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Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. 5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS. 6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet. 7.
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CONTENTS Chapter 1. Getting Started .................................................................................... 1-1 Mainboard Specifications ................................................................................... 1-2 Mainboard Layout ................................................................................................ 1-4 Packing Checklist ................................................................................................. 1-4 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup ..........
D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1 ............................................................. 2-21 Clear CMOS Button: SW ............................................................................ 2-23 Button ................................................................................................................. 2-23 ATi CrossFire (Multi-GPU) Technology .................................................... 2-25 PCI Express Slots ........................................................................
Power On ................................................................................................... A-15 Power Off / Restart ................................................................................... A-16 Auto Login .................................................................................................. A-17 Appendix B. Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID .................................................................. B-1 Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM ..................
Mixer ............................................................................................................. D-8 AudioIO ....................................................................................................... D-12 Microphone ................................................................................................ D-17 Bass Management setting ......................................................................... D-18 Dolby .....................................................
Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the 975X Platinum Series (MS-7246) v2.x ATX mainboard. The 975X Platinum Series mainboard is based on Intel ® 975X and Intel ® ICH7DH chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition and Pentium Extreme Edition LGA775 processor, the 975X Platinum Series mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution.
M S-7246 M ainboard Mainboard Specifications Processor Support* - Intel ® Core 2 Duo, Pemtium 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Celeron D processors in the LGA775 package. - Supports Intel ® 05B/05A and 04B/04A processors - Supports 3/4 pin CPU Fan Pin-Header with Fan Speed Control.
Getting Started Floppy - 1 floppy port - Supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes Connectors Backpanel - 1 PS/2 m ouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 1 serial port (COM1) - 1 parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 1 IEEE 1394 port - 4 USB 2.0 Ports. - 1 LAN jack (10/100/1000) - 6 flexible audio jacks. - 1 SPDIF jack. On-Board Pinheaders - 1 D-Bracket 2 pinheader - 2 USB 2.
M S-7246 M ainboard Mainboard Layout JCI1 Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard SYSFAN1 FDD 1 Winbond W83627DHG Top : Parallel Port ATX1 Bottom: COM A 1394 Port SPDIF USB ports CPUFAN1 T: LAN jack B: USB ports Intel 975X JPW NB_FAN1 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM2 DIMM1 JPWR IDE2 T:RS -Out M:C S- Out B :S S-O ut IDE1 T: Line-I n M:Line-O ut B :Mic PEG1 PCI_E1 JCD1 SATA4 ALC882M PCI_E2 Intel ICH7DH BATT + JAUD1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 JSP1 PEG2 PCI2 VIA VT6308P Jmicron JMB361 BIOS JLPC1 PCI3 J1394_2 JUSB2
Getting Started Packing Checklist MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable Standard Cable for Standard Cable for Power Cable Floppy Disk (Optional) IDE Devices D-Bracket 2 (Optional) User’s Guide Back IO Shield IEEE1394-Bracket (Optional) * The pictures are for reference only and may vary f rom the pac king c ontents of the product you purchased.
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures.
M S-7246 M ainboard Quick Components Guide CPU, p.2-3 CPU_FAN, p2-14 JPW, p.2-9 NB_FAN, p2-14 PWR_FAN, p2-14 DIMM1/2/3/4, p.2-7 JCI1, p2-19 ATX, p.2-9 FDD, p.2-14 Back Panel, p.2-10 IDE1/IDE2, p.2-15 JPWR, p.2-9 PCIE_X16, p.2-24 SYS_FAN, p.2-14 JIR, p.2-17 JCD1, p.2-17 SATA1~4, p.2-16 PCIE_X1, p.2-24 JAUD1, p.2-18 SATA5, p.2-16 SW, p.2-23 PCI 1/2, p.2-27 JLED1, p.2-20 J1394_2, p.2-19 2-2 JUSB1/2, p.2-18 JFP1, p.2-17 JFP2, p.
Hardware Setup CPU (Central Processing Unit) The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition and Pentium Extreme Edition. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called LGA775. W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, 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.
M S-7246 M ainboard CPU & Cooler Installation (CPU clip is optional) W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the cooler, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some silicon heat transfer compound on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly.
Hardware Setup 5. The CPU has a plastic cap on it to protect the contact from damage. Before you have installed the CPU, always cover it to protect the socket pin. 6. Remove the cap from lever hinge side (as the arrow shows). The pins of socket reveal. 7. Lift the load lever up and open the load plate. 8. Correctly align the triangle of CPU Clip with the CPU chamfer, and the square on the CPU Clip to the hook of the socket. 9.
M S-7246 M ainboard 11. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket, then remove the CPU Clip with 2 fingers. Then cover the load plate onto the package. 12. Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate, and then secure the lever with the hook under retention tab. 13. Align the holes on the mainboard with the cooler. Push down the cooler until its four c lips get wedged into the holes of the mainboard. 14. Press the four hooks down to fasten the cooler.
Hardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 4 240-pin DDRII DIMM slots, which supports the memory size up to 8GB. Since DDRII modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDRII standard is not backward compatible, you should always install DDRII memory module in the DDRII slot. Otherwise, you are not able to boot up your system and your mainboard might be damaged. For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.
M S-7246 M ainboard GREEN DIMM1 (Ch A) GREEN DIMM2 (Ch A) 256MB~2GB ORANGE ORANGE DIMM3 (Ch B) DIMM4 (Ch B) 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB System Density 512MB~4GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB 256MB~2GB 1GB~8GB Important - Dual-channel DDRII works ONLY in the 5 combinations listed in the table shown in the previous page.
Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned.
M S-7246 M ainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: L-In RS-Out Parallel LAN M ou se Keyboard COM Port IEEE1394 SPDIF (optional) Out USB Ports L-Out CS-Out SS-Out Mic Mouse/Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2® mouse/keyboard. You can plug a PS/2® mouse/keyboard directly into this connector.
Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector: COM Port The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connector COM Port. It’s a 16550A high speed communication port that send/receive/ 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial device directly to it.
M S-7246 M ainboard LAN (RJ-45) Jack The mainboard provides 1 standard RJ-45 jack for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). This LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000Mbps, 100Mbps or 10Mbps. You can connect a network cable to it.
Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
M S-7246 M ainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, and USB Ports. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. F D D (black) Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN / NB_FAN The CPU_FAN (processor fan), SYS_FAN (system fan), PW R_FAN (power fan ) and NB_FAN (NorthBridge Chipset fan) support system cooling fan with +12V.
Hardware Setup Hard Disk Connector: IDE1/ IDE2 The mainboard supports 2 IDE connectors, which supports PIO & Bus Master operation modes. IDE1 (blue) IDE2 (yellow) IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector) The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly. IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 only can connect a Master drive.
M S-7246 M ainboard SATAII Connectors controlled by Intel ICH7R: SATA1~SATA4 SATAII Connectors controlled by JMicron JMB361: SATA5 The SouthBridge of this mainboard is Intel ICH7R which supports four SATAII connectors (SATA1~SATA4). JMB361 of this mainboard supports another one SATAII connector (SATA5). SATA1~SATA5 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 2nd generation serial ATA data tranfer rates of 300 MB/s. They are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications.
Hardware Setup Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 / JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
M S-7246 M ainboard Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2 The mainboard provides two standard USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1/ 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 is ideal for connecting highspeed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. Pin Definition 10 9 2 1 JUSB1 / JUSB2 (USB 2.
Hardware Setup IEEE 1394 Connector: J1394_1(Optional) The mainboard provides one 1394 pin header that allow you to connect optional IEEE 1394 port.
M S-7246 M ainboard D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1 The mainboard comes with a JLED1 connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™ 2. D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combinations of LED signals.
Hardware Setup Red G reen D-Bracket™ 2 1 2 3 4 Description System Power ON The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly. Early Chipset Initialization Memory Detection Test Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly. Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting. Initializing Keyboard Controller. Testing VGA BIOS This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen.
M S-7246 M ainboard D-Bracket™ 2 Description BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name, etc... Testing Base and Extended Memory Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns. Assign Resources to all ISA. Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will initialize IDE drive and controller. Initializing Floppy Drive Controller This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller.
Hardware Setup Button The motherboard provides the following button for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of button. Clear CMOS Button: SW There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuration data. W ith the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on.
M S-7246 M ainboard Slots The mainboard provides 2 PCI Express x16 slots, 2 PCI Express x1 slots and 2 PCI bus slots. It supports 2 PCIE x 16 slots transfer into 2 PCIE x 8 ports (CrossFire Technology). PCI Express Slots The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, interconnect technology, support Intel highest performance desktop platforms utilizing the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology.
Hardware Setup 2.Use the external cable to connect the two graphics cards. The cable is attached from the CrossFire Ready graphics card’s DVI connector to the CrossFire Edition high density input connector (DMS). Then connectting a monitor to the left DVI connector. The CrossFire Edition graphics card. T he Cros sFire Ready graphics card. DMS connector DVI connector DVI connector (connectting to the monitor) Important 1. Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only.
M S-7246 M ainboard 3.When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and installed, reboot the system. After enter to the O.S., click the “Catalyst™ Control Center” icon on the desktop. There is a setting in the Catalyst™ Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFire™ to operate. The following aspect appears in Catalyst™ Control Center: Select the Advanced View f rom t h e view drop menu.
Hardware Setup PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. W hen 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.
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ² An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. ² You want to change the default settings for customized features.
M S-7246 M ainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. W hen the message below appears on the screen, press 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 , , and keys. Important 1.
BIOS Setup Control Keys <↑> Move to the previous item <↓> Move to the next item <←> Move to the item in the left hand <→> Move to the item in the right hand Select the item Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu <+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setu
M S-7246 M ainboard The Main Menu Once you enter Phoenix-Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from the eleven setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. 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.
BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup.
M S-7246 M ainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Date (mm:dd:yy) This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format is . day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Readonly. mon th The month from Jan. through Dec.
BIOS Setup Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drive 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.]. Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. Available options are: [All Errors] [No Errors] [All, But Keyboard] [All, But Diskette] [All, But Disk/Key] The system stops when any error is detected. The system doesn’t stop for any detected error.
M S-7246 M ainboard Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech (EIST) The Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of the microprocessor whether the computer is running on battery or AC power. This field will appear after you installed the CPU which support speedstep technology. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
BIOS Setup Virtualization Technology W hen enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by vendor-pool technology. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Hard Disk Boot Priority Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: In the sub-menu, it shows the hard disks information that was installed in the system, and you can set the hard disk boot priority.
M S-7246 M ainboard Quick Boot Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Boot Up NumLock LED This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to [On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options: [On], [Off].
BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Selecting [Enabled] allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting [Enabled] allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
M S-7246 M ainboard Integrated Peripherals USB Controller Select [Enabled] if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. USB 2.0 Controller Select [Enabled] if your system contains the USB 2.0 controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. USB Keyboard Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced keyboard or storage device in the operating system. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
BIOS Setup Onboard BCM GB LAN This field controls the onboard BCM GB LAN controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. PCI-E Compliancy Mode This field specify the PCI-E compliable mode. Setting options: [v1.0a], [v1.0]. IO Devices Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it.
M S-7246 M ainboard 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]. IDE Devices Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
BIOS Setup SATA Devices Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: SATA Mode, On-Chip Serial ATA These 2 items allow you to select the SATA and the ATA/IDE configuration. For the setting options of SATA Mode, select [IDE] if you want to have SATA as IDE function. Select [AHCI] to allow the SATA to have Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) feature, which supports improved serial ATA disk performance with native command queuing & native hot plug.
M S-7246 M ainboard Power Management Setup Important 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 ACPI-aware, such as W indows 2000/ XP, select [Enabled]. Setting options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function.
BIOS Setup Suspend Time Out (M inute) If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all devices except CPU will be shut off. Setting options: [Disabled], [1 Min], [2 Min], [4 Min], [8 Min], [10 Min], [20 Min], [30 Min], [40 Min], [1 Hour]. Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. Setting options: [Power Off] The power button functions as normal power off button.
M S-7246 M ainboard Date (of M onth) Alarm The field specifies the date for Resume by RTC Alarm. Setting options: [0]~ [31]. Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm The field specifies the time for Resume by RTC Alarm. Format is . POWER ON Function This controls how the PS/2 mouse or keyboard can power on the system. Setting options: [Password], [Hot KEY], [Mouse Left], [Mouse Right], [any KEY], [BUTTON ONLY], [Keyboard 98].
BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
M S-7246 M ainboard The setting must be set to Enabled if any ISA bus adapter in the system requires VGA palette snooping. INT Pin 1/2 Assignment The items let you assign an IRQ line to INT Pin#1~2 separately. Selecting Auto allows BIOS to determine the appropriate IRQ for each INT Pin. **PCI Express relative items** M aximum Payload Size This item allows you to set the maximum TLP (transaction layer packet) payload size for the PCI Express devices.
BIOS Setup H/W Monitor 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. Chassis Intrusion Detect The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later.
M S-7246 M ainboard Cell Menu The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of voltage, frequency and overclocking functions. Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CPU/ FSB Clock These three items show the current clocks of CPU/ FSB/ DRAM. Read-only. Dynamic OverClocking Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function, included in the MSITM ’s newly developed CoreCellTM Technology.
BIOS Setup Important Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking, basically, it is still risky. We suggest user to make sure that your CPU can afford to overclocking regularly first. If you find the PC appears to be unstable or reboot incidentally, it's better to disable the Dynamic Overclocking or to lower the level of overclocking options. By the way, if you need to conduct overclocking manually, you also need to disable the Dynamic OverClocking first.
M S-7246 M ainboard FSB & Memory Clock Ratio These settings control the ratio of FSB Clock and Memory Clock to enable the CPU & Memory to run at different frequency combinations. Please note that the setting options vary according to the CPU FSB Clock preset. Memory speed = FSB x Memory Ratio x Double Data Rate (ex. 880 MHz = 266 x 1.66 x 2). Setting options: [Auto], [1:1], [1:1.25], [1:1.33], [1:1.66]. M emory Clock Setting This item shows the memory clock. Read only.
BIOS Setup Important MSI Reminds You... The settings shown in different color in CPU Voltage, Memory Voltage and PCI Express Voltage help to verify if your setting is proper for your system. G ray: Default setting. Yellow: High performance setting. Red: Not recommended setting and the system may be unstable. Changing CPU Voltage, Memory Voltage and PCI Express Voltage may result in the instability of the system; therefore, it is NOT recommended to change the default setting for long-term usage.
M S-7246 M ainboard CPU and Memory Clock Overclocking The Dynamic OverClocking / FSB & Memory Clock Ratio/ Adjust CPU Ratio/ CPU FSB Frequency are the items for you to overclock the CPU and the Memory. Please refer to the descriptions of these fields for more information. Important 1. CPU Clock = FSB Frequency * Adjust CPU Ratio 2. Memory speed = FSB Frequency x Memory Ratio x Double Data Rate 3. This motherboard supports overclocking greatly.
BIOS Setup Load Fail-safe/Optimized Deafaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.
M S-7246 M ainboard BIOS Setting Password W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press . 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 . You may also press to abort the selection and not enter a password.
Introduction to DigiCell Appendix A 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 communication / 802.11g WLAN settings.
M S-7246 M ainboard Activating DigiCell Once you have your DigiCell installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Utility --> 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.
Introduction to DigiCell Main Before using this utility, it is required to have all the integrated peripherals/cards (LAN card, W ireless LAN card, MegaStick... etc.) and all the necessary 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.
M S-7246 M ainboard Live Update You can take advantage of Live Update to detect and update BIOS and drivers online. Dual Core Center You can take advantage of Dual Core Center to monitor the health status of your mainboard/ graphics card, and to overclock under W indows OS if your system supports overclocking function. (See appendix of Dual Core Center for detail imformation.) M EGA STICK If you have your MEGA STICK connected to your system, this icon will be lit up.
Introduction to DigiCell 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. You may also click on the Mail to MSI button to send your questions or suggestions to MSI’s technical support staff.
M S-7246 M ainboard Communication In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / W LAN / Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed. The first icon indicates the 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. This icon indicates the information and connection status of onboard LAN, which is read-only.
Introduction to DigiCell 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 M ode. For more advanced security settings and channels switching, click on “Setting” button to enter its submenu.
M S-7246 M ainboard Access Point Mode Click on “Setting” button of the Access Point Mode and the following screen will display. IP Sharing Click on this icon to enable/disable the IP sharing. The default of this setting is disabled. Disabled Enabled Enabling/disabling IP sharing depends on the different situation. For example: 1.
Introduction to DigiCell enable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN. M AC 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 Communicates the key across the network. Open: Shared: Devices must have identical W EP settings to communicate.
M S-7246 M ainboard Live Update Click on the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update program will be enabled. The Live Update 3™ is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/ drivers/VGA BIOS/VGA Driver/Utility online so that you don’t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the whole W eb site. To use the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update 3” application.
Introduction to DigiCell 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. Basic Function Here you can edit your own play list with the buttons “load”, “save”, “delete”, “shuttle”, “repeat” & “print”. Load Save Del ete Shuffle Repeat Print To load media files or the playlist of mp3 files (*.m3u) on your system or on your MEGA STICK. To save a loaded playlist of mp3 files (*.
M S-7246 M ainboard 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. previous pause next f orward/rewind bar song’s information stop 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, album, release year and others.
Introduction to DigiCell 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 ins tall the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem. You need to have your Microsoft Setup CD prepared in the CD-ROM.
M S-7246 M ainboard 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 dropdown list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. The system will install the necessary components from your Microsoft Setup CD immediately.
Introduction to DigiCell Power On Agent In the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure setting of power-on, poweroff and restarting status. In the screen below, you can set the date, time, start-up programs respectively for power-on, power-off and restarting. Power On Here are the available settings for Power On function: Date Use the drop-down list to select the date for power-on. T im e Use the arrow keys to select the hour/minute/second for power-on, power-off and restarting.
M S-7246 M ainboard 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 programs as DigiCell is activated next time. For example, you may like to have Outlook activated or a specified website linked when you get to the office every morning. Step 1: Click on the Program: field and click “>>” add the des ired button to browse for the path of Outlook or start-with program Internet Explorer.
Introduction to DigiCell 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 & password everytime when you boot up your computer. 2. If there are multi users using the same computer and you’d like to power on the computer automatically with one specific user.
Appendix B Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID The optional southbridge ICH7DH provides a hybrid solution that combines four independent SATAII ports for support of up to four Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives. Serial ATAII (SATAII) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 3 Gb/sec. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC. The most outstanding features are: 1.
M S-7246 M ainboard BIOS Configuration The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use + keys to enter the “Intel® RAID for Serial ATA” status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test).
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following window will appear: (1) Create RAID Volume 1. 2. Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to the next field. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level.
M S-7246 M ainboard 3. In the Disk field, press key and the following screen appears. Use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then click key to finish selection. 4. Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to the next field. The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID Important Since you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default. The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of two hard drives. 6.
M S-7246 M ainboard (2) Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become unbootable. Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press key to delete the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID (3) Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen appears: Press key to accept the selection. Important 1. You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. 2.
M S-7246 M ainboard Installing Software Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000 † New Windows XP / 2000 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing W indows XP / 2000. 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. W hen the W indows XP Setup window is generated, press S to specify an Additional Device(s). 3.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID Installation of Intel Matrix Stroage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. For this reason, you cannot remove or un-install this driver from the system after installation; however, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software.
M S-7246 M ainboard The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID The window shows the components to be installed. Click Next button to continue. After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to continue.
M S-7246 M ainboard Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following window, and click Next button to start installation. Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup installation status. Once the installation is complete, the following window appears.
M S-7246 M ainboard RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system. This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk. However, several important steps must be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive: 1.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the following procedure. Click Next to continue.
M S-7246 M ainboard (1) Step 1: Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name, selecting the RAID level and strip size. † RAID Volume Name: A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the ‘RAID_Volume0’ text currently appears above. The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 characters. The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID 4KB: For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB: For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB: Best for sequential transfers 32KB: Good for sequential transfers 64KB: Good general purpose strip size 128KB: Best performance for most desktops and workstations (2) Select the source disk Then select the source disk that you wish to use and then click “--->” to move it to the Selected field. Then click Next to continue.
M S-7246 M ainboard (3) Select Member Hard Drive(s) Then select the member disk (the target disk) that you wish to use and then click “--->” to move it to the Selected field. Then click Next to continue. Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive(s) will be deleted permanently. Do not forget to back up all the important data before continuing.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID (4) Specify Volume Size Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify. It is recommended you use 100% of the available space for the optimized usage. For RAID 0 volume, if you do not specify 100% of the hard drive space, the rest hard drive space will be worked as RAID 1 volume, which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID. Then click Next to continue.
M S-7246 M ainboard (6) Start Migration The migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected. A dialogue window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete, meanwhile a popup dialogue at the taskbar will also show the migration status. W hile you can still continue using your computer during the migration process, once the migration process starts, it cannot be stopped.
Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or istemporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To reestablish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation. Missing Hard Drive Member 1. Make sure the system is powered off. 2. Reconnect the hard drive. 3.
M S-7246 M ainboard 5. Exit Intel RAID Option ROM, and then reboot to W indows system. 6. W hen prompted to rebuild the RAID volume, click 'Yes'. 7.The Intel(R) Storage Utility will be launched. Right-click the new hard drive and select 'Rebuild to this Disk'. The 'Rebuild W izard' will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive.
Appendix C JMicron RAID Introduction JMicron’s RAID provides Serial ATA RAID 0 (Striping) , RAID 1 (Mirroring) and JBOD functionality to enhance the industry’s leading PCI Express-to-SATAII & PATA host controller products. Two major challenges facing the storage industry today are (1): keeping pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput, and (2): providing data accessibility in the face of hard disk failures while utilizing full disk capacity.
M S-7246 M ainboard Introduction RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member, without loss of data. RAID provides two RAID Set types, Striping (RAID 0) and Mirroring (RAID 1). RAID 0 (Striping) Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique.
JMicron RAID Creating and Deleting RAID sets with BIOS Utility Be sure to set RAID mode for the Onboard JMB361 Mode of Integrated Peripherals in BIOS before configuring the JMicron BIOS utility. After that press F10 to save the configuration and exit. During boot up (POST), press CTRL+J to enter the JMicorn BIOS RAID utility. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displayed. A brief description of each section is presented below.
M S-7246 M ainboard Creating RAID set 1. Select “Create RAID Disk Drive”. Then press . 2. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID set name and then press the to go to the next field. 3. Choose a 0-Striped, a 1-Mirror, or a JBOD-Concatenate combination set and then press to go to the next step.
JMicron RAID 4. In the Hard Disk Disk List menu, use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID set, then click key to finish selection. 5. Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to the next field. The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB. The default and typical value for RAID 0 is 128KB.
M S-7246 M ainboard 6. Then select the capacity of the RAID set in the Size field. The default value is the maximum capacity of the selected disks. Then press to the Confirm Creation field. 7. The Creation field will display a message to ask you to confirm the creation. Then press key to proceed with the RAID set creation. 8. Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished. 8.
JMicron RAID Deleting RAID set 1. Select “Delete RAID Disk Drive”. Then press . 2. In the RAID Disk Driver List menu, use key to select the RAID set you want to delete. Then press key. 3. Press “Y” to accept the deletion when a deletion message is appeared.
M S-7246 M ainboard Revert HDD to non-RAID Select Revert HDD to non-RAID and press . In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use key to select the disks you want to revert then click key. The following screen appears, press key to remove any RAID structures from the drives. Important 1. You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. 2.
JMicron RAID Installing the RAID Driver (For bootable RAID array) Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000 † New Windows XP / 2000 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing W indows XP / 2000. 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. W hen the W indows XP/2000 Setup window is generated, press key to specify an Additional Device(s). 3.
M S-7246 M ainboard JMicron Raid Configurer There is an application called JMicron Raid Configurer which helps you perform the following tasks of nVDIA RAID. • Viewing RAID Array Configurations View an array configuration (mirrored, striped) • Creating RAID Arrays • Deleting a RAID Array Viewing RAID Array Configurations To view your RAID configuration from W indows, launch the JMicron Raid Configurer utility by clicking =>Programs => JMicron Technology Corp => JMRaid Tool.
JMicron RAID Creating RAID JMRaidTool supports the creation of RAID 0 and 1. 1. Left-click the “New Disk Array” button. 2. A wizard dialogue will display on the screen, following the description of every step to complete the creation. Deleting RAID 1. Right-click the name of the disk array you want to delete and the “Remove” menu will appear. 2. A warning message appears to remind you that the data will be lost. Press the “Yes” button if you really want to delete the disk array.
Realtek ALC882M Audio Appendix D Realtek ALC882M Audio The Realtek ALC882M provides 10-channel DAC that simultaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent s tereo s ound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-OutRight channels. It also provides Dolby Master Studio to bring you a new class of audio entertainment experience by using home PCs.
M S-7246 M ainboard Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC882M codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or Dolby audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows 2000/XP For W indows ® 2000, you must install W indows ® 2000 Service Pack4 or later before installing the driver.
Realtek ALC882M Audio 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. Click here 4. Click Finish to restart the system.
M S-7246 M ainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect M anager from the Control Panel.
Realtek ALC882M Audio Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow, totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer pipe”, “Arena” and “Audio Corridor” for quick enjoyment.
M S-7246 M ainboard Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool. 10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz.
Realtek ALC882M Audio Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equalizer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop” “Live” “Club” & “Rock” shown on the page, to pull down the arrow in “Others”, you will find more optimized settings available to you.
M S-7246 M ainboard Mixer In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually. 1. Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output items. Important Before setting up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks on the rear or front panel.
Realtek ALC882M Audio W hen you are playing the first audio source (for example: use W indows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the default setting. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) will come out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel.
M S-7246 M ainboard 3. Playback control Playback device Tool Mute This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound. And this is essential when multistreaming playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audio Rear Output - Realtek HD Audio Front Output M u te You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.
Realtek ALC882M Audio 4. Recording control Recording device Tool Mute -Back Line in/Mic, Front Lin in -Realtek HD Audio Digital Input M u te You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed. - Advanced controls. Advanced control is a “Microphone Boost” icon.
M S-7246 M ainboard AudioIO In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. a. Headphone for the common headphone b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output d. 6CH Speaker for 5.1-Speaker Output e. 8CH Speaker for 8-Speaker Output f . Dolby Digital 5.1 for Dolby 5.1-Speaker Output g.
Realtek ALC882M Audio Correct M essage Assume to plug a headphone in the Green jack at back panel. The icon beside green jack become visible and the dialogue “connected device” pops up. Check the headphone, then click OK. As soon as OK is clicked, the icon beside green jack becomes “headphone” as your selection. Error M essage Assume to plug a headphone in the Blue jack at back panel.
M S-7246 M ainboard Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Disable front panel jack detection (option) Find no function on front panel jacks? Please check if front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check this item to disable front panel jack detection. Enable auto popup dialogue, when device has been plugged in Once this item checked, the dialog “Connected device” would not automatically pop up when device plugged in.
Realtek ALC882M Audio S/PDIF Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog. Output Sampling Rate 44.1KHz: This is recommend while playing CD 48KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby.
M S-7246 M ainboard Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones. Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically.
Realtek ALC882M Audio Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppression to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording. Acoustic Echo Cancelltion prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound. For example, you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends.
M S-7246 M ainboard Bass Management setting In this tab you can either adjust volume of every single speaker, or reach better speaker balance by adjusting distance. Vol um e Each speaker volume can be individually adjusted to accommodate room placement and audio source, ranging from -10 dB to 10 dB. Distance The sound-field can be adjusted by individually changing the distance between each speaker and your ears. The adjustment range is from 0.5 M to 10 M (0 Ft to 30 Ft.), varies from each speaker.
Realtek ALC882M Audio Dolby Dolby Master Studio means to bring you a new class of entertainment experience, by using home PCs. Dolby Master Studio contains 4 elements 1. Dolby Headphone 2. Dolby virtual Speaker 3. Dolby Pro Logic IIx 4. Dolby Digital Live How to Enable Dolby Effect For Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone delivers realistic 5 channel listening experience over any pair of headphones Note: To truly deliver 5.
M S-7246 M ainboard 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like.
Realtek ALC882M Audio Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray. Switch it on and an icon will show in the system tray.
M S-7246 M ainboard Hardware Setup Connecting the Speakers W hen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility. n 2-Channel M ode 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.
Realtek ALC882M Audio n 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output Back Panel 1 4 2 5 3 7 6 Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real-channel Line Out connector.
M S-7246 M ainboard n 6-Channel M ode for 6-Speaker Output 1 2 4 5 3 7 6 Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel Line out connec tor and two s peaker s t o t he c ent er / subwoofer-channel Line Out connector.
Realtek ALC882M Audio n 8-Channel M ode for 8-Speaker Output 1 2 4 5 3 7 8-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear channels) 5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) 6 Line Out (Side Surround channels) 7 S/PDIF Out-Coaxial 6 Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel Line out connector, two speakers to the center/subwooferchannel Line Out connector and two speakers to the side
Dual Core Center Appendix E Dual Core Center Dual CoreCenter, the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent muc h researc h and ef forts to develop, helps users to monitor or configure the hardware status of MSI Mainboard & MSI Graphics card in windows, such as CPU/GPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature. Before you install the Dual CoreCenter, please make sure the system has meet the following requirements: 1.
M S-7246 M ainboard Activating Dual Core Center Once you have your Dual Core Center installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Utility --> Dual Core Center), it will have an icon in the system tray, a short cut icon on the desktop, and a short cut path in your “Start-up” menu. You may double-click on each icon to enable Dual Core Center.
Dual Core Center Main Before using this utility, we have to remind you: only when installing a MSI NX xxxx Diamond series or RX xxxx Diamond series graphics card can activate the full function of this utility. If you install a graphics card of other brand, only hardware status of the MSI mainboard would be available. Introduction: Click each button appearing above to enter sub-menu to make further configuration or to execute the function.
M S-7246 M ainboard AV/ Game/ Office/ Silence/ Cool MSI provides five common settings for different environments. The settings had been set to optimal values to reac h better performanc e in eac h environment. Click the button you need. Important Before you click the environment button, to select the smooth mode or sharp mode for your system to reach the optimal performace. Sharp mode Smooth mode Clock In this sub-menu, you can adjust and monitor the clocks of MB and graphics card.
Dual Core Center DOT (Dynamic OverClocking) Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function, included in the MSITM ’s newly developed Dual CoreCenter Technology. It is designed to detect the loading of CPU/ GPU while running programs, and to over-clock automatically. When the motherboard detects that the loading of CPU is exceed the default threshold for a time, it will speed up the CPU and fan automatically to make the system run smoother and faster.
M S-7246 M ainboard Clock In the Clock sub-menu, you can see clock status (including FSB/ CPU clock of mainboard and GPU/ memory clock of graphics card) of your system. And you can select desired value for overclocking. There will be several items for you to select for overclocking after you click button. You can click the plus sign button to increase the clock, or click the minus sign button to decrease the clock. And finally, click the Apply button to apply the values adjusted.
Dual Core Center Voltage In the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (including Vcore, memory, GPU voltage... etc.) of your system, and you can select desired value for overclocking. It will show several items to select for overclocking after you click the button. You can click the plus sign button to increase the voltage, or click the minus sign button to decrease. And finally, click the Apply button to apply the adjustments.
M S-7246 M ainboard FAN Speed In the FAN Speed sub-menu, you can read fan status of your system. Select higher speed for better cooling effect. There are several sections for you to change the fan speed to a section after clicking button. Click the plus sign button to increase the fan speed to a section, or click the minus sign button to decrease. Or click the Default button to restore the default values. On the underside, it shows the graphs of the fan speed.
Dual Core Center Temperature In the Temperature sub-menu, you can see temperature status of your system. On the underside, it shows the graphs of the temperatures. Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown.
M S-7246 M ainboard User Profile In the User Profile sub-menu, click the setting button that besides the user profile bar, and the next screen will appear. Here you can define the clock/ fan speed/ voltage by your need, click the button to choose a value quickly, or click the plus / minus sign button to increase/ decrease the value.
Dual Core Center Use the draw bar to set the max system temperature. W hen the system temperature exceeds the threshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message and shut down the system. Use the draw bar to set the minimal fan speed. When the fan speed is lower than the threshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message. After setting all values you need, you can change the user profile name in the box then click the save button to save all changes in a profile.
