MSI P965 NEO-F - Motherboard - ATX User manual

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P965Neo-FV2
Series
MS-7235(V2.X)Mainboard
G52-72351XC

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RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V2.1 Firstrelease March2007
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser’s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocaldistributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowing helpresourcesforfurtherguidance.
Visit theMSI websiteforFAQ,technical guide,BIOSupdates,driverupdates,
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Contactourtechnical staff 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 anyof thefollowing situationsarises, gettheequipmentcheckedbyaservice
personnel:
†Thepowercordorplugisdamaged.
†Liquid haspenetratedintotheequipment.
†Theequipmenthasbeen exposedtomoisture.
†Theequipmenthasnotworkwelloryoucannotgetitworkaccording to
User’sManual.
†Theequipmenthasdroppedand damaged.
†Theequipmenthasobvioussign of breakage.
12.DONOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINANENVIRONMENTUNCONDITIONED,STOR-
AGETEMPERATUREABOVE600 C(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-7235
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2)thisdevicemustaccept anyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.

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WEEE (WasteElectricaland ElectronicEquipment) Statement

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CONTENTS
Chapter1Gettingstarted.....................................................................................1-1
MainboardSpecifications...................................................................................1-2
MainboardLayout................................................................................................1-4
PackingChecklist.................................................................................................1-4
MSI Special Feature............................................................................................1-6
Chapter2HardwareSetup...................................................................................2-1
Quick ComponentsGuide....................................................................................2-2
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)............................................................................2-2
IntroductiontoLGA775CPU......................................................................2-3
CPU&CoolerInstallation.............................................................................2-4
DualChannel MemoryPopulationRules....................................................2-7
Memory.................................................................................................................2-7
Installing DDRII Modules...............................................................................2-8
PowerSupply......................................................................................................2-8
ATX24-PinPowerConnector: ATXPWR1.................................................2-9
ATX12VPowerConnector:JPW1............................................................2-9
BackPanel...........................................................................................................2-11
FloppyDiskDriveConnector:FDD1..........................................................2-12
HardDisk Connector:IDE1........................................................................2-12
Connectors........................................................................................................2-12
SerialATAII Connectors:SATA1/2/3/4/7..................................................2-13
FanPowerConnectors: CPUFAN1,NBFAN1,SYSFAN1.......................2-14
ChassisIntrusionSwitchConnector: JCASE1.......................................2-14
SPDIF-OutConnector: JSPD1(Optional, forHDMI graphicscardonly)2-15
CD-InConnector:CD_IN1..........................................................................2-15
FrontPanelAudioConnector:JAUD1......................................................2-15
FrontPanelConnectors:JFP1/JFP2........................................................2-16
IEEE1394Connectors:J1394_1(Optional)............................................2-17
Front USBConnectors:JUSB2,JUSB3, JUSB4......................................2-18
IrDAInfraredModule Header: JIR1...........................................................2-19
SPIDebugging PinHeader:JSPI1.............................................................2-19
Jumpers..............................................................................................................2-20
ClearCMOSJumper:JBAT1.....................................................................2-20
Slots....................................................................................................................2-20
PCI(PeripheralComponent Interconnect)Express Slots......................2-21
PCI(PeripheralComponent Interconnect)Slots......................................2-21
PCIInterruptRequestRouting...................................................................2-22

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Chapter3BIOSSetup.............................................................................................3-1
Entering Setup.....................................................................................................3-2
TheMainMenu.....................................................................................................3-4
StandardCMOSFeatures...................................................................................3-6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures...................................................................................3-8
AdvancedChipsetFeatures............................................................................3-10
IntegratedPeripherals.......................................................................................3-10
PowerManagementSetup...............................................................................3-12
PNP/PCIConfigurations.....................................................................................3-17
Cell Menu............................................................................................................3-18
H/WMonitor........................................................................................................3-19
LoadOptimizedDefaults...................................................................................3-23
BIOSSetting Password.....................................................................................3-23
AppendixARealtekALC888Audio....................................................................A-1
InstallationforWindows2000/XP......................................................................A-2
InstallingtheRealtekHDAudioDriver................................................................A-2
SoftwareConfiguration......................................................................................A-4
Sound Effect................................................................................................A-5
Mixer.............................................................................................................A-8
Audio I/O.....................................................................................................A-12
Microphone................................................................................................A-16
3DAudio Demo...........................................................................................A-17
Information..................................................................................................A-18
HardwareSetup................................................................................................A-18

1-1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Chapter1
Thankyouforchoosing the P965Neo-F V2Series(MS-
7235v2.X)ATXmainboard. TheP965Neo-FV2Series
mainboardsarebasedon Intel P965/G965 & ICH8
chipsetsforoptimalsystemefficiency.Designedtofit
theadvanced Intel Pentium4LGA775 series
processors,theP965Neo-FV2Seriesdeliverahigh
performanceandprofessionaldesktopplatform
solution.

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MainboardSpecifications
ProcessorSupport
-Intel®Kentsfield,Core2Duo,Pentium4,PentiumD,and CeleronD
processorsinthe LGA775package
-Supports4pinCPUFanPin-HeaderwithFanSpeedControl
-SupportsEISTTechnology
-SupportsHyper-Threading (HT)Technology
-SupportsIntelQuadCore/DualCoreTechnologyup to1066 MHz
(Forthe latestinformation aboutCPU,pleasevisit http://www.msi.
com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php)
SupportedFSB
-1066/800/533MHz
Chipset
-NorthBridge:Intel®P965/G965 chipset
-SouthBridge:Intel®ICH8chipset
MemorySupport
-DDRII800/667/533 SDRAM(8GBMax)
-4DDRIIDIMMs(240pin/1.8V)
(Fortheupdatedsupportingmemorymodules,pleasevisithttp://www.
msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php)
LAN
-SupportsPCILAN10/100/1000FastEthernetbyRealtek8110SC
Audio
-ChipintegratedbyRealtek®ALC888
-Flexible8-channelaudiowithjacksensing
-CompliantwithAzalia1.0Spec
-MeetMicrosoft VistaPremiumspec
IDE
-1IDEportbyMarvell88SE6111
-SupportsUltraDMA66/100/133 mode
-SupportsPIO,BusMasteroperationmode
SATA
-4SATAIIportsbyICH8
-1SATAII portbyMarvell 88SE6111
-Supportsstorageanddatatransfersatupto300MB/s
1394 (optional)
-21394 portsbyVIA VT6308,front x1,realx1
Floppy
-1floppyport
-Supports1FDD with360K, 720K,1.2M,1.44Mand 2.88Mbytes

1-3
Getting Started
Connectors
Back panel
-1PS/2mouseport
-1PS/2keyboardport
-1VGAport(optional,forG965 only)
-1serialport(COM1)
-1parallelportsupporting SPP/EPP/ECPmode
-4USB 2.0Ports
-1LANjack(10/100/1000)
-6flexibleaudiojacks
-11394 port(optional)
On-BoardPinheaders
-3USB 2.0pinheaders
-11394pinheader(optional)
-1S/PDIFpinheader(optional)
-1Front Audiopinheader
-1IrDApinheader
-1Chassisintrusionpinheader
-1CD-inconnector
Slots
-1PCI Expressx16slot
-1PCI Expressx1slot
-1PCI Expressx4slot
-2PCIslots
-Support3.3V/5VPCIbusInterface
FormFactor
-ATX (30.5cmX22.5cm)
Mounting
-6mounting holes

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P965Neo-FV2Series (MS-7235 v2.X)ATXMainboard
MainboardLayout
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SYSFAN1
Intel
P965/G965
PCI2
PCI1
PCIE3
PCIE2
PCIE1
NBFAN1
JIR1
BATT
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ALC888
Intel
ICH8
Top:mouse
Bottom:
keyboard
Top:
ParallelPort
Bottom:
COMportA
VGAport(G965 only)
Top:LANJack
Bottom:USBports
Top:1394(optional)
Bottom:USBports
T:
M:
B:
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
T:RS-Out
M:CS
B:SS-Out
-Out
J1394_1
(optional)
FDD1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JBAT1 JUSB4
SATA4
JCASE1
SATA3
SATA1
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SATA2
SATA7
JFP1
JFP2
CD_IN1
JAUD1
CPUFAN1
JPW1
JSPI1
F71882FG
RTL8110SC
VT6308P
(optional)
JSPD1
(optional)

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Getting Started
PackingChecklist
PowerCable
SATACable
User’sGuide
MSImotherboard MSIDriver/UtilityCD
Back IOShield
StandardCablefor
IDEDevices
*Thepicturesareforreferenceonly.Yourpacking contentsmayvary
depending onthemodelyoupurchased.

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MSI SpecialFeature
Whenyouclicktheredtrianglesin theleftand rightsides,twosub-menuswill open
foruserstoadjustthethresholdsof systemtosend outthewarning messages.
TheCoreCenterisanewutilityyoucan findinthe CD-ROMdisk.Theutilityisjustlike
yourPCdoctorthat candetect, viewand adjustthePChardwareand systemstatus
during real timeoperation.Inthe leftsideit showsthecurrentsystemstatus,includ-
ingthe Vcore,3.3V,+5Vand 12V. Intherightside itshowsthecurrent PChardware
statussuchastheCPU&systemtemperaturesand all fansspeeds.

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Getting Started
Left-wing:Currentsystem status
Intheleftsub-menu,you canconfigurethesettingsof FSB,Vcore,MemoryVoltage
and AGPVoltagebyclicking the radiobuttonnexttoeachitemandmakeitavailable
(theradiobuttonwillbelightedasyellowwhen selected),usethe “+”and “-”buttons
toadjust, thenclick “OK”toapplythe changes.Thenyoucanclick “Save”tosave
the valuesyoujustconfigured.
Alsoyoumayclick “Auto”tostarttesting themaximumCPUoverclockingvalue.The
CPUFSBwillautomaticallyincreasethetestingvalue untilthe PCreboots.Oryoumay
click “Default”torestorethedefaultvalues.
Right-wing:PChardwarestatusduringrealtimeoperation
Intherightsub-menu,hereyoucanconfigurethePChardwarestatussuchasCPU
&systemtemperaturesand fanspeeds. Youmayusethescroll barstoadjusteach
item,thenclick “OK”toapplythechanges.Thevaluesyousetforthetemperatures
arethemaximumthresholdsforthesystemforwarnings,and thevalueforfan
speedsaretheminimumthresholds.
Important
Items shownonCoreCentervarydependingon yoursystemstatus.

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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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Quick ComponentsGuide
DDRII DIMMs, p.2-7
BackPanel
I/O, p.2-10
ATXPWR1,
p.2-9
PCISlots,
p.2-21
IDE1,
p.2-12
SYSFAN1,p.2-14
CPUFAN1,
p.2-14
PCIExpress
slots, p.2-21
CPU, p.2-3
JSPI1, p.2-19
JPW1, p.2-9
SATA7,
p.2-13
SATA1~4,
p.2-13
JFP2,
p.2-16
JFP1,
p.2-16
JUSB2~4,
p.2-18 JBAT1,
p.2-20
FDD1,
p.2-12
J1394_1,
p.2-17
JSPD1,
p.2-15
CD_IN1,
p.2-15
JAUD1,
p.2-15
JIR1,
p.2-19 NBFAN1,
p.2-14
JCASE1, p.2-14

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HardwareSetup
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)
ThismainboardsupportsIntel®Pentium4,PentiumD, CoreTM 2processorinLGA775
package.WhenyouareinstallingtheCPU, makesuretoinstallthecoolerto
preventoverheating. If youdo nothavetheCPUcooler,contactyourdealerto
purchaseand install thembeforeturning onthecomputer.
Forthe latestinformationaboutCPU,pleasevisithttp://www.msi.com.tw/program/
products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php.
Important
1.OverheatingwillseriouslydamagetheCPUandsystem.Alwaysmake
surethecoolingfancanworkproperlytoprotecttheCPUfromoverheating.
2.Makesurethatyouapplyan evenlayerofheatsinkpaste(orthermal tape)
between theCPUand the heatsinktoenhanceheatdissipation.
3.Whilereplacing the CPU,always turnoff the ATXpowersupplyorunplug
thepowersupply spowercordfromthe grounded outletfirst toensurethe
safetyofCPU.
Introduction toLGA775 CPU
Thesurfaceof LGA775 CPU.
Remembertoapplysomesilicone
heattransfercompoundonitfor
betterheatdispersion.
Yellowtriangleis the Pin1indicator
Thepin-padsideofLGA775
CPU.
Yellowtriangleis the Pin1indicator
Alignment Key Alignment Key

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2.Removethe capfromleverhinge
side(asthe arrowshows).
1.The CPUhasaplasticcaponit to
protectthecontactfromdamage.
BeforeyouinstalltheCPU,always
coverittoprotectthesocket pin.
3.Thepinsof socketreveal.
CPU&Cooler Installation
When youareinstallingtheCPU, makesuretheCPUhasacoolerat-
tachedon thetop topreventoverheating. Ifyoudonothavethecooler,contact
yourdealertopurchaseand install thembeforeturning onthecomputer.Meanwhile,
donotforgettoapplysomesiliconheattransfercompound onCPUbeforeinstalling
the heatsink/coolerfanforbetterheatdispersion.
FollowthestepsbelowtoinstalltheCPU&coolercorrectly.Wrong installation
will causethedamageof yourCPU&mainboard.
4.Opentheloadlever.