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...browser on your computer. You may have even link to install your phone or tablet. Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MAG B550M BAZOOKA motherboard. Some of Screws Quick Start 1 This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to the URL by scanning the... QR code. Preparing Tools and Components AMD® AM4 CPU CPU Fan DDR4 Memory Power Supply Unit Chassis Graphics Card Thermal Paste SATA...
...browser on your computer. You may have even link to install your phone or tablet. Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MAG B550M BAZOOKA motherboard. Some of Screws Quick Start 1 This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to the URL by scanning the... QR code. Preparing Tools and Components AMD® AM4 CPU CPU Fan DDR4 Memory Power Supply Unit Chassis Graphics Card Thermal Paste SATA...
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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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...processor with integrated graphics. Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Onboard Graphics Supports AM4 socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors, and future AMD Ryzen™ processors with BIOS update AMD B550 Chipset ∙∙4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB* ▪▪Supports... ∙∙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 ...
...processor with integrated graphics. Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Onboard Graphics Supports AM4 socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors, and future AMD Ryzen™ processors with BIOS update AMD B550 Chipset ∙∙4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB* ▪▪Supports... ∙∙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 ...
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.... ∙∙Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices ∙∙Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices AMD B550 Chipset ▪▪3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (1 Type-C internal connector, and 2 ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 ...5Gbps connector) ▪▪6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors) AMD Processor ▪▪4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel Realtek® ALC892 Codec ▪▪7.1-Channel High Definition Audio ...
.... ∙∙Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices ∙∙Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices AMD B550 Chipset ▪▪3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (1 Type-C internal connector, and 2 ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 ...5Gbps connector) ▪▪6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors) AMD Processor ▪▪4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel Realtek® ALC892 Codec ▪▪7.1-Channel High Definition Audio ...
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...which are the RAID levels supported by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance. Useful in this appendix. AMD RAID Configuration 59 Does not provide performance benefits or data redundancy. Press F10 to save configuration and exit, and then reboot ...or several disks, regardless of the size of RAID 0 and 1 by other disks in your system might differ from two RAID 1 arrays. AMD RAID Configuration The following are written to separate hard drives. RAID 1 (Mirroring) provides data redundancy by RAIDXpert2. Volume (JBOD) provides the ...
...which are the RAID levels supported by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance. Useful in this appendix. AMD RAID Configuration 59 Does not provide performance benefits or data redundancy. Press F10 to save configuration and exit, and then reboot ...or several disks, regardless of the size of RAID 0 and 1 by other disks in your system might differ from two RAID 1 arrays. AMD RAID Configuration The following are written to separate hard drives. RAID 1 (Mirroring) provides data redundancy by RAIDXpert2. Volume (JBOD) provides the ...
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... RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility. 2. Data on the disk is deleted during initialization so ensure the correct disks are chosen to create an AMD-RAID array. Initialization writes AMD-RAID configuration information (metadata) to a disk. ⚠⚠Important ∙∙If a disk is part of all data on... the disk is lost. Go to proceed, select YES, then press Enter. 6. During initialization, a complete rescan of an AMD-RAID array, the disk cannot be used to initialize. ∙∙A legacy disk can be selected for initialization. Review the warning message, if...
... RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility. 2. Data on the disk is deleted during initialization so ensure the correct disks are chosen to create an AMD-RAID array. Initialization writes AMD-RAID configuration information (metadata) to a disk. ⚠⚠Important ∙∙If a disk is part of all data on... the disk is lost. Go to proceed, select YES, then press Enter. 6. During initialization, a complete rescan of an AMD-RAID array, the disk cannot be used to initialize. ∙∙A legacy disk can be selected for initialization. Review the warning message, if...
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...Cache Policy and Write Cache Policy settings according to previous submenu. 6. The system boots only from the Select RAID Level drop down menu. 4. AMD RAID Configuration 61 However, the arrays are immediately available to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility > Array Management > Create Array ...initialized. ⚠⚠Important ∙∙For redundant arrays, the Create process is not started until after the operating system and AMD-RAID OS drivers have been installed and the system has booted to Enabled. 5. To create an array 1. Enter Select Physical Disks...
...Cache Policy and Write Cache Policy settings according to previous submenu. 6. The system boots only from the Select RAID Level drop down menu. 4. AMD RAID Configuration 61 However, the arrays are immediately available to BIOS > SETTINGS > Advanced > RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility > Array Management > Create Array ...initialized. ⚠⚠Important ∙∙For redundant arrays, the Create process is not started until after the operating system and AMD-RAID OS drivers have been installed and the system has booted to Enabled. 5. To create an array 1. Enter Select Physical Disks...
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...is on the array. As previously mentioned, enable RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility. 2. To delete an array 1. Doing this deletes the operating system and AMD-RAID files. Select the desired array and change the setting to Enabled. 6. Deleting Arrays ⚠⚠Important ∙∙Deleting an array ... the first array listed in the Arrays section, if it is very unlikely that is the AMD-RAID bootable array. Enter Delete Array(s) sub-menu. 5. Select YES then press Enter. 62 AMD RAID Configuration Go to Enabled. 4. Review the warning message, if you want to proceed,...
...is on the array. As previously mentioned, enable RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility. 2. To delete an array 1. Doing this deletes the operating system and AMD-RAID files. Select the desired array and change the setting to Enabled. 6. Deleting Arrays ⚠⚠Important ∙∙Deleting an array ... the first array listed in the Arrays section, if it is very unlikely that is the AMD-RAID bootable array. Enter Delete Array(s) sub-menu. 5. Select YES then press Enter. 62 AMD RAID Configuration Go to Enabled. 4. Review the warning message, if you want to proceed,...
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... system reboots itself. Leave the disk/ USB drive in BIOS 2. Click the Install button. 6. Copy all the contents in \\Storage\AMD\ 3. When prompt you can still manually execute the DVDSetup. During the operating system installation, after the RAID volume is formatted, and ...Change the credentials: ▪▪Create new username and password 10. Navigate to the directory containing the saved AMD RAID drivers again, then click OK. 7. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive. 3. Installing RAID Driver New Operating System Installation The following details the installation...
... system reboots itself. Leave the disk/ USB drive in BIOS 2. Click the Install button. 6. Copy all the contents in \\Storage\AMD\ 3. When prompt you can still manually execute the DVDSetup. During the operating system installation, after the RAID volume is formatted, and ...Change the credentials: ▪▪Create new username and password 10. Navigate to the directory containing the saved AMD RAID drivers again, then click OK. 7. Insert the MSI Driver Disc into the optical drive. 3. Installing RAID Driver New Operating System Installation The following details the installation...