MSI H97 Gaming 3 Manual

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Overview
After entering BIOS, the following screen is displayed.
BIOS menu selection
Temperature monitor
Systeminformation
Boot device priority bar
Menu display
BIOS menu selection
Language
Virtual OC Genie Button
My Favorites 
BIOS menu selection
The following options are available:
SETTINGS -  Uses  this  menu  to  specify  the  parameters  for  chipset  and  boot devices.
OC  -  This  menu  contains  the  frequency  and  voltage...

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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. 
 Important
We recommend that you do not to make any modification in OC menu mode and do not to load defaults after enabling the OC Genie function.
Menu display
This area provides BIOS...

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Adding BIOS item to Favorite 1~5
Move the mouse cursor to highlight a BIOS setting item.
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
Move the mouse cursor to highlight a BIOS item on the Favorite 1~5 menu.
Right-click (or press "F2" key) and then click "Delete" to delete the BIOS...

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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...

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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-FLASH. 
Updating BIOS
Insert the USB flash disk that contains the BIOS update file into the computer.
Restart the system, and then press "Del" key...

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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...

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Advanced
PCI Subsystem Settings
Sets PCI, PCI express interface protocol and latency timer. Press  to enter the sub-menu. 
PCH PCI-E Lane Configuration [Auto]
It  can  help  you  conveniently  and  directly  manage  the  configuration  of  the  PCI-E lanes from PCH.  
PEG X - 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...

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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. 
[Disabled]  Disables the SATA function.
[IDE Mode]  Specify the IDE mode for SATA storage devices.
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Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology [Disabled]
Intel® Rapid Start Technology lets the system resume from sleep mode quickly. This function is available when an SSD is installed.
[Enabled]   Enables Intel Rapid Start Technology.
[Disabled]   Disables Intel Rapid Start Technology.
Entry on S3 RTC Wake [Enabled]
Enables or disables to support S3 RTC wake up with Intel Rapid Start Technology.This item will appear when “Intel(R) Rapid Start...

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LakeTiny Feature [Disabled]
Enables  or  disables  Intel  Lake  Tiny  feature  with  iRST  for  SSD.  This  item  appears when a installed CPU supports this function and "Intel C-State" is enabled.
[Enabled]  Enhance the dynamic IO load adjusted performance for accelerating 
the SSD speed.
[Disabled]  Disables this feature.
USB Configuration
Sets the onboard USB controller and device function. Press  to enter the sub-menu. 
USB...