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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-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- 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-
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...the "Manual" Tab. 1-5 z Live Driver - z Live VGA Driver - Getting Started MSI Special Features Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ The Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is displayed. If the product you don't need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the Web site. Double click... the "MSI Live Update 2" icon, and the following screen will appear on the screen. z Live Utility - Updates the drivers online. For more information on the leftmost pane ...
...the "Manual" Tab. 1-5 z Live Driver - z Live VGA Driver - Getting Started MSI Special Features Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ The Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is displayed. If the product you don't need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the Web site. Double click... the "MSI Live Update 2" icon, and the following screen will appear on the screen. z Live Utility - Updates the drivers online. For more information on the leftmost pane ...
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...- Exits the Live Monitor™ application. Provides a link to a database which contents various possible questions about MSI's products for the BIOS/drivers version, or change the LAN settings right from the dialog box. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Live Monitor™ The Live Monitor™ is any. z Exit - Double click the... "MSI Live Monitor" icon at the lower-right corner of the taskbar, and the following ...
...- Exits the Live Monitor™ application. Provides a link to a database which contents various possible questions about MSI's products for the BIOS/drivers version, or change the LAN settings right from the dialog box. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Live Monitor™ The Live Monitor™ is any. z Exit - Double click the... "MSI Live Monitor" icon at the lower-right corner of the taskbar, and the following ...
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... channel separately. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. 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...
... channel separately. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. 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...
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... is used . USB Keyboard/Mouse Support Select Enabled if you 're using any audio device. AC97 Audio Auto allows the motherboard's BIOS to detect whether you need to use any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. If you need to use a keyboard/mouse in the operating system that does...
... is used . USB Keyboard/Mouse Support Select Enabled if you 're using any audio device. AC97 Audio Auto allows the motherboard's BIOS to detect whether you need to use any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. If you need to use a keyboard/mouse in the operating system that does...
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... card. The system resume time is shortened when you to S3 or S1&S3, users can use. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will need an AGP driver to initializet he VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. Settings: Yes, No. Settings: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend. Options: ... This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related to configure each mode separately. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When ACPI Suspend Mode is set to select he suspend type for power management: Min Saving Minimum Power Management...
... card. The system resume time is shortened when you to S3 or S1&S3, users can use. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will need an AGP driver to initializet he VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. Settings: Yes, No. Settings: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend. Options: ... This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related to configure each mode separately. MS-6743 M-ATX Mainboard Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When ACPI Suspend Mode is set to select he suspend type for power management: Min Saving Minimum Power Management...
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... to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. Using 2-, 4- A-1 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...
... to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. Using 2-, 4- A-1 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...
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...earphone (we call it 5.1 Xearphone feature), 2, 2.1 to 5.1 speakers. h Users can use the function, you need to install the CMedia UDA driver. They are 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... games.) h A3DTM 1.0 h Compatible with any spatial placement limitation. 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...
...earphone (we call it 5.1 Xearphone feature), 2, 2.1 to 5.1 speakers. h Users can use the function, you need to install the CMedia UDA driver. They are 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... games.) h A3DTM 1.0 h Compatible with any spatial placement limitation. 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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Click on the speakers respectively to complete installation. 4. Restart the system. Sound Effects - Demo Program - Demo Program - To install C-Media drivers: 1. You can also click on C-Media Sound Drivers. 3. You can feel 3D positional sound and also use this program to adjust your virtual speakers before playing 3D audio applications like "Live", "Jazz...
Click on the speakers respectively to complete installation. 4. Restart the system. Sound Effects - Demo Program - Demo Program - To install C-Media drivers: 1. You can also click on C-Media Sound Drivers. 3. You can feel 3D positional sound and also use this program to adjust your virtual speakers before playing 3D audio applications like "Live", "Jazz...
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...LINE IN function DOES NOT WORK any more. or 6-channel audio setting in the software utility. A-4 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 use the 4-/6-channel audio feature now. or ... 4 or 6 speakers to the LINE OUT connectors. Different connector configurations for 4-/6channel audio output. To enable 4- 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...
...LINE IN function DOES NOT WORK any more. or 6-channel audio setting in the software utility. A-4 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 use the 4-/6-channel audio feature now. or ... 4 or 6 speakers to the LINE OUT connectors. Different connector configurations for 4-/6channel audio output. To enable 4- 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...
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... the speaker for you to increase the volume of digital audio, you use 2-channel speaker, only Front Left and Front Right bars are available. The driver has also been designed with a sophisticated auto gain control minimizing the signal clipping distortion. Reset all to default value (0dB) You may adjust all channels...
... the speaker for you to increase the volume of digital audio, you use 2-channel speaker, only Front Left and Front Right bars are available. The driver has also been designed with a sophisticated auto gain control minimizing the signal clipping distortion. Reset all to default value (0dB) You may adjust all channels...
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C-Media UDA driver now supports Xear 3D-5.1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIRFTER and sound effects. or 6-Channel Audio Function Xear 3D Click on the Xear 3D tab and the following screen appears. 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-
C-Media UDA driver now supports Xear 3D-5.1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIRFTER and sound effects. or 6-Channel Audio Function Xear 3D Click on the Xear 3D tab and the following screen appears. 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-
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...3D- Demo Program will find the program from the path: Start-> Programs->C-Media 3D Audio->Play3D Demo Program. Please click C-Media Sound Drivers again for the complete installation of C-Media applications. A-15 After installing the program, you will not be different as showed as following... depending on the mainboard you purchase. f you click One Touch Setup during the setup procedure when you insert the MSI software driver, you configure your audio environment. Click here for helping you may be installed automatically. Please note the Setup screen may only ...
...3D- Demo Program will find the program from the path: Start-> Programs->C-Media 3D Audio->Play3D Demo Program. Please click C-Media Sound Drivers again for the complete installation of C-Media applications. A-15 After installing the program, you will not be different as showed as following... depending on the mainboard you purchase. f you click One Touch Setup during the setup procedure when you insert the MSI software driver, you configure your audio environment. Click here for helping you may be installed automatically. Please note the Setup screen may only ...
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... connected and operating. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) A local bus standard developed by the MS-DOS for the activity lights on computer's component, such as disk drivers. PCI provides "plug and play " it is one of the defining features of Enhanced IDE (EIDE), a hard disk interface to the computer bus or data...
... connected and operating. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) A local bus standard developed by the MS-DOS for the activity lights on computer's component, such as disk drivers. PCI provides "plug and play " it is one of the defining features of Enhanced IDE (EIDE), a hard disk interface to the computer bus or data...