Name: Gigabyte Z490 GAMING X AX
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PleasevisitGIGABYTE'swebsitefordetailsonconguringaRAIDarray.

C-2.UEFIRAIDConguration

Steps:

1. In BIOS Setup, go to Boot and set CSM Support to Disabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup.

2. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Settings\IO Ports\Intel(R) Rapid Storage

Technology sub-menu.

3. On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technologymenu,press<Enter>onCreate RAID Volume to enter the

Create RAID Volume screen. Enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters)

under the Nameitemandpress<Enter>.Then,selectaRAIDlevel.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,

RAID1,RAID10,andRAID5(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeing

installed). Next, use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks.

4. Under Select Disksitem,selecttheharddrivestobeincludedintheRAIDarray.Pressthe<Space>key

ontheharddrivestobeselected(selectedharddrivesaremarkedwith"X").Thensetthestripeblocksize.

Thestripeblocksizecanbesetfrom4KBto128KB.Onceyouhaveselectedthestripeblocksize,setthe

volume capacity.

5. After setting the capacity, move to Create Volumeandpress<Enter>tobegin.

6. After completing, you'll be brought back to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Under RAID

VolumesyoucanseethenewRAIDvolume.Toseemoredetailedinformation,press<Enter>onthevolume

tocheckforinformationonRAIDlevel,stripeblocksize,arrayname,andarraycapacity,etc.

C-3.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM

You’llneedadiscretegraphicscardtoenterthelegacyRAIDROMutility.EntertheIntel

legacyRAIDBIOS

setuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray.SkipthisstepandproceedwiththeinstallationofWindowsoperating

systemforanon-RAIDconguration.

Steps:

1. In BIOS Setup, go to Boot and set CSM Support to Enabled and Storage Boot Option Control to Legacy.

Next, go to Settings\IOPorts\SATAAndRSTConguration and make sure Use RST Legacy OROM is

set to Enabled. Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. After the POST memory test begins and before the

operatingsystembootbegins,lookforamessagewhichsays"Press<Ctrl-I>toenterCongurationUtility".

Press<Ctrl>+<I>toentertheRAIDCongurationUtility.

2. Afteryoupress<Ctrl>+<I>,theMAIN MENUscreenwillappear.IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDarray,select

Create RAID VolumeinMAINMENUandpress<Enter>.

C-1. Using EZ RAID

GIGABYTEmotherboardsprovideyouwiththeEZRAIDfeature,allowingyoutoquicklycongureaRAID

arraywithsimpliedsteps.

Steps:

1. After restarting the computer, enter the BIOS Setup and go to Settings\EZ RAID.Press<Enter>ontheEZ

RAIDitem.SelectthetypeofharddrivesyouuseforRAIDintheTypetabandthenpress<Enter>.

2. Go to the ModetabtoselectaRAIDlevel.RAIDlevelssupportedincludeRAID0,RAID1,RAID10,andRAID5

(theselectionsavailabledependonthenumberoftheharddrivesbeinginstalled).Thenpress<Enter>to

move to the Create tab. Click Proceed to begin.

3. After completing, you'll be brought back to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Under RAID

VolumesyoucanseethenewRAIDvolume.Toseemoredetailedinformation,press<Enter>onthevolume

tocheckforinformationonRAIDlevel,stripeblocksize,arrayname,andarraycapacity,etc.

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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