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    P45 Diamond series MS-7516 (v1.X) Mainboard G52-75161X1 i
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    '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, driver updates, and other information: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php? func=service
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    instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. 5. The openings on the enclosure Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module. 9. All cautions and
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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-7516 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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    vi
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    vii
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    Guide 2-2 CPU (Central Processing Unit 2-3 Memory ...2-7 Power Supply ...2-12 Back Panel ...2-13 Connectors ...2-15 Jumper ...2-21 Button ...2-22 Slots ...2-23 LED Status Indicators 2-27 Water cooling accessories installation 2-29 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 The Main
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    B-2 Main ...B-3 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 ICH10R SATA RAID C-1 ICH10R Introduction C-2 BIOS Configuration C-3 Installing Driver ...C-9 Installing Software C-11 RAID Migration Instructions
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    the P45 Diamond Series (MS7516 v1.X) ATX mainboard. The P45 Diamond Series mainboards are based on Intel® P45 & ICH10R chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo, Pentinum® Dual-Core and Celeron® LGA775 processor, the P45 Diamond Series
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Mainboard Specifications Processor Support - Supports Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo/Pentium/Celeron Dual Core/Celeron processors. - Supports Intel® Yorkfield, Wolfdale, Kentsfield, Conroe processors in the LGA775 package. (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http
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    Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 2 eSATA ports (support Command Based Port Multipliers) - 8 USB 2.0 Ports - 2 LAN jack - 1 1394 port - 2 PCI Express x16 slots compatible with PCIE 2.0 spec a. for CrossFire mode, please install both graphics cards on both PCIE x16 slots b. to
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    PCI _E1 PCI _E2 PCI _E3 JISI JB1 JB2 Intel P45 Intel I CH 10R J1395 SYSFAN3 SATA7 SATA8 SATA5_6 SATA2_4 SATA1_3 IDE 1 RESET_SW1 PCI _E4 PCI1 PCI2 J1 394_1 JFP2 BAT T + JCI1 JBAT1 JFP1 JUSB2 SW2 PWSW1 JUSB1 JCOM1 SYSFAN1 JTPM1 P45 Diamond Series (MS-7516 v1.X) ATX Mainboard 1-4
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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+USB Bracket (Optional) User's Guide and Quick Guide CrossFire Video Link Cable SATA to ESATA Bracket (Optional) * The
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    MS-7516 Mainboard SATA HDD Power Cable (For SATA to ESATA Bracket) (Optional) 6/8mm Adapter x 2 6/10mm Adapter x 2 GreenPower genie & 1 power cable & 1 (2x2 pin) cable) X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Set (Card and Driver CD) * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of
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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-7516 Mainboard Quick Components Guide PWR1, PWR3, p.2-12 p.2-12 CPU, p.2-3 JB1/2, p.2-21 CPUFAN, SYSFAN5 p.2-17 DDR3, p.2-7 Back Panel, p.2-13 SYSFAN2/4, p.2-17 PCIE, p.2-23 PCI, p.2-24 PWR2, p.2-12 FDD1, p.2-15 J1395, p.2-19 SYSFAN3, p.2-17 SATA1~8, p.2-16 IDE1, p.2-15 J1394_1, JFP1/2,
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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-7516 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-7516 Mainboard 9. Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate, and then secure the lever locking switch Mainboard Hook 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
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    slots are used for installing memory modules. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://global.msi.com. tw/index.php?func=testreport DDR3 240-pin, 1.5V 72x2=144 pin 48x2=96 pin Dual-Channel mode Population Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmit and
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    each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close. Volt Notch Important - DDR3 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR/DDR2 and the DDR3 standard is not backwards compatible. You should always install DDR3 memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots. - In Dual-Channel mode, make sure that you
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    W e recommend that you to use the available DDR3 memory modules as below. DDR3 800 Nanya Qimonda Hynix Nanya Hynix Module NT512C64B88A0NY-AD HYMT125U64ZNF8-S6 (Hynix HY5TQ1G831ZNFP-S6) Size 512MB 512MB 1GB 1GB 2GB DDR3 1066 A-DATA AENEON Elpida GeIL Kingston Mic ron Qimonda Qimonda A-DATA
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    MS-7516 Mainboard DDR3 1066 Module Elpida EBJ11UD8BAFA-AC-E (Elpida J5308BASE-AC-E) Hynix HYMT112U64ZNF8-G7 (Hynix HY5TQ1G831ZNF-G7) Qimonda IMSH1GU13A1F1C-10F (Qimonda IDSH51-03A1F1C-10F) Qimonda IMSH1GU13A1F1C-10G (Qimonda
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    Hardware Setup DDR3 1333 Module Kingston Qimonda TwinMOS Kingston Qimonda SEC Qimonda KingMax Qimonda SuperTalent KVR1333D3N8/512 (Qimonda IDSH51-03A1F1C-13G) IMSH51U03A1F1C-13H (Qimonda IDSH51-03A1F1C-13H) 8H-
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Power Supply ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: / PWR3 The JPW 1 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. And the JPW 2 5V/12V power connector is used to provide power to the PCIEX16 graphics card. 4 8 1 5 PWR1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND
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    such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices. eSATA Port The eSATA port is for attaching the eSATA external hard drive. LAN The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the LAN. Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected. On 1000 Mbit/sec data
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Clear CMOS Button There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external 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 want to clear the system configuration, use the button to
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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. 2-15
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Serial ATA Connector: SATA1 ~ SATA8 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device. SATA3 SATA1 SATA4 SATA2 SATA6 SATA5 SATA1~6 supported by ICH10R SATA7 SATA8 supported by Jmicron 363 Important Please do not
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    SYSFAN5 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 / SYSFAN1 / SYSFAN2 supports fan control. You can adjust fan speed in H/W Monitor menu of BIOS and install Dual Core Center utility that will
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    MS-7516 Mainboard IEEE1394 Connector: J1394_1 This connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optional). Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages. 2 14 1 13 JTPM 1 Pin Signal Description 1 LCLK LPC
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    electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Speaker - + +- JFP2 2 1 8 7 Power LED Power Power LED (optional). Please refer to the GreenPower Genie manual for more details and usages. J1395 2-19
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Front USB Connector: JUSB1/2 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. JUSB1/2 2 10 1 9 Pin
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    motherboard's function through the use of jumper. Hardware Overclock FSB Jumpers: JB1, JB2 (optional) You can overclock the FSB to increase the processor frequency by changing the jumpers JB1 and JB2. Follow the instructions configuration. W ith the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Button The motherboard provides the following button for you to set the computer's function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard's function through the use of button. Power Button: PWSW1 This power button is used to turn-on or turn-off the system. Press the
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    Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card. The PCI Express 2.0x 16 supports up to 8.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. PCI Express x16 Slots support up to PCI Express 2.0x16 speed (PCI_E2
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 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. 32-bit PCI Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.
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    (Multi-GPU) technology is an exciting new technology developed by ATI that allows the power of multiple Graphics. CrossFire requires a CrossFire Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFire Ready) graphics card from the same series. To utilize this technology, always install the
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 3.W hen all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and installed, reboot the system. After entering the O.S., click the "Catalyst™ Control Center" icon on the desktop. There is a setting in the Catalyst™ Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFire™ to
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    1 of the LEDs will light blue when CPU is in 6/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 1 phase power mode. 2/ 1 of the LEDs will light blue when NB is in 2/ 1 phase power mode. 2/ 1 of the LEDs will light blue when the memory is in 2/ 1 phase power mode. Lights blue when the PICE Slot is functional. Lights blue when the PICE
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    MS-7516 Mainboard D-LED These four LED groups allow users to identify system problems through 16 various combinations of LED signals. These LEDs will light Red color. These LEDs will light Green color. Green light Red light Off LED Signal Description System Power ON The D-LED will hang here
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    . To complete the water-cooling system safely you have to purchase separate pumps, radiators and reservoirs etc.. Please read carefully the installation manual provided by the water-cooling manufacturer. Follow the steps below to install the accessories. Before you start, you need to prepare a pair
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 3. Slip the 6mm clamp over the tubing. 4. Attach the tubing to the water block and use pliers to cinch the 6mm clamps over the
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    to clip the tubing in it. Choose Pump In order to make the flow smooth in your water-cooling system, we recommend choosing a pump with rated voltage12V D.C., flow rate 1200ml/min and water head 1.1 m-H2O. 2-31
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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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    digit refers 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 = all standard customers. V1.1 refers to the BIOS version. 030808 refers
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    control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a 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-7516 Mainboard The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use Use this menu to specify the power phase. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your
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    User Settings Use this menu to save or load settings. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal
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    MS-7516 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-7516 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 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use,
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Primary Graphic's Adapter This setting specifies which graphic card CPU Feature Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Execute Bit Support Intel's a supporting operating system. This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by
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    Boot Device The items allow you to set the first/ second/ third/ fourth boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot From Other Device Setting the option to [Yes] and the following screen appears: TCG/TPM SUPPORT This setting allows you to enable/disable the TCG/TPM. 3-11
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [ controller. RAID Mode This item allows you to enable/ disable the RAID function. Select [RAID] will enable RAID. Extra RAID/IDE Controller
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    item allows you to enable/ disable the extra SATA RAID function. Select [RAID] will enable RAID. On-Chip ATA Devices Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to
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    MS-7516 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. [ to main memory that remains powered while most other
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    BIOS Setup Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Resume From S3 By PS/2 Keyboard This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 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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    H/W Monitor BIOS Setup Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of keep it with in a specific range. You can select a fan target value here. If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value, the smart fan function will be activated. It provides several sections
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Green Power Energy Save W hen set to [Enabled], the system will NOT supply power to the empty PCIE slots, PCI slots, SATA ports etc. for saving power. CPU/ DDR/ MCH Phase Control W hen set to [Auto], the hardware will auto adjust the CPU/ DDR/ MCH power phase according to the
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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. You will be prompted to confirm the
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    MS-7516 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. Multi-step OC Booster This item is used to avoid overclocking failure to initialize the
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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-7516 Mainboard Adjusted CPU FSB Frequency (MHz) It shows the adjusted CPU frequency (FSB x Ratio). Read-only. Advance DRAM following screen appears. DIM M 1/2/3/4 Memory SPD Information These items display the current status of the current DIMM Memory speed information such as momory type, max
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    GTL REF/ VTT FSB Voltage/ ICH Voltage (V) These items dispaly the power status of CPU, Memory, FSB and chipset. Read-only. Spread Spectrum W hen the motherboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses create EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function
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    MS-7516 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-7516 Mainboard User Settings Save Settings 1/2 Select this item and press "Enter" to save any changes you have made to your current settings. Load Settings 1/2 Select this item and press "Enter" to load settings from the store. 3-26
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    Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or select Load Fail-Safe Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal system performance. W hen you select Load
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    is powered by Creative CA0110 Audio chip. It supports up to 8-channel & SPDIF audio effect and allows users to attach 2, 4, 6, or 8 speakers for better surround sound effect. This manual will tell you about the specifications of the card, how to install it to a mainboard, how to connect 2, 4, 6, or
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Introduction X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card is powered by Creative CA0110 Digital Audio Controller. This card provides advanced audio functions by offering a comprehensive suite of software applications. The advanced tools and amazing features provided will allow you to experience a full
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    Card Features High Definition Audio Quality - 144-pin LQFP ASIC with 64 audio channel playback at independent sample rates - 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96kHz sample rate W orks with the Following Standards - Windows® XP SP2 and Vista - Sound Blaster MIDI and General MIDI
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Hardware Installation Installing the Card The interface of X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card is PCI-E x1. You can install it to the PCI-E x1 slot. Follow the steps below to install the card, then you can activate the advanced function and enjoy the audio effect. 1. Turn off your computer and
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    Audio Card 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 jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility. n 2-Channel Mode for 2-Speaker Output Refer to the diagram and caption
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    MS-7516 Mainboard n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output Refer to the diagram and caption for the function 1 of each jack on Line Out (Rear channels) n 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output 1 Refer to the diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 8-Channel Mode is
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    audio operations. Follow the procedures below to install the drivers for W indows 2000/ XP/ VISTA operating system. Installation for Windows XP/ VISTA Install W indows® XP Service Pack 1 for W indows® XP before installing the driver. The following illustrations are based on W indows® XP environment
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 3. Select your region from the list . 4. Select the language that you need from the list . 5. On the next page, click Install to start the installation and follow the setup instructions to complete. 6. Finally, you have to restart the system after the installation is done . A-8
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    Audio Card Software Configuration After installing the creative audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8channel and the SPDIF audio features. Double click on the creative volume control audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the Sound Blaster
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher Click on the Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher icon to enter its configuraton screen. Creatvie MediaSource Go! Launcher consists of various tabs such as Programs, Product Settings, Product Support and Companion Products. In each tab, you can access
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    information - Load SoundFont banks Replace the default sounds on your computer with the high-quality sound of a SoundFont bank. - Adjust SoundFont cache memory Allocate SoundFont cache memory according to your needs, to better utilize the memory resources of yout computer. - Audition presets on
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Creative MediaSourceTM Play/ Organizer Click on the Creative MediaSourceTM Play Automatically generate playlists from your music library, based on your preferences, with Smart Playlist. - Rate each track (up to 5 stars) to automatically generate playlists of songs you like/ dislike,
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    X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Entertainment Mode Console Click on the Entertainment Mode icon to enter equalizer settings. - Enable environment effects. - Enable multichannel upmixing. - Enable virtual surround sound. - Enhance detail and impact of audio with X-FiTM CrystalizerTM. Some choices are different
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    MS-7516 Mainboard The following table lists the function of each control on the main interface. Close button - Click on this button to close the settings. Performance button - Click on this button to show sampling rate and bit depth settings. (Available in W indows XP and W indows 2000.) A-14
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    X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Speaker & Headphone Click on the speaker button to enter its configuration screen. Here you can adjust your speakers configuration. Select the type of your speaker system, and adjust the volume and cuff frequency for your subwoofer. This is the main application to use for the
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    MS-7516 Mainboard X-Fi CMSS-3D Click on the X-Fi CMSS-3D button to enter its configuration screen. Creative MultiSpeaker Surround (CMSS) 3D makes ordinary two-channel (Left and Right Stereo) sound seem to surround you, even through only two speakers. For users with 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 multichannel speaker
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    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 or newer CPU. 2. 256MB system memory. 3. CD-ROM drive for software
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    MS-7516 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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    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. Green Power Click it to enter the GreenPower Center menu. Please read the GreenPower Genie user guide that be included in the mainboard
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    MS-7516 Mainboard AV/ Game/ Office/ Silence/ Cool MSI provides five common settings for different environments. 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, you can
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    the DOT function. DOT FSB-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
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    MS-7516 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 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 plus sign button to
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    MS-7516 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-7516 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 warning message and shut down the system. Use the draw bar to set the minimal fan speed. When the fan speed is lower than the threshold you
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    Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Appendix C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality on platforms C-1
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    MS-7516 Mainboard ICH10R Introduction The ICH10R 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
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    should be integrated with the system BIOS on 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
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    MS-7516 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 ICH10R 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-7516 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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    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 to
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    MS-7516 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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    Intel ICH10R SATA RAID (4) Recovery Volume Options Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press to change recovery volume mode. The following screen appears: Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On-Request after you enable Only Recovery Disk or Only Master Disk. C-9
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP / 2000 † New Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers Please follow the instruction below to make an "Intel® RAID Driver" for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD
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    ICH10R SATA RAID † Existing Windows Vista/XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel IAA RAID Edition. 4. The drivers will be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Installing Software Install Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. For this reason, you
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    Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 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-13
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 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-14
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    Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 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-15
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    MS-7516 Mainboard RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system. This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing
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    Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the following procedure. Click Next to continue.
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    MS-7516 Mainboard (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 volume name has
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    Intel ICH10R SATA RAID 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 in the machine, and the usage pattern of the array. Heavily scattered writes
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    MS-7516 Mainboard (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
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    , if you do not specify 100% of the hard drive space, the rest hard drive space will be worked as RAID 1 volume, which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID. Then click Next to continue. (5) Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Before you continue the procedure of
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    MS-7516 Mainboard (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
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    ICH10R SATA RAID Recovery Volume Creation A recovery volume can be created using either Basic mode or Advanced mode in the Intel Matrix Storage Console. Recovery Volume in Basic Mode Creation Important Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete any existing data on the drive selected as
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Recovery Volume in Advanced Mode Creation Important Creating a recovery Advanced mode, use the following steps: (1) Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console. (Start --> All Programs --> Intel Matrix Storage Manager --> Intel Matrix Storage Console) (2) Select Advanced Mode in the View
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    Intel ICH10R SATA RAID (6) Select a hard drive to be used as the master hard drive for the recovery volume. (7) Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the recovery volume. C-25
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    MS-7516 Mainboard (8) Select an update policy. (9) Select Finish to begin recovery volume creation. C-26
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    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 keys simultaneously during the Power-On Self Test (POST). 4. Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 5. Exit Intel RAID Option ROM, and then reboot 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
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    Appendix D JMicron RAID Introduction This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality on platforms The JMicron RAID solution supports RAID level 0 (striping), RAID level 1 (mirroring) and JBOD (C onc aten ate). Important
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Introduction JMicron JMB363 offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing) and JBOD (Concatenate). RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves
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    JMicron BIOS RAID utility. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displayed. A brief description of each section is presented below. Main Menu Cerate RAID Disk Drive - Create a new legacy RAID set. Delete RAID Disk Drive - Delete a legacy RAID set. Revert HDD to Non-RAID - Revert an existed-RAID HDD
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Creating RAID set 1. Select "Create RAID Disk Drive". Then press . 2. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID set name and then press the to go to the next field. 3. Choose a 0-Striped, a 1-Mirror, or a JBOD-Concatenate combination set and then press
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    Disk Disk List menu, use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID set, then click key to finish selection. 5. Then select the block value (stripe value) for the RAID array by using the "upper arrow" or "down arrow" keys to scroll through the available values
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 6. Then select the capacity of the RAID set in the Size field. The default value is display a message to ask you to confirm the creation. Then press key to proceed with the RAID set creation. 8. Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished. 9. Go
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    Deleting RAID set 1. Select "Delete RAID Disk Drive". Then press . JMicron RAID 2. In the RAID Disk Driver List menu, use key to select the RAID set you want to delete. Then press key. 3. Press "Y" to accept the deletion when a deletion message is appeared. D-7
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Revert HDD to non-RAID Select Revert HDD to non-RAID and press . In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use key to select the disks you want to revert then click key. The following screen appears, press key to remove any RAID structures from the drives.
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    Select Solving a Mirror Conflict and press . In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use key to select the disks you want to set as source drive. Using the , move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the RAID set that you want to rebuild. Press to begin
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Rebuilding a Mirror drive W hen one of the disk in a RAID 1 (Mirror) configuration is unplugged from the Mirror Drive and press . Using the , move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the RAID set that you want to rebuild. Press to begin rebuilding the
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    Additional Device". 3. You should be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the JMicron RAID driver into the A: drive. Important Please follow the instruction below to make an "JMicron RAID Driver" for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the "Browse CD" on the Setup
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    MS-7516 Mainboard † Existing Windows Vista/XP Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on JMicron Drivers. 4. The drivers will be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows Vista/XP
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    which helps you perform the following tasks of JMicron RAID. • Viewing RAID Array Configurations View an array configuration (mirrored, striped) • Creating RAID Arrays • Deleting a RAID Array • Rebuilding RAID Arrays • Solving Mirror Conflict View RAID Array Configurations Left-click the "Show Disks
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Create RAID JMRaidTool supports the creation of RAID 0, 1 and JBOD. 1. Left-click the "Create Raid" button. 2. A CREATE RAID W IZARD dialogue will display on the screen, following the descrip- tion of every step to complete the creation. Create RAID from Existing Disk You can
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    1 1. Right-click the name of the disk array you want to delete and the "Remove" menu will appear. Select the "Remove Raid" of the pop-up menu. 2. A warning message appears to remind you that the data will be lost. Press the "Yes" button if you really want
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    MS-7516 Mainboard Way2 1. Left-Click the "Remove Raid" icon on the toolbar. 2. A "REMOVE RAID" wizard dialogue will display on the screen, following the de- scription of every step to complete the deletion. Rebuild RAID RAID 1 can be rebuilt while RAID 0, JBOD cannot be rebuilt. There are two ways
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    JMicron RAID 2. Select "Rebuild Raid". 3. A "REBUILD RAID W IZARD" dialogue will display on the screen, following the description of every step to complete the rebuilding. Way 2 1. If the disk array needs to rebuild then the rebuild button will be enabling on the toolbar. D-17
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    MS-7516 Mainboard 2. Left-Click the "Rebuild Raid" button on the toolbar. 3. A "REBUILD RAID W IZARD" dialogue will display on the screen, following the description of every step to complete the rebuilding. Solve Mirror Conflict If the conflict occurs, it will show the "REBUILDING RAID W IZARD"
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P45 Diamond series
MS-7516 (v1.X) Mainboard
G52-75161X1