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Summary of Contents for Midas 400

Page 1: ...User s Guide Midas 400 G52 B6273X2 ...

Page 2: ...ations Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party re sponsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and AC power cord if a...

Page 3: ...s All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners AMD and Athlon and Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Ma chines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark ofNovell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies ...

Page 4: ...ny 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 elec trical 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 h...

Page 5: ...BSupportMatrix 2 3 DDRPopulationRules 2 4 DDRModuleCombination 2 4 Installing DDRModules 2 5 2 4 Power Supply 2 6 ATX 20 Pin Power Connector ATX1 2 6 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 2 6 2 5Front Panel 2 7 AudioPorts 2 7 USBPorts 2 7 2 6Rear Panel 2 8 Mouse Keyboard Connectors 2 8 Audio Ports 2 9 VGA Port 2 9 RJ 45LANJack 2 10 USB Ports 2 10 ParallelPort 2 11 Serial Port 2 12 2 7Connectors 2 13 IDECon...

Page 6: ...Jumpers SW1 SW2 2 19 2 9Slot 2 20 AGP AcceleratedGraphicsPort Slot 2 20 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots 2 20 PCIInterruptRequestRouting 2 20 Chapter 3 SystemAssembly 3 1 3 1Overview 3 2 Installation Tools 3 2 Screws 3 2 Checking the Items 3 3 3 2 Installation Procedures 3 4 1 Removing Cover Drive Cage 3 4 2 InstallingHDD 3 5 3 Installing FDD and Optical Drive 3 6 4 Installing Memory Mo...

Page 7: ...SFeatures 4 6 AdvancedBIOSFeatures 4 8 AdvancedChipsetFeatures 4 9 IntegratedPeripherals 4 12 PowerManagementSetup 4 15 PNP PCIConfigurations 4 18 PCHealthStatus 4 20 Frequency VoltageControl 4 21 LoadFail Safe OptimizedDefaults 4 22 SetSupervisor UserPassword 4 23 ...

Page 8: ... is your best Slim PC choice Based on the all in one designidea Midas provides 6 USB ports 3 PCI slots for expansion and 1AGPslot low profile With the fantas tic appearance and small form factor it can easilybe set anywhere The feature packed platform also gives you an exciting PC experience ...

Page 9: ...pset IntegratedDirect SoundAC97 audio Dual channel UltraDMA33 66 100 133master modeEIDE controller ACPI PC2001 compliant enhanced power management Integrated USB2 0 controller 8237 supporting 8 ports MainMemory Two 184 pin DDRDIMM slots Supports maximum memorysize up to 2GB for single channel mode For theupdated supporting memorymodules please visit http www msi com tw program products mainboard m...

Page 10: ...1 Parallel Port x1 VGAPort x1 AudioPorts Line In x 1 Line Out x 1 Mic In x 1 USB2 0 Ports x 4 RJ45 LAN Jack x1 Audio VIA1617A codec 5 1 channel AC97 software Audio LAN VIAVT8237integratedMAC VIA6103PHY On BoardGraphics Integrated in VIA KM400 Chassis Dimension 335mm H x98mm W x363mm D ...

Page 11: ...hapter 1 1 4 Front View 1 2 x USB 2 0 Ports 5 Power Switch 2 Mic in pink Line out green 6 FDD optional 3 HDD LED 7 Optical Drive optional 4 Power LED 8 Optical Drive Eject Button 1 2 System Configuration ...

Page 12: ...ear View 1 PS 2 Mouse 9 PCI Slots 2 PS 2 Keyboard 10 Voltage Selector 3 Serial Port 11 Parallel Port 4 VGA Port 12 RJ 45 LAN Jack 5 4 x USB 2 0 Ports 13 Line in 6 Mic in 14 Chassis Locks 7 Line out 15 Power Jack 8 AGP Slot ...

Page 13: ...nimized screw structure Detachable bay housing Multiple ventilation holes 1 CPU Fan Ventilation Hole 5 System Ventilation Hole 2 CPU Fan Ventilation Hole 6 System Ventilation Hole 3 System Fan Ventilation Hole 7 Front I O Release Button 4 Power Supply Ventilation Hole ...

Page 14: ...ng we have adopted a spe ciallydesigned CPU cooler and multiple ventilation holes for better cool ing effects The specially designed CPU cooler supports AMDAthlon Athlon XP Sempron Duron FSB 266 333 CPU up to 3000 We recommened using the right cooler for the CPU CPU Fan Optional ...

Page 15: ...Chapter 1 1 8 Power Supply Power Supply Fan Ventilation Hole System Fan Ventilation Hole Ventilation Hole front panel Note Do not block any ventilation hole ...

Page 16: ...as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard Also it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheal devices such as the mouse keyboard etc Whiledoing theinstallation be careful in holding thecom ponents and follow the installation procedures Introducing Mainboard ...

Page 17: ...USB1 JUSB2 ATX Power Supply FANSYS1 FAN 1 CPU BIOS PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 COM2 Top Parallel Port Bottom COM A VGA port Top mouse Bottom keyboard Top LAN Jack Bottom USB ports USB ports JPW1 Line In Line Out Mic FDD 1 Winbond W83697HF AGP Slot SOCKET 462 VIA KM400 VIA VT1617A VIA VT6103 SATA2 SATA1 JCI1 ...

Page 18: ...ge the CPU and system always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating 3 While replacing the CPU always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU The mainboard provides two sockets for 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Double In Line Memory Module and supports the memorysize up to 2GB Youc...

Page 19: ...ules to meet your need S Single Side 64MB 512MB D Double Side 128MB 1GB Combination Slot 1 2 DDR 1 S D S D DDR 2 S D S D Total Memory 64MB 2GB 64MB 2GB DDR Module Combination DDR Population Rules Install at least one DIMM module on the slots Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB Users can install either single or double sided modules to meet their own needs ...

Page 20: ...h on the center of module The module will onlyfit in the right orientation 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close Volt notch Installing DDR Modules ...

Page 21: ...nector supports instant power on function which means that system will boot up immediately when the power supply connector is inserted on the board ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU 2 4 Power Supply JPW1 1 2 4 ATX1 10 1 20 11 PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND ...

Page 22: ...ost Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB devices directly into these connectors 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 Desc...

Page 23: ...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 Mouse Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 KeyboardDATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 KeyboardClock Keyboard clock 6 NC No connection Keyboard Pin Definition MIC in Line in Line out VGA Port USB Ports Keyboa...

Page 24: ...nnector for stereo microphone Line Out Line In MIC in VGA Port The mainboard provides one DB 15 pin female connector to con nect a VGAmonitor DB 15 Pin Female Connector 5 1 15 11 VGA Port Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Not used 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Power 10 Ground 11 Not used 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL ...

Page 25: ...ces You can plug the USB device directlyinto the connector The mainboard supports USB1 1 2 0 devices 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 RJ45 LAN Jack USB Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 100Mbps LAN Jack Pin Definition PIN SIGN...

Page 26: ...13 SELECT Select 14 AUTOFEED AutomaticFeed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN SelectIn 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Ground 25 GND Ground Pin Definition Parallel Port The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector as LPT A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Exten...

Page 27: ... a serial mouse or other serial devices di rectly to the connector Serial Port 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 Serial Port Pin Definition 9 Pin Male DIN Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 28: ... provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 function The connector on the mainboard allows you to connect to the IDE devices HDD CD ROM 2 7 Connectors IDE1 IDE2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppydisk types FDD1 ...

Page 29: ...vice of Serial ATAinterface SATA1 SATA2 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND SATA1 SATA2 Pin Definition Front Panel Audio Connector JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connec tivityDesign Guide PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Mic Mic In 2 GND Ground 3 MicPWR Mic Bias Voltage 4 VCC...

Page 30: ...P Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR_SW_N PowerSwitch lowreferencepull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Donot use JFP1 Pin Definition Front Panel Connectors JFP1 JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for you to connect to the front panel switches and LEDs JFP1 JFP2 are compliant with Intel Front Panel I O ConnectivityDesign Guide GND R L JCD1 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 SP...

Page 31: ... chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control FANSYS1 FANCPU1 Sensor 12V GND Sensor 12V GND Serial Port Connector COM2 The mainboard offers one serial port COM2 It is 16550A high speed communication ports that senda receivea 16 bytes FIFOs You can at tach a serial mouse or other serial device directly to it PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION...

Page 32: ... 5 USB0 6 USB1 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key no pin 10 USBOC J3 Pin Definition Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected cor rectly or it may cause some damage 1 9 2 10 JUSB2 1 2 9 10 JUSB1 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector JCI1 This connector is connected to a 2 pin chassis switch If the chas sis is opened the switch will be short The system will record this status and show a warning message on th...

Page 33: ...figuration data With the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on That batteryhas long life time for at least 5 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 You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing ...

Page 34: ...FSB Clock Jumpers SW1 SW2 These two jumpers provide 100MHz 133MHz and 166MHz Front Side Bus frequency selection for overclocking purpose SW1 1 FSB 100MHz FSB 133MHz FSB 166MHz 1 3 SW1 SW2 1 3 1 3 SW1 1 3 SW2 SW1 1 3 SW2 1 3 SW2 1 ...

Page 35: ...g The IRQ abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A INTD pins as follow Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INTA INT B INTC INTD PCI Slot 2 INT B INTC INTD INTA PCI Slot 3 INTC INTD INTA INT B AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slo...

Page 36: ... Assembly 3 1 This chapter provides you with the installation procedures of Midas barebone It is useful for you to read the information of mainboard setup before assembling the whole system 3 System Assembly ...

Page 37: ...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 Screw Driver Gloves 3 1 Over...

Page 38: ...ing the Items Before assembling your system please check the items listed below for basic system operation CPU Cooler Optional IDE or SATA HDD Optional Optical Drive Optional CPU Optional DDR SDRAM Optional Rubber Foot Optional ...

Page 39: ...ock brackets inwards to unlock the chassis cover Remove the chassis cover Use a screw driver to unscrew the drive cage 1 Removing Cover Drive Cage 3 2 Installation Procedures Pull the drive cage to release it from the chassis ...

Page 40: ...ver to the left to release the HDD cage Pull the HDD tray forwards to remove it from the drive cage Put the HDD in the HDD tray and use 4 screws to fix it on both sides Put the HDD tray back to secure it on the drive cage 2 Installing HDD ...

Page 41: ...tical Drive Press the FDD tray lever to release the FDD lock and push the FDD inwards tofix it Use 2 screws to secure the FDD in the FDD tray Use 2 screws to secure the optical drive in the tray Insert the optical drive into the drive cage ...

Page 42: ...areful to align the tenon and the notch Connect the cables and the power cords to the HDD and the optical drive Note If youare using a SerialATA HDD please connectit to the SATA cable Connect the cable and the power cord to the FDD Use 3 screws to secure the drive cage ...

Page 43: ...Chapter 3 3 8 Locate the DIMM slots 4 Installing Memory Modules Insert the DIMM vertically into the slot Note The DIMM has only one notch onthecenter ofmodule Itwillonlyfit in the right direction ...

Page 44: ...ver away from the socket and raise it up to 90 degree angle Close the lever to complete the installaton 5 Installing CPU Put the CPU onto the socket Note Make sure the pinsare completely embeddedinto the socket The CPUcan only fit inthe correct direction ...

Page 45: ...ord of the CPU cooler Place the CPU cooler onto the CPU socket Be sure to align the notch to the CPU socket 6 Installing CPU Cooler Press the outside lever to secure the CPUcooler Close the inside lever with a tack screwdriver or hands ...

Page 46: ...Cover Restore the chassis cover Push the lock brackets outwards to lock the chassis cover Attach the rubber foots to the under side horizontal type Put the PC on four foots or lay on the rubber foots Horizontal type Tower type Horizontal type ...

Page 47: ...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 m booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for customized features ...

Page 48: ...You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys MSI Reminds You The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only Select First Boot Device Floppy 1st Floppy IDE 0 IBM DTLA 307038 CDROM...

Page 49: ... the field and press Enter to call up 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 po...

Page 50: ...ipherals 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 Frequency Voltage Control The items in this submenu includes some important settings of CPU AGP DRAM and overclocking functions Once you enter Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utili...

Page 51: ...s 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 Abandon all changes and exit setup ...

Page 52: ...ss PgUp or PgDn to select Manual None or Auto type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually If you select Manual related information is asked to be entered to the fo...

Page 53: ...setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot Available options are All Errors The system stops when any error is detected No Errors The system doesn t stop for any detected error All But Keyboard The system doesn t stop for a keyboard error All But Diskette The system doesn t stop for a disk error All But Disk Key The system doesn t stop for either a disk or a ke...

Page 54: ...ystem To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system Settings 1 4 1 1 Boot Sequence The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system 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 s...

Page 55: ...s By SPD 100MHz 133MHz 166MHz 200MHz DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed memory chips DRAM Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs DRAM CAS Latency The field controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay before SDRAM starts a read co...

Page 56: ...T 5T 6T 8T 12T Active to CMD Trcd When DRAM is refreshed both rows and columns are addressed separately This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS row address strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T DRAM Burst Length This setting allows you to set the size of Burst Length for DRAM Bursting...

Page 57: ...t is strongly suggested to select Auto to avoid causing any system error Setting options Manual Auto AGP Driving Value This item specifies an AGP driving force AGP Fast Write This option enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature The Fast Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card without pass ing anything through the system memory and improves the AGP 4X speed Sele...

Page 58: ...eral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately Settings Enabled Disabled VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears AC97 Audio Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used If an audio device is detected the onboard AC97 Audio Codec 97 controller will ...

Page 59: ...led USB Legacy KB MS 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 Onboard I O Chip Setup Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDD i...

Page 60: ...pliant so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function the following message will be displayed on the screen EPP Mode Select At this time either EPP 1 7 spec or EPP 1 9 spec can be chosen EPP Mode Select The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec compliant so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function the following message will be dis played on the ...

Page 61: ...eep 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 hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs Suspend Mode If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this fie...

Page 62: ...pecifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state Last State Restores the system to the status before power faiure interrupt occurred IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter and the following sub menu appears PS2KB Wakeup Select The item spec...

Page 63: ...lows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event Settings Enabled and Disabled Resume by Alarm This function is for setting time for your computer to boot up The settings are Enabled Disabled Date of Month The field specifies the date for Resume by Alarm Settings 0 31 Resume Time hh mm ss The field specifies the time for Resume by Alarm Fo...

Page 64: ...ooted up and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically Resource 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 95 98 If you set this field to Manual choose specific resou...

Page 65: ... allocated to I O devices When an I O device needs to gain attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur After receiving the signal when the operating system is ready the system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the I O device ...

Page 66: ...em will issue a warning and allows you to prevent the CPU overheating problem Settings Disabled 50 C 122 F 53 C 127 F 56 C 133 F 60 C 140 F 63 C 145 F 66 C 151 F and 70 C 158 F System CPU Temperature CPU SYSTEM Fan Speed Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V VBAT 5VSB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds ...

Page 67: ...lues spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem 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 disab...

Page 68: ...er specifically 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 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 d...

Page 69: ...ord 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 BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password...

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