MSI B75A-G43 GAMING- User Manual

Preface MS-7758 Preface v Preface MS-7758 Preface Radaton Exposure Statement Ths equpment comples wth FCC radaton exposure lmts set forth for an uncon- trolled envronment. Ths equpment and ts antenna should be nstalled and operated wth mnmum dstance 20 cm between the radator and your body. Ths equpm...

v Preface MS-7758 Preface Preface MS-7758 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/ Tawan: For better envronmenta...

Preface MS-7758 Preface v Preface MS-7758 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...

v Preface MS-7758 Preface Preface MS-7758 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-7758 Preface x Preface MS-7758 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 Z77A-G43 GAMING/ B75A-G43 GAMING Seres (MS-7758 v5.X) ATX motherboard. The Seres manboards are based on Intel ® Z77/ B75 chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA1155 processor, these Seres manboards delver a hgh performance and professonal...

1-3 MS-7758 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...

1-4 Gettng Started Manboard Specficatons Processor Support Support 3 rd Generaton Intel ® Core™ 7/ Core™ 5/ Core™ 3/ Pentum ® / Celeron ® Processors for LGA 1155 socket Chpset Intel ® Z77 chpset (Z77A-G43 GAMING) Intel ® B75 chpset (B75A-G43 GAMING) Supports Intel ® SBA by Intel ® B75 Memory Support...

1-5 MS-7758 Chapter 1 Connectors Back panel 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 6x USB 2.0 ports (Z77A-G43 GAMING) or 4x USB 2.0 ports (B75A-G43 GAMING) 2x USB 3.0 ports 1x LAN port 1x HDMI port**, supportng a maxmum resoluton of 1920x1200 1x VGA port**, supportng a maxmum resoluton of 2048x1536 1x D...

1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude Back Panel CPU CPUFAN DIMM1 JPWR2 JPWR1 SATA2 JFP2 JAUD1 JCI1 JDLED3 PCI_E1 SYSFAN1 JBAT1 SYSFAN3 JCOM1 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 JFP1 JTURBO1 JTPM1 JUSB3 JUSB1/ 2 SATA3 SATA5 JLPT1 BATT + DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN4 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 SATA1SATA4 SATA6

1-8 Gettng Started Mouse/Keyboard A combnaton PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard DIN connector for a PS/2 ® mouse/keyboard. USB 2.0 Port The USB 2.0 port s for attachng USB 2.0 devces such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB 2.0-compatble devces. USB 3.0 Port USB 3.0 port s backward-compatble wth USB 2.0 devces. It...

1-11 MS-7758 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 ...

1-14 Gettng Started Mountng Screw Holes When nstallng the manboard, first nstall the necessary mountng stands requred for a 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 manbo...

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...

1-17 MS-7758 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 ...

1-18 Gettng Started Expanson Slots Ths manboard contans numerous ports for expanson cards, such as dscrete graphcs or audo cards. PCIe Expanson Slot The PCIe slot supports the PCIe nterface expanson card. PCIe 2.0 x16 Slot PCIe 2.0 x1 Slot PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot PCI Expanson Slot The PCI slot supports ad...

1-19 MS-7758 Chapter 1 PCI Interrupt Request Routng IRQ, or nterrupt request lnes, 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# ...

1-22 Gettng Started Internal Connectors SATA1~6: SATA Connectors 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...

1-27 MS-7758 Chapter 1 JAUD1: Front Panel Audo Connector Ths connector allows you to connect the front audo panel located on your computer case. Ths connector s complant wth the Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. BATT + 1.MIC L 3.MIC R 10.H ead Phon e De tectio n 5.He ad P hone R 7.SE NS...

1-28 Gettng Started JCOM1: Seral Port Connector Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/receves 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce. BATT + 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 JLPT1: Parallel Port Connector Ths connector s used t...

1-30 Gettng Started Jumper JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper 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...

1-31 MS-7758 Chapter 1 Drvers and Utltes After you nstall the operatng system you wll need to nstall drvers to maxmze the performance of the new computer you just bult. MSI manbaord comes wth a Drver Dsc. Drvers allow the computer to utlze your manboard more efficently and take advantage of any spec...

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...

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...

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...

2-5 MS-7758 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...

2-6 BIOS Setup Advanced PCI Subsystem Settngs Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. PCIE GEN3 Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable the PCIe generaton 3 support. 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 ca...

2-11 MS-7758 Chapter 2 Resume By RTC Alarm The field s used to enable or dsable the feature of bootng up the system on a scheduled tme/date. Date/ HH:MM:SS If Resume By RTC Alarm s set to [Enabled], the system wll automatcally resume (boot up) on a specfic date/hour/mnute/second specfied n these fie...

2-18 BIOS Setup ECO Important Once you clck the “ECO” button n the pre-set area, some tems n ECO menu wll be fixed and un-adjustable. EuP 2013 Energy Usng Products Lot 6 2013 (EUP) reduces power consumpton when system s off or n standby mode. Note: When enabled, the system wll not support RTC wake u...

2-20 BIOS Setup UTILITIES HDD Backup Hard dsk storage backups and restorng s one of the most common and mportant tasks. Use ths utlty to create an mage of your HDD parttons and re-load them when necessary. Important The HDD Backup can’t back up (/restore) mage to (/from) a partton where tself was ns...

2-22 BIOS Setup Updatng the BIOS wth Lve Update Ths secton tells you how to update the BIOS by usng the Lve Update utlty before enterng Operatng System. Lve Update wll update the BIOS automatcally when connectng to the Internet. To update the BIOS wth the Lve Update utlty: Clck Lve Update button on ...

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 Software Configuraton After nstallng the audo drver (see Chapter 1 - Drver and Utltes), 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 avalab...

A-3 MS-7758 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 speakers that you plugged n front or rear panel by a...

A-4 Realtek Audo 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 ■ ■

Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty and acceleratng system on platforms Appendx B Intel RAID

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...

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 7\f6flpy-x86 or f6flpy-x64 to a formatted floppy dskette. The drver d...

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...

Ths chapter descrbes how to nstall Wndows XP wth IDE or AHCI mode. Appendx C Install Wndows XP Notes

C-2 Install Wndows XP Notes Installng Wndows XP wth IDE Mode You wll fal and encounter a blue screen whle nstallng Wndows XP, because t s not natvely supported to be nstalled n the storage devce wth AHCI mode. If you stll prefer to nstall Wndows XP as the operatng system, please change the BIOS tem ...

C-3 MS-7758 Append x C Installng Wndows XP wth AHCI Mode If you prefer to nstall Wndows XP as the operatng system wth AHCI mode, please prepare AHCI drvers for Wndows XP n advanced. Creatng a Intel AHCI Drver Dsc Please follow the nstructon below to make an “AHCI Drver” for yourself. Insert the MSI ...

Intel ® Small Busness Advantage (Intel ® SBA) provdes an out-of-the-box hardware-based securty and produc- tvty sute desgned for the small busness user. Intel SBA ncludes a customzable user nterface and several bundled Intel applcatons. Appendx D Intel SBA

D-2 Intel SBA Prerequstes Supported Operatng Systems Intel SBA supports followng OS: Wndows 7 Professonal 64-bt and 32-bt Wndows 7 Enterprse 64-bt Requred User Permssons You must run the nstaller and the customzaton wzard wth a user that has local ad- mnstrator permssons on the computer. Wndows Upda...

D-4 Intel SBA Password settngs By default, the system s n an unconfigured state. Before the hardware capabltes can be used by Intel SBA software, the system must be configured. Ths s done n the Set- tngs > Password Settngs tab n the man menu of the GUI. Fll out the form to create the new password...