Asrock B450M Pro4-F R2.0 User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 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 10

2.1 Installing the CPU 11

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 13

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 22

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 26

2.5 Jumpers Setup 28

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 29

2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 34

2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 34

2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup 36

2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 37

2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 40

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 43

3.1 Installing Drivers 43

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 44

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 44

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 44

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 47

3.3.1 UI Overview 47

3.3.2 Apps 48

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 51

3.3.4 Setting 52

3.4 ASRock Polychrome RGB 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 60

4.4 Advanced Screen 61

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 62

4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 63

4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 64

4.4.4 Storage Conguration 65

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 66

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 67

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 68

4.4.8 AMD CBS 69

4.4.9 AMD PBS 77

4.5 Tools 78

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 80

4.7 Security Screen 81

4.8 Boot Screen 82

4.9 Exit Screen 84

B450M Pro4-F R2.0

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock B450M Pro4-F R2.0 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 manual, 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 manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modica­tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for spe cic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock ’s website a s well.
ASRock website http://www.a srock .com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock B450M Pro4-F R2.0 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock B450M Pro4-F R2.0 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock B450M Pro4-F R2.0 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 Sockets (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* For Ryzen Series CPUs (Picasso and Raven Ridge), ECC is only

supported with PRO CPUs.

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

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

* Please refer to page 22 for the table for AMD non-XMP mem-

ory frequency support. For more details, please refer to the QVL

on ASRock’s website.

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Micro ATX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor design

AMD AM4 Socket

Digi Power design

10 Power Phase design

AMD Promontory B450

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4

3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buered

memory*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge) support DDR4

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

buered memory*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso) support DDR4

2933/2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge) support DDR4

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

buered memory*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4

3200+(OC)/2933/2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered

memory*

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

Supports Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) memory modules

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
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Graphics

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse, Summit Ridge and Pinnacle

Ridge)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*

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1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)

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AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso, Raven Ridge)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x8 mode)*

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1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)

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AMD Athlon series CPUs

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)*

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1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)

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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireX

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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 memory 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, DVI-D and HDMI

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Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz

Supports DVI-D with ma x. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

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 1.4 Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP 1.4 with DVI-D and HDMI 1.4 Ports

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Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D

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and HDMI 1.4 Ports

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Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

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ALC892/897 Audio Codec)

Supports Surge Protection

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

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Realtek RTL8111GR

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

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Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

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1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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

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4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 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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Storage

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 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 type

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2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32

Gb/s) (with Matisse, Picasso, Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge

and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with Athlon series

APU)**

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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

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2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

Connector

B450M Pro4-F R2.0

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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1 x RGB LED Header

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

1 x Addressable LED Header

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

1 x AMD Fan LED Header

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* e AMD Fan LED Header supports LED strips of maximum

load of 3A (36W) and length up to 2.5M.

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 Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)

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* CHA_FAN1 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

1 x Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin)

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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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1 x AMD LED Fan USB Header

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

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Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual 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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DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment

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CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer

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CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan

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CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

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

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

OS

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju st­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.

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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

B450M Pro4-F R2.0

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

5 AMD Fan LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_67)

8 AMD LED Fan USB Header (USB_7)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) (Upper)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) (Lower)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) (Lower)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1) (Upper)

13 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

14 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

16 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

18 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

19 COM Port Header (COM1)

20 TPM Header (TPMS1)

21 RGB LED Header (RGB_HEADER1)

22 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

23 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

24 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA _FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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1 PS/2 Mouse Port 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_23)

2 DVI-D Port 9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (USB3_TC1)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 10 HDMI Port

4 Line In (Light Blue) 11 D-Sub Port

5 Front Speaker (Lime) 12 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2)**

6 Microphone (Pink) 13 PS/2 Keyboard Port

7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_45)

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

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

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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** Please note that the USB_1_ 2 consume au xiliary powe r (+5VSB) while the othe r USB ports cons ume DUAL
Power (+5VDUAL). e USB_1_ 2 are optimal for connecting the USB Type speaker and headset.

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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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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 the power or remove the power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.

Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1

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AMD Fan LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1).

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR3

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Please note that only one cable should be used at a time in this step.

If you select AMD_FAN_LED1, please install ASRock utility "ASRock Polychrome SYNC".

If you select USB connector, please install AMD utility "SR3 Settings So ware".

*e diagram shown here are for reference only. Please refer to page 33 for the orientation of AMD Fan

LED Header (AMD_FAN_LED1) and page 30 for the orientation of AMD LED Fan USB Header (USB_7).

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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guration, you always need to install identical (the same

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

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technology with only one or three
memor y 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.

AMD non-XMP Memory Frequency Support

Ryzen Series CPUs (Matisse):

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UDIMM Memory Slot

A1 A2 B1 B2

- 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

Frequency

(Mhz)

Ryzen Series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge):

UDIMM Memory Slot

A1 A2 B1 B2

- SR - - 2933

- DR - - 2933

- SR - SR 2933

- DR - DR 2933

SR SR SR SR 2933

SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 2667

SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR 2133-2400

Frequency

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