Page 2 - Copyrght Notce
Preface MS-7758 Preface Preface MS-7758 Preface Copyrght Notce The materal n ths document s the ntellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNA- TIONAL. We take every care n the preparaton of ths document, but no guarantee s gven as to the correctness of ts contents. Our products are under contnual mprov...
Page 3 - Techncal Support
Preface MS-7758 Preface Preface MS-7758 Preface Techncal Support If a problem arses wth your system and no soluton can be obtaned from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local dstrbutor. Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. Vst the MSI we...
Page 4 - FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement
v Preface MS-7758 Preface Preface MS-7758 Preface FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement Ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the lmts for a Class B dgtal devce, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lmts are desgned to provde reasonable protecton aganst harmful nterferenc...
Page 5 - Battery Informaton
Preface MS-7758 Preface v Preface MS-7758 Preface Calforna, USA: The button cell battery may contan perchlorate materal and requres specal handlng when recycled or dsposed of n Calforna. For further nformaton please vst:http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/ CAUTION: There s a rsk of exp...
Page 6 - Preface; Preface; WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement; ENGLISH; FRANÇAIS
v Preface MS-7758 Preface Preface MS-7758 Preface WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement ENGLISH To protect the global envronment and as an envronmentalst, MSI must re- mnd you that...Under the European Unon (“EU”) Drectve on Waste Electrcal and Elec- tronc Equpment, Drectve 2002/96...
Page 7 - ESPAÑOL; NEDERLANDS; SRPSKI; POLSKI
Preface MS-7758 Preface v Preface MS-7758 Preface ESPAÑOL MSI como empresa comprometda con la proteccón del medo ambente, recomenda:Bajo la drectva 2002/96/EC de la Unón Europea en matera de desechos y/o equ- pos electróncos, con fecha de rgor desde el 13 de agosto de 2005, los productos clasficados...
Page 8 - TÜRKÇE; ČESKY
v Preface MS-7758 Preface Preface MS-7758 Preface TÜRKÇE Çevrec özellğyle blnen MSI dünyada çevrey korumak çn hatırlatır:Avrupa Brlğ (AB) Kararnames Elektrk ve Elektronk Malzeme Atığı, 2002/96/EC Kararnames altında 13 Ağustos 2005 tarhnden tbaren geçerl olmak üzere, elektrkl ve elektronk malzemeler ...
Page 11 - Chapter 1; Gettng Started
Thank you for choosng the ZH77A-G43/ Z77A-G43 Se- res (MS-7758 v1.X) ATX manboard. The Seres man- boards are based on Intel ® H77/ Z77 chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA1155 processor, the ZH77A-G43/ Z77A-G43 Seres manboards delver a hgh performance and profe...
Page 13 - Important
1-3 MS-7758 Chapter 1 Assembly Precautons The components ncluded n ths package are prone to damage from electrostatc dscharge (ESD). Please adhere to the followng nstructons to ensure successful computer assembly. Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet befor...
Page 14 - Manboard Specficatons
1-4 Gettng Started Manboard Specficatons Processor Support Support 3 rd Generaton Intel ® Core™ 7/ Core™ 5/ Core™ 3/ Pentum ® / Celeron ® Processors for LGA 1155 socket (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/cpu-support) Chpset Intel ® H77 (ZH77A-G43)/ Z77 (Z77A-G43...
Page 15 - Connectors
1-5 MS-7758 Chapter 1 Connectors Back panel 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 6x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 3.0 ports 1x LAN port 1x HDMI port**, supportng a maxmum resoluton of 1920x1200 1x VGA port** 1x DVI-D port**, supportng a maxmum resoluton of 1920x1200 6x audo ports (**Ths manboard supports dual-...
Page 16 - Connectors Quck Gude
1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude Back Panel CPU CPUFAN DIMM1 JPWR2 JPWR1 SATA1/ 2 JFP2 JAUD1 JCI1 JDLED3 PCI_E1 SYSFAN1 JBAT1 SYSFAN3 JCOM1 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 JFP1 JTURBO1 JTPM1 JUSB3 JUSB1/ 2 SATA3/ 4 SATA5/ 6 JLPT1 S AT A 5 S AT A 3 S AT A 1 S AT A 6 S AT A 4 S AT A 2 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 SY...
Page 18 - Back Panel Quck Gude
1-8 Gettng Started Back Panel Quck Gude Mouse/Keyboard A combnaton PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard DIN connector for a PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard. LAN The standard RJ-45 LAN jack s for connectng to a Local Area Network (LAN). LED Color LED State Condton Left Yellow Off LAN lnk s not establshed. On(Steady) LAN lnk ...
Page 21 - CPU & Cooler Installaton
1-11 MS-7758 Chapter 1 CPU & Cooler Installaton When nstallng a CPU, always remember to nstall a CPU cooler. A CPU cooler s necessary to prevent overheatng and mantan system stablty. Follow the steps below to ensure correct CPU and CPU cooler nstallaton. Wrong nstallaton can damage both the CPU ...
Page 24 - Mountng Screw Holes
1-14 Gettng Started Mountng Screw Holes When nstallng the manboard, first nstall the necessary mountng stands requred for a manboard on the mountng plate n your computer case. If there s an I/O back plate that came wth the computer case, please replace t wth the I/O backplate that came wth the manbo...
Page 26 - Memory; Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule
1-16 Gettng Started Memory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/test-report DDR3 240-pn, 1.5V 48x2=96 pn 72x2=144 pn Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt...
Page 27 - Installng Memory Modules
1-17 MS-7758 Chapter 1 Installng Memory Modules Unlock the DIMM slot by pushng the mountng clps to the sde. Vertcally nsert the memory module nto the DIMM slot. The memory module has an off-center notch on the bottom that wll only allow t to fit one way nto the DIMM slot.Push the memory module deep ...
Page 28 - Expanson Slots
1-18 Gettng Started Expanson Slots Ths manboard contans numerous ports for expanson cards, such as dscrete graphcs or audo cards. PCI_E1~E4: PCIe Expanson Slot The PCIe slot supports the PCIe nterface expanson card. PCIe 2.0 x16 Slot PCIe 2.0 x1 Slot PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot PCI1~3: PCI Expanson Slot The P...
Page 29 - PCI Interrupt Request Routng; Sngle Vdeo Card Installaton
1-19 MS-7758 Chapter 1 PCI Interrupt Request Routng IRQ, or nterrupt request lnes, are hardware lnes over whch devces can send nterrupt requests to the processor. The PCI IRQ pns are typcally connected to the PCI bus pns as followed: Order1 Order2 Order3 Order4 PCI Slot1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D# ...
Page 32 - Internal Connectors
1-22 Gettng Started Internal Connectors SATA1~6: SATA Connectors Ths connector s a hgh-speed SATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one SATA devce. SATA devces nclude dsk drves (HDD), sold state drves (SSD), and optcal drves (CD/ DVD/ Blu-Ray). * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference...
Page 37 - JAUD1: Front Panel Audo Connector; JTPM1: TPM Module Connector
1-27 MS-7758 Chapter 1 JAUD1: Front Panel Audo Connector Ths connector allows you to connect the front audo panel located on your computer case. Ths connector s complant wth the Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. S AT A 5 S AT A 3 S AT A 1 S AT A 6 S AT A 4 S AT A 2 1.MIC L 3.MIC R 10.H ...
Page 38 - JCOM1: Seral Port Connector; JLPT1: Parallel Port Connector
1-28 Gettng Started JCOM1: Seral Port Connector Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/receves 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce. S AT A 5 S AT A 3 S AT A 1 S AT A 6 S AT A 4 S AT A 2 1.DC D 3.SO UT 10.N o Pin 5.Gro und 7.RT S 9.RI 8.CT S 6.DS R 4.DT R 2.SIN JLPT1:...
Page 40 - Jumper; JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper
1-30 Gettng Started Jumper JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper There s CMOS RAM onboard that s external powered from a battery located on the manboard to save system configuraton data. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automatcally boot nto the operatng system (OS) every tme t s turned on. If you want to clear ...
Page 41 - Chapter 2; BIOS Setup
CLICK BIOS II s a revolutonary UEFI nterface that allows you to setup and configure your system for optmum use. Usng your mouse and keyboard, users can change BIOS settngs, montor CPU temperature, select the boot devce prorty and vew system nformaton such as the CPU name, DRAM capacty, the OS verson...
Page 42 - Enterng; Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu; Overvew
2-2 BIOS Setup Enterng Power on the computer and the system wll start the Power On Self Test (POST) pro- cess. When the message below appears on the screen, please <DEL> key to enter CLICK BIOS II: Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu If the message dsappears before you re...
Page 44 - Operaton; General Help
2-4 BIOS Setup Operaton CLICK BIOS II allows you to control BIOS settngs wth the mouse and the keyboard. The followng table lsts and descrbes the hot keys and the mouse operatons. Hot key Mouse Descrpton <↑↓→← > Move the cursor Select Item <Enter> Clck/ Double- clck the left button Selec...
Page 45 - System Status
2-5 MS-7758 Chapter 2 SETTINGS System Status System Date Ths allows you to set the system date that you want (usually the current date). The format s <day> <month> <date> <year>. day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determned by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. thr...
Page 49 - Boot
2-9 MS-7758 Chapter 2 Resume By PCI or PCI-E Devce When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power savng modes through any event on PCI/ PCIe devce. Resume From S3 by USB Devce The tem allows the actvty of the USB devce to wake up the system from S3 (Sus- pend to ...
Page 50 - OC
2-10 BIOS Setup OC Important Overclockng your PC manually s only recommended for advanced users.Overclockng s not guaranteed, and f done mproperly, can vod your warranty or severely damage your hardware.If you are unfamlar wth overclockng, we advse you to use OC Gene for easy overclockng. Current CP...
Page 56 - BROWSER
2-16 BIOS Setup BROWSER Please nstall the MSI "Wnk" applcaton first n the Wndows operatng system wth the MSI Drver Dsc before usng the browser. Then you can clck the BROWSER to access the Internet, e-mal and nstant messagng. Installng Wnk To nstall Wnk, follow the steps below: Power on your ...
Page 60 - SECURITY
2-20 BIOS Setup SECURITY Admnstrator Password Set the admnstratve password that wll be requred to enter the BIOS. User Password Set the user password that wll be requred to enter the operatng system. Important When selectng the Admnstratve / User Password tems, a password box wll appear on the scree...
Page 61 - Appendx A; Realtek Audo
The Realtek audo provdes 10-channel DAC that smul- taneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 channels of ndependent stereo sound output (multple streamng) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Rght chan- nels. Appendx A Realtek Audo
Page 62 - Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver; Installaton for Wndows
A-2 Realtek Audo Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver You need to nstall the HD audo drver for Realtek audo codec to functon properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audo operatons. Follow the procedures descrbed below to nstall the drvers for dfferent operatng sy...
Page 63 - Software panel overvew
A-3 MS-7758 Append x A Software Configuraton After nstallng the audo drver, the “Realtek HD Audo Manager” con wll appear at the notficaton area (lower rght of the screen). You may double clck the con and the GUI wll pop up accordngly. double clck the con It s also avalable to enable the audo drver b...
Page 64 - Auto popup dalog
A-4 Realtek Audo Devce Selecton Here you can select a audo output source to change the related optons. The “check” sgn (n orange) ndcates the devces as default. Volume Adjustment You can control the volume or balance the rght/left sde of the speakers that you plugged n front or rear panel by adjust ...
Page 67 - Appendx B; Intel RAID
Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty and acceleratng system on platforms Appendx B Intel RAID
Page 68 - Introducton
B-2 Intel RAID Introducton The manboard comes wth the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drves as RAID sets. SATA hard drves delver blsterng transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s. Seral ATA uses long, thn cables, makng t easer to connect your drve and mprovng the arflow nsde your PC...
Page 76 - Installng Drver
B-10 Intel RAID Important Please follow the nstructon below to make an “Intel ® RAID Drver” for yourself. Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve.Clck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen.Copy all the contents n \\Storage\Intel\PCH\f6flpy-x86 or f6flpy-x64 to a formatted floppy dskette. The drver dsk...
Page 78 - Degraded RAID Array
B-12 Intel RAID Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume s reported as degraded when one of ts hard drve members fals or s temporarly dsconnected, and data mrrorng s lost. As a result, the system can only utlze the remanng functonal hard drve member. To re-establsh data mrrorng and res...