ASUS Z690 Motherboard UEFI BIOS EZ Mode Overview & Guide - 

JJ does a great job or organizing and explaining the features and functions with just the right amount of detail for me to follow along. Extremely well done, thanks for posting this series of videos.

Such an intuitive layout! Keeping the EZ mode easy, and leaving the more advanced features off the main page. I also really appreciate how each section that you ran through almost illustrates an order of operations when setting up and getting familiar with a new BIOS. Ill bet it will save a lot of people a lot of headaches!

Really clear guide, I learned so much from you. We need more like you for real!

Clear, useful and timely tutorial as I just bought that same motherboard. Would very much like to see a similar review of the advanced options.

Great video to check out before i install windows and make my pc bootable! thanks for the useful info

Update: I bought this board to run Linux. I installed Linux Mint 20.3 (based on Ubuntu 20.04) and using the Linux 5.4 kernel. The onboard WiFi worked fine but NOT Bluetooth. I just updated to Linux Mint 21, newly released, and it DOES SUPPORT the onboard Bluetooth + WiFi. Win 11 also had the drivers for WiFi + BT.

Excellent video man! Really helped me learn the bios!

Those keycaps are amazing

Thank you JJ! I wasn't able to install Windows while Intel Rapid Storage was enabled. Shut it off, and it's purring like a kitten. Side note, two IT Directors couldn't figure this out. They thought Windows was looking for the driver for my SSD. You may want to consider something to alert people this better.

Great Video!. On my case Activating XMP on an DDR5 6600 MHZ Dominator RAM made the system unusable :/ Blue Screen of Death once after the other... :/ Currently troubleshooting the issue with Corsair.. as the MemTest86 RAM test came all good.

Cloning a ssd to nmve with Marcium when completed does boot order need to be changed in bios as primary boot device ? Great vid simple and easy to understand going from an lga 775 to this was a total shock .

Very informative and well explained, thank you

how do i disable q-fan control? i have an aio and wanted to use software based fans and i wanted to disable q-fan altogether so there is no interference. any tips?

Really clear tutorial Thanks a lot !!

I watched full video Very usefully

Installed windows on my old pc setup. After completing my new build and installing my 980 m.2 with windows installed and updated the new pc will not boot into windows from it and in bios I can’t even see it in the boot order

TY, Have 2 of this board.

I have this setup but my cpu temp is at 88 degrees?! And fans are spin in high? Any idea why this is?

When I change the XMP profile to ENABLED and save, the pc reboots with just a black screen. The only way to get back the image is to reset the cmos from the back of the motherboard. Any way to overcome this?

Lets ggoooooo. Tip on the video fixed my issue thank you

I traded my xbox for a gaming pc but hooked it up to my tv but it starts up but just reads boot options top left do i need a hard drive installed or should there be a screen to choose games or like a regular pc screen would show?

ASUS BIOS is the best

Please help. I need to update the bios of Tuf z690 wifi ddr5, because I cannot boot my new build. But how do I flash the bios without having a button and having a boot or monitor signal?

What if Windows 12 doesn’t show up on the boot priority? It pops up on the information section, but I still can boot it

Hello I have some problems with Asus Z690-A. Can cause the motherboard to auto restart the computer when the table on which the computer rests is shaken? Auto restart happen when table shaken and immediately graphics crash about 10 sec and then auto restart. Best regards

Where is the video for the advanced section of the bios ?

might do this to just get virtualization for bluestacks if i gotta use bios for it

would ya pls give link to the video of advanced setting and overclocking tut for this motherboard.

Hello, I'm new to building computers and am wondering if it's okay for my CPU core voltage to fluctuate between 1.296V and 1.320v?

At 4:24 your picture cuts... its says at the storage information RAID, theb switches to nvme. I have that issue that i dont know how to do that. Any advice?

I have an m.2 that has all my windows info on it but it won’t let me choose it for boot priority. Is there a way for me to enable that?

i built a new pc and keyboard is not derected,i tried ps 2 keybosrd and still cant enter bios,thered no windows yet

Can I disable individual SATA ports with this motherboard. Thanks JJ. I just need for installing different OS independently.

Is it better to leave X.M.P. Disabled or should i enable it? I Have 16 Gigs of Ram.

Mi bios se congela cuando quiero aceptar alguna modificacion y no responde mas.

i bought the prime z690-A for a 13th gen i7 but i don't have any 12th gen to update bios nor Intel ME. Can i update first the bios, instal Windows on a HDD or other drive, then instal intel ME in Windows and then back again instal Windows on a NVME for the last time?

Why, in 3:05, appears Raid memory? I dont understand that topic. Could you explainme please?

how did you registered AIO pump mine is not N/A

I installed my new motherboard an cpu an I’m stuck in this mode idk what to do

how to identify which Intel Rapid Storage Technology do i need to download? I have this mobo with i9 12th gen cpu

How do I Disable raid on my storages. It says all my storage devices are raid

Great video

Nice job JJ

Awesome video!

How Can i configure in bios to use the onboard grahics card of motherboard?in z690-a motherboatd?

how did you take a video of your bios? in good quality?

How about 3rd party software that will let me change my 3 140mm front fans & motherboard logo lighting. I installed tha Amoury Crate software & it wrecked my sys. Having to do a complete reformat now to get rid of it all. I have a ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E WIFI board. The vid was great it might have solved my problem with getting my sys to boot into the Win10 DVD.

I have a problem with my ProArt Z690 - Creator bios. I cannot boot from a disk that doesn't have an EFI-partition and I don't want to reformat my Ubuntu disks (quite recently installed) . In what video do you explain the secure boot and CSM settings? Under secure boot OS Type is set to other and there is not option to enable/disable secure boot, and CSM cannot be enabled. The whole region on that subject is grayed out and read only. I cannot even click on the dropdown box to see the options. How to disable UEFI boot or enable CSM? (Update) It seems that when you want to use the integrated graphics of the Intel cpu, which is sufficient for me, you are forced to use EFI boot! This is crazy! I don't want to buy a graphics card just for that. Nothing about that in the product manual of specs, which are normally used to design the pc you want to build.

I tried to plug in both rams but it wont work only one ram stick any help?

I am having problem with this motherboard. Some games are bad for me. and I have ddr5 64gb of ram corsair dominator at 5600hz and when I only put 2 ram modules it improves a little it is those games that do not run well I activate xmp 1. and I feel that it is not giving the performance that should be so good the board takes a long time to initial . update the bios to the latest version 1702 I have an rtx 3080 and in some games it is not using 100% but I do run. with 2 ram modules it improves a little more but as you wish the graph does not exceed 58%

Are you guys going to fix the xmp profile that doesn’t work on you D4 boards?

Hey Asus /JJ. I have a Z690 Hero & I'm woundering if I can install 64GB DDR5 5600 Mhz Trident Z ram in 4x16 sticks? Will there be any performance hits? Thank you in advance.

Thanks a million

So if my aio pump is Na does that mean it’s not working?

Im having trouble finding how to install windows onto the m2 ssd. It shows up in the menu but when I boot from the flashdrive to try and install windows I get to the menu where it asks me where to install windows and no drives show up

My need is to tur off Case intrusion on asus rog strix z690-f wifi system wont boot up

Can you please reach out to me and help me I’m stuck in the bios after upgrading my mother board plx help

Why would the fans/ aio pump not display the rpm? It only shows the cpu fan {which is part of the aim cooler} and yes they are all spinning

I have an Asus prime board with a 12900k and Corsair vengeance two sticks of ddr5. Whenever I enable xmp my PC will not boot. What is the issue? Thx

Hey, i just bought the z690-A and i everytime it boots it goes automatically to bios, how do i change it to boot to the ssd?

my ssd doesnt show up in the boot priority section but it does in the storage info help pls

I had issue with duel slot ram asus z690 tuf plus D4/ last bios cause freezing

nice video

Hero z690 board with 12900k and 3090. Error code 97 on startup. Works fine with 1080. Was told board won't work with m.2 card and 30 series graphics card? Is this true?

Hi JJ can you disclose from which motherboards "level" is the SP feature available, looks like TUF and "budget" D4 ones do not have it. Looks like the first one in the lineup that has this SP feature is the DDR5 one "ASUS Prime Z690-A"

Thank you JJ. Where can I find the advanced video mentioned in the end of this video?

I hit save and exit putton many time, but they kept going back to the setting page. Do anyone know what wrong and how to solve it?

At 6:51 you mentioned I have a $4K paperweight I need help

Seems very condensed although it visually pales a bit in comparison to these flashy new boards ;)

Hi. Z690 takes toooooo long to boot. Is something we can do about it?

How do I get windows & install it to add to priority?

I have an m2, i can use my user and play games;but some win10 archives get corrupted; so i need to i stall again win10, but the installer dont recognize it; and in the bios my m2 says Raid; hoy i change that; i have an asus prime b660m ad4

This is very useful but my motherboard is not even showing anything on the screen

Is it normal the long boot time ( about 50 seconde ) on the asus z690 prime A I had two and they both have the same probleme..

I'm still looking for an option to disable the raid controller in the advanced mode. Z690A D4 Wifi.

Been having an issue with error code d6. I have replaced just about every component besides the motherboard now. I've tried 3 different pairs of memory and at first I thought it was a gpu problem and I sent it back for rma. They said there was no issues and I ended up replacing it with a 3080ti. It boots fine without the gpu but seems unlikely gpu is the source of the error. Any recommendations for this error? Current specs are asus rog strix z690-e gaming wifi, g skill trident z 5600 2x16gb, intel 12900k, Samsung 980 pro Samsung 970 pro 2tb and wd black 1 tb, evga 850 g5 and a Corsair h170i.

My bios is not recognizing my nvme. What should I do?

on the Z690 and windows 11. I am having the strangest issues with using a nvme raid zero with a mellanox connect-x 3 network adapter. I think it is with the PCI power management but I am not sure what is going on.

I'm such a fkn idot that or so new to the pc realm I was wondering why when I went into advanced mode and then ai tweaker and set the ram to 3600mhz some games would crash I guess I wasn't enabling xmp well I did it this way and the crashing stopped so it seems always wondered why it said xmp disabled but yet task manager Said it was running all 4 dims and 3600mhz

Is there QVL (Qualified Vendor List) for the Asus Z690-E for 4x32GB DDR5? I can only find 2x32GB DDR5 for the QVL.

How do I increase the memory allocated to Intel UHD Graphics 770? I don't have a dedicated video card: i5-12600k, Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4, 2 * 16Gb DDR4 3600Mhz Corsair. Thanks!

how come my pc takes 28 seconds to boot?? i have a Z690 Prime A motherboard and a Samsung 980 pro SSD. shouldn't it be way quicker? also when I enable xmp mode with my ddr5 ram it causes crashes in games as well so its only running at 4800 when it should be 5600

Ok so I got mine to finally install win10, but now the WiFi drivers won't install as the keep giving me the following error "Does not support this operating system WNT_10.0P_64", managed to install the LAN drivers so i have internet at least. googling the error didn't really get me anywhere, so any help would be good, i'm going to contact support in 10 hrs when the open here in Australia.

How do make sure WiFi is turned on because its not showing up in Windows 10😭 it is the rog z690 wifi f.

why i cant enable XMP, i have ddr5 6000mhz memory and they only work 4500mhz, if i turn on xmp windows dont start, starts in the bios again and again, can someone have the solution?

good job!

My Mobo!!

Nice!

i worked so hard to get my BIOS tweaked right and i notice there is a newer BIOS available on your website, should I update the BIOS, and if so, will I lose all my settings? (ROG STRIX "E" z690 ddr5 w/12900K)......I will be putting in the 13900K into that same mobo once it arrives. Or should i not update the BIOS? my G-Skill 6000Mhz RAM acted funny when i first built this PC, the MOBO kept wanting to use 4800 as the speed of the RAM, and I would get some instability if I tried to set the MOBO to 6000MHz, , what speed should I use for that DDR5 G-Skill RGB 6000Mhz DDR5 RAM? Thank you SO much for all you do!!!

AI Overclocking feature does not seem to have any impact on my Z690 Prime D4

convincing datas.

How do I change display priority in BIOS? I want the DVI port on my video card to be main video output.

if BIOS is detecting my ssd but windows is not how can I fix this to install windows onto my pc ?

Why don’t you make a solid BIOS update?? My ROG Strix Z690-A Gamin WI-FI D4 can’t be stable with XMP profiles. REALLY would be nice since I was very excited to go from MSI motherboards to ASUS, yet it has literally been nothing but trouble. Every time I enable XMP, it’s stuck in a boot loop, constantly restarting in the middle of POST.

I just upgraded my CPU, which in turn made me upgrade my motherboard. I'm using a B560-PLUS. The "issue" I've been having is that I cannot enable Intel RST. If I do, Windows never boots and I'm stuck in a boot loop until I disable IRST. I know IRST is not necessary, but I had it enabled before my upgrade and I am just wondering why I can't enable it anymore. Any ideas what might be the issue?

why asus 12v 5v and 3v are allways low across all their products.

How do I enable the Hyper m.2 in BIOS?

I realize this is probably an Intel specific problem I'm having, but does anyone know that with this 12700k, the second I disable all E cores, the stutter I experience in some games completely goes away?

Hello. I would like to say that this the worst motherboard I ever bought in 40 year of computer consulting career. I installed 2 boards and each of them had fatal problems. The first one did not boot due to a bios error (1 long and three short beeps). I received another one and this on never showed an image on the monitor, no boot beep, and no post screens. I removed everything disks on the motherboard and kept 1 M.2 ssd. After turning the power switch a few times I reached the post screen and tried to install Windows 11. BSOD 3 times. I repeated the boot process 4 times again before getting the post screen. I finally succeeded to install windows 10. Then I installed a 1TB SSD and rebooted. The Post screen just apperead and went directly in windows 10. I turned off the PC and started pressing the delete key right away and finally enter the bios screen. I tried installing Debian 10 and on the login screen, the keyboard did not work. I tried installing Another Linux (Cachy OS) and the linux failed every time I tried doing updated. I also got a BLUETOOTH not found error on linux boot. And that’s only the half of it caught on video. So, can you tell me what is wrong to fix or just tell me what motherboard to buy not to get another worst experience of my life.

Dam u Asus!! I bought a Asus Prime 690p. I went to Bios and change to xmp. Now it won't turn on anymore!!!!