Msi MPG Z390 User Manual

Quick Start

Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC 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

Installing a Processor

https://youtu.be/4ce91YC3Oww

Quick Start

Installing DDR4 memory

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

DIMMB2 DIMMB2

DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMA1

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

+++-

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

Quick Start

Installing SATA Drives

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

Quick Start

Installing a Graphics Card

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

Quick Start

Connecting Peripheral Devices

Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR2

CPU_PWR1

Quick Start

Power On

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 .................................................................... 19

Package contents ................................................................................................ 19

Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 20

Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 21

LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 21

Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 21

Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 22

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 25

Component Contents ............................................................................................ 26

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 27

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 28

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 29

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

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 32

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

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 35

JUSBC1: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connector .......................................................... 35

JUSB1~2: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 36

JUSB3~4: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 36

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~5: Fan Connectors ................................... 37

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................38

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

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 39

JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 39

JTBT1: Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector ...................................................... 39

Contents

JRGB1~2, JRAINBOW1: RGB LED connectors ..................................................... 40

JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 41

Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 42

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 42

DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 42

XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 42

JPWRLED1: LED power input ............................................................................... 42

Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 43

Installing Windows® 10 ......................................................................................... 43

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 43

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 43

MYSTIC LIGHT ...................................................................................................... 44

Device LED effect control screen ......................................................................... 44

Nahimic 3 ............................................................................................................. 47

Installation and Update ........................................................................................ 47

Audio Tab ..............................................................................................................47

Microphone Tab .................................................................................................... 48

Sound Tracker Tab ................................................................................................ 49

Settings Tab .......................................................................................................... 49

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 50

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 50

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 51

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 51

EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 52

Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 54

SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 55

Advanced ............................................................................................................... 55

Boot ....................................................................................................................... 62

Security ................................................................................................................. 63

Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 64

OC .......................................................................................................................... 65

M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 71

OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 72

HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 73

RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. 74

Enabling Intel® Rapid Storage Technology .......................................................... 74

Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 75

Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................... 76

Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ............................................................................... 77

Contents

Rebuilding RAID Array .......................................................................................... 78

Installing RAID Driver ........................................................................................... 79

Installing Intel

Rapid Storage Technology Software .......................................... 79

Intel® Optane™ Memory Configuration .............................................................. 80

System Requirements ......................................................................................... 80

Installing the Intel Removing the Intel

Optane™ memory ................................................................ 80

Optane™ memory ............................................................... 82

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 83

Contents

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 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)

Memory

/ 2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz*

y Supports Dual-Channel mode

y Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Expansion Slot

y Supports Intel

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

y 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)

y 3x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

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

Onboard Graphics

4096x2160@24Hz

y 1x DisplayPort port 1.2, supports a maximum resolution of 4096X2304@60Hz

Multi-GPU

y Supports 2-Way NVIDIA

y Supports 3-Way AMD

Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

SLI™ Technology

CrossFire™ Technology

Speciﬁcations

Storage

Z390 Chipset

Intel

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

y 2x M.2 slots (Key M)*

 Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/

2280/ 22110 storage devices

 Intel

Optane™ Memory Ready**

* M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth. Please refer to page 32 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

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Z390 Chipset

Intel

RAID

y Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices

y Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

LAN 1x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller

Intel® Wireless-AC 9462 card

Wirsless LAN & Bluetooth

y Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz up to 344 Mbps

y Supports Bluetooth

Intel

Z390 Chipset

2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0,4.0, 5

y 3x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1 Type-C and 1 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)

USB

y 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

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

Realtek

Audio

ALC1220P Codec y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio y Supports S/PDIF output

Back Panel Connectors

y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port y 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports y 1x DisplayPort port y 1x HDMI™ port y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A port y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port y 1x LAN (RJ45) port y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports y 2x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors y 5x OFC audio jacks y 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector

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Speciﬁcations

Internal Connectors

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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 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port 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 5x 4-pin system fan connectors y 1x Serial port connector y 1x Front panel audio connector y 2x System panel connectors y 1x Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector y 1x TPM module connector y 2x 4-pin RGB LED connectors y 1x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connector y 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

Debug LED y 4x EZ Debug LED

I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip

y CPU/System temperature detection

Hardware Monitor

Form Factor

BIOS Features

Speciﬁcations

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

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

y 1x 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

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y Drivers y DRAGON CENTER y MYSTIC LIGHT y Nahimic Audio y Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) y CPU-Z MSI GAMING

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

 Audio Boost 4  Nahimic 3  Voice Boost

y Network

 GAMING LAN with Gaming LAN Manager  Intel CNVi WiFi

y Storage

 Twin Turbo M.2

y Fan

 Pump Fan  GAMING Fan Control

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Speciﬁcations

Special Features

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y LED

 Mystic Light  Mystic Light Extension (RGB)  Mystic Light Extension (RAINBOW)  Mystic Light Extension (CORSAIR)  Mystic light SYNC  EZ DEBUG LED

y Protection

 PCI-E Steel Armor

y Performance

 Multi GPU – SLI Technology  Multi GPU – CrossFire Technology  DDR4 Boost  Core Boost  GAME Boost  USB with type A+C  INTEL Turbo USB 3.1 Gen 2

y VR

 VR Ready

y Gamer Experience

 GAMING HOTKEY  GAMING MOUSE Control  APP Player

y BIOS

 Click BIOS 5

Speciﬁcations

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

Package contents

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

Motherboard MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC

Cable

Accessories

Application DVD Driver DVD 1 Documentation User Manual 1 Documentation Quick Installation Guide 1

SATA 6Gb/s Cables 2 LED Cable 1 Antenna Set 1 SLI HB BRIDGE M 1 M.2 Screw 2 Case Badge 1 SATA Cable Lables 1 VIP Card 1 IO shielding 1

Important

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

Package contents

Block Diagram

Switch

2 Channel DDR4 Memory

Processor

4x SATA 6Gb/s

2x SATA 6Gb/s

1x M.2

6x USB 3.1 Gen1

6x USB 2.0

PCI Express Bus

1x M.2

Switch

P/S2 Mouse / Keyboard

NV6797

Super I/O

DMI 3.0

PCH

Realtek

ALC1220P

(Rear + Front)

Audio Jacks

PCIe x1 slot

Intel I219

3x USB 3.1 Gen2

Block Diagram

Rear I/O Panel

PS/2

DisplayPort

Wi-Fi Antenna connectors

Audio Ports

LAN

USB 3.1 Gen2

USB 2.0

LAN Port LED Status Table

Link/ Activity LED

Status Description

Off No link

Yellow Linked

Blinking Data activity

Audio Ports Configuration

USB 3.1 Gen1

USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C

Speed LED

Status Description

Off 10 Mbps connection

Green 100 Mbps connection

Orange 1 Gbps connection

Audio Ports

Center/ Subwoofer Out ● ●

Rear Speaker Out ● ● ●

Line-In/ Side Speaker Out ●

Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out ● ● ● ●

Mic In

(●: connected, Blank: empty)

Optical S/PDIF-Out

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 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

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

Installing antennas

1. Screw the antennas tight to the antenna connectors as shown below.

2. Orient the antennas.

Rear I/O Panel

Overview of Components

SYS_FAN2

PCI_E1

PCI_E2

JBAT1

PCI_E3

JTPM1

PCI_E4

PCI_E5

PCI_E6

JAUD1

CPU_PWR2

CPU_PWR1

JRGB1

JRAINBOW1

SYS_FAN3

SYS_FAN4

SYS_FAN5

CPU Socket

JPWRLED1

JCOM1

CPU_FAN1

JUSB3

JCI1

DIMMA1

DIMMA2

JUSB4

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

JTBT1

JRGB2

JCORSAIR1 PUMP_FAN1

SYS_FAN1

ATX_PWR1

JUSB1

JUSBC1

M2_1

JUSB2

SATA▼1▲2

SATA▼3▲4

SATA▼5▲6 M2_2

JFP2 JFP1

Overview of Components

Component Contents

Port Name Port Type Page

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_ FAN1, SYS_FAN1~5

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_ PWR1

CPU Socket LGA1151 CPU Socket 27

DIMMA1/A2/B1/B2 DIMM Slots 28

JAUD1 Front Audio Connector 38

JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector 38

JCOM1 Serial Port Connector 39

JCORSAIR1 CORSAIR Connector 41

JFP1, JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 35

JPWRLED1 LED power input 42

JRGB1~2, JRAINBOW1

JTBT1 Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector 39

JTPM1 TPM Module Connector 39

JUSB1~2 USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors 36

JUSB3~4 USB 2.0 Connectors 36

JUSBC1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connector 35

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

PCI_E1~5 PCIe Expansion Slots 29

SATA1~6 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors 32

Fan Connectors 37

Power Connectors 34

RGB LED connectors 40

Overview of Components

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

Always unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing

the CPU.

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.

When installing a CPU, always remember to install a CPU heatsink. A CPU heatsink is necessary to prevent overheating and maintain system stability.

Confirm that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before booting your system.

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.

Whenever the CPU is not installed, always protect the CPU socket pins by covering the socket with the plastic cap.

If you purchased a separate CPU and heatsink/ cooler, Please refer to the documentation in the heatsink/ cooler package for more details about installation.

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

Overview of Components

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