Gigabyte Z390 AORUS XTREME - default chapter; Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6
Optional Items .................................................................................................................6
Z390 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9
1-2 ProductSpecications ................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler............................................................... 14
1-3-1 Installing the CPU ..................................................................................................14
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler ......................................................................................16
1-4 Installing the Memory .................................................................................... 17
1-4-1 DualChannelMemoryConguration ....................................................................17
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................18
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Conguration ............................ 20
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 21
1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches and LEDs .......................................................... 23
1-9 Installing the GC-OC Touch .......................................................................... 25
1-10 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 26
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup .................................................................................................. 41
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 42
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 43
2-3 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 45
2-4 System ........................................................................................................... 56
2-5 BIOS .............................................................................................................. 57
2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 60
2-7 Chipset ........................................................................................................... 63
2-8 Power ............................................................................................................. 64
2-9 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 66
Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet ...............................................................................67
3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ........................................................................ 67
3-2 Installing the RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ............................... 81
3-3 Installing an Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory ............................................................. 84
Chapter 4 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................87
4-1 Drivers & Software ......................................................................................... 87
4-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 88
4-3 Information ..................................................................................................... 88