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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 Z87-PROspecifications summary Page Page Page Page Package contents Installation tools and components Page Product introduction 1.1.1Product highlights 1.1.2Dual Intelligent Processors 4 with 4-WayOptimization 1.1.3ASUS Exclusive Features 1.1.4ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution 1.1.5ASUS EZ DIY 1.1.6Other 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 and switches Page Page Page Page 1.2.7Jumper 1.2.8Onboard LEDs Page Page Page Page Page Page 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 Connectors 2.1.8Expansion Card installation 2.1.9Wi-Fiantenna 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 Page 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 3.6Advanced menu 3.6.1CPU Configuration Page Page 3.6.2PCH Configuration 3.6.3SATA Configuration Page 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 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 3.11.1EZ Update 3.11.2ASUS EZ Flash 3.11.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3.11.4ASUS BIOS Updater Page Page Software support 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3.1AI Suite Page 4.3.2USB 3.0 Boost 4.3.3USB BIOS Flashback Wizard Page 4.3.4Ai Charger+ 4.3.5EZ Update 4.3.6Network iControl 4.3.7USB Charger+ 4.3.8System Information 4.3.9Audio configurations Page 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 NCC: Taiwan Wireless Statement Japan RF Equipment Statement KC (RF Equipment) ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)