Gigabyte Z790 D 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.
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 Z790 D DDR4 Specifications

General

Processor socket	LGA 1700
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9, Intel Pentium Gold
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	128 GB
Component for	PC
Product color	Brown
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z790 Express
PC health monitoring	FAN, Temperature, Voltage, Water cooling
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 2933, 3000, 3200, 3300, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3666, 3733, 3800, 3866, 4000, 4133, 4266, 4300, 4400, 4500, 4600, 4700, 4800, 4933, 5000, 5133, 5333 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)	5333 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 12GB, 16GB, 32GB
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Number of HDDs supported	6
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supported	9
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
DirectX version	12.0
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	Crossfire
USB 2.0 connectors	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1
Headphone outputs	3
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-C
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.
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0
Wi-Fi	No
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version	2.7
Cables included	SATA
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
Country of origin	China
Quantity per shipping (inner) case	1 pc(s)
Warranty period	3 year(s)
Battery type	CR2032
Battery weight	3 g
Battery technology	Lithium-Manganese Dioxide (LiMnO2)
Package depth	270 mm
Package width	335 mm
Package height	80 mm
Package weight	1971 g

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm
Height	35 mm