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Chapter 2: Getting started
Chapter 2
• Due to Intel
®
limitations, the USB3_3-34 ports run at USB 3.0 speed rate under
Windows
®
7 or later versions.
• Windows
®
7 64-bit OS supports Thunderbolt.
• Press the Clear CMOS switch to clear BIOS setup information only when the system
hangs due to overclocking.
• DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port.
• Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under
Windows
®
OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.
• USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only.
• We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster
and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.
• If you want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you have to set the
ASMedia
®
1061 SATA controllers item in the BIOS setting to [Enabled] and install the
ASMedia
®
1061 SATA controllers from the motherboard support DVD. Refer to section
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguration for details.
• Ensure to install the Windows
®
-based driver before using the Thunderbolt device.
* Bluetooth module LED indications
Status Description
Off No link
Blue Linked
Blinking Data activity
* Wi-Fi LED indications
Status Description
Off No link
Green Linked
ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card automatically sets itself to the country's available Wi-Fi channels,
** LAN ports LED indications
Activity Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection
ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection