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User Manual - Page 1
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CPU Fan
Thermal Paste
DDR4 Memory
Power Supply Unit
Chassis
SATA DVD Drive
SATA Hard Disk Drive
Graphics Card
Phillips Screwdriver
A Package of the installations also provide video demonstrations. This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your phone or tablet. Quick Start
Thank you for purchasing the MSI® B450-A PRO MAX motherboard...
User Manual - Page 39
... flash drive. BIOS Setup 39 Select the M-FLASH tab and click on Scan button. 4. Updating BIOS: 1. Resetting BIOS
You might need to restore the default BIOS setting to solve certain problems. There are several ways to reset BIOS: y Go to BIOS and press F6 to perform the BIOS update process. 5.
Insert the USB flash drive that matches your motherboard model from MSI website. Click...
User Manual - Page 40
... the BIOS file to the button starts
flashing. 4. Press the Flash BIOS Button to flash BIOS, and the LED next to MSI.ROM. Updating BIOS with Flash BIOS Button Before updating: Please download the latest BIOS file that contains the MSI.ROM file into the Flash BIOS Port
on rear I/O panel. 3. Important
Only the FAT32 format USB flash drive supports updating BIOS by Flash BIOS Button...
User Manual - Page 42
... disable the LAN Option ROM, HD audio controller, AHCI/RAID, CPU Fan Fail Warning Control, Windows 10 WHQL support and BIOS Log Review by percentage. y Hardware Monitor - SETTINGS, OC...,etc) as the BIOS home page. ƒ Favorite1~5 - Move the mouse over a BIOS item on OK.
42 BIOS Setup Right-click or press F2 key. 3. allows you to a favorite page...
User Manual - Page 45
...] Sets shining behaviors of onboard power LED behaviors. fLAN Option ROM [Disabled] Enables or disables the legacy network Boot Option ROM for MSI M.2 Xpander / MSI M.2 Xpander-Z / Other M.2 PCIe storage card. This item will appear when Onboard LAN Controller is enabled. [Enabled] Enables the Ipv6 PXE boot support. [Disabled] Disables the Ipv6 PXE boot support.
BIOS Setup 45...
User Manual - Page 47
.../ power off state after restoring AC power. [Last State] Restores the system to Auto, BIOS will optimize the IRQ automatically or you can set it manually.
f Power Management Setup
Sets system Power Management of serial(COM) port 0. fParallel (LPT) Port Configuration
Sets detailed configuration of parallel port (LPT/ LPTE).
Press Enter to ErP regulation...
User Manual - Page 51
... 1.2 model automatically.
After clearing the message, please return to Auto, system will replace any change. f Trusted Computing Sets TPM (Trusted Platform Module) function.
Type the password then press Enter. You may also press Esc key to confirm the password.
You will appear when Security Device Support is enabled.
[AMD CPU fTPM]
Select it for AMD Firmware TPM...
User Manual - Page 53
... [Normal] Enables or disables to configure in BIOS setup.
This item appears when the installed CPU supports this function. f A-XMP [Disabled]
Please enable A-XMP or select a profile of OC settings.
[Normal] Provides the regular OC settings in OC menu will be available when the installed processor, memory modules and motherboard support this function.
This item can only be...
User Manual - Page 55
... recent decode instruction to enter the sub-menu. BIOS Setup 55
fDIMMx Memory SPD Press Enter to save the decoding time when the instruction is repeated. If set it may damage the CPU/ VR MOS. fCPU Technology Support Press Enter to enter the sub-menu. The sub-menu displays the information of installed CPU.
If set these voltages...
User Manual - Page 56
... you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for the CPU when all C2P/P2C mailbox, Secure S3, fTPM support.
For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value, please consult your overclocked processor to Auto, BIOS will configure this setting automatically.
[Auto]
This setting will throttle.
[Disabled] Part-specific EDC throttling protection enabled. fSpread...
User Manual - Page 57
... the BIOS update process. 5.
BIOS Setup 57 After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will reboot
automatically. Please download the latest BIOS file that contains the update file into your USB flash drive. Insert the USB flash drive that matches your motherboard model from MSI website, save the BIOS file into the computer. 2. Select a BIOS file to update BIOS...
User Manual - Page 65
... Frequency -
Allows you to adjust the GT voltage. y Fan Tune Button -
y Smart Mode -
CPU Voltage
CPU Voltage control panel allows you to control the CPU voltage. a linear fan speed control feature. to automatically optimize the smart fan setting. CPU Fan
CPU Fan control panel provides Smart mode and Manual Mode. The fan speed will create strip chart in new window...
User Manual - Page 90
...enter BIOS Setup menu. 2. Select Create Array to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility > Array
Management > Create Array sub-menu.
7. Go to create the RAID volume.
90 RAID Configuration Go to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Integrated Peripherals > SATA Mode and
change setting to RAID Mode. 4. Using UEFI to create a 2.2TB RAID
If you can only manually create...
User Manual - Page 91
...RAID Configuration 91 Click Browse and navigate to the directory containing the saved AMD RAID drivers, then click OK. 4. You have successfully installed the RAID driver, and Windows setup should appear. Existing Windows Driver Installation 1. Confirming Windows Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive. Leave the disk/ USB drive in \\Chipset\Packages...
User Manual - Page 96
...completeness is a registered trademark of their respective owners. Technical Support
If a problem arises with your product at: http://register.msi.com
Revision History
Version 4.0, 20190/05, First release.
96 Regulatory Notices Alternatively, please try the following help resources for technical guide, BIOS
updates, driver updates, and other marks and names mentioned may be obtained from...
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