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    NF750-G55 series MS-7578 (v1.x) Mainboard  G52-75781X1
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    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, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=service
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    MS-7578 Safety Instructions ￭ Always read the safety instructions carefully. ￭ Keep this User's Manual Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module. ￭ All cautions and warnings on following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service personnel: ◯ The power cord or plug
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    , if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, . VOIR LA NOTICE D'INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-7578 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
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    MS-7578 WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement ENGLISH To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist, MSI équipements seront obligés de récupérer certains produits en fin de vie. MSI prendra en compte cette exigence relative au retour des produits en fin de vie au
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    a hacerse cargo de dichos productos al termino de su período de vida. MSI estará comprometido con los términos de recogida de sus productos vendidos en la Uni recogida de estos residuos. NEDERLANDS Om het milieu te beschermen, wil MSI u eraan herinneren dat.... De richtlijn van de Europese Unie (EU
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    MS-7578 TÜRKÇE Çevreci özelliğiyle bilinen MSI dünyada çevreyi korumak için hatırlatır: Avrupa Birliği ( sběrnách. MAGYAR Annak érdekében, hogy környezetünket megvédjük, illetve környezetvédőként fellépve az MSI emlékezteti Önt, hogy ... Az Európai Unió („EU") 2005. augusztus 13-án hatályba lépő, az
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    Support ii Safety Instructions Guide 2-2 CPU (Central Processing Unit 2-3 Memory BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-9 Integrated Peripherals 3-12 Power Management Setup 3-14 H/W Monitor 3-16 Green Power 3-17 BIOS
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    MS-7578 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-27 Appendix A Realtek Audio A-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 Appendix B NVIDIA RAID B-1 Introduction B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 Installing Driver B-7 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation
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    you for choosing the NF750-G55 Series (MS-7578 v1.X) ATX mainboard. The NF750-G55 Series mainboards are based on NVIDIA® nForce 750a SLI single chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® processor in AM3 package processor, the NF750-G55 Series deliver a high performance
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    Athlon II/ Sempron processors in the AM3 package (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=cpuform2) Hyper Transport ■ Supports Hyper Transport(HT) 3.0 Technology Chipset ■ NVIDIA® nForce 750a SLI single chipset Memory Support ■ DDR3 800/ 1066/ 1333/ 1600
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    MS-7578 - 1 DVI-D port - 1 HDMI port - 1 eSATA port - 1 LAN jack - 6 USB 2.0 ports - 6 flexible audio jacks ■ 2 PCI Express x16 slots (support into two x 8 ports when SLI Enabled) ■ 2 PCI Express x1 slots ■ 1 PCI slot ■ Support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor ■ ATX (30.48cm X 22.38cm)
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    ON SYSFAN1 12 PCI_E1 PCI_E2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI SOCKET AM3 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 JSPI1 SYSFAN2 JBAT1 IDE 1 SATA1_2 SATA3_4 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 PCI1 JAUD1 JCD1 JSP1 JTPM1 SYSFAN3 JCI1 JCOM1 JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JFP1 POWER1 FDD 1 NF750-G55 Series (MS-7578 v1.X) Mainboard SATA5 BATT
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    Packing Checklist MS-7578 MSI mainboard MSI Driver/Utility DVD SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable USB Bracket (Optional) Standard Cable for IDE Devices Back IO Shield User's Guide * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased. * If
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    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 components will not
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    ▍ Hardware Setup Quick Components Guide CPUFAN, p.2-13 JPWR2, p.2-8 CPU, p.2-3 DDR3, p.2-6 Back Panel, p.2-9 JPWR1, p.2-8 EZ_OC_SWITCH1, ON 12 p.2-17 SYSFAN1, p.2-13 PCIE, p.2-20 PCI, p.2-20 IDE1, p.2-11 SYSFAN2, p.2-13 JBAT1, p.2-18 SATA1~5, p.2-12 JTPM1, p.2-15 JFP2, p.2-
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    MS-7578 CPU (Central Processing Unit) When you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turning on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/index. php?func=
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    apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard 1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise
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    MS-7578 5. Position the cooling set onto the retention mechanism. Hook one end cable to the CPU fan connector on the mainboard. Important • Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only. The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase. • While
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    slots are used for installing memory modules. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=testreport DDR3 240-pin, 1.5V 48x2=96 pin 72x2=144 pin Dual-Channel mode Population Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmit and receive
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    MS-7578 Installing Memory Modules 1. The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation. 2. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot. The plastic
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    .1+K2211.V+3213.V+4.133.-5V.113.2G6V1V.rP7o1.SuG81-n.rO9Gdo2.NurG0o2n#.ruR1do2n.eu+2ds2n5.+3dV2.5+4V5.GVround ATX 4-pin Power Connector: JPWR2 This power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. 2.G1.rGouronudnd 4.+31.+21V2V Important • Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper
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    Back Panel Mouse VGA Port USB Ports USB Ports MS-7578 LAN Line-In RS-Out Line-Out CS-Out other USB-compatible devices. ▶ HDMI Port The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams. HDMI supports all TV
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    ▍ Hardware Setup ▶ Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices. It is easy to differentiate between audio effects according to the color of audio jacks. ■ Line-In (Blue) - Line In, is used for external CD player, tape-player or other audio devices. ■ Line-Out (Green) - Line Out, is
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    r i ve Connector 3 1/2" F l oppy D i sk D ri ve Connector MS-7578 IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. Fl opMpySDI FlopMpySDIFlopMpySDI IDE device's documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions. 2-11
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    connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. PowPoewr LeEr DSwi2tc.h+41.0-6..N+8o.-Pin JFP1 1.+3.-5.-7.H+9D.RDReLseEesDrevteSdwitch SpeakeBr2uz.z-e4r.+6.-8.+ JFP2 1.G3.rSo5uu.Psn7opd.NweonedrPLLinEEDD 2-12
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    MS-7578 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2/3 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan CPU cooling fan. • CPUFAN supports fan control. You can install Overclocking Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature. • Fan BIOS
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    JUSB1/ JUSB2/ JUSB3 This connector, compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. 2.G4r.oP6uR.Mn8Ed.1INSC0Eo.DHNPeeCitnaeEdc#tPiohnone Detection 1.M3.IMC5
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    MS-7578 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 This connector is used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect refer to the T2P.34MV.36Ss..3teS8aVce.n15uPrd0iVraob1.iNlwtyP2yI1o.eRopG4prwoPQ.rwlGeioanreurtofrnoudrnmd manual for more details and usages. 1.L3P.L5CP.LCC7P.loLRC9cP.eLka1CsPd1e1ad
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    ▍ Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector: JCOM1 This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial device. 2.S4I.ND6T.DR8S1.C0RT.NSo Pin 1.D3.CS5DO.G7Ur.RTo9uT.RnSdI 2-16
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    MS-7578 Switch Overclock FSB Switch: EZ_OC_SWITCH1 You can overclock the FSB to increase the processor frequency by changing the switch. Follow the instructions below to set the FSB. Default Increase 10% speed of FSB Increase 15% speed of FSB Increase 20% speed of FSB Important • Make sure that
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    that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumper to clear data. 1 JBAT1 1 Keep Data 1 Clear
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    MS-7578 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: POWER1 This power button is used to turn-on or turn-off the system. Press the button
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    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 expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS
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    MS-7578 NVIDIA® SLI Technology NVIDIA® SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology allows two GPUs to run in tandem within a system to achieve up to twice the performance of a single graphics card. To utilize this technology, the two GPU cards must be connected by an SLI Video Link card. SLI Video Link
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    and install the NV SLI driver/utility. A configuration panel will be provided for Multi-GPU control. Check the Enable multi-GPU box to enable the SLI function for the onboard graphics cards (concerning the details of multi-GPU settings, please refer to your graphics card manual). Check the box
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    GPU is combined with an NVIDIA ® discrete GPU. Enabling Hybrid SLI Technology Power off the system and install the NVIDIA® SLI graphic card that supports Hybrid SLI technology. After then, power on the system and install the "NVIDIA® hSLI Driver"which supports Windows Vista only. Restart the
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    APS LEDs ON 12 APS LEDs These APS (Active Phase Switching) LEDs indicate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the instructions below to read. : ON, : OFF 4 of the LEDs will light blue when CPU is in 4 phase power mode. 1 of the LEDs will light blue when CPU is in 1 phase power mode. 2-24
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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: ■ An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. ■ You want to change the default
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    in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only. • Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version. It is usually in the
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    MS-7578 Control Keys Move to the previous item Move to the next item -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 .
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    status. ▶ Green Power 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 settings for frequency/voltage control and overclocking. ▶ User Settings Use this menu to save/ load your settings to/ from
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    MS-7578 ▶ 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 performance
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    that you want (usually the current date). The format is . [day] Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Readonly. [month] The month from Jan. through Dec. [date] The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. [year] The year can
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    MS-7578 ▶ IDE Primary Master/ Slave, AHCI Port 1~5 (SATA1~4) & E-SATA Press to enter the 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 disabled. ▶ DMA Mode Select DMA Mode.
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    ▍ BIOS Setup ▶ Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. When the system stops for the errors preset, it -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 MS-7578 ▶ BIOS Flash Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. When enabled, the BIOS?data cannot be changed when attempting to update the BIOS with a Flash utility. To successfully update the BIOS, you
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    to it via the various ACPI methods. ▶ Hybrid SLI Support This item is used to enable/ disable the Hybrid SLI feature. ▶ On-Chip VGA This setting allows you to enable or disable the on-chip VGA function. ▶ VGA Share Memory Auto This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the VGA card. 3-10
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    MS-7578 ▶ Boot Sequence Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: ▶ --- Boot Device These items allow you to arrange the order that the BIOS uses to look for a boot device from which to load the operating system during the boot process. ▶ Boot From Other Device Setting
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    . ▶ USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. ▶ Onboard LAN Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller. ▶ LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard
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    MS-7578 ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives. ▶ OnChip SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA controller. ▶ RAID
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    section are available only when the BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ▶ ACPI Function low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system's context. [S3] /files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware compo-
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    MS-7578 following sub-menu appears. ▶ Wake Up Event By Setting to [BIOS] activates the following fields, and use the following fields to set USB device to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. ▶ Resume By PCI Device (PME#) When booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. 3-15
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    ▍ BIOS Setup H/W Monitor ▶ Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later. ▶ CPU Smart FAN Target The mainboard provides the Smart Fan function which can control the CPU fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it
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    Green Power MS-7578 ▶ CPU LED Phase Control This item allows you to select the amount of CPU phase control that you want to use. Once this item is enabled, the hardware will auto adjust the CPU power phase according to the loading of CPU to reach the best power saving function. ▶ LED Power Control
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    BIOS Setup BIOS Setting Password When 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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    Cell Menu MS-7578 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. ▶ AMD Cool'n'Quiet The Cool'n'Quiet technology can effectively and dynamically lower CPU speed and
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    ▍ BIOS Setup Enter Power Options Properties tag, and select Minimal Power Management under Power schemes, as shown below. ▶ CPU Specifications Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. This submenu shows the information of installed CPU. ▶ CPU Technology Support Press <
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    MS-7578 ▶ NVIDIA Core Calibration This item is for overclock. Setting to [Enabled] allows you to set the CPU Ratio higher. It is available only when the processor supports this function. ▶ Memory-Z Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. ▶ DIMM1~4 Memory SPD Information
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    ▍ BIOS Setup ▶ DRAM Timing Mode This field has the capacity to automatically detect DCT1] or [Both], the field is adjustable. The row cycle time determines the minimum number of clock cycles a memory row takes to complete a full cycle, from row activation up to the precharging of the active row. ▶
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    MS-7578 These items are used to adjust the voltage of CPU, Memory and chipset. ▶ Spread Spectrum When the mainboard flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary
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    ▍ BIOS Setup Important • If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for optimal system stability local EMI regulation. • 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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    User Settings MS-7578 ▶ Save Settings 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 These items are used to save the settings set by yourself to CMOS. ▶ Load Settings 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 These items are available after you save your settings in Save Settings 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 items , and are used to load the settings from CMOS. 3-25
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    ▍ BIOS Setup Important Failed Overclocking Resolution This motherboard supports overclocking greatly. However, please make the fourth reboot, BIOS will determine that the previous overclocking is failed and restore the default settings automatically. Please press any key to boot the system normally
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    MS-7578 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. When you select Load Fail-Safe Defaults, a
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    Appendix A Realtek Audio The Realtek audio 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-Out-Right channels. A-A-1
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    Service Pack3 or later before installing the driver. The following illustrations are based on Windows® XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers Audio Drivers button. Click here Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to
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    3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. MS-7578 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Click here Select this option Click here A-3
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    ▍ Realtek Audio Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel. Double click A-4
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    MS-7578 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 also other pre-set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking "Others" under the Equalizer part. A-5
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    for future use Reset 10 bands of equalizer would go back to the default setting Enable / Disable To disable, you can temporarily stop the sound effect without losing the settings Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings, simply click this, the whole list will be shown for your
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    MS-7578 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
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    Audio front output item will appear after you pluging the speakers into the jacks on the front panel. ■ Multi-Stream Function Realtek audio supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you may play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the
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    MS-7578 When you are playing the first audio source (for example: use Windows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the
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    HD Audio Rear Output - Realtek HD Audio Front Output Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed. - Advanced controls - Enable
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    ■ Recording control MS-7578 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 decide which volume
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    to find the icon beside the 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-12
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    ■ Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. MS-7578 Disable front panel jack detection (optional) Jack detection function only works with HD audio front panel. Please check if front jacks on your system are
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    ▍ Realtek Audio 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 another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the
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    MS-7578 Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will 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
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    sound. For example, you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends. The voice of your friend will come out from speakers (playback). However, the voice of your friend might also be recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet. In that case
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    MS-7578 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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    ▍ Realtek Audio 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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    MS-7578 Hardware Setup Connecting the Speakers When you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the
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    ▍ Realtek Audio ■ 4-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output 1] Line In 2] Line Out (Front channels) 3] MIC 4] Line Out (Rear channels) 5] No function 6] No function A-20
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    ■ 6-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output MS-7578 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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    and Subwoofer channel) 6] Line Out (Side channels) Important To enable 7.1 channel 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-22
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    Appendix B NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology-which is used by the world's leading businesses-to the common PC desktop. This technology uses multiple
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    ▍ NVIDIA RAID Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista RAID Arrays NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays described in this section: ■ RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves
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    MS-7578 RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID: Non-Bootable RAID Array 1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. (Refer the BIOS section for details.) 2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (
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    ▍ NVIDIA RAID Understanding the "Define a New Array" Window Use the Define a New Array window to ■ Select the RAID Mode ■ Set up the Striping Block ■ Specify which
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    MS-7578 Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. ■ Selecting
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    that you selected, such as Stripe Block, RAID Mode, Stripe Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity. 5. Press Enter again to go back to the the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load NVRAID drivers under Windows, as explained in "Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows"
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    MS-7578 Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP ■ New Windows Vista/ XP Installation floppy disk containing the NVIDIA RAID driver into the A: drive,and then press ENTER. Important Please follow the instruction below to make an "NVIDIA RAID Driver" . a] Insert the MSI DVD into the
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    Make sure that the "NVIDIA IDE Driver" is selected. You must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA MediaShield. If you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver, NVIDIA MediaShield will not be enabled. 3. Click Next and then follow the instructions. 4. After the installation is
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    MS-7578 Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows. 1. Launch Computer Management by clicking "Start" → "Settings" → "Control
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    ▍ NVIDIA RAID 5. Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. The Completing the Initialize and Convert
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    MS-7578 Using the NVMediaShield Software Accessing the Storage Page To access the NVIDIA Control Panel Storage page: 1. Click Star-> Programs-> NVIDIA Corporation-> NVIDIA Control Panel-> Storage. 2. The NVIDIA Control Panel - Storage page appears. B-11
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    ▍ NVIDIA RAID Using the Storage Page From the Storage page, you can accomplish the following tasks: ■ Create press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step-by-step instructions. The rebuilding process takes some time to complete, and occurs in the background so as not
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    MS-7578 You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with step-by-step instructions. Designate a Spare Disk About Spare Disks . Example: A system may have four hard disks where one disk is used to boot the OS, two hard drives are set up in a mirrored array, and a
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    NVIDIA RAID Remove a Spare The Remove spare option appears only if you have a a RAID array with a spare disk allocated to it. Click Remove spare to start the Remove Spare Wizard and then follow the instructions re-boot the PC disks must be partitioned using the GUID partition table (GPT) if you plan
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    MS-7578 Specific Migrating Requirements The following table lists the disk (n-1) ; where m is an even number of disks. m >= n Instructions Click Migrate array to start the Migrate Array Wizard and then follow instructions. You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through
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    drive specifications. Using this technology, NVIDIA MediaShield lets you monitor the health is healthy (good) or whether there is a problem that can result in a catastrophic failure within 24 radio button. 2. If you want to track the test results, check the Record events in the system log
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    the associated page. 2. Click on a disk from the list of array disks. The SMART status, if available, appears in the STATUS notes section. MS-7578 To view the SMART status event logs: Windows XP 1. Open the Windows Control Panel. 2. Double‐click Administrative Tools, then double‐click Computer
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    monitor or configure the hardware status of MSI Mainboard in windows, such as CPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature. Before you install the Overclocking Center, please make sure the system has meet the following requirements: 1. 256MB system memory. 2. DVD-ROM drive for software installation
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    Center installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Utility --> Overclocking Center), it will have a short cut icon on the desktop, and a short cut path in your "Start-up" menu. You may double-click on each
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    MS-7578 System Info In the System Info screen, you can read the information of motherboard/ PCI. Motherboard Click Motherboard to read the information of motherboard, BIOS, installed CPU and installed graphics card. Important The pictures in this appendix are for reference only and may vary from the
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    ▍ Overclocking Center PCI Click PCI to read the information of devices on the mainboard. C-4
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    MS-7578 DOT Click DOT to enter the DOT screen. In DOT, you can select the basic setting to reach optimal performance in Basic menu or you can adjust advanced values for overclocking in Advance menu. Basic In the Basic menu, it provides one default setting and several common settings for different
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    ▍ Overclocking Center Advance In the Advance menu, you can adjust the values for each environment setting/ default setting. Click the Cooling/ Silence/ Default/ Game/ Cinema button to enter it's setting menu. Please refer to the following descriptions to adjust the values and save them. C-6
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    MS-7578 In each setting menu, you can select desired values for manual overclocking. Simply click the right side of the appear. In the "System Warning" block, you can set the maximum CPU/ system temperature and the minimum CPU/ system fan speed by using the scroll bar. The system will popup a warning
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    ▍ Overclocking Center After you adjust the values in setting menu, you can save it for future use. Click the Save button, and enter a name in the
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