Asus P8B75-V To install PCIe x1 cards

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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 Typography P8B75-Vspecifications summary Page Page Page 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents Chapter 1 Chapter 1.3Special features 1.3.1Product highlights PCI Express® Quad-GPUCrossFireX™ Support SATA 6.0 Gb/s Support 100% All High-qualityConductive Polymer Capacitors 1.3.2ASUS Exclusive Features DIGI+ VRM - Digital Power Design MemOK ASUS TurboV ASUS EPU ASUS Anti-SurgeProtection 1.3.3ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution Fanless Design: stylish heatsink solution ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ-Flash2 ASUS Q-Slot 1.3.5Other special features Page 2.1Before you proceed 2.2Motherboard overview 2.2.1Motherboard layout 2 Chapter Layout contents 2.2.2Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.2.3System memory Recommended memory configurations Memory configurations P8B75-VMotherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1866 (O.C.) MHz capability DDR3 1333 MHz capability Page Page DDR3 1066 MHz capability 2.2.4Expansion slots IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.2.5Jumper 2.2.6Onboard switches 2.2.7Onboard LEDs 2.2.8Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.3Building your computer system 2.3.1Additional tools and components to build a PC system 2.3.2CPU installation Page 2.3.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 1 A2 To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly Page 2.3.5Motherboard installation Page 2.3.6ATX Power connection OROR Page Page To install PCIe x1 cards 2.3.10Rear panel connection **LAN ports LED indications *** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration Page Page 2.4Starting up for the first time 2.5Turning off the computer 3.1Knowing BIOS 3.2BIOS setup program 3.2.1EZ Mode 3 Chapter 3.2.2Advanced Mode Menu bar Menu items Back button Submenu items Pop-upwindow Scroll bar 3.3Main menu Security Administrator Password User Password 3.4Ai Tweaker menu Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] BCLK/PEG Frequency [XXX] Memory Frequency [Auto] iGPU Max. Frequency [xxx] EPU Power Saving Mode [Enabled] CPU Power Management DIGI+ VRM CPU Load-LineCalibration [Auto] CPU Fixed Frequency [xxx] CPU Power Phase Control [Standard] CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe] CPU Voltage [Offset Mode] Offset Mode Sign [+] iGPU Voltage [Offset Mode] iGPU Offset Mode Sign [+] DRAM Voltage [Auto] VCCIO Voltage [Auto] PCH Voltage [Auto] VCCSA Voltage [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] 3.5Advanced menu 3.5.1CPU Configuration Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel® Virtualization Technology [Disabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] 3.5.2PCH Configuration High Precision Timer [Enabled] Intel® Rapid Start Technology [Disabled] Intel® Smart Connect Technology [Disabled] 3.5.3SATA Configuration SATA Mode Selection [IDE Mode] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] Hot Plug [Disabled] 3.5.4System Agent Configuration Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Graphics Configuration NB PCIe Configuration 3.5.5USB Configuration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] Intel xHCI Mode [Disabled] EHCI Hand-off[Disabled] 3.5.6Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Controller [Enabled] FrontPanel Type [HD] SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF] Realtek LAN Controller [Enabled] Realtek PXE OPROM [Disabled] Serial Port Configuration Parallel Port Configuration 3.5.7APM Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PCIE/PCI [Disabled] Power On By Ring [Disabled] 3.5.8Network Stack Network Stack [Disable Link] Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled] 3.6Monitor menu CPU Temperature / MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled] CPU Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] Chassis Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage Anti Surge Support [Enabled] 3.7Boot menu Bootup NumLock State [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Post Report [5 sec] Wait For ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] Setup Mode [EZ Mode] UEFI/Legacy Boot [Enable both UEFI and Legacy] PCI ROM Priority [Legacy ROM] Boot Option Priorities 3.8Tools menu 3.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3.8.2.ASUS O.C. Profile Label Save to Profile Load from Profile 3.8.3ASUS SPD Information DIMM Slot # [DIMM_A2] 3.9Exit menu Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode 3.10Updating BIOS 3.10.1ASUS Update utility Launching ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 3.10.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3.10.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Recovering the BIOS 3.10.4ASUS BIOS Updater Before updating BIOS Booting the system in DOS environment Updating the BIOS file 4.1Installing an operating system 4.2Support DVD information 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4 Chapter 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.2.3Intel® SBA support Platform requirements: 4.3Software information 4.3.1AI Suite Installing AI Suite Using AI Suite 4.3.2DIGI+ VRM 4.3.3TurboV EVO TurboV Page 4.3.4EPU Launching EPU 4.3.5FAN Xpert Launching FAN Xpert Using FAN Xpert Fan setting 4.3.6Probe Launching Probe Configuring Probe 4.3.7Sensor Recorder Launching Sensor Recorder Using Sensor Recorder Using History Record 4.3.8USB 3.0 Boost Launching USB 3.0 Boost Configuring USB 3.0 Boost 4.3.9ASUS Update Using ASUS Update 4.3.10MyLogo2 Using MyLogo Page 4.3.11Audio configurations A. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® 7™ 4.4Introduction to Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies 4.4.1System Requirements for Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies 4.4.2Intel® Rapid Start Technology Creating a partition Page Page Enabling and disabling the Intel® Rapid Start Technology under the Page Page 4.4.3Intel® Smart Connect Technology Page Page 5.1ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5.1.1Requirements 5.1.2Before you begin 5 Chapter 5.1.3Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5.1.4Installing the device drivers 5.1.5Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology 5.2LucidLogix Virtu MVP 5.2.1Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP 5.2.2Setting up your display i-Mode d-Mode 5.2.3Configuring LucidLogix Virtu MVP Main Performance Applications 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 REACH ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)