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- Page 1 845 Ultra MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL MS-6398 (v2.X) ATX Mainboard Version 2.0 G52-MA00516...
- Page 2 Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-6398 Tested to comply with FCC Standard For Home or Office Use...
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Page 3: Copyright Notice
Edition Dec. 2001 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. We 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: 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 equipment from overheating. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Chapter 1. Getting Started ................ 1-1 Mainboard Specification ..............1-2 Mainboard Layout ................1-4 Quick Components Guide ..............1-7 Key Features ..................1-8 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup ............... 2-1 Central Processing Unit: CPU .............. 2-2 CPU Installation Procedures ............2-2 Installing the CPU Fan .............. - Page 6 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 ............2-11 Connectors ..................2-12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ........... 2-12 IrDA Infrared Module Header: IR2 ..........2-12 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ........... 2-13 ATA133 RAID Connectors: IDE3 & IDE4 ........2-14 CD-In Connector: JCD1 ............... 2-15 Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 ..........
- Page 7 Advanced Chipset Features ............... 3-12 Integrated Peripherals ................ 3-14 Power Management Setup ..............3-18 PNP/PCI Configurations ..............3-22 PC Health Status ................3-24 Frequency/Voltage Control ..............3-25 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults ............. 3-27 Set Supervisor/User Password ............3-28...
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Page 8: Chapter 1. Getting Started
Chapter 1. Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the MS-6398 v2.X ATX mainboard. The MS- 6398 v2.X series include 845 Ultra, 845 Ultra-AR, and 845 Ultra-ARU mainboards. The 845 Ultra is a standard version. In addition to standard features, the 845 Ultra-AR offers ATA133 RAID interface and the 845 Ultra-ARU supports ATA133 RAID and USB 2.0 technology. -
Page 9: Mainboard Specification
Chapter 1 Mainboard Specification - Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor in 478 pin package. ® ® - Supports 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2GHz, 2.1GHz, 2.2GHz and up. Chipset Intel 845 chipset (593 FC-BGA) ® - Supports DDR SDRAM at 200/266MHz operation (DDR200/DDR266). - AGTL+ host bus with integrated termination supporting 32-bit host addressing. - Page 10 Getting Started On-Board IDE An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100 operation modes. - Can connect up to four IDE devices. USB Interface 845 Ultra - 4 USB 1.1 ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2). On-Board Peripherals - On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and...
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Page 11: Mainboard Layout
Bottom: Line-Out Line-In AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 ICH 2 PCI Slot 3 JBAT1 PCI Slot 4 JPHN1 PCI Slot 5 SFAN1 JWOL1 JFP1 (optional) USB3 JAU1 JMDM1 JUSB2 F_P2 (optional) 845 Ultra (MS-6398 v2.X) ATX Mainboard... -
Page 12: Quick Components Guide
Getting Started Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference JWR1 ATX 20-pin power connector See p. 2-7 JPW1 ATX 12V power connector See p. 2-7 JKBMS1 Mouse connector See p. 2-8 JKBMS1 Keyboard connector See p. 2-9 USB Connectors Connecting to USB devices See p. -
Page 13: Key Features
Chapter 1 Key Features - Full ATX Form Factor - CPU: Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478 pin package ® ® - C-Media CMI8738/PCI-4ch supports 2/4 channel speaker - LAN Wake Up Function - Modem (Internal/External) Ring Wake Up Function - Suspend to RAM/Disk - PC2001 Compliant... -
Page 14: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly. -
Page 15: Central Processing Unit: Cpu
Chapter 2 Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478 pin ® ® package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. -
Page 16: Installing The Cpu Fan
Hardware Setup Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. To dissi- pate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink/Fan: Locate the CPU and its retention Position the heatsink onto the reten- mechanism on the motherboard. -
Page 17: Cpu Core Speed Derivation Procedure
Chapter 2 C o n n e c t t h e f a n p o w e r c a b l e f r o m t h e m o u n t e d f a n 3 -pin p o w er co n n e ct o r... -
Page 18: Memory
Hardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 3 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 4 memory banks. You can install PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~3). To operate properly, at least one DIMM module must be installed. DDR DIMM Slots (DDR 1~3) Introduction to DDR SDRAM... -
Page 19: Ddr Module Combination
Chapter 2 DDR Module Combination To enable normal operation, at least one DIMM module should be in- stalled on the motherboard. As Intel ® 82845 chipset supports 4 DDR memory banks at its maximum, the system memory installed can be up to 2GB. All three slots can be single-sidedly or double-sidedly installed with 184- pin DDR DIMM modules. -
Page 20: Power Supply
Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Be- fore inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all compo- nents are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. -
Page 21: Back Panel
Chapter 2 Back Panel The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Parallel Midi/Joystick M o u s e Keyboard USB COM A COM B L-out L-in MIC Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ®... -
Page 22: Keyboard Connector: Jkbms1
Hardware Setup Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 keyboard mini DIN connector ® ® for attaching a PS/2 keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 keyboard directly into this connector. Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA No connection Ground Keyboard Clock... -
Page 23: Serial Port Connector: Com A & Com B
Chapter 2 Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM B The mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM A and COM B. The ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to them. -
Page 24: Parallel Port Connector: Lpt1
Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector for 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 Strobe... -
Page 25: Connectors
Chapter 2 Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System FAN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. FDD 1 IrDA Infrared Module Header: IR2 This connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules. -
Page 26: Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1 & Ide2
Hardware Setup Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. -
Page 27: Cd-In Connector: Jcd1
Chapter 2 CD-In Connector: JCD1 The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector. Modem-In Connector: JPHN1 The connector is for modem with internal audio connector. JCD1 JAUX1 JPHN1 Mono_Out Phone_In... -
Page 28: Fan Power Connectors: Cfan1/Sfan1/J7
Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/SFAN1/J7 The CFAN1 (processor fan), J7 (chipset fan) & SFAN1 (system fan) sup- port system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. -
Page 29: Wake On Ring Connector: Jmdm1
Chapter 2 Wake On Ring Connector: JMDM1 This connector allows you to connect to a modem card with Wake On Ring function. The connector will power up the system when a signal is re- ceived through the modem card. MDM_WAKEUP 5VSB JMDM1 Wake On LAN Connector: JWOL1... -
Page 30: Front Panel Connector: Jfp1 Or F_P2
Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector: JFP1 or F_P2 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connec- tion to the front panel switches and LEDs. Users can choose either the JFP1 or the F_P2 depending on their needs. The difference between JFP1 & F_P2 is ®... -
Page 31: Front Panel Audio Connector: Jau1
Chapter 2 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAU1 You can connect an optional audio connector to the JAU1 front panel ® audio connector. The JAU1 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAU1 Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits... -
Page 32: Front Usb Connectors: Jusb2/3/4 & Usb3
The 845 Ultra & 845 Ultra-AR mainboards come with one standard USB 1.1 pin header USB3 that is compliant with Intel ® I/O Connectivity Design Guide. An optional JUSB2 header (MSI spec) would be available upon request. USB3 (USB 1.1/ Intel spec) JUSB2 (USB 1.1/ optional MSI spec) -
Page 33: Jumpers
Chapter 2 Jumpers The motherboard provides one jumper for you to set the computer ’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of the jumper. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. -
Page 34: Slots
Hardware Setup Slots The motherboard provides five 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, one AGP slot and one CNR slot. AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. -
Page 35: Cnr (Communication Network Riser)
Chapter 2 expansioncard to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. CNR (Communication Network Riser) The CNR slot allows you to insert the CNR expansion cards. CNR is a specially designed network, audio, or modem riser card for ATX family motherboards. -
Page 36: Chapter 3. Bios Setup
BIOS Setup Chapter 3. BIOS Setup BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. -
Page 37: Entering Setup
Chapter 3 Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will 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 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 38: Getting Help
BIOS Setup Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the control keys ( to select the item. -
Page 39: The Main Menu
Chapter 3 The Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) ® will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>... - Page 40 BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for minimal but stable system performance.
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Page 41: Standard Cmos Features
Chapter 3 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into 10 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 42 BIOS Setup ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”.
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Page 43: Advanced Bios Features
Chapter 3 Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot The setting allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. Anti-Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. - Page 44 BIOS Setup previous boot is successful to OS that supports Simple Boot Flag Spec. Set- ting options: Enabled, Disabled. 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. The settings are: Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive.
- Page 45 Chapter 3 Normal is selected, A20 is controlled by a keyboard controller or chipset hardware. Typematic Rate Setting This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including Typematic Rate & Typematic Delay. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to set the rate (characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated.
- Page 46 BIOS Setup Boot OS/2 For DRAM > 64MB This allows you to run the OS/2 operating system with DRAM greater than ® 64MB. Setting options: Yes, No. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Re- porting Technology) capability for the hard disks.
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Page 47: Advanced Chipset Features
Chapter 3 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Configure DRAM Timing This setting determines whether DRAM timing is configured by reading the contents of the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EPROM on the DRAM module. - Page 48 BIOS Setup RAS# to CAS# Delay When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS (row address strobe) to CAS (column address strobe). The less the clock cycles, the faster the DRAM performance. Setting options: 3, 2.
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Page 49: Integrated Peripherals
Chapter 3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four items allow you to set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. - Page 50 BIOS Setup USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. USB Keyboard Support Set to Enabled if your need to use a USB keyboard in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix.
- Page 51 Chapter 3 Serial Port B Mode The field allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port “COM B”. Settings are: Normal: RS-232C Serial Port IrDA: IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port ASKIR: Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port RxD, TxD Active This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR pe- ripheral in use.
- Page 52 BIOS Setup EPP Version The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be displayed on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either EPP 1.7 spec or EPP 1.9 spec can be chosen.
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Page 53: Power Management Setup
Chapter 3 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. IPCA Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Man- agement Interface) Function. - Page 54 BIOS Setup memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an “wake up” event occurs. Run VGA BIOS If S3 Resume This setting allows the system to initialize the VGA BIOS from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state and only works when the ACPI Standby State is set to S3/ STR.
- Page 55 Chapter 3 Note: To use the function of “Wake Up On Ring” and “Wake Up On LAN”, you need to install a modem/LAN card supporting power on function. CPU THRM-Throttling The item allows you to specify the CPU speed (at percentage) to which it will slow down when the CPU reaches the predetermined overheat temperature.
- Page 56 BIOS Setup Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state. Power On Reboots the computer. Last State Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. Power/Sleep LED This item configures how the system uses power LED on the case to indicate the sleep state.
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Page 57: Pnp/Pci Configurations
Chapter 3 PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. - Page 58 BIOS Setup Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings are: PCI Device For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture.
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Page 59: Pc Health Status
Chapter 3 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. CPU Critical Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit preset in this setting, the warn- ing mechanism will be activated. This helps you to prevent the CPU overheat problem. -
Page 60: Frequency/Voltage Control
BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control This section describes how to set the Chassis Intrusion feature, CPU FSB frequency, monitor the current hardware status including CPU/system temperatures, CPU/System Fan speeds, Vcore etc. Monitor function is avail- able only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. CPU Ratio Selection This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock speed of the processor relative to the external or motherboard clock speed. - Page 61 Chapter 3 CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock This setting controls the clock frequency of the CPU host bus (FSB)/3V66/PCI bus on the motherboard. CPU Vcore Adjust This setting allows you to adjust the CPU core voltage from 1.475V to 1.6V. Please note that it may be dangerous to adjust the Vcore over 10%. Note: Changing CPU Vcore could result in unstable system;...
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Page 62: 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 opti- mal performance of the mainboard. -
Page 63: Set Supervisor/User Password
Chapter 3 Set Supervisor/User Password When 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.