Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME - Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................5
Optional Items .................................................................................................................5
Z590 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 6
Z590 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Block Diagram ....................................................7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9
1-2 ProductSpecications ................................................................................... 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 DualChannelMemoryConguration ....................................................................17
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................18
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19
1-6 Setting up an AMD CrossFire
™
Conguration ............................................... 20
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 21
1-8 Onboard Buttons and Switches ..................................................................... 23
1-9 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 25
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................37
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 38
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 39
2-3 Smart Fan 6 .................................................................................................. 41
2-4 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 43
2-5 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 44
2-6 Settings .......................................................................................................... 51
2-7 System Info. ................................................................................................... 58
2-8 Boot ............................................................... ................................................. 59
2-9 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 62
Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet ...............................................................................63
3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ........................................................................ 63
3-2 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System ......................................... 68
3-3 Installing Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory and Storage Management ....................... 69