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  • Page 1 X48C Platinum Series MS-7353 (v3.X) Mainboard...

  • Page 2: Trademarks

    Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, an d ot h er i n f orm at i on: h t t p: / / g l o ba l .

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

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

  • Page 4: Fcc-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-7353 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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

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

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Copyright Notice ......................ii Trademarks ........................ii Revision History ......................ii Technical Support ......................ii Safety Instructions ......................iii FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ............iv W EEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement ........v Chapter 1. Getting Started ..................1-1 Mainboard Specifications ...................
  • Page 9 Activating Dual Core Center ................B-2 Main ........................B-3 DOT (Dynamic OverClocking) ................B-5 E (Efficiency) ....................... B-6 Clock ........................B-7 Voltage ......................... B-8 FAN Speed ......................B-9 Temperature ....................... B-10 User Profile ......................B-11 Appendix C Intel SATA RAID ................. C-1 Intel RAID Introduction ..................

  • Page 10: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the X48C Platinum Series (MS- 7353 v3.X) ATX mainboard. The X48C Platinum Series ® mainboards are based on Intel X48 Express & ICH9R chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, ®...

  • Page 11: Mainboard Specifications

    Pentium D and Celeron processors in the LGA775 package ® - Intel next generation 45 nm Multi-core CPU (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=cpuform) Supported FSB - 1600/ 1333/ 1066/ 800 MHz Chipset ® - North Bridge: Intel X48 Express chipset ®...

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Getting Started 1394 (optional) - Supports 1394 by VIA VT6308P - 1 floppy port - Supports 1 FDD with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 2 eSATA ports (support Command Based Port Multipliers) - 8 USB 2.0 Ports - 1 LAN jack (10/100/1000) - 6 flexible audio jacks...

  • Page 13: Mainboard Layout

    PCI _E3 JCI1 BATT JAUD1 Intel PCI _E4 ICH9R PCI1 VT6308P Chip (optional) PCI2 SYSFAN2 PCI3 POWER RESET JCOM1 JTPM1 J1394_1 JUSB2 JUSB1 FDD1 JFP1 JFP2 S Y S FA N 3 (optional) X48C Platinum Series (MS-7353 v3.X) ATX Mainboard...

  • Page 14: Packing Checklist

    Getting Started Packing Checklist Back IO Shield MSI Driver/Utility CD MSI motherboard Power Cable SATA Cable IDE Cable CrossFire 1394 Bracket Floppy Cable Video Link Cable (optional) User’s Guide and Quick Guide * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup Chapter 2 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 16: Quick Components Guide

    M S-7353 M ainboard Quick Components Guide SYSFAN1, SYSFAN4, p.2-20 p.2-20 JPWR2, CPU, p.2-3 p.2-15 CPUFAN, p.2-20 DIMMs, p.2-7 Back Panel, p.2-16 JPWR1, p.2-15 JSP1, SYSFAN5, p.2-21 p.2-20 JCD1, JCI1, p.2-22 p.2-20 JAUD1, IDE1, p.2-23 p.2-18 PCIE, p.2-26 SATA, p.2-19 PCI, SYSFAN2, p.2-29...

  • Page 17: Cpu (Central Processing Unit)

    W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turning on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php? func=cpuform Important Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system.

  • Page 18: Cpu & Cooler Installation

    M S-7353 M ainboard CPU & Cooler Installation W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU &...

  • Page 19: Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup 5. Lift the load lever up and open the 6. After confirming the CPU direction load plate. for correct mating, put down the CPU in the socket housing frame. Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base. Note that the align- ment keys are matched.
  • Page 20 M S-7353 M ainboard 9. Press down the load lever lightly 10. Align the holes on the mainboard onto the load plate, and then se- with the heatsink. Push down the cure the lever with the hook under c ooler u nti l i ts f ou r c lip s g et retention tab.

  • Page 21: Memory

    (DIMM2/3/5/6), and DDR2 memory module in DDR2 slot (DIMM1/4). Wrong installation may cause damage of mainboard. Meanwhile, you are not able to boot up your system if you install DDR2 & DDR3 memory modules simultaneously. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://global.msi.com. tw/index.php?func=testreport DDR2 240-pin, 1.8V...

  • Page 22: Installing Memory Modules

    M S-7353 M ainboard DIMM1 D u a l c h a n n e l m o d e DIMM2 population rule for DDR3 DIMM3 (A nd pl eas e i ns t al l t wo DIMM4 DDR2/DDR3 Turbo Cards into DIMM1 and DIMM4) DIMM5 DIMM6...
  • Page 23 Hardware Setup Installing DDR2/DDR3 Turbo Card The DDR2/DDR3 Turbo Cards are memory switchers which should be installed in DIMM slots. If your memory is DDR2, you should install the DIMM_DDR3 side of DDR2/ DDR3 Turbo Cards into DIMM2 and DIMM5. If your memory is DDR3, you should install the DIMM_DDR2 side of DDR2/DDR3 Turbo Cards into DIMM1 and DIMM4.
  • Page 24 M S-7353 M ainboard Compatible DDR2 memory list Please refer to the following list to find the available DDR2 memory modules. Type Size Vendor Model DDR2 667 256MB Kingston KVR667D2N5/256 DDR2 667 256MB Micron MT4HTF3264AY-667D3 DDR2 667 256MB M378T3253FZ0-CE6 DDR2 667 512MB A-DATA ADQPE1908...
  • Page 25 Hardware Setup Type Size Vendor Model DDR2 667 Hynix HYMP112U64CP8-Y5 DDR2 667 Hynix HYMP512U64CP8-Y5 DDR2 667 Hynix HYMP512U72CP8-Y5 DDR2 667 KingBox EP1GD2667PS DDR2 667 KingBox UP1GD2667PS DDR2 667 KingMax KLCD48F-A8KB5 [FHES] DDR2 667 KingMax KLCD48F-A8KI5 [EHES] DDR2 667 Kingston KHX6000D2/1G DDR2 667 Kingston KHX6400D2/1G...
  • Page 26 M S-7353 M ainboard Type Size Vendor Model DDR2 800 512MB Hynix HYMP564U64BP8-S5 DDR2 800 512MB Hynix HYMP564U64CP8-S6 DDR2 800 512MB KingMax KLDC28F-A8KB5 [FGES] DDR2 800 512MB KingMax KLDC28F-A8KI5 [EGES] DDR2 800 512MB Kingston KHX6400D2ULK2/1G DDR2 800 512MB Kingston KHX6400D2ULK2/1G [3.3.3.8] DDR2 800 512MB Kingston...
  • Page 27 Hardware Setup Type Size Vendor Model DDR2 800 ProMOS V916765K24QBFW-G5 DDR2 800 AL7E8E63H-8E1K DDR2 800 Qimonda HYS64T128020EU-2.5-B2 DDR2 800 M378T2863DZS-CF7 DDR2 800 SuperTalent T800UB1GC4 DDR2 800 Transcend JM800QLU-1G DDR2 800 TwinMOS 8DP25KK5MTFTP DDR2 800 UMAX D48001GP3-63BJU DDR2 800 Aeneon AET860UD00-25DC08X DDR2 800 Apacer 78.A1GA0.9K4...
  • Page 28 M S-7353 M ainboard Compatible DDR3 memory list Please refer to the following list to find the available DDR3 memory modules. Type Size Vendor Model DDR3 800 512MB Nanya NT512C64B88A0NY-AD DDR3 800 512MB Qimonda IMSH51U03A1F1C-08E DDR3 800 Hynix HYMT112U64ZNF8-S6 DDR3 800 Nanya NT1GC64B8HA0NY-AD DDR3 1066...

  • Page 29: Power Supply

    Hardware Setup Power Supply ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1 pin 13 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned.

  • Page 30: Back Panel

    M S-7353 M ainboard Back Panel USB Ports Line-In RS-Out Mouse USB Ports Line-Out CS-Out Keyboard SS-Out USB Ports eSATA Ports Optical 1394 Port SPDIF Clear CMOS (optional) Button M ouse/Keyboard ® ® The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard.

  • Page 31: Audio Ports

    Hardware Setup The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Yellow Green / Orange Color LED State Condition LAN link is not established. Left Yellow On (steady state) LAN link is established.

  • Page 32: Connectors

    M S-7353 M ainboard Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 This connector supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive. IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives separately to master / slave mode by setting jumpers.
  • Page 33 Hardware Setup Serial ATA Connector: SATA1_2/ SATA3_4 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device. SATA1_2 SATA3_4 Important 1. Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occur during transmission.
  • Page 34 M S-7353 M ainboard Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1~5 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. W hen connecting the wire to the connectors, always 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. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.
  • Page 35 Hardware Setup IEEE1394 Connector: J1394_1 (optional) This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 device via an optional IEEE1394 bracket. Pin Definition SIGNAL SIGNAL Ground Key (no pin) Cablepower Cablepower J1394_1 TPB- TPB+ Ground Ground TPA- TPA+ IEEE1394 Bracket (optional) SPDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 (Optional, for HDMI graphics card only) This connector is used to connect S/PDIF (Sony &...

  • Page 36: Front Panel Connectors: Jfp1/2

    M S-7353 M ainboard Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. ® The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JFP1 Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Power Power Switch...
  • Page 37 Hardware Setup Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with ® Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. HD Audio Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION MIC_L Microphone - Left channel Ground MIC_R Microphone - Right channel...
  • Page 38 M S-7353 M ainboard Front USB Connector: JUSB1/ JUSB2 ® These connectors, compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, M P3 players, printers, modems and the like. Pin Definition SIGNAL SIGNAL...

  • Page 39: Button

    Hardware Setup Button The motherboard provides the following buttons for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of button. Power Button: POWER This power button is used to turn-on or turn-off the system. Press the button to turn- on or turn-off the system.

  • Page 40: Slots

    M S-7353 M ainboard Slots PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card. The PCI Express 2.0x 16 supports up to 8.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x 1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. Mazarine PCI Express x16 Slots support PCI Express 2.0x 16 speed (PCI_E1 &...
  • Page 41 Hardware Setup ATi CrossFire (Multi-GPU) Technology ATi CrossFire (Multi-GPU) technology is an exciting new technology developed by ATI that allows the power of multiple Graphics. CrossFire requires a CrossFire Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFire Ready) graphics card from the same series.
  • Page 42 M S-7353 M ainboard 3.W hen all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and installed, reboot the system. After entering the O.S., click the “Catalyst™ Control Center” icon on the desktop. There is a setting in the Catalyst™ Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFire™...

  • Page 43: Pci Interrupt Request Routing

    Hardware Setup PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications. 32-bit PCI Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.

  • Page 44: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3 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: ² An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

  • Page 45: Entering Setup

    M S-7353 M ainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. W hen the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button.

  • Page 46: Control Keys

    BIOS Setup Control Keys < ↑> Move to the previous item < ↓> Move to the next item < ←> Move to the item in the left hand < →> Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select the item <Esc>...

  • Page 47: The Main Menu

    M S-7353 M ainboard The Main Menu Standard CM OS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features ® Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
  • Page 48 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi- cally for optimal performance of the mainboard. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.

  • Page 49: Standard Cmos Features

    M S-7353 M ainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic 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. Date (MM:DD:YY) This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).
  • Page 50 BIOS Setup Device / Vendor / Size It will showing the device information that you connected to the SATA connector. LBA/Large M ode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA mode disabled.

  • Page 51: System Information

    M S-7353 M ainboard System Information Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears. This sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of your system (read only).

  • Page 52: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features Full Screen Logo Display This item enables this ststem to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are: [Enabled] Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. Quick Booting Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 10 seconds since it will skip some check items.
  • Page 53 M S-7353 M ainboard MPS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system.

  • Page 54: Trusted Computing

    BIOS Setup Active State Power-M anagement This item is used to enable/ disable ASPM (Active State Power-Management). ASPM allows power to be incrementally reduced to individual serial links in a PCI Express fabric as a link becomes less active. The configuration of the PCI Express implementation on a system affects the amount of power savings that can actually be achieved.

  • Page 55: Integrated Peripherals

    M S-7353 M ainboard Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable/disable the onboard 1st LAN controller (Realtek 8111B, the one next to the USB connector).
  • Page 56 BIOS Setup HD Audio Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard audio controller. On-Chip ATA Devices Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives.

  • Page 57: Power Management Setup

    M S-7353 M ainboard Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as W indows 2000/ XP, select [Enabled].

  • Page 58: Power Button Function

    BIOS Setup Re-Call VGA BIOS From S3 W hen ACPI Standby State is set to [S3], users can select the options in this field. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time is shortened when you disable the function, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card.
  • Page 59 M S-7353 M ainboard Resume From S3 By PS/2 Keyboard This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS/2 keyboard is detected. Resume From S3 By PS/2 M ouse This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS/2 mouse is detected.

  • Page 60: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. 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 special components.
  • Page 61 M S-7353 M ainboard IRQ Resource Setup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15 These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of avail- able IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.

  • Page 62: H/W Monitor

    BIOS Setup H/W Monitor Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later.

  • Page 63: User Setting

    M S-7353 M ainboard User Setting Save Settings 1/ 2 These items are used to save the settings set by yourself to CMOS. Load Settings 1/ 2 These items are available after you save your settings in Save Settings 1/ 2 items , and are used to load the settings from CMOS.

  • Page 64: Cell Menu

    D.O.T. Control D.O.T. (Dynamic Overclocking Technology) is an automatic overclocking function, ’s newly developed Dual CoreCell included in the MSI Technology. It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs, and to adjust the best frequency automatically. When the motherboard detects system is running programs, it will speed up automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster.
  • Page 65 M S-7353 M ainboard default settings instead. Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be pow- ered only when users' PC need to run huge amount of data like 3D games or the video process, and the CPU and PCIE frequency need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup Advance DRAM Configuration Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Setting to [Enabled] enables DRAM CAS# Latency automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module.
  • Page 67 M S-7353 M ainboard DRAM TRFC W hen the Configure DRAM Timing by SPD sets to [Disabled], the field is adjustable. This setting determines the time RFC takes to read from and write to a memory cell. DRAM TWR W hen the Configure DRAM Timing by SPD sets to [Disabled], the field is adjustable.

  • Page 68: Spread Spectrum

    BIOS Setup CPU Voltage / Momory Voltage / FSB Teminator Voltage / NB Voltage / SB Voltage / CPU GTL Reference Voltage 1~2/ M CH GTL Reference Voltage/ DDR CHA~B Reference Voltage / MCH DDR Reference Voltage These items are used to asjust the voltage of CPU, Memory, FSB, PCI-E slot and chipset.

  • Page 69: Cpu And Memory Clock Overclocking

    M S-7353 M ainboard CPU and Memory Clock Overclocking The D.O.T. Control, Adjust CPU FSB Frequency, FSB/M emory Ratio are the items for you to overclock the CPU and the Memory. Please refer to the descriptions of these fields for more information. Important 1.

  • Page 70: Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

  • Page 71: Bios Setting Password

    M S-7353 M ainboard BIOS Setting Password W hen 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. You will be prompted to confirm the password.

  • Page 72: Appendix A Realtek Audio

    Realtek Audio Appendix A Realtek Audio The Realtek Audio provides 10-channel DAC that simul- taneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels (*multiple streaming) of independent stereo sound out- put through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels. (* Multiple streaming function is for ALC888 only, the ALC888T supports 7.1 channel only.)

  • Page 73: Installing The Realtek Hd Audio Driver

    M S-7353 M ainboard Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek Audio codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel (for ALC888 only) audio operations.
  • Page 74 Realtek Audio 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. Click here 4. Click Finish to restart the system. S el ec t t hi s option Click here...

  • Page 75: Software Configuration

    M S-7353 M ainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio M anager from the Control Panel.

  • Page 76: Sound Effect

    Realtek Audio Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow, many kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer pipe”, “Arena”...

  • Page 77: Equalizer Selection

    M S-7353 M ainboard Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool. 10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz. Save Reset The settings are saved 10 bands of equalizer permanently for future would go back to the de- fault setting...
  • Page 78 Realtek Audio Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal- izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop”...
  • Page 79 M S-7353 M ainboard Mixer In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually. 1. Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output items.
  • Page 80 Realtek Audio W hen you are playing the first audio source (for example: use W indows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the default setting. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use Winamp to play MP3 files).

  • Page 81: Playback Control

    M S-7353 M ainboard 3. Playback control Playback device Tool Mute This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound. And this is essential when multi- streaming playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audio Rear Output - Realtek HD Audio Front Output M u te You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute...

  • Page 82: Recording Control

    Realtek Audio 4. Recording control Recording device Tool Mute -Back Line in/Mic, Front Lin in -Realtek HD Audio Input M u te You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.
  • Page 83 M S-7353 M ainboard Audio I/O In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. a. Headphone for the common headphone b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output d.
  • Page 84 Realtek Audio Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Disable front panel jack detection (option) Find no function on front panel jacks? Please check if front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check this item to disable front panel jack detection. M ute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in.
  • Page 85 M S-7353 M ainboard S/PDIF Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog.
  • Page 86 Realtek Audio Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones.
  • Page 87 M S-7353 M ainboard Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppres- sion to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Can- cellation to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording. Acoustic Echo Cancellation prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound.

  • Page 88: D Audio Demo

    Realtek Audio 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica- tions like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like. A-17...
  • Page 89 M S-7353 M ainboard Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray.

  • Page 90: Hardware Setup

    Realtek Audio Hardware Setup Connecting the Speakers W hen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility. n 2-Channel M ode for Stereo-Speaker Output Line In Line Out (Front channels) No function...
  • Page 91 M S-7353 M ainboard n 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output 4-Channel Analog Audio Output Line In Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) No function No function A-20...
  • Page 92 Realtek Audio n 6-Channel M ode for 6-Speaker Output 6-Channel Analog Audio Output Line In Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) No function A-21...
  • Page 93 M S-7353 M ainboard n 8-Channel M ode for 8-Speaker Output 8-Channel Analog Audio Output Line In Line Out (Front channels) Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) Line Out (Side channels) Important To enable 7.1 channel audio-out function on Vista operating system, you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver.

  • Page 94: Appendix B Dual Core Center

    Dual Core Center Dual CoreCenter, the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent muc h researc h and ef forts to develop, helps users to monitor or configure the hard- ware status of MSI Mainboard & MSI Graphics card in windows, such as CPU/GPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature.

  • Page 95: Activating Dual Core Center

    Activating Dual Core Center Once you have your Dual Core Center installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Utility --> Dual Core Center), it will have an icon in the system tray, a short cut icon on the desktop, and a short cut path in your “Start-up”...

  • Page 96: Main

    Dual Core Center Main Before using this utility, we have to remind you: only when installing the MSI V044 (V044 has to install with the version 8.26 or newer driver)/ V046 or V060 graphics card can activate the full function of this utility. If you install a graphics card of other brand, only hardware status of the MSI mainboard would be available.
  • Page 97 M S-7353 M ainboard AV/ Game/ Office/ Silence/ Cool MSI provides five common settings for different environments. The settings had been set to optimal values to reac h better performanc e in eac h environment. Click the button you need.

  • Page 98: Dot (Dynamic Overclocking

    Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function, included in ’s newly developed Dual CoreCenter Technology. It is designed to detect the the MSI loading of CPU/ GPU while running programs, and to over-clock automatically. When the motherboard detects that the loading of CPU is exceed the default threshold for a time, it will speed up the CPU and fan automatically to make the system run smoother and faster.

  • Page 99: E (Efficiency

    M S-7353 M ainboard E (Efficiency) The revolutionary PW M (Pulse W idth Modulation) design created by MSI is called Dual-Channel PW M. It is designed to create better power converting based on 4- phase power. Through the Dual-Channel PW M, power loss can be reduced, which allows CPU to receive higher power efficiency in higher loading condition.

  • Page 100: Clock

    Dual Core Center Clock In the Clock sub-menu, you can see clock status (including FSB/ CPU clock of mainboard and GPU/ memory clock of graphics card) of your system. And you can select desired value for overclocking. There will be several items for you to select for overclocking after you click button.

  • Page 101: Voltage

    M S-7353 M ainboard Voltage In the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (including Vcore, memory, GPU voltage... etc.) of your system, and you can select desired value for overclocking. It will show several items to select for overclocking after you click the button.

  • Page 102: Fan Speed

    Dual Core Center FAN Speed In the FAN Speed sub-menu, you can read fan status of your system. Select higher speed for better cooling effect. There are several sections for you to change the fan speed to a section after clicking button.

  • Page 103: Temperature

    M S-7353 M ainboard Temperature In the Temperature sub-menu, you can see temperature status of your system. On the underside, it shows the graphs of the temperatures. Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown. B-10...

  • Page 104: User Profile

    Dual Core Center User Profile In the User Profile sub-menu, click the setting button that besides the user profile bar, and the next screen will appear. Here you can define the clock/ fan speed/ voltage by your need, click the button to choose a value quickly, or click the plus / minus sign button to...
  • Page 105 M S-7353 M ainboard Use the draw bar to set the max system temperature. W hen the system temperature exceeds the threshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message and shut down the system. Use the draw bar to set the minimal fan speed. When the fan speed is lower than the threshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message.

  • Page 106: Appendix C Intel Sata Raid

    Intel SATA RAID Appendix C Intel SATA RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and en- abling RAID functionality on platforms The Intel RAID solution supports RAID level 0 (striping), RAID level 1 (mirroring), RAID level 5 (striping with parity) and RAID level 10 (striping and mirroring).

  • Page 107: Intel Raid Introduction

    M S-7353 M ainboard Intel RAID Introduction The Intel RAID provides a hybrid solution that combines 6 independent SATA ports for support of up to 6 Serial ATA2 (Serial ATA2 RAID) drives. Serial ATA2 (SATA2) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 300MB/sec.

  • Page 108: Bios Configuration

    Intel SATA RAID BIOS Configuration The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services.
  • Page 109 M S-7353 M ainboard After pressing the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously, the following window will appear: (1) Create RAID Volume Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press <Enter> key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the <TAB>...
  • Page 110 Intel SATA RAID In the Disk field, press <Enter> key and the following screen appears. Use <Space> key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then click <Enter> key to finish selection. Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down arrow”...
  • Page 111 M S-7353 M ainboard Important Since you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default.
  • Page 112 Intel SATA RAID 2. Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become unbootable.
  • Page 113 M S-7353 M ainboard 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen appears: Press <Y> key to accept the selection. Important 1.

  • Page 114: Installing Driver

    ® RAID Driver” for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. 3. Copy all the contents in \\IDE\Intel\ICH9R\Floppy to a formatted floppy diskette. Note: For Windows Vista you can use Floppy, CD/DVD or USB.
  • Page 115 M S-7353 M ainboard † Existing Windows Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel IAA RAID Edition.

  • Page 116: Installing Software

    For this reason, you cannot remove or un-install this driver from the system after installation; however, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software. Click on this item C-11...
  • Page 117 M S-7353 M ainboard The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcome window. C-12...
  • Page 118 Intel SATA RAID The window shows the components to be installed. Click Next button to continue. After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to continue. C-13...
  • Page 119 M S-7353 M ainboard The following window appears to show the Readme File Information. It shows the system requirements and installation information. Once the installation is complete, the following window appears. C-14...

  • Page 120: Raid Migration Instructions

    Intel SATA RAID RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single SATA hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system. This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk. However, several important steps must be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive: 1.

  • Page 121: Create Raid Volume From Existing Disk

    M S-7353 M ainboard Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. Note: The “Action” button only appears in advance mode. To enable the advance mode, go to View -->...
  • Page 122 Intel SATA RAID (1) Step 1: Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name, selecting the RAID level and strip size. † RAID Volume Name: A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the ‘RAID_Volume1’ text currently appears above.
  • Page 123 M S-7353 M ainboard expensive (requiring read-in prior to write, in order to be able to calculate the correct parity information), or similar to RAID-1 writes. The write efficiency depends heavily on the amount of memory in the machine, and the usage pattern of the array.
  • Page 124 Intel SATA RAID (3) Select Member Hard Drive(s) Then select the member disk (the target disk) that you wish to use and then click “- -->” to move it to the Selected field. Then click Next to continue. Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive(s) will be deleted permanently.
  • Page 125 M S-7353 M ainboard (4) Specify Volume Size Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify. It is recommended you use 100% of the available space for the optimized usage.
  • Page 126 Intel SATA RAID (6) Start Migration The migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected. A dialogue window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete, meanwhile a popup dialogue at the taskbar will also show the migration status.

  • Page 127: Degraded Raid Array

    M S-7353 M ainboard Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To re- establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation.
  • Page 128 Intel SATA RAID 5. Exit Intel RAID Option ROM, and then reboot to W indows system. 6. W hen prompted to rebuild the RAID volume, click 'Yes'. 7. The Intel(R) Storage Utility will be launched. Right-click the new hard drive and select 'Rebuild to this Disk'.

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