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First Edition (V1)
March
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3:
BIOS setup
Chapter 4:
Software support
4.4.1System Requirements for Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness
Chapter 5:
Multiple GPU technology support
A-1
A-2
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
Chipset
Memory
Graphics
Multi-GPUsupport
Storage
USB
/2.0 ports at the mid-boardfor front panel support
/2.0 ports at the back panel (blue)
-2 x USB 3.0 ports at the back panel (blue)
*The USB 3.0 ports only support Windows 7® or later versions. UASP
Rear panel I/O
ports
Internal I/O
connectors
BIOS features
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Thank you for buying an ASUS® P8Z77-VLK motherboard
Check your motherboard package for the following items
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1.3.1Product highlights
Intel® Smart Response Technology
SSD Speed with HDD Capacity
Intel® Smart Connect Technology
Intel® Rapid Start Technology
PCI Express® 3.0 Ready
1.3.2ASUS DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design
1.3.3ASUS Exclusive Features
MemOK
Any Memory is A-OK
Network iControl
Real-TimeNetwork Bandwidth Control
GPU Boost
1.3.4ASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions
1.3.5ASUS EZ DIY
1.3.6Other special features
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2.2.1Motherboard layout
Layout contents
2.2.2Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.2.3System memory
Memory configurations
P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2400MHz capability
P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2250MHz capability
P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2200MHz capability
P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2133MHz capability
P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2000MHz capability
P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1866MHz capability
P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1600MHz
capability
P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1333MHz
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P8Z77-VLK Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1066MHz capability
2.2.4Expansion slots
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.2.5Jumper
2.2.6Onboard switches
2.GPU Boost switch
P8Z77-VLK GPU Boost switch
3.EPU switch
P8Z77-VLK EPU Boost switch
2.2.7Onboard LEDs
3.GPU Boost LED
P8Z77-VLK GPU Boost LED
4.EPU LED
P8Z77-VLK EPU LED
2.2.8Internal connectors
3.USB 2.0 connectors (10-1pin USB 3 ~ 10)
P8Z77-VLK USB2.0 connectors
4.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
AAFP
P8Z77-VLK Front panel audio connector
5.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
P8Z77-VLK Digital audio connector
6.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 4-pinCHA_FAN1/2/3)
P8Z77-VLK fan connectors
7.USB 3.0 connector (20-1pin USB3_34)
USB3_34
P8Z77-VLK USB3.0 Front panel connector
8.Intel® Z77 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1–4[blue])
P8Z77-VLK SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
9.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR; 8-pinEATX12V)
P8Z77-VLK ATX power connectors
11.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
P8Z77-VLK System panel connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
2.3.1Additional tools and components to build a PC system
2.3.2CPU installation
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2.3.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
2.3.4DIMM installation
2.3.5Motherboard installation
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2.3.6ATX Power connection
2.3.7SATA device connection
2.3.8Front I/O Connector
2.3.9Expansion Card installation
2.3.10Rear panel connection
* LAN port LED indications
** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
2.3.11Audio I/O connections
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1.After making all the connections, replace the system case cover
2.Be sure that all switches are off
5.Turn on the devices in the following order:
a.Monitor
b.External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
We recommend that you not change the default BIOS settings
EZ Mode
Exit/Advanced Mode
3.2.1EZ Mode
3.2.2Advanced Mode
Menu bar
Menu items
Back button
Submenu items
Pop-upwindow
Scroll bar
Security
Administrator Password
User Password
The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking-relateditems
Scroll down to display the following items:
Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]
BCLK/PEG Frequency [XXX]
eXtreme Memory Profile
Turbo Ratio [Auto]
Ratio Synchronizing Control [Enabled]
Memory Frequency [Auto]
iGPU Max. Frequency [xxx]
EPU Power Saving MODE [Disabled]
EPU Setting [Auto]
GPU Boost [OK]
DIGI+ VRM
CPU Load-LineCalibration [Auto]
CPU Fixed Frequency [xxx]
CPU Power Phase Control [Standard]
CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe]
CPU Current Capability [100%]
iGPU Load-lineCalibration [Auto]
iGPU Current Capability [100%]
CPU Voltage [Offset Mode]
iGPU Voltage [Offset Mode]
iGPU Offset Voltage [Auto]
iGPU Manual Voltage [Auto]
DRAM Voltage [Auto]
VCCSA Voltage [Auto]
CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]
CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]
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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]
CPU Power Management Configuration
3.5.2PCH Configuration
High Precision Timer [Enabled]
Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology
Entry on S3 RTC Wake [Enabled]
Entry After [Immediately]
Intel® Smart Connect Technology
ISCT Configuration [Disabled]
3.5.3SATA Configuration
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
3.5.4System Agent Configuration
Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]
Graphics Configuration
Primary Display [Auto]
iGPU Memory [64M]
3.5.5USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled]
Intel xHCI Mode [Smart Auto]
EHCI Hand-off[Disabled]
3.5.6Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Front Panel Type [HD]
SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF]
PCI Express X16_3 slot (Black) bandwidth
Realtek LAN Controller [Enabled]
Realtek PXE OPROM [Disabled]
ASmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled]
ASmedia USB 3.0 Battery Charging Support [Disabled]
Serial 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]
RTC Alarm Date (Days)
- Hour / - Minute / - Second
3.5.8Network Stack
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CPU Temperature / MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxx RPM] or [Ignore] / [N/A]
Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Speed [xxxx RPM] or [Ignore] / [N/A]
CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled]
Chassis 1/2/3 Q-FanControl [Enabled]
Chassis 1/2/3 Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM]
Chassis 1/2/3 Fan Profile [Standard]
Anti Surge Support [Enabled]
Bootup NumLock State [On]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
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
Boot Override
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
ASUS O.C. Profile
Save to Profile
Load from Profile
ASUS SPD Information
Load Optimized Defaults
Save Changes & Reset
Discard Changes & Exit
ASUS EZ Mode
Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device
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
4.2.1Running the support DVD
4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals
4.3.1AI Suite
Installing AI Suite
Using AI Suite
4.3.2TurboV EVO
TurboV
Using Advanced Mode
More Settings
Allows you to manually adjust the CPU ratio
1.Click Manual Mode, and then click the CPU Ratio tab
2.Click the ON button to activate CPU Ratio
4.Drag the adjustment bar upwards or downwards to the desired value
Auto Tuning
Using Fast Tuning
4.3.3DIGI+ VRM
4.3.4EPU
Launching EPU
4.3.5FAN Xpert+
Launching FAN Xpert+
Using FAN Xpert+
Fan setting
4.3.6Probe
Launching Probe
Configuring Probe
4.3.7USB 3.0 Boost
Launching USB 3.0 Boost
Configuring USB 3.0 Boost
4.3.8MyLogo2
Using MyLogo
Click on
Auto Tune
3.You can click on Booting Preview to preview the boot image. Then click Next
4.Click on Flash to start updating the image to the boot logo
At BIOS File
4.3.9Audio configurations
A. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® 7™
B. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP
4.4.1System Requirements for Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies
SSD Capacity Requirements
SSD Partition Capacity
Requirements
Intel® Rapid Start
storage
4.4.2Intel® Smart Response Technology
Installing Intel® Smart Response Technology
Using the Intel® Smart Response Technology
4.4.3Intel® Rapid Start Technology
Creating a partition
4.If your SSD is not initialized and unformatted:
Right click the disk that you want to create the partition, and select
Initialize
Right click the unallocated volume, select
New Simple Volume
To launch the disk partitioning tool, click
Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
7.Type diskpart and press Enter
Select the RAW volume which has the same size as the shrinked volume, type
select volume
Enabling and disabling the Intel® Rapid Start Technology under the
Recovering the partition
Type
, press
Enter
and select the partition where the Intel
Rapid Start Technology is installed by typing
4.4.4Intel® Smart Connect Technology
Installing the Intel® Smart Connect Technology
Using the Intel® Smart Connect Technology
Advanced tab. To reset to defaults, click Reset All to Defaults
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4.5.1RAID definitions
4.5.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks
4.5.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS
4.5.4Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
Creating a RAID set
RAID 0: 128KB
RAID 10: 64KB
RAID 5: 64KB
Create Volume
CREATE VOLUME
Deleting a RAID set
Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
4.6.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
4.6.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
4.6.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
4.6.4Using a USB floppy disk drive
7.Use Notepad to open the file
Find the
and
sections in the
file
5.1.1Requirements
5.1.2Before you begin
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
5.2.1Requirements
5.2.2Installing two SLI-readygraphics cards
5.2.3Installing the device drivers
5.2.4Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel
Personalize
Advanced Settings
Enabling SLI settings
5.3.1Installing LucidLogix® Virtu MVP™
5.3.2Setting up your display
i-Mode
d-Mode
5.3.3Configuring LucidLogix® Virtu MVP™
Main
Performance
Applications
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