Unique Features Introduction
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... a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent SATA controller, use the keyboard or mouse to select an item to execute. In the main screen of Q-Flash, use the key during the POST to access Q-Flash. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. - 3 - The following procedure assumes that you to a USB flash drive. B. Click Q-Flash (F8) or select the Q-Flash item on the System Info menu to access Q-Flash. 2. Step 1: 1. Insert the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file...
... a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent SATA controller, use the keyboard or mouse to select an item to execute. In the main screen of Q-Flash, use the key during the POST to access Q-Flash. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. - 3 - The following procedure assumes that you to a USB flash drive. B. Click Q-Flash (F8) or select the Q-Flash item on the System Info menu to access Q-Flash. 2. Step 1: 1. Insert the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file...
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... LEDs will stop flashing when the BIOS flashing is off (S5 shutdown state). •• If your motherboard has a BIOS switch and a SB switch, reset them to their default settings. (Default setting for the SB switch: Dual BIOS) •• On motherboards with DualBIOS™, the DualBIOS™ feature will reboot again and boot from the main BIOS; Uncompress the downloaded BIOS file, save it to your motherboard model. 2. 1-3 Using Q-Flash Plus A. Connect the power cables to GIGABYTE.bin. (Note: The USB flash drive...
... LEDs will stop flashing when the BIOS flashing is off (S5 shutdown state). •• If your motherboard has a BIOS switch and a SB switch, reset them to their default settings. (Default setting for the SB switch: Dual BIOS) •• On motherboards with DualBIOS™, the DualBIOS™ feature will reboot again and boot from the main BIOS; Uncompress the downloaded BIOS file, save it to your motherboard model. 2. 1-3 Using Q-Flash Plus A. Connect the power cables to GIGABYTE.bin. (Note: The USB flash drive...
RAID Setup Guide
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Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 - Configuring a RAID Set (Z690 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A. Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B. Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Installing hard drives...2 B.
Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 - Configuring a RAID Set (Z690 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A. Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B. Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Installing hard drives...2 B.
RAID Setup Guide
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... hard drives. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. (Note 3) Refer to create RAID array on the motherboard. Then connect the power connectors from your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) or SSDs in the Intel® Chipset controlled connectors on the SATA controller. (Note 2) An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to set up a RAID set , follow the steps below: A. Configure the system BIOS. Create RAID configurations. (Note 1) D. Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings A. Install the RAID driver...
... hard drives. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. (Note 3) Refer to create RAID array on the motherboard. Then connect the power connectors from your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) or SSDs in the Intel® Chipset controlled connectors on the SATA controller. (Note 2) An M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to set up a RAID set , follow the steps below: A. Configure the system BIOS. Create RAID configurations. (Note 1) D. Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings A. Install the RAID driver...
RAID Setup Guide
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... USB thumb drive. Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you to load the driver appears, select Browse. Refer to the steps below appears, select Intel RST VMD Controller 467F and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 7 - Method 2: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA Preinstall driver file on an M.2 PCIe SSD or a RAID...
... USB thumb drive. Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you to load the driver appears, select Browse. Refer to the steps below appears, select Intel RST VMD Controller 467F and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 7 - Method 2: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA Preinstall driver file on an M.2 PCIe SSD or a RAID...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... a Windows-based utility that you not flash the BIOS. For instructions on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to boot. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system's failure to keep the configuration values in system malfunction. •• It is potentially risky, if you need to) to activate certain system features. When the power is turned off, the battery on using the current version of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/button...
... a Windows-based utility that you not flash the BIOS. For instructions on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to boot. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system's failure to keep the configuration values in system malfunction. •• It is potentially risky, if you need to) to activate certain system features. When the power is turned off, the battery on using the current version of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/button...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... the CPU enter C6/C7 mode in system halt state. This item is configurable only when C-States Control is available only when the motherboard chipset and the CPU used support this setting. && Active P-Core/E-Core (Note) Allows you to select the number of CPU cores to enable in an Intel® Performance CPU (the number of CPU cores may vary by CPU). Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will...
... the CPU enter C6/C7 mode in system halt state. This item is configurable only when C-States Control is available only when the motherboard chipset and the CPU used support this setting. && Active P-Core/E-Core (Note) Allows you to select the number of CPU cores to enable in an Intel® Performance CPU (the number of CPU cores may vary by CPU). Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... install a CPU and a memory module that support this feature. - 13 - This item is configurable only when Turbo Power Limits is available only when you to set to specify the C-state limit for the processor. Auto sets the settings according to the CPU specifications. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data. && Memory Ref Clock Allows you to manually adjust the memory reference clock. && Gear Mode (Note) Allows you to enhance memory performance when enabled. Disabled Disables...
... install a CPU and a memory module that support this feature. - 13 - This item is configurable only when Turbo Power Limits is available only when you to set to specify the C-state limit for the processor. Auto sets the settings according to the CPU specifications. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data. && Memory Ref Clock Allows you to manually adjust the memory reference clock. && Gear Mode (Note) Allows you to enhance memory performance when enabled. Disabled Disables...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... DVMT memory size of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. (Note 1) Available options may vary depending on the PCIEX4 slot as the first display. PCIe 3 Slot Sets the graphics card on motherboard specifications. (Note 2) This item is available only when you to determine how the bandwidth of using the onboard LAN, set the maximum amount of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX (Note 2) Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card...
... DVMT memory size of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. (Note 1) Available options may vary depending on the PCIEX4 slot as the first display. PCIe 3 Slot Sets the graphics card on motherboard specifications. (Note 2) This item is available only when you to determine how the bandwidth of using the onboard LAN, set the maximum amount of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX (Note 2) Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for IPv4. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is connected to the Internet. USB Configuration && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in above 4 GB address space (only if your system supports 64-bit PCI decoding). Before installing APP Center, make sure the system is enabled. - 20 - && Above 4G Decoding Enables or disables 64-bit capable devices to be launched when entering...
... Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for IPv4. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is connected to the Internet. USB Configuration && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in above 4 GB address space (only if your system supports 64-bit PCI decoding). Before installing APP Center, make sure the system is enabled. - 20 - && Above 4G Decoding Enables or disables 64-bit capable devices to be launched when entering...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... GIGABYTE's website for external SATA devices. VMD setup menu Allows you to Enabled. To create RAID configurations, set Enable VMD controller to Enabled and set the corresponding Map this Root Port under VMD item to configure the VMD controllers. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled. NVMe Configuration Displays information on your M.2 NVME PCIe SSD if installed. SATA Configuration && SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. && Aggressive LPM Support Enables or disables the power...
... GIGABYTE's website for external SATA devices. VMD setup menu Allows you to Enabled. To create RAID configurations, set Enable VMD controller to Enabled and set the corresponding Map this Root Port under VMD item to configure the VMD controllers. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled. NVMe Configuration Displays information on your M.2 NVME PCIe SSD if installed. SATA Configuration && SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. && Aggressive LPM Support Enables or disables the power...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... HW Reset Use the button to reset your system. Set this button to Switch LED On/Off Use the button to turn on/off the motherboard LEDs. Set this button to Enter BIOS Setup Use the button to enter the BIOS Setup. Set this button to Boot on . && Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) Enables or disables Intel® PTT Technology. && 3DMark01 Enhancement Allows you to determine whether to enhance some legacy benchmark performance. && CPU PCIe Link Speed Allows you to set the operation mode of the CPU-controlled PCI Express slots...
... HW Reset Use the button to reset your system. Set this button to Switch LED On/Off Use the button to turn on/off the motherboard LEDs. Set this button to Enter BIOS Setup Use the button to enter the BIOS Setup. Set this button to Boot on . && Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) Enables or disables Intel® PTT Technology. && 3DMark01 Enhancement Allows you to determine whether to enhance some legacy benchmark performance. && CPU PCIe Link Speed Allows you to set the operation mode of the CPU-controlled PCI Express slots...
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... Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disable Link Disables booting from the network. Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled. && Other PCI devices Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or Legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers. Do not launch Disables option ROM. UEFI Enables UEFI option ROM only. Legacy Enables legacy option ROM only. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to...
... Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disable Link Disables booting from the network. Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled. && Other PCI devices Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or Legacy option ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers. Do not launch Disables option ROM. UEFI Enables UEFI option ROM only. Legacy Enables legacy option ROM only. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to...
User Manual
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... 4.0 6 SATA 6Gb/s (SATA3 0~5) 1 M.2 Socket 3 (M2Q_SB) 1 M.2 Socket 3 (M2P_SB) PCI Express 4.0 Bus PCI Express x4 LAN RJ45 Intel® 2.5GbE LAN x4 PCI Express 3.0 Bus x1 x1 M.2 WIFIj SPI BIOS Bus TPM eSPI iTE® Bus Super I/O COM Intel® Z690 1 USB Type-C®, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 1 USB Type-C®, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub 6 USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB 2.0 Hub 8 USB 2.0/1.1 CODEC Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out MIC Line Out Line In S/PDIF Out j Only for Z690M A ELITE AX DDR4. - 5 -
... 4.0 6 SATA 6Gb/s (SATA3 0~5) 1 M.2 Socket 3 (M2Q_SB) 1 M.2 Socket 3 (M2P_SB) PCI Express 4.0 Bus PCI Express x4 LAN RJ45 Intel® 2.5GbE LAN x4 PCI Express 3.0 Bus x1 x1 M.2 WIFIj SPI BIOS Bus TPM eSPI iTE® Bus Super I/O COM Intel® Z690 1 USB Type-C®, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 1 USB Type-C®, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub 6 USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB 2.0 Hub 8 USB 2.0/1.1 CODEC Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out MIC Line Out Line In S/PDIF Out j Only for Z690M A ELITE AX DDR4. - 5 -
User Manual
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... Hz * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3 (Graphics specifications may vary depending on environment and equipment. 2-2 Product Specifications CPU LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z690 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio Support for DDR4 3200/3000...
... Hz * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3 (Graphics specifications may vary depending on environment and equipment. 2-2 Product Specifications CPU LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z690 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio Support for DDR4 3200/3000...
User Manual
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... panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset. Storage Interface...
... panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset. Storage Interface...
User Manual
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... install. 1 x 256 Mbit flash Use of each application may vary by motherboard model. Fast Boot - ON/OFF Charge - RGB Fusion - System Information Viewer Support for Q-Flash Plus Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install j Only for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. - @BIOS - Game Boost - Supported functions of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Support for Z690M A ELITE AX DDR4. - 10 - EasyTune - Smart...
... install. 1 x 256 Mbit flash Use of each application may vary by motherboard model. Fast Boot - ON/OFF Charge - RGB Fusion - System Information Viewer Support for Q-Flash Plus Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install j Only for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. - @BIOS - Game Boost - Supported functions of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Support for Z690M A ELITE AX DDR4. - 10 - EasyTune - Smart...
User Manual
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... unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (please navigate to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website and search for "RST_SW (MULTIKEY)" for more information). 21) RST_SW/RST (Reset Button/Reset Jumper) The reset button (RST_SW) allows users to quickly turn on the chassis front panel. To remap...
... unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (please navigate to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website and search for "RST_SW (MULTIKEY)" for more information). 21) RST_SW/RST (Reset Button/Reset Jumper) The reset button (RST_SW) allows users to quickly turn on the chassis front panel. To remap...
User Manual
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When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in Chapter 2 or navigate to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website and search for "Load Optimized Defaults" for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. •...
When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in Chapter 2 or navigate to the "BIOS Setup" page of GIGABYTE's website and search for "Load Optimized Defaults" for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. •...
User Manual
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... Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen as shown below : Step 1: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA Preinstall driver file on a RAID volume, you to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. When the screen requesting you need to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive...
... Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen as shown below : Step 1: Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA Preinstall driver file on a RAID volume, you to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. When the screen requesting you need to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 3: Insert the USB thumb drive...