MSI Hetis 865gv-e Manual

4-23BIOS Setup
P-ATA Keep Enabled
This item is available for you to enable/disable the onboard P-ATA.
Setting options: [Yes], [No].
P-ATA Channel Selection
This item is available for you to select the parallel ATA channel. Setting
options: [Primary], [Secondary], [Both].
Combined Mode Option
This item is available for you to select the combined mode of the ATA
controllers. Setting options: [P-ATA 1st Channel], [S-ATA 1st Channel].
S-ATA Ports Definition
This allows you to set the boot sequence of serial...

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Onboard Serial Port A/B
These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial
Port A/B.  Selecting [Auto] allows BIOS to automatically determine the
correct base I/O port address. Settings: [Auto], [3F8/COM1], [2F8/COM2],
[3E8/COM3], [2E8/COM4] and [Disabled].
Serial Port B Mode
This setting allows you to specify the operation mode for Serial Port B.
Setting options: [IrDA], [ASKIR], [Normal].
[Normal]RS-232C Serial Port
[IrDA]IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port...

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Parallel Port IRQ
When Onboard Parallel Port is set to [Auto], the item shows [Auto]
indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port
automatically.
Parallel Port DMA Channel
This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is
set to the [ECP] mode. When Parallel Port is set to [Auto], the field
will show [Auto] indicating that BIOS automatically determines the
DMA channel for the parallel port. 

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This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status,
etc.  Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mecha-
nism onboard.
Chassis Intrusion
The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion
status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.  To clear
the warning message, set the field to Reset.  The setting of the field will
automatically return to Enabled later.  Settings: Enabled, Reset, Disabled....

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Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.
CPU Ratio Selection
This setting controls the multiplier that is used to determine the internal clock
speed of the processor relative to the external or motherboard clock speed.
DRAM  Frequency
Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM. Settings
are:
PSB 400:  [266], [Auto].
PSB 533:  [266], [333], [Auto].
PSB 800:  [266], [333], [400], [Auto].
Spread Spectrum
When the motherboard’s clock...

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reduction.  Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking
because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clockspeed
which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up.
CPU FSB Clock (MHz)
This item shows the CPU FSB(Front Side Bus) information. It doesn’t allow
you to make any setting.
DDR Clock (MHz)
This item shows the DDR clock speed. It doesn’t allow you to make any setting. 

4-29BIOS Setup
When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the
screen:
Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press .
The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS
memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password
and press . You may also press  to abort the selection and not
enter a password.
To clear a set password, just press  when you are prompted to
enter the password. A message will show up confirming the...

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The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS
settings to Optimal defaults or Fail Safe defaults.  The Optimal Defaults are the
default values set by the mainboard manufacturer for the best system perform-
ance but probably will cause a stability issue.  The Fail Safe Defaults are the
default values set by the mainboard manufacturer for stable performance of the
mainboard.
When you select Load Optimal Defaults, a message as below appears:
Pressing [Enter] loads...

5
Using 4- or 6-Channel
Audio Function
The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip,
which provides support for  6-channel audio output, including 2
Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel.  ALC655 allows
the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound
effect.  The section will tell you how to install and use 4-/6-channel
audio function on the board. 

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You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC655 chip to function properly
before you can get access to 4-/6-channel audio operations.  Follow the proce-
dures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems.
Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
For Windows®
 2000, you must install Windows®
 2000 Service Pack2 or
later before installing the driver.
The following illustrations are based on Windows®
 XP environment and
could look slightly different if you install...