Setting options: [IRQ5], [IRQ7].

SATA Devices Configuration

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

ATA/IDE Configuration, Configure SATA as

These 2 items allow you to select the ATA/IDE and SATA configuration. Select [Disabled] in ATA/IDE Configuration if you want to disable both ATA/IDE configuration. Select [Compatible] or [Enhanced] to use the IDE, SATA and P-ATA devices. Refer to the following tables for details.

ATA/IDE Configuration

(Compatible)

SATA Only [SATA 1/3/2/4] PATA Pri, SATA Sec [IDE1, SATA2/4] SATA Pri, PATA Sec [SATA1/3, IDE1] PATA Only [IDE1]

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Power Management Features

BIOS Setup

MSI Reminds You...

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

ACPI Function

This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP, select [Enabled]. Settings: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

ACPI Standby State

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, 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 informa-

tion 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 setting automatically.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all devices except CPU will be shut off. Settings: [Disabled], [1], [2], [4], [8], [10],

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[20], [30], [40], [50], [60].

Power Button Function

This feature allows users to configure the Power Button function. Settings are:

[Power Off] The power button functions as a normal power-on/

-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:

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

power failure or interrupt occurred.

Wakeup Event Setup

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

PowerOn by Keyboard

This controls how and whether the PS/2 keyboard is able to power on the system. If you choose [Password], you must type the password to power on the system. Settings: [Disabled], [Password] and [Any Key].

Keyboard Password

If PowerOn by Keyboard is set to [Password], then you can set a password in the field for the PS/2 keyboard to power on the system.

PowerOn by Mouse

The setting determines whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when the PS/2 mouse input signal is detected. Setting options: [Disabled], [Any Key], [Left Button], [Right Button].

Resume by PCI/PCI-E Device

This controls how and whether the system can be powered on by the devices installed on PCI/PCI-E slots. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

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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 S3, S4, and S5 power off state. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Date/Time (HH:MM:SS)

If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to [Enabled], the system will automatically resume (boot up) on a specific date/hour/minute/second specified in these fields (using the <+> and <-> to select the date & time settings). Available settings for each item are:

Date 01 ~ 31, Every Day Time (HH:MM:SS) 00 ~ 23 : 00 ~ 59 : 00 ~ 59

MSI Reminds You...

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

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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 ESCD

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.

Graphic Adapter Priority

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

[IGD] The system initializes the IGD (internal graphic display) first.

(for 915G only)

[PEG/IGD] The system initializes the PEG (PCI Express graphic) first. If a

PCI Express graphic card is not available, it will initialize the IGD. (for 915G only)

[PEG/PCI] The system initializes the PEG (PCI Express graphic) first. If a

PCI Express graphic card is not available, it will initialize the PCI graphic card.

[PCI/PEG] The system initializes the PCI graphic card first. If a PCI graphic

card is not available, it will initialize the PEG (PCI Express graphic) card.

[PCI/IGD] The system initializes the PCI graphic card first. If a PCI graphic

card is not available, it will initialize the IGD. (for 915G only)

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PCI Latency Timer

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. Setting options: [32], [64], [96], [128], [160], [192], [224], [248].

PCI Slot1 IRQ, PCI Slot2 IRQ, PCI Slot3 IRQ

These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot. Setting options: [3], [4], [5], [7], [9], [10], [11], [12], [14], [15], [Auto]. Selecting [Auto] allows BIOS to automatically determine the IRQ line for each PCI slot.

IRQ Resource Setup

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

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 [Reserved] setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are configured as [Available]. If all IRQs are set to [Reserved], and IRQ 14/15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices. Available settings: [Reserved] and [Available].

DMA Resource Setup

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

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

These items specify the bus that the system DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel is used. 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 [Reserved] setting to it.

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H/W Monitor

This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism

CPU Shutdown Temperature

If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in the next setting, the system will shutdown automatically. This helps you to prevent the CPU overheating problem. This item is available only when your OS supports this function, such as Windows ME/XP. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

CPU Shutdown Temp select

If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in this setting, the system will shutdown automatically.

CPU Fan Failure Warning

When enabled, the system will automatically monitor the CPU fan during bootup. If it detects that the CPU fan is not rotating, the system will show an error message on the screen and halt the boot-up process. The function is built with CPU fan power connector (CPUFAN2) only and enables you to protect the CPU from possible overheating problem. If you don’ t connect the CPU fan to the CPU fan power connector, we recommend disabling this feature. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

CPU Smart Fan Target Temp Select

When the current temperature of the CPU fan reaches the value you specify here, the CPU fan will speed up for cooling down to avoid the CPU damage; on the contrary, if the CPU fan current temperature is lower than the specified value, the CPU fan will slow down its speed to keep the temperature stable.

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CPU FAN PIN Select

If you enable the CPU Smart Fan Target Temp Select, this item is available for you to choose the CPU fan pin number of your system. Be sure to select the correct pin number identical to the pin of the CPU fan you purchase. Setting options: [3 PINS], [4 PINS].

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. This item is available only when your mainboard has JCI1 jumper. 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].

PC Health Status

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

CPU/System Temperature, CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed, Vcore, +3.3V, +5.0V, +12.0V, +5VSB

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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Cell Menu

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

Current CPU Clock, Current DDR Memory Frequency

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

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 FSB Frequency

This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency (in MHz) and overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency. Setting options: For CPU FSB200: [200]~[500]

For CPU FSB133: [133]~[500]

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CPU Ratio CMOS Setting

This item allows you to adjust the CPU ratio. Setting to [Startup] enables the CPU running at the fastest speed which is detected by system.

Adjusted CPU Clock

This read-only item shows the CPU Clock you like to use, which will automatically change in accordance with the settings of Adjust CPU FSB Frequency and CPU Ratio CMOS Setting. Please note you must reboot the system to let the change take effect.

Adjust DDR Memory Frequency

When it is set to [Manual] in High Performance Mode, user can place an artificial memory clock limit on the system. Please note that memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency. Setting options:

For DDR1: [Auto], [333], [400].

For DDR2: [Auto], [400], [533].

Adjusted DDR Memory Frequency

This read-only item shows the DDR Memory Frequency you like to use, which will automatically change in accordance with the setting of Adjust DDR Memory Frequency. Please note you must reboot the system to let the change take effect.

Adjust DDR Voltage (V)

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.

MSI Reminds You...

The settings shown in different color in CPU Voltage, DDR Voltage and NB Voltage help to verify if your setting is proper for your system.

Gray: Default setting. White:Safe setting. Yellow:High performance setting. Red: Not recommended setting and the system may be

unstable.

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

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BIOS Setting 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. To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password. When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.

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Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

When you select Load Fail-Safe Defaults, a message as below appears:

Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal system performance.

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

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

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Introduction to Realtek ALC 880

Chapter 4. Introduction to

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Chapter 4. Itroduction to DigiCell

Realtek ALC880

Introduction to

Realtek ALC880

The mainboard is equipped with Realtek ALC880 chip, which provides support for 8-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 2 Side, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. ALC880 allows the board to attach 2, 4, 6 or 8 speakers for better surround sound effect. The section will tell you how to install and use 2-, 4-, 6- or 8-channel audio function on the board.

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Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver

You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC880 codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems.

Installation for Windows 2000/XP

For Windows® 2000, you must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack4 or later before installing the driver. And for Windows® XP, you must install Windows® XP Service Pack1 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 HD Audio Driver .

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Click here

MSI Reminds You...

The HD 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.

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3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver.

4. Click Finish to restart the system.

Click here

Select this option

Click here

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Software Configuration

After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect Manager from the Control Panel.

Double click

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Sound Effect

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

Load EQ Setting

Reset EQ Setting

EQ Setting On/Off

Save Preset

Delete EQ Setting

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 “Load EQ Setting” and “Save

Preset” button, click “Reset EQ Setting” button to use the default value, or click “Delete EQ Setting” button to remove a preset EQ setting.

There are also other pre-set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking

“Others” under the Equalizer part.

Environment Simulation

You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow, totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer pipe”, “Arena”

and “Audio Corridor” for quick enjoyment.

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Equalizer Selection

Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned

preferred settings by utilizing this tool.

10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz.

Save

The settings are saved permanently for future

use

Enable / Disable

To disable, you can temporarily stop the sound effect without

losing the settings

Delete

Reset

10 bands of equalizer would go back to the

default setting

Load

Whenever you would like to use preload settings, simply click this, the whole list will be shown for your

selection.

To delete the pre-saved settings which are created from previous steps.

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Frequently Used Equalizer Setting

Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equalizer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment.

[How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop” “Live” “Club” & “Rock” shown on the page, to pull down the arrow in “Others” , you will find more optimized settings available to you.

Karaoke Mode

Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home. Simply using the music you usually play, Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accommodate your range.

1.Vocal Cancellation: Single click on “Voice Cancellation”, the vocal of the song would be eliminated, while the background music is still in place, and you can be that singer!

2.Key Adjustment: Using “Up / Down Arrow” to find a key which better fits your vocal range.

Raise the key

Remove the human voice

Lower the key

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Mixer

In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels

individually.

1. Playback

You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear

panel by select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front

output items.

MSI Reminds You...

Before set up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks on the rear or front panel. The Realtek HD Audio front output item will appear after you pluging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel.

2. Multi-Stream Function

ALC880 supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you may play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the indicated real panel or front panel. This feature is very helpful when 2 people are using the same computer together for different purposes.

Click the button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear. Then check the

Enable playback multi-streaming and click OK to save the setup.

MSI Reminds You...

We strongly recommend that you plug the speakers into the audio jacks on the back & front panels before enabling the multi-stream function.

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When you are playing the first audio source (for example: use Windows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the default setting.

Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) will come out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel.

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3. Playback control

Tool Mute

Playback device

This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound. And this is essential when multistreaming playback enabled.

Mute

You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output.

Tool

Show the following volume control This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed, total 13 items

to be chosen. Advanced controls

Enable playback multi-streaming With this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via head-

phone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from back panel) in play. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously.

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4. Recording control

Tool

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Recording device

Back Line in/Mic, Front Lin in Realtek HD Audio Digital Input

Tool

Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.

Advanced controls. Advanced control is a “Microphone Boost” icon. Once this item is checked, you will find “advanced” icon beside “Front Pink In” & “Mic

Volume”. With this, the input signal into “Front Pink In” & “Mic Volume” will be strengthen.

Enable recording multi-streaming At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously.

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5. Recording

If you want to use microphone to record, usually the microphone is connected to the MIC jack (the pink one) in the rear panel. You can start recording in this case. If you’d like to connect your microphone to the front audio panel.

You may control the microphone volume by Mic Volume or front mic-in on the mixer.

MSI Reminds You...

Only the speakers that plugged into the Line-Out jack (the green ne) on the back panel will be functional when you intend to listen to the audio that has been recorded from the microphone.

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AudioIO

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

speakers.

You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here.

a. Headphone for the common headphone b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output

Realtek HD Audio Manager frees you from default speaker settings. Different from before, for each jack, they are not limited to perform certain functions. Instead, now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output (i.e. playback) function or input (i.e. Recording) function, we call this “Retasking”.

Audio I/O aims to help you set jacks right. Moreover, other than blue to blue, pink to pink, the way that you used to do, Audio I/O would guide you to other right jacks that can also serve as microphone / speaker / headphone.

Speaker Configuration Step 1: Plug in the device in any available jack. Step 2: Dialogue “connected device” will pop up for your selection. Please select the

device you are trying to plug in. If the device is being plugged into the correct jack, you will be able to find the icon

beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device. If not correct, Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the

correct jack.

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Correct Message

Assume to plug a headphone in the Green jack at back panel. The icon beside

green jack become visible and the dialogue “ connected device” pops up.

Check the headphone, then click OK. As soon as OK is clicked, the icon

beside green jack becomes “headphone” as your selection.

Error Message

Assume to plug a headphone in the Blue jack at back panel. The icon beside

Blue jack becomes visible and the dialogue “connected device” pops up (the

default setting of blue jack is “Line-in”. Check the headphone anyway, then

click OK. You should notice the icon beside blue jack remains the same

without any change and the error message pops.

Pop-screen check list

2CH Speakers configutaion - check the Front Speaker Out anyway.

4CH Speakers configuration - check the Front Speaker Out & Rear Speaker

Out anyway.

6CH Speakers configuraion - check the Front Speaker Out / Rear Speaker

Out & Center/ Subwoofer Speaker out

anyway.

8CH Speakers configuraion - check the Front Speaker Out / Rear Speaker

Out / Center/Subwoofer Speaker out & Side

Speaker Out anyway.

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Global Connector Settings

Click to access global connector settings.

1. Mute rear panel when front headphone plugged in (option)

Once this item is checked, whenever front headphone is plugged, the music that is playing from the back panel, will be stopped.

2. Enable auto popup dialogue, when device has been plugged in

Once this item checked, the dialog §Connected device Ø, as Figure 3-3, would not automatically pop up when device plugged in.

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S/PDIF

Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/ PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog.

1. Output Sampling Rate

44.1KHz: This is recommended while playing CD 48KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby. 96KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD-Audio.

2. Output Source

Output digital audio source: The digital audio format (such as .wav, .mp3,.midi etc) will come out through S/PDIF-Out.

S/PDIF-in to S/PDIF -out pass though mode: The data from S/PDIF-In can be real-time played from S/PDIF-Out.

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Test Speakers

You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound. 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. Or you may click the auto test button to test the

sounds of each speaker automatically.

Center

Front Left

Side Left

Rear Left

Front Right

Side Right

Subwoofer

Rear Right

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Microphone

In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppression to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording.

Also, please use the drop-down list to choose the recording source from Realtek HD Audio real input or Realtek HD Audio front input.

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3D Audio Demo

In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like.

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Information

In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list.

Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray. Switch it on and an icon will show in the system tray. Right-click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of.

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Before you begin using the front panel function, please complete the follow-

ing steps:

1. Please install the pin headers of the front panel according to page 2-18.

2. Select AC97 or Azalia in the BIOS setting (page 3-11).

3. If you are using Azalia setting, the microphone function on the front panel is fixed, but the headphone jack will auto detect the device you connect and pop-up the selection window.

4. If you are using AC97 setting, both microphone and headphone on the front panel are fixed.

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Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function

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.

n 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

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 S/PDIF Out-Optical(in 7.1CH / 5.1CH)

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n 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output

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Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real-chan-

4-Channel Analog Audio Output

nel Line Out connector.

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 S/PDIF Out-Optical(in 7.1CH / 5.1CH)

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n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output

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 S/PDIF Out-Optical(in 7.1CH / 5.1CH)

Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel and two speakers to the center/subwoofer-channel Line Out connectors.

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n 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output

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8-Channel Analog Audio Output

Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel, two speakers to the center/ subwoofer-channel Line Out connectors, and two speakers to the side-channel Line Out connectors.

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

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Introduction to DigiCell

Chapter 4. Introduction to DigiCell

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Introduction to DigiCell

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

Once you have your DigiCell installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Util- ity --> MSI DigiCell), it will have an icon in the system tray, a short cut icon on the desktop, and a short cut path in your “Start-up” menu. You may double-click on each icon to enable DigiCell.

short-cut icon in the system tray

short-cut path in the start-up menu (path: Start-->Programs-->MSI-->DigiCell)

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MSI Feature

Main

Before using this utility, it is required to have all the integrated peripherals/cards (LAN card, Wireless LAN card, MegaStick... etc.) and all the necessary drivers (onboard LAN driver, audio driver, CoreCenter, Live Update... etc.) installed correctly.

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

Introduction:

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

MSI

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

Quick Guide

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

H/W Diagnostic

In this sub-menu, it provides the information of each DigiCell button for you to

check if the representing peripherals/cards/drivers are correctly installed.

Comm.

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

Software Access Point

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

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Live Update

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

Core Center

You can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of your system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports overclocking function.

MEGA STICK

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

Audio Speaker Setting

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

Power on Agent

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

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MSI Feature

H/W Diagnostic

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

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

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Communication

In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / WLAN / Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed. The first icon indicates the onboard LAN on your system, the second icon indicates the wireless LAN status, and the third one is the information about the bluetooth on your system. Click on each item for details.

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

The second icon indicates the wireless connection. You may click this icon to configure the advanced settings in the WLAN Card Mode dialogue box (see the image on p.4-8). Please note that it is only available when the Software Access Point is set to WLAN Card Mode .

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

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MSI Feature

Software Access Point

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

Terminology

Here are the introduction of WLAN / AP communication terminology.

WEP Key

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

Ad-hoc Mode

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

Infrastructure Mode

The difference between Infrastructure network and Ad-hoc network is that the former one includes an Access Point. In an Infrastructure network, the Access Point can manage the bandwidth to maximize bandwidth utilization. Additionally, the Access Point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless users to take advantage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer, and printer sharing. The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger and wider than that of the Ad-hoc networking.

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Access Point Mode

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

IP Sharing

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

Disabled. Enabled.

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

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

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

SSID

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

Channel

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

Associated Client List

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

Association Control

This option allows you to control which PC can connect to the wireless LAN. If you

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enable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN.

MAC Address

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

Security

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

Authentication

Open: Communicates the key across the network. Shared: Devices must have identical WEP settings to communicate.

MSI Feature

WLAN Card Mode

Click on “Setting” button of the WLAN Card Mode for the WEP status of your APs. If the AP you are selecting (the highlighted one) is not encrypted (Disabled shown in

the Encryption column), the screen will display as below. You can click “Connect” to make connection to that AP, click “Cancel” to close this dialogue box, or click “Refresh” button to update the available WLAN connections.

If the network you are selecting is encrypted (WEP shown in the Encryption column), the screen will display as below. You need to enter the correct WEP key defined by AP in the specified WEP Key 1~4 fields to make the connection.

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Live Update

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

The Live Update 3™ is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/ drivers/VGA BIOS/VGA Driver/Utility online so that you don’t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the whole Web site. To use the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update 3” application. After the installation, the “MSI Live Update 3” icon (as shown on the right) will appear on the screen. Double click the “MSI Live Update 3” icon, and the following screen will appear:

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

Live BIOS – Updates the BIOS online. Live Driver – Updates the drivers online. Live VGA BIOS – Updates the VGA BIOS online. Live VGA Driver – Updates the VGA driver online. Live Utility – Updates the utilities online.

If the product you purchased does not support any of the functions listed above, a “sorry” message is displayed. For more information on the update instructions, insert the companion CD and refer to the “Live Update Guide” under the “Manual” Tab.

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MSI Feature

MEGA STICK

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

Basic Function

Here you can edit your own play list with the buttons “load”, “save”, “delete”, “shuttle”, “ repeat” & “print”.

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

on your MEGA STICK.

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

your MEGA STICK.

Delete Click on the media files in the Play List: field and use “ Delete” button

to remove the media file from the play list. You may remove multi media files simultaneously by using “Ctrl” to select multi files.

Shuffle To play the media file in the Play List: in a random order. Repeat To repeat the selected files in the Play List:. Print This button has 2 functions:

1.To print out the details of current play list through your printer with the following information: Song title --- Song length --- Singer name

2.To save the details of current play list and save the file in the plain text file format in the \\Program files\MSI\DigiCell\MyMusic.txt for your reference. The MyMusic.txt file is with the following information: Song title --- Song length --- Singer name

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

pause

forward/rewind bar

song’s informationstop

play

Right-click on the MP3 file and choose “Info”, a MP3 Info dialogue will pop up to show the information of the file, including the title, artist, album, release year and others. You may also add your own comment in the comment field. Then click “Save” to save the change, click “Cancel” to discard the change, or click “Remove” to remove all this information.

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MSI Feature

Non-Unicode programs supported

If you are using an operating system in European languages, and you’ d like to play the media files in MEGA STICK with East-Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese... etc.), it is possible that the file names display incorrectly. However, you can install the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem. You need to have your Microsoft Setup CD prepared in the CD-ROM. The system will start to install the necessary components after the settings are configured here. Follow the steps described below.

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

2.Go to the [Languages] tab and enable the check box of [Install files for East Asian languages]. A dialogue box will pop up to remind you the above selection is chosen.

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3. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to be supported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick) from the drop-

down list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. The system will install the necessary components from your Microsoft Setup CD immediately.

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MSI Feature

Core Center (for Pentium 4 CPU)

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

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.

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

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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 next to 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 values you just configured. Also you may click “Auto” to start testing the maximum CPU overclocking value. The CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC reboots. Or you may click “Default” to restore the default values.

Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation

In the right sub-menu, here you can configure the PC hardware status such as CPU & system temperatures and fan speeds. You may use the scroll bars to adjust each item, then click “OK” to apply the changes. The values you set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings, and the value for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds.

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