Contents - Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) Manual

Contents

Safety information ...................................................................................................... iv
About this guide .......................................................................................................... v
ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) specifications summary............................... vi
Connectors with shared bandwidth .......................................................................... x
Package contents ....................................................................................................... xi
Installation tools and components .......................................................................... xii
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
2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-12
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-13
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-17
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-17
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
Appendix
Notices .................................................................................................................... A-1
ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-8
Product Introduction
Basic Installation
CPU installation........................................................................... 2-1
Cooling system installation.......................................................... 2-2
DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-5
M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-6
Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-8
ATX power connection ................................................................ 2-9
SATA device connection ............................................................. 2-9
Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-10
Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-11
Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-13
Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-15
BIOS and RAID Support
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