MSI K8n Sli H Manual
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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 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.IDE1 IDE2MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.JCI12 1 GND CINTRU
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 connectors SATA5/ SATA6. SATA1~SATA6 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports serial ATA data rates of 300MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device. Please refer to the nVidia RAID Introduction & Silicon Image RAID Introduction for detail software installation procedure. PINSIGNALPINSIGNAL 1GND2TXP 3TXN4GND 5RXN6RXP 7GNDSATA1~ SATA6 Pin DefinitionMSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which will cause the loss of data during the transmission.Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devicesGNDR LConnect to serial ATA portsSerial ATA cable (optional)SATA4 SATA31 7SATA2 SATA11 7SATA5 1 7SATA6 1 7GND
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 reference pull-up 8PWR_SW_NPower Switch low reference pull-down to GND 9RSVD_DNUReserved. Do not use. JFP1 Pin DefinitionPINSIGNALPINSIGNAL 1GND2SPK- 3SLED4BUZ+ 5PLED6BUZ- 7NC8SPK+JFP2 Pin Definition7 8Power LED Speaker 1 2JFP2JFP1Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 / JUSB2 / JUSB3 The mainboard provides three standard USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB1 & JUSB2 & JUSB3. USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high- speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. PINSIGNALPINSIGNAL 1VCC2VCC 3USB0-4USB1- 5USB0+6USB1+ 7GND8GND 9Key (no pin)10USBOCJUSB1 & JUSB2 & JUSB3 Pin DefinitionConnected to JUSB1, JUSB2, or JUSB3 (the USB pinheader in YELLOW color) USB 2.0 Bracket (Optional)JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3 (USB 2.0) 1 2 10 919 102Power LED Power Switch Reset Switch HDD LED
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 10PINSIGNALDESCRIPTION
1AUD_MICFront panel microphone input signal
2AUD_GNDGround used by analog audio circuits
3AUD_MIC_BIASMicrophone power
4AUD_VCCFiltered +5V used by analog audio circuits
5AUD_FPOUT_RRight channel audio signal to front panel
6AUD_RET_RRight channel audio signal return from front panel
7HP_ONReserved for future use to control headphone amplifier
8KEYNo pin
9AUD_FPOUT_LLeft channel audio signal to front panel
10AUD_RET_LLeft channel audio signal return from front panel Pin DefinitionIrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1
The connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared module. You must config-
ure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. JIR1 is compliant with
Intel®
Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
JIR1JIR1 Pin Definition
65
21PinSignalPinSignal
1NC2NC
3VCC54GND
5IRTX6IRRXMSI Reminds You...
Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly, or
itmay cause some damage.
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 connect to D-Bracket™ 2. D-Bracket™ 2 is a USB Bracket that supports both USB1.1 & 2.0 spec. It integrates four LEDs and allows users to identify system problem through 16 various combina- tions of LED signals.PinSignal 1 DBG1 (high for green color) 2 DBR1 (high for red color) 3 DBG2 (high for green color) 4 DBR2 (high for red color) 5 DBG3 (high for green color) 6 DBR3 (high for red color) 7 DBG4 (high for green color) 8 DBR4 (high for red color) 9 Key 10 NCPin Definition JDB1 1 9 2 10
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 users. These users can use the feature to detect if there are any problems or failures. D-Bracket™ 2 supports both USB 1.1 & 2.0 specification.D-Bracket™ 21 2 3 4Red GreenDescription System Power ON The D-LED will hang here if the processor is damaged or not installed properly. Early Chipset Initialization Memory Detection Test Testing onboard memory size. The D-LED will hang if the memory module is damaged or not installed properly. 1 2 3 4D-Bracket™ 2
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 information about logo, proces- sor brand name, etc... Testing Base and Extended Memory Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns. Assign Resources to all ISA. Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will initialize IDE drive and controller.
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 by an SLI bridge card.
You can find an SLI switch card on the
mainboard configured to non-SLI mode by default
(fig.1).MSI Reminds You...
Make sure that you power off the system before removing the SLI
switch card.Fig.1non-SLI modeFig.2 Turn the latch to
loosen the card If you intend to use the SLI interface for better graphics performance, please
refer to the following instructions.
1. Turn the latch either right or left to loosen the SLI switch card (refer to fig.2).SLI Switch CardSLI Bridge Card
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 purchase. 2. If you intend to install only ONE x16 graphics card, make sure that:a. your graphics card is Installed on the PCI_E1 slot; b. the SLI switch card is set to non-SLI mode. 3. If you intend to install TWO x16 graphics cards, make sure that: a. these two graphics cards are of the same brand and specifications; b. the SLI switch card is set to SLI mode.Fig.4Turn the latch to fix the cardSLI mode Fig.3Fig.5SLI bridge card 4. After configuring the switch card to SLI mode, you can now install two graphics cards on PCI Express x16 slots. With two cards installed, an SLI bridge card is required to connect the atop golden fingers of these two graph- ics cards (fig.5). Please note that although you have installed two graphics cards, only the video outputs on the first card will work. Hence, you only need to connect a monitor to the first PCI Express card.
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 You... If you want to remove one graphics card and quit the SLI function, make sure that you reset the SLI switch card (SLI mode to non-SLI mode) and disable the MultiGPU function.