MSI MEG Z590 ACE quick start guide

Contents

1. Quick Startp. 1

   Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MEG Z590 ACE / MEG Z590 ACE GOLD EDITION motherboard. This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to…

2. Specificationsp. 16

   CPU •Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors* •Processor socket LGA1200 * Please go…

3. Block Diagramp. 25
4. Rear I/O Panelp. 26

   Audio Ports Configuration Audio Ports Channel 2 4 6 8 Center/ Sub-woofer Out • • Rear Speaker Out • • • Line-In/ Side Speaker Out • Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out…

5. Overview of Componentsp. 31
6. Onboard LEDsp. 54

   EZ Debug LED These LEDs indicate the debug status of the motherboard. CPU - indicates CPU is not detected or fail. DRAM - indicates DRAM is not detected or…

7. Installing OS, Drivers & MSI Centerp. 61

   Please download and update the latest utilities and drivers at www.msi.com Installing Windows® 10 1. Power on the computer. 2. Insert the Windows® 10…

8. Nahimic 3p. 62

   is designed to offer the best audio experience it contains audio effects, microphone effects and Sound Tracker. Installation and Update Nahimic 3 is included…

9. UEFI BIOSp. 65

   MSI UEFI BIOS is compatible with UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) architecture. The UEFI BIOS firmware infrastructure has many new functions and…

10. RAID Configurationp. 69

    The introduction of RAID levels and types are as below: RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading the hard drive…

11. Intel® Optane™ Memory Configurationp. 70

    Intel® Optane™ memory is a technology which allows the system to access the data more quickly. It enables the computer to store commonly used data and…

12. Troubleshootingp. 71

    Before sending the motherboard for RMA repair, try to go over troubleshooting guide first to see if your got similar symptoms as mentioned below. The power is…