MSI KT6V-LSR Motherboard
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1. Top Coaxial SPDIF Out DO0OOODCO0I0000000000000000000000000 00 RULL LLN QOODDODDDDODODODODDDDDDODD00000000000 000000000 JUSB2 JUSB1 CREEN EEEE oo oo E dCLESED S JFP1 JFP2 D AA CFAN1 a D 000000000000000 00000000000000000O 0000000000000 0000DO 00000009000 00900000DO2. Channel Drive Name Mode and Size GB in the following example might be different from your system Select Array Mode and press lt Enter gt a list of array modes will appear Highlight the target array mode that you want to create and press lt Enter gt to confirm the selection If RAID 1 or RAID 0 1 is selected an option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate Create only will allow BIOS to only create an array The data on the mirroring drive may be different from the source drive Create and duplicate lets BIOS copy the data from the source to the mirroring drive VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 2 10 RAID O for performance RALD 1 for data protection RAID 0 1 RAID SPAN for capacity Channel Drive Name Channel Master Maxtor 34098H4 Channel1 Master Maxtor 34498H4 Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller Fl View Array disk Status t Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Array Name Mode Size GB Status ATA 133 37 27 Hdd ATA 133 37 2 Hdd After array mode is selected there are two methods to create a disk array One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1 It is recommended
3. Controller O Channel 1 Master Array O RAID 1 source disk Normal ATA device 3KB1SPDL 3 01 5738002345 16383 16 63 76 319 MB 156 301 488 sectors 76 319 MB 156 301 487 sectors mode 0 1 2 3 4 mode 0 1 2 mode 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ultra DMA mode 6 ATA ATAPI 6 T13 1410D revision 2
4. Edit KLarak Dther 2 M Auto Gain Control Equalizer AM VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction Appendix B VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction The Southbridge VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA Serial ATA RAID drives Serial ATA SATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to ISOMB sec Serial ATA uses long thin cables making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC The key features of VT8237 SATA RAID are Support two SATA two PATA hard disk drives Only SATA supports RAID Supports ATA 133 high performance hard disk drive Dual independent ATA channels and maximum connection of four hard disk drives allowed Supports Ultra DMA mode 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 DMA mode 2 1 0 and PIO mode 4 3 2 1 0 Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 4 KB to 64 KB striping block size support Bootable disk or disk array support Windows based RAID configure and management software tool Compatible with BIOS 10 Supports hot swap failed disk drive in RAID 1 array 11 ATA SMART function support 12 Microsoft Windows 98 Me NT4 0 2000 XP operating systems support 13 Event log for easy troubleshooting AN Ee Keng NN ECH B 1 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID rela
5. to apply the changes Then you can click Save to save the desired FSB you just configured Also you may click Auto to start testing the maximal CPU overclocking value The CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC reboots Or you may click Default to restore the default values Right wing PC hardware status during real time operation In the right sub menu here you can configure the PC hardware status such as CPU amp system temperatures and fan speeds You may use the scroll bars to adjust each item then click OK to apply the changes The values you set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings and the value for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds Top side User mode Auto mode Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed If you choose User mode you may adjust the CPU fan speed in 8 different modes from Low Speed to High Speed MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Core Cell Chip By diagnosing the current system utilization the CoreCell Chip automatically tunes your motherboard to the optimal state leading to less noise longer duration more power saving and higher performance Features of CoreCell Speedster Advanced O C design Superior O C capability Greater O C method Higher Performance 1 BuzzFree Le Diagnoses current system utilization amp temperature Controls CPU fan mem Cuts up to 50 of sys tem noise
6. 640K and ex tended memory above 1MB using various patterns 1 7 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Y CoreCenter CoreCenter NI contains OC Menu panel wherein users can determine their processor and memory type to optimize its memory capacity This all in one hardware console is advanced combination of the popular PC Alert and Fuzzy Logic Including powerful function with hardware monitor system alert and instinctive UI of overclocking CoreCenter is just like your PC doctor that can detect view and adjust the PC hardware and system status during real time operation In the left side it shows the current system status including the Vcore 3 3V 5V and 12V In the right side it shows the current PC hardware status such as the CPU amp system temperatures and all fans speeds When you click the red triangles in the left and right sides two sub menus will open for users to overclock overspec or to adjust the thresholds of system to send out the warning messages If you click the Core Center button in the top a screen pops up for you to choose the Auto mode or User mode of CPU fan Getting Started Left wing Current system status In the left sub menu you can configure the settings of FSB Vcore Memory Voltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button in front of each item and make it available the radio button will be lighted as yellow when selected use the and buttons to adjust then click OK
7. Windows Update rs Programs i A Documents D isa 8 Internet Explorer raid tool exe A Search D y MSN Explorer GQ Outlook Express Si Hepand Supper Wi Remote Assistance HF Run Windows Media Player i l 33 Windows Messenger y Install RAID Config Utility Ai Log Off Administrator Recycle Bin Windows XP Professional o Turn Off Computer After the software is finished installation it will automatically started every time Windows is initiated You may double click on the y icon shown VIA RAID Tool in the system tray of the tool bar to launch the VIA 1 40 4M RAID Tool utility B 17 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above contain the main functions Click on these toolbar buttons to execute their specific functions The left windowpane displays the controller and disk drives and the right windowpane displays the details of the controller or disk drives In KT6V the available features are as following Le View by Controller View by Devices View Event log 7 Help Topics It means that VT8237 SATA RAID in KT6V only has the feature of monitoring the statuses of RAID 0 and RAID 1 Click on ES or SS button to determine the viewing type of left win dow pane There are two viewing types By controllers and by device Click on the object in the left window pane to display the status of the object in the right windowpane The
8. at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup password prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup p Imsi MSI Reminds You About Supervisor Password amp User Password Supervisor password Can enter and change the settings of the setup menu User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu 3 8 BIOS Setup Load High Performance BIOS Setup Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to High Performance defaults or BIOS Setup defaults The High Per formance Defaults are the values set by the mainboard manufacturer for the best system performance but probably will cause a stability issue The BIOS Setup Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for stable performance of the mainboard When you select Load High Performance Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Enter loads the default BIOS values that enable the best system performance but may lead to a stability issue MSI Reminds You The option is for power or overclocking users only Use of high performance defaults will tighten most timings to increase the system performance Therefore a high end system configura tion is a must which means you need high quality VGA adapter RAM and so on We don t recommend that users should apply the high performance defaults in their regular systems Otherwise the system may become unst
9. cards and other peripherals devices more easily and conveniently Intel spec IDE ATA133 connector yellow Serial ATA150 connector orange gt AGP 8X slot red gt USB 2 0 connector yellow gt Front panel connector JFP1 HDD LED in red Reset Switch in blue Power Switch in black Power LED in light green gt Front panel connector JFP2 Power LED in light green CDC E AGP Slot a Serial ATA Connectors L Intel Spec IDE ATA133 Connectors Front Panel Connector JFP2 Front Panel Connector JFP1 USB 2 0 Connectors 1 5 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard D Bracket 2 Optional D Bracket 2 is an external USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs which use graphic signal display to help users understand their system The LEDs provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system The 4 LEDs can debug all problems that fail the system such as VGA RAM or other failures This special feature is very useful for the overclo
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11. information on the update instructions insert the companion CD and refer to the Live Update Guide under the Manual Tab 1 11 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Y Live Monitor The Live Monitor is a tool used to schedule the search sie for the latest BIOS drivers version on the MSI Web site To use Ge the function you need to install the MSI Live Update 3 IMPEN application After installation the MSI Live Monitor icon as BS shown on the right will appear on the screen Double click this icon to run the application Double click the MSI Live Monitor icon ard at the lower right corner of the taskbar and the following dialog box will appear You can specify how often the system will automatically search for the BIOS drivers version or change the LAN settings right from the dialog box 3 MSI Live Monitor Auto Search Version E tn to the Fate E Auto Search Process Status Mig Search Mainboard BIOS Version rap search Mainboard Driver Version e Mg Search VGA Card BIOS Version Ce d mpe Search YGA Card Driver Version d Mg Search MSI OSD FW Version Mig Search MSI Utilities Version a Tel E g a L Na Status Initiation H ink to the Future To start searching versions click Next You can right click the MSI Live Monitor icon to perform the functions listed below O Auto Search Searches for the BIOS drivers version you need immediately View Last Result Allows
12. pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spec trum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI select Enabled for EMI reduction 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 CPU FSB Clock This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency in MHz and overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency Select the number between 00 280 for needed frequency CPU Ratio Vcore V The settings are used to adjust the CPU clock multiplier ratio and CPU corevoltage Vcore These settings offer users a tool to overclock the system 3 5 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Default Vcore It shows the default Vcore of the CPU which 1s read only MSI Reminds You Changing CPU Ratio Vcore could result in the instability of the system therefore it is NOT recommended to change the default setting for long term usage DDR Voltage V Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase the DDR speed Any changes made to this setting may cause a stability issue so changing the DDR voltage for long te
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14. 8H4 Channel 1 Master Maxtor 34M98H4 The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the VIA Tech RAID BIOS Always use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu use up and down arrow key to select the each item and press lt Enter gt to call out the list of creation steps The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 210 L Array OoOO OOOO O Create a RAID array with Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spare VIA IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View Fl View Array disk Status t 1 Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name firray Name Mode Size GB Status Channel Master Maxtor 34098H4 HIH 133 37 2 Hdd Channell Master Maxtor 34498H4 ATA 133 37 2 Hdd B 4 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction Create Disk Array Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press lt Enter gt VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver Y2 10 Auto Setup For Data Securit Array Mode RAID 1 Mirroring Select Disk Drives Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller Fl View Array disk Status TI Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit firray Name Mode Size GB Status ATA 133 37 27 Hdd ATA 133 37 2 Hdd Channel Drive Name Channel Master Maxtor 34098H4 Channel1 Master Maxtor 34498H4 MSI Reminds You The
15. ATA devices On Board Peripherals gt On Board Peripherals include floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes Getting Started serial port 1 parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode 3 audio ports in vertical 1 RCA SPDIF Out D Bracket 2 pinheader RJ 45 LAN Jack Audio gt AC 97 link controller integrated in VIA 8237 gt 5 1 Channel audio supported by Realtek ALC655 codec Compliance with AC 97 v2 2 spec Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement BIOS The mainboard BIOS provides Plug amp Play BIOS which detects the pe ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMI function which records your mainboard specifications Dimension gt ATX Form Factor 29 5 cm L x 20 5 cm W Mounting gt 6 mounting holes Others gt Suspend to RAM Disk S3 S4 gt PC2001 compliant MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top mouse Bottom keyboard E Top Parallel Port Bottom COM A Bottom USB ports Top LAN jack Bottom USB ports T Line In M Line Out B Mic JCD1 Realtek 8201BL Codec JAUD1 JBAT1
16. KT6V MS 7021 v1 X ATX Mainboard Version 1 1 G52 M7021X5 Manual Rev 1 1 Release Date January 2004 CE CG m FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip ment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area 1s likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party respon sible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LA NOTICE D INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU Micro Star International MS 7021 C Tested to comply with FCC Standard For Home or Office Use 11 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 b
17. PowerPro Saves up to 65 power Assures motherboard stability Empowers O C Capability Longer Duration LifePro Prolongs motherboard CPU and fan life Maintains motherboard amp CPU in constant temperature Prevents components from operating beyond specifications CPU Temp NB Temp FanCurrent gt _ MOSFET PWM Current DC Capability i y i Noise gt Power consumption E GN z GE PWM Current Fan Life i i Fan Current Getting Started Live BIOS Live Driver The Live BIOS Live Driver is a tool used to de tect and update your BIOS drivers online so that you don t need to search for the correct BIOS driver version through out the whole Web site To use the function you need to install the MSI Live Update 3 application After the Mal Live installation the MSI Live Update 3 icon as shown on Update gt the right will appear on the screen Double click the MSI Live Update 3 icon and the following screen will appear A Welcome to MSI Live Update 3 Microsoft Internet Explorer aja q File Edit View Favorites Tools Help gt DN E L A Search Sp Favorites W I Meda EA Gk Se Address E D Program Files MSI Live Update 31M51 htm v Go Links MST Link to the Future Visit MFI Website English Y O MICRO STAR INT L CO LTD MSI 5 Live Upda
18. V mainboard is based on VIA KT600 North Bridge amp VT8237 South Bridge chipset for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced AMD Athlon Athlon XP or Duron processors the KT6V mainboard de livers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU gt Supports Socket A Socket 462 for AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron processors gt Supports Athlon XP 1500 to 3200 or higher speed Chipset gt VIA KT600 North Bridge Supports 200 266 333 400MHz front side bus Supports DDR200 266 333 400 Supports AGP 8X and PCI advanced high performance memory controller gt VIA VT8237 South Bridge Supports dual channel native SATA controller up to ISOMB s with Raid O amp Raid 1 Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster Direct Sound AC 97 audio Ultra DMA 66 100 133 master mode PCI EIDE controller Supports USB 2 0 up to 8 ports MainMemory Supports two 184 pin DDR DIMMs gt Supports up to 2GB DDR200 266 333 400 SDRAMs gt Supports 2 5v DDR SDRAM Slots gt One AGP Accelerated Graphics Port 1 5V slot gt Five 32 bit PCI bus slots support 3 3v 5v PCI bus interface On BoardIDE gt An IDE controller on the VT8237 chipset provides IDE HDD CD ROM with PIO Bus Master and Ultra DMA66 100 133 operation modes Serial ATA 150 controller integrated by VT8237 Up to 150MBSSs transfer rate Can connect up to two serial
19. able or even crash If the system crashes or hangs after enabling the feature please CLEAR CMOS DATA to resolve the problem For more information re fer to Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 in Chapter 2 When you select Load BIOS Setup Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Enter loads the default values that are factory settings for stable system performance 3 9 Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function Appendix A Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip which provides support for 6 channel audio output including 2 Front 2 Rear 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel ALC655 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect The section will tell you how to install and use 4 6 channel audio function on the board TOPICS Installing the Audio Driver Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function Testing the Connected Speakers Playing KaraOK A 1 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to function properly before you can get access to 4 6 channel audio operations Follow the proce dures 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
20. able to use the 4 6 channel audio feature now To enable 4 or 6 channel audio operation first connect 4 or 6 speakers to the appropriate audio connectors and then select 4 or 6 channel audio setting in the software utility Using the Back Panel 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 con nected to the Back Panel Configuration in the Software Utility L Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen Select a desired surround sound effect from the Environment drop down menu Click the Speaker Configuration tab Select Synchronize the phonejack switch with the settings Select a desired multi channel operation from No of Speakers a 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 Click OK to close this window Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function AC97 Audio Configuration ee wn Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test SPDIF In Genera 3 m Environment D Stone Room Auditorium Concert Hall F Auto Gain Control Cave Arena Hangar KE Carpet
21. all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements When using Select Disk Drives the channel column will be activated Highlight the target drives that you want to use and press lt Enter gt to select them After all drives have been selected press lt Esc gt to go back to the creation steps menu VIA Tech RAID BIOS Yer 2 10 Auto Setup For Performance Create a RAID array with Array Mode RAID O Striping the hard disks attached to Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller Block Size 64K Start Create Process Fl View Array disk Status t Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channel Master Maxtor J4 89B8H4 HIH 133 37 2 Stripel Channell Master Maxtor 34498H4 ATA 133 37 27 Stripel If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2 the block size of the array can also be selected Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press lt Enter gt then select a block size from the popup menu The block size can be 4KB to 64KB VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 210 Auto Setup For aK Create a RAID array with Array Mode RAID the hard disks attached to i i VIA IDE controller F1 View Array disk Status t 1 Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status x Channel Master Maxtor 34098H4 ATA 133 37 2 St
22. cking users These users can use the feature to detect if there are any problems or failures D Bracket 2 supports both USB 1 1 amp 2 0 spec D Bracket 2 D Bracket 2 System Power ON The D LED will hang here if the processor is dam aged or not installed properly Early Chipset Initialization 1 2 3 4 Memory Detection Test Testing onboard memory size The D LED will hang 1f the memory module is damaged or not installed properly Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting Initializing Keyboard Controller Testing VGA BIOS This will start writing VGA sign on message to the screen 1 6 Getting Started Red Green Processor Initialization This will show information regarding the processor like brand name system bus etc Testing RTC Real Time Clock Initializing Video Interface This will start detecting CPU clock checking type of video onboard Then detect and initialize the video adapter BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo pro cessor brand name etc Assign Resources to all ISA Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will initialize IDE drive and controller Initializing Floppy Drive Controller This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller Boot Attempt Thi will set low stack and boot via INT 19h Operating System Booting 1 2 3 4 Testing Base and Extended Memory Teting base memory from 240K to
23. color high for red color high for green color high for red color high for green color high for red color DBG3 DBR3 DBG4 DBR4 Key NC 00 Y OAH Go h Connected to JLED1 D Bracket 2 Connected to JUSB1 the USB LEDs pinheader in yellow color MS 7021 ATX Mainboard i Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 If you want to clear the system configuration use the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data 3 JBAT1 m 3 MSIRemindsYou You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while 3 3 the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard Keep CMOS Clear CMOS Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot and five 32 bit Master PCI bus slots Please note that the AGP slot does not support 3 3V AGP card Use of 3 3V AGP cards may result in a failure to restart the system PCI Interrupt Request Routing gei ges Orders PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 2 10 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you torun SETUP You want to change the default settings for customized features MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Once you enter AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY the Main Menu will a
24. e software MSI ink to the Futu to the Future MSI Utility VIA SATA RAID Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader MSI Live Update 2 Trend PC cillin 2002 Remote Control Utility Microsoft Directx 9 0a Alen Systems X Setup Promise Serial ATA Utility E Color 3Deep Browse CD B 15 f MS 7021 ATX Mainboard ATX Mainboard The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard1 00P2 2003 06 26 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for YIA RAID Setup Program The InstallShield Wizard will install 14 RAID Setup Program on your computer To continue click Next Cancel Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want Then click Next button to proceed the installation VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard1 00P 2 2003 06 26 Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install and clear the features you do not want to install VIA RAID Config Utility 1 20 2003 06 26 Description Install RAID Config Utility Space Required on C 1113K Space Available on C 154514496 K InstallShield Date B 16 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction Using VI Once the installation is complete go to Start gt Programs gt VIA gt raid_tool exe to enable VIA RAID Tool Q Set Program Access and Defaults 5 windows Catalog Gi
25. e stability may be affected Setting options Auto 1 55 1 60 1 65 1 70 1 75 1 80 1 85 3 7 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Set Supervisor User Password When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen Enter new supervisor password Enter new user password Type the password up to six characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password Retype the pass word and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have AMIBIOS to request a password each time the system 1s booted This would prevent unau thorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the PASSWORD CHECK option of the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES menu If the PASSWORD CHECK option is set to Always the password 1s required both
26. ed Hallway Hallway T Stone Corridor Equalizer Alley AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Sneaker Test General He of Speaker Phonejack Switch C Headphone CO Line Out C d channel mode for 4 speaker output e Line In E channel mode for 5 1 speaker output K Synchronize the phonejack switch with the e Mic In speaker setting MS 7021 ATX Mainboard A 6 Connecting the Speakers When you have set the Multi Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility E 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the back panel when 2 Channel Mode 1s selected Back Panel Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function E 4 Channel Mode for A 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 function of each jack on the back panel when 4 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel 1 Line Out Rear channels Line Out Front channels MIC Line In function is conv
27. er tells you how to setup the connectors and jumpers on the mainboard Also it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices such as the mouse keyboard etc While doing the installation be careful in holding the com ponents and follow the installation procedures MS 7021 ATX Mainboard CPU Clock Frequency Selection through BIOS The hardware configuration for CPU clock frequency of the motherboard is set to LOOMHz by default Therefore to make a 133MHz CPU run at 133MHz when it is installed on the board you have to adjust the CPU clock frequency in the BIOS setup utility To set the clock frequency for the installed CPU refer to Frequency Voltage Control in Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Memory Speed CPU FSB Support Matrix DIMM Module Combination Install at least one DIMM module on the slots Memory modules can be installed on the slots in any order You can install either single or double sided modules to meet your own needs Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows Slot Memory Module marcan Bank 0 amp 1 i DIMM 2 S Bank 2 amp 3 Maximum System Memory Supported 64MB 2GB S Single Side D Double Side 2 2 Hardware Setup Installing DDR Modules 1 The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module The mod ule 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 finge
28. erted to Line Out function when 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output is selected MS 7021 ATX Mainboard E 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 6 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel mE 1 Line Out Rear channels 2 Line Out Front channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel Both Line In and MIC function are converted to Line Out function when 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output is selected MSI Reminds You If the Center and Subwoofer speaker exchange their audio chan nels when you play video or music on the computer a converter may be required to exchange center and subwoofer audio signals You can purchase the converter from a speaker store A 8 Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function Testing the Connected Speakers To ensure that 4 or 6 channel audio operation works properly you may need to test each connected speaker to make sure every speaker work 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 Testing Each Speaker 1 Click the audio icon oS from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 Click the Speaker Test tab 3 The following window appears Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking it comes Front Right AC97 Audio Configuration So
29. firm the selection Are you sure Continue Press H ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Maxtor 34098H4 ARRAY ATA 133 37 27 Stripe Maxtor 34098H4 ARRAY H ATA 133 37 2 Stripel Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays When a RAID is deleted the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives B 8 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive If a RAID 1 array is created and there are drives that do not belong to other arrays the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the array capacity can be selected as a spare drive for the RAID 1 array Select Create Delete Spare and press lt Enter gt the channel column will then be activated Select the drive that you want to use as a spare drive and press lt Enter gt the selected drive will be marked as Spare The spare drive cannot be accessed in an OS To delete a spare drive highlight Create Delete Spare and press lt Enter gt The spare drive will be highlighted press lt Enter gt to delete the spare drive VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 210 Create Array Create Delete a spare disk 1n a mirror array gt t Bo Serial Number View l ae Array disk Status Hove to next item Confirm the selection x1t Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode ize GB Status Channel Master Maxtor 3I4098H4 HIH 133 37 2 Stripel C
30. flat surface before setting 1t up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on 1t 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 electri cal shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel O The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual O The equipment has dropped and damaged O The equipment has obvious sign of breakage 12 DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT O UNCONDITIONED STORAGE TEMPERATUREABOVE 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 CONTENTS FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement occoooccccoccnnoncnnononnnoncnnnnnos 1 En A A A NENA iii Revision Histo Venena a a a stile te od iii
31. following screen shows the status of Array 0 RAID 0 VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help Content RAID 0 Striping 152 638 MB 312 602 880 sectors 2 64K Array status Normal For Help press F1 B 18 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RAID 0 to see the details of each disk VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help 25534522 0 RAID 0 Striping stripe disk 1 5T380023A5 3KB17vM ty 152 638 MB 312 602 880 sectors Dist number 2 64K E stripe disk 1 5T38002345 3K Array status Normal Array 0 RAID 1 VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help Se ca span A GE Array type RAID 1 Mirroring Capacity 76 319 MB 156 301 487 sectors Disk number 2 Array status Normal For Help press F1 B 19 f MS 7021 ATX Mainboard ATX Mainboard Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RAID 1 to see the details of each disk VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help EE SS y 0 E Array O RAID 1 source disk ST38002345 3KB18PDL E mirror disk 5T380023AS 3KB17WWM For Help press F1 B 20 Physical position Array postion Device status General config Serial number Firmware revision Model name Cylinder number Header number Sector number pe Capacity Real capacity Supported PIO m Supported Multi Supported Ultra D Current transfer Minor revision nu
32. hannel1 Master Maxtor 34498H4 ATA 133 37 2 Stripel B 9 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard View Serial Number of Hard Drive Highlight Serial Number View and press lt Enter gt Use arrow key to select a drive the selected drive s serial number can be viewed in the last column The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 2 10 Create Array Create a RAID array with Delete Arra the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spare VIA IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View Fl View Array disk Status t Hove to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit firray Name firray Mode Block Size GB Size GB ARRAY Y Mirror N A 37 21 ARRAY 1 Mirror N A 97 21 B 10 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data If BIOS detects any inconsistencies the status of the disk array will be marked as critical and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data Critical RAI Critical Status The RAID 1 array needs to Continue to boot be duplicated to ensure data consistancy Remaining members of the failed array Channe
33. ild deleted Continue to boot Remaining members of the failed array Channel Drive Name ge Mode Size GB Status annel0 Devicel IC3o_LU40AVVAG 7 0 34 Channell Devicel IC3ISLO4OAYVAO O ATA 100 38 34 Hdd Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Exit 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window Highlight the target hard drive and press lt Enter gt a warning message will appear Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild or press N to cancel Please note selecting option Y will destroy all the data on the selected hard drive 4 Continue to boot This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS B 13 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard a Installing RAID Software A Drivers Install Driver in Windows OS gt New Windows OS 2000 XP NT4 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP 1 Start the installation Boot from the CD ROM Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears 2 When the Windows Setup window is generated press S to specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the driver diskette VIA VI6420 VT8237 Disk Driver into drive A and press lt Enter gt 4 Depending on your operation system choose VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows XP VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows 2000 or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows NT4 from the list that appears on Windows XP Se
34. ing B 2 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array B 3 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard BIOS Configuration When the system powers on during the POST Power On Self Test process press lt Tab gt key to enter the BIOS configuration YIA Technologies Inc VIA Y16428 RAID BIOS Setting Utility 210 Copyright C YIA Technologies Inc All Right reserved Press lt Tab gt key into User Window Scan Devices Please wait Channel Master Haxtor 3409
35. l Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channell Deviced IC3SL646AYVAB 0 ArrayY ATA 100 38 34 Mirror Channel Device IC35LA48AVVAR 8 Array ATA 100 38 34 Source Note T 1 P 21A ress lt ESC gt to Exit EE l KESSI fter Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window If user selects Continue to boot it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS B 11 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives the status of the array will be marked as broken If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding the broken array the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive BIOS will show a main interface just like a duplicated RAID 1 Selecting Continue to boot enables the user to duplicate the array after booting into operating system If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is no spare hard drive available for rebuilding the array BIOS will provide several operations to solve such problem Broken RAID 1 KH Kg Critical Status Power off and check the failed drive A disk member of a mirroring Destroy the Mirroring Relationship array has failed or is not Choose replacement drive and rebuild responding The array is Continue to boot stilling functional but fau
36. look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems I Insert the companion CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will automatically appear Please note the screen below might be different depending on the different mainboard you purchased 2 Click nae AC97 Audio Drivers MSI Link to the Futu to the Future USB2 0 Driver Readme Exit si MSI Reminds You The AC97 Audio E EES utility is under con tinuous update to enhance audio applications Hence the program screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only A 2 Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function 3 Click Next to start installing files into the system Realtek AC 97 Audio Setup 4 82 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek ACS Audio The InstallShield Wizard will install Realtek ACS Audio on your computer To continue click Nest 4 Click Finish to restart the system Realtek AC 97 Audio Setup 4 82 Ss InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Realtek AC 97 Audio on your computer Select this option No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup em EE lt Back d Frin L Cancel A 3 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function After installing the audio driver you are
37. lt tolerance is disabled Remaining members of the failed array Array Name Mode Size GB Status Channel Drive Name Channel Device IC35L846AYVAB 6 Arrav0 ATA 100 38 34 Broken Note 1 Press lt ESC gt to Exit 2 After Execute Press lt TAB gt immediately can into Utility Window 1 Power off and Check the Failed Drive This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a good one If your computer does not support APM you must turn off your computer manually After replacing the hard drive boot into BIOS and select Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array 2 Destroy the Mirroring Relationship This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array For broken RAID 1 arrays the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation However Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recommend because the data on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1 array B 12 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction 3 Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild This item enables users to select an already connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array After choosing a hard drive the channel column will be activated Broken RATO 1 Critical Status Power off and check the failed drive The contents on the disk Destroy the Mirroring Relationship you have selected will be Choose replacement drive and rebu
38. nboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 The mainboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra ATA66 100 controller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra ATA66 100 function You can connect up to four hard disk drives CD ROM 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices Fan Power Connectors CFAN1 SFANl1 NBFAN1 CFAN1 SFANI and NBFAN 1 support sys tem cooling fan with 12V MSI Reminds You Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 2 5 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard EIER 10 2 JAUD1 Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 You can connect an optional audio connec tor to the JAUD1 front panel audio connector JAUD1 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I O Con nectivity Design Guide JAUD1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION AUD_MIC AUD_GND AUD MIC BIAS AUD_VCC AUD_FPOUT_R AUD_RET_R HP_ON KEY AUD_FPOUT_L AUD_RET_L 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 88 EE 1 9 JUSB1 JUSB2 USB 2 0 Intel spec Front panel microphone input signal Ground used by analog audio circuits Microphone power Filtered 5V used by analog audio circuits Right channel audio signal to front panel Right channel audio signal return from front panel Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier No pin Left channel audio signal to front panel Left channel audio
39. p pear on the screen The Main Menu displays twelve configurable functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to move among the items and press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu AMIBIOS HEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a F Standard CMOS Features Set Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Power Management Features Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PNP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals 3 2 BIOS Setup PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Load High Performance Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected Load BIOS Setup Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations Save amp E
40. r CD ROM audio connectors Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector J6 This connector is connected to a 2 pin chassis switch J6 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide MS 7021 ATX Mainboard SATA1 NEE Serial ATA HDD Connectors SATA1 SATA2 L J The mainboard provides dual high speed eae Serial ATA interface ports The ports support 1 wm generation Serial ATA data rates of 150MB s and are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specifications Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk drive SATA2 SATA1 SATA2 Pin Definition re SIGNAL E SIGNAL GND RXP MSI Reminds You Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise the loss of data may occur during transmission Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Optional Serial ATA cable gt Connect to SATA1 or SATA2 2 8 Hardware Setup i g D Bracket 2 Connector JLED1 The mainboard comes with a JLED1 connec al Olm tor for you to connect to D Bracket 2 D JLED1 Bracket 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1 1 amp 2 0 spec It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combinations of LED signals For defi nitions of 16 signal combinations please refer to D Bracket 2 Optional in Chapter 1 JLED1 Pin Definition DBG1 DBR1 DBG2 DBR2 high for green color high for red color high for green
41. r on the memory module is deeply in serted in the socket 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close H gt 4 Succ ugeet Volt Notch MSI Reminds You You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the socket 2 3 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard ower Supply The back panel provides the following connectors Mouse Parallel SS LAN e EXTRA FER III L out m z e Keyboard COMA USB USB IC ATX 20 Pin Power Connector JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU 10 20 3 4 i j JWR1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL JPW1 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 1 11 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND JWR1 4 5V 14 PS ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND JPW1 Pin Definition 7 GND 17 GND PIN SIGNAL 8 PW_OK 18 5V 4 GND 9 5V_SB ki a 3 12V 4 12V 2 4 Hardware Setup P Connectors Jumpers and Slots FDD1 IDE1 IDE2 GND 12V SENSOR NBFAN1 SENSOR Jun GND CFAN1 SENSOR Jun GND SFAN1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 The mai
42. ri pel Channell Master Maxtor 34098H4 ATA 133 37 2 Stripel B 6 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction MSI Reminds You Even though 64KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the block size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB blocks KB For specialized usage models requiring SKB blocks 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Optimal setting Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press lt Enter gt A warning message will appear Press Y to finish the creation or press N to cancel the creation Important note All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation B 7 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard Delete Disk Array A RAID can be deleted after it has been created To delete a RAID use the following steps 1 Select Delete Array in the main menu and press lt Enter gt The channel column will be activated 2 Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press lt Enter gt A warning message will show up press Y to delete or press N to cancel VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 210 Create Array Delete a RAID array contain Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spare VIA IDE controller Select Boot Array Serial Humber View Fl View Array disk Status t Hove to next item Ihe selected array will be destoried Enter Con
43. rm purpose is NOT recommended Setting options Auto 2 55 2 60 2 65 2 70 2 75 2 80 2 85 Dynamic Over Clocking Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function included in the MSI s newly developed CoreCell Technology It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically When the motherboard detects CPU is running programs it will speed up CPU automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster When the CPU is temporarily suspending or staying in the low load balance it will restore the default settings instead Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users PC need to run huge amount of data like 3D games or the video process and the CPU frequency need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance Setting options Disabled disable Dynamic Overclocking Private increase the CPU frequency by 1 Sergeant increase the CPU frequency by 3 Captain increase the CPU frequency by 5 Colonel increase the CPU frequency by 7 General increase the CPU frequency by 10 MSI Reminds You Dynamic OverClocking is an advanced overclocking function Any damage or risk resulted from impropriety or overclocking is not guaranteed 3 6 BIOS Setup AGP Voltage V AGP voltage is adjustable in the field allowing you to increase the perfor mance of your AGP display card when overclocking but th
44. signal return from front panel 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 signal output directed to the rear audio ports Otherwise the Line Out connector on the back panel will not function Front USB Connectors JUSB1 JUSB2 The mainboard provides two USB2 0 pinheaders for users to connect to optional USB2 0 ports They are compliant to Intel I O Connectivity Design Guide JUSB1 JUSB2 Pin Definition 2 6 B ISE 1 9 JFP1 e EEEL 1 7 JFP2 Hardware Setup Front Panel Connectors JFP1 amp JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for establishing electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs JFPl is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectiv 1ty Design Guide JFP2 Pin Definition EN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL GND SPK SLED PLED NC JFP1 Pin Definition OPN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 O a R DI GND a JCD1 a GND J6 HD LED P FP PWRI SLP HD LED N FP PWRI SLP RST_SW_N PWR_SW_P RST_SW_P PWR_SW_N RSVD_DNU Hard disk LED pull up MSG LED pull up Hard disk active LED MSG LED pull up Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND Power Switch high reference pull up Reset Switch high reference pull up Power Switch low reference pull down to GND Reserved Do not use CD In Connector JCD1 The connectors are fo
45. te 31M T Live BIOS ep Ge MSI Live Update 3 is a useful and powerful application far you to download and Live Driver update the BIOS and the Device Drivers automatically _ Live VGA BIOS You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the BIOS O Live VGA Driver or drivers you want With MSI Live Update 31 you can complete it in several simple da steps ES Live SD 8 Please select the items that you want to do on the left column of the main page Ki Live Utility Note in orderto operate this application properly please note the following suggests SH e Set the IE security setting Download signed ActiveX controls to Enable or Prompt System detault is Prompt D e Disable WebTrap of PC cillin R or any web based anti virus application when executing MSI Live Update 3 Contact us Update Microsoft Windows Installer v SI Done A My Computer Six 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 OSD Updates the firmware of the OSD products online Live Utility Updates the utilities online If the product you purchased does not support any of the functions listed above a sorry message is displayed For more
46. ted background knowledge and a brief introduction on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller For users wishing to install their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software proceed to Driver and RAID Software Installation section RAID Basics RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Host Controller supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 The table below briefly introduced these RAID levels RAID 0 Number drives 2 Highest performance without data Striping protection RAID 1 2 Smallest size Data protection Mirror
47. tup screen press the lt Enter gt key 5 Press lt Enter gt to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified press lt Enter gt to continue with installation 6 From the Windows XP Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation gt Existing Windows XP Driver Installation 1 Insert the MSI CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear 3 Under the Driver tab click on VIA SATA RAID Utility 4 The drivers will be automatically installed gt Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation 1 From Windows XP open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon 2 Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab 3 Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear B 14 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables high performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows XP operating system This version of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features gt Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP gt VIA SATA RAID utility gt RAIDO and RAID functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA SATA RAID Utility to install th
48. und Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General Rear Right Rear Left Subwoofer Swap Center Subwoofer Output Click on the speaker to test it MSI Reminds You 6 speakers appear on the Speaker Test window only when you select 6 Channel Mode in the No of Speakers column If you select 4 Channel Mode only 4 speakers appear on the window MS 7021 ATX Mainboard 4 While you are testing the speakers in 6 Channel Mode if the sound com ing from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped you should select Swap Center Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General I Swap Center Subwoofer Output Click on the speaker to test it Select this function A 10 Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function Playing KaraOK The KaraOK function 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 Playing KaraOK 1 Click the audio icon So from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 In the Sound Effect tab select Voice Cancellation under KaraOK 3 Click OK to close this window AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General Environment lt None gt DI
49. ut no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners AMD Athlon Athlon XP Thoroughbred and Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 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 AMP is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date v1 1 Add Quick Installation Guide January 2004 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user s manual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the following help resources for further guidance Q Visit the MSI website for FAQ technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http www msi com tw Contact our technical staff at support msi com tw 111 Safety Instructions WB WN po 10 11 Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable
50. xit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 3 3 MS 7021 ATX Mainboard The items inside STANDARD CMOS FEATURES menu are divided into 9 categories Each category includes none one or more setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to switch to the value you prefer System Time e Time is 24 hour format System Date Hour Minute Second 1 3BAM 01 36 00 1 30PM 13 30 00 gt Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive E Boot Sector Virus Protection System 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 System Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt lt day gt month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only 3 4 BIOS Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Spread Spectrum Disabled CP oc CPU Ratio CPU Vcore Y DDR Voltage Dynamic Overclocing AGP Voltage Spread Spectrum When the motherboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the
51. you to view the last search result if there is any Exit Exits the Live Monitor application FAQ Provides a link to a database which contains various possible questions about MSI s products for users to inquire Oo Preference Configures the Search function including the Search schedule 1 12 gt Getting Started Round Cable Optional Round cable is an enhanced cable for PCI IDE and Ultra DMA controller It has the following benefits Data transfer rate started by 133MB s gt Backward compatibility ATA33 66 100 133 Higher performance than traditional Flat cable data rate gt Improved data robustness gt Better airflow due to thinner ATA 133 cable Connect to the system connectors pn the mainboard Connect to the master drive Connect one end to the floopy disk drive connector FDD1 and the other end to the standard flooy disk Connect to the slave drive CPU Thermal Protection Aimed to prevent the CPU from overheating MSI has developed a CPU Thermal Protection mechanism for AMD CPU platform This CPU Thermal Protection mechanism works on a thermal signal sensor If the mechanism senses an abnormal temperature rise it will automatically shut down the system and the CPU temperature will then drop down and resume normal With this unique feature users can better protect their CPU Please note that this feature is for AMD CPU only 1 13 Hardware Setup This chapt
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