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Quick Start
Quick Start
Thank you for purchasing the MSI
®
B450 GAMING PLUS MAX
motherboard. This Quick Start section provides demonstration
diagrams about how to install your computer. Some of the
installations also provide video demonstrations. Please link to the
URL to watch it with the web browser on your phone or tablet. You
may have even link to the URL by scanning the QR code.
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MSI
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B450 GAMING PLUS MAX 󺼣󻱇󻇃󺦫󺹋 󻗯󼖬󼩃󻷋󻘣󻗫 󺃟󻕻󼨸󺞗󺞳.
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󲼯󷳓󲹢󷿒󷽡 MSI
®
B450 GAMING PLUS MAX 󰶻󳼦󳨣󽴸󳦦󲴱󸔡󳉹󲮹󵱏󵸐
󳏀󰿙󲹢󲔟󷡥󹄷󶤢󵒹󵤛󵸖󱱭󷩒󽴺󰹡󳏀󰿙󸛉󱐖󶅊󰻞󵒹󲔟󷡥󵤛󵸖󲱨󴵛󼶋󷰟󲹢󰻄
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code 󵒹󳜱󲮮󲴰󸔠󸔮󳍺󶩜󶈪󱲨󽴸
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󲼮󷹨󲹡󸀞󰸉 MSI
®
B450 GAMING PLUS MAX 󰶻󳨤󳦦󲴰󸔠󱌇󸽷󸛉󱐕󳏀
󰿙󰸬󳥤󱌣󲁶󰽧󲔞󷠴󷷧󵶿󳦽󴜶󵤚󱱄󳪥󰹉󷸄󳜷󸑯󳏀󰿙󰸬󷨡󹏹󴜶󵤚󷸽󰾫󵈾
󲹡󵒹󳅜󳦽󳃵󲪃󳨤󵉐󶡱󰵴󵒹󶓹󹏝󴐺󷨣󱬽󸹇󳍺󶩜󶓹󱲨󷨝󵖐󲹡󰷳󱜴󰻅󸔒󸑃󳆋
󳎾QR󵜧󸹇󳍺󱑍URL
II
Quick Start
Installing a Processor/ CPU󱜋󰺱/ 󼧓󺴫󻘇󻗫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟
󷡥󷐗󵀛󱬽/ 󲔞󷠴󱾆󵀛󱬽
Youtube
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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_
XMTg2MjMwOTE2NA==.html
https://youtu.be/Xv89nhFk1vc
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2
3
6
4
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7
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CPU_FAN1
III
Quick Start
1
2
3
If you are installing the screw-type CPU heatsink, please follow the figure below
to remove the retention module first and then install the heatsink.
 CPU󱜋󰺱󱸦󱝗󽴷󰵵󷪺󱰵󽴷
 󱾬 CPU󱜋󰺱󰵵󽴸
󺕧󻕻󼖏󻱔󻰧 CPU 󼱗󼞇󻟀󼔻󺹋 󻱴󼃸 󼨯 󺆌󻭿, 󻨓󺱧 󺋇󺺋󺇋 󺃨󻱃 󼒷󺲻 󻺏󻺏󺟏󺹋 󻳫󺄿 󼮓
󼱗󼞇󻟀󼔻󺹋 󻱴󼃸 󼨧󻞼󻞫󻫳.
󲁷󳩔󷦵󲔟󷡥󷙡󶆤󲮮󵒹CPU󳚖󴰩󱬽󽴺󷰟󸗿󴮒󰵵󱱭󴄀󹝑󱋔󵩶󹀒󱱀󲕂󳺹󶅊󽴺󱍅󲔟󷡥󳚖󴰩󱬽󽴸
󲁷󳩔󷦵󲔟󷠴󷙡󰶐󲮮CPU󳚖󴪛󱬽󽴺󷸽󳉿󴮒󲁷󰵵󱱄󴄀󹞣󱋔󵩶󹀒󱱀󲕂󳺹󱳍󽴺󴬮󱝠󱍅󲔟󷠴󳚖󴪛󱬽󽴸
IV
Quick Start
Installing DDR4 memory/ DDR4󱜋󰺱/
DDR4 󺼣󺽷󺹻 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥 DDR4 󷪺󳁋󹠔/ 󲔞󷠴 DDR4 󱌼󲒹
http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs
Youtube
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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzUyMTI5ODI4.html
DIMMB2 DIMMB2
DIMMB1
DIMMA2 DIMMA2 DIMMA2
DIMMA1
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1
2
2
3
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V
Quick Start
Connecting the Front Panel Header/
 󳍻 󶇴 / 󻳓󺽃 󼟷󺗟 󼎳󺗴󼗿 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/
󸔯󳍻󱑺󶔩󹈘󳨣󸢛󶥂/ 󸑷󳍻󱑺󶔩󹈘󳨣󳍻󱿣
http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI
RESET SW
POWER SW
POWER LED+
POWER LED-
HDD LED
HDD LED
RESET SW
JFP1
HDD LED
HDD LED -
HDD LED +
POWER LED -
POWER LED +
POWER LED
Youtube
󰼐󸟐
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjcyMTczMzM2.html
1
2 10
9
+
+
+-
--
-
+
Power LED
HDD LED Reset Switch
Reserved
Power Switch
JFP1
1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED +
3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED -
5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch
7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch
9 Reserved 10 No Pin
VI
Quick Start
Installing the Motherboard/ 󱜋󰺱/
󺼣󻱇󻇃󺦫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥󰶻󳼦󳨣/ 󲔟󷠴󰶻󳨣
BAT1
1
2
VII
Quick Start
1
2
3
4
5
Installing SATA Drives/ SATA󱜋󰺱/
SATA 󺦫󺱋󻱃󻋛 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥 SATA 󵡃󵠉󳼦/ 󲔞󷠴 SATA 󷸄󱾋
http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc
http://v.youku.com/v_show/
id_XNDkzODU5MTky.html
Youtube
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VIII
Quick Start
1
2
3
4
5
6
Installing a Graphics Card/ 󱜋󰺱/
󺋇󺱧󼨌 󼍃󺦫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿 / 󲔟󷡥󹏐󵤛󱙔/ 󲔞󷠴󳠒󱙔
http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A
http://v.youku.com/v_show/
id_XNDkyOTc3MzQ4.html
Youtube
󰼐󸟐
IX
Quick Start
Connecting Peripheral Devices/ 󱟱󸐢󳼦󱬽󳍻󶇴/
󻷋󻆏 󻱴󼌧 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/ 󸔯󳍻󱟱󸘺󷫥󱆕/ 󸑷󳍻󱾬󱰶󷸄󱾋
Processor with integrated
graphics
X
Quick Start
Connecting the Power Connectors/ 󹄶󴙂󳍹󶇳/ 󻳓󻮟
󼎳󺗴󼗿 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/ 󳏅󰵴󹄷󴙃󳍻󹍨/ 󸑷󳍺󵉐󴙃󳍺󱿣
http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDkzODU0MDQw.html
Youtube
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ATX_PWR1
CPU_PWR1
XI
Quick Start
1
4
2
3
Power On/ 󸔑󹄶/ 󻳓󻮟 󼏫󺋿/ 󱥭󱕜󹄷󴙃/ 󲮔󳦽
XII
Quick Start
NOTE
1
Contents
Contents
Safety Information ................................................................................................. 2
Specifications ......................................................................................................... 3
Package contents .................................................................................................. 7
Rear I/O Panel ....................................................................................................... 8
LAN Port LED Status Table..................................................................................... 8
Audio Ports Configuration ...................................................................................... 8
Realtek Audio Console ........................................................................................... 9
Overview of Components .................................................................................... 11
Processor Socket .................................................................................................. 12
DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 13
PCI_E1~6: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 14
M2_1: M.2 Slot (Key M) ......................................................................................... 15
SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 16
JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 16
CPU_PWR1, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors ....................................................... 17
JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 17
JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 18
JUSB3: USB 3.2 Gen1 Connector ......................................................................... 18
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4: Fan Connectors ................................... 19
JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 19
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 20
JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 20
JLPT1: Parallel Port Connector ........................................................................... 21
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 21
JRGB1~2: RGB LED connectors ........................................................................... 22
EZ Debug LEDs ..................................................................................................... 22
BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 23
Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 23
Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 24
Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 24
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 26
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 28
OC Menu................................................................................................................ 29
Software Description ........................................................................................... 33
Installing Windows
®
10 ......................................................................................... 33
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 33
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 33
2
Safety Information
Safety Information
y The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic
discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful
computer assembly.
y Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause
the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.
y Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.
y It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when
handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage. If an ESD wrist strap is
not available, discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal object
before handling the motherboard.
y Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static pad
whenever the motherboard is not installed.
y Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal
components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.
y Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause
permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.
y If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer
technician.
y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet
before installing or removing any computer component.
y Keep this user guide for future reference.
y Keep this motherboard away from humidity.
y Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on the
PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.
y Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything
over the power cord.
y All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.
y If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service
personnel:
Liquid has penetrated into the computer.
The motherboard has been exposed to moisture.
The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user
guide.
The motherboard has been dropped and damaged.
The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.
y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60C (140F), it may damage
the motherboard.
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Specifications
Specifications
CPU
Supports 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™, Ryzen™
with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with
Radeon™ Graphics and Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega
Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4
Chipset AMD
®
B450 Chipset
Memory
y
4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB*
Supports 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667Mhz (by JEDEC)
Supports 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466 MHz
(by A-XMP OC MODE)
y
Dual channel memory architecture
y
Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory
y
Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
Expansion Slots
y 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1)
1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ support x16 mode
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics support x8 mode
Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics support x4 mode
y 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 mode)*
y 4x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots*
* PCI_E4 will run x1 speed when installing devices in PCI_E2/ PCI_E3/ PCI_E5
slot.
Onboard Graphics
y 1x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
@60Hz*
y 1x HDMI™ 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of
4096x2160 @30Hz, 2560x1600 @60Hz*
* Only support when using Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, 2nd Gen AMD
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics and Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
processors
* Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB
Multi-GPU y Supports 2-Way AMD
®
CrossFire™ Technology
LAN y 1x Realtek
®
8111H Gigabit LAN controller
Audio
y Realtek
®
ALC892/ ALC897 Codec
y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
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Specifications
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Storage
AMD
®
CPU
y 2x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
y 1x M.2 slot (Key M)*
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD
Ryzen™, Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics) or PCIe 3.0 x2
(Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics) and SATA 6Gb/s
2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
AMD
®
B450 Chipset
y 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a M.2 device in M.2
slot.
RAID
AMD
®
B450 Chipset
y Supports RAID 0, RAID1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage
devices
USB
y AMD
®
B450 Chipset
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A
ports on the back panel
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available
through the internal USB 3.2 Gen1 connector
6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on
the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal
USB 2.0 connectors)
y AMD
®
CPU
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on the
back panel
Back Panel
Connectors
y 1x Flash BIOS Button
y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
y 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
y 1x DVI-D port
y 1x HDMI
port
y 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports
y 1x LAN (RJ45) port
y 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports
y 6x audio jacks
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Specifications
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Internal Connectors
y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
y 2x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
y 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 connectors (support additional 2 USB 3.2
Gen1 ports)
y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
y 1x 4-pin water-pump-fan connector
y 4x 4-pin system fan connectors
y 1x TPM module connector
y 1x Front panel audio connector
y 2x System panel connectors
y 1x Serial port connector
y 1x Parallel port connector
y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
y 1x Clear CMOS jumper
y 2x 5050 RGB LED strip 12V connectors
I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
y CPU/System temperature detection
y CPU/System fan speed detection
y CPU/System fan speed control
Form Factor
y ATX Form Factor
y 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
BIOS Features
y 1x 256 Mb flash
y UEFI AMI BIOS
y ACPI 6.1, SM BIOS 2.8
y Multi-language
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Specifications
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Software
y Drivers
y APP MANAGER
y SUPER CHARGER
y COMMAND CENTER
y LIVE UPDATE 6
y SMART TOOL
y RAMDISK
y X-BOOST
y GAMING APP
y MYSTIC LIGHT
y Nahimic Audio
y Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)
y CPU-Z MSI GAMING
y Norton
Internet Security Solution
y Google Chrome
, Google Toolbar, Google Drive
Special Features
y Audio
Audio Boost
Nahimic 3
Voice Boost
y Storage
Turbo M.2
StoreMI
y Fan
Pump Fan
GAMING Fan Control
y LED
Mystic Light
Mystic Light Extension (RGB)
Mystic light SYNC
EZ DEBUG LED
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Package contents
Continued from previous page
Special Features
y Protection
PCIe Steel Armor
PCIe Steel Slot
y Performance
Multi GPU-CrossFire Technology
DDR4 Boost
GAME Boost
AMD Turbo USB 3.2 Gen 2
CORE Boost
y VR
VR Ready
y Gamer Experience
GAMING HOTKEY
GAMING MOUSE Control
y BIOS
Click BIOS 5
y Certification
GAMING Certified
Package contents
Please check the contents of your motherboard package. It should contain:
y Motherboard
y Driver DVD
y User Manual
y Quick Installation Guide
y Case Stand-off Notification
y SATA 6G Cable x2
y Product Registration Card
y Case Badge
y I/O Shielding
y M.2 Screw x1
Important
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your retailer.
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Rear I/O Panel
Link/ Activity LED
Status Description
Off No link
Yellow Linked
Blinking Data activity
Speed LED
Status Description
Off 10 Mbps connection
Green 100 Mbps connection
Orange 1 Gbps connection
LAN Port LED Status Table
Audio Ports Configuration
Audio Ports
Channel
2 4 6 8
Line-In
Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out
Rear Speaker Out
Center/ Subwoofer Out
Side Speaker Out
Mic In
(: connected, Blank: empty)
Rear I/O Panel
PS/2
LAN
USB 2.0 Type-A
Audio Ports
DVI-D
USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
USB 3.2 Gen2
Type-A
Flash BIOS Button
y Flash BIOS Port/ Button - Please refer to page 25 for Updating BIOS with Flash BIOS
Button.
Flash BIOS Port
/