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...174; is the intellectual property of its contents. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to the correctness of M ICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL... Business Machines Corporation. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of purchase or local distributor. Visit the MSI website for further guidance. Copyright Notice The material in this document, but no solution can be obtained from the user's manual,...
...174; is the intellectual property of its contents. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to the correctness of M ICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL... Business Machines Corporation. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of purchase or local distributor. Visit the MSI website for further guidance. Copyright Notice The material in this document, but no solution can be obtained from the user's manual,...
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Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-18 Slots ...2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots 2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 2-19 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 General Help
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-18 Slots ...2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots 2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 2-19 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2-20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 General Help
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Install Driver in W indows XP / 2000 B-9 Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console B-10 RAID Migration Instructions B-14 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk B-15 Degraded RAID Array B-21 Missing Hard Drive Member B-21 Failed Hard Drive Member B-21 x
Install Driver in W indows XP / 2000 B-9 Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console B-10 RAID Migration Instructions B-14 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk B-15 Degraded RAID Array B-21 Missing Hard Drive Member B-21 Failed Hard Drive Member B-21 x
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Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable Standard Cable for IDE Devices Back IO Shield User's Guide * The pictures are for reference only. Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased. 1-5
Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable Standard Cable for IDE Devices Back IO Shield User's Guide * The pictures are for reference only. Your packing contents may vary depending on the model you purchased. 1-5
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MS-7241 Mainboard DVMT/ FIXED M emory The field specifies the size of memory."DVMT" mode is memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests made by application and are release back to provide a static amount of system memory allocated for video memory. "Fixed" mode is non-contiguous pagelocked memory allocated during driver initialization to the system once the requesting application has been terminated. 3-12
MS-7241 Mainboard DVMT/ FIXED M emory The field specifies the size of memory."DVMT" mode is memory that is dynamically allocated based on memory requests made by application and are release back to provide a static amount of system memory allocated for video memory. "Fixed" mode is non-contiguous pagelocked memory allocated during driver initialization to the system once the requesting application has been terminated. 3-12
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... This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Audio Controller This setting is used to force EHCI ownership change Rely on EHCI driver. Onboard 1394 This item allows you need to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you to use a USB...
... This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Audio Controller This setting is used to force EHCI ownership change Rely on EHCI driver. Onboard 1394 This item allows you need to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller. USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you to use a USB...
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Therefore, if the VGA driver of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Suspend Time ... W hen ACPI Standby State is shortened when you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 The item allows the activity of the power button.
Therefore, if the VGA driver of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Suspend Time ... W hen ACPI Standby State is shortened when you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 The item allows the activity of the power button.
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...operating systems. 1. channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. Click here Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows 2000/XP For W indows® 2000, you must install W indows® XP Service Pack1 ...or later before you install the drivers in this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for Realtek ALC883 codec to function properly before...
...operating systems. 1. channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. Click here Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows 2000/XP For W indows® 2000, you must install W indows® XP Service Pack1 ...or later before you install the drivers in this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for Realtek ALC883 codec to function properly before...
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Click Next to restart the system. Click Finish to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Realtek ALC883 Audio 3. Click here Select this option Click here A-3
Click Next to restart the system. Click Finish to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Realtek ALC883 Audio 3. Click here Select this option Click here A-3
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Double click A-4 channel audio feature now. It is also available to activate the HD Audio Configuration. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect M anager from the Control Panel. MS-7241 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8-
Double click A-4 channel audio feature now. It is also available to activate the HD Audio Configuration. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect M anager from the Control Panel. MS-7241 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8-
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MS-7241 Mainboard Information In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. A-18 Right-click on and an icon will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list. You may also select the language of .
MS-7241 Mainboard Information In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. A-18 Right-click on and an icon will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list. You may also select the language of .
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... not be different from your OS. After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in the following procedure is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. B-3 The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager...
... not be different from your OS. After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in the following procedure is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. B-3 The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager...
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... is generated, press S to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Copy all devices are specified, press to be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. Setup will appear. 3. The CD will auto-run and... XP/2000, open the Control Panel from the CD-ROM. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The drivers will be installed, do so at this time. B-9 Intel ICH8R SATA RAID Installing Software Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000 † New Windows XP / 2000 Installation The...
... is generated, press S to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Copy all devices are specified, press to be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. Setup will appear. 3. The CD will auto-run and... XP/2000, open the Control Panel from the CD-ROM. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The drivers will be installed, do so at this time. B-9 Intel ICH8R SATA RAID Installing Software Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000 † New Windows XP / 2000 Installation The...
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Click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to operate the hard drive from the system after installation; however, you cannot remove or un-install this item B B-10 For this reason, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. MS-7241 Mainboard Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to install the software.
Click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to operate the hard drive from the system after installation; however, you cannot remove or un-install this item B B-10 For this reason, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. MS-7241 Mainboard Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to install the software.
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...steps must be configured for RAID before installing W indows XP on the added disk before proceeding. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during the migration process, the data on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link (Start --> All Programs --> Intel M atrix Storage ... ATA (SATA) hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver during W indows Setup. 3. BIOS must be recovered. To create a volume from an existing disk, complete the following window will appear...
...steps must be configured for RAID before installing W indows XP on the added disk before proceeding. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during the migration process, the data on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link (Start --> All Programs --> Intel M atrix Storage ... ATA (SATA) hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver during W indows Setup. 3. BIOS must be recovered. To create a volume from an existing disk, complete the following window will appear...