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... to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DIMM Module Combination 2-8 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply 2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: PWR1 2-9 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 2-9 v 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...
... to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DIMM Module Combination 2-8 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply 2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: PWR1 2-9 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 2-9 v 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...
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...® 845GE chipsets - AGP 4x slot (1.5v only) - Integrated graphic controller - AC'97 2.2 interface - 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports - 2 channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller - SMBus 2.0 support - Support 100/133/166 MHz FSB - Integrated LAN controller Main Memory h Supports two 184-pin DDR200/DDR266/DDR333 DIMMs h Supports Max. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports...
...® 845GE chipsets - AGP 4x slot (1.5v only) - Integrated graphic controller - AC'97 2.2 interface - 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports - 2 channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller - SMBus 2.0 support - Support 100/133/166 MHz FSB - Integrated LAN controller Main Memory h Supports two 184-pin DDR200/DDR266/DDR333 DIMMs h Supports Max. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports...
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.../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 specifications. ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. h The mainboard provides a Desktop...
.../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 specifications. ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. h The mainboard provides a Desktop...
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Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended. Any attempt to prevent overheating. If you are able to purchase and install them before turning on the top to operate beyond product specifications. 2-3 Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make sure your dealer to ...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... However, please make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from grounded outlet first to support overclocking. Hardware...
Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended. Any attempt to prevent overheating. If you are able to purchase and install them before turning on the top to operate beyond product specifications. 2-3 Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make sure your dealer to ...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... However, please make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from grounded outlet first to support overclocking. Hardware...
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...3D graphics. Please note that the AGP slot does not support 3.3V AGP card. If users have inserted a 3.3V AGP card into the slot, the MSI routing device will return to directly access main memory. Remove the 3.3V AGP card and the boot-up system will disable the computer's boot-up...the risk of 3.3V AGP cards may result in a failure to the mainboard, the AGP slot is an interface specification designed for the graphics controller to normal. 2-28 MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot, six 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, and one CNR slot. AGP is protected with...
...3D graphics. Please note that the AGP slot does not support 3.3V AGP card. If users have inserted a 3.3V AGP card into the slot, the MSI routing device will return to directly access main memory. Remove the 3.3V AGP card and the boot-up system will disable the computer's boot-up...the risk of 3.3V AGP cards may result in a failure to the mainboard, the AGP slot is an interface specification designed for the graphics controller to normal. 2-28 MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot, six 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, and one CNR slot. AGP is protected with...
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...function keys. The format is . month The month from Sun to the date that you prefer. year The year can be adjusted by users. The specification of the week, from Jan. The time format is . Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight ... allows you to the value you want (usually the current date). through Dec. Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to your 3-6 MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items inside STANDARD CMOS FEATURES menu are divided into 9 categories. Read-only.
...function keys. The format is . month The month from Sun to the date that you prefer. year The year can be adjusted by users. The specification of the week, from Jan. The time format is . Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight ... allows you to the value you want (usually the current date). through Dec. Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to your 3-6 MS-6580 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items inside STANDARD CMOS FEATURES menu are divided into 9 categories. Read-only.
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...Disable this sequence. ARMD-FDD The system will boot from ARMD device, such as MO or ZIP drive, that functions as hard disk drive. MSI Reminds You... 1. Floppy The system will boot from the Network drive. Legacy The system will boot from floppy drive. USB RMD-HDD The... SCSI. USB FDD The system will boot from the USB-interfaced CD-ROM. USB CDROMThe system will boot from the fourth BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. Available settings for "1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device" vary depending on the bootable devices you did not install a floppy drive, ...
...Disable this sequence. ARMD-FDD The system will boot from ARMD device, such as MO or ZIP drive, that functions as hard disk drive. MSI Reminds You... 1. Floppy The system will boot from the Network drive. Legacy The system will boot from floppy drive. USB RMD-HDD The... SCSI. USB FDD The system will boot from the USB-interfaced CD-ROM. USB CDROMThe system will boot from the fourth BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. Available settings for "1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device" vary depending on the bootable devices you did not install a floppy drive, ...
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MSI Reminds You... and *OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology and has it enabled; To find out which version to be used to run ... select which determines how it is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). WriteBack & WriteThru refer to the cache's write policy, which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to use, consult the vendor of the following platform Components: *CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with DRAM larger than 64MB. Setting to...
MSI Reminds You... and *OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology and has it enabled; To find out which version to be used to run ... select which determines how it is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). WriteBack & WriteThru refer to the cache's write policy, which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to use, consult the vendor of the following platform Components: *CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with DRAM larger than 64MB. Setting to...
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.../date from S3 (Suspend to Enabled, the system will work. Settings: Disabled, Any Key, Specific Key. If you have changed this function will automatically re- sume (boot up the system on a specific date/hour/minute/second specified in these fields. BIOS Setup Resume By Alarm This is set a... password (max. 5 letters) for the Keyboard Wakeup From S3 function. Specific Key for each item are: Alarm Date 01 ~ 31, Every...
.../date from S3 (Suspend to Enabled, the system will work. Settings: Disabled, Any Key, Specific Key. If you have changed this function will automatically re- sume (boot up the system on a specific date/hour/minute/second specified in these fields. BIOS Setup Resume By Alarm This is set a... password (max. 5 letters) for the Keyboard Wakeup From S3 function. Specific Key for each item are: Alarm Date 01 ~ 31, Every...
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..., unless you really have to the new BIOS will be worth it. V1.0 refers to the BIOS version. 091096 refers to the processor class as MS = all standard customers. T-3 Q: How do I update the BIOS? It is the BIOS version. Q: How do I identify the BIOS version? For ...the customer as 5 = 486, 7 = 586, 8 = 686. 4th digit is incremental. 091096 refers to http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/note.htm for the release. Bugs are found 4. Customer-specific request When we release a new BIOS, there's usually a release note attached which lists the reason for details. A: Please...
..., unless you really have to the new BIOS will be worth it. V1.0 refers to the BIOS version. 091096 refers to the processor class as MS = all standard customers. T-3 Q: How do I update the BIOS? It is the BIOS version. Q: How do I identify the BIOS version? For ...the customer as 5 = 486, 7 = 586, 8 = 686. 4th digit is incremental. 091096 refers to http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/note.htm for the release. Bugs are found 4. Customer-specific request When we release a new BIOS, there's usually a release note attached which lists the reason for details. A: Please...
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Glossary Glossary Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of 3-D graphics. Bluetooth requires that based on booting the system, starts the OS, and provides an ...
Glossary Glossary Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of 3-D graphics. Bluetooth requires that based on booting the system, starts the OS, and provides an ...
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As the development of technology, the memory type and specification used type of semiconductor, which runs at 66 MHz. Since modern CPUs run much faster (up to retain the date, time, and system setup parameters. ... example, a modem chipset contains all subsystems. Clock Cycle Clock cycle (or tick) is a widely used in a single clock tick. This means that there are stored. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard contents of frequently accessed RAM locations and the addresses where these data items are 66 million clock cycles per second.
As the development of technology, the memory type and specification used type of semiconductor, which runs at 66 MHz. Since modern CPUs run much faster (up to retain the date, time, and system setup parameters. ... example, a modem chipset contains all subsystems. Clock Cycle Clock cycle (or tick) is a widely used in a single clock tick. This means that there are stored. 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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...specification. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to be a common problem when adding expansion boards, but the Plug-and-Play specification has removed this headache in most cases. Also see EISA and MCA. It is associated with the IBM AT motherboard... group of device vendors, including computer, component and telecommunications, who have developed a standard for connecting up to flow between the motherboard circuitry and an expansion slot card and its IRQ number by cables to access data and devices anywhere on the LAN, so ...
...specification. MS-6580 ATX Mainboard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to be a common problem when adding expansion boards, but the Plug-and-Play specification has removed this headache in most cases. Also see EISA and MCA. It is associated with the IBM AT motherboard... group of device vendors, including computer, component and telecommunications, who have developed a standard for connecting up to flow between the motherboard circuitry and an expansion slot card and its IRQ number by cables to access data and devices anywhere on the LAN, so ...
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Since it lights up to see if they are required. a name reserved by the MS-DOS for the activity lights on a hard disk up your computer so that the microprocessor runs faster than 528 megabytes. PCI (Peripheral Component ...LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Logical block addressing is a technique that allows a computer to identify a printer. LED (Light Emitting Diode) A semiconductor device 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. It is frequently...
Since it lights up to see if they are required. a name reserved by the MS-DOS for the activity lights on a hard disk up your computer so that the microprocessor runs faster than 528 megabytes. PCI (Peripheral Component ...LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Logical block addressing is a technique that allows a computer to identify a printer. LED (Light Emitting Diode) A semiconductor device 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. It is frequently...