User's Manual

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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................5
Optional Items .................................................................................................................5
Z490 AORUS MASTER Motherboard Layout .................................................................6
Z490 AORUS MASTER 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 AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Conguration ............................. 20
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 21
1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches and LEDs .......................................................... 23
1-9 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 25
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................39
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 40
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41
2-3 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 43
2-4 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 44
2-5 Settings .......................................................................................................... 50
2-6 System Info. ................................................................................................... 59
2-7 Boot ................................................................................................................ 60
2-8 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 63
Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet ...............................................................................65
3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ........................................................................ 65
3-2 Installing the RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ............................... 79
3-3 Installing an Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory ............................................................. 82