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1. os Top SPDIF cl 5 Bottom HDMI port ab gt 8 a a Bottom USB 3 0 ports o a Fa 5 E i s Top VGA Port 5 Bottom DVI I H E s 7 Ses s Eck gt H c T Line In a 3333 5 M Line Out z SELL z a B Mic TE aqca lt of 216 ols TRS Out gt S 2 a M CS Ou D lt B SS Out r u PCI_E1 d ITTTTTTTISTPTTETITTTETTTTTTETTTTTTETTTTTPTTITTTITPTTITTTTIU SL PCI_E2 Kummere Lem mem BH PCI_E3 ES o Gemenge HB BB SATA5_6 SATA3_4 SATA1_2 PCI_E4 EE E le ULLLLLLLLISILLLELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEI JAUD1 EE Ch FEE JSP1 BREI SS EE BEGGS EEEEP 2929 ZER EEEO JTPM1 JBAT1 JUSB4 JUSB3 JUSB2 JUSB1 JFP1 JFP2 J1394 1 SYSFAN4 RESET1 POWER optional optional optional optional Z68MA ED55 B3 Z68MA ED53 B3 Series MS 7676 v2 X Micro ATX Mainboard MS 7676 Packing Contents Mainboard n AU User Guide Back IO Shield SATA Cable Optional Accessories SATA Power Cable These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice The packing contents may vary according to the model you purchased If you need to purchase the opti
2. B 4 MS 7676 EE ia 3 In the Disk field press lt Enter gt key and use lt Space gt key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume then click lt Enter gt key to finish selection This field will become available according to the selected RAID level 4 Then select the strip size for the RAID array by using the upper arrow or down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the lt Enter gt key to select and advance to the next field The available val ues range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip size should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Here are some typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB This field will become available according to the selected RAID level 5 Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field The default value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID1 Mirror Disks Select Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Create Volume The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks t 1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select moore Since you want to create two volumes this default size maximum needs to be re duced Type in a new size for the first volume As an example if you want the first volume to span the fi
3. moore The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance au dio applications Hence the program screens shown here in this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only MS 7676 Software Configuration After installing the audio driver the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon will appear at the notification area lower right of the screen You may double click the icon and the GUI will pop up accordingly double click the icon vo AE Customize Itis also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel Software panel overview The following figure describes the function of the Realtek HD Audio Manager panel Application Enhancement Device Selection Speaker Configuration 7 1 Speaker Optional Speakers Full range Speakers Volume Adjustment Jack status panel Realtek Audio a Device Selection Here you can select a audio output source to change the related options The check sign in orange indicates the devices as default m Volume Adjustment You can control the volume or balance the right left side of the speakers that you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar m Application Enhancement The array of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device Jack s
4. MS 7676 gt VGA Share Memory The system shares memory to the onboard graphic This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the onboard graphic gt DVMT Memory Specify the size of DVMT memory to allocate for video memory gt IGD Multi Monitor When Enabled the integrated graphics and extra graphics card can be configured as multi monitor mode gt USB Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu USB Controller Parameters gt USB Devices This item shows the type of installed USB device gt USB Controller This item allows you to enable disable the USB controller gt Legacy USB Support Select Enabled if you need to use a USB interfaced device in the operating sys tem gt Onboard USB 3 0 Controller This item allows you to enable disable the USB 3 0 controller gt USB 3 0 Support This item allows you to enable disable the USB 3 0 support gt Super IO Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu a e S S COMA gt Serial Port 0 Configuration lf Enable or Disable Serial Port l Change Settini COM gt Serial Port Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu This item allows you to enable disable the serial port gt Change Settings Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port 3 17 BIOS Setup gt H W Monitor Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Set CPU Target Temperature Select Screen Th
5. Size Type Status Vol ID 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Press lt CTRL I gt to enter Configuration Utility After the above message shows press lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM lagoemEmt The following procedure is only available with a newly built system or if you are reinstall ing your OS It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID Intel RAID After pressing the lt Ctrl gt and lt l gt keys simultaneously the following window will ap pear MAIN MENU Create RAID Volume 4 Recovery Volume Options Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Devices Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 1 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB 2 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB m Create RAID Volume 1 Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt key The following screen appears Then in the Name field specify a RAID Volume name and then press the lt TAB gt or lt Enter gt key to go to the next field 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level CREATE VOLUME MENU Volume0 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks NIA XXX X GB NIA Create Volume HELP RAID 1 Mirrors data redundancy
6. You may need to run the Setup program when m An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and reguests you to run SETUP m You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features BIOS Setup 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 lt DEL gt key to enter Setup Press DEL to enter Setup Menu F11 to enter Boot Menu Ifthe 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 re start the system by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys ageer The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly dif ferent from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format E7676IMS xxx 022411 where 1st digit refers to BIOS type as E EFI 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as Intel N nVidia A AMD and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers xxx refers to the BIOS version 022411 refers to the date this BIOS was released MS 7676 Contro
7. msi Z68MA ED55 B3 Z68MA ED53 B3 series MS 7676 v2 x Mainboard RR REESEN Preface Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNA TIONAL 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 improve ment and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks in this manual are properties of their respective owners m MSI is registered trademark of Micro Star Int l Co Ltd NVIDIA is registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation ATI is registered trademark of AMD Corporation AMD is registered trademarks of AMD Corporation Intel is registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows is registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd Sound Blaster is registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd Realtek is registered trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation JMicron is registered trademark of JMicron Technology Corporation Netware is registered trademark of Novell Inc Lucid is trademark of LucidLogix Technologies Ltd VIA is registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc ASMedia is registered trademark of ASMedia Technology Inc iPad iPhone and iPod are trademarks of Apple Inc Revision History Revi
8. v lnak az ilyen term kek visszav tel re azok hasznos lettartama v g n Az MSI betartja a term kvisszav tellel kapc solatos k vetelm nyeket az MSI m rkan v alatt az EU n bel l rt kes tett term kek eset ben azok lettartam nak v g n Az ilyen term keket a legk zelebbi gy jt helyre viheti ITALIANO Per proteggere l ambiente MSI da sempre amica della natura ti ricorda che In base alla Direttiva dell Unione Europea EU sullo Smaltimento dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici Direttiva 2002 96 EC in vigore dal 13 Agosto 2005 prodotti appartenenti alla categoria dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici non possono pi essere eliminati come rifiuti municipali i produttori di detti materiali saranno obbligati a ritirare ogni prodotto alla fine del suo ciclo di vita MSI si adeguer a tale Direttiva ritirando tutti i prodotti marchiati MSI che sono stati venduti all interno dell Unione Europea alla fine del loro ciclo di vita possibile portare i prodotti nel pi vicino punto di raccolta vii Preface CONTENTS Gopyfight INOUGC AA AA OE N EE R ii dle LES OE SAE EESTE ii Revision History Technical Support Safety INSTUCIONS isla iii FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement iv WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement v Chapter 1 Getting Started ET 1 1 Mainboard specificationS ugedeit Alas 1
9. Voltage CPU SA CPU PLL Voltage DDR_VREF_CA_A DDR_VREF_CA_B DDR_VREF_DA_A DDR_VREF_DA_B PCH 1 05 These items are used to adjust the voltage of CPU Memory and chipset gt Current CPU Vcore Current CPU IO Current DRAM Voltage Current GPU Voltage These items show current CPU Vcore CPU IO DRAM GPU voltage Read only Overclocking Profile Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Overclocking Profile 1 Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu In the sub menu these items are used to save the current settings and you can to load the settings from the stored profile gt OC Retry Count When overclocking has failed setting this item as 1 3 will allow system to reboot 1 3 times with the same overclocked configuration If overclocking has failed every time the system will restore the defaults gt CPU Specifications Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu The submenu shows the information of installed CPU CPU Technology Support gt CPU Technology Support Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu The sub menu shows the installed CPU tech nologies Read only 3 10 MS 7676 gt MEMORY Z Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Memory SPD Configuration gt DIMM1 4 Memory SPD Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu The sub menu displays the informations of installed memory gt X M P Support Information Press lt Enter gt to ent
10. Wee ag DIMM4 Installed Empty moore DDR3 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR2 and the DDR3 standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDR3 memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots In Dual Channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different channel DIMM slots To ensure a successful system boot up always insert the memory modules into the DIMMT first Due to the chipset resource deployment the system density will only be detected up to 31 GB not full 32GB when each DIMM is installed with a 8GB memory module 2 7 Hardware Setup 1 Installing Memory Modules The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close when the memory module is properly seated Manually check if the memory module has been locked in place by the DIMM slot clips at the sides moore You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot MS 7676 EE EE N EE EE NE Power Supply ATX 24 pin Power Connector JPWR1 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24 pin power supply To connect the ATX 24 pin power
11. a serial device Fan Power Connectors CPUFAN SYSFAN1 4 optional The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with 12V When connecting the wire to the connectors always note that the red wire is the positive and should be con nected 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 A a a Ss gt gt gt Sy as CPUFAN SS e SYSFAN1 2 En SYSFAN3 4 optional A lt Important Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan CPUFAN support Smart fan control You can install Control Center utility that will automatically control the CPUFAN speeds according to the actual CPUFAN tem peratures Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for CPUFAN 2 13 Hardware Setup Front USB Connector JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 This connector compliant with Intel VO Connectivity Design Guide is ideal for con necting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like The JUSB1 red mark supports the MSI newly Super Charger technology which pro vides fast charging function anytime for charging your Smartphone If your system is in SO S
12. format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt el N ad aq e S Efficient Flexible Intelligent soy Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only The month from Jan through Dec The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys The year can be adjusted by users MS 7676 gt System Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is lt hour gt minute lt second gt gt SATA Port1 6 It will show the device information that you connected to the SATA connector moore SATA Port1 6 are available when you connect the HDD devices to the SATA connec tors on the mainboard gt System Information lt shows the information of your system read only Advance ELIEHKSIOS Hiicient Flexible Intelligent PCI PCI X and PCI Express Settings gt PCI Subsystem Settings Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register gt PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth For better PCI perfor mance you should set the item to higher values gt ACPI Settings Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu CEI SE state t
13. is compliant with Intel Front Panel VO Connectivity Design Guide 2 15 Hardware Setup IEEE1394 Connector J1394 1 optional This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 device via an optional IEEE1394 bracket The MB layout in this figure is for reference only 1394 Bracket optional Front Panel Connectors JFP1 JFP2 These connectors are for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide 2 16 MS 7676 TPM Module connector JTPM1 This connector connects to a TPM Trusted Platform Module module optional Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages TPM module is optional The MB layout in this figure is for reference only Chassis Intrusion Connector JCI1 This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable If the chassis is opened the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated 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 2 17 Hardware Setup Buttons The mainboard provides the following buttons for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your mainboard s function through the use of button OC Genie Button TURBO1 This button is
14. it exceeds a certain level the processor automatically reduces its clock speed If you want to overclock your CPU set it to Disabled Intel C State C state is a power management state that significantly reduces the power of the processor during idle This field will appear after you installed the CPU which sup ports c state technology r Package C State limit This field allows you to select a C state mode gt Long duration power limit W This field allows you to adjust the TDP power limit for the long duration gt Long duration maintained ms This field allows you to adjust the maintaining time for long duration power limit gt Short duration power limit W This field allows you to adjust the TDP power limit for the short duration 3 12 MS 7676 Select an option with Up Down key or cursor press Enter or left click ta confirm Right click to go to previous menu left click twice to enter sub menu msi This menu provides several games for you to play Simply click any icon to enter it and following the game rules to play it imoorenk Before you enter to the Game menu please place the MSI Driver DVD that be included in the mainboard package into the DVD ROM drive This DVD provides the necessary programs for the game utility 3 13 BIOS Setup day month date year 3 14 gt System Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The
15. lt Enter gt key to select a RAID volume for deletion Then press lt Delete gt key to delete the selected RAID volume The following screen appears Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAID1 Mirror 2 XXXXGB Normal Yes This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete Volume Y N Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes t 4 Select ESC Previous Menu DEL Delete Volume Press lt Y gt key to accept the volume deletion B 7 Intel RAID Reset Disks to Non RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives The following screen appears Create RAID Volume Recovery Volume Options Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Member Disk 2 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset 14 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 14 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Use the lt Space gt key to select the disks and press lt Enter gt key A confirmation sen tence will appear below and then press lt Y gt key to ac
16. radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below O Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna O Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver O Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected O Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for com pliance 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 C MS 7676 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation MS 7676 WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement ENGLISH To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist MSI must re mind you that Under the European Union EU Directive on Waste Electrica
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18. select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F4 CPU Specifications FS Memory Z CPU Smart Fan Target The Smart Fan function controls the CPU fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range You can enable a fan target value here Ifthe current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value the smart fan function will be activated CPU Min Fan Speed This item allows users to select how percentage of minimum speed limit for the CPU fan gt SYS Fan 1 2 Control These items allow users to select how percentage of speed for the SYSFAN1 2 gt CPU System Temperature CPU FAN SYS FAN 1 2 Speed CPU Vcore CPU IO DRAM Voltage GPU Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V These items show the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices com ponents such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds r Power Management Setup Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu EUP 2013 gt EuP 2013 This item is designed for Energy Using Products Lot 6 2013 EuP aka Energy Re lated Products ErP To reduce Power Consumption when system off or standby mode Note When Enabled EuP 2013 setting system don t support RTC wake up event function gt Restore on AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Settings are Power Off Always leaves the computer in the power off state P
19. then press F6 when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup 2 Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device 3 You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver into the A drive Note For Windows XP you can use the USB floppy drive only For Windows Vista Windows 7 you can use CD DVD USB drive moore Please follow the instruction below to make an Inte RAID Driver for yourself Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive Click the Browse CD on the Setup screen Copy all the contents in Storage Intel PCH f6flpy x86 or f6flpy x64 to a formatted floppy diskette The driver diskette for Intel RAID Controller is done 4 For Windows Vista Windows 7 During the Operating system installation after selecting the location to install Vista Windows 7 click on Load Driver button to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 5 When prompted insert the floppy disk or media CD DVD or USB you created in step 3 and press Enter 6 You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters 7 Select the appropriate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER 8 The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel RAID controller Press ENTER again to continue 9 You have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue 10 Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Wi
20. used to auto overclock for the system Press this button to enable the OC Genie function when the system is in power off state meanwhile the button will light and lock And then the system will automatically detect the optimum values to overclock after booting the system To disable the OC Genie function please press the button again after power off the system meanwhile the button light will off and unlock and the system will restore the default for next boot Please install the DDR3 1333 and up memory and equip better heat sink cooler with OC Genie function We do not guarantee the OC Genie overclocking range and the damages or risks caused by the OC Genie overclocking behavior You can disable the OC Genie function in BIOS setup And we suggest you to save the OC Genie configuration to overclocking profile in BIOS for future using Power Button POWER1 optional This button is used to turn on or turn off the system Press the button to turn on or turn off the system Reset Button RESET1 optional This button is used to reset the system Press the button to reset the system 2 18 MS 7676 EE EE Voltage Check Point optional Voltage Check Point FV1 optional This voltage check point set is used to measure the current CPU CPU_VTT CPU_ GFX DDR PCH voltage CPU CPU GES PCH GND o o o o o o o 7 CPU VTT DDR GND CPU voltage measure the
21. 1 state you must install MSI s application SuperCharger to control the JUSB1 When the application is set to On it can fast charge Smartphone via JUSB1 but the data transmission and synchronization will be disabled When the application is set to Off the JUSB1 will work as a normal USB connector In S3 S4 S5 state JUSB1 can still provides fast charging function without operating system no matter you un plug and re plug the Smartphone The MB layout in this figure is for reference only USB 2 0 Bracket optional moore Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage For iPad JUSB1 red mark can still charge iPad in S3 S4 S5 state Please note that connecting one device once for stable charging is recommended e Super Charger technology would be available on specific models please refer to MSI website for model support list We recommend that don t disconnect the device when you charge it in S1 state 2 14 MS 7676 S PDIF Out Connector JSP1 This connector is used to connect S PDIF Sony amp Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission The MB layout in this figure is for reference only S PDIF Out Bracket optional Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and
22. 2 Mainboard WE ER ER EE OR RE OE EN 1 4 lee Berl 1 5 Optional ACCESSOMNES RE a EE 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup esse u seeks see Re RR ee Re De RAGE RR ee RE EER RE Ee ee 2 1 Quick Components Guide iese uD a EER og a 2 2 le VE TEE 2 3 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 4 MEMO RE EA EE AE ENE EE N 2 7 Power Supply ss Dies EE a 2 9 Back TEE 2 10 CGONNECIO eege 2 12 ET 2 18 Voltage Check Point OPONA caian iaa 2 19 LED Status elle rei 2 20 JUMPER RE EE EE EE EN 2 21 oe EA EE OR eee Ceara ceo 2 22 ee E 3 1 lite SUP vana aio 3 2 Rtg Malli TEE 3 4 Green Power Mi var EE EE oo AE OE EE ees Game ll EE viii MS 7676 EE N eg Appendix A Realtek Audio Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver Sofware CONTIQUES ION AE EE EE EE Hardware Default Settings sers LS OVK tata ce Appendix B Intel RAND RAAR N Ie u ASS ass u gek eie o uyu ER Supa EE R Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM B 3 installing DRIVE soes see EER DEE ee EE Ne Re Ee GE O eN RR tae B 10 Degraded RAID Array sees ees NES EK ed DE aaa B 12 System Nes se el RE EE EE EER B 14 RST Synchronizati m L EE EO EE kaa B 16 msi Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the Z68MA ED55 B3 Z68MA ED53 B3 Series MS 7676 v2 X Micro ATX mainboard The Z68MA ED
23. 2 14 JCM p 2 17 JSP1 p 2 15 J1394_1 p 2 16 JBAT1 p 2 21 SYSFAN4 p 2 13 JTPM1 p 2 17 RESET1 p 2 18 POWER p 2 18 MS 7676 H Screw Holes When you install the mainboard you have to place the mainboard into the chassis in the correct direction The locations of screws holes on the mainboard are shown as below The side has to toward the rear the position for lt the I O shield of the chassis LEE LC BB BB BB z BERE 222 EER EES EJES BEP EES CECR Refer above picture to install standoffs in the appropriate locations on chassis and then screw through the mainboard screw holes into the standoffs moore To prevent damage to the mainboard any contact between the mainboard circuit and chassis or unnecessary standoffs mounted on the chassis is prohibited Please make sure there are no metal components placed on the mainboard or within the chassis that may cause short circuit of the mainboard 2 3 Hardware Setup CPU Central Processing Unit When you are installing the CPU make sure to install the cooler to pre
24. 55 B3 Z68MA ED53 B3 Series mainboards are based on Intel Z68 B3 chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel LGA1155 processor the Z68MA ED55 B3 Z68MA ED53 B3 Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution Getting Started Mainboard Specifications Processor Support m Intel Core i7 Core 5 Core i3 Pentium Celeron processor in the LGA1155 package For the latest information about CPU please visit http www msi com service cpu support Chipset m Intel Z68 B3 chipset Memory Support 4 DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2133 0C 1600 0C 1333 1066 DRAM 32GB Max m Supports Dual Channel mode For more information on compatible components please visit http www msi com service test report LAN m Supports LAN 10 100 1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek RTL8111E IEEE 1394 Z68MA ED55 B3 m Chip integrated by VIA VT6315N Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC892 Flexible 8 channel audio with jack sensing Compliant with Azalia 1 0 Spec SATA m 2 SATA 6Gb s SATA1 2 ports by Intel Z68 m 4 SATA 3Gb s SATA3 6 ports by Intel Z68 RAID SATA1 6 support Intel Rapid Storage Technology AHCI RAID 0 1 5 10 by Intel Z68 m Supports SSD caching for system acceleration USB 3 0 2 USB 3 0 ports by NEC D720200 Multi GPU m Supports ATI CrossFireXTM Technology m Supports Lucid VIR
25. AT YOU ERFORM A SYNCHRONIZATION BEFORE REMOVING ACCELERATION 3 Press lt S gt to synchronize data SYNCHRONIZING THE DATA MAY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES DO NOT INTERRUPT THE PROCESS 4 When prompted press lt Y gt to confirm ACCELERATION OPTIONS Name Type Capacity Mode Status DISK PORT 0 Non RAID Disk 153 4GB Maximized In Syne 5 Once synchronization is complete the status will change to In Sync
26. Adjust CPU Ratio This item controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock speed of the processor relative to the external or motherboard clock speed It is available only when the processor supports this function gt Adjusted CPU Frequency It shows the adjusted CPU frequency Read only gt EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of the microprocessor whether the computer is running on battery or AC power This field will appear after you installed the CPU which supports speedstep technology gt Intel Turbo Booster This item will appear when you install a CPU with Intel Turbo Boost technology This item is used to enable disable Intel Turbo Boost technology It can scale processor frequency higher dynamically when applications demand more performance and TDP headroom exists It also can deliver seamless power scalability Dynamically scale up Speed Step Down It is the Intel newly technology within newly CPU BIOS Setup gt DRAM Ratio This setting controls the ratio of memory frequency to enable the memory to run at dif ferent frequency combinations gt Adjusted DRAM Frequency It shows the adjusted DRAM frequency Read only gt Extreme Memory Profile X M P This item is used to enable disable the Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP For further information please refer to Intel s official website DRAM Timing Mode Select whether DRAM timing i
27. D intemal ATAPI device More heip on this page B 13 Intel RAID System Acceleration Intel Rapid Storage Technology use a SSD as a cache Which can store frequently used data without having to use a slow virtual disk or depend on RAM The SSD cache with the advantages of high speed read write and non volatile memory to accelerate the system performance moore Check your SSD manufacturer s website upgrade firmware in order to support Intel Rapid Storage Technology Intel Rapid Storage Technology can only work with RAID mode Even though there is only one hard drive you must set the SATA Mode to RAID in BIOS The OS must be installed in the RAID ready disk in order to use the SSD caching Follow these steps to enable system acceleration If Windows has been installed in RAID mode skip to the step 5 1 Reboot and enter the BIOS steup Set the SATA Mode to RAID in BIOS Install Intel RAID controller driver Please refer to the section Installing Driver Install Windows operating system Powered off Connect the SSD Reboot the system to Windows Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive OS Jo mb WON msi mainboard Driver Utility Semice base Product info Security CHIPSET LAN STORAGE AUDIO OTHERS SOT 3 g Ce Total installer Product Registration A Browse CD 9 Click the STORAGE on the Setup screen Intel RAID Driver 10 Click the Intel RAID Driver to install Intel Rapid
28. Storage Technology application Click here B 14 MS 7676 11 Run Intel Rapid Storage Technology application 12 Click Enable acceleration under Accelerate Smart Storage Caching occelereted using an available solid state dive as a cache device in order to improve the overal performance Click here 13 Select the acceleration options Enable Acceleration ei Select the solid state drive you want to use to accelerate your storage system SSD on port 4 75 G8 Select the size allocated for the cache memory O 186 GE Full disk capacity maximum 64 GB Select the disk or volume to accelerate Disk on port O 1 4 TB system x O Select the boot disk or volume for optimal system acceleration Select the acceleration mode Enhanced mode O Maximized mode 14 Click OK and reboot the system The page refreshes and reports the new acceleration configuration in the Acceleration View Ima ne ni You can click More help on this page or More help of the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application to view more information Smart Storage Caching Your storage system 1s compureo to use a solic state arve as acacre device o increase system respons veness enable faster multi tasking and extend battery fe A r Acceleration connguration Volume 0000 Volume 0901 Type raso noeRupo EE Accelerated device Disk o
29. TU Technology MS 7676 EE N rg Connectors Back panel 1 PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 IEEE 1394 port Z68MA ED55 B3 1 Optical S PDIF port 1 HDMI port 1 VGA port 1 DVI D port 1LAN port 2 USB 3 0 ports 6 flexible audio ports The VGA DVI D amp HDMI ports only work with Integrated Graphics Processor On Board 4 USB 2 0 connectors 1 IEEE 1394 connector Z68MA ED55 B3 1 Chassis Intrusion connector 1 S PDIF Out connector 1 Front Panel Audio connector 1 TPM Module connector 1 Serial connector Z68MA ED55 B3 1 set voltage check point Z68MA ED55 B3 1 OC Genie button 1 Power button Z68MA ED55 B3 1 Reset button Z68MA ED55 B3 Slots m 2 PCIE x16 slots the first PCIE x16 slot PCI_E1 supports up to PCIE x16 speed the second PCIE x16 slot PCI_E4 supports up to PCIE x4 speed m 2 PCIE x1 slots Form Factor m Micro ATX 24 5 cm X 24 5 cm Mounting 8 mounting holes Getting Started Mainboard Layout Top molise keyboard Bottom USB ports CPUFAN JPWR2 Top 1394 port optional Bottom U B ports
30. and Intel RAID controller offers RAID level 0 Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplex ing RAID level 5 Block Interleaved Distributed Parity RAID level 10 A Stripe of Mir rors Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives Spread ing the hard drive I O load across independent channels greatly improves UO perfor mance RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and pro vides enhanced read performance RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction informa tion This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created anda RAID 0 stripe is created over these Intel Rapid Storage Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison Intel Rapid Storage Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to copy data from a des ignated Master drive to a designated Recovery drive The size of the Master drive must be less than or equal to the size of the Recovery drive When a Recovery volume is created complete capacity of the Master drive will be used as the Master volume Only one Recovery Volume can exist on a system There are 2 methods of updating the data on the Master to the Recover
31. cept the selection lagoemEmt You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation e Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non RAID could include issues such as incom patible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk MS 7676 EE m Recovery Volume Options Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press lt Enter gt to change recovery volume mode The following screen appears Enable Only Recovery Disk Enable Only Master Disk Enable Only Recovery Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On Request t 4 select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On Request after you en able Only Recovery Disk or Only Master Disk B 9 Intel RAID Installing Driver m New Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing operating system 1 When you start installing Windows XP you may encounter a message stating Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system If this is the case then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver If this is not the case
32. current CPU voltage 7 with CPU point and GND point by using a mul timeter Haan CPU GND CPU_VTT voltage measure the current CPU_ 1 fe el El El El O e VTT voltage with CPU VTT point and GND oint by using a multimeter CPU_VTT GND k y 9 CPU GES voltage measure the current CPU 7 Integrated Graphic voltage with CPU_GFX point and GND point by using a multimeter a O O E 0 O A CPU_GFX GND DDR voltage measure the current DDR voltage 7 with DDR point and GND point by using a mul 11 E E la El e e timeter DDR GND PCH voltage measure the current PCH voltage 11 E El E lO El with PCH point and GND point by using a mul timeter PCH GND 2 19 Hardware Setup LED Status Indicators i Ou u ESCH HE EL ET CPU Phase LED These LEDs indicate the current CPU power phase mode Follow the instructions below to read WW Lights C Off CPU is in 2 phase power mode CPU is in 3 phase power mode CPU is in 4 phase power mode CPU is in 5 phase power mode CPU is in 6 phase p
33. ecked by service personnel O The power cord or plug is damaged O Liquid has penetrated into the equipment O The equipment has been exposed to moisture O The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual O The equipment has been dropped and damaged O The equipment has obvious sign of breakage DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT ABOVE 60 C 140 IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION There is a risk of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer BARRE j EH E Crmgisogmmg TERERRRETE TEREN T EEES EE dal is afd For better environmental protection waste batteries should be Lt collected separately for recycling special disposal Preface FCC B Radio Freguency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC N 1 996 Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
34. er the sub menu These items display the current status of the X M P support information Read only CPU Feature Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears Number of cores to enable in each processor package gt Active Processor Cores This item allows you to select the number of active processor cores gt Limit CPUID Maximum It is designed to limit the listed speed of the processor to older operating systems gt Execute Disable Bit Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation gt Intel Virtualization Tech This item is used to enable disable the Intel Virtualization technology For further information please refer to Intel s official website gt Power Technology This item allows you to select the Intel Dynamic Power technology mode gt C1E Support To enable this item to read the CPU power consumption while idle Not all processors support Enhanced Halt state C1E BIOS Setup gt OverSpeed Protection Overspeed Protection function can monitor the current CPU draws as well as its power consumption If
35. ermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink cooler fan for better heat dispersion Follow the steps below to install the CPU A cooler correctly Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU amp mainboard 1 Open the load lever 2 Lift the load lever up to fully open position 3 After confirming the CPU direction for 4 Remove the plastic cap Engage the correct mating put down the CPU in load lever while pressing down lightly the socket housing frame Be sure to onto the load plate grasp on the edge of the CPU base Note that the alignment keys are matched moore Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket If not take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall Hardware Setup 5 Secure the lever near the hook end 6 Make sure the four hooks are in proper under the retention tab position before you install the cooler Align the holes on the mainboard with the cooler Push down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the mainboard 7 Press the four hooks down to fasten 8 Finally attach the CPU Fan cable the cooler Turn over the mainboard to the CPU fan connector on the to confirm that the clip ends are mainboard correctly inserted moore Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging Whenever CPU is not installed always protect your CPU socket pin wit
36. ge button Please click it and select the language at your desire for the BIOS setting first Green Power Click Green Power icon to enter the menu Use this menu to specify the power phase gt Utility Click Utility icon to enter the menu This menu provides the useful utility for you to live update bios and hard disk backup r OC Click OC icon to enter the menu Use this menu to specify your settings for freguency voltage control and overclocking gt Game Click Game icon to enter the menu This menu provides several games for you to play gt Setting Click Setting icon to enter the menu Use this menu to specify your settings for chipset features boot device and password 3 4 MS 7676 Green Power Efficient Flexible Intelligent SEE Green Power Select Screen Ti select Item Enter Select 2 Change Opt Fi General Help F4 CPU Specifications FS Memory 2 F6 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit F10 Save amp Reset Version 1 23 1108 Copyright C 2008 American Megatrends Inc gt CPU Phase Control This item allows you to select the power phase mode to reach the best power saving function 3 5 BIOS Setup Utility C DL el EISE TEITE Select an option with Up Down key or cursor press Enter or left click confirm Right click to go to previous menu left click twice to enter sub menu m Memory Test This i
37. h the plastic cap covered to avoid damaging Please refer to the documentation in the CPU cooler package for more details about the CPU cooler installation Read the CPU status in BIOS MS 7676 H Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules For more information on compatible components please visit http Avww msi com service test report DDR3 QA DONADO DTD DO 00000 CCD RCD TRAD CACA on 240 pin 1 5V THUNUUUUHMDNUHUUGKTNUUWUUUHUUUUUUWUUDUL A O O 48x2 96 pin 72x2 144 pin Dual Channel mode Population Rule In Dual Channel mode the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously Enabling Dual Channel mode can enhance the system performance The following illustrations explain the population rules for Dual Channel MMMM eek ee MMMM MMMM MAMMA aang Re ee RR RR Re Re Re Ke DIMM1 Tio ATA ee nnna r DIMM2 OOOO doe COUO DIMM3 mmmn sieke Te ee ee ee IUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUI DIMM4 iii iii munakunman TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDUUUUUUDUUUUUU JUUUUUUUUUUUUUIUUUUUUUUUUDUUUUUUDUUUUUUDUUUUUUDUUUUUUUUUUU DIMM1 lil mamanman TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIUUUUUUUUUUDUUUUUU IUUUUUUUUUUUUUIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDUUUUUUUUUU DIMM2 OA nnnnnnn nnn Annana nnna nnn nann nnna nannan ii aaa An DIMM3 TAM AAA ii i es Re en Re Re ee Re
38. he sustem will enter uhen gt ACPI Sleep State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function 3 15 BIOS Setup gt Integrated Peripherals Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Enable or Disable the Onboard Lan Controller 4 Select Screen Tl Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help Onboard Lan Configuration Onboard Lan Controller1 This item allows you to enable disable the onboard LAN controller gt LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN IEEE 1394 Configuration gt Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller This item allows you to enable disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller SATA Configuration gt SATA Mode This item is used to specify RAID IDE AHCI mode for SATA port Audio Configuration gt HD Audio Controller This item allows you to enable disable the HD audio controller HPET Configuration gt HPET The HPET High Precision Event Timers is a component that is part of the chipset You can to enable it and will provide you with the means to get to it via the various ACPI methods gt On Chip VGA Devices Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device On Chip VGA Devices Configuration gt Initate Graphic Adapter This setting specifies which graphic card is the initial graphics adapter 3 16
39. his item to enter the EFI Shell 3 22 Appendix A Realtek Audio The Realtek audio provides 10 channel DAC that simul taneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the Front Out Left and Front Out Right chan nels Realtek Audio Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver I You need to install the HD audio driver for Realtek audio codec to function properly before you can get access to 2 4 6 8 channel or 7 1 2 channel audio operations Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating sys tems Installation for Windows For Windows XP you must install Windows XP Service Pack3 or later before installing the driver The following illustrations are based on Windows 7 environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems 1 Insert the application DVD into the DVD ROM drive The setup screen will automati cally appear 2 Click Driver tab 3 Click AUDIO button msi A mainboard Driver Service base Product info Security CHIPSET OTHERS LAN H a Il Click here Total installer A Browse CD Select Realtek HD Audio Drivers to start installing the drivers Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Follow the on screen instructions to install drivers Sp or ZS Click Finish to restart the system
40. l lt t 1 gt wa Select Item D Si Move the cursor lt Enter gt E e Select Icon Field Click Double click the left but lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the previous from a submenu Click the right lt Esc gt Sub Menu If you find a right pointer symbol as shown in the right view appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys t 4 or mouse to highlight the field and press lt Enter gt or double click the left mouse button to enter the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the previ ous menu just press the lt Esc gt or click the right mouse button General Help lt F1 gt The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing lt F1 gt The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press lt Esc gt to exit the Help screen BIOS Setup The Main Menu Efficient Flexible Intelligent Language X Close A ei e M Select an option with Up Down key or cursor press Enter or left click to confirm Right click to go to previous menu left click twice to enter sub menu msi gt Language After entering the Setup menu you can see a Langua
41. l and Electron ic Equipment Directive 2002 96 EC which takes effect on August 13 2005 products of electrical and electronic equipment cannot be discarded as mu NN nicipal wastes anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic eguipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life MSI will com ply with the product take back requirements at the end of life of MSI branded products that are sold into the EU You can return these products to local collection points DEUTSCH Hinweis von MSI zur Erhaltung und Schutz unserer Umwelt Gem der Richtlinie 2002 96 EG Uber Elektro und Elektronik Altger te d rfen Elek tro und Elektronik Altgerate nicht mehr als kommunale Abfalle entsorgt werden MSI hat europaweit verschiedene Sammel und Recyclingunternehmen beauftragt die in die Europ ische Union in Verkehr gebrachten Produkte am Ende seines Lebenszyklus zur ckzunehmen Bitte entsorgen Sie dieses Produkt zum gegebenen Zeitpunkt aus schliesslich an einer lokalen Altgeratesammelstelle in Ihrer Nahe FRANCAIS En tant qu cologiste et afin de prot ger l environnement MSI tient a rappeler ceci Au sujet de la directive europ enne EU relative aux d chets des quipement lec triques et lectroniques directive 2002 96 EC prenant effet le 13 aodt 2005 que les produits lectriques et lectroniques ne peuvent tre d pos s dans les d charges ou tout simplement mis a la poubelle Le
42. link is not established On Steady state LAN link is established On brighter amp pulsing The computer is communicating with another computer on the LAN Off 10 Mbits sec data rate is selected On 100 Mbits sec data rate is selected Orange 1000 Mbits sec data rate is selected Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices It is easy to differentiate between audio effects according to the color of audio jacks Line In Blue Line In is used for external CD player tape player or other audio devices Line Out Green Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones Mic Pink Mic is a connector for microphones RS Out Black Rear Surround Out in 4 5 1 7 1 channel mode CS Out Orange Center Subwoofer Out in 5 1 7 1 channel mode SS Out Gray Side Surround Out in 7 1 channel mode Hardware Setup Connectors Serial ATA Connector SATA1 6 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA interface port Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device SATA1 2 6Gb s supported by Intel Z68 SATA3 6 3Gb s supported by Intel Z68 moore Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission 2 12 MS 7676 EE enn Serial Port Connector JCOM1 optional This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach
43. n port 0 system Disabie acceleration QP Ov sede acceeration in order to aeceerste s diferent disk or volume jon mode Enhanced Charge mode QD Acceleration mode Enhanced Change mode Internal system dist T 5D Configuration 1418 SSD on porta Normal Usage Cache device Serial number CYEMe43200MS08006N Array 0000 Volume Volume 0000 Status Normal Type RAID O Usage Data voume Sze 10763 M8 Volume voiume ooo1 Statue Normal Tvoe RAID 0 Usage Cache volume 9 Intel Rapid Storage Technology gt Enhanced mode is enabled L a ir s B 15 Intel RAID RST Synchronization If you are using Maximized mode as the Acceleration mode the data on the hard disk is not always synchronized with the data in the SSD cache In some situations you may want to manually sync the disks for avoiding data loss Follow these steps to sync manually 1 Reboot system during the Power On Self Test POST press press lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 2 Select option 5 Acceleration Options and press lt Enter gt key The following screen appears ACCELERATION OPTIONS Name Type Capacity Mode Status DISK PORT 0 Non RAID Disk 153 4GB Maximized No Sync HELP Press s to synchronize data from the cache device to the Accelerated Disk Volume Press r to remove the Disk Volume Acceleration IT IS RECOMMENDED TH
44. ndows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted and Windows setup starts copying files B 10 MS 7676 EE EE EE EE EE Ee m Existing Windows Driver Installation Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive The DVD will auto run and the setup screen will appear Under the Driver tab click on Intel RAID Drivers The drivers will be automatically installed PON Confirming Windows Driver Installation 1 From Windows 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 Intel R SATA RAID Controller should appear B 11 Intel RAID Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected and data mirroring is lost As a result the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member To re establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy refer to the procedure below that corre sponds to the current situation Missing Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Reconnect the hard drive 3 Reboot the system to Windows the rebuild will occur automatically Failed Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that i
45. nel provides connection to IEEE 1394 devices gt Optical S PDIF Out This S PDIF Sony amp Philips Digital Interconnect Format connector is provided for digi tal audio transmission to external speakers through an optical fiber cable gt HDMI Port The High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI is an all digital audio video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams HDMI supports all TV format includ ing standard enhanced or high definition video plus multi channel digital audio on a single cable 2 10 MS 7676 EE ae VGA Port The DB15 pin female connector is provided for monitor DVI D Port The DVI D Digital Visual Interface Digital connector allows you to connect a LCD monitor It provides a high speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display device To connect an LCD monitor simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI D connector and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information moore The HDMI VGA and DVI D ports on the mainboard are designed to serve as IGP Integrated Graphics Processor used If you installed a processor without integrated graphics chip these display ports will have no effect gt LAN The standard RJ 45 LAN jack is for connection to the Yellow Green Orange Local Area Network LAN You can connect a net work cable to it LED State Condition Off LAN
46. onal accessories please visit http www msi com in dex php to inquire the part numbers or consult the dealer msi Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures While performing the instal lation be careful in holding the components and follow ing the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the compo nents Hardware Setup Quick Components Guide SYSFAN2 p 2 13 CPUFAN p 2 13 JCOM1 p 2 13 JEWS p a CPU p 2 4 DDR3 p 2 7 SYSFAN1 p 2 13 4 SR FV1 p 2 19 gt Back Panel k p 2 10 J TURBO1 p 2 18 SYSFANS p 2 13 JPWR1 p 2 9 EE Elmer ara E s ch SATA1 6 p 2 12 PCIE p 2 22 EE eA JAUDA p 2 15 en OO rr y SSH GREE AEG orl JFP1 JFP2 p 2 16 JUSB1 4 p
47. ot Function This allows you to enable disable the system to boot from the BIOS file inside USB drive FAT 32 format only 3 19 BIOS Setup gt Select one file to Boot When the BIOS Boot function as sets to Enabled this item is selectable This item allows to select particular BIOS file from the USB Storage FAT 32 format only drive And the system will boot from selected BIOS file gt Save BIOS to storage Please setup a specific folder in specific USB Storage drive to save BIOS file from BIOS ROM chip data Note it only supports FAT 32 file system drive gt Select one file to update BIOS This item allows you to select particular BIOS file from the USB Storage FAT 32 for mat only drive for updating BIOS Security C L_ iC SSiOS Etticient Flexible Intelligent ei Set Setup Administrator Password Select Screen Administrator Password This item is used to set the administrator password When a administrator password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter BIOS Setup gt User Password This item is used to set the user password When a user password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter the operating system moore When you select the Administrator Password User Password item a password box will appear on the screen Type the password and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will replace any previously set pas
48. ower On Always leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred 3 18 MS 7676 Wake Up Event Setup Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Hake Up Event By gt Wake Up Event By Setting to BIOS activates the following fields and use the following fields to set the wake up events Setting to OS the wake up events will be defined by OS gt Resume By RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date Date HH MM SS If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically resume boot up on a specific date hour minute second specified in these fields using the lt gt and lt gt to select the date amp time settings gt Resume By PCI or PCI E Device When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCI or PCIE device Resume From S3 by USB Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 Sus pend to RAM sleep state gt Resume From S3 S4 S5 by PS 2 Mousel Keyboard These items determine whether the system will be awakened from what power sav ing modes when input signal of the PS 2 mouse keyboard is detected Mflash da EISE EED TOIT ei Enable this function and then we can select one BIOS file to Boot BIOS Bo
49. ower mode Dual BIOS LED optional The Dual BIOS LED indicates the BIOS status during system power on Follow the instructions below to read Off Normal Blink 1 cycle second The primary BIOS failed Solid Both primary and secondary BIOS failed 2 20 MS 7676 EE EE aa ae Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration With the CMOS RAM the system can automati cally boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data H JBAT1 i A Keep Data Clear Data moore You can clear CMOS by shorting 1 2 pin while the system is off then open it Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard 2 21 Hardware Setup Slots PCIE Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Slot The PCIE slot supports the PCIE interface expansion card PCIE x16 Slot PCIE x1 Slot moore When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power sup ply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration 2 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for op timum use
50. rst half of the two disks re type the size to be half of what is shown by default The second volume when created will automatically span the remainder of two hard drives B 5 Intel RAID 6 Go to the Create Volume field and press Enter the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume Press lt Y gt to continue CREATE VOLUME MENU Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID1 Mirror Disks Select Disks ize N A XXX X GB N A WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Press ENTER to create the specified volume 7 Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished Create RAID Volume Recovery Volume Options Delete RAID Volume 5 Acceleration Options Reset Disks to Non RAID 6 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume RAID1 Mirror N A XXX XGB Yes Physical Devices Port Device Model Serial Size TypelStatus Vol ID XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB 2 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB B 6 MS 7676 EE EE EE EE EE EE 2 AAA m Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost lagoemEmt If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM your system will become un bootable Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu screen and press
51. s controlled by the SPD Serial Presence Detect EE PROM on the DRAM module Setting to Auto enables DRAM timings and the following Advanced DRAM Configuration sub menu to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Link or Unlink allows users to configure the DRAM timings and the following related Advanced DRAM Configuration sub menu manually gt Advanced DRAM Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu ELIEHKSIOS Hiicient Flexible Intelligent Command Rate 4 Select Screen Command Rate This setting controls the DRAM command rate tCL This controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it gt tRCD 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 ad dress strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance MS 7676 EE N rg tRP This setting controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system tRAS This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write
52. s fabricants de ces guipements seront oblig s de r cup rer certains produits en fin de vie MSI prendra en compte cette exigence relative au retour des produits en fin de vie au sein de la communaut europ enne Par con s quent vous pouvez retourner localement ces mat riels dans les points de collecte PYCCKUN KomnaHua MSI npeanpuHumaer akTUBHbIe AE CTBNA NO 3aLMTE oKpyxarouie CPEABl nosTomy HanomuHaem BAN HTO B cooTBeTcTBuu c AMPEKTABOK Epponeuckoro Coosa EC no npegoTBpalueHuto 3arpazHeHna OKPYKAIOLIEK CpeAbl VCNONLSOBAHHHIM SNEKTPUYECKUM N INEKTPOHHbIM o6opynoBaHueM aupeKruBa WEEE 2002 96 EC BcTyrarouie B cuny 13 aBrycra 2005 rona u3genua OTHOCALUMECA K INEKTPUYECKOMY N INEKTPOHHOMY OOOPYAOBaHMIO He MOryT paccmMaTpUBaTbCA KAK 6bITOBO MYCOD NOSTOMY Mpon3BOANTENN BHILIENEPEUKCNEHHOrO anekTpoHHoro OGOPYAOoBaHYA OOR3aHBI MpUHUMaTE ero ana nepepaborku DO OKOHUaHUM cpoka CNYKOI MSI o6asyeTca coOntofaTb Tpe6oBaHua no npuemy nponykuwuu NPoAaHHo nog mapko MSI Ha Tepputopun EC B nepepa6oTKy no oxoHyaHun cpoka CNYKOH Bbi Mokere BepHyTb STU U3ZAENVA B CNELMANASMPOBAHHEIE NyHKTbI Npvema Preface ESPANOL MSI como empresa comprometida con la protecci n del medio ambiente recomienda Bajo la directiva 2002 96 EC de la Uni n Europea en materia de desechos y o equi pos electr nicos con fecha de rigor desde el 13 de agosto de 2005 los productos clasificados como el ctricos y equipos electr nicos no pueden
53. s of equal or greater capacity 3 Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simul taneously during the Power On Self Test POST RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID 1 Mirror NA XXX XGB Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Press lt CTRL I gt to enter Configuration Utility 4 Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding and then press ENTER MS 7676 Exit Intel RAID Option ROM and then reboot to Windows system When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes The Intel Rapid Storage Technology application will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive 4 Current Status Your system is functioning normally E manage Click on any element in the storage system view to manage its properties P Array 0000 P Volume0 Rebuilding 1 complete Disk on port Unknown Missing acceterate Your storage system is configured to use a solid state drive as a cache device in order to improve the overall system performance SSD on port 5 Normal Accelerated device Volume0 system Acceleration mode Enhanced A
54. ser depositados en los contenedores habituales de su municipio los fabricantes de equipos electr nicos est n obligados a hacerse cargo de dichos productos al termino de su per odo de vida MSI estar comprometido con los t rminos de recogida de sus productos vendidos en la Uni n Europea al final de su periodo de vida Usted debe depositar estos productos en el punto limpio establecido por el ayuntamiento de su localidad o entregar a una empresa autorizada para la recogida de estos residuos NEDERLANDS Om het milieu te beschermen wil MSI u eraan herinneren dat De richtlijn van de Europese Unie EU met betrekking tot Vervuiling van Electrische en Electronische producten 2002 96 EC die op 13 Augustus 2005 in zal gaan kun nen niet meer beschouwd worden als vervuiling Fabrikanten van dit soort producten worden verplicht om producten retour te nemen aan het eind van hun levenscyclus MSI zal overeenkomstig de richtlijn handelen voor de producten die de merknaam MSI dragen en verkocht zijn in de EU Deze goederen kunnen geretourneerd worden op lokale inzamelingspunten SRPSKI Da bi za titili prirodnu sredinu i kao preduze e koje vodi ra una o okolini i prirodnoj sredini MSI mora da vas podesti da Po Direktivi Evropske unije EU o odbacenoj ekektronskoj i elektri noj opremi Di rektiva 2002 96 EC koja stupa na snagu od 13 Avgusta 2005 proizvodi koji spadaju pod elektronsku i elektri nu opremu ne mogu vise bi
55. shing XX Do not press any buttons to shutdown or restart the computer during the BIOS flashing operation Boot Enables or disables Full Screen Logo Display 4 Select Screen Ths catert Tram gt Full Screen Logo Display This item enables this system to show the company logo on the boot up screen Set tings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot Boot Option Priorities gt Boot Option You can select the boot priorities in these Boot Option items CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities gt Boot Option You can select the CD DVD ROM boot priorities in these Boot Option items gt Hard Drive BBS Priorities gt Boot Option You can select the hard drive boot priorities in these Boot Option items 3 21 BIOS Setup Save amp Exit ELIEHKSIDS Hiicient Flexible Intelligent 4 Select Screen Ti Select Item gt Discard Changes and Exit Use this item to abandon all changes and exit setup Save Changes and Reset Use this item to save changes and reset the system Save Changes Use this item to save changes gt Discard Changes Use this item to abandon all changes gt Restore Defaults Use this item to load the optimized default values set by the BIOS vendor Boot Override The installed storage devices will appear on this menu you can select one of them be a boot device gt Built in EFI Shell Use t
56. sion Revision History Date V2 0 First release 2011 03 V2 1 Add RST 2011 04 V2 2 Add Z68MA ED53 B3 2011 04 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user s manual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the following help resources for further guidance O Visit the MSI website for technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http www msi com service download O Contact our technical staff at http support msi com MS 7676 a Safety Instructions m Always read the safety instructions 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 m Make sure the voltage of the power source is at 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet m Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place any thing over the power cord m Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module m All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted m Never pour any liquid into the opening that can cause damage or cause electrical shock m f any of the following situations arises get the equipment ch
57. supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply as you like If you d like to use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with pin 1 amp pin 13 ATX 4 pin Power Connector JPWR2 This connector is used to provide the power output to the CPU moore Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power supplies to en sure stable operation of the mainboard Hardware Setup Back Panel IEEE 1394 Port Optical LAN VGA Port Keyboard Mouse optional S PDIF Port Line In RS Out gt Lime Out CS Out gt OO Mic SS Out USB 2 0 Port HDMI Port USB 3 0 Port DVI D Port gt Mouse Keyboard The standard PS 2 mouse keyboard DIN connector is for a PS 2 mouse keyboard gt USB 2 0 Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices gt USB 3 0 Port USB 3 0 port is backward compatible with USB 2 0 devices Supports data transfer rate up to 5 Gbit s SuperSpeed lagoemEmt If you want to use a USB 3 0 device you must use the USB 3 0 cable to connect to the USB 3 0 port gt IEEE 1394 Port optional The IEEE 1394 port on the back pa
58. sword from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password Retype the password and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the pass word 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 OS without enter ing any password These two items prevent an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration gt U Key This item is used to enable disable USB drive as a key 3 20 MS 7676 EE N eg Make U Key at When the U Key as sets to Enabled this item is selectable This item allows you to specify the USB drive gt Chassis Intrusion Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu gt Chassis Intrusion This item enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened To clear the warning message set the field to Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to Enabled later gt Multi BIOS Auto Update optional When Enabled and the primary BIOS has failed the system will allow the secondary BIOS to reflash the primary BIOS for booting successfully and the screen will show the progress message as below Multi BIOS auto update starting Fla
59. tatus panel This panel depicts all render and capture devices currently connected with your com puter Auto popup dialog When you plug into the device at the jack a dialogue window will pop up asking you which device is current connected MicIn As you know each jack corresponds to its default setting you can refer to the next sec tion Hardware Default Setting MS 7676 Hardware Default Setting The following diagrams are audio back panel default setting m Backpanel audio jacks to 2 channel speakers diagram m Backpanel audio jacks to 4 channel speakers diagram A 5 Realtek Audio m Backpanel audio jacks to 6 channel speakers diagram m Backpanel audio jacks to 8 channel speakers diagram A 6 Intel RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality and accelerating system on platforms Intel RAID Introduction The mainboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drives as RAID sets SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Gb s Serial ATA uses long thin cables making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC The most outstanding features are 1 Supports 3 Gb s or 6 Gb s transfers with CRC error checking 2 Supports Hot plug n play feature 3 Data handling optimizations including tagged command gueuing elevator seek and packet chain comm
60. tem is used to test installed memory gt Live Update Live Update is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS online so that you don t need to search for the correct BIOS version throughout the website r HDD Backup This item is used to backup hard disk Hard disk store backup and restore is one of the most common and important task It consists of backing up all the partition on image files When the data is lost or problems occur you can restore the partition image to keep your system gt Boot Screen This item is used to select the boot screen moore Before you enter to the Live Update HDD Backup menu please place the MSI Driver DVD that be included in the mainboard package into the DVD ROM drive The Driver DVD provides the necessary programs for these two utility The Boot Screen utility can only support the jpg bmp format image file in 1024 x 768 dpi that saved in FAT12 16 32 formats storage device MS 7676 Efficient Flexible Intelligent Adjust CPU Ratio 4 Select Screen Select Item Select uto Change Opt General Help Auto CPU Specifications 5 Memory 2 uto 6 Optimized Defaults Exit Select Item lect hange Opt General Help CPU Specifications Hemory 2 Optimized Defaults Version 1 23 1108 Copyright C 2008 American Megatrends Inc gt Current CPU DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed Read only gt
61. ti odba eni kao obi an otpad i proizvo a i ove opreme bi e prinu eni da uzmu natrag ove proizvode na kraju njihovog uobi ajenog veka trajanja MSI e po tovati zahtev o preuzimanju ovakvih proizvoda kojima je istekao vek trajanja koji imaju MSI oznaku i koji su prodati u EU Ove proiz vode mo ete vratiti na lokalnim mestima za prikupljanje POLSKI Aby chroni nasze rodowisko naturalne oraz jako firma dbaj ca o ekologi MSI przy pomina e Zgodnie z Dyrektyw Unii Europejskiej UE dotycz c odpad w produkt w elektry cznych i elektronicznych Dyrektywa 2002 96 EC kt ra wchodzi w ycie 13 sierpnia 2005 tzw produkty oraz wyposa enie elektryczne i elektroniczne nie mog by trak towane jako mieci komunalne tak wi c producenci tych produkt w b d zobowi zani do odbierania ich w momencie gdy produkt jest wycofywany z u ycia MSI wype ni wymagania UE przyjmuj c produkty sprzedawane na terenie Unii Europejskiej wy cofywane z u ycia Produkty MSI b dzie mo na zwraca w wyznaczonych punktach zbiorczych vi MS 7676 EE N rg TORKCE evreci zelli iyle bilinen MSI d nyada evreyi korumak i in hat rlat r Avrupa Birli i AB Kararnamesi Elektrik ve Elektronik Malzeme At 2002 96 EC Kararnamesi alt nda 13 A ustos 2005 tarihinden itibaren ge erli olmak zere elektrikli ve elektronik malzemeler di er at klar gibi pe at lamayacak ve bu elektonik cihazlar n
62. to memory cell gt tRFC This setting determines the time RFC takes to read from and write to a memory cell gt tWR Minimum time interval between end of write data burst and the start of a precharge command Allows sense amplifiers to restore data to cells tWTR Minimum time interval between the end of write data burst and the start of a col umn read command It allows I O gating to overdrive sense amplifiers before read command starts gt tRRD Specifies the active to active delay of different banks gt tRTP Time interval between a read and a precharge command tFAW This item is used to set the tFAW four activate window delay timing tWCL This item is used to set the tWCL Write CAS Latency timing tCKE This item is used to set the tCKE timing Advanced Channel 1 2 Timing Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu And you can set the advanced memory timing for each channel gt tRRDR tRRDD tWWDR tWWDD tRWDRDD tWRDRDD tRWSR These items is used to set the memory timings for memory channel 1 2 BIOS Setup gt GT OverClocking This item allows you to enable disable the overclocking of integrated graphics gt GT Ratio This setting controls the ratio of integrated graphics frequency to enable the integrated graphics to run at different frequency combinations gt VDroop Control This item is used to select the VDroop control mode gt CPU Vcore CPU IO DRAM Voltage GPU
63. vent overheating If you do not have the CPU cooler consult your dealer before turning on the computer For the latest information about CPU please visit Ohttp www msi com service cpu support ageer Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Make sure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU Overclocking This mainboard is designed to support overclocking However please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting while doing overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended We do not guar antee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product speci fications Introduction to LGA 1155 CPU The surface of LGA 1155 CPU Remember to apply some thermal paste on it for better heat dispersion Alignment Key Alignment Key Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator MS 7676 EE ENE EE EE NE CPU amp Cooler Installation When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating Meanwhile do not forget to apply some th
64. y drive They are Continuous Update Policy and On Request Update Policy ageer The least number of hard drives for RAID 0 RAID 1 Recovery or Matrix mode is 2 The least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4 And the least number of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3 All the information volumes pictures listed in your system might differ from the illustra tions in this appendix MS 7676 SSeS AA Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM should be integrated with the sys tem BIOS on all mainboards with a supported Intel chipset The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services Please use lt Ctrl gt lt I gt keys to enter the Intel RAID for Serial ATA status screen which should appear early in system boot up during the POST Power On Self Test Also you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create delete and reset RAID volumes Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM During the Power On Self Test POST the following message will appear for a few seconds noone The Device Model Serial and Size in the following example might be different from your system RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial

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