MSI K8n Sli H Manual

2-17 Hardware SetupHard Disk Connectors: IDE1 / IDE2
The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, or other devices.
IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a
Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by
setting the jumper accordingly.
IDE2...

2-18 MS-7100 ATX Mainboard
CD-In Connector: JCD1
The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.
JCD1Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by
nForce4 SLI: SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 / SATA4;
Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by
Silicon Image’s SATARAID: SATA5 / SATA6 (only for K8N Neo4
Platinum/SLI)
The single chip of this mainboard is nForce4 SLI which supports four serial
ATA connectors SATA1~SATA4. Silicon Image’s SATARAID of this mainboard sup-
ports another two serial ATA...

2-19 Hardware SetupFront Panel Connectors: JFP1 / JFP2
The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection
to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel®
 Front Panel I/O
Connectivity Design Guide.
PINSIGNALDESCRIPTION
1HD_LED_PHard disk LED pull-up
2FP PWR/SLPMSG LED pull-up
3HD_LED_NHard disk active LED
4FP PWR/SLPMSG LED pull-up
5RST_SW_NReset Switch low reference pull-down to GND
6PWR_SW_PPower Switch high reference pull-up
7RST_SW_PReset Switch high...

2-20 MS-7100 ATX MainboardMSI Reminds You...
If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header,
pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to have
signal output directed to the rear audio ports. Otherwise,
the Line-Out connector on the back panel will not
function.5 610
     9Front Panel Audio Connector: AUD1
The AUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel
audio and is compliant with Intel®
 Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
AUD1
12
9...

2-21 Hardware SetupIEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 / J1394_2 (optional)
The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE
1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket.
Pin Definition
PINSIGNALPINSIGNAL
1TPA+2TPA-
3Ground4Ground
5TPB+6TPB-
7Cable power8Cable power
9Key (no pin)10GroundJ1394_1/ J1394_2      1     2   9   10IEEE1394 Bracket
(Optional)
Foolproof Design
(the 1394 pinheader in GREEN color)D-Bracket™ 2 Connector: JDB1
The mainboard comes with a JDB1 connector for you to...

2-22 MS-7100 ATX MainboardD-Bracket™ 2
(Optional)
Connected to JUSB1, JUSB2 or JUSB3
(the USB pinheader in YELLOW color) Connected to JDB1LEDsD-Bracket™ 2 is an external USB bracket integrating four Diagnostic LEDs,
which use graphic signal display to help users understand their system. The LEDs
provide up to 16 combinations of signals to debug the system. The 4 LEDs can debug
all problems that fail the system, such as VGA, RAM or other failures. This special
feature is very useful for the overclocking...

2-23 Hardware SetupDecompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting.
Initializing Keyboard Controller.
Testing VGA BIOS
This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen.Processor Initialization
This will show information regarding the processor (like
brand name, system bus, etc...)
Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)
Initializing Video Interface
This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video
onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter.BIOS Sign On
This will start showing...

2-24 MS-7100 ATX MainboardD-Bracket™ 2
DescriptionInitializing Floppy Drive Controller
This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller.
Boot Attempt
This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h.
Operating System BootingNV SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Connector: PCI_E4
          NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology allows two GPUs to run in
tandem within a system to achieve up to twice the performance of a single graphics
card. To utilize this technology, the two GPU cards
must be connected...

2-25 Hardware Setup2. Remove the SLI switch card. Flip it over to the other side (SLI mode side) and
insert it slantwise (at 40-degree angle) into the NV SLI connector (fig.3).
3. Press down the SLI switch card and secure it with the latch (fig.4). Before
installing or removing an NV SLI module, make sure that you unplug the power
supply first.MSI Reminds You...
1. Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only.
The appearance of your mainboard may vary depending on the
model you...

2-26 MS-7100 ATX Mainboard5. After the hardware installation is completed, restart the system and install
the NV SLI driver/utility. A configuration panel will be provided  for Multi-GPU
control. Check the Enable multi-GPU box to enable the SLI function for the
onboard graphics cards (concerning the details of multi-GPU settings, please
refer to your graphics card manual) .
6. Restart your system and a pop-up will show in the system tray confirming
that Multi-GPU has been enabled.Check the boxMSI Reminds...