MSI Ms6728 Ver 1 Manual

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VIA6420 On-Board (Optional)
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h Supports Ultra ATA, Serial ATA, Serial ATA RAID 0 or 1.
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h Connect up to 2 Serial ATA devices and 2 Ultra ATA 133 devices.
On-Board Peripherals
h On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mbytes
- 1 serial port COM1, 1 VGA port (for 865G only) (Optional)
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 8 USB 2.0 ports (Rear * 4/ Front * 4)
- 1 Line-In / Line-Out / Mic-In / Real Speaker Out / Center-Subwoofer Speaker
Out / SPDIF Out-Optical audio port (Optional)
- 1 RJ45 LAN jack (Optional)
- 2 IEEE 1394 pinheaders (Optional)
Audio
h AC97 link controller integrated in  Intel
® 865PE/G chipset.
h 6-channel audio codec Realtek ALC655.
- Compliance with AC97 v2.3 Spec.
- Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement.
LAN  (Optional)
h Realtek
®  8100C / 8110S (Optional)
- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip.
- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s (1000Mb/s for 8100S only).
- Compliance with PCI 2.2.
- Supports ACPI Power Management.
BIOS
h The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the
peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function
which records your mainboard specifications.
Dimension
h ATX Form Factor:  30.5 cm (L)  x  24.5 cm (W).
Mounting
h 9 mounting holes. 
						

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Mainboard Layout
865PE Neo2-P / 865G Neo2-P
(MS-6728) v2.X ATX Mainboard
ICH5/
ICH5R
VIA
6420
DIMM 1
DIMM 3 DIMM 2
DIMM 4
JAUD1J1394_1 J1394_2JUSB1
ATX
Power Supply
CP UFAN1
NBFAN1
SFAN1
SFAN2
SATA4
SATA3 SATA1 SATA2
JFP1 JFP2
JIR1 CodecWinbond
W83627HF
Realtek
8100C/8110S
(Optional)
VIA
VT63 07
BIOS
PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1
IDE 3
IDE 1 IDE 2
JPW1
Top : mouse 
Bottom: keyboard
T:  LAN jack 
    ( Op tio nal )
B: USB ports
JCD1
FDD 1
AGP Slot
T:
M:
B:Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
JBAT1JCI1
JDB1JUSB2 
Top : Parallel Po rt
Bottom: 
COM A
VGA Port (Optional)
BATT
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Intel
865PE/G
T:   S P D I F O u t
B: USB ports
T: R S - O u t
M:CS-Out
B:SPDIF Out
(All optional)
CoreCell 
						

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Super Pack (Optional)
MSI provides a useful CD which includes 6 powerful and popular utilities
for your office professional working and for your home leisure entertainment.
1.   Adobe Photoshop Album: The fast and easy way to organize
and share your lifetime photos.
2.    Media Dialer: A high quality voice service for PC users to make
international calls without the elevated cost of traditional IDD
providers.
3.    FarStone Virtual Drive: A revolutionary software that emulates a
physical CD drive.
4.    InterVideo WinDVD: The Worlds Most Popular Software DVD
Player.
5.    InterVideoWinRip: A state-of-the-art software application that
provides you with a complete audio playback and environment.
6.    FarStone RestoreIt!: Instantly recover from system crash, virus
attack, and accidental data deletion.
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MS-6728 ATX Mainboard
CoreCenter
CoreCenter (TM)- contains OC Menu panel, users can determine their
processor and memory type to optimize its memory capacity. This all-in-one
hardware console is advanced combination of the popular PC Alert and Fuzzy
Logic. Including powerful function with hardware monitor, system alert and
instinctive UI of overclocking, CoreCenter is  just like your PC doctor that can
detect, view and adjust the PC hardware and system status during real time
operation.
In the left side it shows the current system status including the Vcore, 3.
3V, +5V and 12V. In the right side it shows the current PC hardware status such
as the CPU & system temperatures and all fans speeds.
When you click the red triangles in the left and right sides, two sub-
menus will open for users to overclock, overspec or to adjust the thresholds of
system to send out the warning messages. If you click the Core Center button
in the top, a screen pops up for you to choose the “Auto mode” or “User
mode” of CPU fan. 
						

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Left-wing: Current system status
In the left sub-menu, you can configure the settings of FSB, Vcore,
Memory Voltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button in front of each
item and make it available  (the radio button will be lighted as yellow when
selected), use the “+” and “-” buttons to adjust, then click “OK” to apply the
changes. Then you can click Save to save the desired FSB you just configured.
Also you may click Auto to start testing the maximal CPU overclocking
value,  The CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC
reboots. Or you may click Default to restore the default values.
Right-wing: PC hardware status during real time operation
In the right sub-menu, you can configure the PC hardware status such as
CPU & system temperatures and fan speeds. You may use the scroll bars to
adjust each item, then click “OK” to apply the changes. The values you set for
the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings, and
the value for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds.
Top-side: User mode/Auto mode
Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed. If you choose User mode, you
may adjust the CPU fan speed in 8 different modes, from Stop to Full speed.
OC Menu
The exclusive OC Menu is fully de-
veloped to support DDR400+ memory
modules. By comprehensive validation
of over 67 DDR400+ memory modules,
MSI concluded best parameters for
DRAM voltage, Vio and other BIOS
settings. You can select DDR433,
DDR450, DDR466 and DDR500 from
DRAM frequency in BIOS setting. Or
you can just click on OC Menu button
to configure in the OC Menu at
CoreCenter. OC Menu will adjust the
necessary parameters of voltage and fre-
quency simultaneously. The only limita-
tion was the margin of processor from overclocking. 
						

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BuzzFree
-- Diagnoses current system
utilization & temperature.
-- Controls both CPU and
NorthBridge fans.
-- Cuts up to 50% of sys-
tem noise.
LifePro
-- Prolongs motherboard, CPU and fan life.
-- Maintains motherboard & CPU in constant temperature.
-- Prevents components from operating beyond specifications.
Speedster
-- Advanced O.C. design.
-- Superior O.C. capability.
-- Greater O.C. method.
Features  of  CoreCell™
Core CellTM Chip
By diagnosing the current system utilization, the
CoreCell™ Chip automatically tunes your motherboard to the
optimal state, leading to less noise, longer duration, more power-
saving and higher performance.
PowerPro
-- Saves up to 65% power.
-- Assures motherboard
stability.
-- Empowers O.C
Capability. 
						

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BIOSBATT
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Color Management
MSI has a unified color management rule for some connectors on the
mainboards, which helps you to install the memory modules, expansion cards
and other peripherals devices more easily and conveniently.
h Dual Memory DDR DIMMs: Channel A is light green, Channel B is
     purple
h Intel spec IDE ATA66/100 connector: 1st IDE is blue, 2nd IDE is
    white
h IDE ATA133 connector: yellow
h Serial ATA150 connector: orange
h AGP 8X slot: red
h 1394 connector: dark green
h USB 2.0 connector: yellow
h Front panel connector JFP1 : HDD LED is red, Reset Switch is blue,
     Power Switch is black, Power LED is light green.
h Front panel connector JFP2: Power LED is light green.
Memory DDR DIMMs
Front Panel connector JFP2
USB 2.0 connector
AGP 8X Slot
Intel spec IDE ATA66/100 connectors:
1st IDE: blue/2nd IDE: white
Front Panel connector JFP1
1394 connectors
IDE ATA133 connector
Serial ATA150 connectors
Serial ATA150 connectors 
						

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RedGreen
D-Bracket™ 2 (Optional)
D-Bracket™ 2 is a 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
detect all problems that fail the system, such as VGA, RAM or other failures.
This special feature is very useful for 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 spec.
D-Bracket™ 2  Description 
  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. 
 
 Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting. 
 
 Initializing Keyboard Controller. 
  Testing VGA BIOS 
- This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen. 
D-Bracket™ 2
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D-Bracket™ 2  Description 
 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, processor 
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. 
  Initializing Floppy Drive Controller 
- This will initializing Floppy Drive and controller. 
 Boot Attempt 
- This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h. 
  Operating System Booting 
  
						

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Live Monitor™
The Live Monitor™ is a tool used to schedule the search
for the latest BIOS/drivers version on the MSI Web site.  To use
the function, you need to install the “MSI Live Update 3”
application. After installation, the “MSI Live Monitor” icon (as
shown on the right) will appear on the screen.  Double click this
icon to run the application.
Double click the “MSI Live Monitor” icon 
 at the lower-right corner
of the taskbar, and the following dialog box will appear.  You can specify how
often the system will automatically search for the BIOS/drivers version, or
change the LAN settings right from the dialog box.
You can  right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon 
 to perform the functions
listed below:
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zAuto Search – Searches for the BIOS/drivers version you need immediately.
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zView Last Result – Allows you to view the last search result if there is any.
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zPreference – Configures the Search function, including the Search schedule.
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zExit – Exits the Live Monitor™ application.
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zFA Q – Provides a link to a database which contains various possible questions
about MSIs products for users to inquire.