Asus Sabertooth 55i - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
2.7 Onboard switches ....................................................................................2-23
2.8 Connectors ...............................................................................................2-26
2.8.1
Rear panel connectors ..............................................................2-26
2.8.2 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................2-27
2.8.3 Internal connectors....................................................................2-30
2.8.4. ASUS Q-Connector (system panel) ..........................................2-39
2.9 Onboard LEDs ..........................................................................................2-40
2.10 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-41
2.11 Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-41
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2.1
ASUS Update utility.....................................................................3-2
3.2.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...............................................................3-4
3.2.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility...................................................3-5
3.2.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ...................................................................3-5
3.3 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-8
3.3.1
BIOS menu screen ......................................................................3-8
3.3.2 Menu bar .....................................................................................3-8
3.3.3 Navigation keys ...........................................................................3-9
3.3.4 Menu items..................................................................................3-9
3.3.5 Submenu items ...........................................................................3-9
3.3.6 Configuration fields .....................................................................3-9
3.3.7 Pop-up window............................................................................3-9
3.3.8 Scroll bar .....................................................................................3-9
3.3.9 General help................................................................................3-9
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................3-10
3.4.1
SATA 1-6 ...................................................................................3-10
3.4.2 Storage Configuration ...............................................................3-12
3.4.3 AHCI Configuration ...................................................................3-13
3.4.4 System Information ...................................................................3-13
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-14
3.5.1
Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] .........................................................3-14
3.5.2 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]...........................................................3-15
3.5.3 Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] ...................................3-15
3.5.8 DRAM Frequency [Auto] ...........................................................3-16
3.5.9 QPI Frequency [Auto]................................................................3-16
3.5.10 DRAM Timing Control ...............................................................3-16