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...the intellectual property of their respective owners. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of M ICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. AMI® is a registered .... AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. Visit the MSI website for further guidance. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Revision History Revision V1...
...the intellectual property of their respective owners. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of M ICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. AMI® is a registered .... AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. Visit the MSI website for further guidance. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Revision History Revision V1...
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Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-18 Slots ...2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots 2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 2-19 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 General Help
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-18 Slots ...2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots 2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 2-19 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 General Help
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Install Driver in W indows XP / 2000 B-9 Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console B-10 RAID Migration Instructions B-14 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk B-15 Degraded RAID Array B-21 Missing Hard Drive Member B-21 Failed Hard Drive Member B-21 x
Install Driver in W indows XP / 2000 B-9 Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console B-10 RAID Migration Instructions B-14 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk B-15 Degraded RAID Array B-21 Missing Hard Drive Member B-21 Failed Hard Drive Member B-21 x
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Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased. 1-5 Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable Standard Cable for IDE Devices Back IO Shield User's Guide * The pictures are for reference only.
Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased. 1-5 Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable Standard Cable for IDE Devices Back IO Shield User's Guide * The pictures are for reference only.
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"Fixed" mode is non-contiguous pagelocked memory allocated during driver initialization to the system once the requesting application has been terminated. 3-12 MS-7241 Mainboard DVMT/ FIXED M emory The field specifies the size of memory."DVMT" mode is memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests made by application and are release back to provide a static amount of system memory allocated for video memory.
"Fixed" mode is non-contiguous pagelocked memory allocated during driver initialization to the system once the requesting application has been terminated. 3-12 MS-7241 Mainboard DVMT/ FIXED M emory The field specifies the size of memory."DVMT" mode is memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests made by application and are release back to provide a static amount of system memory allocated for video memory.
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... used to enable/disable the onboard audio controller. 3-13 BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This item can used to force EHCI ownership change Rely on EHCI driver. Onboard 1394 This item allows you need to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you to use a USB...
... used to enable/disable the onboard audio controller. 3-13 BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This item can used to force EHCI ownership change Rely on EHCI driver. Onboard 1394 This item allows you need to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you to use a USB...
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... are : [Power Off] Always leaves the computer in the power on by PS/2 KB This setting determines whether the system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may... ACPI Standby State is set to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up the system from S3/ S4 sleep state. Therefore, if the VGA driver of the power button. Settings are : [On/ Off] The power button functions as normal power off . Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to...
... are : [Power Off] Always leaves the computer in the power on by PS/2 KB This setting determines whether the system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may... ACPI Standby State is set to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up the system from S3/ S4 sleep state. Therefore, if the VGA driver of the power button. Settings are : [On/ Off] The power button functions as normal power off . Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to...
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...ROM drive. The following illustrations are based on W indows® XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only. Hence, the ...program screens shown here in different operating systems. 1. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Realtek ALC883 codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- The setup screen will...
...ROM drive. The following illustrations are based on W indows® XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only. Hence, the ...program screens shown here in different operating systems. 1. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Realtek ALC883 codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- The setup screen will...
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Click Next to restart the system. Click Finish to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Click here Select this option Click here A-3 Realtek ALC883 Audio 3.
Click Next to restart the system. Click Finish to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Click here Select this option Click here A-3 Realtek ALC883 Audio 3.
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Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect M anager from the Control Panel. It is also available to activate the HD Audio Configuration. or 8- MS-7241 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- Double click A-4 channel audio feature now.
Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect M anager from the Control Panel. It is also available to activate the HD Audio Configuration. or 8- MS-7241 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- Double click A-4 channel audio feature now.
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MS-7241 Mainboard Information In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. You may also select the language of . Right-click on and an icon will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. A-18 Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list.
MS-7241 Mainboard Information In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. You may also select the language of . Right-click on and an icon will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. A-18 Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list.
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... Stroage Manager Option ROM 1. After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test). B-3 Intel ICH8R SATA RAID BIOS Configuration The ...Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create, delete and reset RAID volumes. Creating...
... Stroage Manager Option ROM 1. After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test). B-3 Intel ICH8R SATA RAID BIOS Configuration The ...Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create, delete and reset RAID volumes. Creating...
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... From the W indows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the key. Click the "+" in front of the drivers while installing W indows XP / 2000. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The driver diskette for yourself. 1. Once all devices are specified, press to continue with installation or if you need ...to specify any additional devices to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will now load all the contents in...
... From the W indows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the key. Click the "+" in front of the drivers while installing W indows XP / 2000. 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The driver diskette for yourself. 1. Once all devices are specified, press to continue with installation or if you need ...to specify any additional devices to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will now load all the contents in...
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Click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software. For this reason, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. MS-7241 Mainboard Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from the system after installation; however, you cannot remove or un-install this item B B-10
Click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software. For this reason, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. MS-7241 Mainboard Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from the system after installation; however, you cannot remove or un-install this item B B-10
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... system is critical to the system. After the Intel Matrix Storage Console has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted, click on installing the driver during W indows Setup. 3. This process will delete all important data on the added disk before installing W indows XP on the source disk is added to... before proceeding. To create a volume from an existing disk, complete the following window will appear: B B-14 It is installed. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during the migration process, the data on the single SATA hard drive.
... system is critical to the system. After the Intel Matrix Storage Console has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted, click on installing the driver during W indows Setup. 3. This process will delete all important data on the added disk before installing W indows XP on the source disk is added to... before proceeding. To create a volume from an existing disk, complete the following window will appear: B B-14 It is installed. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during the migration process, the data on the single SATA hard drive.