Page 2 - ii; Copyright Notice; INT ERNAT IONAL; Trademarks; R e v is i o n; Technical Support
ii Copyright Notice T h e ma t er i al i n t h i s d oc u me n t i s t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p er t y o f M I C R O - S T A R INT ERNAT IONAL . W e t ake every care in the pr epar ati on of t his doc umen t, but no g uarant ee is g iven as t o th e c or rect n es s of it s cont ent s. O ...
Page 3 - iii; Safety Instructions
iii Safety Instructions C A U T I O N : D a n g e r o f e xp l o s i o n i f b a t t e r y i s i n c o r r e c t l y r e p l ac e d . R ep l ac e o n l y wi t h t h e s am e o r e q u i va l en t t yp e r e c om m en d ed b y t h eman uf ac t ur er. 1. Al ways r ead th e saf ety i ns tr uc ti on s c...
Page 4 - iv; FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement; No ti ce 1; Micro-Star International
iv FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement T h i s e q u i p m e n t h as b e e n t es t ed an d f ou n d t o c omp l y wit h t he limit s f or a C las s B digital device, pursuant to Part 1 5 of t he F CC R ul es . T h es e limi ts are d esi gn ed t o pr ovid e reas on ab le p rotect ion again...
Page 5 - WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement
v WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement
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Page 8 - viii; CONTENTS
viii CONTENTS Copyright Notice ................................................................................................................ ii T rademarks ....................................................................................................................... ii Revision History ....
Page 9 - ix
ix Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 / JFP2 ........................................................ 2- 17 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2 ................................................... 2- 18 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ....................................................... 2- 18 IrDA In...
Page 10 - G e t ti n g S t ar t e d; Chapter 1; Getting Started
1-1 G e t ti n g S t ar t e d Chapter 1 Getting Started T hank you for choosing the 945P Neo3 (MS-7236) V2.X AT X mainboard. T he 945P Neo3 mainboard is basedon Intel ® 945P and Intel ® ICH7 chipset f or optimal sys- t em ef f i c i en c y. D es i g n ed t o f i t t h e ad van c ed I n t el ® P e n ...
Page 11 - M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d; Mainboard Specifications
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 1-2 Mainboard Specifications Processor Support - Supports Intel ® Core 2 Duo / Pentium D / Pentium 4 LGA775 proces- sors in LGA 775 pac kage- Sup ports 200 4 Perform anc e EMB CPU VR D esign- S upport s 3/4 pin CP U Fan Pin-Header w ith Fan Speed Cont rol- Su pp or ts I nt ...
Page 13 - Mainboard Layout
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 1-4 Mainboard Layout 945P Neo3 Series (MS-7236) V2.X ATX Mainboard PCI2 PCI1 PCI_E2 RTL8110SC PCI_E1 SYSFAN1 PWRFAN1 PWRCONN1 PCI3 PCI4 C D _I N 1 JCOM1 JIR1 JCI1 D IM M 1 D IM M 3 D IM M 2 D IM M 4 CPUFAN1 BI O S Intel Intel ICH7 945P AT X1 ID E1 FDD1 JAUD1 ALC850 T op : m...
Page 14 - Packing Checklist
1-5 G e t ti n g S t ar t e d Packing Checklist Po we r C a b l e SATA Cable x 1 (Opti ona l) M SI Driv er/Utility CD St anda rd Cab le f or IDE Dev ices (Optional) * T h es e p ic t u r es ar e f or yu our r ef er en c e on l y. You r p ac ki n g c on t en ts may var ydependi ng on the model you pu...
Page 15 - Core C enter; Core Center; C or eC e nt er
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 1-6 Core Center Click on the Core C enter icon in the main menu and the Core Center program will be enabled. C or eC e nt er is ju s t l i ke you r P C d oc t or t hat c an d et ec t, vi ew and ad j u st th e P C har dware and s ystem stat us dur ing r eal t ime op erati on...
Page 16 - Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation
1-7 G e t ti n g S t ar t e d Left-wing: Current system status In the lef t sub-men u, you can conf igure the settings of FSB, Vcore, MemoryVoltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button next to each item and make itavailabl e (t he radio b utton will be l ighted as yellow when sel ected ), us...
Page 17 - Ha r d wa r e S e t u p; Hardware Setup; Chapter 2; Alwa ys un p l ug th e p o we r c o rd b ef o re in -; ONLY FOR SERVICE PERSONEL
2-1 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p Hardware Setup Chapter 2 This chapter provides you with the information about hard- ware setup procedures. W hile doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installa- tion procedures. For some components, if you install in t h e wr on g or...
Page 18 - Quick Components Guide
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-2 945P Neo3 Series (MS-7236) V2.X ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide Back Panel p.2-10 ATX1 p.2-9 IDE1 , p.2-15 SATA1-4 , p.2-16 CPUFAN1 p.2-14 JCD1, p.2-17 PCI-E Slots p.2-22 JCOM1, p.2-19 DIMM1-4 , p.2-7 PWRFAN1SYSFAN1, p.2-14 CP U p.2-3 FDD1, p.2-14 JAUD1, p.2-18 JSP...
Page 19 - Central Processing Unit: CPU; make sure to install; I m p o r t a n t; Al ign ment K ey; Al ign ment K ey; Introduction to LGA 775 CPU
2-3 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p Central Processing Unit: CPU T he mainboard s upports I ntel ® Pen tium 4 Series process or. T h e mainb oard us es a CPU socket called LGA775. W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure to install th e co ol er t o pr ev e nt o v e rh ea ti ng . I f you do n ot h ave th...
Page 20 - CPU & Cooler Installation; mak e sure the C PU has a coo ler at tached on
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-4 CPU & Cooler Installation W hen you are inst alling the C PU, mak e sure the C PU has a coo ler at tached on the top to prev ent ov erheating. If you do not have the cooler, contac t your dealer t o p ur ch ase an d i ns t al l t h em b ef or e t ur ni n g on t he c...
Page 23 - Memory; Memory Module Population Rules
2-7 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p Memory The mainboard provides 4 slots f or 240-pin DDR II 667/533/400 DIMM, which supportsthe memory size up to 4GB. Since DDR2 modules are not interchangeable with DDRI and the DDR II standard is not backward compatible, you should always install DDRII memory module in t...
Page 24 - Installing DDR II Modules; Vo lt
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-8 Installing DDR II Modules 1.The DDR II DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module will only f it in the right orientation. 2.Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden f inger on the memory module is de...
Page 25 - Power Supply; ATX 12V Power Connector: PWRCONN1; PWRCONN1
2-9 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p Power Supply T he mai nboard s uppor ts AT X p ower supp ly f or t he power syst em. B ef or e in sert ingt he p ower s up pl y c on n ec tor , al ways make su r e th at al l c omp on en t s ar e i ns t al ledprop erly t o ensu re that no d amage will b e caus ed. ATX 24-...
Page 26 - Mouse/Keyboard Connector; Serial Port Connector: COM Port; The back panel provides the following connectors:
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-10 Back Panel Mouse/Keyboard Connector T he mainboard pr ovides a stan dard P S/2 ® mou se/keyboard mini D IN con nector f or att aching a PS /2 ® mouse/ keyboard. You can plug a PS /2 ® mouse/keyboar d di rect ly into this connector. T he con nector l ocation and pin ass...
Page 27 - USB Connectors; USB Por ts
2-11 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p USB Connectors T he main board provides an OHCI (Open Hos t Controller Int erf ace) Universal SerialBus root f or attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or other USB-compat-ible d evices. You can plug th e USB devic e directly i nto the conn ector. PIN SIGNAL DES ...
Page 28 - Audio Port Connectors
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-12 Audio Port Connectors T he lef t 3 audio jacks are f or 2-channel mode f or stereo speaker output: Line Out i s a con nec tor f or Speakers or Headp hon es. Li ne In is us ed f or extern al CD pl ayer, Tape player, or other audio devices. M ic is a connect or f or micr...
Page 29 - Parallel Port Connector: LPT1
2-13 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 T he mainboard provides a 25-pin f emale centronic connector as LPT. A parallel portis a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and ExtendedCapabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. 13 1 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 ...
Page 30 - Connectors; Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1; C PUF AN1; P W RF A N 1
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-14 . Connectors T he mainboard provides c onnectors to c onnect to FDD, IDE H DD, cas e, LAN, andUSB Ports. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 T he mainboard provides a standard f loppy disk drive connector that supports 360K,720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. ...
Page 31 - Hard Disk Connector: IDE1
2-15 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p Hard Disk Connector: IDE1 T he mainboard has 32-bit Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in the chipsIntel ICH7, which supports PIO & Bus Master operation modes and it can connect upto two Ul tra ATA drives. IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You mus...
Page 32 - Serial ATAII Connectors controlled by Intel ICH7: SATA1~SATA4
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-16 Serial ATAII Connectors controlled by Intel ICH7: SATA1~SATA4 T h e Sou thB ri dge of t his main board is In tel I CH7 whic h sup por ts f our serial ATA IIconnectors SATA1~SATA4.SATA1~SATA4 are dual high-speed Serial ATAII interf aceports . Each s upports Serial ATAII...
Page 34 - Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-18 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2 T he mainboard provides two standard USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 & JUSB2. USB 2.0 technology increases data transf er rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps,which is 40 times f aster than U SB 1.1, and is ideal f or connecting ...
Page 35 - IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1; Serial Port Connector: JCOM1; Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1
2-19 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 T he connector allows you to connect to IrDA Inf rared module. You must conf igure thesetting t hrough the BIOS setup to use the IR f unction. JIR1 is compliant wi th Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Serial Port Connect...
Page 37 - Jumper; Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1
2-21 Ha r d wa r e S e t u p Jumper T he motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer ’ s function. T his section will explain how to change your motherboard ’ s f unction through the use of jumpers. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 T h ere is a CMOS RAM on b oar d t hat has a p ow...
Page 38 - PCI Express Slots; PCI Interrupt Request Routing; PCI Slots
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 2-22 T he mainboard provides a PCI Express x16 slot, a PCI Express x1 slot and f our 32-bitPCI bus slots. PCI Express Slots T he P CI E xpr es s sl ots , as a h ig h- ban dwid th , l ow p in coun t, s eri al , in t er conn ec ttechn ology, su pport Int el hig hes t p erf or...
Page 39 - Chapter 3; BIOS Setup
3-1 BIOS Setup Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides the inf ormation on the BIOS Setupp rog ram and al lows you to c onf i gu r e th e s yst em f oroptimum use. You may need to r un th e Setup p rogram wh en: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you...
Page 40 - Press DEL to enter SETUP; Entering Setup; Important
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-2 Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process.W hen the message below appear s on the screen, pr ess <DEL> key to en ter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP I f th e mes sage di sap pear s b ef or e you r es p on d and you st il l w...
Page 41 - Getting Help; M a i n M en u; Control Keys
3-3 BIOS Setup Getting Help Af ter entering the Setup menu, the f irst menu you will see is the Main Menu. M a i n M en u T he main menu lists the setup f unctions you can make changes to. You can use thearrow keys ( ↑↓) to selec t th e item. T h e on- line desc ripti on of the highl ight ed setup f...
Page 42 - The Main Menu
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-4 S ta nd ar d CM OS F ea tu re s Use this menu f or basic system conf igurations, such as time, date etc. Adv a nc ed BIOS F ea tur es Use t his menu to setu p the it ems of Award ® special enhanced f eatu res. Ad v an c e d C h ip s e t F e at u r e s Use th is menu to ...
Page 44 - Pri ma ry /Se co nd ar y / T hi rd I DE M a st er /S la v e; Standard CMOS Features
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-6 T he items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Usethe arrow keys to hi ghlig ht the item and t hen u se th e <+> or <- > keys to s elect thevalue you want in each item. Sy stem Date (M M :DD:Y Y ) T his allows you to set the syste...
Page 45 - BIOS Ve rs io n; S y s t e m M e m o r y S i z e
3-7 BIOS Setup S y s t em I n f o r ma t i o n Press <Enter> to for the sub-menu of each item: CPU Ty pe T he item show the CPU related inf or mation of your system (read only). BIOS Ve rs io n T his item shows the BI OS versi on of your system (read only). S y s t e m M e m o r y S i z e T hi...
Page 48 - Advanced BIOS Features
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-10 Qu ick Bo ot Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it willskip some check items. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. CPU C on fig ura ti on Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Advanced BIOS Features
Page 50 - I OAPI C Fu ncti on
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-12 Ful l Scre en LOG O Disp lay T his item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are:[Enabled] Shows a s till image (logo) on the f ull screen at boot. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages at boot. I OAPI C Fu ncti on T his f i eld is used to e...
Page 52 - Advanced Chipset Features
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-14 DR AM Freq uen cy Use this f ield to conf igure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM. Setting options:[Auto], [400], [533], [667]. Co nfigu re DRAM T iming by SPD Select s wh et her DR AM t imin g is c on tr oll ed b y th e SP D (S er ial Pr es en ce D et ec t)EEP...
Page 54 - Integrated Peripherals
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-16 USB Functions This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB host controller. Setting options:[Disabled], [Enabled]. USB 2.0 Con trol ler Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 2.0 device in the operating system thatdoes not support or have any USB 2.0 dri...
Page 58 - Power Management Setup
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-20 S3- rela ted funct ions des cribe d in this se ction are ava ilable on ly w henyour BIOS support s S3 sleep mode. ACPI Funct ion T his item is to activat e the ACPI (A dvanced Conf i gurati on and Power ManagementInterf ace) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-a...
Page 61 - PCI/PNP Resource Management
3-23 BIOS Setup T his section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) f eature.PCI, or P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when commu nicating withi ts sp eci al c omp onen ts...
Page 64 - C h a s s i s I n t r u s i o n
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-26 T his sect ion shows the st atus of your CPU, f an, overall system status, etc . Monitorf uncti on is avail able only i f there is hardware monitoring mechanism on board. CPU Fan Failur e Warn ing W hen enabled, the system will automatically monitor the CPU f an during...
Page 66 - Cell Menu
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-28 Ad jus t DDR Vol tag e ( V) Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase t he DDR speed. Any changes made to thiss ett i n g may c au se a s t ab il i t y i s s ue, so c h an g ing t h e D DR v o lta g e fo r lon g - te r m pu rpo se is N OT rec omme nde d . Adj ust NB Volt ...
Page 67 - Ad jus t CPU F SB Freq uen cy
3-29 BIOS Setup S p r e a d S p e c t r u m W hen the motherboard ’ s clock generator pu lses, the extreme values ( spikes) of the puls es creates E MI (El ectromagneti c Interf eren ce). T he Spr ead Sp ectrum f unct ionreduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pu...
Page 68 - Au to Dis abl e PCI Clo ck
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-30 1 . E v en th o ug h th e D y na mic O ve r clo c kin g Te ch n olo gy is mor e s t a ble th an ma nu al ov er clo ck in g, ba sic ally, it is st ill r is ky. W e s ug ge st us erto make sure that your CPU can afford to overclock regularly first. If youfind the PC appe...
Page 70 - BIOS Setting Password
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d 3-32 Important Important BIOS Setting Password W hen you s elect this f unction , a message as bel ow will appear on t he scr een: Type the password, up to 6 characters in leng th, and pr ess <Enter >. T he pas swordtyped now will replace any previously set password f...
Page 71 - R ea lt ek AL C8 5 0 Au di o; Appendix A
A-1 R ea lt ek AL C8 5 0 Au di o Realtek ALC850 Audio Appendix A T he Realtek ALC850 supports 8-channel audio output,in clu din g 2 Fr ont , 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 S ubwoof erchannel. It enables connection to 2, 4, 6 or 8 speakersf or better surround sound ef f ect. This section tells youh ow t o i ...
Page 72 - Installing the Audio Driver; Re alt ek AC9 7 Aud io Dri v er s
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d A-2 Installing the Audio Driver Important Th e A C9 7 A ud i o Co n fi g ur at i on so f tw ar e u t ility is u n de r c o nt in u ou s upd ate to e nhan ce a udio app lica tion s. H ence , th e pr ogra m sc reen s sh ownhere in this appendix ma y be slightly different from...
Page 74 - Software Configuration; AC 9 7 Au di o Co n f ig u ra t i on
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d A-4 Software Configuration Af ter installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio f eatur e now. Click the audio icon f rom the system tray at th e lower- right corner of t h e s c reen t o ac ti vate t he AC 9 7 Au di o Co n f ig u ra t ...
Page 75 - Sound Effect; Env ironme nt
A-5 R ea lt ek AL C8 5 0 Au di o Sound Effect Her e you can select a sound ef f ec t you like f rom th e Env ironme nt l is t. You may also edit the properties f or an environment as you wish by clicking the “ Edit ” button, then just scroll the bar in th e bottom f or each property to adjust.
Page 77 - Speaker Configuration
A-7 R ea lt ek AL C8 5 0 Au di o 2. Select a desired multi-channel operation here. a. He adp hon e f or th e c ommon headp hone b. 2C H S pe ake r f or Stereo-Speaker O utp ut c . 4CH Speak er f or 4 -Sp eaker O utp ut d. 6CH Speak er f or 5. 1-Speaker Out put e. 8CH Spe aker f or 8- Speaker Outp ut...
Page 79 - D Audio Demo
A-9 R ea lt ek AL C8 5 0 Au di o 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio bef ore playing 3D audio applica-t ions li ke gamin g. You may al so sel ec t d if f er en t envi ronment to c h oose th e mos tsuitable environment you like.
Page 80 - Sho w ico n in sy st em tr ay; Au di o Ac ce ss or ie s; General; Langu age
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d A-10 Also there is a s electi on Sho w ico n in sy st em tr ay . S witch it on and an icon wi ll s how in th e system tr ay. Rig ht -c li ck on t he i con and t he Au di o Ac ce ss or ie s dialogue box will app ear which provides several multimedia f eat ures f or you to ta...
Page 81 - SPDIF; Output digital only :; Output digital and analog:
A-11 R ea lt ek AL C8 5 0 Au di o SPDIF In this tab it provides options about SPDIF-Out f or you to conf igure. † No Output: W ith this option, there is no S/PDIF output signal while playing analog and digital audio. † Output digital only : W ith this option, only digital audio will be allowed to pl...
Page 84 - Back Panel
M S- 72 36 M a in bo ar d A-14 n 6 -C ha n ne l M od e f or 6- S pe ak e r Out pu t Description:Connect two speakers to backpanel ’ s Line Out connector, two s peaker s to t he r ear - ch an nelL i n e ou t c o n n ec t o r an d t w os p e a k e r s t o t h e c e n t e r /s u b wo of er - c h a n n ...
