Z490 GAMING X AX (rev. 1.0)

Intel® Z490 Chipset
 
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Driver OS：
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Utility OS：
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    • Audio
      Audio
      Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Realtek HD Audio Driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [6.0.9225.1]
      35,58 MB
      Oct 05, 2021
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      Realtek HD Audio Driver
      (Note) Win10 ver.20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [6.0.9126.1]
      17,62 MB
      Mar 19, 2021
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      Realtek HD Audio Driver
      (Note) Win10 ver.20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [6.0.9075.1]
      18,19 MB
      Dec 23, 2020
      Download
      Realtek HD Audio Driver
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [6.0.9034.1]
      17,24 MB
      Oct 29, 2020
      Download
    • Chipset
      Chipset
      Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Intel Management Engine Firmware

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [2120.100.0.1085]
      219,27 MB
      Oct 18, 2022
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      Intel Serial I/O driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [30.100.2132.2]
      2,18 MB
      Oct 18, 2021
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      Intel Management Engine Firmware

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [14.1.60.1790]
      331,01 MB
      Oct 15, 2021
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      Intel INF installation

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [10.1.18836.8283]
      4,04 MB
      Oct 06, 2021
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      Intel Serial I/O driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [30.100.2132.2]
      2,65 MB
      Oct 06, 2021
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      Intel Management Engine Firmware
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [2102.100.0.1044]
      228,78 MB
      Mar 19, 2021
      Download
      Intel Management Engine Firmware
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [2044.12.0.6213]
      205,59 MB
      Feb 25, 2021
      Download
      Intel INF installation
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [10.1.18634.8254]
      2,73 MB
      Jan 25, 2021
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      Intel Serial I/O driver
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [30.100.2020.7]
      1,58 MB
      Jun 16, 2020
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      Intel INF installation
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [10.1.18383.8213]
      2,59 MB
      Jun 16, 2020
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      Intel Serial I/O driver

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [30.100.1947.3]
      1,58 MB
      May 08, 2020
      Download
      Intel INF installation

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [10.1.18295.8201]
      2,63 MB
      May 08, 2020
      Download
    • LAN
      LAN
      Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Intel LAN Driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [26.2]
      74,49 MB
      May 06, 2022
      Download
    • SATA RAID
      SATA RAID
      Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [18.7.0.1002]
      8,88 MB
      Oct 18, 2022
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      Intel SATA Preinstall driver (For AHCI / RAID Mode)
      (Note) Windows setup to read from USB thumb drive.

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [18.6.1.1016.1]
      3,74 MB
      Oct 07, 2021
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      Intel Rapid Storage Technology
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [18.31.6.1039]
      8,63 MB
      Apr 12, 2021
      Download
      Intel SATA Preinstall driver
      (For AHCI / RAID Mode)
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.
      (Note) Windows setup to read from USB thumb drive.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [18.1.2.1034]
      6,89 MB
      Jan 28, 2021
      Download
      Intel Rapid Storage Technology
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [18.1.2.1034]
      8,54 MB
      Jan 25, 2021
      Download
      Intel SATA Preinstall driver
      (For AHCI / RAID Mode)
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.
      (Note) Windows setup to read from USB thumb drive.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [17.9.0.1007]
      3,61 MB
      Jun 16, 2020
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      Intel Rapid Storage Technology
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [17.9.0.1007]
      5,75 MB
      Jun 16, 2020
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      Intel SATA Preinstall driver
      (For AHCI / RAID Mode)
      Note: Windows setup to read from USB thumb drive.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [17.8.0.1065]
      4,07 MB
      May 11, 2020
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      Intel Optane memory
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [17.8.0.1065]
      72,63 MB
      May 11, 2020
      Download
    • VGA
      VGA
      Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Intel Graphics Driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [30.0.101.1273]
      241,38 MB
      Oct 18, 2022
      Download
      Intel Graphic Driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [27.20.100.9805]
      525,44 MB
      Oct 13, 2021
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      Intel Graphic Driver
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [27.20.100.9316]
      241,48 MB
      Mar 19, 2021
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      Intel Graphic Driver
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [27.20.100.9127]
      234,83 MB
      Jan 22, 2021
      Download
    • WLAN+BT
      WLAN+BT
      Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Intel Bluetooth Driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [22.170.0.2]
      12,41 MB
      May 30, 2023
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      Intel WIFI driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [22.200.0.6]
      52,51 MB
      May 30, 2023
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      Intel WIFI driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [22.80.1.1]
      29,07 MB
      May 06, 2022
      Download
      Intel WIFI driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [22.70.0.6]
      82,29 MB
      Oct 06, 2021
      Download
      Intel Bluetooth Driver

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      [22.70.2.1]
      52,96 MB
      Oct 06, 2021
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      Intel WIFI driver
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [20.20.0.6]
      29,28 MB
      Jan 28, 2021
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      Intel Bluetooth Driver
      (Note) Win10 20H2 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [22.20.0.3]
      6,92 MB
      Jan 28, 2021
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      Intel WIFI driver
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [21.90.3.2]
      27,33 MB
      Jun 16, 2020
      Download
      Intel Bluetooth Driver
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [21.90.2.1]
      4,76 MB
      Jun 16, 2020
      Download
      Intel Bluetooth Driver
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [21.80.0.3]
      5,33 MB
      May 11, 2020
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      Intel WIFI driver
      (Note) Win10 ver.2004 supported.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      [21.80.0.4]
      25,01 MB
      May 11, 2020
      Download
  • BIOS(+9)
    • Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Description
      F24a
      10,19 MB
      Jun 11, 2025
      Download
      1. Checksum : 7899
      2. This BIOS update addresses critical security vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-7026, CVE-2025-7027, CVE-2025-7029) identified by BRLY.
      3. GIGABYTE strongly recommends all users update their system BIOS immediately to protect against potential security risks.
      F23
      10,17 MB
      Dec 20, 2023
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      1. Checksum : 89FA
      2. Addresses potential UEFI vulnerabilities. (LogoFAIL)
      F22
      10,17 MB
      Jun 19, 2023
      Download
      1. Checksum : 0115
      2. Addresses download assistant vulnerabilities reported by Eclypsium Research
      F22b
      10,16 MB
      Mar 14, 2023
      Download
      1. Checksum : 78E3
      2. Address blank display while system powers up with RTX3060 series graphics cards
      F21
      10,17 MB
      Nov 25, 2021
      Download
      1. Checksum : F950
      2. Major vulnerabilities updates, customers are strongly encouraged to update to this release at the earliest.
        Credits to "Assaf Carlsbad and Itai Liba from SentinelOne"
      3. Introduce capsule BIOS support starting this version.
        Customers will NOT be able to reverse to previous BIOS version due to major vulnerabilities concerns.
      F21a
      10,64 MB
      Oct 05, 2021
      Download
      1. Change default status of Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) to Enabled for addressing basic Windows 11 requirements (https://support.microsoft.com/windows/1fd5a332-360d-4f46-a1e7-ae6b0c90645c)
      *Caution! For Intel® Celeron® users, this BIOS is limited to processors with 4MB Intel® Smart Cache, Intel Celeron® G5xx5 family ONLY!
      F20
      10,52 MB
      Apr 20, 2021
      Download
      1. Update CPU microcode version 0x34
      2. Update Intel Management Engine Firmware 14.1.53.1617
      3. BIOS update to be compatible with 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors
      4. Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance
      5. Enable platform communication with Intel® Cryo Cooling Technology
      6. Improve UHD BD (4K BD) support
      *Caution! For Intel® Celeron® users, this BIOS is limited to processors with 4MB Intel® Smart Cache, Intel Celeron® G5xx5 family ONLY!
      F5c
      9,87 MB
      Dec 14, 2020
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      1. Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance
      2. Enable platform communication with Intel® Cryo Cooling Technology
      3. Improve UHD BD (4K BD) support
      4. Improve AORUS Storage Manager support for AORUS RAID SSD 2TB, convenient user operation experience
      5. Improve RGB DDR compatibility
      F3
      9,84 MB
      Jul 03, 2020
      Download
      1. 3D Gaming Performance Optimized
    • Description
      Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      RGB Fusion

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      B24.1202.1
      93,42 MB
      Dec 02, 2024
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      APP Center
      (Note) Support Intel 600 / 500 / 400 / 300 and AMD 500 / AM4 / TRX40 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
      (Note) Please install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 first before install APP Center utility.

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      B24.1105.1
      23,50 MB
      Nov 05, 2024
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      Fast Boot
      (Note) Support Intel 600 / 500 / 400 / 300 and AMD 500 / AM4 / TRX40 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
      (Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      B24.0418.1
      7,99 MB
      Apr 18, 2024
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      @BIOS
      (Note) Support Intel 600 / 500 / 400 / 300 and AMD 500 / AM4 / TRX40 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
      (Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      B24.0130.1
      13,92 MB
      Jan 30, 2024
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      Easy Tune
      (Note) Support Intel 600 / 500 / 400 / 300 and AMD 500 / 400 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
      (Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      B24.0119.1
      49,32 MB
      Jan 19, 2024
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      System Information Viewer
      (Note) Support Intel 600 / 500 / 400 / 300 and AMD 500 /400 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
      (Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.

      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      B24.0119.1
      51,80 MB
      Jan 19, 2024
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      On/Off Charge™ / On/Off Charge™ 2
      (Note) Support Intel 600 / 500 / 400 and AMD 500 / AM4 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
      (Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.

      OS: Windows 10 64bit
      B19.1119.1
      12,13 MB
      Nov 02, 2021
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      Smart Backup
      (Note) Support Intel 600 / 500 / 400 / 300 and AMD 500 / AM4 / TRX40 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
      (Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.


      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      B21.0326.1
      23,00 MB
      Nov 02, 2021
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      Game Boost
      (Note) Support Intel 600 / 500 / 400 / 300 and AMD 500 / AM4 / TRX40 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
      (Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.


      OS: Windows 11 64bit,Windows 10 64bit
      B18.0730.1
      8,52 MB
      Oct 14, 2021
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      Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

      OS: Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit
      22.9.2.3
      235,84 MB
      Jul 02, 2019
      Download
  • Support List
  • Support List(+3)
    • Name
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Description
      Memory Support List
      0,48 MB
      Sep 17, 2020
      Download
      M.2 Support List
      0,24 MB
      Sep 22, 2021
      Download
      SSD Support List
      0,22 MB
      Sep 15, 2021
      Download
  • Manual
  • Manual(+5)
    • Language
      Version
      Size
      Date
      Download
      Description
      Simplified Chinese
      1002
      12,17 MB
      Sep 18, 2020
      Download
      Traditional Chinese
      1002
      14,39 MB
      May 11, 2020
      Download
      English
      1002
      13,58 MB
      May 11, 2020
      Download
      Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
      103
      9,04 MB
      Nov 25, 2019
      Download
      Multilingual Installation Guide
      Portuguese
      6,73 MB
      Nov 24, 2019
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      Quick Installation Guide
CPU Support
FAQ
1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
Warning:
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.


Update CPU ID/Micro codes in new BIOS means?
[1] To support new series of CPUs, or [2] To support the same CPU but with new stepping. CPU support of motherboard is consist of BIOS and hardware design, detail CPU support information please see CPU support list.
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