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Z490 FTW Motherboard LED reference

The EVGA Z490 FTW Motherboard has an LED to indicating power, connectivity, and

activity. Below is the location of the LED and its function.

Power / Reset Buttons

+5VSB

Onboard ARGB LED

POST LED Indicator / Monitor

CATERR_LED

Active BIOS LED

LED Component Legend

Summary of Contents for Z490 FTW

Page 1: ...EVGA Z490 FTW 122 CL E497 1 User Guide EVGA Z490 FTW Specs and Initial Installation...

Page 2: ...herboard Component Legend 11 PCIe Slot Breakdown 23 M 2 Slot Breakdown 23 Installing the CPU 24 Installing the CPU Cooling Device 25 Installing System Memory DIMMs 26 Installing the I O Shield 27 Inst...

Page 3: ...ation 139 Warranty and Overclocking 141 Troubleshooting 142 Flashing the BIOS 142 Flashing the BIOS Without a CPU 145 SSD HDD is not detected 146 System does not POST and POST code indicator reads C 1...

Page 4: ...hase power design metal reinforced PCIe slots and EVGA s latest GUI BIOS featuring OC Robot and an in BIOS stress test The EVGA Z490 FTW is the core of everything you do next Furthermore this board is...

Page 5: ...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 motherb...

Page 6: ...ate Port for flashing the BIOS without CPU Supports hot plug wake up from S3 mode USB 3 2 Gen 1 Ports 4x from Intel Z490 PCH 2x external Type A 2x internal via 1 FP header Supports transfer speeds up...

Page 7: ...unctions Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports 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 1...

Page 8: ...EVGA Z490 FTW 122 CL E497 8 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions The following accessories are included with the EVGA Z490 FTW Motherboard...

Page 9: ...e The EVGA Z490 FTW Motherboard has an LED to indicating power connectivity and activity Below is the location of the LED and its function 1 Power Reset Buttons 3 5VSB 5 Onboard ARGB LED 2 POSTLED Ind...

Page 10: ...his indicator can be configured in BIOS to display hardware monitoring information such as voltage or temperature After boot these LEDs will show either temperature or voltage depending on user config...

Page 11: ...omponent Legend The EVGA Z490 FTW Motherboard with the Intel Z490 and PCH Chipset Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors FIGURE 1 Z490 FTW Motherboard Layout For a...

Page 12: ...s 5 DDR4 Memory DIMMSlots 1 5 ARGB LED Controller Header 25 CMOS Battery 6 24 pin ATX power connector 1 6 RGB LED Controller Header 26 USB 3 2 Gen2 Header Type C 7 8 pin EPS Connector 1 7 Power Button...

Page 13: ...ub Legend Analog Audio Port Breakdown 2 2 1 Channel 4 0 4 1 Channel 5 1 Channel 7 1 Channel Blue Line In Rear Speakers Out Line In Rear Speakers Out Front Speakers Out Front Speakers Out Front Speaker...

Page 14: ...ll points Please see Page 90 for a more in depth PWM breakdown and PWM controls within BIOS UEFI These headers also support 12v DC fans However DC fan speed is based on decreasing voltage to the fan s...

Page 15: ...etimes make 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 si...

Page 16: ...VMe SSDs this standard offers substantially faster transfer speeds and seek time than SATA interface standards All M 2 devices are designed to connect via a card bus style connector secured by bolting...

Page 17: ...a software based control within Windows via EVGA ELEET X1 and supports up to 125 LEDs Please see Page 42 for header specifics and Page 137 for control options in ELEET X1 16 RGB LED Controller Header...

Page 18: ...lsius multiply by 9 5 or 1 8 and add 32 The display can be used to show additional temperatures or can be configured in tandem with all 4 digits to provide live readings for voltages or temperatures F...

Page 19: ...er LED Reset Switch and HDD LED The Power and Reset switches are Momentary Switches rather than Latching Switches which means the connection between two posts only needs a brief moment to turn on the...

Page 20: ...recommended to attach a powered USB Hub USB 3 2 Gen2 Type A found on the I O Hub shares the power limit of USB 3 2 Gen1 at 900ma 5V Note USB 3 2 Gen1 is more commonly referred to as USB 3 0 28 BIOS Sa...

Page 21: ...ound cards or USB controllers into an x16 slot Many types of cards can use various numbers of PCIe lanes similarly some applications might only use certain parts of a card e g compute apps requiring o...

Page 22: ...EVGA Z490 FTW 122 CL E497 22 Card Slots The Z490 FTW features two x16 PCIe slots one x1 PCIe slots two Socket 3 Key M M 2 110mm and one Socket 1 Key E M 2...

Page 23: ...of PE1 s 16 lanes PE3 x1 Gen2 x1 lanes PCH M 2 Slot Breakdown M 2 Lane Distribution M 2 Key M 2 110mm Top x4 o M 2 Enable Disable is set within the BIOS o This slot supports both PCIe and SATA M 2 SSD...

Page 24: ...se 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 guide was crea...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...memory 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the both module clips outward 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module perpendicular to the DIMM slot pressing straight down to seat the...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...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 29: ...n mind that when the screws are installed but not fully tightened the motherboard should have 1 2mm of movement This movement can help when mounting cards or if you have tight fits with other componen...

Page 30: ...installation of an SSD on a Socket 3 Key M 110mm slot of the Z490 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 standof...

Page 31: ...stallation 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 so...

Page 32: ...sion if the install device looks similar to the image below please remove and reseat it using the instructions above DO NOT POWER THE SYSTEM ON IF THE CONNECTOR RESEMBLES THIS PICTURE For further M 2...

Page 33: ...z 16 Core i7 10700K 8Cores HT 3 80 GHz 16 Core i7 10700F 8Cores HT 2 90 GHz 16 Core i7 10700 8Cores HT 2 90 GHz 16 Core i5 10600KF 6 Cores HT 4 10 GHz 16 Core i5 10600K 6 Cores HT 4 10 GHz 16 Core i5...

Page 34: ...1 INTEL 600P SERIES SSDPEKKW512G7 M 2 512G PCIE INTEL 600P SERIES SSDPEKKW256G7 M 2 256G PCIE INTEL 760P SERIES SSDPEKKW010T8 M 2 1TB PCIE Kingston SKC1000240G Kingston SHPM2280P2H 240G PLEXTOR PX 128...

Page 35: ...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 Samsung S...

Page 36: ...component The locations of these components can be found in the Component Legend on Pages 11 13 This section takes you through all the necessary connections on the motherboard This will include Power...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...ctor either of these 4 pin power connector are proper connectors for this port This secondary power connector is optional to provide additional power for improved overclocking Please remember to make...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...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 2 Amp 12 Volts 24 Watts...

Page 42: ...control and options over addressable RGB LED strips or devices connected to this header compared to a standard 12V RGB Header This header supports up to a maximum of 2 Amps 5 Volts 10 Watts or up to...

Page 43: ...22 CL E497 43 RGB Header This header and pinout is also shared with the RGB LED header which also supports up to 2 Amps 12 Volts 24 Watts This will add control options through EVGA ELEET X1 for contro...

Page 44: ...Headers This motherboard contains USB 3 2 Gen2 and 3 2 Gen1 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis The Z490 FTW contains 1x 20pin internal header which can support 1 USB3 2 Gen2 Type...

Page 45: ...internal header connectors onboard that can be used to connect an optional external bracket or device containing up to two 2 USB 3 2 Gen1 ports Please note that these headers are often referred to as...

Page 46: ...bracket or devices containing up to four 4 USB 2 0 ports The Z490 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 47: ...Panel Audio Header Front panel audio supports HD Audio for stereo gaming headphones or 2 1 speakers and a Mic The EVGA Z490 FTW front panel audio connector supports the use of EVGA NU Audio when head...

Page 48: ...r power supply Intel SATA ports on the 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 is supported for...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...se check the troubleshooting section on Page 146 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 52: ...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 23 under...

Page 53: ...the information found in the previous step a Proceed to Step 9 when done 8 If you are using an SSD connected to the motherboard s M 2 slot re enter the BIOS UEFI and go to Advanced Onboard Device Conf...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...ERS NOT SENDING AN ALL IS WELL SIGNAL WITHIN THE EXPECTED TIMEFRAME WHICH WILL SEND THE CONTROLLER THE MESSAGE THAT THE DRIVE HAS FAILED OR DISCONNECTED If you are unsure about any of the bolded secti...

Page 56: ...Good it can greatly increase the read write speed of drives The most storage capacity friendly use of drive space compared to other array types The Bad RAID0 has no redundancy which makes it very vola...

Page 57: ...you will 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 arr...

Page 58: ...ive In the charts below you can see the effect 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 o...

Page 59: ...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 RAID controller If more than one drive fai...

Page 60: ...when the drive is replaced it is replicated by the data internal to that node RAID10 is highly scalable RAID10 always scales in two 2 drive increments starting with a minimum of four 4 drives This mo...

Page 61: ...failed However every node regardless of the number of total nodes can suffer one internal failure with no adverse effects P DRIVE1 P DRIVE2 P DRIVE3 P DRIVE4 P DRIVE1 P DRIVE2 P DRIVE3 P DRIVE4 P DATA...

Page 62: ...ay RAID10 can scale indefinitely provided the controller supports more drives Every pair of drives adds an additional mirrored node which increases the theoretical number of failures the array can suf...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...in 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...

Page 65: ...ds 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 back...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...possible on this motherboard Configuring the Array Please note that this section was configured with an earlier version of the EVGA GUI BIOS The current GUI BIOS may look different but will follow a s...

Page 68: ...on Page 146 Once RAID is enabled and all devices are detected press F10 to save and exit Upon reboot repeatedly press Delete to reenter the BIOS Once in the BIOS go back to the Advanced tab where you...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...something similar based on the array type and drives used At this point the array is ready to use If your array will be your boot drive the operating system will normally detect the array and see it...

Page 72: ...ata is still intact but your fault tolerance is reduced Highlight the degraded array with your mouse or navigate to it with your keyboard and select it to bring you into the array screen see image on...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...EVGA Z490 FTW 122 CL E497 77...

Page 78: ...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 85 for Disk Managem...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...EVGA Z490 FTW 122 CL E497 83 Select the drive you wish to use for the repair and click the Rebuild button...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...FAN PWM DC 2x SYS FAN PWM DC and an AUX FAN PWM DC You can locate each header on Pages 11 and 12 component numbers 3 and 4 To configure the fans in BIOS UEFI first power on restart the PC During the...

Page 91: ...e CPU fans you will see the five 5 PWM DC fans SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 CHA_FAN PWR_FAN and AUX_FAN The fan controller will automatically detect and set the fan to either PWM or DC Alternatively the PWM DC f...

Page 92: ...in the system The exception is when you have 128GB of heavily overclocked RAM which may cause PWM temps to be a concern If this is a concern set the fan control to the PWM temp Once you ve set the Fan...

Page 93: ...VGA hardcodes into the BIOS called Hysteresis Hysteresis builds in a buffer to control fan speed behavior This feature prevents a constant ramp up down from happening when your system sits exactly at...

Page 94: ...0 Ti GTX 980 etc have the same memory type GDDR6 GDDR5X etc volume 11GB 8GB etc and datapath width 128bit 256bit 384bit etc SLI also requires a motherboard that supports SLI and an SLI or NVLink bridg...

Page 95: ...ge your cards should look similar to either picture below 2 After the cards are installed have power connected and the SLI NVLink bridge is attached boot into Windows The graphics driver will normally...

Page 96: ...that both cards are detected and functioning without system errors from Windows Device manager Right click on the Start menu and select Device Manager Under Display Adapters you should see the type a...

Page 97: ...t the bottom Before you can enable SLI the NCP may ask you to close certain programs and processes you cannot continue further until this is completed At this point the display may go black a few time...

Page 98: ...spiking 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...

Page 99: ...s that are available in the software To begin use the drivers on the included USB flash drive or download the current Realtek drivers from https www evga com support download Once downloaded right cli...

Page 100: ...Sound 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 yo...

Page 101: ...ponent number 11 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 102: ...ust 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 pl...

Page 103: ...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 104: ...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 105: ...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 106: ...er 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 availabl...

Page 107: ...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 108: ...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 voic...

Page 109: ...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 110: ...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 111: ...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 112: ...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 113: ...you 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 transparen...

Page 114: ...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 115: ...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 116: ...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 117: ...channel audio and stereo audio out of the rear I O panel is not available through the NU Audio GUI If you wish to use 4 0 5 1 7 1 channel or stereo output via the rear panel I O you must use the outpu...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...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 120: ...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 121: ...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 122: ...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 123: ...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 124: ...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 125: ...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 126: ...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 127: ...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 128: ...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 129: ...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 130: ...The left hand side of the display contains system information about your motherboard including the CPU per core CPU clock speed voltage temperature and memory information This information is displayed...

Page 131: ...requires you to set both a Target Voltage and an Offset Voltage Start by setting your Target Voltage which represents the voltage necessary to run stable or close to it even under load One way to dete...

Page 132: ...nents are manufactured by different brands i e RAM and CPU which may have different policies towards overclocking When your changes are complete click Apply to accept and apply the new settings or cli...

Page 133: ...l Time Memory overclocking on the Z490 FTW although this function is limited and determined by the installed processor In other words not all processors will be able to adjust memory timings on this p...

Page 134: ...mically Temperatures and voltages are measured at fixed intervals which can often make the readings appear to jump back and forth Furthermore voltages on modern motherboards often closely respond to c...

Page 135: ...m tab provides more detailed information on the motherboard CPU and memory Here you can find the motherboard specs and BIOS date and version Additional CPU details are provided including the Stepping...

Page 136: ...EVGA Z490 FTW 122 CL E497 136 Lastly additional memory information is available for secondary memory timings as well as the type and number of channels being used...

Page 137: ...ifferent modes patterns of lighting based on the header type and the number of LEDs connected through the ARGB header The LED lighting can be synched together by enabling the link button located to th...

Page 138: ...heck for new updates This has been the ELEET X1 utility overview which should give you a solid start to understanding and using the ELEET X1 software suite EVGA ELEET X1 is still undergoing final test...

Page 139: ...drivers and additional software The USB flash drive that has been shipped with the EVGA Z490 FTW Motherboard contains the following software and drivers Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers EVGA NU Audio Dr...

Page 140: ...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 Z490 FTW manual is available throug...

Page 141: ...d 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 the...

Page 142: ...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 143: ...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 144: ...nstalled folders In the root of the flash drive you should notice a file named EVGAE497 or EVGAE497 bin We highly recommend that you make a backup of this file in case you discover an issue with the n...

Page 145: ...n state section to prepare the flash drive Once the latest BIOS is placed in the root folder and renamed EVGAE497 bin you are ready to proceed with the BIOS update In order to flash the BIOS without p...

Page 146: ...he drive 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...

Page 147: ...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 due to their connection that pro...

Page 148: ...is the main power for the CPU and without power from the PSU the system cannot fully power on and initialize Make sure the plug is fully seated and also make sure that the tab on the socket and the re...

Page 149: ...to boot up When you see the EVGA Z490 FTW screen press Del to enter BIOS set the XMP instructions are covered in first boot section on Page 50 press F10 to save and exit which will reboot the system...

Page 150: ...officially supported CPUs and System RAM for your motherboard including the minimum required BIOS revision for compatibility at https www evga com support motherboard BIOS updates are cumulative so th...

Page 151: ...erature sensors Temp PCH displays PCH temperature sensors Volt VCore displays CPU VCORE after BIOS POST completion Volt Memory displays DIMM voltage for slots 0 1 2 after BIOS POST completion Volt VSA...

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Page 153: ...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 154: ...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 155: ...ows the Debug LED is showing temperature or voltage information and is NOT reporting errors AMI POST Codes 1 Power on Reset type detection soft hard 2 AP initialization before microcode loading 3 Nort...

Page 156: ...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 157: ...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 158: ...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 159: ...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 160: ...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 161: ...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 162: ...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 163: ...gy Equipment EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Trademark Copyright Information 2001 2020 EVGA Corp EVGA the EVGA logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of EVGA Corp All brand names company names ser...

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