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Asus E7295, MAXIMUS V FORMULA, MAXIMUSVFORMULA manual 89

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Page Page Contents Page Page Page Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography MAXIMUS V FORMULA Series specifications summary Page Page Page Page ROG ThunderFX specifications summary Package contents Installation tools and components Page Product introduction Product highlights 1.1.2ROG unique gaming features 1.1.3ROG Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features Page 1.1.4ASUS special features 1.1.5ROG-richbundled software Page 1.2.1Before you proceed 1.2.2Motherboard layout Page 1.2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.2.4System memory Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.2.5Expansion slots Page Page 1.2.6Onboard buttons and switches Page 1.2.7Jumpers 1.2.8Onboard LEDs Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.2.9Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.2.10Fusion Thermo Page Basic Installation 2.1.1Motherboard installation 2 Chapter Page 2.1.2CPU installation 2.1.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation Page 2.1.4DIMM installation 2.1.5ATX Power connection 2.1.6SATA device connection 2.1.7Front I/O Connector 2.1.8Expansion Card installation 2.1.9mPCIe Combo installation Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.2.1USB BIOS Flashback 2.3.1Rear I/O connection 2.3.2Audio I/O connections Page Page Page 2.4Starting up for the first time 2.5Turning off the computer Page BIOS setup 3.2BIOS setup program 3 Chapter 3.2.1EZ Mode 3.2.2Advanced Mode Page 3.3Extreme Tweaker menu Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.4Main menu Page Page 3.5Advanced menu 3.5.1CPU Configuration Page 3.5.2PCH Configuration 3.5.3SATA Configuration 3.5.4System Agent Configuration 3.5.5USB Configuration Page 3.5.6Onboard Devices Configuration Page 3.5.7APM 3.5.8Network Stack 3.6Monitor menu Page Page 3.7Boot menu Page 3.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3.8.2ASUS O.C. Profile 3.8.3ASUS SPD Information 3.8.4GO Button File 3.9Exit menu 3.10.1ASUS Update Page Page 3.10.2ASUS EZ Flash 3.10.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3.10.4ASUS BIOS Updater Page Page Software support 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3.1AI Suite 4.3.2TurboV EVO Page Page 4.3.3DIGI+ Power Control Page Page 4.3.4EPU 4.3.5FAN Xpert Page Page Page Page 4.3.6USB 3.0 Boost 4.3.7Ai Charger+ 4.3.8USB Charger+ device.4 Chapter 4.3.9Probe 4.3.10Sensor Recorder Page 4.3.11ASUS Update 4.3.12MyLogo2 4.3.13Audio configurations Page Page 4.3.14ROG Connect Page 4.3.15GameFirst Page 4.3.16MemTweakIt Page Page RAID support 5.1.1RAID definitions 5.1.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.1.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5.1.4Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility Page Page Page Page 5.2.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.2.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® 5.2.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 5.2.4Using a USB floppy disk drive Page Page Multiple GPU support 6.1.1Requirements 6.1.2Before you begin 6.1.3Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 6.1.4Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards 6.1.5Installing the device drivers 6.1.6Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology Page 6.2.1Requirements 6.2.2Installing two SLI-readygraphics cards 6.2.3Installing the device drivers 6.2.4Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology Page 6.3.1Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP 6.3.2Setting up your display 6.3.3Configuring LucidLogix Virtu MVP Page Page Intel® technologies 7 Chapter 7.1.1Intel® Smart Response Technology 7.1.2Intel® Rapid Start Technology Page Page Page Page Page 7.1.3Intel® Smart Connect Technology Page Page ThunderFX8 8.1.1Front panel Page 8.1.2Rear panel 8.2Connecting your devices Page 8.2.2Connecting to PlayStation3™ Page 8.2.3Connecting to Xbox 360™ Page 8.2.4Connecting to iPhone/ iPod/ iPad/ MP3 player 8.3Driver Installation 8.4ThunderFX Utility Introduction Page Page Appendices Federal Communications Commission Statement IC: Canadian Compliance Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement VCCI Class B Statement KC: Korea Warning Statement REACH ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services CE: European Community Compliance Statement Wireless Radio Use Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy Bluetooth Industry Canada Statement BSMI: Taiwan Wireless Statement Japan RF Equipment Statement KC (RF Equipment) ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)