MSI 7D38 Owner's manual

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Quick Start

Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MEG Z590 UNIFY 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® LGA1200 CPU

CPU Fan

DDR4 Memory

Graphics Card

SATA Hard Disk Drive

SATA DVD Drive

Phillips Screwdriver

Chassis

Power Supply Unit

A Package of Screws

Thermal Paste

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Safety Information

∙ 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.

∙ Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause

the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.

∙ Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.

∙ 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.

∙ Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static

pad whenever the motherboard is not installed.

∙ Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal

components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.

∙ Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause

permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.

∙ If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer

technician.

∙ Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet

before installing or removing any computer component.

∙ Keep this user guide for future reference.

∙ Keep this motherboard away from humidity.

∙ Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on

the PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.

∙ Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place

anything over the power cord.

∙ All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.

∙ 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.

∙ Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may damage

the motherboard.

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Quick Start

Case stand-off notification

Before installing the motherboard into the case, install first the necessary mounting

stand-off required for a motherboard on the mounting plate in the case.

To prevent damage to the motherboard, any unnecessary mounting stand-off between

the motherboard circuits and the computer case is prohibited. The Case standoff keep

out zone signs will be marked on the backside of motherboard (as shown below) to

serve as a warning to user.

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Quick Start

Installing a Processor

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https://youtu.be/4ce91YC3Oww

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Quick Start

Installing DDR4 memory

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

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DIMMA2 DIMMA2

DIMMB2

DIMMA1

DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

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Quick Start

HDD LED

RESET SW

Connecting the Front Panel Header

http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI

JFP1

HDD LED

HDD LED -

HDD LED +

POWER LED -

POWER LED +

POWER LED

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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

RESET SW

POWER SW

POWER LED+

POWER LED-

HDD LED

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Installing the Motherboard

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https://youtu.be/wWI6Qt51Wnc

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Torque:

3 kgf·cm*

*3 kgf·cm

= 0.3 N·m

= 2.6 lbf·in

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Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4

ATX_PWR1

CPU_PWR1

PCIE_PWR1

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CPU_PWR2

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Quick Start

Installing SATA Drives

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

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Installing a Graphics Card

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

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Connecting Peripheral Devices

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Quick Start

Power On

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Contents

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

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

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

Case stand-off notification ..................................................................................... 3

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

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

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

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

Connecting the Power Connectors ........................................................................ 8

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

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

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

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

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

JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification .................................................................... 23

Package contents ................................................................................................ 24

Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 25

Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 26

LAN Port LED Status Table .................................................................................. 26

Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 26

Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 27

Installing Antennas ............................................................................................... 29

Overview of Components .................................................................................... 30

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 32

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 33

PCI_E1~4: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 34

M2_1~4: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 36

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 38

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 39

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

CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1, PCIE_PWR1: Power Connectors ............................. 40

JSLOW1: Slow Mode Booting Jumper .................................................................. 41

JLN1~2: Low Temperature Booting Jumper ....................................................... 41

JOC_FS1: Safe Boot Jumper ................................................................................ 42

JOC_RT1: OC Retry Jumper ................................................................................. 42

JTBT1: Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector ...................................................... 42

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V-Check Points Lite .............................................................................................. 43

T_SEN1: Thermal Sensor Connectors ................................................................. 43

JDASH1 : Tuning Controller connector ................................................................ 43

JUSB4: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Connector ............................................................ 44

JUSB3: USB 3.2 Gen 1 Connector ........................................................................ 44

JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 45

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 45

CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~6: Fan Connectors .................................. 46

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 47

POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 47

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 48

BIOS_SW1: Multi-BIOS Switch ............................................................................. 48

JRGB1: RGB LED connector ................................................................................. 49

JRAINBOW1~2: Addressable RGB LED connectors ............................................ 50

JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 51

Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 52

EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 52

XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 52

Debug Code LED ................................................................................................... 52

Hexadecimal Character Table .............................................................................. 53

Boot Phases .......................................................................................................... 53

Debug Code LED Table ......................................................................................... 53

ACPI States Codes ................................................................................................ 57

CPU Temperature ................................................................................................. 57

Installing OS, Drivers & MSI Center .................................................................... 58

Installing Windows® 10 ......................................................................................... 58

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 58

MSI Center ............................................................................................................ 58

UEFI BIOS ............................................................................................................. 59

BIOS Setup ............................................................................................................ 60

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 60

BIOS User Guide ................................................................................................... 60

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 61

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 61

Nahimic 3 ............................................................................................................. 63

Installation and Update ........................................................................................ 63

Audio Tab .............................................................................................................. 63

Microphone Tab .................................................................................................... 64

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Sound Tracker Tab ............................................................................................... 65

Settings Tab .......................................................................................................... 65

RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. 66

Intel® Optane™ Memory Configuration .............................................................. 67

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 68

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Specifications

CPU

∙ Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core ™ Processors, 11th Gen

Intel® Core ™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron®

Processors*

∙ Processor socket LGA1200

* Please go to intel.com for compatibility information

Chipset

Intel® Z590 Chipset

Memory

∙ 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB*

∙ Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel®

CPU (by JEDEC & POR)*

∙ Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz for 11th Gen

Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)*

∙ Max overclocking frequency:

▪ 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5600 MHz

▪ 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz

▪ 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz

▪ 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz

∙ Supports Dual-Channel mode

∙ Supports non-ECC mode, un-buffered memory

∙ Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

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

Expansion Slot

∙ 1x PCIe x16 slot (PCI_E2, from CPU)

▪ Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x16 with11th Gen CPU*

▪ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x16 with10th Gen CPU*

∙ 1x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot (PCI_E4, from Z590 chipset)**

∙ 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots (from Z590 chipset)

* PCI_E2 will only support x8 speed, when M2_2 and M2_3 are from CPU by BIOS

selection.

** PCI_E4 and M2_4 share the same bandwidth, if you want to use both of them

simultaneously, the PCI_E4 will only support x1 speed and the M2_4 will only

support x2 speed. But if you want to install and enable the graphics card in

PCI_E4 slot, the M2_4 slot should be empty.

Multi-GPU ∙ Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

Onboard Graphics

∙ 1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum

resolution of 4K 60Hz *

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* Available for the processor with integrated graphics.

** Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

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Storage

∙ 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)

∙ 4x M.2 slots (Key M)

▪ M2_1 (from CPU)

▫ Available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU

▫ Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4

▫ Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

▪ M2_2* & M2_3** slots

▫ Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s (from

Z590 chipset, default)***

▫ Support up to PCIe 4.0 x4 (from CPU, by BIOS

selection), it is available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU

▫ M2_2 supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

▫ M2_3 supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage

devices

▪ M2_4 slot (from Z590 chipset)***

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▫ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage

devices

∙ Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel®

Core™ processors

* SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot.

** SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/ PCIe SSD in

the M2_3 slot.

*** Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready. Before using Intel® Optane™ memory

modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest

version from MSI website.

**** PCI_E4 and M2_4 share the same bandwidth, if you want to use both of

them simultaneously, the PCI_E4 will only support x1 speed and the M2_4 will

only support x2 speed. But if you want to install and enable the graphics card in

PCI_E4 slot, the M2_4 slot should be empty.

RAID

∙ Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA

storage devices

∙ Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

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USB

∙ Intel® Z590 Chipset

▪ 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C port on the back

panel

▪ 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-A port on the

back panel and 1 Type-C internal connector)

▪ 10x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (8 Type-A ports on the

back panel, 2 ports are available through internal USB

3.2 Gen 1 connector)

▪ 2x USB 2.0 ports on the back panel

∙ Hub-GL850G

▪ 4x USB 2.0 ports through internal USB 2.0 connectors

Audio

Realtek® ALC4080 Codec

∙ 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

∙ Supports S/PDIF output

LAN 1x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

Wireless LAN &

Bluetooth

®

Intel® WiFi 6E AX210

∙ The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E)

slot

∙ Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz* (160MHz)

up to 2.4Gbps

∙ Supports 802.11a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax

∙ Supports Bluetooth® 5.2**, FIPS, FISMA

* Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in

WIN10 21H1.

** Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in WIN10 21H1.

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Internal Connectors

∙ 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector

∙ 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

∙ 1x 6-pin ATX PCIE power connector

∙ 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

∙ 4x M.2 slots (M-Key)

∙ 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port

∙ 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2

USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)

∙ 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0

ports)

∙ 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector

∙ 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector

∙ 6x 4-pin system fan connectors

∙ 1x Front panel audio connector

∙ 2x System panel connectors

∙ 1x Chassis Intrusion connector

∙ 1x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connector

∙ 1xTPM module connector

∙ 1x Tuning Controller connector

∙ 1x TBT connector (Supports RTD3)

Jumper

∙ 1x Slow mode jumper

∙ 2x Low Temperature Booting jumpers

∙ 1x Clear CMOS jumper

∙ 1x Safe boot jumper

∙ 1x OC Retry jumper

LED Features

∙ 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED

∙ 4x EZ Debug LED

∙ 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector

∙ 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors

∙ 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

Internal Buttons

∙ 1x Power button

∙ 1x Reset button

Switches ∙ 1x Multi-BIOS switch

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Back Panel

Connectors

∙ 1x Clear CMOS button

∙ 1x Flash BIOS button

∙ 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports

∙ 1x HDMI port

∙ 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports

∙ 1 x LAN (RJ45) port

∙ 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A ports

∙ 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C ports

∙ 2 x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors

∙ 5 x OFC audio jacks

∙ 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out connector

I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6687D-M Controller Chip

Hardware Monitor

∙ CPU/ System/ Chipset temperature detection

∙ CPU/ System/ Pump fan speed detection

∙ CPU/ System/ Pump fan speed control

Form Factor

∙ ATX Form Factor

∙ 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

BIOS Features

∙ Dual BIOS

∙ 2x 256 Mb flash

∙ UEFI AMI BIOS

∙ ACPI 6.2, SMBIOS 3.0

∙ Multi-language

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