9 
B 
gital 
data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than US
1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, di
cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems, etc. 
 
MSI Reminds You...   
Please note that the pins of VCC & GND must be connected correctly or it may cause some 
damage 
 
Serial Port Connector: COM 2 
 connector COM 1 (on the 
 
DESCRI
GND
DSR
RTS
[9]RI
SOUT
The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN
rear panel), and one optional serial port COM2. Both are 16550A high
speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can 
attach a serial mouse or other serial device directly to them. 
 
  SIGNAL  DESCRIPTION  PIN  SIGNAL 
SIN[2]
DTR
PTION PIN
1 
3 
5 
7 
9
 
DCD 
S  
OUT
GND 
RTS 
RI
 
Data Carry Detect 
mit 
e data 
Receive Data Trans
Data 
est To Send Ring 
Requ
Indicate 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10
 
SIN 
DTR 
DSR 
CTS 
X
 
Serial in or receiv
Serial out or transmit data 
Data Set Ready 
Clear To Send 
X
 
 
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT2 
as a power supply from 
, 
111
333
222
Keep Data Clear Dat
There is a CMOS RAM on board that h
external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With 
the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every 
time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration
use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper) to clear data. Follow the ins
the data. 
 
tructions in the image to clear 
MSI Reminds You...   
You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position. 
Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on, which will damage the mainboard. 
 
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot 
The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP 
tion 
graphics card. AGP is an interface specifica
designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66M
the graphics controller to directly access main memory. The slot supports AGP card for 8x/4x at 
1.5v (3.3v is not supported). 
 
Hz, 32-bit channel for 
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots 
 
tation for the expansion card to make any 
or 
The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards 
to meet your needs. When adding or removing 
expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the
power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documen
necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches 
BIOS configuration.