MSi MS-6575 Bedienungsanleitung

i V ersion 1.0 G52-MA00542 MS-6575 (v1.X) M-A TX Mainboard MSI MICRO-ST AR INTERNA TIONAL[...]

ii Manual Rev: 1.0 Release Date: March 2002 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip- ment is operated in a [...]

iii Edition March 2002 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-ST AR INTERNA TIONAL . W e take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without not[...]

iv Safety Instructions 1 . Read the safety instructions carefully . 2 . Save this User  s Guide for possible use later . 3 . Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4 . Lay this equipment on a stable and flat surface before setting it up. 5 . The openings on the enclosure are used for air convection and to prevent the equipment from overheating.[...]

v CONTENTS Chapter 1. Getting Started ........................................................................ 1-1 Mainboard Specification ...................................................................... 1 - 2 Mainboard Layout ............................................................................... 1 - 4 Quick Components Guide ........[...]

vi Connectors ......................................................................................... 2-14 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ........................................... 2-14 IrDA Infrared Module Header: IR1 .............................................. 2-14 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ...................................[...]

vii Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................... 3-12 Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-14 Power Management Setup ................................................................. 3-20 PNP/PCI Configurations .................................[...]

Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1. Getting Started 1 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the MS-6575 v1.X M-A TX mainboard. The MS-6575 v1.X is based on SiS 645/650 & SiS 961 chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors in the 478 pin package, the MS-6575 delivers a high performance and [...]

Chapter 1 1-2 CPU Support Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium 4 W illiamette & Northwood processors Core Frequency from 1.7 GHz to 2.2 GHz Chipset SiS 645/650 HMAL/IGUI HMAL (702-pin BGA) - High performance host interface (400MHz) - 64-bit performance DDR333/DDR266/DDR200 memory controller - Integrated A.G.P. compliant target/66 MHz Host-to-PCI bri[...]

Getting Started 1-3 On-Board IDE Dual IDE controllers integrated in SiS 961 Support P/O, Bus Master, Ultra DMA 66/100 operation Can connect up to four IDE devices. On-Board Peripherals On-board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes - 2 serial ports COM A + COM B (for SiS645, optional) - 1 VG[...]

Chapter 1 1-4 MS-6575 v1.X M-A TX Mainboard Mainboard Layout P C I Sl o t 1 PCI Slot 2 P C I S lo t 3 CNR JP W 1 JABA T 1 JP 1 IR 1 JC I1 JS M I1 JWR1 JU S B 4 JU S B 1 JFP1 PWRFAN 1 C PUFAN 1 BATT + JW L 1 AT X Power Supply JA U D 1 C H S F A N 1 B IO S S iS 6 4 5 /6 5 0 SiS 9 61 I D E 1 I D E 2 T : mouse B: keyb oa rd Top : G a m e p o rt B o tto[...]

Getting Started 1-5 Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference CONN1 A TX 20-pin power connector See p. 2-7 J P W 1 A TX 12V power connector See p. 2-7 JKBMS1 Mouse connector See p. 2-9 JKBMS1 Keyboard connector See p. 2-9 COM A & B (optional) Serial port connectors See p. 2-11 VGA Connector (optional) Connecting to VGA monitor See p. [...]

Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup TOPICS Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-2 Memory 2-5 Power Supply 2-7 Back Panel 2-8 Connectors 2-14 Jumpers 2-23 Slots 2-25 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the ins[...]

Chapter 2 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in the 478 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent over heating. If you do not find the he[...]

Hardware Setup 2-3 Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. T o dissipate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink/Fan: 2. Position the heatsink onto the r[...]

Chapter 2 2-4 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 1 4 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 14 = 1.4GHz Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However , please make sur e your components ar e able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. An[...]

Hardware Setup 2-5 The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V unbuffered DDR DIMM with 4 memory banks. Y ou can install PC1600/PC2100 DDR/PC2700 SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2). T o operate properly , at least one DIMM module must be installed. Memory Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventio[...]

Chapter 2 2-6 DDR Module Combination Y ou can install either single-sided or double-sided 184-pin DDR DIMM modules into DDR DIMM slots to meet your needs. Dif ferent from the SDR DIMM, the DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The number of pins on either side of the breaks are different. The module will only fit in the right orienta[...]

Hardware Setup 2-7 Power Supply A TX 20-Pin Power Connector: CONN1 This connector allows you to connect to an A TX power supply . T o con- nect to the A TX power supply , make sure the plugs of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector . The power conne[...]

Chapter 2 2-8 The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Back Panel For SiS 650 Chipset For SiS 645 Chipset Mouse Keyboard USB Ports Parallel Port COM A VGA Midi/Joystick Lan Jack L-out L-in M IC Mouse Keyboard USB Ports Parallel Port COM A COM B Midi/Joystick Lan Jack L-out L-in M IC[...]

Hardware Setup 2-9 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® keyboard. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® keyboard directly into this connector. Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. Y ou can plug a[...]

Chapter 2 2-10 Joystick/Midi Connectors Y ou can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector . Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD player , T ape player , or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for microphones. 1/8 Stereo Audio Connectors Line Out Line In M I C[...]

Hardware Setup 2-11 Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B (for SiS645) The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connectors as serial port COM A for SiS650 chipset, or two serial ports COM A & B for SiS 645 chipset. Both COMA and COM B are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/ receive 16 bytes FIFOs. Y ou can attach a serial mouse [...]

Chapter 2 2-12 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector for LPT . A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. 13 1 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DA T A0 Data0 3 DA T A1 Data1 4 DA T A2 Data2 [...]

Hardware Setup 2-13 USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or other USB-compatible devices. Y ou can plug the USB device directly into ths connector. USB Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PI N SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC + 5 V 2 -Data 0 Negative[...]

Chapter 2 2-14 The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System F AN. 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 disk types. Connectors IrDA Infrared Module Header: IR1 This c[...]

Hardware Setup 2-15 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master , and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 function. Y ou can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. These connectors support [...]

Chapter 2 2-16 CD-In Connector: CD_IN1 The connectors are for CD-ROM audio connectors. CD_IN1 GND R L[...]

Hardware Setup 2-17 Fan Power Connectors: CPUF AN1/CHSF AN1/PWRF AN1 The CPUF AN1 (processor fan), CHSF AN1 (system fan) and PWRF AN1 (power fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +1[...]

Chapter 2 2-18 W ake On Ring Connector: JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to a modem card with W ake On Ring function. The connector will power up the system when a signal is re- ceived through the modem card. JWR1 is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/ O Connectivity Design Guide. Pin Signal 1N C 2 GND 3 MDM_WAKEUP 4N C 5 5VSB W ake On [...]

Hardware Setup 2-19 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short connected. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. T o clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record. JCI1 is compliant [...]

Chapter 2 2-20 Front Panel Connector: JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for establishing elec- trical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JFP1 10 1 9 2 HDD S PWSW RST - LED P + + - - + PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull-up t[...]

Hardware Setup 2-21 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 Y ou can connect an optional audio connector to the JAUD1 front panel audio connector. JAUD1 is compliant to Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Note: If you don t want to connect to the front audio header , pins 5 and 6, 9 and 10 have to be shorted by jumper caps in or der t[...]

Chapter 2 2-22 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB4 The mainboard provides two front Universal Serial Bus connectors for you to connect to USB devices. JUSB1 & JUSB4 are compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Pin Description Pi n Description 1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR 3 USBP0- 4 USBP1- 5 USBP0+ 6 USBP1+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 N C 1[...]

Hardware Setup 2-23 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. W ith the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. That battery has long life time for at least 5 years. If you want to clear the system configuration, u[...]

Chapter 2 2-24 BIOS Flash Jumper: JP1 The jumper is used to lock or unlock the boot block area on the BIOS. When unlocked, the BIOS boot block area can be updated. When locked, the area cannot be updated. JP1 BIOS Flash Unlocked BIOS Flash Locked[...]

Hardware Setup 2-25 Slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly ac- cess main memory and provides three levels of throughputs: 1x [...]

Chapter 2 2-26 CNR (Communication Network Riser) The CNR slot allows you to insert the CNR expansion cards. CNR is a specially designed network, audio, or modem riser card for A TX family motherboards. Its main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard s chipset. PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, abbreviation of [...]

BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup TOPICS Entering Setup 3-2 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Integrated Peripherals 3-14 Power Management Setup 3-20 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-24 PC Health Status 3-26 Fr equency/V oltage Control 3-27 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-29 Set Su[...]

Chapter 3 3-2 Entering Setup Control Keys Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self T est) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OF[...]

BIOS Setup 3-3 Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. Y ou can use the control keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the high- lighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Sub-Men[...]

Chapter 3 3-4 The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this[...]

BIOS Setup 3-5 PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status. Frequency/V oltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for minimal but stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default value[...]

Chapter 3 3-6 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>. day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. year The year, depends on the year of the BIOS Time The time fo[...]

BIOS Setup 3-7 ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be None. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be None. Ac[...]

Chapter 3 3-8 Advanced BIOS Features Anti-Virus Protection The item is to set the V irus W arning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. Settings: Disabled and Enabled . CPU L1 & L2 Cache The item a[...]

BIOS Setup 3-9 First/Second/Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. The settings are: Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive. LS120 The system will boot from LS-120 drive. HDD-0 The system will boot from the first HDD. SCSI The system will boot from the [...]

Chapter 3 3-10 T ypematic Rate Setting This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including T ypematic Rate & T ypematic Delay . T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) After T ypematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to set the rate (characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated. Settings: 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 15 ,[...]

BIOS Setup 3-11 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Re- porting T echnology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an oppor- tunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe[...]

Chapter 3 3-12 Advanced Chipset Features Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Advanced DRAM Control 1 Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: System Performance The DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers. The The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to c[...]

BIOS Setup 3-13 Timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system design. Slower rates may be required in certain system designs to support loose layouts or slower memory. Setting options: Safe Mode, Normal Mode, Fast Mode, T urbo Mode, Ultra Mode. CAS Latency Setting When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of[...]

Chapter 3 3-14 SiS OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Internal PCI/IDE This setting enables or disables the internal primary and secondary PCI & IDE controllers. Setting options: Disabled, Primary, Secondary, Both . IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Inp[...]

BIOS Setup 3-15 mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4 . Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UltraDMA U[...]

Chapter 3 3-16 SiS-7013 S/W Modem This setting enables or disables the SiS-7013 S/W modem. Setting options: Disabled , Enabled . System Share Memory Size (for SiS650 chipset only) For SiS650 chipset, the system shares memory to the onboard VGA card. This setting controls the exact memory size shared to the VGA card. Setting options: 4MB, 8MB, 16MB,[...]

BIOS Setup 3-17 UART Mode Select This setting allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port 2. Setting options: IrDA, ASKIR, Normal . Normal RS-232C Serial Port IrDA IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port RxD, TxD Active This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR pe- ripher[...]

Chapter 3 3-18 ECP + EPP: Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port SPP/EPP/ECP/ECP+EPP T o operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only , choose SPP . T o operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose EPP. By choosing ECP, the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode on[...]

BIOS Setup 3-19 Onboard LAN function (Optional) Select Enabled to activate the onboard LAN controller. Setting options: Enabled , Disabled . Onboard Lan Boot ROM (Optional) This setting determines whether or not to activate the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Setting options: Enabled , Disabled . IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block[...]

Chapter 3 3-20 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. IPCA Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Man- agement Interface) Function. If your operating system i[...]

BIOS Setup 3-21 Video Off Option This setting is used to control the mode in which the monitor will shut down. Setting options: Always On Always turn on. Suspend -> Off During suspend mode, the monitor will shut down. Susp, Stby->Off During suspend or standby mode, the monitor will shut down. All Modes ->Off The monitor is turned off durin[...]

Chapter 3 3-22 the sleep state. A vailable options are: Single LED The power LED turns off to indicate the sleep state. Dual LED The power LED changes its color to indicate the sleep state. After AC Power Lost This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. A vailable settings are: Power Off Leaves the[...]

BIOS Setup 3-23 RING Power Up Contr ol, PCI PME Power Up Control, USB Port W ake Up Control, PS2MS W akeup fr om S3 These fields specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected. Settings are: Enabled and Disabled . Note: T o use the funct[...]

Chapter 3 3-24 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongl[...]

BIOS Setup 3-25 Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings are: PCI Device For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture. Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for fur[...]

Chapter 3 3-26 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. CPU W arning T emperature If the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit preset in this setting, the warn- ing mechanism will be activated. This help[...]

BIOS Setup 3-27 Fr equency/V oltage Control This section describes how to set the CPU FSB frequency, spread spectrum, clock ratio etc. CPU Clock Ratio End users can overclock the processor by specifying the CPU ratio (clock multiplier) in this field. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This option allows you to enable/disable the feature of auto detecting the[...]

Chapter 3 3-28 DRAM Frequency Use this item to select the appropriate frequency for your DDR SDRAM modules. Options are: 200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz and By SPD .[...]

BIOS Setup 3-29 When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance. The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mai[...]

Chapter 3 3-30 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: T ype the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory . Y ou will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password [...]