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  • Page 1 790XT-G45/ 790XT-G35 seres MS-7388 (v1.x) Manboard G52-73881XB...

  • 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-7388 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-7388 Appendx A Realtek Audo ................A-1 Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver ..............A-2 Software Configuraton ..................A-4 Hardware Setup ....................A-19 Appendx B SB710 RAID ................B-1 RAID Configuraton ....................B-2 Appendx C Dual Core Center ..............C-1 Actvatng Dual Core Center ................C-2 Man ........................

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the 790XT-G45/ 790XT-G35 Se- res (MS-7388 v1.X) ATX manboard. The 790XT-G45/ 790XT-G35 Seres manboards are based on AMD ® 790X & SB710/ SB700 chpsets for optmal system ef- ficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD processor ®...
  • Page 12 ▍ Gettng Started ▍ Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ Phenom FX/X4/X2, Althon 64 FX/X2 and Sempron processors n AM2+ pack- ® (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=cpuform2) HyperTransport ■ Supports Hyper Transport(HT) 3.0 Technology Chpset ■...
  • Page 13 MS-7388 MS-7388 ■ On-Board Connectors 3 USB 2.0 connectors 1 Chasss Intruson connector 1 CD-In connector 1 Front Panel Audo connector 1 SPDIF-Out connector 1 TPM connector (optonal) 1 OC swtch Slots ■ 2 PCI Express x16 slot ■ 2 PCI Express x1 slot ■...

  • Page 14: MaNboard Layout

    ▍ Gettng Started ▍ Gettng Started ainboard ayout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard JPWR2 COM port USB ports USB ports Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB ports T:Line-In M:Line-Out CPUFAN B:Mic T:RS-Out 790X M:CS-Out B:SPDIFOut SYSFAN1 SYS_FAN2 PCI _E1 SB710/SB700 PCI _E2 PCI _E3 PCI _E4 Audio Codec...
  • Page 15 MS-7388 MS-7388 acking heckLiSt MSI Drver/Utlty DVD 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 DDR2, p.2-6 JPWR2, p.2-8 CPU, p.2-3 Back Panel, p.2-9 SYS_FAN2, p.2-12 JPWR1, p.2-8 CPUFAN, SYSFAN1, p.2-12 JCI1, p.2-12 IDE1, p.2-10 PCIE, p.2-17 OC_SW1, p.2-15 SATA1~6, p.2-11 PCI, p.2-17 JTPM1, p.2-14 JBAT1, p.2-16 JAUD1, p.2-13 JUSB1~3, p.2-13 JFP1, JFP2, p.2-11...

  • Page 19: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7388 MS-7388 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-7388 MS-7388 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 .

  • 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-7388 MS-7388 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-7388 MS-7388 aneL Mouse Lne-In RS-Out Lne-Out CS-Out Keyboard USB Ports SS-Out Seral Port ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ® ▶ Seral Port The seral port s a 16550A hgh speed communcatons port that sends/ receves 16 bytes FIFOs.

  • 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 C on ne 5 1/ 4" D r i ve D i sk nne cto r i ve Co i sk D...
  • Page 27 MS-7388 MS-7388 Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~6 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. Important • Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle. Otherwse, data loss may occur durng transmsson.
  • Page 28 ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1, SYS_FAN2 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;...
  • Page 29 MS-7388 MS-7388 Front USB Connector: JUSB1/ 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. USB 2.0 Bracket (optonal) Important Note that the pns of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avod possble...
  • Page 30 ▍ Hardware Setup ▍ 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. S/PDIF Bracket (Optonal) 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.

  • Page 31: SwTch

    MS-7388 MS-7388 witch Overclock FSB Swtch: OC_SW1 You can overclock the FSB to ncrease the processor frequency by changng the swtch. Follow the nstructons below to set the FSB. Default Increase 10% Increase 15% Increase 20% speed of FSB speed of FSB speed of FSB Important •...

  • Page 32: 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 33: Slots

    MS-7388 MS-7388 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 34: Led Status IndCators

    ▍ Hardware Setup Led S tatuS ndicatorS APS LEDs APS LEDs These APS (Actve Phase Swtchng) LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. : ON, : OFF 4 of the LEDs wll lght blue when CPU s n 4 phase power mode. 1 of the LEDs wll lght blue when CPU s n 1 phase power mode.

  • Page 35: 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 36: 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 37 MS-7388 MS-7388 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 38: 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 39 MS-7388 MS-7388 ▶ Load Optmzed Defaults Use ths menu to load the default values set by the manboard manufacturer specfically for optmal performance of the manboard. ▶ Save & Ext Setup Save changes to CMOS and ext setup. ▶ Ext Wthout Savng Abandon all changes and ext setup.

  • Page 40: 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 41 MS-7388 MS-7388 ▶ IDE Prmary Master/ Slave & SATA1~6 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. ▶ LBA/Large Mode Ths allows you to enable or dsable the LBA Mode.
  • Page 42 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ System Informaton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the followng screen appears. Ths sub-menu shows the CPU nformaton, BIOS verson and memory status of your system (read only).

  • Page 43: Advanced Bios Features

    MS-7388 MS-7388 bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ Flash Wrte Protecton Ths functon protects the BIOS from accdental corrupton by unauthorzed users or computer vruses. When enabled, the BIOS?data cannot be changed when attemptng to update the BIOS wth a Flash utlty. To successfully update the BIOS, you wll need to dsable ths Flash BIOS Protecton functon.
  • Page 44 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ MPS Table Verson Ths field allows you to select whch MPS (Mult-Processor Specficaton) verson to be 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.
  • Page 45 MS-7388 MS-7388 ▶ Boot From Other Devce Settng the opton to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other devce, f the system fals to boot from 1st boot devce. ▶ Trusted Computng Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears: ▶...

  • Page 46: Integrated PerPherals

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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. ▶...
  • Page 47 MS-7388 MS-7388 ▶ OnChp SATA Controller Ths tem allows users to enable or dsable the SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode Ths tem s used to select mode for SATA connectors. ▶ I/O Devces Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears: ▶...

  • Page 48: Power Management Setup

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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.
  • Page 49 MS-7388 MS-7388 ▶ Power Button Functon Ths feature sets the functon of the power button. Settngs are: [Power Off] The power button functons as normal power off button. [Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters suspend/ sleep mode, but f the button s pressed for more than four seconds, the computer s turned off.

  • Page 50: H/W MonTor

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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].

  • Page 51: Green Power

    MS-7388 MS-7388 reen ower ▶ CPU Phase Control When set to [Enabled], the hardware wll auto adjust the CPU power phase accordng to the loadng of CPU to reach the best power savng functon. ▶ LED Power Control Ths tem s used to control the power phase LEDs of the motherboard. 3-17...

  • Page 52: Bios SettNg Password

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup bioS S etting aSSword When you select ths functon, a message as below wll appear on the screen: Type the password, up to sx 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 53: Cell Menu

    MS-7388 MS-7388 Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. ▶ Current CPU / DRAM Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed. Read-only. ▶ CPU Specficatons Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths submenu shows the nformaton of nstalled CPU.
  • Page 54 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ 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. ▶ AMD Cool’n’Quet The Cool’n’Quet technology can effectvely and dynamcally lower CPU speed and power consumpton.
  • Page 55 MS-7388 MS-7388 ▶ Memory-Z Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. ▶ DIMM1~4 Memory SPD Informaton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths sub- menu dsplays the nformaton of nstalled memory. ▶...
  • Page 56 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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. ▶ CAS Latency (CL) When the DRAM Tmng Mode sets to [DCT 0], [DCT1] or [Both], the field s adjust- able.
  • Page 57 MS-7388 MS-7388 the DDR devce. ▶ tRFC0~3 When the DRAM Tmng Mode sets to [DCT 0], [DCT1] or [Both], these fields are adjustable. These settngs determne the tme RFC take to read from and wrte to memory cells. ▶ 1T/2T Memory Tmng When the DRAM Tmng Mode sets to [DCT 0], [DCT1] or [Both], the field s adjust- able.
  • Page 58 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Remember to dsable Spread Spectrum f you are overclockng because even a slght • jtter can ntroduce a temporary boost n clock speed whch may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up. Important Faled Overclockng Resoluton Ths motherboard supports overclockng greatly.

  • Page 59: Load FaL-Safe/ OptMZed Defaults

    MS-7388 MS-7388 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 61: 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 62 ▍ 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 63 MS-7388 Clck Next to nstall the Realtek Hgh Definton Audo Drver. Clck here Clck Fnsh to restart the system. Select ths opton Clck here Clck here...

  • Page 64: 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 65 MS-7388 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 66 ▍ 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 67 MS-7388 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 68 ▍ 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 69 MS-7388 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 70 ▍ 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 71 MS-7388 ■ Recordng control Recordng devce -Back Lne n/Mc, Front Ln 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 72 ▍ 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 73 MS-7388 ■ 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 74 ▍ 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 75 MS-7388 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 76 ▍ 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 77 MS-7388 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 78 ▍ 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 79: Hardware Setup

    MS-7388 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 80 ▍ 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 81 MS-7388 ■ 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 82 ▍ 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 83: AppendX Bsb710 Raid

    Appendx B SB710 RAID The ntegrate one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. SB710 SATA RAID (SATA1~6) provdes support for RAID 0 (Strpng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng) & RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng). RAID 0 greatly mproves hard dsk I/O per- formance by concurrently strpng data across multple drves.

  • Page 84: Raid ConfiguratOn

    ▍ ▍ SB710 RAID SB710 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 85 MS-7388 MS-7388 Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
  • Page 86 ▍ ▍ SB710 RAID SB710 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 87 MS-7388 MS-7388 ■ 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 88 ▍ ▍ SB710 RAID SB710 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 89 MS-7388 MS-7388 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 90 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 91 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 92: 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 93 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 94: Dot (DynamC OverclockNg

    MS-7388 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 95: Clock

    ▍ Dual Core 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 96 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 97 ▍ Dual Core 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 98 MS-7388 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 99: Fan Speed

    ▍ Dual Core 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 100: Temperature

    MS-7388 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 101: User Profile

    ▍ Dual Core 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...
  • Page 102 MS-7388 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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