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...://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without prior notice. Motherboard B450M AORUS ELITE Motherboard B450M AORUS ELITE...
...://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without prior notice. Motherboard B450M AORUS ELITE Motherboard B450M AORUS ELITE...
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Table of Contents B450M AORUS ELITE Motherboard Layout 4 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 5 1-1 Installation Precautions 5 1-2 Product Specifications 6 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Internal ... 2-2 The Main Menu 22 2-3 M.I.T...23 2-4 System...27 2-5 BIOS...28 2-6 Peripherals...31 2-7 Chipset...33 2-8 Power...35 2-9 Save & Exit...37 Chapter 3 Appendix...38 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 38 3-2 Drivers Installation 40 Regulatory Statements 41 Contact Us...44 - 3 -
Table of Contents B450M AORUS ELITE Motherboard Layout 4 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 5 1-1 Installation Precautions 5 1-2 Product Specifications 6 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Internal ... 2-2 The Main Menu 22 2-3 M.I.T...23 2-4 System...27 2-5 BIOS...28 2-6 Peripherals...31 2-7 Chipset...33 2-8 Power...35 2-9 Save & Exit...37 Chapter 3 Appendix...38 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 38 3-2 Drivers Installation 40 Regulatory Statements 41 Contact Us...44 - 3 -
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... reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. SYS_FAN2 D_LED2 B450M AORUS ELITE Motherboard Layout SYS_FAN1 KB_MS_USB ATX_12V CPU_FAN DLED_V_SW2 B450M AORUS ELITE DVI LED_CPU HDMI R_USB30 USB31_LAN Socket AM4 ATX ASATA3 1 2 AUDIO Realtek® GbE LAN BAT...F_USB1 M2B_SOCKET M2A_SOCKET DDR4_4 DDR4_2 DDR4_3 DDR4_1 AMD B450 SPEAKER SATA3 1 0 F_PANEL F_USB30 SATA3 2 3 Box Contents 55 B450M AORUS ELITE motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disc 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield * The box contents above are subject to change without notice....
... reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. SYS_FAN2 D_LED2 B450M AORUS ELITE Motherboard Layout SYS_FAN1 KB_MS_USB ATX_12V CPU_FAN DLED_V_SW2 B450M AORUS ELITE DVI LED_CPU HDMI R_USB30 USB31_LAN Socket AM4 ATX ASATA3 1 2 AUDIO Realtek® GbE LAN BAT...F_USB1 M2B_SOCKET M2A_SOCKET DDR4_4 DDR4_2 DDR4_3 DDR4_1 AMD B450 SPEAKER SATA3 1 0 F_PANEL F_USB30 SATA3 2 3 Box Contents 55 B450M AORUS ELITE motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disc 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield * The box contents above are subject to change without notice....
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... standoff. The M2A_SOCKET connector shares bandwidth with the screw. The M2B_SOCKET connector shares bandwidth with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. Step 1: Use a screw driver to create a RAID set either with the SATA3 2, 3 connectors. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for the M.2 SSD to correct_l3y installUan M.2 SSD in the M.2 sockets...
... standoff. The M2A_SOCKET connector shares bandwidth with the screw. The M2B_SOCKET connector shares bandwidth with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. Step 1: Use a screw driver to create a RAID set either with the SATA3 2, 3 connectors. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for the M.2 SSD to correct_l3y installUan M.2 SSD in the M.2 sockets...
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...the operating system and during the POST. (Default) Partial Initial Part of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack... Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled) &&...
...the operating system and during the POST. (Default) Partial Initial Part of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack... Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled) &&...
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Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card 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) `` Trusted Computing Enables or ...) && XHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without XHCI Hand-off support. (Default: Enabled) && USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enables or disables support for USB storage devices. (Default: Enabled) && Port 60/64 Emulation Enables or disables emulation of connected USB mass storage devices...
Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card 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) `` Trusted Computing Enables or ...) && XHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without XHCI Hand-off support. (Default: Enabled) && USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enables or disables support for USB storage devices. (Default: Enabled) && Port 60/64 Emulation Enables or disables emulation of connected USB mass storage devices...
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... UMA Mode is present only when you to set CSM Support to Disabled first. && Display Resolution (Note) Allows you install a CPU that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && NVMe RAID mode Allows you to determine whether to configure...
... UMA Mode is present only when you to set CSM Support to Disabled first. && Display Resolution (Note) Allows you install a CPU that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && NVMe RAID mode Allows you to determine whether to configure...
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... NVMe PCIe SSDs to configure RAID, make sure to set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disc. •• Motherboard driver disc. •• A USB thumb drive. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. B. Refer to configure the SATA controller...
... NVMe PCIe SSDs to configure RAID, make sure to set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disc. •• Motherboard driver disc. •• A USB thumb drive. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. B. Refer to configure the SATA controller...
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... compatibility. After the operating system is as follows: \Hw10\RAID\x64 4. When the screen requesting you install all required drivers from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for a non-RAID configuration. C-2. The selected hard drive will appear. If the operating system to be brought...
... compatibility. After the operating system is as follows: \Hw10\RAID\x64 4. When the screen requesting you install all required drivers from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for a non-RAID configuration. C-2. The selected hard drive will appear. If the operating system to be brought...
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...will automatically scan your optical drive. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more troubleshooting information. 3-2 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disc into your system and then list all ... Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) "Xpress Install" will install all of the selected drivers. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on the top-right corner of the screen and...
...will automatically scan your optical drive. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more troubleshooting information. 3-2 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disc into your system and then list all ... Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) "Xpress Install" will install all of the selected drivers. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on the top-right corner of the screen and...