MSI Z68A-GD80 G3 series, User Manual

Page 1: ...Z68A GD80 G3 series MS 7672 v3 x Mainboard G52 76721XF...

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Page 3: ...ment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source is at 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people...

Page 4: ...t the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outle...

Page 5: ...tal protection waste batteries should be collected separately for recycling or special disposal European Union Batteries battery packs and accumulators should not be disposed of as unsorted household...

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Page 9: ...Started 1 1 Packing Contents 1 2 Optional Accessories 1 2 Assembly Precautions 1 3 Mainboard Specifications 1 4 Connectors Quick Guide 1 6 Connectors Reference Guide 1 7 Back Panel Quick Guide 1 8 CP...

Page 10: ...SECURITY 2 19 Appendix A Realtek Audio A 1 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 Configura...

Page 11: ...ainboard The Series mainboards are based on Intel Z68 chipset for optimal system ef ficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel LGA1155 processor the Series mainboards deliver a high perfor mance and...

Page 12: ...e the optional accessories or request part numbers please visit the MSI website at http www msi com index php or consult the dealer Mainboard Drivers Utilities DVD User Guide Backplate SATA Cable M Co...

Page 13: ...ling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage If an ESD wrist strap is not avail able discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal object before handling the motherboard S...

Page 14: ...100 1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek RTL8111E IEEE 1394 Integrated chip by VIA VT6308P Supports 1x IEEE 1394 port back panel 1x IEEE 1394 connector Audio Integrated HD audio codec by Realtek ALC892 8 cha...

Page 15: ...ltage Checkpoint set Slots 2x PCIe 3 0 x16 slots PCI_E2 PCI_E4 1x PCIe 2 0 x16 slot PCI_E5 PCI_E2 supports up to PCIe x16 speed when PCI_E4 is empty or PCIe x8 speed when PCI_E4 is installed PCI_E4 su...

Page 16: ...k Panel CPU CPUFAN1 DIMM1 4 JPWR2 JPWR1 SYSFAN4 SATA1 2 JFP1 JFP2 JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JSP1 JAUD1 JCI1 JTPM1 PCI_E1 SYSFAN1 JBAT1 SYSFAN2 J1394_1 SYSFAN3 JUSB4 PCI2 JDLED3 JPWR3 FV1 RESET1 POWER1 TURBO1...

Page 17: ...SATA Connector 3Gb s 1 24 SATA1 SATA2 SATA7 SATA Connector 6Gb s 1 24 CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Connector 1 25 SYSFAN1 4 Computer Case Fan Connectors 1 25 JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 1 26 JAUD1 Front Pane...

Page 18: ...lear the system configuration press the button to clear the data Important Please make sure that the system is powered off G3 state before clearing CMOS data After clearing CMOS data the system will a...

Page 19: ...d or high definition video plus multi channel digi tal audio on a single cable DVI I Port The DVI I Digital Visual Interface Integrated connector can be connected to a LCD monitor or a CRT monitor wit...

Page 20: ...protect the CPU from overheating Be sure to apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replacing the CPU When replacing the CPU...

Page 21: ...herboard Unhook and lift the loading lever to the fully open position 1 The loading plate should automati cally lift up as the loading lever is pushed to the fully open position Do not touch any of th...

Page 22: ...b 5 Evenly spread a thin layer of thermal paste or thermal tape on the top of the CPU This will help in heat dis sipation and prevent CPU overheat ing 6 Locate the CPU fan connector on the motherboard...

Page 23: ...e appearance of your motherboard may vary depending on the model purchased Please refer to the documentation in the CPU cooler package for more details about CPU cooler installation Push down on the h...

Page 24: ...motherboard with the screws provided with your computer case The locations of the screw holes on the motherboard are shown below For more information please refer to the manual that came with the comp...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...mance The following illustrations explain the population rules for Dual Channel mode 1 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 2 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Important DDR3 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR2...

Page 27: ...ff center notch on the bottom that will only allow it to fit one way into the DIMM slot Push the memory module deep into the DIMM slot The plastic clips at each side of the DIMM slot will automaticall...

Page 28: ...x16 Slot PCIe x1 Slot PCIe 3 0 x16 Slot PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot The PCI slot supports additional LAN SCSI USB and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications 32 bit PCI S...

Page 29: ...ility MSI graphics cards are recommended Single Video Card Installation Determine what type of expansion slot s the video card will use Locate the expan sion slot s on the motherboard Remove any prote...

Page 30: ...Link cable are required to con nect the graphics cards Attach one side of the cable on each of the cards by way of the metal contacts please refer to the picture below Please note that although two g...

Page 31: ...ering the operating system OS right click on the desktop and choose the Catalyst Control Center 3 4 The CrossFireX setting must be enabled to allow CrossFireX mode to oper ate The follow screen appear...

Page 32: ...IA graphics cards in the PCI_E2 and the PCI_E4 slots With the two cards installed a SLI Video Link cable is required to connect the graphics cards Attach one side of the cable on each of the cards by...

Page 33: ...Depending on your operating system the screen may look different 5 Important Please ensure that all graphics cards used in SLI mode are of the same brand and specifications For best compatibility with...

Page 34: ...ble from the power supply Such devices include disk drives HDD solid state drives SSD and optical drives CD DVD Blu Ray Please refer to the device s manual for further information Many computer cases...

Page 35: ...n s o r N o U s e SYSFAN1 4 Important Please refer to your processor s official website or consult your vender to find recom mended CPU cooling fans The CPUFAN1 connector supports Smart fan control Th...

Page 36: ...tallation Plug all the wires from the computer case into the mConnectors and then plug the mConnectors into the motherboard On the connectors coming from the case pins marked by small triangles are po...

Page 37: ...vert data channels to extra power channels to quickly charge your connected device Please note that when the SuperCharger application is turned on data transmission and synchronization over the JUSB1...

Page 38: ...U S B 3 _ T X _ C _ D P 1 3 G r o u n d 1 2 U S B 2 0 1 1 U S B 2 0 The MB layout in this figure is for reference only USB 3 0 Bracket optional Important Note that the VCC and GND pins must be connec...

Page 39: ...in this figure is for reference only S PDIF Out Bracket optional Chassis Intrusion Connector JCI1 This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable If the computer case is opened the chas...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...ve lead in the GND point Pin 6 The CPU core voltage is the voltage supplied to the CPU core Higher overclocks may require higher CPU core voltages to maintain stability 1 GND 1 7 VCCP GND 1 7 CPU_VTT...

Page 42: ...GND 1 7 PCH_1P05 DDR Voltage measure the current DDR memory voltage by plugging the positive lead in the VCC_DDR point Pin 4 and the negative lead in the GND point Pin 6 The DDR memory voltage is the...

Page 43: ...ance values To disable OC Genie power off the system and press the OC Genie button again The button will depress and the CPU configuration settings will return to normal values Important Please instal...

Page 44: ...matically boot into the operating system OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumpers to clear the CMOS RAM JBAT1 Keep Data Clear Data 1 1 1 Important Yo...

Page 45: ...read what the lights signify Lights Off Two power phases are operational Four power phases are operational Six power phases are operational Eight power phases are operational Ten power phases are oper...

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Page 47: ...onitor CPU temperature select the boot device priority and view system information such as the CPU name DRAM capacity the OS version and the BIOS version Users can import and export parameter data for...

Page 48: ...mportant The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly differ ent from the latest BIO...

Page 49: ...and update SECURITY The security menu is used to keep unauthorized people from mak ing any changes to the settings You can use these security features to protect your system Boot device priority bar Y...

Page 50: ...eneral Help F4 CPU Specifications F5 Enter Memory Z F6 Load optimized defaults F10 Save Change and Reset F12 Save a screenshot to a FAT FAT32 USB drive Sub Menu If you find a point symbol to the left...

Page 51: ...m 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users System Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour...

Page 52: ...linking The power LED blinks to indicate the sleep suspend state Integrated Peripherals Press Enter to enter the sub menu Onboard Lan Controller1 2 This item allows you to enable disable the onboard L...

Page 53: ...iguration Press Enter to enter the sub menu USB Controller This item allows you to enable disable the integrated USB 2 0 controller Legacy USB Support Enable or disable support for USB keyboards mice...

Page 54: ...d use the following fields to set the wake up events Setting to OS the wake up events will be defined by OS Resume By RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the sys...

Page 55: ...t 8th Boot These items are used to prioritize the installed USB key drives UEFI boot drives Save Exit Discard Changes and Exit Use this item to abandon all changes and exit setup Save Changes and Rebo...

Page 56: ...e Frequency 10KHz Allows you to set the CPU Base clock in 10KHz increments You may overclock the CPU by adjusting this value Please note that overclocking behavior and stability is not guaranteed Adju...

Page 57: ...menu to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Link or Unlink allows users to configure the DRAM timings for each channel and the following related Advanced DRAM Config...

Page 58: ...Enter to enter the sub menu And you can set the advanced memory timing for each channel Spread Spectrum This function reduces the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by modulating clock generat...

Page 59: ...Save the current overclocking settings to USB drive Overclocking Profile Load Load the stored settings from USB drive CPU Specifications Press Enter to enter the sub menu This sub menu highlights all...

Page 60: ...l processors support Enhanced Halt state C1E OverSpeed Protection Monitors current CPU draw as well as power consumption if it exceeds a certain level the processor automatically reduces its clock spe...

Page 61: ...technology that dynamically sets phases based on consumption level and provides optimal power saving benefits Intel SVID Mode SerialVID transfers power management information between processor and vol...

Page 62: ...iver Disc before using the browser Then you can click the BROWSER to access the Internet e mail and instant messaging Installing Winki To install Winki follow the steps below Power on your computer an...

Page 63: ...MSI Driver Disc in Windows first And then you can access these two utilities by clicking their respective buttons M Flash BIOS Boot Function This allows you to enable disable the system to boot from...

Page 64: ...he Internet To update the BIOS with the Live Update utility Click Live Update button on the BIOS UTILITIES menu The Winki must be installed 1 Setup the connection by click the setting button if necess...

Page 65: ...ou may also press Esc to abort the selection To clear a set password press Enter when you are prompted to enter a new pass word A message will confirm the password is being disabled Once the password...

Page 66: ...the BIOS flashing operation Chassis Intrusion Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu Chassis Intrusion Enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...screen You may double click the icon and the GUI will pop up accordingly double click the icon It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control...

Page 70: ...just the bar Application Enhancement The array 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 ren...

Page 71: ...S 7672 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 72: ...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 73: ...This appendix will assist users in configuring and en abling RAID functionality and accelerating system on platforms Appendix B Intel RAID...

Page 74: ...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 th...

Page 75: ...olumes 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 fo...

Page 76: ...2 CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID 1 Mirrors data redundancy Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A XXX X GB N...

Page 77: ...e available according to the selected RAID level Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field The default value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks 3 4 5 CREATE VOLUME...

Page 78: ...0 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A XXX X GB N A Create Volume WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N DISK VOLUME INFORMATION 4 Recovery Volume Opt...

Page 79: ...elect a RAID volume for deletion Then press Delete key to delete the selected RAID volume The following screen appears DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID Select...

Page 80: ...structures and revert it to a non RAID disk RESET RAID DATA WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Select the disks that should be rese...

Page 81: ...Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Updat...

Page 82: ...ify 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 Windo...

Page 83: ...er tab click on Intel RAID Drivers The drivers will be automatically installed Confirming Windows Driver Installation From Windows open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon C...

Page 84: ...estination disk for rebuilding and then press ENTER 4 RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID 1 Mirror N A XXX XGB Degraded Yes Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Siz...

Page 85: ...tem When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes The Intel Rapid Storage Technology application will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard...

Page 86: ...ugh there is only one hard drive you must set the SATA Mode to RAID in BIOS The OS must be installed in the RAID ready disk in order to use the SSD caching Follow these steps to enable system accelera...

Page 87: ...Accelerate 11 12 Click here Select the acceleration options 13 Click OK and reboot the system The page refreshes and reports the new acceleration configuration in the Acceleration View Important You c...

Page 88: ...ame Press s to synchronize data from the cache device to the Accelerated Disk Volume Press r to remove the Disk Volume Acceleration WARNING IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ERFORM A SYNCHRONIZATION BEFORE R...