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... the CPU Fan 2-5 Memory ...2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DDR Population Rules 2-7 Dual-channel DDR Introduction 2-8 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply ...2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 2-9 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 2-9 Back Panel ...2-10 Mouse Connector 2-10 Keyboard Connector 2-10 Serial Port Connector: COM A 2-11 USB Connectors 2-11 SPDIF... Port Connector: LPT1 2-13 Connectors ...2-14 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 2-14 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1 2-14 v Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 Chapter 2.
... the CPU Fan 2-5 Memory ...2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DDR Population Rules 2-7 Dual-channel DDR Introduction 2-8 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply ...2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 2-9 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 2-9 Back Panel ...2-10 Mouse Connector 2-10 Keyboard Connector 2-10 Serial Port Connector: COM A 2-11 USB Connectors 2-11 SPDIF... Port Connector: LPT1 2-13 Connectors ...2-14 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 2-14 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1 2-14 v Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 Chapter 2.
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... 848P) / 3GB (for Northwood only) / 533MHz / 800MHz depending on DIMM 1.3). (For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.) Slots h One AGP slot supports 8x/4x. Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives. I/O...400) for single-channel mode and 6. 4GB/s (DDR 400) for dual-channel mode (for 865PE only) DDR 266/333/400 (based on the North Bridge integrated. MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood / Prescott (Socket 478) processors. Supports 400/533/...
... 848P) / 3GB (for Northwood only) / 533MHz / 800MHz depending on DIMM 1.3). (For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.) Slots h One AGP slot supports 8x/4x. Can connect up to four Ultra ATA drives. I/O...400) for single-channel mode and 6. 4GB/s (DDR 400) for dual-channel mode (for 865PE only) DDR 266/333/400 (based on the North Bridge integrated. MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Intel® P4 Northwood / Prescott (Socket 478) processors. Supports 400/533/...
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...Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement. Dimension h ATX Form Factor: 29.5 cm (L) x 21.0 cm (W). Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s (1000Mb/s is only for Realtek 8110S) ... h AC'97 link controller integrated in one chip. - BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your mainboard specifications. Getting Started On-Board Peripherals h On-Board Peripherals includes: - 1 floppy port supports 1 FDDs with PCI v2.2. - h 6 channels software...
...Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement. Dimension h ATX Form Factor: 29.5 cm (L) x 21.0 cm (W). Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s (1000Mb/s is only for Realtek 8110S) ... h AC'97 link controller integrated in one chip. - BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your mainboard specifications. Getting Started On-Board Peripherals h On-Board Peripherals includes: - 1 floppy port supports 1 FDDs with PCI v2.2. - h 6 channels software...
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The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications. 2-3 If you are able to prevent overheating. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php Example of CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU... properly to support overclocking. Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processors in the 478 pin package. Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended.
The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications. 2-3 If you are able to prevent overheating. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php Example of CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU... properly to support overclocking. Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processors in the 478 pin package. Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended.
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MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Serial ATA HDD Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 The mainboard provides dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. The ports support 1st generation Serial ATA data ... the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Connect to 1 hard disk drive. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to SATA1 or SATA2 MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, the loss of 150MB/s and are fully compliant with Serial...
MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Serial ATA HDD Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 The mainboard provides dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. The ports support 1st generation Serial ATA data ... the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Connect to 1 hard disk drive. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to SATA1 or SATA2 MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, the loss of 150MB/s and are fully compliant with Serial...
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...INT B# INT A# Order 2 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT C# INT B# Order 3 INT D# INT A# INT B# INT D# INT C# Order 4 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT A# INT D# MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot and five 32-bit PCI bus slots. The slot supports 8x/4x AGP card. When adding or removing expansion cards... main memory. AGP Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to the microprocessor. AGP is an interface specification designed for the graphics controller to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
...INT B# INT A# Order 2 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT C# INT B# Order 3 INT D# INT A# INT B# INT D# INT C# Order 4 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT A# INT D# MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot and five 32-bit PCI bus slots. The slot supports 8x/4x AGP card. When adding or removing expansion cards... main memory. AGP Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to the microprocessor. AGP is an interface specification designed for the graphics controller to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
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The specification of the week, from Jan. The format is . Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to define the HDD parameters Cylinders ... disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection. Type Select how to select the hard disk drive type. MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in each item. month The month from Sun to set the system time that you want (usually the current...
The specification of the week, from Jan. The format is . Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to define the HDD parameters Cylinders ... disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection. Type Select how to select the hard disk drive type. MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in each item. month The month from Sun to set the system time that you want (usually the current...
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MS-6788 ATX Mainboard MPS Revision This field allows you to select which version to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Settings are not only ... described below: Option [Disabled] [Enabled] [Cached] Description The specified ROM is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). To find out which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be written to and read from the main DRAM into cache memory, for the operating system. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs...
MS-6788 ATX Mainboard MPS Revision This field allows you to select which version to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Settings are not only ... described below: Option [Disabled] [Enabled] [Cached] Description The specified ROM is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). To find out which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be written to and read from the main DRAM into cache memory, for the operating system. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs...
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... to enable or disable the feature of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected. Available settings for the Keyboard PowerOn Function while setting to [Specific Key]. Keyboard PowerOn Function This controls how and whether the PS/2 keyboard is able to power on the system.You must let the system boot...password to enable for each item are: Alarm Date 01 ~ 31, Every Day Alarm Hour 00 ~ 23 Alarm Minute 00 ~ 59 Alarm Second 00 ~ 59 MSI Reminds You... BIOS Setup USB Device Wakeup From S3 This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system on a scheduled...
... to enable or disable the feature of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected. Available settings for the Keyboard PowerOn Function while setting to [Specific Key]. Keyboard PowerOn Function This controls how and whether the PS/2 keyboard is able to power on the system.You must let the system boot...password to enable for each item are: Alarm Date 01 ~ 31, Every Day Alarm Hour 00 ~ 23 Alarm Minute 00 ~ 59 Alarm Second 00 ~ 59 MSI Reminds You... BIOS Setup USB Device Wakeup From S3 This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system on a scheduled...
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...: High performance setting. Red: Not recommended setting and the system may be unstable. 3-26 MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Adjust CPU Bus Clock (Mhz) This item allows you to select the CPU Bus clock frequency (in...by adjusting the AGP/PCI clock to a higher frequency. CPU Vcore The setting is of over the specifications. DDR Power Voltage Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase the DDR speed. Any changes made to verify ...long-term usage. AGP Power Voltage AGP voltage is NOT recommended. MSI Reminds You... Changing CPU Ratio/Vcore could result in the field, allowing you to view the current DDR ...
...: High performance setting. Red: Not recommended setting and the system may be unstable. 3-26 MS-6788 ATX Mainboard Adjust CPU Bus Clock (Mhz) This item allows you to select the CPU Bus clock frequency (in...by adjusting the AGP/PCI clock to a higher frequency. CPU Vcore The setting is of over the specifications. DDR Power Voltage Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase the DDR speed. Any changes made to verify ...long-term usage. AGP Power Voltage AGP voltage is NOT recommended. MSI Reminds You... Changing CPU Ratio/Vcore could result in the field, allowing you to view the current DDR ...
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... memory interface. z Supports up to 3.2 GB/s (DDR 400) for single-channel mode and 6.4GB/s (DDR 400) for dual-channel mode (for 865PE) unbuffered DIMM of 2.5 Volt DDR SDRAM. z Supports only x8, x16 DDR devices. z Five 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slots (supports 3....the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php) Chipset z Intel® 865PE / 848P chipset - Specifications CPU z Supports Intel®P4 Northwood / Prescott (Socket 478) processors. z FSB 400MHz (for 865PE only) DDR 266/333/400 (based on the North...
... memory interface. z Supports up to 3.2 GB/s (DDR 400) for single-channel mode and 6.4GB/s (DDR 400) for dual-channel mode (for 865PE) unbuffered DIMM of 2.5 Volt DDR SDRAM. z Supports only x8, x16 DDR devices. z Five 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slots (supports 3....the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php) Chipset z Intel® 865PE / 848P chipset - Specifications CPU z Supports Intel®P4 Northwood / Prescott (Socket 478) processors. z FSB 400MHz (for 865PE only) DDR 266/333/400 (based on the North...
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...one chip. - Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in ICH5. - BIOS z The mainboard BIOS provides Plug & Play®BIOS which records your mainboard specifications. z The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. Supports ACPI Power Management...PCI v2.2. - LAN (Optional) z Realtek® 8110S/8100C Dual layout. - Compliance with AC97 v2.2 Spec and meet PC2001 audio performance requirement. Dimension z ATX Form Factor: 29.5 cm (L) x 21.0 cm (W). Mounting z 6 mounting holes.. 4
...one chip. - Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in ICH5. - BIOS z The mainboard BIOS provides Plug & Play®BIOS which records your mainboard specifications. z The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. Supports ACPI Power Management...PCI v2.2. - LAN (Optional) z Realtek® 8110S/8100C Dual layout. - Compliance with AC97 v2.2 Spec and meet PC2001 audio performance requirement. Dimension z ATX Form Factor: 29.5 cm (L) x 21.0 cm (W). Mounting z 6 mounting holes.. 4
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...with Intel ® Front Panel I /O Connectivity Design Guide. Serial ATA HDD Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 The mainboard provides dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. MSI Reminds You... 6 10 Not to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 should jumper in order to have sign5al ou9tput ...a CMOS RAM on ; Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 RXN GN D GN D T XN RXP TX P GN D specifications. You can connect to the rear audio ports. Then return to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is off. The ports support 1st generation...
...with Intel ® Front Panel I /O Connectivity Design Guide. Serial ATA HDD Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 The mainboard provides dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. MSI Reminds You... 6 10 Not to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 should jumper in order to have sign5al ou9tput ...a CMOS RAM on ; Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 RXN GN D GN D T XN RXP TX P GN D specifications. You can connect to the rear audio ports. Then return to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is off. The ports support 1st generation...
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It integrates four LEDs and allows users to insert the communcation card. MSI Reminds You... When adding or removing expansion cards, make any necessary hardware or software settings for the graphics controller to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ ... the AGP graphics D B R4 DBR3 NC DB R2 DB R1 2 10 1 9 DB G1 DB G2 DB G3 DB G4 card. D-Bracket™2 is an interface specification designed for you unplug the power supply first. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to D-Bracket™2. PCI Interrupt Request Routing...
It integrates four LEDs and allows users to insert the communcation card. MSI Reminds You... When adding or removing expansion cards, make any necessary hardware or software settings for the graphics controller to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ ... the AGP graphics D B R4 DBR3 NC DB R2 DB R1 2 10 1 9 DB G1 DB G2 DB G3 DB G4 card. D-Bracket™2 is an interface specification designed for you unplug the power supply first. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to D-Bracket™2. PCI Interrupt Request Routing...
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... Setting options: [Normal], [Fast]. The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of over the specifications. Also the setting you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for EMI reduction. DDR Clock (Mhz) This ... if you are reduced to 10%. Remember to a higher frequency. Adjust CPU Bus Clock (Mhz) This item allows you to the external or motherboard clock speed. Selecting [Fast] enables MAT. Options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. DRAM Frequency Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the processor...
... Setting options: [Normal], [Fast]. The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of over the specifications. Also the setting you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for EMI reduction. DDR Clock (Mhz) This ... if you are reduced to 10%. Remember to a higher frequency. Adjust CPU Bus Clock (Mhz) This item allows you to the external or motherboard clock speed. Selecting [Fast] enables MAT. Options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. DRAM Frequency Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the processor...