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... the web browser on your computer. Preparing Tools and Components Intel® LGA 1151 CPU CPU Fan Chassis DDR4 Memory Power Supply Unit Graphics Card Thermal Paste SATA Hard Disk Drive SATA DVD Drive Phillips Screwdriver A Package of the installations also provide video demonstrations. Some of Screws Quick Start 1 Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC/ MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON motherboard. Please link to the URL to the URL by scanning the QR...
... the web browser on your computer. Preparing Tools and Components Intel® LGA 1151 CPU CPU Fan Chassis DDR4 Memory Power Supply Unit Graphics Card Thermal Paste SATA Hard Disk Drive SATA DVD Drive Phillips Screwdriver A Package of the installations also provide video demonstrations. Some of Screws Quick Start 1 Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC/ MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON motherboard. Please link to the URL to the URL by scanning the QR...
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...: RGB LED connectors 40 JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector 41 JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper 42 Onboard LEDs ...43 EZ Debug LED...43 DIMM LEDs ...43 XMP LED ...43 JPWRLED1: LED power input 43 Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities 44 Installing Windows® 10 44 Installing Drivers 44 Installing Utilities 44 MYSTIC LIGHT...45 Device LED effect control screen 45 Nahimic 3 ...48 Installation and Update 48 Audio Tab ...48 Microphone Tab ...49 Sound Tracker Tab 50 Settings Tab ...50 BIOS Setup ...51 Entering BIOS Setup 51 Resetting BIOS...52 Updating BIOS...52 EZ Mode ...53 Advanced Mode...
...: RGB LED connectors 40 JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector 41 JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper 42 Onboard LEDs ...43 EZ Debug LED...43 DIMM LEDs ...43 XMP LED ...43 JPWRLED1: LED power input 43 Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities 44 Installing Windows® 10 44 Installing Drivers 44 Installing Utilities 44 MYSTIC LIGHT...45 Device LED effect control screen 45 Nahimic 3 ...48 Installation and Update 48 Audio Tab ...48 Microphone Tab ...49 Sound Tracker Tab 50 Settings Tab ...50 BIOS Setup ...51 Entering BIOS Setup 51 Resetting BIOS...52 Updating BIOS...52 EZ Mode ...53 Advanced Mode...
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... MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC only) USB Audio Back Panel Connectors Continued from previous page Intel® Z390 Chipset y Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices y Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices 1x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 y Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz (160MHz) up to 1.73Gbps y Supports Bluetooth®2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0,4.0, 5 Intel® Z390 Chipset y 5x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1 Type-C and 3 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector...
... MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC only) USB Audio Back Panel Connectors Continued from previous page Intel® Z390 Chipset y Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices y Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices 1x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 y Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz (160MHz) up to 1.73Gbps y Supports Bluetooth®2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0,4.0, 5 Intel® Z390 Chipset y 5x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1 Type-C and 3 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector...
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...; Nahimic 3 Voice Boost y Network GAMING LAN with Gaming LAN Manager Intel CNVi WiFi (MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC)* y Storage Twin Turbo M.2 y Fan Pump Fan GAMING Fan Control * MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON doesn't support Intel CNVi WiFi Continued on next page Specifications 17 Software Dragon Center Features Special Features Continued from previous page y Drivers y DRAGON CENTER y MYSTIC LIGHT y Nahimic Audio y Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) y CPU-Z MSI GAMING y MSI App Player (BlueStacks) y Intel...
...; Nahimic 3 Voice Boost y Network GAMING LAN with Gaming LAN Manager Intel CNVi WiFi (MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC)* y Storage Twin Turbo M.2 y Fan Pump Fan GAMING Fan Control * MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON doesn't support Intel CNVi WiFi Continued on next page Specifications 17 Software Dragon Center Features Special Features Continued from previous page y Drivers y DRAGON CENTER y MYSTIC LIGHT y Nahimic Audio y Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) y CPU-Z MSI GAMING y MSI App Player (BlueStacks) y Intel...
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... RGB Fan SP120 RGB Fan LL120 RGB Fan Maximum connection 20* * In the case of 20% brightness 6 6 6 Package contents Please check the contents of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your motherboard package. It should contain: Motherboard SATA 6Gb/s Cables Cable LED Y CABLE LED JCORSAIR CABLE LED JRAINBOW CABLE Antenna Set SLI HB BRIDGE M Accessories M.2 Screw Case Badge SATA Cable Lables VIP Card Application DVD Driver DVD User Manual Documentation Quick Installation Guide MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON 2 1 1 1 N/A 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC...
... RGB Fan SP120 RGB Fan LL120 RGB Fan Maximum connection 20* * In the case of 20% brightness 6 6 6 Package contents Please check the contents of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your motherboard package. It should contain: Motherboard SATA 6Gb/s Cables Cable LED Y CABLE LED JCORSAIR CABLE LED JRAINBOW CABLE Antenna Set SLI HB BRIDGE M Accessories M.2 Screw Case Badge SATA Cable Lables VIP Card Application DVD Driver DVD User Manual Documentation Quick Installation Guide MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON 2 1 1 1 N/A 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC...
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.... 44 Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities Press the Restart button on the computer case. 4. Click the Select to boot from the Boot Menu. 6. Installing Utilities Before you install utilities, you must complete drivers installation. 1. Select the Windows® 10 installation disc/USB from CD or DVD... message. 7. Start up notification, then select Run DVDSetup.exe to restart. 6. The installer will prompt you can still manually execute the DVDSetup.exe from the Windows Control Panel, you...
.... 44 Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities Press the Restart button on the computer case. 4. Click the Select to boot from the Boot Menu. 6. Installing Utilities Before you install utilities, you must complete drivers installation. 1. Select the Windows® 10 installation disc/USB from CD or DVD... message. 7. Start up notification, then select Run DVDSetup.exe to restart. 6. The installer will prompt you can still manually execute the DVDSetup.exe from the Windows Control Panel, you...
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..., Gaming, Movie or Communication). Device display & Volume On/Off Button Audio Profiles Reset Button Try Button Audio Effects y Device display & Volume - allows you 're using speakers to fit your media. 48 Nahimic 3 expands the stereo for all elements of the audio experience (dialogs, soundtrack, explosions, etc.) to retrieve a multichannel listening experience over your motherboard or download the driver from MSI's official website. y Audio Effects - it in the audio driver. virtualizes the multichannel audio...
..., Gaming, Movie or Communication). Device display & Volume On/Off Button Audio Profiles Reset Button Try Button Audio Effects y Device display & Volume - allows you 're using speakers to fit your media. 48 Nahimic 3 expands the stereo for all elements of the audio experience (dialogs, soundtrack, explosions, etc.) to retrieve a multichannel listening experience over your motherboard or download the driver from MSI's official website. y Audio Effects - it in the audio driver. virtualizes the multichannel audio...
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... update file into the USB flash drive. Updating BIOS: 1. Please refer the following methods to enter flash mode. Reboot and press Ctrl + F5 key during POST and click on Download icon to reboot the system. 3. Select BIOS Update. 3. Updating BIOS Updating BIOS with MSI DRAGON CENTER Before updating: Make sure the LAN driver is already installed and the Internet connection is off before clearing CMOS data. Important Be sure the computer is set properly. y Short the Clear CMOS jumper on Scan button...
... update file into the USB flash drive. Updating BIOS: 1. Please refer the following methods to enter flash mode. Reboot and press Ctrl + F5 key during POST and click on Download icon to reboot the system. 3. Select BIOS Update. 3. Updating BIOS Updating BIOS with MSI DRAGON CENTER Before updating: Make sure the LAN driver is already installed and the Internet connection is off before clearing CMOS data. Important Be sure the computer is set properly. y Short the Clear CMOS jumper on Scan button...
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... to toggle the GAME BOOST for OC. supported memory module is left to USB flash drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only). Move the mouse over a blank space and right click the mouse to change the boot priority. you can move the device icons to exit search page. BIOS Setup 53 To configure the advanced BIOS settings, please enter the Advanced Mode by key word. This switch will show. y Screenshot...
... to toggle the GAME BOOST for OC. supported memory module is left to USB flash drive (FAT/ FAT32 format only). Move the mouse over a blank space and right click the mouse to change the boot priority. you can move the device icons to exit search page. BIOS Setup 53 To configure the advanced BIOS settings, please enter the Advanced Mode by key word. This switch will show. y Screenshot...
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y Hardware Monitor - Right-click or press F2 key. 3. Move the mouse over a BIOS item not only on BIOS menu but also on left side to update BIOS with a USB flash drive. click on the CPU, Memory, Storage, Fan Info and Help buttons on search page. 2. enable or disable the LAN Option ROM, M.2/ Optane Genie, HD audio controller, AHCI/ RAID, CPU Fan Fail Warning Control and BIOS Log Review by percentage. click on favorite page (Favorite 1~5) 2. SETTINGS, OC...,etc) as the BIOS home...
y Hardware Monitor - Right-click or press F2 key. 3. Move the mouse over a BIOS item not only on BIOS menu but also on left side to update BIOS with a USB flash drive. click on the CPU, Memory, Storage, Fan Info and Help buttons on search page. 2. enable or disable the LAN Option ROM, M.2/ Optane Genie, HD audio controller, AHCI/ RAID, CPU Fan Fail Warning Control and BIOS Log Review by percentage. click on favorite page (Favorite 1~5) 2. SETTINGS, OC...,etc) as the BIOS home...
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...] Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Max Link Speed [Auto] Sets PCI Express protocol of onboard power LED behaviors. f ACPI Settings Sets ACPI parameters of PCIe x16 slots for matching different installed devices. [Auto] This item will appear when Onboard LAN Controller is enabled. [Enabled] Enables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. [Disabled] Disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. fCPU Over Temperature Alert [Auto] Enables or disables the CPU overheating alert when CPU temperature is only available if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding. [Enabled] Allows you to utilize more...
...] Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Max Link Speed [Auto] Sets PCI Express protocol of onboard power LED behaviors. f ACPI Settings Sets ACPI parameters of PCIe x16 slots for matching different installed devices. [Auto] This item will appear when Onboard LAN Controller is enabled. [Enabled] Enables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. [Disabled] Disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. fCPU Over Temperature Alert [Auto] Enables or disables the CPU overheating alert when CPU temperature is only available if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding. [Enabled] Allows you to utilize more...
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... Hot Plug [Disabled] Allows user to the onboard graphics. f Integrated Graphics Configuration Adjusts integrated graphics settings for M.2 PCIe storage device. This item will appear when Network Stack is enabled. 58 BIOS Setup AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) offers some advanced features to enter the sub-menu. This item will appear when IGD Multi-Monitor is enabled. [Enabled] Enables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. fM2_X-RST Pcie Storage Remapping [Disabled] Enables or disables Intel Rapid Storage for...
... Hot Plug [Disabled] Allows user to the onboard graphics. f Integrated Graphics Configuration Adjusts integrated graphics settings for M.2 PCIe storage device. This item will appear when Network Stack is enabled. 58 BIOS Setup AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) offers some advanced features to enter the sub-menu. This item will appear when IGD Multi-Monitor is enabled. [Enabled] Enables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. fM2_X-RST Pcie Storage Remapping [Disabled] Enables or disables Intel Rapid Storage for...
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...and external graphics cards. [Disabled] Disables this function. fLegacy USB Support [Enabled] Sets Legacy USB function support. [Auto] The system will automatically detect if any USB device is connected and enable the legacy USB support. [Enabled] Enable the USB support under legacy mode. [Disabled] The USB devices will not support S4 & S5 wake up by USB, PCI and PCIe devices. [Disabled] Disables this function. fSerial (COM) Port 0 Configuration Sets detailed configuration of ErP and AC Power Loss behaviors. fUSB Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables all USB controller...
...and external graphics cards. [Disabled] Disables this function. fLegacy USB Support [Enabled] Sets Legacy USB function support. [Auto] The system will automatically detect if any USB device is connected and enable the legacy USB support. [Enabled] Enable the USB support under legacy mode. [Disabled] The USB devices will not support S4 & S5 wake up by USB, PCI and PCIe devices. [Disabled] Disables this function. fSerial (COM) Port 0 Configuration Sets detailed configuration of ErP and AC Power Loss behaviors. fUSB Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables all USB controller...
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... Boot [Disabled] MSI Fast Boot is enabled. 60 BIOS Setup Press Enter to enter BIOS setup if needed. This item will appear when Windows 10 WHQL Support is the fastest way to enter the submenu. f Windows OS Configuration Sets Windows OS detailed configuration and behaviors. fFast Boot [Enabled] Enables or disables the fast boot feature for all installed devices & utilities (hardware & software) should meet the Windows 10 requirements. [Enabled] The system will be disabled and fixed. [Disabled] Disables MSI Fast Boot. fInternal GOP Configuration Manages the onboard...
... Boot [Disabled] MSI Fast Boot is enabled. 60 BIOS Setup Press Enter to enter BIOS setup if needed. This item will appear when Windows 10 WHQL Support is the fastest way to enter the submenu. f Windows OS Configuration Sets Windows OS detailed configuration and behaviors. fFast Boot [Enabled] Enables or disables the fast boot feature for all installed devices & utilities (hardware & software) should meet the Windows 10 requirements. [Enabled] The system will be disabled and fixed. [Disabled] Disables MSI Fast Boot. fInternal GOP Configuration Manages the onboard...
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... the power saving modes when activity or input signal of PCIe device is enabled. [Standard] The system will automatically load the secure keys from BIOS. [Custom] Allows user to set wake up function of installed PCI-E expansion cards, integrated LAN controllers or USB devices which are supported by RTC Alarm. [Enabled] Enables the system to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when Secure Boot Mode sets to enter the sub-menu. fResume By PCI-E Device [Disabled] Enables or disables the wake up...
... the power saving modes when activity or input signal of PCIe device is enabled. [Standard] The system will automatically load the secure keys from BIOS. [Custom] Allows user to set wake up function of installed PCI-E expansion cards, integrated LAN controllers or USB devices which are supported by RTC Alarm. [Enabled] Enables the system to enter the sub-menu. This sub-menu will appear when Secure Boot Mode sets to enter the sub-menu. fResume By PCI-E Device [Disabled] Enables or disables the wake up...
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... Intel LAN device is enabled. 62 BIOS Setup fResume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Enables or disables the system wake up by USB devices. [Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from the power saving modes when activity or input signal of any key on PS/2 keyboard is detected. [Disabled] Disables this function. Please note that data of the ethernet controller parameter. fResume by USB Device [Disabled] Enables or disables the system wake up...
... Intel LAN device is enabled. 62 BIOS Setup fResume From S3/S4/S5 by PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Enables or disables the system wake up by USB devices. [Enabled] Enables the system to be awakened from the power saving modes when activity or input signal of any key on PS/2 keyboard is detected. [Disabled] Disables this function. Please note that data of the ethernet controller parameter. fResume by USB Device [Disabled] Enables or disables the system wake up...
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... manually is only recommended for OC expert to configure in BIOS setup. f Ring Ratio [Auto] Sets the ring ratio. f Adjusted Ring Frequency Shows the adjusted Ring frequency. y Overclocking is used to determine CPU clock speed. Read-only. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this setting automatically. Note: We use GAME BOOST function for heat dissipation when running AVX instruction set to All Core. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU. f CPU...
... manually is only recommended for OC expert to configure in BIOS setup. f Ring Ratio [Auto] Sets the ring ratio. f Adjusted Ring Frequency Shows the adjusted Ring frequency. y Overclocking is used to determine CPU clock speed. Read-only. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this setting automatically. Note: We use GAME BOOST function for heat dissipation when running AVX instruction set to All Core. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU. f CPU...
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... disk/ USB drive in BIOS. 2. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive. During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install Windows click on Load driver button to copy the files after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. Restart your computer and enter the Windows operating system. 8. Installing Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Software 1. Double-click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology icon to choose what happens with Intel RAID Drivers...
... disk/ USB drive in BIOS. 2. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive. During the operating system installation, after selecting the location to install Windows click on Load driver button to copy the files after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. Restart your computer and enter the Windows operating system. 8. Installing Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Software 1. Double-click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology icon to choose what happens with Intel RAID Drivers...
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...: Windows 10 64 bit (UEFI mode). Update BIOS (refer to install and remove the Intel® Optane™ memory. System Requirements y Intel® Optane™ memory ready MSI® motherboards y Supported 8th Gen, or later, Intel® Core™ - Install the Intel® Optane™ memory module. Power off the AutoPlay feature from the root path of the MSI Driver Disc. Under the Drivers/Software tab, check the Intel RAID Drivers...
...: Windows 10 64 bit (UEFI mode). Update BIOS (refer to install and remove the Intel® Optane™ memory. System Requirements y Intel® Optane™ memory ready MSI® motherboards y Supported 8th Gen, or later, Intel® Core™ - Install the Intel® Optane™ memory module. Power off the AutoPlay feature from the root path of the MSI Driver Disc. Under the Drivers/Software tab, check the Intel RAID Drivers...
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... for RMA repair, try to a electrical outlet securely. y Some power supply units have a power button on the rear side, make sure the LAN port LEDs are connected from the power supply to the motherboard? y Test with Dual BIOS) 84 Troubleshooting Lost BIOS password y Clear the CMOS, but no signal to monitor y Connect the monitor power cord to install only one memory module in the DIMMA2 slot first and then restart the computer. y Remove secondary speakers/ headphones, HDMI cables, USB audio devices. y Select different...
... for RMA repair, try to a electrical outlet securely. y Some power supply units have a power button on the rear side, make sure the LAN port LEDs are connected from the power supply to the motherboard? y Test with Dual BIOS) 84 Troubleshooting Lost BIOS password y Clear the CMOS, but no signal to monitor y Connect the monitor power cord to install only one memory module in the DIMMA2 slot first and then restart the computer. y Remove secondary speakers/ headphones, HDMI cables, USB audio devices. y Select different...