MSI DKA790GX Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...DKA790GX Series MS 7550 v1 X Mainboard G52 75501X2...

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Page 3: ...ace the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 8 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 9 All cautions and warn...

Page 4: ...interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on...

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Page 8: ...k Components Guide 2 2 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 3 Memory 2 6 Power Supply 2 8 Back Panel 2 9 Connectors 2 11 Switch 2 18 Button 2 19 Slots 2 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Mai...

Page 9: ...ore Center B 1 Activating Dual Core Center B 2 Main B 3 DOT Dynamic OverClocking B 5 E Efficiency B 6 Clock B 7 Voltage B 8 FAN Speed B 9 Temperature B 10 User Profile B 11 Appendix C SATA RAID C 1 RA...

Page 10: ...eries MS 7550 v1 X ATX mainboard The DKA790GX Series mainboards are based on AMD 790GX SB750 chipset for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the ad vanced AMD Athlon 64 Phenom processor the DKA7...

Page 11: ...on on compatible components please visit http global msi com tw index php func testreport LAN Supports LAN 10 100 1000 Fast Ethermet by RTL8111C Audio HD Audio ALC888 Up to 8 channel audio with jack s...

Page 12: ...port 1 HDMI port On Board Pinheaders Connectors 3 USB 2 0 pinheaders 1 COM port pinheader 1 CD in pinheader 1 TPM Module pinheader 1 Chassis Intrusion 1 Front Panel Audio pinheader 1 Wake on LAN conn...

Page 13: ...PCI_EX1 PCI_EX3 PCI_EX2 PCI_EX4 PCI2 FDD1 JUSB1 JFP1 JFP2 SATA5 SATA2_4 SATA1_3 JSPI1 JCOM1 JTPM IDE1 JPWR1 JPWR2 CPU_FAN1 JCI1 WOL1 JUSB2 JUSB3 Fintek F71882FG DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Bottom USB ports eSA...

Page 14: ...s are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased Power Cable User s Guide and Quick Guide MSI motherboard MSI Driver Utility CD Floppy Cable IDE Cable Back...

Page 15: ...dures 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...

Page 16: ...OL1 p 2 16 DDR2 p 2 6 JPWR1 p 2 8 CPU_FAN1 p 2 13 IDE1 p 2 11 JTPM p 2 14 SATA1 5 p 2 12 JCOM1 p 2 14 JFP2 p 2 16 JFP1 p 2 16 CLR_CMOS1 p 2 19 JUSB1 3 p 2 17 FDD1 p 2 11 SYS_FAN2 p 2 13 JCD1 p 2 15 JA...

Page 17: ...heating Make sure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replaceing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off...

Page 18: ...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 dama...

Page 19: ...earance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase Important 2 Then press down the other end of the clip to fasten the cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism Locate the...

Page 20: ...and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously Enabling Dual Channel mode can enhance the system performance Please refer to the following illustrations for population rules under Dual Chann...

Page 21: ...the DIMM1 first 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...

Page 22: ...on and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply as you like If you d like to use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug y...

Page 23: ...re that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information Optical S PDIF Out This SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format connec...

Page 24: ...Right On 100 Mbit sec data rate is selected Orange On 1000 Mbit sec datarate is selected Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices You can differentiate the color of the audio jac...

Page 25: ...Connector IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices IDE1 Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives sep...

Page 26: ...5 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA interface port Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data los...

Page 27: ...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 speciall...

Page 28: ...address 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 LFRAME LPCFrame 14 GND Ground 2 1 14 13 JTPM Serial Port Connector JCOM 1 Thi...

Page 29: ...taHighDefinitionAudiodongle is connected to the analog header PRESENCE 0 when a High Definition Audio dongle is connected 5 LINEout_R Analog Port Right channel 6 MIC_JD Jack detection return from fron...

Page 30: ...pliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 GND Ground 2 SPK Speaker 3 SLED SuspendLED 4 BUZ Buzzer 5 PLED PowerLED 6 BUZ Buzzer 7 NC Noconnection 8 SPK Speake...

Page 31: ...USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like 1 2 9 10 JUSB1 3 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0 4 USB1 5 USB0 6 USB1 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key no...

Page 32: ...below to set the FSB Switch 1 2 ON DOC1 DOC2 CPU Frequency 1 ON 2 ON Default 1 ON 2 OFF Increase 10 speed of FSB 1 OFF 2 ON Increase 15 speed of FSB 1 OFF 2 OFF Increase 20 speed of FSB Important 1 Ma...

Page 33: ...S1 Clear CMOS Button CLR_CMOS1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuration data With the CMOS RAM the system can automati cally boot OS...

Page 34: ...he expan sion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card The PCI Expr...

Page 35: ...lot 1 INTA INT B INTC INTD PCI Slot 2 INT B INTC INTD INTA 32 bit PCI Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documen...

Page 36: ...x16 PCI_EX4 slot 2 With two cards installed an CrossFire Video Link cable is required to connect the golden fingers on the top of these two graphics cards refer to the picture below Please note that...

Page 37: ...setting in the Catalyst Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFire to operate The following aspect appears in Catalyst Control Center Select the Advanced View from the view drop menu Import...

Page 38: ...IOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you...

Page 39: ...HOENIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as I Intel N nVidia and A AMD 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS...

Page 40: ...ou can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a G...

Page 41: ...hanced features Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management H W Monitor...

Page 42: ...ad the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal...

Page 43: ...ant usually the current date The format is day month date year 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 k...

Page 44: ...u to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis 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 yo...

Page 45: ...8 MS 7550 Mainboard This sub menu shows the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read only System Information Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appear...

Page 46: ...ill 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 IOAPIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC...

Page 47: ...r values CPU Feature Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears SVM Support This item is used to enable disable SVM Chipset Feature Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the fo...

Page 48: ...ng system 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 boot device Trusted Computing Press Enter to...

Page 49: ...rfaced device in the operating system Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable disable the onboard LAN controller LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of...

Page 50: ...ler RAID Mode This item allows you to configure SATA mode Setting options RAID AHCI or IDE I O Device Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears COM Port 1 Select...

Page 51: ...STR fashion through the setting of this field Set tings are S1 The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all system context S...

Page 52: ...us before power failure or interrupt occurred Wake Up Event Setup Press Enter and the following sub menu appears Wake Up Event By The item allows you to wake up event by BIOS or OS Resume From S3 By U...

Page 53: ...nabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event by onboard LAN Resume By RTC Alarm This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the sy...

Page 54: ...cally depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range You can select a fan target value here If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value the smart fan funct...

Page 55: ...rd and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up co...

Page 56: ...3 19 BIOS Setup Cell Menu Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset Current CPU DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed Read only...

Page 57: ...d allows you to set the CPU Ratio higher Onboard VGA Core Overclock This item is used to enable disable the onboard VGA core overclock Advance DRAM Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu and...

Page 58: ...er the sub menu and the following screen appears DIMM1 2 3 4 Memory SPD Information Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears E P P SUPPORT Information Press Enter to enter th...

Page 59: ...system will detect the HT link speed automatically Adjust PCI E Frequency MHz This field allows you to select the PCIE frequency in MHz Auto Disable PCI Frequency When set to Enabled the system will r...

Page 60: ...ion 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 regulatio...

Page 61: ...aults setting Press any key to continue Clear CMOS Please refer to chapter 2 for more information about how to clear CMOS data Two ways to save your system from failed overclocking Reboot 1 Press the...

Page 62: ...s 1 2 These items are used to save the settings set by yourself to CMOS Load Settings 1 2 These items are available after you save your settings in Save Settings 1 2 items and are used to load the set...

Page 63: ...formance 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 Pressing...

Page 64: ...o Appendix A 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 Lef...

Page 65: ...iver 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...

Page 66: ...A 3 Realtek Audio 3 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Click here Select this option 4 Click Finish to restart the system Click here...

Page 67: ...hannel audio feature now Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration It is also available to enable the audio driver by cli...

Page 68: ...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...

Page 69: ...t without losing the settings Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings simply click this the whole list will be shown for your selection Delete To delete the pre saved settings which are c...

Page 70: ...Live Club 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 y...

Page 71: ...t 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 button and the Mixer ToolBo...

Page 72: ...om 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 exam...

Page 73: ...e 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 con...

Page 74: ...pletely 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 Tool Mute Important ALC888...

Page 75: ...CH Speaker for 5 1 Speaker Output e 8CH Speaker for 7 1 Speaker Output Speaker Configuration 1 Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack 2 Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selection Pl...

Page 76: ...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 a...

Page 77: ...f the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog Output Sampling Rate 44 1KHz This is recommend while playing CD 48KHz This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby 96KHz This is recommende...

Page 78: ...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 but...

Page 79: ...d 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 from speak...

Page 80: ...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 environm...

Page 81: ...Audio Controller Audio Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray Switch it on and an icon will show...

Page 82: ...the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility n 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on...

Page 83: ...MS 7550 Mainboard A 20 a n 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output 4 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 No function 6 No function 3 1 2 6 4 5...

Page 84: ...ek Audio n 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output 6 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 No function 1...

Page 85: ...e Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 Line Out Side channels 1 2 6 4 5 3 Important To enable 7 1 channel audio out function on Vista operating s...

Page 86: ...ard ware status of MSI Mainboard 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 fo...

Page 87: ...our mainboard path Utility MSI Utility Dual Core Center it will have an icon in the system tray a short cut icon on the desktop and a short cut path in your Start up menu You may double click on each...

Page 88: ...us 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 M B Click MB button to read current...

Page 89: ...you can adjust and monitor the fan speeds of MB and graphics card Temperature In this sub menu you can monitor the temperatures of MB and graphics card User Profile In this sub menu you can set the v...

Page 90: ...e 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 motherboar...

Page 91: ...hase power Through the Dual Channel PWM power loss can be reduced which allows CPU to receive higher power efficiency in higher loading condition In the Efficiency Monitor menu you can read the real t...

Page 92: ...rease the clock or click the minus sign button 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...

Page 93: ...tage or click the minus sign button 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 D...

Page 94: ...ection or click the minus sign button to decrease Or click the Default button to restore the default values On the underside it shows the graphs of the fan speed Only the curves of the item which the...

Page 95: ...mperature In the Temperature sub menu you can see temperature status of your system On the underside it shows the graphs of the temperatures Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with...

Page 96: ...click the setting button that besides the user profile bar and the next screen will appear Here you can define the clock fan speed voltage by your need click the button to choose a value quickly or c...

Page 97: ...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 Finally you can choose the user profile by click the button i...

Page 98: ...y striping data across multiple drives RAID 1 makes sure data is not lost if a drive fails as data is simultaneously written to two drives Drives configured for RAID Striping are said to form a RAID 0...

Page 99: ...BIOS During bootup a screen similar to the one below will appear for about few seconds Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild utility The FastBuild menu screen will appear The Main Menu is used to choose th...

Page 100: ...C 3 SATA RAID View Drives Assignments This window displays the model number capacities and assignment of the drives physically attached to the SATA host adapter...

Page 101: ...D sets can be created either automatically or to allow the greatest flexibility manually 1 Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to enter the Define LD Menu 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight an logical dr...

Page 102: ...es which you want to make part of the LD use the space key to change the assignment to Y Then press Ctrl Y to save the configuration 5 A message will show up on the bottom press any key to save the co...

Page 103: ...tion is done the screen shows the LD information as below Press ESC key to the main screen 7 Press ESC key to exit the utility a message System is going to REBOOT Are You Sure will display answer Y to...

Page 104: ...on the main screen 2 Choose a LD No you want to delete and press Del or Alt D delete the RAID set 3 On the next screen a message will display to inform you press Ctrl Y to delete the RAID set or othe...

Page 105: ...eboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted and Windows setup starts copying files For Windows Vista During the operating system in...

Page 106: ...MSI CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear 3 Under the Driver tab click on ATI System Driver by your need The ATI System Driver includes RAID Driver 4 The dr...