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3. CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Intel EIST Intel C State C1E Support DuerSpeed Protection Hyper Threading Function Execute Bit Support Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 Intel Virtualization Tech CPU Feature Auto Help Item Disabled Enabled Disabled Disable GIE Enabled Enabled Enable GU3 Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled 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 supports speedstep technology gt Intel C STATE C state is a power management state that significantly reduces the power of the processor during idle This field will appear after you installed the CPU which sup ports c state technology gt C1E Support To enable this item to read the CPU power consumption while idle Not all proces sors support Enhanced Halt state C1E gt Overspeed Protection Overspeed Protection function can monitor the current CPU draws as well as its power consumption If it exceeds a certain level the processor automatically re duces its clock speed If you want to overclock your CPU set it to Disabled 3 19 BIOS Setup gt Hyper Threading Function The processor uses Hyper Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end user respon
4. SATA1 6 p 2 12 E JUSB1 2 p 2 14 JBAT1 p 2 17 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 O00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 l Dnnnnnnnn1t 00000000000000000 0000000000 0000000000 Epa po o ly a GT anona oo 00000 SP G ma JLPT1 p 2 16 Direct OC Base CLOCK p 2 18 POWER p 2 9 JAUD1 p 2 15 IDE1 p 2 11 FDD1 p 2 11 JSP1 p 2 15 JCD1 p 2 15 JCI1 p 2 12 JFP1 JFP2 p 2 14 OC GENIE p 2 18 2 2 MS 7589 CPU CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT When 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 www msi com index php func cpuform2 Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Make sure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replacing 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 Overclocking T
5. Rebuilding a Mirror drive When one of the disk in a RAID 1 Mirror configuration is unplugged from the system then plugged in again a dialogue box appears to ask you to rebuild the Mirror drive Press lt Y gt to confirm otherwise press lt N gt This option allows you to rebuild the Mirror drive later and synchronize the data between two hard disks To rebuild a Mirror drive Select Rebuild Mirror Drive and press lt Enter gt Using the lt TAB gt move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the RAID set that you want to rebuild Press lt Del gt to begin rebuilding the Mirror configuration A status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the progress of the rebuilding JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List 1 Cerate RAID Disk Drive HDDO ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Delete RAID Disk Drive HDD1 13120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List 1 RDDO JRAID 1 Mirror 120 GB Rebuild 01 Rebuilding 77 please wait MS 7589 INSTALLING DRIVER Install Driver in Windows Vista XP New Windows Vista XP Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows OS 1 When you start installing Windows XP and older operating systems you may en counter a message stating
6. gt OC Retry Count When the overclocking is failed setting this item to 1 3 5 will allow system to reboot 1 3 5 times with the overclocking configuration If the overclocking was failed every time the system will restore the defaults 3 29 BIOS Setup Loap 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 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 Failsafe Defaults OK Cancel Selecting Ok and pressing Enter loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Load Optimal Defaults 0k Cancel Selecting Ok and pressing Enter loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance 3 30 Appendix A Realtek Audio The Realtek audio provides 10 channel DAC that simul taneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the Front Out Left and Front Out Right chan nels Realtek Audio INSTALLING THE REALTEK HD Aubio DRIVER
7. Be sure to set RAID mode for the JMicron 36x ATA Controller in BIOS before configur ing the JMicron BIOS utility After that save the configuration and exit During boot up POST press CTRL J to enter the JMicron BIOS RAID utility The RAID Utility menu screen will be displayed A brief description of each section is presented below JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Cerate RAID Disk Drive HDDO 13120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Delete RAID Disk Drive HDD1 ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List RDDO JRAID 0 Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 lt gt TAB1 Suitch Window 1 Select item Enter Action ESC Exit Main Menu Cerate RAID Disk Drive Create a new legacy RAID set Delete RAID Disk Drive Delete a legacy RAID set Revert HDD to Non RAID Revert an existed RAID HDD to non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Sovle a mirror conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Rebuild data when RAID 1 or RAID 10 data mirroring is lost Save And Exit Setup Save all settings and exit the BIOS utility Exit Without Saving Exit the BIOS utiltiy without any saving Hard Disk Driver List The menu shows the model number and capacities of the drives physically attached to the SATAII 8 PATA ports RAID Disk Driver List The menu shows the current c
8. 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 setting allows you 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 onboard LAN gt Extra RAID IDE Controller optional This item allows you to enable disable the onboard extra RAID IDE controller gt RAID Mode This item is used to select mode for extra RAID connector gt HD Audio Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard audio controller 3 10 MS 7589 gt On Chip ATA Devices Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc On Chip ATA Devices PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Help Item Enabled On Chip SATA Control ler RAID Mode IDE ENABLED BIOS uses gt PCI IDE BusMaster optional This item allows you to enable disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading writing to IDE drives gt On Chip SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the on chip SATA controller gt RAID Mode This item is used to select mode for on chip SATA connectors gt I O Devices Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc I 0 Devices
9. COM Port 1 3F6 TRQ4 Help Item Parallel Port 378 Parallel Port Mode Bi Directional Allows BIOS to Select gt COM Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port gt Parallel Port There is a built in parallel port on the on board Super I O chipset that provides Standard ECP and EPP features It has the following options Disabled 3BC Line Printer port O 278 Line Printer port 2 378 Line Printer port 1 gt Parallel Port Mode Normal Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port ECP EPP Extended Capability Port Enhanced Parallel Port Bi Directional To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only choose Normal To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously choose EPP By choosing ECP the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only Choosing ECP EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously 3 11 BIOS Setup PowER MANAGEMENT SETUP CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Help Item ACPI Standby State 3 Power LED Blinking Configure SuperI0 Restore Un AC Power Loss Off Chipset F71889F gt Wake Up Event Setup Press Enter Ta Roueg Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5 Memor
10. P55 GD55 P55 GD51 series MS 7589 v1 x Mainboard G52 75891 X71 Preface Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNA TIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improve ment and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners H MSI is registered trademark of Micro Star Int l Co Ltd NVIDIA is registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation m ATI is registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc AMD is registered trademarks of AMD Corporation Intel is registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows is registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMP is registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd Sound Blaster is registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd Realtek is registered trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation JMicron is registered trademark of JMicron Technology Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Revision History First release for PCB 1 X October 2009 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
11. Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system If this is the case then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver If this is not the case then press F6 when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup 2 Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device 3 You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the JMicron RAID driver into the A drive Note For Windows XP you can use the USB floppy drive only For Windows Vista you can use CD DVD USB drive Please follow the instruction below to make an JMicron RAID Driver for yourself e Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive e Click the Browse DVD on the Setup screen e Copy all the contents in the RAID JMicron NoIDE Floppy32 for 32 bit OS or Flop py64 for 64 bit OS to a formatted floppy drive e The driver diskette for JMicron RAID Controller is done When prompted insert the floppy disk you created in step 3 and press Enter 4 5 You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters 6 Select the appropriate JMicron RAID controller and press ENTER 7 The next screen should confirm that you have selected the JMicron RAID controller Press ENTER again to continue 8 You have successfully installed the JMicron RAID driver and Windows setup should continue 9 Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Windows setup will
12. Alternatively please try the following help resources for further guidance O Visit the MSI website for FAQ technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http www msi com index php func service W Contact our technical staff at http ocss msi com MS 7589 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 equipment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS m Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place any thing over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module m All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock m f any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel O The power cord or plug is damaged O Liquid has penetrated into the equipment O The equipment has been exposed to moisture O The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual O The equipment has droppe
13. Processing Unit cias 2 3 e o PRE A PE CO O o O a 2 7 A A AA 2 9 o a e EC CE nehioweheaianinnce 2 10 Sono a E e A a cee 2 11 o O UI 2 17 o A 2 18 nn A o es eseuceoueensnet 2 19 LED Status ICI CA EE 2 25 Chapter 3 BIOS SOU cara 3 1 Entenng Selu epa rito eransaia 3 2 The Main MENU austriacas lirica rios loli airada 3 4 Standard CMOS Features AANEREN 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features casi ia 3 8 integrated Peripherals aussesaciosn rana ia in 3 10 Power Management Getup NEEN EEN 3 12 elen oia 3 14 E e A a Lon 3 15 BIOS Setting PASS WO uscar 3 16 CAMS no 3 18 Mario ld 3 26 Overclocking Pro Sia aora act 3 29 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults ooooccccconncnccconnnnncnononoccnncnnnnnonenonononess 3 30 viii MS 7589 Appendix A Realtek AUTO cian A 1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A 2 Software e Le RTE nne A 4 Hardware SEUD A Pr e PU PO RE OO A 19 Appendix B Intel SATA RAID 000ooccccconncocccccccoccconncococonccncnconononcnncnnononanannnnns B 1 la Wee Neto y ease accelerate eine E E RES RE be aracenesientta Means tincotntrewounain anes B 2 BIOS Configuration rss iia B 3 le A o PERO CCOO E EA T B 10 boca e PU E O E A B 12 RAID Migration IASTUCUON Sarco aaa B 16 Recovery Volume Creation E B 23 Degraded RAID AMAY iaa aii B 26 Appendix C JMicron RAID optional EE C 1 aige aLla ia i PAPE EE AE ET E AEA E E C 2 JMicron RAID BIOS Er le EE C 3 Dels le aa ia C 7 psc A O PU O OE ER C 11 JMicron Raid COMIQU
14. Yolume Wizard This wizard creates a recovery volume using Intel R Rapid Recover Technology This technology copies data from a master drive to a recovery drive either continuously or on request The data cn the master drive will be preserved WARNING Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete existing data on the selected recovery drive Back up all important data before continuing Select Next to continue Cancel B 23 Intel SATA RAID 5 Modify the recovery volume name if you wish 6 Select a hard drive to be used as the master hard drive for the recovery volume Ga Create Recovery Volume Wizard Confirm Yolume Name and Select Master Drive The master drive will be the source drive for the recovery volume Volume Name Recovery_0000 The name is limited to 16 English alpha numeric characters Available Master Drives Port 0 HTS721080G95400 Serial MPCD12Y45DN8ZE 74 5 GB Parameter Value System Hard Drive Yes Partition 0 NTFS Size 74 5 GB Device Port 0 Device Port Internal 7 Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the recovery volume r Create Recovery Volume Wizard Select Recovery Drive WARNING Existing data on the selected recovery drive will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing Available Recovery Drives Port 2 5738081745 Serial SMR2D357 74 5 GB P
15. lt Port 5 Unused 149 GB B 27 misi Appendix C JMicron RAID optional This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality on platforms The JMicron RAID solution supports RAID level O strip ing RAID level 1 mirroring RAID level 10 striping and mirroring and JBOD Concatenate JMicron RAID INTRODUCTION JMicron JMB363 offers RAID level 0 Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplexing RAID level 10 A Stripe of Mirrors and JBOD Concatenate RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives Spread ing the hard drive I O load across independent channels greatly improves I O perfor mance RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created and a RAID 0 stripe is created over these JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes into one large disk Important e This mainboard supports RAID 0 RAID 1 or JBOD mode only e The least number of hard drives for RAID 0 RAID 1 or JBOD mode is 2 e All the information volumes pictures listed in your system might differ from the illus trations in this appendix RAID Configuration MS 7589 BIOS Um
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17. a key which better fits your vocal range Karaoke Remove the human voice Ge Raise the key 0 Lower the key Realtek Audio Mixer In the Mixer part you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually 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 MSI Realtek HD Audio output Front Rear i A i a i a i Realtek HD Audio Input Record Line Volume Stereo Mix ck Before set up please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks on the rear or front panel The Realtek HD Audio front output item will appear after you pluging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel Multi Stream Function Realtek audio supports an outstanding feature called Multi Stream which means you may play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the indicated real panel or front panel This feature is very helpful when 2 people are using the same computer together for different purposes Click the K button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear Then check the Enable playback multi streaming and click OK to save the setup You have to plug audio device into the jacks on the rear and front panel first before en able the multi stream function MS 7589 Mixer ToolBox Show the following volume c
18. automati cally span the remainder of two hard drives 6 Then the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume Press lt Y gt to continue CREATE VOLUME MENU Name Volume RAID Level RAID5 Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size A Capacity 228 0 GB Press ENTER to Create the specified volume Ss a 7 Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished MAIN MENU 3 Reset Disksto Non RAID 2 TZUN ale 4 Recovery Volume Options 4 DISK YOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes Data is Encrypted ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID5 Parity 64KB 228 068 Yes Physical Disks Port Device Mo el Serial Size Type Status Vol ID i VNRB3EC 20549SL 76 7GB VN RB3EC 20559SL 76 7GB A80 VNRB3EC20569SL 76 7GB 58 IVLSAS JO VNRB3EC20579SL 76 7GB MS 7589 Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM your system will become unbootable Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press lt Enter gt key to select a RAID volume for deletion Then press lt Delete gt key to delete the selected RAID volume The following screen appears Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volumed RAIDS Parity 3 22
19. available volume space will be available for data storage RAID 5 Useful RAID 5 can be used on three or more disks with zero or more spare disks The resulting RAID 5 device size will be N 1 S where N is the how many drive S is the size of the smallest drive in the array If one of the disks fail all data are still intact It can rebuild the disk from the parity information If spare disks are available recon struction will begin immediately after the device failure If two disks fail simultane ously all data are lost RAID 5 can survive one disk failure but not two or more Both read and write performance usually increase but can be hard to predict how much Reads are similar to RAID 0 reads writes can be either rather 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 Heavily scattered writes B 18 MS 7589 are bound to be more expensive RAID 10 Mirrored Stripes A RAID 1 array of two RAID 0 arrays Strip Sizes Select the desired strip size setting As indicated the optimal setting is 128KB Se lecting any other option may result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model
20. gy jt helyre viheti ITALIANO Per proteggere l ambiente MSI da sempre amica della natura ti ricorda che In base alla Direttiva dell Unione Europea EU sullo Smaltimento dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici Direttiva 2002 96 EC in vigore dal 13 Agosto 2005 prodotti appartenenti alla categoria dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici non possono pi essere eliminati come rifiuti municipali i produttori di detti materiali saranno obbligati a ritirare ogni prodotto alla fine del suo ciclo di vita MSI si adeguer a tale Direttiva ritirando tutti i prodotti marchiati MSI che sono stati venduti all interno dell Unione Europea alla fine del loro ciclo di vita possibile portare i prodotti nel pi vicino punto di raccolta Vii Preface CONTENTS GOPYIGAL INQUCO D il Ke nl E ii Revision WMS RONG ccs es cent sete aces pst ete aiaa iai ii IRC ois CRT ln ao ii Safely IASTUCION S capas iii FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ccccccccssseeeeeeeseeeeees iv WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement V Chapter 1 Getting Started cccconnncncicncccccacncocccnananoncncconanancrnnconannancrrnnnanans 1 1 Mainboard Kee e E 1 2 Manpoard Layout icono ita ica ca ouija 1 4 Packing arto NS e no e E 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setul cccccccccseesssssseeeeeeeeeeseseeeeaaeeseeeaeeeeeeseneanas 2 1 QUICK Components Guide acariciar 2 2 CPU Central
21. power LED blinks to indicate the sleep suspend state gt Restore On 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 Restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred gt Wake Up 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 Wake up Event By BIOS Help Item Disabled Resume From S3 By USB Device Resume From 53 By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Resume From S3 By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Resume By PCI Device PME Enabled Resume By PCI E Device Enabled Resume By RTC Alarm Disabled gt Wake up Event By Setting to BIOS activates the following fields and use the following fields to set the wake up events Setting to OS the wake up events will be defined by OS gt Resume From S3 By USB Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 Sus pend to RAM sleep state gt Resume From S3 By PS 2 Keyboard Mouse These items determine whether the system will be awakened from what power sav ing modes when input signal of the PS 2 keyboard mouse is detected gt Resume By PCI Device PME When set to Enabled the feature allows your system
22. purchase e Please refer to the documentation in the CPU fan package for more details about the CPU fan installation 2 6 MS 7589 MEMORY These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules For more information on compatible components please visit http www msi com index php func testreport DDR3 240 pin 1 5V TOMI OOOO ONAN AAO 48x2 96 pin 72x2 144 pin Memory Population Rule Please refer to the following illustrations for memory population rules 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 The following illustrations explain the population rules for Dual Channel mode O p U DIMM2 OOOO OOOO To DI MM1 il il l l DIMM4 C
23. screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Help Item System Information This sub menu shows the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read only BIOS Setup ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc gt Boot Sequence BIOS Flash Protection Full Screen Logo Display Quick Booting Boot Up Num Lock LED IOAPIC Function MPS Table Version Primary Graphic s Adapter PCI Latency Timer HPET Advanced BIOS Features Disabled Enabled Configure Boot Options Enabled 0n Enabled 1 4 PCI E 64 Enabled Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5 Memoruy 2 F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults gt Boot Sequence Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu gt Boot Device These items allow you to arrange the order that the BIOS uses to look for a boot device from which to load the operating system during the boot process 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 above devices gt BIOS Flash 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 Fla
24. to older operating systems gt Intel Virtualization Tech This item is used to enable disable the Intel Virtualization technology For further information please refer to Intel s official website gt Active Processor This item allows you to select the number of active processor cores 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 supports speedstep technology gt C1E Support To enable this item to read the CPU power consumption while idle Not all processors support Enhanced Halt state C1E gt Intel Turbo Boost This item will appear when you install a CPU with Intel Turbo Boost technology This item is used to enable disable Intel Turbo Boost technology It can scale processor 3 20 MS 7589 frequency higher dynamically when applications demand more performance and TDP headroom exists It also can deliver seamless power scalability Dynamically scale up Speed Step Down gt Adjust CPU Base Frequency MHz This item allows you to set the CPU Base clock in MHz You may overclock the CPU by adjusting this value Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed gt OC Stepping This item will be enabled after you set the overclocking frequency in the Adjust CPU Base Frequency MHz And the following item
25. to restart the system Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 69 R2 11 Maintenance Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations on Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Select this option O Yes want to restart my computer now 9 No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Click here Realtek Audio 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 MM 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 Manager from the Control Panel Realtek HD Audio Manager 2 liebe B 1 29 PM A r Double click amp Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back Si ya Search E Folders EH Address G Control Panel S SS re ABR IA Accessibility Add Hardware Add or Administrative Automatic Date and Time Display e Switch to Category View Options Remoy Tools Updates w Bee De D Folder Options Fonts Game Infineon Internet Keyboard Mouse Windows Update Controllers Secur Options Help and Support d B gt Rs CH Network Network Setup NVIDIA nView Phone and Power Options Printersand Realtek HD See Also Connections
26. unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration About Supervisor Password A User Password Supervisor password Can enter and change the settings of the setup menu User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu gt User Access Level This item is used to limit the user access level gt Passwrod Check This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Settings are described below BIOS The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup System A password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup gt Save Supervisor Password to This item is used to assign a place to save the supervisor password 3 17 BIOS Setup CELL MENU CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Help Item Current CPU Frequency Current DRAM Frequency Current QPI Frequency gt CPU Specifications gt CPU Feature Active Processor Intel EIST C1E Support Intel Turbo Boost Adjust CPU Base Frequency MHz OC Stepping Adjust CPU Ratio Adjusted CPU Frequency MHz OC Genie Button Operation Base Clock Button gt MEMORY Z Current DRAM Channel 1 Timing DRAM Timing Mode Advance DRAM Configuration Memory Ratio Adjusted DRAM Frequency MHz QPI Ratio Adjusted QPI Frequency MHz gt ClockGen Tuner Adjust PCI E Freq
27. 15 BIOS Setup BIOS SETTING PASSWORD CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Setting Password Help Item USB Key should be select after set U Key Disabled this item to enable Change Supervisor Password tWe Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5S Memory Z F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults gt U Key This item is used to enable disable USB driver device as a key gt Make U Key at This item is used to specify the USB driver device as a key gt Change Supervisor Password This item is used to set the supervisor password gt Change User Password This item is used to set the user password MS 7589 Important Type the password up to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will replace any previously set password 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 System This prevents an
28. 8 0GB Yes ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeQ Y N Deleting a volume will reset the disk to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED t Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt DEL gt Delete Volume Press lt Y gt key to accept the volume deletion B 7 Intel SATA RAID Reset Disks to Non RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives The following screen appears 1 Create RAID Volume Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size Status U ADS 22500VLSA80 VNRBSECZ0549SL 16 768 Member Disk 0 SA80 VNRE3EC20559SL 76 768 An VNRB3EC20569SL 76 768 Select the disks that should be reset t Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete t Select ESC Elit ENTER Select Menu Press lt Y gt key to accept the selection e You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation e Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non RAID could include issues such as incom patible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk MS 7589
29. A OOo DIMM3 O OOOO Oo DIMM2 CEET Jour AAA a ESCH DIMM4 Installed Empty Important e DDR3 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR2 and the DDR3 standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDR3 memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots e In Dual Channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different channel DIMM slots e To enable successful system boot up Lynnfield CPU especially always insert the memory modules into the DIMMT first e Due to the chipset resource deployment the system density will only be detected up to 15 GB not full 16GB when each DIMM is installed with a 4GB memory module Hardware Setup Installing Memory Modules Ts The memory module has only one notch on the cen
30. B Size 240 GB RAID Disk Dr 8 Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List 1 Model Name Capacity Type Status HDDO ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Delete RAID Disk Drive HDD1 ST3120013A5 120 GB RAID Inside Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDDO JRAID 0 Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 9 Goto the Save And Exit Setup field and press lt Enter gt a message will display to ask you to confirm the setup Then press lt Y gt key to save the setting and exit the BIOS utility MS 7589 DELETING RAID ser 1 Select Delete RAID Disk Drive Then press lt Enter gt JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Cerate RAID Disk Drive HDDO ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside HDD1 ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List RDDO JRAID 0 Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 2 In the RAID Disk Driver List menu use lt Space gt key to select the RAID set you want to delete Then press lt Del gt key 3 Press Y to accept the deletion when a dele
31. B floppy drive only For Windows Vista you can use CD DVD USB drive Important Please follow the instruction below to make an Intel RAID Driver for yourself 10 Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive Click the Browse DVD on the Setup screen Copy all the contents in RAID Intel PCH f6flpy 32 or f6flpy 64 to a formatted floppy diskette The driver diskette for Intel PCH RAID Controller is done For Windows Vista During the Operating system installation after selecting the location to install Vista click on Load Driver button to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert the floppy disk or media CD DVD or USB you created in step 3 and press Enter You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters Select the appropriate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel RAID controller Press ENTER again to continue You have successfully installed the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver and Win dows setup should continue Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted and Windows setup starts copying files B 10 MS 7589 ae eS Ss Existing Windows Vista XP Driver Installation Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive The DVD will auto run and the setup screen will appear Un
32. Err E S D PCI1 pS H IAU HUE LLLLLLLU E OOO0000 0000000000 000000000000 0000000000000 00000 Direct OC Base CLOCK Optional PCI2 Joan DDODODODDDODDDODDDDDDDDD0DD00000D00000000 Cova 000000000000 0000000000000000000000 ie JLPT1 men DE optional Fop BSAS E JCD1 m JCI D6 8 0 EE ENEE HRH E EP BD RR D Beano oo aon oe oe Gs BEBBE oo oad poo AA E DODODODODODODO HIE Q JSP1 EN de JFP1 OCGENIE Power optional Button optional P55 GD55 P55 GD51 Series MS 7589 v1 X ATX Mainboard MS 7589 PACKING CHECKLIST e MSI mainboard MSI Driver Utility DVD SATA Cable Optional Power Cable USB Bracket Optional Standard Cable for IDE Devices optional ru CrossFireX Video Link Back lO Shield Cable optional User s Guide The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased misi Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures While doing the installa tion 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 damag
33. GITAL Speaker Configuration 1 Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack 2 Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selection Please select the device you have plugged in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device If not correct Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the correct jack A 12 MS 7589 Connector Settings Click Y to access connector settings Connector Settings Connector Settings E Disable front panel jack detection T Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in Id Enable auto popup dialog when device has been plugged in OK Cancel Disable front panel jack detection optional Jack detection function only works with HD audio front panel 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 Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device would automatically pop up when device plugged in A 13 Realtek Audio S PDIF Short for Sony Philips Digital Interface a standard audio file transfer format S PDIF al lows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to b
34. IS EE C 13 misi Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the P55 GD55 P55 GD51 Series MS 7589 v1 X ATX mainboard The P55 GD55 P55 GD51 Series mainboards are based on Intel P55 chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel Lynnfield LGA1156 processor the P55 GD55 P55 GD51 Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution Getting Started MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS Processor Support Intel Lynnfield processor in the LGA1156 package For the latest information about CPU please visit http www msi com index php func cpuform2 Base Clock 133 MHz Chipset Intel P55 chipset Memory Support m 4 DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2133 OC 2000 OC 1600 OC 1333 1066 DRAM 16GB Max Supports Dual Channel mode For more information on compatible components please visit http www msi com index php func testreport LAN m Supports PCIE LAN 10 100 1000 by Realtek RTL8111DL Audio m Chip integrated by Realtek ALC889 True Blu ray Audio ALC888S VC2 m Flexible 8 channel audio with jack sensing Compliant with Azalia 1 0 Spec IDE optional m 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB363 m Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 mode Supports PIO Bus Master operation mode SATA m 6 SATAII SATA1 6 ports by Intel P55 2 ESATA
35. Recovery Volume Options Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press lt Enter gt to change recovery volume mode The following screen appears 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Only Master Disk Enable Only Recovery Disk enablesrecovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will resultin change from Continuous Update mode to On Request t JChange TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On Request after you en able Only Recovery Disk or Only Master Disk Intel SATA RAID INSTALLING DRIVER Install Driver in Windows Vista XP New Windows Vista XP Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing operating system ZS When you start installing Windows XP you may encounter a message stating Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system If this is the case then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver If this is not the case then press F6 when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup 2 Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device 3 You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver into the A drive Note For Windows XP you can use the US
36. Setup BUTTON OPTIONAL The mainboard provides the following buttons for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your mainboard s function through the use of button OC Genie Button OC GENIE optional This button is used to auto overclock for the system Press this button to enable the OC Genie function when the system is in power off state meanwhile the button will light and lock And then the system will automatically detect the optimum values to overclock after booting the system To disable the OC Genie function please press the button again after power off the system meanwhile the button light will off and unlock and the system will restore the default for next boot Please install the DDR3 1333 and up memory and equip better heat sink cooler with OC Genie function We do not guarantee the OC Genie overclocking range and the damages or risks caused by the OC Genie overclocking behavior You can disable the OC Genie function in BIOS setup And we suggest you to save the OC Genie configuration to overclocking profile in BIOS for future using Power On Button POWER optional This button is used to turn on or turn off the system Press the button to turn on or turn off the system Base Clock Control Buttons Direct OC Base CLOCK optional These buttons are used to increase or decrease the Base clock frequency Pressing the button once will increase decrease th
37. T3120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation RAID Disk Drive List Then select the block value stripe value for the RAID array by using the upper arrow or down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the lt Enter gt key to select and advance to the next field The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB The default and typical value for RAID 0 is 128KB This field only available for RAID 0 mode JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Create New RAID Hard Disk Drive List 1 Model Nane Available Tupe Status Name HDDO ST3120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Level 0 Stripe HDD1 ST3120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Disks Select Disk ID 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation RAID Disk Drive List JMicron RAID 6 Then select the capacity of the RAID set in the Size field The default value is the maximum capacity of the selected disks Then press lt Enter gt to the Confirm Cre ation field 7 The Creation field will display a message to ask you to confirm the creation Then press lt Y gt key to proceed with the RAID set creation JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Create New RAID 1 Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Available Type Status Name HDDO 13120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Level 0 Stripe HDD1 ST3120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Disks Select Disk Block 128 K
38. The most typical strip size settings are 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 2 Select the source disk Then select the source disk that you wish to use and then click gt to move it to the Selected field Then click Next to continue It is very important to note which disk is the source disk the one containing all of the information to be migrated and which one is the target disk On a RAID Ready system this can be determined by making a note during POST of which port the single disk is attached to You can also use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility before the second disk is installed to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that contains all the data Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Source Hard Drive The data on the hard drive you select will be preserved and migrated across a new RAID volume Available Selected Port 0 HDT 722516DL4380 Serial Port 1 HDT 72251 6DL4380 Seriali Port 2 HDS 722580 LS480 Seriali Port 3 HDS 722525 LSA480 Seriali Intel SATA RAID 3 Select Member Hard Drive s Then select the member disk the target disk that you wish to use and th
39. Wizard Desktop Modem Faxes Sound Eff Manager es E OY Y Y Regional and Scanners and Scheduled Security Sounds and Speech System Language Cameras Tasks Center Audio Devices Zee x Taskbar and User Accounts Windows Wireless Start Menu Firewall Network Set A 4 MS 7589 Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list Environment lt None gt OA SS em Equalizer Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow totally 23 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 and Auditorium for quick enjoyment You may choose the provided sound effects and the equalizer will adjust automatically If you like you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the Load EQ Setting and Save Preset button click Reset EQ Setting button to use the default value or click Delete EQ Setting button to remove a preset EQ setting There are also other pre set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking Others under the Equalizer part A 5 Realtek Audio Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings users may create their owned preferred settings b
40. You need to install the HD audio driver for Realtek audio codec to function properly before you can get access to 2 4 6 8 channel or 7 1 2 channel audio operations Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating sys tems Installation for Windows XP For Windows XP you must install Windows XP Service Pack3 or later before installing the driver The following illustrations are based on Windows XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems 1 Insert the application DVD into the DVD ROM drive The setup screen will automati cally appear 2 Click Realtek HD Audio Drivers button Service base Product information BRERA EEE UGA berets NT Click here Realtek HD Audio Drivers The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance au dio applications Hence the program screens shown here in this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only MS 7589 3 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 69 R2 11 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek High Definition Audio Driver The InstallShield Wizard will install Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on your computer To continue click Next Click here 4 Click Finish
41. ablish data mirroring and restore data redundancy refer to the procedure below that corre sponds to the current situation Missing Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Reconnect the hard drive 3 Reboot the system to Windows the rebuild will occur automatically Failed Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity 3 Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simul taneously during the Power On Self Test POST Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v3 5 0 1013 CH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volumen RAID10 RAIDO 1 64KB 153 4GB Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Siz Type Status Vol ID HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20549SL 76 7GB HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20559SL 76 7GB HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20569SL 76 7GB HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20569SL 76 7GB TES CTRL iz MAS UE 4 Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding and then press ENTER Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1013 ICH10R wRAIDS5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild Rebuild completes in the operating system Select the port of the de
42. appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format A7589IMS V1 0 090909 where 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A AMI W AWARD and P PHOENIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as Intel N NVIDIA A AMD and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS version 090909 refers to the date this BIOS was released MS 7589 Control Keys Getting Help After entering the Setup menu the first menu you will see is the Main Menu Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to You can use the arrow keys tJ 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 ap ger pears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be HRS launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options MARGE for a field parameter You can use arrow keys 11 to highlight Mall the field and 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 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 a
43. are Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control CPUFAN SYSFAN1 2 SAD O AS ZA S Sh e ez SC SC Important e Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan e CPUFAN support Smart fan control You can install Control Center utility that will automatically control the CPUFAN speeds according to the actual CPUFAN tem peratures e Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for CPUFAN Serial Port Connector JCOM1 This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial device 2 13 Hardware Setup 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 Front USB Connector JUSB1 JUSB2 This connector compliant with Intel I O 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 USB 2 0 Bracket optional Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage 2 14 MS 7589 CD In Connector JCD1 This connector is provided for external audio inp
44. between the equipment and receiver O Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected O Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for com pliance 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 LA NOTICE D INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU C Micro Star International MS 7589 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing 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 MS 7589 WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement ENGLISH To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist MSI must remind you that eg Under the European Union EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Elec tronic Equipment Directive 2002 96 EC which takes effect on August 13 em 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 usefu
45. ces Y BER Select the Advanced View Graphics Settings from the view drop menu Welcome ex Information Center A Displays Manager Display Options Graphics Adapter 7 Radeon X1950 Pro L17105 D Ia Monitor Properties 1 ns 3D CrossFire Settings o Color or CrossFire delivers exceptional performance on a single display by E EI Avivo Video combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units lel YPU Recover GPUs a e CrossFire When enabling CrossFire it is highly recommended that you leave Catalyst 4 1 in the Standard position Visual corruption or application issues may be seen in the Catalyst A I Advanced position Click on 3D in the navigation tree to review or change either of these 3D settings e CrossFire has now started When you disable this feature 1 you will need to restore your previous display settings creating a profile will make this easier For more information press F1 A CrossFireX system has four possible display modes e SuperTiling e Scissor Mode e Alternate Frame Rendering e Super Anti aliasing for more details please consult the graphics card manual from the manufacturer 2 21 Hardware Setup Multi GPU Technology This mainaobrd supports Multi GPU technology it allows two GPUs to run in tandem within a system to achieve up to twice the performance of a single graphics card To utilize this
46. d later gt CPU Smart FAN Target The mainboard provides the Smart Fan function which can control the CPU fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range You can enable a fan target value here If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value the smart fan function will be activated It provides several sections to speed up for cooling down automatically gt SYS FAN 1 2 Control These items allow users to select how percentage of speed for the SYSFAN1 2 gt PC Health Status gt CPU System Temperature CPU FAN SYS FAN 1 2 Speed CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices com ponents such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds MS 7589 GREEN POWER CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Green Power CPU Phase Control Auto Help Item Motherboard LED Control Auto Auto Control by IC Disable 4 phase Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5 Memoruy 2 F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Phase Control When set to Auto the hardware will auto adjust the CPU power phase according to the loading of CPU to reach the best power saving function gt Motherboard LED Control optional This item is used to enable disable the power phase LEDs of the mainboard 3
47. d and damaged O The equipment has obvious sign of breakage DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C 1400F 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 ERPRANER EEES TRPERRRETE MRT CA TEREK a For better environmental protection waste batteries should be US collected separately for recycling special disposal Preface FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC N 1 996 Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions 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 deter mined 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 O Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna O Increase the separation
48. de mo ete vratiti na lokalnim mestima za prikupljanje POLSKI Aby chroni nasze rodowisko naturalne oraz jako firma dbaj ca o ekologi MSI przy pomina e Zgodnie z Dyrektyw Unii Europejskiej UE dotycz c odpad w produkt w elektry cznych i elektronicznych Dyrektywa 2002 96 EC kt ra wchodzi w ycie 13 sierpnia 2005 tzw produkty oraz wyposa enie elektryczne i elektroniczne nie mog by trak towane 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 wype ni wymagania UE przyjmuj c produkty sprzedawane na terenie Unii Europejskiej wy cofywane z u ycia Produkty MSI b dzie mo na zwraca w wyznaczonych punktach zbiorczych vi MS 7589 T RKCE evreci zelli iyle bilinen MSI d nyada evreyi korumak i in hat rlat r Avrupa Birli i AB Kararnamesi Elektrik ve Elektronik Malzeme At 2002 96 EC Kararnamesi alt nda 13 A ustos 2005 tarihinden itibaren ge erli olmak zere elektrikli ve elektronik malzemeler di er at klar gibi pe at lamayacak ve bu elektonik cihazlar n reticileri cihazlar n kullan m s releri bittikten sonra r nleri geri toplamakla y k ml olacakt r Avrupa Birli ine sat lan MSI markal r nlerin kullan m s releri bitti inde MSI r nlerin geri al nmas iste i ile i birli i i erisinde olacakt r r nlerinizi yerel toplama
49. der the Driver tab click on Intel RAID Drivers The drivers will be automatically installed Confirming Windows Vista XP Driver Installation From Windows Vista XP open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver Intel R PCH SATA RAID Controller should appear B 11 Intel SATA RAID INSTALLING SOFTWARE Install Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data 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 DVD and click on the RAID block and then choose INTEL RAID Drivers to install the software EE ST V GA Intel INF Update Multi Lan Drivers Raid Others Multi Raid Drivers Click on this item Multi Raid Drivers Intel RAID Drivers JMicron RAID drvier Choose this item B 12 MS 7589 The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following Intel R Installation Framework InstallShield Wizard Preparing Setup Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares the setup Inte
50. drive gt Save File to Selected Device Please setup a specific folder in specific USB drive storage drive to save BIOS file from BIOS ROM chip data Note it only supports FAT FAT32 file system drive gt Save File Name as Please setup a specific name for the BIOS file which will be saved into the USB drive storage drive Note we suggest you using the official name as the default name gt Save Extend File name as Please setup a specific extend name for the BIOS file which will be saved into the USB drive storage drive Note we suggest you using ROM as default name gt Start to save file Press Enter and select OK the system will stare to save the onboard ROM chip data to the selected USB drive storage drive 3 28 MS 7589 OVERCLOCKING PROFILE CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Duerclocking Profile Overclocking Profile None Help Item Overclocking Profile Overclocking Profile Allow user to save Overclocking Profile current settings to Overclocking Profile storage Overclocking Profile b gt b b b b OC Retry Count Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5S Memory Z F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults gt Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 These items are used to save the currect settings to selected profile and they are also used to load the settings from the selected profile
51. during recording or select Acoustic Echo Cancellation to cancel the acoustic echo during recording Acoustic Echo Cancellation prevents playback sound from being recorded by micro phone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends The voice of your friend will come out from speakers playback However the voice of your friend might also be recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet In that case your friend will hear his her own voice again With AEC Acoustic Echo Cancellation enabled at your side your friend can enjoy the benefit with less echo MS Noise Suppression CM Acoustic Echo Cancellation er Jon a lt A 16 MS 7589 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like Sound 4 Loopy Music Buzzing Bee Moving Path yi Horizontal Yerlical Insect Motion Manual Horizantal Manual Vertical Enviranment Y lt Mone gt Bathroom Stone Corridor A 17 Realtek Audio Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility includ ing Audio Driver Version DirectX Version Audio Controller amp Audio Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choo
52. e 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 S PDIF Settings Output sampling Rate 441K Hz 48K Hz 96K He 192K He D utp ut SoOurce Mo S POIF output Output digital audio source Lik Output Sampling Rate 44 1KHz This is recommend while playing CD 48KHz This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby 96KHz This is recommended while playing DVD Audio 192KHz This is recommended while playing High quality Audio Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format Such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S PDIF Out S PDIF in to S PDIF out pass though mode The data from S PDIF In can be real time played from S PDIF Out A 14 MS 7589 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 Or you may click the auto test E button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically Front Left Front Right Side Left Side Right Subwoofer Rear Left Rear Right A 15 Realtek Audio Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone Select the Noise Suppression to remove the possible noise
53. e Base clock frequency 1 MHz when the system is in regular operation state 2 18 MS 7589 SLOTS PCIE Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card PCI Express x16 Slot When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power sup ply 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 2 19 Hardware Setup ATI CrossFireX Technology ATI CrossFireX is the ultimate multi GPU performance gaming platform Enabling game dominating power ATI CrossFireX technology enables two discrete graphics processors to work together to improve system performance ATI CrossFireX technol ogy allows you to expand your system s graphics capabilities It allows you the ability to scale your system s graphics horsepower as you need it supporting two ATI Radeon HD graphics cards making this the most scalable gaming platform ever The mainboard can auto detect the CrossFireX mode by software therefore you don t have to enable the CrossFireX in BIOS by yourself The following details the CrossFireX installa tion 1 Install one ATI Radeon HD graphics card in first PCIE x16 slot then install one ATI Radeon HD graphics card in second PCIE x16 slot 2 Wi
54. e the compo nents Hardware Setup Quick COMPONENTS GUIDE JPWR2 p 2 9 SYSFANZ2 p 2 13 CPU p 2 3 CPUFAN p 2 13 DDR3 p 2 7 JPWR1 p 2 9 SYSFAN1 p 2 13 af oob 1 y C Back Panel E S L a ESEGEER elejelelajele 00000000000 0010010 JTPM1 p 2 16 ha D 00000000000 0000000 oot Se 1 d PCIE 2 19 OOOO 00000 0000000000000 0000000000000 000000000 0D000n P 2 00000000000 0000000 TEC 00000000000 0000000 00000000000 0000000 d IJ 00000000000 0000000 M1 p 2 13 Sech DZ ER p0000000 EE C HC d OOOO 00000 0000000000000 000000000000 000000 00000000000 PCI p 2 24 Aita E Oodo0000000 al oa
55. e the setup program Do you accept the terms INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT OEM IHY ISV Distribution amp Single User IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until you have carefully read the Following terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement IF you do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software Please Also Note TF you are an Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM Independent Hardware Yendor IHY or Independent Software Yendor I5 this complete LICENSE AGREEMENT applies B 14 MS 7589 The following window appears to show the Readme File Information It shows the sys tem requirements and installation information Intel Installation Framework Intel Installation Framework Readme File Information Refer to the Readme Files to view the system requirements and installation information Installation Readme for Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Refer to the system requirements for the operating systems supported by Intel R Matrix Storage Manager This document makes references to products developed y Intel There are some restrictions on how these i Cancel Once the installation is complete the following window appears Intel Installation Framework Intel Installation Framework Setup Is Comple
56. e this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance gt Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard gt Save amp Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup gt Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup BIOS Setup STANDARD CMOS FEATURES The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu include 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 Standard CMOS Features Date MM DD YY Sat 08 22 2009 Time HH MM SS 02 08 231 Use ENTER TAB IDE Primary Master or SHIFT TAB to IDE Primary Slave select a field SATA1 SATAZ Use or to SATA3 configure system Date SATA4 SATAS SATA6 E SATA1 E SATA2 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt b gt b Floppy Drive Auto Hold On All Error gt System Information Ta Roueg Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5S Memory Z F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults gt Date MM DD YY 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 Day of the
57. ec The following screen appears if the migration process is completed successfully Then you have to reboot your system to use the full capacity of the new volume 100 of Volume_0000 Migration Completed X DEE Migration Status The migration was completed successfully The system will need to be rebooted to use the full capacity of the new 2 volume Do you want to reboot the system now 100 of Volume DUDU Migration Completed B 22 MS 7589 RECOVERY VOLUME CREATION A recovery volume can be created using Advanced mode in the Intel Matrix Storage Console Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete any existing data on the drive se lected as the recovery drive Back up all important data before beginning these steps m Recovery Volume in Advanced Mode Creation To create a recovery volume in Advanced mode use the following steps 1 Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Start gt All Programs gt Intel Matrix Stor age Manager gt Intel Matrix Storage Console 2 Select Advanced Mode in the View menu 3 Select Create Recovery Volume in the Actions menu 4 Select Next to continue Rescan For Plug and Play Devices cp File view Actions Help Create RAID volume KT Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive Create Recovery volume a 3 Pork A EK Unused Ports o Port 1 Unused Create Recovery Volume Wizard Welcome to the Create Recovery
58. edure is only available with a newly built system or if you are reinstall ing your OS It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID Intel SATA RAID After pressing the lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously the following window will ap pear MAIN MENU AID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Jolume 4 Recovery Volume Options DISKAVOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes Data is Encrypted None defined Physical Disks o eed Size Type Status Vol 1D 5 76 7GB dh 55 76 7GB dh RB3EC20589SL 76 7GB VNRB3EC 20579SL 76 7GB Create RAID Volume 1 Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt key The following screen appears Then in the Name field specify a RAID Volume name and then press the lt TAB gt or lt Enter gt key to go to the next field 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level CREATE VOLUME MENU Name Volume RAD Lee tt Disks Strip Size Capacity Syncy Create Volume HELP Choose the RAID level RAIDO Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy Recovery Copies data between a master and a recovery disk RAID 10 Mirrors data and stripesthe mirror RAIDS Stripes data and parity MS 7589 3 Inthe Disk field press lt Enter gt key and the following screen appears Use lt Space gt key to select the disks
59. en click gt 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 perma nently Do not forget to back up all the important data before continuing Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Member Hard Drive s Once the new RAID volume is created it will span the source hard drive as well as 1 to 3 member hard drives Avallable Selected Port 1 HDT722516DL4380 Seriali i Port 2 HDS722580 VLS480 Seriali Port 3 HDS 722525 LS480 Seriali e 2 WARNING Existing data on the selected hard drive s will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Member Hard Drive s Once the new RAID volume is created it will span the source hard drive as well as 1 to 3 member hard drives Available Selected Port 1 HDT722516DLA380 Seriali Port 3 HDS722525LSA80 Seriali Si WARNING Existing data on the selected hard drive s will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing B 20 MS 7589 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 u
60. en successfully installed and the sys tem has rebooted click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link Start gt All Programs gt Intel Matrix Storage Manager gt Intel Matrix Storage Console and the following window will appear ag Intel R Matrix Storage Console File View Help 4 View Hard Drive and Volume Status All hard drives are OK O Detail System functioning normally Switch to Advanced Mode View B 16 MS 7589 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk choose Action gt Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive t Intel R Matrix Storage Console Create RAID volume Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Information Rescan for Plug and Play Devices Port 0 HDT 2251 6DLA380 amp Port 1 HDT722516DL4380 CG Port 2 HDS722580VLS480 amp Port 3 HDS722525VLS480 B Unused Ports o Port 4 Unused lt lt Port D Unused Parameter Usage Status Device Port Device Port Location Current Serial ATA Transfer Mode Model Serial Number Firmware Native Command Queuing Support System Hard Drive Size Value Non RAlD hard drive Normal 0 Internal Generation 2 HDT722516DL4380 YDNEIBTCDK2Z0DY 14304914 Yes Yes 153 3 GB The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the following procedure Click Next to continue Create RAID Vo
61. er RAID is built system will need to reboot 1 Left Click the Create RAID from Existing Disk icon on the toolbar 2 A CREATING RAID FROM EXISTING DISK wizard dialogue will display on the screen following the description of every step to complete the creation L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER All disks Name Capacit Device Type we MAXTOR STM32 232 8859GB 15GNCQH 0 mme MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 1 Raid Information JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP C 14 MS 7589 Remove RAID There are two ways you can choose to remove RAID Way 1 l Right click the name of the disk array you want to delete and the Remove menu will appear Select the Remove Raid of the pop up menu L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER O mg E E O el E A ee Raip List Disk LIST apachi if Remove Raid PMAXTOR STM32 232 8859GB 1 5GNCQH 0 Master Rebuild Raid jx MAXTOR STM32 232 8859GB 15GNCQH 1 Master Raid Information Disk Array ID 0 Disk Array Name JRAI Disk Array Type Raid 4 Block Size 128 KB E Disk Count in Array 2 f Disk Members MAXTOR STM3250 JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP A warning message appears to remind you that the data will be lost Press the Yes button if you really want to delete the disk array 0 IMB36X RAID CONFIGURER i EOR oF DISK LIST z Raid Information Master Warning KE DN The data will be lost forever except Raid Ma
62. es such as incom patible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk MS 7589 Solving a Mirror Conflict A Mirror conflict occurs when both disks in a RAID 1 Mirror configuration are un plugged from the system in turn then plugged in again Since both disks contain exactly the same data the system will be unable to determine which of the two is the source drive This option allows you to set the source drive and rebuild the Mirror drive accord ing to the contents of the source drive To solving a Mirror conflict Select Solving a Mirror Conflict and press lt Enter gt In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use lt Space gt key to select the disks you want to set as source drive Using the lt TAB gt move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the RAID set that you want to rebuild Press lt Del gt to begin rebuilding the Mirror configuration A status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the progress of the rebuilding JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Main Menu 1 Hard Disk Drive List 1 Cerate RAID Disk Drive HDDO ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Delete RAID Disk Drive HDD1 ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Revert HDD to Non RAID Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List RDDO JRAID 1 Mirror 120 GB Rebuild 01 lt gt TAB1 Suitch Window 1 Select item Enterl Action ESC1 Exit JMicron RAID
63. h the raid rebuilding process To continue click Next Raid Information Disk Array ID 0 Disk Array Name JHJ Disk Array Type Ral Disk Count in Array Disk Members MAXTOR STM323 8 Disk Array Size 232 8750 Cancel JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP Solve Mirror Conflict If the conflict occurs it will show the REBUILDING RAID WIZARD dialogue to ask you if you want to rebuild RAID following the description of every step to rebuild the RAID L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER Su E E O el E REBUILDING RAID WIZARD Raid Name INTRODUCTION Select a disk to rebuild the raid Note The selected disk will be overwritten Master with the data of the source disk Available disks RAID List Raid Information Disk Array ID 0 7 Disk Array Name JH Disk Array Type Ral Disk Count in Array Disk Members MAXTOR STM325tre Disk Array Size 232 8750 Back Next Cancel JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP
64. he LEDs will light blue when CPU is in 3 phase power mode 2 of the LEDs will light blue when CPU is in 2 phase power mode 1 of the LEDs will light blue when CPU is in 1 phase power mode 2 25 misi Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for op timum use You may need to run the Setup program when m 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 BIOS Setup 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 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 You may also re start the system by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys Important e The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly dif ferent from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only e Upon boot up the 1st line
65. he QPI multiplier gt Adjusted QPI Frequency MHz It shows the adjusted QPI frequency Read only gt ClockGen Tuner Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc ClockGen Tuner gt CPU Amplitude Control PCI Express Amplitude Control These items are used to select the CPU PCI Express clock amplitude gt Adjust PCI E Frequency MHz This field allows you to select the PCIE frequency in MHz gt Auto Disable PCI Frequency When set to Enabled the system will remove turn off clocks from empty PCI slot to minimize the electromagnetic interference EMI gt CPU Voltage V PCH 1 8V V DRAM Voltage V DDR_VREF_CA_A V DDR VREF_CA_B V DDR_VREF_DA_A V DDR_VREF_DA_B VJ PCH 1 05V V These items are used to adjust the voltage of CPU Memory and chipset gt Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses 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 Important e Ifyou 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 3 23 BIOS Setup e The g
66. his mainboard is designed to support overclocking However please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting while doing overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended We do not guar antee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product speci fications Introduction to LGA 1156 CPU The pin pad side of LGA 1156 CPU The surface of LGA 1156 CPU Remem ber to apply some thermal paste on it for better heat dispersion Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator Hardware Setup 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 Open the load level 2 Lift the load lever up to fully open position 3 The CPU socket has a plastic cap on 4 After confirming the CPU direction for it to protect the contact from damage correct mating put down the CPU in Before you install CPU always cover the socket housing frame Be sure to it to protect the socket pin Romove grasp on the edge of the CPU base the cap as the arrow shows Note that the alig
67. information about how to clear CMOS data 3 25 BIOS Setup M FLASH CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc M Flash Help Item BIOS Update or Boot 2nd BIOS From USB Drive M Flash Function as Disabled BIOS Update Update BIOS ROM Chip data Backup BIOS to USB Drive from selected file Save File to Selected Device USB SP Save File Name as A75891MS Boot After Save Extend File Name as 104 allocated BIOS file Start to Save File System will boot from this BIOS which stored at USB Drive Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5 Memoruy 2 F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults BIOS Update or Boot 2nd BIOS From USB drive gt M Flash function as M Flash function allows you to flash BIOS from USB drive storage drive FAT FAT32 format only or allows the system to boot from the BIOS file inside USB drive FAT FAT32 format only Disabled Disable M Flash function BIOS Update Flash BIOS via the USB Storage drive directly Update BIOS ROM chip data from selected file which was be download from official website and must be saved in the root directory of the USB Stor age drive It only supports particular file name which is the official BIOS file name from us Boot After allocated particular BIOS file system will boot from this BIOS file which saved in the root directory of USB drive System wil
68. k the Show Disks button and the information of all hard disks will display on the right side of the window L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER Y PR o gt E 8 R et jl e e MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 0 mme MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 1 JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP Left click the name of the disk array and the information of all hard disks of the selected disk array will display on the right side of the window The information of the disk array will also display on the lower left part of the window i L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER F FGF A E Ip OA E aid Name Normal 465 7500GB me MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 0 mme MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 1 JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP JMicron RAID Create RAID JMRaidTool supports the creation of RAID 0 1 and JBOD 1 Left click the Create Raid button 2 A CREATE RAID WIZARD dialogue will display on the screen following the de scription of every step to complete the creation L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER ii G E O0 orr Benanti PP y e MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 0 mme MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 1 Raid Information JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP Create RAID from Existing Disk You can combine the Existing Disk Source disk may content OS and Data with other HD must be larger than source Disk to be RAID The data on Source Disk will be re served Aft
69. l R Installation Framework Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait UR Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window Intel Installation Framework Intel Installation Framework Welcome to the Setup Program This setup program will install Intel Matrix Storage Manager onto this computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all programs before continuing Click Next to continue Cancel B 13 Intel SATA RAID The window shows the components to be installed Click Next button to continue Intel Installation Framework Intel Installation Framework Warning The Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver you are about to install may be used to control the hard drive that this computer boots from or to control a hard drive that contains important data Therefore you will not be able to uninstall this driver after installation However you will be able to uninstall the non critical components of this software such as the User Interface Event Monitor Service and program shortcuts Click Next to continue or click Cancel to exit the setup program Cancel After reading the license agreement in the following window click Yes button to con tinue Intel Installation Framework License Agreement You must accept all of the terms of the license agreement in order to continu
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72. l skip MB ROM chip data and boot with this particular BIOS inside USB drive Note this option is for USB drive only 3 26 MS 7589 Important e Please refer to the block diagram below about the M Flash function Set BIOS Update or Boot in M Flash function as field Select BIOS file from the root directory of USB Storage drive FAT FAT32 format only in Load BIOS source file from field Save changes and exit the BIOS setu Please check USB drive Storage drive BIOS file status and reboot the system manually again SYSTEM Restart Start M Flash 4 short beeps Fail The selected file USB drive Storage drive can 2 long beeps not be recognized Check the storage device and file status Success BIOS update successfully or Boot from the USB drive successfully e Due to the special design of some graphics cards will cause dark screen during M flash operation and you may refer the beeps from the system to confirm the current M flash process 3 27 BIOS Setup gt Load BIOS source file from When the M Flash function as sets to Boot or BIOS Update this item is selectable Use this item to select particular BIOS file from the USB Storage FAT 32 format only drive Backup BIOS to USB drive The following fields are used to read the onboard BIOS ROM data and save it to USB drive storage
73. lies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the sys tem gt CH1 CH2 tRAS This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to memory cell gt CH1 CH2 tRFC This setting determines the time RFC takes to read from and write to a memory cell gt CH1 CH2 tWR Minimum time interval between end of write data burst and the start of a precharge command Allows sense amplifiers to restore data to cells gt CH1 CH2 tWTR Minimum time interval between the end of write data burst and the start of a col umn read command It allows I O gating to overdrive sense amplifiers before read command starts gt CH1 CH2 tRRD Specifies the active to active delay of different banks gt CH1 CH2 tRTP Time interval between a read and a precharge command gt CH1 CH2 tFAW This item is used to set the tFAW timing 3 22 MS 7589 gt Current CH1 CH2 tdrRdTRd tddRdTRd tsrRdTWr tdrRdTWr tddRdTWr tsrWrTRd tddWrTWr tsrFRDTRd tsrWrTWr These item show the advanced DRAM timings gt Channel 1 Channel Advanced Memory Setting Setting to Auto enables the advance memory timing automatically to be determined by BIOS Setting to Manual allows you to set the following advanced memory tim ings gt Memory Ratio This item allows you to set the memory multiplier gt Adjusted DRAM Frequency MHz It shows the adjusted DRAM frequency Read only gt QPI Ratio This item allows you to set t
74. ll has music stream 2 from back panel in play At any given period you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously Mixer ToolBox Show the following volume controls Y yg Advanced Controls H Enable playback multi streaming OR A 10 MS 7589 m Recording control Realtek HD Audio Input Record CD Volume Mic Volume Line Volume S ereo Mix Recording device Back Line in Mic Front Lin in Tool Realtek HD Audio Input Mute Mute 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 Enable recording multi streaming Mixer ToolBox Show the following volume controls gf Enable recording multi streaming OR Realtek audio allows you to record the CD Line Mic and Stereo Mix channels simul taneously frees you from mixing efforts At any given period you may choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record A 11 Realtek Audio 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 Headphone for the common headphone 2CH Speaker for Stereo Speaker Output 4CH Speaker for 4 Speaker Output 6CH Speaker for 5 1 Speaker Output 8CH Speaker for 7 1 Speaker Output ANALOG Back Panel Front Panel DI
75. lume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Welcome to the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard This wizard migrates data from a single non RAID hard drive to anew RAID volume Volume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard drives being used You may continue to use other applications during this time Select Next to continue Cancel B 17 Intel SATA RAID 1 Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name selecting the RAID level and strip size Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Configure Volume You can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by selecting the RAID level and strip size below Volume Name Wolume_D000 The name is limited to 16 English alpha numeric characters RAID Level RAID 0 Strip Size RAID Volume Name A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the Volume_0000 text currently appears above The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 char acters The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCII char acters m RAID Level Select the desired RAID level RAID 0 Performance A volume optimized for performance will allow you to access your data more quick ly RAID 1 Redundancy A volume optimized for data redundancy will provide you with a realtime duplicate copy of your data Note Only half of the
76. ming is controlled by the SPD Serial Presence Detect EE PROM on the DRAM module Setting to Auto enables DRAM timings and the following 3 21 BIOS Setup Advance DRAM Configuration sub menu to be determined by BIOS based on the con figurations on the SPD Selecting Manual allows users to configure the DRAM timings and the following related Advance DRAM Configuration sub menu manually gt Advance DRAM Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu gt CH1 CH2 1T 2T Memory Timing This item controls the SDRAM command rate Select 1N makes SDRAM signal controller to run at 1N N clock cycles rate Selecting 2N makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2N rate gt CH1 CH2 CAS Latency CL This controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it gt CH1 CH2 tRCD When DRAM is refreshed both rows and columns are addressed separately This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS row ad dress strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance gt CH1 CH2 tRP This setting controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item app
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78. ndix MS 7589 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 Man ager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services Please use lt Ctrl gt lt I gt keys to enter the Intel RAID for Serial ATA status screen which should appear early in system boot up during the POST Power On Self Test Also you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create delete and reset RAID volumes Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM During the Power On Self Test POST the following message will appear for a few seconds The Drvice Model Serial and Size in the following example might be different from your system RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20549SL 76 7GB HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20559SL 76 7GB 1 2 HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20569SL 76 7GB 3 HDS722580VLSA80 VNRB3EC20579SL 76 7GB mem lt C TRL l gt RR ite itl mela A After the above message shows press lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility The following proc
79. ne In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 Line Out Side channels DORE To enable 7 1 channel audio out function on Windows Vista operating system you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver Or the mainboard will support 5 1 channel audio out only A 22 Appendix B Intel SATA RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality on platforms Intel SATA RAID INTRODUCTION The mainboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drives as RAID sets SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 3 Gb s Serial ATA uses long thin cables making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC The most outstanding features are 1 Supports 3 Gb s transfers with CRC error checking 2 Supports Hot plug n play feature 3 Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing elevator seek and packet chain command Intel RAID controller offers RAID level O Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplex ing RAID level 5 Block Interleaved Distributed Parity RAID level 10 A Stripe of Mir rors Intel Martix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Recover Technology RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives Spread ing the hard drive I O load across independent channels greatly imp
80. need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted and Windows setup starts copying files For Windows Vista After selecting the location to install Windows Vista please click on the Load Driver button to install the RAID driver Please refer the Important notice above to make a RAID Driver medium And then follow the instructions to complete the RAID drive in stallation and the Windows Vista installation C 11 JMicron RAID E 1 2 3 4 Existing Windows Vista XP Driver Installation Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive The DVD will auto run and the setup screen will appear Under the Driver tab click on JMicron JMB362 Drivers The drivers will be automatically installed Confirming Windows Vista XP Driver Installation From Windows Vista XP open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver JMicron JMB36X Controller should appear C 12 MS 7589 JMICRON RAID CONFIGURER There is an application called JMRaidTool which helps you perform the following tasks of JMicron RAID Viewing RAID Array Configurations View an array configuration mirrored striped Creating RAID Arrays Deleting a RAID Array Rebuilding RAID Arrays Solving Mirror Conflict View RAID Array Configurations Left clic
81. nment keys are matched gt N D Ch km d E y 2 A AN WN lt ET kV a T a Alignme D O OLOTE aes oe e OS gt 2 4 MS 7589 5 Visually inspect if the CPU is seated 6 Engage the load lever while pressing well into the socket If not take out down lightly onto the load plate the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall 7 Secure the lever near the hook end 8 Make sure the four hooks are in por under the retention tab per position before you install the cooler Important e Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system e Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging 2 5 Hardware Setup 9 Align the holes on the mainboard with the heatsink Push down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the mainboard 10 Press the four hooks down to fasten the cooler 11 Turn over the mainboard to confirm that the clip ends are correctly in serted Mainboard e Read the CPU status in BIOS 12 Finally attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the main board e Whenever CPU is not installed always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered shown in Figure 1 to avoid damaging e Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the CPU cooler in stallation only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you
82. ny 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 BIOS Setup THE Mam MENU CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc gt Standard CMOS Features Ta Roueg Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5 Memory 2 F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults BIOS Version CPU Frequency Physical Memory Size 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 the BIOS 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 H W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status gt Green Power Use this menu to specify the power phase gt BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS gt Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control and overclocking 3 4 MS 7589 gt M Flash Use this menu to read flash the BIOS from storage drive FAT FAT32 format only gt Overclocking Profile Use this menu to save load your settings to from CMOS for BIOS gt Load Fail Safe Defaults Us
83. onfiguration of RAID set C 3 JMicron RAID Creating RAID set 1 Select Create RAID Disk Drive Then press lt Enter gt JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Main Menu 1 Hard Disk Drive List 1 Model Name Capacity Type Status HDDO ST3120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Delete RAID Disk Drive HDD1 ST3120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List 1 2 Then in the Name field specify a RAID set name and then press the lt Enter gt to go to the next field JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Create New RAID 1 Hard Disk Drive List Model Nane Available Type Status Name HDDO ST3120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Level 0 Stripe HDD1 13120013AS 120 GB Non RAID Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation RAID Disk Drive List 3 Choose a 0 Striped a 1 Mirror or a JBOD Concatenate combination set and then press lt Enter gt to go to the next step MS 7589 4 In the Hard Disk Disk List menu use lt Space gt key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID set then click lt Enter gt key to finish selection JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Create New RAID 1 Hard Disk Drive List 1 Model Name Available Type Status Nane Level 0 Stripe HDD1 S
84. ontrols Y Y yg Advanced Controls y Enable playback multi streaming OK Cancel When you are playing the first audio source for example use Windows 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 2nd 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 You will find that the second audio source MP3 music will come out from the Line Out audio jack of Front Panel Realtek HD Audio output Realtek HD Audio output Realtek HD Audio 2nd output a a Realtek HD Audio Input Record Line Volume Stereo Mix Realtek Audio Playback control Mixer A Playback Wem Segen a GE Tool Mute Playback device 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 Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced controls Enable playback multi streaming With this function you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone stream 1 from front panel while sti
85. ort 2 5T38081745 Serial SMR2D357 74 5 GB Parameter Value System Hard Drive No Partition No Partition Found Size 74 5 GB Device Port 2 Device Port Internal Generation 1 B 24 MS 7589 8 Select an update policy Create Recovery Volume Wizard Select Update Policy Select one of the Following update policies To modify the policy later right click on the recovery volume and select Modify Volume Update Policies O Update on request data on the master driva is copied to the recovery drive when you request it by right clicking on the volume and selecting Update Volume Only changes since the last update process are copied 9 Select Finish to begin recovery volume creation a Create Recovery Volume Wizard Completing the Create Recovery Volume Wizard Completing this action will create a new recovery volume To view volume creation progress right click on the volume in the Intel R Matrix Storage Console and select Show Volume Creation Progress You may continue to use other applications during the creation process Select Finish to create the volume B 25 Intel SATA RAID 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 est
86. orts 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy disk drive IDE Connector IDE1 optional This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE de vices Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives sepa rately to master slave mode by setting jumpers Refer to IDE device s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions 2 11 Hardware Setup Serial ATA Connector SATA1 6 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA interface port Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission Chassis Intrusion Connector JCI1 This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable If the chassis is opened the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen To clear the warning you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record ua gt SA ES a ES 2o PR 2 12 MS 7589 Fan Power Connectors CPUFAN SYSFAN1 2 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 con nected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardw
87. ports back panel by JMicron JMB363 optional Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb s Floppy 1 floppy port m Supports 1 FDD with 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB RAID SATA1 6 support Intel Matrix Storage Technology AHCI RAID OI 1 5 10 by Intel P55 m E SATA1 amp E SATA2 support RAID 0 1 amp JBOD mode by JMicron JMB363 op tional MS 7589 Connectors Back panel 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 10 USB 2 0 ports 2 ESATA ports optional 1 LAN jack 6 flexible audio jacks m On Board 2 USB 2 0 connectors 1 SPDIF Out connector 1 Front Panel Audio connector 1 CD In connector 1 TPM Module connector optional 1 Chassis Intrusion connector 1 Parallel port connector 1 Serial port connector 1 Power button optional 1 OC Genie button optional 2 Direct OC buttons optional Slots 1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot PCI_E2 1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot supports up to PCI Express gen1 x4 speed PCI_E5 3 PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot 2 PCI slot support 3 3V 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor m ATX 30 5 cm X 21 5 cm Mounting m 6 mounting holes If you need to purchase accessories and request the part numbers you could search the product web page and find details on our web address below http www msi com index php Getting Started MAINBOARD LAYOUT
88. reater 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 e 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 over clocked processor to lock up MS 7589 Important Failed Overclocking Resolution This mainboard supports overclocking greatly However please make sure your pe ripherals and components are bearable for some special settings Any operation that exceeds product specification is not recommended Any risk or damge resulting from improper operation will not be under our product warranty Two ways to save your system from failed overclocking e Reboot Press the Power button to reboot the system three times Please note that to avoid electric current to affect other devices or components we suggest an interval of more than 10 seconds among the reboot actions At the fourth reboot BIOS will determine that the previous overclocking is failed and restore the default settings automatically Please press any key to boot the system normally when the following message appears on screen Warning The previous overclocking had failed and system will restore its defaults setting Press any key to continue e Clear CMOS Please refer to Chapter 2 for more
89. roves l O perfor mance RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and pro vides enhanced read performance RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction informa tion This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created and a RAID O stripe is created over these Intel Matrix RAID Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison Intel Rapid Recover Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to copy data from a des ignated Master drive to a designated Recovery drive The size of the Master drive must be less than or equal to the size of the Recovery drive When a Recovery volume is created complete capacity of the Master drive will be used as the Master volume Only one Recovery Volume can exist on a system There are 2 methods of updating the data on the Master to the Recovery drive They are Continuous Update Policy and On Request Update Policy The least number of hard drives for RAID 0 RAID 1 Recovery or Matrix mode is 2 The least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4 And the least number of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3 All the information volumes pictures listed in your system might differ from the illustra tions in this appe
90. rt optional optional gt Mouse Keyboard The standard PS 2 mouse keyboard DIN connector is for a PS 2 mouse keyboard gt USB Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices gt ESATA Port optional The ESATA port is for attaching the ESATA external hard drive gt LAN The standard RJ 45 LAN jack is for connection to yellow a Green Orange the Local Area Network LAN You can connect a il network cable to it Si Yellow LAN link is not established LAN link is established On een amp pulsing The computer is communicating with another computer on the LAN Right Green 10 Mbits sec data rate is selected Ge 100 Mbits sec data rate is selected 1000 Mbits sec data rate is selected gt Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices It is easy to differentiate between audio effects according to the color of audio jacks Line In Blue Line In is used for external CD player tape player or other audio devices Line Out Green Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones Mic Pink Mic is a connector for microphones RS Out Black Rear Surround Out in 4 5 1 7 1 channel mode CS Out Orange Center Subwoofer Out in 5 1 7 1 channel mode SS Out Gray Side Surround Out 7 1 channel mode 2 10 MS 7589 CONNECTORS Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 This connector supp
91. s will appear This items will help the system to overclock step by step after system booting up gt Start OC Stepping From MHz This item is used to set the initial base clock The system will boot with the initial base clock and start to overclock from initial base clock to set base clock that you set in Adjust CPU Base Frequency MHz step by step gt OC Step This item is used to set how many steps for base colck overclocking gt OC Step Count Timer This item is used to set the buffer time for every step gt Adjust CPU Ratio This item allows you to adjust the CPU ratio Setting to Startup enables the CPU run ning at the fastest speed which is detected by system gt Adjusted CPU Frequency MHz It shows the adjusted CPU frequency Base clock x Ratio Read only gt OC Genie Button Operation This item is used to enable disable the OC Genie Button function gt Base Clock Button This item is used to enable disable the Base Clock Button function gt MEMORY Z Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Help Item eee gt DIMM1 4 Memory SPD Information Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu The sub menu displays the informations of installed memory gt Current DRAM Channel1 4 Timing It shows the installed DRAM Timing Read only gt DRAM Timing Mode Select whether DRAM ti
92. sage For RAID O volume if you do not specify 100 of the hard drive space the rest hard drive space will be worked as RAID 1 volume which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID Then click Next to continue Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Specify Volume Size Use the fields or the slider below to specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume Maximum Volume Size GB Minimum Volume Size GB Percentage of Available Space Volume Size GB y The minimum required size for the RAID volume is determined by the size of the source hard drive If you create a volume that uses less than 100 of the hard drive space you may create a second RAID volume to use the remaining space 5 Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Before you continue the procedure of RAID volume creation from existing hard drive read the dialogue box below carefully Please note that once you click Finish the existing data on the selected hard drive s will be deleted permanently and this opera tion cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Finish to start the migration process Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Completing the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Yolume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard drives being used You may continue to
93. se times The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously In this way the system performance is highly improved If you disable the function the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions Please disable this item if your operating system doesn t support HT Function or unreliability and instability may occur Important Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platform Components e CPU An Inte Processor with HT Technology e Chipset An Inte Chipset that supports HT Technology e BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled e OS An operating system that supports HT Technology For more information on Hyper threading Technology go to http www intel com products ht hyperthreading_more htm gt Execute Bit Support Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious puffer 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 limit the listed speed of the processor
94. sh utility To successfully update the BIOS you will 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 immediately re enable it to protect it against viruses gt Full Screen Logo Display This item enables this system to show the company logo on the boot up screen Set tings are Enabled Disabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Shows the POST messages at boot MS 7589 gt Quick Booting 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 IOAPIC 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 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 o
95. sing from the Language list Information 7 nformation Audio Driver Version 51005755 Directx Version Directx 9 0 Audio Controller HD Audio Audio Codec Language Auto E show icon in system tray Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray Switch it on and an icon J will show in the system tray Right click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of windows Media Player Sound Recorder Volume Control A 18 MS 7589 HARDWARE SETUP Connecting the Speakers When 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 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 No function 5 No function 6 No function A 19 Realtek Audio 4 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 No function 6 No function A 20 MS 7589 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel No function A 21 Realtek Audio 8 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output 1 Li
96. ster data disk after removing the raid Are you sure to remove this raid Disk Array ID 0 Disk Array Name JF Disk Array Type Ral Block Size 128 KB 3 Disk Count in Array 2 Disk Members MAXTOR STM3250 JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP JMicron RAID Way 2 1 Left Click the Remove Raid icon on the toolbar 2 A REMOVE RAID wizard dialogue will display on the screen following the de scription of every step to complete the deletion L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER E ETOR oE Renove Ra Rap List Disk LIST JRAID Normal 465 7500GB E JRAID SS SSES SS me MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 0 Master mme MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 15GNCQH 1 Master Raid Information Disk Array ID 0 Disk Array Name JRAI Block Size 128 KB E Disk Countin Array 2 Disk Members MAXTOR STM3250 JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP Rebuild RAID RAID 1 can be rebuild while RAID 0 JBOD cannot be rebuild There are two ways you can choose to rebuild RAID Way 1 1 Right click the name of the disk array you want to rebuild and the Rebuild menu will appear L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER gt OA E A Raip List Disk LIST Abnormal 232 8750GB a ES pamoya Rad ges 232 8859GB 1 5GNCQH Master Rebuild Raid Disk Array ID 0 Disk Array Name JRAID Disk Array Type Raid 1 hy Disk Count in Array 1 Disk Members MAXTOR STM3250310 If Disk Array Size 232 8750 i g
97. stination disk for rebuilding ESC to exit Port Drive Model Serial Size 0 HDS 22480VLSA80 YNRB3EC20549SL 76 76B 4 J J Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit Wik LEVINE MUUGI vcia tr VIL LY PSP vaU YUI IL VNRB3EC 20549SL 76 7GB VN RB3EC 20559SL 76 7GB YNRB3EC 20569SL 76 7GB VNRB3EC 20579SL 76 7GB ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select B 26 MS 7589 Exit Intel RAID Option ROM and then reboot to Windows system When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes The Intel R Storage Utility will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive S Intel R Matrix Storage Console File View Actions Help l E amp Intel RAID Controllers Information E e Intel R ICH8R DO DH SATA RAID Controller a Ey Aras Parameter Value E 8 Array_0000 Status Rebuilding 3 complete E B Volumes System Volume M Volumed Volume Write Back Cache Enabled o RAID Hard Drives RAID Level RAID 10 striping and mirroring 64 KB amp Port 0 57312081345 Strip Size S Size ae Pont STAS Number of Hard Drives 4 3 Port 2 ST312081345 Hard Drive Member 1 571312081345 S Port 3 ST316002345 Hard Drive Member 2 57312081345 9 Missing Hard Drive Hard Drive Member 3 51312081345 E Unused Ports Hard Drive Member 4 51316002345 Port 4 Unused Parent Array Aray_0000
98. t JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP MS 7589 2 Select Rebuild Raid 3 A REBUILD RAID WIZARD dialogue will display on the screen following the de scription of every step to complete the rebuilding L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER E TE Raip List Disk List IRAD Abnormal 232875068 Ri MAXTOR STM32 232 8859GB 1 5G NCQ H emove Raid Rebuild Raid Disk Array ID 0 Disk Array Name JRAID Disk Array Type Raid 1 hy Disk Count in Array 1 Disk Members MAXTOR STM3250310 Disk Array Size 232 8750 E JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP Way 2 1 If the disk array needs to rebuild then the rebuild button will be enabling on the toolbar IMB36X RAID CONFIGURER gt E OB oe E Rebuild Raid RAID List Disk LIST JRAID Abnormal 232 8750GB a MAXTOR STM32 2328859GB 1 5G NCQ H Master Disk Array ID 0 7 Disk Array Name JRAID Disk Array Type Raid 1 h Disk Countin Array 1 f Disk Members MAXTOR STM3250310 Disk Array Size 232 8750C JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP C 17 JMicron RAID 2 Left Click the Rebuild Raid button on the toolbar 3 A REBUILD RAID WIZARD dialogue will display on the screen following the de scription of every step to complete the rebuilding L JMB36X RAID CONFIGURER E Tt O oF _ Welcome to the Rebuild Raid Wizard RAID List Master This wizard will guide you throug
99. tart your system and a pop up message will show in the system tray confirming the Multi GPU has been enabled Important If you want to remove one graphics card and quit the function make sure the MultiGPU function is disabled 2 23 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 When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power sup ply 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 R Q 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 Order Order Order4 PCISIot1 INTA INTB INTC INT D PCI Slot2 INT BH INT C INT D INT A 2 24 MS 7589 LED STATUS INDICATORS oooo o 00000000000 0000000 00000000000 0000000 GE EE EE EE EE EEN d B EE
100. te The setup program successfully installed Intel Matrix Storage Manager onto this computer Click Finish to complete the setup process B 15 Intel SATA RAID RAID MIGRATION INSTRUCTIONS The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA 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 BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows on the single SATA hard drive Refer to BIOS section properly setting 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during Windows Setup Refer to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver during Windows Setup 3 Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is installed To create a volume from an existing disk complete the following steps Important A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all existing data from the added disk and the data cannot be recovered It is critical to backup all important data on the added disk before proceeding However during the migration process the data on the source disk is preserved After the Intel Matrix Storage Console has be
101. technology the two GPU cards must be connected by an Multi GPU Link card Multi GPU Link Card optional If you intend to use the Mult GPU mode for better graphics performance please refer to the following instructions 1 Install two graphics cards on PCI Express x16 slots With two cards installed an Multi GPU Link Card is required to connect the golden fingers on the top of these two graphics cards refer to the picture below Please note that although you have installed two graphics cards only the video outputs on the first card will work Hence you only need to connect a monitor to the first PCI Express card Multi GPU Link Card Important e Ifyou intend to install TWO x16 graphics cards make sure that these two graphics cards are of the same brand and specifications e Make sure that you connect an adequate power supply to the JPWR2 connector or to the power connector on the graphics card to ensure stable operation of the graphics card e If you intend to install only ONE graphics card make sure that the graphics card is Installed on the first PCIE x16 slot 2 22 MS 7589 2 After the hardware installation is completed restart the system and install the driv er utility A configuration panel will be provided for Multi GPU control Check the Enable multi GPU box to enable it for the onboard graphics cards concerning the details of multi GPU settings please refer to your graphics card manual 3 Res
102. ter and will only fit in the right orientation 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 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close when the memory module is properly seated Manually check if the memory module has been locked in place by the DIMM slot clips at the sides You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot MS 7589 POWER SUPPLY ATX 24 pin Power Connector JPWR1 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 supply along with pin 1 amp pin 13 ATX 4 pin Power Connector JPWR2 This connector is used to provide power to the CPU Important e Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power supplies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard e Power supply of 400 watts and above is highly recommended for system stability Hardware Setup BACK PANEL USB Port USB Port Keyboard USB Port ESATA Port ESATA Port USB Port USB Po
103. th two cards installed an CrossFireX Video Link cable is required to connect the golden fingers on the top of these two graphics cards refer to the picture be low Please note that although you have installed two graphics cards only the video outputs on the graphics card installed in first PCIE x16 slot will work Hence you only need to connect a monitor to this graphics card CrossFireX Video Link cable optional e Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase e If you intend to install TWO graphics cards for CrossFireX mode make sure that these two graphics cards are of the same brand e Make sure that you connect an adequate power supply to the power connector on the graphics card to ensure stable operation of the graphics card e Only Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 amp Windows XP Professional x64 Edi tion amp Windows Vista support the CrossFireX function 2 20 MS 7589 3 When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and installed re boot 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 CrossFireX to operate The following aspect appears in Catalyst Control Center A Catalyst Control Center Quien Y v 3 Profiles dp Preferen
104. tion message is appeared JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List 1 Cerate RAID Disk Drive HDDO ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside HDD1 ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Savi ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST RAID Disk Drivq ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE Y N N gt RDDO JRAID C 7 JMicron RAID Revert HDD to non RAID Select Revert HDD to non RAID and press lt Enter gt In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use lt Space gt key to select the disks you want to revert then click lt Enter gt key The fol lowing screen appears press lt Y gt key to remove any RAID structures from the drives JMicron Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Cerate RAID Disk Drive HDDO ST3120013A5 120 GB RAID Inside Delete RAID Disk Drive HDD1 ST3120013AS 120 GB RAID Inside Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Savi ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST RAID Disk Driv ARE YOU SURE TO REVERT Y N N gt TAB1 Suitch Window 1 Select item Enter Action ESC1 Exit Important e You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation e Possible reasons to Revert HDD to non RAID could include issu
105. to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event gt Resume By PCI E Device When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCIE device 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 gt Date Time HH MM SS If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically resume boot up on a specific date hour minute second specified in these fields using the lt gt and lt gt to select the date amp time settings Available settings for each item are Date 01 31 Every Day Time HH MM SS 00 23 00 59 00 59 3 13 BIOS Setup H W Monitor CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc H W Monitor Chassis Intrusion Disabled CPU Smart FAN Target Disabled SYS FAN 1 Control 1007 Chassis Intrusion func SYS FAN 2 Control 1007 Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5 Memoruy 2 F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults gt 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 mes sage set the field to Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to Enable
106. uency MHz Auto Disable PCI Frequency CPU Voltage U PCH 1 OU OD DRAM Voltage OU DDR_UREF_CA_A U DDR_UREF_CA_B V DDR_UREF_DA_A U DDR_UREF_DA_B U PCH 1 05 0 Spread Spectrum Cell Menu 2 926Hz 133x22 A 1333MHz A800MHz Press Enter Press Enter 4111 Auto Enabled Enabled 1331 Disabled 23 3059MHz Disabled Enabled Press Enter 7 7 7 16 Auto Press Enter Auto 1955MHz Auto 4800MHz Press Enterl 100 Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5 Memory 2 F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset gt Current CPU DRAM QPI Frequency These items show the current frequencies of CPU Memory and QPI Read only MS 7589 gt CPU Specifications Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears This submenu shows the information of installed CPU CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Technology Support gt CPU Technology Support CPU Specifications Help Item Press Enter Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu In this sub menu it shows the installed CPU technologies Read only gt CPU Feature Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears
107. use other applications during this time WARNING Completing this action will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drive s Back up all important data before continuing Select Finish to begin migrating data to the new volume B 21 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 stat ing that the migration process may take considerable time to complete meanwhile a popup dialogue at the taskbar will also show the migration status While you can still continue using your computer during the migration process once the migration process starts it cannot be stopped If the migration process gets interrupted and your system is rebooted for any reason it will pick up the migration process where it left off You will be provided with an estimated completion time the remaining time will depend on your system once the migration process starts 0 of Volume_O000 Migration Completed Migration is in progress When migration le complete ou Will need to reboot your system to use the entire volume capacity To reopen this dialog at any point during the migration right click on the migrating volume while in the Advanced Mode of the Intel A Matris Storage Console and select Show Migration Progress 0 Complete Time Remaining 1 hr 32 min 57 s
108. ut S PDIF Out Connector JSP1 This connector is used to connect S PDIF Sony amp Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission S PDIF Bracket Optional Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel UO Connectivity Design Guide 2 15 Hardware Setup Parallel Port Header JLPT1 This connector is used to connect an optional parallel port bracket The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode TPM Module connector JTPM1 optional This connector connects to a TPM Trusted Platform Module module optional Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages 2 16 MS 7589 JUMPERS Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There is 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 automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data H 8 a JBAT1 Keep Data Clear Data Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard 2 17 Hardware
109. ut which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system gt Primary Graphic s Adapter This setting specifies which graphic 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 gt HPET 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 ACPI methods gt TCG TPM SUPPORT Setting the option to Yes enables TPM Trusted Platform Module for the system BIOS Setup INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals USB Control ler Enabled USB Device Legacy Support Enabled Onboard LAN Control ler Enabled LAN Option ROM Disabled Extra RAID TDE Controller Enabled Disabled RAID Mode IDE Enabled HD Audio Control ler Enabled gt On Chip ATA Devices gt 1 0 Devices Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F4 CPU Spec F5 Memoruy 2 F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults gt USB Controller This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard USB controller
110. week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users gt Time HH MM SS 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 3 6 MS 7589 gt IDE Primary Master Slave 8 SATA1 6 8 E SATA1 2 optional Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Help Item SATAL gt Device Vendor Size It will show the device information that you connected to the IDE SATA ESATA connector DANENA IDE Primary Master Slave amp SATA1 6 amp E SATA1 2 are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the IDE SATA E SATA connectors on the mainboard gt Floppy Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed gt Hold on The setting determines whether the system will stop of an error is detected at boot When the system stops of the errors preset it will halt on for 15 seconds and then au tomatically resume its operation Available options are All Error The system stops when any error is detected No Error The system doesn t stop for any detected error gt System Information Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following
111. y Z F8 Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults DANENA S3 related functions described in this section are available only when the BIOS sup ports 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 98SE 2000 ME 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 Settings are S1 The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all sys tem s context S3 The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications files is 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 gt Power LED This item configures how the system uses power LED on the case to indicate the sleep suspend state Available options are Single The power LED turns off during the sleep suspend mode Dual The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep suspend state MS 7589 Blinking The
112. y utilizing this tool 10 bands of equalizer ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz Save The settings are saved perma nently for future use Enable Disable To disable you can temporar ily stop the sound effect without losing the settings Delete Reset 10 bands of equalizer would go back to the default setting Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings simply click this the whole list will be shown for your selection To delete the pre saved settings which are created from previous steps MS 7589 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 equalizer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment How to Use lt Other than the buttons Pop Live Club amp Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home Simply using the music you usually play Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accom modate your range 1 Vocal Cancellation Single click on Voice Cancellation the vocal of the song would be eliminated while the background music is still in place and you can be that singer 2 Key Adjustment Using Up Down Arrow to find
113. you want to create for the RAID volume then click lt Enter gt key to finish selection CREATE VOLUME MENU Name Volume RAID Level RAIDS Parity SELECT DISKS Non RAID Disk 4 Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the upper arrow or down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the lt Enter gt key to select and advance to the next field The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Here are some typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB 5 Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field The default value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks CREATE VOLUME MENU Name Volume RAID Level RAID5 Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size Capacity Syncy Create Volume HELP The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks B 5 Intel SATA RAID 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 ex ample 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 The second volume when created will

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