Msi B150A, H170A User Manual

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Unpacking

Thank you for buying the MSI® H170A GAMING PRO/ B150A GAMING PRO

motherboard. Check to make sure your motherboard box contains the following items.

If something is missing, contact your dealer as soon as possible.

Motherboard

I/O Shield

Drivers & Utilities

Disc

SATA Cable

Motherboard User

Guide

Safety Information

● The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic

discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful computer assembly.

● Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause

the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.

● Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.

● It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when

handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage. If an ESD wrist strap is not available, discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal object before handling the motherboard.

● Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static pad

whenever the motherboard is not installed.

● Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal

components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.

● Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause

permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.

● If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer

technician.

● Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet

before installing or removing any computer component.

● Keep this user guide for future reference.

● Keep this motherboard away from humidity.

● Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on

the PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.

● Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place

anything over the power cord.

● All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.

● If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service

personnel:

▶ Liquid has penetrated into the computer. ▶ The motherboard has been exposed to moisture. ▶ The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user

guide.

▶ The motherboard has been dropped and damaged. ▶ The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.

● Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may

damage the motherboard.

Quick Start

Preparing Tools and Components

Intel® LGA 1151 CPU

DDR4 Memory

SATA DVD Drive

CPU Fan Thermal Paste

Chassis

SATA Hard Disk Drive

Power Supply Unit

Graphics Card

Phillips Screwdriver

A Package of Screws

Installing a Processor

Installing DDR4 memory

Connecting the Front Panel Header

RESET SW

POWER SW

POWER LED+

POWER LED-

HDD LED

2 10

JFP1

1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED + 3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED 5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch

7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch 9 Reserved 10 No Pin

HDD LED

POWER LED

RESET SW

HDD LED

JFP1

HDD LED HDD LED +

POWER LED POWER LED +

Installing the Motherboard

Installing SATA Drives

Installing a Graphics Card

Connecting Peripheral Devices

Connecting the Power Connectors

JPWR1

JPWR2

Power On

Specifications

CPU

Chipset

Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151

Intel

H170 Chipset (H170A GAMING PRO)

Intel

B150 Chipset (B150A GAMING PRO)

● 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB

▶ Supports DDR4 2133 MHz

Memory

● Dual channel memory architecture

● Supports ECC, un-buffered memory

● Supports Intel

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

● 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots*

● 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Expansion Slots

Onboard Graphics

● 3x PCI slots

* The PCI_E4 slot will only run PCIe 3.0 x1 speed when the PCI_E1 or PCI_E3

slot is installed a device.

™

● 1x HDMI

port, support a maximum resolution of

4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz

● 1x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of

1920x1200@60Hz

Multi-GPU ● Supports 2-Way AMD

Intel

H170/ B150 Chipset

● 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

● 1x SATAe port (PCIe 3.0 x2)**

● Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 (only for

Storage

H170A GAMING PRO)

● Supports Intel

Smart Response Technology for Intel

Core™ processors. (only for H170A GAMING PRO)

* SATA and SATAe ports maximum support 6x SATAs or 1x SATAe + 4x

SATAs.

** SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA.

CrossFire™ Technology

● ASMedia

▶ 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports on

the back panel

● Intel

USB

▶ 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on

the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connector)

▶ 4x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the

back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

● Realtek

Audio

● 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

● Supports S/PDIF output

LAN 1x Intel

● 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port

● 2x USB 2.0 ports

● 1x DVI-D port

Back Panel Connectors

● 1x HDMI

● 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 ports

● 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports

● 1x LAN (RJ45) port

● 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector

● 5x OFC audio jacks

ASM1142 Chipset

H170/ B150 Chipset

ALC1150 Codec

I219-V Gigabit LAN controller

™

port

● 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector

● 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

● 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

● 1x SATAe connector

● 1x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0

ports)

● 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB

3.1 Gen1 ports)

Internal Connectors

I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6793 Controller Chip

Hardware Monitor

● 2x 4-pin CPU fan connectors

● 3x 4-pin system fan connectors

● 1x Front panel audio connector

● 2x Front panel connectors

● 1x TPM module connector

● 1x Chassis Intrusion connector

● 1x Clear CMOS jumper

● 1x Serial port connector

● 1x Parallel port connector

● CPU/System temperature detection

● CPU/System fan speed detection

● CPU/System fan speed control

Form Factor

BIOS Features

● ATX Form Factor

● 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.4 cm x 24.4 cm)

● 1x 128 Mb flash

● UEFI AMI BIOS

● ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.8

● Multi-language

Software

● Drivers

● COMMAND CENTER

● LIVE UPDATE 6

● FAST BOOT

● SUPER CHARGER

● GAMING APP

● M-CLOUD

● RAMDISK

● Intel

Small Business Advantage

● GAMING LAN MANAGER

● Open Broadcaster Software

● Intel

Extreme Tuning Utility

● Norton

● Google Chrome

™

Internet Security Solution

™

,Google Toolbar, Google Drive

● SteelSeries Engine 3

● CPU-Z

Performance GAMING Features

● MYSTIC LIGHT

▶ 16.5 Million Colors ▶ 8 LED Effects

● AUDIO BOOST 3

▶ Isolated Audio PCB ▶ EMI Shielding ▶ Dual Headphone Amplifiers ▶ High Quality Audio Capacitors ▶ Golden Audio Connectors

● GAMING LAN

▶ Intel I219-V Gigabit Ethernet ▶ MSI Network Manager ▶ EMI Shielding ▶ Electric Wave Surge

● GAMING APP

▶ System Mode Switching: OC/Gaming/Silent ▶ Gaming Hotkey ▶ Gaming Mouse Master ▶ Gaming LED Control

● GAMING CERTIFIED

● Open Broadcaster Software

▶ Encoding using H264 (x264) and AAC. ▶ Support for Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and NVENC. ▶ Unlimited number of scenes and sources. ▶ Live RTMP streaming to Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion,

Hitbox and more.

MSI Exclusive Features

Specification Highlights

● CLICK BIOS 5

▶ EZ Mode & Advanced Mode Switching ▶ Board Explorer ▶ Hardware Monitor

● MILITARY CLASS 5

▶ Military Class Component ▶ Military Class Stability and Reliability ▶ ESD Protection ▶ EMI Protection ▶ Humidity Protection ▶ Circuit Protection ▶ High Temperature Protection ▶ VGA Armor PCIe Slots

● COMMAND CENTER

▶ System Monitor ▶ Smart Fan Control

● RAM DISK

● LIVE UPDATE 6

● M-CLOUD

● CPU-Z MSI Dragon Version

● EZ Debug LED

● DDR4 Boost Support

▶ Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Support ▶ Isolated DDR4 Circuit Design ▶ DDR4 XMP Ready

● PCI Express 3.0 Support

▶ 2-Way AMD CrossFire

Support

● USB 3.1 Gen2 Ready ▶ USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Ready

● SATA Express Support

● NVMe / AHCI Driver Support

Block Diagram

HDMI DVI-D

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory

1 x SATA Express

(2 x SATA 6Gb/s)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s

6 x USB 3.1 Gen1

(5 Gbps)

4 x USB 2.0

x16

PCI Express Bus

DMI 3.0

PCI Express Bus

LPC Bus

NV6793

Super I/O

P/S2 Mouse / Keyboard

CPU

H170/ B150

PCI Express Bus

Realtek

ALC1150

ASM1083

Audio Jacks

PCIe x1 slot

Intel I219-V

ASMEDIA ASM1142

3x PCI slots

2 x USB 3.1 Gen2

Rear I/O Panel

PS/2

USB 3.1 Gen2

DVI-D

USB 2.0

LAN Port LED Status Table

Link/ Activity LED

Status Description Off No link

Yellow Linked Blinking Data activity

Audio Ports Configuration

USB 3.1 Gen1

LAN

USB 3.1 Gen1

Speed LED

Status Description Off 10 Mbps connection

Green 100 Mbps connection Orange 1 Gbps connection

Audio Ports

Optical S/PDIF-Out

Audio Ports

Center/ Subwoofer Out ● ●

Rear Speaker Out ● ● ●

Line-In/ Side Speaker Out ●

Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out ● ● ● ●

Mic In

Channel

2 4 6 8

(●: connected, Blank: empty)

Realtek HD Audio Manager

After installing the Realtek HD Audio driver, the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the system tray. Double click on this icon to launch.

Device Selection

Advanced Settings

Application Enhancement

Main Volume

Profiles

Jack Status

Connector Strings

● Device Selection - allows you to select a audio output source to change the related

options. The check sign indicates the devices as default.

● Application Enhancement - the array of options will provide you a complete

guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device.

● Main Volume - controls the volume or balance the right/left side of the speakers

that you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar.

● Profiles - toggles between profiles.

● Advanced Settings - provides the mechanism to deal with 2 independent audio

streams.

● Jack Status - depicts all render and capture devices currently connected with your

computer.

● Connector Settings - configures the connection settings.

Auto popup dialog

When you plug into a device at an audio jack, a dialogue window will pop up asking you which device is current connected.

Each jack corresponds to its default setting as shown on the next page.

Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram

Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram

AUDIO INPUT

Audio jacks to 7.1-channel speakers diagram

AUDIO INPUT

Rear Front

Side Center/

Subwoofer

Overview of Components

JPWR2

SYSFAN1

CPUFAN1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

CPUFAN2

SYSFAN3

EZ Debug LED

JPWR1

PCI_E1

PCI_E2

PCI1

JCI1

PCI_E3

JBAT1

PCI_E4

JTBT1*

PCI2

PCI3

JAUD1

SYSFAN2

JCOM1

JLPT1

JTPM1

JUSB1

JFP1

JFP2

JUSB2

SE1_21

SATA6 SATA5

SATA3 SATA4

*JTBT1 is used to connect a speci󰘰c card.

Note: The JTBT1 connector and the PCI_E4 slot can’t be used simultaneously.

Component Contents

Port Name Port Type Page

CPUFAN1~2, SYSFAN1~3 Fan Connectors 34

CPU Socket LGA1151 CPU Socket 27

DIMM1~4 DIMM Slots 28

EZ Debug LED Debug LED indicators 36

JAUD1 Front Audio Connector 31

JBAT1 Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper 36

JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector 35

JCOM1 Serial Port Connector 33

JFP1, JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 35

JLPT1 Parallel Port Connector 33

JPWR1~2 Power Connectors 31

JTPM1 TPM Module Connector 33

JUSB1 USB 2.0 Connector 32

JUSB2 USB 3.1 Gen1 Connector 32

PCI_E1~4, PCI1~3 PCIe and PCI Expansion Slots 29

SATA1~6 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors 30

SE1_21 SATAe Connector 30

CPU Socket

Introduction to the LGA 1151 CPU

The surface of the LGA 1151 CPU has two notches and a golden triangle to assist in correctly lining up the CPU for motherboard placement. The golden triangle is the Pin 1 indicator.

Important

●

Always unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the CPU.

●

Please retain the CPU protective cap after installing the processor. MSI will deal with Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests if only the motherboard comes with the protective cap on the CPU socket.

●

When installing a CPU, always remember to install a CPU heatsink. A CPU heatsink is necessary to prevent overheating and maintain system stability.

●

Confirm that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before booting your system.

●

Overheating can seriously damage the CPU and motherboard. Always make sure the cooling fans work properly to protect the CPU from overheating. Be sure to apply an even layer of thermal paste (or thermal tape) between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation.

●

Whenever the CPU is not installed, always protect the CPU socket pins by covering the socket with the plastic cap.

●

If you purchased a separate CPU and heatsink/ cooler, Please refer to the documentation in the heatsink/ cooler package for more details about installation.

●

This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. Before attempting to overclock, please make sure that all other system components can tolerate overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. MSI® does not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation beyond product specifications.

DIMM Slots

DIMM1 DIMM3

Channel A Channel B

DIMM2 DIMM4

Memory module installation recommendation

DIMM4 DIMM4

DIMM2 DIMM2 DIMM2

DIMM3 DIMM1

Important

●

Always insert memory modules in the DIMM2 slot first.

●

Due to chipset resource usage, the available capacity of memory will be a little less than the amount of installed.

●

Based on Intel CPU specification, the Memory DIMM voltage below 1.35V is suggested to protect the CPU.

●

Please note that the maximum capacity of addressable memory is 4GB or less for 32-bit Windows OS due to the memory address limitation. Therefore, we recommended that you to install 64-bit Windows OS if you want to install more than 4GB memory on the motherboard.

●

It is recommended to use a more efficient memory cooling system for full DIMMs installation or overclocking.

●

The stability and compatibility of installed memory module depend on installed CPU and devices when overclocking.

PCI_E1~4, PCI1~3: PCIe and PCI Expansion Slots

PCI_E1: PCIe 3.0 x1 slot PCI_E2: PCIe 3.0 x16 slot

PCI1: PCI slot PCI_E3: PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

PCI_E4: PCIe 3.0 x4 slot PCI2: PCI slot PCI3: PCI slot

Multiple graphics cards installation recommendation

x16 x16

Important

●

For a single PCIe x16 expansion card installation with optimum performance, using the PCI_E2 slot is recommended.

●

The PCI_E4 slot will only run PCIe 3.0 x1 speed when the PCI_E1 or PCI_E3 slot is installed a device.

●

When adding or removing expansion cards, always turn off the power supply and unplug the power supply power cable from the power outlet. Read the expansion card’s documentation to check for any necessary additional hardware or software changes.

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors

These connectors are SATA 6Gb/s interface ports. Each connector can connect to one SATA device.

SATA2

SATA1

SATA6

SATA5

SATA4

SATA3

SE1_21: SATAe Connector

This connector is SATAe (SATA Express) interface port. The SATAe connector can be used with a single SATAe device or two legacy SATA devices.

SATA2 SATA1

SATAe1

Important

●

Please do not fold the SATA or SATAe cable at a 90-degree angle. Data loss may result during transmission otherwise.

●

SATA or SATAe cables have identical plugs on either sides of the cable. However, it is recommended that the flat connector be connected to the motherboard for

space saving purposes.

JPWR1~2: Power Connectors

These connectors allow you to connect an ATX power supply.

8 4 1

1 Ground 5 +12V 2 Ground 6 +12V 3 Ground 7 +12V 4 Ground 8 +12V

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 14 -12V 3 Ground 15 Ground

JPWR1

131

4 +5V 16 PS-ON# 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 +5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWR OK 20 Res

9 5VSB 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.3V 24 Ground

JPWR2

Important

Make sure that all the power cables are securely connected to a proper ATX power supply to ensure stable operation of the motherboard.

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector

This connector allow you to connect audio jacks on the front panel.

2 10

1 MIC L 2 Ground

3 MIC R 4 NC

5 Head Phone R 6 MIC Detection

7 SENSE_SEND 8 No Pin

9 Head Phone L 10 Head Phone Detection

JUSB1: USB 2.0 Connector

This connector allows you to connect USB 2.0 ports on the front panel.

2 10

1 VCC 2 VCC

3 USB0- 4 USB1-

5 USB0+ 6 USB1+

7 Ground 8 Ground

9 No Pin 10 NC

Important

●

Note that the VCC and Ground pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.

●

In order to recharge your iPad,iPhone and iPod through USB ports, please install MSI® SUPER CHARGER utility.

JUSB2: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connector

This connector allows you to connect USB 3.1 Gen1 ports on the front panel.

10 11

1 Power 11 USB2.0+

2 USB3_RX_DN 12 USB2.0-

3 USB3_RX_DP 13 Ground

4 Ground 14 USB3_TX_C_DP

5 USB3_TX_C_DN 15 USB3_TX_C_DN

6 USB3_TX_C_DP 16 Ground

7 Ground 17 USB3_RX_DP

8 USB2.0- 18 USB3_RX_DN

9 USB2.0+ 19 Power 10 Ground 20 No Pin

Important

Note that the Power and Ground pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector

This connector is for TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages.

2 14

1 LPC Clock 2 3V Standby power 3 LPC Reset 4 3.3V Power 5 LPC address & data pin0 6 Serial IRQ 7 LPC address & data pin1 8 5V Power

9 LPC address & data pin2 10 No Pin 11 LPC address & data pin3 12 Ground 13 LPC Frame 14 Ground

JCOM1: Serial Port Connector

This connector allows you to connect the optional serial port with bracket.

2 10

1 DCD 2 SIN

3 SOUT 4 DTR

5 Ground 6 DSR

7 RTS 8 CTS

9 RI 10 No Pin

JLPT1: Parallel Port Connector

This connector allows you to connect the optional parallel port with bracket.

2 26

1 RSTB# 2 AFD# 3 PRND0 4 ERR# 5 PRND1 6 PINIT# 7 PRND2 8 LPT_SLIN# 9 PRND3

10 Ground 11 PRND4 12 Ground 13 PRND5 14 Ground 15 PRND6 16 Ground 17 PRND7 18 Ground 19 ACK# 20 Ground 21 BUSY 22 Ground 23 PE 24 Ground 25 SLCT 26 No Pin

CPUFAN1~2, SYSFAN1~3: Fan Connectors

Fan connectors can be classified as PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Mode and Voltage Mode. PWM Mode fan connectors provide constant 12V output and adjust fan speed with speed control signal. Voltage Mode fan connectors control fan speed by changing voltage. Therefore, when you plug a 3-pin (Non-PWM) fan to a PWM Mode fan connector, the fan speed will be always maintained at 100%, and that could be noisy.

PWM Mode fan connector

CPUFAN1/ CPUFAN2 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Sense 4 Speed Control Signal

Voltage Mode fan connector

SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2

1 Ground 2 Voltage Control 3 Sense 4 NC

Controlling the fan speed

There are two ways to manage fan speed. One is to go to BIOS > HARDWARE MONITOR. The other is to use COMMAND CENTER application.

SYSFAN3

BIOS > HARDWARE MONITOR COMMAND CENTER

Both methods offer gradient points of the fan speed that allow you to adjust fan speed in relation to CPU temperature.

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors

These connectors connect to the switches and LEDs on the front panel.

2 10

JFP1

1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED + 3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED 5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch 7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch 9 Reserved 10 No Pin

JFP2

1 Speaker - 2 Buzzer + 3 Buzzer - 4 Speaker +

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector

This connector allows you to connect the chassis intrusion switch cable.

Normal (default)

Using chassis intrusion detector

1. Connect the JCI1 connector to the chassis intrusion switch/ sensor on the

chassis.

2. Close the chassis cover.

3. Go to BIOS > Settings > Security > Chassis Intrusion Configuration.

4. Set Chassis Intrusion to Enabled.

5. Press F10 to save and exit and then press the Enter key to select Yes.

6. Once the chassis cover is opened again, a warning message will be displayed on

screen when the computer is turned on.

Trigger the chassis intrusion event

Resetting the chassis intrusion warning

1. Go to BIOS > Settings > Security > Chassis Intrusion Configuration.

2. Set Chassis Intrusion to Reset.

3. Press F10 to save and exit and then press the Enter key to select Yes.

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper

There is CMOS memory onboard that is external powered from a battery located on the motherboard to save system configuration data. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumpers to clear the CMOS memory.

Keep Data (default)

Resetting BIOS to default values

1. Power off the computer and unplug the power cord

2. Use a jumper cap to short JBAT1 for about 5-10 seconds.

3. Remove the jumper cap from JBAT1.

4. Plug the power cord and power on the computer.

EZ Debug LED: Debug LED indicators

These LEDs indicate the status of the motherboard.

CPU - indicates CPU is not detected or fail. DRAM - indicates DRAM is not detected or fail. VGA - indicates GPU is not detected or fail.

Clear CMOS/ Reset BIOS

BIOS Setup

The default settings offer the optimal performance for system stability in normal conditions. You should always keep the default settings to avoid possible system damage or failure booting unless you are familiar with BIOS.

Important

●

BIOS items are continuously update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be for reference only. You could also refer to the HELP information panel for BIOS item description.

●

The pictures in this chapter are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased.

Entering BIOS Setup

Please refer the following methods to enter BIOS setup.

● Press Delete key, when the Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter

Boot Menu message appears on the screen during the boot process.

● Use MSI FAST BOOT application. Click on GO2BIOS button and choose OK. The

system will reboot and enter BIOS setup directly.

Click on GO2BIOS

● Enable the GO2BIOS item (SETTING > Boot > GO2BIOS) in BIOS setup

Advanced mode (F7). It allows the system to enter BIOS setup directly by pressing

the power button for 4 seconds upon bootup.

Function key

Key Function Key Function

F1 General Help F3 Enter Favorites menu F4 Enter CPU Specifications menu F5 Enter Memory-Z menu F6 Load optimized defaults F8 Load Overclocking Profile F9 Save Overclocking Profile F10 Save Change and Reset*

* When you press F10, a confirmation window appears and it provides the modification information. Select between Yes or No to confirm your choice.

Resetting BIOS

You might need to restore the default BIOS setting to solve certain problems. There are several ways to reset BIOS:

● Go to BIOS and press F6 to load optimized defaults.

● Short the Clear CMOS jumper on the motherboard.

● Press the Clear CMOS button, on the rear I/O panel. (Only for the motherboard

with clear CMOS button.)

Updating BIOS

Updating BIOS with M-FLASH

Before updating: Please download the latest BIOS file that matches your motherboard model from MSI

website. And then save the BIOS file into the USB flash drive. Updating BIOS:

1. Press Del key to enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Insert the USB flash drive that contains the update file into the computer.

3. Select the M-FLASH tab and click on Yes to reboot the system and enter the flash

mode.

4. Select a BIOS file to perform the BIOS update process.

5. After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will reboot

automatically.

Updating the BIOS with Live Update 6

Before updating: Make sure the LAN driver is already installed and the internet connection is set

properly. Updating BIOS:

1. Install and launch MSI LIVE UPDATE 6.

2. Select Manual scan.

3. Check MB BIOS box and click on Scan button.

4. Select the MB BIOS and click on

file.

5. Click Next and choose In Windows mode. And then click Next and Start to start

updating BIOS.

6. After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will restart

automatically.

icon to download and install the latest BIOS

EZ Mode

At EZ mode, it provides the basic system information and allows you to configure the basic setting. To configure the advanced BIOS settings, please enter the Advanced Mode by pressing the Setup Mode switch or F7 function key.

XMP switch

Information display

M-Flash Favorites Hardware

Monitor

● Function buttons - enable or disable the LAN Option ROM, Fast Boot, HD audio

controller, AHCI, RAID, CPU Fan Fail Warning Control and BIOS Log Review

by clicking on their respective button.

● Fan control - click on this button to display the Hardware Monitor menu that allows

you to manually control the fan speed by percentage.

● M-Flash - click on this button to display the M-Flash menu that provides the way to

update BIOS with a USB flash drive.

● Information display - click on the CPU, Memory, Storage, Fan Info and Help

buttons on left side to display related information.

● Boot device priority bar - you can move the device icons to change the boot

priority. The boot priority from high to low is left to right.

● System information - shows the CPU/ DDR speed, CPU/ MB temperature, MB/

CPU type, memory size, CPU/ DDR voltage, BIOS version and build date.

● Language - allows you to select the language of BIOS setup.

● Screenshot - press this tab or the F12 key to take a screenshot and save it to USB

flash drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only).

● Setup Mode switch - press this tab or the F7 key to switch between Advanced

mode and EZ mode.

● XMP switch - click on the inner circle to enable/ disable the X.M.P. (Extreme

Memory Profile). Switch the outer circle to select the X.M.P. profile. This switch will only be available if the X.M.P. supported memory module is installed.

Favorites ScreenshotSetup Mode switch

Language System

information

Boot device priority bar

Function buttons

● Favorites - press any Favorites tab or the F3 key to enter Favorites menu. It

allows you to create personal BIOS menu where you can save and access favorite/ frequently-used BIOS setting items.

▶ Default HomePage - allows you to select a BIOS menu (e.g. SETTINGS,

OC...,etc) as the BIOS home page.

▶ Favorite1~5 - allows you to add the frequently-used/ favorite BIOS setting items in

one page.

▶ To add a BIOS item to a favorite page (Favorite 1~5)

1. Select a BIOS item in SETTINGS, OC or OC PROFILE menu.

2. Right-click or press F2 key.

3. Choose a favorite page and click on OK.

▶ To delete a BIOS item from favorite page

1. Select a BIOS item in favorite page (Favorite 1~5)

2. Right-click or press F2 key.

3. Choose Delete and click on OK.

Advanced Mode

Press Setup Mode switch or F7 function key can switch between EZ Mode and Advanced Mode in BIOS setup.

XMP switch

Favorites ScreenshotSetup Mode switch

Language System

information

Boot device priority bar

BIOS menu selection

Menu display

BIOS menu selection

● XMP switch/ Setup Mode switch/ Screenshot/ Favorites/ Language/ System

information/ Boot device priority bar - please refer to the descriptions of EZ Mode Overview section.

● BIOS menu selection - the following options are available:

▶ SETTINGS - allows you to specify the parameters for chipset and boot devices. ▶ OC - allows you to adjust the frequency and voltage. Increasing the frequency may

get better performance.

▶ M-FLASH - provides the way to update BIOS with a USB flash drive. ▶ OC PROFILE - allows you to manage overclocking profiles. ▶ HARDWARE MONITOR - allows you to set the speeds of fans and monitor

voltages of system.

▶ BOARD EXPLORER - provides the information of installed devices on this

motherboard.

● Menu display - provides BIOS setting items and information to be configured.

SETTINGS

System Status

▶System Date

Sets the system date. Use tab key to switch between date elements. The format is <day> <month> <date> <year>. <day> Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. <month> The month from Jan. through Dec. <date> The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. <year> The year can be adjusted by users.

▶System Time

Sets the system time. Use tab key to switch between time elements. The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

▶SATA PortX

Shows the information of connected SATA device.

Important

If the connected SATA device is not displayed, turn off computer and re-check SATA cable and power cable connections of the device and motherboard.

▶System Information

Shows detailed system information, including CPU type, BIOS version, and Memory (read only).

▶DMI Information

Shows system information, desktop Board Information and chassis Information. (Read only).

Advanced

▶PCI Subsystem Settings

Sets PCI, PCI express interface protocol and latency timer. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶PEG X - Max Link Speed [Auto]

Sets PCI Express protocol of PCIe x16 slots for matching di󰘯erent installed

devices.

[Auto] This item will be con󰘰gured automatically by BIOS.

[Gen1] Enables PCIe Gen1 support only. [Gen2] Enables PCIe Gen2 support only. [Gen3] Enables PCIe Gen3 support only.

▶PCI Latency Timer [32]

Sets latency timer of PCI interface device. [Options: 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248 PCI Bus clocks]

▶ACPI Settings

Sets ACPI parameters of onboard power LED behaviors. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶Power LED [Blinking]

Sets shining behaviors of the onboard Power LED. [Dual Color] The power LED turns to another color to indicate the S3 state. [Blinking] The power LED blinks to indicate the S3 state.

▶Integrated Peripherals

Sets integrated peripherals' parameters, such as LAN, HDD, USB and audio. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled]

Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller.

▶LAN Option ROM [Disabled]

Enables or disables the legacy network Boot Option ROM for detailed settings.

This item will appear when Onboard LAN Controller is enabled. [Enabled] Enables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. [Disabled] Disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM.

▶Network Stack [Disabled]

Sets UEFI network stack for optimizing IPv4 / IPv6 function. [Enabled] Enables UEFI network stack. [Disabled] Disables UEFI network stack.

▶Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled])

When “Enabled”, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv4 protocol. This

item will appear when “Network Stack” is enabled. [Enabled] Enables the Ipv4 PXE boot support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv4 PXE boot support.

▶Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled])

When “Enabled”, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv6 protocol. This

item will appear when “Network Stack” is enabled. [Enabled] Enables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support.

▶SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]

Sets the operation mode of the onboard SATA controller. [AHCI Mode] Specify the AHCI mode for SATA storage devices. AHCI (Advanced

[RAID Mode] Enables RAID function for SATA storage devices. (only for H170)

▶SATAx Hot Plug [Disabled]

Allows user to enable or disable the SATA hot plug support. [Enabled] Enables hot plug support for the SATA ports. [Disabled] Disables hot plug support for the SATA ports.

▶HD Audio Controller [Enabled]

Enables or disables the onboard High De󰘰nition Audio controller.

▶HPET [Enabled]

Enables or disables the HPET (High Precision Event Timers) support.

▶Integrated Graphics Con󰄈guration

Adjusts integrated graphics settings for optimum system. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG]

Selects a graphics device as the primary boot device. [IGD] Integrated Graphics Display. [PEG] PCI-Express Graphics Device.

▶Integrated Graphics Share Memory [64M]

Selects a 󰘰xed amount of system memory allocated to the onboard graphics. This

item will appear when IGD Multi-Monitor is enabled.

▶IGD Multi-Monitor [Disabled]

Enables or disables the multi-screen output from integrated graphics and external

graphics card. [Enabled] Enables multi-screen function for both integrated and external

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶USB Con󰄈guration

Sets the onboard USB controller and device function. Press <Enter> to enter the submenu.

Host Controller Interface) o󰘯ers some advanced features to enhance

the speed and performance of SATA storage device, such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-plugging.

graphics cards.

▶USB Controller [Enabled]

Enables or disables all USB controller.

▶XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

Enables or disables XHCI hand-o󰘯 support for the operating system without XHCI

hand-o󰘯 feature. This item will appear when USB Controller is enabled.

▶Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Sets Legacy USB function support. [Auto] The system will automatically detect if any USB device is connected

[Enabled] Enable the USB support under legacy mode. [Disabled] The USB devices will be unavailable under legacy mode.

▶Super IO Con󰄈guration

Sets system Super I/O chip parameters including LPT and COM ports. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶Serial (COM) Port x Configuration

Sets detailed con󰘰guration of serial(COM) port x. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-

menu.

▶Serial (COM) Port x [Enabled]

Enables or disables serial (COM) port x.

▶Serial (COM) Port x Settings [Auto]

Sets serial port x (COM). If set to Auto, BIOS will optimize the IRQ automatically or

you can set it manually.

▶Parallel (LPT) Port Configuration

Sets detailed con󰘰guration of parallel port (LPT). Press <Enter> to enter the sub-

menu.

▶Parallel (LPT) Port [Enabled]

Enables or disables parallel(LPT) port.

▶Parallel (LPT) Port Settings [Auto]

Sets parallel port (LPT). If set to Auto, BIOS will optimize the IRQ automatically or

you can set it manually.

▶Device Mode [STD Printer Mode]

Selects an operating mode for parallel port. [STD Printer Mode] Printer port mode [SPP] Standard Parallel Port mode [EPP-1.9/ 1.7 + SPP] Enhanced Parallel Port-1.9/ 1.7 mode + Standard

[ECP] Extended Capability Port mode [ECP + EPP-1.9/ 1.7] Extended Capability Port mode + Enhanced Parallel

and enable the legacy USB support.

Parallel Port mode.

Port-1.9/ 1.7 mode.

▶Power Management Setup

Sets system Power Management of EuP2013 and AC Power Loss behaviors. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶EuP 2013 [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system power consumption according to EuP2013

regulation. [Enabled] Optimize the system power consumption according to EuP 2013

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Restore after AC Power Loss [Power Off]

Sets the system behaviors while encountering the AC power loss.

[Power O󰘯] Leaves the system in power o󰘯 state after restoring AC power.

[Power On] Boot up the system after restoring AC power.

[Last State] Restores the system to the previous state (power on/ power o󰘯)

▶On board LED Control [On]

Enables or disables the actions of onboard LEDs. [On] Enables the actions of onboard LEDs.

[O󰘯] Disables the actions of power, reset, PCH, audio LEDs.

▶Windows OS Con󰄈guration

Sets Windows 8/ 8.1 detailed con󰘰guration and behaviors. Press <Enter> to enter

the sub-menu.

▶Windows 8.1/ 10 WHQL Support [Disabled]

Enables the supports for Windows 8.1/ 10 or disables for other operating systems.

Before enabling this item, make sure all installed devices & utilities (hardware &

software) should meet the Windows 8.1/ 10 requirements. [Enabled] The system will switch to UEFI mode to meet the Windows

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶MSI Fast Boot [Disabled]

MSI Fast Boot is the fastest way to boot the system. It will disable more devices to

speed up system boot time which is faster than the boot time of Fast Boot. [Enabled] Enables the MSI Fast Boot function to speed up booting time. And

[Disabled] Disables MSI Fast Boot.

regulation. It will not support S4 & S5 wake up by USB, PCI and PCIe devices.

before AC power loss.

equirement.

the following Fast Boot 󰘰eld will be disabled and 󰘰xed.

Important

When MSI Fast Boot is enabled, you can use MSI FAST BOOT application to enter BIOS setup if needed. Please refer Entering BIOS Setup section for details.

▶Fast Boot [Disabled/ windows7, Enabled/ windows 8.1/ 10]

Enables or disables the fast boot feature for Windows 8.1/ 10. This item will only be

available when MSI Fast Boot is disabled.

[Enabled] Enables the Fast Boot con󰘰guration to accelerate system boot time. [Disabled] Disables the Fast Boot con󰘰guration.

▶Internal GOP Configuration

Manages the onboard Graphics Output Protocol (GOP). Press <Enter> to enter the

sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when Windows 8.1/ 10 WHQL Support is

enabled.

▶Secure Boot

Sets the Windows secure boot to prevent the unauthorized accessing. Press

<Enter> to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when Windows 8.1/ 10

WHQL Support is enabled.

▶Secure Boot Support [Disabled]

Enables or disables secure boot support. [Enabled] Enables the secure boot function and allow you to set the secure

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Secure Boot Mode [Standard]

Selects the secure boot mode. This item is to select how the secure boot keys be

loaded. This item appears when Secure Boot Support is enabled. [Standard] The system will automatically load the secure keys from BIOS.

[Custom] Allows user to con󰘰gure the secure boot settings and manually load

▶Key Management

Manages the secure boot keys. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. This sub-

menu will appear when Secure Boot Mode sets to [Custom].

▶Wake Up Event Setup

Sets system wake up behaviors for different sleep modes. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶Wake Up Event By [BIOS]

Selects the wake up event by BIOS or operating system. [BIOS] Activates the following items, set wake up events of these items.

[OS] The wake up events will be de󰘰ned by OS.

▶Resume By RTC Alarm [Disabled]

Disables or enables the system wake up by RTC Alarm. [Enabled] Enables the system to boot up on a scheduled time/ date. [Disabled] Disables this function.

boot settings.

the secure keys.

▶Date (of month) Alarm/ Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

Sets RTC alarm date/ Time. If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to [Enabled], the

system will automatically resume (boot up) on a speci󰘰ed date/hour/minute/second

in these 󰘰elds (using the <+> and <-> to select the date & time settings).

▶Resume By PCI/ PCI-E Device [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system wake up by PCI/ PCI express devices. [Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from the power saving modes

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Resume By Onboard LAN [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system wake up by Onboard LAN. [Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from the power saving modes

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Resume by USB Device [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system wake up by USB devices. [Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from sleep state when activity

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system wake up by PS/2 mouse. [Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system wake up by PS/2 keyboard. [Any Key] Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when

[Hot Key] Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Hot Key [Ctrl+Space]

Selects a combination of keys as a hot key to wake the system. This item appears

when you set the Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard to Hot Key.

▶Intel ( R ) Ethernet Connection I219-V

Shows driver information and configuration of the ethernet controller parameter.

when activity or input signal of PCI/ PCIe device is detected.

when activity or input signal of LAN device is detected.

of USB device is detected.

activity of PS/2 mouse is detected.

activity of any key on PS/2 keyboard is detected.

activity of hot key on PS/2 keyboard is detected.

Boot

Sets the sequence of system boot devices.

▶Full Screen Logo Display [Enabled]

Enables or disables to show the full screen logo while system POST. [Enabled] Shows the logo in full screen. [Disabled] Shows the POST messages.

▶GO2BIOS [Disabled]

Allows system to enter BIOS setup directly by pressing the Power button for 4 sec upon bootup.

[Enabled] The system boots straight to the BIOS setup by long pressing the power

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Bootup NumLock State [On]

Select the keyboard NumLock state upon bootup.

▶Boot Mode Select [LEGACY+UEFI]

Sets the system boot mode from legacy or UEFI architecture depending on OS installation requirement. This item will become un-selectable and will be configured automatically by BIOS when Windows 8.1/ 10 WHQL Support is enabled.

[UEFI] Enables UEFI BIOS boot mode support only. [LEGACY+UEFI] Enables both Legacy BIOS boot mode and UEFI BIOS boot

▶FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities

Sets device priority for system boot.

▶Boot Option Priorities

These items are used to prioritize the installed boot devices.

button about 4 seconds when the system is off.

mode.

Security

▶Administrator Password

Sets administrator password for system security. User has full rights to change the BIOS items with administrator password. After setting the administrator password, the state of this item will show “Installed”.

▶User Password

Sets User Password for system security. User has limited rights to change the BIOS items with user password. This item will be available when administrator password is set. After setting the user password, the state of this item will show “Installed”.

▶Password Check [Setup]

Selects a condition that will request the password. [Setup] A password will be requested for entering the BIOS Setup. [Boot] A password will be requested for booting the system.

▶Password Clear [Enabled]

Enables or disables the clear CMOS behavior to clear a set password. [Enabled] The password will be erased after clear CMOS. [Disabled] The password will always be kept.

Important

When selecting the Administrator / User Password items, a password box will appear on the screen. Type the password then press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previous set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection.

To clear a set password, press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter a new password. A message will confirm the password is being disabled. Once the password is disabled, you can enter the setup and OS without authorization.

▶Trusted Computing

Sets TPM (Trusted Platform Module) function.

▶Security Device Support [Enabled]

Enables or disables the TPM function to build the endorsement key for accessing

the system.

▶TPM Device Selection [PTT]

Selects TPM device: PTT or dTPM. [PTT] Select it for Intel Platform Trust technology [dTPM] Select it for installed TPM device.

▶Device select [Auto]

Selects TPM 1.2 or TPM 2.0 technology for installed TPM device. If set to Auto,

BIOS will detect it automatically.

▶Chassis Intrusion Con󰄈guration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶Chassis Intrusion [Disabled]

Enables or disables recording messages when the chassis is opened. This function

is ready for the chassis equips a chassis intrusion switch. [Enabled] Once the chassis is opened, the system will record and issue a

[Reset] Clear the warning message. After clearing the message, please

[Disabled] Disables this funcion.

warning message.

return to Enabled or Disabled.

Save & Exit

▶Discard Changes and Exit

Exit BIOS setup without saving any change.

▶Save Changes and Reboot

Save all changes and reboot the system.

▶Save Changes

Save current changes.

▶Discard Changes

Discard all changes and restore to the previous values.

▶Restore Defaults

Restore or load all default values.

▶Boot Override

The installed bootable devices will appear on this menu, you can select one of them to be the boot device.

Important

●

Overclocking your PC manually is only recommended for advanced users.

●

Overclocking is not guaranteed, and if done improperly, it could void your warranty or severely damage your hardware.

▶OC Explore Mode [Normal]

Enables or disables to show the normal or expert version of OC settings. [Normal] Provides the regular OC settings in BIOS setup. [Expert] Provides the advanced OC settings for OC expert to configure in BIOS

Note: We use * as the symbol for the OC settings of Expert mode.

▶CPU Ratio Apply Mode [All Core]*

Sets applied mode for CPU ratio. This item only appears when a CPU that supports Turbo Boost is installed.

[All Core] Activate the CPU Ratio field. All CPU cores will run the same CPU ratio

[Per Core] Activate the X-Core Ratio Limit field. Sets each CPU core ratio

▶CPU Ratio [Auto]

Sets the CPU ratio that is used to determine CPU clock speed. This item can only be changed if the processor supports this function.

▶1/2/3/4-Core Ratio Limit [Auto]

Allows you to set the CPU ratios for different number of active cores. These items only appear when a CPU that support this function is installed.

▶Adjusted CPU Frequency

Shows the adjusted CPU frequency. Read-only.

setup.

that be set in CPU Ratio.

separately in X-Core Ratio Limit.

▶CPU Ratio Mode [Dynamic Mode]*

Selects the CPU Ratio operating mode. This item will appear when you set the CPU ratio manually.

[Fixed Mode] Fixes the CPU ratio. [Dynamic Mode] CPU ratio will be changed dynamically according to the CPU

▶Ring Ratio [Auto]

Sets the ring ratio. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU.

▶Adjusted Ring Frequency

Shows the adjusted Ring frequency. Read-only.

▶GT Ratio [Auto]

Sets the integrated graphics ratio. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU.

▶Adjusted GT Frequency

Shows the adjusted integrated graphics frequency. Read-only.

▶Misc Setting*

Press Enter, + or - key to open or close the following 3 items related to CPU features.

▶EIST [Enabled]*

Enables or disables the Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep Technology.

[Enabled] Enables the EIST to adjust CPU voltage and core frequency

dynamically. It can decrease average power consumption and average heat production.

[Disabled] Disables EIST.

▶Intel Turbo Boost [Enabled]*

Enables or disables the Intel

Turbo Boost. This item appears when the installed

CPU supports this function. [Enabled] Enables this function to boost CPU performance automatically above

rated speci󰘰cations when system request the highest performance

state.

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Enhanced Turbo [Auto]

Enables or disables Enhanced Turbo function for all CPU cores to boost CPU

performance.

[Auto] This setting will be con󰘰gured automatically by BIOS.

[Enabled] All CPU cores would be increased to maximum turbo ratio. [Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Extreme Memory Pro󰄈le (X.M.P.) [Disabled]

X.M.P. (Extreme Memory Profile) is the overclocking technology by memory module. This item will be available when the memory modules that support X.M.P. is installed.

[Disabled] Disables this function. [Profile 1] Uses profile1 settings of XMP memory module. [Profile 2] Uses profile2 settings of XMP memory module.

▶DRAM Reference Clock [Auto]*

Sets the DRAM reference clock. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU. This item appears when a CPU that supports this adjustment is installed.

▶DRAM Frequency [Auto]

Sets the DRAM frequency. Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed.

▶Adjusted DRAM Frequency

Shows the adjusted DRAM frequency. Read-only.

▶DRAM Timing Mode [Link]

Selects the memory timing mode. [Link] Allows user to configure the DRAM timing for all memory channel. [UnLink] Allows user to configure the DRAM timing for respective memory

▶Advanced DRAM Con󰄈guration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. User can set the memory timing for each/ all memory channel. The system may become unstable or unbootable after changing memory timing. If it occurs, please clear the CMOS data and restore the default settings. (Refer to the Clear CMOS jumper/ button section to clear the CMOS data, and enter the BIOS to load the default settings.)

▶Memory Fast Boot [Auto] *

Enables or disables the initiation and training for memory every booting. [Auto] The setting will be configured automatically by BIOS. [Enabled] System will completely keep the archives of first intiation and training for

[Disabled] The memory will be initialed and trained every booting.

▶CPU Voltages control [Auto]

These options allows you to set the voltages related to CPU. If set to Auto, BIOS will set these voltages automatically or you can set it manually.

▶DRAM Voltages control [Auto]

These options allows you to set the voltages related to memory. If set to Auto, BIOS will set these voltages automatically or you can set it manually.

▶PCH Voltages control [Auto]

These options allows you to set the voltages related to PCH. If set to Auto, BIOS will set these voltages automatically or you can set it manually.

channel.

memory. So the memory will not be initialed and trained when booting to accelerate the system booting time.

▶CPU Memory Changed Detect [Enabled]*

Enables or disables the system to issue a warning message during boot when the CPU or memory has been replaced.

[Enabled] The system will issue a warning message during boot and then you

[Disabled] Disables this function and keeps the current BIOS settings.

▶CPU Speci󰄈cations

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu displays the information of installed CPU. You can also access this information menu at any time by pressing [F4]. Read only.

▶CPU Technology Support

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. The sub-menu shows the key features of

installed CPU. Read only.

▶MEMORY-Z

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu displays all the settings and timings of installed memory. You can also access this information menu at any time by pressing [F5].

▶DIMM4 Memory SPD

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. The sub-menu displays the information of

installed memory. Read only.

▶CPU Features

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶Hyper-Threading [Enabled]

Intel Hyper-Threading technology treats the multi cores inside the processor as

multi logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously. In this way,

the system performance is highly improved. This item appears when the installed

CPU supports this technology. [Enable] Enables Intel Hyper-Threading technology. [Disabled] Disables this item if the system does not support HT function.

▶Active Processor Cores [All]

Allows you to select the number of active CPU cores.

▶Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]

Enables or disables the extended CPUID value. [Enabled] BIOS limits the maximum CPUID input value to circumvent boot

[Disabled] Use the actual maximum CPUID input value.

have to load the default settings for new devices.

problems with older operating system that do not support the processor with extended CPUID value.

▶Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

Intel’s Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious

bu󰓐er over󰄉ow attacks where worms attempt to execute code to damage the

system. It is recommended that keeps this item enabled always. [Enabled] Enables NO-Execution protection to prevent the malicious attacks

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Intel Virtualization Tech [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel Virtualization technology. [Enabled] Enables Intel Virtualization technology and allows a platform to run

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Intel VT-D Tech [Disabled]

Enables or disables Intel VT-D (Intel Virtualization for Directed I/O) technology.

▶Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher (MLC Streamer prefetcher). [Enabled] Allows the hardware prefetcher to automatically pre-fetch data

[Disabled] Disables the hardware prefetcher.

▶Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

Enables or disables the CPU hardware prefetcher (MLC Spatial prefetcher). [Enabled] Enables adjacent cache line prefetching for reducing the cache

[Disabled] Enables the requested cache line only.

▶CPU AES Instructions [Enabled]

Enables or disables the CPU AES (Advanced Encryption Standard-New

Instructions) support. This item appears when a CPU supports this function.

▶Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]

Enables or disables the Intel adaptive thermal monitor function to protect the CPU

from overheating. [Enabled] Throttles down the CPU core clock speed when the CPU is over the

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Intel C-State [Auto]

Enables or disables the Intel C-state. C-state is a processor power management

technology de󰘰ned by ACPI. [Auto] This setting will be con󰘰gured automatically by BIOS.

[Enabled] Detects the idle state of system and reduce CPU power consumption

[Disabled] Disable this function.

and worms.

multiple operating systems in independent partitions. The system can function as multiple systems virtually.

and instructions into L2 cache from memory for tuning the CPU performance.

latency time and tuning the performance to the speci󰘰c application.

adaptive temperature.

accordingly.

▶C1E Support [Disabled]

Enables or disables the C1E function for power-saving in halt state. This item

appears when Intel C-State is enabled. [Enabled] Enables C1E function to reduce the CPU frequency and voltage for

power-saving in halt state.

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Package C State limit [Auto]

This item allows you to select a CPU C-state level for power-saving when system is

idle. The options of C-state depend on the installed CPU. This item appears when

Intel C-State is enabled.

▶CFG Lock [Enabled]

Lock or un-lock the MSR 0xE2[15], CFG lock bit. [Enabled] Locks the CFG lock bit. [Disabled] Un-locks the CFG lock bit.

▶EIST [Enabled]

Enables or disables the Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep Technology. This item will

appear when OC Explore Mode is set to Normal. [Enabled] Enables the EIST to adjust CPU voltage and core frequency

dynamically. It can decrease average power consumption and average heat production.

[Disabled] Disables EIST.

▶Intel Turbo Boost [Enabled]

Enables or disables the Intel

Turbo Boost. This item is for Simple mode and

appears when a CPU that support Turbo Boost is installed. [Enabled] Enables this function to boost CPU performance automatically over

speci󰘰cation when system request the highest performance state.

[Disabled] Disables this function.

▶Long Duration Power Limit (W) [Auto]

Sets the long duration TDP power limit for CPU in Turbo Boost mode.

▶Long Duration Maintained (s) [Auto]

Sets the maintaining time for Long duration power Limit(W).

▶Short Duration Power Limit (W) [Auto]

Sets the short duration TDP power limit for CPU in Turbo Boost mode.

▶CPU Current Limit (A) [Auto]

Sets maximum current limit of CPU package in Turbo Boost mode. When the

current is over the speci󰘰ed value, the CPU will automatically reduce the core

frequency for reducing the current.

▶FCLK Frequency [Auto]

Sets FCLK frequency. Lower FCLK frequency may help you to set higher base

clock frequency.

▶DMI Link Speed [Auto]

Sets DMI speed.

M-FLASH

M-FLASH provides the way to update BIOS with a USB flash drive. Please download the latest BIOS file that matches your motherboard model from MSI website, save the BIOS file into your USB flash drive. And then follow the steps below to update BIOS.

1. Insert the USB flash drive that contains the update file into the computer.

2. Click on M-FLASH tab, a demand message will be prompted. Click on Yes to

reboot and enter the flash mode.

3. The system will enter the flash mode and a file selection menu will appear after

rebooting.

4. Select a BIOS file to perform the BIOS update process.

5. After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will reboot

automatically.

OC PROFILE

▶Overclocking Pro󰄈le 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6

Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 management. Press <Enter> to enter the submenu.

▶Set Name for Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6

Name the current overclocking pro󰘰le.

▶Save Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6

Save the current overclocking pro󰘰le.

▶Load Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6

Load the current overclocking pro󰘰le.

▶Clear Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6

Clear the current overclocking pro󰘰le.

▶OC Pro󰄈le Load from ROM

Load OC profile from BIOS ROM.

▶OC Pro󰄈le Save to USB

Save OC profile to the USB flash drive. The USB flash drive should be FAT/ FAT32 format only.

▶OC Pro󰄈le Load from USB

Load OC profile from the USB flash drive. The USB flash drive should be FAT/ FAT32 format only.

HARDWARE MONITOR

Current Temperature & Speed information

Fan control field

Setting Buttons

Voltage display

▶Current Temperature & Speed information

Shows the current CPU temperature, system temperature and fans' speeds.

▶Fan control 󰄈eld

This motherboard provides a fan speed control feature call Smart Fan. Please check the Smart Fan Mode box to enable the Smart Fan. It automatically controls fan speed depending on the current CPU temperature and to keep it with a specific operating speed. When the current CPU temperature is over/ under the setting temperature, the CPU/ system fan will run at the corresponding speed. In this field, drag the color buttons to configure the fan speeds and the target temperatures of CPU for four level.

Important

The changing will achieve after you save the changes and reboot the system.

▶Function Buttons

[All Full Speed] Configures CPU and system fans to run at full operating speed. [All Set Default] Configures CPU and system fans to run at default operating

[All Set Cancel] Discards current changes and restores previous operating speeds

▶Voltage display

Shows the current voltages of CPU, system and memory.

speed.

to CPU and system fans .

Software Description

Installing Windows® 7/ 8.1/ 10

1. Power on the computer.

2. Insert the Windows

3. Press the Restart button on the computer case.

4. For windows 8.1/ 10, skip this step. For Windows 7, access the BIOS menu

SETTING > Advanced > Windows OS Configuration > Windows 7 Installation

and set the item to enabled, save changes and restart.

5. Press F11 key during the computer POST (Power-On Self Test) to get into Boot

Menu.

6. Select your optical drive from the Boot Menu.

7. Press any key when screen shows Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...

message.

8. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Windows

Note: It is suggested to plug in your USB Keyboard/USB Mouse to the leftmost USB port when installing Windows 7.

Installing Drivers

1. Start up your computer in Windows® 7/ 8.1/ 10.

2. Insert MSI

3. The installer will automatically appear and it will find and list all necessary drivers.

4. Click Install button.

5. The software installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will prompt

you to restart.

6. Click OK button to finish.

7. Restart your computer.

7/ 8.1/ 10 disc into your optical drive.

Driver Disc into your optical drive.

7/ 8.1/ 10.

Installing Utilities

Before you install utilities, you must complete drivers installation.

1. Insert MSI

2. The installer will automatically appear.

3. Click Utilities tab.

4. Select the utilities you want to install.

5. Click Install button.

6. The utilities installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will prompt

you to restart.

7. Click OK button to finish.

8. Restart your computer.

Driver Disc into your optical drive.

COMMAND CENTER

COMMAND CENTER is an user-friendly software and exclusively developed by MSI, helping users to adjust system settings and monitor status under OS. With the help of COMMAND CENTER, making it possible to achieve easier and efficient monitoring process and adjustments than that under BIOS. In addition, the COMMAND CENTER can be a server for mobile remote control application.

Feature Menu

Feature Title

Feature Control Panel

Previous Feature

Option Buttons

Profile Buttons

● Default - load the default values for the current feature.

● Apply - apply your changes.

● Save - store values in the file with individual file extension.

● Load - load the values from the file.

CPU TemperatureSystem Information

Profile Buttons

Next Feature

Page Indicator

Resize Corner

Important

Every time you shut down the system, the configured setting will be restored to the factory default. If you want to use the saved settings, you have to load it every time by clicking the Load and Apply buttons.

CPU Frequency

CPU Frequency control panel allows you to change CPU Ratio and Base clock. You can see the current frequency of each CPU core on the top of the panel.

CPU Fan

CPU Fan control panel provides Smart mode and Manual Mode. You can switch the control mode by

clicking the Smart Mode and Manual Mode buttons on the top of the CPU Fan control panel.

● Manual Mode - allows you to manually control the

CPU fan speed by percentage.

● Smart Mode - a linear fan speed control feature.

The control panel contains 4 dots allows you to drag and adjust the Smart Speed slopes. The fan speed will be changed along these lines with CPU temperature. The white dot will create strip chart in real time.

● System Fan Button - to open the system fan

control panel in new window.

● Fan Tune Button - to automatically optimize the

smart fan setting.

CPU Voltage

CPU Voltage control panel allows you to control the CPU voltage.

Manual Mode

Smart Mode

DRAM Frequency & DRAM Voltage

● DRAM Frequency - Shows the DRAM clock, ratio

and frequency.

● DRAM Voltage - Allows you to adjust the DRAM

voltage. The risky values are displayed in red.

IGP Frequency & GT Voltage

● IGP Frequency - Allows you to adjust the

IGP ratio, and shows the IGP clock, ratio and frequency.

● GT Voltage - Allows you to adjust the GT voltage.

The risky values are displayed in red.

Option Buttons - Advanced

When click the Advanced button, The Voltage, Fan and DRAM icons will appear.

● Voltage - allows you to adjust advanced voltage values of CPU and chipset.

●

Fan - allows you to control the system fans speed.

●

DRAM - shows the current Advanced DRAM parameters, and allows you to change the settings by selecting values from the drop-down menu on the right hand side.

●

Sensor - allows you to monitor your motherboard temperature and fan speed with the virtual thermal image. You can drag and drop the fan icons to new locations. When you press the Cooling button, all fans will run at full speed.

Option Buttons - Setting

When click the Setting button, The Record, Warning and Mobile Control icons will appear.

● Record - allows you to monitor the status of voltage, fan speed and temperature in

real time.

▶ To filter record charts, select the check box next to the items. ▶ When click the Play button, the chart pane will start to show the recording chart.

If you want to check the value of a specific spot on chart, please move the orange

vertical line to the spot.

▶ History Record stores the data and names with date and time. ▶ To make a history record: Select items and click the Record button. When

finished, click the Record button again. The data will be stored in the drop-down

menu.

▶ To load a record, click the drop-down menu and select one from the list. ▶ To delete a record, select the record that you want to delete, and click the Trash

Can icon.

● Warning - contains fields of voltage, fan speed and temperature for you to set the

threshold values. When system detects the status over your settings, a warning message will pop-up.

● Mobile Control - is only available for the motherboard with the built-in WiFi module.

It allows you to enable/disable the COMMAND CENTER Remote Server. Please refer to the instruction on the Mobile Control control panel.

● To start remote control: (optional)

1. Download and install MSI

COMMAND CENTER APP to your mobile device.

2. Enable COMMAND CENTER Remote Server on the Mobile Control panel.

3. Enable SoftAP Management.

4. Enter SSID and Password, and then click the Apply button.

5. Activate Wi-Fi

6. Run MSI

7. Find the IP address on the SoftAP Management Setting area, and enter the IP

address on your MSI

8. Press Refresh on the MSI

on your mobile device and connect to SoftAP with the SSID.

COMMAND CENTER APP on your mobile device.

COMMAND CENTER APP to link your system.

COMMAND CENTER APP to verify that monitoring

and OC functions are working properly.

Option Buttons - Information

When click the Information button, The Motherboard, CPU, Memory and HW monitor icons will appear.

You can click the icons to open the related information.

Gadget Mode

COMMAND CENTER provides a gadget mode to monitor the system status. You can switch between gadget mode and full mode by clicking the arrow icon

1. Click the Spanner icon

2. Select the check box next to the items.

3. Click the Close button.

on the top left.

● To arrange gadgets:

on the Gadget

mode, a configuration panel will slide out.

LIVE UPDATE 6

LIVE UPDATE 6 is an application for the MSI® system to scan and download the latest drivers, BIOS and utilities. With LIVE UPDATE 6, you don’t need to search the drivers on websites, and don’t need to know the models of motherboard and graphics cards. LIVE UPDATE 6 will download the appropriate drivers automatically.

Download Options

Download List

Scan / Download / Total Installer button

System Information

Last Scanned Date

There are Live Update, History, Setting and System Information tabs at the top. You can click the tab to switch the control panel.

● Live Update - When you launch LIVE UPDATE 6, you will see the Live update

tab at first. This tab allows you to select files to download. You can also read the relevant information by clicking the information icon

listed.

● History - shows the downloading history.

● Setting - allows you to specify the frequency that LIVE UPDATE 6 remind you to

update.

● System Information - displays the information of the system.

on the right of the item

Updating The System

This section describes how to update your system with LIVE UPDATE 6. Please follow the steps below:

1. Select the Live Update tab.

2. Choose Automatic scan, system will automatically scan all the items and search

for the latest update files. Or you can choose Manual scan and select the items you wish to scan.

3. Click the Scan button at the bottom. It may take several moments to complete the

process.

4. When the download list appears, please select the items you intend to update.

5. Click Download button at the bottom.

6. When Save Path prompt, you can specify a download directory.

7. When downloading you will see the screen below. It may take several moments to

complete the process.

8. To install the applications, simply unpack the packages and install.

Total Installer

Total Installer is a convenient feature to simplify frequent installing procedure. To use Total Installer:

1. Scan updates in Live Update tab.

2. Check the Select All check-box you intend to update.

3. Click the Total Installer button. LIVE UPDATE 6 will automatically install them.

4. When prompted, click OK to complete the Total Installer procedure

5. Reboot your system.

GAMING APP

GAMING APP is an application designed to quickly control your system for improving gaming performance.

Display Mode Button

CPU Frequency GPU Frequency

Full Speed GPU Fan

Control Mode Buttons

● Setting Button - allows you to run GAMING APP when Windows starts.

● Information Button - shows the information of this application.

● Display Mode Button - allows you to switch between CPU clock display mode

and Status bar display mode.

● CPU Frequency - shows the current CPU frequency.

● Control Mode Buttons

▶ OC Mode - automatically overclock the CPU. ▶ Gaming Mode - force the CPU to stay at maximum clock speed limited by CPU

specification.

▶ Silent Mode - sets the CPU clock to the default value.

● Gaming Function Buttons - allows you to use Eye Rest, LED E󰓐ect, Gaming

Hotkey and Gaming Mouse Control functions.

Setting Button

Information Button

Gaming Function Buttons

Eye Rest

Eye Rest allows you to optimize the display on your monitor.

● EyeRest - reduces blue-light of your LED backlit screen, in order to protect your

eyes.

● Gaming - automatically increase contrast ratio of your screen.

● Movie - automatically increase dynamic contrast ratio of your screen.

● Customize - allows you to adjust gamma, contrast and color balance for your

screen.

● Default - loads the default settings.

OSD Setting Panel

Use the OSD setting panel to specify information within on-screen display (OSD).

● Apply Button - allows you to accept selections.

LED Effect

LED Effect allows you to control LED lights on your motherboard.

● All LED - controls all LEDs on your motherboard and graphics cards.

● Each LED - separately controls each LED on your motherboard and graphics cards.

● LED effects - toggles the LED Effect function.

● Styles - select the effect from the drop-down list.

● Music - flashes the LED light with music’s beat.

● LED color - allows you change the LED color.

● Apply Button - allows you to accept settings of the LED Effect function.

Gaming Hotkey

Gaming Hotkey provides instant control of the system through user defined hotkeys.

Hotkey Editor

Current Hotkeys

● Gaming Hotkey ON/OFF - allows you to turn ON/OFF the Gaming Hotkey function.

● Categories Toggle - allows you to toggle over the Hotkey categories .

▶ Windows Keys - allows you to define hotkeys to replace Windows default

keyboard shortcuts.

▶ Login Keys - provides hotkey login function. ▶ MSI Smart Keys - allows you to define hotkeys for MSI Smart Keys.

● Hotkey Manager - allows you to create, edit and delete hotkeys.

● Current Hotkeys - shows all existing hotkeys.

Categories Toggle

Gaming Hotkey ON/OFF

Important

●

The Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, Window Home, Application and BackSpace keys can not be used as hot-keys.

●

Some key combinations are reserved for use by Microsoft Windows and can not be assigned as a hotkey.

Gaming Mouse Control

Gaming Mouse Control provides mouse macro function. You can also use it to change DPI of your mouse.

Delay Time

Macro Hot Key

Mouse Action

Action List

Edit Buttons Load Button

Save Button

DPI Setting Defalut Button

DPI Hot Key

Test Area

Clear Button

● Delay Time - allows you to input delay time and click the Add button to insert a

delay in the macro.

● Macro Hot Key - allows you to assign a hotkey from A to Z to activate the macro.

● Mouse Action - assigns mouse actions to the macro.

▶ New - captures the mouse coordinate and add to the macro. ▶ Left - add a left-click to the macro. ▶ Middle - add a middle-click to the macro. ▶ Left - add a left-click to the macro.

● Action List - shows the actions of the current macro.

● Edit Buttons - there 3 buttons for editing the macro.

▶ Run - activates the macro. ▶ Delete - removes the selected action from the macro. ▶ Clear - removes all actions from the macro.

● Load Button - allows you to load a macro.

● Save Button - allows you to save the macro to a file.

● DPI Setting - allows you select the mouse DPI from the drop-down menu.

● Default Button - reverts to the default DPI setting.

● DPI Hot Key - allows you to assign a hotkey from A to Z to activate the DPI setting.

Please note that you muse hold the hotkey to keep the DPI setting. When you release the hotkey, the DPI setting will be reverted to default.

● Test Area - allows you to test the mouse movement.

● Clear Button - clears the test area.

M-CLOUD

M-CLOUD is an application of MSI network sharing. It allows you to turn your computer into Wi-Fi AP. It can also transfer files between your MSI computers.

Server Information

Soft AP ON/OFF

History Users &

Permissions

Local Directory

File Transfer

Server Directory

● Soft AP ON/OFF - click on the Soft AP ON/OFF button to enable virtual Wi-Fi AP.

● Server Information - indicate information of current server connection.

● History - click on the History button to view 󰘰le transfer history.

● Users & Permissions - click on the Users & Permissions button to open the

Users & Permissions Management window.

● Local/ Server Directory - you can upload or download 󰘰les between the local and

the server. There 5 icons on the toolbar at the top of Local/ Server Directory.

▶

Refresh - refresh the local/ server directory.

Delete - you needs delete permission to delete 󰘰les.

▶

Root Folder- navigate to root folder.

▶

Up a Level - navigate up one directory level.

▶

New Folder - you needs delete permission to create a new folder.

▶

● File Transfer - click > button to upload 󰘰les from the local to the server. Click <

button to download 󰘰les from the server to the local.

Setting up Soft AP (optional)

The Soft AP function is only available for the motherboard with the built-in WiFi module. You can share your network connection to your smartphones, tablets and laptops with the Soft AP function.

Important

●

You must have an active network connection and an installed Wi-Fi moudle to enable Soft AP.

●

If you connect to Internet by using PPPoE, you should check Allow other people to use this connection when set up a new connection.

To use Soft AP:

1. Click the Soft AP button to ON and the Soft AP dialogue will pop up.

2. Select an existing network connection.

3. Fill in Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and network password.

4. Click Apply button to complete.

Installing Cloud Storage

M-CLOUD needs a connection to Google Drive or Dropbox in order to detect your available servers.

Cloud Storage Server Detection

File Transfer

Managing User Accounts

This section describes how to create/ remove a user account and configure individual access permissions.

1. Click the Users & Permissions button and the Users & Permissions

Management window will pop up.

2. Click Add Account button create a new user account.

3. Fill in user’s ID, password and Confirm Password fields.

4. Select permission for the user account.

5. Click Apply button to complete.

Once you create an account 3 management icons will appear on the right hand side.

Delete - delete the user account.

▶

/ Unlock/ Lock - unlock/ lock the user account.

Edit - change the user password and permission.

▶

Transferring Files

This section describes how to transfer files between your local computer and a server.

Important

●

Before using the M-CLOUD to transfer files, you need to connect both the local computer and the server to either Google Drive or Dropbox properly with the same user account.

●

To allow your computers to communicate through the firewall with M-CLOUD, you have to open ports 24680~24780.

1. Activate M-CLOUD both on the local computer and the server.

2. Select a server from the bar

3. Enter User ID and Password and click the Login button.

4. You can select files from Local/ Server Directory and then click the File

Transfer button to upload or download them. You can also drag the files from one side and drop them on the other side.

RAMDISK

RAMDISK creates a virtual RAM drive using the available memory in your computer, the performance of the RAMDISK is faster than an SSD and hard drive. RAMDISK allows you to store any temporary information on it. Furthermore, using the RAMDISK will extend your SSD’s life by sparing it from excessive reading and writing.

Creating a RAM Disk

When RAMDISK is started, it will create a default RAM disk. If you want to change settings, refer to following instructions.

Setting

Backup

Management

Option

Apply Button

● Setting - specify Letter, Name, Size and Format of the RAM disk.

● Option - select browser temporary files to save/load on the RAM disk. You can also

add software files to improve reading speed.

● Backup - specify backup and restore settings to prevent data loss. All files will be

lost each time the RAMDISK is stopped if you do not backup.

▶ Browse Button - set the path to the image file. ▶ Backup Right Now Button - manually backup files. ▶ Restore On Boot - check this box to have the image file loaded automatically

when RAMDISK starts.

▶ Auto Backup - check this box to backup automatically over a period of time.

● Apply Button - allows you to apply changes.

● Management - shows RAMDISK information and allows you to delete files.

Remove the RAM disk

Dislpay information

Delete files in the RAM disk.

GAMING LAN MANAGER

GAMING LAN MANAGER is an utility for traffic shaping for the Windows 7/ 8.1/ 10. It can keep your internet fast during heavy upload/ download and improve your ping for online games. If your motherboard has a Wi-Fi module, GAMING LAN MANAGER provides virtual access point function for traffic shaping for your mobile devices.

● Applications - displays currently using network bandwidth applications. You can

prioritize Games, Medias or File sharing programs as high as possible.

● Performance - shows top 5 applications by total tra󰘲c, allows you to monitor

network bandwidth usage.

● Network Test - allows you to setup bandwidth control.

● Advanced Setting - allows you to expand RWIN to accelerate download speed.

You can also block IP address and setup virtual access point.

● Information - shows version information.

Configuring Bandwidth

This section describes how to configure Internet Provider Speed. You can configure default internet upload and download bandwidth from the Network Test tab on the GAMING LAN MANAGER window.

Important

Before using the GAMING LAN MANAGER for the first time, you should use the Test Network Speed button which runs a speed test of your current total Internet bandwidth delivered through your Internet service provider.

Speed Testing

The speed testing is used to optimize bandwidth usage. To test the Upload and Download speed, please follow the steps below:

1. Click the Network Test block in GAMING LAN MANAGER.

2. Click Test Network Speed button. The test takes several minutes to test your

network speed.

3. Enter the testing results into Upload Speed and Download Speed fields.

4. Check the Enable Bandwidth Control to allow the GAMING LAN MANAGER to

manage the bandwidth.

Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility

Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU) is a simple overclocking software for you to tune, test and monitor your system.

Tuning Controls

Views Settings Help

Navigation

System Graphs

System Table

System Monitors

● Views Settings Help

▶ Views - toggles to switche between Monitoring and Show All view. ▶ Settings - opens the General Settings window. ▶ Help - displays the help content for Intel XTU in a separate window.

● Navigation - lists all of the major functions of Intel XTU. ▶ System Information - shows the details about your system. ▶ App-Profile Pairing - tunes automatically based on active application. ▶ Manual Tuning - changes system settings in a free form. ▶ Stress Test - tests the stability of your system. ▶ Benchmarking - analyzes and compares your system’s performance against

other system profiles.

▶ Profiles - manages sets of system settings.

● Tuning Controls - displays the controls for changing the system settings in manual

tuning. For stress tests and profiles, this area displays the settings for these features.

● System Table - displays information about the current system settings and a

summary of your changes.

● System Graphs - shows measured system values over a period of time. The

system graphs update live as changes are detected in the system. You can customize the system graphs to show the data you need for your overclocking strategy in the system graphs preferences.

● System Monitors - shows the range of the value, averages, and the current value.

The monitors change color if the monitored values fall into warning or critical zones.

RAID Configuration (optional)

Below are the different types of a RAID.

RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives.

RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and

RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction

RAID 10 uses four hard drives to create a combination of RAID 0 and 1 by forming a

RAID level comparison

Using Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM

First, you need to set the SATA mode to RAID in BIOS to create, delete and reset RAID volumes. To enter the IRST Option ROM, reboot and press Ctrl + I keys to enter the IRST Option ROM during the POST, the following window will appear.

Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance.

provides enhanced read performance.

information. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance.

RAID 0 array from two RAID 1 arrays.

RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10

Minimum # drives 2 2 3 4 Data protection None Excellent Excellent Excellent Read performance Excellent OK Good OK Write performance Excellent Good OK Good Capacity utilization 100% 50% 67%~(1-1/n) 50%

MAIN MENU

[ ]

MAIN MENU

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

RAID Volumes :

None de󰘰ned.

Physical Devices : Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)

1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

[ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu

DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION

[ ]

4. Recovery Volume Options

5. Acceleration Options

6. Exit

Important

The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if you are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID.

Creating RAID Volume

1. Select option Create RAID Volume and press Enter key. The following screen

appears.

[ ]

CREATE VOLUME MENU

Disks :

Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N / A XXX.X GB N / A Create Volume

HELP

[ ]

Name :

RAID Level :

Strip Size :

Capacity :

Sync :

RAID 1 : Mirrors data (redundancy) .

[ ↑↓] - Change [TAB] - Next [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select

2. Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the Tab or Enter key to go to the

next field

3. Use the ↑↓←→ arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage

model in RAID Level.

4. In the Disk field, press Enter key and use Space key to select the disks you want

to create for the RAID volume, then click Enter key to finish selection. This field will become available according to the selected RAID level.

5. Select the strip size for the RAID array by using the ↑ upper arrow or ↓ down

arrow keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the Enter key to select and advance to the next field. The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip size should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Here are some typical values: RAID0 -128KB / RAID10 - 64KB / RAID5 - 64KB.

6. Select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field. The default value is the

maximum volume capacity of the selected disks.

Important

Since you want to create two volumes, this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default. The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of two hard drives.

7. Go to the Create Volume field and press Enter, a WARNING message will

appear for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Press Y to continue.

Delete RAID Volume

Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost.

Important

If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the IRST Option ROM, your system will become unbootable.

Select option Delete RAID Volume from the main menu screen and press Enter key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press Delete key to delete the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears.

[ ]

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) 2 XXX.XGB Normal Yes

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Are you sure you want to delete “Volume0”? (Y / N) :

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID.

[ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Previous Menu [DEL] - Delete Volume

DELETE VOLUME MENU

[ ]

DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION

ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!

HELP

[ ]

WARNING : ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Press Y key to accept the volume deletion.

Reset Disks to Non-RAID

Select option Reset Disks to Non-RAID from the main menu screen and press Enter to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. Use the Space key to select the disks and press Enter key. A confirmation sentence will appear below, and then press Y key to accept the selection

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures

and revert it to a non-RAID disk.

RAID Volumes :

None de󰘰ned.

Physical Devices : Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)

1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

WARNING : Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status 1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk 2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk

[ ↑↓] - Previous/ Next [SPACE] - Selects [ENTER] - Selection Complete

MAIN MENU

[ ]

RESET RAID DATA

DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION

[ ]

Select the disks that should be reset.

4. Recovery Volume Options

5. Exit

[ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu

Important

●

You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation.

●

Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non-RAID could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk.

Recovery Volume Options

Select option Recovery Volume Options from the main menu screen and press Enter to change recovery volume mode. The following screen appears:

[ ]

RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS

1. Enable Only Recovery Disk

2. Enable Only Master Disk

HELP

[ ]

Enable Only Recovery Disk - enables recovery disk if available and

Enable Only Master Disk - enables master disk if available and

Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On-Request.

[ ↑↓] - select [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select

disables master disk.

disables recovery disk.

Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On-Request after you enable

Only Recovery Disk or Only Master Disk.

Degraded RAID Array

A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To re-establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation.

RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID 1(Mirror) N/A XXX.XGB Degraded Yes

Physical Disks: Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk (0) 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk (0)

Press <CTRL-I> to enter Con󰘰guration Utility..

Missing Hard Drive Member

1. Power off.

2. Reconnect the hard drive.

3. Reboot to Windows®; the rebuild will occur automatically.

Failed Hard Drive Member

1. Power off.

2. Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity.

3. Reboot the system to IRST Option ROM by press Ctrl + I keys during the POST.

4. Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding, and then press Enter.

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.

RAID Volumes :

Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):

None de󰘰ned.

Port Drive Model Serial # Size 1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB

Physical Devices : Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)

1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

[ ↑↓] - Previous/ Next [ENTER] - Select [ESC] - Exit

[ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu

5. Exit IRST Option ROM, reboot to Windows®.

6. When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume, click Yes.

7. The Intel

Rapid Storage Technology application will be launched. Right-click

the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk. The Rebuild Wizard will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive.

MAIN MENU

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DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED

DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION

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4. Recovery Volume Options

5. Exit

Troubleshooting

Before sending the motherboard for RMA repair, try to go over troubleshooting guide first to see if your got similar symptoms as mentioned below.

The power is not on.

● Connect the AC power cord to an

electrical outlet securely.

● Check if all ATX power connectors

like JPWR1~2 is connected from the power supply to the motherboard?

● Some power supply units have a

power button on the rear side, make sure the button is turned on.

● Check if the power switch cable

is connected to JFP1 pin header properly.

● Verify the Clear CMOS jumper JBAT1

is set to Keep DATA.

● Test with another known working

power supply of equal or greater wattage.

The power is on, but no signal to monitor

● Connect the monitor power cord to a

electrical outlet securely.

● Make sure the monitor is turned on.

● Select different inputs on the monitor.

● If 3 long beeps are heard, remove all

memory modules and try to install only one memory module in the DIMM2 slot first and then restart the computer.

● If 1 long 2 short beeps are heard,

remove and reinstall the graphics card and then restart the computer.

● Test with another known working

graphics card.

Lost BIOS password

● Clear the CMOS, but that will cause

you to lose all customized settings in the BIOS.

There is no audio

● Adjust the volume.

● Connect the speakers/headphones to

audio ports on the motherboard rear IO panel.

● Remove secondary speakers/

headphones, HDMI cables, USB audio devices.

● Test with another known working

speaker or headphone.

There is no network

● Make sure the network chipset driver

has been installed.

● Verify if the network cable is properly

connected and make sure the LAN port LEDs are properly illuminated.

● Verify your TCP/IP settings.

● Restart or reset your router.

● Test with another known working LAN

cable.

The USB device is not working

● Make sure your USB drive driver has

been installed.

● Verify if USB device is listed in

Windows

● Connect the USB device to other USB

port on the motherboard rear IO panel.

Device Manager.

The computer does not boot after updating the BIOS

● Clear the CMOS.

● Use the secondary BIOS to bootup

the system (Only for motherboard with Dual BIOS)

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