MSI MEG Z390 GODLIKE User 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®MEG Z390 GODLIKE 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

2Safety Information
Safety Information
yThe components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic
discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful
computer assembly.
yEnsure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause
the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.
yHold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.
yIt 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.
yStore the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static pad
whenever the motherboard is not installed.
yBefore turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal
components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.
yDo not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause
permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.
yIf you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer
technician.
yAlways turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet
before installing or removing any computer component.
yKeep this user guide for future reference.
yKeep this motherboard away from humidity.
yMake sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on the
PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.
yPlace the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything
over the power cord.
yAll cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.
yIf 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.
yDo not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may damage
the motherboard.

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Safety Information
https://youtu.be/4ce91YC3Oww
Installing a Processor
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4Safety Information
Installing DDR4 memory
http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs
DIMMB2 DIMMB2
DIMMB1
DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2
DIMMA1
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Safety Information
Connecting the Front Panel Header
http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI
RESET SW
POWER SW
POWER LED+
POWER LED-
HDD LED
HDD LED
RESET SW
JFP1
HDD LED HDD LED -
HDD LED +
POWER LED -
POWER LED +
POWER LED
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2 10
9
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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

6Safety Information
Installing the Motherboard
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Safety Information
Installing SATA Drives
http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc
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8Safety Information
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Installing a Graphics Card
http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A
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Safety Information
Connecting Peripheral Devices

10 Safety Information
Connecting the Power Connectors
http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4
ATX_PWR1 CPU_PWR1
CPU_PWR2 PCIE_PWR1

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Safety Information
Power On
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12 Contents
Contents
Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 1
Preparing Tools and Components.......................................................................... 1
Safety Information................................................................................................. 2
Installing a Processor............................................................................................. 3
Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 4
Connecting the Front Panel Header....................................................................... 5
Installing the Motherboard..................................................................................... 6
Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 7
Installing a Graphics Card...................................................................................... 8
Connecting Peripheral Devices .............................................................................. 9
Connecting the Power Connectors....................................................................... 10
Power On............................................................................................................... 11
Specifications....................................................................................................... 15
JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification.................................................................... 21
Package contents................................................................................................. 22
Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 23
Rear I/O Panel...................................................................................................... 24
LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 24
Audio Ports Configuration.................................................................................... 24
Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 25
Installing Antennas............................................................................................... 27
Overview of Components .................................................................................... 28
CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 30
DIMM Slots............................................................................................................ 31
PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots.......................................................................... 32
PEGSW1: PCIe CeaseFire Switch ......................................................................... 33
U2_1: U.2 Connector............................................................................................. 35
M2_1~3: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 36
V-Check Points ..................................................................................................... 38
Installing the M.2 Xpander-Z ............................................................................... 39
SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 40
JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors................................................................... 42
JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 42
CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1, PCIE_PWR1: Power Connectors.............................. 43
OC1: GAME BOOST Knob ..................................................................................... 44
JBLK_U1, JRATIO_U1: Base clock Plus, Ratio Plus connectors......................... 45
OC_FS1: OC Force Enter BIOS Button.................................................................. 45

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Contents
OC_RT2: OC Retry Button..................................................................................... 45
T_SEN1~2: Thermal Sensor Connectors ............................................................. 46
JSLOW1: Slow Mode Booting Jumper.................................................................. 46
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~8: Fan Connectors................................... 47
W_FLOW1: Water Flow Meter Connector............................................................. 48
JUSB1~2: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connectors ....................................................... 48
JUSB3~4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 49
JUSB5~6: USB 2.0 Connectors............................................................................. 50
POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 51
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper........................................................... 51
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector....................................................................... 52
BIOS_SW1: Multi-BIOS Switch............................................................................. 53
JRGB1, JRAINBOW1~2: RGB LED connectors..................................................... 54
JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 55
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD ........................................................................................ 56
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD Status Table ................................................................... 56
Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 57
EZ Debug LED....................................................................................................... 57
DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 57
Fan LEDs............................................................................................................... 57
Multi-BIOS LEDs................................................................................................... 58
XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 58
JPWRLED1: LED power input............................................................................... 58
CPU Power LED.................................................................................................... 59
Debug Code LED................................................................................................... 60
Hexadecimal Character Table .............................................................................. 60
Boot Phases.......................................................................................................... 60
Debug Code LED Table ......................................................................................... 60
ACPI States Codes................................................................................................ 65
CPU Temperature ................................................................................................. 65
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 66
Installing Windows®10......................................................................................... 66
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 66
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 66
MYSTIC LIGHT...................................................................................................... 67
Device LED effect control screen ......................................................................... 67
Nahimic 3 ............................................................................................................. 70
Installation and Update ........................................................................................ 70
Audio Tab .............................................................................................................. 70
Microphone Tab .................................................................................................... 71

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Sound Tracker Tab................................................................................................ 72
Settings Tab .......................................................................................................... 72
Killer Control Center ........................................................................................... 73
Configuring Bandwidth......................................................................................... 73
BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 74
Entering BIOS Setup............................................................................................. 74
Resetting BIOS...................................................................................................... 75
Updating BIOS....................................................................................................... 75
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 77
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 79
SETTINGS.............................................................................................................. 80
Advanced............................................................................................................... 80
Boot....................................................................................................................... 86
Security................................................................................................................. 87
Save & Exit............................................................................................................ 88
OC.......................................................................................................................... 89
M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 95
OC PROFILE.......................................................................................................... 96
HARDWARE MONITOR.......................................................................................... 97
RAID Configuration.............................................................................................. 98
Enabling Intel®Rapid Storage Technology........................................................... 98
Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 99
Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................. 100
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID............................................................................. 101
Rebuilding RAID Array........................................................................................ 102
Installing RAID Driver......................................................................................... 103
Installing Intel®Rapid Storage Technology Software ........................................ 103
Intel®Optane™ Memory Configuration ............................................................ 104
System Requirements ....................................................................................... 104
Installing the Intel®Optane™ memory .............................................................. 104
Removing the Intel®Optane™ memory ............................................................. 106
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 107

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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
y4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB*
ySupports DDR4 4600(OC)/ 4533(OC)/ 4500(OC)/ 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*
ySupports Dual-Channel mode
ySupports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
ySupports Intel®Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
Expansion Slot
y4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots*
y1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
* Please refer to page 31 for details.
Multi-GPU ySupports 2-Way NVIDIA®SLI™Technology
ySupports 4-Way AMD®CrossFire™Technology
Storage
Intel®Z390 Chipset
y6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
y3x M.2 slots (Key M)*
M2_1 & M2_3 support 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
y1x U.2 port*
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage
* M.2_2 slot, U.2 port and SATA ports share the bandwidth. Please refer to page
39 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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RAID
Intel®Z390 Chipset
ySupports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
ySupports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID5 for M.2 PCIe storage
devices
LAN y2x Killer®E2500 Gigabit LAN controllers
Wirsless LAN &
Bluetooth®
Killer® 1550 Chipset
yThe Wireless module is pre-install in the M2_4 (Key-E) slot
y Supports Wi-Fi 5, 2x2, Dual Band, (2.4GHz, 5GHz) up to
1.73 Gbps speed
y Supports Bluetooth®5
USB
yIntel®Z390 Chipset
6x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1
Type-C and 3 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 Type-C
internal connectors)
4x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports through the internal
USB connectors
yASMedia®ASM1042 Chipset
2x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports on the back
panel
yASMedia®ASM1074 Chipset
4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available
through the internal USB connectors
Audio
y2x Realtek®ALC1220 Codecs
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
yESS®E9018 Codec
Supports 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone out
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Back Panel
Connectors
y1x Flash BIOS Button
y1x Clear CMOS button
y2x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors
y1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
y2x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
y2x LAN (RJ45) ports
y3x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A ports
y1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
y1x 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone jack
y5x OFC audio jacks
y1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
Internal Connectors
y1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
y2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
y1x 6-pin ATX PCIe power connector
y6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
y3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
y1x U.2 port
y2x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C ports
y2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1
Gen1 ports)
y2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0
ports)
y1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
y1x 4-pin Water Pump connector
y8x 4-pin system fan connectors
y1x 3-pin Water Flow connector
y1x Front panel audio connector
y2x System panel connectors
y1x Chassis Intrusion connector
y2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors
y1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
y2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
y1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
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Internal Buttons
y1x GAME BOOST knob
y1x OC retry button
y1x OC force enter BIOS button
y1x Power button
y1x Reset button
Internal Pinheader y1x JBLK_U1 pinheader
y1x JRATIO_U1 pinheader
Switches y1x Multi-BIOS switch
y1x PCIe CeaseFire switch
Jumper y1x Slow mode jumper
Debug LED y1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
y4x EZ Debug LED
Display Panel DYNAMIC DASHBOARD
yDisplays system information
I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
yCPU/System temperature detection
yCPU/System fan speed detection
yCPU/System fan speed control
Form Factor yE-ATX Form Factor
y12 in. x 10.7 in. (30.5 cm x 27.2 cm)
BIOS Features
yDual BIOS
y2x 128 Mb flash
yUEFI AMI BIOS
yACPI 6.1, SMBIOS 2.8
yMulti-language
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Software
yDrivers
yDRAGON CENTER
yMYSTIC LIGHT
yKiller Control Center
yNahimic Audio
yCPU-Z MSI GAMING
yMSI App Player (BlueStacks)
yIntel®Extreme Tuning Utility
yGoogle Chrome™, Google Toolbar, Google Drive
yNorton™ Internet Security Solution
Dragon Center
Features
yGAME OPTIMIZATION
yOC Performance
yHardware Monitor
yEyerest
yLAN Manager
yLive Update
Please refer to http://download.msi.
com/manual/mb/DRAGONCENTER2.
pdf for more details.
Special Features
yAudio
 Xtreme Audio DAC
Nahimic 3
yNetwork
Killer TripleShot
GAMING LAN with Killer LAN Manager
Killer WiFi
yStorage
Turbo U.2
Triple Turbo M.2
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Special Features
yFan
Pump Fan
GAMING Fan Control
yLED
Mystic Light 3
Mystic Light Extension (RGB)
Mystic Light Extension (RAINBOW)
Mystic Light Extension (CORSAIR)
Mystic Light Sync
EZ DEBUG LED
yProtection
DDR4 Steel Armor
M.2 Shield 3
PCIe Steel Armor
U.2 Steel Armor
yPerformance
Exclusive ESS SABRE HiFi DAC for lossless, high-
quality audio
Multi GPU-SLI Technology
Multi GPU-CrossFire Technology
DDR4 Boost
GAME Boost
Streaming Boost
OC Engine
Lightning USB
Front Lightning USB
USB with type A+C
yStability
7000+ Quality Test
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