MSI 975X Platinum Series User manual

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975XPlatinumSeries
MS-7246(V2.X)Mainboard
G52-72461X2

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CopyrightNotice
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INTERNATIONAL.Wetakeeverycareinthe preparationof thisdocument, butno
guaranteeisgivenastothecorrectnessofitscontents.Ourproductsareunder
continualimprovementand wereservetherighttomakechangeswithoutnotice.
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RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V2.0 ForEurope July2006
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 anyof thefollowing situationsarises, gettheequipmentcheckedbyaservice
personnel:
†Thepowercordorplugisdamaged.
†Liquid haspenetratedintotheequipment.
†Theequipmenthasbeen exposedtomoisture.
†Theequipmenthasnotworkwelloryoucannotgetitworkaccording to
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-7246
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
English......................................................................................................................En-1
CentralProcessingUnit:CPU............................................................................En-5
Memory....................................................................................................................En-6
Connectors,Jumper,Slots................................................................................En-7
BackPanel.............................................................................................................En-13
BIOSSetup.............................................................................................................En-15
SoftwareInformation.........................................................................................En-17
German....................................................................................................................De-1
Hauptprozessor:CPU...........................................................................................De-5
Speicher...................................................................................................................De-6
Anschl sse,Steckbr ckenund Slots............................................................De-7
Hinteres Anschlusspaneel.............................................................................De-13
BIOSSetup............................................................................................................De-15
SoftwareInformation........................................................................................De-17
French.......................................................................................................................Fr-1
UnitéCentral DeTraitement:CPU......................................................................Fr-5
Mémoire...................................................................................................................Fr-6
Connecteurs,Cavalier,Slots..............................................................................Fr-7
PanneauArrière...................................................................................................Fr-13
Installation du BIOS..............................................................................................Fr-15
InformationdeLogiciel......................................................................................Fr-17

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Specifications
ProcessorSupport*
-Intel Core2Duo,Pemtium4Extreme Edition,Pentium4,PentiumD,andCeleronDprocessorsinthe
LGA775package.
-SupportsIntel 05B/05Aand04B/04Aprocessors
-Supports3/4pinCPUFan Pin-HeaderwithFan SpeedControl.
-SupportsEISTTechnology
-SupportsIntel Hyper-Threading(HT) Technology
-SupportsIntel DualCore Technologyto800MHzand up
SupportedFSB
-1066/800/533MHz
Chipset
-NorthBridge:Intel 975Xchipset
-SouthBridge:Intel ICH7DHchipset
-SupportsIntel ViivTM Technology
MemorySupport**
-DDRII533/667/800 SDRAM(8GBMax)
-4DIMMsDDRII (240pin/1.8V)
LAN
-SupportsPCIExpressLAN10/100/1000FastEthermetbyIntel82573L
IEEE1394
-Chip integratedbyVIAVT6308P
-Transferrateis upto400Mbps
Audio
-Chipintegrated byRealtek ALC882M
-Flexible8-channelaudiowithjacksensing
-CompliantwithAzalia1.0Spec
IDE
-2IDEportsbyICH7DH,JMB361
-SupportsUltraDMA66/100/133mode
-SupportsPIO,BusMasteroperationmode
SATA
-SATAIIportsbyICH7DH,JMB361
-SATAII portsbyJMicron SATARAID
-SupportsfiveSATAIIdevice
-Supportsstorageanddatatransfersatupto3.0Gb/s
RAID
-SATA1~4supportsRAID0/1/0+1modebyICH7DH
-SATA5,IDE2supportsRAID0/1/0+1orJBODmode byJMicron SATARAID
Floppy
-1floppyport
-Supports1FDDwith360K,720K,1.2M,1.44Mand2.88Mbytes
Connectors
Backpanel
-1PS/2mouseport
-1PS/2keyboardport
-1serialport (COM1)
-1parallelportsupportingSPP/EPP/ECPmode
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MS-7246Mainboard
-4USB 2.0Ports.
-1LANjack(10/100/1000)
-6flexibleaudiojacks.
-1SPDIFjack.
On-BoardPinheaders
-1D-Bracket2pinheader
-2USB2.0pinheaders
-1IEEE1394pinheader
Slots
-2PCIExpress x16slots(supportinto twox8ports)
-2PCI Expressx1slots
-2PCI slots.
-1orangeslot whichsupports2mastersforMSI specialPCI function
card(ex.wireless LANandbluetoothcombocard.)
-Support3.3V/5VPCIbusInterface
FormFactor
-ATX(30.4cmX24.5cm)
Mounting
-9mountingholes
*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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Layoutof975XPlatinumSeries
(MS-7246 v2.X)ATXMainboard
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MS-7246Mainboard
CentralProcessing UnitSocket En-5 DDRII Sockets:DIMM1~4(dualchannel)En-6
FanPowerConnectors En-7 Floppy DiskDriverConnector En-7
ATA100 HardDisk Connector En-7 SerialATAConnector En-7
FrontPanelConnectors En-8 FrontUSB 2.0Connector En-8
IEEE 1394Connector En-8 FrontPanelAudioConnector En-9
CD-InConnector En-9 ChassisIntrusionSwitchConnector En-9
IrDAInfraredModuleConnector En-9 D-BracketTM 2Connector En-10
ClearCMOSButton En-11 ATX24-PinPowerConnector En-11
ATX12VPowerConnector(2x4-Pin) En-11 ATX12VPowerConnector(1x4-Pin) En-11
PCI Express Slot(x16/x4/x1) En-12 PCISlot En-12
Mouse/ KeyboardportConnector En-13 ParallelPortConnector En-13
SerialPortConnector En-13 IEEE 1394 PortConnector En-13
LAN(RJ-45)Jack En-14 USBConnectors En-14
GreenAudioJack(Line-out) En-14 BlueAudioJack En-14
PinkAudioJack(Mic-In) En-14 OrangeAudioJack En-14
Black AudioJack(RearSurround-Out) En-14 Gray AudioJack (SideSurround-Out) En-14
CoaxialS/PDIF-outConnector En-14
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Components IndexTable
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HowtousethisInstallation Guide?”
Thisinstallation guideisdesignedforyoutoeasilyinstall themainboard.Followthe stepsbelowtousethisguide:
-Readthespecificationsofthemainboardfirst onpageEn-1.
-FindoutthecomponentwiththecomponentnumberatyourdesirefromthelayoutofthemainboardonpageEn-3.
-Findoutthecomponentdescriptionand installinginstructionswiththe “ComponentsIndexTable”directionandinstall
it.
-SetBIOSandinstall thedriver/utiltityatyourdesire.

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InstallationGuide
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The mainboardsupportsIntel processor.ThemainboardusesaCPUsocketcalledSocket-775 foreasyCPU
installation.
Forthelatestinformationabout CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/
pro_mbd_cpu_support.php.
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Central ProcessingUnit:CPU
Overheating
OverheatingwillseriouslydamagetheCPUandsystem,alwaysmakesurethecoolingfancanworkproperlytoprotect
theCPUfromoverheating.
Replacing theCPU
WhilereplacingtheCPU,alwaysturnofftheATXpowersupplyorunplugthepowersupply spowercordfrom grounded
outletfirsttoensurethesafetyofCPU.
Important
CPU& CoolerInstallation ProceduresforSocket775
1. TheCPUsockethasaplasticcaponittoprotectthecontactfromdamage.Beforeyouhaveinstalled
theCPU,alwayscoverittoprotectthesocketpin.
2. Removethecapfromleverhingeside.
3. Thepinsofsocketreveal.
4. Opentheloadlever.
5. Lifttheloadleverup andopentheloadplate.
6. AfterconfirmingtheCPUdirectionforcorrectmating,putdowntheCPUinthesockethousing
frame.BesuretograspontheedgeoftheCPUbase.Notethatthealignmentkeysarematched.
7. VisuallyinspectiftheCPUisseatedwellintothesocket.Ifnot,takeouttheCPUwithpurevertical
motionandreinstall.
8. Covertheloadplateontothepackage.
9. Pressdowntheloadleverlightlyontotheloadplate,andthensecuretheleverwiththehookunder
retentiontab.
10.Align theholeson the mainboardwiththe cooler.Pushdownthecooleruntil itsfourclipsget
wedgedintotheholesofthemainboard.
11.Pressthefourhooksdowntofastenthecooler.Thenrotatethelockingswitch(refertothecorrect
directionmarkedonit)tolockthehooks.
12.Turnoverthe mainboardtoconfirmthattheclip-endsarecorrectlyinserted.
1.ChecktheinformationinBIOSfortheCPUtemperature.
2.WheneverCPUisnotinstalled,alwaysprotectyourCPUsocketpinwiththeplasticcapcoveredtoavoiddamaging.
3.Pleasenotethatthemating/unmatingdurabilityoftheCPUis20cycles.Thereforewesuggestyoudonotplug/unplug
theCPUtoooften.
Important
alignmentkey

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MS-7246Mainboard
Memory
DDR
Specification :184-pin,2.5v.
Singlechannel definition :All DIMMslotsareGREENcolor.
Dualchannelsdefinition :DIMM slot(s)on ChannelAaremarkedinGREENcolor.DIMM slot(s)on ChannelBare
markedinPurplecolor.
DDRII
Specification :240-pin,1.8v.
Singlechannel definition :All DIMMslotsareGREENcolor.
Dualchannelsdefinition :DIMM slot(s)on ChannelAaremarkedinGREENcolor.DIMM slot(s)on ChannelBare
markedinOrange color.
64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin
40x2=80pin 52x2=104 pin
InstallingDDR/ DDRIIModules
YoucanfindthenotchonthememorymodulesandthevoltontheDIMMslotswhetherDDRorDDRII.Followtheprocedures
belowtoinstallthe DDR/DDRII moduleproperly.
1. TheDDR/DDRIImoduleshasonlyonenotchonthecenterofmodule.Themodulewillonlyfitintherightorientation.
2. InsertthememorymoduleverticallyintotheDIMMslot.Thenpushitinuntilthegoldenfingeronthememorymodule
isdeeplyinsertedinthesocket.
3. Theplastic clipateachsideoftheDIMM slotwill automaticallyclose.
Volt Notch
2
3
Important
-DDRIImodulesare notinterchangeablewithDDRandtheDDRIIstandardisnotbackwardcompatible, youshould
alwaysinstallDDRIImemorymoduleintheDDRIIDIMMslotandinstallDDRmemorymoduleintheDDRDIMMslot.
-Indual-channelmode,makesurethatyouinstallmemorymodulesofthesametypeanddensity indifferent
channelDDR DIMM slots.
-Toenablesuccessfulsystemboot-up,alwaysinsertthememorymodulesintothe DIMM1first.

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Connectors,Jumper,Slots
Floppy Disk DriveConnector(FDDconnector)
Themainboardprovidesastandardfloppydiskdriveconnectorthatsupports360K,720K,1.2M,1.44Mand2.88Mfloppy
disktypes.
ATAHardDisk Connector(IDEconnector)
AIDEconnectorcan connectaMasterandaSlavedrive. YoucanconnectCD-ROM/HardDriverandotherIDEdevices.
TheUltraATAinterfaceboostsdatatransferratesbetweenthecomputerandtheharddriveupto100megabytes(MB)per
second.
SerialATAConnector
SATAconnectorsupportsserialATAdataratesof150MB/sand will be marked inORANGEcolor.SATAIIconnector
supportsserialATAdataratesof300MB/sandwillbemarkedinPURPLEcolor.EachSATAconnectorcan connectto1
harddiskdevice.
SATAconnector(Orange)
SATAII connector(Purple)
SerialATAcable Takeoutthedustcoverandconnect
totheharddiskdevices
ConnecttoSATAconnector
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6
7
Important
Important
Ifyouinstalltwoharddisksoncable,youmustconfiguretheseconddrivetoSlavemodebysettingitsjumper.Refer
totheharddiskdocumentationsuppliedbyharddiskvendorsforjumpersettinginstructions.
Important
PleasedonotfoldtheSerialATAcableinto90-degreeangle.Otherwise,datalossmayoccurduringtransmission.
FanPowerConnectors
Thefan powerconnectorssupportsystemcooling fanwith+12V.TheCPUFAN1supportsSmartFAN function.When
connectthewiretotheconnectors,alwaystakenotethattheredwireisthepositiveandshouldbeconnectedtothe+12V,
theblackwireisGroundandshouldbeconnectedtoGND.IfthemainboardhasaSystemHardwareMonitorchipseton-
board,youmustuseaspeciallydesignedfanwithspeedsensortotakeadvantageofthefancontrol.
CPUFAN
PleaserefertotherecommendedCPUfansatIntel®officialwebsiteorconsultthevendorsforproperCPUcoolingfan.
Fan/heatsinkwith3or4pinsarebothavailableforCPUFAN.Pleasenotethatonlyinstall4pinsFAN/heatsinksupport
SmartFAN.
SYSFAN/NBFAN/
POWERFAN
SENSORorNC
+12V
GND
4
SENSOR
+12V
GND
Control

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SPDIF-OutConnector/SPDIF-InConnector
ThesetwoconnectorsareusedtoconnectSPDIF(Sony&PhilipsDigitalInterconnectFormat)interfacefordigitalaudio
transmission.
ConnectedtoSPDIF-out/
SPDIF-inconnector
SPDIFBracket(Optional)
FrontPanelConnectors
ThesetwofrontpanelconnectorsareusedforelectricalconnectiontothefrontpanelswitchesandLEDs.JFP1iscompliant
withIntel FrontPanelI/OConnectivityDesignGuide.
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29 10
HDD
LED Reset
Switch
Power
LED Power
Switch
JFP1 JFP2
7
8
PowerLED
Speaker
1
2
Front USB 2.0Connector(Yellow)
USB2.0technologyincreasesdatatransferrateuptoamaximumthroughputof480Mbps,whichis40timesfasterthan
USB 1.1,and isidealforconnecting high-speedUSB interfaceperipheralssuchas USBHDD,digitalcameras,MP3
players, printers,modemsandthelike.
10 USBOC
1 2
VCC
USB0-
USB0+
GND
Key(nopin)
VCC
USB1-
USB1+
GND
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IEEE 1394 Connectors(Green)
The1394pinheaderallowsyoutoconnectIEEE1394portsviaanexternalIEEE1394bracket.
1 2
910
TPA+
Ground
TPB+
Cablepower
Key(nopin)
TPA-
Ground
TPB-
Cablepower
Ground
Connected to1394
connector(withfool-
proofdesign)
IEEE1394Bracket
(Optional)
ConnectedtoUSB
connector
USB2.0Bracket
(Optional)
SPDIF_In
VCC
SPDIF_in
GND
SPDIF_Out
VCC
SPDIF_out
GND
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9
10
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Important
NotethatthepinsofVCCandGNDmustbeconnectedcorrectlytoavoidpossibledamage.

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FrontPanelAudioConnector
Thefrontpanelaudioconnectorallowsyoutoconnecttothefrontpanelaudioand
iscompliantwithIntel FrontPanelI/OConnectivityDesignGuide.
CD-InConnector
Thisconnectorisprovided forCD-ROMaudio.
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910
port1_L
port1_R
port2_R
Sense_Send
port2_L
Ground
Presence#
Sense1_Return
Key
Sense2_Return
ChassisIntrusionSwitchConnector
Thisconnectorisconnectedtoa2-pin chassisswitch.Ifthe chassisisopened,the switchwillbeshort. Thesystemwill
recordthisstatusandshowawarningmessage onthescreen.Toclearthe warning,youmustenterthe BIOSutilityand
cleartherecord.
IrDAInfraredModuleConnector
TheconnectorallowsyoutoconnecttoIrDAInfraredmodule.YoumustconfigurethesettingthroughtheBIOSsetuptouse
theIRfunction.ItiscompliantwithIntel FrontPanelI/OConnectivityDesignGuide.
SerialPortHeader
The9-pin headerallowsyoutoconnectserialportviaanexternalCOMportbracket.
1 CINTRU 2
Ground
1
5
6
DCD
SIN
SOUT
DTR
Ground
DSR
RTS
CTS
RI(9)
TV-Out Connector
TheTV-OutconnectorisforyoutoattachaTV-Outbracket.TheTV-OutbracketofferssometypesofTV-Outconnectors.
Selecttheappropriateoneto connecttoantelevisionanditwillbeabletodisplayPCinformation.
3
14
Ground
Yout
Cout
COMPorCVBS
Ground(5)
GND R
L
FrontPanelAudioConnector
Thefrontpanelaudioconnectorallowsyoutoconnecttothe frontpanel
audioandis compliantwithIntel FrontPanelI/OConnectivityDesignGuide.
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910
AUD_MIC
AUD_MIC_BIAS
AUD_FPout_R
HP_ON
AUD_FPout_L
AUD_GND
AUD_VCC
AUD_RET_R
Key
AUD_RET_L
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14
15
16
17
18
6
5
2
1
NC
VCC5
IRTX
NC
Ground
IRRX
Important
Ifyoudonotwanttoconnecttothefrontaudioheader,pins5&6,9&10havetobejumperedinordertohavesignaloutput
directedtothe rearaudioports.Otherwise,theLine-Outconnectoron thebackpanelwill notfunction.

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D-Bracket™2Connector
TheconnectorisforyoutoconnectD-Bracket™2.D-Bracket™2isaexternalUSBBracketthatsupportbothUSB1.1&
2.0spec.ItintegratesfourLEDsandallowsuserstoidentifysystemproblemthrough16variouscombinationsofLED
signals.The4LEDscandebugallproblemsthatfailthesystem,suchasVGA,RAMorotherfailures.Thisspecialfeature
isveryusefulfortheoverclockingusers.Theseuserscanusethefeaturetodetectifthereareanyproblemsorfailures.
ConnectedtotheUSBpinheader
inYELLOW color
ConnectedtoD-Bracket™
2Connector
LEDs
1
9
2
10
DBG1
DBG1
DBG3
DBG4
Key
DBR1
DBR2
DBR3
DBR4
NC
D-Bracket™2
(Optional)
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BIOSSignOn
Thiswillstart showinginformation
aboutlogo,processorbrandname,
etc...
TestingBaseandExtendedMemory
Testing basememoryfrom240Kto
640Kandextendedmemoryabove
1MBusingvariouspatterns.
AssignResourcestoall ISA.
InitializingHardDriveController
This will initializeIDEdriveand
controller.
Initializing FloppyDriveController
Thiswill initializeFloppyDriveand
controller.
BootAttempt
Thiswillsetlowstackandbootvia
INT19h.
OperatingSystemBooting
SystemPowerON
TheD-LEDwillhang hereifthe
processorisdamaged ornotin-
stalledproperly.
InitializingKeyboardController.
TestingVGABIOS
Thiswill startwriting VGAsign-on
messagetothescreen.
ProcessorInitialization
Thiswillshowinformationregarding
theprocessor(likebrandname,sys-
tembus,etc...)
TestingRTC(RealTimeClock)
Description
Red Green
LEDssignal
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34
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34
12
34
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34
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34
12
34
12
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DescriptionLEDssignal
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EarlyChipsetInitialization
MemoryDetectionTest
Testingonboardmemorysize.The
D-LEDwillhangifthememorymod-
uleisdamaged ornot installed
properly.
DecompressingBIOSimagetoRAM
forfastbooting.
InitializingVideoInterface
This will startdetecting CPUclock,
checkingtypeofvideoonboard.Then,
detectandinitializethevideoadapter.
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PowerSupplyAttachment
Beforeinsertingthepowersupplyconnector,alwaysmakesurethatallcomponents
areinstalledproperlytoensurethatnodamagewillbecaused.Allpowerconnectors
onthe mainbnoardhavetoconnecttotheATXpowersupplyandhaveto workto-
gethertoensurestableoperationofthemainboard.
ATX24-PinPowerConnector
ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectanATX24-pinpowersupply.ToconnecttheATX
24-pinpowersupply,makesuretheplugofthepowersupplyisinsertedintheproper
orientationandthepinsarealigned.Thenpushdownthepowersupplyfirmlyintothe
connector.
ATX12VPowerConnector(2x2-Pin)
These12Vpowerconnectorsisused toprovidepowertotheCPU.
ATX12VPowerConnector(2x4-Pin)
These12Vpowerconnectorsisused toprovidepowertotheCPU.
ATX12VPowerConnector(1x4-Pin)
These12Vpowerconnectorsisusedtoprovidepowertothegraphicscard.
8 4
1
5GND
GND
GND
GND
+12V
+12V
+12V
+12V
1
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2
GND
12V
GND
12V
ATX20-PinPowerConnector
ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectanATX20-pinpowersupply.ToconnecttheATX
20-pinpowersupply,makesuretheplug ofthe powersupplyis insertedintheproper
orientationand thepinsarealigned.Thenpush downthepowersupplyfirmlyintothe
connector.
1
1020
11
3.3V
3.3V
GND
5V
GND
5V
GND
PWROK
5VSB
12V 5V
5V
-5V
GND
GND
GND
PS-ON
GND
-12V
3.3V
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22
25
24
23
4
2
1
3
5V
GND
GND
12V
1
1224
13
+3.3V
+3.3V
GND
+5V
GND
+5V
GND
PWROK
5VSB
+12V
+12V
+3.3V GND
+5V
+5V
+5V
NC
GND
GND
GND
PS-ON#
GND
-12V
+3.3V
ClearCMOSButton
TheCMOSRAMonboardhasapowersupplyfromexternalbatterytokeepthedataofsystemconfiguration.WiththeCMOS
RAM,thesystemcanautomatically bootOSeverytimeitisturnedon.Ifyouwanttoclearthesystemconfiguration,usethe
ClearCMOSButtontocleardata.Press thebuttoninthemiddleoftheconnectortop sidetoclearthedata.
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Important
MakesurethatyoupoweroffthesystembeforeclearingCMOSdata.

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MS-7246Mainboard
PCI Express Slots(x16/x4/x1)
The PCIExpress slot, asahigh-bandwidth,lowpincount, serial,interconnecttechnology.PCIExpress architecture
providesahighperformanceI/OinfrastructureforDesktopPlatformswithtransferratesstartingat2.5Gigatransfersper
second overaPCI Expressx1lane forGigabitEthernet, TVTuners,1394 controllers,and generalpurposeI/O.Also,
desktop platformswithPCIExpress Architecturewill be designed todeliverhighestperformanceinvideo, graphics,
multimediaandothersophisticatedapplications.Moreover,PCIExpressarchitectureprovidesahighperformancegraph-
icsinfrastructureforDesktopPlatformsdoublingthecapabilityofexistingAGP8xdesignswithtransferratesof4.0GB/
soveraPCIExpressx16laneforgraphicscontrollers.Youcaninserttheexpansioncardstomeetyourneeds.Whenadding
orremovingexpansioncards,makesurethatyouunplugthepowersupplyfirst.
PCIExpressx16Slot
PCI Express x4 Slot
PCI Express x1 Slot
PCI(PeripheralComponentInterconnect)Slot
ThePCIslotsallowyoutoinserttheexpansioncardstomeetyourneeds.Whenaddingorremovingexpansioncards,make
surethatyouunplugthepowersupplyfirst.Meanwhile,readthedocumentationfortheexpansioncardtomakeanynecessary
hardwareorsoftwaresettingsfortheexpansioncard,suchasjumpers,switchesorBIOSconfiguration.
AGP(AcceleratedGraphics Port) Slot
TheAGPslotallowsyoutoinserttheAGPgraphicscard.AGPisan interfacespecificationdesignedforthethroughput
demandsof3Dgraphics.Itintroducesa66MHz,32-bitchannelforthegraphicscontrollertodirectlyaccessmainmemory.
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