MSI MS-6577- User Manual

Page 2 - Mainboard Specifications

1-2 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Socket 478 for Intel ® P4 Williamette and Northwood processors. h Supports 1.4GHz to 2.8GHz or higher speed. Chipset h Intel ® 845GE chipset - FSB 400/533MHz.- AGP 4x universal slot.- Integrated 3D/2D graphic core.- Supports DDR333/...

Page 3 - Getting Started; Audio; AC’97 link controller integrated in ICH4.; LAN

1-3 Getting Started - 1 Parallel Port + 1 Serial Port + 1 VGA Port- 2 IEEE 1394 Ports (Rear x 1/Front x 1)- 1 RJ-45 LAN Port- Vertical Audio Ports (Line_in, Line_out, Mic_in)- IDE x 2 (ATA100), Floppy x 1, ATX power connector- AUX_IN x 1/ MIC_IN x 1- Front panel pinheader x 1- Clear password pinhead...

Page 4 - Mainboard Layout; Pentium

1-4 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout BATT + In t el IC H 4 BI OS C O N N 1 C PU _FAN 1 P R IM A R 1 S E C O N 1 JA UX1 JC D1 RE AR_FAN 1 Wi nbond W8 36 27TH F VI A VT 6307 R eal Tek RTL8 101L Top : Pa ra lle l Po rt Bo tt om: COM AVGA Po rt JP W2 F D D 1 PC I Sl ot 1 PC I Sl ot 3 PC I Sl ot ...

Page 5 - Hardware Setup; Setup; This chapter provides you with the information about hard-

2-1 Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hard- ware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be carefuli n h o l d i n g t h e c o m p o n e n t s a n d f o l l o w t h e i n s t a l l a t i o nprocedures. For some compon...

Page 6 - Quick Components Guide

2-2 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide DDR DIMMs , p.2-7 CPU_FAN1 , p.2-13 FDD1 , p.2-11 Back Panel I/O , p.2-10 JPW2 , p.2-9 PRIMAR1/ S E C O N 1 , p.2-11 JPWD1 , p.2-15 PCI 1~3 , p.2-16 CONN1 , p.2-9 JBAT1 , p.2-15 JFP1 , p.2-13 JUSB1 , p.2-14 J1394_2 , p.2-14 J C D 1 , p.2-12 JAUX1 , ...

Page 7 - Central Processing Unit: CPU; CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure; If; Overheating; make sure the CPU has a

2-3 Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 14 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 14 = 1.4 GHz MSI Reminds You... Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, al-ways make su...

Page 8 - CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478

2-4 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard 1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord beforeinstalling the CPU. 2. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure toraise the lever up to a 90-de-gree angle. 3. Look for the gold arrow. The gold arrow should point to-wards the lever pivot. TheCPU...

Page 9 - Installing the CPU Fan

2-5 Hardware Setup Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. To dissipate heat, youneed to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Followthe instructions below to install the He...

Page 10 - NOTES

2-6 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard 5. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connectoron the board. fan power cable NOTES

Page 11 - Memory; The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 4; Introduction to DDR SDRAM; DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM,

2-7 Hardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 4 memory banks. You can install DDR333/PC2700, DDR266/PC2100, orDDR200/PC1600 SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2). Tooperate properly, at least one DIMM module must be installed. Introduction to DDR SD...

Page 12 - DDR Module Combination; You can install memory modules in any combination as follows:; Installing DDR Modules

2-8 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard DDR Module Combination You can install either single-sided or double-sided 184-pin DDR DIMM modules into DDR DIMM slots to meet your needs. Different from the SDRDIMM, the DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. Thenumber of pins on either side of the breaks ...

Page 13 - Power Supply; The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Be-; ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW2; This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

2-9 Hardware Setup PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V JPW2 Pin Definition Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Be- fore inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all compo-nents are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. AT...

Page 14 - Back Panel

2-10 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard Back Panel Mouse/Keyboard Connector Pin1 Mouse/KBD DATA Pin2 NC Pin3 GND Pin4 VCC Pin5 Mouse/KBD Clock Pin6 NC Serial Port PIN SIGNAL 1 DCD 2 SIN 3 SOUT 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RJ-45 LAN Jack PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 TDP 5 NC 2 TDN 6 RDN 3 RDP...

Page 15 - Connectors; The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case,; Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1; The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/; PRIMAR1; SECON1 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

2-11 Hardware Setup Connectors FDD1 The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB ports, and CPU/system fans. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy d...

Page 16 - This connector is provided for CD-ROM audio.; Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1; The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the

2-12 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard JCD1 GND R L CD-In Connector: JCD1 This connector is provided for CD-ROM audio. Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector. JAUX1 GND R L Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to ...

Page 17 - Front Panel Connector: JFP1; Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.; Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.

2-13 Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN1, REAR_FAN1 The CPU_FAN1 (processor fan) and REAR_FAN1 (chipset fan) sup- port system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. Whenconnecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is thepositive and should...

Page 18 - The mainboard provides one IEEE1394 pin header that allows you to; Front USB Connector: JUSB1; The mainboard provides one USB 2.0 pin header; USB HDD

2-14 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR 3 USBP4- 4 USBP5- 5 USBP4+ 6 USBP5+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 NC 10 USBOC Pin Definition IEEE 1394 Connector: J1394_2 The mainboard provides one IEEE1394 pin header that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket. P...

Page 19 - Jumpers; The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the; Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1; There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external; Clear BIOS Password Jumper: JPWD1; The jumper is used to clear the BIOS password. To clear the password,

2-15 Hardware Setup Jumpers The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the c o m p u t e r ’ s f u n c t i o n . T h i s s e c t i o n w i l l e x p l a i n h o w t o c h a n g e y o u rmotherboard’s function through the use of jumpers. MSI Reminds You... You can clear CMOS by sho...

Page 20 - Slots; The motherboard provides one AGP slot and three 32-bit Master PCI; PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

2-16 MS-6577 M-ATX Mainboard Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D# PCI Slot 2 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A# PCI Slot 3 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B# Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot and three 32-bit Master PCI bus slots. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot Th...

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