MSI 970A-G43 PLUS Manuale del proprietario

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Unpacking

Thank you for buying the MSI

®

970A-G43 PLUS motherboard. Check to make sure your

motherboard box contains the following items. If something is missing, contact your

dealer as soon as possible.

SATA Cable x2

Drivers & Utilities

Disc

Motherboard User

Guide

I/O Shield

Motherboard

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Safety Information

y The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic

discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful

computer assembly.

y Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause

the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.

y Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.

y It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when

handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage. If an ESD wrist strap

is not available, discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal

object before handling the motherboard.

y Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static

pad whenever the motherboard is not installed.

y Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal

components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.

y Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause

permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.

y If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer

technician.

y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet

before installing or removing any computer component.

y Keep this user guide for future reference.

y Keep this motherboard away from humidity.

y Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on

the PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.

y Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place

anything over the power cord.

y All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.

y If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service

personnel:

 Liquid has penetrated into the computer.

 The motherboard has been exposed to moisture.

 The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user

guide.

 The motherboard has been dropped and damaged.

 The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.

y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may damage

the motherboard.

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Quick Start

AMD

®

AM3/ AM3+ CPU

DDR3 Memory

Graphics Card

SATA Hard Disk Drive

SATA DVD Drive

A Package of Screws

Phillips Screwdriver

Chassis

Power Supply Unit

CPU Fan Thermal Paste

Quick Start

Preparing Tools and Components

4

Quick Start

Installing a Processor

1

2

3

6

4

5

7

8

5

Quick Start

1

2

3

Installing DDR3 memory

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

6

Quick Start

Connecting the Front Panel Header

http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI

1

2 10

9

JFP1

1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED +

3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED -

5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch

7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch

9 Reserved 10 No Pin

RESET SW

POWER SW

POWER LED+

POWER LED-

HDD LED

RESET SW

JFP1

HDD LED

HDD LED -

HDD LED +

POWER LED -

POWER LED +

POWER LED

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Quick Start

Installing the Motherboard

1

2

8

Quick Start

Installing SATA Drives

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

1

2

3

4

5

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Quick Start

1

4

5

Installing a Graphics Card

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

2

3

10

Quick Start

Connecting Peripheral Devices

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Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors

JPWR1

JPWR2

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

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Quick Start

Power On

1

4

2

3

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Contents

Unpacking .............................................................................................................. 1

Safety Information ................................................................................................. 2

Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 3

Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 3

Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 4

Installing DDR3 memory ........................................................................................ 5

Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 6

Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 7

Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 8

Installing a Graphics Card ...................................................................................... 9

Connecting Peripheral Devices ............................................................................ 10

Connecting the Power Connectors ....................................................................... 11

Power On............................................................................................................... 12

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 15

Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 17

LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 17

Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 17

Realtek HD Audio Manager .................................................................................. 18

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 20

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 22

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 23

PCI_E1~4 & PCI1~2: PCIe & PCI Expansion Slots ............................................... 24

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 25

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 25

JPWR1~2: Power Connectors ............................................................................... 26

JUSB1~3: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 27

JUSB4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connector ......................................................................... 27

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 28

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 28

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 29

JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 29

CPUFAN, SYSFAN1~3: Fan Connectors ................................................................ 30

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 31

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 32

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 32

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 33

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Contents

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 33

Overview ............................................................................................................... 34

SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 35

Advanced ............................................................................................................... 35

Boot ....................................................................................................................... 40

Security ................................................................................................................. 40

Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 41

OC .......................................................................................................................... 42

M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 46

OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 47

HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 48

Software Description ........................................................................................... 49

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 49

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 49

COMMAND CENTER ............................................................................................. 50

LIVE UPDATE 6 ...................................................................................................... 54

NETWORK GENIE ................................................................................................. 56

RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. 58

Using AMD

®

RAID Option ROM utility ................................................................... 58

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 62

Regulatory Notices .............................................................................................. 63

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Speciﬁcations

Specifications

CPU

Supports AMD

®

FX

™

/ Phenom

™

/ Athlon

™

II/ Sempron

™

proces-

sors for Socket AM3/ AM3+

Chipset AMD

®

970 & SB950 Chipset

Memory

y 4x DDR3 memory slots, support up to 32GB

 Supports DDR3 1066/ 1333/ 1600/ 1866/ 2133(OC) MHz

y Dual channel memory architecture

Expansion Slots

y 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (support x16/ x4 mode)

y 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

y 2x PCI slots

Multi-GPU y Supports 2-Way AMD

®

CrossFire

™

Technology

Storage

AMD

®

SB950 Chipset

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports

 Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA

storage devices

USB

y ASMedia

®

ASM1143 Chipset

 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports on the

back panel

y ASMedia

®

ASM1042AE Chipset

 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available

through the internal USB 3.1 Gen1 connector

y AMD

®

SB950 Chipset

 12x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (6 ports on the

back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB

connector)

Audio

y Realtek

®

ALC887 Codec

y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN 1x Realtek

®

8111E Gigabit LAN controller

Back Panel

Connectors

y 1x PS/2 mouse port

y 1x PS/2 keyboard port

y 6x USB 2.0 ports

y 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 ports

y 1x LAN (RJ45) port

y 6x audio jacks

Continued on next page

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Speciﬁcations

Continued from previous page

Internal Connectors

y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector

y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

y 3x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0

ports)

y 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1

Gen1 ports)

y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector

y 2x 4-pin system fan connectors

y 1x 3-pin system fan connector

y 1x Front panel audio connector

y 2x Front panel connectors

y 1x TPM module connector

y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector

y 1x Serial port connector

y 1x Clear CMOS jumper

I/O Controller FINTEK F71889ED Controller Chip

Form Factor

y ATX Form Factor

y 12 in. x 8.9 in. (30.5 cm x 22.5 cm)

Software

y Drivers

y COMMAND CENTER

y LIVE UPDATE 6

y NETWORK GENIE

y FAST BOOT

y SUPER CHARGER

y Norton

™

Security

y Google Chrome

™

,Google Toolbar, Google Drive

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Rear I/O Panel

PS/2 Mouse

LAN

Audio Ports

Link/ Activity LED

Status Description

Off No link

Yellow Linked

Blinking Data activity

Speed LED

Status Description

Off 10 Mbps connection

Green 100 Mbps connection

Orange 1 Gbps connection

LAN Port LED Status Table

Audio Ports Configuration

USB 3.1 Gen2

USB 2.0

Audio Ports

Channel

2 4 6 8

Line In

Line-Out/ Front Speak Out ● ● ● ●

Mic In

Rear Speaker Out ● ● ●

Center/ Subwoofer Out ● ●

Side Speaker Out ●

(●: connected, Blank: empty)

PS/2 Keyboard

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Rear I/O Panel

Realtek HD Audio Manager

After installing the Realtek HD Audio driver, the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon will

appear in the system tray. Double click on the icon to launch.

Jack Status

Device

Selection

Connector

Strings

Profiles

Main Volume

Application

Enhancement

Advanced

Settings

y Device Selection - allows you to select a audio output source to change the related

options. The check sign indicates the devices as default.

y Application Enhancement - the array of options will provide you a complete

guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device.

y Main Volume - controls the volume or balance the right/left side of the speakers

that you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar.

y Profiles - toggles between profiles.

y Advanced Settings - provides the mechanism to deal with 2 independent audio

streams.

y Jack Status - depicts all render and capture devices currently connected with your

computer.

y Connector Settings - configures the connection settings.

Auto popup dialog

When you plug into a device at an audio jack, a dialogue window will pop up asking you

which device is current connected.

Each jack corresponds to its default setting as shown on the next page.

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Rear I/O Panel

Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram

Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram

Audio jacks to 7.1-channel speakers diagram

AUDIO INPUT

Rear Front

Side Center/

Subwoofer

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Overview of Components

CPUFAN

PCI_E1

PCI_E2

PCI_E3

PCI1

CPU Socket

JPWR2

DIMM1

SYSFAN1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

JUSB3

SYSFAN2

JFP1

JFP2

JTPM1

JPWR1

JBAT1

SATA1

SATA5_6

SATA3_4

JUSB1

JUSB2

JUSB4

JCOM1

PCI_E4

PCI2

SYSFAN3

SATA2

JCI1

JAUD1

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