MSI B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST Owner's manual

I

Quick Start

Thank you for purchasing the MSI

®

B250M BAZOOKA PLUS/ B250M

BAZOOKA OPT BOOST motherboard. This Quick Start section

provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your computer.

Some of the installations also provide video demonstrations. Please

link to the URL to watch it with the web browser on your phone or

tablet. You may have even link to the URL by scanning the QR code.

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®

B250M BAZOOKA PLUS/ B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST

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MSI

®

B250M BAZOOKA PLUS/ B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST

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󲼯󷳓󲹢󷿒󷽡 MSI

®

B250M BAZOOKA PLUS/ B250M BAZOOKA OPT

BOOST 󰶻󳼦󳨣󽴸󳦦󲴱󸔡󳉹󲮹󵱏󵸐󳏀󰿙󲹢󲔟󷡥󹄷󶤢󵒹󵤛󵸖󱱭󷩒󽴺󰹡󳏀󰿙󸛉

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󲴰󸔠󱌇󸽷

󲼮󷹨󲹡󸀞󰸉 MSI

®

B250M BAZOOKA PLUS/ B250M BAZOOKA OPT

BOOST 󰶻󳨤󳦦󲴰󸔠󱌇󸽷󸛉󱐕󳏀󰿙󰸬󳥤󱌣󲁶󰽧󲔞󷠴󷷧󵶿󳦽󴜶󵤚󱱄󳪥󰹉

󷸄󳜷󸑯󳏀󰿙󰸬󷨡󹏹󴜶󵤚󷸽󰾫󵈾󲹡󵒹󳅜󳦽󳃵󲪃󳨤󵉐󶡱󰵴󵒹󶓹󹏝󴐺󷨣󱬽󸹇

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II

Quick Start

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2

3

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http://youtu.be/bf5La099urI

Installing a Processor/ CPU󱜋󰺱/ 󼧓󺴫󻘇󻗫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟

󷡥󷐗󵀛󱬽/ 󲔞󷠴󱾆󵀛󱬽

Youtube

󰼐󸟐

http://v.youku.com/v_show/

id_XNDkyOTY1NjQ0.html

III

Quick Start

Installing DDR4 memory/ DDR4󱜋󰺱/

DDR4 󺼣󺽷󺹻 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥 DDR4 󷪺󳁋󹠔/ 󲔞󷠴 DDR4 󱌼󲒹

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

Youtube

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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzUyMTI5ODI4.html

1

2

3

DIMMB2 DIMMB2

DIMMB1

DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMA1

IV

Quick Start

Connecting the Front Panel Header/

  󳍹 󶇳 / 󻳓󺽃 󼟷󺗟 󼎳󺗴󼗿 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/

󸔮󳍺󱑺󶔩󹈘󳨣󸢛󶥂/ 󸑷󳍺󱑹󶔩󹈘󳨤󳍺󱿣

http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI

1

2 10

9

JFP1

1 HDD 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

RESET SW

POWER SW

POWER LED+

POWER LED-

HDD LED

RESET SW

JFP1

HDD LED

HDD LED -

HDD LED +

POWER LED -

POWER LED +

POWER LED

Youtube

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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjcyMTczMzM2.html

V

Quick Start

1

Installing the Motherboard/ 󱜋󰺱/

󺼣󻱇󻇃󺦫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥󰶻󳼦󳨣/ 󲔞󷠴󰶻󳨤

2

VI

Quick Start

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2

3

4

5

Installing SATA Drives/ SATA󱜋󰺱/

SATA 󺦫󺱋󻱃󻋛 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥 SATA 󵡃󵠉󳼦/ 󲔞󷠴 SATA 󷸄󱾋

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

http://v.youku.com/v_show/

id_XNDkzODU5MTky.html

Youtube

󰼐󸟐

VII

Quick Start

1

2

3

4

5

6

Installing a Graphics Card/ 󱜋󰺱/

󺋇󺱧󼨌 󼍃󺦫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿 / 󲔟󷡥󹏐󵤛󱙔/ 󲔞󷠴󳠒󱙔

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

http://v.youku.com/v_show/

id_XNDkyOTc3MzQ4.html

Youtube

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VIII

Quick Start

Connecting Peripheral Devices/ 󱟰󸐠󳼤󱬼󳍹󶇳/

󻷋󻆏 󻱴󼌧 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/ 󸔯󳍻󱟱󸘺󷫥󱆕/ 󸑷󳍺󱾫󱰶󷸄󱾋

IX

Quick Start

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1

Connecting the Power Connectors/ 󹄶󴙂󳍹󶇳/ 󻳓󻮟

󼎳󺗴󼗿 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/ 󳏅󰵴󹄷󴙃󳍻󹍨/ 󸑷󳍺󵉐󴙃󳍺󱿣

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDkzODU0MDQw.html

Youtube

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Quick Start

1

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2

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Power On/ 󸔑󹄶/ 󻳓󻮟 󼏫󺋿/ 󱥭󱕜󹄷󴙃/ 󲮔󳦽

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Contents

Safety Information ................................................................................................. 2

Specifications ......................................................................................................... 3

Rear I/O Panel ....................................................................................................... 7

LAN Port LED Status Table..................................................................................... 7

Audio Ports Configuration ...................................................................................... 7

Realtek HD Audio Manager .................................................................................... 8

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 10

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 11

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 12

PCI_E1~3: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 13

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 13

M2_1: M.2 Slot (Key M) ......................................................................................... 15

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 16

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 16

JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 16

CPU_PWR1, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors ....................................................... 17

JUSB2~3: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 18

JUSB1: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ....................................................................... 18

CPU_FAN1,SYS_FAN1~3: Fan Connectors ........................................................... 19

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 20

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 20

JLED1: RGB LED connector ................................................................................. 21

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 21

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 22

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 23

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 23

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 24

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 24

Overclocking Menu ............................................................................................... 25

Software Description ........................................................................................... 31

Installing Windows

®

7/ 8.1/ 10.............................................................................. 31

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 31

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 31

2

Safety Information

y The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic

discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful

computer assembly.

y Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause

the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.

y Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.

y It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when

handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage. If an ESD wrist strap

is not available, discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal

object before handling the motherboard.

y Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static

pad whenever the motherboard is not installed.

y Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal

components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.

y Do not boot the 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.

y Keep this motherboard away from humidity.

y Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on

the PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.

y Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place

anything over the power cord.

y All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.

y If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service

personnel:

 Liquid has penetrated into the computer.

 The motherboard has been exposed to moisture.

 The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user

guide.

 The motherboard has been dropped and damaged.

 The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.

y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60C (140F), it may damage

the motherboard.

3

Speciﬁcations

Specifications

CPU

Supports 6th/7th Gen Intel

®

Core

™

i3/i5/i7 processors,

and Intel

®

Pentium

®

and Celeron

®

processors for Socket

LGA1151

Chipset Intel

®

B250 Chipset

Memory

y

4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB



7th Gen processors support DDR4 2400/ 2133 MHz*



6th Gen processors support DDR4 2133 MHz*

y

Dual channel memory architecture

y

Supports Intel

®

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)**

* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

** DDR4 memory modules can only run at maximum of 2400 MHz for 7th Gen

processors and 2133 MHz for 6th Gen processors on XMP mode.

Expansion Slots

y

1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x16 mode)

y

2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics

y

1x HDMI

™

port, supports a maximum resolution of

4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz

y

1x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of

1920x1200@60Hz

Storage

Intel

®

B250 Chipset

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports

y 2x M.2 slots (Key M)*

 Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s

 Supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices

 Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Ready for M2_2 slot**

* M.2 and SATA ports maximum support 2x M.2 PCIe SSDs + 6x SATA HDDs.

Please refer to page 14 for M.2 slots with examples of various combination

possibilities.

** The Intel

®

Optane™ memory is pre-installed in the M2_2 slot on the

B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST. Please refer to the Intel

®

Optane™ Memory

Configuration Guide on MSI website.

USB

Intel

®

B250 Chipset

y

6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (3 Type-A & 1

Type-C ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through

the internal USB connector)

y

6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the

back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB

connector)

Audio

y Realtek

®

ALC892 Codec

y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

y Supports S/PDIF output

Continued on next page

4

Speciﬁcations

Continued from previous page

LAN 1x Realtek

®

8111H Gigabit LAN controller

Back Panel

Connectors

y 1x PS/2 keyboard port

y 1x PS/2 mouse port

y 1x HDMI™ port

y 1x DVI-D port

y 1x LAN (RJ45) port

y 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports

y 3x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports

y 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C port

y 5x OFC audio jacks

y 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector

Internal Connectors

y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector

y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0

ports)

y 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1

Gen1 ports)

y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector

y 3x 4-pin 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 Serial port connector

y 1x RGB LED connecotr

y 1x Clear CMOS jumper

I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6795 Controller Chip

Hardware Monitor

y CPU/System temperature detection

y CPU/System fan speed detection

y CPU/System fan speed control

Form Factor

y m-ATX Form Factor

y 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)

Continued on next page

5

Speciﬁcations

Continued from previous page

BIOS Features

y 1x 64 Mb flash

y UEFI AMI BIOS

y ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.8

y Multi-language

Software

y Drivers

y COMMAND CENTER

y LIVE UPDATE 6

y FAST BOOT

y SUPER CHARGER

y GAMING APP

y RAMDISK

y GAMING LAN MANAGER

y X-BOOST

y MSI SMART TOOL

y Intel

®

Extreme Tuning Utility

y Norton

™

Internet Security Solution

y Google Chrome

™

,Google Toolbar, Google Drive

y SteelSeries Engine 3

y CPU-Z MSI GAMING

y DRAGON EYE

y TriDef

®

VR

y TriDef

®

SmartCam

Continued on next page

6

Speciﬁcations

Continued from previous page

Special Features

y Audio Boost

y GAMING LAN with cFos

y Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Ready

y Twin Turbo M.2

y Smart Fan Control

y Mystic Light Extension (RGB)

y PCI-E Steel Armor

y DDR4 Boost

y X-Boost

y Military Class 5

y 7000+ Quality Test

y Dragon eye

y RAMDisk

y GAMING HOTKEY

y Mystic light SYNC

y WTFast GPN*

 2-Month Premium License

 Multi-Server Network Optimization

 Advanced Lag Spike & Disconnect Reduction

* This offer is valid for a limited period only, for more information please visit

www.msi.com

7

Rear I/O Panel

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Link/ Activity LED

Status Description

Off No link

Yellow Linked

Blinking Data activity

Speed LED

Status Description

Off 10 Mbps connection

Green 100 Mbps connection

Orange 1 Gbps connection

LAN Port LED Status Table

USB 3.1 Gen1

Type-C

USB 3.1 Gen1

Type-A

USB 2.0

LAN

Audio Ports

Optical S/PDIF-Out

DVI-D

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)

8

Rear I/O Panel

Realtek HD Audio Manager

After installing the Realtek HD Audio driver, the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon will

appear in the system tray. Double click on the icon to launch.

Jack Status

Device

Selection

Connector

Strings

Profiles

Main Volume

Application

Enhancement

Advanced

Settings

y Device Selection - allows you to select a audio output source to change the related

options. The check sign indicates the devices as default.

y Application Enhancement - the array of options will provide 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 currently connected with your

computer.

y Connector Settings - configures the connection settings.

Auto popup dialog

When you plug into a device at an audio jack, a dialogue window will pop up asking you

which device is current connected.

Each jack corresponds to its default setting as shown on the next page.

9

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

10

Overview of Components

CPU_FAN1

CPU Socket

PCI_E1

PCI_E2

PCI_E3

M2_1

M2_2*

JCI1

JTPM1

DIMMA1

DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

SYS_FAN2

SYS_FAN3

SYS_FAN1

JUSB1

JBAT1

JLED1

JFP1

JFP2

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1

EZ Debug LED

SATA3

SATA4

SATA5

SATA6

JUSB2

JUSB3

JCOM1

JAUD1

SATA12

*B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST with pre-installed Intel

®

Optane™ memory in the M2_2 slot.

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