Gigabyte Z590 AORUS PRO AX - Chapter 1 Hardware Installation; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup; Chapter 3 Appendix

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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.
B. Conguring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to congure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.
Step 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 (Figure 1). Note: When using a PCIe SSD, make sure to set the RST
Control PCIe Storage Devices item under Settings\IO Ports\SATA And RST Conguration 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.
Figure 1
C. UEFI RAID Conguration
Step 1:
After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. Then enter the Settings\IO Ports\Intel(R) Rapid Storage
Technology sub-menu (Figure 2).
Figure 2