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Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 User Manual

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Contents

2.4

Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-44

2.5

Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-44

Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

3.1

Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1

3.2

BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-1
3.2.1

EZ Mode......................................................................................3-2

3.2.2

Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-3

3.3

Main menu ..................................................................................................3-5

3.4

Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-7

3.5

Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-20
3.5.1

CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-21

3.5.2

PCH Configuration ....................................................................3-23

3.5.3

SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-24

3.5.4

System Agent Configuration......................................................3-26

3.5.5

USB Configuration ....................................................................3-27

3.5.6

Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................3-28

3.5.7

APM ..........................................................................................3-30

3.5.8

Network Stack ...........................................................................3-31

3.6

Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-32

3.7

Boot menu ................................................................................................3-37

3.8

Tool menu .................................................................................................3-39
3.8.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-39

3.8.2.

ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-39

3.8.3.

ASUS SPD Information .............................................................3-40

3.9

Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-41

3.10

Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-42
3.10.1

ASUS Update utility...................................................................3-42

3.10.2

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................3-45

3.10.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.................................................3-46

3.10.4

ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-47

Chapter 4:

Software support

4.1

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

4.2

Support DVD information ..........................................................................4-1
4.2.1

Running the support DVD ...........................................................4-1

4.2.2

Obtaining the software manuals..................................................4-2

4.3

Software information .................................................................................4-3
4.3.1

AI Suite II.....................................................................................4-3

4.3.2

ASUS TUF Thermal Radar .........................................................4-4

4.3.3

TurboV EVO ................................................................................4-9