MSI Click Bios 2 Manual

							HOT_KEY1: HOTKEY Main Switch
This switch is used to turn on or completely turn off the HOTKEY functio\
n.
On
(Default) Off
Using HOTKEY function
1.Connect your keyboard directly to the 
HOTKEY port on the rear I/O panel.
 Important
HOTKEY function will not work with the keyboard connected via USB device\
s, such 
as: USB HUB, KVM, etc., 
2.Turn HOT_KEY1  to On position
3.
Press Ctrl
  + ←Backspace  to activate HOTKEY function, the HOTKEY LED turns
on.
4.
Refer to the table below for the available hot keys.
Hot Key Action System State
S0 S3 S4 S5
Ctrl+”←Backspace” Toggle HOTKEY function ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
PrtSc+F12 Power On/Off ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
PrtSc+”+” Increase base clock (BLCK+) ✓ ─ ─ ─
PrtSc+”-” Decrease base clock (BLCK-) ✓ ─ ─ ─
PrtSc+F4 Update BIOS ✓ ─ ─ ✓
PrtSc+F2 Discharge battery ─ ─ ─ ✓
PrtSc+F9 Reset computer ✓ ─ ─ ─
PrtSc+F5 Decrease CPU ratio (Ratio -) ✓ ─ ─ ─
PrtSc+F6 Increase CPU ratio (Ratio +) ✓ ─ ─ ─
PrtSc+F8 Toggle Slow Mode ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
						

							SLOW_1: Slow Mode Booting Switch
This switch is used for LN2 cooling solution, that provides the extreme \
overclocking 
conditions, to boot at a stable processor frequency and to prevent the s\
ystem from 
crashing.
Normal
(Default) Enabled
 Important
Users will try extreme low temperature overclocking at their own risks. \
The 
overclocking results will vary according to the CPU version.
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper
There is CMOS memory onboard that is external powered from a battery loc\
ated on 
the motherboard to save system configuration data. If you want to clear \
the system 
configuration, set the jumpers to clear the CMOS memory. 
Keep Data
(default)Clear CMOS/ 
Reset BIOS
Resetting BIOS to default values
1.Power off the computer and unplug the power cord
2.
Use a jumper cap to short JBAT1 for about 5-10 seconds.
3.
Remove the jumper cap from JBAT1.
4.
Plug the power cord and power on the computer. 
						

							LED Status Indicators
BIOS FLASHBACK+ LED
BIOS FLASHBACK+ LED
Debug Code LED XMP LED
HDD LED
HOTKEY LED
GAME BOOST HW LEDGAME BOOST SW LED
LED Status Table
LED
LED Status Description
HDD Blinking HDD activity
GAME BOOST HW Red GAME BOOST control by physical button
GAME BOOST SW Green GAME BOOST control by BIOS
XMP Red XMP enabled
HOTKEY Red HOTKEY function is activated
BIOS FLASHBACK+ Blinking BIOS flash is in progress 
						

							Debug Code LED Table
PostStatus
02,07 Power on CPU Initialization
03,08 Power on North Bridge Initialization
04,09 Power on South Bridge Initialization
0B Power on Cache Initialization
11~14,32~36,56~5A Early CPU Initialization
15~18,37~3A Early North Bridge Initialization
19~1C,3B~3E Early South Bridge Initialization
1D~2F,31,3F~4E,50~55 Early Memory Initialization
63~67,D0 Late CPU Initialization
69~6F,D1 Late North Bridge Initialization
70~77,D2 Late South Bridge Initialization
92~96,B5,D4 PCI bus Initialization
97,98,99,B2,D5~D7 Console Output/Input devices/Console initialization and  
Load Option ROM (VGA, RAID, parallel ports, serial 
ports……)
9A~A7,B4 Onboard devices Initialize and Detect (USB/ SATA/ 
SCSI……)
A8,A9,AB Start of Setup. BIOS setup if needed/ requested.
AD/AE Ready To Boot event/Legacy Boot event
CPU temperature Fully boot 
						

							BIOS Setup
The default settings offer the optimal performance for system stability \
in normal 
conditions. You should always keep the default settings to avoid possible system 
damage or failure booting unless you are familiar with BIOS. 
 Important
●BIOS items are continuously update for better system performance. Theref\
ore,the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and shoul\
d be for  reference only. You could also refer to the 
HELP information panel for BIOS item 
description.
●The pictures in this chapter are for reference only and may vary from th\
e productyou purchased. 
Entering BIOS Setup
Please refer the following methods to enter BIOS setup. 
● Press Delete

 key, when the Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter
Boot Menu message appears on the screen during the boot process.
● Use MSI FAST BOOT  application. Click on GO2BIOS

 button and choose OK. The
system will reboot and enter BIOS setup directly.
Click on GO2BIOS
● Enable the  GO2BIOS item ( SETTING > Boot > GO2BIOS ) in BIOS setup
Advanced mode (F7). It allows the system to enter BIOS setup directly by pressing
the power button for 4 seconds upon bootup.
Function key
Key Function KeyFunction
F1 General Help F3 Enter Favorites menu
F4 Enter CPU Specifications menu F5 Enter Memory-Z menu
F6 Load optimized defaults F8 Load Overclocking Profile F9 Save Overclocking Profile F10 Save Change and Reset*
* When you press F10, a confirmation window appears and it provides the modification
information. Select between  Yes or No to confirm your choice. 
						

							Resetting BIOS
You might need to restore the default BIOS setting to solve certain prob\
lems. There 
are several ways to reset BIOS:
●Go to BIOS and press F6 to load optimized defaults.
●Short the Clear CMOS

 jumper on the motherboard.
●Press the Clear CMOS button, on the rear I/O panel. (Only for the motherboard
with clear CMOS button.)
Updating BIOS
Updating 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 drive.
Updating BIOS:
1.
Press Del key to enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2.
Insert the USB flash drive that contains the update file into the comput\
er.
3.
Select the M-FLASH

 tab and click on Yes to reboot the system and enter the flash
mode.
4.
Select a BIOS file to perform the BIOS update process.
5.
After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will reboot
automatically.
Updating the BIOS with Live Update 6
Before updating:
Make sure the LAN driver is already installed and the internet connectio\
n is set 
properly. 
Updating BIOS:
1.
Install and launch MSI LIVE UPDATE 6.
2.
Select Manual scan

.
3.
Check MB BIOS

 box and click on Scan button.
4.
Select the MB BIOS

 and click on 
 icon to download and install the latest BIOS
file.
5.
Click Next

 and choose  In Windows mode . And then click Next and Start to start
updating BIOS.
6.
After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will restart
automatically. 
						

							Updating BIOS with BIOS FLASHBACK+
Before updating:
Please download the latest BIOS file that matches your motherboard model\
 from MSI® 
website and rename the BIOS file to  MSI.ROM. And then, save the MSI.ROM file to 
the root of USB flash drive.
 Important
Only the FAT32 format USB flash drive supports updating BIOS by BIOS  FLASHBACK+.
 ● By BIOS FLASHBACK+  button
1.
Connect power supply to JPWR1 and JPWR2. (No other components are
necessary but power supply.) 
2.
Plug the USB flash drive that contains the MSI.ROM file into the BIOS
FLASHBACK+ port on rear I/O panel.
3.
Press the BIOS FLASHBACK+ button to flash BIOS, and the BIOS FLASHBACK+
LED starts flashing.
4.
After the flashing BIOS process is 100% completed, the BIOS FLASHBACK+
LED stops flashing and be off.
 ● By MSI HOTKEY function
1.
Plug the USB flash drive that contains the  MSI.ROM file into the vertical USB port
on rear I/O panel.
2.
Make sure the HOT_KEY1

 switch on the motherboard is on.
3.
Plug the USB keyboard into HOTKEY port on rear I/O panel.
4.
Press Ctrl+Backspace  keys to enable HOTKEY function, and HOTKEY LED
indicator will be on.
5.
Press PrtScr+F4 keys to flash BIOS, and the BIOS Flash LED indicator starts
flashing.
6.
After the flashing BIOS process is 100% completed, the BIOS Flash LED in\
dicator
stops flashing and be off. 
						

							EZ Mode
At EZ mode, it provides the basic system information and allows you to c\
onfigure the 
basic setting. To configure the advanced BIOS settings, please enter the\
 Advanced 
Mode by pressing the Setup Mode switch or F7 function key.
Information 
display 
XMP switch
System
information
Boot device 
priority bar
Function 
buttons Language
Favorites ScreenshotSetup Mode switch
M-Flash
Favorites
Hardware 
Monitor
GAME BOOST 
switch
 ●
Function buttons  - enable or disable the  LAN Option ROM, Fast Boot, HD audio 
controller, AHCI, RAID, CPU Fan Fail Warning Control  and BIOS Log Review
 
by clicking on their respective button.
 ● Fan control - click on this button to display 

the Hardware Monitor menu that allows 
you to manually control the fan speed by percentage.
 ● M-Flash - click on this button to display the 

M-Flash menu that provides the way to 
update BIOS with a USB flash drive.
 ● Information display  - click on the CPU

, Memory, Storage, Fan Info and Help 
buttons on left side to display related information.   
 ● Boot device priority bar - you can move the device icons to change the boot 
priority. The boot priority from high to low is left to right. 
 ●System information - shows the CPU/ DDR speed, CPU/ MB temperature, MB/ 
CPU type, memory size, CPU/ DDR voltage, BIOS version and build date. 
 ●Language - allows you to select the language of BIOS setup.
 ●Screenshot - press this tab or the 

F12 key to take a screenshot and save it to USB 
flash drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only).
 ● Setup Mode switch  - press this tab or the F7

 key to switch between Advanced 
mode and EZ mode.
 ● XMP switch  - click on the inner circle to enable/ disable the X.M.P. (Extreme 
Memory Profile). Switch the outer circle to select the X.M.P. profile. \
This switch will 
only be available if the X.M.P. supported memory module is installed.
 ● GAME BOOST switch  - click on the center button to switch GAME BOOST 

control 
between  software (SW) and hardware (HW) . The inner circle represents the 
current stage of hardware GAME BOOST and the outer circle stands for sof\
tware. 
You can read the abilities of GAME Boost by clicking on the  question mark in the 
right-bottom corner. 
						

							 Important
Please don’t make any changes in OC menu and don’t load defaults t\
o keep the optimal performance and system stability after activating the GAME Boost\
 function. 
 ● Favorites - press any  Favorites tab or the F3 key to enter Favorites menu. It 
allows you to create personal BIOS menu where you can save and access favorite/ 
frequently-used BIOS setting items.
 ▶ Default HomePage - allows you to select a BIOS menu (e.g. SETTINGS, 
OC...,etc) as the BIOS home page. 
 ▶Favorite1~5 - allows you to add the frequently-used/ favorite BIOS setting items in\
 
one page. 
 ▶To add a BIOS item to a favorite page (Favorite 1~5)   
1. Select a BIOS item in SETTINGS, OC or OC PROFILE menu.
2. Right-click or press  F2

 key.
3. Choose a favorite page and click on  OK.
 ▶To delete a BIOS item from favorite page  
1. Select a BIOS item in favorite page (Favorite 1~5)
2. Right-click or press  F2 key.
3. Choose 

Delete and click on OK. 
						

							Advanced Mode 
Press Setup Mode switch or F7 function key can switch between EZ Mode and 
Advanced Mode in BIOS setup.
GAME BOOST 
switch
XMP switch
System 
information
Boot device 
priority bar
BIOS menu 
selection Language
Favorites ScreenshotSetup Mode switch
Menu display
BIOS menu 
selection
 ●
GAME BOOST switch / XMP switch/ Setup Mode switch/ Screenshot/ 
Favorites/ Language/ System information/ Boot device priority bar  - please 
refer to the descriptions of EZ Mode Overview section.  
 ●BIOS menu selection  - the following options are available:
 ▶SETTINGS  - allows you to specify the parameters for chipset and boot devices.
 ▶OC - allows you to adjust the frequency and voltage. Increasing the freque\
ncy may 
get better performance. 
 ▶M-FLASH - provides the way to update BIOS with a USB flash drive.
 ▶OC PROFILE  - allows you to manage overclocking profiles.
 ▶HARDWARE MONITOR - allows you to set the speeds of fans and monitor 
voltages of system.
 ▶BOARD EXPLORER - provides the information of installed devices on this 
motherboard. 
 ● Menu display  - provides BIOS setting items and information to be configured.