MSI 955X Platinum, MS-7158 User Manual

955X Platinum Series

MS-7158 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard

G52-M7158X5

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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 in a residential installation. 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.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed
below.

=Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
=Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
=Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

=Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

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

VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU.

Micro-Star International
MS-7158

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

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Copyright Notice

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™ 64 and Athlon™ FX are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation.

Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
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XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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PCMCIA and CardBus are registered trademarks of the Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association.

Revision Revision History Date

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

with Intel 955X & ICH7R

V1.1 Update for PCB 1.X January 2006

with Intel 955X & ICH7R

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Technical Support

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

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

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

† Contact our technical staff at: [e-mail]

Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

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

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

User’s Manual.

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

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

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

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

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WEEE Statement

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

Technical Support..........................................................................................................iv

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

WEEE Statement........................................................................................................v

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CPU & Cooler Installation.............................................................................2-4

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

Introduction to DDR2 SDRAM.....................................................................2-7

Memory Module Population Rules...............................................................2-8

Installing DDR2 Modules..............................................................................2-8

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

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

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1/JPWR1...............................................2-9

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

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

IEEE 1394 Port............................................................................................2-10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1/NBFAN1.........................2-14

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1, IDE2 & IDE3 (IDE 2 & IDE3 are optional)..2-15

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA6...................................................2-16

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2.....................................................2-17

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CD-In Connector: JCD1.............................................................................2-18

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

FWH/LPC Debugging Pin Header: JLPC1.................................................2-19

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

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional)............................2-20

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

D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1.............................................................2-21

Button.................................................................................................................2-24

Clear CMOS Button: SW1..........................................................................2-24

Slots...................................................................................................................2-25

PCI Express Slots (optional).....................................................................2-25

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots......................................2-26

PCI Interrupt Request Routing...................................................................2-26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Integrated Peripherals.......................................................................................3-13

Power Management Setup...............................................................................3-18

PNP/PCI Configurations.....................................................................................3-21

H/W Monitor........................................................................................................3-23

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

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults..................................................................3-28

BIOS Setting Password....................................................................................3-29

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Left-wing: Current system status............................................................4-15

Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation.................4-15

Power on Agent.................................................................................................4-16

Power On...................................................................................................4-16

Power Off / Restart...................................................................................4-17

Start With....................................................................................................4-17

Auto Login..................................................................................................4-18

Chapter 5. Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID..........................................5-1

BIOS Configuration..............................................................................................5-2

Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM...............................5-2

Installing Software..............................................................................................5-8

Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000..........................................................5-8

Installation of Intel Matrix Stroage Console...............................................5-9

RAID Migration Instructions..............................................................................5-14

Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk...................................................5-15

Chapter 6. Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID.............................................6-1

Introduction..........................................................................................................6-2

RAID Basics.................................................................................................6-2

RAID 0 (Striping)..........................................................................................6-2

RAID 1 (Mirroring)........................................................................................6-3

RAID 0+1 (Striping/Mirroring)......................................................................6-3

JBOD (Spanning).....................................................................................6-3

BIOS Configuration..............................................................................................6-4

Create Disk Array........................................................................................6-5

Delete Disk Array.........................................................................................6-8

Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive.........................................................6-9

Select Boot Array......................................................................................6-10

View Serial Number of Hard Drive...........................................................6-10

Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array..................................................................6-11

Rebuild Broken RAID 1/0+1 Array............................................................6-12

Installing Software............................................................................................6-14

Install Driver in Windows XP/2000...........................................................6-14

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Installation of VIA IDE RAID Utility.............................................................6-15

Using VIA RAID Tool..........................................................................................6-18

Chapter 7.Introduction to Realtek ALC882M...................................................7-1

Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver................................................................7-2

Installation for Windows 2000/XP..............................................................7-2

Software Configuration......................................................................................7-4

Sound Effect................................................................................................7-5

Mixer.............................................................................................................7-8

AudioIO.......................................................................................................7-12

Microphone................................................................................................7-17

Bass Management setting.........................................................................7-18

Dolby...........................................................................................................7-19

3D Audio Demo...........................................................................................7-20

Information..................................................................................................7-21

Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function.................................................7-22

Chapter 8. Silicon Image SATARAID Introduction...........................................8-1

Introduction........................................................................................... ........8-2

RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks........................................8-2

RAID 0 (Striping)..........................................................................................8-2

RAID 1 (Mirroring)........................................................................................8-2

Concatenation..............................................................................................8-2

Creating and Deleting RAID sets with BIOS Utility............................................8-3

Main Menu....................................................................................................8-3

Creating RAID Groups.................................................................................8-5

Creating Spare Drive...................................................................................8-6

Creating Concatenation...............................................................................8-7

Deleting RAID Groups, Spare Drive, and Concatenation.........................8-7

Rebuild RAID 1 Set......................................................................................8-8

Resolving Conflicts......................................................................................8-8

Low Level Formatting................................................................................8-11

Logical Drive Information...........................................................................8-11

Reserved Drive and Setting Size for RAID Set, Spare Drive, or Concatena-

tion..............................................................................................................8-12

Installing the RAID Driver (For bootable RAID array).....................................8-13

Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000.........................................................8-13

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the 955X Platinum Series (MS-

7158) v1.x ATX mainboard. The 955X Platinum Series mainboard
is based on Intel® 955X and Intel® ICH7R chipset for optimal system
efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pemtium 4 Extreme

Edition, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium XE and Celeron D

processors in LGA775 processor, the 955X Platinum Series
mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop
platform solution.

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

† Supports LGA-775 for Intel® Pemtium 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium 4, Pentium D and

Pentium XE processors.

† Supports Intel 05B and 05A processors
† Supports 3/4 pin CPU Fan Pin-Header with Fan Speed Control.
† Supports FSB 1066/ 800 MHz
† Supports EIST Technology
† Supports Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology
† Supports Intel Dual Core Technology to 800 MHz and up

Chipset

† Intel® 955X chipset

- Supports FSB 800/ 1066MHz.

- Supports PCI Express x16 graphics interface.

- Supports dual channel DDRII 533/667

† Intel® ICH7R chipset

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

- 4 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.

- 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller.

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

- ACPI 2.0 Compliant.

- Serial ATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and Matrix RAID.

- Integrated AHCI controller.

Main Memory

† Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDRII SDRAM
† Supports up to 8GB memory size.
† Supports Dual channel DDRII memory architecture.
† Supports DDRII 533/667 memory interface.

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

Slots

† One PCI Express x16 slot.
† Two PCI Express x1 slots.
† Three 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots, includes one orange slot which supports 2

master for MSI special PCI function card (ex. wireless LAN and bluetooth combo
card.).

On-Board IDE

† Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH7R.

- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.

- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

† SATAII controller integrated in ICH7R

- Up to 300MB/sec data transfer rate.

- Can connect up to four SATA devices.

- Supports AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and Matrix RAID (ICH7R).

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† Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controllers integrated in VT6410.

- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.

- Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives.

- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD. (IDE2, IDE3)

On-Board Peripherals

† On-Board Peripherals include:

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

- 1 serial port

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 1 Audio connector (5-in-1), coaxial/ fiber SPDIF out

- 1 D-Bracket 2 pinheader

- 3 IEEE 1394 (Rear *1 / Front *2)

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

- 2 RJ-45 LAN jack

- 1 IrDA pinheader

Silicon Image’s SATARAID (optional)

† Up to 300MB/sec data transfer rate.
† RAID 0 or 1 and multiple RAID groups are supported
† Supports up 2 SATA devices

Dual Gigabit LAN

† Supports dual LAN jacks

- 1st PCI Express LAN supports 10/ 100/ 1000 Mb/s Fast Ethernet by Intel PC82573

- 2nd PCI Express LAN supports 10/ 100/ 1000 Mb/s Fasr Ethernet by Boardcom
BCM5789.

IEEE 1394 (optional)

† Supports two IEEE1394 onboard pinheader. Transfer rate is up to 400 Mbps.
† Controlled by VIA VT6306 chip.

Audio

† High Definition link controller integrated in Intel® ICH7R chip.
† Audio codec Realtek ALC882M

- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec.

- Supports Dolby Master Studio.

BIOS

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

devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

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

records your mainboard specifications.

Mounting and Dimension

† ATX Form Factor: 30.4 cm x 24.5 cm
† 9 mounting holes

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SW1

PCI1

PCI_E2

PCI_E1

PCI_E3

JFP1

JFP2

JLED1

+

BATT

J1394_2

J1394_1

DIMM4DIMM2DIMM3DIMM1SYSFAN1WinbondW83627THFIDE1PWRFAN1FDD1JLPC1ATX1

Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard

Top : Parallel Port
Bottom:

COM A
1394 Port
SPDIF

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB ports

CPUFAN1

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB ports

JPW1

Mainboard Layout

NBFAN1

Intel

955X

T:

Line-In

M:

Line-Out

B:

Mic

T:RS-Out
M:CS-Out
B:SPDIFOut

Boardcom

LAN chip

Intel

PC82573E

JPWR1

BIOS

JCD1

Codec

Intel

ICH7R

JAUD1

PCI2

VIA

VT6306

Silicon
Image

chip

VIA

VT6410

PCI3

SATA5

JUSB2

SATA6

JUSB1

955X Platinum Series (MS-7158) v1.x ATX Mainboard

JIR1

SATA3SATA2 SATA4

S A TA 1

IDE2

IDE3

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Packing Contents

Getting Started

MSI motherboard

SATA Cable (Optional)

Round Cable of

Floppy Disk

MSI Driver/Utility CD

Power Cable (Optional)

1394 Cable

(Optional)

SATA RAID Driver

Diskette

D-Bracket 2

(Optional)

Round Cable of

IDE Devices

User’s Guide

* The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the
product you purchased.

Back IO Shield

External SATA 2 Cable

(Optional)

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Hardware Setup

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

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

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Quick Components Guide

Back Panel
I/O, p.2-10

JPWR1,

p.2-9

PCI_E x 16,

p.2-25

JCD1, p.2-18

PCI_ E x 1,

JAUD1, p.2-18

p.2-25

JPW1, p.2-9

NBFAN1,

p.2-14

CPU,

p.2-3

CPUFAN1,

p.2-14

SYSFAN1,

p.2-14

DDR DIMMs, p.2-7

PWRFAN1, p.2-14

JLPC1, p.2-19

ATX1, p.2-9

FDD1, p.2-14

IDE1, p.2-15

SW1, p.2-24

JIR1, p.2-20

SATA1~SATA4,

p.2-16

PCI Slots 1~3,

p.2-26

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J1394_1, J1394_2,

p.2-20

SATA5/6

p.2-16

IDE2, IDE3,

p.2-15

JLED1, p.2-21

JFP2, p.2-17
JFP1, p.2-17

JUSB1, JUSB2, p.2-19

Hardware Setup

Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Intel® Pemtium 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium 4, Pentium D,
and Pentium XE processors. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called LGA775. When
you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent
overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, contact your dealer to purchase
and install them before turning on the computer.

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

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

MSI Reminds You...

Overheating

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

Replacing the CPU

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

Overclocking

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

or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product
specifications.

Introduction to LGA 775 CPU

The pin-pad side of LGA 775
CPU.

Alignment Key Alignment Key

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

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

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CPU & Cooler Installation

When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler at-

tached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the cooler, contact

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

Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation

will cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard.

1.The CPU has a land side cover on the

bottom to protect the CPU contact from
damage. Rotate it to make the pin 1
indicator (yellow triangle) in the right­bottom corner.

land side cover

3.Use 2 hands to remove the land side

cover (if any). Please note not to touch
the pins.

2.Take out the accompanying CPU Clip
and rotate it for the same direction
as the CPU (Pin 1 indicator is in the
left-bottom corner).

4.Align the two pin 1 indicators (the
triangles on the CPU & the CPU Clip),
and use the CPU Clip to clip the CPU
up, pressing the clips on both sides
to the center, as the arrows shown.

MSI Reminds You...

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

2.Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging.

3. The availability of the CPU land side cover depends on your CPU
packing.

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Hardware Setup

5.The CPU socket has a plastic cap on
it to protect the contact from damage.
Before you have installed the CPU,
always cover it to protect the socket
pin.

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

6.Remove the cap from lever hinge side
(as the arrow shows). The pins of
socket reveal.

8.Correctly align the triangle of CPU Clip
with the CPU chamfer, and the square
on the CPU Clip to the hook of the
socket.

9.Use your thumb and the middle fin­gers to push the clips to release the
CPU, then press down the CPU with
your index finger to allow the whole
module to be installed onto the CPU
socket.

10.The CPU is installed well on the CPU
socket.

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11.Visually inspect if the CPU is seated
well into the socket, then remove the
CPU Clip with 2 fingers. Then cover
the load plate back to the place.

13. Align the holes on the mainboard with

the cooler. Push down the cooler until
its four clips get wedged into the
holes of the mainboard.

12. Press down the load lever lightly
onto the load plate, and then secure
the lever with the hook under reten­tion tab.

14.Press the four hooks down to fasten

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

locking

switch

15.Turn over the mainboard to confirm
that the clip-ends are correctly
inserted.

MSI Reminds You...

1.Check the information in H/W Monitor in BIOS (Chapter 3) for the
CPU temperature.

2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin
with the plastic cap covered (shown in step 5) to avoid damaging.

3. Please note that the mating/unmating durability of the CPU is 20 cycles.
Therefore we suggest you do not plug/unplug the CPU too often.

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Note:If you want to uninstall the CPU,

align the 4 points (see Setp 8 for
details) again and push the clip to
lift up the CPU.

Hardware Setup

Memory

The mainboard provides 4 slots for 240-pin DDRII DIMM, which supports the

memory size up to 8 GB.

Since DDR2 modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDR2 stand­ard is not backward compatible, you should always install DDR2 memory module in
the DDR2 slot (DIMM1~DIMM4). Otherwise, you are not able to boot up your system
and your mainboard might be damaged.

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

DIMM1~DIMM4
(from left to right)

Channel A (DIMM1, DIMM2): Green
Channel B (DIMM3, DIMM4): Orange

Introduction to DDR2 SDRAM

DDR2 is a new technology of memory module, and its speed is the top limit of
current DDR technology. DDR2 uses a 1.8V supply for core and I/O voltage, com­pared to 2.5V for DDR, and requires 28% less power than DDR chips. DDR2 truly is
the future of memory, but will require some changes as the technology is not back­wardly compatible and only motherboards specifically designed for DDR2 memory
will be able to support these chips.

DDR2 incorporates new features at the chip level that give it better signal
integrity, thereby enabling higher clock speeds.

DDR2 modules have 240 pins, versus 184 pins on a DDR module, and the
length of DDR2 module is 5.25”. DDR2 modules have smaller and tighter spaced pins.
The height of DDR2 modules varies, but they will typically be less than 1.3” in height.

Memory Module Population Rules

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

single-channel DDR2, while both channels (in different color) populated
with same amount of memory size will work as dual-channel DDRII.

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GREEN

DIMM1 (Ch A) DIMM2 (Ch A) DIMM3 (Ch B) DIMM4 (Ch B) System Density
256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512B~4GB

256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB

256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 1GB~8GB

MSI Reminds You...

-Dual-channel DDR2 works ONLY in the 5 combinations listed in
the table shown in the previous page.

-Please select the identical memory modules to install on the dual
channel, and DO NOT install three memory modules on three
DIMMs, or it may cause some failure.

-Always insert the memory modules into the GREEN slots first, and
it is strongly recommended not to insert the memory modules into
the ORANGE slots while the GREEN slots are left empty.

-Due to the South Bridge resource deployment, the system density
will only be detected up to 7+GB (not full 8GB) when each DIMM is
installed with an 2GB memory module.

GREEN

256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB

256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB

ORANGE

ORANGE

Installing DDR2 Modules

1. The DDR2 DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module will
only fit in the right orientation.

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

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

Volt

MSI Reminds You...

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

Notch

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Hardware Setup

Power Supply

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

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1

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

Pin Definition

13

ATX1

24

1

12

PIN SIGNAL

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 GND
4 +5V
5 GND
6 +5V
7 GND
8 PWR OK
9 5VSB
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 NC

PIN SIGNAL

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

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 & JPWR1

These 12V power connectors are used to provide power to the CPU.

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JPW1

MSI Reminds You...

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

2. Power supply of 400 watts (and above) is highly recommended for
system stability.

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

JPW1 Pin Definition

PINSIGNAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 GND
4 GND

PINSIGNAL

5 +12V
6 +12V
7 +12V
8 +12V

4 2 13

JPWR1

JPWR1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 5V
2 GND
3 GND
4 12V

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Back Panel

The back panel provides the following connectors:

Parallel

Mouse

LAN

LAN

L-In

RS-Out

Keyboard

COM Port

1394 Port

SPDIF
Out
(Coaxial)

USB Ports

L-Out

Mic

CS-Out
SPDIF Out
(Optical)

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

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

6

4

2

5

3

1

PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard

(6-pin Female)

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

Pin Definition

IEEE 1394 Port

There is one 1394 port on the back panel providing the connection for 1394
devices.

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1394 port

Hardware Setup

Serial Port Connector

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

Pin Definition

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

9-Pin Male DIN Connector

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

USB Connectors

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

USB Port Description

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 VCC +5V

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

USB Ports

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

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LAN (RJ-45) Jack

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

Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+

8 1

RJ-45 Giga-bit LAN Jack

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

Audio Port Connectors

The left 3 audio jacks are for 2-channel mode for stereo speaker output: Line
Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD

player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for microphones.

However, there is an advanced audio application provided by ALC882M to
offer support for 7.1-channel+2-channel audio operation.

S/PDIF Out-Coaxial

Line In

Line Out

MIC

Rear Speaker Out

(in 7.1CH / 5.1CH)

Center/Subwoofer

Speaker Out

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

(in 7.1CH / 5.1CH)

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Parallel Port Connector: LPT1

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

13 1

25

14

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

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Connectors

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

USB Ports and CPU/System FAN.

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports

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

FDD1

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1/NBFAN1

The CPUFAN1 (processor fan), SYSFAN1 (system fan) and NBFAN1
(NorthBridge Chipset fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports four/
three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take
note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black
wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System
Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with
speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

SENSOR

MSI Reminds You...

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

2.CPUFAN1 supports fan control. CPU fan with 3 or 4 pins are both

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

+12V

CPUFAN1

available.
website.

GND

GNDControl

+12V
Sensor

SYSFAN1

GND
+12V

NC

NBFAN1

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Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1, IDE2 & IDE3 (IDE 2 & IDE3 are optional)

The mainboard has one 32-bit Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controller integrated in
ICH7R, which supports PIO & Bus Master operation modes and it can connect up to
two Ultra ATA drives.

There is also another Ultra DMA IDE controller integrated in the optional VIA
6410 IDE RAID Controller, which supports RAID 0 & RAID 1, and can connect up to
four Ultra ATA 133 drives.

IDE2 (yellow)

IDE1 (blue)

IDE3 (yellow)

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/ IDE3 (Secondary and Third IDE Connector)
IDE2 & IDE3 can also connect a Master and a Slave devices.

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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Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA6

The south bridge chip of this mainboard is ICH7R which supports four serial
ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4. Silicon Image’s SATARAID of this mainboard sup­ports another two serial ATA connectors SATA5/ SATA6 (optional).

SATA1~SATA6 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports se­rial ATA data rates of 300MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA

2.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device.
Please refer to the ICH7R RAID Introduction & Silicon Image RAID Introduction for
detail software installation procedures.

1 7

SATA4

SATA3

SATA2
SATA1

SATA6

(optional)

Serial ATA cable

Connect to serial ATA ports

Extend SATA2 Bracket for

Silicon Image SATAII only

(Optional)

(optional)

SATA5

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND

5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND

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

Connect to SATA5 & SATA6.

You have to connect the SATA device
which has own independent power
adapter to whis SATA connector.

MSI Reminds You...

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

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Connect to Power Supply.

Hardware Setup

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2

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

Power

Speaker

LED

Power
Switch

JFP2

2
1

Power LED

8
7

2
1

HDD
LED

Reset
Switch

10

JFP1

9

JFP1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

JFP2 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 SPK­3 SLED 4 BUZ+

5 PLED 6 BUZ­7 NC 8 SPK+

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CD-In Connector: JCD1

The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

JCD1

L

GNDR

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.

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1

10

9

JAUD1

JAUD1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

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

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

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

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Hardware Setup

FWH/LPC Debugging Pin Header: JLPC1

The pin header is for internal debugging only.

JLPC1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1

JLPC1

2

14

13

1 LCLK 2 Key (no pin)
3 LRST# 4 VCC3
5 LAD0 6 FID0_LRST
7 LAD1 8 VCC5
9 LAD2 10 Key (no pin)
11 LAD3 12 GND
13 LFRAME# 14 GND

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2

The mainboard provides two standard USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 & JUSB2 .
USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of
480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high­speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players,
printers, modems and the like.

2

1

JUSB1, JUSB2

(USB 2.0)

Connected to JUSB1
or JUSB2

MSI Reminds You...

Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly, or
itmay cause some damage.

10

9

JUSB1 & JUSB2 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

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

USB 2.0 Bracket

(optional)

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IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional)

The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE

1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket.

Pin Definition

9

10

J1394_2~J1394_3

Foolproof Design

1

2

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

IEEE1394 Bracket (Optional)

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 Definition

Pin Signal Pin Signal

21

JIR1

65

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

Hardware Setup

D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1

The mainboard comes with a JLED1 connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™

2. D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that support both USB1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates
four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combina­tions of LED signals.

Pin Definition

Pin Signal

1 DBG1 (high for green color)

JLED1

2

1 9

10

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

D-Bracket™ 2

Connected to JLED1

Connected to JUSB1 or JUSB2

(Optional)

LEDs

(the USB pinheader in YELLOW color)

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.

D-Bracket™ 2

1 2
3 4

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Red

D-Bracket™ 2

1 2
3 4

Green

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.

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

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.

D-Bracket™ 2 Description

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.

Hardware Setup

Initializing Floppy Drive Controller
This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller.

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

Operating System Booting

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Button

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

Clear CMOS Button: SW1

There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery
to keep the system configuration data. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automati­cally boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration,
use the SW1 (Clear CMOS Button) to clear data. Press the button in the middle of the
connector top side to clear the data.

SW1

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Hardware Setup

Slots

The mainboard provides a PCI Express x16 slot, a PCI Express x1 slot and

three 32-bit PCI bus slots.

PCI Express Slots

The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, intercon­nect technology, support Intel highest performance desktop platforms utilizing the
Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology.

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

You can insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When adding or
removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.

PCI Express x1 slot

PCI Express x16 slot

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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs.
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power
supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any
necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers,
switches or BIOS configuration.

PCI Slots

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

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

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

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup

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

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

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

2. While booting up, the BIOS version is shown in the 1st line ap­pearing after the memory count. It is usually in the format:
example: W7158IMS V1.0 060305

where:

1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A=AMI(R); W=AWARD(R)
2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number.
6th digit refers to Intel chipset

7th - 8th digit refers to the customer, MS=all standard customers.

V1.0 refers to the BIOS version.
060305 refers to the date this BIOS is released.

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Entering Setup

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

Press DEL to enter SETUP

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

Selecting the First Boot Device

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

Select First Boot Device

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

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

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

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Control Keys

<↑> Move to the previous item
<↓> Move to the next item
<←> Move to the item in the left hand
<→> Move to the item in the right hand
<Enter> Select the item
<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a

<+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F6> Load Fail-Safe Defaults
<F7> Load Optimized Defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

BIOS Setup

submenu

Getting Help

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

Main Menu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the
arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup
function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of
certain fields, that means a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu
contains additional options for a field parameter. You
can use arrow keys (↓) to highlight the field and
press <Enter> to call up the sub-menu. Then you can
use the control keys to enter values and move from
field to field within a sub-menu. If you want to return
to the main menu, just press <Esc >.

General Help <F1>

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

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The Main Menu

Once you enter Phoenix-Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear
on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from the eleven setup functions
and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>
to accept or enter the sub-menu.

Standard CMOS Features

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

Advanced BIOS Features

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

Advanced Chipset Features

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

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PNP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

H/W Monitor

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

Cell Menu

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

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BIOS Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

Load Optimized Defaults

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

BIOS Setting Password

Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

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

Date

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

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

only.

month The month from Jan. through Dec.
date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.
year The year can be adjusted by users.

Time

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

IDE Channel 0/1/2/3/4/5 Master/Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the
specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not
work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk
drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive
type manually.
If you select [Manual], related information is asked to be entered to the following
items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be
provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

Access Mode The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto.
Capacity The formatted size of the storage device.
Cylinder Number of cylinders.
Head Number of heads.
Precomp Write precompensation.
Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone.
Sector Number of sectors.

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Drive A

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drive installed. Available options: [None],
[360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.].

Halt On

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

[All Errors] The system stops when any error is detected.
[No Errors] The system doesn’t stop for any detected error.
[All, But Keyboard] The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.
[All, But Diskette] The system doesn’t stop for a disk error.
[All, But Disk/Key] The system doesn’t stop for either a disk or a key-

board error.

System Information

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

Total Memory / BIOS Version / CPU Type / CPU ID/uCode ID / CPU Fre­quency

The items show the CPU type, BIOS version and memory status of your system (read
only).

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Advanced BIOS Features

CPU Feature

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

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech

This field will appear after you installed the 6XX sequence CPU. Setting options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

Delay Prior to Thermal

When the CPU temperature reaches a factory preset level, a thermal monitoring
mechanism will be enabled following the appropriate timing delay specified in
this field. With the thermal monitoring enabled, clock modulation controlled by the
processor’s internal thermal sensor is also activated to keep the processor
within allowable temperature limit. Setting options: [4 Min], [8 Min], [16 Min], [32
Min].

Thermal Management

When CPU’s temperature is higher than the predefined thermal level, the thermal
monitoring mechanism will slow down the CPU speed to the percentage speci­fied in the field. Setting options: [Thermal Monitor 1], [Thermal Monitor 2]

TM2 Bus Ratio

Represnets the frequency (bus ratio of the throttled) performance state that will
be initiated when the sensor detected higher temperature.

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TM2 Bus VID

Represnets the voltage (voltage of the throttled) performance state that will be
initiated when the sensor detected higher temperature.

Limit CPUID MaxVal

If installing Windows NT series OS with Prescott CPU, you must [Enable] this item
function; if you use other OS except Windows NT, you have to [Disable] this item
function. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

C1E Function

When The CPU ID>0F40 and is above 533MHz/2.8GHz or 800MHz/3.6GHz, you
can set to [Auto] and C1E function will be lowered the CPU power consumption
while idle. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled].

Execute Disable Bit

Excute Bit Support function is designed for memory buffer overflow protection,
it can prevent viruses from proliferating. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

In the sub-menu, it shows the hard disks information that was installed in the system,
and you can set the hard disk boot priority.

Boot Sequence

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

1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

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Boot from Other Device

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

Boot Sector Protection

This item allows you to choose the virus warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot
sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write date into
this area, BIOS will shows a warning message on screen and alarm beep. Setting
options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Hyper-Threading Technology

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

* CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology;
* Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology;
* BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it

enabled;

* OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology.
For more information on Hyper-threading Technology, go to:
www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading

Quick Boot

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

Boot Up NumLock LED

This setting 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 users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options: [On],
[Off].

APIC Mode

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

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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. Setting options: [1.4], [1.1].

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]. Setting options: [Yes], [No].

Full Screen LOGO Display

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

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

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Advanced Chipset Features

System BIOS Cacheable

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

Video BIOS Cacheable

Selecting [Enabled] allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh,
resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory
area, a system error may result. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

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

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

Set this option according to the type of DRAM installed in your system: error-correct­ing code (ECC) or parity (default). Setting optoins: [ECC], [Non-ECC].

PEG Force X1

The field enables or disables the PEG (PCI Express Graphic) port function. Setting
options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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Integrated Peripherals

USB Controller

Select [Enabled] if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and
you have USB peripherals. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

USB 2.0 Controller

Select [Enabled] if your system contains the USB 2.0 controller. Setting options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

USB Keyboard Support

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

USB Mouse Support

Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced mouse in the operating system.
The settings are: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Azalia / AC97 Audio Selection
This item allows you decide to support Azalia Audio or AC97 Audio. Selecting Ena­bled for Azalia, Disabled for AC’97. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard VIA6410 RAID Mode (Optional)

This field allows you to enable or disable onboard VIA6410 IDE RAID controller. It
appears only when your mainboard supports IDE RAID function. Setting options: [IDE],
[RAID], [Disabled].

Onboard VIA6306 (IEEE1394)

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

Onboard Sil3132 Mode

This field allows you to select the onboard Sil3132 controller mode. Setting options:
[RAID], [SATA].

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Onboard Sil3132 SATA

This field controls the onboard Sil3132 controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard BCM LAN

This field controls the onboard BCM LAN controller. Setting options: [Enabled],
[Disabled].

Onboard Intel LAN Control

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

IO Devices Configuration

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

Onboard FDC Controller

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

COM Port

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port. Setting
options: [3F8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [2F8/IRQ3], [Disabled], [Auto].

Onboard Parallel Port

There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides
Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options:
[Disabled]
[3BC/IRQ7] Line Printer port 0
[278/IRQ5] Line Printer port 2
[378/IRQ7] Line Printer port 1

Parallel Port Mode

This field selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port. Setting options:
[SPP] Standard Parallel Port
[EPP] Enhanced Parallel Port
[ECP] Extended Capability Port
[ECP + EPP] Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port
[Normal]

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EPP Mode Select

The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user chooses the
onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be dis­played on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either [EPP 1.7] spec or
[EPP 1.9] spec can be chosen.

ECP Mode Use DMA

The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port
with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message will appear: “ECP
Mode Use DMA.” At this time, the user can choose between DMA channel [3] or
[1].

IDE Devices Configuration

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

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector
read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),
select [Enabled] for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/
writes per sector the drive can support. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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].

OnChip Primary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for
the IDE channel. Choose [Enabled] to activate the channel. Setting options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4)
for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes
0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In [Auto] mode, the
system automatically determines the best mode for each device. Setting options
are: [Auto], [Mode 0], [Mode 1], [Mode 2], [Mode 3], [Mode 4].

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IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it
and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a
third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software
both support Ultra DMA/33, Ultra DMA/66 and Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to
enable BIOS support. Setting optons are: [Auto], [Disabled].

SATA Devices Configuration

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

SATA Mode, On-Chip Serial ATA

These 2 items allow you to select the SATA and the ATA/IDE configuration.
For the setting options of SATA Mode, select [IDE] if you want to have SATA as
IDE function. Select [AHCI] to allow the SATA to have Advanced Host Controller
Interface (AHCI) feature, which supports improved serial ATA disk performance
with native command queuing & native hot plug. Select [RAID] to use SATA as
RAID function. Setting options: [IDE], [AHCI], [RAID].
For the setting options of On-Chip Serial ATA, select [Disabled] if you want to
disable all SATA controllers. Select [Combined Mode] or [Enhanced Mode] to use
the IDE, S-ATA and P-ATA devices. Select [Auto] to let the system arrange
automatically. Select [SATA Only] to let the SATA operate in legacy mode. Refer
to the following tables for details.

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On-Chip Serial ATA (Combined)
SATA Only [SATA 1/3/2/4]
PATA Pri, SATA Sec [IDE1, SATA2/4]
SATA Pri, PATA Sec [SATA1/3, IDE1]
PATA Only [IDE1]

On-Chip Serial ATA (Enhanced)
IDE [IDE1, SATA 1/2/3/4]
AHCI [IDE1, SATA 1/2/3/4]
RAID [IDE1, SATA 1/2/3/4],

[SATA support RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10]

BIOS Setup

SATA PORT Speed Settings

This item let you to select the compatible SATA Spec version. Setting options:
[Disabled], [Force GEN I], [Force GEN II].

PATA IDE Mode

This item allows you to select the parallel ATA channel. Setting options:[Primary],
[Secondary].

SATA Port

This feature allows users to view the SATA port as primary or secondary channel.

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Power Management Setup

MSI Reminds You...

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

ACPI Function

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

ACPI Standby State

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR)
fashion through the setting of this field. Setting options are:
[S1 (POS)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system

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

[S3 (STR)] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of

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

Re-Call VGA BIOS from S3

When ACPI Standby State is set to [S3/STR], users can select the options in this
field. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS 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.
Options: [Auto], [Yes], [No].

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Video Off In Suspend

This option enables the monitor to be turned off during the suspend mode. Setting
options: [Yes], [No].

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all devices
except CPU will be shut off. Settings: [Disabled], [1], [2], [4], [8], [10], [20], [30], [40],
[50], [60].

Power Button Function

This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:
[Power Off] The power button functions as normal power off button.
[Suspend] 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.

Wakeup Event Setup

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

Resume by PCI Device (PME#)

When setting to [Enabled], this setting allows your system to be awakened from
the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event).
Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Resume From S3 by USB

The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3
(Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Resume by RTC Alarm

This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a
scheduled time/date from the S3, S4, and S5 power off state. Setting options:
[Disabled], [Enabled].

Date (of Month) Alarm

The field specifies the date for Resume by RTC Alarm. Settings: [0]~[31].

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

The field specifies the time for Resume by RTC Alarm . Format is <hour>
<minute><second>.

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POWER ON Function

This controls how the PS/2 mouse or keyboard can power on the system.
Settings: [Password], [Hot KEY], [Mouse Left], [Mouse Left], [Mouse Right], [any
KEY], [BUTTON ONLY], [Keyboard 98].

KB Power ON Password

If POWER ON Function is set to Password, then you can set a password in the
field for the PS/2 keyboard to power on the system.

Hot Key Power ON

If POWER ON Function is set to [Hot KEY], you can assign a hot key combina­tion in the field for the PS/2 keyboard to power on the system. Settings: [Ctrl-F1]
through [Ctrl-F12].

Restore on AC Power Loss

This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or
interrupt occurs. Available settings are:
[Off] Leaves the computer in the power off state.
[On] Leaves the computer in the power on state.
[Last State] Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or

interrupt occurred.

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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.

Init Display First

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

[PCI Ex] The system initializes the PCI Express graphic first. If a PCI Ex-

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

[PCI Slot] The system initializes the PCI Graphic card first. If a PCI Graphic

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

Reset Configuration Data

The ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) NVRAM (Non-volatile Random Ac­cess Memory) is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non­PNP devices in a bit string format. When the item is set to [Enabled], the system will
reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the
item back to [Disabled] automatically. Settings: [Disabled], [Enabled].

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

When set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle
data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device. Bit 5 of the
command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit
(0 is disabled). For example, if there are two VGA devices in the computer (one PCI
and one ISA):

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VGA Palette Snoop
Bit Setting Action

Disabled Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI

VGA device’s palette registers.

Enabled Data read or written by the CPU is directed to both the PCI

VGA device’s palette registers and the ISA VGA device’s
palette registers, permitting the palette registers of both
VGA devices to be identical.

The setting must be set to Enabled if any ISA bus adapter in the system requires VGA
palette snooping.

INT Pin 1~8 Assignment

The items allow you to assign an IRQ line to INT Pin #1~8 separately. Selecting Auto
allows BIOS to determine the appropriate IRQ for each INT pin. Setting options: Auto,
3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15.

**PCI Express relative items**
Maximum Payload Size

This item allows you to set the maximum TLP (transaction layer packet) payload size
for the PCI Express devices. Setting options: [128], [256], [512], [1024], [2048], [4096].

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H/W Monitor

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

PC Health Status

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

System/CPU Temperature, Current System/CPU/Power Fan Speed,
Vcore(V), +5 V, +5VSB, +12V, VBAT(V)

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

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Cell Menu

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

Current CPU/ FSB Clock

These three items show the current clocks of CPU/ FSB/ DRAM. Read-only.

CPU Ratio Unlock

This field allows you to lock or unlock the CPU Ratio. Setting to Disabled for CPU to
lock the ration. Setting options : [Enabled], [Disabled].

Dynamic OverClocking

Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function, included in
the MSITM’s newly developed CoreCell

TM

Technology. It is designed to detect the load
balance of CPU while running programs, and to adjust the best CPU frequency
automatically. When the motherboard detects CPU is running programs, it will speed
up CPU automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster. When the CPU is
temporarily suspending or staying in the low load balance, it will restore the default
settings instead. Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only
when users' PC need to run huge amount of data like 3D games or the video process,
and the CPU frequency need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance.
Setting options:

[Disabled] Disable Dynamic Overclocking.
[Private] 1st level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 1%.
[Sergeant] 2nd level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 3%.
[Captain] 3rd level of overclocking, also the default value of "Load High

Performance Defaults", increasing the CPU frequency by 5%.

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

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[General] 5th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 10%.

MSI Reminds You...

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

DOT Event Setting

This setting allows you to set the DOT start point according to system loading condition.
Setting options: [Light] CPU Loading < PCI-E Loading

[Middle] CPU Loading = PCI-E Loading
[Heavy] CPU Loading > PCI-E Loading

Memory Function Control

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

DRAM Timing Selectable

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

CAS Latency Time

This controls the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read
command after receiving it. Setting options: [3], [4], [5], [6], [Auto].

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This field allows you to set the number of cycles for a timing delay between the
CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from or
refreshed. Fast speed offers faster performance while slow speed offers more
stable performance. Setting options: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [Auto].

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DRAM RAS# Precharge

This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be
allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate
its charge before DRAM refresh, refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail
to retain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the
system. Setting options: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [Auto].

Precharge Delay (tRAS)

The field specifies the idle cycles before precharging an idle bank. Setting
options:[4~15], [Auto] .

FSB & Memory Clock Ratio

These settings control the ratio of FSB Clock and Memory Clock Ratio to enable the
CPU & Memory to run at different frequency combinations. Please note that the setting
options vary according to the CPU FSB Clock preset. Setting options: [Auto], [1:1], [1:

1.25], [1:1.33], [1:1.66].

Memory Clock Setting

This item shows the memory clock. Read only.

Adjust CPU Ratio

This item allows you to adjust the CPU ratio. Setting range is from [8] to [50].

CPU FSB Frequency

This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency (in MHz) and
overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency. Setting
options: [133]~[450].

PCI-E Frequency

This item allows you to select the PCI-E clock frequency (in MHz) and overclock the
processor by adjusting the PCI-E clock to a higher frequency. Setting options: [100]~
[150].

CPU Voltage

The settings are used to adjust the CPU clock multiplier (ratio) and CPU core voltage
(Vcore). These settings offer users a tool to overclock the system. Setting options:
[Current Voltage], [+12.4mV]~[+400mV].

Memory Voltage

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

PCI Express Voltage

PCI Express voltage is adjustable in the individual fields, allowing you to increase the
performance of your PCI Express card when overclocking, but the stability may be
affected.

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MSI Reminds You...

The settings shown in different color in CPU Voltage, Memory Volt-
age and PCI Express Voltage help to verify if your setting is proper for

your system.

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

unstable.

Changing CPU Voltage, Memory Voltage and PCI Express Volt-
age may result in the instability of the system; therefore, it is NOT

recommended to change the default setting for long-term usage.

Auto Detect PCI Clk

This item is used to auto detect the PCI slots. When set to [Enabled], the system will
remove (turn off) clocks from empty PCI slots to minimize the electromagnetic inter­ference (EMI). Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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,
select the desired range for EMI reduction. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum
function if you are overclocking, because even a slight jitter can introduce a tempo­rary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock
up.

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Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

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

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

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

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

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

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BIOS Setting Password

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

Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password
typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be
prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press <Enter>. You
may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.
To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Once
the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup without
entering any password.
When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to
enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your
system configuration.

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Introduction to DigiCell

Chapter 4. Introduction to DigiCell

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Introduction to DigiCell

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

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

short-cut icon in the system tray

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

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MSI Feature

Main

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

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

Introduction:

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

MSI

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

Quick Guide

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

H/W Diagnostic

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

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

Comm.

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

Software Access Point

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

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Live Update

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

drivers online.

Core Center

You can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of your

system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports

overclocking function.

MEGA STICK

If you have your MEGA STICK connected to your system, this icon will be lit

up. Click this blue icon to turn DigiCell into a MP3 player, and then you can load

media files from your MEGA STICK or the system, and edit the preferred

playlist.

Audio Speaker Setting

In this sub-menu, you can configure and test the multi-channel audio function,

speakers, sound effect and environment.

Power on Agent

In this sub-menu, you can configure date, time and auto-executed programs

of the power-on, power-off and restarting features.

MSI Reminds You...

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

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H/W Diagnostic

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

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

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Communication

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

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

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

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

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Software Access Point

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

Terminology

Here are the introduction of WLAN / AP communication terminology.

WEP Key

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

Ad-hoc Mode

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

Infrastructure Mode

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

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Access Point Mode

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

IP Sharing

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

Disabled. Enabled.

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

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

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

SSID

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

Channel

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

Associated Client List

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

Association Control

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

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MAC Address

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

Security

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

Authentication

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

MSI Feature

WLAN Card Mode

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

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

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

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Live Update

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

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

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

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

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

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MEGA STICK

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

Basic Function

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

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

on your MEGA STICK.

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

your MEGA STICK.

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

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

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

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

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

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

previous

pause

next

forward/rewind
bar

song’s informationstop

play

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

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MSI Feature

Non-Unicode programs supported

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

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

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

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3. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to be

supported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick) from the drop-

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

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MSI Feature

Core Center (for Pentium 4 CPU)

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

CoreCenter is just like your PC doctor that can detect, view and adjust the PC
hardware and system status during real time operation.
In the left side it shows the current system status including the Vcore, 3.3V, +5V and
12V. In the right side it shows the current PC hardware status such as the CPU &
system temperatures and all fans speeds.

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

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Left-wing: Current system status

In the left sub-menu, you can configure the settings of FSB, Vcore, Memory Voltage
and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button next to each item and make it available
(the radio button will be lighted as yellow when selected), use the “+” and “-” buttons
to adjust, then click “OK” to apply the changes. Then you can click “Save” to save
the values you just configured.
Also you may click “Auto” to start testing the maximum CPU overclocking value. The
CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC reboots. Or you may
click “Default” to restore the default values.

Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation

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

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Power on Agent

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

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

Power On

Here are the available settings for Power On function:

Date Use the drop-down list to select the date for power-on.
Time Use the arrow keys to select the hour/minute/second for power-on,

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

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Power Off / Restart

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

Start With

Use the button “+Add” to add the start-up pro­grams as DigiCell is activated next time. For example,
you may like to have Outlook activated or a speci­fied website linked when you get to the office every
morning.
Step 1: Click on the Program: field and click “ >>

” button to browse for the path of Out-

look or Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on “OK” to apply the setting.
Step 3: For specified file or specified website,

you may enter the file name with the com-

plete path or the website link in the Parameters: field.

add the desired start­with program

To activate Outlook as DigiCell
is enabled next time

To activate a specified website
as DigiCell is enabled next time

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

delete the added program

MSI Reminds You...

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

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Auto Login

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

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

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

Enable Auto Login

Enable this setting if you want to use the Auto Login feature. It supports the
following operating systems: Win9X, Windows ME, Windows 2000 & Windows XP.

Default User Name

It is only available for Windows 2000 & Windows XP.

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

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

Default Password

It is only available for Windows 2000 & Windows XP.

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

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

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Chapter 5. Intel ICH6R RAID
Introduction

Introduction to Intel

ICH7R SATA RAID

The optional southbridge ICH7R provides a hybrid solution that com­bines four independent SATAII ports for support of up to four Serial ATAII
(Serial ATAII RAID) drives.

Serial ATAII (SATAII) is the latest generation of the ATA interface.
SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 300MB/sec. Serial
ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and
improving the airflow inside your PC. The most outstanding features are:

1. Supports 300MB/s transfers with CRC error checking.

2. Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature.

3. Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing,

elevator seek and packet chain command.

Intel® ICH7R offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring
and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID
level 10 (A Stripe of Mirrors) and Intel® Martix Storage Technology.

RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate
hard drives. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent chan­nels greatly improves I/O performance. RAID 1 provides data redundancy
by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read
performance. RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe
error correction information. This results in excellent performance and good
fault tolerance. Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID.
RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are
created, and a RAID 0 stripe is created over these. Intel Matrix RAID
Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the
combined space of two hard drives being used in unison.

MSI Reminds You...

The maximum number of hard drives for RAID 0, RAID 1 or Matrix mode
is 2. The maximum number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4. And
the maximum number of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3.
All the information/volumes listed in your system might differ from the
illustrations in this appendix.

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BIOS Configuration

The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the
system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix
Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and
DOS disk services. Please use <Ctrl> + <I> keys to enter the “Intel(R) RAID for Serial
ATA” status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST
(Power-On Self Test). Also, you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS (please
refer to BIOS items On-Chip Serial ATA <Enhanced> & SATA Mode as <RAID>
for details) to create, delete and reset RAID volumes.

Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:

The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration
utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST),
the following message will appear for a few seconds:

MSI Reminds You...

The “Driver Model”, “Serial #” and “Size” in the following example might
be different from your system.

After the above message shows, press <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously
to enter the RAID Configuration Utility.

MSI Reminds You...

The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if
you are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an exist­ing system to RAID.

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After pressing the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously, the following window
will appear:

Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID

(1) Create RAID Volume

1. Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press <Enter> key. The following
screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and
then press the <TAB> or <Enter> key to go to the next field.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model
in RAID Level.

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3. In the Disk field, press <Enter> key and the following screen appears. Use

<Space> key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then
click <Enter> key to finish selection.

4. Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the “ upper arrow” or
“down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the
<Enter> key to select and advance to the next field. The available values
range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip value should be
chosen based on the planned drive usage. Here are some typical values:
RAID0 – 128KB
RAID10 – 128KB
RAID5 – 64KB

5. Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field. The default
value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks.

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MSI Reminds You...

Since you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology),
this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for
the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the
first half of the two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by
default. The second volume, when created, will automatically span the
remainder of two hard drives.

6.Then the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to
create the RAID volume. Press <Y> to continue.

7.Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished.

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(2) Delete RAID Volume

Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID

drives will be lost.

MSI Reminds You...

If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume
in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become unbootable.

Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press
<Enter> key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press <Delete> key to delete
the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears.

Press <Y> key to accept the volume deletion.

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(3) Reset Disks to Non-RAID

Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID
volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen
appears:

Press <Y> key to accept the selection.

MSI Reminds You...

1. You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID
structures when you perform this operation.

2. Possible reasons to ‘Reset Disks to Non-RAID’ could include issues
such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or
failed disk.

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Installing Software

Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000

† New Windows XP / 2000 Installation

The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP /

2000.

1. Start the installation:
Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need
to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears.

2. When the Windows XP Setup window is generated, press S to specify an
Additional Device(s).

3. Insert the driver diskette Intel IAA RAID XP Driver For ICH7R into drive A:
and press <Enter>.

4. Choose the driver Intel(R) 82801GU SATA RAID Controller from the drop­down list that appears on Windows XP Setup screen, and press the <Enter>
key.

5. Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify any
additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are
specified, press <Enter> to continue with installation.

6. From the Windows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. Setup will
now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP/2000 installation.

† Existing Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation

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

2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.

3. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel IAA RAID Edition.

4. The drivers will be automatically installed.

† Confirming Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation

1. From Windows XP/2000, open the Control Panel from My Computer fol­lowed by the System icon.

2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab.

3. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. The
driver Intel(R) NH82801GU SATAII RAID Controller should appear.

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Installation of Intel Matrix Stroage Console

The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate
the hard drive from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains impor­tant data. For this reason, you cannot remove or un-install this driver from the system
after installation; however, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver

components.

Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software.

Click on this item

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The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as

following:

Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.

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The window shows the components to be installed. Click Next button to continue.

After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to

continue.

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