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UEFI BIOS

MSI UEFI BIOS is compatible with UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)

architecture. The UEFI BIOS firmware infrastructure has many new functions and

advantages that traditional BIOS cannot achieve. It will fully support future PCs and

devices that comply with UEFI firmware architecture.

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Important

The term BIOS in this user guide refers to UEFI BIOS unless otherwise noted.

UEFI advantages

∙ Fast booting - UEFI can directly boot the operating system and save the BIOS self-

test process. And also eliminates the time to switch to CSM mode during POST

∙ Supports for hard drive partitions larger than 2 TB.

∙ Supports more than 4 primary partitions with a GUID Partition Table (GPT).

∙ Supports unlimited number of partitions

∙ Supports full capabilities of new devices - new devices may not provide backward

compatibility.

∙ Supports secure startup - UEFI can check the validity of the operating system to

ensure that no malware tampers with the startup process.

Incompatible UEFI cases

∙ 32-bit Windows operating system - this motherboard supports only 64-bit Windows

10 operating system.

∙ Older graphics card - the system will detect your graphics card. When display a

warning message There is no GOP (Graphics Output protocol) support detected in

this graphics card.

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Important

We recommend that you to replace with a GOP/UEFI compatible graphics card or

using integrated graphics from CPU for having normal function.

How to check the BIOS mode?

1. Power on your computer.

2. Press Delete key, when the Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu, F11 to enter

Boot Menu message appears on the screen during the boot process.

3. After entering the BIOS, you can check the BIOS Mode at the top of the screen.

BIOS Mode: UEFI

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MSI MAG Z590 TOMAHAWK WIFI Specifications

General

Processor socket	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9, Intel Pentium
Audio chip	Realtek ALC4080
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z590
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2666, 2933, 3200, 4000, 4400, 4700, 5333 MHz
Number of M.2 (M) slots	3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	2
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
LAN controller	Intel I225-V
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version	5.2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN controller model	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
DisplayPort version	1.4
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.
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020