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- Page 1 ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.6.14 HDD/SSD SMART Information ............ 50 Monitor menu ....................51 Boot menu ....................56 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... -
Page 4: Knowing Bios
BIOS Setup Knowing BIOS The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that goes beyond the traditional keyboard- only BIOS controls to enable a more flexible and convenient mouse input. You can easily navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness as your operating system. -
Page 5: Bios Setup Program
You can change modes from Setup Mode in Boot menu or by pressing the <F7> hotkey. The BIOS settings and options for each motherboard may differ slightly with the options in this manual. Please refer to the BIOS of your motherboard for the settings and options. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 6: Advanced Mode
Scroll bar Menu bar Language MyFavorite(F3) Qfan Control(F6) Search(F9) AURA ON/OFF General help Last modified settings Go back to EZ Mode Submenu items Hot keys Menu items Displays a quick overview of the system status ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 7 Refer to section QFan Control for more information. Search (F9) This button allows you to search for BIOS items by entering its name, enter the item name to find the related item listing. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 8 A configurable field is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a field, select it and press <Enter> to display a list of options. Last Modified button This button shows the items that you last modified and saved in BIOS Setup. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
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Page 9: Ez Mode
Click to go to Advanced mode Click to display boot devices Selects the boot device priority The boot device options vary depending on the devices you installed to the system. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 10: Qfan Control
PWM Mode Select a profile to Click to apply the fan setting apply to your fans Click to undo the Click to go back to main menu changes Select to manually configure your fans ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 11 Select the fan that you want to configure and to view its current status. Click and drag the speed points to adjust the fans’ operating speed. Click Apply to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
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Page 12: My Favorites
My Favorites My Favorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access your favorite BIOS items. You can personalize this screen by adding or removing items. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 13 Configuration items such as Memory SPD Information, system time and date. Click Exit (ESC) or press <Esc> key to close Setup Tree Map screen. Go to My Favorites menu to view the saved BIOS items. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
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Page 14: Main Menu
The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings. Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 15 To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user password, but leave other fields blank then select OK to continue. After you clear the password, the User Password item on top of the screen shows [Not Installed]. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
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Page 16: Ai Tweaker Menu
Be cautious when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. The configuration options for this section vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you installed on the motherboard. Scroll down to display other BIOS items. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 17 Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Auto - Lets BIOS Optimize] This item allows you to use ASUS optimized core ratio Turbo settings at default processor speeds. [Disabled - Enforce All limits] This item allows you to use Intel default Turbo core ratio settings.
- Page 18 4-core ratio limit that must be higher than or equal to the 5-core ratio limit. If you assign a value for 4-Core Ratio Limit, do not set the 1-Core Ratio Limit, 2-Core Ratio Limit, and 3-Core Ratio Limit to [Auto]. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 19 DRAM RAS# to RAS# Delay L Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [15] DRAM RAS# to RAS# Delay S Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [15] DRAM REF Cycle Time Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [1023] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 20 DRAM CLOCK] [240 DRAM CLOCK] [255 DRAM CLOCK] ODT RTT PARK (CHB) Configuration options: [Auto] [0 DRAM CLOCK] [34 DRAM CLOCK] [40 DRAM CLOCK] [48 DRAM CLOCK] [60 DRAM CLOCK] [80 DRAM CLOCK] [120 DRAM CLOCK] [240 DRAM CLOCK] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 21 Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] Cmd Falling Slope Offset Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [1] Ctl Falling Slope Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] Ctl Falling Slope Offset Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [1] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 22 Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] DRAM IOL (CHB DIMM0 Rank1) Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] DRAM IOL (CHB DIMM1 Rank0) Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] DRAM IOL (CHB DIMM1 Rank1) Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [15] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 23 Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] Write Timing Centering 1D Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Write Voltage Centering 1D Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Read Timing Centering 1D Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Dimm ODT Training* Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 24 The following item appears only when Margin Check Limit is set to [L2] or [Both]. Margin Limit Check L2 L2 check threshold is scale of L1 check. Configuration options: [1] - [300] Memory Test Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 25 Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [63] tRDRD_dr Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [63] tRDRD_dd Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [63] tRDWR_dr Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [63] tRDWR_dd Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [63] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 26 Configuration options: [Enable Both DIMMS] [Disable DIMM0] [Disable DIMM1] [Disable Both DIMMS] Channel B DIMM Control Allows you to enable or disable the Channel B DIMM slots. Configuration options: [Enable Both DIMMS] [Disable DIMM0] [Disable DIMM1] [Disable Both DIMMS] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 27 Configuration options: [Auto] [1] - [255] Training Profile Allows you to select the DIMM training profile. Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard Profile] [ASUS User Profile] DLLBwEn Select values 2 to 4 for best memory overclocking. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [7] Legacy Mode This item allows you to enable or disable to workaround issues in Legacy Mode.
- Page 28 This item allows you to set the power phase control of the CPU. Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Extreme] DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this item to [Extreme]. The thermal conditions should be monitored. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 29 Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Extreme] DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this item to [Extreme]. The thermal conditions should be monitored. Boot Voltages CPU Core/Cache Boot Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [0.600] - [1.700] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 30 10msec when power consumption exceeds power limit 2. ASUS motherboards are engineered to support this duration for a longer time as required to facilitate overclocking. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.
- Page 31 Configuration options: [Auto] [0.900] - [1.845] Ring PLL Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [0.900] - [1.845] System Agent PLL Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [0.900] - [1.845] Memory Controller PLL Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [0.900] - [1.845] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 32 This item allows you to configure the input voltage for the CPU by the external voltage regulator. Configuration options: [Auto] [-0.635] - [0.635] DRAM Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [1.000] - [2.000] CPU VCCIO Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [0.900] - [1.800] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 33 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA DIMM0 Rank1 BL0-7 Configures the DRAM Data REF Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [63] DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA DIMM1 Rank0 BL0-7 Configures the DRAM Data REF Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] - [63] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
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Page 34: Advanced Menu
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 35: Platform Misc Configuration
This item allows you to select the PCI Express L1 Substates settings. Configuration options: [Disabled] [L1.1] [L1.1 & L1.2] PCI Express Clock Gating This item allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each root port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 36: Cpu Configuration
Limit (RATL) feature. RATL allows setting an average max thermal temperature. Temperatures within the time window can get higher than the temperature threshold but only the average is used to cause frequency clipping. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [5 ms] - [448 sec] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 37 Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology This item allows you to disable or enable Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology support. When enabled, CPPC v2 interface allows hardware controlled P-states. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 38 This item allows you to set the C-state limit for the CPU package. Configuration options: [C0/C1] [C2] [C3] [C6] [C7] [C7s] [C8] [C9] [C10] [CPU Default] [Auto] Thermal Monitor This item allows you to enable or disable the Thermal Monitor. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
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Page 39: System Agent (Sa) Configuration
This item allows you to select the DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device. Configuration options: [32M] - [1024M] RC6(Render Standby) This item allows you to enable render standby support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 40: Pch Configuration
PCI Express Configuration This item allows you to configure the PCI Express slots. PCIe Speed This item allows your system to automatically select the PCI Express port speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 41: Pch Storage Configuration
Aggressive LPM support This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving conditions. When disabled, the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 42: Pch-Fw Configuration
SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 1.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration This item allows you to configure the firmware TPM. This item allows you to enable or disable PTT in SkuMgr. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 43: Thunderbolt(Tm) Configuration
When this item is set to [Enabled], BIOS generates software SMI to assign resource to TBT devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI Notify on TBT Hot-plug When this item is set to [Enabled], BIOS generates ACPI Notify. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 44 This item allows you to select the TBT Root Port Type. Configuration options: [PCH Root Port] [PEG Root Port] TBT Host Router This item allows you to enable host router based on ports available. Configuration options: [One Port] [Two Port] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
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Page 45: Pci Subsystem Settings
[Disabled] No OS native support. 1.6.8 PCI Subsystem Settings SR-IOV Support This option enables or disables Single Root IO Virtualization Support if the system has SR- IOV capable PCIe devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 46: Usb Configuration
USB Single Port Control This item allows you to enable or disable the individual USB ports. Refer to section Motherboard layout and Rear I/O connection in your motherboard’s user manual for the location of the USB ports. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 47: Network Stack Configuration
Ipv4/Ipv6 PXE Support This item allows you to enable or disable the Ipv4/Ipv6 PXE wake event. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 1.6.11 NVMe Configuration This menu displays the NVMe controller and Drive information of the connected devices. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 48: Onboard Devices Configuration
All LEDs (Aura and Functional) will be disabled. [Aura Only]: Aura LEDs will be enabled and functional LEDs will be disabled. [Aura Off]: Aura LEDs will be disabled, however functional LEDs will still be enabled. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 49: Apm Configuration
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled (S4+S5)] [Enabled (S5)] Power On By PCI-E This item allows you to enable or disable the Wake-on-LAN function of the onboard LAN controller or other installed PCI-E LAN cards. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 50: Hdd/Ssd Smart Information
RTC alarm date. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 1.6.14 HDD/SSD SMART Information This menu displays the SMART information of the connected devices. NVM Express devices do not support SMART information. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 51: Monitor Menu
CPU Core Voltage, 12V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 3.3V Voltage [x.xxxx V] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. Select [Ignore] if you do not want to detect this item. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 52 When you enable this function, AI Cooling function will try to lower fan speed to decrease fan noise without compromising current performance. You can keep track of fan performance via the ASUS Fan Xpert software with a blue dot in the Fan curve chart.
- Page 53 The assigned fan will be controlled according to the selected temperature source. Configuration options: [CPU] [MotherBoard] [Chipset] [T_Sensor] [Multiple Sources] For Multiple Sources, select up to three temperature sources and the fan will automatically change based on the highest temperature. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 54 Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the minimum Chassis fan 1-2 duty cycle. When the temperature source is under the limit, the Chassis fan 1-2 will operate at the minimum duty cycle. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 55 When the CPU temperature is under the limit, the AIO PUMP will operate at the minimum duty cycle. Chassis Intrusion Detection Support Set this item to [Enabled] to enable the chassis intrusion detection function. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
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Page 56: Boot Menu
Configuration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI only] Boot from Storage Devices This item allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want to launch. Configuration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI only] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... - Page 57 This item allows you to delete the PK from your system. Once the PK is deleted, all the system’s Secure Boot keys will not be active. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] The PK file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 58 The dbx (Revoked Signature database) lists the forbidden images of db items that are no longer trusted and cannot be loaded. Save to file This item allows you to save the dbx to a USB storage device. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 59 Configuration options: [0 sec] – [10 sec] This feature only works when set under normal boot. Boot up NumLock State This item allows you to enable or disable keyboard NumLock during the system boot. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual...
- Page 60 ® ® supported). • To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when ASUS Logo appears. Boot Override These item displays the available devices. The number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Click an item to start booting from the selected device.
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Page 61: Tool Menu
1.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility This item allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 3. When you press <Enter>, a confirmation message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press <Enter> to confirm your choice. -
Page 62: Secure Erase
Locked. SSDs might be locked if the Secure Erase process is either incomplete or was stopped. This may be due to a third party software that uses a different password defined by ASUS. You have to unlock the SSD in the software before proceeding with Secure Erase. -
Page 63: Asus User Profile
Key in a profile number from one to eight, press <Enter>, and then select Yes. Load/Save Profile from/to USB Drive This item allows you to load or save profile from your USB drive, load and save profile to your USB drive. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 64: Asus Spd Information
Windows OS. The Armoury Crate app can help you manage and download the ® latest ROG drivers and utilities for your motherboard. Download & Install ARMOURY CRATE app Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 65: Exit Menu
<Esc>, a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to discard changes and exit. Launch EFI Shell from USB drives This option allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING BIOS Manual... -
Page 66: Updating Bios
1.11 Updating BIOS The ASUS website publishes the latest BIOS versions to provide enhancements on system stability, compatibility,and performance. However, BIOS updating is potentially risky. If there is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. -
Page 67: Asus Ez Flash 3
1.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 allows you to download and update to the latest BIOS using a USB drive. To update the BIOS: Insert the USB flash drive that contains the latest BIOS file to a USB port. -
Page 68: Asus Crashfree Bios 3
The BIOS file in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS file published on the ASUS official website. If you want to use the newer BIOS file, download the file at https://www.asus.com/support/ and save it to a USB flash drive.