MSI P55A-G55 series, Manual

Page 1: ...P55A G55 series MS 7668 v1 x Mainboard G52 76681X5...

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Page 3: ...s and warnings on the equipment should be 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 b...

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Page 8: ...board Layout 1 4 Packing Checklist 1 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Quick Components Guide 2 2 Screw Holes 2 3 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 4 Memory 2 8 Power Supply 2 10 Back Panel 2 11 Connectors 2...

Page 9: ...Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A 2 Software Configuration A 3 Hardware Default Setting A 5 Appendix B Intel RAID B 1 Introduction B 2 BIOS Configuration B 3 Installing Driver B 10 Degraded RAI...

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Page 11: ...rd The P55A G55 Series mainboards are based on Intel P55 chipsets for optimal system effi ciency Designed to fit the advanced Intel LGA1156 pro cessor the P55A G55 Series deliver a high performance an...

Page 12: ...visit http www msi com index php func testreport LAN Supports LAN 10 100 1000 by Realtek RTL8111DL Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC887 ALC892 True Blu ray Audio Flexible 8 channel audio with jack...

Page 13: ...ctor 1 Serial connector 1 Parallel connector 1 TPM connector 1 Power button 1 Easy OC switch Slots 2 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots PCIE_1 is a x16 lane slot and PCIE_4 is a x8 lane slot 2 PCI Express 2 0...

Page 14: ...TT JFP2 JFP1 JUSB1 JCI1 JUSB2 JLPT1 JTPM1 JCOM1 JAUD1 JCD1 JSP1 JBAT1 SATA1_2 SATA3_4 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN1 JPWR1 DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM4 DIMM3 CPUFAN JPWR2 Top Optical S PDIF Out Bottom PS 2 port Top LAN Jack Bo...

Page 15: ...ATA Cable Optional Power Cable USB Bracket Optional Standard Cable for IDE Devices Back IO Shield User s Guide Packing Checklist The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing conte...

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Page 17: ...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 stra...

Page 18: ...p 2 15 JPWR2 p 2 10 SYSFAN1 p 2 15 JPWR1 p 2 10 JCI1 p 2 15 SATA1 6 p 2 14 SATA7 8 p 2 14 IDE1 p 2 13 JBAT1 p 2 20 JUSB1 2 p 2 16 OC_SW1 p 2 19 POWER1 p 2 21 JFP1 JFP2 p 2 16 JLPT1 p 2 18 JCOM1 p 2 1...

Page 19: ...e locations on chassis and then screw through the mainboard screw holes into the standoffs Important To prevent damage to the mainboard any contact between the mainboard circuit and chassis or unneces...

Page 20: ...issipation 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 Overclockin...

Page 21: ...the 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...

Page 22: ...age the 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 th...

Page 23: ...ppearance 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...

Page 24: ...rmance 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 DDR...

Page 25: ...h 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 seat...

Page 26: ...ong with pin 1 pin 13 1 3 3 3 V 1 3 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...

Page 27: ...Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices Supports data transfer rate up to 480Mbit s Hi Speed USB 3 0 Port USB 3 0 por...

Page 28: ...Mbits 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...

Page 29: ...rence only IDE Connector IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE de vices The MB layout in this figure is for reference only Important If you install two ID...

Page 30: ...ATA device The MB layout in this figure is for reference only SATA1 6 supported by Intel P55 the transfer rate is up to 3Gb s SATA1_2 SATA3_4 SATA6 SATA5 SATA7 8 supported by Marvell 88SE9128B1 the t...

Page 31: ...e refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan CPUFAN supports fan control You can install Overclocking Center utility that will...

Page 32: ...racket optional Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage Front Panel Connector JFP1 JFP2 This connector is for electrical connection to the fron...

Page 33: ...Module connector JTPM1 This connector connects to a TPM Trusted Platform Module module optional Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages 1 0 N o P i n 1 4 G r o u n...

Page 34: ...de 1 0 G r o u n d 1 4 G r o u n d 8 L P T _ S L I N 1 2 G r o u n d 6 P I N I T 4 E R R 2 A F D 2 4 G r o u n d 2 2 G r o u n d 2 6 N o P i n 2 0 G r o u n d 1 8 G r o u n d 1 6 G r o u n d 1 R S T B...

Page 35: ...by changing the switch Follow the instructions below to set the FSB Default Increase 10 speed of FSB Increase 15 speed of FSB Increase 20 speed of FSB Important Make sure that you power off the syste...

Page 36: ...ation With the CMOS RAM the system can automati cally boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data JBAT1 Keep Data Clear Data 1 1 1 Imp...

Page 37: ...llowing button for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your motherboard s function through the use of button Power Button POWER1 This power button is used to tur...

Page 38: ...rds 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 ju...

Page 39: ...ors APS LED These APS Active Phase Switching LED indicates the current CPU power phase mode Follow the instructions below to read ON OFF The LED will light blue when CPU is in 2 or 3 phase power mode...

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Page 41: ...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 ch...

Page 42: ...s 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 h...

Page 43: ...ions you 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 rig...

Page 44: ...ated 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...

Page 45: ...m CMOS for 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 s...

Page 46: ...his 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 f...

Page 47: ...gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Important SATA 1 6 are appearing when you connect the HDDs to the SATA...

Page 48: ...BIOS Setup BIOS Setup System Information Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears This sub menu shows the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read o...

Page 49: ...cts the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses When enabled the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempting to update the BIOS with a Flash utility To successfully u...

Page 50: ...s you to select which MPS 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 u...

Page 51: ...to enable disable the onboard LAN controller LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN SATA 6Gb s Controller Mode This setting allows you to change t...

Page 52: ...the on board Super I O chipset that provides Stan dard ECP and EPP features It has the following options Disabled 3BC Line Printer port 0 278 Line Printer port 2 378 Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port...

Page 53: ...orts 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...

Page 54: ...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 allow...

Page 55: ...atically 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 fu...

Page 56: ...se Control When set to Enabled the hardware will auto adjust the CPU power phase according to the loading of CPU to reach the best power saving function Motherboard LED Control This item is used to co...

Page 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...enter 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...

Page 59: ...ly if you are familiar with the chipset Current CPU DRAM QPI Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU Memory and CPU NB speed Read only CPU Specifications Press Enter to enter the sub menu...

Page 60: ...he installed CPU supported CPU Feature Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears Intel EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of...

Page 61: ...hly improved If you disable the function the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions Please disable this item if your operating system doesn t support HT Function or unreliability...

Page 62: ...ications demand more performance and TDP headroom exists It also can deliver seamless power scalability Dynamically scale up Speed Step Down It is the Intel newly technology within i5 i7 CPU Adjust CP...

Page 63: ...menu CH1 CH2 1T 2T Memory Timing This item controls the SDRAM command rate Select 1N makes SDRAM signal controller to run at 1N N clock cycles rate Selecting 2N makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2N...

Page 64: ...the tFAW timing Current CH1 CH2 tdrRdTRd tddRdTRd tsrRdTWr tdrRdTWr tddRdTWr tsrWrTRd tddWrTWr tsrRDTRd tsrWrTWr These item show the advanced DRAM timings Channel 1 Channel2 Advanced Memory Setting Se...

Page 65: ...nterference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves Important If you do not have any EMI problem...

Page 66: ...ess 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 a...

Page 67: ...te Flash 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 Storage dri...

Page 68: ...e 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 syst...

Page 69: ...in specific 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 w...

Page 70: ...tings to selected profile and they are also used to load the settings from the selected profile OC Retry Count When the overclocking is failed setting this item to 1 3 5 will allow system to reboot 1...

Page 71: ...ically for optimal 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...

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Page 73: ...vides 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 Appe...

Page 74: ...ould 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 Driver tab Cl...

Page 75: ...ght of the screen You may double click the icon and the GUI will pop up accordingly It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel Soft...

Page 76: ...ay of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device Jack status panel This panel depicts all render and capture devices currently connected...

Page 77: ...S 7668 Appendix A Hardware Default Setting The following diagrams are audio back panel default setting Backpanel audio jacks to 2 channel speakers diagram Front Backpanel audio jacks to 4 channel spea...

Page 78: ...A 6 Realtek Audio Backpanel audio jacks to 6 channel speakers diagram Rear Front Center Subwoofer Backpanel audio jacks to 8 channel speakers diagram Rear Front Center Subwoofer Side Surround...

Page 79: ...This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality on platforms Appendix B Intel RAID...

Page 80: ...riping 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...

Page 81: ...reate delete 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 Configura...

Page 82: ...r 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...

Page 83: ...g the upper 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...

Page 84: ...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 h...

Page 85: ...ur system 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...

Page 86: ...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...

Page 87: ...Volume Options 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...

Page 88: ...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...

Page 89: ...click on Intel RAID Drivers The drivers will be automatically installed Confirming Windows Vista Windows 7 XP Driver Installation From Windows 7 Vista XP open the Control Panel from My Computer follow...

Page 90: ...ocedure 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 auto...

Page 91: ...ndows system 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 l...

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Page 93: ...This chapter provides an overview of the Marvell RAID Driver and Utility also describes the installation proce dure Appendix C Marvell RAID...

Page 94: ...Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free physical Disks PD 0 ST3750330MS PD 8 ST3750330MS Vendor ID Device ID Revision ID BIOS Version Firmware Version PCIe Speed Rate Configure SATA as 1848 91xx 81 1 0 0 1008 2...

Page 95: ...008 2 1 0 1316 5 0Gbps AHCI Mode Help Select free disks to create array and continue to create virtual disk on this array ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Configuration Wizard Int13 Enable Pre...

Page 96: ...he virtual disk that cannot be edited Stripe Size specifies the size 32K 64K of single data block on the virtual disk The larger the stripe size the longer it takes for the controller to read from and...

Page 97: ...D Stripe Size Gigabyte Rounding Quick Init VD Name Current Speed Next RAID 1 1987739 64KB 1G YES MRAID1 0 8 Create Virtual Disk Create Virtual Disk Do you want to create this virtual disk Yes No The c...

Page 98: ...ss Y to confirm the request when prompted Do you want to delete this virtual disk Press Y to confirm the request when prompted Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk 1 2 3 4 Marvell BIOS Set...

Page 99: ...ize as determined the Gigabyte Rounding setting for the virtual disk The BIOS detects the new physical disk and lists the device under Free Physical Disks in the Topology pane In the Topology pane scr...

Page 100: ...nd then press ENTER The next screen should confirm that you have selected the RAID controller Press ENTER again to continue You have successfully installed the RAID driver and Windows setup should con...

Page 101: ...RAID Driver Under Windows for Non bootable RAID Array Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD ROM drive The DVD will auto run and the setup screen will appear Under the Driver tab click on Marvell 91XX SATA D...

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