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Asus P9X79EWS, SABERTOOTHX79, X79 CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage, Anti Surge Support [Enabled], Ignore

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Assistant/PCH Lower Temperature [40]

Displays the lower limit of the assistant/PCH temperature.

Assistant/PCH Fan Min. Duty Cycle(%) [60]

Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the minimum assistant/PCH fan duty cycle. The values range from 60% to 100%. When the assistant/PCH temperature is under 40ºC, the assistant/ PCH fan will operate at the minimum duty cycle.

CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. Select Ignore if you do not want to detect this item.

Anti Surge Support [Enabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable the Anti Surge function.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Chapter 3

ASUS SABERTOOTH X79

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Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: BIOS setup Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement REACH Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography Page Page Page Chapter 1.3.1Product highlights Intel® Socket 2011 for 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Process Extreme Edition Intel® X79 Express Chipset Quad-GPUSLI™ and Quad-GPUCrossFireX™ Support Quad-ChannelDDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz support 1.3.2“Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solutions TUF Thermal Armor TUF Thermal Radar 1.3.3“TUF ENGINE!” Power Design New DIGI+ Power Control 1.3.4“Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel MemOK ESD Guards 1.3.5ASUS EZ DIY UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) 1.3.6ASUS Exclusive Features ASUS SSD Caching USB 3.0 Boost USB BIOS Flashback 1.3.7Other special features ErP Ready Page 2.2.1Motherboard layout Layout contents 2.2.2Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.2.3System memory Recommended memory configurations Memory configurations SABERTOOTH X79 Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 1333 MHz capability DDR3 1333 MHz capability (continued) DDR3 1600 MHz capability DDR3 1600 MHz capability (continued) DDR3 1600 MHz capability DDR3 1866 MHz capability DDR3 1866 MHz capability DDR3 1866 MHz capability* (continued) DDR3 2133 MHz capability DDR3 2133 MHz capability DDR3 2400 MHz capability 2.2.4Expansion slots IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.2.5Jumper 2.2.6Onboard switch 2.2.7Onboard LEDs 2.2.8Internal connectors 2.Intel® X79 Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3–6[black]) 3.Marvell® Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA6G_E1/E2 [gray]) 4.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 5.USB 3.0 connector (20-1pin USB3_56) SABERTOOTH X79 USB3.0 connector 6.USB 2.0 connectors (10-1pin USB78, USB910, USB1112, USB1314) SABERTOOTH X79 USB2.0 connectors 7.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) SABERTOOTH X79 Digital audio connector 8.CPU, chassis, and assistant fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN; 4-pinCPU_OPT FAN; 4-pin CHA_FAN1-4; 4-pinASST_FAN) 9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 10.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR; 8-pinEATX12V) 11.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW) 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 2.3.4DIMM installation To remove a DIMM 2.3.5Motherboard installation Page 2.3.6Thermal Armor for ASUS SABERTOOTH ASST_FAN 2.3.7ATX Power connection OROR 2.3.8SATA device connection 2.3.9Front I/O Connector To install ASUS Q-Connector To install USB 2.0 Connector To install USB 3.0 Connector 2.3.10Expension Card installation To install PCIe x16 cards To install PCIe x1 cards 2.3.11Rear panel connection *LAN ports LED indications ** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 2.3.12Audio I/O connections Audio I/O ports Connect to Headphone and Mic Connect to Stereo Speakers Connect to 2.1 channel Speakers Connect to 4.1 channel Speakers Connect to 5.1 channel Speakers Connect to 7.1 channel Speakers 2.3.13USB BIOS Flashback BIOS Beep We recommend that you not change the default BIOS settings EZ Mode Advanced Mode Exit 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 Page Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] CPU Clock Gen Filter [Auto] Memory Frequency [Auto] EPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled] OC Tuner DRAM Timing Control Secondary Timings Third Timings DIGI+ Power Control CPU Voltage Frequency CPU Performance Settings CPU VCORE Voltage [Offset Mode] Offset Mode Sign [+] CPU VCCSA Voltage [Offset Mode] DRAM Voltage (CHA, CHB) [Auto] DRAM Voltage (CHC, CHD) [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] VTTCPU Voltage [Auto] PCH 1.1v Voltage [Auto] PCH 1.5v Voltage [Auto] VTTDDR Voltage (CHA, CHB) [Auto] VTTDDR Voltage (CHC, CHD) [Auto] Page 3.5.1CPU Configuration Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] Hyper-threading[Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel Virtualization Tech [Enabled] CPU Power Management Configuration 3.5.2PCH Configuration High Precision Timer [Enabled] 3.5.3SATA Configuration SATA Mode [AHCI Mode] Serial-ATAController 0 [Enhanced] Serial-ATAController 1 [Enhanced] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] Hot Plug [Disabled] 3.5.4USB Configuration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] EHCI Hand-off[Disabled] 3.5.5Onboard Devices Configuraton Azalia HD Audio [Enabled] Front Panel Type [HD] SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF] Intel LAN Controller [Enabled] VIA 1394 Controller [Enabled] PCI Express x1_1 Slot Configuration [Auto] Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] Marvell Storage Controller [Enabled] Marvell Storage OPROM [Enabled] 3.5.6APM Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By Mouse [Disabled] Power On By PCIE/PCI [Disabled] CPU Temperature / MB Temperature ��[xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled] CPU Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] Chassis 1/2/3/4 Q-FanControl [Enabled] Chassis 1/2/3/4 Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] Assistant/PCH Q-FanControl [Enabled] Assistant/PCH Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 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] Boot Option Priorities Boot Override 3.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3.8.2ASUS DRAM SPD Information 3.8.3ASUS O.C. Profile Label Save to Profile Load from Profile 3.8.4ASUS Drive Xpert Drive Xpert Mode Drive Xpert Device(s) List: Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode Launch UEFI 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 Backing up the current BIOS 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 4.3.2ASUS TUF Thermal Radar Launching Thermal Radar Using the Thermal Radar main screen Configuring system fan settings Loading default fan profiles Configuring user-customizablefan settings Page 4.3.3TurboV EVO TurboV Using Advanced Mode CPU Ratio CPU Strap 4.3.4DIGI+ Power Control Page 4.3.5Sensor Recorder Launching Sensor Recorder Using Sensor Recorder Using History Record 4.3.6USB 3.0 Boost Launching USB 3.0 Boost Configuring USB 3.0 Boost 4.3.7ASUS SSD Caching Launching ASUS SSD Caching Configuring ASUS SSD Caching 4.3.8ASUS Update Using ASUS Update 4.3.9MyLogo2 Using MyLogo Auto Tune 4.3.10Audio configurations A.Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® Vista™ B.Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP 4.4.1RAID definitions 4.4.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4.4.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4.4.4Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility Creating a RAID set Create Volume CREATE VOLUME Deleting a RAID set Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4.4.5Marvell RAID utility Create a RAID Array RAID Level: Name: Delete an existing RAID Array Page 4.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4.5.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® 4.5.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4.5.4Using a USB floppy disk drive Page 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 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology Launching the AMD VISION Engine 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 Page ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)