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MS-7585 (v1.x) Manboard

G52-75851X9

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  • Page 1 P55-GD85 seres MS-7585 (v1.x) Manboard G52-75851X9...

  • Page 2: Trademarks

    Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. ◙ Vst the MSI webste for FAQ, techncal gude, BIOS updates, drver updates, and other nformaton: http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=servce ◙ Contact our techncal staff at: http://ocss.ms.com...

  • Page 3: Safety InstructOns

    MS-7585 MS-7585 Safety Instructons ￭ Always read the safety nstructons carefully. ￭ Keep ths User’s Manual for future reference. ￭ Keep ths equpment away from humdty. ￭ Lay ths equpment on a relable flat surface before settng t up. ￭ The openngs on the enclosure are for ar convecton hence protects the equpment from overheatng.

  • Page 4: Fcc-B RadO Frequency Interference Statement

    ▍ ▍ Preface 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- ference n a resdental nstallaton.

  • Page 5: Weee (Waste ElectrCal And ElectronC EquPment) Statement

    MSI wll comply wth the product take back requrements at the end of lfe of MSI-branded products that are sold nto the EU.
  • Page 6 MSI će poštovat zahtev o preuzmanju ovakvh prozvoda kojma je stekao vek trajanja, koj maju MSI oznaku  koj su prodat u EU. Ove proz- vode možete vratt na lokalnm mestma za prkupljanje.
  • Page 7  produttor d dett materal saranno obblgat a rtrare ogn prodotto alla fine del suo cclo d vta. MSI s adeguerà a tale Drettva rtrando tutt  prodott marchat MSI che sono stat vendut all’nterno dell’Unone Europea alla fine del loro...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    ▍ ▍ Preface Preface CONTENTS ▍ Copyrght Notce ....................  Trademarks .................... Revson Hstory.....................  Techncal Support.................. Safety Instructons .................. FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement.......... v WEEE (Waste Electrcal and Electronc Equpment) Statement ....v Chapter 1 Gettng Started................1-1 Manboard Specficatons ..................
  • Page 9 MS-7585 MS-7585 Appendx A Realtek Audo ................A-1 Installng the Realtek HD Audo Drver ..............A-2 Software Configuraton ..................A-4 Hardware Setup ....................A-19 Appendx B Intel SATA RAID ..............B-1 Introducton ......................B-2 BIOS Configuraton ....................B-3 Installng Drver ....................B-10 Installng Software ....................B-12 RAID Mgraton Instructons ................B-16 Recovery Volume Creaton ................B-23 Degraded RAID Array ..................B-26 Appendx C Marvell SATA RAID ..............

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 GettNg Started

    Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the P55-GD85 Seres (MS-7585 v1.X) ATX manboard. The P55-GD85 Seres man- boards are based on Intel P55 chpsets for optmal ® system efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced Intel ® 5/ 7 LGA1156 processor, the P55-GD85 Seres delver a hgh performance and professonal desktop platform soluton.
  • Page 12 ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard pecificationS Processor Support ■ Intel Core™ 7 and Core™ 5 (Lynnfield & Clarkdale) processor n the LGA1156 ® package (For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex. php?func=cpuform2) Base Clock ■ 133 MHz Chpset ■...
  • Page 13 MS-7585 MS-7585 Connectors ■ Back panel 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 Clear CMOS button 1 Coaxal S/PDIF-out port 1 Optcal S/PDIF-out port 1 IEEE 1394 port (optonal) 5 USB 2.0 ports 2 USB 3.0 ports 1 ESATA/ USB 2.0 Combo port 2 LAN ports 6 flexble audo ports ■...

  • Page 14: MaNboard Layout

    ▍ ▍ Gettng Started Gettng Started ainboard ayout SYSFAN2 Top : mouse Bottom:keyboard Clear CMOS JPWR2 Top: Coaxial S/PDIF Buttom: CPUFAN Optical S/PDIF Top:1394 port(optional) Bottom: USB 2.0 ports Top: USB 2.0 port Buttom: E-SATA Combo port Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB 2.0 ports Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB 3.0 ports...
  • Page 15 MS-7585 MS-7585 acking heckLiSt MSI Drver/Utlty DVD MSI manboard SATA Cable Standard Cable for USB Bracket (Optonal) Power Cable IDE Devces CrossFreX Vdeo Lnk SLI Vdeo Lnk Card V-Check Cable Cable User’s Gude Back IO Sheld * The pctures are for reference only and may vary from the packng contents of the...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle dong the nstalla- ton, be careful n holdng the components and follow the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work properly.
  • Page 18 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup uick oMponentS uide CPU, p.2-3 CPUFAN, p.2-14 JPWR2, p.2-9 DDR3, p.2-7 SYSFAN2, p.2-14 Back Panel, JPWR1, p.2-9 p.2-10 V_Check Pont, p.2-21 SYSFAN3, JCI1, p.2-13 p.2-14 SYSFAN1, p.2-14 PCIE, p.2-23 SATA1~9, p.2-13 PCI, p.2-28 SYSFAN4, p.2-14 JTPM1, p.2-18 IDE1, p.2-12...

  • Page 19: Cpu (Central ProcessNg UnT)

    MS-7585 MS-7585 cpu (c entraL roceSSing When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure to nstall the cooler to prevent overheatng. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turnng on the computer. For the latest nformaton about CPU, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex. php?func=cpuform2 Important Overheatng...
  • Page 20 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup CPU & Cooler Installaton When you are nstallng the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheatng. Meanwhle, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before nstallng the heat snk/cooler fan for better heat dsperson.
  • Page 21 MS-7585 MS-7585 Vsually nspect f the CPU s seated Engage the load lever whle pressng well nto the socket. If not, take out down lghtly onto the load plate. the CPU wth pure vertcal moton and renstall. Algnment Key Secure the lever near the hook end Make sure the four hooks are n por- under the retenton tab.
  • Page 22 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Algn the holes on the manboard wth Press the four hooks down to fasten the heatsnk. Push down the cooler the cooler. untl ts four clps get wedged nto the holes of the manboard. Turn over the manboard to confirm Fnally, attach the CPU Fan cable to that the clp-ends are correctly n-...

  • Page 23: Memory

    MS-7585 MS-7585 eMory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/ndex.php?func=testreport DDR3 240-pn, 1.5V 48x2=96 pn 72x2=144 pn Memory Populaton Rule Please refer to the followng llustratons for memory populaton rules. Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth two data bus lnes smultaneously.
  • Page 24 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Installng Memory Modules The memory module has only one notch on the center and wll only fit n the rght orentaton. Insert the memory module vertcally nto the DIMM slot. Then push t n untl the golden finger on the memory module s deeply nserted n the DIMM slot.

  • Page 25: Power Supply

    MS-7585 MS-7585 ower uppLy 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, make sure the plug of the power supply s nserted n the proper orentaton and the pns are algned.

  • Page 26: Back Panel

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup aneL Coaxal (optonal) Mouse S/PDIF-Out 1394 Port USB 2.0 Lne-In RS-Out Port Clear CMOS Lne-Out CS-Out Button SS-Out USB 2.0 Port USB 2.0 Port USB 3.0 Port Keyboard ESATA/ USB 2.0 Optcal Combo Port S/PDIF-Out ▶...
  • Page 27 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ USB 3.0 Port USB 3.0 port s backward-compatble wth USB 2.0 devces. Supports data transfer rate up to 5 Gbt/s (SuperSpeed). Important If you want to use a USB 3.0 devce, you must use the USB 3.0 cable to connect to the USB 3.0 port.

  • Page 28: Connectors

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup onnectorS IDE Connector: IDE1 Ths connector supports IDE hard dsk drves, optcal dsk drves and other IDE de- vces. nne cto i ve Co k Dr y Dis " Fl opp 3 1/2 nec tor sk D r ive Con py Di...
  • Page 29 MS-7585 MS-7585 Seral ATA Connector: SATA1~9 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. SATA1~6 supported by P55 SATA1_2 SATA3_4 SATA5_6 SATA7/8 supported by SE9128 SATA7 & SATA8 SATA9 supported by JMB363 SATA9 Important Please do not fold the Seral ATA cable nto 90-degree angle.

  • Page 30: Fan Power Connectors

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN,SYSFAN1~4 The fan power connectors support system coolng fan wth +12V. When connectng the wre to the connectors, always note that the red wre s the postve and should be con- nected to the +12V;...
  • Page 31 MS-7585 MS-7585 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1, JFP2 These connectors are for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 s complant wth Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. ® JFP2 JFP1 IEEE1394 Connector: J1394_1 (Optonal) Ths connector allows you to connect the IEEE1394 devce va an optonal IEEE1394 bracket.
  • Page 32 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Front USB Connector: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3 Ths connector, complant wth Intel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude, s deal for con- ® nectng hgh-speed USB nterface perpherals such as USB HDD, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems and the lke.
  • Page 33 MS-7585 MS-7585 S/PDIF-Out Connector: JSP1 Ths connector s used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Phlps Dgtal Interconnect Format) nterface for dgtal audo transmsson. S/PDIF Bracket (Optonal) Front Panel Audo Connector: JAUD1 Ths connector allows you to connect the front panel audo and s complant wth Intel ®...
  • Page 34 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup TPM Module connector: JTPM1 (optonal) Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals and usages. 2-18...

  • Page 35: Button

    OC Gene configuraton to overclockng profile n BIOS for future usng. The usage of OC Gene s at your own rsk. Overclockng s never guaranteed by • MSI. Power On Button: POWER Ths button s used to turn-on or turn-off the system. Press the button to turn-on or turn-off the system.
  • Page 36 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Reset Button: RESET Ths button s used to reset the system. Press the button to reset the system. Important If you want to press ths button to reset the system, the system wll be forced shutdown about 4 seconds and restarted.
  • Page 37 MS-7585 MS-7585 Voltage Check Pont: V_Check Pont Ths voltage check pont set s used to measure the current CPU/ CPU_VTT/ DDR/ PCH voltage. CPU_VTT CPU voltage: measure the current CPU voltage wth CPU pont and GND pont by usng a mul- tmeter.

  • Page 38: Jumpers

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup uMperS Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuraton. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automatcally boot OS every tme t s turned on.

  • Page 39: Slots

    MS-7585 MS-7585 LotS PCIE (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express nterface expanson card. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first.
  • Page 40 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup ATI CrossFreX (Mult-GPU) Technology ATI CrossFreX s the ultmate mult-GPU performance gamng platform. Enablng game-domnatng power, ATI CrossFreX technology enables two dscrete graphcs processors to work together to mprove system performance. ATI CrossFreX technol- ogy allows you to expand your system’s graphcs capabltes.
  • Page 41 MS-7585 MS-7585 When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and nstalled, re- boot the system. After enterng the O.S., clck the “Catalyst Control Center” con on the desktop. There s a settng n the Catalyst Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFreX to operate.

  • Page 42: Nvidia Sli Technology

    ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup NVIDIA SLI Technology ® NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Lnk Interface) technology allows two GPUs to run n tandem ® wthn a system to acheve up to twce the performance of a sngle graphcs card. To ut- lze ths technology, the two GPU cards must be connected by an SLI Vdeo Lnk card.
  • Page 43 MS-7585 MS-7585 After the hardware nstallaton s completed, restart the system and nstall the NV SLI drver/utlty. A configuraton panel wll be provded for Mult-GPU control. Check the Enable mult-GPU box to enable the SLI functon for the onboard graphcs cards (concernng the detals of mult-GPU settngs, please refer to your graphcs card manual).
  • Page 44 ▍ ▍ Hardware Setup Hardware Setup PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply wth PCI specficatons. 32-bt PCI Slot Important When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first.
  • Page 45 MS-7585 MS-7585 Led S tatuS ndicatorS CPU Phase LEDs CPU_VTT Phase LEDs Plus LED Mnus LED Reset LED Power LED RESET CPU Phase LED panel These LEDs ndcate the current CPU power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Lghts CPU s n 1 phase power mode.

  • Page 46: Power Led

    ▍ Hardware Setup CPU_VTT Phase LEDs These LEDs ndcate the current CPU_VTT power phase mode. Follow the nstructons below to read. Lghts CPU_VTT s n 1 phase power mode. CPU_VTT s n 2 phase power mode. Power LED Lghts blue when you press the Power button and t s functonal. Reset LED Lghts blue when you press the Reset button and t s functonal.

  • Page 47: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Ths chapter provdes nformaton on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for op- tmum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ■ An error message appears on the screen durng the system bootng up, and requests you to run SETUP.

  • Page 48: EnterNg Setup

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ntering etup Power on the computer and the system wll start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message dsappears before you respond and you stll wsh to enter Setup, restart the system by turnng t OFF and On or pressng the RESET button.
  • Page 49 MS-7585 MS-7585 Control Keys <↑> Move to the prevous tem <↓> Move to the next tem <←> Move to the tem n the left hand <→> Move to the tem n the rght hand <Enter> Select the tem <Esc> Jumps to the Ext menu or returns to the man menu from a submenu <+/PU>...

  • Page 50: The MaN Menu

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Standard CMOS Features Use ths menu for basc system configuratons, such as tme, date etc. ▶ Advanced BIOS Features Use ths menu to setup the tems of the BIOS specal enhanced features. ▶ Integrated Perpherals Use ths menu to specfy your settngs for ntegrated perpherals.
  • Page 51 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ M-Flash Use ths menu to read/ flash the BIOS from storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only). ▶ Overclockng Profile Use ths menu to save/ load your settngs to/ from CMOS for BIOS. ▶ Load Fal-Safe Defaults Use ths menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

  • Page 52: Standard Cmos Features

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup cMoS f tandard eatureS The tems n Standard CMOS Features Menu nclude some basc setup tems. Use the arrow keys to hghlght the tem and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want n each tem.
  • Page 53 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ SATA1~6,9, IDE Prmary Master/ Slave& E-SATA1 Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears: ▶ Devce / Vendor / Sze It wll show the devce nformaton that you connected to the IDE/ SATA/ ESATA connector.

  • Page 54: Advanced Bios Features

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup bioS f dvanced eatureS ▶ Boot Sequence Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ --- Boot Devce These tems allow you to set the first/ second/ thrd boot devce where BIOS at- tempts to load the dsk operatng system.
  • Page 55 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ Quck Bootng Settng the tem to [Enabled] allows the system to boot wthn 10 seconds snce t wll skp some check tems. ▶ Boot Up Num-Lock LED Ths settng s to set the Num Lock status when the system s powered on. Settng to [On] wll turn on the Num Lock key when the system s powered on.

  • Page 56: Integrated PerPherals

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ntegrated eripheraLS ▶ USB Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard USB controller. ▶ USB Devce Legacy Support Select [Enabled] f you need to use a USB-nterfaced devce n the operatng system. ▶...
  • Page 57 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Ths settng allows you to enable/dsable the onboard USB 3.0 controller. ▶ PCI_E4 Detect Mode In general, ths s set to Auto. The system wll automatcally detect the expanson card nstalled at PCI_E4 slot s Gen1 or Gen2. However, some cards can only work when t set to Gen1.

  • Page 58: Power Management Setup

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ower anageMent etup Important S3-related functons descrbed n ths secton are avalable only when the BIOS sup- ports S3 sleep mode. ▶ ACPI Functon Ths tem s to actvate the ACPI (Advanced Configuraton and Power Management Interface) Functon.
  • Page 59 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ Power LED When ACPI Standby State s set to [S3], ths tem wll avalable. Ths tem configures how the system uses power LED on the case to ndcate the sleep/suspend state. Aval- able optons are: [Sngle] The power LED turns off durng the sleep/suspend mode. [Dual] The power LED changes ts color to ndcate the sleep/suspend state.
  • Page 60 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Resume By PCI-E Devce When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power savng modes through any event on PCIE devce. ▶ Resume By Onboard LAN When set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power savng modes through any event on onboard LAN devce.

  • Page 61: H/W MonTor

    MS-7585 MS-7585 h/w M onitor ▶ Chasss Intruson The field enables or dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f the chasss s once opened. To clear the warnng mes- sage, set the field to [Reset]. The settng of the field wll automatcally return to [Enabled] later.

  • Page 62: Green Power

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup reen ower ▶ CPU/ VTT Phase Control When set to [Auto], the hardware wll auto adjust the CPU/ VTT power phase accordng to the loadng of CPU/ VTT to reach the best power savng functon. ▶...

  • Page 63: Bios SettNg Password

    MS-7585 MS-7585 bioS S etting aSSword When you select ths functon, a message as below wll appear on the screen: ▶ U-Key Ths tem s used to enable/ dsable USB drver devce as a key. ▶ Make U-Key at Ths tem s used to specfy the USB drver devce as a key. ▶...
  • Page 64 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Important Type the password, up to eght characters n length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now wll replace any prevously set password. You wll be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selecton and not enter a password.

  • Page 65: Cell Menu

    MS-7585 MS-7585 Important Change these settngs only f you are famlar wth the chpset. ▶ Current CPU / DRAM / QPI Frequency These tems show the current frequences of CPU, Memory and QPI. Read-only. 3-19...
  • Page 66 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ CPU Specficatons Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears. Ths submenu shows the nformaton of nstalled CPU. ▶ CPU Technology Support Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. In ths sub-menu, t shows the nstalled CPU technologes.
  • Page 67 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ C1E Support To enable ths tem to read the CPU power consumpton whle dle. Not all processors support Enhanced Halt state (C1E). ▶ OverSpeed Protecton Overspeed Protecton functon can montor the current CPU draws as well as ts power consumpton.
  • Page 68 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Intel EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set the performance level of the mcroprocessor whether the computer s runnng on battery or AC power. Ths field wll appear after you nstalled the CPU whch supports speedstep technology. ▶...
  • Page 69 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ DIMM1~4 Memory SPD Informaton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. The sub-menu dsplays the nformatons of nstalled memory. ▶ Current DRAM Channel1~4 Tmng It shows the nstalled DRAM Tmng. Read-only. ▶ DRAM Tmng Mode Select whether DRAM tmng s controlled by the SPD (Seral Presence Detect) EE- PROM on the DRAM module.
  • Page 70 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ CH1/ CH2 tRRD Specfies the actve-to-actve delay of dfferent banks. ▶ CH1/ CH2 tRTP Tme nterval between a read and a precharge command. ▶ CH1/ CH2 tFAW Ths tem s used to set the tFAW tmng. ▶...
  • Page 71 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ VDroop Control Ths s used to prevent a large number voltage dropng when system n hgh loadng status. ▶ CPU Voltage (V)/ CPU VTT (V)/ CPU PLL Voltage(V)/ DRAM Voltage (V)/ DDR_ VREF_CA_A(V)/ DDR_VREF_CA_B(V)/ DDR_VREF_DA_A(V)/ DDR_VREF_DA_B(V)/ PCH 1.05(V) These tems are used to adjust the voltage of CPU, Memory and chpset.
  • Page 72 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Important Faled Overclockng Resoluton Ths manboard supports overclockng greatly. However, please make sure your pe- rpherals and components are bearable for some specal settngs. Any operaton that exceeds product specficaton s not recommended. Any rsk or damge resultng from mproper operaton wll not be under our product warranty.

  • Page 73: M-Flash

    MS-7585 MS-7585 LaSh == BIOS Update or Boot 2nd BIOS From USB drve== ▶ M-Flash functon as M-Flash functon allows you to flash BIOS from USB drve/ storage drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only), or allows the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ FAT32 format only).
  • Page 74 ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Important • Please refer to the block dagram below about the M-Flash functon. • Due to the specal desgn of some graphcs cards wll cause dark screen durng M- flash operaton, and you may refer the beeps from the system to confirm the current M-flash process.
  • Page 75 MS-7585 MS-7585 ▶ Boot 2nd BIOS from USB Drve When the M-Flash functon as sets to [Boot] , ths tem s selectable. Use ths tem to select partcular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/32 format only) drve for bootng. ▶...

  • Page 76: OverclockNg Profile

    ▍ ▍ BIOS Setup BIOS Setup vercLocking rofiLe ▶ Overclockng Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 These tems are used to save the currect settngs to selected profile, and they are also used to load the settngs from the selected profile. ▶...

  • Page 77: Load FaL-Safe/ OptMZed Defaults

    MS-7585 MS-7585 ptiMized efauLtS The two optons on the man menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settngs to the default Fal-Safe or Optmzed values. The Optmzed Defaults are the default values set by the manboard manufacturer specfically for optmal performance of the manboard. The Fal-Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

  • Page 79: AppendX A Realtek AudO

    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. A-A-1...
  • Page 80 ▍ Realtek Audo hd a nStaLLing the eaLtek udio river 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 below to nstall the drvers for dfferent operatng sys- tems.
  • Page 81 MS-7585 Clck Next to nstall the Realtek Hgh Definton Audo Drver. Clck here Clck Fnsh to restart the system. Select ths opton Clck here Clck here...

  • Page 82: Software ConfiguratOn

    ▍ Realtek Audo oftware onfiguration After nstallng the audo drver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audo feature now. Clck the audo con from the system tray at the lower-rght corner of the screen to actvate the HD Audo Configuraton. It s also avalable to enable the audo drver by clckng the Realtek HD Audo Manager from the Control Panel.

  • Page 83: Sound Effect

    MS-7585 Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you lke from the Envronment lst. ■ Envronment Smulaton You wll be able to enjoy dfferent sound experence by pullng down the arrow, totally 23 knds of sound effect wll be shown for selecton. Realtek HD Audo Sound Manager also provdes five popular settngs “Stone Corrdor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer ppe”, “Arena”...
  • Page 84 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ Equalzer Selecton Equalzer frees users from default settngs; users may create ther owned preferred settngs by utlzng ths tool. 10 bands of equalzer, rangng from 100Hz to 16KHz. Save Reset The settngs are saved perma- 10 bands of equalzer would go nently for future use back to the default settng Enable / Dsable...
  • Page 85 MS-7585 Frequently Used Equalzer Settng Realtek recognzes the needs that you mght have. By leveragng our long experence at audo field, Realtek HD Audo Sound Manager provdes you certan optmzed equalzer settngs that are frequently used for your quck enjoyment. [How to Use It] Other than the buttons “Pop”, “Lve”, “Club”...
  • Page 86 ▍ Realtek Audo Mxer In the Mxer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels ndvdually. ■ Adjust Volume You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged n front or rear panel by select the Realtek HD Audo rear output or Realtek HD Audo front output tems.
  • Page 87 MS-7585 When you are playng the first audo source (for example: use Wndows Meda Player to play DVD/VCD), the output wll be played from the rear panel, whch s the default settng. Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audo 2nd output from the scroll lst first, and use a dfferent program to play the second audo source (for example: use Wnamp to play MP3 files).
  • Page 88 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ Playback control Tool Mute Playback devce Ths functon s to let you freely decde whch ports to output the sound. And ths s essental when mult- streamng playback enabled. - Realtek HD Audo Rear Output - Realtek HD Audo Front Output Mute You may choose to mute sngle or multple volume controls or to completely mute sound output.
  • Page 89 MS-7585 ■ Recordng control Recordng devce -Back Lne n/ Mc, Front Ln n Tool Mute -Realtek HD Audo Input Mute You may choose to mute sngle or multple volume controls or to completely mute sound nput. Tool - Show the followng volume controls Ths s to let you freely decde whch volume control tems to be dsplayed.
  • Page 90 ▍ Realtek Audo Audo I/O In ths tab, you can easly configure your mult-channel audo functon and speakers. You can choose a desred mult-channel operaton here. ■ Headphone for the common headphone ■ 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output ■ 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output ■...
  • Page 91 MS-7585 ■ Connector Settngs Clck to access connector settngs. Dsable front panel jack detecton (optonal) Jack detecton functon only works wth HD audo front panel. Please check f front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check ths tem to dsable front panel jack detecton.
  • Page 92 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ S/PDIF Short for Sony/Phlps Dgtal Interface, a standard audo file transfer format. S/PDIF al- lows the transfer of dgtal audo sgnals from one devce to another wthout havng to be converted first to an analog format. Mantanng the vablty of a dgtal sgnal prevents the qualty of the sgnal from degradng when t s converted to analog.
  • Page 93 MS-7585 ■ Test Speakers You can select the speaker by clckng t to test ts functonalty. The one you select wll lght up and make testng sound. If any speaker fals to make sound, then check whether the cable s nserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers wth good ones.
  • Page 94 ▍ Realtek Audo Mcrophone In ths tab you may set the functon of the mcrophone. Select the Nose Suppresson to remove the possble nose durng recordng, or select Acoustc Echo Cancellaton to cancel the acoustc echo durng recordng. Acoustc Echo Cancellaton prevents playback sound from beng recorded by mcro- phone together wth your sound.
  • Page 95 MS-7585 3D Audo Demo In ths tab you may adjust your 3D postonal audo before playng 3D audo applcatons lke gamng. You may also select dfferent envronment to choose the most sutable envronment you lke. A-17...
  • Page 96 ▍ Realtek Audo Informaton In ths tab t provdes some nformaton about ths HD Audo Configuraton utlty, nclud- ng Audo Drver Verson, DrectX Verson, Audo Controller & Audo Codec. You may also select the language of ths utlty by choosng from the Language lst. Also there s a selecton Show con n system tray.

  • Page 97: Hardware Setup

    MS-7585 ardware etup Connectng the Speakers When you have set the Mult-Channel Audo Functon mode properly n the software utlty, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks n accordance wth the settng n software utlty. ■ 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) No functon...
  • Page 98 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 4-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) No functon No functon A-20...
  • Page 99 MS-7585 ■ 6-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) No functon A-21...
  • Page 100 ▍ Realtek Audo ■ 8-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output Lne In Lne Out (Front channels) Lne Out (Rear channels) Lne Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) Lne Out (Sde channels) Important To enable 7.1 channel audo-out functon on Wndows Vsta operatng system, you have to nstall the Realtek Audo Drver.

  • Page 101: AppendX B Intel Sata Raid

    Appendx B Intel SATA RAID Ths appendx wll assst users n configurng and en- ablng RAID functonalty on platforms C-B-1...

  • Page 102: IntroductOn

    ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID ntroduction 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 3 Gb/s. Seral ATA uses long, thn cables, makng t easer to connect your drve and mprovng the arflow nsde your PC.

  • Page 103: Bios ConfiguratOn

    MS-7585 MS-7585 bioS c onfiguration The Intel Matrx Storage Manager Opton ROM should be ntegrated wth the system BIOS on all motherboards wth a supported Intel chpset. The Intel Matrx Stroage Man- ager Opton ROM s the Intel RAID mplementaton and provdes BIOS and DOS dsk servces.
  • Page 104 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID 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, specfy a RAID Volume name and then press the <TAB>...
  • Page 105 MS-7585 MS-7585 In the Dsk field, press <Enter> key and the followng screen appears. Use <Space> key to select the dsks you want to create for the RAID volume, then clck <Enter> key to finsh selecton. Then select the strp value for the RAID array by usng the “upper arrow” or “down arrow”...
  • Page 106 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID Important Snce you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrx RAID Technology), ths default sze (maxmum) needs to be reduced. Type n a new sze for the first volume. As an ex- ample: f you want the first volume to span the first half of the two dsks, re-type the sze to be half of what s shown by default.
  • Page 107 MS-7585 MS-7585 ■ 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 RAID Opton ROM, your system wll become unbootable.
  • Page 108 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID ■ 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: Press <Y>...
  • Page 109 MS-7585 MS-7585 ■ Recovery Volume Optons Select opton 4 Recovery Volume Optons and press <Enter> to change recovery volume mode. The followng screen appears: Recovery mode wll change from Contnuous Update to On-Request after you en- able “Only Recovery Dsk” or “Only Master Dsk”.

  • Page 110: InstallNg DrVer

    RAID Drver” for yourself. ® • Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. • Clck the “Browse DVD” on the Setup screen. Copy all the contents n \\RAID\ Intel\ PCH\ f6flpy 32 or f6flpy 64 to a formatted floppy •...
  • Page 111 MS-7585 ■ Exstng Wndows Vsta/ XP Drver Installaton Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. The DVD wll auto-run and the setup screen wll appear. Under the Drver tab, clck on Intel RAID Drvers. The drvers wll be automatcally nstalled.

  • Page 112: InstallNg Software

    nstallaton; however, you wll have the ablty to un-nstall all other non-drver components. Insert the MSI DVD and clck on the RAID block, and then choose INTEL RAID Drvers to nstall the software.
  • Page 113 MS-7585 MS-7585 The InstallSheld Wzard wll begn automatcally for nstallaton showed as followng: Clck on the Next button to proceed the nstallaton n the welcomng wndow. B-13...
  • Page 114 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID The wndow shows the components to be nstalled. Clck Next button to contnue. After readng the lcense agreement n the followng wndow, clck Yes button to con- tnue. B-14...
  • Page 115 MS-7585 MS-7585 The followng wndow appears to show the Readme Fle Informaton. It shows the sys- tem requrements and nstallaton nformaton. Once the nstallaton s complete, the followng wndow appears. B-15...

  • Page 116: Raid MGratOn InstructOns

    ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID raid M igration nStructionS The Intel Matrx Storage Console offers the flexblty to upgrade from a sngle Seral ATA (SATA) hard drve to RAID configuraton when an addtonal SATA hard drve s added to the system.
  • Page 117 MS-7585 MS-7585 Create RAID Volume from Exstng Dsk To create a RAID volume from an exstng dsk, choose Acton --> Create RAID Volume from Exstng Hard Drve. The Create RAID Volume from Exstng Hard Drve Wzard pops up to lead you for the followng procedure.
  • Page 118 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID (1) Configure Volume Here you can configure the new RAID volume by enterng the volume name, selectng the RAID level and strp sze. ■ RAID Volume Name: A desred RAID volume name needs to be typed n where the “Volume_0000” text currently appears above.
  • Page 119 MS-7585 MS-7585 are bound to be more expensve. RAID 10 (Mrrored Strpes) : A RAID 1 array of two RAID 0 arrays. ■ Strp Szes: Select the desred strp sze settng. As ndcated, the optmal settng s 128KB. Se- lectng any other opton may result n performance degradaton. Even though 128KB s the recommended settng for most users, you should choose the strp sze value whch s best suted to your specfic RAID usage model.
  • Page 120 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID (3) Select Member Hard Drve(s) Then select the member dsk (the target dsk) that you wsh to use and then clck “-->” to move t to the “Selected” field. Then clck “Next” to contnue. Please note that the exstng data on the selected hard drve(s) wll be deleted perma- nently.
  • Page 121 MS-7585 MS-7585 (4) Specfy Volume Sze Specfy the amount of avalable array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You may enter the amount n the space or use the slder to specfy. It s recommended you use 100% of the avalable space for the optmzed usage. For RAID 0 volume, f you do not specfy 100% of the hard drve space, the rest hard drve space wll be worked as RAID 1 volume, whch s the new technology called Intel Matrx RAID.
  • Page 122 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID (6) Start Mgraton The mgraton process may take up to two hours to complete dependng on the sze of the dsks beng used and the strp sze selected. A dalogue wndow wll appear stat- ng that the mgraton process may take consderable tme to complete, meanwhle a popup dalogue at the taskbar wll also show the mgraton status.

  • Page 123: Recovery Volume CreatOn

    MS-7585 MS-7585 ecovery oLuMe reation A recovery volume can be created usng Advanced mode n the Intel Matrx Storage Console. Important Creatng a recovery volume wll permanently delete any exstng data on the drve se- lected as the recovery drve. Back up all mportant data before begnnng these steps. ■...
  • Page 124 ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID Modfy the recovery volume name f you wsh. Select a hard drve to be used as the master hard drve for the recovery volume. Select a hard drve to be used as the recovery hard drve for the recovery volume. B-24...
  • Page 125 MS-7585 MS-7585 Select an update polcy. Select Fnsh to begn recovery volume creaton. B-25...

  • Page 126: Degraded Raid Array

    ▍ ▍ Intel SATA RAID Intel SATA RAID raid a egraded rray 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.
  • Page 127 MS-7585 MS-7585 Ext Intel RAID Opton ROM, and then reboot to Wndows system. When prompted to rebuld the RAID volume, clck ‘Yes’. The Intel(R) Storage Utlty wll be launched. Rght-clck the new hard drve and select ‘Rebuld to ths Dsk’. The ‘Rebuld Wzard’ wll be launched whch wll gude you through the process of rebuldng to the new hard drve.

  • Page 129: AppendX C Marvell Sata Raid

    Appendx C Marvell SATA RAID Ths chapter provdes an overvew of the Marvell RAID Drver and Utlty, also descrbes the nstallaton proce- dure. Note: Only when you use the RAID 0 array, ths manboard wll show the SATA 6Gb/s hgh speed performance.

  • Page 130: InstallNg Marvell Sata DrVer

    XP envronment and could look ® slghtly dfferent f you nstall the drvers n dfferent operatng systems. Insert the MSI DVD and clck on the RAID block, and then choose Marvell 91xx SATA Drver to nstall the drver. Clck on ths tem...
  • Page 131 MS-7585 MS-7585 The Magn Setup Wzard launches, as shown below. Select Full type, Clck Next.
  • Page 132 ▍ ▍ Marvell SATA RAID Marvell SATA RAID The Choose Install Locaton wndow appears, as shown below, wth the default locaton dsplayed n the Destnaton Folder field. Note: For an alternatve locaton, clck Browse, and then select your desred locaton. Clck Install.

  • Page 133: Marvell Raid UtLTy OvervEw

    MS-7585 MS-7585 raid u arveLL tiLity verview The Marvell RAID Utlty (MRU) s a browser-based graphcal user nterface (GUI) tool for the Marvell RAID adapter. It supports IO Controllers (IOC) and RAID-On-Chp (ROC) Controllers. RAID technology allows you to create arrays and vrtual dsks usng one or more physcal dsk drves n combnaton n order to acheve ncreased dsk fault toler- ance and mproved performance.
  • Page 134 ▍ ▍ Marvell SATA RAID Marvell SATA RAID raid u arveLL tiLity nStaLLation Ths secton descrbes the procedure for nstallng the necessary hardware and soft- ware. Installng the Physcal Dsks Ths secton descrbes the process for nstallng the physcal dsks To nstall the physcal dsks Select the RAID level that s best suted for your applcaton.Each RAID level has features that are more sutable for some applcatons than they are for others.
  • Page 135 The recommended screen resoluton for the MRU browser s 1024x768 pxels. To nstall the MRU software Insert the MSI DVD and clck on the Utlty tab, and then choose Marvell RAID Utlty to nstall the software. The MRU Setup Wzard launches, as shown below.
  • Page 136 ▍ ▍ Marvell SATA RAID Marvell SATA RAID Read the EULA. Select I accept and clck Next to contnue wth the nstallaton.The Choose Components wndow appears, as shown below, wth the Full nstall opton pre- selected. Select the optons you want for custom nstallaton. The Apache HTTP Server, MRU, and Marvell Tray applcaton are checked for both Full and Custom nstallaton.
  • Page 137 MS-7585 MS-7585 Clck Install. When the nstallaton s complete, the wzard confirms the completon as shown below. Clck Fnsh. The MRU software s now nstalled. Installng MRU on Lnux OS Ths secton descrbes the procedure to nstall the MRU software on Lnux OS. Whle the procedure descrbed below s specfic to nstallaton on 32-bt Red Hat Enterprse Lnux Server 5, the procedure s smlar for other Lnux dstrbutons.
  • Page 138 ▍ ▍ Marvell SATA RAID Marvell SATA RAID Clck Apply. A warnng appears ndcatng that the software has not been verfied, as shown below. Clck Install Anyway. The wzard ndcates status as t nstalls the MRU software, as shown below. When the nstallaton s complete, the wzard confirms the completon, as shown be- low.

  • Page 139: Mru Browser Gui

    MS-7585 MS-7585 Mru b rowSer Ths secton descrbes the MRU browser-based GUI. The GUI s applcable to both Wndows and Lnux OS. Launchng the MRU n the Browser After nstallng your MRU software, you can access and control both local and remote adapters usng the browser GUI.
  • Page 140 ▍ ▍ Marvell SATA RAID Marvell SATA RAID The mage below shows the MRU desktop shortcut. The mage below shows the MRU system tray con. To launch the MRU n Lnux OS Launch your default web browser. Type the followng web address n the address bar, as shown below. http://localhost:8443/MRU/JumpPage.php?Target=LognPage Remote Adapter You can access and control remote adapters usng the MRU Browser GUI.
  • Page 141 MS-7585 MS-7585 Logn Screen When you first start the MRU, you are prompted for a username and password, as shown n below. MRU user accounts and ther permssons follow the OS user accounts and ther permssons. Only user accounts wth admnstrator prvleges have access to all permssons.
  • Page 142 ▍ Marvell SATA RAID Useng Help Clck the help con on the rght top of the MRU GUI to find nstructons for the MRU GUI. C-14...

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