MSI 946GZ Neo Series User manual

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946GZNeo Series
MS-7279(V1.X)Mainboard
G52-72791X1
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CopyrightNotice
The materialinthisdocumentistheintellectual propertyof MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL.Wetakeeverycareinthe preparationof thisdocument, butno
guaranteeisgivenastothecorrectnessofitscontents.Ourproductsareunder
continualimprovementand wereservetherighttomakechangeswithoutnotice.
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RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V1.0 Firstrelease December2006
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser’s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocaldistributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowing helpresourcesforfurtherguidance.
Visit theMSI websiteforFAQ,technical guide,BIOSupdates,driverupdates,
andotherinformation: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/
faq/esc_faq_list.php
Contactourtechnical staff at: http://support.msi.com.tw
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SafetyInstructions
CAUTION: Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywiththe sameorequivalenttype recommendedbythe
manufacturer.
1. Alwaysread thesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2. KeepthisUser’sManualforfuturereference.
3. Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
4. Laythisequipmentonareliableflatsurfacebeforesetting itup.
5. Theopeningsontheenclosureareforairconvectionhenceprotectstheequip-
ment fromoverheating.DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.
6. Makesurethevoltageofthe powersourceandadjustproperly110/220Vbe-
foreconnectingtheequipmenttothepowerinlet.
7. Placethe powercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotstepon it. Donotplace
anythingoverthepowercord.
8. AlwaysUnplug thePowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-oncardormodule.
9. All cautionsand warningsontheequipmentshouldbenoted.
10. Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamage orcauseelectrical
shock.
11. If anyofthefollowingsituationsarises,gettheequipmentcheckedbyservice
personnel:
†Thepowercordorplugisdamaged.
†Liquid haspenetratedintotheequipment.
†Theequipmenthasbeen exposedtomoisture.
†The equipmentdoesnotworkwelloryoucannotgetitworkaccordingto
User’sManual.
†Theequipmenthasdroppedand damaged.
†Theequipmenthasobvioussign of breakage.
12.DONOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINANENVIRONMENTUNCONDITIONED,STOR-
AGETEMPERATUREABOVE600C(1400F),IT MAYDAMAGETHEEQUIPMENT.
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FCC-BRadio Frequency Interference Statement
Thisequipmenthasbeen
tested and found tocomply
withthe limitsforaClassB
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart
15of the FCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable protection
againstharmful interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
usesand canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand used in accor-
dancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful interferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisno guarantee thatinterferencewill notoccurin aparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful interferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturning theequipmentoff and on,the useris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyone ormoreof themeasureslisted
below.
†Reorientorrelocatethereceiving antenna.
†Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentand receiver.
†Connecttheequipmentintoanoutleton acircuitdifferentfromthatto
whichthereceiverisconnected.
†Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnicianforhelp.
Notice1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible for
compliancecould void theuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice2
Shieldedinterfacecablesand A.C.powercord,ifany,mustbeusedinorderto
complywiththeemissionlimits.
VOIRLANOTICED’ INSTALLATIONAVANTDERACCORDERAURESEAU.
Micro-StarInternational
MS-7279
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2)thisdevicemustaccept anyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.
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WEEE (WasteElectricaland ElectronicEquipment) Statement
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CONTENTS
CopyrightNotice..............................................................................................................ii
Trademarks.......................................................................................................................ii
RevisionHistory..............................................................................................................ii
Technical Support...........................................................................................................ii
SafetyInstructions.........................................................................................................iii
FCC-B RadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement........................................................iv
WEEE(WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment)Statement....................................v
Chapter1.GettingStarted....................................................................................1-1
MainboardSpecifications...................................................................................1-2
MainboardLayout................................................................................................1-4
PackingChecklist.................................................................................................1-5
MSI Special Feature............................................................................................1-6
Chapter2.HardwareSetup..................................................................................2-1
Quick ComponentsGuide....................................................................................2-2
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)............................................................................2-3
IntroductiontoLGA775CPU......................................................................2-3
CPU&CoolerInstallation.............................................................................2-4
Memory.................................................................................................................2-7
InstallingDDRII Modules...............................................................................2-8
PowerSupply......................................................................................................2-9
ATX24-Pin SystemPowerConnector: ATX1............................................2-9
ATX12VPowerConnector:JPW1............................................................2-9
BackPanel..........................................................................................................2-10
Connectors........................................................................................................2-12
FloppyDiskDriveConnector:FDD1..........................................................2-12
HardDiskConnectors:IDE1......................................................................2-12
Serial ATAII Connectors:SATA1~SATA4.................................................2-13
FanPowerConnectors: CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2......................2-14
SerialPort Connector: JCOM2..................................................................2-14
CD-InConnector:JCD_IN1........................................................................2-15
FrontPanelAudioConnector:JAUDIO1..................................................2-15
FrontPanelConnectors:JFP1/JFP2........................................................2-16
FrontUSBConnectors:JUSB1/JUSB2....................................................2-17
IrDAInfraredModule Header: JIR1...........................................................2-18
SPDIF-Out Connector:JSP1(Optional,forHDMIgraphics cardonly)...2-18
SPIDebugging PinHeader:JSPI1.............................................................2-18
ChassisIntrusionSwitchConnector: JCASE1.......................................2-18
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Jumpers..............................................................................................................2-19
ClearCMOSJumper:JBAT1.....................................................................2-19
Slots....................................................................................................................2-20
PCI(PeripheralComponent Interconnect)Express Slots.......................2-20
PCI(PeripheralComponent Interconnect)Slots......................................2-20
PCIInterruptRequestRouting...................................................................2-21
Chapter3.BIOSSetup............................................................................................3-1
EnteringSetup.....................................................................................................3-2
Control Keys................................................................................................3-3
GettingHelp..................................................................................................3-3
TheMainMenu.....................................................................................................3-4
StandardCMOSFeatures...................................................................................3-6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures...................................................................................3-9
IntegratedPeripherals.......................................................................................3-13
PowerManagementSetup...............................................................................3-16
PNP/PCIConfigurations.....................................................................................3-19
H/WMonitor........................................................................................................3-22
Cell Menu............................................................................................................3-24
CPUandMemoryClockOverclocking.............................................................3-27
LoadFail-Safe/OptimizedDefaults..................................................................3-28
BIOSSetting Password.....................................................................................3-29
AppendixA:RealtekALC888Audio...................................................................A-1
InstallingtheRealtekHDAudioDriver................................................................A-2
InstallationforWindows2000/XP..............................................................A-2
SoftwareConfiguration......................................................................................A-4
Sound Effect................................................................................................A-5
Mixer.............................................................................................................A-8
Audio I/O.....................................................................................................A-12
Microphone................................................................................................A-16
3DAudio Demo...........................................................................................A-17
Information..................................................................................................A-18
HardwareSetup................................................................................................A-19
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1-1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Chapter1
Thankyou forchoosingthe946GZNeoSeries(MS-
7279 v2.X) ATXmainboard.The946GZNeo Series
mainboardsarebasedon Intel 946GZ & ICH7 chipsets
foroptimalsystemefficiency.Designedtofitthe ad-
vanced Intel Pentium4, PentiumD & Core2Duo
series processors,the946GZNeo Seriesdeliverahigh
performanceandprofessionaldesktopplatform
solution.

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ProcessorSupport*
-Intel®Core2Duo,Pentium4,PentiumDand CeleronDprocessors
intheLGA775 package.
-Supports4pinCPUFanPin-HeaderwithFanSpeedControl.
-SupportsEISTTechnology.
-SupportsHyper-Threading (HT)Technology.
SupportedFSB
-533/800 MHz
*Foroverclockingspec, pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.twformore
information.
Chipset
-NorthBridge:Intel®946GZchipset
-SouthBridge:Intel®ICH7chipset
MemorySupport**
-DDRII 667/533SDRAM(2GBMax)
-2DIMMsDDRII(240pin/1.8V)
LAN
-SupportsPCI-ELAN10/100/1000FastEthernetbyRealtek8111B
Audio
-ChipintegratedbyRealtek®ALC888
-Flexible8-channelaudiowithjacksensing
-CompliantwithAzaliaspec
SATA
-4SATAIIportsbyICH7
-Supportsstorage and datatransfersat up to3.0Gb/s
Floppy
-1floppyport
-Supports1FDD with360K, 720K,1.2M,1.44Mand 2.88Mbytes
MainboardSpecifications

1-3
Getting Started
Connectors
BackPanel
-1PS/2mouseport
-1PS/2keyboardport.
-1serialport (JCOM1)
-1VGA port
-1parallelportsupporting SPP/EPP/ECPmode
-4USB2.0Ports.
-1LANjack(10/100/1000)
-6flexibleaudiojacks.
On-BoardPinheaders
-2USB 2.0pinheaders
-1serialport (JCOM2)
-1chassis-intrusionpinheader
-1IrDApinheader
Slots
-1PCI Expressx16slot
-2PCI Expressx1slots
-3PCIslots.
-Support3.3V/5VPCIbusInterface
FormFactor
-ATX (30.5cmX22.0cm)
Mounting
-6mounting holes
*ForthelatestinformationaboutCPU,pleasevisithttp://www.msi.
com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.
php
**Fortheupdatedsupportingmemorymodules, pleasevisithttp://
www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/
pro_mbd_trp_list.php

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946GZ NeoSeries (MS-7279v2.X) ATXMainboard
MainboardLayout
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCIE2
PCIE1
PCIE3
ATX1
JPW1
SYSFAN1
JCOM2
SYSFAN2
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CPUFAN1
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SATA3 SATA1
JFP2
JFP1
JBAT1
JBIOS1
JCSE1
JSPI1
JAUDIO1
JUSB2 JUSB1
SATA4
SATA2
Intel
ICH7
FDD1
Codec
LANChip
JCD_IN1
JIR1
Winbond
W83627DHG
T:
M:
B:
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
T:RS-Out
M:CS
B:SS-Out
-Out
T:LANjack
B: USB ports
USB ports
Top:mouse
Bottom: keyboard
Top:ParallelPort
Bottom:
COMA
VGAPort
JSP1(Optional)

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Getting Started
PackingChecklist
PowerCable
SATACable
MSImotherboard MSIDriver/UtilityCD
StandardCablefor
IDEDevices
StandardCablefor
FloppyDisk(Optional)
*Thepicturesareforreferenceonly.Yourpacking contentsmayvary
depending onthemodelyoupurchased.
User’sGuide
Back IOShield

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Whenyouclicktheredtrianglesin theleftand rightsides,twosub-menuswill open
foruserstoadjustthethresholdsof systemtosend outthewarning messages.
TheCoreCenterisanewutilityyoucan findinthe CD-ROMdisk.Theutilityisjustlike
yourPCdoctorthat candetect, viewand adjustthePChardwareand systemstatus
during real timeoperation.Inthe leftsideit showsthecurrentsystemstatus,includ-
ingthe Vcore,3.3V,+5Vand 12V. Intherightside itshowsthecurrent PChardware
statussuchastheCPU&systemtemperaturesand all fansspeeds.
MSI SpecialFeature

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Getting Started
Left-wing:Currentsystem status
Intheleftsub-menu,you canconfigurethesettingsof FSB,Vcore,MemoryVoltage
and AGPVoltagebyclicking the radiobuttonnexttoeachitemandmakeitavailable
(theradiobuttonwillbelightedasyellowwhen selected),usethe “+”and “-”buttons
toadjust, thenclick “OK”toapplythe changes.Thenyoucanclick “Save”tosave
the valuesyoujustconfigured.
Alsoyoumayclick “Auto”tostarttesting themaximumCPUoverclockingvalue.The
CPUFSBwillautomaticallyincreasethetestingvalue untilthe PCreboots.Oryoumay
click “Default”torestorethedefaultvalues.
Right-wing:PChardwarestatusduringrealtimeoperation
Intherightsub-menu,hereyoucanconfigurethePChardwarestatussuchasCPU
&systemtemperaturesand fanspeeds. Youmayusethescroll barstoadjusteach
item,thenclick “OK”toapplythechanges.Thevaluesyousetforthetemperatures
arethemaximumthresholdsforthesystemforwarnings,and thevalueforfan
speedsaretheminimumthresholds.
Important
Items shownonCoreCentervarydependingon yoursystemstatus.

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2-1
HardwareSetup
HardwareSetup
Chapter2
Thischapterprovidesyou withtheinformation about
hardwaresetupprocedures.Whiledoingthe installation,
becarefulinholdingthecomponentsandfollowthe
installationprocedures.Forsomecomponents,ifyou
install inthewrong orientation,thecomponentswillnot
workproperly.
Useagroundedwrist strapbeforehandlingcomputer
components.Staticelectricitymaydamagethe
components.

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PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCIE2
PCIE1
PCIE3
ATX1
JPW1
SYSFAN1
JCOM2
SYSFAN2
Intel
946GZ
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CPUFAN1
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SATA3 SATA1
JFP2
JFP1
JBAT1
JBIOS1
JCSE1
JSPI1
JAUDIO1
JUSB2 JUSB1
SATA4
SATA2
Intel
ICH7
FDD1
Codec
LANChip
JCD_IN1
JIR1
Winbond
W83627DHG
T:
M:
B:
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
T:RS-Out
M:CS
B:SS-Out
-Out
T:LANjack
B:USBports
USBports
Top: mouse
Bottom:keyboard
Top : ParallelPort
Bottom:
COMA
VGAPort
JSP1(Optional)
Quick ComponentsGuide
DDRII DIMMs, p.2-7
JFP2, p.2-16
BackPanel
I/O, p.2-10
ATX1,
p.2-9
IDE1, p.2-12
SYSFAN1,
p.2-14
PCISlots,
p.2-20
JUSB1/
JUSB2,
p.2-17
SATA1~4,
p.2-13
JPW1,
p.2-9
FDD1,
p.2-12
CPUFAN1,
p.2-14
PCIESlots,
p.2-20
CPU, p.2-3
JAUDIO1,
p.2-15
SYSFAN2,
p.2-14 JBAT1,
p.2-19
JCD_IN1,
p.2-15
JIR1, p.2-18
JCASE1, p.2-18
JFP1, p.2-16
JSPI1,
p.2-18
JCOM2, p.2-14
JSP1(Optional),
p.2-18