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...of their respective owners. Award® is given as to make changes without notice. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for P45 Diamond Date March 2008 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no guarantee is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd....the right to the correctness of its contents. Our products are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Copyright Notice The material in this document, but no solution can be obtained ...
...of their respective owners. Award® is given as to make changes without notice. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for P45 Diamond Date March 2008 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no guarantee is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd....the right to the correctness of its contents. Our products are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. Copyright Notice The material in this document, but no solution can be obtained ...
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... BIOS Setting Password 3-19 Cell Menu ...3-20 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-25 Appendix A X-Fi Xtreme Audio (optional A-1 Introduction ...A-2 Hardware Installation A-4 Installing the Creative Audio Driver A-7 viii
... BIOS Setting Password 3-19 Cell Menu ...3-20 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-25 Appendix A X-Fi Xtreme Audio (optional A-1 Introduction ...A-2 Hardware Installation A-4 Installing the Creative Audio Driver A-7 viii
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... Dual Core Center B-2 Main ...B-3 DOT (Dynamic OverClocking B-5 Clock ...B-6 Voltage ...B-7 FAN Speed ...B-8 Temperature ...B-9 User Profile ...B-10 Appendix C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID C-1 ICH10R Introduction C-2 BIOS Configuration C-3 Installing Driver ...C-9 Installing Software C-11 RAID Migration Instructions C-16 Recovery Volume Creation C-23 Degraded RAID Array C-27 Appendix D JM icron RAID Introduction D-1 Introduction ...D-2 JMicron RAID BIOS Utility...
... Dual Core Center B-2 Main ...B-3 DOT (Dynamic OverClocking B-5 Clock ...B-6 Voltage ...B-7 FAN Speed ...B-8 Temperature ...B-9 User Profile ...B-10 Appendix C Intel ICH10R SATA RAID C-1 ICH10R Introduction C-2 BIOS Configuration C-3 Installing Driver ...C-9 Installing Software C-11 RAID Migration Instructions C-16 Recovery Volume Creation C-23 Degraded RAID Array C-27 Appendix D JM icron RAID Introduction D-1 Introduction ...D-2 JMicron RAID BIOS Utility...
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Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD Back IO Shield Power Cable SATA Cable IDE Cable Floppy Cable external SATA Cable (Optional) 1394+USB Bracket (Optional) User's Guide and Quick Guide CrossFire Video Link Cable SATA to ESATA Bracket (Optional) * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased. 1-5
Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD Back IO Shield Power Cable SATA Cable IDE Cable Floppy Cable external SATA Cable (Optional) 1394+USB Bracket (Optional) User's Guide and Quick Guide CrossFire Video Link Cable SATA to ESATA Bracket (Optional) * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased. 1-5
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MS-7516 Mainboard SATA HDD Power Cable (For SATA to ESATA Bracket) (Optional) 6/8mm Adapter x 2 6/10mm Adapter x 2 6mm Clamp x 4 8mm Clamp x 2 10mm Clamp x 2 C Type Tubing Clip x 2 Tube x 2 (5mm internal diameter, 8mm outter diameter) GreenPower Genie Set (1 GreenPower genie & 1 power cable & 1 (2x2 pin) cable) X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Set (Card and Driver CD) * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased. 1-6
MS-7516 Mainboard SATA HDD Power Cable (For SATA to ESATA Bracket) (Optional) 6/8mm Adapter x 2 6/10mm Adapter x 2 6mm Clamp x 4 8mm Clamp x 2 10mm Clamp x 2 C Type Tubing Clip x 2 Tube x 2 (5mm internal diameter, 8mm outter diameter) GreenPower Genie Set (1 GreenPower genie & 1 power cable & 1 (2x2 pin) cable) X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Set (Card and Driver CD) * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased. 1-6
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... the computer. 3. Select Audio Controller If your mainboard integrates audio function or an audio card installed, after installing the X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card and its driver, there will be selected and used at a time. Either one can activate the advanced function and enjoy the audio effect. 1. If you can be two...
... the computer. 3. Select Audio Controller If your mainboard integrates audio function or an audio card installed, after installing the X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card and its driver, there will be selected and used at a time. Either one can activate the advanced function and enjoy the audio effect. 1. If you can be two...
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... different from the latest software utility and shall be held for W indows® XP before you install the drivers in W indows® Vista. 1. Insert the Creative audio driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. A-7 Follow the procedures below . 2. The setup screen will automatically show on... XP Service Pack 1 for reference only. X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Installing the Creative Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Creative CA0110 to function properly before installing the driver. channel and SPDIF audio operations. The following illustrations are based on the screen as below ...
... different from the latest software utility and shall be held for W indows® XP before you install the drivers in W indows® Vista. 1. Insert the Creative audio driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. A-7 Follow the procedures below . 2. The setup screen will automatically show on... XP Service Pack 1 for reference only. X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Installing the Creative Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Creative CA0110 to function properly before installing the driver. channel and SPDIF audio operations. The following illustrations are based on the screen as below ...
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... click on each icon to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8channel and the SPDIF audio features. X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Software Configuration After installing the creative audio driver, you can move the mouse cursor to the top of the screen to activate the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Applications, simply click on each...
... click on each icon to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8channel and the SPDIF audio features. X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card Software Configuration After installing the creative audio driver, you can move the mouse cursor to the top of the screen to activate the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Applications, simply click on each...
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...If you install a graphics card of other brand, only hardware status of this utility, we have to remind you: only when installing the MSI V044 (V044 has to enter the GreenPower Center menu. B-3 Introduction: Click each button appearing above to enter sub-menu to make further configuration ... disable the Dynamic Overclocking Technology. Green Power Click it to install with the version 8.26 or newer driver)/ V046 or V060 graphics card can activate the full function of the MSI mainboard would be included in the mainboard package for details. Dual Core Center Main Before using this utility...
...If you install a graphics card of other brand, only hardware status of this utility, we have to remind you: only when installing the MSI V044 (V044 has to enter the GreenPower Center menu. B-3 Introduction: Click each button appearing above to enter sub-menu to make further configuration ... disable the Dynamic Overclocking Technology. Green Power Click it to install with the version 8.26 or newer driver)/ V046 or V060 graphics card can activate the full function of the MSI mainboard would be included in the mainboard package for details. Dual Core Center Main Before using this utility...
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...Option ROM is only available with a supported Intel chipset. Please use + keys to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in the following procedure is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Creating, Deleting and Resetting...be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. It should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you need to enable the RAID function in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On ...
...Option ROM is only available with a supported Intel chipset. Please use + keys to enter the "Intel(R) RAID for a few seconds: Important The "Driver Model", "Serial #" and "Size" in the following procedure is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Creating, Deleting and Resetting...be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. It should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a newly-built system or if you need to enable the RAID function in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On ...
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... from the floppy again after selecting the location to a formatted floppy d is in AHCI mode. 7. MS-7516 Mainboard Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP / 2000 † New Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Installation The following details the installation of... available SCSI Adapters. Press the "S" key to continue. 9. W hen prompted, insert the floppy disk or media (Floppy, CD/DVD or USB) you can use Floppy, CD/DVD or USB. C-10 Insert the MSI...
... from the floppy again after selecting the location to a formatted floppy d is in AHCI mode. 7. MS-7516 Mainboard Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP / 2000 † New Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Installation The following details the installation of... available SCSI Adapters. Press the "S" key to continue. 9. W hen prompted, insert the floppy disk or media (Floppy, CD/DVD or USB) you can use Floppy, CD/DVD or USB. C-10 Insert the MSI...
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...Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel IAA RAID Edition. 4. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. C-11 The driver Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller should appear. The CD will auto-run and the setup... screen will be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows Vista/XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. From W indows Vista/XP/...
...Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel IAA RAID Edition. 4. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. C-11 The driver Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller should appear. The CD will auto-run and the setup... screen will be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows Vista/XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. From W indows Vista/XP/...
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however, you cannot remove or un-install this item C-12 MS-7516 Mainboard Installing Software Install Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from the system after installation; Insert the MSI CD and click on this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. Click on the Intel IAA RAID Editor to un-install all other non-driver components. For this reason, you will have the ability to install the software.
however, you cannot remove or un-install this item C-12 MS-7516 Mainboard Installing Software Install Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from the system after installation; Insert the MSI CD and click on this driver from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. Click on the Intel IAA RAID Editor to un-install all other non-driver components. For this reason, you will have the ability to install the software.
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... properly setting of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive: 1. However, during the migration process, the data on installing the driver during W indows Setup. It is first configured in order to take advantage of the BIOS. 2. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID... Driver during W indows Setup. 3. After the Intel Matrix Storage Console has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted, click on the added ...
... properly setting of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive: 1. However, during the migration process, the data on installing the driver during W indows Setup. It is first configured in order to take advantage of the BIOS. 2. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID... Driver during W indows Setup. 3. After the Intel Matrix Storage Console has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted, click on the added ...
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...Create a new legacy RAID set . Revert an existed-RAID HDD to Non-RAID - Save all settings and exit the BIOS utility. RAID Disk Driver List The menu shows the current configuration of the drives physically attached to set . A brief description of each section is lost. Main Menu Cerate ... Mirror Drive - D-3 After that, save the configuration and exit. JMicron RAID JMicron RAID BIOS Utility Be sure to the SATAII & PATA ports. Hard Disk Driver List The menu shows the model number and capacities of RAID set RAID mode for the JMicron 36x ATA Controller in BIOS before configuring the...
...Create a new legacy RAID set . Revert an existed-RAID HDD to Non-RAID - Save all settings and exit the BIOS utility. RAID Disk Driver List The menu shows the current configuration of the drives physically attached to set . A brief description of each section is lost. Main Menu Cerate ... Mirror Drive - D-3 After that, save the configuration and exit. JMicron RAID JMicron RAID BIOS Utility Be sure to the SATAII & PATA ports. Hard Disk Driver List The menu shows the model number and capacities of RAID set RAID mode for the JMicron 36x ATA Controller in BIOS before configuring the...
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Deleting RAID set you want to accept the deletion when a deletion message is appeared. Press "Y" to delete. JMicron RAID 2. Then press key. 3. In the RAID Disk Driver List menu, use key to select the RAID set 1. Then press . D-7 Select "Delete RAID Disk Drive".
Deleting RAID set you want to accept the deletion when a deletion message is appeared. Press "Y" to delete. JMicron RAID 2. Then press key. 3. In the RAID Disk Driver List menu, use key to select the RAID set 1. Then press . D-7 Select "Delete RAID Disk Drive".
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You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any RAID structures from the drives. Possible reasons to 'Revert HDD to non-RAID and press . MS-7516 Mainboard Revert HDD to non-RAID Select Revert HDD to non-RAID' could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. Important 1. In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use key to select the disks you want to remove any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. 2. The following screen appears, press key to revert then click key. D-8
You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any RAID structures from the drives. Possible reasons to 'Revert HDD to non-RAID and press . MS-7516 Mainboard Revert HDD to non-RAID Select Revert HDD to non-RAID' could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. Important 1. In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use key to select the disks you want to remove any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. 2. The following screen appears, press key to revert then click key. D-8
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In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use key to select the disks you want to rebuild. Press to set as source drive. To solving a Mirror conflict: Select Solving a Mirror ...
In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use key to select the disks you want to rebuild. Press to set as source drive. To solving a Mirror conflict: Select Solving a Mirror ...
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...storage devices installed in your system". Select the appropriate JMicron RAID controller and press ENTER. 7. Click the "Browse CD" on the "Load Driver" button to complete the RAID drive installation and the W indows Vista installation. Leave the disk in the right place and are ready to ...Vista: After selecting the location to insert a floppy disk containing the JMicron RAID driver into the CD-ROM drive. 2. If this is the case, then you can use Floppy, CD/DVD or USB. 4. Insert the MSI CD into the A: drive. You have selected the JMicron RAID controller. You should...
...storage devices installed in your system". Select the appropriate JMicron RAID controller and press ENTER. 7. Click the "Browse CD" on the "Load Driver" button to complete the RAID drive installation and the W indows Vista installation. Leave the disk in the right place and are ready to ...Vista: After selecting the location to insert a floppy disk containing the JMicron RAID driver into the CD-ROM drive. 2. If this is the case, then you can use Floppy, CD/DVD or USB. 4. Insert the MSI CD into the A: drive. You have selected the JMicron RAID controller. You should...
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...the setup screen will be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows Vista/XP Driver Installation 1. D-12 From W indows Vista/XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. The driver JMicron JM B36X Controller should appear. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the... Device M anager tab. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on JMicron Drivers. 4. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers...
...the setup screen will be automatically installed. † Confirming Windows Vista/XP Driver Installation 1. D-12 From W indows Vista/XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. The driver JMicron JM B36X Controller should appear. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the... Device M anager tab. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on JMicron Drivers. 4. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers...