MSI Z68A-G45 (G3) Manual- Manuals

Preface MS-7750 Preface v Preface MS-7750 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-7750 Preface Preface MS-7750 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...

Preface MS-7750 Preface v Preface MS-7750 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-7750 Preface Preface MS-7750 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 Z68A-G45 (G3) Seres (MS- 7750 v2.X) ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on Intel ® Z68 chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA1155 processor, the Seres manboards delver a hgh performance and professonal desktop platform soluton. C...

1-3 MS-7750 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 Intel ® Core TM 7/ Core TM 5 /Core TM 3/ Pentum ® / Celeron ® processors for the LGA1155 package (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/cpu-support) Chpset Intel ® Z68 (B3) chpset Memory Support 4x DDR3 DIMM...

1-5 MS-7750 Chapter 1 Connectors & Buttons Back panel 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 4x USB 2.0 ports 1x Clear CMOS button 1x Coaxal S/PDIF-out port 1x Optcal S/PDIF-out port 1x LAN port 2x USB 3.0 ports 1x HDMI port** 1x VGA port** 1x DVI-D port** 6x flexble audo ports **(The HDMI, DVI-D an...

1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude Back Panel CPU CPUFAN DIMM1~4 JPWR2 JPWR1 SYSFAN4 SATA1~6 JFP1 JUSB1~3 JSP1 JAUD1 JCI1 JTPM1 PCI_E1 SYSFAN2 JBAT1 JDLED3 SYSFAN3 JUSB5 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI_E5 JUSB4 JFP2 SYSFAN1 JCOM1

1-8 Gettng Started Back Panel Quck Gude Mouse/Keyboard A combnaton 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. Clear CMOS Button There s CMOS RAM present on bo...

1-11 MS-7750 Chapter 1 CPU & Cooler Installaton When nstallng a CPU, always remember to nstall a CPU cooler. A CPU cooler s nec- essary 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 CP...

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...

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...

1-17 MS-7750 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 ...

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 x1 Slot PCIe x16 Slot PCI (Perpheral Component Interco...

1-19 MS-7750 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# ...

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 a SLI Vdeo Lnk cable. If you ntend to use SLI m...

1-24 Gettng Started Internal Connectors Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~6 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. Seral ATA devces nclude dsk drves (HDD), sold state drves (SSD), and optcal drves (CD/ DVD/ Blu-Ray). SATA1~2 (6Gb/s)SATA3~6 (3...

1-28 Gettng Started 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 th...

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 Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s CMOS RAM onboard tha...

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-7750 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7750 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-7750 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7750 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-7750 Chapter 2 2-5 BIOS Setup MS-7750 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-7750 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7750 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 ...

BIOS Setup MS-7750 Chapter 2 2-9 BIOS Setup MS-7750 Chapter 2 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 RAM) sleep state. Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard These tems determne whether the system wll be awakened from ...

BIOS Setup MS-7750 Chapter 2 2-19 BIOS Setup MS-7750 Chapter 2 Important Do not unplug or shut off your system durng BIOS Flash. Incorrect BIOS flashng can cause the motherboard to not POST. Please ensure you have the correct verson and model of your motherboard BIOS before updatng. Select one file ...

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-7750 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7750 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-7750 Append x A A-3 Realtek Audo MS-7750 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-7750 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7750 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-7750 Append x A A-5 Realtek Audo MS-7750 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 ■ ■

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

Intel RAID MS-7750 Append x B B-3 Intel RAID MS-7750 Append x B BIOS Configuraton The Intel Rapd Storage Technology Opton ROM should be ntegrated wth the sys- tem BIOS on all manboards wth a supported Intel chpset. The Intel Rapd Storage Technology Opton ROM s the Intel RAID mplementaton and provdes...

B-10 Intel RAID MS-7750 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7750 Append x B 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...