ASRock A520M-HVS operation manual

Version 1.0

Published July 2020

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 9

Chapter 2 Installation 11

2.1 Installing the CPU 12

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 22

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 24

2.5 Jumpers Setup 25

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 26

2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 30

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 34

3.1 Installing Drivers 34

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 35

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 35

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 35

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 38

3.3.1 UI Overview 38

3.3.2 Apps 39

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 42

3.3.4 Setting 43

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 44

4.1 Introduction 44

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 44

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 45

4.2 Main Screen 46

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 47

4.4 Advanced Screen 50

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 51

4.4.2 Onboard Devices Conguration 52

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 54

4.4.4 ACPI Conguration 55

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 56

4.4.6 Trusted Computing 57

4.4.7 AMD PBS 58

4.4.8 AMD Overclocking 59

4.4.9 AMD CBS 60

4.5 Tools 61

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 62

4.7 Security Screen 64

4.8 Boot Screen 65

4.9 Exit Screen 68

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock A520M-HDV / A520M-HVS motherboard,

a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality

control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to

ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother­board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s website a s well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

A520M-HDV
A520M-HVS

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock A520M-HDV / A520M-HVS Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock A520M-HDV / A520M-HVS Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock A520M-HDV / A520M-HVS Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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1 x Screw for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* Not compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G and Ryzen™ 3

3200G.

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* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for

more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)

* Please refer to page 21 for DDR4 UDIMM maximum

frequency support.

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Micro ATX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor design

Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen™ / future AMD Ryzen™

Processors (3000 and 4000 Series Processors)*

6 Power Phase design

AMD A520

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4

4600+(OC)/4533(OC)/4466(OC)/4400(OC)/4333

(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/4000

(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466|

(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-

buered memory*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4 4733+

(OC)/4666(OC)/4600(OC)/4533(OC)/4466(OC)/4400(OC)/

4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866

(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3200/2933/

2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buered memory*

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

Supports Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) memory modules

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*

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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot

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Graphics

Integrated AMD RadeonTM Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen

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Series APU*

* Actual support may vary by CPU

DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0

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Shared memor y default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports

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up to 16GB.

* e Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system

memory installed.

A52 0M- HDV:

ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

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Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 60Hz

Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1

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Supports HDCP 2.3 with DVI-D and HDMI 2.1 Ports

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Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1

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Port

Supports Microso PlayReady®

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A520M-HVS:

Dual graphics output: support D-Sub and HDMI ports by

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independent display controllers

Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 60Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1

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Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 Port

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Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1

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Port

Supports Microso PlayReady®

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Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec)

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Supports Surge Protection

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PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Realtek RTL8111H

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LED)

HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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A52 0M- HDV:

1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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A520M-HVS:

1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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Storage

Connector

4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280

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M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module

up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

1 x SPI TPM Header

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1 x COM Port Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum

1A (12W) fan power.

2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed

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Control)

BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

* e Chassis Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum

1A (12W) fan power.

* CHA_FAN2 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

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Supports “Plug and Play”

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ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3 support

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CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VDDP Voltage Multi-

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adjustment

Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis Fans

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Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis Fans

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Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU

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temperature): CPU, Chassis Fans

Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis Fans

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CASE OPEN detection

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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

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A520M-HDV
A520M-HVS

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

OS

Certica­tions

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock .com

Please realiz e that the re is a certain r isk involved with o verclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-party
overclocking to ols. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be don e at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsibl e for possible damage caused by overclo cking.

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FCC, CE

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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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ATXPW R1

FS B80 0

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

Supe r

I/O

LAN

AUDIO

CODEC

PCIE2

PCIE1

HD_AUDIO1

1

CPU_FAN1

1

COM1

3

4

2

6

5

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

PS2

Keyboard/

Mouse

CMOS

Battery

1

USB3_5 _6

1

CHA_FAN2

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

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9813

17

SPK_CI1

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USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB1
B: USB2

Top:

LINE I N

Cent er:

FRON T

Bott om:

MIC IN

RJ- 45 LAN

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3
B: USB4

ATX12V

SOCKETAM4

CHA_FAN1

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14

M2_ 1

USB_5_61USB_3_4

1

12 11

RoHS

1

SPI_TPM_J1

16

HDM I1

CLRCMOS1

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Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

SATA3_3

SATA3_4

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

1.3 Motherboard Layout

A520M-HDV:

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A5 2 0 M - H DV

BIOS
ROM

Promontory

AMD

A520

6

ATXPW R1

FS B80 0

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

Supe r

I/O

LAN

AUDIO

CODEC

PCIE2

PCIE1

HD_AUDIO1

1

CPU_FAN1

1

COM1

3

4

2

5

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

PS2

Keyboard/

Mouse

CMOS

Battery

1

USB3_5 _6

1

CHA_FAN2

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

SPK_CI1

1

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB1
B: USB2

Top:

LINE I N

Cent er:

FRON T

Bott om:

MIC IN

RJ- 45 LAN

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3
B: USB4

ATX12V

SOCKETAM4

CHA_FAN1

M2_ 1

USB_5_6

1

USB_3_4

1

RoHS

1

SPI_TPM_J1

HDM I1

CLRCMOS1

1

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

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10

981314 12 11

17

16

6

7

SATA3_3

SATA3_4

SATA3_1

SATA3_2

A520M-HVS:

A520M-HDV
A520M-HVS

A5 2 0 M - H V S

Promontory

BIOS
ROM

AMD

A520

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

4 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

5 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_ 5_6)

6 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3) (Upper), SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) (Lower)

7 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4) (Upper), SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) (Lower)

8 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

9 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)

10 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

11 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

12 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

13 COM Port Header (COM1)

14 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

15 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

16 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)

17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

A520M-HDV:

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_12) 7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_34)

2 D-Sub Port 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 DVI-D Port

4 Line In (Light Blue)** 10 HDMI Port

5 Front Speaker (Lime)** 11 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

6 Microphone (Pink)**

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_12) 6 Microphone (Pink)**

2 D-Sub Port 7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_34)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)

4 Line In (Light Blue)** 9 HDMI Port

5 Front Speaker (Lime)** 10 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

** Function of the Audio Ports in 7.1-channel Conguration:

Port Function

Light Blue (Rear panel) Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel) Side Speaker Out

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard

components.

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

Aer you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger

heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease

between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the

CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

Please turn o the power or remove th e power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.

Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR2

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*e diagrams shown here are for reference only. e headers might be in a dierent position on

your motherboard.

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