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Unpacking
1 to 2 LED Extension Y
Cable 80cm x1
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.
SLI Bridge
Connector
Drivers & Utilities
Disc
Motherboard User
Guide
I/O Shield
Motherboard
SATA Cable x2
CORSAIR RGB LED
Extension
Cable 50cm x1
Rainbow RGB LED
Extension Cable 80cm x1
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Unpacking
Antenna x2
(optional)
Case Badge
SATA Cable Labels
M.2 Screw x1
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Safety Information
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
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Quick Start
Installing a Processor
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3
6
4
5
7
8
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https://youtu.be/Xv89nhFk1vc
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Quick Start
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2
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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
DIMMB2 DIMMB2
DIMMB1
DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2
DIMMA1
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1
2
2
3
3
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Quick Start
Connecting the Front Panel Header
http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI
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2 10
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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
HDD LED
RESET SW
JFP1
HDD LED
HDD LED -
HDD LED +
POWER LED -
POWER LED +
POWER LED
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Quick Start
BAT1
Installing the Motherboard
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2
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Quick Start
Installing SATA Drives
http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc
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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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Quick Start
Connecting Peripheral Devices
Processor with integrated graphics
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Quick Start
Connecting the Power Connectors
http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4
ATX_PWR1
CPU_PWR1~2
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Quick Start
Power On
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Contents
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
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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
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Specifications
Specifications
CPU
Supports 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD
®
Ryzen™/ Ryzen™
with Radeon™ Vega Graphics / 2nd Gen AMD
®
Ryzen™
with Radeon™ Graphics and Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega
Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4
Chipset AMD
®
X470 Chipset
Memory
y
4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB*
Supports 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667Mhz (by JEDEC)*
Supports 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466 MHz
(by A-XMP OC MODE)*
y
Dual channel memory architecture
y
Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory
y
Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory
Expansion Slots
y 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E1, PCI_E3)
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
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.
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
y 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD
®
Ryzen™ processors
Supports up to 3-Way AMD
®
CrossFire™ Technology
Supports 2-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI™ Technology
y Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, 2nd Gen AMD
®
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics and Athlon™ with Radeon™
Vega Graphics processors
Supports 2-Way AMD
®
CrossFire™ Technology
Storage
y 8x SATA 6Gb/s ports* (from AMD
®
X470 Chipset)
y 2x M.2 slots (Key M)*
M2_1 slot (from AMD
®
processor) supports PCIe 3.0
x4 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD
®
Ryzen™, Ryzen™ with
Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD
®
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.
RAID
AMD
®
X470 Chipset
y Supports RAID 0, RAID1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage
devices
USB
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
®
I211AT Gigabit LAN controller
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Specifications
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WiFi & Bluetooth
(optional)
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)
Audio
y Realtek
®
ALC1220 Codec
y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
y Supports S/PDIF output
Back Panel
Connectors
y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
y 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
y 1x DisplayPort
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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Internal Connectors
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
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)
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. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
BIOS Features
y 1x 128 Mb flash
y UEFI AMI BIOS
y ACPI 6.1, SM BIOS 2.8
y Multi-language
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