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Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the A75MA-P35/ A55M-P35 Se- res (MS-7697 v1.X) Mcro-ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on AMD A75/ A55 chpset for ® optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced FM1 processor, the A75MA-P35/ A55M-P35 Se- ®...
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MS-7697 Assembly Precautons ■ The components ncluded n ths package are prone to damage from electrostatc dscharge (ESD). Please adhere to the followng nstructons to ensure successful computer assembly. ■ Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before nstallng or removng any computer component.
Gettng Started Manboard Specficatons Processor Support ■ A8/A6/A4/E2-seres processors for the FM1 package ® (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/cpu-support) Chpset ■ A75/ A55 chpset ® Memory Support ■ 2x DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 1600/ 1333/ 1066 DRAM (16GB Max) ■...
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MS-7697 Connectors & Buttons ■ Back panel 1x PS/2 keyboard port 1x PS/2 mouse port 4x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 3.0 ports (A75MA-P35) 1x LAN port 1x VGA port 1x DVI-D port 6x audo ports ■ On-Board 2x USB 2.0 connectors 1x USB 3.0 connector (A75MA-P35) 1x S/PDIF-Out connector 1x Front Panel Audo connector...
Gettng Started Back Panel Quck Gude VGA Port Mouse Lne-In RS-Out Lne-Out CS-Out SS-Out Keyboard USB 2.0 Port DVI-D Port USB 2.0 Port USB 3.0 Port (optonal) ▶ Mouse/Keyboard A PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector for a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. ® ® ▶...
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MS-7697 ▶ VGA Port The DB15-pn female connector s provded for montor. ▶ DVI-D Port The DVI-D (Dgtal Vsual Interface- Dgtal) connector can be connected to a LCD mon- tor, or a CRT montor wth an adapter. To connect a montor, please refer to the mon- tor’s manual for more nformaton.
Ths manboard s desgned to support overclockng. Before attemptng to overclock, please make sure that all other system components can tolerate overclockng. Any at- tempt to operate beyond product specficatons s not recommend. MSI does not guar- antee the damages or rsks caused by nadequate operaton beyond product specfica- tons.
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MS-7697 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 &...
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Gettng Started Poston the coolng set onto the Then press down the other end of the retenton mechansm. clp to fasten the coolng set on the Hook one end of the clp to hook top of the retenton mechansm. first. Locate the Fx Lever and lft up t .
MS-7697 Mountng Screw Holes When nstallng the manboard, first nstall the necessary mountng stands requred for an manboard on the mountng plate n your computer case. If there s an I/O back plate that came wth the computer case, please replace t wth the I/O backplate that came wth the manboard package.
Gettng Started 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, algn the power supply cable wth the connector and firmly press the cable nto the connector. If done correctly, the clp on the power cable should be hooked on the manboard’s power connector.
MS-7697 Memory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/test-report DDR3 240-pn, 1.5V 48x2=96 pn 72x2=144 pn Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth two data bus channels smultaneously.
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Gettng Started Installng Memory Modules Unlock the DIMM slot by pushng the mountng clps to the sde. Vertcally nsert the memory module nto the DIMM slot. The memory module has an off-center notch on the bottom that wll only allow t to fit one way nto the DIMM slot. Push the memory module deep nto the DIMM slot.
nstalled by way of the manboard’s expanson slots. Addng on one or more dscrete vdeo cards wll sgnficantly boost the system’s graphcs performance. For best compatblty, MSI graphcs cards are recommended. Sngle Vdeo Card Installaton Determne what type of expanson slot the vdeo card wll use.
MS-7697 Internal Connectors Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~6 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. Seral ATA devces nclude dsk drves (HDD), sold state drves (SSD), and optcal drves (CD/ DVD/ Blu-Ray). * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only.
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Gettng Started Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN,SYSFAN1~2 The fan power connectors support system coolng fans wth +12V. If the manboard has a System Hardware Montor chpset on-board, you must use a specally desgned fan wth a speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. Remember to connect all system fans.
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MS-7697 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors connect to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 connector s complant wth the Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. When nstallng ® the front panel connectors, please use the enclosed mConnectors to smplfy nstalla- ton.
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Gettng Started USB 2.0 Expanson Connectors: JUSB1~2 Ths connector s desgned for connectng hgh-speed USB perpherals such as USB HDDs, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems, and many others. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. USB 2.0 Bracket (optonal) Important Note that the VCC and GND pns must be connected correctly to avod possble dam-...
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MS-7697 TPM Module connector: JTPM1 Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. TPM module s optonal * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. Parallel Port Header: JLPT1 Ths connector s used to connect an optonal parallel port bracket.
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Gettng Started 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. USB 3.0 Expanson Connector: JUSB3 (optonal) The USB 3.0 port s backwards compatble wth USB 2.0 devces. It supports data transfer rates up to 5Gbts/s (SuperSpeed).
MS-7697 Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s CMOS RAM onboard that s external powered from a battery located on the manboard to save system configuraton data. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automatcally boot nto the operatng system (OS) every tme t s turned on. If you want to clear the system configuraton, set the jumpers to clear the CMOS RAM.
Chapter 2 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.
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 Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu 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.
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MS-7697 MS-7697 Control Keyboard Mouse Descrpton <↑><↓> Select Item <←><→> Select Screen Move the cursor <Enter> Select Icon/ Feld Clck/ Double- clck the left button <Esc> Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the prevous from a submenu Clck the rght button <+>...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup The Menu Bar ▶ Man Menu Use ths menu for basc system configuratons, such as tme, date etc. ▶ Advanced Use ths menu to setup the tems of the BIOS specal enhanced features, ntegrated perpherals, power management and PC health status. ▶...
MS-7697 MS-7697 Man Menu ▶ System Date Ths allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format s <day><month> <date> <year>. [day] Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determned by BIOS. Read- only.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Advanced ▶ PCI Subsystem Settngs Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ 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.
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MS-7697 MS-7697 ▶ Integrated Perpherals Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Onboard LAN Controller1 Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the onboard LAN controller. ▶ LAN Opton ROM Ths tem s used to decde whether to nvoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN. ▶...
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ USB Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ USB Devces: Ths tem shows the type of nstalled USB devce. ▶ USB Controller Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable the USB controller. ▶ Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] f you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 devce n the operatng system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 drver nstalled, such as DOS and SCO Unx.
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MS-7697 MS-7697 ▶ Hardware Montor Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ CPU FAN Ths tem s used to select the CPU fan type. ▶ CPU Smart Fan Target The Smart Fan functon controls the CPU fan speed automatcally dependng on the current temperature to keep t wth n a specfic range.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Wake Up Event Setup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Wake Up Event By Settng to [BIOS] actvates the followng fields, and use the followng fields to set the wake up events. Settng to [OS], the wake up events wll be defined by OS. ▶...
MS-7697 MS-7697 Overclockng ▶ Current CPU / NB / DRAM Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU, NB and Memory speed. Read-only. ▶ Adjust Internal Core Clock Ths tem s used to adjust the nternal core clock. ▶ Adjust CPU Rato Ths tem s used to adjust CPU clock multpler (rato).
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Adjust Turbo Core Rato Ths tem s used to adjust Turbo Core rato. ▶ IGD Engne CLK Ths tem s used to overclock the ntegrated graphcs. ▶ DRAM Frequency Ths tem s used to adjust the DRAM frequency. Settng to [Auto], the system wll detect the DRAM Frequency automatcally.
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MS-7697 MS-7697 ▶ tRTP Ths tem s used to adjust the tme nterval between a read and a precharge com- mand. ▶ Mnmum tme nterval between end of wrte data burst and the start of a precharge command. Allows sense amplfiers to restore data to cells. ▶...
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ CPU Specficatons Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. The submenu shows the nformaton of nstalled CPU. ▶ CPU Technology Support Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. The sub-menu shows the nstalled CPU technologes. Read only. ▶...
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MS-7697 MS-7697 ▶ Core C6 State Ths tem allows you to enable/ dsable C6 state support. When the CPU enters C6 state, all cores wll save archtectural state and reduce core voltages to zero volts. Wake up the CPU from C6 state wll take a lot longer. 2-15...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup M-Flash ▶ BIOS Boot Functon Ths allows you to enable/ dsable the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ 32 format only). ▶ Select one file to boot When the BIOS Boot functon as sets to [Enabled], ths tem s selectable. Ths tem allows to select partcular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/ 32 format only) drve.
MS-7697 MS-7697 Securty ▶ Admnstrator Password Ths tem s used to set the admnstrator password. When a admnstrator password has been set, you wll be prompted to enter t every tme you try to enter BIOS Setup. ▶ User Password Ths tem s used to set the user password.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Make U-Key at When the “U-Key” as sets to [Enabled], ths tem s selectable. Ths tem allows you to specfy the USB drve. ▶ Chasss Intruson Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Chasss Intruson Ths tem enables or dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f the chasss s once opened.
MS-7697 MS-7697 Boot ▶ 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. == Boot Opton Prortes == ▶...
BIOS Setup Save & Ext ▶ Dscard Changes and Ext Use ths tem to abandon all changes and ext setup. ▶ Save Changes and Reboot Use ths tem to save changes and reset the system. ▶ Save Changes Use ths tem to save changes. ▶...
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.
Realtek Audo Realtek Audo Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver 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.
MS-7697 MS-7697 Software Configuraton After nstallng the audo drver, the “Realtek HD Audo Manager” con wll appear at the notficaton area (lower rght of the screen). You may double clck the con and the GUI wll pop up accordngly. double clck the con It s also avalable to enable the audo drver by clckng the Realtek HD Audo Manager from the Control Panel.
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Realtek Audo Realtek Audo ■ Devce Selecton Here you can select a audo output source to change the related optons. The “check” sgn (n orange) ndcates the devces as default. ■ Volume Adjustment You can control the volume or balance the rght/left sde of the speakers that you plugged n front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
MS-7697 MS-7697 Hardware Default Settng The followng dagrams are audo back panel default settng. ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 2-channel speakers dagram F r o ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 4-channel speakers dagram F r o R e a...
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Realtek Audo ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 6-channel speakers dagram F r o C e n R e a t e r & S u b w o o f ■ Backpanel audo jacks to 8-channel speakers dagram F r o C e n R e a t e r...
Appendx B AMD RAID The ntegrate one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. The SATA RAID provdes support for RAID 0 (Strpng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng) & RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng) . RAID 0 greatly mproves hard dsk I/O performance by concurrently strpng data across multple drves.
AMD RAID AMD RAID RAID Configuraton Creatng and deletng RAID set and performng other RAID settng up operatons are done n the RAID BIOS. Durng bootup, a screen smlar to the one below wll appear for about few seconds. Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Opton ROM utlty. Press <Ctrl-F>...
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MS-7697 MS-7697 Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
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AMD RAID AMD RAID LD Vew / LD Define Menu (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.
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MS-7697 MS-7697 ■ 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. On the Drves Assgnments wndow, use the arrow key to choose the hard drves whch you want to make part of the LD, use the space key to change the assgnment to “Y”.
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AMD RAID AMD RAID The message wll show up on the bottom, press any key to use maxmum capacty or press [Ctrl-Y] to modfy array capacty manually. Important The default capacty s the full capacty of the selected hard drves. •...
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MS-7697 MS-7697 Delete LD Menu (Deletng RAID) Press “3” on the man to enter the Delete LD Menu. 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.
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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. •...
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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.