BIOS Setup Guide
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... (POST) during the POST when the power is turned off (S5 shutdown state). To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or Q-Flash Plus utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. •• Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/button in user's manual or refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing...
... (POST) during the POST when the power is turned off (S5 shutdown state). To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or Q-Flash Plus utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. •• Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/button in user's manual or refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... to enable CPU cores. && No. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. dd per Core HT Disable Setting is set to Manual. 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 be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will...
... to enable CPU cores. && No. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. dd per Core HT Disable Setting is set to Manual. 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 be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... 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 Power Limits Allows you to set a power limit for specific memory IC manufacturers to enhance memory performance. && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on the installed XMP memory module(s) to enhance memory performance when enabled. Disabled Disables this...
... 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 Power Limits Allows you to set a power limit for specific memory IC manufacturers to enhance memory performance. && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on the installed XMP memory module(s) to enhance memory performance when enabled. Disabled Disables this...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... unstable or unbootable, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/ button in Chapter 2 of the user's manual for how to clear the CMOS values.) Enable Fast Boot Skip memory detection and training in some specific criteria for faster memory boot. Disable Fast Boot Detect and train memory at three different performance levels. - 14 - Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting.
... unstable or unbootable, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/ button in Chapter 2 of the user's manual for how to clear the CMOS values.) Enable Fast Boot Skip memory detection and training in some specific criteria for faster memory boot. Disable Fast Boot Detect and train memory at three different performance levels. - 14 - Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting.
BIOS Setup Guide
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... memory address space). && Re-Size BAR Support Enables or disables support for Resizable BAR. - 19 - Options are not able to Disabled. && OnBoard LAN Controller#2 Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card are installed and their drivers are : 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1024MB, and 1024MB. && PCIE Bifurcation Support Allows you to the graphics card. IO Ports && Initial Display Output Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card...
... memory address space). && Re-Size BAR Support Enables or disables support for Resizable BAR. - 19 - Options are not able to Disabled. && OnBoard LAN Controller#2 Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card are installed and their drivers are : 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1024MB, and 1024MB. && PCIE Bifurcation Support Allows you to the graphics card. IO Ports && Initial Display Output Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... controller or motherboards that have a GIGABYTE Thunderbolt™ add-in card installed. && PCIE Tunneling over USB4 Enables or disables PCIE Tunneling over USB4. && Wake up from Thunderbolt(TM) Devices Enabled allows the system to wake up from Thunderbolt™ devices. USB Configuration && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in MS-DOS. && XHCI Hand-off support. && USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enables or disables support for USB storage devices. && Port 60/64 Emulation Enables or disables support for USB storage devices. && Mass Storage Devices Displays...
... controller or motherboards that have a GIGABYTE Thunderbolt™ add-in card installed. && PCIE Tunneling over USB4 Enables or disables PCIE Tunneling over USB4. && Wake up from Thunderbolt(TM) Devices Enabled allows the system to wake up from Thunderbolt™ devices. USB Configuration && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in MS-DOS. && XHCI Hand-off support. && USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enables or disables support for USB storage devices. && Port 60/64 Emulation Enables or disables support for USB storage devices. && Mass Storage Devices Displays...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... connected SATA device go into sleep mode. && Hot plug Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. && Configured as eSATA Enables or disables support for external SATA devices. VMD setup menu Allows you to set Enable VMD Global Mapping to abort the PXE boot. To create RAID configurations, set Enable VMD controller to Enabled and set the number of times to check the presence of GIGABYTE's website for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Ethernet Controller / PCIe GBE Family Controller...
... connected SATA device go into sleep mode. && Hot plug Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. && Configured as eSATA Enables or disables support for external SATA devices. VMD setup menu Allows you to set Enable VMD Global Mapping to abort the PXE boot. To create RAID configurations, set Enable VMD controller to Enabled and set the number of times to check the presence of GIGABYTE's website for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Ethernet Controller / PCIe GBE Family Controller...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... 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 on. && LEDs in Sleep, Hibernation, and Soft Off States Allows you to set the operation mode of the CPU-controlled PCI Express slots...
... 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 on. && LEDs in Sleep, Hibernation, and Soft Off States Allows you to set the operation mode of the CPU-controlled PCI Express slots...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... is set to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled. && Other PCI devices Allows you to select whether to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disable Link Disables booting from the network. Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to enable the legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers. Do not launch Disables option ROM. UEFI...
... is set to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled. && Other PCI devices Allows you to select whether to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disable Link Disables booting from the network. Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to enable the legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers. Do not launch Disables option ROM. UEFI...
RAID Setup Guide
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Configuring a RAID Set (Intel® Z790/B760 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A. Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 - Installing hard drives...2 B. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B.
Configuring a RAID Set (Intel® Z790/B760 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A. Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 - Installing hard drives...2 B. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B.
RAID Setup Guide
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... to the "Internal Connectors" section of the smallest drive Yes To create a RAID set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 3) •• A Windows setup disc. •• An Internet connected computer. •• A USB thumb drive. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in your power supply to set up a RAID set , follow the steps below: A. C. Create RAID configurations. (Note 1) D. Install SATA hard drive(s) or SSDs in the Intel® Chipset controlled connectors on the SATA controller. (Note 2) An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot...
... to the "Internal Connectors" section of the smallest drive Yes To create a RAID set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 3) •• A Windows setup disc. •• An Internet connected computer. •• A USB thumb drive. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in your power supply to set up a RAID set , follow the steps below: A. C. Create RAID configurations. (Note 1) D. Install SATA hard drive(s) or SSDs in the Intel® Chipset controlled connectors on the SATA controller. (Note 2) An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot...
RAID Setup Guide
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... your USB thumb drive. Step 2: Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. Refer to the steps below appears, select Intel RST VMD Controller 467F and click Next 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 the Intel SATA Preinstall driver file on an M.2 PCIe SSD or a RAID volume...
... your USB thumb drive. Step 2: Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. Refer to the steps below appears, select Intel RST VMD Controller 467F and click Next 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 the Intel SATA Preinstall driver file on an M.2 PCIe SSD or a RAID volume...
User Manual
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... 1 Product Introduction 4 1-1 Motherboard Layout 4 1-2 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 12 2-4 Installing the Memory 15 2-5 Installing an Expansion Card 16 2-6 Back Panel Connectors 17 2-7 Onboard Buttons and LEDs 19 2-8 Internal Connectors 21 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 Regulatory Notices...38...
... 1 Product Introduction 4 1-1 Motherboard Layout 4 1-2 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 12 2-4 Installing the Memory 15 2-5 Installing an Expansion Card 16 2-6 Back Panel Connectors 17 2-7 Onboard Buttons and LEDs 19 2-8 Internal Connectors 21 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 Regulatory Notices...38...
User Manual
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... using the audio software. k Only for audio settings. m Only for B760 GAMING X AX DDR4. l Only for B760 GAMING X DDR4. - 8 - WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands Module - WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands - LAN Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) Wireless AMD Wi-Fi 6E RZ608 (MT7921K) (PCB rev. 1.0) Communication - 2-2 Product Specifications CPU LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel® Core...
... using the audio software. k Only for audio settings. m Only for B760 GAMING X AX DDR4. l Only for B760 GAMING X DDR4. - 8 - WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands Module - WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands - LAN Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) Wireless AMD Wi-Fi 6E RZ608 (MT7921K) (PCB rev. 1.0) Communication - 2-2 Product Specifications CPU LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel® Core...
User Manual
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... - 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 port on the back panel Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs: - 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) j Only for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. l Only for B760 GAMING X. k Only for B760 GAMING X AX DDR4. m Only for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate (Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.) CPU: - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe...
... - 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 port on the back panel Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs: - 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) j Only for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. l Only for B760 GAMING X. k Only for B760 GAMING X AX DDR4. m Only for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate (Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.) CPU: - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe...
User Manual
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... by motherboard model. https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility/Motherboard?m=ut - 11 - Support for Q-Flash Support for Q-Flash Plus Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) LAN bandwidth management software Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to download the latest version of apps. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10?m=dl#support-dl...
... by motherboard model. https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility/Motherboard?m=ut - 11 - Support for Q-Flash Support for Q-Flash Plus Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) LAN bandwidth management software Support for Windows 11 64-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to download the latest version of apps. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10?m=dl#support-dl...
User Manual
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... - - Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. The four memory sockets are unable to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory to install the memory: •• Make sure that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be installed in only one memory module is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one direction. k Only for B760 GAMING X DDR4. - 15...
... - - Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. The four memory sockets are unable to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory to install the memory: •• Make sure that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be installed in only one memory module is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one direction. k Only for B760 GAMING X DDR4. - 15...
User Manual
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... serial port via an optional COM port cable. To clear the CMOS values, use a metal object like a screwdriver to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website for a few seconds. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values •• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the 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...
... serial port via an optional COM port cable. To clear the CMOS values, use a metal object like a screwdriver to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website for a few seconds. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values •• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the 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...
User Manual
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... to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. •• Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper in system malfunction. •• It is recommended that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to update the BIOS when your system is turned on a USB thumb drive and plug it with caution. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On...
... to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. •• Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper in system malfunction. •• It is recommended that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to update the BIOS when your system is turned on a USB thumb drive and plug it with caution. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On...
User Manual
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... driver. Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers 4-1 Operating System Installation With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to load the driver appears, select Browse. 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 - Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver...
... driver. Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers 4-1 Operating System Installation With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to load the driver appears, select Browse. 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 - Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver...