MSI ATX Motherboard- User Manual

Command Center 2 Command Center Overview and Operation After installing and activating Command Center, you can click on each feature name (CPU, DRAM, GPU, OC Genie) to switch into particular feature view for necessary setting controls. You can also click the left or the right arrow icons on the side...

Command Center 4 Command Center Resizing Window You can resize the window to half size mode by dragging the right bottom corner.

Command Center 5 Command Center Main Features This section describes the main features (CPU Frequency, CPU Fan, )on the control panel. CPU Frequency CPU Frequency control panel allows you to change CPU Ratio and Baseclock. You can see the current frequency of each CPU core on the top of the panel. C...

Command Center 6 Command Center CPU Voltage CPU Voltage control panel allows you to control the CPU voltage. DRAM Frequency & DRAM Voltage ▶ DRAM Frequency - Shows the DRAM clock, ratio and frequency. ▶ DRAM Voltage - Allows you to adjust the DRAM voltage. The risky values are displayed in red. ...

Command Center 7 Command Center OC Genie Please read the introduction on the OC Genie control panel first. Depends on the CPU types, the introduction may be different. To enable the OC Genie feature, click the OC GEINE button icon. You can also click the “How to start?” button to learn how to use th...

Command Center 8 Command Center Option Buttons Option buttons provide advanced setting, additional setting and system information. ▶ Advanced When click the “Advanced” button, The Voltage, Fan and DRAM icons will appear. You can click the icons to open the control panels in new windows. Voltage - Al...

Command Center 12 Command Center Gadget Mode Command Center provides a gadget mode to monitor the system status. You can switch to gadget mode by clicking the arrow icon on the top left (as shown below). Setting Gadget Gadget mode provides a configuration panel, that allows you to select items. To s...

Sound Blaster Cinema 2 14 Sound Blaster Cinema 2 Control Slider System Requirement You need to have the following system requirements to run Sound Blaster Cinema 2 : Hardware: ■ MSI motherboard with Sound Blaster Cinema 2 Software specifications: ■ Windows 7 32bit/ 64bit ■ Windows 8 32bit/ 64bit ■ W...

Sound Blaster Cinema 2 15 Sound Blaster Cinema 2 Users Profile There are 4 different selectable profiles based on your audio scenario. 1. Music Listening2. Movies Watching3. Games Playing4. Voice Communication A custom profile is available for you to customize the profile. It will be automatically s...

Killer Network Manager 18 Killer Network Manager System Requirement In order to run the Killer Network Manager, the following hardware and software is required Hardware: ■ MSI motherboard with Killer LAN chip (E2200 or newer). Software specifications: ■ Windows 7 32bit/ 64bit ■ Windows 8 32bit/ 64bi...

Killer Network Manager 19 Killer Network Manager Configuring Bandwidth This section describes how to configure Internet Provider Speed. You can configure default Internet upload and download bandwidth from the Network tab on the Killer Network Manager window. Important Before using the Killer networ...

Killer Network Manager 20 Killer Network Manager Killer Network Manager Control Panel Overview The Killer Network Manager main menu has four blocks, including Applications, Network, Performance and Killer Ethernet. You can click on each block to switch into particular feature page for necessary sett...

Killer Network Manager 21 Killer Network Manager Applications Page If Applications block is selected, the following screen is displayed: The Applications page displays currently using network bandwidth applications, as well as all applications that have used a network connection previously. Upload/ ...

Killer Network Manager 22 Killer Network Manager Network Settings If Network block is selected, the following screen is displayed: Upload Speed/ Download Speed Configure the internet upload/ download bandwidth. We recommend setting these values under the available bandwidth. Enable Bandwidth Control...

Killer Network Manager 23 Killer Network Manager System Performance If Performance blcok is selected, the following screen is displayed: There are three monitors in the page, including Top 5 Applications, Usage - Download and Usage - Upload. The function of each monitor is described as follows: ■ To...

Killer Network Manager 24 Killer Network Manager Killer Ethernet If Killer Etherner block is selected, the following screen is displayed: This page shows your network setting information, including Speed, IP Address, Duplex, Gateway, MAC Address and Net Mask.

Live Update 6 Live Update 6 is an application for the MSI system to scan and download the latest drivers, BIOS and utilities. With Live Update 6, you don’t need to search the drivers on web sites, and don’t need to know the models of motherboard and graphics cards. Live Update 6 will download the ap...

Live Update 6 26 Live Update 6 Live Update 6 overview After installing and activating Live Update 6, you will see Home, Live Update, History, Setting and About tabs at the top. You can click the tab to switch the control panel. Live Update Tab When you launch Live Update 6, you will see the Live upd...

Live Update 6 27 Live Update 6 Setting This tab allows you specify the frequency that Live Update 6 remind you to update. System Information Tab This tab displays the information of the system. Important The pictures in this guide are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased. P...

Live Update 6 28 Live Update 6 Updating The System This section describes how to update your system with Live Update 6. Please follow the steps below: 1. Select download options in Live Update tab. If you select “Automatic scan”, Live Update 6 will automatically detect your system, select the approp...

Live Update 6 30 Live Update 6 Total Installer Total Installer is a convenient feature to simplify frequent installing procedure. To use Total Installer: 1. Scan updates in Live Update tab.2. Check the items you intend to update. 3. Click the Total Installer button. Live Update 6 will automatically ...

Network Genie Network Genie is an utility to optimize the traffic for bandwidth control. Network Genie is designed for the Realtek LAN chip with Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 platforms. With the Network Genie you can play on-line games and download data without being disturbed by latency. Jus...

Network Genie 32 Network Genie System Requirement In order to run the Network Genie, the following hardware and software is required Hardware: ■ MSI motherboard with Realtek LAN chip (8111E or newer). Software specifications: ■ Windows 7 32bit/ 64bit ■ Windows 8 32bit/ 64bit ■ Windows 8.1 32bit/ 64b...

Network Genie 33 Network Genie Network Genie Control Panel Mode Tab If Mode tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: ▶ Mode selection Mode selection is used to quickly change the network mode. The following options are available: ■ Game Mode - Network Genie will set gaming applications to...

Network Genie 34 Network Genie Application Tab If Application tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: Application tab lists all network related applications. There are 5 columns in the list, including Program, Priority, Blocked, Download and Upload. The function of each column is describ...

Network Genie 35 Network Genie Advanced Tab If Advanced tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: Advanced tab provides detailed settings for Network Genie. There are two parts in this tab, one is “Internet Speed”, and another is “Delay/Sensitivity Settings”. In “Internet Speed”, you can s...

Network Genie 36 Network Genie System Info Tab If System Info tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: System Info tab shows system information, including “Processor”, “Network Card”, “Memory”, “Graphics Card”, “Operating System”, “CPU Usage”, “Connection Status”, “Total Packets Sent”, an...

Super Charger Super Charger provides i-Pad, i-Phone and iPod charging function. The iPad with very special charging requirements as it requires 1.6A power supply rather than the 0.5A current available with conventional USB interfaces. That is ordinary computer cannot charge your iPad even at power o...

Super Charger 38 Super Charger Enabling Super Charger Install and launch Super Charger, the dialogue as below will appear. To enable Super Charger, click the “On/Off” button to On. When a warning prompt window appears, click “Yes” to continue. Important When Super Charger is enabled, the USB port wi...

Smart Utilities Smart Utilities provides one click installation of Intel ® Responsiveness Technologies (Intel ® Rapid Start Technology, Intel ® Smart Response Technology, Intel ® Smart Connect Technology) and integrates them in a single user interface.

Smart Utilities 40 Smart Utilities System Requirement You need to have the following system requirements to support Intel Responsiveness Technologies: ■ MSI motherboard supports Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Response Technology and Intel Smart Connect Technology. ■ Solid State Drive (SSD...

Smart Utilities 41 Smart Utilities Intel Rapid Start Intel Rapid Start Technology enables systems to quickly resume from deep sleep. Intel Rapid Start Technology requests a SSD partition, and the size should be equal to the amount of DRAM in a system, in order to transfer active memory pages from sy...

Smart Utilities 42 Smart Utilities Apply To enable Intel Responsiveness Technologies, you need to click the Apply button. Once you click the Apply button, Smart Utilities will start the process in background, and pop up a status message. Apply Button ■ Status Message

Gaming App Gaming App is an application designed to quickly control CPU frequency and fan speed. It allows you to switch between OC mode, Gaming mode and Silent mode.

Gaming App 44 Gaming App System Requirement In order to run the Gaming App , the following hardware and software is required Hardware: ■ MSI motherboard supports Gaming App Software specifications: ■ Windows 7 32bit/ 64bit ■ Windows 8 32bit/ 64bit ■ Windows 8.1 32bit/ 64bit Information Button Overvi...

Gaming App 45 Gaming App Control Mode Buttons Click on the OC/ Gaming/ Silent mode buttons on the bottom to switch 3 CPU clock settings. ■ OC Mode - automatically overclock CPU with OC Genie function. ■ Gaming Mode - force CPU to stay at maximum clock speed limited by CPU specification. ■ Silent Mod...

ECO Center ECO Center is an motherboard components power control utility that reduces power consumption for maximum energy savings.

ECO Center 49 ECO Center Power Toggle Click on the individual power toggle on the right side to reduce system power consumption. Check the checkbox to turn power ON/OFF for individual components. A lightning symbol will imply the selected component is turned power ON. Apply Button After selecting ch...

XSplit Gamecaster XSplit Gamecaster is the newest product from SplitmediaLabs, the creators of XSplit Broadcaster, the world’s most popular streaming application. XSplit Gamecaster was designed to provide gamers with the simplest and most uncomplicated way to create high quality gameplay recordings ...

XSplit Gamecaster 52 XSplit Gamecaster System Requirement You need to have the following system requirements to run XSpilt Gamecaster : Hardware specifications: ■ For HD 720p Recording/Streaming - 2nd Generation Core i5 CPU or equivalent ■ For HD 1080p Recording/Streaming - 2nd Generation Core i7 CP...

XSplit Gamecaster 53 XSplit Gamecaster Overview and Operation After login XSpilt Gamecaster, you will see Start, Account, Setting, Hotkeys and Recordings tabs at the top. You can click the tab to switch the control panel. User Information Click the drop-down arrow next to your username at the upper-...

XSplit Gamecaster 54 XSplit Gamecaster Changing language To change the interface language, click the language drop-down arrow at the bottom-left of the Start tab and select your primary language. Tool Tip When you click the question mark next to a feature name on the panel, a tooltip will show, desc...

XSplit Gamecaster 55 XSplit Gamecaster Accounts Tab Live Streaming Services XSplit Gamecaster allows you to stream to a variety of live streaming services such as YouTube, Twitch, Ustream, and also allows for custom RTMP streaming. Video Sharing Services XSplit Gamecaster allows you to directly uplo...

XSplit Gamecaster 56 XSplit Gamecaster Settings Tab Stream Settings XSplit Gamecaster’s default setting for streaming is Automatic mode. In Automatic mode, your stream settings are automatically determined by XSplit Gamecaster based on your computer and internet resources (this includes resolution, ...

XSplit Gamecaster 57 XSplit Gamecaster Hotkeys Tab Setting and Deleting Hotkeys You can use virtually any keyboard key as a hot key along with using Ctrl, Shift, and Alt as modifiers for hot keys. To set a hotkey, click on the function you wish to set (e.g. Stream, Record, etc.) and hen press the ke...

XSplit Gamecaster 58 XSplit Gamecaster Recordings Tab Arranging Recordings In the Recordings Tab, you can view your recordings as thumbnails or in a listed format by clicking on the button in the top right corner of the window. You can sort your recordings by name, date, length, and size by right cl...