KT6V MS-7021 (v1.X) ATX Mainboard Version 1.1 G52-M7021X5 i Manual Rev: 1.1 Release Date: January 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'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-7021 Tested to comply with FCC Standard For Home or Office Use 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. 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 V1.1 Revision History Date Add Quick Installation Guide January 2004 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 website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/ Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw iii Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. 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: l The power cord or plug is damaged. l Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. l The equipment has been exposed to moisture. l The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User's Manual. l The equipment has dropped and damaged. l The equipment has obvious sign of breakage. 12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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 ..................................................................................... iii Safety Instructions .................................................................................. iv Chapter 1. Getting Started .................................................................... 1-1 Mainboard Specifications ................................................................. 1-2 Mainboard Layout ........................................................................... 1-4 MSI Special Features ........................................................................ 1-5 Color Management .................................................................... 1-5 D-BracketTM 2 (Optional) ............................................................ 1-6 Core Center ............................................................................... 1-8 Core CellTM Chip ...................................................................... 1-10 Live BIOSTM /Live DriverTM ....................................................... 1-11 Live MonitorTM ........................................................................ 1-12 Round Cable (Optional) ........................................................... 1-13 CPU Thermal Protection ........................................................... 1-13 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup ................................................................... 2-1 CPU Clock Frequency Selection through BIOS .................................. 2-2 Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix .......................................... 2-2 DIMM Module Combination ............................................................ 2-2 Installing DDR Modules ................................................................... 2-3 Back Panel & Power Supply.............................................................. 2-4 Connectors, Jumpers and Slots ......................................................... 2-5 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup .......................................................................... 3-1 The Main Menu ............................................................................... 3-2 Standard CMOS Features ................................................................. 3-4 Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................... 3-5 v Set Supervisor/User Password .......................................................... 3-8 Load High Performance/BIOS Setup Defaults .................................... 3-9 Appendix A: Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function .............................. A-1 Appendix B: VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction ..................... B-1 vi Getting Started Getting Started Thank you for purchasing KT6V (MS-7021 v1.X) ATX mainboard. The KT6V mainboard is based on VIA® KT600 North Bridge & VT8237 South Bridge chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® AthlonTM , AthlonTM XP or DuronTM processors, the KT6V mainboard delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. 1-1 MS-7021 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD® AthlonTM /AthlonTM XP /DuronTM processors Supports Athlon XP 1500+ to 3200+ or higher speed Chipset VIA® KT600 North Bridge - Supports 200/266/333/400MHz front side bus - Supports DDR200/266/333/400 - Supports AGP 8X and PCI advanced high performance memory controller VIA® VT8237 South Bridge - Supports dual channel native SATA controller up to 150MB/s with Raid 0 & Raid 1 - Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC'97 audio - Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller - Supports USB 2.0 up to 8 ports MainMemory Supports two 184-pin DDR DIMMs Supports up to 2GB DDR200/266/333/400 SDRAMs Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM Slots One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 1.5V slot Five 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface) On-BoardIDE An IDE controller on the VT8237 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100/133 operation modes Serial ATA 150 controller integrated by VT8237 - Up to 150MB/s transfer rate - Can connect up to two serial ATA devices On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes 1-2 Getting Started - 1 serial port - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 3 audio ports in vertical - 1 RCA SPDIF-Out - 1 D-Bracket 2 pinheader - 1 RJ-45 LAN Jack Audio AC'97 link controller integrated in VIA 8237 5.1 Channel audio supported by Realtek ALC655 codec - Compliance with AC'97 v2.2 spec. - Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement 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: 29.5 cm (L) x 20.5 cm (W) Mounting 6 mounting holes Others Suspend to RAM/Disk (S3/S4) PC2001 compliant 1-3 MS-7021 ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard CFAN1 SOCKET 462 Top : Parallel Port Bottom: COM A ATX Power Supply Top: Coaxial SPDIF Out Bottom: USB ports Top: LAN jack Bottom: USB ports VIA KT600 FDD 1 JPW1 Winbond W83697HF NBFAN1 T:Line-In M: Line-Out B:Mic DDR 1 JCD1 J6 AGP Slot Realtek 8201BL SATA1 PCI Slot 1 DDR 2 SATA2 Codec JAUD1 PCI Slot 2 VIA VT8237 PCI Slot 3 SFAN1 PCI Slot 4 BATT + IDE 1 JLED1 IDE 2 JBAT1 PCI Slot 5 JUSB2 JUSB1 JFP1 JFP2 KT6V (MS-7021 v1.X) ATX Mainboard 1-4 Getting Started MSI Special Features Color Management MSI has a unified color management rule for some connectors on the mainboards, which helps you to install the memory modules, expansion cards and other peripherals devices more easily and conveniently. Intel spec IDE ATA133 connector: yellow Serial ATA150 connector: orange AGP 8X slot: red USB 2.0 connector: yellow Front panel connector JFP1: HDD LED in red, Reset Switch in blue, Power Switch in black, Power LED in light green. Front panel connector JFP2: Power LED in light green. AGP Slot Serial ATA Connectors Intel Spec IDE ATA133 Connectors Front Panel Connector JFP2 USB 2.0 Connectors Front Panel Connector JFP1 1-5 MS-7021 ATX Mainboard D-BracketTM 2 (Optional) D-BracketTM 2 is an external USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs, which use graphic signal display to help users understand their system. The LEDs provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system. The 4 LEDs can debug all problems that fail the system, such as VGA, RAM or other failures. This special feature is very useful for the overclocking users. These users can use the feature to detect if there are any problems or failures. D-BracketTM 2 supports both USB 1.1 & 2.0 spec. D-BracketTM 2 1 3 2 4 D-Bracket 2 1 3 2 4 Description System Power ON - The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly. Early Chipset Initialization Memory Detection Test - Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly. Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting. Initializing Keyboard Controller. Testing VGA BIOS - This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen. 1-6 Getting Started Red Green D-Bracket 2 1 3 2 4 Description Processor Initialization - This will show information regarding the processor (like brand name, system bus, etc...) Testing RTC (Real Time Clock) Initializing Video Interface - This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter. BIOS Sign On - This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name, etc... Testing Base and Extended Memory - Teting base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns. Assign Resources to all ISA. Initializing Hard Drive Controller - This will initialize IDE drive and controller. Initializing Floppy Drive Controller - This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller. Boot Attempt - Thi will set low stack and boot via INT 19h. Operating System Booting 1-7 MS-7021 ATX Mainboard CoreCenter CoreCenter (TM)- contains OC Menu panel, wherein users can determine their processor and memory type to optimize its memory capacity. This all-inone hardware console is advanced combination of the popular PC Alert and Fuzzy Logic. Including powerful function with hardware monitor, system alert and instinc ...