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Contents
Chapter 3: Motherboard Information
3.1
Motherboard layout
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3-2
3.2
Onboard buttons and switches
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3-4
3.3
Jumpers
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3-5
3.4
Onboard LEDs
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3-7
3.5
Internal connectors
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3-9
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1
Knowing BIOS
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4-2
4.2
BIOS setup program
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4-3
4.2.1
EZ Mode
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4-4
4.2.2
Advanced Mode
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4-5
4.2.3
Q-Fan Control
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4-8
4.3
My Favorites
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4-10
4.4
Main menu
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4-12
4.5
Ai Tweaker menu
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4-14
4.6
Advanced menu
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4-32
4.6.1
Platform Misc Configuration
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4-33
4.6.2
CPU Configuration
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4-34
4.6.3
System Agent (SA) Configuration
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4-38
4.6.4
PCH Configuration
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4-39
4.6.5
PCH Storage Configuration
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4-40
4.6.6
PCH-FW Configuration
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4-41
4.6.7
PCI Subsystem Settings
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4-42
4.6.8
USB Configuration
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4-42
4.6.9
Network Stack Configuration
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4-43
4.6.10
NVMe Configuration
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4-44
4.6.11
Onboard Devices Configuration
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4-44
4.6.12
APM Configuration
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4-46
4.6.13
HDD/SSD SMART Information
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4-47
4.7
Monitor menu
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4-48
4.8
Boot menu
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4-53
4.9
Tool menu
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4-57
4.9.1
ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
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4-57
4.9.2
Secure Erase
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4-58
4.9.3
ASUS User Profile
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4-59
4.9.4
ASUS SPD Information
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4-60