MSI Click Bios 2 Manual

							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 PortX
Shows the information of connected SATA device.
 Important
If the connected SATA device is not displayed, turn off computer and re-\
check SATA  cable and power cable connections of the device and motherboard.
 ▶ System Information
Shows detailed system information, including CPU type, BIOS version, and\
 Memory 
(read only).
 ▶ DMI Information
Shows system information, desktop Board Information and chassis Informat\
ion. (Read 
only).
Advanced
 ▶ PCI Subsystem Settings
Sets PCI, PCI express interface protocol and latency timer. Press  to enter the 
sub-menu.  
						

							 ▶PEG X - Max Link Speed [Auto]
Sets PCI Express protocol of PCIe x16 slots for matching different installed 
devices. 
[Auto]
 This item will be configured automatically by BIOS.
[Gen1]
 Enables PCIe Gen1 support only.
[Gen2]
 Enables PCIe Gen2 support only.
[Gen3]
 Enables PCIe Gen3 support only.
 ▶ PCI Latency Timer [32]
Sets latency timer of PCI interface device. 
[Options: 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248 PCI Bus clocks]
 ▶ ACPI Settings
Sets ACPI parameters of onboard power LED behaviors. Press  to en\
ter the 
sub-menu. 
 ▶ Power LED [Blinking]
Sets shining behaviors of the onboard Power LED.
[Dual Color] 
 The power LED turns to another color to indicate the S3 st

ate.
[Blinking] 
 The power LED blinks to indicate the S3 state.
 ▶ Integrated Peripherals
Sets integrated peripherals' parameters, such as LAN, HDD, USB and audio\
. Press 
 to enter the sub-menu. 
 ▶ Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller.
 ▶ LAN Option ROM [Disabled]
Enables or disables the legacy network Boot Option ROM for detailed sett\
ings. 
This item will appear when  Onboard LAN Controller is enabled. 
[Enabled] 
 Enables the onboard LAN Boot ROM.
[Disabled] 
 Disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM.
 ▶ Network Stack [Disabled]
Sets UEFI network stack for optimizing IPv4 / IPv6 function.
[Enabled] 
 Enables UEFI network stack.
[Disabled] 
 Disables UEFI network stack.
 ▶ Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled])
When “Enabled”, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv4 pr\
otocol. This 
item will appear when “Network Stack” is enabled. 
[Enabled] Enables the Ipv4 PXE boot support.
[Disabled] Disables the Ipv4 PXE boot support. 
						

							 ▶Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled])
When “Enabled”, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv6 pr\
otocol. 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. 
[AHCI Mode]
 Specify the AHCI mode for SATA storage devices. AHCI (Advanced 
Host Controller Interface) offers some advanced features to enhance 
the speed and performance of SATA storage device, such as Native 
Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-plugging.
[RAID Mode]
 Enables RAID function for SATA storage devices.
 ▶ M2_x/SEx-RST Pcie Storage Remapping [Disabled] 
Enables or disables Intel Rapid Storage Technology for M.2 PCIe/ SATAe d\
evice. 
This item will appear when  SATA Mode is set to RAID Mode

 and Windows  
8.1/10 WHQL Support  is enabled. 
 ▶SATAx Hot Plug [Disabled]
Allows user to enable or disable the SATA hot plug support. 
[Enabled] 
Enables hot plug support for the SATA ports.
[Disabled] 
 Disables hot plug support for the SATA ports.
 ▶ HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard High Definition Audio controller.
 ▶ HPET [Enabled]
Enables or disables the HPET (High Precision Event Timers) support.
 ▶ Integrated Graphics Configuration
Adjusts integrated graphics settings for optimum system. Press  t\
o enter the 
sub-menu.
 ▶ Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG] 
Selects a graphics device as the primary boot device.
[IGD] 
Integrated Graphics Display.
[PEG]
 PCI-Express Graphics Device.
 ▶ Integrated Graphics Share Memory [64M]
Selects a fixed amount of system memory allocated to the onboard graphics. This 
item will appear when  IGD Multi-Monitor is enabled.  
 ▶IGD Multi-Monitor [Disabled]
Enables or disables the multi-screen output from integrated graphics and\
 external 
graphics card. 
[Enabled] 
Enables multi-screen function for both integrated and exte

rnal 
graphics cards.   
[Disabled] 
 Disables this function. 
						

							 ▶USB Configuration
Sets the onboard USB controller and device function. Press  to en\
ter the sub-
menu. 
 ▶ USB Controller [Enabled]
Enables or disables all USB controller.
 ▶ XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
Enables or disables XHCI hand-off support for the operating system without XHCI 
hand-off feature. This item will appear when  USB Controller is enabled.
 ▶Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
Sets Legacy USB function support.
[Auto]
 The system will automatically detect if any USB device is c

onnected 
and enable the legacy USB support.
[Enabled] 
Enable the USB support under legacy mode.
[Disabled] 
 The USB devices will be unavailable under legacy mode.
 ▶ Power Management Setup
Sets system Power Management of EuP2013 and AC Power Loss behaviors. Pre\
ss 
 to enter the sub-menu. 
 ▶ EuP 2013 [Disabled]
Enables or disables the system power consumption according to EuP2013 
regulation.
[Enabled] 
Optimize the system power consumption according to EuP 2013 
regulation. It will not support S4 & S5 wake up by USB, PCI and 
PCIe devices.
[Disabled] 
 Disables this function. 
 ▶ Restore after AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Sets the system behaviors while encountering the AC power loss.
[Power Off]
 Leaves the system in power off state after restoring AC power.
[Power On]
 Boot up the system after restoring AC power.
[Last State]
 Restores the system to the previous state (power on/ power off) 
before AC power loss.
 ▶ On board LED Control [On]
Enables or disables the actions of onboard LEDs.
[On]
 Enables the actions of onboard LEDs.
[Off]
 Disables the actions of power, reset, PCH, audio LEDs.
 ▶ Windows OS Configuration
Sets Windows 8/ 8.1 detailed configuration and behaviors. Press  to enter 
the sub-menu.  
						

							 ▶Windows 8.1/ 10 WHQL Support [Disabled]
Enables the supports for Windows 8.1/ 10 or disables for other operating\
 systems. 
Before enabling this item, make sure all installed devices & utilities (\
hardware & 
software) should meet the Windows 8.1/ 10 requirements.
[Enabled] 
The system will switch to UEFI mode to meet the Windows 
equirement.
[Disabled] 
 Disables this function.
 ▶ MSI Fast Boot [Disabled]
MSI Fast Boot is the fastest way to boot the system. It will disable mor\
e devices to 
speed up system boot time which is faster than the boot time of  Fast Boot.
[Enabled] 
Enables the MSI Fast Boot function to speed up booting time. And 
the following  Fast Boot

 field will be disabled and fixed. 
[Disabled] 
 Disables MSI Fast Boot. 
 Important
When MSI Fast Boot is enabled, you can use MSI FAST BOOT application to \
enter  BIOS setup if needed. Please refer Entering BIOS Setup section for details. 
 ▶ Fast Boot [Disabled/ windows7, Enabled/ windows 8.1/ 10]
Enables or disables the fast boot feature for Windows 8.1/ 10. This item\
 will only be 
available when  MSI Fast Boot is disabled.   
[Enabled] 
 Enables the Fast Boot configuration to accelerate system boot time.
[Disabled] 
 Disables the Fast Boot configuration.
 ▶ Internal GOP Configuration
Manages the onboard Graphics Output Protocol (GOP). Press  to e\
nter the 
sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when  Windows 8.1/ 10 WHQL Support is 
enabled.
 ▶ Secure Boot
Sets the Windows secure boot to prevent the unauthorized accessing. Pres\
s 
 to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when  Windows 8.1/ 10 
WHQL Support  is enabled.
 ▶Secure Boot Support [Disabled]
Enables or disables secure boot support. 
[Enabled] 
Enables the secure boot function and allow you to set the 

secure 
boot settings.  
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.
 ▶ Secure Boot Mode [Standard]
Selects the secure boot mode. This item is to select how the secure boot\
 keys be 
loaded.  This item appears when  Secure Boot Support is enabled.
[Standard]  
 The system will automatically load the secure keys from B

IOS.
[Custom] 
Allows user to configure the secure boot settings and man

ually load 
the secure keys. 
						

							 ▶Key Management
Manages the secure boot keys. Press  to enter the sub-menu. This \
sub-
menu will appear when  Secure Boot Mode sets to [Custom].
 ▶Wake Up Event Setup
Sets system wake up behaviors for different sleep modes. Press  t\
o enter the 
sub-menu. 
 ▶ Wake Up Event By [BIOS]
Selects the wake up event by BIOS or operating system.
[BIOS] 
Activates the following items, set wake up events of these items.
[OS] 
 The wake up events will be defined by OS.
 ▶ Resume By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Disables or enables the system wake up by RTC Alarm.
[Enabled] 
Enables the system to boot up on a scheduled time/ date.
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.
 ▶ Date (of month) Alarm/ Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm
Sets RTC alarm date/ Time. If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to [Enabled], t\
he 
system will automatically resume (boot up) on a specified date/hour/minute/second 
in these fields (using the  and  to select the date & time settings).
 ▶ Resume By PCI-E Device [Disabled]
Enables or disables the system wake up by PCI express devices.
[Enabled] 
Enables the system to be awakened from the power saving modes 
when activity or input signal of PCIe device is detected. Note: 
enables this Item to support Resume by USB Device with third party 
USB 3.0 port.
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.
 ▶ Resume by USB Device [Disabled] 
Enables or disables the system wake up by USB devices.
[Enabled] 
Enables the system to be awakened from sleep state when activity 
of USB device is detected.
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.
 ▶ Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Enables or disables the system wake up by PS/2 mouse.
[Enabled] 
Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when 
activity of PS/2 mouse is detected.
[Disabled]
 Disables this function. 
						

							 ▶Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Enables or disables the system wake up by PS/2 keyboard.
[Any Key] 
Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when 
activity of any key on PS/2 keyboard is detected.
[Hot Key]
 Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when 
activity of hot key on PS/2 keyboard is detected.
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.
 ▶ Hot Key [Ctrl+Space]
Selects a combination of keys as a hot key to wake the system. This item\
 appears 
when you set the Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard to  Hot Key.
Boot
Sets the sequence of system boot devices.
 ▶Full Screen Logo Display [Enabled]
Enables or disables to show the full screen logo while system POST.
[Enabled]
 Shows the logo in full screen.
[Disabled]
 Shows the POST messages.
 ▶ GO2BIOS [Disabled]
Allows system to enter BIOS setup directly by pressing the Power button \
for 4 sec upon bootup.
[Enabled] The system boots straight to the BIOS setup by long pressing the power button about 4 seconds when the system is off.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
 ▶Bootup NumLock State [On] 
Select the keyboard NumLock state upon bootup.
 ▶AUTO CLR_CMOS [Disabled] 
Enables or disables the CMOS data to be resumed automatically when the b\
ooting process hang-up over 5 seconds.
 ▶Boot Mode Select [LEGACY+UEFI] 
Sets the system boot mode from legacy or UEFI architecture depending on \
OS 
installation requirement. This item will become un-selectable and will b\
e configured 
automatically by BIOS when  Windows 8.1/ 10 WHQL Support  is enabled. 
[UEFI]
 Enables UEFI BIOS boot mode support only.
[LEGACY+UEFI]
 Enables both Legacy BIOS boot mode and UEFI BIOS boot  mode.
 ▶ FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities
Sets device priority for system boot.
 ▶ Boot Option Priorities
These items are used to prioritize the installed boot devices.  
						

							Security
 ▶Administrator Password 
Sets administrator password for system security. User has full rights to\
 change the 
BIOS items with administrator password. After setting the administrator \
password, the 
state of this item will show “Installed”. 
 ▶User Password 
Sets User Password for system security. User has limited rights to chang\
e the BIOS 
items with user password. This item will be available when administrator\
 password is 
set. After setting the user password, the state of this item will show “\
Installed”.
 ▶Password Check [Setup]
Selects a condition that will request the password.
[Setup]
 A password will be requested for entering the BIOS Setup.
[Boot]
 A password will be requested for booting the system . 
 ▶Password Clear [Enabled] 
Enables or disables the clear CMOS behavior to clear a set password.
[Enabled]
 The password will be erased after clear CMOS.
[Disabled]
 The password will always be kept . 
 Important
When selecting the Administrator / User Password items, a password box w\
ill appear 
on the screen. Type the password then press . The password typed \
now will replace any previous set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted\
 to confirm the password. You may also press  to abort the selection.
To clear a set password, press  when you are prompted to enter a \
new password. A message will confirm the password is being disabled. Once th\
e password is disabled, you can enter the setup and OS without authorization.
 ▶ Trusted Computing
Sets TPM (Trusted Platform Module) function. 
 ▶ Security Device Support [Enabled]
Enables or disables the TPM function to build the endorsement key for ac\
cessing 
the system.
 ▶ TPM Device Selection [PTT]
Selects TPM device: PTT or dTPM. 
[PTT]
 Select it for Intel Platform Trust technology
[dTPM]
 Select it for installed TPM device.
 ▶ Device select [Auto]
Selects TPM 1.2 or TPM 2.0 technology for installed TPM device. If set t\
o Auto

,  
BIOS will detect it automatically.
 ▶ Chassis Intrusion Configuration
Press  to enter the sub-menu.  
						

							 ▶Chassis Intrusion [Disabled]
Enables or disables recording messages when the chassis is opened. This \
function 
is ready for the chassis equips a chassis intrusion switch. 
[Enabled]
 Once the chassis is opened, the system will record and issue a 
warning message.
[Reset]
 Clear the warning message. After clearing the message, p

lease 
return to Enabled or Disabled.
[Disabled]
 Disables this funcion.
Save & Exit
 ▶ Discard Changes and Exit
Exit BIOS setup without saving any change. 
 ▶ Save Changes and Reboot
Save all changes and reboot the system. 
 ▶ Save Changes
Save current changes.
 ▶ Discard Changes
Discard all changes and restore to the previous values.
 ▶ Restore Defaults
Restore or load all default values.
 ▶ Boot Override
The installed bootable devices will appear on this menu, you can select \
one of them to 
be the boot device.  
						

							OC
 Important
●Overclocking your PC manually is only recommended for advanced users.
●Overclocking is not guaranteed, and if done improperly, it could void yo\
ur warrantyor severely damage your hardware.
●If you are unfamiliar with overclocking, we advise you to use GAME BOOST\
function for easy overclocking.
 ▶OC Explore Mode [Normal]
Enables or disables to show the normal or expert version of OC settings.\
 
[Normal]
 Provides the regular OC settings in BIOS setup.  
[Expert] 
 Provides the advanced OC settings for OC expert to configure in BIOS 
setup.
Note: We use * as the symbol for the OC settings of Expert mode.
 ▶ CPU Ratio Apply Mode [All Core]*
Sets applied mode for CPU ratio. This item only appears when a CPU that \
supports 
Turbo Boost  is installed.
[All Core]
 Activate the CPU Ratio

 field. All CPU cores will run the same CPU ratio 
that be set in CPU Ratio.
[Per Core] 
 Activate the X-Core Ratio Limit

 field. Sets each CPU core ratio 
separately in  X-Core Ratio Limit. 
 ▶CPU Ratio [Auto]
Sets the CPU ratio that is used to determine CPU clock speed. This item \
can only be 
changed if the processor supports this function.
 ▶ 1/2/3/4-Core Ratio Limit [Auto]
Allows you to set the CPU ratios for different number of active cores. T\
hese items only 
appear when a CPU that support this function is installed.  
 ▶ Adjusted CPU Frequency 
Shows the adjusted CPU frequency. Read-only.