MSI A520M PRO quick start guide

Contents

1. Quick Startp. 1

   Thank you for purchasing the MSI® B550M PRO/ A520M PRO motherboard. This Quick Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your…

2. Specificationsp. 15

   CPU Support 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen™4000 G-Series Desktop Processors Chipset •AMD B550 Chipset (B550M PRO) • AMD A520 Chipset…

3. Block Diagramp. 21

   Channel DDR4 Memory 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 PCIE PCH Processor NUVOTON 6687 Realtek ALC892/ ALC897 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 6x USB 2.0 Rear Audio Jacks Front Audio Jacks 1x M.2…

4. Rear I/O Panelp. 22

   Link/ Activity LED Status Description Off No link Yellow Linked Blinking Data activity Speed LED Status 1 Gbps LAN Off 10 Mbps Green 100/ 1000 Mbps Orange 1…

5. Overview of Componentsp. 24
6. Installing OS, Drivers & Utilitiesp. 39

   Overview of Components BAT1 1 1 1 D +5V ⚠ ⚠CAUTION Do not connect the wrong type of LED strips. The JRGB connector and the JRAINBOW connector provide different…

7. UEFI BIOSp. 41

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

8. AMD RAID Configurationp. 57

   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…

9. Troubleshootingp. 62

   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…