MSI X570-A PRO User Manual

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Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities
Please download and update the latest utilities and drivers at www.msi.com
Installing Windows
®
10
1.
Power on the computer.
2.
Insert the Windows
®
10 installation disc/USB into your computer.
3.
Press the Restart button on the computer case.
4.
Press F11 key during the computer POST (Power-On Self Test) to get into Boot
Menu.
5.
Select the Windows
®
10 installation disc/USB from the Boot Menu.
6.
Press any key when screen shows Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...
message.
7.
Follow the instructions on the screen to install Windows
®
10.
Installing Drivers
1.
Start up your computer in Windows
®
10.
2.
Insert MSI
®
Driver Disc into your optical drive.
3.
Click the Select to choose what happens with this disc pop-up notification, then
select Run DVDSetup.exe to open the installer. If you turn off the AutoPlay feature
from the Windows Control Panel, you can still manually execute the DVDSetup.exe
from the root path of the MSI Driver Disc.
4.
The installer will find and list all necessary drivers in the Drivers/Software tab.
5.
Click the Install button in the lower-right corner of the window.
6.
The drivers installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will prompt
you to restart.
7.
Click OK button to finish.
8.
Restart your computer.
Installing Utilities
Before you install utilities, you must complete drivers installation.
1.
Open the installer as described above.
2.
Click the Utilities tab.
3.
Select the utilities you want to install.
4.
Click the Install button in the lower-right corner of the window.
5.
The utilities installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will prompt
you to restart.
6.
Click OK button to finish.
7.
Restart your computer.

MSI X570-A PRO Specifications

General

Processor socket	Socket AM4
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Ryzen 3 2nd Gen, AMD Ryzen 3 3rd Gen, AMD Ryzen 5 2nd Gen, AMD Ryzen 5 3rd Gen, AMD Ryzen 7 2nd Gen, AMD Ryzen 7 3rd Gen, AMD Ryzen 9 3rd Gen
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1220
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD X570
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Number of mounting holes	9
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64
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	1866, 2133, 2400, 2667, 2800, 2933, 3000, 3066, 3200, 3466, 3600, 3733, 3866, 4000, 4133, 4266, 4400 MHz
PCI Express x16 slots	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	3
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	2048 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX
Number of SATA III connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	6.2
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version	3.2
HDMI 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.
Wi-Fi	No
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111H
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Cables included	SATA
Weight	1000 g
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	243 mm
Width	304 mm
Height	268 mm