MSI M-Vision Dashboard User manual

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M-VISION DASHBOARD
USER GUIDE
(For Motherboard)

2Contents
Contents
About M-VISION DASHBOARD............................................................................... 4
M-VISION DASHBOARD feature............................................................................. 4
M-VISION DASHBOARD function............................................................................ 4
Connecting the M-VISION Dashboard.................................................................... 5
Get Started............................................................................................................. 6
System Requirements............................................................................................ 6
Installing MSI Center.............................................................................................. 6
Basic mode ............................................................................................................ 8
Debug Code LED..................................................................................................... 8
Debug status........................................................................................................... 9
CPU Error.......................................................................................................... 9
DDR Error.......................................................................................................... 9
VGA Error ........................................................................................................ 10
Boot Fail .......................................................................................................... 10
Tuning Controller ................................................................................................. 11
CPU CLK - / + ................................................................................................. 11
Safe Boot......................................................................................................... 11
OC Retry .......................................................................................................... 11
Clear CMOS .................................................................................................... 11
Shut Down ...................................................................................................... 11
Restart............................................................................................................. 11
Countdown Timer ................................................................................................. 12
Countdown timer setting page ....................................................................... 12
Temperature display ............................................................................................ 14
Humidity display ................................................................................................... 14
Advanced mode ................................................................................................... 15
EZ Tuning.............................................................................................................. 16
CPU CLK - / + ................................................................................................. 16
Shut Down ...................................................................................................... 16
Restart............................................................................................................. 16
Music player shortcut........................................................................................... 17
Calculator shortcut............................................................................................... 18
Web browser shortcut.......................................................................................... 19

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Contents
MSI Center shortcut ............................................................................................. 20
Power On the computer ...................................................................................... 21
Configure advanced mode with MSI Center ....................................................... 22
How to open M-Vision Dashboard setting menu ................................................. 22
M-Vision Dashboard setting menu....................................................................... 23
Set APP Shortcut............................................................................................. 23
Brightness....................................................................................................... 24
Direction.......................................................................................................... 24
LCD Display..................................................................................................... 24
Mute................................................................................................................. 24
Alarm Setting .................................................................................................. 24
Hardware Monitor........................................................................................... 25
Video Image..................................................................................................... 25
Customize Banner .......................................................................................... 25
System Clock................................................................................................... 25
Live Weather ................................................................................................... 25
Others ................................................................................................................... 26
S4/S5 (Suspend to Disk/Shutdown) state....................................................... 26
Flash BIOS states............................................................................................ 26

4About M-VISION DASHBOARD
About M-VISION DASHBOARD
The M-VISION Dashboard can be used to display system information, CPU
temperature, CPU speed, BIOS flash status and error message. You also can power
on/ off the system and launch the MSI Center, Youtube, music APP, browser of the
system by touching the M-VISION Dashboard. You can use MSI’s software to configure
and customize the M-VISION Dashboard Advanced mode and even upload a .gif/ .bmp/
.png/ .jpg or .mp4 animation file.
M-VISION DASHBOARD feature
∙3.5 inch IPS LCD panel (resistive single touch).
∙Full color display
∙Touch control
∙Magnetic connection
∙Support detached mode
∙Speaker function
∙Customizable with MSI software
M-VISION DASHBOARD function
∙Power on, power off, and restart the system.
∙CPU performance tuning, you can overclock the CPU BCLK or CPU ratio.
∙Monitor system status.
∙Reset BIOS
∙Countdown Timer
∙Turn on/ off the system’s APPs, browser and calculator.
∙Pictures/ animations demonstration
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Important
∙ The screenshots for the UI in this user guide are for reference only and the actual UI
design may vary.
∙ All information is subject to change without prior notice.

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About M-VISION DASHBOARD
Connecting the M-VISION Dashboard
The M-VISION Dashboard can be connected to the motherboard not only by the
magnetic case (default mode) but also by the M-VISION cable (detached mode).
Please follow the steps below to connect M-VISION Dashboard to the motherboard by
M-VISION cable.
1. Remove the M-VISION Dashboard from the motherboard.
2. Use the supplied M-VISION cable to connect the M-VISION Dashboard and
specified USB port (M-VISION Dashboard port) on the back panel.
3. Switch the M-VISION switch (M_SW1) to the M-VISION mode.
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M-VISION Dashboard Port
M-VISION cable
10 Gb LAN
M_SW1: M-VISION switch
Normal mode (Default):
for USB device
M-VISION mode:
for M-VISION Dashboard
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6Get Started
Get Started
System Requirements
∙Operating System:
▪Windows 10 64-bit or later.
Installing MSI Center
1. Go to MSI Website download MSI Center.
2. Extract the downloaded file.
3. Double-click on the extracted MSI Center setup program.
4. Click Install to continue the process.
5. Open the Start menu, then right-click on MSI Center.
6. Hover over More.

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Get Started
7. Select Run as administrator.
8. Please wait until the installation is complete.
9. You can start to use MSI Center.

8Basic mode
Basic mode
Tuning Controller Countdown Timer
Debug Code LED
Humidity display
Temperature display
Debug Code LED
It displays progress and error codes during POST and shows the CPU core
temperature after start-up the system successfully. Please refer to the Debug Code
LED table in motherboard’s user manual for details.

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Basic mode
Debug status
CPU Error
CPU is not detected or failed. And the M-Vision Dashboard will sound an alarm, you
can replace the alarm sound with your desired by MSI center.
DDR Error
DDR memory is not detected or failed. And the M-Vision Dashboard will sound an
alarm, you can replace the alarm sound with your desired by MSI center.

10 Basic mode
VGA Error
GPU is not detected or failed. And the M-Vision Dashboard will sound an alarm, you
can replace the alarm sound with your desired by MSI center.
Boot Fail
Booting device is not detected or fail.

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Basic mode
Tuning Controller
Tuning controller menu helps you to monitor, control and overclock the motherboard
more easily.
CPU CLK - / +
Touch / to incress/ decrease the CPU base clock/ CPU ratio. Please
go to BIOS > OC > Direct OC Button and select the CPU BCLK or CPU Ratio to be
overclocked.
Safe Boot
Touch and start the system simultaneously to boot in Safe Boot mode. The
system will boot with default and lower the PCIe (from CPU) mode.
OC Retry
Touch to retry OC settings until the system boot up successfully.
Clear CMOS
Power off the computer and than touch to reset BIOS with defaults.
Power On
Touch to power on the computer.
Restart
Touch to restart the computer.
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Important
Tuning Controller menu is only available in the POST process.

12 Basic mode
Countdown Timer
Touch to enter the countdown timer setting page, it allows you to set the time for
the countdown timer.
Countdown timer setting page
Show the setting
countdown time
HH:MM:SS
Set countdown
time
Reset countdown
time
Start to countdown
Cancel the countdown
timer and back to the
main page

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Basic mode
When you touch to start the countdown timer, the screen will show as below.
∙Touch to go to the main page, and the timer is still counting.
∙Touch to stop the countdown timer and back to the main page.
When the countdown time is up, the screen will show as below.
∙Touch to stop time-up sound and it will back to the countdown timer setting
page.

14 Basic mode
Temperature display
Show the ambient temperature. The temperature will refresh every minute.
Humidity display
Show the ambient humidity. The humidity will refresh every minute.
Humidity display
Temperature display

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Advanced mode
Advanced mode
Before using the M-Vision Dashboard advanced mode, please make sure you have
installed the MSI Center. If not, the M-Vision Dashboard will show a warning message
on the screen (as shown below) and the advanced mode is disabled. Please download
and install the MSI Center to enable the advanced mode.
You can use the MSI Center to configure and customize the advanced mode of the
M-Vision dashboard and even upload the pictures or animation files. The M-Vision
dashboard can be used to display the system information and status. You can also
use it to turn on the system’s APPs, browser, and calculator by touching the shortcut
icons.

16 Advanced mode
EZ Tuning
Touch to enter the EZ Tuning menu.
CPU CLK - / +
Touch / to incress/ decrease the CPU base clock/ CPU ratio. Please
go to BIOS > OC > Direct OC Button and select the CPU BCLK or CPU Ratio to be
overclocked.
Shut Down
Touch to power off the computer.
Restart
Touch to restart the computer.

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Advanced mode
Music player shortcut
Touch to open the music player on your system.

18 Advanced mode
Calculator shortcut
Touch to open the calculator on your system.

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Advanced mode
Web browser shortcut
Touch to open the default web browser on your system.

20 Advanced mode
MSI Center shortcut
Touch to open the MSI Center on your system.