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GRYPHON Z97

ARMOR EDITION

Motherboard

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ARMOR EDITION 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 Z97 ARMOR EDITION specifications summary Page Page Page Page Package contents Installation tools and components Page 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 1.2.5Expansion slots Page 1.2.6Onboard buttons Page 1.2.7Jumpers Page 1.2.8Onboard LEDs 1.2.9Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Basic installation 2.1.1Motherboard 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 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 Page 3.2.3Q-FanControl Page 3.2.4EZ Tuning Wizard 3.3My Favorites Page 3.4Main menu Page 3.5Ai Tweaker menu 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 3.6.3PCH Storage Configuration Page 3.6.4System Agent Configuration 3.6.5USB Configuration 3.6.6Platform Misc Configuration Page 3.6.7Onboard Devices Configuration 3.6.8APM Configuration 3.6.9Network Stack Configuration 3.7Monitor menu Page Page Page Page Page 3.8Boot menu Page Page Page Page Page 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 Page Page Page Software support 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4 Chapter 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3Software information 4.4AI Suite Page Page 4.4.1Thermal Radar Page Page Page Page 4.4.2EZ Update Page 4.4.3USB BIOS Flashback Page 4.4.4Push Notice Page Page 4.4.5USB 3.0 Boost 4.4.6System Information Page 4.4.7USB Charger+ 4.4.8Version 4.5Turbo LAN Realtek® HD Audio Manager 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 5.2Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation Page 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) ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)