Asus Crosshair III Formula User Manual
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Contents
PCI Express x1 slots ..................................................... 2-23
PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots ............................................. 2-23
Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-25
I/O shield, LCD Poster and Audio card Installation ................ 2-26
2.7.1
I/O shield and LCD Poster Installation .......................... 2-26
Audio card Installation ................................................... 2-27
Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-28
Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-30
Onboard switches ......................................................... 2-41
Starting up for the first time ...................................................... 2-43
2.10 Turning off the computer ........................................................... 2-44
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
CPU Level Up [Auto] ..................................................... 3-10
Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] ............................................. 3-10
FSB Frequency [XXX] ................................................... 3-10
PCIE Frequency [XXX] ................................................. 3-10