MSI X79A-GD45- Manuals

Preface MS-7735 Preface v Preface MS-7735 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...

v Preface MS-7735 Preface Preface MS-7735 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 Electron- c Equpment, Drectve 2002/96...

Preface MS-7735 Preface v Preface MS-7735 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...

v Preface MS-7735 Preface Preface MS-7735 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 ...

Thank you for choosng the X79A-GD45 Seres (MS- 7735 v1.X) ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on Intel ® X79 chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA2011 processor, the X79A-GD45 Seres manboards delver a hgh perfor- mance and professonal desktop platform so...

1-3 MS-7735 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...

1-4 Gettng Started Manboard Specficatons Processor Support 2nd Generaton Intel ® Core™ 7 Processors n an LGA 2011 socket (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/cpu-support) Chpset Intel ® X79 chpset Memory Support 4x DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2400*(OC)/ 2133*(OC)/ 180...

1-5 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Connectors & Buttons Back panel 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port 1x Clear CMOS button 1x Coaxal S/PDIF-out port 1x Optcal S/PDIF-out port 1x IEEE 1394 port 6x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 3.0 ports 1x LAN port 6x audo ports On-Board 2x USB 2.0 connectors 1x USB 3.0 connector 1x Seral p...

1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude BackPanel CPU CPUFAN1 JCOLD1 JPWR2 JPWR1 SYSFAN4 SATA1/ 2 JFP2/JFP1 JUSB3 SYSFAN3 JAUD1 JCI1 JTURBO1 PCI_E1 JBAT1 SYSFAN2 J1394_1 SYSFAN1 JCOM1 SATA3~6 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 PCI_E5 B AT T + DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM4 PCI_E6 PCI_E7 JDLED3 JTPM1 JUSB2/JUSB1 JCOLD2 P...

1-8 Gettng Started Back Panel Quck Gude Mouse/Keyboard A combnaton PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard DIN connector for a PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard. Clear CMOS Button There s CMOS RAM present on board that s powered by an external battery to store system configuraton data. Usng CMOS RAM, the system can automatcally ...

1-9 MS-7735 Chapter 1 USB 3.0 Port USB 3.0 port s backward-compatble wth USB 2.0 devces. It supports data transfer rate up to 5 Gbt/s (SuperSpeed). Important In order to use USB 3.0 devces, you must connect to a USB 3.0 port. If a USB cable s used, t must be USB 3.0 complant. LAN The standard RJ-45 ...

1-11 MS-7735 Chapter 1 3. Open the load plate by pushng down on the hnge lever4. Grasp the tab, only t has rsen away from the socket, open load plate to full open poston. CPU & Cooler Installaton When nstallng a CPU, always remember to nstall a CPU cooler. A CPU cooler s necessary to prevent ove...

1-14 Gettng Started B AT T + Mountng Screw Holes When nstallng the manboard, first nstall the necessary mountng stands requred for an 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...

1-15 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Power Supply ATX 24-pn Power Connector: JPWR1 Ths connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pn power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pn power supply, algn the power supply cable wth the connector and firmly press the cable nto the connector. If done correctly, the clp on the pow...

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 Quad Channel Memory Ths manboard supports four memory channels when you fill all four...

1-17 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Installng Memory Modules Unlock the DIMM slot by pushng the mountng clp 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 n...

1-18 Gettng Started Expanson Slots Ths manboard contans numerous ports for expanson cards, such as dscrete graph- cs or audo cards. PCIe (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot The PCIe slot supports the PCIe nterface expanson card. PCIe 2.0 x1 Slot PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot Important When addng or ...

1-19 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Vdeo/ Graphcs Cards If avalable, ths manboard takes advantage of the CPU’s ntegrate graphcs processor, but dscrete vdeo cards can be nstalled by way of the manboard’s expanson slots. Addng on one or more dscrete vdeo cards wll sgnficantly boost the system’s graphcs performance...

1-20 Gettng Started AMD CrossFreX™ (Mult-GPU) Technology AMD CrossFreX™ s a mult-GPU performance gamng platform. By lnkng together two or more dscrete GPUs, CrossFreX™ can sgnficant mprove system graphcs performance. It allows the ablty to scale a system’s graphcs power as needed, makng t the most s...

1-21 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Boot up the computer and nstall the drvers and software ncluded n your vdeo card package. For more nformaton, please refer to the manual that came wth your vdeo card. After all of the hardware and software has been properly nstalled, reboot the system. After enterng the operat...

1-22 Gettng Started NVIDIA ® SLI Technology NVIDIA’s SLI (Scalable Lnk Interface) technology allows two or more GPUs to run n tandem wthn a system to acheve sgnficant graphcs performance gans. To utlze ths technology, the GPU cards must be connected by an SLI Vdeo Lnk.If you ntend to use SLI mode, p...

1-23 MS-7735 Chapter 1 After all of the hardware and software has been properly nstalled, reboot the system. After enterng the operatng system (OS), rght clck on the desktop and choose the “NVIDIA Control Panel”. 4. Enter the NVIDIA Control Panel. Choose the “Maxmze 3D Performance” settng to enable ...

1-24 Gettng Started Internal Connectors SATA Connector: SATA1~6 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 ...

1-25 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1,SYSFAN1~4 The fan power connectors support system coolng fans wth +12V. If the manboard has a System Hardware Montor chpset on-board, you must use a specally desgned fan wth a speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. Remember to conn...

1-27 MS-7735 Chapter 1 USB 2.0 Expanson Connectors: JUSB1/ JUSB2 Ths connector s desgned for connectng hgh-speed USB perpherals such as USB HDDs, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems, and many others. B AT T + 11 5 V 10.N C 8.Gro und 6.US B1+ 4.US B1- 2.VC C 1.VC C 3.US B0- 5.US B0+ 7.Gro und...

1-29 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Chasss Intruson Connector: JCI1 Ths connector connects to the chasss ntruson swtch cable. If the computer case s opened, the chasss ntruson mechansm wll be actvated. The system wll record ths ntruson and a warnng message wll flash on screen. To clear the warnng, you must enter...

1-30 Gettng Started Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 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 B AT T + Voce Gene Connector: JDLED3 (optonal) Ths connector...

1-31 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Voltage Check Pont Lte These voltage checkponts are used to measure the current system voltages. A multmeter (not ncluded) wll be requred to check voltages. To check the voltage, set the voltmeter swtch to “DC”, put the postve lead (red) on the postvtve pont of the voltage sou...

1-32 Gettng Started Buttons The manboard has numerous on-board buttons to control varous functons. Ths sec- ton wll explan how to change your manboard’s functons through the use of these on-board buttons. OC Gene Button: OC Gene Ths button s used to automatcally overclock the system. Press ths butto...

1-33 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Power Button: POWER1 Ths button s use to turn-on and turn-off the system. Press the button once to turn-on or turn-off the system. B AT T + Drect OC Buttons: Plus, Mnus These buttons are used to ncrease or decrease the Base clock frequency. Pressng the Plus/ Mnus button once w...

1-34 Gettng Started Jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 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...

1-35 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Swtch Mult BIOS Swtch: MULTI BIOS SWITCH Ths manboard has two ndependent BIOS ROMs (Labeled A and B, default BIOS ROM s A). If one s crashed, you can shft to the other for bootng by sldng the swtch. In addton, these two BIOS ROMs do not have the Auto Recovery feature, you need...

1-36 Gettng Started B AT T + LED Status Indcators CPU_PHASE LEDs These LEDs wll change accordng to CPU loadng. The hgher the power phase num- ber, the more relable the power flow to the processor. DIMM_WARNING LEDs These LEDs wll lght when the nstalled memores n DIMM2 and DIMM4 do not meet the manbo...

1-37 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Debug LED Panel Please refer to the table below to get more nformaton about the Debug LED message. Post Status 02,07 Power on CPU Intalzaton 03,08 Power on North Brdge Intalzaton 04,09 Power on South Brdge Intalzaton 0B Power on Cache Intalzaton 11~14,32~36,56~5A Early CPU Int...

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...

2-2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 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 B...

2-4 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 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 <Ent...

BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 2-5 BIOS Setup MS-7735 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. ...

2-6 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 Advanced PCI Subsystem Settngs Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. PCI Latency Tmer Controls how long each PCI devce can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to hgher values, every PCI devce can conduct transactons for ...

2-8 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 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....

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

A-2 Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A 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 ...

Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A A-3 Realtek Audo MS-7735 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 ...

A-4 Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A 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 speaker...

Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A A-5 Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A Hardware Default Settng The followng dagrams are audo back panel default settng. Backpanel audo jacks to 2-channel speakers dagram Front Backpanel audo jacks to 4-channel speakers dagram Rear Front ■ ■

A-6 Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A Backpanel audo jacks to 6-channel speakers dagram Rear Front Center & Subw oofer Backpanel audo jacks to 8-channel speakers dagram Rear Front Center & Subw oofer Side Su rround ■ ■

Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty and acceleratng system on platforms Appendx B Intel RAID

B-4 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B After pressng the <Ctrl> and <I> keys smultaneously, the followng wndow wll ap- pear: Create RAID Volume Select opton 1 Create RAID Volume and press <Enter> key. The followng screen appears. Then n the Name field, spec...

Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B B-5 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B In the Dsk field, press <Enter> key and use <Space> key to select the dsks you want to create for the RAID volume, then clck <Enter> key to finsh selecton. Ths field wll become avalable accordng to the selected RAID le...

Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B B-7 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drves wll be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume n the Intel RSTe Opton ROM, your system...

B-8 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Reset Dsks to Non-RAID Select opton 3 Reset Dsks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drves. The followng screen appears: DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION [ ] 3. Reset Dsks to No...

B-10 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Leave the dsk n the floppy drve untl the system reboots tself. Wndows setup wll need to copy the files from the floppy agan after the RAID volume s formatted, and Wndows setup starts copyng files. Exstng Wndows Drver Installaton Insert...

Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B B-11 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B 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...

B-12 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Ext Intel RAID Opton ROM, and then reboot to Wndows system.Run Intel Rapd Storage Technology enterprse applcaton. The control panel wll dsplay the current status of rebuldng process. 5.6.