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Speciﬁcations

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Dragon Center

Features

GAME OPTIMIZATION

OC Performance

Hardware Monitor

Eyerest

LAN Manager

Live Update

Please refer to http://download.msi.

com/manual/mb/DRAGONCENTER2.

pdf for more details.

Special Features

Audio

Audio Boost HD

Nahimic 3

Voice Boost

Network

GAMING LAN with Killer LAN Manager

Intel WiFi

Storage

Triple Turbo M.2

Fan

Pump Fan

GAMING Fan Control

LED

Mystic Light

Mystic Light Extension (RGB)

Mystic Light Extension (RAINBOW)

Mystic Light Extension (CORSAIR)

Mystic Light Sync

EZ DEBUG LED

Protection

DDR4 Steel Armor

M.2 Shield Frozr

PCI-E Steel Armor

Pre-installed IO shielding

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Summary of Contents for MEG Z390 ACE

Page 1: ...hasing the MSI MEG Z390 ACE motherboard This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your computer Some of the installations also provide video demonstrations Please l...

Page 2: ...2 Quick Start https youtu be 4ce91YC3Oww Installing a Processor 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 9...

Page 3: ...3 Quick Start Installing DDR4 memory http youtu be T03aDrJPyQs DIMMB2 DIMMB2 DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA1 1 1 2 2 3 3...

Page 4: ...E R L E D P O W E R L E D H D D L E D 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...

Page 5: ...5 Quick Start Installing the Motherboard BAT1 2 1...

Page 6: ...6 Quick Start Installing SATA Drives http youtu be RZsMpqxythc 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 7: ...7 Quick Start 1 Installing a Graphics Card http youtu be mG0GZpr9w_A 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 8: ...8 Quick Start Connecting Peripheral Devices...

Page 9: ...9 Quick Start Connecting the Power Connectors http youtu be gkDYyR_83I4 ATX_PWR1 CPU_PWR1 CPU_PWR2...

Page 10: ...10 Quick Start Power On 1 4 2 3...

Page 11: ...2 LAN Port LED Status Table 22 Audio Ports Configuration 22 Realtek Audio Console 23 Installing Antennas 25 Overview of Components 26 CPU Socket 28 DIMM Slots 29 PCI_E1 6 PCIe Expansion Slots 30 M2_1...

Page 12: ...P LED 46 JPWRLED1 LED power input 46 Fan LEDs 47 GAME BOOST LEDs 47 Debug Code LED 48 Hexadecimal Character Table 48 Boot Phases 48 Debug Code LED Table 48 ACPI States Codes 52 CPU Temperature 52 Inst...

Page 13: ...e 84 Removing a RAID Volume 85 Resetting Disks to Non RAID 86 Rebuilding RAID Array 87 Installing RAID Driver 88 Installing Intel Rapid Storage Technology Software 88 Intel Optane Memory Configuration...

Page 14: ...more information on compatible memory Expansion Slot y 3x PCIe 3 0 x16 slots Support x16 x0 x0 x8 x8 x0 x8 x4 x4 modes y 3x PCIe 3 0 x1 slots Multi GPU y Supports 2 Way NVIDIA SLI Technology y Support...

Page 15: ...EDR 3 0 4 0 5 USB y Intel Z390 Chipset 6x USB 3 1 Gen2 SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps ports 4 Type A ports on the back panel 2 Type C internal connectors 8x USB 2 0 High speed USB ports 4 Type A ports on the b...

Page 16: ...ectors y 6x SATA 6Gb s connectors y 3x M 2 slots y 2x USB 3 1 Gen2 Type C ports 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...

Page 17: ...onitor y CPU System temperature detection y CPU System fan speed detection y CPU System fan speed control Form Factor y ATX Form Factor y 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm BIOS Features y 1x 128 Mb fla...

Page 18: ...etails Special Features y Audio Audio Boost HD Nahimic 3 Voice Boost y Network GAMING LAN with Killer LAN Manager Intel WiFi y Storage Triple Turbo M 2 y Fan Pump Fan GAMING Fan Control y LED Mystic L...

Page 19: ...ck gen Lightning USB Intel Turbo USB 3 1 Gen 2 USB with type A C y VR VR Ready y Gamer Experience GAMING HOTKEY GAMING MOUSE Control APP Player y BIOS Click BIOS 5 JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification Su...

Page 20: ...ables 4 LED Y Cable 1 LED JCORSAIR Cable 1 LED JRAINBOW Cable 1 Accessories Antenna Set 1 SLI HB BRIDGE M 1 M 2 Screw 3 Case Badge 1 SATA Cable Lables 1 Product Registration Card 1 Application DVD Dri...

Page 21: ...USB 3 1 Gen2 PCIE Bus PCIE Bus DMI 3 0 PCI Express Bus PCH Processor NV6797 Super I O Realtek ALC1220 6x USB 3 1 Gen2 8x USB 2 0 ASMEDIA ASM3142 ASMEDIA ASM1042 Killer 2500 Audio Jacks 1x M 2 Switch 3...

Page 22: ...en 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...

Page 23: ...trols the volume or balance the right left side of the speakers that you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar y Jack Status depicts all render and capture devices currently connected with...

Page 24: ...Rear I O Panel AUDIO INPUT Rear Front Side Center Subwoofer Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram Audio jacks to 7 1 channel speakers diagram AUDIO INP...

Page 25: ...25 Rear I O Panel Installing Antennas 1 Combine the antenna with the base 2 Screw two antenna cables tight to the WiFi antenna connectors as shown 1 2 3 Place the antenna as high as possible...

Page 26: ...JCI1 PCI_E3 M2_3 M2_2 PCI_E4 PCI_E5 JPWRLED1 PCI_E6 JAUD1 DIMMA2 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 JRGB2 OC_FS1 OC_RT1 JLN1 JSLOW1 CPU_FAN1 PUMP_FAN1 SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN3 SYS_FAN5 SYS_FAN4 SYS_FAN2 JCORSAIR1 ATX_PWR1 JUSB2...

Page 27: ...Connector 45 JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 35 JLN1 Low Temperature Booting Jumper 37 JPWRLED1 LED power input 46 JRGB1 JRGB2 JRAINBOW1 RGB LED connectors 44 JSLOW1 Slow Mode Booting Jumper 37 JUSB...

Page 28: ...before booting your system y Overheating can seriously damage the CPU and motherboard Always make sure the cooling fans work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Be sure to apply an even layer...

Page 29: ...or less for 32 bit Windows OS due to the memory address limitation Therefore we recommended that you to install 64 bit Windows OS if you want to install more than 4GB memory on the motherboard y Some...

Page 30: ...5 3 0 x1 3 0 x1 3 0 x1 PCI_E6 3 0 x4 graphics card slot unavailable CrossFire only Important y If you install a large and heavy graphics card you need to use a tool such as MSI Gaming Series Graphics...

Page 31: ...hics cards into the PCI_E1 and PCI_E4 slots 2 Connect the two cards together using the SLI Bridge Connector 3 Connect all PCIe power connectors of the graphics cards 4 Reconnect the power cord power u...

Page 32: ...he M 2 mounting screw from the motherboard 2 Move and fasten the M 2 mounting screw to the appropriate position for your M 2 SSD 3 Insert your M 2 SSD into the M 2 slot at a 30 degree angle 4 Secure t...

Page 33: ...move the thermal pad 1 and protecting film of thermal pad 2 For single side M 2 SSD remove the thermal pad 1 and both protecting films of the thermal pads And then re stick the thermal pad 1 on to the...

Page 34: ...onnector be connected to the motherboard for space saving purposes y The SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M 2 SATA device into M2_1 slot y The SATA5 will be unavailable when installing M 2 SA...

Page 35: ...LED 4 Power LED 5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch 7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch 9 Reserved 10 No Pin 1 JFP2 1 Speaker 2 Buzzer 3 Buzzer 4 Speaker GAME BOOST knob 0 1 2 4 6 8 1 0 1 1 OC1 GAME BOOST Knob T...

Page 36: ...z 4 6 4 8 GHz 4 8 5 2 GHz 4 8 5 5 GHz 10 4 6 GHz 4 7 4 9 GHz 4 9 5 3 GHz 4 9 5 6 GHz 11 4 7 GHz 4 8 5 0 GHz 5 0 5 4 GHz 5 0 5 7 GHz 4 Power on and then GAME BOOST will automatically overclock processo...

Page 37: ...oling solution that provides the extreme overclocking conditions to boot at a stable processor frequency and to prevent the system from crashing JLN1 Low Temperature Booting Jumper This jumper is used...

Page 38: ...t all the power cables are securely connected to a proper ATX power supply to ensure stable operation of the motherboard CPU_PWR1 2 ATX_PWR1 Power Connectors These connectors allow you to connect an A...

Page 39: ...Note that the Power and Ground pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage Charger Port The JUSB3 connector is a charger port which can increase USB power output for fast charging your...

Page 40: ...onding orientation JUSB2 6 USB Type C Cable USB Type C port on the front panel JUSB4 5 USB 2 0 Connectors These connectors allow you to connect USB 2 0 ports on the front panel 1 2 10 9 1 VCC 2 VCC 3...

Page 41: ...definition 1 Ground 2 Voltage Control 3 Sense 4 NC Pin definition of fan connectors CPU_FAN1 PUMP_FAN1 SYS_FAN1 5 Fan Connectors Fan connectors can be classified as PWM Pulse Width Modulation Mode or...

Page 42: ...Press F10 to save and exit and then press the Enter key to select Yes 6 Once the chassis cover is opened again a warning message will be displayed on screen when the computer is turned on Resetting t...

Page 43: ...ry onboard that is external powered from a battery located on the motherboard to save system configuration data If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumpers to clear the CMOS memory K...

Page 44: ...Data Ground with the maximum power rating of 3A 5V y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the RGB LED strip y Please use MSI s...

Page 45: ...fan not connected in series will break communication and the RGB LED lighting function will not work y Quantity of RGB Fans or Lighting PRO RGB LED strips supported may differ between models Please re...

Page 46: ...l VGA indicates GPU is not detected or fail BOOT indicates the booting device is not detected or fail DIMM LEDs DIMM LEDs These LED indicate the memory modules are installed XMP LED This LED indicates...

Page 47: ...an control mode Red PWM mode White DC mode Fan LEDs These LEDs indicate the fan control mode CPU_FAN1 LED PUMP_FAN1 LED GAME BOOST LEDs These LEDs indicate GAME BOOST control status SW GAME BOOST LED...

Page 48: ...river Execution Environment DXE main hardware initialization Boot Device Selection BDS system setup pre OS user interface selecting a bootable device CD DVD HDD USB Network Shell Debug Code LED Table...

Page 49: ...post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization 35 CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 36 CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM i...

Page 50: ...dule specific 78 ACPI module initialization 79 CSM initialization 7A 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 90 Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initi...

Page 51: ...are not available D4 PCI resource allocation error Out of Resources D5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM D6 No Console Output Devices are found D7 No Console Input Devices are found D8 Invalid password D...

Page 52: ...appear after booting and the operating system into ACPI modes 01 System is entering S1 sleep state 02 System is entering S2 sleep state 03 System is entering S3 sleep state 04 System is entering S4 s...

Page 53: ...up notification then select Run DVDSetup exe to open the installer If you turn off the AutoPlay feature from the Windows Control Panel you can still manually execute the DVDSetup exe from the root pa...

Page 54: ...D light effects Please note that for light effect the option would be more or less depending on the devices you have it will only list the light effects which are available for all included devices Ea...

Page 55: ...change the configurations you need to click the Apply button to apply changes y Device synchronization In this section you may synchronize LED light effect to your devices To synchronize devices click...

Page 56: ...er all sync devices will be changed in red chain icons and the Profile control panel will appear on the left Profile control panel used to save All Sync profile settings Save button saves sync device...

Page 57: ...les to fit your multimedia experience Music Gaming Movie or Communication All profiles can be modified as you wish y On Off Button allows you to turn all of Nahimic 3 s audio effects in one click y Au...

Page 58: ...s well as its current volume Mute mutes the current mic device y Mic profiles allows you to choose between 2 factory mic profiles to fit your experience Chat or Conference All profiles can be modified...

Page 59: ...racker Compatible games Try Button On Off Button y ON OFF Button allows you to enable disable the Sound Tracker by switching this option ON OFF y Try Button launch a 7 1 audio sample allowing you to p...

Page 60: ...e following methods to enter BIOS setup y Press Delete key when the Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu F11 to enter Boot Menu message appears on the screen during the boot process y In MSI Dragon Cente...

Page 61: ...e refer the following methods to enter flash mode Reboot and press Ctrl F5 key during POST and click on Yes to reboot the system Reboot and press Del key during POST to enter BIOS Click the M FLASH bu...

Page 62: ...rmat USB flash drive supports updating BIOS by Flash BIOS Button 1 Connect power supply to CPU_PWR1 CPU_PWR2 and ATX_PWR1 No other components are necessary but power supply 2 Plug the USB flash drive...

Page 63: ...able disable the X M P Extreme Memory Profile Switch the outer circle to select the X M P profile This switch will only be available if the X M P supported memory module is installed y Setup Mode swit...

Page 64: ...the fan speed by percentage y Favorites menu press the F3 key to enter Favorites menu It allows you to create personal BIOS menu where you can save and access favorite frequently used BIOS setting it...

Page 65: ...he descriptions of EZ Mode Overview section y BIOS menu selection the following options are available SETTINGS allows you to specify the parameters for chipset and boot devices OC allows you to adjust...

Page 66: ...en time elements The time format is hour minute second f SATA PortX M2_X Shows the information of connected SATA M 2 devices Important If the connected SATA device is not displayed turn off computer a...

Page 67: ...ter to enter the sub menu fPower LED Blinking Sets shining behaviors of the onboard Power LED Dual Color The power LED turns to another color to indicate the S3 state Blinking The power LED blinks to...

Page 68: ...TA storage devices or enables Optane function for NVMe or PCIe storage devices fM2_X RST Pcie Storage Remapping Disabled Enables or disables Intel Rapid Storage for M 2 PCIe storage device fM 2 Optane...

Page 69: ...fter restoring AC power Power On Boot up the system after restoring AC power Last State Restores the system to the previous state power on power off before AC power loss fSystem Power Fault Protection...

Page 70: ...nabled fSecure Boot Sets the Windows secure boot to prevent the unauthorized accessing Press Enter to enter the sub menu This sub menu will appear when Windows 10 WHQL Support is enabled fSecure Boot...

Page 71: ...by Onboard Intel LAN Enabled Enables the system to be awakened from the power saving modes when activity or input signal of Intel LAN device is detected Disabled Disables this function fResume by USB...

Page 72: ...iorities These items are used to prioritize the installed boot devices Security f Administrator Password Sets administrator password for system security User has full rights to change the BIOS items w...

Page 73: ...y for accessing the system f Chassis Intrusion Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu fChassis Intrusion Disabled Enables or disables recording messages when the chassis is opened This functi...

Page 74: ...Auto Sets the CPU ratio that is used to determine CPU clock speed This item only appears when CPU Ratio Apply Mode set to All Core f Adjusted CPU Frequency Shows the adjusted CPU frequency Read only...

Page 75: ...function Auto This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS Enabled All CPU cores would be increased to maximum turbo ratio Disabled Disables this function f CPU Base Clock MHz Default Sets th...

Page 76: ...ease note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed f Adjusted DRAM Frequency Shows the adjusted DRAM frequency Read only f Memory Try It Disabled It improve memory compatibility or performance by c...

Page 77: ...of installed CPU Read only f MEMORY Z Press Enter to enter the sub menu This sub menu displays all the settings and timings of installed memory You can also access this information menu at any time by...

Page 78: ...Instructions Enabled Enables or disables the CPU AES Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions support This item appears when a CPU supports this function fIntel Adaptive Thermal Monitor Enabled E...

Page 79: ...Disabled Disables this function fLong Duration Power Limit W Auto Sets the long duration TDP power limit for CPU in Turbo Boost mode fLong Duration Maintained s Auto Sets the maintaining time for Lon...

Page 80: ...steps below to update BIOS 1 Insert the USB flash drive that contains the update file into the computer 2 Click on M FLASH tab a demand message will be prompted Click on Yes to reboot and enter the fl...

Page 81: ...rrent overclocking pro le fLoad Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Load the current overclocking pro le fClear Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clear the current overclocking profile f OC Pro le Load fr...

Page 82: ...an control the fan speed automatically depending on the CPU temperature to keep it with in a specific range If the current CPU temperature reaches to the target value the Smart Fan function will be ac...

Page 83: ...your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix Enabling Intel Rapid Storage Technology In Legacy mode we can change the AHCI mode to RAID mode and disable the Fast Boot then press Ct...

Page 84: ...field press Space key or press Enter key and use the arrow keys to select the option X to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume 6 Select the Strip Size for the RAID array The availab...

Page 85: ...the RAID volume your system will become unbootable 1 Go to BIOS SETTING Advanced Intel R Rapid Storage Technology 2 Select the RAID volume from the Intel R Rapid Storage Technology screen to enter the...

Page 86: ...creen 4 Select Reset to non RAID item and press Enter to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives The following screen appears 5 Select the Yes item and press Enter key to...

Page 87: ...ish data mirroring and restore data redundancy refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation 1 Power off 2 Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or gre...

Page 88: ...should continue 6 Leave the disk USB drive in the computer until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files after the RAID volume is formatted and Windows setup starts copying...

Page 89: ...e Specifications for location to install your Intel Optane memory module Install the Intel Optane memory module into the M 2 slot 3 Enable M 2 Optane Genie Power on and press Delete key to enter BIOS...

Page 90: ...alog 6 Reboot System WARNING Once you enable Intel Optane memory in order to prevent seriously damage your operating system please follow the cautions listed below y DO NOT set the SATA mode back to A...

Page 91: ...tel Optane memory 1 Disable Intel Optane Memory Disable Intel Optane Memory via the Intel Optane memory application Intel Rapid Storage Technology Click Yes in the dialog Reboot System 2 Disable M 2 O...

Page 92: ...then restart the computer y If 1 long 2 short beeps are heard remove and reinstall the graphics card and then restart the computer y Test with another known working graphics card The computer does no...

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Page 96: ...hnical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user guide please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the followin...

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