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  • Page 1 890GXM-G65 seres MS-7642 (v1.x) Manboard G52-76421X1...

  • 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-7642 MS-7642 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 prod- ucts 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-7642 MS-7642 Appendx A Realtek Audo ................A-1 Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver ..............A-2 Software Configuraton ..................A-4 Hardware Setup ....................A-19 Appendx B AMD RAID................B-1 RAID Configuraton ....................B-2 Appendx C Control Center................. C-1 Actvatng Control Center ..................C-2 System Informaton ..................... C-3 Overclockng .......................

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the 890GXM-G65 Seres (MS- 7642 v1.X) Mcro ATX manboard. The 890GXM-G65 Seres manboards are based on AMD 890GX & SB850 ® chpsets for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD 64 bts Phenom II processor, the ®...
  • Page 12 ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ 64 bts Phenom II processor n the AM3 package. ® (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=cpuform2) HyperTransport ■ HyperTransport™ 3.0 Chpset ■ North Brdge: AMD 890GX chpset ®...
  • Page 13 MS-7642 MS-7642 Connectors ■ Back panel 1 Optcal S/PDIF-Out port 1 PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 1 VGA port 1 DVI-D port ** 4 USB 2.0 ports 2 USB 3.0 blue ports 1 HDMI port ** 1 E-SATA port 1 LAN port 6 flexble audo ports **(The HDMI and DVI-D ports can not work smultaneously) ■...

  • Page 14: MaNboard Layout

    ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard ayout 890GXM-G65 Seres (MS-7642 v1.X) Manboard...
  • Page 15 MS-7642 MS-7642 acking heckLiSt MSI Drver/Utlty DVD MSI manboard SATA Cable Standard Cable for Power Cable Back IO Sheld IDE Devces User’s Gude * The pctures are for reference only and may vary from the packng contents of the product you purchased. If you need to purchase accessores and request the part num- bers, you could search the product web page and find detals on our web address http://www.ms.com/ndex.php...

  • 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 JPWR2, p.2-8 CPUFAN, p.2-13 CPU, p.2-3 JCOM1, p.2-16 DDR3, p.2-6 JCI1, p.2-12 JTPM1, p.2-17 Back Panel, JPWR1, p.2-8 p.2-9 IDE1, p.2-11 PCIE, p.2-20 JBAT1, p.2-18 SYSFAN, p.2-13 SATA, p.2-12 PCI, p.2-22 JFP1, p.2-14 JLPT1, p.2-16 JAUD1, p.2-15...

  • Page 19: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7642 MS-7642 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-7642 MS-7642 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 22: 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 23 MS-7642 MS-7642 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 24: 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 25: Back Panel

    MS-7642 MS-7642 aneL USB Port VGA Port USB Port Optcal S/PDIF-Out Lne-In RS-Out Lne-Out CS-Out SS-Out Mouse/Keyboard DVI-D Port HDMI Port E-SATA Port USB 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 26 ▍ ▍ 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 27: Connectors

    MS-7642 MS-7642 onnectorS IDE Connector: IDE1 Ths connector supports IDE hard dsk drves, optcal dsk drves and other IDE de- vces. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. Important If you nstall two IDE devces on the same cable, you must configure the drves sepa- rately to master / slave mode by settng jumpers.
  • Page 28 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~5 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. Important Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle.
  • Page 29 MS-7642 MS-7642 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN The fan power connectors support system coolng fan wth +12V. When connectng the wre to the connectors, always note that the red wre s the postve and should be con- nected to the +12V; the black wre s Ground and should be connected to GND. If the manboard has a System Hardware Montor chpset on-board, you must use a specally desgned fan wth speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

  • Page 30: Front Panel Connector: Jfp1

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector: JFP1 Ths connector s for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 s complant wth Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. ® S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson.
  • Page 31 MS-7642 MS-7642 Front USB Connector: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3/ JUSB4 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 32 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/ receves 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce. Parallel Port Connector: JLPT1 Ths connector s used to connect an optonal parallel port bracket. The parallel port s a standard prnter port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capa- bltes Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
  • Page 33 MS-7642 MS-7642 TPM Module connector: JTPM1 Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. 2-17...

  • Page 34: Jumpers

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

  • Page 35: SwTch

    MS-7642 MS-7642 witch Ths manboard provdes the followng swtch for you to set the computer’s functon. Ths secton wll explan how to change your manboard’s functon through the use of swtch. Overclock FSB Swtch: OCSWITCH1 You can overclock the FSB to ncrease the processor frequency by changng the swtch. Follow the nstructons below to set the FSB.

  • Page 36: 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 Hybrd CrossFreX™ Technology Hybrd CrossFreX™ technology brngs mult-GPU performance capabltes by enablng an AMD ntegrated graphcs processor and a dscrete graphcs processor to operate ®...
  • Page 37 MS-7642 MS-7642 Select the Advanced Vew from the vew drop menu. From the “Graphcs Settngs” tree n the Catalyst Control Center, clck Cross- Fre™. From the “Graphcs Adapter” lst, select the graphcs card that acts as the Dsplay GPU. Select “Enable CrossFre™”. Clck Apply.
  • Page 38 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply wth PCI specficatons. 32-bt PCI Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first.

  • Page 39: Led Status IndCators

    MS-7642 MS-7642 Led S tatuS ndicatorS CPU Phase LEDs: LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4 These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Blue lght LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Mode CPU s n 1 phase power mode. CPU s n 4 phase power mode.

  • Page 41: 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 42: 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 43: Control Keys

    MS-7642 MS-7642 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 44: 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 45 MS-7642 MS-7642 ▶ 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 46: 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 47 MS-7642 MS-7642 ▶ IDE Prmary Master/ Slave & SATA1~5 & E-SATA Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the followng screen appears. ▶ Devce / Vendor / Sze It wll show the devce nformaton that you connected to the SATA connector. ▶...

  • Page 48: Advanced Bios Features

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ Boot Sequence Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ 1st/ 2nd Boot Devce Ths tem allows you to set the first/ second boot devce where BIOS attempts to load the dsk operatng system.
  • Page 49 MS-7642 MS-7642 ▶ 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 50 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ SIDEPORT Clock Speed Ths tem allows you to set the SIDEPORT memory frequency (n MHz). ▶ UMA-SP Interleave Mode Ths tem allows you to adjust the rato of UMA to SIDEPORT memory. ▶ TCG/TPM Support Settng the opton to [Yes] enables TPM (Trusted Platform Module) for the system.

  • Page 51: Integrated PerPherals

    MS-7642 MS-7642 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 52 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ 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 SATA controller. ▶...

  • Page 53: Power Management Setup

    MS-7642 MS-7642 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 54 ▍ ▍ 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 55: H/W MonTor

    MS-7642 MS-7642 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 56: Green Power

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup reen ower ▶ CPU Phase Control When t set to [Auto], the AMD Cool and Qute was be force enable. 3-16...

  • Page 57: Bios SettNg Password

    MS-7642 MS-7642 bioS S etting aSSword ▶ 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. ▶ Change Supervsor Password Ths tem s used to set the supervsor password.
  • Page 58 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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 59: Cell Menu

    MS-7642 MS-7642 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 and CPU-NB speed. Read-only. 3-19...
  • Page 60 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ 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 and the followng screen appears. Ths sub- menu shows the technologes that the nstalled CPU supported.
  • Page 61 MS-7642 MS-7642 Important To ensure that Cool’n’Quet functon s actvated and wll be workng properly, t s requred to double con- firm that: • Run BIOS Setup, and select Cell Menu. Under Cell Menu, find AMD Cool’n’Quet, and set ths tem to “Enabled”.
  • Page 62 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ CPU Core Control Ths tem allows you to select the number of actve processor cores. ▶ OC Gene Lte Ths tem s bult for auto detectng the overclockng speeder of CPU and GPU for cur- rent settng.
  • Page 63 MS-7642 MS-7642 ▶ Bank Interleavng Bank Interleavng s an mportant parameter for mprovng overclockng capablty of memory. It allows system to access multple banks smultaneously. ▶ Power Down Enable Ths s a memory power-savng technology. When the system does not access mem- ory over a perod of tme, t wll automatcally reduce the memory power supply.
  • Page 64 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ CPU VDD Voltage (V)/ CPU-NB VDD Voltage (V)/ CPU Voltage (V)/ CPU-NB Voltage (V)/ DRAM Voltage (V)/ NB Voltage/ SB Voltage These tems are used to adjust the voltage of CPU, Memory and chpset. ▶...

  • Page 65: M-Flash

    MS-7642 MS-7642 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 66 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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 67 MS-7642 MS-7642 ▶ Load BIOS source Fle 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. == Backup BIOS to USB Drve == The followng fields are used to read the onboard BIOS ROM data, and save t to USB drve/ storage drve.

  • Page 68: OverclockNg Profile

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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. ▶...

  • Page 69: Load FaL-Safe/ OptMZed Defaults

    MS-7642 MS-7642 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 71: 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 72 ▍ 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 73 MS-7642 Clck Next to nstall the Realtek Hgh Definton Audo Drver. Clck here Clck Fnsh to restart the system. Select ths opton Clck here...

  • Page 74: 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 75: Sound Effect

    MS-7642 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 76 ▍ 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 77 MS-7642 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 78 ▍ 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 79 MS-7642 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 80 ▍ 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 81 MS-7642 ■ Recordng control Recordng devce -Back Lne n/ Mc, Front Lne 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 82 ▍ 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 83 MS-7642 ■ 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 84 ▍ 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 85 MS-7642 ■ 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 86 ▍ 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 87 MS-7642 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 88 ▍ 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 89: Hardware Setup

    MS-7642 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 90 ▍ 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 91 MS-7642 ■ 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 92 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 8-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channels) 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 93: AppendX Bamd Raid

    Appendx B AMD RAID The ntegrate one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. SB850 SATA RAID (SATA1~5) provdes support for RAID 0 (Strpng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng), RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng) & RAID 5 (strpng wth party). RAID 0 great- ly mproves hard dsk I/O performance by concurrently strpng data across multple drves.

  • Page 94: 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 FastBuld utlty. Important Be sure to enable the RAID functon for SATA devce n BIOS before configurng the Fastbuld Utlty.
  • Page 95 MS-7642 MS-7642 Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
  • Page 96 ▍ ▍ AMD RAID AMD RAID Define LD (Creatng RAID) The selecton of the RAID configuraton should be based upon factors ncludng perfor- mance, data securty, and the number of drves avalable. It s best to carefully consder the long-term role of the system and plan the data storage strategy. RAID sets can be created ether automatcally, or to allow the greatest flexblty, manually.
  • Page 97 MS-7642 MS-7642 ■ Intalze logcal drve, zero the dsk drves. RAID 1 or 10 only. ■ Strpe Block Sze, the default 64KB s best for most applcatons. RAID 0 or 10 only. ■ Ggabyte Boundary, allows use of slghtly smaller replacement drves. ■...
  • Page 98 ▍ ▍ AMD RAID AMD RAID The LD creaton s done, the screen shows the LD nformaton as below.Press ESC key to the man screen. Press ESC key to ext the utlty, a message “System s gong to REBOOT! Are You Sure?”...
  • Page 99 MS-7642 MS-7642 Delete LD (Deletng RAID) Select “Delete LD” on the man screen. Choose a LD No. you want to delete and press “Del” or “Alt+D” delete the RAID set. On the next screen, a message wll dsplay to nform you, press “Ctrl+Y” to delete the RAID set or other key to abort t.
  • Page 100 Note: for Wndows Vsta, you can copy the files to a medum (floppy/ CD/ DVD or USB) Important Please follow the nstructon below to make a SATA RAID drver for yourself. Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. • Clck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. •...
  • Page 101 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.

  • Page 103: AppendX C 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-7642 MS-7642 ySteM nforMation There are three optons for you to select under the System Informaton tem, you can read the manboard/ CPU/ memory nformaton. Manboard Clck Manboard to read the nformaton of manboard, manboard BIOS, audo, nstalled graphcs card and LAN. Important The pctures n ths appendx are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased.
  • Page 106 ▍ ▍ Control Center Control Center Clck CPU to read the nformaton of processor, frequency, and cache. Memory Clck Memory to read the nformaton of nstalled memory. 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-7642 MS-7642 vercLocking Under Overclockng functon tem, you can select Coolng, Default, Cnema, and Game mode to reach the most sutable overclockng effect. That s to say, you can set an over- clockng envronment n advance, whch avods unnecessary rsk and saves the tme for dong manual adjustment and efforts on testng and expermentng.
  • Page 108 ▍ ▍ Control Center Control Center Advanced In Advanced menu, t shows you the advanced DRAM configuraton and advanced DRAM tmng nformaton, such as memory, CAS latency, under “Auto” mode. If you clck the “Auto” tab, t wll become “Manual” mode for you to adjust the advanced DRAM configuraton to reach the ultmate overclockng result.

  • Page 109: Green Power

    MS-7642 MS-7642 reen ower Green Power s an energy savng technology that control power supply by auto phase swtchng (known as Actve Phase Swtchng) for CPU and components. Besdes, Green Power can automatcally manage your power configuraton, resultng n more efficent power usage and reducng acoustc nose.
  • Page 110 ▍ Control Center Advanced Under the Advanced menu, you can adjust the power phase and fan speed. ▶ Manboard Under the Manboard tem, t provdes you two power savng modes, Optmze and Max Power Savng, to adjust by shftng the gear. You can change the CPU power phases, the CPU fan and system fan speed as well to get a good balance between performance and power savng.

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