Gigabyte B550M GAMING [3/41] Chapter 1 hardware installation

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Table of Contents

B550M GAMING Motherboard Layout ............................................................................4

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................5

1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 5

1-2 Product Specications ...................................................................................... 6

1-3 Installing the CPU ............................................................................................ 9

1-4 Installing the Memory ....................................................................................... 9

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 10

1-6 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 10

1-7 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 12

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................20

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 20

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 21

2-3 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 22

2-4 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 23

2-5 Settings .......................................................................................................... 26

2-6 System Info. ................................................................................................... 32

2-7 Boot ................................................................................................................ 33

2-8 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 36

Chapter 3 Appendix ......................................................................................................37

3-1 Conguring a RAID Set .................................................................................. 37

3-2 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................... 39

Regulatory Notices .................................................................................................... 40

Contact Us ................................................................................................................ 41