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Asus Rampage III Black Edition User Manual

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Motherboard

Rampage III

Black Edition

Table of contents

Document Outline

  • About this guide
  • Safety information
  • Notices
  • Rampage III Black Edition specifications summary
  • Chapter 1: Product introduction
    • 1.1 Welcome!
    • 1.2 Package contents
    • 1.3 Special features
      • 1.3.1 Product highlights
      • 1.3.2 ROG ThunderBolt LAN/Audio Combo 
      • 1.3.3 ROG Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features
      • 1.3.4 ASUS special features
  • Chapter 2: Hardware information
    • 2.1 Before you proceed
    • 2.2 Motherboard overview
      • 2.2.1 Motherboard layout
      • 2.2.2 Layout contents
      • 2.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
      • 2.2.4 System memory
      • 2.2.5 Expansion slots
      • 2.2.6 Onboard switches
      • 2.2.7 Onboard LEDs
      • 2.2.8 Jumper
      • 2.2.9 Internal connectors
    • 2.3 Building your computer system
      • 2.3.1 Additional tools and components to build a PC system
      • 2.3.2 CPU installation
      • 2.3.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
      • 2.3.4 DIMM installation
      • 2.3.5 Motherboard installation
      • 2.3.6 ATX Power connection
      • 2.3.7 SATA device connection
      • 2.3.8 Front I/O Connector
      • 2.3.9 Expension Card installation
      • 2.3.10 ThunderBolt
      • 2.3.11 Rear panel connection
      • 2.3.12 Audio I/O connections
    • 2.4 Starting up for the first time
    • 2.5 Turning off the computer
      • 2.5.1 Using the OS shut down function
      • 2.5.2 Using the dual function power switch
  • Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
    • 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
      • 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility
      • 3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
      • 3.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
    • 3.2 BIOS Setup program
      • 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen
      • 3.2.2 Menu bar
      • 3.2.3 Navigation keys
      • 3.2.4 Menu items
      • 3.2.5 Submenu items
      • 3.2.6 Configuration fields
      • 3.2.7 Pop-up window
      • 3.2.8 Scroll bar
      • 3.2.9 General help
    • 3.3 Extreme Tweaker menu
      • 3.3.1 GPU.DIMM Post
      • 3.3.2 CPU Level Up [Auto]
      • 3.3.3 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]
      • 3.3.4 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]
      • 3.3.5 CPU Turbo Power Limit [Disabled]
      • 3.3.6 CPU Configuration
      • 3.3.7 BCLK Frequency [XXX]
      • 3.3.8 BCLK Enhance [Auto]
      • 3.3.9 PCIE Frequency [XXX]
      • 3.3.10 DRAM Frequency [Auto]
      • 3.3.11 UCLK Frequency [Auto]
      • 3.3.12 QPI Link Data Rate [Auto]
      • 3.3.13 Memory Recheck [Disabled]
      • 3.3.14 Memory Configuration Protect [Disabled]
      • 3.3.15 DRAM Timing Control
      • 3.3.16 CPU QPI Strength [Auto]
      • 3.3.17 ALT QPI Strength [Auto]
      • 3.3.18 First 2 Slots PCIE Strength [Auto]
      • 3.3.19 Last 2 Slots PCIE Strength [Auto]
      • 3.3.20 CPU Differential Amplitude [Auto]
      • 3.3.21 CPU Clock Skew [Auto]
      • 3.3.22 IOH Clock Skew [Auto]
      • 3.3.23 Digi+ VRM Duty Control [T.Probe]
      • 3.3.24 PWM Volt. Control [Auto]
      • 3.3.25 Load-Line Calibration [Auto]
      • 3.3.26 CPU Voltage OCP [Enabled]
      • 3.3.27 CPU PWM Frequency [Auto]
      • 3.3.28 Phase Control [Extreme]
      • 3.3.29 Extreme OV [Disabled]
      • 3.3.30 Extreme OC [Auto]
      • 3.3.31 CPU Voltage [Auto]
      • 3.3.32 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]
      • 3.3.33 QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [Auto]
      • 3.3.34 DRAM Bus Voltage [Auto]
      • 3.3.35 DRAM REF Voltages
      • 3.3.36 IOH Voltage [Auto]
      • 3.3.37 IOH PCIE Voltage [Auto]
      • 3.3.38 ICH Voltage [Auto]
      • 3.3.39 ICH PCIE Voltage [Auto]
      • 3.3.40 ASUS O.C. Profile
      • 3.3.41 CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]
      • 3.3.42 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto]
    • 3.4 Main menu
      • 3.4.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
      • 3.4.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
      • 3.4.3 Language [English]
      • 3.4.4 SATA 1–6
      • 3.4.5 Storage Configuration
      • 3.4.6 AHCI Configuration
      • 3.4.7 System Information
    • 3.5 Advanced menu
      • 3.5.1 CPU Configuration
      • 3.5.2 Chipset
      • 3.5.3 Onboard Devices Configuration
      • 3.5.4 USB Configuration
      • 3.5.5 PCIPnP
      • 3.5.6 LED Control
      • 3.5.7 iROG Configuration
      • 3.5.8 ROG Connect
    • 3.6 Power menu
      • 3.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
      • 3.6.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
      • 3.6.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]
      • 3.6.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
      • 3.6.5 EuP Ready [Disabled]
      • 3.6.6 APM Configuration
      • 3.6.7 Hardware Monitor
    • 3.7 Boot menu
      • 3.7.1 Boot Device Priority
      • 3.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration
      • 3.7.3 Security
    • 3.8 Tools menu
      • 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2
      • 3.8.2 ASUS O.C. Profile
      • 3.8.3 GO Button File
      • 3.8.4 BIOS FlashBack
    • 3.9 Exit menu
  • Chapter 4: Software support
    • 4.1 Installing an operating system
    • 4.2 Support DVD information
      • 4.2.1 Running the support DVD
      • 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
    • 4.3 Software information
      • 4.3.1 AI Suite II
      • 4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM
      • 4.3.3 TurboV EVO
      • 4.3.4 EPU
      • 4.3.5 FAN Xpert
      • 4.3.6 Probe II
      • 4.3.7 ROG Connect
      • 4.3.8 ThunderBolt LAN--Bigfoot Killer Network Manager
      • 4.3.9 ThunderBolt Audio
      • 4.3.10 ROG Wi-Fi Agent
      • 4.3.11 Audio configurations
    • 4.4 RAID configurations
      • 4.4.1 RAID definitions
      • 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
      • 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
      • 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
    • 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
      • 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
      • 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
      • 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
      • 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive
  • Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support
    • 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology
      • 5.1.1 Requirements
      • 5.1.2 Before you begin
      • 5.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards
      • 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers
      • 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology
    • 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
      • 5.2.1 Requirements
      • 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
      • 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers
      • 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
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