MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) Manual- Manuals

Preface MS-7676 Preface v Preface MS-7676 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...

v Preface MS-7676 Preface Preface MS-7676 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...

Preface MS-7676 Preface v Preface MS-7676 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 Z68MA-G45 (B3) Seres (MS-7676 v3.X) Mcro-ATX manboard. The Z68MA-G45 (B3) Seres manboards are based on Intel ® Z68 (B3) chpsets for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA1155 processor, the Z68MA-G45 (B3) Seres delver a hgh performance and professo...

1-2 Gettng Started Manboard Specficatons Processor Support Intel ® Core TM 7/ Core TM 5 /Core TM 3/ Pentum ® / Celeron ® processor n 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 4 DDR3 DIMMs su...

1-3 MS-7676 Chapter 1 Connectors Back panel 1 PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 6 USB 2.0 ports 2 USB 3.0 ports 1 HDMI port** 1 VGA port** 1 DVI-D port** 1 LAN port 6 flexble audo ports **(The VGA, DVI-D & HDMI ports only work wth Integrated Graphcs Processor) On-Board 3 USB 2.0 connectors 1 Chass...

1-4 Gettng Started Z68MA-G45 (B3) Seres (MS-7676 v3.X) Mcro-ATX Manboard Manboard Layout BATT + JAUD1 JSP1 (optional) JTPM1 JB AT 1 JUSB3 JUSB2 JUSB1 JFP1 JFP2 JC I1 S Y S FA N 2 CPUFAN JPWR2 D IM M 1 D IM M 2 D IM M 3 D IM M 4 PCI_E1 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 S AT A 5_ 6 JP W R 1 S Y S FA N 1 JC O M 1 J...

Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle performng the nstal- laton, be careful n holdng the components and follow- ng the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work properly. Use a grounded wrst ...

2-2 Hardware Setup Quck Components Gude Back Panel, p.2-10 CPU, p.2-4 CPUFAN, p.2-13 DDR3, p.2-7 JPWR2, p.2-9 JPWR1, p.2-9 SATA1~6, p.2-12 JFP1, JFP2, p.2-16 JUSB1~3, p.2-14 JCOM1, p.2-13 JSP1, p.2-15 JAUD1, p.2-14 JCI1, p.2-16 JTPM1, p.2-15 PCIe, p.2-18 SYSFAN2, p.2-13 JBAT1, p.2-17 SYSFAN1, p.2-13...

2-3 MS-7676 Chapter 2 Screw Holes When you nstall the manboard, you have to place the manboard nto the chasss n the correct drecton. The locatons of screws holes on the manboard are shown as below. Refer above pcture to nstall standoffs n the approprate locatons on chasss and then screw through the ...

2-5 MS-7676 Chapter 2 CPU & Cooler Installaton When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheatng. Meanwhle, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before nstallng the heat snk/cooler fan for better heat dsperson. Follow the steps be...

2-7 MS-7676 Chapter 2 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 trans...

2-8 Hardware Setup Installng Memory Modules The memory module has only one notch on the center and wll only fit n the rght orentaton.Insert the memory module vertcally nto the DIMM slot. Then push t n untl the golden finger on the memory module s deeply nserted n the DIMM slot. The plastc clp at eac...

2-9 MS-7676 Chapter 2 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, make sure the plug of the power supply s nserted n the proper orentaton and the pns are algned. Then push down the power supply fi...

2-10 Hardware Setup Back Panel Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard DIN connector s for a PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard. USB 2.0 Port The USB (Unversal Seral Bus) port s for attachng USB devces such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatble devces. USB 3.0 Port USB 3.0 port s backward-compatbl...

2-11 MS-7676 Chapter 2 Important The HDMI, VGA and DVI-D ports on the manboard are desgned to serve as IGP (Integrated Graphcs Processor) used. If you nstalled a processor wthout ntegrated graphcs chp, these dsplay ports wll have no effect. LAN The standard RJ-45 LAN jack s for connecton to the Loca...

2-12 Hardware Setup 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. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. SATA3 SATA4 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3~6 (3Gb/s) supported by Intel ® Z68 (B3) SATA1~2 (6Gb/s)...

2-13 MS-7676 Chapter 2 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 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN,SYSFAN1~2 The fan power conn...

2-15 MS-7676 Chapter 2 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 (optonal) Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps 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) TPM Mod...

2-16 Hardware Setup Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 s complant wth Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. 1.Gro und 3.Su spen d LE D 5.Po wer L ED 7.No Pin 8.+ 6.- 4.+ 2.- Buzz er Spea ker 1.+ 3.- 1...

2-17 MS-7676 Chapter 2 Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuraton. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automat- cally boot OS every tme t s turned on. If you want to clear the system configuraton, s...

2-18 Hardware Setup Slots PCIe (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot The PCIe slot supports the PCIe nterface expanson card. PCIe x16 Slot PCIe x1 Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first. Meanwhle, read the documentaton for th...

Ths chapter provdes nformaton on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for op- tmum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen durng the system bootng up, and requests you to run SETUP. You want to change the default settngs for cu...

3-2 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 Enterng Setup Power on the computer and the system wll start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu If t...

BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 3-3 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 Control Keyboard Mouse Descrpton <↑ ↓ > Move the cursor Select Item <Enter> Clck/ Double- clck the left but- ton Select Icon/ Feld <Esc> Clck the rght button Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the prevous from a submenu...

BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 3-5 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 Green Power EuP 2013 Ths tem s desgned for Energy Usng Products Lot 6 2013 (EuP) aka Energy Related Products (ErP). To reduce Power Consumpton when system off or standby mode. Note: When “Enabled” EuP 2013 settng, system don’t support RTC...

BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 3-13 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 Short duraton power lmt(W) Ths field allows you to adjust the TDP lmt for the short duraton. Prmary plane turbo power lmt(W) Ths field allows you to adjust the TDP lmt for the prmary plane turbo. ▶ ▶

3-14 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 Games Ths menu provdes several games for you to play. Smply clck any con to enter t and followng the game rules to play t. Important Before you enter to the Game menu, please place the MSI Drver DVD that be ncluded n the manboard package...

BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 3-15 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 Settngs System Status System Date Ths allows you to set the system to the 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...

3-20 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 M-Flash BIOS Boot Functon Ths allows you to enable/ dsable the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ 32 format only). Select UEFI file to boot from When the BIOS Boot functon as sets to [Enabled], ths tem s selectable. Th...

BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 3-21 BIOS Setup MS-7676 Chapter 3 <Esc> to abort the selecton and not enter a password.To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the pass- word. A message wll show up confirmng the password wll be dsabled. Once the password s ...

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-7676 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7676 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-7676 Append x A A-3 Realtek Audo MS-7676 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-7676 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7676 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-7676 Append x A A-5 Realtek Audo MS-7676 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-7676 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-7676 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7676 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...

Intel RAID MS-7676 Append x B B-5 Intel RAID MS-7676 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-7676 Append x B B-7 Intel RAID MS-7676 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...

B-8 Intel RAID MS-7676 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7676 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 ...

Intel RAID MS-7676 Append x B B-9 Intel RAID MS-7676 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...

B-10 Intel RAID MS-7676 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7676 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...

Intel RAID MS-7676 Append x B B-11 Intel RAID MS-7676 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...

B-12 Intel RAID MS-7676 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7676 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-16 Intel RAID MS-7676 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...