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Connect to 4.1 channel Speakers Connect to 5.1 channel Speakers Connect to 7.1 channel Speakers Chapter 2 ASUS MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME 2-17

Section	Page
Safety information	7
About this guide	8
MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME specifications summary	10
OC Panel II specifications summary	16
Package contents	17
Installation tools and components	18
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	19
1.1 Special features	19
1.1.1 Product highlights	19
1.1.2 ROG Exclusive Features	21
1.1.3 ASUS Special Features	22
1.1.4 ROG rich bundled software	22
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	40
1.2.6 Onboard buttons	42
1.2.7 Onboard LEDs	47
1.2.8 Jumper	55
1.2.9 Internal connectors	56
1.2.10 ProbeIt	65
Chapter 2: Basic Installation	67
2.1 Building your PC system	67
2.1.1 Motherboard installation	67
2.1.2 CPU installation	69
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 antenna installation	78
2.2 BIOS update utility	79
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections	80
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	80
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections	82
2.4 OC Panel II	84
2.4.1 OC Panel II Overview	84
2.4.2 Setting up your OC Panel II in Normal Mode	87
2.4.3 Setting up your OC Panel II in Extreme Mode	90
2.5 Starting up for the first time	91
2.6 Turning off the computer	91
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup	93
3.1 Knowing BIOS	93
3.2 BIOS setup program	94
3.2.1 EZ Mode	95
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	96
3.3 My Favorites	99
3.4 Main menu	100
3.5 Extreme Tweaker menu	103
3.6 Advanced menu	113
3.6.1 CPU Configuration	114
3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration	116
3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration	117
3.6.4 ROG Effects	119
3.6.5 PCH Configuration	120
3.6.6 PCH Storage Configuration	120
3.6.7 USB Configuration	122
3.6.8 Network Stack Configuration	123
3.6.9 Onboard Devices Configuration	124
3.6.10 APM Configuration	126
3.6.11 HDD/SDD SMART Information	127
3.6.12 Intel(R) ThunderBolt	127
3.7 Monitor menu	128
3.8 Boot menu	133
3.9 Tool menu	138
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility	138
3.9.2 Secure Erase	138
3.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Profile	140
3.9.4 BIOS Flashback	140
3.9.5 ROG OC Panel H-Key Configure	141
3.9.6 ASUS SPD Information	142
3.9.7 Graphics Card Information	142
3.10 Exit menu	143
3.11 Updating BIOS	144
Chapter 4: Software Support	151
4.1 Installing an operating system	151
4.2 Support DVD information	151
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	151
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	152
4.3 Software information	153
4.4 AI Suite 3	153
4.5 Dual Intelligent Processors 5	156
4.6 ROG Audio features	186
4.7 Sonic Radar II	193
4.8 GameFirst III	195
4.9 KeyBot II	198
4.10 ASUS Media Streamer	200
4.11 RAMDisk	202
4.12 MemTweakIt	205
4.13 ROG CPU-Z	207
4.14 RAMCache	208
4.15 Lighting Control	209
Chapter 5: RAID Support	211
5.1 RAID configurations	211
5.1.1 RAID definitions	211
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	212
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	212
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	213
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk	217
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	217
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	218
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	218
Appendix	219
Notices	219

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