iv
2.2
BIOS update utility
...................................................................................
2-13
2.3
Motherboard rear and audio connections
.............................................
2-14
2.3.1
Rear I/O connection
..................................................................
2-14
2.3.2
Audio I/O connections
...............................................................
2-16
2.4
OC Panel II
................................................................................................
2-18
2.4.1
OC Panel II Overview
................................................................
2-18
2.4.2
Setting up your OC Panel II in Normal Mode
............................
2-21
2.4.3
Setting up your OC Panel II in Extreme Mode
..........................
2-24
2.5
Starting up for the first time
....................................................................
2-25
2.6
Turning off the computer
........................................................................
2-25
Chapter 3:
BIOS Setup
3.1
Knowing BIOS
............................................................................................
3-1
3.2
BIOS setup program
..................................................................................
3-2
3.2.1
EZ Mode
......................................................................................
3-3
3.2.2
Advanced Mode
..........................................................................
3-4
3.3
My Favorites
...............................................................................................
3-7
3.4
Main menu
..................................................................................................
3-8
3.5
Extreme Tweaker menu
...........................................................................
3-11
3.6
Advanced menu
.......................................................................................
3-21
3.6.1
CPU Configuration
....................................................................
3-22
3.6.2
Platform Misc Configuration
......................................................
3-24
3.6.3
System Agent (SA) Configuration
.............................................
3-25
3.6.4
ROG Effects
..............................................................................
3-27
3.6.5
PCH Configuration
....................................................................
3-28
3.6.6
PCH Storage Configuration
.......................................................
3-28
3.6.7
USB Configuration
....................................................................
3-30
3.6.8
Network Stack Configuration
.....................................................
3-31
3.6.9
Onboard Devices Configuration
................................................
3-32
3.6.10
APM Configuration
....................................................................
3-34
3.6.11
HDD/SDD SMART Information
.................................................
3-35
3.6.12
Intel(R) ThunderBolt
..................................................................
3-35