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... 2-15 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1, IDE2 2-15 Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 2-16 SCSI LED Connector: J7 2-17 viii Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 Core Center 1-5 Chapter 2.
... 2-15 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1, IDE2 2-15 Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 2-16 SCSI LED Connector: J7 2-17 viii Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 Core Center 1-5 Chapter 2.
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...8224; Serial ATA/150 controller integrated in a failed x 4 memory device (For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi. Provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with 8X transfer mode † VIA® VT8237R Southbridge - Can connect up to 8GB † ...Supports interleaving memory within DIMMs † ChipKill ECC allows continuous correction of 4-bit errors in VT8237R - c om . MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Mainboard Specifications CPU † Supports dual Socket 940 for AMD OpteronTM processors, from 1.4 ~ 3.6 GHz (For more information on compatible components, ...
...8224; Serial ATA/150 controller integrated in a failed x 4 memory device (For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi. Provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with 8X transfer mode † VIA® VT8237R Southbridge - Can connect up to 8GB † ...Supports interleaving memory within DIMMs † ChipKill ECC allows continuous correction of 4-bit errors in VT8237R - c om . MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Mainboard Specifications CPU † Supports dual Socket 940 for AMD OpteronTM processors, from 1.4 ~ 3.6 GHz (For more information on compatible components, ...
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... † The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications † Supports boot from LAN, USB Device 1.1 & 2.0, and SATA HDD Dimension † ATX Form Factor: 12.0 x 10.0 inch (H x W ) Mounting † 9 mounting holes (ATX Form standard) MSI Reminds You... As the end user cannot boot without SP4, a combination installation CD must...
... † The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications † Supports boot from LAN, USB Device 1.1 & 2.0, and SATA HDD Dimension † ATX Form Factor: 12.0 x 10.0 inch (H x W ) Mounting † 9 mounting holes (ATX Form standard) MSI Reminds You... As the end user cannot boot without SP4, a combination installation CD must...
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Both connectors are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Please refer to SATA1/2 MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. SATA1 1 7 SATA2 1 7 SATA1/2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 3 TXN 5 RXN 7 GND ... of data may occur during transmission. 2-16 Otherwise, the loss of 150 MB/s. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 SATA1 & SATA2 are fully compliant with Serial ATA...
Both connectors are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Please refer to SATA1/2 MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. SATA1 1 7 SATA2 1 7 SATA1/2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 3 TXN 5 RXN 7 GND ... of data may occur during transmission. 2-16 Otherwise, the loss of 150 MB/s. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 SATA1 & SATA2 are fully compliant with Serial ATA...
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... your own drive type manually. This information should be entered to select the value you can be adjusted by numeric function keys. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto. [Capacity] The formatted size of ... to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. The date from your drive must match with the drive table. Note that the specifications of the week, from Jan. Date The date format is . through Dec. Time The time format is . [day] [month] [date] [ year ] ...
... your own drive type manually. This information should be entered to select the value you can be adjusted by numeric function keys. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto. [Capacity] The formatted size of ... to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. The date from your drive must match with the drive table. Note that the specifications of the week, from Jan. Date The date format is . through Dec. Time The time format is . [day] [month] [date] [ year ] ...
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Settings: [PCI Slot], [AGP]. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are executed with PCI specification version 2.1. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to the AGP without any translation. 3-13 AGP Aperture Size This ...
Settings: [PCI Slot], [AGP]. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are executed with PCI specification version 2.1. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to the AGP without any translation. 3-13 AGP Aperture Size This ...
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... speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with SYS Fan. Shutdown Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in a specific range. 3-22 To clear the warning message, set the field to [Enabled] later. Setting options: [Disabled], [85C/185F], [90C/194F...all of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the case is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board PC Health Status This section shows the status of Temperature/FAN Speed control: CPU1 Temperature with CPU Fan1, CPU2 Temperature...
... speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with SYS Fan. Shutdown Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in a specific range. 3-22 To clear the warning message, set the field to [Enabled] later. Setting options: [Disabled], [85C/185F], [90C/194F...all of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the case is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board PC Health Status This section shows the status of Temperature/FAN Speed control: CPU1 Temperature with CPU Fan1, CPU2 Temperature...
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... here), the fans will slow down . BIOS Setup CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Tolerance Value You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for cooling down to the maximum threshold (the temperatures set in the Smart CPU Fan1/ CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Temperature plus the tolerance values...
... here), the fans will slow down . BIOS Setup CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Tolerance Value You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for cooling down to the maximum threshold (the temperatures set in the Smart CPU Fan1/ CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Temperature plus the tolerance values...
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... set by the BIOS vendor for the most stable, minimal system performance. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal system performance. 3-25 W hen you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing [Y] loads the default factory settings for optimal performance of...
... set by the BIOS vendor for the most stable, minimal system performance. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal system performance. 3-25 W hen you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing [Y] loads the default factory settings for optimal performance of...
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MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board MSI Reminds You... Important note: All existing content in the main menu and press . Select Delete Array in the hard drive will be destroyed after it has been created. Select the member of an array that is best suited to your specific RAID usage model. 4KB: For specialized usage...
MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board MSI Reminds You... Important note: All existing content in the main menu and press . Select Delete Array in the hard drive will be destroyed after it has been created. Select the member of an array that is best suited to your specific RAID usage model. 4KB: For specialized usage...
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...ATA RAID driver for W indows XP † VIA SATA RAID utility † RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA Serial ATA to the different specification of the mainboard you purchased, the screen of VIA SATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software... package that enables high-performance RAID 0 arrays in the W indows* XP operating system. Due to install the software. VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Installation of MSI CD shown...
...ATA RAID driver for W indows XP † VIA SATA RAID utility † RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA Serial ATA to the different specification of the mainboard you purchased, the screen of VIA SATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software... package that enables high-performance RAID 0 arrays in the W indows* XP operating system. Due to install the software. VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Installation of MSI CD shown...
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... View Event log Help Topics A-13 Click on the icon shown in the system tray of the controller or disk drives. exe to execute their specific functions. VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Using VIA RAID Tool Once the installation is complete, go to launch the VIA RAID Tool utility. You may double...
... View Event log Help Topics A-13 Click on the icon shown in the system tray of the controller or disk drives. exe to execute their specific functions. VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Using VIA RAID Tool Once the installation is complete, go to launch the VIA RAID Tool utility. You may double...