MSI MEGA 180, User Manual

Page 1: ...i User s Guide ...

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Page 4: ...rting any add on card 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 elec trical 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 equi...

Page 5: ...espective 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 AMI is a registered trademark of American Megat...

Page 6: ...2 3 CPU Clock Frequency Selection 2 3 CPU Installation Procedures 2 4 2 3 Memory 2 5 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2 5 Memory Speed CPU FSB Support Matrix 2 5 DIMM Module Combination 2 5 2 4 Power Supply 2 6 2 5 Front Panel 2 7 IEEE 1394 Port J1394 2 2 7 IEEE 1394 Port J1394 1 2 8 USB Ports 2 8 Mic in Head Phone 2 9 OPTICAL SPDIF in 2 9 2 6 Back Panel 2 10 VGA Port 2 10 Mouse Keyboard Connectors 2 11 ...

Page 7: ...ctor CN3 2 17 Color LED Connector CN4 2 18 Modem Module Connector J6 Optional 2 18 Radio Antenna Connector J2 2 18 2 8 Jumpers 2 19 Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 2 19 FSB Mode Jumper J8 2 20 CPU FSB Frequency Jumper J7 2 20 2 9 Slots 2 21 PCI Slot 2 21 AGP Slot 2 21 Chapter 3 Using Audio Function 3 1 3 1 Control Panel 3 3 3 2 Remote Controller 3 4 3 3 AC Power on 3 5 3 4 Playing CD MP3 in Hi Fi Mode 3 6...

Page 8: ... PNP PCI Configurations 4 24 4 9 PC Health Status 4 26 4 10 Frequency Voltage Control 4 27 Chapter 5 Media Center Deluxe III 5 1 5 1 What is Media Center Deluxe III 5 2 5 2 Installing Media Center Deluxe III 5 2 5 3 Setting the Media Center Deluxe III 5 6 5 4 Using the Media Center Deluxe III 5 14 5 5 Using the Remote Controller 5 27 5 6 Uninstall 5 29 Chapter 6 Wireless LAN Card for Deluxe Model ...

Page 9: ...Introduction Introducing Your Digital Media Platform ...

Page 10: ...r Edition on HP Free Style Intel is also exploring their Digital Home concept for the Home use PC To meet the new concept of Home PC the MEGA 180 has been posi tioned as a Digital Media Platform to perform TV recording optional home theater DVD 5 1 channels digital audio playback MP3 Audio CD photo and video stream data browsing Meanwhile it can also support high game performance AGP 8x slot On th...

Page 11: ...e model 1394 SPDIF I O PVR Wireless LAN Mini PCI wireless LAN card for Deluxe model Completed PC Office Game Machine A New Digital Media Form Factor from MSI That Allows You to Control Live Television Enjoy Home Theater DVD 5 1 Channel Listen to Digital Music MP3 Audio CD Burn Music Photos and Video View Your Favorite Photos Incredible Gaming Performance And more For Home For Work For Fun ...

Page 12: ...1 1 Getting Started Getting Started 1 1 All in One Feature Set 1 2 System Specification 1 3 Performance PC 1 4 Hi Fi Audio 1 5 Home Theater ...

Page 13: ...a Home Theater or Media Center PC The all in one feature provides you with multiple functions in a small form factor It can be set anywhere you want such as bedroom or living room while it can easily be moved to anywhere whenever you need See the following for the features TV out Option TV Tuner Option Optical Drive Option Card Reader For Deluxe mode MDC Modem 5 1 Channel Hi Fi Power Switch PC Pow...

Page 14: ...CI Slot Modem Mouse LAN Port Parallel Port Radio A ntenna Jack Mode Eject Stop Forward Play Pause Backward Shuttle Controller PC Reset Hi Fi Power Switch Front I O Cover Release Button PC Power Switch Front I O Cover See p 2 7 for information on front I O Audio Ports SPDIF out Card Reader For Deluxe model ...

Page 15: ...l SPDIF In Out On Board VGA Integrated in nFORCE2 AGP 8X On Board VGA memory None On Board Communication LAN RTL8201BL 10 100Mb Modem 56K MDC module WLAN Mini PCI For Deluxe model On Board TV out Integrated in Crush18G On Board USB Front x 2 Rear x 2 On Board x 1 for Card Reader On Board IEEE 1394 Agere FW802B 2 ports Front x 2 4 pin 6 pin Expansion Slots PCI 2 2 x 1 AGP 8X x1 Power Off Function P...

Page 16: ...USB x 2 SPDIF I x 1 1394 x 1 4 pin 1394 x 1 6 pin BIOS 4MB Flash Clock Generator Integrated in Crush18G and MCP2T Others Microsoft PC 2001 LAN Wake Up Function Suspend to RAM Disk function Top Tech III Thermal Overheat Protection Technology PC Alert System Hardware Monitor On Board BlueBird Module for Power Off features Color LED WARNING The power supply is set to 230V when shipped out To make sur...

Page 17: ...s Media Player and Mega Radio See Chapter 2 for more information on mainboard Front and Rear I O Press the Power button to start the PC function CPU support AMD AthlonTM DuronTM Athlon XPTM PCI AGP Expansion Front I O Mic in Head Phone USB x 2 1394 x 2 6 pin 4 pin Optical SPDIF in 5 in 1 Card Reader for Deluxe model Features Rear I O COM VGA Parallel PS2 x 2 LAN RJ45 USB x 2 Optical SPDIF out Spea...

Page 18: ...ct the computer system Storage Subsystem 1 Hard Disk 2 CD ROM OPTIONAL 3 DVD ROM OPTIONAL 4 CD RW OPTIONAL 5 DVD CD RW Combo 6 5 in 1 Card Reader for Deluxe model In pure barebone Hi Fi mode with NO CPU Memory and Had Disk installed if you push the PC power button the system will be no function or hang up The Hi Fi mode will also malfunction It s impossible to recover the system by pressing power ...

Page 19: ...eans When used as a Hi Fi audio the PC should be in power off status If you press the PC power button on the Hi Fi audio will be disabled Press the Power button to use the audio function Option 1 Press the Hi Fi button to use the audio function Features Color LED Clock AM FM Radio Tuner Audio CD Play MP3 CD Play SRS See Chapter 3 for more information on the audio function Option 2 Deluxe model ...

Page 20: ... but masked by traditional record ing and playback methods Whether the signal is mono or stereo SRS ex pands the audio material to create a realistic three dimensional sound image SRS has no sweet spot and fills the room with a sound experience much closer to that of a live performance SRS is a trademark of SRS Labs Inc SRS tech nology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs Inc After connecti...

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Page 22: ...2 1 Introducing Mainboard Introducing Mainboard 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 ...

Page 23: ...1 CN1 SPDIF In MIC In Headphone AUDIO1 AUDIO2 USB1 USB2 J1394 1 J1394 2 nVIDIA nForce2 Crush18G nVIDIA M CP2T AGP Slot SOCK ET 462 2 1 Mainboard layout MS 6796 v1 X Mainboard Modem Module Connector DDR DIMM Slots IDE Connectors FDD Connector Hi Fi Power Connector CD IN Connector AGP Slot PCI Slot ATX Power Supply Connector Front I O Connector Radio Module Front Panel Power Connector Color LED Conn...

Page 24: ...n the board you have to adjust the CPU clock frequency through jumpers To set the clock frequency for the installed CPU refer to Jumpers in later section As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems Maintaining the proper thermal environ ment is key to reliable operation As such the processor m...

Page 25: ...pins should be completely embed ded into the socket and can not be seen Any violation of the correct in stallation procedures may cause per manent damages to your mainboard 5 Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever Always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is prop erly and completely embedded into the socket CPU Installat...

Page 26: ...g data twice per cycle It uses 2 5 volts as opposed to 3 3 volts used in SDR SDRAM and requires 184 pin DIMM modules rather than 168 pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM High memory bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC workstations and servers DI MM2 DI MM1 DIMM Module Combination Install at least one DIMM module on the slots You can install either single or double sided mod...

Page 27: ...2 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 19 5V 20 5V PIN SINGAL 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 PW_OK 9 5V_SB 10 12V JWR1 Pin Definition PIN SINGAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V JPW1 Pin Definition 1 3 4 2 JPW1 Dimension 70 H x1450 W x105 D mm PFC Yes passive Wattage 200W Max Electrical Design Specification AC Output 100 127 200 240 VAC Switch Selectable Auto Protection DC Output 3 3V 1...

Page 28: ...rts This smaller one is de signed for you to connect the IEEE 1394 device with external power The IEEE 1394 high speed serial bus complements USB by providing enhanced PC con nectivity for a wide range of devices including consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices Software Support IEEE 1394 Driver is provided by Windows 98 SE Win dows XP Win...

Page 29: ...g in the IEEE 1394 connector into the port These Operating Systems will install the driver for IEEE 1394 USB Ports The mainboard provides an OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Uni versal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into the connector PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 Data 0 Negative Data Chan...

Page 30: ... connector allows you to receive the audio file of SPDIF interface for recording and playing The SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is developed jointly by the Sony and Philips corporations A standard audio file transfer format SPDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format ...

Page 31: ...just want to connect one monitor you must connect it to the default VGA port S Video out 9 Pin Female DIN Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Pin Definition If you insert an...

Page 32: ... 2 1 3 4 5 6 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC No connection Pin Definition PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 The mainboard provides one standard RJ 45 jack for connection to Local Area Network LAN You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 TDP Transmit...

Page 33: ... Ground 5 VCC 5V 6 Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1 7 Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1 8 GND Ground USB Port Description S Video Out Connector You can connect to a TV or video device to S Video out connector for video out function which allows you to output the image to a TV or video device The connector supports the formats including NTSC M NYSC J PAL PAL M PAL N PAL Nc OPTICAL SPDIF out The OPTICAL ...

Page 34: ... PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE Paper End 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED Automatic Feed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN Select In 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Ground...

Page 35: ...pe player or other audio devices Mic in is a connector for microphones These three ports can also be used for 5 1 channel audio output NOTE When used for 5 1 channel audio output Speak out is used for left right Lin in is used for surround left right while Mic in is used for Center LFE Subwoofer Speak out Lin in Mic in ...

Page 36: ...O mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 function The two connectors on the mainboard allows you to connect to two IDE devices FDD Connector FDD1 The mainboard provides you with a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 1 44M floppy disk type FDD1 IDE1 IDE2 If you install two hard disks on cable you must config ure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to t...

Page 37: ... PCI Slot 1 CPU System Fan Connectors CPUFAN1 SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 The CPU and System Fan connectors support system cooling fans with 12V that is controlled by PWM When connecting the wire to the three pin head connectors always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V that is controlled by PWM the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND CN7 CN6 GND R L GN...

Page 38: ... PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull up 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Do not use JFP1 Pin Definition Card Reader Connector J5 The mainboard provides a connector to connect the Card Reader For Deluxe model on the Front Pan...

Page 39: ...he mainboard provides the connector to connect the modem module The modem module is directly inserted into the connector without an extra cable CN 4 1 25 26 VCC3SBY 2 SPI Bus CD_SMI VCC5 HDLED PWRBTNH FP_RST GND LED BL VCC5SBY IR GND GND Key 0 5 GND 12VSBY Radio Antenna Connector J2 The connector allows you to connect the radio antenna J6 J2 ...

Page 40: ... turned on That battery has long life time for at least 2 years 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 Clear Data 1 3 Keep Data 1 3 Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 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 i...

Page 41: ...Front Side Bus frequency Leave the jumper short connected if a 133 166MHz FSB CPU is installed If the CPU supports 100MHz FSB leave the jumper open To use a 200MHz FSB CPU set the jumper short and enter the BIOS Setup Utility to adjust the CPU FSB Clock Frequency User mode default 133 MHz 1 3 Safe mode 100 MHz 1 3 1 3 J8 J7 open 100MHz Short 133 166MHz ...

Page 42: ...puts 1x 266Mbps 2x 533Mbps 4x 1 07Gbps and 8x PCI Slot The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI card or TV Tuner card The TV Tuner card is included in the MEGA 180 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 neces sary hardware or software settings NOTE You can install the OPTIONAL MS8606 ...

Page 43: ...3 1 Using Audio Function Using Audio Function 3 1 Control Panel 3 2 Remote Controller 3 3 AC Power on 3 4 Playing CD MP3 in Hi Fi Mode 3 5 Playing FM AM in Hi Fi Mode 3 6 Using Audio Function in PC Mode ...

Page 44: ...i mode although the system is not set up completely You can use control panel or remote controller to select the audio function in Hi Fi mode See 3 1 and 3 2 for informa tion on control panel and remote controller On the other hand to listen to the radio in PC mode the Mega Radio software has been included in package See Appendix for information on Mega Radio In this chapter we will tell you how t...

Page 45: ...y station Backward the channel search in FM AM mode or backward the music selection in CD MP3 mode a Adjust volume b Set EQ Play mode c Set SRS and timer Eject the CD MP3 or stop the play In Hi Fi mode you can press this button to recall memory sub mode Forward Eject Stop Forward the channel search in FM AM mode or forward the music selection in MP3 mode Mode Eject Stop Forward Play Pause Backward...

Page 46: ...tton to activate the Hi Fi stereo SRS MTS Button Press this button to ON OFF the SRS MTS Mute Button Press this button to mute or resume the volume Record Button In PC mode press this button to instant record the broadcast TV program and music EQ and Play Mode Buttons You can set the EQ Normal POP Classic Jazz and Play Normal Random Repeat mode as you want Media Center Control Buttons You can cont...

Page 47: ...or LED items FLASH 2 times Set Timer Then you can adjust time by shuttle You will see timer 00 00 flash Turn the shuttle clockwise to adjust minute Turn the shuttle counterclockwise to adjust hour After adjusting the minute and hour press the shuttle to set the timer The second will be reset to zero while setting the timer ...

Page 48: ... in the tray is CD the Color LED shows CD If the disc in the tray is MP3 the Color LED shows MP3 If there is no CD in the tray or CD is broken the Color LED shows NO disc Press the Eject Stop button to open the disc tray and put CD MP3 in The number 03 on the left means the third song The number 03 on the right means minute The number 14 means second Press the Play button to play the music The ico...

Page 49: ...2 seconds it replay the song Play Next Song Press the Forward button to play the next song Replay the song Press Backward button once to re play the song Eject Stop Press the Eject Stop button once to stop the music or to eject Press Play Pause button to pause the music Pause Music Replay previous song ...

Page 50: ... Wait for 5 seconds to set the Play Sub Mode and go back to volume mode You can also press the shuttle to set it and change to the EQ Sub Mode at the same time Press the shuttle twice if you want to skip the Play Sub Mode to set the EQ Sub Mode NORMAL POP CLASSIC JAZZ NOTE You can also press the PLAY MODE button on the remote controller to set the Sub Mode Allows you to play the CD in normal selec...

Page 51: ...e EQ MODE but ton on the remote controller to set it Turn on SRS Press the shuttle four times to turn on SRS You can also press the MTS but ton on the remote controller to turn on SRS Press the shuttle thrice if you want to skip Play and EQ sub modes to set the Timer sub mode The operation of set ting is the same as AC power on After that it changes to the Volume sub mode The LCM shows To play the...

Page 52: ... switch to AM or FM station Next Available Station Press the Forward button to jump to the next available station Previous Available Station Press the Backward button to jump to the previous available station Press the mem set Play Pause but ton to store the memory station and turn the shuttle to choose the spot you want to save Press the shuttle to set it Memory Station ...

Page 53: ... Set EQ Sub Mode Press the shuttle once into the EQ sub mode Turn the shuttle to choose the sub mode The operation is the same as in CD MP3 mode NOTE Press the shuttle thrice or press the MTS button on the remote controller to turn the SRS on Press the shuttle twice to set the Timer sub mode operation is the same as in AC power on After you set the hour and minute it changes to the volume sub mode...

Page 54: ...a Radio to listen to radio 3 Press Mute button to mute the volume 4 Press Vol up down button to adjust volume 5 Press Forward Backward button to get an available station Setting Memory Station a Get an available station b Press mem set c Use Forward Backward button to choose the station number you want to store d Press mem set again Calling Memory Station a Press Memory b Use Forward Backward butt...

Page 55: ...station as in Hi Fi mode Use the mem set button on the remote controller to set the memory station CD MP3 Mode To listen to the play of CD MP3 in PC mode you can use the Windows Media Player or Media Center DeluxeIII As in Hi Fi Mode there are two ways Remote Controller Front Panel to use the CD MP3 audio function Before playing MP3 in PC mode you need to download the MP3 file into system and then...

Page 56: ...ation The Eject button is not allowed to recall the memory station as in Hi Fi mode It can only be used to eject or retrieve the tray Front Panel Function 1 Press Hi Fi button to turn on off CD MP3 2 Press FM AM CDMP3 button to select the mode you want 3 Turn Shuttle to adjust the volume 4 Press Forward Backward button to get an available station 6 Press Play Pause button to play pause the song 7 ...

Page 57: ...1 Entering Setup 4 2 The Main Menu 4 3 Standard CMOS Features 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features 4 6 Integrated Peripherals 4 7 Power Management Setup 4 8 PnP PCI Configurations 4 9 PC Health Status 4 10 Frequency Voltage Control ...

Page 58: ... Delete keys 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 Enter Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu PU Increase the numeric value or make changes PD Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Men...

Page 59: ...b menu containing additional options can be launched from this field You can use control keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press Esc 8IDE Primary Master 8IDE Primary Slave 8IDE Secondary Master 8IDE Secondary Slave General He...

Page 60: ...he items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AWARD special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu...

Page 61: ...requency voltage control Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Passw...

Page 62: ... want usually the current date The format is day month date year Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour minute second IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Press PgUp or PgDn to select Manual None or Auto type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter ...

Page 63: ...der location of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A B This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Video The setting controls the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the system Available options are EGA VGA Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot Available options are All Errors The system stops ...

Page 64: ...message on screen and beep Settings Disabled and Enabled External Cache The item allows you to turn on or off CPU s external L2 cache Settings En abled and Disabled 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 Quick Boot Setting the item to ...

Page 65: ...Disabled Enabled Boot Up Num Lock LED This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Set ting 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 Setting options On Off Gate A20 Option This item is to set the Gate A20 status A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended memory When the de...

Page 66: ...le the APIC Advanced Programmable Inter rupt 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 Settings Enabled and Disabled MPS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS Multi Processor Specification ver sion to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS ...

Page 67: ...eport ing 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 offline Settings Enabled and Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh resul...

Page 68: ... settings by SPD High Performance will in crease the system performance but may have instability problems Manual allows full customization of performance options and is recommended for ex perts only Settings Auto High Performance Manual CPU FSB Clock This setting allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency Settings 100 200MHz at 1 MHz increment CPU Interface This setting allows you...

Page 69: ...ial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module Setting to By SPD enables DRAM timings to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Manual allows users to configure the DRAM timings manually Options By SPD Manual High Performance T RAS This setting controls the number of clock cycles for DRAM to be allowed to precharge from the active state Settings 1 through 15 T RCD Wh...

Page 70: ...enerator s Spread Specturm feature When overclocking the FSB always set it to Disabled Options Disabled 0 50 1 00 AGP Spread Spectrum This item is used to enable or disable the AGP clock generator s Spread Specturm feature When overclocking the AGP slot always set it to Disabled Options Disabled 0 50 1 00 AGP 8x Support This item is used to control the functionality of the AGP 3 0 8x interface Opt...

Page 71: ...ing controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The option allows the selection of an aperture size of 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB Frame Buffer Size Frame Buffer is the vide...

Page 72: ... Setup Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears OnChip IDE Channel 10 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for the IDE channel Choose Enabled to activate the channel Settings Enabled Disabled ...

Page 73: ... 33 Ultra DMA 66 and Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The settings are Auto Disabled OnChip IDE Channel 1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for channel1 Select En abled to activate the IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate the interface if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces support...

Page 74: ...t is disabled Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect a modem Settings Auto Disabled OnChip USB This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard USB controller Selecting V1 1 V2 0 enables the system to support both USB 1 1 and 2 0 spec Setting options Disabled V1 1 V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if you need to use a USB interfaced keyboard in...

Page 75: ...nabled and Disabled MAC Address Input nVIDIA Users can key in the MAC NV address in this field Onboard Super IO Device Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDD installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install add on FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled...

Page 76: ...ard Parallel Port only choose SPP 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 ECP Mode Use DMA The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP fe...

Page 77: ...ing of this field Options are Auto S1 POS 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 S3 STR 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 ...

Page 78: ...buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initial display power management signaling HDD Power Down If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Settings are Disabled and 1 through 15 Min HDD Down In Suspend This item determines whether the hard...

Page 79: ...monitoring of the specified IRQ line If set to Enabled the activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from enter ing power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes Setting options Disabled Enabled IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter and the following sub menu appears ...

Page 80: ...Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows 98 When set to No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards So select Yes if your operating system is Plug Play aware Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Pl...

Page 81: ...e Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further request PCI VGA Palette Snoop When set to Enabled multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit 0 is disabled PCI Slot 1 4 2 5 3 IRQ Priority These items specify the I...

Page 82: ...em CPU Temperature CPU Fan Speed 2 5V Vccp 3 3V 5V 1 5V These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds 4 9 PC health status ...

Page 83: ...ers can key in a DEC number between 66 and 120 AGP Voltage Adjust AGP voltage is adjustable in the field allowing you to increase the performance of your AGP display card when overclocking but the stability may be affected DRAM Voltage Adjust Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase the DDR speed Any changes made to this setting may cause a stability issue so changing the DDR voltage for long term p...

Page 84: ...io Vcore could result in the instability of the system therefore it is NOT recommended to change the default setting for long term usage PCI Clock Auto Detect This feature enables the BIOS to auto detect PCI device and set PCI slot clock ...

Page 85: ...III Media Center Deluxe III 5 1 What is Media Center Deluxe III 5 2 Installing Media Center Deluxe III 5 3 Setting the Media Center Deluxe III 5 4 Using the Media Center Deluxe III 5 5 Using the Remote Controller 5 6 Uninstalling ...

Page 86: ...the fact that Media Center Deluxe III is highly integrated and may consume a lot of PC resource we strongly suggest that you install it on the PC running Win dows 2000 XP to get the best performance 1 Click Next to continue 5 1 What is media center deluxe III MSI Remind you If you want to use the TV function in the Media Center Deluxe III please check whether your system has equipped the op tional...

Page 87: ...uxe III 2 Enter user s information and click Next to continue 3 The Media Center Deluxe III will be installed to the default folder or your preferred one Click Browse to point to the preferred folder Click Next to continue ...

Page 88: ...5 4 Chapter 5 5 The status bar shows the installation process 4 It will be installed with the default title of MSI Media Center Deluxe III You can edit a preferred title for it Click Next to continue ...

Page 89: ...5 5 Media Center Deluxe III 6 Click Finish to complete the Media Center Deluxe III installation ...

Page 90: ...g the Media Center Deluxe III Youcancl i ckOK to skip the process and then change these settings in the Media Center Deluxe III later You can also exit the Media Center Deluxe III and enter the setting processes again by clicking the icon on the desktop or the shortcut in the following path Click here 5 3 Setting the media center deluxe III ...

Page 91: ... screen control Full Screen Delay When you are playing a multimedia file the file will be played in full screen after full screen delay time Current Skin You can change the skin for your Media Center Deluxe III The default skin is provided only currently Video Music Picture Playlist Folder The folder of the playing video music picture playlist can be changed as you want Click to change the folder ...

Page 92: ...ers Check the box next to this option and those pictures in the subfolders will be played when using slideshow Transition Time You are allowed to set time for picture slideshow Take the window above as an example when you use slideshow to view pictures the picture shifts to next one after 2 seconds Slideshow Music You can choose a song as the background music when using slideshow Click to find a s...

Page 93: ...cording to the region or country you choose A brief explanation for the different standards is given below When the National Television Systems Committee NTSC prepared the standards for commercial television broadcasting in the United States Canada Japan and parts of Central and South America they decided on 525 lines of display at thirty frames per second In most of Europe Australia and parts of ...

Page 94: ...put Composite Source from device which supports composite output Audio Device This item will show the audio chipset that your PC is using Audio Source This item will show the audio source that your PC is using The options in this item may vary according to the hardware of your PC We strongly suggest that you choose TV Tuner Audio as default audio source Recording Quality This item allows you to se...

Page 95: ...hat you choose Option Strat from beginning or Start from last position Source The DVD will be played from the DVD ROM drive If you have installed other DVD ROM drives please select the preferred one Audio Output You can adjust the audio output according to your audio equipment LanguageMate Duration The DVD will be repeated with the duration This function is helpful for language learning Select her...

Page 96: ...ations above will be used Click ReScan the Media Center Deluxe III will resume the content of the media library 5 3 6 PlayLists Add Delete Path The location of the play lists can be added delected in advanced When playing music files in the Media Center Deluxe III those play lists in the locations above will be used Click ReScan the Media Center Deluxe III will resume the content of the play lists...

Page 97: ... for reference only 5 3 7 Radio Others Europe 87 5 108 0 MHz Japan 76 0 91 0 MHz USA 87 9 107 9 MHz Each area has its proprietary frequency range If you are unable to receive some stations in your area there might be the inporper setting in this option Check the porper radio box to correct the problem The range for each area is listed below ...

Page 98: ... TV Click TV to activate the embedded application for watching TV Your screen may be invalid for the first time Please click Settings to scan the available channels Click here Chapter 5 4 1 Chapter 5 4 2 Chapter 5 4 3 Chapter 5 4 4 Chapter 5 4 5 Chapter 5 4 6 Chapter 5 4 7 Chapter 5 4 8 Chapter 5 4 9 5 4 using the media center deluxe III ...

Page 99: ...hile it is scanning for channels each channel will briefly appear in the display window When channel scanning is finished return to the previous window Click here Refer to chapter 5 3 3 Return to the pre vious window Recorded TV Click Recorded TV you can play the recorded TV clips in your hard disk drive The location of these recorded TV clips has been specified in chapter 5 3 1 Double click the f...

Page 100: ... caption Click Closed Caption to show or hide the caption Channel Surfing When watching TV click Channel Surfing to display a 4x4 grid of channel images in the display window for a quick overview of available programs Thumbnail images will begin to appear in the display window You may preview a program by clicking once on the image The program will be displayed for three seconds then surfing will ...

Page 101: ... of the Microsoft Media Player is listed in this window Please edit the Microsoft Media Player library in advance View Playlists The playlists share the same content with that of the Microsoft Media Player is listed in this window Please edit the Microsoft Media Player playlist in advance Save Playlist You can save the playlist as your favorite The format of the music must be MP3 Setting You can e...

Page 102: ...o print the playing picture Click here to view the picture in full s c reen Pr es s E S C k e y t o resume Click Video Clips you can watch video clips from a specified folder Double click the thumbnail to watch it in full screen Sort by Name Sort by Date The video clips can be sorted by name or date as you like My Location The Media Center Deluxe III will play the video clips from your optical dri...

Page 103: ...efer to chapter 5 3 4 Vocal There are left right and both vocal for your selection Sound Effect You can choose a virtual sound effect for the playing DVD VCD These virtual sound effects are None Rock Bass Hall Soft Vocal Echo and Karaoke Click here to view the video clip in full screen Press E S C k e y t o resume ...

Page 104: ...r frequency as you like AutoScan When first launch the radio player please click AutoScan to add all available stations to your station lists Double click the station name to listen to the station Add Remove Station Click Add Remove Station to add remove a station FM AM You can swich between FM and AM by clicking this button ...

Page 105: ...sts Settings Start LanguageMate Please refer to chapter 5 3 4 Vocal There are left right and both vocal for your selection Sound Effect You can choose a virtual sound effect for the playing DVD VCD These virtual sound effects are None Rock Bass Hall Soft Vocal Echo and Karaoke ...

Page 106: ... of the shortcuts in your system T he c ur rent shortc uts in your applica tions list Click here to add the selected shortcut to the applications list Click here to execute the application Click Application to quick launch an application Settings Click Settings to edit the applications list The shortcuts in your system ...

Page 107: ... whether the date time will be displayed on the top of your Media Center Deluxe III Full Screen Control You can decide whether to control the full screen display Full Screen Delay When you are playing a multimedia file the file will be played in full screen after full screen delay time Check the radio box Set the delay time Check the radio box Click here to continue ...

Page 108: ...hoose the source of video from TV cable video device with S Video connector or video device with Composite connector Video Standard Select the proper video standard for your area from the menu The available options depend on the standards supported by the input source Audio Device This item will show the audio chipset that your PC is using Audio Source This item will show the audio source that you...

Page 109: ...yed at random when using slideshow Include Subfolders Check the box next to this option and those pictures in the subfloders will be played when using slideshow Transition Effect Check the box next to this option there would be a transition effect when shifting to the next picture Background Music This item shows the current location of the background music when using slideshow may vary according ...

Page 110: ...me The video will be played from the position that you choose Option From begin ning or From last position Source The DVD will be played from the DVD ROM drive If you have installed other DVD ROM drives please select the prefered one Audio Output You can adjust the audio output according to you audio equipment Speaker Configuration You can set the play mode for the speaker Click here to finish ...

Page 111: ...r remote controller doesn t function TV Volume Control Number Key Time Shifting MTS SRS Mute Channel up down Return 5 5 Using the remote Controller Whatif theTVTunerCardisinstalledcorrectly Whatif allnecessary cables are connected Whatifthe TVTunerCarddriverandtheapplicationare installed Whatifthebatteriesareinstalledintheremotecontroller Record ...

Page 112: ... commercials during live TV without interrupting an ongoing recording session Timeshifting gives you absolute control over how you watch television You can take a break watching a live show and pick up where you left off or instantly jump back to live view M T S S R S You can activate the MTS SRS audio effect if the playing TV channel supports Mute Press the mute button to mute and again to resume...

Page 113: ...nter Deluxe III 1 Click Control Panel icon in the Start menu 2 Find and double click Add or Remove Programs icon 3 Select the program that you want to remove Click Change Remove to continue Double click here Select MSI Me d i a C e n t e r Deluxe III and click here 5 6 Uninstall ...

Page 114: ...5 30 Chapter 5 4 Please DO NOT REMOVE THE SHARED FILES Always click No to continue 5 Click Finish to complete the uninstallation Click here when asking ...

Page 115: ...6 1 Wireless LAN Card Wireless LAN Card for Deluxe Model 6 1 Introduction 6 2 Wireless Network Utility 6 3 Encryption 6 4 Status 6 5 Information ...

Page 116: ... 11b devices With MSI Wireless LAN Card you can roam between conference room and office without being disconnected the LAN cables in addition sharing files and printers can be easy tasks MSI Wireless LAN Card is available to Microsoft Windows operating systems Windows XP 2000 ME 98SE and can be integrated into networking with either Ad hoc mode computer to computer without an Access Point or Infra...

Page 117: ...mperature 0 55O C Humidity 10 90 Non Condensing Weight and Dimension Weight 12g Dimension 50 8 x 59 6 x 4 9mm 6 1 2 Radio Frequency Specifications Raw Data Rates and Modulation Types IEEE802 11b Auto Fallback CCK 11 and 5 5Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps DBPSK 1Mbps Communication Protocol DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum with ACK Half Duplex Access Method Infrastructure Mode Station To LAN Architecture Ad Ho...

Page 118: ...ent and powerful utility that allows you to set up configure and know your network ing status easily and clearly Not connected to the network Connected to the network Receiving transmitting data from to the network When you move the mouse over the icon it shows the current connection information 6 2 Wireless network utility 6 2 1 The MSI Wireless LAN Icon ...

Page 119: ... Guide Switch to Gateway Mode optional If your MSI wireless LAN adapter supports Software Gateway function you can see this item in the sub menu and which allows you to use your MSI wireless adapter as a virtual gateway For details refer to the MSI Software AP Gateway User s Guide Open Network Connections Select to open the Network Connections window View Available Wireless Networks Launch the uti...

Page 120: ...the MSI Wireless Network Utility to control your wireless LAN Click Double click To change the control setting 1 Right click the MSI Wireless LAN icon and select the Open Network Connections option 2 In the Network Connections window double click the Wireless Network Connection icon to bring up the following dialog window 6 2 2 Changing the Control Setting for Windows XP Only ...

Page 121: ...ed and the Properties window will appear as below Uncheck this option Click 4 Uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings option Then click OK 5 Now you can use MSI Wireless Network Utility to configure your network ...

Page 122: ...he following tasks should be done before you configure the settings The Access Point must be turned on Your computer with wireless adapter installed and the Access Point must be located with the communication range of the Access Point see the Access Point s manual for details Click Click 6 3 networking 6 3 1 Infrastructure Mode 1 Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Net work Co...

Page 123: ... selected network You can click Refresh to search the available Access Points in the network again WEP settings Only the network administrator can change the SSID and WEP settings in the Association window if you have problem of accessing the network please ask the administrator for help Click If you want to configure the network settings 3 Setup the Network Key if needed in the Wireless Network K...

Page 124: ...k will appear in the Preferred Networks field If it contains two or more networks in the list you can use Move up Move down to set the priority 5 Click OK to complete the configuration and an icon indicating connected to the network will appear in the status area ...

Page 125: ...less adapter If you want to use the network in Ad hoc mode All the computers connected should be set to Ad hoc mode The computers have the same SSID network name setting Click Click 6 3 2 Ad hoc Mode To configure the settings 1 Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Network Connection window Then click Advanced ...

Page 126: ...om option Click Click 3 Set up the Network Name SSID and Network Key if needed for the network Then check the This is a computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used option and click OK to enable the Ad hoc mode 2 You can build up the Ad hoc network by clicking Add in the Preferred Networks field ...

Page 127: ...n and an icon indicating connected to the network appears in the status area 4 The computer set up with this Ad hoc network in step 3 is the designated administrator of the network Any computer can access the network by selecting Connect in the Wireless Net work Connection window ...

Page 128: ...st have the identical sequence with the key settings on the Access Point In the wireless network environment the administrator can set up password Network Key to protect the network from being attacked or unauthorized access When building the network you can set up 4 sets of WEP keys which can be 5 characters 10 hex adecimal digital or 13 characters 26 hex adecimal digital and specify one of them ...

Page 129: ...just the transfer speed for best performance and longest range automatically Radio Set to On to activate the radio SSID Means Service Set Identifier a unique name shared among all points in a wireless network It must be identical for all points in the network Then the card will be able to connect to an access point with the same SSID Signal Strength shows the received signal strength level Link Qu...

Page 130: ...in this field The available options are Long It is set to 144 bits Short It is set to 72 bits Auto The card supports an auto detection feature it will automatically select the Preamble Type depending on the Access Point Preamble Type if this option is selected Country Display the country that you are in read only Power save The card will turn into power save mode when idle It is not recommended to...

Page 131: ...6 17 Wireless LAN Card In the Information tab you can get some information about the manufacturer hardware and software 6 6 information ...

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