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  • Page 1 K7N2GM2 / K7N2M2 Series MS-7051G (v1.X) M-ATX Mainboard G52-M7051G1...

  • Page 2: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    Manual Rev: 1.0 Release Date: June 2004 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • 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 ....................1-6 Chapter 2.
  • Page 6 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 ............. 2-17 CD-In Connector: JCD1 ................2-18 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ............. 2-18 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 ..........2-19 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2 ..........2-19 Serial Port Connector: JCOM2 ..............2-19 IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 .............
  • Page 7 Live Update ......................4-8 MEGA STICK ....................... 4-9 Basic Function .................... 4-9 Non-Unicode programs supported ............4-11 Audio Speaker Setting ..................4-13 Power on Agent ....................4-15 Power On ....................4-15 Power Off / Restart .................. 4-16 Start With ....................4-16 Auto Login ....................

  • Page 8: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Getting Started Chapter 1. Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the K7N2GM2/K7N2M2 (MS-7051G v1.X) Micro ATX mainboard. The K7N2GM2/K7N2M2 mainboard is ® ® based on NVIDIA nForce™2 SPP/IGP & NVIDIA nForce™2 MCP RAID for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced ®...

  • Page 9: Mainboard Specifications

    Mainboard Specifications ! Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron processors ! Supports FSB 400 Athlon XP processor from 1100 MHz up to 3200 or above (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php) Chipset ! NVIDIA ®...
  • 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 - 2 serial ports/1VGA port - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - audio ports in vertical ! Realtek 8201CL LAN PHY - Supports 10/100Mb/s auto-negotiation operation On-Board 1394 (optional) ! VIA VT6307...
  • Page 11 MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard NV RAID (Software) ! Supports 2 serial ATA plus 4 parallel ATA - RAID 1, or 1, 0+1, JBOD is supported - Booting from RAID - Cross controller RAID support - Rebuilding on the Fly - Spare Disk Allocation ! Supports Windows 2000 and later versions BIOS ! The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug &...

  • Page 12: Mainboard Layout

    Getting Started Mainboard Layout JCOM2 Top: mouse Bottom: keyboard SOCKET 462 SYS_FAN1 JCI1 Winbond W83627THF CPU_FAN1 FDD1 JPW1 JTV1 REALTEK Top: Line-In RTL8201CL Middle: Line-Out Bottom:Mic AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 NVIDIA JCD1 AUX_IN1 nFORCE 2 SATA2 SATA1 PCI Slot 2 RAID BIOS JFP2...

  • Page 13: Packing Contents

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard Packing Contents MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable (Optional) MSI motherboard Round Cable of Round Cable of Power Cable Floppy Disk IDE Devices Back IO Shield User’s Guide...

  • Page 14: 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 15: Quick Components Guide

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide JPW1, p.2-8 CPU, p.2-3 CPU_FAN1, p.2-14 SYS_FAN1, p.2-14 DDR DIMMs, p.2-6 JCOM2, p.2-19 SOC KET 462 JCI1, p.2-19 JWR1, p.2-8 Back Panel FDD1, p.2-14 I/O, p.2-9 JTV1, p.2-21 IDE1/2, p.2-15 AGP slot, p.2-24 PCI slots, p.2-24 SATA2, p.2-16 JCD1, p.2-18 SATA1, p.2-16...

  • Page 16: 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 17: Cpu Installation Procedures For Socket 462

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462 Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. Open Lever Sliding 2. Pull the lever sideways away 90 degree Plate from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

  • Page 18: Installing Amd Athlon Cpu Cooler Set

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

  • Page 19: Memory

    The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 2GB. You can install DDR266/ 333/400 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2). For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php. DDR DIMM Slots...

  • Page 20: Dimm Module Combination

    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 21: Power Supply

    JPW1 Pin Definition SIGNAL JPW1 MSI Reminds You... 1. These two connectors connect to the ATX power supply and have to work together to ensure stable operation of the mainboard. 2. Power supply of 300 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system...

  • Page 22: Back Panel

    Hardware Setup Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: L-in L-out 1394 Printer Port Mouse (optional) Keyboard COM Port VGA Port USB Ports USB Ports Mouse Connector ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ®...

  • Page 23: Keyboard Connector

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard Keyboard Connector ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching ® ® a PS/2 keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 keyboard directly into this connector. Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Mouse/Keyboard Data Mouse/Keyboard data No connection Ground Mouse/Keyboard Clock...

  • Page 24: 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 25: Lan (Rj-45) Jack

    Line In 1/8” Stereo Audio Connectors Line Out MSI Reminds You... For advanced audio application, Realtek ALC 655 is provided to offer support for 6-channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel audio. For more information on 6-channel audio operation, please refer to Appendix.

  • Page 26: Parallel Port Connector: Lpt1

    Hardware Setup 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 Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION STROBE Strobe...

  • Page 27: Connectors

    CPU fan control. Sensor Sensor +12V +12V SYS_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. Please refer to the recommend CPU fans at AMD ® official website. 2-14...

  • Page 28: Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1 & Ide2

    IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.

  • Page 29: Serial Ata Hdd Connectors: Sata1&Sata2

    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. Aux Line-In Connector: AUX_IN1 The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector.

  • Page 30: Front Panel Connectors: Jfp1 & Jfp2

    Hardware Setup 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 Connec- tivity Design Guide. Power Reset Switch Switch Speaker...

  • Page 31: 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 32: Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: Jci1

    Hardware Setup 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. 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 33: Ieee 1394 Connectors: J1394_1

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (optional) The mainboard provides one 1394 pin headers that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket. J1394_1 Pin Definition SIGNAL SIGNAL TPA+ TPA- Ground Ground TPB+ TPB- Cable power Cable power Key (no pin) Ground...

  • Page 34: Tv-Out Connector: Jtv1

    Hardware Setup TV-Out Connector: JTV1 The mainboard optionally provides a TV-Out connector for you to attach a TV- Out bracket. The TV-Out bracket offers two types of TV-Out connectors: S-Video and RCA Composite connector. Select the appropriate one to connect to the televi- sion and the television will be able to display PC’s information.

  • Page 35: Spdif Connector: Jsp1

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard SPDIF Connector: JSP1 The connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. JSP1 Pin Definition SIGNAL VCCS SPDIF0 JSP1 Connected to JSP1 The JSP1 supports SPDIF output only and can be connected to an external S P D I F B r a c k e t f o r d i g i t a l a u d i o transmission.

  • Page 36: 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 37: Slots

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard Slots The mainboard provides one AGP slot and three 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 38: 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 39: Entering Setup

    MS-7051G M-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 e n t e r S E T U P If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup,...

  • Page 40: 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 41 MS-7051G M-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 42: 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 43 MS-7051G M-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 44: 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 45 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 46 BIOS Setup Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Settings are described below: 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.

  • Page 47: Advanced Chipset Features

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features 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. Settings: [8M], [16M], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] and [Disabled].
  • Page 48 BIOS Setup Video RAM Cacheable Selecting [Enabled] allows caching of the video memory (RAM) at A0000h to AFFFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a memory access error may result. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

  • Page 49: Integrated Peripherals

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard 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 50 BIOS Setup 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 51 MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard 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 52 BIOS Setup 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 53 MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard Onboard FDC Controller Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed 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. The settings are: [Enabled], [Disabled].

  • Page 54: 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, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field.
  • Page 55 MS-7051G M-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. [Blank Screen] This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
  • Page 56 BIOS Setup WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event). Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. S3 Resume by USB (Win98) This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) state.

  • Page 57: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    MS-7051G M-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 58 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 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 59: H/W Monitor

    MS-7051G M-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 60: Cell Menu

    Settings: [Optimized], [High Performance/Turbo], [Manual]. Dynamic Overclocking (D.O.T) Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function, included in the MSI ’s newly developed CoreCell Technology. It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs, and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically.
  • Page 61 [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 overclocking regularly first.
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup CPU Interface This setting allows you to select the CPU/FSB parameters. Setting: [Optimal], [Aggressive]. When [Aggressive] is selected, the system will use overclocked CPU/ FSB parameters. Select [Optimal] for the most stable CPU/FSB parameters. Adjust DRAM Freq (FSB:DRAM) This setting controls the ratio of CPU FSB clock &...
  • Page 63 MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard AGP Clock Value When AGP Clock Control is set to [Manual], users can key in a number between [66] and [120]. FSB Spread Spectrum This item is used to enable or disable the FSB clock generator’s Spread Specturm feature.

  • Page 64: Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup 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. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

  • Page 65: 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 66: 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 67: 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 68 Power on Agent In this sub-menu, you can configure date, time and auto-executed programs of the power-on, power-off and restarting features. MSI Reminds You... Click on back button in every sub-menu and it will bring you back to the main menu.

  • Page 69: Communication

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard 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 70: Software Access Point

    Introduction to DigiCell Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communicated status on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on the desired icon, in which the default settings are configured for your usage. The default software access point mode is set to WLAN Card Mode.

  • Page 71: Access Point Mode

    MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard Access Point Mode Click on “more” 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 s e t t i n g disabled.

  • Page 72: Wlan Card Mode

    Introduction to DigiCell 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. Security This option allows you to enable/disable the authentication function.

  • Page 73: Live Update

    BIOS/drivers/VGA 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 Up- date 3”...

  • Page 74: Mega Stick

    Introduction to DigiCell 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 75 MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause, previous/next song, song info and volume adjusting. There is also a scroll bar on the top for you to forward/rewind. pause previous next forward/rewind...

  • Page 76: Non-Unicode Programs Supported

    Introduction to DigiCell 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 display incorrectly. However, you can install the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem.
  • Page 77 MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard 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 78: Audio Speaker Setting

    Introduction to DigiCell 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 79 MS-7051G M-ATX Mainboard 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 80: Power On Agent

    Click “OK” to restart the computer right away or click “Later” to restart your computer later. MSI Reminds You... Please note that the new setting will not take effect until you restart your computer.

  • Page 81: 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 82: Auto Login

    Introduction to DigiCell 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 83: 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) tech- nology—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.

  • Page 84: Introduction

    MSI Reminds You... Please note that users cannot install OS, either WinME or Win98, in their SATA hard drive. Under these two OSs, SATA can only be used as a normal storage device.

  • Page 85: 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 86 Channel 1, controller 0, Master 1.1.M Channel 1, controller 1, Slave MSI Reminds You... There is no such thing as Slave drive in Serial ATA. All drives are considered to be Master since there is a one to one connection...
  • Page 87 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 88 MS-7051G M-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 89: 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 90: 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\CK8S\Win2k-XP\IDE\WinXP to a formatted floppy disk.
  • Page 91 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 92: Initializing And Using The Disk Array

    MS-7051G M-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 93 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 94: Raid Drives Management

    \\nVidia\System\CK8S\Win2k-XP\IDE\WinXP of the setup CD accompanied with your mainboard). The RAID configuration information appears in the right-side pane, as shown below. MSI Reminds You... The information in the figures in this part may very from what it is shown in your system.
  • Page 95 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 96: Setting Up A Spare Raid Disk

    MS-7051G M-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 97 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 98 MS-7051G M-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. Note: In Figure 3.10 there is only one array created on the system.
  • Page 99 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.
  • Page 100 MS-7051G M-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 101 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 102: Rebuilding A Raid Mirrored Array

    MS-7051G M-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. Rebuilding Instructions After creating a mirrored array, you can rebuild the array using the following steps: 1.
  • Page 103 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 104 MS-7051G M-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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