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Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 Super Pack 1-5 Core Center 1-6 Live BIOS™/Live Driver 1-8 Live Monitor 1-9 D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional 1-10 S-Bracket (Optional 1-12 CPU Thermal Protection 1-12 Round Cable (Optional 1-13 Color Management 1-14 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 2-5 Installing the CPU Fan 2-5 Memory 2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DDR Population Rules...
Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 Super Pack 1-5 Core Center 1-6 Live BIOS™/Live Driver 1-8 Live Monitor 1-9 D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional 1-10 S-Bracket (Optional 1-12 CPU Thermal Protection 1-12 Round Cable (Optional 1-13 Color Management 1-14 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 2-5 Installing the CPU Fan 2-5 Memory 2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DDR Population Rules...
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...33 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot 2-33 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 2-33 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-34 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 Selecting the First Boot Device 3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-13 Power Management Features 3-16 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-20 Integrated Peripherals 3-23 PC Health Status 3-27 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-28 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-30 Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults 3-31 Appendix...
...33 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot 2-33 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 2-33 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-34 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 Selecting the First Boot Device 3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-13 Power Management Features 3-16 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-20 Integrated Peripherals 3-23 PC Health Status 3-27 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-28 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-30 Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults 3-31 Appendix...
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h Intel® ICH5/ICH5R chipset - Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management. - h Supports Dual channel DDR266/333/400 MHz and up to four Ultra ATA drives. Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. - Can connect up to 4GB memory size without ECC. Supports FSB 800/533/400MHz. - On-Board IDE h Dual Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH5/ICH5R. - h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz, depending on the integrated...
h Intel® ICH5/ICH5R chipset - Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management. - h Supports Dual channel DDR266/333/400 MHz and up to four Ultra ATA drives. Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. - Can connect up to 4GB memory size without ECC. Supports FSB 800/533/400MHz. - On-Board IDE h Dual Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH5/ICH5R. - h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz, depending on the integrated...
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... chip. - Mounting h 9 mounting holes. 1-3 Compliance with AC97 v2.2 Spec. - Supports ACPI Power Management. h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. Dimension h ATX Form Factor: 30.5 cm (L) x 24.4 cm (W). Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement. - Getting Started Promise 20378 On-Board (Optional) h Supports Ultra ATA, Serial ATA, Ultra ATA RAID 0 or 1 , Serial ATA RAID 0 or 1, Ultra/Serial ATA RAID 0+1 supported. h Connect up to 2 Serial...
... chip. - Mounting h 9 mounting holes. 1-3 Compliance with AC97 v2.2 Spec. - Supports ACPI Power Management. h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. Dimension h ATX Form Factor: 30.5 cm (L) x 24.4 cm (W). Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement. - Getting Started Promise 20378 On-Board (Optional) h Supports Ultra ATA, Serial ATA, Ultra ATA RAID 0 or 1 , Serial ATA RAID 0 or 1, Ultra/Serial ATA RAID 0+1 supported. h Connect up to 2 Serial...
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... needs. or double-sided modules to a maximum size of different type and density on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~4). Please note that each DIMM can work respectively for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 8 memory banks. Users can install DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 SDRAM modules on different- 2-7 Hardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 4 slots for single-channel DDR, but doubles the rate by SDR...
... needs. or double-sided modules to a maximum size of different type and density on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~4). Please note that each DIMM can work respectively for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 8 memory banks. Users can install DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 SDRAM modules on different- 2-7 Hardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 4 slots for single-channel DDR, but doubles the rate by SDR...
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... an interface specification designed for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. 2-33 When adding or removing expansion cards, make any necessary hardware or software settings for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. The slot supports 8x/4x AGP card. B AT T AGP Slot + PCI Slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the expansion cards to make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile...
... an interface specification designed for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. 2-33 When adding or removing expansion cards, make any necessary hardware or software settings for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. The slot supports 8x/4x AGP card. B AT T AGP Slot + PCI Slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the expansion cards to make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile...
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... CD-ROM/DVD-ROM. BBS-7 The system will boot from the third BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. USB FDD The system will boot from the second BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. BBS-2 The system will boot from the Network drive. BBS-9 The system will boot from USB-interfaced floppy drive. Legacy NETWORK The system will boot from USB-interfaced ARMD device, such as MO or ZIP drive, that functions as hard disk drive. BBS-3 The system will boot from...
... CD-ROM/DVD-ROM. BBS-7 The system will boot from the third BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. USB FDD The system will boot from the second BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. BBS-2 The system will boot from the Network drive. BBS-9 The system will boot from USB-interfaced floppy drive. Legacy NETWORK The system will boot from USB-interfaced ARMD device, such as MO or ZIP drive, that functions as hard disk drive. BBS-3 The system will boot from...
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... Setup. Setting to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. MSI Reminds You... For more information on or when end users try to enable or disable the Hyper Threading function. But it enabled; Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for the operating system. Settings: 1.4 and 1.1. 3-11 Boot To OS/2 This allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version...
... Setup. Setting to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. MSI Reminds You... For more information on or when end users try to enable or disable the Hyper Threading function. But it enabled; Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for the operating system. Settings: 1.4 and 1.1. 3-11 Boot To OS/2 This allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version...
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.... Setting: Auto, Disabled. Configure S-ATA as onboard RAID. S-ATA Ports Definition This allows you to configure the available ATA controller.Setting options: Disabled, P-ATA Only, S-ATA Only, P-ATA+S-ATA. Gigabit Ethernet. S-ATA Keep Enabled This item is used to select the combined mode of serial ATA ports. Onboard 1394 Device This setting is available for you to enable/disable the onboard S-ATA. P-ATA Channel Selection This item is going to switch to SATA controller. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard On-Chip...
.... Setting: Auto, Disabled. Configure S-ATA as onboard RAID. S-ATA Ports Definition This allows you to configure the available ATA controller.Setting options: Disabled, P-ATA Only, S-ATA Only, P-ATA+S-ATA. Gigabit Ethernet. S-ATA Keep Enabled This item is used to select the combined mode of serial ATA ports. Onboard 1394 Device This setting is available for you to enable/disable the onboard S-ATA. P-ATA Channel Selection This item is going to switch to SATA controller. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard On-Chip...
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... to use different controller cards to connect audio connectors, set the field to enable/disable the onboard Promise IDE. Setting options: Disabled, Auto. Setting options: Disabled, AS S-ATA, AS Raid. AC97 Audio Auto allows the motherboard's BIOS to detect whether you wish to automatically determine the correct base I /O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1 (COM A)/Serial Port 2 (COM B). If so, the onboard audio controller will automatically determine whether to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: OnBoard FDC Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk...
... to use different controller cards to connect audio connectors, set the field to enable/disable the onboard Promise IDE. Setting options: Disabled, Auto. Setting options: Disabled, AS S-ATA, AS Raid. AC97 Audio Auto allows the motherboard's BIOS to detect whether you wish to automatically determine the correct base I /O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port 1 (COM A)/Serial Port 2 (COM B). If so, the onboard audio controller will automatically determine whether to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: OnBoard FDC Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk...
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... rear speakers to 5.1 speakers. Main Features of Environment. 5. Sound Effects - Sound Effects - Equalizer: It offers 10-band Equalizer and 12 pre-set models like moving the physical speakers literally to other C-Media's products. The UDA driver supports all Windows, C-Midia AC'97 CODEC, and audio controllers (south bridges) on the back panel from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel. Xear 3D - 5.1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIFTER: h It allows users to enjoy multi-channel surround sound system...
... rear speakers to 5.1 speakers. Main Features of Environment. 5. Sound Effects - Sound Effects - Equalizer: It offers 10-band Equalizer and 12 pre-set models like moving the physical speakers literally to other C-Media's products. The UDA driver supports all Windows, C-Midia AC'97 CODEC, and audio controllers (south bridges) on the back panel from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel. Xear 3D - 5.1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIFTER: h It allows users to enjoy multi-channel surround sound system...
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...-6728 ATX Mainboard Hardware Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to the appropriate audio connectors, and then select 4- Line In Line Out MIC 6-Channel When set to the audio connectors on the back panel. or 6-channel audio setting in the computer, you can attach the speakers for 2-/4-/6-channel operations are two ways to utilize the function and connect the speakers to 6-channel configuration, LINE IN and MIC functions DO NOT WORK...
...-6728 ATX Mainboard Hardware Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to the appropriate audio connectors, and then select 4- Line In Line Out MIC 6-Channel When set to the audio connectors on the back panel. or 6-channel audio setting in the computer, you can attach the speakers for 2-/4-/6-channel operations are two ways to utilize the function and connect the speakers to 6-channel configuration, LINE IN and MIC functions DO NOT WORK...
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LAN (Local Area Network) A computer network that covers a relatively smaller area, such as "nodes", and are connected by setting a DIP switch. IRQ conflicts used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives to a PC, in which devices can share expensive devices and data. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to be a common problem when adding expansion boards, but the Plug-and-Play specification has removed this headache in...
LAN (Local Area Network) A computer network that covers a relatively smaller area, such as "nodes", and are connected by setting a DIP switch. IRQ conflicts used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives to a PC, in which devices can share expensive devices and data. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to be a common problem when adding expansion boards, but the Plug-and-Play specification has removed this headache in...
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... lights on a hard disk up to address a hard disk larger than the manufacturer-specified speed (for a line printer; The PCI controller can "plug" in data storage capacity. LED (Light Emitting Diode) A semiconductor device that supports PnP and a PnP expansion card are properly connected and operating. PCI provides "plug and play " it is usually used by the OS to the computer bus or data paths. To implement this useful feature, both the BIOS...
... lights on a hard disk up to address a hard disk larger than the manufacturer-specified speed (for a line printer; The PCI controller can "plug" in data storage capacity. LED (Light Emitting Diode) A semiconductor device that supports PnP and a PnP expansion card are properly connected and operating. PCI provides "plug and play " it is usually used by the OS to the computer bus or data paths. To implement this useful feature, both the BIOS...
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Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Power Management Features 3-14 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-18 Integrated Peripherals 3-21 PC Health Status 3-26 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-27 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-31 Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults 3-32 Appendix A: Using 2-, 4- & 6-Channel Audio Function A-1 Installing the Audio Driver A-2 Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Sound Effect A-4 Equalizer A-6 Speaker Configuration A-7 ...
Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Power Management Features 3-14 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-18 Integrated Peripherals 3-21 PC Health Status 3-26 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-27 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-31 Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults 3-32 Appendix A: Using 2-, 4- & 6-Channel Audio Function A-1 Installing the Audio Driver A-2 Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Sound Effect A-4 Equalizer A-6 Speaker Configuration A-7 ...
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... 3.4GHz or higher speed. Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, 8 ports. - 2 Serial ATA/150 ports. - 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller. - Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management. h Five 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface). Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives. Supports FSB 800/533/400MHz. - h Supports up to 4GB memory size without ECC. Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. - Chipset h Intel® 865PE chipset - Supports AGP 8X interface. - Main Memory h Supports four unbuffered DIMM...
... 3.4GHz or higher speed. Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, 8 ports. - 2 Serial ATA/150 ports. - 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller. - Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management. h Five 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface). Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives. Supports FSB 800/533/400MHz. - h Supports up to 4GB memory size without ECC. Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. - Chipset h Intel® 865PE chipset - Supports AGP 8X interface. - Main Memory h Supports four unbuffered DIMM...
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... rules while using dual-channel DDR, or instability may happen. 2-7 Users may install memory modules of different type and density on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~4). DDR Population Rules Install at least one DIMM module on p. 2-8). Please note that each DIMM can work respectively for overclocking spec. (For the list of 1GB. Please note that the DDR SDRAM does not support ECC (error correcting code) and...
... rules while using dual-channel DDR, or instability may happen. 2-7 Users may install memory modules of different type and density on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~4). DDR Population Rules Install at least one DIMM module on p. 2-8). Please note that each DIMM can work respectively for overclocking spec. (For the list of 1GB. Please note that the DDR SDRAM does not support ECC (error correcting code) and...
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... hard disk drive. But it is possible if you to save the BIOS to enable or disable the Hyper Threading function. Hyper Threading Function This field is implemented. Save Current ROM to run Setup. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. For more information on or when end users try to HDD This allows you choose Yes. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that supports...
... hard disk drive. But it is possible if you to save the BIOS to enable or disable the Hyper Threading function. Hyper Threading Function This field is implemented. Save Current ROM to run Setup. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. For more information on or when end users try to HDD This allows you choose Yes. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that supports...
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Onboard LAN This setting controls the onboard LAN controller. Load OnBoard LAN BIOS This item is used . When choosing P-ATA 1st Channel, you want to use other controller cards to enable or disable the onboard AC'97 (Audio Codec'97) feature. AC'97 Audio This item is available for you can use SATA1 & SATA2, IDE2. Disable the function if you can use IDE1, SATA1 & SATA2. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. if not, the controller is used to connect an audio device. BIOS Setup On-Chip IDE Settings in Windows XP/2000...
Onboard LAN This setting controls the onboard LAN controller. Load OnBoard LAN BIOS This item is used . When choosing P-ATA 1st Channel, you want to use other controller cards to enable or disable the onboard AC'97 (Audio Codec'97) feature. AC'97 Audio This item is available for you can use SATA1 & SATA2, IDE2. Disable the function if you can use IDE1, SATA1 & SATA2. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. if not, the controller is used to connect an audio device. BIOS Setup On-Chip IDE Settings in Windows XP/2000...
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... install Windows® 2000 Service Pack2 or later before you can get access to enhance audio applications. Click here MSI Reminds You... MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to function properly before installing the driver. The setup screen will automatically appear. 2. Hence, the program screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility...
... install Windows® 2000 Service Pack2 or later before you can get access to enhance audio applications. Click here MSI Reminds You... MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to function properly before installing the driver. The setup screen will automatically appear. 2. Hence, the program screens shown here in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility...