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MSI G45TM-E53 Series Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 G45TM-E53 / G43TM-E53 / G45TM-E51 / G43TM-E51 / G45TM-E41 / G43TM-E41 seres MS-7609 (v1.x) Manboard G52-76091X4...
  • Page 2 Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. ◙ Vst the MSI webste for FAQ, techncal gude, BIOS updates, drver updates, and other nformaton: http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=servce ◙ Contact our techncal staff at: http://ocss.ms.com...

  • Page 3: Safety InstructOns

    MS-7609 Safety Instructons ￭ Always read the safety nstructons carefully. ￭ Keep ths User’s Manual for future reference. ￭ Keep ths equpment away from humdty. ￭ Lay ths equpment on a relable flat surface before settng t up. ￭ The openngs on the enclosure are for ar convecton hence protects the equpment from overheatng.

  • Page 4: Fcc-B RadO Frequency Interference Statement

    ▍ Preface FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement Ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the lmts for a Class B dg- tal devce, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lmts are desgned to provde reasonable protecton aganst harmful nter- ference n a resdental nstallaton.

  • Page 5: Weee (Waste ElectrCal And ElectronC EquPment) Statement

    MSI wll comply wth the product take back requrements at the end of lfe of MSI-branded products that are sold nto the EU.
  • Page 6 MSI će poštovat zahtev o preuzmanju ovakvh prozvoda kojma je stekao vek trajanja, koj maju MSI oznaku  koj su prodat u EU. Ove proz- vode možete vratt na lokalnm mestma za prkupljanje.
  • Page 7  produttor d dett materal saranno obblgat a rtrare ogn prodotto alla fine del suo cclo d vta. MSI s adeguerà a tale Drettva rtrando tutt  prodott marchat MSI che sono stat vendut all’nterno dell’Unone Europea alla fine del loro...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    ▍ Preface ▍ Contents Copyrght Notce ....................  Trademarks .................... Revson Hstory.....................  Techncal Support.................. Safety Instructons .................. FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement.......... v WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement ....v Chapter 1 Gettng Started................1-1 Manboard Specficatons ..................1-2 Manboard Layout ....................
  • Page 9 MS-7609 Appendx A Realtek Audo ................A-1 Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver ..............A-2 Software Configuraton ..................A-4 Hardware Setup ....................A-19 Appendx B Overclockng Center..............B-1 Actvatng Overclockng Center ................B-2 System Info ......................B-3 DOT ........................B-4 Appendx C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ............C-1 Introducton ......................

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the G45TM-E53/G45TM-E51/ G45TM-E41/G43TM-E53/G43TM-E51/G43TM-E41 Seres (MS-7609 v1.X) mcro-ATX manboard. The G45TM-E53/G45TM-E51/G45TM-E41/G43TM-E53/ G43TM-E51/G43TM-E41 Seres manboards are based on Intel G45/G43 & ICH10R/ICH10 chpsets for optmal ® system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ®...
  • Page 12 ▍ Gettng Started ▍ Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ Intel Pentum / Celeron / Dual-Core/ Core 2 Duo/ Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Extreme ® ® ® processors n LGA775 package ■ Support 4 pn CPU Fan Pn-Header wth Fan Speed Control ■...
  • Page 13 MS-7609 MS-7609 ■ Back panel 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 VGA port 1 DVI-D port 1 HDMI port 1 IEEE 1394 port (optonal) 4 USB 2.0 ports 1 LAN jack 6 flexble audo jacks ■ On-Board connectors 4 USB 2.0 connectors 1 IEEE 1394 connector (optonal) 1 chasss ntruson connector...
  • Page 14 ▍ Gettng Started ▍ Gettng Started ainboard ayout Top : mouse CPUFAN Bottom: keyboard SYSFAN2 Top : VGA Port Bottom: DVI-Dport HDMI port Top: IEEE1394 port(optional) Bottom: USB ports Intel JPWR2 Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB ports G45/G43 JCOM1 Line-In Line-Out SYSFAN1 T:RS-Out...
  • Page 15 MS-7609 MS-7609 acking heckLiSt MSI Drver/Utlty DVD MSI manboard SATA Cable (Optonal) Standard Cable for USB Bracket (Optonal) Power Cable IDE Devces User’s Gude Back IO Sheld * The pctures are for reference only and may vary from the packng contents of the product you purchased.

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle dong the nstalla- ton, be careful n holdng the components and follow the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work properly.
  • Page 18 ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup uick oMponentS uide OC_SW1, p.2-18 JLPT1, p.2-17 JCOM1, p.2-16 CPUFAN, SYSFAN2, p.2-14 JPWR2, p.2-9 DDR2, p.2-7 SYSFAN1, p.2-14 CPU, p.2-3 Back Panel, p.2-10 IDE1, p.2-12 JPWR1, p.2-9 JCI1, p.2-14 JBAT1, p.2-19 PCIE, p.2-20 SATA1~6, p.2-13 PCI, p.2-20 JFP1, JFP2, p.2-13 FDD1, p.2-12...

  • Page 19: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7609 MS-7609 cpu (c entraL roceSSing When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure to nstall the cooler to prevent overheatng. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turnng on the computer. For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=cpuform2 Important Overheatng...
  • Page 20 ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup CPU & Cooler Installaton When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheatng. Meanwhle, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before nstallng the heat snk/cooler fan for better heat dsperson.
  • Page 21 MS-7609 MS-7609 Lft the load lever up and open the After confirmng the CPU drecton for load plate. correct matng, put down the CPU n the socket housng frame. Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base. Note that the algnment keys are matched.
  • Page 22 ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup Press down the load lever lghtly onto Algn the holes on the manboard wth the load plate, and then secure the the heatsnk. Push down the cooler lever wth the hook under retenton untl ts four clps get wedged nto the tab.

  • Page 23: Memory

    MS-7609 MS-7609 eMory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=testreport DDR2 240-pn, 1.8V 64x2=128 pn 56x2=112 pn Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth two data bus lnes smultaneously.
  • Page 24 ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup Installng Memory Modules The memory module has only one notch on the center and wll only fit n the rght orentaton. Insert the memory module vertcally nto the DIMM slot. Then push t n untl the golden finger on the memory module s deeply nserted n the DIMM slot.

  • Page 25: Power Supply

    MS-7609 MS-7609 ower uppLy ATX 24-pn Power Connector: JPWR1 Ths connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pn power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pn power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply s nserted n the proper orentaton and the pns are algned.

  • Page 26: Back Panel

    ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup aneL VGA Port 1394 Port (optonal) Mouse Lne-In RS-Out Lne-Out CS-Out Keyboard HDMI Ports USB Ports SS-Out DVI-D Port ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ® ▶...
  • Page 27 MS-7609 MS-7609 ▶ Audo Ports These audo connectors are used for audo devces. It s easy to dfferentate between audo effects accordng to the color of audo jacks. ■ Lne-In (Blue) - Lne In, s used for external CD player, tape-player or other audo devces.

  • Page 28: Connectors

    ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup onnectorS Floppy Dsk Drve Connector: FDD1 Ths connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy dsk drve. ct or F l op 5 1/ 4" C on ne D r i ve D i sk nne cto r i ve Co i sk D...
  • Page 29 MS-7609 MS-7609 Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~6 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. Important • Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle. Otherwse, data loss may occur durng transmsson.
  • Page 30 ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1~2 The fan power connectors support system coolng fan wth +12V. When connectng the wre to the connectors, always note that the red wre s the postve and should be con- nected to the +12V;...
  • Page 31 MS-7609 MS-7609 IEEE1394 Connector: J1394_1 (Optonal) Ths connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 devce va an optonal IEEE1394 bracket. IEEE1394 Bracket (optonal) Front USB Connector: JUSB1/ JUSB2/ JUSB3/ JUSB4 Ths connector, complant wth Intel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude, s deal for con- ®...
  • Page 32 ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup Front Panel Audo Connector: JAUD1 Ths connector allows you to connect the front panel audo and s complant wth Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/ receves 16 bytes FIFOs.
  • Page 33 MS-7609 MS-7609 TPM Module connector: JTPM1 (optonal) Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. Parallel Port Header: JLPT1 Ths connector s used to connect an optonal parallel port bracket. The parallel port s a standard prnter port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capa- bltes Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

  • Page 34: SwTch

    ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup witch Hardware Overclock Base clock Swtch: OC_SW1 You can overclock the Base clock to ncrease the processor frequency by changng ths swtch. Follow the nstructons below to set the base clock. Default 200->266 MHz 200->333 MHz 266->333 MHz 200->400 MHz...

  • Page 35: Jumpers

    MS-7609 MS-7609 uMperS Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuraton. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automat- cally boot OS every tme t s turned on. If you want to clear the system configuraton, set the jumper to clear data.

  • Page 36: Slots

    ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup LotS PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express nterface expanson card. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply wth PCI specficatons.

  • Page 37: Led Status IndCators

    MS-7609 MS-7609 Led S tatuS ndicatorS APS LEDs APS LEDs These APS (Actve Phase Swtchng) LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. : ON, : OFF 3 of the LEDs wll lght blue when CPU s n 3 phase power mode. 2 of the LEDs wll lght blue when CPU s n 2 phase power mode.

  • Page 39: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Ths chapter provdes nformaton on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for op- tmum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ■ An error message appears on the screen durng the system bootng up, and requests you to run SETUP.

  • Page 40: EnterNg Setup

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup ntering etup Power on the computer and the system wll 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 dsappears before you respond and you stll wsh to enter Setup, restart the system by turnng t OFF and On or pressng the RESET button.
  • Page 41 MS-7609 MS-7609 Control Keys <↑> Move to the prevous tem <↓> Move to the next tem <←> Move to the tem n the left hand <→> Move to the tem n the rght hand <Enter> Select the tem <Esc> Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the man menu from a submenu <+/PU>...

  • Page 42: The MaN Menu

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup ▶ Standard CMOS Features Use ths menu for basc system configuratons, such as tme, date etc. ▶ Advanced BIOS Features Use ths menu to setup the tems of AMI?specal enhanced features. ▶ Integrated Perpherals Use ths menu to specfy your settngs for ntegrated perpherals.
  • Page 43 MS-7609 MS-7609 ▶ M-Flash Use ths menu to read/ flash the BIOS from storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only). ▶ Load Fal-Safe Defaults Use ths menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. ▶...

  • Page 44: Standard Cmos Features

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup cMoS f tandard eatureS The tems n Standard CMOS Features Menu ncludes some basc setup tems. Use the arrow keys to hghlght the tem and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want n each tem.
  • Page 45 MS-7609 MS-7609 ▶ Devce / Vendor / Sze It wll showng the devce nformaton that you connected to the SATA connector. ▶ LBA/Large Mode Ths allows you to enable or dsable the LBA Mode. Settng to Auto enables LBA mode f the devce supports t and the devces s not already formatted wth LBA mode dsabled.

  • Page 46: Advanced Bios Features

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ BIOS Flash Protecton Ths functon protects the BIOS from accdental corrupton by unauthorzed users or computer vruses. When enabled, the BIOS?data cannot be changed when attempt- ng to update the BIOS wth a Flash utlty. To successfully update the BIOS, you wll need to dsable ths Flash BIOS Protecton functon.
  • Page 47 MS-7609 MS-7609 Controller). Due to complance wth PC2001 desgn gude, the system s able to run n APIC mode. Enablng APIC mode wll expand avalable IRQ resources for the system. ▶ MPS Table Verson Ths field allows you to select whch MPS (Mult-Processor Specficaton) verson to be used for the operatng system.
  • Page 48 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup ▶ HPET The HPET (Hgh Precson Event Tmers) s a component that s part of the chpset. You can enable t, and t wll provde you wth the means to get to t va the varous ACPI methods.

  • Page 49: Integrated PerPherals

    MS-7609 MS-7609 ntegrated eripheraLS ▶ USB Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard USB controller. ▶ USB Devce Legacy Support Select [Enabled] f you need to use a USB-nterfaced devce n the operatng system. ▶ Onboard LAN Controller Ths tem s used to enable/dsable the onboard 1st LAN controller.
  • Page 50 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable BIOS to used PCI busmasterng for readng/ wrtng to IDE drves. ▶ On-Chp SATA Controller These tems allow users to enable or dsable the SATA controller. ▶...

  • Page 51: Power Management Setup

    MS-7609 MS-7609 ower anageMent etup Important S3-related functons descrbed n ths secton are avalable only when your BIOS sup- ports S3 sleep mode. ▶ ACPI Functon Ths tem s to actvate the ACPI (Advanced Configuraton and Power Management In- terface) Functon. If your operatng system s ACPI-aware, such as Wndows 2000/XP, select [Enabled].
  • Page 52 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup pend/sleep mode, but f the button s pressed for more than four seconds, the computer s turned off. ▶ Restore On AC Power Loss Ths tem specfies whether your system wll reboot after a power falure or nterrupt occurs.

  • Page 53: H/W MonTor

    MS-7609 MS-7609 h/w M onitor ▶ Chasss Intruson The field enables or dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f the chasss s once opened. To clear the warnng mes- sage, set the field to [Reset]. The settng of the field wll automatcally return to [Enabled] later.
  • Page 54 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup bioS S etting aSSword When you select ths functon, a message as below wll appear on the screen: Type the password, up to sx characters n length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now wll replace any prevously set password from CMOS memory. You wll be prompted to confirm the password.

  • Page 55: Green Power

    MS-7609 MS-7609 reen ower ▶ CPU Phase Control When set to [Auto], the hardware wll auto adjust the CPU power phase accordng to the loadng of CPU to reach the best power savng functon. 3-17...

  • Page 56: Cell Menu

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. ▶ Current Core / DRAM / QPI Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU core, Memory and QPI speed. Read- only.
  • Page 57 ▶ D.O.T. Control D.O.T. (Dynamc Overclockng Technology) s an automatc overclockng functon, n- cluded n the MSI ’s newly developed Dual Core Center Technology. It s desgned to detect the load balance of CPU whle runnng programs, and to adjust the best fre- quency automatcally.
  • Page 58 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup ▶ Adjust CPU FSB Frequency (MHz) Ths tem allows you to set the CPU FSB frequency (n MHz). ▶ Adjust CPU Rato Ths tem allows you to adjust the CPU rato. Settng to [Startup] enables the CPU run- nng at the fastest speed whch s detected by system.
  • Page 59 MS-7609 MS-7609 ▶ DRAM Tmng Mode Selects whether DRAM tmng s controlled by the SPD (Seral Presence Detect) EE- PROM on the DRAM module. Settng to [Auto By SPD] enables DRAM tmngs and the followng related tems to be determned by BIOS based on the configuratons on the SPD.
  • Page 60 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup eraton and the next read command to the same nternal bank of the DDR devce. ▶ FSB/DRAM Rato Ths tem wll allow you to adjust the rato of FSB to memory. ▶ Adjusted DRAM Frequency (MHz) It shows the adjusted Memory frequency.
  • Page 61 MS-7609 MS-7609 Important Faled Overclockng Resoluton Ths motherboard supports overclockng greatly. However, please make sure your pe- rpherals and components are bearable for some specal settngs. Any operaton that exceeds product specficaton s not recommended. Any rsk or damge resultng from mproper operaton wll not be under our product warranty.

  • Page 62: M-Flash

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup LaSh == BIOS Update or Load BIOS From USB drve== ▶ M-Flash functon as M-Flash funcon allows you to flash BIOS from USB drve/ storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only), or allows the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only).
  • Page 63 MS-7609 MS-7609 Important Please refer to the block dagram below about the M-Flash functon. • Due to the specal desgn of some graphcs cards wll cause dark screen durng M- • flash operaton, and you may refer the beeps from the system to confirm the current M-flash process.
  • Page 64 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup == BIOS Data Savng == The followng fields are used to read the onboard BIOS ROM data, and save t to USB drve/ storage drve. ▶ Save Fle to Selected Devce Please setup a specfic folder n specfic USB drve/ storage drve to save BIOS file from BIOS ROM chp data.

  • Page 65: Load FaL-Safe/ OptMZed Defaults

    MS-7609 MS-7609 ptiMized efauLtS The two optons on the man menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settngs to the default Fal-Safe or Optmzed values. The Optmzed Defaults are the default values set by the manboard manufacturer specfically for optmal performance of the manboard. The Fal-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

  • Page 67: AppendX A Realtek AudO

    Appendx A Realtek Audo The Realtek audo provdes 10-channel DAC that smul- taneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of ndependent stereo sound output (multple streamng) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Rght chan- nels. A-A-1...
  • Page 68 ▍ Realtek Audo hd a nStaLLing the eaLtek udio river You need to nstall the HD audo drver for Realtek audo codec to functon properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audo operatons. Follow the procedures descrbed below to nstall the drvers for dfferent operatng sys- tems.
  • Page 69 MS-7609 Clck Next to nstall the Realtek Hgh Definton Audo Drver. Clck here Clck Fnsh to restart the system. Select ths opton Clck here Clck here...

  • Page 70: Software ConfiguratOn

    ▍ Realtek Audo oftware onfiguration After nstallng the audo drver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audo feature now. Clck the audo con from the system tray at the lower-rght corner of the screen to actvate the HD Audo Configuraton. It s also avalable to enable the audo drver by clckng the Realtek HD Audo Manager from the Control Panel.

  • Page 71: Sound Effect

    MS-7609 Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you lke from the Envronment lst. Envronment Smulaton You wll be able to enjoy dfferent sound experence by pullng down the arrow, totally 23 knds of sound effect wll be shown for selecton. Realtek HD Audo Sound Manager also provdes five popular settngs “Stone Corrdor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer ppe”, “Arena”...
  • Page 72 ▍ Realtek Audo Equalzer Selecton Equalzer frees users from default settngs; users may create ther owned preferred settngs by utlzng ths tool. 10 bands of equalzer, rangng from 100Hz to 16KHz. Save Reset The settngs are saved perma- 10 bands of equalzer would go nently for future use back to the default settng Enable / Dsable...
  • Page 73 MS-7609 Frequently Used Equalzer Settng Realtek recognzes the needs that you mght have. By leveragng our long experence at audo field, Realtek HD Audo Sound Manager provdes you certan optmzed equalzer settngs that are frequently used for your quck enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop”, “Lve”, “Club”...
  • Page 74 ▍ Realtek Audo Mxer In the Mxer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels ndvdually. ■ Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged n front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audo rear output or Realtek HD Audo front output tems.
  • Page 75 MS-7609 When you are playng the first audo source (for example: use Wndows Meda Player to play DVD/VCD), the output wll be played from the rear panel, whch s the default settng. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audo 2nd output from the scroll lst first, and use a dfferent program to play the second audo source (for example: use Wnamp to play MP3 files).
  • Page 76 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ Playback control Tool Mute Playback devce Ths functon s to let you freely decde whch ports to output the sound. And ths s essental when mult- streamng playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audo Rear Output - Realtek HD Audo Front Output Mute You may choose to mute sngle or multple volume controls or to completely mute sound output.
  • Page 77 MS-7609 ■ Recordng control Recordng devce -Back Lne n/Mc, Front Ln n Tool -Realtek HD Audo Input Tool - Show the followng volume controls Ths s to let you freely decde whch volume control tems to be dsplayed. - Enable recordng mult-streamng Important Realtek audo allows you to record the CD, Lne, Mc and Stereo Mx channels smul- taneously, frees you from mxng efforts.
  • Page 78 ▍ Realtek Audo Audo I/O In ths tab, you can easly configure your mult-channel audo functon and speakers. You can choose a desred mult-channel operaton here. ■ Headphone for the common headphone ■ 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output ■ 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output ■...
  • Page 79 MS-7609 ■ Connector Settngs Clck to access connector settngs. Dsable front panel jack detecton (optonal) Jack detecton functon only works wth HD audo front panel. Please check f front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check ths tem to dsable front panel jack detecton.
  • Page 80 ▍ Realtek Audo S/PDIF Short for Sony/Phlps Dgtal Interface, a standard audo file transfer format. S/PDIF al- lows the transfer of dgtal audo sgnals from one devce to another wthout havng to be converted first to an analog format. Mantanng the vablty of a dgtal sgnal prevents the qualty of the sgnal from degradng when t s converted to analog.
  • Page 81 MS-7609 Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clckng t to test ts functonalty. The one you select wll lght up and make testng sound. If any speaker fals to make sound, then check whether the cable s nserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers wth good ones.
  • Page 82 ▍ Realtek Audo Mcrophone In ths tab you may set the functon of the mcrophone. Select the Nose Suppresson to remove the possble nose durng recordng, or select Acoustc Echo Cancellaton to cancel the acoustc echo drung recordng. Acoustc Echo Cancellaton prevents playback sound from beng recorded by mcro- phone together wth your sound.
  • Page 83 MS-7609 3D Audo Demo In ths tab you may adjust your 3D postonal audo before playng 3D audo applcatons lke gamng. You may also select dfferent envronment to choose the most sutable envronment you lke. A-17...
  • Page 84 ▍ Realtek Audo Informaton In ths tab t provdes some nformaton about ths HD Audo Configuraton utlty, nclud- ng Audo Drver Verson, DrectX Verson, Audo Controller & Audo Codec. You may also select the language of ths utlty by choosng from the Language lst. Also there s a selecton Show con n system tray.

  • Page 85: Hardware Setup

    MS-7609 ardware etup Connectng the Speakers When you have set the Mult-Channel Audo Functon mode properly n the software utlty, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks n accordance wth the settng n software utlty. ■ 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) No functon...
  • Page 86 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 4-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) No functon No functon A-20...
  • Page 87 MS-7609 ■ 6-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) No functon A-21...
  • Page 88 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 8-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) Lne Out (Sde channels) Important To enable 7.1 channel audo-out functon on Vsta operatng system, you have to nstall the Realtek Audo Drver.

  • Page 89: AppendX B OverclockNg Center

    Overclockng Center Overclockng Center, the most useful and powerful utl- ty that MSI has spent much research and efforts to de- velop, helps users to montor or configure the hardware status of MSI Manboard n wndows, such as CPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature.

  • Page 90: ActVatNg OverclockNg Center

    Once you have your Overclockng Center nstalled (locate the setup source file n the setup CD accompanyng wth your manboard, path: Utlty --> MSI Utlty --> Overclock- ng Center), t wll have a short cut con on the desktop, and a short cut path n your “Start-up”...

  • Page 91: System Info

    MS-7609 MS-7609 ySteM In the System Info screen, you can read the nformatons of manboard/ memory/ PCI. Motherboard Clck Motherboard to read the nformatons of manboard, manboard BIOS, nstalled CPU and nstalled graphcs card.

  • Page 92: Dot

    ▍ ▍ Overclockng Center Overclockng Center Clck DOT to enter the DOT screen. In DOT, you can read the basc system status n Basc menu or you can adjust advanced values for overclockng n Advance menu. Basc In the Basc menu, t provdes nformaton on CPU state, temperature, voltage, fan speed and CPU usage.
  • Page 93 MS-7609 MS-7609 Advance In the Advance menu, you can adjust the values for each envronment settng/ default settng. Clck the Coolng/ Slence/ Default/ Game/ Cnema button to enter t’s settng menu. Please refer to the followng descrptons to adjust the values and save them.
  • Page 94 ▍ ▍ Overclockng Center Overclockng Center In each settng menu, you can select desred values for manual overclockng. Smply clck the rght sde of the button whch arranges an arrow sgn, and a drop-down menu wll appear below the button, then select a value. Clck the arrow sgn and the drop-down menu wll appear.
  • Page 95 MS-7609 MS-7609 After you adjust the values n settng menu, you can save t for future use. Clck the Save button, and enter a name n the empty box. Then, clck Save button agan to save the settngs. Important It provdes you to save up to 20 user settngs. Clck the Load button and choose a saved user settng to load the settngs for the sys- tem.

  • Page 97: AppendX C Intel Ich10R Sata Raid

    Appendx C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty on platforms C-C-1...

  • Page 98: IntroductOn

    ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ntroduction The ICH10R provdes a hybrd soluton that combnes 6 ndependent SATAII ports for support of up to 6 Seral ATAII (Seral ATAII RAID) drves. Seral ATAII (SATAII) s the latest generaton of the ATA nterface. SATA hard drves delver blsterng transfer speeds up to 3 Gb/s.

  • Page 99: Bios ConfiguratOn

    MS-7609 MS-7609 bioS c onfiguration The Intel Matrx Storage Manager Opton ROM should be ntegrated wth the system BIOS on all motherboards wth a supported Intel chpset. The Intel Matrx Stroage Man- ager Opton ROM s the Intel RAID mplementaton and provdes BIOS and DOS dsk servces.
  • Page 100 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID After pressng the <Ctrl> and <I> keys smultaneously, the followng wndow wll ap- pear: ■ Create RAID Volume Select opton 1 Create RAID Volume” and press <Enter> key. The followng screen appears.
  • Page 101 MS-7609 MS-7609 In the Dsk field, press <Enter> key and the followng screen appears. Use <Space> key to select the dsks you want to create for the RAID volume, then clck <Enter> key to finsh selecton. Then select the strp value for the RAID array by usng the “upper arrow” or “down arrow”...
  • Page 102 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Important Snce you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrx RAID Technology), ths default sze (maxmum) needs to be reduced. Type n a new sze for the first volume. As an ex- ample: f you want the first volume to span the first half of the two dsks, re-type the sze to be half of what s shown by default.
  • Page 103 MS-7609 MS-7609 ■ Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drves wll be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume n the Intel RAID Opton ROM, your system wll become unbootable.
  • Page 104 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ■ Reset Dsks to Non-RAID Select opton 3 Reset Dsks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drves. The followng screen appears: Press <Y>...
  • Page 105 MS-7609 MS-7609 ■ Recovery Volume Optons Select opton 4 Recovery Volume Optons and press <Enter> to change recovery volume mode. The followng screen appears: Recovery mode wll change from Contnuous Update to On-Request after you en- able “Only Recovery Dsk” or “Only Master Dsk”.

  • Page 106: InstallNg DrVer

    Please follow the nstructon below to make an “Intel RAID Drver” for yourself. ® Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. Clck the “Browse DVD” on the Setup screen. Copy all the contents n \\RAID\Intel\ICH10R\floppy\f6flpy32 or f6flpy64 to a formatted floppy dskette.
  • Page 107 MS-7609 ■ Exstng Wndows Vsta/ XP Drver Installaton Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. The DVD wll auto-run and the setup screen wll appear. Under the Drver tab, clck on Intel RAID Edton. The drvers wll be automatcally nstalled.

  • Page 108: InstallNg Software

    nstallaton; however, you wll have the ablty to un-nstall all other non-drver components. Insert the MSI DVD and clck on the Drver-> Mult-Rad Drvers -> Intel RAID Drvers to nstall the software.
  • Page 109 MS-7609 MS-7609 The InstallSheld Wzard wll begn automatcally for nstallaton showed as followng: Clck on the Next button to proceed the nstallaton n the welcomng wndow. C-13...
  • Page 110 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID The wndow shows the components to be nstalled. Clck Next button to contnue. After readng the lcense agreement n the followng wndow, clck Yes button to con- tnue. C-14...
  • Page 111 MS-7609 MS-7609 The followng wndow appears to show the Readme Fle Informaton. It shows the sys- tem requrements and nstallaton nformaton. Once the nstallaton s complete, the followng wndow appears. C-15...

  • Page 112: Raid MGratOn InstructOns

    ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID raid M igration nStructionS The Intel Matrx Storage Console offers the flexblty to upgrade from a sngle Seral ATA (SATA) hard drve to RAID configuraton when an addtonal SATA hard drve s added to the system.
  • Page 113 MS-7609 MS-7609 Create RAID Volume from Exstng Dsk To create a RAID volume from an exstng dsk, choose Acton --> Create RAID Volume from Exstng Hard Drve. The Create RAID Volume from Exstng Hard Drve Wzard pops up to lead you for the followng procedure.
  • Page 114 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID (1) Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by enterng the volume name, selectng the RAID level and strp sze. ■ RAID Volume Name: A desred RAID volume name needs to be typed n where the “Volume_0000” text currently appears above.
  • Page 115 MS-7609 MS-7609 memory n the machne, and the usage pattern of the array. Heavly scattered wrtes are bound to be more expensve. RAID 10 (Mrrored Strpes) : A RAID 1 array of two RAID 0 arrays. ■ Strp Szes: Select the desred strp sze settng. As ndcated, the optmal settng s 128KB. Se- lectng any other opton may result n performance degradaton.
  • Page 116 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID (3) Select Member Hard Drve(s) Then select the member dsk (the target dsk) that you wsh to use and then clck “-->” to move t to the “Selected” field. Then clck “Next” to contnue. Please note that the exstng data on the selected hard drve(s) wll be deleted perma- nently.
  • Page 117 MS-7609 MS-7609 (4) Specfy Volume Sze Specfy the amount of avalable array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount n the space or use the slder to specfy. It s recommended you use 100% of the avalable space for the optmzed usage. For RAID 0 volume, f you do not specfy 100% of the hard drve space, the rest hard drve space wll be worked as RAID 1 volume, whch s the new technology called Intel Matrx RAID.
  • Page 118 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID (6) Start Mgraton The mgraton process may take up to two hours to complete dependng on the sze of the dsks beng used and the strp sze selected. A dalogue wndow wll appear stat- ng that the mgraton process may take consderable tme to complete, meanwhle a popup dalogue at the taskbar wll also show the mgraton status.

  • Page 119: Recovery Volume CreatOn

    MS-7609 MS-7609 ecovery oLuMe reation A recovery volume can be created usng ether Basc mode or Advanced mode n the Intel Matrx Storage Console. ■ Recovery Volume n Basc Mode Creaton Important Creatng a recovery volume wll permanently delete any exstng data on the drve se- lected as the recovery drve.
  • Page 120 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ■ Recovery Volume n Advanced Mode Creaton Important Creatng a recovery volume wll permanently delete any exstng data on the drve se- lected as the recovery drve. Back up all mportant data before begnnng these steps. To create a recovery volume n Advanced mode, use the followng steps: Open the Intel Matrx Storage Console.
  • Page 121 MS-7609 MS-7609 Modfy the recovery volume name f you wsh. Select a hard drve to be used as the master hard drve for the recovery volume. Select a hard drve to be used as the recovery hard drve for the recovery volume. C-25...
  • Page 122 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Select an update polcy. Select Fnsh to begn recovery volume creaton. C-26...

  • Page 123: Degraded Raid Array

    MS-7609 MS-7609 raid a egraded rray A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume s reported as degraded when one of ts hard drve members fals or s temporarly dsconnected, and data mrrorng s lost. As a result, the system can only utlze the remanng functonal hard drve member.
  • Page 124 ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Ext Intel RAID Opton ROM, and then reboot to Wndows system. When prompted to rebuld the RAID volume, clck ‘Yes’. The Intel(R) Storage Utlty wll be launched. Rght-clck the new hard drve and select ‘Rebuld to ths Dsk’. The ‘Rebuld Wzard’ wll be launched whch wll gude you through the process of rebuldng to the new hard drve.

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