MSI K9AU User Guide

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    MS-96B3 (V2.X) Mainboard i
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    History Revision V2.0 Revision History First release for PCB 2.X Date May 2009 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user's manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following
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    1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment . 11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service personnel: The power cord or plug is damaged. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
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    installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation
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    WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement v
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    Support ...ii Safety Instructions ...iii FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement iv W EEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement v Chapter 1 Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide
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    for optimal system efficiency, the MS-96B3 accommodates the latest AMD® Athlon 64 (Dual Core), Athlon 64 X2 (Quad Core) processors in Socket AM2 and supports four DDR2 533/667/800 DIMM slots to provide the maximum of 8GB memory capacity. In the entry-level and mid-range market segment, the
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    (Dual Core), Athlon 64 X2 (Quad Core) processor in Socket AM2 - 4-pin CPU fan pinheader with Smart Fan Speed Control FSB - Hyper Transport supporting speed up to 1 GHz (2000MT/s) Chipset - Northbridge: AMD RS690E - Southbridge: AMD SB600 M emor y - Unbuffered Non-ECC DDR2 533/667/800 SDRAM (8GB Max
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    Getting Started Connectors Rear I/O - 1 PS/2 m ouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 2 serial ports - 2 RJ-45 LAN jacks - 4 USB 2.0 ports - 1 D-Sub VGA port - 1 HDMI port Onboard Connector - 2 USB 2.0 pinheaders (4 ports) - 2 audio pinheaders - 1 SPI Flash ROM pinheader (for debugging) - 1 SPDIF-In
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top: Mous e Bottom: Keyboard Se rial Ports JPW 1 J P2 JP3 To p: LA N J ack Bottom: USB Po rts Top: L AN Jac k Bottom: USB Ports VGA Port ATX1 DIMM4 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1 JV ID HDMI Port J6 PCI _EX1 PCI _EX2 AMD RS690E PCI _EX3 PCI 1 BATT + J AU D1 JA UD
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    Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Quick Components Guide Back Panel I/O, p.2-8 JP2, JP3, p.2-15 ATX1, p.2-7 DIMM Slots, p.2-6 JPW1, p.2-7 CPU, p.2-3 J6, p.2-9 CPUFAN1, p.2-12 SYSFAN1, p.2-12 PCI-Class Slots, p.2-16 SATA1~4, p.2-10 JFP1, p.2-12 JAUD1, p.2-14
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    Hardware Setup CPU (Central Processing Unit) W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket AM2 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. Sliding Pla te Open Lever 90 degree 3. Look for
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    Hardware Setup Installing AMD Socket AM2 CPU Cooler Set W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning
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    close if the DIMM is properly seated. Important You can barely see the golden finger if the DIMM is properly inserted in the DIMM slot. 3. Manually check if the DIMM has been locked in place by the retaining clips at the sides. 4. Follow the same procedures to install more DIMMs if
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    Hardware Setup Power Supply System Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply
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    HDMI Port The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams. HDMI supports all TV format, including standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. LAN The standard
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    Hardware Setup Connector Digital IO Connector: J6 The J6 is designed to connect the General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) peripheral module. J6 9 1 10 2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 VCC5F 3 N_GPO3 4 N_GPO1 5 N_GPO2 6 N_GPO0 7 N_GPI3 8 N_GPI1 9 N_GPI2 10
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Serial ATA II Connector: SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA II interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA II device. SATA2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA3 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data
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    Hardware Setup S/PDIF-In Connector: SPDIN1 (Optional) S/PDIF-Out Connector: SPDOUT1 (Optional) This connector is used to connect S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. GND GND SPDIN1 SPDIF-In SPDOUT1 SPDIF-Out VCC VCC S/PDIF Bracket (
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    Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. W hen connecting the front panel switches and LEDs and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Reset HDD Switch LED +- -+ JFP1 9 10 1 2 -+ Power Power Switch
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    Hardware Setup Front USB Connector: JUSB1, JUSB2 This connector, compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. JUSB1/2 2 10 1 9 Pin
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    : JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JAUD1 2 10 1 9 PIN SIGNAL 1 MIC_L 2 GND 3 MIC_R 4 PRESENCE# 5 LINE out_R 6 MIC_JD 7 Front_JD 8 NC 9 LINE out_L 10 LINEout_JD HD Audio
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    Hardware Setup Jumper Serial Port Power Jumper: JP2, JP3 These jumpers specify the operation voltage of the onboard serial ports. JP2 1 JP3 1 1 +12V 1 +5V Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system
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    up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications. 32-bit PCI Slot Important When adding or removing
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    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: ² An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP. ²
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. W hen the message below appears on the screen, press key to enter Setup. Press Del to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
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    BIOS Setup Control Keys Enter> Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Select the item Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Increase the numeric value or
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard The Menu Bar Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Ad v a nc e d Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features. Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices. Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user
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    Main BIOS Setup AM I BIOS, Processor, System M emory These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system. Read only. System Time The time format is . System Date The date format is , . 3-5
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Advanced CPU Configuration These items show the advanced specifications of your CPU. Read only. 3-6
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    BIOS Setup PowerNow This setting enables/disables the generation of ACPI_PPC, _PPS, and _PCT obj ec ts . AMD Overclocking Configuration Processor Frequency Multiplier This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock speed of the processor relative to the external or
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    if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually. [LBA/Large Mode] Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Ad- dressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors [Block
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    Super IO Configuration BIOS Setup Serial Port 1 / 2 Address Select an address and a corresponding interrupt for the serial port. 3-9
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Hardware Health Configuration These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans' speeds. Fan Type Setting This setting specifies the pin numbers of the CPU fan power connector. CPU FAN Mode
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    ACPI Settings BIOS Setup General ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are: [S1 (
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    will be used to restore the system when a "wake up" event occurs. Auto arrange. Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] if your need to use any USB device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to [Disabled] only
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    Boot BIOS Setup Boot Settings Configuration 3-13
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    Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. PS/2 M ouse Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a PS/2-interfaced mouse in the operating system. Boot Device Priority 3-14
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    BIOS Setup 1st Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. First press to enter the sub-menu. Then you may use the arrow keys ( -¯ ) to select the desired device, then press , or , key to
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Security Supervisor Password / Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password. User Password / Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot.
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    Chipset BIOS Setup NorthBridge Configuration These items show the DRAM timing. Read only. 3-17
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard South Bridge Configuration USB 1.1 OCHI Controllers, USB 2.0 EHCI Controller This settings allow you to enable/disable the onboard USB1.1/ 2.0 controller. AM D 690E Configuration 3-18
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    /disables the multifunction option of the onboard video. Surround View SURROUNDVIEW ™ provides the power and convenience of multi-adapter, multi-monitor support for computers that use an AGP- or PCI Express®-based graphics card in conjunction with ATI integrated graphics processors (IGPs). Primary
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Onboard Peripherals Configuration Onboard LAN OPTROM The setting enables/disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROM during bootup. Selecting [Disabled] will speed up the boot process. 3-20
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    Power BIOS Setup Power Management/APM Setting to [Enabled] will activate an Adcanced Power Management (APM) device to enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock. Restore on AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs.
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    MS-96B3 Mainboard Exit Save Changes and Exit Save changes to CMOS and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility. Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility. Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default
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MS-96B3 (V2.X) Mainboard