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Contents
JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 34
JLED1: RGB LED strip connector ......................................................................... 35
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 36
EZ Debug LEDs ..................................................................................................... 36
GPU LED ............................................................................................................... 36
BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 37
Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 37
Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 38
Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 38
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 39
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 41
SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 42
Advanced ............................................................................................................... 42
Boot ....................................................................................................................... 47
Security ................................................................................................................. 48
Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 49
OC .......................................................................................................................... 50
M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 52
OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 53
HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 54
Software Description ........................................................................................... 55
Installing Windows
®
7 64-bit/ Windows
®
10 64-bit ............................................... 55
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 55
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 55
LIVE UPDATE 6 ...................................................................................................... 56
COMMAND CENTER ............................................................................................. 58
GAMING APP ......................................................................................................... 62
RAMDISK............................................................................................................... 67
X-BOOST ............................................................................................................... 68
MSI SMART TOOL ................................................................................................. 70
GAMING LAN MANAGER ...................................................................................... 72
Nahimic 2 .............................................................................................................. 75
SteelSeries Engine 3 ............................................................................................ 79
CPU-Z.................................................................................................................... 81
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 82
Regulatory Notices .............................................................................................. 83