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MSI 870-G45 series User Manual

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  • Page 1 870-G45 seres MS-7599 (v2.x) Manboard G52-75991XA...

  • Page 2: CopyrGht NotCe

    Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. ◙ Vst the MSI webste for FAQ, techncal gude, BIOS updates, drver updates, and other nformaton: http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=servce ◙ Contact our techncal staff at: http://ocss.ms.com...

  • Page 3: Safety InstructOns

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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.

  • Page 4: Fcc-B RadO Frequency Interference Statement

    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.

  • Page 5: Weee (Waste ElectrCal And ElectronC EquPment) Statement

    MSI wll comply wth the product take back requrements at the end of lfe of MSI-branded prod- ucts that are sold nto the EU.
  • Page 6 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.
  • Page 7  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...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Preface Preface CONTENTS ▍ Copyrght Notce ....................  Trademarks .................... Revson Hstory.....................  Techncal Support.................. Safety Instructons .................. FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement.......... v WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement ....v Chapter 1 Gettng Started................1-1 Manboard Specficatons ..................1-2 Manboard Layout ....................
  • Page 9 MS-7599 MS-7599 Appendx A VIA HD Audo ................A-1 Installng the VIA Audo Drver ................A-2 Software Introducton ...................A-4 Dsplay Mode .......................A-5 Panel Detal ......................A-6 Hardware Setup ....................A-18 Appendx B SB710 RAID ................B-1 RAID Configuraton ....................B-2 Appendx C Overclockng Center ............... C-1 Actvatng Overclockng Center ................

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the 870-G45 Seres (MS-7599 v2.X) ATX manboard. The 870-G45 Seres manboards are based on AMD RX780 & SB710 chpsets for optmal ® system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD ® AM3 Phenom II X4/ X3 &...

  • Page 11: MaNboard SpecFicatOns

    Gettng Started Gettng Started Manboard Specficatons Processor Support ■ Phenom II X4/ X3 and Athlon X4/ X3/ X2 processor n the AM3 package. ® (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex. php?func=cpuform2) HyperTransport ■ HyperTransport™ 3.0, supports up to 5.2 GT/s Chpset ■...
  • Page 12 MS-7599 MS-7599 Floppy ■ 1 floppy port ■ Supports 1 FDD wth 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB Connectors ■ Back panel 1 PS/2 keyboard 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 Seral port 6 USB 2.0 ports 1 LAN port 6 flexble audo ports ■...

  • Page 13: MaNboard Layout

    Gettng Started Gettng Started Manboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard CPUFAN JPWR2 COM port USB ports USB ports Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB ports T:Line-In M:Line-Out B:Mic SYSFAN1 T:RS-Out M:CS-Out RX780 B:SS-Out OC_SW1 Chip PCI_E1 PCI_E2 Chip SB710 PCI 1 PCI 2 Audio Codec...

  • Page 14: PackNg ChecklSt

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Packng Checklst MSI Drver/Utlty DVD MSI manboard SATA Cable (Optonal) Standard Cable for USB Bracket (Optonal) Power Cable IDE Devces User’s Gude Back IO Sheld * The pctures are for reference only and may vary from the packng contents of the product you purchased.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle dong the nstalla- ton, be careful n holdng the components and follow the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work properly.

  • Page 17: QuCk Components GuDe

    Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Quck Components Gude CPUFAN, p.2-13 SYSFAN1, p.2-13 CPU, p.2-3 JPWR2, p.2-8 DDR3, p.2-6 Back Panel, p.2-9 SYSFAN2, p.2-13 JPWR1, p.2-8 JTPM1, p.2-16 OC_SW1, p.2-18 PCIE, p.2-19 IDE1, p.2-11 JCI1, p.2-12 SATA, p.2-12 JBAT1, p.2-17 PCI, p.2-19 JFP1/ JFP2, p.2-14 JCD1, p.2-13...

  • Page 18: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7599 MS-7599 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/ndex. php?func=cpuform2 Important Overheatng...
  • Page 19 Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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 &...
  • Page 20 MS-7599 MS-7599 Poston the coolng set onto the re- Then press down the other end of the tenton mechansm. clp to fasten the coolng set on the Hook one end of the clp to hook top of the retenton mechansm. first.

  • Page 21: Memory

    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/ndex.php?func=testreport DDR3 240-pn, 1.5V 72x2=144 pn 48x2=96 pn Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth two data bus lnes smultaneously.
  • Page 22 MS-7599 MS-7599 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.

  • Page 23: Power Supply

    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.

  • Page 24: Back Panel

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Back Panel Lne-In RS-Out USB Port USB Port Lne-Out CS-Out SS-Out USB Port Mouse/Keyboard Seral Port ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ® ▶ Seral Port The seral port s a 16550A hgh speed communcatons port that sends/ receves 16 bytes FIFOs.
  • Page 25 Hardware Setup Hardware Setup ▶ Audo Ports These audo connectors are used for audo devces. It s easy to dfferentate between audo effects accordng to the color of audo jacks. ■ Lne-In (Blue) - Lne In, s used for external CD player, tape-player or other audo devces.

  • Page 26: Connectors

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Connectors Floppy Dsk Drve Connector: FDD1 Ths connector supports 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB floppy dsk drve. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. IDE Connector: IDE1 Ths connector supports IDE hard dsk drves, optcal dsk drves and other IDE de- vces.
  • Page 27 Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~6 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. Important Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle. Otherwse, data loss may occur durng transmsson.
  • Page 28 MS-7599 MS-7599 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 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.

  • Page 29: S/Pdif-Out Connector: Jsp1

    Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 s complant wth Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. ® JFP2 JFP1 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony &...
  • Page 30 MS-7599 MS-7599 Front USB Connector: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3 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.
  • Page 31 Hardware Setup Hardware Setup TPM Module connector: JTPM1 Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. 2-16...

  • Page 32: Jumpers

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuraton. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automat- cally boot OS every tme t s turned on. If you want to clear the system configuraton, set the jumper to clear data.

  • Page 33: SwTch

    Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Swtch Ths manboard provdes the followng swtch for you to set the computer’s functon. Ths secton wll explan how to change your manboard’s functon through the use of swtch. Easy OC Swtch: OC_SW1 You can overclock the FSB to ncrease the processor frequency by changng the swtch. Follow the nstructons below to set the FSB.

  • Page 34: Slots

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Slots PCIE (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express nterface expanson card. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply wth PCI specficatons.
  • Page 35 Hardware Setup Hardware Setup ATI CrossFreX (Mult-GPU) Technology ATI CrossFreX s the ultmate mult-GPU performance gamng platform. Enablng game-domnatng power, ATI CrossFreX technology enables two or more dscrete graphcs processors to work together to mprove system performance. ATI CrossFreX technology allows you to expand your system’s graphcs capabltes. It allows you the ablty to scale your system’s graphcs horsepower as you need t, supportng two or more ATI Radeon HD graphcs cards, makng ths the most scalable gamng platform...
  • Page 36 MS-7599 MS-7599 When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and nstalled, reboot the system. After enterng the O.S., clck the “Catalyst Control Center” con on the desktop. There s a settng n the Catalyst Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFreX to operate.

  • Page 37: Led Status IndCators

    Hardware Setup LED Status Indcators CPU Phase LEDs: LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4 These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Blue lght LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Mode CPU s n 1 phase power mode. CPU s n 4 phase power mode.

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    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.

  • Page 39: EnterNg 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 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.

  • Page 40: Control Keys

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Control Keys <↑> Move to the prevous tem <↓> Move to the next tem <←> Move to the tem n the left hand <→> Move to the tem n the rght hand <Enter> Select the tem <Esc> Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the man menu from a submenu <+/PU>...

  • Page 41: The MaN Menu

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup The Man Menu ▶ Standard CMOS Features Use ths menu for basc system configuratons, such as tme, date etc. ▶ Advanced BIOS Features Use ths menu to setup the tems of the BIOS specal enhanced features. ▶...
  • Page 42 MS-7599 MS-7599 ▶ M-Flash Use ths menu to read/ flash the BIOS from storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only). ▶ Overclockng Profile Use ths menu to save/ load your settngs to/ from CMOS for BIOS. ▶ Load Fal-Safe Defaults Use ths menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

  • Page 43: Standard Cmos Features

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features The tems n Standard CMOS Features Menu nclude some basc setup tems. Use the arrow keys to hghlght the tem and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want n each tem. ▶...
  • Page 44 MS-7599 MS-7599 ▶ IDE Prmary Master/ Slave & SATA1~6 Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the followng screen appears. ▶ Devce / Vendor / Sze It wll show the devce nformaton that you connected to the SATA connector. ▶ LBA/Large Mode Ths allows you to enable or dsable the LBA Mode.
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Hold on The settng determnes whether the system wll stop f an error s detected at boot. When the system stops for the errors preset, t wll halt on for 15 seconds and then automatcally resume ts operaton. [All Error] The system stops when any error s detected.

  • Page 46: Advanced Bios Features

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Advanced BIOS Features ▶ Boot Sequence Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears: ▶ 1st Boot Devce Ths tem allows you to set the first boot devce where BIOS attempts to load the dsk operatng system.
  • Page 47 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ 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. ▶...

  • Page 48: Integrated PerPherals

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Integrated Perpherals ▶ USB Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard USB 1.1/ 2.0 controller. ▶ USB Devce Legacy Support Select [Enabled] f you need to use a USB-nterfaced devce n the operatng system. ▶ Onboard LAN Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard LAN controller.
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable BIOS to used PCI busmasterng for readng/ wrtng to IDE drves. ▶ On-Chp SATA Controller Ths tem allows users to enable or dsable the SATA controller. ▶...

  • Page 50: Power Management Setup

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Power Management Setup Important S3-related functons descrbed n ths secton are avalable only when the BIOS sup- ports S3 sleep mode. ▶ ACPI Functon Ths tem s to actvate the ACPI (Advanced Configuraton and Power Management Interface) Functon. If your operatng system s ACPI-aware, such as Wndows 98SE/ 2000/ ME/ XP, select [Enabled].
  • Page 51 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Restore On AC Power Loss Ths tem specfies whether your system wll reboot after a power falure or nterrupt occurs. Settngs are: [Off] Always leaves the computer n the power off state. [On] Always leaves the computer n the power on state. [Last State] Restore the system to the status before power falure or nterrupt occurred.

  • Page 52: H/W MonTor

    MS-7599 MS-7599 H/W Montor ▶ Chasss Intruson The field enables or dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f the chasss s once opened. To clear the warnng mes- sage, set the field to [Reset]. The settng of the field wll automatcally return to [Enabled] later.

  • Page 53: Green Power

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Green Power ▶ CPU Phase Control When set to [Auto], the hardware wll auto adjust the CPU power phase accordng to the loadng of CPU to reach the best power savng functon. ▶ Motherboard LED Control Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable the power phase LEDs of the manboard.

  • Page 54: Bios SettNg Password

    MS-7599 MS-7599 BIOS Settng Password When you select ths functon, a message as below wll appear on the screen: ▶ U-Key Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable USB drver devce as a key. ▶ Make U-Key at Ths tem s used to specfy the USB drver devce as a key. ▶...

  • Page 55: Cell Menu

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Cell Menu Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. ▶ Current CPU/ DRAM/ CPU-NB Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU/ Memory & CPU-NB speed. Read-only. 3-18...
  • Page 56 MS-7599 MS-7599 ▶ CPU Specficatons Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths submenu shows the nformaton of nstalled CPU. ▶ CPU Technology Support Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Ths sub-menu shows the technologes that the nstalled CPU supported.
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ AMD Cool’n’Quet The Cool’n’Quet technology can effectvely and dynamcally lower CPU speed and power consumpton. ▶ C1E Support To enable ths tem to read the CPU power consumpton whle dle. Not all processors support Enhanced Halt state (C1E). ▶...
  • Page 58 MS-7599 MS-7599 Enter “Cell Menu” and set “Unlock CPU Core” to [Enabled]. Set “Adjust CPU-NB Rato” and “HT Lnk Speed” to [x8]. Save changes and ext the BIOS setup. System restart. Clear CMOS data. Fal Success You wll see the “X4” (quad core) or “X2” (dual core for The CPU does not support CPU core unlock, please leave the default settngs Sempron seres only) durng POST.
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Advance DRAM Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. ▶ DRAM Tmng Mode Ths field has the capacty to automatcally detect all of the DRAM tmng. ▶ DRAM Drve Strength Ths tem allows you to control the memory data bus’...
  • Page 60 MS-7599 MS-7599 ▶ HT Incomng/ Outgong Lnk Wdth These tems allow you to set the Hyper-Transport Lnk wdth. Settng to [Auto], the system wll detect the HT lnk wdth automatcally. ▶ HT Lnk Speed Ths tem allows you to set the Hyper-Transport Lnk speed. Settng to [Auto], the sys- tem wll detect the HT lnk speed automatcally.

  • Page 61: M-Flash

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup M-Flash == BIOS Update or Boot 2nd BIOS From USB drve== ▶ M-Flash functon as M-Flash functon allows you to flash BIOS from USB drve/ storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only), or allows the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only).
  • Page 62 MS-7599 MS-7599 Important • Please refer to the block dagram below about the M-Flash functon. • Due to the specal desgn of some graphcs cards wll cause dark screen durng M- flash operaton, and you may refer the beeps from the system to confirm the current M-flash process.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Load BIOS source Fle from When the M-Flash functon as sets to [BIOS Update], ths tem s selectable. Use ths tem to select partcular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/32 format only) drve. ▶ Boot 2nd BIOS from USB Drve When the M-Flash functon as sets to [Boot] ], ths tem s selectable.

  • Page 64: OverclockNg Profile

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Overclockng Profile ▶ Overclockng Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 These tems are used to save the currect settngs to selected profile, and they are also used to load the settngs from the selected profile. ▶ OC Retry Count These tems s used to reset counts for overclock retrng.

  • Page 65: Load FaL-Safe/ OptMZed Defaults

    BIOS Setup Load Fal-Safe/ Optmzed Defaults The two optons on the man menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settngs to the default Fal-Safe or Optmzed values. The Optmzed Defaults are the default values set by the manboard manufacturer specfically for optmal performance of the manboard. The Fal-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

  • Page 66: AppendX Avia Hd AudO

    Appendx A VIA HD Audo The VIA HD audo provdes 10-channel DAC that smul- taneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of ndependent stereo sound output through the Front- Out-Left and Front-Out-Rght channels.

  • Page 67: InstallNg The Via AudO DrVer

    VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo Installng the VIA Audo Drver You need to nstall the audo drver for VIA 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 systems.
  • Page 68 MS-7599 MS-7599 Clck Next and follow the Install Wzard to nstall the VIA audo drver. Clck here After the nstallaton s completed, clck “Fnsh” to restart the system. Select ths opton Clck here After nstalled the audo drver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audo feature now.

  • Page 69: Software IntroductOn

    VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo Software Introducton HD Audo Deck: Adeck Audo Deck (Adeck) s a Wndows based program whch co-works wth the VIA HD Au- do drver and the VIA HD Audo chp. Wth the advanced audo control nterface, users can make the best use of the VIA Audo chp and create powerful customzed sound envronments.

  • Page 70: DSplay Mode

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Dsplay Mode The VIA Adeck has two basc dsplay modes: “Smple Mode” and “Full Mode”. Smple Mode Once Adeck has been launched, the panel wll be dsplayed n the center of wndows desktop. The Adeck system s ntalzed usng the smple mode. In ths mode, the user only has lmted control and audo nformaton.

  • Page 71: Panel DetaL

    VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo Panel Detal Adeck conssts of two parts; A top and bottom panel. In the smple mode, only the top panel wll be fully shown. In the full mode, both the top and bottom panel wll be fully expanded.
  • Page 72 MS-7599 MS-7599 and Bass Management functons can not be enabled at the same tme. Configuraton Panels: On the bottom of the top panel, there s a row of buttons. When any of the buttons are actvated (except the "Power" button), the bottom panel ex- pands to show the selected panel.
  • Page 73 VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo Configuraton Panels Speaker Configuraton Panel As shown below, the Speaker Configuraton Panel s dvded nto two parts. On the left sde, the user can select the number of audo channels. There are up to 8 chan- nels avalable.
  • Page 74 MS-7599 MS-7599 The headphone volume controls are as shown below. To swtch back to the speaker volume controls, clck on the speaker con at the bottom-rght corner. Clck here to return to speaker control Headphone Volume Headphone Test...
  • Page 75 VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo Mxer Configuraton Panel On the Mxer Configuraton Panel, there are four mxer devces that can be selected: playback, mcrophone, lne n and front mcrophone. Below shows the Playback Mxer. Each of the Playback tems has a volume, balance and mute control. The user can also select the default playback devce from a drop-down menu.
  • Page 76 MS-7599 MS-7599 Effects Configuraton Panel There are two sound enhancement controls n Adeck: “Equalzer” and “Bass Manage- ment”. When the Equalzer s selected, the user wll see the 10 bands from 31Hz to 16kHz. The equalzer settngs wll only take effect after the user enables t by press- ng the “On/Off”...
  • Page 77 VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo Below shows the “Bass Management” features. The user can enable the “Bass Man- agement” features by clckng on the “On/Off” button at the top of the “Bass Manage- ment” controls. The “Bass Management” feature allows the user to control the low fre- quency lmts for the speakers.
  • Page 78 MS-7599 MS-7599 Jack Configuraton Panel The Jack Configuraton Controls enable the user to configure all the audo jacks on the computer system. The “Back Panel” lsts all the jacks at the rear sde of the computer system. The “Front Panel” lsts all the jacks at the front sde of the computer system. In general, the mult-channel playback and recordng jacks wll be lsted n the “Back Panel”...
  • Page 79 VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo The Headphone Configuraton Panel s shown below. There are two headphone con- figuratons that can be chosen: “Independent Headphone” or “Redrected Headphone”. The “Independent Headphone” feature enables the user to play separate musc on the headphone and speaker.
  • Page 80 MS-7599 MS-7599 S/PDIF Configuraton Panel The S/PDIF Configuraton Panel enables the user to configure S/PDIF related control. The “S/PDIF Out” panel allows the user to enable S/PDIF output support and select the S/PDIF output samplng rate. Please note that some S/PDIF decoders do not support 176.4 and 192kHz.
  • Page 81 VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo System Informaton Panel The System Informaton Panel dsplays the current system nformaton. System Informaton The “Hot Key” Configuraton Panel allows the user to set hot keys for controllng the volume and mutng. To use the hot keys, “Enable Hot Key Functon” must first be checked.
  • Page 82 MS-7599 MS-7599 When a hot key s pressed, the screen wll show a green volume control bar at the bot- tom of the screen and a mute/un-mute con at the top-rght corner of the screen. The on-screen dsplay can be hdden by pressng the “Show/Hde” hot key. A-17...

  • Page 83: Hardware Setup

    VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo Hardware Setup Connectng the Speakers When you have set the Mult-Channel Audo Functon mode properly n the software utlty, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks n accordance wth the settng n software utlty. ■...
  • Page 84 MS-7599 MS-7599 ■ 4-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) No functon No functon A-19...
  • Page 85 VIA HD Audo VIA HD Audo ■ 6-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) No functon A-20...
  • Page 86 MS-7599 MS-7599 ■ 8-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) Lne Out (Sde channels) A-21...

  • Page 88: AppendX Bsb710 Raid

    Appendx B SB710 RAID The ntegrated one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. SB710 SATA RAID provdes support for RAID 0 (Strp- ng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng) & RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng). RAID 0 greatly mproves hard dsk I/O performance by concurrently strpng data across multple drves.

  • Page 89: Raid ConfiguratOn

    SB710 RAID SB710 RAID RAID Configuraton Creatng and deletng RAID set and performng other RAID settng up operatons are done n the RAID BIOS. Durng boot-up, a screen smlar to the one below wll appear for about few seconds. Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuld utlty. Important Be sure to enable the RAID functon for SATA devce n BIOS before configurng the Fastbuld Utlty.
  • Page 90 MS-7599 MS-7599 Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
  • Page 91 SB710 RAID SB710 RAID Define LD (Creatng RAID) The selecton of the RAID configuraton should be based upon factors ncludng perfor- mance, data securty, and the number of drves avalable. It s best to carefully consder the long-term role of the system and plan the data storage strategy. RAID sets can be created ether automatcally, or to allow the greatest flexblty, manually.
  • Page 92 MS-7599 MS-7599 ■ Intalze logcal drve, zero the dsk drves. RAID 1 or 10 only. ■ Strpe Block Sze, the default 64KB s best for most applcatons. RAID 0 or 10 only. ■ Ggabyte Boundary, allows use of slghtly smaller replacement drves. ■...
  • Page 93 SB710 RAID SB710 RAID The LD creaton was done, the screen shows the LD nformaton as below. Press ESC key to the man screen. Press ESC key to ext the utlty, a message “System s gong to REBOOT! Are You Sure?”...
  • Page 94 MS-7599 MS-7599 Delete LD (Deletng RAID) Select “Delete LD” on the man screen. Choose a LD No you want to delete and press “Del” or “Alt+D” delete the RAID set. On the next screen, a message wll dsplay to nform you, press “Ctrl+Y” to delete the RAID set or other key to abort t.
  • Page 95 Note: for Wndows Vsta/ Wndows 7, you can copy the files to a medum (floppy/ CD/ DVD or USB) Important Please follow the nstructon below to make a SATA RAID drver for yourself. Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. • Clck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. •...
  • Page 96 Installng the RAID Drver Under Wndows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. The DVD wll auto-run and the setup screen wll appear. Under the Drver tab, clck on AMD chpset drvers by your need. The AMD chpset drvers ncludes RAID Drver.

  • Page 97: AppendX C OverclockNg Center

    Overclockng Center Overclockng Center, the most useful and powerful utl- ty that MSI has spent much research and efforts to de- velop, helps users to montor or configure the hardware status of MSI Manboard n wndows, such as CPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature.

  • Page 98: ActVatNg OverclockNg Center

    Once you have your Overclockng Center nstalled (locate the setup source file n the setup DVD accompanyng wth your manboard, path: Utlty --> MSI Utlty --> Over- clockng Center), t wll have a short cut con on the desktop, and a short cut path n your “Start-up”...

  • Page 99: System Info

    MS-7599 MS-7599 System Info In the System Info screen, you can read the nformaton of motherboard/ memory/ PCI. Motherboard Clck Motherboard to read the nformaton of motherboard, BIOS, nstalled CPU and nstalled graphcs card. Important The pctures n ths appendx are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased.
  • Page 100 Overclockng Center Overclockng Center Memory Clck Memory to read the nformaton of each memory DIMM slot. You can select a DIMM slot you want to read from the SPD lst. Clck PCI to read the nformaton of devces on the manboard.

  • Page 101: Dot

    MS-7599 MS-7599 Clck DOT to enter the DOT screen. In DOT, you can select the basc settng to reach optmal performance n Novce menu or you can adjust advanced values for overclock- ng n Advance menu. Novce In the Novce menu, t provdes one default settng and several common settngs for dfferent envronments.
  • Page 102 Overclockng Center Overclockng Center Advance In the Advance menu, you can adjust the values for each envronment settng/ default settng. Clck the Coolng/ Slence/ Default/ Game/ Cnema button to enter t’s settng menu. Please refer to the followng descrptons to adjust the values and save them.
  • Page 103 MS-7599 MS-7599 In each settng menu, you can select desred values for manual overclockng. Smply clck the rght sde of the button whch arranges an arrow sgn, and a drop-down menu wll appear below the button, then select a value. Clck the arrow sgn and the drop-down menu wll appear.
  • Page 104 Overclockng Center After you adjust the values n settng menu, you can save t for future use. Clck the Save button, and enter a name n the empty box. Then, clck Save button agan to save the settngs. Important It provdes you to save up to 20 user settngs. Clck the Load button and choose a saved user settng to load the settngs for the sys- tem.

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