Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. ◙ Vst the MSI webste for techncal gude, BIOS updates, drver updates, and other nformaton: http://www.ms.com/servce/download ◙ Contact our techncal staff at: http://support.ms.com...
MS-7732 MS-7732 Safety Instructons ■ Always read the safety nstructons carefully. ■ Keep ths User’s Manual for future reference. ■ Keep ths equpment away from humdty. ■ Lay ths equpment on a relable flat surface before settng t up. ■ The openngs on the enclosure are for ar convecton hence protects the equpment from overheatng.
Preface Preface FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement Ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the lmts for a Class B dg- tal devce, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lmts are desgned to provde reasonable protecton aganst harmful nter- ference n a resdental nstallaton.
MSI wll com- ply wth the product take back requrements at the end of lfe of MSI-branded products that are sold nto the EU.
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MSI će poštovat zahtev o preuzmanju ovakvh prozvoda kojma je stekao vek trajanja, koj maju MSI oznaku koj su prodat u EU. Ove proz- vode možete vratt na lokalnm mestma za prkupljanje.
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produttor d dett materal saranno obblgat a rtrare ogn prodotto alla fine del suo cclo d vta. MSI s adeguerà a tale Drettva rtrando tutt prodott marchat MSI che sono stat vendut all’nterno dell’Unone Europea alla fine del loro...
Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the PH61A-P35 (B3)/ PH61- P33 (B3)/ PH61-SP35 (B3) Seres (MS-7732 v1.X) ATX manboard. These Seres manboards are based on Intel ® H61 chpsets for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel LGA1155 processor, these Seres ®...
Gettng Started Manboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: CPUFAN keyboard USB 2.0 ports USB 3.0 Chip (Optional) USB 2.0 ports/ USB 3.0 ports (Optional) Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB 2.0 ports Top : VGA port Bottom: DVI-D port (Optional) T:Line-In M:Line-Out B:Mic T:RS-Out...
MS-7732 Packng Contents Drver / Utlty Manboard User Gude Back IO Sheld SATA Cable Optonal Accessores SATA Power Cable * These pctures are for reference only and may vary wthout notce. * The packng contents may vary accordng to the model you purchased. * If you need to purchase the optonal accessores, please vst http://www.ms.com/n- dex.php to nqure the part numbers or consult the dealer.
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle performng the nstal- laton, be careful n holdng the components and follow- ng the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work properly.
MS-7732 MS-7732 Mountng Screw Holes When you nstall the manboard, you have to place the manboard nto the chasss n the correct drecton. The locatons of screws holes on the manboard are shown as below. The sde has to to- ward the rear, the poston for the I/O sheld of the chasss.
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup CPU (Central Processng Unt) When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure to nstall the cooler to prevent overheatng. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turnng on the computer. For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/cpu-support Important Overheatng...
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MS-7732 MS-7732 CPU & Cooler Installaton When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheatng. Meanwhle, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before nstallng the heat snk/cooler fan for better heat dsperson. Follow the steps below to nstall the CPU &...
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Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Vsually nspect f the CPU s seated Engage the load lever whle pressng well nto the socket. If not, take out down lghtly onto the load plate. the CPU wth pure vertcal moton and renstall. Algnment Key Secure the lever near the hook end Make sure the four hooks are n under the retenton tab.
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MS-7732 MS-7732 Algn the holes on the manboard wth Press the four hooks down to fasten the heatsnk. Push down the cooler the cooler. untl ts four clps get wedged nto the holes of the manboard. Turn over the manboard to confirm Fnally, attach the CPU Fan cable to that the clp-ends are correctly n- the CPU fan connector on the man-...
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Memory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/test-report DDR3 240-pn, 1.5V 48x2=96 pn 72x2=144 pn Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth two data bus lnes smultaneously.
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MS-7732 MS-7732 Installng Memory Modules The memory module has only one notch on the center and wll only fit n the rght orentaton. Insert the memory module vertcally nto the DIMM slot. Then push t n untl the golden finger on the memory module s deeply nserted n the DIMM slot. The plastc clp at each sde of the DIMM slot wll automatcally close when the memory module s properly seated.
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Power Supply ATX 24-pn Power Connector: JPWR1 Ths connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pn power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pn power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply s nserted n the proper orentaton and the pns are algned.
MS-7732 MS-7732 Back Panel Mouse VGA Port Lne-In RS-Out USB 2.0 Port Lne-Out CS-Out Keyboard USB 2.0 Port DVI-D Port SS-Out (optonal) USB 3.0 Port (PH61A-P35 (B3)) (optonal) or USB 2.0 Port (PH61-P33 (B3)) (optonal) ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard.
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Hardware Setup Hardware Setup ▶ The standard RJ-45 LAN jack s for connecton to Yellow Green/ Orange the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to t. Color LED State Condton Left Yellow LAN lnk s not establshed. On(Steady state) LAN lnk s establshed.
MS-7732 MS-7732 Connectors Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~6 (SATA3~6 are optonal) Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. SATA1 SATA3 SATA1~4 (3Gb/s, by H61) SATA5...
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN,SYSFAN1~4 The fan power connectors support system coolng fan wth +12V. When connectng the wre to the connectors, always note that the red wre s the postve and should be con- nected to the +12V; the black wre s Ground and should be connected to GND. If the manboard has a System Hardware Montor chpset on-board, you must use a specally desgned fan wth speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.
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MS-7732 MS-7732 Front USB Connector: JUSB1~2 (JUSB2 s optonal) Ths connector, complant wth Intel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude, s deal for con- ® nectng hgh-speed USB nterface perpherals such as USB HDD, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems and the lke. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only.
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Hardware Setup Hardware Setup S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. S/PDIF-Out Bracket (optonal) Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/receves 16 bytes FIFOs.
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MS-7732 MS-7732 TPM Module connector: JTPM1 (optonal) Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. 2-17...
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Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector: JLPT1 Ths connector s used to connect an optonal parallel port bracket. The parallel port s a standard prnter port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capa- bltes Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Chasss Intruson Connector: JCI1 Ths connector connects to the chasss ntruson swtch cable.
MS-7732 MS-7732 Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s a CMOS RAM on board wth an external battery power supply to preserve the system configuraton data. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automatcally boot OS every tme t s turned on. If you want to clear the system configuraton, please temporarly short these two pns to clear data by usng a metal object.
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Ths chapter provdes nformaton on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for op- tmum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ■ An error message appears on the screen durng the system bootng up, and requests you to run SETUP.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Enterng Setup Power on the computer and the system wll start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu If the message dsappears before you respond and you stll wsh to enter Setup, restart the system by turnng t OFF and On or pressng the RESET button.
MS-7732 MS-7732 Control Keys <↑><↓> Select Item <←><→> Select Screen <Enter> Select <Esc> Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the man menu from a submenu <+><-> Change Opton <F1> General Help <F6> Load Optmzed Defaults <F10> Save all the CMOS changes and ext Gettng Help After enterng the Setup menu, the first menu you wll see s the Man Menu.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup The Menu Bar ▶ Man Menu Use ths menu for basc system configuratons, such as tme, date etc. ▶ Advanced Use ths menu to setup the tems of the BIOS specal enhanced features, ntegrated perpherals, power management and PC health status. ▶...
MS-7732 MS-7732 Man Menu ▶ System Date Ths allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format s <day><month> <date> <year>. [day] Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determned by BIOS. Read- only.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Advanced ▶ PCI Subsystem Settngs Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ PCI Latency Tmer Ths tem controls how long each PCI devce can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to hgher values, every PCI devce can conduct transactons for a longer tme and thus mprove the effectve PCI bandwdth.
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MS-7732 MS-7732 ▶ Integrated Perpherals Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Onboard Lan Controller Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the onboard LAN controller. ▶ LAN Opton ROM Ths tem s used to decde whether to nvoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN. ▶...
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ DVMT Memory Specfy the sze of DVMT memory to allocate for vdeo memory. ▶ IGD Mult-Montor When “Enabled”, the ntegrated graphcs and extra graphcs card can be configured as mult-montor mode. ▶ USB Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶...
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MS-7732 MS-7732 ▶ Seral (COM) Port0 Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the seral port. ▶ Seral (COM) Port0 Settngs Select an address and correspondng nterrupt for the seral port. ▶ Parallel (LPT) Port Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶...
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ CPU/ System Temperature, CPU FAN/ SYS FAN 1/ 2 Speed, CPU Vcore Voltage, CPU IO Voltage, DRAM Voltage, GPU Voltage, 3.3V, 5V, 12V These tems show the current status of all of the montored hardware devces/com- ponents such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’...
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MS-7732 MS-7732 ▶ Date/ HH:MM:SS If Resume By RTC Alarm s set to [Enabled], the system wll automatcally resume (boot up) on a specfic date/hour/mnute/second specfied n these fields (usng the <+> and <-> to select the date & tme settngs). ▶...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Overclockng ▶ Current CPU / DRAM Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed. Read-only. ▶ Adjust CPU Rato Ths tem controls the multpler that s used to determne the nternal clock speed of the processor relatve to the external or motherboard clock speed.
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MS-7732 MS-7732 ▶ OC Gene Button Operaton Ths field s used to enable/ dsable OC Gene functon. ▶ DRAM Frequency Ths settng controls the memory frequency to enable the memory to run at dfferent frequency combnatons. ▶ Adjusted DRAM Frequency It shows the adjusted DRAM frequency.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ tRAS Ths settng determnes the tme RAS takes to read from and wrte to memory cell. ▶ tRFC Ths settng determnes the tme RFC takes to read from and wrte to a memory cell. ▶ Mnmum tme nterval between end of wrte data burst and the start of a precharge command.
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MS-7732 MS-7732 Important • If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the settng at [Dsabled] for optmal system stablty and performance. But f you are plagued by EMI, select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reducton. • The greater the Spread Spectrum value s, the greater the EMI s reduced, and the system wll become less stable.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ OverSpeed Protecton Overspeed Protecton functon can montor the current CPU draws as well as ts power consumpton. If t exceeds a certan level, the processor automatcally reduces ts clock speed. If you want to overclock your CPU, set t to [Dsabled]. ▶...
MS-7732 MS-7732 M-Flash ▶ BIOS Boot Functon Ths allows you to enable/ dsable the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ 32 format only). ▶ Select UEFI file to boot from When the BIOS Boot functon as sets to [Enabled], ths tem s selectable. Ths tem allows to select partcular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/ 32 format only) drve.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Securty ▶ Admnstrator Password Ths tem s used to set the admnstrator password. When a admnstrator password has been set, you wll be prompted to enter t every tme you try to enter BIOS Setup. ▶ User Password Ths tem s used to set the user password.
MS-7732 MS-7732 Boot ▶ Full Screen Logo Dsplay Ths tem enables ths system to show the company logo on the boot-up screen. Set- tngs are: [Enabled] Shows a stll mage (logo) on the full screen at boot. [Dsabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. == Set Boot Prorty == ▶...
BIOS Setup Save & Ext ▶ Dscard Changes and Ext Use ths tem to abandon all changes and ext setup. ▶ Save Changes and Reboot Use ths tem to save changes and reboot the system. ▶ Save Changes Use ths tem to save changes. ▶...
Appendx A Realtek Audo The Realtek audo provdes 10-channel DAC that smul- taneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of ndependent stereo sound output (multple streamng) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Rght chan- nels.
Realtek Audo Realtek Audo Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver You need to nstall the HD audo drver for Realtek audo codec to functon properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audo operatons. Follow the procedures descrbed below to nstall the drvers for dfferent operatng sys- tems.
MS-7732 MS-7732 Software Configuraton After nstallng the audo drver, the “Realtek HD Audo Manager” con wll appear at the notficaton area (lower rght of the screen). You may double clck the con and the GUI wll pop up accordngly. Double clck the con It s also avalable to enable the audo drver by clckng the Realtek HD Audo Manager from the Control Panel.
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Realtek Audo Realtek Audo ■ Devce Selecton Here you can select a audo output source to change the related optons. The “check” sgn (n orange) ndcates the devces as default. ■ Volume Adjustment You can control the volume or balance the rght/left sde of the speakers that you plugged n front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
MS-7732 MS-7732 Hardware Default Settng The followng dagrams are audo back panel default settng. ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 2-channel speakers dagram F r o ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 4-channel speakers dagram F r o R e a...
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Realtek Audo ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 6-channel speakers dagram F r o C e n R e a t e r & S u b w o o f ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 8-channel speakers dagram F r o C e n R e a t e r...
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