MSi MS-6775 (v1.x) manual

i KT6M-ILS V ersion 1.0 G52-M6775X1 MS-6775 (v1.X) A TX Mainboard[...]

ii Manual Rev: 1.0 Release Date: August 2003 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 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 notice. T rademarks Al[...]

iv 1 . Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2 . Keep this User ’ s Manual for future reference. 3 . Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4 . Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. 5 . The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. Do not cover the openi[...]

v CONTENTS FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ........................................... i i Copyright Notice .......................................................................................... i i i Revision History ........................................................................................... i i i Safety Instructio[...]

vi Serial Port Connector: COMA ..................................................... 2-10 RJ-45 LAN Jack (Optional) .......................................................... 2-11 1394 Port ...................................................................................... 2-12 Audio Port Connectors ..............................................[...]

vii Control Keys ................................................................................. 3 - 3 Getting Help .................................................................................. 3 - 3 The Main Menu ................................................................................... 3 - 4 Standard CMOS Features ................[...]

1-1 Getting Started Chapter 1. Getting Started Thank you for purchasing KT6M-ILS (MS-6775 v1.X) A TX mainboard. The KT6M-ILS is based on VIA ® Apollo KT600 & VT8237 chipsets and provides eight USB 2.0 ports for high- speed data transmission and Realtek ALC655 chip for 6-channel audio output. Designed to fit the advanced AMD ® Athlon™ , Athl[...]

1-2 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD ® Athlon™/Athlon™ XP /Duron™ processors. h Supports Athlon™/Athlon™ XP 2700+ processor and higher. Chipset h VIA ® Apollo KT600 chipset - FSB @200/266/333/400 MHz. - Supports DDR200/266/333/400 DDR SDRAM. -AGP 8X and PCI advanced high perform[...]

1-3 Getting Started On-Board Peripherals h On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes - 1 serial port (COM A) - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 1 audio port - 8 USB 2.0 ports (Rear * 4/ Front * 4) Audio h 6 channels software audio codec Realtek ALC655. - Compliance with AC97[...]

1-4 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout KT6M-ILS (MS-6775 v1.X) A TX Mainboard BATT + D D R 1 D D R 2 D D R 3 A T X P o w e r S u p p l y JBA T1 SW1 SW2 SA TA1 SA TA2 SOCKET 462 BIOS PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 CNR JFP1 JFP2 JUSB1 J1394 JUSB2 JAUD1 T op: 1394 port Bott om: U SB por ts T: L A N j a ck B:U SB ports T op [...]

1-5 Getting Started Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ The Live BIOS™/Live Driver™ is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS/drivers online so that you don’t need to search for the correct BIOS/driver version throughout the W eb site. T o use the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update 2” application. After installation, the “MS[...]

1-6 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard SOCK ET 462 Color Management MSI has an unified color management rule for some connectors on the mainboards, which helps you to install the memory modules, expansion cards and other peripherals devices more easily and conveniently. h Single DDR DIMMs: Black h IDE A T A connector: Black h Serial A T A150 connector: orange h[...]

1-7 Getting Started Round Cable (Optional) Round cable is an enhanced cable for PCI IDE and Ultra DMA controller. It has the following benefits: h Data transfer rate at 133MB/s h Backward compatibility (A T A33/66/100/133) h Higher performance than traditional Flat cable (data rate) h Improved data robustness h Better airflow due to thinner A T A/1[...]

2-1 Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the comp[...]

2-2 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard SOCKET 462 Quick Components Guide CNR Slot , p.2-23 JCASE1 , p.2-15 DDR DIMMs , p.2-6 CPU , p.2-3 Back Panel I/O , p.2-9 CFAN1 , p.2-14 FDD1 , p.2-14 JFP2 , p.2-18 JFP1 , p.2-18 JBAT1 , p.2-21 AGP Slot , p.2-23 JAUD1 , p.2-19 PCI Slots , p.2-23 IDE1 & IDE2 , p.2-15 SFAN1 , p.2-14 J1394 , p.2-17 JAUX1 , p.2-19 SATA2 , p[...]

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 The mainboard supports AMD ® Athlon™, Athlon™ XP and Duron™ processors in the 462 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket-46[...]

2-4 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard 1 . Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. 2 . Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90- degree angle. 3 . Look for the gold arrow. The gold arrow should point to- wards the lever pivot. The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation. 4 .[...]

2-5 Hardware Setup The following instructions will guide you through the heat sink installation procedures. Please consult your agent for the proper CPU cooler set. 1. Position your CPU cooler set onto the CPU. 2. Use one end of the clip to hook the latch of the CPU sliding plate. 3. Hook the other latch to fix the cooling fan set. You may need a s[...]

2-6 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard The mainboard provides 3 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 3GB. You can install PC3200/DDR400, PC2700/DDR333, PC2100/ DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~3). Memory DDR DIMM Slots (DDR 1~3) Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR (Doubl[...]

2-7 Hardware Setup Installing DDR Modules 1. The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module will only fit in the right orientation. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket. 3. The plastic clip at each side of th[...]

2-8 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Power Supply The mainboard supports A TX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. A TX 20-Pin Power Connector: JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To conn[...]

2-9 Hardware Setup The back panel provides the following connectors: Back Panel Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. You can plug a PS/2 ® mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows: PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Mouse DATA Mo[...]

2-10 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® keyboard. You can plug a PS/2 ® keyboard directly into this connector. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC +5V 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC No con[...]

2-11 Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector: COMA The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connector as serial port COMA. The port is 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. Y ou can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In o[...]

2-12 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for microphones. 1/8” Stereo Audio Connectors MSI Reminds Y ou... For advanced audio application, Realtek ALC655 is provided to offer support for 6-cha[...]

2-13 Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as 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 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 D[...]

2-14 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Fan Power Connectors: CF AN1/SF AN1 The CF AN1 (processor fan) and SF AN1 (system 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 +12V, the black wire is Ground and[...]

2-15 Hardware Setup IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100/ 133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/ 100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy and other devices. IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector) The first h[...]

2-16 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard MSI Reminds Y ou... Please do not fold the serial A T A cable in a 90-degr ee angle, since this will cause the loss of data during the transmission. Optional Serial A T A cable Serial A T A/Serial A T A RAID Connectors controlled by VT8237: SA T A1 & SA T A2 The Southbridge of this mainboard is VIA VT8237 which suppor[...]

2-17 Hardware Setup How to attach the IEEE 1394 Port: IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394 The mainboard provides one 1394 pin header that allows you to connect optional IEEE 1394 ports. Foolproof design Connected to J1394 IEEE1394 Bracket (Optional) J1394 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 TPA+ 2 TPA- 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB+ 6 TPB- 7 Cable power 8 Cab[...]

2-18 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard CD-In Connector: JCD1 This connector is provided for CD-ROM audio. Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. 1 2 9 10 JFP1 HDD LED Reset[...]

2-19 Hardware Setup Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAUD1 1 2 9 10 MSI Reminds Y ou... If you don’ t want to connect to the fr ont audio header , pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be ju[...]

2-20 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2 The mainboard provides two USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 & JUSB2 that are compliant with Intel ® I/O Connectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting [...]

2-21 Hardware Setup The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of jumpers. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. W[...]

2-22 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard FSB Clock Jumper: SW1, SW2 These two jumpers provide 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz, and 200MHz Front Side Bus frequency selection for overclocking purpose. SW1 1 SW2 1 FSB = 100MHz FSB = 133MHz FSB = 166MHz SW1 1 3 SW2 1 3 1 3 SW1 SW2 1 3 1 3 SW1 1 3 SW2 FSB = 200MHz 1 3 SW1 1 3 SW2[...]

2-23 Hardware Setup Slots PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for [...]

2-24 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT A# I[...]

3-1 BIOS Setup Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. Y ou may need to run the Setup program when:  An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and you are required to run SETUP.  Y ou want to change the default settings[...]

3-2 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Entering Setup 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. DEL:Setup F11:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the[...]

3-3 BIOS Setup Control Keys Getting Help After entering the Setup utility, the first screen you see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies. Y ou can use the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description for the selected setup category is displayed at the bottom of the screen. De[...]

3-4 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of AMI ® special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’ s perform[...]

3-5 BIOS Setup Frequency/V oltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password. Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password. Load High Performance Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system s[...]

3-6 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items inside ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP menu are divided into 9 categories. Each category includes none, one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to switch to the value you prefer. System Time This allows you to s[...]

3-7 BIOS Setup T ype Select how to define the HDD parameters Cylinders Enter cylinder number Heads Enter head number W rite Precompensation Enter write precomp cylinder Sectors Enter sector number Maximum Capacity Read the maximal HDD capacity LBA Mode Select Auto for a hard disk > 512 MB un- der W indows and DOS, or Disabled un- der Netware and[...]

3-8 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. A vailable options: Enabled , Disabled . Full Screen Logo Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are: Enabled Shows a still image (logo) o[...]

3-9 BIOS Setup 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. T ry Other Boot Devices Setting the option to Ye s allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device. S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks This allo[...]

3-10 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented. Setting options are described below. Boot T o OS/2 This allows you to run the OS/2 ® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. When you choose No , you cannot run the OS/2 ® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it i[...]

3-11 BIOS Setup APIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs resources for the system. Settings: Enabled , Disabled . MPS T able V ersion This field allows yo[...]

3-12 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Control Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears. Current Host Clock This item shows the current CPU frequency. Configure SDRAM Timing by Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to SPD enables SDRAM[...]

3-13 BIOS Setup Frequency, SDRAM CAS# Latency, Row Precharge Time, RAS Pulse W idth, RAS to CAS Delay and SDRAM Bank Interleave automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD. Select- ing User allows users to configure these fields manually. SDRAM Frequency Use this item to configure the clock frequency of the install[...]

3-14 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Bank Interleave This field selects 2-bank or 4-bank interleave for the installed SDRAM. Disable the function if 16MB SDRAM is installed. Settings: Disabled , Auto, 2-W ay and 4-W ay . SDRAM Burst Length This setting allows you to set the size of Burst-Length for DRAM. Bursting feature is a technique that DRAM itself predi[...]

3-15 BIOS Setup AGP Mode The item sets an appropriate mode for the installed AGP card. Setting options: 1x , 2x , 4x . Select 4x only if your AGP card supports it. AGP Fast Write This option enables or disables the AGP Fast W rite feature. The Fast W rite technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card without passing anything thro[...]

3-16 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Power Management Features ACPI Standby State This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operat- ing system supports ACPI, such as W indows 98SE, Windows ME and W in- dows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are[...]

3-17 BIOS Setup is shortened when you disable the function, but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card. Therefore, if the AGP driver of the card does not support the initialization feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3. USB W akeup From S3 This item allows the activity of the USB device t[...]

3-18 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard After AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. A vailable settings are: Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state. Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state. Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure[...]

3-19 BIOS Setup MSI Reminds Y ou... If you have changed this setting, you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system, before this function will work. Alarm Date 01 ~ 31 , Every Day Alarm Hour 00 ~ 23 Alarm Minute 00 ~ 59 Alarm Second 00 ~ 59[...]

3-20 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. 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 special components. This section covers s[...]

3-21 BIOS Setup For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values. Settings range from 32 to 248 at a 32 increment. PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability. Settings options: Disabled , Enabled . Primary Graphics Adaptor This setting specifi[...]

3-22 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Integrated Peripherals OnBoard PCI Controller This is used to enable or disable the onboard PCI controller. Please note that the options showed on your BIOS might be different depending on the motherboard you buy. 1394 Controller, AC’97 Audio Set these options to Enabled to enable the controllers of these 3 PCI devices.[...]

3-23 BIOS Setup Floopy Disk Controller This is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Serial Port 1 This item specifies the base I/O port address of the onboard Serial Port 1 (COM A). Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: Auto, 3F8/COM1 , 2F8/COM2 , 3E8/COM3 , 2E8/COM[...]

3-24 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Port IRQ When Parallel Port is set to Auto , the item shows Auto indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port automatically. Port DMA This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is set to the ECP mode. When Parallel Port is set to Auto , the field will show Auto indicating that BIOS a[...]

3-25 BIOS Setup PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once [...]

3-26 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Spread Spectrum When the motherboard’ s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of[...]

3-27 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: T ype the password, up to six 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 a[...]

3-28 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to High Performance defaults or BIOS Setup defaults. The High Per- formance Defaults are the values set by the mainboard manufacturer for the best system performance but probably will cause a stabilit[...]

A-1 Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function Appendix A: Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip, which provides support for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. ALC655 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The sectio[...]

A-2 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Installing the Audio Driver Y ou need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to function properly before you can get access to 4-/6-channel audio operations. Follow the proce- dures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP For W indows ® 2000, [...]

A-3 Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function 3. Click Next to start installing files into the system. 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Select this option[...]

A-4 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Using the Back Panel In addition to a default 2-channel analog audio output function, the audio connectors on the Back Panel also provide 4- or 6-channel analog audio output function if a proper setting is made in the software utility. Read the following steps to have the Multi-Channel Audio Function properly set in the so[...]

A-5 Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function 2 3 4 5 6[...]

A-6 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard Connecting the Speakers When you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility.  2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of e[...]

A-7 Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function  4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output The audio jacks on the back panel always provide 2-channel analog audio output function, however these audio jacks can be transformed to 4- or 6- channel analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding multi-channel operation from No. of Speakers . Refer to the follo[...]

A-8 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard  6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 6-Channel Mode is selected. MSI Reminds Y ou... If the Center and Subwoofer speaker exchange their audio chan- nels when you play video or music on the computer, a converter may be require[...]

A-9 Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function Testing the Connected Speakers MSI Reminds Y ou... 6 speakers appear on the “Speaker Test” window only when you select “6-Channel Mode” in the “No. of Speakers” column. If you select “4-Channel Mode”, only 4 speakers appear on the window. To ensure that 4- or 6-channel audio operation works p[...]

A-10 MS-6775 ATX Mainboard 4. While you are testing the speakers in 6-Channel Mode, if the sound com- ing from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped, you should select Swap Center/Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels . Select this function[...]

A-11 Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function Playing KaraOK The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave melody for you to sing the song. Note that this function applies only for 2-channel audio operation. Playing KaraOK 1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower-right corner of the screen. 2. In the Soun[...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-1 Appendix. Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function Appendix B: VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction The Southbridge VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SA T A ports for support of up to two Serial A T A (Serial A T A RAID) drives. Serial A T A (SA T A) is the latest generation[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-2 Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge and a brief introduction on VIA SA T A RAID Host Controller . For users wishing to install their VIA SA T A RAID driver and RAID software, proceed to Driver and RAID Software Installation section. RAID Basics RAID (Redundant Array[...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-3 RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB [...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-4 BIOS Configuration When the system powers on during the POST (Power-On Self T est) process, press <T ab> key to enter the BIOS configuration. The Serial A T A RAID volume may be configured using the VIA T ech. RAID BIOS. Always use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu, use up and down arrow key to select the each[...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-5 Create Disk Array Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press <Enter>. MSI Reminds Y ou... The “Channel”, “Drive Name”, “Mode” and “Size (GB)” in the following example might be different from your system. Select Array Mode and press <Enter>, a li[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-6 If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press <Enter>, then select a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to 64KB. After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One meth[...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-7 Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press <Enter>. A warning message will appear, Press Y to finish the creation, or press N to cancel the creation. Important note: All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation. MSI Reminds Y ou... Even though 64KB[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-8 Delete Disk Array A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. T o delete a RAID, use the following steps: 1 . Select Delete Array in the main menu and press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated. 2 . Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press <Enter>. A warning message will show [...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-9 Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive If a RAID 1 array is created and there are drives that do not belong to other arrays, the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the array capacity can be selected as a spare drive for the RAID 1 array. Select Create/Delete Spare and press <Enter>[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-10 View Serial Number of Hard Drive Highlight Serial Number View and press <Enter>. Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive’ s serial number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer. Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen. If the[...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-11 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data. If BIOS detects any inconsistencies, the status of the disk array will be marked as critical, and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 i[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-12 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the status of the array will be marked as broken. If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive availab[...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-13 3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild: This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array. After choosing a hard drive, the channel column will be activated. Highlight the target hard drive and press <Enter>, a warning message will appear. Press Y to use[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-14 Install Driver in Windows OS h New Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing W indows XP. 1. Start the installation: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears. 2. Whe[...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-15 Installation of VIA SA T A RAID Utility The VIA SA T A RAID Utility is the software package that enables high- performance RAID 0 arrays in the W indows* XP operating system. This version of VIA SA T A RAID Utility contains the following key features: h Serial A T A RAID driver for W indows XP h VIA SA T[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-16 The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation. Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window. Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click Next button to proceed the installation.[...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-17 Once the installation is complete, go to Start ---> Programs ---> VIA -- -> raid_tool.exe to enable VIA RAID T ool . After the software is finished installation, it will automatically started every time W indows is initiated. Y ou may double-click on the icon shown in the system tray of the tool[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-18 The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above contain the main functions. Click on these toolbar buttons to execute their specific functions. The left windowpane displays the controller and disk drives and the right windowpane displays the details of the controller or disk drives. In KT6 Delta, the [...]

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction B-19 Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 0 to see the details of each disk. Y ou may also use the same o r button to view the statuses of Array 0---RAID 1.[...]

MS-6775 ATX Mainboard B-20 Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 1 to see the details of each disk.[...]