Motherboard PRIME B460-PLUS
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Contents Safety information....................................................................................................... iv About this guide........................................................................................................... v Package contents........................................................................................................ vi PRIME B460-PLUS specifications summary............................................................
Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. It includes descriptions of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.
Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard 1 x PRIME B460-PLUS motherboard Cables 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Miscellaneous 1 x I/O Shield 1 x M.2 SSD screw package Application DVD 1 x Support DVD Documentation 1 x User manual If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
PRIME B460-PLUS specifications summary M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Storage Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Raid 0,1,5,10 Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready** * When a device in SATA mode is installed on the M.2_1 socket, SATA6G_1 port cannot be used. ** Only the M.2_2 socket can support Intel® Optane™ memory. Ethernet 1 x Realtek RTL8111H 1Gb Ethernet Rear USB (Total 6 ports) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) USB 2 x USB 2.
PRIME B460-PLUS specifications summary Miscellaneous 2 x RGB headers 1 x Clear CMOS header Internal I/O Connectors 1 x COM Port header 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x 20-3pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function ASUS 5X PROTECTION III - ASUS DIGI+ VRM - ASUS LANGuard - ASUS Overvoltage Protection - ASUS SafeSlot Core - ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O Special Features ASUS Q-Design - ASUS Q-DIMM - ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - Aluminum heatsink design ASUS L
Connectors with shared bandwidth 22.86cm(9.0in) KBMS_USB78 CPU_FAN EATX12V DIGI +VRM ASM 1442K 30.5cm(12in) EATXPWR DDR4 DIMM_A2* (64bit, 288-pin module) U32G1_56 DDR4 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 288-pin module) LGA1200 DDR4 DIMM_B2* (64bit, 288-pin module) DVI VGA DDR4 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 288-pin module) HDMI LAN_U32G1_34 AUDIO M.2_1(SOCKET3) PCIE X4 2280 2260 SATA V IRST X U32G1_12 LANGuard CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN1 2242 PCIEX1_1 M.
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1 Product introduction 1.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Before handling components, use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, to avoid damaging them due to static electricity.
1.2.1 Layout contents 1. CPU socket The motherboard comes with a surface mount Intel® Socket LGA1200 designed for 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors. For more details, refer to Central Processing Unit (CPU). 2. DDR4 DIMM slots The motherboard comes with Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) slots designed for DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) memory modules. For more details, refer to System memory. 3. Expansion slots This motherboard supports two PCIe 3.0 x16 and two PCIe 3.
6. M.2 Slots (Key M) The M.2 slots allow you to install M.2 devices such as M.2 SSD modules. • M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports SATA & PCIe 3.0 x4 modes). • M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode). • Only M.2_2 slot can support Intel® Optane™ Memory. • When a device in SATA mode is installed on the M.2_1 slot, SATA6G_1 is disabled. 7.
3. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 4. old down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to reH enter data. If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and short the two pins again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After clearing the CMOS, reinstall the battery. COM RXD DTR DSR CTS 12. COM Port header This header is for a serial (COM) port.
• ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWR_SW) This header is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the operating system settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. • Reset button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin header is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power.
4. Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. 5. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 5.1-channel, and 7.1-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 6. USB 2.0 ports. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0 devices. 7. HDMITM port.
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard comes with a surface mount Intel® Socket LGA1200 designed for 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU. • Ensure that you install the correct CPU designed for the LGA1200 socket only. DO NOT install a CPU designed for LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155 and LGA1156 sockets on the LGA1200 socket.
1.4 System memory This motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets: • • • DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2* Channel DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2* Channel A DIMM_A1 & DIMM_A2* Sockets Channel B DIMM_B1 & DIMM_B2* You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel configuration.
Installing a DIMM 1 2 A A B To remove a DIMM A B ASUS PRIME B460-PLUS 1-9
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BIOS and RAID Support 2.1 2 Knowing BIOS The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that goes beyond the traditional keyboardonly BIOS controls to enable a more flexible and convenient mouse input. You can easily navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness as your operating system. The term “BIOS” in this user manual refers to “UEFI BIOS” unless otherwise specified.
2.2 BIOS setup program Use the BIOS Setup to update the BIOS or configure its parameters. The BIOS screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you in using the BIOS Setup program. Entering BIOS at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup, press or during the Power-On Self Test (POST). If you do not press or , POST continues with its routines. Entering BIOS Setup after POST To enter BIOS Setup after POST: • Press ++ simultaneously.
2.3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 The ASUS EZ Flash 3 feature allows you to update the BIOS without using an OS‑based utility. Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item under the Exit menu or press hotkey . To update the BIOS by USB: • This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.
2.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can restore a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive that contains the BIOS file. The BIOS file in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS file published on the ASUS official website. If you want to use the newer BIOS file, download the file at https://www.asus.
2.5 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology that supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5, and RAID10 configuration. For more information on configuring your RAID sets, please refer to the RAID Configuration Guide which you can find at https://www.asus.com/support, or by scanning the QR code. RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks.
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Appendix Notices FCC Compliance Information Responsible Party: Address: Phone / Fax No: Asus Computer International 48720 Kato Rd., Fremont, CA 94538, USA (510)739-3777 / (510)608-4555 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Compliance Statement of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) This device complies with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada licence exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
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