ASUS PRIME A520M-A (90MB14Z0-M0EAY0) user manual

Contents

1. Safety informationp. 4

   Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or…

2. About this guidep. 5

   This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the…

3. PRIME A520M-A specifications summaryp. 6

   CPU AMD Socket AM4 for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics Processors* *Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list. Chipset AMD…

4. Product Introductionp. 9

   1.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power…

5. 1.1 Before you proceedp. 9

   Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall…

6. 1.2 Motherboard overviewp. 9

   Place this side towards the rear of the chassis DDR4 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 288-pin module) DDR4 DIMM_A2* (64bit, 288-pin module) DDR4 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 288-pin module)…

7. 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)p. 15

   This motherboard comes with an AMD Socket AM4 designed for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics Processors. Unplug all power cables…

8. 1.4 System memoryp. 16

   This motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM…

9. BIOS and RAID Supportp. 19
10. 2.1 Knowing BIOSp. 19

    The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that goes beyond the…

11. 2.2 BIOS setup programp. 20

    Use the BIOS Setup to update the BIOS or configure its parameters. The BIOS screens include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you in using the…

12. 2.3 ASUS EZ Flash 3p. 21

    The ASUS EZ Flash 3 feature allows you to update the BIOS without using an OS‑based utility. Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system…

13. 2.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3p. 22

    The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating…

14. 2.5 RAID configurationsp. 23

    The motherboard comes with the RaidXpert2 Configuration Utility that supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 configuration. RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping)…

15. Appendixp. 25

    Notices FCC Compliance Information Responsible Party: Asus Computer International Address: 48720 Kato Rd., Fremont, CA 94538, USA Phone / Fax No: (510)739-3777…

16. Noticesp. 25

    FCC Compliance Information Responsible Party: Asus Computer International Address: 48720 Kato Rd., Fremont, CA 94538, USA Phone / Fax No: (510)739-3777 /…

17. ASUS contact informationp. 30

    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address 1F., No. 15, Lide Rd., Beitou Dist., Taipei City 112, Taiwan Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 Fax +886-2-2890-7798 Web site…

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