Gigabyte Z690M DS3H DDR4 User Manual

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Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System and Drivers
4-1 Operating System Installation
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
If you want to install an operating system on a RAID volume, you need to install the Intel
®
RST VMD Controller
driver rst during the OS installation process. Refer to the steps below:
Step 1:
Go to GIGABYTE's website, browse to the motherboard model's web page, download the Intel SATA Preinstall
driver le on the Support\Download\SATA RAID/AHCI page, unzip the le and copy the les to your USB thumb
drive.
Step 2:
Boot from the Windows setup disc and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you
to load the driver appears, select Browse.
Step 3:
Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. When a screen as shown below
appears, select Intel RST VMD Controller 467F and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation.

Gigabyte Z690M DS3H DDR4 Specifications

General

Processor socket	LGA 1700
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690
PC health monitoring	FAN, Temperature, Voltage
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64
Cables included	SATA
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security Realtek Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility
Drivers included	Yes
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version	2.7
DisplayPort version	1.2
DVI-D ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3
Number of SATA III connectors	4
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
Wi-Fi	No
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	-
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 2933, 3000, 3200, 3300, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3666, 3733, 3800, 3866, 4000, 4133, 4300, 4400, 4500, 4600, 4700, 4800, 4933, 5000, 5133, 5333 MHz

Weight and Dimensions

Width	244 mm