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1. L Top mouse rN e st Bottom keyboard z Qa a Qa a Ii T JPWR2 1 ias r O AI Rs a a CFAN1 Q Top Parallel Port B l a un ae Bottom D oo9000000000000000000000 oo 66600000000600000000000000 COMA QOOo0SOOOODOSODOQOQEOOQO O su 1394 Por bo aea oases 5 ae Mini 1394 Port Sood 200000 2 sa F 9909 o00000 a Hd Ke oooo 00000 2 r S ooo 600000 a oa QI cood 00000 al 0000 000000 A aooo oo0000 o oo B O000scuvvUvsuusUUud 000000 z ucH G0600000000000000000000000 H 0000000000000000000000000 o nn coooocoooooooooocoocooocoo a ER Q0000000000A00000000000000 B B B B 5 T SPDIF Out S5 B USB ports N LY na oo J L nu HH ROM nu uu nu T lio ae S nn B USB ports nuo co BOR nu nu nu oof oof Y ni n T Line In no oof M Line Out Wn E oo B Mic oo NBFAN1 uu ion T Line Out 5 sn IR M Line Out lle ee fes oo B SPDIF Out ao oo Optional N ul Ww a a AGP Slot 1 L3unnnngnn gggngnngnnnnnnnngnggdgunnt nnnggnnnngnnunummcJ il Intel CODDODD0D 000000000 0000000000000000C 40 0000000000000000 K0 U 547El PCI Slot 1 JBAT1 Lunsgggogugnungagdggoagnacgnd d ngagdangg ngnguci u UUUDUOUUU J COIIODDODODDODODDODDDDODDDDODODDOODDoOoOoooDNO000 PCI Slot 2 ICH5R Ltu ugnsggggnngngnuungnnugunugnganugnangnungurinugnmnnmn 1 f Liunngggag
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3. gt 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 The following window will appear Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable RAID Volumel RAIDO Stripe 2 223 5GB Normal Yes Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOULME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE ty Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt DEL gt Delete Volume B 10 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Select the volume and press lt Delete gt key to delete the RAID volume The following prompt appears Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOULME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE ty Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt DEL gt Delete Volume Press lt Y gt key to accept the volume deletion B 11 M S 6758 ATX Ma
4. PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth For better PCI performance you should set the item to higher values Settings range from 32 to 248 at a 32 increment 3 19 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Primary Graphics Adapter This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Set ting options are AGP The system initializes the installed AGP card first If the AGP card is not available it will initialize the PCI VGA card PCI The system initialize the installed PCI VGA card first If the PCI VGA card is not available it will initialize the AGP card PCIIDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability Settings options Disabled Enabled PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority PCI Slot2 5 IRQ Priority PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot Setting options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 Auto Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the IRQ line for each PCI slot Set IRQs to PCI or ISA Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears PCI PnP IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 14 15 These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used The settings dete
5. AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by analog audio circuits AUD_FPOUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel AUD_RET_R Right channel audio signal return from front panel HP_ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier KEY No pin AUD_FPOUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel ON Oa A ON eo MSI Reminds You If you don t want to connect to the front audio header 225 pins 5 amp 6 9 amp 10 have to be jumpered in order to have BCEE signal output directed to the rear audio ports Otherwise the Line Out connector on the back panel will not function 2 21 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard en Jumpers The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your motherboard s function through the use of jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There is aCMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration With the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration use the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Follow the instructions below to clear the data Keep Data Clear Data MSI Reminds You You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the syst
6. Front panel connector JFP2 Power LED is light green Memory DDR DIMMs HE I ntel spec IDE ATA66 100 connectors 1st IDE blue 2nd IDE white AGP 8X Slot STS SASL ETA ee 3 ES S TETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTITTTTYTTTTTTYTYTTTTTSTTITTTTIT SEEEEFEREEEEFEREEEERTEDIEEEREREELERELTIS ETETEEERET S TETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTSITITTTTIT ERE EE Serial ATA150 connectors t Front Panel connector JFP1 1394 connector Front Panel connector J FP2 USB 2 0 connector MS 6758 ATX Mainboard CoreCenter CoreCenter contains OC Menu panel users can determine their processor and memory type to optimize its memory capacity This all in one hardware console is advanced combination of the popular PC Alert and Fuzzy Logic Including powerful function with hardware monitor system alert and instinctive UI of overc
7. JL TI OOULOTOTOCOOO COCO OT OOOODOOCOOON OT OOU Oooo Oooo e e SFAN1 p 2 15 DDDDDDDDDDDDDOODDIDDDDDOODDDODDDDIDDDDCDUCDDDUDU T 1 TUITIDIDUUUUUUUUUUTIDUUUUUUUUUDUDUIDUUDUUUTUUUUU J8 p 2 18 J AUDI p 2 21 J1394 1 p 2 19 JFP1 p 2 18 J LED1 p 2 20 JUSB2 JUSB3 JFP2 p 2 18 p 2 21 H ardware Setup Central Processing Unit CPU The mainboard supports Intel Pentium 4 Northwood Prescott processor in the 478 pin package The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating If you do not find the heat sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer Example of CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock 133MHz Core Bus ratio 23 then CPU core speed Host Clock x Core Bus ratio 133MHz x 23 3 06 GHz Memory Speed CPU FSB Support Matrix DDR266 DDR333 DDR400 DDR433 DDR466 DDR500 DDR533 Overclocking spec MSI Reminds You Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overcl
8. cording to the actual CPU temperature 2 15 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard ATA100 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 The mainboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66 100 controller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66 100 function You can connect up to four hard disk drives CD ROM 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices The Ultra ATA100 interface boosts data transfer rates between the computer and the hard drive up to 100 megabytes MB per second The new interface is one third faster than earlier record breaking Ultra ATA 100 technology and is backwards compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface IDE IDE1 IDEI Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDEI IDEI can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive MSI Reminds You If you install two hard disks on cable you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions TES dem dus 2 16 H ardware Setup Serial ATA Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by ICHSR SERI SER2 Optional The Southbridge of this mainboard is ICH5R which supports two
9. gt On Chip IDE Configuration C S A Gigabit Ethernet Auto Load C S A LAN BIOS Enabled OnBoard 1394 Enabled AC 97 Audio Auto gt Set Super 1 0 F1 Help Ti Select Item Change Ualues F9 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu Fi6 Save amp Exit Please note that the options showed on your BIOS might be different depending on the motherboard you buy USB Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard USB controllers USB Device Legacy Support Set to All Device if your need to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Set to No Mice only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse Setting options Disabled No Mice All Device On Chip IDE Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears On Chip IDE Configuration On Chip ATACs Operate Mode ATA Configuration P ATA Only S ATA Keep Enabled No P ATA Channel Selection Both 3 22 BIOS Setup On Chip ATA s Operate Mode This setting allows you to determine how the RAID controller on the south bridge is going to switch to SATA controller Legacy Mode means you may use the traditional 14 and 15 IRQs while Native Mode means you may use all the available IRQs Setting options Legacy Mode Native Mode ATA Configuration The field lets you to configure the available ATA cont
10. icon and the following screen will appear Welcome to MSI Live Update 3 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay E gt ix a Search S Favorites QU Media E Address amp D Program Files MSIiLive Update 31MSI htm MST v SE Links Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English v o MICRO STAR INT L CO LTD MSI A Live Update 37V Live BIOS TM E we MSI Live Update 3 is a useful and powerful application for you to download and e Live Driver update the BIOS and the Device Drivers automatically _ Live VGA BIOS You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the BIOS Live VGA Driver or drivers you want With MSI Live Update 3 you can complete it in several simple pr steps Live OSD E i Please select the items that you want to do on the left column of the main page Live Utility Note in order to operate this application properly please note the following suggests gum Setthe IE security setting Download signed ActiveX controls to Enable or Prompt System default is Prompt ooo e Disable WebTrap of PC cillin R or any web based anti virus application when executing MSI Live Update 3 Contact us Update Microsoft Windows Installer v amp Done E My Computer Five buttons are placed on the left column of the screen Click the desired button to start the update process Live BIOS Up
11. 9 Pin Male DIN Connector Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Ring Indicate ON OA AUO N Audio Port Connectors The left 3 audio jacks are for 2 channel mode for stereo speaker output Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones Line In is used for external CD player Tape player or other audio devices Mic is a connector for microphones However there is an advanced audio application provided by Realtek ALC850 to offer support for 8 channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors from 2 channel to 4 6 8 channel audio For more information on 6 8 channel audio operation please refer to Appendix A Using 2 4 6 or S8 Channel Audio Function Rear Speaker Out Line In in 8CH 6CH Center Subwoofer cm Sinon Speaker Out S PDIF Out Coaxial in 8CH 6CH MIC S PDIF Out Optical in 8CH 6CH 2 13 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Parallel Port Connector LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector as LPT A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode 13 1 25 14 Pin Definition PN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION STROBE Strobe DATAO DataO DATA1 Datat DATA2 Data2 DATA3 Data3 DATA4 Data4 DATA5 Data5 DATA6 Data6 DATA7 Data7 ACK Acknowledge BUSY Busy PE Paper End SELECT Select AUTO FEED Automatic Feed ERR Error INIT Initialize Printer SLI
12. By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement If you do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software The Software contains pre release alpha or beta cade which may not be fully Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose Mo the setup will close To install Intel R 4pplication Accelerator RAID Edition you must accept this agreement Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following window and click Next button to start installation Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files S Setup will install Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install ta a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C Program FilesslntehIntel Application Accelerator Browse uo N Back Nee Cancel Se Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Select Program Folder Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below ou may type a new folder name ar select one from the existing Folders list Click Next to continu
13. GND Ground VCC 5V Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1 Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1 GND Ground 2 3 4 USB Ports 5 6 7 8 2 11 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard 1394 Ports There are two 1394 ports on the back panel providing the connection for 1394 devices Mini 1394 port 1394 port P RJ 45 LAN Jack Giga bit LAN Intel 82547ETD The mainboard provides standard RJ 45 jack for connection to Local Area Network LAN Giga bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000 100 or 1OMbps D 00000 Activity Indicator RJ 45 LAN Jack The pin assignments vary depending on the transfer rates 10 100Mbps or 1000Mbps Note that Pin 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 must work in pairs Please refer to the following for details Giga bit LAN Pin Definition PN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Differential Pair 0 Differential Pair O Differential Pair 1 Differential Pair 2 Differential Pair 2 Differential Pair 1 Differential Pair 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Differential Pair 3 2 12 Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector COM A The mainboard offers one 9 pin male DIN connector as serial port COM A The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connectors Pin Definition 12345 PN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Data Carry Detect Serial In or Receive Data Serial Out or Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready 6789
14. Maximum 6 ATA devices to connect 4 for P ATA amp 2 for S ATA MSI Reminds You BIOS provides a BIOS setup option for Native Mode or Legacy Mode user selection Please refer to P 3 23 On Chip IDE Configuration for details B 2 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction What is RAID 0 striping RAID 0 leverages the read write capabilities of two or more hard drives working in unison to maximize the storage performance of a computer system Data in a RAID 0 volume is arranged into blocks that are interleaved among the disks so that reads and writes can be performed in parallel see below diagram This technique known as striping is the fastest of all of the RAID levels especially for reading and writing large sequential files Real world usage models where RAID 0 can be of particular benefit include loading large files into an image editing application such as Adobe Photoshop saving large movie files in a video editing application such as Adobe Premiere or creating CD or DVD images with a CD DVD authoring package such as Roxio Easy CD Creator The hard drives in a RAID 0 volume are combined to form one volume which appears as a single virtual drive to the operating system For example two 40 GB hard drives in a RAID 0 array will appear as a single 80 GB hard drive to the operating system No redundancy information is stored in a RAID 0 volume This means that 1f one hard drive fails all data on both drives 1s lost
15. 2 Power Management Featutes asco eddie E Pom o ordaa bue MALE ir aad 3 15 PINP PCI Contisurationss oae or EE 3 19 Inte erated Peripherals L2 5 p ora aaa 3 22 PC FIC AUTRES AUIS rer iens fat c estos iere oui Dato Cab mide Doa EC ADR RU RU 3 27 Prequency Voltage Control i a eset ERAS uto od up ERU IS duE 3 28 Set Supervisor User Password ccccccccccecccccececececeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeaeenaaas 3 32 Load High Performance BIOS Setup Defaults 3 33 Appendix A Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function A 1 Installine the A dio DIVER 5e DUET a Ro ews A 2 Installation for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP A 2 Software Configuration sess nnn nnn nns A 4 Sova E HEC sque diua tata eetusscd debeas A 4 Speaker C Oni SULA OM ose Con usd eae E A 6 PRTE DEMO ETE E ATTE A 8 OIL Aa saat aie ee NER A 9 vis DIU cM pr erc NR A 10 Using 2 4 6 amp 8 Channel Audio Function A 12 Appendix B Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction B 1 TMRPOOUUCIION ssiasccidsssdontdamneczeccanencnaec tances tates dcum adio 1020010 Sas tec oM andes B 2 BIOS Oni Cuma OM idu R Coo b hun edo Cold B 5 Installirie SOM Wale iode otis toov ebat osse LR UD Mons Ios EU S Lee B 13 RAID Migration Instructions eeeeeeeeeeeeerrnnnnne nnnm B 19 vii Getting Started Thank you for choosing the 875P
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17. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ CPU Li amp L2 Cache System BIOS Cacheable CBBB 32k Shadow Quick Boot Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items Available options Enabled Disabled Boot Device Select Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Screen ist Floppy 2nd 3rd Try Other Boot Devices Boot Device Priority 1st 2nd 3rd The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system MSI Reminds You Available settings for Ist 2nd 3rd Boot Device vary depend ing on the bootable devices you have installed For example if you did not install a floppy drive the setting Floppy does not show up 3 8 BIOS Setup Try Other Boot Device Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the I st 2nd 3rd boot device Full Screen LOGO Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen Settings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot S M A R T for Hard Disks This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail
18. Mhz This read only item allows you to view the current DDR clock Adjust AGP PCI Clock Mhz This item allows you to select the AGP PCI clock frequency in MHz by adjusting the AGP PCI clock to a higher frequency CPU Vcore Adjust for Northwood CPU only The setting allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage Available options Yes No CPU Voltage V for Northwood CPU only The setting is adjustable if you set the CPU Vcore Adjust to Yes MSI Reminds You Changing CPU Ratio Vcore could result in the instability of the system therefore it is NOT recommended to change the default setting for long term usage DDR Power Voltage Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase the DDR speed Any changes made to this setting may cause a stability issue so changing the DDR voltage for long term purpose is NOT recommended AGP Power Voltage AGP voltage is adjustable in the field allowing you to increase the performance of your AGP display card when overclocking but the stability may be affected MSI Reminds You 1 The settings shown in different color in CPU Voltage V DDR Power Voltage and AGP Power Voltage helps to verify if your setting is proper for your system White Safe setting Yellow High performance setting Red Not recommended setting and the system may be unstable 3 31 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Set Supervisor User Passw
19. S ATA Keep Enabled not available P ATA Keep Enabled not available not available P ATA Channel Selection not available Combined Mode Option not available S ATA Ist Channel P ATA Ist Channel S ATA Ports Definition PO0 3rd P1 4th PO Master P1 Slave When choosing S ATA 1st Channel you can use SATA1 amp SATA2 IDE2 When choosing P ATA Ist Channel you can use IDE1 SATA1 amp SATA2 C S A Gigabit Ethernet This is used to set the C S A Gigabit Ethernet Setting Auto Disabled Load C S A LAN BIOS This item is available for you to load the C S A LAN BIOS settings Setting options Disabled Enabled Onboard 1394 This setting controls the onboard 1394 device Setting options Disabled Enabled AC 97 Audio This item is used to enable or disable the onboard AC 97 Audio Codec 97 feature Selecting Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio de vice is used If an audio device is detected the onboard AC 97 controller will be enabled if not the controller is disabled Disable the function if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device Settings Disabled and Auto 3 24 BIOS Setup Set Super I O Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears OnBoard FDC OnBoard Serial Port A OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode OnBoardFDC Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDD installed on the system boa
20. This section shows the status of your CPU fan overall system status etc Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard Setup Help 1 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 message set the field to Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to Enabled later Settings Enabled Reset Disabled CPU System Temperature CPU NB Fan Speed Vcore 3 3V 5 0V 12 0V 12 0V 5 0V Battery 5V SB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds 3 27 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Performance Mode Normal D O T Range CPU Ratio Selection DRAM Frequency Mhz Spread Spectrum Ad just CPU Bus Clock Mhz Ad just AGP PCI Clock Mhz CPU Vcore Ad just DDR Power Voltage AGP Power Voltage Performance Mode This item allows you to control the MAT memory acceleration technology function of CPU MAT is MSI s exclusive technology specializing in opti mizing the data transfer rate among CPU north bridge chip and memory and also in procuring better memory performance and bandwidth up to 10 Select ing Fast will enable MAT Please be noted t
21. Yes Hyper Threading Function This field is used to enable or disable the Hyper Threading function Setting to Enabled will increase the system performance Settings Enabled Disabled A MSI Reminds You dvsiE Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platform Components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled TOS An operating system that supports HT Technology For more information on Hyper threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading 3 10 BIOS Setup MPS Revision 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 Settings 4 and 1 1 APIC ACPISCITRQ This field is used to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs resources for the system Settings Enabled and Disabled CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even f
22. and change the settings of the setup menu User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu 3 32 BIOS Setup Load High Performance BIOS Setup Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to High Performance defaults or BIOS Setup defaults The High Performance Defaults are the values set by the mainboard manufacturer for the best system performance but probably will cause a stability issue The BIOS Setup Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for stable performance of the mainboard When you select Load High Performance Defaults a message as below appears Press Enter to Cont inue n Or CESC to Abort Pressing Enter loads the default BIOS values that enable the best system performance but may lead to a stability issue MSI Reminds You The option is for power or overclocking users only Use of high performance defaults will tighten most timings to increase the system performance Therefore a high end system configuration is a must which means you need high quality VGA adapter RAM and so on We don t recommend that users should apply the high performance defaults in their regular systems Otherwise the system may become unstable or even crash If the system crashes or hangs after enabling the feature please CLEAR CMOS DATA to resolve the problem For more information refer t
23. redundancy of data One disk may fail but data will continue to be accessible A rebuild to a new disk is recommended to maintain data redundancy Redundancy Excellent disk mirroring means that all data on one disk is duplicated on another disk Application Typically used for smaller systems where capacity of one disk is sufficient and for any application s requir ing very high availability B 4 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction BIOS Configuration The Intel RAID Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset The Intel RAID Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services Please use lt Ctrl gt lt I gt keys to enter the Intel R RAID for Serial ATA status screen which should appear early in system boot up during the POST Power On Self Test Using the Intel RAID 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 MSI Reminds You The Driver Model Serial and Size in the following example might be different from your system Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID BIOS v3 0 0 2307 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None
24. serial connectors SERI amp SER2 SERI amp SER2 are dual high speed Serial ATA interface ports Each sup ports 1 generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB s Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specifications Each Serial ATA connector can connect to hard disk device Please refer to the Appendix B Intel ICHSR Serial ATA Raid Introduction for detail software installation procedure SER1 SER2 Pin Definition naaggoogaou SER2 Dressssss PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL SERI p e 7 1 TXN 4 GND RXN 6 RXP GND Serial ATA cable Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Connect to serial ATA ports MSI Reminds You Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90 degree angle which will cause the loss of data during the transmission 2 17 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector J8 This connector is connected to a 2 pin chassis switch If the chassis is opened the switch will be short The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen To clear the warning you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record GND 20 2 CINTRU 1 J8 Front Panel Connectors JFP1 amp JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical con nection to the front panel switches and LEDs JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide Reset HDD Power Switch LED LED l l l o EREE JFP1 7 1 JF
25. status such as CPU amp system temperatures and fan speeds You may use the scroll bars to adjust each item then click OK to apply the changes The values you set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings and the value for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds Top side User mode Auto mode Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed If you choose User mode you may adjust the CPU fan speed in 8 different modes from High Speed to Low speed OCMenu The exclusive OC Menu is fully de veloped to support DDR400 memory modules You can select DDR433 DDR450 DDR466 DDR500 or DDR 533 from DRAM frequency menu in BIOS setting Or you can just click on OC Menu button to configure in the OC Menu at CoreCenter OC Menu will adjust the nec essary parameters of voltage and fre quency simultaneously The only limita tion was the margin of processor from overclocking OC Menu ODDR433 OpDDR450 ODDR466 ODDRS00 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Live BIOS V T ive Driver The Live BIOS V L ive Driver is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS drivers online so that you don t need to search for the correct BIOS driver version throughout the whole Web site To use the function you need to install the MSI MSI Live Live Update 3 application After the installation the MSI Update 3 Live Update 3 icon as shown on the right will appear on the screen Double click the MSI Live Update 3
26. temporarily suspending or staying in the low load balance it will restore the default settings instead Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users PC need to run huge amount of data like 3D games or the video process and the CPU frequency need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance Setting options Disabled Disable Dynamic Overclocking Private Ist level of overclocking Sergeant 2nd level of overclocking Captain 3rd level of overclocking also the default value of Load High Performance Defaults Colonel Ath level of overclocking General 5th level of overclocking Commander 6th level of overclocking _ MSI Reminds You 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 overclocking regularly first If you find the PC appears to be unstable or reboot incidentally it s better to disable the Dy namic 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 3 29 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard D O T Mode This item allows you to decide the mode to overclock dynamically Setting options CPU Only CPU AGP CPU Ratio Selection This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock speed of the processor rel
27. the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink Fan L Locate the CPU and its retention 2 Position the heatsink onto the reten mechanism on the motherboard tion mechanism retention mechanism 3 Mount the fan on top of the heatsink Press the two levers down to fasten Press down the fan until its four clips the fan Each lever can be pressed get wedged in the holes of the reten down in only ONE direction tion mechanism M S 6758 ATX Mainboard 5 Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3 pin fan power connector on the board fan power cable NOTES H ardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 4 slots for 184 pin 2 5V DDR DIMM with 8 memory banks You can install DDR333 DDR400 DDR433 DDR466 DDR500 DDR533 SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots DIMM 1 4 To operate properly at least one DIMM module must be installed DDR DIMM Slots DIMM 1 4 from left to right Channel A DIMM1 amp DIMM2 green Channel B DIMM3 amp DIMM4 purple Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM but doubles the rate by transferring data twice per cycle It uses 2 5 volts as opposed to 3 3 volts used in SDR SDRAM and requires 184 pin DIMM modules rather than 168 pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM Please note that the DDR SDRAM does support ECC error cor
28. 1 of 3 Before creating your new RAID Volume you must choose a source disk from existing disks The current data on the disk you choose will automatically be transfered to your new RAID Volume Select Existing Disk Meme si Serial Number GB Free T otal Port 0 87312002345 3KAQI1Z 117 7 21117 Pert 1 5T312002345 3KAOHOMO 111 7 7 111 7 tesa B 20 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction 2 Step 2 of 3 Select the RAID Volume Name and Strip Size In Step 2 select the RAID volume name and strip size and click Next Step 2 of 3 Select the RAID volume name RAID level and strip size Select Name Maximum of 16 characters RAID_Volumet Select RAID Level RAID O C RAID 1 Select Strip Size C 4KB C 8KB C 16KB C 32KB 64KB 128KB The recommended setting is 128KB 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring SKB 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 lt lt Back j Cancel RAID Volume Name A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the RAID_Volumel1 text currently appears above The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 characters The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters RAID Level Select the desired RAID level RAID 0 Perform
29. 100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH5R Supports PIO Bus Master operation modes Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives gt Serial ATA 150 controller integrated in ICHSR Up to 150MB sec transfer speeds Can connect up to two Serial ATA drives Supports SATA RAID O RAID 1 Optional 1 2 Getting Started On Board Peripherals gt On Board Peripherals include floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes serial port COMA parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode 8 USB 2 0 ports Rear 4 Front 4 Line In Line Out Mic In Real Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out S PDIF Out audio port RJ45 LAN jack Optional 1 1394 port 1 mini 1394 port and 1 IEEE 1394 pinheader Optional Audio gt AC97 link controller integrated in Intel ICH5R chipset gt 8 channel audio codec RealTek ALC850 Compliance with AC97 v2 3 Spec Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement LAN Optional gt Intel 82547EI CSA interface Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip Supports 10Mb s 100Mb s and 1000Mb s Compliance with PCI 2 2 Supports ACPI Power Management BIOS gt The mainboard BIOS provides Plug amp Play BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically gt The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMI function which records your mainboard specifications Dimension gt ATX Form Factor
30. 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only 3 6 BIOS Setup Primary Secondary Third Fourth IDE Master Slave Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn lt gt to select the hard disk drive type The specifica tion of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection Type Cylinders Heads Write Precompensation Sectors Maximum Capacity LBA Mode Block Mode Fast Programmed I O Modes 32 Bit Transfer Mode Floppy Drive A B Select how to define the HDD parameters Enter cylinder number Enter head number Enter write precomp cylinder Enter sector number Read the maximal HDD capacity Select Auto for a hard disk gt 512 MB un der Windows and DOS or Disabled un der Netware and UNIX Select Auto to enhance the hard disk performance Select Auto to enhance hard disk perfor mance by optimizing the hard disk timing Enable 32 bit to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options Not Installed 1 2 MB 5 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 342 and 2 88 MB 3 3 7 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Setup Help 1 Quick Boot Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show S M A R T for Hard Disks BootUp Num Lock Floppy Drive Suap Floppy Drive Seek Password Check Save current ROM to HDD Boot To 05 2 Hyper Threading Function MPS Revision
31. 875P Neo P Series MS 6758 v2 X ATX Mainboard m Version 2 0 G52 M6758X8 Manual Rev 2 0 Release Date January 2004 CE m FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip ment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party respon sible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LA NOTICE D INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU Micro Star International MS 6758 T Tested to comply with FCC Standard For Home or Office Use ii Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this docu
32. D Pw Version My Search MSI Utilities Version Status Initiation LS COLLA IAS To start searching versions click Next You can right click the MSI Live Monitor icon Ex to perform the functions listed below Auto Search Searches for the BIOS drivers version you need immediately View Last Result Allows you to view the last search result if there is any Preference Configures the Search function including the Search schedule Exit Exits the Live Monitor application FAQ Provides a link to a database which contains various possible questions about MSI s products for users to inquire M S 6758 ATX Mainboard D Bracket 2 Optional D Bracket 2 is a USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs which use graphic signal display to help users understand their system The LEDs provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system The 4 LEDs can detect all problems that fail the system such as VGA RAM or other failures This special feature is very useful for overclocking users These users can use the feature to detect if there are any problems or failures D Bracket 2 supports both USB 1 1 amp 2 0 spec D Bracket 2 D Bracket 2 Description System Power ON The D LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly ee Early Chipset Initialization Memory Detection Test Testing onboard memory size The D LED will hang if the memory module is damaged
33. N Select In GND Ground GND Ground GND Ground GND Ground GND Ground GND Ground GND Ground GND Ground ON OOF WD 2 14 H ardware Setup Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD IDE HDD case modem LAN USB Ports IR module and CPU System Power Supply FAN Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types FDD1 u Oo Oo Oo Oo o Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo ee UA YU a Ist L m oo Fan Power Connectors CFANI SFANI PFANI NBFANI The CFANI processor fan SFANI system fan PFANI power fan and NBFANI NorthBridge Chipset fan support system cooling fan with 12V It supports three pin head connector When connecting the wire to the connectors always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control GND GND GND GND I 12V I 12V i 12V 12V SENSOR NC Sensor Sensor CFANI1 SFAN1 PFAN1 NBFANI1 MSI Reminds You 1 Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CFANI supports the fan control You can install Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed ac
34. Neo P series MS 6758 v2 X ATX mainboard The 875P Neo P series is based on Intel 875P amp ICHSR chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel Pentium 4 processors in 478 pin package the 875P Neo P series delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution M S 6758 ATX Mainboard m Mainboard Specifications CPU gt Supports Intel P4 Northwood Prescott Socket 478 processors gt FSB 533 800MHz depending on the North Bridge integrated gt Supports up to 3 4GHz or higher speed Chipset gt Intel Canterwood 875P chipset Supports FSB 800 533MHz Supports AGP 8X interface Supports ECC memory Supports Single Dual Channel DDR 400 333 memory up to 4GB gt Intel ICH5R chipset Hi Speed USB USB2 0 controller 4830Mb sec 8 ports 2 Serial ATA 150 ports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller PCI Master v2 3 I O APIC Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management Serial ATA 150 RAID 0 and RAID 1 Optional Main Memory gt Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 2 5 Volt DDR SDRAM gt Supports up to 4GB memory size gt Supports Dual channel DDR 333 400 433 466 500 533 MHz and up DDR433 466 500 533 are overclocking spec Slots gt One AGP slot supports 8x 4x Five 32 bit v2 3 Master PCI bus slots support 3 3v 5v PCI bus interface On BoardIDE gt Dual Ultra DMA 66
35. P2 10 r1 rl mi m 2 8 1 2 l Power Power Speaker Switch LED JFP1 Pin Definition PN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION HD LED P Hard disk LED pull up FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up HD LED N Hard disk active LED FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up RST SW N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND PWR SW P Power Switch high reference pull up RHST SW P Reset Switch high reference pull up PWR SW N Power Switch low reference pull down to GND RSVD DNU Reserved Do not use ON Oa A ON JFP2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL pin SIGNAL 2 18 H ardware Setup IEEE 1394 Connector J1394_1 Optional The mainboard provides one IEEE1394 pin header that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket optional 2 ooo o o i10 J1394 1 SIGNAL TPA TPA Ground Ground TPB TPB Cable power Cable power Key no pin Ground How to attach the IEEE 1394 Port Connected to J1394 1 IEEE1394 Bracket Optional Foolproof design 0 gt 5 2 19 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard CD In Connector JCD1 The connector is for CD ROM audio connector JCD1 R GND L D Bracket 2 Connector JLED1 The mainboard comes with a JLEDI connector for you to connect to D Bracket 2 D Bracket 2 1s a USB Bracket that supports both USB1 1 amp 2 0 spec It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combinations of LED signals For definitions of 16 sign
36. Swap Center Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function HRTF Demo In this tab you may adjust your HRTF Head Related Transfer Functions 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like Sound Loopy Music M S 6758 ATX Mainboard General In this tab it provides some information about this AC97 Audio Configu ration utility including Audio Driver Version DirectX Version Audio Control ler amp AC97 Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list Audio Driver Version DirectX Version Audio Controller AC Codec Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray Switch it on and an icon will show in the system tray Right click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia fea tures for you to take advantage of lt gt Sound Manager dd Multimedia EE Windows Media Player qE Sound Recorder A 10 Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function SPDIF In this tab it provides options about SPDIF Out for you to configure No output Output digital only Output digital and analog gt No Output With this option there is no S PDIF output signal while playing analog a
37. This lack of redun dancy is also reflected by the RAID level 0 which indicates no redundancy RAID 0 is not recommended for use in servers or other environments where data redundancy is a primary goal Minimum Disks d Advantage Highest transfer rates Redundancy None if one disk fails all data will be lost Application Typically used in desktops and workstations for maximum performance for temporary data and high I O rate B 3 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard What is RAID 1 mirroring A RAID 1 array contains two hard drives where the data between the two is mirrored in real time Since all of the data is duplicated the operating system treats the usable space of a RAID 1 array as the maximum size of one hard drive in the array For example two 40 GB hard drives in a RAID 1 array will appear as a single 40 GB hard drive to the operating system The primary benefit of RAID 1 mirroring is that it provides good data reliability in the case of a single disk failure When one disk drive fails all data is immediately available on the other without any impact to the data integrity In the case of a disk failure the computer system will remain fully operational to ensure maximum productivity The performance of a RAID 1 array is greater than that of a single drive since data can be read from multiple disks simultaneously although disk writes do not realize the same benefit as is the case with RAID 0 Minimum Disks 2 Advantage 100
38. al combinations please refer to D Bracket 2 at P 1 10 in Chapter 1 2 10 Eggs JLED1 1 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Connected to JLED1 Connected to JUSB2 or JUSB3 2 20 JLED1 Pin Definition DBG1 high for green color DBR1 high for red color DBG2 high for green color DBR2 high for red color DBG3 high for green color DBRG3 high for red color DBG4 high for green color DBRA high for red color Key no pin NC H ardware Setup Front USB Connectors JUSB2 amp JUSB3 The mainboard provides two USB 2 0 pin headers JUSB2 amp JUSB3 that are compliant with Intel I O Connectivity Design Guide USB 2 0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps which is 40 times faster than USB 1 1 and is ideal for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like JUSB2 amp JUSB3 Pin Definition 2 ooon no 10 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 noun d 9 VCC USBO JUSB3 JUSB2 USB 2 0 Intel spec USBO GND Key no pin Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide JAUD1 JAUD1 Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone power
39. ance A volume optimized for performance will allow you to access your data more quickly RAID 1 Redundancy A volume optimized for data redundancy will provide you with a realtime duplicate copy of your data Note Only half of the available vol ume space will be available for data storage Strip Sizes Select the desired strip size setting As indicated the optimal setting is 128KB Selecting 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 SKB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers B 21 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations Before you continue to Step 3 of 3 by clicking Next in Step 2 of 3 read the next 2 dialogue boxes carefully Please note that once you have selected Migrate on Step 3 of 3 the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Yes to these dialogue boxes Intel R Application Accelerator The Intel Application Accelerato
40. ar Speaker Out i Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer I Speaker Out Mic In S PDIF Out Optical S PDIF Out Coaxial 2 Select a desired multi channel operation here a Headphone for the common headphone b 2CH Speaker for Stereo Speaker Output c 4CH Speaker for 4 Speaker Output d 6CH Speaker for 5 1 Speaker Output e 8CH Speaker for 8 Speaker Output M S 6758 ATX Mainboard OS SS SS SS 2332 33553 Boe CO AutoTest Selectthe audio configuration below which is identical tothe audio jack in your motherboard E E 8CH S PDIF Optical amp amp Coaxial 6CH S PDIF Optical amp amp Coaxial 6CH S PDIF Coaxial cH Side Speaker Out Q duxi re dder Dod 3 Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Mic In g S PDIF Out Optical S PDIF Out Coaxial 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 Front Left Front Right Subwoofe Side Left Side Right Rear Left Rear Right 3 While you are testing the speakers in 8 Channel 6 Channel Mode if the sound coming from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped you should select
41. aster access by the CPU The settings enable disable the internal cache also known as L1 or level 1 cache and external cache also known as L2 or level 2 cache Setting options Disabled Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Setting options Enabled Disabled C000 32k Shadow This item specifies how the contents of the adapter ROM named in the item are handled Settings are described below Disabled The specified ROM is not copied to RAM Enabled The contents of specified ROM are copied to RAM for faster system performance Cached The contents of specified ROM are not only copied to RAM the contents of the ROM area can be writ ten to and read from cache memory 3 11 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced Chipset Features Setup Help Memory Hole Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64MB F1 Help tl Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fi Save amp Exit usi MSI Reminds You l Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset DRAM Timing Setting Press lt Enter gt and to enter the sub menu screen DRAM Timing Setting Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled DRAM Integrity Mode D
42. ate 1 P08 Power Management APM Suspend Time Out Minute Power Button Function Restore on AC Power Loss MSI Reminds You S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode APCIStandby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If your operat ing system supports ACPI such as Windows 98SE Windows ME and Win dows 2000 you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Options are SI POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all sys tem context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs Auto BIOS determines the best automatically 3 15 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Re Call VGA BIOS at S3 Resuming Selecting Enabled allows BIOS to call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up resumes from S3 sleep state The system resume time is shortened when you disable the function but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card Therefore if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initialization feat
43. ative to the external or motherboard clock speed DRAM Frequency Mhz Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM Settings are PSB 400 266 Auto 333 400 433 466 500 PSB 533 266 333 Auto 400 433 450 466 500 354 3 4 PSB 800 266 333 400 Auto 433 450 466 500 532 501 4 5 533 3 4 MSI Reminds You The value plus a ratio CPU DDR with parentheses means the non synchronous overclocking TES M MsiE Spread Spectrum When the motherboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spec trum 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 activate the Spread Spectrum 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 Options Disabled Enabled Adjust CPU Bus Clock Mhz This item allows you to select the CPU Bus clock frequency in MHz and overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency Settings are PSB 400 00 355MHz PSB 533 133 S500MHz PSB 800 200 500MHz 3 30 BIOS Setup DDR Clock
44. ck Realtek AC97 Audio Drivers Link to the Futu to the Future P Click here Intel Gigabit Ethernet Drivers Realtek ACS Audio Drivers Browse CD MSI Reminds You The AC97 Audio Configuration 2 software utility is under continuous update to enhance audio applications Hence the program screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only A 2 Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function 3 Click Next to install the AC 97 Audio software Avance AC 97 Audio Setup 4 66 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Avance AC 97 Audio The InstallShield Wizard will install Avance AC S Audio on your computer To continue click Next Click here 4 Click Finish to restart the system Avance AC 97 Audio Setup 4 66 InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Avance AC S Audio on your computer Select this option No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Cancel Click here A 3 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard 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 Keil from the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen to activate the AC97 Audio Configuration It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the So
45. d then press the TAB or Enter key to go to the next field Intel R HAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility e Reserved wid 0 0 23907T Name HAID Volumei BALD Level BAID Striping Strip Size Capacity 223 565 Create Volume Choose the strip value best suited to your RAID usage model The following are typical values l amp EH Best for sequential transfers amp 4EH Good general purpose strip size l28EH Best performance for most desktops and workstations 11 change TAB Next E8 Previous Mem ENTER Salect 3 Select the strip value for the RAID 0 or RAID 1 array by using the upper arrow or down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the Enter 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 suggested selections 16 KB Best for sequential transfers 64 KB Good general purpose strip size 128 KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations The default value Select the RAID level Striping for RAIDO and Mirror for RAID1 by scrolling through the available values by using the upper arrow or down arrow and press the Enter key to select and advance to the next field B 7 4 From the Strip size press the Tab or ENTER key to advance to the Create Volume prompt The wind
46. dates the BIOS online Live Driver Updates the drivers online Live VGA BIOS Updates the VGA BIOS online Live VGA Driver Updates the VGA driver online Live OSD Updates the firmware of the OSD products online Live Utility Updates the utilities online If the product you purchased does not support any of the functions listed above a sorry message is displayed For more information on the update instructions insert the companion CD and refer to the Live Update Guide under the Manual Tab Getting Started Live Monitor The Live Monitor is a tool used to schedule the search for the latest BIOS drivers version on the MSI Web site To use the function you need to install the MSI Live Update 3 paare application After installation the MSI Live Monitor icon as faites shown on the right will appear on the screen Double click this icon to run the application Double click the MSI Live Monitor icon at the lower right corner of the taskbar and the following dialog box will appear You can specify how often the system will automatically search for the BIOS drivers version or change the LAN settings right from the dialog box 2 MSI Live Monitor Auto Search Version EL Auto Search Process Status My Search Mainboard BIOS Version My Search Mainboard Driver Version rae Search VGA Card BIOS Version My Search VGA Card Driver Version My Search MSI OS
47. defined Non RAID Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Bootable o ST3120023AS 3KAQOJ1ZJ 111 7GB L ST3120023AS 3KAOHOMO 111 7GB Press CTRL I to enter Configuration Utility After the above message shows press Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility B 5 2 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes After pressing the lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously the following window will appear C0 _ S SS 2 Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID 3 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Non RAID Disks Port Drive Model Serial i Size Bootable O ST3120023AS 3KAOQOJ1ZJ 111 7GB 1 ST3120023AS 3 KAOHOMO 111 7GB Yes Yes 1 Create RAID Volume 1 Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter key The following screen appears CREATE ARRAY MENU Nama RAID Level RAID Striping Strip Size 12455 Capacity 229 588 Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and can not contain special characters MSI Reminds You The following procedure is only available with a newly built system or if you are reinstalling your OS It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID 0 B 6 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction 2 Specify a RAID Volume name an
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49. e Program Folders Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Existing Folders 3DForce Xabre series Sabre Accessories Administrative Tools Games Intel Spplication Accelerator RAID Edition Intel Network Adapters Jasc Software Network Associates Orange Micro iBOT2 Ce DP Caes B 17 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup installation status Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Setup Status Intel R 4pplication Accelerator RAID Edition Setup is performing the requested operations Installing InstallShield Cancel Once the installation is complete the following window appears Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup InstallS hield R Wizard Complete The InstallS hield R wizard has successfully installed Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Click Finish to exit the wizard B 18 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA SATA hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 or RAID 1 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 t
50. eeeeeeeeesss 2 17 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector J8 sssuuus 2 18 Front Panel Connectors JFP1 amp JFP2 eessssss 2 18 IEEE 1394 Connector J1394_1 Optional ss 2 9 CD sIn Connector JCD I oe ete E EP REA REFER AURIS RERO EIU UU ag 2 20 D Bracket 2 Connector JLEDI eeseeeeeees 2 20 Front USB Connectors JUSB2 amp JUSB3 sseeess 2 21 Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD I sess 2 2 Tut DES E E ESE E anton etn AEE NEEE TEE lea ire and 2 22 Clear C MOS Jumper JBATI oio reto toU o imn 2 22 LOGS MP RR PE NOE RU RN 2 23 PCT Interrupt Request ROUGH ee e em Rt er EP EU edet 2 23 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot ccccccceececeeceeeeeeeeeeees 2 23 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots 2 23 Chapter 3 BIOS SOU i i ease cue ea eon eo eeu eo eua eos coea Puspen sis eaa casu ana deep Es 3 1 PORGE Seba odo a NEN E IDE ctdp UE UU 3 2 vi selecting the First Boot DEVICE iioii oen m eer ese eet 3 2 COOLER EYS es Lio itti uA SO EE E 3 3 Germo EIE Donde tos cbe aeo ott errr tinam Leodii Mac iocans 3 3 The ME M BU ao se rU A 3 4 Standard CMOS T eabules edite de debo dre RR dna ca ome ER trud 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features o eo bote s reuse ud a daas a AUS 3 8 Advanced Chipset Feature Seriei uode rettet eoieddl Lesbos tu Sb epu tid fd 3
51. em is on it will damage the mainboard 2 22 H ardware Setup ss Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot and five 32 bit PCI bus slots AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics It introduces a 66MHz 32 bit channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory The slot supports 8x 4x AGP card AGP Slot DODODO0000 00000000000 0000000000 0L 1 0 n ngngggggggn nnr D0DODODODODDUDODODODODDUDODODODL 3000 0000000 000 D O00 DC 3 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration iLim nngognugnoud ddOUHOUUODUOOUDOUOUDUUOUUOLIDUOUDUUUDUIU PCI Slots hnanggnnggn unggnangdnndgn niggn nndnnrignnnnnnni PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym
52. es long thin cables making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC 1 Supports 150 MB s transfers with CRC error checking 2 Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing elevator seek and packet chain command MSI Reminds You gt All the information volumes listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix B 1 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Os Introduction Following are the Parallel ATA P ATA and Serial ATA S ATA device configurations supported by Intel ICHSR ATA Operate Mode There are two modes to select Legacy mode and Native mode Legacy Mode In this mode system BIOS just assign the traditional 14 and 15 IRQs to use for HDD Older OSs that do not support switch to Native Mode DOS Win98 ME should set SATA and PATA to Legacy Mode Maximum 4 ATA devices to connect Combine mode and Non Combine mode gt Non Combined Mode P ATA devices only Maximum of 4 devices gt Non Combined Mode S ATA devices only Maximum of 2 devices gt Combined Mode S ATA devices P ATA devices Maximum of 2 devices each thus total 4 devices at maximum Native Mode In this mode system BIOS will search all available IRQs to use for HDD New OS that support switch to Native Mode WinXP Win2K can set SATA and PATA to Native Mode Comprehend both Legacy and or Native Modes
53. function will work Keyboard PowerOn Function This controls how the PS 2 keyboard can power on the system Settings Any Key Specific Key PowerKey Disabled Specific Key for PowerOn This setting allows users to set a password max 5 letters for the Keyboard Wakeup function Mouse PowerOn Function This item allows the activity of the mouse to wake up the system sleep state Settings Disabled Any Action Left button Right button BIOS Setup PN P PCI This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP Plug amp Play feature PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Clear NURAM PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks Primary Graphics fidapter PCI IDE BusMaster PCI Sloti IRQ Priority PCI Slot2 5 IRQ Priority PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Clear NVRAM The ESCD Extended System Configuration Data NVRAM Non volatile Random Access Memory is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non PNP devices in a bit string format When the item is set to Yes the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically
54. hat not every memory is compatible with MAT If the system fail to reboot for four times the BIOS will be restored to the Default value Normal Setting options Normal Fast Turbo MAT Ultra Turbo MAT MSI Reminds You 1 Even though MAT is easy to use it doesn t mean there s no risk at all We recommend you to check if your memory is able to bear MAT setting or not before deciding to always use it If your system will be unstable or reboot incidentally after switching to Fast please switch back to Normal Moreover if you want to conduct FSB overclocking you should set MAT as Normal 3 28 BIOS Setup 2 Meanwhile for security reason there are two functions to protect BIOS and protect user s system from crashing a There is a safe hotkey Ins in BIOS If the overclocking or and MAT fails to run you can press Ins key while rebooting system to restore to the BIOS Defaults b If your system reboot for four times continually the BIOS will be restored to the Defaults Normal too D O T Range D O T Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function included in the MSI s newly developed CoreCell Technology It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically When the motherboard detects CPU is running programs it will speed up CPU automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster When the CPU is
55. he message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears When the Windows XP Setup window 1s generated press S to specify an Additional Device s Insert the driver diskette Intel IAA RAID XP Driver For ICHSR F W82801ER into drive A and press Enter Choose Intel R 82801 ER SATA RAID Controller from the list that appears on Windows XP Setup screen press the Enter key Press Enter to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all de vices are specified press Enter to continue with installation From the Windows XP Setup screen press the Enter key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation gt Existing Windows XP 2000 Driver Installation l 2 3 4 Insert the MSI CD into the CD ROM drive The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear Under the Driver tab click on Intel IAA RAID Edition The drivers will be automatically installed gt Confirming Windows XP 2000 Driver Installation L 2 3 From Windows 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 82801 ER SATA RAID Controller should appear B 13 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Installation of Intel A ppl
56. he system connectors pn the mainboard Connect to the master drive Connect one end to the floppy disk drive connector FDD1 and the other end to the standard floppy disk Connect to the slave drive CPU Thermal Protection Aimed to prevent the CPU from overheating MSI has developed a CPU Thermal Protection mechanism for Intel CPU platform This CPU Thermal Protection mechanism works on a thermal signal sensor If the mechanism senses an abnormal temperature rise it will automatically shut down the system and the CPU temperature will then drop down and resume normal With this unique feature users can better protect their CPU Please note that this feature is for Intel Pentium CPU only 1 12 Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU memory modules and expansion cards as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard Also it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices such as the mouse keyboard etc While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide CFANI p 2 15 CPU p 2 3 JPWR2 p 2 9
57. he 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 XP on the single SATA hard drive Refer to Page B 5 BIOS Configura tion for properly setting of the BIOS 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition during Win dows Setup Refer to Page B 13 Installing Software for instruc tions on installing the driver during Windows Setup 3 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition after the operating system is installed To create a volume from an existing disk complete the following steps A X MSIReminds You SUP A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all existing data from the added disk and the data cannot be recovered It 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 Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been suc cessfully installed and the system has rebooted click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link and the following window will appear t Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Report Suppor RAID SubSystem Device Information Right click on the device for actions Intel R S2801ER SATA RAID Controller EE irtel R 82801ER SATA RAID Cortroller Hj RAID Volumes 3 6 Physical Disk
58. ication Accelerator RAID Edition 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 The following non driver compo nents can be un installed gt Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility gt Help documentation gt Start menu shortcuts and system tray icon service gt RAID Monitor service Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software Link to the Futu to the Future USB2 0 Driver Readme Intel IAA RAID Edition One Touch Setup Please Install tel INF Update Utility First Exit Click the Intel IAA RAID Edition B 14 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following InstallShield Wizard FA Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup is preparing the InstallS hield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait Cancel Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Welcome to the InstallShield H Wizard for Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition The In
59. ii Safety Instructions 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating Do not cover the openings Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual The equipment has dropped and damaged The equipment has obvious sign of breakage 12 Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned storage temperature above 60 C 140 F it may damage the equipment CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery 1s incorrectly replaced Replace o
60. inboard 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 RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 i Resetting all RAID data will remove any internal RAID structures from all RAID disks including disks with working volumes These structures are used to maintain the RAID volumes By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk that can then be used or reallocated to a new RAID volume Are you sure you want to reset all RAID data Y N Non RAID Disks None defined t1 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Press lt Y gt key to accept the selection MSI Reminds You 1 You will lost all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when 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 B 12 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Installing Software Install Driver in Windows XP 2000 gt New Windows XP 2000 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Win dows XP 2000 l Start the installation Boot from the CD ROM Press F6 when t
61. is displayed at the bottom of the screen Default Settings The BIOS setup program contains two kinds of default settings the BIOS Setup and High Performance defaults BIOS Setup defaults provide stable performance settings for all devices and the system while High Perfor mance defaults provide the best system performance but may affect the sys tem stability 3 3 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard e Main Menu Once you enter AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu displays twelve configurable func tions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to move among the items and press Enter to enter the sub menu AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a gt Standard CMOS Features Set Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Power Management Features Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PNP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI 3 4 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status Frequency Voltage Control Use thi
62. isabled Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module Setting to Enabled enables the following fields automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Disabled allows users to configure these fields manually 3 12 BIOS Setup DRAM CAS Latency This controls the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Settings 2 2 5 clocks 2 clocks increases the system performance the most while 2 5 clocks provides the most stable performance DRAM RAS Precharge This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system Available settings 2 clocks 3 clocks 4 clocks DRAM RAS to CAS Delay When DRAM is refreshed both rows and columns are addressed separately This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS row address strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Setting options 2 clocks 3 clocks 4 clocks DRAM Precharge Delay This setting controls the precharge delay which determines the timing delay for DRAM precha
63. locking CoreCenter is just like your PC doctor that can detect view and adjust the PC hardware and system status during real time operation In the left side it shows the current system status including the Vcore 3 3V 5V and 12V In the right side it shows the current PC hardware status such as the CPU amp system temperatures and all fans speeds When you click the red triangles in the left and right sides two sub menus will open for users to overclock overspec or to adjust the thresholds of system to send out the warning messages If you click the Core Center button in the top a screen pops up for you to choose the Auto mode or User mode of CPU fan Getting Started Left wing Current system status In the left sub menu you can configure the settings of FSB Vcore Memory Voltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button in front of each item and make it available the radio button will be lighted as yellow when selected use the and buttons to adjust then click OK to apply the changes Then you can click Save to save the desired FSB you just configured Also you may click Auto to start testing the maximal CPU overclocking value The CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC reboots Or you may click Default to restore the default values Right wing PC hardware status during real time operation In the right sub menu here you can configure the PC hardware
64. ment 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 AMD Athlon Athlon XP Thoroughbred and Duron are registered trademarks 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 Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Windows 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo DualNet and nForce are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and or other countries Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMT is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Kensington and MicroSaver are registered trademarks of the Kensington Tech nology Group PCMCIA and CardBus are registered trademarks of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Revision History Revision Revision History Date V1 0 First release with chipsets March 2003 Intel 875P amp Intel ICH5 V11 Update the Core Center photo April 2003 Delete the S Bracket description V2 0 Change SB to ICH5R and audio January 2004 codec to RealTek ALC850 i
65. nd digital audio gt Output digital only With this option only digital audio will be allowed to play via SPDIF out while playing analog and digital audio gt Output digital and analog With this option both digital and analog audio will be allowed to play via SPDIF out while playing analog and digital audio A 11 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Using 2 4 6 amp 8 Channel Audio Function 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 accord ance with the setting in software utility E 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the back panel when 2 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels but no functioning in this mode Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel but no functioning in this mode SPDIF Out Optical jack SPDIF Out Coaxial jack Sacada A 12 Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function B 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output ESI ESSET aE Description Connect two speakers to back panel s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real chan 4 Channel Analog Audio Output nel Line Out connector Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel but no functioning in this mode O
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67. nly with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer 1V CONTENTS FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement eeeeeeeeeesssse ii CODVFIPhE INOUDE ode iosmutotded E aet been iu ud tdu traba odo iii Revision EIS ONY s oiseau a dop capat Fondo is diutina viae fot tu NU ArrR ERES iii Safety InstEUCHOfIs 2 nue poda Pase Pi pc ei psa crest ele ducebd Ue quide SU TRADE o PUER IV Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 intor iiec 1 1 Mainboard SpeCiiCall Ons i coitus e docct da nbus eso ee oO nue 1 2 Mainboard cay Out 2cueo xt peor gatus atu e eia ep UE Mores 14 MSE Special FedtUteS assem caincduteacaduedicbyosseneseaseut veg eet davteassockounedels canes 1 5 Color NIanase me Eod a NS 1 5 COREE CHIEN 2 ss T n E 1 6 Live BIOS WLive DfveteM oou ente n Pete ber ED Qo ER Eres 1 8 Live Monitor M easi oet ER Not Uie toca S 1 9 D Bracket 2 Optional 3 3 3 5 riot REI Ries 1 10 Round Cable Optional d noble et oe eee TEE FU es esed 1 1 CPU Thermal Prove non iubeo SURE IRURE Qd UNO neat l 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Sefup 5 eee etae et eno ko ea eo eb ve ee oue e Pe ena eae eere e Vans 2 1 Quick Components CUI sto reote dd etatem eiat e eta MER usd 2 2 Central Processing Unit C PU ueritate abeo e motus Giu ebes imd hu onde 2 3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure essesssss 2 3 Memory Speed CPU FSB Support Matrix sseseeeeeeesese 2 3 CPU Installation Proce
68. ntering the BIOS setup utility by pressing F11 When the same message as listed above appears on the screen press lt F11 gt to trigger the boot menu The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in time If so restart the system and press lt F11 gt after around 2 or 3 seconds to activate the boot menu similar to the following Select First Boot Device lst Floppy IBM DTLA 307038 ATAPI CD ROM DRIVE 40X M Up Dn Select RETURN Boot ESC cancel The boot menu will list all the bootable devices Select the one you want to boot from by using arrow keys then press Enter The system will boot from the selected device The selection will not make changes to the settings in the BIOS setup utility so next time when you power on the system it will still use the original first boot device to boot up 3 2 BIOS Setup Control Keys Move to the previous item x Move to the next item lt l Move to the item in the left hand lt gt gt Move to the item in the right hand Select the item lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu F10 Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup utility the first screen you see is the Main Menu Main Menu The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies You can use the arrow keys Ta to select the item The on line description for the selected setup category
69. o Clear CMOS Jumper JBATI in Chapter 2 When you select Load BIOS Setup Defaults a message as below appears Press Enter to Continue Or ESC to Abort Pressing Enter loads the default values that are factory settings for stable system performance 3 33 Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function Appendix A Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function The mainboard is equipped with Realtek ALC850 chip which provides support for 8 channel audio output including 2 Front 2 Rear 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel ALC850 allows the board to attach 2 4 6 or 8 speakers for better surround sound effect The section will tell you how to install and use 2 4 6 or 8 channel audio function on the board A 1 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard ee Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC850 codec to function properly before you can get access to 2 4 6 or 8 channel audio operations Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems Installation for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP For Windows 2000 you must install Windows 2000 Service Pack2 or later before installing the driver The following illustrations are based on Windows XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems I Insert the companion CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will automatically appear 2 Cli
70. ocking 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 2 3 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 1 Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU epee 2 Pull the lever sideways away po from the socket Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 3 Look for the gold arrow The gold arrow should point to wards the lever pivot The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation 4 If the CPU is correctly installed the pins should be completely embedded into the socket and can not be seen Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely embedded into the socket H ardware Setup Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance thermal management becomes increasingly important To dissipate heat you need to attach
71. 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 INT A INT D pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI Slot 2 INT B INT C INT D INT As PCI Slot 3 INT C INT D INT A INT BH PCI Slot 4 INT D INT As INT B INT C PCI Slot 5 INT B INT C INT D INT As 2 23 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 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 customized features M S 6758 ATX Mainboard LEE 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 DEL Setup Fl1l BootMenu F12 Network boot TAB Logo If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys Selecting the First Boot Device You are allowed to select the 1st boot device without e
72. or components If set to Monitor any activity detected on the specified hardware peripherals or components will wake up the system or prevent the system from entering the power saving modes Settings Monitor Ignore Set WakeUp Events Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears Resume On PME Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Keyboard PowerOn Function Mouse PowerOn Function USB Device Wakeup From S3 This item allows the activity of the USB devices keyboard and mouse to wake up the system from S3 sleep state Setting Enabled Disabled Resume On PME This field specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Settings Enabled Disabled Resume By RTC Alarm This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date from the soft off S5 state Settings Enabled Disabled 3 17 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard 3 18 RTC Alarm Date Hour Minute Second If Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically resume boot up on a specific date hour minute second specified in these fields Available settings for each item are Alarm Date 01 31 Every Day Alarm Hour 00 23 Alarm Minute 00 59 Alarm Second 00 59 UL MSI Reminds You If you have changed this setting you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system before this
73. or not installed properly fee Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting ssl Initializing Keyboard Controller Testing VGA BIOS This will start writing VGA sign on message to the screen 1 10 Getting Started Processor Initialization This will show information regarding the processor like brand name system bus etc Testing RTC Real Time Clock Initializing Video Interface This will start detecting CPU clock checking type of video onboard Then detect and initialize the video adapter BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo processor brand name etc Testing Base and Extended Memory Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns Assign Resources to all ISA Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will initialize IDE drive and controller Initializing Floppy Drive Controller This will initializing Floppy Drive and controller Boot Attempt This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h Operating System Booting 1 11 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Round Cable Optional Round cable is an enhanced cable for PCI IDE and Ultra DMA controller It has the following benefits Data transfer rate started by 133MB s gt Backward compatibility ATA33 66 100 133 Higher performance than traditional Flat cable data rate gt Improved data robustness gt Better airflow due to thinner ATA 133 cable Connect to t
74. ord When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen nter neu supervisor password Type the password up to six characters in length and press Enter The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password Retype the password and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have AMIBIOS to request a password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the PASSWORD CHECK option of the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES menu If the PASSWORD CHECK option is set to Always the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup password prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup MSI Reminds You About Supervisor Password amp User Password Supervisor password Can enter
75. ow will appear as follows CREATE ARRAY MENU Name RAID Volumel BRAID Level RAID Striping Strip Size 12455 Capacity 2423 5GB Press ENTER to Create the specified volume 5 Then press lt Enter gt to create the specified volume and the following prompt will show oration All Righ 1 Name RAID Volumsi HAID Level RAID SLriping Strip Size 12455 Capacity 223 508 Presa ENTER to Create the specified volume B 8 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction 6 Press lt Y gt to confirm the selection or press lt N gt to create the RAID volume again Then you will return to the main menu with an updated status as follows RAID Volumes ID Name 0 RAID Volumel Non RAID Disks None defined Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Level Strip Size RAIDO Stripe 128KB 223 5GB 7 Scroll to option 4 Exit and press lt Enter gt to exit the RAID Configuration utility The following prompt appears RAID Volumes ID Name 0 RAID Volumel Non RAID Disks None defined Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit Level Strip Size RAIDO Stripe 128KB 223 5GB MAIN MENU seen Status Bootable Yes 8 Click lt Y gt to confirm the exit B 9 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard 2 Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost MSI Reminds You
76. process once the migration process 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 as illustrated in the following example Migration Progress Migration is in progress When migration is complete you will need to reboot your system to use the entire volume capacity 2 Complete Time Remaining 1 hr 34 min 43 sec The following screen appears if the migration process is completed successfully Then you have to reboot your system to use the full capacity of the new volume Intel R Application Accelerator RAID volume created From an existing disk successfully The system will need to be e rebooted to use the Full capacity af your new volume Do you want to reboot your system now Yes No B 23
77. ptical SPDIF jack Coaxial SPDIF jack A 13 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard B 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel Optical SPDIF jack Coaxial SPDIF jack gt Ly el le TS Le A 14 Description Connect two speakers to back panel s Line Out connector two speakers to the rear channel and two speakers to the cen ter subwoofer channel Line Out connectors E 3 Channel Mode for 8 Speaker Output Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function 8 Channel Analog Audio Output SEES SS e Line Out Side channels Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel Optical SPDIF jack Coaxial SPDIF jack Description Connect two speakers to back panel s Line Out connector two speakers to the rear channel two speakers to the center subwoofer channel Line Out connectors and two speakers to the side channel Line Out connectors A 15 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Appendix B Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction The southbridge ICH5R provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA Serial ATA RAID drives Serial ATA SATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to 150MB sec Serial ATA us
78. r system stability M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors LAN L in RS Out Parallel SPDIF Out Optional Keyboard COMA USB Ports USB Ports FS Out CS Out MIC SPDIF Out 1394 Port Mini 1394 Port Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse directly into this connector The connector location and pin assignments are as follows Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Mouse DATA Mouse DATA NC No connection GND Ground VCC 5V Mouse Clock Mouse clock PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female NC No connection 2 10 H ardware Setup Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS 2 keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 keyboard You can plug a PS 2 keyboard directly into this connector Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA NC No connection GND Ground VCC 5V PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock NC No connection USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into the connector USB Port Description PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION VCC 5V Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0 Data0 Positive Data Channel 0
79. r will now claim disks Eo be used in creating a new volume This operation will DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA From Ehe RAID controlled hard drive s and Ehe data cannok be recovered Backup all important data before proceeding The Following disk s will be claimed Port 1 ST3120023A5 Do you want to cantinue Intel R Application Accelerator This operation will DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA From the RAID controlled hard drive s and the data cannot be recovered Backup all important data before proceeding Do you want to continue e 2 Step 3 of 3 Confirm the creation of new RAID volume In Step 3 confirm the creation of the new RAID volume and then click Migrate Step 3 of 3 Confirm creation of the new RAID volume New RAID Volume Information Parameter Value RAID Volume Name Example RAID Level 0 Size 223 5 GB Strip Size 128 KB Source Disk Non RAID Disk 3KAGN ZI Serial Number s of Target Disk s Member Disk 3KADIT zJ Member Disk 3KADH OM pu o c Back Micrate f Cancel SS B 22 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Migration Process 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 dialog window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete and you must click Yes in order to start the migration While you can still continue using your computer during the migration
80. rd and you wish to use it Auto BIOS will automatically determine whether to enable the onboard Floppy controller or not Enabled Enables the onboard Floppy controller Disabled Disables the onboard Floppy controller Onboard Serial Port A This item specifies the base I O port address of the onboard Serial Port A COM A Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Auto 3F8 COM1 2F amp COM2 3ES COM3 2ES COMA and Disabled Onboard Parallel Port This field specifies the base I O port address of the onboard parallel port Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Auto 378 278 3BC and Disabled Parallel Port Mode This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port ECP Normal Bi Dir or EPP EPP Version The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port is set to EPP mode Settings 7 and 1 9 3 25 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard 3 26 Parallel Port IRQ When Onboard Parallel Port is set to Auto the item shows Auto indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port automatically Parallel Port DMA Channel This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is set to the ECP mode When Parallel Port is set to Auto the field will show Auto indicating that BIOS automatically determines the DMA channel for the parallel port BIOS Setup SS
81. recting code and registered DIMM DDR Population Rules Install at least one DIMM module on the slots Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of IGB Users can install either single or double sided modules to meet their own needs Please note that each DIMM can work respectively for single channel DDR but there are some rules while using dual channel DDR Please refer to the suggested DDR population table on p 2 8 Users may install memory modules of different type and density on 2 7 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard different channel DDR DIMMs However the same type and density memory modules are necessary while using dual channel DDR or instability may happen Please refer to the following table for detailed dual channel DDR Other combination not listed below will function as single channel DDR DIMM Ch A DIMM2 Ch A DIMM3 Ch B DIMM4 Ch B System Density 128MB 1GB ERE 128MB 1GB LL 256MB 2GB 128MB IGB NENNEN 128MB 1GB 256MB 2GB 128MB 1GB 128MB 1GB 128MB 1GB 128MB 1GB 512MB 4GB MSI Reminds You Dual channel DDR works ONLY in the 3 combinations listed in the table above Installing DDR Modules I1 The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module The module will only fit in the right orientation 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket MSI Reminds You You can barely
82. rge Settings 5 clocks 6 clocks 7 clocks 8 clocks DRAM Burst Length This setting allows you to set the size of Burst Length for DRAM Bursting feature is a technique that DRAM itself predicts the address of the next memory location to be accessed after the first address is accessed To use the feature you need to define the burst length which is the actual length of burst plus the starting address and allows internal address counter to properly generate the next memory location The bigger the size the faster the DRAM performance Available settings 4 6 DRAM Integrity Mode Select ECC Error Checking amp Correcting Code or Disabled according to the type of DRAM installed 3 13 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Memory Hole In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA peripherals This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Settings Disabled 15MB I6MB AGP Aperture Size MB This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The option allows the selection of an aperture size of 4MB SMB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256 MB 3 14 BIOS Setup pn x einen eft CIEN ACPI Standby St
83. rmine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the IRQ pool the end user can use these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an SA EISA setting to it Onboard I O is configured by AMIBIOS All IRQs used by onboard I O are configured as PCI PnP If all IRQs are set to ISA EISA and IRQ 14 15 3 20 BIOS Setup are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices Available settings ISA EISA and PCI PnP Set DMAs to PnP or ISA Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears DMA Channel 8 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 DMA Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 These items specify the bus that the system DMA Direct Memory Access channel is using The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove a DMA from the available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The available DMA pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more DMAs must be removed from the pool the end user can reserve the DMA by assigning an SA EISA setting to it 3 21 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals RSION 3 31a MIB SETUP UTILITY UE i Integrated Peripherals Setup Help 1 USB Controller Enabled USB Device Legacy Support Disabled
84. roller Setting options Disabled P ATA Only S ATA Only P ATA S ATA S ATA Keep Enabled This item is available for you to enable disable the onboard S ATA Setting options Yes No P ATA Keep Enabled This item is available for you to enable disable the onboard P ATA Setting options Yes No P ATA Channel Selection This item is available for you to select the parallel ATA channel Setting options Primary Secondary Both Combined Mode Option This item is available for you to select the combined mode of the ATA controllers Setting options P ATA Ist Channel S ATA Ist Channel S ATA Ports Definition This allows you to set the definition of serial ATA ports MSI Reminds You If you wish to use S ATA devices on your mainboard while the ATA devices connected to the IDEI and IDE2 are also available you MUST have Windows XP 2000 operation system in your computer and configure the settings listed as following when you enter the BIOS setup program However if you are using Windows 98 Me please also refer to the following settings for the best performance 3 23 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Configure S ATA as RAID This item is available for you to configure S ATA as onboard RAID Setting Yes No On Chip IDE Settings in Windows XP 2000 Settings in Windows 98 ME Configuration Maximum of 6 devices Maximum of 4 devices On Chip ATA s Legacy Mode not available Operate Mode ATA Configuration P ATA Only P ATA S ATA
85. s 6 Pot 0 7312002345 amp Pot 1 T31200234S ight click on RAID Volumes to creale a ne R RAID volume B 19 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk right mouse click on RAID Volume and select Create From Existing Disk to create a new RAID volume as the screen below You may also use the RAID drop down menu and click on Create Volume from Existing Disk t Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Report Support RAID SubSustem Device Information Right click on the device for actions RAID Volumes 3 a Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller aE Physical Di 3 Port 0 Create From Existing Disk amp Port 1 ST31 2002345 Right click on RAID Volumes ta create a new RAID volume 1 Step 1 of 3 Select the source disk For Step 1 select the source disk that you wish to use and then click Next 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 e g Port 0 or Port 1 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 Step
86. s menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Load High Performance Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected Load BIOS Setup Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations Save amp Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 3 5 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard The items inside STANDARD CMOS SETUP menu are divided into 9 categories Each category includes none one or more setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to switch to the value you prefer System Time 7 29 47 Time is 24 hour format System Date Hour 88 23 Current Language Minute BB 59 Primar E M Second BB 59 1 36AM 81 38 88 1 36PM 13 38 88 Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B System Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour minute second System Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is month date year day month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to
87. see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the socket 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close H ardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system Before inserting the power supply connector always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused ATX 20 Pin Power Connector JPWR1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply To connect to the ATX power supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector JPWR 1 Pin Definition n 1 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V f 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND L 4 5V 14 PS ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 2 10 8 PW OK 18 5V JPWR1 9 5V SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V ATX 12V Power Connector JPWR2 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU JPWR2 Pin Definition 3 4 PIN SIGNAL N 1 2 1 GND NA 2 GND JPWR2 a 4 12V MSI Reminds You Power supply of 300 and up watt is highly recommended fo
88. setting to save as an new one by using the Load EQ Set ting and Save Preset button click Reset EQ Setting button to use the default value or click Delete EQ Setting button to remove a preset EQ setting Load EQ Setting Reset EQ Setting EQ Setting On Off Save Preset Delete EQ Setting There are also other pre set equalizer models for you to choose by click ing Others under the Equalizer part Here it provides the Karaoke function which will automatically remove human voice lyrics and leave melody for you to sing the song You may use the up arrow and down arrow button to raise lower the key and press the lower button to remove the human voice Raise the key Remove the human voice Lower the key Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function Speaker Configuration In this tab you can easily configure your multi channel audio function and speakers 1 First you have to select the audio configuration below which is identical to the audio jack on your mainboard In this model it uses Realtek ALC850 codec which supports 8 channel S PDIF therefore you should choose 8CH S PDIF Optical amp Coaxial Selectthe audio configuration below which is identical to the audio jack in your motherboard C 8CH 5 PDIF Optical amp amp Coaxial amp CH S PDIF Optical amp amp Coaxial 6CH S PDIF Coaxial 6CH site Speaker th Q Re
89. stall5 hiela R wizard will install Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition on your computer To continue click Next Cancel B 15 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard The window shows the components to be installed Click Next button to continue Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Warning Please read the following information The driver about to be installed may be used to operate the hard drive from which the Jsystem is booting ar a hard drive that contains important data For this reason you cannat remove or un install this driver fram the system after installation however you will have the ability to un install all other non driver components The following nan driver components can be un installed Intel H Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility Help Documentation Start Menu Shortcuts Event Monitor RAID Monitor Service After reading the license agreement in the following window click Yes button to continue B 16 Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Alpha Beta Organizational Use IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Deo not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until vou have carefully read the following terms and conditions
90. to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Settings Enabled Disabled BootUpNum Lock This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Setting options On Off Floppy DriveSwap Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drives A and B Floppy Drive Seek This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time When enabled the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process the drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once First A will be done and then B if it exists Setting options Disabled Enabled 3 9 M S 6758 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented Setting options are described below Description Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup Always A password prompt appears every time when the com puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup Save Current ROM to HDD This allows you to save the BIOS to your hard disk drive Setting options No Yes Boot To OS 2 This allows you to run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB When you choose No you cannot run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB But it is possible if you choose
91. und Effect Manager from the Control Panel amp Control Panel DEK D File Edit view Favorites Tools Help o Bacl 27 J2 Search ie Folders Ea Address G Control Panel X r Administrative Date and Time Display Folder Options Tools ICE a Control Panel Accessibility Add Hardware dd oi v GC Switch to Category View Options mov ZB D amp 1 e B gt See Also i Fonts Game Internet Keyboard Mouse Network Phone and E Windows Update Controllers Options Connections Modem Help and Support d I TN m 3 2 gt 9 Power Options Printers and Regional and Scanners and Scheduled Sound Effect Sounds and Faxes Language Cameras ks Manager Audio Devices Speech System Taskbar and User Accounts Start Menu A 4 Using 2 4 6 or 8 Channel Audio Function Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list You may also edit the properties for an environment as you wish by clicking the Edit button then just scroll the bar in the bottom for each property to adjust Properties Editor Room Room HF Room Roll off Factor Decay Time Decay HF Ratio Reflections Reflections Delay Reverb Reverb Delay Diffusion Density HF Reference M S 6758 ATX Mainboard You may choose the provided sound effects and the equalizer will ad just automatically If you like you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer
92. ure the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3 Power Management APM Setting to Enabled will activate an Advanced Power Management APM device to enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock Settings Disabled Enabled Suspend Time Out Minute After the selected period of system inactivity all devices except the CPU shut off Settings Disabled 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button Settings are On Off The power button functions as normal power off button Suspend When you press the power button the computer enters the suspend sleep mode but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds the computer is turned off Restore on AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred Set Monitor Events Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears 3 16 BIOS Setup FDC LPT COM Ports Monitor Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave IDE FDC LPT COM Ports Primary Secondary Master Slave IDE These items specify if the BIOS will monitor the activity of the specified hardware peripherals

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