MSI MS-7646M1 User manual

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MS-7646M1(V1.X)Mainboard
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CopyrightNotice
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everycareinthe preparationofthisdocument,butnoguarantee isgivenastothe
correctnessofitscontents.Ourproductsareundercontinualimprovementandwe
reservetherighttomakechangeswithoutnotice.
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RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V1.0 FirstRelease February2010
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser’s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocal distributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowinghelp resourcesforfurtherguidance.
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SafetyInstructions
1. Alwaysread thesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2. KeepthisUser’sManualforfuturereference.
3. Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
4. Laythisequipmentonareliableflatsurfacebeforesetting itup.
5. Theopeningsontheenclosureareforairconvectionhenceprotectstheequip
mentfromoverheating.DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.
6. Makesurethevoltageofthe powersourceandadjustproperly110/220Vbe
foreconnectingtheequipmenttothepowerinlet.
7. Placethepowercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotstepon it. Donotplace
anythingoverthepowercord.
8. AlwaysUnplugthe PowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-on cardormodule.
9. All cautionsand warningsontheequipmentshouldbenoted.
10. Neverpouranyliquid intotheopeningthatcould damageorcauseelectrical
shock.
11. If anyofthefollowingsituationsarises,gettheequipmentcheckedbyservice
personnel:
The powercordorplug isdamaged.
Liquid haspenetratedintotheequipment.
Theequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.
Theequipmentdoesnotworkwell oryou cannotgetit workaccordingto
User’sManual.
Theequipmenthasdroppedand damaged.
Theequipmenthasobvioussign of breakage.
12. DONOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINANENVIRONMENTUNCONDITIONED,STOR
AGETEMPERATUREABOVE 600 C(1400F),IT MAY DAMAGETHEEQUIPMENT.
CAUTION: Dangerofexplosion ifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttyperecommendedbythe
manufacturer.
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FCC-BRadio Frequency Interference Statement
Thisequipmenthasbeen
tested and found tocomply
withthelimitsforaClassB
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart
15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesigned toprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmful interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
usesand canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,if notinstalledand usedin accor-
dancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful interferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisno guarantee thatinterferencewill notoccurin aparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful interferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturning theequipmentoff and on,the useris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreof themeasureslisted
below. Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentand receiver.
Connecttheequipment intoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthat towhich
thereceiverisconnected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnicianforhelp.
Notice1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecould void theuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice2
Shielded interfacecablesandA.C.powercord,if any,mustbeusedin orderto
complywiththeemissionlimits.
VOIRLANOTICED’INSTALLATIONAVANTDERACCORDERAURESEAU.
MS-7646M1
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful interference,and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.
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CONTENTS
CopyrightNotice..........................................................................................................ii
Trademarks..................................................................................................................ii
RevisionHistory..........................................................................................................ii
TechnicalSupport.......................................................................................................ii
SafetyInstructions....................................................................................................iii
FCC-BRadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement.............................................iv
Chapter1GettingStarted.....................................................................................1-1
MainboardSpecifications.......................................................................1-2
Chapter2HardwareSetup...................................................................................2-1
MainboardLayout...................................................................................2-2
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)...............................................................2-3
Memory....................................................................................................2-6
PowerSupply..........................................................................................2-8
BackPanel...............................................................................................2-9
Connector...............................................................................................2-11
Jumper...................................................................................................2-16
Slot.........................................................................................................2-17
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Getting Started
Getting Started
Thankyou forchoosing the MS-7646M1(V1.X)Micro-
ATXmainboard.TheMS-7646M1(V1.X)isbasedon
AMD RX780 &SB710 chipsetsforoptimal system
efficiency.DesignedtofittheadvancedAMD Phenom/
Athlon 64/SempronprocessorsinSocketAM3,the
MS-7646M1(V1.X) deliversahighperformanceand
professionaldesktopplatformsolution.
Chapter1
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MS-7646M1Mainboard
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MainboardSpecifications
Processor
-Supports95WAMD Phenom/ Athlon64/Sempronprocessors
-Supports4-pin CPUfan pinheaderwithFanSpeedControl
FSB
-HyperTransportsupportsup to3.0GHz
Chipset
-NorthBridge:AMD RX780
-SouthBridge:AMD SB710
Memory
-DDR3533/667/800/1066/1333SDRAM(240 pins/ 1.5V)
-4DDR3DIMMslots(8GBMax)
LAN
-GigabitFastEthernet byRealtek RTL8111DL
IEEE1394
-ChipintegratedbyJMicron JMB381
-Transferrateisup to400Mb/s
Audio
-ChipintegratedbyRealtek ALC888S
-Flexible8-channelaudiowithjacksensing
-CompliantwithAzalia1.0Spec
SATA
-6SATAIIportsbyAMD SB710
-Supports6SATAdevices
-Supportsstorageanddatatransfersup to3Gb/s
RAID
-SATA1~6supportRAID0/ 1/0+1orJBODmode byAMD SB710
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Getting Started
Connectors
BackPanel
-1PS/2mouseport
-1PS/2keyboardport
-1LANjack
-4USB ports
-5audiojacks
-1optical S/PDIF-outjack
-1IEEE1394port(Optional)
On-BoardPinheader/Connector
-3USB pinheaders
-1CD-in connector
-1IEEE1394pinheader(Optional)
-1frontpanelaudiopinheader
-1S/PDIF-out pinheader(forHDMIAudio)
Slots
-1PCIexpress x16 slot
-2PCI express x1slot
-1PCIslot supports3.3V/ 5VPCIbusinterface
FormFactor
-Micro-ATX(24.4cmX24.4cm)
Mounting
-8mounting holes
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