MSI RS482M4-CSIP- Manuals

viii CONTENTS FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ...................................................... ii Copyright Notice ....................................................................................................... iii Technical Support ...........................................

i x Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ................................................... 2-18 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 ........................................... 2-18 SPDIF-Out/ SPDIF-In Connector: SPDOUT/SPDIN (SPDIF-In is optional) 2-19 Audio-out Connector: J1 .....................

x i Appendix C: ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM ................................................................................................................... C-1 Getting Started ............................................................................................... C-2 System Requirements ...........

1-1 Getting Started C h a p t e r 1 . G e t t i n g Started Getting Started Thank you for choosing the RS482M4-CSIP (MS-7191 v1.X) Micro ATX mainboard. The RS482M4-CSIP mainboards are based on ATi ® RS482 & ATi ® SB450 chi psets for optim al system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD ® ...

1-2 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU † Supports 64-bit AMD ® Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 X2 (dual core) proc- essor (Socket 939) † Supports up to 4000+ Athlon 64/ 64 FX, or higher CPU (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/pro-gram/pro...

1-3 Getting Started USB Interface † 8 USB ports- 4 ports in the rear I/O, 4 ports via the external bracket LAN † Realtek ® 8100C LAN chip - Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s.- Compliance with PCI v2.2- Supports ACPI Power Management IEEE 1394 † VIA ® 6307 IEE...

1-4 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard M SI Reminds You... 1 . E a c h b o a r d w i l l b e g i v e n a u n i q u e 1 3 9 4 G U I D f r o m t h emanufacturer ’ s default settings in the system BIOS. 2. Use the flash utility or Live Update from MSI ’ s website for BIOS update. The 1394 GUID address is burnt in...

1-5 Getting Started Mainboard Layout RS482M4-CSIP (MS-7191 v1.X) M -ATX Mainboard PC I 2 P CI 1 J A U D1 J 1 J CD 1 S Y S _FA N J TV 1 JC OM1 JP W 1 JC MOS S P D OU T S P D I N P C IE 16 X 1 P C IE 1X 1 B AT T + ID E 1 ID E 2 F D D 1 A T X 1 J C I2 D IM M 1 D IM M 3 D IM M 2 D IM M 4 CPU_ FA N J U S...

1-6 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Packing Checklist Power Cable SATA Cable (Optional) User ’ s Guide MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD Back IO Shield 1394 Bracket (Optional) USB Bracket (Optional) Standard Cable for IDE Devices Standard Cable for Floppy Disk * The pictures are for reference only. Your...

2-1 Hardware Setup C h a p t e r 2 . H a r d w a r e Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how t o setup the jum pers on them ainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the pe-ripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard...

2-2 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide DDR DIMMs , p.2-7 Back PanelI/O , p.2-10 JPW1 , p.2-9 IDE1/2 , p.2-16 ATX1 , p.2-9 CPU_FAN , p.2-15 FDD1 , p.2-15 S YS _F AN , p.2-15 J1394_1 , p.2-20 PCI Express Slot , p.2-24 PCI Slots , p.2-24 JAUD1 , p.2-18 JCD1 , p.2-18 JFP1 , p.2-21 JUSB1, JUS...

2-3 Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The m ainboard supports AMD ® Athlon64 processor. The m ainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket-939 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing theCPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheati...

2-4 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 939 1. P leas e t urn of f t he power and unpl ug t he power c ord bef oreinstalling the CPU. 2. P ul l t h e l e ve r s i de wa ys a wa y from the socket. Make sure torai s e t h e l ever up t o a 90-de-gree angle. 3. Look f or t he...

2-5 Hardware Setup Installing AMD Athlon64 CPU Cooler Set W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cool ing fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them beforeturnin...

2-6 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard 6. Locate the Fix Lever, Safety Hook and the Fixed Bolt. Lift up the intensive fixed lever. 5. Position the cooling set onto the re- tention mechanism. Hook one end of t he cl ip to hookfirst, and then press down the otherend of the clip to fasten the coolings e t o n t h...

2-7 Hardware Setup Memory DIMM Module Combination Install at least one DIMM module on the slots. Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB. Users can install either single- or double-sided modules tom eet their own needs . Users m ay i ns tal l m em ory m odules of dif ferent t ype anddens...

2-8 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Installing DDR Modules 1. The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module willonly fit in the right orientation. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it inuntil the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inser...

2-9 Hardware Setup Power Supply The m ainboard supports ATX power suppl y f or the power sys tem . Bef ore inserting the power supply connector, always m ake sure that all com ponents areinstalled properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. PIN SIGNAL 13 +3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS-ON# 17 GND 1...

2-10 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Back Panel Mouse/Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard directly into this connector. The connector location and pin assignm ents are as fol...

2-11 Hardware Setup Digital Panel Connector The m ainboard provides a DVI (Di gital V isual I nterfac e) connector which allows you to connect an LCD m onitor. The DVI connector provides a high-speeddigital interconnection between the computer and its display device. To connect aLCD monitor, simply ...

2-13 Hardware Setup Audio Port Connectors & Audio Header (J1) The 3 audio jacks are for 2-channel mode for stereo speaker output: 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. H...

2-14 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard 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 Ex-tended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Str...

2-15 Hardware Setup Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. Connectors Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN The f an powe r c onnec t ors s upport s ys t em c ool i ng f an w...

2-16 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector) The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a Masterand a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by setting thejumper accordingly. IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can also connect a M...

2-17 Hardware Setup PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Pi n De fi ni ti on Connect to SATA1/2/3/4 Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices Serial ATA cable Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4 The ATI SB450 SouthBridge supports four serial ATA connector...

2-18 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to t he front panel audio and is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAUD1 1 2 9 10 P in Def initi on CD-In Connector: JCD1 This connector is prov...

2-19 Hardware Setup SPDIF-Out/ SPDIF-In Connector: SPDOUT/ SPDIN These connectors are used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Intercon- nect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. The JSPD1 is for SPDIF-Out andthe JSPD2 is for SPDIF-In. Connected to SPDOUT or SPDIn is by your de...

2-20 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 The mainboard provides one 1394 pin header that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket (optional). Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 TPA+ 2 TPA- 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB+ 6 TPB- 7 Cable power 8 Cable power...

2-21 Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector: JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull-up 2 FP ...

2-22 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard TV-Out Connector: JTV1 The mainboard provides a TV-Out connector for you to attach a TV-Out bracket that integrated HDTV-out. The TV-Out bracket offers two types of TV-Out connectors:S-Video and RCA Composite connectors. Select the appropriate one to connect tothe standa...

2-23 Hardware Setup The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer ’ s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard ’ s function through the use of jum pers. Jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from ex...

2-24 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Slots PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hard- ware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. ThePCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows: The moth...

3-1 BIOS Setup Chapter 3. 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: ² An error message appears on the screen during the system boot- ing up, and requests you to run SETUP. ...

3-2 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process . W hen t he m essage below appears on the sc reen, press <DEL> key toenter Setup. P r e s s D E L t o e n t e r S E T U P If t he m ess age dis appears bef ore you resp...

3-3 BIOS Setup Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. M a i n M e nu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the control keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function i...

3-4 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard The Main Menu S tandard CM OS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI ® special enhanced features. Ad va nce d Ch i ps et Fe at ur es Use this menu to change the values ...

3-5 BIOS Setup Ce l l M e nu This menu shows the frequency of CPU. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this m enu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable systemperformance. Load Optim iz ed Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi-cally...

3-6 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features Date (MM :DD:YY) This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format is <day><month> <date> <year>. da y Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined byBIOS. Read-only. m o n t h...

3-7 BIOS Setup If you select [Manual], related inform ation is asked to be entered to the followingitems. Enter the inform ation directly from the keyboard. This inform ation should beprovided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. [Access Mode] The settings are ...

3-8 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features Quick Booting Select Enabled to reduce the am ount of time required to run the power-on self-test(POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disablequick POST. It is better to find a problem during POST than lose data du...

3-9 BIOS Setup M P S Tabl e Versi on This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version tobe used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported byyour operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of youroperating syste...

3-10 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features M SI Rem inds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Adjust CAS Latency M ode This controls the CAS latency, which determines the tim ing delay (in clock cycles)before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving ...

3-11 BIOS Setup V GA S h are M em ory S i z e The system shares memory to the onboard VGA card. This setting controls the exactm emory size shared to the VGA card. Setting options: [32MB], [64MB], [128MB],[256MB]. S u r r o u n d v i e w SURROUNDVIEW ™ provides the power and convenience of multi-ada...

3-12 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals USB Controller This setting disables/enables theUSB controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. USB Device Legacy Support Set to Enabled if your need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any US...

3-13 BIOS Setup IDE Device Configuration Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: On-Chip IDE Controller The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support fortwo IDE channels. Choose [Both] to activate the two channels. Setting options:[Bo...

3-15 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Managem entInterface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as W indows 98SE/2000/ME, select [Enabled]. Setting options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. ACP I Standby S...

3-16 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Re-Call VGA BIOS from S3 W hen ACPI Standby State is set to [S3/STR], users can select the options in this field. Selecting [Enabled] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA cardwhen system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time isshorte...

3-17 BIOS Setup Resume By PS/2 Keyboard The item specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving modewhen i nput s i gnal of t he P S 2 k eyboa rd i s det ec t ed. Us e t he <P ageUp> &<PageDown> keys to select the options. W hen selecting [Password], enter thedesired pas...

3-18 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communi-cati...

3-19 BIOS Setup P CI Laten cy Ti m er This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takesover. W hen set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for alonger time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance,you should set ...

3-20 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard DM A Resource S etup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 Thes e it em s spec if y the bus t hat the syst em DMA (Direc t Mem ory A cc es s)channel is using.The settings determ ine if AMIBIOS should rem ove a...

3-21 BIOS Setup 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. C P U S hu td ow n Te m p er at ur e If the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit preset in this settin...

3-22 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Sm art Fan W 83627THF provides the Smart Fan system which can control the fan speed auto-matically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range. S m art Fan Tem p. Tol erance You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for...

3-23 BIOS Setup Cell Menu The items in Cell Menu includes some important settings of CPU, PCIE, DRAM. M SI Rem inds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Current CP U Cl ock This field shows the current clocks of CPU. Read-only. Cool ’ n ’ Qui et This feature is esp...

3-24 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Ratio Change This field allows you to select the CPU Ratio. Setting to [Auto] enables CPU Ratioautomatically to be determined by SPD. Setting options: [Auto], [Manual]. Adjust CPU Ratio W hen the Ratio Change is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. This item allows ...

3-25 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults The t wo opti ons on t he m ain m enu all ow us ers t o res tore al l of the B IOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are thedefault values set by the m ainboard manufacturer specifically for optim al perfor...

3-26 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard BIOS Setting Password W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory.You wi ll be p...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-1 Chapter 4. Introductionto DigiCell Chapter 4. Introduction to DigiCell Introduction to DigiCell short -cut i co n i n the system tray short- cut path i n the start-u p m enu(path: Start-->P rograms-->M S I-->DigiCel l) DigiCell, the m ost us eful and powerful ut...

4-2 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Before using this utility, it is required to have all the integrated peripherals/cards (LANcard, W ireless LAN card, MegaStick... etc.) and all the necessary drivers (onboardLAN driver, audio driver, CoreCenter, Live Update... etc.) installed correctly. The icon represent...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-3 Software Access Point In this sub-menu, you can change your connection mode to different ones,and configure the advanced settings for each mode, such as the authentica-tion encryption... etc. Li ve Update You can take advantage of Live Update to detect and update BIOS an...

4-4 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard H/W Diagnostic In the H/W Diagnostic sub-menu, you can see the inform ation, status and note of each DigiCell. You m ay doubl e check the connection and install ation of the itemmarked as gray. You may also click on the Mail to MSI button to send your questions or suggest...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-5 Communication In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / W LAN / Bl uetooth on the screen i f t he hardware i s i ns tal led. The f irs t i con i ndicates t heonboard LAN on your system , the second icon indicates the wireless LAN status,and t...

4-6 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Software Access Point In the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communication status on your system and choose the desired software access point mode by clicking on thedesired icon, in which the default settings are configured for your usage. The defaults of ...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-7 Access Point Mode Click on “ Setting ” button of the Access Point Mode and the following screen will display. IP Sharing Click on this icon to enable/disable the IP sharing. The default of this setting is disabled. Enabling/disabling IP sharing depends on the different s...

4-8 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard WLAN Card Mode Click on “ Setting ” button of the WLAN Card Mode for the WEP status of your APs. If the AP you are selecting (the highlighted one) is not encrypted ( Disabled shown in the Encryption column), the screen will display as below. You can click “ Connect ” to m...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-9 Live Update Click on the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update program will be enabled. The Live Update 3 ™ is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/drivers/VGA BIOS/VGA Driver/Utility online so that you don ’ t need to search for the correct BIOS/dr...

4-10 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard MEGA STICK In the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICK and the m edia files (*.m3u, *.mp3, *.wav, *.cda, *.wma) on your system. Basic Function Here you can edit your own play list wit h the buttons “ l oad ” , “ save ” , “ delete ” , “ sh...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-11 There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause,previous/next song, song info and volume adjust. There is also a scroll bar on the topf or you to f orward/ rewi nd . Right-click on the MP3 file and choose “ Info ” , a MP3 Info dial...

4-12 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Non-Unicode programs supported If you are using an operating system in European languages, and you ’ d like to play the media files in MEGA STICK with East-Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese...etc.), it is possible that the file names display incorrectly.Ho we ve...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-13 3. Then go t o the [A dvanc ed] tab and select the language you want to be supported (the language of the filenam e i n the MegaStick) from the drop- down list in the [Language for non-Unicode programs], then click [Apply]. Thesystem will install the necessary component...

4-14 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard PC Alert Cli ck on the P C Al ert ic on in the m ai n m enu and the P C Alert program wil l be enabled. PC Alert is just like your PC doctor that can detect and view the PC hardware and system status during real time operation.On the top of the screen it shows the curren...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-15 Power on Agent In the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure setting of power-on, power- off and restarting status. In the screen below, you can set the date, tim e, start-up program s respectively forpower-on, power-of f and res tart ing. Power On Here are the avai...

4-16 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Power Off / Restart You may configure the time (in the format hh:mm:ss) for the next power-off / restart. Start With Us e the butt on “ +Add ” t o add t he st art-up pro- grams as DigiCell is activated next time. For example,you may like to have Outlook activated or a sp...

Introduction to DigiCell 4-17 Auto Login Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you may have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations: 1. If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to enter your user name & pa...

A-1 Using Audio Function The mainboard is equipped with Realtek ALC880 chip, which provides support for 8-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 2 Side, 1 Center and1 Subwoofer channel. ALC880 allows the board to attach 2, 4, 6 or 8 speakers forbetter surround sound effect. The section wil...

A-2 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC880 codec to function properly before you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio operations. Follow theprocedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. In...

A-3 Using Audio Function 4. Click Finish to restart the system. 3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. C l i c k h e r e C l i c k h e r e S e l e c t t h i so p t i o n

A-4 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-rightcorner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration . It is also available to ...

A-5 Using Audio Function Sound Effect You m ay choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust autom atically. If you like, you m ay also load an equalizer setting or m ake a newequalizer setting to save as a new one by using the “ Load EQ Setting ” and “ Save Preset ” button, click...

A-6 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Save The settings are savedperm anently for futureuse. Reset 10 bands of equalizerwould go back to thedefault setting. E nable / Di sable To disable, you cantemporarily stop thesound ef fect withoutlosing the settings. L o a d W henever you would liketo use preload settin...

A-8 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard M ixer In the Mixer part, you m ay adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually. 1. Vol u m e You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel by sel ec t t he Real tek HD Audi o rear output or Real tek HD Audio front output...

A-9 Using Audio Function W hen you are playing the f irst audio s ource (for exam pl e: us e W indows Media Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, whichis the default setting. Then you m ust t o sel ec t the Real tek HD Audi o front output f rom t he scroll list firs...

A-10 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard 3. Playback control Playback device This function is to let you freely decide which ports to output the sound. And this is essential when multi- streaming playback enabled. Tool Mute M u t e You may choose to m ute single or m ultiple volum e controls or to com pletely m...

A-11 Using Audio Function 4. Recording control Tool T o o l Show the following volume controlsThis is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.Advanced controls. Advanced control is a “ Microphone Boost ” icon. Once this item is checked, you will find “ advanced ” icon bes...

A-12 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard AudioIO In thi s tab, you can easily configure your m ulti -channel audio functi on and speakers. You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here. a. Headphone for the comm on headphone b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output c . 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output d...

A-15 Using Audio Function S/PDIF Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/ PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another withouthaving to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digitalsignal prev...

A-16 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Te s t S p e a k e r s You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, thenc hec k whet her the c abl e i s i ns erted f i rm l y t o t he connec tor or repl...

A-17 Using Audio Function Microphone I n thi s t ab you m ay s et the f unc ti on of t he m ic rophone. S el ect the Noi se Suppression to rem ove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording.

A-18 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applications like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose themost suitable environment you like.

A-19 Using Audio Function Information In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. Youmay also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list. Also ther...

A-20 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Using 2-, 4-, 6- & 8- Channel Audio Function Co nn ect i n g t he S pea ke rs W hen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the softwareut ilit y, connect your speak ers to t he correct phone j ack s in ac cordance wi th t hesetting in software...

A-21 Using Audio Function n 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output Description:Connect two speakers to backpanel ’ s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real-chan-nel Line Out connector. 1 Line In 2 Line Out (Front channels) 3 MIC 4 Line Out (Rear channels) 5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer chan...

A-23 Using Audio Function 3 1 2 6 4 5 n 8-Channel M ode for 8-Speaker Output Description:Connect two speakers to backpanel ’ s Line Out connector, two speakers to the rear-channel,t wo s p e a k e r s t o t he c en t er /s ubwoof er- c hanne l Li ne Outconnectors, and two speakerst o the s ide-c han...

B-1 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Two m aj or chall enges facing the st orage industry t oday are (1): keep pace wi thi nc reas i ng p erf or m anc e dem a nds of c o m put e r s y s t em s by i m prov i ng di s k I / Othroughput, and (2): provide data accessibility in the event of hard disk failure. To...

B-2 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard SATA RAID Features u RAID 0 and RAID 1 u On-line Mirror Rebuilding u RAID GUI Monitoring Utility: - Displays/Logs/Alerts Users to Vital RAID Set Information- Manages RAID Set Functions (configures, rebuilds, etc.) u RAID Set accommodates multiple size HDDs u HDDs function...

B-4 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Creating RAID Sets Creating and deleting RAID sets and performing other RAID setting up operations aredone in the BIOS. During bootup, a screen sim ilar to the one below will appear for about 5 seconds. Press CTRL+S or the F4 key to enter the BIOS RAID Utility. The BIOS R...

B-5 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide BIOS RAID Utility Screen Description u M a i n M e nu The Main Menu in the upper left corner is used to choose the operation to be performed. The selections are: 1. Create RAID Set is used to create a new RAID Set (RAID 0 or RAID 1). 2. Delete RAID Set is used to delete...

B-7 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment changing;for example the RAID set may have been drive D: but after the conflict resolution, itmay become drive E:. To maintain the same drive lettering, you may need to swap theSATA cable conn...

B-8 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Installing RAID Drivers (for Windows 2000/XP only) Installing RAID Drivers during OS Install Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of theOS (W indows 2000/XP), and wish to boot from a RAID drive connected to the SATAports . 1. In...

B-11 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide Installing SATARaid Utility Insert your driver CD that bundled with the mainboard into the CD-ROM/DVD drive.Click the Utility tab to enter the utility screen. Then click the Utility to enter the nextscreen as below. Click the “ Silicon Im age SATA Raid Utility ” and fo...

B-12 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard SATARaid GUI can be launched from the Task Bar

B-13 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide SATARaid GUI The SATARaid GUI offers the user the ability to easily monitor the RAID Set. To launchthe GUI, simply double-click on the icon located in the bottom right hand corner of theDesktop. If the icon does not appear in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop...

B-14 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard A RAID 1 Set Monitoring Example

B-17 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide A RAID 0 Set Monitoring Example

B-24 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Configuring RAID 0 Set(s) with Windows Disk Manager Note: This section is only applicable to non-initiated drives. It is not applicable if thedrives have been set up as RAID 0 with the BIOS utility. The W indows XP built-in Disk Manager can be used to set up installed SA...

B-25 ATI SATA RAID Setup Guide If SATA drives had not been initialized, initialize the disk as Dynamic. Right click on Disk 0 and select ‘ New Volume ’ . At ‘ New Volume Wizard ’ select Striped for type of volum e.

B-26 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Total size of disk set for striping is set next.

C-1 ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM Appendix C: ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM ATI SURROUNDVI EW ™ is an integrat ed feat ure supported by t he onboard ATI northbridge chipset. It provides the power and convenience of multi-adapter, multi-m onit or support for com puters t hat use an PCI Express ® -bas ed graphics card in...

C-3 ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM System Requirements Supported ATI Products Integrated graphics processors (enabled by system BIOS); l RADEON ® XPRESS 200 PCIe TM graphics cards; l RADEON ® X800 series l RADEON ® X700 series l RADEON ® X600 series l RADEON ® X300 series Expansion Slot l PCIe TM x 16 Operatin...

C-4 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Installing a Graphics Card M SI Reminds You... This section provides generic installation instructions only. In most c a s e s a g r a p h i c s c a r d w i l l c o m e w i t h s p e c i f i c i n s t a l l a t i o n instructions, in which case users should consult their ...

C-5 ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM 4. Uns c rew or unf as ten and rem ove any exi s t i ng graphic s c ard f rom yourcomputer. 5. Locate the appropriate slot and, if necessary, rem ove the metal back-platec ov er . 6. Align your graphics card with the slot and press it in firm ly until the card is fully seated...

C-6 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Enabling SURROUNDVIEW TM Enabling SURROUNDVIEW ™ To enable SURROUNDVIEW ™ , you must first alter your computer ’ s BIOS settings. 1. Restart your system, and enter CMOS setup. CMOS is part of your system ’ s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). When restarting, press DEL key...

C-7 ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM Frequently Asked Questions Using SURROUNDVIEW ™ Question Answer Does the Windows ® “ Standby ” function work when SURROUNDVIEW ™ is enabled? Yes, Standby should work properly with SURROUNDVIEW ™ . Do all ATI cards support SURROUNDVIEW ™ ? Can SURROUNDVIEW ™ run with other man...

C-8 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Using Multiple Displays Setting Up Multiple Displays To use SURROUNDVIEW ™ , connect display devices to the output connections of both your integrated graphics processor (IGP) and your PCI Express ® graphics card. There will normally be three or four connections: l Four c...

C-11 ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM Using SURROUNDVIEW TM Business Applications Using SURROUNDVIEW ™ , you can run multiple applications simultaneously — for example, a spreadsheet, a W eb browser and a stock trader could be run and viewedon separate screens at the same time. u To enable SURROUNDVIEW ™ for bus...

C-13 ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM Games The f ol l owing sec ti on us es Mic ros of t ® Flight S i m ulator as an exam pl e of us ing SURROUNDVIEW ™ for games. Using SURROUNDVIEW ™ , you can display a different Flight Simulator view on each of your monitors. u To enable SURROUNDVIEW ™ for M icrosoft ® Flight...

C-14 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard 2. Click the FLY NOW! button to start Flight Simulator. Then click the “ X ” button to continue. You are now “ flying ” . “ Flying ” in Microsoft ® Flight Simulator using primary monitor only 3. From the Views menu, create a new window, and then drag it to m onitor 2. Mi...

C-15 ATI SURROUNDVIEW TM 4. From t he V i ew s m enu, create anot her new wi ndow, and t hen drag i t t o monitor 3. Microsoft ® Flight Simulator using all three monitors

D-1 Using the TV-Out Function Appendix D: Using the TV-Out Func-tion (HDTV-Out Integrated) You need to install the TV-Out bracket before you can get access to the TV-out function. Follow the procedures described later to set up the TV-Out bracket andconfigure the display settings. Note that the TV-O...

D-2 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Installing the TV-Out Bracket 1. Take out the TV-Out bracket. 2. Locate the TV-out connector (JTV1) on the mainboard. 3. Connect the TV-Out bracket to the connector. Align the foolproof design with the pin layout of the connector to avoid mis-inserting. 4. Place the TV-Ou...

D-3 Using the TV-Out Function 1. Connect one end of the S-Video cable to the TV-Out(S) connector. Connecting S -Video cable 2. Connect the other end of the S-Video cable to the TV. S-Video cable Connecting S-Video/ RCA & HDTV Cables

D-5 Using the TV-Out Function 2. Connect the other end of the HDTV cable to the HDTV. 1. Connect one end of the HDTV cable to the TV-Out(C) connectors. The HDTV cable usually comes with three connecotrs on both ends. Green HDTV cable Blue Red Connecting HDTV cable Blue Red Green

D-6 MS-7191 M-ATX Mainboard Display Setup The following procedures describe display setup using Windows XP. W indows 2000/ME/9X screens are slightly different but the procedures are the same as described. Before to enable the TV-Out function, you have to select the TV-out mode in BIOS (refer to the ...