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  • Page 1 K8T Master2-FAR7 MS-9617 (v1.X) Workstation Board English Version G52-S9617X1...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/ faq/esc_faq_list.php...

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip- ment from overheating.

  • Page 4: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement T h is eq uip men t h as been tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 5: Weee (Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment) Statement

    WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    W EEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement ........v Chapter 1. Getting Started ..................1-1 Mainboard Specifications ................... 1-2 Mainboard Layout ....................1-4 MSI Special Features ..................1-5 Core Center ....................1-5 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup .................. 2-1 Quick Components Guide ..................2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU ................
  • Page 9 Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/2, SFAN1, NBFAN1 ......2-17 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 ............2-18 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ............2-18 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 ..........2-19 CD-In Connector: JCD1 ................2-19 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 ............2-19 D-Bracket™...
  • Page 10 Software Configuration ..................B-4 Sound Effect ....................B-5 Speaker Configuration ................B-7 3D Audio Demo ..................... B-9 General ....................... B-10 SPDIF ......................B-11 Microphone Effect ..................B-12 Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function ..........B-13...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Getting Started Cha pter 1 . Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for choosing the K8T Master2-FAR7 (MS-9617 v1.x), an excellent ATX workstation board from MSI. Based on the innovative ® ® K8T800 Pro and VIA VT8237R chipsets for optimal system...

  • Page 12: Mainboard Specifications

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Mainboard Specifications † Supports dual Socket 940 for AMD Opteron processors, from 1.4 ~ 3.6 GHz (For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php) Chipset † VIA ® K8T800 Pro Northbridge - HyperTransport link to the AMD Opteron - 800/600/400/200 MHz “Double Data Rate”...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    † ATX Form Factor: 12.0 x 10.0 inch (H x W ) M ounting † 9 mounting holes (ATX Form standard) 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

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Mainboard Layout Top: Mouse JPR 1 Bottom : Keyboard CFAN1 Top : Parallel Port Bottom: C OM A C OM B Top: SPD IF O ut Bottom: U S B Ports Top: LAN Jack Bottom: U SB Ports Line-In Line-Out T: R S-O ut...

  • Page 15: Msi Special Features

    Getting Started MSI Special Features Core Center The Core Center is a new utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect, view and adjust the PC hardware and system status during real time operation.
  • Page 16 Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed. If you choose User mode, you may adjust the CPU fan speed in 8 different modes, from Stop to Full speed. MSI Reminds You... Items shown on Core Center may vary depending on your system status.

  • Page 17: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. W hile doing the installation, be careful in holding the c omponents and follow the installation procedures . For s ome components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.

  • Page 18: Quick Components Guide

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Quick Components Guide CFAN1, p.2-17 JPR1, p.2-10 DDR1~4, p.2-7 CFAN2, p.2-17 I/O Ports, CPU1, p.2-3 p.2-11 CPU2, p.2-3 JPWR1, p.2-9 JPWR2, p.2-9 NBFAN1, p.2-17 AGP1, p.2-24 JUSB1, p.2-22 JUSB2, p.2-22 JFP2, p.2-19 PCI Slots, p.2-24 JFP1, p.2-19 JCI1, p.2-19 IDE1/2, p.2-15...

  • Page 19: Central Processing Unit: Cpu

    If you do not find the Heat Sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com. tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php . MSI Reminds You...

  • Page 20: Cpu Installation Procedures For Socket 940

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 940 Open Lever 1. Make sure that the computer is turned off, and the power cord dis- connected before installing the CPU. 2. Pull the lever s ideways away from the socket, and raise it up to a 90-degree angle.
  • Page 21 If you do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. MSI Reminds You... ® Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at AMD official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.
  • Page 22 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board u For CPU1 Locate the CPU and its retention mod- Position the heatsink/cooler onto the ules on the motherboard. retention modules. Connect the wires to the fan power connector (CFAN1), then press down the fan until its four clips get wedged in the holes of the retention modules.

  • Page 23: Memory

    2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket. MSI Reminds You... You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the socket.

  • Page 24: Memory Population Rules

    DIMM 1 Install DIMM 2 Install Install DIMM 3 DIMM 4 For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com. tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php . MSI Reminds You... Make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density on DDR DIMMs.

  • Page 25: Power Supply

    +12V +12V +12V JPWR1 MSI Reminds You... For this JPWR1 power connector, you may use the 4-pin ATX power supply or 8-pin SSI power supply as you like. If you’d like to use the SSI power supply, please remove the sticker (covered the 1, 2, 5 and 6 pins, shown as the photo in the right) marked “SSI...

  • Page 26: Ssi 24-Pin System Power Connector: Jpr1

    +12V +12V +3.3V MSI Reminds You... For this JPR1 power connector, you may use the 20-pin ATX power supply or 24-pin SSI power supply as you like. If you’d like to use the SSI power supply, please remove the sticker (covered the 11, 12, 23 and 24 pins, shown as the photo below) marked “SSI ONLY”...

  • Page 27: Back Panel

    Hardware Setup Back Panel SPDIF L-In RS-Out Parallel (Coaxial) M ou se L-Out CS-Out Keyboard COM Port COM Port USB Ports SPDIF Out (Optical) Mouse Connector (Green) / Keyboard Connector (Purple) ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard mini DIN connector for ®...

  • Page 28: Serial Ports

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Serial Ports The mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN serial ports. The ports are 16550A high speed communications ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to them. Pin Definition 1 2 3 4 5 SIGNAL...

  • Page 29: Rj-45 Lan Jack

    Hardware Setup RJ-45 LAN Jack The mainboard provides 1 standard RJ-45 jack 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 it. Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 30: Parallel Port Connector: Lpt1

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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 Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION STROBE...

  • Page 31: Connectors

    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 docu- mentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.

  • Page 32: Serial Ata/Serial Ata Raid Connectors: Sata1, Sata2

    Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Optional Serial ATA cable Connect to SATA1/2 MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, the loss of data may occur during transmission. 2-16...

  • Page 33: Scsi Led Connector: J7

    CPU fan control. SENSOR +1 2V +1 2V CFAN1/ NBFAN1 CFAN2 SFAN1 MSI Reminds You... ® Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at AMD official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2-17...

  • Page 34: Irda Infrared Module Header: Jir1

    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 35: Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: Jci1

    Hardware Setup Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show a warning mes- sage on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.

  • Page 36: D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: Jled

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED The mainboard comes with a JLED connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™ 2. D- Bracket™ 2 is an external USB Bracket that supports Pin Definition both USB1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and Signal allows users to identify system problems through 16 various combinations of LED signals.
  • Page 37 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 38: Front Usb Connectors: Jusb1, Jusb2

    JUSB1, JUSB2 (USB 2.0) Key (no pin) USBOC Connect to JUSB1/JUSB2 (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 to avoid possible damage. 2-22...

  • Page 39: Jumper

    JBAT1 Keep Data Clear Data MSI Reminds You... You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

  • Page 40: Slots

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Slots This mainboard provides one AGP Pro slot and four 32-bit/33MHz PCI slots. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Pro Slot AGP Pro is a Hardware Interface for high-power graphics cards which can deliver more electrical power than the standard AGP Hardware Interface. It is simply an extended slot that adds power pins to both ends of the slot to facilitate certain graphics cards' added power requirements.

  • Page 41: 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 continuous update for better system performance.

  • Page 42: Entering Setup

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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 43: Getting Help

    BIOS Setup Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. M ain M enu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the control keys ( to select the item.

  • Page 44: The Main Menu

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board The Main Menu Once you enter Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system perfor- mance operations.

  • Page 46: Standard Cmos Features

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into 11 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one 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.
  • Page 47 BIOS Setup [Cylinder] Number of cylinders. [Head] Number of heads. [Precomp] W rite precompensation. [Landing Zone] Cylinder location of the landing zone. [Sector] Number of sectors. 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 48: Advanced Bios Features

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: Select the hard disk priority (from the 1st to the 8th) in this list. Use the arrow- up and arrow-down keys to select a device, then press <+> to move it up or <-> to move it down.
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Settings are described below: O p ti o n De sc ription Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup. System A password prompt appears every time when the computer is pow- ered on or when end users try to run Setup.

  • Page 50: Advanced Chipset Features

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Advanced Chipset Features MSI Reminds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. DRAM Configuration Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: Current FSB Frequency, Current DRAM Frequency Those two items are read-only to show the current FSB and DRAM Frequency information.
  • Page 51 BIOS Setup Timing M ode This field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing. If you set this field to [Manual], the following fields will be selectable. The settings are: [Auto], [Manual]. M emclock index value (M hz) W hen it is set to [Manual] in Timing Mode, user can place an artificial memory clock on the system.
  • Page 52 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board MTRR M apping Mode This setting controls the MTRR mapping mode. To install the W inXP64, this setting should be set to [Continuous]. Setting options: [Continuous], [Discrete]. DRAM ECC Feature Control If all memory in the system supports ECC, enabling this will initial scrub dram and enable system requests to dram to be checked and/or corrected.
  • Page 53 BIOS Setup PCI1/PCI2 M aster 0 WS Write W hen [Enabled], writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state. PCI1/PCI2 Post Write You can enable or disable the ability of the chipset to use a buffer for posted writes initiated on the PCI bus.

  • Page 54: Integrated Peripherals

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears. Serial ATA Controller This allows you to enable or disable onchip Serial ATA controller. Settings: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. IDE DMA Transfer Access Setting to [Enabled] will open DMA bus master and execute DMA action in DOS, which will make the data transferring faster.
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup Primary/Secondary IDE Channel The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select [Enabled] to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select [Disabled] to deactivate an interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
  • Page 56 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board AC97 Audio [Auto] allows the motherboard’s BIOS to detect whether you’re using any audio device. If so, the onboard audio controller will be enabled. If not, the onboard audio controller will be disabled. If you want to use different controller cards to connect audio connectors, set the field to [Disabled].
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup SuperIO Device Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears. Onboard FDC Controller Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select [Disabled] in this field.
  • Page 58 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board ECP Mode Use DMA The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message will appear: “ECP Mode Use DMA.” At this time, the user can choose between DMA channel [3] or [1].

  • Page 59: Power Management Setup

    CPU from overheating due to heavy workload. Setting options: [Disabled], [Auto]. MSI Reminds You... To ensure the stability of Cool 'n' Quiet function, it is always recom- mended to have the memory modules plugged in DIMM1 first.
  • Page 60 The field specifies the time for RTC Alarm Resume. Format is [hour] [minute] [second]. MSI Reminds You... If you have changed this setting, you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system, before this function will work.
  • Page 61 [Enabled], the activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes. MSI Reminds You... IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O devices. When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur.

  • Page 62: Pc Health Status

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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. Shutdown Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in this setting, the system will shotdown automatically.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Tolerance Value You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for the Smart CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Temperature items. If the current temperatures of the 3 fans reach to the maximum threshold (the temperatures set in the Smart CPU Fan1/ CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Temperature plus the tolerance values you set here), the fans will speed up for cooling down.

  • Page 64: Frequency/Voltage Control

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Spread Spectrum W hen the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves.

  • Page 65: 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 66: Set Supervisor/User Password

    [System], the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to [Setup], password prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup. MSI Reminds You... About Supervisor Password & User Password: Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of the setup menu.

  • Page 67: Appendix A: Via Vt8237R Sata Raid

    VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Appendix A: VIA VT8237R SATA RAID The Southbridge VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID) drives. Serial ATA (SATA) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to 150MB/sec.

  • Page 68: Introduction

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge and a brief introduction on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller. For users wishing to install their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software, proceed to Driver and RAID Soft- ware Installation section.

  • Page 69: Bios Configuration

    VIA VT8237R SATA RAID 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 Serial ATA 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 the each item and press <Enter>...
  • Page 70 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 71 VIA VT8237R SATA RAID 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 duplicate for RAID 1.
  • Page 72 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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 73 VIA VT8237R SATA 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 74 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array W hen booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsis- tencies between user data and backup data. If BIOS detects 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 consistency with the user data.
  • Page 75 VIA VT8237R SATA RAID 1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive: This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a good one. If your computer does not support APM, you must turn off your computer manually. After replacing the hard drive, boot into BIOS and select Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array.

  • Page 76: Installing Raid Software & Drivers

    Please follow the instruction below to make a VIA Serial ATA RAID driver for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Ignore the Setup screen and use “Explorer” to browse the 3. C op y a ll t h e c o n te nt s ( in c lu din g th e s ub - fo ld e rs ) in th e \\IDE\VIA\Driver to a fomatted floppy disk.
  • Page 77 † Serial ATA RAID driver for W indows XP † VIA SATA RAID utility † RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA Serial ATA to install the software. MSI Reminds You... Due to the different specification of the mainboard you purchased, the screen of MSI CD shown here may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only.
  • Page 78 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation. Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window. Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click Next button to proceed the installation.

  • Page 79: Using Via Raid Tool

    VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Using VIA RAID Tool Once the installation is complete, go to Start ---> Programs --->VIA --->raid_tool. exe to enable VIA RAID Tool. After the software is finished installation, it will automati- cally started 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 utility.
  • Page 80 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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 windowpane. The following screen shows the status of Array 0---RAID 0.
  • Page 81 VIA VT8237R SATA RAID You may also use the same button to view the statuses of Array 0- --RAID 1. Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 1 to see the details of each disk. A-15...

  • Page 82: Appendix B: Using 2-, 4-, 6- Or 8- Channel Audio Function

    Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Channel Audio Function Appendix B: Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Chan- nel Audio Function The mainboard is equipped with Realtek ALC850 chip, which provides support for 8- channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. ALC850 allows the board to attach 2, 4, 6 or 8 speakers for better surround sound effect.

  • Page 83: Installing The Audio Driver

    1. Insert the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automatically appear. 2. Click Realtek Sound. Click here MSI Reminds You... The AC97 Audio Configuration s oftware utility is under 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 84 Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Channel Audio Function 3. Click Next to install the AC’97 Audio software. Click here 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Select this option Click here...

  • Page 85: Software Configuration

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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 86: Sound Effect

    Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Channel Audio Function 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.
  • Page 87 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board You may c hoose the provided s ound eff ects , and the equalizer will adjus t 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 88: Speaker Configuration

    Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Channel Audio Function 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 89 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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 speak- ers with good ones.

  • Page 90: 3D Audio Demo

    Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Channel Audio Function 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica- tions like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like.

  • Page 91: General

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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 92: Spdif

    Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Channel Audio Function 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. †...

  • Page 93: Microphone Effect

    MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Microphone Effect In this tab you may add special effects to the connected microphone. B-12...

  • Page 94: Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function

    Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Channel Audio Function 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 95 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board n 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output Description: Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real-chan- 4-Channel Analog Audio Output nel Line Out connector. Line In Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode) Optical SPDIF jack...
  • Page 96 Using 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Channel Audio Function 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 6-Channel Analog Audio Output and two speakers to the cen- ter/subwoofer-channel Line Out connectors.
  • Page 97 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board 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, 8-Channel Analog Audio Output two speakers to the c enter/ subwoofer-channel Line Out connectors, and two speakers Line Out (Side channels) to the side-channel Line Out Line Out (Front channels)

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