MSI P965 Neo Series User manual

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P965Neo Series
MS-7235(V1.X)Mainboard
G52-72351X1

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RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V1.0 Firstrelease July2006
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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-
AGETEMPERATUREABOVE600C(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
Quick ComponentsGuide....................................................................................2-2
Chapter2HardwareSetup...................................................................................2-1
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)............................................................................2-2
IntroductiontoLGA775CPU......................................................................2-3
CPU&CoolerInstallation.............................................................................2-4
DualChannel MemoryPopulationRules....................................................2-7
Memory.................................................................................................................2-7
InstallingDDRII Modules...............................................................................2-8
PowerSupply......................................................................................................2-8
ATX24-PinPowerConnector:ATX1.........................................................2-9
ATX12VPowerConnector: PWRCONN1.................................................2-9
BackPanel..........................................................................................................2-10
Connectors........................................................................................................2-12
FloppyDiskDriveConnector:FDD1..........................................................2-12
HardDisk Connector:IDE1........................................................................2-12
SerialATAIIConnectors: SATA1/3/4/67...................................................2-13
FanPowerConnectors:CPU_FAN1,SYS_FAN1...................................2-14
ChassisIntrusionSwitchConnector:JCI1..............................................2-14
CD-InConnector:JCD1.............................................................................2-15
FrontPanelAudioConnector:JAUD1......................................................2-15
FrontPanelConnectors:JFP1/JFP2........................................................2-16
Front USBConnectors:JUSB1,JUSB2, JUSB3......................................2-17
IrDAInfraredModule Header: JIR1...........................................................2-18
SPIDebugging PinHeader:JSPI1.............................................................2-18
SerialPort Connector: JCOM1..................................................................2-18
Jumpers..............................................................................................................2-19
ClearCMOSJumper:JBAT1.....................................................................2-19
Slots....................................................................................................................2-20
PCI(PeripheralComponent Interconnect)Express Slots......................2-20
PCI(PeripheralComponent Interconnect)Slots......................................2-20
PCIInterruptRequestRouting...................................................................2-21

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Chapter3BIOSSetup.............................................................................................3-1
EnteringSetup.....................................................................................................3-2
TheMainMenu.....................................................................................................3-4
StandardCMOSFeatures...................................................................................3-6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures...................................................................................3-8
AdvancedChipsetFeatures............................................................................3-10
IntegratedPeripherals.......................................................................................3-13
PowerManagementSetup...............................................................................3-14
PNP/PCIConfigurations.....................................................................................3-19
H/WMonitor........................................................................................................3-20
Cell Menu............................................................................................................3-23
LoadOptimizedDefaults...................................................................................3-26
BIOSSetting Password.....................................................................................3-26
AppendixARealtekALC883Audio....................................................................A-1
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
ApendixBJMicron RAIDIntroduction...............................................................B-1
RAID-RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks.........................................B-2
RAID0(Striping)..........................................................................................B-2
RAID1(Mirroring)........................................................................................B-2
JBOD(Concatenate)....................................................................................B-2
Introduction..........................................................................................................B-2
CreatingandDeleting RAIDsetswithBIOSUtility.............................................B-3
Creating RAIDset................................................................................................B-4
DeletingRAIDset.................................................................................................B-7
RevertHDD tonon-RAID..............................................................................B-8
Install DriverinWindowsXP/2000...........................................................B-9
Installing theRAIDDriver(ForbootableRAIDarray)........................................B-9
ViewingRAIDArrayConfigurations................................................................B-10
JMicronRaid Configurer....................................................................................B-10
CreatingRAID.....................................................................................................B-11
DeletingRAID.....................................................................................................B-11

1-1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Chapter1
ThankyouforchoosingtheP965NeoSeries(MS-7235
v1.X) ATXmainboard. TheP965NeoSeriesmainboards
arebasedon Intel P965 & ICH8 chipsetsforoptimal
systemefficiency.Designedtofittheadvanced Intel
Pentium4LGA775 seriesprocessors,theP965Neo
Seriesdeliverahigh performanceand professional
desktopplatformsolution.