ASRock A520M Phantom Gaming 4 operation manual

Version 1.0

Published August 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 8

Chapter 2 Installation 10

2.1 Installing the CPU 11

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 13

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 21

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 (M2_1) 31

2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 34

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 37

3.1 Installing Drivers 37

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) 38

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming
Tuning) 38

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) 38

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 41

3.3.1 UI Overview 41

3.3.2 Apps 42

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 45

3.3.4 Setting 46

3.4 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 47

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 50

4.1 Introduction 50

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 50

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 51

4.2 Main Screen 52

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 53

4.4 Advanced Screen 56

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 57

4.4.2 Onboard Devices Conguration 58

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 60

4.4.4 ACPI Conguration 61

4.4.5 Trusted Computing 62

4.4.6 AMD PBS 63

4.4.7 AMD CBS 64

4.5 Tools 65

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 66

4.7 Security Screen 68

4.8 Boot Screen 69

4.9 Exit Screen 71

A520M Phantom Gaming 4

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock A520M Phantom Gaming 4 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.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock A520M Phantom Gaming 4 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock A520M Phantom Gaming 4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock A520M Phantom Gaming 4 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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2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (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 22 for DDR4 UDIMM maximum

frequency support.

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Micro ATX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor design

2oz Copper PCB

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

Processors (3000 and 4000 Series Processors)*

Digi Power design

8 Power Phase design

AMD A520

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4

4533+(OC)/4466(OC)/440 0(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/

420 0(OC)/4133(OC)/40 00(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)/380 0(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/

3466(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-

buered memory*

Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB

Supports Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) memory modules

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Expansion
Slot

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1: x16 mode; PCIE3: x2

mode)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot

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Graphics

A520M Phantom Gaming 4

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.

Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4

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ports by independent display controllers

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

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(4096x2160) @ 60Hz

Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 5K

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(5120x2880)@120Hz

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 and DisplayPort 1.4

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Ports

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

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DisplayPort 1.4 Ports

Supports Microso PlayReady®

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Audio

LAN

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC 887/897 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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Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

Connector

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.4

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4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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2 x USB 2.0 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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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*

* M2_ 2 and SATA3_3_4 share lanes. If either one of them is in

use, the other one will be disabled.

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key ty pe 2280 M.2

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PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2280 M.2

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

Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s)**

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

1 x SPI TPM Header

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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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2 x RGB LED Headers

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* Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

2 x Addressable LED Headers

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* Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum

1A (12W) fan power.

3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart

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Fan Speed Control)

* e Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan

of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

* CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN3/WP 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 8 pin 12V Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

A520M Phantom Gaming 4

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 port)

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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, +1.8VSB, Voltage Multi-

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adjustment

Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans

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Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans

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Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-

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ture): CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans

Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans

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

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VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, +1.8V

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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I/O

CLRCMOS1

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PCIE1

HD_AUDIO1

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RJ- 45 LAN

SOCKETAM4

F_USB3 _1_2

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CHA_FAN1/WP

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RoHS

SPK_PLED1

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DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 288 -pin mo dule)

PCIE2

PCIE3

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

M2_2

M2_1

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USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_3
B: USB3_4

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

PS2

Keyboard/

Mouse

CPU_FAN1

CHA_FAN3/WP

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USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_1
B: USB3_2

ADDR_LED1

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RGB_LED1

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SATA3_1

SATA3_2

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SPI_TPM_J1

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CHA_FAN2
/WP

RGB_LED2

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ADDR_LED2

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CMOS

Battery

LAN

AUDIO
CODEC

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USB_3_4

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USB_5_6

ATXP WR1

A5 2 0M P h a nt o m Ga m in g 4

ATX12V1

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

MIC IN

HDMI1

DP1

SATA3_4

SATA3_3

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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1 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

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

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

5 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

6 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (F_USB3_1_2)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

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

12 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

13 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

14 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)

15 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

16 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

17 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)

18 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)

19 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

20 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)

21 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

22 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

23 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_12)* 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_34)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port** 7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)

3 Line In (Light Blue)*** 8 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

4 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 9 DisplayPort 1.4

5 Microphone (Pink)*** 10 HDMI Port

* Please note that the USB_ 2 consumes auxiliary power (+5VSB) while the other USB por ts consume DUAL
Power (+5VDUAL). e USB_ 2 is optimal for connecting the USB Type speaker and headset ..

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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

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

your motherboard.

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR3

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