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5  2. Then press down the other end of the clip to fasten the 
cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism. 
Locate the Fix Lever and lift up it. 
 
3. Fasten down the lever. 
 
4. Attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan connector on 
the mainboard. 
 
 MSI Reminds You... 1. Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system. 2. Check the information in PC Health Status of H/W Monitor in BIOS for the CPU temperature. 3. Please note that the mating/unmating durability of the CPU is 20 cycles. Therefore we suggest you do not plug/unplug the CPU too often.  Memory 
The mainboard provides two 240-pin unbuffered DDR II 400 / 533 / 667 / 800 DIMM slots, and 
supports the memory size up to 2GB. To operate properly, at least one memory module must be 
installed. 
Install at least one memory module on the slots. Memory modules can be installed on the slots in 
any order. You can install either single- or double-sided modules to meet your own needs. 
Installing DDR II Modules 
1. The memory module has only one notch on the center of module. The memory module 
will only fit in the right orientation.  
2. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden 
finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot. 
3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close. 
 
 NotchVolt 
						

							 
6 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 
This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply. To 
connect the ATX 24-pin power supply, make sure the plug of the power 
supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. 
Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. 
You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you’d like to 
use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along 
with pin 1 & pin 13. There is also a foolproof design on pin 11, 12, 23 & 
24 to avoid wrong installation.  
 ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 
This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. 
 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 
The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.   
 IDE Connector: IDE1/IDE2 
The mainboard has dual Ultra DMA 66/100/133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, 
Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk 
drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy and other devices. 
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.  
 MSI Reminds You...  If you install two hard disks on one 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.  Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1/SATA2 
The mainboard provides two high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. These ports support 
Serial ATA data rates of 150MB/s and are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification. 
Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device. MSI Reminds You...  Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which will cause the loss of data during transmission.   CD-In Connector: JCD1 
The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. 
 SPDIF-Out Connector: SPDOUT(optional) 
This connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital 
Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. LRGND1342GND
12VGND12V1122413+3.3V+3.3V-12V+3.3VGNDGNDPS-ON#+5V
GNDGND
GND+5V
GNDGND
ResPWR OK+5V5VSB
+5V+12V
+5V+12V
GNDNCVCC SPDIF GND 1 7 
						

							 
7 Control Control
SENSOR
+12V
GND GND+12VNC CPU_FAN SYS_FAN  IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 
The connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared module and is 
compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. You must 
configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. 
 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JC1 
This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. JC1 is compliant with 
Intel®
 Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. 
 Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN(optional) 
The 4-pin CPU_FAN (processor fan), 3-pin SYS_FAN 
(system fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. 
CPUFAN can support three- or four-pin head connector.  
When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take 
note that the red wire is the positive and should be 
connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the 
mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed 
fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. 
 MSI Reminds You...  Always consult the vendors for the proper CPU cooling fan. Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 
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.  
 
 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 
The 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.  
 
 MSI Reminds You...  If you do not 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.           Front USB Connector: JUSB1/JUSB2 
The mainboard provides two standard USB 2.0 pin headers 
JUSB1&JUSB2. USB2.0 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, (2)AUD_GNDAUD_VCCAUD_RET_RKeyAUD_RET_L(10)(1)AUD_MIC
AUD_MIC_BIAS
AUD_FPOUT_RHP_ONAUD_FPOUT_L(9)(2)VCCUSB1-GND
GND
USB0-USB0+USB1+USB0C(10)(1)VCCKey(9)JFP1PowerLEDHDDLEDResetSwitch
Power
Switch19210GNDCINTRU1 2IRTX[5] 
						

							 
8  digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like. 
 MSI Reminds You...  Please note that the pins of VCC & GND must be connected correctly or it may cause some damage  Serial Port Connector: COM2 
The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connector COM 1 (on the rear 
panel), and one optional serial port JCOM1. Both are 16550A high speed 
communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a 
serial mouse or other serial device directly to them. 
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 
3 
5 
7 
9 DCD 
SOUT 
GND 
RTS 
RI Data Carry Detect 
Receive Data Transmit 
Data 
Request To Send Ring 
Indicate 2 
4 
6 
8 
10 SIN 
DTR 
DSR 
CTS 
X Serial in or receive data 
Serial out or transmit data 
Data Set Ready 
Clear To Send 
X  Clear CMOS Jumper: JCLR1 
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 
JCLR1 (Clear CMOS Jumper) to clear data. Follow the instructions in the image to clear the data. 
 MSI Reminds You...  You can clear CMOS by shorting 1-2 pin while the system is off. Then return to 2-3 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on, which will damage the mainboard.  PCI Express Slots 
The PCI Express slot, as a 
high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, 
interconnect technology, support Intel 
highest performance desktop platforms 
utilizing the Intel Pentium 4 processor 
with HT Technology with these platform 
benefits. You can insert the expansion 
cards to meet your needs. When adding 
or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. PCI Express 
architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for Desktop Platforms with transfer 
rates starting at 2.5 Giga transfers per second over a PCI Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, 
TV Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general purpose I/O. Also, desktop platforms with PCI Express 
Architecture will be designed to deliver highest performance in video, graphics, multimedia and 
other sophisticated applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high 
performance graphics infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing 
AGP8x designs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics 
controllers, while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 250 MB/s. 
 
 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots PCI Express X16 Slot 
PCI Express X1 Slot  
						

							 
9  The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards 
to meet your needs. When adding or removing 
expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the 
power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any 
necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or 
BIOS configuration. 
 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 
The IRQ, abbreviation 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: 
 Order1 Order2 Order3 Order4 PCI Slot 1 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A# PCI Slot 2 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B#  
						

							 
10  BIOS 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  
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. 
 Main Page 
 
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 Award special enhanced features. 
Advanced Chipset Features 
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system 
performance. 
Integrated Peripherals 
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. 
Power Management Setup 
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.  
						

							 
11 PnP/PCI Configuration 
This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. 
H/W Monitor 
This entry shows information of your CPU, fan and overall system status. 
Cell Menu 
Use this menu to specify your settings for CPU/AGP frequency/voltage control and overclocking.   Load Optimized Defaults 
Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance 
operations. 
BIOS Setting Password 
Use this menu to set password. 
Save & Exit Setup 
Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. 
Exit Without Saving 
Abandon all changes and exit setup. 
 Cell Menu 
  
						

							 
12 Current FSB Frequency 
It shows the current clock frequency of the front side bus. (read only) 
Adjust CPU FSB Frequency 
This setting allows you to select the clock frequency of CPU FSB. 
Memory Voltage 
Adjusting the DDR voltage can increase the DDR speed.  Any changes made to this setting 
may cause a stability issue, so changing the DDR voltage for long-term purpose is NOT 
recommended.  
Auto Disable PCI Clock 
This item is used to auto detect the PCI slots.  When set to [Enabled], the system will remove 
(turn off) clocks from empty PCI slots to minimize the electromagnetic interference (EMI).   
Spread Spectrum 
When the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses 
create EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI 
generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves. 
If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for optimal system stability 
and performance. But if you are plagued by EMI, select the desired range for EMI reduction. 
Remember to disable Spread Spectrum function if you are overclocking, because even a slight 
jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked 
processor to lock up.  
 Load Optimized Defaults 
You can load the default values provided by the mainboard manufacturer for the stable 
performance. 
 
 
 
  
						

							 
13 Introduction 
Félicitation vous venez d’acheter les séries K9VGM –V (MS-7253 v1.x), une carte mère 
excellente de MSI. les séries K9VGM -V sont basées sur les chipsets on VIA®
 K8M890 & VIA®
 
VT8237A pour obtenir un système performant. Destiné aux processeurs avancés AMD® 
 
Sempron / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2 pour le Socket AM2. Les séries K9VGM -V offrent de hautes 
perforrmances tant aux particuliers qu’aux professionnels. Layout 
 
  
						

							 
14 Spécificités 
 
CPU 
l Supporte les processeurs Socket-940 pour Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron / AM2  
(Pour plus d’informations, veuillez visiter http://www.msi.com.tw/program/ 
products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php ) 
 
Chipset 
l Pont Nord: VIA®
 K8M890 
l Pont Sud: VIA®
 VT8237A 
 
Mémoire Principale 
l Architecture de mémoire ave canal double (DIMM1 doit d’abord être installé) 
l Slot DIMM (2 x 240-pin), supporte les modules de mémoire DDRII 400/533/667/800. 
(Pour une mise à jour sur les modèles de mémoires supportés, veuillez visiter 
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php ) 
 
Slots 
l Un slot PCI-E x16  
l Un slot PCI-E x1 
l Deux slots PCI (32-bit v2.3 Master PCI bus) 
 
Périphériques intégrés 
l Externe: 
- 1 x PS/2 connecteur souris 
- 1 x PS/2 connecteur clavier 
- 1 x port Parallèle 
- 1 x port COM  
- 1 x port VGA   
- 4 x connecteurs USB 
- 1 x connecteur RJ-45 
- 1 x Audio jack 
l Interne: 
- 1 x connecteur Front Panneau du standard d’ Intel/MSI  
- 2 x connecteurs Front USB (4 ports) 
- 1 x connecteur COM 
- 1 x connecteur ventilateur du CPU 
- 1 x connecteur ventilateur du système 
- 1 x connecteur ventilateur de l’alimentation (Optionnel) 
- 1 x connecteur Clear CMOS 
- 1 x connecteur Switch Chassis Intrusion 
- 1 x connecteur Intel®
 Front Audio 
- 2 x connecteurs IDE(ATA133) 
- 1 x connecteur Disquette 
- 1 x connecteur CD-in 
- 2 x connecteurs SATA