MSI MS-7135 User manual

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MS-7135(v1.X)ATXMainboard
English/French/GermanVersion
G52-M7135X3
K8NNeo3Series
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ManualRev:1.1
ReleaseDate:Feb.2005
FCC-BRadio Frequency Interference Statement
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassB
digital device,pursuanttopart15ofthe FCCrules.Theselimitsaredesigned to
provide reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operated inacommercial environment.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,if notinstalledand usedin accordancewiththe
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Opera-
tionof thisequipmentin aresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmful interference,in
whichcasetheuserwill berequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.
Notice1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible for
compliancecould void theuser sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice2
Shieldedinterfacecablesand A.C.powercord,ifany,mustbeusedinorderto
complywiththeemissionlimits.
VOIRLANOTICED INSTALLATIONAVANT DERACCORDERAU RESEAU.
Micro-StarInternational
MS-7135
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCC Rules.Operationissubjecttothe
following twoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful interference, and
(2)thisdevicemust accept anyinterferencereceived, including interferencethatmay
causeundesired operation.
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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
V1.1 FirstreleaseforPCB1.X Feb.2005
European version
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocaldistributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowing helpresourcesforfurtherguidance.
Visit the MSIwebsiteforFAQ,technical guide,BIOSupdates,driverupdates,
andotherinformation: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/
faq/esc_faq_list.php
Contactourtechnicalstaff at: [e-mail]
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1. Alwaysread thesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2. KeepthisUser sManualforfuturereference.
3. Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
4. Laythisequipmentonareliableflatsurfacebeforesetting itup.
5. Theopeningsontheenclosureareforairconvectionhenceprotectstheequip-
mentfromoverheating. DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.
6. Makesurethevoltageofthe powersourceandadjustproperly110/220Vbe-
foreconnectingtheequipmenttothepowerinlet.
7. Placethepowercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotsteponit. Donotplace
anythingoverthepowercord.
8. AlwaysUnplug thePowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-oncardormodule.
9. All cautionsand warningsontheequipmentshouldbenoted.
10. Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamage orcauseelectrical
shock.
11. If anyof thefollowing situationsarises, gettheequipmentcheckedbyaservice
personnel:
†Thepowercordorplugisdamaged.
†Liquidhaspenetratedintotheequipment.
†Theequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.
†The equipmenthasnotworkwelloryoucannotgetitworkaccording to
User sManual.
†Theequipmenthasdroppedanddamaged.
†Theequipmenthasobvioussign of breakage.
12.DONOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINANENVIRONMENTUNCONDITIONED,STOR-
AGETEMPERATUREABOVE600C(1400F),IT MAYDAMAGETHEEQUIPMENT.
SafetyInstructions
CAUTION: Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywiththe sameorequivalenttype recommendedbythe
manufacturer.
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CONTENTS
FCC-BRadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement..........................................................ii
CopyrightNotice...............................................................................................................iii
Trademarks......................................................................................................................iii
RevisionHistory...............................................................................................................iii
TechnicalSupport............................................................................................................iii
SafetyInstructions.........................................................................................................iv
English........................................................................................................................E-1
Français......................................................................................................................F-1
Deutsch......................................................................................................................G-1
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QuickUser sGuide
K8NNeo3 Series
(MS-7135 v1.X)
ATXMainboard
English

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MS-7135ATX Mainboard

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QuickUser sGuide
Thankyouforchoosingthe K8NNeo3 (MS-7135)v1.XATX
mainboard. The K8NNeo3 mainboardisbased on nVIDIA®nForce4-
4X chipsetforoptimalsystemefficiency. Designedtofit theadvanced
AMD®K8Athlon64 processor, the K8NNeo3 mainboarddeliversa
high performanceand professionaldesktopplatformsolution.
MSIRemindsYou...
Pleasenotethatthe companion MSIDriver/UtilityCDsupportsthis
mainboardwith Windows2000/XP systemdriversONLY.
MS-7135(v1.X)
QuickUser sGuide

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MS-7135ATX Mainboard
MainboardSpecifications
CPU
†SupportsSocket-754 forAMDK8Athlon64 processor
†Supportsupto3700+Athlon64 processororhigher
(ForthelatestinformationaboutCPU,pleasevisit http://www.msi.com.tw/pro-
gram/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php)
Chipset
†nVIDIA®nForce4-4X
-HyperTransportlinktotheAMDAthlon64CPU
-Supportssingle-channelDDR333/400 memory
-SupportsPCIExpress x16/x1interface
-TwoindependentSATAcontrollers,forfourdrives
-Dual UltraATA133/100/66IDEcontrollers
-Supportshigh-speedUSB2.0ports
Main Memory
†Supportssingle-channel,four-memory-bankDDR333/400usingtwo184-pinDDR
DIMMs
†Supportsamaximummemorysizeup to2GBwithout ECC
†Supports2.5vDDR SDRAMDIMM
(Forthe updatedsupporting memorymodules,pleasevisit http://www.msi.com.
tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php)
Slots
†OnePCIExpressx16 slot(PCIExpressBusspecificationv1.0acompliant)
†OnePCIExpressx1slot (PCIExpress Busspecificationv1.0acompliant)
†Three 32-bitMaster3.3V/5VPCIBusslots
†OneAGR(AdvanceGraphics Riser) slotforcompatibleAGPVGAcards
(Formoredetailedinformation on compatibleAGPVGAcards, pleasereferto
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd_index.php)
OnboardIDE
†Dual IDEcontrollerson thenVIDIA®nForce4-4XchipsetprovidesIDEHDD/CD-
ROMwithPIO, BusMasterandUltraDMA133/100/66operation modes
†Can connect upto4IDEdevices
OnboardSerial ATA
†Supports4SATAportswithup to150MB/stransferrate
MSIRemindsYou...
TocreateabootableRAIDvolumeforaWindows2000 environment,
Microsoft sWindows2000 ServicePack4(SP4)isrequired.Asthe
end usercannotbootwithout SP4,acombination installation CD must
be created beforeattemptingtoinstall theoperating systemontothe
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QuickUser sGuide
USBInterface
†10USBports
-ControlledbynForce4-4Xchipset
-4portsin therearI/O,6portsviatheexternalbracket
NVRAID(Software)
†Supportsup to4SATAand 4ATA133 Harddrives
-RAID0,1,0+1,orJBODsupported
-RAIDfunctionavailable forPATA133+SATAH/Ddrives
LAN
†MarvellPHY88E1111GigabitEthernetchip (Optional)
†Realtek8201 CL10/100Mb/sEthernet chip (Optional)
Audio
†RealTekALC655 6-channelsoftwareaudiocodec
-CompliancewithAC97 v2.3spec.
-MeetsPC2001 audioperformancerequirement
On-BoardPeripherals
†On-BoardPeripheralsinclude:
-1floppyportsupports1FDD with360K, 720K,1.2M,1.44Mand 2.88Mbytes
-2serialports
-1parallelportsupportingSPP/EPP/ECPmode
-10USB2.0ports(Rear*4/ Front*6)
-1Audio(Line-In/Line-Out/MIC)port
-1RJ-45LANjack
-1CD-Inpinheader
-2IDEportssupport 4IDEdevices
-4serialATAports
BIOS
†ThemainboardBIOSprovides “Plug &Play”BIOSwhichdetectstheperipheral
devicesandexpansioncardsoftheboardautomatically.
†ThemainboardprovidesaDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)functionwhich
recordsyourmainboardspecifications.
†SupportsbootfromLAN,USBDevice1.1&2.0,andSATAHDD.
Dimension
†ATXformfactor: 300mm x185mm
Mounting
†6mounting holes
Tocreatethe combinationinstallation CD,pleaserefertothefollowing
website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/
sp4/HFdeploy.htm

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MS-7135ATX Mainboard
Quick ComponentsGuide
NBFAN1
SFAN1
SW_BAT1
JPW1
FDD1
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
J1
T:LAN Jack
B: USB Ports
Winbond
W83627THF
LAN
BATT
+
DI
M
M
1
CFAN1
DIMM2
JWR1
PCI 3
PCI 2
PCI 1
PCI_E1
PCI_E2
IDE2
IDE1
JFP1
JUSB1
JUSB2
JUSB3
JFP2
JCI1
JAUD1
Top:
Parallel Port
Bottom:
COM Port
Top: Mouse
Bottom: Keyboard
BIOS
Codec
USB Ports
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
JCOM1
AGR
nVIDIA
nForce4-4X
DDR DIMMs, p.E-10
BackPanel
I/O, p.E-13
JPW1, p.E-11
IDE1/2, p.E-15
JWR1, p.E-11
CFAN1, p.E-15
FDD1, p.E-14
JFP2, p.E-16
PCIExpress
Slots, p.E-18
PCISlots,p.E-18
JAUD1, p.E-16
J1, p.E-14
JFP1, p.E-16
JCI1,p.E-14
JUSB1/2/3, p.E-17
SATA1~4,p.E-14
SW_BAT1, p.E-17
JCOM1, p.E-16
CPU, p.E-7
NBFAN1/
SFAN1, p.E-15
AGR Slot,p.E-19

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QuickUser sGuide
Central ProcessingUnit:CPU
CPUInstallation ProceduresforSocket754
1.Pleaseturnoff thepowerand
unplugthepowercordbefore
installing the CPU.
2.Pullthe leversidewaysaway
fromthesocket. Makesureto
raisetheleverup toa90-
degree angle.
3.Lookforthe gold arrowon the
CPU. Thegoldarrowshould
pointasshownin thepicture.
The CPUcanonlyfitinthe
correctorientation.
4.IftheCPUiscorrectlyinstalled,
thepinsshouldbecompletely
embeddedintothesocketand
cannotbeseen.Pleasenote
thatanyviolation of thecorrect
installationproceduresmay
causepermanentdamagesto
yourmainboard.
5. PresstheCPUdownfirmlyinto
thesocketand closethelever.
AstheCPUislikelytomove
whiletheleverisbeing closed,
alwaysclosethe leverwith
yourfingerspressing tightlyon
topof theCPUtomakesure
the CPUisproperlyand
completelyembeddedintothe
socket.
OpenLever
90 degree
Sliding
Plate
Goldarrow
Goldarrow
Goldarrow
Correct CPUplacement
Incorrect CPUplacement
X
O
Close
Lever
Pressdown
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MS-7135ATX Mainboard
Installing AMDAthlon64 CPUCoolerSet
When you areinstalling theCPU, make suretheCPUhas aheatsink
andacoolingfanattachedon thetopto preventoverheating. If you do not
havetheheatsinkandcooling fan,contactyourdealertopurchaseand install
thembeforeturningonthecomputer.
1.Detachtheshield off the
backplate spaster. 3.Turnoverthemainboardagain,and
placethemainboardontheflat
surface.Locatethetwoscrew
holesofthemainboard.
4.Align theretentionmechanismand
thebackplate.
Fixtheretentionmechanismand
the backplatewithtwoscrews.
MSIRemindsYou...
Mainboardphotosshowninthissectionarefordemonstration ofthe
coolerinstallation forSocket754CPUsonly.Theappearanceof
yourmainboardmayvarydepending on the modelyoupurchase.
retentionmechanism
2.Turnoverthemainboard,and install
thebackplatetotheproperposition.

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QuickUser sGuide
6.LocatetheFixLever,SafetyHook
and theFixedBolt.Liftupthe
intensivefixedlever.
5.Positionthecooling setontotheretentionmechanism.
Hookoneend of theclip tohookfirst,and thenpress downtheotherend of
thecliptofastenthecooling setonthetopof theretentionmechanism.
8.Makesurethesafetyhookcom-
pletelyclaspsthe fixedboltofthe
retentionmechanism.
9.AttachtheCPUFancabletothe
CPUfanconnectoronthe
mainboard.
7.Fastendownthelever.
MSIRemindsYou...
While disconnectingtheSafetyHookfromthefixedbolt,itisneces-
sarytokeep an eyeon yourfingers,becauseoncethe SafetyHookis
disconnectedfromthe fixedbolt,thefixedleverwillspringbackinstantly.
SafetyHook
FixedBolt
FixedLever

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MS-7135ATX Mainboard
Memory
The mainboardprovides2slotsfor184-pinDDRDIMM(Double In-Line Memory
Module)modulesandsupportsthe memorysizeupto2GB.You caninstall DDR333/
400moduleson the DDRDIMMslots(DIMM1~2).
Memory Population Rules
InstallatleastoneDIMM module ontheslots. EachDIMMslot supportsup toa
maximumsizeof1GB.Userscan install eithersingle-ordouble-sidedmodulesto
meettheirownneeds.
MSIRemindsYou...
1.Makesurethatyou install memorymodulesof thesametypeand
density on DDRDIMMs.
2.Forsystemsusing double-sidedDDR400 modulesinsingle-chan-
nelmode,themaximumDRAMspeed isDDR333.
InstallingDDRModules
1.TheDDRDIMMhasonlyonenotchonthecenterofmodule.The modulewill only
fit in therightorientation.
2.Insert theDIMMmemorymoduleverticallyintotheDIMMslot.Then pushit inuntil
thegoldenfingeronthememorymoduleisdeeplyinsertedin thesocket.
3.Theplasticclip ateachsideof theDIMM slotwillautomaticallyclose.
Volt Notch
Slot MemoryModule TotalMemory
DIMM1 Single/DoubleSide 64MB~1GB
DIMM2 Single/DoubleSide 64MB~1GB
MaximumSystemMemorySupported 64MB~2GB
MSIRemindsYou...
You can barelysee thegoldenfingerifthe moduleisproperly
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QuickUser sGuide
PowerSupply
ThemainboardsupportsATXpowersupplyforthepowersystem.Before
insertingthepowersupplyconnector,alwaysmakesurethatallcomponentsare
installedproperlytoensurethatnodamagewill becaused.
PIN SIGNAL
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 GND
16 PS-ON#
17 GND
18 GND
19 GND
20 Res
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 GND
PIN SIGNAL
1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 GND
4 +5V
5 GND
6 +5V
7 GND
8 PWROK
9 5VSB
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 NC
PinDefinition
PIN SIGNAL
1GND
2GND
312V
4 12V
JPW1 PinDefinition
ATX24-Pin Power Connector:JWR1
Thisconnectorallowsyou toconnect anATX24-pinpower
supply. Toconnectthe ATX24-pinpowersupply,makesurethe
plugof the powersupplyisinserted inthe properorientation
andthepinsarealigned.Then pushdownthepowersupply
firmlyintotheconnector.
Youmayusethe20-pin ATXpowersupplyasyoulike.If
you dliketousethe20-pin ATXpowersupply,pleaseplugyour
powersupplyalong withpin1&pin13(refertotheimageatthe
righthand). Thereisalsoafoolproof design onpin11,12,23&
24 toavoidwronginstallation.
MSIRemindsYou...
1. ThesetwoconnectorsconnecttotheATXpowersupplyand haveto
worktogethertoensurestable operation ofthe mainboard.
2.Powersupplyof350 watts(and above)ishighlyrecommended for
systemstability.
3. ATX12Vpowerconnectionshouldbe greaterthan 18A.
pin12
pin13
ATX12VPower Connector:JPW1
This12VpowerconnectorisusedtoprovidepowertotheCPU.
JWR1
1
12 24
13
JPW1
13
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2

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MS-7135ATX Mainboard
ImportantNotification aboutPower Issue
nVIDIAchipsetisverysensitivetoESD(ElectrostaticDischarge),therefore
thisissuemostlyhappenswhileusersintensivelyswap memorymodulesunderS5
(power-off)states,andthepowercode ispluggedwhileinstalling modules.Due to
several pinsareverysensitivetoESD,sothiskind ofmemory-replacementactions
mightcausechipsetsystemunable toboot. Pleasefollowthe followingsolutionto
avoid thissituation.
Unplug theACpowercable(shownin figure1)orunplug theJWR1&JPW1
powerconnectors(shownin figure2&figure3)beforethe1stinstallationorduring
systemupgrade procedure.
MSIRemindsYou...
Mainboardphotosshowninthissection arefordemonstration only.
Theappearanceofyourmainboardmayvarydepending onthemodel
you purchase.
Figure1:
Unplug theACpowercable
Figure2:
UnplugtheJWR1powerconnector Figure3:
Unplug theJPW1powerconnector

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QuickUser sGuide
BackPanel
RJ-45LANJack
81
GigabitLAN(Optional)
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1D0P DifferentialPair0+
2D0N DifferentialPair0-
3D1P DifferentialPair1+
4D2P DifferentialPair2+
5D2N DifferentialPair2-
6D1N DifferentialPair1-
7D3P DifferentialPair3+
8D3N DifferentialPair3-
10/100LAN(Optional)
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1TDP TransmitDifferentialPair
2TDN TransmitDifferentialPair
3RDP ReceiveDifferentialPair
4NC NotUsed
5NC NotUsed
6RDN ReceiveDifferentialPair
7NC NotUsed
8NC NotUsed
SerialPort PIN SIGNAL
1DCD
2SIN
3SOUT
4DTR
5GND
6DSR
7RTS
8CTS
9RI
12345
6789
USBPorts
1234 PINSIGNAL
1VCC
2 -Data
3 +Data
4 GND
Mouse/KeyboardConnector
Pin1
Mouse/KBD
DATA
Pin2NC
Pin3GNDPin4VCC
Pin5
Mouse/KBDClock
Pin6NC
Keyboard USBPorts L-Out
Mic
L-In
Mouse Parallel LAN
SerialPort

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MS-7135ATX Mainboard
Connectors
FloppyDisk Drive Connector:FDD1
Themainboardprovidesastandardfloppydiskdriveconnectorthatsupports
360K,720K,1.2M,1.44Mand 2.88Mfloppydisktypes.
FDD1
CD-InConnector:J1
Thisconnectorisprovided forCD-ROMaudio.
J1
GND
RL
SerialATAConnectors:SATA1~SATA4
SATA1~SATA4arehigh-speedSerialATAinterfaceports.
Eachsupports1st generationserialATAdataratesof 150MB/s
and isfullycompliantwithSerialATA1.0specifications.Each
SerialATAconnectorcanconnectto1harddiskdevice. GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND
Connect toSATA1/2/3/4
Takeoutthedustcoverand
connecttotheharddisk
devices
SerialATAcable
ChassisIntrusionSwitchConnector:JCI1
Thisconnectorisconnected toa2-pinchassisswitch.If
thechassisisopened,theswitchwillbe short.Thesystemwill
recordthisstatusand showawarningmessageonthe screen.
Toclearthewarning, youmustentertheBIOSutilityandclearthe
record. JCI1
2
1
GND
CINTRU
MSIRemindsYou...
Pleasedonotfold theSerialATAcable into90-degreeangle.Otherwise,
datalossmayoccurduring transmission.