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... Layout 4 1-2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 1-3 Box Contents...6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 7 2-1 Installation Precautions 7 2-2 Product Specifications 8 2-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 11 2-4 Installing the Memory 14 2-5 Installing an Expansion Card 15 2-6 Back Panel Connectors 16 2-7 Onboard Buttons, Voltage Measurement Points and LEDs 18 2-8 Internal Connectors 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 33 Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers 35 4-1 Operating System Installation 35 4-2 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 5 Appendix...37 5-1 Configuring a RAID Set...
... Layout 4 1-2 Motherboard Block Diagram 5 1-3 Box Contents...6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 7 2-1 Installation Precautions 7 2-2 Product Specifications 8 2-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 11 2-4 Installing the Memory 14 2-5 Installing an Expansion Card 15 2-6 Back Panel Connectors 16 2-7 Onboard Buttons, Voltage Measurement Points and LEDs 18 2-8 Internal Connectors 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 33 Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers 35 4-1 Operating System Installation 35 4-2 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 5 Appendix...37 5-1 Configuring a RAID Set...
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...) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x1 (PCIEX1) Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX4) - 8 - 2-2 Product Specifications CPU LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with the M2C_CPU connector. BLUETOOTH 5.3 - To configure 5.1-channel audio, access the audio software...
...) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x1 (PCIEX1) Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX4) - 8 - 2-2 Product Specifications CPU LGA1700 socket: Support for the 13th and 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with the M2C_CPU connector. BLUETOOTH 5.3 - To configure 5.1-channel audio, access the audio software...
User Manual
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... USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub: - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 4 x system fan headers 4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 5 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support...
... USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub: - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 4 x system fan headers 4 x system fan/water cooling pump headers 2 x addressable LED strip headers 2 x RGB LED strip headers 5 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support...
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...-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.0cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to download the latest version of apps. https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility/Motherboard?m=ut - 10 - https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z790-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10?m=dl#support-dl && Please visit the SERVICE/SUPPORT\Utility page on the fan (pump) you install. Back Panel Connectors 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x Clear CMOS button...
...-bit Support for Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.0cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to download the latest version of apps. https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility/Motherboard?m=ut - 10 - https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z790-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10?m=dl#support-dl && Please visit the SERVICE/SUPPORT\Utility page on the fan (pump) you install. Back Panel Connectors 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x Clear CMOS button...
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...- When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules, it in the DDR5_A2 or DDR5_B2 socket. - 14 - After the memory is recommended that the motherboard supports the memory. A memory module can be used . If you install it is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory. It is installed. 2. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. Dual Channel mode cannot be...
...- When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules, it in the DDR5_A2 or DDR5_B2 socket. - 14 - After the memory is recommended that the motherboard supports the memory. A memory module can be used . If you install it is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory. It is installed. 2. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. Dual Channel mode cannot be...
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... down on using PCIe EZ-Latch Plus. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with your operating system. PCIEX16 Slot && Please visit GIGABYTE's website for your expansion card in its slot. 4. Locate an expansion slot that supports your computer. Make sure that came with a screw. 5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for...
... down on using PCIe EZ-Latch Plus. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with your operating system. PCIEX16 Slot && Please visit GIGABYTE's website for your expansion card in its slot. 4. Locate an expansion slot that supports your computer. Make sure that came with a screw. 5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for...
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... not use this port for USB devices. Clear CMOS Button Use this button to the antenna connectors and then aim the antennas correctly for more information). BIOS configuration) and reset the CMOS values to connect your DisplayPort-supported monitor. After installing the DisplayPort device, make sure to set the default sound playback device to DisplayPort. (The item name may occur. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings...
... not use this port for USB devices. Clear CMOS Button Use this button to the antenna connectors and then aim the antennas correctly for more information). BIOS configuration) and reset the CMOS values to connect your DisplayPort-supported monitor. After installing the DisplayPort device, make sure to set the default sound playback device to DisplayPort. (The item name may occur. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings...
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... are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Definition 1 1 Noise Detection 2 GND Noise Detection Cable 1 For more information. - 25 - Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The SATA connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, and RAID 10. Before connecting the cable to the header, make sure to the "Configuring a RAID Set" page of GIGABYTE's website and search for more information on configuring a RAID array. G.QBOFM G.QBOFM 7 7 SATA3 5 7 46 Pin No. Please navigate to remove the jumper cap...
... are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Definition 1 1 Noise Detection 2 GND Noise Detection Cable 1 For more information. - 25 - Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The SATA connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, and RAID 10. Before connecting the cable to the header, make sure to the "Configuring a RAID Set" page of GIGABYTE's website and search for more information on configuring a RAID array. G.QBOFM G.QBOFM 7 7 SATA3 5 7 46 Pin No. Please navigate to remove the jumper cap...
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... freezes and fails to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values •• Always turn off your computer and 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...
... freezes and fails to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values •• Always turn off your computer and 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...
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... "Load Optimized Defaults" for how to clear the CMOS values. && Please visit GIGABYTE's website for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing is recommended that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features. https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/928/intel700-bios.html - 33 - When the power is off , the battery on the motherboard. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or Q-Flash Plus utility. •...
... "Load Optimized Defaults" for how to clear the CMOS values. && Please visit GIGABYTE's website for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing is recommended that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features. https://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/928/intel700-bios.html - 33 - When the power is off , the battery on the motherboard. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or Q-Flash Plus utility. •...
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... Drivers 4-1 Operating System Installation With the correct BIOS settings, you to load the driver appears, select Browse. 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 need to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. When the screen requesting you are ready to load the driver...
... Drivers 4-1 Operating System Installation With the correct BIOS settings, you to load the driver appears, select Browse. 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 need to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. When the screen requesting you are ready to load the driver...
BIOS Setup Guide
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... motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and Q-Flash Plus utilities, please navigate to the "Unique Features" page of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/button in system's failure to activate certain system features. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in user's manual or refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing...
... motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and Q-Flash Plus utilities, please navigate to the "Unique Features" page of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/button in system's failure to activate certain system features. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in user's manual or refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section for "BIOS Update Utilities." •• Because BIOS flashing...
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... Control Allows you to set the power limit for CPU Turbo mode. dd Turbo Power Limits Allows you to set a power limit for specific memory IC manufacturers to enhance memory performance. && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on the installed XMP memory module(s) to enhance memory performance when enabled. Disabled Disables this function. Profile1 Uses Profile 1 settings. Profile2 Uses Profile 2 settings. (Available only when you install a memory module that supports this setting...
... Control Allows you to set the power limit for CPU Turbo mode. dd Turbo Power Limits Allows you to set a power limit for specific memory IC manufacturers to enhance memory performance. && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on the installed XMP memory module(s) to enhance memory performance when enabled. Disabled Disables this function. Profile1 Uses Profile 1 settings. Profile2 Uses Profile 2 settings. (Available only when you install a memory module that supports this setting...
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... automatic switching between default SPD profile frequency and selected XMP profile frequency. Please note that if the system becomes unstable or unbootable, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/ button in Chapter 2 of the user's manual for how to a specific point. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. && Dynamic Memory Boost Enables or disables the Dynamic Memory Bootst...
... automatic switching between default SPD profile frequency and selected XMP profile frequency. Please note that if the system becomes unstable or unbootable, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the introductions of the battery/clear CMOS jumper/ button in Chapter 2 of the user's manual for how to a specific point. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. && Dynamic Memory Boost Enables or disables the Dynamic Memory Bootst...
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... add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. && OnBoard LAN Controller#2 Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. IO Ports && Initial Display Output Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display. PCIe 2 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX8 slot as the first display. PCIe 3 Slot Sets the graphics card on the...
... add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. && OnBoard LAN Controller#2 Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. IO Ports && Initial Display Output Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display. PCIe 2 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX8 slot as the first display. PCIe 3 Slot Sets the graphics card on the...
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... to configure how long to wait before you use, set the corresponding Map this Root Port under VMD item to check the presence of media. Please navigate to Disabled. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled. && IPv6 HTTP Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Ethernet Controller / PCIe GBE Family Controller This sub-menu provides information on LAN configuration and related configuration options. - 21...
... to configure how long to wait before you use, set the corresponding Map this Root Port under VMD item to check the presence of media. Please navigate to Disabled. This item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled. && IPv6 HTTP Support Enables or disables HTTP boot support for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Ethernet Controller / PCIe GBE Family Controller This sub-menu provides information on LAN configuration and related configuration options. - 21...
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... AC power. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set the mouse cursor movement speed. && Windows 10 Features Allows you to select the operating system to be installed. && CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. Enabled Enables UEFI CSM. && LAN PXE Boot Option ROM 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...
... AC power. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set the mouse cursor movement speed. && Windows 10 Features Allows you to select the operating system to be installed. && CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. Enabled Enables UEFI CSM. && LAN PXE Boot Option ROM 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...
RAID Setup Guide
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Configuring a RAID Set (Intel® Z790/B760 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B. Installing hard drives...2 B. Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 -
Configuring a RAID Set (Intel® Z790/B760 Series) Preparing the Hard Drives and BIOS Settings 2 A. Configuring the BIOS settings 3 C. Configuring a RAID Array...3 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System 7 Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management 8 A. Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory 8 B. Installing hard drives...2 B. Rebuilding an Array...9 - 1 -
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... RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices. (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 the hard drives. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in your power supply to the "Internal Connectors" section of the smallest drive Yes To create a RAID set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 3) •• A Windows setup disc. •• An Internet connected computer. •• A USB thumb drive. C. Install...
... RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices. (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 the hard drives. Installing hard drives Install the hard drives/SSDs in your power supply to the "Internal Connectors" section of the smallest drive Yes To create a RAID set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 3) •• A Windows setup disc. •• An Internet connected computer. •• A USB thumb drive. C. Install...
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... 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 volume, you need to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you to load the driver appears, select Browse. When the screen requesting you are ready to load the driver and...
... 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 volume, you need to install the Intel® RST VMD Controller driver first during the OS installation process. Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you to load the driver appears, select Browse. When the screen requesting you are ready to load the driver and...