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Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 Live BIOS™/Live Driver 1-5 Live Monitor 1-6 PC Alert™ 4 1-7 ...Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 2-4 Installing the CPU Fan 2-5 Memory 2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DIMM Module Combination 2-8 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply 2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 2-9 ATX...
Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 Live BIOS™/Live Driver 1-5 Live Monitor 1-6 PC Alert™ 4 1-7 ...Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 2-4 Installing the CPU Fan 2-5 Memory 2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DIMM Module Combination 2-8 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply 2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 2-9 ATX...
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or 6-Channel Audio Function A-18 Troubleshooting T-1 Glossary ...G-1 vii Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-9 Advanced Chipset Features 3-13 Integrated Peripherals 3-16 Power Management Setup 3-23 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-27 PC Health Status 3-29 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-31 Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults 3-33 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-34 Appendix: Using 2-, 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function A-1 Installing C-Media Driver A-2 Hardware Configuration A-4 Software Configuration A-5 Using 2-, 4-
or 6-Channel Audio Function A-18 Troubleshooting T-1 Glossary ...G-1 vii Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-9 Advanced Chipset Features 3-13 Integrated Peripherals 3-16 Power Management Setup 3-23 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-27 PC Health Status 3-29 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-31 Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults 3-33 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-34 Appendix: Using 2-, 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function A-1 Installing C-Media Driver A-2 Hardware Configuration A-4 Software Configuration A-5 Using 2-, 4-
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... don't need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the Web site. z Live VGA BIOS - Getting Started MSI Special Features Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ The Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is displayed. Double click the "MSI Live Update 2" icon, and the following screen will...above, a "sorry" message is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/drivers online so that you need to install the "MSI Live Update 2" application. Updates the VGA BIOS online. After installation, the "MSI Live Update 2" icon (as shown on the right) will appear: Five buttons ...
... don't need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the Web site. z Live VGA BIOS - Getting Started MSI Special Features Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ The Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is displayed. Double click the "MSI Live Update 2" icon, and the following screen will...above, a "sorry" message is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/drivers online so that you need to install the "MSI Live Update 2" application. Updates the VGA BIOS online. After installation, the "MSI Live Update 2" icon (as shown on the right) will appear: Five buttons ...
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... a database which contents various possible questions about MSI's products for the BIOS/drivers version you need to install the "MSI Live Update 2" application. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Live Monitor™ The Live Monitor™ is any. Searches for users to run the application. You can right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon listed below: to...
... a database which contents various possible questions about MSI's products for the BIOS/drivers version you need to install the "MSI Live Update 2" application. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Live Monitor™ The Live Monitor™ is any. Searches for users to run the application. You can right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon listed below: to...
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... to enable BIOS support. If your hard drive and your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). The settings are: Auto, Disabled. **On-Chip Serial ATA Setting** On-Chip Serial ATA This setting is used to enable...
... to enable BIOS support. If your hard drive and your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). The settings are: Auto, Disabled. **On-Chip Serial ATA Setting** On-Chip Serial ATA This setting is used to enable...
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...Settings: Auto, Disabled. If you want to use a keyboard/mouse in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Disable the controller if you want to use any audio device. Onboard 1394 Device This setting controls... the onboard 1394 device. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. 3-19 Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. AC97 Audio Auto allows the motherboard's BIOS to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. if not, it is used to detect whether you need to detect whether a modem is ...
...Settings: Auto, Disabled. If you want to use a keyboard/mouse in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Disable the controller if you want to use any audio device. Onboard 1394 Device This setting controls... the onboard 1394 device. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. 3-19 Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. AC97 Audio Auto allows the motherboard's BIOS to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. if not, it is used to detect whether you need to detect whether a modem is ...
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... resume time is related to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. Therefore, if the AGP driver of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card. Settings: Yes, No. Settings: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA. 3-24 Blank...synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. There are three options for system power management. Options: Auto, Yes, No. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When ACPI Suspend Mode is set to S3 or S1&S3, users can use. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS ...
... resume time is related to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. Therefore, if the AGP driver of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card. Settings: Yes, No. Settings: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA. 3-24 Blank...synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. There are three options for system power management. Options: Auto, Yes, No. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When ACPI Suspend Mode is set to S3 or S1&S3, users can use. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS ...
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...different platforms and all CMedia audio chips. or 6-Channel Audio Function AAppppeenndidxi:xU.siUngsi2n-,g4-4o-r 6o-rCh6a-nCnhelaAnundeiol AFuundcitoioFn unction The motherboard comes with C-Media 9739A AC'97 audio chip, which provides exclusive Xear 3DTM technology, a value-add PC audio total solution.In... addtion, C-Media designs a Universal Driver Architecture (UDA driver) which has a flexible interface so that it can be applied to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. ...
...different platforms and all CMedia audio chips. or 6-Channel Audio Function AAppppeenndidxi:xU.siUngsi2n-,g4-4o-r 6o-rCh6a-nCnhelaAnundeiol AFuundcitoioFn unction The motherboard comes with C-Media 9739A AC'97 audio chip, which provides exclusive Xear 3DTM technology, a value-add PC audio total solution.In... addtion, C-Media designs a Universal Driver Architecture (UDA driver) which has a flexible interface so that it can be applied to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. ...
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...necessary for gaming and interactive applications: h EAXTM 1.0 & 2.0 (Creative Environment Audio eXtension has been a world-wide standard for every type of UDA Driver V.029: 1. Sound Effects - Environment Size: It provides Small, Medium and Large space for high-quality games.) h A3DTM 1.0 h Compatible with ...earphone (we call it 5.1 Xearphone feature), 2, 2.1 to 5.1 speakers. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Installing C-Media Drivers The mainboard is able to transform the audio connectors on board. The UDA driver supports all Windows, C-Midia AC'97 CODEC, and audio controllers (south bridges) on...
...necessary for gaming and interactive applications: h EAXTM 1.0 & 2.0 (Creative Environment Audio eXtension has been a world-wide standard for every type of UDA Driver V.029: 1. Sound Effects - Environment Size: It provides Small, Medium and Large space for high-quality games.) h A3DTM 1.0 h Compatible with ...earphone (we call it 5.1 Xearphone feature), 2, 2.1 to 5.1 speakers. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Installing C-Media Drivers The mainboard is able to transform the audio connectors on board. The UDA driver supports all Windows, C-Midia AC'97 CODEC, and audio controllers (south bridges) on...
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... setup screen will automatically appear. 2. A-3 Play3D Demo: It provides 5 sound sources and moving path for playing for playing. To install C-Media drivers: 1. Restart the system. Using 2-, 4- You can feel 3D positional sound and also use this program to adjust your virtual speakers before playing...like "Live", "Jazz" and so on the speakers respectively to save their own settings. 6. Follow the on C-Media Sound Drivers. 3. There is also "User Defined" list for users to complete installation. 4. Click on -screen instructions to modify the frequency response of...
... setup screen will automatically appear. 2. A-3 Play3D Demo: It provides 5 sound sources and moving path for playing for playing. To install C-Media drivers: 1. Restart the system. Using 2-, 4- You can feel 3D positional sound and also use this program to adjust your virtual speakers before playing...like "Live", "Jazz" and so on the speakers respectively to save their own settings. 6. Follow the on C-Media Sound Drivers. 3. There is also "User Defined" list for users to complete installation. 4. Click on -screen instructions to modify the frequency response of...
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or 6-channel audio operation, first connect 4 or 6 speakers to the LINE OUT connectors. After installing the C-Media drivers, you are listed below: Line In Line Out MIC Line In Line Out MIC 2-Channel In 2-channel configuration, Line Out, Line In and ...Line In Line Out MIC 6-Channel When set to 4-channel configuration, LINE IN function DOES NOT WORK any more. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Hardware Configuration After installing the audio driver, you can attach the speakers for 2-/4-/6-channel operations are able to 6-channel configuration, LINE IN and MIC functions DO NOT WORK anymore...
or 6-channel audio operation, first connect 4 or 6 speakers to the LINE OUT connectors. After installing the C-Media drivers, you are listed below: Line In Line Out MIC Line In Line Out MIC 2-Channel In 2-channel configuration, Line Out, Line In and ...Line In Line Out MIC 6-Channel When set to 4-channel configuration, LINE IN function DOES NOT WORK any more. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Hardware Configuration After installing the audio driver, you can attach the speakers for 2-/4-/6-channel operations are able to 6-channel configuration, LINE IN and MIC functions DO NOT WORK anymore...
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... to increase the Master Volume in Microsoft Volume Control. The best way is not recommended to default value (0dB) You may adjust all channels. The driver has also been designed with a sophisticated auto gain control minimizing the signal clipping distortion. A-9 h Loudness (AGC): Loudness w/Auto-Gain-Control: When you can enable Loudness...
... to increase the Master Volume in Microsoft Volume Control. The best way is not recommended to default value (0dB) You may adjust all channels. The driver has also been designed with a sophisticated auto gain control minimizing the signal clipping distortion. A-9 h Loudness (AGC): Loudness w/Auto-Gain-Control: When you can enable Loudness...
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Just click the left button in Xear 3D tab and the new friendly/fancy graphic user interface will pop up as follows. A-11 Using 2-, 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function Xear 3D Click on the Xear 3D tab and the following screen appears. C-Media UDA driver now supports Xear 3D-5.1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIRFTER and sound effects.
Just click the left button in Xear 3D tab and the new friendly/fancy graphic user interface will pop up as follows. A-11 Using 2-, 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function Xear 3D Click on the Xear 3D tab and the following screen appears. C-Media UDA driver now supports Xear 3D-5.1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIRFTER and sound effects.
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... complete installation of C-Media applications. or 6-Channel Audio Function Xear 3D- f you click One Touch Setup during the setup procedure when you insert the MSI software driver, you purchase. After installing the program, you configure your audio environment. Play3D Demo Xear 3D Advanced Program also provides interesting Play3D demo programs for the...
... complete installation of C-Media applications. or 6-Channel Audio Function Xear 3D- f you click One Touch Setup during the setup procedure when you insert the MSI software driver, you purchase. After installing the program, you configure your audio environment. Play3D Demo Xear 3D Advanced Program also provides interesting Play3D demo programs for the...
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... that maps to a specific cylinder-head-sector address on the disk. 28 bits allows sufficient variation to specify addresses on computer's component, such as disk drivers. Since it lights up your computer so that the microprocessor runs faster than 528 megabytes. To implement this useful feature, both the BIOS that first...
... that maps to a specific cylinder-head-sector address on the disk. 28 bits allows sufficient variation to specify addresses on computer's component, such as disk drivers. Since it lights up your computer so that the microprocessor runs faster than 528 megabytes. To implement this useful feature, both the BIOS that first...