MSI Z77A User Manual

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Chapter 1
LAN
The standard RJ-45 LAN jack s for connectng to a
Local Area Network (LAN).
LED Color LED State Condton
Left Yellow O󰘯 LAN lnk s not establshed.
On(Steady) LAN lnk s establshed.
On(󰘱ashng) The computer s communcatng wth another computer on the
network.
Rght
Green O󰘯 10 Mbts/sec data rate
On 100 Mbts/sec data rate
Orange On 1000 Mbts/sec data rate
HDMI Port
The Hgh-De󰘰nton Multmeda Interface (HDMI) s an all-dgtal audo-vdeo nterface
that s capable of transmttng uncompressed streams. HDMI supports all types of TV
formats, ncludng standard, enhanced, or hgh-de󰘰nton vdeo, plus mult-channel dg
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tal audo on a sngle cable.
VGA Port
The DB15-pn female connector s provded for montor.
DVI-D Port
The DVI-D (Dgtal Vsual Interface- Dgtal) connector can be connected to a LCD
montor, or a CRT montor wth an adapter. To connect a montor, please refer to the
montor’s manual for more nformaton.
Important
Ths platform supports dual-dsplay functon by any two output ports (HDMI+DVI,
DVI+VGA or VGA+HDMI).
HDMI+DVI DVI+VGA VGA+HDMI
Extend mode
(Extend the desktop to the second montor)
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Clone mode
(Two montors have the same screen)
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Audo Ports
These connectors are used for audo devces. The color of the jack refers to the functon
of the connector.
Blue-Lne n: Used for connectng external audo outputtng devces.
Green- Lne out: Used as a connector for speakers or headphone.
Pnk- Mc: Used as a connector for a mcrophone.
Black- RS-Out: Rear surround sound lne out n 4/ 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode.
Orange- CS-Out: Center/ subwoofer lne out n 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode.
Gray- SS-Out: Sde surround sound lne out n 7.1 channel mode.
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MSI Z77A Specifications

General

CPU Socket	LGA 1155
Chipset	Intel Z77
Memory Type	DDR3
Memory Slots	4
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
Form Factor	ATX
Memory Speed	1066/1333/1600/1866 MHz
SATA 3Gb/s Ports	4
USB 3.0 Ports	4
Onboard Video	Yes (via CPU)
Onboard LAN	Realtek 8111E