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Micro-Star International MS-6728 Tested to comply with the emission limits. Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for a class B digital device, pursuant to ...
Micro-Star International MS-6728 Tested to comply with the emission limits. Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for a class B digital device, pursuant to ...
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X ATX mainboard. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium® 4 processors in 478 pin package, the 865 PE/G Neo2 delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1 Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency. The 865 PE/G Neo2 is based on Intel® 865PE/ G & ICH5 chipsets for choosing the 865 PE/G Neo2 (MS-6728) v1. Getting Started Chapter 1.
X ATX mainboard. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Pentium® 4 processors in 478 pin package, the 865 PE/G Neo2 delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1 Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency. The 865 PE/G Neo2 is based on Intel® 865PE/ G & ICH5 chipsets for choosing the 865 PE/G Neo2 (MS-6728) v1. Getting Started Chapter 1.
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... Master v2.3, I/O APIC. - On-Board IDE h Dual Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH5/ICH5R. - MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors. Chipset h Intel® 865PE/G chipset - Serial ATA/150 RAID 0 (Optional). Up to 3.6GHz or higher speed. h Supports up to 4GB memory...
... Master v2.3, I/O APIC. - On-Board IDE h Dual Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH5/ICH5R. - MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood/Prescott (Socket 478) processors. Chipset h Intel® 865PE/G chipset - Serial ATA/150 RAID 0 (Optional). Up to 3.6GHz or higher speed. h Supports up to 4GB memory...
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... 865PE/G AGP Slot Intel 547EI PCI Slot 1 JC D1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 IDE 2 BATT + ICH5/ ICH5R JB AT1 S ATA 2 JD B1 SATA1 BIOS Codec JS1 JSP1 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 VIA VT6306 S ATA 4 IDE 3 PROMISE PDC20378 S ATA 3 SFAN1 JA UD 1 JUSB2 (Optional) JUSB1 J1394_1 J1394_2 J1394_3 JFP2 JFP1 JIR1 865PE/G Neo2 (MS-6728) v1.X ATX...
... 865PE/G AGP Slot Intel 547EI PCI Slot 1 JC D1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 IDE 2 BATT + ICH5/ ICH5R JB AT1 S ATA 2 JD B1 SATA1 BIOS Codec JS1 JSP1 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 VIA VT6306 S ATA 4 IDE 3 PROMISE PDC20378 S ATA 3 SFAN1 JA UD 1 JUSB2 (Optional) JUSB1 J1394_1 J1394_2 J1394_3 JFP2 JFP1 JIR1 865PE/G Neo2 (MS-6728) v1.X ATX...
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... the red triangles in the CD-ROM disk. In the right side it shows the current system status including the Vcore, 3.3V, +5V and 12V. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Core Center The Core Center is just like your PC doctor that can find in the left side it shows the current PC hardware...
... the red triangles in the CD-ROM disk. In the right side it shows the current system status including the Vcore, 3.3V, +5V and 12V. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Core Center The Core Center is just like your PC doctor that can find in the left side it shows the current PC hardware...
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...z Live VGA Driver - After installation, the "MSI Live Update 2" icon (as shown on the right) will appear: Five buttons are placed on the screen. Updates the drivers online. Updates the utilities online. z Live Utility - MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ The ...Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is displayed. If the product you need to install the "MSI Live Update 2" application. To use the function, you purchased ...
...z Live VGA Driver - After installation, the "MSI Live Update 2" icon (as shown on the right) will appear: Five buttons are placed on the screen. Updates the drivers online. Updates the utilities online. z Live Utility - MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ The ...Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is displayed. If the product you need to install the "MSI Live Update 2" application. To use the function, you purchased ...
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... system. D-Bracket™ 2 1 2 3 4 Red Green D-Bracket™ 2 Description System Power ON 1 2 - Testing onboard memory size. Testing VGA BIOS - Decompressing BIOS image to debug the system. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional) D-Bracket™ 2 is very useful for fast booting. This special feature is a USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs, which use the...
... system. D-Bracket™ 2 1 2 3 4 Red Green D-Bracket™ 2 Description System Power ON 1 2 - Testing onboard memory size. Testing VGA BIOS - Decompressing BIOS image to debug the system. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional) D-Bracket™ 2 is very useful for fast booting. This special feature is a USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs, which use the...
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... the CPU from overheating, MSI has developed a CPU Thermal Protection mechanism for Intel® CPU platform. Using 4- This CPU Thermal Protection mechanism works on S-Bracket, refer to meet your system will then drop down and resume normal. The S-Bracket offers two types of SPDIF connectors: one to Appendix. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard S-Bracket (Optional...
... the CPU from overheating, MSI has developed a CPU Thermal Protection mechanism for Intel® CPU platform. Using 4- This CPU Thermal Protection mechanism works on S-Bracket, refer to meet your system will then drop down and resume normal. The S-Bracket offers two types of SPDIF connectors: one to Appendix. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard S-Bracket (Optional...
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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Color Management MSI has an unified color management rule for some connectors on the mainboards, which helps you to install the memory modules, expansion cards and other peripherals ...
MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Color Management MSI has an unified color management rule for some connectors on the mainboards, which helps you to install the memory modules, expansion cards and other peripherals ...
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... the correct orientation. 4. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. 2. Press the CPU down the CPU Close Lever 2-4 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for the gold arrow. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Look for Socket 478 1.
... the correct orientation. 4. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. 2. Press the CPU down the CPU Close Lever 2-4 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for the gold arrow. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Look for Socket 478 1.
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fan power cable NOTES 2-6 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard 5. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connector on the board.
fan power cable NOTES 2-6 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard 5. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connector on the board.
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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard channelDDR DIMMs. However, the same type and density memory modules are necessary while using dual-channel DDR, or instability may happen. Then push it ... DIMM3 (Ch B) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB DIMM4 (Ch B) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB System Density 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB Installing DDR Modules 1. Volt Notch 2-8 MSI Reminds You... The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the memory module is properly inserted in the socket. The plastic clip at each side...
MS-6728 ATX Mainboard channelDDR DIMMs. However, the same type and density memory modules are necessary while using dual-channel DDR, or instability may happen. Then push it ... DIMM3 (Ch B) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB DIMM4 (Ch B) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB System Density 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB Installing DDR Modules 1. Volt Notch 2-8 MSI Reminds You... The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the memory module is properly inserted in the socket. The plastic clip at each side...
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... Female) Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 Mouse DATA 2 NC 3 GND 4 VCC 5 Mouse Clock 6 NC DESCRIPTION Mouse DATA No connection Ground +5V Mouse clock No connection 2-10 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: USB Ports Mouse Parallel LAN L-in (Optional) Keyboard COMA VGA Port (Optional) USB Ports L-out...
... Female) Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 Mouse DATA 2 NC 3 GND 4 VCC 5 Mouse Clock 6 NC DESCRIPTION Mouse DATA No connection Ground +5V Mouse clock No connection 2-10 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: USB Ports Mouse Parallel LAN L-in (Optional) Keyboard COMA VGA Port (Optional) USB Ports L-out...
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...) Pin Signal Description 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N/C 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 +5V 10 GND 11 N/C 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL 2-12 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Serial Port Connectors: COM A The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connectors as serial port COM A. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port...
...) Pin Signal Description 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N/C 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 +5V 10 GND 11 N/C 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL 2-12 MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Serial Port Connectors: COM A The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connectors as serial port COM A. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port...
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... audio. For advanced audio application, CMedia 9739A is provided to Appendix. For more information on 6-channel audio operation, please refer to offer support for microphones. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Line In 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors Line Out...
... audio. For advanced audio application, CMedia 9739A is provided to Appendix. For more information on 6-channel audio operation, please refer to offer support for microphones. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Line In 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors Line Out...
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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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... Ultra ATA/100 technology and is backwards compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface. IDE1 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard ATA100 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100 controller that provides...Slave mode by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions. 2-18 IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure second hard drive to 100 megabytes (MB) per second. You ...
... Ultra ATA/100 technology and is backwards compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface. IDE1 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard ATA100 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100 controller that provides...Slave mode by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions. 2-18 IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure second hard drive to 100 megabytes (MB) per second. You ...
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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Serial ATA /Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by Promise 20378: IDE3, SATA3 & SATA4 (Optional) The brand new Promise 20378 chipset supports one IDE slave. ...
MS-6728 ATX Mainboard Serial ATA /Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by Promise 20378: IDE3, SATA3 & SATA4 (Optional) The brand new Promise 20378 chipset supports one IDE slave. ...
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or 6-Channel Audio Function. For more information on the S-Bracket, refer to remove the plug from the jack first. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard CD-In Connector: JCD1 The connector is for Sony & Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF). To attach the fiber-optic cable to optical SPDIF jack, you ...
or 6-Channel Audio Function. For more information on the S-Bracket, refer to remove the plug from the jack first. MS-6728 ATX Mainboard CD-In Connector: JCD1 The connector is for Sony & Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF). To attach the fiber-optic cable to optical SPDIF jack, you ...
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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional) The mainboard provides three 1394 pin headers that allow you to right) J1394 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN 1 TPA+ 2 3 Ground 4 5 TPB+ 6 7 Cable power 8 9 Key (no pin) 10 SIGNAL TPAGround TPBCable power Ground 2-24 B ATT + 9 1 10 2 J1394_1, J1394_2, J1394_3 (from left to connect optional IEEE 1394 ports.
MS-6728 ATX Mainboard IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1, J1394_2, J1394_3 (Optional) The mainboard provides three 1394 pin headers that allow you to right) J1394 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN 1 TPA+ 2 3 Ground 4 5 TPB+ 6 7 Cable power 8 9 Key (no pin) 10 SIGNAL TPAGround TPBCable power Ground 2-24 B ATT + 9 1 10 2 J1394_1, J1394_2, J1394_3 (from left to connect optional IEEE 1394 ports.