ASRock A520M Pro4 Service Manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2020

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 7

1.4 I/O Panel 9

Chapter 2 Installation 11

2.1 Installing the CPU 12

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 22

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 25

2.5 Jumpers Setup 26

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 27

2.7 Post Status Checker 33

2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 34

2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 37

2.10 M.2 WiFi/BT Module Installation Guide (M2_3) 40

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 42

3.1 Installing Drivers 42

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 43

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 43

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 43

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 46

3.3.1 UI Overview 46

3.3.2 Apps 47

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 50

3.3.4 Setting 51

3.4 Nahimic Audio 52

3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 53

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 56

4.1 Introduction 56

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 56

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 57

4.2 Main Screen 58

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 59

4.4 Advanced Screen 62

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 63

4.4.2 Onboard Devices Conguration 64

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 66

4.4.4 ACPI Conguration 67

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 68

4.4.6 Trusted Computing 69

4.4.7 AMD PBS 70

4.4.8 AMD CBS 71

4.5 Tools 72

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 73

4.7 Security Screen 76

4.8 Boot Screen 77

4.9 Exit Screen 80

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock A520M Pro4 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother­board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s website a s well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

A520M Pro4

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock A520M Pro4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock A520M Pro4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock A520M Pro4 Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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2 x Screws for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* Not compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G and Ryzen™ 3

3200G.

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* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for

more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)

* Please refer to page 22 for DDR4 UDIMM maximum

frequency support.

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Micro ATX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor design

2oz Copper PCB

Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen™ / future AMD Ryzen™

Processors (3000 and 4000 Series Processors)*

Digi Power design

8 Power Phase design

AMD A520

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4

4533+(OC)/4466(OC)/440 0(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/

420 0(OC)/4133(OC)/40 00(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733

(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC

& non-ECC, un-buered memory*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4 4733+

(OC)/4666(OC)/4600(OC)/4533(OC)/4466(OC)/

4400(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/

4000(OC)/3866(OC)/380 0(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/

3466(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-

buered memory*

Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB

Supports Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) memory modules

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1: x16 mode; PCIE3: x2

Expansion
Slot

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mode)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports ty pe 2230 WiFi/BT

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module

Graphics

Integrated AMD RadeonTM Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen

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Series APU*

* Actual support may vary by CPU

DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0

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Shared memor y default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports

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up to 16GB.

* e Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system

memory installed.

ree graphics output options: D-Sub, HDMI and

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DisplayPort 1.4

Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 60Hz

Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 5K

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(5120x2880)@120Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1

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Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4

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Ports

Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1 and

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DisplayPort 1.4 Ports

Supports Microso PlayReady®

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A520M Pro4

Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

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ALC1200 Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection

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PCB Isolate Shielding

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Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

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Nahimic Audio

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Realtek RTL8111H

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Antenna Bracket

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.4

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1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Port (Supports ESD Protection)

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4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection)

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LED)

HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*

* M2_ 2 and SATA3_3_4 share lanes. If either one of them is in

use, the other one will be disabled.

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key ty pe 2280 M.2

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PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2280 M.2

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SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to

Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s)**

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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Connector

A520M Pro4

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x SPI TPM Header

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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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2 x RGB LED Headers

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* Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

2 x Addressable LED Headers

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* Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum

1A (12W) fan power.

1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan

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Speed Control)

4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart

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Fan Speed Control)

* e Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan

of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

* CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_

FAN3/WP and CHA_FAN4/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or

4-pin fan is in use.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

BIOS
Feature

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

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Supports “Plug and Play”

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ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3 support

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CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, +1.8VSB Voltage

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Multi-adjustment

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Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/

Hardware
Monitor

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Water Pump Fans

Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water

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Pump Fans

Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU

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temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water

Pump Fans

Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump,

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Chassis/Water Pump Fans

Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU

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VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, +1.8V,

VDDP

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

OS

Certica­tions

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock .com

Please realiz e that the re is a certain r isk involved with o verclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-party
overclocking to ols. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be don e at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsibl e for possible damage caused by overclo cking.

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FCC, CE

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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

4

3

5

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12

1

ATXP WR1

Sup er

I/O

CLRCMOS1

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HD_AUDIO1

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CPU_FAN2/WP

SOCKETAM4

F_USB3 _1_2

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CHA_FAN1/WP

1

RoHS

SPK_PLED1

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DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 288 -pin mo dule)

PCIE2

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

M2_2

M2_1

AMD

Promontory

A520

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USB_3_4

SATA3_4

SATA3_3

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28

CPU_FAN1

CHA_FAN4/WP

1

USB_5_6

26

25

27

ATX12V1

2

ADDR_LED1

1

1

RGB_LED1

7

6

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

10

1

SPI_TPM_J1

1

F_USB3_3_4

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CHA_FAN2
/WP

22

CHA_FAN3
/WP

RGB_LED2

1

ADDR_LED2

1

CMOS

Battery

LAN

AUDIO
CODEC

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PCIE1

CPU

DRAM

VGA

BOOT

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M2_3

NUT1

1

COM1

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A5 20 M P ro 4

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

MIC IN

RJ- 45 LAN

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3
B: USB4

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB1
B: USB2

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

PS2

Keyboard/

Mouse

DIS PLAY1

HDM I1

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

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No. Description

1 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2/WP)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

6 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

7 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (F_USB3_1_2)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) (Upper), SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) (Lower)

13 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

14 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

15 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (F_USB3_3_4)

16 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA _FAN4/WP)

17 Post Status Checker (PSC)

18 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)

19 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

20 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

21 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)

22 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)

23 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

24 COM Port Header (COM1)

25 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)

26 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

27 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

28 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)

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1.4 I/O Panel

A520M Pro4

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No. Description No. Description

1 D-Sub Port 9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Port

2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_12)* (USB3_TA _1)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port** 10 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port

4 Line In (Light Blue)*** (USB3_TC_1)

5 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 11 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

6 Microphone (Pink)*** 12 DisplayPort 1.4

7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_34) 13 HDMI Port

8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12) 14 Antenna Bracket

* Please note that the USB_ 2 consumes auxiliary power (+5VSB) while the other USB por ts consume DUAL
Power (+5VDUAL). e USB_ 2 is optimal for connecting the USB Type speake r and headset .

** ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

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10

78913 12

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LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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*** Function of the Audio Ports in 7.1-channel Conguration:

Port Function

Light Blue (Rear panel) Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel) Side Speaker Out

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard

components.

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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A520M Pro4

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

Aer you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger

heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease

between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ma ke sure that the

CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

Please turn o th e power or remove the power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.

Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR2

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A520M Pro4

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*e diagrams shown here are for reference only. e headers might be in a dierent position on

your motherboard.

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR3

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FAN1

CPU_

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*e diagrams shown here are for reference only. e headers might be in a dierent position

on your motherboard.

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel cong uration , you always need to in stall identical (the same

brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Du al Channel Memory Technology with only one or three
memory module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

4. We suggest that you install the memory modules on DDR4 _A 2 and DDR4_ B2 rst
for better DRAM compatibility on 2 DIMM s conguration.

AMD non-XMP Memory Frequency Support

Ryzen Series CPUs (Matisse):

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UDIMM Memory Slot

A1 A2 B1 B2

Frequency

(Mhz)

- SR - - 3200

- DR - - 3200

- SR - SR 3200

- DR - DR 3200

SR SR SR SR 2933

SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 2667

SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR 2667

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