P55-CD53/ P55-CD45 series MS-7586 (v1.
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MS-7586 Safety Instructions ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS. ￭ Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.
▍ Preface 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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
MS-7586 WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement ENGLISH To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist, MSI must remind you that...
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Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the P55-CD53/ P55-CD45 Series (MS-7586 v1.X) ATX mainboard. The P55-CD53/ P55-CD45 Series mainboards are based on Intel® P55 chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® i5/ i7 LGA1156 processor, the P55CD53/ P55-CD45 Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution.
▍ Getting Started Mainboard Specifications Processor Support ■ Intel® i5/ i7 (Lynnfield & Clarkdale) processor in the LGA1156 package (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/index. php?func=cpuform2) Base Clock (External clock frequency) ■ 133 MHz Chipset ■ Intel® P55 chipset Memory Support ■ 4 DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 1600 *(OC)/ 1333/ 1066 DRAM (16GB Max) ■ Supports Dual-Channel mode *(For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com/index.
MS-7586 Floppy ■ 1 floppy port ■ Supports 1 FDD with 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB Connectors ■ Back panel - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 10 USB 2.0 ports - 1 IEEE 1394 port (optional) - 1 LAN port - 6 flexible audio ports ■ On-Board - 2 USB 2.
▍ Getting Started Mainboard Layout P55-CD53/ P55-CD45 Series (MS-7586 v1.
MS-7586 Packing Checklist MSI mainboard MSI Driver/Utility DVD SATA Cable Power Cable USB Bracket (Optional) Standard Cable for IDE Devices Back IO Shield User’s Guide * The pictures are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased.
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Static electricity may damage the components.
▍ Hardware Setup Quick Components Guide CPU, p.2-3 POWER1, p.2-9 DDR3, p.2-7 CPUFAN, p.2-14 Back Panel, p.2-10 JBAT1, p.2-20 ATX1, p.2-9 SYSFAN1, p.2-14 JCI1, p.2-13 SYSFAN2, p.2-14 PCIE, p.2-22 SATA, p.2-13 JTPM1, p.2-18 JUSB3~4, p.2-17 JCOM1, p.2-17 IDE1, p.2-12 PCI, p.2-23 JCD1, p.2-14 SW1/SW2, p.2-21 JAUD1, p.2-15 JSPDO1, p.2-15 JFP1/ JFP2, p.2-16 J1394_1, p.2-16 JLPT1, p.2-19 OC Genie, p.2-21 FDD1, p.2-12 Power button, p.
MS-7586 CPU (Central Processing Unit) When you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turning on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/index. php?func=cpuform2 Important Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system. Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating.
▍ Hardware Setup CPU & Cooler Installation When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard. 1. Open the load level. 2. Lift the load lever up to fully open position 3.
MS-7586 5. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. If not, take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall. 6. Engage the load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate. Alignment Key 7. Secure the lever near the hook end under the retention tab. 8. Make sure the four hooks are in porper position before you install the cooler. Important • Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system.
▍ Hardware Setup 9. Align the holes on the mainboard with the heatsink. Push down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the mainboard. 10. Press the four hooks down to fasten the cooler. 11. Turn over the mainboard to confirm that the clip-ends are correctly inserted. 12. Finally, attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the mainboard. Mainboard Hook Important • Read the CPU status in BIOS.
MS-7586 Memory These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules. For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=testreport DDR3 240-pin, 1.5V 48x2=96 pin 72x2=144 pin Memory Population Rule Please refer to the following illustrations for memory population rules. Dual-Channel mode Population Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously.
▍ Hardware Setup Installing Memory Modules 1. The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation. 2. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close when the memory module is properly seated. 3.
MS-7586 Power Supply ATX 24-pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you’d like to use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with pin 1 & pin 13. d n u ro V .G 5 V 4 2 3.
▍ Hardware Setup Back Panel (optional) 1394 Port Mouse USB Port USB Port LAN Line-In RS-Out USB Port Line-Out CS-Out Mic USB Port Keyboard SS-Out USB Port ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard. ▶ USB Port The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices. ▶ 1394 Port (optional) The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE1394 devices.
MS-7586 ▶ Audio Ports These audio connectors are used for audio devices. It is easy to differentiate between audio effects according to the color of audio jacks. ■ Line-In (Blue) - Line In, is used for external CD player, tape-player or other audio devices. ■ Line-Out (Green) - Line Out, is a connector for speakers or headphones. ■ Mic (Pink) - Mic, is a connector for microphones. ■ RS-Out (Black) - Rear-Surround Out in 4/ 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode. ■ CS-Out (Orange) - Center/ Subwoofer Out in 5.1/ 7.
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MS-7586 Serial ATA Connector: SATA1~8 (SATA7/ SATA8 are optional) This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device.
▍ Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. CPUFAN SYSFAN1/ 2 d n u ro 2V or .
MS-7586 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSPDO1 This connector is used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. d n u F ro DI .G P 3 .S CC 2 .V 1 S/PDIF Bracket (Optional) Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. io ct te e D e n o n h io P ct # d e E a e Pin et C N D .H E 0 o 1 . N I C ES d 8 M n . 6 .PR ou 4 Gr .
▍ Hardware Setup Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. P o w e r in P o 8. + . .N 6 0 . 4 + . 2 e ch w it o w 1 S P Spe r r E D Buz zer .+ 8 . 6 + . 4 . 2 L JFP2 D D in E LE P rL d o e n .N w e d 7 .Po sp n 5 Su rou . 3 .G 1 ch it w d e tS rv e D s E se e L e R D .R D 9 .+ H 7 .5 . 3 .
MS-7586 Front USB Connector: JUSB3 / JUSB4 This connector, compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. C O B d S un + .U o D 0 r B 1 .G S BD 8 U . S 6 U C . 4 VC . 2 in P nd o u + .N r o D 9 G B D . 7 .U S B S C 5 U . C 3 .V 1 USB 2.0 Bracket (optional) Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.
▍ Hardware Setup TPM Module connector: JTPM1 (optional) This connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optional). Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages. 3 in p 2 ta in a p 1 d ta pin 0 n e s & da ta pi m s & da ta a ra re s F d s & d C ad dre ss & P re s .L C d d s 3 P a d re 1 1.L C a dd et 1 .LP C a es k 9 .LP C R loc 7 .LP C C 5 .L P C 3 .LP 1 d n u nd r ro u n r e .G ro Pi we Q r ow 4 1 2 . G o P o IR w e y p 1 .N V ial o b 0 1 .
MS-7586 Parallel Port Header: JLPT1 This connector is used to connect an optional parallel port bracket. The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. T C L Y .S 5 E S 2 3.P U K# 7 2 1.B C ND 6 2 9.A R ND 5 1 .P R ND 4 7 1 5.P R ND 3 1 .P 3 R D 2 1 1.P RN D 1 1 .P N D 9 .P R N D0 7 .PR N B# 5 .PR ST 3 .R 1 in P d o un d .N ro un d 6 2 4.G ro un d 2 2.G ro un d 2 .G ro un d 0 2 .G r o u n d 8 # 1 6 .
▍ Hardware Setup Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumper to clear data. 1 JBAT1 1 Keep Data 1 Clear Data Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position.
MS-7586 Button (optional) The mainboard provides the following buttons for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your mainboard’s function through the use of button. OC Genie Button: OC Genie (optional) This button is used to auto-overclock for the system. Press this button to enable the OC Genie function when the system is in power off state, meanwhile, the button will light and lock.
▍ Hardware Setup Slots PCIE (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
MS-7586 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications. 32-bit PCI Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
▍ Hardware Setup LED Status Indicators (optional) CPU_Phase LEDs These LEDs indicate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the instructions below to read. Lights Off CPU is in 2 phase power mode. CPU is in 3 phase power mode. CPU is in 4 phase power mode.
Chapter 3 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.
▍ BIOS Setup 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.
MS-7586 Control Keys <↑> 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 <+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes General Help Enter the CPU Spec.
▍ BIOS Setup The Main 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 the BIOS special enhanced features. ▶ Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. ▶ Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. ▶ H/W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status. ▶ Green Power Use this menu to specify the power phase.
MS-7586 ▶ M-Flash Use this menu to read/ flash the BIOS from storage drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only). ▶ Overclocking Profile Use this menu to save/ load your settings to/ from CMOS for BIOS. ▶ Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. ▶ Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.
▍ BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu include 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 (MM:DD:YY) 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. Readonly. [month] The month from Jan. through Dec.
MS-7586 ▶ IDE Primary Master/ Slave & SATA1~8 Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: ▶ Device / Vendor / Size It will show the device information that you connected to the IDE/ SATA/ ESATA connector. Important SATA1~8 & IDE Primary Master/ Slave are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the IDE/ SATA connectors on the mainboard. ▶ Floppy Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed.
▍ BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features ▶ Boot Sequence Press to enter the sub-menu. ▶ 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ --- Boot Device These items allow you to set the first/ second/ third boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. ▶ Boot From Other Device Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other device, if the system fails to boot from 1st boot device.
MS-7586 ▶ Quick Booting Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 10 seconds since it will skip some check items. ▶ Boot Up Num-Lock LED This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to [On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. ▶ IOAPIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller).
▍ BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals ▶ USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. ▶ USB Device Legacy Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system. ▶ Onboard LAN Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller. ▶ LAN Option ROM This item is used to decide whether to invoke the Boot ROM of the onboard LAN.
MS-7586 ▶ On-Chip ATA Devices Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: ▶ PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmastering for reading/ writing to IDE drives. ▶ On-Chip SATA Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the on-chip SATA controller. ▶ RAID Mode This item is used to select mode for on-chip SATA connectors.
▍ BIOS Setup Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this section are available only when the BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ▶ ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/ 2000/ ME/ XP, select [Enabled]. ▶ ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function.
MS-7586 ▶ Power LED When ACPI Standby State is set to [S3], this item will available. This item configures how the system uses power LED on the case to indicate the sleep/suspend state. Available options are: [Single] The power LED turns off during the sleep/suspend mode. [Dual] The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep/suspend state. [Blinking] The power LED blinks to indicate the sleep/suspend state.
▍ BIOS Setup ▶ Resume By PCI-E Device When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCIE device. ▶ Resume By Onboard LAN When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on onboard LAN device. ▶ Resume By RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date.
MS-7586 H/W Monitor ▶ Chassis Intrusion 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. ▶ CPU Smart FAN Target The mainboard provides the Smart Fan function which can control the CPU fan speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range.
▍ BIOS Setup Green Power ▶ CPU Phase Control When set to [Auto], the hardware will auto adjust the CPU power phase according to the loading of CPU to reach the best power saving function. ▶ Mainboard LED Control This item is used to turn on (Auto)/ turn off (Disabled) the power phase LEDs of the mainboard.
MS-7586 BIOS Setting Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: ▶ U-Key This item is used to enable/ disable USB driver device as a key. ▶ Make U-Key at This item is used to specify the USB driver device as a key. ▶ Change Supervisor Password This item is used to set the supervisor password. ▶ Change User Password This item is used to set the user password.
▍ BIOS Setup Important Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press . The password typed now will replace any previously set password. 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. To clear a set password, just press when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled.
MS-7586 Cell Menu Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. ▶ Current CPU / DRAM / QPI Frequency These items show the current frequencies of CPU, Memory and QPI. Read-only.
▍ BIOS Setup ▶ CPU Specifications Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. This submenu shows the information of installed CPU. ▶ CPU Technology Support Press to enter the sub-menu. In this sub-menu, it shows the installed CPU technologies. Read only.
MS-7586 ▶ Hyper-Threading Function The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end-user response times. The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is highly improved. If you disable the function, the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions.
▍ BIOS Setup ▶ Adjust CPU Base Frequency (MHz) This item allows you to set the CPU Base clock (in MHz). You may overclock the CPU by adjusting this value. Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed. ▶ OC Stepping This item will be enabled after you set the overclocking frequency in the “Base Clock (MHz)”. And the following items will appear. This items will help the system to overclock step by step after system booting up.
MS-7586 ▶ Advance DRAM Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu. ▶ CH1/ CH2 1T/2T Memory Timing This item controls the SDRAM command rate. Select [1N] makes SDRAM signal controller to run at 1N (N=clock cycles) rate. Selecting [2N] makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2N rate. ▶ CH1/ CH2 CAS Latency (CL) This controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.
▍ BIOS Setup ▶ Channel 1/ Channel2 Advanced Memory Setting Setting to [Auto] enables the advance memory timing automatically to be determined by BIOS. Setting to [Manual] allows you to set the following advanced memory timings. ▶ Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) This item is used to enable/disable the Intel Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.). For further information please refer to Intel’s official website. ▶ Memory Ratio This item allows you to set the memory multiplier.
MS-7586 ▶ CPU Voltage (V)/ CPU_VTT Voltage (V)/ PCH 1.8V (V)/ DRAM Voltage (V)/ DDR_ VREF_CA_A (V)/ / DDR_VREF_CA_B (V)/ DDR_VREF_DA_A (V)/ / DDR_VREF_DA_B (V)/ PCH Voltage (V) These items are used to adjust the voltage of CPU, Memory and chipset. ▶ Spread Spectrum When the mainboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses create EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).
▍ BIOS Setup Important Failed Overclocking Resolution This mainboard supports overclocking greatly. However, please make sure your peripherals and components are bearable for some special settings. Any operation that exceeds product specification is not recommended. Any risk or damge resulting from improper operation will not be under our product warranty. Two ways to save your system from failed overclocking... • Reboot Press the Power button to reboot the system three times.
MS-7586 M-Flash == BIOS Update or Boot 2nd BIOS From USB drive== ▶ M-Flash function as M-Flash function allows you to flash BIOS from USB drive/ storage drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only), or allows the system to boot from the BIOS file inside USB drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only). [Disabled] Disable M-Flash function. [BIOS Update] Flash BIOS via the USB/ Storage drive directly.
▍ BIOS Setup Important • Please refer to the block diagram below about the M-Flash function. • Due to the special design of some graphics cards will cause dark screen during Mflash operation, and you may refer the beeps from the system to confirm the current M-flash process.
MS-7586 ▶ Boot 2nd BIOS from USB Drive When the M-Flash function as sets to [Boot] , this item is selectable. Use this item to select particular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/32 format only) drive for booting. ▶ Load BIOS source file from When the M-Flash function as sets to [BIOS Update], this item is selectable. Use this item to select particular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/32 format only) drive.
▍ BIOS Setup Overclocking Profile ▶ Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 These items are used to save the currect settings to selected profile, and they are also used to load the settings from the selected profile. ▶ OC Retry Count When the overclocking is failed, setting this item to [1, 3, 5] will allow system to reboot 1/ 3/ 5 times with the overclocking configuration. If the overclocking was failed every time, the system will restore the defaults.
MS-7586 Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or 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.
Appendix A Realtek Audio The Realtek audio provides 10-channel DAC that simultaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels.
▍ Realtek Audio Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver You need to install the HD audio driver for Realtek audio codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows® XP For Windows® XP, you must install Windows® XP Service Pack3 or later before installing the driver.
MS-7586 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. Click here 4. Click Finish to restart the system.
▍ Realtek Audio Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel.
MS-7586 Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. ■ Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow, totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer pipe”, “Arena” and “Auditorium” for quick enjoyment. You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically.
▍ Realtek Audio ■ Equalizer Selection Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred settings by utilizing this tool. 10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz.
MS-7586 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equalizer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop”, “Live”, “Club” & “Rock” shown on the page, to pull down the arrow in “Others” you will find more optimized settings available to you. ■ Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home.
▍ Realtek Audio Mixer In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually. ■ Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audio rear output or Realtek HD Audio front output items. Important Before set up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the jacks on the rear or front panel.
MS-7586 When you are playing the first audio source (for example: use Windows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the default setting. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio 2nd output from the scroll list first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) will come out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel.
▍ Realtek Audio ■ Playback control Tool Mute Playback device This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound. And this is essential when multistreaming playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audio Rear Output - Realtek HD Audio Front Output Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.
MS-7586 ■ Recording control Tool Mute Recording device -Back Line in/ Mic, Front Lin in -Realtek HD Audio Input Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input. Tool - Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed. - Enable recording multi-streaming Important Realtek audio allows you to record the CD, Line, Mic and Stereo Mix channels simultaneously, frees you from mixing efforts.
▍ Realtek Audio Audio I/O In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. ■ Headphone for the common headphone ■ 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output ■ 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output ■ 6CH Speaker for 5.1-Speaker Output ■ 8CH Speaker for 7.1-Speaker Output ■ Speaker Configuration: 1. Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack. 2. Dialogue “connected device” will pop up for your selection.
MS-7586 ■ Connector Settings Click to access connector settings. Disable front panel jack detection (optional) Jack detection function only works with HD audio front panel. Please check if front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check this item to disable front panel jack detection. Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in.
▍ Realtek Audio ■ S/PDIF Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog. Output Sampling Rate 44.1KHz: This is recommend while playing CD. 48KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby.
MS-7586 ■ Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones. Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of each speaker automatically.
▍ Realtek Audio Microphone In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppression to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Cancellation to cancel the acoustic echo during recording. Acoustic Echo Cancellation prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound. For example, you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends. The voice of your friend will come out from speakers (playback).
MS-7586 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable environment you like.
▍ Realtek Audio Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray. Switch it on and an icon will show in the system tray.
MS-7586 Hardware Setup Connecting the Speakers When you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility.
▍ Realtek Audio ■ 4-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output 1] 2] 3] 4] 5] 6] Line In Line Out (Front channels) MIC Line Out (Rear channels) No function No function A-20
MS-7586 ■ 6-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output 1] 2] 3] 4] 5] 6] Line In Line Out (Front channels) MIC Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) No function A-21
▍ Realtek Audio ■ 8-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output 1] 2] 3] 4] 5] 6] Line In Line Out (Front channels) MIC Line Out (Rear channels) Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) Line Out (Side channels) Important To enable 7.1 channel audio-out function on Windows Vista operating system, you have to install the Realtek Audio Driver. Or, the mainboard will support 5.1 channel audio-out only.
Appendix B Control Center Control Center, the most useful and powerful utility that MSI has spent much research and efforts to develop, helps users to monitor or configure the hardware status of MSI Mainboard in windows, such as CPU clock, voltage, fan speed and temperature. Before you install the Control Center, please make sure the system has meet the following requirements: 1. 256MB system memory. 2. DVD-ROM drive for software installation. 3. Operation system: Windows XP or up.
▍ Control Center Activating Control Center Once you have your Control Center installed (locate the setup source file in the setup DVD accompanying with your mainboard, path: Utility --> MSI Utility --> Control Center), it will have a short cut icon on the desktop, and a short cut path in your “Start-up” menu. You may double-click on each icon to activate Control Center.
MS-7586 System Information There are three options for you to select in the System Information screen, you can read the mainboard/ CPU/ memory information by clicking their respective name. Mainboard Click Mainboard to read the information of mainboard, mainboard BIOS, audio, LAN and installed graphics card. Important The pictures in this appendix are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased. Please refer to the appearance of your system for detailed information.
▍ Control Center CPU Click CPU to read the information of CPU. Memory Click Memory to read the information of each memory DIMM slot. You can select a DIMM slot you want to read by clicking arrow button. Click this arrow button to select the DIMM slot.
MS-7586 Overclocking In overclocking, you can select the Default/ Cinema/ Game/ Cooling setting for system to reach the optimum and stable performance. Or you can configure the advanced DRAM setting for system to meet the strict demands of high efficiency and high overclocking ability. Basic In the Basic, it provides one default (Default) menu and three common (Cooling/ Cinema/ Game) menus for different environments.
▍ Control Center Advanced In Advanced menu, you can adjust the advanced DRAM timing settings. After adjusting, please click the “Apply” button to execute the configured setting. Or you can click the “Save” button to save the adjustments for future use. Important Every time you turn-off the system, the settings will be restored to the factory default. If you want to use the saved settings, you have to load it every time by clicking the “Load” button.
MS-7586 Green Power Green Power is an energy saving technology with unique function that control power supply with auto phase switching (Active Phase Switching) for CPU and components. Helping you save power,money,and our Earth! Basic In the Basic menu, it provides two settings for you to experience different power saving perfrmance. These settings (Optiimize/ Max Power Saving) in Basic menu are not adjustable.
▍ Control Center Advanced In the Advanced menu, you can adjust the CPU power phase, fan speed, and set the LEDs to light or not. ▶ Mainboard In the Mainboard, it provides two power saving modes for you to adjust by shifting the gear. And then, you can click the “Apply” button to execute the adjustments. Or you can click the “Save” button to save the adjustments for future use. shift the gear to the setting that you like.
MS-7586 ▶ LED In the LED menu, you can turn on/ turn off the onboard LEDs by clicking each botton. You can click the “Save” button to save the adjustment. click these buttons to turn on/ turn off the LEDs. Important Every time you turn-off the system, the settings will be restored to the factory default. If you want to use the saved settings, you have to load it every time by clicking the “Load” button.
Appendix C Intel SATA RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality on platforms C-C-1
▍ Intel SATA RAID Introduction The mainboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drives as RAID sets. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 3 Gb/s. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC. The most outstanding features are: 1. Supports 3 Gb/s transfers with CRC error checking. 2. Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature. 3.
MS-7586 BIOS Configuration The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use + keys to enter the “Intel® RAID for Serial ATA” status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test).
▍ Intel SATA RAID After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following window will appear: ■ Create RAID Volume 1. Select option 1 Create RAID Volume” and press key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to the next field. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level.
MS-7586 3. In the Disk field, press key and the following screen appears. Use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then click key to finish selection. 4. Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to the next field. The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments.
▍ Intel SATA RAID Important Since you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default. The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of two hard drives. 6.
MS-7586 ■ Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become unbootable. Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press key to delete the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears.
▍ Intel SATA RAID ■ Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen appears: Press key to accept the selection. Important • You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. • Possible reasons to “Reset Disks to Non-RAID” could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk.
MS-7586 ■ Recovery Volume Options Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press to change recovery volume mode. The following screen appears: Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On-Request after you enable “Only Recovery Disk” or “Only Master Disk”.
▍ Intel SATA RAID Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP ■ New Windows Vista / XP Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing operating system. 1. When you start installing Windows XP, you may encounter a message stating, “Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system”. If this is the case, then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver.
MS-7586 ■ Existing Windows Vista/ XP Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. The DVD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel RAID Drivers. 4. The drivers will be automatically installed. ■ Confirming Windows Vista/ XP Driver Installation 1. From Windows Vista/ XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab. 3.
▍ Intel SATA RAID Installing Software Install Intel Matrix Storage Console The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. For this reason, you cannot remove or un-install this driver from the system after installation; however, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components.
MS-7586 The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.
▍ Intel SATA RAID The window shows the components to be installed. Click Next button to continue. After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to continue.
MS-7586 The following window appears to show the Readme File Information. It shows the system requirements and installation information. Once the installation is complete, the following window appears.
▍ Intel SATA RAID RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system. This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk. However, several important steps must be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive: 1.
MS-7586 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive. The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the following procedure. Click Next to continue.
▍ Intel SATA RAID (1) Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name, selecting the RAID level and strip size. ■ RAID Volume Name: A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the “Volume_0000” text currently appears above. The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 characters. The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters.
MS-7586 are bound to be more expensive. RAID 10 (Mirrored Stripes) : A RAID 1 array of two RAID 0 arrays. ■ Strip Sizes: Select the desired strip size setting. As indicated, the optimal setting is 128KB. Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation. Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users, you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model.
▍ Intel SATA RAID (3) Select Member Hard Drive(s) Then select the member disk (the target disk) that you wish to use and then click “-->” to move it to the “Selected” field. Then click “Next” to continue. Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive(s) will be deleted permanently. Do not forget to back up all the important data before continuing.
MS-7586 (4) Specify Volume Size Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify. It is recommended you use 100% of the available space for the optimized usage. For RAID 0 volume, if you do not specify 100% of the hard drive space, the rest hard drive space will be worked as RAID 1 volume, which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID. Then click “Next” to continue.
▍ Intel SATA RAID (6) Start Migration The migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected. A dialogue window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete, meanwhile a popup dialogue at the taskbar will also show the migration status. While you can still continue using your computer during the migration process, once the migration process starts, it cannot be stopped.
MS-7586 Recovery Volume Creation A recovery volume can be created using Advanced mode in the Intel Matrix Storage Console. Important Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete any existing data on the drive selected as the recovery drive. Back up all important data before beginning these steps. ■ Recovery Volume in Advanced Mode Creation To create a recovery volume in Advanced mode, use the following steps: 1. Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console.
▍ Intel SATA RAID 5. Modify the recovery volume name if you wish. 6. Select a hard drive to be used as the master hard drive for the recovery volume. 7. Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the recovery volume.
MS-7586 8. Select an update policy. 9. Select Finish to begin recovery volume creation.
▍ Intel SATA RAID Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To re-establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation. Missing Hard Drive Member 1. Make sure the system is powered off. 2. Reconnect the hard drive.
MS-7586 5. Exit Intel RAID Option ROM, and then reboot to Windows system. 6. When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume, click ‘Yes’. 7. The Intel(R) Storage Utility will be launched. Right-click the new hard drive and select ‘Rebuild to this Disk’. The ‘Rebuild Wizard’ will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive.
Appendix D JMicron RAID Introduction This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality on platforms The JMicron RAID solution supports RAID level 0 (striping), RAID level 1 (mirroring), RAID level 10 (striping and mirroring) and JBOD (Concatenate).
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction Introduction JMicron JMB363 offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of Mirrors) and JBOD (Concatenate). RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance. RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance.
MS-7586 JMicron RAID BIOS Utility Be sure to set RAID mode for the JMicron 36x ATA Controller in BIOS before configuring the JMicron BIOS utility. After that, save the configuration and exit. During boot up (POST), press CTRL+J to enter the JMicron BIOS RAID utility. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displayed. A brief description of each section is presented below. Main Menu Cerate RAID Disk Drive - Create a new legacy RAID set. Delete RAID Disk Drive - Delete a legacy RAID set.
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction Creating RAID set 1. Select “Create RAID Disk Drive”. Then press . 2. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID set name and then press the to go to the next field. 3. Choose a 0-Striped, a 1-Mirror, or a JBOD-Concatenate combination set and then press to go to the next step.
MS-7586 4. In the “Hard Disk Disk List” menu, use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID set, then click key to finish selection. 5. Then select the block value (stripe value) for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to the next field. The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB. The default and typical value for RAID 0 is 128KB.
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction 6. Then select the capacity of the RAID set in the Size field. The default value is the maximum capacity of the selected disks. Then press to the Confirm Creation field. 7. The Creation field will display a message to ask you to confirm the creation. Then press key to proceed with the RAID set creation. 8. Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished. 9.
MS-7586 Deleting RAID set 1. Select “Delete RAID Disk Drive”. Then press . 2. In the RAID Disk Driver List menu, use key to select the RAID set you want to delete. Then press key. 3. Press “Y” to accept the deletion when a deletion message is appeared.
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction Revert HDD to non-RAID Select “Revert HDD to non-RAID” and press . In the Hard Disk Driver List menu use key to select the disks you want to revert then click key. The following screen appears, press key to remove any RAID structures from the drives. Important • You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation.
MS-7586 Solving a Mirror Conflict A Mirror conflict occurs when both disks in a RAID 1 (Mirror) configuration are unplugged from the system in turn, then plugged in again. Since both disks contain exactly the same data, the system will be unable to determine which of the two is the source drive. This option allows you to set the source drive and rebuild the Mirror drive according to the contents of the source drive. To solving a Mirror conflict: Select “Solving a Mirror Conflict” and press .
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction Rebuilding a Mirror drive When one of the disk in a RAID 1 (Mirror) configuration is unplugged from the system, then plugged in again, a dialogue box appears to ask you to rebuild the Mirror drive. Press to confirm; otherwise, press . This option allows you to rebuild the Mirror drive later and synchronize the data between two hard disks. To rebuild a Mirror drive: Select “Rebuild Mirror Drive” and press .
MS-7586 Installing Driver Install Driver in Windows Vista / XP ■ New Windows Vista / XP Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows OS. 1. When you start installing Windows XP and older operating systems, you may encounter a message stating, “Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system”. If this is the case, then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the driver.
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction ■ Existing Windows Vista/XP Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. The DVD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on JMicron JMB362 Drivers. 4. The drivers will be automatically installed. ■ Confirming Windows Vista/XP Driver Installation 1. From Windows Vista/XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon. 2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab. 3.
MS-7586 JMicron Raid Configurer There is an application called JMRaidTool which helps you perform the following tasks of JMicron RAID. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Viewing RAID Array Configurations: View an array configuration (mirrored, striped) Creating RAID Arrays Deleting a RAID Array Rebuilding RAID Arrays Solving Mirror Conflict View RAID Array Configurations Left-click the “Show Disks” button and the information of all hard disks will display on the right side of the window.
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction Create RAID JMRaidTool supports the creation of RAID 0, 1 and JBOD. 1. Left-click the “Create Raid” button. 2. A CREATE RAID WIZARD dialogue will display on the screen, following the description of every step to complete the creation. Create RAID from Existing Disk You can combine the Existing Disk (Source disk may content OS and Data) with other HD (must be larger than source Disk) to be RAID. The data on Source Disk will be reserved.
MS-7586 Remove RAID There are two ways you can choose to remove RAID. Way 1 1. Right-click the name of the disk array you want to delete and the “Remove” menu will appear. Select the “Remove Raid” of the pop-up menu. 2. A warning message appears to remind you that the data will be lost. Press the “Yes” button if you really want to delete the disk array.
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction Way 2 1. Left-Click the “Remove Raid” icon on the toolbar. 2. A “REMOVE RAID” wizard dialogue will display on the screen, following the description of every step to complete the deletion. Rebuild RAID RAID 1 can be rebuild while RAID 0, JBOD cannot be rebuild. There are two ways you can choose to rebuild RAID. Way 1 1. Right-click the name of the disk array you want to rebuild and the “Rebuild” menu will appear.
MS-7586 2. Select “Rebuild Raid”. 3. A “REBUILD RAID WIZARD” dialogue will display on the screen, following the description of every step to complete the rebuilding. Way 2 1. If the disk array needs to rebuild then the rebuild button will be enabling on the toolbar.
▍ JMicron RAID Introduction 2. Left-Click the “Rebuild Raid” button on the toolbar. 3. A “REBUILD RAID WIZARD” dialogue will display on the screen, following the description of every step to complete the rebuilding. Solve Mirror Conflict If the conflict occurs, it will show the “REBUILDING RAID WIZARD” dialogue to ask you if you want to rebuild RAID, following the description of every step to rebuild the RAID.
