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Getting Started

1.1 All-in-one Feature Set
1.2 System Specifications
1.3 System Configuration

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Summary of Contents for MEGA mPC 800K

Page 1: ...User s Guide MEGA mPC 800K G52 B6276X8 ...

Page 2: ...rea 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 emission l...

Page 3: ...erties of their respective owners Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks 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 ...

Page 4: ...iquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 9 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 well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual The equipment has dropped and damage...

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Page 8: ...E 1394 Port 2 7 USB Ports 2 7 Mic in Head Phone 2 8 OPTICALSPDIF in 2 8 2 6 Back Panel 2 9 Serial Port 2 9 Mouse Keyboard Connectors 2 10 VGA Port 2 10 RJ45 LAN Jack 2 11 Audio Port Connectors 2 11 USB Ports 2 12 TV Out Connector 2 12 2 7 Connectors 2 13 IDE Connector IDE1 SIDE1 2 13 Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 2 13 AUX In Connector TVIN1 2 14 Card Reader Connector CR1 2 14 CPU Fan Connectors CPUF...

Page 9: ...HDD 3 10 3 9 Installing Optical Drive 3 11 3 10 Restoring Drive Cage 3 12 3 11 Restoring Cover 3 13 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 1 4 1 Entering Setup 4 2 Control Keys 4 2 Getting Help 4 2 Main Menu 4 2 Sub Menu 4 3 General Help F1 4 3 4 2 The Main Menu 4 4 4 3 Standard CMOS Features 4 6 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 8 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features 4 10 4 6 Power Management Features 4 11 4 7 PNP PCI Confi...

Page 10: ...Getting Started 1 1 All in one Feature Set 1 2 System Specifications 1 3 System Configuration 1 ...

Page 11: ...ion and assembly The whole idea behind the all in one feature allows you to use a PC as an entertainment center in a small form factor You can enjoy music and radio in an easy to use touch control panel without the hassle of entering OS With its compact form factor design the mPC 800K can be placed anywhere you want or easily be moved to any other place ...

Page 12: ...transmission over relatively short distances at up to 54Mbps The 11g WLAN is compatible with 11b products so both 11b and 11g clients can reside on the same network This flexibility preserves your network investment and allows you to upgrade or scale your network according to your budget and time frame 7 in 1 Card Reader mPC 800K is equipped with a 7 in 1 card reader It supports CF MS SmartMedia S...

Page 13: ...e 2 Graphics On Board VGA memory Shared On Board Communication LAN RTL8100C 10 100Mb Modem 56K MDC module optional WLAN Mini PCI optional On Board USB2 0 Front x 2 Rear x 4 On Board x 1 for Card Reader Module On Board IEEE 1394 VIA VT6307 CD Expansion Slots PCI 2 3 x 1 AGP 8X x1 Power Supply 260W Full Range Chassis 210 W x 330 D x 175 H mm On Board Headers Connectors Rear Panel COM x 1 VGA x 1 PS ...

Page 14: ...ting System Support Microsoft Windows XP BIOS 4Mb Flash Security Protect the data from unauthorized access through two levels of BIOS access BIOS Setting Password Others Microsoft PC 2001 ACPI States Supported S0 S1 S3 STR S4 STD S5 Soft Off WOL from S1 S3 S4 S5 WOR from S1 S3 S4 ...

Page 15: ...m Configuration Front Panel Headphone out USB ports PC Power Switch Mic in SPDIFin HDD LED IEEE 1394 port 6 pin Remote of MCE LED Wireless Antenna Optical Drive IEEE 1394 port 4 pin Optical Drive Eject Close Button ...

Page 16: ... objects 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 AGP Slot PS 2 Mouse LAN Jack Serial Port 7 1 Audio Ports Wireless Antenna PCISlot Power Jack RJ11 Jack optional Ventilation hole TV out ...

Page 17: ...Mainboard Hardware 2 1 Mainboard Layout 2 2 CPU 2 3 Memory 2 4 Power Supply 2 5 Front Panel 2 6 Back Panel 2 7 Connectors 2 8 Jumper 2 9 Slots 2 ...

Page 18: ... M IN IP C I1 ID E1 SID E1 JPW 1 C PU FA N 1 CA SE FA N 1 V IA V T1622A M T op m ouse B ott om keyboard Top C O M P ort B ot tom V G A P ort T op LA N Jack B ottom U SB port s U SB port s T V out S connector SPD IFIN 1 A U D IO 1 A U D IO 2 U SB 3 U SB 2 J1394 1 J1394 2 A G P Sl ot T M B L ine In L ine O ut M ic T R S O ut M C S O ut B SPD IFO ut V IA V T8237R SA TA 1 V IA K 8M 800 B IO S ...

Page 19: ...ed the pins should be completely embed ded 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 tightly on top of the CPU to m...

Page 20: ...n Line Memory Module modules and supports the memory size up to 2GB You can install DDR400 DDR333 DDR266 modules into the DDR DIMM slots 2 3 Memory DIMM1 DIMM2 MSI Reminds You 1 Read the instructions on the cooler before you start the installation 2 Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating DIMM Modul...

Page 21: ... Except the 20 pin connector ATX1 you can find another 4 pin power connector JPW1 on the mainboard This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU PIN SIGNAL 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 19 5V 20 5V PIN SINGAL 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 PW_OK 9 5V_SB 10 12V ATX1 Pin Definition ATX 20 10 1 11 1 3 4 2 JPW1 PIN SINGAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V JPW...

Page 22: ...evice with external power The IEEE 1394 high speed serial bus complements USB by providing enhanced PC connectivity for a wide range of devices including consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices SPDIFIN1 Mic In Head Phone USB x 2 4 pin 1394 6 pin 1394 MSI Reminds You IEEE 1394 Driver is provided by Windows 98 SE Windows XP Windows ME and Wi...

Page 23: ...rt 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 compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into the connector PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0 3 Data0 Positive DataChannel 0 4 GND Ground 5 VCC 5V 6 Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1 7 Data1...

Page 24: ...ou 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 corporations A standard audio file transfer format SPDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format Head phone MIC ...

Page 25: ...mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector 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 8 CTS ClearTo Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Pin Definition 9 Pin Male DIN Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VGA Port Keyboard CS Out SPDIF Out optical RS Out Line I...

Page 26: ...Blue 4 Notused 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Power 10 Ground 11 Notused 12 SDA 13 HorizontalSync 14 VerticalSync 15 SCL Pin Definition PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 MouseDATA MouseDATA 2 NC Noconnection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 MouseClock Mouseclock 6 NC Noconnection Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 KeyboardDATA Ke...

Page 27: ... 8 1 RJ 45 LAN Jack Audio Port Connectors The left 3 audio jacks are for 2 channel mode for stereo speaker output Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones Line In is used for external CD player Tape player or other audio devices Mic is a connector for microphones However there is an advanced audio application provided by Realtek ALC 880 to offer support for 7 1 channel audio operation an...

Page 28: ...4 5 6 7 8 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0 3 Data0 Positive DataChannel 0 4 GND Ground 5 VCC 5V 6 Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1 7 Data1 Positive DataChannel 1 8 GND Ground USB Port Description TV Out Connector You can connect to a TV or video device to S Video out connector for video out function which allows you to output the image to a TV or video device The conn...

Page 29: ...5 RXN RXP 7 GND 2 4 6 SATA1 IDE1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 can only connect a HDD SIDE1 Secondary IDE Connector SIDE1 can only connect a CD ROM drive IDE Connectors IDE1 SIDE1 The mainboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 controller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 function The two connectors on the mainboard allows you to connect to two ...

Page 30: ...ote that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V that is controlled by PWM the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND AUX In Connector TVIN1 The connector is for CD ROM audio connector GND R L TVIN1 CASEFAN1 SENSOR FAN Power GND CPUFAN1 Card Reader Connector CR1 The mainboard provides a connector to connect the Card Reader on the Front Panel CR1 SENSOR FAN Powe...

Page 31: ...7 MP_DTR 9 IR or RST 11 CD_SMI 13 VCC5 15 MP_CTR_PWRON 17 IDE_LED 19 PLED1 21 PLED2 25 BASS_DETECT Pin Signal 4 OS SEL 6 MP_RXD 8 MP_TXD 10 FLAT 12 ROCK 14 POPS 16 CLASSIC 18 EQ_CYC 20 VCC5 SB 23 BASS Modem Module Connector MDC1 Optional The mainboard provides the connector to connect the modem module The modem module is directly inserted into the connector without an extra cable MDC1 ...

Page 32: ...y has long life time for at least 2 years If you want to clear the system configuration use the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Follow the instructions below to clear the data Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 Clear Data 1 3 Keep Data 1 3 JBAT1 MSI Reminds You 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 i...

Page 33: ...oller to directly access main memory and provides 1x 266Mbps 2x 533Mbps 4x 1 07Gbps and 8x throughputs PCI Slot The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI card or TV Tuner card When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings Mini PCI Mini PCI Slot The moth...

Page 34: ...1 Overview 3 2 Removing Cover 3 3 Removing Drive Cage 3 4 Installing CPU 3 5 Installing CPU Cooler 3 6 Installing DRAM 3 7 Installing WLAN Card Optional 3 8 Installing HDD 3 9 Installing Optical Drive 3 10 Restoring Drive Cage 3 11 Restoring Cover 3 ...

Page 35: ... dealer for the information 3 1 1 Installation Flowchart Start Remove Chassis Cover and Drive Cage Install Memory Modules HDD and Optical Drive Install CPU Cooler Restore Drive Cage and Chassis Cover Mainboard Power Supply Case Cables Cooler Card Reader Driver CD Manual Standard This product is shipped out as a bare bone Some components are equipped while some are optional See the following for th...

Page 36: ... check the items you need SATA or IDE Hard Disk Drive AMD Athlon 64 CPU Cooler Optical Drive DDR DIMM Module MSI Reminds You 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 37: ...3 4 3 2 Removing Cover Loose the three thumb screws on the back panel Remove the chassis cover ...

Page 38: ...pull the 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 39: ...e completely embedded into the socket The CPU can only fit in the correct direction Pull the lever away from the socket and raise it up Close the lever to complete the installation Locate the CPU socket and take off the protecting cover 3 4 Installing CPU ...

Page 40: ...tem Assembly 3 7 3 5 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 41: ...lling DRAM The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close Insert the DDR DIMM vertically into the slot Note The DIMM has only one notch on the module It will only fit in the right direction ...

Page 42: ...3 7 Installing 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 43: ...s as the picture shown Push the lock bracket to the right side 3 8 Installing HDD 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 ...

Page 44: ...onvex front bezel Recommended For easy assembly and normal operation use the optical drive with flat front panel 3 9 Installing Optical Drive 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 45: ...gn the drive cage 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 ...

Page 46: ...Chapter 3 System Assembly 3 13 3 11 Restoring Cover 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 ...

Page 47: ...andard CMOS Features 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features 4 6 Power Management Features 4 7 PnP PCI Configurations 4 8 Integrated Peripherals 4 9 PC Health Status 4 10 Set Supervisor User Password 4 11 Load Fail Safe Optimal De faults 4 ...

Page 48: ...item Move to the item in theleft hand Move to theitem in the right hand Enter Selecttheitem Esc Jumps tothe Exit menuorreturnstothe main menufromasubmenu PD Decrease thenumeric valueormake changes PU Increase thenumeric valueormake changes F7 LoadFail Safe Defaults F6 LoadOptimalDefaults F10 Save all the CMOS changes and exit Control Keys Getting Help After entering the Setup menu the first menu y...

Page 49: ...nu Then you can use the control keys to enter val ues and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press 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 Es...

Page 50: ...ons such as time date etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Power Management Features Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PnP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI Inte...

Page 51: ...afe Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system perfor mance operations Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup ...

Page 52: ... the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is day month date year System Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour minute second IDE Primary Secondary Third Master Slave 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 s...

Page 53: ...PC Mainboard names read only Total System Memory BIOS Version This item shows the memory status and BIOS version of your system read only CPU Information Genuine Intel R CPU ID uCode ID CPU Frequency The three items show the CPU related information of your system read only ...

Page 54: ...at boot BootUp Num Lock LED 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 Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Settings are described below The password prompt appears only...

Page 55: ...operating system Boot From 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 Yes No MSI Reminds You 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 will not s...

Page 56: ... portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are for warded to the AGP without any translation The option allows the selection of an aperture size of 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB VGA Share Memory Size The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory Settings None 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB Boot Display Devi...

Page 57: ...1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware main tains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a power down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wake capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory The infor mation stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the p...

Page 58: ...n the system Resume On PS 2 Mouse The field controls when the system will be waken up throught any event from the PS 2 mouse Settings Disabled S3 S4 S5 S3 Resume By Alarm This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a sched uled time date from the soft off S5 state Settings Enabled Disabled Alarm Date Hour Minute Second If Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled the system w...

Page 59: ... card is your primary graphics adapter Setting options are AGP The system initializes the installed AGP card first If the AGP card is not available it will initialize the PCI VGA card PCI The system initialize the installed PCI VGA card first If the PCI VGA card is not available it will initialize the AGP card ...

Page 60: ... This setting is used to specify the P ATA IDE interface The settings are Disabled Disable the P ATA controller Enalbed Enable the P ATA controller OnBoard SATA IDE This setting is used to specify the S ATA IDE interface The settings are Disabled Disable the S ATA controller Enalbed Enable the S ATA controller OnBoard LAN This setting controls the onboard LAN controller Setting options Disabled En...

Page 61: ...isabled Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device Settings Auto Disabled Set Super I O Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears Serial Port A These items specify the base I O port address for the onboard Serial Port A Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Disabled ...

Page 62: ...stem working status When the system is idle for a certain time the CPU clock will decrease automatically Once the system is back to work again the CPU clock will return to its pervious status Setting options Disabled Enabled System CPU Temperature SYSTEM CPU FAN Speed Vcore 12 0V 12 0V 5 0V 5VSB Battery These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such...

Page 63: ...ill be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have Award BIOS to request a password eac...

Page 64: ...fically for optimal performance 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 Enter loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Enter loads the d...

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