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- Page 1 A75A-G45/ A75A-G55 seres MS-7695 (v2.x) Manboard G52-76951X2...
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Page 2: CopyrGht NotCe
Preface Preface Copyrght Notce The materal n ths document s the ntellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNA- TIONAL. We take every care n the preparaton of ths document, but no guarantee s gven as to the correctness of ts contents. Our products are under contnual mprove- ment and we reserve the rght to make changes wthout notce. -
Page 3: TechnCal Support
Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. ◙ Vst the MSI webste for techncal gude, BIOS updates, drver updates, and other nformaton: http://www.ms.com/servce/download ◙ Contact our techncal staff at: http://support.ms.com Safety Instructons ￭... -
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 dgtal devce, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lmts are desgned to provde reasonable protecton aganst harmful nterference n a resdental nstallaton. -
Page 5: Battery InformatOn
Replace only wth the same or equvalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Chemcal Substances Informaton In complance wth chemcal substances regulatons, such as the EU REACH Regulaton (Regulaton EC No. 1907/2006 of the European Parlament and the Councl), MSI provdes the nformaton of chemcal substances n products at: http://www.ms.com/html/popup/csr/evmtprtt_pcm.html... -
Page 6: 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 7 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 8 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 cclo d vta.
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
MS-7695 MS-7695 CONTENTS ▍ Copyrght Notce .................... Trademarks .................... Revson Hstory..................... Techncal Support.................. Safety Instructons .................. FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement.......... v Battery Informaton ..................v Chemcal Substances Informaton ..............v WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement ....v Chapter 1 Gettng Started................1-1 Manboard Specficatons .................. - Page 10 Preface 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...
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Page 11: Chapter 1 GettNg Started
Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the A75A-G45/ A75A-G55 Se- res (MS-7695 v2.X) ATX manboard. The A75A-G45/ A75A-G55 Seres manboards are based on AMD ® chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD latest processor n FM1 socket, the ®... -
Page 12: MaNboard SpecFicatOns
Gettng Started Manboard Specficatons Processor Support ■ Support AMD A8/A6/A4/E2-seres processors n FM1 socket ® (For the latest nformaton about processor, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/cpu-support) Chpset ■ ® Memory Support ■ DDR3 1600/ 1333/ 1066 SDRAM (total 32 GB Max) ■ 4 DDR3 DIMMs (240-pn/ 1.5V) support dual channel mode (For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/test-report) - Page 13 MS-7695 Connectors ■ Back panel 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 VGA port 1 DVI-D port** 1 HDMI port** 4 USB 2.0 ports 2 USB 3.0 ports 1 LAN port 6 flexble audo ports **(Ths manboard doesn't support HDMI-output & DVI-D-output smultaneously.) ■...
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Page 14: MaNboard Layout
Gettng Started Manboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom:keyboard JPWR2 Top: VGA Port Bottom: DVI-D port Top: USB 2.0 ports Buttom: HDMI port USB 3.0 ports Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB 2.0 ports Line-In Line-Out T:RS-Out M:CS-Out B:SS-Out PCI _E1 PCI _E2 PCI _E3 SATA5 SATA6... -
Page 15: PackNg Contents
MS-7695 Packng Contents Drver / Utlty Manboard User Gude Back IO Sheld SATA Cable Optonal Accessores USB3.0 to USB 2.0 USB2.0 SATA Power USB 3.0 Connector Bracket Cable Bracket CrossFre Cable * These pctures are for reference only and may vary wthout notce. * The packng contents may vary accordng to the model you purchased. -
Page 17: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle performng the nstal- laton, be careful n holdng the components and follow- ng the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work properly. -
Page 18: QuCk Components GuDe
Hardware Setup Quck Components Gude SYSFAN1, p.2-13 J6/ J7, p.2-18 CPUFAN, p.2-13 JPWR2, p.2-9 CPU, p.2-4 DDR3, p.2-7 Back Panel, p.2-10 JPWR1, p.2-9 JUSB1, p.2-14 SATA, p.2-12 SYSFAN2, p.2-13 JDLED3, p.2-17 PCIe, p.2-19 JTPM1, p.2-17 PCI, p.2-19 JCI1, p.2-13 JFP1/ JFP2, p.2-14 JAUD1, p.2-15 JSP1, p.2-16 JBAT1, p.2-18... -
Page 19: MountNg Screw Holes
MS-7695 Mountng Screw Holes When you nstall the manboard, you have to place the manboard nto the chasss n the correct drecton. The locatons of screws holes on the manboard are shown as below. The sde has to toward the rear, the poston for the I/O sheld of the chasss. -
Page 20: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)
Hardware Setup CPU (Central Processng Unt) 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/servce/cpu-support Important Overheatng... - Page 21 MS-7695 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. Follow the steps below to nstall the CPU &...
- Page 22 Hardware Setup Poston the coolng set onto the Then press down the other end of the retenton mechansm. clp to fasten the coolng set on the Hook one end of the clp to hook top of the retenton mechansm. first. Locate the Fx Lever and lft up t .
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Page 23: Memory
MS-7695 Memory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/test-report 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 24 Hardware Setup Installng Memory Modules The memory module has only one notch 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.
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Page 25: Power Supply
MS-7695 Power Supply 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. Then push down the power supply firmly nto the connector. -
Page 26: Back Panel
Hardware Setup Back Panel VGA Port Mouse USB 2.0 Port Lne-In RS-Out USB 3.0 Port Lne-Out CS-Out SS-Out Keyboard DVI-D Port HDMI Port USB 2.0 Port ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ®... - Page 27 MS-7695 ▶ 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.
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Page 28: Connectors
Hardware Setup Connectors 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. SATA6 SATA4 SATA5 SATA2 SATA3 SATA1 Important... - Page 29 MS-7695 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 30 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 Front USB 3.0 Connector: JUSB1 USB 3.0 port s backward-compatble wth USB 2.0 devces.
- Page 31 MS-7695 Front USB Connector: 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. USB 2.0 Bracket (optonal) Important Note that the pns of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avod possble...
- Page 32 Hardware Setup S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. S/PDIF-Out Bracket (optonal) Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/receves 16 bytes FIFOs.
- Page 33 TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. TPM module s optonal * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. DLED3 Connector: JDLED3 (optonal) Ths s reserved for connectng the MSI future control card. 2-17...
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Page 34: Jumpers
Hardware Setup Jumpers 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 35: Slots
MS-7695 Slots PCIe Slot The PCIe slot supports the PCIe nterface expanson card. PCIe x16 Slot PCIe 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. 32-bt PCI Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup-... -
Page 37: 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 38: EnterNg Setup
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Enterng Setup 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 Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu If the message dsappears before you respond and you stll need to enter Setup, restart the system by turnng omputer OFF then back ON or pressng the RESET button. - Page 39 MS-7695 MS-7695 Controls Keyboard Mouse Descrpton <↑><↓> Select Item <←><→> Select Screen Move the cursor <Enter> Select Icon/ Feld Clck/ Double- clck the left button <Esc> Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the prevous from a submenu Clck the rght button <+>...
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Page 40: The Menu Bar
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup The Menu Bar ▶ Man Menu Use ths menu for basc system configuratons, such as tme, date etc. ▶ Advanced Use ths menu to setup the tems of the BIOS specal enhanced features, ntegrated perpherals, power management and PC health status. ▶... -
Page 41: MaN Menu
MS-7695 MS-7695 Man Menu ▶ System Date Ths allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format s <day><month> <date> <year>. Hghlght the desgnated porton and key n the correspondng number. Press <Enter> to move to the next secton. [day] Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determned by BIOS. -
Page 42: Advanced
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Advanced ▶ PCI Subsystem Settngs Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ PCI Latency Tmer Ths tem controls how long each PCI devce can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to hgher values, every PCI devce can conduct transactons for a longer tme and thus mprove the effectve PCI bandwdth. - Page 43 MS-7695 MS-7695 ▶ Integrated Perpherals Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Onboard LAN Controller Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the onboard LAN controller. ▶ LAN Opton ROM Ths tem s used to decde whether to nvoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN. ▶...
- Page 44 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ USB Devces: Here shows the type of nstalled USB devce. ▶ USB Controller Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the USB controller. ▶ Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] f you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 devce n the operatng system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 drver nstalled, such as DOS and SCO Unx.
- Page 45 MS-7695 MS-7695 ▶ CPU Smart Fan Target The Smart Fan functon controls the CPU fan speed automatcally dependng on the current temperature to keep t wth n a specfic range. You can enable a fan target value here. If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value, the smart fan functon wll be actvated.
- Page 46 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Wake Up Event By Settng to [BIOS] actvates the followng fields, and use the followng fields to set the wake up events. Settng to [OS], the wake up events wll be defined by OS. ▶ Resume By RTC Alarm The field s used to enable or dsable the feature of bootng up the system on a scheduled tme/date.
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Page 47: OverclockNg
MS-7695 MS-7695 Overclockng ▶ Current CPU/ CPB/ NB/ DRAM Frequency These tems show the current frequences of CPU, CPU CPB, NB and Memory speed. Read-only. ▶ Adjust Internal Core Clock Ths tem s used to adjust the nternal core clock of CPU. ▶... - Page 48 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ OC Gene Settng ths tem to [Enabled] allows the system to detect the maxmum FSB clock and to overclock automatcally. If overclockng fals to run, you can try the lower FSB clock for overclockng successfully. ▶...
- Page 49 MS-7695 MS-7695 ▶ The row cycle tme determnes the mnmum number of clock cycles a memory row takes to complete a full cycle, from row actvaton up to the prechargng of the actve row. ▶ Mnmum tme nterval between end of wrte data burst and the start of a precharge command.
- Page 50 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ MEMORY-Z Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ DIMM1~4 Memory SPD Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. The sub-menu dsplays the nformatons of nstalled memory. ▶ CPU Features Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ AMD Cool’n’Quet The Cool’n’Quet technology can effectvely and dynamcally lower CPU speed and power consumpton.
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Page 51: M-Flash
MS-7695 MS-7695 M-Flash ▶ BIOS Boot Functon Ths allows you to enable/ dsable the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ 32 format only). ▶ Select one file to boot When the BIOS Boot functon as sets to [Enabled], ths tem s selectable. Ths tem allows to select partcular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/ 32 format only) drve. -
Page 52: SecurTy
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Securty ▶ Admnstrator Password Ths tem s used to set the admnstrator password. When a admnstrator password has been set, you wll be prompted to enter t every tme you try to enter BIOS Setup. ▶ User Password Ths tem s used to set the user password. - Page 53 MS-7695 MS-7695 ▶ Make U-Key at When the “U-Key” as sets to [Enabled], ths tem s selectable. Ths tem allows you to specfy the USB drve. ▶ Chasss Intruson Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Chasss Intruson Ths tem enables or dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f the chasss s once opened.
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Page 54: Boot
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Boot ▶ 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 55: Save & ExT
MS-7695 MS-7695 Save & Ext ▶ Dscard Changes and Ext Use ths tem to abandon all changes and ext setup. ▶ Save Changes and Reboot Use ths tem to save changes and reset the system. ▶ Save Changes Use ths tem to save changes. ▶... -
Page 57: 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. -
Page 58: InstallNg The Realtek Hd AudO DrVer
Realtek Audo Realtek Audo Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver 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 59: Software ConfiguratOn
MS-7695 MS-7695 Software Configuraton 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. double clck the con It s also avalable to enable the audo drver by clckng the Realtek HD Audo Manager from the Control Panel. - Page 60 Realtek Audo 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.
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Page 61: Hardware Default SettNg
MS-7695 MS-7695 Hardware Default Settng 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 62 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...
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Page 63: AppendX Bamd Raid
Appendx B AMD RAID The ntegrate one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. The SATA RAID provdes support for RAID 0 (Strpng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng) & RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng). RAID 0 greatly mproves hard dsk I/O performance by concurrently strpng data across multple drves. -
Page 64: Raid ConfiguratOn
AMD RAID AMD RAID RAID Configuraton 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 65 MS-7695 MS-7695 Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
- Page 66 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 67 MS-7695 MS-7695 ■ 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 68 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 69 MS-7695 MS-7695 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 70 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 71 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.