D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional) - MSI 845E Max2 Series User Manual

Chapter 1
D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional)
D-Bracket™ 2 is an external USB bracket that supports both USB 1.1 &
USB 2.0 spec. It integrates four Diagnostic LEDs, which use graphic signal
display to help users understand their system. The LEDs provide up to 16
combinations of signals to debug the system. The 4 LEDs can debug all prob-
lems that fail the system, such as VGA, RAM or other failures. This special
feature is very useful for the overclocking users. These users can use the
feature to detect if there are any problems or failures.
Green
Red
TM
D-Bracket 2
System Power ON
1 2
- The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or
3 4
not installed properly.
Early Chipset Initialization
Memory Detection Test
- Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if
the memory module is damaged or not installed properly.
Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting.
Initializing Keyboard Controller.
Testing VGA BIOS
- This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen.
D-Bracket™2
Description
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