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1. 2 8 Hardware Setup Neer 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 24 Pin Power Connector ATX1 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24 pin power supply To con nect the ATX 24 pin power supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply as you like If you d like to use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with pin 1 amp pin 13 refer to the image at the right hand There is also a foolproof design on pin 11 12 23 amp 24 to avoid wrong installation pin 13 Pin Definition 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU JPW1 Pin Definition JPW1 PIN SIGNAL 2 1 1 GND 4 3 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V MSI Reminds You 1 These two connectors connect to the ATX power supply and have to work together to ensure stable operation of the mainboard 2 Power supply of 350 watts and above is highly recommended for system stability 3 ATX 12V power connection should be greater than 18A
2. 2 9 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Back Panel L In Parallel 1394 Port LAN Mouse e Optional e OCD O gt E e s Q e SE Q e Keyboard Composite S Video VGA Port BP SPDIF Out L Out TV Out for RS480 for RS480 SSES Mic for RS480 Mouse Keyboard Connector USB Ports Pin5 Pin6 NC Mouse KBD Clock PIN SIGNAL 1 Pin4 VCC Pin3 GND 2 3 4 Pin1 Pin2 NC Mouse KBD DATA S Video IEEE 1394 Port Pin3 C TV PIN SIGNAL Pint GND PUE Pin2 GND GND 1 BB RJ 45 LAN Jack TPB TPA TPA Pin4 Y TV VGA Port RED GREEN BLUE N C GND GND GND GND 5V GND N C SDA Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync SCL Transmit Differential Pair Transmit Differential Pair Receive Differential Pair Not Used Not Used Receive Differential Pair Not Used Not Used CON DOO A Go N 2 10 Hardware Setup P Connectors 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 elef ffe feel ngnuuuuuuuuuulwe9u D DD DD DD D Hu D FDD1 Fan Power Connectors CFAN1 S
3. Back Panel I O p 2 10 Lo e p 2 9 FDD1 p 2 11 li LE PCI Express oo nnnnciunnnnnnnnnninninnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnntn Ce d Slot p 2 18 UM XO OUS UIS I DE1 2 p 2 12 S PCI Slots E forever p 2 18 Saar SATA1 4 p 2 13 pnagggd gsg ag ddgda d g dg Q QQOQOOQOOQOODCLINQOOQ00000 ety PWDI p 2 17 JCMOS1 J AUDI p 2 14 JCD1 p 2 14 J1394 1 p 2 15 p 2 17 JFP1 p 2 16 J AUX1 p 2 14 J USB1 J
4. Enable file and folder compression B 27 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard el Computer Management Im File Action view Window Help e mm d Des J Computer Management Loca volume Layout Type Fie System Status Capacty Free Space Free Faut Tolerance overhead 7 System Tools c Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 17 58GB 13 08GB 74 El Event viewer EJIPART 2 D Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy 18 54GB 17 70GB 95 Ps Shared Folders amp IPART 3 E Partition Basic FAT Healthy 143GB 1 13GB 99 ir Mj Local Users and Groups Striped Volume G Striped Dynamic NTFS Healthy 1526 15259GB 99 S Performance Logs and Alerts i Device Manager amp Storage H E Removable Storage i Disk Defragmenter Disk Management L Services and Applications Sisk 0 Dynamic Striped volume G 76 69 GB 76 33 GB NTFS 367 MB online Healthy Unallocated amp Spisk 1 Dynamic Striped Volume G 76 33 GB 76 33 GB NTFS Online Healthy EB Disk 2 Basic C PART 2 D PART 3 E 3 27 GB 17 58 GB NTFS 18 55 GB FAT32 1 13 GB FAT Online Healthy System Healthy Healthy cSicp R M 0 DYD F No Media Bl Unallocated BR Primary partition fg Striped volume B 28 ATI SURROUNDVIEW Appendix C ATI SURROUNDVIEW ATI SURROUNDVIEW is an integrated feature supported by the onboard ATI northbridge chipset It provides the power and co
5. SI 436eU 0 a dix Channel 0 RIO Version Major Minor Array Conflicts Conflict No B 14 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Configuration for SATARaid File Configure Help tf Bae w S LILIAN WXPGATOR B 51 436eU 0 5 4 Channel 0 E Device Channel 1 M em Device H GE Sets SEN Set Number 0 Sil RAID 1 Set Type Mirrored Set State Available Members 2 Location Channel 0 Device Meta Version 2 00 Capacity 73166 MB Rebuild B ate Low T Configuration for SATARaid S LILIAN WAXPGATOR 51 436eU 0 5 4 Channel 0 ei Device Channel 1 Te ES Device E GE Sets G Set 0 SMART Information Support Yes Enabled Yes Status Threshold OK Hot Spare and Auto Rebuild When enabled a hot spare will automaticly be added to this set and a rebuild started when a member is dropped Only valid for mirrored sets and mirrored striped sets Disabled Apply B 15 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Configuration for SATARaid File Configure Help fh Be w d LILIAN w XPGATOR Members SMART Configuration Identify Data Bg 51 436eU 0 Be Channel 0 Member Information I ds dg Device To add a device to this set simply drag the desired device that is i under a Bus tree item into this page Ifthe Set can accept the aS at device it wil be added to the list below Poo evice o d Set Ta remove a member from a set highlight the member and click
6. aS a 0 H E Ven el a 1 A 7 M H R E a D English Version G52 M7093X8 Manual Rev 1 6 Release Date April 2005 C Nig96 FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the 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 Opera tion 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 7093 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Hules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this devi
7. m3u on your system or on your MEGA STICK Delete Click on the media files in the Play List field and use Delete button to remove the media file from the play list You may remove multi media files simultaneously by using Ctrl to select multi files Shuffle To play the media file in the Play List in a random order Repeat To repeat the selected files in the Play List Print This button has 2 functions 1 To print out the details of current play list through your printer with the following information Song title Song length Singer name 2 To save the details of current play list and save the file in the plain text file format in the Program files MSI DigiCell MyMusic txt for your reference The MyMusic txt file is with the following information Song title Song length Singer name 4 10 Introduction to DigiCell There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function like play stop pause previous next song song info and volume adjust There is also a scroll bar on the top for you to forward rewind pause previous song s information play Right click on the MP3 file and choose Info a MP3 Info dialogue will pop up to show the information of the file including the title artist i album release year and others You may also add your own comment EE in the comment field Then click Save to save the change click Cancel to discard the change or click
8. Remove to remove all Deli this information MP3 Info MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Non Unicode programs supported If you are using an operating system in European languages and you d like to play the media files in MEGA STICK with East Asian languages such as Chinese Japanese etc it is possible that the file names display incorrectly However you can install the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem You need to have your Microsoft Setup CD prepared in the CD ROM The system will start to install the necessary components after the settings are configured here Follow the steps described below 1 Go to Control Panel and choose Regional and Languages Options E Control Panel File Edt View Favortes Took Help a O B 9 F res Cu Address D Cortrol Panel SA System Taskbar and User Accounts Rat Men 2 Go to the Languages tab and enable the check box of Install files for East Asian languages A dialogue box will pop up to remind you the above selection is chosen Regional and Language Options Regional Options Languages Advanced Text services and input languages To view or change the languages and methods you can use to enter text click Details Supplemental language support Most languages are installed by default To install additional languages select the appropriate check box below C Install files for complex script and right to left l
9. South On hip PCI Device Onboard ACS Audio Onboard Chip SATA Onboard AC97 Audio Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used If an audio device is detected the onboard AC 97 Audio Codec 97 controller will be enabled if not it is disabled Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device Settings Auto Disabled Onboard Chip SATA This setting controls the onboard SATA controller Settings SATA Disabled IDE Controller RAID Controller Other Mass Storage 3 15 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Super IO Device Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 3 16 Super ID Device Onboard FOC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Forti Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Hode Use DH Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDD installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install add on FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The settings are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for Serial Port 1 The settings are 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 SE8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto Onboard Parallel Port This specifies the I O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Settings 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 SBC IRQ7 Disabled Paralle
10. If so this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt In order for the RAID set to function properly this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata To correct this select Resolve Conflict and the correct metadata including the correct drive connection information will automatically be written to the replacement drive ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide 1 Select Resolve Conflicts 2 Select the Invalid RAID drive entry in the Logical Drive Status window and press Enter 3 Follow the prompts to resolve the conflict Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment changing for example the RAID set may have been drive D but after the conflict resolution it may become drive E To maintain the same drive lettering you may need to swap the SATA cable connected to the drive or in the case of a SATA based removable drive unit you may need to change the order of the drives within the chassis u Low Level Formatting The Low Level Format item selection allows you to completely erase the data on a hard drive However this is a very drastic process and not typically needed Format ting the drive under Windows is usually sufficient to delete the data B 7 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Installing RAID Drivers for Windows 2000 XP only Installing RAID Drivers during OS Install Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation o
11. before this function will work 3 20 BIOS Setup 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 communi cating 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility PoP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By PCISUGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For UGA Assign IRQ For USB PCI Latency Timer CLE Haximum Payload ize tl rHove Entert elect PUSPDIValue Fil ave ESClIExit FizrGeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Fairl Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed When set to Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows 98 When set to No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards So select Yes if your operating system is Plug amp Play aware Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a Serious conflict that the operating
12. can see the set s in the GUI Save configuration to a file button Copy configuration to clip board Configuration Send configuration by e mail Tree About SATARaid Help on SATARaid FAEAELTbYT4ygHE Cumpule Eug 33 PCH112 Hl 2 2 S E c Primary Sheri Information I ege df Waster ES a Secondary m J 2 ES Master eraon Number d Sels Si amp Sat 0 Service Fark Service Pack 0 Compii information Name FeE LELTSY 1d RE Computer Events List of Events E went The Events tab reports OF June 2002 10 10 44 5i Cig Ever Logger Started logged events Dues A002 10 10 44 Si Clg Event viter starling up E Ju rx 2002 10 21 04 5i Cig Ever Logger Stated Dr Juee 2002 10 21 04 Si Chg Event winter starting up Use Help to find out about the features offered by SATRaid The main function of SATARaid is to monitor and report activities of RAID devices The settings for monitoring and reporting are performed under the item SATARaid Configuration The following screen shots show some of the settings performed through SATARaid GUI B 13 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard A RAID 1 Set Monitoring Example Configuration for SATARaid B3 51 436eU 0 a Channel 0 System Information Version Bg d Channel 1 Microsoft windows sP B Device Version Number G Sato Serice Pack Service Fack 1 Computer Information Mame LILIAN MAPGATOD Configuration for SATARaid
13. system cannot boot Setting options Enabled and Disabled Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means abso lutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Win dows 95 98 If you set this field to manual choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field a sub menu is preceded by a y Setting options Auto ESCD Manual 3 21 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard IRQ Resources The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual Press lt Enter gt and you will enter the sub menu of the items IRQ Resources list IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ Settings are PCI Device For Plug amp Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further request 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 device 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 VGA Palette Snoop Bit Setting Disabled Data r
14. Frequency PCIE Reset Delay LDT Configuration This item disables enables the LDT configuration Upstream Downstream LDT Bus Width These two items control the utilized widths of the HyperTransport link Setting options 8 bit 16 bit LDT Bus Frequency This item specifies the maximum operating frequency of the link s transmitter clock PCIE Reset Delay This item disables enables the reset delay of the PCI Express slot Internal Video Mode This setting specifies the internal video mode Setting options Disabled UMA UMA SidePort SidePort 3 12 BIOS Setup UMA Frame Buffer Size Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display frame This field is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer Larger frame buffer size increases video performance AGP Aperture Size This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are for warded to the AGP without any translation The option allows the selection of an aperture size of 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB and None GFX Clock Mode This setting controls the GFX clock mode Setting options Sync Async Video Display Devices Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the display s of the system Settings Aut
15. Hard Drive The settings are Enabled Disabled OnChip IDE Channel 0 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately Settings Enabled Disabled BIOS Setup IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses When you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this option to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching Settings Enabled Disabled Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The settings are Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 and Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The settings are Auto Disabled South OnChip PCI Device Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears
16. JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide JAUD1 Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION AUD MIC Front panel microphone input signal AUD GND Ground used by analog audio circuits AUD MIC BIAS Microphone power AUD VCC Filtered 5V used by analog audio circuits AUD FPOUT R Right channel audio signal to front panel AUD RET R Right channel audio signal return from front panel HP ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier KEY No pin AUD FPOUT L Left channel audio signal to front panel AUD RET L Left channel audio signal return from front panel 1 2 d 4 5 6 7 8 9 CH MSI Reminds You If you don t want to connect to the front audio header pins 5 amp 6 9 amp 10 have to be jumpered in order to have 6 10 signal output directed to the rear audio ports Otherwise BEEBE the Line Out connector on the back panel will not 5 9 function 2 14 Hardware Setup Serial Port Header COM1 Optional The mainboard offers one 9 pin header as serial port The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial device directly to it Pin Definition COM1 PN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 n00J6 Data Carry Detect fod Serial In or Receive Data o0 Serial Out or Transmit Data 00 9 Data Terminal Ready 5 u Ground Data
17. Mainboard o Audio Speaker Setting In the Audio Speaker Setting sub menu you can configure the multi channel audio operation perform speaker test and choose the environment you prefer while en joying the music VO cows 2 EE You can scroll the bar of each equalizer to regulate the current playing digital sound source Also you may click on the on button to enable disable the equalizer function Once the equalizer function is enabled you can choose several preset equalizers for your preference You may also right click anywhere to execute this function After you have chosen one equalizer it will be indicated next to the on button in yellow BAS 4 CE Powerful Dance Party Classical The Environment setting lets you select the environment you like such as Cave or Convert Hall 4 14 Introduction to DigiCell Click on the Speaker test button and the following dialogue box will appear AC97 Audio Configuration Microphone Effect i Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test HRTF Demo Sound Effect No of Speakers Headphone O 2 channel mode for stereo speaker output O 4 channel mode for 4 speaker output 6 channel mode for 5 1 speaker output General S PDIF Out Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out In this Speaker Configuration dialogue box first select a desired multi
18. USB2 p 2 16 2 2 Hardware Setup gd Central Processing Unit CPU The mainboard supports AMD Athlon64 processor The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket 939 for easy CPU installation When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer For the latest information about CPU please visit http www msi com tw pro gram products mainboard mbd pro mbd cpu support php 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 Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU 2 3 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 939 Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU 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 of the CPU The gold arrow should point as shown in the picture The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation If the CPU is correctly installed the pins should be completely embedded into the socket
19. and can not be seen Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard Press the CPU down firmly into 2 4 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 Sliding Press down the CPU Hardware Setup Installing AMD Athlon64 CPU Cooler Set When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer MSI Reminds You Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the cooler installation for Socket 939 CPUs only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase Detach the shield off the backplate s paster 3 Turn over the mainboard again and Paar T place the mainboard on the flat surface Locate the two screw holes of the mainboard Turn over the mainboard and install the backplate to the proper position Align the retention mechanism and the backplate Fix the retention mechanism and the backplate with two screws retention mechanism 2 5 MS 7093 M ATX Ma
20. following section uses Microsoft Flight Simulator as an example of using SURROUNDVIEW for games Using SURROUNDVIEW you can display a different Flight Simulator view on each of your monitors MSI Reminds You For best results in the Flight Simulator Settings Display dialog set the full screen resolution for each video adapter to match the desktop resolution for the corresponding display Because the simulation creates additional information that is sent to the video hardware and monitors running multiple displays always affects performance compared to a single display configuration u To enable SURROUNDVIEW for Microsoft Flight Simulator 1 Start with Flight Simulator running in windowed mode so that you can move windows off the primary display To switch between full screen and windowed mode press Alt Enter or in the Views menu click Full Screen Your displays will look like the following Initial Start Up Screen for Microsoft Flight Simulator u Monitor 2 V Monitor 1 Primary W Monitor 3 C 12 ATI SURROUNDVIEW 2 Click the FLY NOW button to start Flight Simulator Then click the X button to continue You are now flying Sa CS e fett l L RW Lan L I L Flying in Microsoff Flight Simulator using primary monitor only 3 From the Views menu create a new window and then drag it to monitor 2 Microsoft Flight Simulator with both Primary and Monito
21. is equipped with Realtek ALC658C chip which provides support for 6 channel audio output including 2 Front 2 Rear 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel ALC658C allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect The section will tell you how to install and use the 2 4 6 channel audio function on the board A 1 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard bn Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC658C chip to function properly before you can get access to 2 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 automatically appear 2 Click Realtek AC97 Audio Driver Link ink to the Futu the Future Click here USB2 0 Readme One Touch Setup Exit MSI Reminds You The AC97 Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance audio applications Hence the program screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only Using Audio F
22. monitors Display 3 Multiple Monitors on ATI RADEON S000 IGP Senes r Screen resolution Color quality Mot Medium 16 bit 800 by 600 pixels C Use this device as the primary monitor Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Windows Display Properties Dialog with Multiple Monitors ATI SURROUNDVIEW u To set up a multi monitor display 1 x oe Pe 10 Right click on a clear area of your desktop and choose Properties The Display Properties dialog opens Select the Settings tab Click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor Right click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary main monitor and choose Primary Note When you use multiple monitors with your card one monitor will always be Primary All additional monitors will be designated as Secondary Select the display icon identified by the number 2 Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Right click the display icon and choose Attached if necessary Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the sec ond monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values u Refer to your Windows online help and documentation for further infor mation on using the Settings tab Note Each display can use a different screen resolution For games it is recommended that you use the same resolution on all displays Repeat steps 5 through 7 for
23. program will be enabled The Live Update 3 is a tool used to detect and update your BlOS drivers VGA BIOS VGA Driver Utility online so that you don t need to search for the correct BlOS driver version throughout the whole Web site To use the function you need to install the MSI gt Live Update 3 application After the installation the MSI Live MSI Live Update 3 icon as shown on the right will appear on the screen Update 3 Double click the MSI Live Update 3 icon and the following screen will appear T Welcome to MSI Live Update 3 Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edt Wew Favortes Tools Help Ze 3 gt fa 6 P Seach GyFavortes Meda e YB Address C Program Fies MST Live Update 31MSI htm v Go Links MSI Link to the Future Live BIOS Live Driver Live VGA BIOS Live VGA Driver OQOOOO0 Live Utility MICRO STAR INT L CO LTD MSI Live Update 3 MSI Live Update 3 is a useful and powerful application for you to download and update the BIOS and the Device Drivers automatically You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the BIOS or drivers you want With MSI Live Update g M you can complete it in several simple steps Please select the items that you want to do on the left column of the main page Note in order to operate this application properly please note the following suggests Set the IE securty setting D
24. setup menu User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu 3 25 Introduction to DigiCell DigiCell the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop helps users to monitor and configure all the integrated peripherals of the system such as audio program power management MP3 files management and com munication 802 11g WLAN settings Moreover with this unique utility you will be able to activate the MSI well known features Live Update and Core Center which makes it easier to update the BIOS drivers online and to monitor the system hardware status CPU Fan tem perature and speed or to overclock the CPU memory Once you have your DigiCell installed locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard path Utility gt MSI Utility gt MSI DigiCell it will have an icon in the system tray a short cut icon on the desktop and a short cut path in your Start up menu You may double click on each icon to enable DigiCell igiCe RRR EETE Et s FF 02 11 e Set Program Acoma and Cel ats t Mrde Cy og short cut path in the start up menu path Start gt Programs gt MSI gt DigiCell MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Main Before using this utility it is required to have all the integrated peripherals cards LAN card Wireless LAN card MegaStick etc and all the necessar
25. the display icon identified by the number three Click and drag the display icons to positions that represent the physical setup of your monitors that you wish to use The placement of display icons deter mines how you move items from one monitor to another u To move items by dragging left and right place the display icons side by side u To move items by dragging up and down play the display icons one above the other C 9 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Using SURROUNDVIEW Business Applications Using SURROUNDVIEW you can run multiple applications simultaneously for example a spreadsheet a Web browser and a stock trader could be run and viewed on separate screens at the same time u To enable SURROUNDVIEW for business applications 1 Right click a clear area of your desktop click Properties click the Settings tab and then click the Identify button to display a large number on each monitor showing which monitor corresponds with each icon Identifying your screens 2 Open your spreadsheet program Your spreadsheet opens in the primary monitor Launching a spreadsheet in your primary monitor C 10 ATI SURROUNDVIEW 3 Open your Web browser and then drag it to monitor 2 Web browser displayed on monitor 2 4 Launch another instance of your Web browser and then drag it to monitor 3 Another Web browser displayed on monitor 3 C 11 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Games The
26. 00 and XP a b Right click on My Computer icon select Properties left click on Hard ware tab and then on Device Manager button Double click on SCSI and RAID Controllers If there is no yellow or in front of ATI Serial ATA Controller the driver is installed correctly Updating Previously Installed RAID Drivers d Insert your Windows 2000 XP ATI driver CD into the CD ROM DVD drive The ATI driver installation Wizard will start 2 Follow the setup instructions to complete the driver installation B 8 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide The following screen shots are taken from the ATI driver installation wizard E Windows XP ATI South Bridge Drivers Setup H inddwsXP AT TS sifi GI Zeg Drivers 2 Welcome ta the InstallShield Wizard for ATI South Bridge Drivers The InstallS hicld Wizard will install ATI South Bridge Drivers on your computer o continue click Next arie E Windows XP A TIESA Lf idu Drivers ani Please wailing while ks Gr haidesane vw ai caTat YST WAP C Ty start i B 9 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard 4 Windows XP ATI South Bridge Drivers Setup Windows XP ATI South Bridge Drivers Setup InstallShield Wizard Complete he InstallShisld Wiearc has succsssully installed 411 South 3ricge Drivers Before you can use the progarr you mus estart Jour compute C No I vill restart ny computer later Aemnwve any di
27. 18 54GB 17 70GB 95 No O KI Shared Folders part 3 E Partition Basic FAT Healthy 113GB 113GB 99 No O D Local Users and Groups E Performance Logs and Alerts A Device Manager Say Storage Lu 3 Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management BS Services and Applications amp gipisk 0 a Dynamic 76 69 GB 76 69 GB Online Unallocated isk 1 Dynamic 76 33 GB 76 33 GB Online Unallacated ZBDisk 2 e ae Basic C PART 2 D PART 3 E 37 27 GB 17 58 GB NTFS 18 55 GB FAT32 1 13 GB FAT Online Healthy System Healthy Healthy cp rom 0 DYD F No Media gt BR Unallocated Bl Primary partition Right click on Disk 0 and select New Volume for type of volume At New Volume Wizard select Striped New Volume Wizard Select Volume Type There are five types of volumes simple spanned striped mirrored and RAID 5 Select the volume you want to create Simple Spanned Description striped volume stores data in stripes on two or more dynamic disks A striped volume gives you faster access to your data than a simple or spanned volume B 25 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Total size of disk set for striping is set next New Volume Wizard Select Disks fou can select the disks and se
28. CO Unix Settings Auto Enabled Disabled USB Mouse Set to Enabled if you need to use a USB mouse in the operating system that does not support or does not have any USB driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Settings Auto Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard LAN controller Setting options Enabled Disabled Onboard 1394 This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller Setting options Enabled Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support Settings Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This setting enables disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROM during bootup Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type C2 Disable Enable Power Management Option HOD Power Down Video Off Option Video Off Method HODEH Use IRQ Soft Off by PURBTH Wake Up by PHE PowerFail Status AHD Cool n Quiet RTE Alarm Resume tl tHove Entert elect PUSPDI Value Fil ave ESClIExit FirtGeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Fairl Safe Defaults Ff Optimize
29. 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 configuration n 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 1 MC 2 Line ln 3 Line Out Front channels A 13 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard n 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 for the founction of each jack on the back panel when 4 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel 1 MC 2 Line Out Rear channels 3 Line Out Front channels Line In function is converted to Line Out function when 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output is selected Using Audio Function n 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 1 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 2 Line Out Hear channels 3 Line Out Front channels Back Panel Both Line In and MIC function are converted to Line Out function when 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Out
30. Ee 22 ge EE 3 23 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults sese 3 24 Set Supervisor User Feet 3 25 Chapter 4 Introduction to DigiCell seen 4 1 Introduction te Digicel m P 4 1 EE 4 2 NATO GING WOM E 4 2 e UAC Lee 4 4 IMAI AAG UI ONT es ct ie ie eed iat ie E Aah eh Daa 4 5 SOWA e EE Sah OM tee 4 6 Eclat ee e VE 4 6 Acess ee EE 4 7 WEAN GHA MOGE sce isa te copie ah ace cee eb a c obit bee 4 8 Ee EE 4 9 Miser ERI e 4 10 Gelee PENNE NN M M E 4 10 Non Unicode programs supported REENEN 4 12 Audio Speaker Setting ceeds wn 4 14 OWEN ON e E EE 4 16 e E E 4 16 Power Omg Restart wish seis ch ie sce aaa ee aa ae aoe cee ae 4 17 AUD el EE 4 18 Appendix A Using 2 4 amp 6 Channel Audio FUNCTION A 1 Je ie INE AUIGIO Driver em A 2 Installation for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP cesses A 2 vi ooftware Conti QuratiOn E A 4 Sound Ge A 4 Gel UK A 6 Speaker Configuratio EE A 7 Speaker TESI aeiaai a A 8 SEET A 9 ARTF DEMO E A 10 Microphone EMEC EE A 11 EC E EE A 12 Using 2 4 amp 6 Channel Audio FUNCTION 2 0 cece eee eeeeeetteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees A 13 Appendix B ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide eene B 1 SE RTR BEE B 2 Disk Striping RAID O RE B 2 DISK Mirroring RAID KEE B 3 Creating RAID Sets 5 seo DART IHRER EHE Rer E M B 4 BIOS RAID Utility Screen Description B 5 Description of RAID Setup Operations nnnnnnnnn
31. FAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with 12V When connecting the wire to the connectors always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control SENSOR SENSOR 12V 12V GND GND CFAN1 SFAN1 MSI Reminds You Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at AMD official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard 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 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 IDE IDE1 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 d
32. ID Set 4 f you chose manual configuration for Striped Sets you can change the chunk size For Mirrored Sets you assign which drive is the Source and which is the Target 5 The message Are You Sure will display before completing the configuration Answer N to abort the creation of the new RAID set or Y to proceed with the RAID set creation u Deleting RAID Sets To remove one or more RAID sets select Delete RAID Set Select the desired set and press Enter Press Y when asked Are You Sure The drives will be returned to the selection of logical drives from which a new RAID set can be created P ES ee u Rebuild RAID 1 Set This menu selection is used to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID 1 set after the failure of one of the members Select Rebuild RAID1 set Select the desired set and press Enter Press Y when asked Are You Sure The set will be rebuilt The status of the rebuild is displayed in the MAIN MENU window E b teg u Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created the metadata written to the disk includes drive connec tion information including the channel on the host controller to which it is connected If after a drive failure the replacement drive was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have conflicting metadata specifically in reference to the drive connection information
33. ID address is lost due to an unpredictable event such as replac ing a new BIOS chip users can use the utility from MSPs website by entering the 1394 GUID address to recover its original one 1 4 Getting Started Mainboard Layout Top Mouse CFAN1 zl Bottom Keyboard SS SMSC ee COM1 LP 47M9974NR optional Top a OP Z Parallel Port SE Si a EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ERE S T D e000000000000000000 7 RE Bottom HIE EET r Composite TV Out EELER ES 4 Ise for RS480 EE A E S Vided for RS480 npo ts 900 ain A t VGA Port for RS480 ga pgesaoocooeocssg alll O x T o000o009o0Q900o900000000 p EI 4 nu OQooonaooaoaocaaoaoao x gd c c Fees E on H be H 4 T 1394 Port optional no B USB Por US orts JPW1 es Wal od nu u B nu T LAN Jadk SC SCH B USB Ports aa Big 7 ed Za eran CNL SPDIF Out HIE HB nu T Line E d M Line Dut AUN B Mic Realtek Se s d 8100G runnnnnnnrinnnnnnonnnnnunnonnnunnnnnnnnnounnnonnnonnnnonn
34. MOS only for Option Page E lt F6 gt Load the default CMOS value from Fail Safe default table only for IE coo MM Load Optimized defaults lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes and exit BIOS Setup Getting Help After entering the Setup menu the first menu you will see is the Main Menu Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to You can use the control keys TL to select the item The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Sub Menu If you find a right pointer symbol as shown in the right view appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu con taining additional options can be launched from IDE Channel O Master this field You can use control keys TJ to IDE Channel 0 Slave highlight the field and press lt Enter gt to call up the IDE Channel 1 Master sub menu Then you can use the control keys to IDE Channel 1 Slave enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press Esc gt General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press Esc to exit the Help screen 3 3 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Once you enter Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Util
35. NT INAN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED STOR AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C 140 F IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer BRE w E For better environmental protection waste batteries should be Lt collected separately for recycling or special disposal 1V CONTENTS FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement AAA i PROVISION DIS OY EE iii Technical Suppor see ii OLY MINS ee E iv Chapter 1 Getting Stated eege Ee Eege 1 1 Mainboard Specifications sisse eene 1 2 EN aleet Le PAV OU Et M eel caccanuteucussudsacecudenctcantcutcasubeas 1 5 PKIN Date Mt EN 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 1 ccce ecce eere eere ee eene e nenne nnn nn niin nint nnn 2 1 Quick Components QUIC EE 2 2 Central Processing Unit GPL er reet rte ret rte ret rete eter ene 2 3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 939 eeeeeessssss 2 4 Installing AMD Athlon64 CPU Cooler Gei 2 5 Dunne C x 2 7 DIMM Module Combination sssini aani 2 7 Installing RAR Re wl 2 8 POWE SUD DIY EE 2 9 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector AT XT 2 9 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW 1 essen 2 9 Back E MP E S E a iceahcatdsareetieuas 2 11 Ee Det EE 2 11 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeee
36. OS utility The Windows XP built in Disk Manager can be used to set up installed SATA drives in Disk Striping RAID 0 configuration The difference between using the Disk Manager and using the BIOS utility is that the former can select the size of the Striped Disk while the latter assigns the entire volume of the SATA drives to RAID 0 Right clicking on the My Computer icon will access Computer Management The following screen will appear when Computer Management is started Select Disk Management under the Storage tree E Computer Management m File Action view Window Help e gal CS Computer Management Local Wi System Tools lb System Tools Event Viewer Ei Storage E e rs shared Folders BBS Services and Applications Local Users and Groups Ze Performance Logs and Alerts EI Device Manager Sg Storage I Removable Storage d Disk Defragmenter Disk Management Ba Services and Applications B 24 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide If SATA drives had not been initialized initialize the disk as Dynamic g Computer Management m Eile Action View Window Help 81 x es om Deg E Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System status Capacity Free Space Free Fault Tolerance Overhead jy System Tools amp 9 c Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 17 58 GB 13 10GB 74 o O H E Event viewer amp 93panrT 2 D Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy
37. SetReady Request To Send Clear To Send Ring Indicate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IEEE 1394 Connectors J1394 1 Optional The mainboard provides one 1394 pin header that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket optional Pin Definition PRERE en sona Pn seu 2 TPA TPA J1394 1 Ground Ground TPB TPB Cable power Cable power Connected to J1394 1 Key no pin Ground IEEE1394 Bracket Optional Foolproof design 2 15 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Front Panel Connectors JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide JFP1 Pin Definition PN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Power Power LED Switch 1 HD LED P Hard disk LED pull up 2 FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up JFP1 2 is 10 3 HD LED N Hard disk active LED 1 9 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND HDD Reset 6 PWR SW P Power Switch high reference pull up SET owiten 7 RST SW P Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR SW N Power Switch low reference pull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Do not use Front USB Connectors JUSB1 JUSB2 The mainboard provides two standard USB 2 0 pin headers JUSB1 amp JUSB2 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
38. UNDVIEW in the BIOS ATI SURROUNDVIEW System Requirements Supported ATI Products Integrated graphics processors enabled by system BIOS RADEON XPRESS 200 RADEON 9100 Pro RADEON 9100 IGP RADEON 9000 IGP AGP PCle graphics cards RADEON X800 series RADEON X700 series RADEON X600 series RADEON X300 series RADEON 9800 SE PRO XT RADEON 9600 Series RADEON 9500 PRO RADEON 9200 SE PRO RADEON 9000 Series All All in Wonder cards Expansion Slot e AGP 2X 8X or 2X AX 8X e PCle X16 Operating System Windows 2000 Windows XP Home or Pro CPU Pentium 4 2 0 GHz or equivalent 3 0 GHz recommended System Memory 256 MB minimum 512 MB recommended AGP Aperture for AGP based 128 MB minimum 256 MB recommended cards UMA Frame Buffer 64 MB minimum 128 MB recommended MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Installing a Graphics Card MSI Reminds You This section provides generic installation instructions only In most cases a graphics card will come with specific installation instructions in which case users should consult their graphics card manual and follow the instructions therein Before You Begin Before you begin installing your graphics card please do the following 1 Record any serial numbers printed on the card itself 2 Update your PCle chipset drivers to the latest version Consult your motherboard manual or manufacturer s Web site for more in
39. an identical twin for a selected disk by having the data simul taneously written to two disks This redundancy provides protection from a single disk failure If a read failure occurs on one drive the system reads the data from the other drive B 3 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Creating RAID Sets Creating and deleting RAID sets and performing other RAID setting up operations are done in the BIOS During bootup a screen similar to the one below will appear for about 5 seconds Press CTRL S or the F4 key to enter the BIOS RAID Utility mil 31124 sATARad BIOS Version 4 2 43x 0 Samsung sP1614C 1 Samsung SPOS12C AL Stripped Set samsung SPl6l4c pam sung o PUSlzu The BIOS RAID Utility menu screen will appear A brief description of each item on the screen is given on the next page RAID Configuration Utility Silicon Image Inc Copyright C 2003 H PM SAMSUNG SP1614C 152627HII CL SM SAMSUNG SPEBT2C 716319Hll Now Il Select Menu ESC Previous Menu Enter Select Ctrl E Exit DH First HDD ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide BIOS RAID Utility Screen Description u Main Menu The Main Menu in the upper left corner is used to choose the operation to be performed Create RAID set Delete RAID set Rebuild Mirrored set Resolve Conflicts Low Level Format The selections are esch Create RAID Set is used to create a new RAID Set RAID 0 or RAID 1 2 Delete RAID Set is used to delete a RAID Set 3 Rebui
40. anguages including Tha v Install files for East Asian languages Install Supplemental Language Support You chose to install the Chinese Japanese and Korean language files This wil require 230 MB or more of available disk space The files wall be installed after you click OK or Apply on the Regional and Language Options dialog box 4 12 Introduction to DigiCell 3 Then go to the Advanced tab and select the language you want to be supported the language of the filename in the MegaStick from the drop down list in the Language for non Unicode programs then click Apply The system will install the necessary components from your Microsoft Setup CD immediately Regional and Language Options n Regional Options Languages Advanced Language for non Unicode programs This system setting enables non Unicode programs to display menus and dialogs in their native language It does not affect Unicode programs but it does apply to all users of this computer Select a lanquagete ma z language versier etthe non nicode programs you want to use BENENE Code page conversion tables C 10001 MAC Japanese 7 10002 MAC Traditional Chinese Big5 C 10003 MAC Korean C 10004 MAC Arabic C 10005 MAC Hebrew Default user account settings C Apply all settings to the current user account and to the default uset profile m 4 13 MS 7093 M ATX
41. ation The e mail address and subject are use when sending the SATARaid configuration by e mail Both can be overriden at the point when the configuration Is sent E mail Configuration E mail Address E mail Subject EE Configuration information fr Configuration Menu Log File Audio Popup SMTP E mail Notification Event Level E mail Notification Information E mail notification is use to send an e mail to each address in the list for each event received from the driver The event subject will be the subject of each e mail sent Subject S 4 TAR aid Event from system ATI wes Address List B 20 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Configuration Menu Log File Audio SMTP Emal Notification Event Level Event Level Infarmatian The event level sets which level of event logs are sent bv e mail Event Level Configuration i Move the slider to set event level for notification Disabled No event logs will be sent Configuration Menu E mail Notification Event Level Log File Audio Popup Log File Information The log file is used to store event received from all the 51I IDE drivers The logfile can be viewed with Notepad or the event property page of the GUI Disable Log File Enable Log File we DES Location ch B 21 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Configuration Menu SMTP Emal Notific
42. ation Event Level Log File Audio Popup Audio Notification Information Audio notification is use to alert the system administrator or user that an event occurred Audio Notification Configuration Select the sound to play by clicking the browse button or click the disable button for na sound notification Informational Event om Warning Event Error Event Configuration Menu SMTP Emal Notification Log File Audio Popup Window Information The popup window is a visual notification that an event occured This popup windows can be disabled or set to popup for only certain event levels Popup Window Event Level Configuration i Move the slider to set event level for notification i Informational The popup window will be i displayed for the following events i Informational Warnings Errors B 22 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Configuration for SATARaid File Configure Help fi Hea w AATI WSXPGATOR Computer B i S1 436eU 0 5 4 Channel 0 System Information 0 89 Device Version Ei amp Channel 1 Microsoft windows P 0 O89 Device Version Number E GE Sets e 51 EI Set 0 Service Pack Service Pack 1 Computer Information Name ATI AWXPGATOR B28 wg Configuring RAID 0 Set s with Windows Disk Manager Note This section is only applicable to non initiated drives It is not applicable if the drives have been set up as RAID 0 with the BI
43. ce must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ii Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this 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 AMD Athlon Athlon XP Thoroughbred and Duron are registered trade marks of AMD Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 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 AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date V1 6 removing overclocking function April 2005 adding ATI RAID settings amp Surroundview 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 fo
44. channel operation from the No of Speakers pane Then switch to the Speaker Test tab to test the connected speakers The one you select will light up and make testing sound If any speaker fails to make sound check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones AC97 Audio Configuration HRTF Demo Sound Effect Equalizer Center Microphone Effect Speaker Configuration General Speaker Test S PDIF Dut Front Left Rear Left C Swap Center Subwoofer Qutput Front Right Click on the speaker to test it Rear Right 4 15 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard P Power on Agent In the Power on Agent sub menu you can configure setting of power on power off and restarting status In the screen below you can set the date time start up programs respectively for power on power off and restarting q d po epea SET Power On Here are the available settings for Power On function Date Use the drop down list to select the date for power on Time Use the arrow keys to select the hour minute second for power on power off and restarting Then click Apply to save the changes As you click Apply the following dialogue will appear to show you the next power on schedule and the system will start to count down to restart Click OK to restart the computer right away or click Later to restart your computer later Power
45. cts to the connected microphone AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF Out HRTF Demo Microphone Effect j General C Noise Suppression A 11 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard General In this tab it provides some information about the AC97 Audio Configuration utility including Audio Driver Version DirectX Version Audio Controller amp AC97 Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF Out HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General Information Audio Driver Version 5 10 0 5826 DirectX Version Direct 9 0c Audio Controller ATI 4370 ACS Codec ALCB58 Show icon in system tray Language Auto w The setting will not be activated until vou restart this program A 12 Using Audio Function Using 2 4 amp 6 Channel Audio Function In addition to a default 2 channel analog audio output function the audio connectors on the Back Panel also provide 4 or 6 channel analog audio output function if a proper setting is made in the software utility Read the following steps to have the Multi Channel Audio Function properly set in the software utility and have your speakers correctly connected to the Back Panel Connecting the Speakers When you have set the Multi
46. d Defaults MSI Reminds You S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface Function If your operating system is ACPl aware such as Windows 98SE 2000 ME select Enabled Settings Enabled and Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If your operating system supports ACPI such as Windows 98SE Windows ME and Windows 2000 you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or SS STR fashion through the setting of this field 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 maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs S1 amp S3 The system will decide when to enter S1 or S3 state Power Management Option This item is used to select the degree or type of power saving and is related to 3 18 BIOS Setup these modes Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down There are three options for power management Min Saving Minim
47. e The system doesn t stop for a disk error All But Disk Key The system doesn t stop for either a disk or a key board error Base Extended Total Memory The three items show the memory status of your system read only 3 7 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Quick Power On Self Test l Removable Device Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority CD ROH Boot Priority Hetwork Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Fourth Boot Device Foot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up HumLock Status Gate AZD Option Typematic Rate Setting Security Option e APIC Mode HFS Version Control For 05 OS Select For DRAH gt 6448 HOO zs MoR TI Capability Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled tl rHMove Enterr elect PUSPDIValue FI0sSave m Exit Fizbeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Farl Safe Defaults fi Optimized Defaults CPU Internal Cache External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The settings enable disable the internal cache also known as L1 or level 1 cache and external cache also known as L2 or level 2 cache Setting options Enabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the a
48. ead 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 Assign IRQ for VGA USB The items allow you to assign an IRQ line to the VGA card and USB device separately Options Enabled Disabled PCI Latency Timer CLK This feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus As each access to the bus comes with an initial delay before any transaction can be made low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effective PCI bandwidth while higher values improve it Key in a DEC number between 0 and 255 Maximum Payload Size This setting specifies the maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices The unit is byte Setting options 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 3 22 BIOS Setup This section shows the status of your CPU fan overall system status etc Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility PE Health Status Fan Control Enabled Fan High Temp Fan Hed Te
49. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeees 2 11 Fan Power Connectors CFAN1 SFAN1 cccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeees 2 11 ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 sues 2 12 Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 SATA4 enne 2 13 CD n Connectors RN EE 2 14 Aux Line In Connector JAUXT 2 Ie iei eise cette ts 2 14 Front Panel Audio Connector JA 2 14 IEEE 1394 Connectors J1394 1 Optional 2 15 Serial Port Header COM1 Optional sssssssssssecsssessssssssessssteeeeeees 2 15 Front Panel Connectors JET 2 16 Front USB Connectors JUSB1 JUSB2 ariasi diiirn iiaa 2 16 dec M 2 17 Clear BIOS Password Jumper JPWD1 eeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeee 2 17 Clear CMOS Jumper JOMOS 1 c sscccecssceeeeeesesnseesssssccesceceeeeeeeseeees 2 17 elle EE 2 18 PGI Te 2 18 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots 2 18 PCI Interrupt Request Routing ui ee 2 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup KE 3 1 Gel alte EI EEN 3 2 SOMO E 3 2 GeuinG Helio T 3 3 Te VISIT MENU des sities sara todo tradet carp carina ies a tradu ct eaten areata eam tuds 3 4 Standard GMOS Features sd west tactic cton ie ee 3 6 Advanced BIOS E 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features ccccssssssssssssssssssesesseeaeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeaaeeeeaaeaaaaaaes 3 11 Integrated Pennher EEN 3 14 Power Management Setup E 3 18 PNP Seele TS le TEE 3 21
50. f the OS Windows 2000 XP and wish to boot from a RAID drive connected to the SATA controller 1 Install the new SATA drives a b C d Inst a b C d Power off the system Connect the hard drives to the RAID controller ports Insert your Windows 2000 XP CD into the CD ROM DVD drive or the 2000 XP boot diskette 1 in the floppy drive if your system cannot boot from the CD Power up the system all the driver during OS boot Press F6 for third party SCSI or driver installation at the beginning of the text mode installation Press s when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device and insert the diskette or CD labelled ATI SATARaid Driver Installation Disk You ll have to remove the OS installation CD first Press Enter and select ATI Serial ATA Controller Press Enter to continue with text mode setup Partition and format the Master RAID drive a Follow the setup instructions to select your choice of partition and file system Install OS on the Master RAID drive a b C After setup has examined your drives it will copy files to Windows installation folders and restart the system The setup program will continue and finish the installation after restart Wait until Windows 2000 XP finishes installing devices regional settings networking settings components and final set of tasks reboot the sys tem if it is required Verify driver installation under Windows 20
51. formance and professional desktop platform solution MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Cee I Y ma Mainboard Specifications CPU Supports 64 bit AMD Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX processor Socket 939 Supports up to 3500 3800 Athlon 64 FX 53 or higher CPU For the latest information about CPU please visit http www msi com tw pro gram products mainboard mbd pro mbd cpu support php Chipset ATI RS480 RX480 Chipset HyperTransport connection to AMD K8 Athlon64 processor 8 or 16 bit control address data transfer both directions 1000 800 600 400 200 MHz Double Data Rate operation both direction Compliant with PCI Express 1 0a specifications one x16 graphics interface which can be divided into two smaller links for use by other devices Graphic integrated RS480 ATI SB400 Chipset Supports dual channel native SATA controller up to 150MB s with RAID 0 or 1 Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster Direct Sound AC97 audio Ultra DMA 66 100 133 master mode PCI EIDE controller ACPI amp PC2001 compliant enhanced power management Supports USB2 0 up to 8 ports Main Memory Supports dual channel eight memory banks DDR 333 400 using four 184 pin DDRDIMMs Supports a maximum memory size up to 4GB without ECC Supports 2 5v DDR SDRAM DIMM For the updated supporting memory modules please visit http www msi com tw program products mainboard mbd pro mbd trp list php Slots One PCI Exp
52. formation 3 Uninstall the graphics drivers for any previously installed graphics card if you are installing a new ATI graphics card MSI Reminds You Your integrated graphics processor will have separate drivers from your PCle graphics card Do not uninstall the drivers for your IGP amsih Basic Graphics Card Installation u To install a graphics card 1 Turn off the computer monitor and other peripheral devices 2 Unplug the computer s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer MSI Reminds You WARNING Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from the motherboard to avoid possible damage to the motherboard 3 Remove the computer cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in removing the cover MSI Reminds You WARNING Remember to discharge your body s static electricity by touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis C 4 ATI SURROUNDVIEW 4 Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from your computer 5 Locate the appropriate slot and if necessary remove the metal back plate cover 6 Align your graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated 7 Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely and replace the computer cover 8 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug
53. h the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually If you select Manual related information is asked to be entered to the following 3 6 BIOS Setup items Enter the information directly from the keyboard This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer Access Mode The settings are CHS LBA Large Auto Capacity The formatted size of the storage device Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Video The setting controls the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the system Available options are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and Mono Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot Available options are All Errors The system stops when any error is detected No Errors The system doesn t stop for any detected error All But Keyboard The system doesn t stop for a keyboard error All But Diskett
54. he onboard LAN on your system the second icon indicates the wireless LAN status and the third one is the information about the bluetooth on your system Click on each item for details Ja 1 Quick Guide This icon indicates the information and connection status of onboard LAN which is read only The second icon indicates the wireless connection You may click this icon d to configure the advanced settings in the WLAN Card Mode dialogue box see the image on p 4 8 Please note that it is only available when the Software Access Point is set to WLAN Card Mode m The third icon indicates the connection using bluetooth devices If your system is connected to the bluetooth device the icon will light up 4 5 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub menu you can see the communication status on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on the desired icon in which the default settings are configured for your usage The default software access point mode is set to WLAN Card Mode For more advanced security settings and channels switching click on Setting button to enter its sub ment H W Diagnostic 4 N n d 802 119 LR E Let E 4 Terminology Here are the introduction of WLAN AP communication terminology WEP Key In the wireless network environment the administrator can set up password Network Key to protec
55. in the computer s power cord 9 Turn on the monitor and then your computer If you have properly installed your graphics card operating system messages will appear once the boot procedure is finished Your monitor will be running in a basic video mode Higher refresh rates are not available at this stage of the installation Once you have installed the proper drivers and software you can use the Display Properties control panel to adjust the video settings and configure multiple monitors MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Enabling the Integrated Graphics Processor In order to use SURROUNDVIEW the integrated graphics processor IGP on the motherboard must be enabled in addition to the graphics card in the PCle slot Make sure the IGP is enabled using the BIOS setup utility in addition to the graphics card before continuing u BIOS options under Advanced Chipset Features and Integrated Peripherals Enabling SURROUNDVIEW To enable SURROUNDVIEW you must first alter your computer s BIOS settings 1 Restart your system and enter CMOS setup CMOS is part of your system s BIOS Basic Input Output System When restarting press DEL key to enter Setup The CMOS Setup screen appears 2 Use the arrow keys to navigate to Advanced Chipset Features and then press Enter The Advanced Chipset Features screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features t DRAW Configuration Press Ente
56. inboard 5 Position the cooling set onto the re 7 Fasten down the lever tention mechanism Hook one end of the clip to hook first and then press down the other end of the clip to fasten the cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism 8 Make sure the safety hook completely clasps the fixed bolt of the retention mechanism 6 Locate the Fix Lever Safety Hook and the Fixed Bolt Lift up the intensive fixed lever 9 Attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the mainboard Fixed Lever Fixed Bolt MSI Reminds You While disconnecting the Safety Hook from the fixed bolt it is neces sary to keep an eye on your fingers because once the Safety Hook is disconnected from the fixed bolt the fixed lever will spring back instantly 2 6 Hardware Setup P Memory The mainboard provides 4 slots for 184 pin DDR DIMM Double In Line Memory Module modules and supports the memory size up to 4GB You can install DDR 333 400 modules on the DDR DIMM slots DIMM 1 4 DIMM1 DIMM4 from left to right DIMM Module Combination Install at least one DIMM module on the slots Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB Users can install either single or double sided modules to meet their own needs Users may install memory modules of different type and density on different channel DDR DIMMs However memory modules of the same type and density are requ
57. ion Speaker Configuration In this tab you can easily configure your multi channel audio function and speakers First select a desired multi channel operation from No of Speakers a Headphone for the common headphone b 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output c 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output d 6 Channel Mode for 5 1 Speaker Output And then click OK to apply the configuration AC97 Audio Configuration HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration SpeakerTest S PDIF Out pe EB Rear Speaker Out No of Speakers Headphone O 2 channel mode for stereo speaker output O 4 channel mode for 4 speaker Front Speaker Out output Center Subwoofer Speaker Out 6 channel mode for 5 1 speaker output A 7 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Speaker Test You can use this tab to test each connected speaker to ensure if 4 or 6 channel audio operation works properly If any speaker fails to make sound then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones Center AC97 Audio Configuration HRTF Demo Y Microphone Effect General Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF Out Front Left Front Right Subwoofer Rear Left C Swap Center Subwoofer Output Click on the speaker to test it Rear Right Select the speaker by clicking it to test its functio
58. ion Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clockspeed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up Available options Enabled Disabled 3 13 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals South On hip IDE Device Press Enter South On hip PCI Device Press Enter Super IO Device Fress Enter Henu Level k Init Display First PCI E USE EHCI Controller Enabled nChip USB Controller Enabled USE Keyboard Enab red USE House Enabled Onboard LAH Enabled nboard 139 Enabled IDE HDD Block Hode Enabled Onboard Lan Boot KOH Disabled Tl tHMove Entert elect PUSPDIValue Fil ave ESClIExit FirGeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Fairl Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults South OnChip IDE Device Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 3 14 South On hip IDE Device IDE DHA transfer access OnChip IDE FT TTA Enabled OnChip IDE Channeli Enabled IDE Prefetch Hode Disabled Primary Haster PIU Auto Primary Slave PIU Auto Secondary Haster PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Haster DOHA Auto Primary Slave DOHA Auto Secondary Master UDH Auto Secondary Slave UDH Auto IDE DMA Transfer Access This item is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of the IDE
59. ired while using dual channel DDR or instability may happen DIMM1 CH A DIMM2 CH B DIMM3 CH A DIMM4 CH B Mode 28MB 1GB MERE aaa Single Channel 128MB 1GB SingleChannel 128MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Single Channel 1284B 1GB 12848 1G8B DualChannel 128MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Dual Channel 128 B 1GB Dual Channel MSI Reminds You The system operates ONLY when the DDR modules are installed in accordance with the above mentioned memory population rules In dual channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density on DDR DIMMs To enable successful system boot up always insert the memory modules into the Channel A slots DIMM1 or DIMM3 first This mainboard DO NOT support the memory module installed with more than 18 pieces of IC integrated circuit Do not support three memory modules 2 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Installing DDR Modules T The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module The module will only fit in the right orientation 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close 100 CIICICIICCICICICIEID CCCII anag s nnn 3 Volt Notch TEL
60. 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 ag SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL dE E ELI Gi JUSB1 JUSB2 ined USB 2 0 GND Key no pin Connected to JUSB1 or JUSB2 USB 2 0 Bracket Optional MSI Reminds You Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage Hardware Setup PE Jumpers The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your motherboard s function through the use of jumpers Clear BIOS Password Jumper JPWD1 The jumper is used to clear the BIOS password To clear the password open the jumper and restart your computer JPWD1 Clear Normal Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard 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 set the JCMOS1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data B B JCMOS1 Keep Data Clear Data MSI Reminds You To clear CMOS you should 1 switch off the system and short 2 3 pin of the JCMOS1 2 switch on the system again and the message CMOS checksum error should appear 3 switch off the system and return to 1 2 pin Keep Data po
61. ity the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility t Standard CHOS Features Esc Quit F Menu in BIOS Tle z Select Item Fil Save amp Exit Setup 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 AWARD special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PNP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status 3 4 BIOS Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Save amp Exit Setu
62. l is selected A20 is controlled by a keyboard controller or chipset hardware Typematic Rate Setting This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including Typematic Rate amp Typematic Delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled this item allows you to set the rate characters second at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins 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 System A password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup APIC Mode This field is used to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system Settings Enabled and Disabled 3 9 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard MPS Version Control For OS This field allows you to select which MPS Multi Processor Specification version to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system Set
63. l Port Mode This setting specifies the parallel port mode SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port Setting options SPP EPP1 9 SPP ECP EPP1 9 ECP EPP1 7 SPP EPP1 7 ECP ECP Mode Use DMA The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature After selecting it the following message will appear ECP Mode Use DMA At this time the user can choose between DMA channel 3 or 1 BIOS Setup Init Display First This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Surroundview SURROUNDVIEW provides the power and convenience of multi adapter multi monitor support for computers that use an AGP or PCI Express based graphics card in conjunction with ATI integrated graphics processors IGPs Setting options Enabled Disabled USB EHCI Controller This setting disables enables the USB EHCI controller The Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI specification describes the register level interface for a Host Con troller for the Universal Serial Bus USB Revision 2 0 Setting options Enabled Disabled OnChip USB Controller This setting disables enables the onchip USB controller Setting options Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Set to Enabled if you need to use a USB keyboard in the operating system that does not support or does not have any USB driver installed such as DOS and S
64. ld Mirrored Set is used to initiate the rebuild of a RAID 1 set after for example a drive in the Set has been replaced 4 Resolve Conflicts is used to automatically find the member drives of a RAID set which has been disrupted physical drives swapped around for example and restore the Set to proper operation 5 Low Level Format allows a single drive to have its data completely wiped out Drives assigned to Sets cannot be low level formatted These operations are described in the pages that follow u Help Window This window displays context sensitive help and status messages u Physical Drive Properties This window displays the model number and capacities of the drives physically attached to the SATA host adapter Description of RAID Setup Operations u Creating RAID Sets As previously discussed the SATA host controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations The selection of the RAID configuration should be based upon fac tors including performance data security and the number of drives available It is best to carefully consider the long term role of the system and plan the data storage B 5 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard strategy RAID sets can be created either automatically or to allow the greatest flexibility manually 1 Select Create RAID Set 2 Choose a RAID O Striped or a RAID 1 Mirrored set 3 Select if you want the utility to Automatically Configure or if you want to manually configure the RA
65. lk Disabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Tl rHove Enterr elect PUSPDIValue Fil ave ESClIExit FiriGeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Fazrl Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults MSI Reminds You Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset DRAM Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the submenu and the following screen appears DRAH Configuration Timing Hode Auto x Memclock index value Mhz 200Mhz x CAS latency CTel 2 5 Timing Mode This field allows you to select the DDR timing setting Setting to Auto enables Memclock Index Value Mhz amp CAS Latency Tcl automatically to be determined by SPD Selecting Manual allows users to configure these fields manually 3 11 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Memclock Index Value Mhz User can place an artificial memory clock limit on the system Please note that memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency CAS Latency Tcl This controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Settings Auto 2 0 2 5 3 0 2 0 increases the system performance the most while 3 0 provides the most stable performance LDT amp PCI Bus Control Press lt Enter gt to enter the submenu and the following screen appears LOT amp PCI Bus Control LOT Configuration Enabled Upstream LOT Bus Width Downstream LOT Bus Width LOT Bus
66. mount of time required to run the power on self test POST A quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you normally disable quick POST It is better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work Options Enabled Disabled Removable Device Priority This feature allows you to specify the priority of removable devices Hard Disk Boot Priority This feature allows you to specify the hard disk boot priority CD ROM Boot Priority This feature allows you to specify the CD ROM boot priority Network Boot Priority This feature allows you to specify the network boot priority 3 8 BIOS Setup First Second Third Fourth Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy drive A before booting the system Settings Disabled Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Setting options On Off Gate A20 Option This item is to set the Gate A20 status A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended memory When the default value Fast is selected the Gate A20 is controlled by Port92 or chipset specific method resulting in faster system performance When Norma
67. mp Fan Low Temp tl tHove Entert elect PUSPDI Value Fil ave ESClExit FirGeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Fazrl Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults CPU System Temperature Current System CPU Fan Speed These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds Fan Control Fan High Temp Fan Med Temp Fan Low Temp The BIOS provides the Smart Fan system which can control the fan speed automati cally depending on the current temperature to keep it within the preset temperature range 3 23 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Ex Fail Safe Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe or Optimized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal perform ance of the mainboard The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Load Optimized Defaults H W Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance 3 24 BIOS Setup X X a nau Set Supervis
68. nality The one you select will light up and make testing sound Using Audio Function S PDIF Out In this tab you may slelect the format of SPDIF out AC97 Audio Configuration HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF Dut O No output Output digital only Output digital and analog MSI Reminds You 1 6 speakers appear on the Speaker Test tab only when you select 6 Channel Mode in the Number of Speakers column in Speaker Configuration tab If you select 4 Channel Mode only 4 speakers appear on the window 2 While you are testing the speakers in 6 Channel Mode if the sound coming from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped you should select Swap Center Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard HRTF Demo In this tab you may adjust your HRTF Head Related Transfer Functions 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF Dut HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General HRTF 3D Positional amp udio Sound Loopy Music Moving Path Horizontal Environment None A 10 Using Audio Function Microphone Effect In this tab you may add special effe
69. nnneeeneneennnnnnnnnneennnneenennne B 5 Installing RAID Drivers for Windows 2000 XP only ssss B 8 Installing RAID Drivers during OS Install ssssssesessseeessss B 8 Updating Previously Installed RAID Drivers B 8 Ile SATAR G AAI qo B 11 Ree D D H B 13 Configuring RAID 0 Set s with Windows Disk Manager 000000anenannnaannean B 24 Appendix C ATI SURROUNDVIEWTM EE C 1 Getting Ee WEE C 2 System Ee Ee EE C 3 Installing GraplicsS Gand WE C 4 Before YOU BOUIN EE C 4 Basic Graphics Card Installation siirre a a C 4 Enabling SURROUNDYIEW a ada mech evel chat hele tak OE duet hcl eke C 6 Enabling the Integrated Graphics Processor ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees C 6 E e ele EE nell Te EE C 6 Frequently Asked QUESTIONS tota ege C 7 Using Ode el e C 8 Setting Up Multiple Displays cccssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeaeeaeaaes C 8 Usi SURROUND EVV rtd ttt dettetotettetudettetotetdoe tots C 10 Business elei ee CN C 10 EE EE C 12 Vil d Getting Started Thank you for choosing the RS480M2 RX480M2 Series MS 7093 v1 X Micro ATX mainboard The RS480M2 RX480M2 Series mainboards are based on ATi RS480 RX480 amp ATi SB400 chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced AMD K8 Athlon 64 FX processor the RS480M2 RX480M2 Series deliver a high per
70. nvenience of multi adapter multi monitor support for computers that use an AGP or PCI Express based graphics card in conjunction with specific ATI integrated graphics processors IGPs C 1 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard mn Getting Started SURROUNDVIEW provides the power and convenience of multi adapter multi monitor support for computers that use an AGP or PCI Express based graphics card in conjunction with the following ATI integrated graphics processors IGPs u RADEON XPRESS 200 u RADEON 9100 Pro u RADEON 9100 u RADEON 9000 SURROUNDVIEW enables support for up to three independent monitors Multi monitor capability increases productivity allowing you to read e mail on one screen work on a spreadsheet on another and create a document on yet another SURROUNDVIEW is also ideal for an office environment For example a brokerage can monitor trades place orders and sell each on a different display When the home office computer is not being used for work it can be used to play the latest games several of which can take advantage of SURROUNDVIEW s multi monitor display capabilities For example with Microsoft amp Flight Simulator cyber pilots can move different views to separate monitors Enabling the SURROUNDVIEW IV feature requires only a few steps 1 Installing a graphics card in the motherboard s PCle slot 2 Enabling the integrated graphics processor if necessary 3 Enabling SURRO
71. o CRT Only CLD Only DFP Only TV Only CRT Force Other Auto TV Force Other Auto CRT Force TV Force TV Standard Select the TV standard which is used as the video signal format of your TV if you have connected a TV to the system Setting are NTSC PAL PAL M PAL 60 NTSC JAP PAL CN PAL N SSCART RGBJ Memory Hole In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA peripherals This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Settings Disabled Enabled Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory RAM at A0000h to AFFFFh resulting in better video performance However if any program writes to this memory area a memory access error may result Setting options Disabled Enabled Auto Detect PCI CIk This feature enables the BIOS to auto detect PCI device and set PCI slot clock Options are Enabled Disabled 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 select Enabled for EMI reduct
72. oHODoOOO P l Express x1 slot SSS ELI SSS SSS Baa SS aS BSS SS aaa SSS Sa EIE 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 DOOD0DOD00I00000000000000000000000000DI00000000 t PCI Slots DOQD000000000000000000000000000000000T0000000000 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 pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT EZ INT F INT G INT H PCI Slot 2 INT F INT G INT H INT E PCI Slot 3 INT G INT H INT E INT F 2 18 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when lt An error message appears on the screen during the system boot ing up and requests you to run SETUP lt You want to change the default
73. on ae DS Device To add a device to this set simply drag the desired device that is i 1 under a Bus tree item into this page IF the Set can accept the E T8 device it wil be added to the list below a evice o d Set To remove a member from a set highlight the member and click the m d amp A T remove button bibr Idx Devloc State Rebuild Striped Channel 0 Current Striped Channel 1 Current Remove B 18 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Configuration for SATARaid File Configure Help fh Bae w z ATI AWSPGATOR BH S1 436eU 0 B Channel SMART Information 2 ee Device Support Yes Channel 1 Enabled Yeg E ee Device Status Threshold OK B dE Sets 5 A set 0 Hot Spare and Auto Rebuild When enabled a hot spare will automaticly be added to this set and a rebuild started when a member is dropped Only valid for mirrored sets and mirrored striped sets Enabled Disabled Apply Configuration Menu Log File Audio E mail Notification Event Level SMTP Information 4 SMTP server is the server that is use to send e mails Contact your network administrator to find out the name of this server Be sure to Include the name and domain Example server company com SMTP Configuration SMTP Server ETE compan domain B 19 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Configuration Menu Log File Audio Fopup Lg Notification Event Level E mail Inform
74. on Agent MSI Reminds You Please note that the new setting will not take effect until you restart your computer a MSIE 4 16 Introduction to DigiCell Power Off Restart You may configure the time in the format hh mm ss for the next power off restart Start With Use the button Add to add the start up pro grams as DigiCell is activated next time For example you may like to have Outlook activated or a speci fied website linked when you get to the office every Browse ACDSEE6 CORELDRW EXCEL morning BE EXPLORE Step 1 Click on the Program field and click gt gt add the desired start eun button to browse for the path of Out with program e look or Internet Explorer EE Step 2 Click on OK to apply the setting ded ipi T SORITONG Step 3 For specified file or specified website WINRAR you may enter the file name with the com PORC plete path or the website link in the Parameters field To activate Outlook as DigiCell To activate a specified website is enabled nexttime as DigiCell is enabled nexttime Of course you may use the button Delete to remove the added programs or you can right click on the selected program and click Delete Power On delete the added program MSI Reminds You You can also enable the Every turn on function which will enable the specified program s and file s every time the Digi Cell utility runs JA M
75. on cr erf UI Ke e Ki ss 5 5 2 2 PCI 1 o0ann D OH HU LUH IL HU DL HD LCD ILL HIH IECH Ell VIA cepere mmi eee VT6307 Optional SE PCI2 ATI DRUI UU LL OOo ooo LU UD SB400 ruggggd d g DIOUOUOUSDOUOUOUOIOTOTOTOUDIIOOOUOU UD Sen PCI3 Cdded JCOMS 1 rugggggd g d g COIOUOUOUSDOUOUOGOIOTOTOTOUDLIUOOOQO OU OU as J1394 1 GER JCD1 optional JUSBI JUSB2 VAUD PERL gt JAUX1 cl HI EH RS480M2 RX480M2 MS 7093 v1 X M ATX Mainboard MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard e D Ww nu MSI Driver Utility CD SATA Cable Optional MSI motherboard Standard Cable for Standard Cable for Power Cable Floppy Disk IDE Devices Ix 1394 Bracket Optional USB Bracket Optional Back IO Shield The pictures are for refer ence only Your packing contents may vary depend ing on the model you purchased User s Guide 1 6 Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU memory modules and expansion cards as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard Also it provides the instructions on connecting the pe ripheral devices such as the mouse keyboard etc While doing the installation be careful in holding the compo nents and follow the installation procedures MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide JPW1 p 2 9 CPU p2 3 DDR DIMMs p 2 7 CFANI p 2 11 MR SFAN1 p 2 11 COMI p 2 15
76. on of the Access Point Mode and the following screen will display Access Point Mode 9 No MAC Address e 9 ad m P e MSC iss RSR A Le UE KE KLEK LO ELMAR EUSO KK WISELER IP Sharing Click on this icon to enable disable the IP sharing The default of this setting is disabled L Disabled Ri mabied Enabling disabling IP sharing depends on the different situation For example 1 If your family and you are getting on Internet at home with multi computers and your ISP only provides one IP for you you may need to enable IP Sharing function in order to use this one IP to get on Internet with multi computers simultaneously 2 If you are getting on Internet in office usually the LAN card will automatically get the IP this computer uses In this case you don t have to enable this function SSID Means Service Set Identifier a unique name shared among all points in a wireless network It must be identical for all points in the network Then the card will be able to connect to an access point with the same SSID Channel Specifies the operating radio frequency channel in Infrastructure mode which should be set to an available one ex with less traffic to ensure the stable and better connection Associated Client List This option is to display information of stations that are currently associated to your wireless gateway Association Control This option allows you to control which PC can connect to the wireles
77. on work when Yes Standby should work properly with SURROUNDVIEW SURROUNDVIEW is enabled Do all ATI cards support SURROUNDVIEW No only the ATI graphics cards noted in System Requirements will support SURROUNDVIEW Can SURROUNDVIEW run with other manufacturers graphics cards If the integrated graphics processor IGP is enabled and install No this function is called dual adaptor and functions similarly to using a PCI graphics card is SURROUNDVIEW available two discrete graphics cards SURROUNDVIEW requires an AGP or PCle based graphics card C 7 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Using Multiple Displays Setting Up Multiple Displays To use SURROUNDVIEW connect display devices to the output connections of both your integrated graphics processor IGP and your PCI Express graphics card There will normally be three connections one from the IGP and two from the graphics card u To connect your monitors 1 Power off your computer and monitors 2 Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors 3 Power on your monitors first and then restart your computer so that Win dows can detect the new hardware settings Once your monitors are connected you can configure them for a multi monitor dis play using SURROUNDVIEW IW Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your
78. or User Password When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen Type the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password Retype the password and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the Security Option of the Advanced BIOS Feature menu If the Security Option is set to System 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
79. ownload signed ActiveX controls to Enable or Prompt System defauh is Prompt e Disable WabTrap of PC cilii R or any web based anti virus application when executing MS Live Update 279 Update Mrosoft amp Windows Installer a Several buttons are placed on the left column of the screen Click the desired button to start the update process Live BIOS Updates the BIOS online Live Driver Updates the drivers online Live VGA BIOS Updates the VGA BIOS online Live VGA Driver Updates the VGA driver online Live Utility Updates the utilities online If the product you purchased does not support any of the functions 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 4 9 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard MEGA STICK In the MEGA STICK sub menu you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICK and the media files m3u mp3 wav cda wma on your system Be g C 2 H W Diagnostic 3 A e er TE Jane Jo e Soul Sessions 02 5 xm 4 SEA SN e E Basic Function Here you can edit your own play list with the buttons load save delete shuttle repeat amp print Load To load media files or the playlist of mp3 files m3u on your system or on your MEGA STICK Save To save a loaded playlist of mp3 files
80. p Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 3 5 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into several categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard CHOS Features Date Cmmiddiyy Time Chhimmiss IDE Channel O Master IDE Channel O Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave EET Video Halt On tl tHove Enterr elect PUSPDI Value Fil ave ESClIExit FiztGeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Fazrl Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn lt gt to select Manual None or Auto type Note that the specifications of your drive must match wit
81. p to 400Mbps Audio U RealTek ALC658C 6 channel software audio codec Compliance with AC97 v2 3 Spec Meets PC2001 audio performance requirement On Board Peripherals U On Board Peripherals include 1 floppy port supports 1 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 1 serial port optional 1 VGA port only for RS480 1 composite TV Out connector only for RS480 1 S Video connector only for RS480 1 SPDIF Out connector 1 parallel port supporting SPP EPP ECP mode 1 3 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard 8 USB2 0 ports Rear 4 Front 4 1 Audio Line In Line Out MIC port 1 RJ 45 LAN Jack 2 IDE ports support 4 IDE devices 4 serial ATA ports 2 IEEE1394s Rear 1 Front 1 Optional 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 Supports boot from LAN USB Device 1 1 amp 2 0 and SATA HDD Dimension U Micro AT X Form Factor 24 4cm X 24 4cm Mounting U 8 mounting holes 1394 GUID address Label optional MSI Reminds You 1 Each board will be given a unique 1394 GUID from the manufacturer s default settings in the system BIOS 2 Use the flash utility or Live Update from MSPs website for BIOS update The 1394 GUID adaress is burnt in the BIOS core If the 1894 GU
82. put is selected MSI Reminds You While you are testing the speakers in 6 Channel Mode if the sound coming from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped you should select Swap Center Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels AC97 Audio Configuration HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General SoundEffect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIFOu C Swap Center Subwoofer Output Click on the speaker to test it A 15 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Appendix B ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Two major challenges facing the storage industry today are 1 keep pace with increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and 2 provide data accessibility in the event of hard disk failure To meet these two challenges ATI south bridge SB400 supports four SATA ports and incorporates Silicon Image s Sil 3112 Serial ATA host controller together with Silicon Image s Serial ATA RAID Management Software SATARaid SATARaid software provides support for RAID Striping and RAID Mirroring RAID Striping greatly improves hard disk I O performance by concurrently striping data across multiple drives RAID Mirroring makes sure data is not lost if a drive fails as data is simultaneously written to two drives Drives configured for RAID Striping are said to form a RAID O set while drives configured for RAID Mirroring are said to form a RAID 1 set The SATARaid software include
83. r 2 running MSI Reminds You 1 When moving a 3D window you may see some hesitation when crossing the boundary to a secondary display After you move the 3D window to the secondary display that scene will be displayed in 3D You can return to full screen mode on each display after you move the windows 2 Multiple full screen setups are not saved in the Flight Simulator or Flight Configuration cfg files You can save a Flight while each display is in windowed mode and then switch to ful screen mode after you launch Flight Simulator C 13 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard 4 From the Views menu create another new window and then drag it to monitor 3 Microsoft Flight Simulator using all three monitors
84. r FAQ technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http www msi com tw program service faq faq esc faq list php Contact our technical staff at support msi com tw iii Safety Instructions ge eS e Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip ment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V be fore connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel U The power cord or plug is damaged U Liquid has penetrated into the equipment U The equipment has been exposed to moisture U The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual U The equipment has dropped and damaged U The equipment has obvious sign of breakage 12 DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPME
85. r Item Help Internal Video Mode UMA Frame Buffer Size GFX Clock Mode Video Display Devices TU Standard Hemory Hole Video RAH Cacheable Auto Detect PEI Clk Spread Spectrum Tl rHove Enterr elect PUSPDIValue Fil ave ESClIExit FirtGeneral Help F5 Previous Values Fo Fazrl Safe Defaults Fr Optimized Defaults 3 Use the arrow keys to navigate to Internal Video Mode and set it to UMA 4 Use the arrow keys to navigate to UMA Frame Buffer Size and set it to 64MB 5 Press Esc to return to the CMOS Setup screen C 6 ATI SURROUNDVIEW 6 Use the arrow keys to navigate to Integrated Peripherals and then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals d South nbthip PEI Device Menu Level Init Display First OnChip USB Controller USE Keyboard Enabled USE House Onboard LAH Onboard 1394 IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard Lan Boot ROM Tl rHove Enterrt elect PUSPDIValue Fil ave ESClIExit FirGeneral Help FS Previous Values Fo Farl Safe Defaults Ff Optimized Defaults 7 Use the arrow keys to navigate to Init Display First and set it to PCI E 8 Use the arrow keys to navigate to Surroundview and set it to Enabled 9 Press F10 to Save your changes When the Save to CMOS and Exit prompt appears press Y Frequently Asked Questions Using SURROUNDVIEW Question Answer Does the Windows Standby functi
86. ress x16 slot supports PCI Express Bus specification v1 0a compliant U Three 32 bit Master 3 3V 5V PCI Bus slots Onboard IDE An IDE controller on the ATI SB400 chipset provides IDE HDD CD ROM with PIO Bus Master and Ultra DMA 133 100 66 operation modes Can connect up to 4 IDE devices Onboard Serial ATA U Supports 4 SATA ports with up to 150MB s transfer rate Getting Started MSI Reminds You 1 Please note that users cannot install OS either WinME or Win98 in their SATA hard drives Under these two OSs SATA can only be used as an ordinary storage device 2 To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment Microsoft s Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 SP4 is required As the end user cannot boot without SP4 a combination installation CD must be created before attempting to install the operating sys tem onto the bootable RAID volume To create the combination installation CD please refer to the fol lowing website http www microsoft com windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 HFdeploy htm USB Interface U 8 USB ports 4 ports in the rear I O 4 ports via the external bracket LAN U Realtek 8100C 10 100 LAN chip Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip Supports 10Mb s and 100Mb s Compliance with PCI v2 2 Supports ACPI Power Management IEEE 1394 Optional VIA 6307 IEEE 1394 controller Supports up to two 1394 ports rear panel x 1 pinheader x 1 Transfer rate is u
87. rive 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 12 Hardware Setup Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 SATA4 The ATI SB400 SouthBridge supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1 SATA4 SATA1 SATA4 are high speed Serial ATA interface ports Each supports 1 genera tion serial ATA data rates of 150MB s and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specifications Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device SATA1 Wr SATA1 SATA4 Pin Definition cuum o mee D m see L J TXP SATA2 Lreeseseg Tee GND 2 TXN 4 GND RXN 6 RXP GND 1 7 Serial ATA cable D a Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices SATA3 TL SATA4 mU Connect to SATA1 2 3 4 MSI Reminds You Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission 2 13 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard CD In Connector JCD1 This connector is provided for CD ROM audio Aux Line In Connector JAUX1 The connector is for DVD add on card with Line in connector JCD1 JAUX1 Ha R GND L R GND L Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 The
88. s LAN If you 4 7 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard enable this feature only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN MAC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network Security This option allows you to enable disable the authentication function Authentication Open Communicates the key across the network Shared Devices must have identical WEP settings to communicate WLAN Card Mode Click on Setting button of the WLAN Card Mode for the WEP status of your APs If the AP you are selecting the highlighted one is not encrypted Disabled shown in the Encryption column the screen will display as below You can click Connect to make connection to that AP click Cancel to close this dialogue box or click Refresh button to update the available WLAN connections WLAN Card Mode s m F E ER Channel RG54G 7 85 Open Disabled If the network you are selecting is encrypted WEP shown in the Encryption column the screen will display as below You need to enter the correct WEP key defined by AP in the specified WEP Key 1 4 fields to make the connection WLAN Card Mode S y gp SSID Chased Signal uthen Enc 1G54G 7 i lad 1106 7 40 Open WEP i 0 4 8 Introduction to DigiCell Live Update Click on the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update
89. s a Graphical User Interface GUI that provides continuous monitoring of the RAID set s supported B 1 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard P SATA RAID Features u RAID 0 and RAID 1 u On line Mirror Rebuilding u RAID GUI Monitoring Utility Displays Logs Alerts Users to Vital RAID Set Information Manages RAID Set Functions configures rebuilds etc u RAID Set accommodates multiple size HDDs u HDDs function normally when not in RAID Sets u Adjustable stripe size for RAID 0 u Automatically selects highest available transfer speed for all ATA and ATAPI devices u Supports UDMA up to 150MB Sec All UDMA and PIO Modes Up to 4 SATA devices ACPI and ATA ATAPI6 RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I O performance and to provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member without loss of data SATARaid provides two RAID Set types Striped Set RAID 0 and Mirrored Set RAID 1 Disk Striping RAID 0 Striping is a performance oriented non redundant data mapping technique It does not provide fault tolerance With modern SATA and ATA bus mastering technology multiple I O operations can be performed in parallel enhancing performance Striping arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk __ Strip 0_ Strip 3 _Strip6 Stipa ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Disk Mirroring RAID 1 Disk mirroring creates
90. 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 W7093MS 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 7093 M ATX Mainboard WR Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press lt DEL gt key to enter Setup Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by 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 keys Control Keys Heo Mowwtepeiasten H pooner OOS eieiei nette lt gt frovi me temine rona lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page We Setup Menu lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from C
91. si MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Auto Login Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations 1 If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office and you need to enter your user name amp password everytime when you boot up your computer 2 f there are multi users using the same computer and you d like to power on the computer automatically with one specific user Enable Auto Login Enable this setting if you want to use the Auto Login feature It supports the following operating systems Win9X Windows ME Windows 2000 amp Windows XP Default User Name It is only available for Windows 2000 amp Windows XP f you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office please enter your login user name in this field f you are using a computer with multi users for Windows XP operating system please enter the user name you d like to auto power on in this field Default Password It is only available for Windows 2000 amp Windows XP f you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office please enter your login password in this field f you are using a computer with multi users for Windows XP operating system please enter the password for the user name you d like to auto power on in this field 4 18 Using Audio Function Appendix A Using 2 4 amp 6 Channel Audio Function The mainboard
92. sition 4 switch on again for operation Please avoid clearing CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one PCI Express x16 slot and three 32 bit PCI bus slots PCI Express Slots The PCI Express slot as a high bandwidth low pin count serial interconnect technology supports Intel highest performance desktop platforms utilizing the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology PCI Express architecture provides a high performance l O infrastructure for Desktop Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2 5 Giga transfers per second over a PCI Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet TV Tuners 1394 controllers and general purpose I O Also desktop platforms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed to deliver highest performance in video graphics multimedia and other sophisticated applications Moreover PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP8x de signs with transfer rates of 4 0 GB s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics controllers You can insert the expansion cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Liuunnnnnnrinmnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnounnnnnnnnnnnng II de Ee E 6 DOQODDDDOOODDDODDDDDODDDDODDDDDODDDDODDDOODDDOODD
93. sks frm ther dives aad ben click mich In zomplete set p ai caTatYsSsT Z i Wide ATISuul Be ec 7 AR 4 49PM B 10 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide installing SAI A Raid Utility Insert your Windows 2000 XP ATI driver CD into the CD ROM DVD drive Run the setup exe program on the CD and follow the setup instructions to complete the installation The following screen shots are taken from the installation of SATARaid InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for SATAR aid The InstallShield Wizard will install SATAR aid on your computer To continue click Next InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete 1 Setup has finished installing S amp TAR aid on your computer Click Finish to complete S amp T AR aid Setup Cancel B 11 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard SATARaid GUI can be launched from the Task Bar B 12 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide SATARaid GUI The SATARaid GUI offers the user the ability to easily monitor the RAID Set To launch the GUI simply double click on the icon located in the bottom right hand corner of the Desktop If the icon does not appear in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop find where the SATARaid application was saved and launch from there Upon launch ing the GUI the main window which identifies the computer running SATARaid should look the following Note You must have created RAID set s in the BIOS as described earlier before you
94. st A 4 Properties Editor Value Room Roll off Factor Decay Time Decay HF Ratio Reflections Reflections Delay Reverb Reverb Delay Diffusion Density HF Reference 0 mB 698 mB 0 000 7 240 s 0 330 1166 mB 0 020 s 16 mB 0 030 s 100 075 100 075 5000 0 Hz Cancel Using Audio Function Here it provides the Karaoke function which will automatically remove human voice lyrics and leave melody for you to sing the song Note that this function applies only for 2 channel audio operation Just check the Voice Cancellation box and then click OK to activate the Karaoke function AC97 Audio Configuration HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF Dut Environment P N one gt Karaoke _ Voice Cancellation C Auto Gain Control KEY A 5 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Equalizer Here you regulate each equalizer for current playing digital sound sources AC97 Audio Configuration HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF Dut You may choose the provided sound effects and the equalizer will adjust automatically If you like you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the buttons Load and Save Or you may click Reset to use the default value A 6 Using Audio Funct
95. t the disk size for this volume Select the dynamic disks vou want to use and then click Add Available Selected Dk U 78529 MB Ad d A Remove All Total volume size in megabytes MB 70529 Maximum available space in MB 70529 Select the amount of space in MB 78523 Back Next gt Cancel New Volume Wizard Select Disks fou can select the disks and set the disk size for this volume Select the dynamic disks you want to use and then click Add Available Selected Disk 78160 MB Disk 1 78160 MB Ad d A Remove All Total volume size in megabytes MB 156320 Maximum available space in MB 73160 Select the amount of space in MB 78160 2 B 26 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide New Volume Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access YOU can assign a drive letter or drive path to your volume Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Browse Do not assign a drive letter or drive path New Volume Wizard Format Volume To store data on this volume you must ferat it first Choose whether vou want to format this volume and if so what settings you want to use Do nat format this volume Format this volume with the following settings File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Striped Volume Perform a quick format
96. t the network from being attacked or unauthorized access When building the network you can set up 4 sets of WEP keys which can be 5 characters 10 hex adecimal digital or 13 characters 26 hex adecimal digital and specify one of them to use Ad hoc Mode An Ad hoc network is a local area network or other small network especially one with wireless or temporary plug in connections in which some of the network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a communi cations session Users in the network can share files print to a shared printer and access the Internet with a shared modem In this kind of network new devices can be quickly added however users can only communicate with other wireless LAN computers that are in this wireless LAN workgroup and are within range Infrastructure Mode The difference between Infrastructure network and Ad hoc network is that the former one includes an Access Point In an Infrastructure network the Access Point can manage the bandwidth to maximize bandwidth utilization Additionally the Access Point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing wired network allowing wireless users to take advantage of the wired networks resources such as Internet email file transfer and printer sharing The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger and wider than that of the Ad hoc networking 4 6 Introduction to DigiCell Access Point Mode Click on Setting butt
97. the d amp T remove button kibr Id Dev Loc State Rebuild Mirror Channel 1 Current Mirror Channel Current Remove Configuration Menu Log File l Audo Popup EE E mail Notification Event Level SMTP Information SMTP server is the server that is use to send e mails Contact your network administrator to find out the name of this server Be sure to Include the name and domain Example server company com SMTP Configuration SMTP Server EHTP compan domain B 16 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide A RAID 0 Set Monitoring Example Configuration for SATARaid E gg SI 436eU 0 Channel 0 E Device a GN Channel 1 Device B P4 KY Set 0 Configuration for SATARaid cB SI 436eU 0 B E Channel System Information Version Microsoft windows sF Version Number 5 Service Pack Service Pack 1 Computer Information Name ATI MAPGATOR RIO Version Major Minor Array Conflicts Conflict No B 17 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard Configuration for SATARaid ATI WSPGATOR BH S1 436eU 0 aS Channel 0 Set Number 0 00089 Device E Sil RAID 0 Set aS Channel 1 SE Type Striped Set i e wo S State Online i amp Members 2 Location Channel 0 Device Meta Version 2 00 Capacity 156331 MB Stipe Size 16384 BYTES Configuration for SATARaid S ATI WXPGATOR cz BS SI 435eLl 0 Be Channel 0 Member Informati
98. tings 1 4 1 1 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This allows you to run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB When you choose Non OS2 you cannot run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB Settings OS2 Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Settings Enabled and 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 BIOS Setup mn Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAH Configuration Press Enter LOT amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Internal Video Mode UHR Henu Level k UMA Frame Buffer Size ET Ld AGP Aperture 1ize ET DRAH timing and GFX Clock Hode Sunc control Async GFA Clock 200HHz Async GFX Clock Source 14 318HHz OSC HCLE Spread Spectrum Disabled Dual Mode Interleayving Disabled Dynamic CRE Video Display Devices TU Standard Hemory Hole Disabled Video RAH Cacheable Disabled fluto Detect PCI C
99. um Power Management Suspend Mode 1 Hour Max Saving Maximum Power Management Suspend Mode 1 Min User Define Allows end users to configure each mode separately HDD Power Down If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Settings are Disabled and 1 through 15 Min Video Off Option This setting is used to control the mode in which the monitor will shut down Setting options Always On Monitor remains on during power saving modes Suspend gt Off Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and rizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initial display power menagement signaling MODEM Use IRQ This setting names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem if any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system Setting options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Soft Off by PWRBTN This feature allows users to configure the power button function Settings are Instant Off The power button functions as a normal power on off button By HardWare When you press the power button the computer enters the s
100. unction 3 Click Next to install the AC 97 Audio software Realtek AC 97 Audio Setup 4 89 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek AC 97 Audio The InstallShield Wizard will install Realtek AC S Audio on your computer To continue click Next Cancel Click here 4 Click Finish to restart the system Realtek AC 97 Audio Setup 4 89 Maintenance Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations on Realtek AC 97 Audio Select this option C No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Click here A 3 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard amp Software Configuration After installing the audio driver you are able to use the 2 4 6 channel audio feature now Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen to activate the AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list AC97 Audio Configuration Karaoke emm HRTF Demo Sound Effect Equalizer i Microphone Effect Speaker Configuration General Speaker Test S PDIF Out C Voice Cancellation KEY ER Others C Auto Gain Control You may also edit the properties for an environment as you wish by clicking the Edit button then just scroll the bar in the bottom for each property to adju
101. uspend sleep mode but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds the computer is turned off Wake Up by PME When setting to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event Setting options Enabled Disabled PowerFail Status This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Setting options Always Off Always On Hardware Strap Previous 3 19 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard AMD Cool n Quiet This feature is especially designed for AMD Athlon processors which provides a CPU temperature detecting function to prevent your CPU s from overheating due to heavy workloads Setting options Disabled Auto MSI Reminds You To ensure stability of the Cool n Quiet function it is always recom mended to have the memory modules plugged in DIMM 1 RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from suspend mode Setting options Disabled Enabled Date of Month When RTC Alarm Resume is set to Enabled the field specifies the month for RTC Alarm Resume Settings NA 1 12 Resume Time hh mm ss You can choose what hour minute and second the system will boot up MSI Reminds You If you have changed this setting you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system
102. y drivers onboard LAN driver audio driver CoreCenter Live Update etc installed correctly The icon representing each item will be lit up if it is inserted installed correctly and properly Otherwise the icon will remain gray and user is not able to view the functionality connection of that item Introduction Click on each icon appearing above to enter the sub menu to make further configuration 4 2 MSI Click on this button to link to MSI website http www msi com tw Quick Guide Click on this button and the quick guide of DigiCell will be displayed for you to review H W Diagnostic In this sub menu it provides the information of each DigiCell button for you to check if the representing peripherals cards drivers are correctly installed Comm In this sub menu you can see the configuration details for communication products including the status strength speed and channel of the connec tion of the Ethernet LAN amp Wireless LAN Software Access Point In this sub menu you can change your connection mode to different ones and configure the advanced settings for each mode such as the authentica tion encryption etc x Mei Introduction to DigiCell Live Update You can take advantage of Live Update to detect and update BIOS and drivers online Core Center You can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of your system and to overclock under Windows OS if your s
103. ystem supports overclocking function MEGA STICK If you have your MEGA STICK connected to your system this icon will be lit up Click this blue icon to turn DigiCell into a MP3 player and then you can load media files from your MEGA STICK or the system and edit the preferred playlist Audio Speaker Setting In this sub menu you can configure and test the multi channel audio function speakers sound effect and environment Power on Agent In this sub menu you can configure date time and auto executed programs of the power on power off and restarting features MSI Reminds You Click on back button in every sub menu and it will bring you back to the main menu 4 3 MS 7093 M ATX Mainboard mmm H W Diagnostic In the H W Diagnostic sub menu you can see the information status and note of each DigiCell You may double check the connection and installation of the item marked as gray xx Te UI i H W Diagnostic E igiCell Mail to MSI MEGA Stick NA No MSI Megastick D E M T A You may also click on the Mail to MSI button to send your questions or suggestions to MSI s technical support staff 4 4 Introduction to DigiCell Communication In the Communication sub menu you can see the status of all the LAN WLAN Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed The first icon indicates t

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