User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1.1 Knowing BIOS
- 1.2 BIOS setup program
- 1.3 My Favorites
- 1.4 Main menu
- 1.5 Extreme Tweaker menu
- 1.6 Advanced menu
- 1.6.1 Platform Misc Configuration
- 1.6.2 CPU Configuration
- 1.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 1.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 1.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 1.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 1.6.7 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 1.6.8 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 1.6.9 APM Configuration
- 1.6.10 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 1.6.11 USB Configuration
- 1.6.12 Network Stack Configuration
- 1.6.13 NVMe Configuration
- 1.6.14 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 1.7 Monitor menu
- 1.8 Boot menu
- 1.9 Tool menu
- 1.10 Exit menu
- 1.11 Updating BIOS
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ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME BIOS Manual
LED lighting
When system is in working state
This item allows you to turn the RGB LED lighting on or off when the system is in the
working state.
[All On]: All LEDs (Aura or Functional) will be enabled.
[Stealth Mode]: All LEDs (Aura and Functional) will be disabled.
[Aura Only]: Aura LEDs will be enabled and functional LEDs will be disabled.
[Aura Off]: Aura LEDs will be disabled, however functional LEDs will still be
enabled.
Q-Code LED Function
[Disabled] Turn off Q-Code LED.
[POST Code Only] Show POST (Power-On Self-Test) code on Q-Code LED.
[Auto] Automatically display POST (Power-On Self-Test) code and CPU
temperature on Q-Code LED.
When system is in sleep, hibernate or soft off states
This item allows you to turn the RGB LED lighting on or off when the system is in the
sleep, hibernate or soft off states.
[All On]: All LEDs (Aura or Functional) will be enabled.
[Stealth Mode]: All LEDs (Aura and Functional) will be disabled.
[Aura Only]: Aura LEDs will be enabled and functional LEDs will be disabled.
[Aura Off]: Aura LEDs will be disabled, however functional LEDs will still be
enabled.
PCIEX16_3 Bandwidth
[X2 Mode] Run at X2 mode with SATA6G_56 enabled.
[X4 Mode] Run at X4 mode for higher performance with SATA6G_56 disabled.
CPU PCIE Configuration Mode
This item allows you to congure the CPU PCIE congurations.
[PCIEX16_1 + PCIEX16_2] Deafult and auto-detects mode.
[DIMM.2_1 + PCIEX16_2] When DIMM.2_1 is enabled, PCIEx16_1 will run at x8 mode,
and PCIEx16_2 will run at x4 mode.
[DIMM.2_1 + DIMM.2_2] When DIMM.2_1 and DIMM.2_2 are both enabled, PCIEx16_1
will run at x8 mode, and PCIEx16_2 will be disabled.
USB power deliver in Soft Off state (S5)
This item allows you to enable or disable USB power when your PC is in the S5 state.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Front Panel USB Type C Power Mode
[Auto] The system will automatically detect your USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C devices
and provide suitable power if needed.
[Enabled] The USB Type C port will always provide power to your USB 3.1 Gen 2
Type-C devices.