Document Outline

• Notices
  • Safety information
  • About this guide
• Chapter 1: Product introduction
  • 1.1 System package contents
  • 1.2 Serial number label
  • 1.3 System specifications
  • 1.4 Front panel features
  • 1.5 Rear panel features
  • 1.6 Internal features
  • 1.7 LED information
    • 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs
    • 1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs
• Chapter 2: Hardware setup
  • 2.1 Chassis cover
    • 2.1.1 Removing the side cover
    • 2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover
  • 2.2 Motherboard overview
  • 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.3.1 CPU installation
    • 2.3.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
  • 2.4 System memory
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Memory configurations
    • 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
    • 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
  • 2.5 Front panel assembly
    • 2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly
    • 2.5.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly
  • 2.6 5.25-inch drives
  • 2.7 SATA hard disk drives
    • 2.7.1 Installing the HDD module cage
    • 2.7.2 Removing the HDD module cage
    • 2.7.3 Installing a hot-swap SATA hard disk drive
    • 2.7.4 Removing and reinstalling the backplane
  • 2.8 Expansion cards
    • 2.8.1 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.8.2 Configuring an expansion card
  • 2.9 Cable connections
    • 2.9.1 Motherboard connections
    • 2.9.2 SATA backplane connections
  • 2.10 Removable components
    • 2.10.1 Removing rear system fan
    • 2.10.2 Removing front system fan
• Chapter 3: Motherboard Info
  • 3.1 Motherboard layout
  • 3.2 Jumpers
  • 3.3 Onboard buttons and switches
  • 3.4 Onboard LEDs
  • 3.5 Connectors
    • 3.5.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 3.5.2 Audio I/O connections
    • 3.5.3 USB BIOS Flashback
    • 3.5.4 Internal connectors
    • 3.5.5 ASUS Q-Connector (system panel)
• Chapter 4: BIOS setup
  • 4.1 Knowing BIOS
  • 4.2 BIOS setup program
    • 4.2.1 EZ Mode
    • 4.2.2 Advanced Mode
  • 4.3 Main menu
  • 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu
    • 4.4.1 DRAM Timing Control
    • 4.4.2 DIGI+ Power Control
    • 4.4.3 CPU Performance Settings
  • 4.5 Advanced menu
    • 4.5.1 CPU Configuration
    • 4.5.2 System Agent Configuration
    • 4.5.3 CPU Power Management Configuration
    • 4.5.4 PCH Configuration
    • 4.5.5 SATA Configuration
    • 4.5.6 USB Configuration
    • 4.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuraton
    • 4.5.8 APM
  • 4.6 Monitor menu
  • 4.7 Boot menu
  • 4.8 Tools menu
    • 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
    • 4.8.2 ASUS DRAM SPD Information
    • 4.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile
    • 4.8.4 ASUS Drive Xpert
  • 4.9 Exit menu
  • 4.10 Updating BIOS
    • 4.10.1 ASUS Update utility
    • 4.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
    • 4.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
    • 4.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
• Chapter 5: RAID configuration
  • 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
    • 5.1.5 Marvell RAID utility
• Chapter 6: Driver installation
  • 6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
    • 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
    • 6.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
    • 6.1.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
    • 6.1.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive
  • 6.2 Support DVD information
    • 6.2.1 Running the support DVD
    • 6.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
  • 6.3 Software information
    • 6.3.1 AI Suite II
    • 6.3.2 TurboV EVO
    • 6.3.3 DIGI+ Power Control
    • 6.3.4 EPU
    • 6.3.5 FAN Xpert+
    • 6.3.6 Sensor Recorder
    • 6.3.7 Probe II
    • 6.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost
    • 6.3.9 ASUS SSD Caching
    • 6.3.10 ASUS Update
    • 6.3.11 MyLogo2
    • 6.3.12 Audio configurations
  • 6.4 System Recovery
    • 6.4.1 Using the Recovery Partition
    • 6.4.2 Using the Recovery DVD
• Chapter 7: Multiple GPU technology support
  • 7.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology
    • 7.1.1 Requirements
    • 7.1.2 Before you begin
    • 7.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards
    • 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers
    • 5.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology
  • 7.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
    • 7.2.1 Requirements
    • 7.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
    • 7.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards
    • 7.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards
    • 7.2.5 Installing the device drivers
    • 7.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
  • 7.3 NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology
    • 7.3.1 Requirements
    • 7.3.2 Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards