MSI MS-7226 (V1.X) User Manual

iK9N Diamond SeriesMS-7226 (V1.X) MainboardG52-72261X1

xPower On...A-15Power Off / Restart...

MS-7226 MainboardB-12EAX CONSOLEClick on the EAX console icon to enter its configuration screen.Here you can to configure the Sound Blaster Audigy pr

B-13Creative Sound BlasterKaraoke: Creating instant karaoke musicFirst, you have to check the Enable Karaoke item to enable its configuraion maen.Then

MS-7226 MainboardB-14CMSS 3D: Simulating Surround SoundCreative MultiSpeaker Surround (CMSS) 3D makes ordinary two-channel (Left andRight Stereo) soun

B-15Creative Sound BlasterTime Scaling: Varying the speed of playbackKaraoke fans and musicians may sometimes wish to slow a song down (or speed itup)

MS-7226 MainboardB-16GRAPHIC EQUALIZERClick on the player icon to enter its configuration screen.Creative Graphic Equalizer (EQ) is designed to improv

C-1nVidia RAIDnVidia RAIDAppendix CNVIDIA brings Redundant Array of Independent Disks(RAID) technology—which is used by the world’s lead-ing businesse

MS-7226 MainboardC-2IntroductionSystem RequirementOperating System SupportNVRAID supports the following operating systems:Windows XPRAID ArraysNVRAID

C-3nVidia RAIDRAID ConfigurationBasic Configuration InstructionsThe following are the basic steps for configuring NVRAID:Non-Bootable RAID Array1. Cho

MS-7226 MainboardC-4Understanding the “Define a New Array” WindowUse the Define a New Array window to• Select the RAID Mode• Set up the Striping Block

C-5nVidia RAIDUsing the Define a New Array WindowIf necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field ishighlighted

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MS-7226 MainboardC-6Completing the RAID BIOS Setup1.After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data promptappears.2.Press Y if yo

C-7nVidia RAIDInstalling the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array)1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and theWindows

MS-7226 MainboardC-84.Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation. Be sure to leave the floppydisk inserted in the floppy drive until the blu

C-9nVidia RAIDNVIDIA RAID Utility InstallationInstalling the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows(for Non-bootable RAID Array)The existing Windows IDE P

MS-7226 MainboardC-10Initializing and Using the Disk ArrayThe RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows.1.Launch Computer Management by

C-11nVidia RAID5.Check the disk in the list if you want to make the array a dynamic disk, then clickNext. The Completing the Initialize and Convert Di

MS-7226 MainboardC-12There is an application called NVRAIDMAN which helps you perform the followingtasks of nVDIA RAID.• Viewing RAID Array Configurat

C-13nVidia RAIDSetting Up a Spare RAID DiskYou can designate a hard drive to be used as a spare drive for a RAID 1, RAID 0+1or RAID 5 array. The spare

MS-7226 MainboardC-14Assigning a Dedicated DiskTo mark a disk as dedicated, or reserve it for use by a specific array,Step 1: Mark the Disk as a Free

C-15nVidia RAID3. Click Next.The RAID Array Selection page appears.4. From the Free Disk Selection page, select one of the two free disks available.Th

1-1Getting StartedGetting StartedChapter 1Thank you for choosing the K9N Diamond Series (MS-7226 v1.X) ATX mainboard. The K9N Diamond Seriesmainboards

MS-7226 MainboardC-16Removing a Dedicated DiskOnce a dedicated disk has been assigned to a particular array, it can be removed atany time. To remove t

C-17nVidia RAIDMorphing From One RAID Array to AnotherIn a traditional RAID environment, when a user wants to change the current state ofa disk or a c

MS-7226 MainboardC-18Hot Plug ArrayWith respect to RAID, hot plugging is the ability to add a disk to a system safely andwithout causing problems for

C-19nVidia RAID2 Click Next and the following screen shot will appear:3 Connect the RAID disk that you want to use with any given RAID array.4 Click N

MS-7226 MainboardC-201 From the NVRAIDMAN window, right click on any available free disk and selectCreate Array as show in Figure below.2 The Create

C-21nVidia RAID8 Click OK. The Clearing System Data screen appears again with the Initialize Arraycheck box checked as shown below.9 Click Next, the

MS-7226 MainboardC-22Rebuilding a RAID ArrayRebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in thearray. This applies on

C-23nVidia RAID4. Click Next. The Disk Selection page appears.5. Select the drive that you want to rebuild by clicking it from the list, then click Ne

MS-7226 MainboardC-24During the rebuilding process, the NVRAID Management utility screen shows thestatus under the System Tasks and Details sections.M

C-25nVidia RAIDSynchronizing a RAID ArraySynchronizing an array will force a rebuild of redundancy or parity. The operation isapplicable to any fault

MS-7226 Mainboard1-2Processor Support- AMD® Athlon 64/ FX/ X2 and Sempron in the socket AM2 package(For the latest information about CPU, please visit

D-1Installation of nVidia System DrivernVidia System DriverAppendix DMSI provides a setup CD along with your mainboard,which contains the required dri

MS-7226 MainboardD-2Click on the Driver tab and the screen below will display.NVIDIA System DriverThis driver is only available for Windows 2000 and W

D-3Installation of nVidia System Driver2.Then the following screen displays the available components to install. All thecomponents shown here will be

MS-7226 MainboardD-4ImportantThe installation of NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager.It is a software firewall to protect the softwar

D-5Installation of nVidia System Driver1. Click on the Utility tab and the screen below will display.2. Then click on the NVIDIA Utility tab and the s

E-1Dual Core CenterDual Core CenterDual CoreCenter, the most useful and powerful utilitythat MSI has spent much research and efforts todevelop, helps

E-2MS-7226 MainboardActivating Dual Core CenterOnce you have your Dual Core Center installed (locate the setup source file in thesetup CD accompanying

E-3Dual Core CenterMainBefore using this utility, we have to remind you: only when installing the MSI V044/V046 or V060 graphics card can activate the

E-4MS-7226 MainboardAV/ Game/ Office/ Silence/ CoolMSI provides five common settings for different environments. The settingshad been set to optimal v

E-5Dual Core CenterDOT (Dynamic OverClocking)Dynamic Overclocking Technology is an automatic overclocking function, included inthe MSITM’s newly devel

1-3Getting StartedConnectorsBack panel- 1 PS/2 mouse port- 1 PS/2 keyboard port.- 1 Serial port- 1 Parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode- 1 IEEE 1

E-6MS-7226 MainboardClockIn the Clock sub-menu, you can see clock status (including FSB/ CPU clock ofmainboard and GPU/ memory clock of graphics card)

E-7Dual Core CenterVoltageIn the Voltage sub-menu, you can see voltage status (including Vcore, memory, GPUvoltage... etc.) of your system, and you ca

E-8MS-7226 MainboardFAN SpeedIn the FAN Speed sub-menu, you can read fan status of your system. Select higherspeed for better cooling effect. There ar

E-9Dual Core CenterTemperatureIn the Temperature sub-menu, you can see temperature status of your system.On the underside, it shows the graphs of the

E-10MS-7226 MainboardUser ProfileIn the User Profile sub-menu, click the setting button that besides the user profilebar, and the next screen will app

E-11Dual Core CenterUse the draw bar to set the max system temperature. When the system temperatureexceeds the threshold you defined, the system will

MS-7226 Mainboard1-4K9N Diamond Series(MS-7226 v1.X) ATX MainboardMainboard LayoutPCI 2JCD1JAUD1J1394_1J1394_2JUSB1SATA2SATA3SATA4SATA5SATA6JDB1PWRFA

1-5Getting StartedPacking ChecklistPower CableSATA CableUser’s GuideMSI motherboardMSI Driver/Utility CD* The pictures are for reference only and may

2-1Hardware SetupHardware SetupChapter 2This chapter provides you with the information abouthardware setup procedures. While doing the installation,be

2-2MS-7226 MainboardDDRII DIMMs, p.2-6JFP1, p.2-18Back PanelI/O, p.2-10JPW1, p.2-8IDE1, p.2-12JPWR1, p.2-8PCI Slots,p.2-24JUSB1~3, p.2-16SATA1~6,p.2-1

2-3Hardware SetupThe mainboard supports AMD® Athlon64/ X2/ FX & Sempron processors. The mainboarduses a CPU socket called Socket AM2 (940-pin) for

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2-4MS-7226 MainboardCPU Installation Procedures for Socket AM21.Please turn off the power andunplug the power cord beforeinstalling the CPU.2.Pull the

2-5Hardware SetupInstalling AMD Socket AM2 CPU Cooler SetWhen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and acooling fan attached

2-6MS-7226 MainboardMemoryThe mainboard provides four 240-pin non-ECC DDRII DIMMs and supports up to 8GBsystem memory.For more information on compatib

2-7Hardware SetupImportant-DDRII modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDRII standard isnot backwards compatible. You should always install

2-8MS-7226 MainboardPower SupplyPIN SIGNAL13 +3.3V14 -12V15 GND16 PS-ON#17 GND18 GND19 GND20 Res21 +5V22 +5V23 +5V24 GNDPIN SIGNAL 1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 G

2-9Hardware SetupImportant Notification about Power IssueNForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore thisissue mostly

2-10MS-7226 MainboardBack PanelKeyboardUSB PortsL-InMouse1394PortLANParallel PortRS-OutCS-OutS/PDIF-OutL-OutMicSerial Port Mouse/Keyboard ConnectorThe

2-11Hardware Setup USB ConnectorsThe OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root is for attachingUSB devices such as keyboard, mou

2-12MS-7226 MainboardConnectorsFloppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1This standard FDD connector supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppydisk type

2-13Hardware SetupPIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL1 GND 2 TXP3 TXN 4 GND5 RXN 6 RXP7 GNDPin DefinitionConnect to SATA connectorTake out the dust coverand connect

iiiSafety InstructionsCAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by th

2-14MS-7226 MainboardFan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1, NBFAN1 & PWRFAN1The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When c

2-15Hardware SetupFront Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect the front panel audioand is compliant

2-16MS-7226 MainboardFront USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2 & JUSB3The mainboard provides USB 2.0 pinheaders (optional USB 2.0 bracket available) that

2-17Hardware SetupIEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1/ J1394_2The mainboard provides IEEE1394 pinheader that allow you to connect IEEE 1394ports via an exte

2-18MS-7226 MainboardPIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION1 HD_LED + Hard disk LED pull-up2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up3 HD_LED - Hard disk active LED4 FP PWR/SLP MSG

2-19Hardware SetupD-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to connect to D-Bracket™ 2. D-Bracket™ 2 is an externa

2-20MS-7226 MainboardButtonThe motherboard provides the following button for you to set the computer’s function.This section will explain how to chang

2-21Hardware SetupPCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express SlotsPCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for Des

2-22MS-7226 MainboardIf you intend to use the SLI mode for better graphics performance, please refer to thefollowing instructions.1.Install two graphi

2-23Hardware Setup2. After the hardware installation is completed, restart the system and install the NVSLI driver/utility. A configuration panel will

ivFCC-B Radio Frequency Interference StatementThis equipment has beentested and found to complywith the limits for a Class Bdigital device, pursuant t

2-24MS-7226 Mainboard32-bit PCI SlotPCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) SlotsThe PCI slots support LAN cards, SCSI cards, USB cards, and other add

3-1BIOS SetupChapter 3BIOS SetupThis chapter provides information on the BIOS Setupprogram and allows you to configure the system foroptimum use.You

3-2MS-7226 MainboardEntering SetupImportant1.The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are undercontinuous update for better system

3-3BIOS SetupGetting HelpAfter entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.Main MenuThe main menu lists the setup functions

3-4MS-7226 Mainboard Standard CMOS FeaturesUse this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS FeaturesUse this menu

3-5BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe DefaultsUse this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable systemperformance. Load Optimized Defa

3-6MS-7226 MainboardThe items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Usethe arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the

3-7BIOS Setup Device/ Vender/ Size/ LBA Mode/ Block Mode/ PIO Mode/ Async DMA/Ultra DMA/ S.M.A.R.T.It will showing the device information that you con

3-8MS-7226 MainboardThis sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of yoursystem (read only). Halt OnThe setting determines w

3-9BIOS Setup Full Screen LOGO DisplayThis item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are:[Enabled] Shows a still image

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3-10MS-7226 Mainboard 1st/2nd/3rd Boot DeviceThe items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attemptsto load the disk operating sys

3-11BIOS SetupHyper Transport MCP55 Configuration LDT (AM2) to C51 (NB) FreqAuto[Enabled] Auto Detect HT frequency.[Disabled] Manual to setting HT fre

3-12MS-7226 Mainboard USB / USB 2.0 ControllerThis setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB 1.1/ 2.0 controller. Legacy USB SupportSelect

3-13BIOS Setup OnBoard IDE ControllerThis item allows you to enable/ disable IDE Controller. PCI IDE BusMasterThis item allows you to enable/ disable

3-14MS-7226 Mainboard IR FunctionThis setting allows you to enable or disable the IR function. Parallel PortThere is a built-in parallel port on the o

3-15BIOS Setup ACPI FunctionThis item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power ManagementInterface) Function. If your operating syste

3-16MS-7226 Mainboard Re-Call VGA BIOS From S3When ACPI Standby State is set to [S3/STR], users can select the options in thisfield. Selecting [Yes] a

3-17BIOS Setup Resume by PCIE DeviceWhen set to [Enabled], the feature allows your system to be awakened from thepower saving modes through any event

3-18MS-7226 Mainboard Primary Graphics AdapterThis setting specifies which graphics card is your primary graphics adapter. Settingsare:[PCIE1 -> PC

3-19BIOS Setup IRQ Resource SetupPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15These items spec

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3-20MS-7226 Mainboard Chassis IntrusionThe field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion statusand issuing a warning messag

3-21BIOS Setup System/ CPU Temperature, SYSTEM FAN/ CPU FAN/ NB FAN Speed, CPUVcore, 12.0V, 3.3V, 5.0V,These items display the current status of all o

3-22MS-7226 Mainboard Current DRAM Clock/ CPU Clock/ FSB Multiplier/ CPU VoltageThese items show the current clocks of CPU and Memory speed. Read-only

3-23BIOS Setup[Disabled] Disable Dynamic Overclocking.[Private] 1st level of overclocking, increasing the frequency by 1%.[Sergeant] 2nd level of over

3-24MS-7226 Mainboard CPU ConfigurationPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. CPU Ratio/VID ChangeSetting to Manu

3-25BIOS Setup MCT Timing ModeThis field has the capacity to automatically detect all of the DRAM timing. If youset this field to [Manual], the follow

3-26MS-7226 Mainboard SoftWare Memory holeWhen the MCT Timing Mode is set to [Manual], the field is adjustable. EnableMemory Remapping Around Memory H

3-27BIOS Setup Auto Disable PCI ClkThis item is used to auto detect the PCI slots. When set to [Enabled], the system willremove (turn off) clocks from

3-28MS-7226 Mainboard nVidia LinkBoost TechnologyPress <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. NB<->SB LinkBoost S

3-29BIOS SetupCPU and Memory Clock OverclockingThe CPU Frequency / CPU Dynamic OverClocking / Adjust CPU Ratio/ MemoryClock are the items for you to o

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3-30MS-7226 MainboardThe two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings tothe default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The

3-31BIOS SetupBIOS Setting PasswordWhen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:Type the password, up to six characters

A-1Introduction to DigiCellIntroduction to DigiCellAppendix ADigiCell, the most useful and powerful utility that MSIhas spent much research and effort

MS-7226 MainboardA-2Activating DigiCellOnce you have your DigiCell installed (locate the setup source file in the setup CDaccompanying with your mainb

A-3Introduction to DigiCellMainBefore using this utility, it is required to have all the integrated peripherals/cards (LANcard, Wireless LAN card, Meg

MS-7226 MainboardA-4Live UpdateYou can take advantage of Live Update to detect and update BIOS anddrivers online.Dual Core CenterYou can take advantag

A-5Introduction to DigiCellH/W DiagnosticIn the H/W Diagnostic sub-menu, you can see the information, status and note ofeach DigiCell. You may double

MS-7226 MainboardA-6In the Communication sub-menu, you can see the status of all the LAN / WLAN /Bluetooth on the screen if the hardware is installed.

A-7Introduction to DigiCellSoftware Access PointIn the Software Access Point sub-menu, you can see the communication status onyour system and choose t

MS-7226 MainboardA-8Access Point ModeClick on “Setting” button of the Access Point Mode and the following screen willdisplay.IP SharingClick on this i

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A-9Introduction to DigiCellenable this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control Listcan connect to the wireless LAN.MAC Addre

MS-7226 MainboardA-10Live UpdateClick on the Live Update icon in the main menu and the Live Update program will beenabled.The Live Update 3™ is a too

A-11Introduction to DigiCellMEGA STICKIn the MEGA STICK sub-menu, you can configure the settings of MSI MEGA STICKand the media files (*.m3u, *.mp3, *

MS-7226 MainboardA-12There is also a toolbar for you to execute some basic function, like play, stop, pause,previous/next song, song info and volume a

A-13Introduction to DigiCellNon-Unicode programs supportedIf you are using an operating system in European languages, and you’d like to play themedia

MS-7226 MainboardA-143. Then go to the [Advanced] tab and select the language you want to besupported (the language of the filename in the MegaStick)

A-15Introduction to DigiCellIn the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure setting of power-on, power-off and restarting status.In the screen below

MS-7226 MainboardA-16Power Off / RestartYou may configure the time (in the format hh:mm:ss) for the next power-off / restart.Start WithUse the button

A-17Introduction to DigiCellAuto LoginSince the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you mayhave to enable this Auto Login f

B-1Creative Sound BlasterCreative Sound BlasterAppendix BThe mainboard is equipped with Creative CA0106 chip.Creative CA0106 supports up to 8-channel

ixButton...2-20Clear CMOS Button : SW1..

MS-7226 MainboardB-2Hardware SetupConnecting the SpeakersWhen you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the softwareutility, conn

B-3Creative Sound Blastern 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker OutputDescription:Connect two speakers to backpanel’s Line Out connector andtwo speakers to th

MS-7226 MainboardB-4n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker OutputDescription:Connect two speakers to backpanel’s Line Out connector, twospeakers to the rear-c

B-5Creative Sound Blastern 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker OutputDescription:Connect two speakers to backpanel’s Line Out connector, twospeakers to the

MS-7226 MainboardB-6Installing the Creative Audio DriverYou need to install the driver for Creative CA0106 to function properly before you canget acce

B-7Creative Sound Blaster3. Select the language that you needed from the scroll list .4. On the next page, click Install to start the installation and

MS-7226 MainboardB-8After installing the creative audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8-channel and the SPDIF audio features now. Clic

B-9Creative Sound BlasterSURROUND MIXERClick on the surround mixer icon to enter the configuration screen.Here you can to create the perfect listening

MS-7226 MainboardB-10SPEAKER SETTINGSClick on the speaker settings icon to enter its configuration screen.Here you can adjust your speaker configurat

B-11Creative Sound BlasterMEDIA SOURCE PLAYERClick on the player icon to enter its configuration screen.MediaSource Player is the digital music center