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Z370 AORUS Ultra

Gaming

User's Manual

Rev. 1002

12ME-Z37AULG-1002R

Summary of Contents for Z370 AORUS Gaming 7

Page 1: ...the packaging materials of this product are recyclable and reusable GIGABYTE works with you to protect the environment For more product details please visit GIGABYTE s website Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME Z37AULG 1002R ...

Page 2: ...out GIGABYTE s prior written permission For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product 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 http www gigabyte com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For examp...

Page 3: ...pansion Card 11 1 6 Setting up AMD CrossFire NVIDIA SLI Coniguration 11 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 12 1 8 Internal Connectors 14 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 23 2 1 Startup Screen 23 2 2 M I T 24 2 3 System 30 2 4 BIOS 31 2 5 Peripherals 34 2 6 Chipset 37 2 7 Power 38 2 8 Save Exit 40 Chapter 3 Appendix 41 3 1 Coniguring a RAID Set 41 3 2 Installing an Intel Optane Memory 43 3 3 Drivers Installation 45 Reg...

Page 4: ...uick Installation Guide KB_MS_USB30 DVI HDMI R_USB30 TYPEC USB31 USB_LAN LGA1151 ATX AUDIO DDR4_4 DDR4_2 DDR4_3 DDR4_1 ATX_12V_2X4 Intel Z370 CLR_CMOS THB_C M_BIOS B_BIOS PCIEX1_1 PCIEX8 PCIEX4 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 F_USB30 F_USB30C SYS_FAN3_PUMP M2Q_32G M2A_32G CODEC Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming F_PANEL F_USB1 F_USB2 TPM LED_C1 DLED_V_SW1 SPDIF_O F_AUDIO SYS_FAN2A SYS_FAN2B D_LED1 SYS_FAN1 CPU_FAN...

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: ...x HDMI port supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 30 Hz Support for HDMI 1 4 version and HDCP 2 2 Maximum shared memory of 1 GB Audio Realtek ALC1220 codec High Deinition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out LAN Intel GbE LAN chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 PCIEX16 For optimum performance if only one PCI Express graphics card is to b...

Page 7: ...B 3 1 Gen 1 ports 4 ports on the back panel 2 ports available through the internal USB header 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 ports on the back panel 4 ports available through the internal USB headers Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x system fan water cooling pump header 2...

Page 8: ...fail warning Fan speed control Whether the fan pump speed control function is supported will depend on the fan pump you install BIOS 2 x 128 Mbit lash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS PnP 1 0a DMI 2 7 WfM 2 0 SM BIOS 2 7 ACPI 5 0 Unique Features Support for APP Center Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model Supported functions of each application may al...

Page 9: ...t Form Factor ATX Form Factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product speciications and product related information without prior notice Please visit GIGABYTE s website for support lists of CPU memory modules SSDs and M 2 devices Please visit the Support Utility List page on GIGABYTE s website to download the latest version of apps 9 ...

Page 10: ...commended 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 11: ...rted motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver CrossFire SLI ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver For the latest GPUs that support the 3 way CrossFire technology please refer to the AMD website Note 1 CrossFire Note 2 SLI bridge connectors A power supply with suficient power is recommended Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the...

Page 12: ...SB 3 1 Gen 1 port supports the USB 3 1 Gen 1 speciication and is compatible to the USB 2 0 speciication Use this port for USB devices HDMI Port The HDMI port supports HDCP 2 2 and Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio formats It also supports up to 192KHz 16bit 8 channel LPCM audio output You can use this port to connect your HDMI supported monitor The maximum supported resolution is 4096x2160 30 H...

Page 13: ...jack actual effects may vary by the device being used Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio coniguration Mic In Pink The Mic in jack To enable or conigure the audio amplifying function for the Line out jack please access the HD Audio Manager application If you want to install a Side Speaker you need to ...

Page 14: ...es 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_2X4 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN1 2A 2B 5 SYS_FAN3_PUMP 6 CPU_OPT 7 LED_C1 LED_C2 8 D_LED1 D_LED2 9 DLED_V_SW1 DLED_V_SW2 10 SATA3 0 1 2 3 4 5 11 M2Q_32G M2A_32G 12 F_PANEL 13 F_AUDIO 14 SPDIF_O 15 F_USB30C 16 F_USB30 17 F_USB1 F_USB2 18...

Page 15: ...9 GND 8 Power Good 20 NC 9 5VSB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Only for 2x12 pinATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pinATX ATX_12V_2X4 Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition 1 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V 5 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 2 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V 6 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 3 GND 7 12V 4 GND 8 12V 3 4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN1 2A 2B Fan Headers All fa...

Page 16: ...connector wire is the ground wire The speed control function requires the use of a fan with fan speed control design 1 7 LED_C1 LED_C2 RGB RGBW LED Strip Headers The headers can be used to connect a standard 5050 RGB RGBW LED strip 12V G R B W with maximum power rating of 2A 12V and maximum length of 2m Pin No Deinition 1 12V 2 G 3 R 4 B 5 W Before installing the devices be sure to turn off the de...

Page 17: ...he devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices Connect your digital LED strip to the header There are 12V and 5V digital LED strips Be sure to verify the voltage requirements of your digital LED strips and set the DLED_V_SW1 and DLED_V_SW2 jumpers accordingly The power pin marked with a triangle on the plug of the LED strip must be connect...

Page 18: ... 0 connector Refer to the following table for details 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...

Page 19: ... 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 the ...

Page 20: ...ype C port with USB 3 1 Gen 1 support The header conforms to USB 3 1 Gen 1 speciication and can provide one USB port Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition 1 VBUS 8 CC1 15 RX2 2 TX1 9 SBU1 16 RX2 3 TX1 10 SBU2 17 GND 4 GND 11 VBUS 18 D 5 RX1 12 TX2 19 D 6 RX1 13 TX2 20 CC2 7 VBUS 14 GND Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition 1 VBUS 8 D1 15 SSTX2 2 SSRX1 9 D1 16 GND 3 SSRX1 ...

Page 21: ... 2 Power 5V 7 GND 3 USB DX 8 GND 4 USB DY 9 No Pin 5 USB DX 10 NC Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB 2 0 1 1 header Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket 10 9 2 1 Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition 1 LAD0 7 LAD3 2 VCC3 8 GND 3 LAD1 9 LFRAME 4 No Pin 10 NC 5 ...

Page 22: ... and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Damage to your devices may occur if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the n...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...tant It is highly recommended 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 CP...

Page 25: ... Allows you to set a current limit for CPU Turbo mode When the CPU current exceeds the speciied current limit the CPU will automatically reduce the core frequency in order to reduce the current Auto sets the power limit according to the CPU speciications Default Auto Turbo Per Core Limit Control Note Allows you to control each CPU core limit separately Default Auto No of CPU Cores Enabled Note All...

Page 26: ... the C state limit for the processor Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto CPU Thermal Monitor Note Enables or disables Intel Thermal Monitor function a CPU overheating protection function When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto Ring to Core offset Do...

Page 27: ...e 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 to clear the CMOS values Enable Fast Boot Skip memory detection and training in some speciic criteria for faster...

Page 28: ...vel 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 VAXG Loadline Calibration Allows you to conigure Load Line Calibration for the CPU VAXG voltage Selecting a higher level keeps the CPU VAXG voltage more consistent with what is set in BIOS ...

Page 29: ... 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 Pump Control Mode Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of fan pump installed and sets the optimal control mode Default Voltage Voltage mode is recommended for a 3 pin fan pump PWM PWM m...

Page 30: ... 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 31: ...es 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 7 64 bit select the optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64 bit installation disk and...

Page 32: ...nigurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled This 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 po...

Page 33: ...when entering BIOS Setup Differing from the user password the administrator 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 sys...

Page 34: ...led if more than one advanced graphics card are installed and their drivers are not able to be launched when entering the operating system because of the limited 4 GB memory address space Default Disabled RGB Fusion Allows you to set the LED lighting mode for the motherboard Off Disables this function Pulse Mode All LEDs simultaneously fade in and fade out Color Cycle All LEDs simultaneously cycle...

Page 35: ...roller Coniguration Displays information on your M 2 PCIe SSD if installed Trusted Computing Enables or disables Trusted Platform Module TPM Intel R Bios Guard Technology Enables or disables the Intel BIOS Guard feature which protects the BIOS from malicious attacks Network Stack Coniguration Network Stack Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS such as installing t...

Page 36: ... controllers Default Enabled SATA Mode Selection Enables or disables RAID for the SATAcontrollers integrated in the Chipset or conigures the SATAcontrollers 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 ...

Page 37: ...rty add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled PCH LAN Controller Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled Wake on LAN Enable Enables or disables the wake on LAN function Default Enabled High Precision Timer Enables or disables Hi...

Page 38: ...conigurable only when Platform Power Management is set to Enabled Default Enabled 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 P...

Page 39: ...s will become unavailable Resume byAlarm PME event wake up power on by mouse power on by keyboard and wake on LAN Soft Off by PWR BTTN Conigures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button Instant Off Press the power button and 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 powe...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...etup 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 set up a RAID set either with an M 2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive Note 2 Refer to 1 8 Internal Connectors for the installation notices for the M 2 and SATA connectors C 1 Using EZ RAID GIGABYTE motherboards provide you with the EZ RAID feature allowing you to quick...

Page 42: ...pted to conirm whether to create this volume press Y to conirm or N to cancel 6 When completed you can see detailed information aboutthe RAIDarray in theDISK VOLUMEINFORMATION 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 C...

Page 43: ...accelerate an existing RAID array the accelerated hard drive SSD cannot be included in a RAID array 4 The hard drive SSD to be accelerated must be a SATAhard drive or M 2 SATASSD and must have Windows 10 64 bit or later version installed on it Must be formatted for GPT partition 5 The motherboard driver disk Installation Guidelines A 1 Installation in AHCI mode If the SATA controller has been coni...

Page 44: ...Storage Technology utility from the Start menu and then enable Intel Optane Memory on the Intel Optane Memory screen 4 If you install more than one Optane memory please select which one you are going to use 5 Follow the on screen instruction to continue the installation and then restart the system when completed An Optane memory cannot be used to accelerate an M 2 PCIe SSD If more than one Optane ...

Page 45: ...ble 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 Please visit GIGABYTE s website for more software infor...

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