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Table of Contents
Box Contents
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6
Optional Items
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6
Z390 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Layout
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7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
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9
1-1
Installation Precautions
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9
1-2
Product Specifications
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10
1-3
Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler
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14
1-3-1
Installing the CPU
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14
1-3-2
Installing the CPU Cooler
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16
1-4
Installing the Memory
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17
1-4-1
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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17
1-4-2
Installing a Memory
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18
1-5
Installing an Expansion Card
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19
1-6
Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Configuration
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20
1-7
Back Panel Connectors
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21
1-8
Onboard Buttons, Switches and LEDs
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23
1-9
Installing the GC-OC Touch
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25
1-10
Internal Connectors
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26
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
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41
2-1
Startup Screen
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42
2-2
The Main Menu
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43
2-3
M.I.T.
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45
2-4
System
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56
2-5
BIOS
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57
2-6
Peripherals
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60
2-7
Chipset
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63
2-8
Power
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64
2-9
Save & Exit
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66
Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set
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67
3-1
Configuring SATA Controllers
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67
3-2
Installing the RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
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81
3-3
Installing an Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory
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84
Chapter 4 Drivers Installation
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87
4-1
Drivers & Software
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87
4-2
Application Software
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88
4-3
Information
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