Asus ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING Series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi
ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING Series
specifications summary ........................................................................................... vii
Connectors with shared bandwidth ........................................................................ xii
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 Additional cooling kit installation ...............................................2-14
2.1.6 Motherboard installation ............................................................2-15
2.1.7 ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-16
2.1.8 SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-17
2.1.9 Front I/O connector ...................................................................2-18
2.1.10 Expansion card installation .......................................................2-19
2.1.11 Wi-Fi antenna moving installation ............................................. 2-20
2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-21
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-23
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-23
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-24
2.4 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-27
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................2-27
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
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