Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE, User Manual

Page 1: ...ing the packaging materials of this product are recyclable and reusable GIGABYTE works with you to protect the environment For more product details please visit GIGABYTE s website B550MAORUS ELITE User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME B55MAEL 1001R ...

Page 2: ... may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission In order to assist in the use of this product carefully read the User s Manual For product related information check on our website at https www gigabyte com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For ex...

Page 3: ... the CPU 10 1 4 Installing the Memory 10 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 11 1 7 Internal Connectors 13 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 21 2 1 Startup Screen 21 2 2 The Main Menu 22 2 3 Favorites F11 23 2 4 Tweaker 24 2 5 Settings 27 2 6 System Info 33 2 7 Boot 34 2 8 Save Exit 37 Chapter 3 Appendix 38 3 1 Configuring a RAID Set 38 3 2 Drivers Installation 40 Regulatory Notices 4...

Page 4: ...herboard 5 5 User s Manual 5 5 Motherboard driver disc 5 5 Two SATA cables KB_MS_USB CPU_FAN SYS_FAN1 LED_CPU ATX LED_C2 D_LED2 B550M AORUS ELITE AUDIO DDR4_A1 DDR4_B2 BAT ATX_12V AMD B550 HDMI U32_1 CODEC M_BIOS DVI PCIEX16 PCIEX1 iTE Super I O Realtek GbE LAN F_U32 SYS_FAN2 F_USB1 F_PANEL QFLASH_PLUS QFLED COM U32_2 Socket AM4 USB_LAN CLR_CMOS M2A_CPU M2B_SB 80 80 60 60 42 42 110 0 1 2 3 SATA3 D...

Page 5: ...50 HDMI DVI D 1 M 2 Socket 3 M2A_CPU LPC Bus TPM iTE Super I O SPI Bus BIOS x16 1 PCI Express x16 DDR4 3200 2933 2667 2400 2133 MHz LAN RJ45 Realtek GbE LAN PCI Express 3 0 Bus x4 x1 1 x PCI Express x4 1 PCI Express x1 x1 COM PS 2 KB Mouse Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line In Rear Speaker Out 5 B550M AORUS ELITE Motherboard Block Diagram ...

Page 6: ...a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before connecting or unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local volta...

Page 7: ...ort does not support D Sub connection by adapter 1 x HDMI port supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 60 Hz Support for HDMI 2 1 version HDCP 2 3 and HDR Maximum shared memory of 16 GB Audio Realtek ALC887 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel To configure 7 1 channel audio you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings Playback Device to change the default...

Page 8: ...6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 ports on the back panel 2 ports available through the internal USB header Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 1 x CPU cooler LED strip RGB LED strip header 2 x M 2 Socket 3 connectors 4 x SATA 6Gb s connectors 1 x front ...

Page 9: ...ifications BIOS EasyTune Fast Boot Game Boost ON OFF Charge RGB Fusion Smart Backup System Information Viewer Support for Q Flash Plus Support for Q Flash Support for Xpress Install Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Realtek 8118 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility Operating System Support for Windows 10 64 bit Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor 24 4cm x 24 4cm GIGABYTE reserves...

Page 10: ...emory sockets as following Channel A DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 Channel B DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2 Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one o...

Page 11: ...ayback device to HDMI The item name may differ depending on your operating system Due to CPU limitations read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode 1 Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one memory module is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips...

Page 12: ...peed LED State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs The integrated HD High D...

Page 13: ... from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 5 D_LED1 D_LED2 6 LED_CPU 7 LED_C1 LED_C2 8 SATA3 0 1 2 3 9 M2A_CPU M2B_SB 10 F_AUDIO 11 F_PANEL 12 F_U32 13 F_USB1 14 COM 15 TPM 16 BAT 17 CLR_C...

Page 14: ...wer Good 20 NC 9 5VSB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pinATX ATX_12V Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V 5 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 2 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V 6 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 3 GND 7 12V 4 GND 8 12V Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prev...

Page 15: ... LED Strip 1 Before installing the devices be sure to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices 6 LED_CPU CPU Cooler LED Strip RGB LED Strip Header The header can be used to connect a CPU cooler LED strip or a standard 5050 RGB LED strip 12V G R B with maximum power rating of 2A 12V and maximum length of 2m Pin No Definition...

Page 16: ...and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices For how to turn on off the lights of the LED strip please visit the Unique Features webpage of GIGABYTE s website 7 LED_C1 LED_C2 RGB LED Strip Headers The headers can be used to connect a standard 5050 RGB LED strip 12V G R B with maximum power rating of 2A 12V and maximum length of 2m Pin No Definition...

Page 17: ...led and refasten the screw and standoff _ 0 F _ F _3 U 80 110 60 42 M2A_CPU _ B B S_ B S B_ B _ S S_ _ B _ U _ B F_USB3 F F _ 0 S S _ 0 F _ F _ _3 U S _ 80 60 42 M2B_SB 10 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header The front panel audio header supports High Definition audio HD You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match th...

Page 18: ... S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HD Hard Drive Activity LED Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart CI Chassis Intrusion Heade...

Page 19: ...ord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket 10 9 2 1 14 COM Serial Port Header The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the optional COM port cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 NDCD 6 NDSR 2 NSIN 7 NRTS 3 NSOUT 8 NCTS 4 NDTR 9 NRI 5 GND 10 No Pin 10 9 2 1 15 TPM Trusted Platform Module Heade...

Page 20: ...y note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations 17 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the BIOS configuration and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two ...

Page 21: ...caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optimized Defaults sectio...

Page 22: ...us BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Display the Smart Fan 5 screen F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F10 Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program F11 Switch to the Favorites submenu F12 Capture the current screen as an image and save it to your USB drive Insert Add or remove a favorite option Ctrl S Display infor...

Page 23: ... favorites and use the F11 key to quickly switch to the page where all of your favorite options are located To add or remove a favorite option go to its original page and press Insert on the option The option is marked with a star sign if set as a favorite 23 ...

Page 24: ...e Spread Spectrum Default Auto CPU Ratio Mode Note Allows you to set the core ratio for all CPU cores or individual cores Default All cores CCD0 CCX0 1 Ratio Note Allows you to manually set the core ratio for the CPU CCX0 1 cores This item is configurable only when CPU Ratio Mode is set to Per CCX Default Auto CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU The adjustable...

Page 25: ... Idle Disables this function Low Current Idle Enables this function Auto Lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default CCD Control Note 1 Sets the number of CCDs to be used Default Auto Downcore Control Allows you to select the number of CPU cores to enable the number of CPU cores may vary by CPU Default Auto SMT Mode Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Simultaneous Multi Threadin...

Page 26: ...provide memory timing settings Note Your system may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on the memory timings If this occurs please reset the board to default values by loading optimized defaults or clearing the CMOS values SPD Info Displays information on the installed memory CPU Vcore Dynamic Vcore DVID VCORE SOC Dynamic VCORE SOC DVID CPU VDD18 CPU VDDP A_VDD18S5 DRAM Voltage...

Page 27: ...d Set the password when Power On By Keyboard is set to Password Press Enter on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press Enter to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press Enter Note To cancel the password press Enter on this item When prompted for the password press Enter again without entering the password to clear the password settings Power On By Mouse...

Page 28: ...bles or disables High Precision Event Timer HPET in the operating system Default Enabled CEC 2019 Ready Allows you to select whether to allow the system to adjust power consumption when it is in shutdown idle or standby state in order to comply with the CEC California Energy Commission 2019 Standards Default Disabled IO Ports Initial Display Output Specifies the first initiation of the monitor dis...

Page 29: ...rd are installed and their drivers are not able to be launched when entering the operating system because of the limited 4 GB memory address space Default Disabled Onboard LAN Controller Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 E...

Page 30: ...rom the network to install a GPT format OS such as installing the OS from the Windows Deployment Services server Default Disabled IPv4 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled IPv4 HTTP Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for IPv4 This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled IPv6 PXE Support Enables or d...

Page 31: ...mine whether to enhance some legacy benchmark performance Default Disabled IOMMU Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support Default Auto AMD CPU fTPM Enables or disables the TPM 2 0 function integrated in the AMD CPU Default Disabled Trusted Computing Enables or disables Trusted Platform Module TPM AMD CBS This sub menu provides AMD CBS related configuration options PC Health Reset Case Open Status Dis...

Page 32: ... speed change Fan Control Mode Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of fan installed and sets the optimal control mode Default Voltage Voltage mode is recommended for a 3 pin fan PWM PWM mode is recommended for a 4 pin fan Fan Stop Enables or disables the fan stop function You can set the temperature limit using the temperature curve The fan stops operation when the temperature is lowe...

Page 33: ...is hour minute and second For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Use Enter to switch between the Hour Minute and Second fields and use the Page Up or Page Down key to set the desired value Access Level Displays the current access level depending on the type of password protection used If no password is set the default will display as Administrator The Administrator level allows you to make changes to all B...

Page 34: ... under the Administrator Password User Password item Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program Default Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up Default Enabled ...

Page 35: ...m the network Default Enabled Enables booting from the network This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM Compatibility Support Module to support a legacy PC boot process Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only Enabled Enables UEFI CSM Default LAN PXE Boot Option ROM Allows you to select whether...

Page 36: ... enter the administrator password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup However the user password only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all To cancel the password press Enter on the password item and when requested for the password enter the correct one first When prompted for a new password press Enter without entering any password Press Enter ...

Page 37: ...the device you select and select Yes to confirm Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device Save Profiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile You can create up to 8 profiles and save as Setup Profile 1 Setup Profile 8 Press Enter to complete Or you can select Select File in HDD FDD USB to save the profile to your storage device Load Profiles...

Page 38: ...TA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Steps Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Under Settings IO Ports set SATA Configuration SATA Mode to RAID Then save the settings and restart your computer If you want to use NVMe PCIe SSDs to configure RAID make sure to set NVMe ...

Page 39: ...Bottom Device first and click Next to load the driver Then select AMD RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver Finally continue the OS installation C UEFI RAID Configuration Steps 1 In BIOS Setup go to Boot and set CSM Support to Disabled Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup 2 After the system reboot enter BIOS Setup again Then enter the Settings IO Ports RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility ...

Page 40: ...r double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to install You can click the Xpress Install button and Xpress Install will install all of the selected drivers Or click the arrow icon to individually install the drivers you need Please visit GIGABYTE s website for more software ...

Page 41: ... The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local governmen...

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