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3.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode .......................................................................... 3-4
3.2.3 Q-Fan Control ............................................................................. 3-7
3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard ....................................................................... 3-9
3.3 My Favorites .............................................................................................3-12
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................3-14
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-14
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-22
3.6.1 Platform Misc Conguration ...................................................... 3-22
3.6.2 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 3-23
3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Conguration ............................................. 3-24
3.6.4 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 3-25
3.6.5 PCH Storage Conguration....................................................... 3-25
3.6.6 PCH-FW Conguration ............................................................. 3-26
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-26
3.6.8 APM Conguration .................................................................... 3-27
3.6.9 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 3-28
3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information ................................................. 3-28
3.6.11 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-28
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-29
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-31
3.9 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 3-34
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................ 3-34
3.9.2 ASUS Overclocking Prole ....................................................... 3-34
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information ............................................................. 3-34
3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-35
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-36
3.11.1 EZ Update ................................................................................. 3-36
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ...................................................................... 3-37
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 .......................................................... 3-39
Chapter 4: RAID Support
4.1 RAID configurations ..................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 4-1
4.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks .................................................. 4-2
4.1.3 Intel
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Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS .......................... 4-2
4.1.4 Intel
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Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility .................. 4-6
4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................................4-10
4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
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