B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2

B550 AORUS ELITE V2

User's Manual
Rev. 1301

B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 B550 AORUS ELITE V2

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B550 AORUS ELITE (AX) V2 Motherboard Layout

USB20

(Note)

ATX

0
80 60 42

BAT

80 60 42

B550 AORUS ELITE (AX) V2

2

iTE®

Box Contents

One G Connector
One antenna (Note)

(Note)

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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-1 Installation Precautions

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 ™

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™ ™

Audio ®

LAN ®

Intel®

(Note)

Intel®

(Note)

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USB

Internal
Connectors

(Note)
Internal ®

Connectors

Connectors
(Note)

iTE®
Hardware

Fan speed detection

Fan speed control

BIOS

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 Unique Features

- EasyTune
- RGB Fusion

Support for Xpress Install

Bundled Norton®
Software

B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 B550 AORUS ELITE V2

SERVICE/SUPPORT\Utility
1-3 Installing the CPU

Installing the CPU

Do not force the CPU into the CPU socket before the CPU socket locking lever is lifted up, or
damage to the CPU and CPU socket may occur.

1-4 Installing the Memory

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1-5 Installing an Expansion Card

1-6 Back Panel Connectors

USB 2.0/1.1 Port

SMA Antenna Connectors (2T2R) (Note 1)

DisplayPort (Note 2)

HDMI Port (Note 2)

 Q-Flash Plus Button (Note 3)

USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port (Q-Flash Plus Port)

USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Port (Red)

RJ-45 LAN Port

State State

Green Off
Off

USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Optical S/PDIF Out Connector

Line In/Side Speaker Out

Line Out/Front Speaker Out

Mic In/Side Speaker Out

(Note 2) ™ ™
1-7 Internal Connectors

4 1 5 3 7

4
9
6
10

18

10
9

17
12

7 8 4 16 15 14 13 11

1) ATX_12V 10) M2A_CPU/M2B_SB

2) ATX 11) F_PANEL
3) CPU_FAN 12) F_AUDIO
4) SYS_FAN1/2/3 13) F_U32C
5) CPU_OPT 14) F_U32
6) LED_CPU 15) F_USB1/F_USB2
7) D_LED1/D_LED2 16) TPM
8) LED_C1/LED_C2 17) CLR_CMOS
9) SATA3 0/1/2/3 18) BAT
1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector)

5 8 5
4 2 6

4 8

24

4
5
6

8 20 NC

22

ATX)
24
ATX

3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/2/3 (Fan Headers)

2
Sense
4
 S

S
S
U

_
_

S
B_

3
5) CPU_OPT (Water Cooling CPU Fan Header)

B_

B SS

S
S F
2

S
Sense

S
4

_S
USB 0_ B

1 2 3
_
1 2 3

6) LED_CPU (CPU Cooler LED Strip/RGB LED Strip Header)

_

1 2 3

U
B_

U
_ F
_0

_0

2 G

_ _
R
_3
DEBUG
PORT
F_USB3

4 B

3
_
B

_B

Strip
S F_
F_USB30 3

B_

7) D_LED1/D_LED2 (Addressable LED Strip Headers)

F_USB3 F

S B_
S_
_
_ U

_ S
_

B
B

B
S _

S _

V (5V)
2

4
_

F_USB30 3
B_

Strip
S F_
_B

F_USB3
_

_3

_0

_ F

_0

F
U

B_
_
_

USB 0_ B

S
S
_S
S
S F
DEBUG DEBUG
8) LED_C1/LED_C2
PORT PORT (RGB LED Strip Headers)

2 G
R
4 B

9) SATA3 0/1/2/3 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)

2
0 TXN
4
5 RXN
6
PORT
DEBUG

2
PORT
DEBUG
 _ F
3 B
_0

F_USB3 F

_ _B _ S _
_0

_ F

_ _B _ S _

_ F

_0 F

10) M2A_CPU/M2B_SB (M.2 Socket 3 Connectors)

_0 F

S F_

80 60 42

B B_
S F_

(Note)

80 60 42

B B_
_3 U

_3 U

F_USB3 F_USB30 3

F_USB3 F_USB30 3

(Note)
 11) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)

PLED/PWR_LED

S0 On
NC Off
NC

2 20
PW
CI-
RES-

Reset SPEAK

Header

HD

RES

CI

NC:

12) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)

6 S S U
F_ U F_ F_
2 3 2 1

2 8
4 NC
5

B SS
B_
1

_S
1
1

_ B S_
B B
S
1 2 3
1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3 S B_
B
S
 _3
S F
_ S

S B SS 3 S

13) F_U32C (USB Type-C® Header with USB 3.2 Gen 1 Support)

VBUS 8
20 2 RX2-
F_USB30 3

S
B_

1 2 3 SBU2
4 VBUS
S F_

5
6 TX2- 20 CC2
S
VBUS
B

F_USB3
1

B SS
B_
14) F_U32 (USB 3.2 Gen 1 Header)
B_
_

VBUS 8 SSTX2-
USB 0_ B

2
NC
20 4 SSRX2-
F_ U 5
F_USB30
VBUS
6 20

15) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB 2.0/1.1 Headers)

B_

6
2
2 8
_

4
U
S

5 NC

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 _ S

S_
_
B

_ U
U _ F
_ _ 3 B

F_USB3 F

_ _0
16) TPM (Trusted Platform Module Header)

_ _B _ S _

_ F
_ 2 8
2
4 NC
5
6 LRESET
_0 F

17) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS Jumper)

_ S F_

B B_

_3 U

18) BAT (Battery)

F_USB3 F_USB30 3
B_

B
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

2-1 Startup Screen

Load Optimized Defaults

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2-2 The Main Menu

Hardware

Advanced Mode Function Keys

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2-3 Favorites (F11)

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2-4 Tweaker

CPU Clock Control

Important:

Spread Spectrum Control

CPU Ratio Mode (Note)

CCD0 CCX0/1 Ratio (Note)

CPU Ratio Mode is set to Per CCX

CPU Clock Ratio

GFX Clock Frequency (Note)

GFX Clock Frequency
GFX Core Voltage
Auto

GFX Core Voltage (Note)

Auto

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Advanced CPU Settings
Core Performance Boost (Note 1)

SVM Mode

AMD Cool&Quiet function

PPC Adjustment (Note 1)

Global C-state Control (Note 1)

Power Supply Idle Control (Note 1)

CCD Control (Note 1)

Downcore Control

SMT Mode

CPPC (Note 1)

CPPC Preferred Cores (Note 1)

(Note 2)

(Note 2)

XMP High Frequency Support (Note 2)

is set to or
System Memory Multiplier
Auto

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Advanced Memory Settings
Memory Subtimings
Standard Timing Control, Advanced Timing Control, CAD Bus Setup Timing, CAD Bus

SPD Info

CPU Vcore/Dynamic Vcore(DVID)/VCORE SOC/Dynamic VCORE SOC(DVID)/CPU VDD18/

CPU VDDP/PM_1V8/DRAM Voltage (CH A/B)/DDRVPP Voltage (CH A/B)/DRAM Termination
(CH A/B)

CPU/VRM Settings
2-5 Settings

Platform Power
AC BACK

ErP

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Power Loading

Enabled Auto

Resume by Alarm

Wake on LAN

High Precision Event Timer

CEC 2019 Ready

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IO Ports
Initial Display Output

(Note)

Integrated Graphics (Note)

UMA Mode (Note)

Integrated Graphics is set to Forces

UMA Frame Buffer Size (Note)

UMA Mode is set to

Display Resolution (Note)

UMA Mode is set to UMA Auto

HD Audio Controller

Disabled
PCIEX16 Bifurcation

Above 4G Decoding

Enabled

Onboard LAN Controller

Disabled
Legacy USB Support

XHCI Hand-off

USB Mass Storage Driver Support

Port 60/64 Emulation

Mass Storage Devices

APP Center Download & Install

SATA Mode

NVMe RAID mode

Chipset SATA Port Enable

Chipset SATA Port 0/1/2/3

Network Stack

IPv4 PXE Support

Network Stack
IPv4 HTTP Support
Network Stack is
IPv6 PXE Support
Network Stack
IPv6 HTTP Support
Network Stack is

PXE boot wait time

Network Stack
Media detect count

Network Stack

Realtek PCIe 2.5GBE Family Controller

Miscellaneous
LEDs in System Power On State

LEDs in Sleep, Hibernation, and Soft Off States

LEDs in System Power On State is set to On

(Note)

Auto

3DMark01 Enhancement

IOMMU

AMD CPU fTPM

Trusted Computing

AMD CBS

PC Health
Reset Case Open Status

Case Open
Case Open

Reset Case Open Status to Enabled

CPU Vcore/CPU VDDP/DRAM Channel A/B Voltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V/VCORE SOC

Smart Fan 5
Monitor

Fan Speed Control

Fan Control Use Temperature Input

Temperature Interval

Fan Control mode

Fan Stop

Temperature

Fan Speed

Flow Rate

Temperature Warning Control

o o o o
F, 80o o o o

Fan Fail Warning

2-6 System Info.

System Language

System Date

System Time

Access Level

Administrator

Plug in Devices Info

Q-Flash
2-7 Boot

Boot Option Priorities

Bootup NumLock State

Security Option

Administrator Password/User Password

Full Screen LOGO Show

Disabled

Fast Boot
Ultra Fast

SATA Support

Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast

NVMe Support

Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast

VGA Support

Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast

USB Support

Fast Boot is set to Enabled Fast Boot

is set to Ultra Fast
NetWork Stack Driver Support

Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast

CSM Support

LAN PXE Boot Option ROM

CSM Support is set to Enabled

Storage Boot Option Control

CSM Support is set to Enabled

Other PCI Device ROM Priority

CSM Support is set to Enabled

Administrator Password
User Password

Secure Boot

CSM Support is set to Disabled

Preferred Operating Mode

Auto
2-8 Save & Exit

Save & Exit Setup

Yes
No
Exit Without Saving
Yes
No
Load Optimized Defaults
Yes

Boot Override
Yes

Select File in
HDD/FDD/USB

Select
File in HDD/FDD/USB
Chapter 3 Appendix

RAID Levels
RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10
2 4

Array Capacity
Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
(Note)

A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer

Settings\IO Ports, set to RAID

NVMe RAID mode to
Enabled

Boot and set CSM Support to Disabled

Settings\IO Ports\RAIDXpert2

Array Management Create

Array
Select
Physical Disks Select Physical Disks
Select Physical Disks
to Enabled Apply Changes
Select CacheTagSize, Read Cache Policy and Write Cache Policy
Create Array
Array Management Manage Array Properties
Install the RAID driver and operating system

Installing the Operating System

GIGABYTE Control Center

AMD RAID
Preinstall Driver Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI

Browse
AMD-RAID Bottom Device
Next AMD-RAID Controller Next
3-2 Drivers Installation
Install to
Settings\IO Ports\APP Center Download & Install
is set to Enabled

Install

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Regulatory Notices
United States of America, Federal Communications Commission Statement

Supplier's Declaration of Conformity

47 CFR § 2.1077 Compliance Information

Product Name: Motherboard

Trade Name: GIGABYTE
Model Number: B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2/B550 AORUS ELITE V2

Responsible Party – U.S. Contact Information: G.B.T. Inc.

Address: 17358 Railroad street, City Of Industry, CA91748
Tel.: 1-626-854-9338
Internet contact information: https://www.gigabyte.com

FCC Compliance Statement:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Subpart B, Unintentional Radiators.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Antenna use:

Explosive Device Proximity Warning

Attention:

Antenna Warning

Use On Aircraft Caution

Other Wireless Devices

Canada, Canada-Industry Notice:

Caution:
European Union (EU) CE Declaration of Conformity CE Declaración de conformidad

European Union (EU) RoHS (recast) Directive 2011/65/EU & the CE Dichiarazione di conformità
European Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 Statement

European Union (EU) Community Waste Electrical & Electronic

Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement

WEEE Symbol Statement

Battery Information

End of Life Directives-Recycling

D33006 RoHS

Déclaration de Conformité aux Directives de l'Union européenne (UE)

European Union (EU) CE-Konformitätserklärung

CE declaração de conformidade

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European Community Radio Equipment Directive Compliance Statement:

AT BE BG CH CY
EE EL ES FI FR HR
HU IE IS IT LI LT LU
LV NL RO SE
SI TR

NCC Wireless Statements / 無線設備警告聲明：

Korea KCC NCC Wireless Statement:

Japan Wireless Statement:

Wireless module approvals:

Intel®

Intel®

Approvals for wireless module AX200NGW:

Approvals for wireless module RZ608, MT7921K:

Approvals for wireless module AX210NGW:

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