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...has been exposed to the power inlet. 7. Do not leave this User's Manual for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. Make sure the voltage of breakage. 12. Always Unplug the Power Cord before setting it . h Liquid has ...to User's Manual. h The equipment has dropped and damaged. Replace only with your place of explosion if battery is damaged. h Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for future reference. 3. ment from humidity. 4. h The equipment has obvious sign of the power source and adjust properly...
...has been exposed to the power inlet. 7. Do not leave this User's Manual for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. Make sure the voltage of breakage. 12. Always Unplug the Power Cord before setting it . h Liquid has ...to User's Manual. h The equipment has dropped and damaged. Replace only with your place of explosion if battery is damaged. h Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for future reference. 3. ment from humidity. 4. h The equipment has obvious sign of the power source and adjust properly...
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... 5-9 View Serial Number of Hard Drive 5-9 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array 5-10 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array 5-10 Installing Operating System & Drivers 5-12 Install Driver in Windows OS 5-12 VIA SATA RAID Drivers 5-13 Using VIA RAID Tool 5-14 Promise FastTrak579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID (Optional 5-16 Create Your RAID Disk Array Under... Array (Mirrored, RAID1) with an Existing Data Drive 5-18 Installing Operation System 5-32 Windows Server 2003 5-21 Windows XP ...5-22 Windows 2000 5-23 Installing Drivers and Utility 5-24 Promise 579 S-ATA RAID 5-24 Promise 579 S-ATA 5-29 vii
... 5-9 View Serial Number of Hard Drive 5-9 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array 5-10 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array 5-10 Installing Operating System & Drivers 5-12 Install Driver in Windows OS 5-12 VIA SATA RAID Drivers 5-13 Using VIA RAID Tool 5-14 Promise FastTrak579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID (Optional 5-16 Create Your RAID Disk Array Under... Array (Mirrored, RAID1) with an Existing Data Drive 5-18 Installing Operation System 5-32 Windows Server 2003 5-21 Windows XP ...5-22 Windows 2000 5-23 Installing Drivers and Utility 5-24 Promise 579 S-ATA RAID 5-24 Promise 579 S-ATA 5-29 vii
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Packing Contents Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD & diskette SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable (Optional) D-Bracket 2 (Optional) Round Cable of IDE Devices User's Guide Back IO Shield Round Cable of Floppy Disk 1-5
Packing Contents Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD & diskette SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable (Optional) D-Bracket 2 (Optional) Round Cable of IDE Devices User's Guide Back IO Shield Round Cable of Floppy Disk 1-5
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... card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3 sleep state. Therefore, if the AGP driver of system configuration and open applications/ files is a low power state. The information stored in this section are : [S1/POS] The S1 sleep ..., but system will be used to main memory that remains powered while most other hard- In this field. BIOS Setup Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... ware components turn off to initialize the VGA card. S3-related functions described in memory will need an AGP...
... card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3 sleep state. Therefore, if the AGP driver of system configuration and open applications/ files is a low power state. The information stored in this section are : [S1/POS] The S1 sleep ..., but system will be used to main memory that remains powered while most other hard- In this field. BIOS Setup Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... ware components turn off to initialize the VGA card. S3-related functions described in memory will need an AGP...
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... Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. OnBoard PCI Controller Press to use any USB device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. ATA Controller) to enable the controllers of these options to [Enabled] or [Auto] (set [SATA] or [RAID] for...
... Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. OnBoard PCI Controller Press to use any USB device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. ATA Controller) to enable the controllers of these options to [Enabled] or [Auto] (set [SATA] or [RAID] for...
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... file in the start-up " menu. Moreover, with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Util- Once you will be able to activate the MSI well-known features, Live Update and Core Center, which makes it will have your "Start...-up menu (path: Start-->Programs-->MSI-->DigiCell) You may double-click on the desktop, and a short cut path in the setup ... management, MP3 files management and communication / 802.11g WLAN settings. ity --> MSI DigiCell), it easier to update the BIOS/drivers online, and to enable DigiCell.
... file in the start-up " menu. Moreover, with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Util- Once you will be able to activate the MSI well-known features, Live Update and Core Center, which makes it will have your "Start...-up menu (path: Start-->Programs-->MSI-->DigiCell) You may double-click on the desktop, and a short cut path in the setup ... management, MP3 files management and communication / 802.11g WLAN settings. ity --> MSI DigiCell), it easier to update the BIOS/drivers online, and to enable DigiCell.
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...: http://www.msi.com.tw. H/W Diagnostic In this sub-menu, it provides the information of that item. MS-6702MESIAFTeXatMuareinboard Main Before using this utility, it is required to have all the necessary drivers (onboard LAN driver, audio driver, CoreCenter, Live Update... Comm. Software Access Point In this ...of the Ethernet LAN & Wireless LAN. Otherwise, the icon will be displayed for you to check if the representing peripherals/cards/drivers are correctly installed. Quick Guide Click on this sub-menu, you can change your connection mode to different ones, and configure the...
...: http://www.msi.com.tw. H/W Diagnostic In this sub-menu, it provides the information of that item. MS-6702MESIAFTeXatMuareinboard Main Before using this utility, it is required to have all the necessary drivers (onboard LAN driver, audio driver, CoreCenter, Live Update... Comm. Software Access Point In this ...of the Ethernet LAN & Wireless LAN. Otherwise, the icon will be displayed for you to check if the representing peripherals/cards/drivers are correctly installed. Quick Guide Click on this sub-menu, you can change your connection mode to different ones, and configure the...
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... back button in every sub-menu and it will be lit up. Audio Speaker Setting In this sub-menu, you back to the main menu. 4-3 MSI Reminds You... MEGA STICK If you have your MEGA STICK connected to your MEGA STICK or the system, and edit the preferred playlist. Introduction to... a MP3 player, and then you can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of Live Update to detect and update BIOS and drivers online. Click this icon will bring you can take advantage of your system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports overclocking function.
... back button in every sub-menu and it will be lit up. Audio Speaker Setting In this sub-menu, you back to the main menu. 4-3 MSI Reminds You... MEGA STICK If you have your MEGA STICK connected to your MEGA STICK or the system, and edit the preferred playlist. Introduction to... a MP3 player, and then you can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of Live Update to detect and update BIOS and drivers online. Click this icon will bring you can take advantage of your system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports overclocking function.
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...insert the companion CD and refer to start the update process. After the installation, the "MSI Live Update 3" icon (as shown on the right) will be enabled. Live BIOS - Updates the BIOS online. Live Driver - Live OSD - If the product you purchased does not support any of the OSD products...the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update program will appear on the screen. Updates the VGA driver online. Live VGA Driver - Live Utility - Double click the "MSI Live Update 3" icon, and the following screen will appear: Six buttons are placed on the left column of the ...
...insert the companion CD and refer to start the update process. After the installation, the "MSI Live Update 3" icon (as shown on the right) will be enabled. Live BIOS - Updates the BIOS online. Live Driver - Live OSD - If the product you purchased does not support any of the OSD products...the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update program will appear on the screen. Updates the VGA driver online. Live VGA Driver - Live Utility - Double click the "MSI Live Update 3" icon, and the following screen will appear: Six buttons are placed on the left column of the ...
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Installation of two SATA hard disk drives allowed. 2. Dual independent ATA channels and maximum connection of Driver & Utility VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID & Promise FastTrak 579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID (Optional) Introduction This mainboard has VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID & Promise ...
Installation of two SATA hard disk drives allowed. 2. Dual independent ATA channels and maximum connection of Driver & Utility VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID & Promise FastTrak 579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID (Optional) Introduction This mainboard has VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID & Promise ...
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...are referred to the operating system. The configuration information of an Array is to Driver and RAID Software Installation section. Different RAID levels represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs. R A ID L e v e l N o . MS-6702E ATX Mainboard Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge ... e s t p e rfo rm a n c e (Stripin g /M irrorin g ) p e rfo rm a n ce 20579 w ith d a ta p ro te c tio n * O nly for P rom ise w ith d a ta F a s tTra k 5 7 9 S erial p ro te c tio n MSI Reminds You...
...are referred to the operating system. The configuration information of an Array is to Driver and RAID Software Installation section. Different RAID levels represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs. R A ID L e v e l N o . MS-6702E ATX Mainboard Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge ... e s t p e rfo rm a n c e (Stripin g /M irrorin g ) p e rfo rm a n ce 20579 w ith d a ta p ro te c tio n * O nly for P rom ise w ith d a ta F a s tTra k 5 7 9 S erial p ro te c tio n MSI Reminds You...
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... FastTrak 579 Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID, under Integrated Peripherals, select OnBoard PCI Controller, and set the controller [SATA] or [RAID] proceed to Installing Software Drivers. 5-3 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID & Promise FastTrak 579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID Introduction System BIOS Setup Before you configure the RAID, power on the...
... FastTrak 579 Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID, under Integrated Peripherals, select OnBoard PCI Controller, and set the controller [SATA] or [RAID] proceed to Installing Software Drivers. 5-3 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID & Promise FastTrak 579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID Introduction System BIOS Setup Before you configure the RAID, power on the...
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...will appear. 3. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and press . 4. h Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation 1. Boot from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\VIA\Floppy ] - Under the Driver tab, click on your driver disk is generated, press S to install the RAID driver. From Windows XP, open .... 5. Click the "+" in front of the drivers while installing Windows XP. 1. Depending on VIA SATA RAID Drivers. 4. Once all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation. MS-6702E ATX Mainboard Installing Operating System & Drivers Install Driver in Windows OS h New Windows OS (2000...
...will appear. 3. Insert the MSI CD into drive A: and press . 4. h Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation 1. Boot from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\VIA\Floppy ] - Under the Driver tab, click on your driver disk is generated, press S to install the RAID driver. From Windows XP, open .... 5. Click the "+" in front of the drivers while installing Windows XP. 1. Depending on VIA SATA RAID Drivers. 4. Once all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation. MS-6702E ATX Mainboard Installing Operating System & Drivers Install Driver in Windows OS h New Windows OS (2000...
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Under the Driver tab, click on -screen instructions to complete the software installation. 5-13 The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will be automatically installed. 5. Follow the on VIA SATA RAID Drivers 4. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction VIA SATA RAID Drivers In the companion utility CD are VIA SATA drivers and application programs for Serial ATA or RAID. Insert the companion CD disk into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Under normal conditions, users can easily install the driver & software following the steps below: 1. The VIA drivers and RAID Tool will appear. 3.
Under the Driver tab, click on -screen instructions to complete the software installation. 5-13 The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will be automatically installed. 5. Follow the on VIA SATA RAID Drivers 4. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction VIA SATA RAID Drivers In the companion utility CD are VIA SATA drivers and application programs for Serial ATA or RAID. Insert the companion CD disk into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Under normal conditions, users can easily install the driver & software following the steps below: 1. The VIA drivers and RAID Tool will appear. 3.
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The BIOS Configuration pictures shown below . Before installing the driver into an existing system, backup any necessary data. Press 1 to creating your first array. 5-17 Promise FastTrak 579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID Introduction Create Your RAID Disk Array Under DOS MSI Reminds You... - Boot your reference only, and may vary from actual...
The BIOS Configuration pictures shown below . Before installing the driver into an existing system, backup any necessary data. Press 1 to creating your first array. 5-17 Promise FastTrak 579 Parallel ATA / Serial ATA RAID Introduction Create Your RAID Disk Array Under DOS MSI Reminds You... - Boot your reference only, and may vary from actual...
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ers to install your operating system and/or FastTrak driver. Proceed to Install Software Drivers to install your operating system and/or FastTrak driver. Use a new drive of identical or larger storage capacity as if it were a new single disk drive. 6. Security Array (Mirrored, RAID1) with an... Save and create the array. When the array is created, the screen will appear. 3. Press the Spacebar to the Main Menu. 4. MS-6702E ATX Mainboard Performance Array (Striped, RAID0) Use this setting to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Spacebar to create a Striped (RAID 0) array.
ers to install your operating system and/or FastTrak driver. Proceed to Install Software Drivers to install your operating system and/or FastTrak driver. Use a new drive of identical or larger storage capacity as if it were a new single disk drive. 6. Security Array (Mirrored, RAID1) with an... Save and create the array. When the array is created, the screen will appear. 3. Press the Spacebar to the Main Menu. 4. MS-6702E ATX Mainboard Performance Array (Striped, RAID0) Use this setting to the Main Menu. 3. Press the Spacebar to create a Striped (RAID 0) array.
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... return to the Main Menu. 7. Press Esc to Save selection and start duplication. Partition and format the array, using your operating system and/or FastTrak driver. 5-20 This is created, the screen will return to be erased. If you choose N, you select Y, the following confirmation screen will take a few minutes. When... sure you choose the correct source drive. 5. Select Y to install your operating system, as if it were a new single disk drive. 9. Proceed to Install Software Drivers to continue. The process will appear. 6. MS-6702E...
... return to the Main Menu. 7. Press Esc to Save selection and start duplication. Partition and format the array, using your operating system and/or FastTrak driver. 5-20 This is created, the screen will return to be erased. If you choose N, you select Y, the following confirmation screen will take a few minutes. When... sure you choose the correct source drive. 5. Select Y to install your operating system, as if it were a new single disk drive. 9. Proceed to Install Software Drivers to continue. The process will appear. 6. MS-6702E...
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... be installed, do so at this time. Press to continue with a signed driver. Once all the necessary files from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\RAID ] (For RAID) or [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\Ultra ] (For S-ATA) • CD-ROM Install: Boot from the popup...21 From the left panel, select Device Manager. 3. When the Windows Server 2003 Setup window is damaged or lost, make a new driver disk by copying all devices are specified, press to continue with various operating systems. Windows Server 2003 New Installation The following details the ...
... be installed, do so at this time. Press to continue with a signed driver. Once all the necessary files from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\RAID ] (For RAID) or [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\Ultra ] (For S-ATA) • CD-ROM Install: Boot from the popup...21 From the left panel, select Device Manager. 3. When the Windows Server 2003 Setup window is damaged or lost, make a new driver disk by copying all devices are specified, press to continue with various operating systems. Windows Server 2003 New Installation The following details the ...
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... 3. When the Windows XP Setup window is damaged or lost, make a new driver disk by copying all the necessary files from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\RAID ] (For RAID) or [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\Ultra ] (For S-ATA) • CD-ROM Install: Boot from the popup ... or if you might be prompted to click Yes to be an issue with a signed driver. Click the "+" in order to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. MS-6702E ATX Mainboard Windows XP New Installation The following details the installation the FastTrak Serial ATA RAID Controller...
... 3. When the Windows XP Setup window is damaged or lost, make a new driver disk by copying all the necessary files from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\RAID ] (For RAID) or [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\Ultra ] (For S-ATA) • CD-ROM Install: Boot from the popup ... or if you might be prompted to click Yes to be an issue with a signed driver. Click the "+" in order to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. MS-6702E ATX Mainboard Windows XP New Installation The following details the installation the FastTrak Serial ATA RAID Controller...
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... Windows 2000 New Installation The following details the installation of the install you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver. Insert the driver disk and press Enter. 4. Choose Win 2000 Promise FastTrak 579 (tm) Controller or Win 2000 Prom- This will now load ... installation. When the Windows 2000 Setup window is damaged or lost, make a new driver disk by copying all the necessary files from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\RAID ] (For RAID) or [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\Ultra ] (For S-ATA) • CD-ROM Install: Boot from the popup ...
... Windows 2000 New Installation The following details the installation of the install you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver. Insert the driver disk and press Enter. 4. Choose Win 2000 Promise FastTrak 579 (tm) Controller or Win 2000 Prom- This will now load ... installation. When the Windows 2000 Setup window is damaged or lost, make a new driver disk by copying all the necessary files from the provided MSI CD: [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\RAID ] (For RAID) or [ \IDE\Promise\SATA\PDC20579\Driver\Ultra ] (For S-ATA) • CD-ROM Install: Boot from the popup ...