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MSI NF720DT-C43 Series Manual

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  • Page 1 NF720DT-C43 seres MS-7511 (v1.x) Manboard G52-75111X7...

  • Page 2: RevSOn HStory

    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-7511 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 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 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 ..................1-2 Manboard Layout ....................
  • Page 9 MS-7511 Appendx B NVIDIA RAID................. B-23 Introducton ......................B-24 RAID Configuraton ....................B-25 Installng Drver ....................B-29 NVIDIA RAID Utlty Installaton ................B-30 Usng the NVMedaSheld Software ..............B-33 Appendx C Dual Core Center ..............C-1 Actvatng Dual Core Center ................C-2 Man ........................C-3 DOT (Dynamc OverClockng) ................

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the NF720DT-C43 Seres (MS- 7511 v1.X) ATX manboard. The NF720DT-C43 Seres manboards are based on NVIDIA nForce 720D chp- ® set for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD Athlon 64 / Phenom processor, the ®...
  • Page 12 ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ Phenom/ Athlon 64/ Sempron seres processors n AM2/AM2+ package ® (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=cpuform2) HyperTransport ■ Supports HyperTransport 3.0 Chpset ■ NVIDIA nForce 720D sngle chpest ®...
  • Page 13 MS-7511 MS-7511 1 SPDIF out connector 1 TPM connector (optonal) Slots ■ 1 PCI Express x16 slot ■ 2 PCI Express x1 slots ■ 3 PCI slots ■ Support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor ■ ATX (30.5cm X 22.0cm) Mountng ■...

  • Page 14: MaNboard Layout

    ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard ayout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Parallel Port USB ports PWR1 T: LAN jack B: USB ports T:Line-In M:Line-Out B:Mic T:RS-Out M:CS-Out CPUFAN1 B:SS-Out NVIDIA nForce 720D PCIE_1X1 PCIE_1X2 PCIE_X1 Fintek F71882FG BATT SLOT1 JCOM1 JMB381...
  • Page 15 MS-7511 MS-7511 acking heckLiSt MSI Drver/Utlty CD 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 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 PWR1, p.2-8 CPU, p.2-3 DDR2, p.2-6 Back Panel, p.2-9 SYSFAN1/2, p.2-11 IDE1, p.2-10 CPUFAN1, p.2-11 ATX1, p.2-8 PCIE slots, p.2-16 JCI1, p.2-13 JBAT1, p.2-15 JCOM1, p.2-13 JFP1, JFP2, p.2-12 PCI slots, p.2-16 SATA1~6, p.2-11 FDD1, p.2-10 JAUD1, p.2-13...

  • Page 19: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7511 MS-7511 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-7511 MS-7511 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 DDR2 240-pn, 1.8V 64x2=128 pn 56x2=112 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-7511 MS-7511 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: ATX1 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-7511 MS-7511 aneL Parallel Port Mouse Lne-In RS-Out Lne-Out CS-Out Keyboard USB Ports SS-Out ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ® ▶ Parallel Port A parallel port s a standard prnter port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabltes Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

  • Page 26: Connectors

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup onnectorS Floppy Dsk Drve Connector: FDD1 Ths connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy dsk drve. ct or F l op 5 1/ 4" C on ne D r i ve D i sk nne cto r i ve Co i sk D...
  • Page 27 MS-7511 MS-7511 Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~6 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. SATA has three modes IDE, RAID and AHCI. SATA1~6 are all avalable n RAID and AHCI mode, except when SATA connectors runnng n IDE mode, the SATA5 and SATA6 wll be unavalable.
  • Page 28 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector: JFP1, JFP2 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. ® JFP2 JFP1 Front USB Connector: JUSB1 ~ 3 Ths connector, complant wth Intel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude, s deal for con- ®...
  • Page 29 MS-7511 MS-7511 CD-In Connector: CD_IN1 Ths connector s provded for external audo nput. Chasss Intruson Connector: JCI1 Ths connector connects to the chasss ntruson swtch cable. If the chasss s opened, the chasss ntruson mechansm wll be actvated. The system wll record ths status and show a warnng message on the screen.
  • Page 30 ▍ ▍ 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. S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSPD1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson to the HDMI graphcs card.

  • Page 31: Jumpers

    MS-7511 MS-7511 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 32: Slots

    ▍ 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 33: 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 34: 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 35 MS-7511 MS-7511 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 36: 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 AMI specal enhanced features. ® ▶ Integrated Perpherals Use ths menu to specfy your settngs for ntegrated perpherals.
  • Page 37 MS-7511 MS-7511 ▶ Load Optmzed Defaults Use ths menu to load the default values set by the manboard manufacturer specfically for optmal performance of the manboard. ▶ BIOS Settng Password Use ths menu to set the password for BIOS. ▶ Save &...

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Features

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup cMoS f tandard eatureS The tems n Standard CMOS Features Menu ncludes 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 39 MS-7511 MS-7511 ▶ Devce / Vendor / Sze It wll showng the devce nformaton that you connected to the SATA connector. ▶ LBA/Large Mode Ths allows you to enable or dsable the LBA Mode. Settng to Auto enables LBA mode f the devce supports t and the devces s not already formatted wth LBA mode dsabled.

  • Page 40: Advanced Bios Features

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ BIOS Sector Protecton When you enable ths tem and someone attempt to wrte data nto ths area, BIOS wll show a warnng message on screen and t wll alarm beep. ▶...
  • Page 41 MS-7511 MS-7511 used for the operatng system. You need to select the MPS verson supported by your operatng system. To find out whch verson to use, consult the vendor of your operatng system. ▶ Chpset Feature Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears: ▶...

  • Page 42: 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 43 MS-7511 MS-7511 ▶ On-Chp SATA Controller These tems allow users to enable or dsable the SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode Ths tem allows you to configure RAID mode for onboard SATA devces. ▶ I/O Devces Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears: ▶...

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup ower anageMent etup Important S3-related functons descrbed n ths secton are avalable only when your BIOS sup- ports S3 sleep mode. ▶ ACPI Functon Ths tem s to actvate the ACPI (Advanced Configuraton and Power Management In- terface) Functon.
  • Page 45 MS-7511 MS-7511 pend/sleep mode, but f the button s pressed for more than four seconds, the computer s turned off. ▶ Restore On AC Power Loss Ths tem specfies whether your system wll reboot after a power falure or nterrupt occurs.
  • Page 46 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup p/pci c onfigurationS Ths secton descrbes configurng the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or Perpheral Component Interconnect, s a system whch allows I/O devces to operate at speeds nearng the speed the CPU tself uses when communcatng wth ts specal components.
  • Page 47 MS-7511 MS-7511 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 48: Cell Menu

    D.O.T. Control D.O.T. (Dynamc Overclockng Technology) s the automatc overclockng functon, n- cluded n the MSI’s newly developed CoreCellTM Technology. It s desgned to detect the load balance of CPU whle runnng programs, and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatcally.
  • Page 49 MS-7511 MS-7511 [General] 5th level of overclockng, ncreasng the frequency by 10%. [Commander] 6th level of overclockng, ncreasng the frequency by 15%. Important Even though the Dynamc Overclockng Technology s more stable than manual over- clockng, bascally, t s stll rsky. We suggest user to make sure that your CPU can afford to overclockng regularly first.
  • Page 50 ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ BIOS Setup ▶ DRAM Tmng Mode Ths field has the capacty to automatcally detect all of the DRAM tmng. If you set ths field to [DCT 0], [DCT 1] or [Both], some fields wll appear and selectable. DCT 0 controls channel A and DCT1 controls channel B.
  • Page 51 MS-7511 MS-7511 command starts. ▶ DCT Unganged Mode Ths tem s used to enable/dsable unganged mode. In unganged mode, a logcal DIMM s ether one 64-bt DIMM. ▶ FSB/DRAM Rato Ths tem wll allow you to adjust the rato of FSB to memory. ▶...

  • Page 52: Load FaL-Safe/ OptMZed Defaults

    ▍ BIOS Setup ▍ 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 53: Bios SettNg Password

    MS-7511 MS-7511 bioS S etting aSSword When you select ths functon, a message as below wll appear on the screen: Type the password, up to 6 characters n length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now wll replace any prevously set password from CMOS memory. You wll be prompted to confirm the password.

  • Page 55: 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 56 ▍ 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 57 MS-7511 Clck Fnsh to restart the system. Select ths opton Clck here Clck here...

  • Page 58: 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 59 MS-7511 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 60 ▍ 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 61 MS-7511 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 62 ▍ 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 63 MS-7511 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 64 ▍ 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 65 MS-7511 ■ Recordng control Recordng devce -Back Lne n/Mc, Front Ln n Tool -Realtek HD Audo Input Tool - Show the followng volume controls Ths s to let you freely decde whch volume control tems to be dsplayed. - Enable recordng mult-streamng Important Realtek audo allows you to record the CD, Lne, Mc and Stereo Mx channels smul- taneously, frees you from mxng efforts.
  • Page 66 ▍ 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 67 MS-7511 ■ 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 68 ▍ 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 69 MS-7511 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 70 ▍ 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 drung recordng. Acoustc Echo Cancellaton prevents playback sound from beng recorded by mcro- phone together wth your sound.
  • Page 71 MS-7511 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 72 ▍ 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 73: Hardware Setup

    MS-7511 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 74 ▍ 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 75 MS-7511 ■ 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 76 ▍ 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 Vsta operatng system, you have to nstall the Realtek Audo Drver.

  • Page 77: AppendX Bnvidia Raid

    Appendx B NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA brngs Redundant Array of Independent Dsks (RAID) technology-whch s used by the world’s leadng busnesses-to the common PC desktop. Ths technology uses multple drves to ether ncrease total dsk space or to offer data protecton. For all levels, RAID tech- nques optmze storage solutons by usng multple dsks grouped together and treatng them as a sngle storage resource.
  • Page 78 ▍ ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID ntroduction System Requrement Operatng System Support NVRAID supports the followng operatng systems: Wndows XP, Wndows Vsta RAID Arrays NVRAID supports the followng types of RAID arrays descrbed n ths secton: ■ RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a dsk strpng scheme that mproves the dsk read and wrte tmes for many applcatons.
  • Page 79 MS-7511 MS-7511 raid c onfiguration Basc Configuraton Instructons The followng are the basc steps for configurng NVRAID: Non-Bootable RAID Array Choose the hard dsks that are to be RAID enabled n the system BIOS. (Refer the bos secton for detals.) Specfy the RAID level, ether Mrrorng (RAID 1), Strpng (RAID 0), Strpng and Mrrorng (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desred RAID array.
  • Page 80 ▍ ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID Understandng the “Define a New Array” Wndow Use the Define a New Array wndow to ■ Select the RAID Mode ■ Set up the Strpng Block ■ Specfy whch dsks to use for the RAID Array The SATA ports are called channels and they are assocated wth adapters.
  • Page 81 MS-7511 MS-7511 Usng the Define a New Array Wndow If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field untl the approprate field s hghlghted. ■ Selectng the RAID Mode By default, ths s set to [Mrrorng]. To change to a dfferent RAID mode, press the down arrow key untl the mode that you want appears n the RAID Mode box- ether [Mrrorng], [Strpng], [RAID5], [Spannng], or [Strpe Mrrorng].
  • Page 82 ▍ ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID Completng the RAID BIOS Setup After assgnng your RAID array dsks, press F7. The Clear dsk data prompt ap- pears. Press Y f you want to wpe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwse press N.
  • Page 83 nto the A: drve,and then press ENTER. Important Please follow the nstructon below to make an “NVIDIA RAID Drver” . Insert the MSI CD nto the CD-ROM drve. Clck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. Copy all the contents n the \\nVda\System\MCP72\IDE\WnXP\Satarad\Floppy to a formatted floppy dsk.
  • Page 84 ▍ ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID nvidia raid u tiLity nStaLLation Installng the NVIDIA MedaSheld Software Under Wndows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The exstng Wndows Seral ATA drver must be upgraded to use the NVIDIA Seral ATA drver. Ths secton descrbes how to run the setup applcaton and nstall the RAID software whch wll upgrade the Wndows SATA drver and nstall the RAID software.
  • Page 85 MS-7511 MS-7511 Intalzng and Usng the Dsk Array The RAID array s now ready to be ntalzed under Wndows. Launch Computer Management by clckng “Start” --> “Settngs” --> “Control Panel” then open the “Admnstratve Tools” folder and double clck on “Computer Manage- ment”.
  • Page 86 ▍ ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID Check the dsk n the lst f you want to make the array a dynamc dsk, then clck Next. The Completng the Intalze and Convert Dsk Wzard wndow appears. Clck Fnsh. The “Computer Management” wndow appears. The actual dsks lsted wll depend on your system, and the unallocated partton s the total combned storage of two hard dsks.
  • Page 87 MS-7511 MS-7511 Sing the edia hieLd oftware Accessng the Storage Page To access the NVIDIA Control Panel Storage page: Clck Star-> Programs-> NVIDIA Corporaton-> NVIDIA Control Panel-> Storage. The NVIDIA Control Panel - Storage page appears. B-33...
  • Page 88 ▍ ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID Usng the Storage Page From the Storage page, you can accomplsh the followng tasks: ■ Create an Array ■ Delete an Array ■ Rebuld an Array ■ Synchronze an Array ■ Desgnate a Spare Dsk ■...
  • Page 89 MS-7511 MS-7511 You can press F1 to access the onlne help that walks you through the Wzard wth step-by-step nstructons. Desgnate a Spare Dsk About Spare Dsks You can desgnate a hard drve to be used as a spare drve for a RAID 1, RAID 0+1 or RAID 5 array.
  • Page 90 ▍ ▍ NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID Remove a Spare The Remove spare opton appears only f you have a a RAID array wth a spare dsk allocated to t. Clck Remove spare to start the Remove Spare Wzard and then follow the nstruc- tons.
  • Page 91 MS-7511 MS-7511 Specfic Mgratng Requrements The followng table lsts the dsk requrements for a new RAID array for varous mgrat- ng combnatons. From New Array Dsk Requrements RAID 0 RAID 0 m > n Number of dsk n the new array must be greater than the orgnal array. RAID 1 m = 2, n = 1 RAID 1 array must nclude two dsks, converted from a one dsk RAID 0 array.
  • Page 92 ▍ NVIDIA RAID Vew Storage Informaton ■ You can use the Storage page to vew the followng storage nformaton about the hard drves n your system: - Whch RAID arrays are set up - The process state of each array - Whch drves are configured for each RAID array n your system - Whch drves are desgnated as free dsks - Informaton about each drve, such as sze and model...

  • Page 93: AppendX C Dual Core Center

    Dual Core Center Dual CoreCenter, the most useful and powerful utlty that MSI has spent much research and efforts to de- velop, helps users to montor or configure the hardware status of MSI Manboard & MSI Graphcs card n wn- dows, such as CPU/GPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature.
  • Page 94 Once you have your Dual Core Center nstalled (locate the setup source file n the setup CD accompanyng wth your manboard, path: Utlty → MSI Utlty → Dual Core Center), t wll have an con n the system tray, a short cut con on the desktop, and a short cut path n your Start-up menu.

  • Page 95: Dot (DynamC OverclockNg

    MS-7511 Before usng ths utlty, we have to remnd you: only when nstallng the MSI V044 (V044 has to nstall wth the verson 8.26 or newer drver)/ V046 or V060 graphcs card can actvate the full functon of ths utlty. If you nstall a graphcs card of other brand, only hardware status of the MSI manboard would be avalable.

  • Page 96: Clock

    ▍ Overclockng Center AV/ Game/ Office/ Slence/ Cool MSI provdes five common settngs for dfferent envronments. The settngs had been set to optmal values to reach better performance n each envronment. Clck the button you need. Important Before clckng the AV/ Game/ Office/ Slence or Cool button, select Smooth mode or Sharp mode to decde whether you want the system to reach the optmal values smoothly or quckly.
  • Page 97 Locking Dynamc Overclockng Technology s an automatc overclockng functon, ncluded n the MSI newly developed Dual CoreCenter Technology. It s desgned to detect the loadng of CPU/ GPU whle runnng programs, and to over-clock automatcally. When the moth- erboard detects that the loadng of CPU s exceed the default threshold for a tme, t wll speed up the CPU and fan automatcally to make the system run smoother and faster.
  • Page 98 ▍ Overclockng Center Lock In the Clock sub-menu, you can see clock status (ncludng FSB/ CPU clock of man- board and GPU/ memory clock of graphcs card) of your system. And you can select desred value for overclockng. There wll be several tems for you to select for over- clockng after you clck button.
  • Page 99 MS-7511 oLtage In the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (ncludng Vcore, memory, GPU voltage... etc.) of your system, and you can select desred value for overclockng. It wll show several tems to select for overclockng after you clck the button.

  • Page 100: Fan Speed

    ▍ Overclockng Center fan S peed In the FAN Speed sub-menu, you can read fan status of your system. Select hgher speed for better coolng effect. There are several sectons for you to change the fan speed to a secton after clckng button.

  • Page 101: Temperature

    MS-7511 eMperature In the Temperature sub-menu, you can see temperature status of your system. On the undersde, t shows the graphs of the temperatures. Only the curves of the tem whch the button s lt up wth red color wll be shown.

  • Page 102: User Profile

    ▍ Overclockng Center rofiLe In the User Profile sub-menu, clck the settng button that besdes the user profile bar, and the next screen wll appear. Here you can define the clock/ fan speed/ voltage by your need, clck the but- ton to choose a value quckly, or clck the plus / mnus sgn button to ncrease/...
  • Page 103 MS-7511 Use the draw bar to set the max system temperature. When the system temperature exceeds the threshold you defined, the system wll pop up a warnng message and shut down the system. Use the draw bar to set the mnmal fan speed. When the fan speed s lower than the threshold you defined, the system wll pop up a warnng message.

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