MSI 845PE Neo User manual

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Version5.0
G52-M6580XM
MS-6580 (v5.X)ATXMainboard
845PENeoSeries

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ManualRev:5.0
ReleaseDate:December2003
FCC-BRadioFrequencyInterference Statement
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfound tocomplywiththelimitsforaclass
Bdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotection againstharmfulinterference whentheequip-
mentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses
and canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand usedinaccor-
dance withtheinstruction manual,maycauseharmfulinterference toradio
communications.Operation ofthisequipmentinaresidentialarea islikelyto
causeharmfulinterference,inwhichcasetheuserwill berequiredtocorrect
theinterference athisownexpense.
Notice1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedby thepartyrespon-
sibleforcompliance couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice2
Shieldedinterface cablesandA.C.powercord,ifany,mustbeusedinorderto
complywiththeemissionlimits.
VOIRLANOTICED’INSTALLATIONAVANTDERACCORDERAU
RESEAU.
Micro-StarInternationalMS-6580
Testedtocomply
withFCCStandard
ForHomeorOfficeUse

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RevisionHistory
5.0FirstreleaseforPCB5.X December2003
TechnicalSupport
If aproblemariseswithyoursystemand no solution canbeobtainedfromthe
user’smanual,pleasecontactyourplace ofpurchaseorlocaldistributor.
Alternatively,pleasetrythefollowing helpresourcesforfurtherguidance.
Visit theMSIwebsiteforFAQ,technicalguide,BIOSupdates,driver
updates,andotherinformation:http://www.msi.com.tw/
Contactourtechnicalstaffat: [e-mail]

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1.Alwaysreadthesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2.KeepthisUser’sManualforfuturereference.
3.Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
4.Laythisequipmenton areliableflatsurface beforesetting it up.
5.Theopeningson theenclosureareforairconvection hence protectsthe
equipmentfromoverheating.DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.
6.Makesurethevoltageofthepowersource and adjustproperly110/220V
beforeconnecting theequipmenttothepowerinlet.
7.Place thepowercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotstepon it.Donot
place anything overthepowercord.
8.AlwaysUnplugthePowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-oncardormodule.
9.All cautionsand warningson theequipmentshouldbenoted.
10.Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamageorcauseelectri-
calshock.
11.If anyofthefollowing situationsarises,gettheequipmentcheckedbya
service personnel:
lThepowercordorplug isdamaged.
lLiquidhaspenetratedintotheequipment.
lTheequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.
lTheequipmenthasnotworkwell oryou cannotgetit workaccording
toUser’sManual.
lTheequipmenthasdroppedand damaged.
lTheequipmenthasobvioussign ofbreakage.
12.DO NOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINAN ENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED,STORAGETEMPERATUREABOVE600C(1400F),IT
MAYDAMAGETHEEQUIPMENT.
SafetyInstructions
CAUTION:Dangerofexplosion ifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replace onlywiththesameorequivalenttyperecommendedby the
manufacturer.

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CONTENTS
FCC-BRadioFrequencyInterference Statement............................................. ii
CopyrightNotice .............................................................................................. iii
Revision History............................................................................................... iii
TechnicalSupport............................................................................................. iii
SafetyInstructions...........................................................................................iv
Chapter1.GettingStarted........................................................................... 1-1
MainboardSpecifications.......................................................................1-2
MainboardLayout...................................................................................1-4
MSISpecialFeatures...............................................................................1-5
ColorManagement...........................................................................1-5
CoreCenter........................................................................................1-6
LiveMonitor.....................................................................................1-8
LiveBIOS/LiveDriver.......................................................................1-9
D-Bracket2(Optional).................................................................... 1-10
CoreCellChip................................................................................. 1-12
S-Bracket(Optional)....................................................................... 1-13
CPUThermalProtection................................................................. 1-13
RoundCable(Optional).................................................................. 1-14
Chapter2.HardwareSetup.......................................................................... 2-1
QuickComponentsGuide.......................................................................2-2
CentralProcessingUnit: CPU.................................................................2-3
CPUCoreSpeedDerivationProcedure...........................................2-3
CPUInstallationProceduresforSocket478....................................2-4
Installing theCPUFan.....................................................................2-5
Memory....................................................................................................2-7
MemorySpeed/CPUFSBOverclocking SupportMatrix................2-7
DIMMModuleCombination ...........................................................2-8
InstallingDDRModules..................................................................2-8
PowerSupply...........................................................................................2-9

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ATX20-PinPowerConnector:PWR1..............................................2-9
ATX12VPowerConnector:JPW1..................................................2-9
BackPanel..............................................................................................2-10
KeyboardConnector......................................................................2-10
MouseConnector...........................................................................2-11
USBConnectors.............................................................................2-11
RJ-45LANJack(Optional).............................................................2-12
SerialPortConnector:COMA.......................................................2-12
ParallelPortConnector...................................................................2-13
AudioPortConnectors..................................................................2-14
Connectors,Jumpersand Slots.............................................................2-15
FloppyDiskDriveConnector:FDD1..............................................2-15
FanPowerConnectors:CPUFAN1/SYS_FAN1............................2-15
HardDiskConnectors:IDE1&IDE2.............................................2-16
FrontPanelAudioConnector:JAUD1..........................................2-17
FrontPanelConnectors:JFP1&JFP2...........................................2-18
S-BracketConnector:JSP1.............................................................2-19
FrontUSBConnector:JUSB1........................................................2-20
ChassisIntrusionSwitchConnector:JCI1....................................2-20
CD-InConnector:CD_IN1.............................................................2-20
D-Bracket2Connector:JDB1........................................................2-21
ClearCMOSJumper:JBAT1..........................................................2-22
AGPSlot..........................................................................................2-22
PCISlots..........................................................................................2-22
PCIInterruptRequestRouting ......................................................2-23
Chapter3.BIOSSetup................................................................................. 3-1
Entering Setup .........................................................................................3-2
SelectingtheFirstBootDevice........................................................3-2
ControlKeys.....................................................................................3-3
GettingHelp......................................................................................3-3

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TheMainMenu.......................................................................................3-4
StandardCMOSFeatures........................................................................3-6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures........................................................................3-8
AdvancedChipsetFeatures.................................................................. 3-13
PowerManagementFeatures................................................................ 3-16
PNP/PCIConfigurations........................................................................ 3-20
IntegratedPeripherals........................................................................... 3-23
PCHealthStatus.................................................................................... 3-26
Frequency/VoltageControl................................................................... 3-27
SetSupervisor/UserPassword............................................................. 3-30
LoadHighPerformance/BIOSSetupDefaults...................................... 3-31
AppendixA:Using2-,4-or6-ChannelAudioFunction.............................A-1
AppendixB:TheexplanationforoverspecificationandoverclockingonIntel®
845PEchipset..........................................................................................B-1

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GettingStarted
Chapter1.Getting
Started
Thankyou forpurchasingthe845PENeo(MS-6580 v5.X)
ATXmainboard.The845PENeoisbasedon Intel®845PE&
ICH4chipsetsforoptimalsystemefficiency.Designedtofit the
advancedIntel®Pentium4Northwood/Prescott processorin
the478-pinpackage,the845PENeodeliversahighperformance
and professionaldesktop platformsolution.
GettingStarted

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MS-6580 ATXMainboard
MainboardSpecifications
CPU
†SupportsSocket478 forIntel®Pentium4Northwood/Prescott processors
†FSB400/533/800MHz(overchipsetspec.)
†Supportsup to3.4GHzand higherspeed
Chipsets
†Intel®845PEchipsets
-AGP4x slot(1.5vonly)
-FSB533/(800 MHz)(refertoAppendixBfordetailsonFSB800MHz)
-SupportDDR200/266/333/(400)DDRtechnology(refertoAppendixBfor
detailsonDDR400)
-Support400/533 MHzIntelNetBurstmicro-architecturebus
†Intel®ICH4chipset
-AC’972.2interface
-6USB2.0/1.1ports
-2channelUltraATA/100 BusMasterIDEcontroller
-SMBus2.0support
-IntegratedLAN controller
MainMemory
†Availablebandwidthupto2.7GB/s(DDR333 forsingle-channelmode,DDR400
overchipsetspec.)
†Supportstwounbuffered184-pinDDR200/DDR266/DDR333/(DDR400)
DIMMs(refertoAppendixBfordetailson DDR400)
†Supportsupto2GBmemorysize withoutECC
Slots
†OneAGP(AcceleratedGraphicsPort)4xslot(1.5vonly)
†FivePCI2.232-bit Masterbusslots(3.3v/5v)
-Supportsmulti-communicationPCIDevice(PCI5)
On-BoardIDE
†AnIDEcontrollerintegratedinICH4
†SupportPIO,BusMasterand UltraATA66/100 operation modes
†Canconnectup tofourIDEdevices

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On-BoardPeripherals
†On-BoardPeripheralsinclude:
-1floppy portsupports2FDDswith360K,720K,1.2M,1.44Mand
2.88Mbytes
-1serialportconnectorCOMA
-1parallelport
-1RJ-45LANJack(Optional)
-Audioportsinverticalstack
-1rearcoaxialSPDIF-Out
-6USBports(Rear*4/Front*2)
Audio
†AC’97linkcontrollerintegratedinICH4
†6channelsaudiocodecRealtekALC655
LAN(Optional)
†Realtek® 8100C
-Integrated10/100 EthernetMACand PHY inonechip
-Supports10Mb/sand 100Mb/sauto-negotiation operation
-CompliantwithPCIv2.2,miniPCi1.0and LAN on Motherboard(LOM)
standard
BIOS
†ThemainboardBIOSprovides“Plug &Play” BIOSwhichdetectsthepe-
ripheraldevicesand expansion cardsoftheboardautomatically.
†ThemainboardprovidesaDesktop ManagementInterface (DMI) function
whichrecordsyourmainboardspecifications.
Dimension&Mounting
†ATXFormFactor:29.5cm(L)x20.5cm(W),6mountingholes
Others
†SupportsSTR/STD(S3/S4)
†PC2001compliant
†D-Bracket2/S-Bracket/RoundCable(Optional)

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MS-6580 ATXMainboard
MainboardLayout
845PENeo(MS-6580 v5.X)ATXMainboard
Intel
845PE
chipset
SYS_FAN1
CPUFAN1
JDB1
JSP1
JAUD1
ATX Power
Supply
IDE 1
IDE 2
Winbond
W83627THF
Realtek
RTL8100C
CD_IN1
JPW1
JBAT1
JCI1
Codec
FDD1
AGP Slot
JUSB1 JFP1 JFP2
BATT
+
ICH 4
PCI Slot 5
PCI Slot 4
PCI Slot 3
PCI Slot 2
PCI Slot 1
DDR1 DDR2
BIOS
Top : Parallel Port
Bottom:
COMA
Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboard
T: LAN Jack
B: USB ports
T: SPDIF Out
B: USB ports
T:
M:
B:
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic

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MSISpecialFeatures
ColorManagement
MSIhasaunifiedcolormanagementruleforsomeconnectorson the
mainboards,whichhelpsyou toinstall thememorymodules,expansion cards
and otherperipheralsdevicesmoreeasilyand conveniently.
†MemoryDDRDIMMs:lightgreen
†USB2.0connector:yellow
†FrontpanelconnectorJFP1:HDD LEDisred,ResetSwitchisblue,
PowerSwitchinblack,PowerLEDislightgreen.
†FrontpanelconnectorJFP2:PowerLEDislightgreen.
MemoryDDRDIMMs
FrontPanelconnectorJFP2
USB2.0connectorFrontPanelconnectorJFP1

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MS-6580 ATXMainboard
CoreCenterTM
Thisall-in-onehardwareconsoleisadvancedcombination ofthepopular
PCAlertandFuzzyLogic.Includingpowerfulfunctionwithhardwaremonitor,
systemalertandinstinctiveUIofoverclocking,CoreCenterisjustlikeyourPC
doctorthatcandetect,viewand adjustthePChardwareand systemstatus
duringrealtimeoperation.
Intheleftsideit showsthecurrentsystemstatusincluding theVcore,3.
3V,+5Vand12V.IntherightsideitshowsthecurrentPChardwarestatussuch
astheCPU&systemtemperaturesand all fansspeeds.
Whenyou clicktheredtrianglesintheleftand rightsides,twosub-
menuswill openforuserstooverclock,overspec ortoadjustthethresholdsof
systemtosend outthewarning messages.If you clicktheCoreCenterbutton
inthetop,ascreenpopsup foryou tochoosethe“Automode”or“User
mode”ofCPUfan.

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Left-wing:Currentsystemstatus
Intheleftsub-menu,you canconfigurethesettingsofFSB,Vcore,
MemoryVoltageandAGPVoltagebyclickingtheradiobutton infrontofeach
itemand makeit available(theradiobutton will belightedasyellowwhen
selected),usethe“+”and “-”buttonstoadjust,thenclick“OK”toapplythe
changes.Thenyou canclickSave tosavethedesiredFSByou justconfigured.
Alsoyou mayclickAutotostarttesting themaximalCPUoverclocking
value,TheCPUFSBwillautomaticallyincreasethetestingvalueuntil thePC
reboots.Oryou mayclickDefault torestorethedefault values.
Right-wing:PChardwarestatusduringrealtimeoperation
Intherightsub-menu,you canconfigurethePChardwarestatussuchas
CPU&systemtemperaturesand fanspeeds.You mayusethescroll barsto
adjusteachitem,thenclick“OK”toapplythechanges.Thevaluesyou setfor
thetemperaturesarethemaximumthresholdsforthesystemforwarnings,and
thevalueforfanspeedsaretheminimumthresholds.
Top-side:Usermode/Automode
Hereyou mayadjusttheCPUfanspeed.If you chooseUsermode,you
mayadjusttheCPUfanspeedin8differentmodes,fromStoptoFullspeed.

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MS-6580 ATXMainboard
LiveMonitor™
TheLiveMonitor™isatoolusedtoschedulethesearch
forthelatestBIOS/driversversion on theMSIWebsite.Touse
thefunction,you needtoinstall the“MSILiveUpdate3”
application.Afterinstallation,the“MSILiveMonitor”icon (as
shownon theright)will appearon thescreen.Doubleclickthis
icon torun theapplication.
Doubleclickthe“MSILiveMonitor”icon atthelower-rightcorner
ofthetaskbar,and thefollowing dialog box will appear.You canspecifyhow
oftenthesystemwill automaticallysearchfortheBIOS/driversversion,or
changetheLAN settingsrightfromthedialog box.
You canright-clicktheMSILiveMonitoricon toperformthefunctions
listedbelow:
lAutoSearch–SearchesfortheBIOS/driversversion you needimmediately.
lViewLastResult–Allowsyou toviewthelastsearchresult ifthereisany.
lPreference –ConfigurestheSearchfunction,including theSearchschedule.
lExit–ExitstheLiveMonitor™application.
lFAQ–Providesalinktoadatabasewhichcontainsvariouspossiblequestions
aboutMSI'sproductsforuserstoinquire.

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GettingStarted
LiveBIOS™/LiveDriver™
TheLiveBIOS™/LiveDriver™isatoolusedtodetect
and updateyourBIOS/driversonlinesothatyou don’tneedto
searchforthecorrectBIOS/driverversionthroughoutthewhole
Website.Tousethefunction,you needtoinstall the“MSI
LiveUpdate3”application.Aftertheinstallation,the“MSI
LiveUpdate3”icon (asshownon theright)will appearon the
screen.
Doubleclickthe“MSILiveUpdate3”icon,and thefollowing screenwill
appear:
Fivebuttonsareplacedon theleftcolumnofthescreen.Clickthedesired
button tostarttheupdateprocess.
öLiveBIOS–UpdatestheBIOSonline.
öLiveDriver –Updatesthedriversonline.
öLiveVGABIOS–UpdatestheVGA BIOSonline.
öLiveVGADriver –UpdatestheVGA driveronline.
öLiveOSD–UpdatesthefirmwareoftheOSDproductsonline.
öLiveUtility–Updatestheutilitiesonline.
If theproductyou purchaseddoesnotsupportany ofthefunctionslisted
above,a“sorry”messageisdisplayed.Formoreinformation on theupdate
instructions,insertthecompanion CDand refertothe“LiveUpdateGuide”
underthe“Manual”Tab.

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MS-6580 ATXMainboard
D-BracketTM2 Description
System Power ON
-The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or
not installed properly.
Early Chipset Initialization
Memory Detection Test
-Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if
the memory module is damaged or not installed properly.
Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting.
Initializing Keyboard Controller.
Testing VGA BIOS
-This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen.
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RedGreen
D-Bracket™2
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D-Bracket™2(Optional)
D-Bracket™2isanexternalUSBbracketintegrating fourDiagnostic
LEDs,whichusegraphicsignaldisplaytohelpusersunderstand theirsystem.
TheLEDsprovideup to16 combinationsofsignalstodebug thesystem.The
4LEDscandebug all problemsthatfail thesystem,suchasVGA,RAMor
otherfailures.Thisspecialfeatureisveryusefulfortheoverclocking users.
Theseuserscanusethefeaturetodetectifthereareanyproblemsorfailures.
D-Bracket™2supportsbothUSB1.1&2.0spec.

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D-BracketTM2 Description
Processor Initialization
-This will show information regarding the processor (like
brand name, system bus, etc…)
Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)
Initializing Video Interface
-This will start detecting CPU cloc
k, 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….
Testing Base and Extended Memory
-Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended
memory above 1MB using various patterns.
Assign Resources to all ISA.
Initializing Hard Drive Controller
-This will initialize IDE drive and controller.
Initializing Floppy Drive Controller
-This will initializing Floppy Drive and controller.
Boot Attempt
-This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h.
Operating System Booting
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MS-6580 ATXMainboard
BuzzFree
--Diagnosescurrentsystem
utilization &temperature.
-- ControlsbothCPUand
NorthBridgefans.
-- Cutsup to50%ofsys-
temnoise.
LifePro
-- Prolongsmotherboard,CPUand fanlife.
-- Maintainsmotherboard&CPUinconstanttemperature.
-- Preventscomponentsfromoperatingbeyondspecifications.
Speedster
-- AdvancedO.C.design.
-- SuperiorO.C.capability.
-- GreaterO.C.method.
FeaturesofCoreCell™
CoreCellTMChip
Bydiagnosing thecurrentsystemutilization,the
CoreCell™Chipautomaticallytunesyourmotherboardtothe
optimalstate,leadingtolessnoise,longerduration,morepower-
saving and higherperformance.
PowerPro
-- Savesup to65%power.
-- Assuresmotherboard
stability.
-- EmpowersO.C
Capability.

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S-Bracket(Optional)
S-Bracketisabracketwhichprovides2SPDIFjacksfordigitalaudio
transmissionand 2analogLine-Outconnectorsforadditional4-channelanalog
audiooutput.WiththeS-Bracket,yoursystemwill beabletoperform6-
channelaudiooperation forwonderfulsurround sound effect,orconnectto
Sony&PhilipsDigitalInterface (SPDIF)speakersforaudiotransmission with
betterquality.
TheS-BracketofferstwotypesofSPDIFconnectors:oneforoptical
fiberand theotherforcoaxialconnection.Selecttheappropriateonetomeet
yourneed.Formoreinformation onS-Bracket,refertoAppendixA:Using2-,
4-or6-ChannelAudioFunction.
CPUThermalProtection
AimedtopreventtheCPUfromoverheating,MSIhasdevelopedaCPU
ThermalProtection mechanismforIntel®CPUplatform.ThisCPUThermal
Protection mechanismworkson athermalsignalsensor.If themechanism
sensesanabnormaltemperaturerise,itwill automaticallyshutdownthesystem
and theCPUtemperaturewill thendrop downand resumenormal.Withthis
uniquefeature,userscanbetterprotecttheirCPU.Pleasenotethatthisfeature
isforIntel® PentiumCPUonly.
S-Bracket
SPDIFjack(optical)SPDIFjack(coaxial)
Analog Line-Outjacks