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P31 Neo series MS-7392 (V1.X) Mainboard i
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, please try the following help resources for further guidance. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/ faq/esc_faq_list.php Contact our technical staff at: http://support.msi.com.tw/ ii
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1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment k . 11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service personnel: † The power cord or plug is damaged. † Liquid has penetrated into the
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if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, limits. VOIR LANOTICE D'INSTALLATIONAVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-7392 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
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1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 Packing Checklist 1-5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 CPU (Central Processing Unit 2-3 Memory ...2-7 Power Supply ...2-9 Back Panel ...2-10 Connectors ...2-11 Jumper ...2-18 Slots ...2-19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
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Clock ...A-6 Voltage ...A-7 FAN Speed ...A-8 Temperature ...A-9 User Profile ...A-10 Appendix B Realtek ALC888 Audio B-1 Installing the Realtek Audio Driver B-2 Software Configuration B-4 Hardware Setup B-19 ix
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choosing the P31 Neo Series (MS-7392v1. X) ATX mainboard. The P31 Neo Series mainboards are based on Intel® P31 & ICH7 chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-core E2XXX and Celeron 4XX processor, the P31 Neo Series deliver
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MS-7392 Mainboard Mainboard Specifications Processor Support - Intel® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-core E2XXX and Celeron 4XX in the LGA775 package (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://global.msi. c om. t w / inde x . php?f u nc =c puf orm) Supported FSB - 1333/ 1066/
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- 1 Parallel port pinheader - 2 USB 2.0 pinheaders - 1 Chassis Intrusion Switch pinheader - 1 Front Panel Audio pinheader - 1 CD-In pinheader - 1 SPDIF-out pinheader Slots - 1 PCI Express x 16 slot - 1 PCI Express x 1 slots - 3 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor - ATX (30.5 cm
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SS-Out JPW1 JLPT1 SYSFAN2 Intel P31 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 LAN chip PCIE_1 I/O Chip PCIE_2 PCI1 Audio chip PCI2 PCI3 Intel ICH7 JBAT1 B ATT + SATA1 SATA2 JCI1 IDE1 SATA3 SATA4 JAUD1 CD_IN1 JSPD1 JUSB2 JUSB1 FDD1 JFP1 JFP2 P31 Neo Series (MS-7392 v1.X) ATX Mainboard 1-4 SYSFAN1
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Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD Standard Cable for IDE Devices (Optional) Power Cable SATA Cable USB Bracket (Optional) Back IO Shield User's Guide Parallel Port Bracket (Optional) * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing
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Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the
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MS-7392 Mainboard Quick Components Guide CPUFAN1, p.2-13 JPW1, p.2-9 CPU, p.2-3 DDR2 DIMMs, p.2-7 Back Panel I/O, p.2-10 JLPT1, p.2-16 ATX1, p.2-9 SYSFAN2, p.2-13 SATA1~4, p.2-12 JBAT1, p.2-18 PCI Express slots, p.2-19 IDE1, p.2-11 JCI1, p.2-12 PCI Slots, p.2-19 SYSFAN1, p.2-13 JFP2,
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doing overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications. Introduction to LGA 775 CPU The pin-pad side of LGA 775 CPU. The surface of LGA 775 CPU. Remember
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MS-7392 Mainboard CPU & Cooler Installation W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the
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Lift the load lever up and open the load plate. Hardware Setup 6. After confirming the CPU direction for correct mating, put down the CPU in the socket housing frame. Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base. Note that the alignment keys are matched. alignment key 7. Visually inspect if the
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MS-7392 Mainboard 9. Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate, and clip-ends are correctly inserted. locking switch Important 1. Read the CPU status in BIOS (Chapter 3). 2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered (shown in Figure
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for installing memory modules. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://global.msi.com. tw/index.php?func=testreport DDR2 240-pin, 1.8V 64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin Due to chipset limitations, to enable dual channel mode or single channel mode, installing memory modules
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MS-7392 Mainboard Installing Memory Modules 1. The memory module has only one notch enable successful system boot-up, always insert the memory modules into the DIM M1 first. - Due to the chipset resource deployment, the system density will only be detected up to 3+GB (not full 4GB) when each DIMM
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+5V 24 GND pin 13 pin 12 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 This 12V power connector JPW 1 is used to provide power to the CPU. 4 2 3 1 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Important 1. Maker sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power supplies to
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MS-7392 Mainboard Back Panel for connection ActivityIndicator to single Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Link Indicator LED . Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound
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1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive. FDD1 IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. IDE1 Important If you install jumpers. Refer to IDE device's documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions. 2-11
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MS-7392 Mainboard Serial ATA Connector: SATA1/ SATA2/ SATA3/ SATA4 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. CINTRU 1 GND 2 JCI1 2-12
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. 3. CPUFAN1 supports fan control. You can setup it in H/W Monitor of BIOS Setup. You can install Dual Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature. CD-In Connector: CD_IN1 This connector is provided for external audio input. GND
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MS-7392 Mainboard Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. 9 10 1 JAUD1 2 PIN SIGNAL 1 MIC_L 2 GND 3 MIC_R 4 PRESENCE# 5 LINE out_R 6 MIC_JD 7 Front_JD 8
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Hardware Setup Front USB Connector: JUSB1 / JUSB2 This connector, compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. 2 10 1 9 JUSB1/2 Pin
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MS-7392 Mainboard S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSPD1 (Optional) This connector is used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. SPDIF-out GND VCC JSPD1 S/PDIF Bracket (Optional) Parallel Port Header: JLPT1 The mainboard provides a 26-
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: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Power Power LED Switch -+ JFP1 2 1 10 9 +- - + HDD Reset LED Switch JFP1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 HD_LED
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MS-7392 Mainboard Jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system
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supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. PCI Interrupt
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This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ² An error message appears
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MS-7392 Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = nVidia, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as MS =
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BIOS Setup Control Keys Enter> Move to the 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-7392 Mainboard The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. H/W Monitor This overclocking. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS
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Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon
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MS-7392 Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes The format is . day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric
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BIOS Setup Device / Vender / Size It will showing the device information that you connected to the SATA connector. LBA/Large M ode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA mode
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MS-7392 Mainboard System Information Press 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 only). 3-8
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Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Setup Full Screen LOGO Display This item enables you to show the company or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ
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MS-7392 Mainboard MPS Table Version This field allows 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 use, consult the vendor of your operating
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the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the first/ second boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot From Other Device Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other
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MS-7392 Mainboard Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support Boot ROM of the LAN controller. HD Audio Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard audio controller. On-Chip ATA Devices Press <
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On-Chip IDE Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the IDE controller. PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives. On-Chip SATA Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller
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MS-7392 Mainboard Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is
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BIOS Setup Suspend Time Out (Minute) If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all devices except CPU will be shut off. Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button (for DOS). Settings are: [PowerOn/Off] The power button
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MS-7392 Mainboard PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special
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remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more IRQs must be removed is ready, the system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the I/O device. 3-17
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MS-7392 Mainboard H/W Monitor Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature which can control the CPU fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range. You can select a fan target value here. If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to
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Control BIOS Setup Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CPU / DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed. Read-only. D.O.T Control D.O.T. (Dynamic Overclocking Technology) is the automatic overclocking function
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manually, you also need to disable the Dynamic OverClocking first. Adjust CPU FSB Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency (in MHz). Adjust CPU Ratio This item allows you to set the CPU ratio. This field will available after you installed the CPU which support
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BIOS Setup DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay W hen the Configuration DRAM Timing by SPD sets to [Disabled], the field is adjustable. W hen DRAM is refreshed, both
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. NB Voltage Adjust the North Bridge chipset voltage. VTT FSB Voltage This item allows you to set the FSB VTT voltage. SB I/O Power Adjust the South Bridge I/O voltage. SB Core Power Adjust the South Bridge core voltage. Spread Spectrum W hen the motherboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme
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The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-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
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MS-7392 Mainboard BIOS Setting Password W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and
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status of MSI Mainboard & MSI Graphics card in windows, such as CPU/GPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature. Before you install the Dual CoreCenter, please make sure the system has meet the following requirements: 1. Intel Pentium4 / Celeron, AMD Athlon XP/ Sempron or compatible CPU with PCI
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MS-7392 Mainboard Activating Dual Core Center Once you have your Dual Core Center installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Utility --> Dual Core Center), it will have an icon in the system tray, a short cut icon on the
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brand, only hardware status of the MSI mainboard would be available. Introduction: Click each button appearing above to enter sub-menu to make further configuration or to execute the function. MB Click MB button to read current CPU temperature, FSB and CPU clock of mainboard will show below. VGA
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MS-7392 Mainboard AV/ Game/ Office/ Silence/ Cool MSI provides five common settings for different environments. , you can adjust and monitor the fan speeds of MB and graphics card. Temperature In this sub-menu, you can monitor the temperatures of MB and graphics card. User Profile In this sub-menu,
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-UP Rate button DOT FSB-DOWN Rate button Important Even though the Dynamic Overclocking Technology is more stable than manual overclocking, basically, it is still risky. We suggest user to make sure that your CPU can afford to overclock regularly first. If you find the PC appears to be unstable or
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MS-7392 Mainboard Clock In the Clock sub-menu, you can see clock status (including FSB/ CPU clock of mainboard and GPU/ memory clock of graphics card) of your system. And you can select desired value for overclocking. There will be several items for you to select for overclocking after you
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Dual Core Center Voltage I In the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (including Vcore, memory, GPU voltage... etc.) of your system, and you can select desired value for overclocking. It will show several items to select for overclocking after you click the button. You can click the
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MS-7392 Mainboard FAN Speed In the FAN Speed sub-menu, you can read fan with red color will be shown. Important 1. When you set the fan speed manually, please make sure to disabled the "CPU Smart FAN Target" item in the BIOS. 2. In the user profile, clicking the Save button can save the changes to
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Dual Core Center Temperature In the Temperature sub-menu, you can see temperature status of your system. On the underside, it shows the graphs of the temperatures. Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown. A-9
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MS-7392 Mainboard User Profile In the User Profile sub-menu, click the setting button that besides the user profile bar, and the next screen will appear.
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Dual Core Center Use the draw bar to set the max system temperature. W hen the system temperature exceeds the threshold you defined, the system will pop up a
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Realtek ALC888 Audio Appendix B Realtek ALC888 Audio The Realtek ALC888 provides 10-channel DAC that simultaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-OutRight channels. B-1
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MS-7392 Mainboard Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC888 codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different
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Realtek ALC888 Audio 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Click here Select this option Click here B-3
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MS-7392 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to 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
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down the arrow, several kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings "Stone Corridor", "Bathroom", "Sewer pipe", "Arena" and "Audio Corridor" for quick enjoyment. You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer
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MS-7392 Mainboard Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool. 10 bands of equalizer, ranging
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Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equalizer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the
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the jacks on the rear or front panel. 2. Multi-Stream Function ALC888 supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you may play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the indicated real panel or front panel. This feature is very helpful when
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must to select the Realtek HD Audio 2nd output from the scroll list first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) will come out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel. B-9
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- Enable playback multi-streaming W ith this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from back panel) in play. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously. B-10
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4. Recording control Realtek ALC888 Audio Tool Mute Recording device -Realtek HDA Primary input -Mic in at front panel (Green) Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input. Tool - Show the following volume controls This
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MS-7392 Mainboard Audio I/O In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. a. same as your device. - If not correct, Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the correct jack. B-12
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Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Realtek ALC888 Audio Disable front panel jack detection (option) Jack detection function only works with HD audio front panel. Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in. Enable auto popup dialogue, when device has been plugged
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MS-7392 Mainboard S/PDIF (optional, for HDMI graphics card only) Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the
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Realtek ALC888 Audio Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically. Center Front Left Side Left Rear Left Front Right Side Right Sub woof er Rear Right B-15
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MS-7392 Mainboard Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppression to remove the possible noise during recording, or
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Realtek ALC888 Audio 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like. B-17
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MS-7392 Mainboard Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also there is a
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the Speakers W hen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output 1 4 2 5 3 6 4-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 No function 5 No function 6 No function B-19
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MS-7392 Mainboard n 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output 1 4 2 5 3 6 4-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear channels) 5 No function 6 No function B-20
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Realtek ALC888 Audio n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output 1 4 2 5 3 6 6-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear channels) 5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) 6 No function B-21
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MS-7392 Mainboard n 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output 1 4 2 5 3 6 8-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear channels) 5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) 6 Line Out (Side channels) B-22

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