ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING
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Chapter 3
3.4 Main menu
TheMainmenuscreenappearswhenyouentertheAdvancedModeoftheBIOSSetup
program.TheMainmenuprovidesyouanoverviewofthebasicsysteminformation,and
allowsyoutosetthesystemdate,time,language,andsecuritysettings.
Security
TheSecuritymenuitemsallowyoutochangethesystemsecuritysettings.
IfyouhaveforgottenyourBIOSpassword,erasetheCMOSRealTimeClock(RTC)
RAMtocleartheBIOSpassword.Seesection1.1.7 Headersforinformationonhow
toerasetheRTCRAMviatheClearCMOSbutton.
TheAdministratororUserPassworditemsontopofthescreenshowthedefault[Not
Installed].Afteryousetapassword,theseitemsshow[Installed].
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu
TheAiTweakermenuitemsallowyoutocongureoverclocking-relateditems.
BecautiouswhenchangingthesettingsoftheAiTweakermenuitems.Incorrecteld
valuescancausethesystemtomalfunction
ThecongurationoptionsforthissectionvarydependingontheCPUandDIMMmodelyou
installedonthemotherboard.
Ai Overclock Tuner
AllowsyoutoselecttheCPUoverclockingoptionstoachievethedesiredCPUinternal
frequency.Congurationoptions:
[Auto] Loadstheoptimalsettingsforthesystem.
[Manual] Allowsyoutoindividuallysetoverclockingparameters.
Memory Frequency
Thisitemallowsyoutosetthememoryoperatingfrequency.Thecongurableoptionsvary
withtheBCLK(baseclock)frequencysetting.Selecttheautomodetoapplytheoptimized
setting.Congurationoptions:[Auto][DDR4-1333MHz]-[DDR4-4200MHz]
Selectingaveryhighmemoryfrequencymaycausethesystemtobecomeunstable!Ifthis
happens,reverttothedefaultsetting.
EPU Power Saving Mode
TheASUSEPU(EnergyProcessingUnit)setstheCPUinitsminimumpowerconsumption
settings.EnablethisitemtosetlowerCPUcore/cachevoltageandachievethebestenergy
savingcondition.Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]