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MSI X58 Pro-E seres User Manual

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  • Page 1 X58 Pro-E seres MS-7522 (v3.x) Manboard G52-75221X7...

  • Page 2: RevSOn HStory

    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-7522 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 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 products 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 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-7522 Appendx A Realtek Audo ................A-1 Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver ..............A-2 Software Configuraton ..................A-4 Hardware Setup ....................A-19 Appendx B Overclockng Center..............B-1 Actvatng Overclockng Center ................B-2 System Info ......................B-3 DOT ........................B-5 Appendx C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ............C-1 Introducton ......................
  • Page 10 ▍ Preface...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the X58 Pro-E Seres (MS-7522 v3.X) ATX manboard. The X58 Pro-E Seres man- boards are based on Intel X58 & ICH10R chpsets for ® optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced...
  • Page 12 ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ Intel 7 processors n the LGA1366 package ® (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=cpuform2) Supported QPI ■ Up to 6.4 GT/s Chpset ■ North Brdge: Intel X58 chpset ®...
  • Page 13 MS-7522 MS-7522 1 Optcal S/PDIF-Out port 1 1394 port 1 eSATA port 6 USB 2.0 Ports 1 LAN jack 6 flexble audo jacks ■ On-Board Connectors 3 USB 2.0 connectors 1 1394 connector 1 chasss ntruson connector 1 seral port connector 1 TPM Module connector 1 CD-In connector 1 front audo connector...

  • Page 14: MaNboard Layout

    B: SS-Out SATA1_3 PCI _E1 PCI _E2 Intel ICH10R JSPI1 BATT PCI _E3 PCI _E4 SATA7 PCI 1 JMB363 JCOM1 PCI _E5 PCI 2 JTPM1 JCD1 RESET CMOS JUSB3 JUSB2 JUSB1 JFP2 JFP1 JAUD1 J1394_1 X58 Pro-E Seres (MS-7522 v3.X) Manboard...
  • Page 15 MS-7522 MS-7522 acking heckLiSt 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...
  • Page 16 ▍ Gettng Started...

  • Page 17: 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 18 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup uick oMponentS uide JPWR2, p.2-11 CPU, p.2-3 CPUFAN1, p.2-15 DDR3, p.2-7 Back Panel, p.2-9 JPWR1, p.2-11 SYSFAN1~3, p.2-15 PCIE Slot, p.2-22 SATA1~7, p.2-14 JSP1, p.2-19 SYSFAN2, p.2-15 IDE1, p.2-14 PCI Slot, p.2-22 JCOM1, p.2-18 RESET CMOS JUSB1~3, p.2-17...

  • Page 19: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7522 MS-7522 cpu (c entraL roceSSing 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 20 ▍ ▍ 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.
  • Page 21 MS-7522 MS-7522 Vsually nspect f the CPU s seated Cover the load plate onto the pack- well nto the socket. If not, take out age. the CPU wth pure vertcal moton and renstall. Make sure the four hooks are n por- Press down the load lever lghtly onto per poston before you nstall the the load plate, and then secure the...
  • Page 22 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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-...

  • Page 23: Memory

    MS-7522 MS-7522 eMory 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 Memory Populaton Rules Please refer to the followng llustratons for memory populaton rules. Sngle-Channel mode When you have only one memory module, please always nsert t nto the DIMM_A0 first (as way 1 shown n below).
  • Page 24 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Trple-Channel mode In Trple-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth three data bus lnes smultaneously. Enablng Three-Channel mode can enhance the best system performance. When you have three or more memory modules, please always nsert them as the way 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 (shown n below) to get the best system performance.
  • Page 25 MS-7522 MS-7522 Important • DDR3 memory modules are not nterchangeable wth DDR2 and the DDR3 standard s not backwards compatble. You should always nstall DDR3 memory modules n the DDR3 DIMM slots. • In Three/ Dual-Channel mode, make sure that you nstall memory modules of the same type and densty n dfferent channel DIMM slots.
  • Page 26 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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.

  • Page 27: Power Supply

    MS-7522 MS-7522 ower uppLy 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 28: Back Panel

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup aneL Mouse USB Port 1394 Port Lne-In CS-Out Optcal Lne-Out RS-Out S/PDIF-out /Keyboard E-SATA Port USB Port USB Port SS-Out ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ®...
  • Page 29 MS-7522 MS-7522 ▶ 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 30: Ide Connector: Ide1

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup onnectorS IDE Connector: IDE1 Ths connector supports IDE hard dsk drves, optcal dsk drves and other IDE de- vces. nne cto i ve Co k Dr y Dis " Fl opp 3 1/2 nec tor sk D r ive Con py Di...

  • Page 31: Fan Power Connectors

    MS-7522 MS-7522 Important • Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle. Otherwse, data loss may occur durng transmsson. • Please always use the Intel default SATA connectors (SATA1~6) first. Front Panel Connector: JFP1, JFP2 Ths connector s for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 s complant wth Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude.
  • Page 32 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Chasss Intruson Connector: JCI1 Ths connector connects to the chasss ntruson swtch cable. If the chasss s opened, the chasss ntruson mechansm wll be actvated. The system wll record ths status and show a warnng message on the screen. To clear the warnng, you must enter the BIOS utlty and clear the record.
  • Page 33 MS-7522 MS-7522 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. USB 2.0 Bracket (optonal) Important Note that the pns of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avod possble...
  • Page 34 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/ receves 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce. 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.
  • Page 35 MS-7522 MS-7522 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 (for HDMI graphcs card only) Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson to the HDMI graphcs card. SPDIFO S/PDIF Bracket (Optonal) 2-19...

  • Page 36: SwTch

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup witch Hardware Overclock Base clock Swtch: CPU_CLK1 You can overclock the Base clock to ncrease the processor frequency by changng ths swtch. Follow the nstructons below to set the base clock. 133 MHz 166 MHz 200 MHz (default) mportant...

  • Page 37: Buttons

    MS-7522 MS-7522 uttonS The motherboard provdes the followng button for you to set the computer’s functon. Ths secton wll explan how to change your motherboard’s functon through the use of button. Clear CMOS Button: CLR_CMOS1 There s a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuraton data.

  • Page 38: Slots

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup LotS PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express nterface expanson card. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot 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.
  • Page 39 MS-7522 MS-7522 Important • Motherboard photos shown n ths secton are for demonstraton only. The appear- ance of your motherboard may vary dependng on the model you purchase. • If you ntend to nstall TWO graphcs cards for CrossFreX mode, make sure that: a.
  • Page 40 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 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. 32-bt PCI Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first.

  • Page 41: Led Status IndCators

    MS-7522 MS-7522 Led S tatuS ndicatorS DIMM warning LED CPU Phase LEDs PCIE LED PCIE LED PCIE LED PCIE LED PCIE LED PCI LED PCI LED Power LED Suspend LED RESET CMOS CPU Phase LEDs These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read.

  • Page 42: Power Led

    ▍ Hardware Setup DIMM Warnng LED Lghts red when the ncorrect memory nstalled nto DIMM_C0/ DIMM_C1 (the DIMMs of 3rd channel). Power LED Lghts green when the system s n power-on(S0/S1) status. Suspend LED Lghts yellow when the system s suspended (S3/S4/S5). PCIE and PCI LEDs Lghts blue when the slots s functonal.

  • Page 43: 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 44: EnterNg Setup

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ntering etup 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 45 MS-7522 MS-7522 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 46: The MaN Menu

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ 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 AMI?specal enhanced features. ▶ Integrated Perpherals Use ths menu to specfy your settngs for ntegrated perpherals.
  • Page 47 MS-7522 MS-7522 ▶ User Settngs Use ths menu to save/ load your settngs to/ from CMOS for BIOS. ▶ M-Flash Use ths menu to read/ flash the BIOS from storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only). ▶ Load Fal-Safe Defaults Use ths menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

  • Page 48: Standard Cmos Features

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup cMoS f tandard eatureS The tems n Standard CMOS Features Menu ncludes 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 49 MS-7522 MS-7522 ▶ Devce / Vendor / Sze It wll showng the devce nformaton that you connected to the SATA connector. ▶ LBA/Large Mode Ths allows you to enable or dsable the LBA Mode. Settng to Auto enables LBA mode f the devce supports t and the devces s not already formatted wth LBA mode dsabled.

  • Page 50: Advanced Bios Features

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ 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 51 MS-7522 MS-7522 ▶ Prmary Graphc’s Adapter Ths settng specfies whch graphc card s your prmary graphcs adapter. ▶ 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.
  • Page 52 ▍ ▍ 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 re- duces ts clock speed. If you want to overclock your CPU, set t to [Dsabled]. ▶...

  • Page 53: Integrated PerPherals

    MS-7522 MS-7522 ntegrated eripheraLS ▶ USB Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard USB controller. ▶ USB Devce Legacy Support Select [Enabled] f you need to use a USB-nterfaced devce n the operatng system. ▶ Onboard LAN Controller Ths tem s used to enable/dsable the onboard 1st LAN controller.
  • Page 54 ▍ ▍ 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 These tems allow users to enable or dsable the SATA controller. ▶...

  • Page 55: Power Management Setup

    MS-7522 MS-7522 ower anageMent etup Important S3-related functons descrbed n ths secton are avalable only when your BIOS sup- ports S3 sleep mode. ▶ ACPI Functon Ths tem s to actvate the ACPI (Advanced Configuraton and Power Management In- terface) Functon. If your operatng system s ACPI-aware, such as Wndows 2000/XP, select [Enabled].
  • Page 56 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup [On] Always leaves the computer n the power on state. [Last State] Restores the system to the status before power falure or nterrupt occurred. ▶ Wake Up Event Setup Press <Enter> and the followng sub-menu appears. ▶...
  • Page 57 MS-7522 MS-7522 ▶ Resume By RTC Alarm The field s used to enable or dsable the feature of bootng up the system on a scheduled tme/date. ▶ Date / HH:MM:SS These two fields can specfy the date/ tme for power-on by alarm. 3-15...

  • Page 58: H/W MonTor

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup h/w M onitor ▶ 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].
  • Page 59 MS-7522 MS-7522 bioS S etting aSSword When you select ths functon, a message as below wll appear on the screen: Type the password, up to sx characters n length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now wll replace any prevously set password from CMOS memory. You wll be prompted to confirm the password.

  • Page 60: Green Power

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup reen ower ▶ 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 motherboard.

  • Page 61: Cell Menu

    MS-7522 MS-7522 Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. ▶ Current Core / DRAM / QPI Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU core, Memory and QPI speed. Read- only. 3-19...
  • Page 62 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ CPU Specficatons Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths sub-menu dsplays the nformatons of nstalled CPU. ▶ CPU Technology Support Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths sub-menu dsplays the technologes that the nstalled CPU supported.
  • Page 63 MS-7522 MS-7522 Ths tem wll appear when you nstall a CPU nclude Intel Turbo Boost technology.Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable Intel Turbo Boost technology. For further nformaton please refer to Intel’s offical webste. ▶ Adjusted Core Frequency (MHz) It shows the adjusted CPU frequency (Base clock x Rato).
  • Page 64 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Advance DRAM Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. ▶ 1N/2N Memory Tmng Ths tem controls the SDRAM command rate. Select [1N] makes SDRAM sgnal controller to run at 1N (N=clock cycles) rate. Selectng [2N] makes SDRAM sgnal controller run at 2N rate.
  • Page 65 MS-7522 MS-7522 ▶ CPU Clock Drve/ PCI Express Clock Drve These tems are used to select the CPU/ PCI Express clock ampltude. ▶ CPU CLK Skew/ MCH CLK Skew These tems are used to select the CPU/ North Brdge chpset clock skew. They can help CPU to reach the hgher overclockng performace.
  • Page 66 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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. •...
  • Page 67 MS-7522 MS-7522 Important Faled Overclockng Resoluton Ths motherboard supports overclockng greatly. However, please make sure your pe- rpherals and components are bearable for some specal settngs. Any operaton that exceeds product specficaton s not recommended. Any rsk or damge resultng from mproper operaton wll not be under our product warranty.

  • Page 68: User SettNgs

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ettingS ▶ Save Settngs 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 These tems are used to save the settngs set by yourself to CMOS. ▶ Load Settngs 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 These tems are avalable after you save your settngs n Save Settngs 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 tems , and are used to load the settngs from CMOS.

  • Page 69: M-Flash

    MS-7522 MS-7522 LaSh == BIOS Update or Load BIOS From USB drve== ▶ M-Flash functon as M-Flash funcon 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 70 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 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 71 MS-7522 MS-7522 == BIOS Data Savng == The followng fields are used to read the onboard BIOS ROM data, and save t to USB drve/ storage drve. ▶ Save Fle to Selected Devce Please setup a specfic folder n specfic USB drve/ storage drve to save BIOS file from BIOS ROM chp data.

  • Page 72: Load FaL-Safe/ OptMZed Defaults

    ▍ BIOS Setup ptiMized efauLtS 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 73: AppendX A Realtek AudO

    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. A-A-1...
  • Page 74 ▍ Realtek Audo hd a nStaLLing the eaLtek udio river 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.
  • Page 75 MS-7522 Clck Next to nstall the Realtek Hgh Definton Audo Drver. Clck here Clck Fnsh to restart the system. Select ths opton Clck here Clck here...

  • Page 76: Software ConfiguratOn

    ▍ Realtek Audo oftware onfiguration After nstallng the audo drver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audo feature now. Clck the audo con from the system tray at the lower-rght corner of the screen to actvate the HD Audo Configuraton. It s also avalable to enable the audo drver by clckng the Realtek HD Audo Manager from the Control Panel.

  • Page 77: Sound Effect

    MS-7522 Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you lke from the Envronment lst. Envronment Smulaton You wll be able to enjoy dfferent sound experence by pullng down the arrow, totally 23 knds of sound effect wll be shown for selecton. Realtek HD Audo Sound Manager also provdes five popular settngs “Stone Corrdor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer ppe”, “Arena”...
  • Page 78 ▍ Realtek Audo Equalzer Selecton Equalzer frees users from default settngs; users may create ther owned preferred settngs by utlzng ths tool. 10 bands of equalzer, rangng from 100Hz to 16KHz. Save Reset The settngs are saved perma- 10 bands of equalzer would go nently for future use back to the default settng Enable / Dsable...
  • Page 79 MS-7522 Frequently Used Equalzer Settng Realtek recognzes the needs that you mght have. By leveragng our long experence at audo field, Realtek HD Audo Sound Manager provdes you certan optmzed equalzer settngs that are frequently used for your quck enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop”, “Lve”, “Club”...
  • Page 80 ▍ Realtek Audo Mxer In the Mxer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels ndvdually. ■ Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged n front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audo rear output or Realtek HD Audo front output tems.
  • Page 81 MS-7522 When you are playng the first audo source (for example: use Wndows Meda Player to play DVD/VCD), the output wll be played from the rear panel, whch s the default settng. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audo 2nd output from the scroll lst first, and use a dfferent program to play the second audo source (for example: use Wnamp to play MP3 files).
  • Page 82 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ Playback control Tool Mute Playback devce Ths functon s to let you freely decde whch ports to output the sound. And ths s essental when mult- streamng playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audo Rear Output - Realtek HD Audo Front Output Mute You may choose to mute sngle or multple volume controls or to completely mute sound output.
  • Page 83 MS-7522 ■ Recordng control Recordng devce -Back Lne n/Mc, Front Ln n Tool Mute -Realtek HD Audo Input Mute You may choose to mute sngle or multple volume controls or to completely mute sound nput. Tool - Show the followng volume controls Ths s to let you freely decde whch volume control tems to be dsplayed.
  • Page 84 ▍ Realtek Audo Audo I/O In ths tab, you can easly configure your mult-channel audo functon and speakers. You can choose a desred mult-channel operaton here. ■ Headphone for the common headphone ■ 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output ■ 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output ■...
  • Page 85 MS-7522 ■ Connector Settngs Clck to access connector settngs. Dsable front panel jack detecton (optonal) Jack detecton functon only works wth HD audo front panel. Please check f front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check ths tem to dsable front panel jack detecton.
  • Page 86 ▍ Realtek Audo S/PDIF Short for Sony/Phlps Dgtal Interface, a standard audo file transfer format. S/PDIF al- lows the transfer of dgtal audo sgnals from one devce to another wthout havng to be converted first to an analog format. Mantanng the vablty of a dgtal sgnal prevents the qualty of the sgnal from degradng when t s converted to analog.
  • Page 87 MS-7522 Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clckng t to test ts functonalty. The one you select wll lght up and make testng sound. If any speaker fals to make sound, then check whether the cable s nserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers wth good ones.
  • Page 88 ▍ Realtek Audo Mcrophone In ths tab you may set the functon of the mcrophone. Select the Nose Suppresson to remove the possble nose durng recordng, or select Acoustc Echo Cancellaton to cancel the acoustc echo drung recordng. Acoustc Echo Cancellaton prevents playback sound from beng recorded by mcro- phone together wth your sound.
  • Page 89 MS-7522 3D Audo Demo In ths tab you may adjust your 3D postonal audo before playng 3D audo applcatons lke gamng. You may also select dfferent envronment to choose the most sutable envronment you lke. A-17...
  • Page 90 ▍ Realtek Audo Informaton In ths tab t provdes some nformaton about ths HD Audo Configuraton utlty, nclud- ng Audo Drver Verson, DrectX Verson, Audo Controller & Audo Codec. You may also select the language of ths utlty by choosng from the Language lst. Also there s a selecton Show con n system tray.

  • Page 91: Hardware Setup

    MS-7522 ardware etup 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. ■ 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) No functon...
  • Page 92 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 4-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) No functon No functon A-20...
  • Page 93 MS-7522 ■ 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-21...
  • Page 94 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 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) Important To enable 7.1 channel audo-out functon on Vsta operatng system, you have to nstall the Realtek Audo Drver.

  • Page 95: AppendX B 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 96 Once you have your Overclockng Center nstalled (locate the setup source file n the setup CD accompanyng wth your manboard, path: Utlty --> MSI Utlty --> Overclock- ng Center), t wll have a short cut con on the desktop, and a short cut path n your “Start-up”...

  • Page 97: System Info

    MS-7522 MS-7522 ySteM In the System Info screen, you can read the nformatons of manboard/ memory/ PCI. Motherboard Clck Motherboard to read the nformatons of manboard, manboard BIOS, nstalled CPU and nstalled graphcs card.
  • Page 98 ▍ ▍ 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 99: Dot

    MS-7522 MS-7522 Clck DOT to enter the DOT screen. In DOT, you can select the basc settng to reach optmal performance n Basc menu or you can adjust advanced values for overclockng n Advance menu. Basc In the Basc menu, t provdes one default settng and five common settngs for dfferent envronments.
  • Page 100 ▍ ▍ 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 101 MS-7522 MS-7522 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 102 ▍ 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.

  • Page 103: AppendX C Intel Ich10R Sata Raid

    Appendx C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty on platforms C-C-1...

  • Page 104: IntroductOn

    ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ntroduction The ICH10R provdes a hybrd soluton that combnes 6 ndependent SATAII ports for support of up to 6 Seral ATAII (Seral ATAII RAID) drves. Seral ATAII (SATAII) s the latest generaton of the ATA nterface. SATA hard drves delver blsterng transfer speeds up to 3 Gb/s.

  • Page 105: Bios ConfiguratOn

    MS-7522 MS-7522 bioS c onfiguration The Intel Matrx Storage Manager Opton ROM should be ntegrated wth the system BIOS on all motherboards wth a supported Intel chpset. The Intel Matrx Stroage Man- ager Opton ROM s the Intel RAID mplementaton and provdes BIOS and DOS dsk servces.
  • Page 106 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID After pressng the <Ctrl> and <I> keys smultaneously, the followng wndow wll ap- pear: ■ Create RAID Volume Select opton 1 Create RAID Volume” and press <Enter> key. The followng screen appears.
  • Page 107 MS-7522 MS-7522 In the Dsk field, press <Enter> key and the followng screen appears. Use <Space> key to select the dsks you want to create for the RAID volume, then clck <Enter> key to finsh selecton. Then select the strp value for the RAID array by usng the “upper arrow” or “down arrow”...
  • Page 108 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Important Snce you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrx RAID Technology), ths default sze (maxmum) needs to be reduced. Type n a new sze for the first volume. As an ex- ample: f you want the first volume to span the first half of the two dsks, re-type the sze to be half of what s shown by default.
  • Page 109 MS-7522 MS-7522 ■ Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drves wll be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume n the Intel RAID Opton ROM, your system wll become unbootable.
  • Page 110 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ■ Reset Dsks to Non-RAID Select opton 3 Reset Dsks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drves. The followng screen appears: Press <Y>...
  • Page 111 MS-7522 MS-7522 ■ Recovery Volume Optons Select opton 4 Recovery Volume Optons and press <Enter> to change recovery volume mode. The followng screen appears: Recovery mode wll change from Contnuous Update to On-Request after you en- able “Only Recovery Dsk” or “Only Master Dsk”.

  • Page 112: InstallNg DrVer

    Please follow the nstructon below to make an “Intel RAID Drver” for yourself. ® Insert the MSI CD nto the CD-ROM drve. Clck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. Copy all the contents n \\IDE\Intel\ICH10R\Floppy to a formatted floppy ds- kette.
  • Page 113 MS-7522 ■ Exstng Wndows Vsta/ XP Drver Installaton Insert the MSI CD nto the CD-ROM drve. The CD wll auto-run and the setup screen wll appear. Under the Drver tab, clck on Intel IAA RAID Edton. The drvers wll be automatcally nstalled.

  • Page 114: InstallNg Software

    nstallaton; however, you wll have the ablty to un-nstall all other non-drver components. Insert the MSI CD and clck on the Intel IAA RAID Edtor to nstall the software. Clck on ths tem...
  • Page 115 MS-7522 MS-7522 The InstallSheld Wzard wll begn automatcally for nstallaton showed as followng: Clck on the Next button to proceed the nstallaton n the welcomng wndow. C-13...
  • Page 116 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID The wndow shows the components to be nstalled. Clck Next button to contnue. After readng the lcense agreement n the followng wndow, clck Yes button to con- tnue. C-14...
  • Page 117 MS-7522 MS-7522 The followng wndow appears to show the Readme Fle Informaton. It shows the sys- tem requrements and nstallaton nformaton. Once the nstallaton s complete, the followng wndow appears. C-15...

  • Page 118: Raid MGratOn InstructOns

    ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID raid M igration nStructionS The Intel Matrx Storage Console offers the flexblty to upgrade from a sngle Seral ATA (SATA) hard drve to RAID configuraton when an addtonal SATA hard drve s added to the system.
  • Page 119 MS-7522 MS-7522 Create RAID Volume from Exstng Dsk To create a RAID volume from an exstng dsk, choose Acton --> Create RAID Volume from Exstng Hard Drve. The Create RAID Volume from Exstng Hard Drve Wzard pops up to lead you for the followng procedure.
  • Page 120 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID (1) Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by enterng the volume name, selectng the RAID level and strp sze. ■ RAID Volume Name: A desred RAID volume name needs to be typed n where the “Volume_0000” text currently appears above.
  • Page 121 MS-7522 MS-7522 memory n the machne, and the usage pattern of the array. Heavly scattered wrtes are bound to be more expensve. RAID 10 (Mrrored Strpes) : A RAID 1 array of two RAID 0 arrays. ■ Strp Szes: Select the desred strp sze settng. As ndcated, the optmal settng s 128KB. Se- lectng any other opton may result n performance degradaton.
  • Page 122 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID (3) Select Member Hard Drve(s) Then select the member dsk (the target dsk) that you wsh to use and then clck “-->” to move t to the “Selected” field. Then clck “Next” to contnue. Please note that the exstng data on the selected hard drve(s) wll be deleted perma- nently.
  • Page 123 MS-7522 MS-7522 (4) Specfy Volume Sze Specfy the amount of avalable array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount n the space or use the slder to specfy. It s recommended you use 100% of the avalable space for the optmzed usage. For RAID 0 volume, f you do not specfy 100% of the hard drve space, the rest hard drve space wll be worked as RAID 1 volume, whch s the new technology called Intel Matrx RAID.
  • Page 124 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID (6) Start Mgraton The mgraton process may take up to two hours to complete dependng on the sze of the dsks beng used and the strp sze selected. A dalogue wndow wll appear stat- ng that the mgraton process may take consderable tme to complete, meanwhle a popup dalogue at the taskbar wll also show the mgraton status.

  • Page 125: Recovery Volume CreatOn

    MS-7522 MS-7522 ecovery oLuMe reation A recovery volume can be created usng ether Basc mode or Advanced mode n the Intel Matrx Storage Console. ■ Recovery Volume n Basc Mode Creaton Important Creatng a recovery volume wll permanently delete any exstng data on the drve se- lected as the recovery drve.
  • Page 126 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID ■ Recovery Volume n Advanced Mode Creaton Important Creatng a recovery volume wll permanently delete any exstng data on the drve se- lected as the recovery drve. Back up all mportant data before begnnng these steps. To create a recovery volume n Advanced mode, use the followng steps: Open the Intel Matrx Storage Console.
  • Page 127 MS-7522 MS-7522 Modfy the recovery volume name f you wsh. Select a hard drve to be used as the master hard drve for the recovery volume. Select a hard drve to be used as the recovery hard drve for the recovery volume. C-25...
  • Page 128 ▍ ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Select an update polcy. Select Fnsh to begn recovery volume creaton. C-26...

  • Page 129: Degraded Raid Array

    MS-7522 MS-7522 raid a egraded rray A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume s reported as degraded when one of ts hard drve members fals or s temporarly dsconnected, and data mrrorng s lost. As a result, the system can only utlze the remanng functonal hard drve member.
  • Page 130 ▍ Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Ext Intel RAID Opton ROM, and then reboot to Wndows system. When prompted to rebuld the RAID volume, clck ‘Yes’. The Intel(R) Storage Utlty wll be launched. Rght-clck the new hard drve and select ‘Rebuld to ths Dsk’. The ‘Rebuld Wzard’ wll be launched whch wll gude you through the process of rebuldng to the new hard drve.

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