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- Page 1 P6N2 SLI / Ultra series MS-7346 (v1.X) Mainboard G52-73461X1...
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Page 2: Trademarks
If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/ faq/esc_faq_list.php... -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip- ment from overheating. -
Page 4: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement
VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-7346 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 5: Weee (Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment) Statement
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Copyright Notice ......................ii Trademarks ........................ii Revision History ......................ii Technical Support ......................ii Safety Instructions ......................iii FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ............iv W EEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement ........v Chapter 1. Getting Started ..................1-1 Mainboard Specifications ................... - Page 9 Select eSATA Port / PCI_E1 Slot Jumper: J1, J2 (optional) ....2-20 Button ......................... 2-21 Clear CMOS Button: SW1 ................2-21 Slots ........................2-22 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots ....... 2-22 NV SLI Technology ..................2-22 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots ........2-26 PCI Interrupt Request Routing ..............
- Page 10 NVIDIA IDE Drive/ RAID Utility Installation ............B-9 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Arr ay) ......................B-9 Initializing and Using the Disk Array ............B-10 NVRAID Management Utility ................B-12 Viewing RAID Array Configurations ............B-12 Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk ..............
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Page 11: Chapter 1. Getting Started
Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the P6N2 SLI / Ultra Series (MS-7346 v1.X) ATX mainboard. The P6N2 SLI / Ultra ® Series mainboards are based on nForce 650I SLI / Ultra & 430I chipsets for optimal system efficiency. -
Page 12: Mainboard Specifications
- Supports EIST Technology - Supports Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology - Supports Intel Dual Core Technology to 1066 MHz and up (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/cpusupport.htm) Chipset ® - North Bridge: nVidia nForce 650I SLI / Ultra chipset ®... - Page 13 Getting Started Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 1 eSATA port (optional) - 4 USB 2.0 Ports - 1 LAN jack - 6 flexible audio jacks - 1 COM port On-Board Pinheaders / connectors - 1 D-Bracket 2 pinheader - 2 USB 2.0 pinheaders (4 ports) - 1 chasis intrusion connector...
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Page 14: Mainboard Layout
B:SS-Ou t PCI _E1 PCI _E2 SYSFAN2 JSPI1 JCI1 PCI_E5 PCI _E3 Nvidia 430I JCI2 BATT PCI _E4 Codec PCI2 JFP2 JFP1 JU SB1 JUSB2 JDB1 SYSFAN3 JSPD1 JAUD1 JCD1 FDD 1 P6N2 SLI / Ultra Series (MS-7346 v1.X) ATX Mainboard... -
Page 15: Packing Checklist
Getting Started Packing Checklist MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable MSI motherboard Standard Cable for Power Cable Back IO Shield IDE Devices User’s Guide * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased. -
Page 16: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
Chapter 2 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 peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc. W hile doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. -
Page 17: Quick Components Guide
M S-7346 M ainboard Quick Components Guide JPW2, p.2-10 CPU, p.2-3 JPW1, p.2-10 CPUFAN, p.2-14 J1,J2, p.2-20 SYSFAN1, DIMM1/3/2/4, p.2-7 p.2-14 ATX, p.2-10 Back Panel, p.2-11 IDE1/IDE2, p.2-13 NV SLI PCI_E1/2, connector, p.2-22 p.2-22 JCI1,p.2-15 SYSFAN2, JSPI1,p.2-18 p.2-14 JLPC1,p.2-17 SW1, p.2-21 PCI_E3/4, p.2-22... -
Page 18: Cpu (Central Processing Unit)
Pentium 4 in LGA 775 package. When you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turning on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/cpusupport. Important Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system. -
Page 19: Cpu & Cooler Installation
M S-7346 M ainboard CPU & Cooler Installation W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU &... - Page 20 Hardware Setup 5. Lift the load lever up and open the 6. After confirming the CPU direction load plate. for correct mating, put down the CPU in the socket housing frame. Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base. Note that the align- ment keys are matched.
- Page 21 M S-7346 M ainboard 9. Press down the load lever lightly 10. Align the holes on the mainboard onto the load plate, and then se- with the heatsink. Push down the cure the lever with the hook under c ooler u nti l i ts f ou r c lip s g et retention tab.
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Page 22: Memory
Hardware Setup Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com. tw/testreport.htm DDR2 240-pin, 1.8V 64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin Single-Channel: All DIMMs in GREEN Dual-Channel: Channel A in GREEN; Channel B in ORANGE... -
Page 23: Installing Memory Modules
M S-7346 M ainboard Installing Memory Modules 1. The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation. 2. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot. - Page 24 Hardware Setup If you intend to install the DDR2 800 memory modules into the DIMM slots of the mainboard, we recommend that you to use the available memory modules as below. Memory Slot Memory Model Size Bandwidth R.S.T TwinMOS TwiSTER Series 8G24IK-TW 256MB A-DATA Vitesta(M20AD6G3H3160I1E53)
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Page 25: Power Supply
M S-7346 M ainboard Power Supply ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX pin 13 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. -
Page 26: Back Panel
Hardware Setup Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: RS-Out L-In M ou se USB Ports eSATA Port (optional) COM Port CS-Out Keyboard USB Ports L-Out SS-Out M ouse/Keyboard ® ® The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. - Page 27 M S-7346 M ainboard Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects. Line-In (Blue) - Line In is used for external CD player, tapeplayer or other audio devices.
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Page 28: Connectors
Hardware Setup Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 This connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive. FDD1 IDE Connector: IDE1, IDE2 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. IDE1 IDE2 Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the... -
Page 29: Serial Ata Connector: Sata1/ Sata2/ Sata3/ Sata4
M S-7346 M ainboard Serial ATA Connector: SATA1/ SATA2/ SATA3/ SATA4 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can con- nect to one Serial ATA device. SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occur during transmission. -
Page 30: Chassis Intrusion Connector: Jci1
Hardware Setup Chassis Intrusion Connector: JCI1 This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable. If the chassis is opened, the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated. 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 31: Front Panel Connectors: Jfp1, Jfp2
M S-7346 M ainboard Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. ® The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Power Power Speaker Switch JFP2 JFP1 Power Reset... -
Page 32: Front Panel Audio Connector: Jaud1
Hardware Setup Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with ® Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAUD1 Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION MIC_L Microphone - Left channel Ground MIC_R Microphone - Right channel PRESENCE#... -
Page 33: Front Usb Connector: Jusb1 / Jusb2
M S-7346 M ainboard Front USB Connector: JUSB1 / JUSB2 ® This connector, compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for con- necting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, M P3 players, printers, modems and the like. JUSB1/2 USB 2.0 Bracket (Optional) -
Page 34: D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: Jdb1
Hardware Setup D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1 This connector is for you to connect to the D-Bracket™2 which integrates four LEDs and USB ports. It allows users to identify system problems through 16 various com- binations of LED signals. D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional) Connected to JDB1 Connected to USB connector... -
Page 35: Jumpers
M S-7346 M ainboard Jumpers Select eSATA Port / PCI_E1 Slot Jumper: J1, J2 (optional) The eSATA port shares controller with the PCI_E1 slot. These jumpers allow you to select either eSATA port or PCI_E1 slot to enable the deivce installed on it. Enable the PCI_E1 slot. -
Page 36: Button
Hardware Setup Button The motherboard provides the following button 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 37: Slots
M S-7346 M ainboard Slots PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card. The PCI Express x 16 supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x 8 supports up to 2.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x 1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. - Page 38 Hardware Setup If you intend to use the SLI interface for better graphics performance, please refer to the following instructions. 1. Pull the clasps on the sides of the NV SLI connector to loosen the SLI switch card (refer to fig.2). Pull the clasp.
- Page 39 M S-7346 M ainboard 4. After configuring the switch card to SLI mode, you can now install two graphics cards on PCI Express x16 slots. W ith two cards installed, a Multi-GPU SLI Bridge card is required to connect the golden fingers on the top of these two graphics cards (fig. 5.
- Page 40 Hardware Setup 5. After the hardware installation is completed, restart the system and install the NV SLI driver/utility. A configuration panel will be provided for Multi-GPU control. Check the Enable multi-GPU box to enable the SLI function for the onboard graphics cards (concerning the details of multi-GPU settings, please refer to your graphics card manual) .
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Page 41: Pci (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots
M S-7346 M ainboard PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots support LAN cards, SCSI cards, USB cards, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications. At 32 bits and 33 MHz, it yields a throughput rate of 133 MBps. 32-bit PCI Slot PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines... -
Page 42: Led Status Indicators
Hardware Setup LED Status Indicators ESATA_LED1 LED1 LED5 LED6 LED3 LED2 LED4 Name Color Status LED1 White Lights when 12V power is functional and within acceptable operating limits. LED2 Green Lights when 5V power is functional and within acceptable operating limits. LED3 Yellow Lights when 5V Stand By power is functional. -
Page 43: Chapter 3 Bios Setup
BIOS Setup Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ² An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. -
Page 44: Entering Setup
M S-7346 M ainboard 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 45: 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 Select the item <Enter>... -
Page 46: The Main Menu
M S-7346 M ainboard The Main Menu Standard CM OS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features ® Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. - Page 47 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.
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Page 48: Standard Cmos Features
M S-7346 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 (MM:DD:YY) This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). - Page 49 BIOS Setup Device/Vendor/Size/LBA Mode/Block Model/PIO Mode/Async DMA/Ultra DMA/S.M.A.R.T. These will be showing the device information that you connected to the IDE/ SATA connector.(read only) Type Select how to define the HDD parameters. LBA/Large M ode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA mode disabled.
- Page 50 M S-7346 M ainboard Floppy A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives 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.]. System Information Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears. This sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of your system (read only).
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Page 51: Advanced Bios Features
BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features Boot Sector Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. W hen enabled, the BIOS’ data cannot be changed when attempt- ing to update the BIOS with a Flash utility. To successfully update the BIOS, you’ll need to disable this Flash BIOS Protection function. - Page 52 M S-7346 M ainboard MPS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system.
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Page 53: Integrated Peripherals
BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller. LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller. - Page 54 M S-7346 M ainboard On-Chip SATA Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller. RAID M ode This item is used to enable/disable the RAID function for SATA devices. SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 / SATA4 W hen the RAID Mode sets to RAID, these items will available.These items allow users to enable or disable the RAID function for each SATA hard disk drive.
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Page 55: Power Management Setup
BIOS Setup Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as W indows 2000/ XP, select [Enabled]. - Page 56 M S-7346 M ainboard Re-Call VGA BIOS From S3 W hen ACPI Standby State is set to [S3/STR], users can select the options in this field. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time is short- ened when you disable the function, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card.
- Page 57 BIOS Setup Resume by Onboard LAN W hen set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on the onboard LAN. Resume by RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date.
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Page 58: Pnp/Pci Configurations
M S-7346 M ainboard 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 communicating with its special components. - Page 59 BIOS Setup IRQ Resource Setup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of avail- able IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.
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Page 60: H/W Monitor
M S-7346 M ainboard H/W Monitor Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later. -
Page 61: Cell Menu
D.O.T Control D.O.T. (Dynamic Overclocking Technology) is the automatic overclocking function, ’s newly developed CoreCell included in 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 62 M S-7346 M ainboard [Sergeant] 2nd level of overclocking, increasing the frequency by 3%. [Captain] 3rd level of overclocking, increasing the frequency by 5%. [Colonel] 4th level of overclocking, increasing the frequency by 7%. [General] 5th level of overclocking, increasing the frequency by 10%. [Commander] 6th level of overclocking, increasing the frequency by 15%.
- Page 63 BIOS Setup W hen the Memory Timings sets to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data.
- Page 64 M S-7346 M ainboard NB Voltage Adjust the North Bridge chipset voltage. SB Voltage Adjust the Sourth Bridge voltage. FSB VTT Voltage This item allows you to set the FSB VTT voltage. Spread Spectrum Configuration Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu: CPU Spread Spectrum This setting is used to enable or disable the CPU Spread Spectrum feature.
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Page 65: Cpu And Memory Clock Overclocking
BIOS Setup CPU and Memory Clock Overclocking The D.O.T Control/ FSB Clock / CPU Dynamic OverClocking / Adjust CPU Ratio/ Memory Clock are the items for you to overclock the CPU and the Memory. Please refer to the descriptions of these fields for more information. Important 1. -
Page 66: Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults
M S-7346 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 67: 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 68: Appendix A Realtek Alc888 Audio
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 s tereo s ound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out- Right channels. -
Page 69: Installing The Realtek Hd Audio Driver
M S-7346 M ainboard 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 70 Realtek ALC888 Audio 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. Click here 4. Click Finish to restart the system. S el ec t t hi s option Click here...
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Page 71: Software Configuration
M S-7346 M ainboard 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 72: 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 73 M S-7346 M ainboard 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 Reset The settings are saved 10 bands of equalizer permanently for future would go back to the de- fault setting...
- Page 74 Realtek ALC888 Audio 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”...
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Page 75: Mixer
M S-7346 M ainboard 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 76 Realtek ALC888 Audio 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. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use Winamp to play MP3 files).
- Page 77 M S-7346 M ainboard 3. Playback control Playback device Tool Mute This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound. And this is essential when multi- streaming playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audio Rear Output - Realtek HD Audio Front Output M u te You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute...
- Page 78 Realtek ALC888 Audio 4. Recording control Recording device Tool Mute -Back Line in/Mic, Front Lin in -Realtek HD Audio Input 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.
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Page 79: Audio I/O
M S-7346 M ainboard 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 80 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 81 M S-7346 M ainboard S/PDIF Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog.
- Page 82 Realtek ALC888 Audio 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.
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Page 83: Microphone
M S-7346 M ainboard 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 Can- cellation to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording. Acoustic Echo Cancellation prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound. -
Page 84: 3D Audio Demo
Realtek ALC888 Audio 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-17... -
Page 85: Information
M S-7346 M ainboard 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 86: Hardware Setup
Realtek ALC888 Audio 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 87 M S-7346 M ainboard n 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output 4-Channel Analog Audio Output Line In Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) No function No function A-20...
- Page 88 Realtek ALC888 Audio n 6-Channel M ode for 6-Speaker Output 6-Channel Analog Audio Output Line In Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) No function A-21...
- Page 89 M S-7346 M ainboard n 8-Channel M ode for 8-Speaker Output 8-Channel Analog Audio Output Line In Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) Line Out (Side channels) Important To enable 7.1 channel audio-out function on Vista operating system, you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver.
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Page 90: Appendix B Nvidia Raid
nVidia RAID Appendix B nVidia RAID NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology—which is used by the world’s lead- ing businesses—to the common PC desktop. This tech- nology 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 single storage resource. -
Page 91: Introduction
M S-7346 M ainboard Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: W indows XP RAID Arrays NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays described in this section: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves the disk read and write times for many applications. -
Page 92: Raid Configuration
nVidia RAID 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. (To enable the SATA 0/ 1/ 2 Primary/ Secondary Channel in nVidia RAID Setup of Inte- grated Peripherals in BIOS.) 2. - Page 93 M S-7346 M ainboard Understanding the “Define a New Array” Window Use the Define a New Array window to • Select the RAID Mode • Set up the Striping Block • Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels.
- Page 94 nVidia RAID 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], [RAID5], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring].
- Page 95 M S-7346 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.
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Page 96: 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. Click the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. 3. Copy all the contents in the :\\nVidia \System \M CP55 \IDE \Win XP\sataraid to a formatted floppy disk. - Page 97 M S-7346 M ainboard 4. Press Enter to continue with W indows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of W indows XP installation is completed, then take out the floppy. 5.
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Page 98: Nvidia Ide Drive/ Raid Utility Installation
nVidia RAID NVIDIA IDE Drive/ 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 99: Initializing And Using The Disk Array
M S-7346 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 100 nVidia RAID 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 W izard 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.
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Page 101: Nvraid Management Utility
M S-7346 M ainboard NVRAID Management Utility There is an application called NVRAIDMAN which helps you perform the following tasks of nVDIA RAID. • Viewing RAID Array Configurations View an array configuration (mirrored, striped, mirror-striped, JBOD, or any sup- ported combination) •... -
Page 102: Setting Up A Spare Raid Disk
nVidia RAID Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk You can designate a hard drive to be used as a spare drive for a RAID 1, RAID 0+1 or RAID 5 array. The spare drive can take over for a failed disk. NVRAID supports two types of spare drives: •... - Page 103 M S-7346 M ainboard 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 104 nVidia RAID 3. Click Next. The RAID Array Selection page appears. 4. From the Free Disk Selection page, select one of the two free disks available. This would be the disk that will be designated to the mirror array. 5. Click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears.
- Page 105 M S-7346 M ainboard Removing a Dedicated Disk Once a dedicated disk has been assigned to a particular array, it can be removed at any time. To remove the disk, right click on the dedicated disk and select “Remove Disk...” to remove it. In the previous example, simply right click on the ST380011A drive and select “Remove Disk...”.
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Page 106: Morphing From One Raid Array To Another
nVidia RAID Morphing From One RAID Array to Another In a traditional RAID environment, when a user wants to change the current state of a disk or a current array to a new RAID configuration, the process of reconfiguring the new array involves multiple steps. The user must back up the data, delete the array, re-boot the PC, and then reconfigure the new array. -
Page 107: Hot Plug Array
M S-7346 M ainboard From New Array Disk Requirements m >= n2 m > n RAID 0 Number of RAID 0 disks must be equal to or greater than half the number of RAID 0+1 disks. RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination ** RAID 0+1 RAID 0+1 ** Not a valid combination **... -
Page 108: Initializing A Raid Array
nVidia RAID 2 Click Next and the following screen shot will appear: 3 Connect the RAID disk that you want to use with any given RAID array. 4 Click Next and the following screen shot will appear: 5 Click Finish. Initializing a RAID Array Initializing a RAID array erases all the data that is stored on that array, and writes all zeros to the disks. - Page 109 M S-7346 M ainboard 1 From the NVRAIDMAN window, right click on any available free disk and select Create Array as show in Figure below. 2 The Create Array W izard opens. Follow the W izard to create a Mirror array. 3 At the Create Array W izard Welcome screen, click Next.
- Page 110 nVidia RAID 8 Click OK. The Clearing System Data screen appears again with the Initialize Array check box checked as shown below. 9 Click Next, then click Finish at the Completing the NVIDIA Create Array W izard screen. The NVRAIDMAN windows shows the created RAID array as shown below. The Initialization Process As you can see from the screen shot above, the initialization process has started and it will be completed in a short period of time.
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Page 111: Rebuilding A Raid Array
M S-7346 M ainboard Rebuilding a RAID Array Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. This applies only to fault tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 0+1, as well as a RAID 5. - Page 112 nVidia RAID 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 113 M S-7346 M ainboard During the rebuilding process, the NVRAID Management utility screen shows the status under the System Tasks and Details sections. 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.
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Page 114: Synchronizing A Raid Array
nVidia RAID Synchronizing a RAID Array Synchronizing an array will force a rebuild of redundancy or parity. The operation is applicable to any fault tolerant array such as RAID 1, 0+1 and RAID 5. • For RAID1 and RAID 0+1, “sync” results in copying the data to the redundancy disk, •... -
Page 115: Appendix C Dual Core Center
Dual Core Center Dual CoreCenter, the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent muc h researc h and ef forts to develop, helps users to monitor or configure the hard- ware status of MSI Mainboard & MSI Graphics card in windows, such as CPU/GPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature. -
Page 116: Activating Dual Core Center
Activating Dual Core Center Once you have your Dual Core Center installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Utility --> Dual Core Center), it will have an icon in the system tray, a short cut icon on the desktop, and a short cut path in your “Start-up”... -
Page 117: Main
Dual Core Center Main Before using this utility, we have to remind you: only when installing the MSI V044 (V044 has to install with the version 8.26 or newer driver)/ V046 or V060 graphics card can activate the full function of this utility. If you install a graphics card of other brand, only hardware status of the MSI mainboard would be available. - Page 118 M S-7346 M ainboard AV/ Game/ Office/ Silence/ Cool MSI provides five common settings for different environments. The settings had been set to optimal values to reac h better performanc e in eac h environment. Click the button you need.
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Page 119: Dot (Dynamic Overclocking
Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function, included in ’s newly developed Dual CoreCenter Technology. It is designed to detect the the MSI loading of CPU/ GPU while running programs, and to over-clock automatically. When the motherboard detects that the loading of CPU is exceed the default threshold for a time, it will speed up the CPU and fan automatically to make the system run smoother and faster. -
Page 120: Clock
M S-7346 M ainboard Clock In the Clock sub-menu, you can see clock status (including FSB/ CPU clock of mainboard and GPU/ memory clock of graphics card) of your system. And you can select desired value for overclocking. There will be several items for you to select for overclocking after you click button. -
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Dual Core Center Voltage In the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (including Vcore, memory, GPU voltage... etc.) of your system, and you can select desired value for overclocking. It will show several items to select for overclocking after you click the button. -
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Dual Core Center Temperature In the Temperature sub-menu, you can see temperature status of your system. On the underside, it shows the graphs of the temperatures. Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown. -
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M S-7346 M ainboard User Profile In the User Profile sub-menu, click the setting button that besides the user profile bar, and the next screen will appear. Here you can define the clock/ fan speed/ voltage by your need, click the button to choose a value quickly, or click the plus / minus sign button to... - Page 125 Dual Core Center Use the draw bar to set the max system temperature. W hen the system temperature exceeds the threshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message and shut down the system. Use the draw bar to set the minimal fan speed. When the fan speed is lower than the threshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message.