Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING, Bios Manual

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ROG STRIX Z490-F BIOS Manual 3
Contents
1. Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................... 4
2. BIOS setup program ..................................................................................... 5
2.1 Advanced Mode ............................................................................. 6
2.2 EZ Mode......................................................................................... 9
2.3 QFan Control................................................................................ 10
2.4 AI OC Guide ................................................................................. 12
3. My Favorites ................................................................................................ 13
4. Main menu ................................................................................................... 15
5. Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................... 17
6. Advanced menu .......................................................................................... 39
6.1 Platform Misc Configuration ......................................................... 40
6.2 CPU Configuration ....................................................................... 41
6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration ................................................ 44
6.4 PCH Configuration ....................................................................... 46
6.5 PCH Storage Configuration.......................................................... 46
6.6 PCH-FW Configuration ................................................................ 47
6.7 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration .................................................... 48
6.8 PCI Subsystem Settings .............................................................. 50
6.9 USB Configuration ....................................................................... 51
6.10 Network Stack Configuration........................................................ 52
6.11 NVMe Configuration ..................................................................... 52
6.12 Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................... 53
6.13 APM Configuration ....................................................................... 55
6.14 HDD/SSD SMART Information .................................................... 56
7. Monitor menu .............................................................................................. 57
8. Boot menu ................................................................................................... 64
9. Tool menu .................................................................................................... 69
9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................... 70
9.2 ASUS Secure Erase..................................................................... 70
9.3 ASUS User Profile........................................................................ 71
9.4 ASUS SPD Information ................................................................ 72
9.5 ASUS Armoury Crate ................................................................... 72
10. Exit menu ..................................................................................................... 73
11. Updating BIOS ............................................................................................. 74
11.1 EZ Update .................................................................................... 74
11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ......................................................................... 75
11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ............................................................. 76