VT8237 chipsets, provides eight USB 2.0 ports for high-speed data transmission and C-Media 9761 chip for 6-channel audio output. Designed to fit the advanced AMD Athlon™, Athlon™ ® XP or Duron™ processors, the MS-7015 v1.X delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution.
Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc.
Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU ® The mainboard supports AMD Athlon™, Athlon™ XP and Duron™ processors in the 462 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket-462 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating.
MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462 1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before Open Lever installing the CPU. Sliding 2. Pull the lever sideways away 90 degree Plate from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90- degree angle.
4. Connect the fan to the power sup- ply connector provided on your mainboard. MSI Reminds You... Please apply some heat sink paste on top of CPU to dissipate the heat more effectively.
MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard Memory The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 2GB. You can install PC3200/DDR400, PC2700/DDR333, PC2100/DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2).
2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket. MSI Reminds You... You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the socket.
MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: CONN1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply.
Hardware Setup Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: S-in 1394 Parallel (Optional) Port Mouse S-out Surrounding Keyboard USB Ports USB Ports COM A L-in L-out Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector ®...
MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard Keyboard Connector ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 keyboard mini DIN connector ® ® for attaching a PS/2 keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 keyboard directly into this connector. Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA...
Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector: COM A The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connector as serial port COM A. The port is 16550A high speed communication ports that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connectors.
MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Pin Definition...
6-channel audio operation. Center/Subwoofer SPDIF-In Surrounding SPDIF-Out Line-Out Line-in MSI Reminds You... For advanced audio application, C-Media 9761 is provided to offer support for 6-channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel audio. 2-13...
MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.
IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.
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MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard IEEE 1394 Connector: J9 The mainboard provides one 1394 pin header that allows you to connect optional IEEE 1394 ports. J9 Pin Definition SIGNAL SIGNAL TPA+ TPA- Ground Ground TPB+ TPB- Cable power Cable power Key (no pin)
Hardware Setup Power Saving Switch Connector: JSLP1 Attach a power saving switch to this connector. Press the switch once to have the system entered the Sleep/Suspend state. Press any key to wake up the system. JSLP1 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2 The mainboard provides two USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 &...
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MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard Joystick/Game Connector: J7 (Optional) You can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector. J7 Pin Definition Description Description FVCC5 (power) Key pin Audio Connector: JVEDIO1 This connector allows you to connect to a TV Tuner Card.
Left channel audio signal to front panel AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel MSI Reminds You... If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the rear audio ports.
MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard Jumpers The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of jumpers. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration.
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Hardware Setup FSB Clock Jumper: SW1, SW2 These two jumpers provide 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz, and 200MHz Front Side Bus frequency selection for overclocking purpose. FSB = 100MHz FSB = 133MHz FSB = 166MHz FSB = 200MHz 2-21...
MS-7015 M-ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot and three 32-bit PCI bus slots. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics.
Hardware Setup PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: Order 1 Order 2...
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