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User Manual - Page 1
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Quick Start
Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard. Preparing Tools and Components
Intel® LGA 1200 CPU
CPU Fan
DDR4 Memory
Power Supply Unit
Chassis Graphics Card
Thermal Paste
SATA Hard Disk Drive
SATA DVD Drive
Phillips Screwdriver
A Package of the installations also provide video...
User Manual - Page 20
... should contain:
Motherboard
MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI
SATA 6G cables (2 cables/pack)
1
LED JRGB Y cable
1
Cable
LED JCORSAIR cable
1
LED JRAINBOW cable
1
Wi-Fi Antenna
1
M.2 screws (3 pcs./pack)
1
Accessories
Case Badge
1
SATA cable stickers
1
Product registration card
1
Application
Driver DVD
1
User manual
1
Documentation
Quick installation guide
1
⚠⚠...
User Manual - Page 45
... be in progress, after it has finished it will find and list all necessary drivers in the lower-right corner of the MSI Drive Disc. 4. Press the Restart button on the computer. 2. Installing Drivers
1. The installer will prompt you can still manually execute the DVDSetup.exe from the Windows Control Panel, you to restart. 6. Select the...
User Manual - Page 48
...3. Updating BIOS: 1. Resetting BIOS
You might need to restore the default BIOS setting to solve certain problems. ...update. ▪▪Reboot and press Del key during POST and click on the motherboard.
⚠⚠Important
Be sure the computer is 100% completed, the system will reboot
automatically.
48 UEFI BIOS Insert the USB flash drive that matches your motherboard model from MSI...
User Manual - Page 50
...9888;⚠Important
In search page, only the F6, F10 and F12 function keys are supporting this function.
⚠⚠Important
Please don't make any changes in OC menu and don...8729; XMP Profile - To configure the advanced BIOS settings, please enter the Advanced Mode by BIOS item name.
XMP Profile
Screenshot Setup Mode switch
Search
Language
System information
GAME BOOST
Boot device...
User Manual - Page 51
... save and access favorite/ frequently-used BIOS setting items.
UEFI BIOS 51 click on this button...this button or press the F3 key to update BIOS with the motherboard you to right. ∙∙... Storage, Fan Info and Help buttons to manually control the fan speed by percentage. ∙...provides the way to show the information of BIOS setup. ∙∙ System information - The function is...
User Manual - Page 55
...(Compatibility Support Module) or UEFI mode to meet the system requirement.
[CSM]
For the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or non-UEFI mode OS.
[UEFI]
For the UEFI driver add-...
▶▶Wake Up Event Setup sub-menu Sets system wake up behaviors for system security. A message will replace any previous set the administrator password and the user password for different sleep modes.
▶...
User Manual - Page 56
... speed. This item only appears when a CPU that supports Turbo Boost is installed.
▶▶CPU Ratio [Auto]
Sets the CPU ratio that , higher frequency and voltage may benefit overclocking capability but cause system un-stability.
⚠⚠Important
∙∙Overclocking your PC manually is only recommended for advanced users.
∙∙Overclocking...
User Manual - Page 57
... CPU Ratio operating mode. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this value. Read-only.
▶▶GT Ratio [Auto]
Sets the integrated graphics ratio.
These items only appear when CPU Ratio Apply Mode set the CPU ratios for heat dissipation when running AVX instructions. ▶▶Core X X of active cores. This item will...
User Manual - Page 58
... item will be available when the memory modules that support XMP is the overclocking technology by BIOS. If it manually.
58 UEFI BIOS In the sub-menu, you can setup some protecting conditions about voltage/ current/ temputure for memory every booting.
[Auto] [Enabled]
[Disabled]
The setting will be configured automatically by memory module. If...
User Manual - Page 64
...UEFI mode. Press F7 to switch to enter BIOS Setup menu.
2. RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information. Enabling Intel® Rapid Storage Technology... However, most newer version of operating systems support UEFI and the Intel Rapid Storage Technology UEFI mode can change setting to create a combination of a RAID. The following description is enabled...
User Manual - Page 65
... Go to enter BIOS Setup menu.
6. Here are returned to your usage model in power of 2 ...increments. The following screen appears:
3. The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in RAID Level. 5. The strip size should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Press F10 to save configuration and exit, and then reboot and press Delete key to BIOS > SETTING...
User Manual - Page 69
... Windows 10 x64 bit Editions or newer operating system. 1. Click the Install button. 6. During the operating system installation, after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. Select the (iaStorAC.inf) driver, click Next. 5. You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and Windows setup should
continue. 6. Restart your computer and enter the Windows operating...
User Manual - Page 70
...system. ▫▫Refer to the Specifications for location to install your Intel® Optane™ memory module. ▫▫Install the Intel® Optane™ memory ...exe to open the installer. This section describes how to save configuration and exit. 4. System Requirements
∙∙Intel® Optane™ memory ready MSI® motherboards ∙∙Supported 8th Gen, or...
User Manual - Page 77
... to this document without prior notice. Version 1.1, 2020/05, updated release.
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