ASRock B550 phantom Gaming 4 operation manual

Version 1.0

Published May 2020

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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 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 Post Status Checker 31

2.8 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 32

2.8.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 32

2.8.2 Driver Installation and Setup 34

2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 35

2.10 M.2 WiFi/BT Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 38

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_3) 40

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 43

3.1 Installing Drivers 43

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) 44

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 47

3.3.1 UI Overview 47

3.3.2 Apps 48

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 51

3.3.4 Setting 52

3.4 Nahimic Audio 53

3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 54

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 57

4.1 Introduction 57

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 57

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 58

4.2 Main Screen 59

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 60

4.4 Advanced Screen 64

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 65

4.4.2 Onboard Devices Conguration 66

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 68

4.4.4 ACPI Conguration 69

4.4.5 Trusted Computing 70

4.4.6 AMD CBS 71

4.4.7 AMD PBS 72

4.4.8 AMD Overclocking 73

4.5 Tools 74

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 75

4.7 Security Screen 78

4.8 Boot Screen 79

4.9 Exit Screen 82

B550 Phantom Gaming 4

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock B550 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 manual, 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 manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard, please visit our website for spe cic information about the model you are using. You may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock ’s website a s well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 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 I/O Panel Shield

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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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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 B550

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 4533+(OC)

/446 6(OC)/4400(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4200(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(O

C)/4266(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/400 0(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: 128GB

Supports Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) memory modules

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion Slot

Graphics

AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse)

2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode; PCIE3:

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Gen3 x4 mode)*

AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir)

2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode; PCIE3:

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Gen3 x4 mode)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots

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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 module

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Integrated AMD Radeon

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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.

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

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(4096x2160) @ 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 Port

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Supports Microso PlayReady®

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Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen

Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1200

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Audio Codec)

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection

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PCB Isolate Shielding

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Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

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Nahimic Audio

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LAN

Rear Panel I/O

Storage

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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Antenna Bracket

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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6 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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6 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_ 3 and SATA3_5_6 share lanes. If either one of them is in

use, the other one will be disabled.

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

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2260/2280/22110 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64

Gb/s) (with Matisse) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Renoir)**

1 x M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key ty pe 2242/2260/2280

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M.2 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

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Connector

B550 Phantom Gaming 4

1 x COM Port Header

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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)

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.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x 8 pin 12V 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 ESD

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Protection)

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

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(Supports ESD Protection)

BIOS Feature

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, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5,

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2.5V_PROM, +1.8VSB, VDDP Voltage Multi-adjustment

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Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Wa-

Hardware Monitor

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ter Pump Fans

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 VD-

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DCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, +1.8V, VDDP

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

Certications

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

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju sting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using thirdparty o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed 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

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

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

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

ATX12V1

ATXP WR 1

PCIE3

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

USB_3_4

SPK_PLED1

HD_AUDIO1

PCIE1

RoHS

Hyper M.2

PCIe Gen4 x4

CMOS

Battery

PCIE2

USB3_ 7_8

SATA3_6

SATA3_5

SATA3_4

SATA3_3

CLRCMOS1

M2_2

M2_WIFI_CT1

M2_3

C 7

C 6

C 5

PCIE4

AUDIO CODEC

SUPER

I/O

2324

CHA_FAN3/WP

CHA_FAN1/WP

CPU_FAN2/WP

ATX12V2

CPU_FAN1

ADDR_LED1

RGB_LED1

ADDR_LED2

RGB_LED2

CPU

DRAM

VGA

BOOT

USB 3.2 Ge n1

T: USB3_1

B: USB3_ 2

Top: RJ-45

USB 3.2 Gen1 T: USB3_5 B: USB3_6

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

Top:

LINE I N

Cent er:

FRON T

Bott om:

MIC IN

USB_1_2

C 8

SOCKETAM4

SATA3_2

SATA3_1

COM1

CHA_FAN2/WP

M2_1

C 3

C 2

C 4

C 1

CHA_FAN4/WP

USB 3.2 Gen1 T: USB3_3 B: USB3_4

HDMI 1

SPI_TPM_J1

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No. Description

1 CPU Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2/WP)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_ A1, DDR4_B1)

6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_ A2, DDR4_B2)

7 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

8 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_7_8)

11 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_5)

13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_6)

14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

15 SATA3 Connec tor (SATA3_4)

16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

17 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

18 Post Status Checker (PSC)

19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

20 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

21 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)

22 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

25 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)

26 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP)

27 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

28 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

29 COM Port Header (COM1)

30 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

31 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)

1.4 I/O Panel

B550 Phantom Gaming 4

No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_5_6)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port* 7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_3_4)

3 Line In (Light Blue)** 8 Antenna Bracket

4 Front Speaker (Lime)** 9 HDMI Port

5 Microphone (Pink)** 10 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_1_2)

* 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 an 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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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR2

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

position on your motherboard.

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Installing the AM4 Box Cooler SR3

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CPU_FAN1

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+12V

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

position on 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 identical (the same

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

2. It is un able to activate D ual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memory module installed.

3. It is not allowe d to install a DDR, DDR 2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

DDR4 UDIMM Maximum Frequency Support

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

(Mhz)

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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

SR: Single rank DIMM, 1Rx4 or 1R x8 on DIMM module label

DR: Dua l ran k DIMM, 2Rx4 or 2R x8 on DIMM module label

Frequency

(Mhz)

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