MSI Z97A GAMING 6 Series Manual page 13

Debug Code LED Table ............................................................................... 1-31
Drivers and Utilities ............................................................................................ 1-32
Driver/ Utilities Installation ........................................................................... 1-32
Chapter 2 Quick Installation ........................................................................2-1
CPU Installation ................................................................................................... 2-2
Memory Installation .............................................................................................. 2-4
Motherboard Installation ....................................................................................... 2-5
Power Connectors Installation ............................................................................. 2-7
SATA HDD Installation ......................................................................................... 2-9
M.2 module Installation ...................................................................................... 2-10
Front Panel Connector Installation ..................................................................... 2-11
JFP1 Connector Installation ......................................................................... 2-11
Front Panel Audio Connector Installation .................................................... 2-11
Peripheral Connector Installation ....................................................................... 2-12
USB2.0 Connector Installation ..................................................................... 2-12
USB3.0 Connector Installation ..................................................................... 2-12
Graphics Card Installation .................................................................................. 2-13
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .................................................................................3-1
Entering Setup ..................................................................................................... 3-2
Entering BIOS Setup ..................................................................................... 3-2
Overview .............................................................................................................. 3-3
Operation ............................................................................................................. 3-6
Updating BIOS ..................................................................................................... 3-7
Updating the BIOS with M-FLASH ................................................................. 3-7
SETTINGS ........................................................................................................... 3-8
System Status ................................................................................................ 3-8
Advanced ....................................................................................................... 3-9
Boot ............................................................................................................. 3-15
Security ........................................................................................................ 3-16
Save & Exit .................................................................................................. 3-17
OC ...................................................................................................................... 3-18
M-FLASH ........................................................................................................... 3-26
OC PROFILE ..................................................................................................... 3-27
HARDWARE MONITOR .................................................................................... 3-28
Appendix A Realtek Audio .......................................................................... A-1
Software Configuration .........................................................................................A-2
Software panel overview ................................................................................A-2
Auto popup dialog ..........................................................................................A-3
Hardware Default Setting .....................................................................................A-4
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