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1. E E q ii C es ad a GE copa Bm EEES dE Blue Light Off LED22 LED19 LED21 Mode CPU is in 1 phase power mode CPU is in 2 phase power mode CPU is in 3 phase power mode 2 21 BIOS Setup Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when lt An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7526 Mainboard 7 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 If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turnin
2. SYSFANI1 CPU p 2 14 PwR1 RS CPUFAN1 p 2 9 p 2 14 DDR2 DIMMs p 2 7 HL e X o JTPM1 lL g J T p 2 17 H FDD1 H p 2 12 Back Panel k p 2 10 z 1DE1 7 al p 2 12 em ls d HH EJ Ari PCIE p 2 9 p 2 20 A ge JCI1 p 2 14 JBAT1 01001000000 0000000 A A p 2 19 SATA j j p 2 13 PCI EE p 2 20 a JFP2 CLES E BEBO ge Im eo ml mm p 2 16 JAUD1 JSPD1 JCOM2 JFP1 p 2 17 p 2 15 p 2 13 p 2 16 JCD1 J1394_1 JUSB1 3 p 2 16 p 2 15 p 2 18 2 2 Hardware Setup ii CPU Central Processing Unit When you are installing the CPU make sure to install the cooler to prevent 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 http global msi com tw index php func cpuform Important 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 t
3. Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core and Celeron Dual Core processors in the LGA775 package Intel next generation 45 nm Multi core CPU For the latest information about CPU please visit http global msi com tw index php func cpuform Supported FSB 1333 1066 800 MHz Chipset North Bridge Intel G43 G45 chipset South Bridge Intel IC H10 ICH10R optional chipset Memory Support 2 DDR2 DIMMs support DDR2 800 667 SDRAM 240pin 1 8V 4GB Max For more information on compatible components please visit http global msi com tw index php func testreport LAN Supports PCIE LAN 10 100 1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111C Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC888 Flexible 8 channel audio with jack sensing Compliant with Azalia 1 0 Spec Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec IDE 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB 368 Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 mode Supports PIO Bus Master operation mode SATA 4 SATAII ports by ICH10 ICH10R optional Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb s 1394 optional Supports 1394 by JMicron JMB381 RAID optional SATA1 4 support RAID 0 1 5 10 JBOD mode by ICH10R optional 1 2 Getting Started 1 floppy port Supports 1 FDD with 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Connectors o Back panel 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 Parallel port 1 Serial port 1 VGA port 4 USB 2 0 Ports
4. Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Ring Indicate 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 13 MS 7526 Mainboard Fan Power Connectors CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 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 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 o GND o 12V GND o SENSOR SE a Control NC CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 Important 1 Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CPUFAN1 supports fan control You can install Dual Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature 3 Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for CPUFAN1 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 INTRU a Z O O 1 5 0 2 JCI1 Hardware Setup IEEE1394 Connector J139
5. Settings are Power 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 gt Restore On AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Settings are Off Always leaves the computer in the power off state On Always leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred gt Wake Up Event Setup Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Wake Up Event Setup Wake Up Event By BIOS Help Item Resume From 53 By USB Device Disabled Resume From 53 By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Resume From 53 By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Resume By PCI Device PHE Enabled BIOS Resume By PCI E Device Enabled OS Resume By RIC Alarm Disabled 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 From S3 By USB Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state gt Resume From S3 By PS 2 Keyboard This setting determines whether the sys
6. lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 1 0 Devices COM Port 1 3F8 TR Q41 Help Iten Parallel Port 3781 Parallel Port Hode Bi Directionall Allows BIOS to Select gt COM Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port gt Parallel Port There is a built in parallel port on the on board Super I O chipset that provides Standard ECP and EPP features It has the following options Disabled SBC Line Printer port 0 278 Line Printer port 2 378 Line Printer port 1 gt Parallel Port Mode Normal Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port ECP EPP Extended Capability Port Enhanced Parallel Port Bi Directional To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only choose Normal To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously choose EPP By choosing ECP the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only Choosing ECP EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously 3 14 BIOS Setup 8 Power Management Setup CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Standby State 51 Power Button Function Power Off Enable Disable Restore On AC Power Loss DEFF A
7. on the iil volume and select Modify Volume Update Policies Update on request data on the master drivs is copied to the recovery drive when you request it by right clicking on the volume and selecting Update Volume Only changes since the last update process are copied 9 Select Finish to begin recovery volume creation E Create Recovery Volume Wizard Completing the Create Recovery Yolume Wizard Completing this action will create a new recovery volume To view volume creation progress right click on the volume in the Intel R Matrix Storage Console and select Show Volume Creation Progress You may continue to use other applications during the creation process Select Finish to create the volume C 26 Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 7 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 theremaining functional hard drive member To re establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy refer to the procedure below that corresponds 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
8. 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 7 1 channel mode MS 7526 Mainboard H Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 This connector supports 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy disk drive ffe ffe fe ffe D o IDE Connector IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separately to master slave mode by setting jumpers Refer to IDE device s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions 2 12 Hardware Setup Serial ATA Connector SATA1 4 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA interface port Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device SATA2 SATA1 oooo0o00 oooo000 o000000 oo00000 SATA4 SATA3 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission Serial Port Connector JCOM2 optional This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial device Pin Definition JCOM2 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Data Carry Detect Serial In or Receive Data Serial Out or Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready
9. 7 Chip 5 pL a N a oz EE Top 5 Parallel Port Ge Bottom oo COM port Ee VGA port d aa y A aa EH IEE O a O oo TH Top 1394 port optional PWR1 Bottom U B ports r Ge Intel Eb a Ee G43 G45 SE Top LAN Jack a Bottom USB ports Jo Go 8 SYSFAN1 aia h P oo T Line In 5 gt SC M Line Out S gt E B Mic a a DO i e T RS Out Ee CH 238 M CS Out lt B SS Qut PCI_E1 S 0 0 0 A DD HEI e JET paoodooo000 0000000000000 00000000000 00000000000000000000 PCI_E2 JMB368 OO00000000000 0000000 x RTL8114C L n E SS JCH Leal ET JB Intel d E PCI1 1CH10 d Du 10000000000000101000000000010 ICH10R Ap EA eu ILDELELDREERDTELEDLSEREHERR optional Ll eL st le JMB3B1 d Sie ALC8B8 PCI2 Ea DI 10000010000100000100100000000001010 O01 DODODD000000000000000 000000000 55 JCD1 ojfojojojo ofojojojo D SS TW ZE al DIER SEERR EE dE EEE Gee EEE JFP2 JAUD1 JSPD1 J1394 1 JCOM2 JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JFP1 optional optional G43M2 G45M2 Series MS 7526 v1 X Micro AT X Mainboard 1 4 Getting Started 8 Packing Checklist OO O O i ili Back hiel MSI mainboard MSI Driver Utility CD ack IO Shield Power Cable SATA Cable IDE Cable User s Guide and Quick Guide The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased 1 5 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup PA SSES
10. This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7526 Mainboard i Quick Components Guide
11. jack changed to the one that is same as your device If not correct Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the correct jack Realtek ALC888 Audio Connector Settings Click a to access connector settings Connector Settings Connector Settings E Disable front panel jack detection H Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in H Enable auto popup dialog when device has been plugged in Cr Cancel Disable front panel jack detection option Find no function on front panel jacks Please check if front jacks on your system are so called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device would automatically pop up when device plugged in A 13 MS 7526 Mainboard S PDIF Short for Sony Philips Digital Interface a standard audio file transfer format S PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog S PDIF Settings Output sampling Rate 44 1K Hz 4ak Hz 96E Hz 192K Hz Mo S PDIF output Output digital audio source Or Output Sampling Rate 44 1KHz Thi
12. permanently Do not forget to back up all the important data before continuing Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Member Hard Drive s Once the new RAID volume is created it will span the source hard drive as well as 1 to 3 member hard drivefs Available Selected Port 1 HDT 2251 60L4380 Serial Port 2 HOSP 22580WL 5480 Serah Port 3 HDS 722525VL5 480 RE pe i WARNING Existing data on the selected hard drive s will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Member Hard Drive s Once the new RAID volume is created it will span the source hard drive as well as 1 to 3 member hard drivefs Available Selected Port 2 HS ES SA Serial Fort 1 HDT722516DLA380 Serial Port 3 HDS F22525VL5400 Serial ed Le de WARNING Existing data on the selected hard drive s will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing C 20 4 Specify Volume Size Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume You may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify It is recommended you use 100 of the available space for the optimized usage For RAID O volume if you do not specify 100 of the hard drive space the rest hard drive space will be worked as RAID 1 volume which is
13. the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID Then click Next to continue Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Specify Yolume Size Use the fields or the slider below to specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume Maximum Volume Size GB Minimum Volume Size GB Percentage of Available Space Volume Size GB 306 7 154 9 306 7 J The minimum required size for the RAID volume ts determined by the size of the source hard drive If you create a volume that uses less than 100 of the hard dive space you may create a second RAID volume to use the remaining space 5 Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Before you continue the procedure of RAID volume creation from existing hard drive read the dialogue box below carefully Please note that once you click Finish the existing data on the selected hard drive s will be deleted permanently and this operation cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Finish to start the migration process Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Completing the Create RAID Yolume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Volume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard drives being used You may continue to use other applications during this time WARNING Completing this action will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard dri
14. to memory gt Adjusted DRAM Frequency MHz It shows the adjusted DDR Memory frequency Read only gt Auto Disable DRAM PCI Frequency When set to Enabled the system will remove turn off clocks from empty DIMM and PCI slots to minimize the electromagnetic interference EMI gt DRAM Voltage V NB Voltage V VTT FSB Voltage V These items are used to asjust the voltage of CPU Memory FSB and chipset 3 23 MS 7526 Mainboard gt Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses create EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI set to Enabled for EMI reduction Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up Important 1 If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction 2 The greater the Spread Spectrum value is the greater the EMI is reduced and the system will become less stable For the
15. 0000 Hr po0000000000 000000 PCI Express x 1 Slot 00000000000 000000 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card SCSI card USB card and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications 0000000000000000000000000000000000001010000000000 1 32 bit PCI Slot DDO REES RRE Q When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply 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 PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT F INT G INT H INT E PCI Slot 2 INT A INT B INT C INT D 2 20 Hardware Setup 7 LED Status Indicators
16. 1 LAN jack 6 flexible audio jacks 1 1394 port optional e On Board Pinheaders Connectors 3 USB 2 0 pinheaders 1 1394 pinheader optional 1 chassis intrusion connector 1 SPDIF out pinheader 1 CD in connector 1 front audio pinheader 1 TPM Module connector optional 1 Serial port pinheader optional TPM optional Supports TPM Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot support up to PCI Express 2 0 x16 speed 1 PCI Express x1 slot 2 PCI slots support 3 3V 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor Micro ATX 24 4cm X 22 8cm Mounting 6 mounting holes MS 7526 Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top mouse Bottom keyboard CPUFAN1 Ife P 3 E
17. 2009 BIOS Version U1 0515 05082008 Physical Memory 1024MB Cache Size 1024 KE This sub menu shows the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read only 3 8 BIOS Setup 8 Advanced BIOS Features CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection Disabled Help Item Full Screen Logo Display Enabled gt Quick Booting Enabled Options Boot up Num Lock LED On IOAPIC Function Enabled Disabled MPS Table Version 1 41 Enabled Primary Graphic s Adapter PCIE PCI Latency Timer 64 CPU Feature Press E Chipset Feature Press Trusted Computing Press b Boot Sequence Pre b nte Intel Robson Configuration Press Enter Tle Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Memory 2 FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults gt BIOS Flash Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses When enabled the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempt ing to update the BIOS with a Flash utility To successfully update the BIOS you ll need to disable this Flash BIOS Protection function You should enable this function at all times The only time when you need to disable it is when you want to update the BIOS After updating the BIOS you should immediately re enable it to protect it against viruses gt Full Screen Logo D
18. 4 1 optional This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 device via an optional IEEE1394 bracket Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL EE Dm We 1 S Ground Ground J1394_1 TPB TPB Cable power Cable power Key no pin Ground IEEE1394 Bracket optional S PDIF Out Connector JSPD1 This connector is used to connect S PDIF Sony amp Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission JSPD1 SPDIF S PDIF Bracket optional 2 15 MS 7526 Mainboard 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 JFP1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Power Power LED Switch HD_LED Hard disk LED pull up EL FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up 2 10 HD_LED Hard disk active LED JFP1 9 FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up RST_SW Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND PWR_SW Power Switch high reference pull up RST_SW Reset Switch high reference pull up PWR_SW Power Switch low reference pull down to GND RSVD_DNU Reserved Do not use i i4 HDD Reset LED Switch OMAN Oa P Go N JFP2 Pin Definition em SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Ground Speaker SuspendLED Buzzer PowerLED Buzzer Noconnection Speaker 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CD In Connector JCD1 This connector is provided for external audio inp
19. 67 Auto Disable DRAM PCI Frequency Enabled DRAM Voltage U Autol NB Voltage U Auto 1 UTT FSE Voltage U Auto Spread Spectrum Enabled Tle gt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Saue ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Memory Z FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset gt Current CPU DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed Read only gt D O T Control D O T Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function included in the MSI s newly developed Dual CoreCell Technology It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs and to adjust the best frequency automatically When the mainboard detects system is running programs it will soeed up automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster When the system is temporarily Suspending or staying in the low load balance it will restore the default settings instead Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be pow ered only when users PC need to run huge amount of data like 3D games or the video process and the CPU and PCIE frequency need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance 3 21 MS 7526 Mainboard Important Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking basically it is still risky We suggest user to make sure that your CPU mem
20. Audio input Record CD Volume Line Volume Mie Volume Stereo Mik Recording device Back Line in Mic Front Line in Realtek HD Audio Input Tool Mute Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Enable recording multi streaming Mixer ToolBox show the following volume controls y Enable recording multestreaming OR Cancel Important ALC888 allows you to record the CD Line Mic and Stereo Mix channels simultaneously frees you from mixing efforts At any given period you may choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record MS 7526 Mainboard Audio I O In this tab you can easily configure your multi channel audio function and speakers You can choose a desired multi channel operation here a 2CH Speaker for Stereo Speaker Output 4CH Speaker for 4 Speaker Output 6CH Speaker for 5 1 Speaker Output 8CH Speaker for 7 1 Speaker Output OOO o Headphone for the common headphone ANALOG Back Panel Front Panel DIGITAL X em Speaker Configuration 1 Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack 2 Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selection Please select the device you have plugged in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the
21. B1 3 These connectors compliant with Intel I O Connectivity Design Guide is ideal for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL VCC USBO 2 10 EECH E GND JUSB1 3 Key no pin USB 2 0 Bracket optional Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage 2 18 Hardware Setup 7 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 auto matically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data JBATI om 10X ol Keep Data Clear Data Important 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 2 19 MS 7526 Mainboard H Slots PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card The PCI Express 2 0x 16 supports up to 8 0 GB s transfer rate The PCI Express x 1 supports up to 250 MB s transfer rate DDR UDDHIDDUIRDDIIIOIR III DDEIDDDHDDIID DH III DH S i PCI Express x16 Slot OO00OOOCOCICO0OOOCO0OO000OO00000000000000000000000000
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23. CPI support for Wake Up Event Setup Press Enter Operating System ENABLE If OS supports ACPI DISABLE If 0S does not support ACPI Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Memory 2 FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults Important S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode gt ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface Function If your operating system is ACPl aware such as Windows 2000 XP select Enabled gt ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If your operating system supports ACPI such as Windows 2000 XP you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Set tings are S1 The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all system context S3 The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware compo nents turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs 3 15 MS 7526 Mainboard Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button
24. Enable Disable To disable you can tem porarily stop the sound effect without losing the settings Delete Reset 10 bands of equalizer would go back to the de fault setting Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings simply click this the whole list will be shown for your selection To delete the pre saved settings which are created from previous steps Realtek ALC888 Audio Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have By leveraging our long experience at audio field Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment How to Use It Other than the buttons Pop Live Club amp Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home Simply using the music you usually play Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accommodate your range 1 Vocal Cancellation Single click on Voice Cancellation the vocal of the song would be eliminated while the background music is still in place and you can be that singer 2 Key Adjustment Using Up Down Arrow to find a key which better fits your vocal range Karaoke Raise the key Remove the human voice Y 0 Lower the key MS 7526 Mainbo
25. In that case your friend will hear his her own voice again With AEC Acoustic Echo Cancellation enabled at your side your friend can enjoy the benefit with less echo Noise Suppression my Acoustic Echo Cancellation Realtek ALC888 Audio 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica tions like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like Sound Loopy Music Buzzing Bee Moving Path 4 Horizontal Vertical Motion Manual Horizontal Manual vertical Environment 4 lt MNone gt Bathroom Stone Corridor MS 7526 Mainboard Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility including Audio Driver Version DirectX Version Audio Controller amp Audio Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list Information amp o H fi ntormation Audio Driver version Direct Version Directx 9 Dc Audio Controller HD Audio Audio Codec ALC888 Language Auto H show icon in system tray Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray Switch it on and an icon ch will show in the system tray Right click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of eil Sound Manager v i MultiMedia gt Windows Me
26. MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL G43M2 G45M2 Series MS 7526 v1 X Mainboard G52 75261X4 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo DualNet and nForce are registered trademarks or trade marks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and or other countries AMD Athlon Athlon XP Thoroughbred and Duron are registered trade marks of AMD Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date V1 1 Update from 1 0 to 1 1 August 2008 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 Alter
27. Reserved Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume RAID5 Parity 3 228 06B Yes ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete volume Yolume0 YA Deleting a volume will resetthe disk to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED t Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt DEL gt Delete Volume Press lt Y gt key to accept the volume deletion C 7 MS 7526 Mainboard 3 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 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM y8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size Status O HDSP22580VLSA80 VNRBSECZ0549SL TR IDP Member Disk 0 1 HOST LSAGQ VNRB3EC2059 ID IP 580VLS 6 76 168 Select the disks that should be reset t b Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete ESC Elit ENTER Select Men u Press lt Y gt key to accept the selection 1 You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when
28. S E Mainboard f TRS A Cii 3 k gt Ces ty KI gt Intel INF Update Realtek Network Ethernet Driver Realtek HD Audio Driver Intel IAA RAID Edition Click on this item Intel ICH10R SATA RAID The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following Intel R Matrix Storage Manager InstallShield R Wizard Extracting Files The contents of this package are being extracted Please wait while the InstallShield Rj Wizard extracts the files needed to install Intel R Matrix Storage Manager on your computer This may take a few moments Reading contents of package Installshield lt Back Next gt Cancel Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 5 0 1017 Welcome to the setup for the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager This setup program wll install Intel A Matrix Storage Manager onto pour computer lt is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before continuing setup C 13 The window shows the components to be installed Click Next button to continue After reading the license agreement in the following window click Yes button to continue C 14 MS 7526 Mainboard Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 5 0 1017 Warning Please read the following information The diver you are about to install might be used to control the hard drive from which this compute
29. ainboard H Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the HD audio driver for Realtek ALC888 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 systems Installation for Windows XP Vista For Windows XP you must install Windows XP Service Pack1 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 1 Insert the application CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will auto matically appear 2 Click Realtek HD Audio Driver Mainboard Click here Intel INF Update JMicron RAID Driver Realtek Network Ethernet Driver Realtek HD Audio Driver Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance audio 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 Realtek ALC888 Audio 3 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 52 R1 86 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek High Definition Audio Driver will install Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on pour computer To nstaliShie
30. alue F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Memory 2 FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults gt USB Controller This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard USB controller gt USB Device Legacy Support Select Enabled if you need to use a USB interfaced device in the operating system P Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable disable the onboard 1st LAN controller gt LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller gt Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This item allows you to enable disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller gt Extra IDE Controller This item allows you to enable disable the Extra IDE controller gt HD Audio Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard audio controller gt On Chip ATA Devices Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 3 13 MS 7526 Mainboard CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc On Chip ATA Devices PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Help Iten Un Chip SATA Control ler Enabled RAID Mode IDE ENABLED BIOS uses gt PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading writing to IDE drives gt On Chip SATA Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller gt RAID Mode This item allows you to configure SATA RAID mode gt 1 0 Device Press
31. apter 3 2 Whenever CPU is not installed always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered shown in Figure 1 to avoid damaging 3 Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the CPU cooler installation only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depend ing on the model you purchase 2 6 Hardware Setup 7 Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules For more information on compatible components please visit http global msi com tw index php func testreport nnn on OOOO nnn on D D D D DDR2 V HUDD UO uout UU DUDU a U U U U 240 pin 1 8V l 64x2 128 pin 56x2 112 pin Important DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDR2 standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDR2 memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots In Dual Channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and den
32. ard Mixer In the Mixer part you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually 1 Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you plugged in front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output items Realtek HD Audio input Mic Volume Stereo Mix Before set up please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks on the rear or front panel The Realtek HD Audio front output item will appear after you plugging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel 2 Multi Stream Function ALC888 supports an outstanding feature called Multi Stream which means you may play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the indicated real panel or front panel This feature is very helpful when 2 people are using the same computer together for different purposes Click the KJ button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear Then check the Enable playback multi streaming and click OK to save the setup Important If you use AC97 front panel the device have to be plugged into the jacks on the panel before enable the multi stream function A 8 Realtek ALC888 Audio Mixer ToolBox show the following volume controls E E E E lw Advanced Controls y Enable playback mult streaming When you are playing the first audio source for example use Windows Media Player to play DVD VCD the out
33. ase then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver If this is not the case then press F6 when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver into the A drive Note For Windows Vista you can use Floppy CD DVD or USB Please follow the instruction below to make an Intel RAID Driver for yourself O Ny A Insert the MSI CD into the CD ROM drive Click the Browse CD on the Setup screen Copy all the contents in MIDE Intel IC H10R Floppy to a formatted floppy diskette 4 The driver diskette for Intel ICH10R RAID Controller is done 10 For Windows Vista During the Operating system installation after selecting the location to install Vista click on Load Driver button to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert the floppy disk or media Floppy CD DVD or USB you created in step 3 and press Enter You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters This list should include Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Select the appropriate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel RAID controller Press ENTER again to continue You have successfully installed the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver and Windows setup should c
34. asze rodowisko naturalne oraz jako firma dbajaca o ekologi MSI przypomina Ze Zgodnie z Dyrektyw Unii Europejskiej UE dotycz c odpad w produkt w elektrycznych i elektronicznych Dyrektywa 2002 96 EC kt ra wchodzi w ycie 13 sierpnia 2005 tzw produkty oraz wyposa enie elektryczne i elektroniezne nie mog by traktowane 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 wypelni wymagania UE przyjmuj c produkty sprzedawane na terenie Unii Europejskiej wycofywane z u ycia Produkty MSI b dzie mo na zwraca w wyznaczonych punktach zbiorczych yi 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 altmda 13 A fustos 2005 tarihinden itibaren ge erli olmak zere elektrikli ve elektronik malzemeler diger at klar gibi pe atilamayacak ve bu elektonik cihazlar n reticileri cihazlarin kullan m s releri bittikten sonra r nleri geri toplamakla y k ml olacakt r Avrupa Birligi ne satilan MSI markah r nlerin kullan m s releri bittiginde MSI r nlerin geri al nmas iste i ile i birli i i erisinde olacakt r r nlerinizi yerel toplama noktalar na b rakabilirsiniz Zalezi n m na ochran ivotn ho prost ed spole nost MSI upozor uje Podle sm rnice Evro
35. ata on the selected recovery drive Back up all important data before continuing Select Next to continue i Cancel 5 Modify the recovery volume name if you wish C 24 6 Select a hard drive to be used as the master hard drive for the recovery volume r Create Recovery Volume Wizard Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Confirm Yolume Name and Select Master Drive The master drive will be the source drive For the recovery volume Volume Name Recovery OO00 The name is limited to 16 English alpha numeric characters Available Master Drives Parameter System Hard Drive Partition Size Device Port Device Port Yes C NTFS 74 5 GB U Internal 7 Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the recovery volume E Create Recovery Volume Wizard Select Recovery Drive WARNING Existing data on the selected recovery drive will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing Available Recovery Drives Port 2 5T38081745 Serial SMR2D357 74 5 GB Port 2 5135001745 Serial SMR2D357 74 566 Parameter System Hard Drive Partition Size Device Port Device Port Generation Value No No Partition Found 74 5 GB 2 Internal 1 MS 7526 Mainboard 8 Select an update policy Create Recovery Volume Wizard Select Update Policy Select one of the following update policies To modify the policy later right click
36. b menu you can adjust and monitor the clocks of MB and graphics card Voltage e In this sub menu you can adjust and monitor the voltages of MB and graphics card FAN speed In this sub menu you can adjust and monitor the fan speeds of MB and graphics card 4 Temperature LG In this sub menu you can monitor the temperatures of MB and graphics card User Profile In this sub menu you can set the values of clock voltage and fan speed by your need and save them in a profile You can save 3 profiles for further use Click on the icon E the clock voltage fan and temperature buttons will appear beside the icon Dual Core Center 7 DOT Dynamic OverClocking Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function included in the MSI s newly developed Dual CoreCenter Technology It is designed to detect the loading of CPU GPU while running programs and to over clock automatically When the mainboard detects that the loading of CPU is exceed the default threshold for a time it will soeed up the CPU and fan automatically to make the system run smoother and faster When the graphics card detects that the loading of GPU is exceed the default threshold for a time it will soeed up the GPU memory fan and voltage automatically to make the system run smoother and faster When the CPU GPU is temporarily suspending or staying in low loading balance it will restore the default settings instead Usuall
37. can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration 3 19 MS 7526 Mainboard i GreenPower CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc GreenPouer CPU Phase Control Disabled Help Item LED Power Control Autol Auto Disabled Tie gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Menory Z FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults gt CPU Phase Control When set to Auto the hardware will auto adjust the CPU power phase according to the loading of CPU to reach the best power saving function gt LED Power Control When set to Auto the CPU power phase LEDs on the mainboard will light automatically according to the CPU power phase mode 3 20 BIOS Setup 8 Cell Menu CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Cell Menu Current CPU Frequency 1 806Hz 2009 Help Item Current DRAM Frequency 667MHz Options DUT Control Disabled Intel EIST Enabled Private L Intel C STATE tech Disabled Sergeant JZ Adjust CPU FSB Frequency MHz 2001 Captain WM Adjusted CPU Frequency MHz 1600 Colonel TA m _ ___ zz O X General 10 Advance DRAM Configuration Press Enter Commander 15 FSB DRAM Ratio Auto Disabled Adjusted DRAM Frequency MHz 6
38. d drives are OK E 4 Detail The system is functioning normally No RAID volumes are present ol Protect data from a hard drive failure with RAID 1 8 Improve storage performance with RAID 0 Ce Protect data using Intel R Rapid Recover Technology C 23 MS 7526 Mainboard Recovery Volume in Advanced Mode Creation Important Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete any existing data on the drive selected as the recovery drive Back up all important data before beginning these steps To create a recovery volume in Advanced mode use the following steps 1 Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Start gt All Programs gt Intel Matrix Storage Manager gt Intel Matrix Storage Console 2 Select Advanced Mode in the View menu 3 Select Create Recovery Volume in the Actions menu File View Pida Create RAID Volume Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Create Recovery Volume Rescan for Plug and Play Devices intel a e Wees Ports Port 1 Unused 4 Select Next to continue Create Recovery Volume Wizard Welcome to the Create Recovery Yolume Wizard This wizard creates a recovery volume using Intel R Rapid Recover Technology This technology copies data from a master drive to a recovery drive either continuously or on request The data cn the master drive will be preserved WARNING Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete existing d
39. data from a single non AAID hard drive to anew RAID volume Volume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard drives being used You may continue to use other applications during this tine Select Net to continue C 17 MS 7526 Mainboard 1 Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name selecting the RAID level and strip size Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Configure Yolume Wou can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by selecting the RAID level and strip size below Volume Name Volume_D000_ The name ts limited to 16 English alpha numenc characters RAID Level RAID O Strip Size RAID Volume Name ETE A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the RAID_Volume text currently appears above The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 characters The RAID volume name must RAID Level Select the desired RAID level RAID 0 Performance RAID 1 Redundancy RAID 5 Useful also be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters A volume optimized for performance will allow you to access your data more quickly A volume optimized for data redundancy will provide you with a realtime duplicate copy of your data Note Only half of the available volume space will be avail able for data storage RAID 5 can be used on three or more disks with zero
40. dia Player A 18 Realtek ALC888 Audio 7 Hardware Setup Connecting the Speakers When 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 n 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC No function No function No function e ex Ls eo ro MS 7526 Mainboard n 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels No function No function gt fox Es ko PSE A 20 n 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output 2 Realtek ALC888 Audio Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel No function A 21 MS 7526 Mainboard n 8 Channel Mode for 8 Speaker Output el fo e fe ro EE To enable 7 1 channel audio out function on Vista operating system you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver Or the mainboard will support 5 1 channel Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel Line Out Side channels Important audio out only A 22 Appendix B Dual Core Center AS 101 O Dual CoreCenter the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop helps users to monitor or confi
41. duct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth For better PCI performance you should set the item to higher values gt CPU Feature Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Feature Execute Bit Support Enabled Seen Iten Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 Disabled Ven disabled force disabled force gt Execute Bit Support 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 Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 The Max CPUID Value Limit is designed limit the listed speed of the processor to older operating systems gt Chipset Feature Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Feature HPET Enabled Help Item UGA Share Memory 32H DUMT Mode Select DUMT Model High Precision Event DUMT FIXED Memory 256M Timer Supported by BIOS Setup gt HPET The HPET High Precision Event Timers is a compone
42. e A Not Installed Halt on All Errors System Information Press Enter Tie gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Memory 2 FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults gt Date MM DD YY This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan to Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users gt Time HH MM SS This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt gt IDE Master Slave SATA1 4 Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 3 6 BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc SATAJ Help Item Disabled Disables LBA Mode Auto Enables LBA SS AAA Mode if the device LBA Large Mode Autol supports it and the DMA Mode Auto device is not already Hard Disk S M A R T Auto formatted with LBA Mode disabled gt Device Vendor Size It will showing the device information that you connected to the SATA connector gt LBA Large Mode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode Setting to Auto enables LBA mode if the device supports it and th
43. e devices is not already formatted with LBA mode disabled gt DMA Mode Select DMA Mode gt Hard Disk S M A R T 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 Important IDE Master Slave SATA 1 4 are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the IDE SATA connectors on the mainboard gt Floppy Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options Not install 360KB 1 2MB 720KB 1 44MB 2 88MB gt Halt On MS 7526 Mainboard The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot When the system stops for the errors preset it will halt on for 15 seconds and then automatically resume its operation Available options are All Errors The system stops when any error is detected No Errors The system doesn t stop for any detected error gt System Information Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc system Information Intel OR Pentium R Dual CPU E2160 BR 1 806Hz Help Iten CPUID MicroCode O6FD AS CPU Frequency 1 60GHz
44. ed and the sys tem has rebooted click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link Start gt All Programs gt Intel Matrix Storage Manager gt Intel Matrix Storage Console and the following window will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Console 2 View hard drive and volume status All hard drives and volumes are OK Ss Detail System functioning normally Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk choose Action gt Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Intel R Matrix Storage Console File View Ria Create RAID Volume as E Port O HDT 22516014380 E Port 1 HDT722516DL4 380 3 Port 4 HDS722580VL5480 E Port 3 HDS722525 LSA80 CG s Unused Ports j lt Port 4 Unused age Port 5 Unused Information Parameter Usage Status Device Port Device Port Location Current Seral ATA Transfer Mode Model Serial Number Firmware Native Command Queuing Support System Hard Drive Size Value Non R lD hard drive Normal Internal Generation 2 HDT 72251 6D LA380 VDNEIBTCDKZODY V43S0A914 Yes Yes 153 3 GB The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the following procedure Click Next to continue Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Welcome to the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard This wizard migrates
45. ei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici Direttiva 2002 96 EC in yigore 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 adeguera 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 CONTENTS CSOD Y GIGI INOC SiMe i nectar ce cet ete t CO OO i Trademark ege i AUS o een ii Tecnica SUODO cece e al i E A ii FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ENEE iv WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement 0000000000naaanaaeaaaena V Chapter Te Getting Ettel 1 1 Mainboard Specifications ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeseseseeeeseeesseseseesesssseeeeeees 1 2 Mainboard e E EE 1 4 POMO GMC GIS to des Spats et des pads et dt ids ads des ed i ol 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Sella 2 1 QUIE enee Ee 2 2 GPU Gentral Processing Umi O 2 3 MM te e dos 2 7 PAIS e e td a ed a a e aos 2 9 E ei Ela EE 2 10 o A ed eat 2 12 Ein Let EE 2 19 le EE 2 20 LED Staus Lee re EE 2 21 Chapter 3 BIOS SIUD carnier aen rr 3 1 EMEnng Se EE 3 2 ele NC chs es te alc e e ae ud 3 4 Standard GMOS E 3 6 Advanced BIOS EE 3 9 integrated gent iria 3 13 Po
46. endix C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality on platforms MS 7526 Mainboard H ICH10R Introduction The ICH10R provides a hybrid solution that combines 4 independent SATAII ports for support of up to 4 Serial ATAII Serial ATAI RAID drives with this mainboard Serial ATAII SATAII is the latest generation of the ATA interface SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 3Gb 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 3Gb s transfers with CRC error checking 2 Supports Hot plug n play feature 3 Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing elevator seek and packet chain command Intel ICH10R offers RAID level O Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplexing RAID level 5 Block Interleaved Distributed Parity RAID level 10 A Stripe of Mirrors Intel Martix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Recover Technology RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives Spreading the hard drive I O load across independent channels greatly improves I O performance RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information This
47. er Status No Statel Enable Disable TPM gt TCG TPM SUPPORT Setting the option to Yes enables TPM Trusted Platform Module to the system SH MS 7526 Mainboard gt TPM Enable Disable status TPM Owner Status These items show the status of TPM read only gt Intel Robson Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 3 12 CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Intel Robson Configuration Intel Robson Configuration Help Item Intel Robson Enabled gt Intel Robson This item is used to enable disable Intel Robson technology Intel Robson tech nology is turbo memory technology that can let the users to enable operation system without accessing hard disk frequenctly This boot up way can promote 20 speed and promote the speed of the large application program two times that can speed up the enable time and reduce power consumption BIOS Setup 8 Integrated Peripherals CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals USB Control ler Enabled Help Item Enabled USB Device Legacy Support PEZ Onboard LAN Control ler Enabled Options LAN Option ROM Disabled Onboard EEE1394 Control ler Enabled Disabled Extra IDE Control ler Enabled Enabled HD Audio Controller Enabled On Chip ATA Devices Press Enter 1 0 Devices Press Enter Tie gt Move Enter Select V
48. etting button that besides the user profile bar and the next screen will appear Here you can define the clock fan speed voltage by your need click the e button to choose a value quickly or click the plus 6 minus sign 6 button to increase decrease the value User Profile 1 Master Slave Memory NA CRL nd JED Temperature MAX i B 10 FU a Vcore EEA S S DDR _ A e PCIE y Fan Min C e MIE ne Dual Core Center Use the draw bar to set the max system temperature When the system temperature exceeds the threshold you defined the system will pop up a warning message and shut down the system Use the draw bar to set the minimal fan speed When the fan speed is lower than the threshold you defined the system will pop up a warning message e en mm mm _ temperature MAX emperalure MAX o y E Kees 2 1 Fan Min o Fan Min a 0 Si Le dl e E H Da wm wm eee After setting all values you need you can change the user profile name in the box then click the save button to save all changes in a profile n t configuration 9 e n WN e g Finally you can choose the user profile by click the button in the left side and click the Apply button to load the user profile E E MSI U CC kel US EU IA Profile y N Setting gt As pa d AS CC Je User Profile 2 User Profile 3 App
49. g it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys 1 The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the descrip tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only 2 Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format A7526IMS V1 0 052008 where 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A AMI W AWARD and P PHOENIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as Intel N nVidia and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS version 052008 refers to the date this BIOS was released 3 2 BIOS Setup Control Keys lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu SECH Load Optimized Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup menu the first menu you will see is the Main Menu Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to You can use the arrow keys TJ to select the item The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Sub Menu If you find a right pointer symbol as shown in the
50. ge set the field to Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to Enabled later gt CPU Smart FAN Target The mainboard provides the Smart Fan function which can control 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 If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value the smart fan function will be activated It provides several sections to speed up for cooling down automatically gt PC Health Status gt CPU System Temperature CPU FAN SYS FAN1 Speed CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds 3 18 BIOS Setup 8 BIOS Setting Password When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen Enter New Passuord Type the password up to six characters in length and press lt Enter gt 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 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 password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you
51. ged U The equipment has obvious sign of breakage 12 DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT INAN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED STOR AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C 140 F IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT O CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced su Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer BSR aA ER TN Re ABE NANO STG RAR RE PE ERB gt RIAL ARALAR Rig 134 E Y G CE For better environmental protection waste batteries should be collected separately for recycling or special disposal 111 FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B C 4 N1 996 digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna I
52. gure the hard ware status of MSI Mainboard amp MSI Graphics card in windows such as CPU GPU clock voltage fan speed and temperature The appearance in this appendix are for reference only The available functions will differ ent depend on the devices you installed Before you install the Dual CoreCenter please make sure the system has meet the following requirements 1 Intel Pentium4 Celeron AMD Athlon XP Sempron or compatible CPU with PCI Express slot 2 256MB system memory 3 CD ROM drive for software installation 4 Operation system Windows XP 5 DotNet Frame Work 2 0 MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7526 Mainboard H Activating Dual Core Center Once you have your Dual Core Center installed locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard path Utility gt MSI Utility gt Dual Core Center it will have an icon in the system tray a short cut icon on the desktop and a short cut path in your Start up menu You may double click on each icon to enable Dual Core Center 26 PM short cut icon in the system tray ese pr ers Set Program Access and Defaults Windows Catalog H Accessories m Startup TA Documents d A ER A DualCorecenter al NVIDIA Corporation E al Live Update 3 L i Uninstall DualCoreCenter Settings My Bluetooth Places Les Core enter D Search Y J Help and Support Runa Log OFF Administrator Windows XP Profes
53. he 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 guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications Introduction to LGA 775 CPU The pin pad side of LGA 775 The surface of LGA 775 CPU CPU Remember to apply some ther mal paste on it for better heat dispersion Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator MS 7526 Mainboard 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 thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink cooler fan for better heat dispersion Follow the steps below to install the CPU amp cooler correctly Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU amp mainboard 1 The CPU socket has a plastic cap on 2 Remove the cap from lever hinge it to protect the contact from damage side as the arrow shows Before you install the CPU always cover it to pro
54. he Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services Please use lt Ctrl gt lt l gt keys to enter the Intel R 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 Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM 1 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 Q The Driver Model Serial and Size in the following example might be different from your system Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAIDS Copyright 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20549SL 76 7GB 1 HDS722580VLSAS80 VNRB3EC20559SL 76 7GB 2 HDS722580VLSA30 VWVNRB3EC20569SL 76 7GB 3 HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20579SL 76 7GB EEES lt C TRL gt MR A After the above message shows press lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility Q The following procedure is only available with a newly built system or if you are reinstalling your OS It should n
55. he 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 sup ply along with pin 1 amp pin 13 refer to the image at the right hana Pin Definition 13 14 15 16 Ar K i 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ATX 4 pin Power Connector PWR1 This power connector is used to provide power to the CPU Pin Definition PWR1 PIN SIGNAL 2 1 GND 4 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Important 1 Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power sup plies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard 2 Power supply of 350 watts and above is highly recommended for system stability 2 9 MS 7526 Mainboard H Back Panel optional 1394 Port LAN P T Line In RS Out dummm O O tai Line Out CS Out Parallel Port TS NAO cayo o Keyboard Serial Port VGA Port USB Port USB Port Mic SS Out gt Mouse Keyboard The standard PS 2 mouse keyboard DIN connector is for a PS 2 mouse keyboard gt Parallel Port A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode gt Serial Port The serial port is a 16550A high
56. icking the Save button can save the changes to it In the default profile the Save button is not available B 7 MS 7526 Mainboard A FAN Speed In the FAN Speed sub menu you can read fan status of your system Select higher speed for better cooling effect There are several sections for you to change the fan speed to a section after clicking button Click the plus sign button EY to increase the fan speed to a section or click the minus sign button to decrease Or click the Default button to restore the default values e PS Default Save Cancel Apply EE CPU Fr See System Core Cemer d EE On the underside it shows the graphs of the fan speed Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important 1 When you set the fan speed manually please make sure to disabled the CPU Smart FAN Target item in the BIOS 2 In the user profile clicking the Save button can save the changes to it In the default profile the Save button is not available Dual Core Center 7 Temperature In the Temperature sub menu you can see temperature status of your system GPO 41 Board T p Dual y Loarel enter On the underside it shows the graphs of the temperatures Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown B 9 MS 7526 Mainboard i User Profile In the User Profile sub menu click the s
57. id Click here 4 Click Finish to restart the system a 3 EE Sms pa AAN AS Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 52 R1 86 Install5 held Wizard Complete T k High Detinition Audio Driver Before S el e ct t h l S i SS option Y Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup InstallShield Click here MS 7526 Mainboard H Software Configuration After installing the audio driver you are able to use the 2 4 6 or 8 channel audio feature now Click the audio icon Fa from the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration It is also available to enable the HD Audio Configuration by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel wl dl rn KEE CETERA T Double click amp Control Panel EEE ay Fie Edit view Favoites Tools Help Q Bach gt Y AP Search E Folders EJ Address B Control Panel v EI o control Panel T 4a gi P EN Eu a gt Accessibility Add Hardware Add or Administratve MEE Date and Time Display Folder Options Fonts Game Ek Switch to Category View Options Remoy Tools Sound Effect Controllers Oe oe H 9 e e AU See Also gt gt Intel R GMA Internet Keyboard Mouse Network Phone and Power Options Printersand Regioraland Scanners and Windows Update Driver Options Con
58. isplay This item enables this system to show the company logo on the boot up screen Settings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot gt Quick Booting Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 10 seconds since it will skip some check items gt Boot Up Num Lock LED This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad 3 9 MS 7526 Mainboard gt IOAPIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system gt 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 gt Primary Graphic s Adapter This setting specifies which graphic card is your primary graphics adapter 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 con
59. l ICH10R SATA RAID The following window appears to show the Readme File Information It shows the system requirements and installation information Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 5 0 1017 Readme File Information Refer to the Readme tile below to view system requirements and installation information Press the Page Down key to view the rest of the tile EE SNE EE EE EE EE RR Installation Readme for Intel A Matrix Storage Manager Reter to the system requirements for the operating systems supported by Intel A Matrix Storage Manager This document makes references to products developed by Intel There are some restrictions on how these products may be used and what information may be disclosed to others Please read the Disclaimer section at the bottom of this document and contact pour Intel field representative if you would like more information D x x D D x x x x ENN MESEM S SE SE SE ME MESES S SM SE SE ME NNNN SOE SE SE SE ME NNN NN SE SE E NENNEN NN SIE ENN NNN SML SAE SIE ENNEN SME SO SE SE KA E Cancel IntellR Installation Frameworks Once the installation is complete the following window appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 5 0 1017 The setup for the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager is complete You must restart this computer for the changes to take effect Would you like to restart the computer now Ze Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my comp
60. l comply 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 ber Elektro und Elektronik Altger te d rfen Elektro und Elektronik Altger te nicht mehr als kommunale Abf lle 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 ausschliesslich an einer lokalen Altger tesammelstelle in Ihrer N he En tant qu cologiste et afin de prot ger environnement MSI tient 4 rappeler ceci Au sujet de la directive europ enne EU relative aux d chets des quipement lectriques et lectroniques directive 2002 96 EC prenant effet le 13 ao t 2005 que les produits lectriques et lectroniques ne peuvent tre d pos s dans les d charges ou tout simplement mis la poubelle Les fabricants de ces quipements 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 cons quent vous pouvez retourner localement ces mat riels dans les points de collecte PYCCKUM Kommanna MSI npeampanaMaeT aAkTHBH
61. ly the adjustments click the Cancel button to cancel Or click the Default button to restore the default values e Clock MHz dy e CPU GPU E CPU WSA L usage BEIER 3 Default Save Conese ABD em E we ra 0000 Lore Center On the underside it shows the graphs of the clocks Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important In the user profile clicking the Save button can save the changes to it In the default profile the Save button is not available B 6 Dual Core Center 7 Voltage In the Voltage sub menu you can see voltage status including Vcore memory GPU voltage etc of your system and you can select desired value for overclocking It will show several items to select for overclocking after you click the button You can click the plus sign button 6 to increase the voltage or click the minus sign button 6 to decrease And finally click the Apply button to apply the adjustments If you do not want to apply the adjustments click the Cancel button to cancel Or click the Default button to restore the default values A Vcore E H o y e PCI 33v ET y o sy Le y e 12v Le y Default Sove Concel Apply SCH Veore _Dual 3 Lore Center _ A On the underside it shows the graphs of the voltages Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important In the user profile cl
62. most suitable Spread Spectrum value please consult your local EMI regulation 3 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 3 24 BIOS Setup 7 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe or Optimized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Load Fail Safe Defaults OK Cancel Selecting Ok and pressing Enter loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Load Optimized Defaults 0k Cancel Selecting Ok and pressing Enter loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance 3 25 Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio The Realtek ALC888 provides 10 channel DAC that si multaneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 chan nels of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the Front Out Left and Front Out Right channels MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7526 M
63. n CREATE VOLUMEMENU Name Volumed RAID Level RAIDS Parily SELECT DISKS 4 Then select the strip value 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 values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Here are some typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB 5 Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field The default value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks CREATE VOLUME MENU Name Volumed RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size G4KB Capacity Syncy N A Create Volume HELP 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 C 5 C 6 MS 7526 Mainboard Since you want to create two volumes Intel Matrix RAID Technology this default size maximum needs to be reduced Type in a new size for the first volume As an example if you want the first volume to span the first 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 6 Then the following screen appear
64. natively please try the following help resources for further guidance Visit the MSI website for FAQ technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http global msi com tw index php func service Contact our technical staff at http ocss msi com tw 11 Safety Instructions te ef E 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 equip ment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V be fore 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 service personnel U The power cord or plug is damaged U Liquid has penetrated into the equipment U The equipment has been exposed to moisture U The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual U The equipment has dropped and dama
65. ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LA NOTICE D INSTALLATIONAVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU Micro Star International MS 7526 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 1V WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement ENGLISH gen To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist MSI must remind you that Under the European Union EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002 96 EC which takes effect on August 13 2005 products of electrical and electronic equipment cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life MSI wil
66. nectiors Medem Faxes Language Cameras Help and Support A O Be 43 E ez D Y g Scheduled Sounds and Speech System Taskbar and User Accounts Audio Devices Start Menu A 4 Realtek ALC888 Audio Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list Karaoke s Equalizer Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow several kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings Stone Corridor Bathroom Sewer pipe Arena and Audio Corridor for quick enjoyment You may choose the provided sound effects and the equalizer will adjust automatically If you like you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the Load EQ Setting and Save Preset button click Reset EQ Setting button to use the default value or click Delete EQ Set ting button to remove a preset EQ setting There are also other pre set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking Others under the Equalizer part MS 7526 Mainboard Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool 10 bands of equalizer ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz Save The settings are saved permanently for future use
67. ngs for power management gt H W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status gt BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS gt GreenPower Use this menu to specify the power phase gt Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control and overclocking 3 4 BIOS Setup gt Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance gt Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard gt Save amp Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup gt Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 3 5 MS 7526 Mainboard H Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Features Date MM DD YY Thu 05 08 2008 Time HH MM 55S 04 33 13 While entering setup IDE Master Not Detected BIOS auto detects the IDE Slave Not Detected presence of IDE SATA 1 Not Detected devices This displays SATA 2 ot Dete d the status of auto SATA 3 Not De detection of IDE SATA 4 Not Detected devices Floppy Driv
68. nt that is part of the chipset You can enable it and it will provide you with the means to get to it via the various ACPI methods gt VGA Share Memory The system shares memory to the onboard VGA card This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the VGA card gt DVMT Mode Select This item allows you to set the mode for the graphics core Fixed Mode a fixed size fragment of the system memory is allocated to the graphics core It can only be used by the graphics core DVMT Mode the driver of the graphics core uses the system memory like any other OS component or application does gt DVMT FIXED Memory Specify the size of DVMT FIXED memory to allocate for video memory gt Boot Sequence Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Sequence gt 1st 2nd Boot Device The items allow you to set the first second boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system gt Boot From Other Device Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from 1st 2nd boot device gt Trusted Computing Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Trusted Computing TCG TPM SUPPORT Yes Help Item TPH Enable Disable Status No Statel TPM Own
69. o enables DRAM CAS Latency automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module 3 22 BIOS Setup gt MEMORY Z Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc H EMORY Z gt DIMM Memory SPD Information Press Enter Help Item gt DIMM1 2 Memory SPD Infromation Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc DIMM1 Memory SPD Information DIMM1 Memory SPD Information Help Iten Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM Hanufacture A DATA Part Number DQUE1A16 serial Number 00 Memory CAS Latency Support 3 4 5 SDRAM CYCLE TIME 2 5ns MEMORY TRP 12 50ns 5CLK MEMORY TRCD 12 50ns SCLK MEMORY TR S 45ns 18CLK MEMORY TRC 57 50ns 22CLK MEMORY TRIP T 50ns GCLE MEMORY TRRD T 50ns ICLK MEMORY TUR 15 0ns 6CLK MEMORY TUTR 7 50ns 3CLK gt DIMM1 2 Memory SPD Infromation These items display the current status of the current DIMM Memory speed information such as memory type max bandwidth manufacture part number serial number SDRAM cycle time DRAM TCL DRAM TRCD DRAM TRP DRAM TRAS DRAM TRFC DRAM TWR DRAM TWTR DRAM TRRD and DRAM TRTP They are read only gt FSB DRAM Ratio This item will allow you to adjust the ratio of FSB
70. one that is of equal or greater Capacity 3 Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously during the Power On Self Test POST Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v3 5 0 1013 CH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume RAID10 RAIDO 1 64KB 153 4GB Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20549SL 7GB HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC204559SL 76 7GB HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20569SL 76 7GB HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20569SL 76 7GB aterm lt C TRL 1 gt AA EUA 4 Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding and then press ENTER Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROMy8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild Rebuild completes in the operating system Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding ESC to exit Port Drive Model Serial Size 0 HDS722580VLSA80 WVNRB3EC205495L 76 7GB t 4 Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit VIII VILE Iy RPS yatua v 01 EA E 76 78 VNRB3EC 76768 VNRB3EC2 76768 VNRBSEC20579SL 76768 Change ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select C 27 MS 7526 Mainboard 5 Exit Intel RAID Option ROM and then reboot to Windows s
71. ontinue Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted and Windows setup starts copying files Intel ICH10R SATA RAID U Existing Windows Vista XP 2000 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 Intel AA RAID Edition 4 The drivers will be automatically installed U Confirming Windows Vista XP 2000 Driver Installation 1 2 3 From Windows Vista XP 2000 open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller should appear ca MS 7526 Mainboard H Installing Software Install Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data For this reason you cannot remove or un install this driver from the system after installation however you will have the ability to un install all other non driver components Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Editor to install the software KO F ix ap ay i E aa d We 7 PET 4 Ar TR pE e
72. or more spare disks The resulting RAID 5 device size will be N 1 S where N is the how many drive S is the size of the smallest drive in the array If one of the disks fail all data are still intact It can rebuild the disk from the parity information If spare disks are available re construction will begin immediately after the device failure If two disks fail simultaneously all data are lost RAID 5 can survive one disk failure but not two or more Both read and write performance usually increase but can be hard to predict how much Reads are similar to RAID 0 reads writes can be either rather Intel ICH10R SATA RAID expensive requiring read in prior to write in order to be able to calculate the correct parity information or similar to RAID 1 writes The write efficiency depends heavily on the amount of memory in the machine and the usage pattern of the array Heavily scattered writes are bound to be more expensive RAID 10 Mirrored Stripes A RAID 1 array of two RAID 0 arrays Strip Sizes Select the desired strip size setting As indicated the optimal setting is 128KB Se lecting any other option may result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model The most typical strip size settings are 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models req
73. ory modules can afford to overclocking regularly first If you find the PC appears to be unstable or reboot incidentally it s better to disable the Dynamic Overclocking or to lower the level of overclocking options By the way if you need to conduct overclocking manually you also need to disable the Dynamic OverClocking first gt Intel 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 support EIST technology gt Intel C STATE tech 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 support c state technology gt Adjust CPU FSB Frequency MHz This item allows you to set the CPU FSB frequency in MHz This item will disappear after you set the gt Adjusted CPU FSB Frequency MHz It shows the adjusted CPU frequency FSB x Ratio Read only gt Advance DRAM Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advance DRAM Configuration Advanced Memory Setting Auto Help Item gt MEMORY Z Press Enterl When you set it to Manual then you can setup memory timing with special setting gt Advanced Memory Setting Setting to Aut
74. ot be used to migrate an existing system to RAID C 3 MS 7526 Mainboard After pressing the lt Ctrl gt and lt l gt keys simultaneously the following window will appear MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 olume 4 Recovery Volume Options DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes Data is Encrypted None defined Physical Disks Port Devic e Size Type Status Vol 1D 30 YN die RB3EC 20569SL VN RBSEC 20579SL 1 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 Name Yolumed RAID Level Re Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 00 GB Syncy N A Create Volume HELP Choose the RAID level RAIDO Stripes data performance RAID Mirrors data redundancy Recovery Copies data between a master and a recovery disk RAID 10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAIDS Stripes data and parity Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 3 In the Disk field press lt Enter gt key and the following screen appears 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 selectio
75. psk unie EU o likvidaci elektrick ch a elektronick ch v robk 2002 96 EC platn od 13 srpna 2005 je zak z no likvidovat elektrick a elektronick v robky y b n m komun ln m odpadu a v robci elektronick ch v robk na kter se tato sm rnice vztahuje budou povinni odeb rat takov v robky zp t po skon en jejich ivotnosti Spole nost MSI spln po adavky na odeb r n v robk zna ky MSI prod van ch v zemich EU po skon eni jejich ivotnosti Tyto v robky m ete odevzdat v mistnich sb rnach Annak rdek ben hogy k rnyezet nket megv dj k illetve k rnyezetv d k nt fell pve az MSI eml kezteti Ont hogy Az Eur pai Uni EU 2005 augusztus 13 n hat lyba l p az elektromos s elektronikus berendez sek hullad kair l sz l 2002 96 EK ir nyelve szerint az elektromos s elektronikus berendez sek t bb nem kezelhet ek lakoss gi hullad kk nt s az ilyen elektronikus berendez sek gy rt i k teless v lnak az ilyen term kek visszav tel re azok hasznos lettartama v g n Az MSI betartja a term kvisszav tellel kapcsolatos 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 Pambiente MSI da sempre amica della natura ti ricorda che In base alla Direttiva dell Unione Europea EU sulo Smaltimento d
76. put will be played from the rear panel which is the default setting Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first and use a different program to play the second audio source for example use Winamp to play MP3 files You will find that the second audio source MP3 music will come out from the Line Out audio jack of Front Panel Realtek HD Audio output Realtek HD Audio input Mic Volume Stereo Mix MS 7526 Mainboard 3 Playback control Playback device This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound And this is essential when multi streamingplayback enabled Realtek HD Audio Rear Output Realtek HD Audio Front Output Tool Mute Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced controls Enable playback multi streaming With this function you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone stream 1 from front panel while still have music stream 2 from back panel in play At any given period you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously Mixer ToolBox Show the following wolume controls H Advanced Controls T Enable playback multi streaming as A 10 Realtek ALC888 Audio 4 Recording control Realtek HD
77. r is booting or to control a hard drive that contains important data For this reason pou cannot remove or Uninstall this driver from the computer after installation However you can uninstall other non critical components The following components can be uninstalled Intel R Matrix Storage Console Help Documentation Start Menu Shortcuts System Trap loon Service Event Monitor Service Click Next to continue the setup Click Cancel to exit the setup Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 5 0 1017 License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the Page Down key to view the rest of the agreement INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT DEM 7 IHY 215 Distribution amp A Single User IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until pou have carefully read the following terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement If vou do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software Please Also Note lPyou are an Onginal Equipment Manufacturer DEM Independent Hardware Vendor IHY or Independent Software Wendor 15 this complete LICENSE AGREEMENT applies e fou must accept all of the terms of the license agreement in order to continue the setup program Do you accept the terms lt Back Intel R Installation Frameworks Inte
78. 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 and a RAID O stripe is created over these Intel Matrix RAID Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison Intel Rapid Recover Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to copy data from a designated 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 Recovery drive They are Continuous Update Policy and On Request Update Policy 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 illustrations in this appendix C 2 Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 7 BIOS Configuration The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is t
79. right view appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu P SATAL can be launched from this field A sub menu contains addi A tional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys Be SATAJ TL to highlight the field and press lt Enter gt to call up the sub BS 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 main menu just press the lt Esc gt 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 3 3 MS 7526 Mainboard H The Main Menu CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CHUS Features Tles Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FS Memory Z FO Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc gt Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc gt Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features gt Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals gt Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your setti
80. s for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume Press lt Y gt to continue CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Level Disks strip Size Capacity Volume RAIDS Parity select Disks 64KB 228 0 GB Press ENTER to Create the specified volume eg l l 7 Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disksto Mon RAID 4 Recovery Volume Options DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name 0 Volumed Level RAID5 Parity Strip Size 4KB 228 06B Status Physical Disks Port Device ll Serial Size 0 T vLSABO VNRB3EC205495L 76 7GB 1 1722580 VNRB3EC205595L Ucht 2 VNRB3EC20569SL 76 7GB 76 7GB a 3 1122080 VN RBSEC 20579SL Data is Encrypted Bootable Yes Type Status Vol D Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM your system will become unbootable Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press 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 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAIDS Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights
81. s is recommend while playing CD 48KHz This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby 96KHz This is recommended while playing DVD Audio 192KHz This is recommended while playing High quality Audio Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format Such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S PDIF Out Realtek ALC888 Audio Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality The one you select will light up and make testing sound 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 Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically Center one Front Right Side Right Side Left Subwoofer Rear Left Rear Right MS 7526 Mainboard Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone Select the Noise Suppres sion to remove the possible noise during recording or select Acoustic Echo Can cellation to cancel the acoustic echo during recording Acoustic Echo Cancellation prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends The voice of your friend will come out from speakers playback However the voice of your friend might also be recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet
82. sional Turn OFF Computer short cut path in the start up menu path Start gt Programs gt MSI gt DualCoreCenter gt DualCoreCenter B 2 Dual Core Center 7 Main Before using this utility we have to remind you only when installing the MSI V044 V044 has to install with the version 8 26 or newer driver V046 or V060 graphics card can activate the full function of this utility If you install a graphics card of other brand only hardware status of the MSI mainboard would be available Introduction Click each button appearing above to enter sub menu to make further configuration or to execute the function MB Click MB button to read current CPU temperature FSB and CPU clock of mainboard will show below VGA Click VGA button to read current GPU temperature GPU clock and memory clock of graphics card will show below DOT Click DOT button to enable or disable the Dynamic Overclocking Technology B 3 MS 7526 Mainboard AV Game Office Silence Cool MSI provides five common settings for different environments The settings had been set to optimal values to reach better performance in each environment Click the button you need E Li S Important Before clicking the AV Game Office Silence or Cool button select Smooth mode or Sharp mode to decide whether you want the system to reach the optimal values smoothly or quickly Sharp mode ER Smooth mode Clock In this su
83. sity in different channel DIMM slots To enable successful system boot up always insert the memory modules into the DIMM1 first Due to the chipset resource deployment the system density will only be detected up to 3 GB not full 4GB when each DIMM is installed with a 2GB memory module 2 1 MS 7526 Mainboard Installing Memory Modules 1 The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation 2 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 Important You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot 3 Manually check if the memory module has been locked in place by the DIMM slot clips at the sides di T OOO00 0000 00 000000000000 00000000 0000000 1000000 ae OOD 000000000 000000000000 0000000 00000 00 00000 000000 ZK L J 2 8 Hardware Setup 8 Power Supply ATX 24 Pin Power Connector ATX1 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24 pin power supply To connect the ATX 24 pin power supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into t
84. speed communications port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector gt VGA Port The DB15 pin female connector is provided for monitor 1394 Port optional The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE1394 devices gt USB Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices 2 10 Hardware Setup gt LAN The standard RJ 45 LAN jack is for connection Yellow Green Orange to the Local Area Network LAN You can con 00000000 nect a network cable to it LEDState ee e link is not established Yellow On On steadystate state LAN linkis established On brighter amp pulsing On brighter amp pulsing amp pulsing The computeris communicating with another computer onthe LAN Per Y E 10 Mbit sec data rate is selected Right Pon 00 Mbit sec data rate is selected AE 1000 Mbit sec datarate is selected gt Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices It is easy to differentiate be tween audio effects according to the color of audio jacks m Line In Blue Line In is used for external CD player tapeplayer 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
85. system to use the full capacity of the new volume 100 of Volume_0000 Migration Completed x Migration Status The migration was completed successfully The system will need to be rebooted to use the Full capacity of the new 2 volume Do you want to reboot the system now 100 of Volume DU Migration Completed C 22 Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 8 Recovery Volume Creation A recovery volume can be created using either Basic mode or Advanced mode in the Intel Matrix Storage Console Recovery Volume in Basic Mode Creation Important Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete any existing data on the drive selected as the recovery drive Back up all important data before beginning these steps This option may or may not be available depending on your system configuration If you do not see the option listed refer to Recovery Volume Creation in Advanced Mode To create a recovery volume in Basic mode use the following steps 1 Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Start gt All Programs gt Intel Matrix Storage Manager gt Intel Matrix Storage Console 2 Select Protect data using IntelR Rapid Recover Technology Intel R Matrix Storage Console File View Help View hard drive and volume status y Protect data from a hard drive failure with RAID 1 Improve storage performance with RAID 0 2 View hard drive and volume status y Protect data using Intel R Rapid Recover Technoloc All har
86. tect the socket pin 1 Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system 2 Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging 3 The availability of the CPU land side cover depends on your CPU packing 2 4 Hardware Setup 5 Lift the load lever up and open the 6 After confirming the CPU direction load plate for correct mating put down the CPU in the socket housing frame Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base Note that the align ment keys are matched 7 Visually inspect if the CPU is 8 Cover the load plate onto the seated well into the socket If not package take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall aD 2 5 MS 7526 Mainboard 9 Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate and then se cure the lever with the hook under retention tab 11 Press the four hooks down to fas ten the cooler Then rotate the lock ing switch refer to the correct di rection marked on it to lock the hooks Ga yA Switch Tey AN i i 4 T lt y na B Ka a A Wo Ni dl d lt H S U Na 7 gt AR E y 3 y E S Important 10 Align the holes on the mainboard with the heatsink Push down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the mainboard nd SONS 12 Turn over the mainboard to con firm that the clip ends are cor rectly inserted 1 Read the CPU status in BIOS Ch
87. tem will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS 2 keyboard is detected gt Resume From S3 By PS 2 Mouse This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS 2 mouse is detected gt Resume By PCI Device PME When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event BIOS Setup gt Resume By PCI E Device When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCIE device 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 3 17 MS 7526 Mainboard 8 H W Monitor CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc H W Monitor Chassis Intrusion Disabled CPU Smart Fan Target Disabled Chassis Intrusion func PC Health Status CPU Temperature 56 C 132 F Sustem Temperature 34 C 93 F CPU FAN Speed 0 RPM sia FAN 1 Speed O RPI CPU Vcore 1 2 3 38 y 12U Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Saue ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Memory 2 FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults gt Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened To clear the warning messa
88. uiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 2 Select the source disk Then select the source disk that you wish to use and then click gt to move it to the Selected field Then click Next to continue It is very important to note which disk is the source disk the one containing all of the information to be migrated and which one is the target disk On a RAID Ready system this can be determined by making a note during POST of which port the single disk is attached to You can also use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility before the second disk is installed to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that contains all the data Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Source Hard Drive The data on the hard dive you select will be preserved and migrated across a new RAID volume Asta able Selected Port O HDT 22516DLA380 Seriali Port 1 HDT 225160L4380 Seriali Port 2 HDS 22580 L5 480 Serial Port 3 HDS 22525VL5 480 Seriali MS 7526 Mainboard 3 Select Member Hard Drive s Then select the member disk the target disk that you wish to use and then click gt to move it to the Selected field Then click Next to continue Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive s will be deleted
89. unto 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 kunnen 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 odba enoj ekektronskoj i elektri noj opremi Direktiva 2002 96 EC koja stupa na snagu od 13 Avgusta 2005 proizvodi koji spadaju pod elektronsku i elektri nu opremu ne mogu vi e biti 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 proizvode mo ete vratiti na lokalnim mestima za prikupljanje POLSKI Aby chroni n
90. ut GND JCD1 2 16 Hardware Setup Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide JAUD1 2 10 1 9 HD Audio Pin Definition CN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION MIC_L GND MIC_R NC LINE out PR MIC_JD Front_JD NC LINE out_L LINEout_JD Microphone Left channel Ground Microphone Right channel Analog Port Right channel Jack detection return from front panel microphone JACK1 Jack detection sense line from the High Definition Audio CODEC jack detection resistor network No control Analog Port Left channel Jack detection return from front panel JACK2 TPM Module Connector JTPM1 optinoal This connector connects to a TPM Trusted Platform Module module optional Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages 1 20 2 00 CE CE CE EE 0 0 Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 LCLK LPCclock 2 3V_STB 3Vstandbypower 3 LRST LPC reset 4 VCC3 3 3V power 5 LADO LPC address amp data pinO 6 SIRQ Serial IRQ 7 LAD1 LPC address amp data pin1 8 VCC5 5Vpower 9 LAD2 LPC address data pin2 10 KEY No pin 11 LAD3 LPC address amp data pin3 12 GND Ground 13 LFRAME LPCFrame 14 GND Ground 2 1 MS 7526 Mainboard Front USB Connector JUS
91. uter later Click Finish then remove any installation media from the drives lt Back E Intel R Installation Frameworks C 15 MS 7526 Mainboard H RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA SATA hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk However several important steps must be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive 1 BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows on the single SATA hard drive Refer to BIOS section for properly setting 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during Windows Setup Refer to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver dur ing Windows Setup 3 Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is installed To create a volume from an existing disk complete the following steps Important A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all existing data from the added disk and the data cannot be recovered lt is critical to backup all important data on the added disk before proceeding However during the migration process the data on the source disk is preserved After the Intel Matrix Storage Console has been successfully install
92. ve s Back up all important data before continuing Select Finish to begin migrating data to the new volume F SSC Fin ish z Se s C 21 MS 7526 Mainboard 6 Start Migration The migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected A dialogue window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete meanwhile a popup dialogue at the taskbar will also show the migration status While you can still continue using your computer during the migration process once the migration proc ess Starts it cannot be stopped If the migration process gets interrupted and your system is rebooted for any reason it will pick up the migration process where it left off You will be provided with an estimated completion time the remaining time will depend on your system once the migration process starts 0 of Volume 0000 Migration Completed Migration is in progress When migration is complete vou wll need to reboot pour system to use the entire volume capacity To reopen this dialog at any point during the migration nght click on the migrating volume while in the Advanced Mode of the Intel F Matris Storage Console and select Show Migration Progress pl 0 Complete Time Remaining 1 hr 32 min 5 sec The following screen appears if the migration process is completed successfully Then you have to reboot your
93. wer Management e a ua ua duo as 3 15 EN ie 3 18 BIOS Seung RS 2 606 e a 3 19 SSI OM CN A aa aaa ad aan ass Sutera ua teen cee 3 20 Col e a ee ee 3 21 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults cceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 25 Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio seen A 1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver REENEN A 2 Vill Soltware CONT QUIALION is A 4 Hardware Setup A AA AAA AAA A 19 Appendix B Dual Core Gett dE B 1 Activating Dual Gore E EE B 2 Malicia aid B 3 DOT Dynamic OVErClockinG iii AA B 5 Ee e B 6 e Me B 7 Ee HE B 8 TEMPE AA AAA B 9 Ee TEE B 10 Appendix C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ccna C 1 IGA LOR Introducido iii C 2 BIOS eru le TE te E C 3 Sc AA C 10 HASTAC SOWANG EE C 12 RAID Migration IMS truClOnS ovni eegene C 16 Recovery Volume Creal Misi n C 23 Degraded RAID AMY iia C 27 1X Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the G43M2 G45M2 Series MS 7526 v1 X Micro ATX mainboard The G43M2 G45M2 Series mainboards are based on Intel G43 G45 8 ICH10 ICH10R optional chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core and Celeron Dual Core LGA775 processor the G43M2 G45M2 Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7526 Mainboard a Mainboard Specifications Processor Support
94. y the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users PC runs huge amount of data like 3D games or video process and the mainboard graphicd card need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance There will be several selections when you click the DOT rate button include increase rate YY and decrease Y rate buttons to select the DOT level then you have to click the DOT button to apply the DOT function DOT FSB UP Rate button DOT FSB DOWN Rate button 14 Important Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking basically it is still risky We suggest user to make sure that your CPU can afford to overclock regularly first If you find the PC appears to be unstable or reboot incidentally it s better to lower the level of overclocking options By the way if you need to conduct overclocking manually please do not to apply the DOT function MS 7526 Mainboard H Clock In the Clock sub menu you can see clock status including FSB CPU clock of mainboard and GPU memory clock of graphics card of your system And you can select desired value for overclocking There will be several items for you to select for overclocking after you click button You can click the plus sign button 6 to increase the clock or click the minus sign button 6 to decrease the clock And finally click the Apply button to apply the values adjusted If you do not want to app
95. you perform this operation 2 Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non RAID could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk C 8 Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 4 Recovery Volume Options Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press lt Enter gt to change recovery volume mode The following screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved t Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Only Master Disk Enable Only Recovery Disk enablesrecovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will resultin change from Continuous Update mode to On Request t JChange TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On Request after you enable Only Recovery Disk or Only Master Disk C 9 MS 7526 Mainboard H Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista XP 2000 U New Windows Vista XP 2000 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP 2000 1 When you start installing Windows XP and older operating systems 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 c
96. ystem 6 When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes 7 The Intel R Storage Utility 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 S Intel R Matrix Storage Console File View Actions Help Intel RAID Controllers Se Intel A ICH8R DO DH SATA RAID Controller E 5 Arrays EE Array 0000 a B Volumes ff Volumell E RAID Hard Drives E3 Port 0 5T312081345 E Port 1 ST312081394S E Port 2 57312081345 E Port 3 57316002345 Em Missing Hard Drive I A Unused Ports E Port d Unused gt Port 5 Unused C 28 Information Parameter Status System Volume Volume Write Back Cache Enabled RAID Level Strip Size Size Number of Hard Drives Hard Drive Member 1 Hard Drive Member 2 Hard Drive Member 3 Hard Drive Member 4 Parent Array Value Rebuilding 3 complete Yes No RAID 10 striping and mirroring 64 KB 149 GB 4 51312081345 51312081345 51312081345 571316002345 Array 0000

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