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Version 1.1

G52-MA00512

MS-6398 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard

MSI

MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL

845 Ultra

845 Ultra-AR

845 Ultra-ARU

Summary of Contents for 845 Ultra

Page 1: ...i Version 1 1 G52 MA00512 MS 6398 v1 X ATX Mainboard MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL 845 Ultra 845 Ultra AR 845 Ultra ARU ...

Page 2: ...th the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party respon sible for compliance could void the user s authority to opera...

Page 3: ...e the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Award is a registered trad...

Page 4: ... module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electri cal shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel z The power cord or plug is damaged z Liquid has penetrated into the equipment z The equipment has been exposed to moisture z The equipment has not wo...

Page 5: ...al Processing Unit CPU 2 2 CPU Installation Procedures 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan 2 3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2 4 Memory 2 5 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2 5 DDR Module Combination 2 6 Installing DDR Modules 2 6 Power Supply 2 7 ATX 20 Pin Power Connector JWR1 2 7 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 2 7 Back Panel 2 8 Mouse Connector JKBMS1 2 8 Keyboard Connector JKBMS1 2 9 USB Connectors 2 9 Se...

Page 6: ...ectors CFAN1 SFAN1 J7 2 16 Wake On Ring Connector JMDM1 2 17 Wake On LAN Connector JWOL1 2 17 Front Panel Connector JFP1 or F_P2 2 18 Front Panel Audio Connector JAU1 2 19 Front USB Connectors JUSB2 3 4 USB3 2 20 D Bracket Connector J10 2 23 Jumpers 2 24 Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 2 24 Slots 2 25 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 2 25 PCI Slots 2 25 CNR CommunicationNetworkRiser 2 26 PCI Interrupt R...

Page 7: ...ed Peripherals 3 20 Hardware Monitor Setup 3 23 Load High Performance BIOS Setup Defaults 3 25 Supervisor User Password 3 27 IDE HDD AUTO Detection 3 29 AppendixA Using4 6 channelAudioFunction A 1 Installing C Media Drivers A 2 Hardware Configuration A 2 Software Configuration A 3 AppendixB MSISmartKey B 1 Installing MSI Smart Key B 2 Using MSI Smart Key B 3 Glossary G 1 ...

Page 8: ...5Ultra 845Ultra AR and845Ultra ARUmainboards The 845 Ultra is a standard version In addition to standard features the 845 Ultra AR offers ATA133 RAID interface and the 845 Ultra ARU supports ATA133 RAID and USB 2 0 technology All three models are based on Intel 82845 82801BA chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel Pentium 4 processors in the 478 pin package the MS...

Page 9: ...s to the Intel MCH 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller USB controller 1 1 expanded capabilities for 4 ports I O APIC SMBus controller FWH interface LPC interface AC 97 2 1 interface PCI 2 2 interface Integrated system management controller MainMemory Supports four memory banks using three184 pin DDR DIMM Supports up to 2GB PC2100 PC1600 DDR SDRAMs Supports 2 5v DDR SDRAM Slots One AG...

Page 10: ... details 4 USB 1 1 ports Rear 2 Front 2 On BoardPeripherals On Board Peripherals include 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 serial ports COM A COM B 1 parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode 1 IrDA connector for SIR ASKIR HPSIR 1 D Bracket pin header 1 audio game port Audio C Media CMI8738 PCI 6ch supports 2 4 6 ch speaker BIOS The mainboard BIOS provides Plug...

Page 11: ...I Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 Winbond W83627HF AW CNR USB ports Top mouse Bottom keyboard JCD1 CMI 8738 JPW1 JBAT1 JAUX1 JPHN1 J10 Top Game port Bottom Line Out Line In Mic FDD1 JUSB2 USB3 AGP Slot Intel 845 chipset J7 JAU1 IR2 JFP1 optional F_P2 optional 845 Ultra MS 6398 v1 X ATX Mainboard ...

Page 12: ...CI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 IDE 4 Promise PDC20276 Winbond W83627HF AW CNR USB ports Top mouse Bottom keyboard JCD1 CMI 8738 JPW1 JBAT1 JAUX1 JPHN1 J10 Top Game port Bottom Line Out Line In Mic FDD1 JUSB2 USB3 AGP Slot Intel 845 chipset J7 JAU1 IR2 JFP1 optional F_P2 optional 845 Ultra AR MS 6398 v1 X ATX Mainboard ...

Page 13: ... Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 IDE 4 Promise PDC20276 Winbond W83627HF AW CNR USB ports Top mouse Bottom keyboard JCD1 CMI 8738 JPW1 JBAT1 JAUX1 JPHN1 J10 Top Game port Bottom Line Out Line In Mic FDD1 JUSB3 NEC USB 2 0 JAU1 JUSB4 JUSB2 USB3 AGP Slot Intel 845 chipset IR2 J7 JFP1 optional 845 Ultra ARU MS 6398 v1 X ATX Mainboard ...

Page 14: ...E2 Hard disk connectors See p 2 13 IDE3 IDE4 ATA133 RAID connectors See p 2 14 JCD1 CD in connector See p 2 15 JAUX1 Aux line in connector See p 2 15 JPHN1 Modem in connector See p 2 15 CFAN1 SFAN1 Fan power connectors See p 2 16 JMDM1 Wake on ring connector See p 2 17 JWOL1 Wake on LAN connector See p 2 17 JFP1 F_P2 Front panel connector See p 2 18 JAU1 Front panel audio connector See p 2 19 JUSB...

Page 15: ...SB 2 0 technology for 845 Ultra ARU only C Media CMI8738 PCI 6ch supports 2 4 6 channel speaker FuzzyLogic III LiveBIOS LiveDriver Smart Key the best solution to prevent unauthorized access to your PC PC Alert III system hardware monitor D Bracket LAN Wake Up Function Modem Internal External Ring Wake Up Function Suspend to RAM Disk PC2001Compliant Key Features ...

Page 16: ...ncy in the Windows environment Select the CPU fre quency you prefer and click Go to apply the frequency or click Save allowing the system to run at the specified frequency each time when the system is powered on Features z Display Current System Status CPU Fan CPUTemp Vcore Vio Memory Clock CPUClock AGPClock PCIClock z Adjust CPU FSB Frequency ...

Page 17: ...time operation monitor CPU system temperatures monitor fan speed s monitor system voltage monitor chassis intrusion If one of the items above is abnormal the program main screen will be immediately shown on the screen with the abnormal item highlighted in red This will continue to be shown until users disable the warning Note Items shown on PC Alert III vary depending on your system s status ...

Page 18: ...ures z Network Management Monitoring remote control z Basic System Utilities Scandisk Defragment to maintain your HDD z 3D Graphics Design Enables a more friendly user interface z Sofware Utilities SoftCooler Optimized Cooling ...

Page 19: ...or the overclocking users These users can use the feature to detect if there are any problems or failures D Bracket D Bracket Description System Power ON The D LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly Early Chipset Initialization Memory Detection Test Testing onboard memory size The D LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly Decompress...

Page 20: ...deo adapter BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo processor brand name etc Testing Base and Extended Memory Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns Assign Resources to all ISA Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will initialize IDE drive and controller Initializing Floppy Drive Controller This will initializing Floppy Dri...

Page 21: ...umn of the screen Click the desired button to start the update process z z z z z Live BIOS Updates the BIOS online If your motherboard does not support the function the sorry message is displayed z z z z z Live Driver Updates the drivers online If your motherboard does not sup port the function the sorry message is displayed z z z z z Live VGA BIOS Updates the VGA BIOS online If your VGA device do...

Page 22: ...is 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 work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components ...

Page 23: ...n Lever Dot Cut edge Sliding Plate Close Lever Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating WARNING The mainboard supports Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478 pin package The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a heat ...

Page 24: ...of the CPU Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink Fan 2 Position the heatsink onto the reten tion mechanism 1 Locate the CPU and its retention mechanism on the motherboard 3 Mount the fan on top of the heatsink Press down the fan until its four clips get wedged in the holes of the reten tion mechanism 4 Press the two levers down to fasten the fan Each lever can be pressed down in on...

Page 25: ...ocking However please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting while doing overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended We do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications WARNING 5 Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3 pin fan power connector on the board fa...

Page 26: ... and requires 184 pin DIMM mod ules rather than 168 pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM Two types of DDRareavailableatthetimeofwriting PC1600 PC2100 PC1600DDRSDRAM running at 100MHz will produce about 1 6GB s memory bandwidth PC2100 running at 133MHz will produce 2 1GB s memory bandwidth High memory bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC worksta tions and servers DDR DIMM Slo...

Page 27: ...e occupies two memory banks the rest two banks are shared by DDR 2 DDR 3 You may install memory modules in the following combination S Single Side 64MB 512MB D Double Side 128MB 1GB Combination Slot 1 2 3 DDR 1 S D S D S D DDR 2 D S DDR 3 S D Total Memory 64MB 2GB 64MB 2GB 64MB 2GB Installing DDR Modules 1 The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module The module will only fit in the righ...

Page 28: ...p immediately when the power supply connector is inserted on the board The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system Be fore inserting the power supply connector always make sure that all compo nents are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU JPW1 1 3 2 4 JWR1 10 1 20 11 PIN...

Page 29: ... a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse directly into this connector The connector location and pin assignments are as follows Mouse Keyboard USB Parallel COM A COM B L out L in MIC Midi Joystick PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 MouseDATA MouseDATA 2 NC Noconnection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock 6 NC Noconnection Pin Definition PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 30: ...eyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into ths connector USB Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC Noconnection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC Noconnection Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0 3 Data0 Positive Data Channel 0 4 GND Ground 5 VC...

Page 31: ... connector Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones Line In is used for external CD player Tape player or other audio devices Mic is a connector for microphones 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Line Out Line In MIC Note Details on the application of 6 channel audio can be acquired in Appendix A PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial...

Page 32: ...P mode 13 1 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 1 1 BUSY Busy 12 PE PaperEnd 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED AutomaticFeed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN SelectIn 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Groun...

Page 33: ...rd floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types Connectors FDD1 1 NC 2 NC 3 VCC 4 GND 5 IRTX 6 IRRX Pin Signal IR2 Pin Definition IrDA Infrared Module Header IR2 This connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function The IR2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I O Connect...

Page 34: ...ort the provided IDE hard disk cable IDE1 PrimaryIDEConnector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive TIP If you install two hard disks on cable you must configure the second dr...

Page 35: ...ependent Disks solution integrates two IDE RAID connectors that support PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 modes The IDE RAID connectors allow you to connect Ultra ATA DMA hard disks and use RAID technology RAID 0 strip ing or RAID 1 mirroring for high performance data security and fault tolerance ATA133 RAID Connectors You can connect a Master drive to each IDE RAID connector The...

Page 36: ... The connector is for modem with internal audio connector CD In Connector JCD1 The connector is for CD ROM audio connector Aux Line In Connector JAUX1 The connector is for DVD add on card with Line in connector JPHN1 GND Phone_In Mono_Out JCD1 GND R L JAUX1 GND R L ...

Page 37: ...ted to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Moni tor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control SFAN1 SENSOR 12V GND CFAN1 SENSOR 12V GND Note 1 Always consult the vendor for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CPU Fan supports the fan control You can install the PC Alert u...

Page 38: ... On Ring function The connector will power up the system when a signal is re ceived through the modem card Wake On LAN Connector JWOL1 This connector allows you to connect to a LAN card with Wake On LAN function You can wake up the computer via remote control through a local area network JMDM1 NC MDM_WAKEUP 5VSB 1 GND NC JWOL1 5VSB GND MP_WAKEUP 1 ...

Page 39: ...nnectivity Design Guide JFP1 Power Switch Power LED Reset Switch HDD LED Speaker Buzzer short pin 14 15 Keylock 1 10 1 2 10 9 F_P2 Intel spec PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull up 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED pull up 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull up 7 RST_SW_P...

Page 40: ...ignal output directed to the rear audio ports 5 6 10 9 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone power 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by analog audio circuits 5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel 6 AUD_RET_R Right channel audio signal return from front panel 7 HP_ON Reserved for futur...

Page 41: ...ds come with one standard USB 1 1 pin header USB3 that is compliant with Intel I O Connectivity Design Guide An optional JUSB2 header MSI spec would be available upon request Intel 845 chips et 1 9 2 10 USB3 USB 1 1 Intel spec 1 9 2 10 JUSB2 USB 1 1 optional MSI spec Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0 4 USB1 5 USB0 6 USB1 7 GND 8 GND 9 NC 10 OC0 USB3 Pin Definition Pin Description ...

Page 42: ...er than USB 1 1 and is ideal for connecting high speed USB inter face peripherals such as USBHDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like It is not recommended to connect low speed USB legacy keyboard and mouse to the USB 2 0 ports You should connect the USB legacy devices to the USB rear ports Intel 845 chipset 1 9 2 10 JUSB3 JUSB4 USB 2 0 1 9 2 10 USB3 USB 1 1 Intel spec 1 9 2 10...

Page 43: ...parately 4 Place the USB 2 0 Bracket into the appropriate slot of the system case Note The USB 2 0 controller is backwards compatible with USB 1 1 spec To use the USB 2 0 ports you still need to install USB 2 0 driver which is supplied by Microsoft for Windows 2000 and XP If you have any problems regarding USB 2 0 driver please visit Microsoft website for more information USB 2 0 Bracket Connected...

Page 44: ...for you to connect to D Bracket D Bracket is a USB Bracket integrating four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combinations of LED signals For definitions of 16 signal combinations please refer to Chapter 1 D Bracket J10 D Bracket Connected to J10 Connected to USB3 or JUSB2 ...

Page 45: ...to clear the system configuration use the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Follow the instructions below to clear the data Jumpers The motherboard provides one jumper for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your motherboard s function through the use of the jumper You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin posit...

Page 46: ...s allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the The motherboard provides five 32 bit Master PCI bus slots one AGP slot and one CNR slot Int el 8 45 chipset PCI Slots AGP Slot CNR Slot The AGP slot DOES NOT support 3 3V AGP card Use of 3 3V AGP card may caus...

Page 47: ...tion CNR Communication Network Riser The CNR slot allows you to insert the CNR expansion cards CNR is a specially designed network audio or modem riser card for ATX family motherboards Its main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard s chipset PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware lines over whic...

Page 48: ...e Monitor Setup 3 23 Load High Performance BIOS Setup Defaults 3 25 Supervisor User Password 3 27 IDE HDD AUTO Detection 3 29 3 BIOS Setup 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 w...

Page 49: ... by pressing F11 When the same message as listed above appears on the screen press F11 to trigger the boot menu The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in time If so restart the system and press F11 after around 2 or 3 seconds to activate the boot menu similar to the following The boot menu will list all the bootable devices Select the one you want to boot from by using arro...

Page 50: ...F10 Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup utility the first screen you see is the Main Menu MainMenu The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies You can use the arrow keys to select the item The on line description for the selected setup category is displayed at the bottom of the screen Default Settings The BIOS setup program contains two kinds ...

Page 51: ...alues in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance PowerManagementSetup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PNP PCIConfigurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI Once you enter AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY the Main Menu will ap pear on the screen The Main Menu displays twelve configurable functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to...

Page 52: ...eDefaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected LoadBIOSSetupDefaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations SupervisorPassword Use this menu to set Supervisor Password UserPassword Use this menu to set User Password Save ExitSetup Save changes to CMOS and exit se...

Page 53: ...e value you prefer Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is day month date year 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 function keys year The year can be adjusted by users Time This allows you to set the system time that yo...

Page 54: ... zone SECTOR Number of sectors MODE Access mode FloppyDriveA B This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options Not Installed 360 KB 5 1 2 MB 5 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Boot Sector Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection When Enabled BIOS will issue a virus warning message and beep if a write to...

Page 55: ...POST messages at boot Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where AMIBIOS attempts to load the operating system The settings are IDE 0 The system will boot from the first HDD IDE 1 The system will boot from the second HDD IDE 2 The system will boot from the third HDD IDE 3 The system will boot fro...

Page 56: ...stem to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device S M A R T for Hard Disks This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis Re porting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an oppor tunity to move data from a hard disk that is goin...

Page 57: ...ction that is implemented Setting options are described below Boot OS 2 for DRAM 64MB This allows you to run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB When you choose No you cannot run the OS 2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB But it is possible if you choose Yes APIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Due to c...

Page 58: ...mance 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 up date the BIOS you ll need to disable this Flash Protection function Setting options Disabled Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching ...

Page 59: ...arge Delay automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Manual allows users to configure these fields manually CAS Latency The field controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Setting options 2 5 Clocks 2 Clocks 2 Clocks increases system performance while 2 5 Clocks provides more stable...

Page 60: ...options 5 Clocks 6 Clocks 7 Clocks DRAM Integrity Mode Select ECC Error Checking Correcting Code or Non ECC according to the type of DRAM installed MemoryHole In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Setting options Disabled 15MB 16MB AGP Aperture ...

Page 61: ... The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the infor mation of system cofiguration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory wi...

Page 62: ...ck Settings are Disabled and Enabled Power SleepLED This item configures how the system uses power LED on the case to indicate the sleep state Available options are Single LED The power LED blinks to indicate the sleep state without changing its color Dual LED The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep state SuspendTimeOut Minute After the selected period of system inactivity all device...

Page 63: ...n setting to Enabled the features allow your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through an incoming call from the modem or any incoming signal received via the LAN Settings Enabled and Disabled WakeUpOnPME When setting to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event Settings Enabled and Disabled Res...

Page 64: ... your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupts occurs Available settings are Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Reboots the computer Last State Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs ...

Page 65: ...Configuration Data NVRAM Non volatile Ran dom Access Memory is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non PNP devices in a bit string format When the item is set to Yes the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically PCIVGAPaletteSnoop When set to Enabled multiple VGA devices operating on differ...

Page 66: ...the bus where the specified IRQ line is used The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the IRQ pool the end user can use these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA EISA setting to it Onboa...

Page 67: ...S and SCO Unix Set to No Mice only if your want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse Setting options Disabled No Mice All Device On Chip IDE This setting controls the on chip IDE controller Setting options Disabled Primary Secondary Both Onboard ATA133 RAID Chip for 845 Ultra AR 845 Ultra ARU mainboard This allows you to enable disable the onboard ATA133 RAID controller Set ting options ...

Page 68: ...hese items specify the base I O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1 COM A Serial Port 2 COM B Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automati cally determine the correct base I O port address Settings Auto 3F8 COM1 2F8 COM2 3E8 COM3 2E8 COM4 and Disabled Serial PortB Mode This item sets the operation mode for Serial Port B Settings Normal 1 6uS 3 16 Baud and ASKIR the last three operation modes ...

Page 69: ...cts the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port is set to EPP mode Settings 1 7 and 1 9 IRQ When Parallel Port is set to Auto the item shows Auto indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port automatically DMAChannel This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is set to the ECP mode When Parallel Port is set to Auto the field will show Auto indicating...

Page 70: ...ting allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency Setting options 100MHz 200MHz at 1MHz increment SpreadSpectrum When the motherboard clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If y...

Page 71: ...ncrease the DDR AGP rate Modifying the setting may lead to unstable system so changing the DDR AGP Vcore for long term use is not recommended CPUVcore Adjust This setting is used to adjust the CPU core voltage Vcore making overclocking possible CPU System Temperature CPU System Fan Speed Vcore Vio 5 0V 12 0V 12 0V 5 0V Battery 5V SB These items display the current status of all of the monitored ha...

Page 72: ...message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default BIOS values that enable the best system performance but may lead to a stability issue The option is for power or overclocking users only Use of high performance defaults will tighten most timings to increase the sys tem performance Therefore a high end system configuration is a must which means you need high quality VGA adapter RAM and so on We...

Page 73: ...Chapter 3 3 26 When you select Load BIOS Setup Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for stable system performance ...

Page 74: ...enter a password To clear a set password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized per...

Page 75: ...the right to change the settings of the setup menu thorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password promptisrequiredisthePASSWORDCHECKoptionoftheADVANCEDBIOS FEATURES menu If the PASSWORD CHECK option is set to Always the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup pass word prompt only occurs when you try to enter Setup ...

Page 76: ...BIOS Setup 3 29 IDE HDD AUTO Detection You can use this utility to AUTOMATICALLY detect the characteristics of most hard drives ...

Page 77: ...th C Media 6 channel audio function which allows you to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better space sound effect The section will tell you how to activate 4 6 channel audio function TOPICS Installing C Media Drivers A 2 Hardware Configuration A 2 Software Configuration A 3 A Using 4 6 channel Audio Function ...

Page 78: ...ing the C Media drivers you can attach the speakers for 4 6 channel audio output Always connect the speakers to the LINE OUT connectors Different connector configurations for 2 4 6 channel operations are listed below Hardware Configuration Note For Windows NT4 0 you need to install the C Media Sound Drivers manually 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel MIC LINE OUT Line In MIC LINE OUT LINE OUT LINE OUT ...

Page 79: ...dia software application To set the multi channel configuration 1 Click the C Media Mixer icon from the window tray on the bottom 2 The following screen appears Click the indicated button 3 The Advanced window appears 4 Select 5 1 for 6 channel or 4 for 4 channel audio output 5 ClickOK Software Configuration Click here ...

Page 80: ...ywhere you just do not know A password only stops them at the first gate If this protection is broken what else can you rely on The MSI Smart Key is a hardware device that provides you the com plete and perfect protection on your system Once the key is installed and setup any unauthorized user absolutely can not access and use your computer without the key The computer needs the key to boot up and...

Page 81: ...our computer the BIOS will detect it when the system boots up and you have to enabled disabled this function Furthermore you should install the dedicated software application in the operating system which is provided by MSI to obtain the overall protection on your system The following sections will provide the detailed instructions for the BIOS setup and software installation System Requirements B...

Page 82: ... can not enter the operating system successfully At this time contact your local dealer for further service Enable Disable the Smart Key The first time installation 1 Insert the Smart Key into the computer and turn on the power 2 Press F7 during system boot up 3 The message as below appears on the screen asking you to enable or disable the key Please input your password and press Enter password We...

Page 83: ...ur password Processing You have enabled the Smart Key Successfully Then you can enter the operating system and start to work Note 1 You should firmly remember the password you set if the Smart Key is lost you can get a new key from MSI and turn on the computer with the original password 2 To avoid the password from being forgotten we provide the table below for you to keep note in this guide Pleas...

Page 84: ... the screen asking you to enable or disable the key If you want to disable MSI Smart Key please press Y or press N to exit Type Y to disable it type N to keep the function enabled and enter the operating system When you type Y it shows the following message Processing You have disabled the Smart Key Successfully Then you can enter the operating system and start to work ...

Page 85: ...e original password data into the wrong key new key Otherwise the sys tem will halt after entering the wrong password for three times No MSI Smart Key is Present Please plug in your MSI Smart Key or contact your local distributor for details The user have to find and re plug the original key into the computer to continue booting up the system If the wrong key or a new key is inserted it will show ...

Page 86: ...ll enter protection status immediately and the mouse and keyboard will be locked when the key is inserted again the operating system will resume from the protected mode Installation 1 Install the Smart Key into the computer and turn on the power to enter the operating system successfully 2 Insert the CD ROM provided and the setup program will execute automatically The welcome screen will appear as...

Page 87: ...e in your computer simply press Next to install it in the default folder 6 When the installation is completed restart the computer as instructed 4 When the Software License Agreement window appears on the screen press Yes to continue Default folder Click here ...

Page 88: ...ion is disabled in BIOS this program will not be launched in the operating system 2 To launch the program s setup screen simply left click on the Smart Key icon in the system tray The program s setup screen appears as below This window contains the information of the program and the main options for the user to control Security Setting and Other Smart Key icon Program version Control options ...

Page 89: ...n the Setting Page field to enable the function Once the function is enabled and set properly you do not have to type the user s name and password everytime when entering Windows In Windows 2000 it will show the related fields when the Auto Logon to Windows is checked you should fill in the correct information in these fields Check this Enter the information ...

Page 90: ...een saver program when the system is locked 2 Set Screen When System Locked allows you to set the status when the Smart Key is unplugged and the system locked You can set the monitor to display a blank screen b the retaining screen when the system locked c MSI Logo The default setting is to show MSI Logo Check this ...

Page 91: ...on to enable the option you choose 4 Press the bulb button at the right bottom to hide the program in the system tray and keep on monitoring the system 5 Press the door button at the right bottom to exit the program Click here Click here Click here ...

Page 92: ...the Add Remove Programs item to open the Add Remove Programs Properties window 2 Select the SmartKey item in the field and click the Add Remove when it shows the dialog box requiring your confirmation press Yes to start removing the program as the on screen instructions Click here Choose this 3 Restart the computer when the un installation is completed ...

Page 93: ...mproves many placement of components and makes a more efficient design BIOS basic input output system On PCs an essential software that contains all the control code of input output inter face such as keyboard disk drives etc It executes hardware test on booting the system starts the OS and provides an interface between the OS and the components The BIOS is stored in a ROM chip Bus A set of hardwa...

Page 94: ...complementary metal oxide semiconductor CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor which features high speed and low power consumption PCs usually contain a small amount of battery powered CMOS memory to retain the date time and system setup parameters COM In MS DOS system the name of a serial communications port DOS supports four serial ports For example if a modem is connected to one serial por...

Page 95: ... for transmitting data via infrared light waves This enables you to transfer data from one device to another without any cables LAN local area network A computer network that covers a relatively smaller area such as in a building or an enterprise It is made up of servers workstations shared resources a network oper ating system and a communications link These individual PCs and devices on a LAN ar...

Page 96: ...k drives etc to see if they are properly connected and operating PS 2 Port A type of port developed by IBM for connecting a mouse or keyboard to a PC The PS 2 port supports a mini DIN plug containing just 6 pins Most modern PCs equipped with PS 2 ports so that the special port can be used by another device such as a modem USB universal serial bus A hardware interface for low speed peripherals such...

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