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... guidance. We take every care in the United States and/or other information: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php? Our products are registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the preparation of this document is given as to make changes without notice. Trademarks...W indows® XP/Vista are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation. AMI® is a registered trademark of AMD Corporation. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks of American Megatrends Inc. Intel® and Pentium® are under continual improvement and...
... guidance. We take every care in the United States and/or other information: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php? Our products are registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the preparation of this document is given as to make changes without notice. Trademarks...W indows® XP/Vista are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation. AMI® is a registered trademark of AMD Corporation. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks of American Megatrends Inc. Intel® and Pentium® are under continual improvement and...
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Appendix B NVIDIA RAID B-1 Introduction ...B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 Installing Driver ...B-7 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation B-8 Using the NVMediaShield Software B-11 Appendix C Dual Core Center C-1 Activating Dual Core Center C-2 Main ...C-3 DOT (Dynamic OverClocking C-5 Clock ...C-6 Voltage ...C-7 FAN Speed ...C-8 Temperature ...C-9 User Profile ...C-10 ix
Appendix B NVIDIA RAID B-1 Introduction ...B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 Installing Driver ...B-7 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation B-8 Using the NVMediaShield Software B-11 Appendix C Dual Core Center C-1 Activating Dual Core Center C-2 Main ...C-3 DOT (Dynamic OverClocking C-5 Clock ...C-6 Voltage ...C-7 FAN Speed ...C-8 Temperature ...C-9 User Profile ...C-10 ix
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The P7NGM-Digital Series mainboards are based on NVIDIA® nForce730i chipset for choosing the P7NGM-Digital Series (MS7530 v1.X) Micro-ATX mainboard. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium dual-core and Celeron processor, the P7NGM-Digital Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1 Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency.
The P7NGM-Digital Series mainboards are based on NVIDIA® nForce730i chipset for choosing the P7NGM-Digital Series (MS7530 v1.X) Micro-ATX mainboard. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium dual-core and Celeron processor, the P7NGM-Digital Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1 Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency.
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... - 1333/ 1066/ 800 MHz Chipset - c om . Supports transfer rate up to 400Mbps Audio - Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by JMicron JMB381 - m s i. Up to 3 Gb/s 1-2 m s i. NVIDIA® nForce 730i (MCP7A) Memory Support - fu nc =t es t r ep or t ) LAN - Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology (For the latest information about CPU...
... - 1333/ 1066/ 800 MHz Chipset - c om . Supports transfer rate up to 400Mbps Audio - Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by JMicron JMB381 - m s i. Up to 3 Gb/s 1-2 m s i. NVIDIA® nForce 730i (MCP7A) Memory Support - fu nc =t es t r ep or t ) LAN - Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology (For the latest information about CPU...
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Micro-ATX (24.4 cm X 24.4 cm) Mounting - 8 mounting holes 1-3 Supports 1 FDD with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 1 ... Express x16 slot, supports PCIE 2.0 spec - 1 PCI Express x1 slot, supports PCIE 2.0 spec - 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor - Getting Started NVIDIA RAID - 6 SATA ports support RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/ 5 or JBOD mode Floppy - 1 floppy port -
Micro-ATX (24.4 cm X 24.4 cm) Mounting - 8 mounting holes 1-3 Supports 1 FDD with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB Connectors Back panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 1 ... Express x16 slot, supports PCIE 2.0 spec - 1 PCI Express x1 slot, supports PCIE 2.0 spec - 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor - Getting Started NVIDIA RAID - 6 SATA ports support RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/ 5 or JBOD mode Floppy - 1 floppy port -
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...: USB ports NVIDIA nForce 730i T: Li ne-I n M:L in e-Out B : Mi c T: R S -O ut M:CS -Out B:SS-Out RTL8111C BATT + JBAT1 PCI _E1 JMB381 PCI _E2 AL C8 88 PCI 1 PCI 2 JCD1 JSP1 JAUD1 J1394_1 (op tional) JUSB1 JUSB2 SATA6 SATA4 SATA2 JMB368 SATA5 SATA3 SATA1 I/O Ch ip JUSB3 JCI1 JTPM1 JFP1 JFP2 P7NGM-Digital Series... (MS-7530 v1.X) Micro-ATX Mainboard IDE 1 JLPT1 JCOM1 SYSFAN1 1-4
...: USB ports NVIDIA nForce 730i T: Li ne-I n M:L in e-Out B : Mi c T: R S -O ut M:CS -Out B:SS-Out RTL8111C BATT + JBAT1 PCI _E1 JMB381 PCI _E2 AL C8 88 PCI 1 PCI 2 JCD1 JSP1 JAUD1 J1394_1 (op tional) JUSB1 JUSB2 SATA6 SATA4 SATA2 JMB368 SATA5 SATA3 SATA1 I/O Ch ip JUSB3 JCI1 JTPM1 JFP1 JFP2 P7NGM-Digital Series... (MS-7530 v1.X) Micro-ATX Mainboard IDE 1 JLPT1 JCOM1 SYSFAN1 1-4
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...For best GeForce Boost performance, the following minimum system configuration is enabled. Restart the system and wait for the Hybrid Icon to http://www.nvidia.com/object/hybrid_sli.html 2-22 The hybrid mode where the discrete GPU (dGPU) and mainboard GPU (mGPU) are simultaneously active and working collaboratively... and that supports Hybrid SLI technology. System Request 1. Please select 256 MB in BIOS. The chipset will share the rendering load with an NVIDIA discrete GPU. AMD Phenom CPU or Intel CPU running at FSB 1333 MHz or higher - 2 x 1 GB of Advanced BIOS Features in...
...For best GeForce Boost performance, the following minimum system configuration is enabled. Restart the system and wait for the Hybrid Icon to http://www.nvidia.com/object/hybrid_sli.html 2-22 The hybrid mode where the discrete GPU (dGPU) and mainboard GPU (mGPU) are simultaneously active and working collaboratively... and that supports Hybrid SLI technology. System Request 1. Please select 256 MB in BIOS. The chipset will share the rendering load with an NVIDIA discrete GPU. AMD Phenom CPU or Intel CPU running at FSB 1333 MHz or higher - 2 x 1 GB of Advanced BIOS Features in...
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...items under each BIOS category described in the format: A7530NMS V1.1 100708 where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as MS = all standard customers. V1.1 refers to the BIOS... DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to the customer as I = Intel, N = NVIDIA, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to enter Setup, restart the system by simultaneously pressing , , and keys. Important 1. Therefore, the description may also restart the ...
...items under each BIOS category described in the format: A7530NMS V1.1 100708 where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as MS = all standard customers. V1.1 refers to the BIOS... DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to the customer as I = Intel, N = NVIDIA, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to enter Setup, restart the system by simultaneously pressing , , and keys. Important 1. Therefore, the description may also restart the ...
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B-1 nology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to the common PC desktop. Appendix B NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology-which is used by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by the world's leading businesses-to offer data protection. This tech-
B-1 nology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to the common PC desktop. Appendix B NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA RAID NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology-which is used by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by the world's leading businesses-to offer data protection. This tech-
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...3. NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you to press F10. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. NVIDIA RAID RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for details.) 2. The RAID prompt appears as part of the array. Define... (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array. 3. Press F10, and the NVIDIA RAID Utility --- The default RAID Mode is set up the NVRAID BIOS. After rebooting your PC, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you...
...3. NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you to press F10. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. NVIDIA RAID RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for details.) 2. The RAID prompt appears as part of the array. Define... (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), RAID 5 or JBOD and create the desired RAID array. 3. Press F10, and the NVIDIA RAID Utility --- The default RAID Mode is set up the NVRAID BIOS. After rebooting your PC, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you...
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The first disk in the list is selected and ready to be used as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block. NVIDIA RAID Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. ...
The first disk in the list is selected and ready to be used as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block. NVIDIA RAID Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. ...
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You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as explained in "Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under W indows" on B-8. Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to wipe out all the data, otherwise press N. 6. Now ...
You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as explained in "Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under W indows" on B-8. Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to wipe out all the data, otherwise press N. 6. Now ...
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...W indows Vista: During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install W indows Vista, please click on the Setup screen. 3. NVIDIA RAID Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP † New Windows Vista/ XP Installation The following details the installation of available NVRAID ...should be prompted to be installed. Copy all the contents in the for NVIDIA RAID Controller is not the case, then press F6 when prompted at the Specify Devices screen, then press ENTER. 7. Insert the MSI CD into the A: drive,and then press ENTER. 4. After W indows...
...W indows Vista: During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install W indows Vista, please click on the Setup screen. 3. NVIDIA RAID Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP † New Windows Vista/ XP Installation The following details the installation of available NVRAID ...should be prompted to be installed. Copy all the contents in the for NVIDIA RAID Controller is not the case, then press F6 when prompted at the Specify Devices screen, then press ENTER. 7. Insert the MSI CD into the A: drive,and then press ENTER. 4. After W indows...
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... After the reboot, initialize the newly created array. Click Next and then follow the instructions. 4. B-8 Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will upgrade the W indows SATA ... software. 1. After the installation is completed, be upgraded to use the NVIDIA Serial ATA driver. This section describes how to open the NVIDIA W indows nForce Drivers page. 2. MS-7530 Mainboard NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing W...
... After the reboot, initialize the newly created array. Click Next and then follow the instructions. 4. B-8 Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will upgrade the W indows SATA ... software. 1. After the installation is completed, be upgraded to use the NVIDIA Serial ATA driver. This section describes how to open the NVIDIA W indows nForce Drivers page. 2. MS-7530 Mainboard NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing W...
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... on how many arrays you have configured. 4. Click Next. Click Next. The Select Disks to Initialize window appears. The Select Disks to Convert window appears. NVIDIA RAID Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under the "Storage" section). Click "Disk Management" (under W indows...
... on how many arrays you have configured. 4. Click Next. Click Next. The Select Disks to Initialize window appears. The Select Disks to Convert window appears. NVIDIA RAID Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under the "Storage" section). Click "Disk Management" (under W indows...
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NVIDIA RAID Using the NVMediaShield Software Accessing the Storage Page To access the NVIDIA Control Panel Storage page: 1. The NVIDIA Control Panel - Click Star-> Programs-> NVIDIA Corporation-> NVIDIA Control Panel-> Storage. 2. B-11 Storage page appears.
NVIDIA RAID Using the NVMediaShield Software Accessing the Storage Page To access the NVIDIA Control Panel Storage page: 1. The NVIDIA Control Panel - Click Star-> Programs-> NVIDIA Corporation-> NVIDIA Control Panel-> Storage. 2. B-11 Storage page appears.
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NVIDIA RAID Designate a Spare Disk About Spare Disks You can designate a hard drive to be used as dedicated (reserve it is assigned to replace the failed ...
NVIDIA RAID Designate a Spare Disk About Spare Disks You can designate a hard drive to be used as dedicated (reserve it is assigned to replace the failed ...
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This section describes the NVIDIA Migrating process and explains how to access the additional storage above 2 TB in the new array. For example, it is possible to migrate from a RAID 1 ...
This section describes the NVIDIA Migrating process and explains how to access the additional storage above 2 TB in the new array. For example, it is possible to migrate from a RAID 1 ...
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... than twice the number of RAID 0+1 disks. ** Not a valid combination ** ** Not a valid combination ** m >= (n/2 + 1) m >= n - 1 ** Not a valid combination ** m >= 2 x (n -1) ; m >= n+1 No additional restrictions. ** Not a valid combination ** No additional restrictions. NVIDIA RAID Specific Migrating Requirements The following table lists the disk requirements for a new RAID array for various migrating combinations. You can press F1 to start...
... than twice the number of RAID 0+1 disks. ** Not a valid combination ** ** Not a valid combination ** m >= (n/2 + 1) m >= n - 1 ** Not a valid combination ** m >= 2 x (n -1) ; m >= n+1 No additional restrictions. ** Not a valid combination ** No additional restrictions. NVIDIA RAID Specific Migrating Requirements The following table lists the disk requirements for a new RAID array for various migrating combinations. You can press F1 to start...