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Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z User Manual

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2.4

Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-18

2.5

Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-18

Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

3-1

3.1

Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1

3.2

BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-2
3.2.1

EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3

3.2.2

Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-4

3.3

Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................3-6

3.4

Main menu ................................................................................................3-15

3.5

Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-17
3.5.1

CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-18

3.5.2

North Bridge Configuration........................................................3-19

3.5.3

South Bridge Configuration .......................................................3-20

3.5.4

SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-21

3.5.5

USB Configuration ....................................................................3-23

3.5.6

CPU Core On/Off Function .......................................................3-24

3.5.7

Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................3-24

3.5.8

APM ..........................................................................................3-26

3.5.9

Network Stack ...........................................................................3-27

3.5.10

iROG Configuration ...................................................................3-28

3.5.11

ROG Connect............................................................................3-28

3.5.12

LED Control...............................................................................3-29

3.6

Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-30

3.7

Boot menu ................................................................................................3-34

3.8

Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-40
3.8.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-40

3.8.2

ASUS SPD Information .............................................................3-40

3.8.3

ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-41

3.8.4

GO Button File ..........................................................................3-42

3.9

Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-43

3.10

Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-44
3.10.1

ASUS Update ............................................................................3-44

3.10.2

ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................3-47

3.10.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................3-48

3.10.4

ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-49

Chapter 4:

Software support

4-1

4.1

Installing an operating system .................................................................4-1