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MSI MS-6775 User's Manual

1. 1 2 3 6 MSI Reminds You 1 Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90 degree angle since this will cause the loss of data during the transmission 2 16 Hardware Setup IEEE 1394 Connectors J1394 The mainboard provides one 1394 pin header that allows you to connect optional IEEE 1394 ports 9 1 J1394 41394 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 TPA 2 TPA 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Cable power 8 Cable power 9 Key no pin 10 Ground How to attach the IEEE 1394 Port Connected to J1394 IEEE1394 Bracket Optional Foolproof design 2 17 5 6775 Mainboard CD In Connector JCD1 This connector is provided for CD ROM audio JCD1 R GND L Front Panel Connectors JFP1 amp JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide Power Power LED Switch Speaker 2 10 2 din 0 1 HDD Reset 7 LED Switch JFP1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD LED P Hard disk LED pull up 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 3 HD LED N Hard disk active LED 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 5 RST SW N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND 6 PWR SW P
2. A 2 Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function 222 4 Using the Back 1 A 4 Testing the Connected A 9 Testing Each 8 9 Playing 11 Playing KaraOK 11 Appendix B VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B 1 Introduction zi ni ert iretur et bose edi o e B2 BIOS Configuration dete pe reet pes 4 Installing RAID Software amp Drivers essen B 14 Using VIA RAID Tool ett enel te rettet B 17 vil Getting Started Thank you for purchasing KT6M ILS MS 6775 v1 X ATX mainboard The KT6M ILS is based on VIA Apollo KT600 amp VT8237 chipsets and provides eight USB 2 0 ports for high speed data transmission and Realtek ALC655 chip for 6 channel audio output Designed to fit the advanced AMD Athlon Athlon XP or Duron processors the KT6M ILS delivers high performance and professional desktop platform solution MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU gt Supports Socket A Socket 462 for AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron processors gt Supports Athlon Athlon XP 2700 processor and higher Chipset gt VIA Apollo KT600 chipset FSB 200 266 333 400 MHz Supports DDR200 266 333 400 DDR SDRAM AGP 8X and PCI advanced h
3. Size 6B Status Channel Master Maxtor 34098H4 ATA 133 37 27 Hdd 11 Master Maxtor 3409814 ATA 133 37 27 Hdd VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction Create Disk Array Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press Enter VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 gt Auto Setup For Data Securit Create a RAID array with firrav Mode RAID 1 Mirroring the hard disks attached to v Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller Start Create Process View f rray disk Status Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Mame Array Name Mode Size 6B Status 10 Master Maxtor 9409808 ATA 1 37 27 Had 11 Master Maxtor 3409814 ATA 133 37 27 Had MSI Reminds You The Channel Drive Name Mode and Size GB in the following example might be different from your system Select Array Mode and press Enter a list of array modes will appear Highlight the target array mode that you want to create and press Enter to confirm the selection If RAID 1 or RAID 0 1 is selected an option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate Create only will allow BIOS to only create an array The data on the mirroring drive may be different from the source drive Create and duplicate lets BIOS copy the data from the source to the mirroring drive VIA Tech RAID BIOS V
4. IDE1 IDEZ 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 2 15 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Serial ATA Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by VT8237 SATA1 amp SATA2 The Southbridge of this mainboard is VIA VT8237 which supports two serial connectors SATA1 amp SATA2 SATA1 amp SATA2 are dual high speed Serial ATA interface ports Each supports 1 generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB s Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specifications Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device Please refer to Appendix B VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction for detail software installation procedure SATA1 amp 5 2 Pin Definition SATA2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 TXP SATAL 3 TXN 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Optional Serial ATA cable Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices
5. drives that do not belong to other arrays the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the array capacity can be selected as a spare drive for the RAID 1 array Select Create Delete Spare and press Enter the channel column will then be activated Select the drive that you want to use as a spare drive and press Enter the selected drive will be marked as Spare The spare drive cannot be accessed in an OS To delete a spare drive highlight Create Delete Spare and press Enter The spare drive will be highlighted press Enter to delete the spare drive VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver V1 10 le firray Create Delete a spare disk te A in a mirror array ct Bc gt Serial Number View Fl View Array disk Status 1 1 Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size 6B Status 10 Master Maxtor 9409808 ATA 133 37 2 11 Master Maxtor 2409804 RTR 133 37 27 Stripel B 9 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Vievv Serial Number of Hard Drive Highlight Serial Number View and press Enter Use arrow key to select a drive the selected drive s serial number be viewed in the last column The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver V1 10 v r
6. der Netware and UNIX Select Auto to enhance the hard disk performance Select Auto to enhance hard disk perfor mance by optimizing the hard disk timing Enable 32 bit to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate This feature only protects the boot sector not the whole hard disk 3 7 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features ERSION 3 31a I Setup Help 1 Quick Boot Enabled Full Screen Logo Show Disabled gt Boot Sequency S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Primary Display UGA EGA Password Check Setup Boot To 05 2 Internal Cache System BIOS Cacheable CO00 32k Shadow Cached APIC Function Enabled MPS Table Version 1 4 F1 Help t Select Item Change Values F7 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F Hi Performance Quick Boot Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items Available options Enabled Disabled Full Screen Logo Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen Settings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot Boot Sequence Press Enter to enter the sub menu screen Boot Sequencu ist Boot Device Floppy Znd Boot Device IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM Tru ther Boot Devices 38 BIOS Setup 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device The it
7. Lever 2 4 Hardware Setup d s Installing AMD Athlon CPU Socket 462 Cooler Set The following instructions will guide you through the heat sink installation procedures Please consult your agent for the proper CPU cooler set 1 Position your CPU cooler set onto Z Apply some heat the CPU sink paste 2 Use one end of the clip to hook the latch of the CPU sliding plate Hook the other latch to fix the cooling fan set You may need a screw drive to press down the other side of the clip 4 Connect the fan to the power sup ply connector provided on your mainboard MSIReminds You Please apply some heat sink paste on top of CPU to dissipate the heat more effectively MSI 2 5 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Memory The mainboard provides 3 slots for 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Double In Line Memory Module modules and supports the memory size up to 3GB You can install PC3200 DDR400 PC2700 DDR333 PC2100 DDR266 or PC1600 DDR200 modules on the DDR DIMM slots DDR 1 3 DDR DIMM Slots DDR 1 3 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
8. Serial Port1 futo Parallel Port fiuto Port Mode OnBoard LAN Enabled uto USB Controller 8 USB Ports USB Device Legacy Support Disabled F1 Help ti Select Item Change Values F7 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F Hi Performance OnBoard PCI Controller This is used to enable or disable the onboard PCI controller Please note that the options showed on your BIOS might be different depending on the motherboard you buy OnBoard PCI Controller 1394 Controller Enabled AC 9 Audio Enabled 1394 Controller AC 97 Audio Set these options to Enabled to enable the controllers of these 3 PCI devices VT8237 PATA IDE Controller This setting is used to enable disabled the VT8237 PATA TDE controller Set ting options Enabled Disabled 8237 SATA IDE Controller This setting is used to enable disabled the VT8237 SATA IDE controller Set ting options Enabled Disabled V Link Data 2X Support This setting controls the onboard V Link Data 2X Support Setting options Enabled Disabled 3 22 BIOS Setup Floopy Disk Controller This is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller Option Description Auto BIOS will automatically determine whether to enable the onboard Floppy controller or not Enabled Enables the onboard Floppy controller Disabled Disables the onboard Floppy controller Serial Port 1 This item specifies the base I O po
9. and the right windowpane displays the details of the controller or disk drives In 6 Delta the available features are as following Vievv by Controller 15 Vievv by Devices e View Event log 3 Help Topics It means that VT8237 SATA RAID in KT6 Delta only has the feature of monitoring the statuses of RAID 0 and RAID 1 Click on 5 or ES button to determine the viewing type of left win dow pane There are two viewing types By controllers and by device Click on the object in the left window pane to display the status of the object in the right windowpane The following screen shows the status of Array 0 RATD 0 VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help Array Features Content Array type RAID 0 Striping Capacity 152 638 MB 312 602 880 sectors Disk number 2 Stripe size 64K Array status Normal For Help press F1 B 18 VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RATD 0 to see the details of each disk VIA RAID Tool Operation view Help stripe disk 1 5T380023A5 3KB17YvM tY Disk number Stripe size stripe disk 1 5738002345 3K Array status For Help press F1 Array O RAID 1 RAID 0 Striping 152 638 MB 312 602 880 sectors 2 64K Normal Disk number Array status For Help press F1 RAID 1 Mirroring 76 319 MB 156 301 487 sectors 2 Normal B 19 MS 6775
10. hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT Ait INT D pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT Ast INT B INT C INT D PCI Slot 2 INT B INT C INT D INT As PCI Slot 3 INT Ds INT Ast INT B INT C PCI Slot 4 INT C INT D INT INT B PCI Slot 5 INT B INT C INT D INT As 2 24 BTOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BTOS Setup program and allovvs 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 you are required to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for customized features MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press DEL key to enter Setup DEL Setup F11 Boot Menu F12 N etwork boot TAB Logo 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 lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys Selecting the First Boot Device You are allowed to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS setup utility by pressin
11. p 2 15 JAUXI p 2 19 fmmm ee JCD1 p 2 18 CNR Slot p 2 23 AGP Slot p 2 23 2 2 16 SATA p 2 16 e SW1 2 22 1 F sv 2 p 2 22 SFANI p 2 14 p 2 21 Torri mE JFP2 2 18 JAUDI p 2 19 22 11394 p 2 17 JFP1 p 2 18 JUSB2 p 2 20 JUSB1 2 20 Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit CPU mainboard supports AMD Athlon Athlon XP and Duron processors in the 462 pin package The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket 462 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 Memory Speed CPU Clock Support Matrix 5 DDR200 DDR 266 DDR 333 DDR 400 Yes Note 1 Maximum of 2 memory DIMMs are supported If you install 3 memory DIMMs system unreliability and instability may occur X Not available Thermal Issue for CPU AMD AthlonTM AthlonTM
12. 6 Speaker Output is selected v 1 QT Q Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function Testing the To ensure that 4 or 6 channel audio operation works properly you may need to test each connected speaker to make sure every speaker work properly If any speaker fails to make sound then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones Testing Each Speaker 1 Click the audio icon e from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 Click the Speaker Test tab 3 The following window appears Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking it Center Front Right 97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General Front Left Rear Right Rear Left Subwoofer Swap Center Subwoofer Output Click on the speaker to test it YE MSI Reminds You 6 speakers appear on the Speaker Test window only when you select 6 Channel Mode in the No of Speakers column If you select 4 Channel Mode only 4 speakers appear on the window A 9 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard 4 While you are testing the speakers in 6 Channel Mode if the sound com ing from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped you should select Swap Center Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect
13. Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to function properly before you can get access to 4 6 channel audio operations Follow the proce dures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems Installation for Windows 9SSE ME 2000 XP For Windows 2000 you must install Windows 2000 Service Pack2 or later before installing the driver The following illustrations are based on Windows XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems l Insert the companion CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will automatically appear Please note the screen below might be different depending on the different mainboard you purchased 2 Click Realtek AC97 Audio Drivers ye Setup Utility WebSite Manual MSI Link to the Futu to the Future MSI Reminds You The AC97 Audio Configuration software utility is under con tinuous update to enhance audio applications Hence the program screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only A 2 Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function 3 Click Next to start installing files into the system Realtek 97 Audio Setup 4 82 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek AC 97 Audio The InstallShield Wizard will install Realtek 97 Audio on your computer To continue cli
14. CPU to write directly to the graphics card without passing anything through the system memory and improves the AGP 4X speed Select Enabled only when the installed card supports this function Settings Enabled Disabled AGP Aperture Size This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The option allows the selection of an aperture size of 4MB 8 16MB 32 64MB 128MB and 256 AGP Master 1 W S Write The field allows users to insert one wait state into the AGP write cycle Settings Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 W S Read The field allows users to insert one wait state into the AGP read cycle Settings Enabled Disabled AGP Read Synchronization The field allows you to enable or disable the AGP Read Synchronization feature Settings Enabled Disabled 3 15 nmm M m ACPI Standby State S1 POS Power Management 8PM Suspend Time Out Minute Display Activity CPU Critical Temperature CPU HALT Command Detection Power Button Function After AC Power Loss MSI Reminds You 1 S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode ACPIStandby State This item specifies the power saving modes
15. Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General Swap Center Subwoofer Output Click on the speaker to test it Select this function Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function Playing Karat K The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice lyrics and leave melody for you to sing the song Note that this function applies only for 2 channel audio operation Playing KaraOK 1 Click the audio icon g from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 In the Sound Effect tab select Voice Cancellation under KaraOK 3 Click OK to close this window 97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General Environment done zl Ed Other 2 Auto Gain Control Equalizer 3 OK VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction Appendix B VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction The Southbridge VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA Serial ATA RAID drives Serial ATA SATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to 150MB sec Serial ATA uses long thin cables making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC The key features of VT8237 SATA RAID are Support two SATA hard disk drives Only SATA supports RAID Supports ATA 133 high per
16. XP Duron processor with a speed of 600M Hz and above requires LARGER heatsink and fan You also need to add thermal grease between the CPU and WARNING heatsink to improve heat dissipation Then make sure that the CPU and heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other These are needed to prevent damaging the processor and ensuring reliable operation You can check AMD s web site for more information 2 3 MS 6775 Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures Socket 462 1 Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU Open Lever 2 Pull the lever sideways away 90 degree from the socket Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 3 Look for the gold arrow The gold arrow should point to wards the lever pivot The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation 4 If the CPU is correctly installed the pins should be completely embedded into the socket and can not be seen Please note that any violation of the correct installation pro cedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard Correct CPU placement 5 Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever As the CPU is likely to move vvhile the lever is being closed alvvays close the lever Press down vvith your fingers pressing 5 tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely embedded into the socket Close
17. area a system error may result Setting options Enabled Disabled C000 32k Shadow This item specifies how the contents of the adapter ROM named in the item are handled Settings are described below Option Description Disabled The specified ROM is not copied to RAM Enabled The contents of specified ROM are copied to RAM for faster system performance Cached The contents of specified ROM are not only copied to RAM the contents of the ROM area can be writ ten to and read from cache memory 3 10 BIOS Setup APIC Function This field 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 Settings Enabled Disabled MPS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS Multi Processor Specification version to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system Settings 1 4 1 1 s MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced Chipset Features I Setup Help 1 5 DRAM Timing Control gt AGP Timing Control F1 Help tl Select Item x Change Values F7 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu
18. bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC workstations and servers 2 6 DDR Hardware Setup 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 double sided modules to meet your own needs Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows Slot Memory Module Total Memory DIMM 1 S D 64MB 1GB Bank 0 amp 1 DIMM 2 S D 64MB 1GB Bank 2 amp 3 DIMM 3 S D 64MB 1GB Bank 4 amp 5 Maximum System Memory Supported 64MB 3GB S Singe Side D Double Side Installing DDR Modules 1 The DDR 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 iMs 1 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 2 7 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system Before inserting the power supply con
19. have changed this setting you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system before this function will work 3 19 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard ontigurauons This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP Plug amp 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 Plug and Play Aware 0 S Clear NURAM PCI Latencu Timer PCI IDE BusMaster Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Sloti IRQ PCI Slot2 5 IRQ PCI Slot3 IRQ PCI Slot4 IRQ Plug and Play Avvare O S When set to Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows 98 2000 or ME When set to No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards Select Yes if the operating system is Plug amp Play Clear NVRAM The ESCD Extended System Configuration Data NVRAM Non volatile Random Access Memory is vvhere the BTOS stores resource information for both PNP and non PNP devices in a bit string format VVhen the item is set to Yes the system vvill reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to Vo aut
20. to controller Fl View Array disk Status 1 1 Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Array Name Mode Size 6B Status ATA 133 37 27 RTR 133 37 27 Stripel If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2 the block size of the array can also be selected Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press lt Enter gt then select a block size from the popup menu The block size can be 4KB to VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 gt Aulo Setup For gt Array Mode i Loci 1 Start Create Pr 1 rive Name I IChannel Master Maxtor 39409815 11 Master Maxtor 34 98 amp Creale a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller Fl View Array disk Status 1 1 Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Array Name Mode Size 6B Status ATA 133 37 27 RTR 133 37 27 Siripel 41 5 VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction MSI Reminds You Even though 64KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the block size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB blocks 8 For specialized usage models requiring blocks 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64 Optimal setting Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press lt Enter gt A warni
21. 4 6 channel audio For more information on 6 channel audio operation please refer to Appendix A Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function 2 12 Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector as LPT A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode 13 1 5 0 25 14 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATAO 0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATAS Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE Paper End 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED Automatic Feed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN Select In 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Ground 25 GND Ground 213 5 6775 Mainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD IDE HDD case LAN USB Ports IR module and CPU System Povver 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 FDD1 ununununnunnunmn m Fan Power Connectors CFANI SFANI The CFANI processor fan and SFANI system fan suppor
22. 8 12V Power Connector 2 8 Back Panel 5 4 iin a ch ete ata Wid exei este eget 2 9 Mouse Connector bee E 2 9 Keyboard Connector essere 2 10 USB 2 0 CONHECO Sisene eem tee pde eec 2 10 Serial Port Connector 2 10 RJ 45 LAN Jack Optional 2 2 11 1394 Port c t deseen eee ce ce ree 2 12 Audio Port 1 6 eene 2 12 Parallel Port Connector 2 13 CONNCCIOIS at santet te ie nee Apte ete diete 2 14 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 222 2 14 Fan Power Connectors CFANI SFANLI 22222 2 14 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector VCASET 2 15 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp 2 2222 2 15 Serial ATA Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by 8237 SATA1 amp 2 2222 2 16 TEEE 1394 Connector 1394 222 2 17 CD In Connector VCDT sssessesseeeeeerennnens 2 18 Front Panel Connectors 2 18 Aux Line In Connector JAUX 2 19 Front Panel Audio Connector JAUDI 2 19 SPDIF Out Connector SPDIF OUT 220 Front USB Connectors
23. AL 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 trademarks are the properties of their respective owners AMD Athlon Athlon XP Thoroughbred Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS9 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Windows 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo DualNet and nForce are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and or other countries Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMT is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Kensington and MicroSaver are registered trademarks of the Kensington Tech nology Group PCMCIA and CardBus are registered trademarks of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Revision History Revision Revision History Date 10 First release vvith chipset August 2003 VIA KT600 amp VIA VT8237 iii Safety Instructions 10 11 Always read the safety instru
24. E and Ultra DMA controller It has the following benefits gt Data transfer rate at 133MB s gt Backward compatibility ATA33 66 100 133 gt Higher performance than traditional Flat cable data rate gt Improved data robustness gt Better airflow due to thinner ATA 133 cable Connect to the slave drive Connect to the master hard disk drive MSI SYSTEM Amm Connect to the system connector on the mainboard 1 7 Setup This chapter tells you hovv to install the CPU memory modules and expansion cards as vvell as hovv to setup the jumpers on the mainboard Also it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices such as the mouse keyboard etc While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures MS 6775 Mainboard Quick Components Guide p 2 8 1 2 14 DDR DI MMs 2 6 Back 1 2 9 1 p 2 8 PCI Slots p 2 23 FDD1 2 14 1 DE1 6 IDE2 p 2 15 SPDIF OUT p 2 20 JCASE1
25. F6 Hi Performance MSIReminds You Change these settings only if you are familiar vvith the chipset DRAM Timing Control Press Enter and the following sub menu appears DRAM Timing Control Configure SDRAM Timing bu SDRAM Frequency SDRAM Burst Length 4 Qu SDRAM 1 Command Disabled Fast Command Normal Fast R 2 R Turnaround Disabled Current Host Clock This item shows the current CPU frequency Configure SDRAM Timing by Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module Setting to SPD enables SDRAM 3 12 BIOS Setup Frequency SDRAM CAS Latency Row Precharge Time RAS Pulse Width RAS to CAS Delay and SDRAM Bank Interleave automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Select ing User allows users to configure these fields manually SDRAM Frequency Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM Settings options 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz 400MHz Auto SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Settings Auto 1 5 2 2 5 3 0 clocks 2 clocks increases the system performance the most while 3 clocks provides the most stable performance Row Precharge Time 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
26. JUSB1 amp 085 2 2 20 Jumpers 1 nep ted ne Pe nr herr s b s r 221 Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT 1 22 2222 221 FSB Clock Jumper SW1 SW2 222 Nil E 2 23 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port 510 2 23 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots 223 td e 2 23 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2222 224 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 2 3 1 Entering Setup n ere p 3 3 Selecting the First Boot 3 3 Control Keys at ee HR RR 3 3 Getting Help 4222020000 00 UE RES 3 3 The M n Menu aoi reti tn eoe rte 34 Standard CMOS Features 2 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 2 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features 2 3 12 Power Management Features 3 16 PNP PCI Configurations 3 20 Integrated 18 3 22 PC Health Status rmt ede Rte tert eec 3 25 Frequency Voltage Control 3 26 Set Supervisor User Password 3 27 Load High Performance BIOS Setup Defaults 328 Appendix A Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function A 1 Installing the Audio Driver eene A 2 Installation for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP
27. KT6M ILS MS 6775 v1 X ATX Mainboard 1 1 i 1 ih i Imi Version 1 0 G52 M6775X1 Manual 1 0 Release Date August 2003 CC 1 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 equip ment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance 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 respon sible 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 6775 Tested to comply with FCC Standard For Home or Office Use i Copyright The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATION
28. Mainboard Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RATD 1 to see the details of each disk 5 VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help Physical position Controller 0 Channel 1 Master Array postion Array 0 RAID 1 source disk Device status Normal General config device mirror disk 5738002345 3KB17YVM Serial number 3KB18PDL Firmware revision 3 01 Model name ST380023A5 Cylinder number 16383 Header number 16 Sector number pe 63 Capacity 76 319 MB 156 301 488 sectors Real capacity 76 319 MB 156 301 487 sectors Supported mode 0 1 2 3 4 Supported mode 1 2 Supported Ultra D mode 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Current transfer Ultra mode 6 Minor revision ATA ATAPI 6 T13 1410D revision 2 For Help press F1 B 20
29. NTENTS FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement 2222 222 ii Copyright Note oae DO oro ii Revision History oorr Safety Instructions V Chapter 1 Getting Started 2020 1 1 Mainboard Specifications 1 2 Mainboard Layout err Ree HN 1 4 MSI Sp cial Features e pepe eed 1 5 Live BIOSTM Live 1 5 Color enne 1 6 Round Cable Optional eese 1 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Quick Components Guide essere 22 Central Processing Unit 2 3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2 3 Memory Speed CPU Clock Support Matrix 2 3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462 2 4 Installing AMD Athlon CPU Socket 462 Cooler Set 2 5 2 6 Introduction to DDR 2 6 DDR DIMM Module Combination eene 2 7 Installing DDR Modules essere 2 7 Power Supply eee Bis ie SSAA Ha eel 2 8 ATX 20 Pin Power Connector 1 2
30. Port Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics It introduces a 66MHz 32 bit channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory The slot supports 4x 1 07Gbps and 8x 2 1 Gbps AGP cards I T il 100000000000000000000000000000000 _20000000000000000007 Slot PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration 11 1 Hu PCI Slots CNR Slot The slot allows you to insert the CNR expansion cards CNR is a specially designed audio or modem riser card for ATX family motherboards Its main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard s chipset 00000000000 0001 00000000 Slot 2 23 MS 6775 Mainboard PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced 1 R Q are
31. Power Switch high reference pull up 7 RST SW P Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR SW N Power Switch low reference pull down to GND 9 RSVD DNU Reserved Do not use JFP2 Pin Detinition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 SPK 3 SLED 4 BUZ 5 PLED 6 BUZ 7 NC 8 SPK 218 Hardware Setup Aux Line In Connector JAUX1 The connector is for DVD add on card with Line in connector JAUX1 una GND Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 The JAUDI front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide 9 1 JAUD1 JAUD1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 AUD Front panel microphone input signal 2 AUD GND Ground used by analog audio circuits 3 AUD MIC BIAS Microphone power 4 AUD VCC Filtered 5V used by analog audio circuits 5 AUD FPOUT R Right channel audio signal to front panel 6 AUD RET R Right channel audio signal return from front panel 7 HP ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier 8 KEY No pin 9 AUD FPOUT L Left channel audio signal to front panel 10 AUD RET L Left channel audio signal return from front panel MSI Reminds You If you don t want to connect to the front audio header 5 pins 5 amp 6 9 amp 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the
32. T DTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTIUTUTUTTTTTTTTTTT DT PCI Slot 3 S TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEETTTTTTTTTTTISTETFTETETI ATTA ATTA TTT TTT TT IUTTTTTTTTTTT CH PCI Slot 4 SXTTFFFFFFFFEEEEFEFEFEEEEEETETETTTTTTTISTEEEEEEETI PCI Slot 5 8 8 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 SATA2 eser SATA Lg p EEUU HEUTE JAUD1 VIA VT6307 ERRE 21394 SFAN1 swf JBAT1 BATT E 1 JUSB1 JUSB2 KT6M ILS MS 6775 v1 X Mainboard Getting Started MSI Fe Live BTOSTM Live Driver The Live BIOSTM Live DriverTM is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS drivers online so that you don t need to search for the correct BIOS driver version throughout the Web site To use the function you need to install the MSI Live Update 2 Live application After installation the MSI Live Update 2 icon as Update 2 shown on the right will appear on the screen Double click the MSI Live Update 2 icon and the follow ing screen will appear Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer S xi He Edt Favorites Tools Heb 29 Qe O rd mem one re CC 2 Address c Program FitesiMsT Live Update 2 MSI htm MSI ERACE Link to th
33. Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status 34 BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Load High Performance Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected Load BIOS Setup Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations Save amp Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 3 5 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard The items inside STANDARD CMOS SETUP menu are divided into 9 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 lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to switch to the value you prefer System Time 521 Time is 24 hour format System Date Hour 00 23 Minute 00 59 Second 00 59 BE 308M 01 30 00 13 30 00 Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B Boot Sector Virus Protection System Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour minute second System Date This allows you to s
34. cement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array 2 Destroy the Mirroring Relationship This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array For broken RAID 1 arrays the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation However Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recommend because the data on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1 array B 12 VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction 3 Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild This item enables users to select an already connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array After choosing a hard drive the channel column will be activated Broken RAID 1 ll EP Status Power off and check the failed drive The contents on the disk Destroy the Mirroring Relationship you have selected will be Choose replacement drive and rebuild deleted Continue to boot m Remaining members of the failed array nnel Drive Name Array Mame Mode Size 6B 16 Device ICS 0c0NWWNO 0 IN 100 39 3k nell Devicel 1C35L040RVVR07 0 ATA 108 38 34 Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Exit 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window Highlight the target hard drive and press lt Enter gt a warning message will appear Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild or press N to cancel Please note selecting option Y will destroy all the data on the selected hard drive 4 Continue to boot This item
35. charge before DRAM refresh refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system Available settings Auto 2 3 4 5 RAS Pulse Width This setting allows you to select the number of clock cycles allotted for the RAS pulse width according to DRAM specifications The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Settings Auto 6 7 8 9 RAS to CAS Delay When DRAM is refreshed both rows and columns are addressed 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 Auto 2 3 4 5 Write Recovery Cycle You may set the write recovery cycle of DRAM The less the clock cycles the less time the DRAM recovery cycle writes Setting options Auto IT 2T 3 13 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Bank Interleave This field selects 2 bank or 4 bank interleave for the installed SDRAM Disable the function if 16MB SDRAM is installed Settings Disabled Auto 2 Way and 4 Way SDRAM Burst Length This setting allows you to set the size of Burst Length for DRAM Bursting feature is a technique that DRAM itself predicts the address of the next memory location to be accessed after the first address is accessed To use the feature you need to define the burst length which is the actual length o
36. ck Next 4 Click Finish to restart the system Realtek AC 97 Audio Setup 4 82 InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Realtek 97 Audio on your computer Select this option No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Back Cancel 5 6775 Mainhboard Using 4 6 Channel Audio Function After installing the audio driver you are able to use the 4 6 channel audio feature novv To enable 4 or 6 channel audio operation first connect 4 or 6 speakers to the appropriate audio connectors and then select 4 or 6 channel audio setting in the softvvare utility Using the Back Panel In addition to a default 2 channel analog audio output function the audio connectors on the Back Panel also provide 4 or 6 channel analog audio output function if a proper setting is made in the softvvare utility Read the following steps to have the Multi Channel Audio Function properly set in the softvvare utility and have your speakers correctly con nected to the Back Panel Configuration in the Softvvare Utility 1 Click the audio icon e from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 Select a desired surround sound effect from the Environment drop down menu 3 Click the Speaker Configuration tab 4 Select Synchronize the phonejack switch with the set
37. ctions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating Do not cover the openings Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged 6 Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture e 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 notleave this equipment in an environment unconditioned storage temperature above 60 C 140 F it may damage the equipment Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced manufacturer CO
38. e DATA Mouse DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock 5 2 Mouse 6 Female 6 NC No connection 29 MS 6775 Mainboard 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 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC No connection USB 2 0 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 USB Port Description PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 273 4 1 VCC 5V 2 Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0 3 Data0 Positive Data Channel 0 4 GND Ground 5 6 7 8 5 VCC 5V 6 Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1 T Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1 8 GND Ground USB Ports 210 Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector COMA The mainboard offers one 9 pin male DIN connector as serial port COMA The port is 16550 high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directl
39. e Future Visit MSI Website English x Micro Star International 517 i TM C uve Bios Live Update 2 Live Driver MSI Live Update 2 is a useful and powerful application for you to download and 5 update the BIOS and the Device Drivers automatically Live vea Bios O Live VGA Driver You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the BIOS z r drivers you want With MSI Live Update 27M you can complete it in several simple Live Utility steps Please select the items that you want to do on the left column of the main page Note in orderto operate this application properly please note the following suggests Setthe IE security setting Download signed ActiveX controle to Enable or Prompt System default is Prompi e Disable WebTrap of PC cillin R or any web based anti virus application when executing MSI Live Update 27M Update Microsoft Windows Installer Uve Update Series 2 El Done Unknown Zone Mixed Five buttons are placed on the leftmost pane of the screen Click the desired button to start the update process Live BIOS Updates the BIOS online Live Driver Updates the drivers online Live VGA BIOS Updates the VGA BIOS online Live VGA Driver Updates the VGA driver online Live Utility Updates the utilities online If the product you purchased does not support any of the functions list
40. eaker Output The audio jacks on the back panel always provide 2 channel analog audio output function however these audio jacks can be transformed to 4 or 6 channel analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding multi channel operation from No of Speakers Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 4 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel C m Fm gt Line Out Rear channels O 3 Line Out Front channels MIC ze wj Line In function is converted to Line Out function when 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output is selected A 7 5 6775 Mainhboard 6 Mode for 6 Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 6 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel Line Out Rear channels N Line Out Front channels Line Out Center and Subvvoofer channel MSI Reminds You If the Center and Subwoofer speaker exchange their audio chan nels when you play video or music on the computer a converter may be required to exchange center and subwoofer audio signals You can purchase the converter from a speaker store Both Line In and MIC function are converted to Line Out function when 4 Channel Mode for
41. eate Delete pare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Array Name Array Mode ARRAY 0 Mirror ARRAY 1 Nirror B 10 Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller View Array disk Status Move to next item er Confirm the selection Exit Block Size GB Size 6B N R 97 27 N R 37 27 VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data If BIOS detects any inconsistencies the status of the disk array will be marked as critical and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data Critical RAID tritical Status The RA array needs to Continue to boot be dup ted to ensure data consistancy Remaining members of the failed array Channel Drive Name Array Name Hode Size 6B Status Channell Device T 35L0408VV20 7 0 Array ATA 100 38 34 Hirror Channel Device IC35L0400VV807 0 Array ATA 100 38 34 Source Hote l Press lt ESC gt to Exit 2 fifter Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window If user selects Continue to boot it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS B 11 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed o
42. ed above a sorry message is displayed For more information on the update instructions insert the companion CD and refer to the Live Update Guide under the Manual Tab 1 5 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard 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 gt Single DDR DIMMs Black gt IDE ATA connector Black gt Serial ATA150 connector orange gt AGP 8X slot brown gt 1394 connector dark green gt USB 2 0 connector yellow gt Front panel connector JFP1 HDD LED in red Reset Switch in blue Power Switch in black Power LED in light green Front panel connector JFP2 Power LED in light green Memory DDR DIMMs d Intel spec IDE ATA133 connectors 2 gie db E M AGP 8X Slot d 1 Serial ATA150 connectors 2 m s 0 1 i l 2 42 Front Panel connector 2 1394 connector Front Panel connector JFP1 USB 2 0 connector Getting Started Round Cable Optional Round cable is an enhanced cable for PCI ID
43. ems allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system MSI Reminds You Available settings for Ist 2nd 3rd Boot Device vary depend ing on the bootable devices you have installed For example if you did not install a floppy drive the setting Floppy does not show up Try Other Boot Devices Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device S M A R T for Hard Disks This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Settings Enabled Disabled BootUpNum Lock This item 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 end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Setting options On Off Floppy DriveSwap Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drives A and B Floppy Drive 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 wi
44. enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS 13 MS 6775 Mainboard Installing Software amp Drivers Install Driver in Windows OS gt New Windows OS 2000 XP NT4 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP 1 Start the installation Boot from the CD ROM Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears 2 When the Windows Setup window is generated press S to specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the driver diskette VIA VT6420 VT8237 Disk Driver into drive A and press Enter 4 Depending on your operation system choose VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows XP VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows 2000 or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows NT4 from the list that appears on Windows XP Setup screen press the Enter key 5 Press Enter to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified press Enter to continue with installation 6 From the Windows XP Setup screen press the Enter key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation gt Existing Windows XP Driver Installation 1 Insert the MSI CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear 3 Under the Driver tab click on VIA SATA RAID Utilit
45. er V1 10 RAID 0 for performance Create RAID array with RAID 1 for data protection the hard disks attached to R VIA IDE controller RAID SPAN for capacity View Array disk Status Hove to next item Confirm the selection Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size 6B Status 10 Master Maxtor 34098H4 ATA 133 37 27 Hdd Channel1 Master Maxtor 3409814 ATA 133 37 27 Had After mode is selected there tvvo methods to create a disk array One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1 It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements When using Select Disk Drives the channel column will be activated Highlight the target drives that you wantto use and press Enter to select them After all drives have been selected press lt Esc gt to go back to the creation steps menu VIR Tech RRID BIOS Ver V1 10 Auto Setup For Performance Array Mode RAID 0 Striping Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process vv Channel Drive Name Channel Master Maxtor 9409818 Channel Master Maxtor 34098H4 Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached
46. et the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is month date year day 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 day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn lt gt to select the hard disk drive type The specification of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection 36 Cylinders Heads VVrite Precompensation Sectors Maximum Capacity LBA Mode Block Mode Fast Programmed Modes 32 Bit Transfer Mode Floppy Drive A B This item allovvs you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options Not Installed 1 2 MB 5 720 KB 372 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Boot Sector Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus VVarning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection When Enabled BIOS will issue a virus warning message and beep if a write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD is attempted Setting options Disabled and Enabled MSI Reminds You BIOS Setup Select hovv to define the HDD parameters Enter eylinder number Enter head number Enter write precomp cylinder Enter sector number Read the maximal HDD capacity Select Auto for a hard disk gt 512 MB un der Windows and DOS or Disabled un
47. f Leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred Set WakeUp Events Press Enter and the following sub menu appears Wake Up On PME Enabled Resume On KBC Resume On 5 2 Mouse Resume By Alarm Wake Up On PME Resume On with Wake Up Key and VVake Up Password Resume On PS 2 Mouse These fields specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Settings Enabled Disabled A MSI Reminds You For Wake Up Key function the option Specific Key refers to the password you specify in the Wake Up Password field Once you set up a password it will disable Resume on PS 2 Mouse Resume By Alarm This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date from the soft off S5 state Settings Enabled Disabled Alarm Date Hour Minute Second If Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically re sume boot up on a specific date hour minute second specified in these fields Available settings for each item are 3 18 BIOS Setup Alarm Date 01 31 Every Day Alarm Hour 00 23 Alarm Minute 00 59 Alarm Second 00 59 MSI Reminds You vsu If you
48. f burst plus the starting address and allows internal address counter to properly generate the next memory location The bigger the size the faster the DRAM performance Settings 4 QW 8 QW SDRAMIT Command This setting controls the SDRAM command rate Selecting Enabled allows SDRAM signal controller to run at IT T clock cycles rate Selecting Disabled makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2T rate T is faster than 27 Setting options Disabled Enabled FastCommand This item controls the internal timing of CPU Selecting Ultra allows CPU to handle data instructions at the fastest speed Fast enables CPU to handle at a faster speed while Normal let CPU handle them at the slowest rate Fast R 2 R Turnaround Burst read operation can be interrupted by new read of any bank Random column access is allowed READ to READ interval is minimum 1 CLK Selecting Enabled to shorten the turnaround interval to improve the performance Setting options Disabled Enabled AGP Timing Control Press Enter and the following sub menu appears 314 AGP Mode AGP Fast Write AGP Aperture Size AGP Master 1 W S Write AGP Master 1 W S Read AGP Read Synchronization BIOS Setup AGPMode The item sets an appropriate mode for the installed card Setting options x 2x 4x Select 4x only if your card supports it AGP Fast Write This option enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature The Fast Write technology allows the
49. f 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 Settings Enabled Reset Disabled CPU Fan Detection When enabled the system will automatically monitor the CPU fan during boot up If it detects that the CPU fan is not rotating the system will show an error message on the screen and halt the boot up process The function is built with CPU fan power connector CFANT1 only and enables you to protect the CPU form possible overheating problem If you don t connect the CPU fan to the CPU fan power connector we recommend disabling the feature Settings Enabled Disabled CPU System Temperature CPU System Fan Speed Vcore 5 0V 12 0V 12 0V 5 0V Battery 5V SB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds 3 25 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Spread pectrum CPU FSB Clock 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 stabil
50. for ACPI function If your operat ing system supports ACPI such as Windows 98SE Windows ME and Win dows 2000 you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or 53 STR fashion through the setting of this field Options are SI POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware main tains all system context S3 STR The 53 sleep mode is a lower power state where the infor mation of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs Auto BIOS determines the best ode automatically Call VGA BIOS at S3 Resuming Selecting Enabled allows BIOS to call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up resumes from S3 sleep state The system resume time 3 16 BIOS Setup is shortened when you disable the function but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card Therefore if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initialization feature the display may vvork abnormally or not function after resuming from S3 USB VVakeup From S3 This item allovvs the activity of the USB device to vvake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state Settings Enabled Disabled PowerManagement APM Setting to Enabled will activate an Advanced P
51. formance hard disk drive Dual independent ATA channels and maximum connection of four hard disk drives allowed Supports Ultra DMA mode 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 DMA mode 2 1 0 and PIO mode 4 3 2 1 0 6 Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 7 4 KB to64 KB striping block size support 8 9 PB pc m Bootable disk or disk array support Windows based RAID configure and management software tool Compatible with BIOS 10 Supports hot swap failed disk drive in RAID 1 array 11 ATA SMART function support 12 Microsoft Windows 98 Me NT4 0 2000 XP operating systems support 13 Event log for easy troubleshooting B 1 MS 6775 Mainboard Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID related background knowledge and a brief introduction on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller For users wishing to install their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software proceed to Driver and RAID Software Installation section RAID Basics RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of eac
52. g lt 11 gt When the same message as listed above appears on the screen press lt F11 gt to trigger the boot menu The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in time If so restart the system and press lt F11 gt after around 2 or 3 seconds to activate the boot menu similar to the following Select First Boot Device 1st Floppy IBM DTLA 307038 ATAPI CD ROM DRIVE 40X M U p Dn Select RETURN Boot ESC cancel The boot menu will list all the bootable devices Select the one you want to boot from by using arrow keys and then press Enter The system will boot from the selected device The selection will not make changes to the settings in the BIOS setup utility so next time when you power on the system it will still use the original first boot device to boot up 32 BIOS Setup Control Keys lt gt Move to the previous item els Move to the next item lt gt Move to the item in the left hand gt gt Move to the item in the right hand lt Enter gt Select the item lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu lt PU gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PD gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F7 gt Load BIOS Setup Defaults lt F9 gt Load High Performance Defaults lt 10 gt Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup utility the first
53. h member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Host Controller supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 The table below briefly introduced these RAID levels RAID Level No of Drives Capacity Benefits RAID 0 2 Number drives 2 Highest performance without data Striping protection RAID 1 Smallest size Data protection Mirroring B 2 VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from to 64KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the dri
54. hat 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 Keep Data 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 MSI 221 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard FSB Clock Jumper SW1 SW2 These two jumpers provide 100MHz 133MHz 166 and 200MHz Front Side Bus frequency selection for overclocking purpose E 3 sw sw2 Z 3 a 3 FSB 100MHz m 1 1 SVV1 sw2 a 3 imi 3 FSB 133MHz E i swi sw2 E 3 m 3 FSB 166MHz jm 1 1 swi sw2 3 m 3 FSB 200MHz LI LI nj 1 1 swt sw2 222 Hardware Setup nl Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot five 32 bit PCI bus slots and one CNR slot AGP Accelerated Graphics
55. igh performance memory controller gt VIA VT8237 chipset Ultra DMA 66 100 133 master mode EIDE controller Integrated dual channel native Serial ATA RAID controller supplying 150MB s supporting for RAID 0 and RAID 1 ACPI amp PC2001 compliant enhanced power management Supports 8 USB 2 0 ports High bandwidth V link Client controller MainMemory gt Supports six memory banks using three 184 pin 200 266 333 400 DDR SDRAMs gt Supports up to 3GB memory size gt Supports 2 5v DDR SDRAM DIMM Slots gt One AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot Supports AGP 3 0 gt Five 32 bit PCI bus slots support 3 3v 5v PCI bus interface gt One CNR slot On Board IDE gt An IDE controller on VIA VT8237 chipset provides IDE HDD CD ROM with PIO Bus Master and Ultra DMA 133 100 66 operation modes Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives gt Serial ATA 150 controller integrated VT8237 Up to 150MB sec transfer speeds Can connect up to two Serial ATA drives Supports RAID 0 or RAID 1 1 2 Getting Started On Board Peripherals gt On Board Peripherals include 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs vvith 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 1 serial port COM A 1 parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode 1 audio port 8 USB 2 0 ports Rear 4 Front 4 Audio gt 6 channels softvvare audio codec Realtek ALC655 Compliance vvith 97 v2 2 Spec Meet PC2001 audio performa
56. ity and performance But if you are plagued by EMI select one of the options for EMI reduction Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up Available options 0 25 0 5 0 75 Disabled CPU FSB Clock This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency in MHz and overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency Select the number between 00 280 for needed frequency 3 26 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor User Passvvord When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen 1 0 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 lt Esc gt 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 preven
57. lation VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard1 00P2 2003 06 26 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install and clear the features you do not want to install Description Install RAID Config Utility Space Required on C 1113K Space Available on C 154514496 K lt s L Cancel iield B 16 VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction Using VIA RAID Tool Once the installation is complete go to Start gt Programs gt VIA raid tool exe to enable VIA RAID Tool Set Program Access and Defaults Windows Catalog Windows Update Fe Documents Settin amp s 8 Internet Explorer 22 search MSN Explorer Outlook Express and Support Remote Assistance E pun e Windows Media Player 4 Windows Messenger al S TE Logoff Administrator o Turn Off Computer indows XP Profe After the software is finished installation it will automatically started every time Windows is initiated You may double click on the icon shown VIA RAID Tool in the system tray of the tool bar to launch the VIA 1 49 RAID Tool utility B 17 MS 6775 Mainboard The main interface is divided into tvvo vvindovvs and the toolbar above contain the main functions Click on these toolbar buttons to execute their specific functions The left vvindovvpane displays the controller and disk drives
58. ll 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 Primary Display This configures the primary subsystem in the computer Available options Mono monochrome CGA40x25 CGA80x25 VGA EGA Absent 39 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented Setting options are described below Option Description Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup Always A password prompt appears every time when the com puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup Boot To OS 2 This allows you to run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB When you choose No you cannot run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB But it is possible if you choose Yes Internal 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 setting controls the internal cache also known as L1 or level 1 cache Setting to Enabled will speed up the system performance System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory
59. nboard LAN controller Setting options Disabled Enabled OnboardLANP M E This setting controls the onboard LAN P M E controller Setting options Disabled Enabled MC 97Modem Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether a modem is used If a modem is detected the onboard MC 97 modem controller will be enabled if not it is disabled Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect a modem Settings Auto Enabled Disabled USB Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard USB ports Setting options Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports 8 USB Ports USB Device Legacy Support Set to All Device if you need to use any USB device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Set to No Mice only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse Port 64 60 Emulation This field allows you to enable or disable the USB Port 64 60 Emulation function When the function is enabled the USB keyboard is allowed to type some special combination keys 324 BIOS Setup This section shows the status of your CPU fan overall system status etc Monitor function is available only if there is hardvvare monitoring mechanism onboard Chassis Intrusion Disabled CPU Fan Detection Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message i
60. nce requirement LAN 10 100 gt VIA VT6103 Integrated Ethernet MAC and PHY transceiver auto negotiation operation Supports 10MB s and 100MB s Compliance with PCI v2 2 and LAN on Motherboard LOM standard BIOS gt mainboard BIOS provides Plug amp Play BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically gt The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMT function which records your mainboard specifications gt ACPI 1 02 APM1 2 PnP 1 0a SMBIOS 2 3 USB 2 0 2 0 Overclock Boot from USB device Dimension y Form Factor 12 inch L x 9 6 inch W Mounting gt 6 mounting holes MS 6775 ATX Mainbo rd Mainboard Layout mouse keyboard sy SOCKET 462 1394 port Bottom USB por CFAN1 ATX Power Supply Top Parpllel Port Bottom COMA N uz T LAN jack B USB porti I T Line In M Line Oul m Slot _520000001000000000000000000000000000000100000000000007 1 vrstos 1 1 PCI Slot 1 a rrr nmm inbont 83697 PCI Slot 2 JCD1 Codec s SPD F OU
61. nector 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 JWR 1 Pin Definition 1 SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 20 10 7 GND 17 GND 8 PVV OK 18 5V 9 5V SB 19 5V Am 10 12V 20 5V ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU 4 2 JPW1 Pin Definition SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND JPW1 3 12V 4 12V Hardware Setup Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors LAN L in 1 Mouse 1394 port Parallel Optional o Keyboard USB Ports USB Ports L out MIC 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 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Mous
62. ng message will appear Press Y to finish the creation or press N to cancel the creation Important note All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation B 7 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Delete Disk Array A RAID can be deleted after it has been created To delete a RAID use the following steps 1 Select Delete Array in the main menu and press Enter The channel column will be activated 2 Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press Enter A warning message will show up press Y to delete or press N to cancel VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver V1 10 Creale flrray Delete a RAID array contain Delete firrav the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spare VIR IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View Fl View flrray disk Status 1 1 Hove to next item The selected array will be destoried Enter Confirm the selection Are you sure Continue Press V H ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size 6B Status anne Maxtor 3409818 ARRAY 0 37 27 Stripeb har ne11 Master Maxtor 3409814 ARRAY 0 133 37 27 Stripel Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays When a RAID is deleted the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives 8 VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive If a RAID 1 array is created and there
63. omatically PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth 3 20 BIOS Setup For better PCI performance you should set the item to higher values Settings range from 32 to 248 at a 32 increment PCIIDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability Settings options Disabled Enabled Primary Graphics Adaptor This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Setting options are AGP The system initializes the installed AGP card first If the AGP card is not available it will initialize the PCI VGA card PCI The system initializes the installed PCI VGA card first If the PCI VGA card is not available it will initialize the AGP card PCI Slot1 IRQ PCI Slot2 5 IRQ PCI 51043 IRQ PCI Slot4 IRQ These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot Setting options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 Auto Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the IRQ line for each PCI slot 3 21 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals VERSION 3 31a AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY Integrated Peripherals Setup Help 1 gt OnBoard PCI Controller UT8237 PATA IDE Controller Enabled 078237 SATA IDE Controller Disabled Floppy Disk Controller LITE
64. ower Management APM device to enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock Settings Disabled Enabled Suspend Time Out Minute After the selected period of system inactivity all devices except the CPU shut off Settings Disabled 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 Display Activity These items specify if the BIOS will monitor the activity of the specified hard ware peripheral or component If set to Monitor any activity detected on the specified hardware peripheral or component will wake up the system or pre vent the system from entering the power saving modes Settings Monitor Ignore CPU Critical Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit preset in this setting the warn ing mechanism will be activated This helps you to prevent the CPU overheat ing problem CPU HALT Command Detection This item allows your OS to determine whether the CPU will enter the HALT command state Options Enabled Disabled Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button Settings are On Off The power button functions as normal power off button Suspend When you press the power button the computer enters the suspend sleep mode but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds the computer is turned off 317 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard After AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Power Of
65. r loads the default BIOS values that enable the best sys tem performance but may lead to a stability issue MSI Reminds You The option is for povver or overclocking users only Use of high performance defaults will tighten most timings to increase the system performance Therefore a high end system configuration is a must which means you need high quality VGA adapter RAM and so on We don t recommend that users should apply the high performance defaults in their regular systems Otherwise the system may become unstable or even crash If the system crashes or hangs after enabling the feature please CLEAR CMOS DATA to resolve the problem For more information refer to Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 in Chapter 2 When you select Load BIOS Setup Defaults a message as below appears Press Enter to Continue Or ESC to Abort Pressing Enter loads the default values that are factory settings for stable system performance 3 28 Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function Appendix A Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip which provides support for 6 channel audio output including 2 Front 2 Rear 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel ALC655 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect The section will tell you how to install and use 4 6 channel audio function on the board 1 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Installing the
66. r is absent If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives the status of the array will be marked as broken If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding the broken array the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive BIOS will show a main interface just like a duplicated RAID 1 Selecting Continue to boot enables the user to duplicate the array after booting into operating system If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array butthere is no spare hard drive available for rebuilding the array BIOS will provide several operations to solve such problem Broken 1 Critical Status fi disk member of a mirroring Destroy the Mirroring Relationship array has failed or is not Choose replacement drive and rebuild responding The arrav is Continue to boot stilling functional but fault tolerance is disabled Remaining members of the failed array Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channel T 35L040RVV807 0 ATA 100 38 34 Broken Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Exit 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window 1 Power off and Check the Failed Drive This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a good one If your computer does not support APM you must turn off your computer manually After replacing the hard drive boot into BIOS and select Choose repla
67. rear audio ports 6 Otherwise the Line Out connector on the back panel will not function 2 19 MS 6775 Mainboard SPDIF Out Connector SPDIF OUT This connector is used to connect SPDIF Sony amp Philips Digital Inter connect Format interface for digital audio transmission Connected to SPDIF OUT SPDIF OUT vec n SPDIF u GND SPDIF Out Bracket Front USB Connectors JUSB1 amp JUSB2 The mainboard provides two USB 2 0 pin headers JUSB1 amp JUSB2 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 9 1 10 2 JUSB1 amp JUSB2 USB 2 0 Intel spec JUSB1 8 JUSB2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL voc USBO 5 0 GND on oO Key PIN SIGNAL 2 VCC 4 USB1 6 USB1 8 GND 10 USBOC 2 20 Hardware Setup UNE 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 t
68. rt address of the onboard Serial Port 1 COM A Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base VO port address Settings Auto 3F8 COM1 2F8 COM2 3ES COMS 2 8 and Disabled Port2 Mode This item sets the operation mode for Serial Port 2 Settings Normal 1 6 uS 3 16 Baud and ASKIR the last three operation modes are setting options for IR function IR Pin Select Set to IRRX IRTX when using an internal IR module connected to the IR header Set to SINB SOUTB when connecting an IR adapter to COM B Parallel Port This field specifies the base I O port address of the onboard parallel port Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Auto 376 278 3BC Disabled PortMode This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port ECP Normal Bi Dir or EPP EPP Version The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port is set to EPP mode Settings 1 7 1 9 3 23 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard PortIRQ When Parallel Port is set to Auto the item shows Auto indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port automatically PortDMA This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is set to the ECP mode When Parallel Port is set to Auto the field will show Auto indicating that BIOS automatically determines the DMA channel for the parallel port OnboardLAN This setting controls the o
69. screen you see is the Main Menu MainMenu The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies You can use the arrow keys 14 to select the item The on line description for the selected setup category is displayed at the bottom of the screen Default Settings The BIOS setup program contains two kinds of default settings the BIOS Setup and High Performance defaults BIOS Setup defaults provide stable performance settings for all devices and the system while High Performance defaults provide the best system performance but may affect the system stability 33 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Once you enter AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu displays twelve configurable functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to move among the items and press Enter to enter the sub menu AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Set Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Power Management Features Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PNP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI Integrated Peripherals
70. t 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 SENSOR 7 SENSOR IV V GND GND H SFANI CFANI MSI Reminds You 1 Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CFANI supports the fan control You can install the Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature Hardware Setup Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector JCASE1 This connector is connected to a 2 pin chassis switch If the chassis is opened the switch will be short The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen To clear the warning you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record GND CINTRU 2 Ip JCASE1 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp 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 120MB Floppy and other devices
71. tings 5 Selecta desired multi channel operation from No of Speakers a Headphone b 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output c 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output d 6 Channel Mode for 5 1 Speaker Output 6 Click OK to close this window Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equaliz 3 Environment Auto Gain Control Carpeted Hallway Hallway Stone Corridor Equalizer Alley Forest AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General No of Speaker Phonejack Switch Headphone 2 4 channel mode for 4 speaker output 6 channel mode for 5 1 speaker output Synchrorize the phonejack switch with the speaker setting 5 5 6775 Mainhboard 6 Connecting the Speakers VVhen you have set the Multi Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility B 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the back panel when 2 Channel Mode is selected 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels Back Panel 31 MIC Gam lH 2 Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function 4 Mode for 4 Sp
72. ts an unauthorized person from chang ing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have AMIBIOS to request a password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the pass word prompt is required is the PASSWORD CHECK option ofthe ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES menu If the PASSWORD CHECK option is set to Always 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 7 About Supervisor Password amp 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 327 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard Load High Performance BIOS Setup Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to High Performance defaults or BIOS Setup defaults The High Per formance Defaults are the values set by the mainboard manufacturer for the best system performance but probably will cause a stability issue The BIOS Setup Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for stable performance of the mainboard When you select Load High Performance Defaults a message as below appears Press Enter to Continue Or ESC to Abort Pressing Ente
73. ve capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array B 3 MS 6775 ATX Mainboard BIOS Configuration When the system powers on during the POST Power On Self Test process press Tab key to enter the BIOS configuration VIA Technologies Inc VIA 16420 RAID BIOS Setting Utility V1 10 Copyright C Technologies Inc All Right reserved Press Tab gt key into User Window Scan Devices Please wait Channel Master Maxtor 34098H Channel 1 Master Maxtor 340984 The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the VIA Tech RAID BIOS Always use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu use up and down arrovv key to select the each item and press lt Enter gt to call out the list of creation steps The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below B 4 VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 j gt Create a RAID array with Delete firrav the hard disks attached to Create Delete Sp VIA IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View Fl View Array disk Status t 1 Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Mame flrrav Name
74. y 4 The drivers will be automatically installed gt Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation 1 From Windows XP open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon 2 Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab 3 Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear B 14 VIA VT8237 Serial RAID Introduction Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables high performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows XP operating system This version of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features gt Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP gt VIA SATA RAID utility gt RAIDO and RAID functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA SATA RAID Utility to install the software v Setup m 1 Link GEE WebSite Manual B 15 5 6775 Mainboard The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard1 00P2 2003 06 26 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for VIA RAID Setup Program The InstallShield Wizard will install VIA RAID Setup Program on your computer To continue click Next Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want Then click Next button to proceed the instal
75. y to the connector Pin Definition 12345 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 9 0 0 Quo O 2 SIN Serial or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 67 89 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 9 Pin Male DIN Connector 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate RJ 45 LAN Jack Optional The mainboard provides one standard RJ 45 jack for connection to Local Area Network LAN You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 10000 1 TDP Transmit Differential Pair 2 TDN Transmit Differential Pair RJ 45 LAN Jack 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 211 MS 6775 Mainboard 1394 Port There is one 1394 port on the back panel providing the connection for 1394 devices 1394 port Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones Line In is used for external CD player Tape player or other audio devices Mic is a connector for microphones 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors Jwsrp MSIReminds You 9 Line In Line Out MIC For advanced audio application Realtek ALC655 is provided to offer support for 6 channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors from 2 channel to

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