Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS MASTER (rev. 1.1) [4/104] Table of contents

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Table of Contents

Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6

Optional Items .................................................................................................................6

TRX40 AORUS MASTER Motherboard Layout ..............................................................7

TRX40 AORUS MASTER Motherboard Block Diagram .................................................8

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9

1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9

1-2 ProductSpecications ................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler............................................................... 13

1-3-1 Installing the CPU ..................................................................................................13

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler ......................................................................................16

1-4 Installing the Memory .................................................................................... 17

1-4-1 QuadChannelMemoryConguration ...................................................................17

1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................18

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19

1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire

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/NVIDIA

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Conguration ............................. 20

1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 21

1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches, and LEDs ......................................................... 23

1-9 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 25

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................39

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 40

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41

2-3 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 43

2-4 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 44

2-5 Settings .......................................................................................................... 48

2-6 System Info. ................................................................................................... 56

2-7 Boot ................................................................................................................ 57

2-8 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 60

Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet ...............................................................................61

3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ........................................................................ 61

3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ..................... 66

Chapter 4 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................69

4-1 Drivers & Software ......................................................................................... 69

4-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 70

4-3 Information ..................................................................................................... 70