JBAT1 Codec

VIA VT6103

AGP Slot

PCI Slot 5

JFP2 JFP1

BATT +

PCI Slot 6

JUSB2 JAUD1 JUSB1 JBT1

MS-6712 v2.X ATX Mainboard

Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup
This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such the mouse, keyboard, etc. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures.

Quick Components Guide

JWR1, p.2-9

CPU, p.2-3

CFAN1, p.2-17 DDR DIMMs, p.2-7
FDD1, p.2-15 Back Panel I/O, p.2-10

IDE1/2, p.2-16

JCD1, p.2-25

AGP Slot, p.2-28

PCI Slots, p.2-28 JCI1, p.2-24 SFAN1, p.2-17 JSP3, p.2-23 JIR1, p.2-24 JBAT1, p.2-26 SW1/2, p.2-27 JFP1/2, p.2-18

JBT1, p.2-21

JAUD1, p.2-19

JUSB1/2, p.2-20

Central Processing Unit: CPU
The mainboard supports AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron processors in the 462 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket A for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.
CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure
If CPU Clock Core/Bus ratio then CPU core speed = = = = = 100MHz 14 Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio 100MHz x 14 1.4 GHz

WARNING!

Thermal Issue for CPU
As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable operation. As such, the processor must be maintained in the specified thermal requirements. AMD Athlon/Duron/Athlon XP processor with a speed of 600MHz and above requires a LARGER heatsink and fan. You also need to add thermal grease between the CPU and heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Then, make sure that the CPU and heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. These are needed to prevent damaging the processor and ensuring reliable operation. If you want to get more information on the proper cooling, you can visit AMDs website for reference.
CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462
1. Please turn off the power and
unplug the power cord before installing the CPU.
2. Pull the lever sideways away

Sliding Plate

Open Lever

90 degree

from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90degree angle. 3. Look for the gold arrow. The gold arrow should point towards the lever pivot. The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation. 4. If the CPU is correctly installed, the pins should be completely embedded into the socket and can not be seen. Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard.

5. Press the CPU down firmly into

Gold arrow

Correct CPU placement

Incorrect CPU placement

the socket and close the lever. As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed, always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely embedded into the socket.
Press down the CPU Close Lever
Installing AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set
The following instructions will guide you through the heat sink installation procedures. Please consult your agent for the proper CPU cooler set.
1. Position your CPU cooler set onto the CPU.
Apply some heat sink paste
2. Use one end of the clip to hook the latch of the CPU sliding plate.
3. Hook the other latch to fix the cooling fan set. You may need a screw drive to press down the other side of the clip.
4. Connect the fan to the power supply connector provided on your mainboard.
MSI Reminds You. Please apply some heat sink paste on top of your CPU to dissipate the heat more effectively.
CPU Clock Frequency Selection through BIOS
The hardware configuration for CPU clock frequency of the motherboard is set to 100MHz by default. Therefore, to make a 133MHz CPU run at 133MHz when it is installed on the board, you have to adjust the CPU clock frequency in the BIOS setup utility. To set the clock frequency for the installed CPU, refer to Frequency/ Voltage Control in Chapter 3. BIOS Setup.
MSI Reminds You. Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating. Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supplys power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU. Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications.

Memory

JWR1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL 3.3V 3.3V GND 5V GND 5V GND PW_OK 5V_SB 12V PIN 20 SIGNAL 3.3V -12V GND PS_ON GND GND GND -5V 5V 5V

Back Panel

The back panel provides the following connectors:

Parallel

LAN (Optional) L-in L-out MIC

Keyboard

Mouse Connector
The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 mouse. You can plug a PS/2 mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows:

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL Mouse DATA NC GND VCC Mouse Clock NC DESCRIPTION Mouse DATA No connection Ground +5V Mouse clock No connection
PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

Keyboard Connector

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 keyboard directly into this connector.
3 PIN SIGNAL Keyboard DATA NC GND VCC Keyboard Clock NC DESCRIPTION Keyboard DATA No connection Ground +5V Keyboard clock No connection
PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

USB Connectors

The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or other USB-compatible devices. You can plug the USB device directly into the connector.

USB Port Description

PIN SIGNAL VCC -Data 0 +Data0 GND VCC -Data 1 +Data 1 GND DESCRIPTION +5V Negative Data Channel 0 Positive Data Channel 0 Ground +5V Negative Data Channel 1 Positive Data Channel 1 Ground

USB Ports

Parallel Port Connector: LPT1
The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
PIN SIGNAL STROBE DATA0 DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 ACK# BUSY PE SELECT AUTO FEED# ERR# INIT# SLIN# GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND DESCRIPTION Strobe Data0 Data1 Data2 Data3 Data4 Data5 Data6 Data7 Acknowledge Busy Paper End Select Automatic Feed Error Initialize Printer Select In Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground

Audio Port Connectors

Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for microphones.

SENSOR +12V GND

MSI Reminds You. 1. Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan. 2. CPUFAN supports the fan control. You can install the PC Alert utility that will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature.
Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2
The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

PLED + GND GND 2 1

S P 2 1

JFP1 Pin Definition

PIN 9 SIGNAL HD_LED_P FP PWR/SLP HD_LED_N FP PWR/SLP RST_SW_N PWR_SW_P RST_SW_P PWR_SW_N RSVD_DNU DESCRIPTION Hard disk LED pull-up MSG LED pull-up Hard disk active LED MSG LED pull-up Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND Power Switch high reference pull-up Reset Switch high reference pull-up Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND Reserved. Do not use.

JFP2 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL GND GND PLED+ NC PIN SIGNAL SPKBUZ+ BUZSPK+
Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1
The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
PIN SIGNAL AUD_MIC AUD_GND AUD_MIC_BIAS AUD_VCC AUD_FPOUT_R AUD_RET_R HP_ON KEY AUD_FPOUT_L AUD_RET_L DESCRIPTION Front panel microphone input signal Ground used by analog audio circuits Microphone power Filtered +5V used by analog audio circuits Right channel audio signal to front panel Right channel audio signal return from front panel Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier No pin Left channel audio signal to front panel Left channel audio signal return from front panel
MSI Reminds You. If you dont want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the rear audio ports. Otherwise, the Line-Out connector on the back panel will not function.
Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2
The mainboard provides two USB 2.0 pinheaders. They are compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

JUSB1/2 Pin Definition

Pin 9 Description VCC USB0USB0+ GND Key Pin 10 Description VCC USB1USB1+ GND USBOC

JUSB1/2

MSI Reminds You. The USB 2.0 technology is downward compatible with USB 1.1 spec. To use the USB 2.0 ports, you have to install the USB 2.0 driver, which is supplied by Microsoft for Windows 2000 and XP. If you have any problems regarding the USB 2.0 driver, please visit the Microsoft Web site for more information. For details on the bluetooth settings, please refer to PC2PC Bluetooth Manual. 2-20

Bluetooth Connector: JBT1 (Optional)
This connector is used to connect a bluetooth module for wireless connection.
PIN SIGNAL 5VDUAL D+ (USB signal) D- (USB signal) GND PIN SIGNAL 3VDUAL GND GND NC
MSI Reminds You. Because the bluetooth connector shares the USB interface with the onboard USB pinheader, the bottommost USB port will not function when you attach a bluetooth module to this connector.

SPDIF Connector: JSP3

The connector allows you to connect a Sony & Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF). The connector offers 1 SPDIF jack for digital audio transmission (for coaxial). The SPDIF jack supports SPDIF output only.

JSP3 Pin Definition

PIN 1 SIGNAL VCC5 SPDFO GND NC NC NC DESCRIPTION VCC 5V S/PDIF output Ground PIN SIGNAL NC NC NC NC NC NC DESCRIPTION
IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1
The connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. JIR1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

JIR1 Pin Definition

Pin Signal NC NC VCC5 GND IRTX IRRX
Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1
This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.

GND CINTRU

CD-In Connector: JCD1
The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

R GND L

Jumpers
The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computers function. This section will explain how to change your motherboards function through the use of jumpers.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear data. Follow the instructions below to clear the data:

1 Keep Data

1 Clear Data
MSI Reminds You. You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.
CPU Frequency Jumpers: SW1 & SW2
These jumpers allow you to set the CPU frequency.
CPU Frequency 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz

SW1 2-3 1-2 1-2

SW2 1-2 1-2 2-3

Short PIN#1-2

Short PIN#2-3
The motherboard provides one AGP slot and six 32-bit PCI bus slots.

PCI Slots

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot
The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory. The mainboard supports 4x/8x 1.5V AGP card.
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots
The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
PCI Interrupt Request Routing
The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:
Order 1 PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D# INT B# INT C# Order 2 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A# INT C# INT D# Order 3 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B# INT D# INT A# Order 4 INT D# INT A# INT B# INT C# INT A# INT B#

BIOS Setup

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup BIOS Setup
This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. You want to change the default settings for customized features.
KT3 Ultra2-C ATX Mainboard MS-6712 ATX Mainboard

Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press <TAB> to switch to POST or <DEL> to run BIOS Setup If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

USB RMD- The system will boot from USB-interfaced ARMD device, such as MO or ZIP drive, that functions as hard disk drive. Disabled Disable this sequence. MSI Reminds You. 1. Available settings for 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed. For example, if you did not install a floppy drive, the setting Floppy does not show up. 2. If you want to boot from any of the USB-interfaced devices, please set USB Legacy Support to All Device. Try Other Boot Devices Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. BootUp Num-Lock This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options: On, Off. Floppy Drive Swap Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drives A: and B:. Floppy Drive Seek This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time. When enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process: the drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once. First A: will be done and then B: if it exists. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. 3-10
Primary Display This configures the primary subsystem in the computer. Available options: Mono (monochrome), CGA40x25, CGA80x25, VGA/EGA, Absent. Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented. Setting options are described below. Option Setup Always Description The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup. A password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.
Boot To OS/2 This allows you to run the OS/2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. When you choose No, you cannot run the OS/2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose Yes. Internal Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. The setting controls the internal cache (also known as L1 or level 1 cache). Setting to Enabled will speed up the system performance. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. C000, 32k Shadow This item specifies how the contents of the adapter ROM named in the item are handled. Settings are described below:

Power Management Features
MSI Reminds You. S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. IPCA Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select Yes. Available options: Yes, No. ACPI Standby State This item secifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are: S1/POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. S3/STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications/ files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs. Auto BIOS determines the best ode automatically. 3-17
Call VGA BIOS at S3 Resuming Selecting Enabled allows BIOS to call VGA BIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time is shortened when you disable the function, but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card. Therefore, if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3. USB Wakeup From S3 This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. Power Management/APM Setting to Enabled will activate an Advanced Power Management (APM) device to enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock. Settings: Disabled, Enabled. Power/Sleep LED This item configures how the system uses power LED on the case to indicate the sleep/suspend state. Available options are: Single LED The power LED turns off to indicate the sleep/suspend state. Dual LED The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep/ suspend state. Suspend Time Out (Minute) After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off. Settings: Disabled, 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. Display Activity These items specify if the BIOS will monitor the activity of the specified hardware peripheral or component. If set to Monitor, any activity detected on the specified hardware peripheral or component will wake up the system or prevent the system from entering the power saving modes. Settings: Monitor, Ignore. CPU Critical Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit preset in this setting, the warning mechanism will be activated. This helps you to prevent the CPU overheating problem.

Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are: On/Off The power button functions as normal power off button. Suspend When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off. After AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are: Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state. Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state. Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred. Set WakeUp Events Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.
Wake Up On Ring For this feature to take effect, you need to install a modem card supporting power on function first. When set to Enabled, activity or input signal of the modem will awake the system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Settings: Disabled, Enabled. Wake Up On PME When set to Enabled, the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event). Settings: Enabled, Disabled. Resume On KBC This item allows the activity of the keyboard to wake up the system from 3-19
S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Settings: Disabled, Any Key, Specific Key. Wake-Up Key This setting allows users to set a wake-up key to recall the system from power saving state. Options: Any Key, Specific Key. Wake-Up Password This setting allows users to set a password (max. 5 letters) to wake up the system. Resume On PS/2 Mouse This item allows the activity of the mouse to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state. Settings: Disabled, (double-click) Leftbutton, (double-click) Right-button. Resume By Alarm This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date from the soft off (S5) state. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. Alarm Date/Hour/Minute/Second If Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled, the system will automatically resume (boot up) on a specific date/hour/minute/second specified in these fields. Available settings for each item are: Alarm Date 01 ~ 31, Every Day Alarm Hour 00 ~ 23 Alarm Minute 00 ~ 59 Alarm Second00 ~ 59 MSI Reminds You. If you have changed this setting, you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system, before this function will work.

IR Pin Select Set to IRRX/IRTX when using an internal IR module connected to the IR header. Set to SINB/SOUTB. when connecting an IR adapter to COM B. Parallel Port This field specifies the base I/O port address of the onboard parallel port. Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: Auto, 378, 278, Disabled. Port Mode This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port: ECP, Normal, Bi-Dir or EPP. EPP Version The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if the port is set to EPP mode. Settings: 1.7, 1.9. Port IRQ When OnBoard Parallel Port is set to Auto, the item shows Auto indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port automatically. Port DMA This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is set to the ECP mode. When Parallel Port is set to Auto, the field will show Auto indicating that BIOS automatically determines the DMA channel for the parallel port. OnChip IDE Controller This setting controls the onboard IDE controller. Setting options: Disabled, Primary, Secondary, Both. OnBoard LAN This setting controls the onboard LAN controller. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. OnBoard LAN P.M.E. This feature allows the onboard LAN to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event). Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. 3-24
AC97 Audio Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If an audio device is detected, the onboard AC97 (Audio Codec97) controller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device. Settings: Auto, Disabled. MC97 Modem Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether a modem is used. If a modem is detected, the onboard AC97 modem controller will be enabled; if not, it is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect a modem. Settings: Auto, Disabled. OnChip USB Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB ports. Setting options: Disabled, 2 USB Ports, 4 USB Ports, 6 USB Ports. USB Legacy Support Set to All Device if you need to use any USB device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to No Mice only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse. Port 64/60 Emulation This field controls the USB Port 64/60 Emulation function. When the function is enabled, the USB keyboard is allowed to type some special combination keys. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

PC Health Status

This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard.
Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning message, set the field to Reset. The setting of the field will automatically return to Enabled later. Settings: Enabled, Reset, Disabled. CPU Fan Detection When enabled, the system will automatically monitor the CPU fan during bootup. If it detects that the CPU fan is not rotating, the system will show an error message on the screen and halt the boot-up process. The function is built with CPU fan power connector (CFAN1) only and enables you to protect the CPU form possible overheating problem. If you dont connect the CPU fan to the CPU fan power connector, we recommend that you disable the feature. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. CPU/System Temperature, CPU/System Fan Speed, Vcore, +5.0V, +12.0V, -12.0V, -5.0V, Battery, +5V SB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans speeds. 3-26
Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.
Spread Spectrum When the motherboards clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance. But if you are plagued by EMI, select one of the options for EMI reduction. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clockspeed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up. Available options: Enabled, Disabled. CPU FSB Clock This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency (in MHz) and overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency. First set SW1 and SW2 to the selected CPU frequency and then select the overclocking frequency accordingly. Options are: CPU FSB 100MHz Overclocking 100~167MHz CPU FSB 133MHz Overclocking 133~200MHz CPU FSB 166MHz Overclocking 166~233MHz 3-27
CPU Ratio/Vcore (V) The settings are used to adjust the CPU clock multiplier (ratio) and CPU corevoltage (Vcore). These settings offer users a tool to overclock the system. MSI Reminds You. Changing CPU Ratio/Vcore could result in the instability of the system; therefore, it is NOT recommended to change the default setting for long-term usage. DDR Voltage (V) Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase the DDR speed. Any changes made to this setting may cause a stability issue, so changing the DDR voltage for long-term purpose is NOT recommended. Termination Vol (V) The settings are used to adjust the termination voltage. Setting options: Auto, 1.27, 1.29. AGP Voltage (V) AGP voltage is adjustable in the field, allowing you to increase the performance of your AGP display card when overclocking, but the stability may be affected. Setting options: Auto, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8.

Connecting the Speakers When you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phonejacks in accordance with the setting in software utility. 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phonejack on the back panel when 2-Channel Mode is selected.
3 Line Out (Front channels) Line In MIC
4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output The audio jacks on the back panel always provide 2-channel analog audio output function, however these audio jacks can be transformed to 4- or 6- channel analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding multi-channel operation from No. of Speakers. Refer to the following diagram and caption for the founction of each jack on the back panel when 4-Channel Mode is selected.
1 Line Out (Front channels) 2 * Line Out (Rear channels) 3 MIC
* Line In function is converted to Line Out function when 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output is selected.
6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the founction of each jack on the back panel when 6-Channel Mode is selected.
1 Line Out (Front channels) 2 * Line Out (Rear channels) 3 * Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) 2 3
* Both Line In and MIC function are converted to Line Out function when 4-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output is selected.
MSI Reminds You. If the Center and Subwoofer speaker exchange their audio channels when you play video or music on the computer, a converter may be required to exchange center and subwoofer audio signals. You can purchase the converter from a speaker store.
Testing the Connected Speakers
To ensure that 4- or 6-channel audio operation works properly, you may need to test each connected speaker to make sure every speaker work properly. If any speaker fails to sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones.

Testing Each Speaker

1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower-right corner of the screen. 2. Click the Speaker Test tab. 3. The following window appears. Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking it.

Subwoofer

Front Left

Front Right

Rear Left

Rear Right

Center
MSI Reminds You. 6 speakers appear on the Speaker Test window only when you select 6-Channel Mode in the No. of Speakers column. If you select 4-Channel Mode, only 4 speakers appear on the window. A-7