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... contact your place of Intel Corporation. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/ Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw iii PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMI® is a registered... release Date Oct. 2002 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no guarantee is given as to make changes without notice. Visit the MSI website for further guidance.
... contact your place of Intel Corporation. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/ Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw iii PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMI® is a registered... release Date Oct. 2002 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no guarantee is given as to make changes without notice. Visit the MSI website for further guidance.
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... Power Connector: POWER2 2-8 Back Panel 2-9 Mouse Connector 2-9 Keyboard Connector 2-10 USB Connectors 2-10 Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM B 2-11 v Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-5 MSI Special Features 1-6 PC Alert™ III 1-6 Live BIOS™/Live Driver 1-6 Live Monitor 1-8 Chapter 2.
... Power Connector: POWER2 2-8 Back Panel 2-9 Mouse Connector 2-9 Keyboard Connector 2-10 USB Connectors 2-10 Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM B 2-11 v Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-5 MSI Special Features 1-6 PC Alert™ III 1-6 Live BIOS™/Live Driver 1-6 Live Monitor 1-8 Chapter 2.
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BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 Control Keys 3-2 Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu 3-4 vi Audio Port Connectors 2-11 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 2-12 RJ-45 LAN Jack: Giga-... Connector: JWL1 2-19 CD-In Connector: JCD1 2-19 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors: SCSI 1/2 2-20 Jumpers 2-21 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-21 System Configure Jumper: J12 2-22 BIOS Flash Jumper: J14 2-22 Buzzer Enable/Disable Jumper: J16 2-23 ASR Enable/Disable Jumper: J17 2-24 Slots 2-25 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Pro Slot 2-25...
BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup 3-2 Control Keys 3-2 Getting Help 3-3 The Main Menu 3-4 vi Audio Port Connectors 2-11 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 2-12 RJ-45 LAN Jack: Giga-... Connector: JWL1 2-19 CD-In Connector: JCD1 2-19 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors: SCSI 1/2 2-20 Jumpers 2-21 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-21 System Configure Jumper: J12 2-22 BIOS Flash Jumper: J14 2-22 Buzzer Enable/Disable Jumper: J16 2-23 ASR Enable/Disable Jumper: J17 2-24 Slots 2-25 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Pro Slot 2-25...
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Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Integrated Peripherals 3-15 Power Management Setup 3-19 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-22 PC Health Status 3-24 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-25 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-26 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-27 Troubleshooting T-1 Glossary ...G-1 vii
Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Integrated Peripherals 3-15 Power Management Setup 3-19 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-22 PC Health Status 3-24 Frequency/Voltage Control 3-25 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-26 Set Supervisor/User Password 3-27 Troubleshooting T-1 Glossary ...G-1 vii
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...functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your mainboard specifications. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your computer system requires ALL of the board automatically. h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the pe- MSI Reminds You... Mounting h 9 mounting holes. h Compliant with ...devices and expansion cards of the following platform Components: *CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 or Xeon™ Processors with SSI EEB 3.0. Dimension h Extended ATX Form Factor: 12" x 13".
...functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your mainboard specifications. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your computer system requires ALL of the board automatically. h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the pe- MSI Reminds You... Mounting h 9 mounting holes. h Compliant with ...devices and expansion cards of the following platform Components: *CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 or Xeon™ Processors with SSI EEB 3.0. Dimension h Extended ATX Form Factor: 12" x 13".
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If the product you purchased does not support any of the screen. Double click the "MSI Live Update 2" icon, and the following screen will appear on the screen. z Live BIOS - Updates the utilities online. z Live Driver - Updates the VGA driver online. To use the function, you don't ...so that you need to start the update process. Updates the BIOS online. Updates the VGA BIOS online. Click the desired button to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the Web site. After the installation, the "MSI Live Update 2" icon (as shown on the right) will appear...
If the product you purchased does not support any of the screen. Double click the "MSI Live Update 2" icon, and the following screen will appear on the screen. z Live BIOS - Updates the utilities online. z Live Driver - Updates the VGA driver online. To use the function, you don't ...so that you need to start the update process. Updates the BIOS online. Updates the VGA BIOS online. Click the desired button to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the Web site. After the installation, the "MSI Live Update 2" icon (as shown on the right) will appear...
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... Monitor" icon at the lower-right corner of the taskbar, and the following dialog box will appear on the MSI Web site. z View Last Result - MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Live Monitor™ The Live Monitor™ is any. To use the function, you to perform the functions listed below: z Auto Search ...- You can right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon to view the last search result if there is a tool used to schedule the search for the latest BIOS/...
... Monitor" icon at the lower-right corner of the taskbar, and the following dialog box will appear on the MSI Web site. z View Last Result - MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Live Monitor™ The Live Monitor™ is any. To use the function, you to perform the functions listed below: z Auto Search ...- You can right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon to view the last search result if there is a tool used to schedule the search for the latest BIOS/...
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... E-ATX Mainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is connected to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN. JCI1 2-14 The system will be short. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility...
... E-ATX Mainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is connected to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN. JCI1 2-14 The system will be short. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility...
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...always be connected to Slave mode by hard disk vendors for future BIOS) and other devices. IDE1 can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for jumper setting instructions. 2-15 You can connect a Master and a Slave drive. These connectors support the provided IDE hard...PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/ 100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100 function. IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure second hard...
...always be connected to Slave mode by hard disk vendors for future BIOS) and other devices. IDE1 can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for jumper setting instructions. 2-15 You can connect a Master and a Slave drive. These connectors support the provided IDE hard...PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/ 100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100 function. IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure second hard...
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... to insert certain boot disk into the floppy drive before powering on . During Recovery Mode, you have to modify the BIOS configurations. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard System Configure Jumper: J12 The J12 jumper determines which mode the system will read the boot disk and enter DOS.... After powered on, the system will enter while powered on the system. During Normal Mode, the system will directly enter BIOS setup utility. J12 1 1 3 1...
... to insert certain boot disk into the floppy drive before powering on . During Recovery Mode, you have to modify the BIOS configurations. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard System Configure Jumper: J12 The J12 jumper determines which mode the system will read the boot disk and enter DOS.... After powered on, the system will enter while powered on the system. During Normal Mode, the system will directly enter BIOS setup utility. J12 1 1 3 1...
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When locked, the BIOS boot block cannot be accessed, making BIOS update impossible. J14 1 1 3 1 3 BIOS flash locked BIOS flash unlocked Buzzer Enable/Disable Jumper: J16 This jumper is used to enable/disable the onboard buzzer. 1 3 1 3 Disable Buzzer Enable Buzzer J16 1 2-23 Hardware Setup BIOS Flash Jumper: J14 This jumper is used to protect the BIOS boot block from virus infection. When BIOS update is intended, short pin 2 & 3 to disable BIOS flash protection.
When locked, the BIOS boot block cannot be accessed, making BIOS update impossible. J14 1 1 3 1 3 BIOS flash locked BIOS flash unlocked Buzzer Enable/Disable Jumper: J16 This jumper is used to enable/disable the onboard buzzer. 1 3 1 3 Disable Buzzer Enable Buzzer J16 1 2-23 Hardware Setup BIOS Flash Jumper: J14 This jumper is used to protect the BIOS boot block from virus infection. When BIOS update is intended, short pin 2 & 3 to disable BIOS flash protection.
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... specification designed for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to insert the AGP/AGP Pro graphics card. Hardware Setup Slots The motherboard provides one AGP Pro slot, one 32-bit Master PCI slot, one Mini PCI slot, and four 64-bit...
... specification designed for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to insert the AGP/AGP Pro graphics card. Hardware Setup Slots The motherboard provides one AGP Pro slot, one 32-bit Master PCI slot, one Mini PCI slot, and four 64-bit...
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You may need to run SETUP. You want to configure the system for customized features. 3-1 BIOS Setup Chapter 3. BIOS Setup BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to change the default settings for optimum use.
You may need to run SETUP. You want to configure the system for customized features. 3-1 BIOS Setup Chapter 3. BIOS Setup BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to change the default settings for optimum use.
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...return to . If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in this chapter are under each BIOS category described in the right view) appears to call up the sub-menu. MSI Reminds You... Then you will see is displayed at the bottom of certain fields that means a submenu... can use and the possible selections for a field parameter. A sub-menu contains additional options for the highlighted item. General Help The BIOS setup program provides a ...
...return to . If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in this chapter are under each BIOS category described in the right view) appears to call up the sub-menu. MSI Reminds You... Then you will see is displayed at the bottom of certain fields that means a submenu... can use and the possible selections for a field parameter. A sub-menu contains additional options for the highlighted item. General Help The BIOS setup program provides a ...
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...3-4 Power Management Setup Use this menu to enter the sub-menu. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to specify your system's performance. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your settings for basic system configurations, such as time, date... among the items and press to configure the special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu for integrated peripherals. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard The Main Menu Once you enter Award Workstation BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen.
...3-4 Power Management Setup Use this menu to enter the sub-menu. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to specify your system's performance. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your settings for basic system configurations, such as time, date... among the items and press to configure the special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu for integrated peripherals. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard The Main Menu Once you enter Award Workstation BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen.
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... all changes and exit setup. 3-5 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for optimal system operations. Set Supervisor/User Password Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for minimal but stable system performance. Save & Exit Setup ...Save changes to set user and supervisor passwords. BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This entry appears if your PC health status. PC Health Status This entry shows your system supports PnP/PCI....
... all changes and exit setup. 3-5 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for optimal system operations. Set Supervisor/User Password Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for minimal but stable system performance. Save & Exit Setup ...Save changes to set user and supervisor passwords. BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This entry appears if your PC health status. PC Health Status This entry shows your system supports PnP/PCI....
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... from 1 to Sat, determined by numeric function keys. date The date from Jan. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to the value you want (usually the current time). The format is... . Read-only. The time format is . MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items inside Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 10 categories. through ...the date that the specifications of the week, from Sun to 31 can be keyed by BIOS. day Day of your drive must match with the drive table. Each category includes none...
... from 1 to Sat, determined by numeric function keys. date The date from Jan. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to the value you want (usually the current time). The format is... . Read-only. The time format is . MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items inside Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 10 categories. through ...the date that the specifications of the week, from Sun to 31 can be keyed by BIOS. day Day of your drive must match with the drive table. Each category includes none...
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... doesn't stop for either a disk or a keyboard error. 3-7 Sector Number of the landing zone. The system doesn't stop for any error is detected at boot. BIOS Setup will stop if an error is detected. If you enter improper information for the primary monitor of the storage device. This information should be...
... doesn't stop for either a disk or a keyboard error. 3-7 Sector Number of the landing zone. The system doesn't stop for any error is detected at boot. BIOS Setup will stop if an error is detected. If you enter improper information for the primary monitor of the storage device. This information should be...
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MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning The item is to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on or off the L3 cache. CPU L1 & L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is the extra cache built ...into cache memory, for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. Located away from the main DRAM into motherboards between the microprocessor and...
MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning The item is to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on or off the L3 cache. CPU L1 & L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is the extra cache built ...into cache memory, for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. Located away from the main DRAM into motherboards between the microprocessor and...
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...: Intel® Pentium® 4 or Xeon™ Processors with HT Technology; *Chipset: Intel® Chipsets that support HT Technology; *BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled; *OS: An operating system that can simultaneously process two threads of code, improving the performance... of Hyper-Threading Technology for "First/Second/Third Boot Device" vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed. BIOS Setup processor can be executed. MSI Reminds You... For more information on a single processor platform. HDD-1 The system will boot from ATAPI ZIP drive....
...: Intel® Pentium® 4 or Xeon™ Processors with HT Technology; *Chipset: Intel® Chipsets that support HT Technology; *BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled; *OS: An operating system that can simultaneously process two threads of code, improving the performance... of Hyper-Threading Technology for "First/Second/Third Boot Device" vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed. BIOS Setup processor can be executed. MSI Reminds You... For more information on a single processor platform. HDD-1 The system will boot from ATAPI ZIP drive....