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Oc_sw1: oc genie mode switch, Slow_1: slow mode booting switch, Oc_sw1 – MSI X99S XPOWER AC Manual User Manual

Page 51: Oc genie mode switch, Slow_1, Slow mode booting switch, Chapter 1, Important

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Chapter 1

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Getting Started

OC_SW1: 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 procedure 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 CPU/ 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 or

customized one.

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 system from

crashing.

Normal

(Default)

Enabled

(Please enable this

function during BIOS

POST.)

Important

Users will try extreme low temperature overclocking at their own risks. The

overclocking results will vary according to the CPU version.

Please don’t switch to “Enabled” when power-off or the system will be un-bootable.