MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt- User Manual

v 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 envronmental protecton, waste batteres should be co...

v MS-7752 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/EC, whch takes effect on August...

v 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 como “eléctrcos y equpos electróncos” n...

x MS-7752 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 dğer atıklar gb çöpe atılamayaca...

x Preface CONTENTS ▍ Copyrght Notce ............................................................................................ Trademarks .................................................................................................... Revson Hstory.................................................

Thank you for choosng the Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt Seres (MS-7752 v2.X) ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on Intel ® Z77 chpset for optmal system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® LGA1155 processor, the Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt Seres manboards delver a hgh performance and professonal ...

1-3 MS-7752 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 3rd Generaton Intel ® Core™ 7 / Core™ 5 / Core™ 3 / Pentum ® / Celeron ® processors for LGA 1155 socket Chpset Intel ® Z77 chpset Memory Support 4x DDR3 DIMMs support for DDR3-1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*(OC), 2200*/ 2400*/2600*/2667*/28...

1-5 MS-7752 Chapter 1 (**Ths manboard supports dual-dsplay functon by any two onboard graphcs output ports (HDMI+VGA, VGA+Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt+HDMI) On-Board 3x USB 2.0 connectors 1x USB 3.0 connector 1x Seral port connector 1x TPM Module connector 1x Front Panel Audo connector 1x Chasss Intru...

1-6 Gettng Started Connectors Quck Gude BackPanel CPU CPUFAN JPWR2 JFP1 JUSB3 JAUD1 PCI_E1 JBAT1 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN4 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM4 JTPM1 JDLED3 JUSB2 JUSB1 JFP2 PCI_E5 PCI_E6 PCI_E7 SYSFAN3 JTURBO1 JPWR1 FV1 SYSFAN1 SATA1_2 SATA3_4 SATA5_6 JUSB4 JCI1 JCOM1

1-8 Gettng Started Back Panel Quck Gude Mouse/Keyboard A combnaton of 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 automatcal...

1-11 MS-7752 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 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 the manb...

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-7752 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 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 ...

1-19 MS-7752 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...

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...

1-24 Gettng Started Internal Connectors SATA1~6: SATA Connector 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 ...

1-29 MS-7752 Chapter 1 JTPM1: TPM Module connector Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. 11 5 V 10.N o Pin 14.G roun d 8.5V Pow er 12.G roun d 6.Se rial...

1-30 Gettng Started JTURBO1: MultConnect Panel Connector (optonal) Ths connector s used to connect an optonal front panel for controlng the OC Gene and some addtonal functons. Please refer to ts user gude for more detals and usages. 3.TU RBO 4.No Pin 2.Co ntrol Pin 1.TU RBO JCOM1: Seral Port Connect...

1-32 Gettng Started Jumpers JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper 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...

1-34 Gettng Started 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 specal ...

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-7752 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...

2-10 BIOS Setup 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 fields (usng the <+> and <-> to select the date & tme settngs). Resume By PCI-E Devce When set to [Enabled], the feature allows...

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-7752 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-7752 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 “Intel ® AHCI Drver” for yourself. Insert ...