MSI Z270 gaming M3

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Contents
JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 39
Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 40
EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 40
XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 40
PCIe x16 slot LEDs................................................................................................ 40
DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 41
BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 42
Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 42
Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 43
Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 43
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 44
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 46
SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 47
Advanced ............................................................................................................... 47
Boot ....................................................................................................................... 53
Security ................................................................................................................. 54
Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 55
OC .......................................................................................................................... 56
M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 64
OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 65
HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 66
Software Description ........................................................................................... 67
Installing Windows
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7/ 8.1/ 10.............................................................................. 67
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 67
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 67
COMMAND CENTER ............................................................................................. 68
LIVE UPDATE 6 ...................................................................................................... 72
GAMING APP ......................................................................................................... 74
RAMDISK............................................................................................................... 79
X-BOOST ............................................................................................................... 80
MSI SMART TOOL ................................................................................................. 82
DRAGON EYE ........................................................................................................ 84
Killer Control Center ............................................................................................ 85
Nahimic 2 .............................................................................................................. 86
XSplit Gamecaster V2 ........................................................................................... 90
Intel
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Extreme Tuning Utility ................................................................................ 94
SteelSeries Engine 3 ............................................................................................ 95
CPU-Z.................................................................................................................... 97