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...Lay this User's Manual for future reference. 3. The openings on the enclosure are for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. Do not cover the openings. 6. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on a reliable flat ...before setting it work according to the power inlet. 7. Never pour any of the following help resources for further guidance. † Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for air convection hence protects the equip- If any liquid into the equipment. † The equipment has been exposed ...
...Lay this User's Manual for future reference. 3. The openings on the enclosure are for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. Do not cover the openings. 6. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on a reliable flat ...before setting it work according to the power inlet. 7. Never pour any of the following help resources for further guidance. † Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for air convection hence protects the equip- If any liquid into the equipment. † The equipment has been exposed ...
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Introduction to Realtek ALC655 4-1 Installing the Audio Driver 4-2 Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function 4-4 Testing the Connected Speakers 4-9 Playing KaraOK 4-11 Chapter 5.VIA VT8237R/ VT8237R Plus SATA RAID Introduction 5-1 Introduction ...5-2 BIOS ...and Delete Spare Hard Drive 5-7 View Serial Number of Hard Drive 5-7 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array 5-8 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array 5-8 Installing RAID Software & Drivers 5-10 Install Driver in Windows OS 5-10 Installation of VIA SATA RAID Drvier and Utility 5-11 Using VIA RAID Tool 5-13 ix BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 The...
Introduction to Realtek ALC655 4-1 Installing the Audio Driver 4-2 Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function 4-4 Testing the Connected Speakers 4-9 Playing KaraOK 4-11 Chapter 5.VIA VT8237R/ VT8237R Plus SATA RAID Introduction 5-1 Introduction ...5-2 BIOS ...and Delete Spare Hard Drive 5-7 View Serial Number of Hard Drive 5-7 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array 5-8 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array 5-8 Installing RAID Software & Drivers 5-10 Install Driver in Windows OS 5-10 Installation of VIA SATA RAID Drvier and Utility 5-11 Using VIA RAID Tool 5-13 ix BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 The...
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Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased. 1-5 Packing Contents Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable Power Cable COM2 Bracket (Optional) Round Cable for IDE Devices (Optional) User's Guide Back IO Shield Round Cable for Floppy Disk (Optional) * The pictures are for reference only.
Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased. 1-5 Packing Contents Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable Power Cable COM2 Bracket (Optional) Round Cable for IDE Devices (Optional) User's Guide Back IO Shield Round Cable for Floppy Disk (Optional) * The pictures are for reference only.
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... used to use any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS. Onboard LAN Option ROM The item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled], [Auto]. Selecting [Disabled] will speed up the boot process. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip...
... used to use any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS. Onboard LAN Option ROM The item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled], [Auto]. Selecting [Disabled] will speed up the boot process. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip...
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... SATA The integrated peripheral controller contains a SATA interface with support for two SATA channels. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Settings options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. BIOS Setup Onboard 1394 Controller The item enables or disables the onboard IEEE1394 controller...
... SATA The integrated peripheral controller contains a SATA interface with support for two SATA channels. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Settings options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. BIOS Setup Onboard 1394 Controller The item enables or disables the onboard IEEE1394 controller...
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...mode. Options are available only when your operating system is shortened when you can choose to initialize the VGA card. BIOS Setup Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME/XP, select [Enabled]. ACPI Standby State This item ...specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Therefore, if the AGP driver of this section are : [S1/POS] The S1 sleep mode is to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up " event occurs. ACPI Function...
...mode. Options are available only when your operating system is shortened when you can choose to initialize the VGA card. BIOS Setup Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME/XP, select [Enabled]. ACPI Standby State This item ...specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Therefore, if the AGP driver of this section are : [S1/POS] The S1 sleep mode is to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up " event occurs. ACPI Function...
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.... MSI Reminds You... Follow the procedures described below might be held for reference only. 4-2 The AC97 Audio Configuration software utility is under continuo u s u p d a t e t o e n h a n c e a u d i o applications. The following illustrations are based on the different mainboard you install the drivers in... or later before you can get access to function properly before installing the driver. Click Realtek AC97 Audio Drivers. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to 4-/6-channel audio operations.
.... MSI Reminds You... Follow the procedures described below might be held for reference only. 4-2 The AC97 Audio Configuration software utility is under continuo u s u p d a t e t o e n h a n c e a u d i o applications. The following illustrations are based on the different mainboard you install the drivers in... or later before you can get access to function properly before installing the driver. Click Realtek AC97 Audio Drivers. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to 4-/6-channel audio operations.
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... audio output function if a proper setting is made in the software utility, and have the Multi-Channel Audio Function properly set in the software utility. a. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Using 4- Headphone b. 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output d. 6-Channel Mode for 5.1-Speaker Output 6. Select a desired surround sound effect..." drop- Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower-right corner of Speakers. or 6-Channel Audio Function After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 4-/6-channel audio feature now.
... audio output function if a proper setting is made in the software utility, and have the Multi-Channel Audio Function properly set in the software utility. a. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Using 4- Headphone b. 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output d. 6-Channel Mode for 5.1-Speaker Output 6. Select a desired surround sound effect..." drop- Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower-right corner of Speakers. or 6-Channel Audio Function After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 4-/6-channel audio feature now.
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...are RAID 0 and RAID 1. Such a drive will be attached. For users wishing to install their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software, proceed to function. The striping block size can be activated to provide better performance or data fault ...Driver and RAID Software Installation section. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. All disk members in the array. 5-2 The advantage of an Array is the capacity of Independent Disks) is achieved through a few different methods. Due to the fault tolerance, if any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. MS-7222 Micro-ATX...
...are RAID 0 and RAID 1. Such a drive will be attached. For users wishing to install their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software, proceed to function. The striping block size can be activated to provide better performance or data fault ...Driver and RAID Software Installation section. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. All disk members in the array. 5-2 The advantage of an Array is the capacity of Independent Disks) is achieved through a few different methods. Due to the fault tolerance, if any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. MS-7222 Micro-ATX...
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... XP), VIA RAID Controller(Windows 2000) or VIA RAID Controller (Windows NT4) from the CD-ROM. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and pre ss . The driver disk for yourself. 1. Once all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation † Existing Windows XP...type. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need to browse the CD. 3. The drivers will appear. 3. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Installing RAID Software & Drivers Install Driver in front of the drivers while installing Windows XP. 1. Ignore the Setup screen and use "Explorer" to install third party SCSI...
... XP), VIA RAID Controller(Windows 2000) or VIA RAID Controller (Windows NT4) from the CD-ROM. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and pre ss . The driver disk for yourself. 1. Once all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation † Existing Windows XP...type. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need to browse the CD. 3. The drivers will appear. 3. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Installing RAID Software & Drivers Install Driver in front of the drivers while installing Windows XP. 1. Ignore the Setup screen and use "Explorer" to install third party SCSI...
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... 5-11 VIA VT8237R/ VT8237R Plus SATA RAID Introduction Installation of VIA SATA RAID Driver contains the following key features: † Serial ATA RAID driver for installation. Click on the VIA SATA/IDE RAID Drivers to proceed the installation in the Windows* XP operating system. The InstallShield Wizard ...will begin automatically for Windows XP † VIA SATA RAID utility † RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the Next button...
... 5-11 VIA VT8237R/ VT8237R Plus SATA RAID Introduction Installation of VIA SATA RAID Driver contains the following key features: † Serial ATA RAID driver for installation. Click on the VIA SATA/IDE RAID Drivers to proceed the installation in the Windows* XP operating system. The InstallShield Wizard ...will begin automatically for Windows XP † VIA SATA RAID utility † RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the Next button...