
Marketing Name: Media Live
Model Name: MS-6421;MS-7329
PCB Version: 1.2
BIOS Version: A7329NMS.110
Feature
7-in-1 Flash Card Reader
The Card reader supports CF/SD/MS/MS-Pro/SM/MMC/MD memory card, which helps user to import digital photos conveniently into their system.
Suction Type Optical Driver
The suction-type optical driver provides an extremely easy and convenient way of inserting or ejecting the disk.
Fancy LED
The fancy LED is a status-displaying panel that easily shows the status details of the DVD, music, pictures, TV programs and messages.
Full set of connecting ports
It comes with full set of connecting ports including USB and IEEE 1394 ports, as well as a DV output, S-video port, and multi-channel audio output, which support the connection to most of the consumer electronics such as TVs and stereo sets.
Specification
Processor Support | Support AMDR Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 and Sempron in the Socket AM2 package. |
Supported FSB | HyperTransport supporting speed up to 1GHz (2000MT/s) |
Chipset | North Bridge: nVidia® C51PVG Chipset South Bridge: nVidia® MCP51 Chipset |
Video | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 |
Memory | Supports DDR2 400/533/667/800 SDRAM (4GB Max) 4 DDR2 DIMMs (240-pin, non-ECC / 1.8V) |
LAN | Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet LAN by Vitesse® VSC8601 |
IEEE 1394 | Chip integrated by VIA® VT 6308P Transfer rate is up to 400Mb |
Audio | Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC883 Flexible 8-channel high definition audio with jack sensing Compliant with Azalia V1.0 Spec |
IDE | Supports 2 IDE ports by nVidia® MCP51 Supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode |
SATA | Supports 4 SATA2 ports by nVidia® MCP51(2 SATA2 ports only for Media Live) Supports storage and data transfers at up to 300 MB/s Support RAID 0, 1 or JBOD |
Floppy | 1 floppy port Supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes |
Connectors | Back Panel 3 Component Video Out (RGB) 8 Audio RCA Out (for 8-channel audio support) 1 HDMI 1 Digital Video Out (HDMI) 4 USB 2.0 Ports 1 IEEE 1394 Port 3 AV Out 1 S-Video Out 1 SCART Out 1 Graphics Card Out (D-Sub) 1 LAN Jack (RJ45) 1 Digital Audio Out (Coaxial) 1 Digital Audio Out (Optical) Front Panel 1 Headphone (Green) 1 Microphone (Pink) 1 IEEE 1394 Port 2 USB 2.0 Ports 4 Slots 3.5" Memory Card Reader On-Board Pinheaders - 2 USB 2.0 Pinheaders - 1 CD-In Pinheader - 1 TV-Out Pinheader - 2 SPDIF-Out/In Pinheaders - 1 Graphics Card Pinheader |
VFD | VFD (integrated Bluetooth v2.0+EDR and Wi-Fi/IEEE802.11b+g, Optional) |
Slots | 1 PCI slot Supports 3.3V / 5V PCI bus Interface |
Form Factor | Standard Micro-ATX (24.4 cm X 24.4 cm) |
Mounting | 8 mounting holes |
Front View

1. Microphone (Pink) | 9. Rew Button |
2. USB 2.0 Port | 10. Fwd Button |
3. IEEE 1394 Port | 11. Skip Button |
4. USB 2.0 Port | 12. On / Standby |
5. Headphone (Green) | 13. Eject Button (for ODD) |
6. Stop Button | 14. Slim Slot-In Optical Disk Drive |
7. Play Button | 15. Memory Card Reader Drive |
8. Replay Button | 16. Integrated VFD Module |
Rear View

1. Ventilation Hole | 9. AV Out |
2. Power Switch | 10. S-Video Out |
3. Power Jack (AC In) | 11. SCART Out |
4. Component Video Out | 12. Graphics Card Out (D-Sub) |
5. Audio RCA Out | 13. LAN Jack (RJ45) |
6. Digital Video Out (HDMI) | 14. PCI Expansion Slot |
7. USB 2.0 Ports | 15. Digital Audio Out (Coaxial) |
8. IEEE 1394 Port | 16. Digital Audio Out (Optical) |
Succesfully Tested CPU's
Athlon 64 x2 3600+ (65W)
Athlon 64 x2 4000+ (65W)
Athlon 64 x2 4400+ (65W)
Athlon 64 x2 4800+ (65W)
Athlon 64 x2 5000+ (65W)
Athlon 64 x2 5200+ (65W)
Athlon 64 x2 3800+ (65/89W)
Athlon 64 x2 4200+ (65/89W)
Athlon 64 x2 4600+ (65/89W)
Athlon 64 x2 5000+ (89W)
Athlon 64 x2 4000+ (65/89W)
Athlon 64 x2 4400+ (65/89W)
Athlon 64 x2 4800+ (65/89W)
Athlon 64 x2 5200+ (89W)
Athlon 64 FX62 (125W)
Athlon 64 3000+ (62W)
Athlon 64 3200+ (62W)
Athlon 64 3500+ (62W)
Athlon 64 3800+ (62W)
Sempron 3000+ (62W)
Sempron 3400+ (62W)
Sempron 3600+ (62W)
Sempron 3800+ (62W)
Sempron 2800+ (62W)
Sempron 3200+ (62W)
Sempron 3500+ (62W)
Used Motherboard

MSI 7329-010R
Video Chipset (NVidia Geforce 6150) Tests/Reviews
The Tech Report
Planet X64
X-bit labs
Cooling System
The Media Live is designed to operate with just two quiet fans, keeping the overall level of noise down. However the CPU cooler provided is designed to suck cold air in through the top of the case, and then exhaust the heated air into the case. For lower power processors, this may not be the most effective cooling. The fan in the cooler can be flipped through 180degrees in order to exhaust the hot air through the top of the case, rather than into the case. To do so, carefully unclip the large black plastic surround from around the top of the radiator assembly and pull off. This will allow the fan and it's capture assembly to slide out sideways. Remove the fan capture assembly from the fan, flip the fan through 180 degrees and realigh the capture assembly. Putting it back together is simply a case of re-inserting the fan aseembly under the radiator and then clipping the black plastic housing back on again.
PCI/PCI Express
The motherboard provided has a 1x PCI express socket, but this is masked by the PCI riser. It MAY be possible to replace the PCI riser with a PCI express riser and thus use the PCI express functionality.
Dependant on the CPU, this can result in lower internal temperatures, which can be useful, given how hot some tuners run.
Supported Media Centers
Windows MCE
MythTV
Reden van dit Topic
De reden dat ik dit topic open is dat ik op zoek ben naar de voor mij ultieme HTPC. Het is de bedoeling dat er één centrale plek komt voor al mijn media bestanden. Dit gaat gebeuren dmv. een NAS.
Daarnaast wil ik op elke plek waar het nodig is een kleine media player plaatsen, die alles wat op de NAS staat kan afspelen. In eerste instantie heb ik een Xbox 360 aangeschaft die als Extender dient voor Windows Media Center die op een PC draait. Wat games betreft is het natuurlijk een geweldig product, maar de ondersteuning van verschillende videoformaten valt behoorlijk tegen.
Inmiddels heb ik ook de verschillende UnPn clients bekeken. Het nadeel van deze apparaten is dat je altijd wel weer een codec mist. Ik wil gewoon elk willekeurig videobestand kunnen afspelen, nu en in de toekomst. Dus toen kwam ik terrecht op het bouwen van een HTPC. Na veel zoeken ben ik min of meer bij toeval terecht gekomen op de MSI Media Live. Wat mij betreft the best of both worlds, een apparaat met het formaat dat enigzins in de buurt komt van een UnPn client en de mogelijkheid om een eigen besturingssysteem te installeren, wellicht op een CompactFlash kaartje.
Ik heb nog niet zoveel ervaringen en reviews kunnen vinden op het Internet en hoop dat dmv. van dit topic hier wat meer over te horen.
Voor mij is het van belang dat hij videobestanden (vooral High Definition) flekkeloos afspeelt vanaf de NAS die dmv. Gigabit met elkaar verbonden zijn.
[ Voor 7% gewijzigd door Anoniem: 131470 op 04-12-2007 10:25 ]