Biostar B450MX-S User Manual

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Table Of Contents
FCC Informaon and Copyright ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1
Chapter 1: Introducon ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 3
1.1 Before You Start .................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Package Checklist ................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Specicaons ...................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Rear Panel Connectors ........................................................................................................ 5
1.5 Motherboard Layout .......................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Hardware installaon ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
2.1 Install Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................................. 7
2.2 Install a Heatsink ................................................................................................................. 8
2.3 Connect Cooling Fans ....................................................................................................... 10
2.4 Install System Memory ..................................................................................................... 10
2.5 Expansion Slots ................................................................................................................. 12
2.6 Jumper & Switch Seng ................................................................................................... 13
2.7 Headers & Connectors ...................................................................................................... 14
Chapter 3: UEFI BIOS & Soware ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18
3.1 UEFI BIOS Setup ................................................................................................................ 18
3.2 BIOS Update ...................................................................................................................... 18
3.3 Soware ............................................................................................................................ 22
Chapter 4: Useful help������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23
4.1 Driver Installaon ............................................................................................................. 23
4.2 AMI BIOS Beep Code......................................................................................................... 24
4.3 AMI BIOS post code .......................................................................................................... 24
4.4 Troubleshoong ................................................................................................................ 26
4.5 RAID Funcons .................................................................................................................. 27
APPENDIX I: Specicaons in Other Languages ����������������������������������������������������� 29
Arabic ...................................................................................................................................... 29
German ................................................................................................................................... 30
Russian .................................................................................................................................... 31
Spanish ................................................................................................................................... 32
Thai ......................................................................................................................................... 33
Japan ....................................................................................................................................... 34

Biostar B450MX-S Specifications

General

Processor socket	Socket AM4
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Athlon, AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Ryzen 3 2nd Gen, AMD Ryzen 3 3rd Gen, AMD Ryzen 5, AMD Ryzen 5 2nd Gen, AMD Ryzen 5 3rd Gen, AMD Ryzen 7, AMD Ryzen 7 2nd Gen, AMD Ryzen 7 3rd Gen, AMD Ryzen 9 3rd Gen
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD B450
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1866, 2133, 2400, 2667, 2933, 3200, 3600, 4000, 4066, 4133, 4200, 4266, 4333 MHz
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
RAID support	Yes
Supported storage drive types	HDD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
DirectX version	12.0
Parallel processing technology support	-
USB 2.0 connectors	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111H
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI AMI

Weight and Dimensions

Width	244 mm