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... by any means without prior notice. For product-related information, check on our website at: https://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. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the...
... by any means without prior notice. For product-related information, check on our website at: https://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. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the...
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Table of Contents Z490 AORUS ELITE (AC) Motherboard Layout 4 Z490 AORUS ELITE (AC) Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel ... 2-5 Settings...32 2-6 System Info...37 2-7 Boot...38 2-8 Save & Exit...41 Chapter 3 Appendix...42 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 42 3-2 Installing an Intel® Optane™ Memory 44 3-3 Drivers Installation 46 Regulatory Notices...47 Contact Us...52 - 3 -
Table of Contents Z490 AORUS ELITE (AC) Motherboard Layout 4 Z490 AORUS ELITE (AC) Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel ... 2-5 Settings...32 2-6 System Info...37 2-7 Boot...38 2-8 Save & Exit...41 Chapter 3 Appendix...42 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 42 3-2 Installing an Intel® Optane™ Memory 44 3-3 Drivers Installation 46 Regulatory Notices...47 Contact Us...52 - 3 -
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... 42 PCIEX1_2 F_AUDIO D_LED1 SPI_TPM LED_C1 F_USB1 iTE® Super I/O USB 2.0 Hub M_BIOS CLR_CMOS QFLED SYS_FAN3 Box Contents F_USB2 QFLASH_PLUS 55 Z490 AORUS ELITE AC or Z490 AORUS ELITE motherboard F_PANEL CPU DRAM VGA BOOT 55 Motherboard driver disc 55 Four SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 One G Connector 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 One antennaj * The box...
... 42 PCIEX1_2 F_AUDIO D_LED1 SPI_TPM LED_C1 F_USB1 iTE® Super I/O USB 2.0 Hub M_BIOS CLR_CMOS QFLED SYS_FAN3 Box Contents F_USB2 QFLASH_PLUS 55 Z490 AORUS ELITE AC or Z490 AORUS ELITE motherboard F_PANEL CPU DRAM VGA BOOT 55 Motherboard driver disc 55 Four SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 One G Connector 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 One antennaj * The box...
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Please visit GIGABYTE's website for the Line out jack, please access the HD Audio Manager application. •• When removing the cable connected to prevent an electrical short ... want to install a Side Speaker, you need to retask either the Line in or Mic in jack to be Side Speaker out through the audio driver. •• To enable or configure the audio amplifying function for details on configuring the audio software. - 13 - Do not rock it side to side...
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for the Line out jack, please access the HD Audio Manager application. •• When removing the cable connected to prevent an electrical short ... want to install a Side Speaker, you need to retask either the Line in or Mic in jack to be Side Speaker out through the audio driver. •• To enable or configure the audio amplifying function for details on configuring the audio software. - 13 - Do not rock it side to side...
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...(Render Standby) Allows you to determine whether to let the onboard graphics enter standby mode to decrease power consumption. (Default: Enabled) && AC BACK Determines the state of the system after the return of power from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX...Pre-Allocated Allows you to set the onboard graphics memory size. Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card are installed and their drivers are : 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1024MB, and 2048MB. (Default: 256MB) && PCIE Bifurcation Support Allows you install a CPU that can be allocated to...
...(Render Standby) Allows you to determine whether to let the onboard graphics enter standby mode to decrease power consumption. (Default: Enabled) && AC BACK Determines the state of the system after the return of power from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX...Pre-Allocated Allows you to set the onboard graphics memory size. Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card are installed and their drivers are : 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1024MB, and 2048MB. (Default: 256MB) && PCIE Bifurcation Support Allows you install a CPU that can be allocated to...
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... Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for IPv6. This item appears only when a USB storage device is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as installing the OS from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as Native Command Queuing and...) && 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 the Chipset SATA controllers. (Default: Disabled) - 34 -
... Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for IPv6. This item appears only when a USB storage device is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as installing the OS from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as Native Command Queuing and...) && 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 the Chipset SATA controllers. (Default: Disabled) - 34 -
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..., select the device prefixed with "UEFI:" string on the numeric keypad 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 Enabled or Ultra Fast. - 38 - To boot... from the available devices. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Boot Option Priorities Specifies the overall boot order from an operating system that contains the Windows...
..., select the device prefixed with "UEFI:" string on the numeric keypad 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 Enabled or Ultra Fast. - 38 - To boot... from the available devices. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Boot Option Priorities Specifies the overall boot order from an operating system that contains the Windows...
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...(Default: 1 X) && Windows 10 Features Allows you to select the operating system to be requested to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disable Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the user password, the administrator password allows you to select whether ... All USB devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. (Default) Partial Initial Part of the AC power. Type the password again and press . This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to configure an administrator password.
...(Default: 1 X) && Windows 10 Features Allows you to select the operating system to be requested to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disable Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the user password, the administrator password allows you to select whether ... All USB devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. (Default) Partial Initial Part of the AC power. Type the password again and press . This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to configure an administrator password.
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... the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Finally, save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Using EZ RAID GIGABYTE motherboards provide you with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disc. •• Motherboard driver disc. •• A USB thumb drive. Click Proceed to begin , please prepare the following items: •...
... the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Finally, save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. Using EZ RAID GIGABYTE motherboards provide you with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disc. •• Motherboard driver disc. •• A USB thumb drive. Click Proceed to begin , please prepare the following items: •...
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.... 3-2 Installing an Intel® Optane™ Memory System Requirements 1. Then browse to the USB flash drive and select the location of the driver is as shown, select Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller and click Next to be accelerated. Launch the Intel® Optane™ ... than the hard drive/SSD to accelerate an existing RAID array; If you want to accelerate the system drive, you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using the Intel® Optane™ Memory Pinning function. (The Optane™ memory used to be included in a RAID array...
.... 3-2 Installing an Intel® Optane™ Memory System Requirements 1. Then browse to the USB flash drive and select the location of the driver is as shown, select Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller and click Next to be accelerated. Launch the Intel® Optane™ ... than the hard drive/SSD to accelerate an existing RAID array; If you want to accelerate the system drive, you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using the Intel® Optane™ Memory Pinning function. (The Optane™ memory used to be included in a RAID array...
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... execute the Run.exe program.) "Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers that are recommended to install. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more software information. - 46 - Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more troubleshooting information. 3-3 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After installing the operating system...
... execute the Run.exe program.) "Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers that are recommended to install. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more software information. - 46 - Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more troubleshooting information. 3-3 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After installing the operating system...