X4/Y6 - MicroStar-6178 Motherboard & BIOS

MicroStar Web Site http://www.msi.com.tw   MicroStar 6178 MOtherboard
MS-6178 Manual 6178c.zip
  • Intel 810x chipset
  • 3 * PCI Slots (PCI 2.2 Compliant)
  • 2 * DIMM Slots
  • Analogue Devices AD1881 'SoundMAX' Chip
  • Integrated Video (based on Intel 752 graphics chip)
  • AMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot for an AC97 Modem
  • PTI (PanelLink TVOut Interface) Slot for a MicroStar proprietary TVOUT card (Not Used)
See the consumer section for more information about the Intel 810 Chipset & Drivers. See here

Motherboard Revisions

Mainboard MSI revisions FCEL
revisions 		IC of Clock Generator (U12) ICH/O Chip (U17) BIOS version
PCB BOM Chip
name		 Stepping Marking Windows
9x		 Windows
NT 4.0
140 000306
 1.1a 21 HW B
 Winbond W83194AR-We ICH
 B1 SL3MA W6178F4 V1.5
(MSI MS6178M)     Rev 2   82801AA      
140 000306
 1.0c 20 HW B
 IC Works
 ICH
 B1 SL3MA W6178F4 V1.5
(MSI MS6178M)     Rev 1 W195BH 82801AA      
140 000303
 1.0c 7 HW A
 IC Works ICH0
 B1 SL3MB W6178F4 V1.5
(MSI MS6178L)     Rev 1 W195BH 82801AB      
140 000303
 1.0c 6 HW
 IC Works ICH0
 B0 SL38J W6178F4 V1.5 W6178F4 V1.1
(MSI MS6178L)     Rev 3 W195BH 82801AB        

BIOS Revisions

BIOS
Version		 Fixes (from previous version)
1.5 - No image, no startup when LG DIMM GMM2649233XTG-7J, chip name: GM72V66841XT7J, installed
  - System can't be properly shut down from Windows 98SE (problem happened occasionally)
1.4 - Lack of support for new Winbond clock generator chip
  - System hangs on boot to OS if PCI add-on VGA card used and password set to System in BIOS setup
  - Lack of support for Intel Pentium III (FC-PGA, 100MHz FSB) Coppermine 256K CPU support (MU#168105).
1.3 - PC restarts when Shut down was selected (in Windows98 and by power button) with installed with a
  Iomega ZIP 100 drive and Fortron/Source FSP154-51NI power supply configuration.
  - System hangs on resume by USB Keyboard or USB mouse from Stand by mode in Windows98SE/ APM mode.
  - Can't boot from CD-ROM, is HDD doesn't have any partitions
1.2 - Main boards can't pass some Year 2000 test programs
1.1 - First release version of BIOS W6178F4 V1.1 for 140 000299 (MSI MS-6178L) main boards.
  This BIOS includes Fujitsu logo and Fujitsu setup screen modifications