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User Manual - Page 1
Motherboard
Drivers & Utilities Disc
Motherboard User Guide
I/O Shield
SATA Cable
Unpacking 1
Unpacking
Thank you for buying the MSI® H170M-A PRO/ CSM-H170M-A PRO motherboard. Check to make sure your motherboard box contains the following items. If something is missing, contact your dealer as soon as possible.
User Manual - Page 14
... Intrusion Connector 34 BIOS Setup ...35
Entering BIOS Setup 35 Resetting BIOS...36 Updating BIOS...36 EZ Mode ...37 Advanced Mode ...39 SETTINGS...40 Advanced...40 Boot...46 Security ...47 Save & Exit...48 OC...49 M-FLASH ...55 OC PROFILE ...56 HARDWARE MONITOR 57 Software Description 58 Installing Windows® 7/ 8.1/ 10 58 Installing Drivers 58 Installing Utilities 58 COMMAND CENTER...
User Manual - Page 16
... (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports) y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector y 2x 4-pin system fan connectors y 1x Clear CMOS jumper y 1x Front panel audio connector y 2x Front panel connectors y 1x TPM module connector y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector y 1x Serial port connector
NUVOTON NCT6793D Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor Form Factor BIOS Features
y CPU/System temperature detection y CPU/System...
User Manual - Page 35
...key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to confirm your choice. y Use MSI FAST BOOT application.
Entering BIOS Setup
Please refer the...BIOS and should always keep the default settings to enter BIOS setup. BIOS Setup
The default settings offer the optimal performance for reference only. Function key
Key
Function
Key
Function
F1
General Help
F3
Enter Favorites menu
F4 Enter CPU Specifications...
User Manual - Page 36
... the update file into the USB flash drive. And then click Next and Start to start updating BIOS.
6. Insert the USB flash drive that matches your motherboard model from MSI website. Updating BIOS
Updating BIOS with Live Update 6 Before updating: Make sure the LAN driver is already installed and the internet connection is 100% completed, the system will restart automatically.
36 BIOS Setup
User Manual - Page 37
..., CPU/ DDR voltage, BIOS version and build date. y Language - To configure the advanced BIOS settings, please enter the Advanced Mode by clicking on the inner circle to enable/ disable the X.M.P. (Extreme Memory Profile). y Setup Mode switch - press this button to display the M-Flash menu that allows you to switch between Advanced mode and EZ mode. supported...
User Manual - Page 43
...-menu.
It will optimize the IRQ automatically or you can set it manually.
fRestore after AC Power Loss [Power Off] Sets the system behaviors while encountering the AC power loss. [Power...to Auto, BIOS will not support S4 & S5 wake up the system after restoring AC power. [Last State] Restores the system to EuP 2013 regulation. f Power Management Setup
Sets system Power Management...
User Manual - Page 44
... to enter the sub-menu. fWindows 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 equirement.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
44 BIOS Setup fFast Boot [Disabled/ windows7, Enabled/ windows 8.1/ 10] Enables...
User Manual - Page 45
... secure boot settings and manually load the secure keys. fDate (of PCIe device is enabled.
[Standard] The system will automatically resume (boot up behaviors for different sleep modes.
fResume by USB Device [Disabled]
Enables or disables the system wake up by BIOS or operating system.
[BIOS]
Activates the following items, set to be loaded. BIOS Setup 45...
User Manual - Page 50
... or disables the Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology.
[Enabled]
Enables the EIST to CPU features.
This item appears when a CPU that support X.M.P. f GT Ratio [Auto]
Sets the integrated graphics ratio.
f Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) [Disabled] X.M.P. (Extreme Memory Profile) is installed.
50 BIOS Setup Read-only. This item will be available when the memory modules that...
User Manual - Page 52
Read only. You can execute instructions simultaneously. Read only.
This sub-menu displays all the settings and timings of installed CPU. f CPU Features Press to select the number of malicious buffer overflow attacks where worms attempt to execute code to prevent the malicious attacks and worms.
[Disabled] Disables this information menu at any time by...
User Manual - Page 53
BIOS Setup 53
fCPU AES Instructions [Enabled]
Enables or disables the CPU AES (Advanced Encryption Standard-New Instructions) support. fIntel C-State [Auto]
Enables or disables the Intel C-state. fAdjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]
Enables or disables the CPU hardware prefetcher (MLC Spatial prefetcher).
[Enabled]
Enables adjacent cache line prefetching for reducing ...
User Manual - Page 55
... the update file into your motherboard model from MSI website, save the BIOS file into the computer. 2. The system will enter the flash mode and a file selection menu will be prompted. After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will reboot
automatically. And then follow the steps below to perform the BIOS update process. 5. BIOS Setup 55...
User Manual - Page 71
... the current value. shows the range of time. lists all of the major functions of system settings. tunes automatically based on active application. Manual Tuning - displays information about your overclocking strategy in manual tuning. The system graphs update live as changes are detected in the system. y System Table - Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility...
User Manual - Page 81
... 2015/08, First release. Version 2.1, 2015/09, For H170M-A PRO.
Alternatively, please try the following help resources for technical guide, BIOS
updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com y Register your place of purchase or local distributor.
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