Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - Page 4

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2.4 Starting up for the rst time .................................................................... 2-21
2.5 Turning off the computer .........................................................................
2-21
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................
3-2
3.2.1 EZ Mode
...................................................................................... 3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................
3-4
3.3 My Favorites ...............................................................................................
3-6
3.4 Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................
3-7
3.5 Main menu ................................................................................................
3-25
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................
3-27
3.6.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-28
3.6.2 PCH Conguration ....................................................................
3-30
3.6.3 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-32
3.6.4 System Agent Conguration
...................................................... 3-33
3.6.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-35
3.6.6 Platform Misc Conguration ......................................................
3-36
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................
3-37
3.6.8 APM ..........................................................................................
3-39
3.6.9 Network Stack ...........................................................................
3-40
3.6.10 ROG Effects ..............................................................................
3-40
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-41
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-45
3.9 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-50
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-50
3.9.2 ROG Secure Erase ...................................................................
3-50
3.9.3 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-52
3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-53
3.9.5 ROG OC Panel H-Key Congure ..............................................
3-53
3.10 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-55
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-56
3.11.1 EZ Update .................................................................................
3-56
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-57
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................
3-58
3.11.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-59
Chapter 4: Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system ................................................................. 4-1