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About this guide This Software Application Guide describes how to install and use the software applications that come with the MSI’s mainboards. Each chapter describes one of the software applications. It can help you to operate easily when you use the advanced software applications designed by MSI. Control Center - this chapter describes Control Center overview, how to monitor your mainboard hardware, read CPU, memory information and use Control Center to overclock the system.
Software Application Guide ▍ Contents Control Center ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1 Control Center Overview ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2 System Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Overclock ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
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Control Center Control Center is an user-friendly software and exclusively developed by MSI, helping users to monitor the system status, overclock the system and adjust power saving function under OS. With the help of Control Center, making it possible to achieve easier and efficient monitoring process and adjustments than that under BIOS.
Software Application Guide Control Center Overview After installing and activating Control Center, you will see Overclock and Green Power tabs at the top. You can click the tab to switch the control panel. Overclocking Tab When you launch Control Center, you will see the Overclock tab at first, this tab consists of four blocks which are Mainboard, CPU, Memory and Overclock. You can monitor the system status, adjust DRAM Timing and voltage under this panel.
OC Genie/ OC Genie II Tab To enter the OC Genie/ OC Genie II tab, click the sub-menu under the Overclocking tab. OC Genie/ OC Genie II switch OC Genie Lite switch Control Mode Selection Introduction OC Genie/ OC Genie II steps diagram Important If there is a physical OC Genie button on your mainboard and when you select the Auto mode, the OC Genie/ OC Genie II tab will show the animation as below.
Software Application Guide Green Power Tab Green Power is an energy saving technology that controls power supply by auto phase switching for CPU and components. Besides, Green Power can automatically manage your power configuration, resulting in more efficient power usage and acoustic noise reduction. You can monitor the power supply status, system temperature and adjust the fan speed under this panel.
System Information This section describes how to monitor the system information, enter the advanced menu and adjust the DRAM timing. Mainboard information block is under the Overclock tab. You can refer to the model name, chipset, and BIOS version of each item to be informed to the hardware status at all time.
Software Application Guide CPU Detail Information Click the “More” button on the right side of the CPU block to open the CPU detailed information window, including model name, specifications, features and cache information. Memory Information Memory information block is under the Overclock tab. You can read the information of each memory DIMM slot, including memory type, manufacturer and speed. You can select a DIMM slot you want to read by clicking slot button.
Overclock Selecting Overclock Mode Under Cinema mode, Control Center provides you 3% plus overclocking effect automatically, 6% plus under Game mode, and 3% less under Cooling mode (for power saving concerned users) respectively. You can just enjoy the fast and convenient overclocking effect or make more adjustments based on your need.
Software Application Guide Applying parameters You can do all the above mentioned adjustments under each mode, after that, please click the “Apply” button to execute the configured setting without rebooting the system; or you can click the “Save” button to save the adjustments for future use. Important Every time you shut down the system, the configured setting will be restored to the factory default. If you want to use the saved settings, you have to load it every time by clicking the “Load” button.
Adjusting CPU/ iGPU cores ratio (for Intel CPU) Click the Advanced button on the right side of the CPU block to open the Advanced window. You can adjust the CPU/iGPU cores ratio. Locking maximum GPU ratio (for Intel Chipset) Keeping GPU ratio In the default setting, for keeping the GPU ratio, Control Center will startup automatically when your system boots and you login. It is minimized to the system tray instead of the taskbar.
Software Application Guide Unlocking CPU core (for AMD CPU) To enter the Unclock CPU Core tab, click the sub-menu under the Overclocking tab. Under the Unclock CPU Core tab, you can unlock CPU core that is original hidden (or disabled) in CPU to enhance the performance. Therefore, a dual or tri-core CPU turns to be a quad-core CPU, a quad-core CPU turns to be a hex-core CPU. In another words, you can gain a quad-core or hex-core CPU.
Green Power Under the Green Power tab, you can select the Green Power mode, read CPU Phase status, also select other power phase and control fan speed. Important Every time you shut down the system, the configured setting will be restored to the factory default. If you want to use the saved settings, you have to load it every time by clicking the “Load” button. Green Power Mode There are two preset mode for fan control.
Software Application Guide Gadget Mode Control Center provides a gadget mode to monitor the CPU frequency, iGPU frequency and CPU temperature. Switch to gadget mode by clicking the button as shown in picture. Important The GPU frequency only appears when you use the CPU with integrated GPU.
Super-Charger Super-Charger provides i-Pad, i-Phone and iPod charging function. The iPad with very special charging requirements as it requires 1.6A power supply rather than the 0.5A current available with conventional USB interfaces. That is ordinary computer cannot charge your iPad even at power on status. The MSI Super-Charger is a Windows resident program capable of revising power supply mode of your USB port.
Software Application Guide Enabling Super-Charger Install and launch Super-Charger, the dialog as below will appear. To enable Super-Charger, click the “On/Off” button to On. When a warning prompt window appears, click “Yes” to continue. Important When Super-Charger is enabled, the USB port will be changed to Charging mode, therefore, the data syncing will be disabled.
Winki III Winki III is an MSI self-developed Linux distribution for MSI’s proprietary mainboards. The quick boot Winki III provides Live update, Internet browser, instant messenging, Skype, photo viewer and so on. Without entering the Microsoft Windows, users still have access to basic programs that are frequently used.
Software Application Guide System Requirement In order to run Winki III, the following hardware and is required ■ At least 2GB memory ■ DVD Drive Important If you are using the Intel SATA 6Gb/s or Marvell 88SE9128 chip, when you use Live Update or HDDBackup utility under Winki III, please change IDE_Mode to AHCI_Mode in BIOS setting. Entering Winki III You can enter Winki III OS from attached DVD or your USB key installed with Winki III OS.
Entering the Winki III from Your USB Flash Drive You need to prepare a USB drive with at least 1GB capacity. Please backup your data in advance or the Winki III installer will format your USB drive. 1. Insert your USB drive to your computer. 2. Put the attached DVD to the DVD drive. Winki Ⅲ 3. Reboot and enter the BIOS by pressing “Delete” under POST screen. 4. Select to boot from DVD drive and reboot. 5. The Winki III boot screen appears as below. 6.
Software Application Guide 8. Make sure that you backup your data in advanced. Then, click “Yes” to continue. Click here 9. The installer is proceeding. Click “Close” when finish. Click here 10. Click “Reboot” and then “Yes”. Click here 11. Enter the BIOS by pressing “Delete” under POST screen. 12. Select to boot from USB drive and reboot. 13. Then, you will enter Winki III.
Winki III overview The following figure describes the function of the Winki III. Calendar Application selection Task bar Winki Ⅲ Recently opened file list RSS reader Tool and Device selection ▶ Application selection Applications are classified into several categories. Select a category and the applications will be listed at the top. You can click the icons to launch respective applications. ▶ Task bar This bar is used to monitor the status of system and display current time.
Software Application Guide Hotkeys You can also use the hotkey listed below.
Audio Genie Audio Genie provides speakers location setting and THX mode selection. This chapter describes how to install Audio Genie and how to use it.
Software Application Guide Installing Audio Genie If your audio device is built-in with your mainboard, take a moment to confirm that the item “Audio Controller” in BIOS has been set to “Enabled”. If you are using the Realtek HD audio card, confirm the card has been installed properly. Before you begin to install and use Audio Genie, you need to install Realtek Audio and THX TruStudio PRO. Using Audio Genie The Audio Genie contains three screens Location, Audio Mode and THX.
Audio Mode The Audio Mode allows you to select six THX audio modes, You can also select the audio modes by right-click the Audio Genie icon in the system tray. Audio Genie THX This screen introduce the functions of THX control panel. When you enter this screen the THX control panel will appear on the desktop.
Software Application Guide Hotkeys You can also use the hotkey listed below. Hotkey Function Ctrl + F7 Game Mode Ctrl + F8 Movie Mode Ctrl + F9 Music Mode Ctrl + F10 Clean Mode Ctrl + F11 Phone Mode Ctrl + F12 Optimum Mode Using THX Control Panel You can open the THX control panel through the Audio Genie, or double-click the THX icon in the system tray. To enable or disable each THX sound effect, click the sound effect on the THX control panel, and then click the on/ off button.
Video Genie Video Genie provides the automatic color saturation enhancement, contrast enhancement and intelligent gamma correction. Video Genie not only improves the quality of static image, the video playback will be dramatically enhanced.
Software Application Guide Video Genie overview The following figure describes the function of the Video Genie. Effect comparison Picture selection Cancel button OK button Apply button Enable checkbox ▶ Effect comparison This window shows the picture comparison between before and after Video Genie application. ▶ Picture selection This button allows you to select a picture to be displayed in effect comparison window.
Network Genie Network Genie is an utility to optimize the traffic for bandwidth control. Network Genie is designed for the Realtek LAN chip with Windows Vista and Windows 7 platforms. With the Network Genie you can play on-line games and download data without being disturbed by latency. Just set up the network priority in Network Genie. You do not need to close some of occupied bandwidth applications while enjoying on-line games or streaming videos.
Software Application Guide System Requirement In order to run the Network Genie, the following hardware and software is required Hardware: ■ MSI mainboard with Realtek LAN chip (8111E or newer). Software specifications: ■ Windows 7 32bit/ 64bit ■ Windows Vista 32bit/ 64bit ■ Realtek LAN driver Network Genie Operation Once installed, the Network Genie logo shows on system tray (the right bottom corner of the screen). Mouse right click at the icon, will display the following screen.
Network Genie Control Panel Mode Tab If Mode tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: Network Genie ▶ Mode selection Mode selection is used to quickly change the network mode. The following options are available: ■ ■ ■ ■ Game Mode - Network Genie will set gaming applications to high priority. Stream Mode - Network Genie will set streaming applications to high priority. Browser Mode - Network Genie will set web browsers to high priority.
Software Application Guide Application Tab If Application tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: Application tab lists all network related applications. There are 5 columns in the list, including Program, Priority, Blocked, Download and Upload. The function of each column is described as follows: ■ ■ ■ ■ Program - Shows the currently running network related applications. Priority - “H”: represents high network priority. “L”: represents low network priority.
Advanced Tab If Advanced tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: Network Genie Advanced tab provides detailed settings for Network Genie. There are two parts in this tab, one is “Internet Speed”, and another is “Delay/Sensitivity Settings”. In “Internet Speed”, you can set the maximum available bandwidth to the upload/ download speed manually or just leave blank for no limit.
Software Application Guide System Info Tab If System Info tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: System Info tab shows system information, including “Processor”, “Network Card”, “Memory”, “Graphics Card”, “Operating System”, “CPU Usage”, “Connection Status”, “Total Packets Sent”, and “Total Packets Received”. About Tab If About tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: About tab shows information of Network Genie, including “Version”, “Copyright”, and web address.
Teaming Genie Teaming Genie provides traffic load balancing and redundant NIC operation if a network connection fails. When multiple NICs are installed in the same mainboard, they can be combined into a team. The team must include at least two members, but can support up to ten members. In a team of two or more NICs, the secondary NIC fills the primary, if the primary NIC fails.
Software Application Guide System Requirement The system and software requirements for Teaming Genie as listed below. ■ Installed with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ■ Dual Realtek RTL81XX series with NIC Adapters Installing Teaming Genie Before you begin to install and use Teaming Genie, take a moment to confirm that the items “Onboard LAN Controller” in BIOS has been set to “Enabled”. You need to install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and Realtek LAN driver prior to Teaming Genie installation.
Teaming Genie Overview The following figure describes the function of the Teaming Genie. Teaming Genie Mode selection Member selection Create/ Remove button ▶ Mode selection Here you can select a team mode. ▶ Member selection Here you can select members. ▶ Create/ Remove button This button is used to create or remove a team.
Software Application Guide Creating Team This section describes how to create a team. Please follow the steps below: 1. Select FEC/GEC mode or Link Aggregation\LACP(802.3ad) mode 2. Select members that you want to combine to. 3. Click the Create Team button. To remove the team, click the Remove button at the bottom.
Live Update 5 Live Update 5 is an application for the MSI system to scan and download the latest drivers, BIOS and utilities. With Live Update 5, you don’t need to search the drivers on web sites, and don’t need to know the models of mainboard and graphics cards. Live Update 5 will download the appropriate drivers automatically.
Software Application Guide Live Update 5 overview After installing and activating Live Update 5, you will see Home, Live Update, History, Setting and About tabs at the top. You can click the tab to switch the control panel. Home Tab When you launch Live Update 5, you will see the Home tab at first, this tab displays the information of the system. Live Update Tab This tab allows you to select files to download.
History Tab This tab shows the downloading history. Live Update 5 Setting This tab allows you specify the frequency that Live Update 5 remind you to update. Reminder Frequency configuration Important The pictures in this guide are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased. Please refer to the actual screen of your system for detailed information.
Software Application Guide About This tab shows the information about Live Update 5. You can click the “MSI Online Customer Service” button to open the online customer service web page.
Updating The System 2. Click the “Scan” button at the bottom, you will see the screen below. It may take several moments to complete the process. Please wait while it is displayed. 3. When the download list appears, please check the items you intend to update. Select all 4. Click “Download” button at the bottom. 5. When Save Path prompt, you need to specify the directory for Live Update 5. 6. When downloading you will see the screen below. It may take several moments to complete the process.
Total Installer Total Installer is a convenient feature to simplify frequent installing procedure. To use Total Installer: 1. Scan updates in Live Update tab. Select all Total installer button 2. Check the items you intend to update. 3. Click the Total Installer button. Live Update 5 will automatically install them. 4. When prompted, click OK to complete the Total Installer procedure 5. Reboot your system.
EasyViewer MSI EasyViewer is a full 3D image browser that supports NVIDIA 3D vision and allows zoom-in, zoom-out, fullscreen or auto-playback for previewing images. Under the Slide mode, you may edit pictures: image enlargement, reduction, 90-degree and fine-tuned rotation. You can even use the HDII image enhancement, intelligent white balance, and image sharpness adjustment features to make your pictures richer, more alive and more textured.
Software Application Guide Supported File Formats EasyViewer’s current supported file formats are jpg, png, bmp, tif and gif. Preview Mode Zoom In Zoom Out Auto Playing Full Screen Changing Directory Upper Directory 1. Zoom In/Out ■ Scroll with the mouse wheel. ■ Press the button and button. 2. Browsing photos ■ ■ Left-click the mouse and hold. Move the mouse to the left or right to browse photos. Drag the slider bar to browse photos. 3.
4. Auto playing images ■ Press the button and the EasyViewer will present a full-screen slide show that runs automatically. ■ Press the Video Genie 5. Full Screen button and the EasyViewer will enter full-screen mode. 6. Changing the file folder ■ Press the button to change your destination folder. 7. Go to the upper directory ■ Press the button to go to the upper directory.
Software Application Guide Slide Mode Zoom In/Out Rotation Fine-tuning Rotation Enhancing HDII Image Intelligent White Balance Saving Files Auto Playing Full Screen 1. Entering Slide mode ■ While selecting an image in the Preview mode, double left-click the mouse to enter the slide mode. 2. Browsing photos ■ ■ ■ Left-click the mouse and hold. Move the mouse to the left or right to browse photos. Select the thumbnail to get a larger-sized view. Press the arrow keys (←→) on the keyboard.
4. Rotating photos ■ ■ Press the buttons to rotate your photos clockwise or counterclockwise. Use two-finger rotation (for touch screens only). Video Genie 5. Fine-tuning the photo rotation ■ Press the button to fine-tune the degree of photo rotation. 6. HDII image enhancement ■ Press the button to enhance HDII images. If the image exposure is adequate, the image will remain unchanged. 7. Intelligent white balance ■ Press the button to activate intelligent white balance.
Software Application Guide 3D Effect EasyViewer provides the 3D visual effect, with 3D glasses, you can experience the photos in 3D. System Requirement The system and software requirements for EasyViewer 3D effect as below list. ■ Microsoft® Windows® Vista 32/64-bit or Windows 7 32/64-bit ■ 3D Vision-Ready Display ■ NVIDIA® 3D Vision Kit ■ Compatible NVIDIA® GeForce Graphics Card Enabling 3D Effect To enable 3D effect, please follow the steps below: 1.
VIRTU Lucid VIRTU is designed for Intel 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors platform with Intel Processor Graphics enabled. VIRTU dynamically assigns tasks to best available graphics resource based on power, performance and features.
Software Application Guide System Requirement In order to run the Lucid VIRTU, the following hardware and software is required Hardware specifications: ■ The mainboard supports VIRTU ■ Intel 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors in an LGA 1155 socket. ■ AMD GPU (HD 4xxx and up) or Nvidia GPU (GF 2xx and up) ■ At least 2GB memory Software specifications: ■ Windows 7 32bit/ 64bit ■ DirectX 9/ 10/ 10.
d-Mode d-Mode is provided for demanding 3D gamers to achieve uncompromised 3D performance of discrete GPU installed in the system. In this mode, VIRTU allows user to utilize Intel special features, while display is connected to discrete GPU. Important To use Lucid VIRTU in d-Mode, display must be connected to graphics card installed in the system as shown below.
Software Application Guide VIRTU Operation After the installation process completed, VIRTU is activated. Once activated, the Lucid logo shows on system tray (the right bottom corner of the screen). Mouse right click at the icon, will display the following screen. ■ ■ ■ Clicking on the “Open control panel” option will open a new window with VIRTU control panel. Clicking on “Disable” option, allows the user to stop VIRTU function.
VIRTU Control Panel Main Tab When activating the VIRTU control panel, the following window is displayed: In-Game Icon selection VIRTU Activate button Performance optimization ▶ Activate button By pressing a big “On” button VIRTU solution is activated. If “Show in System Tray” is selected, a small control panel icon will be displayed on the system tray together with the rest of the current running applications.
Software Application Guide Games Tab If the Games tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: This screen shows the applications that VIRTU supports with the available graphics cards. The application list is changed according to the graphics cards available in the system and the current configuration. VIRTU allows users to add new applications using the "Add", "Edit" and "Remove" buttons.
When selecting the “Add” option, the following window is displayed: VIRTU Place the desired application full “exe” file path in the “exe name” box. Clicking on the “…” button next to the “exe name” box allows using a standard Windows browser to find the location of the desired application “exe” file. The “Friendly name” box allows the user to give the desired application a name that best describes the application. This is a free text box. Press “OK” after filling the required information.
Software Application Guide About Tab If the “About” tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: This screen provides VIRTU version installed.
Virtu Universal MVP Lucid VIRTU Universal MVP solution is designed for the platforms with one integrated and one discrete GPU. VIRTU Universal MVP dynamically assigns tasks to best available graphics resource based on power, performance and features. There is no need for HW or HW changes.
Software Application Guide System Requirement In order to run the Lucid VIRTU Universal MVP, the following hardware and software is required Hardware specifications: ■ MSI mainboard supports VIRTU Universal MVP ■ Any Intel CPU with integrated graphics support ■ Any NVIDIA/ AMD GPU with DX9/ DX10/ DX11 support ■ At least 2GB memory Software specifications: ■ Windows 7 32bit/ 64bit ■ DirectX 9/ 10/ 10.
d-Mode Important • In d-Mode SLI and CrossFire are available. Media features can be virtualized by VIRTU Universal MVP to integrated GPU. • Virtual Vsync and HyperFormance features are not available when SLI or CrossFire is enabled. To use Lucid VIRTU Universal MVP solution in d-Mode, display must be connected to discrete GPU installed in the system as shown below.
Software Application Guide VIRTU Operation Once installed, the Lucid logo shows on system tray (the right bottom corner of the screen). Mouse right click at the icon, will display the following screen. ■ ■ ■ ■ Clicking on the “Open Virtu MVP Control Panel” option will open a new window with VIRTU Universal MVP control panel. Clicking on the “Check for updates” option will check for new updates. Clicking on the “Disable Virtu MVP” option, allows the user to stop VIRTU Universal MVP function.
VIRTU Universal MVP Control Panel VIRTU Universal MVP Main Tab When activating the VIRTU control panel, the following window is displayed: In-Game Icon selection Activate button ▶ Activate button By pressing a big “On” button VIRTU Universal MVP solution is activated. If “Show in System Tray” is selected, a small control panel icon will be displayed on the system tray together with the rest of the current running applications.
Software Application Guide Performance Tab If Performance tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: HyperFormance ON/ OFF button Virtual Vsync ON/ OFF button This screen controls the unique VIRTU Universal MVP performance and visual quality optimization features. By toggling On/Off buttons on HyperFormance and Virtual Vsync features, these features can be enabled/disabled for all games. ▶ HyperFormance When enabled, improves overall game responsiveness performance and observed frame rate.
Games Tab If the Games tab is selected, the following screen is displayed: VIRTU Universal MVP This screen shows the applications that VIRTU Universal MVP supports with the available graphic cards. ■ ■ ■ “D” column selected means application will use discrete GPU when running, regardless of physical display cables connection. Good for 3D extensive applications. “I” column selected means application will use integrated GPU when running, regardless of physical display cables connection.
Software Application Guide When selecting the “Add” option, the following window is displayed: Place the desired application full “exe” file path in the “exe name” box. Clicking on the “…” button next to the “exe name” box allows using a standard Windows browser to find the location of the desired application “exe” file. The “Friendly name” box allows the user to give the desired application a name that best describes the application. This is a free text box.
CLICK BIOS II CLICK BIOS II is a new application software that provides a interface for setting parameters of BIOS from Windows operating system without the need to reboot and enter BIOS utility. With the CLICK BIOS II, users can change BIOS settings, monitor CPU temperature, select the boot device priority and view system information such as the CPU name, DRAM capacity, the OS version and the BIOS version. Users can import and export parameters data for backup or sharing with friends.
Software Application Guide CLICK BIOS II Overview After installing and activating CLICK BIOS II, the following window is displayed. CPU temperature System information Boot device priority bar BIOS menu selection Help information Menu display Important • If the BIOS is password protected, you will not be able to enter CLICK BIOS II and change the BIOS settings. • The pictures in this guide are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased.
BIOS Menu Operation CLICK BIOS II allows you to set options on four BIOS menus incude SETTINGS, OC (overclocking), ECO and SECURITY. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Clicking on , , , , BIOS menus will be displayed in the middle of the window. Some menus have tab selection buttons on the top. Double clicking on BIOS items will enter the option window that allows you to select parameters. An arrow symbol appears to the left of certain fields that means it contains a sub-menu.
Software Application Guide Changing Boot Priority Boot priority specifies the order in which the computer searches for a bootable operating system. You can set your system to boot from devices in order. The computer will sequentially check the bootable device and load the operating system from the first one it finds. Your mainboard can boot from devices include HDDs, USB drives, CD/DVD drives, Network devices, UEFI and BEV.
