MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX

General Specs

 * Release Date: September 2019
 * Socket: AM4
 * Chipset:	AMD® B450 Chipset
 * Form Factor: m-ATX

Extras

 * Storage: 1Tb NVMe SSD
 * Memory: Crucial 16MB RAM
 * Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6 core CPU
 * CDROM: Optiarc DVD RW AD-5280S optical drive

General Comments

 * Report by Pete
 * He reported that he installed ArcaOS 5.1 on a dual boot configuration with Windows 11. CSM needs to be enabled to boot from CD/DVD on this system.
 * Installed 5.1.0 in UEFI Boot mode to GPT disk layout
 * Note: There does not seem to be an option to turn off AMDs version of HyperThreading in the mainboard BIOS. However, that does not seem to cause any problems to date - and it is nice seeing "Processors Intialized: 12" during boot and makes a fast system.
 * The NVMe drive makes for a very fast boot and applications start more quickly
 * Onboard AMD/ATI graphics working fine with Panorama driver
 * Onboard Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 NIC working with MMRE.OS2
 * The above worked with the drivers included in 5.1.0
 * Onboard sound: Choice of 2 devices.
 * I could not get any sound from speakers when booting with

DEVICE=H:\MMOS2\UNIAUD32.SYS /V
 * or

DEVICE=H:\MMOS2\UNIAUD32.SYS /V /A:0
 * /A:0 selected the AMD mixer device.
 * Changing that to

DEVICE=H:\MMOS2\UNIAUD32.SYS /V /A:1
 * /A:1 selected the Realtek ALC892 mixer device.
 * Sound works using the Release build in this package

Hardware Report

 * MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Hardware Report

Links

 * Website UK Site