MSI MS-7003 User manual

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Version1.1
G52-M7003X2
RS3MSeries
MS-7003 (v1.X)MicroATXMainboard

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ManualRev:1.1
ReleaseDate:January2004
FCC-BRadioFrequencyInterference Statement
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedand found tocomplywiththelimitsforaclass
Bdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15 oftheFCC rules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotection againstharmfulinterference whentheequip-
mentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses
and canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand usedinaccor-
dance withtheinstruction manual,maycauseharmfulinterference toradio
communications.Operation ofthisequipmentinaresidentialarea islikelyto
causeharmfulinterference,inwhichcasetheuserwill berequiredtocorrect
theinterference athisownexpense.
Notice1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedby thepartyrespon-
sibleforcompliance couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice2
Shieldedinterfacecablesand A.C.powercord,ifany,mustbeusedinorderto
complywiththeemission limits.
VOIRLANOTICED’INSTALLATIONAVANTDERACCORDERAU
RESEAU.
Micro-StarInternationalMS-7003
Testedtocomply
withFCCStandard
ForHomeorOfficeUse

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RevisionHistory
RevisionRevisionHistoryDate
V1.1Add JKBV1andAppendixBJanuary2004
UpdateBIOSand AppendixA

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1.Alwaysreadthesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2.KeepthisUser’sManualforfuturereference.
3.Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
4.Laythisequipmenton areliableflatsurface beforesetting it up.
5.Theopeningson theenclosureareforairconvection hence protectsthe
equipmentfromoverheating.Donotcovertheopenings.
6.Makesurethevoltageofthepowersource and adjustproperly110/220V
beforeconnecting theequipmenttothepowerinlet.
7.Place thepowercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotstepon it.Donot
place anything overthepowercord.
8.AlwaysUnplug thePowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-oncardormodule.
9.All cautionsand warningson theequipmentshouldbenoted.
10.Neverpouranyliquidintotheopening thatcoulddamageorcauseelectrical
shock.
11.If any ofthefollowing situationsarises,gettheequipmentcheckedby a
service personnel:
lThepowercordorplug isdamaged.
lLiquidhaspenetratedintotheequipment.
lTheequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.
lTheequipmenthasnotworkwelloryou cannotgetit workaccording
toUser’sManual.
lTheequipmenthasdroppedand damaged.
lTheequipmenthasobvioussign ofbreakage.
12.Donotleavethisequipmentinanenvironmentunconditioned,storage
temperatureabove600C(1400F),itmaydamagetheequipment.
SafetyInstructions
CAUTION:Dangerofexplosion ifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replace onlywiththesameorequivalenttyperecommendedby the
manufacturer.

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CONTENTS
FCC-BRadioFrequencyInterference Statement........................................ ii
CopyrightNotice ......................................................................................iii
Revision History......................................................................................iii
TechnicalSupport.....................................................................................iii
SafetyInstructions.................................................................................. iv
Chapter1.GettingStarted.................................................................... 1-1
MainboardSpecifications.................................................................1-2
MainboardLayout...........................................................................1-5
MSISpecialFeatures........................................................................1-6
LiveMonitor™..........................................................................1-6
LiveBIOS™/LiveDriver™.........................................................1-7
CoreCenter................................................................................1-8
Chapter2.HardwareSetup ................................................................... 2-1
QuickComponentsGuide.................................................................2-2
CentralProcessing Unit: CPU...........................................................2-3
CPUCoreSpeedDerivation Procedure.......................................2-3
CPUInstallation ProceduresforSocket478 ................................2-4
Installing theCPUFan...............................................................2-5
Memory...........................................................................................2-7
MemorySpeed/CPUFSBSupportMatrix....................................2-7
DDRModuleCombination .........................................................2-8
Installing DDRModules............................................................2-8
PowerSupply...................................................................................2-9
ATX20-PinPowerConnector:ATX1..........................................2-9
ATX12VPowerConnector:JPW1..............................................2-9
BackPanel..................................................................................... 2-10
MouseConnector.................................................................... 2-10
KeyboardConnector............................................................... 2-11
USBConnector........................................................................ 2-11

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SerialPortConnector:COMA.................................................. 2-12
VGAConnector....................................................................... 2-12
RJ-45LANJack....................................................................... 2-13
AudioPortConnectors............................................................ 2-13
IEEE1394PortConnector......................................................... 2-14
ParallelPortConnectors:LPT1................................................. 2-14
Connectors.................................................................................... 2-15
FrontDiskDriveConnector:FDD1........................................... 2-15
CD-InConnector:JCD1............................................................ 2-15
FanPowerConnectors:CPU_FAN1/SYS_FAN1....................... 2-15
HardDiskConnectors:IDE1&IDE2......................................... 2-16
FrontPanelConnector:JFP1.................................................... 2-17
FrontUSBConnector:JUSB1................................................... 2-17
FrontPanelAudioConnector:JAUDIO1.................................. 2-18
S-Bracket(SPDIF)Connector:SBRACKET(Optional)............... 2-19
TV-OutConnector:JTV1.......................................................... 2-20
IEEE1394Connectors:J1394_A(Optional)&J1394_B............... 2-21
Jumpers......................................................................................... 2-22
ClearCMOSJumper:JBAT1..................................................... 2-22
KeyboardWake-up Jumper:JKBV1.......................................... 2-23
Slots.............................................................................................. 2-24
AGP(AcceleratedGraphicsPort)Slot....................................... 2-24
PCI(PeripheralComponentInterconnect)Slots........................ 2-24
CNRSlot................................................................................. 2-24
PCIInterruptRequestRouting ................................................. 2-25
Chapter3.BIOSSetup.......................................................................... 3-1
EnteringSetup .................................................................................3-2
ControlKeys.............................................................................3-2
GettingHelp..............................................................................3-3

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TheMainMenu ...............................................................................3-4
StandardCMOSFeatures.................................................................3-6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures.................................................................3-8
AdvancedChipsetFeatures........................................................... 3-12
IntegratedPeripherals.................................................................... 3-15
PowerManagementSetup .............................................................. 3-20
PNP/PCIConfigurations................................................................. 3-24
PCHealthStatus............................................................................ 3-26
Frequency/VoltageControl............................................................. 3-27
LoadHigh Performance/BIOSSetupDefaults................................... 3-29
SetSupervisor/UserPassword........................................................ 3-30
AppendixA:Using2-,4-or6-ChannelAudioFunction.......................... A-1
AppendixB:RecommendedMemoryModules....................................... B-1

1-1
HardwareSetup
Thank you forpurchasing RS3MSeries(MS-7003)v1.
XMicroATXmainboard.TheRS3MSeriesarebasedon ATI®
Radeon9100 IGP&ATI®IXP150 chipsetsforoptimalsystem
efficiency.Withallthesespecialdesigns,theRS3MSeriesdeliver
ahigh performance and professionaldesktop platformsolution.
GettingStarted

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MS-7003 M-ATXMainboard
MainboardSpecifications
CPU
†Socket478forIntelPentium4processors(PSC478/Willamette478/Northwood
478/Celeron478)at400/533/800MHz
†Supportsup to3.2GHzand higherspeed
Chipset
†ATIRadeon 9100IGP
-SupportsAGP8x/4x at0.8V(AGP3.0)or4x at1.5V
-SupportsTV-out(Optional)
-SupportsATISurroundView
-ATIRADEON9100 graphiccontrollerIntegrated
-Supports400/533/800MHzmemoryFSB
†ATIIXP150
-AC’97 2.2interface
-6USB2.0/1.1ports
-2channelUltraATA33/66/100 BusMasterIDEcontroller
MainMemory
†Supportstwo184-pinunbufferedDDR200/266/333/400DIMMs
†Supportsup to2GBmemorysize withoutECC
Slots
†OneAGP3.0Slot
†Three PCI2.332-bit MasterPCIBusslots
†OneCNRslot(Optional)
On-BoardIDE
†DualIDEcontrollersintegratedinATIIXP150
†SupportBusMaster,UltraDMA33/66/100 operation modes
†Canconnectup tofourIDEdevices
On-BoardPeripherals
†On-BoardPeripheralsinclude:
-1floppyportsupports2FDDswith360K,720K,1.2M,1.44Mand 2.88
Mbytes.
-1serialportand 1VGAport

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HardwareSetup
-1parallelport
-6USB2.0/1.1ports(Rearx4ports/Frontx1headerfor2ports)
-3audioportsinvertical
-Two1394 ports(Rearx1/Frontx1header)
-oneRJ-45LAN Jack
Audio
†Realtek6Channelscodec
†SupportsSPDIF-OutviaSBRACKETpinheader
IEEE1394(Optional)
†VIAVT6307PCIControllerwithintegratedPHY(Optional)
†VIAVT6306PCIControllerwithintegratedPHY(Optional)
LAN(Optional)
†RealtekRTL8100C10/100LAN(Optional)
†RealtekRTL8110SGigabitLAN(Optional)
†SupportsWake-On-LAN
BIOS
†AwardBIOSwithPNPBIOS,ACPI,SMBIOS2.3,Greenand BootBlock.
†ProvidesDMI2.0,WFM2.0,WOL,WOR,andSMBusforsystemmanagement.
Dimension
†Micro-ATXFormFactor:24.38cm(L)x23.5cm(W)
Mounting
†6mounting holes
Others
†PC2001Compliant
†SuspendstoRAM/Disk
MSIRemindsYou...
Themainboardprovidestwovideo-outconnectors (JTV1and
VGAport)butsupportsonlyonevideooutput.Therefore,if a
device isconnectedtoJTV1first,theVGAportwill bedisabled
and vice versa.

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MS-7003 M-ATXMainboard
MSIRemindsYou...
1.Eachboardwill begivenaunique1394 GUIDfromthe
manufacturer’sdefault settingsinthesystemBIOS.
2.UsetheflashutilityorLive UpdatefromMSI’swebsiteforBIOS
update.The1394 GUIDaddress isburntintheBIOScore.Ifthe
1394 GUIDaddress islostduetoan unpredictableevent,suchas
replacing anewBIOSchip,users can usetheutilityfromMSI’s
websitebyentering the1394 GUIDaddress torecoveritsorigi-
nalone.
1394 GUIDaddress
Label(optional)

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HardwareSetup
MainboardLayout
RS3MSeries (MS-7003)v1.XM-ATXMainboard
CNR
(optional)
PCI Slot 1
PCI Slot 2
PCI Slot 3
JPW1
JBAT1
SBRACKET
JUSB1
J1394_A
(reserved for
VT6306)
J1394_B
JAUDIO1
CPU_FAN1
BATT
+
JFP1
ATX
PowerSupply
SYS_FAN1
BIOS
ATI
IXP150
ATI
Radeon 9100 IGP
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1
IDE2
T: mouse
B: keyboard
T: Line-Out
B:Mic
Line-In
M:
Winbond
W83627THF
FDD1
AGP Slot
Codec
VIA
VT6307
or VT6306
Realtek
8100C
or 8100S
JCD1
JTV1
DDR1 DDR2
JKBV1
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MS-7003 M-ATXMainboard
MSISpecialFeatures
LiveMonitor™
TheLiveMonitor™isatoolusedtoschedulethesearchfor
thelatestBIOS/driversversion on theMSIWebsite.Tousethe
function,you needtoinstall the“MSILiveUpdate3”application.
Afterinstallation,the“MSILiveMonitor”icon (asshownon the
right)will appearon thescreen.Doubleclickthisicon torun the
application.
Doubleclickthe“MSILiveMonitor”icon atthelower-rightcorner
ofthetaskbar,and thefollowing dialog box will appear.You canspecifyhow
oftenthesystemwill automaticallysearchfortheBIOS/driversversion,or
changetheLAN settingsrightfromthedialog box.
You canright-clicktheMSILiveMonitoricon toperformthefunctions
listedbelow:
lAutoSearch–SearchesfortheBIOS/driversversion you needimmediately.
lViewLastResult–Allowsyou toviewthelastsearchresult ifthereisany.
lPreference –ConfigurestheSearchfunction,including theSearchschedule.
lExit–ExitstheLiveMonitor™application.
lFAQ–Providesalink toadatabasewhichcontainsvariouspossiblequestions
aboutMSI'sproductsforuserstoinquire.

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HardwareSetup
LiveBIOS™/LiveDriver™
TheLiveBIOS™/LiveDriver™isatoolusedtode-
tectand updateyourBIOS/driversonlinesothatyou don’t
needtosearchforthecorrectBIOS/driverversion through-
outthewholeWebsite.Tousethefunction,you needto
install the“MSILiveUpdate3” application.Afterthe
installation,the“MSILiveUpdate3” icon (asshownon
theright)will appearon thescreen.
Doubleclickthe“MSILiveUpdate3”icon,and thefollowing screenwill
appear:
Sixbuttonsareplacedon theleftcolumnofthescreen.Clickthedesired
button tostarttheupdateprocess.
öLiveBIOS–UpdatestheBIOSonline.
öLiveDriver –Updatesthedriversonline.
öLiveVGABIOS–UpdatestheVGABIOSonline.
öLiveVGADriver –UpdatestheVGAdriveronline.
öLiveOSD–UpdatesthefirmwareoftheOSDproductsonline.
öLiveUtility–Updatestheutilitiesonline.
If theproductyou purchaseddoesnotsupportany ofthefunctionslisted
above,a“sorry” messageisdisplayed.Formoreinformation on theupdate
instructions,insertthecompanion CDand refertothe“LiveUpdateGuide”
underthe“Manual”Tab.

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MS-7003 M-ATXMainboard
CoreCenter
CoreCenter(TM)-containsOCMenu panel,whereinuserscandetermine
theirprocessorand memorytypetooptimize itsmemorycapacity.Thisall-in-
onehardwareconsoleisadvancedcombination ofthepopularPCAlertand
FuzzyLogic.Including powerfulfunction withhardwaremonitor,systemalert
and instinctiveUIofoverclocking,CoreCenterisjustlikeyourPCdoctorthat
candetect,viewand adjustthePChardwareand systemstatusduring realtime
operation.
Intheleftsideit showsthecurrentsystemstatusincluding theVcore,
3.3V,+5Vand 12V.Intherightsideit showsthecurrentPChardwarestatus
suchastheCPU&systemtemperaturesand all fansspeeds.
Whenyou clicktheredtrianglesintheleftand rightsides,twosub-
menuswill openforuserstooverclock,overspec ortoadjustthethresholdsof
systemtosend outthewarning messages.If you clicktheCoreCenterbutton
inthetop,ascreenpopsup foryou tochoosethe“Automode”or“User
mode”ofCPUfan.

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HardwareSetup
Left-wing:Currentsystemstatus
Intheleftsub-menu,youcanconfigurethesettingsofFSB,Vcore,Memory
Voltageand AGPVoltagebyclicking theradiobutton infrontofeachitemand
makeit available(theradiobutton will belightedasyellowwhenselected),use
the“+”and “-”buttonstoadjust,thenclick“OK”toapplythechanges.Then
you canclickSave tosavethedesiredFSByou justconfigured.
Alsoyou mayclickAutotostarttesting themaximalCPUoverclocking
value,TheCPUFSBwill automaticallyincreasethetesting valueuntil thePC
reboots.Oryou mayclickDefault torestorethedefault values.
Right-wing:PChardwarestatusduringrealtimeoperation
Intherightsub-menu,hereyou canconfigurethePChardwarestatus
suchasCPU&systemtemperaturesand fanspeeds.You mayusethescroll
barstoadjusteachitem,thenclick“OK”toapplythechanges.Thevaluesyou
setforthetemperaturesarethemaximumthresholdsforthesystemforwarnings,
and thevalueforfanspeedsaretheminimumthresholds.
Top-side:Usermode/Automode
Hereyou mayadjusttheCPUfanspeed.If you chooseUsermode,you
mayadjusttheCPUfanspeedin8differentmodes,fromLowspeedtoHigh
speed.

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HardwareSetup
Chapter2.Hardware
Setup
Thischaptertellsyou howtoinstall theCPU,memory
modules,and expansion cards,aswell ashowtosetup the
jumperson themainboard.Italsoprovidestheinstructionson
connecting theperipheraldevices,suchasthemouse,keyboard,
etc.
Whiledoing theinstallation,becarefulinholding the
componentsand followtheinstallation procedures.
HardwareSetup

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MS-7003 M-ATXMainboard
QuickComponentsGuide
CPU,p.2-3
BackPanel
I/O,p.2-10 FDD1,p.2-15
JUSB1,p.2-17
IDE1,IDE2,
p.2-16
J1394_A&J1394_B,
p.2-21
JPW1,p.2-9
JAUDIO1,p.2-18
ATX1,p.2-9
JBAT1,p.2-22
JCD1,p.2-15
JFP1,p.2-17
CPU_FAN1,p.2-15
DDRDIMMs,p.2-7
SBRACKET,p.2-19
JTV1,p.2-20
SYS_FAN1,p.2-15
JKBV1,p.2-23

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HardwareSetup
CentralProcessingUnit: CPU
CPUCore SpeedDerivationProcedure
IfCPUClock=100MHz
Core/Busratio=17
thenCPUcorespeed=HostClockxCore/Busratio
=100MHzx17
=1.7GHz
ThemainboardsupportsIntel®Pentium®4PSC,Willamette,Celeron,
Northwood processorinthe478 pinpackage.ThemainboardusesaCPU
socketcalledPGA478 foreasyCPUinstallation.Whenyou areinstalling the
CPU,makesuretheCPUhasaheatsinkandacoolingfanattachedonthetop
topreventoverheating.If you do notfind theheatsink and cooling fan,
contactyourdealertopurchaseandinstall thembeforeturningon thecomputer.
MSIRemindsYou...
Overheating
Overheating will seriouslydamagetheCPUand system,always
make surethecooling fan can workproperlytoprotecttheCPU
fromoverheating.
ReplacingtheCPU
Whilereplacing theCPU,alwaysturnoff theATXpowersupply
orunplug thepowersupply’spowercordfromgroundedoutlet
firsttoensurethesafetyofCPU.

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MS-7003 M-ATXMainboard
CPUInstallationProceduresforSocket478
1.Pleaseturnoff thepowerand
unplug thepowercordbefore
installingtheCPU.
2.Pull theleversidewaysaway
fromthesocket.Makesure
toraisetheleverup toa90-
degreeangle.
3.Look forthegoldarrow.The
goldarrowshouldpointto-
wardstheleverpivot.The
CPUcanonlyfit inthecorrect
orientation.
4.If theCPUiscorrectly
installed,thepinsshouldbe
completelyembeddedintothe
socketand cannotbeseen.
Pleasenotethatany violation
ofthecorrectinstallation pro-
ceduresmaycausepermanent
damagestoyourmainboard.
5.PresstheCPUdownfirmlyinto
thesocketand closethelever.
AstheCPUislikelytomove
whiletheleverisbeingclosed,
alwaysclosetheleverwith
yourfingerspressing tightly
ontopoftheCPUtomakesure
theCPUisproperlyand com-
pletelyembeddedintothe
socket.
Open Lever
90 degree
Sliding
Plate
Close
Lever
Press down
the CPU
Gold arrow
Gold arrow
Gold arrow
Correct CPU placement
Incorrect CPU placement
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