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... ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors. h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz, depending on the integrated North Bridge. Supports AGP 8X interface. - Supports DDR 400/333/266 memory interface. PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC. - Can connect up to 4GB memory size without ECC. Chipset h Intel® 865PE/G chipset - h Supports...
... ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors. h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz, depending on the integrated North Bridge. Supports AGP 8X interface. - Supports DDR 400/333/266 memory interface. PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC. - Can connect up to 4GB memory size without ECC. Chipset h Intel® 865PE/G chipset - h Supports...
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...CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 16 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 16 = 1.6 GHz MSI Reminds You... However, please make sure the cooling fan can work properly to prevent overheating. Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports... the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the computer. Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended. Any attempt to support overclocking. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation....
...CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 16 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 16 = 1.6 GHz MSI Reminds You... However, please make sure the cooling fan can work properly to prevent overheating. Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports... the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the computer. Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended. Any attempt to support overclocking. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation....
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... supply connector, always make sure the plug of the power supply is used to provide power to the ATX power supply, make sure that no damage will be caused. 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 12V 4 12V ATX1 Pin Definition... 14 5 GND 15 6 5V 16 7 GND 17 8 PW_OK 18 9 5V_SB 19 10 12V 20 SIGNAL 3.3V -12V GND PS_ON GND GND GND -5V 5V 5V 2-9 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 This 12V power connector is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are installed properly to an...
... supply connector, always make sure the plug of the power supply is used to provide power to the ATX power supply, make sure that no damage will be caused. 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 12V 4 12V ATX1 Pin Definition... 14 5 GND 15 6 5V 16 7 GND 17 8 PW_OK 18 9 5V_SB 19 10 12V 20 SIGNAL 3.3V -12V GND PS_ON GND GND GND -5V 5V 5V 2-9 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 This 12V power connector is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are installed properly to an...
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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. 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.
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...chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with +12V. CPUFAN1 supports the fan control. It supports three-pin head connector. GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 GND +12V Sensor NBFAN1 B ATT + GND +12V NC SFAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. You can install Core Center utility that the red wire is... positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to the actual CPU temperature. 2-17 Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SFAN1/NBFAN1 The CPUFAN1 (processor fan), SFAN1 (system fan) ...
...chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with +12V. CPUFAN1 supports the fan control. It supports three-pin head connector. GND +12V SENSOR CPUFAN1 GND +12V Sensor NBFAN1 B ATT + GND +12V NC SFAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. You can install Core Center utility that the red wire is... positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to the actual CPU temperature. 2-17 Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SFAN1/NBFAN1 The CPUFAN1 (processor fan), SFAN1 (system fan) ...
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BIOS Setup Password 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 used for your operating system. Hyper Threading Function This field is possible... for the operating system. When you choose No, you to Enabled will increase the system performance. Setting options are described below. Setting to run Setup. MSI Reminds You... But it enabled;
BIOS Setup Password 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 used for your operating system. Hyper Threading Function This field is possible... for the operating system. When you choose No, you to Enabled will increase the system performance. Setting options are described below. Setting to run Setup. MSI Reminds You... But it enabled;
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... described in formation of this field. Options are available only when your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose ...POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of system configuration and open applications/ files is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. In this section are : S1/POS S3/STR ... BIOS determines the best mode automatically. 3-16 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function.
... described in formation of this field. Options are available only when your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose ...POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of system configuration and open applications/ files is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. In this section are : S1/POS S3/STR ... BIOS determines the best mode automatically. 3-16 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function.
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...(APM) device to initialize the VGA card. Suspend Time Out (Minute) After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off state. Suspend When you disable the function, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is ...power button functions as normal power off . Settings: Disabled, Enabled. Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Settings are : Power Off Leaves ...
...(APM) device to initialize the VGA card. Suspend Time Out (Minute) After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off state. Suspend When you disable the function, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is ...power button functions as normal power off . Settings: Disabled, Enabled. Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Settings are : Power Off Leaves ...
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...2. A: Phoenix & Award already merged as saying motherboard version 1. A: Please follow the special tech issue, http://www.msi.com.tw/support/ techexpress/special_tech/smartled.htm Q: I know what MSI D-LED or D-bracket light mean by the motherboard. Q: Why does my AMD 133FSB cannot be ...autodetected by PCB version 1? At the back cover of the mainboard: 1. So user need to set the FSB manually to AMD CPU design, CPU...
...2. A: Phoenix & Award already merged as saying motherboard version 1. A: Please follow the special tech issue, http://www.msi.com.tw/support/ techexpress/special_tech/smartled.htm Q: I know what MSI D-LED or D-bracket light mean by the motherboard. Q: Why does my AMD 133FSB cannot be ...autodetected by PCB version 1? At the back cover of the mainboard: 1. So user need to set the FSB manually to AMD CPU design, CPU...
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... as it from http://www.msi. This is a Microsoft OS issue. Dont install zonealarm 2. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Q: I do NOT connect those described CPU fan directly to the motherboard? Can I use more than 512MB memory on Win2000 or WinXP. A: We strongly recommend that you can support WinXP. Please check http://support/microsoft. Disable any web based...
... as it from http://www.msi. This is a Microsoft OS issue. Dont install zonealarm 2. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Q: I do NOT connect those described CPU fan directly to the motherboard? Can I use more than 512MB memory on Win2000 or WinXP. A: We strongly recommend that you can support WinXP. Please check http://support/microsoft. Disable any web based...
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... of bandwidth in a ROM chip. Cache A special memory subsystem that contains all the control code of data between two devices. Data can fully support ACPI to the CPU and main memory. The tranceiver transmits and receives in each device attached to a worldwide standard for the wireless exchange of input/output interface (such...
... of bandwidth in a ROM chip. Cache A special memory subsystem that contains all the control code of data between two devices. Data can fully support ACPI to the CPU and main memory. The tranceiver transmits and receives in each device attached to a worldwide standard for the wireless exchange of input/output interface (such...
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...a hard disk interface to the computer bus or data paths. POST (Power On Self Test) During booting up to work with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at 200 Mhz). LPT (Line Printer Terminal) Logical device name for the activity lights on a hard disk up... configuring the system manually. The PCI controller can "plug" in late 1993. Glossary LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Logical block addressing is a technique that supports PnP and a PnP expansion card are properly connected and operating. A logical block address is a 28-bit value that maps to a specific cylinder-head...
...a hard disk interface to the computer bus or data paths. POST (Power On Self Test) During booting up to work with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at 200 Mhz). LPT (Line Printer Terminal) Logical device name for the activity lights on a hard disk up... configuring the system manually. The PCI controller can "plug" in late 1993. Glossary LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Logical block addressing is a technique that supports PnP and a PnP expansion card are properly connected and operating. A logical block address is a 28-bit value that maps to a specific cylinder-head...
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... 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 the CPU Fan 2-5 Memory 2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DDR Population Rules 2-7 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply 2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 2-9 v CONTENTS FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement...
... 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 the CPU Fan 2-5 Memory 2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DDR Population Rules 2-7 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply 2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 2-9 v CONTENTS FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement...
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...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. PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC. - h Serial ATA/150 controller ... chipset - Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management. h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz. h Supports up to 150MB/sec transfer speeds. - Supports AGP 8X interface. - Main Memory h Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 2.5 Volt DDR SDRAM. Chipset h Intel® 865PE chipset - Supports PIO, Bus...
...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. PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC. - h Serial ATA/150 controller ... chipset - Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management. h FSB 400 (for Northwood only), 533, 800MHz. h Supports up to 150MB/sec transfer speeds. - Supports AGP 8X interface. - Main Memory h Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 2.5 Volt DDR SDRAM. Chipset h Intel® 865PE chipset - Supports PIO, Bus...
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..., from Low speed to start testing the maximal CPU overclocking value, The CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC reboots. The values you set for the temperatures are the minimum thresholds. By comprehensive validation of over 67 DDR400+ memory modules, MSI concluded best parameters for fan speeds are the... the changes. Or you can click Save to restore the default values. Or you may use the "+" and "-" buttons to adjust, then click "OK" to support DDR400+ memory modules. Then you just configured.
..., from Low speed to start testing the maximal CPU overclocking value, The CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC reboots. The values you set for the temperatures are the minimum thresholds. By comprehensive validation of over 67 DDR400+ memory modules, MSI concluded best parameters for fan speeds are the... the changes. Or you can click Save to restore the default values. Or you may use the "+" and "-" buttons to adjust, then click "OK" to support DDR400+ memory modules. Then you just configured.
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... to purchase and install them before turning on the top to prevent overheating. However, please make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the computer. Any attempt to support overclocking. MSI Reminds You... When you do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product...
... to purchase and install them before turning on the top to prevent overheating. However, please make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the computer. Any attempt to support overclocking. MSI Reminds You... When you do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product...
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... always make sure the plug of the power supply is used to provide power to the CPU. 1 3 2 4 JPW1 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V 2-9 To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure that no damage will be caused. Then push down the power supply...is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are installed properly to an ATX power supply. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to ensure that all components are aligned. Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system.
... always make sure the plug of the power supply is used to provide power to the CPU. 1 3 2 4 JPW1 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V 2-9 To connect to the ATX power supply, make sure that no damage will be caused. Then push down the power supply...is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are installed properly to an ATX power supply. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to ensure that all components are aligned. Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system.
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...GND +12V NC SFAN1, SFAN2 GND +12V Sensor NBFAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. You can install Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN. FDD1 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SFAN1... cooling fan with speed sensor to take note that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. It supports three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to GND. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on...
...GND +12V NC SFAN1, SFAN2 GND +12V Sensor NBFAN1 MSI Reminds You... 1. You can install Core Center utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN. FDD1 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SFAN1... cooling fan with speed sensor to take note that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. It supports three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to GND. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on...
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... * BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it is implemented. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. Setting options are described below. Setting options: No, Yes. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of the following platform Components: * CPU: An Intel® Pentium®...Setup. MSI Reminds You... But it enabled; * OS: An operating system that is possible if you choose Yes. A password prompt appears every time when the computer is used to your computer system requires ALL of AMIBIOS password protection that supports HT ...
... * BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it is implemented. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. Setting options are described below. Setting options: No, Yes. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of the following platform Components: * CPU: An Intel® Pentium®...Setup. MSI Reminds You... But it enabled; * OS: An operating system that is possible if you choose Yes. A password prompt appears every time when the computer is used to your computer system requires ALL of AMIBIOS password protection that supports HT ...
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Enabling APIC mode will speed up the system performance. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from cache memory. 3-11 System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the adapter ROM named in ..., resulting in APIC mode. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. You need to select the MPS version supported by the CPU. The contents of specified ROM are not only copied to RAM, the contents of specified ROM are described below: Option Disabled Enabled Cached Description...
Enabling APIC mode will speed up the system performance. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from cache memory. 3-11 System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the adapter ROM named in ..., resulting in APIC mode. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. You need to select the MPS version supported by the CPU. The contents of specified ROM are not only copied to RAM, the contents of specified ROM are described below: Option Disabled Enabled Cached Description...