MSI K8N Diamond Plus User manual

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MS-7220(v1.X)ATXMainboard
K8NDiamond PlusSeries
G52-M7220X3

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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful interference,and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation
FCC-BRadio Frequency Interference Statement
Thisequipmenthasbeen tested
and found tocomplywiththe
limitsforaclassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15 of theFCC
rules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovide reasonable protection against harmfulinterferenceinaresidential installation.
Thisequipmentgenerates,usesand canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,if not
installedand usedinaccordancewiththe instructionmanual,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradio communications.However,thereisnoguarantee thatinterference
will notoccurin aparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturning the
equipmentoff and on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect theinterferencebyone
ormoreof themeasureslisted below.
=Reorientorrelocatethe receiving antenna.
=Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
=Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuit differentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
=Consultthedealeroran experiencedradio/televisiontechnicianforhelp.
Notice1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecould void theuser sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice2
Shielded interfacecablesandA.C.powercord,if any,mustbeusedin orderto
complywiththeemissionlimits.
VOIRLANOTICED INSTALLATIONAVANT DERACCORDERAURESEAU.
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CopyrightNotice
The materialin thisdocumentistheintellectualpropertyof MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL.Wetakeeverycarein thepreparationof thisdocument, butno
guaranteeisgivenastothe correctness of itscontents.Ourproductsareunder
continualimprovementand wereservetherighttomakechangeswithoutnotice.
Trademarks
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AMD,Athlon™64 and Athlon™FXareregisteredtrademarksofAMDCorporation.
Intel®andPentium®areregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporation.
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XPareregistered trademarks ofMicrosoftCorporation.
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RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V1.0 FirstreleaseforPCB1.X December2005
withnVIDIAC51D&nForce4SLI
V1.1 FirstreleaseforPCB1.X(forEU) December2005
withnVIDIAC51D&nForce4SLI

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1. Alwaysread thesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2. KeepthisUser sManualforfuturereference.
3. Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
4. Laythisequipmentonareliableflatsurfacebeforesetting itup.
5. Theopeningsontheenclosureareforairconvectionhenceprotectstheequip-
mentfromoverheating.Donotcovertheopenings.
6. Makesurethevoltageofthe powersourceand adjust properly110/220Vbe-
foreconnectingtheequipmenttothepowerinlet.
7. Placethepowercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotstepon it. Donotplace
anythingoverthepowercord.
8. AlwaysUnplugthe PowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-on cardormodule.
9. All cautionsand warningsontheequipmentshouldbenoted.
10. Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamageorcauseelectrical
shock.
11. If anyof thefollowing situationsarises, gettheequipmentcheckedbyaservice
personnel:
†Thepowercordorplug isdamaged.
†Liquidhaspenetratedintotheequipment.
†Theequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.
†Theequipment hasnot workwell oryoucannotget itworkaccording to
User sManual.
†Theequipmenthasdroppedanddamaged.
†Theequipmenthasobvioussign of breakage.
12.Donotleavethisequipmentin anenvironmentunconditioned,storage
temperatureabove 600 C(1400F),itmay damagetheequipment.
SafetyInstructions
CAUTION:Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttyperecommended bythe
manufacturer.
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocal distributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowinghelp resourcesforfurtherguidance.
†VisittheMSIhomepage &FAQsitefortechnical guide,BIOSupdates,driver
updates,and otherinformation: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi.
com.tw/program/service/faq/faq/esc_faq_list.php
†Contactourtechnicalstaffat: [e-mail]

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CONTENTS
FCC-B RadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement......................................................ii
CopyrightNotice.......................................................................................................iii
RevisionHistory.......................................................................................................iii
TechnicalSupport....................................................................................................iv
SafetyInstructions..................................................................................................iv
WEEE Statement...........................................................................................................v
English..............................................................................................................E-1-1
GettingStarted.............................................................................................E-1-3
HardwareSetup...........................................................................................E-2-1
BIOSSetup...................................................................................................E-3-1
Français...............................................................................................................F-1
Manueldutilisation...........................................................................................F-3
Deutsch...............................................................................................................G-1
Benutzerhandbuch.........................................................................................G-3

E1-1
GettingStarted
K8NDiamondPlus
SeriesUser sManual
English

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MS-7220 ATXMainboard

E1-3
GettingStarted
Chapter1.Getting
Started
Thankyouforchoosing the K8NDiamond Plus (MS-7220)
Seriesv1.XATXmainboard. The K8NDiamond Plus mainboardis
basedon nVIDIA C51D&nForce™4SLI chipsetsforoptimalsys-
temefficiency.Designedtofittheadvanced AMD K8Athlon64 FX
/Athlon64X2/Athlon 64 processor,the K8NDiamondPlus Se-
riesmainboarddeliversahigh performanceand professionaldesk-
topplatformsolution.
GettingStarted

E1-4
MS-7220 ATXMainboard
CPU
†SupportsSocket-939 forAMDK8Athlon64FX/ Athlon64X2/ Athlon64 processor
†Supportsupto4000+AthlonFX55, orhigherCPU
(ForthelatestinformationaboutCPU,pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.tw/program/
products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php)
Chipset
†nVIDIAC51DChipset
-HyperTransportlinktothe AMDAthlon64 FX/Athlon 64X2/Athlon64 CPU
-HyperTransportsupportingspeedup to1GHz(2000MT/s)
-Supports1PCIExpress x16interface
†nVIDIAnForce4 SLIChipset
-Supports1PCIExpressx16/2PCIExpressx1/1PCIExpress x2connection
-TwoindependentSATAcontrollers,forfourdrives
-DualFast ATA-133 IDEcontrollers
-IEEE802.3nVIDIAMACfor1000BASE-T
Main Memory
†Supportsdualchannel,eightmemorybanks DDR 266/333/400,usingfour184-
pinDDRDIMMs
†Supportsamaximummemorysizeupto4GB
†Supports2.6vDDR SDRAMDIMM
(Fortheupdatedsupporting memorymodules, pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.tw/
program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.)
Slots
†Supports2PCI Express x16 slots(supportsPCIExpress Busspecificationv1.
0acompliant)
†Supports2PCIExpress x1slots(supportsPCIExpress Busspecification v1.0a
compliant)
†Supports1PCIExpress x4slotinterfacesupportsPCIExpress x2transferrate
(supportsPCIExpress Busspecificationv1.0acompliant)
†Two32-bit3.3V/5VMasterPCIBusslots,includesone orangeslotwhich
supports2masterforMSIspecialPCIfunctioncard(ex.wireless LANand
bluetoothcombocard.).
On-BoardIDE
†AnIDEcontrolleron the nVIDIA nForce4SLIchipsetprovidesIDEHDD/CD-ROM
withPIO,BusMasterandUltraDMA66/100/133 operationmodes
†Can connect upto4IDEdevices
MainboardSpecifications

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GettingStarted
On-BoardSATA
†nForce4SLIsupports4SATA-II ports(SATA1-4). Transferspeedisup to3Gb/
s.SupportsRAID0/1/0+1/ RAID5orJBODmode.
†SiliconImage’sSATARAIDsupportsanother2SATA-IIports(SATA5/6).
Transferrateisup to3Gb/s. SupportsRAID0&1mode.(optional)
USBInterface
†10USBports
-ControlledbynForce4SLIchipset
-4portsin therearI/O,6portsviatheexternalbracket
NVRAID(software)
†RAID0,1, 0+1,5orJBODissupported
†Supportup to4SATAdevices
SiliconImage’sSATARAID(Software)(Optional)
†RAID0or1and multiple RAIDgroupsaresupported
†Supportup to2SATAdevicesconnectedtoasinglecontroller
DualLAN
†SupportsdualLANjacks
-PCILANsupports10/100/1000Fast EthernetbyMarvell88E1115PHY.
-PCIELANsupports10/100/1000Fast EthernetbyMarvell88E8053.
IEEE 1394(optional)
†Supportsup tothree 1394ports(rearpanelx1,pinheaderx2).Transferrate
isupto400Mbps
Audio
†PowerbyCreativeSound BlasterAudigyH/Waudio
-24-bit/ 96 KHzaudio quality
-Upto100dbSNRclarity
-7.1Channeloutputsupported
-SupportsS/PDIF digitalinterface
-PCI2.3Specificationcompliant
On-BoardPeripherals
†On-BoardPeripheralsinclude:
-1floppyport supports1FDD with360K, 720K,1.2M,1.44Mand 2.88Mbytes
-1serialport (COM1)
-1parallelport supportingSPP/EPP/ECPmode
-1Audiojack(5-in-1), coaxial/opticalSPDIF out
-1D-BracketTM 2pinheader

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MS-7220 ATXMainboard
-1CD-Inpinheader
-3IEEE1394(Rear*1/Front*2)(optional)
-10 USB1.1/2.0ports(Rear*4/ Front *6)
-1IrDApinheader
BIOS
†ThemainboardBIOSprovides “Plug &Play”BIOSwhichdetectstheperipheral
devicesandexpansioncardsoftheboardautomatically.
†ThemainboardprovidesaDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)functionwhich
recordsyourmainboardspecifications.
†SupportsbootfromLAN,USBDevice1.1&2.0,andSATAHDD.
Dimension
†ATXFormFactor(30.4cmX24.4cm)
Mounting
†9mounting holes
MSIRemindsYou...
TocreateabootableRAIDvolumeforaWindows2000 environment,
Microsoft sWindows2000 ServicePack4(SP4)isrequired.Asthe
end usercannotbootwithout SP4,acombinationinstallation CD must
be created beforeattempting toinstallthe operating systemontothe
bootableRAIDvolume.
Tocreatethe combinationinstallationCD,pleaserefertothe follow-
ingwebsite:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/
sp4/HFdeploy.htm

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GettingStarted
MainboardLayout
K8NDiamond Plus(MS-7220 v1.X) SeriesATXMainboard
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PCI 1
PCI _E5
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CPUFAN1
NBFAN1
JPWR2
JPWR3
JIR1
VIA
VT6306
JDB1
JV1
JLPC1
SW1
BIOS BATT
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B:
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
T:RS-Out
M:CS
B:SPDIFOut
(optical)
-Out
T: LANjack
B: USB ports
T: LANjack
B: USB ports
Top: ParallelPort
Bottom:
COMPort
1394 Port (optional)
SPDIFOUT
(coaxial)
Top:mouse
Bottom: keyboard
JCD1
JAUD1 J1394_2J1394_1 JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JFP1
JFP2
SYSFAN1
PWRFAN1
CREATIVE
CA0106-DAT
88E1115
88E8053
PCI _E2
PCI _E1
PCI _E3
nvidia
C51D
nvidia
nForce4 SLI
(Optional)
(Optional)Silicon
Image
RAID
(Optional)
(Optional)
(Optional)

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MS-7220 ATXMainboard
PackingContents
User’sGuide/
TestReport
D-Bracket2
(Optional)
MSImotherboard MSIDriver/ Creative
Audio Driver/ UtilityCD
Back IOShield QuickGuide
1394Cable
(Optional)
Round Cableof
FloppyDisk RoundCableof
IDEDevices
SLIVideoLinkCard
*Thepicturesareforreferenceonlyand mayvaryfromthepackingcontentsof
theproductyoupurchased.
SATACable/
PowerCable(Optional)
SATARAIDDriver
Diskette

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HardwareSetup
Chapter2. HardwareSetup
ThischaptertellsyouhowtoinstalltheCPU,memorymodules,
and expansioncards,aswell ashowtosetupthejumpersonthe
mainboard.Also,itprovidestheinstructionsonconnecting theperiph-
eral devices, suchasthemouse,keyboard,etc.
Whiledoing theinstallation,becarefulinholdingthecompo-
nentsand followthe installationprocedures.
HardwareSetup

E2-2
MS-7220 ATXMainboard
Quick ComponentsGuide
DDR DIMMs, p.2-6
JAUD1, p.2-19 JFP1, p.2-18
BackPanel
I/O, p.2-11
JPWR2, p.2-9
IDE1/2, p.2-16
JPWR1,
p.2-9
JFP2, p.2-18
PCI1,p.2-28
JUSB1~3, p.2-18
SATA1~6,
p.2-17
SW1,p.2-24
S_FAN1,
p.2-15
SYSFAN1, p.2-15
FDD1, p.2-15
CPUFAN1,
p.2-15
JCD1, p.2-20
JCI1, p.2-20
JIR1, p.2-18
PCI_E1, p.2-25
PCI_E5, p.2-25
CPU, p.2-3
JDB1, p.2-21
J1394_1~2,
p.2-20
PWRFAN1, p.2-15
JV1, p.2-24
PCI2,p.2-28
PCI_E4, p.2-25
PCI_E3, p.2-25
PCI_E2, p.2-25
JPWR3, p.2-9

E2-3
HardwareSetup
Central ProcessingUnit:CPU
The mainboardsupportsAMD Athlon64X2/Athlon64FX/ Athlon64processors.
The mainboardusesaCPUsocketcalled Socket-939foreasyCPUinstallation.When
you areinstalling the CPU, make suretheCPUhasaheatsinkand acooling fan
attachedon thetop topreventoverheating. If youdonothavetheheatsinkand
cooling fan,contactyourdealertopurchaseand installthembeforeturningonthe
computer.
ForthelatestinformationaboutCPU,pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.tw/pro-
gram/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php.
MSIRemindsYou...
Overheating
Overheatingwill seriouslydamagethe CPUand system, always make
surethecoolingfancanworkproperlytoprotectthe CPUfrom
overheating.
Replacing theCPU
While replacing theCPU,alwaysturnoffthe ATXpowersupplyor
unplugthepowersupply spowercordfromgroundedoutletfirstto
ensurethe safetyofCPU.
Overclocking
Thismotherboardisdesignedtosupportoverclocking. However,please
makesureyourcomponentsareabletotoleratesuchabnormal setting,
whiledoing overclocking.Anyattempttooperatebeyondproductspeci-
ficationsisnotrecommended. Wedonotguaranteethedamages
orriskscausedbyinadequateoperationorbeyondproduct
specifications.

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MS-7220 ATXMainboard
CPUInstallation ProceduresforSocket939
1.Pleaseturnoffthepowerand
unplug thepowercordbefore
installing the CPU.
2.Pulltheleversidewaysaway
fromthe socket.Makesureto
raisetheleverup toa90-de-
greeangle.
3.Lookforthegold arrowofthe
CPU.The goldarrowshould
pointasshownin thepicture.
TheCPUcanonlyfitin the cor-
rectorientation.
4.If theCPUiscorrectlyinstalled,
thepinsshould becompletely
embeddedintothesocketand
cannotbe seen.Pleasenote
thatanyviolation ofthe correct
installationproceduresmay
causepermanentdamagesto
yourmainboard.
5.Press theCPUdownfirmlyinto
thesocketandclosethelever.
AstheCPUislikelytomovewhile
theleverisbeingclosed,al-
waysclosetheleverwithyour
fingerspressingtightlyon top of
the CPUtomakesurethe CPUis
properlyand completelyembed-
dedintothesocket.
OpenLever
90degree
Sliding
Plate
Goldarrow
Goldarrow
Goldarrow
Correct CPUplacement
O