Page 2 - ii; Micro-Star International
ii Manual Rev: 1.0 Release Date: April. 2005 F CC - B R a d io F re q u en c y I n t er f e re n c e S t at e m en t T h is equ ipment has b een t est ed and f ound to compl y with th e limits f or a cl ass Bdi gi tal d evice, pu rsu an t t o part 15 of t he FC C ru les . T h ese l imi ts are desig ...
Page 3 - iii; Copyright Notice; Trademarks
iii Copyright Notice T h e ma t er i a l i n t h i s d o c u m en t i s t h e i n t el l ec t u a l p r op er t y o f M I C R O - S T A R INT E RNAT IONAL . W e take every car e in the prep arat ion of th is d ocument, but no gu ar ant ee i s g iven as to t he corr ect ness of i ts content s. O ur p...
Page 4 - iv; Safety Instructions
iv 1. Al ways r ead th e saf ety i ns tr uc ti on s caref u ll y. 2. Keep this User ’ s Manual f or f uture ref erence. 3. Keep this equipment away f rom humidity. 4. Lay this equipment on a reliable f lat surf ace bef ore setting it up. 5. T he openings on the enclosure are f or air convection henc...
Page 5 - CONTENT S
v CONTENT S FCC-B Radio Frequency Interf erence Statement ......................................................... ii Copyright Notice .............................................................................................................. iii Revi sion His tory .................................
Page 7 - C h a p t e r 1 . G e t t i n g; Getting Started
1 - 1 G et t i ng St a r te d C h a p t e r 1 . G e t t i n g Started T h a n k yo u f or c h o o s i n g t h e M S - 7 1 7 4 v1 . x M i c r o AT X mainboard. The mainboard is based on Intel ® 910GE and Intel ® ICH6 chi pset f or op timal system ef f i cienc y. Des igned to f i t the advan ced I n t...
Page 8 - Mainboard Specifications
1 - 2 M S- 7 1 7 4 M - AT X M a i n b o a r d Mainboard Specifications CPU † Su ppor ts Intel ® P enti um 4/ Celeron D Pres cot t L GA77 5 p roc essors in LGA7 75 p ac kage. † Supports 2005 Mainstream FMB CPU VR Design. † Supports 4 pin CPU Fan Pin-Header with Fan Speed Control. † Supports up to Pen...
Page 10 - Mainboard Layout
1 - 4 M S- 7 1 7 4 M - AT X M a i n b o a r d Mainboard Layout MS-7174 v1.x M-ATX Mainboard PCI1 PCI_ Exp ress PCI2 PCI3 SYS_FAN1 ATX_ IN V IA A L C 8 8 0 V T 6 3 0 7 A T X 1 D IM M 2 D IM M 1 J LPC 1 ID E 1 F D D 1 BIOS Intel J PWD 1 BATT + Intel CPU_ FAN J A U X 1 F _ U S B2 U SB 5 ,6 F_ U SB 1 U ...
Page 11 - Chapter 2. Hardware; Hardware Setup
2 - 1 H ar dw ar e Se tu p Chapter 2. Hardware Setup T his chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, an d expan s i on c ar d s, as wel l as h ow t o s et u p t h e j u mp er s on t h emainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the periph-eral devices, such as th e m...
Page 12 - Quick Components Guide
2 - 2 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d PCI1 PC I_Exp re ss PCI2 PCI3 SYS_FAN1 ATX_ IN V IA A L C 8 8 0 V T 6 3 0 7 A T X 1 D IM M 2 D IM M 1 J LPC1 ID E 1 F D D 1 BIOS Intel J PWD1 BATT + Intel CPU_FAN JA U X1 F _U S B2 U SB 5 ,6 F _U SB 1 U SB 7, 8 J C D 1 J 1 3 9 4_ 1 JA U D1 To p : mo u se Bo...
Page 13 - Central Processing Unit: CPU; Introduction to LGA 775 CPU
2 - 3 H ar dw ar e Se tu p Central Processing Unit: CPU T he mainboard supports Intel ® Pentium 4 Prescott processor. T he mainboard uses a CPU socket called LGA775. W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure to i ns ta l l th e c oo l er t o p re v e n t ov e rh ea t in g. If you do n ot have th e...
Page 14 - CPU & Cooler Installation
2 - 4 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d CPU & Cooler Installation W h en you ar e in s t all i n g t h e C PU , m ak e s u re t h e C PU ha s a co o l e r a t - tached on the top to prev ent ov erhe ating. If you do not have the cooler, contact your dealer to purchase and install them bef ore...
Page 17 - Memory; Introduction to DDR SDRAM
2 - 7 H ar dw ar e Se tu p Memory T h e mai nboard pr ovides t wo 24 0-p in unb uf f er ed DDR 266 /D DR3 33/ DDR 40 0 D DRSDRAM, and supports the memory size up to 2GB without ECC. To operate properly,at least one DIMM module must be installed. (F or t he u pdat ed supp orti ng memory modul es, ple...
Page 18 - Installing DDR Modules; DDR Module Combination; Slot; Maximum System M emory Supported
2 - 8 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d Installing DDR Modules 1. T he DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module willonly f it in the right orientation. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it inuntil the golden f inger on the memory modu...
Page 19 - Power Supply
2 - 9 H ar dw ar e Se tu p Power Supply T h e mai n boar d s u p p ort s AT X p ower s u p pl y f or t h e p ower s ys t em. B ef or e i ns er ti ng t h e power su p pl y conn ec t or , al ways make s ur e t hat al l component s ar einstalled properly to ens ure that no damage will be caused. ATX_IN...
Page 20 - Back Panel; Mouse/Keyboard Connector; VGA Connector
2 - 1 0 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d T he bac k panel p rovi des t he f ollowing conn ectors: Back Panel Mouse/Keyboard Connector T he mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard mini DIN connector f or attaching a PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard directly ...
Page 21 - USB Connectors
2 - 1 1 H ar dw ar e Se tu p USB Connectors T he mainboard provides an OHCI ( Open Host Controll er Interf ace) Universal Seri al Bus r oot f or attachin g USB devices s uch as keyboard, mouse or other USB-compati ble devices. You can plu g the USB device directly into the con nector. USB Por ts 1 2...
Page 22 - Audio Port Connectors
2 - 1 2 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d M S I Rem in ds Yo u. .. For the advanced functions of the audio codec, please refer to Chapter 6: I nt ro du ct io n to R ea lt ek A LC 88 0 Au di o Co de c f or d et ails . Audio Port Connectors T he lef t 3 audio jacks are f or 2-channel mode f or ster...
Page 23 - Parallel Port Connector: LPT1
2 - 1 3 H ar dw ar e Se tu p Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 T he mainboard provides a 25-pin f emale centronic connector as LPT. A parallel por t is a standard prin ter p ort t hat s upport s Enh anced Parallel Port (EPP) and Ex-tended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. 13 1 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESC...
Page 24 - Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1; Connectors
2 - 1 4 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d T he mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, and USB Ports. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 T he mai nboard provi des a standard f loppy dis k drive conn ector that s upports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M f loppy disk ty...
Page 25 - Hard Disk Connector: IDE1
2 - 1 5 H ar dw ar e Se tu p Hard Disk Connector: IDE1 T he mainboard has one 32-bit Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controller integrated in the SourthBridge ICH6R/ICH6, which supports PIO & Bus Master operation modes and itcan c onnect up to two Ul tra ATA dr ives. IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector) IDE1 can c...
Page 26 - Serial ATA Connectors controlled by Intel ICH6 SATA1~SATA2; Serial ATA cable
2 - 1 6 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d Serial ATA Connectors controlled by Intel ICH6 SATA1~SATA2 T he Southbridge of this mainboard is ICH6 which supports two serial connec- tors SATA1 & SATA2. SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1 st generation...
Page 27 - Front Panel Connectors: JFP1; Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1
2 - 1 7 H ar dw ar e Se tu p Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 T he mainboard provides one f ront panel connector f or electrical connection to th e f ront p anel swi tc hes and LE Ds . J FP 1 is compl iant wi th In tel ® F ront P an el I /O Connectivity Design Guide. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P Ha...
Page 30 - Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1; Jumpers; Clear BIOS Password Jumper: JPWD1
2 - 2 0 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d T he motherboard provides the f ollowing jumpers f or you to set the computer ’ s f unction. T his section will explain how to change your motherboard ’ s f unction through the use of jumpers. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 T here is a CMOS RAM on board that ha...
Page 31 - Slots; PCI Express Slots
2 - 2 1 H ar dw ar e Se tu p Slots PCI Express Slots T he PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, intercon- nect tec hnolog y, sup por t I ntel h igh est perf ormance deskt op platf orms ut ili zin g t heIntel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology. PCI Express architecture pr...
Page 32 - PCI Interrupt Request Routing
2 - 2 2 M S-7 1 7 4 M - AT X M ai n b oa r d PCI Interrupt Request Routing T he IRQ, acron ym of interrupt requ est li ne an d pronounc ed I- R-Q, are hard- ware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. T hePCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ...