MSI Hetis 945, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide Hetis 945 Hetis 945 Lite MS 6410 G52 64101X2 ...

Page 2: ...to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving ante...

Page 3: ...ks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners 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 ...

Page 4: ...d or module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work we...

Page 5: ...G 0 75mm2 2 Internal part is hazardous moving parts please keep fingers and other body parts away 3 For pluggable equipment the socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible 4 Do not disable the protective earth pin from the plug the equipment must be connected to an earthed mains socket outlet ...

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Page 9: ... Power Connector JPW1 2 10 2 5 Front Panel 2 11 Audio Ports 2 11 USB Ports 2 11 IEEE 1394 Port Standard only 2 11 2 6 Rear Panel 2 12 Mouse Keyboard Connectors 2 12 Audio Port Connectors 2 13 VGA Port 2 13 Digital Panel Connector DVI Standard only 2 14 LAN RJ 45 Jack 2 15 USB Ports 2 15 Serial Ports 2 16 IEEE 1394 Port Standard only 2 16 S Video Out Connector Standard only 2 17 RCA Connector TV1 S...

Page 10: ...ng Card Reader Optional 3 7 5 Installing Memory Modules 3 8 6 Installing CPU 3 9 7 Installing CPU Cooler 3 10 8 Restoring Chassis Cover 3 11 9 Installing Footstand 3 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 1 Entering Setup 4 2 Selecting the First Boot Device 4 2 Control Keys 4 3 Getting Help 4 3 Main Menu 4 3 Default Settings 4 3 The Main Menu 4 4 Standard CMOS Features 4 6 Advanced BIOS Features 4 9 Advanced C...

Page 11: ... 5 1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver 5 2 Installation for Windows 2000 XP 5 2 Software Configuration 5 4 Sound Effect 5 5 Audio IO 5 6 Mixer 5 9 Microphone 5 12 3D Audio Demo 5 13 Information 5 14 Using 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function 5 15 ...

Page 12: ...Getting Started 1 1 All in one Feature Set 1 2 System Specifications 1 3 System Configuration 1 ...

Page 13: ...el 945G 945GZ chipset Supports FSB 1066 800 533MHz Supports DDR2 533 667 MHz memory interface with Intel 945GZ only supports 400 533 MHz Integrated graphics controller Intel ICH7 chipset Hi Speed USB USB2 0 controller 480Mb sec 6 ports 2 Serial ATAII ports at 300MB sec 2 channel Ultra ATA 66 100 bus Master IDE controller PCI Master v2 3 I O APIC Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management M...

Page 14: ... Line Out x 1 Mic In x 1 RS Out x 1 C S Out x 1 SS Out x 1 USB2 0 Ports x 4 RJ45 LAN Jack x 1 For Standard Version IEEE 1394 6pins x 1 DVI S Video Out RCA Out Audio 7 1 channel HD audio codec Realtek ALC888 LAN Intel Gigabit LAN On Board Graphics Intel GMA 950 graphics Incredible graphics for photos videos and games High Definition TV HDTV display resolution for a wonderful entertainment expe rien...

Page 15: ... 5 HDD LED Headphone out green 6 Optical Drive Eject Close Button 2 2 x USB 2 0 Ports 7 Optical Drive optional 3 4 pin IEEE 1394 Port 8 Card Reader Drive optional 4 Power Button Power LED 1 2 System Configuration Standard Version ...

Page 16: ...er Jack 13 Support Bracket Spring 3 Ventilation Hole 14 RJ 45 LAN Jack 4 4 x USB 2 0 Ports 15 6 pin IEEE 1394 Port 5 PS 2 Mouse 16 Expansion Slots 6 PS 2 Keyboard 17 VGA Port 7 Serial Ports 18 Line out 8 DVI Port 19 Line in 9 S Video out 20 RCA out 10 Mic in 21 RS Out 11 SS Out 22 C S Out ...

Page 17: ...6 Front View 1 Mic in pink 4 HDD LED Headphone out green 5 Optical Drive Eject Close Button 2 2 x USB 2 0 Ports 6 Optical Drive optional 3 Power Button Power LED 7 Card Reader Drive optional Lite Version ...

Page 18: ...or 10 Power On Off Switch 2 Power Jack 11 Support Bracket Spring 3 Ventilation Hole 12 RJ 45 LAN Jack 4 4 x USB 2 0 Ports 13 Expansion Slots 5 PS 2 Mouse 14 VGA Port 6 PS 2 Keyboard 15 Line out 7 Serial Ports 16 Line in 8 Mic in 17 RS Out 9 SS Out 18 C S Out ...

Page 19: ...1 8 Connecting to External Devices ...

Page 20: ...20mm W x 94mm H Minimized screw structure Detachable bay housing Multiple ventilation holes 1 CPU Fan Ventilation Hole 4 Power Supply Ventilation Hole 2 System Ventilation Hole 5 System Ventilation Hole 3 System Fan Ventilation Hole 6 Release Button of Front I O Door ...

Page 21: ...d CPU cooler and multiple ventilation holes for better cooling effects The specially designed CPU cooler supports Intel LGA775 processors The following figures illustrate how the system fan effectively exhausts hot air through multiple ventilation holes CPU Fan Air Flow Direction Air In Air Out Air Out ...

Page 22: ...1 11 Chapter 1 Getting Started Power Supply Power Supply Fan Ventilation Hole System Fan Ventilation Hole front panel ...

Page 23: ... Flow Direction After the installation is completed please keep other objects away from the ventilationholeat least2 5cm andabove Do not block the ventilation hole System Fan Power Supply Power Supply Fan front panel ...

Page 24: ...Mainboard Hardware 2 1 Mainboard Layout 2 2 CPU 2 3 Memory 2 4 Power Supply 2 5 Front Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 7 Connectors 2 8 Jumper 2 9 Slots 2 ...

Page 25: ...2 2 2 1 Mainboard Layout MS 7231 V2 X Mainboard Standard Version ...

Page 26: ...2 3 Chapter 2 Mainboard Hardware MS 7231 V2 X Mainboard Lite Version ...

Page 27: ...overheating Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU Overclocking This motherboard 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 speci...

Page 28: ...over on the bottom to protect the CPU con tact from damage Rotate it to make the pin 1 indicator yellow triangle in the right bottom corner 2 Take out the accompanying CPU Clip and rotate it for the same direction as the CPU Pin 1 indicator is in the left bottom corner land side cover MSI Reminds You 1 Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system 2 Do not touch the ...

Page 29: ...s of socket reveal 7 Lift the load lever up and open the load plate 8 Correctly align the triangle of CPU Clip with the CPU chamfer and the square on the CPU Clip to the hook of the socket 9 Use your thumb and the middle fin gers to push the clips to release the CPU then press down the CPU with your index finger to allow the whole module to be installed onto the CPU socket 10 The CPU is installed ...

Page 30: ...t plug unplug the CPU too often 12 Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate and then secure the lever with the hook under retention tab 11 Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket then remove the CPU Clip with 2 fingers Then cover the load plate onto the package Note If you want to uninstall the CPU align the 4 points see Point 8 for details again and push the clip t...

Page 31: ...1 technology DDR2 uses a 1 8V supply for core and I O voltage compared to 2 5V for DDR1 and requires 28 less power than DDR1 chips DDR2 truly is the future of memory but will require some changes as the technology is not backwardly compatible and only motherboards specifically designed for DDR2 memory will be able to support these chips DDR2 incorporates new features at the chip level that give it...

Page 32: ...e necessary while using dual channel DDR or instability may happen Please refer to the following table for detailed dual channel DDR Other combination not listed below will function as single channel DDR DDR 2 Bank 2 3 S D 128MB 2GB Maximum System Memory Supported 128MB 4GB DDR 1 Bank 0 1 S D 128MB 2GB S Single Side D Double Side Slot Memory Module Total Memory Installing DDR2 Modules 1 The DDR2 D...

Page 33: ...d in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU PIN SIGNAL 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 PW_OK 9 5V_SB 10 12V ATX1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND...

Page 34: ...compatible devices You can plug the USB devices directly into these connectors IEEE 1394 Port For Standard Version The front panel provides one IEEE 1394 port This smaller one is designed for you to connect the IEEE 1394 device with external power The IEEE 1394 high speed serial bus complements USB by providing enhanced PC connectivity for a wide range of devices including consumer electronics aud...

Page 35: ...B Ports Keyboard LANJack Mouse SerialPort SerialPort DVI Port For Standard Version IEEE 1394 6pins For Standard Version S Video Out For Standard Version RS CS SS PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 MouseDATA MouseDATA 2 NC Noconnection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 MouseClock Mouseclock 6 NC Noconnection Mouse Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 KeyboardDATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC ...

Page 36: ...udio devices Mic is a connector for microphones However there is an advanced audio application provided by Realtek ALC888 to offer support for 7 1 channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors from 2 channel to 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio Rear Speaker Out in 7 1CH 5 1CH Line Out Line In MIC Center Subwoofer Speaker Out in 7 1CH 5 1CH Side Surround Out in 7 1CH VGA Port Pin Definition PIN ...

Page 37: ...n LCD monitor The DVI connector provides a high speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display device To connect a LCD monitor simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI connector on the mainboard and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information LCD Monitor 1 24 17 8 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1...

Page 38: ...single Local Area Network LAN This Giga bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000 100 or 10Mbps You can connect a network cable to it Giga bit LAN Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 D0P Differential Pair0 2 D0N Differential Pair 0 3 D1P Differential Pair1 4 D2P Differential Pair2 5 D2N Differential Pair 2 6 D1N Differential Pair 1 7 D3P Differential Pair3 8 D3N Differential Pair 3 RJ 45 ...

Page 39: ...inal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR DataSetReady 7 RTS Request T o Send 8 CTS ClearTo Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Serial Port Pin Definition 9 Pin Male DIN Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IEEE 1394 Port For Standard Version The back panel provides one standard IEEE 1394 port The standard IEEE 1394 port connects to IEEE 1394 devices without external power The IEEE 1394 high speed serial bus complements USB by pr...

Page 40: ...r on the mainboard and the other end to the video input connector on your TV or video device Some TVs and video devices may support such kind of input connector For the correct connection please refer to the TVs and video devices manuals for more information S Video Out TV Projector TV1 Connector TV Projector RCA Connector TV1 Standard only You can connect a TV or video device to TV1 connector for...

Page 41: ...ontroller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 function The connectors on the mainboard allows you to connect to the IDE devices HDD CD ROM 2 7 Connectors IDE1 Card Reader Connector CR1 The mainboard provides a connector to connect the Card Reader on the Front Panel CR1 ...

Page 42: ...GND SATA1 SATA2 Pin Definition 1 7 Fan Power Connectors CPU_F1 SYS_F1 The CPU_F1 processor fan and SYS_F1 system fans support system cooling fan with 12V It supports three pin head connector When connecting the wire to the connectors always take 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 The mainboard has a ADT7...

Page 43: ... 6 PWR_SW_P PowerSwitchhigh reference pull up 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR_SW_N PowerSwitch lowreferencepull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Donot use JFP1 Pin Definition Front Panel Connectors JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for you to connect to the front panel switches and LEDs JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectiv ity Design Guide ...

Page 44: ...rdware Internal Speaker Connector CON1 This connector is used to connect the built in speaker RCA out Connector J3 For Standard Version The mainboard provides a TV out connector for you to connect to a TV or video device J3 CON1 ...

Page 45: ...attery to keep the system configuration data With the CMOS RAM the system can automati cally boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration use the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Follow the instructions below to clear the data MSI Reminds You You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CM...

Page 46: ...he Riser Cards allows you to insert two expansion card You can insert any type of PCI cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings Riser Card PCI Express Slot PCIE_1 For Riser Card Use Only PCI Express slot ...

Page 47: ...1 Overview 3 2 Installation Procedures 1 Removing Cover 2 Installing HDD 3 Installing Optical Drive 4 Installing Card Reader Optional 5 Installing Memory Modules 6 Installing CPU 7 Installing CPU Coole 8 Restoring Chassis Cover Installing Footstand 3 ...

Page 48: ...supply In this chapter we ll show you how to install CPU Card Reader HDD Optical Drives and CPU Cooler Installation Tools Screws Two types of screws are used in assembling the barebone round headed screw thumb screw Round headed screw This type of screw is used to attach the HDD and card reader to the tray Screw Driver Gloves 3 1 Overview ...

Page 49: ...tem please check the items listed below for basic system operation The Footstand and the CPU cooler are included in the package other items are optional CPU Cooler Footstand IDE or SATA HDD Optional Optical Drive Optional CPU Optional DDRII SDRAM Optional Card Reader Optional ...

Page 50: ...ews on the backplane with hands Remove the chassis cover Press the level on the support bracket spring to release it 1 Removing Cover 3 2 Installation Procedures Unlock the screw on the front panel to release the drive cage ...

Page 51: ...de aside Pull the HDD tray forwards to re move it from the chassis Put the HDD in the HDD tray and use 4 screws to fix it on both sides Connect the cable and the power cord to the HDD then put the HDD tray back to secure it on the drive cage 2 Installing HDD ...

Page 52: ...kets outwards on the both sides to release Insert the optical drive and push the lock brackets back to fix it Connect the cable and the power cord to the optical drive then restore the drive cage Lock the screw on the front panel to fix the drive cage ...

Page 53: ...ck the card reader with two screws Use the screwdriver to unlock the card reader cage Insert the card reader into the cage with 15 degree angle 4 Installing Card Reader Optional Restore the card reader back and connect the cable to the CR1 connector on the mainboard ...

Page 54: ...3 8 Locate the DIMM slots 5 Installing Memory Modules Insert the DIMM vertically into the slot Note The DIMM has only one notch on the center of module It will only fit in the right direction ...

Page 55: ...ay from the socket and raise it up then lift up the cover Close the cover and the lever to complete the installaton 6 Installing CPU Put the CPU onto the socket Note Make sure the pins are com pletely embedded into the socket The CPU can only fit in the correct direction ...

Page 56: ...3 10 Connect the CPU cooler s power cord to the connector on the mainboard 7 Installing CPU Cooler Place the CPU cooler onto the CPU socket and secure the four screws ...

Page 57: ...em Assembly 3 11 8 Restoring ChassisCover Restore the chassis cover Lock the chassis cover with the screws Put the PC on the footstand or lay on the rubber foots Horizontal type Tower type Restore the support bracket ...

Page 58: ...3 12 9 Installing Footstand Make sure the rubber feet to get stuck on the footstand Lift up the PC and put the rubber feet into the pits on the footstand ...

Page 59: ...Standard CMOS Features 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features 4 6 Integrated Peripherals 4 7 Power Management Setup 4 8 System Information 4 9 H W Monitor 4 10 Frequency Voltage Control 4 11 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults 4 12 Set Supervisor User Password 4 ...

Page 60: ...tup utility by pressing F11 When the same message as listed above appears on the screen press F11 to trigger the boot menu The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in time If so restart the system and press F11 after around 2 or 3 seconds to activate the boot menu similar to the following 4 1 Entering Setup The boot menu will list all the bootable devices Select the one you w...

Page 61: ... devices and the system 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 Enter Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes F6 Load Optimized Defaults F7 Load Fail Safe Defaults F10 Save all the CMOS chang...

Page 62: ...ange the values in the 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 your settings for power management Once you enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY the Main Menu will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to move among the items and press Enter to enter...

Page 63: ... Defaults Use this menu to load 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 performance of the mainboard Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Save Exit Setup Save cha...

Page 64: ... date that you want 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 keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users Time HH MM SS This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour...

Page 65: ... will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually If you select Manual related information is asked to be entered to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk...

Page 66: ...d then automatically resume its operation Available options are All Errors The system stops when any error is detected No Errors The system doesn t stop for any detected error All But Keyboard The system doesn t stop for a keyboard error All But Diskette The system doesn t stop for a disk error All But Disk Key The system doesn t stop for either a disk or a key board error ...

Page 67: ...atures CPU Feature Press Enter for the sub menu of each item C1E Function When The CPU ID 0F40 and is above 533MHz 2 8GHz or 800MHz 3 6GHz you can enable C1E Support to lower the CPU power consumption while idle Settings Auto Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 68: ...pport HT Function or unreliability and instability may occur Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter to enter a sub menu which shows every current hard drive installed Use PageUp or PageDown key to select the first boot hard disk MSI Reminds You Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your com puter system requires ALL of the following platform Components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Pr...

Page 69: ...sers try to run Setup System A password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup Full Screen LOGO Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen Settings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot MSI Reminds You Available settings for First Second Third Boot ...

Page 70: ...matically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Disabled allows users to configure these fields manually VGA Setting The following items allow you to configure the settings about VGA On Chip Frame Buffer Size The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory Settings 1MB 8MB MSI Reminds You Change these settings only if you are familiar wi...

Page 71: ...tal monitor you use Setting options Fixed Mode DVMT Mode Both DVMT FIXED Memory Size This setting allows you to share the memory for the DVMT mode Setting options 64MB 128MB Boot Display This setting allows you to select an display device to display Setting options Auto CRT EFP TV ...

Page 72: ...al ATA Setting SATA Mode This setting is used to select the SATA mode The setting are IDE no AHCI no RAID RAID RAID enabled AHCI AHCI enabled no RAID Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI includes a description of the hard ware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware ...

Page 73: ...ed of the SATA ports Setting options Disabled Force GEN I Force GEN II PATA IDE Mode SATA Port This Item allows you to set the parallel IDE and the SATA port operation mode Setting options Primary Secondary Onboard Device Press Enter for the sub menu of each item USB Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard USB host controller Setting options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 Controlle...

Page 74: ...oard VIA 1394 controller Setting options Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 These items specify the base I O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1 COM A Serial Port 2 COM B Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automati cally determine the correct base I O port address Settings 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Disabled SuperIO Device Press Enter for the sub menu of each item ...

Page 75: ...uch as Windows 98SE 2000 ME select Enabled Setting options Enabled and Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the ACPI suspend type for system power management Wake Up by PCI card When it is set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be wake up by the PCI card MSI Reminds You S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep...

Page 76: ...to boot up Date of Month Alarm The field specifies the date for Resume by RTC Alarm Settings 0 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm The field specifies the time for Resume by RTC Alarm Format is hour minute second PWRON After PWR Fail This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Off Leaves the computer in the power off state On Leaves the c...

Page 77: ...read only BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version of your system read only CPU Type CPU ID uCodeID CPU Frequency CPU L2 Cache These items show the CPU related information of your system read only Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory These items show the memory status of your system read only ...

Page 78: ... this setting the system will shotdown automatically Chassis Intrusion Detect 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 Settings Enabled Reset Disabled Shutdown Temperature If th...

Page 79: ...lses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves MSI Reminds You 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...

Page 80: ... 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 loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system...

Page 81: ... 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 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 t...

Page 82: ...Chapter 5 Introduction to Realtek ALC 888 5 1 Introduction to Realtek ALC888 5 1 Installing the Realtek Audio Driver 5 2 Software Configuration 5 3 Using 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function 5 ...

Page 83: ...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 companion CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will auto matically appear 2 Click Realtek HD Audio Driver Click here MSI Reminds You The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under co...

Page 84: ...Chapter 5 Introduction to Realtek ALC 888 5 3 4 Click Finish to restart the system 3 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Click here Click here Select this option ...

Page 85: ...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 clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect Manager from the Control Panel 5 2 Software Configuration ...

Page 86: ...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 Here it provides the Karaoke function which will automatically remove human voice lyrics and leave melody for you to sing the song You may use the up arrow and down arrow button to raise lower the key and press the lower button to remove the human voice Raise th...

Page 87: ...e for each jack they are not limited to perform certain functions Instead each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output ex playback function or input ex Recording function all by your own choices Please follow the steps below to use it 1 Plug the speakers in any available jack 2 Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selection Please select the device you have plugged in If the d...

Page 88: ...eck the Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker out Side Speaker Out anyway 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 au...

Page 89: ...may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually 1 Playback You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in MSI Reminds You Before set up please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks ...

Page 90: ...ing in this case If you d like to connect your microphone to the front audio panel please select the Mic in at front panel Pink from the scroll list after connecting microphone to the front audio panel MSI Reminds You Only the speakers that plugged into the Line Out jack the green ne on the back panel will be functional when you intend to listen to the audio that has been recorded from the microph...

Page 91: ...one In this tab you may set the function of the microphone Select the Noise Suppression to remove the possible noise during recording or select Acoustic Echo Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording ...

Page 92: ... Realtek ALC 888 5 11 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like ...

Page 93: ...ntroller 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 in the system tray Right click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dia logue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of ...

Page 94: ...hannel 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 3 1 2 6 4 5 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels but no functioning in this mode 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel but no functioning in this mode 6 Side Surround Out Side channels but n...

Page 95: ...ctor and two speakers to the real chan nel Line Out connector 3 1 2 6 4 5 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel but no functioning in this mode 6 Side Surround Out Side channels but no functioning in this mode 4 Channel Analog Audio Output ...

Page 96: ...Line Out connector two speakers to the rear channel and two speakers to the cen ter subwoofer channel Line Out connectors 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 Side Surround Out Side channels but no functioning in this mode 1 2 6 4 5 3 ...

Page 97: ...rear channel two speakers to the center subwoofer channel Line Out connectors and two speakers to the side channel Line Out connectors 8 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line Out Side channels 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 Side Surround Out Side channels 1 2 6 4 5 3 ...