MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus quick start guide

Contents

1. Quick Startp. 1

   Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MPG B550 GAMING PLUS motherboard. This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your…

2. Specificationsp. 15

   CPU Supports AM4 socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors, and future AMD Ryzen™ processors with BIOS update Chipset AMD B550 Chipset Memory •4x DDR4 memory slots…

3. Block Diagramp. 21

   Channel DDR4 Memory 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 PCIE PCH Processor NUVOTON 6687 Realtek ALC892 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 8x USB 2.0 Rear Audio Jacks Front Audio Jacks 1x M.2 6x SATA…

4. Rear I/O Panelp. 22

   USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Type-A Flash BIOS Port Rear I/O Panel PS/2 Combo port 1 Gbps LAN DisplayPort USB 2.0 Type-A USB 2.0 Type-A Audio Ports Optical S/PDIF-Out…

5. Overview of Componentsp. 25
6. Installing OS, Drivers & Utilitiesp. 42

   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…

7. UEFI BIOSp. 43

   MSI UEFI BIOS is compatible with UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) architecture. UEFI has many new functions and advantages that traditional BIOS…

8. Troubleshootingp. 59

   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…

9. AMD RAID Configurationp. 60

   The following are the RAID levels supported by RAIDXpert2. RAID 0 (Striping) breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading…