MSI K9N SLI V2 Series User manual

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K9NSLIV2Series
MS-7390(V1.X)Mainboard
G52-73901X1

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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
V1.0 FirstreleaseforPCB1.X January2008
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser’s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocaldistributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowing helpresourcesforfurtherguidance.
Visit theMSI websiteforFAQ,technical guide,BIOSupdates,driverupdates,
andotherinformation: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?
func=faqIndex
Contactourtechnicalstaff 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-7390
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
Chapter1GettingStarted.....................................................................................1-1
MainboardSpecifications...................................................................................1-2
MainboardLayout................................................................................................1-4
PackingChecklist.................................................................................................1-5
Chapter2HardwareSetup...................................................................................2-1
Quick ComponentsGuide....................................................................................2-2
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)............................................................................2-3
Memory.................................................................................................................2-6
PowerSupply......................................................................................................2-8
BackPanel..........................................................................................................2-10
Connectors........................................................................................................2-12
Jumper................................................................................................................2-18
Slots....................................................................................................................2-19
Chapter3BIOSSetup.............................................................................................3-1
EnteringSetup.....................................................................................................3-2
TheMainMenu.....................................................................................................3-4
StandardCMOSFeatures...................................................................................3-6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures...................................................................................3-9
IntegratedPeripherals.......................................................................................3-12
PowerManagementSetup...............................................................................3-14
PNP/PCIConfigurations.....................................................................................3-17
H/WMonitor........................................................................................................3-19
Frequency/VoltageControl...............................................................................3-20
LoadFail-Safe/Optimized Defaults.................................................................3-25
BIOSSetting Password.....................................................................................3-26
AppendixARealtekALC888Audio....................................................................A-1
Installing theRealtekAudioDriver......................................................................A-2
SoftwareConfiguration......................................................................................A-4
HardwareSetup................................................................................................A-19

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AppendixBNVIDIARAID.........................................................................................B-1
Introduction..........................................................................................................B-2
RAIDConfiguration..............................................................................................B-3
NVIDIARAIDUtilityInstallation.............................................................................B-8
Using theNVMediaShield Software.................................................................B-11
AppendixCDualCoreCenter.............................................................................C-1
Activating DualCoreCenter...............................................................................C-2
Main......................................................................................................................C-3
DOT(DynamicOverClocking).............................................................................C-5
Clock.....................................................................................................................C-6
Voltage.................................................................................................................C-7
FANSpeed...........................................................................................................C-8
Temperature.........................................................................................................C-9
UserProfile........................................................................................................C-10

1-1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Chapter1
Thankyou forchoosingthe K9NSLI V2Series(MS-
7390v1.X)ATXmainboard.TheK9NSLIV2Series
mainboardsarebasedon nVidia nForce 570LTSLI
singlechipsetforoptimalsystemefficiency. Designed
tofittheadvanced AMD Athlon64X2/Athlon 64 &
Sempron processor,theK9NSLIV2Seriesdelivera
highperformanceandprofessional desktopplatform
solution.

MS-7390Mainboard
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ProcessorSupport
-AMD®Athlon 64/ 64X2&Sempron inthesocketAM2package
(ForthelatestinformationaboutCPU,pleasevisit http://global.msi.
com.tw/index.php?func=cpuform)
SupportedFSB
-HyperTransportsupporting speed up to1.0GHz(2000MT/s)
Chipset
-NVIDIA®nForce570LTSLIchipset
MemorySupport
-DDR2667/800SDRAM(240pin/non-ECC)
-4DDR2DIMMs(8GB Max)
(Formoreinformationoncompatiblecomponents,pleasevisit http:/
/global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=testreport)
LAN
-SupportsGigaLAN10/100/1000 FastEthernetbyRealtek
RTL8211BL
Audio
-ControlledbyRealtekALC888
-Supports7.1channelsaudioout
-CompliantwithAzaliaSpec
IDE
-1IDE port
-SupportsUltraDMA66/100/133,PIO& BusMasteroperation
mode
SATA
-4SATAIIportssupport 4SATAdevices
-Supportsstorageanddatatransfersatupto300MB/s
RAID
-SATA1~4supportRAID0/1/0+1/5orJBODmode
MainboardSpecifications

1-3
Getting Started
Floppy
-1floppyport
-Supports1FDD with360KB, 720KB,1.2MB,1.44MBand 2.88MB
Connectors
Back panel
-1PS/2mouseport
-1PS/2keyboardport
-1Serialport
-1ParallelportsupportSPP/EPP/ECPmode
-4USB 2.0Ports
-1LANjack
-6audiojacks
On-BoardPinheaders
-3USB2.0pinheaders
-1ChassisIntrusion Switchpinheader
-1SPDIF-Outpinheader
-1FrontPanelAudiopinheader
-1CD-Inpinheader
-1TPMModulepinheader(optional)
Slots
-2PCIExpressx16slots, supportPCIEx8speed
-2PCI Express x1slots
-2PCI slots,support3.3V/ 5VPCIbusInterface
FormFactor
-ATX(30.5cmX21.0cm)
Mounting
-6mounting holes

MS-7390Mainboard
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K9N SLI V2Series
(MS-7390 v1.X)ATXMainboard
MainboardLayout
PCI 2
PCI 1
JCI1
ALC888
PCI_E16_2
PCI_E1_1
PCI_E1_2
PCI_E16_1
BATT
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D
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FDD1 JTPM1
(optional)
SATA1
CPUFAN1
SYSFAN1
LAN
Chip
I/O
Chip
PWR1
SYSFAN2
SATA3 SATA2 SATA4
JAUD1
JSPD1
CD_IN1
JUSB1
JUSB2
JUSB3
JBAT1
JFP1 JFP2
Top: mouse
Bottom:
keyboard
Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB ports
USB ports
T:
M:
B:
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
T:RS-Out
M:CS-Out
B:SS-Out
Top:
ParallelPort
Bottom:
ComPort
Nvidia
nForce570LTSLI

1-5
Getting Started
PackingChecklist
PowerCable SATACable
User’sGuide
MSImotherboard MSIDriver/UtilityCD
*The picturesareforreferenceonlyandmayvaryfromthepackingcontentsofthe
productyoupurchased.
Back IOShield
StandardCablefor
IDEDevices(Optional)
SLIVideoLinkCard

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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MS-7390Mainboard
DDR2DIMMs, p.2-6
JFP2, p.2-17
BackPanel
I/O, p.2-10
IDE1, p.2-12
PCISlots,
p.2-22
SATA1~4,
p.2-13
CPUFAN1,
p.2-14
FDD1, p.2-12
PCIEslots,
p.2-19
CPU, p.2-3
Quick ComponentsGuide
JAUD1,
p.2-15
JBAT1,p.2-18
JFP1, p.2-17
CD_IN1,
p.2-16
JCI1, p.2-14
PWR1,
p.2-8
JSPD1,
p.2-15
ATX1, p.2-8
JUSB1~3,
p.2-16
SYSFAN1, p.2-14
SYSFAN2,
p.2-14
JTPM1, p.2-13

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HardwareSetup
ThemainboardsupportsAMD®Athlon 64/64X2& Sempronprocessors.The mainboard
usesaCPUsocketcalledSocketAM2foreasyCPUinstallation.Whenyou are
installingtheCPU, make suretheCPUhas aheatsinkand acooling fan
attachedon thetop topreventoverheating. If youdonothavetheheatsinkand
cooling fan,contactyourdealertopurchaseand installthembeforeturningonthe
computer.
Forthelatest informationaboutCPU,pleasevisithttp://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?
func=cpuform
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)
Important
Overheating
Overheating will seriouslydamage the CPUand system.Always makesure
thecoolingfancanworkproperlytoprotectthe CPUfromoverheating.Make
surethatyouapplyan even layerofthermalpaste(orthermaltape)between
the CPUand the heatsinktoenhanceheatdissipation.
Replacing theCPU
WhilereplacingtheCPU,alwaysturnofftheATXpowersupplyorunplug the
powersupply spowercordfromthegrounded outlet firsttoensurethe safety
ofCPU.
Overclocking
Wedo notguarantee the damagesorrisks caused byinadequateoperation
orbeyond productspecifications.

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MS-7390Mainboard
CPUInstallation Procedures forSocketAM2
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
cannotbeseen.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
CorrectCPUplacement
Incorrect CPUplacement
O
Close
Lever
Pressdown
theCPU

2-5
HardwareSetup
Installing AMDSocketAM2CPUCooler Set
Whenyouareinstallingthe CPU, make suretheCPUhas aheatsinkanda
cooling fanattachedon thetop topreventoverheating. If youdonothavethe
heatsinkandcoolingfan,contactyourdealertopurchaseandinstallthembefore
turning onthecomputer.
Mainboardphotosshowninthissection arefordemonstrationofthe cooler
installation forSocket AM2CPUsonly.Theappearanceofyourmainboard
mayvarydependingon the modelyou purchase.
Important
2.Thenpress downtheotherendof
thecliptofastenthe cooling seton
the topofthe retentionmechanism.
LocatetheFixLeverand liftup it.
1.Positionthecooling set ontothere-
tentionmechanism.
Hookoneendoftheclip tohook
first.
3.Fastendownthelever. 4.AttachtheCPUFancable tothe CPU
fanconnectoronthemainboard.
Fixed Lever

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MS-7390Mainboard
Memory
DDR2
240-pin,1.8V
1
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
2
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
64x2=128 pin56x2=112 pin
TheseDIMM slotsareusedforinstalling memorymodules.
Formoreinformationoncompatiblecomponents, pleasevisit http://global.msi.com.
tw/index.php?func=testreport
Dual-Channel modePopulation Rule
InDual-Channelmode,thememorymodulescantransmitand receivedatawithtwo
databuslinessimultaneously.EnablingDual-Channelmodecanenhancethesystem
performance.Pleaserefertothe following illustrationsforpopulationrulesunder
Dual-Channel mode.
Empty
Installed