Asus CROSSHAIR IV EXTREME User Guide - Page 4

BIOS setup, I/O shield Installation, Connectors, Turning off the computer - bios update

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Contents 2.7 I/O shield Installation 2-27 2.8 Connectors 2-28 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors 2-28 2.8.2 Audio I/O connections 2-29 2.8.3 Internal connectors 2-32 2.8.4 ASUS Q-Connector (system panel 2-40 2.8.5 Onboard switches 2-41 2.8.6 ProbeIt 2-45 2.9 Starting up for the first time 2-46 2.10 Turning off the computer 2-47 2.10.1 Using the OS shut down function 2-47 2.10.2 Using the dual function power switch 2-47 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 3-1 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility 3-1 3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-4 3.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-5 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-6 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen 3-7 3.2.2 Menu bar 3-7 3.2.3 Navigation keys 3-7 3.2.4 Menu items 3-8 3.2.5 Submenu items 3-8 3.2.6 Configuration fields 3-8 3.2.7 Pop-up window 3-8 3.2.8 Scroll bar 3-8 3.2.9 General help 3-8 3.3 Extreme Tweaker menu 3-9 3.3.1 CPU Level Up 3-9 3.3.2 OC Tuner Utility 3-10 3.3.3 Ai Overclock Tuner 3-10 3.3.4 CPU Ratio 3-11 3.3.5 DRAM Frequency 3-11 3.3.6 CPU/NB Frequency 3-11 iv

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Contents
2.7
I/O shield Installation
.................................................................
2-27
2.8
Connectors
.................................................................................
2-28
2.8.1
Rear panel connectors
..................................................
2-28
2.8.2
Audio I/O connections
...................................................
2-29
2.8.3
Internal connectors
.......................................................
2-32
2.8.4
ASUS Q-Connector (system panel)
..............................
2-40
2.8.5
Onboard switches
.........................................................
2-41
2.8.6
ProbeIt
..........................................................................
2-45
2.9
Starting up for the first time
......................................................
2-46
2.10
Turning off the computer
...........................................................
2-47
2.10.1
Using the OS shut down function
..................................
2-47
2.10.2
Using the dual function power switch
............................
2-47
Chapter 3:
BIOS setup
3.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
............................................
3-1
3.1.1
ASUS Update utility
........................................................
3-1
3.1.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
...................................................
3-4
3.1.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
......................................
3-5
3.2
BIOS setup program
....................................................................
3-6
3.2.1
BIOS menu screen
..........................................................
3-7
3.2.2
Menu bar
.........................................................................
3-7
3.2.3
Navigation keys
...............................................................
3-7
3.2.4
Menu items
.....................................................................
3-8
3.2.5
Submenu items
...............................................................
3-8
3.2.6
Configuration fields
.........................................................
3-8
3.2.7
Pop-up window
...............................................................
3-8
3.2.8
Scroll bar
.........................................................................
3-8
3.2.9
General help
...................................................................
3-8
3.3
Extreme Tweaker menu
...............................................................
3-9
3.3.1
CPU Level Up
................................................................
3-9
3.3.2
OC Tuner Utility
.............................................................
3-10
3.3.3
Ai Overclock Tuner
.......................................................
3-10
3.3.4
CPU Ratio
.....................................................................
3-11
3.3.5
DRAM Frequency
.........................................................
3-11
3.3.6
CPU/NB Frequency
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3-11