Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA User Manual

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Table of Contents
Z490 AORUS ULTRA Motherboard Layout .....................................................................4
Z490 AORUS ULTRA Motherboard Block Diagram .........................................................5
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................6
1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 6
1-2 Product Specications ...................................................................................... 7
1-3 Installing the CPU .......................................................................................... 11
1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 11
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 12
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
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/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Conguration .............................. 12
1-7 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 13
1-8 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 15
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................26
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 26
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 27
2-3 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 28
2-4 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 29
2-5 Settings .......................................................................................................... 34
2-6 System Info. ................................................................................................... 39
2-7 Boot ................................................................................................................ 40
2-8 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 43
Chapter 3 Appendix ......................................................................................................44
3-1 Conguring a RAID Set .................................................................................. 44
3-2 Installing an Intel
®
Optane
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Memory .............................................................. 46
3-3 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................... 48
3-4 Debug LED Codes ......................................................................................... 49
Regulatory Notices .................................................................................................... 53
Contact Us ................................................................................................................ 56

Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA Specifications

General

Audio chip	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z490
PC health monitoring	FAN, Temperature, Voltage
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64
Bundled software	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version	2.7
Processor socket	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Pentium
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	3000, 3200, 3300, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3666, 3733, 3800, 3866, 4000, 4133, 4266, 4300, 4400, 4500, 4600, 4700, 4800, 4933, 5000 MHz
LAN controller	Intel AX201
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
Graphics card	HD Graphics
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Crossfire, Quad-GPU SLI
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Digital audio optical out	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	-
Number of SATA III connectors	6

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm