User Manual

ROG Z790 Series (Intel
®
14
th
) BIOS Manual
3
Contents
1. Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................... 5
2. BIOS setup program ..................................................................................... 6
2.1 Advanced Mode ............................................................................. 7
2.2 EZ Mode....................................................................................... 11
2.3 Qfan Control ................................................................................. 12
2.4 AI OC Guide ................................................................................. 14
3. My Favorites ................................................................................................ 15
4. Main menu ................................................................................................... 17
5. Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................. 19
6. Advanced menu .......................................................................................... 64
6.1 Platform Misc Configuration ......................................................... 65
6.2 CPU Configuration ....................................................................... 66
6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration ................................................ 70
6.4 PCH Configuration ....................................................................... 72
6.5 PCH Storage Configuration.......................................................... 73
6.6 PCH-FW Configuration ................................................................ 74
6.7 Thermal Configuration.................................................................. 74
6.8 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration .................................................... 76
6.9 Trusted Computing....................................................................... 78
6.10 UEFI Variables Protection ............................................................ 79
6.11 PCI Subsystem Settings .............................................................. 79
6.12 USB Configuration ....................................................................... 80
6.13 Network Stack Configuration........................................................ 81
6.14 NVMe Configuration ..................................................................... 82
6.15 HDD/SSD SMART Information .................................................... 82
6.16 APM Configuration ....................................................................... 83
6.17 Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................... 84
6.18 Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology .............................................. 86
7. Monitor menu .............................................................................................. 87
8. Boot menu ................................................................................................... 96
9. Tool menu .................................................................................................. 102
9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................. 103
9.2 ASUS Secure Erase................................................................... 103
9.3 ASUS User Profile...................................................................... 104
9.4 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................. 105
9.5 MemTest86 ................................................................................ 105
9.6 ASUS MyHotkey ........................................................................ 106
9.7 ASUS Armoury Crate ................................................................. 106
9.8 MyASUS..................................................................................... 107