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Asus Maximus Extreme User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS setup

Some of the following items appear when you set Ai Overclock Tuner to

[Manual] or [X.M.P]. The items vary depending on which option you select.

eXtreme Memory Profile [Profile #1]

Allows you to select the memory profile during overclocking between [Profile #1]

(high performance) and [Profile #2] (high frequency). This item appears only when

you set Ai Overclock Tuner to [X.M.P.].

Configuration options: [Profile #1] [Profile #2]

OC By CPU Level Up [Select Level]

After you to select a CPU level, the FSB Frequency and DRAM Frequency items

will be adjusted accordingly. This item appears only when you set Ai Overclock

Tuner to [Manual].

Configuration options: [Select Level] [E6400] [E6550] [E6600] [E6700] [X6800]

[E6850]

CPU Ratio Control [Auto]

Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]

The following item appears when the CPU Ratio Control item is set to

[Manual].

Ratio CMOS Setting [7]

Whether this item is configurable depends on your CPU type. The valid value

ranges differently according to your CPU type. If this item is configurable,

enter the value using the numeric keypad.

FSB Frequency [XXX]

Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI

bus. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the FSB frequency. You can also type

the desired FSB frequency using the numeric keypad. The values range from 200

to 800. Refer to the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External

Frequency settings. This item appears only when you set Ai Overclock Tuner to

[Manual].

Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]

Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal

frequency. Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options:

Manual

Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters.

Auto

Loads the standard settings for the system.

X.M.P

Loads the optimal settings for the system.

CPU Level Up

Allows you to select a CPU level, and the related parameters

will be adjusted automatically.