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    i M S - 7 20 4 ( v1 . X m B T X M a i n b o a r d) 9 4 5 P S e r i es[...]

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    ii M a nu a l R e v : 1 .0 R e l ea s e D a t e : O c t o b e r 2005 F C C - B R a d i o F r e qu e n c y In t e r f e r e n c e St a t em e nt T h i s e q u ip m e n t ha s b e en t e s t e d a n d f oun d t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e li m i t s f o r a c l a s s B d i g i t al d e v i c e , p u r s u a n t t o pa r t 1 5 o f t he F C C r u l e s[...]

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    iii C o p y r ig h t N o t i ce T he m a t e r ia l in t h i s do c u m e n t i s t h e i n t e ll e c t ua l p r o p e r t y o f M I C R O - S T AR I N T E R N A T I O NAL . W e t a k e e v e r y c a r e in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h i s d o c u m e n t , bu t no g u a r a n t e e i s g i v e n a s t o t he c o r r e c t ne ss o f i t s c[...]

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    iv 1. A l w a y s r e ad t h e s a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n s c a r e f u l l y. 2. K ee p t hi s U s er ’ s M a nu a l f o r f u t u r e r e f e r en c e. 3. K ee p t hi s e quip m e n t a w a y f r o m hu m idi t y. 4. L a y t hi s e quip m e n t o n a r e li a bl e f l a t s u r f a c e b e f o r e s e tt ing i t up. 5. T h e o p e ning s[...]

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    v iii C O N T E N TS F CC -B R a di o F r e qu e n c y I n t e r f e r e n c e S t a t e m e n t ......................................................... . ii C o p y r igh t N o t i c e ............................................................................................................. . iii T e c hni c a l S upp o r t ..................[...]

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    ix S e r i a l A T A C o n ne c t o r s c on t r o ll e d b y I n t el I C H 7 : S A T A 1 ~ S A T A 4 .......... . 2 - 16 V i deo - I n C o nn e c t o r : J V I D 1 ...................................................................... . 2 - 17 F r on t L i ne - I n C on n e c t o r : J L _ I N 1 . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . [...]

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    1 -1 G e tt i n g S t a r t ed C h a p t e r 1 . G e tting St a r ted T ha n k y o u f o r c h o o s i ng t h e 9 4 5 P S e r i e s ( M S- 7 204 ) v 1 .x m B T X m a i nbo a r d . T he 9 4 5 P S e r i es m a i n b o a r d i s b a s e d o n I n t el ® 9 4 5P a n d In t el ® I C H 7 / I C H 7 R c hip s e t f o r o p t i m a l s y s t e m e ff i c i[...]

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    1 -2 M S - 7 204 m B T X M a in b o a rd M a i n bo a r d S p ec i f i ca t i o ns C PU † S u p p o r t s I n t el ® P e n t iu m 4 / C ele r o n D Pr e s c o tt L G A 775 p r o c e ss o r s (Pr e s c o tt a nd S m i t h f i e ld ) i n L G A 775 p a c k a g e. † S u pp o r t s 20 0 5 P e r f o r m a n c e F M B C P U V R D e s i g n. † S u p[...]

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    1 -3 G e tt i n g S t a r t ed - 1 c oa x i a l SP D IF - O u t / S P D IF - I n / O p t i c a l SP D I F - O u t / SP D I F - In - 8 U S B p o r t s ( R ea r * 4 / F r o n t * 4) - 1 R J - 4 5 L A N j a ck L AN † I n t el 8 1 0 0C - S u pp o r t s 1 0 / 100 M b / s. 1 3 9 4 ( o p t i o n a l) † S u pp o r t s t w o I EEE 1 394 o nb o a r d pin[...]

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    1 -4 M S - 7 204 m B T X M a in b o a rd M a i n bo a r d L a y o ut 94 5 P S e r i e s (MS- 7 204 ) v1 . x mB T X M a inb o ard BATT + V IA V T 6 3 07 R TL 810 0C I n t e l 9 45P B I O S I D E 1 J V I D 1 J A UD1 J P W R1 S Y S _ F A N1 C P U FAN1 J F _ P1 J F L CD F D D1 JF W1 J3 J L _ I N1 A L C 8 82 J S C A1 SA T A1 J US B2 B T X1 P CI _ E2 P C[...]

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    2 -1 H a r d w a r e S e t up C h a p t e r 2 . H a r d w a r e S e t up T h i s c h ap t e r t el l s y o u h o w t o in s t al l t h e C P U , m e m o r y m o dul e s, a nd e x pa n s i o n c a r d s , a s w e ll a s h o w t o s e t u p t h e ju m p e r s o n t he m a inb oa r d . A l s o , i t p r o v id e s t h e in s t r u c t i o n s o n c o [...]

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    2 -2 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd Q u i ck C o m p on e n t s G u i de J FW1 , p . 2 - 20 C P UF A N 1, S Y S_ F A N1 , p . 2 - 14 J F _ P1 , p . 2 - 18 J P W R1 , p . 2 -9 I D E1 , p . 2 - 15 J B A T1 , p . 2 - 21 C PU , p . 2 -3 BT X1 , p . 2 -9 D D R 2 D IM Ms , p . 2 -7 J V I D1 , p . 2 - 17 J A U D1 , p . 2 - 19 J L _ I N1 , p . 2 - 17 S [...]

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    2 -3 H a r d w a r e S e t up C e n t r a l P r o ce s s i n g U n i t : C PU T h e m a inb oa r d s upp o r t s I n t el ® P e n t iu m 4 Pr e sc o tt p r o c e ss o r . T h e m a inb oa rd u s e s a C P U s o ck e t c a ll e d L G A 7 7 5 . W h e n y ou a r e i n s t al ling t h e C P U, make s u r e to i n s t a l l t h e c o ol e r t o p r eve[...]

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    2 -4 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd C P U & C ool er In s t a ll a t ion W h e n y ou a r e i n s t al ling t h e C P U, m a ke s u r e t h e C P U h as a c ool e r a t- t ac h e d on t h e t op t o p r e v e n t o v e r h e a t ing. I f y o u d o n o t h a v e t h e c oo l e r , c o n t a ct y o u r d ea l e r t o pu r c h a s e a nd i n s [...]

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    2 -5 H a r d w a r e S e t up 5 . T h e C P U h a s a p l a s t i c c a p o n i t to p r o t e c t t h e c o n t a c t f r o m d a m a g e. B e f o r e y ou h a v e in s t a ll e d t h e C P U, a l w a y s c o v e r i t t o p r o t e c t t h e s o ck et p i n. 6 . R e m o v e t h e c a p f r o m le v e r h i n g e s i de ( a s t h e a rr o w s h o [...]

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    2 -6 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd 12 . P r e ss do w n t h e loa d le v e r lig h t ly o n t o t h e l oa d pl a t e , a nd t h e n s e c u re t h e l e v e r w i t h t h e h oo k un d e r r e t e n- t i o n t a b. 1 1 . V i s u a l l y in s p e c t i f t h e C P U i s s e a t ed w el l in t o t h e s o c k e t, t he n r e m o v e t he C P U C[...]

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    2 -7 H a r d w a r e S e t up M e m o ry T h e m ai nb oa r d p r o v i de s 4 s l o t s f o r 24 0 - pin DDR 2 D I M M , w h i c h s upp o r t s t he m e m o r y s i z e up t o 4 G B. S i n c e D DR 2 m o d u l e s a r e no t i n t e r c h a n g e ab l e w i t h D DR 1 and t he D DR 2 s t a n d- a r d i s n o t b a c k w a r d c o m p a t ibl e , [...]

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    2 -8 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd I n s t a l l in g D D R2 M o du l es 1. T he D D R 2 D I MM h a s o n l y o n e no t c h on t he c e n t e r o f m o d u l e . T h e m o d u l e w i ll o nl y f i t in t h e r igh t o r i e n t a t i o n. 2. I n s e r t t he D I M M m e m o r y m o d u l e v e r t i c a l l y i n t o t h e D I M M s lo t . T [...]

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    2 -9 H a r d w a r e S e t up P o w e r S u p p ly T h e m ai nb oa r d s u pp o r t s B T X p o w e r s upp l y f o r t h e p o w e r s y s t e m . B e f o re i n s e r t i n g t h e po w e r s up p l y c on n e c t o r , a l w a y s m a k e s u r e t ha t a l l c o m ponen t s a re in s t all e d p r o pe r l y t o e n s u r e t h a t n o d a m a[...]

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    2 - 10 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd T he b a c k pan e l p r o v i d e s t h e f o llo w ing c o n n e c t o r s: B a c k P a n el M o u s e / Ke y bo a r d C on n ec t or T he m a i n b oa r d p r o v id e s a s t a nd a r d PS /2 ® m o u s e / k e y b o a r d m i n i D I N c o n ne c t or f o r a tt a c h in g a PS /2 ® m o u s e / k e y b[...]

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    2 - 11 H a r d w a r e S e t up S er i a l P o r t C o n n ec t o r : C O M P o rt T h e m a i n b oa r d o ff e r s o n e 9 - pin m a l e D I N c o nn e c t o r C O M P o r t. It ’ s a 16550A high s pee d c o mm uni c a t i o n p o r t t h a t s e nd / r e c e i v e / 16 b y t e s F I F O s . Y o u c a n a tt a c h a s e r i a l m o u s e o r o [...]

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    2 - 12 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd L A N ( R J - 4 5 ) J a ck T h e m a inb oa r d p r o v i d e s 1 s t a nd a r d R J - 45 j a c k f o r c o nn e c t i o n t o s ingl e L o c al A r e a N e t w o r k ( L A N ) . T h i s L A N e n a bl e s d a t a t o be t r a n s f e r r e d a t 1 0 0 M b p s o r 1 0 M b p s. Y ou c an c onne c t a n e t w [...]

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    2 - 13 H a r d w a r e S e t up P ara l l e l P o r t C onn ec t o r : L P T1 T he m ai nb o a r d p r o v i de s a 2 5 - pi n f e m a l e c en t r o n i c c on n e c t o r a s L P T . A pa r a l lel p o r t i s a s t and a r d p r i n t e r p o r t t h a t s upp o r t s E n h a n c e d P a r all e l P o r t (EPP ) a nd E x- t e n ded C apa b i l i[...]

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    2 - 14 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd T h e m a inb o a r d p r o v id e s c o nn e c t o r s t o c o nn e c t t o F DD , I D E HDD , c a s e , L A N, a n d U S B P o r t s. F l op p y D i sk Dr i ve C o n n e c t o r : F D D1 T h e m a i nb oa r d p r o v i d e s a s t a nda r d f l o pp y di s k d r i v e c o n n e c t o r t h a t s upp o r ts[...]

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    2 - 15 H a r d w a r e S e t up H a r d D i s k C on n ec t o r : I D E1 T h e m ai n b o a r d h a s on e 3 2 - b i t U l t r a D M A 6 6 / 1 0 0 I D E c o n t r o l l e r i n t e g r a t e d i n t he c h ip s I n t e l I C H 7 R , w h i c h s u p p o r t s P I O & B u s M a s t e r op e r a t i o n m od e s a n d i t c an c o n n e c t up t o[...]

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    2 - 16 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd S er i a l A T A C onn ec t o rs c on t r oll e d b y I n t e l I CH7 : S A T A 1 ~ S A T A4 T he S ou t h B r i dg e o f t hi s m a i n b o a r d i s I n t el I CH 7 w h i c h s up po r t s f ou r s e r i al A TA c o nn e c t o r s S A T A 1~ S A T A 4. S A T A 1 ~ S A T A 4 a r e du a l high - s p ee d S e[...]

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    2 - 17 H a r d w a r e S e t up J L _ I N1 G ND R L F r o n t L in e - In C onn e c t o r : J L _ I N1 T h e c o nn e c t o r i s f o r f r o n t l i n e - in c o nn e c t o r. J S C A1 G ND R L S CAR T Ou t p u t C o n n e c t o r : J S CA1 T h e J S C A 1 c o n n e c t o r a l l o w s y ou t o c o n n e c t t h e ou t p u t d e v i c e w i t h S [...]

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    2 - 18 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd F r o n t P a n e l C o nn ec t o rs : J F _ P1 T h e m a inb oa r d p r o v i d e s o n e f r o n t p a n e l c o nn e c t o r f o r e l e c t r i c a l c o nn e c t i o n to t he f r on t pan e l s w i t c h e s and L E D s . J F _ P 1 i s c o m p l i a n t w i t h I n t el ® F r o n t P a n e l I /O C o [...]

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    2 - 19 H a r d w a r e S e t up F r o n t P a n e l A udi o C onn e c t o r : JA UD1 T h e F _ A UD I O f r o n t p a nel a ud i o c o n n e c t o r a ll o w s y o u t o c o n n e c t t o t h e f r o nt p a n e l a ud io an d i s c o m pli a n t w i t h I n t el ® F r o n t P a n e l I / O C o nn e c t i v i t y D e s ig n G u i d e. F r o n t U S[...]

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    2 - 20 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd I E EE 13 9 4 C on n ec t o r : J F W 1 ( O p t i on a l) T h e m a inb oa r d p r o v id e s o n e 13 9 4 pin h e a d e r t h a t a ll o w y o u t o c o nn e ct o p t i o n a l I E E E 1 39 4 p o r t. J F W1 9 2 10 1 P i n D e f i n i t i on P IN S I G N AL P IN S I G N AL 1 T P A+ 2 T P A- 3 G r ound 4 G r[...]

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    2 - 21 H a r d w a r e S e t up T h e m o t h e r b oa r d p r o v id e s t h e f oll o w in g ju m pe r f o r y o u t o s e t t he c o m pu t er ’ s f u n c t io n . T h i s s e c t i o n w ill e x p la i n h o w t o c h a ng e y ou r m o t h e r b o a rd ’ s f u n c t io n t h r ou gh t h e u s e o f ju m p e r. C l ear C M O S J u m p er : J[...]

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    2 - 22 M S- 720 4 m B T X M a inb o a rd S l o ts P C I E x p re s s S l o t s ( op t ion a l) T h e P C I E x p r e s s s l o t s , a s a high - b a nd w id t h , l o w pin c o un t, s e r i a l , in t e r c o n- ne c t t e c hnol o g y , s u p p o r t I n t el h ig h e s t pe r f o r m an c e de s k t o p pla t f o r m s u t il i z i n g t he I n[...]

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    2 - 23 H a r d w a r e S e t up P C I In t e r r up t Re qu e s t R ou t ing T he I R Q , a c r o n y m o f in t e rr up t r e q u e s t l i n e a n d p r on o un c e d I - R - Q , a r e ha r d- w a r e l in e s o v e r w hi c h d e v i c e s c a n s e nd in t e rr u p t s ign a l s t o t h e m i c r o p r o c e ss o r . T he P C I I R Q p i n s a [...]