MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC User manual

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Quick Start

DDR4 Memory

Graphics Card

SATA Hard Disk Drive

SATA DVD Drive

Phillips Screwdriver

Chassis

Power Supply Unit

A Package of Screws

Thermal Paste

Quick Start

Thank you for purchasing the MSI

®

MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC 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

Intel

®

LGA 1151 CPU

CPU Fan

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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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Safety Information

https://youtu.be/4ce91YC3Oww

Installing a Processor

1

2

3

6

4

5

7

8

9

4

Safety Information

Installing DDR4 memory

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

DIMMB2 DIMMB2

DIMMB1

DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMA1

1

2

3

5

Safety Information

Connecting the Front Panel Header

http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI

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

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

6

Safety Information

Installing the Motherboard

2

1

7

Safety Information

Installing SATA Drives

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

1

2

3

4

5

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Safety Information

1

Installing a Graphics Card

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

2

3

4

5

6

9

Safety Information

Connecting Peripheral Devices

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Safety Information

Connecting the Power Connectors

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1

CPU_PWR2

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Safety Information

Power On

1

4

2

3

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Contents

Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 1

Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 1

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

Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 3

Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 4

Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 5

Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 6

Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 7

Installing a Graphics Card ...................................................................................... 8

Connecting Peripheral Devices .............................................................................. 9

Connecting the Power Connectors ....................................................................... 10

Power On............................................................................................................... 11

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 15

JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification .................................................................... 20

Package contents................................................................................................. 20

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

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

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

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

Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 23

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 26

Component Contents ............................................................................................ 27

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 28

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 29

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 30

M2_1~2: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 32

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 33

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors ................................................... 35

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

JUSBC1: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connector .......................................................... 36

JUSB1~2: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 37

JUSB3~4: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 37

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~5: Fan Connectors ................................... 38

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 39

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 39

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 40

JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 40

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Contents

JTBT1: Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector ...................................................... 40

JRGB1~2, JRAINBOW1: RGB LED connectors ..................................................... 41

JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 42

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 43

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

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 44

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

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

JPWRLED1: LED power input ............................................................................... 44

Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 45

Installing Windows

®

10 ......................................................................................... 45

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 45

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 45

MYSTIC LIGHT ...................................................................................................... 46

Device LED effect control screen ......................................................................... 46

Nahimic 3 ............................................................................................................. 49

Installation and Update ........................................................................................ 49

Audio Tab .............................................................................................................. 49

Microphone Tab .................................................................................................... 50

Sound Tracker Tab ................................................................................................ 51

Settings Tab .......................................................................................................... 51

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 52

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 52

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 53

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 53

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

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

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

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

Boot ....................................................................................................................... 64

Security ................................................................................................................. 65

Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 66

OC .......................................................................................................................... 67

M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 73

OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 74

HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 75

RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. 76

Enabling Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology........................................................... 76

Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 77

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Contents

Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................... 78

Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ............................................................................... 79

Rebuilding RAID Array .......................................................................................... 80

Installing RAID Driver ........................................................................................... 81

Installing Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology Software .......................................... 81

Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Configuration .............................................................. 82

System Requirements ......................................................................................... 82

Installing the Intel

®

Optane™ memory ................................................................ 82

Removing the Intel

®

Optane™ memory ............................................................... 84

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 85

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Speciﬁcations

Specifications

CPU

Supports Intel

®

Core™ 9000 Series family/ 8th Gen Intel

®

Core™ / Pentium

®

Gold / Celeron

®

processors for LGA 1151

socket

* Please go to www.intel.com for more compatibility information.

Chipset Intel

®

Z390 Chipset

Memory

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

y Supports DDR4 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/

4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/

3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)

/ 2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz*

y Supports Dual-Channel mode

y Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

y Supports Intel

®

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

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

Expansion Slot

y 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)

y 3x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics

y 1x HDMI™ port 1.4, supports a maximum resolution of

4096x2160@24Hz

y 1x DisplayPort port 1.2, supports a maximum resolution of

4096X2304@60Hz

Multi-GPU

y Supports 2-Way NVIDIA

®

SLI

™

Technology

y Supports 3-Way AMD

®

CrossFire

™

Technology

Storage

Intel

®

Z390 Chipset

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

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

 Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/

2280/ 22110 storage devices

 Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Ready**

* M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth. Please refer to page 33 for

details.

** Before using Intel

®

Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have

updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

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Speciﬁcations

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RAID

Intel

®

Z390 Chipset

y Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA

storage devices

y Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

LAN 1x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller

Wirsless LAN &

Bluetooth

®

Intel

®

Wireless-AC 9462 card

y Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz

up to 433 Mbps

y Supports Bluetooth

®

2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0,4.0, 5

USB

Intel

®

Z390 Chipset

y 3x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1 Type-C

and 1 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal

connector)

y 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports

on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB

connectors)

y 6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on

the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB

connectors)

Audio

Realtek

®

ALC1220P 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 port

y 1x HDMI™ port

y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A port

y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port

y 1x LAN (RJ45) port

y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports

y 2x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors

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 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port

y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1

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 5x 4-pin system fan connectors

y 1x Serial port connector

y 1x Front panel audio connector

y 2x System panel connectors

y 1x Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector

y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector

y 1x TPM module connector

y 2x 4-pin RGB LED connectors

y 1x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connector

y 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

Debug LED

y 4x EZ Debug LED

I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6797 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 9.6 in. x 12 in. (24.3 cm x 30.4 cm)

BIOS Features

y 1x 128 Mb flash

y UEFI AMI BIOS

y ACPI 6.1, SMBIOS 2.8

y Multi-language

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Speciﬁcations

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Software

y Drivers

y DRAGON CENTER

y MYSTIC LIGHT

y Nahimic Audio

y Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)

y CPU-Z MSI GAMING

y MSI App Player (BlueStacks)

y Intel

®

Extreme Tuning Utility

y Google Chrome™, Google Toolbar, Google Drive

y Norton™ Internet Security Solution

Dragon Center

Features

y GAME OPTIMIZATION

y OC Performance

y Hardware Monitor

y Eyerest

y LAN Manager

y Live Update

Please refer to http://download.msi.

com/manual/mb/DRAGONCENTER2.

pdf for more details.

Special Features

y Audio

 Audio Boost 4

 Nahimic 3

 Voice Boost

y Network

 GAMING LAN with Gaming LAN Manager

 Intel CNVi WiFi

y Storage

 Twin Turbo M.2

y Fan

 Pump Fan

 GAMING Fan Control

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Speciﬁcations

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Special Features

y LED

 Mystic Light

 Mystic Light Extension (RGB)

 Mystic Light Extension (RAINBOW)

 Mystic Light Extension (CORSAIR)

 Mystic light SYNC

 EZ DEBUG LED

y Protection

 PCI-E Steel Armor

y Performance

 Multi GPU – SLI Technology

 Multi GPU – CrossFire Technology

 DDR4 Boost

 Core Boost

 GAME Boost

 USB with type A+C

 INTEL Turbo USB 3.1 Gen 2

y VR

 VR Ready

y Gamer Experience

 GAMING HOTKEY

 GAMING MOUSE Control

 APP Player

y BIOS

 Click BIOS 5

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Package contents

JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification

Supporting CORSAIR RGB Products Maximum connection

Lighting Node PRO LED Strip

20*

* In the case of 20% brightness

HD120 RGB Fan 6

SP120 RGB Fan 6

LL120 RGB Fan 6

Package contents

Please check the contents of your motherboard package. It should contain:

Motherboard MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC

Cable

SATA 6Gb/s Cables 2

LED Cable 1

Accessories

Antenna Set 1

SLI HB BRIDGE M 1

M.2 Screw 2

Case Badge 1

SATA Cable Lables 1

Product Registration Card

1

IO shielding 1

Application DVD Driver DVD 1

Documentation User Manual 1

Documentation Quick Installation Guide 1

Important

If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your retailer.

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