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Hetis 965 Series
MS-6441 (V1.X) Barebone
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  • Page 1 Hetis 965 Series MS-6441 (V1.X) Barebone G52-64411X2...
  • Page 2 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been 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.

  • Page 3: Revision History

    Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. ® ® Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ® PS/2 and OS /2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. ® W indows 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ®...

  • Page 4: 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 equipment from overheating.
  • Page 5 Warning: 1. For every changes in powercord’s usage, please use an approved power cord with condition greater or equal to H05VV-F,3G , 0.75mm 2. Internal part is hazardous moving parts, please keep fingers and other body parts away. 3. For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
  • Page 6 WEEE Statement...
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  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1. Getting Started...1-1 Mainboard Specifications...1-2 System Configuration...1-4 Thermal Solution...1-7 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup...2-1 Mainboard Layout...2-2 CPU (Central Processing Unit)...2-3 Memory...2-4 Power Supply...2-5 Front Panel...2-6 Back Panel...2-7 Connectors...2-9 Jumper...2-12 Slot...2-13 Chapter 3. Sy stem Assembly...3-1 O ver view...3-2 Installation Procedures...3-4 Chapter 4.

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    Chapter 1 Getting Started Congratulations for purchasing Hetis 965 Series (MS-6441) Barebone. Hetis 965 Series is your best Slim PC choice. W ith the fantastic appearance and small form factor, it can easily be set anywhere. The feature packed platform...

  • Page 11: Mainboard Specifications

    M S-6441 Barebone Mainboard Specifications Processor Support ® - Supports Intel Celeron D, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Extreme (Conroe) / Core 2 Quad (Kentsfield) processors in LGA775 Package. Supported FSB - 533 / 800 / 1066 MHz...
  • Page 12 Getting Started Connectors Back Panel - 1 PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port - 2 Serial Ports - 1 VGA Port - 1 LAN Jack (RJ45) - 1 IEEE 1394 Port - 4 USB 2.0 Ports - 6 Audio Jacks Front Panel - 2 Audio Jacks (Headphone and Microphone) - 2 USB 2.0 Ports...

  • Page 13: System Configuration

    M S-6441 Barebone System Configuration Front View 1. Headphone (Green) 2. M icrophone (Pink) 3. USB 2.0 Ports 4. IEEE 1394 Port 5. Power Button / Power LED 6. HDD LED 7. ODD Eject / Close Button 8. Optical Disk Drive (Optional)

  • Page 14: Back View

    Back View 1. Voltage Selector 2. Power Jack 3. Ventilation Hole 4. USB 2.0 Ports 5. PS/2 M ouse (Green) 6. PS/2 Keyboard (Purple) 7. Serial Ports Getting Started 8. VGA Port 9. Audio Jacks 10. Power Switch 11. Support Bracket Spring 12.

  • Page 15: Chassis Design

    M S-6441 Barebone Chassis Design † Dimension: 330MM (D) x 320MM (W) x 94MM (H) † Minimized screw structure † Detachable bay housing † Multiple ventilation holes 1. CPU Fan Ventilation Hole 2. System Ventilation Hole 3. System Fan Ventilation Hole 4.

  • Page 16: Thermal Solution

    Getting Started Thermal Solution To prevent the system from overheating, we have adopted a specially designed CPU cooler and multiple ventilation holes for better cooling effects. The specially designed ® ® CPU cooler supports Intel LGA775 - Prescott Pentium D and Conroe Core E6000 Sequence.

  • Page 17: System Design

    M S-6441 Barebone System Design Sy st em Socket M e mo r y DIMM Slots Back Panel Power Supply Front Panel Driver Bays (from top to bottom) Card Reader Drive Optical Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Po w e r...

  • Page 18: System Air Flow Direction

    System Air Flow Direction Sy st em Socket M e mo r y DIMM Slots Back Panel Power Supply Front Panel After the installation is completed, please keep other objects away from the ventilation hole at least 2.5cm and above. Do not block the ventilation hole. Getting Started Po w e r Supply Fan...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hard- ware setup procedures. W hile doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.

  • Page 20: Mainboard Layout

    M S-6441 Barebone Mainboard Layout MS-7334 (V1.X) Mainboard...

  • Page 21: Cpu (Central Processing Unit)

    CPU (Central Processing Unit) The mainboard supports Intel Sequence. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called LGA775. When you are install- ing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.

  • Page 22: Memory

    M S-6441 Barebone Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules. DIMM1~2 240-pin, 1.8V 64 x 2 = 128-pin 56 x 2 = 112-pin Important Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 2GB.

  • Page 23: Power Supply

    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. ATX1 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

  • Page 24: Front Panel

    M S-6441 Barebone Front Panel The Front Panel provides the following connectors: Headphone M icrophone USB Ports 1394 Port (G reen) (Pink) Audio Ports These audio ports allow you to connect front audio devices. USB Ports The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or other USB-compat- ible devices.

  • Page 25: Back Panel

    Back Panel The Rear Panel provides the following connectors: 1394 Port M o us e USB Ports Keyboard The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Left LED LED Color No Transmission...
  • Page 26 M S-6441 Barebone Serial Ports The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector. VGA Port The DB15-pin female connector is provided for monitor.

  • Page 27: Connectors

    Connectors IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. IDE1 Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives separately to Master / Slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDE device’s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions.
  • Page 28 M S-6441 Barebone Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 / SATA2 These connectors are high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device. Fan Power Connectors: CPU_F1 / SYS_F1 The CPU_F1 (processor fan) and SYS_F1 (system fan) support system cooling fan with +12V.
  • Page 29 Front Panel Connector: JFP1 This connector is for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The ® JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. 10 9 Power Reset Switch Switch Power JFP1 CD-In Connector: CD_IN1 This connector is provided for external audio input.

  • Page 30: Jumper

    M S-6441 Barebone Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration. W ith the CMOS RAM, the system can auto- matically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumper to clear data.

  • Page 31: Slot

    The mainboard provides one PCI-X express slot. The PCI-X slot allows you to insert Riser Cards and the Riser Cards are included in the barebone. The Riser Cards allows you to insert PCI/PCI-E expansion card. You can insert any type of PCI cards and standard PCI-E to meet your needs.

  • Page 32: Chapter 3. Sy Stem Assembly

    Chapter 3 System Assembly This chapter provides you with the information about sys- tem assembly procedures. W hile doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installa- tion procedures. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components.

  • Page 33: Overview

    M S-6441 Barebone Overview The built-in mainboard (MS-7334) is designed for Hetis 965 Series (MS-6441) barebone only. Except the mainboard, the built-in components of the barebone include power supply. In this chapter, we will show you how to install CPU, CPU Cooler, Memory Modules, Card Reader, Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Optical Disk Drive (ODD).

  • Page 34: Checking The Items

    Checking the Items Before assembling your system, please check the items listed below for basic sys- tem operation. The footstand and the CPU cooler are included in the package, other items are optional. Footstand CPU (Optional) HDD (Optional) Card Reader (Optional) System Assembly CPU Cooler ODD (Optional)

  • Page 35: Installation Procedures

    M S-6441 Barebone Installation Procedures 1. Removing Chassis Cover Unlock the two sc rews on the back panel with hands. Remove the chassis cover. Press the level on the support bracket spring to release it. Unlock the screw on the front panel to...
  • Page 36 System Assembly 2. Installing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Lift the drive cage to slide aside. Pull the HDD tray forwards to remove it from the chassis. Put the HDD in the HDD tray and use four screws to fix it on both sides. Connect the cable and the power cord to the HDD, then put the HDD tray back to secure it on the drive cage.
  • Page 37 M S-6441 Barebone 3. Installing Optical Disk Drive (ODD) Pull the lock brackets outwards on the both sides to release. Insert the ODD and push the lock brack- ets back to fix it. Connect the cable and the power cord to the ODD, then restore the drive cage.
  • Page 38 System Assembly 4. Installing Card Reader (Optional) Use the screwdriver to unlock the card reader cage. Insert the card reader into the cage with 15 degree angle. Insert the LED into the cage and lock the card reader with two screws. Restore the card reader back and con- nect the cable to the CR1 connector on the mainboard.

  • Page 39: Installing Memory Modules

    M S-6441 Barebone 5. Installing Memory Modules Locate the DIMM slots. Insert the DIMM vertically into the slot. Note: The DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. It will only fit in the right direction.

  • Page 40: Installing Cpu

    System Assembly 6. Installing CPU Locate the CPU socket. Pull the lever away from the socket and raise it up, then lift up the cover. Put the CPU onto the socket. Note: Make sure the pins are com- pletely embedded into the socket. The C P U c a n o n ly f it in t h e c o r re c t direction.

  • Page 41: Installing Cpu Cooler

    M S-6441 Barebone 7. Installing CPU Cooler Place the CPU cooler onto the CPU socket and secure the four screws. Important Do not fix any screw until all the four screws are in the position, and lock the four screws with balance, or it may shift the CPU position to cause the system unbootable.

  • Page 42: Restoring Chassis Cover

    System Assembly 8. Restoring Chassis Cover Restore the support bracket. Restore the chassis cover. L oc k th e c h as s i s c over wit h th e s c rews . Tower ty pe Horizontal type 3-11...

  • Page 43: Installing Footstand

    M S-6441 Barebone 9. Installing Footstand Lift up the PC and put the rubber feet into the pits on the footstand. Make sure the rubber feet to get stuck on the footstand. Put the PC on the footstand or lay on the rubber foots.

  • Page 44: Chapter 4. Bios Setup

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup pro- gram 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.

  • Page 45: Entering Setup

    M S-6441 Barebone Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. W hen the message below appears on the screen, press <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.

  • Page 46: Control Keys

    Control Keys Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select the item <Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu <+/PU>...

  • Page 47: The Menu Bar

    M S-6441 Barebone The Menu Bar Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features available on your system. Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices.

  • Page 48: Main

    Main - System Overview - AMI BIOS This item shows the information of AMI BIOS. (Read-only) Processor This item shows the information of Processor. (Read-only) System M emory This item shows the information of System Memory. (Read-only) System Time This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current time). The time format is <hour>...

  • Page 49: Advanced

    M S-6441 Barebone Advanced - Advanced Settings - CPU Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:...
  • Page 50 BIOS Setup - Configure advanced CPU settings - M anufacturer / Brand String These items show the CPU related information of your system. (Read-only) Frequency / FSB Speed These items show the current CPU Front Side Bus (FSB) clock frequency and speed.
  • Page 51 M S-6441 Barebone IDE Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: - IDE Configuration - Mirrored IDER Configuration This item allows user to enable or disable the IDER function. SATA#1 Configuration This item allows you to configurare IDE device mode.
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup - Primary IDE Master - Type This item allows you to select the hard disk type. Available setting options are:[Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD] or [ARMD]. LBA/Large M ode This item allows you to enable or disable the LBA (Logical Block Address, the logical block size in hard disk) mode.
  • Page 53 M S-6441 Barebone 32Bit Data Transfer The IDE interface in the integrated peripherals controller supports 32- bit data transfers.Select [Enabled] only if your IDE hard drives can also support 32-bit transfer mode. SuperIO Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:...
  • Page 54 Hardware Health Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: - Hardware Health Configuration - System / CPU Temperature, SYSFAN / CPUFAN Speed, Vcore, VCC(V), +12V, +5V, 3.3V, VBAT These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware de- vices/components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’...
  • Page 55 M S-6441 Barebone - ACPI Settings - General ACPI Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: - General ACPI Configuration - Suspend M ode Select the type of Suspend mode: [POS] Power-on suspend (the CPU and core system remain...

  • Page 56: Boot

    BIOS Setup Boot - Boot Settings - Boot Settings Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: 4-13...
  • Page 57 M S-6441 Barebone - Boot Settings Configuration - Quick Boot Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Full Screen Logo Display This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Set-...
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup Hard Disk Drives Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: - Hard Disk Drives - 1st Drive This item allows you to set the type of hard disk drives installed. 4-15...

  • Page 59: Security

    M S-6441 Barebone Security - Security Settings - Change Superv isor Password Use this item to change the supervisor password that controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. Change User Password Use this item to change the user password that controls access to the system at boot.

  • Page 60: Chipset

    BIOS Setup Chipset - Advanced Chipset Settings - North Bridge Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: 4-17...
  • Page 61 M S-6441 Barebone - North Bridge Chipset Configuration - Video Function Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: - Video Function Configuration - DVMT M ode Select This item allows you to set the mode for the graphics core.
  • Page 62 South Bridge Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: - South Bridge Chipset Configuration - GbE Controller This item allows user to enable or disable the GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) controller. GbE LAN Boot This item allows user to enable or disable the onboard PXE ROM for second boot.

  • Page 63: Exit

    M S-6441 Barebone Exit - Exit Options - Save Changes and Exit Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and exit setup. Discard Changes Abandon all changes. Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi- cally for optimal performance of the mainboard.

  • Page 64: Appendix A Realtek Alc888 Audio

    Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio The Realtek ALC888 provides 10-channel DAC that si- multaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 chan- nels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out- Right channels. Realtek ALC888 Audio...

  • Page 65: Installing The Realtek Hd Audio Driver

    M S-6441 Barebone Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC888 codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems.
  • Page 66 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Realtek ALC888 Audio Click here Select this option Click here...

  • Page 67: Software Configuration

    M S-6441 Barebone Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio M anager from the Control Panel.

  • Page 68: Sound Effect

    Realtek ALC888 Audio Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow, totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer pipe”, “Arena”...
  • Page 69 M S-6441 Barebone Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool. 10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz. Save The settings are saved permanently for future use.
  • Page 70 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal- izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop”...
  • Page 71 M S-6441 Barebone Mixer In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually. 1. Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output items.
  • Page 72 Important You have to plug audio device into the jacks on the rear and front panel first before enable the multi-stream function. W hen you are playing the first audio source (for example: use W indows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the default setting.
  • Page 73 M S-6441 Barebone 3. Playback control Tool Mute M u te You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.
  • Page 74 4. Recording control Tool Mute M u te You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed. - Enable recording multi-streaming Important ALC888 allows you to record the CD, Line, Mic and Stereo Mix channels...
  • Page 75 M S-6441 Barebone Audio I/O In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. a. Headphone for the common headphone b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output d.
  • Page 76 Realtek ALC888 Audio Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Disable front panel jack detection (option) Find no function on front panel jacks? Please check if front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check this item to disable front panel jack detection. M ute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in.
  • Page 77 M S-6441 Barebone Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones.
  • Page 78 Realtek ALC888 Audio Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppres- sion to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording. Acoustic Echo Cancelltion prevents playback sound from being recorded by mi- crophone together with your sound.

  • Page 79: D Audio Demo

    M S-6441 Barebone 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica- tions like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like. A-16...
  • Page 80 Realtek ALC888 Audio Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray.

  • Page 81: Hardware Setup

    M S-6441 Barebone Hardware Setup Connecting the Speakers W hen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility. n 2-Channel M ode for Stereo-Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the back panel when 2-Channel Mode is selected.
  • Page 82 n 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output 4-Channel Analog Audio Output Line-In Line-Out (Front channels) RS-Out (Rear surround channels) No function No function Realtek ALC888 Audio Back Panel A-19...
  • Page 83 M S-6441 Barebone n 6-Channel M ode for 6-Speaker Output 6-Channel Analog Audio Output Line-In Line-Out (Front channels) RS-Out (Rear surround channels) CS-Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) No function A-20 Back Panel...
  • Page 84 n 8-Channel M ode for 8-Speaker Output 8-Channel Analog Audio Output Line-In Line-Out (Front channels) RS-Out (Rear surround channels) CS-Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) SS-Out (Side channels) Realtek ALC888 Audio Back Panel A-21...

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