Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z User Manual

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4. Select Yes and press <Enter>. When BIOS update is done, press <ESC> to
exit BIOS Updater. Restart your computer.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
system boot failure!
• For BIOS Updater version 1.04 or later, the utility automatically exits to the
DOS prompt after updating BIOS.
• Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and
stability. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item under the Exit BIOS
menu. See Chaper 3 of your motherboard user manual for details.
• Ensure to connect all SATA hard disk drives after updating the BIOS le if
you have disconnected them.
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To update the BIOS le using BIOS Updater
1. At the FreeDOS prompt, type bupdater /pc /g and press <Enter>.
ASUSTek BIOS Updater for DOS V1.18 [2010/04/29]
Current ROM
Update ROM
A:
Note
[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [V] Drive Info
[Up/Down/Home/End] Move [B] Backup [Esc] Exit
P8P67D.ROM 4194304 2010-08-05 17:30:48
PATH: A:\
BOARD: Maximus IV GENE-Z
VER: 0208
DATE: 05/25/2011
BOARD: Unknown
VER: Unknown
DATE: Unknown
D:\>bupdater /pc /g
2. The BIOS Updater screen appears as below.
3. Press <Tab> to switch between screen elds and use the <Up/Down/Home/
End> keys to select the BIOS le and press <Enter>. BIOS Updater checks
the selected BIOS le and prompts you to conrm BIOS update.
Are you sure to update BIOS?
Yes No

Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1200, 1300, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866, 2133, 2200 MHz
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of EATX power connectors	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
Headphone outputs	6
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z68
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Maximum graphics card memory	1759 MB
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Width	- mm