MSI Ms6728 Ver 1 Manual

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Entering 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 F11:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo
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.
Selecting the First Boot Device...

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BIOS Setup
Control Keys
Getting Help
After entering the Setup utility, the first screen you see is the Main
Menu.
Main Menu
The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies.  You
can use the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item.  The on-line description for
the selected setup category is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Default Settings
The BIOS setup program contains two kinds of default settings: the
BIOS Setup and High Performance defaults.  BIOS Setup defaults provide
stable...

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The Main Menu
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 AMI
® special enhanced features.
Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your
system’s performance.
Power Management Features
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.
PNP/PCI Configurations
This entry appears if your system supports...

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BIOS Setup
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
PC Health Status
This entry shows your PC health status.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.
Set Supervisor Password
Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.
Set User Password
Use this menu to set User Password.
Load High Performance Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but
the system stability may...

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Standard CMOS Features
The items inside STANDARD CMOS SETUP menu are divided into 9
categories.  Each category includes none, one or more setup items.  Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the  or
 keys to switch to the value you prefer.
System Time
This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current
time).  The time format is   .
System Date
This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current...

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BIOS Setup
Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to select the hard disk drive type. The specification
of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection.
Type Select how to define the HDD parameters
Cylinders Enter cylinder number
Heads Enter head number
Write Precompensation Enter write precomp cylinder
Sectors Enter sector number
Maximum Capacity Read the maximal HDD capacity
LBA Mode Select Auto for a hard disk > 512 MB un-
der Windows and...

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Advanced BIOS Features
Quick Boot
Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since
it will skip some check items.  Available options: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Device Select
Press  to enter the sub-menu screen.
Boot Device Priority: 1st/2nd/3rd
The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS
attempts to load the disk operating system.
.
MSI Reminds You...
Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device” vary depend-
ing on the...

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BIOS Setup
Try Other Boot Device
Setting the option to Yes allows the system to try to boot from other
devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
Full Screen LOGO Show
This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen.  Settings
are:
Enabled          Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.
DisabledShows the POST messages at boot.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis &
Reporting...

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OptionDescription
SetupThe password prompt appears only when end users try to
run Setup.
Always A password prompt appears every time when the com-
puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.
Password Check
This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented.
Setting options are described below.
Save Current ROM to HDD
This allows you to save the BIOS to your hard disk drive. Setting options: No,
Yes.
Boot To OS/2
This allows you to run the...

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BIOS Setup
OptionDescription
Disabled The specified ROM is not copied to RAM.
EnabledThe contents of specified ROM are copied to RAM
for faster system performance.
Cached The contents of specified ROM are not only copied
to RAM, the contents of the ROM area can be writ-
ten to and read from cache memory.
MPS Revision
This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification)
version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS
version supported by your operating...