MSI K7D Master-L User manual
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Version 1.1
G52-MA00571
MS-6501 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard
MSI
MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL
K7D Master
K7D Master-L
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Manual Rev: 1.1
Release Date: March 2002
FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip-
ment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-
dance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.
Notice 1
The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party respon-
sible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2
Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to
comply with the emission limits.
VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU
RESEAU.
Micro-Star International MS-6501
Tested to comply
with FCC Standard
For Home or Office Use
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Edition
March 2002
Copyright Notice
The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document,
but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products
are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes
without notice.
Trademarks
All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
Intel®and Pentium®are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
Windows®95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
Netware®is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.
Award®is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
AMI®is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
Revision History
Revision Revision History Date
V1.1 Add LAN, USB ports, March 2002
JUSB1
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1. Read the safety instructions carefully.
2. Save this User’s Guide for possible use later.
3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.
4. Lay this equipment on a stable and flat surface before setting it up.
5. The openings on the enclosure are used for air convection and to prevent
the equipment from overheating. Note: Do not cover the openings.
6. Make sure that the power voltage is within its safety range and has been
adjusted properly to the value of 110/220V before connecting the equip-
ment to the power inlet.
7. Place the power cord in a way that people are unlikely to step on it. Do not
place anything on the power cord.
8. Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.
9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage the equipment
or cause an electrical shock.
11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a
service personnel:
zthe power cord or plug is damaged
zliquid has penetrated into the equipment
zthe equipment has been exposed to moisture
zthe equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according
to User’s Guide
zthe equipment was dropped and damaged
zthe equipment has obvious signs of breakage
12. Do not leave the equipment in an unconditioned environment with a stor-
age temperature of 600 C (1400F) or above, which may damage the
equipment.
Safety Instructions
CAUTION: To prevent explosion caused by improper battery
replacement, use the same or equivalent type of battery recommended
by the manufacturer only.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................ 1-1
Mainboard Specification ...................................................................... 1-2
Mainboard Layout ............................................................................... 1-4
Quick Components Guide .................................................................... 1-6
MSI Special Features ........................................................................... 1-7
PC Alert™ III ................................................................................. 1-7
Fuzzy Logic™ III ........................................................................... 1-8
D-LED™ & D-Bracket™ ................................................................ 1-9
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup ...................................................................... 2-1
Central Processing Unit: CPU .............................................................. 2-2
CPU Installation Procedures ......................................................... 2-3
Thermal Issue for CPU .................................................................. 2-4
CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure ......................................... 2-5
CPU Clock Frequency Selection: JFSB1 ........................................ 2-5
Recommended Computer Case and Axial Fans ............................. 2-6
Memory Installation ............................................................................. 2-7
DDR Module Combination ............................................................ 2-8
DDR Module Installation Procedures ........................................... 2-9
Power Supply ..................................................................................... 2-10
ATX 20-Pin Power Supply: JPWR1 ............................................. 2-10
ATX 12V Power Connector: J4 .................................................... 2-11
Back Panel .......................................................................................... 2-12
Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 ....................................................... 2-12
Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 ................................................... 2-13
Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM B ................................... 2-13
LAN Connector ........................................................................... 2-14
USB Connectors .......................................................................... 2-14
Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 ...................................................... 2-15
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Audio Port Connectors ............................................................... 2-16
Joystick/Midi Connectors ........................................................... 2-16
Connectors ......................................................................................... 2-17
Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 ........................................... 2-17
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ........................................... 2-18
Case Connector: JFP1 & JFP2 ..................................................... 2-19
CD-In Connector: JCD1 ............................................................... 2-20
Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 .................................................. 2-20
Modem-In Connector: JPHN1 ..................................................... 2-20
Wake On Ring Connector: JWR1 ................................................ 2-21
Wake On LAN Connector: JWL1 ................................................ 2-21
CPUFAN1/CPUFAN2/PSFAN1/SYSFAN/NBFAN1 ..................... 2-22
USB Front Panel Connector: JUSB1 ............................................ 2-23
D-Bracket™ Connector: JDB1 ..................................................... 2-24
IrDA Infrared Module Connector: JIR1 ....................................... 2-25
Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 .................................. 2-26
Jumpers .............................................................................................. 2-27
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 ........................................................ 2-27
Slots ................................................................................................... 2-28
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Pro Slot .................................. 2-28
PCI Slots ...................................................................................... 2-28
PCI Interrupt Request Routing .................................................... 2-29
Chapter 3. AWARD® BIOS Setup ............................................................ 3-1
Entering Setup ...................................................................................... 3-2
Control Keys ................................................................................. 3-2
Getting Help .................................................................................. 3-3
The Main Menu ................................................................................... 3-4
Standard CMOS Features .................................................................... 3-6
Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................... 3-8
Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................... 3-11
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Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-14
Power Management Setup ................................................................. 3-19
PNP/PCI Configurations ..................................................................... 3-23
PC Health Status ................................................................................ 3-25
Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................ 3-26
Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults ..................................................... 3-27
Set Supervisor/User Password ........................................................... 3-28
Appendix A: Installing Drivers ................................................................. A-1
Driver Installation for Windows 2000/XP ............................................ A-2
Installing Intel Ethernet LAN Driver ................................................... A-3
Installing AMD 762 Chipset Driver ..................................................... A-4
Installing AMD EIDE Driver ............................................................... A-6
Installing AMD 768 Chipset Driver ..................................................... A-9
LargePageMinimum .......................................................................... A-10
AMD AC97 Audio Driver ................................................................. A-11
Appendix B: USB 2.0 Controller Card ...................................................... B-1
Acknowledgements ............................................................................ B-2
Introduction ........................................................................................ B-4
Features ........................................................................................ B-4
System Requirements ................................................................... B-5
Hardware Installation .......................................................................... B-6
Software Installation ........................................................................... B-7
Windows®98SE Setup ................................................................. B-7
Windows®ME Setup ................................................................. B-14
Windows®2000 Setup ................................................................ B-16
Windows®XP Setup .................................................................. B-18
Glossary .................................................................................................... G-1
1-1
Getting Started
Chapter 1. Getting Started 1
Getting Started
Thank you for your purchase of the MSI mainboard. The MS-6501 V1.X
ATX mainboard is an excellent computer mainboard based on the innovative
AMD-762™ & 768™ chipsets, which supports the dual AMD Athlon™ MP
processors series and provides you a cost-effective solution to meet your
needs.
TOPICS
Mainboard Specification 1-2
Mainboard Layout 1-4
Quick Components Guide 1-6
MSI Special Features 1-7
1-2
Chapter 1
CPU
Supports dual Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD Athlon™ MP processors
Supports Athlon MP 2100+or higher
Chipset
AMD-762™chipset (949BGA)
- Supports 200MHz High speed, split transaction system bus
- A 66/33MHz 64/32bit PCI 2.2 compliant bus interface supports up to seven
bus masters
-The66MHzAGP2.0compliantinterfacesupports1x,2x,and4xdatatransfer
mode
AMD-768™chipset (492BGA)
- Host (primary) PCI bus utilizes a 66 MHz, 32-bit interface.
- Enhanced IDE controller (through ATA100)
- LPC bus to connect peripherals such as super IO and BIOS
- Extensive ACPI-compliant power management logic
- IO APIC controller
- AC97 soft audio controller
ClockGenerator
100/133MHz clocks are supported (266 MHz Internal System Bus)
MainMemory
Supports eight memory banks using four 184-pin unbuffered DDR DIMMs
Supports DDR SDRAM DIMM
Supports a maximum memory size of 4GB (registered DDR only).
Slots
One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Pro Slot (4X mode)
Two 64-bit/66MHz and three 32-bit/33MHz PCI Slots
Supports 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface
Mainboard Specification
Note: Because of limitations imposed by the personal computer architecture
and BIOS, the user-accessible memory is less than 4 Gbytes even if 4 Gbytes
of physical memory is installed.
1-3
Getting Started
On-Board IDE
An IDE controller on the AMD-768™ chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM
with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 100 operation modes
Can connect up to four IDE devices
Audio
Chip Integrated
- Direct Sound AC97 Audio
On-BoardPeripherals
On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mbytes.
- 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B)
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 4 USB ports (2 Rear Connectors / 2 Front Pin Headers)
-1IrDA/HPconnectorforSIR/CIR/FIR/ASKIRHPSIR
- 1 audio/game port
Network(K7DMaster-L)
Intel®82551QMLANController
-Integrated IEEE802.310-BaseT&100-BaseTXPHY
BIOS
The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” function which detects the
peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function
which records your mainboard specifications.
Dimension
ATXFormFactor: 30.5cm x25.2cm
Mounting
9 mounting holes
Others
PC Alert System Hardware Monitor
Suspends to RAM/Disk
FuzzyLogic
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