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assembly-guide

Assembly Guide

Materials

Graphic tutorial

Install the RTC battery

Place the RTC battery in the Interface Description marked 23.

rock 5 itx rtc

Install a cooling fan

  • Firstly, apply the thermally conductive silicone grease evenly on the SoC RK3588, and then install the heat sink by aligning the four holes on it, please refer to the illustrated instructions for specific steps.

Please pay attention to the fan connector, which has an anti-reverse design.

Heatsink 8418B
  • Next, align the fasteners precisely with the four holes on the back of the ROCK 5 ITX motherboard to ensure a flawless installation.
Heatsink 8418B 2 Heatsink 8418B 3
  • Finally, please tighten the screws in diagonal order to secure the heat sink, this will effectively prevent damage to the ROCK 5 ITX motherboard during the securing process.

Install the SSD and WIFI-BT Module

Insert the SSD into the Interface Description labelled 26, then insert the WIFI-BT module into the Interface Description labelled 27, and finally fix it with screws.

rock 5 itx ssd/wifi-bt

Install the SATA Hard Drive

If the motherboard has a SATA interface, wire it as follows.

The upper one in the picture below is the data cable. Plug this cable into one of the cables labelled 20 in Interface Description.

rock 5 itx sata_1

If there is a SATA power cable in the chassis, just plug the SATA power cable into the SATA disc, and just let the number 21 in Interface Description empty.

rock 5 itx sata_2

Install the F_PANEL cable

Insert F_PANEL into labelled 8 in [Interface Description] (../getting-started/introduction#motherboard-overview) in marker 8.

rock 5 itx pwr led pwr sw hdd led reset sw

Install F_USB cable

Insert the F_USB cable into mark 6 in Interface description in mark 6.

rock 5 itx f_usb

Install the F_AUDIO cable

Insert F_AUDIO into interface description at mark 7.

rock 5 itx f_audio

Install the ATX Power

Insert the ATX Power cable into the ATX POWER cable slot as shown below.

rock 5 itx atx power

Securing the motherboard

Secure the motherboard to the bottom of the chassis.

rock 5 itx fixed to the chassis rock 5 itx connector exposure