Owner's Manual
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1.3 Unique Features
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one
tool to fine tune different system functions in a user-
friendly interface, which includes Hardware Monitor,
Fan Control, Overclocking, OC DNA, IES and XFast
RAM. In Hardware Monitor, it shows the major readings
of your system. In Fan Control, it shows the fan speed
and temperature for you to adjust. In Overclocking, you
are allowed to overclock the CPU frequency for optimal
system performance. In OC DNA, you can save your OC
settings as a prole and share it with your friends. Then
your friends can load the OC prole to their own system
to get the same OC settings. In IES (Intelligent Energy
Saver), the voltage regulator can reduce the number of
output phases to improve efciency when the CPU cores
are idle without sacrificing computing performance. In
XFast RAM, it fully utilizes the memory space that can-
not be used under Windows
®
32-bit operating systems.
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot provides an efcient way to save
energy, time, money, and improve the system’s running
speed. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which
normally enables Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes
in Windows
®
to shorten the boot time. By calling S3 and
S4 at a specic timing during the shutdown and startup
process, Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows
®
desktop in merely a few seconds.
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded
in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows
you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without
preparing an additional oppy diskette or other compli-
cated ash utility. Just save the new BIOS le to your