Asus TUF X299 MARK 1 - Chapter 3: BIOS Setup; 3.1 Knowing BIOS

ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1
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Chapter 3
ThenewASUSUEFIBIOSisaUniedExtensibleInterfacethatcomplieswithUEFI
architecture,offeringauser-friendlyinterfacethatgoesbeyondthetraditionalkeyboard-
onlyBIOScontrolstoenableamoreexibleandconvenientmouseinput.Youcaneasily
navigatethenewUEFIBIOSwiththesamesmoothnessasyouroperatingsystem.The
termBIOSinthisusermanualreferstoUEFIBIOSunlessotherwisespecied.
BIOS(BasicInputandOutputSystem)storessystemhardwaresettingssuchasstorage
deviceconguration,overclockingsettings,advancedpowermanagement,andboot
devicecongurationthatareneededforsystemstartupinthemotherboardCMOS.In
normalcircumstances,thedefaultBIOSsettingsapplytomostconditionstoensure
optimalperformance.DO NOT change the default BIOS settingsexceptinthefollowing
circumstances:
 Anerrormessageappearsonthescreenduringthesystembootupandrequestsyou
toruntheBIOSSetup.
 YouhaveinstalledanewsystemcomponentthatrequiresfurtherBIOSsettingsor
update.
InappropriateBIOSsettingsmayresulttoinstabilityorbootfailure.We strongly
recommend that you change the BIOS settings only with the help of a trained service
personnel.
 WhendownloadingorupdatingtheBIOSle,renameitasX299TUF1.CAPforthis
motherboard.
 BIOSsettingsandoptionsmayvaryduetodifferentBIOSreleaseversions.Please
refertothelatestBIOSversionforsettingsandoptions.
BIOS Setup
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3.1 Knowing BIOS
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup