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    P35 Platinum Combo series MS-7338 (v1.X) Mainboard i
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    Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user's manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates
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    the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual for any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel: † The power cord or plug is damaged. † Liquid nc orrec tl y r epl ac ed. Replac e only with the same or equivalent type rec ommended by the m an uf
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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-7338 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
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    WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement v
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    Guide 2-2 CPU (Central Processing Unit 2-3 Memory ...2-7 Power Supply ...2-10 Back Panel ...2-11 Connectors ...2-13 Jumper ...2-20 Button ...2-21 Slots ...2-22 LED Status Indicators 2-24 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 The Main Menu ...3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS
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    DOT (Dynamic OverClocking B-5 Clock ...B-6 Voltage ...B-7 FAN Speed ...B-8 Temperature ...B-9 User Profile ...B-10 Appendix C Intel ICH9R SATA RAID C-1 ICH9R Introduction C-2 BIOS Configuration C-3 Installing Driver ...C-9 Installing Software C-11 RAID Migration Instructions C-15 Degraded
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    the P35 Platinum Combo Series (MS-7338 v1.X) ATX mainboard. The P35 Platinum Combo Series mainboards are based on Intel® P35 & ICH9R chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo/ Pentium/Celeron LGA775 processor, the P35 Platinum Combo Series
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    about CPU, please visit http://global. m si. c om . t w / index. php?func =c puform ) Supported FSB - 1333/ 1066/ 800 MHz Chipset - North Bridge: Intel® P35 chipset - South Bridge: Intel® ICH9R chipset Memory Support - 4 DDR2 DIMMs support DDR2 800/ 667 SDRAM (240pin / 1,8V / 8GB Max) - 2 DDR3 DIMMs
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    1 FDD with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 2 eSATA ports (support Command Based Port Multipliers) - 6 USB 2.0 Ports - 1 LAN jack (10/100/1000) - 6 flexible audio jacks - 1 1394 port (optional) - 1 Optical S/PDIF-Out (optional
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top : mou se Botto m: keybo ar d Top : USB Ports Bottom: Top : LAN jack Botto m: USB ports eSATA ports JPWR2 T:Line-In M:Line-Out B:Mic T:RS -Out M:CS -Out B:SS-Out CPUFAN JPWR1 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN4 PCI_E1 P CI _E 2 Intel P35 JPWR3 SYSFAN5 SATA5 SATA1
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    Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD Back IO Shield Power Cable SATA Cable IDE Cable Floppy Cable external SATA Cable (Optional) 1394 Bracket (Optional) User's Guide and Quick Guide ATX Extender (Optional) DDR2/DDR3 Turbo Card * The pictures are for
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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-7338 Mainboard Quick Components Guide CPUFAN, p.2-15 JPWR1, p.2-10 JPWR2, p.2-10 CPU, p.2-3 Back Panel, p.2-11 SYSFAN1, p.2-15 SYSFAN4, p.2-15 PCI_E, p.2-22 JCOM1, p.2-19 PCI, p.2-23 2-2 JAUD1, p.2-18 JCD1, p.2-18 JSP1, p.2-16 FDD1, p.2-13 J1394_1, p.2-16 SW1, p.2-21
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    to enhance heat dissipation. Replaceing 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 mainboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please make sure
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    MS-7338 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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    Setup 5. Lift the load lever up and open the load plate. 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-7338 Mainboard 9. Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate, and 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 1)
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    Wrong installation may cause damage of mainboard. Meanwhile, you are not able to boot up your system if you install DDR2 & DDR3 memory modules simultaneously. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://global.msi.com. tw/index.php?func=testreport DDR2 240-pin, 1.8V 64x2=128
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    MS-7338 Mainboard 3 DIMM_DDR2_1 D u a l c h a n n e l m o d e DIMM_DDR2_2 population rule for DDR2 DIMM_DDR3_1 (Install DDR3 DIMM_DDR3_1 (Install two D DR2/D DR 3 DIMM_DDR2_3 DIMM_DDR2_4 DIMM_DDR3_2 Turbo Cards in the DIMM_D DR2_2 and DIMM_DDR2_4 slots) Installing Memory Modules 1. The memory
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    type and density in different channel DIMM slots. - To enable successful system boot-up, always insert the memory modules into the DIMM_DDR2_1 or DIMM_DDR3_1 first. - To overclock your DDR3 memory and raise FSB higher then 1333MHz, you must remove the DDR2/DDR3 Turbo Cards from the DIMM slots. 2-9
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Power Supply ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: JPWR3 This connector allows 5V / 12V Power Connector: JPWR2 / JPWR1 The JPW R2 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. And the JPW R1 5V / 12V power connector is used to provide power to the PCIEX16 graphics card. 5
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    Back Panel Mouse USB Ports Keyboard Hardware Setup LAN L-In RS-Out eSATA Port L-Out CS-Out 1394 Optical Port S/PDIF (Optional) Out (Optional) USB Ports Mic SS-Out M ouse/K ey boar d The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard. 1394 Port (Optional)
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects.
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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. 2-13
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Serial ATA Connector: SATA1,2,5,6,7 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device. SATA2 SATA1 SATA6 SATA5 SATA1,2,5,6 supported by ICH9R SATA7 supported by Marvell 88SE6111 Important Please do not fold the Serial
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    Important 1. Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor's official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. CPUFAN supports fan control. You can install Dual screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. CINTRU 1 GND 2 JCI1 2-15
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    MS-7338 Mainboard IEEE1394 Connector: J1394_1(Optional) This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 device via an optional IEEE1394 bracket. 2 10 1 9 J1394_1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL
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    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. JFP2 Speaker - + +- 2 8 1 7 Power LED Power Power LED Switch +- JFP1 2 1 10 9 +- -+ HDD Reset LED Switch JFP1 Pin Definition
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    MS-7338 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. 2 1 10 9 JAUD1 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 ~ 3 These connectors, 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. JUSB1~3 2 10 1 9 Pin
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Jumper The motherboard provides the following jumper for you to set the computer's function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard's function through the use of jumper. Hardware Overclock FSB Jumpers: JB1, JB2 (optional) You can overclock the FSB to increase the
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    will explain how to change your motherboard's function through the use of button. Clear CMOS Button: SW1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply battery to keep the system configuration data. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Slots PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card. The PCI Express x 16 slot supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x 4 slot supports up to 1.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x 1
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    Setup PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and
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    MS-7338 Mainboard LED Status Indicators LED17 LED5 LED6 LED2 LED18 LED19 LED20 LED21 LED22 LED3 LED4 LED1 LED15 LED16 LED14 LED13 LED12 LED11 LED10 LED9 LED8
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    LEDs allow users to identify system problems through 16 various combinations of LED will start detecting CPU clock, checking memory size. The D-LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly. Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 BIOS
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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 on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. ² You want to change the default
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only. 2. Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS
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    the numeric value or make changes Load Optimized Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first 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
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    MS-7338 Mainboard The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use for power management. PNP/PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. H/W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status.
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    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 all changes and exit setup. 3-5
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use 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
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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-7338 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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    BIOS Features BIOS Setup Full Screen LOGO Display This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are: [Enabled] Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. Quick Booting PC2001 design guide, the system is
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    to execute the instructions. Execute Bit Support Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious "buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating system. This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application
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    Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the first/ second/ third 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
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable/disable the
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    allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives. Oc-Chip SATA Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller. RAID Mode This item is used to enable/disable the RAID function for SATA devices. AHCI Devices Group Press
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports . In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. [S3 main memory that remains powered while most other hardware
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    BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time is shortened when you disable the function, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. Therefore, if the VGA driver of the card does not support to RAM) sleep
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Resume From S3 By PS/2 M ouse This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes through any event on PCIE device. Resume by RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. 3-16
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    BIOS Setup 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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    MS-7338 Mainboard IRQ Resource Setup Press
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    the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later. CPU Smart FAN Target The mainboard provides the Smart Fan
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Cell Menu 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 This item allows users to select either/both of CPU and PCIE to be controlled
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    manually, you also need to disable the Dynamic OverClocking first. Intel EIST 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 installed the CPU which support
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Configuration DRAM Timing by SPD Setting to [Enabled] enables DRAM CAS# Latency automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the This setting determines the time RFC takes to read from and write to a memory cell. DRAM TWR W hen the Configuration DRAM Timing by SPD sets to [
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    BIOS power status of CPU, Memory, FSB and chipset. Read-only. Spread Spectrum W hen the motherboard's clock generator flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Important 1. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for optimal system stability EMI regulation. 3. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just
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    FSB Frequency, Adjust CPU Ratio, FSB/Memory Ratio are the items for you to overclock the CPU and the Memory. Please refer to the descriptions of these fields for more information. Important 1. CPU Speed = CPU Frequency * CPU Ratio 2. This motherboard supports overclocking greatly. However, please
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 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
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    BIOS Setup 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 press . The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory the system will boot and you can enter
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    Realtek ALC888/888T Audio Appendix A Realtek ALC888/888T Audio The Realtek ALC888/888T 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. A-1
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC888/888T 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 ALC888/888T 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 A-3
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio M anager from the Control Panel. Double click a A-4
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    Realtek ALC888/888T Audio Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow, totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound
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    MS-7338 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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    Realtek ALC888/888T Audio 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
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Mixer In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear after you pluging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel. 2. Multi-Stream Function ALC888 supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you may play different audio sources simultaneously and
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    Realtek ALC888/888T Audio W hen you are playing the first audio source (for example: use W indows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the default setting. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first, and use
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    MS-7338 Mainboard 3. Playback control Tool Mute Playback device This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound. And this is essential
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    4. Recording control Realtek ALC888/888T Audio Tool Mute Recording device -Back Line in/Mic, Front Lin in -Realtek HD Audio Input Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Audio I/O In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. You can choose a desired jack changed to the one that is same as your device. - If not correct, Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the correct jack. a A-12
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    Realtek ALC888/888T Audio Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Disable front panel jack detection (option) Find no function on front panel jacks? 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
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    MS-7338 Mainboard S/PDIF 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
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    light up and 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 to test the sounds of each speaker automatically. Center Front Left
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    MS-7338 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 ALC888/888T 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. A-17
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Audio Accessories dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of. a A-
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    Realtek ALC888/888T Audio Hardware Setup Connecting the Speakers W hen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility. n 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output
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    MS-7338 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 a A-20
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    Realtek ALC888/888T 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 A-21
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    MS-7338 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 audio-out function on Vista operating system, you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver. Or, the mainboard will support 5.1 channel audio-out only. a A-22
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    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 Express slot. 2. 256MB system memory. 3. CD
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    MS-7338 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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    . MB Click MB button to read current CPU temperature, FSB and CPU clock of mainboard will show below. VGA Click VGA button to read current GPU temperature, GPU clock and memory clock of graphics card will show below. DOT Click DOT button to enable or disable the Dynamic Overclocking Technology
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    MS-7338 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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    speed up the GPU, memory, fan and voltage automatically to make the system run smoother and faster. W hen the CPU/ GPU is temporarily 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
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    MS-7338 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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    Voltage In the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (including Vcore, memory, GPU I 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 plus sign button to
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    MS-7338 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. B-9
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    MS-7338 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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    threshold you defined, the system will pop up a warning message. After setting all values you need, you can change the user profile name in the box then click the save button to save all changes in a profile. Finally, you can choose the user profile by click the button in the left
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    Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Appendix C Intel ICH9R SATA RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality on platforms The ICH9R RAID solution supports RAID level 0 (striping), RAID level 1 (mirroring), RAID level 5 (striping with parity) and RAID level 10 (striping and
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    MS-7338 Mainboard ICH9R Introduction The ICH9R provides a hybrid solution that combines 6 independent SATAII ports for support of up to 6 Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives. Serial ATAII (SATAII) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds
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    all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use + keys to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA" status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up
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    MS-7338 Mainboard After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following window will appear: (1) Create RAID Volume 1. Select option 1 "Create RAID Volume" and press key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the
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    Intel ICH9R SATA RAID 3. In the Disk field, press key and the following screen appears. Use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then click key to finish selection. 4. Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the "upper arrow" or "
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Important Since you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Press to continue. 7. Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation
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    be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become unbootable. Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press key
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    MS-7338 Mainboard (3) Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen appears: Press key to accept the selection. Important 1. You will lose all data on the RAID
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    /DVD or USB. Important Please follow the instruction below to make an "Intel® RAID Driver" for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. the RAID volume is formatted, and W indows setup starts copying files. † Existing Windows Vista/XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI CD
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    MS-7338 Mainboard † Confirming Windows Vista/XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. From W indows Vista/XP/2000, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device M anager tab. 3. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers
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    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; however, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Editor
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    MS-7338 Mainboard The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window. C-12
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    Intel ICH9R 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 continue. C-13
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    MS-7338 Mainboard The following window appears to show the Readme File Information. It shows the system requirements and installation information. Once the installation is complete, the following window appears. C-14
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    -Chip ATA Devices for properly setting of the BIOS. 2. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during W indows Setup. Refer to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver during W indows Setup. 3. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. Note: The "Action" button only appears in advance mode. To enable the advance mode, go to View --> Basic mode and
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    Intel ICH9R SATA RAID (1) Step 1: Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name, selecting the RAID level and strip size. † RAID Volume Name: A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the 'RAID_Volume1' text currently appears above. The RAID
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    MS-7338 Mainboard expensive (requiring read-in prior to write, in order to be able to calculate the correct parity information), or similar to RAID-1 writes. The write efficiency depends heavily on the amount of memory can also use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility before the
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    Intel ICH9R SATA RAID (3) Select Member Hard Drive(s) Then select the member disk (the target disk) that you wish to use and then click "-->" to move it to the
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    MS-7338 Mainboard (4) Specify Volume Size Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify. It is recommended you use 100% of the available space for the optimized usage. For RAID 0 volume, if you do
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    Intel ICH9R SATA RAID (6) Start Migration The migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected. A dialogue window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete, meanwhile a popup
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    MS-7338 Mainboard Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its sure the system is powered off. 2. Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater c ap ac i t y. 3. Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press and
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    to W indows system. 6. W hen prompted to rebuild the RAID volume, click 'Yes'. 7. The Intel(R) Storage Utility will be launched. Right-click the new hard drive and select 'Rebuild to this Disk'. The 'Rebuild W izard' will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new
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P35 Platinum Combo
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MS-7338 (v1.X) Mainboard