Document Outline

• Safety information
  • About this guide
  • MAXIMUS VI HERO specifications summary
  • Package contents
  • Installation tools and components
• Chapter 1: Product Introduction
  • 1.1 Special features
    • 1.1.1 Product highlights
      • 1.1.2 ROG Gaming Features
      • 1.1.3 ROG Exclusive Features
      • 1.1.4 ASUS Special Features
      • 1.1.5 ROG rich bundled software
  • 1.2 Motherboard overview
    • 1.2.1 Before you proceed
      • 1.2.2 Motherboard layout
      • 1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
      • 1.2.4 System memory
      • 1.2.5 Expansion slots
      • 1.2.6 Onboard buttons and switches
      • 1.2.7 Jumper
      • 1.2.8 Onboard LEDs
      • 1.2.9 Internal connectors
• Chapter 2: Basic Installation
  • 2.1 Building your PC system
    • 2.1.1 Motherboard installation
      • 2.1.2 CPU installation
      • 2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
      • 2.1.4 DIMM installation
      • 2.1.5 ATX Power connection
      • 2.1.6 SATA device connection
      • 2.1.7 Front I/O Connector
      • 2.1.8 Expansion Card installation
  • 2.2 BIOS update utility
  • 2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
    • 2.3.1 Rear I/O connection
      • 2.3.2 Audio I/O connections
  • 2.4 Starting up for the first time
  • 2.5 Turning off the computer
• Chapter 3: BIOS setup
  • 3.1 Knowing BIOS
  • 3.2 BIOS setup program
    • 3.2.1 EZ Mode
      • 3.2.2 Advanced Mode
  • 3.3 My Favorites
  • 3.4 Extreme Tweaker menu
  • 3.5 Main menu
  • 3.6 Advanced menu
    • 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
      • 3.6.2 PCH Configuration
      • 3.6.3 SATA Configuration
      • 3.6.4 System Agent Configuration
      • 3.6.5 USB Configuration
      • 3.6.6 Platform Misc Configuration
      • 3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
      • 3.6.8 APM
      • 3.6.9 Network Stack
      • 3.6.10 ROG Effects
  • 3.7 Monitor menu
  • 3.8 Boot menu
  • 3.9 Tools menu
    • 3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
      • 3.9.2 ROG Secure Erase
      • 3.9.3 ASUS O.C. Profile
      • 3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information
      • 3.9.5 ROG OC Panel H-Key Configure
  • 3.10 Exit menu
  • 3.11 Updating BIOS
    • 3.11.1 EZ Update
      • 3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
      • 3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
      • 3.11.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
• Chapter 4: Software support
  • 4.1 Installing an operating system
  • 4.2 Support DVD information
    • 4.2.1 Running the support DVD
      • 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
  • 4.3 Software information
  • 4.4 AI Suite 3
    • 4.4.1 Dual Intelligent Processors 4
      • 4.4.2 EZ Update
      • 4.4.3 USB 3.0 Boost
      • 4.4.4 System Information
      • 4.4.5 USB BIOS Flashback
      • 4.4.7 USB Charger+
      • 4.4.8 Audio configurations
  • 4.5 MemTweakIt
  • 4.6 RAMDisk
• Chapter 5: RAID support
  • 5.1 RAID configurations
    • 5.1.1 RAID definitions
      • 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
      • 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
      • 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
  • 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk
    • 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
      • 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
      • 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
• Appendices
  • Notices
  • ASUS contact information