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Quick Start
Quick Start
Thank you for purchasing the MSI
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Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE
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
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󸔒󸑃󳆋󳎾QR󵜧󸹇󳍺󱑍URL
II
Quick Start
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http://youtu.be/bf5La099urI
Installing a Processor/ CPU󱜋󰺱/ 󼧓󺴫󻘇󻗫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟
󷡥󷐗󵀛󱬽/ 󲔞󷠴󱾆󵀛󱬽
Youtube
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http://v.youku.com/v_show/
id_XNDkyOTY1NjQ0.html
III
Quick Start
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Installing DDR4 memory/ DDR4󱜋󰺱/
DDR4 󺼣󺽷󺹻 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥 DDR4 󷪺󳁋󹠔/ 󲔞󷠴 DDR4 󱌼󲒹
http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs
Youtube
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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzUyMTI5ODI4.html
IV
Quick Start
Connecting the Front Panel Header/
  󳍹 󶇳 / 󻳓󺽃 󼟷󺗟 󼎳󺗴󼗿 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/
󸔮󳍺󱑺󶔩󹈘󳨣󸢛󶥂/ 󸑷󳍺󱑹󶔩󹈘󳨤󳍺󱿣
http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI
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2 10
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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
HDD LED
RESET SW
JFP1
HDD LED
HDD LED -
HDD LED +
POWER LED -
POWER LED +
POWER LED
Youtube
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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjcyMTczMzM2.html
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Quick Start
Installing the Motherboard/ 󱜋󰺱/
󺼣󻱇󻇃󺦫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥󰶻󳼦󳨣/ 󲔞󷠴󰶻󳨤
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VI
Quick Start
Installing SATA Drives/ SATA󱜋󰺱/
SATA 󺦫󺱋󻱃󻋛 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥 SATA 󵡃󵠉󳼦/ 󲔞󷠴 SATA 󷸄󱾋
http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc
http://v.youku.com/v_show/
id_XNDkzODU5MTky.html
Youtube
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Quick Start
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Installing a Graphics Card/ 󱜋󰺱/
󺋇󺱧󼨌 󼍃󺦫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿 / 󲔟󷡥󹏐󵤛󱙔/ 󲔞󷠴󳠒󱙔
http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A
http://v.youku.com/v_show/
id_XNDkyOTc3MzQ4.html
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Youtube
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VIII
Quick Start
Connecting Peripheral Devices/ 󱟰󸐠󳼤󱬼󳍹󶇳/
󻷋󻆏 󻱴󼌧 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/ 󸔯󳍻󱟱󸘺󷫥󱆕/ 󸑷󳍺󱾫󱰶󷸄󱾋
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Quick Start
Connecting the Power Connectors/ 󹄶󴙂󳍹󶇳/ 󻳓󻮟
󼎳󺗴󼗿 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/ 󳏅󰵴󹄷󴙃󳍻󹍨/ 󸑷󳍺󵉐󴙃󳍺󱿣
http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDkzODU0MDQw.html
JPWR1
JPWR2
Youtube
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X
Quick Start
Power On/ 󸔑󹄶/ 󻳓󻮟 󼏫󺋿/ 󱥭󱕜󹄷󴙃/ 󲮔󳦽
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Contents
Contents
Safety Information ................................................................................................. 2
Specifications ......................................................................................................... 3
Rear I/O Panel ....................................................................................................... 8
LAN Port LED Status Table..................................................................................... 8
Audio Ports Configuration ...................................................................................... 8
Overview of Components .................................................................................... 10
CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 11
DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 12
PCI_E1~E7: PCIe Expansion Slots ........................................................................ 13
SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 14
SE1_21: SATAe Connector .................................................................................... 14
M2_1: M.2 Slot ...................................................................................................... 15
JPWR1~2: Power Connectors ............................................................................... 16
JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 17
JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 17
JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 17
JUSB3~4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connector ..................................................................... 18
JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 18
CPUFAN1~2, SYSFAN1~3: Fan Connectors .......................................................... 19
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 20
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 21
EZ Debug LED: Debug LED indicators ................................................................ 21
BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 22
Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 22
Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 23
Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 23
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 24
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 26
OC Menu................................................................................................................ 27
Software Description ........................................................................................... 34
Installing Windows
®
7/ 8.1/ 10.............................................................................. 34
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 34
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 34
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Safety Information
Safety Information
y 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.
y Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause
the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.
y Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.
y 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.
y Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static
pad whenever the motherboard is not installed.
y Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal
components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.
y Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause
permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.
y If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer
technician.
y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet
before installing or removing any computer component.
y Keep this user guide for future reference.
y Keep this motherboard away from humidity.
y Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on
the PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.
y Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.
y All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.
y 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.
y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60C (140F), it may damage
the motherboard.
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Specifications
Specifications
CPU
Supports 6th Gen Intel
®
Core
i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel
®
Pentium
®
and Celeron
®
processors for Socket LGA1151
Chipset Intel
®
Z170 Chipset
Memory
y 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
Supports DDR4 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/
2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz*
y Dual channel memory architecture
y Supports ECC, un-buffered memory
ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
y Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
Expansion Slots
y 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4
modes)
y 4x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
Onboard Graphics
y 1x HDMI
port, support a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
y 1x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of
1920x1200@60Hz
Multi-GPU
y Supports 3-Way AMD
®
CrossFire™ Technology
y Supports 2-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI™ Technology
Storage
Intel
®
Z170 Chipset
y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports* (2 ports reserved for SATA Express
port)
y 1x M.2 slot*
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/
6cm/ 8cm length M.2 SSD cards
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo
U.2 Host Card**
y 1x SATAe port (PCIe 3.0 x2)***
y Supports Intel
®
Smart Response Technology for Intel
Core
processors
* SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing the M.2 module
in M.2 slot.
** The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately.
*** SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA. SATA and SATAe ports
maximum support 6x SATAs or 1x SATAe + 4x SATAs.
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Specifications
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RAID
Intel
®
Z170 Chipset
y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
USB
y ASMedia
®
ASM1142 Chipset
1x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) port on the
back panel
1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port on the back panel
y Intel
®
Z170 Chipset
6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 ports on the
back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB
3.1 Gen1 connectors)
8x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 ports on the back
panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0
connectors)
Audio
y Realtek
®
ALC1150 Codec
y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
y Supports S/PDIF output
LAN 1x Intel
®
I219-V Gigabit LAN controller
Back Panel
Connectors
y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
y 4x USB 2.0 ports
y 1x DVI-D port
y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 port
y 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
y 1x HDMI
port
y 1x LAN (RJ45) port
y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
y 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
y 5x OFC audio jacks
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Specifications
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Internal Connectors
y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (2 ports reserved for SATA
Express port)
y 1x SATAe connector
y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0
ports)
y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB
3.1 Gen1 ports)
y 2x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
y 3x 4-pin system fan connectors
y 1x Front panel audio connector
y 2x Front panel connectors
y 1x TPM module connector
y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
y 1x Clear CMOS jumper
y 1x TBT connector
I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6793 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
y CPU/System temperature detection
y CPU/System fan speed detection
y CPU/System fan speed control
Form Factor
y ATX Form Factor
y 12 in. x 9.25 in. (30.5 cm x 23.5 cm)
BIOS Features
y 1x 128 Mb flash
y UEFI AMI BIOS
y ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.8
y Multi-language
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Specifications
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Software
y Drivers
y COMMAND CENTER
y LIVE UPDATE 6
y FAST BOOT
y SUPER CHARGER
y GAMING APP
y M-CLOUD
y RAMDISK
y GAMING LAN MANAGER
y Open Broadcaster Software
y Intel
®
Extreme Tuning Utility
y Norton
Internet Security Solution
y Google Chrome
,Google Toolbar, Google Drive
y SteelSeries Engine 3
y CPU-Z
Performance
GAMING Features
y AUDIO BOOST 3
Isolated Audio PCB
EMI Shielding
Dual Headphone Amplifiers
High Quality Audio Capacitors
Golden Audio Connectors
y GAME BOOST
Easy Overclocking
y GAMING LAN
Intel I219-V Gigabit Ethernet
MSI Network Manager
Electric Wave Surge
y GAMING APP
System Mode Switching: OC/Gaming/Silent
Gaming Hotkey
Gaming Mouse Master
y GAMING CERTIFIED
y Open Broadcaster Software
Encoding using H264 (x264) and AAC.
Support for Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and NVENC.
Unlimited number of scenes and sources.
Live RTMP streaming to Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion,
Hitbox and more.
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Specifications
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MSI Exclusive
Features
y CLICK BIOS 5
EZ Mode & Advanced Mode Switching
Board Explorer
Hardware Monitor
y MILITARY CLASS 5
Military Class Component
Military Class Stability and Reliability
ESD Protection
EMI Protection
Humidity Protection
Circuit Protection
High Temperature Protection
Steel Armor PCIe Slots
VGA Armor Slot
y COMMAND CENTER
System Monitor
Smart Fan Control
y RAMDISK
y LIVE UPDATE 6
y M-CLOUD
y CPU-Z
y EZ Debug LED
Specification
Highlights
y DDR4 Boost Support
Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Support
Isolated DDR4 Circuit Design
DDR4 XMP Ready
y PCI Express 3.0 Support
2-Way Nvidia SLI
TM
Support
3-Way AMD CrossFire
TM
Support
y USB 3.1 Gen2 Ready
USB 3.1 Gen2 (10 Gb/s) Type-A Ready
USB 3.1 Gen2 (10 Gb/s) Type-C Ready
y Turbo M.2 Ready
PCIe 3.0 x4 (32 Gb/s) Support
PCIe / SATA Dual Mode Support
y SATA Express Support
y NVMe / AHCI Driver Support
y U.2 Support (Optional)
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Rear I/O Panel
Rear I/O Panel
Link/ Activity LED
Status Description
Off No link
Yellow Linked
Blinking Data activity
Speed LED
Status Description
Off 10 Mbps connection
Green 100 Mbps connection
Orange 1 Gbps connection
LAN Port LED Status Table
Audio Ports Configuration
Audio Ports
Channel
2 4 6 8
Center/ Subwoofer Out
Rear Speaker Out
Line-In/ Side Speaker Out
Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out
Mic In
(: connected, Blank: empty)
PS/2 combo
LAN
USB 2.0
USB 3.1 Gen2
Audio Ports
USB 2.0
USB 3.1 Gen1
Optical S/PDIF-Out
DVI-D
USB 3.1 Gen2
Type-C
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Rear I/O Panel
AUDIO INPUT
Rear Front
Side Center/
Subwoofer
Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram
Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram
Audio jacks to 7.1-channel speakers diagram
AUDIO INPUT
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Overview of Components
Overview of Components
CPUFAN1
CPUFAN2
PCI_E1
PCI_E2
PCI_E3
JBAT1
PCI_E4
PCI_E5
PCI_E6
PCI_E7
CPU SocketJPWR2
M2_1
DIMM1
SYSFAN1 DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
JUSB1
JUSB2
JFP2
JTPM1
SYSFAN2
JAUD1
JFP1
SYSFAN3
JPWR1
JUSB3
SATA5_6
SE1_21
JCI1
JUSB4
SATA3_4
JTBT1*
* JTBT1 is used to connect a specific card.
EZ Debug LED
/