MSI MS-6787, P4MAM-L, P4MAM-V, P4MAM User Manual

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Version 1.1

G52-M6787X3

MS-6787 (v1.X) M-A TX Mainboard

P4MAM Series

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Manual Rev: 1.1
Release Date: July 2003

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

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

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

Micro-Star International MS-6787

T ested to comply
with FCC Standard

For Home or Office Use

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Copyright Notice

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

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

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Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.1 Remove JKBV1 jumper July 2003

T echnical Support

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

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

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

Contact our technical staff at: [e-mail]

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1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.
2 . Keep this User’ s Manual for future reference.
3 . Keep this equipment away from humidity.
4 . Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

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

6 . Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V

before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

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

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

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

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

cal shock.

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

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

to User’s Manual.

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

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

Safety Instructions

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

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

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Color Management ........................................................................ 1-5

PC Alert™ 4...................................................................................1-6

Fuzzy Logic™ 4 .............................................................................1-7

Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ ............................................................ 1-9

Live Monitor™ .............................................................................. 1-9

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

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

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

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

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 ..................................2-4

Installing the CPU Fan ..................................................................2-5

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

Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix .....................................2-7

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

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

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

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 ............................................ 2 - 9

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

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

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

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1........................................... 2-11

Fan Power Connectors: CF AN1/SFAN1 ...................................... 2-11

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1, IDE2 .............................................. 2-12

IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 (Optional) ........................... 2-13

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 (Optional) ................. 2-13

CD-In Connector: CD_IN1 .......................................................... 2-14

SPDIF-Out Connector: JSPDIF1 (Optional) ................................. 2-14

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1/JFP2............................................. 2-15

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUDIO1 .................................... 2-16

Front USB Connector: JUSB1...................................................... 2-17

Jumpers .............................................................................................. 2-18

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1........................................................ 2-18

CPU Support Jumper: JP1 ............................................................ 2-19

Slots ................................................................................................... 2-20

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot......................................... 2-20

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots.......................... 2-20

CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot .................................. 2-20

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

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Thank you for choosing the P4MAM Series (MS-6787 v1.

X) micro ATX mainboard. The P4MAM Series is based on VIA

®

VT8751A & VT8235 chipsets for optimal system efficiency.

Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium® 4 processors in
478 pin package, the P4MAM Series delivers a high performance
and professional desktop platform solution.

Getting Started

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MS-6787 M-ATX Mainboard

Mainboard Specifications

CPU

h Supports Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron (Socket 478) processor.
h FSB @ 400MHz/533MHz.
h Supports up to 3.06GHz.

Chipset

h VIA® VT8751A chipset (664 BGA)

- 64bit P4 processors FSB I/F (533MHz).

- 64bit DDR SDRAM memory I/F (200/266MHz).

- 32bit AGP I/F (66MHz) for 4x/2x mode.

- 8bit V-Link I/F (66MHz) with peak bandwidth of 266MB/s.

h VIA® VT8235 chipset (376 BGA)

- Dual-channel UDMA 133/100/66/33 master mode EIDE controller.

- 6 ports USB controller (v2.0).

- KBD controller with PS2 mouse support.

- SMBus I/F and ACPI/APM compliance power management.

- LPC I/F for super I/O and 2MB flash ROM (BIOS).

- AC-97 link controller to cooperate w/ external AC97 audio & modem codec.

- 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller.

- Supports HSP modem.

Main Memory

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

Slots

h One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 4x slot.
h Three PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).
h One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot.

On-Board IDE

h An IDE controller on the VIA® VT8235 Chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-

ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 operation modes.

h Can connect up to four IDE devices.

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Getting Started

On-Board Peripherals

h On-Board Peripherals include:

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

2.88Mbytes

- 1 serial port (COM A)

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

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

- 1 audio (Line-In/Line-Out/Mic) port

- 1 RJ45 LAN jack

- 1 VGA port

Audio

h AC97 link controller integrated in VT8235.
h VIA® VT1616 6-channel software audio codec.

- Compliance with AC’97 v2.2 spec.

LAN

h VIA® VT6103 PCI local bus single-chip Fast Ethernet Controller.

- With external 10/100 Base-T Lan transformer.

- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip.

- Supports 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s auto-negotiation operation.

- Compliance with PCI v2.2 and PC99 standard.

- Supports ACPI power management.

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.

Dimension

h Micro-A TX Form Factor: 243mm x 214mm.

Mounting

h 6 standard mounting holes.

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MS-6787 M-ATX Mainboard

Mainboard Layout

P4MAM Series (MS-6787 v1.X) Micro ATX Mainboard

BATT

+

VIA

VT8235

D

I

M

M

1

D

I

M

M

2

CD_IN1

JSPDIF1

JFP2JFP1

JIR1

(Optional)

JCI1

(Optional)

JBAT1

JUSB1JAUDIO1

A

T

X

1

SFAN1

CFAN1

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

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D

E

1

I

D

E

2

Top: Parallel Port
Bottom:

COM A
VGA Port

Top: Mouse
Bottom: Keyboard

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB
Ports

USB
Ports

Codec

JPW1

T: Line-In
M:
B: Mic

Line-Out

F

D

D

1

Winbond

W83697HF

VIA

VT6103

VIA

VT8751A

BIOS

AGP Slot

CNR

JP1

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Getting Started

MSI Special Features

Color Management

MSI has an unified color management rule for some connectors on the
mainboards, which helps you to install the memory modules, expansion cards
and other peripherals devices more easily and conveniently.

h Intel spec IDE A TA66/100/133 connector: 1st IDE in blue, 2nd IDE in
white

h AGP slot: red
h USB 2.0 connector: yellow
h Front panel connector JFP1: HDD LED in red, Reset Switch in blue,

Power Switch in black, Power LED in light green.
h Front panel connector JFP2: Power LED in light green.

Front Panel Connector JFP1

USB 2.0 Connector

AGP Slot

Intel Spec IDE ATA66/100/133
Connectors: 1st IDE: Blue/2nd IDE:
White

Front Panel Connector JFP2