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Intel® Smart Response Technology Intel® Smart Response Technology, an important part of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing, reduces load and wait time, eliminates unecessary hard drive spin thus lowering power usage, and uses an installed SSD (requires 18.6 GB available space) as a cache for frequently accessed data or applications. It combines SSD performance and hard drive capacity, operating up to six times faster than a hard-drive-only system, to boost the system's overall performance. * Intel® 2nd/3rd generation Core™ processors on Windows® 7™ operating systems support Intel® Smart Response Technology. ** An operating system must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel® Smart Response Technology. *** The SSD is reserved for caching function. Intel® Smart Connect Technology Your computer can receive fresh updates for selected applications, even when the system is in sleep mode. This means less time waiting for applications to update and sync with the cloud, leading to a more efficient computing experience. Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Rapid Start Technology allows your system to receive updates for your web applications in real-time even when your system is in sleep mode, saving wait time and power usage. 1.1.2 Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with SMART DIGI+ Power Control Together with the ASUS pioneered twin onboard chips, TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) and EPU (Energy Processing Unit), ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors feature SMART DIGI+ Power Control, which includes multiple digital voltage controllers that allow ultra-precise autotuning for the CPU, iGPU and DRAM. It allows you to set the system to auto-tune the settings for fast/extreme performance or to manually adjust the voltage levels, offering easier power control and better power-saving solutions via the ASUS AI Suite II utility. TPU with SMART DIGI+ SMART DIGI+ Technology works with TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) to ramp up the system's performance to its maximum. Enable the SMART DIGI+ key with a single click and adjust CPU ratios manually in the TPU to increase CPU frequency. TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) offers precise voltage control and advanced monitoring mechanisms through the Auto Tuning and TurboV functions. Auto Tuning provides a user-friendly solution to automatically optimize the system for fast, yet stable clock speeds, while TurboV enables unlimited freedom to adjust CPU frequencies and ratios for optimized performance in diverse situations. Chapter 1 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction

Section	Page
Safety information	7
About this guide	8
P8Z77-V PREMIUM Windows® OS restrictions	10
P8Z77-V PREMIUM specifications summary	11
Package contents	16
Installation tools and components	17
Product introduction	19
1.1 Special features	19
1.1.1 Product highlights	19
1.1.2 Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with SMART DIGI+ Power Control	20
1.1.3 ASUS Exclusive Features	21
1.1.4 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution	22
1.1.5 ASUS EZ DIY	22
1.1.6 Other special features	23
1.2 Motherboard overview	24
1.2.1 Before you proceed	24
1.2.2 Motherboard layout	25
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	27
1.2.4 System memory	28
1.2.5 Expansion slots	42
1.2.6 Onboard buttons and switches	44
1.2.7 Jumpers	49
1.2.8 Onboard LEDs	50
1.2.9 Internal connectors	57
Basic Installation	67
2.1 Building your PC system	67
2.1.1 Motherboard installation	67
2.1.2 CPU installation	70
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	71
2.1.4 DIMM installation	73
2.1.5 ATX Power connection	74
2.1.6 SATA device connection	75
2.1.7 Front I/O Connector	76
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation	77
2.1.9 Wi-Fi GO! card installation	78
2.2 BIOS update utility	80
2.2.1 USB BIOS Flashback	80
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections	81
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	81
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections	83
2.4 Starting up for the first time	85
2.5 Turning off the computer	86
BIOS setup	87
3.1 Knowing BIOS	87
3.2 BIOS setup program	88
3.2.1 EZ Mode	89
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	90
3.3 Main menu	92
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu	94
3.5 Advanced menu	106
3.5.1 CPU Configuration	107
3.5.2 PCH Configuration	109
3.5.3 SATA Configuration	110
3.5.4 System Agent Configuration	111
3.5.5 Intel® Thunderbolt	113
3.5.6 USB Configuration	114
3.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration	115
3.5.8 APM	117
3.5.9 Network Stack	118
3.6 Monitor menu	119
3.7 Boot menu	122
3.8 Tools menu	124
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	124
3.8.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	124
3.8.3 ASUS SPD Information	125
3.9 Exit menu	126
3.10 Updating BIOS	127
3.10.1 ASUS Update	127
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	130
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	131
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater	132
Software support	135
4.1 Installing an operating system	135
4.2 Support DVD information	135
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	135
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	136
4.3 Software information	137
4.3.1 AI Suite II	137
4.3.2 TurboV EVO	138
4.3.3 DIGI+ Power Control	143
4.3.4 EPU	147
4.3.5 USB 3.0 Boost	148
4.3.6 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard	149
4.3.7 ASUS SSD Caching II	151
4.3.8 Ai Charger+	153
4.3.9 Probe II	154
4.3.10 Sensor Recorder	155
4.3.11 ASUS Update	157
4.3.12 MyLogo2	158
4.3.13 Audio configurations	159
RAID support	161
5.1 RAID configurations	161
5.1.1 RAID definitions	161
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	162
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	162
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	163
5.1.5 Marvell RAID utility	167
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk	171
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	171
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	171
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	172
5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive	173
Multiple GPU support	175
6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology	175
6.1.1 Requirements	175
6.1.2 Before you begin	175
6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards	176
6.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards	177
6.1.5 Installing four CrossFireX™ graphics cards	178
6.1.6 Installing the device drivers	179
6.1.7 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology	179
6.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology	181
6.2.1 Requirements	181
6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards	181
6.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards	182
6.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards	183
6.2.5 Installing the device drivers	183
6.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology	184
6.3 LucidLogix Virtu MVP	186
6.3.1 Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP	186
6.3.2 Setting up your display	187
6.3.3 Configuring LucidLogix Virtu MVP	188
Intel® technologies	191
7.1 Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies	191
7.1.1 Intel® Smart Response Technology	193
7.1.2 Intel® Rapid Start Technology	194
7.1.3 Intel® Smart Connect Technology	200
Appendices	203
Notices	203

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

Chapter 1

Intel

Smart Response Technology

Intel

Smart Response Technology, an important part of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing,

reduces load and wait time, eliminates unecessary hard drive spin thus lowering power

usage, and uses an installed SSD (requires 18.6 GB available space) as a cache for

frequently accessed data or applications. It combines SSD performance and hard drive

capacity, operating up to six times faster than a hard-drive-only system, to boost the system’s

overall performance.

Intel

2nd/3rd generation Core™ processors on Windows

7™ operating systems support Intel

Smart

Response Technology.

** An operating system must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel

Smart Response Technology.

*** The SSD is reserved for caching function.

Intel

Smart Connect Technology

Your computer can receive fresh updates for selected applications, even when the system

is in sleep mode. This means less time waiting for applications to update and sync with the

cloud, leading to a more efﬁcient computing experience.

Intel

Rapid Start Technology

Intel

Rapid Start Technology allows your system to receive updates for your web

applications in real-time even when your system is in sleep mode, saving wait time and

power usage.

1.1.2

Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with SMART DIGI+

Power Control

Together with the ASUS pioneered twin onboard chips, TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) and

EPU (Energy Processing Unit), ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors feature SMART DIGI+

Power Control, which includes multiple digital voltage controllers that allow ultra-precise auto-

tuning for the CPU, iGPU and DRAM. It allows you to set the system to auto-tune the settings

for fast/extreme performance or to manually adjust the voltage levels, offering easier power

control and better power-saving solutions via the ASUS AI Suite II utility.

TPU with SMART DIGI+

SMART DIGI+ Technology works with TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) to ramp up the system’s

performance to its maximum. Enable the SMART DIGI+ key with a single click and adjust

CPU ratios manually in the TPU to increase CPU frequency.

TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) offers precise voltage control and advanced monitoring

mechanisms through the Auto Tuning and TurboV functions.

Auto Tuning provides a user-friendly solution to automatically optimize the system for fast, yet

stable clock speeds, while TurboV enables unlimited freedom to adjust CPU frequencies and

ratios for optimized performance in diverse situations.