MSI MS-6385 User manual

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The MS-6385 Micro ATX mainboard supports the new Intel®
PentiumTM 4 processor based on Intel® 8 850 chipset. Its an high end
motherboard for the uers who want to optimize the performance from the
new Intel® PentiumTM 4 processor
The Intel® Tehama chipset supports 64B cache line size and a 3 -bit
host addressing, allowing the processor to access the entire 4GB of the
chipsets memory address space. It also provides 4x AGP data transfers and
x/4x AGP Fast Writes capability including a 3. GBs memory bus bandwidth
and 3. GBs system bus bandwidth.
The Intel® Tehama chipset features a dual channel Direct RDRAM
memory operating in lock-step using RSL technology. It is a highly-flexible
chipset which is designed to extend the basic graphics/multimedia PC
platform up to the mainstream performance desktop platform.
The Intel® 8 801BA (ICH ) chipset is a highly integrated
multifunctional I/O Controller Hub that provides the interface to the PCI Bus
and integrates many of the functions needed in todays PC platforms. It
communicates with the host controller over a dedicated hub interface and
provides added flexibility in designing cost-effective system solutions.
Chapter 1 contains the following topics:
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Mainboard Specification 1-
Mainboard Layout 1-4
Key Features 1-5
MSI Special Features 1-6
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CPU
!Support Intel® PentiumTM 4 processor.
!Support 1.7GHz or faster.
Chipset
! Intel® 850 chipset.
- Up to GB maximum memory (Rambus)
- AGP interface with 4x SBA/Data Transfer
!Intel® ICH chipset.
- AC97 Controller Integrated
- Full IDE channels, up to ATA100
- Low pin count interface for SIO
- Support up to 4 USB ports
- Support one CNR slot
Main Memory
! Four 184-pin gold-lead RIMM sockets
!Support a maximum memory size of GB
Slots
! One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot
- support x/4x mode.
!Three 3 -bit/33MHz Master PCI Bus slots
!Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus Interface
!One CNR slot
On-Board IDE
!An IDE controller on the Intel® ICH Chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-
ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 100 operation modes.
!Can connect up to four IDE devices
Audio
!ICH chip integrated
! AC97 Compliant
Mainboard Specification

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Super I O Controller
!Winbond W836 7HF-AW I/O controller
- 1 floppy port supports FDD with 360K, 7 0K, 1. M, 1.44M and . 88
Mbytes.
- serial ports (COM A & COM B)
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Network (Optional)
!Intel® 8 56 ET/EM Platform LAN connect for 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T
BIOS
!The mainboard BIOS provides Plug & Play BIOS which detects the
peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
!IDE drive auto configure, Advanced Power Management (APM) 1. ,
ACPI 1.0, DMI .0, support ECC/Parity, support LS1 0
Dimension
!Micro-ATX Form Factor : 9.6 inches (L) x 9.6 inches(W) PCB
Mounting
!8 mounting holes.
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Special Features
Microsoft® PC99 Compliant
Micro-ATX Form Factor
Support Intel® Pentium® 4 processors
Support DMI(Desktop Management Interface through
BIOS
LAN Wake Up Function via PME
PC Alert System Hardware Monitor (optional
Modem Wake Up Function via PME
Support PCI 2.2
Suspend to RAM/Disk

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Mainboard Layout
MS-6385 MICRO ATX Mainboard
AGP Slot
BATT
+
Intel
FW82801BA
JUSB2
JP2
ATX Power Supply
JFP2
JBAT1
J14
J13
SYSFAN1
JWR2
CPUFAN1
J12
SYSFAN2
J16
J17
J15
BIOS
PCI Slot 1
PCI Slot 2
PCI Slot 3
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1,- .,,
RIMM1 RIMM2
RIMM3
RIMM4
CNR
Top :
Parallel Port
Bottom:
COM A
COM B
Top : mouse
Bottom: eyboard
Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB
ports
CD_IN MODEM_IN AUX_IN
To p :
Game port
Bottom:
Line-Out
Line-In
Mic
J18

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Component Function Reference
Socket 4 3 Installing CPU p. -
RIMM1~4 Installing memory module p. -4
ATX Power Supply Installing power supply p. -6
FDD Connecting to floppy disk drive p. -11
JUSB Connecting to USB device p. -11
IDE1 & IDE Connecting to HDD drive p. -1
JFP Connecting to case p. -13
J15 Connecting to IR module p. -14
J1 & 17 Connecting to chassis intrusion switch p. -14
CPUFAN1 Connecting to processor fan p. -15
SYSFAN1& Connecting to system fan p. -15
J18 Connecting to front audio p. -17
JBAT1 Setting clear CMOS p. -18
J13 Clearing BIOS password p. -19
J16 Setting beep by buzzer/speaker P. -19
JP Setting onboard audio codec P. - 0
J14 Setting BIOS flash P. - 1
AGP Inserting AGP expansion card p. -
PCI Slot Inserting expansion cards p. -
CNR Inserting CNR expansion card p. -
Quick Components Guide

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MSI Special Features
The MSI special features are designed by MSI R&D which are only
available in MSI mainboards. The 6385 mainboard is equipped with PC AlertTM
III.
PC Alert III
The PC AlertTM III is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM. The utility
is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status
during real time operation:
* monitor CPU & system temperature
* monitor fan speed
* monitor system voltage
* monitor chassis intrusion
If one of the items above is abnormal, the program main screen will be imme-
diately shown on the screen, with the abnormal item highlighted in red. This
will continue to be shown until user disables warning.

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Features:
!Network Management
- Monitoring & remote control
!Basic System Utilities
- Scandisk & Defragment to maintain your HDD
!3D Graphics Design
- Enables a more friendly user interface
!Software Utilities
- SoftCooler Optimized Cooling