Installation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 3.3 My Favorites
- 3.4 Main menu
- 3.5 Extreme Tweaker menu
- 3.6 Advanced menu
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 3.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 3.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 3.6.7 ROG Effects
- 3.6.8 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 3.6.9 APM Configuration
- 3.6.10 Network Stack Configuration
- 3.6.11 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 3.6.12 USB Configuration
- 3.7 Monitor menu
- 3.8 Boot menu
- 3.9 Tool menu
- 3.10 Exit menu
- 3.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 4: RAID Support
- Appendix
ASUS MAXIMUS IX CODE
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Chapter 2
* LAN ports LED indications
• DuetoUSB3.0controllerlimitation,USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedunder
Windows
®
7 and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.
• USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedasdatastorageonly.
• WestronglyrecommendthatyouconnectUSB3.0devicestoUSB3.0portsforfaster
and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.
• DuetothedesignoftheIntelchipset,allUSBdevicesconnectedtotheUSB2.0and
USB 3.0 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB devices must
updatetheirrmwareforbettercompatibility.
• WhenKeyBotIIisactivated,USBhotplugfunctionoftheKeyBotport(USB3.0port5)
will be temporarily disabled.
** Audio 2, 4, 6 or 8-channel configuration
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
LAN port
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
Port
Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
Light Blue Line In Line In Line In
Side Speaker Out
Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange – –
Center/Sub
woofer
Center/Sub
woofer
Black
– Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections
Audio I/O ports