User manual MEDION MS-7324

[. . . ] 945G Series MS-7324 (v1. X mATX Mainboard) i Manual Rev: 1. 0 Release Date: February 2007 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. [. . . ] - 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller. - Serial ATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Matrix RAID. (for ICH7DH) - Integrated AHCI controller (ICH7DH). M ain M emory Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1. 8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM Supports up to 4GB memory size. Supports Dual channel DDR memory architecture. Supports DDR2 533/667 memory interface. Both PCI slots (PCI 2. 2, in blue color) support 2 devices. Two 32-bit v2. 3 Master PCI bus slots (support 3. 3v/5v PCI bus interface). On-Board IDE One Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH7DH. - Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. SATAII controller integrated in ICH7DH. - Can connect up to four SATAII devices. - Supports AHCI controller with SATA Raid 0, Raid 1 and Matrix Raid (ICH7DH). 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 1-2 Getting Started LAN 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode 1 Front-Out / SS-Out / Line-In / BS-Out / CB-Out 1 SPDIF-Out/In (Coaxial) / SPDIF-Out/In (Optical) 8 USB ports (Rear * 4/ Front * 4) 1 RJ-45 LAN jack Intel 82562GZ - Supports 10 / 100 Mb/s. 1394 Supports two IEEE1394 onboard pinheader. Controlled by VIA VT6308 chip. Audio High Definition link controller integrated in Intel® ICH7DH chip. 7. 1 + 2 channels audio codec Realtek ALC888. Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply's power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU. Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications. Introduction to LGA 775 CPU The pin-pad side of LGA 775 CPU. Remember to apply some silicone heat transfer compound on it for better heat dispersion. Alignment Key Alignment Key Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator 2-3 M S-7324 mATX M ainboard CPU & Cooler Installation W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. [. . . ] Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions. 2-15 M S-7324 mATX M ainboard Serial ATA Connectors controlled by Intel ICH7: SATA1~4 The SouthBridge of this mainboard is Intel ICH7 which supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1~4. SATA1~4 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 1st generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1. 0 specifications. [. . . ]