User manual MSI MS-7021

[. . . ] KT6V MS-7021 (v1. X) ATX Mainboard Version 1. 1 G52-M7021X5 i Manual Rev: 1. 1 Release Date: January 2004 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. [. . . ] Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Load High Performance Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected. Load BIOS Setup Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup. 3-3 MS-7021 ATX Mainboard Standard CMOS Features The items inside STANDARD CMOS FEATURES menu are divided into 9 categories. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> 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). System Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). Read-only. 3-4 BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Spread Spectrum When the motherboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clockspeed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up. CPU FSB Clock This item allows you to select the CPU Front Side Bus clock frequency (in MHz) and overclock the processor by adjusting the FSB clock to a higher frequency. CPU Ratio/Vcore (V) The settings are used to adjust the CPU clock multiplier (ratio) and CPU corevoltage (Vcore). 3-5 MS-7021 ATX Mainboard Default Vcore It shows the default Vcore of the CPU, which is read-only. Changing CPU Ratio/Vcore could result in the instability of the system; therefore, it is NOT recommended to change the default setting for long-term usage. Any changes made to this setting may cause a stability issue, so changing the DDR voltage for long-term purpose is NOT recommended. Dynamic OverClocking Dynamic Overclocking Technology is the automatic overclocking function, included in the MSITM'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 faster. When the CPU is temporarily suspending or staying in the low load balance, it will restore the default settings instead. Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users' PC need to run huge amount of data like 3D games or the video process, and the CPU frequency need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance. Setting options: Disabled disable Dynamic Overclocking Private increase the CPU frequency by 1% Sergeant increase the CPU frequency by 3% Captain increase the CPU frequency by 5% Colonel increase the CPU frequency by 7% General increase the CPU frequency by 10% MSI Reminds You. . . Any damage or risk resulted from impropriety or overclocking is not guaranteed. [. . . ] For broken RAID 1 arrays, the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation. However, Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recommend because the data on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1 array. B-12 VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction 3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild: This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array. After choosing a hard drive, the channel column will be activated. Highlight the target hard drive and press <Enter>, a warning message will appear. [. . . ]