Asus M5A97/SI - Manual (Page 16)

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Chapter 1
Fanless Design: stylish heatsink solution
The stylish heatsink features a 0-dB thermal solution that offers users a noiseless
PC environment. Not only the beautiful shape upgrades the visual enjoyment for
motherboard users, but also the heatsink design lowers the temperature of the chipset
and power phase area through high efficient heat-exchange. Combined with usability
and aesthetics, the ASUS stylish heatsink will give users an extremely silent and
cooling experience with the elegant appearance!
ASUS EZ DIY
ASUS EZ DIY feature collection provides you with easy ways to install computer components,
update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.
ASUS UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode)
The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is an Unified Extensible Firmware Interface that offers
a user-friendly interface that goes beyond traditional keyboard-only BIOS control to
enable more flexible and convenient mouse input. Users can easily navigate the new
UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness as their operating system. It natively supports
hard drives larger than 2.2TB in 64-bit, with full storage space utilization, helping
deliver far more exciting computing than traditional BIOS version. The exclusive
EZ Mode displays frequently-accessed setup info. while the Advanced Mode is for
experienced performance enthusiasts that demand far more intricate system settings.
ASUS EZ-Flash 2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly utility that allows you to update the BIOS without
using a bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility.
ASUS MyLogo2™
This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for a
more colorful and vivid image on your screen.
ASUS O.C. Profile
The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. Profile that allows you to conveniently store
or load multiple BIOS settings. The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a
separate file, giving you the freedom to share and distribute your favorite settings.
Precision Tweaker 2
Allows you to fine-tune the VCore / VDDNB voltage in 0.00625V steps and DRAM
voltage in 0.00625V steps to achieve the most precise setting for the ultimate
overclocking configuration.
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
The BIOS C.P.R. feature automatically restores the CPU default settings when the
system hangs due to overclocking failure. C.P.R. eliminates the need to open the
system chassis and clear the RTC data. Simply shut down and reboot the system, and
the BIOS automatically restores the CPU parameters to their default settings.