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Asus P9X79 DELUXE User Manual

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Contents

2.3.13

Audio I/O connections ...............................................................2-52

2.4

Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-54

2.5

Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-54

Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

3.1

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

3.2

BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-1
3.2.1

EZ Mode......................................................................................3-2

3.2.2

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

3.3

Main menu ..................................................................................................3-5

3.4

Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-7
3.4.1

DRAM Timing Control ...............................................................3-10

3.4.2

DIGI+ Power Control ..................................................... 3-19

3.4.3

CPU Performance Settings .......................................................3-22

3.5

Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-26
3.5.1

CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-27

3.5.2

CPU Power Management Configuration ...................................3-28

3.5.3

PCH Configuration ....................................................................3-29

3.5.4

SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-29

3.5.5

USB Configuration ....................................................................3-32

3.5.6

Onboard Devices Configuraton .................................................3-33

3.5.7

APM ..........................................................................................3-36

3.6

Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-37

3.7

Boot menu ................................................................................................3-40

3.8

Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-42
3.8.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-42

3.8.2

ASUS DRAM SPD Information .................................................3-43

3.8.4

ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-44

3.8.5

ASUS Drive Xpert .....................................................................3-45

3.9

Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-46

3.10

Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-47
3.10.1

ASUS Update utility...................................................................3-47

3.10.2

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................3-50

3.10.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.................................................3-51

3.10.4

ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-52

Chapter 4:

Software support

4.1

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

4.2

Support DVD information ..........................................................................4-1
4.2.1

Running the support DVD ...........................................................4-1