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User Guide - Page 3
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User Guide - Page 11
...ii Trademarks ii Revision History ii Smartphone Application iii Technical Support iii Safety Instructions iv FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement v CE Conformity ... Precautions 1-3 Motherboard Specifications 1-4 Connectors Quick Guide 1-6 Back Panel Quick Guide 1-8 CPU (Central Processing Unit 1-10 Introduction to the LGA 1150 CPU 1-10 CPU & Heatsink Installation 1-11 Memory...
User Guide - Page 57
...to select the language of system. ■ BOARD EXPLORER - This menu is used to set various overclocking profiles. ■ HARDWARE MONITOR -
It will provide the information of the installed devices on
the motherboard. Chapter 3
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BIOS Setup Uses this menu to overclock.
■ M-FLASH - Increasing the frequency can get better performance, however high frequency and heat...
User Guide - Page 58
You can automatically overclock with MSI optimized overclocking profile.
When enabled, this button. BIOS Setup
3-4 Important
We recommend that you in ...9654; Model Name Shows the model name of certain items, that are available on this button will be launched for additional options.
High priority
Low priority
▶ Menu display This area provides BIOS settings and ...
User Guide - Page 61
... Gen3. Press to enter the sub-menu.
▶ Power LED [Blinking] Sets shining behaviors of onboard power LED behaviors.
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BIOS Setup supports.
[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...
User Guide - Page 62
...Selects a graphics device as 2D/3D games. [Options: 128MB, 256MB, Maximum...support. For motherboard with Lucid Virtu MVP Technology support, please enable this item to [AHCI]/ [RAID]. [Enabled] Enables hot plug support for the SATA ports. [Disabled] Disables hot plug support for the SATA ports.
▶ HD...support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support.
▶ SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]
Sets...
User Guide - Page 63
... this function.
▶ Entry After [10 minutes]
Sets a timer for Active Page Threshold.
Press to support Active Page Threshold when the Rapid Start partition size is...Support [Enabled] Enables or disables to enter the sub-menu.
▶ Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology [Disabled] Intel® Rapid Start Technology lets the system resume from sleep mode quickly. Chapter 3
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User Guide - Page 64
...set it manually. Chapter 3
BIOS Setup
3-10 Press to enter the submenu.
▶ Serial (COM) Port 0 [Enabled] Enables or disables serial (COM) port 0.
▶ Serial (COM) Port 0 Settings [Auto]
Sets serial port 0 (COM).
If set it manually.
▶ Parallel (LPT) Port Configuration
Sets...support.
[Enabled]
Enable the USB support for legacy operating systems that do not support ...
User Guide - Page 65
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BIOS Setup
Press to enter the submenu.
▶ Windows 8 Feature [Disabled]
Enables the supports for Windows 8 or disables for other operating systems.
Before enabling this item, make sure all installed ...
before AC power loss.
▶ Windows 8 Configuration
Sets Windows 8 detailed configuration and behaviors. This feature can update applications (ex. Press to enter the sub-menu....
User Guide - Page 66
... to enter the sub-menu. ▶ MSI Fast Boot [Disabled]
MSI Fast Boot is enabled.
[Standard] The system will automatically load the secure keys from BIOS.
[Custom]
Allows user to configure the secure boot settings and manually load the secure keys.
▶ Image Execution Policy
Sets the policy when the system image execution policy on the motherboard.
User Guide - Page 68
... press to abort the selection. Type the password then press .
Enters the administrator password if set ; Chapter 3
BIOS Setup
3-14 To clear a set password from legacy or UEFI architecture depending on OS installation requirement. [UEFI] Enables UEFI BIOS boot mode support only. [LEGACY+UEFI] Enables both Legacy BIOS boot mode and UEFI BIOS boot
mode.
▶ FIXED BOOT ORDER...
User Guide - Page 70
... Genie for advanced users. • Overclocking is used to adjust CPU voltage and core frequency
dynamically. This item can only be available when "Adjust CPU Ratio" is set to [Auto]. [Enabled] Enables the EIST to determine CPU clock speed. BIOS Setup
3-16 Readonly.
▶ Adjust CPU Ratio [Auto] Sets the CPU ratio that is not...
User Guide - Page 71
... the DRAM timing manually for each memory channel. Read-only.
▶ DRAM Reference Clock [Auto] Sets the DRAM reference clock. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU.
▶ Adjusted GT Frequency Shows the adjusted integrated graphics frequency. This item appears when a CPU that support X.M.P. Please note the overclocking behavior is the overclocking technology by...
User Guide - Page 73
...; CPU Specifications
Press to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu displays all the settings and timings of malicious "buffer overflow" attacks where worms attempt to execute code to prevent the malicious attacks and worms.
[Disabled] Disables this function. Read only.
▶ MEMORY-Z
Press to enter the sub-menu. Chapter 3
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BIOS Setup The system...
User Guide - Page 75
....
▶ Long Duration Power Limit (W) [Auto] Sets the long duration TDP power limit for CPU in Turbo Boost mode.
▶ Long Duration Maintained ... when a CPU that support this function is enabled.
[Enabled]
Enhance the dynamic IO load adjusted performance for SSD. These items appear when the installed processor supports this feature. Chapter 3
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BIOS Setup ▶ LakeTiny Feature ...
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