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    P6NGM series MS-7366 (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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    1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this . 11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel: † The power cord or plug is damaged. † Liquid has penetrated into the equipment
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    if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, the emission limits. VOIR LANOTICE D'INSTALLATIONAVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-7366 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
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    WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement v
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    Revision History ...ii Technical Support ...ii Safety Instructions ...iii FCC-B Radio Frequency 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 CPU (Central Processing Unit 2-3 Memory 21 BIOS Setting Password 3-22 Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio A-1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A-2
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    Appendix B nVidia RAID B-1 Introduction ...B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 Installing Driver ...B-7 NVIDIA IDE Drive/ RAID Utility Installation B-9 Using the NVMediaShield Software B-12 Appendix C Dual Core Center C-1 Activating Dual Core Center C-2 Main ...C-3 DOT (Dynamic OverClocking C-5 Clock
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    Started Thank you for choosing the P6NGM Series (MS-7366 v1.X) Micro-ATX mainboard. The P6NGM Series mainboards are based on GeForce® MCP73U/PV/V chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium 4 LGA775 processor, the P6NGM Series deliver a high performance and
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Mainboard Specifications Processor Support - Supports Intel® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium, Celeron processors in the LGA775 package. (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/cpusupport.htm) Supported FSB - Supports FSB up to 1333 MHz (for 73U/PV
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    Started Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 1 VGA port - 1 HDMI port (optional) - 1 DVI port (optional) - 1 IEEE1394 port (optional) - 4 USB 2.0 Ports - 1 LAN jack - 6 audio jacks On-Board Pinheaders - 3 USB 2.0 pinheaders (for 73U/PV) - 2 USB 2.0 pinheaders (for 73V
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Mainboard Layout IDE 1 PWR2 Top : mouse Bottom: ke y boar d HDMI Port (optional) C PUFA N FDD 1 Top:VGA Port Bottom: DVI Port (optional) JCI1 Top:1394 (optional) PWR1 Bottom: USB ports Top: LAN P6NGM Series (MS-7366 v1.X) ATX Mainboard 1-4 S ATA 4 SATA 2 S ATA 1 JT PM1
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    Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable Power Cable 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. 1-5
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    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc. W hile doing the installation,
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Quick Components Guide PWR1, p.2-8 CPU, p.2-3 DIMM Slots, p.2-7 CPUFAN, p.2-12 FDD1, p.2-12 Back Panel, p.2-9 PCIE, p.2-19 PCI, p.2-19 JCD1, p.2-13 JAUD1, p.2-15 JCI1, p.2-13 PWR2, p.2-8 IDE1, p.2-11 SYSFAN1, p.2-12 SATA1~4, p.2-12
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    mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4 in LGA 775 package. 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://global.msi
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    MS-7366 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-7366 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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    Hardware Setup Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://global.msi.com. tw/index.php?func=testreport DDR2 240-pin, 1.8V 64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin Installing Memory Modules 1. The memory module has only
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Power Supply ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: PWR2 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To connect the ATX 24 GND pin 13 pin 12 ATX 12V Power Connector: PWR1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. PWR1 42 31 Pin Definition PIN
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    VGA Port 1394 Port (optional) LAN L-In RS-Out Keyboard HDMI Port (optional) DVI Port (optional HDMI) is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams. HDMI supports to your monitor (refer to your monitor manual for more information.) 1394 Port (optional)
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    MS-7366 Mainboard LAN The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Activity Indicator Link Indicator LED Color Left Orange Green Right Orange LED State Condition Off LAN link is not established. On (steady state) LAN
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    1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB floppy disk drive. FDD1 IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. IDE1 Important If you install jumpers. Refer to IDE device's documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions. 2-11
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    MS-7366 Mainboard during transmission. Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. W hen connecting the wire to designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. CONTROL SE NS OR +1 2V GND CPUFAN SE NS OR
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    a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. CINTRU 1 GND 2 JCI1 S/PDIF-Out Connector: S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. SPDIFO GND JSP1 (2pin, for HDM I graphics card)
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Reset HDD Switch LED +- -+ JFP1 9 10 1 2 -+ Power Power Switch LED Speaker -
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    Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAUD1 2 1 10 9 PIN SIGNAL 1 MIC_L 2 GND 3 MIC_R 4 PRESENCE# 5 LINE out_R 6 MIC_JD 7 Front_JD 8 NC 9 LINE out_L 10 LINEout_JD
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Front USB Connector: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3(optional) This connector, compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. JUSB1/2/3 2 10 1
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    Setup TPM Module connector: JTPM1(optional) This connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optional). Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages. 14 13 JTPM 1 21 Pin Signal Description 1 LCLK LPC clock 3 LRST# LPC reset 5 LAD0 LPC address
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper: J1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system
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    supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x 1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots support LAN card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. PCI Interrupt Request Routing The
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    MS-7366 Mainboard 2-20
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    This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ² An error message appears
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    MS-7366 under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = nVidia, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as MS
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    BIOS Setup Control Keys Enter> Move to the sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press the . General Help The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing . The
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    MS-7366 Mainboard The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI® special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated
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    Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes The format is . day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric
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    BIOS Setup Device/Vendor/Size/LBA Mode/Block Model/PIO Mode/Async DMA/Ultra DM A/S.M 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 disabled. DM A M ode Select DMA Mode. Hard
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Floppy A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options: [None Press to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears. This sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of your system (read only). 3-8
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    Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Setup Full Screen Logo Display This item enables you to show the company or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ
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    MS-7366 Mainboard MPS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating
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    BIOS Setup 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 onboard LAN controller. LAN
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    MS-7366 Mainboard On-Chip SATA Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller. RAID Mode This item is used to enable/disable the RAID function for SATA devices. SATA1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Channel W hen the RAID Mode sets to RAID, these items will available.These items allow users to
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    in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as W indows 2000/ XP, select [Enabled]. ACPI Standby State This
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCIE device. Resume by Onboard LAN W hen set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through
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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-7366 Mainboard IRQ Resource Setup Press
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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-7366 Mainboard Frequency/Voltage Control Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CPU/ FSB/ DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed. Read-only. Intel EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the
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    BIOS Setup tCL (CAS Latency) W hen the Memory Timings sets to [Manual], the field is adjustable.This controls when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. tRAS W hen the Memory Timings sets to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Adjust PCI-E increase the DDR speed. Spread Spectrum W hen the motherboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up. Important 1. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled]
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    vendor for stable system performance. W hen you 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 Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing Y loads the default
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    MS-7366 Mainboard BIOS Setting Password W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and
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    Realtek ALC888 Audio Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio The Realtek ALC888 provides 10-channel DAC that simultaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-OutRight channels. A-1
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC888 codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different
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    Realtek ALC888 Audio 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Click here Select this option Click here A-3
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the
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    the arrow, totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings "Stone Corridor", "Bathroom", "Sewer pipe", "Arena" and "Audio Corridor" for quick enjoyment. You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool. 10 bands of equalizer, ranging
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    Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equalizer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Mixer In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually. 1. Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output items.
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    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 a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second
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    MS-7366 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 when multistreamingplayback enabled. - Realtek HD Audio Rear Output - Realtek HD Audio Front Output Mute You may choose to mute single
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    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
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Audio I/O In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. a. 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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    Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Realtek ALC888 Audio 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'
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    MS-7366 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 another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents
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    Realtek ALC888 Audio 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.
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppression to remove the possible noise during recording, or
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    Realtek ALC888 Audio 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like. A-17
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also there is a
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    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
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    MS-7366 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 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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    ) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear channels) 5 Line Out (Center 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 A-22
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    businesses-to the common PC desktop. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource. B-1
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: W indows XP, W indows 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
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    Setup of Integrated Peripherals in BIOS.) 2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array. 3. Boot from the W indows CD, use the floppy disk that has the RAID driver to copy and install the
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    MS-7366 Mainboard 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 disks to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels. In a typical system there
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    default [Optimal], which is 32KB, but the values can be between [4 KB] and [128 KB]. • Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block. These are the drives that are available for use as
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1. After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears. 2. Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise press N. You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives. The
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    the A: drive. Note: For W indows Vista you can use Floppy, CD/DVD or USB. Important Please follow the instruction below to make an "NVIDIA RAID Driver" for yourself. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the "Browse CD" on the Setup screen. 3. Copy all the contents in the \\nVidia
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    MS-7366 Mainboard 10.Press Enter to continue with W indows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed, then take out the floppy. 11. Follow the instructions on how to install W indows XP. After
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    RAID software which will upgrade the W indows IDE driver and install the RAID software. 1. Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to open the NVIDIA W indows nForce Drivers NVIDIA IDE driver, NVIDIA MediaShield will not be enabled. 3. Click Next and then follow the instructions. 4.
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under W indows. 1. Launch Computer Management by clicking "Start" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" then open the "Administrative Tools" folder and
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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 Disk W
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Using the NVMediaShield Software Accessing the Storage Page To access the NVIDIA Control Panel Storage page: 1. Right-click the desktop and then click NVIDIA
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    on the newly added drive. Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 Arrays. Instructions Click Rebuild array to start the Rebuild Create Array W izard and then follow the instructions. You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the
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    MS-7366 Mainboard instructions. You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the W izard with step-by-step instructions. Designate a Spare Disk About Spare Disks You can designate a hard drive to be used as a spare drive for a RAID 1, RAID 0+1 or RAID 5 array2. The spare drive
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    original array. • You cannot migrate - To or from a JBOD (Spanning) array - From RAID 1 to RAID 1 - From RAID 0+1 to RAID 1 - From RAID 5 to 1 Migrating to an Array Larger Than 2 TB Your disks must be partitioned using the GUID partition table (GPT) if you plan to migrate to an array with greater
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    MS-7366 Mainboard Specific Morphing Requirements The following table lists the disk requirements for a new RAID array for various morphing combinations. From RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 To RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 RAID 0 RAID 1
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    list of links in the Related tasks section of the side menu. Instructions Click View Storage Configuration to open the associated page. The View Storage Configuration page provides the following information: • Name: Indicates the RAID array type and drive model information • Status: Indicates the
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    MS-7366 Mainboard B-18
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    status of MSI Mainboard & MSI Graphics card in windows, such as CPU/GPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature. Before you install the Dual CoreCenter, please make sure the system has meet the following requirements: 1. Intel Pentium4 / Celeron, AMD Athlon XP/ Sempron or compatible CPU with PCI
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    MS-7366 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-7366 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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    (Dynamic OverClocking) Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function, included in the MSITM's newly developed Dual CoreCenter Technology. It is designed to detect the loading of CPU/ GPU while running programs, and to over-clock automatically. When the motherboard detects
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    MS-7366 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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    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 increase the voltage, or click the minus
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    MS-7366 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. C-9
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    MS-7366 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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P6NGM series
MS-7366 (v1.X) Mainboard