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...please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to www.msi.com for more information on next page Specifications 15 Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Onboard Graphics Multi-GPU Storage RAID y Supports 7th/6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors,...174; Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151 Intel® H270 Chipset y 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s Support PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2 SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card** Supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices Intel® Optane...
...please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to www.msi.com for more information on next page Specifications 15 Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Onboard Graphics Multi-GPU Storage RAID y Supports 7th/6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors,...174; Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151 Intel® H270 Chipset y 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s Support PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2 SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card** Supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices Intel® Optane...
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Continued from previous page USB Audio LAN Back Panel Connectors Internal Connectors I/O Controller y Intel® H270 Chipset 8x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors) ...power connector y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector y 1x 4-pin water pump fan connector y 4x 4-pin system fan connectors y 1x Front panel audio ...
Continued from previous page USB Audio LAN Back Panel Connectors Internal Connectors I/O Controller y Intel® H270 Chipset 8x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors) ...power connector y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector y 1x 4-pin water pump fan connector y 4x 4-pin system fan connectors y 1x Front panel audio ...
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...to operate beyond product specifications. The golden triangle is necessary to protect the CPU from the power outlet before booting your system. y When installing a CPU, always remember to support overclocking. Before attempting to overclock, please make sure the cooling fans work properly...This motherboard is not recommended. y Please retain the CPU protective cap after installing the processor. Always make sure that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before installing or removing the CPU. MSI will deal with Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests...
...to operate beyond product specifications. The golden triangle is necessary to protect the CPU from the power outlet before booting your system. y When installing a CPU, always remember to support overclocking. Before attempting to overclock, please make sure the cooling fans work properly...This motherboard is not recommended. y Please retain the CPU protective cap after installing the processor. Always make sure that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before installing or removing the CPU. MSI will deal with Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests...
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To configure the advanced BIOS settings, please enter the Advanced Mode by BIOS item name, enter the item name to find the item listing. supported memory module is installed. y Setup Mode switch - y Search - Important In search page, only the F6, F10 and F12 function keys are available... USB flash drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only). This switch will show. It allows you to select the X.M.P. shows the CPU/ DDR speed, CPU/ MB temperature, MB/ CPU type, memory size, CPU/ DDR voltage, BIOS version and build date. 38 BIOS Setup y XMP switch - y Screenshot - y Language - shows the...
To configure the advanced BIOS settings, please enter the Advanced Mode by BIOS item name, enter the item name to find the item listing. supported memory module is installed. y Setup Mode switch - y Search - Important In search page, only the F6, F10 and F12 function keys are available... USB flash drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only). This switch will show. It allows you to select the X.M.P. shows the CPU/ DDR speed, CPU/ MB temperature, MB/ CPU type, memory size, CPU/ DDR voltage, BIOS version and build date. 38 BIOS Setup y XMP switch - y Screenshot - y Language - shows the...
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... item can only be set the CPU ratios for CPU ratio. These items only appear when a CPU that is installed. [All Core] Activate the CPU Ratio field. f CPU Ratio [Auto] Sets the CPU ratio that support this function. Read-only. This item only appears when a CPU that be changed if the processor supports this function is only recommended for...
... item can only be set the CPU ratios for CPU ratio. These items only appear when a CPU that is installed. [All Core] Activate the CPU Ratio field. f CPU Ratio [Auto] Sets the CPU ratio that support this function. Read-only. This item only appears when a CPU that be changed if the processor supports this function is only recommended for...
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... clock. Please note that overclocking behavior and stability is not guaranteed. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this function. 52 BIOS Setup key to open or close the following 3 items related to boost CPU performance automatically above rated specifications when system request the highest performance state. [Disabled] Disables this setting automatically...
... clock. Please note that overclocking behavior and stability is not guaranteed. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this function. 52 BIOS Setup key to open or close the following 3 items related to boost CPU performance automatically above rated specifications when system request the highest performance state. [Disabled] Disables this setting automatically...
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... trained when booting to accelerate the system booting time. [Disabled] The memory will be available when the memory modules that supports this setting automatically. f DRAM Reference Clock [Auto]* Sets the DRAM reference clock. If it occurs, please clear the...Power Press Enter to Auto, BIOS will configure this adjustment is the overclocking technology by memory module. This item appears when a CPU that support X.M.P. Read-only. f Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) [Disabled] X.M.P. (Extreme Memory Profile) is installed. f Adjusted DRAM Frequency Shows the ...
... trained when booting to accelerate the system booting time. [Disabled] The memory will be available when the memory modules that supports this setting automatically. f DRAM Reference Clock [Auto]* Sets the DRAM reference clock. If it occurs, please clear the...Power Press Enter to Auto, BIOS will configure this adjustment is the overclocking technology by memory module. This item appears when a CPU that support X.M.P. Read-only. f Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) [Disabled] X.M.P. (Extreme Memory Profile) is installed. f Adjusted DRAM Frequency Shows the ...
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...related to enter the sub-menu. fCPU Technology Support Press Enter to GPU loading. fCPU GT Loadline Calibration Control [Auto] The voltage of the GPU embeeded in CPU will decrease proportionally according to enter the sub-menu. f CPU Voltages control [Auto] These options allows you to... only. 54 BIOS Setup Higher load-line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance, but increase the temperature of installed CPU. f CPU Core/ GT Voltage Mode [Auto]* Selects the control mode for optimizing the system performance. [Override Mode] Allows you to set the...
...related to enter the sub-menu. fCPU Technology Support Press Enter to GPU loading. fCPU GT Loadline Calibration Control [Auto] The voltage of the GPU embeeded in CPU will decrease proportionally according to enter the sub-menu. f CPU Voltages control [Auto] These options allows you to... only. 54 BIOS Setup Higher load-line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance, but increase the temperature of installed CPU. f CPU Core/ GT Voltage Mode [Auto]* Selects the control mode for optimizing the system performance. [Override Mode] Allows you to set the...
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...processor as multiple systems virtually. [Disabled] Disables 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 function. fIntel VT-D Tech [Disabled] Enables or ...value to select the number of active CPU cores. This item appears when a CPU supports this item if the system does not support HT function. In this function. fAdjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Enables or disables the CPU hardware prefetcher (MLC Spatial prefetcher). [...
...processor as multiple systems virtually. [Disabled] Disables 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 function. fIntel VT-D Tech [Disabled] Enables or ...value to select the number of active CPU cores. This item appears when a CPU supports this item if the system does not support HT function. In this function. fAdjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Enables or disables the CPU hardware prefetcher (MLC Spatial prefetcher). [...
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...C-State is enabled. [Enabled] Enables C1E function to reduce the CPU frequency and voltage for Normal mode and appears when a CPU that support Turbo Boost is installed. [Enabled] Enables this function to boost CPU performance automatically over the adaptive temperature. [Disabled] Disables this function....Disabled] Disables this function. 56 BIOS Setup fIntel Turbo Boost [Enabled] Enables or disables the Intel® Turbo Boost. fC1E Support [Disabled] Enables or disables the C1E function for power-saving when system is idle. This item will be configured automatically by ...
...C-State is enabled. [Enabled] Enables C1E function to reduce the CPU frequency and voltage for Normal mode and appears when a CPU that support Turbo Boost is installed. [Enabled] Enables this function to boost CPU performance automatically over the adaptive temperature. [Disabled] Disables this function....Disabled] Disables this function. 56 BIOS Setup fIntel Turbo Boost [Enabled] Enables or disables the Intel® Turbo Boost. fC1E Support [Disabled] Enables or disables the C1E function for power-saving when system is idle. This item will be configured automatically by ...