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MSI 955X Platinum Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 955X Platinum Series MS-7158 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard G52-M7158X5...
  • Page 2 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits a r e d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 3: Copyright Notice

    Copyright Notice T he material in this document is the intellec tual property of M ICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. W e 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 reserve the right to make changes without notice.

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance. † Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi.

  • Page 5: Weee Statement

    WEEE Statement...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ............ii Copyright Notice ......................iii Revision History ......................iii Technical Support ......................iv Safety Instructions ......................iv W EEE Statement......................v Chapter 1. Getting Started ..................1-1 Mainboard Specifications ................... 1-2 Mainboard Layout ....................1-4 Packing Contents....................1-5 Chapter 2.
  • Page 9 CD-In Connector: JCD1 ................2-18 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ............2-18 FWH/LPC Debugging Pin Header: JLPC1 ..........2-19 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2 ..........2-19 IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional) ......2-20 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 ............2-20 D-Bracket™...
  • Page 10 Live Update ......................4-9 MEGA STICK ....................... 4-10 Basic Function ................... 4-10 Non-Unicode programs supported ............4-12 Core Center (for Pentium 4 CPU) ..............4-14 Left-wing: Current system status ............4-15 Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation ....4-15 Power on Agent ....................
  • Page 11 Installation of VIA IDE RAID Utility ............. 6-15 Using VIA RAID Tool ..................6-18 Chapter 7.Introduction to Realtek ALC882M ........... 7-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver ..............7-2 Installation for W indows 2000/XP .............. 7-2 Software Configuration ..................7-4 Sound Effect ....................

  • Page 12: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Designed to fit the advanced Intel Pemtium 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium XE and Celeron D proc ess ors in LGA775 proc ess or, the 955X Platinum Series mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution.

  • Page 13: Mainboard Specifications

    † One PCI Express x16 slot. † Two PCI Express x1 slots. † Three 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots, includes one orange slot which supports 2 master for MSI special PCI function card (ex. wireless LAN and bluetooth combo card.). On-Board IDE †...
  • Page 14 Getting Started † Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controllers integrated in VT6410. - Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. - Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives. - Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD. (IDE2, IDE3) On-Board Peripherals †...

  • Page 15: Mainboard Layout

    Codec PCI_E2 Intel ICH7R PCI1 JAUD1 BATT IDE2 SW 1 PCI2 Silicon V IA IDE3 VT6306 Image VT6410 chip PC I3 JU SB 2 JUSB1 JFP1 JFP2 JLED1 J 1394_ 1 J139 4_2 955X Platinum Series (MS-7158) v1.x ATX Mainboard...

  • Page 16: Packing Contents

    Getting Started Packing Contents SATA RAID Driver MSI Driver/Utility CD Diskette MSI motherboard D-Bracket 2 Power Cable (Optional) SATA Cable (Optional) (Optional) Round Cable of Round Cable of 1394 Cable Floppy Disk IDE Devices (Optional) External SATA 2 Cable (Optional) Back IO Shield User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    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 periph- eral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc.

  • Page 18: Quick Components Guide

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Quick Components Guide CPU, JPW1, p.2-9 p.2-3 SYSFAN1, DDR DIMMs, p.2-7 NBFAN1, CPUFAN1, p.2-14 p.2-14 p.2-14 PWRFAN1, p.2-14 JLPC1, p.2-19 Back Panel ATX1, p.2-9 I/O, p.2-10 JPWR1, FDD1, p.2-14 p.2-9 IDE1, p.2-15 PCI_E x 16, SW1, p.2-24 p.2-25 JIR1, p.2-20...

  • Page 19: Central Processing Unit: Cpu

    CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prev ent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php. MSI Reminds You...

  • Page 20: Cpu & Cooler Installation

    MSI Reminds You... 1. Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system. 2. Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging.
  • Page 21 Hardware Setup 5. The CPU socket has a plastic cap on 6. Remove the cap from lever hinge side it to protect the contact from damage. (as the arrow shows). The pins of Before you have installed the CPU, socket reveal. always cover it to protect the socket pin.
  • Page 22 CPU. MSI Reminds You... 1. Check the information in H/W M onitor in BIOS (Chapter 3) for the CPU temperature. 2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered (shown in step 5) to avoid damaging.

  • Page 23: Memory

    DDR2 memory module in the DDR2 slot (DIMM1~DIMM4). Otherwise, you are not able to boot up your system and your mainboard might be damaged. For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php DIMM1~DIMM4...

  • Page 24: Installing Ddr2 Modules

    256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 1GB~8GB MSI Reminds You... - Dual-channel DDR2 works ONLY in the 5 combinations listed in the table shown in the previous page. - Please select the identical memory modules to install on the dual channel, and DO NOT install three memory modules on three DIMMs, or it may cause some failure.

  • Page 25: Power Supply

    JPWR1 +12V JPW1 MSI Reminds You... 1. These three connectors connect to the ATX power supply and have to work together to ensure stable operation of the mainboard. 2. Power supply of 400 watts (and above) is highly recommended for system stability.

  • Page 26: Back Panel

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: L-In RS-Out Parallel M ou se 1394 Port SPDIF USB Ports L-Out CS-Out Keyboard COM Port SPDIF Out (Coaxial) (Optical) Mouse/Keyboard Connector ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard mini DIN connector ®...

  • Page 27: Serial Port Connector

    Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connector as the serial port. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector. Pin Definition 1 2 3 4 5 SIGNAL...

  • Page 28: Lan (Rj-45) Jack

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard LAN (RJ-45) Jack The mainboard provides two standard RJ-45 jacks for connection to Local Area Network (LAN). Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000, 100 or 10Mbps. You can connect a network cable to either LAN jack. Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 29: Parallel Port Connector: Lpt1

    Hardware Setup 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 Ex- tended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION STROBE...

  • Page 30: Connectors

    Control Sensor CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 NBFAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. CPUFAN1 supports fan control. CPU fan with 3 or 4 pins are both available. ® 3. Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at Intel official website.

  • Page 31: Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1, Ide2 & Ide3 (Ide 2 & Ide3 Are Optional)

    IDE2/ IDE3 (Secondary and Third IDE Connector) IDE2 & IDE3 can also connect a Master and a Slave devices. 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.

  • Page 32: Serial Ata Connectors: Sata1~Sata6

    Connect to Power Supply. adapter to whis SATA connector. MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, since this might cause the loss of data during transmission. 2-16...

  • Page 33: Front Panel Connectors: Jfp1 & Jfp2

    Hardware Setup Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection ® to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Power Power Speaker Switch JFP2 JFP1...

  • Page 34: Cd-In Connector: Jcd1

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard CD-In Connector: JCD1 The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. JCD1 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front ® panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

  • Page 35: Fwh/Lpc Debugging Pin Header: Jlpc1

    JUSB1, JUSB2 USB0+ USB1+ (USB 2.0) Key (no pin) USBOC USB 2.0 Bracket Connected to JUSB1 (optional) or JUSB2 MSI Reminds You... Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly, or itmay cause some damage. 2-19...

  • Page 36: Ieee 1394 Connectors: J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional)

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional) The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket. Pin Definition SIGNAL SIGNAL TPA+ TPA- Ground Ground J1394_2~J1394_3 TPB+ TPB- Cable power...

  • Page 37: D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: Jled1

    Hardware Setup D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1 The mainboard comes with a JLED1 connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™ 2. D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that support both USB1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combina- tions of LED signals.
  • Page 38 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard G reen Description D-Bracket™ 2 System Power ON The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or 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.
  • Page 39 Hardware Setup D-Bracket™ 2 Description BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo, proces- sor brand name, etc... Testing Base and Extended Memory Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns. Assign Resources to all ISA.

  • Page 40: Button

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Button The motherboard provides the following button for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of button. Clear CMOS Button: SW1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuration data.

  • Page 41: Slots

    Hardware Setup Slots The mainboard provides a PCI Express x16 slot, a PCI Express x1 slot and three 32-bit PCI bus slots. PCI Express Slots The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, intercon- nect technology, support Intel highest performance desktop platforms utilizing the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology.

  • Page 42: Pci (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. W hen adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

  • Page 43: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    SETUP. ² You want to change the default settings for customized features. MSI Reminds You... 1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under c on tinuous update for better s y s tem per formanc e.

  • Page 44: Entering Setup

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. W hen the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button.

  • Page 45: Control Keys

    BIOS Setup Control Keys < > Move to the previous item < > Move to the next item < > Move to the item in the left hand < > Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select the item <Esc>...

  • Page 46: The Main Menu

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard The Main Menu ® Once you enter Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from the eleven setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 47 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system per- formance operations. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected.

  • Page 48: Standard Cmos Features

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic 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. Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drive installed. Available options: [None], [360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.]. Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. Available options are: [All Errors] The system stops when any error is detected.

  • Page 50: Advanced Bios Features

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech This field will appear after you installed the 6XX sequence CPU. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Delay Prior to Thermal W hen the CPU temperature reaches a factory preset level, a thermal monitoring mechanism will be enabled following the appropriate timing delay specified in this field.
  • Page 51 The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. MSI Reminds You... Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device” vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed. For example, if you did not install...
  • Page 52 In this way, the system performance is highly improved. If you disable the function, the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. MSI Reminds You... Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your com- puter system requires ALL of the following platform Components: ®...
  • Page 53 BIOS Setup M PS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system.

  • Page 54: Advanced Chipset Features

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Selecting [Enabled] allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting [Enabled] allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance.

  • Page 55: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals USB Controller Select [Enabled] if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. USB 2.0 Controller Select [Enabled] if your system contains the USB 2.0 controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
  • Page 56 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Onboard Sil3132 SATA This field controls the onboard Sil3132 controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Onboard BCM LAN This field controls the onboard BCM LAN controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Onboard Intel LAN Control This setting controls the onboard Intel LAN controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup EPP M ode Select The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be dis- played on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either [EPP 1.7] spec or [EPP 1.9] spec can be chosen.
  • Page 58 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (W indows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, Ultra DMA/66 and Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup SATA PORT Speed Settings This item let you to select the compatible SATA Spec version. Setting options: [Disabled], [Force GEN I], [Force GEN II]. PATA IDE Mode This item allows you to select the parallel ATA channel. Setting options:[Primary], [Secondary].

  • Page 60: Power Management Setup

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Power Management Setup MSI Reminds You... S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function.
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup Video Off In Suspend This option enables the monitor to be turned off during the suspend mode. Setting options: [Yes], [No]. Suspend Time Out (M inute) If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all devices except CPU will be shut off.
  • Page 62 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard POWER ON Function This controls how the PS/2 mouse or keyboard can power on the system. Settings: [Password], [Hot KEY], [Mouse Left], [Mouse Left], [Mouse Right], [any KEY], [BUTTON ONLY], [Keyboard 98]. KB Power ON Password If POW ER ON Function is set to Password, then you can set a password in the field for the PS/2 keyboard to power on the system.

  • Page 63: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components.
  • Page 64 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard VGA Palette Snoop Bit Setting Action Dis abled Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device’s palette registers. Enabled Data read or written by the CPU is directed to both the PCI VGA device’s palette registers and the ISA VGA device’s palette registers, permitting the palette registers of both VGA devices to be identical.

  • Page 65: H/W Monitor

    BIOS Setup H/W Monitor This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. PC Health Status Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears. System/CPU Temperature, Current Sy stem/CPU/Power Fan Speed, Vcore(V), +5 V, +5VSB, +12V, VBAT(V) These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’...

  • Page 66: Cell Menu

    Cell Menu The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of CPU, PCI Express, DRAM and overclocking functions. MSI Reminds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CPU/ FSB Clock These three items show the current clocks of CPU/ FSB/ DRAM. Read-only.
  • Page 67 BIOS Setup [General] 5th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 10%. MSI Reminds You... Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking, basically, it is still risky. We suggest user to make sure that your CPU can afford to overclocking regularly first. If you find...
  • Page 68 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard DRAM RAS# Precharge This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data.
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup MSI Reminds You... The settings shown in different color in CPU Voltage, Memory Volt- age and PCI Express Voltage help to verify if your setting is proper for your system. G ray: Default setting. Yellow: High performance setting.

  • Page 70: Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard 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 optimal performance of the mainboard.

  • Page 71: Bios Setting Password

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setting Password W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password.

  • Page 72: Chapter 4. Introduction To Digicell

    Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Introduction to DigiCell DigiCell, the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop, helps users to monitor and configure all the integrated peripherals of the system, such as audio program, power management, MP3 files management and communication / 802.11g W LAN...

  • Page 73: Main

    Introduction: Click on each icon appearing above to enter the sub-menu to make further configuration. M SI Click on this button to link to MSI website: http://www.msi.com.tw. Quick Guide Click on this button and the quick guide of DigiCell will be displayed for you to review.
  • Page 74 Power on Agent In this sub-menu, you can configure date, time and auto-executed programs of the power-on, power-off and restarting features. MSI Reminds You... Click on back button in every sub-menu and it will bring you back to the main menu.

  • Page 75: H/W Diagnostic

    In the H/W Diagnostic sub-menu, you can see the information, status and note of each DigiCell. You may double check the connection and installation of the item marked as gray. You may also click on the Mail to MSI button to send your questions or suggestions to MSI’s technical support staff.

  • Page 76: Communication

    Introduction to DigiCell Communication In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / W LAN / Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed. The first icon indicates the onboard LAN on your system, the second icon indicates the wireless LAN status, and the third one is the information about the bluetooth on your system.

  • Page 77: Software Access Point

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communication status on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on the desired icon. The default settings are configured for your usage. The default soft- ware access point mode is set to WLAN Card Mode.

  • Page 78: Access Point Mode

    Introduction to DigiCell Access Point Mode Click on “Setting” button of the Access Point Mode and the following screen will display. IP Sharing Click on this icon to enable/disable the IP sharing. The default of this setting is disabled. Disabled. Enabled.

  • Page 79: Wlan Card Mode

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature M AC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. Security This option allows you to enable/disable the authentication function. Authentication Open: Communicates the key across the network.

  • Page 80: Live Update

    BIOS/drivers/VGA BIOS/VGA Driver/Utility online so that you don’t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the whole Web site. To use the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update 3” application. After the installation, the “MSI Live Update 3”...

  • Page 81: Mega Stick

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature MEGA STICK In the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICK and the media files (*.m3u, *.mp3, *.wav, *.cda, *.wma) on your system. Basic Function Here you can edit your own play list with the buttons “load”, “save”, “delete”, “shuttle”, “repeat”...
  • Page 82 Introduction to DigiCell There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause, previous/next song, song info and volume adjust. There is also a scroll bar on the top for you to forward/rewind. pause previous next forward/rewind...

  • Page 83: Non-Unicode Programs Supported

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Non-Unicode programs supported If you are using an operating system in European languages, and you’d like to play the media files in MEGA STICK with East-Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese... etc.), it is possible that the file names will display incorrectly. You can install the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem.
  • Page 84 Introduction to DigiCell 3. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to be supported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick) from the drop- down list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. The system will install the necessary components from your Microsoft Setup CD immediately.

  • Page 85: Core Center (For Pentium 4 Cpu)

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Core Center (for Pentium 4 CPU) Click on the Core Center icon in the main menu and the Core Center program will be enabled. CoreCenter is just like your PC doctor that can detect, view and adjust the PC hardware and system status during real time operation.

  • Page 86: Left-Wing: Current System Status

    Introduction to DigiCell Left-wing: Current system status In the left sub-menu, you can configure the settings of FSB, Vcore, Memory Voltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button next to each item and make it available (the radio button will be lighted as yellow when selected), use the “+” and “-” buttons to adjust, then click “OK”...

  • Page 87: Power On Agent

    Click “OK” to restart the computer right away or click “Later” to restart your computer later. MSI Reminds You... Please note that the new setting will not take effect until you restart your computer.

  • Page 88: Power Off / Restart

    Delete. delete the added program MSI Reminds You... You can also enable the Every turn on function, which will enable the specified program(s) and file(s) every time the Digi Cell utility runs.

  • Page 89: Auto Login

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Auto Login Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations: 1. If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to enter your user name &...

  • Page 90: Chapter 5. Introduction To Intel Ich7R Sata Raid

    Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison. MSI Reminds You... The maximum number of hard drives for RAID 0, RAID 1 or Matrix mode is 2. The maximum number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4. And the maximum number of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3.

  • Page 91: Bios Configuration

    Intel RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the following message will appear for a few seconds: MSI Reminds You... The “Driver Model”, “Serial #” and “Size” in the following example might be different from your system.
  • Page 92 Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID After pressing the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously, the following window will appear: (1) Create RAID Volume Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press <Enter> key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the <TAB>...
  • Page 93 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard In the Disk field, press <Enter> key and the following screen appears. Use <Space> key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then click <Enter> key to finish selection. Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down arrow”...
  • Page 94 Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID MSI Reminds You... Since you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default.
  • Page 95 Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost. MSI Reminds You... If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become unbootable.
  • Page 96 RAID structures from the drives. The following screen appears: Press <Y> key to accept the selection. MSI Reminds You... 1. You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation.

  • Page 97: Installing Software

    Windows XP/2000 installation. † Existing Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel IAA RAID Edition.

  • Page 98: Installation Of Intel Matrix Stroage Console

    For this reason, you cannot remove or un-install this driver from the system after installation; however, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software. Click on this item...
  • Page 99 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window. 5-10...
  • Page 100 Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID The window shows the components to be installed. Click Next button to continue. After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to continue. 5-11...
  • Page 101 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following window, and click Next button to start installation. Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon.
  • Page 102 Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup installation status. Once the installation is complete, the following window appears. Click Finish, and restart the system. 5-13...

  • Page 103: Raid Migration Instructions

    3. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is installed. To create a volume from an existing disk, complete the following steps: MSI Reminds You... A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all existing data from the added disk and the data cannot be recovered. It is critical to backup all important data on the added disk before proceeding.

  • Page 104: Create Raid Volume From Existing Disk

    Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the following procedure.
  • Page 105 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard (1) Step 1: Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name, selecting the RAID level and strip size. † RAID Volume Name: A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the ‘RAID_Volume1’ text currently appears above.
  • Page 106 Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID expensive (requiring read-in prior to write, in order to be able to calculate the correct parity information), or similar to RAID-1 writes. The write efficiency depends heavily on the amount of memory in the machine, and the usage pattern of the array.
  • Page 107 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard (3) Select Member Hard Drive(s) Then select the member disk (the target disk) that you wish to use and then click “--->” to move it to the Selected field. Then click Next to continue. Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive(s) will be deleted permanently.
  • Page 108 Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID (4) Specify Volume Size Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify. It is recommended you use 100% of the available space for the optimized usage.
  • Page 109 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard (6) Start Migration The migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected. A dialogue window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete, meanwhile a popup dialogue at the taskbar will also show the migration status.

  • Page 110: Chapter 6. Introduction To Via Vt6410 Ide Raid

    Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Chapter 5. Intel ICH6R RAID Introduction Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID The VIA IDE RAID solution uses the VT6410 chip (a two-channel ATA 133 solution) as a RAID controller. The RAID software is a W indows-based software utility.

  • Page 111: Raid Basics

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowl- edge and a brief introduction on VIA IDE RAID Host Controller. For users wishing to install their VIA IDE RAID driver and RAID software, proceed to Installing Software section.

  • Page 112: Raid 1 (Mirroring)

    Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID RAID 1 (Mirroring) RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function.

  • Page 113: Bios Configuration

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard BIOS Configuration W hen the system powers on during the POST (Power-On Self Test) process, press <Tab> key to enter the BIOS configuration. The VIA IDE RAID volume may be configured using the VIA Tech. RAID BIOS. Always use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu, use up and down arrow key to select each item and press <Enter>...

  • Page 114: Create Disk Array

    Create Disk Array Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press <Enter>. MSI Reminds You... The “Channel”, “Drive Name”, “Mode” and “Size (GB)” in the following example might be different from your system.
  • Page 115 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is “Auto Setup” and the other one is “Select Disk Drives”. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and dupli- cate for RAID 1.
  • Page 116 Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID MSI Reminds You... Even though 64KB is the recommended setting for most users, you should choose the block size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model. 4KB: For specialized usage models requiring 4KB blocks...

  • Page 117: Delete Disk Array

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Delete Disk Array A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a RAID, use the following steps: 1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated.

  • Page 118: Create And Delete Spare Hard Drive

    Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive If a RAID 1 array is created and there are drives that do not belong to other arrays, the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the array capacity can be selected as a spare drive for the RAID 1 array.

  • Page 119: Select Boot Array

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Select Boot Array User can select a disk array as boot device if user wants to boot operating system from an array. Boot disk array cannot be selected if the operating system does not boot from the disk array. Highlight the Select Boot Array item; press <Enter>...

  • Page 120: Duplicate Critical Raid 1 Array

    Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array W hen booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inc ons is tenc ies between us er data and bac kup data. If BIOS detec ts any inconsistencies, the status of the disk array will be marked as critical, and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consist- ency with the user data.

  • Page 121: Rebuild Broken Raid 1/0+1 Array

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Rebuild Broken RAID 1/0+1 Array W hen booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the status of the array will be marked as broken.
  • Page 122 Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID 3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild: This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array. After choosing a hard drive, the channel column will be activated. Highlight the target hard drive and press <Enter>, a warning message will appear. Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild, or press N to cancel.

  • Page 123: Installing Software

    W indows XP installation † Existing Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on VIA SATA/IDE RAID Drivers.

  • Page 124: Installation Of Via Ide Raid Utility

    † IDE RAID driver † VIA IDE RAID utility † RAID0, RAID1 & RAID0+1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA IDE RAID Utility to install the software. Click on this item 6-15...
  • Page 125 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation. Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window. Select I Agree to accept the VIA Software License Agreement, and click on the Next button to continue. 6-16...
  • Page 126 Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click Next button to proceed the installation. Remember to restart your computer before using this newly installed program. 6-17...

  • Page 127: Using Via Raid Tool

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Using VIA RAID Tool Once the installation is complete, go to Start ---> Programs --->VIA ---> RAID to enable VIA RAID TOOL. After the software has finished installation, it will automatically start every time W indows is initiated. You may double-click on the icon shown in the system tray of the tool bar to launch the VIA RAID Tool...
  • Page 128 Introduction to VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Click on button to determine the viewing type of left window pane. There are two viewing types: By controllers and by device. Click on the object in the left window pane to display the status of the object in the right window pane. The following screen shows the status of Array 0---RAID 0.
  • Page 129 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard You may also use the same button to view the status of Array 0- --RAID 1. Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 1 to see the details of each disk. 6-20...

  • Page 130: Chapter 7.Introduction To Realtek Alc882M

    Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M Chapter 4. Itroduction to Realtek ALC880 Introduction to Realtek ALC882M The mainboard is equipped with Realtek ALC882M chip, which pro- vides 10 channels of DAC that simultaneously support 7.1 sound playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels.

  • Page 131: Installing The Realtek Hd Audio Driver

    1. Insert the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will auto- matically appear. 2. Click Realtek HD Audio Driver. Click here MSI Reminds You... The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance audio applications. Hence, the program screens shown here in this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only.
  • Page 132 Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. Clic k he r e 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Se le ct this option Clic k he r e...

  • Page 133: Software Configuration

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect Manager from the Control Panel.

  • Page 134: Sound Effect

    Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow, totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer pipe”, “Arena”...
  • Page 135 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool. 10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz. Save Reset The settings are saved 10 bands of equalizer permanently for future would go back to the de- fault setting...
  • Page 136 Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equalizer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop”...

  • Page 137: Mixer

    Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output items. MSI Reminds You... Before set up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks on the rear or front panel. The Realtek HD Audio front output item will appear after you pluging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel.
  • Page 138 Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M W hen you are playing the first audio source (for example: use W indows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the default setting. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use W inamp to play MP3 files).
  • Page 139 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard 3. Playback control Playback device This function is to let you freely decide which ports to Tool Mute output the sound. And this is essential when multi- streaming playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audio Rear Output - Realtek HD Audio Front Output M u te You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound...
  • Page 140 Volume”. With this, the input signal into “Front Pink In” & “Mic Volume” will be strengthen. - Enable recording multi-streaming MSI Reminds You... ALC882M allows you to record the CD, Line, Mic and Stereo Mix channels simultaneously, frees you from mixing efforts. At any given period, you may choose 1 of following 4 channels to record.

  • Page 141: Audioio

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard AudioIO In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. a. Headphone for the common headphone b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output d.
  • Page 142 Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M Correct M essage Assume to plug a headphone in the Green jack at back panel. The icon beside green jack become visible and the dialogue “connected device” pops up. Check the headphone, then click OK. As soon as OK is clicked, the icon beside green jack becomes “headphone”...
  • Page 143 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Disable front panel jack detection (option) Find no function on front panel jacks? Please check if front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check this item to disable front panel jack detection. Enable auto popup dialogue, when device has been plugged in Once this item checked, the dialog “Connected device”...
  • Page 144 Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M S/PDIF Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/ PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog.
  • Page 145 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones.

  • Page 146: Microphone

    Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppression to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording. Acoustic Echo Cancelltion prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound.

  • Page 147: Bass Management Setting

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Bass Management setting In this tab you can either adjust volume of every single speaker, or reach better speaker balance by adjusting distance. Vol um e Each speaker volume can be individually adjusted to accommodate room placement and audio source, ranging from -10 dB to 10 dB.

  • Page 148: Dolby

    Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M Dolby Dolby Master Studio means to bring you a new class of entertainment experience, by using home PCs. Dolby Master Studio contains 4 elements 1. Dolby Headphone 2. Dolby virtual Speaker 3. Dolby Pro Logic IIx 4.

  • Page 149: 3D Audio Demo

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like. 7-20...

  • Page 150: Information

    Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray.

  • Page 151: Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function Connecting the Speakers W hen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility.
  • Page 152 Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M n 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output Back Panel Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real-chan- nel Line Out connector. 4-Channel Analog Audio Output Side Surround Out (Side channels) Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode)
  • Page 153 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard n 6-Channel M ode for 6-Speaker Output Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel Line out connec tor and two s p e a k e r s t o t h e c e n t e r / subwoofer-channel Line Out connector.
  • Page 154 Introduction to Realtek ALC 882M n 8-Channel M ode for 8-Speaker Output Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel Line out connector, two speak- ers to the center/subwoofer- channel Line Out connector and two speakers to the side-chan- nel Line Out connector.

  • Page 155: Chapter 8. Silicon Image Sataraid Introduction

    W ith SiIicon Image Serial ATA host controller and SATARAID, both of these problems are solved. SATARAID software provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for easy-to-use configurations of the RAID Groups. MSI Reminds You... All the information/volumes listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix.

  • Page 156: Introduction

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Introduction RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member, without loss of data. SATA RAID provides two RAID Set types, Striping (RAID 0) and Mirroring (RAID 1).

  • Page 157: Creating And Deleting Raid Sets With Bios Utility

    Silicon RAID Introduction Creating and Deleting RAID sets with BIOS Utility Creating and deleting RAID sets must be performed in the BIOS for operating systems other than W indows 2000 and XP.For 2000 and XP, RAID sets can be created and managed by either the BIOS utility or the SATARAID GUI.
  • Page 158 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Create RAID set is used to create a new legacy RAID Set or for allocating legacy spare drives. Delete RAID set is used to delete a legacy RAID Set or to deallocate a legacy spare drive. Rebuild RAID 1 Set is used to initiate the rebuild of a RAID 1 set after, for example, a drive in the Group has been replaced.

  • Page 159: Creating Raid Groups

    Silicon RAID Introduction Creating RAID Groups As previously discussed, the Silicon Image SATA host adapter supports RAID 0, 1, and Concatenation configurations. The selection of the RAID level to be used should be based upon factors including performance, data security, and number of drives available.

  • Page 160: Creating Spare Drive

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard 4. If manual configuration is selected, the chunk size of RAID Sets can be selected. 5. If auto configuration is selected, BIOS will select RAID member drives automatically. 6. Select RAID set size with keys. 7.

  • Page 161: Creating Concatenation

    Silicon RAID Introduction Creating Concatenation Since BIOS no longer reports non-RAID drives to the system BIOS, if a non-RAID boot drive or data drive is desired, a Concatenation can be created so BIOS will report it to the system BIOS. 1.

  • Page 162: Rebuild Raid 1 Set

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Rebuild RAID 1 Set This menu selection is used to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID 1 set after the failure of one of the members.
  • Page 163 Silicon RAID Introduction 1. Select “Resolve Conflicts” and press Enter. 2. Select the “Conflict” entry in the Logical Drive Status window and press Enter.
  • Page 164 M S-7158 ATX M ainboard 3. Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment changing; for example the RAID set may have been drive D: but after the conflict resolution, it may become drive E. Be aware of this when performing a conflict resolution. To maintain the same drive lettering, the SATA cables connected to the drives may need to be swapped, or in the case of a SATA-based removable drive unit, the order of the drives within the chassis made need to be changed.

  • Page 165: Low Level Formatting

    Silicon RAID Introduction Low Level Formatting The Low Level Format menu selection allows the complete erasure of data on a hard drive. This is not an action, which typically needs to be performed as formatting the drive under W indows is usually sufficient to prepare the drive for use. Logical Drive Information This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a logical set (RAID set, RAID 1 spare, or unassigned).

  • Page 166: Reserved Drive And Setting Size For Raid Set, Spare Drive, Or Concatenation

    M S-7158 ATX M ainboard Reserved Drive and Setting Size for RAID Set, Spare Drive, or Concatenation Once a physical drive has been used to create a RAID set, spare drive, or Concatenation by BIOS utility, BIOS saves user selected set or drive size in the reserved area of the physical drive.

  • Page 167: Installing The Raid Driver (For Bootable Raid Array)

    You may make the Serial ATA RAID driver by yourself by following the instruction below. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the “Browse CD” botton on the Setup Screen.

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