Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z User Manual

ROG Maximus IV GENE-Z 5-1
5.1 ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology
The motherboard supports the ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to
install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation
procedures in this section.
5.1.1 Requirements
• You should have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics cards or one
CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are ATI
®
certied.
• Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology.
Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com.
• Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum
power required by your system. See page 2-46 for details.
5.1.2 Before you begin
For ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you have to uninstall all existing graphics card
drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system.
To uninstall existing graphics card drivers
1. Close all current applications.
2. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
For Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features.
3. Select your current graphics card driver/s.
4. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove.
For Windows Vista, select Uninstall.
5. Turn off your computer.
• We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal
environment.
• Visit the ATI Game website at http://game.amd.com for the latest certied
graphics card and the supported 3D application list.

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