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MSI 760GM User Manual

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  • Page 1 785GM-E51/ 760GM-E51 seres MS-7596 (v1.x) Manboard G52-75961XB...

  • Page 2: CopyrGht NotCe

    Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. ◙ Vst the MSI webste for FAQ, techncal gude, BIOS updates, drver updates, and other nformaton: http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=servce ◙ Contact our techncal staff at: http://ocss.ms.com...

  • Page 3: Safety InstructOns

    MS-7596 MS-7596 Safety Instructons ￭ Always read the safety nstructons carefully. ￭ Keep ths User’s Manual for future reference. ￭ Keep ths equpment away from humdty. ￭ Lay ths equpment on a relable flat surface before settng t up. ￭ The openngs on the enclosure are for ar convecton hence protects the equpment from overheatng.

  • Page 4: Fcc-B RadO Frequency Interference Statement

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

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

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

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    ▍ ▍ Preface Preface CONTENTS ▍ Copyrght Notce ....................  Trademarks .................... Revson Hstory.....................  Techncal Support.................. Safety Instructons .................. FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement.......... v WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement ....v Chapter 1 Gettng Started................1-1 Manboard Specficatons ..................
  • Page 9 MS-7596 MS-7596 User Settngs ...................... 3-27 Load Fal-Safe/ Optmzed Defaults ..............3-28 Appendx A Realtek Audo ................A-1 Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver ..............A-2 Software Configuraton ..................A-4 Hardware Setup ....................A-19 Appendx B SB710 RAID ................B-1 RAID Configuraton ....................B-2 Appendx C Overclockng Center ...............

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the 785GM-E51/ 760GM-E51 Seres (MS-7596 v1.X) Mcro ATX manboard. The 785GM-E51/ 760GM-E51 Seres manboards are based on AMD 785G/ 760G & SB710 chpsets for optmal sys- ® tem efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD ®...
  • Page 11 ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ 64 bts Phenom II processor n the AM3 package. ® (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex. php?func=cpuform2) HyperTransport ■ HyperTransport™ 3.0, supports up to 2.6 GHz Chpset ■...
  • Page 12 MS-7596 MS-7596 Floppy ■ 1 floppy port ■ Supports 1 FDD wth 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB Connectors ■ Back panel 1 PS/2 keyboard or mouse port 1 VGA port 1 DVI-D port 6 USB 2.0 ports 1 HDMI port 1 E-SATA port 1 LAN port...

  • Page 13: MaNboard Layout

    ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard ayout 785GM-E51/ 760GM-E51 Seres (MS-7596 v1.X) Manboard...
  • Page 14 MS-7596 MS-7596 acking heckLiSt MSI Drver/Utlty DVD MSI manboard SATA Cable (Optonal) Standard Cable for USB Bracket (Optonal) Power Cable IDE Devces User’s Gude Back IO Sheld * The pctures are for reference only and may vary from the packng contents of the product you purchased.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle dong the nstalla- ton, be careful n holdng the components and follow the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work properly.
  • Page 17 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup uick oMponentS uide JPWR2, p.2-8 JCOM1, p.2-16 CPUFAN, p.2-13 CPU, p.2-3 JCI1, p.2-12 DDR3, p.2-6 JLPT1, p.2-16 FDD1, p.2-11 Back Panel, p.2-9 JPWR1, p.2-8 IDE1, p.2-11 OCSWITCH1, p.2-19 JTPM1, p.2-17 PCIE, p.2-20 SATA, p.2-12 PCI, p.2-22 SYSFAN, p.2-13 JUSB1~3, p.2-15...

  • Page 18: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7596 MS-7596 cpu (c entraL roceSSing When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure to nstall the cooler to prevent overheatng. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turnng on the computer. For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex. php?func=cpuform2 Important Overheatng...
  • Page 19 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup CPU & Cooler Installaton When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheatng. Meanwhle, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before nstallng the heat snk/cooler fan for better heat dsperson.
  • Page 20 MS-7596 MS-7596 Poston the coolng set onto the re- Then press down the other end of the tenton mechansm. clp to fasten the coolng set on the Hook one end of the clp to hook top of the retenton mechansm. first.

  • Page 21: Memory

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup eMory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=testreport DDR3 240-pn, 1.5V 72x2=144 pn 48x2=96 pn Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth two data bus lnes smultaneously.
  • Page 22 MS-7596 MS-7596 Installng Memory Modules The memory module has only one notch on the center and wll only fit n the rght orentaton. Insert the memory module vertcally nto the DIMM slot. Then push t n untl the golden finger on the memory module s deeply nserted n the DIMM slot. The plastc clp at each sde of the DIMM slot wll automatcally close when the memory module s properly seated.

  • Page 23: Power Supply

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

  • Page 24: Back Panel

    MS-7596 MS-7596 aneL USB Port VGA Port Lne-In RS-Out USB Port Lne-Out CS-Out USB Port SS-Out Mouse/Keyboard E-SATA Port DVI-D Port HDMI Port USB Port ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ® ▶...
  • Page 25 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup ▶ The standard RJ-45 LAN jack s for connecton to Yellow Green/ Orange the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to t. Color LED State Condton Left Yellow LAN lnk s NOT establshed. On(Steady state) LAN lnk s establshed.

  • Page 26: Connectors

    MS-7596 MS-7596 onnectorS Floppy Dsk Drve Connector: FDD1 Ths connector supports 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB floppy dsk drve. ct or F l op C on ne 5 1/ 4" D r i ve D i sk nne cto r i ve Co...

  • Page 27: Serial Ata Connector: Sata1~5

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~5 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. Important Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle. Otherwse, data loss may occur durng transmsson.
  • Page 28 MS-7596 MS-7596 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN The fan power connectors support system coolng fan wth +12V. When connectng the wre to the connectors, always note that the red wre s the postve and should be con- nected to the +12V; the black wre s Ground and should be connected to GND. If the manboard has a System Hardware Montor chpset on-board, you must use a specally desgned fan wth speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

  • Page 29: Front Panel Connector: Jfp1

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector: JFP1 Ths connector s for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 s complant wth Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. ® S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson.
  • Page 30 MS-7596 MS-7596 Front USB Connector: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3 Ths connector, complant wth Intel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude, s deal for con- ® nectng hgh-speed USB nterface perpherals such as USB HDD, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems and the lke. USB 2.0 Bracket (optonal) Important Note that the pns of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avod possble...
  • Page 31 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/ receves 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce. Parallel Port Connector: JLPT1 Ths connector s used to connect an optonal parallel port bracket. The parallel port s a standard prnter port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capa- bltes Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
  • Page 32 MS-7596 MS-7596 TPM Module connector: JTPM1 Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. 2-17...

  • Page 33: Jumpers

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup uMperS Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuraton. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automat- cally boot OS every tme t s turned on.

  • Page 34: SwTch

    MS-7596 MS-7596 witch Ths manboard provdes the followng swtch for you to set the computer’s functon. Ths secton wll explan how to change your manboard’s functon through the use of swtch. Overclock FSB Swtch: OCSWITCH1 You can overclock the FSB to ncrease the processor frequency by changng the swtch. Follow the nstructons below to set the FSB.

  • Page 35: Slots

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup LotS PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express nterface expanson card. The PCI Express 2.0 x16 supports up to 8.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot Hybrd CrossFreX™...
  • Page 36 MS-7596 MS-7596 Select the Advanced Vew from the vew drop menu. From the “Graphcs Settngs” tree n the Catalyst Control Center, clck Cross- Fre™. From the “Graphcs Adapter” lst, select the graphcs card that acts as the Dsplay GPU. Select “Enable CrossFre™”. Clck Apply.
  • Page 37 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply wth PCI specficatons. 32-bt PCI Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first.

  • Page 38: Led Status IndCators

    MS-7596 MS-7596 Led S tatuS ndicatorS CPU Phase LEDs: LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4 These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Blue lght LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Mode CPU s n 1 phase power mode. CPU s n 4 phase power mode.

  • Page 40: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

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

  • Page 41: EnterNg Setup

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ntering etup Power on the computer and the system wll start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message dsappears before you respond and you stll wsh to enter Setup, restart the system by turnng t OFF and On or pressng the RESET button.
  • Page 42 MS-7596 MS-7596 Control Keys <↑> Move to the prevous tem <↓> Move to the next tem <←> Move to the tem n the left hand <→> Move to the tem n the rght hand <Enter> Select the tem <Esc> Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the man menu from a submenu <+/PU>...

  • Page 43: The MaN Menu

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Standard CMOS Features Use ths menu for basc system configuratons, such as tme, date etc. ▶ Advanced BIOS Features Use ths menu to setup the tems of the BIOS specal enhanced features. ▶ Integrated Perpherals Use ths menu to specfy your settngs for ntegrated perpherals.
  • Page 44 MS-7596 MS-7596 ▶ M-Flash Use ths menu to read/ flash the BIOS from storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only). ▶ User Settngs Use ths menu to save/ load your settngs to/ from CMOS for BIOS. ▶ Load Fal-Safe Defaults Use ths menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

  • Page 45: Standard Cmos Features

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup cMoS f tandard eatureS The tems n Standard CMOS Features Menu nclude some basc setup tems. Use the arrow keys to hghlght the tem and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want n each tem.
  • Page 46 MS-7596 MS-7596 ▶ SATA1~6 & 7/8 & 9/10 & IDE Prmary Master/ Slave & E-SATA1/2 Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the followng screen appears. ▶ Devce / Vendor / Sze It wll show the devce nformaton that you connected to the SATA connector. ▶...
  • Page 47 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Hold On The settng determnes whether the system wll stop f an error s detected at boot. When the system stops for the errors preset, t wll halt on for 15 seconds and then automatcally resume ts operaton.

  • Page 48: Advanced Bios Features

    MS-7596 MS-7596 bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ BIOS Flash Protecton Ths functon protects the BIOS from accdental corrupton by unauthorzed users or computer vruses. When enabled, the BIOS’ data cannot be changed when attempt- ng to update the BIOS wth a Flash utlty. To successfully update the BIOS, you wll need to dsable ths Flash BIOS Protecton functon.
  • Page 49 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ IOAPIC Functon Ths field s used to enable or dsable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to complance wth PC2001 desgn gude, the system s able to run n APIC mode. Enablng APIC mode wll expand avalable IRQ resources for the system. ▶...

  • Page 50: Boot Sequence

    MS-7596 MS-7596 ▶ On-chp VGA Ths tem specfies whether to allocate the memory for onboard VGA from the system memory or sdeport memory. Settng to [UMA], allocates the system share memory for onboard VGA. ▶ VGA Share Memory The system shares memory to the onboard VGA card. Ths settng controls the exact memory sze shared to the VGA card.

  • Page 51: Integrated PerPherals

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ntegrated eripheraLS ▶ USB Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard USB 1.1/ 2.0 controller. ▶ USB Devce Legacy Support Select [Enabled] f you need to use a USB-nterfaced devce n the operatng system. ▶...
  • Page 52 MS-7596 MS-7596 ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable BIOS to used PCI busmasterng for readng/ wrtng to IDE drves. ▶ OnChp SATA Controller Ths tem allows users to enable or dsable the SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode Ths tem s used to select mode for SATA connectors.

  • Page 53: Power Management Setup

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ower anageMent etup Important S3-related functons descrbed n ths secton are avalable only when the BIOS sup- ports S3 sleep mode. ▶ ACPI Functon Ths tem s to actvate the ACPI (Advanced Configuraton and Power Management Interface) Functon.
  • Page 54 MS-7596 MS-7596 ▶ Power Button Functon Ths feature sets the functon of the power button. Settngs are: [Power Off] The power button functons as normal power off button. [Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters suspend/ sleep mode, but f the button s pressed for more than four seconds, the computer s turned off.

  • Page 55: H/W MonTor

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup h/w M onitor ▶ Chasss Intruson The field enables or dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f the chasss s once opened. To clear the warnng mes- sage, set the field to [Reset].

  • Page 56: Green Power

    MS-7596 MS-7596 reen ower ▶ CPU LED Phase Control When t set to [Enabled], the AMD Cool and Qute was be force enable. 3-17...

  • Page 57: Bios SettNg Password

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup bioS S etting aSSword When you select ths functon, a message as below wll appear on the screen: Type the password, up to sx characters n length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now wll replace any prevously set password from CMOS memory. You wll be prompted to confirm the password.

  • Page 58: Cell Menu

    MS-7596 MS-7596 Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. ▶ Current CPU / DRAM Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed. Read-only. ▶ CPU Specficatons Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths submenu shows the nformaton of nstalled CPU.
  • Page 59 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ CPU Technology Support Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths sub- menu shows the technologes that the nstalled CPU supported. ▶ AMD Cool’n’Quet The Cool’n’Quet technology can effectvely and dynamcally lower CPU speed and power consumpton.
  • Page 60 MS-7596 MS-7596 ▶ Adjust CPU FSB Frequency (MHz) Ths tem allows you to select the CPU Front Sde Bus clock frequency (n MHz). ▶ Adjust CPU Rato Ths tem s used to adjust CPU clock multpler (rato). It s avalable only when the processor supports ths functon.
  • Page 61 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ DRAM Tmng Mode Ths field has the capacty to automatcally detect all of the DRAM tmng. ▶ DRAM Drve Strength Ths tem allows you to control the memory data bus’ sgnal strength. Increasng the drve strength of the memory bus can ncrease stablty durng overclockng.
  • Page 62 MS-7596 MS-7596 ▶ HT Lnk Control Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. ▶ HT Incomng/ Outgong Lnk Wdth These tems allow you to set the Hyper-Transport Lnk wdth. Settng to [Auto], the system wll detect the HT lnk wdth automatcally. ▶...

  • Page 63: M-Flash

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup LaSh == BIOS Update or Boot 2nd BIOS From USB drve== ▶ M-Flash functon as M-Flash functon allows you to flash BIOS from USB drve/ storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only), or allows the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only).
  • Page 64 MS-7596 MS-7596 Important • Please refer to the block dagram below about the M-Flash functon. • Due to the specal desgn of some graphcs cards wll cause dark screen durng M- flash operaton, and you may refer the beeps from the system to confirm the current M-flash process.
  • Page 65 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Load BIOS source file from When the M-Flash functon as sets to [Boot] or [BIOS Update], ths tem s selectable. Use ths tem to select partcular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/32 format only) drve.

  • Page 66: User SettNgs

    MS-7596 MS-7596 ettingS ▶ Save Settngs 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 These tems are used to save the settngs set by yourself to CMOS. ▶ Load Settngs 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 These tems are avalable after you save your settngs n Save Settngs 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 tems , and are used to load the settngs from CMOS.

  • Page 67: Load FaL-Safe/ OptMZed Defaults

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

  • Page 68: AppendX A Realtek AudO

    Appendx A Realtek Audo The Realtek audo provdes 10-channel DAC that smul- taneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of ndependent stereo sound output (multple streamng) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Rght chan- nels. A-A-1...
  • Page 69 ▍ Realtek Audo hd a nStaLLing the eaLtek udio river You need to nstall the HD audo drver for Realtek audo codec to functon properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audo operatons. Follow the procedures descrbed below to nstall the drvers for dfferent operatng sys- tems.
  • Page 70 MS-7596 Clck Next to nstall the Realtek Hgh Definton Audo Drver. Clck here Clck Fnsh to restart the system. Select ths opton Clck here Clck here...

  • Page 71: Software ConfiguratOn

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

  • Page 72: Sound Effect

    MS-7596 Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you lke from the Envronment lst. ■ Envronment Smulaton You wll be able to enjoy dfferent sound experence by pullng down the arrow, totally 23 knds of sound effect wll be shown for selecton. Realtek HD Audo Sound Manager also provdes five popular settngs “Stone Corrdor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer ppe”, “Arena”...
  • Page 73 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ Equalzer Selecton Equalzer frees users from default settngs; users may create ther owned preferred settngs by utlzng ths tool. 10 bands of equalzer, rangng from 100Hz to 16KHz. Save Reset The settngs are saved perma- 10 bands of equalzer would go nently for future use back to the default settng Enable / Dsable...

  • Page 74: Karaoke Mode

    MS-7596 Frequently Used Equalzer Settng Realtek recognzes the needs that you mght have. By leveragng our long experence at audo field, Realtek HD Audo Sound Manager provdes you certan optmzed equalzer settngs that are frequently used for your quck enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop”, “Lve”, “Club”...
  • Page 75 ▍ Realtek Audo Mxer In the Mxer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels ndvdually. ■ Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged n front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audo rear output or Realtek HD Audo front output tems.
  • Page 76 MS-7596 When you are playng the first audo source (for example: use Wndows Meda Player to play DVD/VCD), the output wll be played from the rear panel, whch s the default settng. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audo 2nd output from the scroll lst first, and use a dfferent program to play the second audo source (for example: use Wnamp to play MP3 files).
  • Page 77 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ Playback control Tool Mute Playback devce Ths functon s to let you freely decde whch ports to output the sound. And ths s essental when mult- streamng playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audo Rear Output - Realtek HD Audo Front Output Mute You may choose to mute sngle or multple volume controls or to completely mute sound output.
  • Page 78 MS-7596 ■ Recordng control Recordng devce -Back Lne n/ Mc, Front Ln n Tool Mute -Realtek HD Audo Input Mute You may choose to mute sngle or multple volume controls or to completely mute sound nput. Tool - Show the followng volume controls Ths s to let you freely decde whch volume control tems to be dsplayed.
  • Page 79 ▍ Realtek Audo Audo I/O In ths tab, you can easly configure your mult-channel audo functon and speakers. You can choose a desred mult-channel operaton here. ■ Headphone for the common headphone ■ 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output ■ 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output ■...
  • Page 80 MS-7596 ■ Connector Settngs Clck to access connector settngs. Dsable front panel jack detecton (optonal) Jack detecton functon only works wth HD audo front panel. Please check f front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check ths tem to dsable front panel jack detecton.
  • Page 81 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ S/PDIF Short for Sony/Phlps Dgtal Interface, a standard audo file transfer format. S/PDIF al- lows the transfer of dgtal audo sgnals from one devce to another wthout havng to be converted first to an analog format. Mantanng the vablty of a dgtal sgnal prevents the qualty of the sgnal from degradng when t s converted to analog.
  • Page 82 MS-7596 ■ Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clckng t to test ts functonalty. The one you select wll lght up and make testng sound. If any speaker fals to make sound, then check whether the cable s nserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers wth good ones.
  • Page 83 ▍ Realtek Audo Mcrophone In ths tab you may set the functon of the mcrophone. Select the Nose Suppresson to remove the possble nose durng recordng, or select Acoustc Echo Cancellaton to cancel the acoustc echo durng recordng. Acoustc Echo Cancellaton prevents playback sound from beng recorded by mcro- phone together wth your sound.
  • Page 84 MS-7596 3D Audo Demo In ths tab you may adjust your 3D postonal audo before playng 3D audo applcatons lke gamng. You may also select dfferent envronment to choose the most sutable envronment you lke. A-17...
  • Page 85 ▍ Realtek Audo Informaton In ths tab t provdes some nformaton about ths HD Audo Configuraton utlty, nclud- ng Audo Drver Verson, DrectX Verson, Audo Controller & Audo Codec. You may also select the language of ths utlty by choosng from the Language lst. Also there s a selecton Show con n system tray.

  • Page 86: Hardware Setup

    MS-7596 ardware etup Connectng the Speakers When you have set the Mult-Channel Audo Functon mode properly n the software utlty, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks n accordance wth the settng n software utlty. ■ 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) No functon...
  • Page 87 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 4-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) No functon No functon A-20...
  • Page 88 MS-7596 ■ 6-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) No functon A-21...
  • Page 89 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 8-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) Lne Out (Sde channels) Important To enable 7.1 channel audo-out functon on Wndows Vsta operatng system, you have to nstall the Realtek Audo Drver.

  • Page 90: AppendX Bsb710 Raid

    Appendx B SB710 RAID The ntegrated one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. SB710 SATA RAID (SATA1~5) provdes support for RAID 0 (Strpng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng) & RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng). RAID 0 greatly mproves hard dsk I/O per- formance by concurrently strpng data across multple drves.

  • Page 91: Raid ConfiguratOn

    ▍ ▍ SB710 RAID SB710 RAID raid c onfiguration Creatng and deletng RAID set and performng other RAID settng up operatons are done n the RAID BIOS. Durng boot-up, a screen smlar to the one below wll appear for about few seconds. Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuld utlty. Important Be sure to enable the RAID functon for SATA devce n BIOS before configurng the Fastbuld Utlty.
  • Page 92 MS-7596 MS-7596 Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
  • Page 93 ▍ ▍ SB710 RAID SB710 RAID Define LD (Creatng RAID) The selecton of the RAID configuraton should be based upon factors ncludng perfor- mance, data securty, and the number of drves avalable. It s best to carefully consder the long-term role of the system and plan the data storage strategy. RAID sets can be created ether automatcally, or to allow the greatest flexblty, manually.
  • Page 94 MS-7596 MS-7596 ■ Intalze logcal drve, zero the dsk drves. RAID 1 or 10 only. ■ Strpe Block Sze, the default 64KB s best for most applcatons. RAID 0 or 10 only. ■ Ggabyte Boundary, allows use of slghtly smaller replacement drves. ■...
  • Page 95 ▍ ▍ SB710 RAID SB710 RAID The LD creaton s done, the screen shows the LD nformaton as below. Press ESC key to the man screen. Press ESC key to ext the utlty, a message “System s gong to REBOOT! Are You Sure?”...
  • Page 96 MS-7596 MS-7596 Delete LD (Deletng RAID) Select “Delete LD” on the man screen. Choose a LD No you want to delete and press “Del” or “Alt+D” delete the RAID set. On the next screen, a message wll dsplay to nform you, press “Ctrl+Y” to delete the RAID set or other key to abort t.
  • Page 97 Note: for Wndows Vsta, you can copy the files to a medum (floppy/ CD/ DVD or USB) Important Please follow the nstructon below to make a SATA RAID drver for yourself. Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. • Clck the “Browse DVD” on the Setup screen. •...
  • Page 98 Installng the RAID Drver Under Wndows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. The DVD wll auto-run and the setup screen wll appear. Under the Drver tab, clck on AMD chpset drvers by your need. The AMD chpset drvers nclude RAID Drver.

  • Page 99: AppendX C OverclockNg Center

    Overclockng Center Overclockng Center, the most useful and powerful utl- ty that MSI has spent much research and efforts to de- velop, helps users to montor or configure the hardware status of MSI Manboard n wndows, such as CPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature.
  • Page 100 Once you have your Overclockng Center nstalled (locate the setup source file n the setup DVD accompanyng wth your manboard, path: Utlty --> MSI Utlty --> Over- clockng Center), t wll have a short cut con on the desktop, and a short cut path n your “Start-up”...

  • Page 101: System Info

    MS-7596 ySteM In the System Info screen, you can read the nformaton of motherboard/ memory/ PCI. Motherboard Clck Motherboard to read the nformaton of motherboard, BIOS, nstalled CPU and nstalled graphcs card. Important The pctures n ths appendx are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased.
  • Page 102 ▍ Overclockng Center Memory Clck Memory to read the nformaton of each memory DIMM slot. You can select a DIMM slot you want to read from the SPD lst. Clck PCI to read the nformaton of devces on the manboard.

  • Page 103: Dot

    MS-7596 Clck DOT to enter the DOT screen. In DOT, you can select the basc settng to reach optmal performance n Novce menu or you can adjust advanced values for overclock- ng n Advance menu. Novce In the Novce menu, t provdes one default settng and several common settngs for dfferent envronments.
  • Page 104 ▍ Overclockng Center Advance In the Advance menu, you can adjust the values for each envronment settng/ default settng. Clck the Coolng/ Slence/ Default/ Game/ Cnema button to enter t’s settng menu. Please refer to the followng descrptons to adjust the values and save them.
  • Page 105 MS-7596 In each settng menu, you can select desred values for manual overclockng. Smply clck the rght sde of the button whch arranges an arrow sgn, and a drop-down menu wll appear below the button, then select a value. Clck the arrow sgn and the drop-down menu wll appear.
  • Page 106 ▍ Overclockng Center After you adjust the values n settng menu, you can save t for future use. Clck the Save button, and enter a name n the empty box. Then, clck Save button agan to save the settngs. Important It provdes you to save up to 20 user settngs.

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