MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WIFI User Manual

Quick Start

Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI 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

AMD® AM4 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

Safety Information

y The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful computer assembly.

y Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.

y Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.

y It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage. If an ESD wrist strap is not available, discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal object before handling the motherboard.

y Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static pad whenever the motherboard is not installed.

y Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.

y Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.

y If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer technician.

y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing any computer component.

y Keep this user guide for future reference.

y Keep this motherboard away from humidity.

y Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on the PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.

y Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord.

y All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.

y If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service personnel:

 Liquid has penetrated into the computer.  The motherboard has been exposed to moisture.  The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user

guide.

 The motherboard has been dropped and damaged.  The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.

y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may damage the motherboard.

Quick Start

Installing a Processor

https://youtu.be/Xv89nhFk1vc

Quick Start

Important

If you are installing the screw-type CPU heatsink, please follow the figure below to remove the retention module first and then install the heatsink.

Quick Start

Installing DDR4 memory

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMB2

DIMMA1

DIMMA2 DIMMB1 DIMMB2

Quick Start

Connecting the Front Panel Header

RESET SW

POWER SW

POWER LED+

POWER LED-

HDD LED

http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI

Power LED

JFP1

Power Switch

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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

Reserved

HDD LED

POWER LED

RESET SW

HDD LED

JFP1

HDD LED HDD LED +

POWER LED POWER LED +

Installing the Motherboard

BAT1

Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

Quick Start

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1

CPU_PWR2

Installing SATA Drives

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

Quick Start

Installing a Graphics Card

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

Quick Start

Connecting Peripheral Devices

Processor with integrated graphics

Quick Start

Power On

Quick Start

Contents

Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 1

Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 1

Safety Information .................................................................................................. 2

Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 3

Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 5

Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 6

Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 7

Connecting the Power Connectors ......................................................................... 8

Installing SATA Drives.............................................................................................9

Installing a Graphics Card .................................................................................... 10

Connecting Peripheral Devices ............................................................................ 11

Power On............................................................................................................... 12

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 15

Package contents ................................................................................................ 20

Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 21

Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 22

LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 22

Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 22

Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 23

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 26

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 28

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 29

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 30

M2_1~2: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 31

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 33

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 33

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors ................................................... 34

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4: Fan Connectors ................................... 35

JUSB3~4: USB 3.2 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 36

JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 36

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................37

JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 37

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 38

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 39

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 39

Contents

JRGB1~2: RGB LED connectors ........................................................................... 40

JRAINBOW1~2: Addressable RGB LED connectors ............................................. 41

Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 42

Installing Windows® 10 ......................................................................................... 42

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 42

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 42

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 43

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 43

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 44

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 44

EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 46

Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 48

SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 49

Advanced ............................................................................................................... 49

Boot ....................................................................................................................... 54

Security ................................................................................................................. 55

Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 56

OC .......................................................................................................................... 57

M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 61

OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 62

HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 63

A-XMP Operation .................................................................................................. 64

Nahimic 3 ............................................................................................................. 65

Installation and Update ........................................................................................ 65

Audio Tab ..............................................................................................................65

Microphone Tab .................................................................................................... 66

Sound Tracker Tab ................................................................................................ 67

Settings Tab .......................................................................................................... 67

AMD RAID Configuration ..................................................................................... 68

Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility .......................................................... 68

Initializing Disks ................................................................................................... 69

Creating Arrays ..................................................................................................... 70

Deleting Arrays ..................................................................................................... 71

Installing RAID Driver ........................................................................................... 72

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 73

Regulatory Notices .............................................................................................. 74

Contents

Specifications

Supports 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ / Ryzen™ with

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expansion Slot

Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4

AMD

on the processor)

* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

* PCI_E2 will be unavailable when installing the PCIe card in PCI_E4 slot. ** The speeds may vary for different devices

X570 Chipset

y 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB* (depending

 Supports DDR4 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2666 MHz by JEDEC, and 2666/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466/ 3600/ 3733/ 3866/ 4000/ 4133/ 4266/ 4400 MHz by A-XMP OC MODE

y Dual channel memory architecture y Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory y Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode) y Supports un-buffered memory

y 1x PCIe 4.0/ 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1)

 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ support PCIe 4.0 x16 mode

 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ support PCIe 3.0 x16 mode

 Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics support PCIe 3.0 x8 mode

y 1x PCIe 4.0/ 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E3, supports x4 mode) y 3x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots*

Onboard Graphics

Multi-GPU

LAN

y 1x HDMI 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of

4096x2160 @24Hz*

* Only support when using Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics Processors

* Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB

y Supports 2-Way AMD

y 1x Realtek

8111H Gigabit LAN Controller

CrossFire™ Technology

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Speciﬁcations

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth

Storage

RAID

Audio

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Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168

 Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual band (2.4GHz, 5GHz) up to 433 Mbps

 Supports Dual Mode Bluetooth

2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0, 4.0,

BLE, 4.2

 The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2_3 (Key-E) slot

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports y 2x M.2 slots (Key M)*

 M2_1 slot (from AMD

Processor)  Supports PCIe 4.0 x4 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™)  Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 (2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™/ Ryzen™

with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics)

 Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

 M2_2 slot (from AMD

X570 Chipset)  Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s  Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

AMD

X570 Chipset

y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10

Realtek

ALC1220 Codec y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio y Supports Optical S/PDIF output

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Speciﬁcations

USB

Internal Connectors

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X570 Chipset

y AMD

 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A

ports on the back panel

 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports through the

internal USB 3.2 Gen1 connector

 6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

y AMD

Processor

 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or USB 3.2 Gen1 (2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics) ports (1x Type-A & 1x Type-C) on the back panel

 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on the back panel

y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector y 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0

ports)

y 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2

Gen1 ports)

y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector y 1x 4-pin water-pump connector y 4x 4-pin system fan connectors y 1x Front panel audio connector y 2x System panel connectors y 1x TPM module connector y 1x Serial port connector y 1x Clear CMOS jumper y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector y 2x 4-pin RGB LED connectors y 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors y 4x EZ Debug LEDs

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Speciﬁcations

Back Panel Connectors

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y 1x Flash BIOS Button y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port y 2x USB 2.0 ports y 2x WiFi/ Bluetooth antenna jacks y 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports y 1x HDMI port y 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2/ 1 Type A port y 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2/1 Type C port y 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A ports y 1x LAN(RJ45) port y 5x OFC audio jacks y 1x Optical S/PDIF Out connector

I/O Controller

Hardware Monitor

Form Factor

BIOS Features

Software

NUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip

y CPU/ System/ Chipset temperature detection y CPU/ System/ Chipset fan speed detection y CPU/ System/ Chipset fan speed control

y ATX Form Factor y 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.4 cm x 24.3 cm)

y 1x 256 Mb flash y UEFI AMI BIOS y ACPI 6.1, SM BIOS 2.8 y Multi-language

y Drivers y DRAGON CENTER y Nahimic Audio y CPU-Z MSI GAMING y MSI App Player (BlueStacks) y Google Chrome™ ,Google Toolbar, Google Drive y Norton™ Internet Security Solution

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Speciﬁcations

Dragon Center Features

Special Features

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y DRAGON OPTIMIZATION y OC Performance y Hardware Monitor y True Color y Mystic Light y Live Update

y Audio

 Nahimic 3

 Audio Boost 4

y Network

 Intel WiFi

y Storage

 Lightning Gen 4 M.2

 Turbo M.2

y Fan

 Pump Fan

 GAMING Fan Control

 FROZR Heatsink Design

y LED

 Mystic Light 3

 Mystic Light Extension (RGB)

 Mystic Light Extension (RAINBOW)

 Mystic Light Sync

 EZ DEBUG LED

y Protection

 PCIe Steel Armor

 M.2 Shield FROZR

 Pre-installed IO shielding

Please refer to http://download.msi. com/manual/mb/DRAGONCENTER2. pdf for more details.

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Speciﬁcations

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y Performance

 Multi GPU-CrossFire Technology

 DDR4 Boost

 Core Boost

 GAME Boost

Special Features

 USB with type A+C

 AMD Turbo USB 3.2 Gen 2

y BIOS

 Click BIOS 5

 Flash BIOS

y Certification

 GAMING Certified

Package contents

Please check the contents of your motherboard package. It should contain:

Motherboard MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Cable

Accessories

Application DVD Driver DVD 1

Documentation

SATA 6Gb/s Cables 2 RAINBOW RGB LED Extension Cable 80cm 1 Antenna Set 1

8.5H M.2 screws 2 Case Badge 1 SATA Cable Labels 1 Product Registration Card 1

User Manual 1 Quick Installation Guide 1

Important

If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your retailer.

Speciﬁcations

Block Diagram

2 Channel DDR4 Memory

Processor

1x M.2

6x USB 2.0

4x USB 3.2 Gen1

2x USB 3.2 Gen2

1x M.2

6x SATA 6Gb/s

PCI Express Bus

1x Realtek 8111H LAN

PCH

PCIE

Front Audio Jacks

Realtek

ALC1220

Rear Audio Jacks

NUVOTON

6797

1x Intel Wi-Fi 3168

2x USB 3.2 Gen1

2x USB 3.2 Gen2

Block Diagram

Rear I/O Panel

Wi-Fi Antenna connectors

PS/2

Flash BIOS Button

USB 3.2

Gen1

Type-A

Audio Ports

LAN

USB 3.2

Gen 2

Type-A*

Flash BIOS Port

USB 3.2

Gen 2

Type-A

USB 2.0 Type-A

USB 3.2 Gen 2

Optical S/PDIF-Out

Type-C*

*USB 3.2 Gen2 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or USB 3.2 Gen1 (2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™/Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™Graphics)

y Flash BIOS Port/ Button - Please refer to page 45 for Updating BIOS with Flash BIOS

Button.

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

Center/ Subwoofer Out ● ●

Rear Speaker Out ● ● ●

Line-In/ Side Speaker Out ●

Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out ● ● ● ●

Mic In

(●: connected, Blank: empty)

Channel

2 4 6 8

Rear I/O Panel

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

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 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

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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