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Asus GRYPHON Z87, GRYPHONZ87, Z87 manual

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GRYPHON Z87

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Page Page Contents Page Page Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography GRYPHON Z87 specifications summary Page Page Page Package contents Installation tools and components Product introduction 1.1.1Product highlights 1.1.2“Ultimate COOL” Thermal Solutions 1.1.3“TUF Engine” Power Design 1.1.4“Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel 1.1.5ASUS EZ DIY 1.1.6ASUS Exclusive Features 1.1.7Other special features 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 1.2.5Expansion slots Page 1.2.6Onboard buttons Page 1.2.7Jumpers 1.2.8Onboard LEDs 1.2.9Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Basic installation Motherboard 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 USB BIOS Flashback Page 2.3.1Rear I/O connection Page 2.3.2Audio I/O connections Page 2.4Starting up for the first time 2.5Turning off the computer BIOS setup 3.2BIOS setup program 3 Chapter 3.2.1EZ Mode 3.2.2Advanced Mode Page 3.3My Favorites 3.4Main menu Page 3.5Ai Tweaker menu Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 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 3.7Monitor menu Page Page Page 3.8Boot menu Page Page Page Page Page 3.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3.9.2ASUS O.C. Profile 3.9.3ASUS SPD Information 3.10Exit menu 3.11Updating BIOS 3.11.1ASUS EZ Flash 3.11.2ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3.11.3ASUS BIOS Updater Page Page Page Software support 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4 Chapter 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3.1AI Suite Page Page 4.3.2Thermal Radar Page Page Page Page 4.3.3Remote GO Using Remote GO Using Wi-FiGO! & NFC Remote Remote GO! functions Using the Wake-on-LAN Using Remote Desktop Using DLNA Media Hub Using File Transfer 4.3.4USB 3.0 Boost 4.3.5EZ Update 4.3.6Network iControl Page 4.3.7USB BIOS Flashback Wizard Page 4.3.8USB Charger+ 4.3.9System Information 4.3.10Audio configurations Page Page RAID support 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 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 Appendices 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 CE: European Community Compliance Statement Wireless Radio Use Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy Bluetooth Industry Canada Statement BSMI: Taiwan Wireless Statement Japan RF Equipment Statement KC (RF Equipment) ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)