MSI MEGA 865 Firmware update

G52-B6287X2
SoftwareInstallation Guide
MEGAIII Series

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Revision Revision HistoryDate
V1.0FirstReleaseDecember2004

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CONTENTS
ENGLISH....................................................................................1
DEUTSCH..................................................................................21
FRANÇAIS................................................................................41
ESPAÑOL....................................................................................61
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？蔨いゅ......................................................................101
繁體中文......................................................................121
日本語..............................................................................141

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1.Alwaysreadthesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2.KeepthisUser’sManualforfuturereference.
3.Keepthisequipmentaway fromhumidity.
4.Lay thisequipmenton areliableflatsurface beforesettingit up.
5.Theopeningson theenclosureareforairconvection hence protectsthe
equipmentfromoverheating.DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.
6.Place thepowercordsuchaway thatpeoplecannotstepon it. Donot
place anythingoverthepowercord.
7.All cautionsand warningson theequipmentshouldbenoted.
8.Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamage orcauseelec-
tricalshock.
9. If anyofthefollowingsituationsarises,gettheequipmentcheckedbya
service personnel:
-Thepowercordorplugisdamaged.
-Liquidhaspenetratedintotheequipment.
-Theequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.
-Theequipmenthasnotworkwell oryou cannotgetit workaccordingto
User’sManual.
-Theequipmenthasdroppedand damaged.
-Theequipmenthasobvioussignofbreakage.
10.DONOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINANENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED,STORAGETEMPERATUREABOVE600C(1400F), IT
MAYDAMAGETHEEQUIPMENT.
SafetyInstructions

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SoftwareInstallation
ENGLISH
InstallationSequence
1.InstallingInterVideoInstantON
2.InstallingWindowsXP
3.InstallingDriversunderWindowsXP
4.InstallingSCMunderWindowsXP
5.InstallingInterVideoHomeTheater

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1. InstallingInterVideoInstantON
(Optional)
Pleaseinstall thesoftwaresinaccordance withoursuggested
sequence:
1.InterVideoInstantON(Optional)
2.WindowsXPOperatingSystem
3.DriversunderWindowsXP
4.SystemControlManager(SCM)underWindowsXP
5.InterVideoHomeTheater
Inyourpackage you will find anInterVideoInstantONinstallation
CD. It isabootablediscforuserstoinstall InstantONtotheir
system.ThisLinux-basedapplication allowsyou tooperateyour
MEGAIII inA/VmodewithoutbootingintoMicrosoft’sWindows
XPoperatingsystem.To install theapplication,pleasemake sure
touseacompletelyemptyHDDorausedHDDwithatleast210MB
free space (non-partitionedspace).
Warning!
1.WindowsXPoperatingsystemmustbeinstalledprior
toothersoftwareinstallation (ExceptInstantON).
2.ThesystemisnotcompatiblewithanyVGAcard.The
InstantONapplication will stop respondingifaVGA
cardisinstalled.

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SoftwareInstallation
Installation
You canchoosetoinstall theInstantONtoanemptyHDD ora
non-emptyHDD withatleast210MBnon-partitionedspace.
Option 1.Install toanemptyand non-partitionedHDD
1.Turnoff thesystembeforeinsertingtheinstallation CDin
theCD/DVD-ROMdrive.
2.Turnon thesystemand thesystemwill bootfromthe
installation CD. Make suretospecifyCD/DVD-ROMas
yourfirstbootdevice.
Option 2.Install toanon-emptyHDD
1.Pleasemake suretoleave atleast300MBfree space (non-
partitionedspace).
2.Turnoff thesystembeforeinsertingtheinstallation CDin
theCD/DVD-ROMdrive.Make suretospecifyCD/DVD-
ROMasyourfirstbootdevice.
3.Turnon thesystemand thesystemwill bootfromthe
installation CD.
4.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletetheinstallation.
Howtospecifyyourbootpriority:
a.Poweron thesystemand press Deletetoenterthe
BIOSSetup duringthePOSTprocess.
b.Pointto[AdvancedBIOSFeatures]and press Enter.
c.Set[FirstBootDevice]to[CD-ROM].
d.Finally,select[Save &Exit Setup]and press Enter
tosave theparametersand exit BIOS.

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SoftwareInstallation
2. InstallingWindowsXP
To install theWindowsXPOperatingSystem,you canuseacom-
pletelyemptyorausedHDD. However,if you choosetousea
non-emptyHDD, pleaseremembertodeletetheoriginalpartition
tableinHDD and reserve atleast250MBnon-partitionedspace.
Installation
PleaserefertoyourMicrosoft User’sManualforWindowsXPOS
installation.
Warning:Backup yourusedHDD incasedataloss may
occurduringtheWindowsXPinstallation.

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1.Turnoff all runningapplicationsbeforeyou install drivers
underWindowsXP.
2. InserttheattachedCDintotheCD/DVD-ROMdrive.
3.Whenyou see thefollowingDriversSetup Window, click
thedriver(e.g.Wireless Driver)tobeinstalledtoyoursystem.
3.InstallingDriversunderWindowsXP
You needtoinstall driversunderWindowsXPfornormalsystem

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SoftwareInstallation
5.Selectthe“IAccept”check boxand thenclick Nextto
4.Click Nexton theWelcomepage tocontinue.

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6.Entertheuserinformation and click Next.
7.click Install tostarttheinstallation.

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SoftwareInstallation
8. It showsthepercentage oftheinstallation process thathas
beencompleted.Pleasewait.
9.Theinstallation iscomplete.Click Finishtoexit.

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10.You canfind theWlanUtilityicon on thedesktop.

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SoftwareInstallation
4.InstallingSCMunderWindowsXP
You needtoinstall SystemControlManager(SCM)underWindows
XPfornormalsystemoperation.
4.1SystemControlManager
SystemControlManagementisanewgeneration and powerful
toolofscreencontrolwithE-mail comingalarm and colorfulstatus
displaysforfunction keysintegrated.SystemControlManager
makesmoreinteractive displaysforyou tonotice whatfunctions
you areusing.Therearethree majorfunctionsofSystemControl
Manager:FrontPanelDisplay Control, OnScreenDisplay and Mail
Notification.Once you have installedtheSCMapplication,you
will see anicon on thetaskbar.
4.1.1FrontPanelDisplay Control
Whenyou press thefunction key on thefrontpanel, thefrontpanel
will display theapplication’sstatus.
Forexample,if you press Play inMusicmode,thefront
Warning:IftheSystemControlManagerapplication is
notinstalledoristerminated,somecontrolfunctionswill
notwork.

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4.1.2OnScreenDisplay (OSD)
Whenyou press thefunction key on thefrontpanel, themonitor
will display thecommand received.
Forexample,if you press Play inMusicmode,the
monitorwill display thecorrespondingstatus:
Play
4.1.3Mail Notification
Withthisfeaturelaunched,you don’thave toturnon and off the
mail boxfrequentlytocheck outin-comingmails.Rightclick the
icon on thetaskbarand selectMail Properties.

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SoftwareInstallation
EntertheMail ServerInformation tocheck themail automatically
and configurethefrequency.
To testif you have enteredtheMail ServerInformation correctly,
press Test.If thesettingisOK,it will showyou thefollowing
If thesettingisfailed,you will needtoresettheinformation.
ConnecttoMail ServerSucceeded!
OK

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4.2SCMInstallation
1.Whenyou see thefollowingSetup WindowundertheUtility
tab,click SystemControlManager.
2.Click Nexton theWelcomepage tocontinue.

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SoftwareInstallation
3.Theinstallation iscomplete.Click Finishtoexit.
4.Afteryou restartthecomputer,you canfind theSMCicon
on thestatusarea.

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5. InstallingInterVideoHomeTheater
InserttheattachedCDintotheCD/DVD-ROMdrive toinstall the
HomeTheaterapplication.Followtheon-screeninstructionslater
tocompletetheinstallation.
Note:Turnoff all runningapplicationsbeforeyou start.
1.Click Nexton theWelcomepage tocontinue.
2.Click Yestoproceedtothenextstep.