MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC Service Manual
Z170I GAMING PRO AC
Rear I/O Panel
(MS-7980v1.0)
Mini-ITX Motherboard
Motherboard Components Overview
CPU Socket
PCI_E1
JPWR1
SATA5 SATA6
SYSFAN1
BAT1
JUSB1
JTPM1
JAUD1
M2_2
JBAT1
J1
JSPI1
CPUFAN
JCI1
DIMM1
DIMM2
JTURBO1
JPWR1
JFP1
SE1_21
JUSB2
JFP2
PS/2
DisplayPort
USB 3.1 Gen1
USB 2.0
Motherboard Specification
CPU Support
● Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/
i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and
Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151
Chipset
● Intel® Z170 Express Chipset
Memory Support
● 32GB
▶ Supports DDR4 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/
3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/
2400(OC)/ 2133 MHz
● Dual channel memory architecture
● Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
● Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile
(XMP)
Expansion Slots
● 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
Onboard Graphics
● 1x HDMI™ port, support a maximum
LAN Port
USB 3.1
Gen1
Wireless LAN / Bluetooth
Audio Ports
USB 2.0
resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz,
2560x1600@60Hz
● 1x DisplayPort, support a maximum
resolution of 4096x2304@24Hz,
2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz
Optical S/PDIF-Out
Clear CMOS
Storage
● Intel® Z170 Express Chipset
● 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports
● 1x M.2 port, supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA
6Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm length SSD
cards
● 1x SATAe port (PCIe3.0x2)
● Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID
10
● Supports Intel® Smart Response
Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology
and Intel® Smart Connect Technology***
** SATAe port is backward compatible with
SATA.
*** Supports Intel® Core processors on
Windows® 7 and Windows® 8/ 8.1.
Motherboard Specification
USB
● Intel® Z170 Express Chipset
▶ 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports
(4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available
through the internal USB connector)
▶ 5x USB 2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel,
2 ports available through the internal USB
connectors)
Audio
● Realtek® ALC1150 Codec
● 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
● Supports S/PDIF output
LAN
● 1x Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN controller
Wireless LAN / Bluetooth
● Wi-Fi/Bluetooth expansion module with Intel
Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 chip
Back Panel Connectors
● 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
● 3x USB 2.0 ports
● 1x WIFI/BT
● 1x Clear CMOS button
● 1x HDMI™ port
● 1x DisplayPort
● 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports
● 1x LAN (RJ45) port
● 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
● 5x OFC audio jacks
Internal Connectors
● 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
● 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
● 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
● 1x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2
USB 2.0 ports)
● 1x USB 3.0 conector (Supports additional 2
USB 3.0 ports)
● 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
● 1x 4-pin system fan connector
● 1x Front panel audio connector
● 2x Front panel connectors
● 1x TPM module connector
● 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
I/O Controller
● NUVOTON NCT5563 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
● CPU/System temperature detection
● CPU/System fan speed detection
● CPU/System fan speed control
BIOS Features
● 1x 128 Mb flash
● UEFI AMI BIOS
● ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.7, DMI 2.0
● Multi-language
Special Features
● DDR4 Boost Support
● PCI Express 3.0 Support
● Turbo M.2 Ready
● SATA Express Support
● NVMe / AHCI Driver Support
Enthusiast GAMING features
● Audio Boost 3
● Game Boost
● GAMING LAN
● GAMING APP
● Optimized Thermal Design
MSI Exclusive features
● Click BIOS 5
● Military Class 5
● Command Center
● RAM Disk
● Live Update 6
● M-Cloud
● ECO Center
● USB Audio Power
Form Factor
● mini-ITX Form Factor
● 6.7 in. x 6.7 in. (17.0 cm x 17.0 cm)
* These specication is subject to change without prior notice.
(MS-7980v1.0)2015/06/26
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