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How can I disable the on-board audio controller?

Which MSI K7 & K8 motherboards support the latest AMD Sempron processors?

Sempron CPU Support List for MSI K7 & K8 platform.

Does BIOS update need to be done by one version sequentially (3.0-->3.1-->3.2-->3.3) or can I update directly to the last version (3.3)?

You can update directly to the latest one.

After flashing the BIOS, my system for unknown reason dont want to boot, what should I do?
1.try the BIOS boot recovery feature as described in http://www.msi.com.tw/html/support/bios/note/boot.htm
2.try to clear the CMOS
3.If problem still persists, you would need to purchase new BIOS chip from Websites like www.flashbios.org where you can order a new BIOS or you can also contact MSI office near your place for new BIOS chip http://www.msi.com.tw/html/contact/contact.htm

Why my motherboard BIOS sticker is "Phoenix BIOS" but when I boot up my system I saw that "Award BIOS" is being used?

Phoenix & Award already merged as one company. All MSI motherboard using Award BIOS comes with Phoenix logo sticker.

How can I disable the on-board video on my K7MPro (MS-6340M)?

K7MPro (MS-6340M) will auto-disable on-board video when an add-on video card is installed

Does K7MPro (MS-6340M) & K7TM Pro (MS-6340) use the same BIOS?

K7MPro (MS-6340M) & K7TM Pro (MS-6340) uses the same BIOS. BIOS can auto-detect if the board contains on-board graphic or not However, there are some small numbers of early version MS-6340 that comes with hardware audio which requires different BIOS version. Please check your current BIOS version (you can see it on top left screen during POST) BIOS version 2.X or 4.X - download the 4.6 BIOS BIOS version 1.X - download the 1.X BIOS http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/bios.php?model=MS-6340

Can I disable on-board Promise Controller on my K7T Turbo Limited?

There is a jumper J23 which allows you to enable/disable on-board Promise controller

What is the difference between 694DPro & 694DPro2?

694D Pro2 has the following features
1. add pc2pc support
2. support type c heatsink
3. no on-board sound

What drivers need to be installed for MS-6380LE in Win98?

1.install Win98
2.install VIA 4in1 driver from MSI CD autorun or manually from path /chipset/via/4in1/setup.exe
3.install VIA sound driver from MSI CD autorun or manually from path /sound/via/vt8233/setup.exe
4.install other drivers like VGA, modem etc.

Why K7T266 Pro (MS-6380) there is no J5 jumper in my board as stated in page 2-23?

This is user's manual version 1.0 & 1.0A mistake. There is no J5 jumper We will post the newer version of the manual on our website

Why can't I upgrade my K7T266 Pro (MS-6380) BIOS? When i launch the AMI BIOS flash utility it say "chipset flash part isn't avaliable" ?

Please make sure BIOS setup/chipset setup/BIOS protection is disabled

Why K7N2G can only supports DDR266/333 with internal graphic core?

This is on-board VGA chipset limitation. If you used the on-board graphics, DDR can only be 333 even.if you used DDR400 Add-on card dont have this limitation

What is K7N2G (MS-6570) onboard graphic AGP type, it is 4x or 8x?

Onboard graphic AGP type is NV17 GPU core, which is an AGP2.0 part (4X is the max rate it can report), however, although only at 4X, however, it's actually running at internally 100MHz instead of the usual 66Mhz AGP clock. So the performance is longer to be considered comparable with regular AGP 4X graphic. In addition, IGP does not suffer any additional latencies for accessing Frame Buffer versus non local video memory. The IGP AGP 8X mode stands for the equivalent 8X performance, not the capability.

K7N2G (MS-6570) failed to boot after loading high performance default

Please do the following:

clear CMOS
load high performance default
go to advanced chipset setup (dont need to change anything)
press ESC
Save & exit
Nvidia has added some modules on the BIOS for memory performance & stability. However, the modules need to load both high performance default & go to advanced chipset setup as mentioned in order for the modules to finished initializing.

How can I recover the board MAC address?

Go to BIOS setup--> Integrated Peripherals --> Onboard Device --> MAC Address & input the MAC address as the label on the ACR1 slot.

How can I enable 128 bit dual channel DDR?

To support 128-bit dual channel DDR install DDR modules on DIMM1 (purple slot) and DIMM3 (green slot), or DIMM2 (purple slot) and DIMM3 (green slot).

Why I cannot choose DDR333 in the BIOS setup?

FSB533 CPU is required in order to choose DDR333 selection in the BIOS setup.

How can I disable the on-board audio controller?

BIOS setup-->Integrated Peripherals-->On-board Audio--> disabled

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