Asus MAXIMUSVFORMULA Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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2.2 BIOS update utility ...................................................................................2-19
2.2.1 USB BIOS Flashback ................................................................
2-19
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................
2-20
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection ..................................................................
2-20
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................
2-21
2.4 Starting up for the rst time ....................................................................
2-25
2.5 Turning off the computer .........................................................................
2-25
Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3-1
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................
3-2
3.2.1 EZ Mode
......................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................
3-4
3.3 Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................
3-6
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................
3-19
3.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................
3-22
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-23
3.5.2 PCH Conguration ....................................................................
3-25
3.5.3 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-26
3.5.4 System Agent Conguration
......................................................3-27
3.5.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-28
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................
3-30
3.5.7 APM ..........................................................................................
3-32
3.5.8 Network Stack ...........................................................................
3-33
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-34
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-37
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-39
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-39
3.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-39
3.8.3 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-40
3.8.4 GO Button File ..........................................................................
3-41
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-42
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-43
3.10.1 ASUS Update ............................................................................
3-43
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-46
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................
3-47
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-48