Table Of Contents - Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WB User Manual

Box Contents ...................................................................................................................5
Optional Items .................................................................................................................5
Z590 AORUS XTREME WB (Z590 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE)
Motherboard Layout ........................................................................................................6
Z590 AORUS XTREME WB (Z590 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE)
Motherboard Block Diagram ...........................................................................................7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9
1-2 Product Specifications ................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler............................................................... 14
1-3-1 Installing the CPU ..................................................................................................14
1-3-2 Installing the Water Cooling Kit .............................................................................16
1-4 Installing the Memory .................................................................................... 19
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration ....................................................................19
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................20
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 21
1-6 Setting up an AMD CrossFire
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 23
1-8 Onboard Buttons and Switches ..................................................................... 25
1-9 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 27
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................39
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 40
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41
2-3 Smart Fan 6 .................................................................................................. 43
2-4 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 45
2-5 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 46
2-6 Settings .......................................................................................................... 53
2-7 System Info. ................................................................................................... 60
2-8 Boot ................................................................................................................ 61
2-9 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 64
Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set ...............................................................................65
3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers ........................................................................ 65
3-2 Installing the RAID Driver and Operating System ......................................... 70
3-3 Installing Intel

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Configuration ............................................... 22
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Optane Memory and Storage Management ....................... 71
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