User manual MSI MS-7151 V1.0

[. . . ] RX480 Neo2 MS-7151 (v1. X) ATX Mainboard English Version G52-M7151X1 i Manual Rev: 1. 0 Release Date: August 2005 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. [. . . ] This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: [Auto], [Enabled], [Disabled]. Floppy A This item allows you to set the type of the floppy drives installed. Available options: [Disabled], [360 KB, 51/4], [1. 2 MB, 51/4], [720 KB, 3 1/2], [1. 44 MB, 3 1/2], [2. Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. Available options are: [No Errors] The system doesn't stop for any detected error. [All, But Keyboard] The system doesn't stop for a keyboard error. 3- 7 M S-7151 ATX M ainboard System Information Press <Enter> to for the sub-menu of each item: Total System M emory/BIOS Version This item shows the memory status and BIOS version of your system (read only). **CPU Information** AM D Athlon(tm) 64 Processor/CPU ID/uCode ID The two items show the CPU related information of your system (read only). 3- 8 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features Quick Booting Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Boot Sector Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. W hen enabled, the BIOS' data cannot be changed when attempting to update the BIOS with a Flash utility. To successfully update the BIOS, you'll need to disable this Boot Sector Protection function. You should enable this function at all times. The only time when you need to disable it is when you want to update the BIOS. After updating the BIOS, you should immediately re-enable it to protect it against viruses. Boot to OS/2 This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM greater than 64MB. IOAPIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system. M PS Table Version This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version 3- 9 M S-7151 ATX M ainboard supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system. [. . . ] The setup program will continue and finish the installation after restart. W ait until W indows 2000/XP finishes installing devices, regional settings, networking settings, components, and final set of tasks, reboot the system if it is required. Verify driver installation under W indows 2000 and XP a. Right click on `My Computer' icon, select `Properties', left click on `Hardware' tab, and then on `Device Manager' button. [. . . ]