MSI K8mm3v Manual

3-13 BIOS SetupPCI1/2 Master 0 WS Write
When [Enabled], writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states.
Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
PCI1/PCI2 Post Write
You can enable or disable the ability of the chipset to use a buffer for posted
writes initiated on the PCI bus. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].
PCI Delay Transaction
The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay trans-
actions cycles. Select [Enabled] to support compliance with PCI specification...

3-14MS-7181 Micro-ATX MainboardIntegrated Peripherals
AC97 Controller
Select [Enabled] if you intend to use the onboard audio AC97 controller. Disable the
controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device.
Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
Onboard LAN Control
This setting controls the onboard Intel LAN controller. Setting options:  [Enabled],
[Disabled].
Onboard LAN Option ROM
This item is used to decide whether to invoke the option ROM of the Onboard LAN
Chip. Setting...

3-15 BIOS SetupIDE Devices Configuration
Press  to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
OnChip SATA
This setting controls the onchip SATA. Setting options:  [Enabled], [Disabled].
SATA Mode
This item specify the mode for SATA devices. Setting options: [RAID], [IDE].
IDE DMA transfer access
Setting to [Enabled] will open DMA bus master and execute DMA action in DOS,
which will make the data transferring faster. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].
OnChip IDE Channel 0/1
The integrated...

3-16MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
UART Mode Select
This setting allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port 2. Setting
options: [IrDA], [ASKIR], [Normal].
NormalRS-232C Serial Port
IrDAIrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port
ASKIRAmplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port
RxD, TxD Active
This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR peripheral in
use. Setting options: [Hi,Hi], [Hi,Lo], [Lo,Hi], [Lo,Lo].
IR Transmission Delay
This setting determines whether the IR transmission rate...

3-17 BIOS SetupPower Management Setup
ACPI Function
This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management
Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 2000/
XP, select [Enabled]. Setting options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].
ACPI Standby State
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in...

3-18MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
Suspend Time Out (Minute)
If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all devices
except CPU will be shut off. Settings: [Disabled], [1], [2], [4], [8], [10], [20], [30], [40],
[50], [60].
Power Button Function
This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:
[Power Off]The power button functions as normal power off button.
[Suspend]When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/
sleep mode, but if...

3-19 BIOS SetupResume By PS/2 Mouse
The setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power
saving modes when input signal of the PS/2 mouse is detected. Setting options:
[Disabled], [Enabled].
Resume by PCI Device (PME#)
When setting to [Enabled], this setting allows your system to be awakened from
the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event).
Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].
Resume by RTC Alarm
This is used to enable or disable the feature of...

3-20MS-7181 Micro-ATX MainboardPNP/PCI Configurations
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature.
PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to
operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with
its special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is
strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the
default settings.
Primary Graphics Adapter
This...

3-21 BIOS SetupIRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15
These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used.
The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available
IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available IRQ
pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more IRQs must be removed from
the IRQ pool, the end user can use these settings to reserve the IRQ by assigning an
[Reserved] setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All...

3-22MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
Cool’n’Quiet control
This feature is especially desiged for AMD Athlon processor, which provides a CPU
temperature detecting function to prevent your CPU’s from overheading due to the
heavy working loading. Setting options: [Disabled], [Auto].H/W Monitor
This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor
function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard.MSI Reminds You...
1. For the purpose of ensuring the...