NZXT N7 B550 User manual

N7 B550

ATX MOTHERBOARD

ENGLISH

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PREFACE ............................................. 02

3. COMPONENTS & PORTS ........... 10-12

2. PRODUCT INFORMATION ............... 03

4. DOWNLOADING NZXT CAM ............. 42

5. APPENDIX ........................................ A-1

VERSION 1.1

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1. PREFACE

This manual including all illustrations and screen captures, is

protected under international copyright laws, with all rights

reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained

herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author.

B. Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without

notice. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties

with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any

implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular

purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this

publication and to make changes from time to time in the content

hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person

of such revision or changes.

C. Trademark Recognition

Product names used in this manual are the properties of their

respective owners and are acknowledged.

D. Safety Precaution

Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard:

• It is recommended to wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded

device to avoid damage from static electricity.

• Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely

grounded object before working on the motherboard.

• Leave components in the static-proof bags.

• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the

power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other

hardware components.

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2. PRODUCT INFORMATION

2.1 Package Contents ....................................................... 04

2.2 Specifications .............................................................. 05

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2.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS

A. N7 B550 Motherboard

x1

B. SATA Cables

90°x2, 180°x2

C. M.2 Screws

x2

D. Wireless Antenna

x2

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2.2 SPECIFICATIONS

CPU & Socket

Supports AMD Socket AM4 Ryzen™ Processors (3000, 4000, and

5000 Series Processors) *

* Not compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G and Ryzen™ 3200G

Chipset

AMD® B550

Memory

4 * DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4

Dual-channel memory architecture

• AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer)

support DDR4 4666+(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4533(O.C.) /4466(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/

4333(O.C.)/ 4266(O.C.)/ 4200(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/ 3866(O.C.)/

3800(O.C.)/ 3733(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/

2133ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*

• AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse)

support DDR4 4666+(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4533(O.C.) /4466(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/

4333(O.C.)/ 4266(O.C.)/ 4200(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/ 3866(O.C.)/

3800(O.C.)/ 3733(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133

ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*

• AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir)

support DDR4 4733+(O.C.)/ 4666(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4533(O.C.) /4466(O.C.)/

4400(O.C.)/ 4333(O.C.)/ 4266(O.C.)/ 4200(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/

3866(O.C.)/ 3800(O.C.)/ 3733(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/

2400/ 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*

• Support Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module

• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

*Please refer to Memory QVL on NZXT’s website (www.nzxt.com) for more information.

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Expansion Slots

• AMD Ryzen Series CPUs (Vermeer)

2 * PCIe x16 Slots (PCIe1: 4.0 x16 mode; PCIe3: 3.0 x4 mode)

• AMD Ryzen Series CPUs (Matisse)

2 * PCIe x16 Slots (PCIe1: 4.0 x16 mode; PCIe3: 3.0 x4 mode)

• AMD Ryzen Series CPUs (Renoir)

2 * PCIe x16 Slots (PCIe1: 3.0 x16 mode; PCIe3: 3.0 x4 mode)

- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™

- Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

2 * PCIe 3.0 x1 Slots

1 * M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module

Integrated Graphics

Integrated AMD Radeon™ Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series

APU*

* Actual support may vary by CPU

• DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0

• Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports up to 16GB with

32GB system memory installed.

• Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz,

HDR and HDCP 2.3

• Supports Microsoft PlayReady®

Multi-GPU Support

Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

2.2 SPECIFICATIONS

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Storage

AMD® B550 Chipset

• 1 * M2_1: M.2 type 2242/2260/2280

(PCIe 4.0 x4 mode (with Mastisse & Vermeer) or PCIe 3.0 x4 (with Renoir))

• 1 * M2_2: M.2 type 2242/2260/2280 (PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA mode)

• 6 * SATA 6Gb/s ports*

Support RAID 0/1/5/10, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

* M2_2 and SATA3_5_6 share lanes.

LAN

Realtek® RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN

• Support Wake-On-LAN

• Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

Wireless

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AX210 Wi-Fi 6E

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ax

• Support dual band frequency 2.4/5GHz/6GHz

• Support MU-MIMO

USB Ports

• 3 * USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 at back panel)

• 1 * USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (at back panel)

• 1 * USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel port (For USB Type-C)

• 8 * USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 at back panel, 4 at mid-board)

• 8 * USB 2.0 ports (2 at back panel, 6 at mid-board)

2.2 SPECIFICATIONS

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Bluetooth

Bluetooth V5.2

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220 Codec

• 8-Channel High Definition Audio, 32-bit /192KHz DAC

• 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier

• NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector

(Supports up to 600 Ohm impedance headsets)

• Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Capacitors

• 15μ Gold Audio Connector and Gold Audio Jacks

Rear I/O

• 2 * USB 2.0 ports

• 3 * USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports

• 1 * USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port

• 4 * USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

• 1 * HDMI™ port

• 2 * Wireless antenna SMA connectors

• 1 * Clear CMOS button

• 1 * BIOS Flashback button

• 1 * LAN (RJ45) port

• 1 * Optical S/PDIF Out port

• 1 * 5.1-Channel audio jacks1

2.2 SPECIFICATIONS

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2.2 SPECIFICATIONS

Internal I/O

• 1 * 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 * 8+4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• 1 * 4-pin CPU_FAN connector(1)

• 1 * 4-pin AIO_PUMP connector(2)

• 5 * 4-pin SYS_FAN connectors(2)

• 2 * NZXT RGB LED connectors(3)

• 1 * 5V ARGB LED connector(4)

• 1 * 12V RGB LED connector(5)

• 3 * USB 2.0 header (Up to 6 USB 2.0 ports)

• 2 * USB 3.2 Gen1 header (Up to 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports)

• 1 * USB 3.2 Gen2 front panel header (For USB Type-C)

• 6 * SATA 6Gb/s connectors

• 1 * M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage device support

(PCIe 4.0 x4 mode (with Mastisse & Vermeer) or PCIe 3.0 x4 (with Renoir))

• 1 * M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage device support

(PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA mode)

• 1 * M.2 Socket 1 with E Key, (For wireless cards)

• 1 * Front panel audio connector

• 1 * Power button

• 1 * Reset button

• 4 * POST LEDs

1. CPU_Fan connector supports 3-pin or 4-pin fans with maximum 2A (24W)

fan power.

2. AIO_PUMP and all SYS_FAN connectors support maximum 2A (24W) per

fan header and auto detects if a 3-pin or 4-pin fan is connected.

3. Supports up to 40 individually addressable LEDs per channel. 80 LEDs

total. Lighting channels support up to six addressable RGB LED Strips or

five Aer RGB Fans.

4. Supports in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip. Supports up to 40

individually addressable LEDs.

5. Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Stripconnected.

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® 10 (64-bit)

Form Factor

ATX

Certification

FCC, CE, KCC, BSMI, ErP/EuP Ready

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3. COMPONENTS & PORTS

3.1 Covers .................................................................................. 13

3.5 CPU Socket ........................................................................ 17

3.3 Ports Overview ................................................................. 15

3.7 PCI Express Expansion Slots ..................................... 213.2 Exploded View .................................................................. 14

3.6 DIMM Slots ........................................................................ 19

3.4 Rear I/O ............................................................................... 16

3.8 SATA Connectors ............................................................. 23

3.9 M.2 Slots for Storage .................................................... 24

3.10 M.2 Slot for Wireless Connectivity ........................ 26

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3. COMPONENTS & PORTS

3.11 Antenna ............................................................................. 27

3.15 Front Panel Connector ................................................ 31

3.13 USB Connectors ............................................................. 29

3.17 NZXT RGB Connectors ................................................. 333.12 Power Connectors ......................................................... 28

3.16 Fan Connectors .............................................................. 32

3.14 Front Panel Audio Connector ................................... 30

3.18 5V Addressable RGB Connector .............................. 34

3.19 12V RGB Connector ...................................................... 35

3.20 Buttons and Post Leds ............................................... 36

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3. COMPONENTS & PORTS

3.21 CMOS Battery ................................................................. 39

3.22 BIOS Flashback ............................................................. 40

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3.1 COVERS

The all-metal N7 cover pieces can be removed by hand. They are

latched onto the motherboard through multiple points. When

installing and removing, please pay close attention to these

points and apply an even force to prevent damage.

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3.2 EXPLODED VIEW

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3.3 PORTS OVERVIEW

M2_3

PCIE1

PCIE2

PCIE3

PCIEX4

USB2_1 USB2_2 USB2_3 SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 SYS_FAN3 F_PANEL

RSTBTN1 PWRBTN1

USB3G1_1USB3G1_2 USB3G2C_1

CPU_FAN AIO_PUMP SYS_FAN5 SYS_FAN4

ATX12V1 ATX12V2

REAR_AUDIO

HDMI

CLR_CMOS

USB3G2RC_1

USB3G2_R_LAN

USB2_R_1_2

USB3G1R_1_4

SATA3_3_4SATA3_5_6 SATA3_1_2

ATX_POWER

NZXT_RGB1 NZXT_RGB2

M2_1

BATTERY

224222602280

2242

22602280

FRONT_AUDIO

5V_ARGB1 12V_RGB1

M2_2

DDR4_B2*

DDR4_B1

DDR4_A2*

DDR4_A1

SOCKET AM4

Designed in California

MODEL: N7-B55XT VERSION: 1.0

N7 B550

CPU

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23 4 5128 29 NO. PORT NAME DESCRIPTION

1CPU Socket

AM4 Socket for AMD Ryzen

processors (3000, 4000, and 5000

Series Processors)

2AIO_PUMP 4-pin AIO pump connector

3NZXT RGB 1 & 2 4-pin LED header

4DIMM A1-B2 288-pin DDR4 memory slots

5SYS_FAN 4-5 4-pin fan connectors

6ATX_POWER 24-pin ATX power connector

7USB3G2C_1 Front panel USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C

header

8USB3G1_1 Front panel USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

9SATA 1-6 Serial ATA 6Gbps connectors

10 USB3G1_2 Front panel USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

11 Front Panel

Connecters

Front panel switches and LED

connectors

12 Power Button Power Button

13 Reset Button Reset Button

14 M2_2

M.2 Socket 3 with M key, supports

type 2242/2140/2280 storage

devices (Supports PCIE & SATA

mode)

15 POST LEDs Boot status indicator

NO. PORT NAME DESCRIPTION

16 SYS_FAN 1-3 4-pin fan connectors

17 USB2_1-3 Front panel USB 2.0 headers

18 12V RGB1 4-pin 12V LED header

19 5V ARGB1 3-pin 5V LED header

20 FRONT_AUDIO Front panel audio connector

21 PCIE4 PCI Express x1 Gen3 slot

22 PCIE3 PCI Express x16 Gen3 slot for

GPU

23 Battery CMOS Battery

24 PCIE4 PCI Express x1 Gen3 slot

25 M2_3

M.2 Socket 1 with E key,

supports type 2230 wireless

devices

26 PCIEX16_1 PCI Express x16 Gen3 slot for

GPU

27 M2_1

M.2 Socket 3 with M key,

supports type 2242/2260/2280

storage devices (Supports

PCIE)

28 ATX_12V 8+4-pin +12V power connector

29 CPU_FAN 4-pin CPU fan connector

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3.4 REAR I/O

A

C

D

E

F

B

1

4

2

3 6 8 10 11

5

7 9

NO. PORT NAME

1BIOS Flashback Button

2Clear CMOS Button

3Wireless Antenna

4HDMI port

5USB 2.0 x 2

6USB 3.2 Gen 2

7USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C

NO. PORT NAME

8RJ45 LAN port

9USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 2

10 USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 4

11 Audio ports

A. Center and Subwoofer

B. Rear Surround

C. Optical SPDIF Out port

D. Line-in

E. Front Left and Right

F. Microphone

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• Always unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or

removing the CPU.

• Confirm that the CPU heatsink has been mounted properly before booting.

• Please refer to the CPU cooler manufacturer’s instructions to install your cooler.

The AM4 socket has a triangle to assist in correctly lining

up the CPU for placement within the socket.

3.5 CPU SOCKET

NOTE

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• Push down on the retention arm and outwards to release.

• Place the CPU, making sure the triangle on the CPU matches the corner as indicated.

• Push down on the retention arm to lock it into place.

• Apply thermal paste as needed and install your CPU cooler.

INSTALLATION

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3.6 DIMM SLOTS

The DIMM slots are located here. Please see the diagram

for recommended memory configuration.

A1

A2

B1

B2

Populate

A2 First

• Insert memory modules in the A2 slot first.

NOTE

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