MSI Click Bios 2 Manual

							Connecting the Power Connectors
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							Specifications
CPUSupports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® 
Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151
Chipset Intel
® Z170 Chipset
Memory
● 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
 ▶Supports DDR4 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/
2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
● Dual channel memory architecture
●Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
●Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Expansion Slots
● 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x8/x4 or x8/
x8/x2 modes)
●4x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
Onboard Graphics
● 2x HDMI™ ports, support a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
● 1x DisplayPort, support a maximum resolution
of 4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz,
3840x2160@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz
Multi-GPU
● Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology
●Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
Storage Intel
® Z170 Chipset
●
6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
●2x M.2 slots
 ▶Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s standards,
4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length M.2 SSD cards
 ▶Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo
U.2 Host Card**
● 2x SATAe ports (PCIe 3.0 x2)***
●Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel
Core™ processors
*   M.2,  SATA  and  SATAe  ports  maximum  support  1x  M.2_PCIe  +  6x 
SATAs or 1x M.2_SATA + 1x M.2_PCIe + 4x SATAs. 
** The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately.
*** SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA.
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RAID Intel
® Z170 Chipset
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Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
●Supports RAID 0 and RAID1 for M.2 PCIe storage
devices*
* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with UEFI BIOS
USB
●ASMedia® ASM1142 Chipset
 ▶1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) port on
the back panel
 ▶1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port on the back panel
● Intel® Z170 Chipset
 ▶6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 ports on
the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal
USB connector)
 ▶7x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 ports on the
back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB
connectors)
Audio
● Realtek® ALC1150 Codec
●7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
●Supports S/PDIF output
LAN 1x Killer
™ E2400 Gigabit LAN controller
Back Panel 
Connectors
● 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
●3x USB 2.0 ports
 ▶1x HOTKEY port
 ▶1x BIOS FLASHBACK+ port
● 1x Clear CMOS button
●2x HDMI™ ports
●1x DisplayPort
●1x USB 3.1 Gen2 port
●1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
●2x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
●1x LAN (RJ45) port
●1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
●5x OFC audio jacks
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Internal Connectors
● 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
●1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
●6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
●2x SATAe connectors
●2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0
ports)
●2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB
3.1 Gen1 ports)
●2x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
●3x 4-pin system fan connectors
●1x Front panel audio connector
●2x Front panel connectors
●1x TPM module connector
●1x Chassis Intrusion connector
●1x GAME BOOST button
●1x Power button
●1x Reset button
●1x BIOS FLASHBACK+ button
●1x HOTKEY switch
●1x Slow mode switch
●1x Clear CMOS jumper
●1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6793 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
● CPU/System temperature detection
●CPU/System fan speed detection
●CPU/System fan speed control
Form Factor
● ATX Form Factor
●12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
BIOS Features
● 1x 64 Mb flash
●UEFI AMI BIOS
●ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.8
●Multi-language
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Software
● Drivers
●COMMAND CENTER
●LIVE UPDATE 6
●FAST BOOT
●SUPER CHARGER
●GAMING APP
●ECO CENTER
●M-CLOUD
●RAMDISK
●Killer Network Manager
●Nahimic Audio
●XSplit Gamecaster V2
●Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility
●Norton™ Internet Security Solution
●Google Chrome™ ,Google Toolbar, Google Drive
●SteelSeries Engine 3
●CPU-Z
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Enthusiast GAMING 
Features
● AUDIO BOOST 3
 ▶Isolated Audio PCB
 ▶EMI Shielding
 ▶Dual Headphone Amplifiers
 ▶High Quality Audio Capacitors
 ▶Golden Audio Connectors
● GAME BOOST
 ▶Easy Overclocking
 ▶7 Gear Clock Change
● GAMING LAN
 ▶Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet
 ▶Killer Network Manager
 ▶EMI Shielding
 ▶Electric Wave Surge
● GAMING APP
 ▶System Mode Switching: OC/Gaming/Silent
 ▶Gaming Hotkey
 ▶Gaming Mouse Control
● Optimized Thermal Design
 ▶Heat-pipe Direct Touch Technology
 ▶Dual Touch Thermal Design
● Nahimic
 ▶Sound Effect Equalizer
 ▶Microphone Noise Reduction
 ▶HD Audio Recorder
● XSplit
 ▶XSplit Gamecaster
 ▶XSplit Broadcaster
● GAMING CERTIFIED
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MSI Exclusive 
Features
● CLICK BIOS 5
 ▶EZ Mode & Advanced Mode Switching
 ▶Board Explorer
 ▶Hardware Monitor
● BIOS FLASHBACK+
●MILITARY CLASS 5
 ▶Military Class Component
 ▶Military Class Stability and Reliability
 -ESD Protection
 -EMI Protection
 -Humidity Protection
 -Circuit Protection
 -High Temperature Protection
 -Steel Armor PCIe Slots
 -VGA Armor Slot
● COMMAND CENTER
 ▶System Monitor
 ▶Smart Fan Control
● RAM DISK
●LIVE UPDATE 6
●M-CLOUD
●ECO Center
●USB Redrivers
●CPU-Z
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Specification 
Highlights
● DDR4 Boost Support
 ▶Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Support
 ▶Isolated DDR4 Circuit Design
 ▶DDR4 XMP Ready
● PCI Express 3.0 Support
 ▶2-Way Nvidia SLITM Support
 ▶3-Way AMD CrossFireTM Support
● USB 3.1 Gen2 Ready
 ▶USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Ready
 ▶USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Ready
● Twin Turbo M.2 Ready
 ▶Dual M.2 RAID Support
 ▶PCIe 3.0 x4 (32 Gb/s) Support
 ▶PCIe / SATA Dual Mode Support
● SATA Express Support
●NVMe / AHCI Driver Support
●U.2 Support (Optional) 
						

							Block Diagram 
LPC Bus2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 
2 Channel DDR4 Memory
6 x USB 3.1 Gen1
2 x SATA Express 
2 x M.2 
2 x SATA 6Gb/s
7 x USB 2.0
PCI Express Bus
PCI Express Bus
PCI Express Bus
P/S2 Mouse / Keyboard Audio Jacks
DMI 3.0 
Z170
CPU
NV6793
Super I/ORealtek
ALC1150
ASMEDIA ASM1142
x1 PCIe x1 slot
x1 x1
x4
x4
x2
PCI Express BusHDMI
HDMI DP
Switch
x1PCIe x1 slot
PCIe x1 slot
PCIe x1 slot
PCIe x4 slot
x2
(4 x SATA 6Gb/s) 
Switch