User Manual

Table Of Contents

ASUS MAXIMUS IX CODE BIOS Manual

Contents

1.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................... 4

1.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................... 5

1.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................... 6

1.2.2 Advanced Mode ............................................................................. 7

1.2.3 QFan Control................................................................................ 10

1.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard ........................................................................ 12

1.3 My Favorites ................................................................................................ 15

1.4 Main menu ................................................................................................... 17

1.5 Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................. 19

1.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................... 39

1.6.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................... 40

1.6.2 Platform Misc Conguration ......................................................... 43

1.6.3 System Agent (SA) Conguration ................................................ 44

1.6.4 PCH Conguration ....................................................................... 45

1.6.5 PCH Storage Conguration.......................................................... 46

1.6.6 PCH-FW Conguration ................................................................ 48

1.6.7 ROG Effects ................................................................................. 48

1.6.8 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................... 49

1.6.9 APM Conguration ....................................................................... 51

1.6.10 Network Stack Conguration........................................................ 52

1.6.11 HDD/SSD SMART Information .................................................... 52

1.6.12 USB Conguration ....................................................................... 53

1.7 Monitor menu .............................................................................................. 54

1.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................... 62

1.9 Tool menu .................................................................................................... 67

1.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................... 67

1.9.2 Secure Erase ............................................................................... 68

1.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Prole .......................................................... 69

1.9.4 ROG OC Panel H-Key Congure ................................................. 70

1.9.5 ASUS SPD Information ................................................................ 71

1.9.6 Graphics Card Information ........................................................... 71

1.10 Exit menu ..................................................................................................... 72

1.11 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................. 73

1.11.1 EZ Update .................................................................................... 73

1.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ......................................................................... 74

1.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ............................................................. 76