MSI RC410M-L User Manual

RC410M Series

MS-7173 (v1.X) M-ATX Mainboard

English Version

G52-M7173X1

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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

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Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release November 2005

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/program/service/faq/

faq/esc_faq_list.php

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:

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

User’s Manual.

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

12. DO NOT leave this mainboard in an unconditioned environment with storage
temperature above 70oC (158oF) or operating temperature above 35oC (95oF); it
may damage the mainboard.

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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FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been
tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor­dance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed
below.

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

which the receiver is connected.

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

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

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

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

Micro-Star International

MS-7173

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

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WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement

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CONTENTS

Copyright Notice..............................................................................................................ii

Trademarks.......................................................................................................................ii

Revision History..............................................................................................................ii

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

Safety Instructions..........................................................................................................iii

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

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement....................................v

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

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

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

Packing Checklist.................................................................................................1-6

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

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

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

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

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

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

Memory Population Rules............................................................................2-7

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

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

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

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

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

Connectors........................................................................................................2-12

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1..........................................................2-12

Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN1 / CPU_FAN2...................................2-12

ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2...........................................2-13

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4...................................................2-14

CD-In Connector: JCD1.............................................................................2-15

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1......................................................2-15

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (Optional)............................................2-16

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

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2..................................................2-17

TV-Out Connector: JTV1 (Optional)........................................................2-18

SPDIF-Out Connector: SPDOUT (Optional)..............................................2-19

Clear BIOS Password Jumper: JPWD1....................................................2-20

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

Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1..................................................................2-20

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

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots.......................2-21

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots......................................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

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

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

Integrated Peripherals.......................................................................................3-12

Power Management Setup...............................................................................3-15

PNP/PCI Configurations.....................................................................................3-18

H/W Monitor.......................................................................................................3-19

Load Optimized Defaults...................................................................................3-21

BIOS Setting Password.....................................................................................3-21

Appendix A: Realtek ALC880 8-Channel Audio Function.............................A-1

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

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

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

Sound Effect................................................................................................A-5

Mixer.............................................................................................................A-8

Audio I/O.....................................................................................................A-13

Microphone................................................................................................A-18

3D Audio Demo...........................................................................................A-19

Information..................................................................................................A-20

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

Appendix B: ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide..........................................................B-1

SATA RAID Features...........................................................................................B-2

Disk Striping (RAID 0)..................................................................................B-2

Disk Mirroring (RAID 1)................................................................................B-3

Creating RAID Sets..............................................................................................B-4

BIOS RAID Utility Screen Description.........................................................B-5

Description of RAID Setup Operations......................................................B-5

Installing RAID Drivers (for Windows 2000/XP only).......................................B-8

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Installing RAID Drivers during OS Install.....................................................B-8

Updating Previously Installed RAID Drivers...............................................B-8

Installing SATARaid Utility.................................................................................B-11

SATARaid GUI.............................................................................................B-13

Configuring RAID 0 Set(s) with Windows Disk Manager...............................B-24

Appendix C: ATI SURROUNDVIEWTM...................................................................C-1

Getting Started....................................................................................................C-2

System Requirements................................................................................C-3

Installing a Graphics Card...................................................................................C-4

Before You Begin........................................................................................C-4

Basic Graphics Card Installation.................................................................C-4

Enabling SURROUNDVIEWTM.............................................................................C-6

Enabling the Integrated Graphics Processor.............................................C-6

Enabling SURROUNDVIEW™ ......................................................................C-6

Frequently Asked Questions......................................................................C-7

Using Multiple Displays........................................................................................C-8

Setting Up Multiple Displays........................................................................C-8

Using SURROUNDVIEWTM................................................................................C-10

Business Applications...............................................................................C-10

Games.........................................................................................................C-12

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the RC410M Series (MS-7173 v1.X) Micro
ATX mainboard. The RC410M Series mainboards are based on ATI
RC410/RC410L & SB450 chipsets for optimal system efficiency. De­signed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium 4 Cedar Mill processor,
the RC410M Series deliver a high performance and professional desk­top platform solution.

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

† Supports Intel® Pentium 4 Cedar Mill in LGA 775 package
† Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB
† Supports 2005 mainstream FMB 05A CPU VR design

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

Chipset

† ATI® RC410/RC410L Chipset

- Supports single channel DDR II 667/533 SDRAM

- Graphics integrated

† ATI® SB450 Chipset

- Supports dual channel native SATA controller up to 150MB/s with RAID 0 or 1

- Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio

- Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller

- ACPI & PC2001 compliant enhanced power management

- Supports USB2.0 up to 8 ports

- Supports HD audio / AC97 audio

Main Memory

† Supports single channel 64-bit DDR II
† Available bandwidth up to 5.3 GB/s (DDR II 667)
† Supports a maximum memory size of 2GB

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

Slots

† One PCI Express x1 slot (PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
† One PCI Express x16 slot (PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
† Two 32-bit Master 3.3V/5V PCI Bus slots

Onboard IDE

† An IDE controller on the ATI® SB450 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO,

Bus Master and Ultra DMA 133/100/66 operation modes

† Can connect up to 4 IDE devices

Onboard Serial ATA

† Supports 4 SATA ports with up to 150MB/s transfer rate

MSI Reminds You...

1.Please note that users cannot install OS, either WinME or Win98,
in their SATA hard drives. Under these two OS’s, SATA can only be
used as an ordinary storage device.

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

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

LAN

† Realtek RTL8100C / 8110S (Optional)

- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip

- Supports 10/100 Mbps (8100C)

- Supports 10/100/1000 Mbps (8110S)

- Compliance with PCI v2.2

- Supports ACPI Power Management

IEEE 1394 (Optional)

† VIA® 6307 IEEE 1394 controller

- Supports up to two 1394 ports (rear panel x 1, pinheader x 1).

- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps

Getting Started

Audio

† High Definition link controller integrated in SB450
† Realtek ALC880 8-channel HD audio codec

- Compliance with AC97 v2.3 Spec.

- Meets PC2001 audio performance requirement

On-Board Peripherals

† On-Board Peripherals include:

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

- 1 parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 1 serial port

- 1 VGA port

- 2 IEEE1394s (Rear * 1 / Front * 1) (Optional)

- 8 USB2.0 ports (Rear*4/Front*4)

- 1 SPDIF-Out connector

- 1 TV-out header

- 1 Line-In/Line-Out/MIC/Center Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Surround
audio port

- 1 RJ-45 LAN Jack

- 2 IDE ports support 4 IDE devices

- 4 serial ATA ports

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BIOS

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

devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

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

records your mainboard specifications.

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

Dimension

† Micro-ATX Form Factor: 24.4cm X 23.0cm

Mounting

† 6 mounting holes

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1394 GUID address

Label (optional)

MSI Reminds You...

1. Each board will be given a unique 1394 GUID from the
manufacturer’s default settings in the system BIOS.

2. Use the flash utility or Live Update from MSI’s website for BIOS
update. The 1394 GUID address is burnt in the BIOS core. If the 1394
GUID address is lost due to an unpredictable event, such as replac­ing a new BIOS chip, users can use the utility from MSI’s website by
entering the 1394 GUID address to recover its original one.

Mainboard Layout

PCIE 1X1

CPU_FAN1

PCIE16X1

BATT

JUSB1

JUSB2

CPU_FAN2

IDE 1

JCMOS1

FDD 1

BIOS

ATI RC410/RC410L

Getting Started

Top: Mouse
Bottom: Keyboard

Top:
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM 1
VGA Port

Top: 1394 Port

USB PBottom:orts

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB ports

T: C

S-Out

M: RS

-Out

B:

Side Surround

T:

Line-In

M:

Line-Out

B:

Mic

VIA

VT6307

ALC880

JAUD1

JPWD1

DIMM1

DIMM2

ATX1

JPW1

JTV1

IDE 2

RT L 811 0SB

JCD1

PCI1

PCI 2

SPDOUT

JPWD2

J1394_1

+

ATI SB450

JFP1

SATA2

SATA3 SATA1

SATA4

JLPC1

RC410M Series (MS-7173 v1.X) M-ATX Mainboard

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Packing Checklist

MSI motherboard

Power Cable

1394 Bracket (Optional) USB Bracket (Optional)

MSI Driver/Utility CD

Standard Cable for

Floppy Disk

* The pictures are for refer­ence only. Your packing
contents may vary depend­ing on the model you
purchased.

SATA Cable (Optional)

Standard Cable for

IDE Devices

Back IO Shield

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User’ s Guide

Hardware Setup

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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Quick Components Guide

Back Panel
I/O, p.2-10

PCI Express
Slots, p.2-21

PCI Slots,

p.2-21

JAUD1, p.2-15

JPW1, p.2-9

JTV1, p.2-18

CPU, p.2-3

CPU_FAN1, p.2-12

DDR DIMMs, p.2-7

ATX1, p.2-9

FDD1, p.2-12

IDE1/2, p.2-13

JPWD1,p.2-20

SATA1~4,

p.2-14

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JCD1, p.2-15

SPDOUT, p.2-19

J1394_1,

p.2-16

JUSB1,
JUSB2,

p.2-17

JFP1, p.2-17

JCMOS1,

p.2-20

CPU_FAN2, p.2-12

Hardware Setup

Central Processing Unit: CPU

This mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4 Cedar Mill processor in LGA 775 package.
When you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent
overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, contact your dealer to purchase
and install them before turning on the computer.
For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/
products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php.

MSI Reminds You...

Overheating

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

Replacing the CPU

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

Introduction to LGA 775 CPU

The pin-pad side of LGA 775
CPU.

Alignment Key Alignment Key

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

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

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

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CPU & Cooler Installation

When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on
the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the cooler, contact your dealer

to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. Meanwhile, do not
forget to apply some silicon heat transfer compound on CPU before installing the heat
sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion.
Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation will
cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard.

1.The CPU has a land side cover on the
bottom to protect the CPU contact from
damage. Rotate it to make the pin 1
indicator (yellow triangle) in the right­bottom corner.

land side cover

3.Use 2 hands to remove the land side
cover (if any). Please note not to touch
the pins.

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

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

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MSI Reminds You...

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

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

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

Hardware Setup

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Align the holes on the mainboard with

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

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

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

14.Press the four hooks down to fasten

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

locking

switch

Note:If you want to uninstall the CPU,

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

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MSI Reminds You...

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

2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin
with the plastic cap covered (shown in Figure 1) to avoid damaging.

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

Hardware Setup

Memory

The mainboard provides two 240-pin non-ECC DDR II 667 DIMMs and supports up to
2GB system memory.

For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/
program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.

DIMM1~DIMM2

(from left to right)

Memory Population Rules

This mainboard supports DDR II 667 memory interface.
Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 2GB. Users can install either single-

or double-sided modules depending on their needs.

Slot Combination 1 Combination 2 Combination 3

DIMM1 64MB~1GB 2GB 0
DIMM2 64MB~1GB 0 2GB
Total Memory 128MB~2GB 2GB 2GB

MSI Reminds You...

Make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and
density on DDR II DIMMs.

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Installing DDR II Modules

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

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

MSI Reminds You...

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

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

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Volt

Notch

Hardware Setup

Power Supply

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

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1

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

You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you’d like
to use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power sup­ply along with pin 1 & pin 13 (refer to the image at the right hand).
There is also a foolproof design on pin 11, 12, 23 & 24 to avoid
wrong installation.

Pin Definition

13

ATX1

24

1

PIN SIGNAL

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

12

12 NC

PIN SIGNAL

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

pin 13

pin 12

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

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

JPW1

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2

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MSI Reminds You...

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

2. Power supply of 350 watts (and above) is highly recommended for
system stability.

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

JPW1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 12V
4 12V

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Back Panel

Mouse

Keyboard USB Ports

Parallel

VGA PortSerial Port

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

Pin5

Pin6 NC

Pin2 NC

Mouse/KBD Clock

Pin3 GNDPin4 VCC

Pin1

Mouse/KBD

DATA

Serial Port

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

PIN SIGNAL

1 DCD
2 SIN
3 SOUT
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI

1394 Port

(Optional)

VGA Port

LAN

5

15

PIN SIGNAL

1 RED
2 GREEN
3 BLUE
4 N/C
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 +5V
10 GND
11 N/C
12 SDA
13 Horizontal Sync
14 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

CS-Out

RS-Out

Side

Surround

1

11

L-In

L-Out

Mic

2-10

Hardware Setup

IEEE 1394 Port (Optional)

6

12345

PIN SIGNAL

1 PWR
2 GND
3 TPB­4 TPB+
5 TPA­6 TPA+

USB Ports

1 2 3 4

10/100 LAN Jack (Optional)

8 1

10/100 LAN

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

Gigabit LAN Jack (Optional)

8 1

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC

2 -Data
3 +Data
4 GND

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

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

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

FDD1

Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN1 / CPU_FAN2

The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. 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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CONTROL

SENSOR

+12V

GND

CPU_FAN1

SENSOR

CPU_FAN2

GND

+12V

MSI Reminds You...

Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at Intel® official website
or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.

Hardware Setup

ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

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

The Ultra ATA133 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 backwards
compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface.

IDE2IDE1

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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MS-7173 M-ATX Mainboard

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4

The ATI SB450 SouthBridge supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4.
SATA1~SATA4 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1st genera­tion serial ATA data rates of 150MB/s and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0
specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device.

SATA1SATA2

7

1

7

1

SATA1~ SATA4 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

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

7 GND

SATA3SATA4

Serial ATA cable

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

Connect to SATA1/2/3/4

MSI Reminds You...

Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
data loss may occur during transmission.

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