MSI Gaming 9 Ack Manual

							JTPM1: TPM Module Connector 
This connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Please ref\
er to the TPM 
security platform manual for more details and usages.
1 0 . N o P i n
1 4 . G r o u n d
8 . 5 V P o w e r
1 2 . G r o u n d
6 . S e r i a l I R Q4 . 3 . 3 V P o w e r
2 . 3 V S t a n d b y p o w e r
1 . L P C C l o c k3 . L P C R e s e t
5 . L P C a d d r e s s & d a t a p i n 0
7 . L P C a d d r e s s & d a t a p i n 1
9 . L P C a d d r e s s & d a t a p i n 2
11 . L P C a d d r e s s & d a t a p i n 3
1 3 . L P C F r a m e
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							Voltage Checkpoints
These voltage checkpoints are used to measure the current system voltage\
s. A 
multimeter (not included) will be required to check voltages. 
FV1: V-Check Connectors
To check the voltage, please use the optional voltage checkpoint cables \
included in 
the motherboard package. Attach the positive lead of the multimeter to t\
he voltage 
checkpoint cable and the negative lead to the ground connector.
VPP01 GND
1
9
VPP23
DDR23
DDR01
VCCIN CORE
GND
GND
ConnectorDescription
GND (pin 7~9) Ground
CORE (pin 6) CPU core power. 
VPP23 (pin 5) VPP VR power source for channel C/ D DDR memory.
VPP01 (pin 4) VPP VR power source for channel A/ B DDR memory.
DDR23 (pin 3) Memory voltage for channel C/ D. The DDR memory voltage  is the voltage supplied to the DDR memory modules on the 
motherboard. Lower memory timings may require higher 
voltages to maintain system stability.
DDR01 (pin 2) Memory voltage for channel A/ B. The DDR memory voltage  is the voltage supplied to the DDR memory modules on the 
motherboard. Lower memory timings may require higher 
voltages to maintain system stability.
VCCIN (pin1) The CPU VCCIN voltage is the CPU power source that is  shared with components of the CPU.
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							Button
The motherboard has numerous on-board buttons to control various functio\
ns. This 
section will explain how to change your motherboard’s functions throu\
gh the use of 
these on-board buttons. 
OC1: OC Genie Button 
This button is used to automatically overclock the system. To enable OC \
Genie, 
Set this button to ON while the system is in power off mode. On the next boot, 
the processor will be automatically overclock for optimal performance. T\
o disable 
OC Genie, Set this button to OFF while the system is in power off mode and the 
configuration parameters will return to its normal values. 
O C
G E N I EO C
G E N I E
OnOff
 Important
•This motherboard provides two ways to enable OC Genie: press the physica\
l OCGenie button on the motherboard, or click the virtual OC Genie button in\
 BIOS. You 
can specify how OC Genie to be enabled by using the "OC Genie Function C\
ontrol" item in BIOS.  
•Please install DDR4 2133 or faster memory and equip a better heatsink/co\
oler touse the OC Genie function.
•We do not guarantee the OC Genie overclocking range or the damages/risks\
caused by overclocking behavior.
•It is possible to disable the OC Genie function in the BIOS setup. Pleas\
e refer to theBIOS section of the manual for instructions on how to turn off O C Genie from the 
BIOS.
•The usage of OC Genie is at the user’s own risk. Overclocking is neve\
r guaranteedby MSI.
•To ensure successfully OC Genie usage, MSI components are recommended.
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							POWER1: Power Button
This button is used to turn-on and turn-off the system. Press the button once to turn-on 
or turn-off the system.
RESET1: Reset Button
This reset button is used to reset the system. Press the button to reset\
 the system.
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							Jumper
JBAT1: Clear CMOS Jumper
There is CMOS RAM onboard that is external powered from a battery locate\
d on the 
motherboard to save system configuration data. With the CMOS RAM, the system can 
automatically boot into the operating system (OS) every time it is tur\
ned on.  If you 
want to clear the system configuration, set the jumpers to clear the CMOS RAM.
Keep Data Clear Data
11
 Important
You can clear the CMOS RAM by shorting this jumper while the system is off. Afterwards, open the jumper . Do not clear the CMOS RAM while the system\
 is on because it will damage the motherboard.
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							Switch
BIOS1: Multi-BIOS Switch
This motherboard has two built-in BIOS ROMs (Labeled A and B, default B\
IOS ROM 
is A). If one is crashed, you can shift to the other for booting by sli\
ding the switch. 
BIOS A
Green LEDBlue LED
BIOS B
BIOS recovery with AFUDOS command
When BIOS updating fails or causes the computer non-bootable, you can re\
cover the 
failed BIOS by the steps below.
Preparation:
1.
Prepare a bootable USB flash drive.
2. Download the latest BIOS file.
3.Copy the AFUDE238.exe and the BIOS file to the bootable USB flash drive.
BIOS recovery steps: 
1.
Power off the computer.
2.
Set the Multi-BIOS switch to the functional BIOS ROM.
3.
Insert the bootable USB flash drive you have made to the USB port.
4.
Boot the computer into the bootable USB flash drive.
5.
Set the Multi-BIOS switch to the failed BIOS ROM.
6.
Execute the below command to flash the BIOS:
For example: AFUDE238 EXXXXIMS.XXX
7.
Restart the computer after the BIOS flashing is complete.
 Important
Do not use the Multi-BIOS switch when system is booting up.
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							OC_SWITCH6: OC Genie Mode Switch
This swtich provides two overclocking modes (Gear 1 and Gear 2) for OC\
 Genie 
operation. When you press the OC Genie button, the overclocking procedur\
e will 
be performed according to the setting of this switch. The Gear 1 Mode is\
 the default 
setting. The Gear 2 Mode allows the OC Genie function to overclock the C\
PU/ system 
frequency higher then Gear 1 Mode. 
Red LED
Gear 1
(Default)Gear 2
Blue LED
 Important
•Gear 1 Mode: For normal users using original fan.
•Gear 2 Mode: For OCers using better heat dissipation fan such as liquid \
cooling orcustomized one.
AUD_SW1: Audio Power Switch
This switch specifies the power mode for back panel audio ports. 
Direct Power mode
Onboard Power mode
(Default)
 Important
•Before switching to "Direct Power mode", please make sure the “Direct\
 Audio Power 
Connector” (AUDPWR1) has been connected to the power supply.
•Do not use the audio power switch while the system is on because it will\
 damagethe motherboard.
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							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.(Please enable this 
swtich during BIOS 
POST.)
Normal
(Default)Enabled
 Important
•Users will try extreme low temperature overclocking at their own risks. \
Theoverclocking results will vary according to the CPU version.
•Please don’t switch to “Enabled” when power-off or the system will be un-bootable.
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							LED Status Indicators
BIOS B LED
OC Switch Gear 1 LED
OC Switch Gear 2 LED
Debug code LED
BIOS A LED
LED Status Table
The following table describes the status of LED indicators.
LEDLED StatusDescription
OC Switch Gear 1 Blue Gear 1 OC Genie mode
OC Switch Gear 2 Red Gear 2 OC Genie mode
BIOS B Green BIOS B in operation
BIOS A Blue BIOS A in operation
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							Debug Code LED Table
Please refer to the table below to get more information about the Debug \
Code LED 
message.
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
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