MSI 865pe Neo2 P Manual

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Hardware Setup
Keyboard Connector
The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector
for attaching a PS/2® keyboard.  You 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 such as keyboard, mouse
or other USB-compatible devices.  You can plug the USB device directly into
the connector.
USB Ports
PIN SIGNALDESCRIPTION
1 Keyboard  DATA Keyboard...

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RJ-45 LAN Jack: Giga-bit LAN (8110S)
The mainboard provides two standard RJ-45 jacks  for connection to
Local Area Network (LAN).  Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at
1000, 100 or 10Mbps.  You can connect a network cable to either LAN jack.
The pin assignments vary de-
pending on the transfer rates: 10/
100Mbps or 1000Mbps.  Note that Pin
1/2, 3/6, 4/5, 7/8 must work in pairs.
Please refer to the Pin Definition for
details:
Serial Port Connectors: COM A
The mainboard...

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Audio Port Connectors
Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones.  Line In is used for
external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices.  Mic is a connector for
microphones. SPDIF-out is a jack for coaxial fiber connection for digital audio
transmission.
Line Out Line In
MICS/PDIF Out-Coaxial
MSI Reminds You...
For advanced audio application, ALC655 is provided to offer
support for 6-channel audio operation and can turn rear audio
connectors from 2-channel to...

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Parallel Port Connector: LPT1
The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as 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 STROBEStrobe
2 DATA0 Data0
3 DATA1 Data1
4 DATA2 Data2
5 DATA3 Data3
6 DATA4 Data4
7 DATA5 Data5
8 DATA6 Data6
9 DATA7 Data7
10 ACK# Acknowledge
11 BUSY Busy
12 PE Paper End
13 SELECT Select
14 AUTO...

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The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case,
LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN.
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
FDD1
Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SFAN1, SFAN2/NBFAN1
The CPUFAN1 (processor fan), SFAN1/SFAN2 (system fan) and NBFAN1
(NorthBridge Chipset fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It...

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Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2
The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical con-
nection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel®
Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 HD_LED_PHard disk LED pull-up
2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED
4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND
6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull-up
7 RST_SW_P...

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ATA100 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2
The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100
controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100
function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM and other IDE
devices.
The Ultra ATA100  interface boosts data transfer rates between the
computer and the hard drive up to 100 megabytes (MB) per second. The new
interface is one-third faster than earlier record-breaking Ultra ATA/100
technology...

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MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, for
this might cause the loss of data during the transmission.
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND
SATA1~  SATA2 Pin Definition
Serial ATA  Connectors controlled by ICH5:  SATA1, SATA2
The Southbridge of this mainboard is ICH5 which supports two serial
connectors SATA1 & SATA2.
SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each
supports 1
st generation...

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D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1
The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to connect to D-
Bracket™ 2. D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1.1 & 2.0
spec. It integrates 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 D-Bracket™  2 at P.1-10 in Chapter 1.
Pin Signal
1         DBG1 (high for green color)
2         DBR1 (high for red color)
3         DBG2...

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IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1
The connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared module. You must
configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. JIR1 is
compliant with Intel
® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
JIR1
65
2 1
Pin Signal
1NC
2NC
3 VCC5
4 GND
5 IRTX
6 IRRX
JIR1 Pin Definition
Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1
The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the
front panel audio and is compliant with Intel® Front...