How to check external device compatibility?
Please refer to the compatibility report on MSI official website, which provide the information of storage, graphics card, VR devices, power supply unit, LAN adapters, USB devices and optical drives for your selections.
Compatibility report
Input the model name on the top right corner’s search bar at MSI official website.
For example: input MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC in the [Search] icon, press [Enter] key to find the matching result.

Click on the [Compatibility] button down below the product name

Storage devices
Click [Storage] to view the supported hard drives and SSD
Please refer to the article: How to check storage specification?

Graphics cards
Click [VGA] to view the supported graphic cards,
Please refer to the article: How to check graphics card specification?

Click [Compatible Devices] for [VR ready], [Power supply], [LAN adapters], [USB devices] and [Optical Devices].

VR Ready devices
Click [VR Ready] to view the supported VR devices

Report explanation

CPU:Intel i7-8700K
Memory:Samsung DDR4-2133 *4
Graphic card:Nvidia GTX 1080
Hard disk:Intel SATA 6Gbs 240GB SSD
Power supply:Corsair 1000W
「Type」:Type of device
「Model」:VR device’s Brand and model
「Result」: Testing Result
Power supply unit
Click on [Power Supply] to view the supported power supply unit

Report explanation
「Vender」:Brand
「Model」:Model of power supply
「Spec」:Port and power
「Result」:Testing result

PCIe network devices
Click on [LAN Adapters] to view the supported PCIe devices

Report explanation
「Vender」:Brand
「Model」:Model of network card
「Type」:Port agreement
「Result」:Testing result

USB devices
Click on [USB devices] to view the supported USB devices

Report explanation
「Speed」:USB channel protocol
「USB Type」: USB port type
「Device Type」:Type of the device
「Vender」:USB Brand
「Model」:USB device model
「Result」:Testing result

Optical device
Click on [Optical devices] to view the supported optical drives

Report explanation
「Type」:Disk drive type
Note: DVD-super multi is a two-layer DVD burner, BD-RW is a Blu-Ray burner, and BD Combo is a Blu-ray Combo
「Vender」:Brand of the Disk Driver
「Model」:Model of Disk Driver
「Spec」:Disk Driver speed
「Result」:Testing result
