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Asus MAXIMUSVIFORMULA manual 90

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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 FORMULA specifications summary Page Page Page Page Package contents Installation tools and components Page 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 Page 1.2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.2.4System memory Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.2.5Expansion slots Page 1.2.6Onboard buttons and switches Page Page Page 1.2.7Onboard LEDs Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.2.8Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.2.9ProbeIt 1.2.10CrossChill Page 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 2.3.2Audio I/O connections Page Page Page 2.4Starting up for the first time 2.5Turning off the computer Page BIOS setup 3.1Knowing 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 Page Page Page 3.5Main menu Page 3.6Advanced menu 3.6.1CPU Configuration 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 3.6.10ROG Effects 3.7Monitor menu Page Page Page 3.8Boot menu Page Page Page Page 3.9Tools menu 3.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3.9.2ROG Secure Erase Page 3.9.3ASUS O.C. Profile 3.9.4ASUS SPD Information 3.9.5ROG OC Panel H-KeyConfigure Page 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 Page Page Page 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 Page Page 4.4.1Dual Intelligent Processors Page Page Page Page Page Page 4.4.2Wi-FiGO Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 4.4.3Wi-FiEngine Page 4.4.4EZ Update 4.4.5USB 3.0 Boost 4.4.6System Information Page 4.4.7USB BIOS Flashback Page 4.4.8Ai Charger+ 4.4.9USB Charger+ 4.4.10Audio configurations 4.5ROG Connect Page 4.6MemTweakIt Page 4.7RAMDisk Page Page 4.8Sonic Radar 4.8.1Main menu Page 4.8.2Game presets and Radar Selection 4.8.3Advanced Settings Page 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 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)