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Contents
Safety information
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v
About this guide
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vi
ROG STRIX X670E-I GAMING WIFI specifications summary
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vii
Package contents
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xii
Installation tools and components
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xiii
Chapter 1:
Product Introduction
1.1
Before you proceed
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1-1
1.2
Motherboard layout
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1-2
Chapter 2:
Basic Installation
2.1
Building your PC system
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2-1
2.1.1
CPU installation
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2-1
2.1.2
Cooling system installation
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2-3
2.1.3
DIMM installation
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2-6
2.1.4
M.2 installation
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2-7
2.1.5
ROG FPS-II card installation
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2-13
2.1.6
Motherboard installation
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2-14
2.1.7
ATX power connection
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2-15
2.1.8
SATA device connection
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2-16
2.1.9
Front I/O connector
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2-17
2.1.10
Expansion card installation
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2-18
2.1.11
Wi-Fi moving antenna installation
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2-19
2.2
ROG STRIX HIVE
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2-20
2.2.1
Connecting the ROG STRIX HIVE to the motherboard
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2-20
2.2.2
Placing the ROG STRIX HIVE
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2-21
2.3
BIOS update utility
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2-22
2.4
EZ Mode PBO
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2-24
2.5
Motherboard rear connections
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2-25
2.6
Starting up for the first time
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2-26
2.7
Turning off the computer
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2-26
Chapter 3:
BIOS and RAID Support
3.1
Knowing BIOS
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3-1
3.2
BIOS setup program
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3-2
3.3
ASUS EZ Flash 3
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3-3
3.4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
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3-4
3.5
RAID configurations
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3-5