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BIOS  Setup

Power Management Setup

 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 Windows 98SE/

2000/ME, select [Enabled].

 ACPI  Suspend Type

This item specifies the  power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating

system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and

Windows XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR)

fashion through the setting of this field. Options are:

S3-related  functions described in this section are available only when
your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.

Impor tant

Summary of Contents for 945-E - Hetis - 0 MB RAM

Page 1: ...Hetis 900 Series MS 6439 V1 X Barebone G52 64391X1 ...

Page 2: ...re is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between...

Page 3: ...t incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection tech nology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineer ing or disassembly is prohibited Revision History Revision Revision History Date ...

Page 4: ...d or 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 electrical shock 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 The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work we...

Page 5: ... 0 75mm2 2 Internal part is hazardous moving parts please keep fingers and other body parts away 3 For pluggable equipment the socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible 4 Do not disable the protective earth pin from the plug the equipment must be connected to an earthed mains socket outlet ...

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Page 9: ...Tools 3 2 Installation Screws 3 2 Checking the Items 3 3 Installation Procedures 3 4 Removing Chassis Cover 3 4 Installing Hard Disk Drive HDD 3 5 Installing Optical Disk Drive ODD 3 6 Installing Card Reader Optional 3 7 Installing Memory Modules 3 8 Installing CPU 3 9 Installing CPU Cooler 3 10 Restoring Chassis Cover 3 11 Installing Footstand 3 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 1 Entering Setup 4 2 Cont...

Page 10: ...mized Defaults 4 27 Set Supervisor User Password 4 28 Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio A 1 Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver A 2 Installation for Windows 2000 XP A 2 Software Configuration A 4 Sound Effect A 5 Mixer A 8 Audio I O A 12 Microphone A 15 3D Audio Demo A 17 Information A 17 Hardware Configuration A 18 Using 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function A 18 ...

Page 11: ...urchasing Hetis 900 Series MS 6439 Barebone Hetis 900 Series Barebone is your best Slim PC choice With the fantastic appearance and small form factor it can easily be set anywhere The feature packed platform also gives you an exciting PC experience ...

Page 12: ...idge VIA P4M900 Chipset South Bridge VIA VT8237A Chipset Memory Support DDR2 400 533 667 SDRAM 2GB Max 2 DDR2 DIMMs 240pin 1 8V LAN Supports Giga LAN by Realtek RTL8110SC Supports 10 100 LAN by Realtek RTL8100C Optional Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC888 Flexible 8 channel audio IDE 1 IDE port by VIA VT8237A Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 mode Supports PIO Bus Master operation mode SATA 2 SATA...

Page 13: ...N Jack RJ45 4 USB 2 0 Ports Front Panel 2 Audio Jacks Headphone and Microphone 2 USB 2 0 Ports On Board Pinheaders 1 CD In Pinheader 1 Card Reader Pinheader 1 SPDIF Out Pinheader For HDMI Graphics Card Audio Line Use Only Slots 1 PCI Express Slot For Riser Card Use Only Form Factor Proprietary 334MM x 190 MM Mounting 5 mounting holes ...

Page 14: ...ebone 1 4 1 Headphone Green 5 HDD LED 2 Microphone Pink 6 ODD Eject Close Button 3 USB 2 0 Ports 7 Optical Disk Drive Optional 4 Power Button Power LED 8 Card Reader Drive Optional Front View System Configuration ...

Page 15: ...ector 8 DVI Port 2 Power Jack 9 VGA Port 3 Ventilation Hole 10 Audio Jacks 4 USB 2 0 Ports 11 Power Switch 5 PS 2 Mouse Green 12 Support Bracket Spring 6 PS 2 Keyboard Purple 13 LAN Jack RJ45 7 Serial Ports 14 Expansion Slots Back View ...

Page 16: ...ized screw structure Detachable bay housing Multiple ventilation holes 1 CPU Fan Ventilation Hole 5 System Ventilation Hole 2 System Ventilation Hole 6 System Ventilation Hole 3 System Fan Ventilation Hole 7 System Ventilation Hole 4 Power Supply Ventilation Hole Back Side Bottom ...

Page 17: ... holes for better cooling effects The specially designed CPU cooler supports Intel LGA775 Conroe CoreTM 2 Duo and Presler Pentium D The following figures illustrate how the system fan effectively exhausts hot air through multiple ventilation holes CPU Cooler Air Flow Direction Thermal Solution Air Out Air In Air Out Air Out Air Out ...

Page 18: ...39 Barebone 1 8 System Design Front Panel Back Panel Power Supply Power Supply Fan System Fan Driver Bays from top to bottom Card Reader Drive Optical Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive CPU Socket M emory DIMM Slots ...

Page 19: ... Supply Fan System Fan Driver Bays from top to bottom Card Reader Drive Optical Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive CPU Socket M emory DIMM Slots After the installation is completed please keep other objects away from the ventilation hole at least 2 5cm and above Do not block the ventilation hole ...

Page 20: ... 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 Always unplug the power cord before in serting any add on card or module ONLY FOR SERVICE PERSONEL Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ...

Page 21: ...board Top VGA Port Bottom DVI Port IDE1 JCD1 Codec SYS_F2 DIMM2 CPU_F1 JACK3 JACK2 USB2 JPW1 JFP1 JBAT1 CR1 SATA1 VIA VT 8237A VIA P4M900 SATA2 ATX1 LAN Chip SLOT1 USB1 DIMM1 COM Ports Top LAN Jack Bottom USB Ports USB Ports T M B Line In Line Out Mic T RS Out M CS Out B SS Out CASE_OPEN1 J1 ...

Page 22: ...it Important Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking...

Page 23: ...lling memory modules For more information on compatible components please visit http www msi com tw program products mainboard mbd pro_mbd_trp_list php DIMM1 2 240 pin 1 8V 56 x 2 112 pin 64 x 2 128 pin Important Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB ...

Page 24: ...CPU Important 1 Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power supplies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard 2 Power supply of 350 watts and above is highly recommended for system stability 3 ATX 12V power connection should be greater than 18A 4 For this model you must use a power supply that comes with a 5V pin supply Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V ...

Page 25: ...Green Audio Ports These audio ports allow you to connect front audio devices USB Ports The mainboard provides a UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compat ible devices You can plug the USB devices directly into these connectors ...

Page 26: ... standard PS 2 mouse keyboard DIN connector is for a PS 2 mouse keyboard LAN USB Ports Keyboard Mouse VGA Port Serial Ports DVI Port Line In Line Out Mic RS Out CS Out SS Out Right LED Left LED No Transmission Transition No Transmission Transition No Transmission Transition Left LED Active LED Yellow OFF Yellow Blinking OFF Yellow Blinking OFF Yellow Blinking 10 100 1000M Speed LED Green Orange OF...

Page 27: ...plug your monitor cable into the DVI connector and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects Line In Blue Line In is used for external CD player tapeplayer or other ...

Page 28: ...f you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separately to Master Slave mode by setting jumpers Refer to IDE device s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions Important Card Reader Connector CR1 The mainboard provides a connector to connect the Card Reader on the Front Panel IDE1 ...

Page 29: ...nnector When connecting the wire to the connectors always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be con nected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND The mainboard has a Super I O to detect CPU fab temperature you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control GND 12V Sensor Sensor 12V GND CPU_F1 SYS_F2 Impor...

Page 30: ...ON Hard disk LED pull up MSG LED pull up Hard disk active LED MSG LED pull up Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND Power Switch high reference pull up Reset Switch high reference pull up Power Switch low reference pull down to GND Reserved Donot use Pin Definition CD In Connector JCD1 This connector is provided for external audio input JCD1 R GND L SPDIF Out Connector J1 For HDMI Graphics C...

Page 31: ...With the CMOS RAM the system can auto matically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data Keep Data 1 3 Clear Data JBAT1 1 3 Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard ...

Page 32: ... Cards are included in the barebone The Riser Cards allows you to insert PCI PCI E expansion card You can insert any type of PCI cards and standard PCI E to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documenta tion for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings Riser Card ...

Page 33: ...stallation be careful in holding the components and follow the installa tion procedures Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components Always unplug the power cord before in serting any add on card or module ONLY FOR SERVICE PERSONEL Chapter 3 System Assembly ...

Page 34: ...ry Modules Card Reader Hard Disk Drive HDD and Optical Disk Drive ODD Installation Tools Cross type screwdriver can be used to do most of the installation Choose one with a magnetic head would be better Pliers can be used as an auxiliary tool to connect some con nectors or cables Forceps can be used to pick up tiny screws or set up the jumpers Rubber gloves can prevent yourself from being incised ...

Page 35: ...ys tem operation The footstand and the CPU cooler are included in the package other items are optional These pictures are for your refer ence only Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased Card Reader Optional CPU Cooler CPU Optional ODD Optional Memory Module Optional Footstand HDD Optional ...

Page 36: ...wo screws on the back panel with hands Remove the chassis cover Press the level on the support bracket spring to release it 1 Removing Chassis Cover Unlock the screw on the front panel to release the drive cage Installation Procedures ...

Page 37: ...the HDD tray forwards to remove it from the chassis Put the HDD in the HDD tray and use four screws to fix it on both sides Connect the cable and the power cord to the HDD then put the HDD tray back to secure it on the drive cage 2 Installing Hard Disk Drive HDD ...

Page 38: ...ODD Pull the lock brackets outwards on the both sides to release Insert the ODD and push the lock brack ets back to fix it Connect the cable and the power cord to the ODD then restore the drive cage Lock the screw on the front panel to fix the drive cage ...

Page 39: ...e card reader with two screws Use the screwdriver to unlock the card reader cage Insert the card reader into the cage with 15 degree angle 4 Installing Card Reader Optional Restore the card reader back and con nect the cable to the CR1 connector on the mainboard ...

Page 40: ...6439 Barebone 3 8 Locate the DIMM slots 5 Installing Memory Modules Insert the DIMM vertically into the slot Note The DIMM has only one notch on the center of module It will only fit in the right direction ...

Page 41: ...m the socket and raise it up then lift up the cover Close the cover and the lever to com plete the installaton 6 Installing CPU Put the CPU onto the socket Note Make sure the pins are com pletely embedded into the socket The CPU can only fit in the correct direction ...

Page 42: ...e mainboard 7 Installing CPU Cooler Place the CPU cooler onto the CPU socket and secure the four screws Do not fix any screw until all the four screws are in the position and lock the four screws with balance or it may shift the CPU position to cause the system unbootable Important ...

Page 43: ...3 11 System Assembly 8 Restoring Chassis Cover Restore the chassis cover Lock the chassis cover with the screws Restore the support bracket Horizontal type Tower type ...

Page 44: ...bone 3 12 9 Installing Footstand Make sure the rubber feet to get stuck on the footstand Lift up the PC and put the rubber feet into the pits on the footstand Put the PC on the footstand or lay on the rubber foots ...

Page 45: ...nd allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for customized features Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ...

Page 46: ...ers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as I Intel N nVidia and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS version 070102 refers to the date this BIOS was released Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press DEL key to enter Setup PressDELtoent...

Page 47: ... Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press E...

Page 48: ...features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PnP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI The Main Menu ...

Page 49: ... set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Ab...

Page 50: ...m 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users Time hh mm ss This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour minute second IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 2 Master Press or to select the hard disk drive type The specification of hard d i s k drive will show up on the right hand according to your ...

Page 51: ...n the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer Access Mode The settings are CHS LBA Large Auto Capacity The formatted size of the storage device Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error ...

Page 52: ...U temperature reaches a factory preset level a thermal monitor ing mechanism will be enabled following the appropriate timing delay specified in this field With the thermal monitoring enabled clock modulation controlled by the processor s internal thermal sensor is also activated to keep the proces sor within allowable temperature limit ...

Page 53: ...cessor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation Virtualization Technology Only for the CPU with Dual Core Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating sys tems and applications in independen...

Page 54: ...gs are Disabled Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat a...

Page 55: ...m accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses When enabled the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempt ing to update the BIOS with a Flash utility To successfully update the BIOS you ll need to disable this Flash BIOS Protection function You should enable this function at all times The only time when you need to disable it is when you want to update the BIOS After updating the...

Page 56: ...ock Drive Control Press Enter and the following sub menu appears Current FSB DRAM Frequency Those two items are read only to show the current FSB and DRAM Frequency information DRAM Clock Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM ...

Page 57: ...on synchronous overclocking VGA Share Memory Size The system shares memory to the onboard VGA card This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the VGA card Direct Frame Buffer Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display frame This field is used to control the processor s access to the section of system memory reserved for use by the integrated graphics processor a...

Page 58: ... support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specifi cation version 2 1 VLink mode selection This item lets you choose the speed mode between the North Bridge South Bridge VLink 8X Support This item enables or disables the 8X VLink Data Rate System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system ...

Page 59: ...ng sub menu appears SATA Controller This allows you to enable or disable onchip Serial ATA controller IDE DMA transfer access Setting to Enabled will open DMA bus master and execute DMA action in DOS which will make the data transferring faster Integrated Peripherals ...

Page 60: ...abled if the interface does not support prefetching IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter and the following sub menu ap...

Page 61: ... serial ports USB 1 0 Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB control ler and you have USB peripherals USB 2 0 Controller Set to Enabled if you need to use any USB 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix USB Operation Mode Set to High speed if USB device was high speed device then it...

Page 62: ...em contains a Universal Serial Bus USB control ler and you have a USB keyboard USB Mouse Function Select Enabled if you need to use a USB interfaced mouse in the operating system USB Storage Support Select Enabled if you need to use a storage device in the operating system ...

Page 63: ...elect Enabled ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If your operating system supports ACPI such as Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Options are S3 related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 ...

Page 64: ...h mode separately Video Off Option This setting is used to control the mode in which the monitor will shut down Setting options Always On Monitor remains on during power saving modes Suspend Off Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend mode Susp Stby Off Monitor blanked when system enters either Suspend or Standby mode All Modes Off Monitor blanked when system enters any power sav ing mode Soft ...

Page 65: ...specify whether the system will be awakened from power sav ing modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected RTC Alarm Resume This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date from the S3 S4 and S5 power off state Setting options Disabled Enabled Date of Month The field specifies the date for RTC Alar...

Page 66: ...eset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to Disabled automatically Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means abso lutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Win dows 98 2000 I...

Page 67: ... 11 12 14 15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ Settings are PCI Device For Plug Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further request PCI Express relative items Maximum Playload Size This item allows you to set the PCI Express Maximum payload size per time Settings are 4096 128 256 512 1024 2048 ...

Page 68: ...tatus Current System CPU Temperature SYS CPU Fan Speed Vcore VCC5 12V VCC3 V VBAT V 3VSB V These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds ...

Page 69: ...used to auto detect the PCI slots When set to Enabled the system will remove turn off clocks from empty PCI slots to minimize the electromagnetic inter ference EMI Spread Spectrum When the motherboard s 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 s...

Page 70: ...or EMI reduction 2 The greater the Spread Spectrum value is the greater the EMI is reduced and the system will become less stable For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value please consult your local EMI regulation 3 Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking be cause even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processo...

Page 71: ...mance of the mainboard The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optima...

Page 72: ...y also press Esc to abort the selection and not 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 ...

Page 73: ...Realtek ALC888 Audio The Realtek ALC888 provides 10 channel DAC that si multaneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 chan nels of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the Front Out Left and Front Out Right channels ...

Page 74: ...P Service Pack1 or later before installing the driver The following illustrations are based on Windows XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems 1 Insert the application CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will automati cally appear 2 Click Realtek HD Audio Driver Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver Click here The HD Audio C...

Page 75: ...A 3 Realtek ALC888 Audio 3 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Select this option 4 Click Finish to restart the system Click here Click here ...

Page 76: ...hannel 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 audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel Software Configuration Double click ...

Page 77: ...Corridor Bathroom Sewer pipe Arena and Audio Corridor for quick enjoyment You may choose the provided sound effects and the equalizer will adjust automatically If you like you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the Load EQ Setting and Save Preset button click Reset EQ Setting button to use the default value or click Delete EQ Set ting...

Page 78: ... The settings are saved permanently for future use Reset 10 bands of equalizer would go back to the default setting Enable Disable To disable you can tem porarily stop the sound effect without losing the settings Load W henever you would like to use preload settings simply click this the whole list will be s hown f or your selection Delete To delete the pre saved settings which are created from pr...

Page 79: ... Pop Live Club Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home Simply using the music you usually play Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accommodate your range 1 Vocal Cancellation Single click on Voice Cancellation the vocal of the song...

Page 80: ...y play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the indicated real panel or front panel This feature is very helpful when 2 people are using the same computer together for different purposes Click the button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear Then check the Enable playback multi streaming and click OK to save the setup Before set up please make sure the play...

Page 81: ... 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 audio source MP3 music will come out from the Line Out audio jack of Front Panel You have to plug audio device into the jacks on the rear and front panel first before enable the multi stream functi...

Page 82: ...le playback multi streaming With this function you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone stream 1 from front panel while still have music stream 2 from back panel in play At any given period you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously Playbackdevice This functionistoletyou freelydecide which ports tooutputthesound Andthisisessentialwhenmulti streamingplayba...

Page 83: ...his is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Enable recording multi streaming ALC888 allows you to record the CD Line Mic and Stereo Mix channels simultaneously frees you from mixing efforts At any given period you may choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record Tool Mute Recording device Back Line in Mic Front Lin in Realtek HD Audio Input Important ...

Page 84: ...H Speaker for 5 1 Speaker Output e 8CH Speaker for 7 1 Speaker Output Speaker Configuration 1 Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack 2 Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selection Please select the device you have plugged in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device If not c...

Page 85: ...jacks Please check if front jacks on your system are so called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device would automatically pop up when device plugged in ...

Page 86: ...p and make testing sound If any speaker fails to make sound then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically Subwoofer Front Right Rear Right Center Front Left Rear Left Side Left Side Right ...

Page 87: ... from being recorded by mi crophone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends The voice of your friend will come out from speakers playback However the voice of your friend might also be recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet In that case your friend will hear his her own voice again With A...

Page 88: ...one A 16 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica tions like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like ...

Page 89: ...on Audio Controller Audio Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray Switch it on and an icon will show in the system tray Right click on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of ...

Page 90: ... correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility n 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the back panel when 2 Channel Mode is selected Hardware Setup Back Panel 3 1 2 6 4 5 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 Mic 4 No function 5 No function 6 No function ...

Page 91: ...ltek ALC888 Audio n 4 Channel Mode for 4 Speaker Output 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Back Panel 3 1 2 6 4 5 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 Mic 4 RS Out Rear surround channels 5 No function 6 No function ...

Page 92: ... 20 n 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output 6 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 2 6 4 5 3 Back Panel 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 Mic 4 RS Out Rear surround channels 5 CS Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 No function ...

Page 93: ... n 8 Channel Mode for 8 Speaker Output 8 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 2 6 4 5 3 Back Panel 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 Mic 4 RS Out Rear surround channels 5 CS Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 SS Out Side channels ...

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