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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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Getting Started Chapter 1. The E7505 Master-LS2 is a superior computer mainboard based on Intel® E7505 & ICH4 chipsets for high-end workstation and server markets. 1-1 Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Xeon™ processor with 512K L2 cache, this mainboard provides a cost-effective and professional solution for optimal system efficiency. Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the E7505 Master-LS2 (MS-9121 v1.X) E-ATX mainboard.
Getting Started Chapter 1. The E7505 Master-LS2 is a superior computer mainboard based on Intel® E7505 & ICH4 chipsets for high-end workstation and server markets. 1-1 Designed to fit the advanced Intel® Xeon™ processor with 512K L2 cache, this mainboard provides a cost-effective and professional solution for optimal system efficiency. Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the E7505 Master-LS2 (MS-9121 v1.X) E-ATX mainboard.
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... DIMMs. h Supports up . h PCI 2.2, PCI-X, and AGP 3.0 compliant. 1-2 MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports single/dual Intel® Xeon™ processors with support for high ...controller, 480Mb/sec. - 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller. - Slots h 1 x 8X AGP Pro (50 Watts) slot. h 1 x mini PCI slot. Supports AGP 8x/4x. PCI Master 2.2. - h 1 x 64bit/100MHz PCI-X slot with 512K... h Intel® P64H2 chipset - Chipset h Intel® E7505 North Bridge - AC'97 2.2 interface. - 3 UHCI Host controllers and 1 EHCI Host controller.
... DIMMs. h Supports up . h PCI 2.2, PCI-X, and AGP 3.0 compliant. 1-2 MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports single/dual Intel® Xeon™ processors with support for high ...controller, 480Mb/sec. - 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller. - Slots h 1 x 8X AGP Pro (50 Watts) slot. h 1 x mini PCI slot. Supports AGP 8x/4x. PCI Master 2.2. - h 1 x 64bit/100MHz PCI-X slot with 512K... h Intel® P64H2 chipset - Chipset h Intel® E7505 North Bridge - AC'97 2.2 interface. - 3 UHCI Host controllers and 1 EHCI Host controller.
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...) onboard. Video Add-In Card (Optional) h ATI Rage™ XL video controller with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA100/66/33 operation modes. h Mini PCI interface. Getting Started Onboard IDE h An IDE controller on the ICH4 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with 8MB memory. h Can connect up to four IDE devices...
...) onboard. Video Add-In Card (Optional) h ATI Rage™ XL video controller with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA100/66/33 operation modes. h Mini PCI interface. Getting Started Onboard IDE h An IDE controller on the ICH4 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with 8MB memory. h Can connect up to four IDE devices...
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Dimension h Extended ATX Form Factor: 12" x 13". For more information on Hyper-threading Technology, go to: http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading 1-4 MSI Reminds You... Mounting h 9 mounting holes. h Compliant with HT Technology; *Chipset: Intel® Chipsets that support HT Technology; *BIOS: A BIOS ...of the board automatically. h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the pe- MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your computer system requires ALL of the following platform...
Dimension h Extended ATX Form Factor: 12" x 13". For more information on Hyper-threading Technology, go to: http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading 1-4 MSI Reminds You... Mounting h 9 mounting holes. h Compliant with HT Technology; *Chipset: Intel® Chipsets that support HT Technology; *BIOS: A BIOS ...of the board automatically. h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which detects the pe- MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which records your computer system requires ALL of the following platform...
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... +12V GND SENSOR +12V GND CPUFAN2 SYSFAN2 SENSOR +12V GND SENSOR +12V GND SENSOR +12V GND SYSFAN5 SYSFAN4 SYSFAN3 MSI Reminds You... If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with +12V. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan... to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to take advantage of the CPU fan control. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/2, SYSFAN1/2/3/4/5 The CPUFAN1/2 (processor fans) and SYSFAN1/2/3/4/5 (system fans) support system cooling fan with speed sensor to...
... +12V GND SENSOR +12V GND CPUFAN2 SYSFAN2 SENSOR +12V GND SENSOR +12V GND SENSOR +12V GND SYSFAN5 SYSFAN4 SYSFAN3 MSI Reminds You... If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with +12V. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan... to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to take advantage of the CPU fan control. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/2, SYSFAN1/2/3/4/5 The CPUFAN1/2 (processor fans) and SYSFAN1/2/3/4/5 (system fans) support system cooling fan with speed sensor to...
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... Management Setup Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to specify your settings 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. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure the special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu ...
... Management Setup Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to specify your settings 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. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure the special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu ...
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... the network drive. HDD-0 The system will boot from the first HDD. SCSI The system will boot from the SCSI device. MSI Reminds You... MSI Reminds You... For example, if you to set the sequence of multi-threaded code running on a single processor platform. HDD-2 ... system requires ALL of the following platform Components: *CPU: 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 ...
... the network drive. HDD-0 The system will boot from the first HDD. SCSI The system will boot from the SCSI device. MSI Reminds You... MSI Reminds You... For example, if you to set the sequence of multi-threaded code running on a single processor platform. HDD-2 ... system requires ALL of the following platform Components: *CPU: 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 ...
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... the system is used to set the Num Lock status when the system is controlled by Port92 or chipset specific method resulting in faster system performance. Setting to On will allow users to search for floppy drives... Setting options: R/ W, Read Only. Typematic Rate Setting This item is powered on . MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Boot Other Device Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other devices ...if the system fails to the first 64KB of extended memory. Boot Up Floppy Seek This setting causes the BIOS to use the arrow keys on...
... the system is used to set the Num Lock status when the system is controlled by Port92 or chipset specific method resulting in faster system performance. Setting to On will allow users to search for floppy drives... Setting options: R/ W, Read Only. Typematic Rate Setting This item is powered on . MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Boot Other Device Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other devices ...if the system fails to the first 64KB of extended memory. Boot Up Floppy Seek This setting causes the BIOS to use the arrow keys on...
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MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features MSI Reminds You... DRAM Timing Control Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: DRAM Timing Configure This setting determines whether DRAM timing is configured by reading the contents of the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM 3-12 Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.
MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features MSI Reminds You... DRAM Timing Control Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: DRAM Timing Configure This setting determines whether DRAM timing is configured by reading the contents of the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM 3-12 Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.
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...which VGA card is also activated to AGP for ISA cards. When this memory area, a system error may result. Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delayed transactions cycles so that hit the aperture range are buffered and PCI bus can...graphics adapter. Setting options: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, 32 Min. Setting options: 2X Mode, No Override. However, if any translation. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard C7FFFh, resulting in this field. Memory Hole At 15M-16M In order to graphics memory address space. Delay Prior to support compliance with PCI...
...which VGA card is also activated to AGP for ISA cards. When this memory area, a system error may result. Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delayed transactions cycles so that hit the aperture range are buffered and PCI bus can...graphics adapter. Setting options: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, 32 Min. Setting options: 2X Mode, No Override. However, if any translation. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard C7FFFh, resulting in this field. Memory Hole At 15M-16M In order to graphics memory address space. Delay Prior to support compliance with PCI...
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...3 or 1. To operate the onboard parallel port in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. Choosing "ECP + EPP" will appear: "ECP Mode...Parallel Port Mode SPP: Standard Parallel Port EPP 1.7/EPP 1.9: Enhanced Parallel Port ECP: Extended Capability Port ECP + EPP: Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port...are : 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard serial ports. The settings are : 3-16 UART Mode Select This setting allows you to...
...3 or 1. To operate the onboard parallel port in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. Choosing "ECP + EPP" will appear: "ECP Mode...Parallel Port Mode SPP: Standard Parallel Port EPP 1.7/EPP 1.9: Enhanced Parallel Port ECP: Extended Capability Port ECP + EPP: Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port...are : 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard serial ports. The settings are : 3-16 UART Mode Select This setting allows you to...
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... supports S3 sleep mode. Suspend Mode = 1 Hour. Max Saving Maximum Power Management. The default setting: S1/POS The S1 sleep mode is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. User Define Allows end users to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are available only when...
... supports S3 sleep mode. Suspend Mode = 1 Hour. Max Saving Maximum Power Management. The default setting: S1/POS The S1 sleep mode is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. User Define Allows end users to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are available only when...
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.... For older model number: AG76 091096 where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI(R) W = AWARD(R) P = PHOENIX (R). 2nd digit refers to the internal chipset code. 3rd digit refers to the processor class as 5 = 486, 7 = 586, 8 = 686. 4th digit is released. 2. A: Please refer to the customer as ... = AMI(R) W = AWARD(R) P = PHOENIX (R). 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th - 7th digit refers to http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/note.htm for the release. T-3 Customer-specific request When we release a new BIOS, there's usually a release note attached which ...
.... For older model number: AG76 091096 where: 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI(R) W = AWARD(R) P = PHOENIX (R). 2nd digit refers to the internal chipset code. 3rd digit refers to the processor class as 5 = 486, 7 = 586, 8 = 686. 4th digit is released. 2. A: Please refer to the customer as ... = AMI(R) W = AWARD(R) P = PHOENIX (R). 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th - 7th digit refers to http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/note.htm for the release. T-3 Customer-specific request When we release a new BIOS, there's usually a release note attached which ...
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... and a capacitor to 533 MHz), the CPU can execute several instructions in computer becomes variety, such as SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, and RDRAM. Chipset A collection of technology, the memory type and specification used type of battery-powered CMOS memory to the main system clock, which features high speed...It usually uses one or more related functions. PCs usually contain a small amount of semiconductor, which runs at 66 MHz. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard contents of frequently accessed RAM locations and the addresses where these data items are 66 million clock cycles per second.
... and a capacitor to 533 MHz), the CPU can execute several instructions in computer becomes variety, such as SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, and RDRAM. Chipset A collection of technology, the memory type and specification used type of battery-powered CMOS memory to the main system clock, which features high speed...It usually uses one or more related functions. PCs usually contain a small amount of semiconductor, which runs at 66 MHz. MS-9121 E-ATX Mainboard contents of frequently accessed RAM locations and the addresses where these data items are 66 million clock cycles per second.