User's Manual

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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6
Optional Items .................................................................................................................6
TRX40 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Layout ...............................................................7
TRX40 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Block Diagram ..................................................8
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 9
1-2 ProductSpecications .................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ............................................................... 13
1-3-1 Installing the CPU ..................................................................................................13
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................16
1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 17
1-4-1 QuadChannelMemoryConguration ....................................................................17
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................18
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
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/NVIDIA
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SLI
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Conguration .............................. 20
1-7 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 21
1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches, and LEDs .......................................................... 23
1-9 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 25
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................39
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 40
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41
2-3 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 43
2-4 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 44
2-5 Settings .......................................................................................................... 48
2-6 System Info. ................................................................................................... 56
2-7 Boot ................................................................................................................ 57
2-8 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 60
Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet ................................................................................ 61
3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ......................................................................... 61
3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ....................... 66