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..., please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/ faq/esc_faq_list.php Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw ii Visit the MSI website for further guidance. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are the...
..., please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/ faq/esc_faq_list.php Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw ii Visit the MSI website for further guidance. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are the...
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Channel Audio Function B-1 Installing the Audio Driver B-2 Installation for W indows 98SE/ME/2000/XP B-2 ix or 8- BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-2 Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu ...3-4 Standard CMOS ...Control 3-24 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-25 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-26 Appendix A: VIA VT8237R SATA RAID A-1 Introduction ...A-2 BIOS Configuration A-3 Installing RAID Software & Drivers A-10 Using VIA RAID Tool A-13 Appendix B: Using 2-, 4-, 6- Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/2, SFAN1, NBFAN1 2-17 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 2-18 Front ...
Channel Audio Function B-1 Installing the Audio Driver B-2 Installation for W indows 98SE/ME/2000/XP B-2 ix or 8- BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-2 Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu ...3-4 Standard CMOS ...Control 3-24 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-25 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-26 Appendix A: VIA VT8237R SATA RAID A-1 Introduction ...A-2 BIOS Configuration A-3 Installing RAID Software & Drivers A-10 Using VIA RAID Tool A-13 Appendix B: Using 2-, 4-, 6- Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/2, SFAN1, NBFAN1 2-17 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 2-18 Front ...
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...computer. Please note the orientation of the heatsink/ cooler for proper CPU cooling fan. Locate the 4 screws of CPU. 2-5 screw holes MSI Reminds You... MSI Reminds You... u For CPU2 1. Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the power supply or unplug the power supply...'s power cord from overheating. Use the screw driver to ensure the safety of the heatsink to prevent the intervention with AGP card. ...
...computer. Please note the orientation of the heatsink/ cooler for proper CPU cooling fan. Locate the 4 screws of CPU. 2-5 screw holes MSI Reminds You... MSI Reminds You... u For CPU2 1. Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the power supply or unplug the power supply...'s power cord from overheating. Use the screw driver to ensure the safety of the heatsink to prevent the intervention with AGP card. ...
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... HDD Block Mode Block mode is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (W indows ME, XP or a third-party IDE bus master driver). Primary/Secondary M aster/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set this option to activate...
... HDD Block Mode Block mode is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (W indows ME, XP or a third-party IDE bus master driver). Primary/Secondary M aster/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set this option to activate...
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...they want to use different controller cards to connect audio connectors, set to [ON], there will be enabled. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board AC97 Audio [Auto] allows the motherboard's BIOS to detect whether you want to boot from. [KB/MS] Supports USB keyboard/mouse under the Advanced BIOS ... options are: [OFF] No USB legacy support. [ON] Supports USB keyboard/mouse and USB storage. If you 're using any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard Broadcome NIC (network interface...
...they want to use different controller cards to connect audio connectors, set to [ON], there will be enabled. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board AC97 Audio [Auto] allows the motherboard's BIOS to detect whether you want to boot from. [KB/MS] Supports USB keyboard/mouse under the Advanced BIOS ... options are: [OFF] No USB legacy support. [ON] Supports USB keyboard/mouse and USB storage. If you 're using any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard Broadcome NIC (network interface...
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... data in an array are referred to 64KB. Such a drive will be found on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller. A-2 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge and a brief introduction on another drive. The different... drive. The configuration information of data interleaved between multiple drives. Due to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Due to Driver and RAID Software Installation section. can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs. For users wishing to install their...
... data in an array are referred to 64KB. Such a drive will be found on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller. A-2 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge and a brief introduction on another drive. The different... drive. The configuration information of data interleaved between multiple drives. Due to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Due to Driver and RAID Software Installation section. can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs. For users wishing to install their...
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... should appear. A-10 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Installing RAID Software & Drivers Install Driver in front of the drivers while installing W indows XP. 1. Insert the floppy diskette which included the VIA IDE RAID Driver into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and press ...instruction below to make a VIA Serial ATA RAID driver for VIA Serial ATA driver is generated, press S to be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation 1. The drivers will be installed, do so at this time. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Start...
... should appear. A-10 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Installing RAID Software & Drivers Install Driver in front of the drivers while installing W indows XP. 1. Insert the floppy diskette which included the VIA IDE RAID Driver into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and press ...instruction below to make a VIA Serial ATA RAID driver for VIA Serial ATA driver is generated, press S to be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation 1. The drivers will be installed, do so at this time. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Start...
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...the latest software utility and shall be held for W indows XP † VIA SATA RAID utility † RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA Serial ATA to install the software. A-11 Due to the different specification of the mainboard you purchased, the ...screen of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features: † Serial ATA RAID driver for reference only. MSI Reminds You... VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables...
...the latest software utility and shall be held for W indows XP † VIA SATA RAID utility † RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA Serial ATA to install the software. A-11 Due to the different specification of the mainboard you purchased, the ...screen of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features: † Serial ATA RAID driver for reference only. MSI Reminds You... VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables...
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...operating systems. 1. The following illustrations are based on W indows® XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only. The setup screen will...® 2000, you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6- B-2 Click here MSI Reminds You... Insert the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC850 codec to function properly before you must install W indows®...
...operating systems. 1. The following illustrations are based on W indows® XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in this appendix may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only. The setup screen will...® 2000, you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6- B-2 Click here MSI Reminds You... Insert the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive. MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC850 codec to function properly before you must install W indows®...
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It is also available to use the 2-, 4-, 6- channel audio feature now. B-4 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to enable the audio driver by clicking the Sound Effect Manager from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the AC97 Audio Configuration. or 8- Click the audio icon from the Control Panel.
It is also available to use the 2-, 4-, 6- channel audio feature now. B-4 MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to enable the audio driver by clicking the Sound Effect Manager from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the AC97 Audio Configuration. or 8- Click the audio icon from the Control Panel.
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Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. B-10 Right-click on and an icon will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of this AC97 Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & AC97 Codec. You may also select the language of . MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board General In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list.
Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. B-10 Right-click on and an icon will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of this AC97 Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & AC97 Codec. You may also select the language of . MS-9617 ATX Workstation Board General In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list.