Installation Manual

Storage Interface  1 x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU), integrated in the CPU, supporting Socket 3,
M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SSDs:
-
3rd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors support SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs
- 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
with Radeon
™
Graphics processors support
SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs
 1 x M.2 connector (M2B_SB), integrated in the Chipset, supporting Socket 3,
M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SSDs:
- Supporting SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs
 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, integrated in the Chipset:
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10
USB  CPU:
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
 Chipset:
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
 Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
Internal
Connectors
 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
 1 x CPU fan header
 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
 3 x system fan headers
 1 x CPU cooler LED strip/RGB LED strip header
 2 x addressable LED strip headers
 2 x RGB LED strip headers
 1 x front panel header
 1 x front panel audio header
 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S
module only)
 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel
Connectors
 1 x DisplayPort
 1 x HDMI port
 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
(Note)
 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
 1 x RJ-45 port
 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
 5 x audio jacks
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(Note) Only for the B550 AORUS ELITE AX.