Asus Z590 WIFI, Manual

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Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... iv
About this guide .......................................................................................................... v
Z590 WIFI GUNDAM EDITION specifications summary .......................................... vi
Connectors with shared bandwidth .......................................................................... x
Package contents ....................................................................................................... xi
Installation tools and components .......................................................................... xii
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 Motherboard installation ............................................................ 2-11
2.1.6 ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-12
2.1.7 SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-13
2.1.8 Front I/O connectors ................................................................. 2-14
2.1.9 Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-15
2.1.10 Wi-Fi antennas installation ........................................................ 2-17
2.2 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-18
2.2.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-18
2.2.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-19
2.3 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-22
2.4 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-22
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
Appendix
Notices .................................................................................................................... A-1
Warranty ................................................................................................................... A-8
ASUS contact information .................................................................................... A-10