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Casting Enhancer Casting Enhancer is a revolutionary new function that allows you to route your recording or streaming session through Sonic Studio II. Ensure Casting Enhancer is enabled to activate features such as voice clarity, so you will not miss the most important parts of your recordings. The pop up message feature assures you that your recording or streaming session is currently enhanced by Sonic Studio II. Chapter 4 ASUS MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT 4-47

Section	Page
Safety information	6
About this guide	7
MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT specifications summary	9
Package contents	13
Installation tools and components	14
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	15
1.1 Special features	15
1.1.1 Product highlights	15
1.1.2 ROG Gaming Features	16
1.1.3 ROG Exclusive Features	17
1.1.4 ASUS Special Features	18
1.1.5 ROG rich bundled software	18
1.2 Motherboard overview	20
1.2.1 Before you proceed	20
1.2.2 Motherboard layout	21
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
1.2.4 System memory	24
1.2.5 Expansion slot	38
1.2.6 Onboard buttons	40
1.2.7 Onboard LEDs	41
1.2.8 Internal connectors	48
1.2.9 ProbeIt	55
1.2.10 SupremeFX Impact III audio card	56
Chapter 2: Basic Installation	59
2.1 Building your PC system	59
2.1.1 Motherboard installation	59
2.1.2 CPU installation	62
2.1.3 SupremeFX Impact III audio card installation	64
2.1.4 DIMM installation	65
2.1.5 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	66
2.1.6 ATX Power connection	69
2.1.7 SATA device connection	70
2.1.8 Front I/O Connector	71
2.1.9 Expansion Card installation	72
2.1.10 Installing the Wi-Fi antenna connector	73
2.2 BIOS update utility	74
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections	75
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	75
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections	77
2.4 Starting up for the first time	79
2.5 Turning off the computer	79
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup	81
3.1 Knowing BIOS	81
3.2 BIOS setup program	82
3.2.1 EZ Mode	83
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	84
3.3 My Favorites	87
3.4 Main menu	88
3.5 Extreme Tweaker menu	91
3.6 Advanced menu	103
3.6.1 CPU Configuration	104
3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration	106
3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration	107
3.6.4 PCH Configuration	109
3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration	110
3.6.6 USB Configuration	112
3.6.7 Network Stack Configuration	113
3.6.8 Onboard Devices Configuration	113
3.6.9 APM Configuration	115
3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information	116
3.7 Monitor menu	117
3.8 Boot menu	122
3.9 Tool menu	127
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility	127
3.9.2 Secure Erase	128
3.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Profile	129
3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information	130
3.9.5 Graphics Card Information	130
3.10 Exit menu	131
3.11 Updating BIOS	132
3.11.1 EZ Update	132
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3	133
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	134
3.11.4 ASUS BIOS Updater	135
Chapter 4: Software Support	139
4.1 Installing an operating system	139
4.1.1 Windows® 7 and USB 3.0 driver for 100 Series	139
4.2 Support DVD information	146
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	146
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	147
4.3 Software information	148
4.4 AI Suite 3	148
4.5 Dual Intelligent Processors 5	151
4.6 ROG Audio features	182
4.7 Sonic Radar II	189
4.8 GameFirst III	191
4.9 KeyBot II	194
4.10 ASUS Media Streamer	196
4.11 RAMDisk	198
4.12 MemTweakIt	201
4.13 ROG CPU-Z	203
4.14 RAMCache	204
Chapter 5: RAID Support	205
5.1 RAID configurations	205
5.1.1 RAID definitions	205
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	206
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	206
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	207
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk	211
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	211
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	212
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	212
Appendices	213
ASUS contact information	218

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Casting Enhancer

Casting Enhancer is a revolutionary new function that allows you to route your recording

or streaming session through Sonic Studio II. Ensure Casting Enhancer is enabled to

activate features such as voice clarity, so you will not miss the most important parts of your

recordings. The pop up message feature assures you that your recording or streaming

session is currently enhanced by Sonic Studio II.