MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING Owner's manual

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Unpacking

Thank you for buying the MSI

®

Z370 GODLIKE GAMING 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 x4

SLI Bridge

Connector

Thermistor

Cable x3

Drivers & Utilities

Disc

Motherboard User

Guide

I/O Shield

Motherboard

Case Badge

Quick Guide

6.3mm - 3.5mm

headphone Jack

1 to 2 RGB LED Extension

Y Cable 80cm x1

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Unpacking

SATA Cable Labels

Antenna x2

C D 5V GND

Rainbow 5050 RGB LED strip set (5V)

M.2 Xpander-Z

USB Xpander

USB Xpander Cable

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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

Thermal Paste

Quick Start

Preparing Tools and Components

Intel

®

LGA 1151 CPU

CPU Fan

5

Quick Start

http://youtu.be/bf5La099urI

Installing a Processor

1

2

3

6

4

5

7

8

9

6

Quick Start

Installing DDR4 memory

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

1

2

3

DIMMB2 DIMMB2

DIMMB1

DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMA1

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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

BAT1

Installing the Motherboard

1

2

9

Quick Start

Installing SATA Drives

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

1

2

3

4

5

10

Quick Start

1

Installing a Graphics Card

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

2

3

4

5

6

11

Quick Start

Connecting Peripheral Devices

12

Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1

CPU_PWR2

PCIE_PWR1

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Quick Start

Power On

1

4

2

3

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Contents

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

Safety Information ................................................................................................. 3

Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 4

Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 4

Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 5

Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 6

Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 7

Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 8

Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 9

Installing a Graphics Card .................................................................................... 10

Connecting Peripheral Devices ............................................................................ 11

Connecting the Power Connectors ....................................................................... 12

Power On............................................................................................................... 13

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 17

Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 24

Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 25

LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 25

Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 25

Realtek HD Audio Manager .................................................................................. 26

Installing Antennas ............................................................................................... 28

FLASHB1: BIOS FLASHBACK+ Button ................................................................. 28

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 29

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 31

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 32

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 33

PEGSW1: PCIe CeaseFire Switch ......................................................................... 34

U2_1: U.2 Connector ............................................................................................. 36

M2_1~3: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 37

Installing the M.2 Xpander-Z ............................................................................... 38

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 39

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 41

OC1: GAME BOOST Knob ..................................................................................... 42

JSLOW1: Slow Mode Booting Jumper .................................................................. 43

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1, PCIE_PWR1: Power Connectors .............................. 44

JUSB3~5: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 45

JUSB2: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connector ............................................................. 46

JUSB1, JUSB6: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors........................................................... 46

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Contents

T_SEN1~3: Thermal Sensor Connectors ............................................................. 47

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~8: Fan Connectors ................................... 48

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 49

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 49

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 50

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 50

BIOS_SW1: Multi-BIOS Switch ............................................................................. 51

POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 52

OC_FS1: OC Force Enter BIOS Button .................................................................. 52

OC_RT2: OC Retry Button ..................................................................................... 52

JRGB1, JRAINBOW1: RGB LED connectors ......................................................... 53

Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 54

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 54

PCIe x16 slot & M.2 slot LEDs .............................................................................. 54

DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 54

XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 54

Fan LEDs ............................................................................................................... 55

Fan Speed Indicators ............................................................................................ 55

Multi-BIOS LEDs ................................................................................................... 55

GAME BOOST LEDs .............................................................................................. 55

Debug Code LED ................................................................................................... 56

Hexadecimal Character Table .............................................................................. 56

Boot Phases .......................................................................................................... 56

Debug Code LED Table ......................................................................................... 56

ACPI States Codes ................................................................................................ 58

CPU Temperature ................................................................................................. 58

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 59

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 59

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 60

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 60

EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 62

Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 64

SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 65

Advanced ............................................................................................................... 65

Boot ....................................................................................................................... 70

Security ................................................................................................................. 71

Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 72

OC .......................................................................................................................... 73

M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 83

OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 84

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Contents

HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 85

Software Description ........................................................................................... 86

Installing Windows

®

10 ......................................................................................... 86

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 86

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 86

APP MANAGER ..................................................................................................... 87

LIVE UPDATE 6 ...................................................................................................... 88

COMMAND CENTER ............................................................................................. 90

GAMING APP ......................................................................................................... 94

X-BOOST ............................................................................................................... 99

MYSTICLIGHT ...................................................................................................... 101

MSI SMART TOOL ............................................................................................... 103

RAMDISK............................................................................................................. 105

Killer Control Center .......................................................................................... 106

DRAGON EYE ...................................................................................................... 107

Nahimic 2 ............................................................................................................ 108

XSplit Gamecaster V2 ......................................................................................... 112

SteelSeries Engine 3 .......................................................................................... 116

Intel

®

Extreme Tuning Utility .............................................................................. 118

CPU-Z.................................................................................................................. 119

TriDef VR ............................................................................................................. 120

TriDef SmartCam ................................................................................................ 123

RAID Configuration ............................................................................................ 124

Using Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM ......................................... 124

Degraded RAID Array ......................................................................................... 127

M.2 PCIe SSD RAID ............................................................................................. 129

Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Configuration ............................................................ 132

System Requirements ....................................................................................... 132

Installing the Intel

®

Optane™ memory .............................................................. 132

Removing the Intel

®

Optane™ memory ............................................................. 134

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 135

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 136

Regulatory Notices ............................................................................................ 137

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Speciﬁcations

Specifications

CPU

Supports 8th Generation Intel

®

Core™ Processors, and Intel

®

Pentium

®

and Celeron

®

Processors for Socket LGA1151

Chipset Intel

®

Z370 Chipset

Memory

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

y Supports DDR4 4133+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/

3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/

3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) /2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 MHz*

y Dual channel memory architecture

y Supports Intel

®

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

* For the latest information about memory, please visit http://www.msi.com

Expansion Slots

y 4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots*

y 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

* Please refer to page 33 for details.

Multi-GPU

y Supports 2-Way NVIDIA

®

SLI

™

Technology

y Supports 4-Way AMD

®

CrossFire

™

Technology

Storage

Intel

®

Z370 Chipset

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

y 3x M.2 slots (Key M)*

 Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s

 M2_1, M2_3 slots support 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110

storage devices

 M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices

 Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Ready**

y 1x U.2 port

 Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage

* M.2 slots, U.2 port and SATA ports share the bandwidth. Please refer to page

39 for details.

** Please refer to page 132 for Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Configuration.

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Speciﬁcations

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RAID

Intel

®

Z370 Chipset

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

storage devices

y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID5 for M.2 PCIe storage

devices*

* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2 GENIE. Please refer to page 129

for details.

LAN y 3x Killer

®

E2500 Gigabit LAN controller

Wirsless LAN &

Bluetooth

®

Killer

®

1535

y The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2_4 (Key-E) slot.

y Supports Wi-Fi 2x2 802.11 AC

y Supports Bluetooth

®

4.1, 3.0+HS

USB

y ASMedia

®

ASM3142 Chipset

 3x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports

(1 Type-A port and 1 Type-C port on the back panel,

1 Type-C port available through the internal USB

connector)

y ASMedia

®

ASM1074 Chipset

 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports on the back

panel

y Intel

®

Z370 Chipset

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

ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the

internal USB connectors)

 6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports available through

the internal USB connectors

Audio

y Realtek

®

ALC1220 Codec

 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

 Supports S/PDIF output

y ESS

®

E9018 Codec

 Supports 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone out

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Speciﬁcations

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Back Panel

Connectors

y 1x Clear CMOS button

y 2x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors

y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port

y 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports

y 3x LAN (RJ45) ports

y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A port

y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port

y 1x 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone jack

y 5x OFC audio jacks

y 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector

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 1x 6-pin ATX PCIe power connector

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

y 4x M.2 slots (M Key x3 ,E Key x1)

y 1x U.2 port

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 3x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0

ports)

y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector

y 1x 4-pin Water Pump connector

y 8x 4-pin system fan connectors

y 2x Front panel connectors

y 1x Front panel audio connector

y 1x TPM module connector

y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector

y 3x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors

y 1x 5050 RGB LED 12V connector (JRGB1)

y 1x Rainbow 5050 RGB LED 5V connector (JRAINBOW1)

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Speciﬁcations

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Internal Buttons

y 1x GAME BOOST knob

y 1x Power button

y 1x Reset button

y 1x OC retry button

y 1x OC force enter BIOS button

y 1x BIOS FLASHBACK+ button

Switches

y 1x Multi-BIOS switch

y 1x PCIe CeaseFire switch

Jumper

y 1x Clear CMOS jumper

y 1x Slow mode jumper

Debug LED y 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED

I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6795 Controller Chip

Hardware Monitor

y CPU/System temperature detection

y CPU/System fan speed detection

y CPU/System 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 Dual BIOS

y 2x 128 Mb flash

y UEFI AMI BIOS

y ACPI 6.0, SM BIOS 3.0

y Multi-language

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