MSI K8N Master2-FAR User manual

iEnglishVersionG52-S9620X1K8NMaster2-FARMS-9620(v1.X)WorkstationBoard9620v1.0-Preface.p652005/5/24,午 04:171

iiManualRev:1.0ReleaseDate:May2005FCC-ARadioFrequencyInterferenceStatementThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterference,inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.Notice1Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheusersauthoritytooperatetheequipment.Notice2ShieldedinterfacecablesandA.C.powercord,ifany,mustbeusedinordertocomplywiththeemissionlimits.VOIRLANOTICEDINSTALLATIONAVANTDERACCORDERAURESEAU.Micro-StarInternationalMS-9620ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.9620v1.0-Preface.p652005/5/24,午 04:172

iiiCopyrightNoticeThematerialinthisdocumentistheintellectualpropertyofMICRO-STARINTERNATIONAL.Wetakeeverycareinthepreparationofthisdocument,butnoguaranteeisgivenastothecorrectnessofitscontents.Ourproductsareundercontinualimprovementandwereservetherighttomakechangeswithoutnotice.TrademarksAlltrademarksarethepropertiesoftheirrespectiveowners.NVIDIA,theNVIDIAlogo,DualNet,andnForceareregisteredtrademarksortrade-marksofNVIDIACorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.AMD,Athlon™,Athlon™XP,Thoroughbred™,andDuron™areregisteredtrade-marksofAMDCorporation.Intel®andPentium®areregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporation.PS/2andOS®/2areregisteredtrademarksofInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation.Windows®95/98/2000/NT/XPareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.Netware®isaregisteredtrademarkofNovell,Inc.Award®isaregisteredtrademarkofPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.AMI®isaregisteredtrademarkofAmericanMegatrendsInc.RevisionHistoryRevisionRevisionHistoryDateV1.0FirstreleaseMay2005TechnicalSupportIfaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheusersmanual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocaldistributor.Alternatively,pleasetrythefollowinghelpresourcesforfurtherguidance.VisittheMSIwebsiteforFAQ,technicalguide,BIOSupdates,driverupdates,andotherinformation:http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/faq/esc_faq_list.phpContactourtechnicalstaffat:[e-mail]9620v1.0-Preface.p652005/5/24,午 04:173

ivSafetyInstructionsCAUTION:Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttyperecommendedbythemanufacturer.1.Alwaysreadthesafetyinstructionscarefully.2.KeepthisUsersManualforfuturereference.3.Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.4.Laythisequipmentonareliableflatsurfacebeforesettingitup.5.Theopeningsontheenclosureareforairconvectionhenceprotectstheequip-mentfromoverheating.DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.6.Makesurethevoltageofthepowersourceandadjustproperly110/220Vbe-foreconnectingtheequipmenttothepowerinlet.7.Placethepowercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotsteponit.Donotplaceanythingoverthepowercord.8.AlwaysUnplugthePowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-oncardormodule.9.Allcautionsandwarningsontheequipmentshouldbenoted.10.Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamageorcauseelectricalshock.11.Ifanyofthefollowingsituationsarises,gettheequipmentcheckedbyaservicepersonnel:†Thepowercordorplugisdamaged.†Liquidhaspenetratedintotheequipment.†Theequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.†TheequipmenthasnotworkwelloryoucannotgetitworkaccordingtoUsersManual.†Theequipmenthasdroppedanddamaged.†Theequipmenthasobvioussignofbreakage.12.DONOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINANENVIRONMENTUNCONDITIONED,STOR-AGETEMPERATUREABOVE600C(1400F),ITMAYDAMAGETHEEQUIPMENT.Toprotecttheglobalenvironmentandasanenvironmentalist,MSImustremindyouthat...UndertheEuropeanUnion("EU")DirectiveonWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment,Directive2002/96/EC,whichtakeseffectonAugust13,2005,productsof"electricalandelectronicequipment"cannotbediscardedasmunicipalwasteanymoreandmanufactur-ersofcoveredelectronicequipmentwillbeobligatedtotakebacksuchproductsattheendoftheirusefullife.MSIwillcomplywiththeproducttakebackrequirementsattheendoflifeofMSI-brandedproductsthataresoldintotheEU.Youcanreturntheseproductstolocalcollectionpoints.9620v1.0-Preface.p652005/5/24,午 04:174

vCONTENTSFCC-ARadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement.........................................................iiCopyrightNotice.............................................................................................................iiiTrademarks......................................................................................................................iiiRevisionHistory.............................................................................................................iiiTechnicalSupport..........................................................................................................iiiSafetyInstructions.........................................................................................................ivChapter1.GettingStarted....................................................................................1-1MainboardSpecifications...................................................................................1-2MainboardLayout................................................................................................1-4MSISpecialFeatures..........................................................................................1-5CoreCenter..................................................................................................1-5Chapter2.HardwareSetup..................................................................................2-1QuickComponentsGuide....................................................................................2-2CentralProcessingUnit:CPU..............................................................................2-3CPUInstallationProceduresforSocket940.............................................2-4InstallingAMDOpteronTMDPCPUCoolingSystem...................................2-5Memory.................................................................................................................2-6InstallingDDRModules................................................................................2-6MemoryPopulationRules............................................................................2-7DDRCoolingFan..........................................................................................2-7PowerSupply......................................................................................................2-8SSI24-PinSystemPowerConnector:JPWR1..........................................2-8SSI8-PinCPUPowerConnector:JPWR2..................................................2-8SSI4-PinVGAPowerConnector:JPWR3.................................................2-8ImportantNotificationaboutPowerIssue..................................................2-9BackPanel..........................................................................................................2-10MouseConnector(Green)/KeyboardConnector(Purple)..................2-10IEEE1394Port(Optional)..........................................................................2-10SerialPortConnector.................................................................................2-11USBConnectors.........................................................................................2-11LAN(RJ-45)Jacks.....................................................................................2-12AudioPortConnectors..............................................................................2-12ParallelPortConnector:LPT1...................................................................2-13Connectors........................................................................................................2-14FloppyDiskDriveConnector:FDD1..........................................................2-14HardDiskConnectors:IDE1/IDE2...........................................................2-149620v1.0-Preface.p652005/5/24,午 04:175

viSerialATARAIDConnectors:SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4...........2-15IrDAInfraredModuleHeader:JIR1...........................................................2-16FrontPanelAudioConnector:JAUD1......................................................2-16ChassisIntrusionSwitchConnector:JCI1..............................................2-17CD-InConnector:JCD1.............................................................................2-17FrontPanelConnectors:JFP1/JFP2......................................................2-17FanPowerConnectors:C_FAN1/2,S_FAN1/2,CK_FAN......................2-18IEEE1394Connectors:J1394_1/J1394_2............................................2-18FrontUSBConnectors:JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3...................................2-19Jumper................................................................................................................2-20ClearCMOSJumper:JBAT1.....................................................................2-20BIOSFlashJumper:JBIOS1......................................................................2-21BIOSBootBlockJumper:JBL...................................................................2-21Slots....................................................................................................................2-22PCIInterruptRequestRouting...................................................................2-23NVSLI(ScalableLinkInterface)Connector:PCI_E4..............................2-23Chapter3.BIOSSetup............................................................................................3-1EnteringSetup.....................................................................................................3-2ControlKeys................................................................................................3-2GettingHelp..................................................................................................3-3TheMainMenu.....................................................................................................3-4StandardCMOSFeatures...................................................................................3-6AdvancedBIOSFeatures...................................................................................3-8AdvancedChipsetFeatures.............................................................................3-11IntegratedPeripherals.......................................................................................3-12PowerManagementSetup...............................................................................3-18PNP/PCIConfigurations.....................................................................................3-20H/WMonitor.......................................................................................................3-22CellMenu............................................................................................................3-24LoadFail-Safe/OptimizedDefaults..................................................................3-31SetSupervisor/UserPassword.......................................................................3-32AppendixA:nVIDIARAIDIntroduction..............................................................A-1Introduction..........................................................................................................A-2SystemRequirement...................................................................................A-2RAIDArrays.................................................................................................A-2SummaryofRAIDConfigurations...............................................................A-2BasicConfigurationInstructions................................................................A-3SettingUptheNVRAIDBIOS.......................................................................A-39620v1.0-Preface.p652005/5/24,午 04:176

viiRAIDConfiguration..............................................................................................A-3InstallingtheNVIDIARAIDSoftwareUnderWindows..............................A-7NVIDIARAIDUtilityInstallation.............................................................................A-7InstallingtheRAIDDriver(forbootableRAIDArray)................................A-8InitializingandUsingtheDiskArray.........................................................A-10RAIDDrivesManagement..................................................................................A-12ViewingRAIDArrayConfigurations........................................................A-12SettingUpaSpareRAIDDisk...................................................................A-14RebuildingaRAIDMirroredArray.............................................................A-20AppendixB:Using2-,4-,6-or8-ChannelAudioFunction..........................B-1InstallingtheAudioDriver...................................................................................B-2InstallationforWindows98SE/ME/2000/XP..............................................B-2SoftwareConfiguration......................................................................................B-4SoundEffect................................................................................................B-5SpeakerConfiguration................................................................................B-7HRTFDemo...................................................................................................B-9General.......................................................................................................B-10SPDIF...........................................................................................................B-11Using2-,4-,6-&8-ChannelAudioFunction.................................................B-129620v1.0-Preface.p652005/5/24,午 04:177

1-1GettingStartedChapter1.GettingStartedGettingStartedThankyouforpurchasingtheK8NMaster2-FAR(MS-9620v1.X),anexcellentATXworkstationboardfromMSI.BasedontheinnovativenVIDIAnForceTM4Prochipsetsforoptimalsystemefficiency,theK8NMaster2-FARmainboardaccommodatesduallatestAMDOpteronTMDPprocessorsinthe940-pinliddedce-ramicmicroPGApackage,andsupportsuptosix144-bitDDRregis-teredECCDIMMs(at200,266,333,and400MHz)toprovidethemaximumof12GBmemorycapacity.Intheentry-levelandmid-rangemarketsegment,thismainboardcanprovideahigh-performancesolutionfortodaysfront-endandgen-eralpurposeserver/workstation,aswellasinthefuture.9620v1.0-1.p652005/5/24,午 04:171

1-2MS-9620ATXWorkstationBoardMainboardSpecificationsCPU†SupportsdualSocket940forAMDOpteronTMprocessors,from1.4~3.6GHz(Formoreinformationoncompatiblecomponents,pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php)Chipset†nVIDIA®nForceTM4Pro-HyperTransportlinktotheAMDOpteronTMCPU-Supportsdual-channelDDR266/333/400memory-SupportsPCIExpressx16/x8/x4/x1interface-TwoindependentSATAIIcontrollers,forfourdrives-DualUltraATA133/100/66IDEcontrollers-Supportshigh-speedUSB2.0portsMainMemory†144-bitDDRat200/266/333/400MHz†Supportssix184-pinDDRDIMMsupto12GB†SupportsinterleavingmemorywithinDIMMs†ChipKillECCallowscontinuouscorrectionof4-biterrorsinafailedx4memorydevice(Formoreinformationoncompatiblecomponents,pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php)Slots†One32-bit/33MHzPCIslot(inorange,alsocanworkasacommunicationsslot)†OnePCIExpressx4slot†TwoPCIExpressx16slotsforgraphicscards(SLImodesupported)-2ndPCIExpressx16slot(PCI_E3)iscompatiblewithPCIExpressx1HDDInterface†DualIDEcontrollersonthenVIDIA®nForceTM4Prochipset-ProvidesIDEHDD/CD-ROMwithPIO,BusMasterandUltraDMA133/100/66operationmodes-Canconnectupto4IDEdevices†TwoindependentSATAcontrollersonthenVIDIA®nForceTM4Prochipset-NVRAIDsupports4SATAIIportswithupto300MB/stransferrateNVRAID(Software)†Supportsupto4SATAand2PATA133Harddrives-RAID0or1,0+1,JBODsupported-RAIDfunctionavailableforPATA133+SATAH/Dor4SATAH/DdrivesOnboardPeripherals†1floppyportsupportstwoFDDswith360KB,720KB,1.2MB,1.44MB,and2.88MB†1PS/2keyboardport†1PS/2mouseport†1serialport†1parallelportsupportsSPP/EPP/ECPmode9620v1.0-1.p652005/5/24,午 04:172

1-3GettingStarted†2RJ-45ports(withLEDs)†10USBports(6onthefrontand4ontherear)†3IEEE1394ports(2onfrontand1onrear)OnboardLAN†1stLANsupports10/100/1000FastEthernetbyMarvell88E1111PHY†2ndPCILANsupports10/100/1000FastEthernetbyBroadcomBCM5788OnboardAudio†RealtekALC8508-channelcodec-8-CHDAconnectorwith48KHzrate-CompliantwithAC972.3specifications-MeetsperfomacerequirementforaudioonPC97/2001system-MeetsMicrosoftWHQL/WLP2.0audiorequirementOnboardIEEE1394†VIAVT6306IEEE1394controllerPowerManagementFeatures†WakeuponLAN(WOL),wakeuponPCI†RTCalarmandwakeup†Wakeuponkeyboard/mouse/USBfromS1&S3†SupportsACPIS1,S3,S4,S5functionSystemManagement†SMBus(I2C)†Temperature,voltage,andfanmonitorsBIOS†ThemainboardBIOSprovides“Plug&Play”BIOSwhichdetectstheperipheraldevicesandexpansioncardsoftheboardautomatically†ThemainboardprovidesaDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)functionwhichrecordsyourmainboardspecifications†SupportsbootfromLAN,USBDevice1.1&2.0,andSATAHDDDimension†ATXFormFactor(30.4cmX25.4cm)Mounting†9mountingholesMSIRemindsYou...TocreateabootableRAIDvolumeforaWindows2000environment,MicrosoftsWindows2000ServicePack4(SP4)isrequired.AstheendusercannotbootwithoutSP4,acombinationinstallationCDmustbecreatedbeforeattemptingtoinstalltheoperatingsystemontothebootableRAIDvolume.TocreatethecombinationinstallationCD,pleaserefertothefollow-ingwebsite:http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm9620v1.0-1.p652005/5/24,午 04:173

1-4MS-9620ATXWorkstationBoardMainboardLayoutK8NMaster2-FAR(MS-9620v1.X)ATXWorkstationBoardBATT+
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1-5GettingStartedMSISpecialFeaturesCoreCenterTheCoreCenterisanewutilityyoucanfindintheCD-ROMdisk.TheutilityisjustlikeyourPCdoctorthatcandetect,viewandadjustthePChardwareandsystemstatusduringrealtimeoperation.Intheleftsideitshowsthecurrentsystemstatus,includingtheVcore,3.3V,+5Vand12V.IntherightsideitshowsthecurrentPChardwarestatussuchastheCPU&systemtemperaturesandallfansspeeds.Whenyouclicktheredtrianglesintheleftandrightsides,twosub-menuswillopenforuserstooverclock,overspecortoadjustthethresholdsofsystemtosendoutthewarningmessages.IfyouclicktheCoreCenterbuttononthetop,ascreenpopsupforyoutochoosethe“Automode”or“Usermode”ofCPUfan.YoumayadjustthespeedsofCPUfansandsystemfanhere.9620v1.0-1.p652005/5/24,午 04:175

1-6MS-9620ATXWorkstationBoardLeft-side:CurrentsystemstatusIntheleftsub-menu,youcanconfigurethesettingsofFSB,Vcore,MemoryVoltageandAGPVoltagebyclickingtheradiobuttoninfrontofeachitemandmakeitavailable(theradiobuttonwillbelitasyellowwhenselected),usethe“+”and“-”buttonstoadjust,thenclickok”toapplythechanges.ThenyoucanclickSavetosavethedesiredFSByoujustconfigured.AlsoyoumayclickAutotostarttestingthemaximalCPUoverclockingvalue,TheCPUFSBwillautomaticallyincreasethetestingvalueuntilthePCreboots.OryoumayclickDefaulttorestorethedefaultvalues.Right-side:PChardwarestatusduringrealtimeoperationIntherightsub-menu,hereyoucanconfigurethePChardwarestatussuchasCPU&systemtemperaturesandfanspeeds.Youmayusethescrollbarstoadjusteachitem,thenclickok”toapplythechanges.Thevaluesyousetforthetemperaturesarethemaximumthresholdsforthesystemforwarnings,andthevalueforfanspeedsaretheminimumthresholds.Top-side:Usermode/AutomodeHereyoumayadjusttheCPUfanspeed.IfyouchooseUsermode,youmayadjusttheCPUfanspeedin8differentmodes,fromStoptoFullspeed.MSIRemindsYou...ItemsshownonCoreCentermayvarydependingonyoursystemstatus.9620v1.0-1.p652005/5/24,午 04:176

2-1HardwareSetupChapter2.HardwareSetupHardwareSetupThischapterprovidesyouwiththeinformationabouthardwaresetupprocedures.Whiledoingtheinstallation,becarefulinholdingthecomponentsandfollowtheinstallationprocedures.Forsomecomponents,ifyouinstallinthewrongorientation,thecomponentswillnotworkproperly.Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandlingcomputercomponents.Staticelectricitymaydamagethecomponents.

2-2MS-9620ATXWorkstationBoardQuickComponentsGuideJPWR1/2,p.2-8I/OPorts,p.2-10DDRDIMMs,p.2-6S_FAN1,CK_FAN,p.2-18S_FAN2,p.2-18CPU1/2,p.2-3JFP1/2,p.2-17JPWR3,p.2-8JBAT1,p.2-20SATA2/SATA1/SATA4/SATA3,p.2-15IDE1/2,p.2-14FDD1,p.2-14JUSB1/2,p.2-19PCI/PCIExpressSlots,p.2-22J1394_1/2,p.2-18C_FAN1,p.2-18C_FAN2,p.2-18JCI1,p.2-17JCD1,p.2-17JAUD1,p.2-16JIR1,p.2-16JUSB3,p.2-19JBL,p.2-21JBIOS1,p.2-21

2-3HardwareSetupThemainboardsupportsSingle/DualAMD®Opteron™DPprocessor(s).ThemainboardusestwoCPUsocketscalledSocket940foreasyCPUinstallation.YoucaninstallSINGLEorDUALCPUsonthemainboardtomeetyourownneeds.KeepthefollowingpointsinmindbeforeinstallingCPU(s):1.IfSINGLECPUisintended,alwaysinstalltheCPUontheCPU1socket.2.ToinstallDUALCPUsontheboard,youmustusethesametypeofCPUsrunningatthesamefrequency.Formoreinformationoncompatiblecomponents,pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php.CentralProcessingUnit:CPUAsprocessortechnologypushestofasterspeedsandhigherperformance,thermalmanagementbecomesincreasinglycrucialwhenbuildingcomputersystems.Main-tainingtheproperthermalenvironmentiskeytoreliableoperation.Assuch,theprocessormustbemaintainedinthespecifiedthermalrequirements.WARNING!ThermalIssueforCPUCPU1CPU2

2-4MS-9620ATXWorkstationBoard1.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff,andthepowercorddis-connectedbeforeinstallingtheCPU.2.Pulltheleversidewaysawayfromthesocket,andraiseituptoa90-degreeangle.3.LocatethecutedgeoftheCPU.WhentheCPUisinstalledintothesocket,thiscutedgeshouldbealignedwiththecornermarkinganarrowontheSocket940.PleasenotethattheCPUcanonlyfitinacorrectorientation,DONOTuseforcetoinstalltheCPUintothesocket.4.PlacetheCPUontothesocketandpressitdownfirmlyintothesocket.ThepinsoftheCPUshouldbeem-beddedintothesocketcompletely.5.ClosethelevertosecuretheCPU.DonotclosetheleveruntiltheCPUspinsarefullyinserted;otherwise,thepinsmaybedamaged.CPUInstallationProceduresforSocket940
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2-5HardwareSetupInstallingAMDOpteronTMDPCPUCoolingSystemWhenyouareinstallingtheCPU,makesuretheCPUhasaheatsinkandacoolingfanattachedonthetoptopreventoverheating.Ifyoudonotfindtheheatsinkandcoolingfan,contactyourdealertopurchaseandinstallthembeforeturningonthecomputer.referencefigureMSIRemindsYou...PleaserefertotherecommendedCPUfansatAMD®officialwebsiteorconsultthevendorsforproperCPUcoolingfan.MSIRemindsYou...OverheatingOverheatingwillseriouslydamagetheCPUandsystem.AlwaysmakesurethecoolingfancanworkproperlytoprotecttheCPUfromoverheating.ReplacingtheCPUWhilereplacingtheCPU,alwaysturnoffthepowersupplyorunplugthepowersupplyspowercordfromgroundedoutletfirsttoensurethesafetyofCPU.

2-6MS-9620ATXWorkstationBoardMemoryInstallingDDRModules1.TheDDRDIMMhasonlyonenotchonthecenterofmodule.Themodulewillonlyfitintherightorientation.2.InserttheDIMMmemorymoduleverticallyintotheDIMMslot.Thenpushitinuntilthegoldenfingeronthememorymoduleisdeeplyinsertedinthesocket.3.TheplasticclipateachsideoftheDIMMslotwillautomaticallyclose.Themainboardprovides6slotsfor184-pinDDRSDRAMDIMM(DoubleIn-LineMemoryModule)modulesandsupportsupto12GBmemorysize.YoucaninstallDDR266/333/400modulesontheDDRDIMMslots.Formoreinformationoncompatiblecomponents,pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php.MSIRemindsYou...Youcanbarelyseethegoldenfingerifthemoduleisproperlyinsertedinthesocket.VoltNotchDDR123456

2-7HardwareSetupMemoryPopulationRulesThemainboardsupportsDDR266/333/400memoryinterface.EachDIMMslotsupportsuptoamaximumsizeof2GB.Userscaninstalleithersingle-ordouble-sidedmodulesdependingontheirneeds.Memorymodulescanbeinstalledinanycombinationasfollows:SlotMemorymodulepopulationrules(Singlechannel-64bits)DDR1InstallInstallInstallInstallDDR2DDR3InstallInstallInstallInstallDDR4DDR5InstallInstallInstallInstallDDR6SlotMemorymodulepopulationrules(Dualchannel-128bits)DDR1InstallInstallInstallInstallDDR2InstallInstallInstallInstallDDR3InstallInstallInstallInstallDDR4InstallInstallInstallInstallDDR5InstallInstallInstallInstallDDR6InstallInstallInstallInstallMSIRemindsYou...MakesurethatyouinstallmemorymodulesofthesametypeanddensityonDDRDIMMs.DDRCoolingFanToprotectthesystemfromoverheating,makesurethatyouinstallMSIsproprietaryDDRcoolingfan(patentpending)beforethesystemmemoryreaches2GBorbeyond.ThisDDRcoolingfanwillhelptodissipateheatproducedbyDDRmemorymodules,whichinreturncontributestosystemstabilityduringoverclocking.Connecttothe4-pinpowerconnectoronthesystempowersupply