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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................5
Optional Items .................................................................................................................5
Z490 VISION D Motherboard Layout .............................................................................. 6
Z490 VISION D Motherboard Block Diagram .................................................................7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9
1-2 ProductSpecications ................................................................................... 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 DualChannelMemoryConguration ....................................................................17
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................18
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Conguration ............................ 20
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 21
1-8 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 24
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................39
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 40
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41
2-3 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 43
2-4 Tweaker ..........................................................................................................44
2-5 Settings .......................................................................................................... 50
2-6 System Info. ................................................................................................... 58
2-7 Boot ................................................................................................................ 59
2-8 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 62
Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet ...............................................................................63
3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ........................................................................ 63
3-2 InstallingtheRAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem ............................... 77
3-3 Installing an Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory ............................................................. 80