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Z390 UD

User's Manual

Rev. 1001

12ME-Z39UD-1001R

Summary of Contents for Z390 UD

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Page 2: ...ted transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission In order to assist in the use of this product carefully read the User s Manual For product related information check on our website at https www gigabyte com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision ...

Page 3: ...ing an Expansion Card 10 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1 7 Internal Connectors 12 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 20 2 1 Startup Screen 20 2 2 The Main Menu 21 2 3 M I T 22 2 4 System 28 2 5 BIOS 29 2 6 Peripherals 32 2 7 Chipset 35 2 8 Power 36 2 9 Save Exit 38 Chapter 3 Appendix 39 3 1 Coniguring a RAID Set 39 3 2 Installing an Intel Optane Memory 41 3 3 Drivers Installation 43 Regulatory Statements 44 Cont...

Page 4: ...s 5 Motherboard driver disk 5 I O Shield 5 User s Manual KB_MS CPU_FAN ATX_12V_2X4 ATX F_AUDIO AUDIO PCIEX4_2 DDR4_B2 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_A1 BAT F_PANEL LED_C Intel Z390 CLR_CMOS M_BIOS PCIEX1_1 PCIEX16 F_USB LGA1151 Z390 UD USB30_LAN F_USB30 PCIEX1_2 SYS_FAN2 iTE Super I O TPM M2A SATA3 5 3 4 2 HDMI Realtek GbE LAN PCIEX1_3 80 60 42 SYS_FAN3 SPDIF_O SYS_FAN1 110 R_USB30_2 COM CODEC R_USB30_1 SAT...

Page 5: ...a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before connecting or unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local volta...

Page 6: ...pport for HDMI 1 4 version and HDCP 2 2 Maximum shared memory of 1 GB Audio Realtek ALC887 codec High Deinition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel To conigure 7 1 channel audio you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi channel audio feature through the audio driver Support for S PDIF Out LAN Realtek GbE LAN chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at ...

Page 7: ...1 x USB 2 0 1 1 header 1 x S PDIF Out header 1 x Thunderbolt add in card connector 1 x Trusted Platform Module TPM header 2x6 pin for the GC TPM2 0_S module only 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard port 1 x HDMI port 6 x USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 3 x audio jacks I O Controller iTE I O Controller Chip Hardware Monitor Vol...

Page 8: ...iewer Smart Survey USB Blocker Support for Q Flash Support for Xpress Install Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Realtek 8118 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility Operating System Support for Windows 10 64 bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor 30 5cm x 23 0cm GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product speciications and product related information without prior noti...

Page 9: ...ecommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware speciications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard speciications please do so according to your hardware speciications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc Installing the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and...

Page 10: ...de cannot be enabled if only one memory module is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used 1 6 Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard USB 3 1 Gen 1 Port The USB 3 1 ...

Page 11: ... out jack Mic In Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Pink The Mic in jack When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector irst remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector Audio Jack Conigurations Jack Headphone 2 ch...

Page 12: ...ord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 1 ATX_12V_2X2 ATX_12V_2X4 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN1 2 3 5 LED_C 6 SATA3 0 1 2 3 4 5 7 M2A 8 F_PANEL 9 F_AUDIO 10 SPDIF_O 11 F_USB30 12 F_USB 13 TPM 14 COM 15 THB_C 16 BAT 17 CLR_CMOS 18 C...

Page 13: ...n requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system ATX Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 2...

Page 14: ...se visit the Unique Features webpage of GIGABYTE s website 3 4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN1 2 3 Fan Headers All fan headers on this motherboard are 4 pin Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation the black connector wire is the ground wire The speed control function requires the use of a fan with fan speed control design ...

Page 15: ...s on coniguring a RAID array Follow the steps below to correctly install an M 2 SSD in the M 2 connector Step 1 Use a screw driver to unfasten the screw and nut from the motherboard Locate the proper mounting hole for the M 2 SSD to be installed and then screw the nut irst Step 2 Slide the M 2 SSD into the connector at an angle Step 3 Press the M 2 SSD down and then secure it with the screw Select...

Page 16: ...ity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart CI Chassis Intrusion Header Gray Connects to the chassis intrusion switch sensor on the chassis that can detect if t...

Page 17: ...2 2 SSRX1 9 D1 16 GND 3 SSRX1 10 NC 17 SSRX2 4 GND 11 D2 18 SSRX2 5 SSTX1 12 D2 19 VBUS 6 SSTX1 13 GND 20 No Pin 7 GND 14 SSTX2 11 F_USB30 USB 3 1 Gen 1 Header The header conforms to USB 3 1 Gen 1 and USB 2 0 speciication and can provide two USB ports For purchasing the optional 3 5 front panel that provides two USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports please contact the local dealer 10 20 1 11 12 F_USB USB 2 0 1 1 He...

Page 18: ...n off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before re...

Page 19: ...ect Load Optimized Defaults or manually conigure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS conigurations Open Normal Short Clear CMOS Values 18 CPU DRAM VGA BOOT Status LEDs The status LEDs show whether the CPU memory graphics card and operating system are working properly after system power on If the CPU DRAM VGA LED is on that means the corresponding device is not working normally...

Page 20: ...te BIOS lashing may result in system malfunction It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optimized Defaults section in this chapter...

Page 21: ... or enter a menu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 Show descriptions of the function keys F2 Switch to Easy Mode F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information F10 Save all the chang...

Page 22: ...ecommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU speciications Host Clock Value This value changes with the CPU Base Clock setting Graphics Slice Ratio Note Allows you to set the Graphics Slice Ratio Graphics UnSlice Ratio Note Allows you to set the Graphics UnSlice Ratio CPU Upgrade Note Allows you to set the CPU frequency Options may vary depending on the CPU being used Defaul...

Page 23: ... speciications Default Auto Power Limit TDP Watts Power Limit Time Allows you to set the power limit for CPU Turbo mode and how long it takes to operate at the speciied power limit If the speciied value is exceeded the CPU will automatically reduce the core frequency in order to reduce the power Auto sets the power limit according to the CPU speciications Default Auto Core Current Limit Amps Allow...

Page 24: ...C10 State Support Note Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C10 mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption The C10 state is a more enhanced power saving state than C8 Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto Package C State Limit Note Allows you to specif...

Page 25: ...u Memory Boot Mode Note Provides memory detection and training methods Auto Lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Normal The BIOS automatically performs memory training Please note that if the system becomes unstable or unbootable try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the introductions of the battery clear CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how t...

Page 26: ...Voltage Settings Advanced Power Settings CPU Vcore Loadline Calibration Allows you to conigure Load Line Calibration for the CPU Vcore voltage Selecting a higher level keeps the CPU Vcore voltage more consistent with what is set in BIOS under heavy load Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting and sets the voltage following Intel s speciications Default Auto CPU Core Voltage Control ...

Page 27: ...ed in the curve graph Full Speed Allows the fan to run at full speeds Fan Control Use Temperature Input Allows you to select the reference temperature for fan speed control Temperature Interval Allows you to select the temperature interval for fan speed change Fan Control Mode Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of fan installed and sets the optimal control mode Default Voltage Voltag...

Page 28: ... BIOS settings the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS System Date Sets the system date The date format is week read only month date and year Use Enter to switch between the Month Date and Year ields and use the Page Up or Page Down key to set the desired value System Time Sets the system time...

Page 29: ...s Removable storage devices that support GPT format will be preixed with UEFI string on the boot device list To boot from an operating system that supports GPT partitioning select the device preixed with UEFI string Or if you want to install an operating system that supports GPT partitioning such as Windows 10 64 bit select the optical drive that contains the Windows 10 64 bit installation disk an...

Page 30: ...s function is disabled when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network Default Enabled Enables booting from the network This item is conigurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast Next Boot After AC Power Loss Normal Boot Enables normal bootup upon the return of the AC power Default Fast Boot Keeps the Fast Boot settings ...

Page 31: ...password allows you to make changes to all BIOS settings User Password Allows you to conigure a user password Press Enter on this item type the password and then press Enter You will be requested to conirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You must enter the administrator password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup However the user password only allo...

Page 32: ...y add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled EZ RAID Allows you to quickly set up a RAID array Refer to Chapter 3 Coniguring a RAID Set for instructions on coniguring a RAID array LEDs in System Power On State Allows you to enable or disable motherboard LED lighting when the system is on Off Disables the selected lighting mode when the system is on On Enables th...

Page 33: ...eyboards mice in MS DOS or in operating system that does not natively support USB devices Default Disabled Mass Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices This item appears only when a USB storage device is installed Network Stack Coniguration Network Stack Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS such as installing the OS from the Windows ...

Page 34: ...s to AHCI mode Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration EnablesRAIDfortheSATAcontroller AHCI Conigures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface speciication that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug Default Aggressive LPM Support Enables or disables the power savi...

Page 35: ... a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled Above 4G Decoding Enables or disables 64 bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4 GB address space only if your system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Set to Enabled if more than one advanced graphics card are installed and their drivers are not able to be launched when entering the operating system becaus...

Page 36: ...conigurable only when Platform Power Management is set to Enabled Default Disabled AC BACK Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power Always On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power Always Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default ...

Page 37: ...then the system will be turned off instantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following Wake up day Turn on the system at a s...

Page 38: ...er on the device you select and select Yes to conirm Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device Save Proiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a proile You can create up to 8 proiles and save as Setup Proile 1 Setup Proile 8 Press Enter to complete Or you can select Select File in HDD FDD USB to save the proile to your storage device Load Proiles I...

Page 39: ...o enter the legacy RAID ROM refer to C 3 for more information Finally save the settings and exit BIOS Setup 3 1 Coniguring a RAID Set RAID Levels The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version Note 1 An M 2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to ...

Page 40: ...in theDISK VOLUME INFORMATION section including the RAID level stripe block size array name and array capacity etc To exit the RAID BIOS utility press Esc or select 6 Exit in MAIN MENU C 2 UEFI RAID Coniguration Steps 1 In BIOS Setup go to BIOS and set CSM Support to Disabled Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup 2 After the system reboot enter BIOS Setup again Then enter the Peripherals Intel R Ra...

Page 41: ...asystemdriveordatadrive ThesystemdrivemustbeGPTformatted and have Windows 10 64 bit or later version installed on it The data drive must also be GPT formatted 6 The motherboard driver disk Installation Guidelines A 1 Installation in AHCI mode If the SATA controller has been conigured in AHCI mode please follow the steps below 1 After entering the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk...

Page 42: ...and then enable Intel Optane Memory on the Intel Optane Memory tab 4 Launch the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility from the Start menu and make sure the Intel Optane Memory has been enabled If you want to accelerate the system drive you can select speciic folders iles or applications to accelerate using the Intel Optane Memory Pinning function The Optane memory used must have at least 32 GB ca...

Page 43: ... double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to install You can click the Xpress Install button and Xpress Install will install all of the selected drivers Or click the arrow icon to individually install the drivers you need 3 3 Drivers Installation Please visit GIGABYTE s we...

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