MSI K7t266 Pro2u Manual

2-14
MS-6593 ATX Mainboard
The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the
computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your
motherboard’s function through the use of jumpers.
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1
There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external
battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the
system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on.  If you want to
clear the system configuration, use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS...

2-15
Hardware Setup
PCI Interrupt Request Routing
The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are
hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the
microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT
A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:
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...

3-1
BIOS Setup
Chapter 3. BIOS Setup
This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup pro-
gram and allows you to configure  the system for optimum use.
You may need to run the Setup program when:
” An error message appears on the screen during the system
booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.
” You want to change the default settings for customized
features.
BIOS Setup 

3-2
MS-6593 ATX Mainboard
Entering Setup
Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self
Test) process.  When the message below appears on the screen, press 
key to enter Setup.
DEL:Setup F11:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter
Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET
button.  You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing ,
, and  keys.
Selecting the First Boot Device...

3-3
BIOS Setup
Control Keys
 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 
  Select the item 
  Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu 
  Increase the numeric value or make changes 
  Decrease the numeric value or make changes 
  Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page 
Setup Menu 
  Load High Performance Defaults 
  Load BIOS Setup Defaults 
  Save all the CMOS changes and...

3-4
MS-6593 ATX Mainboard
The Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.
Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to setup the items of AMI
® special enhanced features.
Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your
system’s performance.
Power Management Features
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.
PNP/PCI Configurations
This entry appears if your system supports...

3-5
BIOS Setup
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
PC Health Status
This entry shows your PC health status.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.
Set Supervisor Password
Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.
Set User Password
Use this menu to set User Password.
Load High Performance Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but
the system stability may...

3-6
MS-6593 ATX Mainboard
Standard CMOS Features
System Time
This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current
time).  The time format is   .
System Date
This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current
date). The format is   .
Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave
Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to select the hard disk drive type. The specifi-
cation of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your
selection.
Floppy Drive A:/B:
This item...

3-7
BIOS Setup
Advanced BIOS Features
Quick Boot
Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since
it will skip some check items.  Available options: Enabled, Disabled.
Full Screen Logo Show
This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen.  Set-
tings are:
EnabledShows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.
DisabledShows the POST messages at boot.
Boot Sequency
Press  to enter the sub-menu screen.
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device
The items allow you to set...

3-8
MS-6593 ATX Mainboard
Try Other Boot Devices
Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other
devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Re-
porting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that
monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an op-
portunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail...