MSI K8T Neo2-F User Manual

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Getting Started
MSI Reminds You...
1. Please note that users cannot install OS, neither WinME nor Win98,
in their SATA hard drive. Under these two OSs, SATA can only be
used as a normal storage device.
2. To create a bootable RAID volume for a Windows 2000 environment,
Microsoft’s Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) is required. As the
end user cannot boot without SP4, a combination installation CD
must be created before attempting to install the operating system
onto the bootable RAID volume.
To create the combination installation CD, please refer to the follow-
ing website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/
servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm
h SATA 150MB/s with extensions (SATA II Phase I)
h RAID Smart function
h SATA ATAPI device compatible
On-Board Peripherals
h On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 floppy port supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mbytes
- 1 serial port (COMA)
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 1 IrDA connector for SIR/ASKIR/HPSIR
- 1 audio port
- 1 D-Bracket 2 pinheader
- Supports 8 USB 2.0 ports
Audio
h 7.1 channels software audio codec RealTek ALC850
- Compliance with AC97 v2.3 Spec
- Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement
Gigabit LAN
h Realtek
®
8110S PCI Gigabit LAN Controller
- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip
- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s multi-mode
BIOS
h The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral
devices and expansion cards of the board automatically
h The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which
records your mainboard specifications
h ACPI, 1.0a, APM1.2, PnP 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.3, USB 2.0, WFM 2.0, Overclock, Boot
from USB device
Dimension
h ATX Form Factor: 30.4 cm (L) x 24.4 cm (W)
Mounting
h 9 mounting holes

MSI K8T Neo2-F Specifications

General

Brand	MSI
Model	K8T Neo2-F
Category	Motherboard
Language	English