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MSI MS-6570E User Manual

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  • Page 1 K7N2 Delta2 Series MS-6570E (v1.X) ATX Mainboard G52-M6570E9...

  • Page 2: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-6570E This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and...

  • Page 3: Copyright Notice

    Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance. Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ............ii Copyright Notice ......................iii Revision History ......................iii Technical Support ......................iv Safety Instructions ...................... iv Chapter 1. Getting Started ................... 1-1 Mainboard Specifications .................. 1-2 Mainboard Layout ....................1-5 Packing Contents ....................1-7 Chapter 2.
  • Page 6 CD-In Connector: JCD1 ................2-19 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ............. 2-19 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 ..........2-20 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2 ..........2-20 IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_2, J1394_3 (optional) .... 2-21 D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1 ............2-22 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 ............
  • Page 7 Basic Function ..................4-10 Non-Unicode programs supported ............4-12 Core Center (for AMD K7 Processor) ............. 4-14 Audio Speaker Setting ..................4-16 Power on Agent ....................4-18 Power On ....................4-18 Power Off / Restart .................. 4-19 Start With ....................4-19 Auto Login ....................

  • Page 8: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Getting Started Chapter 1. Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the K7N2 Delta2 Series (MS-6570E v1.X) ATX mainboard. The K7N2 Delta2 Series mainboard is based on NVIDIA nForce™2 Ultra 400/IGP & NVIDIA Gigabit MCP/RAID ® ® MCP for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Athlon™, Athlon™...

  • Page 9: Mainboard Specifications

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP /Duron processors Supports from 1100MHz to FSB 400 Athlon XP 3200+ processor (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php) Chipset NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400/nForce2 IGP ®...
  • Page 10 Getting Started On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes - 1 serial port - 1 VGA port (IGP only) - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - audio ports in vertical - 1 D-Bracket2 pinheader On-Board 10/100/1000 (Optional) Ethernet - A 802.3 NVIDIA MAC for 1000 BASE-T/100 BASE-T/10 BASE-T Gigabit/Fast...
  • Page 11 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard NV RAID (Software) Supports 2 serial ATA plus 1 ATA 133 - RAID 0, or 1, 0+1, JBOD is supported - Booting from RAID - Cross controller RAID support - Rebuilding on the Fly - Spare Disk Allocation...

  • Page 12: Mainboard Layout

    PCI Slot 2 nFORCE2 Giga bit MCP/ RAID MCP SATA2 PCI Slot 3 JLED1 PCI Slot 4 VT6306 (optional) BIOS PCI Slot 5 J1394_3 (optional) JUSB2 JUSB1 JFP1 JFP2 J1394_1 J1394_2 JIR1 (optional) (optional) Type I K7N2 Delta2 (MS-6570E v1.X) Series Mainboard...
  • Page 13 VT 63 06 (option al) BIOS PCI Slot 5 J13 94_ 3 (option al) JUS B2 JUS B1 JFP1 JFP2 JIR 1 J13 94_ 1 J13 94_ 2 (option al) (option al) Type II K7N2 Delta2 (MS-6570E v1.X) Series Mainboard...

  • Page 14: Packing Contents

    Getting Started Packing Contents MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable (Optional) MSI motherboard Round Cable of Power Cable D-Bracket 2 (Optional) IDE Devices Round Cable of Back IO Shield User’s Guide Floppy Disk...
  • Page 15 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the periph- eral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc.

  • Page 17: Quick Components Guide

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide CPU, p.2-3 JPW1, p.2-8 CPU_FAN1, p.2-15 DDR DIMMs, p.2-6 JCI1, p.2-20 FDD1, p.2-15 Back Panel JWR1, p.2-8 I/O, p.2-9 Different by types IDE1/2, p.2-16 NB_FAN1, p.2-15 S_FAN2, p.2-15 SATA1/2, p.2-17 JLED1, p.2-22 S_FAN1, p.2-15 JCD1, p.2-19...

  • Page 18: Central Processing Unit: Cpu

    If you do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php. MSI Reminds You...

  • Page 19: Cpu Installation Procedures For Socket 462

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462 Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. Open Lever Pull the lever sideways away Sliding 90 degree from the socket. Make sure to Plate raise the lever up to a 90-de- gree angle.

  • Page 20: Installing Amd Athlon Cpu Cooler Set

    MSI Reminds You... Please apply some heat sink paste on top of CPU to dissipate the...

  • Page 21: Memory

    Please note that the system will support dual channel DDR when you install DDR modules on DIMM1(purple slot) and DIMM3(green slot), or DIMM2(purple slot) and DIMM3(green slot). For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php. DDR 1 DDR 2...

  • Page 22: Installing Ddr Modules

    The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close. Notch Volt MSI Reminds You... You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly in- serted in the socket.

  • Page 23: Power Supply

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply.

  • Page 24: Back Panel

    Hardware Setup Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: K7N2 Delta2 Series Type I SPDIF Out Parallel (coaxial) Mouse L-In L-Out USB Ports Keyboard COM A VGA (Optional) K7N2 Delta2 Series Type II L-In L-Out SPDIF Out Parallel (coaxial) Mouse USB Ports...

  • Page 25: Mouse/Keyboard Connector

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Mouse/Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard mini DIN connector ® for attaching a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 mouse/keyboard directly ® ® into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows:...

  • Page 26: Serial Port Connector

    Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connector as the serial port. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector. Pin Definition 1 2 3 4 5 SIGNAL...

  • Page 27: Lan (Rj-45) Jack

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard LAN (RJ-45) Jack The mainboard provides 1 standard RJ-45 jack for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). This Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000, 100 or 10Mbps. You can connect a network cable to either LAN jack.

  • Page 28: Audio Port Connectors

    Speaker Out ( in 6CH+S/PDIF) S/PDIF Out-Optical (in 6CH+S/PDIF) MSI Reminds You... For advanced audio application, Realtek ALC655 audio chip is pro- vided to offer support for 6-channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel audio.

  • Page 29: Parallel Port Connector: Lpt1

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Ex- tended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Pin Definition...

  • Page 30: Connectors

    CPU fan control. Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor +12V +12V +12V +12V NB_FAN1 S_FAN2 S_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at AMD official ® website. 2-15...

  • Page 31: Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1 & Ide2

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices.

  • Page 32: Serial Ata Raid Connectors Controlled By Nforce2 Raid Mcp: Sata1~Sata2

    Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Connect to serial ATA ports MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which will cause the loss of data during the transmission. 2-17...

  • Page 33: Front Panel Connectors: Jfp1 & Jfp2

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O ® Connectivity Design Guide. Power Power...

  • Page 34: Cd-In Connector: Jcd1

    Left channel audio signal to front panel AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel MSI Reminds You... If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the rear audio ports.

  • Page 35: Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: Jci1

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short connected. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.

  • Page 36: Ieee 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional)

    Hardware Setup IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional) The mainboard provides three 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket (optional). J1394_1/J1394_2/J1394_3 Pin Definition SIGNAL SIGNAL TPA+ TPA- Ground Ground TPB+ TPB- Cable power Cable power...

  • Page 37: D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: Jled1

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1 The mainboard comes with a JLED1 connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™ 2. D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combina- tions of LED signals.

  • Page 38: Jumpers

    JBAT1 Keep Data Clear Data MSI Reminds You... You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

  • Page 39: Slots

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Slots The mainboard provides one AGP slot and five 32-bit PCI bus slots. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory.

  • Page 40: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    SETUP. You want to change the default settings for customized features. MSI Reminds You... 1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance.

  • Page 41: Entering Setup

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. P r e s s D E L...

  • Page 42: The Main Menu

    BIOS Setup The Main Menu ® Once you enter Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup func- tions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 43 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system perfor- mance operations. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected.

  • Page 44: Standard Cmos Features

    BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).
  • Page 45 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Access Mode The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto. Capacity The formatted size of the storage device. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Write precompensation. Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone. Sector Number of sectors.

  • Page 46: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features Full Screen LOGO Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are: [Enabled] Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. Hard Disk Boot Priority Press <Enter>...
  • Page 47 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. MSI Reminds You... Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device” vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed. For example, if you did not install a floppy drive, the setting “Floppy”...
  • Page 48 BIOS Setup Option Description [Setup] The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup. [System] A password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup. APIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller).

  • Page 49: Advanced Chipset Features

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features AGP Aperture Size This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are for- warded to the AGP without any translation.

  • Page 50: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Choose [Enabled] to activate each channel separately. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].
  • Page 51 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In [Auto] mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup RAID Config Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: IDE RAID This item is available for you to enable/disable the onboard IDE RAID function. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave RAID This feature allows users to enable or disable the RAID function for each IDE hard disk drive.
  • Page 53 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard AC97 Audio [Auto] allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If an audio device is detected, the onboard AC’97 (Audio Codec’97) controller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device.
  • Page 54 BIOS Setup permits transmission in one direction only at a time. If no infrared port is present in the system, select Disabled. RxD, TxD Active This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR peripheral in use. Setting options: [Hi,Hi], [Hi,Lo], [Lo,Hi], [Lo,Lo]. IR Transmission Delay This setting determines whether the IR transmission rate will be delayed while converting to receiving mode.
  • Page 55 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard displayed on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either [EPP 1.7] spec or [EPP 1.9] spec can be chosen. ECP Mode Use DMA The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature.

  • Page 56: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup Power Management Setup MSI Reminds You... S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. Sleep State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field.
  • Page 57 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. [V/H SYNC+Blank] This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup Day of Month Alarm The field specifies the date for Power-On by Alarm. Settings: [0]~[31]. Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm The field specifies the time for Power-On by Alarm. Format is <hour><minute> <second>. POWER ON Function This controls how the PS/2 mouse or keyboard can power on the system. Settings: [Password], [Hot KEY], [Mouse Left], [Mouse Right], [ANY KEY], [BUTTON ONLY], [Keyboard 98].

  • Page 59: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communi- cating with its special components.
  • Page 60 BIOS Setup MSI Reminds You... IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O devices. When an I/O device needs to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. After receiving the signal, when the operating system is ready, the system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the I/O device.

  • Page 61: H/W Monitor

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard H/W Monitor This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. Chassis Intrusion Detect The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup PC Health Status Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears. Current System/CPU Temperature, NB/CPU Fan Speed, Vcore, +3.3V, +12.0V, +5.0V, Battery, +5VSB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware de- vices/components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. 3-23...

  • Page 63: Cell Menu

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Cell Menu The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of CPU, AGP, DRAM and overclocking functions. MSI Reminds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CPU Clock It shows the current CPU clock frequency. (Read-only) Current DRAM Clock It shows the clock frequency of the installed DRAMs.
  • Page 64 [Commander] 6th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 11%. MSI Reminds You... Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking, basically, it is still risky. We suggest user to make sure that your CPU can afford to overclock regularly first. If...
  • Page 65 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Adjust CPU Ratio This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock speed of the processor relative to the external or motherboard clock speed. CPU Interface This setting allows you to select the CPU/FSB parameters. Setting: [Optimal], [Aggressive].
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup AGP Clock Control This item allows users to set the AGP clock manually or by default. Options: [Default], [Manual]. AGP Clock Value When AGP Clock Control is set to [Manual], users can key in a DEC number between [66] and [120].

  • Page 67: Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the Fail-Safe or Optimized Defaults. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

  • Page 68: Set Supervisor/User Password

    Security Option is set to System, the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to Setup, password prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup. MSI Reminds You... About Supervisor Password & User Password:...

  • Page 69: Chapter 4. Introduction To Digicell

    Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Introduction to DigiCell DigiCell, the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop, helps users to monitor and configure all the integrated peripherals of the system, such as audio program, power management, MP3 files management and communication / 802.11g WLAN...

  • Page 70: Main

    Introduction: Click on each icon appearing above to enter the sub-menu to make further configuration. Click on this button to link to MSI website: http://www.msi.com.tw. Quick Guide Click on this button and the quick guide of DigiCell will be displayed for you to review.
  • Page 71 Power on Agent In this sub-menu, you can configure date, time and auto-executed programs of the power-on, power-off and restart features. MSI Reminds You... Click on back button in every sub-menu and it will bring you back to the main menu.

  • Page 72: H/W Diagnostic

    In the H/W Diagnostic sub-menu, you can see the information, status and note of each DigiCell. You may double check the connection and installation of the item marked as gray. You may also click on the Mail to MSI button to send your questions or suggestions to MSI’s technical support staff.

  • Page 73: Communication

    Introduction to DigiCell Communication In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / WLAN / Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed. The first icon indicates the onboard LAN on your system, the second icon indicates the wireless LAN status, and the third one is the information about the bluetooth on your system.

  • Page 74: Software Access Point

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communication status on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on the desired icon. The default settings are configured for your usage. The default soft- ware access point mode is set to WLAN Card Mode.

  • Page 75: Access Point Mode

    Introduction to DigiCell Access Point Mode Click on “Setting” button of the Access Point Mode and the following screen will display. IP Sharing Click on this icon to enable/disable the IP sharing. The default of this setting is disabled. Disabled. Enabled.

  • Page 76: Wlan Card Mode

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard MSI Feature enable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN. MAC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network.

  • Page 77: Live Update

    BIOS/VGA Driver/OSD/Utility online so that you don’t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the whole Web site. To use the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update 3” application. After the installation, the “MSI Live Update 3”...

  • Page 78: Mega Stick

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard MSI Feature MEGA STICK In the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICK and the media files (*.m3u, *.mp3, *.wav, *.cda, *.wma) on your system. Basic Function Here you can edit your own play list with the buttons “load”, “save”, “delete”, “shuttle”, “repeat”...
  • Page 79 Introduction to DigiCell There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause, previous/next song, song info and volume adjust. There is also a scroll bar on the top for you to forward/rewind. pause previous next forward/rewind...

  • Page 80: Non-Unicode Programs Supported

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Non-Unicode programs supported If you are using an operating system in European languages, and you’d like to play the media files in MEGA STICK with East-Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese... etc.), it is possible that the file names will display incorrectly.
  • Page 81 Introduction to DigiCell 3. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to be supported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick) from the drop- down list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. The system will install the necessary components from your Microsoft Setup CD immediately.

  • Page 82: Core Center (For Amd K7 Processor)

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Core Center (for AMD K7 CPU) Click on the Core Center icon in the main menu and the Core Center program will be enabled. CoreCenter is just like your PC doctor that can detect, view and adjust the PC hardware and system status during real time operation.
  • Page 83 Introduction to DigiCell Left-wing: Current system status In the left sub-menu, you can configure the settings of FSB, Vcore, Memory Voltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button next to each item and make it available (the radio button will be lighted as yellow when selected), use the “+” and “-” buttons to adjust, then click “OK”...

  • Page 84: Audio Speaker Setting

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Audio Speaker Setting In the Audio Speaker Setting sub-menu, you can configure the multi-channel audio operation, perform speaker test, and choose the environment you prefer while en- joying the music. You can scroll the bar of each equalizer to regulate the current playing digital sound source.
  • Page 85 Introduction to DigiCell Click on the “Speaker test” button and the following dialogue box will appear: In this Speaker Configuration dialogue box, select the audio configuration which is identical to the audio jack on your mainboard. Once the correct audio configuration is selected, click “Apply”...

  • Page 86: Power On Agent

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Power on Agent In the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure setting of power-on, power- off and restart status. In the screen below, you can set the date, time, start-up programs respectively for power-on, power-off and restart.

  • Page 87: Power Off / Restart

    Delete. delete the added program MSI Reminds You... You can also enable the Every turn on function, which will enable the specified program(s) and file(s) every time the Digi Cell utility runs.

  • Page 88: Auto Login

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Auto Login Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations: 1. If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to enter your user name &...

  • Page 89: Chapter 5. Nvidia Raid Introduction

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction Chapter 5. nVidia RAID In- troduction nVidia RAID Introduction NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology—which is used by the world’s leading businesses—to the common PC desktop. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource.

  • Page 90: Iintroduction

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Edition Windows 2000 Professional RAID Arrays NVRAID 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 write times for many applications.

  • Page 91: Raid Configuration

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID: Non-Bootable RAID Array 1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Check p. 3-13 for details.) 2.
  • Page 92 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Understanding the “Define a New Array” Window Use the Define a New Array window to • Select the RAID Mode • Set up the Striping Block • Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels. In a typical system there is usually one controller and multiple channels, and each chan- nel has a slave and a master.
  • Page 93 nVIDIA RAID Introduction Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. • Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to [Mirroring]. To change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box—either [Mirroring], [Striping], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring].
  • Page 94 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1. 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 press N.

  • Page 95: Nvidia Raid Utility Installation

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing Windows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled) must be upgraded to use the NVIDIA IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the NV Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled).

  • Page 96: Installing The Raid Driver (For Bootable Raid Array)

    Please follow the instruction below to make an nVIDIA Serial ATA RAID driver for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Ignore the Setup screen and use “Explorer” to browse the CD. 3. Copy all the contents (including the sub-folders) in the \\nVidia\System\MCP2S\Win2k-XP\IDE\WinXP to a formatted floppy disk.
  • Page 97 This will not be an issue with a signed driver. MSI Reminds You... Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After...

  • Page 98: Initializing And Using The Disk Array

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Initializing and Using the Disk Array The 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 “Computer Management”.
  • Page 99 nVIDIA RAID Introduction 5. Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. 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 is the total combined storage of two hard disks.

  • Page 100: Raid Drives Management

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard RAID Drives Management There is an application called NVRAIDMAN which helps you perform the following tasks of nVDIA RAID. • Viewing RAID Array Configurations View an array configuration (mirrored, striped, mirror-striped, JBOD, or any sup- ported combination) •...
  • Page 101 nVIDIA RAID Introduction NVRAID Striped Array The figure below shows an example of a two hard drive striped array using identical 55.90 GB IDE hard drives (ST360015A), where one drive is configured as Master and the other drive is configured as Slave. The total disk space used is 111.80 GB. NVRAID Striped Mirror Array The figure below shows an example of a four hard drive stripe-mirrored array.

  • Page 102: Setting Up A Spare Raid Disk

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk You can designate a hard drive to be used as a spare drive for a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 array2. The spare drive can take over for a failed disk. NVRAID supports two types of spare drives: •...
  • Page 103 nVIDIA RAID Introduction Assigning a Dedicated Disk To mark a disk as dedicated, or reserve it for use by a specific array, Step 1: Mark the Disk as a Free Disk 1. Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as free is RAID enabled.
  • Page 104 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard 3. Click Next. The RAID Array Selection page appears. 4. From the RAID Array Selection page, select one of the arrays from the list. This is the array to which you want to allocate the dedicated free disk.
  • Page 105 nVIDIA RAID Introduction Method 2: Select an array and then assign a free disk to it. 1. Right click on the array to which you want to assign a dedicated free disk. The pop- up menu appears. 2. Select Designate Spare from the menu to launch the Spare Disk Allocation Wizard. 3.
  • Page 106 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard 5. Click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears. 6. Click Finish. You have now assigned a dedicated free disk to a mirrored array. Once a dedicated disk has been assigned to a particular array, it can be removed at any time.
  • Page 107 nVIDIA RAID Introduction Example of Dedicating a Free Disk in a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 Array You can also assign a dedicated free disk to a RAID 1 or a RAID 0+1 array, using the same process. 1. Right-click either the free disk that you want to dedicate to an array, the array type, or the array drives as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 108: Rebuilding A Raid Mirrored Array

    MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array Rebuilding is the process of recovering data from one hard drive to another. All data is copied from one hard drive to another and then the data is synchronized between the two hard drives. This only applies to RAID 1 array as well as a RAID 0+1 array.
  • Page 109 nVIDIA RAID Introduction 4. Click Next. The Disk Selection page appears. 5. Select the drive that you want to rebuild by clicking it from the list, then click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array page appears. 6. Click Finish. The array rebuilding starts after a few seconds, and a small pop-up message appears towards the bottom right corner of the screen as shown in the figure below.
  • Page 110 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard More About Rebuilding Arrays • Rebuilding Occurs in the Background The rebuilding process is very slow (it can take up to a day) and occurs in the background so as not to affect the performance of the system.

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