ASUS MAXIMUS IX APEX
3-5
Chapter 3
Menu bar
Themenubarontopofthescreenhasthefollowingmainitems:
My Favorites
Forsavingthefrequently-usedsystemsettingsandconguration.
Main
Forchangingthebasicsystemconguration
Extreme Tweaker
Forchangingtheoverclockingsettings
Advanced
Forchangingtheadvancedsystemsettings
Monitor
Fordisplayingthesystemtemperature,powerstatus,andchanging
thefansettings.
Boot
Forchangingthesystembootconguration
Tool
Forconguringoptionsforspecialfunctions
Exit
Forselectingtheexitoptionsandloadingdefaultsettings
Menu items
Thehighlighteditemonthemenubardisplaysthespecicitemsforthatmenu.Forexample,
selectingMainshowstheMainmenuitems.
Theotheritems(MyFavorites,AiTweaker,Advanced,Monitor,Boot,Tool,andExit)onthe
menubarhavetheirrespectivemenuitems.
Submenu items
Agreaterthansign(>)beforeeachitemonanymenuscreenmeansthattheitemhasa
submenu.Todisplaythesubmenu,selecttheitemandpress<Enter>.
Language
ThisbuttonabovethemenubarcontainsthelanguagesthatyoucanselectforyourBIOS.
ClickthisbuttontoselectthelanguagethatyouwanttodisplayinyourBIOSscreen.
My Favorites(F3)
ThisbuttonabovethemenubarshowsallBIOSitemsinaTreeMapsetup.Selectfrequently-
usedBIOSsettingsandsaveittoMyFavoritesmenu.
Refertosection3.3 My Favorites formoreinformation.
Q-Fan Control(F6)
Thisbuttonabovethemenubardisplaysthecurrentsettingsofyourfans.Usethisbuttonto
manuallytweakthefanstoyourdesiredsettings.
Refertosection3.2.3 Q-Fan Controlformoreinformation.
EZ Tuning Wizard(F11)
Thisbuttonabovethemenubarallowsyoutoviewandtweaktheoverclockingsettingsof
yoursystem.ItalsoallowsyoutochangethemotherboardsSATAmodefromAHCItoRAID
mode.
Refertosection3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizardformoreinformation.