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K9N6SGM-V / K9N6PGM-FI / K9N6PGM-F

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Overview

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Live Update 5

MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful and useful application for updating the latest BIOS and Drivers, saving you time and lowers the risk of updating. End-users can install and run the Live Update 5 software on their computers with the companion CD or downloading the app from the MSI website.

Features
- Automatically Detect the BIOS/Driver/VGA/Utility Update
- Support Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 32/64bit

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Cool'n'Quiet

AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology reduces heat and noise so you can experience amazing performance without distraction. Combined with core enhancements, included in the AMD processors, that can improve overall power savings, deliver better multitasking and energy efficiency. Cool'n'Quiet technology can automatically adjust processor ratio to throttle CPU speed with four modes.

Features
- Independent Dynamic Core Technology
- Dual Dynamic Power Management™ 
- AMD CoolCore™ Technology
- AMD Wideband Frequency Control
- Multi-Point Thermal Control

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pc alert4

This useful software detects system temperature, the status of voltage, fans and all other key components onboard. If any problem occurs, it will alert the user to correct the problem, reducing the risk of system damage.

Detail Specification

The Specification may change without notice. The actual products sold are different from areas. Please check the detailed Specification with your local dealers.


CPU

• AMD® Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 and Sempron in the Socket AM2 package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Hyper Transport Bus

• HyperTransport 1.0/2.0 supporting speed up to 1GHz (2000MT/s)

Chipset

NVIDIA® MCP61 (P/S/V)


Main Memory


• Supports Dual Channel DDR2 533/667/800
- 2 DDR2 DIMMs (240pin / 1.8V)
- Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB.


Slots

• One PCI Express x16 slot. (K9N6PGM-FI/F)
• One PCI Express x1 slot.
• Two PCI slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface).

MSI Reminds You...
• K9N6SGM-V doesn't support ATI X550, x1050, X700, X800, X850 and X1800XL series graphic cards.


On-Board IDE


• One IDE port by NVIDIA® MCP61 (P/S/V)
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode
- Can connect up to two IDE devices

On-Board SATA

• Two SATA II ports by NVIDIA® MCP61 (P/S/V)
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3Gb/s

RAID Function

- SATA II 1~2 supports RAID 0, 1 mode by NVIDIA®MCP61 (P/S/V)

MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.


Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC861/883/888
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec


LAN

• Supports 10/100 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8201CL (K9N6SGM-V, K9N6VGM-V)
• Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8211BL-GR (K9N6PGM-FI/F)


IEEE1394 / FireWire


• Chipset integrated by VIA® VT6308P
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-pin power connector
- 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / System FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 2 x SATA II connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 ports (Optional)
- SPDIF-Out connector
- Front panel connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Chassis intrusion switch connector
- Clear CMOS Jumper

MSI Reminds You...
• The floppy disk cable will be optional.


Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x Parallel port
- 1 x Serial port
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x VGA port
- 1 x IEEE1394 port (Optional)
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
- 4 x USB 2.0
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack


Dimension

• 24.4cm(L) x 20.5cm(W) Micro-ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 6 mounting holes.


Product Accessories

 
MSI Reminds You...
• The accessories will probably be different according to the different selling areas of product models. For details of accessories, please refer to the descriptions on the product package.

News

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BIOS

!Attention:

Users who download BIOS from here (not using Live Update) should use the flash utility included in the downloaded compressed file when doing the BIOS update. To avoid BIOS update failure, please do not use older versions of the update utility or utilities not provided by MSI.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
Description - Fixed system report incorrect information for SATA device during POST.
Version 1.C
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2009-02-23
Download 7309v1C.zip File Size 0.52 MB
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Description - Update CPU module.
Version 1.B
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2008-04-03
Download 7309v1B.zip File Size 0.49 MB
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Description - Fixed system report incorrect memory size when install 4G memory.
- Fixed power LED can't turn off in S5 state after resume from S3.
Version 1.A
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2007-12-07
Download 7309v1A.zip File Size 0.49 MB
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Description - Update CPU ID.
- Add buzzer beep message for memory and VGA state during POST.
Version 1.9
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2007-08-31
Download 7309v19.zip File Size 0.49 MB
Note
Description - Update CPU ID.
Version 1.8
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2007-05-22
Download 7309v18.zip File Size 0.49 MB
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Description - Update VIA 1394 SSID/SVID.
Version 1.7
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2007-04-26
Download 7309v17.zip File Size 0.49 MB
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Description - Change VIA 1394 SSID/SVID.
- Update CPU ID.

Version 1.6
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2007-01-26
Download 7309v16.zip File Size 0.48 MB
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Description - Update NVMM version.
- Update SMBIOS version.
- Remove Away mode.
Version 1.5
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2006-11-30
Download 7309v15.zip File Size 0.48 MB
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Description - Support PMC BIOS ROM.
Version 1.4
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2006-10-27
Download 7309v14.zip File Size 0.48 MB
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Description - Support MX BIOS ROM.
Version 1.3
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2006-10-19
Download 7309v13.zip File Size 0.48 MB
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Description - Support Realtek ALC883.
Version 1.2
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2006-10-13
Download 7309v12.zip File Size 0.48 MB
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Description - Update NVMM version.
- Support auto detect VIA 1394 controller.

Version 1.1
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2006-10-03
Download 7309v11.zip File Size 0.48 MB
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Description New BIOS Release
Version 1.0
Type AMI BIOS Release Date 2006-09-28
Download 7309v10.zip File Size 0.48 MB
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Live Update 5

Live Update 5 is a powerful update tool with user-friendly interface, provides an automatic scan and download for your MSI products. Using this service to keep your system in the most updated environment.

Live Update 5 supports the following MSI product lines and items:
Mainboards: Drivers/BIOS/Utilities;
Graphics Cards: Drivers/BIOS

Click here to read the instruction

Driver

Win7 32,Win7 64,Vista 32,Vista 64,XP 32,XP 64,Win 98 SE

!Special Note:

The Drivers provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset/VGA Drivers
Description Ver: 15.56
Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2010-12-03
OS Win7 32, Vista 32
Download mcp_732_mb.zip File Size 193.11 MB
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NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset/VGA Drivers
Description Ver: 15.56
Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2010-12-03
OS Win7 64, Vista 64
Download mcp_764_mb.zip File Size 228.45 MB
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NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset/VGA Drivers
Description Ver: 15.56
Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2010-12-03
OS XP 32
Download mcp_x32_mb.zip File Size 158.96 MB
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NVIDIA MCP61 Chipset/VGA Drivers
Description Ver: 15.56
Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2010-12-03
OS XP 64
Download mcp_x64_mb.zip File Size 184.07 MB
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Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Description • Realtek High Definition Audio System Software
• WinXP Driver Version: 5.10.0.6586
• Windows 7/Vista Version: 6.0.1.6586
Version 6.0.1.6586
Type On-Board Audio Drivers Release Date 2012-03-21
OS Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32
Download realtek_hd_all_mb.zip File Size 148.85 MB
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nVidia MCP61 SATA RAID / AHCI Driver (For floppy driver)
Description NVIDIA MCP61 SATA RAID driver
1. Extract the file and Copy all files to the floppy.
2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function.
Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2009-01-16
OS Vista 64, Vista 32
Download Vista_MCP61_SATARAID.zip File Size 0.64 MB
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nVidia MCP61 SATA RAID / AHCI Driver (For floppy driver)
Description NVIDIA MCP61 SATA RAID driver
1. Extract the file and Copy all files to the floppy.
2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function.
Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2009-01-16
OS XP 32
Download NVIDIA_MCP61_sataraid_XP.zip File Size 2.94 MB
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nVidia MCP61 SATA RAID / AHCI Driver (For floppy driver)
Description NVIDIA MCP61 SATA RAID driver
1. Extract the file and Copy all files to the floppy.
2. Press F6 to install driver through the floppy when booting and loading RAID function.
Version
Type On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers Release Date 2009-01-16
OS XP 64
Download NVIDIA_MCP61_sataraid_XP64.zip File Size 0.61 MB
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AMD Cool and Quiet Driver (MB)
Description • AMD Athlon™ 64/Sempron™/Turion™ 64/Opteron™ systems with ACPI 2.0 processor performance control objects
• WinXP WHQL pass
• Driver Version:
- XP 1.2.2.0
- 98/ME/2K 1.0.8.1
• Windows XP 64-Bit Edition or Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

Version
Type Others Drivers Release Date 2006-02-20
OS Win 98 SE
Download AMDCPUCNQ_1_0_8_1.zip File Size 2.89 MB
Note
AMD Cool and Quiet Driver (MB)
Description • AMD Athlon™ 64/Sempron™/Turion™ 64/Opteron™ systems with ACPI 2.0 processor performance control objects
• WinXP WHQL pass
• Driver Version:
- XP 1.2.2.0
- 98/ME/2K 1.0.8.1
• Windows XP 64-Bit Edition or Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

Version
Type Others Drivers Release Date 2006-02-20
OS XP 32
Download amdcpu_xp2k.zip File Size 4.29 MB
Note
AMD Cool and Quiet Driver (MB)
Description • AMD Athlon™ 64/Sempron™/Turion™ 64/Opteron™ systems with ACPI 2.0 processor performance control objects
• WinXP WHQL pass
• Driver Version:
- XP 1.2.2.0
- 98/ME/2K 1.0.8.1
• Windows XP 64-Bit Edition or Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

Version
Type Others Drivers Release Date 2006-02-20
OS XP 64
Download AMDCPU_64bit.zip File Size 4.46 MB
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Utility

Win7 32,Win7 64,Vista 32,Vista 64,XP 32,XP 64,Win 2000,Win 98,Win 98 SE,Win Me,Win 95

!Special Note:

The Utilities provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
AMD CPU Tool
Description This tool will provide stable performance for AMD AM2 CPU.
Version 1.3.2.16
Type Utility Release Date 2007-01-09
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download AMD_CPU_Tool_MB.zip File Size 6.27 MB
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MSI Dual Core Center
Description • Key components status hardware monitor
• Monitor the CPU status
• D.O.T. Technology up to 12% improvement
• Optimize System status define
• Adjustable & monitor with "Dual CoreCenter" on windows system
• Auto speed up with system loading change
• 5 environment mode and 3 user define mode
• Combine with VGA CoreCell 3D, totally called "Dual CoreCell"
• If you are using an ATI graphic card, you must install ver. 8.41 driver and its additional applications to make Dual CoreCenter works normally. It is better to use recommended installation while installing an ATI VGA driver.
Version 2.0.6.8
Type Utility Release Date 2010-06-29
OS XP 32, Win 2000
Download DualCoreCenter_MB.zip File Size 10.49 MB
Note 1. To use Dual Core Center in XP/2000 must first install Dot Net Frame Work 2.0.
2. Green Power Center will not operate normally under overclocking environment.
MSI Dual Core Center
Description • Key components status hardware monitor
• Monitor the CPU status
• D.O.T. Technology up to 12% improvement
• Optimize System status define
• Adjustable & monitor with "Dual CoreCenter" on windows system
• Auto speed up with system loading change
• 5 environment mode and 3 user define mode
• Combine with VGA CoreCell 3D, totally called "Dual CoreCell"
• If you are using an ATI graphic card, you must install ver. 8.41 driver and its additional applications to make Dual CoreCenter works normally. It is better to use recommended installation while installing an ATI VGA driver.
Version 2.0.6.8
Type Utility Release Date 2010-06-29
OS Win7 64, Win7 32
Download DualCoreCenter_MB.zip File Size 10.49 MB
Note 1. To use Dual Core Center in XP/2000 must first install Dot Net Frame Work 2.0.
2. Green Power Center will not operate normally under overclocking environment.
MSI Dual Core Center
Description • Key components status hardware monitor
• Monitor the CPU status
• D.O.T. Technology up to 12% improvement
• Optimize System status define
• Adjustable & monitor with "Dual CoreCenter" on windows system
• Auto speed up with system loading change
• 5 environment mode and 3 user define mode
• Combine with VGA CoreCell 3D, totally called "Dual CoreCell"
• If you are using an ATI graphic card, you must install ver. 8.41 driver and its additional applications to make Dual CoreCenter works normally. It is better to use recommended installation while installing an ATI VGA driver.
Version 2.0.6.8
Type Utility Release Date 2010-06-29
OS Vista 64, Vista 32
Download DualCoreCenter_MB.zip File Size 10.49 MB
Note 1. To use Dual Core Center in XP/2000 must first install Dot Net Frame Work 2.0.
2. Green Power Center will not operate normally under overclocking environment.
MSI PC Alert 4
Description The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation:
• monitor CPU & system temperatures
• monitor fan speed(s)
• monitor system voltage
• monitor chassis intrusion
Version 4.1.2.5
Type Utility Release Date 2007-05-08
OS XP 32, Win 2000, Win Me, Win 98 SE, Win 98, Win 95
Download PCAlert4_MB.zip File Size 2.39 MB
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MSI PC Alert 4
Description The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation:
• monitor CPU & system temperatures
• monitor fan speed(s)
• monitor system voltage
• monitor chassis intrusion
Version 4.1.2.5
Type Utility Release Date 2007-05-08
OS XP 64
Download PCAlert4_MB.zip File Size 2.39 MB
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Manual

!Special Note:

MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.

An easy guide for you to assemble your PC step by step, please refer to "Quick Installation Guide".

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
Version Language File Size Download Release Date
1.1 Multi-Language 2.7 MB M7309v1.1.zip 2006-10-19
1.0 Multi-Language 0.18 MB RAID_Floppy.zip 2006-06-15

Test Report

CPU Support

FAQ

Release Date Title
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 How to use Cool&Quiet under WinXP?