Asus ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI [3/90] Chapter 1 product introduction

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Contents

Safety information ....................................................................................................... v

About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi

ProArt Z790-CREATOR WIFI specifications summary .......................................... vii

Connectors with shared bandwidth ........................................................................ xii

Package contents ..................................................................................................... xiii

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.........................................................................2-6

2.1.4 M.2 installation ............................................................................2-7

2.1.5 Motherboard installation ............................................................2-13

2.1.6 ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-15

2.1.7 SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-17

2.1.8 Front I/O connector ...................................................................2-18

2.1.9 Expansion card installation .......................................................2-19

2.1.10 Thunderbolt™ 4 monitor connection .........................................2-20

2.1.11 Wi-Fi moving antenna installation ............................................. 2-24

2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-25

2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-27

2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-27

2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-28

2.4 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-31

2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................2-31

Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support

3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1

3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-2

3.3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ........................................................................................3-3

3.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ............................................................................3-4

3.5 RAID configurations ..................................................................................3-5