MSI MEGA 865, User Manual

Page 1: ...Version 1 2 User s Guide MEGA 865 ...

Page 2: ...l area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and AC power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emissio...

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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 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 equipment has not work w...

Page 5: ...hines 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 Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date V1 0 First Release December 2003 v1 1 Update BIOS and spec April 2004 v1 2 Update Chapter 4 5...

Page 6: ...PU 2 3 2 3 Memory 2 3 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2 3 Memory Speed CPU FSB Support Matrix 2 4 DIMM Module Combination 2 4 2 4 Power Supply 2 5 2 5 Front Panel 2 6 IEEE 1394 Port J1394 2 2 6 IEEE 1394 Port J1394 1 2 7 USB Ports 2 7 Mic in Head Phone 2 8 OPTICAL SPDIF in 2 8 2 6 Back Panel 2 9 Serial Port 2 9 Mouse Keyboard Connectors 2 10 VGA Port 2 10 RJ45 LAN Jack 2 11 USB Ports 2 11 OPTICAL SPDIF ...

Page 7: ...ntenna Connector J1 2 17 Front Panel Power Connector JFP1 2 17 2 8 Jumper 2 18 Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 2 18 2 9 Slots 2 19 PCI Slot 2 19 AGP Slot 2 19 Mini PCI Slot 2 19 Chapter 3 Setting BIOS Function 3 1 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 Control Keys 3 2 Getting Help 3 3 Main Menu 3 3 Sub Menu 3 3 General Help F1 3 3 3 2 The Main Menu 3 4 3 3 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features 3 8 3 5 Ad...

Page 8: ... 12 Radio Mode 4 12 CD MP3 Mode 4 13 4 7 Using Audio Function in PC Mode 4 15 Radio Mode 4 15 CD MP3 Mode 4 16 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 Control 5 27 5 6 Uninstalling 5 29 Chapter 6 Wireless LAN Ca...

Page 9: ...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 ...

Page 10: ...ne 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 be easily 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 model MDC Modem 5 1 Channel Hi Fi Power Switch PC Power Switch Remote Control Shuttle Controller C...

Page 11: ...Phone Jack RJ11 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 Audio Ports SPDIF out Card Reader for Deluxe model USB x 2 Powe Voltage Switch ...

Page 12: ... 2 support memory up to 2 0GB Dual Channel support On Board Audio AC 97 Codec integrated in Realtek658 support 5 1 channel SPDIF In Out On Board VGA Integrated in Intel 865G AGP 8X On Board VGA memory None On Board Communication LAN BCM4401 10 100M Modem MDC module optional WLAN Mini PCI On Board USB USB2 0 x 6 Front x 2 Rear x 2 On Board x 2 for Card Reader RF K B M S On Board IEEE 1394 NEC PD728...

Page 13: ...k Generator Integrated in ICS952617 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 Support Windows XP only ATTENTION The file system format in Compact Disc CD is based on ISO9660 However the format on DVD disc is a subset of UDF ...

Page 14: ...a Radio See Chapter 2 for more information on mainboard Front and Rear I O Press the Power button to start the PC function Supports Socket 478 for Intel P4 Northwood up to 3 2GHz and Prescott up to 2 8GHz 1 x PCI 1 x AGP Front I O Mic in Head Phone USB x 2 1394 x 2 6 pin 4 pin Optical SPDIF in 6 in 1 Card Reader for Deluxe model Features Rear I O COM VGA Parallel PS2 x 2 LAN RJ45 USB x 2 Optical S...

Page 15: ...bsystem 1 Hard Disk 2 CD ROM optional 3 DVD ROM optional 4 CD RW optional 5 DVD CD RW Combo optional 6 6 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 button for 4 seconds The...

Page 16: ...ns 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 17: ...o but masked by traditional recording 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...

Page 18: ...PU 2 3 Memory 2 3 Memory 2 3 Memory 2 3 Memory 2 3 Memory 2 4 Power Supply 2 4 Power Supply 2 4 Power Supply 2 4 Power Supply 2 4 Power Supply 2 5 Front Panel 2 5 Front Panel 2 5 Front Panel 2 5 Front Panel 2 5 Front Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 7 Connectors 2 7 Connectors 2 7 Connectors 2 7 Connectors 2 7 Connectors 2 8 Jumper 2 8 Jumper 2 8 J...

Page 19: ...SM BluebirdVL DIMM 2 JFP1 SATA1 USB1 TUNER1 JBAT1 J1 LCM1 ATX Power Supply BIOS PCI Slot 1 Top mouse Bottom keyboard Top COM1 Bottom VGA Port Top LAN Jack Bottom USB ports CN2 CN3 Broadcom BCM4401 SMSC LPC47M192 NC Codec FDD1 MINIPCI1 SIDE1 PIDE1 CR1 JKBMS1 FIO1 PWR1 MDC1 JPW1 CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 CPUFAN2 AGP Slot Top Parallel Port Bottom SPDIF Line_Out Line_In Mic ...

Page 20: ...t the CPU from overheating Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM but doubles the rate by transferring 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 workstatio...

Page 21: ... sided modules in any order to meet your own needs Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows S Single Side D Double Side Slot Memory Module Total Memory DIMM 1 DDR S D 64MB 1GB Bank 0 1 DIMM 2 DDR S D 64MB 1GB Bank 2 3 Maximum System Memory Supported 64MB 2GB DDR266 DDR333 DDR400 FSB400 OK N A N A FSB533 OK OK N A FSB800 OK OK OK FSB Memory ...

Page 22: ...NGAL 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 D im e n s io n 7 0 H x 1 4 5 0 W x 1 0 5 D m m P F C Y e s p a s s iv e W a tta g e 2 5 0 W M a x E le c tr ic a l D e s ig n S p e c if ic a t io n A C O u t p u t 1 0 0 1 2 7 2 0 0 2 4 0 V A C S w itc h S e le c ta b le A u t o P r o t e c...

Page 23: ...his 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 Windows XP Windows M...

Page 24: ...st plug 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 Dat...

Page 25: ...ctor 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 26: ... mainboard offers a 9 pin male DIN serial port The port is 16550A high speed communication ports that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR DataTerminalReady 5 GND Ground 6 DSR DataSetReady 7 RTS Request To S...

Page 27: ...n Female 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 Pin Definition Analog Video Display Connector DB 15s PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Notused 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Power 10 Ground 1 1 Notused 12 SDA ...

Page 28: ...ential Pair 4 NC Not Used 5 NC Not Used 6 RDN Receive Differential Pair 7 NC Not Used 8 NC Not Used RJ45 LAN Jack USB Ports The mainboard provides two USB2 0 EHCI USB1 1 OHCI Universal Se rial 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 USB Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 D...

Page 29: ... 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 1 1 BUSY Busy 12 PE PaperEnd 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED AutomaticFeed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN SelectIn 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Ground 25 GN...

Page 30: ...er Tape player or other audio devices Mic in is a connec tor for microphones These three ports can also be used for 5 1 channel audio output NOTE When used for 5 1 channel audio output Speaker out is used for left right Lin in is used for surround left right while Mic in is used for Center LFE Subwoofer Speaker out Line in Mic in ...

Page 31: ...e 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 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 PIDE1 SIDE2 If you install two hard disks on cable you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to the hard ...

Page 32: ...y PWM the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 TV Tuner Card Connector CN3 The mainboard provides the connector to connect the TV Tuner card You can insert the TV Tuner card into the PCI Slot 1 GND R L Serial ATA RAID Connector SATA1 The mainboard provides the connector to connect the hard disk of Serial ATA interface One Serial ATA cable is included in the package S...

Page 33: ...on the Front Panel Hi Fi Power Connector PWR1 The mainboard provides a connector to connect the Hi Fi power Color LED Connector LCM1 The connector is used to connect the color LED on the front panel LCM1 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 12VSBY GND 5VSB ...

Page 34: ...lectrical connec tion to the Front Panel switches and LEDs JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull up 2 FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED 4 FPPWR 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 ...

Page 35: ...d 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 be low 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 it wil...

Page 36: ...ree levels of throughputs 1x 266Mbps 2x 533Mbps 4x 1 07Gbps and 8x PCI Slot The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI card or TV Tuner card 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 card into the PCI slot to...

Page 37: ... Peripherals 3 6 Integrated Peripherals 3 6 Integrated Peripherals 3 6 Integrated Peripherals 3 6 Integrated Peripherals 3 7 Power Management Setup 3 7 Power Management Setup 3 7 Power Management Setup 3 7 Power Management Setup 3 7 Power Management Setup 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations 3 9 PC He...

Page 38: ... system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and 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 S...

Page 39: ...ub 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 H...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Load Default Setting Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without...

Page 42: ...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 Channel 0 Channel 1 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 43: ...tion of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed 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 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 keybo...

Page 44: ... the bootup screen Settings are Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot Boot Sequence Press Enter to enter the sub menu Then you may use the arrow keys to select the desired device then press or PageUp PageDown key to move it up down in this hard disk boot priority list Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter to enter a sub menu which shows ...

Page 45: ...Lock LED This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Setting options On Off Seek Floppy Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy drive A before booting the system Settings Enabled Disabled Security Option This specif...

Page 46: ...ces end user response times The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously In this way the system performance is highly improved If you disable the function the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions Settings Enabled Disabled ...

Page 47: ... be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Manual allows users to configure the DRAM timings manually CAS Latency Time This controls the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Settings 2 2 5 3 clocks 2 clocks in creases the system performance the most while 3 clocks provides the most stable performance Active to Precharge Del...

Page 48: ...fresh refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system Available settings 4 3 2 clocks Memory Frequency For Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAMs Setting options Auto DDR266 DDR333 DDR320 DDR400 AGP Aperture Size MB This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP...

Page 49: ...o on chip video controller for video purposes When setting to Enabled up to 128MB system RAM will be allocated to on chip video controller Settings Disabled Enabled On Chip Frame Buffer Size Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display frame This field is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer Larger frame buffer size increases video performance Settings 1M 8M 16...

Page 50: ...pherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears IDE DMA Transfer Access This item is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of the IDE Hard Drive The settings are Enabled Disabled ...

Page 51: ...ed PATA and SATA will be arranged by BIOS and you will be able to see the IDE Device status listed in Standard CMOS Features Serial ATA Port 0 Mode When On Chip Serial ATA is set to Legacy Mode setting options will show as follows 1 Primary Master Serial ATA Port 0 will be set to Primary Master 2 Primary Slave Serial ATA Port 0 will be set to Primary Slave 3 Secondary Master Serial ATA Port 0 will...

Page 52: ...ed supports USB2 0 driver such as Windows 2000 XP ME Setting options Disabled Enabled USB Keyboard Mouse Support Select Enabled if you need to use a USB keyboard mouse in the operating system that does not support or have any USB keyboard mouse driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Setting options Enabled Disabled AC97 Audio Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you re using any...

Page 53: ...ntroller will be enabled if not it is disabled Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect a modem Settings Auto Disabled Onboard LAN Device This setting controls the onboard LAN device Setting options Disabled Enabled Onboard 1394 Device This setting controls the onboard 1394 device Setting options Disabled Enabled SuperIO Device Press Enter to enter the sub menu a...

Page 54: ...ress Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Parallel Port This specifies the I O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Settings 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port Options SPP EPP1 9 SPP ECP EPP1...

Page 55: ...ield Options are S1 POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware main tains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a power down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wake capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory The information stored in memory will be use...

Page 56: ...e Up On PME When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event Settings Enabled Disabled USB Wake Up From S3 This item allows the USB device to wake up the system from S3 sleep state Settings Enabled Disabled PS 2 KB MS Wake Up from S3 This setting allows you to enter Any Key max 8 numbers to wake up the sys...

Page 57: ...fter AC Power Lost This setting 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 computer in the power on state ...

Page 58: ...ngs Clear ESCD Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot Primary Graphic Adaptor This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Setting options are Onboard ...

Page 59: ... System Temperature Current CPU System FAN Speed Vcore 2 5V Vcc 3 3V 5V 12V These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds 3 9 PC health status ...

Page 60: ...trum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disable for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI set to Enabled for EMI reduction Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introdu...

Page 61: ... 3 25 Setting BIOS Function PCI bus It provides a method for end users to overclock the processor Setting options Give a DEC value by entering a number between maximum 233 MHz to minimum 100 MHz ...

Page 62: ... the default value set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load BIOS Setup Defaults a message as below appears Press Y to load the default values for the most stable system performance 3 11 Load Default setting ...

Page 63: ...sword When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from chang ing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have Award BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the...

Page 64: ...Audio Function 4 1 Control Panel 4 2 Remote Control 4 3 AC Power on 4 4 Playing CD MP3 in Hi Fi Mode 4 5 Playing FM AM in Hi Fi Mode 4 6 Using Audio Function in Hi Fi Mode 4 7 Using Audio Function in PC Mode ...

Page 65: ...o function in PC mode However there is no limit to use audio function in Hi Fi mode although the system is not set up completely You can use control panel or remote control to select the audio function in Hi Fi mode See 4 1 and 4 2 for information on control panel and remote control In this chapter we will tell you how to use audio function in Hi Fi and PC mode The color LED pictures are used to p...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...tivate 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 Repeat Disc mode as you want Media Center Control Buttons You can co...

Page 68: ...or LED items FLASH 3 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 69: ...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 icon...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...on 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 control to set the Sub Mode Allows you to play the CD in normal select...

Page 72: ...e EQ MODE but ton on the remote control 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 control 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 Color LED shows To play the...

Page 73: ...witch 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 74: ...y 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 control 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 T...

Page 75: ... 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 button to choose the memory station Reset Memory Station a Use Forwar...

Page 76: ...P3 Mode You can use the Remote Control or Front Panel to control the audio function Remote Control 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 Press Mute button to mute the volume 4 Press Vol up down button to adjust volume 5 Press Forward Backward button to get the next last song 6 Press Play Pause button to play pause the song 7 Pr...

Page 77: ...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 Press Eject button to eject retrieve the tray Memory Station 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 ...

Page 78: ...Function 4 7 Using audio function in PC mode Radio Mode To listen to the play of CD MP3 or radio in PC mode you can use the Media Center Deluxe III Click Radio to listen to broadcasts See Section 5 4 6 Radio for details ...

Page 79: ...4 16 Chapter 4 CD MP3 Mode Click Music to play music from your pre programmed playlists or CDs See Section 5 4 2 Music for details ...

Page 80: ...e 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 Control 5 6 Uninstalling ...

Page 81: ...to 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 Remind you If you want to use the TV function in the Media Center Deluxe III please check whether your system has equipped the optional T...

Page 82: ...and serial number The serial number can be found on the packing of the CD 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 83: ...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 84: ...5 5 Media Center Deluxe III 6 Click Finish to complete the Media Center Deluxe III installation ...

Page 85: ...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 86: ... 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 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ... 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 93: ... 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 94: ...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 95: ...ed 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 wil...

Page 96: ... 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 97: ...k e y t o resume Click Video Clips to enter the Video Clips Setup menu View Thumbnail allows you to preview the video clips in different folders Click View Thumbnail to switch to View Detail which shows the name and length of each title Double click the folder or the title to view video clips from a specified folder Sort by Name Sort by Date The video clips can be sorted by name or date as you lik...

Page 98: ...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 99: ...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 100: ... VCD 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 101: ... 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 102: ... 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 103: ...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 104: ...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 105: ...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 106: ...e Media Center Deluxe III Setup menu make your selection Standby The system will enter the power saving mode Shut down The system will be powered off Close The Media Center Deluxe III application will be closed Cancel The Media Center Deluxe III Setup menu resumes ...

Page 107: ...doesn t function TV Volume Control Number Key Time Shifting MTS SRS Mute Channel up down Return 5 5 Using the remote Control What if the TV Tuner Card is installed correctly What if all necessary cables are connected What if the TV Tuner Card driver and the application are installed What if the batteries are installed in the remote control Record ...

Page 108: ...kip 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 res...

Page 109: ...luxe 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 S e l e c t M ed i a Center Deluxe III and click here 5 6 Uninstalling ...

Page 110: ...5 31 Media Center Deluxe III 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 111: ...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 6 6 ...

Page 112: ...02 11b devices With 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 The 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 Infrast...

Page 113: ...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 114: ...nient 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 Wireless LAN Icon ...

Page 115: ...s Guide Switch to Gateway Mode optional If your wireless LAN adapter supports Software Gateway function you can see this item in the sub menu and which allows you to use your wireless adapter as a virtual gateway For details refer to the Software AP Gateway User s Guide Open Network Connections Select to open the Network Connections window View Available Wireless Networks Launch the utility to con...

Page 116: ...e the Wireless Network Utility to control your wireless LAN Click Double click To change the control setting 1 Right click the 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 117: ...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 the Wireless Network Utility to configure your network ...

Page 118: ... Point The 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 Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Network...

Page 119: ... 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 120: ...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 121: ...reless 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 Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Network Connection window Then click Advanced ...

Page 122: ...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 123: ... is the designated administrator of the network Any computer can access the network by selecting Connect in the Wireless Net work Connection window 4 The Ad hoc network will appear in the Available Networks field Click OK and an icon indicating connected to the network appears in the status area ...

Page 124: ...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 125: ...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 126: ...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 127: ...6 17 Wireless LAN Card In the Information tab you can get some information about the manufacturer hardware and software 6 6 information ...