MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK Owner's 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

®

MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK 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

2

Quick Start

https://youtu.be/4ce91YC3Oww

Installing a Processor

1

2

3

6

4

5

7

8

9

3

Quick Start

Installing DDR4 memory

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

DIMMB2 DIMMB2

DIMMB1

DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMA1

1

2

3

4

Quick Start

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

5

Quick Start

Installing the Motherboard

1

2

6

Quick Start

Installing SATA Drives

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

1

2

3

4

5

7

Quick Start

1

Installing a Graphics Card

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

2

3

4

5

6

8

Quick Start

Connecting Peripheral Devices

9

Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1

CPU_PWR2

10

Quick Start

Power On

1

4

2

3

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Contents

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

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

Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 2

Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 3

Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 4

Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 5

Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 6

Installing a Graphics Card ...................................................................................... 7

Connecting Peripheral Devices .............................................................................. 8

Connecting the Power Connectors ......................................................................... 9

Power On............................................................................................................... 10

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 13

Package contents ................................................................................................ 18

Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 19

Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 20

LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 20

Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 20

Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 21

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 23

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 25

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 26

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 27

M2_1~2: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 28

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 29

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors ................................................... 31

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 32

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 32

JUSB3~4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 33

JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 33

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~5: Fan Connectors ................................... 34

JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 35

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 35

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 36

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 36

JRGB1~2, JRAINBOW1: RGB LED connectors ..................................................... 37

Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 38

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 38

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Contents

DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 38

Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 39

Installing Windows

®

10 ......................................................................................... 39

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 39

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 39

MYSTIC LIGHT ...................................................................................................... 40

Device LED effect control screen ......................................................................... 40

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 43

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 43

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 44

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 44

EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 45

Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 47

SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 48

Advanced ............................................................................................................... 48

Boot ....................................................................................................................... 55

Security ................................................................................................................. 56

Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 57

OC .......................................................................................................................... 58

M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 64

OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 65

HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................... 66

RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. 67

Enabling Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology .......................................................... 67

Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 68

Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................... 69

Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ............................................................................... 70

Rebuilding RAID Array .......................................................................................... 71

Installing RAID Driver ........................................................................................... 72

Installing Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology Software .......................................... 72

Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Configuration .............................................................. 73

System Requirements ......................................................................................... 73

Installing the Intel

®

Optane™ memory ................................................................ 73

Removing the Intel

®

Optane™ memory ............................................................... 75

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 76

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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/x4/x1 modes)

y 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

y 1x M.2 slot (Key E) for an Intel

®

CNVi wireless module only

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 AMD

®

CrossFire

™

Technology

Storage

Intel

®

Z390 Chipset

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

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

 M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/

2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

 M2_2 Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/

2260/ 2280 storage devices

 Intel

®

Optane™ Memory Ready

* M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth. Please refer to page 29 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

1x Intel

®

I211-AT Gigabit LAN controller

USB

y Intel

®

Z390 Chipset

 4x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1

Type-C and 3 Type-A ports on the back panel)

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

through the internal USB connectors

 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

y Realtek

®

ALC892 Codec

 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

 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 2x LAN (RJ45) ports

y 3x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A ports

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 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

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 Chassis Intrusion connector

y 1x TPM module connector

y 2x 4-pin RGB LED connectors

y 1x 3-pin RAINBOW 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 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

y Network

 GAMING LAN with Gaming LAN Manager

 Intel CNVi Ready

y Storage

 Twin Turbo M.2

y Cooling

 Extended Heatsink Design

 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 SYNC

 EZ DEBUG LED

y Protection

 PCI-E Steel Armor

 M.2 Shield Frozr

 Pre-installed IO shielding

y Performance

 Multi GPU – CrossFire Technology

 DDR4 Boost

 Core Boost

 USB with type A+C

 INTEL Turbo USB 3.1 Gen 2

 8-pin CPU Power

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

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

Motherboard MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK

Cable

SATA 6Gb/s Cables 2

RGB LED Extension 80cm 1

Accessories

M.2 Screw 1

Case Badge 1

VIP Card 1

Application DVD Driver DVD 1

Documentation

User Manual 1

Quick Installation Guide 1

Important

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

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Block Diagram

(Rear + Front)

4x USB 3.1 Gen2

2 Channel DDR4 Memory

PCIE Bus

DMI 3.0

PCI Express Bus

PCH

Processor

NV6797

Super I/O

Realtek

ALC892

4x USB 3.1 Gen1

6x USB 2.0

PCIe x1 slot

PCIE Bus

Audio Jacks

P/S2 Mouse / Keyboard

2x M.2

Switch

INTEL I219+211 AT

6x SATA 6Gb/s

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Rear I/O Panel

Link/ Activity LED

Status Description

Off No link

Yellow Linked

Blinking Data activity

Speed LED

Status Description

Off 10 Mbps connection

Green 100 Mbps connection

Orange 1 Gbps connection

LAN Port LED Status Table

Audio Ports Configuration

Audio Ports

Channel

2 4 6 8

Center/ Subwoofer Out ● ●

Rear Speaker Out ● ● ●

Line-In/ Side Speaker Out ●

Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out ● ● ● ●

Mic In

(●: connected, Blank: empty)

Audio Ports

Optical S/PDIF-Out

LAN

USB 3.1 Gen2

USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C

DisplayPort

PS/2

USB 2.0

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