MSI H170A PC MATE User Manual

MSI H170A PC MATE Manual

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  • MSI H170A PC MATE | User Manual - Page 1
    Thank you for buying the MSI® H170A PC MATE/ B150 PC MATE motherboard. Check to make sure your motherboard box contains the following items. If something is missing, contact your dealer as soon as possible. Motherboard Drivers & Utilities Disc Motherboard User Guide I/O Shield SATA Cable x2
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    adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful 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
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    Quick Start Preparing Tools and Components Intel® LGA 1151 CPU CPU Fan Thermal Paste DDR4 Memory Chassis Power Supply Unit SATA DVD Drive SATA Hard Disk Drive Graphics Card Phillips Screwdriver A Package of Screws Quick Start 3
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    Installing a Processor http://youtu.be/bf5La099urI 2 1 3 7 4 5 6 8 9 4 Quick Start
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    Installing DDR4 memory http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs 1 2 3 1 2 3 Quick Start 5
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    -EDDL+ED RESET SW POWER SW HDD LED RESET SW 1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED + 2 10 3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED - 1 9 JFP1 5 Reset Switch 6 7 Reset Switch 8 9 Reserved 10 Power Switch Power Switch No Pin JFP1 6 Quick Start HDD LED POWER LED HDD LED HDD LED + POWER LED POWER LED +
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    Installing the Motherboard 1 2 Quick Start 7
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    Installing SATA Drives http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc 1 2 3 5 4 8 Quick Start
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    Installing a Graphics Card http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A 1 2 3 5 4 Quick Start 9
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    Connecting Peripheral Devices 10 Quick Start
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    Connecting the Power Connectors http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4 JPWR1 JPWR2 Quick Start 11
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    Power On 2 1 3 4 12 Quick Start
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    the Front Panel Header 6 Installing the Motherboard 7 Installing SATA Drives 8 Installing a I/O Panel...20 LAN Port LED Status Table 20 Realtek HD Audio Manager 20 Overview of Components 22 CPU Socket...24 DIMM Slots...25 Reset BIOS) Jumper 34 JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector 35 Contents 13
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    EZ Debug LED: Debug LED indicators 35 BIOS Setup...36 Entering BIOS Setup 36 Resetting BIOS 37 Updating BIOS...37 System Status Menu 38 Advanced Menu 39 Overclocking Menu 46 M-Flash Menu...52 Security Menu...53 Boot Menu...55 Save & Exit Menu 56 Software Description 57 Installing Windows® 7/
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    CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Onboard Graphics Multi-GPU Storage Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151 Intel® H170 Chipset (H170A PC MATE) Intel® B150 Chipset (B150 PC MATE) ●● 4x DDR4 memory slots, support
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    Connectors Continued from previous page Intel® H170 Chipset ●● Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices ●● ASMedia® ASM1142 Chipset (H170A PC MATE) ▶▶2x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports on the back panel ●● Intel® H170/ B150 Chipset ▶▶6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed
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    Factor BIOS Features ●● 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector ●● 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector ●● 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors ●● 1x SATAe connector ●● 2x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) ●● 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) ●● 2x 4-pin CPU fan
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    PCI Express 3.0 Support ▶▶2-Way AMD CrossFireTM Support ●● USB 3.1 Gen2 Ready (H170A PC MATE) ▶▶USB 3.1 Gen2 (10 Gb/s) Type-A Ready ●● SATA Express Support ●● Turbo M.2 Ready (H170A PC MATE) ●● NVMe / AHCI Driver Support (H170A PC MATE) ●● U.2 Support (Optional) (H170A PC MATE) ●● EZ Debug LED 18
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    DVI-D CPU PCI Express Bus Dual Channel DDR4 Memory 1 x SATA Express x2 (2 x SATA 6Gb/s) 1 x M.2 DMI 3.0 x1 PCIe x1 x1 PCIe x1 x1 PCIe x1 x4 PCIe x4 PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus 4 x SATA 6Gb/s 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (5 Gbps) 4 x USB 2.0 (H170A PC MATE) 6 x USB 2.0 (B150 PC MATE) H170/ B150 LPC
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    Off Yellow Blinking Description No link Linked Data activity Mic-in USB 3.1 Gen2 USB 3.1 Gen1 (blue, H170A PC MATE) USB 2.0 (black, B150 PC MATE) Speed LED Status Off Green Orange Description 10 Mbps connection 100 Mbps connection 1 Gbps connection Realtek HD Audio Manager After installing
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    ●● Device Selection - allows you to select a audio output source to change the related options. The check sign indicates the devices as default. ●● Application Enhancement - the array of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device. ●●
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    Overview of Components SYSFAN1 CPUFAN1 DIMM4 DIMM3 JPWR2 CPU Socket DIMM2 DIMM1 CPUFAN2 SYSFAN3 EZ Debug LED JPWR1 PCI_E1 M2_1 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 JBAT1 PCI_E5 PCI1 PCI2 JUSB3 SE1_21 JCI1 SATA3_4 SATA5 SATA6 JAUD1 SYSFAN2 JCOM1 JFP1 JFP2 JUSB1 JUSB2 JLTP1 JTPM1
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    Name CPUFAN1~2,SYSFAN1~3 CPU Socket DIMM1~4 EZ Debug LED JAUD1 JBAT1 JCI1 JCOM1 JFP1, JFP2 JLPT1 JPWR1~2 JTPM1 JUSB1~2 JUSB3 M2_1 PCI_E1~5, PCI1~2 SATA1~6 SE1_21 Port Type Fan Connectors LGA1151 CPU Socket DIMM Slots Debug LED indicators Front Audio Connector Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper Chassis
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    plastic cap. ●● If you purchased a separate CPU and heatsink/ cooler, Please refer to the documentation in the heatsink/ cooler package for more details about installation. ●● This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. Before attempting to overclock, please make sure that all other system
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    more than 4GB memory on the motherboard. ●● Some memory may operate at a lower frequency than the marked value when overclocking due to the memory frequency or overclocking. ●● The stability and compatibility of installed memory module depend on installed CPU and devices when overclocking. Overview
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    PCI_E1~5, PCI1~2: PCIe/ PCI Expansion Slots PCI_E1: PCIe 3.0 x1 slot PCI_E2: PCIe 3.0 x16 slot PCI_E3: PCIe 3.0 x1 slot PCI_E4: PCIe 3.0 x1 slot PCI_E5: PCIe 3.0 x4 slot PCI1: PCI slot PCI2: PCI slot PCIe slots Bandwidth table Slot Bandwidth PCI_E1 3.0 x1 3.0 x1 3.0 x1 ─ ─ PCI_E2 3.0 x16
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    transmission otherwise. ●● SATA cable has identical plugs on either sides of the cable. However, it is recommended that the flat connector be connected to the motherboard for space saving purposes. Overview of Components 27
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    M2_1: M.2 Slot Important Intel® RST only supports PCIe M.2 SSD with UEFI option ROM, does not support Legacy option ROM. Video Demonstration Watch the video to learn how to Install M.2 module. http://youtu.be/JCTFABytrYA Installing M.2 module 1. Remove the screw from the
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    JFP2: Front Panel Connectors These connectors connect to the switches and LEDs on the front panel. 2 10 JFP1 1 9 1 HDD LED + 2 3 HDD LED - 4 5 Reset Switch 6 7 Reset Switch 8 9 Reserved 10 Power LED + Power LED Power Switch Power Switch No Pin 1 JFP2 1 Speaker - 2 3 Buzzer
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    +5V +5V Ground Important Make sure that all the power cables are securely connected to a proper ATX power supply to ensure stable operation of the motherboard. 30 Overview of Components
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    and Ground pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage. ●● In order to recharge your iPad, iPhone and iPod through USB ports, please install MSI® SUPER CHARGER utility. Overview of Components 31
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    This connector is for TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages. 2 14 1 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
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    > Hardware Monitor Command Center BIOS Hardware Monitor sub-menu allows you to set the temperature levels and the corresponding fan speed levels. COMMAND CENTER offers gradient points of the fan speed that allow you to adjust fan speed in relation to CPU temperature. Overview of Components 33
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    that is external powered from a battery located on the motherboard to save system configuration data. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumpers to clear the CMOS memory. Keep Data (default) Clear CMOS/ Reset BIOS Resetting BIOS to default values 1. Power off the computer and
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    warning 1. Go to BIOS > Security > Chassis Intrusion Configuration. 2. Set Chassis Intrusion to Reset. 3. Press F10 to save and exit and then press the Enter key to select Yes. EZ Debug LED: Debug LED indicators These LEDs indicate the status of the motherboard. CPU - indicates CPU is not detected
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    to enter BIOS setup directly by pressing the power button for 4 seconds upon bootup. Function key Key Function Key Function F1 General Help F4 Enter CPU Specifications menu F5 Enter Memory-Z menu F6 Load optimized defaults Take a screenshot and save it F10 Save Change and Reset* F12
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    problems. There are several ways to reset BIOS: ●● Go to BIOS and press F6 to load optimized defaults. ●● Short the Clear CMOS jumper on the motherboard. Updating BIOS Updating BIOS with M-FLASH Before updating: Please download the latest BIOS file that matches your motherboard model from MSI
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    , turn off computer and re-check SATA cable and power cable connections of the device and motherboard. ▶▶System Information Shows detailed system information, including CPU type, BIOS version, and Memory (read only). ▶▶DMI Information Shows system information, desktop Board Information and chassis
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    automatically by BIOS. [Gen1] Enables PCIe Gen1 support only. [Gen2] Enables PCIe Gen2 support only. [Gen3] Enables PCIe Gen3 support only. LED behaviors. Press to enter the sub-menu. ▶▶Power LED [Blinking] Sets shining behaviors of the onboard Power LED. [Dual Color] The power LED
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    Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] When "Enabled", the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv4 protocol Enables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. ▶▶SATA Mode [AHCI support. [Enabled] Enables hot plug support for the SATA ports. [Disabled] Disables hot plug support
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    all USB controller. ▶▶XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] Enables or disables XHCI hand-off support for the operating system without XHCI hand-off feature. This item will appear when Auto] Sets serial port (COM). If set to Auto, BIOS will optimize the IRQ automatically or you can set it manually. BIOS Setup 41
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    port (LPT). If set to Auto, BIOS will optimize the IRQ automatically or you can set it manually. ▶▶Device Mode [STD Printer Mode] Selects target temperatures. These items will be un-available when Smart Fan Control is disabled. ▶▶CPU/ SYS FanX level 1~4 Fan Speed [13, 38, 63, 100] Sets fan
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    system power consumption according to EuP 2013 regulation. It will not support S4 & S5 wake up by USB, PCI and PCIe devices MSI Fast Boot. Important When MSI Fast Boot is enabled, you can use FAST BOOT application to enter BIOS setup if needed. Please refer to page 36 for Entering BIOS Setup. BIOS
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    for Windows 8.1/ 10. This item will only be available when MSI Fast Boot is disabled. [Enabled] Enables the Fast Boot configuration Support is enabled. [Standard] The system will automatically load the secure keys from BIOS. [Custom] Allows user to configure the secure boot settings and manually
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    From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard to Hot Key. ▶▶Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Shows driver information and configuration of the ethernet controller parameter. BIOS Setup 45
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    Important ●● Overclocking your PC manually is only recommended for advanced users. ●● Overclocking is BIOS setup. Note: We use * as the symbol for the OC settings of Expert mode. ▶▶CPU Ratio Apply Mode [All Core]* Sets applied mode for CPU ratio. This item only appears when a CPU that supports
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    DRAM reference clock. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU. This item appears when a CPU that supports this adjustment is installed. ▶▶DRAM Frequency [Auto] Sets the DRAM frequency. Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed. ▶▶Adjusted DRAM Frequency Shows the adjusted
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    memory. If set to Auto, BIOS will set these voltages automatically or you can set it manually. ▶▶PCH Voltages control [Auto instructions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is highly improved. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this technology. [Enable] Enables Intel
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    BIOS limits the maximum CPUID input value to circumvent boot problems with older operating system that do not support CPU AES Instructions [Enabled] Enables or disables the CPU AES (Advanced Encryption Standard-New Instructions) support. This item appears when a CPU supports this function. ▶▶Intel
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    be configured automatically by BIOS. [Enabled] Detects the idle state of system and reduce CPU power consumption accordingly. [Disabled] Disable this function. ▶▶C1E Support [Disabled] Enables or disables the C1E function for power-saving in halt state. This item appears when Intel C-State is
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    package in Turbo Boost mode. When the current is over the specified value, the CPU will automatically reduce the core frequency for reducing the current. ▶▶FCLK Frequency [Auto] Sets FCLK frequency. Lower FCLK frequency may help you to set higher
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    M-Flash Menu The M-Flash Menu allows you to update BIOS with a USB flash disk. ▶▶Select one file to update BIOS and ME Selects a BIOS file, includes the ME management settings, in the USB flash drive to update the BIOS and ME. The system will reboot after updating. 52 BIOS Setup
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    User Password for system security. User has limited rights to change the BIOS items with user password. This item will be available when administrator password password. [Setup] A password will be requested for entering the BIOS Setup. [Boot] A password will be requested for booting the system
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    Support [Enabled] Enables or disables the TPM function to build the endorsement key for accessing the system. ▶▶TPM Device Selection [PTT] Selects TPM device: PTT or dTPM. [PTT] Select it for Intel will record and issue a warning message. [Reset] Clear the warning message. After clearing the
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    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. ▶▶FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Sets device priority for
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    Save & Exit Menu This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes. ▶▶Discard Changes and Exit Exit BIOS setup without saving any change. ▶▶Save Changes and Reboot Save all changes and reboot the
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    not supported. 3. Press the Restart button on the computer case. 4. For windows 8.1/ 10, skip this step. For Windows 7, access the BIOS menu Follow the instructions on the screen to install Windows® 7/ 8.1/ 10. Installing Drivers 1. Start up your computer in Windows® 7/ 8.1/ 10. 2. Insert MSI® Driver
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    CENTER is an user-friendly software and exclusively developed by MSI, helping users to adjust system settings and monitor status under than that under BIOS. In addition, the COMMAND CENTER can be a server for mobile remote control application. System Information CPU Temperature Feature Menu
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    Mode. You can switch the control mode by clicking the Smart Mode and Manual Mode buttons on the top of the CPU Fan control panel. ●● Manual Mode - allows you to manually control the CPU fan speed by percentage. ●● Smart Mode - a linear fan speed control feature. The control panel contains 4 dots
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    icons will appear. ●● Voltage - allows you to adjust advanced voltage values of CPU and chipset. ●● Fan - allows you to control the system fans speed. on the right hand side. ●● Sensor - allows you to monitor your motherboard temperature and fan speed with the virtual thermal image. You can drag and
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    - is only available for the motherboard with the built-in WiFi module. It allows you to enable/disable the COMMAND CENTER Remote Server. Please refer to the instruction on the Mobile Control control panel. ●● To start remote control: (optional) 1. Download and install MSI® COMMAND CENTER APP to your
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    LIVE UPDATE 6 LIVE UPDATE 6 is an application for the MSI® system to scan and download the latest drivers, BIOS and utilities. With LIVE UPDATE 6, you don't need to search the drivers on websites, and don't need to know the models of motherboard and graphics cards. LIVE UPDATE 6 will download the
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    the Live Update tab. 2. Choose Automatic scan, system will automatically scan all the items and search for the latest update files. Or you can choose Manual scan and select the items you wish to scan. 3. Click the Scan button at the bottom. It may take several moments to complete the process
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    sharing. It allows you to turn your computer into Wi-Fi AP. It can also transfer files between your MSI computers. Soft AP ON/OFF Server Information History Users & Permissions Local Directory Server Directory File Transfer ●● Soft AP ON/OFF - click on the Soft AP
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    Setting up Soft AP (optional) The Soft AP function is only available for the motherboard with the built-in WiFi module. You can share your network connection to your smartphones, tablets and laptops with the Soft AP function. Important ●● You
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    Managing User Accounts This section describes how to create/ remove a user account and configure individual access permissions. 1 2 5 3 4 1. Click the Users & Permissions button and the Users & Permissions Management window will pop up. 2. Click Add Account button create a new user account. 3.
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    RAM disk. If you want to change settings, refer to following instructions. Setting Backup Management Option Apply Button ●● Setting - specify Letter, - set the path to the image file. ▶▶Backup Right Now Button - manually backup files. ▶▶Restore On Boot - check this box to have the image file
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    - exits NETWORK GENIE. In case no icon is shown on the system tray, it is possible to activate NETWORK GENIE manually by clicking Start > Programs > MSI > NETWORK GENIE > NETWORK GENIE. NETWORK GENIE Control Panel ●● Mode - allows you to quickly change bandwidth priorities for different applications
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    is Internet Speed, and another is Delay/Sensitivity Settings. ●● Internet Speed - allows you to set the maximum available bandwidth to the upload/ download speed manually or just leave blank for no limit. ●● Delay/Sensitivity Settings - allows you to enable Speed up Response Time and No TCP Delay to
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    Extreme Tuning Utility Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU) is a simple overclocking software for you to tune, test and . ●● 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
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    OK Good 50% RAID 5 3 Excellent Good OK 67%~(1-1/n) RAID 10 4 Excellent OK Good 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
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    Creating RAID Volume 1. Select option Create RAID Volume and press Enter key. The following screen appears. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : Sync : Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N / A XXX.X GB N / A Create Volume [ HELP ] RAID 1 : Mirrors data (
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    (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) [ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Previous Menu Press Y key to accept the volume deletion. [DEL] - Delete Volume Reset 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
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    ●● You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. ●● Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non-RAID could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. Recovery Volume Options Select option
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    [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu 5. Exit IRST Option ROM, reboot to Windows®. 6. When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume, click Yes. 7. The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology application will be launched. Right-click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk. The Rebuild Wizard will be
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    port LEDs are properly illuminated. ●● Verify your TCP/IP settings. ●● Restart or reset your motherboard rear IO panel. The computer does not boot after updating the BIOS ●● Clear the CMOS. ●● Use the secondary BIOS to bootup the system (Only for motherboard with Dual BIOS) 76 Troubleshooting
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    and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there European Parliament and the Council), MSI provides the information of chemical substances in products at: http://www.msi.com/html/popup/csr/evmtprtt_pcm.html
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    équipements seront obligés de récupérer certains produits en fin de vie. MSI prendra en compte cette exigence relative au retour des produits en fin de vie matériels dans les points de collecte. MSI WEEE 2002/96/EC 13 2005 MSI MSI EC ESPAÑOL MSI como empresa comprometida con la protección
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    Tyto výrobky můžete odevzdat v místních sběrnách. MAGYAR Annak érdekében, hogy környezetünket megvédjük, illetve környezetvédőként fellépve az MSI emlékezteti Önt, hogy ... Az Európai Unió („EU") 2005. augusztus 13-án hatályba lépő, az elektromos és elektronikus berendezések hulladékairól szóló 2002
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    for further guidance. ●● Visit the MSI website for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com ●● Register your product at: http://register.msi.com Trademark Recognition All product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners
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