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.... Revision History Revision V1.1 Revision History Changing nForce2 SPP NB to make changes without notice. Award® is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Our products are the properties of International Business Machines Corporation. h Visit the MSI website for further guidance. Netware®...
.... Revision History Revision V1.1 Revision History Changing nForce2 SPP NB to make changes without notice. Award® is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Our products are the properties of International Business Machines Corporation. h Visit the MSI website for further guidance. Netware®...
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... Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462 2-4 Installing AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set 2-5 CPU Clock Frequency Selection through Jumpers 2-6 Memory 2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DIMM Module Combination 2-8 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply 2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 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 Fuzzy Logic™ 4 1-5 Live BIOS™/Live Driver 1-6 Live Monitor 1-7 PC...
... Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 2-3 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462 2-4 Installing AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set 2-5 CPU Clock Frequency Selection through Jumpers 2-6 Memory 2-7 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2-7 DIMM Module Combination 2-8 Installing DDR Modules 2-8 Power Supply 2-9 ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 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 Fuzzy Logic™ 4 1-5 Live BIOS™/Live Driver 1-6 Live Monitor 1-7 PC...
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... A-4 Using the Back Panel A-4 Appendix B: Using the TV-Out Function B-1 Installing the TV-Out Bracket B-2 Connecting S-Video and RCA Cables B-3 Display Setup B-5 Troubleshooting T-1 Glossary ...G-1 vii BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 Control Keys 3-2 Getting Help 3-2 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Integrated Peripherals 3-16 Power Management Setup 3-21 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-25 PC Health Status 3-27 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-28 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-28 Set Supervisor/User Password...
... A-4 Using the Back Panel A-4 Appendix B: Using the TV-Out Function B-1 Installing the TV-Out Bracket B-2 Connecting S-Video and RCA Cables B-3 Display Setup B-5 Troubleshooting T-1 Glossary ...G-1 vii BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 Control Keys 3-2 Getting Help 3-2 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Integrated Peripherals 3-16 Power Management Setup 3-21 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-25 PC Health Status 3-27 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-28 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-28 Set Supervisor/User Password...
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Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency. The K7N2M/K7N2GM mainboard is based on nVIDIA® nForce™2 400/IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor) & nVIDIA® nForce™2 MCP2 (Media and Communications Processor) chipsets for choosing the K7N2M/K7N2GM (MS-6777/ G) v1.X Micro ATX mainboard. Getting Started Chapter 1. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® Athlon™, Athlon™ XP or Duron™ processors, the K7N2M/K7N2GM mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1
Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency. The K7N2M/K7N2GM mainboard is based on nVIDIA® nForce™2 400/IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor) & nVIDIA® nForce™2 MCP2 (Media and Communications Processor) chipsets for choosing the K7N2M/K7N2GM (MS-6777/ G) v1.X Micro ATX mainboard. Getting Started Chapter 1. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® Athlon™, Athlon™ XP or Duron™ processors, the K7N2M/K7N2GM mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1
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... only) Slots h One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 1.5V 4X/8X slot h Three 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface) h One CNR slot On-Board IDE h An IDE controller on the MCP2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes 1-2 Supports DDR400 (nForce2 400 only)/333/266/200 - Ultra ATA-133 for the fastest hard disk throughput - 6-port USB 2.0 EHCI/1.1 OHCI controller - MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h 333MHz FSB: Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD K7 Athlon...
... only) Slots h One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 1.5V 4X/8X slot h Three 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface) h One CNR slot On-Board IDE h An IDE controller on the MCP2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes 1-2 Supports DDR400 (nForce2 400 only)/333/266/200 - Ultra ATA-133 for the fastest hard disk throughput - 6-port USB 2.0 EHCI/1.1 OHCI controller - MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h 333MHz FSB: Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD K7 Athlon...
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... dissipate the heat more effectively. 2-5 Please apply some heat sink paste MSI Reminds You... Hardware Setup Installing AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set The following instructions will guide you through the heat sink installation process. You may need a screw drive to press down the other latch to the power supply connector provided on top of your mainboard. Connect the fan to fix the cooling fan set onto the...
... dissipate the heat more effectively. 2-5 Please apply some heat sink paste MSI Reminds You... Hardware Setup Installing AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set The following instructions will guide you through the heat sink installation process. You may need a screw drive to press down the other latch to the power supply connector provided on top of your mainboard. Connect the fan to fix the cooling fan set onto the...
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Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply's power cord from overheating. Any attempt to ensure the safety of the motherboard is installed on the board, you have to Jumpers in later section. MSI Reminds You... However, please make sure your components are able to support overclocking. Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or...
Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply's power cord from overheating. Any attempt to ensure the safety of the motherboard is installed on the board, you have to Jumpers in later section. MSI Reminds You... However, please make sure your components are able to support overclocking. Overclocking This motherboard is not recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or...
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... CMOS RAM, the system can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is turned on. Follow the instructions below to clear data. Then return to change your motherboard's function through the use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear the data: 1 JBAT1 1 1 3 Keep Data 3 Clear Data MSI Reminds You... This section will damage the mainboard. 2-24 You can automatically boot OS every time it will explain how to 1-2 pin position. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Jumpers...
... CMOS RAM, the system can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is turned on. Follow the instructions below to clear data. Then return to change your motherboard's function through the use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear the data: 1 JBAT1 1 1 3 Keep Data 3 Clear Data MSI Reminds You... This section will damage the mainboard. 2-24 You can automatically boot OS every time it will explain how to 1-2 pin position. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Jumpers...
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... jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot The CNR slot allows you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the AGP graphics card. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot, three 32-bit PCI bus slots, and one CNR slot. The mainboard supports 4x/8x 1.5V AGP card. AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you unplug the power supply...
... jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot The CNR slot allows you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the AGP graphics card. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot, three 32-bit PCI bus slots, and one CNR slot. The mainboard supports 4x/8x 1.5V AGP card. AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you unplug the power supply...
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... than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to set the system time that the specifications of the week, from Jan. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in each item. day Day of your drive must match with the drive table. date The date from 1 to select Manual, None or Auto type. The time...
... than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to set the system time that the specifications of the week, from Jan. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in each item. day Day of your drive must match with the drive table. date The date from 1 to select Manual, None or Auto type. The time...
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... need to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). To find out which version to set the rate (characters/second) at which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to use, consult the vendor of BIOS password protection that...
... need to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). To find out which version to set the rate (characters/second) at which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to use, consult the vendor of BIOS password protection that...
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... settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4. When you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of block read /write. BIOS Setup each device. Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is used to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for faster drive accesses. Onboard Device Press to enter...
... settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4. When you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of block read /write. BIOS Setup each device. Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is used to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for faster drive accesses. Onboard Device Press to enter...
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... [Auto] allows the BIOS to manually update the MAC address under MAC Address Input. Setting options: Auto and Disabled. Setting options: Enabled and Disabled. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard an audio device is detected, the onboard AC'97 (Audio Codec'97) controller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled. Settings: Auto, Disabled. MAC Address (nVIDIA) Setting to [Enabled] allows users to auto-detect the nVIDIA LAN controller and enable it. Selecting [V1.1+V2.0] enables the system to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 3-18 Setting options: Disabled...
... [Auto] allows the BIOS to manually update the MAC address under MAC Address Input. Setting options: Auto and Disabled. Setting options: Enabled and Disabled. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard an audio device is detected, the onboard AC'97 (Audio Codec'97) controller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled. Settings: Auto, Disabled. MAC Address (nVIDIA) Setting to [Enabled] allows users to auto-detect the nVIDIA LAN controller and enable it. Selecting [V1.1+V2.0] enables the system to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 3-18 Setting options: Disabled...
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... the EPP mode simultaneously, choose "EPP." BIOS Setup Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on -board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. The settings are : 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. It has the following options: Disabled 3BC/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 378/IRQ7 Line Printer port 0 Line Printer port 2 Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port Mode SPP : Standard...
... the EPP mode simultaneously, choose "EPP." BIOS Setup Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on -board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. The settings are : 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. It has the following options: Disabled 3BC/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 378/IRQ7 Line Printer port 0 Line Printer port 2 Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port Mode SPP : Standard...
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... cards used for booting (VGA, IDE, SCSI). PNP OS Installed When set to [Yes], BIOS will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows 98. Select Enabled to automatically configure all the PnP cards. However, this field Disabled. Resource Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you are : Enabled and Disabled. BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring...
... cards used for booting (VGA, IDE, SCSI). PNP OS Installed When set to [Yes], BIOS will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows 98. Select Enabled to automatically configure all the PnP cards. However, this field Disabled. Resource Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you are : Enabled and Disabled. BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring...
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... When AGP Clock Control is set PCI slot clock. PCI Clock Auto Detect This feature enables the BIOS to auto detect PCI device and set to Manual, users can increase the DDR speed. DRAM Voltage Adjust Adjusting the DDR voltage can key in the field, allowing you to specify your AGP display card when overclocking, but the stability may cause a stability issue, so changing the DDR voltage for frequency/voltage control. AGP Voltage Adjust AGP voltage is NOT recommended. Options: Default, Manual. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Frequency/Voltage Control Use this setting may be...
... When AGP Clock Control is set PCI slot clock. PCI Clock Auto Detect This feature enables the BIOS to auto detect PCI device and set to Manual, users can increase the DDR speed. DRAM Voltage Adjust Adjusting the DDR voltage can key in the field, allowing you to specify your AGP display card when overclocking, but the stability may cause a stability issue, so changing the DDR voltage for frequency/voltage control. AGP Voltage Adjust AGP voltage is NOT recommended. Options: Default, Manual. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Frequency/Voltage Control Use this setting may be...
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or 6-channel audio operation, first connect 4 or 6 speakers to a default 2-channel analog audio output function, the audio connectors on the screen. Using the Back Panel In addition to the appropriate audio connectors, and then select 4- MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function After installing the audio driver, you are able to the Back Panel. The Master Volume dialog box will appear on the Back Panel also provide 4- A-4 Click the audio icon at the lower-right corner...
or 6-channel audio operation, first connect 4 or 6 speakers to a default 2-channel analog audio output function, the audio connectors on the screen. Using the Back Panel In addition to the appropriate audio connectors, and then select 4- MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function After installing the audio driver, you are able to the Back Panel. The Master Volume dialog box will appear on the Back Panel also provide 4- A-4 Click the audio icon at the lower-right corner...
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... frequency band of 2.45 GHz that a low-cost transceiver chip be exchanged at a rate of 1 megabit per second (up to three voice channels are available. It stores the G-1 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A new, high-speed graphics interface that connects the internal components to the CPU and main memory. Glossary Glossary Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of power...
... frequency band of 2.45 GHz that a low-cost transceiver chip be exchanged at a rate of 1 megabit per second (up to three voice channels are available. It stores the G-1 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A new, high-speed graphics interface that connects the internal components to the CPU and main memory. Glossary Glossary Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of power...
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... conflicts used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives to a PC, in most cases. G-4 IEEE 1394 A new, high speed external bus standard, also known as "nodes", and are hardware lines over which devices can share expensive devices and data. This enables you sometimes need for a separate adapter card. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to flow between the motherboard circuitry and an expansion slot card and...
... conflicts used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives to a PC, in most cases. G-4 IEEE 1394 A new, high speed external bus standard, also known as "nodes", and are hardware lines over which devices can share expensive devices and data. This enables you sometimes need for a separate adapter card. MS-6777 M-ATX Mainboard IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to flow between the motherboard circuitry and an expansion slot card and...
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...) A local bus standard developed by the OS to identify a printer. The PCI controller can "plug" in late 1993. PnP (Plug and Play) A set of diagnostic tests, include checking the RAM, the keyboard, the disk drives, etc., to 8.4 gigabytes in data storage capacity. Since it without configuring the system manually. G-5 Overclocking Overclocking is a 28-bit value that allows a PC to configure itself automatically to run at a time. POST (Power On...
...) A local bus standard developed by the OS to identify a printer. The PCI controller can "plug" in late 1993. PnP (Plug and Play) A set of diagnostic tests, include checking the RAM, the keyboard, the disk drives, etc., to 8.4 gigabytes in data storage capacity. Since it without configuring the system manually. G-5 Overclocking Overclocking is a 28-bit value that allows a PC to configure itself automatically to run at a time. POST (Power On...