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Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME, MAXIMUSVIEXTREME manual

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MAXIMUS VI	Motherboard
MAXIMUS VI
EXTREME

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Page Page Contents Page Page Safety information Electrical safety Operation safety About this guide How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography MAXIMUS VI EXTREME specifications summary Page Page Page Page OC Panel specifications summary Package contents Installation tools and components Product introduction 1.1Special features 1.1.1Product highlights 1.1.2ROG Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features Page 1.1.3ASUS special features 1.1.4ROG rich-bundledsoftware Page 1.2Motherboard overview 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 1.2.5Expansion slots Page Page 1.2.6Onboard buttons and switches Page Page Page 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 1.2.10ProbeIt Basic Installation 2.1Building your PC system 2.1.1Motherboard installation 2 Chapter 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 II installation Page Page Page 2.2BIOS update utility USB BIOS Flashback 2.3Motherboard rear and audio connections 2.3.1Rear I/O connection Audio I/O connections Page Page Page 2.4OC Panel 2.4.1OC Panel Overview Page 2.4.2Setting up your OC Panel in Normal Mode Page 2.4.3Setting up your OC Panel in Extreme Mode 2.5Starting up for the first time 2.6Turning off the computer BIOS setup 3.1Knowing BIOS 3.2BIOS setup program 3.2.1EZ Mode 3.2.2Advanced Mode Page 3.3My Favorites 3.4Extreme Tweaker menu Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.5Main menu Page Page 3.6Advanced menu 3.6.1CPU Configuration Page Page 3.6.2PCH Configuration Page 3.6.3SATA Configuration 3.6.4System Agent Configuration Page 3.6.5USB Configuration 3.6.6Platform Misc Configuration 3.6.7Onboard Devices Configuration Page 3.6.8APM 3.6.9Network Stack Configuration 3.6.10ROG Effects 3.7Monitor menu Page Page Page 3.8Boot menu Page Page Page 3.9Tools menu 3.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3.9.2ASUS O.C. Profile 3.9.3ASUS SPD Information 3.9.4BIOS Flashback 3.10Exit menu 3.11Updating BIOS 3.11.1ASUS EZ Flash 3.11.2ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3.11.3ASUS BIOS Updater Page Page 3.12ROG SSD Secure Erase Software support 4.1Installing an operating system 4.2Support DVD information 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals Page 4.3Software information 4.4AI Suite Page Page 4.4.1Dual Intelligent Processors 4 with 4-WayOptimization Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 4.4.2Ai Charger+ 4.4.3USB Charger+ 4.4.4Wi-FiEngine Page 4.4.5USB 3.0 Boost 4.4.6USB BIOS Flashback Page 4.4.7Wi-FiGO Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 4.4.8EZ Update 4.4.9System Information Page 4.5Audio configurations 4.6ROG Connect Page 4.7MemTweakIt Page Page Page Page Page Page RAID support 5.1RAID configurations 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 5.2Creating a RAID driver disk 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 Page Appendices Notices 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 RF Equipment Notices CE: European Community Compliance Statement Wireless Radio Use Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy FCC Bluetooth Wireless Compliance Bluetooth Industry Canada Statement Japan RF Equipment Statement KC (RF Equipment) ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)