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1. 3 12 BIOS Setup gt On Chip IDE Controller This item allows you to enable disable IDE Controller gt PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable disable BIOS to used PCI busmaster for reading writing to IDE drives gt On Chip SATA Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller gt RAID mode Setting this option to RAID activates the following fields and use the following fields to enable RAID for SATA hard disks p SATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 These items are used to enable RAID for SATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 gt 1 0 Device Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 170 Devices COM Port 1 3F8 TR0Q41 oia Tten Parallel Port 378 Parallel Port Hode Normal Allows BIOS to Select BIOS to Select gt COM Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port 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 0 278 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 P
2. Off Always leaves the computer in the power off state On Always leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred gt Wake Up Event Setup Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Wake Up Event Setup Wake Up Event By BIOS Help Item Resume From 53 By USB Device Disabled Resume From 53 By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Resume From 53 By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Resume By PCI Device PME Enabled BIOS Resume By PCI E Device Enabled US Resume By Unboard LAN Enabled Resume By RIC Alarm Disabled 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 Suspend to RAM sleep state gt Resume From S3 By PS 2 Keyboard This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS 2 keyboard is detected 3 15 MS 7508 Mainboard gt Resume From S3 By PS 2 Mouse This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS 2 mouse is detected gt Resume By PCI Device PME When set to Enabled the
3. Press Enter ttt Warning ftt The feature is an advanced overclocking function Any damage or risk resulted from impropriety or overclocking are not garanteed Please make sure your peripherals can afford different settings Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help FB Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optinized Defaults Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset gt Current CPU DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed Read only gt D O T Control D O T Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function included in the MSI s newly developed CoreCell Technology It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically When the mainboard detects CPU is running programs it will soeed up CPU automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster When the CPU is temporarily suspending or staying in the low load balance it will restore the default settings instead Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users PC need to run huge amount of data like 3D games or the video process and the CPU frequency need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance Settings are 3 18 BIOS Setup Disabled Disable Dynamic Overclocking Private 1st level of overclocking increasing the frequency by 1 Sergeant 2nd l
4. 4 When you start installing Windows XP and older operating systems 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 Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the NVIDIA RAID driver into the A drive and then press ENTER You should be shown a list of available NVRAID Adapaters Please follow the instruction below to make an NVIDIA RAID Driver for yourself 1 2 3 ONO A Insert the MSI CD into the CD ROM drive Click the Browse CD on the Setup screen Copy all the contents in the for Windows XP nVidia System MCP78 IDE WinXP sataraid to a format ted floppy disk for Windows Vista ChipSet Nvidia Vista32 MCP78 IDE WinVista sataraid or ChipSet Nvidia Vista64 MCP78 IDE WinVista sataraid to a medium floppy disk CD DVD or USB The driver diskette for NVIDIA RAID Controller is done Select the NVIDIA RAID Driver and press ENTER Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press ENTER Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and then press ENTER Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation Be sure to leave the flop
5. Gag 2 2 JSPD1 p 2 14 CD_IN1 p 2 15 JAUD1 p 2 15 JFP2 p 2 18 JCI1 p 2 15 JVBAT1 p 2 19 J1394 1 p 2 17 Hardware Setup 7 CPU Central Processing Unit The mainboard supports AMD Phenom Athlon 64 Sempron processors in Socket AM2 AM2 The Socket AM2 AM2 offer a easy CPU installation When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer For the latest information about CPU please visit http global msi com tw index php func cpuform 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 This 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 guarantee the damag
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7. You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step by step instructions The rebuilding process takes some time to complete and occurs in the background so as not to affect the performance of the system Synchronize an Array Synchronizing an array will force a rebuild of redundancy or parity The operation applies to any fault tolerant array such as RAID 1 0 1 and RAID 5 Click Synchronize array to start the Synchronize Array Wizard and then follow instructions You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step by step instructions B 12 nVidia RAID Designate a Spare Disk About Spare Disks You can designate a hard drive to be used as a Spare drive for a RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 array2 The spare drive can take over for a failed disk MediaShield RAID supports two types of spare drives Free Disk A free disk is a disk that is not part of any RAID array but can be used by any available RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 array that requires another disk when one of its disks crashes or becomes unusable The process is automatic and requires no user interaction Example A system may have four hard disks where one disk is used to boot the OS two hard drives are set up in a mirrored array and a fourth hard disk is set up as a free disk If one of the mirrored array drives fails the free disk will be assigned automatically to the mirrored array to replace the fai
8. heat sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer Important 1 Read the CPU status in BIOS Chapter 3 2 Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the CPU cooler installation only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depend ing on the model you purchase 1 Position the cooling set onto the re 2 Then press down the other end of tention mechanism the clip to fasten the cooling set on Hook one end of the clip to hook the top of the retention mechanism Locate the Fix L WO TT m Fixed Lever EEE NETA NTE KS ire Ge e ja I E E 3 Fasten down the lever Attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the mainboard 2 5 MS 7508 Mainboard g Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules For more information on compatible components please visit htto global msi com tw index php func testreport DDR2 240 pin 1 8V 56x2 112 pin 64x2 128 pin Dual Channel Memory Population Rules 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 E E DIMMI ee E DIMM2 E DIMMS DIMM4 eee IR DIMM2 DIMM DIMM es in
9. sure that your CPU can afford to overclock regularly first If you find the PC appears to be unstable or reboot incidentally it s better to lower the level of overclocking options By the way if you need to conduct overclocking manually please do not to apply the DOT function C 5 MS 7508 Mainboard H Clock In the Clock sub menu you can see clock status including FSB CPU clock of mainboard and GPU memory clock of graphics card of your system And you can select desired value for overclocking There will be several items for you to select for overclocking after you click button You can click the plus sign button 6 to increase the clock or click the minus sign button e to decrease the clock And finally click the Apply button to apply the values adjusted If you do not want to apply the adjustments click the Cancel button to cancel Or click the Default button to restore the default values FSB MHz gt ian E 3 mm um pm e w e Clock MHz GPU Curent eoo Default Save ince ABbly e Y Lore Center a On the underside it shows the graphs of the clocks Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important In the user profile clicking the Save button can save the changes to it In the default profile the Save button is not available C 6 Dual Core Center 7 Voltage In the Voltage sub menu you can
10. K9N2VM Series deliver a high performance and pro fessional desktop platform solution MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7508 Mainboard a Mainboard Specifications Processor Support AMD Phenom Athlon 64 Sempron series processors in AM2 AM2 package Supports 4 pin CPU Fan Pin Header with Fan Speed Control For the latest information about CPU please visit http global msi com tw index php func cpuform Supported FSB AM2 CPU supports Hyper Transport 1 0 AM2 CPU supports Hyper Transport 3 0 NVidia GeForce 8200 8100 chipset Memory Support DDR2 800 667 DRAM 240pin 1 8V 4 DDR2 DIMMs 8GB Max For more information on compatible components please visit http global msi com tw index php func testreport LAN Supports 10 100 1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8211BL 1394 optional Controlled by JMicron JMB381 optional Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC888 Flexible 8 channel audio with jack sensing Compliant with Azalia 1 0 spec IDE 1 IDE ports by GeForce 8200 8100 Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 mode Supports PIO Bus Master operation mode SATA 6 SATAII ports by GeForce 8200 8100 Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb s RAID SATA1 6 support RAID 0 1 0 1 5 or JBOD mode 1 2 Getting Started 1 floppy port Supports 1 FDD with 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Connectors
11. Panel I O p 2 10 fou all q CPUFAN1 J p 2 14 PCI Express STITT ERT RTE slots p 2 20 PCI Slots p 2 20 L DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDUDIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDD GEE Ese eo BEBE E COM1 p 2 16 L FDD1 p 2 12 d IDE1 p 2 12 3 FH ATX1 p 2 8 ER J TPM1 p 2 17 JUSB1 2 p 2 16 E SATA p 2 13 e JFP1 p 2 18 Gm oD Gz
12. Pin Definition PN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Clear To Send Ring Indicate 1 2 1 Data Carry Detect 00 2 Serial In or Receive Data 3 Serial Out or Transmit Data 00 4 Data Terminal Ready 9 5 Ground 6 Data SetReady JCOM1 7 Request To Send 8 9 2 16 Hardware Setup IEEE1394 Connector J1394 1 optional This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 device via an optional IEEE1394 bracket Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL dE ERR 9 Ground Ground J1 394_1 TPB TPB Cable power Cable power Key no pin Ground 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 14 90 13 ER A aa EE Gr 2 00 1 JTPM1 Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 LCLK LPCclock 2 3V_STB 3Vstandbypower 3 LRST LPC reset 4 VCC3 3 3V power 5 LADO LPC address amp data pinO 6 SIRQ Serial IRQ 7 LAD1 LPC address amp data pin1 8 VCC5 5Vpower 9 LAD2 LPC address data pin2 10 KEY No pin 11 LAD3 LPC address data pin3 12 GND Ground 13 LFRAMEA LPCFrame 14 GND Ground 2 17 MS 7508 Mainboard 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 Power
13. Select ENTER Popup 2 Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array otherwise press N You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives The Array List window appears where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up MediaShield Utility May 20 2007 Array List Boot Id Status Vender Array Model Name MIRROR 74 58G Ctr X Exit q Select ENTER Detail 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press Enter The Array Detail window appears Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR 74 58G Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity ST380023AS 74 58GB ST380023AS 74 58GB D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return 4 If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C 5 At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N 6 Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press Ctrl X to exit the RAID setup Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS the next step is to configure and load NVRAID drivers under Windows as explained in Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows on B 8 B 6 nVidia RAID 8 Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista XP U New Windows Vista XP Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP 1
14. Striping Block e Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array The SATA ports are called channels and they are associated with adapters The first digit in the Location field defines the adapter that the port is associated with The 2nd digit defines the channel 0 1 e Adapter In the example above 1 0 means the hard drive is attached to Adapter 1 Channel 0 The following is a list of all possible combinations Serial ATA 0 0 Adapter 0 Channel 0 SATA1 0 1 Adapter 0 Channel 1 SATA2 0 2 Adapter 0 Channel 1 SATA3 0 3 Adapter 0 Channel 1 SATA4 0 4 Adapter 0 Channel 1 SATA5 0 5 Adapter 0 Channel 1 SATA6 Important There is no such thing as Slave drive in Serial ATA All drives are considered to be Master since there is a one to one connection between the drive and the controller nVidia RAID Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping RAID5 Spanning or Stripe Mirroring Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping Block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 32KB but the valu
15. accompanying with your mainboard path Utility gt MSI Utility gt Dual Core Center it will have an icon in the system tray a short cut icon on the desktop and a short cut path in your Start up menu You may double click on each icon to enable Dual Core Center ke pD 4 26PM Set Program Access and Defaults ES Windows Catalog te Windows Update My Bluetooth Places MSI Live Update 3 f ES Documents fm ms fm DualCoreCenter 82 DualCorecenter ei Di 7 NVIDIA Corporation f Live Update 3 gt 6 Uninstall DualCoreCenter ettings 9 My Bluetooth Places Les Core enter ya Search 4 12 Help and Support EJ Run ES Log OFF Administrator Windows XP Professianal Turn OFF Computer short cut path in the start up menu path Start gt Programs gt MSI gt DualCoreCenter gt DualCoreCenter Important Dual Core Center is for reference only C 2 Dual Core Center 7 Main Before using this utility we have to remind you only when installing the MSI V044 V044 has to install with the version 8 26 or newer driver V046 or V060 graphics card can activate the full function of this utility If you install a graphics card of other brand only hardware status of the MSI mainboard would be available Introduction Click each button appearing above to enter sub menu to make further configuration or to execute the function MB Click MB butto
16. 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 gt IDE Primary Master gt IDE Primary Slave General Help lt F1 gt The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing lt F1 gt The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press lt Esc gt to exit the Help screen 3 3 MS 7508 Mainboard H The Main Menu CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Features Cell Menu Load Fail Safe Defaults 1 Peripherals Load Uptimized Default Management Setup b H W Monitor BIOS Setting Password Tles Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FB Fail Safe Defaults F6 Optimized Defaults Display System Information v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc gt Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc gt Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI special enhanced features gt Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals gt Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management gt H W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status gt BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the
17. feature allows your system 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 Onboard LAN This controls how and whether the system can be powered on by the devices installed in LAN port 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 BIOS Setup 8 H W Monitor CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc H W Monitor Chassis Intrusion Disabled Help Item CPU Smart FAN Target Disabled Chassis Intrusion function CPU Temperature 33 0 91 F System Temperature Se CAE CPU FAN Speed 4201 RPM sta FAN 1 Spee RPM A u 0 CPU Ucore 1 272 3 360 U 9 213 U 2 320 U Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo 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 message set the field to Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to Enabled later gt CPU Smart FAN Target The mainboard provides the Smart Fan function which can control the CPU fan speed automatically depen
18. 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 Noise Suppression Acoustic Echo Cancellation Realtek ALC888 Audio 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica tions like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like Sound Loopy Music Buzzing Bee Moving Path 2 Horizontal Vertical Insect Motion Manual Horizontal Manual vertical Environment A lt Mone gt Stone Corridor MS 7508 Mainboard Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility including Audio Driver Version DirectX Version Audio Controller amp Audio Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list Information D 7 nformation Audio Driver version 5 100 539 Directs Version Directx 9 Dc Audio Controller HOD Audio Audio Codec Lanquage Auto Show icon in system tray Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray Switch it on and an icon ch will show in the system tray Right click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will
19. install Realtek High Definition Audio Driver on pour computer To continue click Next Click here 4 Click Finish to restart the system Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 1 73 Maintenance Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations op Realtek High Definition Audio Driver S elect this option e Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Finish Cancel Click here A 3 MS 7508 Mainboard H 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 Fa 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 HD Audio Configuration by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel WC WR F R 5 05PM Sal dan Double click E Control Panel EEN E File Edit View Favoites Tools Help Back gt Y ya Search Folders EJ Address Control Panel Ya Control Panel 6 T 20 d oP OS Li a FR Accessibility Add Hardware Add or Administratve MEE Date and Time Display Folder Options Fonts Game gt Switch to Category View Options Remov Tools Sound Effert Controllers Manager H a DD KL See Also o gt Intel R GMA Internet Key
20. items show the status of TPM read only 3 11 MS 7508 Mainboard H Integrated Peripherals CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals USB Control ler Enabled Help Item Enabled USB Device Legacy Support Onboard LAN Controller Enabled LAN Option ROM Disabled Onboard Audio Control ler Enabled Disabled gt In Chip ATA Devices Press Enter Enabled 1 0 Devices Press Enter Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults gt USB Controller This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard USB controller gt USB Device Legacy Support Select Enabled if you need to use a USB interfaced device in the operating system P Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable disable the onboard LAN controller gt LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller gt Onboard Audio This setting is used to enable disable the onboard audio controller gt On Chip ATA Devices Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc On Chip ATA Devices On Chip IDE Controller Enabled Help Item PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Dn Chin SATA Controller Enabled DISABLED Use if this RAID Mode IDE chamel on card does not need an IRQ
21. oo oo oo oop oo ooh DO oo DO oo n og P P H V P P ka lt lt 00 A JTPM1 optional g ofo ojo JVBAT1 JCI1 d SATA1 l Cira Jl lim J SATA2 SATA4 Coro Comm SATAS a 7A ul N SATA6 Liria Comma J SATA5 K9N2GM K9N2VM Series MS 7508 v1 X Micro ATX Mainboard Getting Started Packing Checklist OO ielo MSI Driver Utility CD Back IO Shield Power Cable SATA Cable IDE Cable User s Guide The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased 1 5 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup EA AAA This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL 2 1 MS 7508 Mainboard 8 Quick Components Guide JLPT1 p 2 13 CPU p 2 3 PWR1 p 2 8 SYSFAN1 p 2 14 DDR2 DIMMs p 2 6 U Back
22. password for BIOS gt Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control and overclocking gt Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance 3 4 BIOS Setup gt Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard gt Save amp Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup gt Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 3 5 MS 7508 Mainboard H 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 CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Features Date MM DD YY Thu 01 17 2002 HH HH S5 12 05 30 Use ENTER TAB IDE Primary Master Not Detected or SHIFT TAB to k IDE Primary Slave ASI b select a field SATA 1 IAH 60 SATA 2 Not Use or to SATA 3 lot Det d configure systen Date b SATA 4 ed Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB System Information Press Enter Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults gt Date MM DD YY This allows you to set the system to
23. see voltage status including Vcore memory GPU voltage etc of your system and you can select desired value for overclocking It will show several items to select for overclocking after you click the button You can click the plus sign button 6 to increase the voltage or click the minus sign button 6 to decrease And finally click the Apply button to apply the adjustments If you do not want to apply the adjustments click the Cancel button to cancel Or click the Default button to restore the default values A Vcore wa y E e 3 3V 5v y 12V ara y Default Save Concel Apply j 1 0 On the underside it shows the graphs of the voltages Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important In the user profile clicking the Save button can save the changes to it In the default profile the Save button is not available C 7 MS 7508 Mainboard H FAN Speed In the FAN Speed sub menu you can read fan status of your system Select higher speed for better cooling effect There are several sections for you to change the fan speed to a section after clicking button Click the plus sign button to increase the fan speed to a section or click the minus sign button E to decrease Or click the Default button to restore the default values e PS Default Save Cancel Apply e CPU pm 5 E EE Core Cemer aj EE EE On the underside it s
24. state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware main tains all system 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 components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the sys tem when a wake up event occurs 3 14 BIOS Setup gt Re Call VGA BIOS From S3 When ACPI Standby State is set to S3 users can select the options in this field Selecting Yes allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up resumes from S3 sleep state The system resume time is shortened when you disable the function but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card Therefore if the VGA driver of the card does not support the initialization feature the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3 gt Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button Settings are Power On Off The power button functions as normal power on off button Suspend When you press the power button the computer enters the suspend sleep mode but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds the computer is turned off gt Restore On AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Settings are
25. to enable or disable the SATA Spread Spectrum feature Important 1 If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction 2 The greater the Spread Spectrum value is the greater the EMI is reduced and the system will become less stable For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value please consult your local EMI regulation 3 Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up 3 22 BIOS Setup 7 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe or Optimized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Load Fail Safe Defaults 0k 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 Optimized Defaults 0k Cance 1 Selecting Ok an
26. to start the Migrate Array Wizard and then follow instructions You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step by step instructions B 15 MS 7508 Mainboard View Storage Information e You can use the Storage page to view the following storage information about the hard drives in your system Which RAID arrays are set up The process state of each array Which drives are configured for each RAID array in your system Which drives are designated as free disks Information about each drive such as size and model e You can also launch various Wizards such as the Create Array Wizard Delete Array and Migrate Array Wizard from the list of links in the Related tasks section of the side menu Instructions Click View Storage Configuration to open the associated page Ed NVIDIA Control Panel File Edit wiew Help Back P Standard Settings Select a Task ny View Storage Configuration diem storage configuration z Configure SMART settings This page shows the configuration of pour storage devices Use this page to vie Create array disks on your nForce systern Delete array Migrate array View the details of your storage devices Devices on this system Name Status Capacity Channel Striping I Healthy 465 77 GB MAXTOR STM325031045 Healthy 23289GB SATA 71 0 Se MAXTOR STMS25031085 Healthy 232896B SATA11 Free Disk e MAXTOR STM325031045 Healthy 23289G8 SA
27. 00000000 LE NV LADOS Top 1394 optional Bottom USB ports Top LAN Jack Bottom USB ports PWRi ee M Line Qut B Mic JMB381 vil E e CPUFAN1 B SS Out veel rae 00000000000 0000000 00000 0000000 0000000 PCIE_1X1 Weg PCIE_X16 Qooooooooooooooooo rn Bh NVIDIA GeForce 8100 8200 DOOD DODO LD D DLLD LD OOOO DD DDLD DD LD LD LD DLLD DL CO Chip E A RAR OOOO DOOD ooo Oooo DT L TL TI TL TT T PCI_SLOT1 DDR DDR DL UL UL UD DD DD DO LO OU DIDDDUDDDDDDDUDDDDDUDUDDDUDDUDUDDDDDUDUDUDUDUDDDDDDDDDDD dodde PCI_SLOT2 DDDDDDDDDDDUDDDDDDUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDC C DDDDDDDDD pooooooo 0000000 000000000000 00000000000 0000000000 ofofo ojojojoja gaao oa JAUD1 CD_IN1 o JSPD1 FEBE 394_1 optional s a DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 JUSB2 JUSB1 o oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo p000000000 2000000000000 0000000 000000000 IDE1 ao O seJO 5 Ojioo Olano LI In n oo
28. D LPT_SLIN GND GND GND GND Key No Pin GND 2 13 MS 7508 Mainboard Fan Power Connectors CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with 12V When connecting the wire to the connectors always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control SENSOR CONTROL o amp 9 O z Important 1 Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CPUFAN1 supports fan control You can install Dual Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature 3 Fan heatsink with 3 or 4 pins are both available for CPUFAN1 S PDIF Out Connector JSPD1 This connector is used to connect S PDIF Sony amp Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission SPDIF out JSPD1 Hardware Setup Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide JAUD1 HD Audio Pin Definition CN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION MIC_L GND MIC_R NC LINE out PR MIC_JD Front_JD NC LINE out_L LIN
29. Eout_JD Microphone Left channel Ground Microphone Right channel Analog Port Right channel Jack detection return from front panel microphone JACK1 Jack detection sense line from the High Definition Audio CODEC jack detection resistor network No control Analog Port Left channel Jack detection return from front panel JACK2 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 1 GND G_O CINTRU JCI1 CD Iin Connector CD_IN1 This connector is provided for external audio input GND EL CD_IN1 2 15 MS 7508 Mainboard 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 Pin Definition 10 9 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL VCC 00 USBO 00 USBO 21 GND JUSB1 2 IU Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage 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
30. MISI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL K9N2GM K9N2VM Series MS 7508 v1 X Mainboard G52 75081X1 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo DualNet and nForce are registered trademarks or trade marks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and or other countries AMD Athlon Athlon XP Thoroughbred and Duron are registered trade marks of AMD Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMIS is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date V1 0 First release for PCB 1 X April 2008 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 Alternat
31. Power LED Switch 1 2 10 JEP1 2 aly T CP HDD Reset LED Switch JFP1 Pin Definition PN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION HD_LED Hard disk LED pull up FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up HD LED Hard disk active LED FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up RST SW Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND PWR_SW Power Switch high reference pull up RST_SW Reset Switch high reference pull up PWR_SW Power Switch low reference pull down to GND RSVD_DNU Reserved Do not use OO O Jo Om FWD Speaker 2 8 JFP2 7 Power LED JFP2 Pin Definition em SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Ground Speaker SuspendLED Buzzer PowerLED Buzzer Noconnection Speaker 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 18 Hardware Setup x Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper JVBAT1 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 auto matically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data vm CDE 00 8 _ofo 1 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 19 MS 7508 Mainboard a Slots PCI E Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card The PCI Expres
32. Storage Driver RAID Driver E System Information MS 7508 Mainboard Using the Storage Page From the Storage page you can accomplish the following tasks Create an Array Delete an Array Rebuild an Array Synchronize an Array e Designate a Spare Disk e Remove a Spare Migrate an Array View Storage Information Create an Array This option is available only if there are free disks that are RAID enabled Click Create array to start the Create Array Wizard and then follow the instructions You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step by step instructions Delete an Array This option is available only if RAID arrays have been created Click Delete array to start the Delete Array Wizard and then follow instructions You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step by step instructions Rebuild an Array About Rebuilding Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array For example if you have a three disk RAID 5 array and one of the drives fails you will need to replace the failed drive with a new one and rebuild the array to re generate the lost data on the newly added drive Rebuilding applies only to fault tolerant arrays such as RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 Arrays Instructions Click Rebuild array to start the Rebuild Create Array Wizard and then follow the instructions
33. TA 2 0 MAXTOR 5TM325031045 Healthy 23289GB SATA 21 D System Information The View Storage Configuration page provides the following information Name Indicates the RAID array type and drive model information e Status Indicates the process state of the array For example Healthy Rebuilding Initializing Synchronizing or Upgrad ing e Capacity Indicates the size of each hard drive For example 250 GB e Channel Indicates the adapter and channel SATA port information for each hard drive For example 1 0 means the hard drive is attached to Adapter 1 Channel 0 B 16 Appendix C Dual Core Center x Dual CoreCenter the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop helps users to monitor or configure the hard ware status of MSI Mainboard amp MSI Graphics card in windows such as CPU GPU clock voltage fan speed and temperature Before you install the Dual CoreCenter please make sure the system has meet the following requirements 1 Intel Pentium4 Celeron AMD Athlon XP Sempron or compatible CPU with PCI Express slot 2 256MB system memory 3 CD ROM drive for software installation 4 Operation system Windows XP 5 DotNet Frame Work 2 0 MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7508 Mainboard H Activating Dual Core Center Once you have your Dual Core Center installed locate the setup source file in the setup CD
34. als py Enable playback multi streaming 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 front output from the scroll list first and use a different program to play the second audio source for example use Winamp to play MP3 files 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 input Mic Yolume Stereo Mix MS 7508 Mainboard 3 Playback control Playback device This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound And this is essential when multi streamingplayback enabled Realtek HD Audio Rear Output Realtek HD Audio Front Output Tool Mute 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 still have 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 wolume controls H Adv
35. anced Controls a Enable playback multi streaming as A 10 Realtek ALC888 Audio 4 Recording control gt s Realtek HD Audio input R econ d CD Volume Line Volurne Mic Volurme Stereo Mi Recording device Back Line in Mic Front Lin in Realtek HD Audio Input Tool 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 g Enable recording multrstreaming JR Cancel Important ALC888 allows you to record the CD Line Mic and Stereo Mix channels simultaneously frees you from mixing efforts At any given period you may choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record MS 7508 Mainboard Audio I O In this tab you can easily configure your multi channel audio function and speakers You can choose a desired multi channel operation here a OOO O 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 O a D will a De AO Front Panel DIGITAL Speaker Configuration 1 Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack 2 Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selec
36. appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of eil Sound Manager v i MultiMedia gt Windows Media Player A 18 Realtek ALC888 Audio 7 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 n 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC No function No function No function e ex Ls eo ro MS 7508 Mainboard n 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels No function No function gt fox Es ko PSE A 20 n 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output BAARNE Realtek ALC888 Audio Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel No function A 21 MS 7508 Mainboard n 8 Channel Mode for 8 Speaker Output el e e fe ro EE To enable 7 1 channel audio out function on Vista operating system you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver Or the mainboard will support 5 1 channel Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel Line Out Side channels Important audio out only A 22 Appendix B nVidia RAID NVIDIA brings Redun
37. arallel 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 13 MS 7508 Mainboard Power Management Setup CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Standby State 3 Re call VGA BIOS From 53 Disabled Select the ACPI Power Button Function Power DFF state used for Restore Un AC Power Loss OFF System Suspend b Wake Up Event Setup Press Enter Tle gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults Important S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode gt ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface Function If your operating system is ACPl aware such as Windows 2000 XP select Enabled gt ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If your operating system supports ACPI such as Windows 2000 XP you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Set tings are S1 The S1 sleep mode is a low power
38. big drive B 2 High data throughput 100 data redundancy Optimized for both 100 data redundancy and performance Allows spare disks Fault tolerance and better utilization of disk space Combines and uses the capacity of odd size drives No fault tolerance multiple Requires 2 drives for the storage space of 1 drive Requires 2 drives for 4 Y the storage space of 1 drive the same as RAID level 1 es es Decreased write es performance due to parity calculations Requires at least three drives No Decreases Multiple performance because of the difficulty in using drives concurrently or to optimize drives for different uses nVidia RAID 7 RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID Non Bootable RAID Array 1 Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS Refer the bios section for details 2 Specify the RAID level either Mirroring RAID 1 Striping RAID 0 Striping and Mirroring RAID 0 1 RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array 3 Enter the Windows OS run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID software Check B 8 for details 4 Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks Bootable RAID Array 1 Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS Refer the bios section for details 2 Specify the RAID level either Mirroring RAID 1 St
39. board Mouse Network Phone and Power Options Printersand Regioraland Scanners and Windows Update ri Options Connectiors Medem Faxes Language Cameras Help and Support 2 O SL 49 ez Scheduled Sounds and Speect System Taskbar and User Accounts Tasks Audio Devices Start Menu A 4 Realtek ALC888 Audio Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list Environment lt None gt Equalizer Ra pap RR es Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow several 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 Audio Corridor 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 Set ting 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 MS 7508 Mainboard Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings users may create their owned preferred settin
40. ceeds the threshold you defined the system will pop up a warning message and shut down the system Use the draw bar to set the minimal fan speed When the fan speed is lower than the threshold you defined the system will pop up a warning message Te ww w m we w w m m upa MAX emperature MAX e e e EI o Fan Min Fan Min e EL pros an See After setting all values you need you can change the user profile name in the box then click the save button f to save all changes in a profile configuration 1 9 gt y PAE Finally you can choose the user profile by click the button in the left side and click the Apply button to load the user profile Default Profile sha e w a K h CC User Profile 2 User Profile 3 cal
41. d damaged U The equipment has obvious sign of breakage 12 DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT INAN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED STOR AGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C 140 F IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT O CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced sa Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer BSR aA SE TN HR ae AERA PRAN TAG PR AR RE PE ERELT RAS 4 Se K FE a R 05 28 S AHR E ZU 8 El x sP For better environmental protection waste batteries should be collected separately for recycling or special disposal 111 FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B C 4 N1 996 digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or rel
42. d pressing Enter loads the default factory settings for optimal sys tem performance 3 23 MS 7508 Mainboard H BIOS Setting Password When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen Enter New Password Type the password up to six characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password Retype the password and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration 3 24 Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio The Realtek ALC888 provides 10 channel DAC that si multaneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 chan nels of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the Front Out Left and Front Out Right channels MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7508 Mainboard H Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the HD audio driver for Realtek ALC888 codec
43. dant Array of Independent Disks RAID technology which is used by the world s lead ing businesses to the common PC desktop This tech nology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection For all levels RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7508 Mainboard H Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems Windows XP Windows Vista RAID Arrays NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays described in this section RAID 0 RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves the disk read and write times for many applications RAID 1 RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data RAID 0 1 RAID 0 1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays RAID 5 RAID 5 defines techniques for parity data Spanning JBOD JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes into one large disk Summary of RAID Configurations Array Advantages Drawbacks Hard Fault Disks Tolerance RAID 0 Non critical data requiring high performance Small databases or any other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance RAID 0 1 Critical data requiring high performance Critical data and reasonable level of performance JBOD Combining odd size drives into one
44. ding on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range You can select a fan target value 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 CPU Min FAN Speed When you set a FAN target in CPU Smart FAN Target this item will appear This item allows you to select how percentage of minimum speed limit for the CPU fan gt PC Health Status gt CPU System Temperature CPU FAN SYS FAN1 Speed CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds 3 17 MS 7508 Mainboard H Cell Menu CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Cell Menu Help Item Current CPU Frequency 255HHz Current DRAM Frequency D 0 T Control AMD Cool n Quiet Adjust CPU FSB Frequency MHz Ajust CPU Ratio Adjusted CPU Frequency MHz Advance DRAM Configuration FSB DRAM Ratio Adjusted DRAM Frequency MHz HT Link Speed Adjust PCI E Frequency MHz Auto Disable DRAM PC1 Frequency CPU Voltage U DRAM Voltage U NB Voltage 0 HT Link Voltage U Spread Spectrum Configuration 600 MHz Disabled Disabled 256 Autol 23001 Press Enter Autol 800 5X 100 Disabled Auto 1 90 1 250 1 200
45. e Back panel 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 HDMI port optional 1 DVI D port optional 1 VGA port 1 1394 port optional 1 LAN jack 4 USB 2 0 ports 6 flexible audio jacks e On Board Pinheaders 2 USB 2 0 pinheaders 1 1394 pinheader optional 1 Front Panel Audio pinheader 1 CD in pinheader 1 Serial port pinheader 1 TPM Module pinheader optional 1 SPDIF out pinheader 1 Chassis Intrusion pinheader TPM optional Supports TPM Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slots 1 PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots orm Factor Micro ATX 24 4cm X 24 4 cm Mounting 8 mounting holes MS 7508 Mainboard H Mainboard Layout Top mouse Bottom keyboard o ojo ojo BEI JLPT1 ol o L DMI Port optio nial ojo ojo ol o ojo ojo SS A UU C ES o o0000000000000000 ooqonnpnoopnpponaono uu D Bottom D Top VGA Port VI D Port optional 0400000000000 0000VDO0VO QODOOO000000000000000O 900000U00U0ODUDDUIOUOO 6o00O0O000000000000000oo Sogoooo0ooooooooooooo o o000000000000000000000 ec0ndedGcon0o0000000000000 ooQ0ooooooooooooooooooo SOQO0OO000000000000000o oSoooaqonnpnoopnppnaonoo H ooQ0ooooooooooooooooooo o6ogooooooooooooooooooo l 29000071000000000000000009 T g0140000000000000000000 9000109400000000000040000 o900000000000
46. e Europea EU sulo Smaltimento dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici Direttiva 2002 96 EC in yigore dal 13 Agosto 2005 prodotti appartenenti alla categoria dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici non possono pil essere eliminati come rifiuti municipali i produttori di detti materiali saranno obbligati a ritirare ogni prodotto alla fine del suo ciclo di vita MST si adeguera 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 vil CONTENTS CSOD Y GIGI NO ICE uu uu ce cet ete t CO OO ii Trademark ege li AUS e de il SSAA SUODO cece ua e aus il E A ili FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ENEE iv WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement V Chapter 1T Getting Ettel 1 1 Mainboard Specifications r 1 2 Mainboard e E EE 1 4 POMO GMC GIS Seats m nuna des Spats et des pads et k ids ads des ed i ol 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Seu pe uyu yu unu u ee EE 2 1 Ile enee Ee 2 2 CPU Central PROCESSING Umi WEE 2 3 eu e gees Reece hey ere tes u dos 2 6 WT OY ac e e ee a a tea 2 8 P ei Palo EE 2 10 a A e 2 12 ele 2 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ainia 3 1 ll Le E E GE 3 2 ENS SITU AGING ass aac s y a e E uQ ua a maa ama 3 4 Standard GMOS Features uy nu uy a teed etek eee hay usa 3 6 Adva
47. e computer and its display device To connect an LCD monitor simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI D connector and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information 1394 Port optional The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE1394 devices 2 10 Hardware Setup gt USB Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices gt LAN The standard RJ 45 LAN jack is for con Activity indicator a Link Indicator nection to the Local Area Network LAN You can connect a network cable to it 00000000 LED State To LANIinkis notestablished Orange On steadystate On steadystate state LAN linkis established On n brighter amp pulsing amp pulsing The computeris communicating with another computer onthe LAN Jee fof N 0 Mbit sec data rate is selected Right 100 Mbit sec data rate is selected Orange On 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected gt Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices It is easy to differentiate be tween audio effects according to the color of audio jacks m 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 f
48. e disks you select wi be correr ed ta dynamic daks Select ons ar more disks lo convert pe Lu TI Ge J B 9 MS 7508 Mainboard 5 Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk then click Next The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears Initinlize and Convert isk Wizard Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Yau have successiuly completed the lrilafze and Convet Dek wead Yau selected the foliceang setings India Da Larei bas To cies thi ward d bech pe J ron Jl Concet 6 Click Finish The Computer Management window appears ER Sri Aton ven Wd mr al P gt fa De di Compte Maracena Loza Yalume Layout l Type Fe System ESO Caprie Fros ac Fres Faut Tolerance Sten Trek Sip Fation ask Foi reck Sep HEME fe Everk duc Se Parton Base roi Heber 20068 1 97 EB so w No Shared Fold ors y iF Parton Base hen 18568 Lo 100 Mo 8 Local Users ond Groupes S3MFDOS_5 Ci Partion Fasc FAT Heski Sectem L ep Gw 1 Mo E Performance Loge and Alerts E Dee Herisper ya at D Renovable Storage Disk Defragment er lt gt Disk Harman Serres and poda tions Sic O East 20 63 Gh onlin Sisk Desr 14420 02 11 50 38 EG faceted B nabos hinay penan B Estena prion Logical dive The actual disks listed will depend on your system and the unallocated partition is the total combined storag
49. e end of their useful life MSI will comply with the product take back requirements at the end of life of MSI branded products that are sold into the EU You can return these products to local collection points DEUTSCH Hinweis von MSI zur Erhaltung und Schutz unserer Umwelt Gem der Richtlinie 2002 96 EG ber Elektro und Elektronik Altger te d rfen Elektro und Elektronik Altger te nicht mehr als kommunale Abf lle entsorgt werden MSI hat europaweit verschiedene Sammel und Recyclingunternehmen beauftragt die in die Europ ische Union in Verkehr gebrachten Produkte am Ende seines Lebenszyklus zur ckzunehmen Bitte entsorgen Sie dieses Produkt zum gegebenen Zeitpunkt ausschliesslich an einer lokalen Altger tesammelstelle in Ihrer N he En tant qu cologiste et afin de prot ger environnement MSI tient rappeler ceci Au sujet de la directive europ enne EU relative aux d chets des quipement lectriques et lectroniques directive 2002 96 EC prenant effet le 13 ao t 2005 que les produits lectriques et lectroniques ne peuvent tre d pos s dans les d charges ou tout simplement mis la poubelle Les fabricants de ces quipements seront oblig s de r cup rer certains produits en fin de vie MSI prendra en compte cette exigence relative au retour des produits en fin de vie au sein de la communaut europ enne Par cons quent vous pouvez retourner localement ces mat riels dans les points de collecte PYCCKUM
50. e of two hard disks You must format the unallocated disk space in order to use it Format the unallocated disk space Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the wizard After the drive has been formatted it is ready for use B 10 nVidia RAID 8 Using the NVMediaShield Software Accessing the Storage Page To access the NVIDIA Control Panel Storage page 1 Click Star gt Programs gt NVIDIA Corporation gt NVIDIA Control Panel gt Storage pe My Documents Q Set Program Access and Defaults w Windows Catalog Windows Update eg Programs Fe Documents fe Sein ys P Search O Help and Support Eg Rui y E Startup a Log Off Administrator Windows XP Professional Turn Off Computer 2 The NVIDIA Control El NVIDIA Control Panel File Edit view Help fa NVIDIA Corporation fa NVIDIA Control Panel SL cot part m Storage Internet Explorer jasa WB msn Outlook express e Remote Assistance IER windows Media Player 5 Windows Messenger 0 Windows Movie Maker Panel Storage page appears BEH Q Back O Standard Settings Select a Task la Storage Weu storage configuration Configure SMART settings i Create array Delete array L Migrate array Storage Confiqure and monitor storage devices on your nForce system System Information Version 5 10 2600 0998 5 10 2600 0998 Storage component
51. ebe depositar estos productos en el punto limpio establecido por el ayuntamiento de su localidad o entregar a una empresa autorizada para la recogida de estos residuos NEDERLANDS Om het milieu te beschermen wil MSI u eraan herinneren dat De richtlijn van de Europese Unie EU met betrekking tot Vervuiling van Electrische en Electronische producten 2002 96 EC die op 13 Augustus 2005 in zal gaan kunnen niet meer beschouwd worden als vervuiling Fabrikanten van dit soort producten worden verplicht om producten retour te nemen aan het eind van hun levenscyclus MSI zal overeenkomstig de richtlijn handelen voor de producten die de merknaam MSI dragen en verkocht zijn in de EU Deze goederen kunnen geretourneerd worden op lokale inzamelingspunten SRPSKI Da bi zastitili prirodnu sredinu i kao preduze e koje vodi racuna o okolini i prirodnoj sredini MSI mora da vas podesti da Po Direktivi Evropske unije EU o odba enoj ekektronskoj i elektri noj opremi Direktiva 2002 96 EC koja stupa na snagu od 13 Avgusta 2005 proizvodi koji spadaju pod elektronsku i elektri nu opremu ne mogu vi e biti odba eni kao obi an otpad i proizvo a i ove opreme bi e prinu eni da uzmu natrag ove proizvode na kraju njihovog uobi ajenog veka trajanja MSI e po tovati zahtev o preuzimanju ovakvih proizvoda kojima je istekao vek trajanja koji imaju MSI oznaku i koji su prodati u EU Ove proizvode mo ete vratiti na lokalnim mestima za prikup
52. eference only 2 Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format A7508NMS V1 0 013008 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 and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS version 013008 refers to the date this BIOS was released 3 2 BIOS Setup Control Keys Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Select the item lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu 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 appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys TJ to highlight the field and press lt Enter gt to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values
53. enter 7 DOT Dynamic OverClocking Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function included in the MSI s newly developed Dual CoreCenter Technology It is designed to detect the loading of CPU GPU while running programs and to over clock automatically When the motherboard detects that the loading of CPU is exceed the default threshold for a time it will soeed up the CPU and fan automatically to make the system run smoother and faster When the graphics card detects that the loading of GPU is exceed the default threshold for a time it will soeed up the GPU memory fan and voltage automatically to make the system run smoother and faster When the CPU GPU is temporarily suspending or staying in low loading balance it will restore the default settings instead Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users PC runs huge amount of data like 3D games or video process and the motherboard graphics card need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance There will be several selections when you click the DOT rate button include increase rate and decrease Q rate buttons to select the DOT level then you have to click the DOT button to apply the DOT function DOT FSB UP Rate button DOT FSB DOWN Rate button Important Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking basically it is still risky We suggest user to make
54. er gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Sequence ist Boot Device ist FLOPPY DRI Help Item 2nd Boot Device USB aigo Stora 3rd Boot Device SATA 3M HARTOR Specifies the boot 4th Boot Device CD DYD PS ASUS sequence from the Boot From Uther Device Yes available devices gt 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Boot Device The items allow you to set the first second third fourth boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system gt Boot From Other Device Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other device If the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device gt Trusted Computing Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Trusted Computing Trusted Comput ing TCG TPM SUPPORT Yes Enable Disable TPH TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 supp Execute TPM Command Don t changel in BIOS Clearing the TPM Press Enter TPM Enable Disable Status No State TPM Owner Status gt TCG TPM SUPPORT Setting the option to Yes enables TPM Trusted Platform Module to the system gt Execute TPM Command Setting the option to Enable allows the system to execute TPM Command gt Clearing the TPM Press Enter to clear the TPM status gt TPM Enable Disable status TPM Owner Status These
55. es can be between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk in the list is selected 2 Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key gt The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key gt until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block MediaShield Utility May 20 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate yA Select ENTER Popup It shows that two disks have been assigned as RAID1 array disks in the figure above MS 7508 Mainboard Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk data prompt appears MediaShield Utility May 20 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks rN G b Sa Snnaalby All data on new for added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate y 4
56. es or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications 2 3 MS 7508 Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket AM2 AM2 1 Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU Sliding oe the plate 2 Pull the lever sideways away pate 1 90 degree from the socket Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90 de gree angle Open the lever 3 Look for the gold arrow on the CPU The gold arrow should point as shown in the picture The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation Lower the CPU down onto the socket Correct CPU placement 4 If the CPU is correctly installed the pins should be completely embedded into the socket and can not be seen Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard Gold arrow Incorrect CPU placement 5 Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever Press down the CPU As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed al ways close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely embed ded into the socket Close the lever 2 4 Hardware Setup Installing CPU Cooler Set When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating If you do not have the
57. evel of overclocking increasing the frequency by 3 Captain 3rd level of overclocking increasing the frequency by 5 Colonel 4th level of overclocking increasing the frequency by 7 General 5th level of overclocking increasing the frequency by 10 Commander 6th level of overclocking increasing the frequency by 15 Important Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking basically it is still risky We suggest user to make sure that your CPU can afford to overclocking regularly first If you find the PC appears to be unstable or reboot incidentally it s better to disable the Dynamic Overclocking or to lower the level of overclocking options By the way if you need to conduct overclocking manually you also need to disable the Dynamic OverClocking first gt AMD Cool n Quiet The Cool n Quiet technology can effectively and dynamically lower CPU speed and power consumption Important Power Options Properties TES To ensure that Cool n Quiet function iS AC Powe Schemes Advanced Hibemate UPS tivated and will be working properly it is ee EE required to double confirm that ES Power schemes 1 Run BIOS Setup and select Cell Menu ririmarowerwanssemet A Under Cell Menu find AMD SEN Cool n Quiet and set this item to Weste Enable 2 Enter Windows and select Start gt ma Never 2 Settings gt Control Pannel gt Power e
58. fore the 1st installa tion or during system upgrade procedure Unplug the AC power cable Unplug the power connector Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase 2 9 MS 7508 Mainboard g Back Panel optional LAN Mouse VGA Port 1394 Port O O JO Line In RS Out OO a asna Line Out CS Out d ck O Keyboard DVI D Port USB Port USB Port Mic SS Out optional gt Mouse Keyboard The standard PS 2 mouse keyboard DIN connector is for a PS 2 mouse keyboard gt VGA Port The DB15 pin female connector is provided for monitor gt HDMI Port optional The High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI is an all digital audio video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams HDMI supports all TV format includ ing standard enhanced or high definition video plus multi channel digital audio on a single cable Important To use the HDMI out function please make sure that the HDMI port has be connected before you power on the system p DVI D Port optional The DVI D Digital Visual Interface Digital connector allows you to connect a LCD monitor It provides a high speed digital interconnection between th
59. g ua Options Enter Power Options Prop eene ia erties tag and select Minimal Power Management under Power schemes es am 3 19 MS 7508 Mainboard gt Adjust CPU FSB Frequency MHz This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency in MHz gt Adjust CPU Ratio This item is used to adjust CPU clock multiplier ratio It is available only when the processor supports this function gt Advance DRAM Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advance DRAM Configuration DRAM Timing Mode Manual Help Item tRC Auto tRRD uto tRCD Auto CAS Latency CL Auto Auto tRAS Auto Manual tRP Auto 11 21 Memory Timing 21 gt DRAM Timing Mode This field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing If you set this field to Manual some fields will appear and selectable gt tRC When the DRAM Timing Mode sets to Manual the field is adjustable The rowcycle time determines the minimum number of clock cycles a memory row takes to complete a full cycle from row activation up to the precharging of the activerow gt tRRD When the DRAM Timing Mode sets to Manual the field is adjustable Speci fies the active to active delay of different banks Time interval between a read and a precharge command gt tRCD Whe
60. gs by utilizing this tool 10 bands of equalizer ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz 3H EH D G 1H un Save Reset The settings are saved 10 bands of equalizer permanently for future would go back to the de use fault setting Enable Disable Load To disable you can tem Whenever you would like to porarily stop the sounq use preload settings simply effect without losing the click this the whole list will settings be shown for your selection Delete To delete the pre saved settings which are created from previous steps Realtek ALC888 Audio Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have By leveraging our long experience at audio field Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment How to Use It Other than the buttons Pop 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 accommodate 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 Ar
61. his allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes off line Important IDE Primary Master Slave SATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the IDE SATA connector on the mainboard gt Floppy Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options None 860 KB 1 2 MB 720 KB 1 44 MB 2 88 MB MS 7508 Mainboard gt System Information Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc System Information Help Item OFF2 00 CPUID NicroCode CPU Frequency 255HHz 5122x0 BIOS Version 1 0820 01302008 Physical Memory 512MB Cache Size OKB This sub menu shows the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read only 3 8 BIOS Setup 8 Advanced BIOS Features CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Features Full Screen Logo Display Enabled Quick Booting Enabled Boot up Num Lock LED On Disabled Displays IOAPIC Function Enabled normal POST messages MPS Table Version 1 4 Enabled Dis
62. hows the graphs of the fan speed Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important 1 When you set the fan speed manually please make sure to disabled the CPU Smart FAN Target item in the BIOS 2 In the user profile clicking the Save button can save the changes to it In the default profile the Save button is not available C 8 Dual Core Center 7 Temperature In the Temperature sub menu you can see temperature status of your system Default Profile e e CPU Le S iso c o CPU ys s NB o NB RS d o PS TA c tem PS Lore Center CC On the underside it shows the graphs of the temperatures Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown C 9 MS 7508 Mainboard i User Profile In the User Profile sub menu click the setting button that besides the user profile bar and the next screen will appear Here you can define the clock fan speed voltage by your need click the EX button to choose a value quickly or click the plus 6 minus sign 6 button to increase decrease the value User Profile 1 F leen e Vcore ye z H a DDR y Master Slave Memory NA PCI E vr si i e os m Fan Min O e MIE C 10 Dual Core Center Use the draw bar to set the max system temperature When the system temperature ex
63. ins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply as you like If you d like to use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power sup ply along with pin 1 amp pin 13 refer to the image at the right hand There is also a foolproof design on pin 11 12 23 amp 24 to avoid wrong installation Pin Definition 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ATX1 21 22 23 24 ATX 4 pin Power Connector PWR1 This power connector is used to provide power to the CPU Pin Definition aly le PIN SIGNAL S 1 1 GND 2 GND PWR1 3 12V 4 12V Important 1 Maker sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power sup plies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard 2 Power supply of 350 watts and above is highly recommended for system stability 2 8 Hardware Setup Important Notification about Power Issue NForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD Electrostatic Discharge therefore this issue mostly happens while the users intensively swap memory modules under S5 power off states and the power code is plugged while installing modules Due to several pins are very sensitive to ESD so this kind of memory replacement actions might cause system chipset unable to boot Please follow the following solution to avoid this situation Unplug the AC power cable or unplug the power connectors be
64. ively please try the following help resources for further guidance Q Visit the MSI website for FAQ technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http global msi com tw index php func faqindex Contact our technical staff at http support msi com tw 11 Safety Instructions te R ss Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip ment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V be fore connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel U The power cord or plug is damaged U Liquid has penetrated into the equipment U The equipment has been exposed to moisture U The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual U The equipment has dropped an
65. led disk Dedicated Disk A dedicated free disk is a disk that is assigned to a RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 array The dedicated disk is used by that array only when needed for example during a system crash where a RAID mirrored drive is broken The dedicated disk can be used only by the array that it is assigned to and not by any other array unlike a free disk which can be used by any available RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 array To mark a disk as dedicated reserve it for use by a specific array you must have at least one free disk and you must also have at least two RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 arrays created Requirements for Designating a Spare Disk The Designate Spare option on the Storage page appears only if all the following conditions are met e There must be at least two fault tolerant arrays already created e There must be at least one free disk with capacity equal to or greater than the smallest disk in the given fault tolerant array For example if a mirror array is created with disk capacities of 40 GB and 80 GB there should be at least one free disk available of capacity equal to or greater than 40GB to be used as a Spare disk for that array Instructions Click Designate spare to start the Designate Spare Wizard and then follow instructions You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step by step instructions MS 7508 Mainboard Remove a Spare The Remove spare option appears onl
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67. llow the instructions 4 After the installation is completed be sure to reboot the PC 5 After the reboot initialize the newly created array nVidia RAID Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows 1 Launch Computer Management by clicking Start gt Settings gt Control Panel then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management 2 Click Disk Management under the Storage section The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears Initialize and Coen Disk Wizard Welcome to the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Ths wazerd helps you bo reos nar disks and lo coment empls bese disks to dasme disks You can wes Arer dake bo cese collwerebared ASID ech gue that oan be nitcied w thaj can be sliped w msme Binh diks Tou cen eko ena angle dik ard spanned woumes vihot herding to restart the compute Siler you comet a dick to dynamic you can orby use Windas 2000 and later versions of aire on ary rome of thet drk To contre cick Nest 3 Click Next The Select Disks to Initialize window appears The disks listed depend on how many arrays you have configured Iimbalizo and Convert ick Wizard Select Disks bo dnitalize fou mus m ide a disk before Logical Disk Manaper can access it Selec ons o more disks to rios Jm tan am and Converl Msk Wizard Select Ditka to Conres Th
68. mp DRAM to run at different frequency combinations non synchronous overclocking Please note that the setting options vary according to the CPU FSB Clock preset gt HT Link Speed This field allows you to select the Hyper transport link speed gt Adjust PCI E Frequency MHz This field allows you to select the PCI Express frequency in MHz gt Auto Disable DRAM PCI Clock When set to Enabled the system will remove turn off clocks from empty DRAM PCI slots to minimize the electromagnetic interference EMI gt CPU Voltage V This item allows you to increase the CPU voltage gt DRAM Voltage V Adjusting the memory voltage can increase the memory speed gt NB Voltage V Adjust the North Bridge chipset voltage gt HT Link Voltage V Adjust the Hyper Transport link voltage 3 21 MS 7508 Mainboard gt Spread Spectrum Configuration Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Spread Spectrum Configuration CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Disabled Help Item PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled gt CPU LDT Spread Spectrum This setting is used to enable or disable the CPU LDT HT Bus multiplier Spread Spectrum feature gt PCIE Spread Spectrum This setting is used to enable or disable the PCIE Spread Spectrum feature gt SATA Spread Spectrum This setting is used
69. n the DRAM Timing Mode sets to Manual the field is adjustable 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 address strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance gt CASH Latency CL When the DRAM Timing Mode sets to Manual the field is adjustable This controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it 3 20 BIOS Setup gt RAS When the DRAM Timing Mode sets to Manual this field is adjustable This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to memory cell tRP When the DRAM Timing Mode sets to Manual this field is adjustable 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 applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system gt 1T 2T Memory Timing This item controls the SDRAM command rate Select 1T makes SDRAM signal controller to run at 1T T clock cycles rate Selecting 2T makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2T rate gt FSB DRAM Ratio This setting controls the ratio of CPU FSB Clock amp DRAM Frequency to enable the CPU a
70. n to read current CPU temperature FSB and CPU clock of mainboard will show below VGA Click VGA button to read current GPU temperature GPU clock and memory clock of graphics card will show below DOT Click DOT button to enable or disable the Dynamic Overclocking Technology C 3 MS 7508 Mainboard AV Game Office Silence Cool MSI provides five common settings for different environments The settings had been set to optimal values to reach better performance in each environment Click the button you need I Before clicking the AV Game Office Silence or Cool button select Smooth mode or Sharp mode to decide whether you want the system to reach the optimal values smoothly or quickly Sharp mode Smooth mode Clock B In this sub menu you can adjust and monitor the clocks of MB and graphics card gt Voltage e In this sub menu you can adjust and monitor the voltages of MB and graphics card ei FAN speed In this sub menu you can adjust and monitor the fan speeds of MB and graphics card q Temperature LG In this sub menu you can monitor the temperatures of MB and graphics card User Profile In this sub menu you can set the values of clock voltage and fan speed by your need and save them in a profile You can save 3 profiles for further use Click on the icon E the clock voltage fan and temperature buttons will appear beside the icon r Dual Core C
71. nced BIOS Feat anes isi asnu u nn u u unn a a ada a 3 9 Integrated Peripherals 3 12 Power Management Setup 3 14 A a a a a a a a a 3 17 A 3 18 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults 3 23 BOSA SW ONC a 3 24 Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio seen A 1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A 2 Software Configuration ENNER A 4 AA g es a iu iS ua a a A 19 Appendix B NVidia RE B 1 o ve RE B 2 Vill TR enge E e E B 3 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation uuu u uy AE B 8 Using the NVMediaShield Software B 11 Appendix C Dual Core Center aria C 1 Activating Dual Core Center uu uuu u D i Q 2 Q su Q Di aa C 2 MAI AAA AAA AAA R C 3 DOT Dyanmic OverClocking iria C 5 COC EE C 6 e na Qn au u n Qua a Qu Dai n u isa a C 7 FAN Ee EE C 8 TemperalUle acesso C 9 USE EE C 10 1X Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the K9N2GM K9N2VM Series MS 7508v1 X ATX mainboard The K9N2GM K9N2VM Series mainboards are based on NVidia GeForce 8200 8100 chipset for optimal system efficiency De signed to fit the advanced AMD Phenom Athlon 64 Sempron series in Socket AM2 AM2 the K9N2GM
72. nounced I 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 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT X INT Y INT Z INT W PCI Slot 2 INT W INT X INT Y INT Z 2 20 BIOS Setup Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when lt 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 MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 7508 Mainboard 7 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 restart the system by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys 1 The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the descrip tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for r
73. ocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 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 compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LA NOTICE D INSTALLATIONAVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU Micro Star International MS 7508 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 1V WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement ENGLISH To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist MSI must remind you that Under the European Union EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002 96 EC which takes effect on August 13 2005 products of electrical and electronic equipment cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at th
74. onsult the vendor of your operating system 3 9 MS 7508 Mainboard gt Primary Graphic s Adapter This setting specifies which graphics card is your primary graphics adapter gt PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth For better PCI performance you should set the item to higher values gt CPU Feature Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Feature Help Item Enable Disable gt SVM Support for AM2 CPU only This item is used to enable or disable the SVM Secure Virtual Machine mode gt CHIP Feature Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Feature HPET Disabled Help Item UGA Share Memory 64H gt HPET The HPET High Precision Event Timers is a component that is part of the chipset You can enable it and it will provide you with the means to get to it via the various ACPI methods gt VGA Share Memory The system shares memory to the on chip VGA This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the on chip VGA 3 10 BIOS Setup gt Boot Sequence Press lt Ent
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76. or 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 MS 7508 Mainboard H Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 This connector supports 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy disk drive FDD1 IDE Connector IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separately to master slave mode by setting jumpers Refer to IDE device s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions 2 12 Hardware Setup Serial ATA Connector SATA1 6 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA interface port Each connector can con nect to one Serial ATA device SATA2 SATA3 SATA5 gt gt w 0000000 oo0000 0000000 oo0000 0000000 0000000 SATA4 SATA6 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission 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 ERR GND PINIT GN
77. plays OEM Primary Graphic s Adapter PCIE Logo instead of POST PCI Latency Timer 641 messages CPU Feature Press b Chipset Feature Press Enter Boot Sequence Press Trusted Computing Press Tlee Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FB Fail Safe Defaults Fo Optimized Defaults gt Full Screen Logo Display This item enables you to show the company logo on the boot up screen Settings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot gt Quick Booting Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within few 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 out which version to use c
78. py disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Win dows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely installed it is recommended that you install the RAID management tool For Windows Vista During the operating system installation after selecting the location to install Windows Vista please click on the Load Driver button to load RAID driver Please refer the Important notice above to make a RAID Driver medium And then follow the instructions to complete the whole installation Notice Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed B 7 MS 7508 Mainboard A NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows for Non bootable RAID Array The existing Windows Serial ATA driver must be upgraded to use the NVIDIA Serial ATA driver This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will upgrade the Windows SATA driver and install the RAID software 1 Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page g NVIDIA SMBus Driver NVIDIA Ethemet Driver NVIDIA MediaShield 2 Select the NVIDIA MediaShield 3 Click Next and then fo
79. riping RAID 0 Striping and Mirroring RAID 0 1 RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array 3 Boot from the Windows CD use the floppy disk that has the RAID driver to copy and install the nForce RAID software Check p B 7 for details 4 Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS Be sure to enable the RAID function in SATA Channel of Integrated Peripherals in BIOS before configuring the NVRAID BIOS After that press F10 to save the con figuration and exit The PC will reboot right away Then enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted and follow the procedures described below to set up the NVRAID BIOS NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your PC wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears ee as part of the system POST and boot Pa se Seege process prior to loading the OS Port Disk Model Capacity Loc DiskModel Capacity 2 Press F10 and the NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array window will appear The default RAID Mode is set to Mir roring and Striping Block is set to Optimal Add ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate yA Select ENTER Popup MS 7508 Mainboard Understanding the Define a New Array Window Use the Define a New Array window to e Select the RAID Mode e Set up the
80. row to find a key which better fits your vocal range Karaoke Raise the key Remove the human voice Y 0 Lower the key MS 7508 Mainboard Mixer In the Mixer part you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually 1 Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output items Realtek HD Audio input Mic Yolume Stereo Mix 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 2 Multi Stream Function ALC888 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 a button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear Then check the Enable playback multi streaming and click OK to save the setup Important If you use AC97 front panel the device have to be plugged into the jacks on the panel before enable the multi stream function A 8 Realtek ALC888 Audio Mixer ToolBox show the following volume controls E E E E lw Advanced Contr
81. s x 16 supports up to 4 0 GB s transfer rate The PCI Express x 8 supports up to 2 0 GB s transfer rate The PCI Express x 4 supports up to 1 0 GB s transfer rate The PCI Express x 1 supports up to 250 MB s transfer rate HIR ooo cocoa OOOO oA 00000000 go00000 0000000 0000000000000000 oa Ei Ei 000000000 po 00000000 000000 L PCI Express x1 Slot 00000000000 000000 PCI Express x16 Slot 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 Oo00000000 o000000000100000000000000000000000000 UU DUDDDDDDUTDDUDUDUUDUUDDDDUUDUUDUDDDDDDDUUD 000000000 32 bit PCI Slot When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expan sion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pro
82. stalled Empty 2 6 Hardware Setup Installing Memory Modules 1 The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation 2 Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot SE Important gt 9 You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDR2 standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDR2 memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots In Dual Channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different channel DIMM slots To enable successful system boot up always insert the memory modules into the DIMM1 first Due to the chipset resource deployment the system density will only be detected up to 7 GB not full 8 GB when each DIMM is installed with a 2GB memory module 2 1 MS 7508 Mainboard p Power Supply ATX 24 Pin Power Connector ATX1 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24 pin power supply To connect the ATX 24 pin power supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the p
83. 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 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 gt IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave SATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 3 6 BIOS Setup CHOS Setup Utility Copyright Cy 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc SATA 1 SATA Connector Help Item Device Hard Disk Disabled Disables LBA Vendor MAXTOR STMS160612AS Mode Size 160 06B Auto Enables LBA A AA A Mode if the device LBA Large Mode Auto supports it and the DMA Mode Auto device is not already Hard Disk S M A R T Auto formatted with LBA Mode disabled gt IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave SATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 It will showing the device informations that you connected to the IDE SATA connector gt LBA Large Mode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode Setting to Auto enables LBA mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA mode disabled gt DMA Mode Select DMA Mode gt Hard Disk S M A R T T
84. tion Please select the device you have plugged in lf 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 Realtek ALC888 Audio Connector Settings Click Sr to access connector settings Connector Settings Connector Settings E Disable front panel jack detection Ed Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in DH Enable auto popup dialog when device has been plugged in OR once Disable front panel jack detection option Find no function on front panel jacks Please check if front jacks on your system are so called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection 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 MS 7508 Mainboard S PDIF Short for Sony Philips Digital Interface a standard audio file transfer format S PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog S PDIF Settings O
85. 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 systems Installation for Windows 2000 XP Vista For Windows 2000 you must install Windows 2000 Service Pack4 or later before installing the driver For Windows XP you must install Windows XP Service Pack1 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 CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will auto matically appear 2 Click Realtek HD Audio Driver Diver Utility WebSite Manual COLL lai p MICR AR iNTEARMATE NAL WEE d a Mainboard Click here NVIDIA MCP78 System Driver NYIDIA MCP 78 HDMI Audio Driver Browse CD Exit Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance audio 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 Realtek ALC888 Audio 3 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 1 73 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek High Definition Audio Driver The InstallShield Wizard will
86. utput sampling Rate 441K He ASK Hz 96K Hz 192K Hz Mo S PDIF output Output digital audio source O 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 Realtek ALC888 Audio Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality The one you select will light up and make testing sound If any speaker fails to make sound then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically Center one Front Right Side Right Side Left Subwoofer Rear Left Rear Right MS 7508 Mainboard Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone Select the Noise Suppres sion to remove the possible noise during recording or select Acoustic Echo Can cellation to cancel the acoustic echo during recording Acoustic Echo Cancellation prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone 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
87. y if you have a RAID array with a spare disk allocated to it Click Remove spare to start the Remove Spare Wizard and then follow the instructions You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step by step instructions Migrate an Array In a traditional RAID environment when a user wants to change the current state of a disk or a current array to a new RAID configuration the process of reconfiguring the new array involves multiple steps The user must back up the data delete the array re boot the PC and then reconfigure the new array MediaShield RAID allows the end user to change the current state of the disk or array to another with a one step process called Migrating This section describes the NVIDIA Migrating process and explains how to use Migrating to convert from one RAID array type to another General Migrating Requirements e The new array capacity must be equal to or greater than the previous array For example it is possible to migrate from a RAID 1 array to a RAID 0 array as long as the RAID 0 array is the same size as or larger than the RAID 1 array e The number of disks in the new array cannot be less than the number of disks in the original array e You cannot migrate To or from a JBOD Spanning array From RAID 1 to RAID 1 From RAID 0 1 to RAID 1 From RAID 5 to 1 Migrating to an Array Larger Than 2 TB Your disks must be partitioned using the GUID partition table GPT if
88. you plan to migrate to an array with greater than 2 TB storage If your original array is not a GPT disk and you expand your array s capacity using the migration feature to over 2 TB you will not be able to access the additional storage above 2 TB in the new array To use the additional storage in this situation back up your data repartition the array using GPT then restore your data to the new volume Be sure to make the volume dynamic if you plan to have more than four partitions B 14 nVidia RAID Specific Migrating Requirements The following table lists the disk requirements for a new RAID array for various migrating combinations pen T New Array Disk Requirements RAID 0 ee Number of disks in the new array must be greater than the original array m 2 n 1 we r RAID 1 array must include two disks converted from a one disk RAID 0 RAID 0 ae m gt 2xn RAID 0 1 Number of RAID 0 1 disks must be equal to or greater than twice the number of RAID 0 disks RAIDO No additional restrictions Not a valid combination RAID 0 1 No additional restrictions m gt n2 RAID 0 Number of RAID 0 disks must be equal to or greater than half the number of RAID 0 1 disks RAID 0 1 RADI Not a valid combination RAID 0 1 Not a valid combination m gt n 2 1 RADI Not a valid combination RAID 0 1 m gt 2 x n 1 where m is an even number of disks Instructions Click Migrate array

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