Micro Star Computer G52-72601X1 Packing Checklist

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Getting Started

Packing Checklist

SATA Cable

MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD

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product you purchased.

Back IO Shield User’s Guide

Standard Cable for

IDE Devices Standard Cable for

Floppy Disk

Power Cable

Contents

Main ii Copyright Notice Trademarks Revision History Technical Support iii Safety Instructions iv FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Micro-Star International MS-7260 Page Page Page viii CONTENTS ix x Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 1-3 1-4 K9N Neo Series (MS-7260 v1.X) ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout 1-5 Packing Checklist 1-6 MSI Special Feature Core Center 1-7 Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2 2-2 Quick Components Guide 2-3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2-4 O CPU Installation Procedures for Socket AM2 2-5 Installing AMD Socket AM2 CPU Cooler Set 2-6 Memory Dual-Channel Memory Population Rules 2-7 Installing DDRII Modules 2-8 Power Supply ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX2 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 2-9 Important Notification about Power Issue 2-10 Back Panel 2-11 2-12 Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ATA133 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 2-13 Serial ATA cable Serial ATA II Connectors: SATA1~SATA4 2-14 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 & NBFAN1 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 CD-In Connector: JCD1 2-15 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 2-16 Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2 & JUSB3 2-17 Hardware Setup JFP2 Pin Definition JFP1 Pin Definition Front Panel Connectors: JFP1/JFP2 JFP1 JFP2 2-18 Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 2-19 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots Slots 2-20 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots PCI Interrupt Request Routing 3-1 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-2 Entering Setup Press DEL to enter SETUP 3-3 Getting Help General Help <F1> Control Keys The Main Menu 3-4 3-5 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 3-7 3-8 Advanced BIOS Features 3-9 3-10 3-11 Advanced Chipset Features 3-12 Integrated Peripherals 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-16 Power Management Setup 3-17 Page 3-19 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-20 3-21 H/W Monitor 3-22 Page 3-24 Cell Menu 3-25 Page 3-27 BIOS Setting Password Page A-2 Installation for Windows 2000/XP Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver Page Page A-5 Sound Effect A-6 A-7 A-8 Mixer Page A-10 A-11 A-12 Audio I/O A-13 A-14 A-15 Microphone Page A-17 Information A-18 Hardware Setup A-19 A-20 A-21 nVidia RAID B-1 Appendix B B-2 Introduction System Requirement Operating System Support NVRAID supports the following operating systems: Windows XP RAID Arrays Summary of RAID Configurations RAID Configuration Basic Configuration Instructions Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS B-4 B-5 - Define a New Array - B-6 B-7 Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array) B-8 NVIDIA IDE Drive/ RAID Utility Installation B-9 Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array) B-10 Initializing and Using the Disk Array B-11 B-12 Viewing RAID Array Configurations NVRAID Management Utility B-13 Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk B-14 B-15 Page B-17 Morphing From One RAID Array to Another B-18 Hot Plug Array B-19 Initializing a RAID Array B-20 Page B-22 Rebuilding a RAID Array B-23 B-24 B-25 Synchronizing a RAID Array Page nVidia System Driver Installation C-2 NVIDIA System Driver