Gigabyte Z590M - Installing Expansion Cards; Back Panel Connectors Explained

The four memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following:
ChannelA:DDR4_A1,DDR4_A2
ChannelB:DDR4_B1,DDR4_B2
RecommandedDualChannelMemoryConguration:
DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2
2 Modules
- - DS/SS - - DS/SS
4 Modules DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
(SS=Single-Sided,DS=Double-Sided,"--"=NoMemory)
DuetoCPUlimitations,readthefollowingguidelinesbeforeinstallingthememoryinDualChannelmode.
1. DualChannelmodecannotbeenabledifonlyonememorymoduleisinstalled.
2. WhenenablingDualChannelmodewithtwoorfourmemorymodules,itisrecommendedthatmemory
of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card
Readthefollowingguidelinesbeforeyoubegintoinstallanexpansioncard:
• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came
with your expansion card.
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an
expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
1-6 Back Panel Connectors
• Tosetupatriple-displayconguration,youmustinstallmotherboarddriversintheoperatingsystemrst.
• AfterinstallingtheDisplayPort/HDMIdevice,makesuretosetthedefaultsoundplaybackdevicetoDisplayPort/
HDMI.(Theitemnamemaydifferdependingonyouroperatingsystem.)
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port
Use this port to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port
TheUSB3.2Gen1portsupportstheUSB3.2Gen1specicationandiscompatibletotheUSB2.0
specication.UsethisportforUSBdevices.
DVI-D Port
(Note 1)
TheDVI-DportconformstotheDVI-Dspecicationandsupportsamaximumresolutionof1920x1200@60Hz
(theactualresolutionssupporteddependonthemonitorbeingused).ConnectamonitorthatsupportsDVI-D
connection to this port.
DisplayPort
DisplayPortdelivershighqualitydigitalimagingandaudio,supportingbi-directionalaudiotransmission.
DisplayPortcansupportHDCP2.3contentprotectionmechanism.Youcanusethisporttoconnectyour
DisplayPort-supportedmonitor.Note:TheDisplayPortTechnologycansupportamaximumresolutionof
4096x2304@60Hzbuttheactualresolutionssupporteddependonthemonitorbeingused.
HDMI Port
TheHDMIport supports HDCP2.3and DolbyTrueHDand DTSHD Master
Audioformats. It also supports up to 192KHz/16bit7.1-channel LPCMaudio
output.YoucanusethisporttoconnectyourHDMI-supportedmonitor.Themaximumsupported
resolutionis4096x2160@30 Hz, butthe actual resolutions supportedare dependent on themonitor
being used.
(Note1) TheDVI-DportdoesnotsupportD-Subconnectionbyadapter.
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