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... with the web browser on your computer. Preparing Tools and Components AMD® AM4 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 demonstrations. Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MAG B550M BAZOOKA motherboard. This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to the URL by scanning the QR code. Some of Screws Quick...
... with the web browser on your computer. Preparing Tools and Components AMD® AM4 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 demonstrations. Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MAG B550M BAZOOKA motherboard. This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to the URL by scanning the QR code. Some of Screws Quick...
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... Quick Start ...1 Preparing Tools and Components 1 Safety Information 2 Installing a Processor 3 Installing DDR4 memory 5 Connecting the Front Panel Header 6 Installing the Motherboard 7 Connecting the Power Connectors 8 Installing SATA Drives 9 Installing a Graphics Card 10 Connecting Peripheral Devices 11 Power On...12 Specifications...15 Package contents 20 Block Diagram ...21 Rear I/O Panel ...22 LAN Port LED Status Table 22 Realtek Audio Console 22 Overview of Components 24 Processor Socket 26 DIMM Slots...27 PCI_E1~3: PCIe Expansion Slots 28 SATA1~4: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors...
... Quick Start ...1 Preparing Tools and Components 1 Safety Information 2 Installing a Processor 3 Installing DDR4 memory 5 Connecting the Front Panel Header 6 Installing the Motherboard 7 Connecting the Power Connectors 8 Installing SATA Drives 9 Installing a Graphics Card 10 Connecting Peripheral Devices 11 Power On...12 Specifications...15 Package contents 20 Block Diagram ...21 Rear I/O Panel ...22 LAN Port LED Status Table 22 Realtek Audio Console 22 Overview of Components 24 Processor Socket 26 DIMM Slots...27 PCI_E1~3: PCIe Expansion Slots 28 SATA1~4: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors...
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EZ Debug LED...40 LED_SW1: EZ LED Control 40 Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities 41 Installing Windows® 10 41 Installing Drivers 41 Installing Utilities 41 UEFI BIOS...42 BIOS Setup...43 Entering BIOS Setup 43 Resetting BIOS...44 Updating BIOS...44 EZ Mode ...46 Advanced Mode ...49 SETTINGS Menu 50 OC Menu...52 M-FLASH Menu ...55 OC PROFILE Menu 56 HARDWARE MONITOR Menu 57 AMD RAID Configuration 59 Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility 59 Initializing Disks 60 Creating Arrays...61 Deleting Arrays ...62 Installing RAID Driver 63 Troubleshooting 64 14 Contents
EZ Debug LED...40 LED_SW1: EZ LED Control 40 Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities 41 Installing Windows® 10 41 Installing Drivers 41 Installing Utilities 41 UEFI BIOS...42 BIOS Setup...43 Entering BIOS Setup 43 Resetting BIOS...44 Updating BIOS...44 EZ Mode ...46 Advanced Mode ...49 SETTINGS Menu 50 OC Menu...52 M-FLASH Menu ...55 OC PROFILE Menu 56 HARDWARE MONITOR Menu 57 AMD RAID Configuration 59 Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility 59 Initializing Disks 60 Creating Arrays...61 Deleting Arrays ...62 Installing RAID Driver 63 Troubleshooting 64 14 Contents
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... 2R max speed 3466 MHZ ∙∙Dual channel memory architecture ∙∙Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory ∙∙Supports ECC UDIMM memory ∙∙Supports un-buffered memory * Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory. ∙∙1x PCIe 3.0/ 4.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1)* ∙∙2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots * The supported specification depends on next page Specifications 15 Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Onboard Graphics Supports AM4 socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors, and future AMD...
... 2R max speed 3466 MHZ ∙∙Dual channel memory architecture ∙∙Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory ∙∙Supports ECC UDIMM memory ∙∙Supports un-buffered memory * Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory. ∙∙1x PCIe 3.0/ 4.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1)* ∙∙2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots * The supported specification depends on next page Specifications 15 Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Onboard Graphics Supports AM4 socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors, and future AMD...
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... Hardware Monitor Form Factor BIOS Features Software Dragon Center Features ∙∙CPU/ System/ Chipset temperature detection ∙∙CPU/ System/ Pump fan speed detection ∙∙CPU/ System/ Pump fan speed control ∙∙Micro-ATX Form Factor ∙∙9.6 in . (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) ∙∙1x 256 Mb flash ∙∙UEFI AMI BIOS ∙∙ACPI 6.0, SMBIOS 2.8 ∙∙ Multi-language ∙∙ Drivers ∙...
... Hardware Monitor Form Factor BIOS Features Software Dragon Center Features ∙∙CPU/ System/ Chipset temperature detection ∙∙CPU/ System/ Pump fan speed detection ∙∙CPU/ System/ Pump fan speed control ∙∙Micro-ATX Form Factor ∙∙9.6 in . (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) ∙∙1x 256 Mb flash ∙∙UEFI AMI BIOS ∙∙ACPI 6.0, SMBIOS 2.8 ∙∙ Multi-language ∙∙ Drivers ∙...
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... JRAINBOW connector provide different voltages, and connecting the 5V LED strip to the JRGB connector will result in damage to the LED strip. ⚠⚠Important ∙∙The JRAINBOW connector supports up to 200 LEDs. ∙∙Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the RGB LED strip. ∙∙Please use MSI's software to 75 LEDs WS2812B...
... JRAINBOW connector provide different voltages, and connecting the 5V LED strip to the JRGB connector will result in damage to the LED strip. ⚠⚠Important ∙∙The JRAINBOW connector supports up to 200 LEDs. ∙∙Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the RGB LED strip. ∙∙Please use MSI's software to 75 LEDs WS2812B...
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... Drivers/Software tab. 5. Select the utilities you to finish. 7. Installing Drivers 1. Power on the computer case. 4. Click OK button to install. 4. Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities 41 If you turn off the AutoPlay feature from the Boot Menu. 6. The utilities installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will find and list all necessary drivers in Windows® 10. 2. Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities Please download and update the latest utilities and drivers at www.msi.com Installing Windows...
... Drivers/Software tab. 5. Select the utilities you to finish. 7. Installing Drivers 1. Power on the computer case. 4. Click OK button to install. 4. Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities 41 If you turn off the AutoPlay feature from the Boot Menu. 6. The utilities installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will find and list all necessary drivers in Windows® 10. 2. Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities Please download and update the latest utilities and drivers at www.msi.com Installing Windows...
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... off before clearing CMOS data. Updating BIOS Updating BIOS with M-FLASH Before updating: Please download the latest BIOS file that contains the update file into the USB flash drive. When prompted click on Yes to reboot the system. 3. And then save the BIOS file into the USB port. 2. Please refer to start recovering BIOS. 5. Insert the USB flash drive that matches your motherboard model from MSI website. Click the M-FLASH button and click on Yes to the Clear CMOS jumper section for BIOS update. ▪...
... off before clearing CMOS data. Updating BIOS Updating BIOS with M-FLASH Before updating: Please download the latest BIOS file that contains the update file into the USB flash drive. When prompted click on Yes to reboot the system. 3. And then save the BIOS file into the USB port. 2. Please refer to start recovering BIOS. 5. Insert the USB flash drive that matches your motherboard model from MSI website. Click the M-FLASH button and click on Yes to the Clear CMOS jumper section for BIOS update. ▪...
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... restart automatically. Select the BIOS file and click on Scan button to flash BIOS, and the LED starts flashing. 6. Updating the BIOS with Flash BIOS Button 1. Updating BIOS: 1. Click Next and choose In Windows mode. And then click Next and Start to download and install the latest BIOS file. 5. Updating BIOS with MSI DRAGON CENTER Before updating: Make sure the LAN driver is already installed and the internet connection is completed. Connect the power supply to CPU_PWR1 and ATX_PWR1. (No need to install CPU and memory.) 4.
... restart automatically. Select the BIOS file and click on Scan button to flash BIOS, and the LED starts flashing. 6. Updating the BIOS with Flash BIOS Button 1. Updating BIOS: 1. Click Next and choose In Windows mode. And then click Next and Start to download and install the latest BIOS file. 5. Updating BIOS with MSI DRAGON CENTER Before updating: Make sure the LAN driver is already installed and the internet connection is completed. Connect the power supply to CPU_PWR1 and ATX_PWR1. (No need to install CPU and memory.) 4.
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shows the CPU/ DDR speed, CPU/ MB temperature, MB/ CPU type, memory size, CPU/ DDR voltage, BIOS version and build date. ∙∙ Boot device priority bar - click on the CPU, Memory, Storage, Fan Info and Help buttons to create personal BIOS menu where you to show the Favorites window. The function is left to show the information of connected component. ∙∙ Function buttons - The boot priority from high to low is enabled when the button shows ON...
shows the CPU/ DDR speed, CPU/ MB temperature, MB/ CPU type, memory size, CPU/ DDR voltage, BIOS version and build date. ∙∙ Boot device priority bar - click on the CPU, Memory, Storage, Fan Info and Help buttons to create personal BIOS menu where you to show the Favorites window. The function is left to show the information of connected component. ∙∙ Function buttons - The boot priority from high to low is enabled when the button shows ON...
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... a USB flash drive. ▪▪OC PROFILE - the following options are available: ▪▪SETTINGS - provides BIOS setting items and information to manage overclocking profiles. ▪▪HARDWARE MONITOR - allows you to set the speeds of fans and monitor voltages of installed devices on this motherboard. ∙∙ Menu display - Advanced Mode Press Setup Mode switch or F7 function key can switch between EZ Mode and Advanced Mode in BIOS setup. provides the information of system. ▪▪BOARD EXPLORER - BIOS menu...
... a USB flash drive. ▪▪OC PROFILE - the following options are available: ▪▪SETTINGS - provides BIOS setting items and information to manage overclocking profiles. ▪▪HARDWARE MONITOR - allows you to set the speeds of fans and monitor voltages of installed devices on this motherboard. ∙∙ Menu display - Advanced Mode Press Setup Mode switch or F7 function key can switch between EZ Mode and Advanced Mode in BIOS setup. provides the information of system. ▪▪BOARD EXPLORER - BIOS menu...
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... enter the sub-menu. ▶▶ACPI Settings Sets ACPI parameters of connected SATA/ M.2 device. ⚠⚠Important If the connected SATA/ M.2 device is . The time format is . ▶▶SATA PortX/ M2_X Shows the information of onboard power LED behaviors. ▶▶Integrated Peripherals sub-menu Sets integrated peripherals' parameters, such as LAN, Wi-Fi, HDD, SSD, USB and audio. 50 UEFI BIOS SETTINGS Menu This menu allows you to specify the parameters for system, chipset and boot devices...
... enter the sub-menu. ▶▶ACPI Settings Sets ACPI parameters of connected SATA/ M.2 device. ⚠⚠Important If the connected SATA/ M.2 device is . The time format is . ▶▶SATA PortX/ M2_X Shows the information of onboard power LED behaviors. ▶▶Integrated Peripherals sub-menu Sets integrated peripherals' parameters, such as LAN, Wi-Fi, HDD, SSD, USB and audio. 50 UEFI BIOS SETTINGS Menu This menu allows you to specify the parameters for system, chipset and boot devices...
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...system boot devices. ▶▶Security sub-menu Use this menu. ▶▶Windows OS Configuration Sets Windows detailed configuration and behaviors. UEFI BIOS 51 This menu also allows you to set password, press Enter when you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with IGP. ▶▶USB Configuration sub-menu Sets the onboard USB controller and device function. ▶▶Integrated Graphics Configuration sub-menu (optional) Adjusts integrated graphics settings for different sleep modes. ▶...
...system boot devices. ▶▶Security sub-menu Use this menu. ▶▶Windows OS Configuration Sets Windows detailed configuration and behaviors. UEFI BIOS 51 This menu also allows you to set password, press Enter when you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with IGP. ▶▶USB Configuration sub-menu Sets the onboard USB controller and device function. ▶▶Integrated Graphics Configuration sub-menu (optional) Adjusts integrated graphics settings for different sleep modes. ▶...
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... installed processor, memory modules and motherboard support this function. ▶▶Advanced CPU Configuration Press Enter to determine CPU clock speed. Please note the overclocking behavior is used to enter the sub-menu. Read-only. 52 UEFI BIOS Note: We use GAME BOOST function for easy overclocking. ∙∙The BIOS items in BIOS setup. The system may benefit overclocking capability but cause system un-stability. ⚠⚠Important ∙∙Overclocking your PC manually...
... installed processor, memory modules and motherboard support this function. ▶▶Advanced CPU Configuration Press Enter to determine CPU clock speed. Please note the overclocking behavior is used to enter the sub-menu. Read-only. 52 UEFI BIOS Note: We use GAME BOOST function for easy overclocking. ∙∙The BIOS items in BIOS setup. The system may benefit overclocking capability but cause system un-stability. ⚠⚠Important ∙∙Overclocking your PC manually...
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... set it manually. User can improve memory compatibility or performance by choosing optimized memory preset. Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed. ▶▶UCLK DIV1 Mode [Auto] Sets UCLK (Internal memory controller clock) mode. ▶▶Memory Try It ! [Disabled] It can set the voltages related to Auto, BIOS will display when the Memory Failure Retry sets to Enabled. ▶▶Advanced DRAM Configuration Press Enter to CPU. This item will restore the last available settings. UEFI BIOS 53 If it manually...
... set it manually. User can improve memory compatibility or performance by choosing optimized memory preset. Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed. ▶▶UCLK DIV1 Mode [Auto] Sets UCLK (Internal memory controller clock) mode. ▶▶Memory Try It ! [Disabled] It can set the voltages related to Auto, BIOS will display when the Memory Failure Retry sets to Enabled. ▶▶Advanced DRAM Configuration Press Enter to CPU. This item will restore the last available settings. UEFI BIOS 53 If it manually...
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... to update BIOS with a USB flash drive. And then follow the steps below to perform the BIOS update process. 5. Please download the latest BIOS file that contains the update file into your motherboard model from MSI website, save the BIOS file into the computer. 2. The system will enter the flash mode and a file selection menu will be prompted. After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will reboot automatically. Select a BIOS file to update BIOS. 1. UEFI BIOS 55 M-FLASH Menu M-FLASH...
... to update BIOS with a USB flash drive. And then follow the steps below to perform the BIOS update process. 5. Please download the latest BIOS file that contains the update file into your motherboard model from MSI website, save the BIOS file into the computer. 2. The system will enter the flash mode and a file selection menu will be prompted. After the flashing process is 100% completed, the system will reboot automatically. Select a BIOS file to update BIOS. 1. UEFI BIOS 55 M-FLASH Menu M-FLASH...
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... storage from two RAID 1 arrays. Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility To enter the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility menu 1. Does not provide performance benefits or data redundancy. RAID 0 (Striping) breaks the data into blocks which are the RAID levels supported by other disks in this appendix. Go to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Windows OS Configuration > BIOS UEFI/ CSM Mode and change setting to RAID Mode. 4. Go to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Integrated Peripherals > SATA Mode and change setting to UEFI. 5. AMD RAID Configuration 59 Go to enter BIOS Setup...
... storage from two RAID 1 arrays. Enabling RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility To enter the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility menu 1. Does not provide performance benefits or data redundancy. RAID 0 (Striping) breaks the data into blocks which are the RAID levels supported by other disks in this appendix. Go to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Windows OS Configuration > BIOS UEFI/ CSM Mode and change setting to RAID Mode. 4. Go to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > Integrated Peripherals > SATA Mode and change setting to UEFI. 5. AMD RAID Configuration 59 Go to enter BIOS Setup...
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... saved AMD RAID drivers, then click OK. 4. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive. exe from the Windows Control Panel, you to restart, click OK button to RAID Mode in \\Storage\AMD\ 3. Installing RAID Driver New Operating System Installation The following details the installation of the MSI Driver Disc. 4. When prompted, insert the USB flash drive with the new credentials. During the operating system installation, after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. AMD RAIDXpert2...
... saved AMD RAID drivers, then click OK. 4. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive. exe from the Windows Control Panel, you to restart, click OK button to RAID Mode in \\Storage\AMD\ 3. Installing RAID Driver New Operating System Installation The following details the installation of the MSI Driver Disc. 4. When prompted, insert the USB flash drive with the new credentials. During the operating system installation, after the RAID volume is formatted, and Windows setup starts copying files. AMD RAIDXpert2...
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... connected from the power supply to the motherboard? ∙∙Some power supply units have a power button on the rear side, make sure the LAN port LEDs are heard, remove all customized settings in Windows® Device Manager. ∙∙Connect the USB device to other USB port on . ∙∙Check if the power switch cable is connected to JFP1 pin header properly. ∙∙Verify the Clear CMOS jumper JBAT1 is set to see if your USB drive driver has been installed...
... connected from the power supply to the motherboard? ∙∙Some power supply units have a power button on the rear side, make sure the LAN port LEDs are heard, remove all customized settings in Windows® Device Manager. ∙∙Connect the USB device to other USB port on . ∙∙Check if the power switch cable is connected to JFP1 pin header properly. ∙∙Verify the Clear CMOS jumper JBAT1 is set to see if your USB drive driver has been installed...
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... the following help resources for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other marks and names mentioned may be obtained from the user guide, please contact your product at: http://register.msi.com 68 Regulatory Notices MS-7C95...MSI reserves the right to make changes to accuracy or completeness is a registered trademark of their respective owners. Revision History Version 2.0, 2020/06, First release. Copyright © 2020 All rights reserved. "超出0.1 wt 0.01 wt 2 3 PBDE Copyright Micro-Star Int'l Co.,Ltd. The MSI logo used is expressed...
... the following help resources for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other marks and names mentioned may be obtained from the user guide, please contact your product at: http://register.msi.com 68 Regulatory Notices MS-7C95...MSI reserves the right to make changes to accuracy or completeness is a registered trademark of their respective owners. Revision History Version 2.0, 2020/06, First release. Copyright © 2020 All rights reserved. "超出0.1 wt 0.01 wt 2 3 PBDE Copyright Micro-Star Int'l Co.,Ltd. The MSI logo used is expressed...