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2 E8533Fourth Edition (V4) July 3 Chapter 1:Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3:BIOS setup Chapter 4: Software support 5 4.4.1System Requirements for Intel® 2012 Desktop responsivenessChapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support A-1 A-2 6 Electrical safetyOperation safety 7 How this guide is organizedWhere to find more information 8 Conventions used in this guideDANGER/WARNING: CAUTION: IMPORTANT: NOTE: TypographyBold text 9 ChipsetMemory Graphics Multi-GPUsupport Storage LAN Audio Supports 32nm and 22nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost technology 2.0 *The Intel® Turbo Boost technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types **Refer to www.asus.comfor Intel® CPU support list Intel® Z77 Express Chipset Dual-channelmemory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) -Supports HDMI 1.4a with max.resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz -Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz -Supports RGB with max. resolution up to 2048 x 1536 @75Hz -Maximum shared memory of 1696MB Supports ATI® Quad-GPUCrossFireXTM Technology 1 x PCI Express 3.0* / 2.0 x16 slot (blue at x16 mode) 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots 3 x PCI slots PCIe 3.0 speed is supported by Intel -2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) with RAID 0,1,5,10 support -4 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (blue) with RAID 0,1,5,10 support Supports Intel *Support for Intel® Core® processor family with Windows 7 operating systems Realtek® 8111E / 8111F Gigabit LAN controller Realtek® ALC887 8-channel*High Definition Audio CODEC - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streamingand Front Panel Jack- Retasking -Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O 10 USBASUS unique ASUS DIGI+ VRM features ASUS Exclusive Features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS EZ DIY ASUS exclusive Precision Tweaker overclocking SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) Overclocking Protection 11 Rear panel I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse combo portports1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x RGB port 1 x LAN (RJ-45)port 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 3-jack 8-channelaudio I/O ports Internal I/O connectors 2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (gray) 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (blue) 1 x COM port connector 1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin) 2 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin) 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin) 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x S/PDIF Out Header 24-pinATX Power connector 8-pinATX 12V Power connector 1 x System Panel 1 x MemOK! Button 1 x GPU Boost switch 1 x Clear CMOS jumper BIOS features 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-languageBIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2 and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Manageability WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 12 AccessoriesSupport DVD Form Factor 13 Thank you for buying an ASUS® P8Z77-VLX motherboardCheck your motherboard package for the following items 14 1.3.1Product highlights15 Intel® Smart Connect TechnologyIntel® Rapid Start Technology PCIe 3.0 Ready S/PDIF out connector at the back I/O Gigabit LAN solution 8-channelhigh definition audio 100% All High-qualityConductive Polymer Capacitors 16 1.3.2ASUS DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design1.3.3ASUS Exclusive Features17 Network iControlReal-TimeNetwork Bandwidth Control GPU Boost Go the Limit with iGPU Level Up AI Suite One-stopAccess to Innovative ASUS Features ASUS TurboV ASUS MyLogo2™ Precision Tweaker C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) restores the CPU parameters to their default settings 18 1.3.4ASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions1.3.5ASUS EZ DIY 19 1.3.6Other special features22 2.2.1Motherboard layout24 2.2.2Central Processing Unit (CPU)25 2.2.3System memory33 2.2.4Expansion slots35 2.2.5Jumper36 2.2.6Onboard switches38 2.2.7Onboard LEDs39 2.2.8Internal connectors45 2.3.1Additional tools and components to build a PC system46 2.3.2CPU installation48 2.3.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation50 2.3.4DIMM installation51 2.3.5Motherboard installation53 2.3.6ATX Power connection54 2.3.7SATA device connection55 2.3.8Front I/O Connector56 2.3.9Expansion Card installation57 2.3.10Rear panel connection59 2.3.11Audio I/O connections64 3.2.1EZ Mode65 3.2.2Advanced ModeMenu bar 66 Menu itemsBack button Submenu items Pop-upwindow Scroll bar Navigation keys General help Configuration fields 67 Security68 Administrator PasswordUser Password 70 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]BCLK/PEG Frequency [XXX] Turbo Ratio [Auto] Ratio Mode [By Per Core]1-CoreRatio Limit [Auto] 2-/3-/4-CoreRatio Limit [Auto] Internal PLL Overvoltage [Auto] FreqRef [Auto] Memory Frequency [Auto] 71 iGPU Max. Frequency [xxx]EPU Power Saving MODE [Disabled] EPU Setting [Auto] OC Tuner DRAM Timing Control CPU Power ManagementCPU Ratio [Auto] Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Long Duration Power Limit [Auto] Long Duration Maintained [Auto] Short Duration Power Limit [Auto] Primary Plane Current Limit [Auto] Secondary Plane Current Limit [Auto] 72 DIGI+ VRMCPU Load-LineCalibration [Auto] CPU Fixed Frequency [xxx] CPU Power Phase Control [Standard] 73 CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe]CPU Current Capability [100%] iGPU Load-lineCalibration [Auto] iGPU Current Capability [100%] CPU Voltage [Offset Mode] CPU Offset Mode Sign [+]CPU Offset Voltage [Auto] CPU Manual Voltage [Auto] 74 iGPU Voltage [Offset Mode]DRAM Voltage [Auto] VCCIO Voltage [Auto] PCH Voltage [Auto] VCCSA Voltage [Auto] 75 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] 76 3.5.1CPU ConfigurationIntel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] 77 Active Processor Cores [All]Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel® Virtualization Technology [Disabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] CPU Power Management Configuration CPU Ratio [Auto] Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] 78 CPU C1E [Auto]CPU C3 Report [Auto] CPU C6 Report [Auto] 79 3.5.2PCH ConfigurationHigh Precision Timer [Enabled] Intel(R) Rapid Start TechnologyEntry on S3 RTC Wake [Enabled] Entry After [10 Minutes] Active Page Threshold Support [Disabled] Active Memory Threshold [x] 80 Intel® Smart Connect Technology3.5.3SATA Configuration 81 SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] Hot Plug [Disabled] 3.5.4System Agent Configuration Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] 82 Graphics ConfigurationPrimary Display [Auto] iGPU Memory [64M] Render Standby [Enabled] Initiate iGPU [Enabled] NB PCIe Configuration PCIE x16_1 [Auto] 3.5.5USB Configuration 83 Legacy USB Support [Enabled]Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] Intel xHCI Mode [Smart Auto] EHCI Hand-off[Disabled] 3.5.6Onboard Devices Configuration 84 HD Audio Controller [Enabled]Front Panel Type [HD] SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF] Realtek LAN Controller [Enabled] Realtek PXE OPROM [Disabled] Serial Port ConfigurationSerial Port [Enabled] Change Settings [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4] 85 3.5.7APMRestore AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By Ring [Disabled] Power On By RTC [Disabled] 86 RTC Alarm Date (Days)- Hour / - Minute / - Second 3.5.8Network Stack 87 CPU Temperature / MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]88 CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled]CPU Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM]CPU Fan Profile [Standard] Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] 89 Chassis Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM]Chassis Fan Profile [Standard] CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage Anti Surge Support [Enabled] 90 Bootup NumLock State [On]Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Wait For ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] 91 Fast Boot [Enabled]Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] Setup Mode [EZ Mode] UEFI/Legacy Boot [Enable both UEFI and Legacy] PCI ROM and Legacy ROM Priority Boot Option Priorities Boot Override 92 ASUS EZ Flash 2 UtilityASUS O.C. Profile 93 Save to ProfileLoad from Profile ASUS SPD Information 94 Load Optimized DefaultsSave Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device 95 3.10.1ASUS Update utilityLaunching ASUS Update 96 Updating the BIOS through the Internet97 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file98 3.10.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility99 3.10.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utilityRecovering the BIOS 100 3.10.4ASUS BIOS UpdaterBefore updating BIOS Booting the system in DOS environment 101 Updating the BIOS file103 4.2.1Running the support DVD104 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals105 4.3.1AI SuiteInstalling AI Suite Using AI Suite 106 4.3.2TurboV EVOTurboV107 Using Advanced ModeMore Settings GPU Boost Allows you to manually set the GPU Boost 1.Click the GPU Boost tab 2.Slide the bar to adjust the iGPU Max Frequency or the iGPU Voltage 3.Click Apply to make the change take effect 108 Auto Tuning109 4.3.3DIGI+ VRM110 4.3.4EPULaunching EPU 111 4.3.5FAN Xpert+Launching FAN Xpert+ Using FAN Xpert+ Fan setting 112 4.3.6ProbeLaunching Probe Configuring Probe 113 4.3.7USB 3.0 BoostLaunching USB 3.0 Boost Configuring USB 3.0 Boost 114 4.3.8Audio configurationsA.Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® 7™ B.Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® XP 115 4.4.1System Requirements for Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies117 4.4.2Intel® Smart Response TechnologyInstalling Intel® Smart Response Technology Using the Intel® Smart Response Technology 118 4.4.3Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyCreating a partition119 4.If your SSD is not initialized and unformatted:Right click the disk that you want to create the partition, and select Initialize Right click the unallocated volume, select New Simple Volume Key in the required partition size, and must be equal to the system DRAM memory (1GB = 1024MB). Click Shrink Go to Start > Control Go to Panel > System and Security > System, and , and check the DRAM size information The unallocated volume is allocated to the selected disk 120 To launch the disk partitioning tool, clickStart > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt 7.Type diskpart and press Enter 121 Enabling and disabling the Intel® Rapid Start Technology under the122 Recovering the partition123 Type, press Enter and select the partition where the Intel Rapid Start Technology is installed by typing (x = number), and press Enter delete partition override 7.In the desktop, click Start, right-click Computer, and click Manage In the Computer Management window, click Disk Management Extend Volume 9.As the Extend Volume Wizard appears, click Next 124 4.4.4Intel® Smart Connect TechnologyInstalling the Intel® Smart Connect Technology 127 4.5.1RAID definitions128 4.5.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks4.5.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4.5.4Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 129 Creating a RAID set131 Deleting a RAID setExiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 132 4.6.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS4.6.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® 133 4.6.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation134 4.6.4Using a USB floppy disk drive7.Use Notepad to open the file Find the and sections in the file 10. Save and exit the file. 4Chapter 135 4Chapter137 5.1.1Requirements5.1.2Before you begin 138 5.1.3Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards139 5.1.4Installing the device drivers5.1.5Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology 141 Federal Communications Commission StatementIC: Canadian Compliance Statement 142 Canadian Department of Communications StatementVCCI: Japan Compliance Statement VCCI Class B Statement KC: Korea Warning Statement REACH ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services 143 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INCAddress Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 Fax +886-2-2890-7798 E-mail info@asus.com.tw Web site www.asus.com.tw Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)+1-812-282-3777 +1-510-608-4555 usa.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)+49-2102-959911 www.asus.de Online contact www.asus.de/sales
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