I spent 4 days struggling with a new build featuring the Asus TUF Gaming X570 Plus WIFI let me share a few things with you.
Windows 11 Ready, as it states on the box? Not by a long shot! All the documentation states Windows 10!
The OUTSTANDING feature that let me complete the build is the LED error code lights!
These are their colors and positions.
TOP-BOOT Yellow Green.
VGA-White
CPU-Red.
Bottom-Yellow.
The board is designed for AMD AM4 CPUs with onboard graphics. I used a new AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NO onboard graphics.
CPU Cooler Be Quiet Black Rock Pro 5.
XFX GTR XXX ED RX 580 8GB OC+. New when I purchased it. One 6+8 Power connectors.
Seasonic Focus Plus 1000 Gold Purchased with upgradability in mind.
DO NOT CONNECT ANYTHING other than CPU, CPU COOLER, RAM and VIDEO CARD!
Many Video cards fans start upon power up and then stop! This is normal! You control fans through AMD Adrenaline software. DO NOT DAWDLE. YOUR CARD VIDEO IS GETTING HOT! This board was not designed for video cards. I could not identify video card fan control in BIOS. Maybe someone else could ID the control within BIOS? If they exist.
Because of course Tech support was unhelpful when i asked this question.
First hurdle to overcome use Bottom most PCIE slot. You will not get video otherwise, PERIOD!
Back up Old Bios. Install Bios 2607.
Unplug system. Discharge capacitors, by holding power button until all lights go off.
Remove Video Card! Remove BIOS battery! Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Replace BIOS Battery.
Move Video card up to the first slot. Swap video power supply connectors position so that 6 pin cable is on the bottom of the PSU and the 8 pin cable is on top of the PSU. Note on the PSU the connectors are both 8 PIN. Keep track of which is which.
I don't know why but this is what worked for me. Probably has to do with power distribution to the upper and lower PCIE slots.
Enter BIOS, load defaults. SET CPU FAN TO MAX Speed! Keep it cool until you can install Ryzen CPU software in Windows. Turn off and unplug system.
Install Boot device. NOTE NVME M.2 drives with cooling shroud will not benefit from NVME cooling fan. The drives are too thick to use included cover and shroud.
Finally, because I've dealt with so much weirdness in this build, I backed up the BIOS yet again and REINSTALLED the BIOS after everything was connected. Everything in the correct slot and plugged in. It worked!!!!!!!!!!
I installed Windows 11 Pro, patched it all up and the installed AMD Chipset drivers, Adrenaline Software,(Set a MAX Video Card temp of 24 C though Adrenaline and Ryzen CPU Temp of 32 C software. Just realistic numbers. Hope this helps
Windows 11 Ready, as it states on the box? Not by a long shot! All the documentation states Windows 10!
The OUTSTANDING feature that let me complete the build is the LED error code lights!
These are their colors and positions.
TOP-BOOT Yellow Green.
VGA-White
CPU-Red.
Bottom-Yellow.
The board is designed for AMD AM4 CPUs with onboard graphics. I used a new AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NO onboard graphics.
CPU Cooler Be Quiet Black Rock Pro 5.
XFX GTR XXX ED RX 580 8GB OC+. New when I purchased it. One 6+8 Power connectors.
Seasonic Focus Plus 1000 Gold Purchased with upgradability in mind.
DO NOT CONNECT ANYTHING other than CPU, CPU COOLER, RAM and VIDEO CARD!
Many Video cards fans start upon power up and then stop! This is normal! You control fans through AMD Adrenaline software. DO NOT DAWDLE. YOUR CARD VIDEO IS GETTING HOT! This board was not designed for video cards. I could not identify video card fan control in BIOS. Maybe someone else could ID the control within BIOS? If they exist.
Because of course Tech support was unhelpful when i asked this question.
First hurdle to overcome use Bottom most PCIE slot. You will not get video otherwise, PERIOD!
Back up Old Bios. Install Bios 2607.
Unplug system. Discharge capacitors, by holding power button until all lights go off.
Remove Video Card! Remove BIOS battery! Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Replace BIOS Battery.
Move Video card up to the first slot. Swap video power supply connectors position so that 6 pin cable is on the bottom of the PSU and the 8 pin cable is on top of the PSU. Note on the PSU the connectors are both 8 PIN. Keep track of which is which.
I don't know why but this is what worked for me. Probably has to do with power distribution to the upper and lower PCIE slots.
Enter BIOS, load defaults. SET CPU FAN TO MAX Speed! Keep it cool until you can install Ryzen CPU software in Windows. Turn off and unplug system.
Install Boot device. NOTE NVME M.2 drives with cooling shroud will not benefit from NVME cooling fan. The drives are too thick to use included cover and shroud.
Finally, because I've dealt with so much weirdness in this build, I backed up the BIOS yet again and REINSTALLED the BIOS after everything was connected. Everything in the correct slot and plugged in. It worked!!!!!!!!!!
I installed Windows 11 Pro, patched it all up and the installed AMD Chipset drivers, Adrenaline Software,(Set a MAX Video Card temp of 24 C though Adrenaline and Ryzen CPU Temp of 32 C software. Just realistic numbers. Hope this helps