Page 2 - Copyrght Notce
Preface MS-7660 Preface Preface MS-7660 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 - Safety Instructons
Preface MS-7660 Preface Preface MS-7660 Preface Safety Instructons Always read the safety nstructons carefully.Keep ths User’s Manual for future reference.Keep ths equpment away from humdty.Lay ths equpment on a relable flat surface before settng t up.The openngs on the enclosure are for ar convecto...
Page 4 - FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement
v Preface MS-7660 Preface Preface MS-7660 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- fe...
Page 5 - Preface; Preface; Preface; WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement; ENGLISH; schlesslch an ener lokalen Altgerätesammelstelle n Ihrer Nähe.; FRANÇAIS; эти изделия в специализированные пункты приема.
Preface MS-7660 Preface v Preface MS-7660 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 6 - ESPAÑOL; empresa autorzada para la recogda de estos resduos.; NEDERLANDS; lokale nzamelngspunten.; SRPSKI; vode možete vratt na lokalnm mestma za prkupljanje.; POLSKI
v Preface MS-7660 Preface Preface MS-7660 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 7 - TÜRKÇE; noktalarına bırakablrsnz.; ČESKY; cclo d vta. È possble portare prodott nel pù vcno punto d raccolta
Preface MS-7660 Preface v Preface MS-7660 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 870A Fuzon Power Edton Seres (MS-7660 v1.X) ATX manboard. The 870A Fuz- on Power Edton Seres manboards are based on AMD ® RX780 & SB850/ SB810 chpsets for optmal system ef- ficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD ® 64 bts Phe- nom TM II, Athlon TM II and Sempron TM pro...
Page 13 - Connectors; Form Factor
Gettng Started MS-7660 Chapter 1 1-3 Gettng Started MS-7660 Chapter 1 Connectors Back panel 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 Clear CMOS button 1 Coaxal S/PDIF-Out port 1 Optcal S/PDIF-Out port 6 USB 2.0 ports 1 USB 3.0 port 1 IEEE 1394 port 1 LAN port 6 flexble audo ports On-Board 3 USB 2.0 ...
Page 17 - Chapter 2; Hardware Setup
Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle dong the nstalla- ton, be careful n holdng the components and follow the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work properly. Use a grounded wrst strap bef...
Page 18 - Quck Components Gude
2-2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 RESET Green Power JPWR2, p.2-9 Quck Components Gude Back Panel, p.2-11 CPU, p.2-4 CPUFAN, p.2-14 DDR3, p.2-7 JCI1, p.2-13 JPWR1, p.2-9 JTPM1, p.2-18 SATA, p.2-13 JCD1, p.2-16 JFP1/ JFP2, p.2-15 JUSB1~3, p.2-16 JBAT1, p.2-19 JSP1, ...
Page 19 - Screw Holes; Important
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-3 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 RESET Green Power 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 standof...
Page 20 - Overheatng; Introducton to AM3 CPU
2-4 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 CPU (Central Processng Unt) When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure to nstall the cooler to prevent overheatng. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turnng on the computer. For the latest nformaton about ...
Page 21 - CPU & Cooler Installaton
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-5 Hardware Setup MS-7660 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 f...
Page 23 - compatble components, please vst
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-7 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Memory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=testreport DDR3 240-pn, 1.5V 48x2=96 pn 72x2=144 pn Dual-Channel mode Populaton R...
Page 24 - Installng Memory Modules
2-8 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 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 de...
Page 25 - ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along wth pn 1 & pn 13.
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-9 Hardware Setup MS-7660 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 pn...
Page 26 - Ths connector s used to provde power to the graphcs card.; ensure stable operaton of the manboard.
2-10 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 ATX 6-pn Power Connector: JPWR3 Ths connector s used to provde power to the graphcs card. Important Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power supples to ensure stable operaton of the manboard. •
Page 29 - to one Seral ATA devce.; occur durng transmsson.; Chasss Intruson Connector: JCI1; BIOS utlty and clear the record.
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-13 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 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_4 SATA1_2 SATA5 SATA6 Import...
Page 30 - CPUFAN
2-14 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1~3 The fan power connectors support system coolng fan wth +12V. When connectng the wre to the connectors, always note that the red wre s the postve and should be con- nected to the +12V; the b...
Page 31 - The JFP1 s complant wth Intel; nterface for dgtal audo transmsson.
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-15 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 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 ...
Page 32 - Ths connector, complant wth Intel; Ths connector s provded for external audo nput.
2-16 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Front USB Connector: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3/ USB5 Ths connector, complant wth Intel ® I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude, s deal for con- nectng hgh-speed USB nterface perpherals such as USB HDD, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems...
Page 33 - Seral Port Connector: JCOM1; bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce.
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-17 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 IEEE 1394 Connector: J1394_1 Ths connector allows you to connect the IEEE 1394 devce va an optonal IEEE1394 bracket. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. 1394 Bracket (optonal) Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 Ths connec...
Page 34 - TPM Module connector: JTPM1
2-18 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 TPM Module connector: JTPM1 Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. 10.N o Pin 14.G roun d 8.5V Pow er 12.G roun d 6....
Page 35 - Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1; set the jumper to clear data.
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-19 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Jumpers 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...
Page 36 - GreenPower Button: GREEN1; system wll swtch the LED between on and off mode.
2-20 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Button The manboard provdes the followng buttons for you to set the computer’s functon. Ths secton wll explan how to change your manboard’s functon through the use of button. Power Button: POWER1 Ths button s used to turn-on or t...
Page 37 - OC Gene Button: OC Gene; and the system wll restore the default for next boot.
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-21 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 OC Gene Button: OC Gene Ths button s used to auto-overclock for the system. Press ths button to enable the OC Gene functon when the system s n power off state, meanwhle, the button wll lght and lock. And then the system wll autom...
Page 38 - PCIE (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot; The PCIE slot supports the PCIE nterface expanson card.; swtches or BIOS configuraton.
2-22 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 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...
Page 39 - PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-23 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply wth PCI specficatons. 32-bt PCI Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure th...
Page 40 - CPU-NB Phase LED panel; Lghts
2-24 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 LED Status Indcators CPU NB Phase LEDs CPU Phase LEDs HDD LED GreenPower/ Reset/ Power LEDs RESET Green Power CPU-NB Phase LED panel These LEDs ndcate the current CPU-NB power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Lght...
Page 41 - CPU Phase LEDs; Power LED; Lghts when the hard drve s operatng.
Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 2-25 Hardware Setup MS-7660 Chapter 2 CPU Phase LEDs These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Lghts Off CPU s n 2 phase power mode. CPU s n 4 phase power mode. CPU s n 6 phase power mode. CPU s n 8 phase power mode. Pow...
Page 43 - Chapter 3; BIOS Setup
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...
Page 44 - Press DEL to enter SETUP
3-2 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup MS-7660 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 If the message dsappears before y...
Page 45 - Control Keys
BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 3-3 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 Control Keys <↑> Move to the prevous tem <↓> Move to the next tem <←> Move to the tem n the left hand <→> Move to the tem n the rght hand <Enter> Select the tem<Esc> Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to ...
Page 48 - value you want n each tem.
3-6 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 Standard CMOS Features The tems n Standard CMOS Features Menu nclude some basc setup tems. Use the arrow keys to hghlght the tem and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want n each tem. Date (MM:DD:YY) T...
Page 57 - CPU Phase Control
BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 3-15 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 Green Power CPU Phase Control When set to [Auto], the hardware wll auto adjust the CPU power phase accordng to the loadng of CPU to reach the best power savng functon. Motherboard LED Control Ths tem s used to turn on (Auto)/ turn off (D...
Page 59 - Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset.
BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 3-17 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 Cell Menu Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. Current CPU / DRAM / CPU-NB Frequency These tems show the current clocks of CPU, Memory and CPU-NB speed. Read-only. ▶
Page 66 - Please refer to the block dagram below about the M-Flash functon.
3-24 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 Important Please refer to the block dagram below about the M-Flash functon. Due to the specal desgn of some graphcs cards wll cause dark screen durng M- flash operaton, and you may refer the beeps from the system to confirm the current M...
Page 68 - used to load the settngs from the selected profile.
3-26 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 Overclockng Profile Overclockng Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 These tems are used to save the current settngs to selected profile, and they are also used to load the settngs from the selected profile. OC Retry Count When the overclockng s fal...
Page 69 - When you select Load Fal-Safe Defaults, a message as below appears:
BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 3-27 BIOS Setup MS-7660 Chapter 3 Load Fal-Safe/ Optmzed Defaults The two optons on the man menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settngs to the default Fal-Safe or Optmzed values. The Optmzed Defaults are the default values set by the manboard manufacturer specfic...
Page 71 - 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 72 - Installaton for Wndows
A-2 Realtek Audo MS-7660 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7660 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 73 - Software panel overvew
Realtek Audo MS-7660 Append x A A-3 Realtek Audo MS-7660 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. It s also avalable t...
Page 74 - Auto popup dalog
A-4 Realtek Audo MS-7660 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7660 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 75 - Append; The followng dagrams are audo back panel default settng.; Backpanel audo jacks to 4-channel speakers dagram
Realtek Audo MS-7660 Append x A A-5 Realtek Audo MS-7660 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 76 - Backpanel audo jacks to 6-channel speakers dagram; Backpanel audo jacks to 8-channel speakers dagram
A-6 Realtek Audo MS-7660 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 77 - Appendx B; AMD RAID
The ntegrate one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. AMD SATA RAID provdes support for RAID 0 (Strp- ng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng), RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng) & RAID 5 (strpng wth party) (optonal). RAID 0 greatly mproves hard dsk I/O performance by...
Page 78 - RAID Opton ROM Utlty.
B-2 AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B RAID Configuraton Creatng and deletng RAID set and performng other RAID settng up operatons are done n the RAID BIOS. Durng bootup, a screen smlar to the one below wll appear for about few seconds. Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Opton R...
Page 79 - Vew Drves Assgnments
AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B B-3 AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
Page 80 - Press 2 on the Man Menu screen to enter the LD Vew Menu.
B-4 AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B LD Vew / LD Define Menu (Creatng RAID) The selecton of the RAID configuraton should be based upon factors ncludng perfor- mance, data securty, and the number of drves avalable. It s best to carefully consder the long-term role of the system...
Page 81 - any key to save default LD name.
AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B B-5 AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B Strpe Block Sze, the default 64KB s best for most applcatons. RAID 0 or 10 only. Ggabyte Boundary, allows use of slghtly smaller replacement drves. ■ ■ On the Drves Assgnments wndow, use the arrow key to choose the hard drves whch you want ...
Page 82 - key to the man screen.; ng capacty of the selected hard drves.
B-6 AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B The message wll show up on the bottom, press any key to use maxmum capacty or press [Ctrl-Y] to modfy array capacty manually. 6. The LD creaton s done, the screen shows the LD nformaton as below.Press ESC key to the man screen. 7. Important...
Page 84 - Installng the RAID Drver (for bootable RAID Array); When prompted, nsert the medum dsk and press Enter.; setup starts copyng files.
B-8 AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B AMD RAID MS-7660 Append x B Installng the RAID Drver (for bootable RAID Array) After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Wndows CD, and the Wn- dows Setup program starts.Press F6 and wat for the Wndows Setup screen to appear.Insert the floppy that contans ...