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... operate beyond product specifications. MS-7578 CPU (Central Processing Unit) When you are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply's power cord from overheating. php?func=cpuform2 Important Overheating Overheating will seriously... operation or beyond product specifications is designed to apply some thermal paste on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/index. Gold arrow 2-3
... operate beyond product specifications. MS-7578 CPU (Central Processing Unit) When you are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU, always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply's power cord from overheating. php?func=cpuform2 Important Overheating Overheating will seriously... operation or beyond product specifications is designed to apply some thermal paste on the computer. For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/index. Gold arrow 2-3
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... to the chassis intrusion switch cable. The system will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature. • Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for proper CPU cooling fan. • CPUFAN supports fan control. When connecting the wire ... sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on the screen. You can install Overclocking Center utility that the red wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the chassis is provided for external audio input. 4.R3...
... to the chassis intrusion switch cable. The system will automatically control the CPU fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature. • Fan cooler set with 3 or 4 pins power connector are both available for proper CPU cooling fan. • CPUFAN supports fan control. When connecting the wire ... sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on the screen. You can install Overclocking Center utility that the red wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the chassis is provided for external audio input. 4.R3...
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Default Increase 10% speed of FSB Increase 15% speed of FSB Increase 20% speed of FSB Important • Make sure that you power off the system before setting the switch. • When overclocking cause system instability or crash during boot, please set the switch to set the FSB. Follow the instructions below to default setting. 2-17 MS-7578 Switch Overclock FSB Switch: EZ_OC_SWITCH1 You can overclock the FSB to increase the processor frequency by changing the switch.
Default Increase 10% speed of FSB Increase 15% speed of FSB Increase 20% speed of FSB Important • Make sure that you power off the system before setting the switch. • When overclocking cause system instability or crash during boot, please set the switch to set the FSB. Follow the instructions below to default setting. 2-17 MS-7578 Switch Overclock FSB Switch: EZ_OC_SWITCH1 You can overclock the FSB to increase the processor frequency by changing the switch.
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...items of the BIOS special enhanced features. ▶ Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. ▶ Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. ▶ H/W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status. ▶...to specify the power phase. ▶ BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. ▶ Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control and overclocking. ▶ User Settings Use this menu to save/ load your settings to/ from CMOS for BIOS. 3-4
...items of the BIOS special enhanced features. ▶ Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. ▶ Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. ▶ H/W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status. ▶...to specify the power phase. ▶ BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS. ▶ Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control and overclocking. ▶ User Settings Use this menu to save/ load your settings to/ from CMOS for BIOS. 3-4
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Setting to [Enabled] allows you to set the CPU Ratio higher. This submenu displays the information of installed memory. ▶ Advance DRAM Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. It is for overclock. MS-7578 ▶ NVIDIA Core Calibration This item is available only when the processor supports this function. ▶ Memory-Z Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. ▶ DIMM1~4 Memory SPD Information Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. 3-21
Setting to [Enabled] allows you to set the CPU Ratio higher. This submenu displays the information of installed memory. ▶ Advance DRAM Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. It is for overclock. MS-7578 ▶ NVIDIA Core Calibration This item is available only when the processor supports this function. ▶ Memory-Z Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. ▶ DIMM1~4 Memory SPD Information Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears. 3-21
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...] makes SDRAM signal controller to run at 1T (T=clock cycles) rate. If you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in MHz). ▶ Auto Disable DIMM/PCI Frequency When set to [Enabled], the system will detect the HT link width automatically. ▶ CPU VDD...This field allows you to select the PCIE frequency (in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to set the Hyper-Transport Link width. The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by EMI, set to [DCT 0], [DCT1] or [Both], the field is used to [DCT 0], [...
...] makes SDRAM signal controller to run at 1T (T=clock cycles) rate. If you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in MHz). ▶ Auto Disable DIMM/PCI Frequency When set to [Enabled], the system will detect the HT link width automatically. ▶ CPU VDD...This field allows you to select the PCIE frequency (in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to set the Hyper-Transport Link width. The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by EMI, set to [DCT 0], [DCT1] or [Both], the field is used to [DCT 0], [...
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...your local EMI regulation. • Remember to lock up. 3-24 But if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to disable Spread Spectrum if you are plagued by EMI, select the value of Spread... Spectrum for optimal system stability and performance. ▍ BIOS Setup Important • If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for ...
...your local EMI regulation. • Remember to lock up. 3-24 But if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to disable Spread Spectrum if you are plagued by EMI, select the value of Spread... Spectrum for optimal system stability and performance. ▍ BIOS Setup Important • If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for ...
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Any operation that exceeds product specification is failed and restore the default settings automatically. The previous overclocking had failed, and system will restore its defaults setting, Press any key to boot the system normally when the following message appears on screen. However, please make sure...; Reboot Press the Power button to clear CMOS data. 3-26 ▍ BIOS Setup Important Failed Overclocking Resolution This motherboard supports overclocking greatly. Warning !!! Two ways to save your peripherals and components are bearable for more than 10 seconds among the reboot...
Any operation that exceeds product specification is failed and restore the default settings automatically. The previous overclocking had failed, and system will restore its defaults setting, Press any key to boot the system normally when the following message appears on screen. However, please make sure...; Reboot Press the Power button to clear CMOS data. 3-26 ▍ BIOS Setup Important Failed Overclocking Resolution This motherboard supports overclocking greatly. Warning !!! Two ways to save your peripherals and components are bearable for more than 10 seconds among the reboot...
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You may change the values of the settings that you need. In DOT, you can adjust advanced values for overclocking in Advance menu. The settings in Basic menu are not adjustable. Please refer the following section for different environments. Basic In the Basic menu, it provides one of each environment setting/ default setting in Advance menu. Important You may choose one default setting and several common settings for more details. MS-7578 DOT Click DOT to reach optimal performance in Basic menu or you can select the basic setting to enter the DOT screen. C-5
You may change the values of the settings that you need. In DOT, you can adjust advanced values for overclocking in Advance menu. The settings in Basic menu are not adjustable. Please refer the following section for different environments. Basic In the Basic menu, it provides one of each environment setting/ default setting in Advance menu. Important You may choose one default setting and several common settings for more details. MS-7578 DOT Click DOT to reach optimal performance in Basic menu or you can select the basic setting to enter the DOT screen. C-5
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Click the Cooling/ Silence/ Default/ Game/ Cinema button to adjust the values and save them. C-6 ▍ Overclocking Center Advance In the Advance menu, you can adjust the values for each environment setting/ default setting. Please refer to the following descriptions to enter it's setting menu.
Click the Cooling/ Silence/ Default/ Game/ Cinema button to adjust the values and save them. C-6 ▍ Overclocking Center Advance In the Advance menu, you can adjust the values for each environment setting/ default setting. Please refer to the following descriptions to enter it's setting menu.
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... the drop-down menu will appear below the button, then select a value. C-7 Simply click the right side of CPU temperature & CPU FAN speed. Set the thresholds of the button which arranges an arrow sign, and a drop-down menu will popup a warning message to warning you when the temperature/ fan... speed is over/ lower the values you can set . The system will appear. MS-7578 In each setting menu, you set the maximum CPU/ system temperature and the minimum CPU/ system fan speed by using the scroll bar. In the ...
... the drop-down menu will appear below the button, then select a value. C-7 Simply click the right side of CPU temperature & CPU FAN speed. Set the thresholds of the button which arranges an arrow sign, and a drop-down menu will popup a warning message to warning you when the temperature/ fan... speed is over/ lower the values you can set . The system will appear. MS-7578 In each setting menu, you set the maximum CPU/ system temperature and the minimum CPU/ system fan speed by using the scroll bar. In the ...
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... have to load it for the system. If you want to 20 user settings. Click the Load button, and choose a saved user setting. Then, click Save button again to save up to use . ▍ Overclocking Center After you adjust the values in the empty box. Important It provides you turn-off... the system, the settings will be restored to save the settings. Important Every time you to the factory default. Click the Save button, and ...
... have to load it for the system. If you want to 20 user settings. Click the Load button, and choose a saved user setting. Then, click Save button again to save up to use . ▍ Overclocking Center After you adjust the values in the empty box. Important It provides you turn-off... the system, the settings will be restored to save the settings. Important Every time you to the factory default. Click the Save button, and ...