Table Of Contents - Asus PRIME Z590M-PLUS Manual

Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... iv
About this guide .......................................................................................................... v
PRIME Z590M-PLUS 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 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-15
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-19
2.4 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-19
Chapter 3:
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 3-2
3.3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ........................................................................................ 3-3
3.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3............................................................................ 3-4
3.5 RAID configurations .................................................................................. 3-5
Appendix
Notices .................................................................................................................... A-1
Warranty ................................................................................................................... A-6
ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-8
Product Introduction
Basic Installation
CPU installation........................................................................... 2-1
Cooling system installation.......................................................... 2-3
DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-5
M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-6
Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-8
ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-10
SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-11
Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-12
Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-13
Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-15
Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-16
BIOS and RAID Support
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