Asus P8Z77-V LK 2.3.6ATX Power connection

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2.3.6ATX Power connection

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Page E7242 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 Page Thank you for buying an ASUS® P8Z77-VLK motherboard Check your motherboard package for the following items Chapter 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 Page Page 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 Page Page 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 Page 2.3.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 2.3.4DIMM installation 2.3.5Motherboard installation Page 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 Page 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] Page 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 Page 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 Help About Topics 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 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 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Address Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 Fax