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  • Page 1 P4N SLI MS-7160 (v2.X) ATX Mainboard G52-M7160X7...

  • Page 2: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-7160 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and...

  • 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: Table Of Contents

    Safety Instructions ......................iv Chapter 1. Getting Started ..................1-1 Mainboard Specifications ................... 1-2 Mainboard Layout ....................1-5 Packing Contents ....................1-6 MSI Special Feature .................... 1-7 Core Cell Chip .................... 1-7 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup .................. 2-1 Quick Components Guide ................... 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU ................
  • Page 6 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 ..........2-17 Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 ~ 4 & SATA5 ~ 6 (optional) ....2-18 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 / JFP2 ............2-19 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ............2-19 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3 ........2-20 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 ............
  • Page 7 H/W Diagnostic ....................4-4 Communication ..................... 4-5 Software Access Point ..................4-6 Terminology ....................4-6 Access Point Mode ..................4-7 WLAN Card Mode ..................4-8 Live Update ......................4-9 MEGA STICK ....................... 4-10 Basic Function ................... 4-10 Non-Unicode programs supported ............4-12 Core Center (for Pentium 4 CPU) ..............
  • Page 8 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation ................6-9 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software under W indows (for Non-bootable RAID Arr ay) ........................6-9 Initializing and Using the Disk Array ............6-11 RAID Drives Management ................. 6-12 Viewing RAID Array Configurations ............6-12 Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk ..............
  • Page 9 NVIDIA System Driver Installation ..............8-2 NVIDIA C19 System Driver ................. 8-2 NVIDIA Utility Installation ..................8-5...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Getting Started Chap t er 1 . Ge tting Started Getting Started Thank you for choosing the P4N SLI (MS-7160) v2.X ATX ® mainboard. The P4N SLI mainboard is based on nVIDIA nForce™4 SLI Intel Edition chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to ®...

  • Page 11: Mainboard Specifications

    † Two PCI Express x1 slots (supports PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant) † Two 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.).
  • Page 12 Getting Started On-Board SATA † MCP04 supports 4 SATA-II ports (SATA1-4). Transfer rate is up to 300 MB/s. Supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/ RAID 5 or JBOD mode. † Silicon Image’s SATARAID supports another 2 SATA-II ports (SATA5/6). Transfer rate is up to 300 MB/s. Supports RAID 0 & 1 mode. (optional) USB Interface †...
  • Page 13 † ATX Form Factor (30.5 cm X 24.4 cm) M ounting † 9 mounting holes MSI Reminds You... To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment, Microsoft’s Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. As the...

  • Page 14: Mainboard Layout

    Primary (x16/ x8) BATT SATA2 Codec 88E-1111 JSLI SATA1 nvidia MCP04 SATA3 Secondary (x1/ x8) PCI E2 SATA4 SATA5 PCI1 SATA6 VT6306 Silicon SYSFAN1 Image PCI2 JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JFP2 JAUD1 J1394_1 J1394_2 P4N SLI (MS-7160 v2.X) ATX Mainboard 1 - 5...

  • Page 15: Packing Contents

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Packing Contents SATA RAID Driver Diskette/ Creative MSI Driver/Utility CD Audio Driver MSI motherboard External SATA 2 Cable SATA Cable/ D-Bracket 2 (Optional) Power Cable (Optional) (Optional) Round Cable of Round Cable of 1394 Cable...

  • Page 16: Msi Special Feature

    Getting Started MSI Special Feature Core Cell Chip By diagnosing the current system utilization, the CoreCell™ Chip automatically tunes your motherboard to the optimal state, leading to less noise, longer duration, more power-saving and higher performance. Features of CoreCell™ Speedster -- Advanced O.C.
  • Page 17 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard D.O.T. Express(2 generation of D.O.T.) Dynamic Overclocking by REAL CPU Loading † CoreCell chip detects CPU current as trigger point † Fastest Response Time to report REAL CPU Loading: - 1us response time, 5 times faster than competitor’s solution (by CPU VID), 5us response time.

  • Page 18: 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 19: Quick Components Guide

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Quick Components Guide CPU, p.2-3 CPUFAN1, NBFAN1, p.2-16 PWR1, p.2-16 PWRFAN1, p.2-16 p.2-10 DDR DIMMs, p.2-7 Back Panel FDD1, p.2-16 I/O, p.2-12 ATX1, p.2-10 JCI1, p.2-17 JIR1, p.2-20 IDE1/2, p.2-17 JDB1, p.2-21 JCD1, p.2-20 DIMM2 JPWR1, p.2-10 JSLI, p.2-25 PCI_E3~E4,...

  • Page 20: Central Processing Unit: Cpu

    CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent 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 21: 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 22 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 23 CPU. MSI Reminds You... 1. Check the information in PC Health Status 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 24: 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. DIMM1~4...

  • Page 25: Dimm Module Combination

    256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 256MB~4GB 1GB~16GB MSI Reminds You... - 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. - Always insert the memory modules into the GREEN slots first, and it is strongly recommended not to insert the memory modules into the ORANGE slots while the GREEN slots are left empty.

  • Page 26: Installing Ddr2 Modules

    3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close. Notch Volt MSI Reminds You... You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly in- serted in the socket. 2 - 9...

  • Page 27: Power Supply

    SIGNAL JPWR1 +12V MSI Reminds You... 1. These two connectors connect to the ATX power supply and have to work together to ensure stable operation of the mainboard. 2. Power supply of 450 watts (and above) is highly recommended for system stability.

  • Page 28: Important Notification About Power Issue

    Hardware Setup Important Notification about Power Issue NForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore this issue mostly happens while the users intensively swap memory modules under S5 (power-off) states, and the power code is plugged while installing modules. Due to several pins are very sensitive to ESD, so this kind of memory-replacement actions might cause system chipset unable to boot.

  • Page 29: Back Panel

    M S-7160 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 Connector (Green) / Keyboard Connector (Purple) ®...

  • Page 30: 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 31: Lan (Rj-45) Jack

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard LAN (RJ-45) Jack The mainboard provides 2 standard RJ-45 jacks for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). This 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 32: 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 33: Connectors

    NBF AN1 CPUFAN1 PW RFAN1 SYSFAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. CPUFAN1 supports fan control. You can install Core Center util- ity that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature.

  • Page 34: Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1 / Ide2

    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.

  • Page 35: Serial Ata Connectors: Sata1 ~ 4 & Sata5 ~ 6 (Optional)

    Connect to Power Supply. power adapter with whis SATA connector. MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which will cause the loss of data during the transmission. 2-18...

  • Page 36: Front Panel Connectors: Jfp1 / Jfp2

    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.

  • Page 37: Front Usb Connectors: Jusb1 / Jusb2 / Jusb3

    Connected to JUSB1, JUSB2, or JUSB3 (the USB pinheader in YELLOW color) USB 2.0 Bracket (Optional) MSI Reminds You... Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly, or itmay cause some damage. IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 The connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared module.

  • Page 38: Ieee 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 / J1394_2 (Optional)

    Hardware Setup IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 / J1394_2 (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_1/ J1394_2 TPB+ TPB- Cable power Cable power...
  • Page 39 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard D-Bracket™ 2 Connected to JDB1 (Optional) Connected to JUSB1, JUSB2 or JUSB3 LEDs (the USB pinheader in YELLOW color) D-Bracket™ 2 is an external USB bracket integrating 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.
  • Page 40 Hardware Setup 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. Processor Initialization This will show information regarding the processor (like brand name, system bus, etc...) Testing RTC (Real Time Clock) Initializing Video Interface This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video...
  • Page 41 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard D-Bracket™ 2 Description Initializing Floppy Drive Controller This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller. Boot Attempt This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h. Operating System Booting 2-24...

  • Page 42: Button

    Hardware Setup Button 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 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 43: Slots

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Slots The mainboard provides one PCI Express x 1 slot, two PCI Express x16 slots and two 32-bit PCI bus slots. PCI Express Slots: PCI_E1 (Primary)/ PCI _E2 (Secondary)/ PCI_E3/ PCI_E4 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 with these platform benefits.
  • Page 44 Pull the clasp. Pull the clasp. Fig.2 MSI Reminds You... Make sure that you power off the system before removing the SLI switch card. 2. Remove the SLI switch card. Flip it over to the other side (SLI mode side) and insert it slantwise (at 40-degree angle) into the NV SLI connector (fig.3).
  • Page 45 PCI Express card. SLI bridge card Fig.5 MSI Reminds You... 1. Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only. The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase.
  • Page 46 6. Restart your system and a pop-up will show in the system tray confirming that M ulti-GPU has been enabled. MSI Reminds You... If you want to remove one graphics card and quit the SLI function, make sure that you reset the SLI switch card (SLI mode to non-SLI mode) and disable the "MultiGPU"...

  • Page 47: Pci (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots: Pci1/ Pci2

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots: PCI1/ PCI2 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.

  • Page 48: 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 ontinuous update for better s y s tem performanc e.

  • Page 49: Entering Setup

    M S-7160 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. DEL: Setup Menu TAB: Logo F11: Boot Menu If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup,...

  • Page 50: Control Keys

    The preset Optimal Defaults of the BIOS setup program provide optimal performance settings for all devices and the system. MSI Reminds You... The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

  • Page 51: The Main Menu

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard The Main Menu Once you enter AMIBIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Cell M enu Use this menu to specify your settings for CPU/DRAM frequency/voltage control and overclocking.
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi- cally for optimal performance of the mainboard. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.

  • Page 53: Standard Cmos Features

    M S-7160 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 (MM:DD:YY) This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).
  • Page 54 BIOS Setup Dev ice This item shows the information about the specified item. Read-only. LBA/Large M ode This item allows you to enable or disable the LBA (Logical Block Address, the logical block size in hard disk) mode. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled]. DM A M ode This item allows you to enable or disable the DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode.

  • Page 55: Advanced Bios Features

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Full Screen LOGO Display This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are: [Enabled] Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.
  • Page 56 BIOS Setup MSI Reminds You... Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your com- puter system requires ALL of the following platform Components: ® ® * CPU: An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology; ® * Chipset: An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology;...
  • Page 57 These items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where AMIBIOS attempts to load the operating system. MSI Reminds You... Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th Boot Device” vary de- pending on the bootable devices you have installed. For example, if you did not install a floppy drive, the setting “Floppy”...

  • Page 58: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features M emory Timings This field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing. If you set field to M anual, the following fields will be selecable. Setting options: [Manual], [Auto]. CAS Latency This controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.
  • Page 59 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard W hen the Memory Timings is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. The row cycle time determines the minimum number of clock cycles a memory row takes to complete a full cycle, from row activation up to the precharging of the active row. Setting options: [Auto], [1~15].

  • Page 60: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals USB 1.1/ 2.0 Controller These fields are used to enable/disable the onboard USB 1.1/ 2.0 controller. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. USB Device Legacy Support Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS.
  • Page 61 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Onboard Silicon RAID Controller (optional) The field enables or disables the onboard Silicon RAID controller. Before you want to use silicon RAID for hard drives, you have to set this field to “RAID” first. Setting options: [Disabled] Disables Onboard Silicon RAID controller [RAID]...
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup Parallel Port M ode This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port. Setting options: [ECP], [EPP], [ECP+EPP], [Normal] or [Bi-Directional]. Parallel Port IRQ This item allows you to set parallel port IRQ. Setting options: [IRQ5], [IRQ7]. IDE Devices Configuration Press <Enter>...
  • Page 63 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard nVidia RAID Setup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: nVidia RAID Function This field is used to enable/disable the nVidia RAID function. W hen you set to enable and the following fileds will appear and can be selectabled. Setting options: [Disabled] Disable the nVidia RAID function...

  • Page 64: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup 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. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME/XP, select [Enabled].
  • Page 65 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Power Button Function This feature allows users to configure the Power Button function. Settings are: [Power Off] The power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button. [Suspend] W hen you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.

  • Page 66: 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 communi- cating with its special components.
  • Page 67 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard IRQ Resource Setup Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears. IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of avail- able IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.

  • Page 68: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup PC Health Status 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. Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.

  • Page 69: Cell Menu

    Cell Menu The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of CPU, PCIE, DRAM and overclocking functions. MSI Reminds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CPU Clock This field shows the current clocks of CPU. Read-only.
  • Page 70 [Commander] 6th level of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 15%. 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 71 NB voltage is adjustable in the field. Adjust FSB VTT Voltage (V) FSB voltage is adjustable in the field. MSI Reminds You... The settings shown in different color in Adjust CPU Voltage, DDR Voltage/ NB Voltage and FSB VTT Voltage help to verify if your setting is proper for your system.
  • Page 72 BIOS Setup NV4X Core clock Overclocking This field allows you to overclock the core clock of graphics card by ratio. Setting options: [Disabled] Disable this function [Private] 1st level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 1% [Sergeant] 2nd level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 3% [Captain] 3rd level of overclocking, increasing the core clock by 5% [Colonel]...
  • Page 73 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard PCIE Spread Spectrum This field is used to enable or disable the PCIE Spread Spectrum feature. Setting options: [Disabled], [Down Spread]. SATA Spread Spectrum This field is used to enable or disable the SATA Spread Spectrum feature. Setting options: [Disabled], [Down Spread].

  • Page 74: Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup 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 75: Bios Setting Password

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard 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 76: Chapter 4. Introduction To Digicell

    DigiCell 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 77: 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 78 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 79: H/W Diagnostic

    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. 4 - 4...

  • Page 80: 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 81: Software Access Point

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the status of communicating on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on the desired icon, in which the default settings are configured for your usage. The default software access point mode is set to WLAN Card Mode.

  • Page 82: 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 83: Wlan Card Mode

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard M SI Feature enable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN. M AC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network.

  • Page 84: 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 85: Mega Stick

    M S-7160 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 86 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 87: Non-Unicode Programs Supported

    M S-7160 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 display incorrectly. However, you can ins tall the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem.
  • Page 88 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 89: Core Center (For Pentium 4 Cpu)

    M S-7160 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 90: 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 91: 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 92: 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 93: Auto Login

    M S-7160 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 94: Chapter 5. Introduction To Realtek Alc850

    Introduction to Creative sound Blaster Chapter 5. Introduction to Creative Sound Blaster Introduction to Realtek ALC850 The mainboard is equipped with Realtek ALC850 chip. ALC850 sup- ports up to 8-channel & SPDIF audio effect and allows the board to attach 2, 4, 6 or 8 speakers for better surround sound effect.

  • Page 95: Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function

    M S-7160 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 96 Introduction to Creative sound Blaster 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 Line In Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode)
  • Page 97 M S-7160 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 98 Introduction to Creative sound Blaster 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 99: Installing The Audio Driver

    2. Click Realtek AC97 Audio Drivers. Click here MSI Reminds You... The AC97 Audio C onfigura tion s o ft w a r e u t ility is un d e r continuous update to enhance audio applications. Hence, the program screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only.
  • Page 100 Introduction to Creative sound Blaster 3. Click Next to install the AC’97 Audio software. Click here 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Select this option Click here 5 - 7...

  • Page 101: Software Configuration

    M S-7160 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 AC97 Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Sound Effect Manager from the Control Panel.

  • Page 102: Sound Effect

    Introduction to Creative sound Blaster Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. Edit You may also edit the properties for an environment as you wish by clicking the “Edit” button, then just scroll the bar in the bottom for each property to adjust. 5 - 9...
  • Page 103 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically. If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the “Load EQ Setting” and “Save Preset”...

  • Page 104: Speaker Configuration

    Introduction to Creative sound Blaster Speaker Configuration In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. 1. First you have to select the audio configuration below which is identical to the audio jack on your mainboard. In this model it uses Realtek ALC850 codec which supports 8-channel S/PDIF, therefore you should choose 8CH- S/PDIF (Optical &...
  • Page 105 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard 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 106: Hrtf Demo

    Introduction to Creative sound Blaster HRTF Demo In this tab you may adjust your HRTF (Head Related Transfer Functions) 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like. 5-13...

  • Page 107: General

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard General In this tab it provides some information about this AC97 Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & AC97 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 108: Spdif

    Introduction to Creative sound Blaster SPDIF In this tab it provides options about SPDIF-Out for you to configure. † No Output: W ith this option, there is no S/PDIF output signal while playing analog and digital audio. † Output digital only: W ith this option, only digital audio will be allowed to play via SPDIF out while playing analog and digital audio.

  • Page 109: Chapter 6. Nvidia Raid Introduction

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction Chapter 6. nVidia RAID In- troduction nVidia RAID Introduction NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology—which is used by the world’s leading businesses—to the common PC desktop. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a s ingle storage resource.

  • Page 110: Introduction

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: W indows XP W indows 2000 Professional RAID Arrays NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays described in this section: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves the disk read and write times for many applications.

  • Page 111: Raid Configuration

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID: Non-Bootable RAID Array 1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (To enable the nVidia RAID Function in nVidia RAID Setup of Integrated Peripherals in BIOS.) 2.
  • Page 112 Channel 2, controller 0, Master 2.1.M Channel 2, controller 1, Master MSI Reminds You... There is no such thing as Slave drive in Serial ATA. All drives are considered to be Master since there is a one to one connection between the drive and the controller.
  • Page 113 nVIDIA RAID Introduction Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. • Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to [Mirroring]. To change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box—either [Mirroring], [Striping], [RAID5], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring].
  • Page 114 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1. After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears. 2. Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise press N.

  • Page 115: Installing The Raid Driver (For Bootable Raid Array)

    Please follow the instruction below to make an nVIDIA Serial ATA RAID driver for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. 3. Copy all the contents in the :\\nVidia\System\C19\IDE\Win2k or XP\ to a formatted floppy disk.
  • Page 116 5. Follow the instructions on how to install W indows XP. After W indows XP is com- pletely installed, it is recommended that you install the the RAID management tool. MSI Reminds You... Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive.

  • Page 117: Nvidia Raid Utility Installation

    2. Select the modules that you want to install. Make sure that the “NVIDIA IDE Driver” is selected. MSI Reminds You... You must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID. If you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver, NVIDIA RAID will not be enabled.

  • Page 118: Initializing And Using The Disk Array

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under W indows. 1. Launch Computer Management by clicking “Start” --> “Settings” --> “Control Panel” then open the “Administrative Tools” folder and double click on “Computer Management”.
  • Page 119 nVIDIA RAID Introduction 5. Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears. 6. Click Finish. The “Computer Management” window appears. The actual disks listed will depend on your system, and the unallocated partition is the total combined storage of two hard disks.

  • Page 120: Raid Drives Management

    \\nVidia\System\C19\IDE\W in2k or XP\raidtool\ of the setup CD accompanied with your mainboard). The RAID configuration information appears in the right-side pane, as shown below. MSI Reminds You... The information in the figures in this part may very from what it is shown in your system.

  • Page 121: Setting Up A Spare Raid Disk

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk You can designate a hard drive to be used as a spare drive for a RAID 1, RAID 0+1 or RAID 5 array. The spare drive can take over for a failed disk. NVRAID supports two types of spare drives: •...
  • Page 122 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Assigning a Dedicated Disk To mark a disk as dedicated, or reserve it for use by a specific array, Step 1: Mark the Disk as a Free Disk 1. Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as free is RAID enabled.
  • Page 123 nVIDIA RAID Introduction 3. Click Next. The RAID Array Selection page appears. 4. From the Free Disk Selection page, select one of the two free disks available. This would be the disk that will be designated to the mirror array. 5.
  • Page 124 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Removing a Dedicated Disk Once a dedicated disk has been assigned to a particular array, it can be removed at any time. To remove the disk, right click on the dedicated disk and select “Remove Disk...”...

  • Page 125: Morphing From One Raid Array To Another

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction Morphing From One RAID Array to Another In a traditional RAID environment, when a user wants to change the current state of a disk or a current array to a new RAID configuration, the process of reconfiguring the new array involves multiple steps.

  • Page 126: Hot Plug Array

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard From New Array Disk Requirements m > n m >= n2 RAID 0 Number of RAID 0 disks must be equal to or greater than half the number of RAID 0+1 disks. RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination ** RAID 0+1 m >= n+2 ;...

  • Page 127: Initializing A Raid Array

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction 2 Click Next and the following screen shot will appear: 3 Connect the RAID disk that you want to use with any given RAID array. 4 Click Next and the following screen shot will appear: 5 Click Finish. Initializing a RAID Array Initializing a RAID array erases all the data that is stored on that array, and writes all zeros to the disks.
  • Page 128 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard 1 From the NVRAIDMAN window, right click on any available free disk and select Create Array as show in Figure below. 2 The Create Array W izard opens. Follow the W izard to create a Mirror array. 3 At the Create Array W izard Welcome screen, click Next.
  • Page 129 nVIDIA RAID Introduction 8 Click OK. The Clearing System Data screen appears again with the Initialize Array check box checked as shown below. 9 Click Next, then click Finish at the Completing the NVIDIA Create Array W izard screen. The NVRAIDMAN windows shows the created RAID array as shown below. The Initialization Process As you can see from the screen shot above, the initialization process has started and it will be completed in a short period of time.

  • Page 130: Rebuilding A Raid Array

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Rebuilding a RAID Array Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. This applies only to fault tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 0+1, as well as a RAID 5.
  • Page 131 nVIDIA RAID Introduction 4. Click Next. The Disk Selection page appears. 5. Select the drive that you want to rebuild by clicking it from the list, then click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array page appears. 6. Click Finish. The array rebuilding starts after a few seconds, and a small pop-up message appears towards the bottom right corner of the screen as shown in the figure below.
  • Page 132 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard During the rebuilding process, the NVRAID Management utility screen shows the status under the System Tasks and Details sections. M ore About Rebuilding Arrays • Rebuilding Occurs in the Background The rebuilding process is very slow (it can take up to a day) and occurs in the background so as not to affect the performance of the system.

  • Page 133: Synchronizing A Raid Array

    nVIDIA RAID Introduction Synchronizing a RAID Array Synchronizing an array will force a rebuild of redundancy or parity. The operation is applicable to any fault tolerant array such as RAID 1, 0+1 and RAID 5. • For RAID1 and RAID 0+1, “sync” results in copying the data to the redundancy disk, •...

  • Page 134: Usind Disk Alert

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard Usind Disk Alert The RAID manager application includes a disk alert feature that provides a graphical indication of the status of the hard disks in the system. W hen the RAID manager application detects a failure condition of an attached drive, a pop-up box appears in the clock area of the W indows system tray.

  • Page 135: Chapter 7. 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 136: Introduction

    M S-7160 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 137: 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 138: Help Window

    M S-7160 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 139: 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 140: Creating Spare Drive

    M S-7160 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 141: 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 142: Rebuild Raid 1 Set

    M S-7160 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 143 Silicon RAID Introduction 1. Select “Resolve Conflicts” and press Enter. 2. Select the “Conflict” entry in the Logical Drive Status window and press Enter. 7 - 9...
  • Page 144 M S-7160 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 145: 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 146: Reserved Drive And Setting Size For Raid Set, Spare Drive, Or Concatenation

    M S-7160 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 147: 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.

  • Page 148: Chapter 8. Installation Of Driver & Utility

    Driver & Utility Installation of NVIDIA System Driver MSI provides a setup CD along with your mainboard, which contains the required drivers for your system, and many other use- ful and powerful utility to bring you the best experience for your office professional working and for your home leisure entertainment.

  • Page 149: Nvidia System Driver Installation

    M S-7160 ATX M ainboard NVIDIA System Driver Installation Click on the Driver tab and the screen below will display. NVIDIA C19 System Driver This driver is only available for W indows 2000 and W indows XP operating system. Please follow the following step to install the driver correctly. 1.
  • Page 150 Installation of nVidia System Driver 2. Then the following screen displays the available components to install. All the components shown here will be selected to be installed by default. Then click Next. 3. The system will start installing the selected driver components automatically. 4.
  • Page 151 M S-7160 ATX M ainboard 5. Then the following screen displays the installation of NVIDIA IDE SW Driver. Click Yes to continue. 6. The following screen indicates that the installation is complete. Click Yes to restart your computer or click No to restart it later. 8 - 4...

  • Page 152: Nvidia Utility Installation

    Installation of nVidia System Driver NVIDIA Utility Installation 1. Click on the Utility tab and the screen below will display. 2. Then click on the NVIDIA Utility tab and the screen below will display. 3. Click the nTune Utility icon to install it. NVIDIA nTune Utility - provides a safe and easy way to optimize PC performance.

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