K7N2 Delta2 Series MS-6570E (v1.X) ATX Mainboard English / French / German G52-M6570E8 i Manual Rev: 1.3 Release Date: August 2004 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 equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance 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 responsible for compliance could void the user' authority to operate the equipment. s 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-6570E This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation ii 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. AMD, AthlonTM , AthlonTM XP, ThoroughbredTM , and DuronTM are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. Intel ® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PS/2 and OS ® /2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows ® 98/2000/NT/ XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 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. Kensington and MicroSaver are registered trademarks of the Kensington Technology Group. PCMCIA and CardBus are registered trademarks of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Revision History Revision V1.3 Revision History First release for multi-lingual manual (Standard version) Date August 2004 iii 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 help resources for further guidance. Visit the MSI homepage & FAQ site for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. com.tw/program/service/faq/faq/esc_faq_list.php Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw Safety Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User' Manual for future reference. s Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. Do not cover the openings. 6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet. 7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything over 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 or cause electrical shock. 11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel: The power cord or plug is damaged. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. The equipment has been exposed to moisture. The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User' Manual. s The equipment has dropped and damaged. The equipment has obvious sign of breakage. 12. Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned, storage temperature above 60 0 C (140 0F), it may damage the equipment. CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. iv CONTENTS FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ......................................................... ii Copyright Notice .............................................................................................................. iii Revision History .............................................................................................................. iii Technical Support .......................................................................................................... iv Safety Instructions ......................................................................................................... iv English ..................................................................................................................... E-1-1 1. Getting Started ............................................................................................... E-1-3 2. Hardware Setup ............................................................................................ E-2-1 3. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................... E-3-1 Français .................................................................................................................. F-1 Deutsch ...................................................................................................................... G-1 v K7N2 Delta2 Series (MS-6570E v1.X) ATX mainboard English MS-6570E ATX Mainboard E-1-2 Getting Started Chap t er 1 . Ge tting Started Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the K7N2 Delta2 Series (MS-6570E v1.X) ATX mainboard. The K7N2 Delta2 Series mainboard is based on NVIDIA ® nForceTM 2 Ultra 400/IGP & NVIDIA ® Gigabit MCP/RAID MCP for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® AthlonTM , AthlonTM XP or DuronTM processors, the K7N2 Delta2 Series mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. E-1-3 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP /Duron processors Supports from 1100MHz to FSB 400 Athlon XP 3200+ processor (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php) Chipset NVIDIA® nForce2 Ultra 400/nForce2 IGP - FSB @266/333/400 MHz - AGP 8X and PCI Advanced high performance memory controller - Supports AGP 3.0 8x interface - Integrated graphics controller (IGP only) NVIDIA nForce2 Gigabit MCP/RAID MCP - Integrated Ethernet MAC - Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio - Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller - Supports USB 2.0 - Integrated SATA Interface Main Memory Supports six memory banks dual channel DDR, using three 184-pin DDR DIMMs Supports a maximum memory size up to 3GB Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM DIMM (For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/ program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.) Slots One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot - Supports AGP 3.0 8X Five 32-bit Master PCI bus slots Supports 3.3V/5V PCI bus Interface USB Interface 8 USB ports - Controlled by Gigabit MCP/RAID MCP southbridge - 4 ports in the rear I/O, 4 ports via external bracket On-Board IDE Two IDE controllers integrated on the nVIDIA nForce2 Gigabit MCP/RAID MCP chipset providing IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100/133 operation modes Can connect up to four IDE devices E-1-4 Getting Started On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes - 1 serial port - 1 VGA port (IGP only) - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - audio ports in vertical - 1 D-Bracket2 pinheader On-Board 10/100/1000 (Optional) Ethernet - A 802.3 NVIDIA MAC for 1000 BASE-T/100 BASE-T/10 BASE-T Gigabit/Fast Ethernet/Ethernet - RGMII for Gigabit/Fast Ethernet/Ethernet (Gigabit MCP south bridge) - MII for Fast Ethernet/Ethernet (RAID MCP south bridge) IEEE1394 (Optional) Supports up to 3 * 1394 ports (via external bracket). Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps. Audio Chip integrated (5.1 channel H/W audio) - Direct Sound AC97 audio - 6 channel analog output - Digital SPDIF out signal compatible W/S-Bracket SATA Interface Integrated SATA Phy, supporting up to 2 ports One SATA controller, supporting two drives in master mode ATTENTION!!! Please note that users cannot install OS, neither WinME nor Win98, in their SATA hard drive. Under these two OSs, SATA can only be used as a normal storage device. E-1-5 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard NV RAID (Software) Supports 2 serial ATA plus 1 ATA 133 - RAID 0, or 1, 0+1, JBOD is supported - Booting from RAID - Cross controller RAID support - Rebuilding on the Fly - Spare Disk Allocation Supports Windows 2000 and later versions BIOS The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS 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 ATX Form Factor: 30.4 cm (L) x 24 cm (W) Mounting 6 mounting holes Others Suspend to RAM/Disk (S3/S4) Supports PCI 2.3 ATTENTION!!! To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment, Microsoft' Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. As s the end user cannot boot without SP4, a combination installation CD must be created before attempting to install the operating system onto the bootable RAID volume. To create the combination installation CD, please refer to the following website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/ downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm E-1-6 Getting Started Mainboard Layout SOCKET 462 Winbond W8 3627THF ATX Power Supply Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard JCI1 Top : Parallel Port Bottom: COM A VGA (Optional) T: SPDIF Out B: USB ports C_FAN1 J PW1 T: LAN jack B: USB ports nVIDIA nFORCE2 Ultra 400/ IGP NB_FAN1 T: Line-In M: Line-Out B:Mic RTL8201BL/CL DIMM 1 DIMM 2 AGP Slot DIMM 3 IDE 2 SATA1 SATA2 JLED1 S_ FAN2 JFP2 JIR1 PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 NVIDIA nFORCE2 Gigabit MCP/ RAID MCP PCI Slot 3 Code c PCI Slot 4 JBAT1 JCD1 BIOS PCI Slot 5 J1394_3 (optional) JUSB1 J1394_1 (optional) J1394_2 (optional) JAUD1 JUSB2 JFP1 Type I K7N2 Delta2 (MS-6570E v1.X) Series Mainboard BATT + VIA VT6306 (optional) S_FAN1 IDE 1 FDD 1 E-1-7 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard SOCKET 462 Win b on d W 83 6 27 TH F AT X Po wer S up p ly Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard JCI1 Top : Parallel Port Bottom: COM A VGA (Optional) T: SPDIF Out B: USB ports C_ FAN1 JPW1 T: LAN jack B: USB ports T: Line-In M : Line-Out B:Mic T: Line-Out M: Line-Out B:SPDIF Out nVIDIA nFORCE2 Ultra 400/ IGP NB _ FAN 1 IDE 2 SATA1 SATA2 JLED1 S_ FAN2 JFP2 JIR1 88 E 1111 DIMM 1 DIMM 2 AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 NVIDIA nFORCE2 Gigabit MCP/ RAID MCP PCI Slot 3 Co d ec DIMM 3 PCI Slot 4 JBAT 1 JC D1 BIOS PCI Slot 5 J1394_3 (optional) JUSB1 J1394_1 (optional) J1394_2 (optional) JAUD1 JUSB2 JFP1 Type II K7N2 Delta2 (MS-6570E v1.X) Series Mainboard E-1-8 B ATT + VIA VT6306 (optional) S_ FA N1 IDE 1 F DD 1 Getting Started Packing Contents MSI motherboard MSI Driver/Utility CD SATA Cable (Optional) Power Cable D-Bracket 2 (Optional) Round Cable of IDE Devices User' Guide s Back IO Shield Round Cable of Floppy Disk E-1-9 Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. E-2-1 MS-6570E ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide JPW1, p.2-8 CPU, p.2-3 CPU_FAN1, p.2-15 DDR DIMMs, p.2-6 JCI1, p.2-20 FDD1, p.2-15 Back Panel I/O, p.2-9 JWR1, p.2-8 IDE1/2, ...