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GRYPHON Z97
ARMOR EDITION
Motherboard
Contents
ARMOR EDITION
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Contents
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Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION specifications summary
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Package contents
Installation tools and components
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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
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1.2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.2.4System memory
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1.2.5Expansion slots
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1.2.6Onboard buttons
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1.2.7Jumpers
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1.2.8Onboard LEDs
1.2.9Internal connectors
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Basic installation
2.1.1Motherboard installation
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2.1.2CPU installation
2.1.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
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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
2.3.1Rear I/O connection
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2.3.2Audio I/O connections
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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
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3.2.3Q-FanControl
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3.2.4EZ Tuning Wizard
3.3My Favorites
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3.4Main menu
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3.5Ai Tweaker menu
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3.6Advanced menu
3.6.1CPU Configuration
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3.6.2PCH Configuration
3.6.3PCH Storage Configuration
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3.6.4System Agent Configuration
3.6.5USB Configuration
3.6.6Platform Misc Configuration
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3.6.7Onboard Devices Configuration
3.6.8APM Configuration
3.6.9Network Stack Configuration
3.7Monitor menu
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3.8Boot menu
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3.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
3.9.2ASUS Overclocking 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
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Software support
4.2.1Running the support DVD
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4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals
4.3Software information
4.4AI Suite
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4.4.1Thermal Radar
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4.4.2EZ Update
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4.4.3USB BIOS Flashback
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4.4.4Push Notice
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4.4.5USB 3.0 Boost
4.4.6System Information
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4.4.7USB Charger+
4.4.8Version
4.5Turbo LAN
Realtek® HD Audio Manager
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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
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5.2Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
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Appendices
Federal Communications Commission Statement
IC: Canadian Compliance Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement
Class B ITE
KC: Korea Warning Statement
REACH
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services
CE: European Community Compliance Statement
Wireless Radio Use
FCC Bluetooth Wireless Compliance
Bluetooth Industry Canada Statement
NCC: Taiwan Wireless Statement
Japan RF Equipment Statement
KC (RF Equipment)
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