MSI KT4 Ultra, MS-6590, KT4 Ultra G52-M6590X6 User Manual

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KT4 Ultra

Version 1.2

G52-M6590X8

MS-6590 (v1.X) A TX Mainboard

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Manual Rev: 1.2
Release Date: November 2002

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

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

VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLA TION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU
RESEAU.

Micro-Star International MS-6590

T ested to comply
with FCC Standard

For Home or Office Use

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Copyright Notice

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

but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products
are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes
without notice.

Trademarks

All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered

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AMI® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release August 2002
V1.1 Add DDR400 Qualified Memory October 2002

T est List; FSB333 Support; SAT A
spec update

V1.2 Modify Jumper JBAT1 description November 2002

T echnical Support

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

Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver

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

Contact our technical staff at: [e-mail]

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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.

1 0 . Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electri-

cal shock.

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

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

to User’s Manual.

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

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERA TURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT
MA Y DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT .

Safety Instructions

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

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

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

Technical Support ......................................................................................... ii i

Safety Instructions ....................................................................................... v

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

Mainboard Specifications ....................................................................1-3

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

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

PC Alert™ 4...................................................................................1-5

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

Live Monitor™ .............................................................................. 1-7

D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional) ............................................................... 1-9

S-Bracket (Optional) .................................................................... 1-10

MSI DVD (5.1 Channel) ............................................................... 1-12

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

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

Quick Components Guide .................................................................... 2-3

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

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

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462 .................................. 2-4

Installing AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set ................... 2-5

Introduction to DDR SDRAM.......................................................2-6

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

DDR DIMM Module Combination ................................................ 2-7

Installing DDR Modules ............................................................... 2-7

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 ............................................ 2-8

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

Back Panel ............................................................................................ 2-9

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Mouse Connector ......................................................................... 2-9

RJ-45 LAN Jack (Optional) .......................................................... 2-10

Keyboard Connector ................................................................... 2-11

USB 2.0 Connectors .................................................................... 2-11

Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B..................................2-11

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

Audio Port Connectors ............................................................... 2-13

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

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

Fan Power Connectors: CF AN1/SF AN1/NBFAN1 ...................... 2-15

IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 ............................................ 2-16

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ........................................... 2-17

Hard Disk RAID Connectors: IDE3, SER1 & SER2 (Optional) ..... 2-18

CD-In Connector: JCD1 ............................................................... 2-20

S-Bracket (SPDIF) Connector: JSP3 (Optional)............................ 2-20

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_0, J1394_1, J1394_2 (Optional) ..... 2-22

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 ......................................... 2-24

Bluetooth Connector: JBT2 (Optional) ........................................ 2-26

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 .................................................... 2-27

D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1 (Optional) ............................... 2-28

Jumpers .............................................................................................. 2-29

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1........................................................ 2-29

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Setting Jumper: ................................ 2-30

J4 & J5 (Optional) ........................................................................ 2-30

Slots ................................................................................................... 2-31

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot......................................... 2-31

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots.......................... 2-31

PCI Interrupt Request Routing .................................................... 2-32

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

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

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

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

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

The Main Menu ...................................................................................3-5

Standard CMOS Features .................................................................... 3-7

Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................... 3-9

Advanced Chipset Features...............................................................3-13

Power Management Features............................................................. 3-19

PNP/PCI Configurations..................................................................... 3-23

Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-25

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

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................ 3-29

Set Supervisor/User Password........................................................... 3-31

Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults....................................3-31

Appendix A. Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function.................................A-1

Installing C-Media Drivers ..................................................................A-2

Hardware Configuration ......................................................................A-3

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

Attaching Speakers ......................................................................A-6

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function ...............................................A-6

Appendix B. DDR 400/PC3200 Memory T est report ...............................B-1

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................ T-1

Glossary ....................................................................................................G-1

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting

Started

Thank you for purchasing KT4 Ultra (MS-6590 v1.X)
ATX mainboard. The KT4 Ultra is based on VIA® Apollo KT400
& VT8235 chipsets and provides six USB 2.0 ports for high-speed
data transmission, C-Media 8738MX chip for 6-channel audio
output, one SPDIF pinheader for digital audio transmission, and
one extra Bluetooth pinheader that fulfills your need for wireless
connection. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® Athlon™,

Athlon™ XP or Duron™ processors, the KT4 Ultra delivers a

high performance and professional desktop platform solution.

Getting Started

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

h Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD® Athlon™/Athlon™ XP /Duron™

processors.

h Supports up to 2800+ or higher speed.

Chipset

h VIA® KT400 chipset

- FSB @200/266/333 MHz.

- Supports DDR200/266/333 and up memory.

-AGP 8X and PCI advanced high performance memory controller.

h VIA® VT8235 chipset

- Dual channel Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode EIDE controller.

- ACPI & PC2001 compliant enhanced power management.

- Integrated USB 2.0 controller.

Main Memory

h Supports six memory banks using three 184-pin 200/266/333/400 DDR

SDRAMs.

h Supports up to 3GB memory size.
(Please go to MSI website http://www.msi.com.tw or refer the attached DDR

400 Qualified Memory Test List for details and updated information.)

Slots

h One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot.

- Supports AGP 2.0 4x/8x.

h Six 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).

On-Board IDE

h An IDE controller on the VT8235 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with

PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66 operation modes.

Serial ATA Interface (Optional)

h Promise 20376 controlls 2 Serial ATA ports in 150 MB/s operation mode and

1 Ultra DMA port

On-Board Peripherals

h On-Board Peripherals include:

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

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2.88Mbytes

- 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B)

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 1 IrDA connector for SIR/ASKIR/HPSIR

- 1 audio port

- 6 USB 2.0 ports (Rear * 4/ Front * 2)

Bluetooth (Optional)

h 1 extra pinheader for Bluetooth connect connection.

Audio

h C-Media 8738MX 6-channel audio with SPDIF out.

LAN 10/100/1000MBps (Optional)

h Broadcom 4401/5702

- Integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC and PHY transceiver, auto-negotiation
operation..

- Supports single-port 10MB/s, 100MB/s and 1000MB/s BAST-T application.

- Compliance with PCI v2.2 and LAN on Motherboard (LOM) standard.

BIOS

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

ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

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

which records your mainboard specifications.

h ACPI, 1.0a, APM1.2, PnP 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.3, USB 2.0, WFM 2.0, Overclock,

Boot from USB device.

Dimension

h ATX Form Factor: 30.5 cm (L) x 23 cm (W).

Mounting

h 6 mounting holes.

Others

h Suspend to RAM/Disk (S3/S4).
h PC99, PC2001, WHQL WINXP compliant.
h CPU and Onboard temperature monitoring.

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Mainboard Layout

KT4 Ultra Series (MS-6590 v1.X) ATX Mainboard

BATT

+

VT8235

VIA

KT400

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D

R

1

D

D

R

2

D

D

R

3

A

T

X

P

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e

r

S

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p

p

l

y

JUSB1

JAUD1

JCD

SOCKET 462

BIOS

PCI S lo t 5

PCI S lo t 6

PCI S lo t 4

PCI S lo t 3

PCI S lo t 2

PCI S lo t 1

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D

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1

IDE 3 (Optional)

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D

E

2

JBAT1

J4 J5

JLED1

JFP1 JFP2

JSP3

JBT2

SER1

USB
ports

Top: LAN jack ( Optional)
Bottom: USB ports

Top : Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM A
COM B

Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard

CFAN1

NBFAN1

JIR1

SFAN1

Winbond

W83697HF

PROMISE
PDC20376
(Optional)

C-media

CMI8738MX

Line-Out
Line-In
Mic

F

D

D

1

AGP Slot

J1394_2J1394_1

J1394_0

VIA

Vt6306

(Optional)

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Features:

Ø MSI Logo links to the MSI Web site
Ø CPU Speed allows users to adjust the CPU speed through CPU

Multiplier and FSB

Ø Voltage allows user to adjust the voltage of CPU/Memory/AGP
Ø MSI Info provides information about the mainboard, BIOS and OS
Ø CPU Info provides detailed information about the CPU
Ø CPU Fan Speed shows the current running speed of CPU Fan
Ø CPU Temp. shows the current CPU temperature

Fuzzy Logic™ 4

The Fuzzy Logic™ 4 utility is a user friendly tool that allows users to
view and adjust the current system status. To overclock the CPU FSB (Front
Side Bus) frequency under the Windows operating system, click FSB and use
the right and left arrow keys to select the desired FSB, and then click Apply to
apply the new setup value. To enable the system running at the specified FSB
every time when you click Turbo, click Save to save the desired FSB first. If
you want to know the maximal CPU overclocking value, click Auto to start
testing. The CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC
reboots. After rebooting, click Turbo to apply the test result. Click Default to
restore the default values.

MSI Reminds You...

To adjust the options under CPU Speed and Voltage, use the right
and left arrow keys to select the desired value and then click Ap-

ply to run the setup value.

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Live BIOS™/Live Driver™

The Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is a tool used to detect
and update your BIOS/drivers online so that you don’t need
to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the
whole Web site. To use the function, you need to install the
“MSI Live Update Series 2” application. After the installation,
the “MSI Live Update Series 2” icon (as shown on the right)
will appear on the screen.

Double click the “MSI Live Update Series 2” icon, and the following
screen will appear:

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

Ø Live BIOS – Updates the BIOS online.

Ø Live Driver – Updates the drivers online.

Ø Live VGA BIOS – Updates the VGA BIOS online.

Ø Live VGA Driver – Updates the VGA driver online.
Ø Live 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
Series Guide” under the “Manual” Tab.

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You can right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon to perform the
functions listed below:

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

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

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

Ø Exit – Exits the Live Monitor™ application.

Live Monitor™

The Live Monitor™ is a tool used to schedule the search
for the latest BIOS/drivers version on the MSI Web site. To use
the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update Series 2”
application. After the installation, the “MSI Live Monitor” icon
(as shown on the right) will appear on the screen. Double click
this icon to run the application.

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

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D-BracketTM2 Description

System Power ON

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

not installed properly.

Early Chipset Initialization

Memory Detection Test

- Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if

the memory module is damaged or not installed properly.

Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting.

Initializing Keyboard Controller.

Testing VGA BIOS

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

1 2

3 4

Red

Green

D-Bracket™ 2

1 2
3 4

D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional)

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

D-Bracket™ 2 supports both USB 1.1 & 2.0 specification.

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D-Bracket™ 2 Description

Processor Initialization

- This will show information regarding the processor (like

brand name, system bus, etc…)

Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)

Initializing Video Interface

- This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video

onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter.

BIOS Sign On

- This will start showing information about logo, processor

brand name, etc….

Testing Base and Extended Memory

- Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended

memory above 1MB using various patterns.

Assign Resources to all ISA.

Initializing Hard Drive Controller

- This will initialize IDE drive and controller.

Initializing Floppy Drive Controller

- This will initializing Floppy Drive and controller.

Boot Attempt

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

Operating System Booting

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PC Alert™ 4

The PC AlertTM 4 is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility
is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status
during real time operation:

ö monitor CPU & system temperatures
ö monitor fan speeds
ö monitor system voltages

If one of the items above is abnormal, the program main screen will be
immediately shown on the screen, with the abnormal item highlighted in red.
This will continue to be shown until the condition returns to the normal status.

Users can us e the Adjusting K eys to change the minimum and maximum
threshold of each item for the system to send out a warning message. Click
Temperature to select the temperature modes of either F ahrenheit (OF) or Cel-
sius (OC). The PC Alert4 icon on the Status Area will show the current CPU
temperature.

temperature
modes

Adjusting Keys

COOLER XP

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MSI Reminds You...

The new feature COOLER XP will work only if your mainboard
supports AMD Athlon XP CPU.
Items shown on PC Alert 4 vary depending on your system’s status.

To better protect the CPU from overheating, a new feature, COOLER

XP, has been added to decrease the temperature of AMD Athlon XP CPU. To
do so, simply click COOLER XP and the screen will show the Cute skin (as
shown below) with information about the CPU and chipset. Right-click the
mouse to select the skin you want to switch to.

Cute

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MSI DVD (5.1 Channel)

The motherboard comes with MSI DVD application which supports 5.1
channel (6-channel audio) operation. The accompanying MSI DVD is a conve­nient tool to meet increasing demands for home entertainment.

Note: MSI DVD supports Dolby Digital format only. To view DTS­formatted video, you should convert it to Dolby Digital format first.

To play DVD with 6-channel audio output, you must configure both the
MSI DVD application and the audio codec’s software utility. Otherwise, the 6­channel audio function will not work properly. For information on how to
select 6-channel mode in the audio software utility, refer to Appendix. Using 4-
or 6-Channel Audio Function.

Follow the procedures below to enable 6-channel support with MSI DVD:

1. Click on this button from the control panel of MSI DVD.

2. Click the Audio tab.

3. Select 6 speaker mode (5.1 channel).

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4. Click OK.

For more information about MSI DVD, you can refer to the online help
coming with the application.
To enter the online help:

1. Click on the icon at the bottom-right corner of the control panel.

2. The following window appears.

3. Click MSIDVD FAQ.

Click here

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S-Bracket (Optional)

S-Bracket is a bracket which provides 2 SPDIF jacks for digital audio
transmission and 2 analog Line-Out connectors for additional 4-channel ana­log audio output. With the S-Bracket, your system will be able to perform 6­channel audio operation for wonderful surround sound effect, or connect to
Sony & Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) speakers for audio transmission with
better quality.

The S-Bracket offers two types of SPDIF connectors: one for optical
fiber and the other for coaxial connection. Select the appropriate one to meet
your need. For more information on S-Bracket, refer to Appendix. Using 4- or
6-Channel Audio Function.

S-Bracket

SPDIF jack (optical)

SPDIF jack (coaxial)

Analog Line-Out jacks

CPU Thermal Protection

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

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware
Setup

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

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

Hardware Setup

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Quick Components Guide

JCD1, p.2-20

J4, p.2-30

DDR DIMMs, p.2-6

CPU, p.2-3

Back Panel I/O,

p.2-9

CFAN1, p.2-15

FDD1, p.2-14

IDE3, p.2-18

JFP2, p.2-24

JFP1, p.2-24

JBT2, p.2-26

JUSB1, p.2-27

J5, p.2-30

JIR1, p.2-16

JBAT1, p.2-29

AGP Slot, p.2-29

JAUD1, p.2-25

PCI Slots, p.2-29

IDE1 & IDE2,

p.2-17

JSP3, p.2-20

NBFAN1, p.2-15

SER1, p.2-18

JLED1, p.2-28

SER2, p.2-18

SFAN1, p.2-15

JWR1, p.2-8

J1394_0, J1394_1, J1394_2 ,

p.2-22

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Central Processing Unit: CPU

CPU Cor e Speed Derivation Procedure

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 14

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

= 100MHz x 14
= 1.4 GHz

The mainboard supports AMD® Athlon™, Athlon™ XP and Duron™

processors in the 462 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called
Socket-462 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make

sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent
overheating. If you do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your

dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.

Thermal Iss ue for CPU

AMD A thlon™/Athlon™ XP/Duron™ processor w ith a speed
of 600MHz and above requires LARGER heatsink and fan. You
also need to add thermal grease between the CPU and heatsink

to improve heat dissipation. Then, make sure that the CPU and
heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. These are
needed to prevent damaging the processor and ensuring reliable operation.
You can check AMD’s w eb site for more information.

!

WARNING!

Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix

OK : Yes.

Note 2: User may try thi s combina tion, but MSI will not guarantee its

functionality.

FSB

Memory

DDR 266

200 MHz

DDR 333 DDR 400

266 MHz

333 MHz

OK

X

X

OK

OK

OK

OK

Note 1

Note 1: Grarantee with MSI certified DDR 400 mudules only.

X : Not abaliable .

Note 2

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CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462

1. Please turn off the power and

unplug the power cord before
installing the CPU.

2. Pull the lever sideways away

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

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

4. If the CPU is correctly
installed, the pins should be
completely embedded into the
socket and can not be seen.
Please note that any violation
of the correct installation
procedures may cause
permanent damages to your
mainboard.

5. Press the CPU down firmly

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

Open Lever

90 degree

Sliding

Plate

Close
Lever

Press down

the CPU

Gold arrow

Gold arrow

Gold arrow

Incorrect CPU place me n t

(not at 90-degree angle)

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The following instructions will guide
you through the heat sink installation
procedures. Please consult your agent
for the proper CPU cooler set.

1. Position your CPU cooler set onto
the CPU.

2. Use one end of the clip to hook
the latch of the CPU sliding plate.

3. Hook the other latch to fix the
cooling fan set. You may need a
screw drive to press down the
other side of the clip.

4. Connect the fan to the power sup­ply connector provided on your
mainboard.

Installing AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set

Apply some heat

sink paste

MSI Reminds You...

Please apply some heat sink paste on top of CPU to dissipate
the heat more effectively.

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KT4 Ultra ATX Mainboard

The mainboard provides 3 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM
(Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up
to 3GB. You can install PC3200/DDR400, PC2700/DDR333, PC2100/
DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~3).

Memory

DDR DIMM Slots

(DDR 1~3)

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. High memory
bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC, worksta­tions and servers.

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Hardware Setup

Installing DDR Modules

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

ule 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.

Volt

Notch

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

Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows:

Slot Memory Module Total Memory

DIMM 1
(Bank 0 & 1)

S/D 64MB~1GB

DIMM 2
(Bank 2 & 3)

S/D 64MB~1GB

DIMM 3
(Bank 4 & 5)

S/D 64MB~1GB

Maximum System Memory Supported

64MB~3GB

DDR DIMM Module Combination

S: Single Side D: Double Side

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Power Supply

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

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1

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

JWR1

10

1

20

11

PIN SIGNAL

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

PIN SIGNAL

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

JWR1 Pin Definition

MSI Reminds You...

Power supply of 300 (and up) watt is highly recommended for
system stability.

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Hardware Setup

The back panel provides the following connectors:

Back Panel

Mouse Connector

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

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

Pin Definition

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

2

1

3

4

5

6

Mouse

Parallel

USB Ports

COM A COM B

USB Ports

Keyboard

L-in

MIC

L-out

LAN
(Optional)

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Keyboard Connector

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

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

Pin Definition

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

2

1

3

4

5

6

USB 2.0 Connectors

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

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

USB Port Description

USB Ports

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

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Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B

The mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN connectors as serial port COM
A & COM B. The ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that
send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial
devices directly to the connectors.

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

Pin Definition

9-Pin Male DIN Connector

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

RJ-45 LAN Jack (Optional)

The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connection to Lo-

cal Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack.

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

RJ-45 LAN Jack

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Parallel Port Connector: LPT1

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

13 1

14

25

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

Pin Definition

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Audio Port Connectors

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.

1/8” Stereo Audio Connectors

MSI Reminds You...

For advanced audio application, CMedia 8738MX is provided
to offer support for 6-channel audio operation and can turn
rear audio connectors from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel audio.
For more information on 6-channel audio operation, please
refer to Appendix. Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function.

Line Out

Line In

MIC

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

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

Connectors

FDD1

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Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/SFAN1/NBFAN1

The CFAN1 (processor fan), SFAN1 (system fan) and NBFAN1
(NorthBridge fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three­pin 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.

CFAN1

SENSOR

+12V

GND

SFAN1

SENSOR

+12V

GND

MSI Reminds You...

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

2. CFAN supports the fan control. You can install the PC Alert
utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed ac­cording to the actual CPU temperature.

NBFAN1

SENSOR

GND

+12V

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IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1

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

Pin Signal

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

JIR1

6 5

21

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IDE1 IDE2

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100/
133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/
100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM,
120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices.

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

connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

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.

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Hard Disk RAID Connectors: IDE3, SER1 & SER2 (Optional)

The mainboard has 3 IDE RAID connectors, which are controlled by
Promise 20376.

IDE3 is a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 con­troller that provides PIO mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100/133
function. You can connect to one hard disk drive.

The mainboard also provides optional dual high-speed Serial ATA in­terface ports, SER1 & SER2. Each supports 1st generation serial ATA data
rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0
specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device.
Please refer to Serial ATA Raid manual for detail software installation
procedure.

IDE3

SER2

SER1

1

7

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Hardware Setup

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.

SER1 & SER2 Pin Definition

Connect to SER1 or SER2

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

Optional Serial ATA cable

Pin Signal Pin Signal

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

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CD-In Connector: JCD1

The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

S-Bracket (SPDIF) Connector: JSP3 (Optional)

The connector allows you to connect a S-Bracket for Sony & Philips
Digital Interface (SPDIF). The S-Bracket offers 2 SPDIF jacks for digital
audio transmission (one for optical fiber connection and the other for coaxial),
and 2 analog Line-Out jacks for 4-channel audio output.

To attach the fiber-optic cable to optical SPDIF jack, you need to re­move the plug from the jack first. The two SPDIF jacks support SPDIF out-

put only. For more information on the S-Bracket, refer to Appendix: Using 4­or 6-Channel Audio Function.

JCD1

GNDL R

JSP3

1

11

2

12

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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 VCC5 VCC 5V 2 VDD3 VDD 3.3V
3 SPDFO S/PDIF output 4 (No Pin) Key
5 GND Ground 6 SPDFI S/PDIF input
7 LFE-OUT Audio bass output 8 SOUT-R Audio right surrounding output
9 CET-OUT Audio center output 10 SOUT-L Audio left surrounding output
11 GND Ground 12 GND Ground

JSP3 Pin Definition

Optional S-Bracket

SPDIF jack (optical)

SPDIF jack (coaxial)

Analog Line-Out jack

Connect to JSP3

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IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_0, J1394_1, J1394_2 (Optional)

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

nect optional IEEE 1394 ports.

J1394_1 J1394_2

1

9

2

10

J1394_0

1

9

2

10

1

9

2

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

J1394 Pin Definition

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Hardware Setup

1. Take out the
IEEE 1394 Port.

2. Locate the IEEE 1394
connectors (J1394_0,
J1394_1 & J1394_2) on the
mainboard.

3. Insert the IEEE 1394 Port
into the connectors. Match
the foolproof design to the
Key (no pin) on the J1394
pin to avoid mis-inserting.

4. Place the IEEE 1394 Port
into the first slot of your
system case.

How to attach the IEEE 1394 Port:

Foolproof

design

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Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2

The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical con-

nection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel

®

Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

1

2

9

10

JFP1

HDD
LED

Reset
Switch

Power
LED

Power
Switch

Power
LED

Speaker

1

2

7

8

JFP2

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.

JFP1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 SPK­3 SLED 4 BUZ+

5 PLED 6 BUZ­7 NC 8 SPK+

JFP2 Pin Definition

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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.

JAUD1

1
2

9

10

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

JAUD1 Pin Definition

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.

5

6

10

9

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Bluetooth Connector: JBT2 (Optional)

This connector is used to connect a bluetooth module for wireless
connection.

JBT2

7

8

1

2

MSI Reminds You...

Because the bluetooth connector shares the USB interface with
blue-colored USB2.0 connector, one of the USB2.0 port (see in­struction on the cable) will not function when you attach a
bluetooth module to this connector.

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 5VDUAL 2 3VDUAL
3 D+ (USB signal) 4 GND

5 D- (USB signal) 6 GND
7 GND 8 NC

JBT2 Pin Definition

Do not remove,
when using bluetooth

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Front USB Connectors: JUSB1

The mainboard provides one USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 that is
compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 technology
increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which
is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB
interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras , MP3 players,
printers, modems and the like.

JUSB1

(USB 2.0/Intel spec)

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC 2 VCC
3 USB0- 4 USB1­5 USB0+ 6 USB1+
7 GND 8 GND
9 Key 10 USBOC

JUSB1 Pin Definition

1

9

2

10

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D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1 (Optional)

The mainboard comes with a JLED1 connector for you to connect to D­Bracket™ 2. D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1.1 & 2.
0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem
through 16 various combinations of LED signals. For definitions of 16 signal
combinations, please refer to D-Bracket™ 2 in Chapter 1.

Pin Signal

1 DBG1 (high for green color)
2 DBR1 (high for red color)
3 DBG2 (high for green color)
4 DBR2 (high for red color)
5 DBG3 (high for green color)
6 DBR3 (high for red color)
7 DBG4 (high for green color)
8 DBR4 (high for red color)
9 Key
10 NC

JLED1 Pin Definition

JLED1

1

9

2

10

D-Bracket™ 2

Connected to JUSB1 (the USB
pinheader in blue color)

Connected to JLED1

LEDs

Depending on the optional bracket you buy, please note
there might be a Bluetooth Sticker to cover one of the
port, which marks “Do no remove, when using

bluetooth”.

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

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

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

Jumpers

JBAT1

1

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

1

3

Clear Data

1

3

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Center/Subwoofer Speaker Setting Jumper:
J4 & J5 (Optional)

Some speakers do not design their center and subwoofer audio signals
by following the industry standard, which will cause the subwoofer sound
pronounces through the center speaker, and the center sound pronounces
through the subwoofer speaker. But if the speaker you bought has the oppo­site setting, you may need to adjust the J4 & J5 jumper in order to meet the
setting of your speaker. Follow the instructions below to set up the speakers:

J4

1

3

1

3

J5

Factory default setting.

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

1

If your speaker is with different
sound setting.

MSI Reminds You...

You may buy an converter to solve this problem instead of open­ing the chassis to adjust this jumper.

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Slots

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an
interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics.
It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly
access main memory and provides three levels of throughputs: 4x (1.07Gbps)
and 8x (2.1Gbps)

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.

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

PCI Slots

AGP Slot

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PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are
hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the
microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT
A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4
PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D#
PCI Slot 2 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#
PCI Slot 3 INT D# INT A# INT B# INT C#
PCI Slot 4 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B#
PCI Slot 5 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#
PCI Slot 6 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B#

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

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

You may need to run the Setup program when:
 An error message appears on the screen during the system

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

features.

BIOS Setup

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Entering Setup

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

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

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

Selecting the First Boot Device

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

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

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.

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

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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 retu rn s to t he main menu from a su bme nu
<+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

Setup Menu
<F6> Load High Performance Defaults
<F7> Load BIOS Setup Defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Getting Help

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

Main Menu

The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies. You

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

Default Settings

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

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The Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

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

Advanced BIOS Features

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

Advanced Chipset Features

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

Power Management Features

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PNP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

Once you enter AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY, the Main Menu

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

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Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

PC Health Status

This entry shows your PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

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

Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.

Set User Password

Use this menu to set User Password.

Load High Performance Defaults

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

Load BIOS Setup Defaults

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

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

The items inside STANDARD CMOS SETUP menu are divided into 9

categories. Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the <PgUp> or
<PgDn> keys to switch to the value you prefer.

System Time

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

Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave

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

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selection.

Type Select how to define the HDD parameters
Cylinders Enter cylinder number
Heads Enter head number
Write Precompensation Enter write precomp cylinder
Sectors Enter sector number
Maximum Capacity Read the maximal HDD capacity
LBA Mode Select Auto for a hard disk > 512 MB un-

der Windows and DOS, or Disabled un-

der Netware and UNIX
Block Mode Select Auto to enhance the hard disk
performance
Fast Programmed I/O Select Auto to enhance hard disk perfor­Modes mance by optimizing the hard disk timing
32 Bit Transfer Mode Enable 32 bit to maximize the IDE hard
disk data transfer rate

Floppy Drive A:/B:

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

Boot Sector Virus Protection

The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. When Enabled, BIOS will issue a virus warning message and
beep if a write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD is attempted.
Setting options: Disabled and Enabled.

MSI Reminds You...

This feature only protects the boot sector, not the whole hard
disk.

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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.

Full Screen Logo Show

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

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

Boot Sequency

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

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1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device

The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where
AMIBIOS attempts to load the operating system. The settings are:

IDE-0 The system will boot from the first HDD.
IDE-1 The system will boot from the second HDD.
IDE-2 The system will boot from the third HDD.
IDE-3 The system will boot from the fourth HDD.
Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive.
ARMD-FDD The system will boot from any ARMD device, such as

LS-120 or ZIP drive, that functions as a floppy drive.

ARMD-HDD The system will boot from ARMD device, such as MO

or ZIP drive, that functions as hard disk drive.

CD/DVD The system will boot from the CD/DVD ROM.
Legacy SCSI The system will boot from the SCSI.

Legacy NETWO The system will boot from the Network drive.

BBS-0 The system will boot from the first BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-1 The system will boot from the second BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-2 The system will boot from the third BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-3 The system will boot from the 4th BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-4 The system will boot from the 5th BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-5 The system will boot from the 6th BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-6 The system will boot from the 7th BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-7 The system will boot from the 8th BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-8 The system will boot from the 9th BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

BBS-9 The system will boot from the 10th BBS (BIOS Boot

Specification) compliant device.

USB FDD The system will boot from USB-interfaced floppy drive.
USB CDROMThe system will boot from the USB-interfaced CD-ROM.
USB HDD The system will boot from the USB-interfaced HDD.

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USB RMD-FDD The system will boot from any USB-interfaced ARMD

device, such as LS-120 or ZIP drive, that functions as a
floppy drive.

USB RMD-HDD The system will boot from USB-interfaced ARMD

device, such as MO or ZIP drive, that functions as hard
disk drive.

Disabled Disable this sequence.

Try Other Boot 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.

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

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

BootUp Num-Lock

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

Floppy Drive Swap

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

Floppy Drive Seek

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

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” does not
show up.

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Disabled, Enabled.

Primary Display

This configures the primary subsystem in the computer. Available options:
Mono (monochrome), CGA40x25, CGA80x25, VGA/EGA, Absent.

Password Check

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

Boot To OS/2

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

Internal Cache

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

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h­FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program
writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Setting options: Enabled,
Disabled.

C000, 32k Shadow

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

Option Description

Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to

run Setup.

Always A password prompt appears every time when the com-

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

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APIC Function

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

Option Description

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

for faster system performance.

Cached The contents of specified ROM are not only copied

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

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Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Timing Control

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

Current Host Clock

This item shows the current CPU frequency.

Configure SDRAM Timing by

Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence

MSI Reminds You...

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

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Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to SPD enables
SDRAM Frequency, SDRAM CAS# Latency, Row Precharge Time, RAS
Pulse Width, RAS to CAS Delay and SDRAM Bank Interleave auto­matically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the
SPD. Selecting User allows users to configure these fields manually.

SDRAM Frequency

Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM.
Settings options: 200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz, 400MHz, Auto.

SDRAM CAS# Latency

This controls the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts
a read command after receiving it. Settings: 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.0 (clocks).
2 (clocks) increases the system performance the most while 3 (clocks)
provides the most stable performance.

Row Precharge Time

This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS)
to be allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS
to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, refresh may be in­complete and DRAM may fail to retain data. This item applies only
when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. Available
settings: 2T, 3T.

RAS Pulse Width

This setting allows you to select the number of clock cycles allotted
for the RAS pulse width, according to DRAM specifications. The
less the clock cycles, the faster the DRAM performance. Settings: 6T,
5T.

RAS to CAS Delay

When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed
separately. This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the
transition from RAS (row address strobe) to CAS (column address
strobe). The less the clock cycles, the faster the DRAM performance.
Setting options: 3T, 2T.

Bank Interleave

This field selects 2-bank or 4-bank interleave for the installed SDRAM.

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Disable the function if 16MB SDRAM is installed. Settings: Disabled,
2-Way and 4-Way.

DDR DQS Input Delay

This setting allows you to set the delay time of DQS to improve the setup
time and hold time of the data, and improve the stability. Setting options:

Auto, 18, 08, 0E, 0F.

SDRAM Burst Length

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

SDRAM 1T Command

This setting controls the SDRAM command rate. Selecting Enabled al­lows SDRAM signal controller to run at 1T (T=clock cycles) rate. Se­lecting Disabled makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2T rate. 1T is
faster than 2T. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

Fast Command

This item controls the internal timing of CPU. Selecting Ultra allows
CPU to handle data/instructions at the fastest speed. Fast enables CPU
to handle at a faster speed, while Normal let CPU handle them at the
slowest rate.

Fast R-2-R Turnaround

Burst read operation can be interrupted by new read of any bank.
Random column access is allowed. READ to READ interval is mini­mum 1 CLK. Selecting Enabled to shorten the turnaround interval to
improve the performance. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

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AGP Timing Control

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

AGP Mode

The item sets an appropriate mode for the installed AGP card. Setting
options: 1x, 2x, 4x, Auto. Select 4x only if your AGP card supports it.

AGP Fast Write

This option enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature. The Fast
Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics
card without passing anything through the system memory and im­proves the AGP 4X speed. Select Enabled only when the installed
AGP card supports this function. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP Aperture Size

This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to
AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory
address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles
that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any
translation. The option allows the selection of an aperture size of

4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and 256 MB.

AGP Master 1 W/S Write

The field allows users to insert one wait state into the AGP write cycle.
Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP Master 1 W/S Read

The field allows users to insert one wait state into the AGP read cycle.
Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP Read Synchronization

The field allows you to enable or disable the AGP Read Synchroniza­tion feature. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

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PCI Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delayed
transactions cycles so that transactions to and from the ISA bus are buffered
and PCI bus can perform other transactions while the ISA transaction is
underway. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification ver­sion 2.1. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

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Power Management Features

IPCA 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, select Yes. Available options: Yes, No.

ACPI Standby State

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

S1/POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no

system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware main­tains all system context.

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

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

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Auto BIOS determines the best ode automatically.

Call VGA BIOS at S3 Resuming

Selecting Enabled allows BIOS to call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card
when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume
time is shortened when you disable the function, but system will need an AGP
driver to initialize the VGA card. Therefore, if the AGP driver of the card
does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally
or not function after resuming from S3.

USB Device Wakeup From S3

This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from
S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

Power Management/APM

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

Power/Sleep LED

This item configures how the system uses power LED on the case to indicate
the sleep/suspend state. Available options are:

Single LED The power LED turns off to indicate the sleep/suspend

state.

Dual LED The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep/

suspend state.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

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

Display Activity

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

Ignore.

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CPU Critical Temperature

If the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit preset in this setting, the warn­ing mechanism will be activated. This helps you to prevent the CPU overheat­ing problem.

Power Button Function

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

On/Off The power button functions as normal power off button.
Suspend When you press the power button, the computer enters

the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for
more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.

After AC Power Loss

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

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

failure or interrupt occurred.

Set WakeUp Events

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

Wake Up On PME, Resume On KBC (with “Wake-Up Key” and
“Wake-Up Password”), Resume On PS/2 Mouse

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

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MSI Reminds You...

For “Wake-Up Key” function, the option “Specific Key” refers to
the password you specify in the “Wake-Up Password” field. Once
you set up a password, it will disable “Resume on PS/2 Mouse”.

Resume By Alarm

This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on
a scheduled time/date from the soft off (S5) state. Settings: Enabled,
Disabled.
Alarm Date/Hour/Minute/Second
If Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled, the system will automatically re­sume (boot up) on a specific date/hour/minute/second specified in these
fields. Available settings for each item are:

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

MSI Reminds 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.

Plug and Play Aware O/S

When set to Yes, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting
(VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operat­ing system like Windows® 98, 2000 or ME. When set to No, BIOS will initial­ize all the PnP cards. Select Yes if the operating system is Plug & Play.

Clear NVRAM

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

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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. Settings
range from 32 to 248 at a 32 increment.

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.

Primary Graphics Adaptor

This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Set­ting options: PCI, AGP.

PCI Slot1 IRQ, PCI Slot2/5 IRQ, PCI Slot3 IRQ, PCI Slot4/6 IRQ

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

IRQ line for each PCI slot.

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Integrated Peripherals

OnBoard PCI Controller

This is used to enable or disable the onboard PCI controller. Please note that
the options showed on yout BIOS might be different depending on the
motherboard you buy.

LAN Controller, Serial ATA Controller, 1394 Controller, Audio
Controller

Set these options to Enabled to enable the contollers of these 4 PCI devices.

Floopy Disk Controller

This is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller.

Option Description

Auto BIOS will automatically determine whether to enable the

onboard Floppy controller or not.

Enabled Enables the onboard Floppy controller.
Disabled Disables the onboard Floppy controller.

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Serial 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: Auto, 3F8/
COM1, 2F8/COM2, 3E8/COM3, 2E8/COM4 and Disabled.

Serial Port2 Mode

This item sets the operation mode for Serial Port 2. Settings: Normal,

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

options for IR function).

IR Pin Select

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

Parallel Port

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

Port Mode

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

EPP Version

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

Port IRQ

When OnBoard Parallel Port is set to Auto, the item shows Auto indicat-
ing that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port automatically.

Port DMA

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

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OnBoard IDE Controller

This setting controls the onboard IDE controller. Setting options: Disabled,
Primary, Secondary, Both.

OnChip USB Controller

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB ports. Setting options:

Disabled, 2 USB Ports, 4 USB Ports, 6 USB Ports

USB Legacy Support

Set to All Device if you need to use any USB device in the operating
system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as
DOS and SCO Unix. Set to No Mice only if you want to use any USB
device other than the USB mouse.

Port 64/60 Emulation

This field controls the USB Port 64/60 Emulation function. When the
function is enabled, the USB keyboard is allowed to type some special
combination keys. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

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PC Health Status

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

Chassis Intrusion

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

CPU Fan Detection

When enabled, the system will automatically monitor the CPU fan during
boot-up. 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 (CFAN1) only and enables you to
protect the CPU form possible overheating problem. If you don’t connect the
CPU fan to the CPU fan power connector, we recommend that you disable the
feature. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU/System Temperature, CPU/System Fan Speed, Vcore, +5.0V, +12.
0V, -12.0V, -5.0V, Battery, +5V SB

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

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

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, setting to Enabled for EMI
reduction. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking
because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clockspeed
which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up.

CPU FSB Clock

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. Select the number between 100~280 for needed frequency.

CPU Ratio/Vcore (V)

The settings are used to adjust the CPU clock multiplier (ratio) and CPU
corevoltage (Vcore). These settings offer users a tool to overclock the system.

Frequency/Voltage Control

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MSI Reminds You...

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

DDR 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.

Termination Vol (V)

The settings are used to adjust the termination voltage. Setting options:

Auto, 1.27, 1.29.

AGP Voltage (V)

AGP voltage is adjustable in the field, allowing you to increase the perfor­mance of your AGP display card when overclocking, but the stability may be
affected. Setting options: Auto, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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

Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>.
The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS
memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the pass­word and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and
not enter a password.

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

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

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have AMIBIOS
to request a password each time the system is booted. This would prevent
unauthorized use of your computer. The setting to determine when the pass­word prompt is required is the PASSWORD CHECK option of the AD­VANCED BIOS FEATURES menu. If the PASSWORD CHECK option is
set to Always, the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If
set to Setup, password prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup.

MSI Reminds You...

About Supervisor Password & User Password:

Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of

the setup menu.

User password: Can only enter but do not have the

right to change the settings of the setup
menu.

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Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults

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

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

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

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

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

MSI Reminds You...

The option is for power or overclocking users only. Use of high
performance defaults will tighten most timings to increase the
system performance. Therefore, a high-end system configura­tion is a must, which means you need high-quality VGA adapter,
RAM and so on. We don’t recommend that users should apply

the high performance defaults in their regular systems.

Otherwise, the system may become unstable or even crash. If the
system crashes or hangs after enabling the feature, please CLEAR
CMOS DATA to resolve the problem. For more information, re­fer to “Clear CMOS Jumper:JBAT1” in Chapter 2.

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

A-1

Appendix. Using 4- or 6-Channel
Audio Function

Appendix A: Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio
Function

The motherboard comes with C-Media 8738MX chip, which provides
support for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1
Subwoofer channel SPDIF out. C-Media 8738MX allows the board to attach 4
or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The section will tell you how to
install and use 4-/6-channel audio function on the board.

TOPICS

Installing C-Media Drivers A-2
Hardware Configuration A-3
Software Configuration A-4
Using 4- or 6- Channel Audio Function A-13

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The mainboard is able to transform the audio connectors on the back panel
from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel. T o use the function, you need to install the C­Media drivers.

T o install C-Media drivers:

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

automatically appear.

2. Click on C-Media Sound Drivers.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

4. Restart the system.

Installing C-Media Drivers

MSI Reminds Y ou...

For Windows NT4.0, you need to install the C-Media Sound Driv­ers manually.

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

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After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 4-/6-channel
audio feature now . T o enable 4- or 6-channel audio operation, first connect 4 or
6 speakers to the appropriate audio connectors, and then select 4- or 6-channel
audio setting in the software utility.

There are two ways to utilize the function and connect the speakers to
your computer:

 Use the optional S-Bracket. If your motherboard supports S-

Bracket and you have installed S-Bracket in the computer, you
can connect two speakers to back panel’s Line-Out connector,
and the rest of speakers to S-Bracket.

 Use the back panel only (without S-Bracket). If you do not have

a S-Bracket, you can connect all speakers to the audio connectors
on the back panel.

After installing the C-Media drivers, you can attach the speakers for 4­/6-channel audio output. Always connect the speakers to the LINE OUT
connectors. Different connector configurations for 2-/4-/6-channel operations
are listed below:

2-Channel

In 2-channel configuration,
Line Out, Line In and MIC
functions all exist.

4-Channel 6-Channel

When set to 4-channel
configuration, LINE IN
function DOES NOT
WORK any more.

When set to 6-channel
configuration, LINE IN
and MIC functions DO
NOT WORK anymore.

MIC

Line In

Line Out

MIC

Line Out

Line In

Hardware Configuration

MIC

Line Out

Line In

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To have 4-/6-channel audio work, you must set appropriate configuration

in the C-Media software application.

To set the Volumn control:

1.

Click the C-Media Mixer icon from the window tray on the bottom.

2. The following screen appears. Click the button.

3. Then you may adjust the following item:

Volumn : This is the master control over all outputs. The power

of an output signal is determined by both of the volume
slider and the slider for the individual output. To modify all
the outputs, adjust the volume slider. To change individual
output(s), adjust its (their) slider(s).

CD: Regulates the CD drive audio input level.
MIC: Regulates the input level of microphone.
WAVE: Regulates wave (voice) playback levels.
MIDI: Regulates the MIDI music play level.
AUX IN: Regulates the Auxiliary input play level.
MONO IN: Regulates the Mono input level.
LINE IN: Regulates the Line-in level.
Advanced: Regulates the advanced settings.

To set the Recording control:

1. Click the button.

2. Then you may adjust the following item:

Software Configuration

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

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CD: Regulates the CD drive audio input level.
MIC: Regulates the input level of microphone.
WAVE: Regulates wave (voice) playback levels.
FM: Regulates the FM music play level.
AUX IN: Regulates the Auxiliary input play level.
LINE IN: Regulates the Line-in level.
Advanced: Regulates the advanced settings.

The Advanced-S/PDIF Dialog box:

1. Click the button.

2. To enable SPDIF-OUT should be under 2-channel speaker mode since

SPDIF standard only supports 2ch PCM audio data. If users would like to
transmit multi-channels audio through SPDIF, users should choose AC-3
Dolby encoded format or DTS like DVD titles. Users can choose 44.1K or
48K Hz sampling rate of PCM data when using SPDIF-Out.

3. The Copyright Protection is to enable SPDIF Copyright bit. Then recording

copyright-protected input data will be not available.

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The Advanced-Speakers Dialog box

There are 2 different software configurations in the “Advanced-Speakers”

dialog depending the C-Media chipset on your have.

Use S/PDIF mode:

1. This diague provides an interface allowing you to set your speaker mode.

CMI8738MX 6-channel supports earphone, 2ch, 4ch and 5.1ch mode.

2. The Phone Jacks tag shows the correct phone jack configuration for your

motherboard.

3. Your should make sure what type your speakers are, and what the correct

configurations are. You can always refer to this appendix to make sure
whether or not the connections of your speakers and plugs are correct.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

1. The “S/PDIF Playback” option in the “S/PDIF” dialog will
be enabled when you choose “earphone” or “2” in the
“Speaker” option.

2. The “S/PDIF (Coxial)” and “S/PDIF (Optical) outputs are
also available when you enable the “S/PDIF Playback” option.

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

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Use 6-channel:

MSI Reminds Y ou...

1. The “S/PDIF Playback” option in the “S/PDIF” dialog will
be disabled when you choose “4” or “6” in the “Speaker”
option.

2. Without using S-Bracket, the original “Microphone-in” will
become “Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out” and the “Line-in”
will become “Rear Speaker Out”.

3. Please be sure to enable the Default Phonejack option if you
have the optional S-Bracket, which will make the “Center/
Subwoofer Speaker Out” as “micro-in” and the “Rear speaker

Out” as “line-in”..

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Using Xear 3D:

Xear 3D technology provides a different multi-channel listening method
and environment settings. Users can use general open-style earphones to
replace real speakers so that users will hear rear-out sounds from the earphone.
Using Xear 3D technology, users will need less setup-up effort, cost and space
without rear speakers. It will be also convenient for gamers to enjoy multi­channel 3D sound effect when playing games especially in Internet Cafe, which

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Multi-Channel Audio Demo:

You can use the “Multi-Channel Audio Demo” application to test the

audio setting you are configuring/have configured.

The path will be showed as following:

Click on each audio output to test the sound effect and the sound

configuration. Please note this demo will vary depending on your setting to

the speakers.

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Attaching Speakers

To perform multichannel audio operation, connect multiple speakers to
the system. You should connect the same number of speakers as the audio
channels you will select in the software utility.

Using S-BRACKET connectors:

S-Bracket is an optional accessory. It gives access to analog and digital
audio output by integrating both SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interface) and
analog LINE OUT connectors. T o use the S-Bracket, you should select correct
setting in the software utility. For information about the setting, refer to Se-
lecting 4- or 6-Channel Setting later in the section.

Connector configurations for 2-, 4- and 6-channel using S-Bracket are
described below:

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function

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4-Channel Analog Audio Output

Description:
Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out
connector and two speakers to one Line Out
connector of S-Bracket.

2-Channel Analog Audio Output

W e recommend that you should still attach the speakers to BACK P ANEL ’ s
Line Out connector during 2-channel audio mode even though S-Bracket’s
Line Out connectors function properly.

1 Line Out (Front channels)
2 Line In
3 MIC

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

6

7

4

5

S-Bracket

Back Panel

1

2

3

Back Panel

1

2

3

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Digital Audio Output (2-Channel only)

For digital audio output, use the SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interface)
connectors supplied by S-Bracket. First, connect the SPDIF speakers to the
appropriate SPDIF jack, and then select the audio channel you desire through
the control panel of speakers. The SPDIF connectors support 2-channel audio
operation only.

S-Bracket offers two types of SPDIF jacks: one for fiber-optic cable and
the other for coaxial cable. Select the connector according to the type of your
SPDIF speakers.

6-Channel Analog Audio Output

Description:
Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out
connector and four speakers to both Line Out
connectors of S-Bracket.

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

6

7

4

5

S-Bracket

1

2

3

Back Panel

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S-Bracket

1 Optical SPDIF jack
2 Coaxial SPDIF jack

Description:
Select the correct type of SPDIF jack to connect
SPDIF speakers. For optical connection,
remove the plug from the S-Bracket before
inserting the fiber-optic cable to it.

Plug

1

2

DDR 400 Qualified Memory Test List

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Please go to MSI website (http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/
mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=356&MODEL=MS-6590) for
details and updated information.

The northbridge VIA® KT400 can now support up to DDR 333, and
JEDEC’s DDR 400 specification is not finalized and standardized yet. But since
DDR 400 is becoming more popular in the PC market, we have tested some DDR
400 modules for KT4 Ultra.

When using DDR 400 memory, a maximum of 2 DIMMs are recommended.
The tested and qualified DDR400/PC3200 DIMMs are listed below:

Samsung

Vendor

Type

Size

Apacer Samsung

K4H560838D-TCC4

256 2

K4H560838D-TCC4

256 2

TwinMos Winbond W942508BH-5 25 6 2
TwinMos TMD7608F8E50B 2 56 2
Winbond

ADATA Winbond

256 1
256 1

W942508BH-5
W942508BH-5

Maximum Number
of DIMMs

Kingston Winbond 25 6 2W942508BH-5
Samsung 512 1K4H560838D-TCC4

Apacer Winbond

512 1W942508BH-5

Kingston Winbond

512 1

W942508BH-5

TwinMos Winbond W942508BH-5 51 2 1
TwinMos TMD7608F8E50B 5 12 1

Appendix B:
DDR 400/PC3200
Qualified Memory Test List

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Q: Where will I find the model number of the mainboard?

A: There are two places where you can find the model number of the mainboard:

1. Somewhere between the PCI slots you shall find MS-xxxx or the marketing

name like “K7T Turbo”. You can also find the version number beside it. 2. At

the back cover of the user's manual.

Q: What do you mean by PCB version 1?

A: PCB is printed circuit board. Saying PCB version 1 is the same as saying

motherboard version 1.

Q: Why does my AMD 133FSB cannot be autodetected by the mainboard?

A: Due to AMD CPU design, CPU FSB 133 will not be autodetected by the

motherboard. So user need to set the FSB manually to 133.

Q: Why my motherboard BIOS sticker is "Phoenix BIOS" but when I boot

up my system I saw that "Award BIOS" is being used?

A: Phoenix & Award already merged as one company. All MSI motherboard

using Award BIOS comes with Phoenix logo sticker.

Q: How do I know what MSI D-LED or D-bracket light mean?

A: Please follow the special tech issue, http://www.msi.com.tw/support/

techexpress/special_tech/smartled.htm

Q: I have got MSI Motherboard and when it says detecting drives, it detects

them but says an error saying "Primary IDE Channel no 80 Conductor

Cable Installed"

A: This is not a problem. It merely means that you're using an ATA-66 or ATA-

100 HDD, but you're using the conductor 40 ATA-33 cable.

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KT4 Ultra ATX Mainboard

Q: I have high speed CPU cooling fan like Taisol CGK760092, Vantec CCK-

6035D & GlobalWin WBK38. Can I install the fan directly to the

motherboard?

A: We strongly recommend that you do NOT connect those described CPU

fan directly to your motherboard, as it draws so much power, that it could

damage it. Please use a 3-Pin to 4-Pin Cable that comes together with the fan.

Q: Can I use more than 512MB memory on Win9x or WinME?

A: No, you can’t. You can only use more than 512MB memory on Win2000 or

WinXP. This is a Microsoft OS issue. Please check http://support/microsoft.

com/support/kb/articles/Q108/0/79.ASP

Q: I have tried to download the MSI Live Update utility from http://www.msi.

com.tw/support/liveupdate/livedriver.htm but it keeps on failing?

A: This can be solved by one of the following suggestions: 1. Dont install

zonealarm 2. Disable "WebTrap" of PC-cillion 2000 3. Disable any web based

anti-virus Software.

Q: Can Live Update Series support WinXP?

A: Live Update Series version 215 can support WinXP. Download it from http:/

/www.msi.com.tw/support/liveupdate/livedriver.htm

Q: After flashing the BIOS, my system for unknown reason dont want to boot,

what should I do?

A: Please refer to the following suggestions: 1. Try the BIOS boot recovery

feature as described in http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/boot.htm 2. Try

to clear the CMOS If problem still persists, ask your reseller for new BIOS

chip or contact one of MSI office near your place for new BIOS chip http://

www.msi.com.tw/contact/main.htm