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Preface Copyrght Notce The materal n ths document s the ntellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNA- TIONAL. We take every care n the preparaton of ths document, but no guarantee s gven as to the correctness of ts contents. Our products are under contnual mprove- ment and we reserve the rght to make changes wthout notce.
If a problem arses wth your system and no soluton can be obtaned from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local dstrbutor. Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. Vst the MSI webste for techncal gude, BIOS updates, drver updates, and other nformaton: http://www.ms.com/servce/download/ Contact our techncal staff at: http://support.ms.com...
Preface FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement Ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the lmts for a Class B dgtal devce, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lmts are desgned to provde reasonable protecton aganst harmful nterference n a resdental nstallaton. Ths equpment generates, uses and can radate rado frequency energy and, f not nstalled and used n accordance wth the nstructons, may cause harmful nterference to rado communcatons.
MS-7721 Radaton Exposure Statement Ths equpment comples wth FCC radaton exposure lmts set forth for an uncon- trolled envronment. Ths equpment and ts antenna should be nstalled and operated wth mnmum dstance 20 cm between the radator and your body. Ths equpment and ts antenna must not be co-located or operatng n conjuncton wth any other antenna or transmtter.
Replace only wth the same or equvalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Chemcal Substances Informaton In complance wth chemcal substances regulatons, such as the EU REACH Regula- ton (Regulaton EC No. 1907/2006 of the European Parlament and the Councl), MSI provdes the nformaton of chemcal substances n products at: http://www.ms.com/html/popup/csr/evmtprtt_pcm.html...
MSI wll com- ply wth the product take back requrements at the end of lfe of MSI-branded products that are sold nto the EU.
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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.
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Preface CONTENTS ▍ Copyrght Notce .................... Trademarks .................... Revson Hstory..................... Techncal Support.................. Safety Instructons .................. FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement.......... v CE Conformty ....................v Radaton Exposure Statement ............... v European Communty Complance Statement ..........v Tawan Wreless Statements ................v Japan VCCI Class B Statement ..............
Chapter 1 Gettng Started Thank you for choosng the FM2-A85XMA-P33/ FM2- A75MA-P33/ FM2-A55M-P33 Seres (MS-7721 v3.X) Mcro-ATX manboard. The Seres manboards are based on AMD A85X/ A75/ A55 chpset for optmal sys- ® tem efficency. Desgned to fit the advanced AMD ®...
* These pctures are for reference only and may vary wthout notce. * The packng contents may vary accordng to the model you purchased. * If you need to purchase the optonal accessores or request part numbers, please vst the MSI webste at http://www.ms.com/ndex.php or consult the dealer.
MS-7721 Assembly Precautons ■ The components ncluded n ths package are prone to damage from electrostatc dscharge (ESD). Please adhere to the followng nstructons to ensure successful computer assembly. ■ Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before nstallng or removng any computer component.
Gettng Started Back Panel Quck Gude Mouse Lne-In USB 2.0 Port Lne-Out VGA Port DVI-D Port USB 2.0 Port Keyboard USB 3.0 Port (FM2-A85XMA-P33/ FM2-A75MA-P33) USB 2.0 Port (FM2-A55M-P33) ▶ Mouse PS/2 mouse DIN connector for a PS/2 mouse. ® ®...
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MS-7721 ▶ Yellow Green/ Orange The standard RJ-45 LAN jack s for connectng to a Local Area Network (LAN). Color LED State Condton Left Yellow LAN lnk s not establshed. On(Steady) LAN lnk s establshed. On(flashng) The computer s communcatng wth another computer on the network.
Ths manboard s desgned to support overclockng. Before attemptng to overclock, please make sure that all other system components can tolerate overclockng. Any at- tempt to operate beyond product specficatons s not recommend. MSI does not guar- antee the damages or rsks caused by nadequate operaton beyond product specfica- tons.
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MS-7721 APU & Cooler Installaton When you are nstallng the APU, make sure the APU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheatng. Meanwhle, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on APU before nstallng the heat snk/cooler fan for better heat dsperson. Follow the steps below to nstall the APU &...
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Gettng Started Poston the coolng set onto the Then press down the other end of the retenton mechansm. clp to fasten the coolng set on the Hook one end of the clp to hook top of the retenton mechansm. first. Locate the Fx Lever and lft up t .
MS-7721 Mountng Screw Holes When nstallng the manboard, first nstall the necessary mountng stands requred for an manboard on the mountng plate n your computer case. If there s an I/O back plate that came wth the computer case, please replace t wth the I/O backplate that came wth the manboard package.
Gettng Started Power Supply JPWR1: ATX 24-pn Power Connector Ths connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pn power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pn power supply, algn the power supply cable wth the connector and firmly press the cable nto the connector. If done correctly, the clp on the power cable should be hooked on the manboard’s power connector.
MS-7721 Memory These DIMM slots are used for nstallng memory modules. For more nformaton on compatble components, please vst http://www.ms.com/servce/test-report/ DDR3 240-pn, 1.5V 48x2=96 pn 72x2=144 pn Dual-Channel mode Populaton Rule In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmt and receve data wth two data bus channels smultaneously.
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Gettng Started Installng Memory Modules Unlock the DIMM slot by pushng the mountng clps to the sde. Vertcally nsert the memory module nto the DIMM slot. The memory module has an off-center notch on the bottom that wll only allow t to fit one way nto the DIMM slot. Push the memory module deep nto the DIMM slot.
nstalled by way of the manboard’s expanson slots. Addng on one or more dscrete vdeo cards wll sgnficantly boost the system’s graphcs performance. For best compatblty, MSI graphcs cards are recommended. Sngle Vdeo Card Installaton Determne what type of expanson slot the vdeo card wll use.
MS-7721 Internal Connectors SATA1~6: Seral ATA Connector Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. Seral ATA devces nclude dsk drves (HDD), sold state drves (SSD), and optcal drves (CD/ DVD/ Blu-Ray). * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only.
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Gettng Started CPUFAN,SYSFAN1~2: Fan Power Connectors The fan power connectors support system coolng fans wth +12V. If the manboard has a System Hardware Montor chpset on-board, you must use a specally desgned fan wth a speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. Remember to connect all system fans.
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MS-7721 JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors These connectors connect to the front panel swtches and LEDs. The JFP1 connector s complant wth the Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. When nstallng ® the front panel connectors, please use the enclosed mConnectors to smplfy nstalla- ton.
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Gettng Started JUSB2~3: USB 2.0 Expanson Connectors Ths connector s desgned for connectng hgh-speed USB perpherals such as USB HDDs, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems, and many others. * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. USB 2.0 Bracket (optonal) Important Note that the VCC and GND pns must be connected correctly to avod possble dam-...
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MS-7721 JLPT1: Parallel Port Header Ths connector s used to connect an optonal parallel port bracket. The parallel port s a standard prnter port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabltes Parallel Port (ECP) mode. JCOM1: Seral Port Connector Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcaton port that sends/receves 16 bytes FIFOs.
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Gettng Started JUSB1: USB 3.0 Expanson Connector (FM2-A85XMA-P33/ FM2- A75MA-P33) The USB 3.0 port s backwards compatble wth USB 2.0 devces. It supports data transfer rates up to 5Gbts/s (SuperSpeed). * The MB layout n ths figure s for reference only. USB 3.0 Bracket (optonal) Important Note that the VCC and GND pns must be connected correctly to avod possble...
MS-7721 Jumper JUSB_PW1~2: USB power Jumper The USB ports on the rear IO panel are controled by JUSB_PW2. The JUSB1 and JUSB2 are controled by JUSB_PW1. These jumpers allow you to enable/ dsable the “wakeup from S3/S4/S5 by USB and PS/2 devce” functon Close 1-2 Close 2-3 Keep USB power to...
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Gettng Started JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper There s CMOS RAM onboard that s external powered from a battery located on the manboard to save system configuraton data. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automatcally boot nto the operatng system (OS) every tme t s turned on. If you want to clear the system configuraton, set the jumpers to clear the CMOS RAM.
After you nstall the operatng system you wll need to nstall drvers to maxmze the performance of the new computer you just bult. MSI manbaord comes wth a Drver Dsc. Drvers allow the computer to utlze your manboard more efficently and take advantage of any specal features we provde.
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CLICK BIOS II s a revolutonary UEFI nterface that allows you to setup and configure your system for optmum use. Usng your mouse and keyboard, users can change BIOS settngs, montor CPU temperature, select the boot devce prorty and vew system nformaton such as the CPU name, DRAM capacty, the OS verson and the BIOS verson.
BIOS Setup Enterng Power on the computer and the system wll start the Power On Self Test (POST) pro- cess. When the message below appears on the screen, please <DEL> key to enter CLICK BIOS II: Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu If the message dsappears before you respond and you stll need to enter CLICK BIOS II, restart the system by turnng the computer OFF then back ON or pressng the RESET button.
■ ECO - Ths menu s related to energy-savng settngs. ■ BROWSER - Ths feature s used to enter the MSI Wnk web browser. ■ UTILITIES - Ths menu contans utltes for backup and update. ■ SECURITY - The securty menu s used to keep unauthorzed people from mak- ng any changes to the settngs.
BIOS Setup Operaton CLICK BIOS II allows you to control BIOS settngs wth the mouse and the keyboard. The followng table lsts and descrbes the hot keys and the mouse operatons. Hot key Mouse Descrpton <↑↓→← > Select Item Move the cursor <Enter>...
MS-7721 SETTINGS System Status ▶ System Date Ths allows you to set the system date that you want (usually the current date). The format s <day> <month> <date> <year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determned by BIOS. Read-only.
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BIOS Setup ▶ PCI Latency Tmer Controls how long each PCI devce can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to hgher values, every PCI devce can conduct transactons for a longer tme and thus mprove the effectve PCI bandwdth. ▶...
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MS-7721 ▶ Board SATA RAID ROM Ths tem s used to swtch RAID ROM. The default settng s “Legacy ROM”. If you plan to nstall Wndows on a RAID volume greater than 2.2TB, please set ths op- ton to “UEFI DRIVER” and refer to secton “Installng OS on 2.2TB RAID” chapter B “AMD RAID”.
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BIOS Setup ▶ Devce Mode Select the devce mode for the parallel port. ▶ Hardware Montor Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ CPU Smart Fan Target Controls CPU fan speed automatcally dependng on the current temperature and to keep t wth a specfic range. If the current CPU temperature reaches the target value, the smart fan functon wll be actvated.
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MS-7721 The tem allows the actvty of the USB devce to wake up the system from S3 (Sus- pend to RAM) sleep state. ▶ Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard These tems determne whether the system wll be awakened from what power sav- ng modes when nput sgnal of the PS/2 mouse/ keyboard s detected.
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BIOS Setup Important Overclockng your PC manually s only recommended for advanced users. • • Overclockng s not guaranteed, and f done mproperly, can vod your warranty or severely damage your hardware. • If you are unfamlar wth overclockng, we advse you to use OC Gene for easy overclockng.
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MS-7721 operate under the default number of cores. When set to [Manual], you wll be able to enable/dsable the specfic CPU core. ▶ AMD Turbo Core Technology Ths technology automatcally ncreases the frequency of actve CPU cores to mprove performance. ▶...
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BIOS Setup ▶ Controls CAS latency whch determnes the tmng delay (n clock cycles) of startng a read command after recevng data. ▶ tRCD Determnes the tmng of the transton from RAS (row address strobe) to CAS (column address strobe). The less clock cycles, the faster the DRAM performance. ▶...
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MS-7721 Important If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the settng at [Dsabled] for optmal system • stablty and performance. But f you are plagued by EMI, select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reducton. • The greater the Spread Spectrum value s, the greater the EMI s reduced, and the system wll become less stable.
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BIOS Setup ▶ CPU Features Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ AMD Cool’n’Quet The Cool’n’Quet technology can effectvely and dynamcally lower CPU speed and power consumpton. Important To ensure that Cool’n’Quet functon s actvated and wll be workng properly, t s requred to double confirm that: Run BIOS Setup, select OC Menu and find CPU Feature >...
MS-7721 Important Once you clck the “ECO” button n the pre-set area, some tems n ECO menu wll be fixed and un-adjustable. ▶ EuP 2013 Energy Usng Products Lot 6 2013 (EUP) reduces power consumpton when system s off or n standby mode. Note: When enabled, the system wll not support RTC wake up event functons.
BIOS Setup BROWSER Please nstall the MSI "Wnk" applcaton first n the Wndows operatng system wth the MSI Drver Dsc before usng the browser. Then you can clck the BROWSER to access the Internet, e-mal and nstant messagng. Installng Wnk To nstall Wnk, follow the steps below: Power on your computer and enter Wndows operatng system.
Ths tool can detect and update your BIOS onlne so that you won’t need to spend tme searchng manually. Important HDD Backup and Lve Update request Wnk, please nstall the "Wnk" software applcaton from MSI Drver Dsc n Wndows first. And then you can access these two utltes by clckng ther respectve buttons. 2-17...
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BIOS Setup ▶ M-Flash ▶ BIOS Boot Functon Ths allows you to enable/ dsable the system to boot from the BIOS file nsde USB drve (FAT/ 32 format only). ▶ Select one file to Boot When the BIOS Boot functon as sets to [Enabled], ths tem s selectable. Ths tem allows to select partcular BIOS file from the USB/ Storage (FAT/ 32 format only) drve.
MS-7721 Updatng the BIOS wth Lve Update Ths secton tells you how to update the BIOS by usng the Lve Update utlty before enterng Operatng System. Lve Update wll update the BIOS automatcally when connectng to the Internet. To update the BIOS wth the Lve Update utlty: Clck Lve Update button on the BIOS UTILITIES menu.
BIOS Setup SECURITY ▶ Admnstrator Password Set the admnstratve password that wll be requred to enter the BIOS. ▶ User Password Set the user password that wll be requred to enter the operatng system. Important When selectng the Admnstratve / User Password tems, a password box wll appear on the screen.
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MS-7721 ▶ Chasss Intruson Configuraton Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Chasss Intruson Enables or dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f opened. To clear the warnng logs, set the field to [Reset]. The settng of the field wll return to [Enabled] later.
Appendx A Realtek Audo The Realtek audo provdes 8-channel DAC. To acheve the 8-channel sound effect, the 7th and 8th channels must be plugged nto the output on the front panel. The secton wll tell you how to nstall drver and use the soft- ware.
Realtek Audo Software Configuraton After nstallng the audo drver (see Chapter 1 - Drver and Utltes), the “Realtek HD Audo Manager” con wll appear at the notficaton area (lower rght of the screen). You may double clck the con and the GUI wll pop up accordngly. double clck the con It s also avalable to enable the audo drver by clckng the Realtek HD Audo Manager from the Control Panel.
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MS-7721 ■ Devce Selecton Here you can select a audo output source to change the related optons. The “check” sgn (n orange) ndcates the devces as default. ■ Volume Adjustment You can control the volume or balance the rght/left sde of the speakers that you plugged n front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
Appendx B AMD RAID The ntegrate one SATA host controller separately, and support RAID functon for performance and relablty. The SATA RAID provdes support for RAID 0 (Strpng), RAID 1 (Mrrorng), RAID 10 (Strpng & Mrrorng) & RAID 5 (strpng wth party) (optonal). RAID 0 greatly mproves hard dsk I/O performance by concurrently strpng data across multple drves.
AMD RAID RAID Configuraton Creatng and deletng RAID set and performng other RAID settng up operatons are done n the RAID BIOS. Durng bootup, a screen smlar to the one below wll appear for about few seconds. Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Opton ROM utlty. Press <Ctrl-F>...
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MS-7721 Vew Drves Assgnments Ths wndow dsplays the model number, capactes and assgnment of the drves phys- cally attached to the SATA host adapter.
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AMD RAID LD Vew / LD Define Menu (Creatng RAID) The selecton of the RAID configuraton should be based upon factors ncludng perfor- mance, data securty, and the number of drves avalable. It s best to carefully consder the long-term role of the system and plan the data storage strategy. RAID sets can be created ether automatcally, or to allow the greatest flexblty, manually.
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MS-7721 ■ Strpe Block Sze, the default 64KB s best for most applcatons. RAID 0 or 10 only. ■ Ggabyte Boundary, allows use of slghtly smaller replacement drves. On the Drves Assgnments wndow, use the arrow key to choose the hard drves whch you want to make part of the LD, use the space key to change the assgnment to “Y”.
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AMD RAID The message wll show up on the bottom, press any key to use maxmum capacty or press [Ctrl-Y] to modfy array capacty manually. Important The default capacty s the full capacty of the selected hard drves. • • If you allocate the first LD capacty manually, you can create second LD wth reman- ng capacty of the selected hard drves.
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MS-7721 Delete LD Menu (Deletng RAID) Press “3” on the man to enter the Delete LD Menu. Choose a LD No. you want to delete and press [Del] or [Alt+D] delete the RAID set. On the next screen, a message wll dsplay to nform you, press “Ctrl+Y” to delete the RAID set or other key to abort t.
For Wndows 7 you can use CD/ DVD/ USB drve. Important Please follow the nstructon below to make an “AMD RAID Drver” for yourself. ® Insert the MSI Drver Dsc nto the optcal drve. • • Clck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. •...
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MS-7721 ■ Exstng Wndows Drver Installaton Insert the MSI Drver Dsc nto the optcal drve. The Dsc wll auto-run and the setup screen wll appear. Under the Drver tab, clck on AMD chpset drvers by your need. The AMD chpset drvers ncludes RAID Drver.
AMD RAID Installng OS on 2.2TB RAID If you plan to nstall 64bt operatng system on a RAID volume greater than 2.2TB, you can only manually create and load the RAID array n EFI shell. WARNING Create rad array wll erase all the data stored on hard drves! Make sure to back up your files! There s no way to reverse the process! The followng descrbes an example of how to nstall Wndows 7 64bt on a RAID 0 volume greater than 2.2TB.
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MS-7721 9. Delete all logcal drvers by selectng “Logcal Drver Man Menu” → “Logcal Drver Delete Menu”. + Logcal Drve Man Menu + Logcal Drve Lst Menu + Logcal Drve Create Menu + Logcal Drve Delete Menu 10. Make sure there are not any logcal drvers (as shown below). + Logcal Drve Delete Menu - <Not Found Any Logcal Drve>...
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AMD RAID 14. Back to “Logcal Drver Man Menu” and fill “Ld Name”. + Logcal Drve Create Menu + Usable Physcal Drve Lst + Basc Settng - Rad Mode <RAID 0> - Strpe Block (KB) <64> - Intalzaton <Fast> - Ggabyte Boundary : <Enable>...
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nto a USB 2.0 port (not USB 3.0 port) and clck Browse. Important You can find the AMD RAID drver from MSI Drver Dsc. The path s \\ChpSet\AMD\Packages\Drvers\SBDrv_for_Hudson\SB9xx\RAID\W764A Please copy all the files n the folder to a USB flash drve.
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AMD RAID 23. Select “Removable Dsk” from Browse for Folder dalog then clck OK. 24. Install “AMD AHCI Compatble RAID Controller”. 25. Wndows 7 64bt can find the RAID volume now. Please contnue the nstallng pro- cedure. B-14...
Install Wndows XP Notes Installng Wndows XP wth IDE Mode You wll fal and encounter a blue screen whle nstallng Wndows XP, because t s not natvely supported to be nstalled n the storage devce wth AHCI mode. If you stll prefer to nstall Wndows XP as the operatng system, please change the BIOS tem as below.
AHCI drvers for Wndows XP n advanced. Creatng an AHCI Drver Dsc Please follow the nstructon below to make an “AHCI Drver” for yourself. Insert the MSI DVD nto the DVD-ROM drve. Clck the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen. Copy all the contents from \\ChpSet\AMD\Packages\Drvers\SBDrv_for_Hudson\ SB9xx\AHCI\XP to a formatted floppy dskette.
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