Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA Users Manual English - Page 3

Contents, Product Introduction, Basic Setup, BIOS and RAID Support, Appendix

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Contents Safety information...iv About this guide...v ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA specifications summary viii Package contents...xiv Connectors with shared bandwidth xv Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.1 Before you proceed 1-1 1.2 Motherboard layout 1-2 1.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections 1-18 1.3.1 Rear I/O connection 1-18 1.3.2 Audio I/O connections 1-19 Chapter 2: Basic Setup 2.1 CPU installation 2-1 2.2 Water block ports 2-3 2.2 DIMM installation 2-4 2.3 M.2 module installation 2-5 2.4 Additional cooling kit installation 2-12 2.5 Motherboard installation 2-13 2.6 ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna installation 2-14 2.7 BIOS FlashBack 2-15 2.8 Starting up for the first time 2-16 2.9 Turning off the computer 2-16 Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support 3.1 Knowing UEFI BIOS 3-1 3.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 3-2 3.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 3-3 3.4 RAID configurations 3-4 Appendix Q-Code table...A-1 General Notices...A-5 Notices for Wi-Fi model A-8 Warranty...A-16 ASUS contact information A-18 Service and Support A-18 iii

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Contents
Safety information
......................................................................................................
iv
About this guide
..........................................................................................................
v
ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA specifications summary
...................................
viii
Package contents
.....................................................................................................
xiv
Connectors with shared bandwidth
........................................................................
xv
Chapter 1:
Product Introduction
1.1
Before you proceed
...................................................................................
1-1
1.2
Motherboard layout
....................................................................................
1-2
1.3
Motherboard rear and audio connections
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1-18
1.3.1
Rear I/O connection
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1-18
1.3.2
Audio I/O connections
...............................................................
1-19
Chapter 2:
Basic Setup
2.1
CPU installation
..........................................................................................
2-1
2.2
Water block ports
.......................................................................................
2-3
2.2
DIMM installation
........................................................................................
2-4
2.3
M.2 module installation
............................................................................
2-5
2.4
Additional cooling kit installation
...........................................................
2-12
2.5
Motherboard installation
.........................................................................
2-13
2.6
ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna installation
........................................................
2-14
2.7
BIOS FlashBack™
....................................................................................
2-15
2.8
Starting up for the first time
....................................................................
2-16
2.9
Turning off the computer
........................................................................
2-16
Chapter 3:
BIOS and RAID Support
3.1
Knowing UEFI BIOS
...................................................................................
3-1
3.2
ASUS EZ Flash 3
........................................................................................
3-2
3.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
............................................................................
3-3
3.4
RAID configurations
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3-4
Appendix
Q-Code table
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A-1
General Notices
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A-5
Notices for Wi-Fi model
..........................................................................................
A-8
Warranty
.................................................................................................................
A-16
ASUS contact information
....................................................................................
A-18
Service and Support
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A-18