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Asus Z87PLUS 2.1.8Expansion Card installation

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2.1.8Expansion Card installation

To install PCIe x16 cards

To install PCIe x1 cards

To install PCI cards

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2-10	Chapter 2: Basic installation

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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-PLUSspecifications 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 Page 1.2.5Expansion slots Page 1.2.6Onboard buttons and switches Page Page Page Page 1.2.7Jumper 1.2.8Onboard LEDs Page 1.2.9Internal connectors Page Page 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 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 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 4.3.2Dual Intelligent Processors 4-WayOptimization TPU Page EPU DIGI+ Power Control Fan Xpert 4.3.3Remote GO System requirements Using Remote GO Using Wi-FiGO! & NFC Remote Remote GO functions Using Remote Desktop Using DLNA Media Hub Using File Transfer 4.3.4USB 3.0 Boost 4.3.5USB BIOS Flashback Wizard Page 4.3.6Ai Charger+ 4.3.7EZ Update 4.3.8Network iControl 4.3.9USB Charger+ 4.3.10System Information 4.3.11Audio 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 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)