Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING User Manual

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Chapter 2: Basic Installation
Chapter 2
2.3 Starting up for the first time
1. Aftermakingalltheconnections,replacethesystemcasecover.
2. Ensurethatallswitchesareoff.
3. Connectthepowercordtothepowerconnectoratthebackofthesystemchassis.
4. Connectthepowercordtoapoweroutletthatisequippedwithasurgeprotector.
5. Turnonthedevicesinthefollowingorder:
 a. Monitor
 b. Externalstoragedevices(startingwiththelastdeviceonthechain)
 c. Systempower
6. Afterapplyingpower,thesystempowerLEDonthesystemfrontpanelcaselightsup.
ForsystemswithATXpowersupplies,thesystemLEDlightsupwhenyoupressthe
ATXpowerbutton.Ifyourmonitorcomplieswiththe“green”standardsorifithasa
“powerstandby”feature,themonitorLEDmaylightuporchangefromorangetogreen
afterthesystemLEDturnson.
 Thesystemthenrunsthepower-onselftests(POST).Whilethetestsarerunning,the
BIOSbeeps(refertotheBIOSbeepcodestable)oradditionalmessagesappearon
thescreen.Ifyoudonotseeanythingwithin30secondsfromthetimeyouturnedon
thepower,thesystemmayhavefailedapower-ontest.Checkthejumpersettingsand
connections or call your retailer for assistance.
BIOS Beep Description
Oneshortbeep
VGAdetected
Quickbootsettodisabled
Nokeyboarddetected
Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbytwo
shortbeepsthenapause(repeated)
Nomemorydetected
Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbythree
short beeps
NoVGAdetected
Onecontinuousbeepfollowedbyfour
short beeps
Hardware component failure
7. Atpoweron,holddownthe<Delete>keytoentertheBIOSSetup.Followthe
instructionsinChapter3.
2.4 Turning off the computer
WhilethesystemisON,pressthepowerbuttonforlessthanfoursecondstoputthesystem
onsleepmodeorsoft-offmode,dependingontheBIOSsetting.Pressthepowerbutton
formorethanfoursecondstoletthesystementerthesoft-offmoderegardlessoftheBIOS
setting.

Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z390
CPU Socket	LGA 1151
Form Factor	ATX
Memory Slots	4
Max Memory	64 GB
Memory Type	DDR4
PCIe x16 Slots	3
PCIe 3.0 x16 Slots	2
PCIe x1 Slots	3
M.2 Slots	2
SATA Ports	6
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Back Panel)	4
USB 2.0 (Back Panel)	2
LAN	Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN
Audio	ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
RAID Support	0, 1, 5, 10
Multi-GPU Support	NVIDIA 2-Way SLI, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX