User’s Manual

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Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi
ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II specifications summary .............................. vii
Connectors with shared bandwidth ......................................................................... xi
Package contents ...................................................................................................... xii
Installation tools and components ......................................................................... 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..........................................................2-2
2.1.3 DIMM installation.........................................................................2-5
2.1.4 M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-6
2.1.5 Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-8
2.1.6 ATX power connection ................................................................ 2-9
2.1.7 SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-10
2.1.8 Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-11
2.1.9 Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-12
2.1.10 Wi-Fi antenna installation .......................................................... 2-13
2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-14
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-16
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-16
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-18
2.4 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-20
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-20
Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support
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