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Contents

Safety information ...................................................................................................... iv

About this guide .......................................................................................................... v

ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) 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..........................................................2-2

2.1.3 DIMM installation.........................................................................2-5

2.1.4 M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-6

2.1.5 Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-8

2.1.6 ATX power connection ................................................................ 2-9

2.1.7 SATA device connection ............................................................. 2-9

2.1.8 Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-10

2.1.9 Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-11

2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-12

2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-13

2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-13

2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-15

2.4 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-17

2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-17

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

ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-8