MSI MEG Z490 GODLIKE User manual

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Quick Start
Chassis
Quick Start
Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MEG Z490 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 1200 CPU
CPU Fan
DDR4 Memory
Graphics Card
SATA Hard Disk Drive SATA DVD Drive
Phillips Screwdriver
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
https://youtu.be/4ce91YC3Oww
Installing a Processor
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Installing DDR4 memory
http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs
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
1
2 10
9
+
+
+- -- -
+
Power LED
HDD LED Reset Switch
Reserved
Power Switch
JFP1
1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED +
3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED -
5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch
7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch
9 Reserved 10 No Pin
RESET SW
POWER SW
POWER LED+
POWER LED-
HDD LED

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Installing the Motherboard
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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_PWR2 PCIE_PWR1
CPU_PWR1

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Installing SATA Drives
http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc
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Quick Start
Installing a Graphics Card
1
http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A
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10 Quick Start
Connecting Peripheral Devices

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Quick Start
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
Connecting the Power Connectors......................................................................... 7
Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 8
Installing a Graphics Card...................................................................................... 9
Connecting Peripheral Devices............................................................................ 10
Power On............................................................................................................... 11
Specifications....................................................................................................... 15
JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification.................................................................... 22
Package contents ................................................................................................ 23
Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 24
Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 25
LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 25
Audio Ports Configuration.................................................................................... 25
Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 26
Installing Antennas............................................................................................... 28
Overview of Components .................................................................................... 29
CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 31
DIMM Slots............................................................................................................ 32
PCI_E1~4: PCIe Expansion Slots.......................................................................... 33
M2_1~3: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 34
Installing M.2 XPANDER-Z Gen4 S card............................................................... 37
SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 40
JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 40
CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1, PCIE_PWR1: Power Connectors.............................. 41
JBLK_U1, JRATIO_U1: Base clock Plus, Ratio Plus connectors......................... 42
OC_FS1: OC Fail Save Button ............................................................................... 42
OC_RT1: OC Retry Button..................................................................................... 42
JSLOW1: Slow Mode Booting Jumper.................................................................. 43
JLN1~2: Low Temperature Booting Jumper........................................................ 43
W_FLOW1: Water Flow Meter Connector............................................................. 43
V-Check Points Lite .............................................................................................. 44

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T_SEN1~2: Thermal Sensor Connectors ............................................................. 44
JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 44
JUSB1: USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C Connector............................................... 45
JUSB2~3: USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Connector ......................................................... 45
JUSB4~5: USB 2.0 Connectors............................................................................. 46
JTPM1: TPM Module Connector........................................................................... 46
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~8: Fan Connectors................................... 47
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector....................................................................... 48
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper........................................................... 49
POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 49
BIOS_SW1: Multi-BIOS Switch ............................................................................. 50
JRGB1: RGB LED connector................................................................................. 51
JRAINBOW1~2: Addressable RGB LED connectors............................................. 52
JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 53
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD II ..................................................................................... 54
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD II Status Table ................................................................ 54
Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 55
EZ Debug LED....................................................................................................... 55
XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 55
JPWRLED1: LED power input............................................................................... 55
CPU Power LED.................................................................................................... 56
LED_SW1: EZ LED Control ................................................................................... 57
Debug Code LED................................................................................................... 57
Hexadecimal Character Table .............................................................................. 57
Boot Phases.......................................................................................................... 57
Debug Code LED Table ......................................................................................... 58
ACPI States Codes................................................................................................ 62
CPU core /CPU socket / System / MOS / PCH Temperature................................ 62
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 63
Installing Windows®10......................................................................................... 63
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 63
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 63
UEFI BIOS............................................................................................................. 64
BIOS Setup............................................................................................................ 65
Entering BIOS Setup............................................................................................. 65
Resetting BIOS...................................................................................................... 66
Updating BIOS....................................................................................................... 66
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 68
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 72

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SETTINGS Menu ................................................................................................... 73
OC Menu................................................................................................................ 75
M-FLASH Menu .................................................................................................... 80
OC PROFILE Menu................................................................................................ 81
HARDWARE MONITOR Menu................................................................................ 82
Nahimic 3 ............................................................................................................. 84
Installation and Update ........................................................................................ 84
Audio Tab .............................................................................................................. 84
Microphone Tab .................................................................................................... 85
Sound Tracker Tab................................................................................................ 86
Settings Tab .......................................................................................................... 86
RAID Configuration.............................................................................................. 87
Enabling Intel®Rapid Storage Technology........................................................... 87
Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 88
Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................... 89
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ............................................................................... 90
Rebuilding RAID Array.......................................................................................... 91
Installing RAID Driver........................................................................................... 92
Installing Intel®Rapid Storage Technology Software .......................................... 92
Intel®Optane™ Memory Configuration .............................................................. 93
System Requirements ......................................................................................... 93
Installing the Intel®Optane™ memory ................................................................ 93
Removing the Intel®Optane™ memory ............................................................... 95
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 96

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Specifications
Specifications
CPU
Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ and Pentium® Gold /
Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket*
* Please go to www.intel.com for more compatibility information.
* Onboard graphics output are disabled when using F SKU processors.
Chipset Intel® Z490 Chipset
Memory
∙4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB*
∙Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz*
▪1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5000+ MHz
▪1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4400+ 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
∙3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots*, support x16/ x0/ x4 or x8/ x8/ x4
mode
∙1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
* Please refer to page 33 for details.
Multi-GPU ∙Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
∙Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology
Onbaord Graphics
Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller
∙2x Thunderbolt™ 3 (Type-C) ports on the back panel
∙Supports Thunderbolt™ 3 with a maximum resolution of
5120x2880 @60 Hz*
∙Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with a maximum resolution of
4096x2304 @60 Hz
∙Maximum shared memory is 1GB
* Thunderbolt 3 supports two displays in 4K resolution or one display in 5K
resolution.
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Storage
Intel® Z490 Chipset
∙6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
∙3x M.2 slots (Key M)
▪M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s,
2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices*
▪M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s,
2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices**
▪M2_3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280
storage devices
▪Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready***
▪Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel
Core™ processors
* SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
** SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_2 slot.
*** Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have
updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.
RAID
Intel® Z490 Chipset
∙Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
∙Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 PCIe storage
devices
Audio
∙Realtek® ALC1220 Codec + ESS E9018 combo DAC
▪7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
▪Supports S/PDIF output
Thunderbolt 3 TM
Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller
∙2x Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB Type-C) ports on the back panel
∙Supports up to 40 Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt 3
devices
∙Supports up to 10 Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 Gen 2
10Gbps devices
∙Supports up to 5V/3A , 15W power charging
∙Supports Daisy-chain up to six ThunderboltTM 3 devices
LAN ∙1x Aquantia® AQC107 10G LAN controller
∙1x Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5G LAN controller
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Wireless LAN &
Bluetooth®
Intel® AX201
∙The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E)
slot
∙Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz (160MHz) up to
2.4Gbps
∙Supports 802.11ac
∙WiFi 6 pre-certified
∙Supports Bluetooth®5.1, FIPS, FISMA
USB
∙Intel® Z490 Chipset
▪3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the
back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
▪6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4
ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)
∙ASMedia® ASM1074 Chipset
▪8x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the
back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1
5Gbps connectors)
∙Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller
▪2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C ports on the back
panel
Back Panel
Connectors
∙1x Flash BIOS button
∙1x Clear CMOS button
∙1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
∙2 x USB 2.0 ports
∙4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports
∙2 x LAN (RJ45) ports
∙2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A ports
∙2 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) ports
▪Supports Thunderbolt 3 and DisplayPort 1.4 video
output
▪Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 device
∙2 x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors
∙5 x OFC audio jacks
∙1 x Optical S/PDIF Out connector
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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
∙3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
∙1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port
∙2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4
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
∙8x 4-pin system fan connectors
∙1x 3-pin Water Flow connector
∙1x Front panel audio connector
∙2x System panel connectors
∙1x Chassis Intrusion connector
∙2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors
∙1xTPM module connector
∙1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
∙2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
∙1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
Internal Buttons
∙1x OC Retry button
∙1x OC Fail Save button
∙1x Power button
∙1x Reset button
Internal Pinheader ∙1x JBLK_U1 pinheader
∙1x JRATIO_U1 pinheader
Switches ∙1x Multi-BIOS switch
∙1x EZ LED Control switch
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Jumper
∙1x Slow mode jumper
∙2x Low Temperature Booting jumpers
∙1x Clear CMOS jumper
Debug LED ∙1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
∙4x EZ Debug LED
Display Panel DYNAMIC DASHBOARD
∙Displays system information
I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6687 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
∙CPU/System temperature detection
∙CPU/System fan speed detection
∙CPU/System fan speed control
∙Water Flow detection
Form Factor ∙E-ATX Form Factor
∙12 in. x 10.9 in. (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm)
BIOS Features
∙Dual BIOS
∙2x 256 Mb flash
∙UEFI AMI BIOS
∙ACPI 6.2, SMBIOS 2.8
∙Multi-language
Software
∙Drivers
∙DRAGON CENTER
∙Nahimic Audio
∙CPU-Z MSI GAMING
∙MSI APP Player (BlueStacks)
∙Intel®Extreme Tuning Utility
∙Google Chrome™, Google Toolbar, Google Drive
∙Norton™ Internet Security Solution
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Dragon Center
Features
∙Gaming Mode
∙Gaming Hotkey
∙LAN Manager
∙Mystic Light
∙Ambient Link
∙User Scenario
∙Hardware Monitor
∙True Color
∙Live Update
∙DPC Latency tuner
∙Speed Up
∙Smart Tool
∙Super Charger
∙Voice Boost
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
▪10G Super LAN
▪2.5G LAN
▪LAN Manager
▪Intel WiFi 6
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