MSI G52-MA00353 User manual

Version 2.0
G52-MA00353
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Manual Rev: 2.0
Release Date: April 2001
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 equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance 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
responsible 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-6368
For Home or Office Use
Tested to comply
with FCC Standard
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Edition
April 2001
Copyright Notice
The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-
STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of
this document, 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 without notice.
Trademarks
All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective
owners.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
PS/2 and OS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Windows 95 and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft.
Netware is a registered trademark of Novell.
Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc.
Revision History
Revision Revision History Date
2.0 Add “Front Audio” April 2001
Change Realtek 8137 to 8100
Modify driver installation
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Safety Instructions
1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.
2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.
3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.
4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.
5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the
equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly
110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.
7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not
place anything over 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 or cause
electrical shock.
11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by
a service personnel:
• The power cord or plug is damaged
• Liquid has penetrated into the equipment
• The equipment has been exposed to moisture
• The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work
according to User’s Manual.
• The equipment has dropped and damaged
• If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage
12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C
(1400F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.
CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.
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Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction ...............................................................1-1
MainboardSpecification ............................................................1-2
MainboardLayout .....................................................................1-4
Quick Components Guide .........................................................1-5
Key Features ............................................................................1-6
MSI Special Features................................................................1-7
T.O.P Tech™ ......................................................................1-7
PC Alert™ III .......................................................................1-8
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup ........................................................2-1
Central Processing Unit: CPU ...................................................2-2
CPU Installation Procedures ...............................................2-2
CPUCoreSpeedDerivationProcedure................................2-3
Memory Installation...................................................................2-4
Module Installation Procedures ...........................................2-5
Power Supply............................................................................2-6
ATX 20-Pin Power Supply....................................................2-6
Back Panel ...............................................................................2-7
MouseConnector................................................................2-7
KeyboardConnector ...........................................................2-8
USB Connectors .................................................................2-8
Parallel Port Connector .......................................................2-9
Serial Port Connector: COM 1 & COM 2 ...........................2-10
VGA DB 15 Pin Connector................................................2-10
Joystick/Midi Connectors .................................................. 2-11
Audio Port Connectors ...................................................... 2-11
LAN Jack (RJ-45) .............................................................. 2-11
Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ..................................2-12
USB Front Panel Connector: USB2...................................2-12
Connectors .............................................................................2-12

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Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 .................................2-13
Case Connector: JFP1 ......................................................2-14
Power Switch....................................................................2-14
Reset Switch ....................................................................2-14
PowerLED........................................................................2-14
Speaker ............................................................................2-14
HDDLED ..........................................................................2-15
Keylock ............................................................................2-15
Wake On Ring Connector: JMDM1 ...................................2-16
Wake On LAN Connector: WOL1......................................2-16
Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN/SYSFAN.......................2-17
CD-InConnector:CD_IN ...................................................2-18
AuxLine-InConnector:AUX_IN.........................................2-18
Modem-InConnector:MODEM_IN ....................................2-19
IrDAInfraredModuleConnector: JIR1 ................................2-19
Front Panel Audio Connector: FRONT AUDIO ...................2-20
Jumpers ..................................................................................2-21
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBIOS .............................................2-21
BIOS Flash Jumper: JBIOS1.............................................2-22
USB Keyboard Wake-up Jumpers: JKBUSB & J21 ...........2-23
Slots .......................................................................................2-24
PCI Slots ..........................................................................2-24
CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot ........................2-24
ISA Slot (Optional) ............................................................2-24
PCI Interrupt Request Routing ...........................................2-25
Chapter 3. AWARD® BIOS Setup................................................3-1
Entering Setup ..........................................................................3-2
Control Keys .............................................................................3-2
Getting Help..............................................................................3-3
The Main Menu .........................................................................3-4

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Standard CMOS Features .........................................................3-6
AdvancedBIOS Features ..........................................................3-9
Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................3-13
IntegratedPeripherals .............................................................3-18
Power Management Setup ......................................................3-23
PnP/PCIConfigurations...........................................................3-29
PC Health Status ....................................................................3-31
Frequency/Voltage Control ......................................................3-32
Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults ..........................................3-33
Set Supervisor/User Password ................................................3-35
Save & Exit Setup...................................................................3-37
Exit Without Saving.................................................................3-38
Chapter 4. Installing Drivers .......................................................4-1
Overview....................................................................................4-2
Driver Installation for Windows® 98SE ......................................4-3
Driver Installation for Windows® 2000 .......................................4-5
Driver Installation for Windows® ME..........................................4-7
Driver Installation for Windows® NT4.0 ......................................4-9
Realtek® 8100 Fast Ethernet Controller .................................. 4-11
Features ........................................................................... 4-11
DriverInstallation............................................................... 4-11
Glossary............................................................................................ I

Introduction
1-1
Chapter 1.
Introduction 
The MS-6368 (v2.X) Micro-ATX mainboard is a high-performance
compu er mainboard based on VIA Apollo PLE133 (ProMedia II) chipse and
designed for he In el® CeleronTM or Pen ium !!! (FC-PGA) processor for
inexpensive business/personal desk op marke s.
The Apollo PLE133 chipse consis s of he VT8601A Nor h Bridge
con roller and he VT82C686B Sou h Bridge con roller. The VT8601A
in egra es rich AGP4X graphics capabili ies for 2D/3D sof ware and in erne
mul imedia applica ions. I suppor s In el® Pen ium !!!, Celeron and VIA
Cyrix® III running a a varie y of FSB frequencies from 66 o 133 MHz; and
provides bandwid h and performance for in erne and 3D graphics needs by
suppor ing advanced memory echnologies PC133 SDRAM and VC133
RAM (Vir ual Channel RAM) up o 1.0GB.
The VIA® VT82C686B Super I/O PCI in egra ed Peripheral Con roller
(PSIPC) includes PCI- o-ISA bridge con roller, 10/100 BaseT E herne
con roller, AC97 audio and MC97 modem (for CNR slo ). In addi ion, i
suppor s dual bus-mas er IDE wi h Ul ra DMA 33/66/100, four USB por s,
sys em hardware moni oring and enhanced power managemen capabili ies.
The Apollo PLE133 chipse allows he MS-6368 mainboard o mee
specific needs of in erne mul imedia and 3D graphics applica ions.
This chap er includes he following opics:
Mainboard Specifica ions 1-2
Mainboard Layou 1-4
Quick Componen s Guide 1-5
Key Fea ures 1-6
MSI Special Fea ures 1-7

Chapter 1
1-2
CPU
!Suppor Socke 370 for In el® Celeron /Pen ium !!! (FC-PGA) processor
and VIA Cyrix® III processor
!Suppor CPU frequencies a 333/350/400/450/500/533/550/667/700/750/800/
850/933/950MHz, 1GHz and up o 1.1GHz
Chipset
!VIA® VT8601A chipse (510 BGA)
- FSB @133MHz
- In egra ed Triden Blade 2D/3D video accelera or
- PCI advanced high performance memory con roller
- Suppor PC100/133 SDRAM, VCM & ESDRAM echnology
!VIA® VT686B chipse (352 BGA)
- Enhanced Power Managemen Fea ures
- In egra ed Super I/O (FDC, LPT, COM 1/2 and IR)
- Dual bus Mas er IDE Ul ra DMA 33/66/100
- In egra ed Hardware Soundblas er
- Direc Sound AC97 Audio
- ACPI
Clock Generator
!66.6MHz, 100MHz, and 133MHz clocks are suppor ed.
Main Memory
!Suppor four memory banks using 168-pin unbuffered DIMM
!Suppor a maximum memory size of 1GB (32M x 8)
!Suppor 3.3V SDRAM DIMM
Slots
!One CNR (Communica ion Ne work Riser) slo
!Three 32-bi Mas er PCI Bus slo s
!Suppor 3.3V/5V PCI bus In erface
!One ISA slo (op ional)
On-Board IDE
!An IDE con roller on he VIA® VT82C686B chipse provides IDE HDD/
Mainboard Specification

Introduction
1-3
CD-ROM wi h PIO, Bus Mas er and Ul ra DMA 33/66/100 opera ion
modes
!Can connec up o four IDE devices
Audio
!Audio con roller in egra ed in 686B chipse
!Sof ware audio codec VT1611A
- Onboard Fron Audio Pin Header
etwork
!Real ek 8100 (op ional)
On-Board Peripherals
!On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 floppy por suppor s 2 FDDs wi h 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mby es
- 2 serial por s (COM 1 + COM 2)
- 1 parallel por suppor ing SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 4 USB por s (2 rear connec ors/2 from USB fron pin header)
- 1 IrDA connec or for SIR/CIR/FIR/ASKIR/HPSIR
- 1 VGA por
- 1 Audio/Game por
BIOS
!The mainboard BIOS provides Plug & Play BIOS which de ec s he
peripheral devices and expansion cards of he board au oma ically.
!The mainboard provides a Desk op Managemen In erface (DMI) func-
ion which records your mainboard specifica ions.
Dimension
! Micro-ATX Form Fac or: 24.3cm (L) x 20.5cm (W)
Mounting
!6 moun ing holes

Chapter 1
1-4
Mainboard Layout
MS-6368 (v2.X) Micro-ATX VA Mainboard
BATT
+
VT82C
686B
86&$)
Fr on t Aud i o
USB2
COM2
JBIOS1
ATX
Power Supply
JFP1
CPUFAN
SYSFAN
JKBUSB
JMDM1
JIR1
BIOS
PCI Slot 1
PCI Slot 2
PCI Slot 3
IDE 1
IDE 2
DIMM 2
DIMM 1
CNR
ISA Slot (Optional)
JBIOS
J21
Top :
Parallel Port
Bottom:
COM Port &
VGA Port
Top : mouse
Bottom :
keyboard
CD_IN
WOL1
MODEM_IN
Realtek
8100
(Opt onal)
Codec
AUX_IN
Top :
Game Port
Bottom:
L ne-Out
L ne-In
M c
SOCKET 370
FDD

Introduction
1-5
Quick Components Guide
Component Function Reference
DIMM 1~2 Installing memory modules See p. 2-4~2-5
Socket 37 Installing CPU See p. 2-2~2-3
CPUFAN Connecting to CPUFAN See p. 2-17
SYSFAN Connecting to SYSFAN See p. 2-17
ATX Power Supply Installing power supply See p. 2-6
IDE1& IDE2 Connecting to IDE hard disk drive See p.2-13
FDD1 Connecting to floppy disk drive See p.2-12
USB2 Connecting to USB interfaces See p. 2-12
PCI Slot 1~3 Installing expansion cards See p. 2-24
ISA Slot Installing ISA cards See p. 2-24
CNR Slot Installing expansion cards See p. 2-24
JFP1 Connecting to the case See p. 2-14
JMDM1 Connecting to a modem card See p. 2-16
WOL1 Connecting to an LAN card See p. 2-16
JIR1 Connecting to IrDA infrared module See p. 2-19
JBIOS Clearing CMOS data See p. 2-21
JKBUSB & J21 Setting keyboard wake-up function See p. 2-23
JBIOS1 Setting BIOS flash function See p. 2-22
Front Audio Connecting to an Audio connector See p. 2-2

Chapter 1
1-6
!Microsof ® PC99 complian
!T.O.P TechTM - Thermal Overhea Pro ec ion Technology
!PC Aler TM III sys em hardware moni or
!CPU: Socke 370 for In el® CeleronTM/Pen ium !!! Processor
!Micro-ATX Form Fac or
!Clock: 66.6/100/133MHz
!Audio in egra ed in chipse
!Memory: 2 SDRAM DIMMs
!LAN Wake up Func ion
!Modem (Ex ernal/In ernal) Ring Wake up Func ion
!I/O: 2 serial por s (COM2 is he onboard pin header), 1 parallel por , 4
USB por s, 1 floppy por , 1 IrDA connec or, 1 Audio/Game por , 1 VGA
por
!Slo : 1 CNR slo , 3 PCI slo s, 1 ISA slo (op ional)
Key Features

Introduction
1-7
T.O.P Tech
The T.O.P TechTM is a ex ended sensing device ha can 100% accu-
ra ely de ec he CPUs emepra ure. You can find ou he empera ure on BIOS
se up menu. The PC Aler TM also provides he informa ion.
CPU temperaure on Setup menu
MSI Special Features
↑ ↓ → ←:Move Ent er:Sele ct +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F :Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Current CPU Temp. 8°C/132°F
Current System Temp. 23°C/73°F
Current CPUFAN Speed 4200RPM
Current System Fan Speed 4 60RPM
Vcore 1.66V
2. V 2.41V
3.3V 3.30V
V .02V
12V 12.0 V
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2000 Award So tware
PC Health Status
Item Help
Menu Level !

Chapter 1
1-8
PC Alert III
The PC Aler TM III is a u ili y you can find in he CD-ROM. The u ili y
is jus like your PC doc or ha can de ec he following PC hardware s a us
during real ime opera ion:
* moni or CPU & sys em empera ure
* moni or fan speed
* moni or sys em vol age
* moni or chassis in rusion
If one of he i ems above is abnormal, he program main screen will be immedi-
a ely shown on he screen, wi h he abnormal i em highligh ed in red. This will
con inue o be shown un il user disables he warning.
Note: Items shown on PC Alert III vary depending on your systems status.

Hardware Setup
2-1
Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2-2
Memory Installation 2-4
Power Supply 2-6
BackPanel 2-7
Connectors 2-12
Jumpers 2-21
Slots 2-24
Chapter 2.
Hardware Setup
This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup
procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the compo-
nents and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you
install them in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.
Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components.
Static electricity may damage the components.
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This chapter contains the following topics:

Chapter 2
2-2
The mainboard supports Intel®CeleronTM and Pentium !!! processor.
The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket 370 for easy CPU
installation. Make sure the CPU has a Heat Sink and a cooling fan attached
on top to prevent overheating. If you do not find the Heat Sink and cooling
fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the
computer.
Central Processing Unit: CPU
1. Pull the lever sideways away
from the socket. Then, raise
the lever up to a 90-degree
angle.
CPU Installation Procedures
Overheating will seriously damage the CPU
and system, always make sure the cooling fan can work
properly to protect the CPU from overheating.
!
WARNING!
2. Look for the gold arrow.
The gold arrow should point
towards the end of lever.
The CPU will only fit in the
correct orientation.
3. Hold the CPU down firmly,
and then close the lever to
complete the installation.
Open Lever
Gold Arrow
Sliding
Plate
Close
Lever

Hardware Setup
2-3
CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure
The mainboard can automatically set the CPU Host Bus Frequency Clock.
If CPUClock = 100MHz
Core/Bus ratio = 7
then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio
= 100MHzx7
= 700MHz

Chapter 2
2-4
The mainboard provides 2 slots for 168-pin, 3.3V SDRM DIMM with 4
memory banks. To operate properly, at least one DIMM module must be
installed.
Memory Installation
The SDRAM Addressing & Size
16M 1Mx16 ASYM 11 8 8MBx4 16MBx8
2Mx8 ASYM 11 9 16MBx8 32MBx16
4Mx4 ASYM 11 10 32MB 64MB
64M 2Mx32 ASYM 11 9 32MBx2 64MBx4
2Mx32 ASYM 12 8 16MBx2 32MBx4
4Mx16 ASYM 11 10 32MB 64MB
4Mx16 ASYM 13 8 32MB 64MB
8Mx8 ASYM 13 9 64MB 128MB
16Mx4 ASYM 13 10 128MB 256MB
64M 2Mx32 ASYM 12 8 16MB 32MB
4Mx16 ASYM 13 8 32MB 64MB
8Mx8 ASYM 13 9 64MB 128MB
16Mx4 ASYM 13 10 128MB 256MB
DRAM
Tech.
DRAM
Density &
Width
DRAM
Addressing Address Size MB/DIMM
Row Column Single
Side(S) Double
Side(D)
no.
pcs. no. pcs.
DIMM1
DIMM2

Hardware Setup
2-5
You can install single sided or double sided 168-pin DIMMs into DIMM
slots according to your needs.
Module Installation Procedures
Single Sided DIMM
Double Sided DIMM
1. The DIMM slot has 2 Notch Keys “VOLT and DRAM”, so the
DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.
2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot.
Then push it in.
3. The plastic clips at sides of the DIMM slot will automatically
close.
VOLTDRAM