If you wish to install Windows 11 on an Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero powered PC you need the following drivers:
Warnung: Some of the drivers below aren´t officially tested by Asus, so the best would be to stick to the official HP drivers listed on the HP Website. However they work on my device without issues.
Firmware:
BIOS:
2801 (2024/12/06) – ROG-MAXIMUS-Z790-HERO-ASUS-2801.zip
USB Type-C Power Delivery (PD):
USB Audio ALC4080/ALC4082:
Version 4.501.0000-0012.0000 (2022/12/26)
Version 4.501.0000-0014.0000 (2023/07/13)
Hardware Driver:
Network Adapter (Intel Ethernet Controller I226-V):
[PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_125C&SUBSYS_88671043&REV_06]
1.1.4.43 (2024/08/07) – DRV_LAN_Intel_I226_UWD_TP_W10_64_V11443_20240710R.zip
Note: A newer driver might be also be offered by Intel itself here, but the Asus driver normally is preferred.
Intel Chipset (Z790 Chipset):
Intel Dynamic Tuning Technology (DTT):
Note: Intel Dynamic Tuning Technology optimizes the performance of select models of Intel Core processors by using machine learning to predict workloads and deploying Intel Turbo Boost Technology when needed. This feature must be enabled in the bios, installing the driver only will not activate the feature!
2.2.10001.3 (2024/09/24) – DRV_DTT_Intel_SZ_TSD_W11_64_V22100013_20240923R.zip
Intel Serial IO:
[ACPI\INT3515\4&15B0A2F4&0]
30.100.2417.30 (2024/08/07) – DRV_SerialIO_Intel_RPL_TP_W11_64_V30100241730_20240806R.zip
Intel ME (Management Interface):
2407.6.1.0 (2024/08/07) – DRV_MEI_Intel_Corp_TP_W11_64_V2407610_20240806R.zip
2452.7.1.0 (2025/02/14) – DRV_MEI_Intel_ARL_TP_W11_64_V2452710_20250212R.zip
Display Adapter (Intel UHD Graphics 770):
[PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A780&SUBSYS_88821043&REV_04\3&11583659&0&10]
31.0.101.4091 (2023/05/24) – DRV_VGA_Intel_RPL_TP_W11_64_V3101014091_20230516R.zip
32.0.101.6556 (2025/03/07) – DRV_VGA_Intel_ARL_TP_W11_64_V3201016556_20250304R.zip
Note: A newer driver might be also be offered by Intel itself here, but the Asus driver normally is preferred.
Audio (USB Audio ALC4080/ALC4082):
[USB\VID_0B05&PID_1A53&MI_00\6&2B047BE7&0&0000]
B6.3.9600.2342 (2023/03/31) – DRV_Audio_RTK_USB_CNT_DTSP_SP_W11_64_V6396002342_20230330B.zip
Note: The audio chip is connected via USB and not via I2C.
Intel Thunderbolt:
[PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1137&SUBSYS_87F61043&REV_00\B9758070D1B7D00000]
1.41.1335.0 (2022/10/13) – Intel_Thunderbolt_Driver_V1.41.1335.0_WIN10_WIN11_64-bit.zip
Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST):
[PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A77F&SUBSYS_88821043&REV_00\3&11583659&0&70]
20.2.1.1016 (2024/12/26) – DRV_RST_Intel_ARL_TP_W11_64_V20211016_20241204R.zip
