Page 3 - Preface; Techncal Support; Safety Instructons
MS-7751 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 webste for techncal gude, BIOS upd...
Page 4 - FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement
v Preface FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement Ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the lmts for a Class B dg- tal devce, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lmts are desgned to provde reasonable protecton aganst harmful nter- ference n a resdental nstallaton. Ths equp...
Page 5 - Battery Informaton
v MS-7751 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 exploson, f battery s ncorrectly re...
Page 6 - WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement; ENGLISH; FRANÇAIS
v 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/EC, whch takes effect on August 13, 200...
Page 7 - ESPAÑOL; NEDERLANDS; SRPSKI; POLSKI
v MS-7751 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 como “eléctrcos y equpos electr...
Page 8 - TÜRKÇE; ČESKY
v 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 dğer atıklar gb çöpe atılamayacak ve bu ...
Page 11 - Chapter 1; Gettng Started
Thank you for choosng the Z77A-GD55/ Z75A-GD55 Seres (MS-7751 v1.X) ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on Intel ® Z77/ Z75 chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA1155 processor, the Z77A-GD55/ Z75A-GD55 Seres manboards delver a hgh performance and pro- fe...
Page 13 - Important
1-3 MS-7751 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 3rd Generaton Intel ® Core™ 7 / Core™ 5 / Core™ 3 / Pentum ® / Celeron ® processors n an LGA 1155 socket (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/cpu-support) Chpset Intel ® Z77/ Z75 chpset Memory Support 4x D...
Page 15 - Slots
1-5 MS-7751 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 4x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 3.0 ports 1x LAN port 6x audo ports 1x HDMI ® port**, supportng a maxmum resoluton of 1920x1200 1x DVI-D port**, sup...
Page 16 - Connectors Quck Gude
1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude BackPanel CPU CPUFAN JPWR2 JFP1 JUSB3 JAUD1 JCI1 PCI_E1 JBAT1 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN4 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM4 JTPM1 JDLED3 JUSB2 JUSB1 JFP2 PCI_E5 PCI_E6 PCI_E7 SYSFAN3 JTURBO1 OC1 RESET1POWER1 JPWR1 FV1 SYSFAN1 JUSB4 SATA1_2 SATA3_4 SATA5_6
Page 18 - Back Panel Quck Gude
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 ...
Page 21 - CPU & Cooler Installaton
1-11 MS-7751 Chapter 1 CPU & Cooler Installaton When nstallng a CPU, always remember to nstall a CPU cooler. A CPU cooler s necessary 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 CPU ...
Page 24 - Mountng Screw Holes
1-14 Gettng Started 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 the manb...
Page 26 - Memory; Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule
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-7751 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; PCIe (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot
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 PCIe 2.0 x16 Slot Import...
Page 29 - Sngle Vdeo Card Installaton
1-19 MS-7751 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...
Page 32 - NVIDIA
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...
Page 34 - Internal Connectors
1-24 Gettng Started Internal Connectors SATA1~6: SATA Connector 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 ...
Page 39 - JTPM1: TPM Module connector
1-29 MS-7751 Chapter 1 JTPM1: TPM Module connector 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.Se rial...
Page 42 - Buttons
1-32 Gettng Started Buttons The manboard has numerous on-board buttons to control varous functons. Ths secton wll explan how to change your manboard’s functons through the use of these on-board buttons. OC1: OC Gene Button Ths button s used to automatcally overclock the system. Press ths button once...
Page 44 - Jumpers; JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper
1-34 Gettng Started Jumpers JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper 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...
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 - Enterng; Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu; Overvew
2-2 BIOS Setup 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 Boot Menu If the message dsappears before you re...
Page 50 - Operaton; General Help
2-4 BIOS Setup 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 <Enter> Clck/ Double- clck the left button Selec...
Page 51 - System Status
2-5 MS-7751 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. Read-only. month The month from Jan. thr...
Page 55 - Boot
2-9 MS-7751 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== 1st~9th Boot These tems are used to prortz...
Page 56 - OC
2-10 BIOS Setup OC Important Overclockng your PC manually s only recommended for advanced users.Overclockng s not guaranteed, and f done mproperly, can vod your warranty or severely damage your hardware.If you are unfamlar wth overclockng, we advse you to use OC Gene for easy overclockng. Current CP...
Page 64 - BROWSER
2-18 BIOS Setup BROWSER Please nstall the MSI "Wnk" applcaton first n the Wndows operatng system wth the MSI Drver Dsc before usng the browser. Then you can clck the BROWSER to access the Internet, e-mal and nstant messagng. Installng Wnk To nstall Wnk, follow the steps below: Power on your ...
Page 68 - SECURITY
2-22 BIOS Setup SECURITY Admnstrator Password Set the admnstratve password that wll be requred to enter the BIOS. User Password Set the user password that wll be requred to enter the operatng system. Important When selectng the Admnstratve / User Password tems, a password box wll appear on the scree...
Page 69 - 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 70 - Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver; Installaton for Wndows
A-2 Realtek Audo 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 below to nstall the drvers for dfferent operatng sy...
Page 71 - Software panel overvew
A-3 MS-7751 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 It s also avalable to enable the audo drver b...
Page 72 - Auto popup dalog
A-4 Realtek Audo 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 speakers that you plugged n front or rear panel by adjust ...
Page 75 - 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 76 - Introducton
B-2 Intel RAID Introducton The manboard comes wth the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drves as RAID sets. SATA hard drves delver blsterng transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s. Seral ATA uses long, thn cables, makng t easer to connect your drve and mprovng the arflow nsde your PC...
Page 84 - Installng Drver
B-10 Intel RAID 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-x64 to a formatted floppy dskette. The drver dsk...
Page 86 - Degraded RAID Array
B-12 Intel RAID 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 drve member. To re-establsh data mrrorng and res...