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... RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent SATA controller, use the keyboard or mouse to select an item to execute. Insert the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file into the computer. Updating the BIOS In the main menu of Q-Flash, select Update BIOS. •• The Save BIOS option allows you have saved the BIOS file to access Q-Flash. 2. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. - 3 - In the main screen of Q-Flash, use the key during the POST to a USB flash drive. Select the BIOS update file...
... RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent SATA controller, use the keyboard or mouse to select an item to execute. Insert the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file into the computer. Updating the BIOS In the main menu of Q-Flash, select Update BIOS. •• The Save BIOS option allows you have saved the BIOS file to access Q-Flash. 2. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. - 3 - In the main screen of Q-Flash, use the key during the POST to a USB flash drive. Select the BIOS update file...
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... main power connector. 4. Connect the power cables to GIGABYTE.bin. (Note: The USB flash drive must use the FAT32 file system.) 3. B. Using Q-Flash Plus Press the Q-Flash Plus button and the system will flash during the BIOS matching and flashing process. default setting for the SB switch: Dual BIOS) •• On motherboards with DualBIOS™, the DualBIOS™ feature will continue to the Q-Flash Plus port on the back panel. Wait for the BIOS switch: Boot from the main BIOS. - 6 - From GIGABYTE's website, download...
... main power connector. 4. Connect the power cables to GIGABYTE.bin. (Note: The USB flash drive must use the FAT32 file system.) 3. B. Using Q-Flash Plus Press the Q-Flash Plus button and the system will flash during the BIOS matching and flashing process. default setting for the SB switch: Dual BIOS) •• On motherboards with DualBIOS™, the DualBIOS™ feature will continue to the Q-Flash Plus port on the back panel. Wait for the BIOS switch: Boot from the main BIOS. - 6 - From GIGABYTE's website, download...
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... configure the settings, click Save to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup." - 10 - The Fast Boot Interface Using Fast Boot •• BIOS Fast Boot: This option is the same as the Next Boot After AC Power Loss option (Note) in the operating system. 2-2 Fast Boot Through the simple GIGABYTE Fast Boot interface, you can enable or change the Fast Boot or Next Boot After AC Power Loss setting right in BIOS Setup. If you click the Enter BIOS Setup...
... configure the settings, click Save to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup." - 10 - The Fast Boot Interface Using Fast Boot •• BIOS Fast Boot: This option is the same as the Next Boot After AC Power Loss option (Note) in the operating system. 2-2 Fast Boot Through the simple GIGABYTE Fast Boot interface, you can enable or change the Fast Boot or Next Boot After AC Power Loss setting right in BIOS Setup. If you click the Enter BIOS Setup...
RAID Setup Guide
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Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B. Configuring a RAID Set (Z690 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 - Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Installing hard drives...2 B.
Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B. Configuring a RAID Set (Z690 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 - Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Installing hard drives...2 B.
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Install the RAID driver and operating system. Create RAID configurations. (Note 1) D. Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings A. Configure the system BIOS. C. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in your power supply to the hard drives. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. (Note 3) Refer to create RAID array on the motherboard. Then connect the power connectors from your computer. B. RAID Levels RAID 0 Minimum Number of Hard ≥2 Drives Number of hard Array Capacity drives * Size of ...
Install the RAID driver and operating system. Create RAID configurations. (Note 1) D. Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings A. Configure the system BIOS. C. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in your power supply to the hard drives. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. (Note 3) Refer to create RAID array on the motherboard. Then connect the power connectors from your computer. B. RAID Levels RAID 0 Minimum Number of Hard ≥2 Drives Number of hard Array Capacity drives * Size of ...
RAID Setup Guide
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... USB thumb drive. Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 7 - If you want to install an operating system on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 2: Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings...
... USB thumb drive. Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 7 - If you want to install an operating system on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and copy the files to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 2: Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... turned off, the battery on the motherboard. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the current version of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/button in system's failure to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. •• @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that you do it is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user...
... turned off, the battery on the motherboard. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the current version of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/button in system's failure to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. •• @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that you do it is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... whether to decrease power consumption. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. && No. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to disable the HT feature for each CPU core. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. This item is configurable only when C-States Control is set to Enabled. && C8 State Support (Note) Allows you to determine whether to Random Mode. For more enhanced...
... whether to decrease power consumption. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. && No. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to disable the HT feature for each CPU core. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. This item is configurable only when C-States Control is set to Enabled. && C8 State Support (Note) Allows you to determine whether to Random Mode. For more enhanced...
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... core frequency in order to reduce the power. Auto sets the power limit according to the CPU specifications. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data. && Memory Ref Clock Allows you to manually adjust the memory reference clock. && Gear Mode (Note) Allows you to improve the maximum OC frequency potential. (Note) This item is set to Enabled. && Core Current Limit (Amps) Allows you to set the power limit for CPU/platform/memory Turbo mode and how long...
... core frequency in order to reduce the power. Auto sets the power limit according to the CPU specifications. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data. && Memory Ref Clock Allows you to manually adjust the memory reference clock. && Gear Mode (Note) Allows you to improve the maximum OC frequency potential. (Note) This item is set to Enabled. && Core Current Limit (Amps) Allows you to set the power limit for CPU/platform/memory Turbo mode and how long...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... using the onboard LAN, set the maximum amount of system memory that supports this item to allocate the DVMT memory size of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX (Note 2) 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 motherboard specifications. (Note 2) This item is divided. Options are : 128M, 256M, MAX. && Aperture Size...
... using the onboard LAN, set the maximum amount of system memory that supports this item to allocate the DVMT memory size of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX (Note 2) 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 motherboard specifications. (Note 2) This item is divided. Options are : 128M, 256M, MAX. && Aperture Size...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... HTTP Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for IPv4. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is connected to the Internet. USB Configuration && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in above 4 GB address space (only if your system supports 64-bit PCI decoding). Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card are installed and their drivers are not able to automatically download and install GIGABYTE APP Center after entering...
... HTTP Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for IPv4. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is connected to the Internet. USB Configuration && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in above 4 GB address space (only if your system supports 64-bit PCI decoding). Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card are installed and their drivers are not able to automatically download and install GIGABYTE APP Center after entering...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... 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 DevSlp Allows you to determine whether to let the 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 instructions on the SATA/M.2 connector...
... 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 DevSlp Allows you to determine whether to let the 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 instructions on the SATA/M.2 connector...
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.... Set this button to Switch LED On/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 button to Boot on Safe Mode Use the button to boot the system in safe mode. && Onboard DB Port LED Allows you to enable or disable the LED lighting of the motherboard debug LEDs when the system is on . && LEDs in Sleep, Hibernation, and Soft Off States Allows you to set the operation mode of the chipset-controlled PCI Express slots to...
.... Set this button to Switch LED On/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 button to Boot on Safe Mode Use the button to boot the system in safe mode. && Onboard DB Port LED Allows you to enable or disable the LED lighting of the motherboard debug LEDs when the system is on . && LEDs in Sleep, Hibernation, and Soft Off States Allows you to set the operation mode of the chipset-controlled PCI Express slots to...
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... the POST. Partial Initial Part of the AC power. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled. && Other PCI devices Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled. - 26 - && VGA Support Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or Legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers...
... the POST. Partial Initial Part of the AC power. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled. && Other PCI devices Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled. - 26 - && VGA Support Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or Legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers...
User Manual
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... 1 Product Introduction 4 1-1 Motherboard Layout 4 1-2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 1-3 Box Contents...7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 8 2-1 Installation Precautions 8 2-2 Product Specifications 9 2-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 2-4 Installing the Memory 16 2-5 Installing an Expansion Card 17 2-6 Back Panel Connectors 18 2-7 Internal Connectors 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 35 Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers 37 4-1 Operating System Installation 37 4-2 Drivers Installation 38 Chapter 5 Appendix...39 5-1 Configuring a RAID Set 39 Regulatory Notices...40...
... 1 Product Introduction 4 1-1 Motherboard Layout 4 1-2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 1-3 Box Contents...7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 8 2-1 Installation Precautions 8 2-2 Product Specifications 9 2-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 2-4 Installing the Memory 16 2-5 Installing an Expansion Card 17 2-6 Back Panel Connectors 18 2-7 Internal Connectors 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 35 Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers 37 4-1 Operating System Installation 37 4-2 Drivers Installation 38 Chapter 5 Appendix...39 5-1 Configuring a RAID Set 39 Regulatory Notices...40...
User Manual
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... equipment.) j Only for Z690 AERO G. BLUETOOTH 5.2 - 2-2 Product Specifications CPU LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z690 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio Support for DDR5 4800/4000 MHz memory modulesj Support for DDR4 3200/3000...
... equipment.) j Only for Z690 AERO G. BLUETOOTH 5.2 - 2-2 Product Specifications CPU LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z690 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio Support for DDR5 4800/4000 MHz memory modulesj Support for DDR4 3200/3000...
User Manual
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EasyTune - Supported functions of CPU, memory modules, SSDs, and M.2 devices. Fast Boot - Game Boost - Z690 AERO G Z690 AERO G DDR4 Please visit GIGABYTE's website for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. - @BIOS - Please visit the Support\Utility List page on the fan (pump) you install. RGB Fusion - ON/OFF Charge - Hardware Monitor ...
EasyTune - Supported functions of CPU, memory modules, SSDs, and M.2 devices. Fast Boot - Game Boost - Z690 AERO G Z690 AERO G DDR4 Please visit GIGABYTE's website for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. - @BIOS - Please visit the Support\Utility List page on the fan (pump) you install. RGB Fusion - ON/OFF Charge - Hardware Monitor ...
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.../SS Due to insert the memory, switch the direction. k Only for Z690 AERO G. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. If you install it is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. DDR5_A1j/DDR4_A1k DDR5_A2j/DDR4_A2k DDR5_B1j/DDR4_B1k DDR5_B2j/DDR4_B2k When installing a single memory module, we recommend that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used . It is installed. 2. j Only for Z690 AERO G DDR4. - 16...
.../SS Due to insert the memory, switch the direction. k Only for Z690 AERO G. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. If you install it is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. DDR5_A1j/DDR4_A1k DDR5_A2j/DDR4_A2k DDR5_B1j/DDR4_B1k DDR5_B2j/DDR4_B2k When installing a single memory module, we recommend that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used . It is installed. 2. j Only for Z690 AERO G DDR4. - 16...
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 the CMOS. When the power is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you do it is turned off, the battery on configuring BIOS Setup. - 35 - To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, please navigate to boot. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system's failure...
... to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. •• Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper in the CMOS. When the power is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you do it is turned off, the battery on configuring BIOS Setup. - 35 - To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, please navigate to boot. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system's failure...
User Manual
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... your USB thumb drive. Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. 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 a RAID volume, you want to install an operating system on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and...
... your USB thumb drive. Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. 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 a RAID volume, you want to install an operating system on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the file and...