Asus PRIME Z490-A - Table of Contents

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Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi
PRIME Z490-A specifications summary .................................................................. vii
Connectors with shared bandwidth ......................................................................... xi
Package contents ..................................................................................................... xiii
Installation tools and components ......................................................................... xiv
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.........................................................................2-5
2.1.4 M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-6
2.1.5 Fan bracket installation ............................................................... 2-8
2.1.6 Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-9
2.1.7 ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-10
2.1.8 SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-11
2.1.9 Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-12
2.1.10 Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-13
2.1.11 M.2 Wi-Fi module and antenna installation ............................... 2-15
2.2 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-16
2.2.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-16
2.2.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-17
2.3 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-20
2.4 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