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Front Panel Audio Header

Front panel audio supports HD Audio for stereo/gaming headphones or 2.1

speakers, and a Mic.
The EVGA Z390 FTW front panel audio connector supports the use of EVGA

NU Audio when headphones or a headset are connected.

Summary of Contents for Z390 FTW

Page 1: ...EVGA Z390 FTW 123 CS E397 1 User Guide EVGA Z390 FTW Specs and Initial Installation...

Page 2: ...rd LED reference 9 Intel Z390 FTW Motherboard Component Legend 10 PCIe Slot Breakdown 21 M 2 Slot Breakdown 21 Preparing the Motherboard 22 Installing the CPU 22 Installing the CPU Cooling Device 23 I...

Page 3: ...and Software 130 Windows 10 Driver Installation 130 Warranty and Overclocking 132 Troubleshooting 133 Flashing the BIOS 133 Flashing the BIOS Without a CPU 136 SSD HDD is not detected 137 System does...

Page 4: ...rt metal reinforced slots and EVGA s New GUI BIOS featuring OC Robot and an in BIOS stress test The EVGA Z390 FTW is primed to be the center of everything you do next Furthermore this board is designe...

Page 5: ...SSD Keyboard Mouse Monitor Optional Optical Drive EVGA assumes you have purchased all the necessary parts needed to allow for proper system functionality For a full list of supported CPUs on this moth...

Page 6: ...to 64GB of DDR4 memory USB 2 0 Ports 2x from Intel Z390 PCH 4x from USB HUB Supports hot plug Supports wake up from S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate USB 3 1 Gen 1 P...

Page 7: ...s S0 normal S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off PCI Express Expansion Slots 1x PCIe x16 8 slot 1x PCIe x8 1x PCIe x4 2x PCIe x1 slot PCIe 3 0 Support Low power consumpti...

Page 8: ...EVGA Z390 FTW 123 CS E397 8 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions The following accessories are included with the EVGA Z390 FTW Motherboard...

Page 9: ...t Does not mean PSU is outputting in spec only that this specific voltage is detected 2 POST Code Indicator a After bootup this will display the CPU temperature b During boot this LED will cycle throu...

Page 10: ...10 Intel Z390 FTW Motherboard Component Legend The EVGA Z390 FTW Motherboard with the Intel Z390 and PCH Chipset Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors FIGURE 1 Z3...

Page 11: ...C Speaker 4 DDR4 M emory DIM M Slots 1 4 14 PCIe Slot x4 24 Front Panel Connectors 5 24 pin ATX power connector 15 PCIe Slot x1 25 CM OS Battery 6 8 pin EPS Connector 16 RGB Headers 26 USB 3 1Gen2 Hea...

Page 12: ...akdown 2 2 1 Channel 4 0 4 1 Channel 5 1 6 Channel 7 1 8 Channel Blue Line In Rear Speakers Out Line In Rear Speakers Out Front Speakers Out Front Speakers Out Front Speakers Sub Front Speakers Sub Pi...

Page 13: ...e Page 86 for more in depth PWM breakdown and PWM controls within BIOS UEFI These headers also support 12v fans However fan speed is based on decreasing voltage to the fan starting at a default of 100...

Page 14: ...the mistake of plugging in a PCIe 8 pin or 6 2 pin connector which will prevent the board from completing POST and possibly short or damage the board Although PCIe and EPS cables appear similar they...

Page 15: ...dicated data cable and power cable This socket will support Key M devices of 80mm 60mm and 42mm length Conflict The top Key M slot shares lanes with SATA ports 4 5 As a result these devices are mutual...

Page 16: ...ows for software based control within windows for RGB devices via E LEET X Please see Page 39 for header specifics and Page 129 for control options in E LEET X 17 Power Button This is an onboard power...

Page 17: ...assis These will function similarly to the USB2 0 ports found on the motherboard s hardwired I O hub but these can also be used for the chassis front panel USB auxiliary ports that mount in the card s...

Page 18: ...eplaced 26 USB 3 1 Gen2 Header Type C The USB 3 1 Gen2 header is used to connect additional USB interface plugs to the motherboard these headers are most often used to connect the motherboard to the c...

Page 19: ...e actual slot length footprint across the motherboard while the second is electrical the number of PCIe lanes available to the slot from the CPU PCH or both PCI Express was designed with a universal a...

Page 20: ...EVGA Z390 FTW 123 CS E397 20 Card Slots The Z390 FTW features two x16 PCIe slots one x4 PCIe slot two x1 PCIe slots one Socket 3 Key M M 2 110mm one Socket 3 Key M M 2 80mm and one Socket 1 Key E M 2...

Page 21: ...eakdown M 2 Lane Distribution M 2 Key M 80mm Top x4 o M 2 Enable Disable is set within the BIOS o This M 2 Key M slot shares lanes with SATA ports 4 5 Installing an M 2 device will disable SATA ports...

Page 22: ...cessor Note Use extreme caution when working with the CPU to avoid damaging the pins in the motherboard s CPU socket Do not remove the socket cover until you have installed the CPU This installation g...

Page 23: ...nto place by lowering it down to the hook then push the lever towards the socket and down under the hook 6 Remove the plastic protective socket cover by pulling it straight up and away from the socket...

Page 24: ...operly and to prevent the incorrect installation of memory 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the top side module clips outward 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module perpendic...

Page 25: ...ginning of a new PC the type of chassis that will house your PC components and the amount of space you will have to build your system once the motherboard is installed You must first determine if it w...

Page 26: ...andoffs 3 Align the connectors to the I O shield and or I O cover 4 Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction 5 Secure the motherboard wi...

Page 27: ...hite 2 Keep in mind that when the screws are installed but not fully tightened the motherboard should have 1 2mm of movement this can help when mounting cards or tight fits with other components 3 Onc...

Page 28: ...installation of an SSD on the Socket 3 Key M 80mm slot of the Z390 FTW 1 Before you can install an M 2 device you must first remove the screw that comes pre attached to the Socket 3 s retention stando...

Page 29: ...installation Example NOTE This is one of the most common examples of an incorrect installation of an M 2 device Do not intentionally attempt this or complete your installation with this example Doing...

Page 30: ...SYSTEM ON IF THE CONNECTOR RESEMBLES THIS PICTURE For further M 2 setup instructions please see Page 48 Tested CPU CPU Core Count Frequency PCI E Lanes Core i7 8700K 6 Cores HT 3 70 GHz 16 Core i7 870...

Page 31: ...amsung MZ HPV1280 128G SM951 Samsung MZ V6E250 250G 960EVO Samsung MZ MZ VPW2560 256G SM961 Samsung MZ VLW2560 256G PM961 Samsung MZ VLB2560 256G PM981 INTEL 600P SERIES SSDPEKKW512G7 M 2 512G PCIE IN...

Page 32: ...40G1G0B 00RC30 240G SATA 6G WD WD WDS250G2B0B 00YS70 250G M2 SATA 6G WD WD WDS500G2B0B 00YS70 500G M2 SATA 6G WD WD WDS200T2B0B 00YS70 2T M2 SATA 6G Samsung Samsung MZ NLN1280 PM871 M2 128G SATA 6G Sa...

Page 33: ...r each component The locations of these components can be found in the Component Legend on Pages 10 12 This section takes you through all the necessary connections on the motherboard This will include...

Page 34: ...Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure The 24 pin Po...

Page 35: ...tional for improved overclocking Please remember to make sure that the tab on the EPS socket is aligned with the release clip on the cable NOTE If the tab and release clip are on opposite sides yet th...

Page 36: ...pin main power EVGA strongly recommends plugging in this connector for 3 way 4 way and Quad SLI regardless of GPU Although the Z390 FTW does not support 3 way or 4 way SLI connecting a 6 pin PCIe conn...

Page 37: ...ach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather than using the onboard button HD_LED Attach the hard disk dri...

Page 38: ...ly has 4 pin fan headers which are backwards compatible with 3 pin fan connectors Fans may be controlled by PWM or DC controls The headers have an absolute safe power limit of 1 Amp 12 Volts 12 Watts...

Page 39: ...FTW 123 CS E397 39 RBG LED Header This header and pinout is also shared with the RGB LED header which also supports 1 Amp 12 Volts 12 Watts This will add control options through EleetX for controlling...

Page 40: ...40 USB Headers This motherboard contains USB 3 1 and 3 0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis The Z390 FTW contains 1x 20pin internal header which can support 1 USB3 1 Type C front...

Page 41: ...containing up to two 2 USB 3 0 ports Please note that these headers are often referred to as USB 3 0 internal headers but the correct designation is USB 3 1 Gen 1 0 Secure the bracket to either the fr...

Page 42: ...bracket or devices containing up to four 4 USB 2 0 ports The Z390 FTW also features an onboard USB 2 0 port header near the power reset buttons This header has a specific purpose to allow you to flas...

Page 43: ...Panel Audio Header Front panel audio supports HD Audio for stereo gaming headphones or 2 1 speakers and a Mic The EVGA Z390 FTW front panel audio connector supports the use of EVGA NU Audio when head...

Page 44: ...rts on this platform natively support full AHCI and RAID functions AHCI is enabled by default but the controller can be put into RAID mode in the BIOS RAID mode supports RAID levels 0 1 5 and 10 throu...

Page 45: ...BIOS and power on before updating the BIOS and the second is to troubleshoot instances when the motherboard fails to POST e g after upgrading RAM or CPU installing new hardware a failed overclock etc...

Page 46: ...red Press Enter to update IMPORTANT NOTE DO NOT CUT POWER OR REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING A BIOS UPDATE YOU WILL LIKELY RENDER THE ACTIVE BIOS UNBOOTABLE Once the BIOS is updated you will be greeted with...

Page 47: ...se check the troubleshooting section on Page 137 If you plan on using an M 2 as a boot device click on or navigate to the Advanced menu select Onboard Device Configuration and enable the port with you...

Page 48: ...D into any available PCIe slot with at least x4 Lanes available Gen3 Lanes are preferred for better speed but Gen2 Lanes will still outperform the top end of SATA SSDs a Please refer to Page 21 under...

Page 49: ...the upper right The populated slot lanes used and PCIe Generation should all match the information found in the previous step a Proceed to Step 9 when done 8 If you are using an SSD connected to the...

Page 50: ...aking several physical drives and making one logical drive out of them You can add a minimum of two drives up to a maximum of six drives depending on the configuration for this controller specifically...

Page 51: ...ILL SEND THE CONTROLLER THE MESSAGE THAT THE DRIVE HAS FAILED OR DISCONNECTED If you are unsure about any of the bolded section above please contact the drive manufacturer s customer service to make s...

Page 52: ...capacity friendly use of drive space compared to other array types The Bad RAID0 has no redundancy which makes it very volatile if you lose even 1 drive you lose everything If you use this method make...

Page 53: ...ll experience a stutter in performance and a small but noticeable slow down Next you ll likely see a popup warning from IRST alerting you that a drive has failed or is disconnected and your array s st...

Page 54: ...ect of fault tolerance when using a mirror array because all data has a direct 1 to 1 duplicate on the mirrored drive you can suffer a catastrophic failure of a drive and still retain your data For a...

Page 55: ...rray can take a long time on an integrated PCH controller especially when using a very large array with multiple drives or capacity o For this reason RAID5 is sometimes more beneficial on a dedicated...

Page 56: ...tions in the array is internally redundant via a mirror This means you can lose a drive and the data set is still present when the drive is replaced it is replicated by the data internal to that node...

Page 57: ...astly superior rebuild times compared to the previous 0 1 methodology of nested RAID Overall performance is good comparable or slightly faster than RAID5 The Bad Low space efficiency o With the capaci...

Page 58: ...increases the theoretical number of failures the array can suffer before a loss of data occurs However an array can still fail due to both drives on a node failing P DRIVE1 P DRIVE2 P DRIVE3 P DRIVE4...

Page 59: ...AID0 1 P DRIVE1 P DRIVE2 P DRIVE3 P DRIVE4 P DRIVE5 P DRIVE6 P DATA A P DATA A P DATA B P DATA B P DATA C P DATA C P DRIVE1 P DRIVE2 P DRIVE3 P DRIVE4 P DRIVE5 P DRIVE6 P DATA A P DATA A P DATA B P DA...

Page 60: ...n the mirror To the end user the final result appears very similar however the significant differences lie in fault tolerance and recovery In a RAID0 1 ANY drive failure results in half of the array b...

Page 61: ...compared to RAID10 because the stripes are larger without the overhead of an internal mirror This is because RAID10 increases both the number of mirror sets as the array scales upwards and the backend...

Page 62: ...an its RAID0 1 predecessor P DRIVE1 P DRIVE2 P DRIVE3 P DRIVE4 P DRIVE5 P DRIVE6 DATA A DATA B DATA C DATA A DATA B DATA C P DRIVE1 P DRIVE2 P DRIVE3 P DRIVE4 P DRIVE5 P DRIVE6 DATA A DATA B DATA C DA...

Page 63: ...l performance difference over 4 or 5 drive stripes RAID5 for speed and protection or RAID10 for the best balance of speed and protection Also you can run more than one array on your controller so long...

Page 64: ...reseat cables on the device s in question If the issue persists please check the troubleshooting section on Page 137 Once RAID is enabled and all devices are detected press F10 to save and exit Upon...

Page 65: ...a list of all detected drives and a Create RAID Volume button To begin click on Create RAID Volume or navigate to the button and hit Enter Choose a name for the volume The controller allows up to 15...

Page 66: ...rent RAID levels and RAID types based on your total number of drives Next select the drives you want to use for the array Select the down arrow and the X for each drive you want to include in the arra...

Page 67: ...Once the array is completed you will see the text shown on the next page or something similar based on the array type and drives used At this point the array is ready to use If your array will be you...

Page 68: ...ay as Degraded see pic below This means that the array has a node down the data is still intact but your fault tolerance is reduced Highlight the degraded array with your mouse or navigate to it with...

Page 69: ...a drive with data on it will result in the total loss of all previous data in favor of the data on the array Select the degraded RAID volume then select Rebuild on the following menu Next you will see...

Page 70: ...uickly Large platter drive based arrays especially in RAID5 can take several hours to rebuild The duration of the rebuild process will further increase based on the usage of both the array and the CPU...

Page 71: ...the IRST may be more convenient for some people due to a more detailed UI than the UEFI This guide will illustrate how to create a RAID1 array using the IRST Using the screen above we know that three...

Page 72: ...ect SATA and Real time protection RAID1 Then click Next at the bottom of the window RAID1 can only support two 2 drives Left click the open boxes from the list below to select your two preferred drive...

Page 73: ...EVGA Z390 FTW 123 CS E397 73...

Page 74: ...u can select the option to Initialize Volume which will occur after the array is created If the array is not initialized now it can be initialized later in Disk Management See Page 81 for Disk Managem...

Page 75: ...ions made click the Back key and make your corrections When ready click Create Volume at the bottom This typically takes between a few seconds to a couple minutes depending on the size and complexity...

Page 76: ...tialize was selected the initialization status will be shown below circled in red If you select the Manage tab you can see a bit more in depth information on the array and additional options to manage...

Page 77: ...low you can see a degraded array and one of its drives reported as missing failed The data on the other drive is still intact but the fault tolerance is offline due to the missing failed drive The IRS...

Page 78: ...cifically and not just the controller as a whole Next to Status Degraded left click the hyperlink labeled Rebuild to another disk This will bring a pop up window over the IRST showing a list of attach...

Page 79: ...EVGA Z390 FTW 123 CS E397 79 Select the drive you wish to use for the repair and click the Rebuild button...

Page 80: ...begin As with any RAID array with Fault Tolerance the rebuilding time depends on several factors such as array size array type CPU etc You will then see the Rebuild status in the Manage tab Once repai...

Page 81: ...ly see your array in This PC This is expected because even though you have created the array you have not yet prepared the array to be used To begin you ll need to go into Disk Management Windows 10 R...

Page 82: ...ew drive or created a new array Generally it s recommended to select GPT unless you need backwards compatibility with an old OS or PC When you ve made your choice click OK Note If you previously initi...

Page 83: ...e New Simple Volume Wizard will automatically pop up If your drive or array is initialized but not partitioned the disk will appear in Disk Management as Unallocated as shown in the image below Right...

Page 84: ...The drive letter does NOT have to be a consecutive letter with previous drive s Also the wizard will not allow you to accidentally select the letter of a drive in use The next step is to format the p...

Page 85: ...summary of the process then click Finish The drive is now usable To confirm go back to File Explorer in Windows Click on This PC and check the drives section You should have a new empty drive there wi...

Page 86: ...WM DC a PWR FAN PWM DC a SYS FAN PWM DC and an AUX FAN PWM DC You can locate each header on Pages 10 and 11 component number 3 To configure the fans in BIOS UEFI first power on restart the PC During t...

Page 87: ...auto detected by the connected fan If connected to the motherboard PWM fans will be controlled via PWM signal the motherboard sends continuous pulses to the fan to control its speed regardless of whe...

Page 88: ...he Default fan speed The fan speed will increase once the temperature reference point has heated up enough to hit the Level 1 Temperature Once it hits the Level 1 Temperature the fan controls will ove...

Page 89: ...e temp you set for SMART fan controls For example if your setting is at 30C and you hit 31C the fan will ramp up and cool down to 29C letting the fan slowdown which lets the system heat back up to 31C...

Page 90: ...3GB 8GB etc and datapath width 128bit 256bit 384bit etc SLI also requires a motherboard that supports SLI and an SLI bridge for the gold fingers of each card in SLI Providing the above conditions are...

Page 91: ...einstall the driver Once finished you will receive a popup in the lower right corner stating that you have an SLI capable setup and it needs to be configured If you did not see the message then first...

Page 92: ...SLI To enable SLI click Maximize 3D Performance circled in red below and click Apply at the bottom Before you can enable SLI the NCP may ask you to close certain programs and processes you cannot cont...

Page 93: ...in either direction when there are very intense and abrupt uses of PhysX For certain titles that heavily utilize PhysX a dedicated PhysX card can be beneficial to help stabilize the frame rate If you...

Page 94: ...ions that are available in the software To begin use the drivers on the included USB flash drive or download the current Realtek drivers from www evga com support download Once downloaded right click...

Page 95: ...ound Manager to launch the Realtek software front end The below images are all composites showing the popup texts for multiple buttons menus on screen at once to reduce the picture clutter however you...

Page 96: ...mponent number 7 The center section of the side panel is for Front Panel Audio Although the Front Panel Audio ports will display in the Control Panel and will notify you that Front Panel devices are p...

Page 97: ...st be connected to a receiver that supports live encoding or an equivalent technology Also on the side panel is the Device Advanced Settings button This will bring up a popup menu with options for pla...

Page 98: ...o Microphone If you d prefer to disable this notification then deselect the Enable auto popup dialog option The Disable front panel jack detection option is mostly used for troubleshooting in cases wh...

Page 99: ...e are connected As a result the Manager detects the Digital Output first You should also see a Digital Output Optical at the top This shares all the same options as Digital Output the difference is st...

Page 100: ...g is mostly to compensate for either off center speaker configurations or individuals suffering from partial hearing loss To the right of Balance is Volume this is the volume control for the Realtek s...

Page 101: ...r to simulate different acoustic environments before delivering it to the speakers so the sound will emulate an arena an auditorium or even a bathroom If you want a preset other than what is available...

Page 102: ...ith all presets becomes available Including None there are 14 in total If you prefer to set your equalizer values manually click on the equalizer icon to bring up the 10 band equalizer This will bypas...

Page 103: ...e is a menu for changing the key of the music playing Raising the value up to 4 will raise the pitch of the music and voice while lowering the value down to 4 will lower the pitch of the music and voi...

Page 104: ...e to the speakers whereupon the speakers will engage its own hardware crossover filters to appropriately direct audio to the individual drivers If your speakers are not full range they will not have n...

Page 105: ...quencies Headphones tend to be full range speakers as they are designed to operate without a subwoofer However the quality of your headphones will determine whether you should configure them as full r...

Page 106: ...urce to create a virtual surround effect using additional speakers 5 1 and 7 1 add more options Speaker Fill carries over from Quadraphonic but also includes Swap Center Subwoofer Output and Enable Ba...

Page 107: ...e crossover settings provide enough room to set the crossover frequency a little higher than your speakers minimum frequency response which will reduce distortion and provide a smoother transition to...

Page 108: ...ou to disable satellite speakers in pairs to bring any 5 1 or 7 1 system down to stereo This is mainly used as a diagnostic tool for testing sound issues In the image above speakers become transparent...

Page 109: ...ou check the box to Enable Room Correction you will need to select whether you want distances displayed in Feet or Meters Once selected the unit of measurement will be colored in light orange and will...

Page 110: ...own speaking volume or audio content playing in the background By default this setting is muted If you encounter an issue where you constantly hear yourself talk and you re sure it s coming from the...

Page 111: ...to much like being on a phone call with someone on speaker phone and you hear your own voice coming back into your speaker In these situations this setting can prevent this from occurring As with any...

Page 112: ...ns by adjusting the settings However if you wish to use 5 1 channel audio you must select 5 1 in the Realtek HD Audio Manager and use the output ports located on the I O Panel of the motherboard Page...

Page 113: ...sure that the Speaker Configuration in Realtek HD Audio Manager is set to Stereo or NU Audio will be disabled When configured properly the Speaker Configuration will be set to Stereo and the front pan...

Page 114: ...speakers headphones connected to your front panel headphone speaker jack If you have another audio device connected to the rear panel jacks the rear panel device will be disabled If the audio device i...

Page 115: ...s standard features such as a volume slider a mute button and a settings menu The SETTING menu provides several options i Start With OS a Select this box to launch NU Audio when Windows starts ii Star...

Page 116: ...Panel initially set to ORIGINAL MODE 1 ORIGINAL Mode The Original mode passes through a neutral unprocessed sound that does not contain any EQ or sound adjustments This preset is best to evaluate NU...

Page 117: ...ositional audio greater freedom to cross over to the opposite side of the head while a higher Reverb will increase the audio volume to account for the lower volume that occurs with a higher level of C...

Page 118: ...o give a bit more volume and reverberation to content played on this preset The extra Reverb will increase the volume and effect of sub bass frequencies This setting is generally best for music althou...

Page 119: ...slight bump in Reverb to provide a little more sound amplification and more noticeable positional audio to help locate sounds within a gaming environment This preset is designed to provide an improved...

Page 120: ...for watching movies or other visual content by expanding the virtual soundstage and increasing the volume and positional effects to compensate By increasing the Space the audio output has room for big...

Page 121: ...o consider when comparing headphones In other words two different pairs of headphones may have significant differences in audio quality or listening experience when using identical custom settings For...

Page 122: ...enable disable the audio effect settings For example if you want to see how your audio sounds without the Reverb level you set click the REVERB button to disable it and the setting will become grayed...

Page 123: ...ertain details may be lost Likewise if the Space is set too low you may find that too much detail is compressed in the same location which means it may be difficult to separate distinct audio signatur...

Page 124: ...Cross Gain is limited to the delayed audio inserted into the opposite channel This setting should be considered an option to fine tune the volume of left right audio to balance the distance between th...

Page 125: ...next tab is Mainboard which provides a bit more detailed information on the motherboard itself Here you can find the part number in the Model line the CPU speed the chipset and even the date and revi...

Page 126: ...ltages is Temperatures This covers the CPU socket PWM SYS individual CPU cores and the CPU package which reports temperatures from the CPU Register The bottom section is for Fans which displays the RP...

Page 127: ...indows versions However this menu can still be used to bypass the inter load distribution of the CPU and always set a certain CPU core or cores to run a specific process The processes pulldown list is...

Page 128: ...of setting your CPU Vcore voltage Adaptive gives you both Target Voltage and Offset Voltage as an option When adjusting Adaptive you start by setting your target voltage which you will discover throu...

Page 129: ...ay have different policies towards overclocking When your changes are complete click Apply Selection at the bottom or return to defaults by clicking the Restore button E LEET X also has the ability to...

Page 130: ...ins utilities drivers and additional software The USB flash drive that has been shipped with the EVGA Z390 FTW Motherboard contains the following software and drivers Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers EVG...

Page 131: ...oot 5 The Driver Utility Screen also contains helpful links to give you more information about your new EVGA motherboard and additional resources to get started The Z390 FTW manual is available throug...

Page 132: ...hand tool or liquid damage the warranty is void Similarly permanent changes to components or the PCB will void your warranty including the removal of pre attached components soldered to the board or...

Page 133: ...ve to FAT32 before trying to flash the BIOS A To flash via Windows a Download the latest motherboard BIOS from the EVGA Download page linked above b Unzip the downloaded file to your desktop c Make su...

Page 134: ...cation that the BIOS is updating DO NOT POWER OFF THE MOTHERBOARD WHILE THE BIOS IS UPDATING h Once the update is finished the motherboard will power off Power on the motherboard and enter the BIOS us...

Page 135: ...nstalled folders In the root of the flash drive you should notice a file named EVGAE397 or EVGAE397 bin We highly recommend that you make a backup of this file in case you discover an issue with the n...

Page 136: ...n state section to prepare the flash drive Once the latest BIOS is placed in the root folder and renamed EVGAE296 bin you are ready to proceed with the BIOS update In order to flash the BIOS without p...

Page 137: ...ve and that the other side of the cable is attached to the correct port on your PSU If you are using a mechanical drive either a platter HDD or an optical drive you should hear the motor spin up when...

Page 138: ...device then the motherboard is likely the issue If one or more of the cables test bad with a different device then replacing the cable s should resolve the issue M 2 devices have a bit less to test d...

Page 139: ...d initialize Make sure the plug is fully seated and also make sure that the tab on the socket and the release on the power connector are on the same side If the connectors do not line up then you have...

Page 140: ...an power down and install the rest of the memory to retest System does not POST and POST code indicator reads d7 If the motherboard cannot detect a Keyboard the system will fail to POST with a d7 POST...

Page 141: ...rd including the minimum required BIOS revision for compatibility at http www evga com support motherboard BIOS updates are cumulative so they will always support products from the previous version ex...

Page 142: ...p indicating that a password is required to boot If you incorrectly enter your BIOS password when prompted by the BIOS you will receive one beep 4 Beeps This is an error relating to some small recover...

Page 143: ...t The LED is extremely useful during troubleshooting situations This Debug LED will display a series of hexadecimal 0 F codes during the POST and will display current CPU socket temperatures after the...

Page 144: ...ter entering Windows the Debug LED is showing your CPU temperature and is NOT reporting errors AMI POST Codes 1 Power on Reset type detection soft hard 2 AP initialization before microcode loading 3 N...

Page 145: ...post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization 35 CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 36 CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM i...

Page 146: ...aded F5 F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes F8 Recovery PPI is not available F9 Recovery capsule is not found FA Invalid recovery capsule FB FF Reserved for future AMI error codes 60 DXE Core is...

Page 147: ...ources 97 Console Output devices connect 98 Console input devices connect 99 Super IO Initialization 9A USB initialization is started 9B USB Reset 9C USB Detect 9D USB Enable 9E 9F Reserved for future...

Page 148: ...AM final configuration C0 CF OEM BDS initialization codes D0 CPU initialization error D1 North Bridge initialization error D2 South Bridge initialization error D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols a...

Page 149: ...Central Processing Unit DC Direct Current DDR Double Data Rate DIMM Dual In line Memory Module DMI Direct Memory Interface DP Display Port DRAM Dynamic random access memory DVI Digital Video Interface...

Page 150: ...Nitrogen Cooling MAC Media Access Control M 2 A card bus based standard commonly used for VERY fast SSD s and WiFi MCP Media and Communications Processor Intel ME Intel Management Engine MHz Megahertz...

Page 151: ...Technology Attachment SAS Serial Attached SCSI SB Southbridge SCSI Small Computer System Interface SFR Split Frame Rendering SLI Scalable Link Interface SPD Serial Presence Detect S PDIF Sony Philips...

Page 152: ...gy Equipment EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Trademark Copyright Information 2001 2017 EVGA Corp EVGA the EVGA logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of EVGA Corp All brand names company names ser...

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