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AMD (Ryzen 5000/3000) ATX Content Creator Motherboard (Thunderbolt 4, Dual M.2, PCIe 4.0, Dual 2.5 Gb LAN, DisplayPort/HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C, and RGB headers)
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Table Of Contents
Safety information
About this guide
ProArt B550-CREATOR specifications summary
Connectors with shared bandwidth
Package contents
Installation tools and components
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Before you proceed
1.2 Motherboard layout
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Building your PC system
2.1.1 CPU installation
2.1.2 Cooling system installation
2.1.3 DIMM installation
2.1.4 M.2 installation
2.1.5 Motherboard installation
2.1.6 ATX power connection
2.1.7 SATA device connection
2.1.8 Front I/O connector
2.1.9 Expansion card installation
2.1.10 Thunderbolt™ 4 monitor connection
2.2 BIOS update utility
2.2 Motherboard rear and audio connections
2.2.1 Rear I/O connection
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections
2.3 Starting up for the first time
2.4 Turning off the computer
Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support
3.1 Knowing BIOS
3.2 BIOS setup program
3.3 EZ Update
3.4 ASUS EZ Flash 3
3.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
3.6 RAID configurations
Appendix
Notices
Warranty
ASUS contact information
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Connectors with shared bandwidth
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Configuration
1 (Default)
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PCIEX16_1
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PCIEX16_2
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Configuration
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PCIEX16_3
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Thunderbolt™ 4
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Configuration
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PCIEX_1
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PCIEX_2
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