MSI MS-7C36 Owner's manual

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Motherboards
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Owner's manual

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Quick Start
Quick Start
Thank you for purchasing the MSI
®
PRESTIGE X570 CREATION motherboard. This
Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your
computer. Some of the installations also provide video demonstrations. Please link to
the URL to watch it with the web browser on your phone or tablet. You may have even
link to the URL by scanning the QR code.
Preparing Tools and Components
DDR4 Memory
Graphics Card
SATA Hard Disk Drive
SATA DVD Drive
Phillips Screwdriver
Chassis
Power Supply Unit
A Package of Screws
Thermal Paste
CPU Fan
AMD
®
AM4 CPU
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Quick Start
Safety Information
y The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic
discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful
computer assembly.
y Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause
the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.
y Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.
y It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when
handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage. If an ESD wrist strap is
not available, discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal object
before handling the motherboard.
y Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static pad
whenever the motherboard is not installed.
y Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal
components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.
y Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause
permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.
y If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer
technician.
y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet
before installing or removing any computer component.
y Keep this user guide for future reference.
y Keep this motherboard away from humidity.
y Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on the
PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.
y Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything
over the power cord.
y All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.
y If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service
personnel:
Liquid has penetrated into the computer.
The motherboard has been exposed to moisture.
The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user
guide.
The motherboard has been dropped and damaged.
The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.
y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may damage
the motherboard.
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Quick Start
Installing a Processor
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2
3
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4
5
7
8
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https://youtu.be/Xv89nhFk1vc
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Quick Start
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2
3
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.
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Quick Start
Installing DDR4 memory
http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs
DIMMA2 DIMMA2
DIMMB2
DIMMA1
DIMMA2
DIMMB1
DIMMB2
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Quick Start
HDD LED
RESET SW
Connecting the Front Panel Header
http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI
JFP1
HDD LED
HDD LED -
HDD LED +
POWER LED -
POWER LED +
POWER LED
1
2 10
9
+
+
+-
--
-
+
Power LED
HDD LED Reset Switch
Reserved
Power Switch
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
RESET SW
POWER SW
POWER LED+
POWER LED-
HDD LED
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Quick Start
Installing the Motherboard
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2
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Quick Start
Connecting the Power Connectors
http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4
ATX_PWR1
CPU_PWR1
CPU_PWR2
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Quick Start
Installing SATA Drives
http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc
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2
3
4
5
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Quick Start
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Installing a Graphics Card
http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A
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3
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5
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Quick Start
Connecting Peripheral Devices
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Quick Start
Power On
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3
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Contents
Contents
Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 1
Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 1
Safety Information .................................................................................................. 2
Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 3
Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 5
Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 6
Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 7
Connecting the Power Connectors ......................................................................... 8
Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 9
Installing a Graphics Card .................................................................................... 10
Connecting Peripheral Devices ............................................................................ 11
Power On............................................................................................................... 12
Specifications ....................................................................................................... 16
JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification .................................................................... 21
Package contents................................................................................................. 22
Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 23
Rear I/O Panel ...................................................................................................... 24
LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 24
Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 24
Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 25
Overview of Components .................................................................................... 28
CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 30
DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 31
PCI_E1~7: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 32
M2_1~2: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 35
JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 36
JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 39
SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 39
CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors ................................................... 40
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~7: Fan Connectors ................................... 41
T_SEN1~2: Thermal Sensor Connectors ............................................................. 42
JUSB5: USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Connector ............................................................. 42
JUSB3~4: USB 3.2 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 43
JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 43
POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 44
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 44
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 45
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Contents
JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 45
JRGB1: RGB LED connector ................................................................................. 46
JRAINBOW1~2: Addressable RGB LED connectors ............................................. 47
JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 48
Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 49
EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 49
A-XMP LED ........................................................................................................... 49
JPWRLED1: LED power input ............................................................................... 49
CPU Power LED .................................................................................................... 50
Debug Code LED ................................................................................................... 51
Hexadecimal Character Table .............................................................................. 51
Boot Phases .......................................................................................................... 51
Debug Code LED Table ......................................................................................... 51
ACPI States Codes ................................................................................................ 55
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 56
Installing Windows
®
10 ......................................................................................... 56
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 56
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 56
BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 57
Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 57
Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 58
Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 58
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 59
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 61
SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 62
Advanced ............................................................................................................... 62
Boot ....................................................................................................................... 67
Security ................................................................................................................. 68
Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 69
OC .......................................................................................................................... 70
M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 73
OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 74
HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 75
Nahimic 3 ............................................................................................................. 76
Installation and Update ........................................................................................ 76
Audio Tab .............................................................................................................. 76
Microphone Tab .................................................................................................... 77
Sound Tracker Tab ................................................................................................ 78
Settings Tab .......................................................................................................... 78
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Contents
AMD RAID Configuration ..................................................................................... 79
Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility .......................................................... 79
Initializing Disks ................................................................................................... 80
Creating Arrays ..................................................................................................... 81
Deleting Arrays ..................................................................................................... 82
Installing RAID Driver ........................................................................................... 83
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 84
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Specifications
Specifications
CPU
Supports 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ / Ryzen™ with
Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with
Radeon™ Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4
Chipset AMD
®
X570 Chipset
Memory
y 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB (depending
on the processor)
Supports 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2666Mhz by JEDEC, 2666/
2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466/ 3600/ 3733 /3866/
4000/ 4133/ 4266/ 4400/ 4533 by A-XMP OC mode
y Dual channel memory architecture
y Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory
y Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
y
Supports un-buffered memory
* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
Expansion Slot
y 2x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E2, PCI_E5)
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ support PCIe 4.0 x16/x0, x8/x8
mode
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ support PCIe 3.0x16/x0, x8/x8
mode
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics support PCIe 3.0 x8/x0
mode
y 1x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E7, supports x4 mode)
y 4x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
*The speeds may vary for different devices
Multi-GPU
y Supports 2-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI
Technology
y Supports 3-Way AMD
®
CrossFire
Technology
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Specifications
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Storage
y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
SATA1~SATA4 ports (from AMD
®
X570 Chipset)
SATA5~SATA6 ports (from ASMedia ASM1061)
y 2x M.2 slots (Key M)*
M2_1 slot (from AMD
®
Processor) supports PCIe
4.0 x4 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or PCIe 3.0 x4 (2nd Gen
AMD Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics)
2242/2260/2280 storage devices
M2_2 slot (from AMD
®
X570 Chipset) supports PCIe 4.0
x4 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or PCIe 3.0 x4 (2nd Gen AMD
Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics) and SATA
6Gb/s 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
*The speeds may vary for different devices
RAID
y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for X570 Chipset
SATA storage devices
y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe
storage devices
LAN
y 1x Intel
®
I211AT Gigabit LAN controller
y 1x Aquantia
®
AQC107 10-Gigabit LAN controller
WiFi & Bluetooth
Intel
®
Wi-Fi 6 AX200
y The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2_WIFI1 (Key-E) slot
y Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, MU-MINO Rx, 2.4GHz-
5GHz (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
y Supports Bluetooth
®
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USB
y AMD
®
X570 Chipset
1x USB 3.2 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-C
internal connector
12x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (8 Type-A
ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the
internal USB 3.2 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
®
Processor
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™) or USB 3.2
Gen1 (2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™
Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™
Graphics) Type-A and Type-C port on the back panel
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on the
back panel
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Specifications
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Audio
1x Realtek
®
ALC1220 Codec
y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
y Supports S/PDIF output
Back Panel
Connectors
y 1x Clear CMOS button
y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
y 2x USB 2.0 ports
y 2x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors
y 10x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports
y 1x Gigabit LAN (RJ45) port
y 1x 10-Gigabit LAN (RJ45) port
y 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A & Type-C port (depending on the
processor)
y 5x OFC audio jacks
y 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
Internal Connectors
y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
y 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
y 2x M.2 slots (M-Key)
y 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port
y 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2
Gen1 ports)
y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0
ports)
y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
y 1x 4-pin Water Pump connector
y 7x 4-pin system fan connectors
y 1x Front panel audio connector
y 2x System panel connectors
y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
y 1x TPM module connector
y 2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors
y 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
y 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
y 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
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Specifications
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Internal Buttons
y 1x Power button
y 1x Reset button
Debug LED
y 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
y 4x EZ Debug LED
I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
y CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
y CPU/System/Chipset fan speed detection
y CPU/System/Chipset fan speed control
Form Factor
y E-ATX Form Factor
y 12 in. x 10.7 in. (30.5 cm x 27.2 cm)
BIOS Features
y 1x 256 Mb flash
y UEFI AMI BIOS
y ACPI 6.1, SMBIOS 2.8
y Multi-language
Software
y Drivers
y CREATOR CENTER
y Nahimic Audio
y CPU-Z MSI GAMING
y MSI App Player (BlueStacks)
y Google Chrome™, Google Toolbar, Google Drive
y Norton™ Internet Security Solution
Creator Center
Features
y CREATOR OPTIMIZATION
y High Performance
y Hardware Monitor
y LAN Manager
y True Color
y Mystic Light
y Live update
Please refer to http://download.msi.
com/manual/mb/CREATORCENTER.
pdf for more details.
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Specifications
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Special Features
y Audio
Audio Boost 4
Nahimic 3
Voice Boost
y Network
10G SUPER LAN
GAMING LAN with Gaming LAN Manager
Intel WiFi
y Storage
Lightning Gen4 M.2
Twin M.2
y Cooling
FROZR Heatsink Design
Propeller Blade Technology
M.2 Shield FROZR
Extended Heatsink Design
Pump Fan
Gaming Fan Control
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