User Manual

ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual

Contents

1.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................... 4

1.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................... 5

1.2.1 Advanced Mode ............................................................................. 6

1.2.2 EZ Mode......................................................................................... 9

1.2.3 QFan Control................................................................................ 10

1.3 My Favorites ................................................................................................ 12

1.4 Main menu ................................................................................................... 14

1.5 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................... 16

1.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................... 34

1.6.1 Platform Misc Configuration ......................................................... 35

1.6.2 CPU Configuration ....................................................................... 36

1.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration ................................................ 39

1.6.4 PCH Configuration ....................................................................... 40

1.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration.......................................................... 41

1.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration ................................................................ 42

1.6.7 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration .................................................... 43

1.6.8 PCI Subsystem Settings .............................................................. 45

1.6.9 USB Configuration ....................................................................... 46

1.6.10 Network Stack Configuration........................................................ 47

1.6.11 NVMe Configuration ..................................................................... 47

1.6.12 Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................... 48

1.6.13 APM Configuration ....................................................................... 49

1.6.14 HDD/SSD SMART Information .................................................... 50

1.7 Monitor menu .............................................................................................. 51

1.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................... 56

1.9 Tool menu .................................................................................................... 61

1.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................... 61

1.9.2 Secure Erase ............................................................................... 62

1.9.3 ASUS User Profile........................................................................ 63

1.9.4 ASUS SPD Information ................................................................ 64

1.9.5 ASUS Armoury Crate ................................................................... 64

1.10 Exit menu ..................................................................................................... 65

1.11 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................. 66

1.11.1 EZ Update .................................................................................... 66

1.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ......................................................................... 67

1.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ............................................................. 68