Gigabyte Z490 GAMING X AX User Manual

Chapter 3 Appendix
Before you begin, please prepare the following items:
• AtleasttwoSATAharddrivesorSSDs.
(Note 1)
(To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you
use two hard drives with identical model and capacity).
(Note 2)
• Windows setup disc.
• Motherboard driver disc.
• A USB thumb drive.
ConguringtheOnboardSATAController
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Installtheharddrives/SSDsintheIntel
®
Chipset controlled connectors on the motherboard. Then connect the
power connectors from your power supply to the hard drives.
B.ConguringSATAcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup
MakesuretoconguretheSATAcontrollermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup.
Steps:
1. Turnonyourcomputerandpress<Delete>toenterBIOSSetupduringthePOST(Power-OnSelf-Test).Go
to Settings\IOPorts\SATAAndRSTConguration, make sure SATA Controller(s) is enabled. To create
RAID,setSATA Mode Selection to Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration. Then
savethesettingsandrestartyourcomputer.Note:WhenusingaPCIeSSD,makesuretosettheUse RST
Legacy OROM item under Settings\IOPorts\SATAAndRSTConguration to Disabled and RST Control
PCIe Storage Devices to Manual. Then depending the M.2 connector you use, set the corresponding PCIe
Storage Dev On Port XX item to RST Controlled. Finally, save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. If you want
touseNVMePCIeSSDstocongureRAID,makesuretosetNVMe RAID mode to Enabled.
2. TousetheEZRAIDfeature,followthestepsin"C-1."TocongureUEFIRAID,followthestepsin"C-2."To
enterthelegacyRAIDROM,referto"C-3"formoreinformation.Finally,savethesettingsandexitBIOSSetup.
3-1 ConguringaRAIDSet
RAID Levels
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard.
The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and
the BIOS version.
RAID 0
RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10
Minimum
Number of Hard
Drives
≥2 2 ≥3 4
Array Capacity
Number of hard
drives*Sizeofthe
smallest drive
Sizeofthesmallest
drive
(Number of hard
drives-1)*Sizeof
the smallest drive
(Number of hard
drives/2)*Sizeofthe
smallest drive
Fault Tolerance
No Yes
Yes Yes
(Note1) AnM.2PCIeSSDcannotbeusedtosetupaRAIDseteitherwithanM.2SATASSDoraSATAhard
drive.
(Note2) Referto"InternalConnectors,"fortheinstallationnoticesfortheM.2andSATAconnectors.
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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