User’s Manual

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Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi
ProArt B650-CREATOR specifications summary ................................................... vii
Package contents ...................................................................................................... xii
Connectors with shared bandwidth ....................................................................... xiii
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Before you proceed ...................................................................................1-1
1.2 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................1-2
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Building your PC system ...........................................................................2-1
2.1.1 CPU installation...........................................................................2-1
2.1.2 Cooling system installation..........................................................2-3
2.1.3 DIMM installation.........................................................................2-6
2.1.4 M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-7
2.1.5 Motherboard installation ............................................................ 2-14
2.1.6 ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-15
2.1.7 SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-17
2.1.8 Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-18
2.1.9 Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-19
2.1.10 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
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monitor connection ............................ 2-21
2.1.11 M.2 Wi-Fi module and antenna installation ............................... 2-23
2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-24
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-26
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-26
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-28
2.4 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-30
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................2-30
Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support
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