2.4

OC Panel

....................................................................................................

2-21

 

2.4.1

OC Panel Overview...................................................................

2-21

 

2.4.2

Setting up your OC Panel in Normal Mode................................

2-23

 

2.4.3

Setting up your OC Panel in Extreme Mode..............................

2-25

2.5

Starting up for the first time....................................................................

2-26

2.6

Turning off the computer.........................................................................

2-26

Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

 

3.1

Knowing BIOS.............................................................................................

3-1

3.2

BIOS setup program...................................................................................

3-2

 

3.2.1

EZ Mode......................................................................................

3-3

 

3.2.2

Advanced Mode...........................................................................

3-4

3.3

My Favorites................................................................................................

3-6

3.4

Extreme Tweaker menu..............................................................................

3-7

3.5

Main menu.................................................................................................

3-22

3.6

Advanced menu........................................................................................

3-25

 

3.6.1

CPU Configuration.....................................................................

3-26

 

3.6.2

PCH Configuration.....................................................................

3-29

 

3.6.3

SATA Configuration....................................................................

3-31

 

3.6.4

System Agent Configuration......................................................

3-32

 

3.6.5

USB Configuration.....................................................................

3-34

 

3.6.6

Platform Misc Configuration.......................................................

3-35

 

3.6.7

Onboard Devices Configuration.................................................

3-36

 

3.6.8

APM...........................................................................................

3-38

 

3.6.9

Network Stack Configuration.....................................................

3-39

 

3.6.10

ROG Effects...............................................................................

3-39

3.7

Monitor menu............................................................................................

3-40

3.8

Boot menu.................................................................................................

3-44

3.9

Tools menu................................................................................................

3-48

 

3.9.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility.............................................................

3-48

 

3.9.2

ASUS O.C. Profile.....................................................................

3-48

 

3.9.3

ASUS SPD Information..............................................................

3-49

 

3.9.4

BIOS Flashback.........................................................................

3-50

3.10

Exit menu...................................................................................................

3-51

3.11

Updating BIOS..........................................................................................

3-52

 

3.11.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2.......................................................................

3-53

 

3.11.2

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3..........................................................

3-54

 

3.11.3

ASUS BIOS Updater..................................................................

3-55

3.12

ROG SSD Secure Erase...........................................................................

3-58

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