MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3)- Manuals

Page 2 - Copyrght Notce

Preface MS-7672 Preface Preface MS-7672 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-7672 Preface Preface MS-7672 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-7672 Preface Preface MS-7672 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 - Preface; Preface; Preface; separately for recyclng or specal dsposal.; Battery Informaton

Preface MS-7672 Preface v Preface MS-7672 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 - WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement; ENGLISH; schlesslch an ener lokalen Altgerätesammelstelle n Ihrer Nähe.; FRANÇAIS; эти изделия в специализированные пункты приема.

v Preface MS-7672 Preface Preface MS-7672 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; empresa autorzada para la recogda de estos resduos.; NEDERLANDS; lokale nzamelngspunten.; SRPSKI; vode možete vratt na lokalnm mestma za prkupljanje.; POLSKI

Preface MS-7672 Preface v Preface MS-7672 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; noktalarına bırakablrsnz.; ČESKY; cclo d vta. È possble portare prodott nel pù vcno punto d raccolta

v Preface MS-7672 Preface Preface MS-7672 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 Z68A-GD80 (G3) Seres (MS-7672 v3.X) ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on Intel ® Z68 chpset for optmal system ef- ficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA1155 processor, the Seres manboards delver a hgh perfor- mance and professonal desktop platform soluto...

Page 13 - Important

1-3 MS-7672 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 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...

Page 15 - Slots

1-5 MS-7672 Chapter 1 Connectors & Buttons Back panel 1x Optcal S/PDIF-out port 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 1x Clear CMOS button 1x IEEE 1394 port 4x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 3.0 ports 1x eSATA port 2x LAN ports 1x DVI-I port ** 1x HDMI port ** 6x audo ports **(The HDMI and DVI-I ports only w...

Page 16 - Connectors Quck Gude

1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude Back Panel CPU CPUFAN1 DIMM1~4 JPWR2 JPWR1 SYSFAN4 SATA1/ 2 JFP1/JFP2 JUSB1/ JUSB2/ JUSB3 JSP1 JAUD1 JCI1 JTPM1 PCI_E1 SYSFAN1 JBAT1 SYSFAN2 J1394_1 SYSFAN3 JUSB4 PCI2 JDLED3 JPWR3 FV1 RESET1/ POWER1/ TURBO1 SATA3~6 SATA7 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 PCI_E5 PCI1

Page 18 - Back Panel Quck Gude; Clear CMOS Button

1-8 Gettng Started Back Panel Quck Gude Optcal S/PDIF-Out Ths S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) connector s provded for dg- tal audo transmsson to external speakers through an optcal fiber cable. Mouse/Keyboard A combnaton PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard DIN connector for a PS/2 ® mouse/keyb...

Page 21 - CPU & Cooler Installaton

1-11 MS-7672 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...

Page 24 - Mountng Screw Holes

1-14 Gettng Started Mountng Screw Holes When nstallng the motherboard, first nstall the necessary mountng stands requred for an ATX motherboard 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 wt...

Page 25 - hooked on the motherboard’s power connector.; Ths connector provdes power to the graphcs card.; ply to ensure stable operaton of the motherboard.

1-15 MS-7672 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...

Page 26 - Memory; Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule; (not full 32 GB) when all DIMM slots have 8GB memory modules nstalled.

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-7672 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; graphcs or audo cards.; PCIe (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot; The PCIe slot supports the PCIe nterface expanson card.; PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot; wth PCI specficatons.

1-18 Gettng Started Expanson Slots Ths motherboard 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 x1 Slot PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot PCI (Perp...

Page 29 - PCI Interrupt Request Routng; Order1 Order2 Order3 Order4; Sngle Vdeo Card Installaton

1-19 MS-7672 Chapter 1 PCI Interrupt Request Routng IRQ, or nterrupt request lne, 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# P...

Page 30 - Vdeo Lnk cable

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 per- formance. It allows the ablty to scale a system’s graphcs power as needed, makng t the most...

Page 31 - the “Catalyst Control Center”.; A CrossFreX; system has four possble dsplay modes:

1-21 MS-7672 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 sys- tem. After enterng the oper...

Page 32 - NVIDIA; SLI Vdeo Lnk Card

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 up sgnficant graphcs performance gans. To utlze ths technology, the GPU cards must be connected by an SLI Vdeo Lnk cable. If you ntend to use S...

Page 33 - the “NVIDIA Control Panel”.

1-23 MS-7672 Chapter 1 After all of the hardware and software has been properly nstalled, reboot the sys- tem. 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 enabl...

Page 34 - Internal Connectors

1-24 Gettng Started Internal Connectors Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~7 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). * The MB layout n ths fig...

Page 35 - CPUFAN1

1-25 MS-7672 Chapter 1 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1,SYSFAN1~4 The fan power connectors support system coolng fans wth +12V. When connectng the wre to the connectors always note that the red wre s postve and should be connected to the +12V whle the black wre s ground and should always be connected t...

Page 36 - mne correct connector orentaton and placement.; Front Panel Audo Connector: JAUD1; case. Ths connector s complant wth the Intel

1-26 Gettng Started Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors connect to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 connector s complant wth the Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. 1.+ 3.- 10.N o Pin 5.- Rese t Sw itch HDD LED Pow er Sw itch Pow er LE D 7.+ 9.Re serve d 8.- 6.+ ...

Page 37 - Charger mode wll automatcally be enabled.

1-27 MS-7672 Chapter 1 USB 2.0 Expanson Connectors: JUSB1/ JUSB2/ JUSB3 Ths connector s desgned for connectng hgh-speed USB perpherals such as USB HDDs, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems, and many others. 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 9...

Page 39 - for dgtal audo transmsson.; Chasss Intruson Connector: JCI1; enter the BIOS utlty and clear the record.

1-29 MS-7672 Chapter 1 S/PDIF-Out Expanson Connector: JSP1 Ths connector uses the S/PDIF (Sony & Phllps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson. 11 5 V 3.VC C 2.SP DIF 1.Gro und * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. S/PDIF-Out Bracket (optonal) Chasss Intruson ...

Page 40 - TPM module s optonal

1-30 Gettng Started TPM Module connector: JTPM1 (optonal) Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. 11 5 V 10.N o Pin 14.G roun d 8.5V Pow er 12.G roun d 6....

Page 41 - Voltage Checkponts: FV1; requre hgher CPU core voltages to mantan stablty.

1-31 MS-7672 Chapter 1 Voltage Checkponts: FV1 These voltage checkpont are used to measure the current CPU core/ CPU IO/ CPU_ GFX/ DDR/ PCH voltages. A multmeter (not ncluded) wll be requred to check volt- ages. To check the voltage, please use the ncluded voltage checkpont connectors ncluded n the ...

Page 42 - Buttons; voltage s the voltage suppled to the Platform Controller Hub.

1-32 Gettng Started Buttons The motherboard has numerous on-board buttons to control varous functons. Ths secton wll explan how to change your motherboard’s functons through the use of these on-board buttons. Power Button: POWER1 Ths button s use to turn-on and turn-off the system. Press the button ...

Page 43 - OC Gene Button: TURBO1; the CPU configuraton settngs wll return to normal values.

1-33 MS-7672 Chapter 1 Reset Button: RESET1 Ths button s used to reset the system. Press the button once to reset the system. OC Gene Button: TURBO1 Ths button s used to automatcally overclock the system. Press ths button once whle the system s off to enable OC Gene. The button wll lock reman depres...

Page 44 - Jumper; Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1; Keep Data; the system s on because t wll damage the motherboard.

1-34 Gettng Started Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s CMOS RAM onboard that s external powered from a battery located on the motherboard 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 cle...

Page 45 - CPU Phase LEDs

1-35 MS-7672 Chapter 1 LED Status Indcators CPU Phase LEDs These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. The hgher the power phase number, the more relable the power flow to the processor. Follow the gude below to read what the lghts sgnfy. Lghts Off Two power phases are operatonal.Four power ...

Page 47 - 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 48 - Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu; Overvew

2-2 BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7672 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...

Page 50 - General Help

2-4 BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7672 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...

Page 51 - System Status

BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 2-5 BIOS Setup MS-7672 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. ...

Page 52 - Advanced

2-6 BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7672 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 ...

Page 55 - Boot

BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 2-9 BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 Boot Full Screen Logo Dsplay Ths tem enables ths system to show the company logo on the boot-up screen. [En- abled] Shows a stll mage (logo) on the full screen at boot. [Dsabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. == Boot Opton Prortes== 1s...

Page 62 - These tems show the amperages. Read only.; BROWSER

2-16 BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 CPU Core Voltage/ CPU I/O Voltage/ CPU Voltage/ DRAM Voltage/ 3.3V/ 5V/ 12V These tems show the amperages. Read only. BROWSER Please nstall the MSI "Wnk" applcaton first n the Wndows operatng system wth the MSI Drver Dsc before u...

Page 66 - Chasss Intruson Configuraton

2-20 BIOS Setup MS-7672 Chapter 2 Mult BIOS auto update startng.Flashng... XX% Do not press any buttons to shutdown or restart the computer durng the BIOS flashng operaton. Chasss Intruson Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Chasss Intruson Enables or dsables the feature of recor...

Page 67 - 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 68 - Installaton for Wndows

A-2 Realtek Audo MS-7672 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7672 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 ...

Page 69 - Software panel overvew

Realtek Audo MS-7672 Append x A A-3 Realtek Audo MS-7672 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 ...

Page 70 - Auto popup dalog

A-4 Realtek Audo MS-7672 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7672 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...

Page 71 - Append; The followng dagrams are audo back panel default settng.; Backpanel audo jacks to 4-channel speakers dagram

Realtek Audo MS-7672 Append x A A-5 Realtek Audo MS-7672 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 ■ ■

Page 72 - Backpanel audo jacks to 6-channel speakers dagram; Backpanel audo jacks to 8-channel speakers dagram

A-6 Realtek Audo MS-7672 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 ■ ■

Page 73 - 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 75 - Usng the Intel Rapd Storage Technology Opton ROM

Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B B-3 Intel RAID MS-7672 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...

Page 76 - Create RAID Volume

B-4 Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7672 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, sp...

Page 77 - maxmum volume capacty of the selected dsks.

Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B B-5 Intel RAID MS-7672 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...

Page 79 - Delete RAID Volume; selected RAID volume. The followng screen appears.

Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B B-7 Intel RAID MS-7672 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 RAID Opton ROM, your system...

Page 80 - Reset Dsks to Non-RAID; patble RAID configuratons or a faled volume or faled dsk.

B-8 Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7672 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 [ ] 4. Recovery Volume ...

Page 81 - Recovery Volume Optons; able “Only Recovery Dsk” or “Only Master Dsk”.

Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B B-9 Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B Recovery Volume Optons Select opton 4 Recovery Volume Optons and press <Enter> to change recovery volume mode. The followng screen appears: [ ] RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS [ ] HELP Enable Only Recovery Dsk - enables recovery dsk f ava...

Page 82 - Installng Drver

B-10 Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7672 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...

Page 83 - Exstng Wndows Drver Installaton

Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B B-11 Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B Exstng Wndows Drver Installaton Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve.The DVD wll auto-run and the setup screen wll appear.Under the Drver tab, clck on Intel RAID Drvers.The drvers wll be automatcally nstalled. Confirmng Wndows Drver...

Page 84 - sponds to the current stuaton.

B-12 Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7672 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...

Page 88 - want to manually sync the dsks for avodng data loss.; Once synchronzaton s complete, the status wll change to In Sync.

B-16 Intel RAID MS-7672 Append x B RST Synchronzaton If you are usng Maxmzed mode as the Acceleraton mode, the data on the hard dsk s not always synchronzed wth the data n the SSD cache. In some stuatons, you may want to manually sync the dsks for avodng data loss. Follow these steps to sync manuall...