MS-7379 ( V4.X ) Mainboard
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1. WEEE 2002 96 EC 13 2005 MSI B ESPA OL MST como empresa comprometida con la protecci n del medio ambiente recomienda Bajo la directiva 2002 96 EC de la Uni n Europea en materia de desechos y o equipos electr nicos con fecha de rigor desde el 13 de agosto de 2005 los productos clasificados com2. 132 AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C 140 F IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer LEX I For better environmental protection waste batteries should be collected separately for recycling or special disposal 111 FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B C 1 996 digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver gt Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected gt Consult th
3. 10000000000000000000000000 0010 gt 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 c00000000 000000000 c00000000 000000000 cooo Mane TS Yellow triangle 15 Pin 1 indicator 2 3 MS 7379 Mainboard CPU amp Cooler Installation When 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 amp cooler correctly Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU amp mainboard 1 The CPU socket has a plastic cap on 2 Remove the cap from lever hinge it to protect the contact from damage side as the arrow shows Before you install the CPU always cover it to protect the socket pin li l IPNIT Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging The avallability of the CPU land side cover depends on your CPU packing GNM 2 4 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
4. GND D SYSFAN1 O CONTROL SENSOR 12V GND CPUFAN1 Important 1 Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CPUFAN1 supports fan control 3 Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for CPUFAN1 SYSFAN S PDIF Out Connector JSP1 This connector is used to connect S PDIF Sony amp Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission vcc SPDIF GND 2 13 MS 7379 Mainboard Front Panel Connector JFP1 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 9 JFP1 Zr 2 4 Reset HDD Switch LED Power Power Switch LED gt Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION HD_LED Hard disk LED pull up FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up HD LED Hard disk active LED FPPWR SLP MSGLED pull up RST SW Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND PWR SW Power Switch high reference pull up RST SW Reset Switch high reference pull up PWR SW Power Switch low reference pull down to GND RSVD_DNU Reserved Do not use 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 2 14 JAUD1 9
5. 3 4 BIOS Setup gt Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard gt BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS gt amp Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup gt Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 3 5 MS 7379 Mainboard 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 lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Date HM DD VV Time HH MM 55 SATA 1 SATA 2 k SATA 3 H SATA 4 Standard 05 Features 17 35 241 Hard Disk Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected k System Information Press Enterl Tle Moue Enter Select gt Date MM DD YY Wed 01 02 2002 Help Item While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices f Value FIO Save ESC Exit Fl General Help Fb Load Optimized Defaults This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by day mon
6. Getting Started u 1 1 Mainboard Specifications id 1 2 Mamboara May OU yuri P 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Setas 2 1 Quick Components GUI A aa 2 2 CPU Central Processing otio 2 3 ME dE 2 7 Power SUDD Er 2 9 O 2 10 SOME IS quna Saa oi ap umasapa eek encase 2 12 2 16 wl 2 17 Chapter 3 BIOS SetUp iii 3 1 ES E E LI e 3 2 The Malliy Me db kaa 3 4 Standard EMOS TFCatUres inspira 3 6 Advanced BIOS Feature lalo 3 9 Integrated Peripherals utt enean aee dei tad e se uta uetus 3 12 Power Management Setup 3 14 PN sus o edd 3 17 3 19 Frequency Voltade Controls id 3 20 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults 3 22 BIOS Setting Password e e 3 23 1X Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the MS 7379 v4 x Micro ATX mainboard This mainboard is based on Intel G31 4 ICH7 chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the a
7. disk becomes offline Important SATA 1 2 3 4 Channels are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the SATA connector on the mainboard 3 MS 7379 Mainboard gt System Information Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc system Information Help Item Tle gt Moue Enter Select Value 10 ESC Exit F1 General Help Fo Load Optimized Defaults This sub menu shows the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read only BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Features Boot Sector Protection Disabled Help Item Full Screen Logo Display Enabled Quick Power Un Self Test Enabled oet System DRAM Timing Boot up Num Lock LED On APIC Function Enabled Password Check Setup MPS Table Version 1 4 CPU Feature Press Enter Chipset Feature Press Enterl Boot Sequence Press Enter Optical Drive AAM MDisable Tle Houe Enter elect Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit 1 1 Help F6 Load Optimized Defaults gt Boot Sector Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses When enabled the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempt ing to update the BIOS with a Flash utility To successfull
8. 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI Slot 2 INT B INT C INT D INT A 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 An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features 3 1 MS 7379 Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press lt DEL gt key to enter Setup Press DEL to enter SETUP 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 You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys 1 The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the descrip tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only 2 Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format A7379IMS V4 0 112007 where 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A AMI W AWARD and P PHOENIX
9. 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as Intel N nVidia and V VIA th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V4 0 refers to the BIOS version 112007 refers to the date this BIOS was released 3 2 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 tem in the right hand Select the item lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Load Optimized Defaults lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup menu the first menu you will see 15 the Main Menu Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to You can use the arrow keys to select the item The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Sub Menu If you find a right pointer symbol as shown in the right view appears to the left of certain fields that means MIA ATA sub menu can be launched from this field sub menu IET contains additional options for a field parameter You 77 can use arrow keys Ti to highlight the field and SATA 2 press lt Enter gt to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a
10. 4 x M ATX Mainboard 5 lt LL 02 gt N Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup x 2 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 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components 2 1 MS 7379 Mainboard E Quick Components Guide Back Panel 1 0 p 2 10 JSPi p 2 13 PCI_E p 2 17 PCI p 2 17 2 2 JPWi 2 9 CPU p 2 3 CPUFAN1 2 1 3 T Se CLLLLII H ps 5 mH JAUD1 1394 2 14 p 2 12 JUSB1 2 DIMM1 2 p 2 7 p 2 15 ATX1 p 2 9 SYSFAN1 p 2 13 2 1 2 16 SATA1 4 p 2 12 JSPIi p 2 15 Hardware Setup B CPU Central Processing Unit This mainboard supports Intel processor in LGA 775 package When you are install ing 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 Important Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overhe
11. 6x2 112 pin Dual Channel Channel A in GREEN Channel B in ORANGE Dual Channel mode Population Rule In Dual Channel mode the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously Enabling Dual Channel mode can enhance the system performance Please refer to the following illustrations for population rules under Dual Channel mode eres escena DIMM 1 ae DIMM2 Mee installed Empty 2 MS 7379 Mainboard Installing Memory Modules 1 The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation 2 Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot Important You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module 15 properly inserted in the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDR2 standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDR2 memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots In Dual Channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different channel DIMM slots To enable successful system boot up always insert the memory modules into the DIMM first Due to the chipset resource deployment the system density will only be detected up to 3 GB not full 4GB when ea
12. Fujitsu Siemens Computers website for FAQ technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http support fujitsu siemens com 11 Safety Instructions Pho A IO 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 DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V be fore connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture gt The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual gt The equipment has dropped and damaged gt The equipment has obvious sign of breakage 12 DONOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT INANENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED STOR
13. HD Audio Pin Definition SIGNAL DESCRIPTION MIC_L GND MIC_R PRESENCE LINE out_R MIC_JD Front_JD NC LINE out_L LINEout_JD Microphone Left channel Ground Microphone Right channel Active low signal signals BIOS that a High Definition Audio dongle is connected to the analog header PRESENCE 0 when High Definition Audio dongle is connected Analog Port Right channel Jack detection return from front panel microphone Jack detection sense line from the High Definition Audio CODEC jack detection resistor network No control Analog Port Left channel Jack detection return from front panel JACK2 Hardware Setup Front USB Connector JUSB1 JUSB2 This connector compliant with Intel Connectivity Design Guide is ideal for con necting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like Pin Definition PN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL JUSB21 2 EIL USBO USBO GND Key no pin Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage FWH LPC Debugging connector JSPI1 This connector is for internal debugging only JSPI1 MS 7379 Mainboard Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There 15 a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration With the CMOS RAM the system can auto
14. MS 7379 Mainboard Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee 15 given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo DualNet and nForce are registered trademarks or trade marks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and or other countries AMD Athlon Athlon XP Thoroughbred and Duron are registered trade marks of AMD Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and 059 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 98 2000 NT XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award 15 a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date V4 0 First release November 2007 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user s manual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the following help resources for further guidance Visit the
15. Note that the align ment keys are matched 7 Visually inspect if the CPU is 8 Cover the load plate onto the seated well into the socket If not package take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall 2 5 MS 7379 Mainboard 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 cooler until its four clips get retention tab wedged into the holes of the mainboard Se NOS 11 Press the four hooks down to fas 12 Turn over the mainboard to con ten the cooler Then rotate the lock firm that the clip ends are cor ing switch refer to the correct di rectly inserted rection marked on it to lock the hooks 3 docking Switch ES ey bou A em umm o y 1 Read CPU status BIOS Chapter 3 2 Whenever CPU 15 not installed always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered shown in Figure 1 to avoid damaging 3 Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the CPU cooler installation only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depend ing on the model you purchase 2 6 Hardware Setup These DIMM slots are used installing memory modules DDR2 240 pin 1 8V 64x2 128 pin 5
16. P devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA 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 The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the IRQ pool the end user can use these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an Reserved setting to it Onboard I O is configured by AMIBIOS All IRQs used by onboard I O are configured as Available If all IRQs are set to Reserved and IRQ 14 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices Important IRQ Interrupt Request lines are system resources allocated to I O devices When an I O device needs to gain attention of the operating system it sig nals this by causing an IRQ to occur After receiving the signal when the operating system is ready the system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the I O device 3 18 BIOS Setup H W Monitor CHOS Setup Utility Copuright C 1965 2005 American Megatrends Inc Monitor CPU Smart FAN Control 50 C 122 F Help Item CPU Min FAN Speed 7 37 57 SYS Smart FAN Control Disabled PC Health Status Disabled CPU Temperature OA 75 F 40 C 104 F oystem Temperature 29 C 64 F 45 CZ113 F CP
17. SCH Hinweis von MST zur Erhaltung und Schutz unserer Umwelt Gem Richtlinie 2002 96 EG ber Elektro und Elektronik Altger te d rfen Elektro und Elektronik Altger te nicht mehr als kommunale Abf lle entsorgt werden MSI hat europaweit verschiedene Sammel und Recyclingunternehmen beauftragt die in die Europ ische Union in Verkehr gebrachten Produkte am Ende seines Lebenszyklus zur ckzunehmen Bitte entsorgen Sie dieses Produkt zum gegebenen Zeitpunkt ausschliesslich an einer lokalen Altger tesammelstelle in Ihrer N he En tant qu cologiste et afin de prot ger l environnement MSI tient rappeler ceci sujet de la directive europ enne EU relative aux d chets des quipement lectriques et lectroniques directive 2002 96 EC prenant effet le 13 ao t 2005 que les produits lectriques et lectroniques ne peuvent tre d pos s dans les d charges ou tout simplement mis la poubelle Les fabricants de ces quipements seront oblig s de r cup rer certains produits en fin de vie MSI prendra en compte cette exigence relative au retour des produits en fin de vie au sein de la communaut europ enne Par cons quent vous pouvez retourner localement ces mat riels dans les points de collecte MSI
18. U FAN Speed 2191 RPM 50 C 122 F 919 FAN 1 Speed 99 C 131 F CPU Ucore dpi te 55 C 131 F 3 3U Se n bO C 140 F 120 12 65 C 149 F U wj T0 C 158 F SUSE E Memory Voltage SH Voltage Tle Move Enter Select Value 10 ESC Exit Fl General Help Fo Load Uptimized Defaults gt CPU Smart FAN Control Select a temperature setting here and if the temperature of the CPU climbs up to the selected temperature setting the system will automatically increase the speed of the CPU fan to cool down the overheated CPU gt CPU Min FAN Speed This field is used to set the minimum CPU fan speed gt SYS Smart FAN Control This item enables or disables the Smart Fan feature Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the system fan speed automatically depending on the stsyem cur rent temperature avoiding the overheating to damage your system gt PC Health Status gt CPU System Temperature CPU FAN SYS FAN1 Speed CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V 3VSB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds 3 19 MS 7379 Mainboard Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1955 2005 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Voltage Control Help Item Disable Disable GUS t Intel EISI Disabled Enable Enable 603 te Ad just CPU Ratio 91 k Advance DRAM Configuration DRAM Frequency Auto
19. abled soft of bu PWR Instant off Restore AC Power Loss Last State Wake Up Event Setup Press Enter Enter Select Ualue Fl0 Saue ESC Exit F1 General Help Fb Load Optimized Defaults Important S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode gt ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface Function If your operating system is ACPl aware such as Windows 2000 XP select Enabled gt ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If your operating system supports ACPI such as Windows 2000 XP you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Set tings are 51 The 51 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all system context S3 The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications files 15 saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware compo nents turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs 3 14 BIOS Setup gt Re Call VGA BIOS from 53 Selecting Enabled allows BIOS to call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up r
20. ating Make sure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replaceing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU Introduction to LGA 775 CPU The pin pad side of LGA 775 The surface of LGA 775 CPU CPU Remember to apply some ther mal paste on it for better heat dispersion 000000000 000000000 11111111 000000000 000000000 Alignment Key 000000000 111 OE 000000000 11111111 2 o o o o o o oo oo oo LA oo ve e es 0000 0000 0000 0000 2000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0600100 ooo 0000 211 0000 0000 o 0 0 000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 eooocoocoooocoooooooo o o o o o o o oo Y AA AAA AAA LAA A LA A 00 002 2
21. ch DIMM 15 installed with a 208 memory module 2 8 Hardware Setup Power Supply ATX 24 Pin Power Connector ATX1 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 Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply as you like If you d like to use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power sup ply along with pin 1 4 pin 13 refer to the image at the right hand Pin Definition ATX1 ON O ON gt O N ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU Pin Definition 4 2 PIN SIGNAL JPW1 1 GND 2 GND 3 1 3 12 4 12 1 Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper power plies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard 2 Power supply of 350 watts and above is highly recommended for system stability 2 9 5 7379 Mainboard Parallel Port 1394 LAN Port LE S m Q Keyboard Serial Port VGA Port USB Port Mic 55 Mouse gt Mouse Keyboard The standard PS 29 mouse keyboard DIN connector is for PS 2 mouse keyboard Parallel Port A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Para
22. d Press Enter Enable Disable Resume From 53 PS 2 Mouse Enabled USB Device Wakeup Resume By PCI Device Enabled From 53 Resume by Onboard LAN Enabled Resume By Alarm Disabled gt Resume From S3 by USB Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state gt Resume From 53 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 15 detected MS 7379 Mainboard gt Resume From 53 By PS 2 Mouse This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS 2 mouse is detected gt Resume by PCI Device PME When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event gt Resume by Onboard LAN When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on onboard LAN gt Resume by RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date 3 16 BIOS Setup B PNP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP Plug amp Play feature PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect is a system which allows devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itse
23. dvanced Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Due Pentium and Celeron processor the MS 7379 v4 x Micro ATX mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop plat form solution MS 7379 Mainboard Mainboard Specifications Processor Support Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium and Celeron in the LGA775 package North Bridge Intel G31 chipset South Bridge Intel ICH7 chipset DDR2 800 667 SDRAM 4GB Max 2 DDR2 DIMMs 240pin 1 8V Supports PCIE LAN 10 100 1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111B Chip integrated by Realtek ALC888 Flexible 7 1 channel audio with jack sensing Compliant with Azalia 1 0 Spec Meet Microsoft Vista Premium SPEC 4 ports Supports storage and data transfers at up to 300MB s e Back panel 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 parallel port supporting SPP EPP ECP mode 1 COM port 1 VGA port 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 LAN jack 1 1394 port 6 audio jacks 1 2 Getting Started e On Board Pinheaders Connectors 1 IEEE1394 pinheader 2 USB 2 0 pinheaders 1 Front Panel Audio pinheader 1 SPDIF Out pinheader Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI Express x1 slot 2 PCI slots support 3 3V 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor Micro ATX 24 4 cm X 24 4 cm Mounting 8 mounting holes 1 3 MS 7379 Mainboard B Mainboard Layout L CPUFAN1 Intel ICH7 JUSB MS 7379 v
24. e dealer an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LANOTICE DINSTALLATIONAVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU Micro Star International MS 7379 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 1V WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement ENGLISH AA To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist MST must remind you that Under the European Union EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002 96 EC which takes effect on August 13 2005 products of electrical and electronic equipment cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life MSI will comply with the product take back requirements at the end of life of MSI branded products that are sold into the EU You can return these products to local collection points DEUT
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27. ers or headphones Mic Pink Mic is a connector for microphones m RS Out Black Rear Surround Out in 4 5 1 7 1 channel mode m CS Out Orange Center Subwoofer Out in 5 1 7 1 channel mode m SS Out Gray Side Surround Out 7 1 channel mode MS 7379 Mainboard i Connectors Serial ATA Connector SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATAA This connector is a high speed Serial ATA interface port Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device 0000000 0000000 0000000 0000000 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission IEEE1394 Connector 1394 This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 device an optional 1394 bracket Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL SIGNAL 9 1 10 2 Ground Ground TPB TPB Cable power Cable power Key no pin Ground Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with 12V When 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 NC DDD SENSOR D 12V
28. esumes from S3 sleep state The system resume time is short ened when you disable the function but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card Therefore if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initializa tion feature the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3 gt Suspend Time Out Minute If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field all devices except CPU will be shut off gt Soft Off by PWRBTN This feature allows users to configure the power button function Settings are Instant Off power button functions as a normal power on off button By HardW are When you press the power button the computer enters the suspend sleep mode but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds the computer is turned off Restore AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Settings are Off Always leaves the computer in the power off state On Always leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred gt Wakeup Event Setup Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Wake Up Event Setup Resume From 53 By USB Device Enabled Help Iten Resume From 53 By PS 2 Keyboard nuKeul Keuboard Passuor
29. l spread Spectrun Enabled Enter Select Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help Fo Load Optimized Defaults Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset gt Current CPU DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed Read only gt Intel EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of the microprocessor whether the computer is running on battery or AC power This field will appear after you installed the CPU which support speedstep technology gt Adjust CPU Ratio This item allows you to set the CPU ratio This field will available after you installed the CPU which support speedstep technology gt Advance DRAM Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 3 20 BIOS Setup CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advance DRAM Configuration Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled Help Iten Enabled Disabled gt Configuration DRAM Timing by SPD Setting to Enabled enables DRAM CAS Latency automatically to be deter mined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module gt DRAM Frequency This setting allows you to set the bus frequency for installed DRAM gt Spread Spectrum When the motherboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pu
30. l performance of the mainboard The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Load Fail Safe Defaults UK Cancel Pressing OK loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Load Optimized Defaults 4 Cancel Pressing OK loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance 3 22 BIOS Setup BIOS Setting Password When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen Enter New Password Type the password up to six characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password Retype the password and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuratio
31. lf uses when communicating with its special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings CHOS Setup Utility Copuright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PunP PCI Configurations Primary Graphic s Adapter PCIE gt PCI Help Item PCI Latency Timer 64 b IRQ Resource Setup Press Enter select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Tle Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Saue ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Load Optimized Defaults gt Primary Graphic s Adapter This setting specifies which graphics card is your primary graphics adapter gt PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth For better PCI performance you should set the item to higher values MS 7379 Mainboard gt IRQ Resource Setup Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc IRQ Resource Setup Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available gt IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 14 15 Help Iten Available Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI Pn
32. llel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode gt Serial Port The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector gt VGA Port The DB15 pin female connector is provided for monitor gt 1394 Port The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE 1394 devices gt USB Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices gt LAN The standard RJ 45 LAN jack is for con Aide nection to the Local Area Network LAN You can connect a network cable to it Link Indicator 00000000 LED Condition or LAN link is not established Yellow On steady state LAN linkis established On brighter amp pulsing On brighter amp pulsing amp pulsing The computeris communicating with another computer onthe LAN 10 data is selected Right O ho Mbit sec data rate 15 selected 1000 data rate is selected Hardware Setup gt Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects m Line In Blue Line In is used for external CD player tapeplayer or other audio devices m Line Out Green Line Out is a connector for speak
33. lses create EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI set to Enabled for EMI reduction Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up 1 If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction 2 The greater the Spread Spectrum value is the greater the EMI is reduced and the system will become less stable For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value please consult your local EMI regulation 3 Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a Slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up 3 21 MS 7379 Mainboard B 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 optima
34. matically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data 3 Keep Data Clear Data You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system 15 off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system 15 on it will damage the mainboard Hardware Setup Slots PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card The PCI Express x 16 slot supports up to 4 0 GB s transfer rate The PCI Express x 1 slot supports up to 250 MB s transfer rate 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 0000000000000000000000000000000000000017000000000 32 bit PCI Slot 000000000 0000000000000 00000 o 2 When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced 1 are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows Order 1 Order
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36. nter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHUS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Un Chip ATA Devices On Chip IDE Controller Enabled Help Iten PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled gt Un Chip SATA Control ler IDE 3 12 BIOS Setup gt On Chip IDE Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the IDE controller gt PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading writing to IDE drives gt On Chip SATA Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller gt I O Device Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 1 0 Devices COM Port 1 3F8 1R041 Help Item Parallel Port 378 Parallel Port Hode Bi Direction Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses gt Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first second serial port gt Parallel Port This item allows you to set parallel port Parallel Port Mode This item allows you to select the parallel port mode 3 13 MS 7379 Mainboard Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Standby State 53 Re call WGA BIOS From 53 Disabled suspend Time Out Minute Dis
37. o el ctricos y equipos electr nicos no pueden ser depositados en los contenedores habituales de su municipio los fabricantes de equipos electr nicos est n obligados a hacerse cargo de dichos productos al termino de su per odo de vida MSI estar comprometido con los t rminos de recogida de sus productos vendidos en la Uni n Europea al final de su periodo de vida Usted debe depositar estos productos en el punto limpio establecido por el ayuntamiento de su localidad o entregar a una empresa autorizada para la recogida de estos residuos NEDERLANDS Om het milieu te beschermen wil MST u eraan herinneren dat richtlijn van de Europese Unie EU met betrekking tot Vervuiling van Electrische en Electronische producten 2002 96 EC die op 13 Augustus 2005 in zal gaan kunnen niet meer beschouwd worden als vervuiling Fabrikanten van dit soort producten worden verplicht om producten retour te nemen aan het eind van hun levenscyclus MSI zal overeenkomstig de richtlijn handelen voor de producten die de merknaam MSI dragen en verkocht zijn in de EU Deze goederen kunnen geretourneerd worden op lokale inzamelingspunten SRPSKI Da bi zastitili prirodnu sredinu i kao preduzece koje vodi o okolini i prirodnoj sredini MSI mora da vas podesti da Po Direktivi Evropske unije EU o odbacenoj ekektronskoj i elektri noj opremi Direktiva 2002 96 EC koja stupa na snagu od 13 Avgusta 2005 proizvodi koji spadaju pod elektr
38. onsku i elektri nu opremu ne mogu vise biti odba eni kao obi an otpad i proizvodaci ove opreme bi e prinu eni da uzmu natrag ove proizvode kraju njihovog uobi ajenog veka trajanja MSI ce po tovati zahtev preuzimanju ovakvih proizvoda kojima je istekao vek trajanja koji imaju MSI oznaku i koji su prodati u EU Ove proizvode mo ete vratiti na lokalnim mestima za prikupljanje POLSKI Aby chroni nasze rodowisko naturalne oraz firma dbajaca o ekologi MSI przypomina e Zgodnie z Dyrektyw Unii Europejskiej UE dotycz c odpad w produkt w elektrycznych i elektronicznych Dyrektywa 2002 96 EC kt ra wchodzi w ycie 13 sierpnia 2005 tzw produkty oraz wyposa enie elektryczne i elektroniczne nie by traktowane jako mieci komunalne tak wi c producenci tych produkt w b d zobowi zani do odbierania ich w momencie gdy produkt jest wycofywany z u ycia MSI wypelni wymagania UE przyjmuj c produkty sprzedawane na terenie Unii Europejskiej wycofywane z u ycia Produkty MSI bedzie mo na zwraca w wyznaczonych punktach zbiorczych yi evreci zelli iyle bilinen MSI d nyada evreyi korumak icin hat rlat r Avrupa Birligi AB Kararnamesi Elektrik ve Elektronik Malzeme At 2002 96 EC Kararnamesi alt nda 13 Agustos 2005 tarihinden itibaren ge erli olmak zere elektrikli ve elektronik malzemeler diger at klar gibi pe atilamavacak ve bu elektonik cihazlarin reticil
39. rating system gt Boot From Other Device Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device gt Optical Drive AAM Use this field to configure the AAM Automatic Acoustic Management mode MS 7379 Mainboard Integrated Peripherals CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals USB Control ler Enabled Help Item USB Device Legacy Support Enabled Onboard LAN Controller Enabled LAN Option ROM Disabled Onboard IEEF1394 Controller Enabled Disabled HW ACI HD Audio Controller Enabled Enabled k In Chip ATA Devices 170 Devices Tle Move Enter Select Value 10 5 ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Load Optimized Defaults gt USB Controller This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard USB controller gt USB Device Legacy Support Select Enabled if you need to use a USB interfaced device in the operating system gt Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable disable the onboard LAN controller gt LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller gt Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller gt HW AC97 HD Audio Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard audio controller gt On Chip ATA Devices Press lt E
40. rican Megatrends Inc Chipset Feature HPET Disabled Help Item UGA Share Memory 8MB DUMT Mode Select DUMT Model DUMT FIXED Memory 256MB 3 10 BIOS Setup gt The HPET High Precision Event Timers is a component that is part of the chipset You can to enable it and will provide you with the means to get to it via the various methods gt VGA Share Memory Size The system shares memory to the onboard VGA card This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the VGA card gt DVMT Mode Select This item allows you to set the mode for the graphics core Fixed Mode a fixed size fragment of the system memory is allocated to the graphics core lt can only be used by the graphics core DVMT Mode the driver of the graphics core uses the system memory like any other OS component or application does gt DVMT FIXED Memory Specify the size of DVMT memory to allocate for video memory gt Boot Sequence Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1905 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Sequence 1st Boot Device 151 FLOPPY DRIU Help Item nd Boot Device USB Netac 100 Jrd Boot Device CD DUD PS ATAPTI opecifies the boot Boot From Uther Device Yes sequence from the gt 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device These items allow you to set the first second third boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk ope
41. rompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup gt 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 gt CPU Feature Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Feature Execute Bit Support Disabled Help Item set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 Disabled When disabled force the D feature flag to always return 0 gt Execute Bit Support Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation gt Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 The Max CPUID Value Limit is designed to limit the listed speed of the processor to older operating systems gt Chipset Feature Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 Ame
42. sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the lt Esc gt General Help lt F1 gt The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing lt F1 gt The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press lt Esc gt to exit the Help screen 3 3 MS 7379 Mainboard The Main Menu CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc k Standard CHOS Features Tle Houe Enter Select Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F6 Load ptimized Defaults vO2 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc gt Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc gt Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features gt Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals gt Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management gt PNP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI gt H W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status gt Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control and overclocking gt Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance
43. th date year gt Time HH MM SS BIOS Read only The month from Jan through Dec The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys The year can be adjusted by users This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt gt 5 1 4 Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 3 6 BIOS Setup CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc SA Help Iten Disabled Disables LBA Mode Auto Enables LBA T a u ra Hode if the deuice LBA Large Mode Autol supports it and the DMA Mode Auto device is not already Hard Disk 5 Auto Formatted with LBA Mode disabled gt Device Vender Size It will showing the device information that you connected to the SATA connector gt LBA Large Mode 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 gt DMA Mode Select DMA Mode gt Hard Disk S M A R T This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard
44. y update the BIOS you ll need to disable this Flash BIOS Protection function You should enable this function at all times The only time when you need to disable it is when you want to update the BIOS After updating the BIOS you should immedi ately re enable it to protect it against viruses gt Full Screen LOGO Display This item enables you 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 gt Quick Power On Self Test Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 10 seconds since it will skip some check items gt Boot Up Num Lock LED This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad gt APIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system 3 9 5 7379 Mainboard gt Passowrd Check This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Settings are described below Description Option _ The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup System A password p
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