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2. USB 2 0 connector TT Memory DDR DIMMs I e _ AGP 8X Slot O JL ntel spec IDE ATA 133 connectors Serial ATA150 connectors _ Front Panel connector J FP2 Front Panel connector J FP1 MS 7043 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 Ul of overclocking 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 m
3. BIOS Setup Wake Up Key This setting only works When Wake Up By Keyboard From S3 is set to Enabled This setting specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of the keyboard is detected Setting options Any Key Specific Key Wake Up Password This setting specifies the keyboard wake up Password and works only when the Wake Up Key setting is set to Specific Key Resume On PS 2 Mouse From S3 The setting determines whether the system will be awakened from the S3 power saving mode when input signal of the PS 2 mouse is detected Setting options Enabled Disabled Wake Up On PME When setting to Enabled this setting allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Manage ment Event Setting options Enabled Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date from the S3 S4 and S5 state Setting options Enabled Disabled Alarm Date Hour Minute Second lf Resume On RTC 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 RTC Alarm Date 01 31 Every Day RTC Alarm Hour 00 23 RTC Alarm Minute 00 59 RTC Alarm Second 00 59 MSI Reminds You If you have changed this setting you must let the system boot up until it ente
4. 7 GND 17 GND 8 DW OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V MSI Reminds You 1 Power supplies of 300watt and up are highly recommended for sys tem stability 2 Please refer to the Intel AMD websites for recommended power supplies 29 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Back Panel L In Parallel SPDIFOut LAN Keyboard COMA USB Ports SC Mouse Keyboard Connector Pin5 Pin6 NC Mouse KBD Clock Pin4 VCC Pin3 GND Pint Pin2 NC Mouse KBD DATA RJ 45 LAN Jack Activity Indicator Link Indicator Serial Port PIN SIGNAL 123 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gigabit LAN PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Differential Pair 0 Differential Pair 0 Differential Pair 1 Differential Pair 2 Differential Pair 2 Differential Pair 1 Differential Pair 3 oOo N OO A W N Differential Pair 3 2 10 Hardware Setup mnn Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD IDE HDD case 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 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D DD D 00000 00000 0 ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 The mainboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 con troller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 function
5. Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 e 2 13 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector JCI1 Optional sss sese eee eee ee 2 14 Front Panel Connectors JFP1 A IER 2 14 EE Elei ere GD leet E eeu ries 2 15 D Bracket 2 Connector JDB1 Optional 2 15 S Bracket SPDIF Connector JSP1 Optional 2 16 Front USB Connectors JUSB1 amp JUSB2 Optional ee 2 17 ing 2 18 Clear CMOS Jumper KR HE 2 18 le 2 19 PCI Interrupt Request Routing ENNEN 2 19 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot eee eee 2 19 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots esse eee eee ee ee ee 2 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup eebe deeg cose cs cates occtenticccteceeensieaneveastacareceesicciteewies 3 1 Emerig SU aT 3 2 Selecting the First Boot Device sss see eee 3 2 eting Te 3 3 COME ON T T 3 3 AS WANA VISTI EE 3 4 Standard GMOS E 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features eegene eee eee neee 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features oi reverses nics uw a aden niet aaauianeyed css 3 11 Power Management Setup esse eee ee eee eee eee eee 3 15 E Ee le ie E 3 18 LEGALS leal 3 20 ee ET 3 23 Frequency Voltage Control EE 3 24 Set Supervisor User Password ME 3 27 Load Optimal High Performance Defaults AAA 3 28 Appendix A Using 2 4 amp 6 Channel Audio Function ssssseeeeeeeeeeees A 1 Installing the Audio Re EE A 2 Installation for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP e A 2 Special Notice during Installation sse eee eee eee eee A 2 SOMWarke COMMQURAU OM T eege A 4 Play DAC EE A 4 PROC OL
6. Key no pin 4 Port USB 2 0 Bracket Optional Connect to JUSB1 amp JUSB2 separately 2 Port USB 2 0 Bracket Optional Connect to JUSB1 JUSB2 2 17 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Jumpers The mainboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your mainboard s function through the use of Jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There is a CMOS 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 instruc tions below to clear the data ok 8 Keep Data Clear Data MSI Reminds You You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard 218 Hardware Setup TT Slots The mainboard 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 000000000 000000000000
7. keys Selecting the First Boot Device You are allowed to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS setup utility by pressing lt F11 gt When the same message as listed above appears on the screen press lt F11 gt to trigger the boot menu The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in time If so restart the system and press lt F11 gt after around 2 or 3 seconds to activate the boot menu similar to the following Select First Boot Device 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 lt Enter gt The system will boot from the se lected device The selection will not make changes to the settings in the BIOS setup utility so next time when you power on the system it will still use the original first boot device to boot up 32 BIOS Setup Control Keys Move to the previous item Move to the next item lt gt Save all the CMOS changesandext 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 TJ to select the item The on line description for the selected setup category is displayed at the bottom of the screen Defaul
8. 5 amp 6 9 amp 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal BBEBE 5 9 2 10 1 9 JAUD1 JAUD1 Pin Definition DESCRIPTION Front panel microphone input signal Ground used by analog audio circuits Microphone power Filtered 5V used by analog audio circuits Right channel audio signal to front panel Right channel audio signal return from front panel Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier No pin Left channel audio signal to front panel Left channel audio signal return from front panel output directed to the rear audio ports Otherwise the Line Out connector on the back panel will not function 2 13 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector JCI1 Optional 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 a 2 CINTRU E 1 dC Front Panel Connectors JFP1 amp JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel U O Connectivity Design Guide JFP1 Pin Definition JFP1 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD LED P Hard disk LED pull up Ea Sened 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 3 HD LED N Hard disk active LED 2 10 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 1 B 9
9. Exits the Live Monitor application FAQ Provides a link to a database which contains various possible ques tions about MSI s products for users to inquire If Preference is selected you can specify how often the system will automatically search for the BIOS drivers version or change the LAN settings right from the MSI Live Monitor Preference dialog box E MSI Live Monitor Preference Link to the Future Live Update S Auto Search Setting Auto Search Setting Live BIOS Live Driver Auto Search Frequency Setting Live YGA BIOS Live VGA Driver l l Live OSD Iw Apply Frequency Setting To Al Sub items Live Utility Configuration l Frequency JOnceaWeek gt About and Support Te Once a Week H Day of Week Sunday si Day of Month i 2 Time 12 ei Hour 00 Min Cresc aa MS 7043 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 System Power ON The D LED will hang here if the processor is damaged
10. You can connect up to four hard disk drives CD ROM and other IDE devices The Ultra ATA133 interface boosts data transfer rates between the computer and the hard drive up to 133 megabytes MB per second The new interface is one third faster than earlier record breaking Ultra ATA 100 technology and is backwards compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface Geb aoe a ae eee ae Gu aN IDE2 E B E D 0 0 00 B E D B D E D B B B et E R EE TRR Eeer IDE1 E EE E D ET E E E E E EL 69 E E J B IDE1 Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive MSI Reminds You If you install two hard disks on cable you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to the hard disk docu mentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions 2 11 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Serial ATA RAID 0 1 Connectors SATA1 SATA2 The southbridge VIA VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA Serial ATA RAID drives and supports RAID levels 0 and 1 for easy management of the storage subsystems Both connectors support 15 generation serial ATA data rate of 150 MB s and are fully compliant with
11. performance but probably will cause a stability issue The Optimal Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for stable performance of the mainboard When you select Load Optimal Defaults a message as below appears Press Enter to Continue Or ESC to Abort Pressing Enter loads the default factory settings for stable system performance When you select Load High Performance Defaults a message as below appears Press Enter to Continue Or ESC to Abort Pressing Enter loads the BIOS values that enable the best system perfor mance 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 to Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 in Chapter 2 3 28 Using 2 4 amp 6Channd Audio Function Appendix A Using 2 4 amp 6 Channel Audio Function The mainboard is equipped with VIA VT1617A chip which provides support for 6 channel audio output inc
12. will appear on the screen Update 3 Double click the MSI Live Update 3 icon and the following screen will appear A Welcome to MSI Live Update 3 Microsoft Internet Explorer ICH K File Edit view Favorites Tools Help E gt x ei L Search Jg Favorites A Media Lag G Address D Program Files MSI Live Update 3 MSI htm v Go Links MST Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English 5 S MICRO STAR INT L CO LTD MSI Live Update 3 gt T Live BIOS l m 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 Ss steps 1 Live OSD 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 SH Zet the IE security setting Download signed ActiveX controls to Enable or Prompt System default is Prompt DE e Disable WebTrap of PC cillin R or any web based anti virus application when executing MSI Live Update Eu Contact us Update Microsoft Windows Installer Mi Done d My Computer Five buttons are placed on the left column of the scree
13. 150MB sec Serial ATA uses long thin cables making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC The key features of VT8237 SATA RAID are Support two SATA two PATA hard disk drives Only SATA supports RAID Supports ATA 133 high performance hard disk drive Dual independent ATA channels and maximum connection of four hard disk drives allowed Supports Ultra DMA mode 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 DMA mode 2 1 0 and PIO mode 4 3 2 1 0 Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 4 KB to 64 KB striping block size support Bootable disk or disk array support Windows based RAID configure and management software tool Compatible with BIOS 10 Supports hot swap failed disk drive in RAID 1 array 11 ATA SMART function support 12 Microsoft Windows 98 Me NT4 0 2000 XP operating systems support 13 Event log for easy troubleshooting Pein Gee Si E eee B 1 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Fe Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID related background knowledge and a brief introduction on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller For users wishing to install their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software proceed to Driver and RAID Software Installation section RAID Basics RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data
14. Serial ATA 1 0 specifications SATA1 2 Pin Definition sama2 om GND 2 TXP 7 1 TXN 4 GND sata Peen HL GND Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices gt S Optional Serial ATA cable mab Connect to SATA1 or SATA2 MSI Reminds You Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission 2 12 Hardware Setup Fan Power Connector CPUFA1 The CPUFA1 processor fan supports system cooling fan with 12V It sup ports three pin head connector When connecting the wire to the connectors al ways take note that the red wire is the positive and should be con nected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be con nected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control GND 12V Sensor CPUFA1 MSI Reminds You Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fans 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 Oo ON Oa A Go M CH SIGNAL AUD_MIC AUD_GND AUD_MIC_BIAS AUD_VCC AUD_FPOUT_R AUD_RET_R HP_ON KEY AUD_FPOUT_L AUD_RET_L MSI Reminds You If you don t want to connect to the front audio header pins 6 10
15. Voltage Adjust V 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 DDR Voltage Adjust V This setting is used to adjust the DRAM core voltage Vcore making overclocking possible North Bridge South Bridge Voltage V These two items configure the voltage of the North Bridge and the South Bridge for overclocking purposes MSI Reminds You The settings shown in different color in CPU Voltage DDR Voltage AGP Voltage and North Bridge South Bridge Voltage help to verity 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 Changing CPU DDR AGP North Bridge South Bridge Voltage may re sult in the instability of the system therefore it is NOT recommended to change the default settings for long term usage 326 BIOS Setup mnn Set Supervisor User Password When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen nter new SUpPEPYISOP Password Type the password up to six characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password Retype the password and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set p
16. XP installation Existing Windows XP Driver Installation 1 Insert the MSI CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear 3 Under the Driver tab click on VIA SATA RAID Utility 4 The drivers will be automatically installed Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation 1 From Windows XP open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon 2 Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab 3 Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear B 14 VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables high performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows XP operating system This version of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP VIA SATA RAID utility RAIDO and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA SATA RAID Utility to install the software seeseeseeseseeesees H Drivers Utility WebSite Manual Neccescesscccsscenes MSI tink TEE ere MSI Utility VIA SATA RAID Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader MSI Live Update 2 Trend PC cillin 2002 Remote Control Utility Microsoft DirectX 9 0a Aleng Systems X Setup Promise Serial ATA Utility E Color 3Deep Browse CD B 15 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard The InstallShield Wizard wi
17. data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The setting controls the internal cache also known as L1 or level 1 cache Setting options Enabled Disabled 39 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Hyper Threading Function The processor uses Hyper Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end user response times The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously In this way the system performance is highly improved If you disable the function the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions Settings Enabled Disabled Note that this function only available when the CPU installed supports Hyper Threading function MSI Reminds You Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your com puter system requires ALL of the following platform Components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset A Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operating system that supports HT Technology For more information on Hyper threading Technology go to www intel com info hyperthreading 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 supp
18. may be different from the source drive Create and duplicate lets BIOS copy the data from the source to the mirroring drive VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver Vi 710 RAID D for performance RAID 1 for data protection RAID 0 71 RAID SPAN for capacity Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller View Array disk Status Hove to next item Confirm the selection Exit Channel Drive Name Hirr av Name Mode Size GB Status Channel Master Maxtor 34H98H4 ATA 133 37 27 Channel1 Master Maxtor S34898H4 ATA 133 37 2 Hdd Hdd After array mode is selected there are two methods to create a disk array One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1 It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements When using Select Disk Drives the channel column will be activated Highlight the target drives that you want to use and press lt Enter gt to select them After all drives have been selected press lt Esc gt to go back to the creation steps menu VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 Auto Setup For Performance Array Mode RAID O Striping Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Proces
19. or not installed properly Early Chipset Initialization Memory Detection Test Testing onboard memory size The D LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting Initializing Keyboard Controller Testing VGA BIOS This will start writing VGA sign on message to the screen 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 proces sor brand name etc Testing Base and Extended Memory Teting 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 initialize Floppy Drive and controller Boot Attempt This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h Operating System Booting 1 13 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard j S Bracket Optional S Bracket is a bracket which provides 2 SPDIF jacks for digital audio transmis sion and 2 analog Line Out connectors for additional 4 channel analog audio output With the S Bracket your sys
20. which helps you to install the memory modules expansion cards and other peripherals devices more easily and conveniently Dual Memory DDR DIMMs Channel A is light green Channel B is purple Intel spec IDE ATA133 connector yellow Serial ATA150 connector orange AGP 8X slot red USB 2 0 connector yellow Front panel connector JFP1 HDD LED is red Reset Switch is blue Power Switch is black Power LED is light green Front panel connector JFP2 Power LED is light green DD DILL DD DI TOTO To gogga QONON NNO NNNO NT 11H TOTO o_o IIIe HII TOT T_T TO HD UU OTTO STET STTTTFTTTTTTFTTFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT STTTTTTTT TTT TTT STTTTFTTTTTTFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT STTTTTTTT TTT TTT DL LL D 11011 Li QT OT TTT COOOOOD DOIN TONDO OOO ODOD OOOO DOD OOO ONOoO 11011 ooo TTT COOOOO OOOO OU ONOODOUONOODOUONDOD OOO ONODO 11011 QT TTT
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22. 000000000000000000rf __ oooo0000000000000NNN000000 O0000000000000000000000000 E r T SPDIF Out B USB Ports O O od D 0 oo T LAN Ja k a B USB Parts SR See oo IC sU Q oo JPW1 oof Q E o o LL M Line Out VIA aa Mi PT880 T D og CN m P DCD HDHH DD nH 0 nnn 0 nn DR DD AND DDDD pn nnn 70 H 0 n 0 n DD Hp p 000 HD DE T QO el Q VIA Dp 00000 DU 0 p 0 pp 000000000 00000000 0000 0 p 00 00 0 00000 DCH U NVT612 IDE 2 Gigabit LAN E 9 PCI 1 D DD DD ooo DDD DDD 000000 D DD oo oOo 0 00 ooooaogoao ago og DUDU HILD IRID HIR DO HH HHHH HHH D 00 0 H HHHH DDODOCODDDODDD0D000D00000000000000000000000000000 IDE 1 5 PCI 2 D DD oo 0O0o0 0 00 D D DDD ogo og E EGA L S Winbond Dn DnnnD DD D DDD DND DD DD DD DND DD DD DD DI DD DD DND D JBATIB W83697HF boi a DH DD DH nn nnn 000 nnn HIR nnn UI Hn DRUI ON DDR D DD QLL A c0000000000000000000000000000000000000A000000000 z BIOS E PCI 4 SATA2 AmS Ces L DH DDnnIDDDDNDDDDDD DND DD HDD DD DD DND D HDD 00pp 0000 SATA1 ver PCI5 Audi ec dis II RID KI DDR DU HI ID DH D KI D REH 0 DR ID DDOOOCODDDDDDD0000000000000000000000000000000000 JUSB1 JUSB2 JAUD1 JsP1 JCD1 JDB1 JFP1 JFP2 goQoaoaoda ogoooaoaod SES EERR BR EST es e de ceecee EEP PT880 Neo V2 0 MS 7043 v1 X ATX Mainboard Getting Started _ MSI Special Features Color Management MSI has a unified color management rule for some connectors on the mainboards
23. 0L 000000000 00000000C R 010000 0000000000000000 DD HDD 0000 DOOC0000000000000 pean 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 PCI Slot DREI RDEDKEDRCTD REDER KI OTTRTTTTTTTTT TTT TTT RTTTTT D TTT TTT PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hard ware 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 A PCI Slot 3 INT C INT D INT A INT B PCI Slot 4 INT D INT A INT B INT C PCI Slot 5 INT B INT C INT D INT A 2 19 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for opt
24. 100 133 master mode PCI EIDE controller ACPI Supports Serial ATA Supports USB2 0 Main Memory Supports six memory banks using three 184 pin DDR DIMMs Supports dual channel memory Supports a maximum memory size up to 3GB Supports 2 5v DDR SDRAM DIMM Slots One AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot supports 8x 4x at 0 8V AGP 3 0 or 4x at 1 5V 3 3V not supported Five 32 bit Master PCI bus slots Support 3 3v 5v PCI bus interface Onboard IDE An IDE controller integrated in the VIA VT8237 chipset Supports IDE HDD CD ROM with PIO Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 operation modes Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives Onboard Serial ATA Serial ATA 150 controller integrated in the VIA VT8237 chipset Up to 150MB sec transfer rate Can connect up to two Serial ATA drives Getting Started On Board Peripherals On Board Peripherals include 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 1 serial port COM A 1 parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode 8 USB 2 0 ports Rear x 4 Front x 4 1 RJ45 LAN jack 1 D Bracket2 pinheader Optional 1 S Bracket pinheader Optional 1 Line In Line Out Mic 1 Coaxial SPDIF out Optional Audio AC97 link controller integrated in VT8237 VIA VT1617 6 channel audio codec Compliance with AC97 v2 2 Spec Meets PC2001 audio performance requirement LAN VIA VT6122 Gigabit LAN controller
25. 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull up HDD Reset 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull up LED Switch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Do not use 2 14 JFP2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL pin SIGNAL Hardware Setup CD In Connector JCD1 The connector is for CD ROM audio connector JCD1 TT R GND L D Bracket 2 Connector JDB1 Optional The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to connect to D Bracket 2 D Bracket 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1 1 amp 2 0 spec It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problems through 16 various combina tions of LED signals For definitions of 16 signal combinations please refer to D Bracket 2in Chapter 1 JDB1 Pin Definition DBG1 DBR1 DBG2 DBR2 DBG3 DBR3 DBG4 DBR4 Key NC high for green color high for red color high for green color high for red color high for green color high for red color high for green color high for red color EENG 1 9 JDB1 n ce ee ee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D Bracket 2 Connect to JDB1 Optional Connect to JUSB1 JUSB2 LEDs MS 7043 ATX Mainboard S Bracket SPDIF Connector JSP1 Optional The connector allows you to connect a S Bracket for Sony amp Philips Digi
26. A IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View View Array disk Status Hove to next item Confirm the selection Exit Channel Drive Name firray Name Mode Size GB Status Channel Master Maxtor J 898H4 HIH 133 37 2 Hdd Channell Master Maxtor S34898H4 ATA 133 37 2 Hdd B 4 VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID Create Disk Array Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press lt Enter gt VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 108 K Auto Setup For Data Securit K Array Mode RAID 1 Mirroring the hard disks attached to Fr Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller Start Create Process Create a RAID array with View Array disk Status TI Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Node Size GB Status Channel Master Maxtor 34H98H4 ATA 133 37 2 Hdd Channell Master Maxtor 3489BH4 ATA 133 37 2 Hdd MSI Reminds You The Channel Drive Name Mode and Size GB in the following example might be different from your system Select Array Mode and press lt Enter gt a list of array modes will appear Highlight the target array mode that you want to create and press lt Enter gt to confirm the selection If RAID 1 or RAID 0 1 is selected an option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate Create only will allow BIOS to only create an array The data on the mirroring drive
27. BIOS The mainboard BIOS provides Plug amp Play BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMI function which records your mainboard specifications Dimension ATX Form Factor 30 5cm x 20 4cm Mounting 6 standard mounting holes 1 3 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout CPUFA1f 20 Top Mpuse Bottom Keyboard z O OJ r gt l P Keele ele eelere eet X O0000000000000000000000000 i P ooo00000000000000000000000 H Top D mi EE x P Parallel Port E 099 e 000000 1000 g K O00000 000 x KS gee E L Bottom 299998 299 COMA E ale OOOOOO IOOr O0000
28. DR466 SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots DIMM 1 8 To operate properly at least one DIMM module must be installed Please note that DDR433 DDR466 are overclocking specs m CN CO 2 2 SS OO A DDR DIMM Slots DIMM 1 3 from left to right Channel A DIMM1 amp DIMM2 green Channel B DIMM3 purple Memory Population Rules Install at least one DIMM module on the slots Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB You can install either single or double sided modules to meet your own needs The mainboard supports both dual channel amp single channel modes Users may install memory modules of different types and density under single channel mode Under dual channel mode however please make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density on DDR DIMMs in pairs DIMM1 amp DIMM3 or DIMM2 amp DIMM3 to ensure system stability 2 7 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows DIMM DMB s esmB icB 128MB 1GB s SS 128MB IGB 256MB 2GB_ S _ 128MB 1GB 256MB 2GB_ D 128MB IGB 128MB 1GB 256MB 2GB_ D _ 128MB 1GB S Single Channel Mode D Dual Channel Mode Please refer to http www msi com tw program products mainboard mbd pro_mbd_trp_list php for compatible DDR modules Installing DDR Modules 1 The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module The module will only fit in the right orien
29. Gold arrow 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 al ways close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely embed ded into the socket 2 4 Hardware 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 the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink Fan 1 Locate the CPU and its retention 2 Position the heatsink onto the reten mechanism on the mainboard tion mechanism retention mechanism l 3 Mount the fan on top of the heatsink A 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 re down in only ONE direction tention mechanism 2 5 MS 7043 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 MSI Reminds You Please refer to the Intel AMD websites for recommended CPU cooling fans 26 Hardware Setup _ Memory The mainboard provides 3 slots for 184 pin 2 5V DDR DIMM and supports up to 3GB memory size You can install DDR266 DDR333 DDR400 DDR433 D
30. IA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive If a RAID 1 array is created and there are drives that do not belong to other arrays the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the array capacity can be selected as a spare drive for the RAID 1 array Select Create Delete Spare and press lt Enter gt the channel column will then be activated Select the drive that you want to use as a Spare drive and press lt Enter gt the selected drive will be marked as Spare The spare drive cannot be accessed in an OS To delete a spare drive highlight Create Delete Spare and press lt Enter gt The spare drive will be highlighted press lt Enter gt to delete the spare drive VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 K Create Array Create Delete a spare disk Delete Arra in a mirror array o lt A gt Z D nla e A Td Je ete Select Boot Array K Serial Number View F1 View Array disk Status t 1 Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection S Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode ize GB Status Channel Master Maxtor J 89B8H4 HIH 133 37 2 Stripe Channell Master Maxtor 34A98H4 ATA 133 37 27 Stripel B 9 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard View Serial Number of Hard Drive Highlight Serial Number View and press lt Enter gt Use arrow key to select a drive the selected drive s serial number can be viewed in the last column The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer Press the F1 ke
31. Mainboard Information Here it provides the information about Vinyl Deck including the driver version codec type and OS version etc A 6 a v e a BB Zat n ES Recording SPDIF amp Speaker Configuration Speaker Test Information m a The Warmth of Sound Driver Version 6 14 01 4010 VIAUDIOS SYS Codec Type VT1617 Driver Provider VIA Technologies Inc Vinyl Deck Version 1 62 Vinyl Deck OS Veriosn Windows XP Professional DirectX Version DirectX 9 0b Using 2 4 amp 6Channd Audio Function nnn Using 2 4 amp 6 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 R 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 Gl Line In Line Out Front channels MIC SPDIF Coaxial jack A 7 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard R 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output The audio jacks on the back panel always provide 2 channel analog audio output function however these audio jacks can be transformed to 4 or 6 channel analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding multi channel operation from No of Speakers Refer to the following diagram and caption fo
32. Off Administrator Windows XP Professional Turn Off Computer After the software is finished installation it will automatically started every time Windows is initiated You may double click on the Gu icon shown in the system tray VIA RAID Tool of the tool bar to launch the VIA RAID Tool utility 120 Ah B 17 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above contain the main functions Click on these toolbar buttons to execute their specific functions The left windowpane displays the controller and disk drives and the right windowpane displays the details of the controller or disk drives The available features are as following ect View by Controller L View by Devices 7 Help Topics It means that VT8237 SATA RAID only has the feature of monitoring the statuses of RAID 0 and RAID 1 View Event log Click on pa or LI button to determine the viewing type of left window pane There are two viewing types By controllers and by device Click on the object in the left window pane to display the status of the object in the right windowpane The following screen shows the status of Array 0 RAID 0 VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help Array Features Content Array type RAID 0 Striping Capacity 152 638 MB 312 602 880 sectors Disk number 2 Stripe size 64K Array status Normal For Help press F1 B 18 VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID Click
33. PT8S8 amp 0 Neo V2 0 MS 7043 v1 X ATX Mainboard SOUR RRR R IA EA EA RA RA LRH English Version G52 M7043X5 Manual Rev 1 2 Release Date April 2004 C Ni996 FCC A Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance 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 responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LA NOTICE D INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU Micro Star International MS 7043 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must ac
34. ROM to HDD No Boot 05 2 For DRAM gt 64MB No Internal Cache Enabled Hyper Threading Function Enabled MPS Revision 1 4 Fi Help TL Select Item Change Values F Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F6 Hi Perf ormance Quick Boot Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items Available options Enabled Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen Settings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot Boot Sequence Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears Boot Sequence ist 2nd Disabled 3rd Disabled Boot Other Device 1st 2nd 3rd These items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where AMIBIOS attempts to load the operating system 38 BIOS Setup Boot Other Devices Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device Hard Disk S M A R T This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Settings E
35. aae cca a a ached tari A 4 SPDIF amp Speaker Configuration sse eee ee eee eee A 5 Speaker E A 5 vi Information EEN A 6 Using 2 4 amp 6 Channel Audio Function sss sees eee A 7 Appendix B VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID ss sssssesee essen esen enen een B 1 Terse ie WEE B 2 BIOS enee a resona A A EN RAA B 4 Installing RAID Software amp Drivers B 14 USNO VARAI TOO I EE B 17 vii Getting Started Thank you for choosing the PT880 Neo V2 0 MS 7043 v1 X ATX mainboard The PT880 Neo V2 0 is a Superior computer mainboard based on VIA PT880 Northbridge amp VT8237 Southbridge for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the ad vanced Intel Pentium 4 processors in 478 pin package the PT880 Neo V2 0 delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution MS 7043 ATX Mainboard gd Mainboard Specifications CPU Supports Intel P4 Northwood Prescott Socket 478 processors FSB 400 for Northwood only 533 800MHz Supports up to 3 4GHz or higher speed Please refer to the latest online news at http www msi com tw program products mainboard mbd pro_mbd_cpu_support php Chipset VIA PT880 chipset Supports FSB 800 533 400MHz Supports AGP 8X interface Supports DDR 400 333 266 memory interface VIA VT8237 chipset High Bandwidth V link Client controller Integrated Faster Ethernet LPC Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster Direct Sound AC97 audio Ultra DMA 66
36. able for PCI IDE and Ultra DMA controller It has the following benefits Data transfer rate started by 133MB s Backward compatibility ATA33 66 100 133 Higher performance than traditional Flat cable data rate Improved data robustness Better airflow due to thinner ATA 133 cable Connect to the system connectors on the mainboard Connect to the master drive Connect one end to the floopy disk drive connector FDD1 and the other end to the standard flooy 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 9 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Live BIOS Live Driver The Live BIOS Live Driver is a tool used to detect and update your BlOS drivers online so that you don t need to search for the correct BlIOS driver version throughout the whole Web site To use the function you need to install the MSI Live Update 3 application After the installation the MSI Live Update 3 icon as M I Live shown on the right
37. age will appear Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild or press N to cancel Please note selecting option Y will destroy all the data on the selected hard drive 4 Continue to boot This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS B 13 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard wm Installing RAID Software amp Drivers Install Driver in Windows OS New Windows OS 2000 XP NT4 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP 1 Start the installation Boot from the CD ROM Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears 2 When the Windows Setup window is generated press Sto specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the driver diskette VIA VT6420 VT8237 Disk Driver into drive A and press lt Enter gt 4 Depending on your operation system choose VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows XP VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows 2000 or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows NT4 from the list that appears on Windows XP Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key 5 Press lt Enter gt to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified press lt Enter gt to continue with installation 6 From the Windows XP Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows
38. and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array B 3 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard BIOS Configuration When the system powers on during the POST Power On Self Test process press lt Tab gt key to enter the BIOS configuration VIA Technologies Inc VIA 16420 RAID BIOS Setting Utility 1 10 Copyright C YIA Technologies Inc All Right reserved Press lt Tab gt key into User Window Scan Devices Please wait Channel 0 Master Maxtor 34A98H4 Channel 1 Master Maxtor 340A98H4 The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the VIA Tech RAID BIOS Always use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu use up and down arrow key to select the each item and press lt Enter gt to call out the list of creation steps The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 K L e Array OOOO Create a RAID array with Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spare VI
39. assword just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you 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 unautho rized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the Security Option of the Advanced BIOS Feature menu If the Security 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 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 27 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard mg Load Optimal High Performance Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to High Performance Defaults or Optimal Defaults The High Performance Defaults are the values set by the mainboard manufacturer for the best system
40. board parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously choose EPP By choosing ECP the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only Choosing Bi Dir will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously EPP Version The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port is set to EPP mode Settings 1 7 and 1 9 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 ea otatus This setup screen 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 System CPU Temperature CPU Fan Speed Vcore 3 3V 5 0V 12V 12V 5 0V Battery These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds 323 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard RN Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Frequ
41. cept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation il Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 2003 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMIS is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date V1 2 First release for PT880 Neo V2 0 April 2004 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user s manual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the following help resources for further guidance Q Visit the MSI website for FAQ technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http www msi com tw program service faq faq esc_faq_list php Q Contact our te
42. chnical staff at support msi com tw il Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this Users Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip ment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS 6 Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V be fore connecting the equipment to the power inlet 7 Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 8 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual The equipment has dropped and damaged The equipment has obvious sign of breakage 12 DONOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT INAN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED STOR AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C 140 F IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT eS y CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
43. ct the load balance of CPU while running programs and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically When the motherboard detects that the CPU is running programs it will speed up CPU automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster When the CPU is 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 3 24 BIOS Setup process and the CPU frequency needs to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance Setting options Disabled Disable Dynamic Overclocking Private 1st level of overclocking Sergeant 2nd level of overclocking Captain 3rd level of overclocking also the default value of Load High Performance Defaults Colonel 4th level of overclocking General 5th level of overclocking Commander 6th level of overclocking MSI Reminds You 1 Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking basically it is still risky We suggest that users make sure that the CPU can afford to overclocking regu larly first If you find the PC appears to be unstable or reboot incidentally it s better to disable the Dynamic Overclocking or to lower the level of overclocking options By the way if you need to conduct overclocking manually you also need to disable the Dy namic OverCloc
44. dia ze Disk drives Audio Controller gt it means the system detects the Display pene audio codec in your system item and the VIA i star ie de Smart5 1CH Sound Drivers will appear on your v Floppy disk drives CD CN IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices L Modems 72 Monitors Be uwork adapters 4 Other devices Zei Multimedia Audio Controller _Y Ports COM amp LPT SB Processors Using 2 4 amp 6Channd Audio Function 3 Click Next to install the AC 97 Audio software and click Finish to restart the system 4 You will find the LA icon in the system tray and on the desktop Double click the icon on the desktop or right click on the icon in the system tray Also you can right click on the icon in the system tray and choose Properties and the following screen will appear to show some basic settings about the audio configuration S H Balg LA AL a8 Recording vi Stereo Mixer vi Mic Line In CD Player vi Aux v PC Speaker m Run this panel druing system start up HotKey Setting X Cancel A 3 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard wd Software Configuration After installing the audio driver you are able to use the 4 6 channel audio feature now Click the audio icon C STO the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen to activate the AC97 Audio Configuration Playback Here you can regulate the volume of each output Chic
45. ency Voltage Control Setup Help 1 Spread Spectrum Stop Unused PCI Clock Dynamic Overclocking CPU Ratio Selection CPU FSB Clock DRAM Clock AGP Frquency MHz CPU Voltage Ad just AGP Voltage Adjust VY DDR Voltage Adjust OU North Bridge Voltage V South Bridge Voltage V Enabled Enabled Disabled 8 8x 208 MHz By SPD 66 9 8 BAU Auto Auto 1 62 2 58 F Setup Defaults FI Hein TL Select Item Change Values Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F6 Hi Perf ormance Spread Spectrum When the motherboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI set to Enabled for EMI reduction Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up Stop Unused PCI Clock This item enables or disables the PCI slot clock Setting options Enabled Disabled Dynamic Overclocking Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function included in the MSI newly developed CoreCell Technology It is designed to dete
46. enu 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 you can configure the PC hardware 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 Low speed to High speed OC Menu The exclusive OC Menu is fully developed to support DDR400 memory modules By comprehensive validation of over 67 DDR400 memory modules MSI concluded best parameters for DRAM voltage Vio and other BIOS settings You can select DDR433 DDR450 DDR466 and DDR500 from DRAM fre
47. er booting into OS B 11 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives the status of the array will be marked as broken If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding the broken array the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive BIOS will show a main interface just like a duplicated RAID 1 Selecting Continue to boot enables the user to duplicate the array after booting into operating system If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is no spare hard drive available for rebuilding the array BIOS will provide several operations to solve such problem Broken RAID Critical Status Power off and check the failed drive A disk member of a mirroring Destroy the Mirroring Relationship array has failed or is not Choose replacement drive and rebuild responding The array is Continue to boot stilling functional but fault tolerance is disabled Remaining members of the failed array Channel rive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channel Deut cog 1035 Zeg H Hrrau ATA 100 38 34 Broken Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Emit 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window 1 Power off and Check the Failed Drive This item turns off the computer and replaces t
48. ess 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 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256 MB Two extra options of 512MB and 1GB will be available when AGP 3 0 card is installed AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled is selected writes to the AGP bus are executed with one wait state inserted 313 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled is selected one wait state is inserted in the AGP read cycle AGP Read Synchronization The field allows you to enable or disable the AGP Read Synchronization feature Top Performance Set this item to Enabled to increase the system performance Setting options Enabled Disabled PCI Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 VLink 8X Supported This item enables or disables the 8X VLink Data Rate Setting options Enabled Disabled VLink Mode Selection This item selects the mode of VLink Setting options Auto Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Eat BIOS Setup Power Management Setup AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Power Management Features Setup Help 1 Sleep State Auto Re Call VGA BIOS at 53 Resuming Disabled Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled Power Button Function Power Off Af
49. g options 1T 2T DRAM Bus Selection This setting determines the module type of DRAM Bus Setting options Auto Single Channel Dual Channel BIOS Setup AGP Timing Control Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears AGP 3 6 Mode AGP Driving Control AGP Fast Write AGP Aperture Size AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP Read Synchronization AGP 2 0 3 0 Mode AGP 2 0 3 0 Mode appears depending on the AGP card installed on the mainboard This item sets an appropriate mode for the installed AGP card Setting options for AGP 2 0 Mode 1X 2X 4X Setting options for AGP 3 0 Mode 4X 8X AGP Driving Control This item is used to adjust the AGP driving force Selecting Manual allows you to select an AGP driving force in AGP Driving Value It is strongly recommended to select Auto to avoid any system error caused AGP Driving Value This item specifies an AGP driving force AGP Fast Write The field enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature The Fast Write tech nology allows CPU to write directly to the graphics card without passing any thing through the system memory and improves the AGP 4X speed Select Enabled only when the installed AGP card supports the function 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 addr
50. he failed hard drive with a good one If your computer does not support APM you must turn off your computer manually After replacing the hard drive boot into BIOS and select Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array 2 Destroy the Mirroring Relationship This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array For broken RAID 1 arrays the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation However Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recommend because the data on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1 array B 12 VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID 3 Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild This item enables users to select an already connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array After choosing a hard drive the channel column will be activated Broken RAID 1 Power off and check the failed drive Destroy the Mirroring Relationship Choose replacement drive and rebuild Continue to boot Remaining members of the failed array Channel 1 Drive Name a Channell Devicel IC35L 46AYVAR7 B Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Exit Critical Status The contents on the disk you have selected will be deleted Name Mode Size GB Status ATA 100 38 34 Hdd ATA 100 38 34 Hdd 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window Highlight the target hard drive and press lt Enter gt a warning mess
51. he function if 16MB DRAM is installed Setting options Enabled Disabled Precharge to Active Trp This setting controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accu mulate its charge before DRAM refresh refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system Setting options 2T to 5T Active to CMD Tred 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 2T to 5T Active to Precharge Tras This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell Setting options 6T to 9T REF to ACT REF to REF Trfc This setting determines the time RFC takes to read from and write to a memory cell Setting options 12T to 15T ACT 0 to ACT 1 Trrd This setting controls the DDR row active to row active delay 2T perfor mance is better than 3T Setting options 2T 3T DRAM Command Rate This setting controls the DRAM command rate Selecting 1T allows DRAM signal controller to run at 1T T clock cycles rate Selecting 2T makes DRAM signal controller run at 2T rate 1T is faster than 2T Settin
52. hour minute second Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn lt gt to select the hard disk drive type The specification of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection 36 BIOS Setup Type Select how to define the HDD parameters Cylinders Enter cylinder number Heads Enter head number Write Precompensation Enter write precomp cylinder Sectors Enter sector number Maximum Capacity Read the maximal HDD capacity LBA Mode Select Auto for a hard disk gt 512 MB un der Windows and DOS or Disabled un der Netware and UNIX Block Mode Select Auto to enhance the hard disk performance Fast Programmed I O Select Auto to enhance hard disk perform Modes ance by optimizing the hard disk timing 32 Bit Transfer Mode Enable 32 bit to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate Floppy Drive A B This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options Not Installed 1 2 MB 51 4 720 KB 31 4 1 44 MB 314 and 2 88 MB 314 3 7 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced BIOS Features Setup Help 1 Quick Boot Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show Disabled gt Boot Sequence Hard Disk 3 M A R T Disabled BootUp Num Lock LED On Halt On Keyboard Error Disabled Swap Floppy Disabled Seek Floppy Disabled Security Option Setup Save current
53. ill display If you d like to use the S PDIF function for digital audio transmission please check the S PDIF Enable and or Analog in to S PDIF Out check boxes as wished While enabling Analog in to S PDIF Out function the volumes should be adjusted in the Mic Line In and CD Player parts in the Recording tab For the expander and Center Subwoofer speaker exchange please check the EXpander and or Exchange Center LFT check boxes as wished Vinyl Deck Immerzio Stereo Mode Music Movig e C S f D l Bn SR HL o WII fr Ae Playback_Recerding 8 Sp guration Speaker Test Information Function Description S PDIF Control Use this feature to adjust your speaker setup Le if the center speaker audio is going to the LFE Subwoofer V S PDIF Enable speaker or visa versa F Analog In to S PDIF Out Enabled Detail description of the selected Advanced control items in the right V EXpander IV Please place mouse over selection for description Speaker Test Here you can click on each speaker to test its function and increase decrease the volume Immerzio Stereo Mode Musi Movi Ca je P Raf AN ro x S e B a Ge c Y Chanal ena e A L Playback Recording SPDIF amp Speaker Configuration Speaker Test Information Front Left Center Front Right l S Front Speakers LZR Linked Rear Left Test All Iw EE L R Linked Rear Right A 5 MS 7043 ATX
54. imum use You may need to run the Setup program when lt An error message appears on the screen during the system boot ing up and requests you to run SETUP lt You want to change the default settings for customized features MSI Reminds You 1 The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the lat est BIOS and should be held for reference only 2 Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format A7043MS V1 0 150304 where 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A AMI W AWARD and P PHOENIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th 7th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS version 150304 refers to the date this BIOS was released MS 7043 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 F11 Boot Menu F12 Network Boot TAB Logo F10 Flash Recovery 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt
55. ing Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press lt Enter gt A warning message will appear Press Y to finish the creation or press N to cancel the creation Important note All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation B 7 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Delete Disk Array A RAID can be deleted after it has been created To delete a RAID use the following steps 1 Select Delete Array in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The channel column will be activated 2 Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press lt Enter gt A warning message will show up press Y to delete or press N to cancel VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 Create Array Delete a RAID array contain Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spare VIA IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View F1 View Array disk Status TI Hove to next item Ihe selected array will be destoried Enter Confirm the selection re you sure Continue Press L ESC Exit F Y Y T Y Channel Drive Name firray Name Mode Size GB Status EBlh anne H Channe TO Master WT WEE ARRAY ATA 133 37 27 Striped IChannell Master Maxtor 34098H4 ARRAY ATA 133 37 27 Stripel Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays When a RAID is deleted the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives B 8 V
56. k on Link to regulate the left right speakers simultaneously or uncheck it to regulate them separately Use the bar scrolling to the right for more outputs Vinyl Deck Immerzio Stereo Mode ER va iy 88 piv N g 2 Channel P Channel Channel H L Och Select the channels you d like to use here Pla H Recording SPDIF amp Speaker Configuration Speaker Test Information Playback Front Speaker Wave SW Synth 3D Depth Subwoofer C 3 IS IV Linked IV Linked T 3D Enhancement T Mute T Mute SR SST Recording Here you can choose the preferred recording input Click Select to choose the one you like Choosing Mic allows you to record the audio through the connected microphones Line In allows you to record to record through the connected line in device and etc Choosing Stereo Mixer allows you to record the audio through all inputs Immerzio Stereo Mode AM AM BA tes T Channel f Channel Steeg H L D Channe Playback Recording SPDIF amp Speaker Configuration Speaker Test Information l Mute All Select C Select C Select C Select C Select Stereo Mixer Mic Line In CD Player Aux Onn Ie Linked M Linked IV Linked Using 2 4 amp 6Channd Audio Function SPDIF amp Speaker Configuration Here you can configure and enable the functions related to S PDIF amp speakers Move between the items in S PDIF Control and Advanced control and the representing description and illustrations w
57. king first 2 Meanwhile there are two functions to protect user s system from crashing There is a safe key Ins in BIOS In case the overclocking fails you can press Ins key while system rebooting to re store to the BIOS defaults If the system incidentally reboot for four times the BIOS will also be restored to the defaults CPU Ratio Selection This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock speed of the processor relative to the external or motherboard clock speed CPU FSB Clock This setting shows the current CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency DRAM Clock Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM Setting options FSB100 By SPD DDR 266 3 4 DDR 333 3 5 DDR 400 1 2 DDR 433 DDR 450 DDR 466 DDR 500 FSB133 By SPD DDR 266 1 1 DDR 333 4 5 DDR 400 2 3 DDR 433 DDR 450 DDR 466 DDR 500 FSB200 By SPD DDR 266 3 2 DDR 333 6 5 DDR 400 1 1 DDR 433 DDR 450 DDR 466 DDR 500 MSI Reminds You The value plus a ratio CPU DDR with parentheses means the non synchronous overclocking 325 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard DRAM Frequency This setting shows the current frequency of DDR DRAM read only AGP Frequency MHz This item is used to configure the AGP frequency CPU Voltage Adjust The setting allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage which depends on the CPU AGP
58. ll begin automatically for installation Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard1 00P 2 2003 06 26 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for YIA RAID Setup Program The InstallShield Wizard will install VIA RAID Setup Program on your computer To continue click Next Cancel Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want Then click Next button to proceed the installation VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard1 00P2 2003 06 26 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install and clear the features you do not want to install Description Install RAID Config Utility VIa RAID Config Utility 1 20 2003 06 26 Space Required on C 1113K Space Available on C 154514496 K InstallShield Ba News gt Conca B 16 VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID Using VIA RA ID Too Once the installation is complete go to Start gt Programs gt VIA gt raid_tool exe to enable VIA RAID Tool amp Set Program Access and Defaults L Windows Catalog Windows Update EH Accessories le Games Documents EH Startup Programs Settings gt SL Z Internet Explorer i raid_tool exe MSN Explorer Search Y o Install RAID Config Utility i Outlook Express lec Remote Assistance Windows Media Player d 8 Windows Messenger Help and Support Run Log
59. luding 2 Front 2 Rear 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel VT1617A allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect The section will tell you how to install and use 4 6 channel audio function on the board ann Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for VIA VT1617 chip to function properly before you can get access to 4 6 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 1 Insert the companion CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will automati cally appear 2 Click VIA Smart5 1CH Sound Drivers Es Setup Utility WebSite Manual MSI Link to th Futul to the Future lickh _ Clic ere Special Notice during Installation Device Manager Once you are finishing the installation of your system please right click on My Computer on the desktop and choose Properties gt Hardware File Action wiew Help ores 2 a Hi Bluetooth Devices gt Device Manager If you can see the question x Computer mark 71 next to the lt Other devices gt amp lt Multime
60. m activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field all devices except CPU will be shut off Settings Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 80 Min 40 Min 50 Min 60 Min Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button Settings are Power 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 After AC Power Lost This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Off Leaves the computer in the power off state 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 Wake Up Events Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears USB Wake Up From 53 Disabled Wake Up By Keyboard From 53 Resume On PS 2Z Mouse From 3 Wake UP On PME Resume On RTC Alarm USB Wake Up from S3 This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state Settings Enabled Disabled Wake Up By Keyboard From S3 The item specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of the keyboard is detected Settings Enabled Disabled 316
61. n Click the desired button to start the update process cl Su Su Su amp N Live BIOS Updates the BIOS online Live Driver Updates the drivers online Live VGA BIOS Updates the VGA BIOS online Live VGA Driver Updates the VGA driver online Live 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 application After installation the MSI Live Monitor icon as shown on the right will appear on the reg me screen Double click this icon to run the application Double click the MSI Live Monitor icon Bi PM 07 39 at the lower right corner of the taskbar Monitor Auto Search View Last Result Select Preference FAQ Exit Auto Search Searches for the BlIOS 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
62. nabled Disabled Boot Up Num Lock LED 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 Halt On Keyboard Error This setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at keyboard Settings Enabled Disabled Swap Floppy This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives Selecting Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A and physical drive A to logical drive B Seek Floppy Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy drive A before booting the system Settings Enabled Disabled Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Settings are described below Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup Always A password prompt appears every time when the computer is pow ered 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 OS 2 For DRAM gt 64MB This allows you to run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM greater than 64MB Setting options No Yes Internal Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory When the CPU requests
63. ncy voltage control Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the factory default settings for optimal amp stable system performance Load High Performance Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected Save amp Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 35 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Stenderd CMO e men The items inside Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 8 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 Date Month Jan Dec System Time 43 Day 61 31 Year 1988 2899 Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B 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 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 System Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is
64. on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RAID 0 to see the details of each disk VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help span D Stary Vis RAID 0 Striping a EAR 152 638 MB 312 602 880 sectors Disk number 2 64K Normal For Help press F1 You may also use the same or L button to view the statuses of Array 0 RAID 1 VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help CS 3 amp A M 2 Ea Se j Array type RAID 1 Mirroring Capacity 76 319 MB 156 301 487 sectors Disk number 2 Array status Normal For Help press F1 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RAID 1 to see the details of each disk VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help DER spare 9 o3 Array O RAID 1 source disk ST38002345 3KB18PDL SS mirror disk ST380023A5 3KB177 M For Help press F1 B 20 Physical position Array postion Device status General config Serial number Firmware revision Model name Cylinder number Header number Sector number pe Capacity Real capacity Supported PIO m Supported Multiw Supported Ultra D Current transfer Minor revision nu Controller 0 Channel 1 Master Array O RAID 1 source disk Normal ATA device 3KB18PDL 3 01 5T38002345 16383 16 63 76 319 MB 156 301 488 sectors 76 319 MB 156 301 487 sectors mode 0 1 2 3 4 mode 0 1 2 mode 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ult
65. orted by your operating system To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operat ing system Settings 1 4 1 1 310 BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced Chipset Features Setup Help 1 K AGP Timing Control Top Performance Disabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled UL nk ON Supported Enabled UL nk mode selection Mode 1 Fi Help TL Select Item Change Values F Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F6 Hi Perf ormance MSI Reminds You Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset DRAM Timing Control Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears DRAM Timing Control DRAM Timing DRAM BUS Selection 11 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard 12 DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed memory chips DRAM Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs SDRAM CAS Latency The field controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Setting options 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 1 5 clocks increases system performance while 3 0 clocks provides more stable system performance SDRAM Bank Interleave This field selects 2 bank or 4 bank interleave for the installed DRAM Disable t
66. quency in BIOS setting Or you can just click on OC Menu buiton to configure in the OC Menu at CoreCenter OC Menu will adjust the necessary pa rameters of voltage and frequency _ simultaneously The only limitation was the margin of processor from overclocking OC Menu FSBS00 ODDR433 pDpDR450 ODDR466 ODDRS500 ODDRS33 1 7 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Core CellTM Chip iT S A Y By diagnosing the current system utilization the CoreCel Chip automatically tunes your motherboard to the optimal state leading to less noise longer duration more power saving and higher performance Features of CoreCell Speedster Advanced O C design Superior O C capability Greater O C method BuzzFree Diagnoses current sys PowerPro Saves up to 65 power Assures motherboard tem utilization amp eee oe temperature Capability Controls both CPU and NorthBridge fans Cuts up to 50 of sys tem noise LifePro Prolongs motherboard CPU and fan life Maintains motherboard amp CPU in constant temperature Prevents components from operating beyond 4 ns F i CPU Temp Find the most NB Temp i adequate FanCurrent I ap MOSFET system state PWM Current D C Capability b Noise Fan Current gt Power consumption _ PWM Current Fan Life Getting Started Round Cable Optional Round cable is an enhanced c
67. r the function of each jack on the back panel when 4 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel Gam C O o el TTS Line Out Rear channels Q Line Out Front channels MIC SPDIF Coaxial jack ST Line In function is converted to Line Out function when 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output is selected A 8 Using 2 4 amp 6Channd Audio Function B 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 6 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel Line Out Rear channels Line Out Front channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel SPDIF Coaxial jack A fel SEI G sl Em Both Line In and MIC function are converted to Line Out function when 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output is selected o 7 Pt o7 MSI Reminds You If the audio signals coming from the Center and Subwoofer speaker are swapped when you play video or music on the computer a con verter may be required to exchange center and subwoofer audio signals The converter can be purchased from a speaker store A 9 VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID Appendix B VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID The Southbridge VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA Serial ATA RAID drives Serial ATA SATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to
68. ra DMA mode 6 ATA ATAPI 6 T13 1410D revision 2
69. ratio 12 then CPU core speed Host Clock x Core Bus ratio 200MHz x 12 2 4 GHz Memory Speed CPU FSB Support Matrix Sa DDR266 DDR333 DDR400 DDR433 DDR466 FSB400 N A Overclocking spec ri 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 overclocking However please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal settings 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 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 L Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before Open Lever installing the CPU Sliding Plate Pull the lever sideways away from the socket Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90 de gree angle Look for the gold arrow The gold arrow should point towards the iA lever pivot The CPU can only fit e in the correct orientation If the CPU is correctly installed Correct CPU placement 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
70. redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Host Controller supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 The table below briefly introduced these RAID levels RAID 0 Number drives 2 Highest performance without data Striping protection RAID 1 2 Smallest size Data protection Mirroring B 2 VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives
71. replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer 1V CONTENTS FCC A Radio Frequency Interference Statement cece eee eee i COD VNIG IM S Tae il Reen i ele nee EE il Hre viac TRT He ele EE il SAI SEV IS ete a TTT V Chapter 1 Getting Started 2 vsasysnessarsses t aannaaien ianao RENS 1 1 Mainboard Specifications T 1 2 Manpoard Lay Out E 1 4 Wie ET et ee 1 5 Color Wie Ce CINE ecce n E a leocteas ae ated ae case iio 1 5 EIERE 1 6 Core Cel On e Soest dein T 1 8 Ro nd Cable eene TEE 1 9 CPU Thermnal S elene la 1 9 LIVE BIOS WLive Eege ees 1 11 e NIG See 1 11 Drettel 1 12 S Elend e le 1 14 Chapter 2 Hardware Set p eege EENS SEENEN 2 1 uick COmponients Guide vresa eae eae ete ee eects 2 2 Central Processing nit e D EE 2 3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure ENNEN 2 3 Memory Speed CPU FSB Support Matrix AAA 2 3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 AA 2 4 lastallinig ine CPU FAN WEE 2 5 MEMON EE 2 7 Memory Population RUE EE 2 7 Installing DDR IGG TEE 2 8 POWT SUDD U TTT 2 9 ATX 20 Pin Power Connector AT XT 2 9 ATX 12V Power Connector JPWT A 2 9 Back Panel Nara A N eee ere 2 10 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 sese eee eee eee 2 11 ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 sss see 2 11 CONNECTIONS TTT a a ita de 2 11 Serial ATA RAID 0 1 Connectors SATA1 SATA2 ccccccccceesseessteeeeeees 2 12 Fan Power Connector CPUFAT s ien nrnna aeaa aaaea 2 13
72. roller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard USB controller Setting options Enabled Disabled USB Device Legacy Support Set to Enabled if you 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 Disabled only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse Setting options Enabled Disabled Internal SATA Controller Optional This item is used to enable disable the Internal SATA controllers Setting options Enabled Disabled Boot ROM Function Optional This item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard SATA Boot ROMs during bootup Selecting Disabled will soeed up the boot process 3 20 BIOS Setup AC97 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 device 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 Onboard LAN Controller This setting controls the onboard LAN controller Setting options Enabled Disabled OnBoard LAN PME Available only when VIA LAN chipset is intergrated This setting is used to enable disable the onboard LAN PME Power Manage men
73. rs the operating system before this function will work 317 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard PNP PCI Configurations 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 AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a PNP PCI Configurations Setup Help Clear NURAM No PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter PCI PCI Sloti 5S IRQ Auto PCI Slot2 IRQ Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Auto PCI Slot4 IRQ Auto Fi Help TL Select Item Change Values F Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F6 Hi Performance Clear NVRAM The ESCD Extended System Configuration Data NVRAM Non volatile Random Ac cess 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 wil reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically PCI VGA Palette Snoop When set to Enabled multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video de
74. s Drive Name Maxtor J4098H4 Maxtor S34898H4 Channel Channel Master Channell Master Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller Fl View Array disk Status t Hove to next item St Confirm the selection vil Hirr ay Name Mode Size GB Status ATA 133 37 27 ATA 133 37 2 Stripe Stripel If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2 the block size of the array can also be selected Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press lt Enter gt then select a block size from the popup menu The block size can be 4KB to 64KB VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 Auto Setup For K Array Mode RAID K Select Disk Dri am Channel Drive Name Maxtor J4098H4 Maxtor 34898H4 Channel Master Channell Master B 6 Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller Fl View Array disk Status t 1 Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Size GB Status Array Name Mode ATA 133 37 27 ATA 133 37 27 Stripe Stripel VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID MSI Reminds You Even though 64KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the block size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB blocks 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB blocks 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Optimal sett
75. t Event Setting options Enabled Disabled Boot ROM Function This item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROM during bootup Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process Set Super I O Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears Floppy Controller Serial Port Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Floopy Controller The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller Select Enabled when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use it Options Auto Enabled Disabled Serial PortA The items specify the base I O port address and IRQ for the onboard Serial Port A Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Auto Disabled 3F8 COM1 2F8 COM2 3E8 COM3 2E8 COM4 Parallel Port These items specify the base I O port addresses of the onboard parallel port Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Auto Disabled 378 278 3BC 3 21 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard 322 Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Normal Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port Bi Dir Extended Capability Port Enhanced Parallel Port To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only choose Normal To operate the on
76. t Settings The BIOS setup program contains two kinds of default settings the Optimal and High Performance Defaults The Optimal Defaults provide stable performance settings for all devices and the system while the High Performance Defaults provide the best system performance but may affect the system stability 33 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard rhe Main Mena Once you enter the AMI BIOS New Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu displays twelve configurable functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to move among the items and press lt Enter gt 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 34 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 this menu to specify your settings for freque
77. tal The S Bracket offers 2 SPDIF jacks for digital audio transmission one for optical fiber connection and the other for coaxial and 2 analog Line Out Interface SPDIF jacks for 4 channel audio output To attach the fiber optic cable to optical SPDIF jack you need to remove the plug from the jack first The two SPDIF jacks support SPDIF output only For more information on the S Bracket refer to Appendix Using 2 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function 2 12 1 11 JSP1 JSP1 Pin Definition EE SIGNAL DESCRIPTION SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Connect to JSP1 SPDIF jack optical 2 16 VCC 5V VDD3 S PDIF output No Pin Ground SPDFI SOUT R SOUT L Audio bass output Audio center output Ground SPDIF jack coaxial VDD 3 3V Key S PDIF input Audio right surrounding output Audio left surrounding output Ground Analog Line Out jack Hardware Setup Front USB Connectors JUSB1 amp JUSB2 Optional The mainboard provides two USB 2 0 pin headers JUSB1 amp JUSB2 Optional 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 JUSB1 amp JUSB2 Pin Definition sina P senat USBO JUSB1 JUSB2 USBO USB 2 0 Intel spec GND
78. tation 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket MSI Reminds You You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the socket 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close ZZ 28 Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system Before inserting the power supply connector always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused ATX 20 Pin Power Connector ATX1 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 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU 10 20 JPW1 1 11 ATX1 ATX1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL JPW1 Pin Definition j 33V H a au PIN SIGNAL 2 3 3V 12 12V i GND 3 GND 13 GND 2 GND 4 5V 14 PS_ON 3 12V 5 GND 15 GND 4 12V 6 5V 16 GND
79. tem will be able to perform 6 channel audio operation for wonderful surround sound effect or connect to Sony amp Philips Digital Interface SPDIF speakers for audio transmission with better quality The S Bracket offers two types of SPDIF connectors one for optical fiber and the other for coaxial connection Select the appropriate one to meet your own need For more information on S Bracket refer to Appendix A Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function S Bracket SPDIF jack coaxial SPDIF jack optical Analog Line Out jacks Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hard ware setup procedures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the compo nents will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide CPUFAI p 2 13 EWL p 2 9 CPU p 2 3 DIMM1 3 p 2 7 D p
80. ter AC Power Lost off gt Set Wake Up Events Fi Help TL Select Item Change Values F Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F6 Hi Perf ormance MSI Reminds You S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode Sleep State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function Options are S1 POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware main tains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the informa tion of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hard ware 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 mode automatically 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 short ened when you disable the function but system will need an AGP driver to initialize 3 15 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard the VGA card Therefore if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initializa tion feature the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3 Suspend Time Out Minute If syste
81. vice Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit 0 is disabled For example if there are two VGA devices in the computer one PCI and one ISA and the 3 18 BIOS Setup VGA Palette Snoop Bit Setting Action Disabled Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device s palette registers Enabled Data read or written by the CPU is directed to both the PCI VGA device s palette registers and the ISA VGA device s palette registers permitting the palette registers of both VGA devices to be identical The setting must be set to Enabled if any ISA bus adapter in the system requires VGA palette snooping Primary Graphics Adapter This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Settings PCI and AGP PCI Slot1 5 IRQ PCI Slot2 IRQ PCI Slot3 IRQ PCI Slot4 IRQ These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot Setting options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 Auto Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the IRQ line for each PCI slot 319 MS 7043 ATX Mainboard Weer Peripherals OnBoard PATA IDE Enabled USB Controller USB Device Legacy Support Internal SATA Controller BootROM Function ACS Audio OnBoard LAN Controller OnBoard LAN P M E BootROM Function OnBoard PATA IDE This setting controls the onboard Parallel ATA IDE controller Setting options Enabled Disabled USB Cont
82. y to show the array status on the lower screen If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 10 K Create Array Create a RAID array with K Delete Array the hard disks attached to K Create Delete Spare VIA IDE controller Select Boot Array K Serial Number View View Array disk Status TI Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit firray Name firray Mode Block Size GB Size GB ARRAY H Mirror N A 37 2 ARRAY 1 Hirror NZA 37 27 B 10 VIA VT amp 237 Serial ATA RAID Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data If BIOS detects any inconsistencies the status of the disk array will be marked as critical and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data Critical RAID 1 Critical Status The RAID 1 array needs to Continue to boot be duplicated to ensure data consistancy Remaining members of the failed array Channel Drive Name Array Name Hode Size GB Status Channell Devit cob IC3SLB46AYVAB 0 Array ATA 100 38 34 Hirror Channel Device IC35LA40AYYAR 6 Array ATA 10A 38 34 Source Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Exit 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window If user selects Continue to boot it will enable duplicating the array aft

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