MSI supports the next generation in storage control, NVM Express. All MSI motherboards sporting Intel 9 series chipsets including X99, Z97 and H97 are now supported. MSI has prepared BIOS updates which are now available for download.
NVM Express is the next generation PCI Express storage standard introducing lower latency and lower power consumption but increased transfer speeds compared to the legacy AHCI controller.
MSI's R&D fine-tuned the BIOS to fully unleash all the power NVMe has to offer while supporting the majority of devices available on the market without any hassle. With the latest BIOS, MSI X99/Z97/H97 motherboards can support NVMe devices as primary storage under Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 8.1 64-bit and fully support NVMe booting. The BIOS updates can now be downloaded from the company website. The table below describes all supported models and BIOS version.
Z97 boards:
|
Z97 Chipset |
ECN BIOS |
|
Z97 Chipset |
ECN BIOS |
|
Z97 XPOWER AC |
E7914IMS.170 |
|
Z97-G43 |
E7816IMS.H80 |
|
Z97 MPOWER MAX AC |
E7888IMS.180 |
|
Z97-G41 PC Mate |
E7850IMS.470 |
|
Z97 MPOWER |
E7915IMS.180 |
|
Z97-G55 SLI |
E7921IMS.160 |
|
Z97 GAMING 9 ACK |
E7926IMS.190 |
|
Z97M-G43 |
E7924IMS.180 |
|
Z97 GAMING 9 AC |
E7926IMS.190 |
|
Z97S SLI Krait Edition |
E7922IMS.A30 |
|
Z97 GAMING 7 |
E7916IMS.180 |
|
Z97S SLI PLUS |
E7930IMS.170 |
|
Z97 GAMING 5 |
E7917IMS.190 |
|
Z97 U3 PLUS |
E7922IMS.160 |
|
Z97 GAMING 3 |
E7918IMS.260 |
|
Z97 GUARD-PRO |
E7923IMS.170 |
|
Z97M GAMING |
E7919IMS.160 |
|
Z97-S02 |
E7821IMS.B60 |
|
Z97-GD65 GAMING |
E7845IMS.270 |
|
Z97I GAMING ACK |
E7920IMS.A10 |
|
Z97-G45 GAMING |
E7821IMS.260 |
|
Z97I GAMING AC |
E7920IMS.160 |
|
Z97-G43 GAMING |
E7816IMS.D60 |
|
Z97I AC |
E7851IMS.470 |
H97 / X99 boards:
|
H97 Chipset |
ECN BIOS |
|
X99 Chipset |
BIOS |
|
H97 GAMING 3 |
E7918IMS.170 |
|
X99S GAMING 9 ACK |
E7882IMS.220 |
|
H97 GUARD-PRO |
E7923IMS.270 |
|
X99S GAMING 9 AC |
E7882IMS.150 |
|
H97-G43 GAMING |
E7816IMS.E40 |
|
X99S GAMING 7 |
E7885IMS.H60 |
|
H97-G41 PC Mate |
E7850IMS.560 |
|
X99S XPOWER AC |
E7881IMS.150 |
|
H97M-G43 |
E7924IMS.280 |
|
X99S MPOWER |
E7885IMS.M30 |
|
H97M-P35 |
E7817IMS.Y10 |
|
X99S SLI Krait Edition |
E7885IMS.N00 |
|
H97M-E35 |
E7846IMS.K70 |
|
X99S SLI PLUS |
E7885IMS.150 |
|
H97M ECO |
E7817IMS.Q50 |
|
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|
|
H97I AC |
E7851IMS.560 |
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