K8N Neo4 Series MS-7125 (v1.
Manual Rev: 1.0 Release Date: December 2004 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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CONTENTS Chapter 1. Getting Started ................................................................................... 1-1 Mainboard Specifications .................................................................................. 1-2 Mainboard Layout .............................................................................................. 1-5 Packing Contents ............................................................................................... 1-6 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup .................
Front USB Connectors: JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3 ........................................ 2-19 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ..................................................... 2-20 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 .......................................................... 2-20 IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (Optional) ............................................ 2-21 D-Bracket TM 2 Connector: JDB1 .............................................................. 2-22 Buuton .....................................
Non-Unicode programs supported .......................................................... 4-12 Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor) ............................................................. 4-14 Audio Speaker Setting ..................................................................................... 4-16 Power on Agent ............................................................................................... 4-18 Power On .............................................................................
Creating RAID Groups ................................................................................ 6-7 Creating Spare Drive .................................................................................. 6-8 Creating JBOD ............................................................................................ 6-9 Deleting RAID Groups, Spare Drive, and JBOD ........................................ 6-9 Rebuild RAID 1 set ...............................................................................
Getting Started Chapter 1. Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for choosing the K8N Neo4 Platinum (MS-7125) v1.X ATX mainboard. The K8N Neo4 Platinum mainboard is based on nVIDIA® nForce™4 Ultra chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD ® K8 Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 processor, the K8N Neo4 Platinum mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Socket-939 for AMD K8 Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 (Socket939) processor h Supports up to Athlon64 3500+, 3800+, or higher CPU (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.
Getting Started USB Interface h 10 USB ports - Controlled by nForce4 Ultra chipset - 4 ports in the rear I/O, 6 ports via the external bracket NV RAID (Software) h Supports up to 4 SATA and 4 ATA133 Hard drives - RAID 0 or 1, 0+1, JBOD is supported - RAID function available for PATA+SATA H/D drives Silicon Image’s SATARAID5TM (Software) (Optional) h RAID 0 or 1, RAID5, RAID10, and JBOD groups are supported h Support up to 4 SATA devices connected to a single controller Dual LAN (Optional) h Supports dual L
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard BIOS h The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications. h Supports boot from LAN, USB Device 1.1 & 2.0, and SATA HDD. Dimension h ATX Form Factor (30.4 cm X 24.4 cm) Mounting h 9 mounting holes MSI Reminds You... 1.
Getting Started DIMM 4 JCI1 Winbond W83627THF DIMM 3 SFAN1 DIMM 2 JPW1 Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard DIMM 1 Mainboard Layout JIR1 Top : Parallel Port FDD1 ATX1 Bottom: COM Port 1394 Port (Optional) SPDI F OUT T: LAN jack (Optional) B: USB ports T: LAN jack (Optional) B: USB ports CPUFAN1 PCI _E3 PCI _E2 MSI CoreCell BATT + 88E8053-NNC (Optional) IDE 1 88E1111-RCJ (Optional) IDE 2 T: Line-In M: Line-Out B: Mic T:RS-Out M:CS -Out B:SPDIF Out PCI _E1 NBFAN1 VIA VT6307 (Optional) PCI
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Packing Contents MSI motherboard 1-6 MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA RAID Driver Diskette SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable D-Bracket 2 (Optional) Round Cable of IDE Devices Round Cable of Floppy Disk 1394 Cable (Optional) Back IO Shield User’s Guide Test Report Quick Guide
Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide CPU, p.2-3 JPW1, p.2-10 CPUFAN1, p.2-16 DDR DIMMs, p.2-7 SFAN1, p.2-16 JCI1, p.2-7 ATX1, p.2-10 JIR1, p.2-20 FDD1, p.2-16 Back Panel I/O, p.2-12 PCI_E3, p.2-26 IDE1/2, p.2-17 PCI_E2, p.2-26 PCI_E1, p.2-26 NBFAN1, p.2-16 SATA1~4, p.2-18 J1394_1, p.2-21 (Optional) PCI Slots 1~4, p.2-26 SW1, p.2-25 JFP2, p.2-19 JAUD1, p.2-20 JCD1, p.2-18 JFP1, p.2-19 SFAN2, SATA5~8, p.2-16 p.2-18 JDB1, p.2-22 2-2 JUSB1~3, p.
Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports AMD® Athlon64 processor. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket-939 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 939 1. Please turn off the power and Open Lever unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. Sliding Plate 90 degree 2. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Gold arrow 3. Look for the gold arrow. The gold arrow should point towards the lever pivot. The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation. Correct CPU placement 4.
Hardware Setup Installing AMD Athlon64 CPU Cooler Set When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. 1. Detach the shield of the backplate’s paster. 3. Turn over the mainboard again, and place the mainboard on the flat surface. Locate the two screw holes of the mainboard. 2.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard 5. Position the cooling set onto the retention mechanism. 7. Fasten down the lever. Hook one end of the clip to hook first, and then press down the other end of the clip to fasten the cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism. 8. Make sure the safety hook completely clasps the fixed bolt of the retention mechanism. 6. Locate the Fix Lever, Safety Hook and the Fixed Bolt. Lift up the intensive fixed lever. 9.
Hardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 4 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 4GB. You can install DDR266/ 333/400 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~4). For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard GREEN PURPLE DIMM3 (Ch A) DIMM4 (Ch B) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB PURPLE GREEN DIMM1 (Ch A) 128MB~1GB DIMM2 (Ch B) 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB 128MB~1GB System Density 256MB~2GB 256MB~2GB 512MB~4GB MSI Reminds You... - Dual-channel DDR works ONLY in the 3 combinations listed in the table as below. - Please select the identical memory modules to install on the dual channel, and DO NOT install three memory modules on three DIMMs, or it may cause some failure.
Hardware Setup MSI Reminds You... 1. The maximum memory speed decreases when the following two Memory Combination is selected (you can also refer to the Recommended Memory Combination list shown in the previous page: - Each channel is installed with two double-sided memory modules - Both DIMM1 and DIMM3 slots are installed with double-sided memory module. 2.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect an SSI power supply. To connect the SSI power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is pin 13 inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned.
Hardware Setup Important Notification about Power Issue NForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore this issue mostly happens while the users intensively swap memory modules under S5 (power-off) states, and the power code is plugged while installing modules. Due to several pins are very sensitive to ESD, so this kind of memory-replacement actions might cause system chipset unable to boot. Please follow the following solution to avoid this situation.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: LAN LAN (Optional) (Optional) Parallel Mouse Keyboard COM Port 1394 Port SPDIF (Optional) Out (Coaxial) USB Ports L-In RS-Out L-Out CS-Out Mic SPDIF Out (Optical) Mouse Connector (Green) / Keyboard Connector (Purple) The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2® mouse/keyboard. You can plug a PS/2® mouse/keyboard directly into this connector.
Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connector as the serial port. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard LAN (RJ-45) Jack (Optional) The mainboard provides 2 standard RJ-45 jacks for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). This Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at 1000, 100 or 10Mbps. You can connect a network cable to either LAN jack.
Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System FAN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.
Hardware Setup Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 / IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, or other devices. IDE2 IDE1 IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector) The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by nForce4 Ultra: SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 / SATA4; Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by Silicon Image’s SATARAID5TM: SATA5 / SATA6 / SATA7 / SATA8 (Optional) The Southbridge of this mainboard is nForce4 Ultra which supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4. Silicon Image’s SATARAID5TM of this mainboard supports another four serial ATA connectors SATA5~SATA8. SATA1~SATA8 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports.
Hardware Setup Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 / JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
Hardware Setup IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (Optional) The mainboard provides another 1394 pin header that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket (optional).
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1 The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™ 2. DBracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combinations of LED signals.
Hardware Setup D-Bracket™ 2 is an external USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs, which use graphic signal display to help users understand their system. The LEDs provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system. The 4 LEDs can debug all problems that fail the system, such as VGA, RAM or other failures. This special feature is very useful for the overclocking users. These users can use the feature to detect if there are any problems or failures. D-Bracket™ 2 supports both USB 1.1 & 2.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard D-Bracket™ 2 1 3 Description Processor Initialization 2 This will show information regarding the processor (like 4 brand name, system bus, etc...) Testing RTC (Real Time Clock) Initializing Video Interface This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter. BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name, etc...
Hardware Setup Button The motherboard provides the following button for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of button. Clear CMOS Button: SW1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuration data. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Slots The mainboard provides one PCI Express x16 slot, one PCI Express x1 slot, one PCI Express x4 slot and four 32-bit PCI bus slots. PCI Express Slots The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, interconnect technology. You can insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.
Hardware Setup PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor.
BIOS Setup Chapter 3. BIOS Setup BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. You want to change the default settings for customized features. MSI Reminds You... 1.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing , , and keys.
BIOS Setup Control Keys <↑> <↓> <←> <→> <+/PU> <-/PD> Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Select the item Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Previous Values Load Optimized Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you wi
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard The Main Menu Once you enter Phoenix-Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AWARD® special enhanced features.
BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected. BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format is . day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec.
BIOS Setup Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Number of heads. Write precompensation. Cylinder location of the landing zone. Number of sectors. Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drive installed. Available options: [None], [360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.]. Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Boot To OS/2 This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. When you choose [No], you cannot run the OS/2 ® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose [Yes].
BIOS Setup Boot Sequence Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot Other Device Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device. Hard Disk Boot Priority Press to enter the sub-menu.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Timing Mode This field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing. If you set this field to [Manual], the following fields will be selectable. The settings are: [Auto], [Manual]. Memclock index value (Mhz) When the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], user can place an artificial memory clock on the system.
BIOS Setup CAS# Latency (Tcl) When the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable.This controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. Settings: [Auto], [CL=2.0], [CL=2.5], [CL=3.0]. [CL=2.0] increases the system performance the most while [CL=3.0] provides the most stable performance. Min RAS# Active Time (Tras) When the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Row to Row delay (Trrd) When the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. Specifies the active-to-active delay of different banks. Available settings: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T]. Write recovery time (Twr) When the Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. It specifies the amount of delay (in clock cycles) that must elapse after the completion of a valid write operation, before an active bank can be precharged.
BIOS Setup Read Preamble value When the User Config mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. The time prior to the max-read DQS-return when the DQS receiver should be turned on. This is specified in units of 0.5ns. The controller needs to know when to enbale its DQS receiver in anticipation of the DRAM DQS driver truning on for a read. The controller will disable its DQS receiver until the read preamble time and then enable its DQS receiver while the DRAM asserts DQS. Setting options: [2ns], [2.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Selecting [V1.1+V2.0] enables the system to support both USB 1.1 and 2.0 spec. Setting options: [Disabled], [V1.1], [V1.1+V2.0]. USB KB/Storage Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced keyboard or storage device in the operating system. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Onboard LAN Control This setting controls the onboard LAN controller.
BIOS Setup Onboard GigaBit LAN Setting to [Enabled] allows the BIOS to detect the Marvell LAN controller and enable it. Setting options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Onboard GigaBit LAN ROM This setting controls the onboard Marvell LAN Boot ROM. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. AC97 Controller [Auto] allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If an audio device is detected, the onboard AC’97 (Audio Codec’97) controller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard RxD, TxD Active This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR peripheral in use. Setting options: [Hi,Hi], [Hi,Lo], [Lo,Hi], [Lo,Lo]. IR Transmission Delay This setting determines whether the IR transmission rate will be delayed while converting to receiving mode. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. UR2 Duplex Mode This setting controls the operating mode of IR transmission/reception. Setting options: [Full], [Half].
BIOS Setup EPP Mode Select The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be displayed on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either [EPP 1.7] spec or [EPP 1.9] spec can be chosen. ECP Mode Use DMA The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message will appear: “ECP Mode Use DMA.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard IR Function Select This setting allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port 2. Setting options: [IrDA], [ASKIR], [Disable]. [Disable] RS-232C Serial Port [IrDA] IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port [ASKIR] Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port SATA Devices Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: RAID Enabled This item is used to enable/disable the onchip RAID function.
BIOS Setup Power Management Setup MSI Reminds You... S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are: [Power Off] The power button functions as normal power off button. [Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off. Restore On AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs.
BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size This item allows you to set the PCI Express Maximum payload size per time . Settings: [4096], [128], [256], [512], [1024], [2048]. MSI Reminds You... IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O devices. When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur.
BIOS Setup H/W Monitor This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. Chassis Intrusion Detect The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Cell Menu The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of CPU, AGP, DRAM and overclocking functions. MSI Reminds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CPU / DDR Clock These two items show the current clocks of CPU & DDR. Read-only. High Performance Mode This field allows you to select the DDR timing setting. Setting options: [Manual], [Optimized]. Aggressive timing This item allows you to enable or disable the memory clock.
BIOS Setup Dynamic Overclocking Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function, included in the MSITM’s newly developed CoreCellTM Technology. It is designed to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs, and to adjust the best CPU frequency automatically. When the motherboard detects CPU is running programs, it will speed up CPU automatically to make the program run smoothly and faster.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard SATA Spread Spectrum This setting is used to enable or disable the SATA Spread Spectrum feature. Setting options: [Disabled], [Down Spread]. PCIE Spread Spectrum This setting is used to enable or disable the CPU Spread Spectrum feature. When overclocking the CPU, always set it to [Disabled]. Setting options: [Disabled], [Down Spread]. PCIE Clock The system board designer selects whether the PCIE clock is tightly synchronized with the CPU clock or is asynchronous.
BIOS Setup Adjust CPU Ratio This item lets you adjust the CPU ratio. Setting to [Startup] enables the CPU running at the fastest speed which is detected by system. Setting options are: [Startup], [x4]~ [x12]. Adjust CPU VID This item lets you adjust the CPU VID. Setting to [Startup] enables the CPU running at the default VID which is detected by system. Setting options are: [Startup], [0.825V], [0.850V],[0.875V],~, [1.550V]. CPU Voltage This feature allows you to trim the voltage of CPU.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setting Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press . The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press . You may also press to abort the selection and not enter a password.
Introduction to DigiCell Chapter 2. 4. Hardware Introduction Setup to DigiCell Introduction to DigiCell DigiCell, the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop, helps users to monitor and configure all the integrated peripherals of the system, such as audio program, power management, MP3 files management and communication / 802.11g WLAN settings.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Main Before using this utility, it is required to have all the integrated peripherals/cards (LAN card, Wireless LAN card, MegaStick... etc.) and all the necessary drivers (onboard LAN driver, audio driver, CoreCenter, Live Update... etc.) installed correctly. The icon representing each item will be lit up if it is inserted/installed correctly and properly. Otherwise, the icon will remain gray and user is not able to view the functionality/connection of that item.
Introduction to DigiCell Live Update You can take advantage of Live Update to detect and update BIOS and drivers online. Core Center You can take advantage of Core Center to monitor the health status of your system and to overclock under Windows OS if your system supports overclocking function. MEGA STICK If you have your MEGA STICK connected to your system, this icon will be lit up.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature H/W Diagnostic In the H/W Diagnostic sub-menu, you can see the information, status and note of each DigiCell. You may double check the connection and installation of the item marked as gray. You may also click on the Mail to MSI button to send your questions or suggestions to MSI’s technical support staff.
Introduction to DigiCell Communication In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / WLAN / Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed. The first icon indicates the onboard LAN on your system, the second icon indicates the wireless LAN status, and the third one is the information about the bluetooth on your system. Click on each item for details. This icon indicates the information and connection status of onboard LAN, which is read-only.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communication status on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on the desired icon, in which the default settings are configured for your usage. The default software access point mode is set to WLAN Card Mode. For more advanced security settings and channels switching, click on “Setting” button to enter its submenu.
Introduction to DigiCell Access Point Mode Click on “Setting” button of the Access Point Mode and the following screen will display. IP Sharing Click on this icon to enable/disable the IP sharing. The default of this setting is disabled. Disabled. Enabled. Enabling/disabling IP sharing depends on the different situation. For example: 1.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature enable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN. MAC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. Security This option allows you to enable/disable the authentication function. Authentication Open: Communicates the key across the network. Shared: Devices must have identical WEP settings to communicate.
Introduction to DigiCell Live Update Click on the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update program will be enabled. The Live Update 3™ is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/ drivers/VGA BIOS/VGA Driver/OSD/Utility online so that you don’t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the whole Web site. To use the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update 3” application.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature MEGA STICK In the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICK and the media files (*.m3u, *.mp3, *.wav, *.cda, *.wma) on your system. Basic Function Here you can edit your own play list with the buttons “load”, “save”, “delete”, “shuttle”, “repeat” & “print”. Load Save Delete Shuffle Repeat Print 4-10 To load media files or the playlist of mp3 files (*.m3u) on your system or on your MEGA STICK. To save a loaded playlist of mp3 files (*.
Introduction to DigiCell There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause, previous/next song, song info and volume adjust. There is also a scroll bar on the top for you to forward/rewind. previous pause next forward/rewind bar stop song’s information play Right-click on the MP3 file and choose “Info”, a MP3 Info dialogue will pop up to show the information of the file, including the title, artist, album, release year and others.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Non-Unicode programs supported If you are using an operating system in European languages, and you’d like to play the media files in MEGA STICK with East-Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese... etc.), it is possible that the file names display incorrectly. However, you can install the Supplemental Language Support provided by Microsoft to solve this problem. You need to have your Microsoft Setup CD prepared in the CD-ROM.
Introduction to DigiCell 3. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to be supported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick) from the dropdown list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. The system will install the necessary components from your Microsoft Setup CD immediately.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Core Center (for AMD K8 Processor) Click on the Core Center icon in the main menu and the Core Center program will be enabled. Cool’n’Quiet This utility provides a CPU temperature detection function called Cool’n’Quiet. Cool’n’Quiet is a special feature designed only for AMD® Athlon64 processor, and with Cool’n’Quiet, the system will be capable of detecting the temperature of the CPU according to the CPU’s working loading.
Introduction to DigiCell Left-side: Current system status In the left sub-menu, you can configure the settings of FSB, PCI-E, Memory Voltage and CPU Voltage by clicking the radio button in front of each item and make it available (the radio button will be lighted as yellow when selected), use the “+” and “-” buttons to adjust, then click “OK” to apply the changes. Then you can click “Save” to save the desired FSB you just configured. Or you may click “Default” to restore the default values.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Audio Speaker Setting In the Audio Speaker Setting sub-menu, you can configure the multi-channel audio operation, perform speaker test, and choose the environment you prefer while enjoying the music. You can scroll the bar of each equalizer to regulate the current playing digital sound source. Also you may click on the “on” button to enable/disable the equalizer function. Once the equalizer function is enabled, you can choose several preset equalizers for your preference.
Introduction to DigiCell Click on the “Speaker test” button and the following dialogue box will appear: In this Speaker Configuration dialogue box, select the audio configuration which is identical to the audio jack on your mainboard. Once the correct audio configuration is selected, click “Apply” to save the changes. Then the following screen will appear.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Power on Agent In the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure setting of power-on, poweroff and restarting status. In the screen below, you can set the date, time, start-up programs respectively for power-on, power-off and restarting. Power On Here are the available settings for Power On function: Date Use the drop-down list to select the date for power-on. Time Use the arrow keys to select the hour/minute/second for power-on, power-off and restarting.
Introduction to DigiCell Power Off / Restart You may configure the time (in the format hh:mm:ss) for the next power-off / restart. Start With Use the button “+Add” to add the start-up programs as DigiCell is activated next time. For example, you may like to have Outlook activated or a specified website linked when you get to the office every morning. Step 1: Click on the Program: field and click “>>” add the desired startbutton to browse for the path of Outlook or with program Internet Explorer.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard MSI Feature Auto Login Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations: 1. If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to enter your user name & password everytime when you boot up your computer. 2. If there are multi users using the same computer and you’d like to power on the computer automatically with one specific user.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction Chapter 5. nVidia RAID Introduction nVidia RAID Introduction NVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology—which is used by the world’s leading businesses—to the common PC desktop. This technology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize storage solutions by using multiple disks grouped together and treating them as a single storage resource.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Edition Windows 2000 Professional RAID Arrays NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays described in this section: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves the disk read and write times for many applications. RAID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions The following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID: Non-Bootable RAID Array 1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS. 2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Striping and Mirroring (RAID 0+1), or Spanning (JBOD) and create the desired RAID array. 3. Enter the Windows OS, run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID software. (Check p.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Understanding the “Define a New Array” Window Use the Define a New Array window to • Select the RAID Mode • Set up the Striping Block • Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels. In a typical system there is usually one controller and multiple channels, and each channel has a slave and a master.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. • Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to [Mirroring]. To change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box—either [Mirroring], [Striping], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring].
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1. After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears. 2. Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise press N. You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press Enter. The Array Detail window appears.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array) 1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and the Windows Setup program starts. 2. Press F6 and wait for the Windows Setup screen to appear. 3. Specify the NVIDIA drivers: (1) Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then press Enter. The Windows Setup screen appears as below: MSI Reminds You...
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard 4. Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed, then take out the floppy. 5. Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP. During the GUI portion of the install you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver. Click Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the installation.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) The existing Windows IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled) must be upgraded to use the NVIDIA IDE Parallel ATA driver (as well as the NV Serial ATA driver if SATA is enabled). This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID software which will upgrade the Windows IDE driver and install the RAID software. 1.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Initializing and Using the Disk Array The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows. 1. Launch Computer Management by clicking “Start” --> “Settings” --> “Control Panel” --> “Switch to Classic View” then open the “Administrative Tools” folder and double click on “Computer Management”. 2. Click “Disk Management” (under the “Storage” section). The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears. 3. Click Next. The Select Disks to Initialize window appears.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction 5. Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then click Next. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears. 6. Click Finish. The “Computer Management” window appears. The actual disks listed will depend on your system, and the unallocated partition is the total combined storage of two hard disks. You must format the unallocated disk space in order to use it. 7. Format the unallocated disk space.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard RAID Drives Management There is an application called NVRAIDMAN which helps you perform the following tasks of nVDIA RAID.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction NVRAID Striped Array The figure below shows an example of a two hard drive striped array using identical 55.90 GB IDE hard drives (ST360015A), where one drive is configured as Master and the other drive is configured as Slave. The total disk space used is 111.80 GB. NVRAID Striped Mirror Array The figure below shows an example of a four hard drive stripe-mirrored array. The total disk space used is 111.80 GB.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk You can designate a hard drive to be used as a spare drive for a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 array2. The spare drive can take over for a failed disk. NVRAID supports two types of spare drives: • Free Disk A free disk is a disk that is not part of any RAID array, but can be used by any available RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 array that requires a particular disk when one of its disks crashes or becomes unusable.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction Assigning a Dedicated Disk To mark a disk as dedicated, or reserve it for use by a specific array, Step 1: Mark the Disk as a Free Disk 1. Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as free is RAID enabled. 2. Enter the RAID BIOS and make sure that the drive is not part of any array (if one exists). 3. Boot into Windows and run the NVRAIDMAN program. The drive appears under the Free Disk section.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard 3. Click Next. The RAID Array Selection page appears. 4. From the RAID Array Selection page, select one of the arrays from the list. This is the array to which you want to allocate the dedicated free disk. 5. Click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears. 6. Click Finish. As shown in figure below, the ST380023AS drive is now a dedicated free disk in the mirrored array.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction Method 2: Select an array and then assign a free disk to it. 1. Right click on the array to which you want to assign a dedicated free disk. The popup menu appears. 2. Select Designate Spare from the menu to launch the Spare Disk Allocation Wizard. 3. Click Next. The Free Disk Selection page appears. 4. From the Free Disk Selection page, select one of the disks from the list. Please note that there can be more than one disk to choose from.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard 5. Click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears. 6. Click Finish. You have now assigned a dedicated free disk to a mirrored array. Once a dedicated disk has been assigned to a particular array, it can be removed at any time. To remove the disk, right click on the dedicated disk and select the option to remove it.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction Example of Dedicating a Free Disk in a RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 Array You can also assign a dedicated free disk to a RAID 1 or a RAID 0+1 array, using the same process. 1. Right-click either the free disk that you want to dedicate to an array, the array type, or the array drives as shown in the figure below. Then click Designate Spare to launch the Spare Disk Allocation Wizard. 2. Click Designate Spare and then follow the instructions in the Wizard.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Array Rebuilding is the process of recovering data from one hard drive to another. All data is copied from one hard drive to another and then the data is synchronized between the two hard drives. This only applies to RAID 1 array as well as a RAID 0+1 array. Rebuilding Instructions After creating a mirrored array, you can rebuild the array using the following steps: 1. Go to Windows and run the NVRAID Management utility.
nVIDIA RAID Introduction 4. Click Next. The Disk Selection page appears. 5. Select the drive that you want to rebuild by clicking it from the list, then click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array page appears. 6. Click Finish. The array rebuilding starts after a few seconds, and a small pop-up message appears towards the bottom right corner of the screen as shown in the figure below.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard More About Rebuilding Arrays • Rebuilding Occurs in the Background The rebuilding process is very slow (it can take up to a day) and occurs in the background so as not to affect the performance of the system. • Rebuilding Applies Only to RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 Arrays Rebuilding an array works only when using RAID1 and/or RAID 0+1. Rebuilding does not apply to RAID 0 and JBOD arrays.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction Chapter 5. nVidia RAID Introduction Silicon Image SATARAID5TM Introduction Silicon Image’s SATARAID5TM software provides Serial ATA RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), RAID 5 (Parity RAID), RAID 10 (Striping and Mirroring), and JBOD (just a bunch of disks) functionality to enhance the industry’s leading PCI-to-SATA host controller products.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Introduction RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and provide redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member, without loss of data. SATA RAID provides two RAID Set types, Striping (RAID 0) and Mirroring (RAID 1). RAID 0 (Striping) Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction The data is written to RAID Group A, which is striped (RAID 0). This allows maximum speed. The data is then mirrored to another RAID 0 striped set, which is Set B in the figure above. This provides data redundancy (RAID 1), and thus increased data security. Under certain circumstances, a RAID 10 set can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard SATARAID5 Features h RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD Groups are supported. h Supported OS: Win2000/XP/Server 2003. h RAID Groups can be created and deleted without exiting Windows. h Hot Spare and On-line Rebuilding. The spare policy supports testing periodically for a health check of the spare disk. Spare drive can be global or dedicated to a specific RAID group. h Supports Auto and Manual rebuild policy for a RAID group.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction Creating and Deleting Legacy RAID Groups with BIOS Utility Legacy RAID sets and JBOD can be created and managed by either the BIOS utility or the SATARAID5 GUI. New RAID groups must be created and managed by the SATARAID5 GUI. During boot up, a screen similar to that below will appear for about 5 seconds. Press CTRL+S or the F4 key to enter the BIOS RAID utility. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displayed.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Create RAID Group is used to create a new legacy RAID Set or for allocating legacy spare drives. Delete RAID Group is used to delete a legacy RAID Set or to deallocate a legacy spare drive. Rebuild RAID 1 Set is used to initiate the rebuild of a RAID 1 set after, for example, a drive in the Group has been replaced.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction Creating RAID Groups As previously discussed, the Silicon Image SATA host adapter supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD configurations. The selection of the RAID level to be used should be based upon factors including performance, data security, and number of drives available. It is best to carefully consider the long-term role of the system and plan the data storage strategy appropriately.Silicon Image has made the creation of RAID sets very simple.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard 4. If manual configuration is selected, the chunk size of Striped Sets can be selected. 5. If auto configuration is selected, BIOS will select RAID member drives automatically. 6. Select RAID set size with and keys. 7. After the RAID set size is set, the message “Are You Sure?” will display before completing the configuration. Answer “N” to abort the creation of the new RAID set, or “Y” to proceed with the RAID set creation. 8.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction 5. After the spare drive size is set, the message “Are You Sure?” will display before completing the configuration. Answer “N” to abort the creation of the spare drive, or “Y” to proceed with the spare drive creation. Creating JBOD Since BIOS no longer reports non-RAID drives to the system BIOS, if a non-RAID boot drive or data drive is desired, a JBOD can be created so BIOS will report it to the system BIOS. 1. To create a JBOD, Select ”Create RAID set” 2.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Rebuild RAID 1 Set This menu selection is used to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID 1 set after the failure of one of the members. 1. Select “Rebuild RAID 1 set” 2. Select the desired set and press Enter. 3. Press “Y” when asked, “Are You Sure?” 4. The set will be rebuilt. The status of the rebuild is displayed in the MAIN MENU window.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction 2. Select the “Conflict” entry in the Logical Drive Status window and press Enter.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard 3. Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment changing; for example the RAID set may have been drive D: but after the conflict resolution, it may become drive E. Be aware of this when performing a conflict resolution. To maintain the same drive lettering, the SATA cables connected to the drives may need to be swapped, or in the case of a SATA-based removable drive unit, the order of the drives within the chassis made need to be changed.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction Low Level Formatting The Low Level Format menu selection allows the complete erasure of data on a hard drive. This is not an action, which typically needs to be performed as formatting the drive under Windows is usually sufficient to prepare the drive for use. Logical Drive Information This menu item allows the display of the assignment of physical drives within a logical set (RAID set, RAID 1 spare, or unassigned). It is a display-only function.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Reserved Drive and Setting Size for RAID Set, Spare Drive, or JBOD Once a physical drive has been used to create a RAID set, spare drive, or JBOD by BIOS utility, BIOS saves user selected set or drive size in the reserved area of the physical drive. There is no way to remove the reserved area information even after the user deletes the set or drive.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction Installing the RAID Driver (For bootable RAID Array) Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000 / Server 2003 h New Windows XP / 2000 / Server 2003 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP / 2000. 1. Start the installation: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Installing Drivers and GUI Before installing the SATARAID5 software, Silicon Image Serial ATA host adapter driver must be installed. Insert MSI driver CD into the computer’s CDROM drive and select Silicon Image SATA RAID Drivers. The Java 2 Runtime Environment is required for the SATARAID5 GUI. The Java 2 Runtime Installer and executable package must be downloaded from the Sun Microsystems website at http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads.html.
Silicon Image SATARAID5 TM Introduction When a window appears asking for acceptance the license agreement, select I accept the terms of this license agreement and click Next. Choose the Typical setup type and click Next. When the installation completes, click Finish. Restart the computer when prompted.
Installation of Drivers and Utility Chapter 6. Installation of Driver & Utility Installation of Drivers & Utility 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.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Driver Installation Click on the Driver tab and the screen below will display. Click on the driver you like to install, and follow the proceeding instructions. NVIDIA nForce4 System Driver This driver is only available for Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating system. Please follow the following step to install the driver correctly. 1. Click on this button to install the NVIDIA nForce4 System Drivers for your Windows OS. Then the welcome dialogue will display. Click Next to continue.
Installation of Drivers and Utility 2. Then the following screen displays the available components to install. All the components shown here will be selected to be installed by default. Then click Next. 3. The system will start installing the selected driver components automatically. 4. Then the following screen displays the information for the NVIDIA IDE SW Driver installation. Click Next to continue.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard 5. Then the following screen displays the installation of NVIDIA IDE SW Driver. Click Yes to continue. 6. The following screen indicates that the installation is complete. Click Yes to restart your computer or click No to restart it later. MSI Reminds You... The installation of NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager. It is a software firewall to protect the softwares from hacking. However, it is strongly suggested that you do not install this component.
Installation of Drivers and Utility Realtek AC97 Audio Driver 1. Click on this button to install the Realtek AC97 Audio Driver. Then the welcome dialogue will display. Click Next to continue. The installation process will launch automatically. 2. The following screen indicates the installation is complete. Click Yes to restart your computer or click No to restart it later.
MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Utility Installation Click on the Utility tab and the screen below will display. Click on the utility you like to install, and follow the proceeding instructions.
