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Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z User Manual

Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z
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ROG Maximus IV GENE-Z 3-47
Booting the system in DOS environment
1. Insert the USB ash drive with the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater to the
USB port.
2. Boot your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to show
the BIOS Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical
drive and select the optical drive as the boot device.
Welcome to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)!
C:\>d:
D:\>
3. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt
item by pressing the item number.
4. At the FreeDOS prompt, type d: and press <Enter> to switch the disk from
Drive C (optical drive) to Drive D (USB ash drive).
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update BIOS in DOS environment. This
utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as a backup
when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.
The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screen
displays may not be same as shown.
Before updating BIOS
1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB ash drive in FAT32/16
format and single partition.
2. Download the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at
http://support.asus.com and save them on the USB ash drive.
NTFS is not supported under DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS le
and BIOS Updater to a hard disk drive or USB ash drive in NTFS format.
Do not save the BIOS le to a oppy disk due to low disk capacity.
3. Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).
Please select boot device:
SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Enter Setup
and to move selection
ENTER to select boot device
ESC to boot using defaults

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Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z Specifications

General IconGeneral
ECCNo
Non-ECCYes
Memory channelsDual-channel
Number of memory slots4
Maximum internal memory32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds1066, 1200, 1300, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866, 2133, 2200 MHz
System bus rate5 GT/s
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturerIntel
Compatible processor seriesIntel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
USB 2.0 connectors2
Number of EATX power connectors1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors0
Headphone outputs6
USB 2.0 ports quantity8
Component forPC
Power source typeATX
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z68
Audio output channels7.1 channels
Motherboard form factormicro ATX
Compatible operating systemsWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
PCI Express slots version2.0
Maximum graphics card memory1759 MB
Manageability featuresWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 10
Networking features10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface typeGigabit Ethernet
BIOS typeEFI
ACPI version2.0a
BIOS memory size64 Mbit
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Width- mm

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