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Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip- ment from overheating.
FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This eq uip men t h as b een tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the Fuzzy 945GM1 / 945GME1 Series (MS-7265 V3.X) Mini-ITX mainboard. The Fuzzy 945GM1 / 945GME1 Series mainboards are based on ® Intel 945GM / 945GME and Intel for optimal system efficiency. The Fuzzy 945GM1 / 945GME1 Series deliver a high performance and pro- fessional desktop platform solution.
Mainboard Layout Top: Mouse Bottom: Keyboard Top: DVI Port Bottom: VGA Port JPW1 Top: Serial Port (COM1) Bottom: Serial Port (COM2) Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB Ports Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB Ports ALC655 T: Line-In (Realtek) M: Line-Out B: Mic-In PCI1 TVIN1 JAUD1...
MS-7265 Mainboard Packing Checklist MSI mainboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable Standard Cable for Power Cable User’s Guide IDE Devices (Optional) * The pictures are for yuour reference only. Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased.
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hard- ware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installa- tion procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.
CPU (Central Processing Unit) The mainboard supports Intel ® Merom Napa Reflash (Intel Core™ 2 Duo/ T5000 & T7000 Sequence) in PGA Package. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.
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MS-7265 Mainboard CPU & Cooler Installation for PGA Package 1. Locate th e CPU socket on th e mainboard. 2. Place the CPU on top of the socket. Make sure to align the gold arrow on the CPU with the arrow key on the socket. 3.
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5. Flip over the mainboard and locate the position of the CPU socket. 6. Detach the shield of the CPU cooler backplate paste and install the backplate to the back of the CPU socket with holes aligned. 7. The heatsink paste helps to enhance heat dissipation of the CPU. Before installing the cooler set (fan &...
MS-7265 Mainboard Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules. DDR2 240-pin, 1.8V Installing Memory Modules 1. 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 the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot.
Power Supply ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to an power supply. To connect to the power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.
MS-7265 Mainboard Back Panel Mouse (green) DVI Port Keyboard VGA Port (purple) Mouse/Keyboard ® The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2 keyboard. DVI Port The DVI (Digital Visual Interface) connector allows you to connect an LCD monitor. It provides a high-speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display device.
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The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Activity Indicator Color LED State On (steady state) Left Orange On (brighter & pulsing) Green Right Orange Audio Port Connectors These audio connectors are used for audio devices.
MS-7265 Mainboard Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 This connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive. FDD1 IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. IDE1 2-10...
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Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must config- ure the drives separately to master / slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDE device’s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions. Serial ATAII Connector: SATA1, SATA2 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port.
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MS-7265 Mainboard Fan Power Connectors: SYSFAN1, CPUFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.
Front Panel Connector: JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for you to connect to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel Connectivity Design Guide. Power Power Switch Reset Switch JFP1 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant ®...
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MS-7265 Mainboard Front USB Connector: F_USB1, F_USB2 This connector, compliant with Intel connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. F_USB1/2 Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.
Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumper to clear data.
MS-7265 Mainboard Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications. PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hard- ware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor.
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides the information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.
MS-7265 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. 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.
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>...
MS-7265 Mainboard The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of the special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.
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Frequency/ Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/ voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.
MS-7265 Mainboard Standard CMOS Features 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 of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read only.
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IDE Channel 0/1/2/3 Master/Slave Press <+> or <-> to select the hard disk drive type. The specification of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection. Press <Enter> for the sub-menu of each item: IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter to allow BIOS to auto-detect the type of the HDDs.
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MS-7265 Mainboard System Information Press <Enter> to for the sub-menu of each item: BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version of your system (read only). CPU Type/ CPU ID/ uCode ID/ CPU Frequency/ CPU L2 Cache The three items show the CPU related information of your system (read only).
Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press [Enter] to enter a sub menu which shows every current hard drive installed. Use [PageUp] or [PageDown] key to select the first boot hard disk. Virus Warning The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.
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MS-7265 Mainboard First Boot Device/ Second Boot Device/ Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot Other Device Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
Advanced Chipset Features On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display (frame). This field is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer. Larger frame buffer size increases video performance. DVMT Mode Use the field to select the mode of the digital monitor you use.
MS-7265 Mainboard Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: SATA Mode This item allows you to configure SATA mode [IDE] As serial ATA only. [RAID] As SATA RAID mode Supporting RAID0,1,5,10. [AHCI] If AHCI is chosen, it allows you to enable SATA Stagger Spinup Support (not RAID mode) and take all hard disks on board as master.
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[Disabled] Disable the SATA controller. [Auto] PATA and SATA will be arranged by BIOS, and you will be able to see the IDE Device status listed in Standard COMS Features. [Legacy Mode] PATA and SATA will be combined. Max. of 2 IDE drives in each channel are available.
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MS-7265 Mainboard SuperIO Device Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) in- stalled on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select [Disabled] in this field.
Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operat- ing system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field.
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MS-7265 Mainboard Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN When [Enabled], turning the system off with the on/off button places the sys- tem in a very low-power-usage state, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or Resume by Ring activity. Wake-Up By PCI card When setting to [Enabled], this setting allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCI PME (Power Manage-...
PNP/ PCI Configurations Init Display First This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Set- ting options are: [PCI Slot] The system initializes the PCI graphic card first. [Onboard] The system initializes the VGA graphic card first. BIOS Setup 3-17...
MS-7265 Mainboard PC Health Status Current System/CPU Temperature, System/CPU Fan Speed, Vcore, 12(V), 1.5(V), 5(V), DDR2(V), 3VCC(V), VBAT(V), 3VSB(V) These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. Shutdown Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in this setting, the system will shut down automatically.
Frequency/ Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk This item is used to auto detect the PCI slots. When set to [Enabled], the system will remove (turn off) clocks from empty PCI slots to minimize the electromag- netic interference (EMI). Spread Spectrum When the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).
MS-7265 Mainboard Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.
BIOS Setup Set Supervisor/ User Password When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory.
Chapter 4 System Resources This chapter provides information on the following system resources: 1. Watch Dog Timer Setting (p.4-2); 2. Award POST Code (p.4-5); 3. PCI Configuration (p.4-11); 4. Resource List (p.4-12). System Resources...
MS-7265 Mainboard Watchdog Timer Setting This watchdog timer is using Super I/O Winbond W83627EHG pin 77 WDTO# pin to system reset. Setup Procedure 1. Enter super I/O configuration mode dx, 02eh al, 087h dx, al dx, al 2. Set pin 77 to WDTO# function dx,02eh al,02Dh dx,al...
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dx, 02eh ;CR 30h: bit 0 fill in 1 al, 030h dx, al al, 01h dx, al ; Setup WDTO# count mode ; Set bit4 and bit 3 by request ; Set bit 2, bit 1 to 0 System Resources...
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MS-7265 Mainboard dx, 02eh al, 0f7h dx, al al,dx al, 0efh dx, al ;CR F6h: bit0~7 fill in counter time 5. Exit configuration mode dx, 02eh al, 0aah dx, al ;CR F7h: bit 4 fill 0 (clear event)
Award POST Code Award BIOS Error Message and Check Point (POST code) List (Need to be modified, TBD) Error/Process Message. Short Name Description CMOS Checksum of CMOS is incorrect, so the checksum error system loads the default equipment - Defaults configuration.
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MS-7265 Mainboard Check Point List POST (hex) Description Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Set Initial Conditions (Default Values) in EBP Determine FSB frequency.
Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. Reserved Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override.
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MS-7265 Mainboard Reserved Reserved Reserved 1. Initialize multi-language 2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed …. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved...
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Initialize USB Reserved Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0) Reserved Reserved Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) Reserved 1. Display PnP logo 2. Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device. Reserved Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. Reserved (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)
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MS-7265 Mainboard Reserved Detect serial ports & parallel ports. Reserved Reserved Detect & install co-processor Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported. -If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys -If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: wClear EPA or customization logo.
PCI Configuration PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows: DEVICE MCP1 INT Pin PCI Slot...
Appendix A Realtek ALC655 Audio The barebone is equipped with Realtek which provides support for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. ALC655 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The section will tell you how to install and use the 2-/4-/6-channel audio function on the board.
MS-7265 Mainboard Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to function properly before you can get access to 2-/4-/6-channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems.
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3. Click Next to install the AC97 Audio software. 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Realtek ALC655 Audio Click h er e Select this Click h er e...
MS-7265 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon right corner of the screen to activate the AC97 Audio Configuration. Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. You may also edit the properties for an environment as you wish by clicking the Edit button, then just scroll the bar in the bottom for each property to adjust.
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Here it provides the Karaoke function which will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave melody for you to sing the song. Note that this function applies only for 2-channel audio operation. Just check the Voice Cancellation box and then click OK to activate the Karaoke function.
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MS-7265 Mainboard Equalizer Here you regulate each equalizer for current playing digital sound sources. You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically. If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the buttons Load and Save.
Speaker Configuration In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. 1. Select a desired multi-channel operation from Number of Speakers. a. N/CHeadphone for the common headphone b. 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output d.
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MS-7265 Mainboard Speaker Test You can use this tab to test each connected speaker to ensure if 4- or 6-channel audio operation works properly. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones.
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Important Important 1. 6 speakers appear on the “Speaker Test” tab only when you select “6-Channel Mode” in the “Number of Speakers” col- umn in “Speaker Configuration” tab. If you select “4-Channel Mode”, only 4 speakers appear on the window. 2.
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MS-7265 Mainboard General In this tab it provides some information about the AC97 Audio Configura- tion utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & AC97 Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list.
Hardware Setup In addition to a default 2-channel analog audio output function, the audio connectors on the Back Panel also provide 4- or 6-channel analog audio output function if a proper setting is made in the software utility. Read the following steps to have the Multi-Channel Audio Function properly set in the software utility, and have your speakers correctly connected to the Back Panel.
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MS-7265 Mainboard 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output The audio jacks on the back panel always provide 2-channel analog audio output function, however these audio jacks can be transformed to 4- or 6- channel analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding multi-channel operation from No.
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n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 6-Channel Mode is selected. 1. Line-Out (Center & Subwoofer channel) * 2. Line-Out (Rear channels) * 3.