Page 2 - Copyrght Notce
Preface MS-7735 Preface Preface MS-7735 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 - Techncal Support
Preface MS-7735 Preface Preface MS-7735 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 we...
Page 4 - FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement
v Preface MS-7735 Preface Preface MS-7735 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 - Battery Informaton
Preface MS-7735 Preface v Preface MS-7735 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 exp...
Page 6 - 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.
v Preface MS-7735 Preface Preface MS-7735 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...
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Preface MS-7735 Preface v Preface MS-7735 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 8 - TÜRKÇE; noktalarına bırakablrsnz.; ČESKY; cclo d vta. È possble portare prodott nel pù vcno punto d raccolta
v Preface MS-7735 Preface Preface MS-7735 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 X79A-GD45 Seres (MS- 7735 v1.X) ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on Intel ® X79 chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA2011 processor, the X79A-GD45 Seres manboards delver a hgh perfor- mance and professonal desktop platform so...
Page 13 - Important
1-3 MS-7735 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 2nd Generaton Intel ® Core™ 7 Processors n an LGA 2011 socket (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/cpu-support) Chpset Intel ® X79 chpset Memory Support 4x DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2400*(OC)/ 2133*(OC)/ 180...
Page 15 - Slots
1-5 MS-7735 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 1x IEEE 1394 port 6x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 3.0 ports 1x LAN port 6x audo ports On-Board 2x USB 2.0 connectors 1x USB 3.0 connector 1x Seral p...
Page 16 - Connectors Quck Gude
1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude BackPanel CPU CPUFAN1 JCOLD1 JPWR2 JPWR1 SYSFAN4 SATA1/ 2 JFP2/JFP1 JUSB3 SYSFAN3 JAUD1 JCI1 JTURBO1 PCI_E1 JBAT1 SYSFAN2 J1394_1 SYSFAN1 JCOM1 SATA3~6 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 PCI_E5 B AT T + DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM4 PCI_E6 PCI_E7 JDLED3 JTPM1 JUSB2/JUSB1 JCOLD2 P...
Page 18 - Back Panel Quck Gude; Clear CMOS Button
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 19 - LAN
1-9 MS-7735 Chapter 1 USB 3.0 Port USB 3.0 port s backward-compatble wth USB 2.0 devces. It supports data transfer rate up to 5 Gbt/s (SuperSpeed). Important In order to use USB 3.0 devces, you must connect to a USB 3.0 port. If a USB cable s used, t must be USB 3.0 complant. LAN The standard RJ-45 ...
Page 21 - CPU & Cooler Installaton; the CPU and the manboard.
1-11 MS-7735 Chapter 1 3. Open the load plate by pushng down on the hnge lever4. Grasp the tab, only t has rsen away from the socket, open load plate to full open poston. CPU & Cooler Installaton When nstallng a CPU, always remember to nstall a CPU cooler. A CPU cooler s necessary to prevent ove...
Page 24 - Mountng Screw Holes; the computer case that may cause a short crcut of the manboard.
1-14 Gettng Started B AT T + 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...
Page 25 - hooked on the manboard’s power connector.; Ths connector provdes 12V power to the CPU.; ply to ensure stable operaton of the manboard.
1-15 MS-7735 Chapter 1 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, algn the power supply cable wth the connector and firmly press the cable nto the connector. If done correctly, the clp on the pow...
Page 26 - Memory; Quad Channel Memory
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 Quad Channel Memory Ths manboard supports four memory channels when you fill all four...
Page 27 - Installng Memory Modules
1-17 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Installng Memory Modules Unlock the DIMM slot by pushng the mountng clp 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 n...
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 Important When addng or ...
Page 29 - Sngle Vdeo Card Installaton; nstallaton or other specal settngs.
1-19 MS-7735 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 30 - Vdeo Lnk cable; XP wth Servce Pack 2 (SP2), WndowsTM XP Professonal x64
1-20 Gettng Started AMD CrossFreX™ (Mult-GPU) Technology AMD CrossFreX™ s a mult-GPU performance gamng platform. By lnkng together two or more dscrete GPUs, CrossFreX™ can sgnficant mprove system graphcs performance. It allows the ablty to scale a system’s graphcs power as needed, makng t the most s...
Page 31 - choose the “Catalyst Control Center II”.; A CrossFreX; system has four possble dsplay modes:
1-21 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Boot up the computer and nstall the drvers and software ncluded n your vdeo card package. For more nformaton, please refer to the manual that came wth your vdeo card. After all of the hardware and software has been properly nstalled, reboot the system. After enterng the operat...
Page 32 - NVIDIA; SLI Vdeo Lnk Card
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 33 - choose the “NVIDIA Control Panel”.
1-23 MS-7735 Chapter 1 After all of the hardware and software has been properly nstalled, reboot the system. After enterng the operatng system (OS), rght clck on the desktop and choose the “NVIDIA Control Panel”. 4. Enter the NVIDIA Control Panel. Choose the “Maxmze 3D Performance” settng to enable ...
Page 34 - Internal Connectors
1-24 Gettng Started Internal Connectors SATA Connector: SATA1~6 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 35 - system fan connector.; SYSFAN2
1-25 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1,SYSFAN1~4 The fan power connectors support system coolng fans wth +12V. If the manboard has a System Hardware Montor chpset on-board, you must use a specally desgned fan wth a speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. Remember to conn...
Page 37 - Charger mode wll automatcally be enabled.
1-27 MS-7735 Chapter 1 USB 2.0 Expanson Connectors: JUSB1/ JUSB2 Ths connector s desgned for connectng hgh-speed USB perpherals such as USB HDDs, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems, and many others. B AT T + 11 5 V 10.N C 8.Gro und 6.US B1+ 4.US B1- 2.VC C 1.VC C 3.US B0- 5.US B0+ 7.Gro und...
Page 39 - Chasss Intruson Connector: JCI1; enter the BIOS utlty and clear the record.; TPM Module connector: JTPM1; securty platform manual for more detals and usages.; TPM module s optonal
1-29 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Chasss Intruson Connector: JCI1 Ths connector connects to the chasss ntruson swtch cable. If the computer case s opened, the chasss ntruson mechansm wll be actvated. The system wll record ths ntruson and a warnng message wll flash on screen. To clear the warnng, you must enter...
Page 40 - Seral Port Connector: JCOM1; bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce.; user gude for more detals and usages.
1-30 Gettng Started Seral Port Connector: JCOM1 Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/receves 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce. 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 B AT T + Voce Gene Connector: JDLED3 (optonal) Ths connector...
Page 41 - Voltage Check Pont Lte
1-31 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Voltage Check Pont Lte These voltage checkponts are used to measure the current system voltages. A multmeter (not ncluded) wll be requred to check voltages. To check the voltage, set the voltmeter swtch to “DC”, put the postve lead (red) on the postvtve pont of the voltage sou...
Page 42 - Buttons; OC Gene Button: OC Gene; the CPU configuraton settngs wll return to normal values.
1-32 Gettng Started Buttons The manboard has numerous on-board buttons to control varous functons. Ths sec- ton wll explan how to change your manboard’s functons through the use of these on-board buttons. OC Gene Button: OC Gene Ths button s used to automatcally overclock the system. Press ths butto...
Page 43 - system s n regular operaton state.
1-33 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Power Button: POWER1 Ths button s use to turn-on and turn-off the system. Press the button once to turn-on or turn-off the system. B AT T + Drect OC Buttons: Plus, Mnus These buttons are used to ncrease or decrease the Base clock frequency. Pressng the Plus/ Mnus button once w...
Page 44 - Jumpers; Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1
1-34 Gettng Started Jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 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 45 - Mult BIOS Swtch: MULTI BIOS SWITCH; mantan or update the BIOS verson by yourself.; saved n the USB pen drve.; Do not use the BIOS swtch when system s bootng up.
1-35 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Swtch Mult BIOS Swtch: MULTI BIOS SWITCH Ths manboard has two ndependent BIOS ROMs (Labeled A and B, default BIOS ROM s A). If one s crashed, you can shft to the other for bootng by sldng the swtch. In addton, these two BIOS ROMs do not have the Auto Recovery feature, you need...
Page 46 - LED Status Indcators; HDD LED
1-36 Gettng Started B AT T + LED Status Indcators CPU_PHASE LEDs These LEDs wll change accordng to CPU loadng. The hgher the power phase num- ber, the more relable the power flow to the processor. DIMM_WARNING LEDs These LEDs wll lght when the nstalled memores n DIMM2 and DIMM4 do not meet the manbo...
Page 47 - Debug LED Panel
1-37 MS-7735 Chapter 1 Debug LED Panel Please refer to the table below to get more nformaton about the Debug LED message. Post Status 02,07 Power on CPU Intalzaton 03,08 Power on North Brdge Intalzaton 04,09 Power on South Brdge Intalzaton 0B Power on Cache Intalzaton 11~14,32~36,56~5A Early CPU Int...
Page 49 - 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 50 - Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu; Overvew
2-2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 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 B...
Page 52 - General Help
2-4 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 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 <Ent...
Page 53 - System Status
BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 2-5 BIOS Setup MS-7735 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. ...
Page 54 - Advanced
2-6 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 Advanced PCI Subsystem Settngs Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. 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 can conduct transactons for ...
Page 56 - Boot
2-8 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup MS-7735 Chapter 2 Wake Up Event Setup Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Wake Up Event By Settng to [BIOS] actvates the followng fields, and use the followng fields to set the wake up events. Settng to [OS], the wake up events wll be defined by OS....
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-7735 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7735 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-7735 Append x A A-3 Realtek Audo MS-7735 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 ...
Page 74 - Auto popup dalog
A-4 Realtek Audo MS-7735 Append x A Realtek Audo MS-7735 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-7735 Append x A A-5 Realtek Audo MS-7735 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-7735 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; Intel RAID
Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty and acceleratng system on platforms Appendx B Intel RAID
Page 80 - Create RAID Volume
B-4 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B After pressng the <Ctrl> and <I> keys smultaneously, the followng wndow wll ap- pear: Create RAID Volume Select opton 1 Create RAID Volume and press <Enter> key. The followng screen appears. Then n the Name field, spec...
Page 81 - maxmum volume capacty of the selected dsks.
Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B B-5 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B In the Dsk field, press <Enter> key and use <Space> key to select the dsks you want to create for the RAID volume, then clck <Enter> key to finsh selecton. Ths field wll become avalable accordng to the selected RAID le...
Page 83 - Delete RAID Volume; selected RAID volume. The followng screen appears.
Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B B-7 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drves wll be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume n the Intel RSTe Opton ROM, your system...
Page 84 - Reset Dsks to Non-RAID; patble RAID configuratons or a faled volume or faled dsk.
B-8 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Reset Dsks to Non-RAID Select opton 3 Reset Dsks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drves. The followng screen appears: DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION [ ] 3. Reset Dsks to No...
Page 86 - Wndows setup starts copyng files.
B-10 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Leave the dsk n the floppy drve untl the system reboots tself. Wndows setup wll need to copy the files from the floppy agan after the RAID volume s formatted, and Wndows setup starts copyng files. Exstng Wndows Drver Installaton Insert...
Page 87 - sponds to the current stuaton.
Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B B-11 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B 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...
Page 88 - dsplay the current status of rebuldng process.
B-12 Intel RAID MS-7735 Append x B Ext Intel RAID Opton ROM, and then reboot to Wndows system.Run Intel Rapd Storage Technology enterprse applcaton. The control panel wll dsplay the current status of rebuldng process. 5.6.
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