MSI X99A WORKSTATION User Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for X99A WORKSTATION

Page 1: ...If something is missing contact your dealer as soon as possible SATA Cable x8 SLI Bridge Connector x3 Drivers Utilities Disc Motherboard User Guide I O Shield Motherboard These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice The packing contents may vary according to the country you purchased RGB LED Extension Cable x1 SATA Cable Labels ...

Page 2: ... computer before installation is completed This could cause permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user y If you need help during any installation step please consult a certified computer technician y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing any computer component y Keep this user guide for future reference ...

Page 3: ... Intel LGA 2011 3 CPU DDR4 Memory Graphics Card SATA Hard Disk Drive SATA DVD Drive A Package of Screws Phillips Screwdriver Chassis Power Supply Unit CPU Fan Thermal Paste Quick Start Preparing Tools and Components ...

Page 4: ...4 Quick Start Installing a Processor 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...

Page 5: ...5 Quick Start Installing DDR4 memory 1 2 2 3 ...

Page 6: ...D 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 R E S E T S W P O W E R S W P O W E R L E D P O W E R L E D H D D L E D HDD LED RESET SW JFP1 HDD LED HDD LED HDD LED POWER LED POWER LED POWER LED ...

Page 7: ...7 Quick Start Installing the Motherboard 1 2 BAT1 ...

Page 8: ...8 Quick Start Installing SATA Drives 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 9: ...9 Quick Start 1 4 5 Installing a Graphics Card 2 3 ...

Page 10: ...10 Quick Start Connecting Peripheral Devices ...

Page 11: ...11 Quick Start Connecting the Power Connectors JPWR1 JPWR2 ...

Page 12: ...12 Quick Start Power On 1 4 2 3 ...

Page 13: ...ble 21 Audio Ports Configuration 21 Realtek HD Audio Manager 22 Overview of Components 24 Component Contents 25 CPU Socket 26 DIMM Slots 27 PCI_E1 5 PCIe Expansion Slots 29 PCIe x16 slots bandwidth table 29 SATA1 10 SATA 6Gb s Connectors 32 SE1_65 SATAe Connector 32 M2_1 M 2 Slot Key M 33 U2_1 U 2 Connector 34 JPWR1 2 Power Connectors 37 JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 38 JUSB1 2 USB 3 1 Gen1 Con...

Page 14: ...Advanced Mode 54 SETTINGS 55 Advanced 55 Boot 61 Security 61 Save Exit 62 OC 63 M FLASH 72 OC PROFILE 73 HARDWARE MONITOR 74 Software Description 75 Installing Windows 7 8 1 10 75 Installing Drivers 75 Installing Utilities 75 COMMAND CENTER 76 LIVE UPDATE 6 80 SHORTCUT MANAGER 82 MYSTIC LIGHT 84 M CLOUD 85 RAMDISK 88 USB SPEED UP 89 Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 90 RAID Configuration 91 Using Intel...

Page 15: ...PCIe 3 0 x16 slots Support x16 x16 x16 x8 x16 x8 Support x16 x16 x8 x8 x8 x8 y 2x PCIe 2 0 x1 slots For the CPU with 40 PCIe lanes support For the CPU with 28 PCIe lanes support Multi GPU y Supports 3 Way AMD CrossFire Technology y Supports 3 Way NVIDIA SLI Technology USB y ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset 1x USB 3 1 Gen2 SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps port on the back panel 1x USB 3 1 Gen2 Super Speed USB 10Gbps T...

Page 16: ...with 40 lanes CPU SATAe port include SATA5 6 will be unavailable when installing M 2 SATA SSD module in M 2 slot For the motherboard with 28 lanes CPU SATAe port include SATA5 6 will be unavailable when installing M 2 SATA PCIe SSD module in M 2 slot This function will be supported depend on the CPU Audio y Realtek ALC1150 Codec y 7 1 Channel High Definition Audio y Supports S PDIF output LAN 1x I...

Page 17: ... system fan connectors y 1x Front panel audio connector y 2x Front panel connectors y 1x TPM module connector y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector y 1x Clear CMOS jumper y 1x Power button y 1x Reset button y 1x Multi BIOS switch y 1x RGB LED connector y 1x Slow mode booting jumper I O Controller NUVOTON NCT6792D Controller Chip Hardware Monitor y CPU System temperature detection y CPU System fan speed...

Page 18: ...ve y CPU Z MSI GAMING Specification Highlights y DDR4 BOOST Support Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Support Isolated DDR4 Circuit Design DDR4 XMP Ready Steel Armor Ready y PCI Express 3 0 Support 3 Way Nvidia SLITM Support 3 Way AMD CrossFireTM Support y Multi GPU with Steel Armor y USB 3 1 Gen2 Type A Type C Ready y Turbo M 2 Ready PCIe 3 0 x4 32 Gb s Support PCIe SATA Dual Mode Support Steel Armor Read...

Page 19: ...Hardware Monitor y MILITARY CLASS 5 Military Class Component Military Class Stability and Reliability ESD Protection EMI Protection Humidity Protection Circuit Protection High Temperature Protection VGA Armor Slot y COMMAND CENTER System Monitor Smart Fan Control y RAMDISK y LIVE UPDATE 6 y M CLOUD y CPU Z MSI GAMING y SUPER CHARGER ...

Page 20: ...x M 2 10x SATA 6Gb s PCI Express Bus PS 2 Mouse Keyboard DMI 2 0 PCI Express Bus X99 PCH Processor NV6792 Super I O Realtek ALC1150 ASMEDIA ASM1074 ASMEDIA ASM1142 x2 Switch S PDIF Out 2 ports reserved for SATA Express Line Out RS Out CS Out MIC 4x USB 3 1 Gen1 8x USB 2 0 1x U 2 x1 x1 PCIe x1 slot PCIe x1 slot ...

Page 21: ...Table Audio Ports Configuration Audio Ports Channel 2 4 6 8 Center Subwoofer Out Rear Speaker Out Line In Side Speaker Out Line Out Front Speaker Out Mic In connected Blank empty y Clear CMOS button Power off your computer Press and hold the Clear CMOS button for about 5 10 seconds to reset BIOS to default values PS 2 LAN LAN USB 2 0 Audio Ports Clear CMOS Optical S PDIF Out USB 3 1 Gen1 USB 3 1 G...

Page 22: ... you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device y 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 y Profiles toggles between profiles y Advanced Settings provides the mechanism to deal with 2 independent audio streams y Jack Status depicts all render and capture devices cu...

Page 23: ... Rear I O Panel AUDIO INPUT Rear Front Side Center Subwoofer Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram Audio jacks to 7 1 channel speakers diagram AUDIO INPUT ...

Page 24: ...PCI_E2 JTPM1 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 PCI_E5 CPU Socket JPWR2 DIMM2 DIMM1 M2_1 DIMM8 SYSFAN2 DIMM6 DIMM7 DIMM5 JBAT1 RESET1 POWER1 JUSB4 JUSB3 JFP1 BIOS1 JFP2 SYSFAN3 JAUD1 SE1_65 JLED1 JPWR1 EZ Debug LED JUSB1 JCI1 U2_1 SATA1_2 DIMM3 DIMM4 SYSFAN1 JUSB2 SATA3_4 SATA7_8 SATA9 SATA10 JSLOW1 ...

Page 25: ...ssis Intrusion Connector 42 JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 38 JLED1 RGB LED connector 40 JPWR1 2 Power Connectors 37 JSLOW1 Slow Mode Booting Jumper 45 JTPM1 TPM Module Connector 39 JUSB1 2 USB 3 1 Gen1 Connectors 38 JUSB3 4 USB 2 0 Connectors 40 M2_1 M 2 Slot Key M 33 PCI_E1 5 PCIe Expansion Slots 29 POWER1 RESET1 Power Button Reset Button 44 SATA1 10 SATA 6Gb s Connectors 32 SE1_65 SATAe Conne...

Page 26: ...sink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before booting your system y 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 y Whenever the CPU is not installed always protect the CPU sock...

Page 27: ...ents DIMM Slots DIMM1 DIMM3 Channel A Channel B DIMM2 DIMM4 Memory module installation recommendation DIMM3 DIMM5 DIMM7 DIMM1 DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM1 DIMM8 DIMM6 Channel D Channel C DIMM7 DIMM5 DIMM5 DIMM7 DIMM3 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM6 ...

Page 28: ...B 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 y Some memory may operate at a lower frequency than the marked value when overclocking due to the memory frequency operates dependent on its Serial Presence Detect SPD Go to BIOS and find the Memory Try It...

Page 29: ... 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 PCIe x16 slots bandwidth table for 40 lanes CPU Single card 2 Way 3 Way PCI_E1 x16 x16 x8 x8 PCI_E4 x16 x16 x16 x16 PCI_E5 x8 x8 x8 x8 N A for 28 lanes CPU S...

Page 30: ...30 Overview of Components x16 x16 x8 x16 x8 x8 x16 x8 Multiple graphics cards installation recommendation Only for the CPU with 40 PCIe lanes support Only for the CPU with 28 PCIe lanes support ...

Page 31: ...phics cards into the PCI_E1 and PCI_E4 slots 2 Connect the two cards together using the SLI Bridge Connector 3 Connect all PCIe power connectors of the graphics cards 4 Reconnect the power cord power up the computer and install the drivers and software included in your graphics card package 5 Right click the Windows desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel from the menu click on Configure SLI Surro...

Page 32: ... SATAe Important y For the motherboard with 40 lanes CPU SATAe port include SATA5 6 will be unavailable when installing M 2 SATA SSD module in M 2 slot y For the motherboard with 28 lanes CPU SATAe port include SATA5 6 will be unavailable when installing M 2 SATA PCIe SSD module in M 2 slot y Please do not fold the SATA or SATAe cable at a 90 degree angle Data loss may result during transmission o...

Page 33: ...h 28 lanes CPU Installing M 2 module M2_1 M 2 Slot Key M 1 2 3 30 3 Tighten the base screw into the hole of the distance to the M 2 slot as the length your M 2 module 4 Insert your M 2 module into the M 2 slot at a 30 degree angle 5 Put the screw in the notch on the trailing edge of your M 2 module and tighten it into the base screw 1 Remove the screw from the base screw 2 Remove the base screw 4 ...

Page 34: ...ector can connect to one PCIe 3 0 x4 NVMe storage device Installing U 2 SSD 1 Connect the U 2 cable to the U 2 connector on the motherboard 2 Connect the U 2 cable to the U 2 SSD 3 Connect the U 2 cable to power adapter cable 1 2 3 U 2 SSD U 2 Connector U 2 Cable Connect to power adapter cable ...

Page 35: ...e SATA SATAe connectors CPU 40 lanes 28 lanes M2_1 SATA Empty PCIe SATA Empty PCIe SE1_65 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 SATA7 SATA8 SATA9 SATA10 SATA M 2 SATA SSD PCIe M 2 PCIe SSD available unavailable The M 2 PCIe device can operate up to PCIe 2 0 x2 speed only ...

Page 36: ...ATA3 SATA9 SATA10 SATA SATA4 SATA2 SATA8 SATA7 SATA1 1xM 2 SATA 8xSATA SATA3 SATA9 SATA10 SATAe PCIe SATA4 SATA2 SATA8 SATA7 SATA1 1xM 2 PCIe 1xSATAe 8xSATA SATA3 SATA9 SATA10 SATA SATA4 SATA2 SATA8 SATA7 SATA1 1xM 2 SATA 8xSATA SATA3 SATA9 SATA10 PCIe SATA4 SATA2 SATA8 SATA7 SATA1 1xM 2 PCIe 8xSATA SATA3 SATA9 SATA10 y For 40 lans CPU y For 28 lans CPU ...

Page 37: ...K 20 Res 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground 5 4 1 8 JPWR2 1 Ground 5 12V 2 Ground 6 12V 3 Ground 7 12V 4 Ground 8 12V Important Make sure that all the power cables are securely connected to a proper ATX power supply to ensure stable operation of the motherboard JPWR1 2 Power Connectors These connectors allow you to connect an ATX power supply ...

Page 38: ...eaker 2 Buzzer 3 Buzzer 4 Speaker JUSB1 2 USB 3 1 Gen1 Connectors These connectors allow you to connect USB 3 1 Gen1 ports on the front panel 1 10 11 20 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 tha...

Page 39: ...ou will need to install the MSI SUPER CHARGER application to turn ON OFF the Charging mode Important When the Charging mode is enabled the Charge Port data syncing will be disabled 1 2 14 13 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...

Page 40: ...HARGER utility JLED1 RGB LED connector This connector allows you to connect the RGB LED strip Important y This connector supports 5050 RGB multi color LED strips 12V G R B with the maximum power rating of 3A 12V Note that the length of the strip shall be no longer than 2 meters or the LED brightness would become weak y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outle...

Page 41: ...de fan connector the fan speed will be always maintained at 100 and that could be noisy 1 CPUFAN1 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 4 Speed Control Signal 1 SYSFAN1 1 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN3 PUMPFAN1 1 Ground 2 Voltage Control 3 Sense 4 NC PWM Mode fan connector Voltage Mode fan connector 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 COMMAN...

Page 42: ... 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 compu...

Page 43: ...to the root of the USB flash drive 1 Power off the computer 2 Switch to the normal BIOS ROM with BIOS1 switch 3 Insert the USB flash drive into the computer 4 Power on the computer and press Del key to enter BIOS setup during POST 5 Select the M FLASH tab and click on Yes to reboot the system and enter the flash mode 6 Select a BIOS file to perform the BIOS recovering process 7 Switch to the faile...

Page 44: ...al powered from a battery located on the motherboard to save system configuration data If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear the CMOS memory Keep Data default Clear CMOS Reset BIOS 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 ...

Page 45: ...table processor frequency and to prevent the system from crashing Normal default Enabled Please enable this jumper during BIOS POST Important y Users will try extreme low temperature overclocking at their own risks The overclocking results will vary according to the CPU version y Please don t set this jumper to Enabled when power off or the system will be un bootable ...

Page 46: ...tatus Table LED LED Status Description EZ Debug LED CPU Light CPU is not detected or fail DRAM Light Memory is not detected or fail VGA Light GPU is not detect or fail BOOT Light Booting device is not detected or fail XMP LED Red XMP Enabled BIOS A White BIOS A in operation BIOS B Red BIOS B in operation Debug Code LED ...

Page 47: ... initialization SEC Error Codes 0C 0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes 0E Microcode not found 0F Microcode not loaded PEI Progress Codes 10 PEI Core is started 11 Pre memory CPU initialization is started 12 14 Pre memory CPU initialization CPU module specific 15 Pre memory System Agent initialization is started 16 18 Pre Memory System Agent initialization System Agent module specific 19 Pre...

Page 48: ... started 6A System Agent DXE SMM initialization is started 6B 6F System Agent DXE initialization System Agent module specific 70 PCH DXE initialization is started 71 PCH DXE SMM initialization is started 72 PCH devices initialization 73 77 PCH DXE Initialization PCH module specific 78 ACPI module initialization 79 CSM initialization 7A 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 90 Boot Device Selection ...

Page 49: ... codes Recovery Progress Codes F0 Recovery condition triggered by firmware Auto recovery F1 Recovery condition triggered by user Forced recovery F2 Recovery process started F3 Recovery fi rmware image is found F4 Recovery fi rmware image is loaded F5 F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery Error Codes F8 Recovery PPI is not available F9 Recovery capsule is not found FA Invalid recovery ...

Page 50: ...wing methods to enter BIOS setup y 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 y Use MSI FAST BOOT application Click on GO2BIOS button and choose OK The system will reboot and enter BIOS setup directly Click on GO2BIOS Function key Key Function Key Function F1 General Help F2 Add Remove a favorite item F3 ...

Page 51: ...t 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 ...

Page 52: ...his button to display the M Flash menu that provides the way to update BIOS with a USB flash drive y Information display click on the CPU Memory Storage Fan Info and Help buttons on left side to display related information y 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 y System information shows the CPU DDR s...

Page 53: ...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...

Page 54: ...to the descriptions of EZ Mode Overview section y 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 ...

Page 55: ... between time elements The time format is hour minute second f 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 f System Information Shows detailed system information including CPU type BIOS version and Memory read only f DMI Informati...

Page 56: ...ts ACPI parameters of onboard power LED behaviors Press Enter to enter the sub menu fPower 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 f Integrated Peripherals Sets integrated peripherals parameters such as LAN HDD USB and audio Press Enter to enter the s...

Page 57: ...bles RAID function for SATA storage devices fsSATA Mode AHCI Mode For SATA7 10 Sets the operation mode of the onboard SATA controller IDE Specify the IDE mode for SATA storage devices AHCI Mode Specify the AHCI mode for SATA storage devices AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface offers some advanced features to enhance the speed and performance of SATA storage device such as Native Command Queuin...

Page 58: ...abled Disables this function fRestore after AC Power Loss Power Off Sets the system behaviors while encountering the AC power loss Power Off Leaves the system in power off 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 off before AC power loss fOn board LED Control On Enables or disables the ac...

Page 59: ...rized accessing Press Enter to enter the sub menu This sub menu will appear when Windows 8 1 10 WHQL Support is enabled fSecure Boot Support Disabled Enables or disables secure boot support Enabled Enables the secure boot function and allow you to set the secure boot settings Disabled Disables this function fSecure Boot Mode Standard Selects the secure boot mode This item is to select how the secu...

Page 60: ...system to be awakened from the power saving modes when activity or input signal of Intel LAN device is detected Disabled Disables this function fResume 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 of USB device is detected Disabled Disables this function fResume From S3 S4 S5 by PS 2 Mouse Disa...

Page 61: ...stem 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 mode f FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Sets device priority for system boot f ...

Page 62: ...ll confirm the password is being disabled Once the password is disabled you can enter the setup and OS without authorization f Chassis Intrusion Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu fChassis 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 s...

Page 63: ...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 that be set in CPU Ratio Per Core Enables the Core 0 X Sets each CPU core ratio separately in Core 0 X Turbo Ratio Enables the X Core Ratio Limit Sets each CPU core ratio separately in X Co...

Page 64: ... EIST f 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 specifications when system request the highest performance state Disabled Disables this function f Enhanced Turbo Auto Enables or disables Enhanced Turbo function for all CPU core...

Page 65: ...s the adjusted DRAM frequency Read only f Extreme Memory Profile 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 f Memory Try It Dis...

Page 66: ...ower saving capability Optimized Sets the optimum power phase profile for CPU it could provide the system with an optimum power saving capability Disabled Disables the PWM power phase switching feature fCPU Vdroop Offset Control Auto Sets a percentage of offset voltage for CPU vdroop If set to Auto BIOS will configure this setting automatically fCPU Over Voltage Protection Auto Sets the voltage li...

Page 67: ... this setting automatically Higher voltage provides less protection and may damage the system fDRAM CH_A B CH_C D Over Current Protection Auto Sets the current limit for DRAM over current protection Auto This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS Enhanced Extends the limitation of memory over current protection fDRAM CH_A B CH_C D Switching Frequency Auto Sets the PWM working speed to s...

Page 68: ... 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 fCPU Technology Support Press Enter to enter the sub menu The sub menu shows the key features of installed CPU Read only f 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 t...

Page 69: ...led Disables this function fIntel VT D Tech Enabled Enables or disables Intel VT D Intel Virtualization for Directed I O technology fHardware Prefetcher Enabled Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher MLC Streamer prefetcher Enabled Allows the hardware prefetcher to automatically pre fetch data and instructions into L2 cache from memory for tuning the CPU performance Disabled Disables the hard...

Page 70: ...ock the MSR 0xE2 15 CFG lock bit Enabled Locks the CFG lock bit Disabled Un locks the CFG lock bit fEIST Enabled Enables or disables the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology This item willappear when Simple Advanced Mode is set to Simple Enabled Enables the EIST to adjust CPU voltage and core frequency dynamically It can decrease average power consumption and average heat production Disabled Disabl...

Page 71: ...for CPU internal VR Voltage Regulator Auto This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS Enabled Enables the limitation of internal VR for over voltage protection and over current protection Disabled Disables this function for overclocking fInternal VR Efficiency Management Auto Enables or disables the CPU internal VR efficiency management Auto This setting will be configured automatically...

Page 72: ... 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 compl...

Page 73: ...rrent overclocking profile fLoad Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Load the current overclocking profile fClear Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clear the current overclocking profile f OC Profile Load from ROM Load OC profile from BIOS ROM f OC Profile Save to USB Save OC profile to the USB flash drive The USB flash drive should be FAT FAT32 format only f OC Profile Load from USB Load OC profile f...

Page 74: ...perating 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 points 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 f Function Buttons All Full Speed Configures CPU and system ...

Page 75: ...ng Drivers 1 Start up your computer in Windows 7 8 1 10 2 Insert MSI Driver Disc into your optical drive 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 Installing Utilities Befo...

Page 76: ...ntrol Panel Previous Feature Next Feature Profile Buttons Option Buttons Page Indicator Resize Corner Profile Buttons y Default load the default values for the current feature y Apply apply your changes y Save store values in the file with individual file extension y Load load the values from the file Important Every time you shut down the system the configured setting will be restored to the fact...

Page 77: ... temperature The white dot will create strip chart in real time y System Fan Button to open the system fan control panel in new window y Fan Tune Button to automatically optimize the smart fan setting Manual Mode Smart Mode IGP Frequency GT Voltage y IGP Frequency Allows you to adjust the IGP ratio and shows the IGP clock ratio and frequency y GT Voltage Allows you to adjust the GT voltage The ris...

Page 78: ...ing button The Record Warning and Mobile Control icons will appear y 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 t...

Page 79: ...ivate Wi Fi on your mobile device and connect to SoftAP with the SSID 6 Run MSI COMMAND CENTER APP on your mobile device 7 Find the IP address on the SoftAP Management Setting area and enter the IP address on your MSI COMMAND CENTER APP to link your system 8 Press Refresh on the MSI COMMAND CENTER APP to verify that monitoring and OC functions are working properly Option Buttons Information When c...

Page 80: ...ry Setting and System Information tabs at the top You can click the tab to switch the control panel y 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 on the right of the item listed y History shows the downloading history y Setting allows y...

Page 81: ...hen 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 2 3 1 Scan updates in Live Update tab 2 Check the...

Page 82: ... 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 y Hotkey Editor allows you to create edit and delete hotkeys y Current Hotkeys shows all existing hotkeys Important y The Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock Window Home Application and BackSpace keys can not be used as...

Page 83: ...a middle click to the macro Right add a right click to the macro y Action List shows the actions of the current macro y 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 y Load Button allows you to load a macro y Save Button allows you to save the macro to a file y DPI Setting allows...

Page 84: ...and a calibration pop up window will show 2 Click on the arrow icon to go to next step 3 Click on the RED GREEN and BLUE buttons separately to calibrate the LED red green and blue colors 4 Click on the Finish to complete the RGB LED color calibration y LED effects switches LEDs on or off y Styles select the LED style from the drop down list y LED color allows you change the LED color y Apply Butto...

Page 85: ...ry button to view file transfer history y Users Permissions click on the Users Permissions button to open the Users Permissions Management window y Local Server Directory you can upload or download files 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 files Roo...

Page 86: ...er people to use this connection when set up a new connection To use Soft AP 1 2 3 4 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 serv...

Page 87: ...unt Edit change the user password and permission Transferring Files This section describes how to transfer files between your local computer and a server Important y 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 y To allow your computers to communicate through the firewall ...

Page 88: ...Letter Name Size and Format of the RAM disk y Option select browser temporary files to save load on the RAM disk You can also add software files to improve reading speed y 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 fi...

Page 89: ...y Setting On Off button y Setting enables or disables Run USB SPEED UP when windows starts Default setting is enabled y On Off button switches the USB SPEED UP on or off y Display displays the information and current transfer rates of USB storage devices Important The improved transfer rate will vary with the USB storage devices ...

Page 90: ...ee 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 y 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 y System Table displays information about ...

Page 91: ...Read performance Excellent OK Good OK Write performance Excellent Good OK Good Capacity utilization 100 50 67 1 1 n 50 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 MAIN ...

Page 92: ... 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 ...

Page 93: ...lume deletion Resetting 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 DISK VOLUME INFORMATION 4 Recovery Volume Options 4 Recovery...

Page 94: ...y Disk 2 Enable Only Master 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 d...

Page 95: ...n RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 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 DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding ESC to exit Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit Port Drive Model Serial Size 1 XXXX XXXXXXXX X...

Page 96: ...restart the computer y If 1 long 2 short beeps are heard remove and reinstall the graphics card and then restart the computer y Test with another known working graphics card The computer does not boot after updating the BIOS y Clear the CMOS y Use the secondary BIOS to bootup the system Only for motherboard with Dual BIOS Lost BIOS password y Clear the CMOS but that will cause you to lose all cust...

Page 97: ...by Micro Star International CO LTD declares that this device is in compliance with the essential safety requirements and other relevant provisions set out in the European Directive Battery Information European Union Taiwan Batteries battery packs and accumulators should not be disposed of as unsorted household waste Please use the public collection system to return recycle or treat them in complia...

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