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ASUS P8H77-M PRO

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Chapter 1

1.3.4

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

Fanless Design: stylish heatsink solution

The Wing Heatsink features a 0-dB thermal solution that offers users a noiseless PC

environment. The beautifully curved fins provide a visual design flair, while also effectively

cooling down hot airflows generated by the PCH chipset. Combined with usability and

aesthetics, the ASUS Wing Heatsink will give users an extremely silent and cooling

experience with an elegant appearance!.

ASUS Fan Xpert

ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows you to adjust the CPU and chassis fan speeds according

to different ambient temperatures caused by different climate conditions in different

geographic regions and your PC’s loading. The built-in variety of useful profiles offer flexible

controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool environment.

1.3.5

ASUS EZ DIY

ASUS UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode)

Flexible and Easy BIOS Interface

ASUS UEFI BIOS offers the first mouse-controlled graphical BIOS designed with selectable

modes, providing a user-friendly interface that goes beyond the traditional keyboard-only

controls. It also fully-utilizes 2.2TB and larger hard drives with native 64-bit operating systems

support.

ASUS exclusive interface

EZ Mode displays frequently-accessed info. Users can choose system performance settings,

and drag and drop boot priorities. Advanced Mode for performance enthusiasts includes

detailed DRAM settings via a dedicated memory info page for complete insight.

New upgrade! Quick and easy information for enhanced system control

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F12 BIOS snapshot hotkey for sharing UEFI information and troubleshooting

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New F3 Shortcut for frequently accessed information

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ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) information for accessing memory

information, detecting faulty DIMMs, and helping with difficult POST situations.

ASUS Q-Design

ASUS Q-Design enhances your DIY experience. All of Q-Slot, and Q-DIMM design speed up

and simplify the DIY process!

ASUS Q-Shield

The specially designed ASUS Q-Shield does without the usual "fingers" - making it

convenient and easy to install. With better electric conductivity, it ideally protects your

motherboard against static electricity and shields it against Electronic Magnetic Interference

(EMI).

ASUS Q-Connector

The ASUS Q-Connector allows you to connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables

in one easy step with one complete module. This unique adapter eliminates the trouble of

plugging in one cable at a time, making the connection quick and accurate.

Section	Page
Contents	3
Safety information	6
About this guide	7
P8H77-M PRO specifications summary	9
Chapter 1: Product introduction	13
1.1 Welcome!	13
1.2 Package contents	13
1.3 Special features	14
1.3.1 Product highlights	14
1.3.2 DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design	15
1.3.3 ASUS Exclusive Features	16
1.3.4 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution	17
1.3.5 ASUS EZ DIY	17
1.3.6 Other special features	18
Chapter 2: Hardware information	19
2.1 Before you proceed	19
2.2 Motherboard overview	20
2.2.1 Motherboard layout	20
2.2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	22
2.2.3 System memory	23
2.2.4 Expansion slots	32
2.2.5 Jumper	34
2.2.6 Onboard switches	35
2.2.7 Onboard LEDs	37
2.2.8 Internal connectors	39
2.3 Building your computer system	47
2.3.1 Additional tools and components to build a PC system	47
2.3.2 CPU installation	48
2.3.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	50
2.3.4 DIMM installation	52
2.3.5 Motherboard installation	53
2.3.6 ATX Power connection	55
2.3.7 SATA device connection	56
2.3.8 Front I/O Connector	57
2.3.9 Expension Card installation	58
2.3.10 Rear panel connection	59
2.3.11 Audio I/O connections	61
2.4 Starting up for the first time	63
2.5 Turning off the computer	63
Chapter 3: BIOS setup	64
3.1 Knowing BIOS	64
3.2 BIOS setup program	64
3.2.1 EZ Mode	65
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	66
3.3 Main menu	68
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu	70
3.5 Advanced menu	76
3.5.1 CPU Configuration	77
3.5.2 PCH Configuration	79
3.5.3 SATA Configuration	81
3.5.4 System Agent Configuration	82
3.5.5 USB Configuration	83
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration	84
3.5.7 APM	86
3.5.8 Network Stack	87
3.6 Monitor menu	87
3.7 Boot menu	90
3.8 Tools menu	92
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	92
3.8.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	92
3.8.3 ASUS SPD Information	93
3.9 Exit menu	94
3.10 Updating BIOS	95
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility	95
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	98
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	99
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater	100
Chapter 4: Software support	103
4.1 Installing an operating system	103
4.2 Support DVD information	103
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	103
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	104
4.3 Software information	105
4.3.1 AI Suite II	105
4.3.2 TurboV EVO	106
4.3.3 DIGI+ VRM	108
4.3.4 EPU	110
4.3.5 FAN Xpert	111
4.3.6 Probe II	112
4.3.7 USB 3.0 Boost	113
4.3.8 MyLogo2	114
4.3.9 Audio configurations	116
4.4 Introduction to Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies	117
4.4.1 System Requirements for Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies	117
4.4.2 Intel® Smart Response Technology	119
4.4.3 Intel® Rapid Start Technology	120
4.4.4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology	126
4.5 RAID configurations	129
4.5.1 RAID definitions	129
4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	130
4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	130
4.5.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	130
4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk	134
4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	134
4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	134
4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	135
4.6.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive	136
Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support	138
5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology	138
5.1.1 Requirements	138
5.1.2 Before you begin	138
5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards	139
5.1.4 Installing the device drivers	140
5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology	140
5.2 LucidLogix Virtu MVP	141
Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP	141
Setting up your display	142

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