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  • Page 1 P55-GD80 seres MS-7581 (v1.x) Manboard G52-75811X1...

  • 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-7581 MS-7581 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-7581 MS-7581 M-Flash ......................3-28 Overclockng Profile ................... 3-31 Load Fal-Safe/ Optmzed Defaults ..............3-32 Appendx A Realtek Audo ................A-1 Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver ..............A-2 Software Configuraton ..................A-4 Hardware Setup ....................A-19 Appendx B Control Center ................. B-1 Actvatng Control Center ..................B-2 System Informaton ....................B-3 Overclockng ......................B-5...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the P55-GD80 Seres (MS-7581 v1.X) ATX manboard. The P55-GD80 Seres man- boards are based on Intel P55 chpsets for optmal ® system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® 5/ 7 LGA1156 processor, the P55-GD80 Seres delver a hgh performance and professonal desktop platform soluton.
  • Page 12 ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ Intel 5/ 7 (Lynnfield & Clarkdale) processor n the LGA1156 package ® (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex. php?func=cpuform2) Base Clock ■ 133 MHz Chpset ■ Intel P55 chpset ®...
  • Page 13 MS-7581 MS-7581 Connectors ■ Back panel 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 Coaxal S/PDIF-out port 1 Optcal S/PDIF-out port 1 IEEE 1394 port (optonal) 7 USB 2.0 ports 1 ESATA/ USB Combo port 2 LAN ports 6 flexble audo ports ■...

  • Page 14: MaNboard Layout

    ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard ayout P55-GD80 Seres (MS-7581 v1.X) ATX Manboard...
  • Page 15 MS-7581 MS-7581 acking heckLiSt MSI Drver/Utlty DVD MSI manboard SATA Cable Standard Cable for USB Bracket (Optonal) Power Cable IDE Devces CrossFreX Vdeo Lnk SLI Vdeo Lnk Card V-Check Cable Cable User’s Gude Back IO Sheld * The pctures are for reference only and may vary from the packng contents of the...

  • Page 17: 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 18 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup uick oMponentS uide CPU, p.2-3 JPWR2, p.2-9 CPUFAN, p.2-14 JDLED2, p.2-19 DDR3, p.2-7 SYSFAN2, p.2-14 JPWR1, p.2-9 JSMB1, p.2-19 Back Panel, p.2-10 V Swtch, p.2-22 JCI1, p.2-13 SYSFAN3, p.2-14 SYSFAN1, p.2-14 SATA, p.2-13 SYSFAN4, p.2-14 IDE1, p.2-12 JTPM1, p.2-18 PCI, p.2-29...

  • Page 19: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7581 MS-7581 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 20 ▍ ▍ 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 21 MS-7581 MS-7581 Vsually nspect f the CPU s seated Engage the load lever whle pressng well nto the socket. If not, take out down lghtly onto the load plate. the CPU wth pure vertcal moton and renstall. Algnment Key Secure the lever near the hook end Make sure the four hooks are n por- under the retenton tab.
  • Page 22 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Algn the holes on the manboard wth Press the four hooks down to fasten the heatsnk. Push down the cooler the cooler. untl ts four clps get wedged nto the holes of the manboard. Turn over the manboard to confirm Fnally, attach the CPU Fan cable to that the clp-ends are correctly n-...

  • Page 23: Memory

    MS-7581 MS-7581 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 48x2=96 pn 72x2=144 pn Memory Populaton Rule Please refer to the followng llustratons for memory populaton rules. Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth two data bus lnes smultaneously.
  • Page 24 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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.

  • Page 25: Power Supply

    MS-7581 MS-7581 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 26: Back Panel

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup aneL (optonal) Coaxal Mouse 1394 Port S/PDIF-Out Lne-In RS-Out USB Port Lne-Out CS-Out SS-Out USB Port ESATA/ USB USB Port USB Port Keyboard Optcal Combo Port S/PDIF-Out ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard.
  • Page 27 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ 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 28: Connectors

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup onnectorS IDE Connector: IDE1 Ths connector supports IDE hard dsk drves, optcal dsk drves and other IDE de- vces. nne cto i ve Co k Dr y Dis " Fl opp 3 1/2 nec tor sk D r ive Con py Di...
  • Page 29 MS-7581 MS-7581 Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~8 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. SATA1~6 supported by P55 SATA1_2 SATA3_4 SATA5_6 SATA7/8 supported by JMB322 SATA7 & SATA8 Important Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle. Otherwse, data loss may occur durng transmsson.
  • Page 30 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN,SYSFAN1~4 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;...
  • Page 31 MS-7581 MS-7581 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 s complant wth Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. ® JFP2 JFP1 IEEE1394 Connector: J1394_1 (Optonal) Ths connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 devce va an optonal IEEE1394 bracket.
  • Page 32 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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.
  • Page 33 MS-7581 MS-7581 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson. S/PDIF Bracket (Optonal) Front Panel Audo Connector: JAUD1 Ths connector allows you to connect the front panel audo and s complant wth Intel ®...
  • Page 34 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup TPM Module connector: JTPM1 (optonal) Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. 2-18...
  • Page 35 MS-7581 MS-7581 D-LED2 Panel Connector: JDLED2 (optonal) Ths connector connects to a D-LED2 (Debug-LED2) panel (optonal), whch shows nformaton on the panel for you and dentfy the current status or mode of the con- nected system. Please refer to the D-LED2 quck gude (optonal) for more detals and usages.

  • Page 36: Button

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup utton The motherboard provdes the followng buttons for you to set the computer’s functon. Ths secton wll explan how to change your motherboard’s functon through the use of button. Clear CMOS Button: CLR_CMOS1 There s a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuraton data.
  • Page 37 MS-7581 MS-7581 Power On Button: POWER Ths button s used to turn-on or turn-off the system. Press the button to turn-on or turn-off the system. Reset Button: RESET Ths button s used to reset the system. Press the button to reset the system. Important If you want to press ths button to reset the system, the system wll be forced shutdown about 4 seconds and restarted.

  • Page 38: SwTch

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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. Over-Voltage Swtch: V Swtch You can ncrease the voltage range of CPU / CPU_VTT/ Memory/ PCH for adjustment n BIOS by changng ths swtch.
  • Page 39 MS-7581 MS-7581 Voltage Check Pont: V_Check Pont Ths voltage check pont set s used to measure the current CPU/ CPU_VTT/ DDR/ PCH voltage. CPU_VTT CPU voltage: measure the current CPU voltage wth CPU pont and GND pont by usng a mul- tmeter.

  • Page 40: Slots

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup LotS PCIE (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express nterface expanson card. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first.
  • Page 41 MS-7581 MS-7581 ATI CrossFreX (Mult-GPU) Technology ATI CrossFreX s the ultmate mult-GPU performance gamng platform. Enablng game-domnatng power, ATI CrossFreX technology enables two dscrete graphcs processors to work together to mprove system performance. ATI CrossFreX technol- ogy allows you to expand your system’s graphcs capabltes. It allows you the ablty to scale your system’s graphcs horsepower as you need t, supportng two ATI Radeon HD graphcs cards, makng ths the most scalable gamng platform ever.
  • Page 42 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and nstalled, re- boot the system. After enterng the O.S., clck the “Catalyst Control Center” con on the desktop. There s a settng n the Catalyst Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFreX to operate.
  • Page 43 MS-7581 MS-7581 NVIDIA SLI Technology (Optonal) ® NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Lnk Interface) technology allows two GPUs to run n tandem ® wthn a system to acheve up to twce the performance of a sngle graphcs card. To ut- lze ths technology, the two GPU cards must be connected by an SLI Vdeo Lnk card. SLI Vdeo Lnk Card If you ntend to use the SLI mode for better graphcs performance, please refer to the followng nstructons.
  • Page 44 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup After the hardware nstallaton s completed, restart the system and nstall the NV SLI drver/utlty. A configuraton panel wll be provded for Mult-GPU control. Check the Enable mult-GPU box to enable the SLI functon for the onboard graphcs cards (concernng the detals of mult-GPU settngs, please refer to your graphcs card manual).
  • Page 45 MS-7581 MS-7581 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 46: Led Status IndCators

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Led S tatuS ndicatorS CPU_VTT Phase LEDs These LEDs ndcate the current CPU_VTT power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Lghts CPU_VTT s n 1 phase power mode. CPU_VTT s n 2 phase power mode. DDR Phase LEDs These LEDs ndcate the current DDR power phase mode.

  • Page 47: Power Led

    MS-7581 MS-7581 CPU Phase LED panel These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Post Status CPU s n 1 phase power mode. CPU s n 2 phase power mode.. CPU s n 3 phase power mode. CPU s n 4 phase power mode.

  • Page 48: Standby Led

    ▍ Hardware Setup Standby LED Lghts orange when the system s n standby (S3/S4/S5 ) status. HD LED Lghts red when the hard drve s operatng. Debug LED Panel Please refer to the table below to get more nformaton about the Debug LED mes- sage.

  • Page 49: 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 50: 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 51 MS-7581 MS-7581 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 52: 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 53 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ M-Flash Use ths menu to read/ flash the BIOS from storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only). ▶ Overclockng Profile 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 54: 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 55 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ SATA1~8 & IDE Prmary Master/ Slave & E-SATA1 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 IDE/ SATA/ ESATA connector.

  • Page 56: Advanced Bios Features

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ Boot Sequence Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd Boot Devce These tems allow you to set the first/ second/ thrd boot devce where BIOS at- tempts to load the dsk operatng system.
  • Page 57 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ Quck Bootng Settng the tem to [Enabled] allows the system to boot wthn 10 seconds snce t wll skp some check tems. ▶ Boot Up Num-Lock LED Ths settng s to set the Num Lock status when the system s powered on. Settng to [On] wll turn on the Num Lock key when the system s powered on.

  • Page 58: Integrated PerPherals

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ntegrated eripheraLS ▶ USB Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard USB controller. ▶ USB Devce Legacy Support Select [Enabled] f you need to use a USB-nterfaced devce n the operatng system. ▶...
  • Page 59 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ On-Chp ATA Devces Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears: ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable BIOS to used PCI busmasterng for readng/ wrtng to IDE drves. ▶ On-Chp SATA Controller Ths tem allows users to enable or dsable the on-chp SATA controller.

  • Page 60: 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 61 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ Power LED When ACPI Standby State s set to [S3], ths tem wll avalable. Ths tem configures how the system uses power LED on the case to ndcate the sleep/suspend state. Aval- able optons are: [Sngle] The power LED turns off durng the sleep/suspend mode. [Dual] The power LED changes ts color to ndcate the sleep/suspend state.
  • Page 62 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Resume By PCI-E Devce When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power savng modes through any event on PCIE devce. ▶ GbE Wake Up From S5 The tem allows the actvty of the Gb Ethernet devce to wake up the system from S5 mode.

  • Page 63: H/W MonTor

    MS-7581 MS-7581 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]. The settng of the field wll automatcally return to [Enabled] later.
  • Page 64 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ PC Health Status ▶ Dr.MOS Temperature Press <Enter> and the followng sub-menu appears. The sub-menu shows every MOS- FET surface temperature. (Read only). ▶ CPU/ System Temperature, CPU FAN/ SYS FAN 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 Speed, CPU Vcore, 3.3V, 5V, 12V These tems dsplay the current status of all of the montored hardware devces/compo- nents such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’...

  • Page 65: Green Power

    MS-7581 MS-7581 reen ower ▶ CPU/ VTT/ PCH/ DDR Phase Control When set to [Auto], the hardware wll auto adjust the CPU/ VTT/ PCH/ DDR power phase accordng to the loadng of CPU/ VTT/ PCH/ DDR to reach the best power sav- ng functon.

  • Page 66: 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: ▶ U-Key Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable USB drver devce as a key. ▶ Make U-Key at Ths tem s used to specfy the USB drver devce as a key.
  • Page 67 MS-7581 MS-7581 Important Type the password, up to eght characters n length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now wll replace any prevously set password. You wll be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selecton and not enter a password.

  • Page 68: Cell Menu

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. ▶ Current CPU / DRAM / QPI Frequency These tems show the current frequences of CPU, Memory and QPI. Read-only. 3-20...
  • Page 69 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ CPU Specficatons Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths submenu shows the nformaton of nstalled CPU. ▶ CPU Technology Support Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. In ths sub-menu, t shows the nstalled CPU technologes.

  • Page 70: C1E Support

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Hyper-Threadng Functon The processor uses Hyper-Threadng technology to ncrease transacton rates and reduces end-user response tmes. The technology treats the two cores nsde the processor as two logcal processors that can execute nstructons smultaneously. In ths way, the system performance s hghly mproved.
  • Page 71 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ Intel Turbo Boost Ths tem wll appear when you nstall a CPU wth Intel Turbo Boost technology. Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable Intel Turbo Boost technology. It can scale processor frequency hgher dynamcally when applcatons demand more performance and TDP headroom exsts.
  • Page 72 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ DRAM Tmng Mode Select whether DRAM tmng s controlled by the SPD (Seral Presence Detect) EE- PROM on the DRAM module. Settng to [Auto] enables DRAM tmngs and the followng “Advance DRAM Configuraton” sub-menu to be determned by BIOS based on the con- figuratons on the SPD.
  • Page 73 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ CH1/ CH2 tRTP Tme nterval between a read and a precharge command. ▶ CH1/ CH2 tFAW Ths tem s used to set the tFAW tmng. ▶ Current CH1/ CH2 tdrRdTRd/ tddRdTRd/ tsrRdTWr/ tdrRdTWr/ tddRdTWr/ tsrWrTRd/ tddWrTWr/ tsrRDTRd/ tsrWrTWr These tem show the advanced DRAM tmngs.
  • Page 74 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Spread Spectrum When the manboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spkes) of the pulses create EMI (Electromagnetc Interference). The Spread Spectrum functon reduces the EMI generated by modulatng the pulses so that the spkes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves.
  • Page 75 MS-7581 MS-7581 Important Faled Overclockng Resoluton Ths manboard supports overclockng greatly. However, please make sure your pe- rpherals and components are bearable for some specal settngs. Any operaton that exceeds product specficaton s not recommended. Any rsk or damge resultng from mproper operaton wll not be under our product warranty.

  • Page 76: 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 77 MS-7581 MS-7581 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 78 ▍ ▍ 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 79: OverclockNg Profile

    MS-7581 MS-7581 vercLocking rofiLe ▶ Overclockng Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 These tems are used to save the currect settngs to selected profile, and they are also used to load the settngs from the selected profile. 3-31...

  • Page 80: 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 81: 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 82 ▍ 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 83 MS-7581 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 84: 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 85: Sound Effect

    MS-7581 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 86 ▍ 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 87: Karaoke Mode

    MS-7581 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 88 ▍ 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 89 MS-7581 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 90: Playback Control

    ▍ 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 91 MS-7581 ■ 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 92 ▍ 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 93 MS-7581 ■ 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 94 ▍ 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 95 MS-7581 ■ 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 96 ▍ 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 97 MS-7581 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 98 ▍ 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 99: Hardware Setup

    MS-7581 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 100 ▍ 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 101 MS-7581 ■ 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 102 ▍ 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 103: AppendX B Control Center

    MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop, helps users to montor or configure the hardware status of MSI Manboard n wndows, such as CPU clock, volt- age, fan speed and temperature. Before you nstall the Control Center, please make sure the system has meet the followng requrements: 256MB system memory.
  • Page 104 Once you have your Control Center nstalled (locate the setup source file n the setup DVD accompanyng wth your manboard, path: Utlty --> MSI Utlty --> Control Center), t wll have a short cut con on the desktop, and a short cut path n your “Start-up” menu.

  • Page 105: System InformatOn

    MS-7581 MS-7581 ySteM nforMation There are three optons for you to select n the System Informaton screen, you can read the manboard/ CPU/ memory nformaton by clckng ther respectve name. Manboard Clck Manboard to read the nformaton of manboard, manboard BIOS, audo, LAN and nstalled graphcs card.
  • Page 106 ▍ ▍ Control Center Control Center Clck CPU to read the nformaton of CPU. Memory Clck Memory to read the nformaton of each memory DIMM slot. You can select a DIMM slot you want to read by clckng arrow button. Clck ths arrow button to select the DIMM slot.

  • Page 107: OverclockNg

    MS-7581 MS-7581 vercLocking In overclockng, you can select the Default/ Cnema/ Game/ Coolng settng for system to reach the optmum and stable performance. Or you can configure the advanced DRAM settng for system to meet the strct demands of hgh efficency and hgh over- clockng ablty.
  • Page 108 ▍ ▍ Control Center Control Center Advanced In Advanced menu, you can adjust the advanced DRAM tmng settngs. After adjustng, please clck the “Apply” button to execute the configured settng. Or you can clck the “Save” button to save the adjustments for future use. Important Every tme you turn-off the system, the settngs wll be restored to the factory default.

  • Page 109: Green Power

    MS-7581 MS-7581 reen ower Green Power s an energy savng technology wth unque functon that control power supply wth auto phase swtchng (Actve Phase Swtchng) for CPU and components. Helpng you save power,money,and our Earth! Basc In the Basc menu, t provdes three settngs for you to experence dfferent power sav- ng perfrmance.
  • Page 110 ▍ ▍ Control Center Control Center Advanced In the Advanced menu, you can adjust the power phase, fan speed, and set the LEDs to lght or not. ▶ Manboard In the Manboard, t provdes three power savng modes for you to adjust by shftng the gear.
  • Page 111 MS-7581 MS-7581 ▶ In the LED menu, you can turn on/ turn off the onboard LEDs by clckng each botton. You can clck the “Save” button to save the adjustment. You can clck on any MOSFET button to change menu from LED to MOSFET Temp. MOSFET buttons.
  • Page 112 ▍ Control Center ▶ MOSFET Temp. In the MOSFET Temp. menu, you can read the surface temperature of each MOSFET. You can clck on any MOSFET button to change menu from MOSFET Temp. to LED. MOSFET buttons. Important You can clck the button to change the temperature unt from C to B-10...

  • Page 113: AppendX C Intel Sata Raid

    Appendx C Intel SATA RAID Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty on platforms C-C-1...

  • Page 114: IntroductOn

    ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID ntroduction The manboard comes wth the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drves as RAID sets. SATA hard drves delver blsterng transfer speeds up to 3 Gb/s. Seral ATA uses long, thn cables, makng t easer to connect your drve and mprovng the arflow nsde your PC.

  • Page 115: Bios ConfiguratOn

    MS-7581 MS-7581 bioS c onfiguration The Intel Matrx Storage Manager Opton ROM should be ntegrated wth the system BIOS on all motherboards wth a supported Intel chpset. The Intel Matrx Stroage Man- ager Opton ROM s the Intel RAID mplementaton and provdes BIOS and DOS dsk servces.
  • Page 116 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID After pressng the <Ctrl> and <I> keys smultaneously, the followng wndow wll ap- pear: ■ Create RAID Volume Select opton 1 Create RAID Volume” and press <Enter> key. The followng screen appears. Then n the Name field, specfy a RAID Volume name and then press the <TAB>...
  • Page 117 MS-7581 MS-7581 In the Dsk field, press <Enter> key and the followng screen appears. Use <Space> key to select the dsks you want to create for the RAID volume, then clck <Enter> key to finsh selecton. Then select the strp value for the RAID array by usng the “upper arrow” or “down arrow”...
  • Page 118 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID Important Snce you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrx RAID Technology), ths default sze (maxmum) needs to be reduced. Type n a new sze for the first volume. As an ex- ample: f you want the first volume to span the first half of the two dsks, re-type the sze to be half of what s shown by default.
  • Page 119 MS-7581 MS-7581 ■ Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drves wll be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume n the Intel RAID Opton ROM, your system wll become unbootable.
  • Page 120 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID ■ Reset Dsks to Non-RAID Select opton 3 Reset Dsks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drves. The followng screen appears: Press <Y>...
  • Page 121 MS-7581 MS-7581 ■ Recovery Volume Optons Select opton 4 Recovery Volume Optons and press <Enter> to change recovery volume mode. The followng screen appears: Recovery mode wll change from Contnuous Update to On-Request after you en- able “Only Recovery Dsk” or “Only Master Dsk”.

  • Page 122: InstallNg DrVer

    RAID Drver” for yourself. ® • Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. • Clck the “Browse DVD” on the Setup screen. Copy all the contents n \\RAID\ Intel\ PCH\ f6flpy 32 or f6flpy 64 to a formatted floppy •...
  • Page 123 MS-7581 ■ Exstng Wndows Vsta/ XP Drver Installaton 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 Intel RAID Drvers. The drvers wll be automatcally nstalled.

  • Page 124: InstallNg Software

    nstallaton; however, you wll have the ablty to un-nstall all other non-drver components. Insert the MSI DVD and clck on the RAID block, and then choose INTEL RAID Drvers to nstall the software.
  • Page 125 MS-7581 MS-7581 The InstallSheld Wzard wll begn automatcally for nstallaton showed as followng: Clck on the Next button to proceed the nstallaton n the welcomng wndow. C-13...
  • Page 126 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID The wndow shows the components to be nstalled. Clck Next button to contnue. After readng the lcense agreement n the followng wndow, clck Yes button to con- tnue. C-14...
  • Page 127 MS-7581 MS-7581 The followng wndow appears to show the Readme Fle Informaton. It shows the sys- tem requrements and nstallaton nformaton. Once the nstallaton s complete, the followng wndow appears. C-15...

  • Page 128: Raid MGratOn InstructOns

    ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID raid M igration nStructionS The Intel Matrx Storage Console offers the flexblty to upgrade from a sngle Seral ATA (SATA) hard drve to RAID configuraton when an addtonal SATA hard drve s added to the system.
  • Page 129 MS-7581 MS-7581 Create RAID Volume from Exstng Dsk To create a RAID volume from an exstng dsk, choose Acton --> Create RAID Volume from Exstng Hard Drve. The Create RAID Volume from Exstng Hard Drve Wzard pops up to lead you for the followng procedure.
  • Page 130 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID (1) Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by enterng the volume name, selectng the RAID level and strp sze. ■ RAID Volume Name: A desred RAID volume name needs to be typed n where the “Volume_0000” text currently appears above.
  • Page 131 MS-7581 MS-7581 are bound to be more expensve. RAID 10 (Mrrored Strpes) : A RAID 1 array of two RAID 0 arrays. ■ Strp Szes: Select the desred strp sze settng. As ndcated, the optmal settng s 128KB. Se- lectng any other opton may result n performance degradaton. Even though 128KB s the recommended settng for most users, you should choose the strp sze value whch s best suted to your specfic RAID usage model.
  • Page 132 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID (3) Select Member Hard Drve(s) Then select the member dsk (the target dsk) that you wsh to use and then clck “-->” to move t to the “Selected” field. Then clck “Next” to contnue. Please note that the exstng data on the selected hard drve(s) wll be deleted perma- nently.
  • Page 133 MS-7581 MS-7581 (4) Specfy Volume Sze Specfy the amount of avalable array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount n the space or use the slder to specfy. It s recommended you use 100% of the avalable space for the optmzed usage. For RAID 0 volume, f you do not specfy 100% of the hard drve space, the rest hard drve space wll be worked as RAID 1 volume, whch s the new technology called Intel Matrx RAID.
  • Page 134 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID (6) Start Mgraton The mgraton process may take up to two hours to complete dependng on the sze of the dsks beng used and the strp sze selected. A dalogue wndow wll appear stat- ng that the mgraton process may take consderable tme to complete, meanwhle a popup dalogue at the taskbar wll also show the mgraton status.

  • Page 135: Recovery Volume CreatOn

    MS-7581 MS-7581 ecovery oLuMe reation A recovery volume can be created usng Advanced mode n the Intel Matrx Storage Console. Important Creatng a recovery volume wll permanently delete any exstng data on the drve se- lected as the recovery drve. Back up all mportant data before begnnng these steps. ■...
  • Page 136 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID Modfy the recovery volume name f you wsh. Select a hard drve to be used as the master hard drve for the recovery volume. Select a hard drve to be used as the recovery hard drve for the recovery volume. C-24...
  • Page 137 MS-7581 MS-7581 Select an update polcy. Select Fnsh to begn recovery volume creaton. C-25...

  • Page 138: Degraded Raid Array

    ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID raid a egraded rray A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume s reported as degraded when one of ts hard drve members fals or s temporarly dsconnected, and data mrrorng s lost. As a result, the system can only utlze the remanng functonal hard drve member.
  • Page 139 MS-7581 MS-7581 Ext Intel RAID Opton ROM, and then reboot to Wndows system. When prompted to rebuld the RAID volume, clck ‘Yes’. The Intel(R) Storage Utlty wll be launched. Rght-clck the new hard drve and select ‘Rebuld to ths Dsk’. The ‘Rebuld Wzard’ wll be launched whch wll gude you through the process of rebuldng to the new hard drve.

  • Page 141: AppendX D JmCron 322 Raid DrVe Booster Manager

    Appendx D JMcron 322 RAID Drve Booster Manager Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty on platform. The DRIVER BOOSTER MANAGER soluton supports RAID level 0 (strpng), RAID level 1 (mrrorng) and JBOD (Concatenate). B-D-1...

  • Page 142: IntroductOn

    ▍ ▍ Drver Booster Manager Drver Booster Manager ntroduction DRIVER BOOSTER MANAGER offers RAID level 0 (Strpng), RAID level 1 (Mrrorng and Duplexng)and JBOD (Concatenate) for SATA ports (SATA7/8) on ths manboard. RAID 0 breaks the data nto blocks whch are wrtten to separate hard drves. Spread- ng the hard drve I/O load across ndependent channels greatly mproves I/O perfor- mance.

  • Page 143: Raid ConfiguratOn

    Follow the procedures descrbed below to nstall the Drve Booster Manager. Insert the applcaton DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. The setup screen wll automat- cally appear. Clck Utlty. And then clck MSI Utlty. Clck Drve Booster Manager to nstall t. Actvatng DRIVE BOOSTER MANAGER Once you have your Drve Booster Manager nstalled, t wll have a short cut con on the desktop.
  • Page 144 ▍ ▍ Drver Booster Manager Drver Booster Manager Vew SATA Drve Informaton Clck the “Drve Booster Informaton” button and the nformaton of all hard dsks wll dsplay on the rght sde of the wndow. You may clck the tem “Controller” you wll find “Drve Booster I n f o r m a t  o n ”...

  • Page 145: Create Raid

    MS-7581 MS-7581 Create RAID DRIVE BOOSTER MANAGER supports the creaton of RAID 0, 1 and JBOD. Frst, you have to choose a controller, that supports 2 SATA devces wth RAID mode, n the Drve Booster Informaton screen. “Drve Booster I n f o r m a t  o n ” button 2.Clck the “Drve Booster Configuraton”...
  • Page 146 ▍ ▍ Drver Booster Manager Drver Booster Manager A warnng message wll appear to remnd you that the data wll be erased. Press “Yes” f you really want to perform ths creaton. Important You wll lose all data on the SATA drves when you perform ths creaton. Please ensure to back up all date n the SATA hard drves before performng ths creaton.
  • Page 147 MS-7581 MS-7581 Setup Password You may set a password for a volume. Clck the “Change Password” a screen wll ds- play. Please enter a new password n the “New Password” box,and enter the password agan n the “confirm password” box to confirm the passsword. Then clck OK. Important A password s avalable for a volume only.

  • Page 148: Delete Raid

    ▍ ▍ Drver Booster Manager Drver Booster Manager Delete RAID Frst, you have to choose a volume that you ntend to delete RAID mode n the Drve Booster Informaton screen. Clck the “Drve Booster Configuraton” button, and clck the “Normal Mode” button. And then, clck “Apply”...

  • Page 149: Event Log

    MS-7581 MS-7581 A warnng wll appear to nform you that the deleton s finshed. Clck “OK” to close the wndow. Event Log Clck the “Event Log” button, all of the sgnficant events wll be lsted. “Event Log” button...

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