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MAXIMUSVIFORMULA
2.1.8Expansion Card installation
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2.1.8
Expansion Card installation
To install PCIe x16 cards
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Chapter 2: Basic Installation
Contents
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Contents
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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 FORMULA specifications summary
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Package contents
Installation tools and components
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Product introduction
1.1Special features
1.1.1Product highlights
1.1.2ROG unique gaming features
1.1.3ROG exclusive features
1.1.4ASUS special features
1.1.5ROG rich bundled software
1.2Motherboard overview
1.2.1Before you proceed
1.2.2Motherboard layout
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1.2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.2.4System memory
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1.2.5Expansion slots
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1.2.6Onboard buttons and switches
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1.2.7Onboard LEDs
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1.2.8Internal connectors
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1.2.9ProbeIt
1.2.10CrossChill
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Basic Installation
2.1Building your PC system
2.1.1Motherboard installation
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2.1.2CPU installation
2.1.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
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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
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2.2BIOS update utility
USB BIOS Flashback
2.3Motherboard rear and audio connections
2.3.1Rear I/O connection
2.3.2Audio I/O connections
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2.4Starting up for the first time
2.5Turning off the computer
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BIOS setup
3.1Knowing BIOS
3.2BIOS setup program
3.2.1EZ Mode
3.2.2Advanced Mode
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3.3My Favorites
3.4Extreme Tweaker menu
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3.5Main menu
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3.6Advanced menu
3.6.1CPU Configuration
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3.6.2PCH Configuration
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3.6.3SATA Configuration
3.6.4System Agent Configuration
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3.6.5USB Configuration
3.6.6Platform Misc Configuration
3.6.7Onboard Devices Configuration
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3.6.8APM
3.6.9Network Stack
3.6.10ROG Effects
3.7Monitor menu
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3.8Boot menu
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3.9Tools menu
3.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
3.9.2ROG Secure Erase
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3.9.3ASUS O.C. Profile
3.9.4ASUS SPD Information
3.9.5ROG OC Panel H-KeyConfigure
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3.10Exit menu
3.11Updating BIOS
3.11.1EZ Update
3.11.2ASUS EZ Flash
3.11.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS
3.11.4ASUS BIOS Updater
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Software support
4.1Installing an operating system
4.2Support DVD information
4.2.1Running the support DVD
4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals
4.3Software information
4.4AI Suite
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4.4.1Dual Intelligent Processors
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4.4.2Wi-FiGO
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4.4.3Wi-FiEngine
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4.4.4EZ Update
4.4.5USB 3.0 Boost
4.4.6System Information
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4.4.7USB BIOS Flashback
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4.4.8Ai Charger+
4.4.9USB Charger+
4.4.10Audio configurations
4.5ROG Connect
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4.6MemTweakIt
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4.7RAMDisk
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4.8Sonic Radar
4.8.1Main menu
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4.8.2Game presets and Radar Selection
4.8.3Advanced Settings
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4.9Perfect Voice
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
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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
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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)
