MSI Ms6728 Ver 1 Manual

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Hardware Setup
Power Supply
The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system.  Before
inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components
are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused.
ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1
This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply.  To
connect to the ATX 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...

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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard
The back panel provides the following connectors:
Back Panel
MouseParallel
USB Ports KeyboardL-in
MIC L-out      LAN
(Optional)
     COMA VGA Port
865G Neo2-P
SPDIF Out
USB Ports
MouseParallel
USB Ports Keyboard      COMA USB PortsSPDIF Out
865PE Neo2-P: Option 1
L-in
MIC L-out      LAN
(Optional) 

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Hardware Setup
Mouse Connector
The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2® mouse.  You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector.  The connector location and pin assignments are as follows:
PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)
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45 6
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 Mouse DATA Mouse DATA
2 N C No connection
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5V
5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock
6 N C No connection
 Pin Definition
MouseParallel
USB Ports KeyboardL-in
MIC FS-Out      COMAUSB PortsSPDIF...

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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard
Keyboard Connector
The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector
for attaching a PS/2® keyboard.  You can plug a PS/2® keyboard directly into
this connector.
PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)213
45 6
USB Connectors
The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface)
Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse
or other USB-compatible devices.  You can plug the USB device directly into
the connector.
USB Ports
PIN...

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Hardware Setup
Serial Port Connectors: COM A
The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connectors as serial port COM
A.  The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives16
bytes FIFOs.  You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to
the connectors.
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 DCD Data Carry Detect
2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data
3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data
4 DTR Data Terminal Ready)
5 GND Ground
6 DSR Data Set Ready
7 RTS Request To Send
8 CTS Clear To...

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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard
RJ-45 LAN Jack: 10/100 LAN (8100C) /Giga-bit LAN (8110S)
(Optional)
The mainboard provides two standard RJ-45 jacks  for connection to
Local Area Network (LAN).  Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at
1000, 100 or 10Mbps.  You can connect a network cable to either LAN jack.
RJ-45 LAN Jack
Link Indicator
8         1
Activity Indicator
The pin assignments vary depending on the transfer rates: 10/100Mbps
or 1000Mbps.  Note that Pin 1/2, 3/6, 4/5, 7/8 must work in pairs....

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Hardware Setup
Audio Port Connectors (Optional)
Depending on the mainboards you purchase, there are two options for
the audio ports: three-port audio connectors for 865G Neo2-P / 865PE Neo2-
P Option 1 and six-port plus SPDIF-Out for 865PE Neo2-P Option2.
Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used
for external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector
for microphones. SPDIF-out is a jack for coaxial fiber connection for digital
audio transmission....

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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard
Parallel Port Connector: LPT1
The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT.  A
parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
13 1
14
25
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 STROBEStrobe
2 DATA0 Data0
3 DATA1 Data1
4 DATA2 Data2
5 DATA3 Data3
6 DATA4 Data4
7 DATA5 Data5
8 DATA6 Data6
9 DATA7 Data7
10 ACK# Acknowledge
11 BUSY Busy
12 PE Paper End
13 SELECT Select
14 AUTO...

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Hardware Setup
The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case,
LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System/Power Supply FAN.
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.
Connectors
FDD1
Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/SFAN1, SFAN2/NBFAN1
The CPUFAN1 (processor fan), SFAN1/SFAN2 (system fan) and NBFAN1
(NorthBridge Chipset fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It...

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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard
Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2
The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical con-
nection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel®
Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 HD_LED_PHard disk LED pull-up
2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED
4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up
5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND
6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull-up
7 RST_SW_P...