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K7N2GM2-LSR/ ILSR




 • K7N2GM2-LSR
[10/100 LAN, SATA/SATA RAID]

 • K7N2GM2-ILSR
[IEEE1394, 10/100 LAN, SATA/SATA RAID]

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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 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 32Bit
 

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

• Supports Socket A for AMD® Athlon™/Athlon™ XP/Duron™/Sempron™ processors
   @ FSB266/333/400
• Supports up to Athlon™ XP 3000+ processor or higher

Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.


Chipset  

• NVIDIA® nForce2 IGP Chipset
 - FSB @266/333/400MHz
 - AGP 8X and PCI Advanced high performance memory controller
 - Integrated graphics controller

• NVIDIA® nForce2 MCP RAID Chipset
 - Integrated Faster Ethernet MAC
 - Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio
 - Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller
 - Supports USB 2.0
 - Integrated SATA Interface


Main Memory

• Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels
• Supports a maximum memory size up to 2GB
• Supports DDR 333 memory module.


Slots

• One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 1.5V 4x/8x slot
• Three 32-bit PCI bus slots (supports 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface)
• One CNR slot


On-Board IDE

• An IDE controller on the NVIDIA® nForce2 MCP RAID chipset provides IDE HDD/CDROM
   with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66 operation modes.
• Can connect up to four IDE devices.

On-Board SATA

• Integrated SATA Phy, supporting up to 2 ports.
• One SATA controller, supporting two drives in master mode.

NV RAID (Software)

• Supports 2 serial ATA plus 1 ATA 133
 - RAID 0, or 1, 0+1, JBOD is supported
 - Booting from RAID
 - Cross controller RAID support
 - Rebuilding on the Fly
 - Spare Disk Allocation
• Supports Windows 2000 and later versions


Audio

• Realtek ALC655 6-channel software audio codec
 - Compliance with AC97 2.3 Spec
 - Meets PC2001 audio performance requirement


LAN

• Realtek 8201CL LAN PHY
 - Supports 10/100Mb/s auto-negotiation operation


USB Interface

• 8 USB2.0 ports
 - Controlled by nForce2 MCP RAID southbridge
 - 4 ports in the rear I/O, 4 ports via external bracket


IEEE1394

• IEEE 1394 controller by VIA® 6307


On-Board Peripherals

On-Board Peripherals include:
 - One floppy port that supports one FDD with 360KB, 720KB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB
 - 1 serial port
 - 1 VGA port
 - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
 - 3 audio ports in vertical
 - 2 IEEE1394 connectors (Rear x 1/Front x 1) (Optional)
 - 8 USB ports (Rear x 4 / Front x 4)
 - 1 RJ-45 jack


BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
  expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
  mainboard specifications.


Dimension

• 24.4cm(L) x 24.4cm(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

Release Date Title

Awards

Bueno Bonito Barato - Chilehardware.com
Date: 2004-10-31
Title: Bueno Bonito Barato
Comment: Open
Media: Chilehardware.com
Country: Chile

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 Fix Samrt Fan function failed after system resume from S3.
 Version 3.4
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2005-04-25
Download 7051v34.zip File Size 0.29 MB
Note
Description Update RAID ROM version to 4.59.
 Version 3.3
Type Award BIOS Release Date -1-11-30
Download 7051v33.zip File Size 0.29 MB
Note
Description Support Athlon XP 2900+ L2 cache 512K & Athlon XP 3100+ L2 cache 256K.
 Version 3.2
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2004-07-30
Download 7051v32.zip File Size 0.29 MB
Note
Description - Ghost rate is slow with RAID0 under DOS mode.
- Support K7/K8 Sempron CPU.
- Support RTC wake up under S3/S4.
 Version 3.1
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2004-07-26
Download 7051v31.zip File Size 0.29 MB
Note
Description 1. This is Award BIOS release
2. New BIOS Release
 Version 3.0
Type Award BIOS Release Date 2004-07-09
Download 7051v30.zip File Size 0.29 MB
Note
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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

XP 32,XP 64,Win 2000,Win 98 SE,Win Me

!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 nForce2 System Drivers for MCP2S of SB
Description This nForce Win2K/XP driver package 5.10 contains the below components:
Ethernet NRM driver version 4.42 (WHQL)
Network management tools version 4.42
GART driver version 4.36 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
Memory controller driver version 3.38 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
SMBus driver version 4.04 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
Win2K IDE 2.6 driver version 4.46 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
WinXP IDE 2.6 driver version 4.46 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
Installer version 4.46

This nForce Win9x driver package 4.12 contains the below components:
Ethernet driver version 4.16
GART driver version 3.77 (WHQL)
Memory controller driver version 3.38 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
SMBus driver version 4.04 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
Installer version 4.31
 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2005-01-26
OS XP 32, Win 2000
Download MCP2S_Win2K-XP_NV11.zip File Size 25.52 MB
Note
NVIDIA nForce2 System Drivers for MCP2S of SB
Description This nForce Win2K/XP driver package 5.10 contains the below components:
Ethernet NRM driver version 4.42 (WHQL)
Network management tools version 4.42
GART driver version 4.36 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
Memory controller driver version 3.38 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
SMBus driver version 4.04 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
Win2K IDE 2.6 driver version 4.46 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
WinXP IDE 2.6 driver version 4.46 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
Installer version 4.46

This nForce Win9x driver package 4.12 contains the below components:
Ethernet driver version 4.16
GART driver version 3.77 (WHQL)
Memory controller driver version 3.38 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
SMBus driver version 4.04 (WHQL) with updated uninstaller files
Installer version 4.31
 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2005-01-26
OS Win Me, Win 98 SE
Download MCP2S_Win9X-ME_NV11.zip File Size 2.27 MB
Note
NVIDIA nForce2/3 USB 2.0 driver for Windows 9X/ME
Description Support NVIDIA nForce MCP2 USB2.0 Controller for Win9X/ME
• Fix WinME USB mouse/keyboard hang issue after resuming from S3
• Driver version: 2.2.1.0 (Win98/ME)

 Version
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2004-07-20
OS Win Me, Win 98 SE
Download USB2W9XME009.zip File Size 0.05 MB
Note
Realtek ALC Series AC97 Audio Driver
Description • Driver version for Win98/WinMe/Win2000/WinXP: 5.10.00.6230


 Version
Type On-Board Audio Drivers Release Date 2007-05-08
OS XP 64
Download Realtek_AC97_MB.zip File Size 30.58 MB
Note
Realtek ALC Series AC97 Audio Driver
Description • Driver version for Win98/WinMe/Win2000/WinXP: 5.10.00.6230


 Version
Type On-Board Audio Drivers Release Date 2007-05-08
OS XP 32, Win 2000
Download Realtek_AC97_MB.zip File Size 30.58 MB
Note
nVidia nForce2 SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
Description nVidia nForce2 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 2006-07-17
OS XP 32, Win 2000
Download nVidia_nForce2xx_SATARAID_Floppy.zip File Size 0.28 MB
Note
NVIDIA® nForce2 VGA Drivers
Description • NVIDIA nForce2 Graphics Controller Driver.
• Driver version:
- Win2KXP: 6.14.10.6085
- Win9xMe: 4.14.01.5655

 Version
Type On-Board VGA Drivers Release Date 2004-12-13
OS XP 32, Win 2000
Download nForce2VGA_Win2K-XP_OM10.zip File Size 15.83 MB
Note
NVIDIA® nForce2 VGA Drivers
Description • NVIDIA nForce2 Graphics Controller Driver.
• Driver version:
- Win2KXP: 6.14.10.6085
- Win9xMe: 4.14.01.5655

 Version
Type On-Board VGA Drivers Release Date 2004-12-13
OS Win Me, Win 98 SE
Download nForce2VGA_Win9X-ME_OM10.zip File Size 14.49 MB
Note

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
1.0 Multi-Language 0.18 MB RAID_Floppy.zip 2006-06-15
1.0 Japanese 8.18 MB J7051Gv1.0.zip 2004-09-01
1.0 English 7.52 MB E7051Gv1.0.zip 2004-08-02

Test Report

CPU Support

CPU Support

 

Marketing Name
K7N2GM2
Model Name
7051G
PCB Version
1
BIOS Version
W7051NMS.320
CPU
FSB
Ratio
Result
Morgan (0.18u) 100/200MHz FSB
Duron 1.1G
100
11
OK
Duron 1.2G
100
12
OK
Duron 1.3G
100
13
OK
Applebred (0.13um) 133/266MHz FSB
Duron 1400
133
10.5
OK
Duron 1600
133
12
OK
Duron 1800
133
13.5
OK
Thunderbird (0.18um) 100(133)/200(266)MHz FSB
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.1G
100
11
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.13G
133
8.5
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.2G
100
12
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.2G
133
9
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.3G
100
13
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.33G
133
10
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.4G
100
14
OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.4G
133
10.5
OK
Palomino (0.18u) 133/266MHz FSB
AthlonXP 1500+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1600+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1700+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1800+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1900+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2000+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2100+
133
Auto
OK
Thoroughbred (0.13u) 133/266MHz FSB
AthlonXP 1700+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1800+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 1900+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2000+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2100+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2200+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2400+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2600+
133
Auto
OK
Thoroughbred (0.13u) 166/333MHz FSB
AthlonXP 2600+
166
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2700+
166
Auto
OK
Thorton (0.13u) 133/266MHz FSB 256KB L2 Cache
AthlonXP 2000+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2200+
133
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2400+
133
Auto
OK
Thorton (0.13u) 166/333MHz FSB 256KB L2 Cache
AthlonXP 2600+
166
Auto
OK
Barton (0.13u) 166/333MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache
AthlonXP 2500+
166
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 2800+
166
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 3000+
166
Auto
OK
Barton (0.13u) 200/400MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache
AthlonXP 3000+
200
Auto
OK
AthlonXP 3200+
200
Auto
OK
AMD Sempron CPU
Thoroughbred (0.13u) 166/333MHz FSB 256KB L2 Cache
Sempron 2200+
166
Auto
OK
Sempron 2300+
166
Auto
OK
Sempron 2400+
166
Auto
OK
Sempron 2500+
166
Auto
OK
Sempron 2600+
166
Auto
OK
Sempron 2800+
166
Auto
OK
Thorton (0.13u) 166/333MHz FSB 256KB L2 Cache
Sempron 2200+
166
Auto
OK
Sempron 2800+
166
Auto
OK

FAQ

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