Gigabyte Z790M A ELITE AX ICE User Manual

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Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers
4-1 Operating System Installation
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
If you want to install an operating system on a RAID volume, you need to install the Intel
®
RST VMD Controller
driver rst during the OS installation process. Refer to the steps below:
Step 1:
Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA Preinstall
driver le on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the le and copy the les to your USB
thumb drive.
Step 2:
Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you
to load the driver appears, select Browse.
Step 3:
Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. When a screen as shown below
appears, select Intel RST VMD Controller 467F and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation.

Gigabyte Z790M A ELITE AX ICE Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z790
Form Factor	Micro ATX
Socket	LGA 1700
Memory Support	DDR5
PCIe x1 Slots	1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2
Storage Interface	4 x SATA 6Gb/s
Networking	2.5GbE LAN
Wireless LAN	Wi-Fi 6E
Audio	Realtek ALC897
PCIe Slots	1 x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4
USB Ports	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0
RGB Headers	1 x Addressable LED, 1 x RGB LED