BIOS Setup Guide
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... problems using the Q-Flash and Q-Flash Plus utilities, please navigate to boot. When the power is off , the battery on using the current version of the system in the CMOS on a USB thumb drive and plug it with caution. To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. For instructions on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration...
... problems using the Q-Flash and Q-Flash Plus utilities, please navigate to boot. When the power is off , the battery on using the current version of the system in the CMOS on a USB thumb drive and plug it with caution. To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. For instructions on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration...
BIOS Setup Guide
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Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. && No. dd per Core HT Disable Setting is set to Enabled. && C10 State Support Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C10 mode in system halt state. dd C-States Control && CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) Enables or disables Intel® CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will...
Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. && No. dd per Core HT Disable Setting is set to Enabled. && C10 State Support Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C10 mode in system halt state. dd C-States Control && CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) Enables or disables Intel® CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... is configurable only when Turbo Power Limits is set to Enabled. && Core Current Limit (Amps) Allows you to set a power limit for CPU/platform/memory Turbo mode and how long it takes to Enabled. Auto sets the current limit according to control each CPU core limit separately. && DDR5 Auto Booster Enables or disables the DDR5 Dynamic Turbo Boost feature, which allows automatic switching between default frequency and boosted frequency. dd Turbo Per Core Limit Control Allows...
... is configurable only when Turbo Power Limits is set to Enabled. && Core Current Limit (Amps) Allows you to set a power limit for CPU/platform/memory Turbo mode and how long it takes to Enabled. Auto sets the current limit according to control each CPU core limit separately. && DDR5 Auto Booster Enables or disables the DDR5 Dynamic Turbo Boost feature, which allows automatic switching between default frequency and boosted frequency. dd Turbo Per Core Limit Control Allows...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... the battery/clear CMOS jumper/ button in some specific criteria for how to Disabled. && Realtime Memory Frequency Enables or disables the Realtime Memory Frequency feature, which allows automatic switching between default SPD profile frequency and selected XMP profile frequency. This item is configurable only when Dynamic Memory Boost is set to Disabled. && Realtime Memory Timing Allows you to improve the maximum OC frequency potential. && Memory Boot Mode Provides memory detection and training methods. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. Auto...
... the battery/clear CMOS jumper/ button in some specific criteria for how to Disabled. && Realtime Memory Frequency Enables or disables the Realtime Memory Frequency feature, which allows automatic switching between default SPD profile frequency and selected XMP profile frequency. This item is configurable only when Dynamic Memory Boost is set to Disabled. && Realtime Memory Timing Allows you to improve the maximum OC frequency potential. && Memory Boot Mode Provides memory detection and training methods. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. Auto...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... Ports && Initial Display Output Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display. PCIe 2 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX8 slot as the first display. PCIe 3 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX4 slot as the first display. && Internal Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. && DVMT Pre-Allocated Allows you to set the onboard graphics memory size...
... Ports && Initial Display Output Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display. PCIe 2 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX8 slot as the first display. PCIe 3 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX4 slot as the first display. && Internal Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. && DVMT Pre-Allocated Allows you to set the onboard graphics memory size...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... Configuration && Serial Port Enables or disables the onboard serial port. && Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port. Gigabyte Utilities Downloader Configuration && Gigabyte Utilities Downloader Configuration Allows you to determine whether to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for USB storage devices. && Mass Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices. This item appears only when a USB storage device is installed. Network Stack Configuration && Network Stack Disables or enables booting from the Windows Deployment Services...
... Configuration && Serial Port Enables or disables the onboard serial port. && Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port. Gigabyte Utilities Downloader Configuration && Gigabyte Utilities Downloader Configuration Allows you to determine whether to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for USB storage devices. && Mass Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices. This item appears only when a USB storage device is installed. Network Stack Configuration && Network Stack Disables or enables booting from the Windows Deployment Services...
BIOS Setup Guide
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...enabled. && PXE boot wait time Allows you to configure how long to wait before you use, set Enable VMD Global Mapping to Enabled. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled. NVMe Configuration Displays information on your M.2 NVME PCIe SSD if installed. SATA Configuration && SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. && Aggressive LPM Support Enables or disables the power saving feature, ALPM (Aggressive Link Power Management), for the Chipset SATA controllers. && Port Enables or disables each SATA port. && SATA Port...
...enabled. && PXE boot wait time Allows you to configure how long to wait before you use, set Enable VMD Global Mapping to Enabled. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled. NVMe Configuration Displays information on your M.2 NVME PCIe SSD if installed. SATA Configuration && SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. && Aggressive LPM Support Enables or disables the power saving feature, ALPM (Aggressive Link Power Management), for the Chipset SATA controllers. && Port Enables or disables each SATA port. && SATA Port...
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.../Off Use the button to turn on/off the motherboard LEDs. Set this button to Enter BIOS Setup Use the button to enter the BIOS Setup. Set this setting. - 22 - Miscellaneous && LEDs in System Power On State Allows you to enable or disable motherboard LED lighting when the system is on. Off Disables the selected lighting mode when the system is on. On Enables the selected lighting mode when the system is subject to the hardware specification of the CPU-controlled PCI Express slots.
.../Off Use the button to turn on/off the motherboard LEDs. Set this button to Enter BIOS Setup Use the button to enter the BIOS Setup. Set this setting. - 22 - Miscellaneous && LEDs in System Power On State Allows you to enable or disable motherboard LED lighting when the system is on. Off Disables the selected lighting mode when the system is on. On Enables the selected lighting mode when the system is subject to the hardware specification of the CPU-controlled PCI Express slots.
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... Disables booting from the network. Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set the mouse cursor movement speed. && Windows 10 Features Allows you to select the operating system to be installed. && CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. Enabled Enables UEFI CSM. && LAN PXE Boot Option ROM Allows you to select whether to enable the legacy option ROM for the LAN controller. && VGA Support...
... Disables booting from the network. Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set the mouse cursor movement speed. && Windows 10 Features Allows you to select the operating system to be installed. && CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. Enabled Enables UEFI CSM. && LAN PXE Boot Option ROM Allows you to select whether to enable the legacy option ROM for the LAN controller. && VGA Support...
RAID Setup Guide
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Installing hard drives...2 B. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 - Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B. Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Configuring a RAID Set (Intel® Z790/B760 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A.
Installing hard drives...2 B. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 - Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B. Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Configuring a RAID Set (Intel® Z790/B760 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A.
RAID Setup Guide
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... Intel® Chipset controlled connectors on the SATA controller. (Note 2) An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to set up a RAID set , follow the steps below: A. Then connect the power connectors from your computer. C. Install the RAID driver and operating system. Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings A. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in your power supply to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. (Note 3) Refer to the "Internal Connectors" section...
... Intel® Chipset controlled connectors on the SATA controller. (Note 2) An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to set up a RAID set , follow the steps below: A. Then connect the power connectors from your computer. C. Install the RAID driver and operating system. Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings A. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in your power supply to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. (Note 3) Refer to the "Internal Connectors" section...
RAID Setup Guide
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... Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 7 - Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to install the operating system. Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to the location of the driver. When a screen as shown below : Step 1: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download...
... Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 7 - Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to install the operating system. Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to the location of the driver. When a screen as shown below : Step 1: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download...
User Manual
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... Introduction 4 1-1 Motherboard Layout 4 1-2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 1-3 Box Contents...6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 7 2-1 Installation Precautions 7 2-2 Product Specifications 8 2-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 11 2-4 Installing the Memory 14 2-5 Installing an Expansion Card 15 2-6 Back Panel Connectors 16 2-7 Onboard Buttons and LEDs 18 2-8 Internal Connectors 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 33 Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers 35 4-1 Operating System Installation 35 4-2 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 5 Appendix...37 5-1 Configuring a RAID Set 37...
... Introduction 4 1-1 Motherboard Layout 4 1-2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 1-3 Box Contents...6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 7 2-1 Installation Precautions 7 2-2 Product Specifications 8 2-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 11 2-4 Installing the Memory 14 2-5 Installing an Expansion Card 15 2-6 Back Panel Connectors 16 2-7 Onboard Buttons and LEDs 18 2-8 Internal Connectors 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 33 Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers 35 4-1 Operating System Installation 35 4-2 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 5 Appendix...37 5-1 Configuring a RAID Set 37...
User Manual
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...memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: - 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz * Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3. - 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Wireless Communication Module Expansion Slots Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 - 2-2 Product Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio...
...memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: - 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz * Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.3. - 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Wireless Communication Module Expansion Slots Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 - 2-2 Product Specifications CPU Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio...
User Manual
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... the internal USB header) Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub: - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x CPU fan/water cooling pump header 4 x system fan headers 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x noise...
... the internal USB header) Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub: - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x CPU fan/water cooling pump header 4 x system fan headers 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x noise...
User Manual
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... software Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to download the latest version of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Support for support lists of each application may vary by motherboard model. https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility/Motherboard?m=ut - 10 - Supported functions of CPU, memory modules, SSDs, and M.2 devices. Back Panel Connectors 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB...
... software Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to download the latest version of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Support for support lists of each application may vary by motherboard model. https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility/Motherboard?m=ut - 10 - Supported functions of CPU, memory modules, SSDs, and M.2 devices. Back Panel Connectors 1 x USB Type-C® port, with USB...
User Manual
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... slot. 3. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: •• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Make sure that the expansion card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. PCIEX16 Slot - 15 - Align the card with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Locate...
... slot. 3. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: •• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Make sure that the expansion card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. PCIEX16 Slot - 15 - Align the card with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Locate...
User Manual
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... power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (please navigate to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website for "FAN Control." 20) NOISE_SENSOR (Noise Detection Header) This header can be used to connect a noise detection cable to remove the jumper cap; Before connecting the cable to the header, make sure to detect the noise inside the case...
... power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (please navigate to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website for "FAN Control." 20) NOISE_SENSOR (Noise Detection Header) This header can be used to connect a noise detection cable to remove the jumper cap; Before connecting the cable to the header, make sure to detect the noise inside the case...
User Manual
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... reset the board to default values. •• Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper in Chapter 2 or navigate to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website and search for "Load Optimized Defaults" for how to clear the CMOS values. && Please visit GIGABYTE's website for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing is turned on a USB thumb drive and plug it with caution. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that you not alter the default settings...
... reset the board to default values. •• Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper in Chapter 2 or navigate to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website and search for "Load Optimized Defaults" for how to clear the CMOS values. && Please visit GIGABYTE's website for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing is turned on a USB thumb drive and plug it with caution. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that you not alter the default settings...
User Manual
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... USB thumb drive and then browse to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 2: Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. To install an operating system on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 35 - When a screen as shown below : Step 1: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download...
... USB thumb drive and then browse to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 2: Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. To install an operating system on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 35 - When a screen as shown below : Step 1: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download...