RAVENEVGA
So I downloaded Window from the flashdrive I purchased. 

Dumb question.  Did you install by creating a Microsoft account?
Or did you create an offline, local Windows account?
Honestly, I recommend the latter.
The former leaks WAYYYY too much private data.
 
The issues:
 
1. I connected an ethernet cable to the computer and it wasn't recognized.  It had a green occasional flashing light, but my router showed orange [should be white if working].  I'm unable to get internet connection.  Troubleshooting says, "The Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 1225-V adapter is experiencing driver or hardware related problems.  It was unable to fix it. 
 
You may need to reinstall the NIC drivers.
 
 
2. I am only seeing the 1TB drive in File Explorer in the C drive spot [and it only shows the 1TB].  When I check properties and on the Hardware Tab, I can see both drives and the second shows that it is the 2TB drive.  Am I supposed go to its Properties and click the Update Driver button?
 
You have to initialize and format the second drive.

A: Start Menu --> Type in COMPUTER MANAGEMENT and open it up.
B: Under Storage --> Disk Management  Let it populate and you should get a screen to initialize the second drive.  From there you can partition, format and assign a drive letter.  Once you do that, it'll show up in Windows Explorer.
 
3. Not sure why, because this board is supposed to come with Realtek sound, but it isn't showing up. 
 
You likely have to install the NIC drivers.
 
 
4. The number pad on my keyboard isn't working.
 
Click NUM LOCK once.  That should get that working.
There may be a setting in BIOS to turn on NUM LOCK at boot.
 
 
5. I'm unable to change the resolution on my monitor.  That function is greyed out.  And the whole screen icons are big. 
 
You likely need to install the video drivers, because you're working off basic VGA drivers at the moment.
 
Are these all "need drivers installed" type of things, or is there something else I missed in BIOS?  I'm not sure why the ethernet ports aren't working. 

Most of it looks like it just needs driver installs.
 
I'm beginning to see why people just have something built for them or get a pre-built.  :-/

The first time is always the worst and most confusing.
Don't worry about it.  You'll get things dialed in.
YES, I know you'd prefer it all just "be done" and "NOW!".
A bit of patience and you'll get there.

 

Congrats! That's great!

1. That depends on what you plug in. That's a communication driver for things like micro controllers (like a raspberry pi or beagle bone or something).
2. Probably not.

Your video card has a switch next to the power connectors for the VBIOS. On "Normal" the fans are off until the gpu temp is over 60°C I think. On "OC" position, the fans are always on at least a little and will ramp up more than when the switch is in the "Normal" position. You can install Precision X1 from that section of the forums if you want to adjust the fan profile, your RGB lighting settings, or your clock speed and power settings. Here's the precision x1 link: https://www.evga.com/precisionx1/

RAVENEVGA
I will definitely look at that link for the Precision X1! 
 
I don't know what the raspberry pi or beagle bone are, so I guess I probably don't need to download Serial IO Driver.
 
So, I play games with my sister's kids....going over to their house on the weekends.  It was my nephew who got me to get this new machine.  Anyway, they recently got into Fortnite [yeah...I know], and because I'm the fun family member, I got Fortnite as well.  I went ahead and installed it on this computer.  Played it with my nephew and niece for about 1 1/2 hours and the CPU readout [on the motherboard] was in the low 50's.  I don't have the software to know what the GPU temp was, but the fans did come on,...and very shortly after I left the game, the fans turned off.  So I suppose that means the cooling is working well on this GPU.

There's just one thing to say, w00t!!!

Congtratz!!!

I was hoping yesterday, that by today you would have had success with updating your Chip-set Drivers and therefortnite lol it would be time to inform you about the following...

Everything Windows 11 wise can be discovered at: https://www.elevenforum.com/

And especially check out ElevenForum.com's Tutorials section https://www.elevenforum.com/tutorials/ . I've stuck mostly to the Tutorials on their sites for Windows Vista, Seven, and Ten. Windows and a lot of all around help, is top notch on the sites they have.  

I've never found the need to post there, I'll just read whatever I need to know.


After Windows 11's "DirectStorage" is perfected, I'll bee getting three M.2 drives and then start Duel Booting Windows 10 and 11 on my PC. So keep us up here on ur progress. By that time I may have questions to ask you. 

GL



 
 
PS the number readout on ur Motherboard's LED in Windows, i believe is the "CPU Package". 
 
I suggest Mastering a very useful utility called "HWInfo64".
 
See how my "CPU Package" is warmer than "CPU Core":
https://www.imagebam.com/view/MEB7YLU
 
But most importantly is that the "HWInfo64" utility shows all the information u could ever want to know temperature-wise. And tons in addition.
 
Consider purchasing a very inexpensive 3rd LCD just to have it displayed on it all the time. It's easy to have it start automatically when Windows starts. The thing I appreciate most about HWInfo64 is it showing the Current, Minimum, Maximum and Average Temperatures.
 
The 1st three Youtube search results -- I reviewed start of each -- explaining it, seem perfectly fine for getting to learn it:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIyb-AjwqLo
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyoHEwBKzms
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WRemsHH-OA
 
"HWInfo64" Home Page:
 
https://www.hwinfo.com/
 
Download "HWInfo64 v7.24 Installer" from:
https://www.fosshub.com/HWiNFO.html?dwl=hwi_724.exe
 
 
PSS
And a very good practice for a Gaming PC is to Shut Down when it is not in use.
 
Don't use Sleep Mode ever.
 
It was never explained why to always shut down when I spoke to EVGA on their phone support (because i had so many other questions at the time that it was suggested to always shut down), but it is Logical if u ask me. A simple PC can go to sleep mode NP, but an expensive Gaming PC starts very fast anyway compared to an average everyday Internet Surfing PC, so there's no need to save a few seconds.
 
But maybe remember to monitor temperatures and don't just Shut Down instantly after playing games for several hours. Wait a minuet and see that temperatures are down to normal and then shut down. Note: HWInfo64 shows all Temperatures. So i usually make sure my CPU and Video Card's Temperatures are also normal before shutting down. Only takes a minuet or less.
 
Note: When I mentioned "TjMAX" in an earlier post it was so I'd remember/ suggest u google it. But maybe focus on "Intel" too. lol Search, "TjMAX Intel".
 
Like:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005597/processors.html
 
 

I think you're stuck with the LEDs as I've seen others complain too.

Usually the beeps on startup are just indication of how many USB devices you have plugged in (if it sounds like Morse code or something lol), and there's a setting in the boot tab (in BIOS) called startup beeps or something that you can turn off.

RAVENEVGA
I suppose it doesn't hurt anything to have the LEDs on.....but like I can dim the RGB on my GPU, I wonder if there is something like that for the motherboard?   Does it technically hurt anything to switch the whole thing off at the PSU after you shut down for the night?
 
Oh well, thanks for the reply.  :-)
 
Oh,....I needing to ask about PWM fan mode.  I have my case fans set up as PWM.  What is directing the fan speeds in that mode?  I'm seeing the CPU at around 30c, but the fans are turning ~1400 RPM.  I would think that they would be running slower than that. 
Fans are hooked into the SYS_FAN header. 

 
i like the LED on after shutting down. But my initially feelings were like everyone.
 
the reason i like them on is that when i return to the PC, seeing the LEDs on simply tells me that everything is fine as far as my PSU and electricity goes and i get the feeling that it's time to fire up this bad blank machine. lol
 
good to know about the beeps. (TY B0baganoosh!) Because i ran for a number of months without my DAS, but after finally adding it a few weeks ago i got additional Beeps. Now i can count the beeps and divide by the two additional drives in the DAS. Plus subtract and know that before adding it wat the number of Beeps were. Sounds funny but hey, i like knowing things and why things are the way they are.
 
But i like the Beeps. Gotten use to them. i remember when PCs could only Beep. lol and this bad blanker Beeps are wicked (good). lol
 
don't flip the switch on the back of PSU just to get rid of white LEDs when it's off.
 
remember that seeing them when u 1st see the PC everyday when it's off, is cool because to me it's a kind of diagnostic thing. maybe the most minute of one, but still, they are telling u before starting and after shutting down (IMHO) everything is like ready.
 
And imagine the reverse were true. Imagine all PCs had always had this characteristic. And then one day after building a PC ppl started bringing up: "Everything if fine and dandy, but this MOBO is the 1st one i've ever experienced not having white LEDs on after i shut down". lol
 
The PWM fan mode... Fans in general...
 
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12A
 
If ur only using fans included with two items ^^, then u just need to use manual for case and CPU Cooler or whatever resources, then confirm the Fan Headers. (combined with the info in MOBO Manual.)
 
They have 4-pin or just 3-pin Headers.
 
So, searching, "4-pin 3-pin Fan Headers" will result in a plethora of help resolving permutations.
 
Luckily, this MOBO has a great ability for any fan connector to be changed to the type you prefer.
 
If another User running the z690 Classified also has a Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL Case -- a Noctua NH-U12A CPU Cooler too -- is asking too much i believe JK -- then u could avoid learning everything.
 
But if not, learning it all isn't at all a bad thing. 
 
From my "4-pin 3-pin Fan Headers" search results maybe the following is a good start:
 
https://www.onecomputerguy.com/3-pin-vs-4-pin-fan
 
But maybe a "4-pin 3-pin Fan Headers" on Youtube is an equally good idea.
 
OK the 1st 13 secs in the following sound good -- his geek score's is 10 lol:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XlU7V7BgUo
 
Just remember MOBOs didn't always have the luxury of "...supports both 4-pin PWM fans and 3-pin DC fans." 
 
Let alone "...eight 4-pin fan headers...."
 
^^ Page -88- of manual hint hint.
 
Yep, we are spoiled RAVENEVGA. SPOILED!!! i tell u. lol (24 years as a PC tech... this MOBO RULES! LUV EVGA!)
 
coffee-breaking-out
GL RAVENEVGA
Keep on reporting ur progress. It helps u and others reading wat u post.
 
Edit:
The 1st 1:29 of the following is awesome. (i luv details and professionalism.) i'm guessing the entire vid is well worth watching. (but for now my coffee is waiting.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLgBLWKlfdQ
 

Thanks again guys.  I just booted up the computer and all the case fans are around 940 RPM.   That's good.  CPU is currently 29c.  GPU is at 44c. 
 
Updated to add:  Clicked the link for EVGA ELEET X1 and installed it......but when I tried to run it,...a pop up said "Ring0 is not open", and an "OK" button.

I've had that error if I already have Precision X1 open. You may have to close that first, then open ELeet.

RAVENEVGA
I haven't installed HWiNFO64 yet.  I was doing other things....like downloading a controller for my Corsair Dominator memory sticks, to tame the brightness down.  But in the middle of doing so,....using Firefox,....my Firefox stopped working.  Nothing I placed in the search bar did anything.  It was just a blank screen.  I would close it, and when I attempted to open Firefox again, it said that it was already running and either restore or cancel [something like that].  But restoring didn't fix it.   I uninstalled it, and reinstalled, but still didn't fix the problem.  That was last night.  This morning, I checked it again,....nothing.  I uninstalled it again and just shutdown [had to get to work....where I'm quickly saying this on company computer, so this is it for today].
 
Oh,...the internet was connected.  Edge worked just fine.
 
Anyway, I'll check out that Precision X1 issues tomorrow.
 
Yeah,....I have no desire to mess in the registry!!  hehe

make sure u have FireFox 101.0.1 (64-bit) or close to it...
 
Here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/101.0.1/releasenotes/
 
^^ scroll to the bottom click on "Download FireFox".
 
i've thought for quite awhile that rather than searching with google, searching at "DuckDuckGo" was excellent advice. https://duckduckgo.com/ 
 
lately there were a few stories on Hardware sites saying it's may be reporting info to Bing; but "DuckDuckGo" is still a lot better than using google, because the "may be reporting to Bing some stuff", is the only blemish. Compared to everything Google gathers about u, it's nothing. But they deserve a smack on the hand. BAD DuckDuckGo! ... but i still use them for all searching.
 
Before "DuckDuckGo" i used the Website "DogPile" https://www.dogpile.com/ for searching internet.
 
And there's something that many ppl have recognized as a good idea: use a "ScriptBlocker".
 
I use "NoScript" https://noscript.net/. 
 
"NoScript" has a big learning curve but it is worth it. i'm mentioning it because the reason ur FireFox failed isn't known yet; and running "NoScript" once it is, along with using "DuckDuckGo" or "DogPile" is advisable.
 
Install Chrome as a Test Browser for knowing ur connected and for emergency use. And because it's Google's it is also good to use it when FireFox fails to do something in regard to a Website functioning properly. But browse in general on FireFox. I've used it exclusively for 22 years.
 
i don't like Edge browser and feel it's a DogPile.lol 
 
The quickest way to know a PC is connected to the internet:
 
1. Open a command prompt:

--Open Run (Win+R). 
--Type "cmd" in the Open box.
--Either click/tap on OK or press Enter.

 
2. In command prompt windows where the curser is blinking; type without quotes: "ping weather.com" (or any .com u want)
3. Press Enter

Result is:

C:\>ping weather.com

Pinging weather.com [23.59.117.91] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 23.59.117.91: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=54
Reply from 23.59.117.91: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=54
Reply from 23.59.117.91: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=54
Reply from 23.59.117.91: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 23.59.117.91:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 34ms, Maximum = 57ms, Average = 47ms

 
i've done ^^ 1,000+ times on hundreds of PCs.
 
GL
 
Edit: By default, the "ping" command sends, four 32 byte things called packets. And (if each was successfully received buy the place sent to) it reports a "Reply" to your PC was sent back and the Time it took.
 
The 0% loss is perfect! 
 
If "ping" command fails ever, then it may be time to consider Hardware is at fault. Maybe a network cable needs to be tested. Close to the tester i use is: Link 
 
^^ (Network Cable Tester) only requires a 5th grader's education to use.lol
 
 
 
 
 
 

Since your getting all kind great advice here I say to you read, read  and read that help relax enough to move forward we all started and had some fears and doubts But that part of the fun. Enjoy building that great Rig

Now HWiNFO64 is showing this under Windows Hardware Errors (WHEA)
Total Errors - 2,401,915
PCI/PCIe But Errors - 2,401,915
PCI/PICe Device Errors - 16
 
:-/

I don't have those options when I open Settings [what shows in that link].
 
Also total errors now showing 3,703,130
PCI/PCIe But Errors - 3.703.106
PCI/PICe Device Errors - 24

Okay, I looked at Option 3.  There is only one user [me] and is at Administrators group.

It appears that mine doesn't have a checkmark at Auto Start.
 
One for WWinFO64 is there.  Not one for Precision X1

Okay....brb...
 

Restarted...
 
BTW,....very appreciative of your help today!!  :-)