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Appendix B AMD SATA RAID ................................................................................. B-1

RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. B-2
Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array) ........................................ B-8
Installing the RAID Driver Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) .... B-9

Appendix  C Dual  Core  Center ............................................................................. C-1

Activating Dual Core Center ............................................................................... C-2
Main ...................................................................................................................... C-3
DOT(Dynamic Over Clocking) ............................................................................. C-5
Clock ..................................................................................................................... C-6
Voltage ................................................................................................................. C-7
FAN Speed ........................................................................................................... C-8
Temperature ......................................................................................................... C-9
User Profile ........................................................................................................ C-10

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Page 1: ...i K9AG Neo2 Digital MS 7368 v1 X Mainboard G52 73681X1 ...

Page 2: ...ademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History...

Page 3: ...lace the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 8 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card 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...

Page 4: ...e interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved...

Page 5: ...v WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement ...

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Page 8: ...uick Components Guide 2 2 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 3 Memory 2 6 Power Supply 2 8 Back Panel 2 9 Connectors 2 11 Jumpers 2 18 Slots 2 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 9 Integrated Peripherals 3 12 Power Management Setup 3 14 PNP PCI Configurations 3 17 H W Monitor 3 19 Cell Menu 3 20 Load Optimized Defaults 3 2...

Page 9: ...iver for bootable RAID Array B 8 Installing the RAID Driver Under Windows for Non bootable RAID Array B 9 Appendix C Dual Core Center C 1 Activating Dual Core Center C 2 Main C 3 DOT Dynamic Over Clocking C 5 Clock C 6 Voltage C 7 FAN Speed C 8 Temperature C 9 User Profile C 10 ...

Page 10: ...68v1 X ATX mainboard The K9AG Neo2 Digital Series mainboards are based on AMD 690G SB600 chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced AMD Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 Sempron AM2 processor the K9AG Neo2 Digital Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution ...

Page 11: ... 240pin 1 8V For more information on compatible components please visit http global msi com tw index php func testreport LAN Optional Supports PCI Express LAN 10 100 1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111B 1394 Optional Supports 2 IEEE1394 ports transfer rate is up to 400Mbps Controlled by VIA VT6308P optional Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC888 Flexible 8 channel audio with jack sensing Comp...

Page 12: ...rt optional 4 USB 2 0 Ports 1 LAN jack 6 flexible audio jacks On Board Pinheaders 3 USB 2 0 pinheaders 1 1394 pinheader optional 1 Front Panel Audio pinheader 1 CD in connector 1 S PDIF Out pinheader optional for HDMI graphics card only 4 Serial ATA ports 1 serial port pinheader Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot 2 PCI Express x1 slots 3 PCI slots Form Factor ATX 30 5cm X 21 0 cm Mounting 6 mounting hol...

Page 13: ... Ports T M B Line In Line O ut M ic T RS Ou t M CS Ou t B SS Ou t J1 J2 SYSF AN1 HDM I Po rt PCI _EX1 PCI _EX3 PCI _EX2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 J CI1 JCD1 J SPD1 JAUD1 J COM 1 SYSFAN2 FDD1 JFP 1 J USB2 JUSB1 J USB3 J BAT1 IDE1 ATX1 S A T A 1 S A T A 2 S A T A 3 S A T A 4 AMD 690G AMD SB600 To p VGA Port Bottom DVI Port J 13 94_1 optional To p IEEE13 94 Port optional Bo ttom USB Ports VIA VT6308P optional ...

Page 14: ... Checklist The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased Power Cable SATA Cable Optional MSI motherboard MSI Driver Utility CD Standard Cable for IDE Devices User s Guide ...

Page 15: ...MS 7368 Mainboard 1 6 ...

Page 16: ...edures 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 17: ...AN1 p 2 13 CPUFAN1 p 2 13 Back Panel I O p 2 9 J1 J2 p 2 18 PCI Express slots p 2 19 PCI Express slot p 2 19 JCI1 p 2 12 JCD1 p 2 12 ATX1 p 2 8 JBAT1 p 2 18 JUSB1 3 p 2 15 SATA1 4 p 2 12 JFP1 p 2 14 FDD1 p 2 11 J1394_1 p 2 16 JFP2 p 2 14 SYSFAN2 p 2 13 JSPD1 p 2 17 JAUD1 p 2 13 JCOM1 p 2 16 PCI Slots p 2 19 ...

Page 18: ...ore turning on the computer For the latest information about CPU please visit http global msi com tw index php func cpuform CPU Central Processing Unit Important 1 Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating 2 Make sure that you apply an even layer of heat sink paste or thermal tape between the CPU and ...

Page 19: ... the CPU is correctly installed the pins should be completely embedded into the socket and can not be seen Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard 5 Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed al ways close the lever with your fingers pressing t...

Page 20: ...pearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase Important 2 Then press down the other end of the clip to fasten the cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism Locate the Fix Lever and lift up it 1 Position the cooling set onto the re tention mechanism Hook one end of the clip to hook first 3 Fasten down the lever 4 Attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan connector on...

Page 21: ...following illustrations for population rules under Dual Channel mode 64x2 128 pin 56x2 112 pin DDR2 240 pin 1 8V Single Channel All DIMMs in GREEN Dual Channel Channel A in GREEN Channel B in ORANGE These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules For more information on compatible components please visit http global msi com tw index php func testreport 1 DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM4 DIMM3 2 DIMM2 DIM...

Page 22: ... the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot Volt Notch Important DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDR2 standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDR2 memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots In Dual Channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different channel DIMM slots To enable successful syste...

Page 23: ...or ATX1 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24 pin power supply To connect the ATX 24 pin power supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply as you like If you d like to use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power sup p...

Page 24: ...erconnection between the computer and its display device To connect an LCD monitor simply 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 1394 Port optional The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE1394 devices LAN The standard RJ 45 jack is for...

Page 25: ...ntiate 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 audio devices Line Out Green Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones Mic Pink Mic is a connector for microphones RS Out Black Rear Surround Out in 4 5 1 7 1 channel mode CS Out Orange Center Subwoofer Out in 5 1 7 1 channel mode SS Out Gray Side S...

Page 26: ...D1 IDE Connector IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices IDE1 Important If 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 ...

Page 27: ...ce SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission Chassis Intrusion Connector JCI1 This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable If the chassis is opened the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen To cle...

Page 28: ...t on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide JAUD1 1 2 9 10 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 MIC_L Microphone Left channel 2 GND Ground 3 MIC_R Microphone Right channel 4 PRESENCE Ac...

Page 29: ...chhigh reference pull up 7 RST_SW Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR_SW PowerSwitch lowreferencepull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Donot use JFP1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 GND Ground 2 SPK Speaker 3 SLED SuspendLED 4 BUZ Buzzer 5 PLED PowerLED 6 BUZ Buzzer 7 NC Noconnection 8 SPK Speaker JFP2 Pin Definition Front Panel Connectors JFP1 JFP2 These connectors are for electrical...

Page 30: ...speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like JUSB1 2 3 1 2 10 9 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0 4 USB1 5 USB0 6 USB1 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key no pin 10 USBOC Pin Definition Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage USB 2 0 Bracket Optional ...

Page 31: ...pin 10 Ground J1394_1 1 9 2 10 IEEE1394 Bracket Optional Serial Port Connector JCOM1 This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial device PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In orReceive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out orTransmit Data 4 DTR DataTerminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR DataSetReady 7 RTS Request T o Send ...

Page 32: ... PDIF Out Connector JSPD1 Optional for HDMI graphics card only This connector is used to connect S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for audio transmission to the HDMI graphics card JSPD1 VCC SPDFO GND ...

Page 33: ...upply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration 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 Select DVI Port HDMI Port Jumper J1 J2 The DVI port shares the same controller with the HDMI port These jumpers allow you to enable the deivce installed on it Enable the ...

Page 34: ...it PCI Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you un plug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware...

Page 35: ...2 20 MS 7368 Mainboard ...

Page 36: ...BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features ...

Page 37: ...PHOENIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as I Intel N nVidia and A AMD 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 1 refers to the BIOS version 122506 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 ...

Page 38: ... the sub menu 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...

Page 39: ...eripherals 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 H W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control and overclocking Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard...

Page 40: ...3 5 BIOS Setup BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup ...

Page 41: ...nt 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 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 Primary Master Sla...

Page 42: ...toring Analysis Reporting 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 opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Important IDE Primary Master Slave SATA 1 2 3 4 are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the IDE SATA conne...

Page 43: ...CPU Frequency BIOS Version Physical Memory Usage Memory Cache Size This sub menu shows the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read only System Information Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears ...

Page 44: ...um Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to OFF will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Boot Sector Protection This function protects the BIOS from 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 t...

Page 45: ...by your operating system To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system Chipset Feature Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears HPET The HPET High Precision Event Timers is a component that is part of the chipset You can to enable it and will provide you with the means to get to it via the various ACPI methods VGA Share Memory The system sha...

Page 46: ...ou to set the first second third boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system Boot From Other Device Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device ...

Page 47: ...any USB device other than the USB mouse Onboard LAN Controller This item is used to enable disable the onboard LAN controller LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This item allows you to enable disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller HD Audio Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard audio co...

Page 48: ...troller This setting is used to specify the operating mode for SATA devices RAID Mode This item is available for you to enable disable the onboard IDE RAID function I O Devices Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears COM Port 1 This item specifies the base I O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1 COM 1 Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically d...

Page 49: ...tting of this field Set tings are S1 POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware main tains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save ...

Page 50: ...er in the power off state ON Leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred Wakeup Event Setup Press Enter and the following sub menu appears Resume From S3 By USB Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state Resume From S3 By PS 2 KB This se...

Page 51: ...When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCIE device Resume By RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date ...

Page 52: ...PCI performance you should set the item to higher values PCI Slot 1 2 3 IRQ These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot PNP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP Plug Play feature PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its speci...

Page 53: ... end user can use these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an Reserved setting to it Onboard I O is configured by AMIBIOS All IRQs used by onboard I O are configured as Available If all IRQs are set to Reserved and IRQ 14 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices Important IRQ Interrupt Request lines are system resources allocated to I O de...

Page 54: ...ntrol the CPU fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it within a specific range You can select a fan target value here If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value the smart fan function will be activated It provides several sections to speed up for cooling down automatically PC Health Status CPU System Temperature CPU FAN SYS FAN 1 FAN Speed CPU Vco...

Page 55: ... to prevent your CPU s from overheating due to the heavy working loading Adjust CPU FSB Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency in MHz Select the number between 200 500 for desired frequency Processor Frequency Multiplier This item allows you to set the CPU frequency ratio Adjusted CPU Frequency It shows the adjusted CPU frequency FSB x Ratio Read only Cell ...

Page 56: ... When the DRAM Timing is set to Manual the field is adjustable This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell RAS Precharge Time Trp When the DRAM Timing is set to Manual this field is adjustable This setting controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge be...

Page 57: ...d Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI issue leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI set to Enabled for EMI reduction Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can in...

Page 58: ...ettings to the Optimized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Pressing OK loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance ...

Page 59: ...ord and press Enter You may 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 en...

Page 60: ...888 Audio Appendix A 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 61: ...XP 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 auto matically appear 2 Click Realtek HD Audio Driver Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver Important The HD Audio C...

Page 62: ...A 3 Realtek ALC888 Audio 3 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Click here Select this option 4 Click Finish to restart the system Click here ...

Page 63: ...nnel 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 Azalia HD Sound Effect Manager from the Control Panel Double click Software Configuration ...

Page 64: ...ent 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 button to remove a preset EQ setting There are also other pre set equ...

Page 65: ...ct without losing the settings Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings simply click this the whole list will be shown for your selection Delete To delete the pre saved settings which are created from previous steps Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool 10 bands of equalizer ranging from 10...

Page 66: ... 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 67: ...ut 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 Important Before set up please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks on the rea...

Page 68: ...ed from the rear panel which is the default setting Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio 2nd 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 ...

Page 69: ...e 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 function is to let you freelydecide which ports to output the sound And this is essential when multi stre...

Page 70: ...his is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Enable recording multi streaming Important 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 Recording device Realtek HDA Primary input Mic in at front panel Green Tool Mute ...

Page 71: ...6CH 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...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog Output Sampling Rate 44 1KHz This is recommend while playing CD 48KHz This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby 96KHz This is recommended while playing DVD Audio 192KHz This is recommended while playing High quality Audio Output Source No S PDIF out There will no S PDIF out Output di...

Page 74: ... up and make testing sound If any speaker fails to make sound then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones Or you 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 75: ...nd from being recorded by microphone 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 ...

Page 76: ...C888 Audio 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 77: ...n 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 78: ...nnel 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 Back Panel 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear surround channels but no functioning in this mode 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel but no functioning in this mode 6 Line Out Side surround channels but no fun...

Page 79: ...ack Panel 4 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear surround channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel but no functioning in this mode 6 Line Out Side surround channels but no functioning in this mode 3 1 2 6 4 5 ...

Page 80: ... Speaker Output 6 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear surround channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 Line Out Side surround channels but no functioning in this mode 1 2 6 4 5 3 Back Panel ...

Page 81: ...ut Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear surround channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 Line Out Side channels 1 2 6 4 5 3 Important To enable 7 1 channel audio out function on Vista operating system you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver Or the mainboard will support 5 1 channel audio out only ...

Page 82: ... performance by concurrently striping data across multiple drives RAID 1 makes sure data is not lost if a drive fails as data is simultaneously written to two drives Drives configured for RAID Striping are said to form a RAID 0 set while drives configured for RAID Mirroring are said to form a RAID 1 set RAID 0 1 is implemented as a mirrored array whose segments are RAID 0 arrays RAID 0 1 has same ...

Page 83: ... to the one below will appear for about few seconds Press Ctrl F to enter the FastBuild utility The Fast Build Utility menu screen will appear The Main Menu is used to choose the operation to be performed Important Be sure to set the OnChip SATA Type to RAID in BIOS the path is Integrated Peripherals IDE Devices Configuration OnChip SATA Type before configuring the RAID BIOS ...

Page 84: ...B 3 AMD SATA RAID View Drives Assignments This window displays the model number capacities and assignment of the drives physically attached to the SATA host adapter ...

Page 85: ...AID sets can be created either automatically or to allow the greatest flexibility manually 1 Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to enter the Define LD Menu 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight an logical drive number you want to define and press Enter to select it and press Enter to select it 3 On the next screen use the space key to choose a RAID mode RAID 0 1 0 1 and use the arrow key to move to the...

Page 86: ...f the LD use the space key to change the assignment to Y Then press Ctrl Y to save the configuration 5 A message will show up on the bottom press any key to save the configuration or press Ctrl Y to allocate the RAID capacity manually 6 The LD creation is done the screen shows the LD information as below Important 1 The default capacity is the full capacity of the selected hard drives 2 If you all...

Page 87: ...MS 7368 Mainboard B 6 Press ESC key to the main screen 7 Press ESC key to exit the utility a message System is going to REBOOT Are You Sure will display answer Y to exit it and the system will reboot ...

Page 88: ... LD on the main screen 2 Choose a LD No you want to delete and press Del or Alt D delete the RAID set 3 On the next screen a message will display to inform you press Ctrl Y to delete the RAID set or other key to abort it Press Ctrl Y to complete the deletion ...

Page 89: ...S key to select Specify Additional Device 4 For Windows Vista During the Operating system installation after selecting the location to install Vista click on Load Driver button to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 5 When prompted insert the floppy disk or media Floppy CD DVD Or USB and press Enter 6 You should be shown a list of available SCSI Adapters 7 Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Con...

Page 90: ...sert the MSI CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear 3 Under the Driver tab click on AMD System Driver The AMD System Driver includes AMD RAID Driver 4 The driver will be automatically installed Important You must install the RAID driver to enable RAID ...

Page 91: ...MS 7368 Mainboard B 10 ...

Page 92: ...Mainboard MSI Graphics card in windows such as CPU GPU clock voltage fan speed and temperature Before you install the Dual CoreCenter please make sure the system has meet the following requirements 1 Intel Pentium4 Celeron AMD Athlon XP Sempron or compatible CPU with PCI Express slot 2 256MB system memory 3 CD ROM drive for software installation 4 Operation system Windows XP 5 DotNet Frame Work 2 ...

Page 93: ...your mainboard path Utility MSI Utility Dual Core Center it will have an icon in the system tray a short cut icon on the desktop and a short cut path in your Start up menu You may double click on each icon to enable Dual Core Center short cut icon in the system tray short cut path in the start up menu path S tar t P r ograms MSI DualCoreCenter DualCoreCenter ...

Page 94: ...r brand only hardware status of the MSI mainboard would be available Introduction Click each button appearing above to enter sub menu to make further configuration or to execute the function M B Click MB button to read current CPU temperature FSB and CPU clock of mainboard will show below VGA Click VGA button to read current GPU temperature GPU clock and memory clock of graphics card will show bel...

Page 95: ...u you can adjust and monitor the fan speeds of MB and graphics card Temperature In this sub menu you can monitor the temperatures of MB and graphics card User Profile In this sub menu you can set the values of clock voltage and fan speed by your need and save them in a profile You can save 3 profiles for further use Important Click on the icon the clock voltage fan and temperature buttons will app...

Page 96: ...nce it will restore the default settings instead Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users PC runs huge amount of data like 3D games or video process and the motherboard graphicd card need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance There will be several selections when you click the DOT rate button include increase rate and decrease rate buttons to select...

Page 97: ...crease the clock or click the minus sign button to decrease the clock And finally click the Apply button to apply the values adjusted If you do not want to apply the adjustments click the Cancel button to cancel Or click the Default button to restore the default values On the underside it shows the graphs of the clocks Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be s...

Page 98: ...tage or click the minus sign button to decrease And finally click the Apply button to apply the adjustments If you do not want to apply the adjustments click the Cancel button to cancel Or click the Default button to restore the default values On the underside it shows the graphs of the voltages Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown I Important In the ...

Page 99: ... section or click the minus sign button to decrease Or click the Default button to restore the default values On the underside it shows the graphs of the fan speed Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important 1 When you set the fan speed manually please make sure to disabled the CPU Smart FAN Target item in the BIOS 2 In the user profile clicking th...

Page 100: ...mperature In the Temperature sub menu you can see temperature status of your system On the underside it shows the graphs of the temperatures Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown ...

Page 101: ...nu click the setting button that besides the user profile bar and the next screen will appear Here you can define the clock fan speed voltage by your need click the button to choose a value quickly or click the plus minus sign button to increase decrease the value ...

Page 102: ... draw bar to set the minimal fan speed When the fan speed is lower than the threshold you defined the system will pop up a warning message Finally you can choose the user profile by click the button in the left side and click the Apply button to load the user profile After setting all values you need you can change the user profile name in the box then click the save button to save all changes in ...

Page 103: ...C 12 MS 7368 Mainboard ...

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