MSI G52-72801X2, User Manual

Page 1: ...i K9A Platinum Series MS 7280 V1 X Mainboard G52 72801X2...

Page 2: ...tel 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 register...

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: ...Socket AM2 CPU Cooler Set 2 5 Memory 2 6 Dual Channel Memory Population Rules 2 6 Installing DDRII Modules 2 7 Power Supply 2 8 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector PWR1 2 8 ATX 12V Power Connector PWR3 PWR2 2...

Page 9: ...Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 9 Advanced Chipset Features 3 11 Integrated Peripherals 3 12 Power Management Setup 3 15 PNP PCI Configurations 3 18 H W Monitor 3 19...

Page 10: ...280 v1 X ATX mainboard The K9A Platinum Series mainboards are based on ATI RD580 SB600 chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the ad vanced AMD Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 Athlon FX process...

Page 11: ...http w w w m s i c o m t w p r o g r a m p r o d u c t s m a i n b o a r d m b d pro_mbd_trp_list php LAN Supports Dual LAN 10 100 1000 Fast Ethernet by RTL8111B 8110SC IEEE 1394 Chip integrated by VI...

Page 12: ...5 flexible audio jacks 1 Optical SPDIF jack 1 Coaxial SPDIF out port On Board Pinheaders 1 D Bracket 2 pinheader 1 IrDA pinheader 3 USB 2 0 pinheaders 1 IEEE 1394 pinheader Slots 2 PCI Express x 16 sl...

Page 13: ...mouse Bottom keyboard T M B Line In Line Out Mic T RS Out M CS Out B SPDIFOut optical JCD1 JAUD1 JDB1 JUSB3 JUSB2 JUSB1 J1394_1 JFP2 JFP1 IDE1 FDD1 DIMM3 DIMM1 SATA4 SATA2 SYSFAN1 JIR1 JCI1 SATA3 SATA...

Page 14: ...motherboard MSI Driver Utility CD The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased IEEE1394 Bracket Optional D Bracket 2 Optional Round Cable of...

Page 15: ...m cooling fan will slow down instantly when the CPU temperature descends to its normal degree Here the current system status including Vcore 3 3V 5V and 12V and the current PC hardware status such as...

Page 16: ...to apply the changes The values you set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system warnings and the values for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds Center side Cool n Quiet User...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...E1 p 2 11 ATX1 p 2 8 PCI Slots p 2 23 JUSB1 3 p 2 15 SATA1 4 p 2 12 NBFAN1 p 2 13 FDD1 p 2 11 CPUFAN1 p 2 13 PCI Express slots p 2 20 CPU p 2 3 J1394_1 p 2 16 Quick Components Guide JAUD1 p 2 14 JBAT1...

Page 19: ...he computer For the latest information about CPU please visit http www msi com tw program products mainboard mbd pro_mbd_cpu_support php CPU Central Processing Unit Important 1 Overheating will seriou...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...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 22: ...B system memory For more information on compatible components please visit http www msi com tw program products mainboard mbd pro_mbd_trp_list php DDRII 240 pin 1 8V 1 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM1 DIMM2 2 DIMM3...

Page 23: ...To enable successful system boot up always insert the memory modules into the DIMM1 first Installing DDRII Modules 1 The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right o...

Page 24: ...the ATX 24 pin power supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector You may use...

Page 25: ...the connector Coaxial S PDIF Out connector This SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format connector is provided for digital audio transmission to external speakers through a coaxial cable IEEE 13...

Page 26: ...een audio jack Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones Blue audio jack Line In Side Surround Out in 7 1 channel mode is used for external CD player tapeplayer or other audio devices Pink au...

Page 27: ...rovides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 function You can connect hard disk drives CD ROM and other IDE devices The Ultra ATA133 interface boosts data transfer rates between the comput...

Page 28: ...TA cable Serial ATA II Connectors SATA1 SATA4 SATA1 SATA4 are high speed SATAII interface ports Each supports data rates of 300 MB s and is fully compliant with Serial ATA specifications Each Serial A...

Page 29: ...chassis is opened the switch will be short The system will record this status and show a warning mes sage on the screen To clear the warning you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record CD In...

Page 30: ...ide PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 PORT 1L Analog Port 1 Left channel 2 GND Ground 3 PORT 1R Analog Port 1 Right channel 4 PRESENCE Active low signal signals BIOS that a High Definition Audio dongle is conn...

Page 31: ...ut of 480Mbps which is 40 times faster than USB 1 1 and is ideal for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like 1 2 9 10 J...

Page 32: ...t allow you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket optional Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 TPA 2 TPA 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Cablepower 8 Cablepower 9 Key no pin 1...

Page 33: ...ll down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Donot use JFP1 Pin Definition 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 S...

Page 34: ...ting System PowerON The D LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not in stalledproperly Initializing Keyboard Controller Testing VGA BIOS This will start writing VGA sign on message to the...

Page 35: ...S RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data JBAT1 1 Clear Data 1 3 Keep Data 1 3 I...

Page 36: ...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 ex pansion ca...

Page 37: ...or to the left DVI connector Important 1 Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase 2 Only Windows...

Page 38: ...a 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 Impo...

Page 39: ...and 33 MHz it yields a throughput rate of 133 MBps PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...NIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as I Intel N nVidia A ATi and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BI...

Page 42: ...Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provid...

Page 43: ...he chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify you...

Page 44: ...nce Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set...

Page 45: ...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 Time HH MM SS This allows you to set the system...

Page 46: ...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 you an opportuni...

Page 47: ...U Infromation BIOS Version Memory Information These items show the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read only System Information Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the...

Page 48: ...ing 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 Boot To OS 2 This allows you to run the OS 2 operating...

Page 49: ...ecify the hard disk boot priority Removable Drives This feature allows you to specify the removable device boot priority CD DVD Drives This feature allows you to specify the CD DVD device boot priorit...

Page 50: ...RAS row address strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance RAS Precharge Time Trp This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS...

Page 51: ...rd PCI LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard PCI LAN Onboard PCIE LAN Controller This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard PCI LAN contro...

Page 52: ...item is used to define the SATA type Before configure the RAID set you have to choose the RAID for the SATA devices I O Device Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen...

Page 53: ...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...

Page 54: ...ng of this field Set tings are S1 POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware main tains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode...

Page 55: ...s leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred Wakeup Event Setup Press Enter and the following sub menu appears Re...

Page 56: ...set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCIE device Resume by RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of boot...

Page 57: ...ce you should set the item to higher values PNP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP Plug Play feature PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect is a system...

Page 58: ...the fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range Smart Fan Tolerance You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for the Smart...

Page 59: ...the sub menu and following screen appears System CPU Temperature CPUFAN SYSFAN Speed CPU Vcore 12 0V 5 0V 3 3V 3VSB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices com...

Page 60: ...requency Adjust CPU Ratio This item allows you to adjust the CPU ratio It is available only when the processor supports this function CPU Voltage Select Auto the system will load the default CPU volta...

Page 61: ...m overheading due to the heavy working loading Adjust DDR Memory Frequency Setting to Auto the system will auto detect the memory clock Setting to Manual the DDR Memory Frequency item will appear and...

Page 62: ...echarged This delay is required to guarantee that data in the write buffers can be written to the memory cells before precharge occurs Write to Read delay Twtr This item controls the Write Data In to...

Page 63: ...Selecting 1T makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2T rate 1T is faster than 2T Async Latency Value This field should be programmed by system BIOS to specify the maximum round trip latency in the syste...

Page 64: ...ance 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 Y l...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...83 Audio Appendix A The Realtek ALC883 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...

Page 67: ...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...

Page 68: ...A 3 Realtek ALC883 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 69: ...annel 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 clic...

Page 70: ...nt 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 us...

Page 71: ...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 cr...

Page 72: ...Pop 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 mus...

Page 73: ...nd 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 button and...

Page 74: ...d from the rear panel which is the default setting Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio 2nd output from the scroll list first and use a different program to play the second audio source for ex...

Page 75: ...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...

Page 76: ...This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Enable recording multi streaming Important ALC883 allows you to record the CD Line Mic and Stereo Mix channels simultaneous...

Page 77: ...H 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 Ple...

Page 78: ...acks 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 Enab...

Page 79: ...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 recommended...

Page 80: ...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...

Page 81: ...rom being recorded by mi crophone 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 speaker...

Page 82: ...883 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 envi...

Page 83: ...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 i...

Page 84: ...tility n 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the back panel when 2 Channel Mode is selected Back Panel 7 1 Line I...

Page 85: ...ack panel s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real chan nel Line Out connector 4 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Cent...

Page 86: ...ctor two speakers to the rear channel Line out connector and two s peaker s to the c enter subwoofer channel Line Out connector 6 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC...

Page 87: ...nel Line out connector two speak ers to the center subwoofer channel Line Out connector and two speakers to the side chan nel Line Out connector 8 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Side Surround Out Side...