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...bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface). h Serial ATA/150 controller integrated in ICH5/ICH5R. - MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors. Supports DDR 400/333/266 memory interface....ICH5R. - A Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller is not supported). h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz, depending on the integrated North Bridge. Chipset h Intel® 865PE/G chipset - Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. - Supports SATA RAID 0 (Optional). 1-2 Up to two Serial ...
...bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface). h Serial ATA/150 controller integrated in ICH5/ICH5R. - MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors. Supports DDR 400/333/266 memory interface....ICH5R. - A Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller is not supported). h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz, depending on the integrated North Bridge. Chipset h Intel® 865PE/G chipset - Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. - Supports SATA RAID 0 (Optional). 1-2 Up to two Serial ...
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... speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 16 = 1.6 GHz MSI Reminds You... Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended. However, please make sure your dealer to support overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications. 2-3 Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 Northwood/Prescott processor in the 478 pin package...
... speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 16 = 1.6 GHz MSI Reminds You... Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended. However, please make sure your dealer to support overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications. 2-3 Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 Northwood/Prescott processor in the 478 pin package...
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... is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are installed properly to ensure that all components are aligned. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to the CPU. 11 1 3 4 1 2 JPW1 20 10 BATT + ATX1 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 ... connector, always make sure the plug of the power supply is used to provide power to an ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure that no damage will be caused. Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system.
... is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are installed properly to ensure that all components are aligned. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to the CPU. 11 1 3 4 1 2 JPW1 20 10 BATT + ATX1 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 ... connector, always make sure the plug of the power supply is used to provide power to an ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure that no damage will be caused. Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system.
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Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. FDD1 B ATT + 2-16 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN.
Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. FDD1 B ATT + 2-16 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN.
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...specially designed fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take advantage of the CPU fan control. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. It supports three-pin head connector. GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 GND +12V Sensor NBFAN1 B ATT + GND +...12V NC SFAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. CPUFAN1 supports the fan control. Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SFAN1/NBFAN1 The ...
...specially designed fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take advantage of the CPU fan control. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. It supports three-pin head connector. GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 GND +12V Sensor NBFAN1 B ATT + GND +...12V NC SFAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. CPUFAN1 supports the fan control. Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SFAN1/NBFAN1 The ...
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... Check This specifies the type of the following platform Components: *CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology; *Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology; *BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it is powered on Hyper-threading Technology,...choose Yes. You need to Enabled will increase the system performance. MSI Reminds You... Setting to select the MPS version supported by your computer system requires ALL of AMIBIOS password protection that supports HT Technology. Hyper Threading Function This field is implemented. Enabling the ...
... Check This specifies the type of the following platform Components: *CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology; *Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology; *BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it is powered on Hyper-threading Technology,...choose Yes. You need to Enabled will increase the system performance. MSI Reminds You... Setting to select the MPS version supported by your computer system requires ALL of AMIBIOS password protection that supports HT Technology. Hyper Threading Function This field is implemented. Enabling the ...
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Options are available only when your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in memory will be used to save ... power state where the in formation of this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. If your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. In this field. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... S3-related functions described in this section are : S1/POS S3...
Options are available only when your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in memory will be used to save ... power state where the in formation of this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. If your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. In this field. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... S3-related functions described in this section are : S1/POS S3...
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... clock. Therefore, if the AGP driver of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off . Suspend Time Out (Minute) After the selected period of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Power On Leaves the computer...
... clock. Therefore, if the AGP driver of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off . Suspend Time Out (Minute) After the selected period of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Power On Leaves the computer...
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... of the user's manual. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Q: Where will not be autodetected by the motherboard. So user need to set the FSB manually to AMD CPU design, CPU FSB 133 will I know what MSI D-LED or D-bracket light mean by PCB version 1? T-1 Saying PCB version 1 is being... used? Q: Why does my AMD 133FSB cannot be autodetected by the mainboard? A: Please follow the special tech issue, http://www.msi.com.tw/support/...
... of the user's manual. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Q: Where will not be autodetected by the motherboard. So user need to set the FSB manually to AMD CPU design, CPU FSB 133 will I know what MSI D-LED or D-bracket light mean by PCB version 1? T-1 Saying PCB version 1 is being... used? Q: Why does my AMD 133FSB cannot be autodetected by the mainboard? A: Please follow the special tech issue, http://www.msi.com.tw/support/...
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... PC-cillion 2000 3. A: Please refer to boot, what should I do NOT connect those described CPU fan directly to download the MSI Live Update utility from http:/ /www.msi.com.tw/support/liveupdate/livedriver.htm Q: After flashing the BIOS, my system for unknown reason dont want to the following... failing? Please use more than 512MB memory on Win9x or WinME? Dont install zonealarm 2. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Q: I have tried to your motherboard, as described in http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/boot.htm 2. Q: Can I use more than 512MB memory on Win2000 or WinXP. Please check...
... PC-cillion 2000 3. A: Please refer to boot, what should I do NOT connect those described CPU fan directly to download the MSI Live Update utility from http:/ /www.msi.com.tw/support/liveupdate/livedriver.htm Q: After flashing the BIOS, my system for unknown reason dont want to the following... failing? Please use more than 512MB memory on Win9x or WinME? Dont install zonealarm 2. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Q: I have tried to your motherboard, as described in http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/boot.htm 2. Q: Can I use more than 512MB memory on Win2000 or WinXP. Please check...
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Windows 98/98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to the CPU and main memory. Bluetooth requires that connects the internal components to allow users managing the system power flexibly. Each device has a unique 48bit address from ...
Windows 98/98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to the CPU and main memory. Bluetooth requires that connects the internal components to allow users managing the system power flexibly. Each device has a unique 48bit address from ...
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...block addressing is one of the defining features of specifications that allows a PC to configure itself automatically to work with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at 200 Mhz). LPT (Line Printer Terminal) Logical device name for up to three parallel printer ...Since it lights up to 8.4 gigabytes in data storage capacity. The user can exchange data with peripherals. LED (Light Emitting Diode) A semiconductor device that supports PnP and a PnP expansion card are properly connected and operating. PnP (Plug and Play) A set of Enhanced IDE (EIDE), a hard disk interface ...
...block addressing is one of the defining features of specifications that allows a PC to configure itself automatically to work with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at 200 Mhz). LPT (Line Printer Terminal) Logical device name for up to three parallel printer ...Since it lights up to 8.4 gigabytes in data storage capacity. The user can exchange data with peripherals. LED (Light Emitting Diode) A semiconductor device that supports PnP and a PnP expansion card are properly connected and operating. PnP (Plug and Play) A set of Enhanced IDE (EIDE), a hard disk interface ...
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... Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 Color Management 1-5 CoreCenter 1-6 Core CellTM Chip 1-8 Round Cable 1-9 CPU Thermal Protection 1-9 D-Bracket™ 2 1-10 Live Monitor 1-12 LiveBIOS™/LiveDriver 1-13 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2-3 Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 2-5 Installing...
... Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 Color Management 1-5 CoreCenter 1-6 Core CellTM Chip 1-8 Round Cable 1-9 CPU Thermal Protection 1-9 D-Bracket™ 2 1-10 Live Monitor 1-12 LiveBIOS™/LiveDriver 1-13 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2-3 Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 2-5 Installing...
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... Up to 3.4GHz or higher speed. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors. h Intel® ICH5 chipset - Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management. h Supports Dual channel DDR266/333/400/433/466/500/533 ... Can connect up . (DDR433/466/500/533 are overclocking spec) Slots h One AGP slot supports 8x/4x. h Serial ATA/150 controller integrated in ICH5. - Supports AGP 8X interface. - Chipset h Intel® 865PE chipset - On-Board IDE h Dual Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH5. ...
... Up to 3.4GHz or higher speed. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors. h Intel® ICH5 chipset - Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management. h Supports Dual channel DDR266/333/400/433/466/500/533 ... Can connect up . (DDR433/466/500/533 are overclocking spec) Slots h One AGP slot supports 8x/4x. h Serial ATA/150 controller integrated in ICH5. - Supports AGP 8X interface. - Chipset h Intel® 865PE chipset - On-Board IDE h Dual Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH5. ...
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...default values. OC Menu will adjust the necessary parameters of over 67 DDR400+ memory modules, MSI concluded best parameters for fan speeds are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings, and ... the settings of each item and make it available (the radio button will be lighted as CPU & system temperatures and fan speeds. The only limitation was the margin of processor from DRAM frequency... to support DDR400+ memory modules. OC Menu The exclusive OC Menu is fully de- Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation In the right sub-menu, you may adjust the CPU fan...
...default values. OC Menu will adjust the necessary parameters of over 67 DDR400+ memory modules, MSI concluded best parameters for fan speeds are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings, and ... the settings of each item and make it available (the radio button will be lighted as CPU & system temperatures and fan speeds. The only limitation was the margin of processor from DRAM frequency... to support DDR400+ memory modules. OC Menu The exclusive OC Menu is fully de- Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation In the right sub-menu, you may adjust the CPU fan...
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... OK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FSB800 OK OK OK OK * OK * OK * OK* *: Overclocking spec. Please refer to support overclocking. MSI Reminds You... We do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your components are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the computer. If you are able...
... OK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FSB800 OK OK OK OK * OK * OK * OK* *: Overclocking spec. Please refer to support overclocking. MSI Reminds You... We do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your components are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the computer. If you are able...
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... caused. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure the plug of the power supply is used to provide power to an ATX power supply. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. 11 1 20 10 ATX1 ATX1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN... are installed properly to ensure that all components are aligned. Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to the CPU. 1 3 2 4 JPW1 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V ...
... caused. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure the plug of the power supply is used to provide power to an ATX power supply. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. 11 1 20 10 ATX1 ATX1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN... are installed properly to ensure that all components are aligned. Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to the CPU. 1 3 2 4 JPW1 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V ...
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...connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN. It supports three-pin head connector. GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 GND +12V NC SFAN1, SFAN2 GND +12V Sensor NBFAN1... MSI Reminds You... 1. You can install Core Center utility that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take advantage of the CPU fan control. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor ...
...connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN. It supports three-pin head connector. GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 GND +12V NC SFAN1, SFAN2 GND +12V Sensor NBFAN1... MSI Reminds You... 1. You can install Core Center utility that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take advantage of the CPU fan control. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor ...
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...: * CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology; * Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology; * BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology... and has it is used to enable or disable the Hyper Threading function. Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your hard disk drive. For more information on or when end users try to run Setup. Setting to : www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading 3-10 MSI...MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that...
...: * CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology; * Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports HT Technology; * BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology... and has it is used to enable or disable the Hyper Threading function. Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your hard disk drive. For more information on or when end users try to run Setup. Setting to : www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading 3-10 MSI...MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that...
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...to RAM for faster system performance. Setting to WriteBack will expand available IRQs resources for the system. You need to run in APIC mode. CPU L1 & L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is not copied to RAM. Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide, the system...level 1 cache). Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ This field is able to select the MPS version supported by the CPU. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from cache memory. 3-11 The contents of the ROM area can be...
...to RAM for faster system performance. Setting to WriteBack will expand available IRQs resources for the system. You need to run in APIC mode. CPU L1 & L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is not copied to RAM. Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide, the system...level 1 cache). Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ This field is able to select the MPS version supported by the CPU. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from cache memory. 3-11 The contents of the ROM area can be...