MSI MEG Z390 Godlike User Manual
Quick Start
Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MEG Z390 GODLIKE motherboard. This Quick Start
section provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your computer. Some
of the installations also provide video demonstrations. Please link to the URL to watch
it with the web browser on your phone or tablet. You may have even link to the URL by
scanning the QR code.
Preparing Tools and Components
Intel® LGA 1151 CPU
CPU Fan
Chassis
DDR4 Memory
Thermal Paste
Phillips Screwdriver
Power Supply Unit
SATA Hard Disk Drive
Graphics Card
SATA DVD Drive
A Package of Screws
Quick Start
1
Installing a Processor
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https://youtu.be/4ce91YC3Oww
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1
3
7
4
5
9
Quick Start
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Installing DDR4 memory
http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs
1
2
1
2
3
3
DIMMB2 DIMMB2
DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2
DIMMB1
DIMMA1
Quick Start
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Connecting the Front Panel Header
RESET SW
POWER SW
POWER LED+
POWER LED-
HDD LED
http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI
Power LED
JFP1
Power Switch
+++-
--
2 10
1
-
+
HDD LED Reset Switch
1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED +
3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED -
5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch
7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch
9 Reserved 10 No Pin
Quick Start
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9
Reserved
HDD LED
POWER LED
RESET SW
HDD LED
JFP1
HDD LED HDD LED +
POWER LED POWER LED +
Installing the Motherboard
1
2
Quick Start
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Installing SATA Drives
http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc
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1
3
Quick Start
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5
4
Installing a Graphics Card
http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A
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3
2
5
4
6
Quick Start
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Connecting Peripheral Devices
Quick Start
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Connecting the Power Connectors
http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4
ATX_PWR1
CPU_PWR2
CPU_PWR1
PCIE_PWR1
Quick Start
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Power On
1
2
3
10
4
Quick Start
Contents
Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 1
Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 1
Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 2
Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 3
Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 4
Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 5
Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 6
Installing a Graphics Card ...................................................................................... 7
Connecting Peripheral Devices .............................................................................. 8
Connecting the Power Connectors ......................................................................... 9
Power On............................................................................................................... 10
Specifications ....................................................................................................... 14
JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification .................................................................... 20
Package contents ................................................................................................ 21
Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 22
Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 23
LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 23
Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 23
Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 24
Installing Antennas ............................................................................................... 26
Overview of Components .................................................................................... 27
CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 29
DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 30
PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 31
PEGSW1: PCIe CeaseFire Switch ......................................................................... 32
U2_1: U.2 Connector ............................................................................................. 34
M2_1~3: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 35
V-Check Points ..................................................................................................... 37
Installing the M.2 Xpander-Z ............................................................................... 38
SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 39
JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 41
JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................41
CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1, PCIE_PWR1: Power Connectors .............................. 42
OC1: GAME BOOST Knob ..................................................................................... 43
JBLK_U1, JRATIO_U1: Base clock Plus, Ratio Plus connectors ......................... 44
OC_FS1: OC Force Enter BIOS Button .................................................................. 44
OC_RT2: OC Retry Button ..................................................................................... 44
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T_SEN1~2: Thermal Sensor Connectors ............................................................. 45
JSLOW1: Slow Mode Booting Jumper .................................................................. 45
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~8: Fan Connectors ................................... 46
W_FLOW1: Water Flow Meter Connectors ........................................................... 47
JUSB1~2: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connectors ....................................................... 47
JUSB3~4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 48
JUSB5~6: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 49
POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 50
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 50
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 51
BIOS_SW1: Multi-BIOS Switch ............................................................................. 52
JRGB1, JRAINBOW1~2: RGB LED connectors ..................................................... 53
JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 54
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD ........................................................................................ 55
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD Status Table ................................................................... 55
Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 56
EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 56
DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 56
Fan LEDs ............................................................................................................... 56
Multi-BIOS LEDs ................................................................................................... 57
XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 57
JPWRLED1: LED power input ............................................................................... 57
Debug Code LED ................................................................................................... 58
Hexadecimal Character Table .............................................................................. 58
Boot Phases .......................................................................................................... 58
Debug Code LED Table ......................................................................................... 58
ACPI States Codes ................................................................................................ 63
CPU Temperature ................................................................................................. 63
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 64
Installing Windows® 10 ......................................................................................... 64
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 64
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 64
MYSTIC LIGHT ...................................................................................................... 65
Device LED effect control screen ......................................................................... 65
Nahimic 3 ............................................................................................................. 68
Installation and Update ........................................................................................ 68
Audio Tab ..............................................................................................................68
Microphone Tab .................................................................................................... 69
Sound Tracker Tab ................................................................................................ 70
Settings Tab .......................................................................................................... 70
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Contents
Killer Control Center ........................................................................................... 71
Configuring Bandwidth ......................................................................................... 71
BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 72
Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 72
Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 73
Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 73
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 75
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 77
SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 78
Advanced ............................................................................................................... 78
Boot ....................................................................................................................... 84
Security ................................................................................................................. 85
Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 86
OC .......................................................................................................................... 87
M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 93
OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 94
HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 95
RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. 96
Enabling Intel® Rapid Storage Technology........................................................... 96
Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 97
Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................... 98
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ............................................................................... 99
Rebuilding RAID Array ........................................................................................ 100
Installing RAID Driver ......................................................................................... 101
Installing Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology Software ........................................ 101
Intel® Optane™ Memory Configuration ............................................................ 102
System Requirements ....................................................................................... 102
Installing the Intel
Removing the Intel
®
Optane™ memory .............................................................. 102
®
Optane™ memory ............................................................. 104
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 105
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Specifications
®
Core™ 9000 Series family/ 8th Gen Intel®
CPU
Supports Intel
Core™ / Pentium
socket
* Please go to www.intel.com for more compatibility information.
Chipset Intel® Z390 Chipset
y 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB*
y Supports DDR4 4600(OC)/ 4533(OC)/ 4500(OC)/ 4400(OC)/
4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/
3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/
3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) /2800(OC)/ 2666/
Memory
2400/ 2133 MHz*
y Supports Dual-Channel mode
y Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
y Supports Intel
* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
®
y 4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots*
Expansion Slot
Multi-GPU
y 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
* Please refer to page 31 for details.
y Supports 2-Way NVIDIA
y Supports 4-Way AMD
®
Z390 Chipset
Intel
y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
y 3x M.2 slots (Key M)*
M2_1 & M2_3 support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s,
2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/
Storage
2260/ 2280 storage devices
®
Intel
Optane™ Memory Ready
y 1x U.2 port*
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage
* M.2_2 slot, U.2 port and SATA ports share the bandwidth. Please refer to page
39 for details.
** Before using Intel
updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.
®
Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have
®
Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
®
SLI™ Technology
®
CrossFire™ Technology
Specifications
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Continued on next page
RAID
Continued from previous page
®
Intel
Z390 Chipset
y Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID5 for M.2 PCIe storage
devices
LAN y 2x Killer
Killer® 1550 Chipset
Wirsless LAN &
Bluetooth
®
y The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2_4 (Key-E) slot.
y Supports Wi-Fi 2x2 802.11 AC
y Supports Bluetooth
®
y Intel
Z390 Chipset
6x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1
Type-C and 3 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 Type-C
internal connectors)
4x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports through the internal
USB connectors
USB
y ASMedia
2x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports on the back
panel
y ASMedia
4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available
through the internal USB connectors
y 2x Realtek
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
®
y ESS
E9018 Codec
Supports 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone out
®
E2500 Gigabit LAN controllers
®
4.1, 3.0+HS
®
ASM1042 Chipset
®
ASM1074 Chipset
®
ALC1220 Codecs
Continued on next page
Specifications
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Back Panel
Connectors
Internal Connectors
Continued from previous page
y 1x BIOS FlashBack button
y 1x Clear CMOS button
y 2x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors
y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
y 2x LAN (RJ45) ports
y 3x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A ports
y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
y 1x 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone jack
y 5x OFC audio jacks
y 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
y 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
y 1x 6-pin ATX PCIe power connector
y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
y 3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
y 1x U.2 port
y 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C ports
y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1
Gen1 ports)
y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0
ports)
y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
y 1x 4-pin Water Pump connector
y 8x 4-pin system fan connectors
y 1x 3-pin Water Flow connector
y 1x Front panel audio connector
y 2x System panel connectors
y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
y 2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors
y 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
y 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
y 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
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y 1x GAME BOOST knob
y 1x OC retry button
Internal Buttons
Internal Pinheader
Switches
Jumper y 1x Slow mode jumper
Debug LED
Display Panel
I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
y 1x OC force enter BIOS button
y 1x Power button
y 1x Reset button
y 1x JBLK_U1 pinheader
y 1x JRATIO_U1 pinheader
y 1x Multi-BIOS switch
y 1x PCIe CeaseFire switch
y 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
y 4x EZ Debug LED
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD
y Displays system information
y CPU/System temperature detection
y CPU/System fan speed detection
y CPU/System fan speed control
Form Factor
BIOS Features
y E-ATX Form Factor
y 12 in. x 10.7 in. (30.5 cm x 27.2 cm)
y Dual BIOS
y 2x 128 Mb flash
y UEFI AMI BIOS
y ACPI 6.1, SMBIOS 2.8
y Multi-language
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Software
Dragon Center
Features
Special Features
Continued from previous page
y Drivers
y DRAGON CENTER
y MYSTIC LIGHT
y Killer Control Center
y Nahimic Audio
y CPU-Z MSI GAMING
y MSI App Player (BlueStacks)
®
y Intel
Extreme Tuning Utility
y Google Chrome™, Google Toolbar, Google Drive
y Norton™ Internet Security Solution
y GAME OPTIMIZATION
y OC Performance
y Hardware Monitor
y Eyerest
y LAN Manager
y Live Update
Please refer to http://download.msi.
com/manual/mb/DRAGONCENTER2.
pdf for more details.
y Audio
Xtreme Audio DAC
Nahimic 3
y Network
Killer TripleShot
GAMING LAN with Killer LAN Manager
Killer WiFi
y Storage
Turbo U.2
Triple Turbo M.2
Specifications
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Special Features
Continued from previous page
y Fan
Pump Fan
GAMING Fan Control
y LED
Mystic Light 3
Mystic Light Extension (RGB)
Mystic Light Extension (RAINBOW)
Mystic Light Extension (CORSAIR)
Mystic Light Sync
EZ DEBUG LED
y Protection
DDR4 Steel Armor
M.2 Shield 3
PCIe Steel Armor
U.2 Steel Armor
y Performance
Exclusive ESS SABRE HiFi DAC for lossless, high-
quality audio
Multi GPU-SLI Technology
Multi GPU-CrossFire Technology
DDR4 Boost
GAME Boost
Streaming Boost
OC Engine
Lightning USB
Front Lightning USB
USB with type A+C
y Stability
7000+ Quality Test
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
y VR
VR Ready
Gamer Experience
GAMING HOTKEY
GAMING MOUSE Control
y BIOS
Special Features
Click BIOS 5
BIOS FLASHBACK+
Dual BIOS
y Certification
Quadro SLI Ready
Quadro Ready
GAMING Certified
JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification
Supporting CORSAIR RGB Products Maximum connection
Lighting Node PRO LED Strip
HD120 RGB Fan 6
SP120 RGB Fan 6
LL120 RGB Fan 6
20*
* In the case of 20% brightness
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Package contents
Please check the contents of your motherboard package. It should contain:
Motherboard MEG Z390 GODLIKE
SATA 6Gb/s Cables 6
1 to 2 RGB LED Extension Y Cable 80cm 1
Cable
Accessories
Application DVD Driver DVD 1
Documentation
CORSAIR RGB LED Extension Cable 50cm 1
RAINBOW RGB LED Extension Cable 80cm 2
CORSAIR to RAINBOW RGB Extension Cable 10cm 1
Thermistor Cable 2
Antenna Set 1
M.2 Xpander-Z 1
Streaming Boost 1
SLI HB BRIDGE L 1
6.3mm Audio Adapters 1
Case Badge 1
SATA Cable Lables 1
VIP Card 1
User Manual 1
Quick Guide 1
Quick Installation Guide 1
Important
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your retailer.
Package contents
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Block Diagram
Switch
2 Channel DDR4 Memory
Processor
1x M.2
3x SATA 6Gb/s
1x U.2
2x SATA 6Gb/s
1x M.2
6x USB 3.1 Gen2
4x USB 2.0
1x SATA 6Gb/s
1x M.2
PCI Express Bus
Switch
Switch
Switch
NUVOTON
6797
DMI 3.0
PCH
Rear Audio Jacks
Realtek
ALC1220
PCIe x1 slot
PCIE Bus
PCIE Bus
Front Audio Jacks
Realtek
ALC1220
1x Killer™ Wireless-AC 1550
2x Killer™ E2500
ASMEDIA
1042
2x USB 3.1 Gen1
ASMEDIA
1074
4x USB 3.1 Gen1
ESS
E9018
Block Diagram
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Rear I/O Panel
Wi-Fi Antenna connectors
Clear CMOS
PS/2
LAN LAN
Audio Ports
USB 3.1
Gen2
USB 3.1 Gen1
BIOS FLASHBACK+
button
USB 3.1 Gen2/
BIOS FLASHBACK+
port
6.3mm headphone port
USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C
Optical S/PDIF-Out
y Clear CMOS button - Power off your computer. Press and hold the Clear CMOS
button for about 5-10 seconds to reset BIOS to default values.
y BIOS FLASHBACK+ button/port - Please refer to page 74 for Updating BIOS with
BIOS FLASHBACK+.
y 6.3mm headphone port - This port is used for connecting the headphone.
LAN Port LED Status Table
Link/ Activity LED
Status Description
Off No link
Yellow Linked
Blinking Data activity
Speed LED
Status Description
Off 10 Mbps connection
Green 100 Mbps connection
Orange 1 Gbps connection
Audio Ports Configuration
Audio Ports
Channel
2 4 6 8
Center/ Subwoofer Out ● ●
Rear Speaker Out ● ● ●
Line-In/ Side Speaker Out ●
Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out ● ● ● ●
Mic In
(●: connected, Blank: empty)
Rear I/O Panel
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Realtek Audio Console
After Realtek Audio Console is installed. You can use it to change sound settings to get
better sound experience.
Device
Selection
Application Enhancement Advanced Settings
Main Volume
Connector Settings
Jack Status
y Device Selection - allows you to select a audio output source to change the related
options. The check sign indicates the devices as default.
y Application Enhancement - the array of options will provide you a complete guidance
of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device.
y Main Volume - controls the volume or balance the right/left side of the speakers that
you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
y Advanced Settings - provides the mechanism to deal with 2 independent audio
streams.
y Jack Status - depicts all render and capture devices currently connected with your
computer.
y Connector Settings - configures the connection settings.
Auto popup dialog
When you plug into a device at an audio jack, a dialogue window will pop up asking you
which device is current connected.
Each jack corresponds to its default setting as shown on the next page.
Important
The pictures above for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased.
Rear I/O Panel
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Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram
Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram
AUDIO INPUT
Audio jacks to 7.1-channel speakers diagram
AUDIO INPUT
Rear Front
Side Center/
Subwoofer
Rear I/O Panel
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Installing Antennas
1. Combine the antenna with the base.
2. Screw two antenna cables tight to the WiFi antenna connectors as shown.
2
1
3. Place the antenna as high as possible.
Rear I/O Panel
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Overview of Components
PCIE_PWR1
PCI_E1
M2_1
PCI_E2
M2_2
PCI_E3
PCI_E4
M2_3
PCI_E5
SYS_FAN6
SYS_FAN5
CPU_PWR2
CPU_PWR1
CPU Socket
CPU_FAN1
PUMP_FAN1
SYS_FAN1
DIMMA1
DIMMA2
DIMMB1
DIMMB2
JRAINBOW2
SYS_FAN2
SYS_FAN3
T_SEN1
SYS_FAN4
JCORSAIR1
DYNAMIC
DASHBOARD
ATX_PWR1
JUSB1
JUSB2
JUSB3
JUSB4
SATA▼1▲2
SATA▼3▲4
JSLOW1
SATA▼5▲6
JFP2
U2_1
JAUD1
JRGB1
SYS_FAN8
T_SEN2
SYS_FAN7
JPWRLED1
BIOS_SW1
PEGSW1
JUSB6
JBLK_U1
JRATIO_U1
JUSB5
OC_RT2
OC_FS1
JRAINBOW1
JCI1
JBAT1
JFP1
POWER1
W_FLOW1
RESET1
OC1
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Component Contents
Port Name Port Type Page
BIOS_SW1 Multi-BIOS Switch 52
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1,
SYS_FAN1~8
CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1,
PCIE_PWR1
CPU Socket LGA1151 CPU Socket 29
DIMMA1/A2/B1/B2 DIMM Slots 30
JAUD1 Front Audio Connector 41
JBAT1 Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper 50
JBLK_U1, JRATIO_U1 Base clock Plus, Ratio Plus connectors 44
JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector 51
JCORSAIR1 CORSAIR Connector 54
JFP1, JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 41
JPWRLED1 LED power input 57
JRGB1, JRAINBOW1~2 RGB LED connectors 53
JSLOW1 Slow Mode Booting Jumper 45
JUSB1~2 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connectors 47
JUSB3~4 USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors 48
JUSB5~6 USB 2.0 Connectors 49
M2_1~3 M.2 Slots (Key M) 35
OC1 GAME BOOST Knob 43
OC_FS1 OC Force Enter BIOS Button 44
OC_RT2 OC Retry Button 44
PCI_E1~5 PCIe Expansion Slots 31
PEGSW1 PCIe CeaseFire Switch 32
POWER1, RESET1 Power Button, Reset Button 50
SATA1~6 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors 39
T_SEN1~2 Thermal Sensor Connectors 45
U2_1 U.2 Connector 34
W_FLOW1 Water Flow Meter Connectors 47
Fan Connectors 46
Power Connectors 42
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CPU Socket
Distance from the center of the
CPU to the nearest DIMM slot.
50.77 mm
Introduction to the LGA 1151 CPU
The surface of the LGA 1151 CPU has
two notches and a golden triangle to
assist in correctly lining up the CPU for
motherboard placement. The golden
triangle is the Pin 1 indicator.
Important
y
Always unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing
the CPU.
y
Please retain the CPU protective cap after installing the processor. MSI will deal with
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests if only the motherboard comes with
the protective cap on the CPU socket.
y
When installing a CPU, always remember to install a CPU heatsink. A CPU heatsink
is necessary to prevent overheating and maintain system stability.
y
Confirm that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before booting
your system.
y
Overheating can seriously damage the CPU and motherboard. Always make sure
the cooling fans work properly to protect the CPU from overheating. Be sure to apply
an even layer of thermal paste (or thermal tape) between the CPU and the heatsink to
enhance heat dissipation.
y
Whenever the CPU is not installed, always protect the CPU socket pins by covering
the socket with the plastic cap.
y
If you purchased a separate CPU and heatsink/ cooler, Please refer to the
documentation in the heatsink/ cooler package for more details about installation.
y
This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. Before attempting to
overclock, please make sure that all other system components can tolerate
overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not
recommended. MSI
operation beyond product specifications.
®
does not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate
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DIMM Slots
DIMMA1 DIMMB1
Channel A Channel B
DIMMA2 DIMMB2
Memory module installation recommendation
DIMMB2 DIMMB2
DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2
DIMMB1
DIMMA1
Important
y
Always insert memory modules in the DIMMA2 slot first.
y
Due to chipset resource usage, the available capacity of memory will be a little less
than the amount of installed.
y
Based on Intel CPU specification, the Memory DIMM voltage below 1.35V is
suggested to protect the CPU.
y
Please note that the maximum capacity of addressable memory is 4GB or less
for 32-bit Windows OS due to the memory address limitation. Therefore, we
recommended that you to install 64-bit Windows OS if you want to install more than
4GB memory on the motherboard.
y
Some memory may operate at a lower frequency than the marked value when
overclocking due to the memory frequency operates dependent on its Serial Presence
Detect (SPD). Go to BIOS and find the Memory Try It! to set the memory frequency if
you want to operate the memory at the marked or at a higher frequency.
y
It is recommended to use a more efficient memory cooling system for full DIMMs
installation or overclocking.
y
The stability and compatibility of installed memory module depend on installed CPU
and devices when overclocking.
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