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MSI 870A-G54 series User Manual

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  • Page 1 870A-G54 / 870U-G54 seres MS-7599 (v3.x) Manboard G52-75991X6...

  • 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-7599 MS-7599 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-7599 MS-7599 Load Fal-Safe/ Optmzed Defaults ..............3-28 Appendx A Realtek Audo ................A-1 Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver ..............A-2 Software Configuraton ..................A-3 Hardware Default Settng ..................A-5 Appendx B AMD RAID................B-1 RAID Configuraton ....................B-2...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the 870A-G54/ 870U-G54 Se- res (MS-7599 v3.X) ATX manboard. The 870A-G54/ 870U-G54 Seres manboards are based on AMD ® & SB850/ SB810 chpsets for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD AM3 Phenom ®...
  • Page 11 ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ Phenom II X4/ X3 and Athlon X4/ X3/ X2 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 5.2 GT/s Chpset ■...
  • Page 12 MS-7599 MS-7599 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 Optcal S/PDIF-Out port 1 PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 1 Seral port 6 USB 2.0 ports 2 USB 3.0 ports 1 LAN port...

  • Page 13: MaNboard Layout

    ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard ayout Top : Optical S/PDIF_out Bottom: keyboard/ mouse CPUFAN COM port JPWR2 USB 2.0 ports USB 2.0 ports USB 3.0 ports Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB 2.0 ports T:Line-In SYSFAN1 M:Line-Out USB 3.0 B:Mic Chip T:RS-Out...
  • Page 14 MS-7599 MS-7599 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 CPUFAN, p.2-13 SYSFAN1, p.2-13 CPU, p.2-3 JPWR2, p.2-8 DDR3, p.2-6 Back Panel, p.2-9 SYSFAN2, p.2-13 JPWR1, p.2-8 JTPM1, p.2-16 OC_SW1, p.2-18 PCIE, p.2-20 IDE1, p.2-11 JCI1, p.2-12 SATA, p.2-12 JBAT1, p.2-17 PCI, p.2-20 OC_DRIVE, p.2-19 JCD1, p.2-13...

  • Page 18: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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-7599 MS-7599 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-7599 MS-7599 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-7599 MS-7599 aneL Optcal S/PDIF-Out Lne-In RS-Out USB 2.0 Port USB 2.0 Port Seral Port Lne-Out CS-Out SS-Out Mouse/Keyboard USB 3.0 Port USB 2.0 Port ▶ Optcal S/PDIF-Out Ths SPDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) connector s provded for dgtal audo transmsson to external speakers through an optcal fiber cable.
  • 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: Floppy Disk Drive Connector: Fdd1

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. IDE Connector: IDE1 Ths connector supports IDE hard dsk drves, optcal dsk drves and other IDE de- vces.
  • Page 27 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~6 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. Important Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle.
  • Page 28 MS-7599 MS-7599 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 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 Connectors: Jfp1/2

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony &...
  • Page 30 MS-7599 MS-7599 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. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only.
  • Page 31 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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. 2-16...

  • Page 32: Jumpers

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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. If you want to clear the system configuraton, set the jumper to clear data.

  • Page 33: 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. Easy OC Swtch: OC_SW1 (optonal) You can overclock the FSB to ncrease the processor frequency by changng the swtch.

  • Page 34: Button(OptOnal)

    MS-7599 MS-7599 utton optionaL The manboard provdes the followng buttons for you to set the computer’s functon. Ths secton wll explan how to change your manboard’s functon through the use of button. OC Dal Button and OC Dal Knob: OC_GEAR1 & OC_DRIVE (op- tonal) The button and the knob are used to adjust 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. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot 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.
  • Page 36 MS-7599 MS-7599 ATI CrossFreX (Mult-GPU) Technology ATI CrossFreX s the ultmate mult-GPU performance gamng platform. Enablng game-domnatng power, ATI CrossFreX technology enables two or more dscrete graphcs processors to work together to mprove system performance. ATI CrossFreX technology 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 or more ATI Radeon HD graphcs cards, makng ths the most scalable gamng platform...
  • Page 37 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and nstalled, reboot 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 38: Led Status IndCators

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Led S tatuS ndicatorS CPU Phase LEDs CPU Phase LEDs These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Lghts CPU s n 1 phase power mode. CPU s n 4 phase power mode. 2-23...

  • 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-7599 MS-7599 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-7599 MS-7599 ▶ 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 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-7599 MS-7599 ▶ IDE Prmary Master/ Slave & SATA1~6 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. ▶ LBA/Large Mode Ths allows you to enable or dsable the LBA Mode.
  • 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-7599 MS-7599 bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ Boot Sequence Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears: ▶ 1st Boot Devce Ths tem allows you to set the first boot devce where BIOS attempts to load the dsk operatng system.
  • Page 49 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Full Screen Logo Dsplay Ths tem enables ths system to show the company logo on the boot-up screen. Set- tngs are: [Enabled] Shows a stll mage (logo) on the full screen at boot. [Dsabled] Shows the POST messages at boot.

  • Page 50: Integrated PerPherals

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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. ▶ Onboard LAN Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard LAN controller.
  • Page 51 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ 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. ▶...

  • Page 52: Power Management Setup

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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. If your operatng system s ACPI-aware, select [Enabled]. ▶...
  • Page 53 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Restore On AC Power Loss Ths tem specfies whether your system wll reboot after a power falure or nterrupt occurs. Settngs are: [Off] Always leaves the computer n the power off state. [On] Always leaves the computer n the power on state.

  • Page 54: H/W MonTor

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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 55: Green Power

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup reen ower ▶ CPU Phase Control When set to [Auto], the hardware wll auto adjust the CPU power phase accordng to the loadng of CPU to reach the best power savng functon. ▶ Motherboard LED Control Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable the power phase LEDs of the manboard.

  • Page 56: Bios SettNg Password

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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 57: Cell Menu

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. ▶ Current CPU/ DRAM/ CPU-NB Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU/ Memory & CPU-NB speed. Read-only. 3-18...
  • Page 58 MS-7599 MS-7599 ▶ 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. Ths sub-menu shows the technologes that the nstalled CPU supported.
  • Page 59 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ C1E Support To enable ths tem to read the CPU power consumpton whle dle. Not all proces- sors support Enhanced Halt state (C1E). ▶ SVM Support Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable SVM. ▶...
  • Page 60 MS-7599 MS-7599 ▶ OC Dal Functon Ths tem allows you to enable/dsable the OC Dal functon. Settng to [Enable] act- vates the followng fields, and use the followng fields to set each OC Dal functon. ▶ OC Dal Step Ths tem s used to set value of each step when you rotate the OC dal knob. ▶...
  • Page 61 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ 1T/2T Memory Tmng Ths tem controls the SDRAM command rate. Select [1T] makes SDRAM sgnal controller to run at 1T (T=clock cycles) rate. Selectng [2T] makes SDRAM sgnal controller run at 2T rate. ▶...
  • Page 62 MS-7599 MS-7599 ▶ CPU Voltage (V)/ CPU-NB Voltage (V)/ DRAM Voltage (V)/ NB Voltage (V/ SB Volt- age (V))/ HT Lnk Voltage (V) These tems are used to adjust the voltage of CPU, Memory and chpset. ▶ Spread Spectrum When the manboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spkes) of the pulses create EMI (Electromagnetc Interference).

  • 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-7599 MS-7599 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 Fle from When the M-Flash functon as sets to [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: OverclockNg Profile

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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. ▶ OC Retry Count These tems s used to reset counts for overclock retrng.

  • 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: Software ConfiguratOn

    MS-7599 oftware onfiguration After nstallng the audo drver, the “Realtek HD Audo Manager” con wll appear at the notficaton area (lower rght of the screen). You may double clck the con and the GUI wll pop up accordngly. It s also avalable to enable the audo drver by clckng the Realtek HD Audo Manager from the Control Panel.
  • Page 71 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ Devce Selecton Here you can select a audo output source to change the related optons. the “check” sgn (n orange) ndcates the devces as default. ■ Volume Adjustment You can control the volume or balance the rght/left sde of the speakers that you plugged n front or rear panel by adjust the bar.

  • Page 72: Hardware Default SettNg

    MS-7599 ardware efauLt etting The followng dagrams are audo back panel default settng. ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 2-channel speakers dagram F r o ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 4-channel speakers dagram F r o R e a...
  • Page 73 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 6-channel speakers dagram F r o C e n R e a t e r & S u b w o o f ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 8-channel speakers dagram F r o C e n R e a t e r...

  • Page 74: AppendX Bamd Raid

    Appendx B AMD RAID The ntegrate one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. AMD SATA RAID provdes support for RAID 0 (Strp- ng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng), RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng) & RAID 5 (strpng wth party for SB850 only). RAID 0 greatly mproves hard dsk I/O performance by concur- rently strpng data across multple drves.

  • Page 75: Raid ConfiguratOn

    ▍ ▍ AMD RAID AMD RAID raid c onfiguration Creatng and deletng RAID set and performng other RAID settng up operatons are done n the RAID BIOS. Durng bootup, a screen smlar to the one below wll appear for about few seconds. Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Opton ROM utlty. Press <Ctrl-F>...
  • Page 76 MS-7599 MS-7599 Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
  • Page 77 ▍ ▍ AMD RAID AMD RAID LD Vew / LD Define Menu (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.
  • Page 78 MS-7599 MS-7599 ■ 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. On the Drves Assgnments wndow, use the arrow key to choose the hard drves whch you want to make part of the LD, use the space key to change the assgnment to “Y”.
  • Page 79 ▍ ▍ AMD RAID AMD RAID The message wll show up on the bottom, press any key to use maxmum capacty or press [Ctrl-Y] to modfy array capacty manually. Important The default capacty s the full capacty of the selected hard drves. •...
  • Page 80 MS-7599 MS-7599 Delete LD Menu (Deletng RAID) Press “3” on the man to enter the Delete LD Menu. 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 81 Note: for Wndows Vsta/ Wndows 7, 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 CD” on the Setup screen. •...
  • Page 82 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 ncludes RAID Drver.

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