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Askaquestion AskaquestionabouttheMSIZ390-APro NameEmailReactionSubmitPage:11 QuickStart DDR4Memory GraphicsCard SATAHardDiskDriveSATADVDDrive PhillipsScrewdriver Chassis PowerSupplyUnit APackageofScrews ThermalPaste QuickStart ThankyouforpurchasingtheMSI® Z390-APROmotherboard.ThisQuickStartsection providesdemonstrationdiagramsabouthowtoinstallyourcomputer.Someofthe installationsalsoprovidevideodemonstrations.PleaselinktotheURLtowatchit withthewebbrowseronyourphoneortablet.YoumayhaveevenlinktotheURLby scanningtheQRcode. PreparingToolsandComponents Intel® LGA1151CPU CPUFan Page:22QuickStart https://youtu.be/4ce91YC3Oww InstallingaProcessor 1 2 3 6 45 7 8 9 Page:33 QuickStart InstallingDDR4memory http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs DIMMB2DIMMB2 DIMMB1 DIMMA2DIMMA2DIMMA2 DIMMA1 1 1 2 2 3 3 Page:44QuickStart ConnectingtheFrontPanelHeader http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI R E S E T S W P O W E R S W P O W E R L E D +P O W E R L E D - H D D L E D HDD LED RESET SW JFP1 HDDLED HDDLED- HDDLED+ POWERLED- POWERLED+ POWERLED 1 210 9 + + + - - - - + PowerLED HDDLEDResetSwitch Reserved PowerSwitch JFP1 1HDDLED+2PowerLED+ 3HDDLED-4PowerLED- 5ResetSwitch6PowerSwitch 7ResetSwitch8PowerSwitch 9Reserved10NoPin Page:55 QuickStart BAT1 InstallingtheMotherboard 1 2 Page:66QuickStart InstallingSATADrives http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc 1 2 3 4 5 Page:77 QuickStart 1 InstallingaGraphicsCard http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A 2 3 4 5 6 Page:88QuickStart ConnectingPeripheralDevices Page:99 QuickStart ConnectingthePowerConnectors http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4 ATX_PWR1CPU_PWR1 PCIE_PWR1 Page:1011 Contents Contents QuickStart.............................................................................................................1 PreparingToolsandComponents..........................................................................1 InstallingaProcessor.............................................................................................2 InstallingDDR4memory........................................................................................3 ConnectingtheFrontPanelHeader.......................................................................4 InstallingtheMotherboard.....................................................................................5 InstallingSATADrives.............................................................................................6 InstallingaGraphicsCard......................................................................................7 ConnectingPeripheralDevices..............................................................................8 ConnectingthePowerConnectors.........................................................................9 PowerOn...............................................................................................................10 Specifications.......................................................................................................13 Packagecontents................................................................................................18 BlockDiagram....................................................................................................19 RearI/OPanel.....................................................................................................20 LANPortLEDStatusTable...................................................................................20 AudioPortsConfiguration....................................................................................20 RealtekAudioConsole.........................................................................................21 OverviewofComponents....................................................................................23 CPUSocket...........................................................................................................25 DIMMSlots............................................................................................................26 PCI_E1~6:PCIeExpansionSlots..........................................................................27 SATA1~6:SATA6Gb/sConnectors.......................................................................27 M2_1:M.2Slot(KeyM).........................................................................................28 JTPM1:TPMModuleConnector...........................................................................28 JFP1,JFP2:FrontPanelConnectors...................................................................29 JCOM1:SerialPortConnector.............................................................................29 JTBT1:ThunderboltAdd-onCardConnector......................................................29 CPU_PWR1,ATX_PWR1,PCIE_PWR1:PowerConnectors..................................30 JUSB3~4:USB3.1Gen1Connectors...................................................................31 JUSB1~2:USB2.0Connectors.............................................................................32 JLPT1:ParallelPortConnector...........................................................................32 CPU_FAN1,PUMP_FAN1,SYS_FAN1~5:FanConnectors...................................33 JAUD1:FrontAudioConnector............................................................................34 JCI1:ChassisIntrusionConnector.......................................................................34 JBAT1:ClearCMOS(ResetBIOS)Jumper...........................................................35 JOC1:FrontOCButtonConnector.......................................................................35 Page:1112Contents JRGB1:RGBLEDconnector.................................................................................36 EZDebugLED.......................................................................................................36 InstallingOS,Drivers&Utilities.........................................................................37 InstallingWindows® 10.........................................................................................37 InstallingDrivers..................................................................................................37 InstallingUtilities.................................................................................................37 MYSTICLIGHT......................................................................................................38 DeviceLEDeffectcontrolscreen.........................................................................38 BIOSSetup...........................................................................................................41 EnteringBIOSSetup.............................................................................................41 ResettingBIOS......................................................................................................42 UpdatingBIOS.......................................................................................................42 EZMode................................................................................................................43 AdvancedMode....................................................................................................45 SETTINGS..............................................................................................................46 Advanced...............................................................................................................46 Boot.......................................................................................................................53 Security.................................................................................................................53 Save&Exit............................................................................................................54 OC..........................................................................................................................56 M-FLASH..............................................................................................................62 OCPROFILE..........................................................................................................63 HARDWAREMONITOR..........................................................................................64 RAIDConfiguration..............................................................................................65 EnablingIntel® RapidStorageTechnology..........................................................65 CreatingRAIDVolume.........................................................................................66 RemovingaRAIDVolume....................................................................................67 ResettingDiskstoNon-RAID...............................................................................68 RebuildingRAIDArray..........................................................................................69 InstallingRAIDDriver...........................................................................................70 InstallingIntel® RapidStorageTechnologySoftware..........................................70 Intel® Optane™MemoryConfiguration..............................................................71 SystemRequirements.........................................................................................71 InstallingtheIntel® Optane™memory................................................................71 RemovingtheIntel® Optane™memory...............................................................73 Troubleshooting..................................................................................................74 RegulatoryNotices..............................................................................................75 Page:1213 Specifications Specifications CPU SupportsIntel® Core™9000Seriesfamily/8thGenIntel® Core™/Pentium® Gold/Celeron® processorsforLGA1151 socket *Pleasegotowww.intel.comformorecompatibilityinformation. ChipsetIntel® Z390Chipset Memory y4xDDR4memoryslots,supportupto64GB* ySupportsDDR44400(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)/2666/2400/2133MHz* ySupportsDual-Channelmode ySupportsnon-ECC,un-bufferedmemory ySupportsIntel® ExtremeMemoryProfile(XMP) *Pleasereferwww.msi.comformoreinformationoncompatiblememory. ExpansionSlot y2xPCIe3.0x16slots,supportx16/x4mode y4xPCIe3.0x1slots y1xM.2slotwithEkeyforIntegratedIntel® Wireless-AC (CNVi)moduleonly OnboardGraphics y1xVGAport,supportsamaximumresolutionof 2048x1536@50Hz,2048x1280@60Hz,1920x1200@60Hz y1xDVI-Dport,supportsamaximumresolutionof 1920x1200@60Hz y1xDisplayPort,supportsamaximumresolutionof 4096x2304@60Hz Multi-GPUySupports2-WayAMD® CrossFire™ Technology Storage Intel® Z390Chipset y6xSATA6Gb/sports* y1xM.2slot(KeyM) ƒSupportsuptoPCIe3.0x4andSATA6Gb/s,2242/2260/ 2280/22110storagedevices ƒIntel® Optane™MemoryReady** *TheSATA2willbeunavailablewheninstallingM.2SATAdeviceintoM.2slot. **BeforeusingIntel® Optane™memorymodules,pleaseensurethatyouhave updatedthedriversandBIOStothelatestversionfromMSIwebsite. Continuedonnextpage Page:1314Specifications Continuedfrompreviouspage RAID Intel® Z390Chipset ySupportsRAID0,RAID1,RAID5andRAID10forSATA storagedevices LANy1xIntel® I219-VGigabitLANcontroller USB yIntel® Z390Chipset ƒ2xUSB3.1Gen2(SuperSpeedUSB10Gbps)ports(1x Type-Aportand1xType-Cport)onthebackpanel ƒ6xUSB3.1Gen1(SuperSpeedUSB)ports(2Type-A portsonthebackpanel,4portsavailablethroughthe internalUSB3.1connectors) ƒ6xUSB2.0(High-speedUSB)ports(2Type-Aportson thebackpanel,4portsavailablethroughtheinternal USB2.0connectors)* *TheCNVI_1andJUSB2sharethesamebandwidth.Pleaserefertopage32for details. Audio yRealtek® ALC892Codec ƒ7.1-ChannelHighDefinitionAudio BackPanel Connectors y1xPS/2keyboard/mousecomboport y2xUSB2.0Type-Aports y1xVGAport y1xDVI-Dport y1xDisplayPort y1xUSB3.1Gen2Type-Aport y1xUSB3.1Gen2Type-Cport y1xLAN(RJ45)port y2xUSB3.1Gen1Type-Aports y6xaudiojacks Continuedonnextpage Page:1415 Specifications Continuedfrompreviouspage InternalConnectors y1x24-pinATXmainpowerconnector y1x8-pinATX12Vpowerconnector y1x6-pinATX12Vpowerconnector y6xSATA6Gb/sconnectors y2xM.2slots(1M-Keyslot,1E-Keyslot) y2xUSB3.1Gen1connectors(supportsadditional4USB3.1 Gen1ports) y2xUSB2.0connectors(supportsadditional4USB2.0 ports) y1x4-pinCPUfanconnector y1x4-pinWaterPumpconnector y5x4-pinsystemfanconnectors y1xFrontpanelaudioconnector y2xSystempanelconnectors y1xChassisIntrusionconnector y1x4-pinRGBLEDconnector y1xSerialPortconnector y1xClearCMOSjumper y1xParallelportconnector y1xTPMmoduleconnector y1xthunderboltAdd-oncardconnector y1xFrontOCbuttonconnector I/OControllerNUVOTONNCT6797ControllerChip HardwareMonitor yCPU/Systemtemperaturedetection yCPU/Systemfanspeeddetection yCPU/Systemfanspeedcontrol FormFactor yATXFormFactor y12in.x9.6in.(30.5cmx24.4cm) BIOSFeatures y1x128Mbflash yUEFIAMIBIOS yACPI6.1,SMBIOS2.8 yMulti-language Continuedonnextpage Page:1516Specifications Continuedfrompreviouspage Software yDrivers yDRAGONCENTER yMYSTICLIGHT yCPU-ZMSIGAMING yIntel® ExtremeTuningUtility yGoogleChrome™,GoogleToolbar,GoogleDrive yNorton™InternetSecuritySolution DragonCenter Features yOCPerformance yHardwareMonitor yEyerest yLANManager yLiveUpdate Pleaserefertohttp://download.msi. com/manual/mb/DRAGONCENTER2. pdfformoredetails. SpecialFeatures yAudio ƒAudioBoost yNetwork ƒIntelLANwithNetworkManage ƒIntelCNViReady yStorage ƒTurboM.2 yFan ƒPumpFan ƒSmartFanControl yLED ƒMysticLightExtension(RGB) ƒEZDEBUGLED Continuedonnextpage Page:1617 Specifications Continuedfrompreviouspage SpecialFeatures yProtection ƒPCI-ESteelArmor ƒPCI-ESteelSlot yPerformance ƒCoreBoost ƒOCGenie ƒMultiGPU-CrossFireTechnology ƒDDR4Boost ƒUSBwithtypeA+C ƒIntelTurboUSB3.1Gen2 yVR ƒVRReady yBIOS ƒClickBIOS5 Page:1718Packagecontents Packagecontents Pleasecheckthecontentsofyourmotherboardpackage.Itshouldcontain: MotherboardZ390-APRO CableSATA6Gb/sCables2 Accessories M.2Screw1 I/OShield1 CaseBadge1 VIPCard1 ApplicationDVDDriverDVD1 DocumentationQuickInstallationGuide1 Important Ifanyoftheaboveitemsaredamagedormissing,pleasecontactyourretailer. Page:1819 BlockDiagram BlockDiagram LPCBus 2ChannelDDR4Memory 2xUSB3.1Gen2 1xM.2 6xUSB2.0 PCI Express Bus P/S2Mouse/KeyboardAudioJacks DMI3.0 chipset CPU NV6797 SuperI/O Realtek ALC892 PCIExpressBus DisplayPortDVI-D VGA PCIex1slot PCIex1slot 6xSATA6Gb/s x1 x1 PCIex1slot x1 PCIex1slot x1 Switch 6xUSB3.1Gen1 PCIExpressBus x4 1xM.2 (EKeyforIntelCNVimoduleonly) Intel I219-V Page:1920RearI/OPanel RearI/OPanel PS/2 LAN DVI-D VGA AudioPorts USB3.1Gen1Type-A USB2.0 USB3.1Gen2 Type-A DisplayPort USB3.1Gen2Type-C Link/ActivityLED StatusDescription OffNolink YellowLinked BlinkingDataactivity SpeedLED StatusDescription Off10Mbpsconnection Green100Mbpsconnection Orange1Gbpsconnection LANPortLEDStatusTable AudioPortsConfiguration AudioPorts Channel 2468 Line-In Line-Out/FrontSpeakerOut●●●● RearSpeakerOut●●● Center/SubwooferOut●● SideSpeakerOut● MicIn (●:connected,Blank:empty) Page:2021 RearI/OPanel RealtekAudioConsole AfterRealtekAudioConsoleisinstalled.Youcanuseittochangesoundsettingstoget bettersoundexperience. yDeviceSelection-allowsyoutoselectaaudiooutputsourcetochangetherelated options.Thechecksignindicatesthedevicesasdefault. yApplicationEnhancement-thearrayofoptionswillprovideyouacompleteguidance ofanticipatedsoundeffectforbothoutputandinputdevice. yMainVolume-controlsthevolumeorbalancetheright/leftsideofthespeakersthat youpluggedinfrontorrearpanelbyadjustthebar. yAdvancedSettings-providesthemechanismtodealwith2independentaudio streams. yJackStatus-depictsallrenderandcapturedevicescurrentlyconnectedwithyour computer. yConnectorSettings-configurestheconnectionsettings. Autopopupdialog Whenyouplugintoadeviceatanaudiojack,adialoguewindowwillpopupaskingyou whichdeviceiscurrentconnected. Eachjackcorrespondstoitsdefaultsettingasshownonthenextpage. Important Thepicturesaboveforreferenceonlyandmayvaryfromtheproductyoupurchased. JackStatus ConnectorSettings Device Selection MainVolume ApplicationEnhancementAdvancedSettings Page:2122RearI/OPanel Audiojackstoheadphoneandmicrophonediagram Audiojackstostereospeakersdiagram Audiojacksto7.1-channelspeakersdiagram AUDIOINPUT Rear Front Side Center/ Subwoofer AUDIOINPUT Page:2223 OverviewofComponents BAT1 OverviewofComponents DIMMA1 CPU_PWR1 CPUSocket PCI_E1 SYS_FAN1 PCI_E2 JBAT1 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 PCI_E5 PCI_E6 JTPM1 DIMMA2 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 CPU_FAN1 PUMP_FAN1 PCIE_PWR1 SYS_FAN5 SYS_FAN4 JCOM1 SYS_FAN2 JRGB1 ATX_PWR1 JUSB4 JUSB3 M2_1 CNVI_1 JTBT1 JOC1 JCI1 JUSB1 SATA▼1▲2 SATA▼3▲4 SATA▼5▲6 JFP2 SYS_FAN3 JFP1 JLPT1 JUSB2 JAUD1 Page:2324OverviewofComponents ComponentContents PortNamePortTypePage CPU_FAN1,PUMP_FAN1,SYS_FAN1~5FanConnectors33 CPU_PWR1,ATX_PWR1,PCIE_PWR1PowerConnectors30 CPUSocketLGA1151Socket25 DIMMA1/A2/B1/B2DIMMSlots26 JAUD1FrontAudioConnector34 JBAT1ClearCMOSJumper35 JCI1ChassisIntrusionConnector34 JCOM1SerialPortConnector29 JFP1,JFP2FrontPanelConnectors29 JLPT1ParallelPortConnector32 JOC1FrontOCButtonConnector35 JRGB1RGBLEDconnector36 JTBT1 ThunderboltAdd-onCard Connector 29 JTPM1TPMModuleConnector28 JUSB1~2USB2.0Connectors32 JUSB3~4USB3.1Gen1Connectors31 M2_1M.2Slot(KeyM)28 PCI_E1~6PCIeExpansionSlots27 SATA1~6SATA6Gb/sConnectors27 Page:2425 OverviewofComponents CPUSocket IntroductiontotheLGA1151CPU ThesurfaceoftheLGA1151CPUhas twonotchesandagoldentriangleto assistincorrectlylininguptheCPUfor motherboardplacement.Thegolden triangleisthePin1indicator. Important yAlwaysunplugthepowercordfromthepoweroutletbeforeinstallingorremoving theCPU. yPleaseretaintheCPUprotectivecapafterinstallingtheprocessor.MSIwilldealwith ReturnMerchandiseAuthorization(RMA)requestsifonlythemotherboardcomeswith theprotectivecapontheCPUsocket. yWheninstallingaCPU,alwaysremembertoinstallaCPUheatsink.ACPUheatsink isnecessarytopreventoverheatingandmaintainsystemstability. yConfirmthattheCPUheatsinkhasformedatightsealwiththeCPUbeforebooting yoursystem. yOverheatingcanseriouslydamagetheCPUandmotherboard.Alwaysmakesure thecoolingfansworkproperlytoprotecttheCPUfromoverheating.Besuretoapply anevenlayerofthermalpaste(orthermaltape)betweentheCPUandtheheatsinkto enhanceheatdissipation. yWhenevertheCPUisnotinstalled,alwaysprotecttheCPUsocketpinsbycovering thesocketwiththeplasticcap. yIfyoupurchasedaseparateCPUandheatsink/cooler,Pleaserefertothe documentationintheheatsink/coolerpackageformoredetailsaboutinstallation. yThismotherboardisdesignedtosupportoverclocking.Beforeattemptingto overclock,pleasemakesurethatallothersystemcomponentscantolerate overclocking.Anyattempttooperatebeyondproductspecificationsisnot recommended.MSI® doesnotguaranteethedamagesorriskscausedbyinadequate operationbeyondproductspecifications. 50.77mm Distancefromthecenterofthe CPUtothenearestDIMMslot. Page:2526OverviewofComponents DIMMSlots DIMMA1DIMMB1 ChannelAChannelB DIMMA2DIMMB2 Memorymoduleinstallationrecommendation DIMMB2DIMMB2 DIMMB1 DIMMA2DIMMA2DIMMA2 DIMMA1 Important yAlwaysinsertmemorymodulesintheDIMMA2slotfirst. yDuetochipsetresourceusage,theavailablecapacityofmemorywillbealittleless thantheamountofinstalled. yBasedonCPUspecification,theMemoryDIMMvoltagebelow1.35Vissuggestedto protecttheCPU. yPleasenotethatthemaximumcapacityofaddressablememoryis4GBorless for32-bitWindowsOSduetothememoryaddresslimitation.Therefore,we recommendedthatyoutoinstall64-bitWindowsOSifyouwanttoinstallmorethan 4GBmemoryonthemotherboard. ySomememorymayoperateatalowerfrequencythanthemarkedvaluewhen overclockingduetothememoryfrequencyoperatesdependentonitsSerialPresence Detect(SPD).GotoBIOSandfindtheMemoryTryIt!tosetthememoryfrequencyif youwanttooperatethememoryatthemarkedoratahigherfrequency. yItisrecommendedtouseamoreefficientmemorycoolingsystemforfullDIMMs installationoroverclocking. yThestabilityandcompatibilityofinstalledmemorymoduledependoninstalledCPU anddeviceswhenoverclocking. Page:2627 OverviewofComponents BAT1 PCI_E1~6:PCIeExpansionSlots PCI_E1:PCIe3.0x16(CPUlanes) PCI_E2:PCIe3.0x1(PCHlanes) PCI_E3:PCIe3.0x1(PCHlanes) PCI_E5:PCIe3.0x1(PCHlanes) PCI_E4:PCIe3.0x4(PCHlanes) PCI_E6:PCIe3.0x1(PCHlanes) Important yIfyouinstallalargeandheavygraphicscard,youneedtouseatoolsuchasMSI GamingSeriesGraphicsCardBolstertosupportitsweightandtopreventdeformation oftheslot. yForasinglePCIex16expansioncardinstallationwithoptimumperformance,using thePCI_E1slotisrecommended. yWhenaddingorremovingexpansioncards,alwaysturnoffthepowersupplyand unplugthepowersupplypowercablefromthepoweroutlet.Readtheexpansion card’ sdocumentationtocheckforanynecessaryadditionalhardwareorsoftware changes. SATA1~6:SATA6Gb/sConnectors TheseconnectorsareSATA6Gb/sinterfaceports.Eachconnectorcanconnecttoone SATAdevice. Important yPleasedonotfoldtheSATAcableata90-degreeangle.Datalossmayresultduring transmissionotherwise. ySATAcableshaveidenticalplugsoneithersidesofthecable.However,itis recommendedthattheflatconnectorbeconnectedtothemotherboardforspace savingpurposes. yTheSATA2willbeunavailablewheninstallingM.2SATAdeviceintoM.2slot. SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 Page:2728OverviewofComponents M2_1:M.2Slot(KeyM) Important yIntel® RSTonlysupportsPCIeM.2SSDwithUEFIROM. yIntel® Optane™MemoryReady. InstallingM.2device 1 2 3 30° 1.LoosentheM.2riserscrewfromthe motherboard. 2.MoveandfastentheM.2riserscrewto theappropriatelocationforyourM.2 SSD. 3.InsertyourM.2SSDintotheM.2slotata 30-degreeangle. 4.SecuretheM.2SSDinplacewith thesuppliedM.2screw. 4 SuppliedM.2screw VideoDemonstration WatchthevideotolearnhowtoInstall M.2module. http://youtu.be/JCTFABytrYA 1 214 13 1LPCClock23VStandbypower 3LPCReset43.3VPower 5LPCaddress&datapin06SerialIRQ 7LPCaddress&datapin185VPower 9LPCaddress&datapin210NoPin 11LPCaddress&datapin312Ground 13LPCFrame14Ground JTPM1:TPMModuleConnector ThisconnectorisforTPM(TrustedPlatformModule).PleaserefertotheTPMsecurity platformmanualformoredetailsandusages. Page:2829 OverviewofComponents JFP1,JFP2:FrontPanelConnectors TheseconnectorsconnecttotheswitchesandLEDsonthefrontpanel. 1 210 9 + + + - - - - + PowerLED HDDLEDResetSwitch Reserved PowerSwitch JFP1 1HDDLED+2PowerLED+ 3HDDLED-4PowerLED- 5ResetSwitch6PowerSwitch 7ResetSwitch8PowerSwitch 9Reserved10NoPin 1 JFP2 1Speaker-2Buzzer+ 3Buzzer-4Speaker+ 1 210 9 1DCD2SIN 3SOUT4DTR 5Ground6DSR 7RTS8CTS 9RI10NoPin JCOM1:SerialPortConnector Thisconnectorallowsyoutoconnecttheoptionalserialportwithbracket. JTBT1:ThunderboltAdd-onCardConnector Thisconnectorallowsyoutoconnecttheadd-onThunderboltI/Ocard. 1 1FORCE_PWR2SCI_EVENT 3SLP_S3#4SLP_S5# 5Ground Page:2930OverviewofComponents 24 13 1 12 ATX_PWR1 1+3.3V13+3.3V 2+3.3V14-12V 3Ground15Ground 4+5V16PS-ON# 5Ground17Ground 6+5V18Ground 7Ground19Ground 8PWROK20Res 95VSB21+5V 10+12V22+5V 11+12V23+5V 12+3.3V24Ground 5 41 8 CPU_PWR1 1Ground5+12V 2Ground6+12V 3Ground7+12V 4Ground8+12V Important MakesurethatallthepowercablesaresecurelyconnectedtoaproperATXpower supplytoensurestableoperationofthemotherboard. CPU_PWR1,ATX_PWR1,PCIE_PWR1:PowerConnectors TheseconnectorsallowyoutoconnectanATXpowersupply. 1 3 64PCIE_PWR1 1+12V4Ground 2+12V5Ground 3+12V6Ground Page:3031 OverviewofComponents JUSB3~4:USB3.1Gen1Connectors TheseconnectorsallowyoutoconnectUSB3.1Gen1portsonthefrontpanel. 1 1011 20 1Power11USB2.0+ 2USB3_RX_DN12USB2.0- 3USB3_RX_DP13Ground 4Ground14USB3_TX_C_DP 5USB3_TX_C_DN15USB3_TX_C_DN 6USB3_TX_C_DP16Ground 7Ground17USB3_RX_DP 8USB2.0-18USB3_RX_DN 9USB2.0+19Power 10GND20NoPin Important NotethatthePowerandGroundpinsmustbeconnectedcorrectlytoavoidpossible damage. ChargerPort TheJUSB4connectorisachargerportwhichcanincreaseUSBpoweroutputforfast chargingyoursmartphoneorUSB-powereddevices.TheChargerPortishardware controlledbymotherboardchip,itcanstillchargeyourdeviceinsuspend,hibernate stateorevenshutdownstates.However,whenyoubootthecomputerintoWindows® , youwillneedtoinstalltheMSIDragonCenterapplicationtoturnON/OFFtheCharging mode. Important WhentheChargingmodeisenabled,theChargerPortdatasyncingwillbedisabled. Page:3132OverviewofComponents JUSB1~2:USB2.0Connectors TheseconnectorsallowyoutoconnectUSB2.0portsonthefrontpanel. Important yNotethattheVCCandGroundpinsmustbeconnectedcorrectlytoavoidpossible damage. yInordertorechargeyouriPad,iPhoneandiPodthroughUSBports,pleaseinstallMSI DragonCenterutility. yTheCNVI_1andJUSB2sharethesamebandwidth.AndoneUSBportconnectingto JUSB2isunavailablewhentheCNVI_1slothasbeeninstalled. 1 210 Note 9 1VCC2VCC 3USB0-4USB1- 5USB0+6USB1+ 7Ground8Ground 9NoPin10NC Note:ForJUSB2,thesetofpinsisunavailablewhenaIntelwireless-AC (CNVi)moduleisinstalledintheCNVI_1slot. 1 226 25 1RSTB#2AFD#3PRND0 4ERR#5PRND16PINIT# 7PRND28LPT_SLIN#9PRND3 10Ground11PRND412Ground 13PRND514Ground15PRND6 16Ground17PRND718Ground 19ACK#20Ground21BUSY 22Ground23PE24Ground 25SLCT26NoPin JLPT1:ParallelPortConnector Thisconnectorallowsyoutoconnecttheoptionalparallelportwithbracket. Page:3233 OverviewofComponents Switchingfanmodeandadjustingfanspeed YoucanswitchbetweenPWMmodeandDCmodeandadjustfanspeedinBIOS> HARDWAREMONITOR. SelectPWMmodeorDCmode Important MakesurefansareworkingproperlyafterswitchingthePWM/DCmode. Therearegradientpointsofthefanspeedthatallowyoutoadjust fanspeedinrelationtoCPUtemperature. PWMModepindefinition 1Ground2+12V 3Sense4SpeedControlSignal DCModepindefinition 1Ground2VoltageControl 3Sense4NC Pindefinitionoffanconnectors CPU_FAN1,PUMP_FAN1,SYS_FAN1~5:FanConnectors FanconnectorscanbeclassifiedasPWM(PulseWidthModulation)ModeorDCMode. PWMModefanconnectorsprovideconstant12Voutputandadjustfanspeedwith speedcontrolsignal.DCModefanconnectorscontrolfanspeedbychangingvoltage. ThismotherboardcanautomaticallydetectPWMandDCmode.However,youcan followtheinstructionbelowtoadjustthefanconnectortoPWMorDCModemanually. CPU_FAN1/PUMP_FAN1 DefaultPWMModefanconnectors DefaultDCModefanconnectors 1 SYS_FAN4&5SYS_FAN1,2,3 1 1 Page:3334OverviewofComponents JCI1:ChassisIntrusionConnector Thisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectthechassisintrusionswitchcable. Normal (default) Triggerthechassis intrusionevent Usingchassisintrusiondetector 1.ConnecttheJCI1connectortothechassisintrusionswitch/sensoronthechassis. 2.Closethechassiscover. 3.GotoBIOS>SETTINGS>Security>ChassisIntrusionConfiguration. 4.SetChassisIntrusiontoEnabled. 5.PressF10tosaveandexitandthenpresstheEnterkeytoselectYes. 6.Oncethechassiscoverisopenedagain,awarningmessagewillbedisplayedon screenwhenthecomputeristurnedon. Resettingthechassisintrusionwarning 1.GotoBIOS>SETTINGS>Security>ChassisIntrusionConfiguration. 2.SetChassisIntrusiontoReset. 3.PressF10tosaveandexitandthenpresstheEnterkeytoselectYes. JAUD1:FrontAudioConnector Thisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectaudiojacksonthefrontpanel. 1 210 9 1MICL2Ground 3MICR4NC 5HeadPhoneR6MICDetection 7SENSE_SEND8NoPin 9HeadPhoneL10HeadPhoneDetection Page:3435 OverviewofComponents JBAT1:ClearCMOS(ResetBIOS)Jumper ThereisCMOSmemoryonboardthatisexternalpoweredfromabatterylocatedon themotherboardtosavesystemconfigurationdata.Ifyouwanttoclearthesystem configuration,setthejumperstocleartheCMOSmemory. KeepData (default) ClearCMOS/ ResetBIOS ResettingBIOStodefaultvalues 1.Poweroffthecomputerandunplugthepowercord. 2.UseajumpercaptoshortJBAT1forabout5-10seconds. 3.RemovethejumpercapfromJBAT1. 4.PlugthepowercordandPoweronthecomputer. JOC1:FrontOCButtonConnector ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnecttheOCbuttononthefrontpanelofcase.Youcan clickontheOCbuttonforeasyoverclocking. 1 1OC_EN#2Ground 3OC_LED4OC_LED# Page:3536OverviewofComponents EZDebugLED TheseLEDsindicatethedebugstatusofthemotherboard. CPU-indicatesCPUisnotdetectedorfail. DRAM-indicatesDRAMisnotdetectedorfail. VGA-indicatesGPUisnotdetectedorfail. BOOT-indicatesthebootingdeviceisnotdetected orfail. Important yTheJRGB1connectorsupports5050RGBLEDstrip(12V/G/R/B)withthemaximum powerratingof3A(12V). yPleasekeepingtheLEDstripshorterthan2meterstopreventdimming. yAlwaysturnoffthepowersupplyandunplugthepowercordfromthepoweroutlet beforeinstallingorremovingtheLEDstrip. yPleaseuseMSI’ ssoftwaretocontroltheextendedLEDstrip. JRGB1:RGBLEDconnector TheJRGB1connectorallowsyoutoconnectthe5050RGBLEDstrips12V. 1 JRGB1Extensioncable5050RGBLEDstrips12V 1 JRGB1 1+12V2G 3R4B Page:3637 InstallingOS,Drivers&Utilities InstallingOS,Drivers&Utilities Pleasedownloadandupdatethelatestutilitiesanddriversatwww.msi.com InstallingWindows® 10 1.Poweronthecomputer. 2.InserttheWindows® 10installationdisc/USBintoyourcomputer. 3.PresstheRestartbuttononthecomputercase. 4.PressF11keyduringthecomputerPOST(Power-OnSelfTest)togetintoBoot Menu. 5.SelecttheWindows® 10installationdisc/USBfromtheBootMenu. 6.PressanykeywhenscreenshowsPressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD... message. 7.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoinstallWindows® 10. InstallingDrivers 1.StartupyourcomputerinWindows® 10. 2.InsertMSI® DriverDiscintoyouropticaldrive. 3.ClicktheSelecttochoosewhathappenswiththisdiscpop-upnotification,then selectRunDVDSetup.exetoopentheinstaller.IfyouturnofftheAutoPlayfeature fromtheWindowsControlPanel,youcanstillmanuallyexecutetheDVDSetup.exe fromtherootpathoftheMSIDriverDisc. 4.TheinstallerwillfindandlistallnecessarydriversintheDrivers/Softwaretab. 5.ClicktheInstallbuttoninthelower-rightcornerofthewindow. 6.Thedriversinstallationwillthenbeinprogress,afterithasfinisheditwillprompt youtorestart. 7.ClickOKbuttontofinish. 8.Restartyourcomputer. InstallingUtilities Beforeyouinstallutilities,youmustcompletedriversinstallation. 1.Opentheinstallerasdescribedabove. 2.ClicktheUtilitiestab. 3.Selecttheutilitiesyouwanttoinstall. 4.ClicktheInstallbuttoninthelower-rightcornerofthewindow. 5.Theutilitiesinstallationwillthenbeinprogress,afterithasfinisheditwillprompt youtorestart. 6.ClickOKbuttontofinish. 7.Restartyourcomputer. Page:3738MYSTICLIGHTUserGuide MYSTICLIGHT MYSTICLIGHTisanapplicationthatallowsyoutocontrolLEDlighteffectsofMSI& partnerproducts.Forsomeearlierproducts,youcangotoproductdownloadpageto downloadtheapplicableLEDcontrolsoftware. DeviceLEDeffectcontrolscreen WhenyoustartupMYSTICLIGHT,therewillbealistofauto-detecteddeviceson thetopofthescreen.Youcanclickthedeviceicontoswitchcontrolscreenbetween devicesfromthelistandyoucansynchronizetheirLEDeffects. TochangeLEDeffect,selectthedeviceandLEDareayouwish,andthenselectaLED effectfromontheleftcolumn. LEDeffect selector LEDcolor selector Device synchronization LEDarea selector Effectspeed level Brightness level Applybutton yLighteffectselector-allowyoutoselectLEDlighteffects.Pleasenotethatforlight effect,theoptionwouldbemoreorlessdependingonthedevicesyouhave,itwillonly listthelighteffectswhichareavailableforallincludeddevices.Eachpageofeffect selectorlistssixeffects,youcanusethepagenavigationonthebottomtofindmore options. yLEDColorselector-Inthissection,youmayselectthecolorforsinglelighteffects (Stack,Breathing,Flashingetc.). Therearefourcustomcolorslotsontheouterarcandsixunchangeable defaultcolorsontheinnerarc.YoucansimplychangeLEDcolorby clickingacolorontheouterorinnerarc.Tochangethecustomcolors, clickoneofthecolorslotsontheouterarctostorethecolorofyour choice. ThenusetheHueCircletochoosethecoloryouwant.Thecoloryou choosewillbedisplayedonthecentercircle.Dragthebrightness slideruptoincreasebrightnessordragdowntodecreasebrightness. YoucanspecifyacolorbyeditinganRGB(red,green,blue)value between0and255. Page:3839 MYSTICLIGHTUserGuide Fast Brightness Slow Darkness yLEDareaselector-allowsyoutoselecttheLEDareaonthedevice.TheLEDeffects varydependingonyourLEDareaselection. yEffectspeedlevel-allowsyoutoadjusttheLEDlighteffectswitchingspeed.Please notethatthisfunctionwillonlybeavailableifyourdevicesupportsit. Selectmoredotstoincreasetherateofchangeof theeffectandfewerdotstodecreasethespeed. Selectmoredotstoincreasethe LEDbrightnessandfewerdotsto decreasetheLEDbrightness. yBrightnesslevel-allowsyoutoadjustLEDlightbrightness.Pleasenotethatthis functionwillonlybeavailableifyourdevicesupportsit. yApplyButton-Eachtimeyouchangethe configurations,youneedtoclicktheApply buttontoapplychanges. yDevicesynchronization-Inthissection,youmaysynchronizeLEDlighteffecttoyour devices. ƒTosynchronizedevices-clickthechainiconunderdeviceicon,whenthebroken- chainiconchangestothered-chainicon,thedevicehassynchronizedtheLED effectsettingswiththeotherdevices. Red-chainicon-indicatesthe devicehasbeensynchronized. Broken-chainicon-indicatesthe deviceisnotsynchronized. Deviceicon-clickittoenterthedeviceLEDeffectsetting screen.Whenitisturnred,itindicatesthedeviceyou’ re currentlysetting. ƒIndividual-Youcanalsochangesettingsforsingledevice.Todothat,clickthe chainiconandturnthecolortograyasbelow. Page:3940MYSTICLIGHTUserGuide AllSync button Profiles control panel ƒSynchronizeall-Thereisaquickbuttonontheupperrightthatallowsyouto synchronizeallyourdeviceswithoneclick.ClicktheAllSyncbutton,thenthechain iconsunderallsyncdeviceswillbechangedinred-chainiconsandtheProfile controlpanelwillappearontheleft. ƒProfilecontrolpanel-usedtosaveAllSyncprofilesettings. Savebutton-savessyncdevice settingsandlightingeffectsettingsto thecurrentSyncProfile. Createbutton-createa newProfilesetting. Profilename- allowsyoutoedit theProfilename. Deletebutton-deletethe Profilesetting. Applybutton-applythe Profilesetting. Page:4041 BIOSSetup BIOSSetup Thedefaultsettingsoffertheoptimalperformanceforsystemstabilityinnormal conditions.Youshouldalwayskeepthedefaultsettingstoavoidpossiblesystem damageorfailurebootingunlessyouarefamiliarwithBIOS. Important yBIOSitemsarecontinuouslyupdateforbettersystemperformance.Therefore,the descriptionmaybeslightlydifferentfromthelatestBIOSandshouldbeforreference only.YoucouldalsorefertotheHELPinformationpanelforBIOSitemdescription. yThepicturesinthischapterareforreferenceonlyandmayvaryfromtheproductyou purchased. EnteringBIOSSetup PleasereferthefollowingmethodstoenterBIOSsetup. yPressDeletekey,whenthePressDELkeytoenterSetupMenu,F11toenterBoot Menumessageappearsonthescreenduringthebootprocess. yInMSIDragonCenterapplication,clickonGO2BIOSbuttonandchooseOK.The systemwillrebootandenterBIOSsetupdirectly. Functionkey F1:GeneralHelp F2:Add/Removeafavoriteitem F3:EnterFavoritesmenu F4:EnterCPUSpecificationsmenu F5:EnterMemory-Zmenu F6:Loadoptimizeddefaults F7:SwitchbetweenAdvancedmodeandEZmode F8:LoadOverclockingProfile F9:SaveOverclockingProfile F10:SaveChangeandReset* F12:TakeascreenshotandsaveittoUSBflashdrive(FAT/FAT32formatonly). Ctrl+F:EnterSearchpage *WhenyoupressF10,aconfirmationwindowappearsanditprovidesthemodification information.SelectbetweenYesorNotoconfirmyourchoice. Page:4142BIOSSetup ResettingBIOS YoumightneedtorestorethedefaultBIOSsettingtosolvecertainproblems.Thereare severalwaystoresetBIOS: yGotoBIOSandpressF6toloadoptimizeddefaults. yShorttheClearCMOSjumperonthemotherboard. Important BesurethecomputerisoffbeforeclearingCMOSdata.PleaserefertotheClear CMOSjumpersectionforresettingBIOS. UpdatingBIOS UpdatingBIOSwithM-FLASH Beforeupdating: PleasedownloadthelatestBIOSfilethatmatchesyourmotherboardmodelfromMSI website.AndthensavetheBIOSfileintotheUSBflashdrive. UpdatingBIOS: 1.InserttheUSBflashdrivethatcontainstheupdatefileintotheUSBport. 2.Pleasereferthefollowingmethodstoenterflashmode. ƒRebootandpressCtrl+F5keyduringPOSTandclickonYestorebootthe system. ƒRebootandpressDelkeyduringPOSTtoenterBIOS.ClicktheM-FLASHbutton andclickonYestorebootthesystem. 3.SelectaBIOSfiletoperformtheBIOSupdateprocess. 4.Aftertheflashingprocessis100%completed,thesystemwillreboot automatically. UpdatingtheBIOSwithMSIDragonCenter Beforeupdating: MakesuretheLANdriverisalreadyinstalledandtheInternetconnectionisset properly. UpdatingBIOS: 1.InstallandlaunchMSIDragonCenter. 2.SelectBIOSUpdate. 3.ClickonScanbutton. 4.ClickonDownloadicontodownloadandinstallthelatestBIOSfile. 5.ClickNextandchooseInWindowsmode.AndthenclickNextandStarttostart updatingBIOS. 6.Aftertheflashingprocessis100%completed,thesystemwillrestart automatically. Page:4243 BIOSSetup EZMode AtEZmode,itprovidesthebasicsysteminformationandallowsyoutoconfigurethe basicsetting.ToconfiguretheadvancedBIOSsettings,pleaseentertheAdvanced ModebypressingtheSetupModeswitchorF7functionkey. Information display XMPswitch System information Bootdevice prioritybar Function buttons Language Search Screenshot SetupModeswitch M-Flash Favorites Hardware Monitor OCGENIE4 switch yOCGENIE4switch-clickonittotoggletheOCGENIE4forOC. yXMPswitch-clickontheinnercircletoenable/disabletheX.M.P.(ExtremeMemory Profile).SwitchtheoutercircletoselecttheX.M.P.profile.Thisswitchwillonlybe availableiftheX.M.P.supportedmemorymoduleisinstalled. ySetupModeswitch-pressthistabortheF7keytoswitchbetweenAdvancedmode andEZmode. yScreenshot-clickonthistabortheF12keytotakeascreenshotandsaveittoUSB flashdrive(FAT/FAT32formatonly). ySearch-clickonthistabortheCtrl+Fkeysandthesearchpagewillshow.Itallows youtosearchBIOSitembykeyword.Movethemouseoverablankspaceandright clickthemousetoexitsearchpage. Important Insearchpage,onlytheF6,F10andF12functionkeysareavailable. yLanguage-allowsyoutoselectthelanguageofBIOSsetup. ySysteminformation-showstheCPU/DDRspeed,CPU/MBtemperature,MB/CPU type,memorysize,CPU/DDRvoltage,BIOSversionandbuilddate. yBootdeviceprioritybar-youcanmovethedeviceiconstochangethebootpriority. Thebootpriorityfromhightolowislefttoright. Page:4344BIOSSetup yInformationdisplay-clickontheCPU,Memory,Storage,FanInfoandHelpbuttons onleftsidetodisplayrelatedinformation. yFunctionbuttons-enableordisabletheLANOptionROM,M.2/OptaneGenie,HD audiocontroller,AHCI/RAID,CPUFanFailWarningControlandBIOSLogReviewby clickingontheirrespectivebutton. yM-Flash-clickonthisbuttontoperformM-Flashfunctionthatprovidesthewayto updateBIOSwithaUSBflashdrive. yHardwareMonitor-clickonthisbuttontodisplaytheHardwareMonitormenuthat allowsyoutomanuallycontrolthefanspeedbypercentage. yFavoritesmenu-presstheF3keytoenterFavoritesmenu.Itallowsyoutocreate personalBIOSmenuwhereyoucansaveandaccessfavorite/frequently-usedBIOS settingitems. ƒDefaultHomePage-allowsyoutoselectaBIOSmenu(e.g.SETTINGS,OC...,etc) astheBIOShomepage. ƒFavorite1~5page-allowsyoutoaddthefrequently-used/favoriteBIOSsetting itemsinonepage. ƒToaddaBIOSitemtoafavoritepage(Favorite1~5) 1.MovethemouseoveraBIOSitemnotonlyonBIOSmenubutalsoonsearch page. 2.Right-clickorpressF2key. 3.ChooseafavoritepageandclickonOK. ƒTodeleteaBIOSitemfromfavoritepage 1.MovethemouseoveraBIOSitemonfavoritepage(Favorite1~5) 2.Right-clickorpressF2key. 3.ChooseDeleteandclickonOK. Page:4445 BIOSSetup AdvancedMode PressSetupModeswitchorF7functionkeycanswitchbetweenEZModeand AdvancedModeinBIOSsetup. OCGENIE4 switch XMPswitch System information Bootdevice prioritybar BIOSmenu selection Language Search Screenshot SetupModeswitch Menudisplay BIOSmenu selection yOCGENIE4switch/XMPswitch/SetupModeswitch/Screenshot/Language/ Search/Systeminformation/Bootdeviceprioritybar-pleaserefertothe descriptionsofEZModeOverviewsection. yBIOSmenuselection-thefollowingoptionsareavailable: ƒSETTINGS-allowsyoutospecifytheparametersforchipsetandbootdevices. ƒOC-allowsyoutoadjustthefrequencyandvoltage.Increasingthefrequencymay getbetterperformance. ƒM-FLASH-providesthewaytoupdateBIOSwithaUSBflashdrive. ƒOCPROFILE-allowsyoutomanageoverclockingprofiles. ƒHARDWAREMONITOR-allowsyoutosetthespeedsoffansandmonitorvoltages ofsystem. ƒBOARDEXPLORER-providestheinformationofinstalleddevicesonthis motherboard. yMenudisplay-providesBIOSsettingitemsandinformationtobeconfigured. Page:4546BIOSSetup SETTINGS SystemStatus fSystemDate Setsthesystemdate.Usetabkeytoswitchbetweendateelements. Theformatis. Dayoftheweek,fromSuntoSat,determinedbyBIOS.Read-only. ThemonthfromJan.throughDec. Thedatefrom1to31canbekeyedbynumericfunctionkeys. Theyearcanbeadjustedbyusers. fSystemTime Setsthesystemtime.Usetabkeytoswitchbetweentimeelements. Thetimeformatis. fSATAPortX/M2_X ShowstheinformationofconnectedSATA/M.2devices. Important IftheconnectedSATAdeviceisnotdisplayed,turnoffcomputerandre-checkSATA cableandpowercableconnectionsofthedeviceandmotherboard. fSystemInformation Showsdetailedsysteminformation,includingCPUtype,BIOSversion,andMemory (readonly). fDMIInformation Showssysteminformation,desktopBoardInformationandchassisInformation.(Read only). Advanced fPCISubsystemSettings SetsPCI,PCIexpressinterfaceprotocolandlatencytimer.PressEntertoenterthe sub-menu. Page:4647 BIOSSetup fPEGX-MaxLinkSpeed[Auto] SetsPCIExpressprotocolofPCIex16slotsformatchingdifferentinstalleddevices. [Auto]ThisitemwillbeconfiguredautomaticallybyBIOS. [Gen1]EnablesPCIeGen1supportonly. [Gen2]EnablesPCIeGen2supportonly. [Gen3]EnablesPCIeGen3supportonly. fPCILatencyTimer[32] SetslatencytimerofPCIinterfacedevice. [Options:32,64,96,128,160,192,224,248PCIBusclocks] fAbove4Gmemory/CryptoCurrencymining[Disabled] Enablesordisables64-bitcapabledevicestobedecodedinabove4Gaddress space.Itisonlyavailableifthesystemsupports64-bitPCIdecoding. [Enabled]Allowsyoutoutilizemorethan4xGPUs. [Disabled]Disablesthisfunction. fACPISettings SetsACPIparametersofonboardpowerLEDbehaviors.PressEntertoenterthesub- menu. fPowerLED[Blinking] SetsshiningbehaviorsoftheonboardPowerLED. [DualColor]ThepowerLEDturnstoanothercolortoindicatetheS3state. [Blinking]ThepowerLEDblinkstoindicatetheS3state. fCPUOverTemperatureAlert[Auto] EnablesordisablestheCPUoverheatingalertwhenCPUtemperatureisover80 degreescentigrade. fIntegratedPeripherals Setsintegratedperipherals'parameters,suchasLAN,HDD,USBandaudio.Press Entertoenterthesub-menu. fOnboardLANController[Enabled] EnablesordisablestheonboardLANcontroller. fLANOptionROM[Disabled] EnablesordisablesthelegacynetworkBootOptionROMfordetailedsettings.This itemwillappearwhenOnboardLANControllerisenabled. [Enabled]EnablestheonboardLANBootROM. [Disabled]DisablestheonboardLANBootROM. fNetworkStack[Disabled] SetsUEFInetworkstackforoptimizingIPv4/IPv6function. [Enabled]EnablesUEFInetworkstack. [Disabled]DisablesUEFInetworkstack. Page:4748BIOSSetup fIpv4PXESupport[Enabled] WhenEnabled,thesystemUEFInetworkstackwillsupportIpv4protocol.Thisitem willappearwhenNetworkStackisenabled. [Enabled]EnablestheIpv4PXEbootsupport. [Disabled]DisablestheIpv4PXEbootsupport. fIpv6PXESupport[Enabled] WhenEnabled,thesystemUEFInetworkstackwillsupportIpv6protocol.Thisitem willappearwhenNetworkStackisenabled. [Enabled]EnablestheIpv6PXEbootsupport. [Disabled]DisablestheIpv6PXEbootsupport. fSATAMode[AHCIMode] SetstheoperationmodeoftheonboardSATAcontroller. [AHCIMode]SpecifytheAHCImodeforSATAstoragedevices.AHCI (AdvancedHostControllerInterface)offerssome advancedfeaturestoenhancethespeedandperformance ofSATAstoragedevice,suchasNativeCommandQueuing (NCQ)andhot-plugging. [RAID/OptaneMode]EnablesRAIDfunctionforSATAstoragedevicesor enablesOptanefunctionforNVMeorPCIestoragedevices. fM2_1-RSTPcieStorageRemapping[Disabled] EnablesordisablesIntelRapidStorageforM.2PCIestoragedevice. fM.2/OptaneGenie[Disabled] EnablesordisablesM.2storage/Optanememory.M.2Genieprovidesaconvenient wayforsettingupM.2device.WhensettoEnabled,itwillsupportIntelOptane memorywhenitisinstalledandsupportRAIDfunctionwhen2ormoreM.2devices areinstalled. fSATAxHotPlug[Disabled] AllowsusertoenableordisabletheSATAhotplugsupport. [Enabled]EnableshotplugsupportfortheSATAports. [Disabled]DisableshotplugsupportfortheSATAports. fHDAudioController[Enabled] EnablesordisablestheonboardHighDefinitionAudiocontroller. fIntegratedGraphicsConfiguration Adjustsintegratedgraphicssettingsforoptimumsystem.PressEntertoenterthe sub-menu. fInitiateGraphicAdapter[PEG] Selectsagraphicsdeviceastheprimarybootdevice. [IGD]IntegratedGraphicsDisplay. [PEG]PCI-ExpressGraphicsDevice. fIntegratedGraphicsShareMemory[64M] Selectsafixedamountofsystemmemoryallocatedtotheonboardgraphics.This itemwillappearwhenIGDMulti-Monitorisenabled. Page:4849 BIOSSetup fIGDMulti-Monitor[Disabled] Enablesordisablesthemulti-screenoutputfromintegratedgraphicsandexternal graphicscard.ThisitemappearswhenInitiateGraphicAdaptersettoPEG. [Enabled]Enablesmulti-screenfunctionforbothintegratedandexternal graphicscards. [Disabled]Disablesthisfunction. fIntel(R)Thunderbolt Setsthethunderboltdevicefunction.PressEntertoenterthesub-menu. fDiscreteThunderbolt(TM)Support[Disabled] EnablesordisablesthethunderboltI/Odevciesupport. fUSBConfiguration SetstheonboardUSBcontrolleranddevicefunction.PressEntertoenterthesub- menu. fUSBController[Enabled] EnablesordisablesallUSBcontroller. fXHCIHand-off[Diasbled] EnablesordisablesXHCIhand-offsupportfortheoperatingsystemwithoutXHCI hand-offfeature. fLegacyUSBSupport[Enabled] SetsLegacyUSBfunctionsupport. [Auto]ThesystemwillautomaticallydetectifanyUSBdeviceisconnected andenablethelegacyUSBsupport. [Enabled]EnabletheUSBsupportunderlegacymode. [Disabled]TheUSBdeviceswillbeunavailableunderlegacymode. fSuperIOConfiguration SetssystemSuperI/OchipparametersincludingCOMports.PressEntertoenterthe sub-menu. fSerial(COM)Port0Configuration Setsdetailedconfigurationofserial(COM)port.PressEntertoenterthesub- menu. fSerial(COM)Port0[Enabled] Enablesordisablesserialport. fSerial(COM)Port0Settings[Auto] Setsserialport.IfsettoAuto,BIOSwilloptimizetheIRQautomaticallyoryoucan setitmanually. fParallel(LPT)PortConfiguration Setsdetailedconfigurationofparallelport(LPT).PressEntertoenterthesub- menu. fParallel(LPT)Port[Enabled] Page:4950BIOSSetup Enablesordisablesparallel(LPT)port. fParallel(LPT)PortSettings[Auto] Setsparallelport(LPT).IfsettoAuto,BIOSwilloptimizetheIRQautomaticallyor youcansetitmanually. fDeviceMode[STDPrinterMode] Selectsanoperatingmodeforparallelport. [STDPrinterMode]Printerportmode [SPP]StandardParallelPortmode [EPP-1.9/1.7+SPP]EnhancedParallelPort-1.9/1.7mode+Standard ParallelPortmode. [ECP]ExtendedCapabilityPortmode [ECP+EPP-1.9/1.7]ExtendedCapabilityPortmode+EnhancedParallel Port-1.9/1.7mode. fPowerManagementSetup SetssystemPowerManagementofErPandACPowerLossbehaviors.PressEnterto enterthesub-menu. fErPReady[Disabled] EnablesordisablesthesystempowerconsumptionaccordingtoErPregulation. [Enabled]OptimizethesystempowerconsumptionaccordingtoErP regulation.ItwillnotsupportS4&S5wakeupbyUSB,PCIandPCIe devices. [Disabled]Disablesthisfunction. fRestoreafterACPowerLoss[PowerOff] SetsthesystembehaviorswhileencounteringtheACpowerloss. [PowerOff]LeavesthesysteminpoweroffstateafterrestoringACpower. [PowerOn]BootupthesystemafterrestoringACpower. [LastState]Restoresthesystemtothepreviousstate(poweron/poweroff) beforeACpowerloss. fSystemPowerFaultProtection[Disabled] Enablesordisablesthesystemtobootupwhendetectingabnormalvoltageinput. [Enabled]Protectthesystemfromunexpectedpoweroperationandremain theshutdownstatus. [Disabled]Disablesthisfunction. fUSBStandbyPoweratS3/S4/S5[Disabled] EnablesordisablesthestandbypowerforallUSBports.Thisitemwillbeavailable whenResumeByUSBDeviceisDisabled. fWindowsOSConfiguration SetsWindowsOSdetailedconfigurationandbehaviors.PressEntertoenterthesub- menu. Page:5051 BIOSSetup fWindows10WHQLSupport[Disabled] EnablesthesupportsforWindows10ordisablesforotheroperatingsystems. Beforeenablingthisitem,makesureallinstalleddevices&utilities(hardware& software)shouldmeettheWindows10requirements. [Enabled]ThesystemwillswitchtoUEFImodetomeettheWindows equirement. [Disabled]Disablesthisfunction. fMSIFastBoot[Disabled] MSIFastBootisthefastestwaytobootthesystem.Itwilldisablemoredevicesto speedupsystemboottimewhichisfasterthantheboottimeofFastBoot. [Enabled]EnablestheMSIFastBootfunctiontospeedupbootingtime.And thefollowingFastBootfieldwillbedisabledandfixed. [Disabled]DisablesMSIFastBoot. Important WhenMSIFastBootisenabled,youcanuseMSIFASTBOOTapplicationtoenterBIOS setupifneeded.PleasereferEnteringBIOSSetupsectionfordetails. fFastBoot[Enabled] EnablesordisablesthefastbootfeatureforWindows10.Thisitemwillonlybe availablewhenMSIFastBootisdisabled. [Enabled]EnablestheFastBootconfigurationtoacceleratesystemboottime. [Disabled]DisablestheFastBootconfiguration. fInternalGOPConfiguration ManagestheonboardGraphicsOutputProtocol(GOP).PressEntertoenter thesub-menu.Thissub-menuwillappearwhenWindows10WHQLSupportis enabled. fSecureBoot SetstheWindowssecureboottopreventtheunauthorizedaccessing.PressEnter toenterthesub-menu.Thissub-menuwillappearwhenWindows10WHQL Supportisenabled. fSecureBootSupport[Disabled] Enablesordisablessecurebootsupport. [Enabled]Enablesthesecurebootfunctionandallowyoutosetthesecure bootsettings. [Disabled]Disablesthisfunction. fSecureBootMode[Standard] Selectsthesecurebootmode.Thisitemistoselecthowthesecurebootkeysbe loaded.ThisitemappearswhenSecureBootSupportisenabled. [Standard]ThesystemwillautomaticallyloadthesecurekeysfromBIOS. [Custom]Allowsusertoconfigurethesecurebootsettingsandmanuallyload thesecurekeys. fKeyManagement Managesthesecurebootkeys.Presstoenterthesub-menu.Thissub- menuwillappearwhenSecureBootModesetstoCustom. Brand:MSIProduct:MotherboardsModel/name:Z390-AProFiletype:PDFAvailablelanguages:English RelatedproductsMSIZ390-APro MSIZ370-AProMSIZ490-APROMSIB550-AProMSIX570-AProMSIB450-AProMSIMPGZ390GamingProCarbonMSIA520M-AProMSIMAGZ390TomahawkMSIZ370GamingProCarbon