MSI MS-7160, P4N SLI, P4N SLI G52-M7160X7 User Manual

P4N SLI

MS-7160 (v2.X) ATX Mainboard

G52-M7160X7

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Manual Rev: 2.0
Release Date: May 2005

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

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

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

Micro-Star International
MS-7160

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.
PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows® 98/2000/NT/
XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks or trade­marks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Netware® is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.
Award® is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
AMI® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
Kensington and MicroSaver are registered trademarks of the Kensington Technology
Group.
PCMCIA and CardBus are registered trademarks of the Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release for PCB 1.X Apr. 2005
V1.1 Release for PCB 1.X Apr. 2005
V2.0 First release for PCB 2.X (Stardand) May 2005

with nForce4 SLI Intel Edition
with nForce4 SLI Intel Edition (for EU)
with nForce4 SLI Intel Edition

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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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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Packing Contents.................................................................................................1-6

MSI Special Feature............................................................................................1-7

Core CellTM Chip............................................................................................1-7

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

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

Installing DDR2 Modules..............................................................................2-9

Power Supply....................................................................................................2-10

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1.......................................................2-10

ATX 12V Power Connector: PWR1 & JPWR1........................................2-10

Important Notification about Power Issue.................................................2-11

Back Panel.........................................................................................................2-12

Mouse Connector (Green) / Keyboard Connector (Purple)..................2-12

IEEE1394 Port (optional)............................................................................2-12

Serial Port Connector................................................................................2-13

USB Connectors........................................................................................2-13

LAN (RJ-45) Jack......................................................................................2-14

Audio Port Connectors..............................................................................2-14

Parallel Port Connector: LPT1...................................................................2-15

Connectors........................................................................................................2-16

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1.........................................................2-16

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/ PWRFAN1/ SYSFAN1/ NBFAN1...2-16

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

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Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1..............................................2-17

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 ~ 4 & SATA5 ~ 6 (optional)..................2-18

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 / JFP2......................................................2-19

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1......................................................2-19

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3...................................2-20

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

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

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 / J1394_2 (optional)...........................2-21

D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1..............................................................2-21

Button.................................................................................................................2-25

Clear CMOS Button: SW1..........................................................................2-25

Slots....................................................................................................................2-26

PCI Express Slots: PCI_E1 (Primary)/ PCI _E2 (Secondary) & PCI_E3/PCI_E4

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

NV SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Connector: JSLI..................................2-26

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots: PCI1/ PCI2...................2-30

PCI Interrupt Request Routing...................................................................2-30

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Power Management Setup...............................................................................3-17

PNP/PCI Configurations.....................................................................................3-19

PC Health Status................................................................................................3-21

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

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults..................................................................3-27

BIOS Setting Password....................................................................................3-28

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

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

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

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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

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 Realtek ALC850.....................................................5-1

Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function...................................................5-2

Installing the Audio Driver...................................................................................5-6

Installation for Windows 2000/XP..............................................................5-6

Software Configuration......................................................................................5-8

Sound Effect................................................................................................5-9

Speaker Configuration...............................................................................5-11

HRTF Demo................................................................................................5-13

General.......................................................................................................5-14

SPDIF...........................................................................................................5-15

Chapter 6. nVidia RAID Introduction................................................................6-1

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

System Requirement...................................................................................6-2

RAID Arrays.................................................................................................6-2

Summary of RAID Configurations..............................................................6-2

RAID Configuration..............................................................................................6-3

Basic Configuration Instructions................................................................6-3

Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS......................................................................6-3

Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array)...............................6-7

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NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation............................................................................6-9

Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID

Array)...................................................................................................................6-9

Initializing and Using the Disk Array..........................................................6-11

RAID Drives Management.................................................................................6-12

Viewing RAID Array Configurations........................................................6-12

Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk...................................................................6-13

Morphing From One RAID Array to Another............................................6-17

Hot Plug Array............................................................................................6-18

Initializing a RAID Array.............................................................................6-19

Rebuilding a RAID Array............................................................................6-22

Synchronizing a RAID Array....................................................................6-25

Usind Disk Alert.........................................................................................6-26

Chapter 7. Silicon Image SATARAID Introduction.........................................7-1

Introduction..........................................................................................................7-2

RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks........................................7-2

RAID 0 (Striping)..........................................................................................7-2

RAID 1 (Mirroring)........................................................................................7-2

Concatenation..............................................................................................7-2

Creating and Deleting RAID sets with BIOS Utility............................................7-3

Main Menu....................................................................................................7-3

Help Window................................................................................................7-4

Physical Drive Information..........................................................................7-4

Logical Drive Information............................................................................7-4

Command Line..............................................................................................7-4

Creating RAID Groups.................................................................................7-5

Creating Spare Drive...................................................................................7-6

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

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

Rebuild RAID 1 Set......................................................................................7-8

Resolving Conflicts......................................................................................7-8

Low Level Formatting................................................................................7-11

Logical Drive Information...........................................................................7-11

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

tion..............................................................................................................7-12

Installing the RAID Driver (For bootable RAID array).....................................7-13

Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000........................................................7-13

Chapter 8. Installation of Driver & Utility..........................................................8-1

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NVIDIA System Driver Installation......................................................................8-2

NVIDIA C19 System Driver.........................................................................8-2

NVIDIA Utility Installation......................................................................................8-5

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the P4N SLI (MS-7160) v2.X ATX
mainboard. The P4N SLI mainboard is based on nVIDIA® nForce™4
SLI Intel Edition 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,
the P4N SLI mainboard delivers a high performance and profes­sional desktop platform solution.

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

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

Pentium XE and Celeron D processors

† Supports Intel 05B and 05A processors
† Supports FSB 1066/ 800 MHz
† Supports Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology

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

Chipset

† nVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition North Bridge

- HyperTransport link to nVidia MCP04 south bridge

- Supports 2 PCI Express x 16 and 1 PCI Express x 1 interface

- Supports dual channel, DDR2 400/ 533/ 667

† nVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition MCP04 South Bridge

- Supports up at 4 GB/sec

- Integrate SATA-II controller, four drives

- Dual Fast-ATA 133 IDE controller, for four devices

- IEEE 802.3 nVIDIA MAC for 1000BASE-T

Main Memory

† Supports dual channel, DDR2 533/ 667, using four 240-pin/ 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
† Supports a maximum memory size up to 16GB

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

Slots

† Two PCI Express x16 slots(supports PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)

SLI mode - Primary PCI _ E slot is compatible with PCI Express x 8

Secondary PCI_E slot is compatible with PCI Express x 8

non-SLI mode - Primary PCI_E slot is compatible with PCI Express x 16

Secondary PCI_E slot is compatible with PCI Express x 1

† Two PCI Express x1 slots (supports PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
† Two 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.).

† Support 3.3V/5V PCI bus Interface

On-Board IDE

† The IDE controller on the nVIDIA® nForce4 Intel Edition SLI MCP04 chip provides IDE

HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 operation modes.

† Can connect up to 4 IDE devices.
† Supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/ RAID 5 or JBOD mode.

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On-Board SATA

† MCP04 supports 4 SATA-II ports (SATA1-4). Transfer rate is up to 300 MB/s.

Supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/ RAID 5 or JBOD mode.

† Silicon Image’s SATARAID supports another 2 SATA-II ports (SATA5/6).

Transfer rate is up to 300 MB/s. Supports RAID 0 & 1 mode. (optional)

USB Interface

† 10 USB ports

- Controlled by nForce4 SLI Intel Edition MCP04 chip

- 4 ports in the rear I/O, 6 ports via the external bracket

NV RAID

† Supports up to 4 SATA and 4 ATA133 Hard drives

-RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 or JBOD is supported

-RAID function available for ATA133/ SATA H/D or ATA133 + SATA H/D drives

- Supports up to 8 drives for RAID function.

Silicon Image’s SATARAID (Optional)

† RAID 0 or 1 and multiple RAID groups are supported
† Support up to 2 SATA devices
† Support External SATA devices by SATA Extend bracket

Dual Gigabit LAN

† Supports dual LAN jacks

-1st LAN supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by nForce4 SLI Intel Edition
MCP04 south bridge

-2nd PCI Express LAN supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Marvell
88E8053 (optional)

IEEE 1394 (optional)

† Supports up to three 1394 ports (rear panel x 1, pinheader x 2). Transfer rate

is up to 400Mbps

Audio ALC850

† Chip integrated by Realtek ALC850 (7.1 ch S/W audio)

-Compliant with AC’97 2.3 Spec.

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 (COM1)

-1 parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode

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

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-1 D-Bracket 2 pinheader

-1 CD-In pinheader

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

-10 USB1.1/2.0 ports (Rear * 4 / Front * 6)

-1 IrDA pinheader

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.

† Supports boot from LAN, USB Device 1.1 & 2.0, and SATA HDD.

Dimension

† ATX Form Factor (30.5 cm X 24.4 cm)

Mounting

† 9 mounting holes

MSI Reminds You...

To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment,
Microsoft’s Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. As the
end user cannot boot without SP4, a combination installation CD must
be created before attempting to install the operating system onto the
bootable RAID volume.
To create the combination installation CD, please refer to the follow­ing website:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/
sp4/HFdeploy.htm

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Mainboard Layout

BATT

B
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S

J1394_2

Crush 19 SLI

IDE

1FDD1

JFP2

SATA2

SATA1

SATA3

SATA4

SATA5

SATA6

Getting Started

Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard

Top : Parallel Port
Bottom:
COM Port
1394 Port
SPDIF Out

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB ports

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB ports

T:

Line-In

M:

Line-Out

B:

Mic

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

JCD1

Codec

PWR1

JCI1

Winbond

W82627THF

JIR1

JDB1

JPWR1

PCI_E4

PCI_E3

PCI_E1 Primary (x16/ x8)

88E-1111

Secondary (x1/ x8)

PCI E2

NBFAN1

nvidia

DIMM2

JSLI

PWRFAN1

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nvidia

MCP04

SW1

PCI1

PCI2

JAUD1

J1394_1

VIA

VT6306

JUSB1 JUSB2

JUSB3

Silicon
Image

SYSFAN1

J

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MSI motherboard

Packing Contents

MSI Driver/Utility CD

SATA RAID Driver
Diskette/ Creative

Audio Driver

SATA Cable/

Power Cable (Optional)

Round Cable of

Floppy Disk

SLI Switch card/

SLI bridge

External SATA 2 Cable

(Optional)

1394 Cable

(Optional)

Back IO Shield

D-Bracket 2

(Optional)

Round Cable of

IDE Devices

User’ s Guide/ Quick

Guide/ Test Report

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

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MSI Special Feature

Core CellTM Chip

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

Features of CoreCell™

Getting Started

Speedster

-- Advanced O.C. design.

-- Superior O.C. capability.

-- Greater O.C. method.

LifePro

-- Prolongs motherboard, CPU and fan life.

-- Maintains motherboard & CPU in constant temperature.

-- Prevents components from operating beyond specifications.

PowerPro

-- Saves up to 65% power.

-- Assures motherboard stability.

-- Empowers O.C capability.

BuzzFree

-- Diagnoses current system utilization & temperature.

-- Controls both CPU and NorthBridge fans.

-- Cuts up to 50% of system noise.

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MS-7160 ATX Mainboard

D.O.T. Express(2nd generation of D.O.T.)
Dynamic Overclocking by REAL CPU Loading

† CoreCell chip detects CPU current as trigger point
† Fastest Response Time to report REAL CPU Loading:

- 1us response time, 5 times faster than competitor’s solution (by CPU VID),
5us response time.

- Slowest: Detect by Background Software

Dedicate power solution for DRAM and Chipset

† Steady Current Supply to ensure performance and stability

Real-Time Power Circuitry (PWM) Protection

† Protect CPU when abnormal current occurred
† Response Time: 1us only - No competitor

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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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DIMM2

Quick Components Guide

PWR1,

p.2-10

NBFAN1,

p.2-16

CPU, p.2-3

CPUFAN1,

p.2-16

PWRFAN1, p.2-16

DDR DIMMs,

p.2-7

Back Panel
I/O, p.2-12

JCI1, p.2-17

JIR1, p.2-20
JDB1, p.2-21

JCD1, p.2-20

JPWR1, p.2-10

PCI_E3~E4,

p.2-26

PCI_E1~E2,

p.2-26

PCI 1~2,

p.2-28

FDD1, p.2-16

ATX1, p.2-10

IDE1/2, p.2-17

JSLI, p.2-25

SW1,

p.2-25

SATA1~6,

p.2-18

SYSFAN1, p.2-16

JFP2, p.2-19

JFP1, p.2-19

JAUD1, p.2-19

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J1394_1~2,

p.2-21

JUSB1~3, p.2-20

Hardware Setup

Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4 Prescott, Smithfield (DualCore)and
CederMill) 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 at­tached 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 left­bottom 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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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 PC Health Status 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 DDR2 DIMM, which supports the memory
size up to 16GB.

Since DDR2 modules are not interchangeable with DDR1 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.

DIMM1~4

(from left (Green) to

right (Orange))

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 DDR1 technology. DDR2 uses a 1.8V supply for core and I/O voltage, com­pared to 2.5V for DDR1, and requires 28% less power than DDR1 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 DDR1 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.

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DIMM Module Combination

Install at least one DIMM module on the slots. Each DIMM slot supports up to a
maximum size of 4GB. 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, but there are some rules while using dual-channel
DDR2 (Please refer to the suggested DDR population table below). Users may install

memory modules of different type and density on different-channel DDR DIMMs.
However, the same size, type and density memory modules are necessary
while using dual-channel DDR, or instability may happen. Please refer to the following
table for detailed dual-channel DDR. Other combination not listed below will function
as single-channel DDR.

GREEN

DIMM1 (Ch A) DIMM2 (Ch A) DIMM3 (Ch B) DIMM4 (Ch B) System Density
256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 512MB~8GB

256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 512MB~8GB

256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 1GB~16GB

MSI Reminds You...

-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.

-This mainboard DO NOT support with-ECC DIMM.

- Enabling dual-channel simply means to make sure that to install 2 or
4 memory modules into different color DIMM sockets.

GREEN

256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 512MB~8GB

256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 512MB~8GB

ORANGE

ORANGE

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Hardware Setup

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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Power Supply

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

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1

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

ATX1

13

24 12

1

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 +3.3V

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

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

ATX 12V Power Connector: PWR1 & JPWR1

4

3

21

PWR1

1 2 3

4

JPWR1

MSI Reminds You...

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

2. Power supply of 450 watts (and above) is highly recommended for
system stability.

3. For ATX 12V power connection, it should be greater than 20A.

PWR1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 12V
4 12V

JPWR1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 5V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +12V

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Hardware Setup

Important Notification about Power Issue

NForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore
this issue mostly happens while the users intensively swap memory modules under
S5 (power-off) states, and the power code is plugged while installing modules. Due
to several pins are very sensitive to ESD, so this kind of memory-replacement actions
might cause system chipset unable to boot. Please follow the following solution to
avoid this situation.

Unplug the AC power cable (shown in figure 1) or unplug the ATX1, PWR1 and
JPWR1 power connectors (the figure 2 & 3 are for referance only) before the 1st
installation or during system upgrade procedure.

Figure 1:

Unplug the AC power cable

Figure 2:

Unplug the ATX1 power conn.

Figure 3:

Unplug the PWR1 & JPWR1 power

connectors

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Back Panel

The back panel provides the following connectors:

L-In

RS-Out

Parallel

Mouse

Keyboard

COM Port

1394 Port

SPDIF
Out
(Coaxial)

LAN

USB Ports

LAN

L-Out

Mic

CS-Out
SPDIF Out
(Optical)

Mouse Connector (Green) / Keyboard Connector (Purple)

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

Pin Definition

6

4

2

PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard

(6-pin Female)

5

3

1

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

IEEE1394 Port (optional)

The back panel provides one standard IEEE 1394 port. The IEEE1394 high­speed serial bus complements USB by providing enhanced PC connectivity for a
wide range of devices, including consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances,
storage peripherals, other PCs, and portable devices.

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IEEE1394 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 two OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal
Serial Bus roots 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 2 standard RJ-45 jacks for connection to single Local
Area Network (LAN). This Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000, 100
or 10Mbps. You can connect a network cable to either LAN jack.

Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+
2 D0N Differential Pair 0­3 D1P Differential Pair 1+

RJ-45 LAN Jack

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

Audio Port Connectors

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

player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for microphones.
However, there is an advanced audio application provided by Realtek ALC850 to
offer support for 7.1-channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors
from 2-channel to 4-/5.1-/7.1 channel audio.

S/PDIF Out-Coaxial

Line In/

Side Surround Out

Line Out

MIC

Rear Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer

Speaker Out

S/PDIF Out-Optical

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Hardware Setup

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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GND

Sensor

Control

GND

+12V

GND

+12V

GND

Sensor

Connectors

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

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

FDD1

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/ PWRFAN1/ SYSFAN1/ NBFAN1

The CPUFAN1 (processor fan), SYSFAN1 (system fan 1), PWRFAN1(power
fan) and NBFAN1 (NorthBridge Chipset fan) support system cooling fan with +12V.
The CPUFAN1 supports Smart FAN function. 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.

+12V

NC

CPUFAN1 PWRFAN1

SYSFAN1

NC

MSI Reminds You...

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

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

3. Fan/heatsink with 3 or 4 pins are both available for CPUFAN1.
Please note that only install 4 pins FAN/heatsing support Smart
FAN.

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

+12V

NBFAN1

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Hardware Setup

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 / IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
function. You can connect up to four IDE drives such as Hard Drive, CD-ROM, or
other devices.

IDE1IDE2

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

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

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)

IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

MSI Reminds You...

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second
drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk
documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting
instructions.

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1

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

CINTRU

GND

1
2

JCI1

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Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 ~ 4 & SATA5 ~ 6 (optional)

The single chip of this mainboard is nForce4 SLI Intel Edition MCP04 chipset
which supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4. A optional Silicon Im-
age’s SATARAID of this mainboard supports another two serial ATA connectors
SATA5/ SATA6.

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 nVidia RAID Introduction & Silicon Image RAID Introduction for detail
software installation procedure.

SATA2

1 7

SATA1

SATA3

1 7

SATA4

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND

5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND

Pin Definition

Serial ATA cable

SATA5

1 7

SATA6

Connect to serial ATA ports

Extend SATA2 Bracket for
Silicon Image SATAII only

(Optional)

(optional)

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 with whis SATA
connector.

MSI Reminds You...

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

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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.

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

10

5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND

9

6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull-up
7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull-up
8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND
9 RSVD_DNU Reserved. Do not use.

JFP1

2
1

Power
LED

HDD
LED

Power
Switch

Reset
Switch

JFP2 Pin Definition

JFP2

2
1

Speaker

Power
LED

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

8
7

1 GND 2 SPK­3 SLED 4 BUZ+

5 PLED 6 BUZ­7 NC 8 SPK+

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1

The AUD1 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.

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal
2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone power
4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5V used by analog audio circuits

9

5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel
6 AUD_RET_R Right channel audio signal return from front panel
7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier
8 KEY No pin
9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel
10 AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel

2
1

JAUD1

10

MSI Reminds You...

If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header,
pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to have
signal output directed to the rear audio ports. Otherwise,
the Line-Out connector on the back panel will not
function.

6

10

5

9

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Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3

The mainboard provides three standard USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 & JUSB2
& JUSB3. 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.

JUSB1 & JUSB2 & JUSB3 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

2 10

1

9

JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3

(USB 2.0)

Connected to JUSB1, JUSB2, or JUSB3
(the USB pinheader in YELLOW color)

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)

MSI Reminds You...

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

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

6 5

JIR1

2 1

CD-In Connector: JCD1

The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

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

R
GND

JCD1 GND

L

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IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 / J1394_2 (optional)

The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE
1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket.

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

9

10

J1394_1/ J1394_2

1

2

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

IEEE1394 Bracket

Hardware Setup

(Optional)

Foolproof Design
(the 1394 pinheader in GREEN color)

D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1

The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™

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

Pin Definition

Pin Signal

1 DBG1 (high for green color)

9
10

1

2

JDB1

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

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Connected to JDB1

D-Bracket™ 2
(Optional)

Connected to JUSB1, JUSB2 or JUSB3

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.

1 2

D-Bracket™ 2

Red

D-Bracket™ 2

Green

Description

3 4

System Power ON

1 2
3 4

The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or
not installed properly.

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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.

Hardware Setup

Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting.

Initializing Keyboard Controller.

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

Processor Initialization
This will show information regarding the processor (like
brand name, system bus, etc...)

Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)

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

BIOS Sign On
This will start showing information about logo, proces­sor brand name, etc...

Testing Base and Extended Memory
Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended
memory above 1MB using various patterns.

Assign Resources to all ISA.

Initializing Hard Drive Controller
This will initialize IDE drive and controller.

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D-Bracket™ 2 Description

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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Hardware Setup

Button

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

The mainboard provides one PCI Express x 1 slot, two PCI Express x16 slots
and two 32-bit PCI bus slots.

PCI Express Slots: PCI_E1 (Primary)/ PCI _E2 (Secondary)/ PCI_E3/
PCI_E4

The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, intercon-

nect technology, support Intel highest performance desktop platforms utilizing the
Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology with these platform benefits. You can
insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When adding or removing expansion
cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.

PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for

Desktop Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2.5 Giga transfers per second over
a PCI Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, TV Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general
purpose I/O. Also, desktop platforms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed
to deliver highest performance in video, graphics, multimedia and other sophisticated
applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics
(PDF, 166Kb) infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing
AGP8x designs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for
graphics controllers, while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 250 MB/s.

You can insert expansion card to meet your needs. When adding or removing

expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.

PCI Express x16 slot
(PCI_E1 (Primary)/
PCI_E2 (Secondary))

PCI Express x1 slot
(PCI_E3/ PCI_E4)

NV SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Connector: JSLI

NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology allows two GPUs to run in
tandem within a system to achieve up to twice the performance of a single graphics
card. To utilize this technology, the two GPU cards must be connected by an SLI
bridge card.

You can find an SLI switch card on the mainboard configured to Normal

Mode by default (fig.1).

SLI Switch Card

SLI Bridge Card

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Hardware Setup

non-SLI mode

Fig.1

If you intend to use the SLI interface for better graphics performance, please
refer to the following instructions.

1. Pull the clasps on the sides of the NV SLI connector to loosen the SLI switch

card (refer to fig.2).

Pull the clasp. Pull the clasp.

Fig.2

MSI Reminds You...

Make sure that you power off the system before removing the SLI
switch card.

2. Remove the SLI switch card. Flip it over to the other side (SLI mode side) and

insert it slantwise (at 40-degree angle) into the NV SLI connector (fig.3).

SLI mode

Fig.3

3. Press down the SLI switch card untill the clsaps on the sides snap the card
into place (fig.4). Before installing or removing an NV SLI module, make sure
that you unplug the power supply first.

Press down the
card untill the
clasps snap it into
place.

Fig.4

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4. After configuring the switch card to SLI mode, you can now install two

graphics cards on PCI Express x16 slots. With two cards installed, an SLI

bridge card is required to connect the atop golden fingers of these two graph-

ics cards (fig.5). Please note that although you have installed two graphics

cards, only the video outputs on the first card will work. Hence, you only need

to connect a monitor to the first PCI Express card.

Fig.5

SLI bridge
card

MSI Reminds You...

1. Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only.
The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the
model you purchase.

2. If you intend to install only ONE x16 graphics card, make sure
that:a. your graphics card is Installed on the PCI_E1 slot;

b. the SLI switch card is set to non-SLI mode.

3. If you intend to install TWO x16 graphics cards, make sure that:

a. these two graphics cards are of the same brand and

specifications;

b. the SLI switch card is set to SLI mode.

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Hardware Setup

5. After the hardware installation is completed, restart the system and install
the NV SLI driver/utility. A configuration panel will be provided for Multi-GPU
control. Check the Enable multi-GPU box to enable the SLI function for the
onboard graphics cards (concerning the details of multi-GPU settings, please
refer to your graphics card manual) .

Check the box

6. Restart your system and a pop-up will show in the system tray confirming
that Multi-GPU has been enabled.

MSI Reminds You...

If you want to remove one graphics card and quit the SLI function, make
sure that you reset the SLI switch card (SLI mode to non-SLI mode) and
disable the "MultiGPU" function.

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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots: PCI1/ PCI2

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

The orange PCI slot (PCI2) also works as a communcation slot, which allows
you to insert the communcation card.

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 X# ~ INT Z# pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4
PCI Slot 1 INT Y# INT Z# INT W# INT X#
PCI Slot 2 INT Z# INT W# INT X# INT Y#

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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 the sys-

tem booting 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 counting. It is usually in the format:
example: A7160NMS V1.0 032405

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 the customer, MS=all standard customers.
V1.0 refers to the BIOS version.
032405 refers to the date this BIOS is released.

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Entering Setup

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

DEL: Setup Menu TAB: Logo F11: Boot Menu

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

Selecting the First Boot Device

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

Select First Boot Device

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

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

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

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Control Keys

<↑> Move to the previous item
<↓> Move to the next item
<←> Move to the item in the left hand
<→> Move to the item in the right hand

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

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

BIOS Setup

submenu

Getting Help

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

Main Menu

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

Default Settings

The preset Optimal Defaults of the BIOS setup program provide optimal performance
settings for all devices and the system.

MSI Reminds You...

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

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The Main Menu

Once you enter AMIBIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main Menu will appear on the
screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to enter the
sub-menu.

Cell Menu

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

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.

PC Health Status

This entry shows your PC health status.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

Load Optimized Defaults

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

BIOS Setting Password

Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

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

Date (MM:DD:YY)

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

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

BIOS. Read-only.

month The month from Jan. through Dec.
date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric

function keys.

year The year can be adjusted by users.

Time(HH:MM:SS)

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

Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave
Serial-ATA1/ATA2 Primary/Secondary Channel

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

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Device

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

LBA/Large Mode

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

DMA Mode

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

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

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

Floppy A

This item allows you to set the type of 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:

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

System Information

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

Total Memory/BIOS Version

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

**CPU Information**
Genuine Intel (R)/CPU ID/uCode ID/Frequency/FSB Speed/Cache L1 & L2/
Ratio Status/ Ration Actual Value

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

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Advanced BIOS Features

Quick Boot

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

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.

Boot Sector Protection

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

Boot to OS/2

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

Hyper-Threading Function

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

Please disable this item if your operating system doesn’t support HT
Function, or unreliability and instability may occur.

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MSI Reminds You...

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

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

enabled;

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

IOAPIC Function

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

MPS Table Version

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

Set Limit CPU ID MaxVal to 3

This item allows you to enable/ disable the CPUID maximum value. Setting options:
[Enabled] Set to enabled only when you have prescott CPU and NT4.0.
[Disabled] Set to disabled if you have operating system other than NT4.0.

Boot Sequence

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

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1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th Boot Device

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

MSI Reminds You...

Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th Boot Device” vary de­pending on the bootable devices you have installed. For example, if
you did not install a floppy drive, the setting “Floppy” will not show up.

Boot From Other Device

Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other device if
the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th boot device. Setting
options: [Yes], [No].

Hard Disk Drives

Press “Enter ” and you will see the sub-menu that shows you the Hard Disk
Devices information. Read-only.

Removable Drives

Press “Enter” and you will see the sub-menu that shows you the removable
Devices information. Read-only.

CD/DVD Drives

Press “Enter” and you will see the sub-menu that shows you the CD/DVD De­vices information. Read-only.

USB Drives

Press “Enter” and you will see the sub-menu that shows you the USB Devices
information. Read-only.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Memory Timings

This field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing. If you set
field to Manual, the following fields will be selecable. Setting options: [Manual],
[Auto].

CAS Latency

This controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles)
before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. Settings: [Auto], [1], [2], [3],
[4], [5], [6]. [2.0] increases the system performance the most while [3.0] provides the
most stable performance.

tRCD

When the Memory Timings is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. When DRAM is
refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed spearately. This setupitem allows
you to determkine the timing of the transition from RAS (row address strobe) to CAS
(column address strobe). The less the colck cycles, the faster the DRAM performance.
Setting options: [Auto], [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7].

tRP

When the Memory Timings is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This item controlsthe
number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be allowed to precharge. If
insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh,
refreshing msy be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data. This item applies only
when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. Setting options: [Auto], [1], [2],
[3], [4], [5], [6], [7].

tRAS

When the Memory Timings is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This field deter­mines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell. Setting options:
[Auto][1~15].

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tRC

When the Memory Timings is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. The row cycle
time determines the minimum number of clock cycles a memory row takes to complete
a full cycle, from row activation up to the precharging of the active row. Setting
options: [Auto], [1~15].

Address Mode

When the Memory Timings is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This field controls
the SDRAM command ratel. Select [1T] makes SDRAM signal controller to run at 1T
(T=clock cycles) rate. Selecting [2T] makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2T rate.
Setting options: [Auto], [1T], [2T].

SLI Boardcast Aperture Window

If Enable, BIOS will reserve 255 MB memory space for increase system performance
during SLI operation. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]

Primary Graphics Adapter

This field allows you to select the Primary Graphic Adapter.
Setting options: [PCIE SLI ], [PCI].

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Integrated Peripherals

BIOS Setup

USB 1.1/ 2.0 Controller

These fields are used to enable/disable the onboard USB 1.1/ 2.0 controller. Setting
options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

USB Device Legacy Support

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

Onboard Devices Configuration

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

Onboard LAN Controller (for Marvell 88E8053 LAN) (optional)

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

Onboard IEEE1394 Controller (optional)

The field enables or disables the onboard IEEE1394 controller. Setting options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

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Onboard Silicon RAID Controller (optional)

The field enables or disables the onboard Silicon RAID controller. Before you
want to use silicon RAID for hard drives, you have to set this field to “RAID” first.
Setting options:
[Disabled] Disables Onboard Silicon RAID controller
[RAID] Enables Onboard Silicon RAID controller into RAID mode
[Non-Raid] Enables Onboard Silicon RAID controller into non-RAID mode

Onboard Audio Controller

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

Onboard MAC LAN Controller (for nVidia chipsets)

The field enables or disables the onboard MAC LAN controller. Setting options:
[Enabled] and [Disabled].

I/O Devices Configuration

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

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Onboard Floppy Controller

Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) 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. The settings are: [Enabled],
[Disabled].

COM Port 1

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

IR Function

This fiels allows you to enable or disable the infrared function. Settiing options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

Parallel Port

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

Parallel Port Mode

This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port. Setting options:
[ECP], [EPP], [ECP+EPP], [Normal] or [Bi-Directional].

Parallel Port IRQ

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

IDE Devices Configuration

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

BIOS Setup

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].

On-Chip IDE Controller

This field allows you to enable or disable on-chip IDE Controller. Settings options:
[Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both].

SATA Devices Configuration

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

Serial-ATA1 & Serial-ATA2

This item is used to enable or disable onchip SATA1/2 controller. Settings options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

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nVidia RAID Setup

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

nVidia RAID Function

This field is used to enable/disable the nVidia RAID function. When you set to
enable and the following fileds will appear and can be selectabled.
Setting options:
[Disabled] Disable the nVidia RAID function
[Enabled] Allows you to enable the RAID function for the hard drives

which controller by nVidia chipset.

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PATA Primary/Secondary Master/Slave
SATA1/2 Primary/Secondary channel

After the “nVidia RAID Function” is enabled, these fields will appear. These
fields are used to enable/disable the RAID function for the hard drives controlled
by nVidia chipset. Setting options:
[Disabled] Disable the nVidia RAID function
[Enabled] Enable the RAID function for the hard drive.

Power Management Setup

BIOS Setup

MSI Reminds You...

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

ACPI Function

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

ACPI Standby State

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

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

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

[S3/STR] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the infor

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

[Auto] BIOS determines the best setting automatically.

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Power Button Function

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

[Power Off] The power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button.
[Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters the

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

Restore on AC/Power Loss

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

[Off] Leaves the computer in the power off state.
[On] Leaves the computer in the power on state.

Wakeup Event Setup

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

PS/2 Device Power on

This controls how and whether the PS/2 device is able to power on the system
from S5. Settings: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Resume by MACLAN

This controls how and whether the system can be powered on by the devices
installed in LAN port. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Resume by PCI Device (PME#)

This controls how and whether the system can be powered on by the devices
installed on PCI/PCI-E slots. 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].

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PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play)
feature. PCI, or Peripheral C omponent Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O
devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communi­cating with its special components. This section covers some very technical items
and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes
to the default settings.

Clear NVRAM

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

PCI Latency Timer

This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes
over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a
longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance,
you should set the item to higher values. Setting options: [32], [64], [96], [128], [160],
[192], [224], [248].

PCI Slot1/2/3 IRQ

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

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IRQ Resource Setup

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

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

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

DMA Resource Setup

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

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

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

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PC Health Status

This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc.

Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard.

Chassis Intrusion

The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status
and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. This item is available
only when your mainboard has JCI1 jumper. To clear the warning message, set the
field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later.
Settings: [Enabled], [Reset], [Disabled].

CPU Smart Fan Target Temp Select

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

Smart CPU Fan Tolerance

You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for the Smart CPU
Fan Target Temp Select items. If the current temperatures of CPU fan reach to the
maximum threshold (the temperatures set in the Smart CPU Fan Target Temp
Select plus the tolerance values you set here), the fans will speed up for cooling

down. On the contrary if the current temperatures reach to the minimum threshold
(the set temperatures minus the tolerance values), the fans will slow down to keep
the temperatures stable.

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

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

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The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of CPU, PCIE, DRAM

and overclocking functions.

Cell Menu

MSI Reminds You...

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

Current CPU Clock

This field shows the current clocks of CPU. Read-only.

Current FSB/ Memory Speed

These fields show the current FSB/ Memory Speed. Read-only.

CPU 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:

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[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%.
[General]5th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 10%.
[Commander] 6th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by
15%.

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.

System Clock Mode

This field allow you to set the System clock mode or overclock for CPU and memory.
Setting options:
[Auto] Set FSB & Memory clock automatically.
[Linked] Allows Memory and FSB to overclock proportionally.
[Manual] Enter FSB and Memory clock manually.

CPU Ratio CMOS Setting

This field shows the CPU Ratio which detected by CMOS. Read-only

PCIE Frequency

This field allows you to select the PCIE frequency (in MHz). Select the number be­tween [100]~[145] for needeed frequency.

Voltage Control Function

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

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Adjust CPU Voltage (V)

This feature allows you to trim the voltage of CPU.

Adjust DDR Voltage (V)

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

Adjust NB Voltage (V)

NB voltage is adjustable in the field.

Adjust FSB VTT Voltage (V)

FSB voltage is adjustable in the field.

MSI Reminds You...

The settings shown in different color in Adjust CPU Voltage, DDR
Voltage/ NB Voltage and FSB VTT 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, DDR Voltage and NB Voltage may result in
the instability of the system; therefore, it is NOT recommended to
change the default setting for long-term usage.

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

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NV4X Core clock Overclocking

This field allows you to overclock the core clock of graphics card by ratio.
Setting options:
[Disabled] Disable this function
[Private] 1st level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 1%
[Sergeant] 2nd level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 3%
[Captain] 3rd level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 5%
[Colonel] 4th level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 7%
[General] 5th level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 10%
[Commander] 6th level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 15%

NV4X Memory clock Overclocking

This field allows you to overclock the memory clock of graphics card by ratio.
Setting options:
[Disabled] Disable this function
[Private] 1st level of overclocking, increasing the memory clock by

1%.

[Sergeant] 2nd level of overclocking, increasing the memory clock by

3%.

[Captain] 3rd level of overclocking, increasing the memory clock by

5%.

[Colonel] 4th level of overclocking, increasing the memory clock by

7%.

[General] 5th level of overclocking, increasing the memory clock by

10%.
[Commander] 6th level of overclocking, increasing the memory clock by
15%.

Spread Spectrum Configuration

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

CPU Spread Spectrum

This field is used to enable or disable the CPU Spread Spectrum feature. When
overclocking the CPU, always set it to [Disabled]. Setting options: [Center Spread],
[Disabled], [Down Spread], [0.5%++ Spread].

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PCIE Spread Spectrum

This field is used to enable or disable the PCIE Spread Spectrum feature. Setting
options: [Disabled], [Down Spread].

SATA Spread Spectrum

This field is used to enable or disable the SATA Spread Spectrum feature. Setting
options: [Disabled], [Down Spread].

LDT Spread Spectrum

This setting is used to enable or disable the LDT Spread Spectrum feature. When
overclocking, always set it to [Disabled]. Setting options: [Center Spread],
[Disabled].

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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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Chapter 4. Introduction to DigiCell

Chapter 4. Introduction
to DigiCell

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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Main

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

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

Introduction:

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

MSI

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

Quick Guide

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

H/W Diagnostic

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

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

Comm.

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

Software Access Point

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

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Live Update

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

drivers online.

Core Center

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

system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports

overclocking function.

MEGA STICK

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

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

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

playlist.

Audio Speaker Setting

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

speakers.

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 has connected to the 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 status of communicating
on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on
the desired icon, in which the default settings are configured for your usage. The
default software access point mode is set to WLAN Card Mode. For more ad­vanced security settings and channels switching, click on “Setting” button to enter
its 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 hex-adecimal digital) or 13 characters (26
hex-adecimal digital) and specify one of them to use.

Ad-hoc Mode

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

Infrastructure Mode

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

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Access Point Mode

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

IP Sharing

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

Disabled. Enabled.

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

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

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

SSID

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

Channel

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

Associated Client List

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

Association Control

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

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

MAC Address

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

Security

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

Authentication

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

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 change, click
“Cancel ” to discard the change, or click “Remove” to all this
information.

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Non-Unicode programs supported

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

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

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

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

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

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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. Besides you can also select the SLI mode by click the “SLI MODE” button in the
left side. 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.
Besides you can clicking thd SLI MODE Botton to enter its sub-menu to set the SLI
mode or non-SLI mode by your desire.

Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation

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

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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 Outlook 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 complete

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. Introduction to
Creative Sound Blaster

Introduction to

Realtek ALC850

The mainboard is equipped with Realtek ALC850 chip. ALC850 sup­ports up to 8-channel & SPDIF audio effect and allows the board to attach 2,
4, 6 or 8 speakers for better surround sound effect. The section will tell you
how to install and use 2-, 4-, 6- or 8-channel audio function on the board.

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

Connecting the Speakers

When you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software
utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the
setting in software utility.

n 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output

Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the
back panel when 2-Channel Mode is selected.

Back Panel

1

2

7

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

3

4

5

6

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n 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output

Back Panel

1

4

2

5

3

7

6

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

4-Channel Analog Audio Output

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

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n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output

1

2

4

5

3

7

6

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

6-Channel Analog Audio Output

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

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n 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output

7

8-Channel Analog Audio Output

1

4

2

5

3

6

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

1 Side Surround Out (Side channels)
2 Line Out (Front channels)
3 MIC
4 Line Out (Rear channels)
5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel)
6 S/PDIF Out-Optical
7 S/PDIF Out-Coaxial

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Installing the Audio Driver

You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC850 codec to function properly before
you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio operations. Follow the proce­dures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems.

Installation for Windows 2000/XP

For Windows® 2000, you must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack2 or later before
installing the driver.
The following illustrations are based on Windows® XP environment and could look
slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems.

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

2. Click Realtek AC97 Audio Drivers.

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Click here

MSI Reminds You...

The AC97 Audio Configuration software utility is under
continuous update to enhance audio applications. Hence, the program
screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the
latest software utility and shall be held for reference only.

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

4. Click Finish to restart the system.

Click here

Select this
option

Click here

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