MSI 845 Pro2-C User manual

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Version 1.0
G52-MA00497
MS-6562 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard
MSI
MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL
845 Pro2-C

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Manual Rev: 1.0
Release Date: Jan. 2002
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 equip-
ment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-
dance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.
Notice 1
The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party respon-
sible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2
Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to
comply with the emission limits.
VOIR LA NOTICE DINSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU
RESEAU.
Micro-Star International MS-6562
Tested to comply
with FCC Standard
For Home or Office Use

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Edition
Jan. 2002
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but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products
are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes
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Revision History
Revision Revision History Date
V1.0 First release Jan. 2002

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Safety Instructions
1. Read the safety instructions carefully.
2. Save this Users Guide for possible use later.
3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.
4. Lay this equipment on a stable and flat surface before setting it up.
5. The openings on the enclosure are used for air convection and to prevent
the equipment from overheating. Note: Do not cover the openings.
6. Make sure that the power voltage is within its safety range and has been
adjusted properly to the value of 110/220V before connecting the equip-
ment to the power inlet.
7. Place the power cord in a way that people are unlikely to step on it. Do not
place anything on the power cord.
8. Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.
9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage the equipment
or cause an electrical shock.
11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a
service personnel:
lthe power cord or plug is damaged
lliquid has penetrated into the equipment
lthe equipment has been exposed to moisture
lthe equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according
to Users Guide
lthe equipment was dropped and damaged
lthe equipment has obvious signs of breakage
12. Do not leave the equipment in an unconditioned environment with a stor-
age temperature of 600 C (1400F) or above, which may damage the
equipment.
CAUTION: To prevent explosion caused by improper battery
replacement, use the same or equivalent type of battery recommended
by the manufacturer only.

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CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Getting Started ........................................................................ 1-1
Mainboard Specification ...................................................................... 1-2
Mainboard Layout ............................................................................... 1-4
Quick Components Guide .................................................................... 1-5
Connectors & Jumpers ......................................................................... 1-6
Back Panel ............................................................................................ 1-8
Chapter 2. AMI BIOS Setup ..................................................................... 2-1
Entering Setup...................................................................................... 2-2
Selecting the First Boot Device ..................................................... 2-2
Control Keys ................................................................................. 2-3
Getting Help .................................................................................. 2-3
The Main Menu ................................................................................... 2-4
Standard CMOS Features .................................................................... 2-5
Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................... 2-6
Advanced Chipset Features................................................................. 2-7
Power Management Setup ................................................................... 2-8
PNP/PCI Configurations....................................................................... 2-9
Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 2-10
Hardware Monitor Setup .................................................................... 2-11
Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults.................................... 2-12
Supervisor/User Password ................................................................. 2-13
IDE HDD AUTO Detection ................................................................ 2-15

Getting Started
1-1
Chapter 1. Getting Started 1
Getting Started
Thank you for purchasing the 845 Pro2-C v1.X ATX mainboard. The 845
Pro2-C mainboard is based on Intel®82845 & ICH2 chipsets for optimal system
efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel®Pentium®4 processors in the
478 pin package, the 845 Pro2-C v1.X delivers a high performance and profes-
sional desktop platform solution.
TOPICS
Mainboard Specification 1-2
Mainboard Layout 1-4
Quick Components Guide 1-5
Connectors & Jumpers 1-6
Back Panel 1-8

Chapter 1
1-2
CPU
Support Socket 478 for Intel®Pentium®4 Willamette/Northwood processor
Support1.3GHz,1.4GHz,1.5GHz,1.6GHz,1.7GHz,1.8GHz,1.9GHz,2GHz,
2.2GHz and up* (*not tested yet)
Chipset
Intel®845 chipset (593 FC-BGA)
- Support 100MHz FSB
- Support 400MHz Intel NetBurst micro-architecture bus
- 1.5V AGP interface with 4x data transfer and 4x fast write capability
Intel®ICH2 chipset (360 EBGA)
- AC97 Controller Integrated
- 2 full IDE channels, up to ATA 100
- Low pin count interface for SIO
MainMemory
Support three PC133 SDRAM sockets
Support up to 3 GB memory size
Slots
One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 4x slot (1.5V only)
Six PCI 2.2 32-bit Master PCI bus slots
One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot
Support 3.3V/5V PCI bus Interface
On-BoardIDE
An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with
PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA33/66/100 operation modes
Can connect up to four IDE devices
On-Board Peripherals
On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88
Mbytes
- 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B)
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 4 USB ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2)
- 1 Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-In/Game port
Mainboard Specification

Getting Started
1-3
Audio
ICH2 chip integrated
AC97 codec supports 2 channel Audio
BIOS
The mainboard BIOS provides Plug & Play function which detects the
peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically
The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function
which records your mainboard specifications
Dimension
ATX Form Factor 30.5cm x 20cm
Mounting
6 mounting holes
Others
Support Modem Wake-up function
Support STR/STD
PC 2001 Compliant

Chapter 1
1-4
Mainboard Layout
845 Pro2-C (MS-6562 v1.X) ATX Mainboard
SFAN1
PSFAN1
CFAN1
JDB1
DIM2
DIM3
ATX Power
Supply
IDE 1
IDE 2
Winbond
W83627HF-AW
CNR
USB
ports
Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard
JCD1
JPW1
JBAT1
JAUX1
JMD1
Codec
JAUD1
To p :
Game port
Bottom:
Line-Out
Line-In
Mic
FDD1
AGP Slot
JIR1 JWR1 JUSB1
JFP1
JFP2
JGS1
BATT
+
ICH 2
PCI Slot 6
PCI Slot 5
PCI Slot 4
PCI Slot 3
PCI Slot 2
PCI Slot 1
FWH

Getting Started
1-5
Quick Components Guide
Component Function
CONN1 ATX 20-pin power connector
JPW1 ATX 12V power connector
JKBMS1 Mouse connector
JKBMS1 Keyboard connector
USB Connectors Connecting to USB devices
COM A & COM B Serial port connector
LPT1 Parallel port connector
FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector
JGS1 Power saving switch connector
IDE1~ IDE2 Hard disk connectors
JCD1 CD-in connector
JAUX1 Aux line-in connector
JMD1 Modem-in connector
CFAN1/SFAN1/PSFAN1 Fan power connectors
JFP1/JFP2 Front panel connectors
JAUD1 Front panel audio connector
JUSB1 Front USB connector
JIR1 IrDA infrared module connector
JDB1 D-Bracket connector
JWR1 Wake on ring connector
JBAT1 Clear CMOS jumper
AGP Slot Connecting to AGP cards
PCI Slots Connecting to expansion cards
CNR Slot Connecting to expansion cards

Chapter 1
1-6
Connectors & Jumpers
JGS1
JFP2 (BUZ is optional)
JFP1
1
2
7
8
P
GND
+
+
-
-
LED
SPK S
BUZ
10
1
9
2
HDD
S
PWSW RST
-
LED P
+
+
-
-
+
The mainboard provides two front panel con-
nectors for establishing electrical connection to the
front panel switches and LEDs.
Both JFP1 and JFP2 are compliant with Intel®
Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
Attach a power saving switch to this
connector. Pressing the switch once will have the
system enter the sleep/suspend state. Press any
key to wake up the system.
JAUD1
12
910
JUSB1
19
210
The mainboard provides one front Universal
Serial Bus connector for users to connect to USB
devices. JUSB1 is compliant with the Intel Front
Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
The connector allows you to connect to the
IrDA Infrared module. You must configure the set-
ting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function.
JIR1 is compliant with the Intel Front Panel I/O con-
nectivity Design Guide.
JIR1 1
2
5
6
The JAUD1 front panel audio connector al-
lows you to connect to the front panel audio and is
compliant with Intel®Front Panel I/O Connectivity
Design Guide.

Getting Started
1-7
JDB1
1
2
9
10
The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector
for you to connect to D-Bracket. D-Bracket is
a USB Bracket integrating four LEDs and allows
users to identify system problem through 16 vari-
ous combinations of LED signals.
JWR1
1
5
This connector allows you to connect to a
modem card with Wake On Ring function. The con-
nector will power up the system when a signal is
received through the modem card.
JBAT1
1
Clear CMOS
3
1
Keep CMOS
3
1
A battery must be used to retain the
mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM. Short 1-
2 pins of JBAT1 to store the CMOS data.

Chapter 1
1-8
Back Panel
Mouse
Keyboard USB
Parallel
COM A COM B L-out L-in MIC
Midi/Joystick
PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)
21
3
4
56
PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)
21
3
4
56
USB Ports
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
COM A & COM B (9-pin Male)
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
Audio Port Connectors
Line Out Line In MIC MIDI/Joystick Connector
13 1
14
25
Parallel Port Connector

AMI BIOS Setup
2-1
Chapter 3. BIOS Setup
TOPICS
Entering Setup 2-2
The Main Menu 2-4
Standard CMOS Features 2-5
Advanced BIOS Features 2-6
Advanced Chipset Features 2-7
Power Management Setup 2-8
PNP/PCI Configurations 2-9
Integrated Peripherals 2-10
Hardware Monitor Setup 2-11
Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults 2-12
Supervisor/User Password 2-13
IDE HDD AUTO Detection 2-15
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AMI 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.

Chapter 2
2-2
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 <DEL>
key to enter Setup.
DEL:Setup F11:BootMenu F12:Networkboot TAB:Logo
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 <Ctrl>,
<Alt>, and <Delete> keys.
Selecting the First Boot Device
You are allowed to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS
setup utility by pressing <F11>. When the same message as listed above
appears on the screen, press <F11> to trigger the boot menu.
The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in
time. If so, restart the system and press <F11> after around 2 or 3 seconds to
activate the boot menu similar to the following.
The boot menu will list all the bootable devices. Select the one you want
to boot from by using arrow keys and then pressing <Enter>. The system will
boot from the selected device. The selection will not make changes to the
settings in the BIOS setup utility, so next time when you power on the system,
it will still use the original first boot device to boot up.
Select First Boot Device
Floppy : 1st Floppy
IDE-0 : IBM-DTLA-307038
CDROM : ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVE 40X M
[Up/Dn] Select [RETURN] Boot [ESC] cancel

AMI BIOS Setup
2-3
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
<Enter> Select the item
<Esc> 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
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page
Setup Menu
<F6> Load High Performance Defaults
<F7> Load BIOS Setup Defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit
Getting Help
After entering the Setup utility, the first screen you see is the Main Menu.
MainMenu
The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies. You can use
the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description for the selected
setup category is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Default Settings
The BIOS setup program contains two kinds of default settings: the BIOS
Setup and High Performance defaults. BIOS Setup defaults provide stable but
minimal performance settings for all devices and the system, while High Perfor-
mance defaults provide the best system performance but may affect the sys-
tem stability.

Chapter 2
2-4
The Main Menu
Once you enter AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY, the Main Menu will ap-
pear on the screen. The Main Menu displays twelve configurable functions
and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press
<Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

AMI BIOS Setup
2-5
Standard CMOS Features
The items inside STANDARD CMOS SETUP menu are divided into 9 catego-
ries. Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys
to highlight the item you want to modify and use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys
to switch to the value you prefer.

Chapter 2
2-6
Advanced BIOS Features

AMI BIOS Setup
2-7
Advanced Chipset Features
Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.