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 Z77A-G41/ ZH77A-G41/ B75A-G41 Seres (MS-7758 v3.X) ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on Intel ® Z77/ H77/ B75 chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA1155 processor, these Seres manboards delver a hgh performance and professonal ...
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 3rd Gen Intel ® Core™ 7/ Core™ 5/ Core™ 3/ Pentum ® / Celeron ® Processors for LGA 1155 socket Chpset Intel ® Z77 chpset (Z77A-G41) Intel ® H77 chpset (ZH77A-G41) Intel ® B75 chpset (B75A-G41) Supports Intel ® SBA by Intel ® B75 Memo...
Page 15 - Connectors
1-5 MS-7758 Chapter 1 Connectors Back panel 1x PS/2 mouse port 1x PS/2 keyboard port 4x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 3.0 ports 1x LAN port 1x HDMI port**, supports a maxmum resoluton of 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz 1x VGA port**, supports a maxmum resoluton of 2048x1536 @ 75 Hz 3x audo ports*** (**Ths manboard support...
Page 16 - Connectors Quck Gude
1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude Back Panel CPU CPUFAN DIMM1 JPWR2 JPWR1 SATA2 JFP2 JAUD1 JCI1 JDLED3 PCI_E1 SYSFAN1JBAT1 SYSFAN3 JCOM1 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 JFP1 JTURBO1 JTPM1 JUSB3 JUSB2 SATA3 SATA5 JLPT1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN4 PCI1 PCI2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA6 JUSB1
Page 18 - Back Panel Quck Gude
1-8 Gettng Started Back Panel Quck Gude Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 ® mouse/ keyboard DIN connector for a PS/2 ® mouse/ keyboard. USB 2.0 Port The USB 2.0 port s for attachng USB 2.0 devces such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB 2.0-compatble devces. USB 3.0 Port USB 3.0 port s backward-compatbl...
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; PCIe (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot; PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot
1-18 Gettng Started Expanson Slots Ths manboard contans numerous ports for expanson cards, such as dscrete graphcs or audo cards. PCIe (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) 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 PCI (Per...
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. 1.MIC L 3.MIC R 10.H ead Phon e De tectio n 5.He ad P hone R 7.SE NSE _SEN ...
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. 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: Parallel Port Connector Ths connector s used to conne...
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 Select...
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 Wake Up Event Setup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Wake Up Event By Settng to [BIOS] actvates the followng fields, and use the followng fields to set the wake up events. Settng to [OS], the wake up events wll be defined by OS. Resume By RTC Alarm The field s used to...
Page 58 - BROWSER
2-18 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 62 - SECURITY
2-22 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 65 - Appendx A; Realtek Audo
The Realtek audo provdes 8-channel DAC. To acheve the 8-channel sound effect, the 7th and 8th channels must be plugged nto the output on the front panel. The secton wll tell you how to nstall drver and use the soft- ware. Appendx A Realtek Audo
Page 66 - 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 be- fore you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel audo operatons. Follow the procedures descrbed below to nstall the drvers for dfferent operatng systems. Installa...
Page 67 - 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 68 - 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 69 - 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 70 - 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 78 - 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 80 - 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...
Page 85 - Appendx C
Ths chapter descrbes how to nstall Wndows XP wth IDE or AHCI mode. Appendx C Install Wndows XP Notes
Page 86 - Installng Wndows XP wth IDE Mode
C-2 Install Wndows XP Notes Installng Wndows XP wth IDE Mode You wll fal and encounter a blue screen whle nstallng Wndows XP, because t s not natvely supported to be nstalled n the storage devce wth AHCI mode. If you stll prefer to nstall Wndows XP as the operatng system, please change the BIOS tem ...
Page 87 - Creatng a Intel AHCI Drver Dsc
C-3 MS-7758 Append x C Installng Wndows XP wth AHCI Mode If you prefer to nstall Wndows XP as the operatng system wth AHCI mode, please prepare AHCI drvers for Wndows XP n advanced. Creatng a Intel AHCI Drver Dsc Please follow the nstructon below to make an “Intel ® AHCI Drver” for yourself. Insert ...
Page 89 - Appendx D; Intel SBA
Intel ® Small Busness Advantage (Intel ® SBA) provdes an out-of-the-box hardware-based securty and produc- tvty sute desgned for the small busness user. Intel SBA ncludes a customzable user nterface and several bundled Intel applcatons. Appendx D Intel SBA
Page 90 - Prerequstes
D-2 Intel SBA Prerequstes Supported Operatng Systems Intel SBA supports followng OS: Wndows 7 Professonal 64-bt and 32-bt Wndows 7 Enterprse 64-bt Requred User Permssons You must run the nstaller and the customzaton wzard wth a user that has local ad- mnstrator permssons on the computer. Wndows Upda...
Page 91 - Software Configuraton
D-3 MS-7758 Append x D Installng Intel SBA Ths procedure descrbes how to nstall Intel SBA. To nstall Intel SBA: Logon to the computer wth a user that has admnstrator prvleges.Insert the applcaton DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. The setup screen wll automat- cally appear.Clck OTHERS tab.Select Intel SBA to...
Page 92 - Help Button
D-4 Intel SBA Password settngs By default, the system s n an unconfigured state. Before the hardware capabltes can be used by Intel SBA software, the system must be configured. Ths s done n the Set- tngs > Password Settngs tab n the man menu of the GUI. Fll out the form to create the new password...