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Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1. Getting Started TOPICS Mainboard Specification 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 Quick Components Guide 1-5 MSI Special Features 1-6 1 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the MS-6566 v1.X A TX mainboard. The MS- 6566 v1.X is based on Intel ® 845D & ICH2 chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the adva[...]

Chapter 1 1-2 CPU Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in 478 pin package Support 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz, 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz , 1.9GHz, 2GHz, 2. 2GHz and up* (* not tested yet) Chipset Intel ® 845 chipset (593 FC-BGA) - AGP 4x slot (1.5V only) - Support 100MHz FSB - Support 400MHz Intel NetBurst micro-architecture bus Intel ® ICH2 chipset ([...]

Getting Started 1-3 On-Board Peripherals On-board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes - 2 serial ports (COM 1 + COM 2) - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 4 USB ports (Rear x 2/ Front x 2) - 1 Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-In/Game port Audio ICH2 chip integrated AC97 codec supports 2 c[...]

Chapter 1 1-4 845 Ultra-C (MS-6566 v1.X) A TX Mainboard Mainboard Layout SFAN1 CF AN1 JDB1 ATX P o we r Supply IDE 1 IDE 2 W in b o n d W 8 3 6 2 7 H F -A W CNR USB ports T op : mou se Bott om: keyb oard JC D 1 JPW1 JBAT1 JA U X 1 JMD1 Codec JA U D 1 To p : Game port Bottom: Line-O ut Line-I n Mic FDD1 AGP Slot JIR1 JWR 1 JUSB1 JFP1 JFP2 JGS1 BA TT[...]

Getting Started 1-5 Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference JW 1 A TX 20-pin power connector See p. 2-7 J PW 1 A TX 12V power connector See p. 2-7 JKBMS1 Mouse connector See p. 2-8 JKBMS1 Keyboard connector See p. 2-9 USB Connectors Connecting to USB devices See p. 2-9 COM A & COM B Serial port connector See p. 2-10 LPT1 Parallel po[...]

Chapter 1 1-6 MSI Special Features Fuzzy Logic III The Fuzzy Logic III utility allows users to overclock the CPU FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency in the W indows environment. Select the CPU fre- quency you prefer and click Go to apply the frequency or click Save allowing the system to run at the specified frequency each time when the system is [...]

Getting Started 1-7 PC Alert III The PC Alert TM III is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation: * monitor CPU & system temperatures * monitor fan speed(s) * monitor system voltage * monitor chassis intrusion Note: Items sho[...]

Chapter 1 1-8 D-Bracket (optional) D-Bracket 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. Thi[...]

Getting Started 1-9 D-Bracket Desc ription Process or 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, d etect and initialize the video adapte r. BIOS Sign [...]

Chapter 1 1-10 Live BIOS/Live Driver The Live BIOS & Live Driver is a tool used to detect and update your BIOS and drivers online so that you dont need to search for the correct BIOS or drivers version through the whole web site. T o use the function, you need to install the MSI Live Update Series application. After install[...]

Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup TOPICS Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-2 Memory 2-5 Power Supply 2-7 Back Panel 2-8 Connectors 2-12 Jumpers 2-21 Slots 2-22 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the ins[...]

Chapter 2 2-2 Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in the 478 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent over heating. If you do not find the he[...]

Hardware Setup 2-3 Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. T o dissipate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink/Fan: 2. Position the heatsink onto the r[...]

Chapter 2 2-4 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 1 4 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 14 = 1.4GHz Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However , please make sur e your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. Any[...]

Hardware Setup 2-5 The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V unbuffered DDR DIMM with 4 memory banks. Y ou can install PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2). T o operate properly , at least one DIMM module must be installed. Memory Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDR[...]

Chapter 2 2-6 DDR Module Combination Y ou can install either single-sided or double-sided 184-pin DDR DIMM modules into DDR DIMM slots to meet your needs. Dif ferent from the SDR DIMM, the DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The number of pins on either side of the breaks are different. The module will only fit in the right orienta[...]

Hardware Setup 2-7 Power Supply A TX 20-Pin Power Connector: JW1 This connector allows you to connect to an A TX power supply . T o con- nect to the A TX power supply , make sure the plugs of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector . The power connect[...]

Chapter 2 2-8 The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Back Panel Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® mouse directly into this connector . The connector location and pin assignments are as follows: Mouse Keyboard U S B Parallel COM[...]

Hardware Setup 2-9 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® keyboard. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® keyboard directly into this connector. USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices su[...]

Chapter 2 2-10 Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM B The mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN connectors as serial ports COM A and COM B. The ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. Y ou can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to them. 9-Pin Male DIN Connectors Joystick/Midi Connectors [...]

Hardware Setup 2-11 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector for LPT . A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. 13 1 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DA TA0 Data0 3 DA TA1 Data1 4 DA TA2 Data[...]

Chapter 2 2-12 The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System F AN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. Connectors IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 This [...]

Hardware Setup 2-13 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master , and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 function. Y ou can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. These connectors support [...]

Chapter 2 2-14 Modem-In Connector: JMD1 The connector is for modem with internal audio connector. CD-In Connector: JCD1 The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector . JMD1 GND Phone_In Mono_Out JCD1 GND R L JAUX1 GND R L[...]

Hardware Setup 2-15 Fan Power Connectors: CF AN1/SF AN1 The CF AN1 (processor fan) and SF AN1 (system fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When connect- ing the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and shou[...]

Chapter 2 2-16 W ake On Ring Connector: JWR1 This connector allows you to connect to a modem card with W ake On Ring function. The connector will power up the system when a signal is re- ceived through the modem card. Pin Signal 1N C 2 GND 3 MDM_WAKEUP 4N C 5 5VSB JWR1 1 5 Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1 Attach a power saving switch to this con[...]

Hardware Setup 2-17 Front Panel Connector: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for establishing electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. Users can choose either JFP1 or JFP2. Both JFP1 and JFP2 are compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. JFP2 (BUZ is optional) Pin Signal 1 [...]

Chapter 2 2-18 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 Y ou can connect an optional audio connector to the JAUD1 front panel audio connector. The JAUD1 is compliant to Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectiv- ity Design Guide. JAUD1 1 2 10 9 CAUTION!!! If you don t want to connect to the fr ont audio header , pins 5 and 6, 9 and 10 have to be shorted by j[...]

Hardware Setup 2-19 Front USB Connector: JUSB1 The mainboard provides a front Universal Serial Bus connector for you to connect to USB devices. The JUSB1 connector is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Pin Description Pin Description 1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR 3 USBP0- 4 USBP1- 5 USBP0+ 6 USBP1+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 N C 1 0 USBOC JU[...]

Chapter 2 2-20 D-Bracket Connector: JDB1 The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to connect to D- Bracket. D-Bracket is a USB Bracket integrating four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combinations of LED signals. For definitions of 16 signal combinations, please refer to Chapter 1. D- Bracket[...]

Hardware Setup 2-21 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. W ith the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. That battery has long life time for at least 5 years. If you want to clear the system configuration, u[...]

Chapter 2 2-22 Slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly ac- cess main memory and provides three levels of throughputs: 1x (266M[...]

Hardware Setup 2-23 PCI Slots Six PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switc[...]

Chapter 2 2-24 Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D# PCI Slot 2 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A# PCI Slot 3 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B# PCI Slot 4 INT D# INT A# INT B# INT C# PCI Slot 5 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A# PCI Slot 6 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D# PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, abbreviation of interrupt requ[...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 1 C h ap t e r 3. B I O S S e t u p T O P I C S E n t e r i ng S e t up 3 - 2 T h e M a i n M e nu 3 - 4 S t anda r d C M O S F e a t u r e s 3 - 6 A d v an ce d B I O S F e a t u r e s 3 - 8 A d v an ce d C h i p s e t F e a t u r e s 3 - 12 P o w e r M anag e m e n t S e t up 3 - 14 P N P / P C I C on fi gu r a ti on s [...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 2 E n t er i n g S e t up P o w e r on t h e c o m pu t e r a nd t h e s y s t e m w ill s t a r t P O S T ( P o w e r O n S e l f T e s t ) p r o ce s s . W h e n t h e m e ss a g e b e l o w a pp ea r s on t h e s c r ee n , p r e ss < D EL > k e y t o e n t e r S e t up . D EL : S e t u p F 11 : B oo t M e n u F 12 : N e [...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 3 C o n t r o l K e y s < ↑ > Move to the previous item < ↓ > Move to the next item < ← > Move to the item in the left hand < → > Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select the item <Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu <+/PU> Incre[...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 4 T h e M a i n M e nu S t a nd a r d C M O S F e a t u re s U s e t h i s m e nu f o r b a s i c s y s t e m c on f i gu r a ti on s , s u c h a s ti m e , d a t e e t c . A d va n ce d B I O S F e a t u re s U s e t h i s m e nu t o s e t up t h e it e m s o f A M I ® s p ec i a l e nh a n ce d f ea t u r e s . A d va n ce d C [...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 5 I n t e g r a t e d P er i p h er a l s U s e t h i s m e nu t o s p ec i f y you r s e tti ng s f o r i n t e g r a t e d p e r i ph e r a l s . H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r S e t up T h i s e n t r y s h o w s y ou r P C ’ s c u rr e n t s t a t u s , a nd a ll o w s you t o a d j u s t C P U c l o c k , c o r e vo[...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 6 S t a nd a r d C M O S F e a t u re s T h e it e m s i n s i d e S T AN DA R D C M O S S ET U P m e nu a r e d i v i d e d i n t o 9 ca t e go - r i e s . E ac h ca t e go r y i n c l u d e s non e , on e o r m o r e s e t up it e m s . U s e t h e a rr o w k e y s t o h i g h li gh t t h e it e m you w a n t t o m od i f y a nd[...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 7 P r i M a s t er / P r i S l av e / S ec M a s t e r / S ec S l av e P r e ss P g U p / <+> o r P g D n / < - > t o s e l ec t t h e h a r d d i s k d r i v e t yp e . T h e s p ec i f i ca - ti on o f h a r d d i s k d r i v e w i ll s ho w up o n t h e r i gh t h a n d ac c o r d i ng t o y ou r s e l e c [...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 8 A d va n ce d B I O S F e a t u re s Q u i c k B oo t S e tti ng t h e it e m t o E nab l e d a ll o w s t h e s y s t e m t o boo t w it h i n 5 s ec ond s s i n ce it w ill s k i p s o m e c h ec k it e m s . A v a il a b l e op t i on s : E nab l e d a n d D i s a b l e d . F u ll S cree n L og o Sh o w T h i s it e m e n a b[...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 9 a s L S - 120 o r Z I P d r i v e , t h a t f un c ti o n s a s a f l o ppy d r i v e . AR M D - HDD T h e s y s t e m w ill b oo t fr o m A R M D d e v i c e , s u c h a s M O o r Z I P d r i v e , t h a t f un c ti on s a s h a r d d i s k d r i v e . C D R O M T h e s y s t e m w ill boo t fr o m t h e C D - R O M . [...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 10 O p t i o n D e s cr i p t i o n S e t up T h e p a ss w o r d p r o m p t a pp ea r s on l y w h e n e n d u s e r s t r y t o r un S e t up . A l w a y s A p a ss w o r d p r o m p t a pp e a r s e v e r y ti m e w h e n t h e c o m - pu t e r i s po w e r e d on o r w h e n e nd u s e r s t r y t o r un S e t up . S w a p F [...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 11 L 1 C a c h e C ac h e m e m o r y i s a dd iti on a l m e m o r y t h a t i s m u c h f a s t e r t h a n c onv e n ti on a l D R A M ( s y s t e m m e m o r y ) . W h e n t h e C P U r e qu e s t s d a t a , t h e s y s t e m t r a n s f e r s t h e r e qu e s t e d d a t a fr o m t h e m a i n D R A M i n t o cac h [...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 12 A d va n ce d C h i p s e t F e a t u re s C o n f i g u re DR A M T i m i n g b y T h i s s e tti n g d e t e r m i n e s w h e t h e r D R A M t i m i ng i s c on t r o ll e d by t h e SP D ( S e r i a l P r e s e n ce D e t ec t ) EE P R O M on t h e D R A M m odu l e . S e tti ng t o S P D e n a b l e s C A S # L a t e n c [...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 13 i n s t a ll e d i n t h e s y s t e m . S e tti ng op ti on s : 2 C l o ck s , 3 C l o ck s . RA S # t o CA S # D e l ay W h e n D R A M i s r e fr e s h e d , bo t h r o w s a nd c o l u m n s a r e a dd r e ss e d s e p a r a t e l y . T h i s s e t up it e m a ll o w s you t o d e t e r m i n e t h e ti m i n g o f[...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 14 P o w er M a n ag e m e n t S e t up I P CA F un c t i o n T h i s it e m i s t o ac ti v a t e t h e A C P I ( A dv a n ce d C on f i gu r a ti on a nd P o w e r M a n - a g e m e n t I n t e rf ace ) f un c ti on . If you r op e r a ti ng s y s t e m i s A C P I- a w a r e , s u c h a s W i ndo w s 98 S E / 2000 / M E , s e l[...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 15 ( S u s p e nd t o R A M ) s l ee p s t a t e . S e tti ng s : E nab l e d a nd D i s ab l e d . M o u s e W a k e up F r o m S 3 T h i s it e m a ll o w s t h e ac ti v it y o f t h e m ou s e t o w a k e up t h e s y s t e m fr o m S 3 ( S u s p e nd t o R A M ) s l ee p s t a t e . S e tti ng s : E nab l e d a nd D [...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 16 N o t e : I f y ou c hang e t h e s e s e tti ng s , y ou m u s t r e boo t t h e s y s t e m un til it e n t e rs t h e op e r a ti ng s y s t e m and t h e n po w e r o ff t h e s y s t e m . B y do i ng s o , t h e c hang e d s e tti ng s w ill c o m e i n t o e ff ec t n ex t ti m e w h e n y ou po w e r on t h e s y s t e [...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 17 P N P / P C I C o n f i g u r a t i o n s T h i s s ec ti on d e s c r i b e s c on f i gu r i ng t h e P C I bu s s y s t e m a nd P n P ( P l ug & P l a y ) f ea t u r e . P C I , o r P e r s on a l C o m pu t e r I n t e r c onn ec t , i s a s y s t e m w h i c h a ll o w s I / O d e v i ce s t o op e r a t e a [...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 18 T h e s e t ti ng m u s t b e s e t t o E n ab l e d i f a ny I S A bu s a d a p t e r i n t h e s y s t e m r e qu i r e s VGA p a l e tt e s noop i ng . P C I S l o t 1 / 6 I R Q , P C I S l o t 2 / 5 I R Q , P C I S l o t 3 I R Q , P C I S l o t 4 I R Q T h i s it e m s p ec i f i e s t h e I R Q li n e f o r ea c h P C I s [...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 19 I n t e g r a t e d P er i ph er a l s U S B C o n t r o ll er T h i s s e tti ng i s u s e d t o e n a b l e / d i s a b l e t h e onbo a r d U S B c on t r o ll e r s . S e tti ng s : A ll U S B P o r t , D i s ab l e d , U S B P o r t 0 & 1 , U S B P o r t 2 & 3 . U S B L e ga c y Su pp o r t S e t t o A ll [...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 20 u s e d , t h e on bo a r d M C ’97 ( M od e m C od ec ’9 7 ) c on t r o ll e r w ill b e e n a b l e d ; i f n o t , it i s d i s a b l e d . D i s a b l e t h e c on t r o ll e r i f you w a n t t o u s e o t h e r c on t r o ll e r ca r d s t o c onn ec t t o a m od e m . S e tti ng s : A u t o , D i s a b l e d . F l o [...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 21 O po r t a dd r e ss . S e tti ng s : A u t o , 378 , 278 , 3 B C a nd D i s ab l e d . P a r a ll e l P o r t M o d e T h i s it e m s e l ec t s t h e op e r a ti on m od e f o r t h e onbo a r d p a r a ll e l po r t: E C P , N o r m a l , B i - D i r o r EPP . E PP V er s i o n T h e it e m s e l ec t s t h e E PP [...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 22 H a r d w a re M o n i t o r S e t up T h i s s e c ti on d e s c r i b e s ho w t o s e t t h e C P U FS B fr e qu e n c y , m on it o r t h e c u rr e n t h a r d w a r e s t a t u s i n c l ud i ng C P U / s y s t e m t e m p e r a t u r e s , C P U / S y s t e m F a n s p ee d s , V c o r e e t c . M on it o r f un c ti on [...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 23 N o t e : C hang i ng C P U V c o r e c ou l d r e s u lt i n un s t ab l e s y s t e m ; t h e r e f o r e , it i s no t r ec o mm e nd e d t o c hang e t h e d e f au lt s e tti ng f o r l ong - t e r m pu r po s e . m a y j u s t ca u s e you r ov e r c l o c k e d p r o ce ss o r t o l o c k up . C P U V c o re A d[...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 24 L oa d H i g h P er f o r m a n c e / B I O S S e t up D e f a u l t s T h e t w o op t i on s on t h e m a i n m e nu a ll o w u s e r s t o r e s t o r e a ll o f t h e B I O S s e tti ng s t o H i gh P e rf o r m a n ce d e f a u lt s o r B I O S S e t up d e f a u lt s . T h e H i gh P e r- f o r m a n ce D e f a u lt s a r[...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 25 Sup er v i s o r / U s er P a ss w o r d W h e n you s e l e c t S up e r v i s o r P a ss w o r d , a m e ss a g e a s b e l o w w ill a pp ea r on t h e s c r ee n : T yp e t h e p a ss w o r d , u p t o s i x c h a r ac t e r s i n l e ng t h , a n d p r e s s < E n t e r > . T h e p a ss w o r d t yp e d no w[...]

C hap t e r 3 3 - 26 A bo u t Su p e r v i s o r P a ss w o r d & U s e r P a ss w o r d : Sup e r v i s o r pa ss w o r d : C an e n t e r and c hang e t h e s e tti ng s o f t h e s e t up m e nu . U s e r pa ss w o r d : C an on l y e n t e r bu t do no t ha ve t h e r i gh t t o c hang e t h e s e tti ng s o f t h e s e t up m e nu . t ho r[...]

A M I B I O S S e t up 3 - 27 I D E H DD AU T O D e t ec t i o n Y ou ca n u s e t h i s u tilit y t o AU T O M A T I C A LL Y d e t ec t t h e c h a r ac t e r i s t i c s o f m o s t h a r d d r i v e s .[...]

M S I S m a rt K e y A - 1 A p p e n d i x B : M S I S m a r t K ey M S I S m a r t K ey A If s ec u r it y i s i m po r t a n t t o you , t h e M S I S m a r t K e y i s t h e b e s t s o l u ti on t o p r e v e n t y ou r d a t a i n t h e c o m pu t e r fr o m b e i ng ac ce ss e d by un a u t h o r i ze d p e op l e . I n t h e pu b li c w o r [...]

A pp e nd i x A A - 2 I n s t a lli n g M S I S m a r t K e y I n s t a l l a t i o n S i m p l y f o ll o w t h e f e w s t e p s b e l o w , you ca n i n s t a ll t h e S m a r t K e y i n t o you r c o m pu t e r v e r y ea s il y . 1 . T u r n o ff t h e c o m pu t e r . 2 . L o ca t e t h e U S B po r t on you r c o m pu t e r . 3 . C o nn e c[...]

M S I S m a rt K e y A - 3 U s i n g M S I S m a r t K e y B I O S S e t up W h e n t h e S m a r t K e y i s i n s e r t e d i n t o you r c o m pu t e r , t h e B I O S w ill d e - t ec t it a u t o m a ti ca ll y . Y ou ca n e n a b l e o r d i s a b l e t h e S m a r t K e y t h r ough t h e B I O S s e t ti ng . P l e a s e n o t e t h a t i t[...]

A pp e nd i x A A - 4 4 . T y p e t h e p a ss w o r d , up t o 8 c h a r ac t e r s , a nd p r e ss < E n t e r > , it w i ll s ho w t h e f o ll o w i ng m e ss a g e t o a s k you c on f i r m t h e p a ss w o r d : 5 . A f t e r t h e p a ss w o r d i s c on f i r m e d , t h e s y s t e m w i ll g e n e r a t e a s e t o f r a n do m I D[...]

M S I S m a rt K e y A - 5 E n a b l e / d i s a b l e S m a r t K e y f u n c t i o n 1 . T u r n on t h e c o m pu t e r w it h t h e S m a r t K e y i n s t a ll e d . 2 . P r e ss < F 7 > du r i ng s y s t e m boo t up . 3 . T h e m e ss a g e a s b e l o w a pp e a r s on t h e s c r ee n a s k i n g you t o e n a b l e o r d i s a b l e[...]

A pp e nd i x A A - 6 B oo t up w i t h n o k e y / w r o n g k e y / n e w k e y i n s t a ll e d O n ce t h e M S I S m a r t K e y i s e n a b l e d , a l w a y s k ee p t h e k e y i n s e r t e d i n t h e c o m pu t e r . If t h e k e y i s unp l ugg e d , t h e o t h e r u s e r ca n no t acce s s t h e c o m p u t e r . T h e m e ss a g e a[...]

M S I S m a rt K e y A - 7 S o ft w a re S e t up W h e n t h e S m a r t K e y i s i n s e r t e d i n t o you r c o m pu t e r a n d t h e s o f t w a r e a pp li ca ti on i s i n s t a l l e d i n t h e op e r a ti ng s y s t e m , it w ill s e r v e a s a s a f e gu a r d f o r you r s y s t e m . W h e n t h e k e y i s un p l ugg e d , t h e [...]

A pp e nd i x A A - 8 5 . C h oo s e t h e f o l d e r t o i n s t a ll t h e s o f t w a r e i n you r c o m pu t e r ; s i m p l y p r e ss [ N e x t > ] t o i n s t a ll it i n t h e d e f a u lt f o l d e r . 6 . W h e n t h e i n s t a ll a t i on i s c o m p l e t e d , r e s t a r t t h e c o m pu t e r a s i n s t r u c t e d . 4 . W h e[...]

M S I S m a rt K e y A - 9 U s i n g t h e S o ft w a re A pp li c a t i o n 1 . W h e n t h e p r og r a m i s i n s t a l l e d i n t h e o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m , it w il l e m b e d i n t h e s y s t e m t r a y a nd s ho w a n i c on a s b e l o w : N o t e : W h e n t h e S m a r t K ey f un c ti on i s d i s ab l e d i n B I O S , t h [...]

A pp e nd i x A A - 10 S ec u r it y S e tti n g T h i s op t i on a l l o w s you t o l o gon t o W i n do w s a u t o m a ti ca l l y . S e l ec t t h e “ A u t o L og i n” it e m a nd c h ec k t h e “ A u t o L ogon t o W i nd o w s ” it e m i n t h e S e t ti ng P a g e f i e l d t o e n a b l e t h e f un c ti on . O n ce t h e f un c [...]

M S I S m a rt K e y A - 11 O t h e r T h i s op ti on c on t a i n s t w o it e m s : 1 ) D i s a b l e S cr ee n S a v e r a l l o w s yo u t o e n a b l e / d i s a b l e t h e s c r ee n s a v e r p r og r a m w h e n t h e s y s t e m i s l o c k e d . 2 ) S e t S cr ee n W h e n S y s t e m L o c k e d a l l o w s yo u t o s e t t h e s t a t[...]

A pp e nd i x A A - 12 3 . P r e s s t h e “ A p p l y C h a ng e s ” b u tt on t o e n a b l e t h e o p ti on yo u c hoo s e . 4 . P r e ss t h e “bu l b” bu tt o n a t t h e r i gh t - bo tt o m t o h i d e t h e p r og r a m i n t h e s y s t e m t r a y a nd k ee p on m on it o r i ng t h e s y s t e m . 5 . P r e ss t h e “doo r ”[...]

M S I S m a rt K e y A - 13 R e m ov i n g t h e S o ft w a re A pp li c a t i o n T o r e m ov e t h e p r og r a m , f o ll o w t h e s t e p s b e l o w : 1 . C l i c k a nd c ho o s e S e tt i n g s → C o n t r o l P a n e l ; do ub l e - c li c k t h e A dd / R e m o v e P r og r a m s it e m t o op e n t h e “ A dd / R e m ov e P r og r a[...]

G-1 Glossary ACPI ( A dvanced C onfiguration & P ower I nterface ) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the computer. Windows 98/98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to allow users managing the system power flexibly. AGP ( A ccel[...]

G-2 Glossary Dynamic RAM (DRAM) Memory T echnologies T yp e FPM (60,70ns) EDO (50,60,70ns) SDRAM (66MHz) SDRAM (100MHz) SDRAM (133MHz) RDRAM (Direct Rambus) DDR SDRAM (100MHz) DDR SDRAM (133MHz) First Used 1990 1994 1996 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 Clock Rate 25MHz 40MHz 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz 400MHz 100MHz 133MHz Bus* Width 64 bits 64 bits 64 bits 64 bi[...]

G-3 Glossary ECC Memory ( e rror c orrecting c ode memory ) A type of memory that contains special circuitry for testing the accuracy of data and correcting the errors on the fly. IDE ( I ntegrated D rive E lectronics ) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives to a PC, in which the controller electro[...]

G-4 Glossary PCI ( P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect ) A local bus standard developed by Intel that first appeared on PCs in late 1993. PCI provides plug and play capability and allows IRQs to be shared. The PCI controller can exchange data with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at a time. PnP ( P lug a n d P lay ) A set of s[...]