MSI Z490-A PRO

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Contents
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 40
JRGB1: RGB LED connector ................................................................................. 41
JRAINBOW1~2: Addressable RGB LED connectors ............................................ 42
Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 43
EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 43
LED_SW1: EZ LED Control ................................................................................... 43
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 44
Installing Windows® 10 ......................................................................................... 44
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 44
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 44
UEFI BIOS ............................................................................................................. 45
BIOS Setup ............................................................................................................ 46
Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 46
Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 47
Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 47
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 49
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 52
SETTINGS Menu ................................................................................................... 53
OC Menu................................................................................................................ 55
M-FLASH Menu .................................................................................................... 59
OC PROFILE Menu ................................................................................................ 60
HARDWARE MONITOR Menu ............................................................................... 61
RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. 63
Enabling Intel® Rapid Storage Technology .......................................................... 63
Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 64
Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................... 65
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ............................................................................... 66
Rebuilding RAID Array .......................................................................................... 67
Installing RAID Driver ........................................................................................... 68
Installing Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Software .......................................... 68
Intel® Optane™ Memory Configuration .............................................................. 69
System Requirements ......................................................................................... 69
Installing the Intel® Optane™ memory ................................................................ 69
Removing the Intel® Optane™ memory................................................................ 71
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 72