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Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-6532 Tested to comply with FCC Standard For Home or Office Use...
Edition July 2001 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO- STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we re- serve the right to make changes without notice.
Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating.
Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction The MS-6532 (v1.X) Micro ATX mainboard is a high-performance com- puter mainboard based on Intel ® 82845 & 82801BA chipsets. It is optimized to support Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478 pin package that delivers a ®...
Chapter 1 Mainboard Specifications Supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in the 478 pin package Supports 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz, 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz and up Chipset Intel 845 chipset (593 FC-BGA) ® - Supports a single processor with a data transfer rate of 400MHz - Supports SDRAM at 133MHz operation (PC133) - AGTL+ host bus with integrated termination supporting 32-bit host ad- dressing...
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Introduction On-Board IDE An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100 operation modes. Can connect up to four IDE devices. On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.
Introduction Quick Components Guide Component Function JWR1 ATX 20-pin power connector JPW1 ATX 12V power connector JKBMS1 Mouse connector JKBMS1 Keyboard connector USB Connectors Connecting to USB devices COM A & COM B Serial port connector L P T 1 Parallel port connector FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector...
Chapter 1 Connectors & Jumpers JFP1 The Keylock, Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power Reset Power Switch LED, Speaker, and HDD LED are all connected to the Switch JFP1 connector block. Speaker Power If Onboard Buzzer is available, then: Short pin 14-15: Onboard Buzzer Enabled Buzzer (short pin) Open pin 14-15: Onboard Buzzer Disabled...
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Introduction JGS1 Attach a power saving switch to JGS1. When the switch is pressed, the system immediately enters the suspend/ sleep mode. This connector is used to disable/enable the onboard JLAN1 LAN port. Enable onboard LAN port Disable onboard LAN port JMDM1 This connector allows you to connect to a modem card 5VSB...
Chapter 1 Back Panel Joystick/Midi COM A COM B Mouse Connector LAN Jack (RJ-45) Pin5 Pin6 Mouse Clock Pin4 Pin3 V C C Pin Definition Pin1 Pin2 Mouse DATA SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Receive Differential Pair Receive Differential Pair Ground Keyboard Connector Ground Pin5 Ground...
® AWARD BIOS Setup Chapter 2. AWARD BIOS Setup ® AWARD BIOS Setup ® The mainboard uses AWARD BIOS ROM that provides a Setup utility ® for users to modify the basic system configuration. The information is stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
Chapter 2 Entering Setup Power on the computer. When the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc> keys to enter Setup. TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT, PRESS <CTRL-ALT-ESC>...
® AWARD BIOS Setup Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the control keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the high- lighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Chapter 2 The Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) ® will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
® AWARD BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
Chapter 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Anti-Virus Protection [Disabled] Item Help CPU L1 & L2 Cache [Enabled] Compatible FPU OPCODE [Disabled] CPU Fast-Strings [Disabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Disabled] Menu Level >...
® AWARD BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” from the Main Menu and the following screen will appear.
Chapter 2 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] Item Help IDE Primary Master PIO [Auto] IDE Primary Slave PIO [Auto] IDE Secondary Master PIO [Auto] Menu Level >...
® AWARD BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function [Enabled]...
Chapter 2 PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Com- puter Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own spe- cial components.
® AWARD BIOS Setup PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] Current System Temp. Item Help Current CPU Temperature CPU fan SYSTEM fan...
® AWARD BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for the optimal performance of the mainboard.
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Chapter 2 When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software 8Standard CMOS Features 8Frequency/Voltage Control 8Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults 8Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults 8Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password 8Power Management Setup Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N...
® AWARD BIOS Setup Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software 8Frequency/Voltage Control 8Standard CMOS Features 8Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults 8Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults 8Integrated Peripherals...
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Chapter 2 required is the Security Option of the Advanced BIOS Features menu. If the Security Option is set to System, the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to Setup, password prompt only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
® AWARD BIOS Setup Save & Exit Setup When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save the changes and quit. A message as below will appear on the screen: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software 8Frequency/Voltage Control 8Standard CMOS Features 8Advanced BIOS Features...
Chapter 2 Exit Without Saving When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandon the changes. A message as below will appear on the screen: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software 8Frequency/Voltage Control 8Standard CMOS Features 8Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults...