MSI Gaming 9 Ack Manual

3-5BIOS Setup
 ▶Virtual OC Genie Button
Enables or disables the OC Genie function by clicking on this button. Wh\
en enabled, 
this button will be light. Enabling OC Genie function can automatically \
overclock with 
MSI optimized overclocking profile. 
 Important
We recommend that you do not to make any modification in OC menu mode an\
d do  not to load defaults after enabling the OC Genie function.
 ▶Menu display
This area provides BIOS setting items and information to be configured.
 ▶Boot device...

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BIOS Setup
Adding BIOS item to Favorite 1~5
1.
Move the mouse cursor to highlight a BIOS setting item.
2.
Right-click (or press "F2" key) and then choose a favorite menu (Favorite 1~5) to
add the BIOS item.
Choose a favorite menu 
to add the BIOS item
Deleting BIOS item from Favorite 1~5
1.
Move the mouse cursor to highlight a BIOS item in the Favorite 1~5 menu.
2.
Right-click (or press "F2" key) and then click "Delete" to delete the \
BIOS item.
Click “Delete” to delete the...

3-7BIOS Setup
Operation
You can control BIOS settings with the mouse and the keyboard. The follo\
wing table 
lists and describes the hot keys and the mouse operations.
Hot keyMouseDescription

.
Move the cursor Select Item

Click/ Double-click 
the left button Select Icon/ Field

Click the right button Jump to the Exit menu or return to the previous 
from a submenu
 Increase the numeric value or make changes
 Decrease the numeric value or make changes
 General Help
 Favorites assistant
 Enter My...

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BIOS Setup
Updating BIOS
Updating the BIOS with M-FLASH
 ▶Before updating
Please download the latest BIOS file that matches your motherboard model\
 from MSI 
website. And then save the BIOS file into the USB flash disk.
 Important
Only the FAT32/ NTFS format USB flash disk supports updating BIOS by M-F\
LASH. 
 ▶Updating BIOS
1.
Insert the USB flash disk that contains the BIOS update file into the co\
mputer.
2.
Restart the system, and then press "Del" key to enter the BIOS Setup dur\
ing...

3-9BIOS Setup
SETTINGS
System Status
 ▶System Date
Sets the system date. Use tab key to switch between date elements.
The format is    .

 Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only.

 The month from Jan. through Dec. 
 The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.

 The year can be adjusted by users. 
 
▶System Time
Sets the system time. Use tab key to switch between time elements. 
The time format is   . 
 ▶SATA PortX
Show the information of connected SATA device....

3-8
BIOS Setup
 ▶PEGx - PCI_Ex - Gen x [Auto]
Sets PCI Express protocol for matching different installed devices.  
[Auto]
 Enables all PCIe Gen1, Gen2 and Gen3. supports.
[Gen1]
 Enables PCIe Gen1 support only.
[Gen2]
 Enables PCIe Gen2 support only.
[Gen3]
 Enables PCIe Gen3 support only.
 ▶PCI Latency Timer [32]
Sets latency timer of PCI interface device. 
[Options: 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248 PCI Bus clocks]
 ▶ACPI Settings
Sets ACPI parameters of onboard power LED behaviors. Press  to en\...

3-11BIOS Setup
 ▶sSATA Mode [AHCI Mode] (For SATA7~10)
Sets the operation mode of the onboard 2nd SATA controller. 
[IDE Mode]
 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 Queuing (NCQ) and hot-plugging.
 ▶SATAx Hot Plug [Disabled]
Allows user to enable or disable the SATA hot plug...

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BIOS Setup
 ▶Power Management Setup
Sets system Power Management of EuP2013 and AC Power Loss behaviors. Pre\
ss 
 to enter the sub-menu. 
 ▶EuP 2013 [Disabled]
Enables or disables the system power consumption according to EuP 2013 
regulation.
[Enabled] 
Optimize the system power consumption according to EuP 2013 
regulation.
[Disabled] 
 Disables this function. 
Note: When enabled, the system will not support S4 & S5 wake up by USB, PCI 
and PCIe devices.
 ▶Restore after AC Power Loss [Power Off]...

3-13BIOS Setup
 ▶Secure Boot
Sets the Windows secure boot  to prevent the unauthorized accessing. Press 
 to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when “Window\
s 8/ 8.1 
Feature” is enabled.
 ▶Secure Boot Support [Disabled]
Enables or disables secure boot support. 
[Enabled] 
Enables the secure boot function and allow you to set the s

ecure 
boot settings.  
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.
 ▶Secure Boot Mode [Standard]
Selects the secure boot mode. This item is to select how the secure...

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BIOS Setup
 ▶Resume By USB Device [Disabled]
Disables or enables 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.
 ▶Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Disables or enables the system wake up by PS/2 mouse.
[Enabled] 
Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when 
activity of PS/2 mouse is detected.
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.
 ▶Resume From...