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... care in the United States and/or other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/ faq/esc_faq_list.php Contact our technical staff at: http://support.msi.com.tw ii Visit the MSI website for further guidance. Trademarks All trademarks are registered trademarks of AMD...products are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Intel® and Pentium® are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to the correctness...
... care in the United States and/or other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/ faq/esc_faq_list.php Contact our technical staff at: http://support.msi.com.tw ii Visit the MSI website for further guidance. Trademarks All trademarks are registered trademarks of AMD...products are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Intel® and Pentium® are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to the correctness...
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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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... item allows you to select the USB controller mode. BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This item can used to force EHCI ownership change Rely on EHCI driver. USB 2.0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. Integrated Peripherals BIOS Setup USB 2.0 Controller This setting allows you need...
... item allows you to select the USB controller mode. BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This item can used to force EHCI ownership change Rely on EHCI driver. USB 2.0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. Integrated Peripherals BIOS Setup USB 2.0 Controller This setting allows you need...
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The system resume time is shortened when you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up (resumes) from ...] Always leaves the computer in the power on by PS/2 KB This setting determines whether the system will be shut off . Therefore, if the VGA driver of the power button. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up the system from S3. Suspend...
The system resume time is shortened when you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up (resumes) from ...] Always leaves the computer in the power on by PS/2 KB This setting determines whether the system will be shut off . Therefore, if the VGA driver of the power button. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up the system from S3. Suspend...
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...shown here in different operating systems. 1. channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. A-2 Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows 2000/XP For W indows® 2000, you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- Click... Realtek HD Audio Driver. MS-7241 Mainboard Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC883 codec to function properly before installing the driver. For Windows® XP, you must install W indows® ...
...shown here in different operating systems. 1. channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. A-2 Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows 2000/XP For W indows® 2000, you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- Click... Realtek HD Audio Driver. MS-7241 Mainboard Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC883 codec to function properly before installing the driver. For Windows® XP, you must install W indows® ...
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Click Finish to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Click Next to restart the system. Click here Select this option Click here A-3 Realtek ALC883 Audio 3.
Click Finish to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Click Next to restart the system. Click here Select this option Click here A-3 Realtek ALC883 Audio 3.
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It is also available to activate the HD Audio Configuration. or 8- 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. Double click A-4 MS-7241 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- channel audio feature now.
It is also available to activate the HD Audio Configuration. or 8- 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. Double click A-4 MS-7241 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- channel audio feature now.
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Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. MS-7241 Mainboard Information In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. A-18 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. You may also select the language of . Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list.
Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. MS-7241 Mainboard Information In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. A-18 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. You may also select the language of . Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list.
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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 the following example might be different from your ...existing system to RAID. Also, you are reinstalling your system. Please use + keys to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in BIOS to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Important The following message will appear for Serial ATA" status screen, ...
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 the following example might be different from your ...existing system to RAID. Also, you are reinstalling your system. Please use + keys to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in BIOS to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Important The following message will appear for Serial ATA" status screen, ...
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... ICH8R into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and press . Setup will now load all the contents in \\IDE\Intel\ICH8R\Floppy to specify an Additional Device(s). 3. Under the Driver tab, click on the Setup screen. 3. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device M anager... specified, press to make an "Intel IAA RAID Driver For ICH8R (NH82801GR)" for Intel® ICH8R RAID Controller is generated, press S to a formatted floppy d is k e t te . 4. From the W indows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the key. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD...
... ICH8R into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and press . Setup will now load all the contents in \\IDE\Intel\ICH8R\Floppy to specify an Additional Device(s). 3. Under the Driver tab, click on the Setup screen. 3. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device M anager... specified, press to make an "Intel IAA RAID Driver For ICH8R (NH82801GR)" for Intel® ICH8R RAID Controller is generated, press S to a formatted floppy d is k e t te . 4. From the W indows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the key. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD...
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Insert the MSI CD and click on this item B B-10 Click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to un-install all other non-driver components. however, you cannot remove or un-install this reason, you will have the ability to install the software. For 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;
Insert the MSI CD and click on this item B B-10 Click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to un-install all other non-driver components. however, you cannot remove or un-install this reason, you will have the ability to install the software. For 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;
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... system. Refer to On-Chip ATA Devices for RAID before proceeding. However, during W indows Setup. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during the migration process, the data on installing the driver during W indows Setup. 3. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is installed. After the Intel Matrix Storage...
... system. Refer to On-Chip ATA Devices for RAID before proceeding. However, during W indows Setup. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during the migration process, the data on installing the driver during W indows Setup. 3. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is installed. After the Intel Matrix Storage...