MSI MS-7A31 Owner's manual

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Unpacking

1 to 2 LED Extension Y

Cable 80cm x1

Unpacking

Thank you for buying the MSI

®

X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM motherboard. Check

to make sure your motherboard box contains the following items. If something is

missing, contact your dealer as soon as possible.

SATA Cable x6

SLI Bridge

Connector

Drivers & Utilities

Disc

Motherboard User

Guide

I/O Shield

Motherboard

SATA Cable Labels

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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

DDR4 Memory

Graphics Card

SATA Hard Disk Drive

SATA DVD Drive

A Package of Screws

Phillips Screwdriver

Chassis

Power Supply Unit

CPU Fan

Thermal Paste

Quick Start

Preparing Tools and Components

AMD

®

AM4 CPU

4

Quick Start

Installing a Processor

1

2

3

6

4

5

7

8

9

https://youtu.be/Xv89nhFk1vc

5

Quick Start

Installing DDR4 memory

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

DIMMB2 DIMMB2

DIMMB1

DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMA1

1

2

3

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Quick Start

Connecting the Front Panel Header

http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI

1

2 10

9

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

RESET SW

JFP1

HDD LED

HDD LED -

HDD LED +

POWER LED -

POWER LED +

POWER LED

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Quick Start

Installing the Motherboard

1

2

8

Quick Start

Installing SATA Drives

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

1

2

3

4

5

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Quick Start

1

Installing a Graphics Card

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

2

3

4

5

6

10

Quick Start

Connecting Peripheral Devices

(7th Gen A-series/ Athlon™ CPU)

11

Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1

PCIE_PWR1

CPU_PWR2

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Quick Start

Power On

1

4

2

3

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Contents

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

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

Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 3

Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 3

Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 4

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

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

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

Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 8

Installing a Graphics Card ...................................................................................... 9

Connecting Peripheral Devices ............................................................................ 10

Connecting the Power Connectors ....................................................................... 11

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

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 16

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

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

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

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

Realtek HD Audio Manager .................................................................................. 23

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

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

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

PCI_E1~6: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 29

OC1: GAME BOOST Knob ..................................................................................... 32

JSLOW1: Slow Mode Booting Jumper .................................................................. 33

M2_1~2: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 34

U2_1: U.2 Connector ............................................................................................. 35

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

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1, PCIE_PWR1: Power Connectors .............................. 38

JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 39

JUSB3: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connector ............................................................. 39

JUSB4~5: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 40

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4: Fan Connectors ................................... 41

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 42

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 42

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 43

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Contents

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 43

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 44

FLASHB1: Flash BIOS Button ............................................................................... 44

POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 45

JLED1: RGB LED connector ................................................................................. 45

Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 46

DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 46

GPU LED ............................................................................................................... 46

Flash BIOS Button LED......................................................................................... 46

XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 46

PCIe x16 slot LEDs................................................................................................ 46

Fan LEDs ............................................................................................................... 47

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 47

GAME BOOST LEDs .............................................................................................. 47

Debug Code LED ................................................................................................... 48

Hexadecimal Character Table .............................................................................. 48

Boot Phases .......................................................................................................... 48

Debug Code LED Table ......................................................................................... 48

ACPI States Codes ................................................................................................ 50

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 51

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 51

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 52

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 52

EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 54

Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 56

SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 57

Advanced ............................................................................................................... 57

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

Security ................................................................................................................. 62

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

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

M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 69

OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 70

HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 71

A-XMP Operation .................................................................................................. 72

Software Description ........................................................................................... 73

Installing Windows

®

7 64-bit/ Windows

®

10 64-bit ............................................... 73

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 73

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 73

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Contents

LIVE UPDATE 6 ...................................................................................................... 74

COMMAND CENTER ............................................................................................. 76

GAMING APP ......................................................................................................... 80

RAMDISK............................................................................................................... 85

X-BOOST ............................................................................................................... 86

MSI SMART TOOL ................................................................................................. 88

GAMING LAN MANAGER ...................................................................................... 90

DRAGON EYE ........................................................................................................ 92

Nahimic 2 .............................................................................................................. 93

XSplit Gamecaster V2 ........................................................................................... 97

SteelSeries Engine 3 .......................................................................................... 101

CPU-Z.................................................................................................................. 103

RAID Configuration ............................................................................................ 104

Using AMD RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility ..................................... 104

Initialize Disks .................................................................................................... 106

Create Arrays ...................................................................................................... 107

Delete Arrays ...................................................................................................... 108

Swap Arrays ........................................................................................................ 109

Manage Spares ................................................................................................... 110

Change the Controller Options ........................................................................... 111

Booting the system from an array ...................................................................... 111

Pausing the boot sequence for warning messages ........................................... 111

Change the Staggered Spinup Count ................................................................. 112

Using UEFI to create a 2.2TB RAID .................................................................... 113

Installing RAID Driver ......................................................................................... 114

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 115

Regulatory Notices ............................................................................................ 116

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Speciﬁcations

Specifications

CPU

Supports AMD

®

Ryzen 1st and 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™

with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega

Graphics and A-series / Athlon™ X4 Processors for Socket

AM4

Chipset AMD

®

X370 Chipset

Memory

y 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB

y Supports DDR4 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667(OC)/ 2933(OC)/

3200(OC)+ Mhz *

y

Dual channel memory architecture

* A-series/ Athlon ™ X4 processors support a maximum of 2400 MHz. Please

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

Expansion Slots

y 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE_2, PCIE_4)

 RYZEN series processors support x16/x0, x8/x8 mode

 Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and A-series /

Athlon™ X4 processors support X8/x0 mode

 AMD

®

Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics processors

support x4/x0 mode

y 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE_6, supports x4 mode)

y 3x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics

y 1x HDMI™ 2.0 port, supports a maximum resolution of

4096x2160@60Hz*

y 1x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of

4096x2160@60Hz*

* Only support when using AMD

®

Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/

Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and A-series Processors

Multi-GPU

y RYZEN series processor

 Supports 2-Way NVIDIA

®

SLI

™

Technology

 Supports 3-Way AMD

®

CrossFire

™

Technology

y AMD

®

Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and A-series/

Athlon™ X4 Processors

 Supports 2-Way AMD

®

CrossFire

™

Technology

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Speciﬁcations

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Storage

AMD

®

X370 Chipset

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

y 2x M.2 ports (Key M)

 M2_1 slot supports PCIe 3.0 x4 (RYZEN series processor)

or PCIe 3.0 x2 (AMD

®

Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega

Graphics and A-series / Athlon™ X4 Processors) and

SATA 6Gb/s 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices

 M2_2 slot supports PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s 2242/

2260 /2280 storage devices

y 1x U.2 port

 Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 (RYZEN series processor) or PCIe

3.0 x2 (AMD

®

Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and

A-series / Athlon™ X4 Processors) NVMe storage

* Maximum support 2x M.2 PCIe SSDs + 6x SATA HDDs or 2x M.2 SATA SSDs

+ 4x SATA HDDs. Please refer to page 37 for M.2 slots with examples of

various combination possibilities.

RAID

AMD

®

X370 Chipset

y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage

devices

USB

y ASMedia

®

ASM2142 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

y AMD

®

X370 Chipset

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

through the internal USB connector

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

through the internal USB connectors

 7x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 Type-A ports on

the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal

USB connectors)

y AMD

®

CPU

 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on the

back panel

Audio

y Realtek

®

ALC1220 Codec

y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

y Supports S/PDIF output

LAN y 1x Intel

®

I211AT Gigabit LAN controller

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Speciﬁcations

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Back Panel

Connectors

y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port

y 1x Clear CMOS button

y 3x USB 2.0 Type-A ports

y 1x DisplayPort

y 1x HDMI

™

2.0 port

y 1x LAN (RJ45) port

y 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports

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

Internal Connectors

y 1x 24-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 1x 6-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 6x 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 USB 3.1 Gen2 connector (supports additional 1 USB 3.1

Gen2 Type C port)

y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector

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

y 4x 4-pin system fan connectors

y 1x LED connector

y 1x 2-pin Slow mode connector

y 1x TPM module connector

y 1x Front panel audio connector

y 2x System panel connectors

y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector

Internal Buttons

y 1x Power button

y 1x Reset button

y 1x OC Genie button

y 1x Flash BIOS Button

Jumper y 1x Clear CMOS jumper

Debug LED y 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED

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Speciﬁcations

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I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6795D Controller Chip

Hardware Monitor

y CPU/System temperature detection

y CPU/System fan speed detection

y CPU/System fan speed control

Form Factor

y ATX Form Factor

y 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.4 cm x 24.3 cm)

BIOS Features

y 1x 128 Mb flash

y UEFI AMI BIOS

y ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.8

y Multi-language

Software

y Drivers

y COMMAND CENTER

y LIVE UPDATE 6

y SUPER CHARGER

y GAMING APP

y RAMDISK

y X-BOOST

y MSI SMART TOOL

y GAMING LAN MANAGER

y Nahimic Audio

y XSplit Gamecaster V2

y Norton

™

Internet Security Solution

y Google Chrome

™

,Google Toolbar, Google Drive

y SteelSeries Engine 3

y CPU-Z MSI GAMING

y DRAGON EYE

y WTFast GPN*

 2-Month Premium License

 Multi-Server Network Optimization

 Advanced Lag Spike & Disconnect Reduction

* This offer is valid for a limited period only, for more information please visit

www.msi.com

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Speciﬁcations

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Special Features

y Audio Boost 4

y Nahimic 2

y GAMING LAN with Gaming LAN Manager

y Turbo U.2

y Turbo M.2

y Pump Fan

y Smart Fan Control

y Mystic Light Extension

y Mystic light SYNC

y EZ DEBUG LED

y DDR4 Steel Armor

y M.2 Shield

y PCI-E Steel Armor

y U.2 Steel Armor

y Golden Plated USB with type A+C

y VR Cover

y Multi GPU – SLI Technology

y Multi GPU – CrossFire Technology

y DDR4 Boost

y GAME Boost

y OC Essentials

y Lightning USB

y Front Lightning USB

y Military Class 5

y 7000+ Quality Test

y VR Boost

y VR Ready

y GAMING HOTKEY

y GAMING MOUSE Control

y Click BIOS 5

y Flash BIOS Button

y AMD FreeSync™ Ready

y AMD OverDrive™ Ready

y GAMING Certified

y SteelSeries Certified

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