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2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-14
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection ..................................................................
2-14
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................
2-16
2.4 OC Panel ...................................................................................................
2-18
2.4.1 OC Panel Overview
................................................................... 2-18
2.4.2 Setting up your OC Panel in Normal Mode ...............................
2-20
2.4.3 Setting up your OC Panel in Extreme Mode .............................
2-22
2.5 Starting up for the rst time ....................................................................
2-23
2.6 Turning off the computer .........................................................................
2-23
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
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 My Favorites ...............................................................................................
3-6
3.4 Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................
3-7
3.5 Main menu ................................................................................................
3-21
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................
3-23
3.6.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-24
3.6.2 System Agent Conguration
...................................................... 3-26
3.6.3 PCH Conguration ....................................................................
3-26
3.6.4 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-27
3.6.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-29
3.6.6 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................
3-30
3.6.7 APM ..........................................................................................
3-32
3.6.8 Network Stack ...........................................................................
3-33
3.6.9 ROG Effects ..............................................................................
3-33
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-34
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-38
3.9 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-43
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-43
3.9.2 ROG SSD Secure Erase ...........................................................
3-44
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-45
3.9.4 ASUS Overclocking Prole .......................................................
3-46
3.9.5 BIOS Flashback ........................................................................
3-47
3.9.6 ROG OC Panel H-Key Congure ..............................................
3-47
3.10 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-49
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-50
3.11.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-51
3.11.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................
3-52
3.11.3 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-53