Asus Maximus II Gene User Manual
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Contents
PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots ............................................. 2-27
Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-29
Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-30
Audio I/O connections ................................................... 2-31
Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-34
Onboard switches ......................................................... 2-44
Installing I/O shield and LCD Poster ............................. 2-46
Starting up for the first time ...................................................... 2-47
Turning off the computer ........................................................... 2-48
2.9.1
Using the OS shut down function .................................. 2-48
Using the dual function power switch ............................ 2-48
Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 3-1
3.1.1
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 3-1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 3-4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 3-5
BIOS setup program .................................................................... 3-6
3.2.1
BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 3-7
Menu bar ......................................................................... 3-7
Navigation keys ............................................................... 3-7
Menu items ..................................................................... 3-8
Submenu items ............................................................... 3-8
Configuration fields ......................................................... 3-8
Pop-up window ............................................................... 3-8
Scroll bar ......................................................................... 3-8
General help ................................................................... 3-8
Extreme Tweaker menu ............................................................... 3-9
3.3.1
Tuning Mode [Extreme OC] .......................................... 3-10
3.3.2 CPU Level Up [Auto] ........................................................... 3-10
3.3.3
Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] ............................................. 3-10
CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] .............................................. 3-10
CPU Configuration ........................................................ 3-10
FSB Frequency [266] .................................................... 3-10
CPU Clock Skew [Auto] ................................................ 3-10