Asus PRIME Z690-P D4 [3/66] Chapter 3 bios and raid support

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Contents

Safety information ...................................................................................................... iv

About this guide .......................................................................................................... v

PRIME Z690-P D4 specifications summary ............................................................. vi

Package contents ........................................................................................................ x

Installation tools and components ........................................................................... xi

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.1 Before you proceed ................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Motherboard layout....................................................................................1-2

Chapter 2: Basic Installation

2.1 Building your PC system...........................................................................2-1

2.1.1 CPU installation...........................................................................2-1

2.1.2 Cooling system installation..........................................................2-3

2.1.3 DIMM installation.........................................................................2-6

2.1.4 M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-7

2.1.5 Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-9

2.1.6 ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-11

2.1.7 SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-12

2.1.8 Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-13

2.1.9 Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-14

2.2 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-16

2.2.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-16

2.2.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-17

2.3 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-20

2.4 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-20

Chapter 3: BIOS and RAID Support

3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1

3.2 BIOS Setup program .................................................................................. 3-2

3.3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ........................................................................................ 3-3

3.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3............................................................................3-4

3.5 RAID configurations .................................................................................. 3-5

Appendix

Notices .................................................................................................................... A-1

Warranty ................................................................................................................... A-8

ASUS contact information .................................................................................... A-10

Service and Support ............................................................................................. A-10