MSI H97 Gaming 3 Manual

Appendix A
A-3Realtek Audio

Device Selection
Here you can select a audio output source to change the related options. The “check” sign (in orange) indicates the devices as default.
Volume Adjustment
You can control the volume or balance the right/left side of the speakers that you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
Application Enhancement
The array of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device.
Jack status panel
This panel...

Appendix A
A-4Realtek Audio

Hardware Default Setting
The following diagrams are audio back panel default setting.
Backpanel audio jacks to 2-channel speakers diagram
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Backpanel audio jacks to 4-channel speakers diagram
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Appendix A
A-5Realtek Audio

Backpanel audio jacks to 6-channel speakers diagram
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F r o n t
C e n t e r&Su b w o o f e r
Backpanel audio jacks to 8-channel speakers diagram
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Appendix B
Intel RAID (optional)
This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality and accelerating system on platforms  

Appendix B
B-2Intel RAID

Introduction
The motherboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drives as RAID sets.
SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC. The most outstanding features are:
Supports 3 Gb/s or 6 Gb/s transfers with CRC error checking.
Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature.
Data handling optimizations including tagged...

Appendix B
B-3Intel RAID

Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM
The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use  +  keys to enter the “Intel® RAID for Serial ATA” status screen, which should  appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test). Also, you...

Appendix B
B-4Intel RAID

After pressing the  and  keys simultaneously, the following window will appear:
Create RAID Volume 
Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press  key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the  or  key to go to the next field.
Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level. 
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[                                     ]CREATE VOLUME MENU
[             ]HELP
           Name...

Appendix B
B-5Intel RAID

In the Disk field, press  key and use  key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then click  key to finish selection. This field will become available according to the selected RAID level.
Then select the strip size for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the  key to select and advance to the next field. The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments....

Appendix B
B-6Intel RAID

Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished.7.
Go to the Create Volume field and press , the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Press  to continue.6.
[                                     ]CREATE VOLUME MENU
[             ]HELP
           Name :
Press  ENTER  to  create  the  specified  volume.
[ ↑↓] - Change        [TAB] - Next          [ESC] - Previous Menu         [ENTER] - Select 
      RAID...