Table Of Contents - Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Manual

Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi
ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING specifications summary .......................................... vii
Connectors with shared bandwidth ......................................................................... xi
Package contents ...................................................................................................... xii
Installation tools and components ......................................................................... xiii
Chapter 1:
1.1 Before you proceed ................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard layout .................................................................................... 1-2
Chapter 2:
2.1 Building your PC system ........................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.1.11
2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-16
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-17
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-21
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-21
Chapter 3:
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 3-2
3.3 EZ Update ................................................................................................... 3-2
3.4 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ........................................................................................ 3-3
3.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ............................................................................ 3-4
3.6 RAID configurations .................................................................................. 3-5
Product Introduction
Basic Installation
CPU installation........................................................................... 2-1
Cooling system installation.......................................................... 2-3
DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-5
M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-6
Additional cooling kit installation ................................................. 2-8
Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-9
ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-10
SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-11
Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-12
Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-13
M.2 Wi-Fi module and antenna installation ............................... 2-15
Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-17
Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-18
BIOS and RAID Support
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