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Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency. The P45 Platinum Series mainboards are based on Intel® P45 & ICH10R chipsets for choosing the P45 Platinum Series (MS7512 v1.X) ATX mainboard. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo, Pentinum® Dual-Core and Celeron® LGA775 processor, the P45 Platinum Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1
Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for optimal system efficiency. The P45 Platinum Series mainboards are based on Intel® P45 & ICH10R chipsets for choosing the P45 Platinum Series (MS7512 v1.X) ATX mainboard. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo, Pentinum® Dual-Core and Celeron® LGA775 processor, the P45 Platinum Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1
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t w / index. North Bridge: Intel® P45 chipset - c om . Chip integrated by Jmicron 381 1-2 Supports 1394 by Realtek...OC) / 1333 / 1066 / 800 and up MHz * (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://global.msi. p hp?func =t est report ) LAN - Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec - Supports VoIP Card (only for ALC888T... . Supports PCIE LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111C Audio - MS-7512 Mainboard Mainboard Specifications Processor Support - South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R chipset Memory Support - 4 DDR2 DIMMs support DDR2 1200**(OC) / 1066 / 800...
t w / index. North Bridge: Intel® P45 chipset - c om . Chip integrated by Jmicron 381 1-2 Supports 1394 by Realtek...OC) / 1333 / 1066 / 800 and up MHz * (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://global.msi. p hp?func =t est report ) LAN - Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec - Supports VoIP Card (only for ALC888T... . Supports PCIE LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111C Audio - MS-7512 Mainboard Mainboard Specifications Processor Support - South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R chipset Memory Support - 4 DDR2 DIMMs support DDR2 1200**(OC) / 1066 / 800...
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...GND SYSFAN3/4 SYSFAN5 Important 1. Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. MS-7512 Mainboard Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1~5 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan...CPUFAN. If the chassis is Ground and should be connected to the actual CPU temperature. 3. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on the screen. CPUFAN supports fan control. CINTRU GND 2-14 1 2 JCI1 The system will automatically control the CPU fan speed according ...
...GND SYSFAN3/4 SYSFAN5 Important 1. Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. MS-7512 Mainboard Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1~5 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan...CPUFAN. If the chassis is Ground and should be connected to the actual CPU temperature. 3. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on the screen. CPUFAN supports fan control. CINTRU GND 2-14 1 2 JCI1 The system will automatically control the CPU fan speed according ...
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...) Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will hang if the memory module is damaged ornot installed properly. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Early Chipset Initialization Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 MemoryDetection Test Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will initialize IDE drive and controller. Then, detect and initialize the video...
...) Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will hang if the memory module is damaged ornot installed properly. Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 Early Chipset Initialization Group4 Group3 Group2 Group1 MemoryDetection Test Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will initialize IDE drive and controller. Then, detect and initialize the video...
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... start POST (Power On Self Test) process. Important 1. You may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for better system performance. MS-7512 Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the screen, press key to enter Setup. V1.1 refers to the BIOS version. 030807 refers to the date this chapter... where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = nVidia, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as...
... start POST (Power On Self Test) process. Important 1. You may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for better system performance. MS-7512 Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the screen, press key to enter Setup. V1.1 refers to the BIOS version. 030807 refers to the date this chapter... where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = nVidia, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as...
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Setting options are: [AGP] The system initializes the installed AGP card first. MS-7512 Mainboard MPS Table Version This field allows you should set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for the operating system. Primary Graphics ... code execution, preventing damage or worm propagation. If an AGP card is designed to limit the listed speed of the processor to older operating systems. Chipset Feature Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 3-10 CPU Feature Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen...
Setting options are: [AGP] The system initializes the installed AGP card first. MS-7512 Mainboard MPS Table Version This field allows you should set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for the operating system. Primary Graphics ... code execution, preventing damage or worm propagation. If an AGP card is designed to limit the listed speed of the processor to older operating systems. Chipset Feature Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 3-10 CPU Feature Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen...
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... Boot Device The items allow you to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: TCG/TPM SUPPORT This field is part of the chipset. Trusted Computing Press to clear the user information saved in the security chip. Clearing the TPM This item allows you to set the first/ second...
... Boot Device The items allow you to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: TCG/TPM SUPPORT This field is part of the chipset. Trusted Computing Press to clear the user information saved in the security chip. Clearing the TPM This item allows you to set the first/ second...
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... main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. [S3] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of this section are : [S1] The... supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is a low power state. ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. MS-7512 Mainboard Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this field.
... main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. [S3] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of this section are : [S1] The... supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is a low power state. ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. MS-7512 Mainboard Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this field.
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MS-7512 Mainboard Cell Menu Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Read-only. Energy Save Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. 3-18 Current CPU / DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed.
MS-7512 Mainboard Cell Menu Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Read-only. Energy Save Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. 3-18 Current CPU / DRAM Frequency These items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed.
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Spread Spectrum W hen the motherboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of Memory, FSB and chipset. Important 1. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for EMI reduction. 2. Read-only. Remember to disable Spread... for optimal system stability and performance. Adjusted DDR M emory Frequency It shows the adjusted DDR Memory frequency. But if you to lock up . MS-7512 Mainboard FSB/DRAM Ratio This item will become less stable. Read-only. Adjust PCI Frequency (MHz) This field allows you are plagued by modulating ...
Spread Spectrum W hen the motherboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of Memory, FSB and chipset. Important 1. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for EMI reduction. 2. Read-only. Remember to disable Spread... for optimal system stability and performance. Adjusted DDR M emory Frequency It shows the adjusted DDR Memory frequency. But if you to lock up . MS-7512 Mainboard FSB/DRAM Ratio This item will become less stable. Read-only. Adjust PCI Frequency (MHz) This field allows you are plagued by modulating ...
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...system. It should not be different from your OS. The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is only available with a supported Intel chipset. Intel ICH10R SATA RAID BIOS Configuration The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within... RAID volumes. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: The Serial ATA RAID volume may be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you need to enable the RAID function in the following procedure is the Intel RAID implementation and...
...system. It should not be different from your OS. The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is only available with a supported Intel chipset. Intel ICH10R SATA RAID BIOS Configuration The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within... RAID volumes. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: The Serial ATA RAID volume may be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you need to enable the RAID function in the following procedure is the Intel RAID implementation and...