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M S-6408  Barebone

4-10

Push the brackets outwards as the picture

s hown.

Push the lock bracket to the right side.

Remove the HDD tray from the drive cage.

Insert the SATA or IDE HDD module into the

HDD tray. Push the brackets inwards to lock

the HDD module in place.

7. Installing HDD

Summary of Contents for MEGA MPC 51PV

Page 1: ...Read the Safety Instruction before using the computer If you have any question Please ask the Professional Technician MEGA mPC 51PV Series MS 6408 V1 X Barebone G52 64081X1 ...

Page 2: ...al 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 responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and AC power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emissi...

Page 3: ... 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 U S Patent Numbers 4 631 603 4 819 098 4 907 093 5 315 448 and 6 516 132 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S pa...

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: ...G 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: ...394 Port 2 9 6 pin IEEE 1394 Port 2 9 USB Ports 2 10 Mic in Head Phone 2 10 OPTICAL SPDIF in 2 10 Rear Panel 2 11 Connectors 2 13 Hard Disk Connector IDE1 2 13 Front USB Connector USBT2 2 13 Serial ATAII Connectors SATA2 2 14 AUX In Connector TVIN1 2 15 CD In Connector CDIN1 2 15 Front Panel Connector JFP1 2 15 Fan Power Connectors CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 2 16 Front Board Connector LCM1 2 16 Card Reader C...

Page 10: ...pter 4 System Assembly 4 1 Overview 4 2 Installation Tools 4 2 Screws 4 2 Checking the Items 4 3 Installation Procedures 4 4 1 Removing Cover 4 4 2 Removing Drive Cage 4 5 3 Installing CPU 4 6 4 Installing CPU Cooler 4 7 5 Installing Memory Module 4 8 6 Installing WLAN Card Optional 4 9 7 Installing HDD 4 10 8 Installing Optical Drive 4 11 9 Restoring Drive Cage 4 12 10 Restoring Cover 4 13 Append...

Page 11: ...xi Microphone A 17 3D Audio Demo A 18 Information A 19 Hardware Setup A 20 ...

Page 12: ...II DIMMs 240pin 1 8V LAN Supports Ethernet LAN 10 100 1000 by Vitesse VSC8201 IEEE 1394 IEEE1394 Controller by VIA VT 6307 Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps Audio HD Audio Codec by Realtek ALC880 Flexible 7 1 channel audio Compliant with Azallia 1 0 Spec IDE 1 IDE port by Nvidia MCP51 Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 mode Supports PIO Bus Master operation mode SATA 1 SATA II port by Nvidia MCP51 Support...

Page 13: ...ut 1 DVI out 1 S Video Out 1 Composite Video Out Front Panel 2 audio jacks Mic In x 1 Headphone out x 1 2 USB ports 2 IEEE 1394 ports 4 pins 6 pins 1 SPDIF In On Board Pinheaders 1 CD Audio input 1 front panel pinheader Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI slot 1 Mini PCI slot Chassis 21 0 cm W x 17 5cm H x 33 0 cm D Mounting 8 mounting holes ...

Page 14: ...asing MEGA mPC 51PV Series MS 6408 barebone MEGA mPC 51PV Series barebone is your best Slim PC choice With the fantastic appear ance and small form factor it can easily be set anywhere The feature packed platform also gives you an exciting PC experience ...

Page 15: ... 1 4 System Configuration Front Panel Headphone out USB ports PC Power Switch Mic in SPDIF in IEEE 1394 port 6 pin Wireless Antenna Optical Drive IEEE 1394 port 4 pin Optical Drive Eject Close Button 7 in 1 Card Reader ...

Page 16: ...s away from the ventilation hole at least 2 5cm and above Do not block the ventilation hole Back Panel VGA PS 2 Keyboard USB x 4 Power Switch PCI Ex16 Slot PS 2 Mouse LAN Jack TV Out 7 1 Audio Ports Wireless Antenna PCISlot Power Jack DVI port Ventilation hole S Video Out SPDIF out ...

Page 17: ...ile 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 18: ...MS 6408 Barebone 2 2 MEGA mPC 51PV MS 6408v1 0 Mainboard Mainboard Layout ...

Page 19: ...e computer For the latest information about CPU please visit http www msi com tw program products slim_pc slm pro_slm_cpu_support php 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 th...

Page 20: ...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 always close the lever with your fingers pressing tig...

Page 21: ...e and install them before turning on the computer Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration of the cooler installation for Socket AM2 CPUs only The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase Important 2 Use the screw driver to secure four built in screws following the indicated order 1 2 3 4 1 Position the cooling set onto the retention mechanism 3...

Page 22: ... Barebone 2 6 Memory The mainboard provides two 240 pin non ECC DDRII DIMMs and supports up to 2GB system memory DDRII 240 pin 1 8V 1 DIMM1 DIMM2 Dual Channel Memory Population Rules 64x2 128 pin 56x2 112 pin ...

Page 23: ...memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot Important DDRII modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDRII standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDRII memory modules in the DDRII DIMMs and DDR memory modules in the DDR DIMMs In dual channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different channel DDR DIMMs To enable s...

Page 24: ...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 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V JPW1 Pin Definition 3 4 2 1 JPW1 Power Supply ATX1 20 10 1 11 PIN SIGNAL 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_O...

Page 25: ...vices including consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices Important IEEE 1394 Driver is provided by Windows 98 SE Windows XP Windows ME and Windows 2000 Just plug in the IEEE 1394 connector into the port These Operating Systems will install the driver for IEEE 1394 6 pin IEEE 1394 Port The bigger 6 pin IEEE 1394 Port on the front panel is de...

Page 26: ...ta Channel 1 7 Data1 Positive DataChannel 1 8 GND Ground USB Port Description 1 4 5 8 Mic in Head Phone Mic in is a connector for microphone Head Phone is a connector for Speakers or Headphones OPTICAL SPDIF in The OPTICAL connector allows you to receive the audio file of SPDIF interface for recording and playing The SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is developed jointly by the Sony and Philips...

Page 27: ...nnectors The OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus root is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices RCA Connector The RCA connector allows users to connect display devices for composite video output Composite video also called baseband video or RCA video is the analog waveform that conveys the image data in a conventional National Televisi...

Page 28: ...io transmission to external speakers through an optical cable LED Color LED State Condition Off LAN linkis not established Left Orange On steadystate LAN linkis established On brighter pulsing Thecomputeriscommunicating withanothercomputeron the LAN Green Off 10 Mbit sec data rate is selected Right On 100 Mbit sec data rate isselected Orange On 1000 Mbit sec data rate is selected Link Indicator Ac...

Page 29: ...66 100 133 function You can connect up to two hard disk drives CD ROM drives 120MB floppy disk drive reserved for future BIOS and other devices IDE1 Connectors Important If you install two hard disks on cable you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to the hard disk documentation sup plied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions Front USB Connector...

Page 30: ...nnectors SATA2 SATA2 is high speed Serial ATAII interface ports It supports serial ATA data rates of 300MB s The connector is fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specifications The Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device SATA2 7 1 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission ...

Page 31: ... JFP1 HDD LED Reset Switch Power LED Power Switch PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull up 2 FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED 4 FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND 6 PWR_SW_P PowerSwitchhigh reference pull up 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR_SW_N PowerSwitch lowreferencepull down to GND 9 RSVD_...

Page 32: ...stem Hardware Monitor chipset onboard you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 SENSOR 12V GND SENSOR 12V GND Front Board Connector LCM1 The connector is used to connect the front board on the front panel Pin Definition Pin Signal 1 NC 3 GND 5 MP_RTS 7 MP_DTR 9 IR or RST 11 CD_SMI 13 VCC5 15 MP_CTR_PWRON 17 IDE_LED 19 PLED1 21 ...

Page 33: ...2 17 Hardware Setup Card Reader Connector CRT The mainboard provides a connector to connect the Card Reader on the Front Panel CRT ...

Page 34: ... system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from 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 use this...

Page 35: ... designed to deliver highest performance in video graphics multimedia and other sophisticated applications Moreover PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graph ics infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP 8x designs with transfer rates of 4 0 GB s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics controllers while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 2...

Page 36: ...MS 6408 Barebone 2 20 Mini PCI Mini PCI Slot The motherboard provides a mini PCI slot for connecting a mini PCI interface card ...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...W AWARD and P PHOENIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as I Intel N nVidia and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS version 031506 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 pre...

Page 39: ...b 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 item P...

Page 40: ...gisters 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 PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the d...

Page 41: ...oard 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 Abandon all changes and exit setup ...

Page 42: ...om 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 SATA Channel 1 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 43: ...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 Primary Master PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each...

Page 44: ...he drive can support HDD S M A R T Capability This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring 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 Settings Auto Enab...

Page 45: ...m Boot Other Devices Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device Settings are Disabled Enabled Advanced BIOS Features Important Available settings for 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed For example if you did not install a floppy drive the setting Floppy wil...

Page 46: ...ur work 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 Setting options On Off Full Screen LOGO Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen Settings are Enabled Shows a stil...

Page 47: ...d is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer Larger frame buffer size increases video performance RGB TV Display This item allows you to select an display device to display Setting options Auto RGB TV TV Mode Support This item allows you to select the TV display mode Setting options NTSC_M NTSC_J PAL_M PAL_BDGHI PAL_N PAL_NC Default ...

Page 48: ...ice in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Setting options V1 1 V2 0 V1 1 USB Keyboard Mouse Support Set to Enabled if you need to use a USB keyboard mouse in the operating system that does not support or does not have any USB driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Settings Enabled Disabled Azalia audio Controller This item al...

Page 49: ... BIOS Setup Onboard Lan Boot ROM The item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process Setting options Enabled Disabled ...

Page 50: ...S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Options 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 maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other ha...

Page 51: ...saving modes when input signal of the PS 2 mouse is detected Power On by PS 2 Keyboard The item specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of the keyboard is detected POWER ON Function This controls how the PS 2 mouse or keyboard can power on the system KB Power ON Password If POWER ON Function is set to Password then you can set a password in the field for ...

Page 52: ...Express graphic card first Reset Configuration Data The ESCD Extended System Configuration Data NVRAM Non volatile Random Ac cess 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 Enabled the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to Disabled automa...

Page 53: ...VBAT 3 3VSB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds CPU System Fan Control This item enables or disables the Smart Fan feature Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the CPU fan speed automatically depending on the CPU current temperature avoiding the overheating to damage your sys...

Page 54: ...formance 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 opt...

Page 55: ... 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 t...

Page 56: ... provides you with the information about system assembly procedures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components ...

Page 57: ...o install CPU FDD HDD CD ROM and CPU Cooler Installation Tools Screws Two types of screws are used in assembling the barebone round headed screw hexagonal screw with washer Round headed screw This type of screw is used to attach the HDD to the HDD tray Round headed screw with washer The screw is used to fasten the FDD optical drive to the drives cage and the front cage Gloves Screw Driver Overview...

Page 58: ... below for basic system operation CPU Cooler IDE or SATA HDD Optional Optical Drive Optional CPU Optional DDRII SDRAM Optional Important The chassis and devices shown on the installation photos are for your reference only The actual products may vary in chassis color front bezel and other component ...

Page 59: ...MS 6408 Barebone 4 4 1 Removing Cover Installation Procedures Loose the three thumb screws on the back panel Remove the chassis cover ...

Page 60: ...he drive cage to an upright position Push the locking clip to the right side to lock the drive cage in an upright position Release the cable tie Push to remove the black plastic plate from the drive cage CableTie Lift the white clips on both sides Pull the drive cage back and upward from the chassis ...

Page 61: ...onto the socket Make sure the pins are completely embedded into the socket The CPU can only fit in the correct direction 3 Installing CPU Close the lever to complete the installation Pull the lever away from the socket and raise it up ...

Page 62: ...tem Assembly 4 Installing CPU Cooler Use the screw driver to secure four built in screws following the indicated order 1 2 3 4 Connect the power cord Insert the cooler into the barebone and put it onto the CPU ...

Page 63: ...g Memory Modules The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close Insert the memory module vertically into the slot Note The memory module has only one notch on the module It will only fit in the right direction ...

Page 64: ...stalling WLAN Card Optional Locate the miniPCI slot on the mainboard Insert the Wireless LAN card into the miniPCI slot with 15 degree and push vertically to fix it Connect the antenna cable to the con nector on the WLAN card ...

Page 65: ...ts outwards as the picture shown Push the lock bracket to the right side Remove the HDD tray from the drive cage Insert the SATA or IDE HDD module into the HDD tray Push the brackets inwards to lock the HDD module in place 7 Installing HDD ...

Page 66: ...optical drive with convex front bezel Recommended For easy assembly and normal operation use the optical drive with flat front panel Pull the lock brackets outwards before you can insert the CD ROM drive into the CD ROM tray Align the CD ROM drive s screw hole with the CD ROM tray s Push the lock bracket inwards to secure the module ...

Page 67: ...e s screw with the chassis screw hole Slide the drive cage into the chassis Restore the black plastic plate to the HDD tray and push to seize on it Connect the HDD CD ROM cables and HDD CD ROM power cords Organize cables with the cable tie Note If you are using a SATA HDD please connect to the SATA cable 9 Restoring Drive Cage ...

Page 68: ...4 13 System Assembly Place the whole drive cage into the chassis and push the handle back Restore the chassis cover and remem ber to fasten the screws on the back panel 10 Restoring Cover ...

Page 69: ...l 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 It also provides Dolby Master Studio to bring you a new class of audio entertainment experi ence by using home PCs ...

Page 70: ...rvice 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 Click here Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver Important The HD A...

Page 71: ...A 3 Realtek ALC880 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 72: ...nel 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 73: ...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 74: ...t 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 100...

Page 75: ... 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 76: ...espectively 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 rear or...

Page 77: ...d from the rear panel which is the default setting Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first and use a different program to play the second audio source for example use Winamp to play MP3 files You will find that the second audio source MP3 music will come out from the Line Out audio jack of Front Panel ...

Page 78: ...ntrol Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced controls ...

Page 79: ...e sound input Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced controls Advanced control is a Microphone Boost icon Once this item is checked you will find advanced icon beside Front Pink In Mic Volume With this the input signal into Front Pink In Mic Volume will be strengthen Enable recording multi streaming Tool Mute ...

Page 80: ...chosen to perform either output ex playback function or input ex Recording function all by your own choices Audio I O aims to help you set jacks right Moreover other than blue to blue pink to pink the way that you used to do Audio I O would guide you to other right jacks that can also serve as microphone speaker headphone Speaker Configuration 1 Plug the speakers in any available jack 2 Dialogue c...

Page 81: ...d the dialogue connected device pops up the default setting of blue jack is Line in Check the headphone anyway then click OK You should notice the icon beside blue jack remains the same without any change and the error message pops Pop screen check list 2CH Speakers configutaion check the Front Speaker Out anyway 4CH Speakers configuration check the Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out anyway 6CH Sp...

Page 82: ... automatically pop up when device plugged in Before you begin using the front panel function please complete the following steps 1 Please install the JAUD1 pin headers for the front panel according to Chapter2 Hardware Setup 2 Select Enable for Azalia Disable for AC 97 in the Azalia AC97 Audio Select BIOS setting Please refer to Chapter 3 3 If you are using Azalia setting the microphone function o...

Page 83: ...l 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 Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S PDIF Out S PDIF in to S PDI...

Page 84: ...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 85: ... 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 86: ...one A 18 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 87: ...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 88: ... 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 Back Panel 3 1 2 6 4 5 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels but no functioning in this mode 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel but no functioning in this mode 6 S PDIF Out Opt...

Page 89: ...onnect two speakers to back panel s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real chan nel Line Out connector 4 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel but no functioning in this mode 6 S PDIF Out Optical ...

Page 90: ...ack panel s Line Out connector two speakers to the rear channel Line out connector and two s peaker s to the c enter subwoofer channel Line Out connector 6 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 S PDIF Out Optical ...

Page 91: ...peakers to the rear channel Line out connector two speak ers to the center subwoofer channel Line Out connector and two speakers to the side chan nel Line Out connector 8 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Side Surround Out Side channels 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center and Subwoofer channel 6 S PDIF Out Optical ...

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