MSI X58 Pro-E seres, User Manual

Page 1: ...X58 Pro E series MS 7522 v3 x Mainboard G52 75221X7...

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Page 3: ...ngs 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 by service p...

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Page 8: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Quick Components Guide 2 2 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 3 Memory 2 7 Power Supply 2 11 Back Panel 2 12 Connectors 2 14 Switch 2 20 Buttons 2 21 Slots 2 22 LED Status Indi...

Page 9: ...Setup A 19 Appendix B Overclocking Center B 1 Activating Overclocking Center B 2 System Info B 3 DOT B 5 Appendix C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID C 1 Introduction C 2 BIOS Configuration C 3 Installing Driver...

Page 10: ...Preface...

Page 11: ...The X58 Pro E Series main boards are based on Intel X58 ICH10R chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel i7 LGA1366 processor the X58 Pro E Series de liver a high perfo...

Page 12: ...tion on compatible components please visit http www msi com index php func testreport LAN Supports PCIE LAN 10 100 1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111C Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC889 Flexible...

Page 13: ...rial port connector 1 TPM Module connector 1 CD In connector 1 front audio connector 1 Clear CMOS button 1 Power button 1 Reset button TPM optional Supports TPM Slots 2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots PCI_...

Page 14: ...USB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 RESET Clr CMOS JCOM1 JMB363 JTPM1 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 JSPI JCI1 JPWR1 CPUFAN1 JPWR2 SYSFAN3 SATA1_3 SATA2_4 SATA7 SATA5_6 IDE1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A0 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B0 DIMM_C1 DIMM_C0 JSPI1 T mous...

Page 15: ...Utility DVD SATA 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...

Page 16: ...1 6 Getting Started...

Page 17: ...ion 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 s...

Page 18: ...2 7 JPWR1 p 2 11 IDE1 p 2 14 JCI1 p 2 16 JUSB1 3 p 2 17 JCOM1 p 2 18 JPWR2 p 2 11 CPUFAN1 p 2 15 J1394_1 p 2 16 CPU_CLK1 p 2 20 CLR_CMOS1 p 2 21 RESET1 p 2 21 POWER1 p 2 21 JCD1 p 2 16 JAUD1 p 2 17 JF...

Page 19: ...tion 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...

Page 20: ...rrectly Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU mainboard Open the load level 1 Lift the load lever up and open the load plate 2 The CPU socket has a plastic cap on it to protect the cont...

Page 21: ...sually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket If not take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall 5 Cover the load plate onto the pack age 6 Press down the load lever lightly on...

Page 22: ...otect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered to avoid damaging Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the CPU cooler in stallation only The appearance of your mainbo...

Page 23: ...hannel mode When you have only one memory module please always insert it into the DIMM_A0 first as way 1 shown in below Installed Empty 1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A0 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B0 DIMM_C1 DIMM_C0 Dual Channel m...

Page 24: ...nel mode can enhance the best system performance When you have three or more memory modules please always insert them as the way 3 4 5 6 shown in below to get the best system performance 3 DIMM_A1 DIM...

Page 25: ...the DIMM_A0 first Due to the chipset resource deployment the system density will only be detected up to 23 GB not full 24GB when each DIMM is installed with a 4GB memory module When you install incorr...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...er to the image at the right hand 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...

Page 28: ...ATA hard drive 1394 Port optional The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE1394 devices LAN The standard RJ 45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network LAN You can co...

Page 29: ...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 connector for microphon...

Page 30: ...f ad f f f a sd ff fd f 3 1 2 F loppy Di sk D riveConne ctor 3 1 2 Fl oppy Disk Dri veConn ector Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives sepa rately t...

Page 31: ...he connectors always note that the red wire is the positive and should be con nected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor c...

Page 32: ...the screen To clear the warning you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record 1 C I N T R U 2 G r o u n d CD In Connector JCD1 This connector is provided for external audio input 4 R 3 G r o u...

Page 33: ...D 7 G r o u n d 9 N o P i n 8 G r o u n d 6 U S B D 4 U S B D 2 V C C Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1...

Page 34: ...r 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 d 8 5 V P o w...

Page 35: ...ut Connector JSP1 for HDMI graphics card only This connector is used to connect S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission to the HDMI graphics card GND S...

Page 36: ...lock 133 MHz default 166 MHz 200 MHz mportant Make sure that you power off the system before changing the switch HW overclocking may cause instability or crash during boot then please re set the switc...

Page 37: ...y time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration use the button to clear data Press the button to clear the data Important Make sure that you power off the system before clearing C...

Page 38: ...or more ATI RadeonTM HD graphics cards making this the most scalable gaming platform ever The motherboard can auto detect the CrossFireXTM mode by software therefore you don t have to enable the Cross...

Page 39: ...card Only Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edi tion Windows Vista support the CrossFireXTM function When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and ins...

Page 40: ...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 PCI Interrupt Request Routing T...

Page 41: ...indicate the current CPU power phase mode Follow the instructions below to read 5 of the LEDs will light blue when CPU is in 5 phase power mode 4 of the LEDs will light blue when CPU is in 4 phase pow...

Page 42: ...orrect memory installed into DIMM_C0 DIMM_C1 the DIMMs of 3rd channel Power LED Lights green when the system is in power on S0 S1 status Suspend LED Lights yellow when the system is suspended S3 S4 S5...

Page 43: ...ws 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...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...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 ri...

Page 46: ...ed 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...

Page 47: ...ly 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 mai...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...ring Analysis Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a ha...

Page 50: ...ing 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 IOAPIC Function This field is used to enable or disabl...

Page 51: ...ble this item if your operating system doesn t support HT Function or unreliability and instability may occur Important Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer syste...

Page 52: ...t You can enable it and it will provide you with the means to get to it via the various ACPI methods Boot Sequence Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 1st 2nd 3rd Boot D...

Page 53: ...troller LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This item allows you to enable disable the onboard IEEE1394 controll...

Page 54: ...E drives On Chip SATA Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller RAID Mode This item allows you to configure RAID mode for onboard SATA devices I O Devices Press Enter...

Page 55: ...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...

Page 56: ...system from S3 Sus pend to RAM sleep state Resume From S3 By PS 2 Keyboard This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power sav ing modes when input signal of the PS 2 keybo...

Page 57: ...15 MS 7522 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 HH MM SS These two fields can specify the date time for power o...

Page 58: ...ically 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 func...

Page 59: ...and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the pass word A message will show up con...

Page 60: ...to the loading of CPU to reach the best power saving function Motherboard LED Control This item is used to enable disable the power phase LEDs of the motherboard GreenPower Genie ICore I12V These ite...

Page 61: ...3 19 MS 7522 Cell Menu Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset Current Core DRAM QPI Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU core Memory and QPI speed Re...

Page 62: ...IST 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 instal...

Page 63: ...tio Read only QPI Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears QPI Links Speed This item allows you to select the QPI links speed type QPI Frequency This item allow...

Page 64: ...e number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may...

Page 65: ...tor page Please note the based CPU Voltage will vary depending on the different CPU you install For QPI Voltage The value here is the offset for you to adjust add based on the current QPI voltage The...

Page 66: ...m 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...

Page 67: ...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 act...

Page 68: ...Save Settings 1 2 3 4 These items are used to save the settings set by yourself to CMOS Load Settings 1 2 3 4 These items are available after you save your settings in Save Settings 1 2 3 4 items and...

Page 69: ...IOS via the USB Storage drive directly Update BIOS ROM chip data from selected file which is download from official website and must be saved in the root directory of the USB Storage drive It only sup...

Page 70: ...s 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 Load BIOS source file from When the M Flash function as sets...

Page 71: ...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...

Page 72: ...timal 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...

Page 73: ...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 A...

Page 74: ...r 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...

Page 75: ...A 3 MS 7522 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 76: ...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...

Page 77: ...dor 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 settin...

Page 78: ...he 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 c...

Page 79: ...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...

Page 80: ...ter 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...

Page 81: ...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...

Page 82: ...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 contr...

Page 83: ...ompletely 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...

Page 84: ...aker 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...

Page 85: ...ront 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 i...

Page 86: ...he 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 w...

Page 87: ...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...

Page 88: ...m 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...

Page 89: ...522 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...

Page 90: ...udio 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...

Page 91: ...nnel 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 L...

Page 92: ...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 93: ...A 21 MS 7522 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 94: ...annels 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 Vista operating system you have to install the Real...

Page 95: ...e hardware status of MSI Mainboard in windows such as CPU clock voltage fan speed and temperature Before you install the Overclocking Center please make sure the system has meet the following requirem...

Page 96: ...accompanying with your mainboard path Utility MSI Utility Overclock ing 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 ico...

Page 97: ...2 System Info In the System Info screen you can read the informations of mainboard memory PCI Motherboard Click Motherboard to read the informations of mainboard mainboard BIOS installed CPU and insta...

Page 98: ...ter Overclocking Center Memory Click Memory to read the information of each memory DIMM slot You can select a DIMM slot you want to read from the SPD list PCI Click PCI to read the information of devi...

Page 99: ...overclocking in Advance menu Basic In the Basic menu it provides one default setting and five common settings for different environments You may choose one of the settings that you need The settings i...

Page 100: ...e In the Advance menu you can adjust the values for each environment setting default setting Click the Cooling Silence Default Game Cinema button to enter it s setting menu Please refer to the followi...

Page 101: ...below the button then select a value Click the arrow sign and the drop down menu will appear In the System Warning block you can set the maximum CPU system temperature and the minimum CPU system fan s...

Page 102: ...Important It provides you to save up to 20 user settings Click the Load button and choose a saved user setting to load the settings for the sys tem Click the Load button and choose a saved user settin...

Page 103: ...C C 1 This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality on platforms Appendix C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID...

Page 104: ...vides enhanced read performance RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction informa tion This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is...

Page 105: ...e 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 utilit...

Page 106: ...will 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 k...

Page 107: ...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 incremen...

Page 108: ...ex ample 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 remain...

Page 109: ...urrently 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 t...

Page 110: ...ove any 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 p...

Page 111: ...ons 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...

Page 112: ...up 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 d...

Page 113: ...IAA RAID Edition 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 C...

Page 114: ...operate the hard drive from 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 how...

Page 115: ...MS 7522 C 13 MS 7522 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 116: ...l ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R 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...

Page 117: ...2 C 15 MS 7522 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 ap...

Page 118: ...be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows on the...

Page 119: ...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 th...

Page 120: ...he available volume space will be available for 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...

Page 121: ...ecialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and work...

Page 122: ...t the 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...

Page 123: ...ace 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 th...

Page 124: ...n status 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...

Page 125: ...do not see the option listed refer to Recovery Volume Creation in Advanced Mode A recovery volume can be created using either Basic mode or Advanced mode in the Intel Matrix Storage Console Recovery V...

Page 126: ...ected as the recovery drive Back up all important data before beginning these steps To create a recovery volume in Advanced mode use the following steps Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Start All...

Page 127: ...7522 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 Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the r...

Page 128: ...C 26 Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Select an update policy 8 Select Finish to begin recovery volume creation 9...

Page 129: ...dure 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 automat...

Page 130: ...ystem 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...