MSI H87-g41 Manual

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Overview
After entering BIOS, the following screen is displayed.
BIOS menu selection
Temperature monitorSysteminformation
Boot device priority bar
Menu display
BIOS menu selection
Language
Virtual OC Genie Button
Model name
Temperature monitor
Shows the temperatures of the processor and the motherboard.
Language
Allows you to select the language of the BIOS setup.
System information
Shows the time, date, CPU name, CPU frequency, DRAM frequency, DRAM capacity and the BIOS...

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Boot device priority bar
You can move the device icons to change the boot priority. 
High priorityLow priority 
Menu display
This area provides BIOS settings and information to be configured.
Virtual OC Genie Button
Enables or disables the OC Genie function by clicking on this button. When enabled, this button will be light. Enabling OC Genie function can automatically overclock with MSI optimized overclocking profile. 
Model Name
Shows the model name of motherboard....

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Operation
You can control BIOS settings with the mouse and the keyboard. The following 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
CPU Specifications
Enter Memory-Z...

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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 Port
Show the information of connected SATA...

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Advanced
PCI Subsystem Settings
Sets PCI Express interface protocol and latency timer. Press  to enter the sub-menu. 
PEG0/ 1 - Gen X [Auto]
Sets PCI Express protocol for matching different installed devices. PEG0, PEG1 are as first and second PCIe x16 slots. 
[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...

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Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled]
When “Enabled”, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv6 protocol. This item will appear when “Network Stack” is enabled.
[Enabled]  Enables the Ipv6 PXE boot support.
[Disabled]  Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support.
SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]
Sets the operation mode of the onboard SATA controller. The default mode is AHCI.
[Disabled]  Disables the SATA function.
[IDE Mode]  Specify the IDE mode for SATA storage devices.
[AHCI Mode]  Specify the AHCI...

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IGD Multi-Monitor [Disabled]
Enables or disables the multi-screen output from integrated graphics and external graphics card. To support the Lucid Virtu MVP Technology, please enable this item.
[Enabled]   Enables IGD multi-screen function.   
[Disabled]   Disables IGD multi-screen function.
Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology
Sets Intel® Rapid Start Technology for optimizing the system resume operation.Press  to enter the sub-menu. 
Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology [Disabled]
Intel®...

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RapidStart Display Save/Restore [Enabled]
Enables or disables the Intel Rapid Start Display screen to be saved or restored. The screen will be saved before the system enters sleep mode. Then the system will restore the screen when wakened.
[Enabled]   Enables this function.
[Disabled]   Disables this function.
RapidStart Display Type [BIOS Save/Restore]
Selects the screen type of Intel Rapid Start Display.
[BIOS Save/Restore]   The BIOS POST splash screen will be saved/...

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Parallel (LPT) Port Settings [Auto]
Sets parallel port (LPT). If set to "Auto",  BIOS will optimize the IRQ automatically or you can set it manually.
Device Mode [Printer Mode]
Selects an operating mode for parallel port.[Printer Mode]    Printer port mode
[SPP]     Standard Parallel Port mode
[EPP-1.9/ 1.7 + SPP]   Enhanced Parallel Port-1.9/ 1.7 mode + Standard    
   Parallel Port mode.
[ECP]      Extended Capability Port mode
[ECP + EPP-1.9/ 1.7]   Extended...

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Windows 8 Configuration
Sets Windows 8 detailed configuration and behaviors. Press  to enter the sub-menu. 
Windows 8 Feature [Disabled]
Enables the supports for Windows 8 or disables for other operating systems. Before enabling this item, make sure all installed devices & utilities (hardware & software) should meet the Windows 8 requirements.
[Enabled]   The system will switch to UEFI mode to meet the Windows 8 
requirement.
[Disabled]   Disables this function.
MSI Fast Boot...