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- Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 1
Information Viewer 29 2-15 Smart Survey...30 2-16 USB Blocker...31 2-17 USB DAC-UP 2...32 2-18 USB TurboCharger 33 2-19 V-Tuner...34 Actual software supported may vary by motherboard model and OS verison. The software setup menus are for reference only. - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 2
GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mode. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design and supports sake of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. What is Q-Flash Plus? Q-Flash Plus is a new - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 3
select Update BIOS. •• The Save BIOS option allows you to save the current BIOS file. •• Q-Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. •• If the BIOS update file is saved the BIOS update file. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. - 3 - - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 4
Step 2: The screen will show that the BIOS file is being read from your USB flash drive. Please select Fast or Intact to begin the BIOS update. The screen will then display the update process. •• Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading/updating the BIOS. •• Do not remove the - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 5
motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions up screen. Click Backup current image to save the current boot-up logo. Supported image formats include jpg, bmp, and gif. C. After Updating the BIOS - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 6
's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model. 2. Uncompress the downloaded BIOS file, save it to your USB flash drive, and rename it to GIGABYTE.bin. Note: The USB flash drive must use the FAT32/16 file system and it must be a USB 2.0 flash drive - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 7
APP Center Insert the motherboard driver disk. On the Autorun screen, go to Application Software\Install GIGABYTE Utilities to install GIGABYTE App Center and the selected applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 8
2-1 3D OSD 3D OSD (Note) automatically detects and displays your system information during games, allowing you to easily get hold of your system information without switching between screens. The 3D OSD Interface Using 3D OSD Main Menu: Allows you to enable or disable the 3D OSD feature and to - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 9
2-2 AutoGreen AutoGreen (Note) is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth-enabled smart phone/tablet device. When the device is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiver, the system will enter the specified power saving - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 10
Cloud Station on the remote computer. •• Your smart phone/tablet device must have Android 4.0/iOS 6.0 or above version. •• The first time you use HomeCloud, GIGABYTE Remote, and Remote OC, you must sign in with your Google/ Facebook/Windows Live account. Be sure to use the same account to sign in - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 11
Cloud Station: Using HomeCloud Step 1: Launch HomeCloud on the host computer (installed with Cloud Station (Server)), sign in with your Google/ Facebook/Windows Live account or select the account on the Account List. Then enable HomeCloud Function. To automatically enable this function after system - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 12
to remotely control the mouse/keyboard/ Windows Media Player on your computer. The GIGABYTE Remote Interface Using GIGABYTE Remote Step 1: On the host computer, launch GIGABYTE Remote and enable GIGABYTE Remote Function. To automatically enable this function after system reboot, enable Always run - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 13
after system reboot, enable Always run on next reboot. Step 2: Run GIGABYTE Cloud Station on your smart phone/tablet device, sign in with the same settings. INFO Displays the system information, including the CPU, motherboard, and memory. HW MONIT Allows you to monitor system temperatures - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 14
HotSpot HotSpot turns your computer into a virtual wireless access point and allows you to share your connection with your other wireless devices. Make sure your computer has been connected to a network and Wi-Fi is enabled. The HotSpot Interface Using HotSpot: Configuring your host computer: The - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 15
2-4 EasyTune GIGABYTE's EasyTune is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows functions in EasyTune may vary by motherboard model and CPU. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that the item is not configurable or the function is not supported. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 16
2-5 Easy RAID The GIGABYTE Easy RAID(Note) utility includes the following 'EZ' setups applications that will offer greatly simplified install and your computer and make sure the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility can work properly. (Note) This feature is supported only in UEFI mode. - 16 - - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 17
XHD With GIGABYTE XHD (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAID-ready system for RAID 0 when a new for complex and time-consuming configurations. A. System Requirements 1. An Intel® Chipset motherboard supporting RAID 2. Intel® SATA controllers set to RAID mode 3. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 18
2-6 Fast Boot Through the simple GIGABYTE Fast Boot interface, you can enable or change the Fast Boot or Next Boot After AC Power Loss setting right in the operating system. The - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 19
2-7 Game Boost This app allows you to flexibly manage your applications to optimize your gaming performance by freeing up system resources and memory usage. The Game Boost Interface Using Game Boost Select the application you want to suspend and then click Go to optimize your system for gaming. To - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 20
2-8 Platform Power Management This application allows you to change the Platform Power Management settings in Windows and sync the settings to the BIOS. The Platform Power Management Interface Using Platform Power Management: •• Platform Power Management: Enables or disables the Active State Power - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 21
top right corner: Allows you to return to the main menu. The icon on the top right corner: Allows your computer to connect to the GIGABYTE RGB Fusion app installed on your handheld devices. (Note 2) •• Click the icon of the desired device and select the LED color/ lighting behaviour on the - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 22
•• Options for controlling the LEDs on the motherboard and digital LED strip. Click the motherboard icon for further settings. (Note) Select your desired area and select the LED color/ Off Disable the selected region LEDs. (Note) Regions/Modes/Colors available may vary by motherboard. - 22 - - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 23
2-9-2 Ambient LED This application allows you to enable or specify the lighting mode of the onboard LEDs while in the Windows environment. The Ambient LED Interface Using Ambient LED •• The icon on the top right corner: Allows you to enable or disable the LED lighting. • Allows to you to configure - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 24
2-10 Smart TimeLock GIGABYTE Smart TimeLock allows you to effectively manage computer or Internet usage time with simple rules and options. The Smart TimeLock Interface Using Smart TimeLock Click - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 25
2-11 Smart Keyboard GIGABYTE Smart Keyboard allows you to set your own hotkeys using the F1 through F12 keys. You can use the customized hotkeys to change the mouse - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 26
to recover your system from the backup image •• Smart Backup only supports NTFS file system. •• You need to select the destination partition in the backup and enter the user name and password. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete. Recovering a file: Click the File Recovery button on the - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 27
to proceed with the restore immediately or later. Once you respond "Yes" the system will restart to the Windows recovery environment. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your system. All of your files and programs will be deleted and replaced with those on the selected backup. If needed, be - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 28
2-13 Smart HUD GIGABYTE Smart HUD provides you with the ability to watch a video on on the top right corner: Allows you to open the Smart HUD window. •• Configuration Menu: +/ edit Add or remove video URLs or add preference. Positioning Select the window position. Resolution Select the window size - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 29
2-14 System Information Viewer GIGABYTE System Information Viewer allows you to monitor and Viewer Interface Tabs Information Tab Description The System Information tab provides information on the installed CPU, motherboard, and the BIOS version. The Smart Fan 5 Auto tab allows you to specify a - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 30
2-15 Smart Survey GIGABYTE Smart Survey collects, processes, and sort certain types of non-personal information on how you and others use our motherboards. The information collected is data related to system specs, including CPU model, OS version, MAC address, memory etc. This information is used to - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 31
2-16 USB Blocker GIGABYTE USB Blocker provides you with an easy-to-use interface that allows you to block certain USB device types on your PC. Devices classes that - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 32
2-17 USB DAC-UP 2 GIGABYTE USB DAC-UP 2 allows you to increase the output voltage of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the front or back 0.2V to the original output voltage. • Voltage Compensation +0.3V: Adds 0.3V to the original output voltage. (Note) Connectors available may vary by motherboard. - 32 - - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 33
2-18 USB TurboCharger GIGABYTE USB TurboCharger supports the quick charging technologies (Note 1) of Apple's output power of 15 W a * Provides maximum output power of 18 W r a: Supports quick-charge, r: Not support quick-charge. While the system is in S3/S4, the Quick Charge and Apple Fast-Charge - Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER G2 Edition | Unique Features Introduction - Page 34
19 V-Tuner GIGABYTE V-Tuner (Note 1) allows you to easily fine-tune your graphics card in the Windows environment. You can manually overclock the GPU card status at any time. The V-Tuner Interface Using V-Tuner You can manually select the values of each item or use the sliders for adjustment and then
Actual software supported may vary by motherboard model and OS verison. The software setup
menus are for reference only.
Unique Features
BIOS Update Utilities
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Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility
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Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility
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Using Q-Flash Plus
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APP Center
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3D OSD
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AutoGreen
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Cloud Station
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EasyTune
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Easy RAID
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Fast Boot
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Game Boost
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Platform Power Management
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RGB Fusion
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Ambient LED
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Smart TimeLock
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Smart Keyboard
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Smart Backup
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Smart HUD
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System Information Viewer
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Smart Survey
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USB Blocker
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USB DAC-UP 2
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USB TurboCharger
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V-Tuner
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