MSI P55 GD80 - Motherboard - ATX, User Manual

Page 1: ... P55 GD80 series MS 7581 v1 x Mainboard G52 75811X1 ...

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Page 3: ... noted Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual The equipment ha...

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Page 8: ...inboard Layout 1 4 Packing Checklist 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Quick Components Guide 2 2 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 3 Memory 2 7 Power Supply 2 9 Back Panel 2 10 Connectors 2 12 Button 2 20 Switch 2 22 Slots 2 24 LED Status Indicators 2 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 8 Integrated Peripherals 3 10 Power...

Page 9: ... Appendix B Control Center B 1 Activating Control Center B 2 System Information B 3 Overclocking B 5 Green Power B 7 Appendix C Intel SATA RAID C 1 Introduction C 2 BIOS Configuration C 3 Installing Driver C 10 Installing Software C 12 RAID Migration Instructions C 16 Recovery Volume Creation C 23 Degraded RAID Array C 26 Appendix D JMicron 322 RAID Drive Booster Manager D 1 Introduction D 2 RAID ...

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Page 11: ...oard The P55 GD80 Series main boards are based on Intel P55 chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel i5 i7 LGA1156 processor the P55 GD80 Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution Chapter 1 Getting Started ...

Page 12: ...ports Dual LAN 10 100 1000 by Realtek RTL8111DL IEEE 1394 optional Chip integrated by VIA VT6315N Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC889 True Blu ray Audio Flexible 8 channel audio with jack sensing Compliant with Azalia 1 0 Spec IDE 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB363 Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 mode Supports PIO Bus Master operation mode SATA 6 SATAII SATA1 6 ports by ...

Page 13: ...r CMOS button 1 OC Genie button 2 Base clock control buttons 1 CPU Phase LED panel 1 set Debug LED panel Slots 3 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots if you intend to install two expansion cards into both PCI_E2 PCI_E4 slots these two PCIE x16 lanes will auto arrange from x16 x0 to x8 x8 the PCI_E5 supports up to PCIE 2 0 x4 speed all PCIE x1 slots will unavailable when an expansion card was installed into P...

Page 14: ...1 4 Getting Started Getting Started P55 GD80 Series MS 7581 v1 X ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout ...

Page 15: ...er Cable USB Bracket Optional Standard Cable for IDE Devices V Check Cable CrossFireX Video Link Cable Packing Checklist The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased SLI Video Link Card Back IO Shield User s Guide ...

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Page 17: ...tion be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the compo nents Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ...

Page 18: ...uttons p 2 21 JCI1 p 2 13 JSMB1 p 2 19 JPWR1 p 2 9 IDE1 p 2 12 JTPM1 p 2 18 SATA p 2 13 SYSFAN1 p 2 14 JFP1 JFP2 p 2 15 JUSB1 3 p 2 16 J1394_1 p 2 15 JCD1 p 2 12 JAUD1 p 2 17 PCI p 2 29 PCIE p 2 24 SYSFAN3 p 2 14 OC Genie p 2 20 JSP1 p 2 17 JPWR2 p 2 9 SYSFAN2 p 2 14 V Switch p 2 22 Green Power Reset Power p 2 21 CLR_CMOS1 p 2 20 SYSFAN4 p 2 14 ...

Page 19: ...ation Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU Overclocking This mainboard is designed to support overclocking However please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting while doing overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond product speci...

Page 20: ...e CPU cooler correctly Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU mainboard Open the load level 1 Lift the load lever up to fully open position 2 The CPU socket has a plastic cap on it to protect the contact from damage Before you install CPU always cover it to protect the socket pin Romove the cap as the arrow shows 3 After confirming the CPU direction for correct mating put down the CP...

Page 21: ...e load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate 6 Secure the lever near the hook end under the retention tab 7 Make sure the four hooks are in por per position before you install the cooler 8 Important Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging Alignment Key ...

Page 22: ...earance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase Please refer to the documentation in the CPU fan package for more details about the CPU fan installation Align the holes on the mainboard with the heatsink Push down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the mainboard 9 Press the four hooks down to fasten the cooler 10 Turn over the mainboard to confirm t...

Page 23: ... The following illustrations explain the population rules for Dual Channel mode 1 DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM4 DIMM3 2 DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM4 DIMM3 Important DDR3 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR2 and the DDR3 standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDR3 memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots In Dual Channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and d...

Page 24: ...it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close when the memory module is properly seated Manually check if the memory module has been locked in place by the DIMM slot clips at the sides Notch Volt Important You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in...

Page 25: ... 3 V 1 4 1 2 V 2 3 3 V 1 5 G r o u n d 3 G r o u n d 1 6 P S O N 4 5 V 1 7 G r o u n d 5 G r o u n d 1 8 G r o u n d 6 5 V 1 9 G r o u n d 7 G r o u n d 2 2 5 V 1 0 1 2 V 2 0 R e s 8 P W R O K 2 3 5 V 1 1 1 2 V 2 1 5 V 9 5 V S B 2 4 G r o u n d 1 2 3 3 V ATX 8 pin Power Connector JPWR2 This connector is used to provide 12V power output to the CPU 7 1 2 V 3 G r o u n d 5 1 2 V 1 G r o u n d 8 1 2 V...

Page 26: ...ided for digital audio transmission to external speakers through an optical fiber cable 1394 Port optional The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE1394 devices USB Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices ESATA USB Combo Port The ESATA USB combo port is for attaching the ESATA external hard dri...

Page 27: ...sec data rate is selected Orange On 1000 Mbits sec data rate is selected Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices It is easy to differentiate between audio effects according to the color of audio jacks Line In Blue Line In is used for external CD player tape player or other audio devices Line Out Green Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones Mic Pink Mic is a connec...

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Page 30: ...ou must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control 1 G r o u n d 2 1 2 V 3 S e n s o r 4 C o n t r o l 1 G r o u n d 2 1 2 V 3 S e n s o r CPUFAN SYSFAN1 2 3 4 Important Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan CPUFAN1support Smart fan control You can install Control Cente...

Page 31: ...L E D 5 P o w e r L E D 7 N o P i n 8 6 4 2 Buzzer Speaker 1 3 1 0 N o P i n 5 R e s e t S w i t c h H D D L E D P o w e r S w i t c h P o w e r L E D 7 9 R e s e r v e d 8 6 4 2 JFP1 JFP2 IEEE1394 Connector J1394_1 Optional This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 device via an optional IEEE1394 bracket IEEE1394 Bracket optional 1 0 G r o u n d 8 1 2 V 6 T P B 4 G r o u n d 2 T P A 1 T P...

Page 32: ...con necting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like USB 2 0 Bracket optional 1 0 U S B O C 8 G r o u n d 6 U S B D 4 U S B D 2 V C C 1 V C C 3 U S B D 5 U S B D 7 G r o u n d 9 N o P i n Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage ...

Page 33: ...G r o u n d S PDIF Bracket Optional Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide 1 M I C L 3 M I C R 1 0 H e a d P h o n e D e t e c t i o n 5 H e a d P h o n e R 7 S E N S E _ S E N D 9 H e a d P h o n e L 8 N o P i n 6 M I C D e t e c t i o n 4 P R E S E N C E 2 G r o u n d ...

Page 34: ...atform manual for more details and usages 1 0 N o P i n 1 4 G r o u n d 8 5 V P o w e r 1 2 G r o u n d 6 S e r i a l I R Q 4 3 3 V P o w e r 2 3 V S t a n d b y p o w e r 1 L P C C l o c k 3 L P C R e s e t 5 L P C a d d r e s s d a t a p i n 0 7 L P C a d d r e s s d a t a p i n 1 9 L P C a d d r e s s d a t a p i n 2 1 1 L P C a d d r e s s d a t a p i n 3 1 3 L P C F r a m e ...

Page 35: ...ows information on the panel for you and identify the current status or mode of the con nected system Please refer to the D LED2 quick guide optional for more details and usages GreenPower Genie Connector JSMB1 optional This connector connects to GreenPower Genie optional 1 S M B C l o c k 3 G r o u n d 4 N o P i n 2 S M B D a t a ...

Page 36: ...will boot automatically OC Genie Button OC Genie This button is used to auto overclock for the system Press this button to enable the OC Genie function when the system is in power off state meanwhile the button will light and lock And then the system will automatically detect the optimum values to overclock after booting the system To disable the OC Genie function please press the button again aft...

Page 37: ...ed shutdown about 4 seconds and restarted This limitation derives from the P55 internal function Green Power Button Green Power This button is used to switch LED function of system Once you press the button the system will switch the LED between on and off mode Base Clock Control Buttons Plus Minus These buttons are used to increase or decrease the Base clock frequency Pressing the Plus Minus butt...

Page 38: ...nge in BIOS Switch 2 is used to over voltage the CPU_VTT voltage switch ing it to ON will increase the CPU_VTT voltage adjustment range in BIOS Switch 3 is used to over voltage the DRAM voltage switching it to ON will increase the DRAM voltage adjustment range in BIOS Switch 4 is used to over voltage the PCH voltage switching it to ON will increase the PCH voltage adjustment range in BIOS Importan...

Page 39: ...he current CPU voltage with CPU point and GND point by using a mul timeter CPU_VTT GND CPU_VTT voltage measure the current CPU_ VTT voltage with CPU_VTT point and GND point by using a multimeter DDR GND DDR voltage measure the current DDR voltage with DDR point and GND point by using a mul timeter PCH GND PCH voltage measure the current PCH voltage with PCH point and GND point by using a mul timet...

Page 40: ...press x1 Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power sup ply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration The PCI Express x1 slots will unavailable when an expansion card was installed into PCI_E5 slot ...

Page 41: ...performance ATI CrossFireXTM technol ogy allows you to expand your system s graphics capabilities It allows you the ability to scale your system s graphics horsepower as you need it supporting two ATI RadeonTM HD graphics cards making this the most scalable gaming platform ever The mainboard can auto detect the CrossFireXTM mode by software therefore you don t have to enable the CrossFireXTM in BI...

Page 42: ... a setting in the CatalystTM Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFireXTM to operate The following aspect appears in CatalystTM Control Center 3 Select the Advanced View from the view drop menu Important A CrossFireXTM system has four possible display modes SuperTiling Scissor Mode Alternate Frame Rendering Super Anti aliasing for more details please consult the graphics card manual fr...

Page 43: ... required to connect the golden fingers on the top of these two graphics cards refer to the picture below Please note that although you have in stalled two graphics cards only the video outputs on the first card will work Hence you only need to connect a monitor to the first PCI Express card 1 SLI Video Link Card Important The photos shown in this section are for demonstration only The appearance ...

Page 44: ...ted restart the system and install the NV SLI driver utility A configuration panel will be provided for Multi GPU control Check the Enable multi GPU box to enable the SLI function for the onboard graphics cards concerning the details of multi GPU settings please refer to your graphics card manual 2 Restart your system and a pop up message will show in the system tray confirming the Multi GPU has b...

Page 45: ...ocumentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus p...

Page 46: ...U_VTT power phase mode Follow the instructions below to read Lights Off CPU_VTT is in 1 phase power mode CPU_VTT is in 2 phase power mode DDR Phase LEDs These LEDs indicate the current DDR power phase mode Follow the instructions below to read Lights Off DDR is in 1 phase power mode DDR is in 2 phase power mode ...

Page 47: ...CPU is in 7 phase power mode 8 CPU is in 8 phase power mode PCH Phase LEDs These LEDs indicate the current PCH power phase mode Follow the instructions below to read Lights Off PCH is in 1 phase power mode PCH is in 2 phase power mode Power LED Lights blue when you press the Power button and it is functional Reset LED Lights blue when you press the Reset button and it is functional Green Power LED...

Page 48: ...sign on message CPU information setup key message and any OEM specific information 38 Initialize USB device and different devices 3C Mid POST initialization of chipset registers Detect different devices parallel ports serial ports and coprocessor in CPU etc 75 78 Initialize INT 13 devices and IPL devices include SATA PATA HDD and CD DVD ROM 87 Enter setup screen BIOS setup if needed requested A4 W...

Page 49: ...ows you to configure the system for op timum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 50: ...ms under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly dif ferent from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format A7581IMS V1 0 062009 where 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A AMI W ...

Page 51: ...can make changes to You can use the arrow keys to select the item The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Sub Menu If you find a right pointer symbol as shown in the right view ap pears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can us...

Page 52: ...rated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management H W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status Green Power Use this menu to specify the power phase BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency v...

Page 53: ...r BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup ...

Page 54: ...This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is day month date year day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users Time HH MM SS This allows you to set the system time that you want usually ...

Page 55: ...A connectors on the mainboard Hold on The setting determines whether the system will stop of an error is detected at boot When the system stops of the errors preset it will halt on for 15 seconds and then au tomatically resume its operation Available options are All Error The system stops when any error is detected No Error The system doesn t stop for any detected error System Information Press En...

Page 56: ...on by unauthorized users or computer viruses When enabled the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempt ing to update the BIOS with a Flash utility To successfully update the BIOS you will need to disable this Flash BIOS Protection function You should enable this function at all times The only time when you need to disable it is when you want to update the BIOS After updating the BIOS you should im...

Page 57: ...PS Multi Processor Specification version to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system Primary Graphic s Adapter This setting specifies which graphic card is your primary graphics adapter PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the ...

Page 58: ...d to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN Onboard 2nd LAN Controller This setting allows you to enable disable the onboard 2nd LAN controller LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard 2nd LAN Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This item allows you to enable disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller Extra RAID IDE Controller for SATA7 8 E SA...

Page 59: ...en appears PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading writing to IDE drives On Chip SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the on chip SATA controller RAID Mode This item is used to select mode for on chip SATA connectors ...

Page 60: ...If your operating system supports ACPI such as Windows 2000 XP you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Settings are S1 The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all sys tem s context S3 The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system co...

Page 61: ...in the power on state Last State Restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred Wake Up Event Setup Press Enter and the following sub menu appears Wake up Event By Setting to BIOS activates the following fields and use the following fields to set the wake up events Setting to OS the wake up events will be defined by OS Resume From S3 By USB Device The item allows the a...

Page 62: ...ake up the system from S5 mode Resume By RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date Date Time HH MM SS If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically resume boot up on a specific date hour minute second specified in these fields using the and to select the date time settings Available settings for each item...

Page 63: ...e Smart Fan function which can control the CPU fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range You can enable a fan target value here If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value the smart fan function will be activated It provides several sections to speed up for cooling down automatically CPU Min FAN Speed This item allows users ...

Page 64: ...b menu appears The sub menu shows every MOS FET surface temperature Read only CPU System Temperature CPU FAN SYS FAN 1 2 3 4 Speed CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices compo nents such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds ...

Page 65: ...ing function Mainboard LED Control This item is used to enable disable the power phase LEDs of the mainboard Touch Power Panel This item is used to turn on turn off the touch power panel Green Power RESET POWER buttons on the mainboard GreenPower Genie Icore I12V Vcore V12V These items show the amperage of Core 12V Read only Pout Efficiency These items show the power consumption efficiency of the ...

Page 66: ... appear on the screen U Key This item is used to enable disable USB driver device as a key Make U Key at This item is used to specify the USB driver device as a key Change Supervisor Password This item is used to set the supervisor password Change User Password This item is used to set the user password ...

Page 67: ...nter it every time you try to enter Setup System This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration About Supervisor Password User Password Supervisor password Can enter and change the settings of the setup menu User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu User Access Level This item is used to limit the user ...

Page 68: ...IOS Setup BIOS Setup Cell Menu Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset Current CPU DRAM QPI Frequency These items show the current frequencies of CPU Memory and QPI Read only ...

Page 69: ...The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of the microprocessor whether the computer is running on battery or AC power This field will appear after you installed the CPU which supports speedstep technology Intel C STATE C state is a power management state that significantly reduces the power of the processor during idle This field will appear after you install...

Page 70: ...port Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing dama...

Page 71: ...k step by step after system booting up Start OC Stepping From MHz This item is used to set the initial base clock The system will boot with the initial base clock and start to overclock from initial base clock to set base clock that you set in Adjust CPU Base Frequency MHz step by step OC Step This item is used to set how many steps for base colck overclocking OC Step Count Timer This item is used...

Page 72: ...both rows and columns are addressed separately This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS row ad dress strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance CH1 CH2 tRP This setting controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate i...

Page 73: ...s you to set the memory multiplier Adjusted DRAM Frequency MHz It shows the adjusted DRAM frequency Read only QPI Ratio This item allows you to set the QPI multiplier Adjusted QPI Frequency MHz It shows the adjusted QPI frequency Read only ClockGen Tuner Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears CPU Amplitude Control PCI Express Amplitude Control These items are used to se...

Page 74: ...portant If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction The greater the Spread Spectrum value is the greater the EMI is reduced and the system will become less stable For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value please consult your local EMI regulation Re...

Page 75: ...s the Power button to reboot the system three times Please note that to avoid electric current to affect other devices or components we suggest an interval of more than 10 seconds among the reboot actions At the fourth reboot BIOS will determine that the previous overclocking is failed and restore the default settings automatically Please press any key to boot the system normally when the followin...

Page 76: ...h BIOS via the USB Storage drive directly Update BIOS ROM chip data from selected file which was be download from official website and must be saved in the root directory of the USB Stor age drive It only supports particular file name which is the official BIOS file name from us Boot After allocated particular BIOS file system will boot from this BIOS file which saved in the root directory of USB ...

Page 77: ...refer to the block diagram below about the M Flash function Due to the special design of some graphics cards will cause dark screen during M flash operation and you may refer the beeps from the system to confirm the current M flash process ...

Page 78: ...cific USB drive storage drive to save BIOS file from BIOS ROM chip data Note it only supports FAT FAT32 file system drive Save File Name as Please setup a specific name for the BIOS file which will be saved into the USB drive storage drive Note we suggest you using the official name as the default name Save Extend File name as Please setup a specific extend name for the BIOS file which will be sav...

Page 79: ...1 3 31 MS 7581 Overclocking Profile Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 These items are used to save the currect settings to selected profile and they are also used to load the settings from the selected profile ...

Page 80: ...ptimal performance of the mainboard The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Selecting Ok and pressing Enter loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Selecting Ok and press...

Page 81: ... provides 10 channel DAC that simul taneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the Front Out Left and Front Out Right chan nels Appendix A Realtek Audio ...

Page 82: ...or later before installing the driver The following illustrations are based on Windows XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems Insert the application DVD into the DVD ROM drive The setup screen will automati cally appear Click Realtek HD Audio Drivers button 1 2 Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continu...

Page 83: ...A 3 MS 7581 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 3 Click Finish to restart the system 4 Click here Click here Select this option Click here ...

Page 84: ... use the 2 4 6 or 8 channel audio feature now Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel Double click ...

Page 85: ...idor Bathroom Sewer pipe Arena and Auditorium for quick enjoyment You may choose the provided sound effects and the equalizer will adjust automatically If you like you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the Load EQ Setting and Save Preset button click Reset EQ Setting button to use the default value or click Delete EQ Setting button t...

Page 86: ...The settings are saved perma nently for future use Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings simply click this the whole list will be shown for your selection Enable Disable To disable you can temporar ily stop the sound effect without losing the settings Reset 10 bands of equalizer would go back to the default setting Delete To delete the pre saved settings which are created from previ...

Page 87: ... in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home Simply using the music you usually play Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accom modate your range Vocal Cancellation Single click on Voice Cancellation the vocal of the song would be eliminated while the background music is still in p...

Page 88: ...fter you pluging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel Multi Stream Function Realtek audio supports an outstanding feature called Multi Stream which means you may play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the indicated real panel or front panel This feature is very helpful when 2 people are using the same computer together for different purposes Cli...

Page 89: ...m the rear panel which is the default setting Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio 2nd output from the scroll list first and use a different program to play the second audio source for example use Winamp to play MP3 files You will find that the second audio source MP3 music will come out from the Line Out audio jack of Front Panel ...

Page 90: ... single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced controls Enable playback multi streaming With this function you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone stream 1 from front panel while still has music stream 2 from back panel ...

Page 91: ...completely mute sound input Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Enable recording multi streaming Important Realtek audio allows you to record the CD Line Mic and Stereo Mix channels simul taneously frees you from mixing efforts At any given period you may choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record ...

Page 92: ...eaker for 5 1 Speaker Output 8CH Speaker for 7 1 Speaker Output Speaker Configuration Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selection Please select the device you have plugged in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device If not correct Rea...

Page 93: ...front panel Please check if front jacks on your system are so called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device would automatically pop up when device plugged in ...

Page 94: ...the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog Output Sampling Rate 44 1KHz This is recommend while playing CD 48KHz This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby 96KHz This is recommended while playing DVD Audio 192KHz This is recommended while playing High quality Audio Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S ...

Page 95: ...d make testing sound If any speaker fails to make sound then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically Center Front Right Side Right Subwoofer Rear Right Front Left Side Left Rear Left ...

Page 96: ...om being recorded by micro phone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends The voice of your friend will come out from speakers playback However the voice of your friend might also be recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet In that case your friend will hear his her own voice again With AEC ...

Page 97: ...7581 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like ...

Page 98: ...Audio Controller Audio Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray Switch it on and an icon will show in the system tray Right click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of ...

Page 99: ...annel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC No function No function No function 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 100: ...A 20 Realtek Audio 4 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels No function No function 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 101: ...A 21 MS 7581 6 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Line In Line Out Front channels MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel No function 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 102: ...els MIC Line Out Rear channels Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel Line Out Side channels Important To enable 7 1 channel audio out function on Windows Vista operating system you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver Or the mainboard will support 5 1 channel audio out only 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 103: ...r configure the hardware status of MSI Mainboard in windows such as CPU clock volt age fan speed and temperature Before you install the Control Center please make sure the system has meet the following requirements 256MB system memory DVD ROM drive for software installation Operation system Windows XP or up 1 2 3 Appendix B Control Center ...

Page 104: ... DVD accompanying with your mainboard path Utility MSI Utility Control Center it will have a short cut icon on the desktop and a short cut path in your Start up menu You may double click on each icon to activate Control Center short cut icon on the desktop short cut path in the start up menu path Start Programs MSI Control Center Control Center ...

Page 105: ...memory information by clicking their respective name Mainboard Click Mainboard to read the information of mainboard mainboard BIOS audio LAN and installed graphics card Important The pictures in this appendix are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased Please refer to the appearance of your system for detailed information ...

Page 106: ...er CPU Click CPU to read the information of CPU Memory Click Memory to read the information of each memory DIMM slot You can select a DIMM slot you want to read by clicking arrow button Click this arrow button to select the DIMM slot ...

Page 107: ...default Default menu and three common Cooling Cin ema Game menus for different environments You can adjust the CPU memory pa rameters and the minimum fan speed separately for each menu After adjusting please click the Apply button to execute the configured setting Or you can click the Save button to save the adjustments for future use Important Every time you turn off the system the settings will ...

Page 108: ...ease click the Apply button to execute the configured setting Or you can click the Save button to save the adjustments for future use Important Every time you turn off the system the settings will be restored to the factory default If you want to use the saved settings you have to load it every time by clicking the Load button ...

Page 109: ...r supply with auto phase switching Active Phase Switching for CPU and components Helping you save power money and our Earth Basic In the Basic menu it provides three settings for you to experience different power sav ing perfrmance These settings Default Optiimize Max Power Saving in Basic menu are not adjustable ...

Page 110: ...u to adjust by shifting the gear And then you can click the Apply button to execute the adjustments Or you can click the Save button to save the adjustments for future use shift the gear to the setting that you like Important Every time you turn off the system the settings will be restored to the factory default If you want to use the saved settings you have to load it every time by clicking the L...

Page 111: ...he adjustment You can click on any MOSFET button to change menu from LED to MOSFET Temp click these buttons to turn on turn off the LEDs MOSFET buttons Important Every time you turn off the system the settings will be restored to the factory default If you want to use the saved settings you have to load it every time by clicking the Load button ...

Page 112: ... MOSFET Temp menu you can read the surface temperature of each MOSFET You can click on any MOSFET button to change menu from MOSFET Temp to LED MOSFET buttons Important You can click the button to change the temperature unit from O C to O F ...

Page 113: ...C C 1 This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality on platforms Appendix C Intel SATA RAID ...

Page 114: ...ata striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction informa tion This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created and a RAID 0 stripe is created over these Intel Matrix RAID Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to sh...

Page 115: ...te and reset RAID volumes Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM During the Power On Self Test POST the following message will appear for a few seconds Important The Drvice Model Serial and Size in the following example mi...

Page 116: ...ap pear Create RAID Volume Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter key The following screen appears Then in the Name field specify a RAID Volume name and then press the TAB or Enter key to go to the next field Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level 1 2 ...

Page 117: ...r arrow or down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the Enter key to select and advance to the next field The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Here are some typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field The d...

Page 118: ...le if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks re type the size to be half of what is shown by default The second volume when created will automati cally span the remainder of two hard drives Then the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume Press Y to continue 6 Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is...

Page 119: ...currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM your system will become unbootable Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press Enter key to select a RAID volume for deletion Then press Delete key to delete the selected RAID volume The following screen appears Press Y key to accept the volume deletion ...

Page 120: ...y RAID structures from the drives The following screen appears Press Y key to accept the selection Important You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non RAID could include issues such as incom patible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk ...

Page 121: ...ions Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press Enter to change recovery volume mode The following screen appears Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On Request after you en able Only Recovery Disk or Only Master Disk ...

Page 122: ...Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver into the A drive Note For Windows XP you can use the USB floppy drive only For Windows Vista you can use CD DVD USB drive 1 2 3 For Windows Vista During the Operating system installation after selecting the location to install Vista click on Load Driver button to inst...

Page 123: ...Intel RAID Drivers The drivers will be automatically installed Confirming Windows Vista XP Driver Installation From Windows Vista XP open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver Intel R PCH SATA RAID Controller should appear 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 ...

Page 124: ...m which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data For this reason you cannot remove or un install this driver from the system after installation however you will have the ability to un install all other non driver components Insert the MSI DVD and click on the RAID block and then choose INTEL RAID Drivers to install the software Click on this item Choose this item ...

Page 125: ...MS 7581 C 13 MS 7581 The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window ...

Page 126: ... 14 Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID The window shows the components to be installed Click Next button to continue After reading the license agreement in the following window click Yes button to con tinue ...

Page 127: ...81 C 15 MS 7581 The following window appears to show the Readme File Information It shows the sys tem requirements and installation information Once the installation is complete the following window appears ...

Page 128: ...elerator RAID Driver during Windows Setup Refer to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver during Windows Setup Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is installed To create a volume from an existing disk complete the following steps Important A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all existing data from the added disk and the data cann...

Page 129: ...m Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk choose Action Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the following procedure Click Next to continue ...

Page 130: ... data storage RAID 5 Useful RAID 5 can be used on three or more disks with zero or more spare disks The resulting RAID 5 device size will be N 1 S where N is the how many drive S is the size of the smallest drive in the array If one of the disks fail all data are still intact It can rebuild the disk from the parity information If spare disks are available recon struction will begin immediately aft...

Page 131: ...ips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 2 Select the source disk Then select the source disk that you wish to use and then click to move it to the Selected field Then click Next to continue It is very important to note which disk is the source disk the one containing all...

Page 132: ...member disk the target disk that you wish to use and then click to move it to the Selected field Then click Next to continue Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive s will be deleted perma nently Do not forget to back up all the important data before continuing ...

Page 133: ...pace will be worked as RAID 1 volume which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID Then click Next to continue 5 Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Before you continue the procedure of RAID volume creation from existing hard drive read the dialogue box below carefully Please note that once you click Finish the existing data on the selected hard drive s will be delete...

Page 134: ...us While you can still continue using your computer during the migration process once the migration process starts it cannot be stopped If the migration process gets interrupted and your system is rebooted for any reason it will pick up the migration process where it left off You will be provided with an estimated completion time the remaining time will depend on your system once the migration pro...

Page 135: ...lected as the recovery drive Back up all important data before beginning these steps Recovery Volume in Advanced Mode Creation To create a recovery volume in Advanced mode use the following steps Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Start All Programs Intel Matrix Stor age Manager Intel Matrix Storage Console Select Advanced Mode in the View menu Select Create Recovery Volume in the Actions menu ...

Page 136: ...tel SATA RAID Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the recovery volume 7 Modify the recovery volume name if you wish Select a hard drive to be used as the master hard drive for the recovery volume 5 6 ...

Page 137: ...MS 7581 C 25 MS 7581 Select an update policy 8 Select Finish to begin recovery volume creation 9 ...

Page 138: ...the procedure below that corre sponds to the current situation Missing Hard Drive Member Make sure the system is powered off Reconnect the hard drive Reboot the system to Windows the rebuild will occur automatically Failed Hard Drive Member Make sure the system is powered off Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option RO...

Page 139: ...em When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes The Intel R Storage Utility will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive 5 6 7 ...

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Page 141: ...ist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality on platform The DRIVER BOOSTER MANAGER solution supports RAID level 0 striping RAID level 1 mirroring and JBOD Concatenate Appendix D JMicron 322 RAID Drive Booster Manager ...

Page 142: ...ves Spread ing the hard drive I O load across independent channels greatly improves I O perfor mance RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and pro vides enhanced read performance JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes into one large disk Important The least number of hard drives for RAID 0 RAID 1 or JBOD mode is 2 All the in formation vol...

Page 143: ...dures described below to install the Drive Booster Manager Insert the application DVD into the DVD ROM drive The setup screen will automati cally appear Click Utility And then click MSI Utility Click Drive Booster Manager to install it Activating DRIVE BOOSTER MANAGER Once you have your Drive Booster Manager installed it will have a short cut icon on the desktop You may double click on each icon t...

Page 144: ...Booster Information button and the information of all hard disks will display on the right side of the window You may click the item Controller you will find Drive Booster Information button Or you may click the SATA drive item just below the item Controller you will find SATA drive information ...

Page 145: ...rive Booster Information screen 1 Drive Booster Information button 2 Click the Drive Booster Configuration button and select a RAID mode you want to create Then click the Apply to apply the RAID creation 2 Drive Booster Configuration button a b c a The speed mode corresponds to the RAID 0 mdoe b The Backup mode corresponds to the RAID 1 mdoe c The Large mode corresponds to the JBOD mdoe ...

Page 146: ...s if you really want to perform this creation 3 Important You will lose all data on the SATA drives when you perform this creation Please ensure to back up all date in the SATA hard drives before performing this creation A information will appear to inform you that the creation is finished Click OK to close the information window 4 ...

Page 147: ... new password in the New Password box and enter the password again in the confirm password box to confirm the passsword Then click OK Important A password is available for a volume only That is to say if you set a password for a volume and you will be asked to enter the password when you intend to apply a con figuration to the volume ...

Page 148: ...d then click Apply to remove the RAIID mode 1 2 Please confirm the volume is the one you intend to de lete Drive Booster Configuration button Normal Mode button A warning message will appear to remind you that the data will be erased Press the Yes if you really want to perform this task 3 Important You will lose all data on the SATA drives when you perform this task Please ensure to back up all da...

Page 149: ... D 9 MS 7581 A warning will appear to inform you that the deletion is finished Click OK to close the window 4 Event Log Click the Event Log button all of the significant events will be listed Event Log button ...

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