MSI Z97 Gaming 3 Manual

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 ▶Device Selection
Here you can select a audio output source to change the related options.\
 The “check” 
sign (in orange) indicates the devices as default.
 
▶Volume Adjustment
You can control the volume or balance the right/left side of the speaker\
s that you 
plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
 
▶Application Enhancement
The array of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect 
for both output and input device.
 
▶Jack status panel
This panel depicts...

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Hardware Default Setting
The following diagrams are audio back panel default setting. 
■
Backpanel audio jacks to 2-channel speakers diagram
F r o n t
 
■Backpanel audio jacks to 4-channel speakers diagram
R e a r
F r o n t
Appendix A 
Realtek Audio  

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■Backpanel audio jacks to 6-channel speakers diagram
R e a r
F r o n tC e n t e r &
Su b w o o f e r
 
■Backpanel audio jacks to 8-channel speakers diagram
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F r o n tC e n t e r &
Su b w o o f e r
S i d e
Su
r r o u n d
Appendix A 
Realtek Audio  

Appendix B
Intel RAID (optional)
This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality 
and accelerating system on platforms  

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Introduction
The motherboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure 
SATA hard drives as RAID sets.
SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s. Serial\
 ATA uses 
long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow 
inside your PC. The most outstanding features are:
1. Supports 3 Gb/s or 6 Gb/s transfers with CRC error checking.
2.  Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature.
3.  Data handling optimizations including tagged...

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Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM
The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM should be integrated with \
the 
system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Inte\
l Rapid 
Storage Technology Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provi\
des BIOS 
and DOS disk services. Please use  +  keys to enter the “Int\
el
® RAID for 
Serial ATA” status screen, which should  appear early in system boot-\
up, during the 
POST (Power-On Self Test). Also, you need to...

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After pressing the  and  keys simultaneously, the following win\
dow will 
appear: 
■Create RAID Volume 
1.  Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press  key. The fo\
llowing 
screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then 
press the  or  key to go to the next field.
2.  Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage mo\
del in 
RAID Level. 
[                                     ]CREATE VOLUME MENU
[             ]HELP
           Name :
RAID  1 :...

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3. In the Disk field, press  key and use  key to select the disks you 
want to create for the RAID volume, then click  key to finish selection. This 
field will become available according to the selected RAID level.
4.  Then select the strip size for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down 
arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the \
 key 
to select and advance to the next field. The available values range from 4KB to 
128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip...

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7. Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished.
6. 
Go to the Create Volume field and press , the following screen appears for 
you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Press  to continue.
[                                     ]CREATE VOLUME MENU
[             ]HELP
           Name :
Press  ENTER  to  create  the  specified  volume.
[ ↑↓] - Change 
       [TAB] - Next          [ESC] - Previous Menu         [ENTER] - Select       RAID Level :
     Disks...