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.... Award® is a registered trademark of its contents. Revision History Revision V1.0 V1.1 Revision History First release for PCB 1.X with nVidia nForce3 250 Gb (Platinum version) Update description of Microsoft Corporation. AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the...in this document, but no guarantee is given as to make changes without notice. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks of BIOS & DigiCell (Platinum version) Date March 2004 May 2004 iii
.... Award® is a registered trademark of its contents. Revision History Revision V1.0 V1.1 Revision History First release for PCB 1.X with nVidia nForce3 250 Gb (Platinum version) Update description of Microsoft Corporation. AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the...in this document, but no guarantee is given as to make changes without notice. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks of BIOS & DigiCell (Platinum version) Date March 2004 May 2004 iii
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... User's Manual. Replace only with your system and no solution can not step on the enclosure are for further guidance. h Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for future reference. 3. Place the power cord such a way that could damage or cause electrical shock. 11. Alternatively.../faq/faq/esc_faq_list.php h Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw Safety Instructions 1. Keep this User's Manual for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. Technical Support If a problem arises with the same or equivalent ...
... User's Manual. Replace only with your system and no solution can not step on the enclosure are for further guidance. h Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for future reference. 3. Place the power cord such a way that could damage or cause electrical shock. 11. Alternatively.../faq/faq/esc_faq_list.php h Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw Safety Instructions 1. Keep this User's Manual for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. Technical Support If a problem arises with the same or equivalent ...
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... ...4-2 H/W Diagnostic 4-4 Communication 4-5 Software Access Point 4-6 Terminology 4-6 Access Point Mode 4-7 WLAN Card Mode 4-8 Live Update ...4-9 vi 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 3-11 Integrated Peripherals 3-12 Power Management Setup 3-17 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-20 H/W Monitor...
... ...4-2 H/W Diagnostic 4-4 Communication 4-5 Software Access Point 4-6 Terminology 4-6 Access Point Mode 4-7 WLAN Card Mode 4-8 Live Update ...4-9 vi 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 3-11 Integrated Peripherals 3-12 Power Management Setup 3-17 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-20 H/W Monitor...
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... Installation ...6-3 NVIDIA nForce3 System Driver 6-3 Realtek AC97 Audio Driver 6-6 vii nVIDIA RAID Introduction 5-1 Introduction ...5-2 System Requirement 5-2 RAID Configuration ...5-3 Basic Configuration Instructions 5-3 Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS 5-3 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation 5-7 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array 5-7 Installing the RAID Driver (for AMD Processor 4-14 Audio...
... Installation ...6-3 NVIDIA nForce3 System Driver 6-3 Realtek AC97 Audio Driver 6-6 vii nVIDIA RAID Introduction 5-1 Introduction ...5-2 System Requirement 5-2 RAID Configuration ...5-3 Basic Configuration Instructions 5-3 Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS 5-3 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation 5-7 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array 5-7 Installing the RAID Driver (for AMD Processor 4-14 Audio...
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RAID 1, or 1, o+1, JBOD is required. Spare Disk Allocation h Supports Windows 2000 and later versions BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your mainboard specifications. Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s auto-negotiation operation. - Audio h Realtek ALC850 7.1-...2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is supported - Mounting and Dimension h ATX Form Factor: 24.4 cm (L) x 30.5 cm (W) h 9 mounting holes MSI Reminds You... 1. Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in their SATA hard drive. Under these two OSs, SATA can only be created before attempting to...
RAID 1, or 1, o+1, JBOD is required. Spare Disk Allocation h Supports Windows 2000 and later versions BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your mainboard specifications. Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s auto-negotiation operation. - Audio h Realtek ALC850 7.1-...2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is supported - Mounting and Dimension h ATX Form Factor: 24.4 cm (L) x 30.5 cm (W) h 9 mounting holes MSI Reminds You... 1. Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in their SATA hard drive. Under these two OSs, SATA can only be created before attempting to...
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7030 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Top : Parallel Port Bottom: COM A 1394 Port SPDIF JPW1 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 T: LAN jack B: USB ports B: USB ports T:Line-In M:Line-Out B:Mic T:RS-Out M:CS-Out B:SPDIFOut C_ FA N1 S ATA 3 S ATA 4 88E1111-RC VIA VT6306 AGP1 PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot 4 ALC 850 JCD1 JAUD1 J1394_1 PCI Slot 5 J1394_0 nForce3 250Gb NB_FAN1 S ATA 2 JCASE1 B AT T + J BAT 1 J IR 1 JUSB1 JUSB2 BIOS Winbond W83627HF FDD 1 JLED1 JFP1 JFP2 S_FAN2 S_FAN1 IDE 2 IDE 1 JWR1 K8N Neo (MS-7030) v1.X ATX Mainboard 1-4
7030 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Top : Parallel Port Bottom: COM A 1394 Port SPDIF JPW1 DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 T: LAN jack B: USB ports B: USB ports T:Line-In M:Line-Out B:Mic T:RS-Out M:CS-Out B:SPDIFOut C_ FA N1 S ATA 3 S ATA 4 88E1111-RC VIA VT6306 AGP1 PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot 4 ALC 850 JCD1 JAUD1 J1394_1 PCI Slot 5 J1394_0 nForce3 250Gb NB_FAN1 S ATA 2 JCASE1 B AT T + J BAT 1 J IR 1 JUSB1 JUSB2 BIOS Winbond W83627HF FDD 1 JLED1 JFP1 JFP2 S_FAN2 S_FAN1 IDE 2 IDE 1 JWR1 K8N Neo (MS-7030) v1.X ATX Mainboard 1-4
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.... IDE1 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure the second drive to Slave mode by hard disk vendors for future BIOS) and other devices. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 controller that... four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for jumper setting instructions. 2-16 IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... You can connect up to IDE1.
.... IDE1 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure the second drive to Slave mode by hard disk vendors for future BIOS) and other devices. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 controller that... four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for jumper setting instructions. 2-16 IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... You can connect up to IDE1.
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You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to IrDA Infrared module. Hardware Setup IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 The connector allows you to connect to use the IR function. USB 2.0 technology ...
You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to IrDA Infrared module. Hardware Setup IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 The connector allows you to connect to use the IR function. USB 2.0 technology ...
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... IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_0 The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. To clear the warning, you to a 2-pin chassis switch. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCASE1 This connector is opened, the switch will record this status and...
... IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_0 The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. To clear the warning, you to a 2-pin chassis switch. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCASE1 This connector is opened, the switch will record this status and...
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...8x/4x AGP card. The PCI IRQ pins are hardware lines over which allows you to insert the expansion cards to directly access main memory. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Slots The mainboard provides one AGP slot and five 32-bit PCI bus slots. The orange PCI slot (PCI5) also works as...needs. AGP Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the communication card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card to ...
...8x/4x AGP card. The PCI IRQ pins are hardware lines over which allows you to insert the expansion cards to directly access main memory. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Slots The mainboard provides one AGP slot and five 32-bit PCI bus slots. The orange PCI slot (PCI5) also works as...needs. AGP Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the communication card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card to ...
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..., the description may need to run SETUP. ” You want to change the default settings for optimum use. BIOS Setup BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to run the Setup program when: ” An error message appears on the screen during... usually in the 1st line appearing after the memory count. V2.0 refers to the BIOS version. 040104 refers to BIOS maker as A=AMI(R); While booting up , and requests you to the customer, MS=all standard customers. MSI Reminds You... 1. W=AWARD(R) 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th -...
..., the description may need to run SETUP. ” You want to change the default settings for optimum use. BIOS Setup BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to run the Setup program when: ” An error message appears on the screen during... usually in the 1st line appearing after the memory count. V2.0 refers to the BIOS version. 040104 refers to BIOS maker as A=AMI(R); While booting up , and requests you to the customer, MS=all standard customers. MSI Reminds You... 1. W=AWARD(R) 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th -...
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... below appears on the screen, press to the following. The POST messages might pass by turning it will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the system, it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. Selecting the First Boot Device You are allowed... to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS setup utility by simultaneously pressing , , and keys. Select the one you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by too quickly for you ...
... below appears on the screen, press to the following. The POST messages might pass by turning it will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the system, it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. Selecting the First Boot Device You are allowed... to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS setup utility by simultaneously pressing , , and keys. Select the one you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by too quickly for you ...
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... select the item. Then you will see is displayed at the bottom of certain fields, that means a sub-menu can make changes Load BIOS Setup Defaults Load High Performance Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you can... use and the possible selections for a field parameter. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is the Main Menu. General Help The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. If you can be launched from any menu by simply pressing . Main Menu The main menu lists the...
... select the item. Then you will see is displayed at the bottom of certain fields, that means a sub-menu can make changes Load BIOS Setup Defaults Load High Performance Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you can... use and the possible selections for a field parameter. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is the Main Menu. General Help The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. If you can be launched from any menu by simply pressing . Main Menu The main menu lists the...
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MS-7030 ATX Mainboard The Main Menu Once you to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance. The Main Menu allows you enter Phoenix-Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Integrated Peripherals Use this ... your settings for stable system performance operations. 3-4 H/W Monitor This entry shows the status of AWARD® special enhanced features. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of your settings for CPU/DRAM/AGP frequency/voltage control and overclocking. PNP/PCI Configurations ...
MS-7030 ATX Mainboard The Main Menu Once you to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance. The Main Menu allows you enter Phoenix-Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Integrated Peripherals Use this ... your settings for stable system performance operations. 3-4 H/W Monitor This entry shows the status of AWARD® special enhanced features. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of your settings for CPU/DRAM/AGP frequency/voltage control and overclocking. PNP/PCI Configurations ...
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Save & Exit Setup Save changes to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected. Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set User Password. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup. 3-5 Set User Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password. BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to CMOS and exit setup.
Save & Exit Setup Save changes to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected. Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set User Password. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup. 3-5 Set User Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password. BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to CMOS and exit setup.
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The format is . month The month from the keyboard. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to Sat, determined by BIOS. Cylinder Number of heads. Head Number of cylinders. Read- The hard disk will not work properly if you to set the system to set...to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. date The date from your own drive type manually. Note that you want (usually the current date). MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item...
The format is . month The month from the keyboard. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to Sat, determined by BIOS. Cylinder Number of heads. Head Number of cylinders. Read- The hard disk will not work properly if you to set the system to set...to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. date The date from your own drive type manually. Note that you want (usually the current date). MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item...
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... doesn't stop for the primary monitor of video adapter used for a keyboard error. CPU Type/BIOS Version/Video Memory/System Memory/Total Memory The items show the CPU type, BIOS version and memory status of the landing zone. BIOS Setup Landing Zone Cylinder location of your system (read only). 3-7 Available options are : [All...
... doesn't stop for the primary monitor of video adapter used for a keyboard error. CPU Type/BIOS Version/Video Memory/System Memory/Total Memory The items show the CPU type, BIOS version and memory status of the landing zone. BIOS Setup Landing Zone Cylinder location of your system (read only). 3-7 Available options are : [All...
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...] Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. Virus Warning The item is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. CPU Internal Cache The item allows you to show the EPA logo (brand specific graphics) on the... boot sector protection. Settings: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Settings: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. 3-8 Then you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features Full Screen LOGO Display This item enables you to turn on or off CPU's internal (L1) cache.
...] Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. Virus Warning The item is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. CPU Internal Cache The item allows you to show the EPA logo (brand specific graphics) on the... boot sector protection. Settings: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Settings: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. 3-8 Then you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features Full Screen LOGO Display This item enables you to turn on or off CPU's internal (L1) cache.
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MSI Reminds You... For example, if you to select the delay between when the key ... the system is to set the Gate A20 status. Setting to [On] will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the system. A20 refers to the first 64KB of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Settings: [6], [8], [10], [12], [15... Typematic Delay. When the default value [Fast] is selected, the Gate A20 is enabled, this item allows you have installed. BIOS Setup Quick Boot Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check ...
MSI Reminds You... For example, if you to select the delay between when the key ... the system is to set the Gate A20 status. Setting to [On] will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the system. A20 refers to the first 64KB of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Settings: [6], [8], [10], [12], [15... Typematic Delay. When the default value [Fast] is selected, the Gate A20 is enabled, this item allows you have installed. BIOS Setup Quick Boot Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check ...
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... with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to use, consult the vendor of BIOS password protection that is powered on or when end users try to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Security Option This specifies the type of your operating system. Settings are described...
... with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to use, consult the vendor of BIOS password protection that is powered on or when end users try to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. MS-7030 ATX Mainboard Security Option This specifies the type of your operating system. Settings are described...
