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P7NGM-Digital SeriesMS-7530 (v1.X) Mainboard
G52-75301X4
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Copyright Notice
The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STARINTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but noguarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are undercontinual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.
Trademarks
All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks or trade-marks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trade-marks of AMD Corporation.Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of International Business MachinesCorporation.Windows® XP/Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.Netware® is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.Award® is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.AMI® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
Revision History
Revision Revision History DateV1.1 Update memory capacity October 2008
Technical Support
If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’smanual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively,please try the following help resources for further guidance.
Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates,and other in f ormat ion: ht tp: / /g lobal .msi.com.tw/ index.php?func=serviceContact our technical staff at: http://ocss.msi.com.tw
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Safety Instructions
CAUTION: Danger of explos ion if bat tery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by themanufacturer.
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 f lat surface before setting it up.5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip-
ment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V be-
fore connecting the equipment to the power inlet.7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.8. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical
shock.11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service
personnel:Ü The power cord or plug is damaged.Ü Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.Ü The equipment has been exposed to moisture.Ü The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to
User’s Manual.Ü The equipment has dropped and damaged.Ü The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED, STOR-AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.
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FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment has beentested and found to complywith the limits for a Class Bdigital device, pursuant to Part15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protectionagainst harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-dance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particularinstallation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televisionreception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user isencouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listedbelow.
Ü Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Ü Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Ü Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that towhich the receiver is connected.
Ü Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Notice 1The changes or modif ications not expressly approved by the party responsible forcompliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order tocomply with the emission limits.
VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU.
Micro-Star InternationalMS-7530
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions:(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
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WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement
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CONTENTSCopyright Notice .............................................................................................................. iiTrademarks ....................................................................................................................... iiRevision History .............................................................................................................. iiTechnical Support ........................................................................................................... iiSafety Instructions ......................................................................................................... iiiFCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ........................................................ ivWEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement .................................... vChapter 1. Getting Started .................................................................................... 1-1
Mainboard Specifications ................................................................................... 1-2Mainboard Layout ................................................................................................ 1-4Packing Checklist ................................................................................................. 1-5
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup .................................................................................. 2-1Quick Components Guide .................................................................................... 2-2CPU (Central Processing Unit) ............................................................................ 2-3Memory................................................................................................................. 2-7Power Supply ...................................................................................................... 2-9Back Panel ...........................................................................................................2-11Connectors ........................................................................................................ 2-13Jumper ................................................................................................................ 2-20Slots .................................................................................................................... 2-21
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 3-1Entering Setup ..................................................................................................... 3-2The Main Menu ..................................................................................................... 3-4Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................... 3-6Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................................... 3-9Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 3-12Power Management Setup ............................................................................... 3-15H/W Monitor ........................................................................................................ 3-17BIOS Setting Password ..................................................................................... 3-18Cell Menu ............................................................................................................ 3-19Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults ................................................................. 3-24
Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio ................................................................... A-1Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver ................................................................ A-2Software Configuration ...................................................................................... A-4Hardware Setup ................................................................................................A-19
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Appendix B NVIDIA RAID ......................................................................................... B-1Introduction .......................................................................................................... B-2RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. B-3Installing Driver .................................................................................................... B-7NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation ............................................................................ B-8Using the NVMediaShield Software ................................................................. B-11
Appendix C Dual Core Center .............................................................................C-1Activating Dual Core Center ............................................................................... C-2Main ...................................................................................................................... C-3DOT (Dynamic OverClocking) ............................................................................. C-5Clock ..................................................................................................................... C-6Voltage ................................................................................................................. C-7FAN Speed ........................................................................................................... C-8Temperature ......................................................................................................... C-9User Profile ........................................................................................................ C-10
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Getting Started
Getting StartedChapter 1
Thank you for choosing the P7NGM-Digital Series (MS-7530 v1.X) Micro-ATX mainboard. The P7NGM-DigitalSeries mainboards are based on NVIDIA® nForce730ichipset for optimal system eff iciency. Designed to f itthe advanced Intel® Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad,Core 2 Duo, Pent ium dual-core and Celeronprocessor, the P7NGM-Digital Series deliver a high per-formance and professional desktop platform solution.
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Processor Support- Intel® Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium dual-
core and Celeron in the LGA775 package- Supports Intel® EIST Technology- Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology(For the latest information about CPU, please visithttp://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=cpuform2)
Supported FSB- 1333/ 1066/ 800 MHz
Chipset- NVIDIA® nForce 730i (MCP7A)
Memory Support- DDR2 667/ 800 SDRAM (240pin, 1.8V)- 4 DDR2 DIMMs (16GB Max)(For more information on compatible components, please visit http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=testreport)
LAN- Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek® RTL8111C
IEEE 1394 (optional)- Chip integrated by JMicron JMB381- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps
Audio- Chip integrated by Realtek ALC888- Up to 7.1 Channel audio-out- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
IDE- 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB368, supports 2 IDE devices- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100 mode and PIO, Bus Master operation
mode
SATA- 6 SATAII ports by nForce 730i- Supports transfer rate up to 3 Gb/s
Mainboard Specifications
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NVIDIA RAID- 6 SATA ports support RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/ 5 or JBOD mode
Floppy- 1 floppy port- Supports 1 FDD with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB
ConnectorsBack panel- 1 PS/2 mouse port- 1 PS/2 keyboard port- 1 HDMI port- 1 VGA port- 1 DVI-D port- 1 IEEE 1394 port (optional)- 1 LAN jack- 4 USB 2.0 ports- 6 flexible audio jacksOn-Board Pinheaders- 1 Chassis Intrusion pinheader- 3 USB 2.0 pinheaders- 1 IEEE 1394 pinheader (optional)- 1 S/PDIF-out pinheader- 1 CD-in connector- 1 front panel audio pinheader- 1 TPM Module pinheader (optional)- 1 COM Port pinheader- 1 Parallel Port pinheader
Slots- 1 PCI Express x16 slot, supports PCIE 2.0 spec- 1 PCI Express x1 slot, supports PCIE 2.0 spec- 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface
Form Factor- Micro-ATX (24.4 cm X 24.4 cm)
Mounting- 8 mounting holes
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Mainboard Layout
PCI 2
JAUD1
JCD1 JSP1
J1394_1(op tional)
JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JCI1
JBAT1
SATA6 SATA5
SATA4 SATA3
SATA2 SATA1
JPWR2
CPUFAN1
JTPM1 JFP1 JFP2
PCI 1
BATT+
IDE
1
DIM
M1
DIM
M3
DIM
M2
DIM
M4
FDD
1
JPW
R1
JLP
T1JC
OM
1S
YS
FAN
1
PCI _E1
PCI _E2
Top: LAN JackBottom: USB ports
Top:1394(optional)Bottom: USB ports
Top : mouse Bottom:keyboard
T:M:B:
Line-InLine-OutMic
T:RS-OutM:CSB:SS-Out
-Out
Top:VGA portBottom: DVI-D port
HDMI port
ALC888
JMB381
RTL8111C
JMB368
NVIDIA nForce 730i
I/OChip
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Packing Checklist
User’s Guide
MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD
* The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of theproduct you purchased.
Back IO ShieldSATA Cable IDE Cable
Power Cable
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Hardware Setup
Hardware SetupChapter 2
This chapter provides you with the information abouthardware setup procedures. While doing the installation,be careful in holding the components and follow theinstallation procedures. For some components, if youinstall in the wrong orientation, the components will notwork properly.
Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computercomponents. S tatic elec tr ic ity may damage thecomponents.
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Memroy DIMMs, p.2-7
JFP1, p.2-19
Back PanelI/O, p.2-11
IDE1, p.2-13
JPWR1, p.2-9
PCI Slots,p.2-21
JUSB1~3, p.2-17
SATA, p.2-14
CPUFAN1, p.2-15
PCI Expressslots, p.2-21
CPU, p.2-3
J1394_1, p.2-18
Quick Components Guide
JAUD1, p.2-16
SYSFAN1,p.2-15
JFP2, p.2-19
JCD1, p.2-16
JCI1, p.2-16
FDD1, p.2-13
JSP1, p.2-15
JPWR2, p.2-9
JTPM1, p.2-18
JCOM1, p.2-17
JLPT1, p.2-19
JBAT1, p.2-20
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CPU (Central Processing Unit)
This mainboard supports Intel® processor in LGA 775 package. When you are install-ing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. If you donot have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turning on the computer. For thelatest information about CPU, please visit http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=cpuform2
Introduction to LGA 775 CPUThe surface of LGA 775 CPU.Remember to apply some ther-mal paste on it for better heatdispersion.
Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator
The pin-pad side of LGA 775CPU.
Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator
Alignment Key Alignment Key
Important
OverheatingOverheating will seriously damage the CPU and system. Always make surethe cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating. Makesure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste (or thermal tape) betweenthe CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation.Replaceing the CPUWhile replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug thepower supply’s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safetyof CPU.OverclockingThis mainboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please makesure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, whiledoing overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications isnot recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or risks causedby inadequate operation or beyond product specifications.
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Important
1. Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system.2. Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging.3. The availability of the CPU land side cover depends on your CPU packing.
2. Remove the cap from lever hingeside (as the arrow shows).
1. The CPU socket has a plastic capon it to protect the contact fromdamage. Before you install the CPU,always cover it to protect the socketpin.
3. The pins of socket reveal.
CPU & Cooler InstallationWhen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached onthe top to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermalpaste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion.Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation willcause the damage of your CPU & mainboard.
4. Open the load lever.
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6. After confirming the CPU directionfor correct mating, put down theCPU in the socket housing frame.Be sure to grasp on the edge ofthe CPU base. Note that the align-ment keys are matched.
8. Cover the load plate onto thepackage.
5. Lift the load lever up and open theload plate.
7. Visually inspect if the CPU isseated well into the socket. If not,take out the CPU with pure verticalmotion and reinstall.
alignmentkey
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10. Align the holes on the mainboardwith the heatsink. Push down thecooler unti l i ts four c lips getwedged into the holes of themainboard.
12. Turn over the mainboard to con-firm that the clip-ends are correctlyinserted.
9. Press down the load lever lightlyonto the load plate, and then se-cure the lever with the hook underretention tab.
Important
1. Read the CPU status in BIOS (Chapter 3).2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin with the
plastic cap covered (shown in Figure 1) to avoid damaging.3. Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the CPU/
cooler installation only. The appearance of your mainboard may vary depend-ing on the model you purchase.
11. Press the four hooks down to fastenthe cooler. Then rotate the lockingswitch (refer to the correct directionmarked on it) to lock the hooks.
lockingswitch
Mainboard
Hook
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Hardware Setup
Memory
These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules.For more information on compatible components, please visit http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=testreport
DDR2240-pin, 1.8V
1 DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
2 DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
Dual-Channel Memory Population RulesIn Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmit and receive data with twodata bus lines simultaneously. Enabling Dual-Channel mode can enhance the systemperformance. The following illustrations explain the population rules for Dual-Channelmode.
64x2=128 pin56x2=112 pin
EmptyInstalled
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Important
- DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDR2standard is not backwards compatible. You should always install DDR2memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots.
- In Dual-Channel mode, make sure that you install memory modules of thesame type and density in different channel DIMM slots.
- To enable successful system boot-up, always insert the memory modulesinto the DIMM1 first.
- Due to the chipset resource deployment, the system density will only bedetected up to 15+GB (not full 16GB) when each DIMM is installed with a 4GBmemory module.
Installing Memory Modules1. The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right
orientation.
2. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until thegolden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot. The plasticclip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close when the memory moduleis properly seated.
3. Manually check if the memory module has been locked in place by the DIMM slotclips at the sides.
Important
You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly insertedin the DIMM slot.
Volt Notch
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Power Supply
PIN SIGNAL
13 +3.3V14 -12V15 GND16 PS-ON#17 GND18 GND19 GND20 Res21 +5V22 +5V23 +5V24 GND
PIN SIGNAL
1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 PWR OK 9 5VSB10 +12V11 +12V12 +3.3V
Pin Definition
pin 12
pin 13
JPWR1
Important
1. Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power sup-plies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard.
2. Power supply of 350 watts (and above) is highly recommended for systemstability.
ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply.To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of thepower supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins arealigned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you’d liketo use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power sup-ply along with pin 1 & pin 13 (refer to the image at the right hand).There is also a foolproof design on pin 11, 12, 23 & 24 to avoidwrong installation.
ATX 4-Pin Power Connector: JPWR2This power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.
1
12 24
13
JPWR2
134 2
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND2 GND3 12V4 12V
Pin Definition
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Important Notification about Power IssueNForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore thisissue mostly happens while the users intensively swap memory modules under S5(power-off) states, and the power code is plugged while installing modules. Due toseveral pins are very sensitive to ESD, so this kind of memory-replacement actionsmight cause system chipset unable to boot. Please follow the following solution toavoid this situation.
Unplug the AC power cable (shown in f igure 1) or unplug the power connectors(shown in figure 2 & f igure 3) before the 1st installation or during system upgradeprocedure.
Figure 1:Unplug the AC power cable
Figure 2:Unplug the power connector
Figure 3:Unplug the power connectors
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Back Panel
Mouse/KeyboardThe standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard.
HDMI PortThe High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital audio/video interfacecapable of transmitting uncompressed streams. HDMI supports all TV format, includ-ing standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on asingle cable.
VGA PortThe DB15-pin female connector is provided for monitor.
DVI-D PortThe DVI-D (Digital Visual Interface-Digital) connector allows you to connect a LCDmonitor. It provides a high-speed digital interconnection between the computer andits display device. To connect an LCD monitor, simply plug your monitor cable into theDVI-D connector, and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connectedto your monitor (refer to your monitor manual for more information.)
1394 Port (optional)The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE1394 devices.
Keyboard USB Port
Line-In
Mouse(optional)1394 Port
RS-Out
CS-Out
SS-Out
Line-Out
Mic
LAN
USB Port
HDMI Port
DVI-D Port
VGA Port
Important
To use the HDMI-out function, please make sure that the HDMI port has beconnected before you power-on the system.
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USB PortThe USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard,mouse, or other USB-compatible devices.
LANThe standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection tothe Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect anetwork cable to it.
Audio PortsThese audio connectors are used for audio devices. It is easy to differentiate be-tween audio effects according to the color of audio jacks.
Line-In (Blue) - Line In is used for external CD player, tape-player or other audio devices.
Line-Out (Green) - Line Out, is a connector for speakers or headphones. Mic (Pink) - Mic, is a connector for microphones. RS-Out (Black) - Rear-Surround Out in 4/ 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode. CS-Out (Orange) - Center/ Subwoofer Out in 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode. SS-Out (Gray) - Side-Surround Out 7.1 channel mode.
LED Color LED State condition
Off LAN link is not established.
Left Yellow On (steady state) LAN link is established.
On (brighter & pulsing) The computer is communicating with another computer on the LAN.
Green Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.
Right On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.
Orange On 1000 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.
Green/ OrangeYellow
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ConnectorsFloppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1This connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive.
IDE Connector: IDE1This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices.
Important
If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure thedrives separately to master / slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDEdevice ’s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper sett inginstructions.
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Serial ATA Connector: SATA1~6This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can con-nect to one Serial ATA device.
Important
Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,data loss may occur during transmission.
SATA6 SATA5
SATA3
SATA1
SATA4
SATA2
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Important
1. Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor’s official websiteor consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.
2. CPUFAN1 supports fan control. You can install Dual Core Center utilitythat will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actualCPU temperature.
3. Fan/heatsink with 3 or 4 pins are both available for CPUFAN1.
Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connectingthe wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and shouldbe connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use aspecially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.
CPUFAN1
SPDIF-Out Connector: JSP1This connector is used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format)interface for digital audio transmission.
S/PDIF Bracket (Optional)
JSP1
VCC
SPDI
FG
ND
CO
NTR
OL
SEN
SOR
+12V
GN
D
SYSFAN1
NC+12VGND
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Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant withIntel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
JAUD1
12
910
CD-In Connector: JCD1This connector is provided for external audio input.
HD Audio Pin Definition
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 MIC_L Microphone - Left channel2 GND Ground3 MIC_R Microphone - Right channel4 NC5 LINE out_R Analog Port - Right channel6 MIC_JD Jack detection return from front panel microphone JACK17 Front_JD Jack detection sense line from the High Definition Audio CODEC
jack detection resistor network8 NC No control9 LINE out_L Analog Port - Left channel10 LINEout_JD Jack detection return from front panel JACK2
Chassis Intrusion Connector: JCI1This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable. If the chassis isopened, the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated. The system will recordthis status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, youmust enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.
JCI1
GNDCINTRU1
JCD1
GND RL
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PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL1 VCC 2 VCC
3 USB0- 4 USB1-
5 USB0+ 6 USB1+7 GND 8 GND
9 Key (no pin) 10 NC
Pin Definition
Important
Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoidpossible damage.
Front USB Connector: JUSB1~3This connector, compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for con-necting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras,MP3 players, printers, modems and the like.
USB 2.0 Bracket(optional)
Serial Port Connector: JCOM1This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial device.
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate
Pin Definition
JCOM1
12
910
JUSB1~3
2
9
1
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IEEE1394 Connector: J1394_1 (optional)This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 device via an optional IEEE1394bracket.
Pin Definition
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 TPA+ 2 TPA-
3 Ground 4 Ground
5 TPB+ 6 TPB-
7 Cable power 8 Cable power
9 Key (no pin) 10 Ground
IEEE1394 Bracket (optional)
TPM Module Connector: JTPM1 (optional)This connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optional). Pleaserefer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages.
Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description1 LCLK LPC clock 2 3V_STB 3V standby power3 LRST# LPC reset 4 VCC3 3.3V power5 LAD0 LPC address & data pin0 6 SIRQ Serial IRQ7 LAD1 LPC address & data pin1 8 VCC5 5V power9 LAD2 LPC address & data pin2 10 KEY No pin11 LAD3 LPC address & data pin3 12 GND Ground13 LFRAME# LPC Frame 14 GND Ground
JTPM1
21
1413
J1394_1 1 2
9 10
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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 GND Ground2 SPK- Speaker-3 SLED Suspend LED4 BUZ+ Buzzer+5 PLED Power LED6 BUZ- Buzzer-7 NC No connection8 SPK+ Speaker+
JFP2 Pin Definition
Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2These connectors are for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs.The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
JFP2
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 HD_LED + Hard disk LED pull-up2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up3 HD_LED - Hard disk active LED4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up5 RST_SW - Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND6 PWR_SW + Power Switch high reference pull-up7 RST_SW + Reset Switch high reference pull-up8 PWR_SW - Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND9 RSVD_DNU Reserved. Do not use.
JFP1 Pin Definition
JFP1
Parallel Port Header: JLPT1This connector is used to connect an optional parallel port bracket. The parallel portis a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and ExtendedCapabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
12
910
HDDLED
ResetSwitch
PowerLED
PowerSwitch
+
++- -
-
78
PowerLED
Speaker
12
+
+-
-
JLPT1
2 1
26 25 PIN SIGNAL
1 RSTB#
3 PRND05 PRND17 PRND29 PRND311 PRND413 PRND5
PIN SIGNAL
15 PRND6
17 PRND719 ACK#21 BUSY23 PE25 SLCT
PIN SIGNAL2 AFD#4 ERR#6 PINIT#8 LPT_SLIN#10 GND12 GND14 GND
PIN SIGNAL16 GND18 GND20 GND22 GND24 GND26 Key (No Pin)
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Jumper
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery tokeep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can auto-matically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration,set the jumper to clear data.
Important
You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then returnto 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it willdamage the mainboard.
JBAT11
Clear Data
1
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Keep Data
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Slots
PCI-E (Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express) SlotThe PCI Express slots are compliant with PCIE 2.0 spec and support the PCI Expressinterface expansion card.The PCI Express x16 slot supports up to 8.0 GB/s transfer rate.The PCI Express x1 slot supports up to 500 MB/s transfer rate.
PCI Express x16 Slot
PCI Express x1 Slot
32-bit PCI Slot
PCI Interrupt Request RoutingThe IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware linesover which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQpins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows:
Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4
PCI Slot 1 INT Y# INT Z# INT W# INT X#
PCI Slot 2 INT Z# INT W# INT X# INT Y#
Important
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug thepower supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansioncard to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expan-sion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) SlotThe PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards thatcomply with PCI specifications.
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Hybrid SLI TechnologyHybrid SLI technology, based on NVIDIA’s industry-leading SLI technology, deliversmulti-GPU benefits when an NVIDIA mainboard GPU is combined with an NVIDIAdiscrete GPU.
System Request1. Hybrid SLI is only supported with the Vista operating system.2. For best GeForce Boost performance, the following minimum system configuration
is recommended:- AMD Phenom CPU or Intel CPU running at FSB 1333 MHz or higher- 2 x 1 GB of DDR2-800 or higher DRAM- Discrete GPU recommended for GeForce Boost- At least 256 MB of framebuffer carve out for the mainboard GPU. Please select256 MB in VGA Share Memory field of Advanced BIOS Features in BIOS.
Important
Hybrid SLI Enabled Graphics CardsGeForce Boost HybridPower
GeForce 8500 GT XGeForce 8400 GS X
More details please refer to http://www.nvidia.com/object/hybrid_sli.html
Enabling Hybrid SLI TechnologyPower off the system and install the NVIDIA SLI graphic card that supports Hybrid SLItechnology. After then, power on the system and install the driver of Hybrid SLItechnology. Restart the system and wait for the Hybrid Icon to show in the SystemTray. The hybrid icon indicates that the system is in Performance mode and thatGeForce Boost is enabled. The chipset will share the rendering load with the graphiccard and boost the performance of the graphic card.
Hybrid-Performance Mode - The hybrid mode where the discrete GPU (dGPU)and mainboard GPU (mGPU) are simultaneously active and working collaboratively toprovide higher performance (GeForce Boost)
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Chapter 3
BIOS Setup
This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setupprogram and allows you to configure the system foroptimum use.You may need to run the Setup program when:
² An error message appears on the screen during thesystem booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.
² You want to change the default settings for cus-tomized features.
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Entering Setup
Important
1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are undercontinuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the descrip-tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held forreference only.
2. Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOSversion. It is usually in the format:
A7530NMS V1.1 100708 where:
1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P =PHOENIX.2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number.6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = NVIDIA, and V = VIA.7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as MS = all standard customers.V1.1 refers to the BIOS version.100708 refers to the date this BIOS was released.
Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process.When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> 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 mayalso restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys.
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Getting HelpAfter entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.
Main MenuThe main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use thearrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setupfunction is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Sub-MenuIf you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the rightview) appears to the left of certain fields that means asub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menucontains additional options for a field parameter. You can use arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) tohighlight the field and press <Enter> to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use thecontrol keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu. If youwant to return to the main menu, just press the <Esc >.
General Help <F1>The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screenfrom any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the appropriate keysto use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. Press <Esc> to exit theHelp screen.
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<Enter> Select the item<Esc> 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<F6> Load Optimized Defaults<F8> Load Fail-Safe Defaults<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit
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Standard CMOS FeaturesUse this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.
Advanced BIOS FeaturesUse this menu to setup the items of AMI® special enhanced features.
Integrated PeripheralsUse this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
Power Management SetupUse this menu to specify your settings for power management.
H/W MonitorThis entry shows your PC health status.
BIOS Setting PasswordUse this menu to set the password for BIOS.
Cell MenuUse this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control and overclocking.
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsUse this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable systemperformance.
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Load Optimized DefaultsUse this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi-cally for optimal performance of the mainboard.
Save & Exit SetupSave changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without SavingAbandon all changes and exit setup.
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The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu include some basic setup items. Use thearrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select thevalue 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><month> <date> <year>.
day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined byBIOS. Read-only.
month The month from Jan. through Dec.date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.year The year can be adjusted by users.
Time (HH:MM:SS)This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current time). Thetime format is <hour> <minute> <second>.
IDE Primary Master/ Slave, SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears.
Standard CMOS Features
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IDE Primary Master/ Slave, SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6It will showing the device informations that you connected to the IDE/SATAconnector.
LBA/Large ModeThis allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBAmode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBAmode disabled.
DMA ModeSelect DMA Mode.
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & ReportingTechnology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors yourdisk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to movedata from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard diskbecomes off line.
Important
IDE Primary Master/ Slave are appearing when you connect the IDEdevices to the IDE connectors on the mainboard.SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 are appearing when you connect the SATA devices to theSATA connectors on the mainboard and set them to AHCI or IDE mode.
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This sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of yoursystem (read only).
System InformationPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears.
Floppy Drive AThis item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options:[None], [360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.].
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Full Screen LOGO DisplayThis item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are:
[Enabled] Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.[Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot.
Quick BootingSetting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 10 seconds since it willskip some check items.
Boot Up Num-Lock LEDThis 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.
IOAPIC FunctionThis field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable InterruptController). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run inAPIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system.
MPS Table VersionThis field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version tobe used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported byyour operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of youroperating system.
Advanced BIOS Features
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Primary Graphic’s AdapterThis setting specifies which graphics card is your primary graphics adapter.
PCI Latency TimerThis item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takesover. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for alonger time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance,you should set the item to higher values.
CPU FeaturePress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
Execute Bit SupportIntel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious"buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating system.This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by whereapplication code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious wormattempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution,preventing damage or worm propagation.
C1E SupportTo enable this item to read the CPU power consumption while idle. Not allporcessors support Enhanced Halt state (C1E).
Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3The Max CPUID Value Limit is designed to limit the listed speed of the processorto older operating systems.rating systems.
Chipset FeaturePress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
HPETThe HPET (High Precision Event Timers) is a component that is part of the chipset.You can to enable it, and will provide you with the means to get to it via thevarious ACPI methods.
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Hybrid SLI supportThis item is used to enable/ disable the Hybrid SLI.
On-Chip VGAThis setting allows you to enable or disable the on-chip VGA function.
VGA Share MemoryThe system shares memory to the onboard VGA card. This setting controls theexact memory size shared to the VGA card.
Retrain PCIE devices to Gen2This item is used to enable/ disable the PCIE generation 2 technology.
Boot SequencePress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
1st/ 2nd Boot DeviceThe items allow you to set the first/ second boot device where BIOS attempts toload the disk operating system.
Boot From Other DeviceSetting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other device. ifthe system fails to boot from the 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd boot device.
Trusted ComputingPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
TCG/TPM SUPPORTSetting the option to [Yes] enables TPM (Trusted Platform Module) to the system.
Clearing the TPMPress Enter to clear the TPM status.
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USB ControllerThis setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller.
USB Device Legacy SupportSelect [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system.
Onboard LAN ControllerThis item is used to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller.
LAN Option ROMThis item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller.
Onboard IEEE1394 ControllerThis item allows you to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller.
Extra IDE ControllerThis item allows you to enable/disable the IDE controller.
HD Audio ControllerThis item allows you to enable/disable the onboard HD audio controller.
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On-Chip ATA DevicesPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
PCI IDE BusMasterThis item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to use PCI busmastering for read-ing/ writing to IDE drives.
On-Chip SATA ControllerThis item allows users to enable or disable the SATA controller.
RAID modeThis item allows you to configure SATA mode. Setting options: [RAID],[AHCI] or[IDE].
I/O DevicesPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
COM Port 1Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port.
Parallel PortThere is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard,ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options:
[Disabled][3BC/IRQ7] Line Printer port 0[278/IRQ5] Line Printer port 2[378/IRQ7] Line Printer port 1
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Parallel Port Mode[Normal] Standard Parallel Port[EPP] Enhanced Parallel Port[ECP] Extended Capability Port[ECP & EPP] Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port[Bi-Directional]
To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [Normal].To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose [EPP]. Bychoosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing[ECP & EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPPmodes simultaneously.
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ACPI FunctionThis item can activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power ManagementInterface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 2000/XP, select [Enabled].
ACPI Standby StateThis item specif ies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operatingsystem supports ACPI, such as Windows 2000/ XP , you can choose to enter theStandby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Set-tings are:
[S1] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, nosystem context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware main-tains all system context.
[S3] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in-formation of system configuration and open applications/filesare saved to main memory that remains powered while mostother hardware components turn off to save energy. Theinformation stored in memory will be used to restore the sys-tem when a “wake up” event occurs.
Important
S3-related functions described in this section are available only when yourBIOS supports S3 sleep mode.
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Power Button FunctionThis feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:
[Powr On/ Off] The power button functions as normal power on/off button.[Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters the
suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for morethan four seconds, the computer is turned off.
Restore On AC Power LossThis item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interruptoccurs. Settings are:
[Off] Always leaves the computer in the power off state.[On] Always leaves the computer in the power on state.[Last State] Restores the system to the status before power failure
or interrupt occurred.
Wake Up Event SetupPress <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.
Wake Up Event BySetting to [BIOS] activates the following fields, and use the following fields to setthe wake up events. Setting to [OS], the wake up events will be defined by OS.
Resume From S3 By USB DeviceThe item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3(Suspend to RAM) sleep state.
Resume From S3 By PS/2 Keyboard/ MouseThis setting determines whether the system will be awakened from S3 powersaving modes when input signal of the PS/2 keyboard/ Mouse is detected.
Resume By PCI Device (PME#)When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from thepower saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event).
Resume By PCI-E DeviceWhen set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from thepower saving modes through any event by PCI-E device.
Resume By RTC AlarmThe field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on ascheduled time/date.
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Chassis IntrusionThe field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion statusand issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warningmessage, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to[Enabled] later.
CPU Smart FAN TargetThe mainboard provides the Smart Fan function which can control the CPU fan speedautomatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range.You can select a fan temperature target value. If the current CPU fan temperaturereaches to the target value, the smart fan function will be activated. It providesseveral sections to speed up for cooling down automatically .
CPU Min. FAN Speed (%)When you set a FAN target in “CPU Smart FAN Target”, this item will appear. Thisitem allows you to select percentage of minimum speed limit for the CPU Smart FAN.
PC Health Status CPU/ System Temperature, CPU FAN/ SYS FAN1 Speed, CPU Vcore, 3.
3V, 5V, 12VThese items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.
H/W Monitor
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BIOS Setting Password
When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:
Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The passwordtyped now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You willbe prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press <Enter>. Youmay also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter thepassword. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Oncethe password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup withoutentering any password.When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you tryto enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of yoursystem configuration.
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Current CPU/ DRAM FrequencyThese items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed. Read-only.
Intel EISTThe Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level ofthe microprocessor whether the computer is running on battery or AC power. Thisfield will appear after you installed the CPU which support speedstep technology.
System Clock ModeThis item is used to switch the following two items.
Adjust CPU FSB Frequency (MHz)When the System Clock Mode sets to [Linked] or [Unlinked], the field is adjustable.This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency (in MHz).
Cell Menu
Important
Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.
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Adjusted CPU Frequency (MHz)It shows the adjusted CPU frequency (FSB x Ratio). Read-only.
Advance DRAM ConfigurationPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears.
DRAM Timing ModeThis field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing. If youset this field to [Manual], some fields will appear and selectable.
CAS Latency(CL)When the DRAM Timing Mode sets to [Manual], the f ield is adjustable.Thiscontrols the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles)before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.
tRCDWhen the DRAM Timing Mode sets to [Manual], the f ield is adjustable. WhenDRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. Thissetup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS (rowaddress strobe) to CAS (column address strobe). The less the clock cycles, thefaster the DRAM performance.
tRPWhen the DRAM Timing Mode sets to [Manual], this f ield is adjustable. Thissetting controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to beallowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate itscharge before DRAM refresh, refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail toretain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in thesystem.
tRASWhen the DRAM Timing Mode sets to [Manual], this f ield is adjustable. Thissetting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to memory cell.
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tRCWhen the DRAM Timing Mode sets to [Manual], the f ield is adjustable. Therowcycle time determines the minimum number of clock cycles a memory rowtakesto complete a full cycle, from row activation up to the precharging of theactiverow.
tWRWhen the DRAM Timing Mode sets to [Manual], the field is adjustable. Minimumtime interval between end of write data burst and the start of a prechargecommand. Allows sense amplifiers to restore data to cells.
tRRDWhen the DRAM Timing Mode sets to [Manual], the field is adjustable. Speci-fies the active-to-active delay of different banks. Time interval between a readand a precharge command.
tWTRWhen the DRAM Timing Mode sets to [Manual], the field is adjustable. Minimumtime interval between the end of write data burst and the start of a column-readcommand. It allows I/O gating to overdrive sense amplifiers before read com-mand starts.
1T/2T Memory TimingThis item controls the SDRAM command rate. Select [1T] makes SDRAM signalcontroller to run at 1T (T=clock cycles) rate. Selecting [2T] makes SDRAM signalcontroller run at 2T rate.
Adjust Memory Clock (MHz)This item allows you to set the Memory frequency (in MHz). This item will disappearafter you set System Clock Mode to [Unlinked].
FSB/DRAM RatioThis item will allow you to adjust the ratio of FSB to memory. This item will disappearafter you set System Clock Mode to [Linked].
Adjusted DRAM Frequency (MHz)It shows the adjusted memory frequency. Read-only.
Adjust PCI-E Frequency (MHz)This field allows you to select the PCI-E frequency (in MHz).
Auto Disable DRAM/PCI FrequencyWhen set to [Enabled], the system will remove (turn off) clocks from empty DIMM andPCI slots to minimize the electromagnetic interference (EMI).
CPU Voltage (V)This item allows you to increase the CPU voltage.
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1. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] foroptimal system stability and performance. But if you are plagued by EMI,select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction.
2. The greater the Spread Spectrum value is, the greater the EMI is reduced,and the system will become less stable. For the most suitable SpreadSpectrum value, please consult your local EMI regulation.
3. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking becauseeven a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed whichmay just cause your overclocked processor to lock up.
Important
DRAM Voltage (V)Adjusting the memory voltage can increase the memory speed.
NB Voltage (V)Adjust the North Bridge chipset voltage.
VTT FSB Voltage (V)This item allows you to set the FSB VTT voltage.
CPU/LDT Spread SpectrumThis setting is used to enable or disable the CPU Spread Spectrum feature. Whenoverclocking the CPU, always set it to [Disabled].
iGPU Spread SpectrumThis setting is used to set the internal GPU spread spectrum. When overclocking,please set it lower.
SATA Spread SpectrumThis setting is used to enable or disable the SATA Spread Spectrum feature. Whenoverclocking, always set it to [Disabled].
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CPU and Memory Clock OverclockingThe FSB Clock/ Memory Clock & FSB/DRAM ratio are the items for you to overclockthe CPU and the Memory. Please refer to the descriptions of these fields for moreinformation.
2. At the fourth reboot, BIOS will determine that the previous overclocking is failedand restore the default settings automatically. Please press any key to boot thesystem normally when the following message appears on screen.
Clear CMOS- Please refer to “chapter 2” for more information about how to clear CMOS data.
Two ways to save your system from failed overclocking... Reboot
1. Press the Power button to reboot the system three times. Please note that, toavoid electric current to affect other devices or components, we suggest aninterval of more than 10 seconds among the reboot actions.
This motherboard supports overclocking greatly. However, please makesure your peripherals and components are bearable for some specialsett ings. Any operat ion that exceeds product spec if ication is notrecommended. Any risk or damge resulting from improper operation will notbe under our product warranty.
Important
Warning !!! The previous overclocking had failed,and system will restore its defaults setting,Press any key to continue.......
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The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings tothe default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the defaultvalues set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of themainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor forstable system performance.
When you select Load Fail-Safe Defaults, a message as below appears:
Selecting [Ok] and pressing Enter loads the BIOS default values for the most stable,minimal system performance.
When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears:
Selecting [Ok] and pressing Enter loads the default factory settings for optimal sys-tem performance.
Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults
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Realtek ALC888 AudioAppendix A
The Realtek ALC888 provides 10-channel DAC that si-multaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 chan-nels of independent s tereo sound output (multiplestreaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels.
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You need to install the HD audio driver for Realtek ALC888 codec to function properlybefore you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations.Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operatingsystems.
Installation for Windows XP/ VistaFor Windows® XP, you must install W indows® XP Service Pack1 or later beforeinstalling the driver.The following illustrations are based on Windows® XP environment and could lookslightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems.
1. Insert the application CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will auto-matically appear.
2. Click Realtek HD Audio Driver.
Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver
Important
The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update toenhance audio applications. Hence, the program screens shown here in thissection may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall beheld for reference only.
Click here
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3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver.
Click here
Select thisoption
4. Click Finish to restart the system.
Click here
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After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audiofeature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner ofthe screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable theHD Audio Configuration by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from theControl Panel.
Double click
Software Configuration
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Sound Effect
Environment SimulationYou will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow,several kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio SoundManager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewerpipe”, “Arena” and “Audio Corridor” for quick enjoyment.
You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically.If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting tosave as an new one by using the “Load EQ Setting” and “Save Preset” button,click “Reset EQ Setting” button to use the default value, or click “Delete EQ Set-ting” button to remove a preset EQ setting.
There are also other pre-set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking “Others”under the Equalizer part.
Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list.
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SaveThe settings are savedpermanently for futureuse
Reset10 bands of equalizerwould go back to the de-fault setting
Enable / DisableTo disable, you can tem-porarily s top the soundeffect without losing thesettings
LoadWhenever you would like touse preload settings, simplyclick this, the whole list willbe shown for your selection.
DeleteTo delete the pre-saved settings which are created from previous steps.
Equalizer SelectionEqualizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferredsettings by utilizing this tool.
10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz.
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Raise the key
Lower the key
Remove thehuman voice
Frequently Used Equalizer SettingRealtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experienceat audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal-izer 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 downthe arrow in “Others”, you will find more optimized settings available to you.
Karaoke ModeKaraoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home. Simply using the music you usuallyplay, Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key toaccommodate your range.1.Vocal Cancellation: Single click on “Voice Cancellation”, the vocal of the song would be eliminated, while the background music is still in place, and you can be that singer!2.Key Adjustment: Using “Up / Down Arrow” to find a key which better fits your vocal range.
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MixerIn the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually.
1. Adjust VolumeYou can adjust the volume of the speakers that you plugged in front or rear panel byselect the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front outputitems.
2. Multi-Stream FunctionALC888 supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you mayplay different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from theindicated real panel or front panel. This feature is very helpful when 2 people areusing the same computer together for different purposes.
Click the button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear. Then check the Enableplayback multi-streaming and click OK to save the setup.
Important
Before set up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in thejacks on the rear or front panel. The Realtek HD Audio front output itemwill appear after you plugging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel.
Important
You have to plug the device into the jacks on the rear/ front panel beforeenable the multi-stream function.
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W hen you are playing the f irst audio source (for example: use W indows MediaPlayer to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is thedefault setting.
Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll listfirst, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: useWinamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) willcome out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel.
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3. Playback control
Playback deviceThis function is to let you freely decide which ports tooutput the sound. And this is essential when multi-streaming playback enabled.- Realtek HD Audio Rear Output- Realtek HD Audio Front Output
Tool Mute
MuteYou may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mutesound output.
Tool- Show the following volume controlsThis is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.- Advanced controls- Enable playback multi-streamingW ith this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends viaheadphone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from backpanel) in play. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operatingsimultaneously.
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4. Recording control
Recording device-Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in-Realtek HD Audio Input
MuteYou may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mutesound input.Tool- Show the following volume controlsThis is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.- Enable recording multi-streaming
Tool Mute
Important
ALC888 allows you to record the CD, Line, Mic and Stereo Mix channelssimultaneously, frees you from mixing efforts. At any given period, you maychoose 1 of the following 4 channels to record.
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Audio I/OIn 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 headphoneb. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Outputc. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Outputd. 6CH Speaker for 5.1-Speaker Outpute. 8CH Speaker for 7.1-Speaker Output
Speaker Configuration:
1. Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack.
2. Dialogue “connected device” will pop up for your selection. Please select thedevice you have plugged in. - If the device is being plugged into the correct jack, you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device. - If not correct, Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the correct jack.
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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 areso-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check this item to disable front panel jack detection.
Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in.
Enable auto popup dialogue, when device has been plugged inOnce this item checked, the dialog “Connected device” would automatically pop upwhen device plugged in.
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S/PDIFShort for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIFallows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without havingto be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signalprevents 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. 96KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD-Audio. 192KHz: This is recommended while playing High quality Audio.
Output Source Output digital audio source: The digital audio format (such as .wav, .mp3,.midi etc) will come out through S/PDIF-Out.
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Test SpeakersYou can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you selectwill light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then checkwhether the cable is inserted f irmly to the connector or replace the bad speakerswith good ones. Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds ofeach speaker automatically.
Subwoofer
Front Right
Rear Right
Center
Front Left
Rear Left
Side Left
Side Right
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MicrophoneIn this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppres-sion to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Can-cellation to cancel the acoustic echo during recording.
Acoustic Echo Cancellation prevents playback sound from being recorded bymicrophone together with your sound. For example, you might have chance to useVOIP function through Internet with your friends. The voice of your friend will comeout from speakers (playback). However, the voice of your friend might also berecorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet. In thatcase, your friend will hear his /her own voice again. W ith AEC(Acoustic EchoCancellation) enabled at your side, your friend can enjoy the benefit with less echo.
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3D Audio DemoIn this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica-tions like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the mostsuitable environment you like.
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InformationIn this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility,including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. Youmay 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. Right-click on the icon and the Audio Accessoriesdialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to takeadvantage of.
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Connecting the SpeakersWhen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the softwareutility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with thesetting in software utility.
n 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output
1 Line In2 Line Out (Front channels)3 MIC4 No function5 No function6 No function
Hardware Setup
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n 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output
1 Line In2 Line Out (Front channels)3 MIC4 Line Out (Rear channels)5 No function6 No function
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n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output
1 Line In2 Line Out (Front channels)3 MIC4 Line Out (Rear channels)5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel)6 No function
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n 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output
1 Line In2 Line Out (Front channels)3 MIC4 Line Out (Rear channels)5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel)6 Line Out (Side channels)
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Important
To enable 7.1 channel audio-out function on Vista operating system, you have toinstall the Realtek Audio Driver. Or, the mainboard will support 5.1 channelaudio-out only.
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NVIDIA RAIDAppendix B
NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks(RAID) technology—which is used by the world’s lead-ing businesses—to the common PC desktop. This tech-nology uses multiple drives to either increase total diskspace or to offer data protection. For all levels, RAIDtechniques optimize storage solutions by using multipledisks grouped together and treating them as a singlestorage resource.
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Introduction
System RequirementOperating System SupportNVRAID supports the following operating systems:
Windows XP, W indows Vista
RAID ArraysNVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays described in this section:RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves the disk read and writetimes for many applications.RAID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data.RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays.RAID 5: RAID 5 defines techniques for parity data.Spanning (JBOD): JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizesinto one large disk
Summary of RAID ConfigurationsArray Uses Advantages Drawbacks # Hard
Disks Fault Tolerance
RAID 0 Non-critical data requiring high performance.
High data throughput. No fault tolerance. multiple None
RAID 1 Small databases or any other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance.
100% data redundancy.
Requires 2 drives for the storage space of 1 drive.
2 Yes
RAID 0+1 Critical data requiring high performance.
Optimized for both 100% data redundancy and performance. Allows spare disks.
Requires 2 drives for the storage space of 1 drive—the same as RAID level 1.
4+ Yes
RAID 5 Critical data and reasonable level of performance.
Fault tolerance and better utilization of disk space.
Decreased write performance due to parity calculations. Requires at least three drives.
3+ Yes
JBOD Combining odd size drives into one big drive
Combines and uses the capacity of odd size drives.
Decreases performance because of the difficulty in using drives concurrently or to optimize drives for different uses.
Multiple No
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RAID Configuration
Basic Configuration InstructionsThe following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID:
Non-Bootable RAID Array1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Refer the bios section for details.)2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array.3. Enter the Windows OS, run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID software. (Check B-8 for details.)4. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks.
Bootable RAID Array1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS.(Refer the bios section for details.)2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array.3. Boot from the Windows CD, use the floppy disk that has the RAID driver to copy and install the nForce RAID software. (Check p.B-7 for details.)4. Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks.
Setting Up the NVRAID BIOSBe sure to enable the RAID function in BIOS before configuring the NVRAID BIOS.After that press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The PC will reboot right away.Then enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and follow theprocedures described below to set up the NVRAID BIOS.NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives youwant to make part of the array.
Entering the RAID BIOS Setup1. After rebooting your PC, wait until you
see the RAID software prompting youto press F10. The RAID prompt appearsas part of the system POST and bootprocess prior to loading the OS.
2. Press F10, and the NVIDIA RAID Utility--- Define a New Array window willappear.The default RAID Mode is set to Mir-roring and Striping Block is set toOptimal .
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Understanding the “Define a New Array” WindowUse the Define a New Array window to• Select the RAID Mode• Set up the Striping Block• Specify which disks to use for the RAID ArrayThe SATA ports are called channels and they are associated with adapters. The firstdigit in the Location field defines the adapter that the port is associated with. The 2nddigit defines the channel.
In the example above, 0.1 means the hard drive is attached to Adapter 0, Channel 1.The following is a list of all possible combinations:
Serial ATA0.0 Adapter 0, Channel 0 (SATA1)0.1 Adapter 0, Channel 1 (SATA2)0.2 Adapter 0, Channel 2 (SATA3)0.3 Adapter 0, Channel 3 (SATA4)0.4 Adapter 0, Channel 4 (SATA5)0.5 Adapter 0, Channel 5 (SATA6)
Important
There is no such thing as Slave drive in Serial ATA. All drives are consideredto be Master since there is a one to one connection between the drive and thecontroller.
Channel
0 . 1
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Using the Define a New Array WindowIf necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field ishighlighted.
• Selecting the RAID ModeBy default, this is set to [Mirroring]. To change to a different RAID mode, press thedown arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box—either[Mirroring], [Striping], [RAID5], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring].
• Selecting the Striping Block SizeStriping Block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on thedisk. It is recommended to leave this value at the default [Optimal], which is 32KB, butthe values can be between [4 KB] and [128 KB].
• Assigning the DisksThe disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the FreeDisks block. These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks.To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk,1. Tab to the Free Disks section. The first disk in the list is selected.2. Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right
arrow key (-->). The first disk in the list is moved, and the next disk in the list isselected and ready to be moved.
3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key (--> ) until all the disks that you want to useas RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block.
It shows that two disks have been assigned as RAID1 array disks in the f igureabove.
- Define a New Array -
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Completing the RAID BIOS Setup1. After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt
appears.
2. Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise pressN. You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives.The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that youhave set up.
3. Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press Enter.The Array Detail window appears.
4. If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C.5. At the prompt, press Y to wipe out all the data, otherwise press N.6. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press Ctrl+X to
exit the RAID setup. Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAIDBIOS, the next step is to configure and load NVRAID drivers under W indows, asexplained in “Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows” on B-8.
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Installing Driver
Install Driver in Windows Vista / XPÜ New Windows Vista/ XP InstallationThe following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP.
1. When you start installing Windows XP and older operating systems, you mayencounter a message stating, “Setup could not determine the type of one ormore mass storage devices installed in your system”. If this is the case, thenyou are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver. If this isnot the case, then press F6 when prompted at the beginning of W indowssetup.
2. Press the “S” key to select “Specify Additional Device”.3. You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the NVIDIA RAID
driver into the A: drive,and then press ENTER.4. You should be shown a list of available NVRAID Adapaters.
5. Select the “NVIDIA RAID Driver” and press ENTER.6. Press “S” again at the Specify Devices screen, then press ENTER.7. Select “NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller” and then press ENTER.8. Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the
floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of W in-dows XP installation is completed, then take out the floppy.
9. Follow the instructions on how to install W indows XP. After Windows XP iscompletely installed, it is recommended that you install the RAID managementtool.
For Windows Vista:During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to installW indows Vista, please click on the “Load Driver” button to load RAID driver.Please refer the Important notice above to make a RAID Driver medium. Andthen, follow the instructions to complete the whole installation.
Notice: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will haveto be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will nothave to be installed.
Important
Please follow the instruction below to make an “NVIDIA RAID Driver” foryourself.1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. Click the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen.3. Copy all the contents in the
for Windows XP: \\nVidia\System\MCP7A\IDE\WinXP\sataraid to a format-ted floppy disk.for Windows Vista \\ChipSet\Nvidia\Vista32\MCP7A\IDE\WinVista\sataraidor \\ChipSet\Nvidia\Vista64\MCP7A\IDE\WinVista\sataraid to a medium(floppy disk/ CD/ DVD or USB).
4. The driver diskette for NVIDIA RAID Controller is done.
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Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows(for Non-bootable RAID Array)The existing Windows Serial ATA driver must be upgraded to use the NVIDIA SerialATA driver.This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID softwarewhich will upgrade the Windows SATA driver and install the RAID software.1. Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to open the NVIDIA Windows
nForce Drivers page.
2. Select the NVIDIA MediaShield.3. Click Next and then follow the instructions.4. After the installation is completed, be sure to reboot the PC.5. After the reboot, initialize the newly created array.
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Initializing and Using the Disk ArrayThe RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows.1. Launch Computer Management by clicking “Start” --> “Settings” --> “Control Panel”
then open the “Administrative Tools” folder and double click on “ComputerManagement”.
2. Click “Disk Management” (under the “Storage” section). The Initialize and ConvertDisk Wizards appears.
3. Click Next. The Select Disks to Initialize window appears. The disks listed dependon how many arrays you have configured.
4. Click Next. The Select Disks to Convert window appears.
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5. Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then clickNext. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears.
6. Click Finish. The “Computer Management” window appears.
The actual disks listed will depend on your system, and the unallocated partition isthe total combined storage of two hard disks. You must format the unallocateddisk space in order to use it.
7. Format the unallocated disk space. Right click “Unallocated space”, select “NewPartition…” and follow the wizard. After the drive has been formatted, it is readyfor use.
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Using the NVMediaShield Software
Accessing the Storage PageTo access the NVIDIA Control Panel Storage page:1. Click Star-> Programs-> NVIDIA Corporation-> NVIDIA Control Panel-> Storage.
2. The NVIDIA Control Panel - Storage page appears.
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Using the Storage PageFrom the Storage page, you can accomplish the following tasks:
• Create an Array • Delete an Array • Rebuild an Array • Synchronize an Array • Designate a Spare Disk • Remove a Spare • Migrate an Array • View Storage Information
Create an ArrayThis option is available only if there are free disks that are RAID-enabled.Click Create array to start the Create Array Wizard and then follow the instructions.You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard withstep-by-step instructions.
Delete an ArrayThis option is available only if RAID arrays have been created.Click Delete array to start the Delete Array Wizard and then follow instructions.You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard withstep-by-step instructions.
Rebuild an ArrayAbout RebuildingRebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in thearray. For example, if you have a three disk RAID 5 array and one of the drives fails,you will need to replace the failed drive with a new one, and rebuild the array to re-generate the lost data on the newly added drive.Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5Arrays.InstructionsClick Rebuild array to start the Rebuild Create Array Wizard and then follow theinstructions.You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard withstep-by-step instructions.The rebuilding process takes some time to complete, and occurs in the backgroundso as not to affect the performance of the system.
Synchronize an ArraySynchronizing an array will force a rebuild of redundancy or parity. The operationapplies to any fault-tolerant array such as RAID 1, 0+1 and RAID 5.Click Synchronize array to start the Synchronize Array Wizard and then followinstructions.You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard withstep-by-step instructions.
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Designate a Spare DiskAbout Spare DisksYou can designate a hard drive to be used as a spare drive for a RAID 1, RAID 0+1or RAID 5 array. The spare drive can take over for a failed disk. MediaShield RAIDsupports two types of spare drives:Free DiskA free disk is a disk that is not part of any RAID array, but can be used by anyavailable RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 array that requires another disk when one ofits disks crashes or becomes unusable. The process is automatic and requires nouser interaction.Example: A system may have four hard disks where one disk is used to boot the OS,two hard drives are set up in a mirrored array, and a fourth hard disk is set up as afree disk. If one of the mirrored array drives fails, the free disk will be assignedautomatically to the mirrored array to replace the failed disk.Dedicated DiskA dedicated free disk is a disk that is assigned to a RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 array.The dedicated disk is used by that array only when needed - for example, during asystem crash where a RAID mirrored drive is broken. The dedicated disk can beused only by the array that it is assigned to and not by any other array, unlike a freedisk which can be used by any available RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 array.To mark a disk as dedicated (reserve it for use by a specific array), you must haveat least one free disk and you must also have at least two RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID5 arrays created.
Requirements for Designating a Spare DiskThe Designate Spare option on the Storage page appears only if all the followingconditions are met. • There must be at least two fault tolerant arrays already created. • There must be at least one free disk with capacity equal to or greater than the
smallest disk in the given fault tolerant array.For example, if a mirror array is created with disk capacities of 40 GB and 80GB, there should be at least one free disk available of capacity equal to orgreater than 40GB to be used as a spare disk for that array.
InstructionsClick Designate spare to start the Designate Spare W izard and then followinstructions.You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard withstep-by-step instructions.
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Remove a SpareThe Remove spare option appears only if you have a RAID array with a spare diskallocated to it.Click Remove spare to s tart the Remove Spare W izard and then follow theinstructions.You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard withstep-by-step instructions.
Migrate an ArrayIn a traditional RAID environment, when a user wants to change the current state ofa disk or a current array to a new RAID configuration, the process of reconfiguringthe new array involves multiple steps. The user must back up the data, delete thearray, re-boot the PC, and then reconfigure the new array.MediaShield RAID allows the end user to change the current state of the disk or arrayto another with a one-step process called "Migrating". This section describes theNVIDIA Migrating process and explains how to use Migrating to convert from oneRAID array type to another.General Migrating Requirements• The new array capacity must be equal to or greater than the previous array.
For example, it is possible to migrate from a RAID 1 array to a RAID 0 array aslong as the RAID 0 array is the same size as (or larger than) the RAID 1 array.
• The number of disks in the new array cannot be less than the number of disks inthe original array.
• You cannot migrate- To or from a JBOD (Spanning) array - From RAID 1 to RAID 1 - From RAID 0+1 to RAID 1 - From RAID 5 to 1
Migrating to an Array Larger Than 2 TBYour disks must be partitioned using the GUID partition table (GPT) if youplan to migrate to an array with greater than 2 TB storage.If your original array is not a GPT disk and you expand your array’s capacity using themigration feature to over 2 TB, you will not be able to access the additional storageabove 2 TB in the new array. To use the additional storage in this situation, back upyour data, repartition the array using GPT, then restore your data to the new volume.
Important
Be sure to make the volume dynamic if you plan to have more than fourpartitions.
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RAID 0 m >= n2 Number of RAID 0 disks must be equal to or greater than half the number of RAID 0+1 disks.
RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1
RAID 5 m >= (n/2 + 1)
RAID 0 m >= n - 1
RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1 m >= 2 x (n -1) ; where m is an even number of disks. RAID 5
RAID 5 m >= n
Specific Migrating RequirementsThe following table lists the disk requirements for a new RAID array for variousmigrating combinations.
From To New Array Disk Requirements
RAID 0 m > n Number of disks in the new array must be greater than the original array.
RAID 1 m =2, n =1 RAID 1 array must include two disks, converted from a one disk RAID 0 array.
RAID 0+1 m >= 2 x n Number of RAID 0+1 disks must be equal to or greater than twice the number of RAID 0 disks.
RAID 0
RAID5 m >= n+1
RAID 0 No additional restrictions.
RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1 No additional restrictions. RAID 1
RAID 5 m >= 3
InstructionsClick Migrate array to start the Migrate Array Wizard and then follow instructions.You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard withstep-by-step instructions.
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View Storage Information• You can use the Storage page to view the following storage information about
the hard drives in your system: - Which RAID arrays are set up - The process state of each array - Which drives are configured for each RAID array in your system - Which drives are designated as free disks - Information about each drive, such as size and model• You can also launch various Wizards-such as the Create Array Wizard, Delete
Array, and Migrate Array W izard-from the list of links in the Related taskssection of the side menu.
InstructionsClick View Storage Configuration to open the associated page.
The View Storage Configuration page provides the following information:• Name: Indicates the RAID array type and drive model information• Status: Indicates the process state of the array.
For example, "Healthy", "Rebuilding", "Initializing", "Synchronizing", or "Upgrad-ing"
• Capacity: Indicates the size of each hard drive.For example, "250 GB"
• Channel: Indicates the adapter and channel (SATA port) information for eachhard drive.For example, "1.0." means the hard drive is attached to Adapter 1, Channel 0.
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Dual Core Center
Dual Core Center
Dual CoreCenter, the most useful and powerful utilitythat MSI has spent much research and ef forts todevelop, helps users to monitor or configure the hard-ware status of MSI Mainboard & MSI Graphics card inwindows, such as CPU/GPU clock, voltage, fan speedand temperature. The appearance in this appendix arefor reference only. The available functions will differ-ent depend on the devices you installed.Before you install the Dual CoreCenter, please makesure the system has meet the following requirements:
1. Intel Pentium4 / Celeron, AMD Athlon XP/ Sempron or compatible CPU with PCI Express slot.2. 256MB system memory.3. CD-ROM drive for software installation.4. Operation system: Windows XP.5. DotNet Frame Work 2.0
Appendix C
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Activating Dual Core Center
Once you have your Dual Core Center installed (locate the setup source file in thesetup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI --> Dual CoreCenter), 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 toenable Dual Core Center.
short-cut icon in the system tray
short-cut path in the start-up menu( p ath : S t ar t - - > P r og rams - - > MSI - - >DualCoreCenter-->DualCoreCenter)
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Main
Before using this utility, we have to remind you: only when installing the MSI V044(V044 has to install with the version 8.26 or newer driver)/ V046 or V060 graphicscard can activate the full function of this utility. If you install a graphics card of otherbrand, only hardware status of the MSI mainboard would be available.
Introduction:Click each button appearing above to enter sub-menu to make further configurationor to execute the function.
M BClick MB button to read current CPU temperature, FSB and CPU clock ofmainboard will show below.
VGAClick VGA button to read current GPU temperature, GPU clock and memoryclock of graphics card will show below.
DOTClick DOT button to enable or disable the Dynamic Overclocking Technology.
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AV/ Game/ Office/ Silence/ CoolMSI provides five common settings for different environments. The settingshad been set to optimal values to reach better performance in eachenvironment. Click the button you need.
ClockIn this sub-menu, you can adjust and monitor the clocks of MB and graphicscard.
VoltageIn this sub-menu, you can adjust and monitor the voltages of MB and graphicscard.
FAN SpeedIn this sub-menu, you can adjust and monitor the fan speeds of MB andgraphics card.
TemperatureIn this sub-menu, you can monitor the temperatures of MB and graphics card.
User ProfileIn this sub-menu, you can set the values of clock, voltage and fan speed byyour need and save them in a profile. You can save 3 profiles for further use.
Important
Click on the icon , the clock, voltage, fan, and temperature buttons willappear beside the icon.
Important
Before clicking the AV/ Game/ Office/ Silence or Cool button, select Smoothmode or Sharp mode to decide whether you want the system to reach theoptimal values smoothly or quickly.
Sharp mode Smooth mode
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DOT (Dynamic OverClocking)
Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function, included inthe MSITM’s newly developed Dual CoreCenter Technology. It is designed to detect theloading of CPU/ GPU while running programs, and to over-clock automatically. Whenthe mainboard detects that the loading of CPU is exceed the default threshold for atime, it will speed up the CPU and fan automatically to make the system run smootherand faster. When the graphics card detects that the loading of GPU is exceed thedefault threshold for a time, it will speed up the GPU, memory, fan and voltageautomatically to make the system run smoother and faster. When the CPU/ GPU istemporarily suspending or staying in low loading balance, it will restore the defaultsettings instead. Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered onlywhen users' PC runs huge amount of data, like 3D games or video process, and themainboard/ graphicd card need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance.There will be several selections when you click the DOT rate button (include increaserate and decrease rate buttons), to select the DOT level, then you have toclick the DOT button to apply the DOT function.
Important
Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable thanmanual overclocking, basically, it is still risky. We suggest user to makesure that your CPU can afford to overclock regularly first. If you find the PCappears to be unstable or reboot incidentally, it's better to lower the level ofoverclocking options. By the way, if you need to conduct overclockingmanually, please do not to apply the DOT function.
DOT FSB-DOWNRate button
DOT FSB-UPRate button
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Clock
In the Clock sub-menu, you can see clock status (including FSB/ CPU clock ofmainboard and GPU/ memory clock of graphics card) of your system. And you canselect desired value for overclocking. There will be several items for you to select foroverclocking 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. Andfinally, click the Apply button to apply the values adjusted. If you do not want to applythe adjustments, click the Cancel button to cancel. Or click the Default button torestore the default values.
On the underside, it shows the graphs of the clocks. Only the curves of the itemwhich the button is lit up with red color will be shown.
Important
In the user profile, clicking the Save button can save the changes to it. In thedefault profile, the Save button is not available.
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Voltage
In the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (including Vcore, memory, GPUvoltage... etc.) of your system, and you can select desired value for overclocking. Itwill 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 signbutton to decrease. And finally, click the Apply button to apply the adjustments.If you do not want to apply the adjustments, click the Cancel button to cancel. Or clickthe Default button to restore the default values.
On the underside, it shows the graphs of the voltages. Only the curves of the itemwhich the button is lit up with red color will be shown.
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Important
In the user profile, clicking the Save button can save the changes to it. In thedefault profile, the Save button is not available.
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FAN Speed
In the FAN Speed sub-menu, you can read fan status of your system. Select higherspeed for better cooling effect. There are several sections for you to change the fanspeed to a section after clicking button. Click the plus sign button toincrease 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. Only the curves of the itemwhich the button is lit up with red color will be shown.
Important
1. When you set the fan speed manually, please make sure to disable the “CPU Smart FAN Target” item in the BIOS.2. In the user profile, clicking the Save button can save the changes to it. In the default profile, the Save button is not available.
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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 theitem which the button is lit up with red color will be shown.
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User Profile
In the User Profile sub-menu, click the setting button that besides the user profilebar, and the next screen will appear.
Here you can define the clock/ fan speed/ voltage by your need, click thebutton to choose a value quickly, or click the plus / minus sign button toincrease/ decrease the value.
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Use the draw bar to set the max system temperature. When the system temperatureexceeds the threshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message andshut down the system.Use the draw bar to set the minimal fan speed. When the fan speed is lower than thethreshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message.
Finally, you can choose the user profile by click the button in the left side and click theApply button to load the user profile.
After setting all values you need, you can change the user profile name in the boxthen click the save button to save all changes in a profile.