Msi X470 User Manual

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Unpacking

Thank you for buying the MSI® X470 GAMING PRO CARBON AC/ X470 GAMING PRO

CARBON motherboard. Check to make sure your motherboard box contains the

following items. If something is missing, contact your dealer as soon as possible.

Motherboard

I/O Shield

1 to 2 LED Extension Y

Cable 80cm x1

Drivers & Utilities

Disc

SATA Cable x2

CORSAIR RGB LED

Extension

Cable 50cm x1

Motherboard User

Guide

SLI Bridge Connector

Rainbow RGB LED

Extension Cable 80cm x1

Unpacking

SATA Cable Labels

Case Badge

Antenna x2

(optional)

M.2 Screw x1

Unpacking

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.

Safety Information

Quick Start

Preparing Tools and Components

AMD® AM4 CPU

DDR4 Memory

SATA DVD Drive

CPU Fan

Chassis

SATA Hard Disk Drive

Thermal Paste

Power Supply Unit

Graphics Card

Quick Start

Phillips Screwdriver

A Package of Screws

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

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

Quick Start

2 10

JFP1

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

HDD LED

POWER LED

RESET SW

HDD LED

JFP1

HDD LED HDD LED +

POWER LED POWER LED +

Installing the Motherboard

BAT1

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

Processor with integrated graphics

Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1~2

Quick Start

Power On

Quick Start

Contents

Unpacking .............................................................................................................. 1

Safety Information ................................................................................................. 3

Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 4

Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 4

Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 5

Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 7

Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 8

Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 9

Installing SATA Drives........................................................................................... 10

Installing a Graphics Card .................................................................................... 11

Connecting Peripheral Devices ............................................................................ 12

Connecting the Power Connectors ....................................................................... 13

Power On............................................................................................................... 14

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 17

JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification .................................................................... 22

Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 23

Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 24

LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 24

Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 24

Realtek HD Audio Manager .................................................................................. 25

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 28

Processor Socket .................................................................................................. 30

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 31

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 32

M2_1~2: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 35

SATA1~8: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 36

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 36

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors ................................................... 37

JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 38

JUSB3~4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 38

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4: Fan Connectors ................................... 39

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................40

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 40

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 41

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 41

JRGB1~2, JRAINBOW1: RGB LED connectors ..................................................... 42

JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 43

Contents

Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 44

DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 44

PCIe x16 slot LEDs................................................................................................ 44

XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 44

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 45

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 46

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 46

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 47

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 47

System Status ....................................................................................................... 48

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

OC .......................................................................................................................... 54

M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 59

Security ................................................................................................................. 60

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

Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 63

Software Description ........................................................................................... 64

Installing Windows® 10 ......................................................................................... 64

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 64

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 64

APP MANAGER ..................................................................................................... 65

LIVE UPDATE 6 ...................................................................................................... 66

COMMAND CENTER ............................................................................................. 68

GAMING APP ......................................................................................................... 72

X-BOOST ............................................................................................................... 77

MYSTIC LIGHT ....................................................................................................... 79

MYSTIC LIGHT PARTY ........................................................................................... 83

SMART TOOL ......................................................................................................... 87

GAMING LAN MANAGER ...................................................................................... 89

Nahimic 2.5 ........................................................................................................... 91

AMD RAID Configuration ..................................................................................... 96

Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility .......................................................... 96

Initializing Disks ................................................................................................... 97

Creating Arrays ..................................................................................................... 98

Deleting Arrays ..................................................................................................... 99

Installing RAID Driver ......................................................................................... 100

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 101

Regulatory Notices ............................................................................................ 102

Contents

Specifications

Supports 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD

CPU

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

Chipset AMD

y4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB*

Memory

yDual channel memory architecture ySupports non-ECC UDIMM memory ySupports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)

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

y 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E1, PCI_E3)

Expansion Slots

y 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E5, supports x4 mode)* y 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

* PCI_E5 slot will be unavailable when installing M.2 PCIe SSD in M2_2 slot.

Ryzen™/ Ryzen™

Ryzen™

X470 Chipset

Supports 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667Mhz (by JEDEC)* Supports 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466 MHz

(by A-XMP OC MODE)*

 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD

Ryzen™ processors x16/ x0,

x8/ x8 modes

 Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen

AMD

Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors

support x8/ x0 mode

 Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics processor

supports x4/ x0 mode

Onboard Graphics

y 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of

4096x2160@30Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz*

y 1x DisplayPort, support a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz*

* Only support when using Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, 2nd Gen AMD® Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics and Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics processors

* Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB

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Speciﬁcations

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Multi-GPU

Storage

RAID

USB

y 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD

 Supports up to 3-Way AMD  Supports 2-Way NVIDIA

y Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, 2nd Gen AMD

Ryzen™ processors

CrossFire™ Technology

SLI™ Technology

Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics and Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics processors

 Supports 2-Way AMD

y 8x SATA 6Gb/s ports* (from AMD

CrossFire™ Technology

X470 Chipset)

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

 M2_1 slot (from AMD x4 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD

processor) supports PCIe 3.0

Ryzen™, Ryzen™ with

Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics) or PCIe 3.0 x2 (Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics) 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices

 M2_2 slot (from AMD

X470 Chipset) supports PCIe 2.0

x4 and SATA 6Gb/s 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices**

* SATA3 port will be unavailable when installing SATA M.2 SSD in M2_2 slot. ** PCI_E5 slot will be unavailable when installing M.2 PCIe SSD in M2_2 slot.

AMD

X470 Chipset

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

devices

y AMD

X470 Chipset

 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-C port

on the back panel

 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A port

on the back panel

 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available

through the internal USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors

 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

CPU

 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on the back panel

LAN y 1x Intel

Speciﬁcations

I211AT Gigabit LAN controller

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WiFi & Bluetooth

(optional)

Audio

Back Panel Connectors

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y Intel

Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168

 Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band (2.4GHz, 5GHz) up to 433 Mbps speed.

 Supports Dual Mode Bluetooth

2.1,2.1+EDR,3.0,4.0,BLE,4.2

 1 x M2_3 slot with E key (Wi-Fi mode)

y Realtek

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

y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port y 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports y 1x DisplayPort y 1x HDMI

™

port

y 2x WiFi Antenna connectors (X470 GAMING PRO CARBON

AC)

y 1x Clear CMOS button y 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports y 1x LAN (RJ45) port y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A port y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port y 5x OFC audio jacks y 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector

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Speciﬁcations

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y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector y 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors y 8x SATA 6Gb/s connectors y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.1

Gen1 ports)

y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector y 1x 4-pin water-pump-fan connector

Internal Connectors

I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6795D Controller Chip

Hardware Monitor

y 4x 4-pin system fan connectors y 1x TPM module connector y 1x Front panel audio connector y 2x System panel connectors y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector y 1x Clear CMOS jumper y 2x 5050 RGB LED strip 12V connectors (JRGB1~2) y 1x WS2812B Individually Addressable RGB LED strip 5V

connector (JRAINBOW1)

y 1x CORSAIR connector (JCORSAIR1)

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

Speciﬁcations

Form Factor

BIOS Features

y ATX Form Factor y 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

y 1x 128 Mb flash y UEFI AMI BIOS y ACPI 6.1, SM BIOS 2.8 y Multi-language

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Software

Special Features

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y Drivers y APP MANAGER y COMMAND CENTER y LIVE UPDATE 6 y SUPER CHARGER y X-BOOST y SMART TOOL y GAMING APP y MYSTIC LIGHT y GAMING LAN MANAGER y Nahimic Audio y Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) y CPU-Z MSI GAMING

™

y Norton y Google Chrome

Internet Security Solution

™

, Google Toolbar, Google Drive

y Audio

 Audio Boost 4  Nahimic 2.5  Voice Boost

y Network

 GAMING LAN with Gaming LAN Manager  Intel WiFi (optional)

y Fan

 Pump Fan  GAMING Fan Control

y LED

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

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Speciﬁcations

Special Features

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y Storage

 Twin Turbo M.2

y Protection

 PCIe Steel Armor  DDR4 Steel Armor  M.2 Shield  Audio Cover

y Performance

 Multi GPU-SLI Technology  Multi GPU-CrossFire Technology  DDR4 Boost  GAME Boost  USB with type A+C  AMD Turbo USB 3.1 Gen 2

y Stability

 7000+ Quality Test

y VR

 VR Ready

y Gamer Experience

 GAMING HOTKEY  GAMING MOUSE Control

y Certification

 GAMING Certified

JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification

Supporting CORSAIR RGB Products Maximum connection

Lighting PRO RGB LED Strip 7 HD RGB Fan 6 SP RGB Fan 6 LL RGB Fan 5

Speciﬁcations

Block Diagram

HDMI DisplayPort

2 Channel DDR4 Memory

CPU

4 x USB 3.1 Gen1

PCI Express Bus

PCIe x16 slot

1 x M.2

8 x SATA 6Gb/s

NV6795

Super I/O

PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard

SwitchSwitch

PCI Express Bus

6 x USB 2.0

PCIe

CHIPSET

Audio Jacks

4 x USB 3.1 Gen1

Realtek

ALC1220

1 x M.2

2 x USB 3.1 Gen2

PCIe x1 slot

Block Diagram

Rear I/O Panel

PS/2

DisplayPort

Wi-Fi Antenna connectors (optional)

USB 3.1 Gen1

Audio Ports

LAN

USB 3.1 Gen2

Optical S/PDIF-Out

Type-A

USB 2.0

Clear CMOS button

USB 3.1 Gen2

Type-C

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.

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 HD Audio Manager

After installing the Realtek HD Audio driver, the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the system tray. Double click on the icon to launch.

Device Selection

Advanced Settings

Application Enhancement

Main Volume

Profiles

Jack Status

Connector Strings

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 Profiles - toggles between profiles. 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.

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 (optional)

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

2. Orient the antennas.

Rear I/O Panel

Overview of Components

Processor Socket

CPU_PWR2

CPU_PWR1

JRGB2

CPU_FAN1

DIMMA1

DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

JCORSAIR1

PUMP_FAN1

SYS_FAN3

ATX_PWR1

SYS_FAN1

PCI_E1

M2_1

PCI_E2

PCI_E3

PCI_E4

M2_2

PCI_E5

JAUD1

JRGB1

JTPM1

SYS_FAN2

JCI1

BAT1

JUSB1

JUSB2

JUSB3

SATA2

SATA1

SYS_FAN4

JBAT1

JUSB4

SATA▼7▲8

SATA▼5▲6

SATA▼3▲4 JRAINBOW1

JFP2 JFP1

Overview of Components

Component Contents

Port Name Port Type Page

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4 Fan Connectors 39

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1 Power Connectors 37

DIMMA1, DIMMA2, DIMMB1, DIMMB2 DIMM Slots 31

JAUD1 Front Audio Connector 40

JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper 41

JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector 40

JCORSAIR1 CORSAIR Connector 43

JFP1, JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 36

JRGB1~2, JRAINBOW1 RGB LED connectors 42

JTPM1 TPM Module Connector 41

JUSB1~2 USB 2.0 Connectors 38

JUSB3~4 USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors 38

M2_1~2 M.2 Slots (Key M) 35

PCI_E1~5 PCIe Expansion Slots 32

Processor Socket AM4 socket 30

SATA1~8 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors 36

Overview of Components

Processor Socket

Distance from the center of the CPU to the nearest DIMM slot.

53.43 mm

Introduction to the AM4 CPU

The surface of the AM4 CPU has a yellow triangle to assist in correctly lining up the CPU for motherboard placement. The yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator.

Important

When changing the processor, the system configuration could be cleared and reset

BIOS to default values, due to the AM4 processor’s architecture.

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

the CPU.

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.

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

DIMM Slots

DIMMA1 DIMMB1

Channel A Channel B

DIMMA2 DIMMB2

Memory module installation recommendation

DIMMB2 DIMMB2

DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMA1

Important

Always insert memory modules in the DIMMA2 slot first.

Due to chipset resource usage, the available capacity of memory will be a little less than the amount of installed.

Based on processor specification, the Memory DIMM voltage below 1.35V is suggested to protect the processor.

Some memory modules 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 DRAM Frequency! to set the memory frequency if you want to operate the memory at the marked or at a higher frequency.

It is recommended to use a more efficient memory cooling system for full DIMMs installation or overclocking.

The stability and compatibility of installed memory module depend on installed CPU and devices when overclocking.

Due to AM4 processor/memory controller official specification limitation, the frequency of memory modules may operate lower than the marked value under the default state. Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

Overview of Components

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots

PCI_E1: PCIe 3.0 x16*/ PCIe 3.0 x8**/ PCIe 3.0 x4***

BAT1

* For 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD® Ryzen™ processors ** For Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD

Radeon™ Graphics processors ***For Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics processors

PCI_E2: PCIe 2.0 x1

PCI_E3: PCIe 3.0 x8*

PCI_E4: PCIe 2.0 x1

PCI_E5: PCIe 2.0 x4

Ryzen™ with

Multiple graphics cards installation recommendation (Ryzen™ Desktop processors)

x16

Overview of Components

Important

If you install a large and heavy graphics card, you need to use a tool such as MSI Gaming Series Graphics Card Bolster to support its weight to prevent deformation of the slot.

For a single PCIe x16 expansion card installation with optimum performance, using the PCI_E1 slot is recommended.

When adding or removing expansion cards, always turn off the power supply and unplug the power supply power cable from the power outlet. Read the expansion card’s documentation to check for any necessary additional

hardware or software changes.

PCIe bandwidth table

For 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD® Ryzen™ processors

Slot Single 2-Way 3-Way

PCI_E1 (CPU) @ 3.0 x16 @ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x8 PCI_E2 (PCH) 2.0 x1 2.0 x1 2.0 x1 PCI_E3 (CPU) ― @ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x8 PCI_E4 (PCH) 2.0 x1 2.0 x1 2.0 x1 PCI_E5 (PCH) ― 2.0 x4 ― 2.0 x4 @ 2.0 x4 M2_1 (CPU) 3.0 x4 3.0 x4 3.0 x4 M2_2 (PCH) 2.0 x4 ― 2.0 x4 ― ―

(─: unavailable, @: graphics card)

For Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, 2nd Gen AMD

Ryzen™ with Radeon™

Graphics and Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics processors

Slot Single 2-Way

PCI_E1 (CPU) @ 3.0 x8*/ @ 3.0 x4** @ 3.0 x8*/ @ 3.0 x4** PCI_E2 (PCH) 2.0 x1 2.0 x1 PCI_E3 (CPU) ― ― PCI_E4 (PCH) 2.0 x1 2.0 x1 PCI_E5 (PCH) ― 2.0 x4 @ 2.0 x4 M2_1 (CPU) 3.0 x4*/ 3.0 x2** 3.0 x4*/ 3.0 x2** M2_2 (PCH) 2.0 x4 ― ―

(─: unavailable, @: graphics card, *: for Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD

Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors , **: for Athlon™ with

Radeon™ Vega Graphics processors)

Important

PCI_E5 slot will be unavailable when installing M.2 PCIe SSD in M2_2 slot.

Overview of Components

Installing SLI graphics cards

For power supply recommendations for SLI configurations, please refer to the user guide of your graphics card to make sure you meet all the system requirements.

To install SLI graphics cards:

1. Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord, install two graphics cards into the PCI_E1 and PCI_E3 slots.

2. Connect the two cards together using the SLI Bridge Connector.

3. Connect all PCIe power connectors of the graphics cards.

4. Reconnect the power cord, power up the computer and install the drivers and

software included in your graphics card package.

5. Right-click the Windows desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel from the menu, click on Configure SLI, Surround, PhysX in the left task pane and select Maximize

3D performance in the SLI configuration menu, and then click Apply.

Overview of Components

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

M2_1

M2_2

Installing M.2 SSD

1. Loosen the M.2 riser screw from the

motherboard.

2. Move and fasten the M.2 riser screw to the appropriate location for your M.2 SSD.

Video Demonstration

Watch the video to learn how to use M.2 Shield.

https://youtu.be/NwtQBpkUazs

3. Insert your M.2 SSD into the M.2 slot at a 30-degree angle.

4. Secure the M.2 SSD in place with the supplied M.2 screw.

Supplied M.2 screw

30°

Using M.2 shield

We provide the M.2 shield on the M2_1 slot to help dissipate heat away from the M.2 SSD. Before installing the M.2 SSD for the first time, you need to remove the screw, lift the cover and remove the protective film and the round

rubber from the thermal pad.

Important

If you don’t need the M.2 shield, you can remove it.

Overview of Components

SATA1~8: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors

These connectors are SATA 6Gb/s interface ports. Each connector can connect to one SATA device.

SATA8 SATA7

SATA6 SATA5

SATA4 SATA3

SATA1

SATA2

Important

Please do not fold the SATA cable at a 90-degree angle. Data loss may result during

transmission otherwise.

SATA cables have identical plugs on either sides of the cable. However, it is recommended that the flat connector be connected to the motherboard for space saving purposes.

SATA3 port will be unavailable when installing SATA M.2 SSD in M2_2 slot.

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors

These connectors connect to the switches and LEDs on the front panel.

2 10

JFP1

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

Overview of Components

JFP2

1 Speaker - 2 Buzzer +

3 Buzzer - 4 Speaker +

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors

These connectors allow you to connect an ATX power supply.

8 4 1

1 Ground 5 +12V

2 Ground 6 +12V

3 Ground 7 +12V

4 Ground 8 +12V

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V

2 +3.3V 14 -12V

3 Ground 15 Ground

ATX_PWR1

131

4 +5V 16 PS-ON#

5 Ground 17 Ground

6 +5V 18 Ground

7 Ground 19 Ground

8 PWR OK 20 Res

9 5VSB 21 +5V

10 +12V 22 +5V

11 +12V 23 +5V

12 +3.3V 24 Ground

CPU_PWR1/ 2

Important

Make sure that all the power cables are securely connected to a proper ATX power supply to ensure stable operation of the motherboard.

Overview of Components

JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors

These connectors allow you to connect USB 2.0 ports on the front panel.

2 10

1 VCC 2 VCC

3 USB0- 4 USB1-

5 USB0+ 6 USB1+

7 Ground 8 Ground

9 No Pin 10 NC

Important

Note that the VCC and Ground pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.

In order to recharge your iPad,iPhone and iPod through USB ports, please install

MSI

SUPER CHARGER utility.

JUSB3~4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors

These connectors allow you to connect USB 3.1 Gen1 ports on the front panel.

10 11

JUSB4

1 Power 11 USB2.0+

2 USB3_RX_DN 12 USB2.0-

3 USB3_RX_DP 13 Ground

4 Ground 14 USB3_TX_C_DP

5 USB3_TX_C_DN 15 USB3_TX_C_DN

6 USB3_TX_C_DP 16 Ground

7 Ground 17 USB3_RX_DP

8 USB2.0- 18 USB3_RX_DN

9 USB2.0+ 19 Power

10 NC 20 No Pin

JUSB3

Important

Note that the Power and Ground pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.

Overview of Components

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4: Fan Connectors

Fan connectors can be classified as PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Mode or DC Mode. PWM Mode fan connectors provide constant 12V output and adjust fan speed with speed control signal. DC Mode fan connectors control fan speed by changing voltage. When you plug a 3-pin (Non-PWM) fan to a fan connector in PWM mode, the fan speed will always maintain at 100%, which might create a lot of noise. You can follow the instruction below to adjust the fan connector to PWM or DC Mode. However, with autodetection mode fan connectors, the system will auto detect the fan mode.

CPU_FAN1

(Default : Auto-detection

Mode)

Default DC Mode fan connectors

SYS_FAN1/ SYS_FAN2

Pin definition of fan connectors

PWM Mode pin definition

1 Ground 2 +12V

3 Sense 4 Speed Control Signal

1 Ground 2 Voltage Control

3 Sense 4 NC

Important

You can switch between PWM mode and DC mode and adjust fan speed in BIOS > Advanced > Hardware Monitor.

Make sure fans are working properly after switching the PWM/ DC mode.

PUMP_FAN1

(Default : PWM Mode)

SYS_FAN3/ SYS_FAN4

DC Mode pin definition

Overview of Components

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector

This connector allows you to connect audio jacks on the front panel.

2 10

1 MIC L 2 Ground

3 MIC R 4 NC

5 Head Phone R 6 MIC Detection

7 SENSE_SEND 8 No Pin

9 Head Phone L 10 Head Phone Detection

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector

This connector allows you to connect the chassis intrusion switch cable.

Normal

(default)

Using chassis intrusion detector

1. Connect the JCI1 connector to the chassis intrusion switch/ sensor on the chassis.

2. Close the chassis cover.

3. Go to BIOS > Security > Chassis Intrusion Configuration.

4. Set Chassis Intrusion to Enabled.

5. Press F10 to save and exit and then press the Enter key to select Yes .

6. Once the chassis cover is opened again, a warning message will be displayed on

screen when the computer is turned on.

Trigger the chassis

intrusion event

Resetting the chassis intrusion warning

1. Go to BIOS > Security > Chassis Intrusion Configuration.

2. Set Chassis Intrusion to Reset.

3. Press F10 to save and exit and then press the Enter key to select Yes .

Overview of Components

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector

This connector is for TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages.

2 14

1 LPC Clock 2 3V Standby power

3 LPC Reset 4 3.3V Power

5 LPC address & data pin0 6 Serial IRQ

7 LPC address & data pin1 8 5V Power

9 LPC address & data pin2 10 No Pin

11 LPC address & data pin3 12 Ground

13 LPC Frame 14 Ground

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper

There is CMOS memory onboard that is external powered from a battery located on the motherboard to save system configuration data. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumpers to clear the CMOS memory.

Keep Data

(default)

Clear CMOS/

Reset BIOS

Resetting BIOS to default values

1. Power off the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Use a jumper cap to short JBAT1 for about 5-10 seconds.

3. Remove the jumper cap from JBAT1.

4. Plug the power cord and Power on the computer.

Overview of Components

JRGB1~2, JRAINBOW1: RGB LED connectors

The JRGB1/2 connectors allow you to connect the 5050 RGB LED strips 12V. The JRAINBOW1 connector allows you to connect the WS2812B Individually Addressable RGB LED strips 5V.

JRGB2

1 +12V 2 G

3 R 4 B

JRGB1/2

JRGB1

JRAINBOW1

JRGB1/2

Extension cable

5050 RGB LED strips 12V

JRAINBOW1

1 +5V 2 Data

3 No Pin 4 Ground

JRAINBOW1

Rainbow RGB LED extension cable

WS2812B Individually Addressable RGB LED strips 5V

CAUTION

Do not connect the wrong type of LED strips. The JRGB1/JRGB2 connector and the JRAINBOW1 connector provide different voltages, and connecting the 5V LED strip to the JRGB1/JRGB2 connector will result in damage to the LED strip.

Important

The JRGB1/ JRGB2 connector supports up to 2 meters continuous 5050 RGB LED strips (12V/G/R/B) with the maximum power rating of 3A (12V).

The JRAINBOW1 connector supports up to 72 LEDs WS2812B Individually Addressable RGB LED strips (5V/Data/Ground) with the maximum power rating of 3A (5V).

Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the RGB LED strip.

Please use MSI’s software to control the extended LED strip.

Overview of Components

JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector

The JCORSAIR1 connector allows you to connect the CORSAIR Individually Addressable Lighting PRO RGB LED strips 5V or CORSAIR RGB fans with the CORSAIR fan hub. Once all items are connected properly, you can control the CORSAIR RGB LED strips and fans with MSI's software.

JCORSAIR1

1 +5V 2 Data

3 Ground

CORSAIR RGB Fan Connection

CORSAIR RGB fan

CORSAIR RGB LED Extension Cable

CORSAIR fan hub

Connect the SATA Power connector to power supply.

JCORSAIR1 connector

Important

Fans must start at 1 and continue in series. 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6. Any fan not connected in series will break communication and the RGB LED lighting function will not work.

CORSAIR Lighting PRO RGB LED Strip Connection

JCORSAIR1 connector

Important

Quantity of RGB Fans or Lighting PRO RGB LED strips supported may differ between models. Please refer to the motherboard specification.

CORSAIR RGB Fan and CORSAIR Lighting PRO RGB LED strip can’t be used at the same time.

Overview of Components

Onboard LEDs

DIMM LEDs

These LEDs indicate the memory modules are installed.

DIMM LEDs

PCIe x16 slot LEDs

These LEDs indicate the PCIe x16 slots status.

LED Color PCIe slot status

Red x16 mode White x8, x4, x1 mode

PCI_E1 LED

PCI_E3 LED PCI_E5 LED

XMP LED

This LED indicates the XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) mode is enabled.

XMP LED

Onboard LEDs

EZ Debug LED

These LEDs indicate the debug status of the motherboard.

CPU - indicates CPU is not detected or fail. DRAM - indicates DRAM is not detected or fail. VGA - indicates GPU is not detected or fail. BOOT - indicates the booting device is not detected

or fail.

Onboard LEDs

BIOS Setup

The default settings offer the optimal performance for system stability in normal conditions. You should always keep the default settings to avoid possible system damage or failure booting unless you are familiar with BIOS.

Important

BIOS items are continuously update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be for reference only. You could also refer to the HELP information panel for BIOS item description.

The pictures in this chapter are for reference only and may vary from the product you purchased.

The BIOS items will vary with the processor.

Entering BIOS Setup

Press Delete key, when the Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter Boot Menu message appears on the screen during the boot process.

Function key

F1: General Help list F4: Enter CPU Specifications menu F5: Enter Memory-Z menu F6: Load optimized defaults F10: Save Change and Reset* F12: Take a screenshot and save it to USB flash drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only).

* When you press F10, a confirmation window appears and it provides the modification information. Select between Yes or No to confirm your choice.

BIOS Setup

Resetting BIOS

You might need to restore the default BIOS setting to solve certain problems. There are several ways to reset BIOS:

y Go to BIOS and press F6 to load optimized defaults. y Short the Clear CMOS jumper on the motherboard.

Important

Be sure the computer is off before clearing CMOS data. Please refer to the Clear CMOS jumper section for resetting BIOS.

Updating BIOS

Updating BIOS with M-FLASH

Before updating: Please download the latest BIOS file that matches your motherboard model from MSI

website. And then save the BIOS file into the USB flash drive. Updating BIOS:

1. Insert the USB flash drive that contains the update file into the computer.

2. Press Del key to enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

3. Go to BIOS > M-FLASH > Select one file to update BIOS, select a BIOS file to

perform the BIOS update process.

4. After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will reboot

automatically.

Updating the BIOS with Live Update 6

Before updating: Make sure the LAN driver is already installed and the internet connection is set

properly. Updating BIOS:

1. Install and launch MSI LIVE UPDATE 6.

2. Select BIOS Update.

3. Click on Scan button.

4. Click on Download icon to download and install the latest BIOS file.

5. Click Next and choose In Windows mode. And then click Next and Start to start

updating BIOS.

6. After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will restart

automatically.

BIOS Setup

System Status

f System Language [English]

Choose the BIOS default language.

f System Date

Sets the system date. Use tab key to switch between date elements. The format is <day> <month> <date> <year>. <day> Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only.

<month> The month from Jan. through Dec. <date> The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. <year> The year can be adjusted by users.

f System Time

Sets the system time. Use tab key to switch between time elements. The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

f SATA PortX/ M2_X

Shows the information of connected SATA/ M.2 device.

Important

If the connected SATA device is not displayed, turn off computer and re-check SATA cable and power cable connections of the device and motherboard.

f System Information

Shows detailed system information, including CPU type, BIOS version, and Memory (read only).

f DMI Information

Shows system information, desktop Board Information and chassis Information. (Read only).

BIOS Setup

Advanced

f PCI Subsystem Settings

Sets PCI, PCI express interface protocol and latency timer. Press Enter to enter the sub-menu.

fPCI_E1 - Max Link Speed [Auto]

Sets PCI_E1 slot speed (from CPU) for matching different installed devices.

fChipset Gen Switch [Auto]

Sets PCI Express protocol of PCIe x16 slots (from PCH) for matching different installed devices.

[Auto] This item will be configured automatically by BIOS. [Gen1] Enables PCIe Gen1 support only. [Gen2] Enables PCIe Gen2 support only. [Gen3] Enables PCIe Gen3 support only.

fAbove 4G memory/ Crypto Currency mining [Disabled]

Enables or disables 64-bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space. It is only available if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding.

[Enabled] Allows you to utilize more than 4x GPUs. [Disabled] Disables this function.

fPCI_E1 Lanes Configuration

PCIe lanes conﬁguration is for MSI M.2 Xpander / MSI M.2 Xpander-Z / Other M.2 PCIe storage card. The options in this item will vary with the installed processor.

f ACPI Settings

Sets ACPI parameters of onboard power LED behaviors. Press Enter to enter the submenu.

BIOS Setup

fPower LED [Blinking]

Sets shining behaviors of the onboard Power LED. [Dual Color] The power LED turns to another color to indicate the S3 state. [Blinking] The power LED blinks to indicate the S3 state.

f Integrated Peripherals

Sets integrated peripherals' parameters, such as LAN, HDD, USB and audio. Press

Enter to enter the sub-menu.

fOnboard LAN Controller [Enabled]

Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller.

fLAN Option ROM [Disabled]

Enables or disables the legacy network Boot Option ROM for detailed settings. This item will appear when Onboard LAN Controller is enabled.

[Enabled] Enables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. [Disabled] Disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM.

fNetwork Stack [Disabled]

Sets UEFI network stack for optimizing IPv4 / IPv6 function. This item is available when Onboard LAN Controller is Enabled.

[Enabled] Enables UEFI network stack. [Disabled] Disables UEFI network stack.

fIpv4 PXE Support [Enabled]

When Enabled, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv4 protocol. This item will appear when Network Stack is Enabled.

[Enabled] Enables the Ipv4 PXE boot support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv4 PXE boot support.

fIpv6 PXE Support [Enabled]

When Enabled, the system UEFI network stack will support Ipv6 protocol. This item will appear when Network Stack is enabled.

[Enabled] Enables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support.

fSATA Mode [AHCI Mode]

Sets the operation mode of the onboard SATA controller. [AHCI Mode] Specify the AHCI mode for SATA storage devices. AHCI (Advanced

[RAID Mode] Enables RAID function for SATA storage devices.

fSATAx Hot Plug [Disabled]

Allows user to enable or disable the SATA hot plug support. [Enabled] Enables hot plug support for the SATA ports. [Disabled] Disables hot plug support for the SATA ports.

Host Controller Interface) offers some advanced features to enhance the speed and performance of SATA storage device, such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-plugging.

fHD Audio Controller [Enabled]

Enables or disables the onboard High Deﬁnition Audio controller.

BIOS Setup

f Integrated Graphics Conﬁguration (optional)

Adjusts integrated graphics settings for optimum system. Press Enter to enter the sub-menu.

fPrimary Video Adapter [PEG] (optional)

Selects a graphics device as the primary boot device. [IGD] Integrated Graphics Display. [PEG] PCI-Express Graphics Device.

fIntegrated Graphics [Auto] (optional)

If set to Force, BIOS will enable the integrated graphics controller.

fUMA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] (optional)

Selects a fixed amount of system memory allocated to the onboard graphics. This item will be available when Integrated Graphics is enabled.

f USB Conﬁguration

Sets the onboard USB controller and device function. Press Enter to enter the submenu.

fXHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

Enables or disables XHCI hand-off support for the operating system without XHCI hand-off feature.

fLegacy USB Support [Enabled]

Sets Legacy USB function support. [Auto] The system will automatically detect if any USB device is connected

[Enabled] Enable the USB support under legacy mode. [Disabled] The USB devices will be unavailable under legacy mode.

f Hardware Monitor

Sets the fan speeds. Press Enter to enter the sub-menu.

and enable the legacy USB support.

f Power Management Setup

Sets system Power Management of ErP and AC Power Loss behaviors. Press Enter to enter the sub-menu.

fErP Ready [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system power consumption according to ErP regulation. [Enabled] Optimize the system power consumption according to ErP

regulation. It will not support S4 & S5 wake up by USB, PCI and PCIe devices.

[Disabled] Disables this function.

fRestore after AC Power Loss [Power Off]

Sets the system behaviors while encountering the AC power loss. [Power Off] Leaves the system in power off state after restoring AC power. [Power On] Boot up the system after restoring AC power. [Last State] Restores the system to the previous state (power on/ power off)

before AC power loss.

BIOS Setup

fSystem Power Fault Protection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system to boot up when detecting abnormal voltage input. [Enabled] Protect the system from unexpected power operating and remain

[Disabled] Disables this function.

f Windows OS Configuration

Sets Windows detailed conﬁguration and behaviors. Press Enter to enter the submenu.

fBIOS UEFI/CSM Mode [CSM]

Select CSM (Compatibility Support Module) or UEFI mode to meet the system requirement.

[CSM] For the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or non-UEFI mode OS. [UEFI] For the UEFI driver add-on devices and UEFI mode OS.

fGOP Information

Shows the onboard Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) information. Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when BIOS UEFI/CSM Mode sets to UEFI.

fSecure Boot

Sets the Windows secure boot to prevent the unauthorized accessing. Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when BIOS UEFI/CSM Mode sets to UEFI.

f Wake Up Event Setup

Sets system wake up behaviors for different sleep modes. Press Enter to enter the sub-menu.

fWake Up Event By [BIOS]

Selects the wake up event by BIOS or operating system. [BIOS] Activates the following items, set wake up events of these items. [OS] The wake up events will be defined by OS.

fResume By RTC Alarm [Disabled]

Disables or enables the system wake up by RTC Alarm. [Enabled] Enables the system to boot up on a scheduled time/ date. [Disabled] Disables this function.

the shut down status.

fDate (of month) Alarm/ Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

Sets RTC alarm date/ Time. If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to [Enabled], the system will automatically resume (boot up) on a speciﬁed date/hour/minute/second in these ﬁelds (using the + and - keys to select the date & time settings).

fResume By PCI-E Device [Disabled]

Enables or disables the wake up function of installed PCI-E expansion cards, integrated LAN controllers or USB devices which are supported by third party integrated chips.

[Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from the power saving modes

when activity or input signal of PCIe device is detected.

[Disabled] Disables this function.

BIOS Setup

fResume by USB Device [Disabled]

Disables or enables system wake up from S3/S4 by USB device. [Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from sleep state when activity of

[Disabled] Disables this function.

fResume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system wake up by PS/2 mouse. [Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when

[Disabled] Disables this function.

fResume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]

Enables or disables the system wake up by PS/2 keyboard. [Any Key] Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when

[Hot Key] Enables the system to be awakened from S3/ S4/ S5 state when

[Disabled] Disables this function.

fHot Key [Ctrl+Space]

Selects a combination of keys as a hot key to wake the system. This item appears when you set the Resume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard to Hot Key.

f Intel (R) I211 Gigabit

Shows driver information and configuration of the Ethernet controller parameter.

USB device is detected.

activity of PS/2 mouse is detected.

activity of any key on PS/2 keyboard is detected.

activity of hot key on PS/2 keyboard is detected.

BIOS Setup

Important

Overclocking your PC manually is only recommended for advanced users.

Overclocking is not guaranteed, and if done improperly, it could void your warranty or severely damage your hardware.

If you are unfamiliar with overclocking, we advise you to use GAME BOOST function for easy overclocking.

The BIOS items in OC menu will vary with the processor.

f OC Explore Mode [Normal]

Enables or disables to show the normal or expert version of OC settings. [Normal] Provides the regular OC settings in BIOS setup.

[Expert] Provides the advanced OC settings for OC expert to configure in BIOS

Note: We use * as the symbol for the OC settings of Expert mode.

f CPU Ratio [Auto]

Sets the CPU ratio that is used to determine CPU clock speed. This item can only be changed if the processor supports this function.

f Core Performance Boost [Auto]

Enables or disables the Core Performance Boost (CPB). This item appears when the installed CPU supports this function.

f Downcore Control [Auto] (optional)

Sets the number of processor cores to be used. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this function.

BIOS Setup

setup.

f A-XMP [Disabled]

Please enable A-XMP or select a profile of memory module for overclocking the memory. This item will be available when the installed processor, memory modules and motherboard support this function.

f DRAM Frequency [Auto]

Sets the DRAM frequency. Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed.

f Adjusted DRAM Frequency

Shows the adjusted DRAM frequency. Read-only.

f Advanced DRAM Conﬁguration

Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. User can set the memory timing for each/ all memory channel. The system may become unstable or unbootable after changing memory timing. If it occurs, please clear the CMOS data and restore the default settings. (Refer to the Clear CMOS jumper section to clear the CMOS data, and enter the BIOS to load the default settings.)

f DigitALL Power

Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. Controls the digital powers related to CPU PWM.

fCPU Loadline Calibration Control [Auto]

The CPU voltage will decrease proportionally according to CPU loading. Higher load-line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance, but increase the temperature of the CPU and VRM. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this setting automatically.

fCPU Over Voltage Protection [Auto]

Sets the voltage limit for CPU over-voltage protection. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this setting automatically. Higher voltage provides less protection and may damage the system.

fCPU Under Voltage Protection [Auto]

Sets the voltage limit for CPU under-voltage protection. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this setting automatically. Higher voltage provides less protection and may damage the system.

fCPU Over Current Protection [Auto]

Sets the current limit for CPU over-current protection. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this setting 0utomatically.

[Auto] This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS. [Enhanced] Extends the current range for over-current protection.

fCPU Switching Frequency [Auto]

Sets the PWM working speed to stabilize CPU Core voltage and minimize ripple range. Increasing the PWM working speed will cause higher temperature of MOSFET. So please make sure a cooling solution is well-prepared for MOSFET before you increase the value. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this setting automatically.

BIOS Setup

fCPU VRM Over Temperature Protection [Auto]

Sets the temperature limit on CPU VRM for over-temperature protection. The CPU frequency may be throttled when CPU temperature over the speciﬁed temperature. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this settings.

fCPU Power Duty Control [Thermal Balance]

Sets the current of every VRM phase and the thermal conditions of every phase component.

[Thermal Balance] Maintains the VRM thermal balance. [Current Balance] Maintains the current VRM balance.

fCPU NB Loadline Calibration Control [Auto]

The CPU-NB voltage will decrease proportionally according to CPU-NB loading. Higher load-line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance, but increase the temperature. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this setting automatically.

fCPU NB Over Current Protection [Auto]

Sets the current limit for CPU-NB over-current protection. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this setting 0utomatically.

[Auto] This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS. [Enhanced] Extends the current range for over-current protection.

fCPU NB Switching Frequency [Auto]

Sets the PWM working speed to stabilize CPU-NB voltage and minimize ripple range. Increasing the PWM working speed will cause higher temperature of MOSFET. So please make sure a cooling solution is well-prepared for MOSFET before you increase the value. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure this setting automatically.

fCPU NB Power Duty Control [Thermal Balance]

Sets the current of CPU-NB VRM phase and the thermal conditions of every phase component.

[Thermal Balance] Maintains the VRM thermal balance. [Current Balance] Maintains the current VRM balance.

fVR 12VIN OCP Expander [Auto]

Expands the limitation of VR Over Current Protection with 12V input voltage. The higher expanding value indicates less protection. Therefore, please adjust the current carefully if needed, or it may damage the CPU/ VR MOS. If set to "Auto", BIOS will configure this setting automatically.

f CPU Voltages control [Auto]

These options allows you to set the voltages related to CPU. If set to Auto, BIOS will set these voltages automatically or you can set it manually.

f DRAM Voltages control [Auto]

These options allows you to set the voltages related to memory. If set to Auto, BIOS will set these voltages automatically or you can set it manually.

BIOS Setup

f Memory Changed Detect [Enabled]*

Enables or disables the system to issue a warning message during boot when the memory has been replaced.

[Enabled] The system will issue a warning message during boot and then you have

[Disabled] Disables this function and keeps the current BIOS settings.

f CPU Speciﬁcations

Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu displays the information of installed CPU. You can also access this information menu at any time by pressing [F4]. Read only.

fCPU Technology Support

Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. The sub-menu shows the key features of installed CPU. Read only.

f MEMORY-Z

Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu displays all the settings and timings of installed memory. You can also access this information menu at any time by pressing [F5].

fDIMMx Memory SPD

Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. The sub-menu displays the information of installed memory. Read only.

f CPU Features

Press Enter to enter the sub-menu.

fSimultaneous Multi-Threading [Enabled] (optional)

Enables/ disables the AMD Simultaneous Multi-Threading. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this technology.

to load the default settings for new devices.

fGlobal C-state Control [Enabled] (optional)

Enables/ disables IO based C-state generation and DF C-states.

fOpcache Control [Auto] (optional)

Enables/ disables Opcache. Opcache stores recent decode instruction to save the decoding time when the instruction is repeated. And it may increase the CPU performance and reduce the power consumption slightly.

fIOMMU Mode (optional)

Enables/disables the IOMMU (I/O Memory Management Unit) for I/O Virtualization.

fSpread Spectrum (optional)

This function reduces the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by modulating clock generator pulses.

[Enabled] Enables the spread spectrum function to reduce the EMI

(Electromagnetic Interference) problem.

[Disabled] Enhances the overclocking ability of CPU Base clock.

BIOS Setup

Important

If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for optimal system stability and performance. But if you are plagued by EMI, select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction.

The greater the Spread Spectrum value is, the greater the EMI is reduced, and the system will become less stable. For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value, please consult your local EMI regulation.

Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up.

fRelaxed EDC throttling [Auto] (optional)

Relaxed EDC throttling reduces the amount of time the processor will throttle the cores.

[Auto] AMD's recommendation [Enabled] Reduce the amount of time the processor will throttle. [Disabled] Part-specific EDC throttling protection enabled.

fAMD Cool’n’Quiet [Enabled]

The Cool’n’Quiet technology can effectively and dynamically lower CPU speed and power consumption.

fSVM Mode [Enabled]

Enables/ disables the AMD SVM (Secure Virtual Machine) Mode.

fBIOS PSP Support [Enabled] (optional)

Enables/ disables the BIOS PSP support. It manages PSP sub-items including all C2P/P2C mailbox, Secure S3, fTPM support.

fPower Supply Idle Control [Auto] (optional)

It allows you to select the power-saving control mode for the CPU when all cores are in a non-CO state. If set to Auto, BIOS will conﬁgure these settings.

BIOS Setup

M-FLASH

M-FLASH provides the way to update BIOS with a USB flash drive. Please download the latest BIOS file that matches your motherboard model from MSI website, save the BIOS file into your USB flash drive. And then follow the steps below to update BIOS.

f Select one file to update BIOS

Selects a BIOS file in the USB flash drive to update the BIOS. The system will reboot after updating.

BIOS Setup

Security

f Administrator Password

Sets administrator password for system security. User has full rights to change the BIOS items with administrator password. After setting the administrator password, the state of this item will show Installed.

f User Password

Sets User Password for system security. User has limited rights to change the BIOS items with user password. This item will be available when administrator password is set. After setting the user password, the state of this item will show Installed.

f Password Check [Setup]

Selects a condition that will request the password. [Setup] A password will be requested for entering the BIOS Setup.

[Boot] A password will be requested for booting the system.

f Password Clear [Enabled]

Enables or disables the clear CMOS behavior to clear a set password. [Enabled] The password will be erased after clear CMOS.

[Disabled] The password will always be kept.

Important

When selecting the Administrator / User Password items, a password box will appear on the screen. Type the password then press Enter. The password typed now will replace any previous set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. You may also press Esc key to abort the selection.

To clear a set password, press Enter when you are prompted to enter a new password. A message will confirm the password is being disabled. Once the password is disabled,

BIOS Setup

you can enter the setup and OS without authorization.

f Trusted Computing

Sets TPM (Trusted Platform Module) function.

fSecurity Device Support [Disabled]

Enables or disables the TPM function to build the endorsement key for accessing the system.

fAMD fTPM switch [AMD CPU fTPM]

Selects TPM device. This item will appear when Security Device Support is enabled.

[AMD CPU fTPM] Select it for AMD Firmware TPM. [AMD CPU fTPM Disabled] Select it for Discrete TPM.

fDevice Select [Auto]

Sets the version of the TPM device. The version must be identical with the device. Sets to Auto, system will detect the TPM 2.0 or TPM 1.2 model automatically.

f Chassis Intrusion Configuration

Press Enter to enter the sub-menu.

fChassis Intrusion [Disabled]

Enables or disables recording messages while the chassis is opened. This function is ready for the chassis equips a chassis intrusion switch.

[Enabled] Once the chassis is opened, the system will record and issue a

[Reset] Clear the warning message. After clearing the message, please

[Disabled] Disables this funcion.

warning message.

return to Enabled or Disabled.

BIOS Setup

Boot

The Boot Menu allows you to specify the priority of boot devices.

f Full Screen Logo Display [Enabled]

Enables or disables to show the full screen logo while system POST. [Enabled] Shows the logo in full screen.

[Disabled] Shows the POST messages.

f Bootup NumLock State [On]

Select the keyboard NumLock state upon bootup.

f POST Beep [Disabled]

Enables or disables POST beep.

f Boot Mode Select [LEGACY+UEFI]

Sets the system boot mode from legacy or UEFI architecture depending on OS installation requirement. This item will become un-selectable and will be configured automatically by BIOS when Windows 10 WHQL Support is enabled.

[UEFI] Enables UEFI BIOS boot mode support only. [LEGACY+UEFI] Enables both Legacy BIOS boot mode and UEFI BIOS boot

f FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities/ UEFI USB Key Drive BBS Priorities/ USB Key Drive

BBS Priorities

Sets device priority for system boot.

f Boot Option Priorities

These items are used to prioritize the installed boot devices.

BIOS Setup

mode.

Save & Exit

f Discard Changes and Exit

Exit BIOS setup without saving any change.

f Save Changes and Reboot

Save all changes and reboot the system.

f Save Changes

Save current changes.

f Discard Changes

Discard all changes and restore to the previous values.

f Restore Defaults

Restore or load all default values.

f Boot Override

The installed boot-able devices will appear on this menu, you can select one of them to be the boot device.

BIOS Setup

Software Description

Please download and update the latest utilities and drivers at www.msi.com

Installing Windows® 10

1. Power on the computer.

2. Insert the Windows

3. Press the Restart button on the computer case.

4. Press F11 key during the computer POST (Power-On Self Test) to get into Boot

Menu.

5. Select your optical drive from the Boot Menu.

6. Press any key when screen shows Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...

message.

7. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Windows

Installing Drivers

1. Start up your computer in Windows® 10.

2. Insert MSI

3. The installer will automatically appear and it will find and list all necessary

drivers.

4. Click Install button.

5. The software installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will

prompt you to restart.

6. Click OK button to finish.

7. Restart your computer.

10 disc into your optical drive.

Driver Disc into your optical drive.

10.

Installing Utilities

Before you install utilities, you must complete drivers installation.

1. Insert MSI

2. The installer will automatically appear.

3. Click Utilities tab.

4. Select the utilities you want to install.

5. Click Install button.

6. The utilities installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will prompt

you to restart.

7. Click OK button to finish.

8. Restart your computer.

Software Description

Driver Disc into your optical drive.

APP MANAGER

APP MANAGER is a handy management application for integration of MSI applications and software interface. Providing easy shortcut entrance and real-time update information of all the MSI software and applications.

APP list

Total Install/ Update Motherboard Information

y APP list - shows all the applications and software be supported by this motherboard.

An icon represents a entrance to the application.

 Colorful icon - a colorful icon means that the application had have been installed successfully and it is available. Double click on desired icon to access the application. A refresh icon update version.

 Gray icon - the icon with gray painting means that the application is not available and you have to install it if necessary. Double click on the gray icon and the update information will show. Click on the INSTALL button to install the application.

y Motherboard Information - shows the model name of motherboard. y Total Install/ Update - click on this tab to update/ install all the applications.

shows to inform you that the application has a

Important

Please note that, once you uninstall the APP MANAGER, all the MSI applications and software will be uninstalled simultaneously.

Software Description

LIVE UPDATE 6

LIVE UPDATE 6 is an application for the MSI® system to scan and download the latest drivers, BIOS and utilities. With LIVE UPDATE 6, you don’t need to search the drivers on websites, and don’t need to know the models of motherboard and graphics cards. LIVE UPDATE 6 will download the appropriate drivers automatically.

Download Options

Download List

Scan / Download / Total Installer button

System Information

Last Scanned Date

There are Live Update, History, Setting and System Information tabs at the top. You can click the tab to switch the control panel.

y Live Update - When you launch LIVE UPDATE 6, you will see the Live update tab at first. This tab allows you to select files to download. You can also read the relevant information by clicking the information icon

y History - shows the downloading history.

y Setting - allows you to specify the frequency that LIVE UPDATE 6 remind you to

update.

y System Information - displays the information of the system.

y FA Q - shows Frequently Asked Questions.

y Online Help - shows Online Help information.

on the right of the item listed.

Updating The System

This section describes how to update your system with LIVE UPDATE 6. Please follow the steps below:

Software Description

1. Select the Live Update tab.

2. Choose Automatic scan, system will automatically scan all the items and search

for the latest update files. Or you can choose Manual scan and select the items you wish to scan.

3. Click the Scan button at the bottom. It may take several moments to complete the

process.

4. When the download list appears, please select the items you intend to update.

5. Click Download button at the bottom.

6. When Save Path prompt, you can specify a download directory.

7. When downloading you will see the screen below. It may take several moments to

complete the process.

8. To install the applications, simply unpack the packages and install.

Total Installer

Total Installer is a convenient feature to simplify frequent installing procedure. To use Total Installer:

1. Scan updates in Live Update tab.

2. Check the Select All check-box you intend to update.

3. Click the Total Installer button. LIVE UPDATE 6 will automatically install them.

4. When prompted, click OK to complete the Total Installer procedure

5. Reboot your system.

Software Description

COMMAND CENTER

COMMAND CENTER is an user-friendly software and exclusively developed by MSI, helping users to adjust system settings and monitor status under OS. With the help of COMMAND CENTER, making it possible to achieve easier and efficient monitoring process and adjustments than that under BIOS. In addition, the COMMAND CENTER can be a server for mobile remote control application.

CPU TemperatureSystem Information

Feature Menu

Feature Title

Feature Control Panel

Previous Feature

Option Buttons

Profile Buttons

y Default - load the default values for the current feature.

y Apply - apply your changes.

y Save - store values in the file with individual file extension.

y Load - load the values from the file.

Important

Every time you shut down the system, the configured setting will be restored to the factory default. If you want to use the saved settings, you have to load it every time by clicking the Load and Apply buttons.

Profile

Buttons

Next Feature

Page Indicator

Resize Corner

CPU Frequency

CPU Frequency control panel allows you to change CPU Ratio and Base clock. You can see the current frequency of each CPU core on the top of the panel.

Software Description

CPU Fan

CPU Fan control panel provides Smart mode and Manual Mode. You can switch the control mode by

clicking the Smart Mode and Manual Mode buttons on the top of the CPU Fan control panel.

y Manual Mode - allows you to manually control the CPU fan speed by percentage.

y Smart Mode - a linear fan speed control feature. The control panel contains 4 dots allows you to drag and adjust the Smart Speed slopes. The fan speed will be changed along these lines with CPU temperature. The white dot will create strip chart in real time.

y System Fan Button - to open the system fan control panel in new window.

y Fan Tune Button - to automatically optimize the smart fan setting.

CPU Voltage

CPU Voltage control panel allows you to control the CPU voltage.

Manual Mode

Smart Mode

DRAM Frequency & DRAM Voltage

y DRAM Frequency - Shows the DRAM clock, ratio

and frequency.

y DRAM Voltage - Allows you to adjust the DRAM voltage. The risky values are displayed in red.

IGP Frequency & GT Voltage

y IGP Frequency - Allows you to adjust the IGP ratio,

and shows the IGP clock, ratio and frequency.

y GT Voltage - Allows you to adjust the GT voltage. The risky values are displayed in red.

Software Description

Option Buttons - Advanced

When click the Advanced button, The Voltage, Fan and DRAM icons will appear.

y Voltage - allows you to adjust advanced voltage values of CPU and chipset.

Fan - allows you to control the system fans speed.

DRAM - shows the current Advanced DRAM parameters, and allows you to change

the settings by selecting values from the drop-down menu on the right hand side.

Option Buttons - Setting

When click the Setting button, The Record, Warning and Mobile Control icons will appear.

y Record - allows you to monitor the status of voltage, fan speed and temperature in real time.

 To filter record charts, select the check box next to the items.

 When click the Play button, the chart pane will start to show the recording chart. If you want to check the value of a specific spot on chart, please move the orange vertical line to the spot.

 History Record stores the data and names with date and time.

 To make a history record: Select items and click the Record button. When finished, click the Record button again. The data will be stored in the drop-down menu.

 To load a record, click the drop-down menu and select one from the list.

 To delete a record, select the record that you want to delete, and click the Trash

Can icon.

Software Description

y Warning - contains fields of voltage, fan speed and temperature for you to set the

threshold values. When system detects the status over your settings, a warning message will pop-up.

y Mobile Control - is only available for the motherboard with the built-in WiFi module. It allows you to enable/disable the COMMAND CENTER Remote Server. Please refer to the instruction on the Mobile Control control panel.

y To start remote control: (optional)

1. Download and install MSI

COMMAND CENTER APP to your mobile device.

2. Enable COMMAND CENTER Remote Server on the Mobile Control panel.

3. Enable SoftAP Management.

4. Enter SSID and Password, and then click the Apply button.

5. Activate Wi-Fi

6. Run MSI

7. Find the IP address on the SoftAP Management Setting area, and enter the IP

address on your MSI

8. Press Refresh on the MSI

on your mobile device and connect to SoftAP with the SSID.

COMMAND CENTER APP on your mobile device.

COMMAND CENTER APP to link your system.

COMMAND CENTER APP to verify that monitoring and

OC functions are working properly.

Option Buttons - Information

When click the Information button, The Motherboard, CPU, Memory and HW monitor icons will appear.

You can click the icons to open the related information.

Gadget Mode

COMMAND CENTER provides a gadget mode to monitor the system status. You can switch between gadget mode and full mode by clicking the arrow icon

1. Click the Spanner icon

2. Select the check box next to the items.

3. Click the Close button.

on the top left.

y To arrange gadgets:

on the Gadget mode,

a configuration panel will slide out.

Software Description

GAMING APP

GAMING APP is an application designed to quickly control your system for improving gaming performance.

Remote Control Setting Button

Setting Button

Information Button

Cooler Boost

CPU Frequency

Control Mode Buttons

Gaming Function Buttons

GPU Frequency

Peripheral Device Function Buttons

y Setting Button - allows you to choose running GAMING APP when Windows starts or let GAMING APP to overwrite the VGA fan control function.

y Information Button - shows the information of this application.

y CPU Frequency - shows the current CPU frequency.

y GPU Frequency - shows the current GPU frequency.

y Control Mode Buttons

 OC Mode - apply turbo frequency to CPU and OC frequency to GPU.  Gaming Mode - automatically optimize the CPU ratio and the GPU clock.

 Silent Mode - reverts the CPU ratio and GPU clock to the default values. y Gaming Function Buttons - allows you to use OSD and Eye Rest functions. y Peripheral Device Function Buttons - allows you to set the Gaming Hotkey, Mouse

Master, VR Ready and Voice Boost functions.

y Remote Control Setting Button - available for the motherboards with built-in or

discrete WiFi module. It allows you to set up Name and Password to link the android device and the motherboard. Please follow the steps below to complete the remote control setting.

1. Download and install the MSI

GAMING APP APP to your android device.

2. Set up a set of Name and Password on the Remote Control Setting panel, and then click the Apply button.

3. Connect your android device and motherboard to the same local area network.

4. Run MSI

5. Press the Remote Control Setting icon on the MSI

GAMING APP APP on your android device.

GAMING APP APP to find the

paired device Name you set in the Remote Control Setting panel.

6. Enter the Password you set in the Remote Control Setting panel.

7. Finally, you can use the MSI

GAMING APP APP to control your motherboard with

the android device.

Software Description

OSD Setting Panel

Use the OSD setting panel to specify information within on-screen display (OSD).

y Apply Button - applies above settings to OSD.

Eye Rest

Eye Rest allows you to optimize the display on your monitor.

y EyeRest - reduces blue-light of your LED backlit screen, in order to protect your

eyes.

y Gaming - automatically increase contrast ratio of your screen. y Movie - automatically increase dynamic contrast ratio of your screen. y Customize - allows you to adjust gamma, contrast and color balance for your screen. y Default - loads the default settings.

Software Description

Gaming Hotkey

Gaming Hotkey provides instant control of the system through user defined hotkeys.

Categories Toggle

Hotkey Manager

Current Hotkeys

Gaming Hotkey ON/OFF

y Gaming Hotkey ON/OFF - allows you to turn ON/OFF the Gaming Hotkey function. y Categories Toggle - allows you to toggle over the Hotkey categories.

 Macro Genie - provides the keyboard and mouse macro record function and

allows you to define the hotkeys for the macro recorder.

1. Click on the Record button to start the keyboard and mouse macro recorder.

2. Click on the Stop button to stop the recorder.

3. Key-in a file name and set-up the parameter for the macro.

4. Finally, click on the Save button to save the recorded macro.

 Windows Keys - allows you to define hotkeys to replace Windows default

keyboard shortcuts.

 Login Keys - provides hotkey login function.

 MSI Smart Keys - allows you to define hotkeys for MSI Smart Keys. y Hotkey Manager - allows you to create, edit and delete hotkeys. y Current Hotkeys - shows all existing hotkeys.

Important

The Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, Window Home, Application and BackSpace

keys can not be used as Hotkeys.

Some key combinations are reserved for use by Microsoft Windows and can not be

assigned as a hotkey.

Software Description

Mouse Master

Mouse Master provides mouse macro function. You can also use it to change DPI of your mouse.

Delay Time

Macro Hot Key

Mouse Action

Action List

Edit Buttons Load Button

Save Button

DPI Setting Default Button DPI Hot Key

Test Area

Clear Button

y Delay Time - allows you to apply a delay time in mouse macro. y Macro Hot Key - allows you to assign a hotkey from A to Z to activate the macro. y Mouse Action - assigns mouse actions to the macro.

 New - captures the mouse coordinate and add to the macro.

 Left - add a left-click to the macro.

 Middle - add a middle-click to the macro.

 Left - add a left-click to the macro. y Action List - shows the actions of the current macro. y Edit Buttons - there 3 buttons for editing the macro.

 Run - activates the macro.

 Delete - removes the selected action from the macro.

 Clear - removes all actions from the macro. y Load Button - allows you to load a macro. y Save Button - allows you to save the macro to a file. y DPI Setting - allows you select the mouse DPI from the drop-down menu. y Default Button - reverts to the default DPI setting. y DPI Hot Key - allows you to assign a hotkey from A to Z to activate the DPI setting.

Please note that you muse hold the hotkey to keep the DPI setting. When you release the hotkey, the DPI setting will be reverted to default.

y Test Area - allows you to test the mouse movement. y Clear Button - clears the test area.

Software Description

VR Ready

It will optimize the performance of your system to ensure everything is VR Ready.

VR ON/ OFF

Applications

y VR ON/ OFF -enables or disables VR settings. y Applications - appears when you turn on the VR support. It allows you to close some

applications to optimize the system for better VR experience.

Voice Boost

Voice Boost function allows you to boost volume in voice communication tools.

ON/ OFF toggle

VoIP Selection

VoIP Setting

y ON/ OFF toggle -enables or disables Voice Boost function. y VOIP Selection - selects your voice communication tool. y VOIP Setting - adjust the volume ratio in voice communication tool.

Important

The Voice Boost function is only available with Nahimic 2.5/ 3 and voice communication tools (TeamSpeak, Raidcall, Skype, SkypeHost and Discord).

Software Description

X-BOOST

The MSI X-BOOST allows you to select the system performance mode to meet your current system environment or support faster storage access speed for your external storage or memory cards.

Easy

In Easy page, you can select one system performance mode to meet the current system environment.

Setting

Performance mode

Performance information

y Performance mode - moves over the mouse to any one of performance mode and

click on the ON button to enable it.

Important

The Customize mode is the default of system performance.

y Performance information - displays the system performance diagram of enabled

mode.

y Setting - enables or disables Run X-BOOST when windows starts.

Software Description

Advance

In Advance page, you can enable the USB SPEED UP, the STORAGE BOOST and VR BOOST.

Setting

Device information

y Device information - displays the information and current transfer rates/ access

speeds of USB/ storage devices.

y Setting - enables or disables Run X-BOOST when windows starts. y USB SPEED UP - supports faster data transfer rates of the USB storage devices. y STORAGE BOOST - supports faster access speed of storage device.

Important

Please note that you can only select one mode at a time from Easy or Advance page

as MSI X-BOOST function.

The improved transfer rate/ access speed will vary with the USB/ storage device.

Software Description

MYSTIC LIGHT

MYSTIC LIGHT is an application allows you to control LED lights of MSI products. For some earlier products, you can go to product download page to download the applicable LED control software.

Main Screen

The Main screen is used to configure what devices need to be synchronized and LED light effect options.

ON/ OFF All LED

SYNC PROFILE

Right hand side panel

Apply Button Save Button

Live Preview

y ON/OFF All LED - By toggling Off/On here, you

disable/enable all the LED on supported gaming gear, memory, graphics card and motherboard etc.

y SYNC PROFILE - In this section, you may apply different LED setting to your device.

 All Sync - Default: All the Sync device bubble would appear red.

To change the LED color & effect, use the panel on the right hand side to switch to different settings.

Please noted that for light effect, the option would be more or less depending on the devices you have, it will only list the light effects which are available for all included devices.

For the color section, you can always select a different color but it won’t apply to the device that does not have such color.

Software Description

You can also change settings for single device. To do that, you have to click the sync bubble twice and make it turn gray as below.

Then you go to DEVICE SETTING and click SETTING.

click SETTING

After that, the computer will open a different windows and you can modify LED there individually.

Note: The motherboard picture and name may vary according to different models.

 Individual - Default: All the Sync device bubble would appear black.

To change color for individual device, use the device setting panel below to lock on any device and click SETTING to customize the LED color/effect on it.

Software Description

You can save the current settings by clicking Save.

click SETTING

If you wish to customize multiple device at the same time, click the bubble until it turn red like below.

Use the LIGHT EFFECT & COLOR section on the main menu to make change.

Note: Currently only GTX 1080 Ti Lightning -/X/Z and GTX 1080 Ti Gaming -/X Trio supports Light Speed/Brightness and no device supports Direction.

 Profile01~03 - Save Sync profile settings. y Save Button - saves sync device settings and lighting effect settings to the current

Sync Profile.

Software Description

Motherboard Screen

The motherboard screen is used to configure the LED light effect of the motherboard.

SYNC ALL

Return Button

ON/ OFF ALL LED

PROFILE

LED AREA

Apply Button

Save Button

Motherboard Name

Live Preview

Light Effect Options

Note: The motherboard picture and name may vary according to different models.

y Return Button - returns to the main screen. y ON/OFF ALL LED - allows you to turn ON/ OFF all LED lights of the motherboard. y SYNC ALL - allows you to synchronize all LED light effect of the motherboard. y Motherboard Name - shows the name of the motherboard. y Live Preview - gives you the full experience of your configuration’s look, feel while

you are editing it.

y Light Effect Options - allow you to customize lighting effect of the sync devices.

 LIGHT EFFECT - allows you to change LED light effect.

 LIGHT SPEED - allows you to change LED light speed.

 BRIGHTNESS - allows you to change LED light brightness.

Note:

Currently only Z370 GODLIKE GAMING, H370 GAMING PRO CARBON and B360 GAMING PRO CARBON support Light Speed/Brightness.

 COLOR - allows you to select the color for single light effects (Stack, Breathing,

Flashing etc.).

y Apply Button - applies lighting effect settings. y PROFILE - manages sets of motherboard LED light effect settings. y Save Button - saves sync device settings and lighting effect settings to the current

profile.

y LED AREA - switches to the other LED area on the motherboard.

Software Description

MYSTIC LIGHT PARTY

This section allows you to control LED across different platform. The pre-requisite is that the platforms should all be connected within the same local network. Refer to device support list web page. https://www.msi.com/Landing/Mystic-Light-Party.

PARTY

Upon clicking PARTY, this window would pop out. On your master platform, click + to create a host group.

Click + to create a host group

Enter the group name (3~15 characters) and group array (13~30 columns, 5~30 rows) and click the CREATE button.

Software Description

The group has been created. The other computers in the same local network are able to join the group with MYSTIC LIGHT software.

DELETE Group Button

Control Group Button

Invitation Status Indicator

Group In/Out Status

 DELETE Group Button - deletes the group.

 Control Group Button - enters the group control panel.

 Invitation Status Indicator - appears when receive an invitation to a group.

 Group In/Out Status - shows Group In/Out status.

Joining Group

On your slave platform, click PARTY to open MYSTIC LIGHT PARTY interface and click In to join the network.

Software Description

JOIN Button

Group Control Panel

If everything is set up properly, you can see your slave platform on master platform MYSTIC LIGHT PARTY window.

APPLY button

Group Members Icon

Light Effect Options

Invite Button

Color Selection

At the panel below, you may apply different LED settings and color to the selected platform.

Please be aware of certain limitation on the devices such as if you apply green color to a red-only device, the LED will stay off since it has on such color or if you apply rainbow to a no-rainbow mode device, the LED will stay on constantly.

y Group Member Icons - displays members status, and you can select a member to

delete it in the DELETE pop-up window.

Light Color Member Serial Number

Selected Indicator (The red border)

Wi-Fi Indicator (Indicates that the device is connected over Wi-Fi)

DELETE the member

Software Description

y Invite Button - enters the INVITE screen. y Light Effect Options - allow you to customize lighting effect.

Off

Flash

Marquee

y Color Selection - allows you to change color.

Always on

Double ﬂash

Rainbow Sound beat

Breathe

Random

Inviting Member

Click the Invite button in the Group Control Panel to enter the INVITE screen. Select the device you want to invite and click the INVITE button.

INVITE Button

Software Description

SMART TOOL

SMART TOOL is a convenient tool that can help you to create your Windows installation USB flash drive, and it can also create a super RAID.

Main menu

After installing and activating SMART TOOL, it will display a main menu for you to choose Smart Tool or SUPER RAID. Note that the SUPER RAID is only available when your system equipped with at least 3 hard-disk drives (1 system disk and 2 data disks).

SMART TOOL

Before you can create your Windows installation USB flash drive, you’ll need to have your Windows Installation DVD or ISO file, and also have a minimum of a 8GB USB flash drive to create your installer. Be sure to backup files on the USB drive, this process will erase it.

To create the Windows installation USB drive:

Step1. Choose source folder

y In the Source folder box, click Browse button and select the file from the dialog box.

(This option will copy all Windows installation files.)

y Add USB drivers to USB pan driver option allows you to add USB driver on the USB

pen drive. This option appears depend on the motherboard you purchased.

Step2. Choose Storage device

y Choose USB storage and select your USB flash drive in the drop-down list. In case

the USB flash drive is not listed, click the Refresh Drive button.

y If you want to install Windows on the RAID drive, select the RAID driver version from

the drop-down menu.

y If you want to add NVMe drive for your NVMe SSD drive, check the Add NVMe driver

checkbox.

Important

You can also create an installer ISO image file by selecting the ISO destination in Step2, and then burn it onto the DVD. However, this method does not support RAID

driver.

Step3. Click the Start buton.

Software Description

SUPER RAID

This utility allows you to create a super RAID in Windows system.

To create a super RAID:

1. Use checkboxs to select the disks you want included in your RAID.

2. Choose Speed Up or Backup for RAID type.

y Speed Up = RAID0 y Backup = RAID1

3. Click Start.

4. When prompt Finish!, click OK.

Important

SUPER RAID can't includ the system disk.

Software Description

GAMING LAN MANAGER

GAMING LAN MANAGER is an utility for traffic shaping for the Windows 10. It can keep your internet fast during heavy upload/ download and improve your ping for online games. If your motherboard has a Wi-Fi module, GAMING LAN MANAGER provides virtual access point function for traffic shaping for your mobile devices.

y Applications - displays currently using network bandwidth applications. You can

prioritize Games, Medias or File sharing programs as high as possible.

y Performance - shows top 5 applications by total trafﬁc, allows you to monitor

network bandwidth usage.

y Network Test - allows you to setup bandwidth control. y Advanced Setting - allows you to expand RWIN to accelerate download speed. You

can also block IP address and setup virtual access point.

y Information - shows version information. y WiFi Analysis - shows wireless signal strength and information.

Software Description

Configuring Bandwidth

This section describes how to configure Internet Provider Speed. You can configure default internet upload and download bandwidth from the Network Test tab on the GAMING LAN MANAGER window.

Important

Before using the GAMING LAN MANAGER for the first time, you should use the Test Network Speed button which runs a speed test of your current total Internet bandwidth delivered through your Internet service provider.

To test the Upload and Download speed and conﬁgure bandwidth, please follow the steps below:

1. Click the Network Test block in GAMING LAN MANAGER.

2. Click Test Network Speed button. The test takes several minutes to test your

network speed.

3. Enter the testing results into Upload Speed and Download Speed fields.

4. Check the Enable Bandwidth Control to allow the GAMING LAN MANAGER to

manage the bandwidth.

Software Description

Nahimic 2.5

Nahimic 2.5 is designed to offer the best audio experience it contains 6 audio effects, 3 microphone effects, HD Audio Recorder2 and Sound Tracker.

Installation and Update

Nahimic 2.5 is included in the audio driver. If you need to install it or update it, please use the Driver Disc with your motherboard or download the driver from MSI’s official website.

Audio Tab

From this tab, you can access all of Nahimic 2.5’s audio effects, audio profiles and settings.

Device properties

Display & Volume

Mute

Profiles

Profile Editing Buttons

Audio Effects

EQ Profile Page

Reset Button On/Off Button

y Display & Volume - displays the type of audio rendering device currently being used

as output, as well as its current volume. This section can display the volume of the internal (built-in) speakers, headphones and external speakers.

 Mute - mutes the current audio output device.

 Device properties - allows you to change the format, sample rate, bit rate and

the channel gain of the current device (if these options are available for the current device). Clicks on this button and a device properties panel will show.

y Profiles - allows you to adjust the 7 audio effects to your current listening

experience. All profiles can be modified as you wish.

y Profiles Editing Buttons - allows you to create, edit, open, save and delete a profile. y Audio Effects - allows you to separately control any of the 6 audio effects.

 Bass Boost - Increases the energy in low frequencies up to +12 dB on a frequency

range optimized for the audio rendering device in use. Each audio effect can be disabled by clicking on it.

 Virtual Surround

 Gaming and Movies - virtualizes the multichannel audio stream and downmixes

it in order to retrieve a multichannel listening experience over your stereo headphones or speakers.

Software Description

 Music - expands the stereo for a wider sound stage. Each audio effect can be

disabled by clicking on it.

 Reverb - increases the feeling of space by applying different types of reverbs

corresponding to different room sizes.

 Treble Enhancer - Increases the energy in high frequencies up to +12 dB.

 Smart Loudness - maintains a constant volume for all elements of the audio

experience to making them all sound softer, balanced or louder.

 Voice Clarity - boosts the speech in movies, video games and incoming

communication from +0 through +12 dB (0 to 100%).

y Reset Button - restores the current profile to its default values. y On/Off Button - allows you to turn on and off all Nahimic 2.5’s audio effects in one

click.

y EQ Profile Page - by clicking the arrow button, you can also access a second page

that contains the x10 bands EQ and EQ profiles.

EQ Profiles

Custom EQ Profile

x10 bands EQ

 EQ Profiles - allows you to choose between 6 EQ profiles to fit your audio

experience

 Custom EQ Profile - you can change the x10 bands of the Custom EQ profile so as

to make it fit your current needs.

 x10 bands EQ - x10 bands EQ, from 32Hz to 16KHz.

Software Description

Microphone Tab

From this tab, you can access all of Nahimic 2.5’s microphone effects and settings.

Microphone

Device

properties

Display &

Volume

Loopback

Microphone Effects

Mute

Reset Button On/Off Button

y Display & Volume - displays the type of audio recording device currently being used

as input, as well as its current volume.

 Mute - mutes the current device.

 Device properties - allows you to boost the volume and modify the left/ right

balance of microphone. Clicks on this button and a device properties panel will show.

y Microphone Loopback - turns the microphone loopback On/Off. In order to avoid any

feedback (Larsen effect).

y Microphone Effects - allows you to separately control any of the 3 microphone

effects.

 Voice Shaper - applies a filter to the voice.

 Voice Leveler - levels the volume of your voice in order to avoid any saturation

and maintains a constant and clear communication. Voice Leveler can be adjusted with a 0 to 100% slider.

 Noise Reduction - removes the remaining sound that the Noise Gate has left on

top of your words and sentences.

y On/Off Button - allows you to turn on and off all Nahimic 2.5’s microphone effects in

one click.

y Reset Button - restores the default values.

HD Audio Recorder 2

From this tab, you can access the audio launchpad and HD Audio Recorder 2 settings.

Software Description

Audio

Launchpad

effects

Pad

Properties

Control page

y Audio Launchpad effects - allows streamers to use prerecorded sounds during a

livestream. These sounds can also be heard by viewers. This tool will allow you to create your true audio identity. That way, your livestreams will be more personal and animated. Thanks to the Audio Launchpad, you can trigger audio samples of your choice with your keyboard or gamepad during your streaming sessions. This tool is very simple to use: by clicking on a pad, you will trigger a sound.

 Pad Properties - every pad can be customized by clicking the properties button

that will appear in its bottom right when hovering over it with your mouse. On the Pad Properties panel you can choose:

 The sound assigned to each pad.  The keyboard hotkey assigned to each pad.  The color assigned to each pad.

 Config 1, 2 & 3 - allows you to prepare 3 completely different configurations so as

to adapt the Launchpad to the content you are streaming. Each configuration has 6 customizable pads. The 3 configurations are independent, meaning Config 1 cannot be used at the same time than Config 3.

y Control Page - by clicking the arrow button, you can access the control page.

 Audio Launchpad ON/OFF - switches the Audio Launchpad on or off.

 HD Audio Recorder 2 - The HD Audio Recorder 2 is, by default, automatically

launched when a broadcast recording session is detected. The launch of the HD Audio Recorder 2 enables HD audio processing over a recording without any need for adjustments. You can disable the HD Audio Recorder 2 by switching this option OFF.

 Pop-up message ON/OFF - switches the pop-up message on or off.

Software Description

Sound Tracker

The Sound Tracker is an FPS oriented feature that provides a visual indication localizing the source of the strongest sound while in a game. The Sound Tracker captions the 5.1 and 7.1 sound streams processed by your audio system, and is displayed in all applications and games using DirectX 9, 9c, 10 and 11. Please remember Sound Tracker is only available if you are using an audio device that supports Nahimic 2.5 effects.

Sound Tracker Effects

 ON / OFF button and hotkey - switches the Sound Tracker on or off.

 Hotkey - use the CTRL + SHIFT + S to turn ON / OFF the Sound Tracker.

 Remanence - adjust the remanence of the arrow. The higher the remanence

is, longer will be the delay the arrow takes to disappear after the last sound was played.

 Transparency - allows you to adjust the transparency of the Sound Tracker,

making it look more or less discrete.

 Scale - allows you to adjust the scale of the Sound Tracker, making it look bigger

or smaller.

 Color - Click the colored square to open the color edition window of the arrow.

You can apply the color you want to the arrow.

 7.1 Audio Test - launch a 7.1 audio sample allowing you to preview how the radar

will react in your game.

Software Description

AMD RAID Configuration

The following are the RAID levels supported by RAIDXpert2.

RAID 0 (Striping) breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard

RAID 1 (Mirroring) provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard

RAID 10 (Striped RAID1 Sets) uses four hard drives to create a combination of RAID 0

Volume (JBOD) provides the ability to link-together storage from one or several

RAIDABLE (also known as RAID Ready) allows the user to add more storage space or

RAID level comparison

drives. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance.

drives and provides enhanced read performance.

and 1 by forming a RAID 0 array from two RAID 1 arrays.

disks, regardless of the size of the space on those disks. Useful in scavenging space on disks unused by other disks in the array. Does not provide performance benefits or data redundancy.

create a redundant array after a system is installed.

RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10

Minimum # drives 2 2 4 Data protection None Excellent Excellent Read performance Excellent OK OK Write performance Excellent Good Good Capacity utilization 100% 50% 50%

Important

All the information/ volumes/ pictures listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix.

Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility

To enter the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility menu

1. Power on and press Delete key to enter BIOS Setup menu.

2. Go to BIOS > Advanced > Integrated Peripherals > SATA Mode and change setting to RAID Mode.

3. Go to BIOS > Advanced > Windows OS Configuration > BIOS UEFI/ CSM Mode and change setting to UEFI.

4. Press F10 to save configuration and exit, and then reboot and press Delete key to

enter BIOS Setup menu.

5. Go to BIOS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility sub-menu.

AMD RAID Conﬁguration

Initializing Disks

New disks and legacy disks must be initialized before they can be used to create an AMD-RAID array. Initialization writes AMD-RAID configuration information (metadata) to a disk.

Important

If a disk is part of an AMD-RAID array, the disk cannot be selected for initialization. To initial the disk anyway, delete the AMD-RAID array. Data on the disk is deleted during initialization so ensure the correct disks are chosen to initialize.

A legacy disk can contain valid data. When a legacy disk is initialized, all data on the disk is lost.

To initialize disks

1. As previously mentioned, enable RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility.

2. Go to BIOS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility > Physical Disk

Management > Select Physical Disk Operations > Initialize Disk sub-menu.

3. Select desired disks by changing the Physical Disk setting to Enabled.

4. Select OK, then press Enter.

5. Review the warning message, if you want to proceed, select YES, then press Enter.

6. Initialization takes 10 to 15 seconds per disk. During initialization, a complete

rescan of all channels is done automatically.

AMD RAID Conﬁguration

Creating Arrays

Arrays can be created after the disks are initialized.

Important

For redundant arrays, the Create process is not started until after the operating system and AMD-RAID OS drivers have been installed and the system has booted to the operating system. However, the arrays are immediately available to use for either a bootable array or a data array.

Array numbers are valid only for a given boot and might be different in the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility and RAIDXpert2. If a permanent label is required, use the RAIDXpert2 Web GUI Array Naming feature.

At any point in the procedure, return to a prior window by pressing ESC.

If the system is booted from an AMD-RAID bootable array, the first array in the Arrays section must be the bootable array. The system boots only from the first array in the Arrays section.

To create an array

1. As previously mentioned, enable RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility.

2. Go to BIOS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility > Array Management >

Create Array sub-menu.

3. Select the RAID level from the Select RAID Level drop down menu.

4. Enter Select Physical Disks sub-menu, select member disks by changing the

Physical Disk setting to Enabled.

5. Select Apply Changes, then press Enter to apply and go back to previous sub-

menu.

6. Change the Select CacheTagSize, Read Cache Policy and Write Cache Policy

settings according to your needs.

7. Select Create Array, then press Enter.

AMD RAID Conﬁguration

Deleting Arrays

Important

Deleting an array permanently destroys all data that is on the array. This action cannot be undone and it is very unlikely that the data can be recovered.

Do not delete the first array listed in the Arrays section, if it is the AMD-RAID bootable array. Doing this deletes the operating system and AMD-RAID files.

To delete an array

1. As previously mentioned, enable RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility.

2. Go to BIOS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility > Array Management >

Delete Array sub-menu.

3. Select the desired array and change the setting to Enabled.

4. Enter Delete Array(s) sub-menu.

5. Review the warning message, if you want to proceed, Select Confirm and change

the setting to Enabled.

6. Select YES then press Enter.

AMD RAID Conﬁguration

Installing RAID Driver

New Operating System Installation

The following details the installation of the drivers while installing operating system.

1. During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install

Windows click on Load driver button to install a third party RAID driver.

2. When prompted, insert the USB flash drive with AMD RAID Drivers and then click

Browse.

 To make an AMD RAID Drivers USB flash drive. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the

optical drive. Copy all the contents in \\Storage\AMD\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\

3. Navigate to the directory containing the saved AMD RAID drivers, then click OK.

4. Select the (rcbottom.inf) driver, click Next.

5. When prompted, click OK.

6. Click Browse and navigate to the directory containing the saved AMD RAID drivers

again, then click OK.

7. Select the (rcraid.inf) driver, click Next.

8. You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and Windows setup should

continue.

9. Leave the disk/ USB drive in the computer until the system reboots itself. Windows

setup will need to copy the files after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files.

AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite Installation

1. Set the SATA Mode to RAID Mode in BIOS

2. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive.

3. Click the Select to choose what happens with this disc pop-up notification, then

select Run DVDSetup.exe to open the installer. If you turn off the AutoPlay feature from the Windows Control Panel, you can still manually execute the DVDSetup.exe from the root path of the MSI Driver Disc.

4. Under the Drivers/Software tab, check the AMD RAID Drivers check-box.

5. Click the Install button.

6. When prompt you to restart, click OK button to finish.

7. Restart your computer and enter the Windows operating system.

8. Double-click the RAIDXpert2 icon to open the RAIDXpert2 Web GUI.

 Default credentials are:

 Username - admin  Password - admin

9. Change the credentials:

 Create new username and password

10. Re-log into the RAIDXpert2 Web GUI with the new credentials.

AMD RAID Conﬁguration

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Msi X470 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Unpacking

Safety Information

Quick Start

Preparing Tools and Components

Installing a Processor

Installing DDR4 memory

Connecting the Front Panel Header

Installing the Motherboard

Installing SATA Drives

Installing a Graphics Card

Connecting Peripheral Devices

Connecting the Power Connectors

Power On

Specifications

JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification

Block Diagram

Rear I/O Panel

LAN Port LED Status Table

Audio Ports Configuration

Realtek HD Audio Manager

Overview of Components

Processor Socket

DIMM Slots

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots

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

SATA1~8: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors

JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors

JUSB3~4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4: Fan Connectors

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper

JRGB1~2, JRAINBOW1: RGB LED connectors

JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector

Onboard LEDs

DIMM LEDs

PCIe x16 slot LEDs

XMP LED

EZ Debug LED

BIOS Setup

Entering BIOS Setup

Resetting BIOS

Updating BIOS

System Status

Advanced

M-FLASH

Security

Boot

Save & Exit

Software Description

Installing Windows® 10

Installing Drivers

Installing Utilities

APP MANAGER

LIVE UPDATE 6

COMMAND CENTER

GAMING APP

X-BOOST

MYSTIC LIGHT

MYSTIC LIGHT PARTY

SMART TOOL

GAMING LAN MANAGER

Nahimic 2.5

AMD RAID Configuration

Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility

Initializing Disks

Creating Arrays

Deleting Arrays

Installing RAID Driver