MSI Ms6728 Ver 1 Manual

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Integrated Peripherals
Please note that the options showed on your BIOS might be different
depending on the motherboard you buy.
USB Controller
This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB controllers.
USB Device Legacy Support
Set to All Device if you need to use any the USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operat-
ing system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed,
such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to Disabled only if you do not want to use
any USB device....

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BIOS Setup
On-Chip ATA(s) Operate Mode
This setting allows you to determine how the RAID controller on the
south bridge is going to switch to SATA controller. Legacy Mode means
you may use the traditional 14 and 15 IRQs, while Native Mode means
you may use all the available IRQs. Setting options: Legacy Mode, Native
Mode.
ATA Configuration
The field lets you to configure the available ATA controller. Setting
options: Disabled, P-ATA Only, S-ATA Only, P-ATA+S-ATA.
S-ATA Keep  Enabled
This item is...

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Onboard 1394
This setting controls the onboard 1394 device.  Setting options: Disabled,
Enabled.
Onboard Serial-ATA
This setting controls the onboard VIA Serial-ATA controller. Setting options:
Disabled, Enabled.
AC’97 Audio
This item is used to enable or disable the onboard AC’97 (Audio Codec’97)
feature.  Selecting Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio de-
vice is used.  If an audio device is detected, the onboard AC’97 controller will
be enabled; if not, the...

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BIOS Setup
Onboard Serial Port A/B
These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial
Port 1 (COM A)/Serial Port 2 (COM B).  Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS
to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings:
Auto, 3F8/COM1, 2F8/COM2, 3E8/COM3, 2E8/COM4 and Disabled.
Serial Port B Mode
This item sets the operation mode for Serial Port B. Settings: Normal,
1.6uS, 3/16 Baud and ASKIR (the last three operation modes are
setting options for IR function).
IR Duplex...

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Parallel Port DMA Channel
This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is
set to the ECP mode. When Parallel Port is set to Auto, the field will
show Auto indicating that BIOS automatically determines the DMA
channel for the parallel port. 

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BIOS Setup
PC Health Status
This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status,
etc.  Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mecha-
nism onboard.
Chassis Intrusion
The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion
status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.  To clear
the warning message, set the field to Reset.  The setting of the field will
automatically return to Enabled later.  Settings: Enabled,...

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Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.
Dynamic OverClocking
Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function,
included in the MSI
TM’s newly developed CoreCellTM Technology. It is designed
to detect the load balance of CPU while running programs, and to adjust the
best CPU frequency automatically. When the motherboard detects CPU is
running programs, it will speed up CPU automatically to make the program run
smoothly and...

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BIOS Setup
Performance Mode
This item allows you to control the MAT (memory acceleration technology)
function of CPU. MAT is MSI
TM’s exclusive technology, specializing in opti-
mizing the data transfer rate among CPU, north bridge chip and memory, and
also in procuring better memory performance and bandwidth up to 10%. Se-
lecting Fast will enable MAT. Please be noted that not every memory is com-
patible with MAT. If the system fail to reboot for four times, the BIOS will be
restored to the...

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DRAM  Frequency
Use this field to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM. Settings
are:  PSB 400:  266, Auto, 333, 400, 433, 466, 500.
 PSB 533:  266, 333, Auto, 400, 433, 450, 466, 500, 354 (3:4).
 PSB 800:  266, 333, 400, Auto, 433, 450, 466, 500, 532, 501 (4:5),
      533 (3:4).
Spread Spectrum
When the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes)
of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spec-
trum function...

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CPU Voltage (V)
The setting is adjustable if you set the “CPU Vcore Adjust” to “Ye s”.
DDR Power 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.
AGP Power Voltage
AGP voltage is adjustable in the field, allowing you to increase the performance
of your AGP display card when overclocking, but the stability may be affected.
MSI Reminds You......