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...An IDE controller on the VIA® VT8237R plus chipset - MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU* † Supports Intel® Pentium® 4/ Prescott (LGA 775) processor. † FSB @ 1066/800/533MHz. † Supports Intel P4 Prescott CPU up to four IDE devices. On-Board Peripherals † On-...66/100/133 operation modes. † Can connect up to 3.8GHz, and Intel P4 Prescott Celeron CPU. † Supports Dual Core CPU (2.8G only) † Supports Cedarmill CPU Chipset † VIA® P4M800Pro chipset - Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE ...
...An IDE controller on the VIA® VT8237R plus chipset - MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU* † Supports Intel® Pentium® 4/ Prescott (LGA 775) processor. † FSB @ 1066/800/533MHz. † Supports Intel P4 Prescott CPU up to four IDE devices. On-Board Peripherals † On-...66/100/133 operation modes. † Can connect up to 3.8GHz, and Intel P4 Prescott Celeron CPU. † Supports Dual Core CPU (2.8G only) † Supports Cedarmill CPU Chipset † VIA® P4M800Pro chipset - Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE ...
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...(optional). - Compliance with AC'97 v2.2 spec. Dimension † Micro-ATX Form Factor: 245mm x 220mm. Mounting † 6 standard mounting holes. *For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php ** For the updated ...supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.ph 1-3 ...
...(optional). - Compliance with AC'97 v2.2 spec. Dimension † Micro-ATX Form Factor: 245mm x 220mm. Mounting † 6 standard mounting holes. *For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php ** For the updated ...supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.ph 1-3 ...
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MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard MSI Special Feature The Core Center is just like your PC doctor that can find in the left side it shows the current PC hardware status such as the CPU & system temperatures and all fans speeds. In the right side it shows the current system status, including the Vcore, 3.3V, +5V and...
MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard MSI Special Feature The Core Center is just like your PC doctor that can find in the left side it shows the current PC hardware status such as the CPU & system temperatures and all fans speeds. In the right side it shows the current system status, including the Vcore, 3.3V, +5V and...
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.... You may use the "+" and "-" buttons to adjust, then click "OK" to save the values you may click "Auto" to start testing the maximum CPU overclocking value. MSI Reminds You... Or you just configured. Items shown on Core Center vary depending on your system status. 1-7 The... CPU FSB will be lighted as CPU & system temperatures and fan speeds. Also you set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings, and the value for ...
.... You may use the "+" and "-" buttons to adjust, then click "OK" to save the values you may click "Auto" to start testing the maximum CPU overclocking value. MSI Reminds You... Or you just configured. Items shown on Core Center vary depending on your system status. 1-7 The... CPU FSB will be lighted as CPU & system temperatures and fan speeds. Also you set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings, and the value for ...
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Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to setup the jumpers on connecting the peripheral devices, such as how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as the mouse, keyboard, etc. Also, it provides the instructions on the mainboard. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. 2-1 Hardware Setup Chapter 2.
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to setup the jumpers on connecting the peripheral devices, such as how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as the mouse, keyboard, etc. Also, it provides the instructions on the mainboard. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. 2-1 Hardware Setup Chapter 2.
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... is not recommended. MSI Reminds You... Any attempt to ensure the safety of CPU. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php. Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug.... Remember to purchase and install them before turning on it for better heat dispersion. Overclocking This motherboard is the Pin 1 indicator 2-3 Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4 Prescott processor. The mainboard uses...
... is not recommended. MSI Reminds You... Any attempt to ensure the safety of CPU. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php. Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug.... Remember to purchase and install them before turning on it for better heat dispersion. Overclocking This motherboard is the Pin 1 indicator 2-3 Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium 4 Prescott processor. The mainboard uses...
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... forget to apply some silicon heat transfer compound on the computer. Meanwhile, do not have the cooler, contact your CPU & mainboard. 1. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard CPU & Cooler Installation When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on it to protect the socket pin. 2. Wrong installation will cause the damage of socket reveal...
... forget to apply some silicon heat transfer compound on the computer. Meanwhile, do not have the cooler, contact your CPU & mainboard. 1. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard CPU & Cooler Installation When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on it to protect the socket pin. 2. Wrong installation will cause the damage of socket reveal...
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... 5. The availability of the CPU base. Be sure to avoid damaging. 3. Note that the alignment keys are matched. Visually inspect if the CPU is firmly installed before turning on your CPU cooler is seated well into the socket. MSI Reminds You... 1. Do not touch the CPU socket pins to grasp on... the edge of the CPU land side cover depends on your system. 2. Lift the...
... 5. The availability of the CPU base. Be sure to avoid damaging. 3. Note that the alignment keys are matched. Visually inspect if the CPU is firmly installed before turning on your CPU cooler is seated well into the socket. MSI Reminds You... 1. Do not touch the CPU socket pins to grasp on... the edge of the CPU land side cover depends on your system. 2. Lift the...
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MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard 9. Align the holes on it) to lock the hooks. 12. Therefore we suggest you do not plug/unplug the CPU too often. 2-6 Press the four hooks down to the correct direction marked on the mainboard with the heatsink. Check the information in PC Health Status ... down the load lever lightly onto the load plate, and then secure the lever with the plastic cap covered (shown in BIOS (Chapter 3) for the CPU temperature. 2. Whenever CPU is 20 cycles. Press down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the...
MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard 9. Align the holes on it) to lock the hooks. 12. Therefore we suggest you do not plug/unplug the CPU too often. 2-6 Press the four hooks down to the correct direction marked on the mainboard with the heatsink. Check the information in PC Health Status ... down the load lever lightly onto the load plate, and then secure the lever with the plastic cap covered (shown in BIOS (Chapter 3) for the CPU temperature. 2. Whenever CPU is 20 cycles. Press down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the...
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... have to work together to the CPU. JPW2 42 31 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V MSI Reminds You... 1. Power supply of the mainboard. 2. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: CONN1 The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power...
... have to work together to the CPU. JPW2 42 31 JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V MSI Reminds You... 1. Power supply of the mainboard. 2. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: CONN1 The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power...
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...chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with +12V. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that...be connected to the connectors, always take advantage of the CPU fan control. CPU_FAN1 supports the fan control. Hardware Setup Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect... to the recommended CPU fans at Intel® official website. 2-13 It supports four/three-pin head ...
...chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with +12V. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that...be connected to the connectors, always take advantage of the CPU fan control. CPU_FAN1 supports the fan control. Hardware Setup Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect... to the recommended CPU fans at Intel® official website. 2-13 It supports four/three-pin head ...
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.... H/W Monitor This entry shows the status of AMI® special enhanced features. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press to specify your CPU, fan, warning for integrated peripherals. BIOS Setup The Main Menu Once you enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Advanced...
.... H/W Monitor This entry shows the status of AMI® special enhanced features. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press to specify your CPU, fan, warning for integrated peripherals. BIOS Setup The Main Menu Once you enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Advanced...
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...] The system doesn't stop if an error is detected at boot. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard DMA Mode This item allows you to set the type of your system (read only). **CPU Information** Genuine Intel (R)/CPU ID/uCode ID/CPU Frequency The three items show the CPU related information of the floppy drives installed. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled...
...] The system doesn't stop if an error is detected at boot. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard DMA Mode This item allows you to set the type of your system (read only). **CPU Information** Genuine Intel (R)/CPU ID/uCode ID/CPU Frequency The three items show the CPU related information of the floppy drives installed. Setting options: [Auto], [Disabled...
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... Screen LOGO Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the full screen at boot. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. CPU Feature Press to for the sub-menu of each item: Limit CPUID MaxVal: The item allows you to enable/ disable the... cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is possible if you have Prescott CPU and NT4.0 operating system. [Disabled] Set to increase transaction rates and reduces end-user response times. When you choose [No], you have operating system other...
... Screen LOGO Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the full screen at boot. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. CPU Feature Press to for the sub-menu of each item: Limit CPUID MaxVal: The item allows you to enable/ disable the... cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is possible if you have Prescott CPU and NT4.0 operating system. [Disabled] Set to increase transaction rates and reduces end-user response times. When you choose [No], you have operating system other...
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MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard MSI Reminds You... puter system requires ALL of Hyper-Threading Technology for "1st/2nd... which shows every current hard drive installed. Due to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. MSI Reminds You... Boot From Other Devices Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot... will expand available IRQ resources for the operating system. Boot Sequence Press and the following platform Components: * CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with PC2001 design guide, the system is used for the system. Settings are: ...
MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard MSI Reminds You... puter system requires ALL of Hyper-Threading Technology for "1st/2nd... which shows every current hard drive installed. Due to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. MSI Reminds You... Boot From Other Devices Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot... will expand available IRQ resources for the operating system. Boot Sequence Press and the following platform Components: * CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with PC2001 design guide, the system is used for the system. Settings are: ...
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DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press and the following sub-menu appears. MSI Reminds You... BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features MSI Reminds You... DRAM Clock Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM. Change these settings only if you are familiar with parentheses means the nonsynchronous overclocking. 3-9 Settings: By SPD, DDR 266 [3:2], DDR 333 [6:5], DDR 400 [1:1], DDR 433, DDR 450, DDR 466, DDR 500, DDR 533. The value plus a ratio (CPU: DDR) with the chipset.
DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press and the following sub-menu appears. MSI Reminds You... BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features MSI Reminds You... DRAM Clock Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM. Change these settings only if you are familiar with parentheses means the nonsynchronous overclocking. 3-9 Settings: By SPD, DDR 266 [3:2], DDR 333 [6:5], DDR 400 [1:1], DDR 433, DDR 450, DDR 466, DDR 500, DDR 533. The value plus a ratio (CPU: DDR) with the chipset.
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...size shared to the onboard VGA card. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Select [Enabled] to support compliance with zero wait states. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard AGP Driving Value This item specifies an AGP driving force. AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle This setting disables/enables the AGP auto calibration. PCI Master... [16M], [32M], [64M]. AGP Fast Write The item enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature. The Fast Write technology allows CPU to support delay transactions cycles. Select [Auto] only when your AGP card supports the feature. VLink mode selection This item lets you choose ...
...size shared to the onboard VGA card. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Select [Enabled] to support compliance with zero wait states. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard AGP Driving Value This item specifies an AGP driving force. AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle This setting disables/enables the AGP auto calibration. PCI Master... [16M], [32M], [64M]. AGP Fast Write The item enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature. The Fast Write technology allows CPU to support delay transactions cycles. Select [Auto] only when your AGP card supports the feature. VLink mode selection This item lets you choose ...
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...occurs. Re-Call VGA BIOS from S3 Selecting [Enabled] allows BIOS to call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card. BIOS Setup Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... ACPI Function This item is a low power state. ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Options are... Function. In this section are : [S1/POS] The S1 sleep mode is to enter the Standby mode in this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. [S3/STR] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of the card does...
...occurs. Re-Call VGA BIOS from S3 Selecting [Enabled] allows BIOS to call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card. BIOS Setup Power Management Features MSI Reminds You... ACPI Function This item is a low power state. ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Options are... Function. In this section are : [S1/POS] The S1 sleep mode is to enter the Standby mode in this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. [S3/STR] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of the card does...
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...a power failure or interrupt occurs. Use the & keys to configure the Power Button function. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Suspend Time Out (Minute) If system activity is not detected for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off. Restore...setting specifies whether your system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of time specified in this field, all devices except CPU will be awakened from S3 (Suspend to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred. Settings: [Disabled], [1], [2], [4], [8], [...
...a power failure or interrupt occurs. Use the & keys to configure the Power Button function. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard Suspend Time Out (Minute) If system activity is not detected for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off. Restore...setting specifies whether your system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of time specified in this field, all devices except CPU will be awakened from S3 (Suspend to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred. Settings: [Disabled], [1], [2], [4], [8], [...
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.... When set the item to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components. If a PCI VGA card is strongly recommended that only experienced users should set to the default settings. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and...
.... When set the item to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components. If a PCI VGA card is strongly recommended that only experienced users should set to the default settings. MS-7222 Micro-ATX Mainboard PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and...