Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi
ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO specifications summary ............................................ vii
Connectors with shared bandwidth ....................................................................... xiii
Package contents ..................................................................................................... xiv
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 Additional cooling kit installation ...............................................2-16
2.1.6 Motherboard installation ............................................................2-17
2.1.7 ATX power connection ..............................................................2-18
2.1.8 SATA device connection ...........................................................2-20
2.1.9 Front I/O connector ...................................................................2-21
2.1.10 Expansion card installation .......................................................2-22
2.1.11 Wi-Fi moving antenna installation .............................................2-27
2.2 BIOS update utility ...................................................................................2-28
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-30
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection ..................................................................2-30
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................2-31
2.4 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-34
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................2-34
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