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Installation tools and components 1 bag of screws Philips (cross) screwdriver PC chassis Power supply unit Intel® LGA1150 CPU Intel® LGA1150 compatible CPU Fan DIMM SATA hard disk drive SATA optical disc drive (optional) Graphics card (optional) The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package. xiv

Section	Page
Safety information	6
About this guide	7
GRYPHON Z87 specifications summary	9
Package contents	13
Installation tools and components	14
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	15
1.1 Special features	15
1.1.1 Product highlights	15
1.1.2 “Ultimate COOL” Thermal Solutions	16
1.1.3 “TUF Engine” Power Design	16
1.1.4 “Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel	17
1.1.5 ASUS EZ DIY	17
1.1.6 ASUS Exclusive Features	18
1.1.7 Other special features	18
1.2 Motherboard overview	19
1.2.1 Before you proceed	19
1.2.2 Motherboard layout	20
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	22
1.2.4 System memory	23
1.2.5 Expansion slots	36
1.2.6 Onboard buttons	38
1.2.7 Jumpers	40
1.2.8 Onboard LEDs	41
1.2.9 Internal connectors	42
Chapter 2: Basic installation	51
2.1 Building your PC system	51
2.1.1 Motherboard installation	51
2.1.2 CPU installation	53
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	54
2.1.4 DIMM installation	56
2.1.5 ATX Power connection	57
2.1.6 SATA device connection	58
2.1.7 Front I/O Connector	59
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation	60
2.2 BIOS update utility	61
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections	63
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	63
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections	65
2.4 Starting up for the first time	67
2.5 Turning off the computer	68
Chapter 3: BIOS setup	69
3.1 Knowing BIOS	69
3.2 BIOS setup program	70
3.2.1 EZ Mode	71
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	72
3.3 My Favorites	74
3.4 Main menu	75
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu	77
3.6 Advanced menu	93
3.6.1 CPU Configuration	94
3.6.2 PCH Configuration	96
3.6.3 SATA Configuration	98
3.6.4 System Agent Configuration	99
3.6.5 USB Configuration	101
3.6.6 Platform Misc Configuration	102
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration	103
3.6.8 APM	105
3.6.9 Network Stack	106
3.7 Monitor menu	107
3.8 Boot menu	111
3.9 Tools menu	117
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	117
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	117
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information	118
3.10 Exit menu	119
3.11 Updating BIOS	120
Chapter 4: Software support	127
4.1 Installing an operating system	127
4.2 Support DVD information	127
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	127
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	129
4.3 Software information	130
4.3.1 AI Suite 3	130
4.3.2 Thermal Radar 2	133
4.3.3 Remote GO!	138
4.3.4 USB 3.0 Boost	144
4.3.5 EZ Update	145
4.3.6 Network iControl	146
4.3.7 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard	148
4.3.8 USB Charger+	150
4.3.9 System Information	151
4.3.10 Audio configurations	152
Chapter 5: RAID support	155
5.1 RAID configurations	155
5.1.1 RAID definitions	155
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	156
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	156
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	157
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk	161
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	161
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	162
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	162
Appendices	163
Notices	163