Gigabyte Z490 GAMING X AX User Manual

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Table of Contents
Z490 GAMING X (AX) Motherboard Layout ....................................................................4
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................5
1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 5
1-2 ProductSpecications ...................................................................................... 6
1-3 Installing the CPU ............................................................................................ 9
1-4 Installing the Memory ....................................................................................... 9
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 10
1-6 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 10
1-7 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 13
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................24
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 24
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 25
2-3 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 26
2-4 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 27
2-5 Settings .......................................................................................................... 32
2-6 System Info. ................................................................................................... 38
2-7 Boot ................................................................................................................ 39
2-8 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 42
Chapter 3 Appendix ......................................................................................................43
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet .................................................................................. 43
3-2 Installing an Intel
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Optane
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Memory .............................................................. 45
3-3 DriversInstallation .......................................................................................... 47
RegulatoryNotices .................................................................................................... 48
Contact Us ................................................................................................................ 52

Gigabyte Z490 GAMING X AX Specifications

General

Audio chip	Realtek ALC1200
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z490 Express
PC health monitoring	FAN, Temperature, Voltage
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security (OEM) cFosSpeed
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version	2.7
HDMI version	1.4
PS/2 ports quantity	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0
WiFi-AP antenna jack	2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	5
Number of SATA III connectors	6
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	3
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	512 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Processor socket	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9, Intel Pentium
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 2933, 3000, 3200, 3300, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3666, 3733, 3800, 3866, 4000, 4133, 4266, 4300, 4400, 4500, 4600 MHz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	230 mm
Width	305 mm