MSI 945p Neo2 H Manual

Introduction to DigiCell4-17Click on the “Speaker test” button and the following dialogue box will appear:
In this Speaker Configuration dialogue box, select the audio configuration which
is identical to the audio jack on your mainboard. Once the correct audio configuration
is selected, click “Apply” to save the changes. Then the following screen will
appear. In this Speaker Configuration dialogue box, first select the correct item
from the Speaker mode drop-down list, and then click on each connected...

MSI FeatureMS-7176 ATX Mainboard
4-18Power on Agent
In the Power on Agent sub-menu, you can configure setting of power-on, power-
off and restarting status.
In the screen below, you can set the date, time, start-up programs respectively for
power-on, power-off and restarting.
Power On
Here are the available settings for Power On function:
DateUse the drop-down list to select the date for power-on.
TimeUse the arrow keys to select the hour/minute/second for power-on,
power-off and restarting. Then click...

Introduction to DigiCell4-19Power Off / Restart
You may configure the time (in the format hh:mm:ss) for the next power-off / restart.
Start With
Use the button “+Add” to add the start-up programs
as DigiCell is activated next time. For example, you
may like to have Outlook activated or a specified
website linked when you get to the office every
morning.
Step 1:Click on the Program: field and click “>>”
button to browse for the path of Outlook or
Internet Explorer.
Step 2:Click on “OK” to apply the...

MSI FeatureMS-7176 ATX Mainboard
4-20Auto Login
Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you may
have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations:
1.If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to
enter your user name & password everytime when you boot up your computer.
2.If there are multi users using the same computer and you’d like to power on the
computer automatically with one specific user.
Enable Auto Login
Enable this...

5-1Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID
Chapter 5. Intel ICH6R RAID
IntroductionThe optional southbridge ICH7R provides a hybrid solution that com-
bines four independent SATAII ports for support of up to four Serial ATAII
(Serial ATAII RAID) drives.
Serial ATAII (SATAII) is the latest generation of the ATA interface.
SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 300MB/sec. Serial
ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and
improving the airflow inside your PC. The...

5-2 MS-7176 ATX MainboardBIOS Configuration
The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the
system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix
Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and
DOS disk services. Please use  +  keys to enter the “Intel(R) 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 enable the RAID function in...

5-3Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID
After pressing the  and  keys simultaneously, the following window
will appear:
(1) Create RAID Volume
1.Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press  key. The following
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 model
in RAID Level. 

5-4 MS-7176 ATX Mainboard
3.In the Disk field, press  key and the following screen appears. Use
 key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then
click  key to finish selection.
4.Then select the strip value 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 value should be
chosen based...

5-5Introduction to Intel ICH7R SATA RAID
 6.Then the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to
create the RAID volume. Press  to continue.
 7.Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished.MSI Reminds You...
Since you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology),
this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for
the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the
first half of the two disks, re-type...

5-6 MS-7176 ATX Mainboard
(2) Delete RAID Volume
Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID
drives will be lost.
Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press
 key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press  key to delete
the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears.
Press  key to accept the volume deletion.MSI Reminds You...
If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume
in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your...