MSI 975X Platinum Series Bedienungsanleitung

i975X Platinum SeriesMS-7246 (V2.X) MainboardG52-72461X17246v2.0-Preface .P65 2006/6/23, 下午 02:471

xPower On...A-15Power Off / Restart...

MS-7246 MainboardB-12Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the followingwindow, and click Next button to start installati

B-13Intel ICH7HD SATA RAIDOnce the installation is complete, the following window appears.The following window appears to show the Intel Application A

MS-7246 MainboardB-14The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a singleSerial ATA (SATA) hard drive to RAID configuratio

B-15Intel ICH7HD SATA RAIDCreate RAID Volume from Existing DiskTo create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> CreateRAID Volume f

MS-7246 MainboardB-16(1) Step 1: Configure VolumeHere you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name,selecting the RAID level and s

B-17Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID(2) Select the source diskThen select the source disk that you wish to use and then click “--->” tomove it to the Selecte

MS-7246 MainboardB-18(3) Select Member Hard Drive(s)Then select the member disk (the target disk) that you wish to use and thenclick “--->” to move

B-19Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID(4) Specify Volume SizeSpecify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAIDvolume. You may enter the amoun

MS-7246 MainboardB-20(6) Start MigrationThe migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending onthe size of the disks being used and th

B-21Intel ICH7HD SATA RAIDA RAID 1 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its harddrive members fails or istemporarily disconnected, an

xiMixer...D-8AudioIO...

MS-7246 MainboardB-225. Exit Intel RAID Option ROM, and then reboot to Windows system.6. When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume, click 'Yes&apo

JMicron RAID IntroductionAppendix CJMicron’s RAID provides Serial ATA RAID 0 (Striping) , RAID 1(Mirroring) and JBOD functionality to enhance the indu

MS-7246 MainboardC-2IntroductionRAID - Redundant Array of Independent DisksRAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and

C-3JMicron RAIDBe sure to set RAID mode for the Onboard JMB361 Mode of Integrated Periph-erals in BIOS before configuring the JMicron BIOS utility. Af

MS-7246 MainboardC-4Creating RAID set1. Select “Create RAID Disk Drive”. Then press <Enter>.3. Choose a 0-Striped, a 1-Mirror, or a JBOD-Concate

C-5JMicron RAID4. In the Hard Disk Disk List menu, use <Space> key to select the disks you wantto create for the RAID set, then click <Enter&

MS-7246 MainboardC-66. Then select the capacity of the RAID set in the Size field. The default value is themaximum capacity of the selected disks. The

C-7JMicron RAIDDeleting RAID set1. Select “Delete RAID Disk Drive”. Then press <Enter>.2. In the RAID Disk Driver List menu, use <Space> k

MS-7246 MainboardC-8Revert HDD to non-RAIDSelect Revert HDD to non-RAID and press <Enter>. In the Hard Disk Driver Listmenu use <Space> ke

C-9JMicron RAIDInstall Driver in Windows XP / 2000† New Windows XP / 2000 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while

Thank you for choosing the 975X Platinum Series (MS-7246)v2.x ATX mainboard. The 975X Platinum Series mainboard is basedon Intel® 975X and Intel® ICH7

MS-7246 MainboardC-10JMicron Raid ConfigurerThere is an application called JMicron Raid Configurer which helps you perform thefollowing tasks of nVDIA

C-11JMicron RAIDCreating RAIDJMRaidTool supports the creation of RAID 0 and 1.1. Left-click the “New Disk Array” button.2. A wizard dialogue will disp

D-1Realtek ALC882M AudioRealtek ALC882M AudioAppendix DThe Realtek ALC882M provides 10-channel DAC thatsimultaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and

MS-7246 MainboardD-2You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC882M codec to function properly beforeyou can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel o

D-3Realtek ALC882M Audio3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver.Click hereSelect thisoption4. Click Finish to restart the sy

MS-7246 MainboardD-4After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audiofeature now. Click the audio icon from

D-5Realtek ALC882M AudioSound EffectEnvironment SimulationYou will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow,totally 23 ki

MS-7246 MainboardD-6SaveThe settings are savedpermanently for futureuseReset10 bands of equalizerwould go back to the de-fault settingEnable / Disable

D-7Realtek ALC882M AudioRaise the keyLower the keyRemove thehuman voiceFrequently Used Equalizer SettingRealtek recognizes the needs that you might ha

MS-7246 MainboardD-8MixerIn the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually.1. Adjust VolumeYou can adjust the vo

MS-7246 Mainboard1-2Processor Support*- Intel® Core 2 Duo, Pemtium 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium 4, Pentium D, andCeleron D processors in the LGA775 pack

D-9Realtek ALC882M AudioWhen you are playing the first audio source (for example: use Windows MediaPlayer to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played

MS-7246 MainboardD-103. Playback controlPlayback deviceThis function is to let you freely decide which ports tooutput the sound. And this is essential

D-11Realtek ALC882M Audio4. Recording controlRecording device-Back Line in/Mic, Front Lin in-Realtek HD Audio Digital InputMuteYou may choose to mute

MS-7246 MainboardD-12AudioIOIn this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers.You can choose a desired multi-channe

D-13Realtek ALC882M AudioCorrect MessageAssume to plug a headphone in the Green jack at back panel. The icon besidegreen jack become visible and the d

MS-7246 MainboardD-14Connector SettingsClick to access connector settings.Disable front panel jack detection (option)Find no function on front panel

D-15Realtek ALC882M AudioS/PDIFShort for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIFallows the transfer of digital a

MS-7246 MainboardD-16Test SpeakersYou can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you selectwill light up and make testin

D-17Realtek ALC882M AudioMicrophoneIn this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppres-sion to remove the possible noise

MS-7246 MainboardD-18Bass Management settingIn this tab you can either adjust volume of every single speaker, or reach betterspeaker balance by adjust

1-3Getting StartedFloppy- 1 floppy port- Supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88MbytesConnectorsBackpanel- 1 PS/2 mouse port- 1 PS/2 keyb

D-19Realtek ALC882M AudioDolbyDolby Master Studio means to bring you a new class of entertainment experience, byusing home PCs.Dolby Master Studio con

MS-7246 MainboardD-203D Audio DemoIn this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica-tions like gaming. You may also

D-21Realtek ALC882M AudioInformationIn this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility,including Audio Driver Version,

MS-7246 MainboardD-22Connecting the SpeakersWhen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the softwareutility, connect your spea

D-23Realtek ALC882M Audion 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker OutputBack Panel3126457Description:Connect two speakers to backpanel’s Line Out connector and

MS-7246 MainboardD-24n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output3126457Description:Connect two speakers to backpanel’s Line Out connector, twospeakers to th

D-25Realtek ALC882M Audion 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output3126457Description:Connect two speakers to backpanel’s Line Out connector, twospeakers

E-1Dual Core CenterDual Core CenterDual CoreCenter, the most useful and powerful utilitythat MSI has spent much research and efforts todevelop, helps

E-2MS-7246 MainboardActivating Dual Core CenterOnce you have your Dual Core Center installed (locate the setup source file in thesetup CD accompanying

E-3Dual Core CenterMainBefore using this utility, we have to remind you: only when installing a MSI NX xxxxDiamond series or RX xxxx Diamond series gr

MS-7246 Mainboard1-4975X Platinum (MS-7246) Series v2.X ATX MainboardPCI3PCI2PEG2PCI_E1JPWRJPWPCI_E2JAUD1JCD1JUSB2J1394_2JUSB1 JFP1JFP2JLED1JLPC1SW1CP

E-4MS-7246 MainboardAV/ Game/ Office/ Silence/ CoolMSI provides five common settings for different environments. The settingshad been set to optimal v

E-5Dual Core CenterDOT (Dynamic OverClocking)Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function, included inthe MSITM’s newly devel

E-6MS-7246 MainboardClockIn the Clock sub-menu, you can see clock status (including FSB/ CPU clock ofmainboard and GPU/ memory clock of graphics card)

E-7Dual Core CenterVoltageIn the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (including Vcore, memory, GPUvoltage... etc.) of your system, and you ca

E-8MS-7246 MainboardFAN SpeedIn the FAN Speed sub-menu, you can read fan status of your system. Select higherspeed for better cooling effect. There ar

E-9Dual Core CenterTemperatureIn the Temperature sub-menu, you can see temperature status of your system.On the underside, it shows the graphs of the

E-10MS-7246 MainboardUser ProfileIn the User Profile sub-menu, click the setting button that besides the user profilebar, and the next screen will app

E-11Dual Core CenterUse the draw bar to set the max system temperature. When the system temperatureexceeds the threshold you defined, the system will

1-5Getting StartedPower CableSATA CableUser’s GuideMSI motherboardMSI Driver/Utility CDStandard Cable forIDE DevicesBack IO ShieldStandard Cable forFl

This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memorymodules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup thejumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provi

MS-7246 Mainboard2-2CPU, p.2-3DIMM1/2/3/4, p.2-7ATX, p.2-9PWR_FAN, p2-14JCI1, p2-19JPW, p.2-9JPWR, p.2-9Back Panel,p.2-10PCIE_X16,p.2-24PCIE_X1,p.2-24

2-3Hardware SetupThe mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium 4 Extreme Editionand Pentium Extreme Edition. The mainboard uses a CPU so

iiCopyright NoticeThe material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STARINTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of thi

MS-7246 Mainboard2-4CPU & Cooler Installation (CPU clip is optional)When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler at-tached on t

2-5Hardware Setup5.The CPU has a plastic cap on it toprotect the contact from damage.Before you have installed the CPU,always cover it to protect the

MS-7246 Mainboard2-612. Press down the load lever lightlyonto the load plate, and then securethe lever with the hook under reten-tion tab.11.Visually

2-7Hardware SetupThe mainboard provides 4 240-pin DDRII DIMM slots, which supports thememory size up to 8GB.Since DDRII modules are not interchangeabl

MS-7246 Mainboard2-8Installing DDRII Modules1. The DDRII DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module willonly fit in the right orienta

2-9Hardware SetupThe mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Beforeinserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all c

MS-7246 Mainboard2-10The back panel provides the following connectors:Mouse/Keyboard ConnectorThe mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard m

2-11Hardware SetupUSB ConnectorsThe mainboard provides an OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) UniversalSerial Bus root for attaching USB devices suc

MS-7246 Mainboard2-12LAN (RJ-45) JackThe mainboard provides 1 standard RJ-45 jack for connection to single LocalArea Network (LAN). This LAN enables d

2-13Hardware SetupParallel Port Connector: LPT1The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallelport is a standard printe

iiiSafety InstructionsCAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by th

MS-7246 Mainboard2-14The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN,and USB Ports.Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDDThe mainboa

2-15Hardware SetupHard Disk Connector: IDE1/ IDE2The mainboard supports 2 IDE connectors, which supports PIO & Bus Masteroperation modes.IDE1 (blu

MS-7246 Mainboard2-16SATAII Connectors controlled by Intel ICH7R: SATA1~SATA4SATAII Connectors controlled by JMicron JMB361: SATA5The SouthBridge of t

2-17Hardware SetupFront Panel Connectors: JFP1 / JFP2The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connectionto the front panel swi

MS-7246 Mainboard2-18Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the frontpanel audio and is comp

2-19Hardware SetupIEEE 1394 Connector: J1394_1(Optional) The mainboard provides one 1394 pin header that allow you to connect op-tional IEEE

MS-7246 Mainboard2-20D-Bracket™ 2(Optional)Connected to JUSB1 or JUSB2(the USB pinheader in YELLOW color)Connected to JLED1LEDsD-Bracket™ 2 is an exte

2-21Hardware SetupRedGreenDescriptionSystem Power ONThe D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged ornot installed properly.Early Chipset Initia

MS-7246 Mainboard2-22BIOS Sign OnThis will start showing information about logo, proces-sor brand name, etc...Testing Base and Extended MemoryTesting

2-23Hardware SetupThe motherboard provides the following button for you to set the computer’sfunction. This section will explain how to change your mo

ivFCC-B Radio Frequency Interference StatementThis equipment has beentested and found to complywith the limits for a Class Bdigital device, pursuant t

MS-7246 Mainboard2-24PCI Express SlotsThe PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, intercon-nect technology, support Intel high

2-25Hardware Setup2.Use the external cable to connect the two graphics cards. The cable isattached from the CrossFire Ready graphics card’s DVI connec

MS-7246 Mainboard2-26 3.When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and installed,reboot the system. After enter to the O.S

2-27Hardware SetupPCI Interrupt Request RoutingThe IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hard-ware lines over which devices

Chapter 3BIOS SetupThis chapter provides information on the BIOS Setupprogram and allows you to configure the system foroptimum use.You may need to r

MS-7246 Mainboard3-2Entering SetupImportant1.The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are undercontinuous update for better system

3-3BIOS SetupControl Keys<↑> Move to the previous item<↓> Move to the next item<←> Move to the item in the left hand<→> Move t

MS-7246 Mainboard3-4Standard CMOS FeaturesUse this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.Advanced BIOS FeaturesUse this menu to

3-5BIOS SetupLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsUse this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system per-formance operations.Load Optimi

MS-7246 Mainboard3-6Date (mm:dd:yy)This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).The format is <day><

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3-7BIOS SetupDrive AThis item allows you to set the type of floppy drive installed. Available options: [None],[360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720

MS-7246 Mainboard3-8CPU FeaturePress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech (EIST)The Intel

3-9BIOS SetupVirtualization TechnologyWhen enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities providedby vendor-pool technology. Setting

MS-7246 Mainboard3-10Quick BootSetting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it willskip some check items. Setting op

3-11BIOS SetupSystem BIOS CacheableSelecting [Enabled] allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh,resulting in better system performance.

MS-7246 Mainboard3-12USB ControllerSelect [Enabled] if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller andyou have USB peripherals. Setti

3-13BIOS SetupOnboard BCM GB LANThis field controls the onboard BCM GB LAN controller. Setting options: [Enabled],[Disabled].PCI-E Compliancy ModeThi

MS-7246 Mainboard3-14ECP Mode Use DMAThe ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel portwith the ECP feature. After selectin

3-15BIOS SetupSATA PORT Speed SettingsThis item let you to select the compatible SATA Spec version. Setting options:[Disabled], [Force GEN I], [Force

MS-7246 Mainboard3-16ACPI FunctionThis item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power ManagementInterface) Function. If your operating

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3-17BIOS SetupRestore on AC Power LossThis setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure orinterrupt occurs. Setting options

MS-7246 Mainboard3-18Date (of Month) AlarmThe field specifies the date for Resume by RTC Alarm. Setting options: [0]~[31].Time (hh:mm:ss) AlarmThe fie

3-19BIOS Setup VGA Palette Snoop Bit Setting ActionDisabled Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to the PCIVGA device’s palette registers.

MS-7246 Mainboard3-20The setting must be set to Enabled if any ISA bus adapter in the system requires VGApalette snooping.INT Pin 1/2 AssignmentThe it

3-21BIOS SetupChassis Intrusion DetectThe field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion statusand issuing a warning message

MS-7246 Mainboard3-22The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of voltage, frequency andoverclocking functions.Current CPU/ FSB ClockThe

3-23BIOS SetupMemory Function ControlPress <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.DRAM Timing SelectableSelects whether DRAM timing is contr

MS-7246 Mainboard3-24FSB & Memory Clock RatioThese settings control the ratio of FSB Clock and Memory Clock to enable the CPU &Memory to run a

3-25BIOS SetupSpread SpectrumWhen the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of thepulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Inte

MS-7246 Mainboard3-26CPU and Memory Clock OverclockingThe Dynamic OverClocking / FSB & Memory Clock Ratio/ Adjust CPU Ratio/CPU FSB Frequency are

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3-27BIOS SetupThe two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings tothe default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimi

MS-7246 Mainboard3-28When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:Type the password, up to six characters in length, an

A-1Introduction to DigiCellIntroduction to DigiCellAppendix ADigiCell, the most useful and powerful utility that MSIhas spent much research and effort

MS-7246 MainboardA-2Activating DigiCellOnce you have your DigiCell installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CDaccompanying with your mainb

A-3Introduction to DigiCellMainBefore using this utility, it is required to have all the integrated peripherals/cards (LANcard, Wireless LAN card, Meg

MS-7246 MainboardA-4Live UpdateYou can take advantage of Live Update to detect and update BIOS anddrivers online.Dual Core CenterYou can take advantag

A-5Introduction to DigiCellH/W DiagnosticIn the H/W Diagnostic sub-menu, you can see the information, status and note ofeach DigiCell. You may double

MS-7246 MainboardA-6In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / WLAN /Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed.

A-7Introduction to DigiCellSoftware Access PointIn the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communication status onyour system and choose t

MS-7246 MainboardA-8Access Point ModeClick on “Setting” button of the Access Point Mode and the following screen willdisplay.IP SharingClick on this i

viiiCONTENTSChapter 1. Getting Started...1-1Mainboard Specifications.

A-9Introduction to DigiCellenable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control Listcan connect to the wireless LAN.MAC Addre

MS-7246 MainboardA-10Live UpdateClick on the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update program will beenabled.The Live Update 3™ is a too

A-11Introduction to DigiCellMEGA STICKIn the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICKand the media files (*.m3u, *.mp3, *

MS-7246 MainboardA-12There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause,previous/next song, song info and volume a

A-13Introduction to DigiCellNon-Unicode programs supportedIf you are using an operating system in European languages, and you’d like to play themedia

MS-7246 MainboardA-143. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to besupported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick)

A-15Introduction to DigiCellIn the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure setting of power-on, power-off and restarting status.In the screen below

MS-7246 MainboardA-16Power Off / RestartYou may configure the time (in the format hh:mm:ss) for the next power-off / restart.Start WithUse the button

A-17Introduction to DigiCellAuto LoginSince the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you mayhave to enable this Auto Login f

The optional southbridge ICH7DH provides a hybrid solutionthat combines four independent SATAII ports for support of up tofour Serial ATAII (Serial AT

ixD-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JLED1...2-21Clear CMOS Button: SW...

MS-7246 MainboardB-2The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the systemBIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel ch

B-3Intel ICH7HD SATA RAIDAfter pressing the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously, the following window willappear:(1) Create RAID Volume1. S

MS-7246 MainboardB-43. In the Disk field, press <Enter> key and the following screen appears. Use<Space> key to select the disks you want

B-5Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID 6.Then the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure tocreate the RAID volume. Press <Y> to continue

MS-7246 MainboardB-6(2) Delete RAID VolumeHere you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAIDdrives will be lost.Select opt

B-7Intel ICH7HD SATA RAID(3) Reset Disks to Non-RAIDSelect option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAIDvolume and remov

MS-7246 MainboardB-8Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000† New Windows XP / 2000 InstallationThe following details the installation of the drivers while

B-9Intel ICH7HD SATA RAIDInstallation of Intel Matrix Stroage ConsoleThe Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operatethe h

MS-7246 MainboardB-10The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed asfollowing:Click on the Next button to proceed the ins

B-11Intel ICH7HD SATA RAIDAfter reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button tocontinue.The window shows the components to