MSI MS-9211 MS-9211 manual rev.1.0

MS - 9211

1U Rackmount Server

User’s Guide

Version 1.0

G52-S9211X1

Manual Rev: 1.0
Release Date: December 2002

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

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

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

Micro-Star International MS-9211

Tested to comply
with FCC Standard

For Home or Office Use

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Copyright Notice

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

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

Trademarks

All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered
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.
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.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release December 2002

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 website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver

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

Contact our technical staff at: [e-mail]

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Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

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

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

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

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the
equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to User’s Manual.

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

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT
MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

Technical Support ......................................................................................... iii

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

Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................. 1-1

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

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

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

PC Alert™ III ................................................................................. 1-5

D-LED™ (optional) ........................................................................ 1-6

LCD Front Panel Control ............................................................... 1-8

System Configuration ........................................................................ 1-18

Front View ................................................................................... 1-18

Rear View ..................................................................................... 1-20

Top View ...................................................................................... 1-21

Packing Checklist ............................................................................... 1-22

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

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

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

Memory ................................................................................................2-3

Introduction to DDR SDRAM ....................................................... 2-3

DIMM Module Combination ......................................................... 2-4

Power Supply ....................................................................................... 2-5

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 ............................................ 2-5

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 ................................................ 2-5

Back Panel ............................................................................................ 2-6

Mouse Connector ......................................................................... 2-6

Keyboard Connector ..................................................................... 2-7

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USB Connector .............................................................................. 2-7

Serial Port Connectors: COM1 & COM2 ....................................... 2-8

VGA DB 15 Pin Connector: VGA1 ................................................. 2-8

RJ-45 Lan Jacks: 10/100 LAN or Giga-bit LAN .............................. 2-9

Connectors ......................................................................................... 2-10

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ........................................... 2-10

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ........................................... 2-11

ATA133 RAID Connectors: IDE3 & IDE4 (optional) ................... 2-12

Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/SFAN1/PSFAN1 ....................... 2-13

Front Panel Connector: JFP1 ....................................................... 2-14

Front USB Connectors: JUSB2 & JUSB3 ..................................... 2-15

IrDA Infrared Module Header: IR2 .............................................. 2-17

Event Input Connector: J14 ......................................................... 2-17

LAN LED Connectors: JACT1 & JACT2 ..................................... 2-18

LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1 ...................................................... 2-18

Diagnostic LEDs: LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4 (optional) ............... 2-19

Server Management LEDs: LED5, LED6 ...................................... 2-19

Jumpers .............................................................................................. 2-20

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 ........................................................ 2-20

Slots ................................................................................................... 2-21

PCI Slot ........................................................................................ 2-21

PCI Interrupt Request Routing .................................................... 2-21

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

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

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

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

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

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

IPMI V1.5 BIOS Features ..................................................................... 3-8

Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................. 3-10

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Advanced Chipset Features............................................................... 3-14

Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-18

Power Management Setup ................................................................. 3-21

PnP/PCI Configurations ..................................................................... 3-24

PC Health Status ................................................................................ 3-26

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................ 3-27

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

Set Supervisor/User Password ........................................................... 3-29

Chapter 4. Chassis Installation ................................................................ 4-1

System Assembly Flowchart ................................................................ 4-2

System Assembly ................................................................................ 4-4

Chassis Cover ............................................................................... 4-4

CPU, Heatsink and Fan Duct ......................................................... 4-5

DIMM ........................................................................................... 4-8

Hard Disk Drives ........................................................................... 4-9

Riser Card .................................................................................... 4-11

Rack Mounting .................................................................................. 4-13

Chassis Rails and Ears ................................................................ 4-13

Chassis into the Rack .................................................................. 4-14

Locking Tab................................................................................. 4-15

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Getting Started

Congratulations on your purchase of the MS-9211 1U
Rackmount Server. This high-performance barebone system
supports the powerful Intel® Pentium® 4 processor and the
industry-leading hardwares and provides the most efficient
and professional solution to meet your needs.

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood processor in 478-pin package
h Supports 1.5GHz~2.8GHz and up

Chipset

h Intel® 845E chipset

- Support 100MHz/133MHz system clock

- Intel® NetBurst micro-architecture supports 400MHz/533MHz system bus

h Intel® ICH4 chipset

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

- PCI Master 2.2

- I/O APIC

- 3 UHCI Host controllers and 1 EHCI Host controller

Main Memory

h Supports four memory banks using two 184-pin DDR DIMMs
h Supports up to 2GB PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAMs
h Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM

Slots

h One 32-bit Master PCI bus slot (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface)

On-Board IDE

h An IDE controller on the ICH4 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with

PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA100/66/33 operation modes

h ATA133 RAID supported by Promise PDC20276 controller

On-Board Peripherals

h On-Board Peripherals include:

- 1 serial port (COM 1 rear port)

- T wo RJ-45 LAN ports

- 1 VGA port

- 1 IrDA connector for SIR/ASKIR/HPSIR

- Four USB 2.0 ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2)

Video

h ATI Rage™ XL graphics controller

- Built-in DVD decoding.

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- Onboard 8MB video SDRAM.

LAN

h Option 1: Dual Intel® 82551 10/100Mbps LAN controllers.
h Option 2: One Intel® 82551 10/100Mbps LAN controller & One Intel® 82540

1Gbps LAN controller.

Server Management (optional)

h National Semiconductor® PC87431HM mBMC (mini-Baseboard Manage-

ment Controller)

- Incorporates an embedded microcontroller, three System Management
Bus (SMBus®) interfaces, a Chassis Management interface, Bi-color LED
control, an integrated EEPROM, Fan control, 12 ADC channels, and Dig­ital Input Event and General-Purpose Output pins.

- Interfaces with the host via a slave SMBus interface; it interfaces with the
LAN On Motherboard (LOM) and with peripherals via two independent
master SMBus interfaces.

BIOS

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

ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

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

which records your mainboard specifications.

Mounting

h 9 mounting holes.

Others

h Support LAN wake-up function
h Support Modem card wake-up function (external modem not supported)
h Support IDE RAID (Ultra DMA/ATA133)

Devices

h 2 35” IDE HDD cages
h 1 Slim CD-ROM drive (optional)
h 1 6x2 LCD Display Panel

Power Supply

h 200W Max. output
h Active PFC
h Full range 100~240V

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Mainboard Layout

Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard

USB
ports

LAN 1

LAN 2

Intel

LAN Chip

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Getting Started

MSI Special Features

PC Alert™ III

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

Ø monitor CPU & system temperatures
Ø monitor fan speed(s)
Ø monitor system voltage
Ø monitor chassis intrusion

If one of the items above is abnormal,
the program main screen will be immediately
shown on the screen, with the abnormal item
highlighted in red. This will continue to be
shown until user disables the warning.

MSI Reminds Y ou...

1. Items shown on PC Alert™ III vary depending on your system
status.

2. The mainboard bound with mBMC chip (Server Management
Features) won’t support PC Alert™ III.

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D-LED™ (Optional)

The D-LED™ (Diagnostic LED) uses graphic signal display to help users
understand their system. Four LEDs (LED1 ~ LED4) embedded on the main­board 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. The
definitions of LED signal combinations are listed below:

1
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3
4

Diagnostic LED

D-LED Description

1234

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Red

Green

System Power ON

- The D-LED will hang here if the p roces sor is damaged or not installed
properly.
Early Chipset Initialization

Memory Detection Test

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

Initializing Keyboard Controller.

Testing VGA BIOS

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

Getting Started

Processor Initialization

- This will show information regarding the processor (like brand name,
system bus, etc…)
Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)

Initializing Video Interface

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

- This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name,
etc….
Testing Base and Extended Memory

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

Initializing Hard Drive Controller

- This will initialize IDE drive and controller.
Initializing Floppy Drive Controller

- This will initializing Floppy Drive and controller.
Boot Attempt

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

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LCD Front Panel Control

Installing the LCD Control Service

V ersion: V2.2
OS supported: Windows NT 4 with Service Pack 4 or latest version

Windows 2000, W indows XP

Step 1: Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Browse to the CD-

ROM drive and double-click the executable file “setup.exe” to start
the Setup program.

Step 2: The screen will show the Welcome dialog box as shown below. Click

Next to continue.

Step 3: To install the LCD Control Service, click Next to use the default folder

or Browse to install to another designated folder. Click Cancel to exit
the Setup program.

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Step 4: Setup has finished installing the LCD Control service on your computer.

Click Install service to enable the LCD Control service.

Step 5: Click OK to continue. You can restart the computer now .

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Un-installing the LCD Control Service

Step 1: Click Start, and then point to Programs.

Under Programs, Click LCD Control Panel and the following screen
will pop up. Click Remove service to disable the LCD Control service.

Step 2: Click OK to continue.

Step 3: Under Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs. Follow the on-

screen instructions to complete the un-installation process.

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LCD Function Menu

Here shows the LCD Front Panel and its three control buttons.

Up

Enter

Next

Up Go to the previous selection.
Enter Execute the command.
Next Go to the next selection.

After you have installed the LCD Control Panel Service, you can simply use
the LCD Front Panel Control buttons to get access to the information under
LCD Info, H/W Monitor and System Conf menus.

CPU (temp.)
Chassis (temp.)
System FAN
Power FAN
CPU FAN
V core
I/O Voltage

3.3V
5V
12V

-12V

-5V
5V Standby
Battery
chassis int

LCD Info

Firmware

Mode

Build Date
Baud Rate

Character

H/W Monitor

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Host name

System Conf

Date

Time

Memory

Hard Disk
Information

LAN1

Set Date

Set Time

Size
Usage
Available

Disk C

Disk D

Disk E

Disk F

Size
Usage
Available

Size
Usage
Available

Size
Usage
Available

Size
Usage
Available

IP
Net Mask
Set IP
Set Net Mask

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LAN2

Restart OS

Shutdown OS

IP
Net Mask
Set IP
Set Net Mask

Yes
No

Yes
No

Getting Started

Before Boot to OS (Debug Function)

Function Description

LCD Panel v1.1 Show product information and version
Initialize OK

BIOS POST: C1 If the system has memory issues, it will stop at C1.
Msg: Mem Sizing

BIOS POST: C3 If the system has BIOS issues, it will stop at C3.
Msg: BIOS chsum

BIOS POST: 18 If the system has CPU issues, it will stop at 18.
Msg: CPU Init.

BIOS POST: 2B If the system has VGA issues, it will stop at 2B.
Msg: VGA Init.

BIOS POST: 2D It shows information about logo processor brand name.
Msg: Sign-on Msg.

BIOS POST: 52 If the system has memory issues, it will stop at 52.
Msg: Ext. Mem Test

BIOS POST: 75 If the system has IDE issues, it will stop at 75.
Msg: IDE Init.

BIOS POST: 8B If the system has PCI issues, it will stop at 8B.
Msg: PCI ROM Init.

BIOS POST: 94
Msg: disp summary

<Boot to OS> If the system is problem free, it will boot to OS.

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LCD Info

Function Description

Firmware 1/5 Show LCD Firmware version
V1.1
Mode 2/5 Show LCD working mode
Communication
Build date 3/5 Show LCD Firmware build date
2002/03/25
Baud Rate 4 / 5 Show LCD communication speed with COM port
9600 For PC and LCD link
Character 5/5 Show LCD characters
16X2

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H/W Monitor

Function Description

CPU 1/15 Show CPU temperature information
42C
Chassis 2/15 Show chassis temperature information
28C
System FAN 3/15 Show System FAN speed information
0 RPM
Power FAN 4/15 Show Power FAN speed information
4219 RPM
CPU FAN 5/15 Show CPU FAN speed information
0 RPM
V core 6/15 Show V core voltage information

1.46V
I/O V oltage 7/15 Show I/O voltage information

1.08V

3.3V 8/15 Show 3.3V voltage information

3.26V
+5V 9/15 Show +5V voltage information

5.07V
+12V 10/15 Show +12V voltage information

12.02V

-12V 11/15 Show -12V voltage information

-11.98V

-5V 12/15 Show -5V voltage information

-5.09V
5V Standby 13/15 Show 5V voltage information

4.94V
Battery 14/15 Show battery information

3.04V
Chassis int 15/15 Show chassis intrusion detect information
OFF

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System Conf

Function Description

Host name 1/9 Show system’s host name

Date 2/9 Set Date 1/1 Show the date and allow to set the date

2002.8.21
Time 3/9 Set Time 1.1 Show the time and allow to set the time
13:24:50
Memory 4/9 Size 1/3 Show memory’s size

511MB
Usage 2/3 Unable to show used memory size
153MB
Available 3/3 Unable to show available memory size

358MB
Hard Disk 5/9 It can detect 4 disks on this system.
Information

Disk C 1/4 Size 1/3 Show this partition’s size
3698MB 3698MB

Usage 2/3 Unable to show the used size

1485MB

Available 3/3 Unable to show the available size

2213MB

Disk D 2/4 Size 1/3 Show this partition’s size
15393MB 15393MB

Usage 2/3 Unable to show the used size

494MB

Available 3/3 Unable to show the available size

14899MB

Disk E 3/4 Size 1/3 Show this partition’s size
0MB 0MB

Usage 2/3 Unable to show the used size

0MB

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System Conf (continued)

Function Description

Available 3/3 Unable to show the available size

0MB

Disk F 4/4 Size 1/3 Show this partition’s size
0MB 0MB

Usage 2/3 Unable to show the used size

0MB

Available 3/3 Unable to show the available size

0MB
LAN1 6/9 IP 1/4 Show the system IP information

100.100.100.101 100.100.100.101

Netmask 2/4 Show the system Net Mask information

255.255.255.0

Set IP Allow users to set the system’s IP

000.000.000.000

Setmask Allow users to set the system’ s Net Mask

000.000.000.000

LAN2 7/9 IP 1/4 Show the system IP information

100.100.100.101 100.100.100.101

Netmask 2/4 Show the system Net Mask information

255.255.255.0

Set IP Allow users to set the system’s IP

000.000.000.000

Setmask Allow users to set the system’ s Net Mask

000.000.000.000
Restart 8/9 Yes/No Restart your Windows OS
Restart OS
Shutdown 9/9 Yes/No Shut down your Windows OS
Shutdown OS

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System Configuration

This section shows the configuration of the MS-9211 from different
angles, and the connectors and buttons on the front and back panel.

Front View

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1. LCD Front Panel

2. Slim CD-ROM Drive (optional)

3. LED Indicators

4. Power Button

5. USB Ports

6. LCD Control Buttons

Getting Started

Power Button

This main power button is used to turn on or off the system.

Power Indicator

This indicator shows the power status of the system. It glows when the
main power is turned on.

LAN Status Indicators

These two LED indicators flash to show the activity status on LAN1 and
LAN2.

Hard Disk Drive In-use Indicator

This indicator shows the activity status of the hard disk drive. It flashes
when the system is accessing data on the hard disk.

USB Ports

With the four USB port (2 in the front, 2 in the rear) design, you can easily add
new capacities to your PC like never before.

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Rear View

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1. Power Connector

2. Heat Dissipation Opening

3. PS/2 Keyboard Connector

4. PS/2 Mouse Connector

5. Serial Port COM A

6. VGA Port

7. LAN Jacks 1 & 2

8. USB Ports 1 & 2

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Getting Started

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1. ATX Power Supply

2. Slim CD-ROM Drive (optional)

3. DIMM Slots

4. Riser Card Bracket

5. CPU Socket

6. Blower

7. AC Power Connector

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Packing Checklist

Unpack the package and check if all items listed below are present. If
any item contained in the package is damaged or missing, please contact your
local dealer for replacement. In addition, keep the box and packing materials for
possible future use.

Y our MS-921 1 1U Rackmount Server Barebone package should contain
the following items:

MS-9211 1U Rackmount Server
(includes a mainboard, a A TX Power
Supply and a Fan Duct )

User’s Guide Server Driver CD

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Heat Sink

Ear Set

Getting Started

2 ears

Chassis Rail Bracket Set

4 brackets

Rail Set

M5x12 screws x2M4x6 black screws x4

4 secure plates

M4 Nut x8M5x8 screws x8

M4x6 screws x8

2 rails

M4x4 screws x8

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Chapter 2. Hardware
Setup

Hardware Setup

This chapter provides you with the information about hard­ware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful
in holding the components and follow the installation
procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong
orientation, the components will not work properly.

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer
components. Static electricity may damage the components.

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Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Intel® P4 Northwood processor in the 478 pin

package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU
installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a
heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If
you do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase
and install them before turning on the computer.

CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 14

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

= 100MHz x 14
= 1.4 GHz

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.

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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.

Hardware Setup

Memory

The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM
(Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up
to 2GB. You can install PC2100/DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 modules on
the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~2).

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Introduction to DDR SDRAM

DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM,
but doubles the rate by transferring data twice per cycle. It uses 2.5 volts as
opposed to 3.3 volts used in SDR SDRAM, and requires 184-pin DIMM mod­ules rather than 168-pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM. High memory
bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC, worksta­tions and servers.

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DIMM Module Combination

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

Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows:

Slot Memory Module Total Memory

DIMM 1
(Bank 0 & 1)
DIMM 2
(Bank 2 & 3)

Maximum System Memory Supported

S: Single Side D: Double Side

S/D 64MB~1GB

S/D 64MB~1GB

64MB~2GB

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Hardware Setup

Power Supply

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

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1

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

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

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

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PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 12V
4 12V

JWR1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

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

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PIN SIGNAL

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

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The back panel provides the following connectors:

Mouse

Back Panel

Keyboard

USB COM 1

VGA

LAN

LAN

Mouse Connector

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

Pin Definition

6

4

2

5

3

1

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

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Keyboard Connector

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

Pin Definition

6

4

2

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

5

3

1

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

USB Connectors

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

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

USB Ports

USB Port Description

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

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Serial Port Connectors: COM 1 & COM2

The mainboard offers two 9-pin connectors as serial port COM 1 &
COM 2. The ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/
receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices
directly to the connectors.

COM 1

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

9-Pin Serial Port Connector

1

2

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

Pin Definition

COM 2

9

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VGA DB 15 Pin Connector: VGA1

One DB 15-pin VGA connector is provided for connection to a VGA
monitor.

Pin Definition

Analog Video Display Connector (DB-15S)
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Red

5 1

15 11

DB 15-Pin Female Connector

2 Green
3 Blue
4 Not used
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Power
10 Ground
11 Not used
12 SDA
13 Horizontal Sync
14 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

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RJ-45 LAN Jacks: 10/100 LAN or Giga-bit LAN

The mainboard provides two standard RJ-45 jacks for connection to
Local Area Network (LAN). Two options are available upon request:

1. Dual 10/100 LAN.

2. One 10/100 LAN & one Giga-bit LAN.

Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000, 100 or 10Mbps.
10/100 LAN enables data to be transferred at 100 or 10Mbps. You can con­nect a network cable to either LAN jack.

RJ-45 LAN Jack

10/100 LAN Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

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Connectors

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

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

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

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Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

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

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

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

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

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ATA133 RAID Connectors: IDE3 & IDE4 (Optional)

The mainboard offers high-end Ultra ATA/133 RAID (0 or 1) hard drive
interface specifications supported through Promise® PDC20276 controller .

The Ultra ATA/133 interface boosts data transfer rates between the com­puter and the hard drive up to 133 megabytes (MB) per second. The new
interface is one-third faster than earlier record-breaking Ultra ATA/100 tech­nology and is backward compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface.

The low-cost RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) solution
integrates two IDE RAID connectors that support PIO mode 0-4, Bus Master,
and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 modes. The IDE RAID connectors allow you
to connect Ultra ATA/DMA hard disks and use RAID technology (RAID 0
striping or RAID 1 mirroring) for high performance, data security and fault
tolerance.

ATA133 RAID Connectors:

- You can connect a Master drive to each IDE RAID connector.

- The two connectors support hard disk drives only.

- For more information on ATA133 RAID, please refer to ATA133 RAID 0

or 1 Quick User’s Guide.

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Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/SFAN1/PSFAN1

The CFAN1 (processor fan), SFAN1 (system fan), and PSFAN1 (power
supply fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head
connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that
the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black
wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a
System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially de­signed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

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Front Panel Connectors: JFP1

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

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Switch

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

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

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Front USB Connectors: JUSB2, JUSB3

The mainboard provides two USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB2 & JUSB3
(optional USB 2.0 bracket available) that are compliant with Intel® I/O Con­nectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to
a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1,
and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB
HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like.

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PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR
3 USBP2- 4 USBP3­5 USBP2+ 6 USBP3+
7 GND 8 GND
9 NC 10 USBOC

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To Attach the Optional USB 2.0 Ports:

1. Take out the USB2.0 Bracket (optional accessory upon request).

2. Locate the USB pinheaders JUSB2 and JUSB3 on the motherboard.

3. Connect the USB cables from USB 2.0 bracket to the JUSB2 and JUSB3

pin headers separately.

Connected to JUSB2 & JUSB3 Separately

USB 2.0 Bracket (optional)

4. Place the USB 2.0 bracket into the appropriate slot of the system case.

MSI Reminds You...

The USB 2.0 controller is backwards compatible with USB 1.1
spec. To use the USB 2.0 ports, you still need to install USB 2.0
driver, which is supplied by Microsoft for Windows® 2000 and
XP. If you have any problems regarding USB 2.0 driver, please
visit Microsoft website for more information.

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IrDA Infrared Module Header: IR2

The connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared module. You
must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. The
IR2 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

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Pin Signal

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

Event Input Connector: J14

This connector is used to link the Event Input Button to facililtate the
management of the remote platforms in connection. When event inputs are
detected, push the button and the signal indicator of the remote platform where
the event inputs originated will be lit. The J14 works only when National
Semiconductor® PC87431HM server management controller is onboard.

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LAN LED Connectors: JACT1, JACT2

The LAN LED connectors are used to connect to LAN LEDs, which
show the activity of the LAN. JACT1 is for LAN 1 jack and the JACT2 is for
LAN2 jack. Both LAN1 & LAN2 jacks are located on the back panel.

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LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1

The connector is additionally provided for connection to a LCD panel,
which shows information on the panel for you to identify the current status or
mode of the connected system.

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5 GND0
6 VCC

Hardware Setup

Diagnostic LEDs: LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4 (Optional)

The mainboard comes with four LEDs and allows users to identify sys­tem problem through 16 various combinations of LED signals. For defini­tions of 16 signal combinations, please refer to D-LED™ in Chapter 1.

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The two LEDs are designed for server management and will work only
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Jumpers

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

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

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

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Keep Data

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Clear Data

MSI Reminds You...

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

Hardware Setup

Slots

The motherboard provides one 32-bit Master PCI bus slot.

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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot

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

PCI 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/LAN/VGA/ATA133 RAID IRQ pins are typically
connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT H# pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4

PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D#
LAN1 INT F#
LAN2 INT H#
VGA INT E#
ATA133 RAID INT G#

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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:

 An error message appears on the screen during the system

booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

 You want to change the default settings for customized

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Entering Setup

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

Press DEL to enter SETUP

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

Control Keys

<↑>
<↓>
<←>
<→>
<Enter> Select the item
<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu o r returns to the main menu from a submenu
<+/PU> Inc r e ase the numeric val ue or ma k e c han ge s
<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page

<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

<F6> Load the default CMOS value from Fail-Safe default table, only for

<F7> Load Optimized defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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

Setup Menu

Setup Menu

Option Page Setup Menu

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Getting Help

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

Main Menu

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

Sub-Menu

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

General Help <F1>

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

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 Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility,
the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu displays thirteen
configurable functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to move among
the items and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

Standard CMOS Features

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

IPMI V1.5 BIOS Features (for mainboards with mBMC chip)

Use this menu to configure the Platform Event Filter (PEF) status and
WatchDog TimeOut features.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to configure the 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.

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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 (for mainboards without mBMC chip)

This entry shows your PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for minimal but stable system
performance.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for
optimal system operations.

Set Supervisor/User Password

Use this menu to set user and supervisor passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

The items inside Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 10
categories. Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the <PgUp> or
<PgDn> keys to switch to the value you prefer.

Date (mm:dd:yy)

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

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

BIOS. Read only.

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

function keys.

year The year can be adjusted by users.

Time (hh:mm:ss)

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

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select Manual, None, Auto type. Note that
the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk
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your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to
define your own drive type manually.

If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the follow­ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information
should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the
system manufacturer.

If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If
the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”.

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

Drive A/B

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available
options are None, 360K, 5.25 in., 1.2M, 5.25 in., 720K, 3.5 in., 1.44M, 3.5 in.,

2.88M, 3.5 in.

Video

The setting controls the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of
the system. Available options are EGA/VGA , CGA 40, CGA 80 and Mono.

Halt On

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

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

board error.

Base/Extended/Total Memory

The three items show the memory status of the system. (Read only)

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IPMI V1.5 BIOS Features

This setup screen appears only when the mBMC chip (for Server
Management) is integrated on the mainboard.

PEF Configuration Status

This option shows the current Platform Event Filter (PEF) configuration status.
(Read only)

Setting PEF Configuration

This setting is used to set the Platform Event Filter (PEF) configuration. When
[Enabled] is selected, the server will send the event signal to the BMC. Set­ting options: Enabled, Disabled.

BMC Event Log

Select [Enabled] to store POST error or initial messages to the BMC Event
log. If you don’t want to store POST error or initial messages to the DMI
Event log, select [Disabled]. When [Cleared] is selected, the BMC event log
will be cleared at next POST stage. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled, Cleared.

WatchDog TimeOut Action

The Watch Dog Timer (WDT) is a special hardware device to monitor if the
computer system works normally. If the system does not work normally, it
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able on expiration of the Watchdog Timer: No Action, Hard Reset, Power
Down, Power Cycle.

WatchDog Timer Counter

This feature allows users to set the time interval to reboot the computer if a
timeout event occurs. Setting options: 10 Sec, 20 Sec, 30 Sec, 40 Sec.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This setting determines the boot priority of the installed hard disks.

Virus Warning

The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this
area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. Set­ting options: Disabled, Enabled.

BIOS Flash Write Control

This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized
users or computer viruses. When disabled, 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 enable this BIOS Flash Write Control function.
Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

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CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional
DRAM (system memory). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers
the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster
access by the CPU. The settings enable/disable the internal cache (also known
as L1 or level 1 cache) and external cache (also known as L2 or level 2 cache).
Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

CPU Hyper-Threading

With Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, a single Hyper-Threading-enabled
processor can simultaneously process two threads of code, improving the per­formance of multi-threaded code running on a single processor platform. Set­ting this function to Enabled will improve overall system performance, in-
crease number of users a platform can support, improve reaction and response
time, and increase number of transaction that can be executed. Setting options:
Enabled, Disabled.

MSI Reminds You...

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your
computer system requires ALL of the following platform
Components:
*CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 or Xeon™ Processors with HT

Technology;

*Chipset: Intel® Chipsets that support 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:

http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading

Quick Power On Self Test

The option speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the
computer. When setting the item to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some
check items during POST. Settings: Enabled, Disabled.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

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

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MSI Reminds You...

Available settings for “First/Second/Third Boot Device” vary
depending on the bootable devices you have installed. For
example, if you did not install a floppy drive, the setting “Floppy”
does not show up.

Boot Other Device

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

Swap Floppy Drive

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

Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

Boot Up NumLock Status

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

Gate A20 Option

This item is to set the Gate A20 status. A20 refers to the first 64KB of ex­tended memory. When the default value Fast is selected, the Gate A20 is
controlled by Port92 or chipset specific method resulting in faster system
performance. When Normal is selected, A20 is controlled by a keyboard con­troller or chipset hardware.

Typematic Rate Setting

This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including
Typematic Rate & Typematic Delay.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to set the rate

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(characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated. Settings: 6, 8, 10, 12,
15, 20, 24 and 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed
and when the acceleration begins. Settings: 250, 500, 750 and 1000.

Security Option

This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Set­tings are described below:

Option Description

Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to

run Setup.

System A password prompt appears every time when the com-

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

APIC Mode

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

MPS Version Control For OS

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.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than
64MB. When you choose Non-OS2, you cannot run the OS/2® operating
system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose OS2.

Console Redirection

Console Redirection operates in host systems that do not have a monitor and
keyboard attached. This setting enables/disables the operation of console
redirection. When set to Enabled, BIOS redirects and sends all contents that
should be displayed on the screen to the serial COM port for display on the

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terminal screen. Besides, all data received from the serial port is interpreted as
keystrokes from a local keyboard. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

Baud Rate

This setting specifies the transfer rate (bits per second) of Console Redirection.
Setting options: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200.

Agent Connect Via

To operate the system’s console redirection, you need a terminal supporting
ANSI terminal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected between
the host system and terminal(s). This field is a read-only field, which is used
to indicate the type of device connected between the host system and terminal
(s). NULL stands for a null modem.

Agent Wait Time (min)

This setting controls the timeout for terminals’ (console redirection) connec­tion to the host system. Setting options: 1, 2, 4, 8 (Min).

Agent After Boot

This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals’ console redirection
running after the OS has booted. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

Report No FDD For WIN 95

For compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification, select Yes to release
IRQ6 when the system contains no floppy drive. When this setting is set to
Yes, users have to select Disabled for the Onboard FDC Controller in the
Integrated Peripherals menu. Setting options: Yes, No.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

This setting enables you to show the EPA logo (brand specific graphics) on
the bootup screen. Setting options:

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

Chassis Intrusion Detect

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

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Advanced Chipset Features

MSI Reminds You...

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

DRAM Timing Selectable

This setting determines whether DRAM timing is configured by reading the
contents of the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EPROM on the DRAM module.
Selecting By SPD makes the following settings automatically determined by
BIOS according to the configurations on the SPD. Setting options: By SPD,
Manual.

CAS Latency Time

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

Active to Precharge Delay

This setting controls the number of clock cycles for DRAM to be al­lowed to precharge from the active state. Setting options: 7, 6, 5.

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed

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separately. This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the
transition from RAS (row address strobe) to CAS (column address strobe).
The less the clock cycles, the faster the DRAM performance. Setting
options: 3, 2.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

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

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

Select ECC (Error-Checking & Correcting Code) or Non-ECC according to
the type of DRAM installed.

Memory Frequency For

Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM. Set­ting options: Auto, PC100, PC133.

DRAM Read Thermal Mgmt

This setting is used to activate the thermal management mechanism for DRAM
read actions. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

System BIOS Cacheable

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

Video BIOS Cacheable

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

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved
for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below

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16MB. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Setting options:
Disabled, Enabled.

Delayed Transaction

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

Delay Prior to Thermal

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

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support
for two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four items allow you to set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for
each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes
0~4 provide increased performance. In Auto mode, BIOS automatically de­termines the best mode for each IDE device.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA implementation is possible only if your IDE device supports it
and your operating environment contains a DMA driver. If both your hard
drive and software support Ultra DMA 33 (or higher), select Auto to enable
BIOS support.

USB Controller

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

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USB 2.0 Support

This setting disables/enables the support for USB 2.0 technology. USB 2.0
technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of
480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1 and is ideal for connecting
high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras,
MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. Setting options: Disabled,

Enabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Set to Enabled if your need to use an USB keyboard in the operating system
that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO
Unix.

IDE HDD Block Mode

This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer
data to and from the hard disk drive. Block mode is also called block transfer,
multiple commands or multiple sector read/write. Enabled enables IDE con­troller to use block mode; Disabled allows the controller to use standard mode.

Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Boot ROM

The items enable or disable the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs
during bootup. Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process.

Onboard FDC 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 and Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

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

UART Mode Select

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

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Normal RS-232C Serial Port
IrDA IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port
ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port

RxD, TxD Active

This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR peripheral
in use. Setting options: Hi/Hi, Hi/Lo, Lo/Hi, Lo/Lo.

IR Transmission Delay

This setting determines whether the IR transmission rate will be delayed while
converting to receiving mode. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

UR2 Duplex Mode

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

Use IR Pins

Please consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting
of the TxD and RxD signals. Setting options: RxD2/TxD2, IR-Rx2Tx2.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

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

Off Leaves the computer in the power off state.
On Reboots the computer.
Former-Sts Restores the system to the status before power failure or

interrupt occurs.

Power Status LED

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

Single The power LED blinks to indicate the sleep state without chang-

ing its color.

Dual The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep state.

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Power Management Setup

MSI Reminds You...

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

ACPI Function

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

NMI Control

This feature allows users to disable or enable the non-maskable interrupts
(NMI) that prevent normal operation of the computer, i.e. memory parity check.
Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

Power Management

This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related
to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are three op­tions for power management:

Min Saving Minimum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Hour.
Max Saving Maximum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Min.
User Define Allows end users to configure each mode separately.

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Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off

the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports
and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Initial display power management signaling.

Video Off In Suspend

This setting determines whether the monitor will be turned off during suspend
mode. Setting options: Yes, No.

Modem Use IRQ

Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your
system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Settings are
3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and NA.

Suspend Mode

If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field,
all devices except CPU will be shut off. Settings are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min,
4 Min, 8 Min, 12 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min and 1 Hour.

HDD Power Down

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive
will be powered down while all other devices remain active. The settings are:
Disable, 1~15 Min.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This feature allows users to configure the power button function. Settings are:

Instant-Off The power button functions as a normal power-on/-

off button.

Delay 4 Sec. When you press the power button, the computer en-

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

CPU THRM-Throttling

The item allows you to specify the CPU speed (at percentage) to which it will
slow down when the CPU reaches the predetermined overheat temperature.

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Settings range from 12.5% to 87.5% at 12.5% increment.

Wake-Up by PME

When setting to Enabled, the feature allows your system to be awakened from
the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management
Event). Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

Resume By Alarm

The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on
a scheduled time/date.

Date (of Month) Alarm

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

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

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

<minute><second>.

MSI Reminds You...

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

Reload Global Timer Events: Primary IDE 0/1, Secondary IDE 0/1, FDD/
COM/LPT Port, PCI PIRQ [A-D]#

Global Timer Events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system
from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a
mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a de­vice that is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power down
mode.

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PNP/PCI Configurations

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

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended
System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed
a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious
conflict that the operating system cannot boot. Setting options: Enabled,
Disabled.

Resource Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure
all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability
means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating sys­tem such as Windows® 95/98. If you set this field to “manual” choose specific
resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field (a sub
menu is preceded by a “¾”). The settings are: Auto (ESCD), Manual.

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IRQ Resources

The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual.
Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources
list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending
on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings are:

PCI Device For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI

bus architecture.

Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further request.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

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

VGA Palette Snoop

Bit Setting

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

VGA device’s palette registers.

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

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

Action

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

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PC Health Status

This setup screen monitors the status of your CPU, fan, overall system
status,.. etc and will not show up when the mBMC chip (for Server
Management) is integrated on the mainboard. Monitor function is available
only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard.

CPU Warning Temperature

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

Current System/CPU Temperature, System/Power/CPU Fan, Vcore(V),
+1.8(V), +3.3(V), +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT (V), 5VSB(V)

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

Shutdown Temperature

This option is for setting the shutdown temperature level for the processor.
When the processor reaches the temperature you set, the system will be shut
down.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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

CPU Clock Ratio

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

Auto Detect PCI Clk

This item is used to auto detect the PCI slots. When set to Enabled, the system
will remove (turn off) clocks from empty PCI slots to minimize the electro-

magnetic interference (EMI). Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

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

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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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Set Supervisor/User Password

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

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

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

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

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

MSI Reminds You...

About Supervisor Password & User Password:

Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of

the setup menu.

User password: Can only enter but do not have the

right to change the settings of the setup
menu.

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Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

Chassis Installation

This chapter provides instructions on the hardware instal-

lation of the MS-9211 in two sections. System Assembly illus­trates how to assembly each component of the MS-9211. Rack
Mounting describes the procedures for mounting the unit into
the rack in details. You can use the system assembly flowchart
and the chart below to determine the proper sequence for re­moving or installing components to the server.

MS-9211

System Assembly

Rack Mounting

Chassis Cover
CPU, Heatsink and Fan Duct
Hard Disk Drives
DIMM
Riser Card

Chassis Rails and Ears
Chassis into the Rack
Locking Tab

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System Assembly Flowchart

The following flowchart shows basic system assembly procedures. Please
note that always wear anti-static gloves when handling electrical components
and exercise caution during the installation process. For more information,
contact your local dealer or experienced technician.

START

REMOVE CHASSIS COVER

AND FAN DUCT

INSTALL

CPU & HEATSINK

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REPLACE FAN DUCT

INSTALL

MEMORY MODULES

INSTALL

HARD DISK DRIVES

CONNECT HDD, FDD,

CD-ROM CABLES
& POWER CORDS

REMOVE

RISER CARD BRACKET

INSTALL

RISER CARD

REPLACE

RISER CARD BRACKET

Chassis Installation

CHECK IF ALL PARTS

ARE PROPERLY CONNECTED

REPLACE

CHASSIS COVER

FINISH

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System Assembly

Chassis Cover

1

3

2

Locate the release buttons on the
chassis cover.

Press the release buttons and then
push the cover backward to lift it up.

4-4

To replace the cover, slide the cover
forward and make sure the safety lock

4

safety lock

fits firmly.

WARNING! Before you remove or install these modules, make
sure the server is not turned on or connected to the AC power.

CPU, Heatsink and Fan Duct

1

CPU lever up

2

gold arrow

Chassis Installation

Remove the fan duct.

Locate the CPU socket and lift the
lever up to a 90 degree angle.

Place the CPU on top of the socket
with the gold arrow pointing to the
lever.

3

Push the lever down to secure the
CPU in place.

4

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CPU, Heatsink and Fan Duct (continued)

Locate the four points of the heatsink
socket.

1

Locate the four screw holes of the

2

3

PHP122 heatsink.

Position the PHP122 heatsink onto
the heatsink socket carefully to avoid
damaging the components around.

4-6

Screw the heatsink to the chassis
following a diagonal sequence.

4

5

Chassis Installation

6

7

Plug in the power cord of the PHP122
heatsink.

8

9

heat dissipation.

You have finished installing the
heatsink and fan duct.

Replace the fan duct to ensure proper

10

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DIMM

1

2

Locate the DIMM slots on the
mainboard.

Insert the SDRAM module into the
DIMM slot. The plastic clip at each
side of the DIMM slot will automati­cally close.

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Hard Disk Drives

1

2

Chassis Installation

Unscrew the HDD cover plate.

Turn over the HDD cover plate.

Remove the right bracket.

3

Place the first hard disk drive into the
chassis and make sure the cables are
properly connected.

4

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Hard Disk Drives (continued)

5

6

Replace the right bracket.

Follow the same procedures to install
the second hard disk drive.

Replace the HDD cover plate.

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7

Screw the HDD cover plate in place.

8

Riser Card

Chassis Installation

Remove the riser card bracket.

1

Unscrew the I/O shield from the riser
card bracket. Save the screw for later

2

use.

Insert the SCSI card into the bracket.

3

Screw the SCSI card firmly to the
riser card bracket.

4

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5

Replace the riser card bracket.

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Rack Mounting

Chassis Rails and Ears

1

M4x6 black

2

M4x6

Chassis Installation

Screw the ears to both sides of the
chassis.

Screw the side rails to both sides of
the chassis.

TIPS

Attach the brackets (front and rear) onto the rails; the position of the
rear bracket should be adjustable, which depends on the place where
the system is installed into the rack.

M4 Nut

M4x6

Front

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Chassis into the Rack

○○○○○○○○

M5x8

○○○○○○○○

1

Screw the rails onto the rack.

Align the chassis rails with the rack
rails, and then push the system into
the rack fully

2

Note: The chassis rails must
match the rack rails well, and the ball
bearing set of the rack rails should
clip into the fillister on the chassis
rails.

Secure the system with the screws.

3

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Locking Tab

Chassis Installation

To slide the system into the rack,
first align the chassis rails with the
rack rails. Then simultaneously

1

press the locking tabs on both sides
of the chassis rails and slide the
system backward.

The system will be locked halfway
while pulling it out. Pull forward

2

the locking tabs on both sides of the
chassis rails to unlock the tab.
You may now remove the system
from the rack.

Note: The chassis rail is designed with a locking tab which can (1)
hold the system firmly to the rack, and (2) lock the system halfway
without sliding out of the rack rails.

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