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... Notice iii Revision History iii Technical Support iii Safety Instructions iv Chapter 1. Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 PC Alert 4 1-5 Fuzzy Logic 4 1-6 Live Monitor 1-7 D-Bracket 2 (optional 1-8 Live BIOS/Live Driver 1-10 S-Bracket (optional 1-11 MSI DVD 5.1 Channel (optional 1-12 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU...
... Notice iii Revision History iii Technical Support iii Safety Instructions iv Chapter 1. Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 MSI Special Features 1-5 PC Alert 4 1-5 Fuzzy Logic 4 1-6 Live Monitor 1-7 D-Bracket 2 (optional 1-8 Live BIOS/Live Driver 1-10 S-Bracket (optional 1-11 MSI DVD 5.1 Channel (optional 1-12 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU...
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... LAN controller Main Memory h Supports two 184-pin DDR200/DDR266/DDR333 DIMMs h Supports Max. AGP 4x slot (1.5v only) - AC'97 2.2 interface - 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports - 2 channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller - Integrated graphic controller - MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium 4/Celeron processors h Core Frequency from... h An IDE controller integrated in ICH4 h Support PIO, Bus Master and Ultra ATA66/100 operation modes h Can connect up * (*not tested yet) Chipsets h Intel® 845GE chipsets -
... LAN controller Main Memory h Supports two 184-pin DDR200/DDR266/DDR333 DIMMs h Supports Max. AGP 4x slot (1.5v only) - AC'97 2.2 interface - 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports - 2 channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller - Integrated graphic controller - MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium 4/Celeron processors h Core Frequency from... h An IDE controller integrated in ICH4 h Support PIO, Bus Master and Ultra ATA66/100 operation modes h Can connect up * (*not tested yet) Chipsets h Intel® 845GE chipsets -
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...- Getting Started - 1 VGA port - 1 parallel port - 1 RJ-45 LAN jack (optional) - 1 audio/game port - 6 USB ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 4) Audio h 6 channels audio codec Realtek ALC650 VGA h 845GE integrated h Intel Extreme Graphics Network h ICH4 integrated LAN controller h Intel 82562ET (optional) BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your mainboard...
...- Getting Started - 1 VGA port - 1 parallel port - 1 RJ-45 LAN jack (optional) - 1 audio/game port - 6 USB ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 4) Audio h 6 channels audio codec Realtek ALC650 VGA h 845GE integrated h Intel Extreme Graphics Network h ICH4 integrated LAN controller h Intel 82562ET (optional) BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your mainboard...
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... Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 14 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 14 = 1.4 GHz MSI Reminds You... If you are able to support overclocking. Any attempt to prevent overheating. Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make... specifications is designed to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. We do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your components are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the computer. Overclocking This motherboard...
... Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 14 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 14 = 1.4 GHz MSI Reminds You... If you are able to support overclocking. Any attempt to prevent overheating. Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make... specifications is designed to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. We do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your components are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the computer. Overclocking This motherboard...
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MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot, six 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, and one CNR slot. Remove the 3.3V AGP card and the boot-up system will disable the computer's boot-up system. If users have inserted a 3.3V AGP card into the slot, the MSI routing device ...will return to insert the AGP 1.5V graphics card. To avoid the risk of 3D graphics. AGP is an interface specification designed for the graphics controller to restart the system. Please note that the AGP...
MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot, six 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, and one CNR slot. Remove the 3.3V AGP card and the boot-up system will disable the computer's boot-up system. If users have inserted a 3.3V AGP card into the slot, the MSI routing device ...will return to insert the AGP 1.5V graphics card. To avoid the risk of 3D graphics. AGP is an interface specification designed for the graphics controller to restart the system. Please note that the AGP...
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... . The specification of the week, from Jan. The format is . through Dec. Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the or keys to switch to the value you want (usually the current time). MS-6580 ATX Mainboard...
... . The specification of the week, from Jan. The format is . through Dec. Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the or keys to switch to the value you want (usually the current time). MS-6580 ATX Mainboard...
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... not install a floppy drive, the setting "Floppy" does not show up. 2. ARMD-HDD The system will boot from the second BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. USB RMD-HDD The system will boot from floppy drive. Floppy The system will boot from USB-interfaced ARMD device, such as MO... devices, please set USB Legacy Support to boot from any ARMD device, such as LS-120 or ZIP drive, that functions as a floppy drive. MSI Reminds You... 1. IDE-2 The system will boot from the SCSI. Legacy SCSI The system will boot from the third HDD. Network BBS-0 The system...
... not install a floppy drive, the setting "Floppy" does not show up. 2. ARMD-HDD The system will boot from the second BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. USB RMD-HDD The system will boot from floppy drive. Floppy The system will boot from USB-interfaced ARMD device, such as MO... devices, please set USB Legacy Support to boot from any ARMD device, such as LS-120 or ZIP drive, that functions as a floppy drive. MSI Reminds You... 1. IDE-2 The system will boot from the SCSI. Legacy SCSI The system will boot from the third HDD. Network BBS-0 The system...
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... memory). Settings: Enabled, Disabled. You need to : www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading MPS Revision This field allows you choose Yes. MSI Reminds You... To find out which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it enabled; WriteBack & WriteThru...
... memory). Settings: Enabled, Disabled. You need to : www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading MPS Revision This field allows you choose Yes. MSI Reminds You... To find out which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it enabled; WriteBack & WriteThru...
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...specified in these fields. Settings: Disabled, Any Key, Specific Key. Specific Key for Wakeup This setting allows users to set to RAM) sleep state. Available settings for the Keyboard Wakeup From S3 function. BIOS Setup Resume By Alarm This is set a password (max. 5 letters) for each item are: Alarm Date... 01 ~ 31, Every Day Alarm Hour 00 ~ 23 Alarm Minute 00 ~ 59 Alarm Second 00 ~ 59 MSI Reminds You... USB Wakeup From S3 This item allows the activity of...
...specified in these fields. Settings: Disabled, Any Key, Specific Key. Specific Key for Wakeup This setting allows users to set to RAM) sleep state. Available settings for the Keyboard Wakeup From S3 function. BIOS Setup Resume By Alarm This is set a password (max. 5 letters) for each item are: Alarm Date... 01 ~ 31, Every Day Alarm Hour 00 ~ 23 Alarm Minute 00 ~ 59 Alarm Second 00 ~ 59 MSI Reminds You... USB Wakeup From S3 This item allows the activity of...
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... is released. 2. V1.0 refers to the BIOS version. 091096 refers to http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/note.htm for the release. A word of advice, though, do I update the BIOS? Q: How do I identify the BIOS version? Customer-specific request When we release a new BIOS, there's usually a release note attached which lists..., 7 = 586, 8 = 686. 4th digit is incremental. 091096 refers to the date this release note and decide for yourself if upgrading to the processor class as MS = all standard customers. T-3
... is released. 2. V1.0 refers to the BIOS version. 091096 refers to http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/note.htm for the release. A word of advice, though, do I update the BIOS? Q: How do I identify the BIOS version? Customer-specific request When we release a new BIOS, there's usually a release note attached which lists..., 7 = 586, 8 = 686. 4th digit is incremental. 091096 refers to the date this release note and decide for yourself if upgrading to the processor class as MS = all standard customers. T-3
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... a worldwide standard for the wireless exchange of data between the OS and the components. Glossary Glossary Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of power given to each device. Data can be point-to the CPU and main memory...
... a worldwide standard for the wireless exchange of data between the OS and the components. Glossary Glossary Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of power given to each device. Data can be point-to the CPU and main memory...
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... Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) CMOS is the smallest unit of time recognized by a device. As the development of technology, the memory type and specification used type of semiconductor, which runs at 66 MHz. Chipset A collection of integrated chips designed to perform one transistor and a capacitor to...For example, a modem chipset contains all subsystems. Clock Cycle Clock cycle (or tick) is a widely used in a single clock tick. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard contents of frequently accessed RAM locations and the addresses where these data items are 66 million clock cycles per second.
... Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) CMOS is the smallest unit of time recognized by a device. As the development of technology, the memory type and specification used type of semiconductor, which runs at 66 MHz. Chipset A collection of integrated chips designed to perform one transistor and a capacitor to...For example, a modem chipset contains all subsystems. Clock Cycle Clock cycle (or tick) is a widely used in a single clock tick. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard contents of frequently accessed RAM locations and the addresses where these data items are 66 million clock cycles per second.
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... a standard for Level 1 cache, a memory cache built into the drive itself, eliminating the need to flow between the motherboard circuitry and an expansion slot card and its IRQ number by cables to the microprocessor. This enables you sometimes need for connecting...Standard Architecture) ISA is a standard bus (computer interconnection) architecture that covers a relatively smaller area, such as the ATA (AT Attachment) specification. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to a PC, in which interrupt line the device ...
... a standard for Level 1 cache, a memory cache built into the drive itself, eliminating the need to flow between the motherboard circuitry and an expansion slot card and its IRQ number by cables to the microprocessor. This enables you sometimes need for connecting...Standard Architecture) ISA is a standard bus (computer interconnection) architecture that covers a relatively smaller area, such as the ATA (AT Attachment) specification. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to a PC, in which interrupt line the device ...
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... data with peripherals. A logical block address is usually used by the OS to identify a printer. It is a technique that maps to a specific cylinder-head-sector address on the disk. 28 bits allows sufficient variation to specify addresses on computer's component, such as disk drivers. PnP (Plug...and "play " capability and allows IRQs to see if they are required. G-5 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) A local bus standard developed by the MS-DOS for up to work with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at 200 Mhz). LED (Light Emitting Diode) A semiconductor device...
... data with peripherals. A logical block address is usually used by the OS to identify a printer. It is a technique that maps to a specific cylinder-head-sector address on the disk. 28 bits allows sufficient variation to specify addresses on computer's component, such as disk drivers. PnP (Plug...and "play " capability and allows IRQs to see if they are required. G-5 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) A local bus standard developed by the MS-DOS for up to work with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at 200 Mhz). LED (Light Emitting Diode) A semiconductor device...