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Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA User Manual

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2.4

Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-21

2.5

Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-21

Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

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

My Favorites ...............................................................................................3-6

3.4

Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................3-7

3.5

Main menu ................................................................................................3-25

3.6

Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-27
3.6.1

CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-28

3.6.2

PCH Configuration ....................................................................3-30

3.6.3

SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-32

3.6.4

System Agent Configuration......................................................3-33

3.6.5

USB Configuration ....................................................................3-35

3.6.6

Platform Misc Configuration ......................................................3-36

3.6.7

Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................3-37

3.6.8

APM ..........................................................................................3-39

3.6.9

Network Stack ...........................................................................3-40

3.6.10

ROG Effects ..............................................................................3-40

3.7

Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-41

3.8

Boot menu ................................................................................................3-45

3.9

Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-50
3.9.1

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

3.9.2

ROG Secure Erase ...................................................................3-50

3.9.3

ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-52

3.9.4

ASUS SPD Information .............................................................3-53

3.9.5

ROG OC Panel H-Key Configure ..............................................3-53

3.10

Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-55

3.11

Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-56
3.11.1

EZ Update .................................................................................3-56

3.11.2

ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................3-57

3.11.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................3-58

3.11.4

ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-59

Chapter 4:

Software support

4.1

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