MSI 845 PRO4 Instruction Manual

MSI MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL MS-6391 ATX Mainboard Version 1.0 G52-MA00362 I 845 PRO4

Introduction1-3On-Board PeripheralsOn-Board Peripherals include:- One floppy port supports two FDDs with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB.- Tw

Chapter 11-4MS-6391 ATX MainboardMainboard LayoutAGP SlotBATT+ICH2F_P1F_P2 (optional)USB1 USB2(optional)JGL1JBAT1J3JGS1S_FAN1IR2 (optional)IR1JP1

Introduction1-5Quick Components GuideComponent Function ReferenceSocket 478 Installing CPU p. 2-2DIMM 1~3 Installing DIMMs p. 2-7ATX Power Connector I

Hardware Setup2-1Hardware SetupThis chapter provides you with the information about hardwaresetup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful

Chapter 22-2The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in FC-PGA2package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPUinstallati

Hardware Setup2-3CPU Core Speed Derivation ProcedureIf CPU Clock = 100MHzCore/Bus ratio = 14then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio= 100MHz

Chapter 22-4Installing the CPU FanAs processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higherperformance, thermal managment becomes increasingly import

Hardware Setup2-54. Press the two levers down tofasten the fan. Each lever canbe pressed down in onlyONE direction.5. Connect the fan power cablefrom

Chapter 22-6Synchronous DRAM is a type of dynamic RAM memory chip that hasbeen widely used starting in the latter part of the 1990s. SDRAMs are based

Hardware Setup2-7Memory Installation ProceduresYou can install memory modules in any combination as follows:Installing DIMM Modules1. The DIMM slot ha

IIManual Rev : 1.0Release Date : Jul. 2001 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference StatementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l

Chapter 22-8The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system.Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that allcompone

Hardware Setup2-9PIN SIGNAL 11 3.3V 12 -12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 -5V 19 5V 20 5VPIN SIGNAL 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4

Chapter 22-10The Back Panel provides the following connectors:Mouse ConnectorThe mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN con-nector for att

Hardware Setup2-11Keyboard ConnectorThe mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DINconnector for attaching a PS/2® keyboard. You can plug a

Chapter 22-12Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM BThe mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serialport COM A and COM B. The ports are

Hardware Setup2-13LAN Jack (RJ-45) (optional)The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connectionto Local Area Network (LAN). You can connec

Chapter 22-14Parallel Port Connector: LPT1The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector forLPT. A parallel port is a standard printer po

Hardware Setup2-15ConnectorsThe mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD,case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and fans.Floppy Disk D

Chapter 22-16Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA33/66/100 controller that provides PIO mode

Hardware Setup2-17Fan Power Connectors: P_FAN1/C_FAN1/S_FAN1The C_FAN1 (processor fan), S_FAN1 (system fan) and P_FAN1(power supply fan) support syste

IIICopyright NoticeThe material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STARINTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of th

Chapter 22-18Case Connector: F_P1 & F_P2 (optional)The case connector block F_P1 allows you to connect the PowerSwitch, Reset Switch, Power LED, S

Hardware Setup2-19Power SwitchConnect to a 2-pin push button switch.Reset SwitchReset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning thepower

Chapter 22-20Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1Attach a power saving switch to this connector. Pressing theswitch once will have the system enter th

Hardware Setup2-21Power Saving LED Connector: JGL1JGL1 is connected to a power saving LED. There are two types ofLED that you can use: 3-pin or 2-pin

Chapter 22-22Wake On Ring/Wake On LAN Connectors: JMDM1/JWOL1Wake On Ring (JMDM1) connector allows you to connect to amodem card with Wake On Ring fun

Hardware Setup2-23CD-In ConnectorThis connector allows you to connect to CD-ROM audio connector.AUX Line-In ConnectorThis connector is used for a DVD

Chapter 22-24IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR1 & IR2 (optional)These connectors allow you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules.You must configure

Hardware Setup2-25USB PC To PC Connector: USB1 & USB2 (optional)The mainboard provides two Front USB (Universal Serial Bus)pin headers that allow

Chapter 22-26Front Panel Audio Header: JAUDIO1 &JAUDIO2(optional)You can connect an optional audio connector to the Front PanelAudio Header. JAUD

Hardware Setup2-27Caution!!!If you don’t want to connect to the optional frontaudio, pins 6 and 15, 7 and 16 have to be shortedby jumper caps in order

IVSafety Instructions1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.3. Keep this equipment away from

Chapter 22-28JumpersThe mainboard provides the following jumpers for you to set thecomputer’s function. This section will mention how to change yourm

Hardware Setup2-29Onboard Audio Jumper: JP1 (optional)This jumper is used to enable/disable the onboard soft audiocodec.Auto(default)DisabledJP113

Chapter 22-30SlotsAGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) SlotThe AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP isan interface specification design

Hardware Setup2-31ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Slot (optional)The ISA slot provides one 16-bit interface that are used to addexpansion card to

Award® BIOS Setup3-1This mainboard uses Award® BIOS ROM that has a built-in Setupprogram to allow users to modify the basic system configuration. Th

Chapter 33-2Power on the computer. When the below message appears brieflyat the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press<D

Award® BIOS Setup3-3After entering the Setup program, the first screen you will see isthe Main menu.Main MenuThe Main menu lists the setup functions

Chapter 33-4Once you enter Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the MainMenu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to selectfrom twelve setu

Award® BIOS Setup3-5Power Management SetupUse this menu to specify your settings of power management.PnP/PCI ConfigurationsThis entry appears if your

Chapter 33-6Standard CMOS FeaturesThe items in Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 13categories. Each category includes none, one or more th

VContentsChatper 1 Introduction ... 1-1Mainboard Specifications ...

Award® BIOS Setup3-7Time (hh:mm:ss)This item allows you to set the system to the time that you specify (usuallythe current time). The time format i

Chapter 33-8Drive A/BThe two items allow you to set the type of floppy drivers installed. Avail-able options are [None], [360K, 5.25 in], [1.2M, 5.25

Award® BIOS Setup3-9Advanced BIOS FeaturesAnti-Virus ProtectionThis item allows you to choose the virus-warning feature for IDE harddisk boot sector

Chapter 33-10CPU L1 & L2 CacheCache memory is additional memory that is much faster than the systemmemory. When the CPU requests data, the system

Award® BIOS Setup3-11Seek FloppyThis function allows the system to check if floppy installed or uninstalledwhen booting up the computer. Available o

Chapter 33-12Security OptionThis item allows you to limit access to the system and Setup program, orjust to Setup program. When set to [Setup], the s

Award® BIOS Setup3-13BIOS Flash Write ControlThe item is used to enable or disable the BIOS Flash Write Control fornon-Award flash utility. Select [

Chapter 33-14Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipsetItem HelpMenu Level 8Configure DRAM Timing [by SPD] CAS# Latency

Award® BIOS Setup3-15RAS# to CAS# DelayThis item allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RASstrobe signals, used when DRAM is written

Chapter 33-16AGP Aperture Size (MB)This item allows you to select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port(AGP) aperture. Aperture is a portion of t

VILAN Jack (RJ-45) (optional) ... 2-13Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 ...

Award® BIOS Setup3-17Item HelpMenu Level 8CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award SoftwareIntegrated Peripherales↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select

Chapter 33-18OnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDEThe integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface withsupport for two IDE channels. Select

Award® BIOS Setup3-19AC’97 AudioThis item allows you to enable/disable the 845 chipset’s feature tosupport AC97 Audio.AC’97 ModemThis item allows you

Chapter 33-20RxD, TxD ActiveThis item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD. Availableoptions are [Hi,Hi], [Lo,Lo], [Lo,Hi], and [Hi,Lo].IR

Award® BIOS Setup3-21Onboard Midi PortThe items disable or assign the address of the Midi port.Midi IRQ SelectThe item specifies an IRQ for the Midi

Chapter 33-22The Power Management Setup allows you to configure yousystem to most effectively save energy while operating in a mannerconsistent with y

Award® BIOS Setup3-23IPCA FunctionThis item allows you to set ACPI (Advanced Configuration and PowerManagement) function. Available options are [Ena

Chapter 33-24Suspend Time OutWhen enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devicesexcept the CPU will be shut off. Available options

Award® BIOS Setup3-25CPU THRM-ThrottlingThis item allows you to select the CPU THRM-Throttling rate.Available options are [12.5%], [25.0%], [37.5%],

Chapter 33-26Power AgainThis item determines how the system will power on after a power failure.Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off statePo

VIIAdvanced BIOS Features ... 3-9Advanced Chipset Features ...

Award® BIOS Setup3-27This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI(Personal Computer Interconnect) is a system which allows I/O devices

Chapter 33-28Resource Controlled ByThe Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automaticallyconfigure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatibl

Award® BIOS Setup3-29PC Health StatusThis section helps you to get more information about yoursystem including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage

Chapter 33-30Power FanThis item shows the status of power supply’s fan.CPU FanThis item shows the status of CPU’s fan.VcoreThis item shows the current

Award® BIOS Setup3-31This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control.CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award SoftwareFrequency/Vo

Chapter 33-32CPU FSB Clock (Mhz)This item specifies the clock frequency of CPU host bus (FSB) and pro-vides a method for end users to overclock the pr

Award® BIOS Setup3-33Load Fail-Safe/Optimized DefaultsThe two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of theBIOS settings to the default

Chapter 33-34CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright(C) 1984-2001 Award Software8Standard CMOS Features8Advanced BIOS Features8Advanced Chipset Features8Integr

Award® BIOS Setup3-35You determine when the password is required within the BIOSFeatures Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option

Chapter 33-36When you finish the changes and want to quit the Setup program,select Save & Exit Setup. A message as below will appear on the scree

Introduction1-1Introduction1The 845 Pro4 (MS-6391) ATX mainboard is a high-performancecomputer mainboard based on Intel® 82845 & 82801BA chipsets.

A-1GlossaryAppendix A: USB PC to PCNetworking FunctionGlossaryAACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface)This power management specification

Appendix AA-2BusA set of hardware lines within the computer system, through which thedata is transferred among different components. In a PC, the ter

A-3GlossaryDMA (direct memory access)A transfer mode between the main memory and the peripheral devicesthat without passing through the CPU. Using th

Appendix AA-4IEEE 1394A new, high speed external bus standard, also known as FireWire oriLink, which supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps fo

A-5GlossaryPnP (Plug and Play)A set of specifications that allows a PC to configure itself automaticallyto work with peripherals. The user can "

Chapter 11-2CPUSupport Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in FC-PGA2 packageSupport 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz and up to 2GHzChipsetIntel® 845 chipset (593 FC-BGA)- Supp