Asus Maximus Extreme User Manual download pdf (Page 184)

6-8 Chapter 6: ATI

MVP technology support

The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box

View

The Catalyst™ Control Center provides two views:

Standard - simple view with wizards for beginners

Advance - allows advanced users to access and congure the complete

features of the software

Set to Advance view to enable the CrossFire™ function.

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Motherboard 1
Second Edition V2 2
October 2007 2
Contents 3
Appendix: CPU features 7
Safety information 9
About this guide 10
Typography 11
(continued on the next page) 12
Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
ASUS Maximus Extreme 1-3 19
1.3.2 ROG unique features 20
ASUS Maximus Extreme 1-5 21
ASUS EZ DIY 22
1.3.3 Product highlights 23
PCIe 2.0 24
DDR3 memory support 24
ATI CrossFire™ Technology 24
Dual RAID solution 24
IEEE 1394a support 25
S/PDIF digital sound ready 25
Dual Gigabit LAN solution 25
High Denition Audio 25
Green ASUS 25
Hardware 27
2.1 Before you proceed 29
MAXIMUS EXTREME DDR LED 30
MAXIMUS EXTREME 31
MAXIMUS EXTREME Frequency LED 31
2.2.3 Motherboard layout 34
2.2.4 Audio card layout 34
2.2.5 Layout contents 35
2.3.1 Installing the CPU 38
Alignment key 39
Gold triangle mark 39
Load plate 39
CPU notch 39
Fastener 40
Motherboard hole 40
Narrow end 40
ASUS Maximus Extreme 2-13 41
Narrow end of the groove 43
2.4.2 Memory congurations 45
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 47
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 47
2.5 Expansion slots 48
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 49
2.5.4 PCI slots 50
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots 50
2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots 50
DisableEnable 51
(Default) 51
and Audio card Installation 52
ASUS Maximus Extreme 53
2.8 Connectors 54
NOTE: Orient the red markings 58
(usually zigzag) on the IDE 58
USB910 USB78 59
IE1394_2 60
Power supply requirements 63
SPDIFOUT 65
ASUS Maximus Extreme 2-39 67
Optional fan on one side ns 69
Package contents 71
Powering up 73
3.2 Turning off the computer 76
BIOS setup 77
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 79
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 80
Quit all Windows 80
ASUS Maximus Extreme 4-3 81
The ASUS Update utility is 81
DOS environment 82
XP environment 82
4.1.4 AFUDOS utility 84
ASUS Maximus Extreme 4-7 85
lename at the DOS prompt 85
4.2 BIOS setup program 87
4.2.2 Menu bar 88
4.2.3 Navigation keys 88
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 88
ASUS Maximus Extreme 4-11 89
4.3 Main menu 90
4.3.5 SATA 1-6 91
4.3.6 SATA Conguration 92
4.3.7 AHCI Conguration 93
4.3.8 System Information 94
4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu 95
CPU Ratio Control [Auto] 96
FSB Frequency [XXX] 96
Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] 96
PCIE Frequency [Auto] 97
DRAM Frequency [Auto] 97
DRAM Command Rate [Auto] 97
DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 97
Ai Clock Twister [Auto] 98
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 100
ASUS Maximus Extreme 4-23 101
4.5 Advanced menu 102
4.5.1 CPU Conguration 103
4.5.2 Chipset 104
VIA 1394 [Enabled] 105
4.5.4 USB Conguration 106
4.5.5 PCI PnP 107
4.6 Power menu 108
4.6.5 APM Conguration 109
4.6.6 Hardware Monitor 110
CPU Fan and Chassis Fan 111
OPT Q-Fan and Power Fan 112
4.7 Boot menu 113
4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 114
feature 114
4.7.3 Security 115
Change User Password 116
Clear User Password 116
4.8 Tools menu 117
4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole 118
4.8.3 AI Net 2 119
4.9 Exit menu 120
Software 121
Chapter summary 122
5.2 Support DVD information 123
5.2.2 Drivers menu 124
5.2.3 Utilities menu 125
5.2.4 Make Disk menu 127
5.2.5 Manual menu 128
5.2.6 Video menu 128
5.2.8 Other information 129
Filelist 130
Technical support form 130
Browse this DVD 130
5.3 Software information 131
5.3.2 AI NET 2 133
5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX 134
Enabling AI Audio 2 135
Playback Settings 136
More Settings 137
Recording Settings 137
B. SoundMAX 139
Jack configuration 140
Adjust speaker volume 140
Adjust microphone volume 140
Audio preferences 141
General options 141
Listening Environment options 141
Microphone options 142
5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 143
Preferences 144
Hardware monitor panels 145
WMI browser 146
DMI browser 146
PCI browser 147
Conguring PC Probe II 148
5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 149
Other feature buttons 150
ASUS Maximus Extreme 5-29 151
5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 152
5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 153
5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 154
5.3.10 CPU Level Up 155
5.4 RAID congurations 156
5.4.3 Intel 157
RAID congurations 157
ASUS Maximus Extreme 5-37 159
ASUS Maximus Extreme 5-39 161
ASUS Maximus Extreme 5-41 163
5.4.4 JMicron 165
RAID Conguration 165
Creating a RAID set 166
<N> 168
RAID set you created 168
Deleting a RAID set 169
Resetting disks to non-RAID 170
Solving a Mirror conict 171
Rebuilding a Mirror Drive 172
ASUS Maximus Extreme 5-51 173
CrossFire™ 175
6.1 Overview 177
6-2 Chapter 6: ATI 178
MVP technology support 178
ASUS Maximus Extreme 6-3 179
6-4 Chapter 6: ATI 180
6.3 Software information 181
ASUS Maximus Extreme 6-7 183
6-8 Chapter 6: ATI 184
ASUS Maximus Extreme 6-9 185
Profiles 186
ASUS Maximus Extreme 6-11 187
6-12 Chapter 6: ATI 188
CPU features 189
A.1 Intel 191
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep 191
Technology (EIST) 191
A.2.2 Using the EIST 192
A.3 Intel 193
Hyper-Threading Technology 193
A.4 Debug code table 194

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