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  • Page 1 K8N Diamond MS-7100 (v1.0) ATX Mainboard G52-M7100X1...

  • Page 2: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    Manual Rev: 1.0 Release Date: Dec. 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 T he material in this document is the intellec tual property of M ICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. W e 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: Safety Instructions

    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 ............iii Copyright Notice ......................iii Revision History ......................iii Safety Instructions ......................iv Technical Support ......................iv Chapter 1. Getting Started ..................1-1 Mainboard Specifications ................... 1-2 Mainboard Layout ....................1-5 Packing Contents ....................1-6 Chapter 2.
  • Page 6 S e r i a l A T A / S e r i a l A T A R A I D C o n n e c t o r s c o n t r o l l e d b y nForce4 SLI: SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 / SATA4;...
  • Page 7 Communication ..................... 4-5 Software Access Point ..................4-6 Terminology ....................4-6 Access Point Mode ..................4-7 WLAN Card Mode ..................4-8 Live Update ......................4-9 MEGA STICK ....................... 4-10 Basic Function ................... 4-10 Non-Unicode programs supported ............4-12 Core Center (for AMD Processor) ..............4-14 Power on Agent ....................
  • Page 8 Chapter 7. Silicon Image SATARAID5 Introduction ........7-1 Introduction ......................7-2 RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks ........7-2 RAID 0 (Striping) ..................7-2 RAID 1 (Mirroring) ..................7-2 JBOD (Just Bunch of Disks) ............... 7-2 Creating and Deleting RAID sets with BIOS Utility ..........7-3 Main Menu ....................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Started Getting Started Thank you for choosing the K8N Diamond (MS-7100) v1.X ® ATX mainboard. The K8N Diamond mainboard is based on nVIDIA nForce™4 SLI chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit ® the advanced AM D K8 Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 processor, the K8N Diamond mainboard delivers a high performance and profes- sional desktop platform solution.

  • Page 10: Mainboard Specifications

    Mainboard Specifications † Supports Socket-939 for AMD K8 Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 (Socket939) processor † Supports up to 4000+ Athlon FX55 , or higher CPU (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php) Chipset † nVIDIA nForce4 SLI...
  • Page 11 Getting Started USB Interface † 10 USB ports - Controlled by nForce4 SLI chipset - 4 ports in the rear I/O, 6 ports via the external bracket NV RAID (Software) † Supports up to 4 SATA and 2 ATA133 Hard drives - RAID 0 or 1, 0+1, JBOD is supported - RAID function available for ATA133+SATA H/D or 4 SATA H/D drives Silicon Image’s SATARAID (Software) (Optional)
  • Page 12 † ATX Form Factor (30.4 cm X 24.4 cm) M ounting † 9 mounting holes MSI Reminds You... To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment, Microsoft’s Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. As the...

  • Page 13: Mainboard Layout

    PCI _E3 SATA1 CK8-04 SLI SATA4 PCI Slot 1 SATA3 NB_FAN1 VT6306 CREATIVE PCI Slot 2 JDB1 Sound Bluster S_FAN2 PCI Slot 3 JFP1 JLPC1 JFP2 J1394_2 JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 AUD1 SATA5 SATA6 J139 4_1 K8N Diamond (MS-7100 v1.X) ATX Mainboard...

  • Page 14: Packing Contents

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Packing Contents MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA RAID Driver SATA Cable/ Diskette/ Creative MSI motherboard Power Cable (Optional) Audio Driver D-Bracket 2 SLI Switch card SLI bridge (Optional) Round Cable of Round Cable of 1394 Cable...

  • Page 15: 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 16: Quick Components Guide

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Quick Components Guide CPU, p.2-3 S_FAN1, p.2-16 DDR DIMMs, p.2-7 C_FAN1, JPWR2, p.2-16 p.2-10 JCI1, p.2-17 JIR1, p.2-20 Back Panel FDD1, p.2-16 I/O, p.2-12 JPWR1, p.2-10 IDE1/2, p.2-17 JCD1, p.2-18 PCI_E1, p.2-28 SW1, PCI_E4, p.2-27 p.2-24 SATA1~4, PCI_E3, p.2-28...

  • Page 17: Central Processing Unit: Cpu

    If you do not have 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/pro- gram/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php. MSI Reminds You...

  • Page 18: Cpu Installation Procedures For Socket 939

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 939 1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before Open Lever installing the CPU. Sliding 2. Pull the lever s ideways away 90 degree Plate from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90-de- gree angle.

  • Page 19: Installing Amd Athlon64/ Athlon64 Fx Cpu Cooler Set

    Hardware Setup Installing AMD Athlon64/ Athlon64 FX CPU Cooler Set W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.
  • Page 20 Safety Hook Fixed Lever Fixed Bolt MSI Reminds You... While disconnecting the Safety Hook from the fixed bolt, it is neces- sary to keep an eye on your fingers, because once the Safety Hook is disconnected from the fixed bolt, the fixed lever will spring back instantly.

  • Page 21: Memory

    The mainboard provides 4 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 4GB. You can install DDR266/ 333/400 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~4). For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php. DIMM1~4...

  • Page 22: Recommended Memory Combination List

    128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 512MB~4GB MSI Reminds You... - Dual-channel DDR works ONLY in the 3 combinations listed in the table shown in the previous page. - Please select the identical memory modules to install on the dual channel, and DO NOT install three memory modules on three DIMMs, or it may cause some failure.

  • Page 23: Installing Ddr Modules

    3. 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 24: Power Supply

    JPW1 Pin Definition SIGNAL JPWR2 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 450 watts (and above) is highly recommended for system stability.

  • Page 25: Important Notification About Power Issue

    Hardware Setup Important Notification about Power Issue NForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore this issue mostly happens while the users intensively swap memory modules under S5 (power-off) states, and the power code is plugged while installing modules. Due to several pins are very sensitive to ESD, so this kind of memory-replacement actions might cause system chipset unable to boot.

  • Page 26: Back Panel

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: L-In RS-Out Parallel M ou se 1394 Port SPDIF USB Ports L-Out CS-Out Keyboard COM Port SPDIF Out (Coaxial) (Optical) Mouse Connector (Green) / Keyboard Connector (Purple) ®...

  • Page 27: 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 28: Lan (Rj-45) Jack

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard LAN (RJ-45) Jack The mainboard provides 2 standard RJ-45 jacks for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). This Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000, 100 or 10Mbps. You can connect a network cable to either LAN jack. Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 29: 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 Ex- tended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION STROBE...

  • Page 30: Connectors

    S_ FAN1 S_ FAN2 NB_FAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. CPUFAN1 supports fan control. You can install Core Center util- ity that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature.

  • Page 31: 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 32: Nforce4 Sli: Sata1 / Sata2 / Sata3 / Sata4

    Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Connect to serial ATA ports MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which will cause the loss of data during the transmission. CD-In Connector: JCD1 The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

  • Page 33: 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 Connectivity Design Guide. JFP1 Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION HD_LED_P...

  • Page 34: Front Panel Audio Connector: Aud1

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard MSI Reminds You... Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly, or itmay cause some damage. Front Panel Audio Connector: AUD1 The AUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel ®...

  • Page 35: Ieee 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 / J1394_2

    Hardware Setup IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 / J1394_2 The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket. Pin Definition SIGNAL SIGNAL TPA+ TPA- Ground Ground J1394_1/ J1394_2 TPB+ TPB- Cable power Cable power Key (no pin)
  • Page 36 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard D-Bracket™ 2 Connected to JDB1 (Optional) Connected to JUSB1, JUSB2 or JUSB3 LEDs (the USB pinheader in YELLOW color) D-Bracket™ 2 is an external USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs, which use graphic signal display to help users understand their system. The LEDs provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system.
  • Page 37 Hardware Setup Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting. Initializing Keyboard Controller. Testing VGA BIOS This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen. Processor Initialization This will show information regarding the processor (like brand name, system bus, etc...) Testing RTC (Real Time Clock) Initializing Video Interface This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video...

  • Page 38: Nv Sli (Scalable Link Interface) Connector: Pci_E4

    1. Turn the latch either right or left to loosen the SLI switch card (refer to fig.2). Turn the latc h to loosen the card Fig.2 MSI Reminds You... Make sure that you power off the system before removing the SLI switch card. 2-24...
  • Page 39 PCI Express card. SLI bridge card Fig.5 MSI Reminds You... 1. Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only. The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase.
  • Page 40 6. Restart your system and a pop-up will show in the system tray confirming that M ulti-GPU has been enabled. MSI Reminds You... If you want to remove one graphics card and quit the SLI function, make sure that you reset the SLI switch card (SLI mode to non-SLI mode) and disable the "MultiGPU"...

  • Page 41: Button

    Hardware Setup Button The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of button. Clear CMOS Button: SW1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuration data.

  • Page 42: Slots

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Slots The mainboard provides two PCI Express x16 slot and three 32-bit PCI bus slots. PCI Express Slots: PCI_E1 & PCI_E3 The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, intercon- nect technology, support Intel highest performance desktop platforms utilizing the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology with these platform benefits.

  • Page 43: Pci Interrupt Request Routing

    Hardware Setup PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hard- ware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: Order 1 Order 2 Order 3...

  • Page 44: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    SETUP. ² 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 c ontinuous update for better s y s tem performanc e.

  • Page 45: Entering Setup

    MSI Reminds You... The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

  • Page 46: Control Keys

    BIOS Setup 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>...

  • Page 47: The Main Menu

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 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 48 BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi- cally for optimal performance of the mainboard. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

  • Page 49: Standard Cmos Features

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 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 50 Landing Z one Cylinder location of the landing zone. Sector Number of sectors. MSI Reminds You... IDE Third/ Fourth/ Fifth/ Sixth Master are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the SATA connector on the mainboard. Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drive installed. Available options: [None], [360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.].

  • Page 51: Advanced Bios Features

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Boot To OS/2 ® This allows you to run the OS/2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB.
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup Boot Sequence Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot Other Device Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.

  • Page 53: Advanced Chipset Features

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Advanced Chipset Features SLI Broadcast Aperture Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled]. 3-10...

  • Page 54: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. USB KB/Storage Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced keyboard or storage device in the operating system. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. nVidia MAC LAN This setting controls the nVidia LAN controller.
  • Page 55 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard OnBoard Sil3132 RAID This setting controls the onboard Sil3132 RAID chip. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. OnBoard Sil3132 Mode This setting allows you to select the Onboard Sil3132 mode. Setting options: [SATA], [RAID]. I/O Device Configuration Press <Enter>...
  • Page 56 BIOS Setup UR2 Duplex Mode This setting controls the operating mode of IR transmission/reception. Setting options: [Full], [Half]. Under [Full] Duplex mode, synchronous, bi-directional trans- mission/reception is allowed. Under [Half] Duplex mode, only asynchronous, bi- directional transmission/reception is allowed. Use IR Pins Please consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals.
  • Page 57 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard OnChip IDE Channel 0 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Choose [Enabled] to activate each channel separately. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. OnChip IDE Channel 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.

  • Page 58: 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. ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating...
  • Page 59 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are: [Power Off] The power button functions as normal power off button. [Suspend] W hen you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.

  • Page 60: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup 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 61 This item allows you to set the PCI Express Maximum payload size per time . Settings: [4096], [128], [256], [512], [1024], [2048]. 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.

  • Page 62: H/W Monitor

    BIOS Setup 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 63: Cell Menu

    Cell Menu The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of CPU, AGP, DRAM and overclocking functions. MSI Reminds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CPU / DDR Clock These two items show the current clocks of CPU & DDR. Read-only.
  • Page 64 BIOS Setup M emclock index value (M hz) W hen it is set to Manual in “Timing Mode”, user can place an artificial memory clock on the system. Please note that memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency. Setting options: [100], [133], [166], [200]. CAS# Latency (Tcl) W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable.This controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles) before...
  • Page 65 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Read to Write delay (Trwt) W hen the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This is not a DRAM-specified timing parameter, but must be considered due to routing laten- cies on the clock forwarded bus. It is counted from the first address bus slot that was not associated with part of the read burst.
  • Page 66 Dynamic Overclocking Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function, included in ’s newly developed CoreCell the MSI Technology. It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs, and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically. W hen the motherboard detects CPU is running programs, it will speed up CPU automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster.
  • Page 67 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 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 68 CPU’s from overheating due to the heavy working loading. Setting options: [Disabled], [Auto]. MSI Reminds You... For the purpose of ensuring the stability of Cool'n'Quiet function, it is always recommended to have the memories plugged in DIMM1.

  • Page 69: Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

  • Page 70: Bios Setting Password

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setting Password W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password.

  • Page 71: Chapter 4. Introduction To Digicell

    Chapter 4. Introduction to DigiCell 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 W LAN...

  • Page 72: Main

    Introduction: Click on each icon appearing above to enter the sub-menu to make further configuration. M SI 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 73 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 74: H/W Diagnostic

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

  • Page 75: Communication

    Introduction to DigiCell Communication In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / W LAN / 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 76: Software Access Point

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the status of communicating 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 77: Access Point Mode

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

  • Page 78: Wlan Card Mode

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature enable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN. M AC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network.

  • Page 79: Live Update

    Live Update 3” icon (as shown on the right) will appear on the screen. Double click the “MSI Live Update 3” icon, and the following screen will appear: Five buttons are placed on the left column of the screen. Click the desired button to start the update process.

  • Page 80: Mega Stick

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature MEGA STICK In the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICK and the media files (*.m3u, *.mp3, *.wav, *.cda, *.wma) on your system. Basic Function Here you can edit your own play list with the buttons “load”, “save”, “delete”, “shuffle”, “repeat”...
  • Page 81 Introduction to DigiCell There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause, previous/next song, song info and volume adjust. There is also a scroll bar on the top for you to forward/rewind. pause previous next forward/rewind...

  • Page 82: Non-Unicode Programs Supported

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Non-Unicode programs supported If you are using an operating system in European languages, and you’d like to play the media files in MEGA STICK with East-Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese... etc.), it is possible that the file names display incorrectly. However, you can ins tall the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem.
  • Page 83 Introduction to DigiCell 3. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to be supported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick) from the drop- down list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. The system will install the necessary components from your Microsoft Setup CD immediately.

  • Page 84: Core Center (For Amd Processor)

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Core Center (for AMD Processor) Click on the Core Center icon in the main menu and the Core Center program will be enabled. Cool’n’Quiet This utility provides a CPU temperature detection function called Cool’n’Quiet. ®...
  • Page 85 CPU fan speed in 8 different modes, from High Speed to Low speed. If you choose Cool’n’Quiet, the system will automatically configure an optimal setting for you. MSI Reminds You... To ensure that Cool’n’Quiet function is activated and will be working properly, it is required to double confirm that: 1.

  • Page 86: 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 87: Power Off / Restart

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

  • Page 88: Auto Login

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Auto Login Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations: 1. If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to enter your user name &...

  • Page 89: Chapter 5. Introduction To Creative Sound Blaster

    Introduction to Creative sound Blaster Chapter 5. Introduction to Creative Sound Blaster Introduction to Creative Sound Blaster The mainboard is equipped with Creative CA0106 chip. Creative CA0106 supports up to 8-channel & SPDIF audio effect and allows the board to attach 2, 4, 6 or 8 speakers for better surround sound effect.

  • Page 90: Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function 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.
  • Page 91 Introduction to Creative sound Blaster n 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output Back Panel Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real-chan- nel Line Out connector. 4-Channel Analog Audio Output Line In/ Side Surround Out (Side channels, but not function on this mode) Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode)
  • Page 92 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard n 6-Channel M ode for 6-Speaker Output Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel and two speakers to the cen- ter/subwoofer-channel Line Out connectors. 6-Channel Analog Audio Output Line In/ Side Surround Out (Side channels, but not function on this mode) Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels)
  • Page 93 Introduction to Creative sound Blaster n 8-Channel M ode for 8-Speaker Output Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel, two speakers to the c enter/ subwoofer-channel Line Out connectors, and two speakers to the side-channel Line Out connectors.

  • Page 94: Installing The Creative Audio Driver

    1. Insert the Creative audio driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automatically appear. 2. Click Next to enter the next page. MSI Reminds You... The screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only.
  • Page 95 Introduction to Creative sound Blaster 3. Select the language that you needed from the scroll list . 4. On the next page, click Install to start the installation and follow the setup intructions to complete the installation. 5. Finally, you have to restart the system on the last step . 5 - 7...

  • Page 96: Software Configuration

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Software Configuration After installing the creative audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel and the SPDIF audio feature now. Click the creative volume control audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the Creative Audio Configuration.

  • Page 97: Surround Mixer

    Subwoofer loudspeakers (if any). For more information and usage details on Creative Surround Mixer, refer to its online Help. MSI Reminds You... You can simply click on the Default button to load the audio volume defaults for the speakers you connected.

  • Page 98: Speaker Settings

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard SPEAKER SETTINGS Click on the speaker settings icon to enter its configuration screen. Here you can adjust your speaker configuration from one place. You can use it to select your type of speaker system, and to adjust the volume and cutoff frequency for your subwoofer.
  • Page 99 Then you can select the left-surround and right-surround of the 4/ 5.1 content to map to side speakers or/ and rear speakers. MSI Reminds You... You have to choose 7.1 speakers on Speaker Selection section to enable the 4 or 5.1Content Speaker M apping Settings menu.

  • Page 100: Media Source Player

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard MEDIA SOURCE PLAYER Click on the player icon to enter its configuration screen. MediaSource Player is the digital music center for playing, creating, organizing and transferring digital music. This is your ultimate all-in-one digital entertainment s of tware.

  • Page 101: Eax Console

    Introduction to Creative sound Blaster EAX CONSOLE Click on the EAX console icon to enter its configuration screen. Here you can to configure the Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit processor's effects engine. These audio effects take your computer beyond home-theater quality, immersing you in sound so vivid, your imagination can almost "see"...
  • Page 102 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Karaoke: Creating instant karaoke music First, you have to check the Enable Karaoke item to enable its configuraion maen. Then you can create instant karaoke background music from any CD, MP3, W MA, or WAV file by suppressing the vocals. You can also adjust the pitch of the music and microphone effect to suit your voice.
  • Page 103 To enable the CMSS 3D configuration mean by check the Enable CM SS 3D item. Then you can select CMSS for multichannel audio enhancement on 4/4.1, 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 speaker systems, and CMSS 2 for movies. MSI Reminds You... For a 4/4.1-speaker system, audio for your subwoofer is processed by the speaker system.
  • Page 104 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Time Scaling: Varying the speed of playback Karaoke fans and musicians may sometimes wish to slow a song down (or speed it up) to catch the lyrics or play along with the music. However, varying the speed usually also varies the pitch of the song.

  • Page 105: Graphic Equalizer

    For more information and usage details on Creative Graphic Equalizer, refer to its online Help. MSI Reminds You... To enter online Help for each configuration mean by click on the icon.

  • Page 106: Chapter 6. Nvidia Raid Introduction

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction Chapter 6. nVidia RAID In- troduction nVidia RAID Introduction NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology—which is used by the world’s leading businesses—to the common PC desktop. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a s ingle storage resource.

  • Page 107: 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 not support.

  • Page 108: 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 109 Channel 2, controller 0, Master 2.1.M Channel 2, controller 1, Master 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 110 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 111 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 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 112: Installing The Raid Driver(For Non-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. Co py a ll t he c on te nts ( in c lud in g th e s ub -f olde rs ) in t he \\nVidia\System\CK804\IDE\Win2k-XP\ to a formatted floppy disk.
  • Page 113 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 114: 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 W indows 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 115: Initializing And Using The Disk Array

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under W indows. 1. Launch Computer Management by clicking “Start” --> “Settings” --> “Control Panel” then open the “Administrative Tools” folder and double click on “Computer Management”.
  • Page 116 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 117: 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 118 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 119: Setting Up A Spare Raid Disk

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 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 120 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 121 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 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. 5.
  • Page 122 nVIDIA RAID Introduction M ethod 2: Select an array and then assign a free disk to it. 1. Right click on the array to which you want to assign a dedicated free disk. The pop- up menu appears. 2. Select Designate Spare from the menu to launch the Spare Disk Allocation Wizard. 3.
  • Page 123 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 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 124 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 125: Rebuilding A Raid Mirrored Array

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 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.
  • Page 126 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 127 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard M ore 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. •...

  • Page 128: Chapter 7. Silicon Image Sataraid5

    W ith SiIicon Image Serial ATA host controller and SATARAID, both of these problems are solved. SATARAID software provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for easy-to-use configurations of the RAID Groups. MSI Reminds You... All the information/volumes listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix.

  • Page 129: Raid - Redundant Array Of Independent Disks

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Introduction RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member, without loss of data. SATA RAID provides two RAID Set types, Striping (RAID 0) and Mirroring (RAID 1).

  • Page 130: Creating And Deleting Raid Sets With Bios Utility

    Silicon RAID Introduction Creating and Deleting RAID sets with BIOS Utility Creating and deleting RAID sets must be performed in the BIOS for operating systems other than W indows 2000 and XP.For 2000 and XP, RAID sets can be created and managed by either the BIOS utility or the SATARAID GUI.

  • Page 131: Help Window

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Create RAID set is used to create a new legacy RAID Set or for allocating legacy spare drives. Delete RAID set is used to delete a legacy RAID Set or to deallocate a legacy spare drive. Rebuild RAID 1 Set is used to initiate the rebuild of a RAID 1 set after, for example, a drive in the Group has been replaced.

  • Page 132: Creating Raid Groups

    Silicon RAID Introduction Creating RAID Groups As previously discussed, the Silicon Image SATA host adapter supports RAID 0, 1, and Concatenation configurations. The selection of the RAID level to be used should be based upon factors including performance, data security, and number of drives available.

  • Page 133: Creating Spare Drive

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 4. If manual configuration is selected, the chunk size of RAID Sets can be selected. 5. If auto configuration is selected, BIOS will select RAID member drives automatically. 6. Select RAID set size with keys. 7.

  • Page 134: Creating Concatenation

    Silicon RAID Introduction Creating Concatenation Since BIOS no longer reports non-RAID drives to the system BIOS, if a non-RAID boot drive or data drive is desired, a Concatenation can be created so BIOS will report it to the system BIOS. 1.

  • Page 135: Rebuild Raid 1 Set

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Rebuild RAID 1 Set This menu selection is used to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID 1 set after the failure of one of the members.
  • Page 136 Silicon RAID Introduction 1. Select “Resolve Conflicts” and press Enter. 2. Select the “Conflict” entry in the Logical Drive Status window and press Enter. 7 - 9...
  • Page 137 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard 3. Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment changing; for example the RAID set may have been drive D: but after the conflict resolution, it may become drive E. Be aware of this when performing a conflict resolution. To maintain the same drive lettering, the SATA cables connected to the drives may need to be swapped, or in the case of a SATA-based removable drive unit, the order of the drives within the chassis made need to be changed.

  • Page 138: Low Level Formatting

    Silicon RAID Introduction Low Level Formatting The Low Level Format menu selection allows the complete erasure of data on a hard drive. This is not an action, which typically needs to be performed as formatting the drive under W indows is usually sufficient to prepare the drive for use. Logical Drive Information This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a logical set (RAID set, RAID 1 spare, or unassigned).
  • Page 139 M S-7100 ATX M ainboard Reserved Drive and Setting Size for RAID Set, Spare Drive, or Concatenation Once a physical drive has been used to create a RAID set, spare drive, or Concatenation by BIOS utility, BIOS saves user selected set or drive size in the reserved area of the physical drive.

  • Page 140: Installing The Raid Driver

    You may make the Serial ATA RAID driver by yourself by following the instruction below. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the “Browse CD” botton on the Setup Screen.

  • Page 141: Chapter 8. Installation Of Nvidia System Driver

    Driver & Utility Installation of NVIDIA System Driver MSI provides a setup CD along with your mainboard, which contains the required drivers for your system, and many other use- ful and powerful utility to bring you the best experience for your...

  • Page 142: Nvidia System Driver Installation

    M S-7100 ATX M ainboard NVIDIA System Driver Installation Click on the Driver tab and the screen below will display. NVIDIA nForce4 System Driver This driver is only available for W indows 2000 and W indows XP operating system. Please follow the following step to install the driver correctly. 1.
  • Page 143 Installation of nVidia System Driver 2. Then the following screen displays the available components to install. All the components shown here will be selected to be installed by default. Then click Next. 3. The system will start installing the selected driver components automatically. 4.
  • Page 144 Please follow the instruction below to make a software firewall CD 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. Co py a ll t he c on te nts ( in c lud in g th e s ub -f olde rs ) in t he \\nVidia\System\CK804\Ethernet\Firewall to a formatted floppy disk.

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