MSI Gaming 9 Ack Manual

3-25BIOS Setup
 ▶Intel C-State [Enabled]
C-state is a processor power management technology defined by ACPI.
[Auto]
 This setting will 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. Thi\
s item 
appears when "Intel C-State" is enabled.
[Enabled]
 Enables C1E function to reduce the CPU...

3-24
BIOS Setup
 ▶Internal VR OVP OCP Protection [Auto]
Enables or disables the over-voltage protection and over-current protect\
ion for 
CPU internal VR (Voltage Regulator).
[Auto]
 This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS.
[Enabled]
 Enables the limitation of internal VR for over-voltage prote

ction and 
over-current protection. 
[Disabled]
 Disables this function for overclocking.
 ▶Internal VR Efficiency Management [Auto]
Enables or disables the CPU internal VR efficiency management....

3-27BIOS Setup
M-FLASH
 Important
M-Flash funcion allows you to update BIOS from USB flash disk (FAT32/ N\
TFS format 
only). 
 ▶Select one file to update BIOS and ME
Selects a BIOS file, includes the ME management settings, in the USB fla\
sh disk 
(NTFS/ FAT32 format) to update the BIOS and ME. The system will reboot\
 after 
updating. 
Chapter 3  

3-26
BIOS Setup
OC PROFILE
 ▶Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 management. Press  to enter\
 the sub-
menu.
 ▶Set Name for Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Names the current overclocking profile. 
 ▶Save Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Saves the current overclocking profile.
 ▶Load Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Loads the current overclocking profile.
 ▶Clear Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Clears the current overclocking profile.
 ▶OC...

PBBIOS Setup
HARDWARE MONITOR
Current Temperature & Speed
information
Fan
control field
Voltage display
Setting 
Buttons
 ▶Current Temperature & Speed information
Shows the current CPU temperature, system temperature and fans' speeds.
 ▶Fan control field
This motherboard provides a fan speed control feature call “Smart Fan\
 Mode”. 
Please check the “Smart Fan Mode” to enable the Smart Fan Mode. Sm\
art Fan Mode 
automatically controls fan speed depending on the current CPU temperatur\
e and to 
keep...

Appendix A
Realtek Audio
The Realtek audio provides 10-channel DAC that simultaneously supports 7\
.1 
sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multi\
ple 
streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels.  

Software Configuration
After installing the audio driver (see Chapter 1 - Driver and Utilities\
), the “Realtek HD 
Audio Manager” icon will appear at the notification area (lower right of the screen). 
You may double click the icon and the GUI will pop up accordingly.
double click the icon
It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the 
Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel.
Software panel overview
The following figure describes the function of the Realtek HD Audio Manager...

 ▶Device Selection
Here you can select a audio output source to change the related options.\
 The “check” 
sign indicates the devices as default.
 ▶Volume Adjustment
You can control the volume or balance the right/left side of the speaker\
s that you 
plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
 ▶Application Enhancement
The array of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect 
for both output and input device.
 ▶Jack status panel
This panel depicts all render and...

Appendix B
Intel RAID
This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality 
and accelerating system on platforms  

Introduction
The motherboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure 
SATA hard drives as RAID sets.
SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s. Serial\
 ATA uses 
long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow 
inside your PC. The most outstanding features are:
1.
Supports 3 Gb/s or 6 Gb/s transfers with CRC error checking.
2.
Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature.
3.
Data handling optimizations including tagged command...