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Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... iv
About this guide .......................................................................................................... v
TUF GAMING Z790-PRO WIFI specifications summary ........................................ viii
Package contents ...................................................................................................... xii
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Before you proceed ................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard layout....................................................................................1-2
1.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 1-23
1.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 1-23
1.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 1-25
Chapter 2: Basic Setup
2.1 CPU installation..........................................................................................2-1
2.2 DIMM installation........................................................................................2-3
2.3 M.2 installation ........................................................................................... 2-4
2.4 Motherboard installation ........................................................................... 2-8
2.5 Expansion card installation ...................................................................... 2-9
2.5.1 Thunderboltâ„¢ series card installation .........................................2-9
2.6 ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna installation (on selected models) .................... 2-10
2.7 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-11
2.8 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-11
Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support
3.1 Knowing UEFI BIOS ................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ........................................................................................ 3-2
3.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3............................................................................3-3
3.4 RAID configurations .................................................................................. 3-4
Appendix
General Notices ....................................................................................................... A-1
Notices for Wi-Fi model .......................................................................................... A-4
Warranty ................................................................................................................. A-12
ASUS contact information .................................................................................... A-14
Service and Support ............................................................................................. A-14