Asrock B550M PG Riptide User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 2021

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 7

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) 26

2.5 Jumpers Setup 28

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 29

2.7 Post Status Checker 34

2.8 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 35

2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 35

2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup 37

2.9 M.2 WiFi/BT Module Installation Guide 38

2.10 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 40

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 43

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 46

3.1 Installing Drivers 46

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) 47

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming
Tuning) 47

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming
Tuning) 47

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 50

3.3.1 UI Overview 50

3.3.2 Apps 51

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 54

3.3.4 Setting 55

3.4 Nahimic Audio 56

3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 57

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 60

4.1 Introduction 60

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 60

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 61

4.2 Main Screen 62

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 63

4.4 Advanced Screen 67

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 68

4.4.2 PCI Conguration 69

4.4.3 Onboard Devices Conguration 70

4.4.4 Storage Conguration 72

4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 73

4.4.6 Trusted Computing 74

4.4.7 AMD PBS 75

4.4.8 AMD Overclocking 76

4.4.9 AMD CBS 77

4.5 Tools 78

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 79

4.7 Security Screen 82

4.8 Boot Screen 83

4.9 Exit Screen 85

B550M PG Riptide

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock B550M PG Riptide 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 f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s peci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 ht tp://www.a srock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock B550M PG R iptide Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock B550M PG R iptide Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock B550M PG R iptide Support CD

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

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3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional)

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1 x Stando for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* Not compatible with AMD AthlonTM Processors.

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Micro ATX Form Factor

Solid Capacitor design

Supports AMD AM4 Socket RyzenTM 3000, 3000 G-Series,

4000 G-Series, 5000 and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors*

Digi Power design

8 Power Phase design

AMD B550

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer) support DDR4

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*

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 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*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne) 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*

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*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso) support DDR4 3333+(OC

)/3200(OC)/2933/2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered

memory*

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* For Ryzen Series APUs (Picasso, Cezanne and Renoir), ECC is

only supported with PRO CPUs.

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

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

* Please refer to page 22 for AMD non-XMP memory frequency

support. For more details, please refer to the QVL on ASRock 's

website.

Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB

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Supports Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) memory modules

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15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
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Graphics

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer and Matisse)

2 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3x4

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mode)*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne and Renoir)

2 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3x4

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mode)*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso)

2 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x8 mode; PCIE3: Gen3x4

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mode)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x PCIe Gen3x1 Slot

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireX

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1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports ty pe 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe

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WiFi module

15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

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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 memory 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

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Audio

LAN

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

* Picasso supports HDCP 2.2 with HDMI 2.0 Port

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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7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)

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Supports Surge Protection

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Nahimic Audio

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2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s

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Dragon RTL8125BG

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Supports Phantom Gaming LAN Soware

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- Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control

- Visual User Friendly UI

- Visual Network Usage Statistics

- Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and

Streaming Modes

- User Customized Priority Control

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

2 x Antenna Mounting Points

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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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1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

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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* USB12 are the Lightning Gaming Ports.

Storage

RAID

Connector

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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

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1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports t ype

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2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode (with Vermeer,

Matisse) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) mode (with Cezanne, Renoir

and Picasso)*

1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280

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SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen3x2 (16 Gb/s) modes*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and R AID 10 for SATA storage

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devices

Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage de-

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vices

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.

1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan

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Speed Control)

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

maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

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

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Speed Control)

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

maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

* CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_

FAN3/WP and CHA_FAN4/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin

fan is in use.

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

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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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)

1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports ESD

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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, VPPM Voltage

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Multi-adjustment

Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water

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Pump Fans

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

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ture): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans

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

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Water Pump Fans

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

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VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, +1.8V

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

OS

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technol ogy, or using
third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or
even cause dam age to the components and devices of your system. It should be done
at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for poss ible damage caused by
overclocking.

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FCC, CE

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

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

3 CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2/WP)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

6 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

7 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (F_USB3_TC_1)

10 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (F_USB3_1_2)

11 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)

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

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2) (Upper), SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1) (Lower)

14 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

15 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

16 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP)

17 Post Status Checker (PSC)

18 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

19 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

20 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

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

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

23 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)

24 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

25 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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

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1.4 I/O Panel

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1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB12)* 7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)

2 2.5G LAN RJ-45 Port** 8 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)

3 Line In (Light Blue)*** 9 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

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

5 Microphone (Pink)*** 11 DisplayPort 1.4

6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_34) 12 HDMI Port

* Please note that the USB1 consumes au xiliary powe r (+5VSB) while the other USB ports consume DUAL Powe r
(+5VDUAL). e USB1 is optimal for connecting the USB Type speaker and headset.

USB12 are the Lightning Gaming Port s.

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

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

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

On Link Green 2.5Gbps connection

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*** Functi on of the Audio Por ts 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 the power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.

Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1

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your motherboard.

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identica l (the same

brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technology with only one or three
memor y module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

4. We suggest that you instal l the memory modules on DDR4_A2 and DDR4_ B2 rst
for better DRAM compatibility on 2 DIMM s conguration.

AMD non-XMP Memory Frequency Support

Ryzen Series CPUs (Vermeer):

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UDIMM Memory Slot

Frequency

A1 A2 B1 B2

- SR - - 3200

- DR - - 3200

- SR - SR 3200

- DR - DR 3200

SR SR SR SR 2933

SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 2667

SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR 2667

Ryzen Series CPUs (Matisse):

UDIMM Memory Slot

A1 A2 B1 B2

- SR - - 3200

- DR - - 3200

- SR - SR 3200

- DR - DR 3200

SR SR SR SR 2933

SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 2667

SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR 2667

Frequency

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Ryzen Series APUs (Cezanne):

UDIMM Memory Slot

A1 A2 B1 B2

- SR - - 3200

- DR - - 3200

- SR - SR 3200

- DR - DR 3200

SR SR SR SR 2933

SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 2667

SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR 2667

Frequency

Ryzen Series APUs (Renoir):

UDIMM Memory Slot

A1 A2 B1 B2

- SR - - 3200

- DR - - 3200

- SR - SR 3200

- DR - DR 3200

SR SR SR SR 2933

SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 2667

SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR 2667

Frequency

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