MSI Click Bios 2 Manual

							Rear I/O Panel
PS/2LAN
USB 2.0/ 
HOTKEY
USB 2.0/
BIOS FLASHBACK+
USB 3.1 Gen1USB 3.1 Gen2
Audio Ports
Clear CMOS
USB 2.0
USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C
Optical S/PDIF-Out 
DisplayPort
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
Audio Ports Configuration
Audio Ports Channel2 4 6 8
Center/ Subwoofer Out ● ●
Rear Speaker Out ● ● ●
Line-In/ Side Speaker Out ●
Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out ● ● ● ●
Mic In
(●: connected, Blank: empty) ●
HOTKEY port  - Please refer to HOTKEY function.
 ●Clear CMOS button  - Power off your computer . Press and hold the Clear CMOS 
button for 5 seconds to reset BIOS to default values. ● 
BIOS FLASHBACK+ port - Please refer to 
Updating BIOS with BIOS FLASHBACK+. 
						

							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 this icon to launch\
.
Jack Status
Device 
Selection
Connector 
Strings
Profiles
Main Volume Application 
Enhancement
Advanced 
Settings
 ●
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.
 ● 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.
 ● Profiles - toggles between profiles.
 ●Advanced Settings - provides the mechanism to deal with 2 independent audio 
streams.
 ●Jack Status  - depicts all render and capture devices currently connected with your \
computer. 
 ● 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. 
						

							AUDIO INPUTRear FrontSide 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     
						

							Overview of Components
CPUFAN1CPUFAN2
PCI_E1
PCI_E2
PCI_E3
JBAT1
PCI_E4
PCI_E5
PCI_E6
PCI_E7 CPU Socket
JPWR2
M2_1 M2_2 DIMM1
SYSFAN1 DIMM2DIMM3
DIMM4
OC1
RESET1
POWER1
FLASHB1
JUSB1
JUSB2
JFP1
JFP2
SYSFAN2
JAUD1 JTPM1 HOT_KEY1
SLOW_1 SYSFAN3
JPWR1
JUSB4
JUSB3
SATA1_2
SE1_43-SE2_65
JCI1 
						

							Component Contents
Port NamePort TypePage
CPUFAN1~2,SYSFAN1~3 Fan Connectors 42
CPU Socket LGA1151 CPU Socket 29
DIMM1~4 DIMM Slots 30
FLASHB1 BIOS FLASHBACK+ Button 43
HOT_KEY1 HOTKEY Main Switch 44
JAUD1 Front Audio Connector 41
JBAT1 Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper 45
JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector 43
JFP1, JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 39
JPWR1~2 Power Connectors 38
JTPM1 TPM Module Connector 41
JUSB1~2 USB 2.0 Connectors 41
JUSB3~4 USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors 39
M2_1~2 M.2 Slots 34
OC1 GAME BOOST Knob  37
PCI_E1~7 PCIe Expansion Slots 31
POWER1, RESET1 Power Button, Reset Button 38
SATA1~6 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors 33
SE1_43-SE2_65 SATAe Connectors 33
SLOW_1 Slow Mode Booting Switch 45 
						

							CPU Socket
Introduction to the LGA 1151 CPU
The surface of the LGA 1151 CPU has 
two notches and a golden triangle to 
assist in correctly lining up the CPU for 
motherboard placement. The golden 
triangle is the Pin 1 indicator.
 Important
●Always unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or \
removingthe CPU.
●Please retain the CPU protective cap after installing the processor. MSI\
 will deal with Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests if only the mothe\
rboard
comes with the protective cap on the CPU socket.
●When installing a CPU, always remember to install a CPU heatsink. A CPUheatsink is necessary to prevent overheating and maintain system stabili\
ty.
●Confirm that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU befor\
e bootingyour system.
●Overheating can seriously damage the CPU and motherboard. Always make su\
rethe cooling fans work properly to protect the CPU from overheating. Be s\
ure toapply an even layer of thermal paste (or thermal tape) between the CPU\
 and the
heatsink to enhance heat dissipation.
●Whenever the CPU is not installed, always protect the CPU socket pins by\
 coveringthe socket with the plastic cap.
●If you purchased a separate CPU and heatsink/ cooler, Please refer to th\
edocumentation in the heatsink/ cooler package for more details about ins\
tallation.
●This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. Before attempting \
tooverclock, please make sure that all other system components can tolerat\
eoverclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is no\
t
recommended. MSI® does not guarantee the damages or risks caused byinadequate operation beyond product specifications. 
						

							DIMM Slots
DIMM1DIMM3
Channel AChannel B
DIMM2DIMM4
Memory module installation recommendation
DIMM4DIMM4DIMM3DIMM2DIMM2DIMM2DIMM1
 Important
●Always insert memory modules in the DIMM2 slot first.
●Due to chipset resource usage, the available capacity of memory will be \
a little lessthan the amount of installed.
●Based on Intel CPU specification, the Memory DIMM voltage below 1.35V is\
suggested to protect the CPU.
●Please note that the maximum capacity of addressable memory is 4GB or le\
ssfor 32-bit Windows OS due to the memory address limitation. Therefore, w\
erecommended that you to install 64-bit Windows OS if you want to install\
 more than
4GB memory on the motherboard.
●Some memory may operate at a lower frequency than the marked value whenoverclocking due to the memory frequency operates dependent on its Seria\
l
Presence Detect (SPD). Go to BIOS and find the 

Memory Try It! 
to set the
memory frequency if you want to operate the memory at the marked or at a\
 higher
frequency.
●It is recommended to use a more efficient memory cooling system for full\
 DIMMsinstallation or overclocking.
●The stability and compatibility of installed memory module depend on ins\
talled CPUand devices when overclocking. 
						

							PCI_E1~7: PCIe 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 x8 slot 
PCI_E6: PCIe 3.0 x1 slot 
PCI_E7: PCIe 3.0 x4 slot 
x16x8
x8 x8
x8 x4
Multiple graphics cards installation recommendation
 Important
●The M2_1 slot will only run PCIe 3.0x2 
speed when M2_1 slot is installed 
with a M.2 PCIe device and PCI_E4  slot is installed with a PCIe x1 device at the same time.
●The PCI_E7 slot will slow down fromx4 to x2, when an extension card is installed in 
PCI_E3/ PCI_E6 slot.
●When adding or removing expansioncards, 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. 
						

							Installing SLI graphics cards
For power supply recommendations for SLI configurations, please refer to\
 the user 
guide of your graphics card to make sure you meet all the system require\
ments.
To install SLI graphics cards:
1.
Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord, install two graphi\
cs cards
into the 
PCI_E2 and PCI_E5 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, Surround, PhysX  in the left task pane and select
Maximize 3D performance  in the SLI configuration menu, and then click  Apply

. 
						

							SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors
These connectors are SATA 6Gb/s interface ports. Each connector can conn\
ect to 
one SATA device.
SATA1
SATA5
SATA4 SATA2
SATA6 SATA3
SE1_43-SE2_65: SATAe Connectors
These connectors are SATAe (SATA Express) interface ports. Each SATAe \
connector 
can be used with a single SATAe device or two legacy SATA devices.
SATA3 SATA5
SATA4 SATA6
SATAe1 SATAe2
 Important
●Please do not fold the SATA or SATAe cable at a 90-degree angle. Data lo\
ss mayresult during transmission otherwise.
●SATA or SATAe cables have identical plugs on either sides of the cable. \
However,it is recommended that the flat connector be connected to the motherboar\
d for
space saving purposes.