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...PS/2 and OS®/2 are the properties of Microsoft Corporation. Trademarks All trademarks are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. Visit the MSI website for further guidance. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks or trademarks of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. ... following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Award® is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation in the preparation of this document is...
...PS/2 and OS®/2 are the properties of Microsoft Corporation. Trademarks All trademarks are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. Visit the MSI website for further guidance. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks or trademarks of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. ... following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Award® is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation in the preparation of this document is...
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Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® Athlon 64/ X2 & Sempron processor, the K9N Neo Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1 The K9N Neo Series mainboards are based on nVIDIA® nForce 550 chipsets for choosing the K9N Neo Series (MS-7260 v1.X) ATX mainboard.
Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® Athlon 64/ X2 & Sempron processor, the K9N Neo Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1 The K9N Neo Series mainboards are based on nVIDIA® nForce 550 chipsets for choosing the K9N Neo Series (MS-7260 v1.X) ATX mainboard.
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... (4GB Max) - 4 DDRII DIMMs (240-pin) (For more information on compatible components, please visit http:/ / w w w . Flexible 8-channel audio with Azalia 1.0 Spec IDE - 1 IDE port by nForce 550 - t w / pr og ra m/ p rod u c t s / mai n b oar d / mb d / pr o_mbd_ t rp _l is t . Supports storage and data transfers at up to 300 MB/s RAID ... Specifications Processor Support - t w / pr og ra m/ p r od u c t s / ma in the socket AM2 package. (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi. ph p) LAN - Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet LAN by Realtek® ALC883 -
... (4GB Max) - 4 DDRII DIMMs (240-pin) (For more information on compatible components, please visit http:/ / w w w . Flexible 8-channel audio with Azalia 1.0 Spec IDE - 1 IDE port by nForce 550 - t w / pr og ra m/ p rod u c t s / mai n b oar d / mb d / pr o_mbd_ t rp _l is t . Supports storage and data transfers at up to 300 MB/s RAID ... Specifications Processor Support - t w / pr og ra m/ p r od u c t s / ma in the socket AM2 package. (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi. ph p) LAN - Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet LAN by Realtek® ALC883 -
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Ou t B: RS-Out JCI1 JIR1 LAN Chip ATX 2 SYSFAN 1 PCI _EX1 CPUFAN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 S ATA 1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 W inbond I n M :Li n e- O u t B: Mic T:SS-Out M :C S- MS-7260 Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Top : Parallel Port B ot to m: COM Port JPW1 USB ports IDE1 T: LAN jack B: USB ports T:Line-I / O PCI _E X2 PCI _EX3 BIOS PCI 1 B AT T + nvidia nForce 550 J BAT 1 ALC883 PCI 2 PCI 3 JAUD1 JCD1 FDD1 NB FA N1 JUS B3 JUS B2 JFP2 JFP 1 JUSB1 K9N Neo Series (MS-7260 v1.X) ATX Mainboard 1-4
Ou t B: RS-Out JCI1 JIR1 LAN Chip ATX 2 SYSFAN 1 PCI _EX1 CPUFAN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 S ATA 1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 W inbond I n M :Li n e- O u t B: Mic T:SS-Out M :C S- MS-7260 Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Top : Parallel Port B ot to m: COM Port JPW1 USB ports IDE1 T: LAN jack B: USB ports T:Line-I / O PCI _E X2 PCI _EX3 BIOS PCI 1 B AT T + nvidia nForce 550 J BAT 1 ALC883 PCI 2 PCI 3 JAUD1 JCD1 FDD1 NB FA N1 JUS B3 JUS B2 JFP2 JFP 1 JUSB1 K9N Neo Series (MS-7260 v1.X) ATX Mainboard 1-4
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... the ATX2 & JPW 1 power connectors (shown in figure 2 & figure 3) before the 1st installation or during system upgrade procedure. Hardware Setup Important Notification about Power Issue NForce chipset is plugged while installing modules. Figure 1: Unplug the AC power cable Figure 2: Unplug the ATX2 power conn. Figure 3: Unplug the JPW1 power conn. 2-9
... the ATX2 & JPW 1 power connectors (shown in figure 2 & figure 3) before the 1st installation or during system upgrade procedure. Hardware Setup Important Notification about Power Issue NForce chipset is plugged while installing modules. Figure 1: Unplug the AC power cable Figure 2: Unplug the ATX2 power conn. Figure 3: Unplug the JPW1 power conn. 2-9
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... that has the RAID driver to press F10. B-3 Bootable RAID Array 1. The PC will appear. Enter the W indows OS, run the W indows nForce Setup application and install the RAID software. (Check p.C-9 for details.) 4. Then enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and follow the... procedures described below to Optimal. NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you to copy and install the nForce RAID software. (Check p.C-7 for details.) 4. Press F10, and the NVIDIA RAID Utility --- After rebooting your PC, wait until you see ...
... that has the RAID driver to press F10. B-3 Bootable RAID Array 1. The PC will appear. Enter the W indows OS, run the W indows nForce Setup application and install the RAID software. (Check p.C-9 for details.) 4. Then enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and follow the... procedures described below to Optimal. NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you to copy and install the nForce RAID software. (Check p.C-7 for details.) 4. Press F10, and the NVIDIA RAID Utility --- After rebooting your PC, wait until you see ...
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nVidia RAID Installing the RAID Driver (for yourself. 1. The W indows Setup screen appears as below: Important Please follow - Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The follow the instruction below to make an nVIDIA Serial ATA RAID driver for bootable RAID Array) 1. ... is done. (2) Select "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER" and then press Enter. (3) Press S again at the Specify Devices screen, then press Enter. (4) Select "NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller" and then press Enter. Copy all the contents in the :\\nVidia \System \MCP55 \IDE \Win XP\sataraid to appear. 3. The driver disk for...
nVidia RAID Installing the RAID Driver (for yourself. 1. The W indows Setup screen appears as below: Important Please follow - Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The follow the instruction below to make an nVIDIA Serial ATA RAID driver for bootable RAID Array) 1. ... is done. (2) Select "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER" and then press Enter. (3) Press S again at the Specify Devices screen, then press Enter. (4) Select "NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller" and then press Enter. Copy all the contents in the :\\nVidia \System \MCP55 \IDE \Win XP\sataraid to appear. 3. The driver disk for...
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Select the modules that the "NVIDIA IDE Driver" is selected. B-9 Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will not be enabled. 3. Click Next and then follow the instructions. 4. ... if SATA is enabled) must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID. This section describes how to open the NVIDIA W indows nForce Drivers page. 2. Make sure that you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver, NVIDIA RAID will upgrade the W indows IDE driver and install the RAID...
Select the modules that the "NVIDIA IDE Driver" is selected. B-9 Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will not be enabled. 3. Click Next and then follow the instructions. 4. ... if SATA is enabled) must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID. This section describes how to open the NVIDIA W indows nForce Drivers page. 2. Make sure that you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver, NVIDIA RAID will upgrade the W indows IDE driver and install the RAID...