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..., Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for P6N SLI Date January 2007 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no guarantee is given as to make changes... trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Award® is the intellectual property of Microsoft Corporation. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of AMD ...
..., Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for P6N SLI Date January 2007 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no guarantee is given as to make changes... trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Award® is the intellectual property of Microsoft Corporation. Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other countries. W indows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of AMD ...
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... Configurations 3-18 H/W Monitor ...3-20 Cell Menu ...3-21 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-27 BIOS Setting Password 3-28 Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio A-1 Installing the Realtek Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 viii
... Configurations 3-18 H/W Monitor ...3-20 Cell Menu ...3-21 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults 3-27 BIOS Setting Password 3-28 Appendix A Realtek ALC888 Audio A-1 Installing the Realtek Audio Driver A-2 Software Configuration A-4 Hardware Setup A-19 viii
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Appendix B nVidia RAID B-1 Introduction ...B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation B-9 RAID Drives Management B-12 Appendix C nVidia System Driver C-1 nVidia System Driver Installation C-2 nVidia Utility Installaion C-5 Appendix D Dual Core Center D-1 Activating Dual Core Center D-2 Main ...D-3 DOT(Dynamic Over Clocking D-5 Clock ...D-6 Voltage ...D-7 FAN Speed ...D-8 Temperature ...D-9 User Profile ...D-10 ix
Appendix B nVidia RAID B-1 Introduction ...B-2 RAID Configuration B-3 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation B-9 RAID Drives Management B-12 Appendix C nVidia System Driver C-1 nVidia System Driver Installation C-2 nVidia Utility Installaion C-5 Appendix D Dual Core Center D-1 Activating Dual Core Center D-2 Main ...D-3 DOT(Dynamic Over Clocking D-5 Clock ...D-6 Voltage ...D-7 FAN Speed ...D-8 Temperature ...D-9 User Profile ...D-10 ix
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Packing Checklist Getting Started MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SLI Video Link Card Power Cable SATA Cable Standard Cable for IDE Device User's Guide Back IO Shield * 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 SLI Video Link Card Power Cable SATA Cable Standard Cable for IDE Device User's Guide Back IO Shield * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased. 1-5
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... the SLI function, make sure that M ulti-GPU has been enabled. After the hardware installation is completed, restart the system and install the NV SLI driver/utility. Restart your graphics card manual) . A configuration panel will be provided for the onboard graphics cards (concerning the details of multi-GPU settings, please refer...
... the SLI function, make sure that M ulti-GPU has been enabled. After the hardware installation is completed, restart the system and install the NV SLI driver/utility. Restart your graphics card manual) . A configuration panel will be provided for the onboard graphics cards (concerning the details of multi-GPU settings, please refer...
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... is turned off. Restore On AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will be awakened from S3 sleep state. Therefore, if the VGA driver of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from what power... of the PS/2 mouse is shortened when you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. Settings are : [Off] Always leaves the computer in this field. Resume From S3 By USB Device The item allows the...
... is turned off. Restore On AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will be awakened from S3 sleep state. Therefore, if the VGA driver of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from what power... of the PS/2 mouse is shortened when you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize the VGA card. Settings are : [Off] Always leaves the computer in this field. Resume From S3 By USB Device The item allows the...
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...; XP environment and could look slightly different if you must install W indows® XP Service Pack1 or later before installing the driver. Click here Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance audio applications. channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations... different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only. The setup screen will automatically appear. 2. Click Realtek HD Audio Driver. Insert the application CD into the CD-ROM drive. For Windows® XP, you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- A-2 ...
...; XP environment and could look slightly different if you must install W indows® XP Service Pack1 or later before installing the driver. Click here Important The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update to enhance audio applications. channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations... different from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only. The setup screen will automatically appear. 2. Click Realtek HD Audio Driver. Insert the application CD into the CD-ROM drive. For Windows® XP, you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- A-2 ...
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Click Next to restart the system. Click here Select this option Click here A-3 Click Finish to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Realtek ALC888 Audio 3.
Click Next to restart the system. Click here Select this option Click here A-3 Click Finish to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 4. Realtek ALC888 Audio 3.
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Click the audio icon from the Control Panel. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect M anager from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Double click A-4 MS-7350 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to activate the HD Audio Configuration. channel audio feature now.
Click the audio icon from the Control Panel. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect M anager from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- Double click A-4 MS-7350 Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to activate the HD Audio Configuration. channel audio feature now.
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You may also select the language of . A-18 Right-click on and an icon will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. MS-7350 Mainboard Information In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list.
You may also select the language of . A-18 Right-click on and an icon will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take advantage of this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. MS-7350 Mainboard Information In this tab it on the icon and the Audio Accessories dialogue box will show in system tray. Also there is a selection Show icon in the system tray. Switch it provides some information about this utility by choosing from the Language list.
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... RAID M ode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to set up the NVRAID BIOS. Bootable RAID Array 1. After that has the RAID driver to enable the RAID mode for details.) 4. The PC will appear. After rebooting your PC, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you want...
... RAID M ode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to set up the NVRAID BIOS. Bootable RAID Array 1. After that has the RAID driver to enable the RAID mode for details.) 4. The PC will appear. After rebooting your PC, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you want...
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... to set up , then press Enter. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press Ctrl+X to configure and load NVRAID drivers under W indows, as RAID drives. The Array Detail window appears. 4. B-6 Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID array, otherwise press N. Use...
... to set up , then press Enter. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press Ctrl+X to configure and load NVRAID drivers under W indows, as RAID drives. The Array Detail window appears. 4. B-6 Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID array, otherwise press N. Use...
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... RAID driver for the W indows Setup screen to a formatted floppy disk. 4. Specify the NVIDIA drivers: (1) Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then press Enter. The driver disk ... indows Setup screen appears as below: Important Please follow - ing W indows Setup screen appears listing both drivers: B-7 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the W indows CD, and the W...CD" on the Setup screen. 3. nVidia RAID Installing the RAID Driver (for nVIDIA RAID controller is done. (2) Select "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER" and then press Enter. (3) Press S again at the Specify ...
... RAID driver for the W indows Setup screen to a formatted floppy disk. 4. Specify the NVIDIA drivers: (1) Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then press Enter. The driver disk ... indows Setup screen appears as below: Important Please follow - ing W indows Setup screen appears listing both drivers: B-7 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the W indows CD, and the W...CD" on the Setup screen. 3. nVidia RAID Installing the RAID Driver (for nVIDIA RAID controller is done. (2) Select "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER" and then press Enter. (3) Press S again at the Specify ...
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... screen portion of W indows XP installation is recommended that you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have to be installed. Press Enter to install W indows XP. MS-7350 Mainboard 4. Important Each time you install...
... screen portion of W indows XP installation is recommended that you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have to be installed. Press Enter to install W indows XP. MS-7350 Mainboard 4. Important Each time you install...
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...installation is completed, be upgraded to use the NVIDIA IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the NV Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled). Important You must be sure to reboot the PC. 5. B-9 Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to run the setup application and install the RAID software ... the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing W indows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled) must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID. Make sure that you do not install the NVIDIA IDE...
...installation is completed, be upgraded to use the NVIDIA IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the NV Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled). Important You must be sure to reboot the PC. 5. B-9 Start the NVIDIA nForce Drivers installation program to run the setup application and install the RAID software ... the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing W indows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled) must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID. Make sure that you do not install the NVIDIA IDE...
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Installation of nVidia System Driver Appendix C nVidia System Driver MSI provides a setup CD along with your mainboard, which contains the required drivers for your system, and many other useful and powerful utility to bring you the best experience for your office professional working and for your home leisure entertainment. C-1
Installation of nVidia System Driver Appendix C nVidia System Driver MSI provides a setup CD along with your mainboard, which contains the required drivers for your system, and many other useful and powerful utility to bring you the best experience for your office professional working and for your home leisure entertainment. C-1
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Then the welcome dialogue will display. Click Next to install the driver correctly. 1. NVIDIA System Driver This driver is only available for your W indows OS. C-2 Click on the Driver tab and the screen below will display. MS-7350 Mainboard nVidia System Driver Installation Click on the NVIDIA C55/M CP51 System Driver button to install the NVIDIA System Drivers for W indows 2000 and W indows XP operating system. Please follow the following step to continue.
Then the welcome dialogue will display. Click Next to install the driver correctly. 1. NVIDIA System Driver This driver is only available for your W indows OS. C-2 Click on the Driver tab and the screen below will display. MS-7350 Mainboard nVidia System Driver Installation Click on the NVIDIA C55/M CP51 System Driver button to install the NVIDIA System Drivers for W indows 2000 and W indows XP operating system. Please follow the following step to continue.
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Then the following screen displays the available components to continue. All the components shown here will start installing the selected driver components automatically. 4. C-3 Click Next to install. Installation of nVidia System Driver 2. Then the following screen displays the information for the NVIDIA IDE SW Driver installation. The system will be selected to be installed by default. Then click Next. 3.
Then the following screen displays the available components to continue. All the components shown here will start installing the selected driver components automatically. 4. C-3 Click Next to install. Installation of nVidia System Driver 2. Then the following screen displays the information for the NVIDIA IDE SW Driver installation. The system will be selected to be installed by default. Then click Next. 3.
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MS-7350 Mainboard 5. Click Yes to restart it later. Then the following screen indicates that the installation is complete. Click Yes to restart your computer or click No to continue. 6. The following screen displays the installation of NVIDIA IDE SW Driver. C-4
MS-7350 Mainboard 5. Click Yes to restart it later. Then the following screen indicates that the installation is complete. Click Yes to restart your computer or click No to continue. 6. The following screen displays the installation of NVIDIA IDE SW Driver. C-4
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Click on the NVIDIA Utility tab and the screen below will display. 3. Click the nTune Utility icon to optimize PC performance. Installation of nVidia System Driver nVidia Utility Installaion 1. provides a safe and easy way to install it. Then click on the Utility tab and the screen below will display. 2. nTune Utility - C-5
Click on the NVIDIA Utility tab and the screen below will display. 3. Click the nTune Utility icon to optimize PC performance. Installation of nVidia System Driver nVidia Utility Installaion 1. provides a safe and easy way to install it. Then click on the Utility tab and the screen below will display. 2. nTune Utility - C-5