Asus P9X79 WS - User Manual

Motherboard
P9X79 WS

Asus P9X79 WS Specifications

General

Brand	Asus
Model	P9X79 WS
Category	Motherboard
Language	English

Summary

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

2.1 Before you proceed

Safety precautions before hardware installation and configuration.

2.2.2 Layout contents

2.2.9 Internal connectors

2.3.11 USB BIOS Flashback

Procedure for updating BIOS via USB port.

2.4 Starting up for the first time

Initial system startup procedure and checks.

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.2.2 Advanced Mode

3.4 Ai Tweaker menu

Options for overclocking and performance tuning.

3.4.1 DRAM Timing Control

Advanced DRAM timing adjustments for performance.

3.4.1 DIGI+ Power Control

Voltage and power delivery configuration for stability.

3.4.2 CPU Performance Settings

CPU ratio and feature configurations for performance.

3.5.1 CPU Configuration

CPU-specific settings and information display.

3.5.2 CPU Power Management Configuration

Settings for CPU power saving and performance optimization.

3.5.5 SATA Configuration

3.6 Monitor menu

3.7 Boot menu

System boot order and related options.

3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

Utility for updating the system BIOS.

3.9 Exit menu

Options for saving or discarding changes and exiting BIOS.

3.10 Updating BIOS

Procedures for updating the system BIOS.

Chapter 4: Software Support

4.3.2 TurboV EVO

Software for CPU and system overclocking.

4.3.3 DIGI+ Power Control

BIOS-based power control utility for stability.

4.3.4 EPU

4.3.5 FAN Xpert+

4.3.10 ASUS Update

Utility for updating BIOS and system software.

4.4 RAID configurations

4.4.4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility

4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility

Chapter 5: Multiple GPU Technology Support

5.1 ATI CrossFireX technology

Support for ATI multi-GPU configurations.

5.1.1 Requirements

5.1.2 Before you begin

5.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards

Physical installation of ATI graphics cards.

5.1.4 Installing the device drivers

Installing ATI graphics card drivers.

5.1.5 Enabling the ATI CrossFireX technology

Enabling the feature in Catalyst Control Center.

5.2 NVIDIA SLI technology

Support for NVIDIA multi-GPU configurations.

5.2.1 Requirements

5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards

Physical installation of dual NVIDIA SLI graphics cards.

5.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards

Physical installation of triple NVIDIA SLI graphics cards.

5.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards

Physical installation of quad NVIDIA SLI graphics cards.

5.2.5 Installing the device drivers

Installing NVIDIA graphics card drivers.

5.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology

Enabling the SLI feature in NVIDIA Control Panel.

5.3 NVIDIA CUDA technology

Support for NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing.

5.3.1 Requirements

5.3.2 Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards

Physical installation of CUDA-ready graphics cards.