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    K8N Neo2 Series MS-7025 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard G52-M7025X1 i
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    if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation VOIR LA NOTICE D'INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-7025 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
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    reserve the right to make changes without notice. Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PS/2 and OS
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    guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. com.tw/program/service/faq/faq/esc_faq_list.php h Contact our technical staff at: [email protected] Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual
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    CONTENTS Chapter 1. Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-5 Packing Contents 1-6 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 939 2-4 Installing AMD Athlon64 CPU Cooler Set 2-5
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    Interconnect) Slots 2-25 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-25 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Selecting the First Boot Device 3-2 Control Live Update ...4-9 MEGA STICK ...4-10 Basic Function 4-10 Non-Unicode programs supported 4-12 Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor 4-14 vi
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    RAID Arrays 5-2 Summary of RAID Configurations 5-2 RAID Configuration 5-3 Basic Configuration Instructions 5-3 Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS 5-3 NVIDIA RAID Untility Installation 5-7 Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array 5-7 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for
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    Getting Started Chapter 1. Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for choosing the K8N Neo2 Platinum (MS-7025) v1.X ATX mainboard. The K8N Neo2 Platinum mainboard is based on nVIDIA® nForce™3 Ultra chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® K8 Athlon 64 FX / Athlon
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Socket-939 for AMD K8 Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 (Socket939) processor h Supports up to 3500+, 3800+ Athlon64FX 53, or higher CPU (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/
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    (Rear * 4 / Front * 4) BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications. h Supports boot from
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Dimension h ATX Form Factor (30.4 cm X 24.4 cm) Mounting h 9 mounting holes MSI Reminds You... 1. Please note that users cannot install OS, either WinME or Win98, in their SATA hard drive. Under these two OSs, SATA can only
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    Getting Started Mainboard Layout SFAN2 JCI1 IDE 2 IDE 1 FDD 1 ATX1 JAUD1 JCD1 Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Top : Parallel Port VT6306 (Optional) (Optional) J1394_1 J1394_2 JUSB2 JUSB1 J BAT 1 JDB1 JFP2 JFP1 JIR1 SATA2 SATA1 BIOS SFAN1 K8N Neo2 Platinum (MS-7025 v1.X) ATX Mainboard 1-5
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Packing Contents MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD nForce3 SATA RAID Driver Diskette SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable D-Bracket 2 (Optional) Round Cable of IDE Devices Round Cable of Floppy Disk 1394 Cable (Optional) Back IO Shield User's Guide 1-6 Test Report
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    tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide JPW1, p.2-10 CPUFAN1, p.2-16 Back Panel I/O, p.2-12 SFAN2, p.2-16 JCI1, p.2-17 DDR DIMMs, p.2-7 IDE1/2, p.2-17 ATX1, p.2-10 SATA3, SATA4, p.2-18 AGP Slot, p.2-25 B AT T + PCI
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    The mainboard supports AMD® Athlon64 processor. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket-939 for http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php. MSI Reminds You... of CPU. Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please make
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 939 1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. 2. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. 3. Look for the gold arrow. The gold arrow should
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    on the computer. 1. Detach the shield of the backplate's 3. Turn over the mainboard again, and paster. place the mainboard on the flat surface. Locate the two screw holes of the mainboard. 2. Turn over the mainboard, and install the backplate to the proper position. 4. Align the retention
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 5. Position the cooling set onto the re- 7. Fasten down the lever. Safety Hook 9. Attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the mainboard. Fixed Lever Fixed Bolt MSI Reminds You... While disconnecting the Safety Hook from the fixed bolt, it is necessary to keep
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    install DDR266/ 333/400/433/466/500/533 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~4). For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php. DIMM1~4 (from bottom to top) Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard GREEN DIMM1 (Ch A) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB PURPLE DIMM2 (Ch B) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB GREEN DIMM3 (Ch A) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB PURPLE DIMM4 (Ch B) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB System Density 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB MSI empty. - This mainboard DO NOT support the memory module installed
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    Hardware Setup MSI Reminds You... 1. The maximum memory speed decreases when the following finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket. 3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close. Volt Notch MSI Reminds You... You can barely see the golden finger if
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V MSI Reminds You... 1. These two connectors connect to the ATX power supply and have to work together to ensure stable operation of the mainboard. 2. Power supply of 300 (and
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    Hardware Setup Important Notification about Power Issue NForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore this issue mostly happens while the users intensively swap memory modules under S5 (power-off) states, and the power code is plugged while installing modules. Due to
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: Mouse Parallel LAN LAN L-In RS-Out Keyboard COM A 1394 Port SPDIF (Optional) Out (Coaxial) USB Ports L-Out CS-Out Mic SPDIF Out (Optical) Mouse Connector (Green) / Keyboard Connector (Purple) The mainboard
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    Serial Out or Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready) Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Ring Indicate USB Connectors The mainboard provides two OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus roots for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or other USB-compatible
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard LAN (RJ-45) Jack The mainboard provides 2 standard RJ-45 jacks for connection microphones. However, there is an advanced audio application provided by Realtek ALC850 to offer support for 7.1-channel audio operation and can turn rear audio connectors from 2-channel to
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    Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. 13 1 25 14 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System FAN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy
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    The mainboard has can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions. Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 This connector BIOS utility and clear the record. GND 2 CINTRU 1 JCI1 2-17
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by nForce3 Ultra: SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 / SATA4 The Southbridge of this mainboard is nForce3 Ultra which supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4. SATA1~SATA4 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports
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    Hardware Setup Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 / JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JFP1 Pin Definition JFP1 Reset HDD Switch LED 9 1 10 2
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide channel audio signal return from front panel MSI Reminds You... If you don't want to
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    IRRX D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1 (Optional) The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™ 2. DBracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combinations of LED
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard D-Bracket™ 2 is an external USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs, which use graphic signal display to help users understand their system. The LEDs provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system. The 4 LEDs can debug all problems that fail the system, such
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    Clock) Initializing Video Interface This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter. BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name, etc... Testing Base and Extended Memory Testing base memory from
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Jumpers The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer's function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard clear data. Follow the instructions below to clear the data: 1 JBAT1 Keep Data 3 Clear Data 1 MSI Reminds You... You can
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    The mainboard provides channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory. The slot supports 8x/4x AGP card. AGP Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. The orange PCI slot (PCI5) also works as a
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    BIOS customized features. MSI Reminds You... 1. The items under each BIOS category described in latest BIOS and should be held for reference only. 2. While booting up, the BIOS version example: W7025NMS V1.0B32 061704 where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A=AMI(R); W=AWARD(R) 2nd - 5th digit refers
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST system, it will still use the original first boot device to boot up. MSI Reminds You... The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance.
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    BIOS Setup Control Keys Enter> Move to sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press the . General Help The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing . The
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard The Main Menu Once you enter Phoenix-Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will specify your settings for power management. PNP/PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. H/W Monitor Use this menu to specify your settings for hardware. Cell
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    Setup Load Fail-Safe Setup Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected. Set Supervisor Password
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard . day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the specifications of your
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    BIOS Setup Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Number of heads. Write precompensation. Cylinder location of the landing 't stop for a disk error. The system doesn't stop for either a disk or a keyboard error. CPU Type/BIOS Version/Video Memory/System Memory/Total Memory The items show the CPU type
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features Full Screen LOGO Display This item enables you to show protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. Settings: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. CPU Internal
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    skip some check items. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot Other Device Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other device
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version
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    Speed or AGP 2.0 Speed appears depending on the AGP card installed on the mainboard. This item sets an appropriate speed for the installed AGP card. Setting options for supports the feature. Options: [Disabled], [Auto]. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting [Enabled] allows caching of the system BIOS
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: OnChip IDE Channel 0 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Choose [Enabled] to activate each channel
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    BIOS Setup IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching, for faster drive accesses. When you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to [Disabled] if the interface does not support prefetching. The settings are: [Enabled], [Disabled].
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard OnChip USB This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Selecting [V1.1+V2.0] enables the system to support both USB 1.1 and 2.0 spec. Setting options: [Disabled], [V1.1], [V1.1+V2.0]. USB KB/Storage Support to [Auto] allows the BIOS to auto-detect the
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    BIOS Setup Onboard I/O Chip Setup Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select [Enabled] if your system has a
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Onboard Parallel Port There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. Choose [Normal] to use Standard Parallel Port + Bi-Directional
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    in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. Sleep State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard HDD Power Down If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, the hard disk drive will be powered
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    BIOS Setup S3 wake up by PS2/Keyboard, S3 wake up by PS2/Mouse These fields allow the activity of the PS2 (keyboard and mouse) to wake up the system from S3 sleep state. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. 3-19
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to ® 95/98. If you set this field to [Manual], choose specific resources by going into each of the sub IRQ will be reserved for further request. MSI Reminds You... IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines service required by the I/O device. 3-20
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    BIOS Setup PCI/VGA Palette Snoop When set to [Enabled], multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard H/W Monitor This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall temperatures of the 2 fans reach the maximum threshold (the temperatures set in the Smart System/CPU Fan plus the tolerance values you set here), the fans will speed up for cooling down. On the contrary if
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    BIOS Setup Cell Menu The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of CPU, AGP, DRAM and overclocking functions. MSI Reminds You menu and the following screen appears: Max Memclock (Mhz) When it is set to Manual in "DDR Timing Setting by", user can place an artificial memory clock limit on
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard RAS# active Time (Tras) When the DDR Timing Setting by is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically. When the motherboard detects CPU is running programs, it will speed up CPU
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    BIOS Setup Setting options: [Disabled] [Private] [Sergeant] [Captain] [Colonel] [General] [Commander of overclocking, increasing the CPU frequency by 11%. MSI Reminds You... 1. Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking, basically, it is still risky. We
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard CPU Voltage The settings are used to adjust the CPU clock multiplier increase the performance of your AGP display card when overclocking, but the stability may be affected. MSI Reminds You... The settings shown in different color in CPU Voltage, Memory Voltage, and AGP Voltage
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    Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically 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
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard password prompt is required is the Security Option of the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES menu. If the Security Option is set to System, Setup, password prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup. MSI Reminds You... About Supervisor Password & User Password: Supervisor password:
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    to update the BIOS/drivers online, and to monitor the system hard- ware status (CPU/Fan temperature and speed) or to overclock the CPU/ memory. Once you have your DigiCell installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Util- ity
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    to link to MSI website: http://www.msi.com.tw. Quick Guide Click on this button and the quick guide of DigiCell will be displayed for you to review. H/W Diagnostic In this sub-menu, it provides the information of each DigiCell button for you to check if the representing peripherals/cards/drivers are
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    BIOS and drivers online. Core Center You can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of your system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports the power-on, power-off and restarting features. MSI Reminds You... Click on back button in every sub-menu and it will bring
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    of each DigiCell. You may double check the connection and installation of the item marked as gray. You may also click on the Mail to MSI button to send your questions or suggestions to MSI's technical support staff. 4-4
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    Introduction to DigiCell Communication In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / WLAN / Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed. The first icon indicates the onboard LAN on your system, the second icon indicates the wireless LAN status, and the third one is
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    MS-702M5SAI TFXeaMtuarienboard Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communication status on your system and choose the desired
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    office, usually the LAN card will automatically get the IP this computer uses. In this case you don't have to enable this function. SSID Means Service Set Identifier, a unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. It must be identical for all points in the network. Then the card will
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    MS-702M5SAI TFXeaMtuarienboard enable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN. MAC Address MAC stands
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    . Live Utility - Updates the utilities online. If the product you purchased does not support any of the functions listed above, a "sorry" message is displayed. For more information on the update instructions, insert the companion CD and refer to the "Live Update Guide" under the "Manual" Tab. 4-9
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    MS-702M5SAI TFXeaMtuarienboard MEGA STICK In the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICK and the media files (*.m3u save the file in the plain text file format in the \\Program files\MSI\DigiCell\MyMusic.txt for your reference. The MyMusic.txt file is with the following information
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    Introduction to DigiCell There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause, previous/next song, song info and volume adjust. There is also a scroll bar on the top for you to forward/rewind. previous pause next forward/rewind bar stop play song's
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    MS-702M5SAI TFXeaMtuarienboard Non-Unicode programs supported If you are using an operating system the file names display incorrectly. However, you can install the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem. You need to have your Microsoft Setup CD prepared in the CD-
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    Introduction to DigiCell 3. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to be supported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick) from the dropdown list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. The system will
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    MS-702M5SAI TFXeaMtuarienboard Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor) Click on the Core Center icon in the main menu and the Core Center program will be
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    Cool'n'Quiet, the system will automatically configure an optimal setting for you. MSI Reminds You... To ensure that Cool'n'Quiet function is activated and will be to double confirm that: 1. Run BIOS Setup, and se- lect Cell Menu. Under Cell Menu, find Cool'n'Quiet Support, and set this item to "
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    MS-702M5SAI TFXeaMtuarienboard Audio Speaker Setting In the Audio Speaker Setting sub-menu, you can configure the multi-channel audio operation, perform speaker test, and choose
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    dialogue box will appear: In this Speaker Configuration dialogue box, select the audio configuration which is identical to the audio jack on your mainboard. Once the correct audio configuration is selected, click "Apply" to save the changes. Then the following screen will appear. In this Speaker
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    MS-702M5SAI TFXeaMtuarienboard Power on Agent In the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure "OK" to restart the computer right away or click "Later" to restart your computer later. MSI Reminds You... Please note that the new setting will not take effect until you restart your computer. 4-18
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    use the button "-Delete" to remove the added programs, or you can right-click on the selected program and click Delete. delete the added program MSI Reminds You... You can also enable the Every turn on function, which will enable the specified program(s) and file(s) every time the Digi Cell
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    MS-702M5SAI TFXeaMtuarienboard Auto Login Since the Power On function allows the to use the Auto Login feature. It supports the following operating systems: Win9X, Windows ME, Windows 2000 & Windows XP. Default User Name It is only available for Windows 2000 & Windows XP. -- If you are using a
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    nVIDIA RAID Introduction Chapter 5. nVidia RAID Introduction nVidia RAID Introduction nVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology- which is used by the world's leading businesses-to the common PC desktop. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Edition Windows 2000 Professional RAID Arrays NVRAID supports Tolerance None Yes Yes No MSI Reminds You... Please note
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    nVIDIA RAID Introduction RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID: Non-Bootable RAID Array 1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Check Chapter 3, BIOS Setup, Integrated Peripherals, for details.)
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Understanding the "Define a New Array" Window Use the Define a New Array window Channel 1, controller 1, Master 2.0.M Channel 2, controller 0, Master 2.1.M Channel 2, controller 1, Master MSI Reminds You... There is no such thing as Slave drive in Serial ATA. All drives are
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    ], which is 32KB, but the values can be between [4 KB] and [128 KB]. • Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block. These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks. To designate a free disk
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Completing the RAID BIOS as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. 3. Use the arrow been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load NVRAID drivers under Windows, as explained in "Installing
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    Please follow the instruction below to make an NVIDIA Serial ATA RAID driver for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Ignore the Setup screen and use "Explorer" to browse the CD. 3. Copy all the contents (including the sub-folders) in the \\nVidia\System\CK8S\Win2k-XP\IDE\WinXP
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 4. Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed, then take out the floppy. 5. Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP.
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    nVIDIA RAID Introduction Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows. 1. Launch Computer Management by clicking "Start" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" then open the "Administrative Tools" folder and double click on "Computer Management". 2.
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 5. Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk
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    an array configuration (mirrored, striped, mirror-striped, JBOD, or any supported combination) • Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk • View free and/ RAID configuration information appears in the right-side pane, as shown below. MSI Reminds You... The information in the figures in this part may very from
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard NVRAID Striped Array The figure below shows an example of a two hard drive striped array using identical 55.90 GB IDE hard drives (ST360015A), where
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    RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 array2. The spare drive can take over for a failed disk. NVRAID supports two types of spare drives: • Free Disk A free disk is a disk that is not or not a part of any array, 1. Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as free is RAID enabled
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Assigning a Dedicated Disk To mark a disk as dedicated, or reserve it for use by a specific array, Step 1: Mark the Disk as a Free Disk 1. Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as free is RAID enabled. 2. Enter the RAID BIOS and make
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    3. Click Next. The RAID Array Selection page appears. nVIDIA RAID Introduction 4. From the RAID Array Selection page, select one of the arrays from the list. This is the array to which you want to allocate the dedicated free disk. 5. Click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Method 2: Select an array and then assign a free disk to it. 1. Right click on the array to which you want to assign a dedicated free disk.
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    nVIDIA RAID Introduction 5. Click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears. 6. Click Finish. You have now assigned a dedicated free disk to a mirrored array. Once a dedicated disk has been assigned to a particular array, it can be removed at any time. To remove the disk,
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Example of Dedicating a Free Disk in a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 Array You can click Designate Spare to launch the Spare Disk Allocation Wizard. 2. Click Designate Spare and then follow the instructions in the Wizard. The figure below shows an example of a RAID 1 array that has one
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    and then the data is synchronized between the two hard drives. This only applies to RAID 1 array as well as a RAID 0+1 array. Rebuilding Instructions After creating a mirrored array, you can rebuild the array using the following steps: 1. Go to Windows and run the NVRAID Management utility. The
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 4. Click Next. The Disk Selection page appears. 5. Select the drive that you want to rebuild by clicking it from the list, then click Next. The
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    nVIDIA RAID Introduction More About Rebuilding Arrays • Rebuilding Occurs in the Background The rebuilding process is very slow (it can take up to a day) and occurs in the background so as not to affect the performance of the system. • Rebuilding Applies Only to RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 Arrays Rebuilding
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    and Utility Chapter 6. Installation of Driver & Utility Installation of Driver & Utility MSI provides a setup CD along with your mainboard, which contains the required drivers for your system, and many other useful and powerful utility to bring you the best experience for your office professional
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Driver Installation Click on the Driver tab and the screen below will display. Click on the driver you like to install, and follow the proceeding instructions. NVIDIA nForce3 System Driver This driver is only available for Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating system. Please
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    to install. All the components shown here will be selected to be installed by default. Then click Next. 3. The system will start installing the selected driver components automatically. 4. Then the following screen displays the information for the NVIDIA IDE SW
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard 5. Then the following screen displays the installation of NVIDIA IDE SW Driver. Click Yes to continue. 6. Then the following screen displays the installation of NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager. It is a software firewall to protect
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    1. Click on this button to install the Realtek AC97 Audio Driver. Then the welcome dialogue will display. Click Next to continue. The installation process will launch automatically. 2. The following screen indicates the installation is complete. Click
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    MS-7025 ATX Mainboard Utility Installation Click on the Utility tab and the screen below will display. Click on the utility you like to install, and follow the proceeding instructions. 6-6
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G52-M7025X1
MS-7025 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard
K8N Neo2 Series