Biostar B450NH User Manual

14 | Chapter 2: Hardware installaon
Install an Expansion Card
You can install your expansion card by following steps:
• Read the related expansion card’s instrucon document before install the expansion
card into the computer.
• Remove your computer’s chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.
• Place a card in the expansion slot and press down on the card unl it is completely
seated in the slot.
• Secure the card’s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw. (This step is only
for installing a VGA card.).
• Replace your computer’s chassis cover.
• Power on the computer, if necessary, change BIOS sengs for the expansion card.
• Install related driver for the expansion card.
Note
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PleasebenotethatyouwillneedtouseM2typescrewdriverifyouwanttoinstalloruninstallthe
screw.Itisrecommendednottouseascrewdriverthatdoesnotmeetthespecicaons,otherwise
thescrewmaybedamaged.
2.6 Jumper & Switch Setting
The illustraon shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the
jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin 1-2 closed
JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Jumper
The jumper allows users to restore the BIOS safe seng and the CMOS data. Please carefully
follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard.
Pin 1-2 Close:
Normal Operaon (default).
Pin 1-2 Short:
Clear CMOS data.

Biostar B450NH 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 5 5th Gen, AMD Ryzen 7, AMD Ryzen 7 2nd Gen, AMD Ryzen 7 3rd Gen, AMD Ryzen 7 5th Gen, AMD Ryzen 9 3rd Gen, AMD Ryzen 9 5th Gen
Processor thermal power (max)	105 W
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1866, 2133, 2400, 2667 MHz
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, NVMe, PCI Express 3.0, SATA III
HDCP	Yes
DirectX version	12.0
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
Number of SATA III connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0
Headphone outputs	3
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.
Wi-Fi	No
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111H
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD B450
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	mini ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7 x64

Weight and Dimensions

Width	170 mm