User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- 2.1 Building your PC system
- 2.1.1 CPU installation
- 2.1.2 Cooling system installation
- 2.1.3 DIMM installation
- 2.1.4 M.2 installation
- 2.1.5 Motherboard installation
- 2.1.6 ATX power connection
- 2.1.7 SATA device connection
- 2.1.8 Front I/O connector
- 2.1.9 Expansion card installation
- 2.1.10 ROG GEN-Z.2 installation
- 2.1.11 Wi-Fi moving antenna installation
- 2.2 BIOS update utility
- 2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
- 2.4 Starting up for the first time
- 2.5 Turning off the computer
- 2.1 Building your PC system
- Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support
- Appendix
ROG CROSSHAIR X670E GENE
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Chapter 2
For 2242 and 2260 length
A. Remove the plastic film from the thermal pad.
B. Remove the thermal pad of the M.2 length screw hole you wish to install your
M.2 to, then install the bundled M.2 Q-latch.
C. Rotate and adjust the M.2 Q-latch so that the handle points away from the M.2
slot.
D. (optional) Remove the thermal pad of the 2242 M.2 length screw hole and
install the bundled rubber for M.2 backplate if you are installing a single sided
M.2 storage device. DO NOT install the bundled rubber for M.2 backplate when
installing a double-sided M.2 storage device.
Follow this step only if you wish to install a single sided M.2 storage device to type 2260.
Thermal pad M.2 Q-Latch
Thermal pad Bundled rubber for M.2 backplate