Asus MAXIMUS III EXTREME Specifications download pdf (Page 16)

ROG Maximus III GENE

Chapter summary

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1

1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2

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Motherboard 1
First Edition 2
August 2009 2
Contents 3
Safety information 9
About this guide 10
Typography 11
(continued on the next page) 12
Chapter 1: Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
PCIe 2.0 19
ROG Connect 19
GameFirst 19
MemPerfect 19
CPU Level Up 20
MemOK! 20
Extreme Tweaker 20
ProbeIt 20
1.3.3 ROG unique features 21
1.3.4 ASUS special features 22
TurboV EVO 23
ASUS EPU 23
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) 23
Chapter 2: Hardware 25
2.1 Before you proceed 27
Onboard LEDs 28
4. Hard Disk LED 29
2.2 Motherboard overview 31
2.2.2 Layout contents 32
2.2.3 Placement direction 33
2.2.4 Screw holes 33
2.3.1 Installing the CPU 34
2.4 System memory 39
2.4.2 Memory congurations 40
DDR3-1067MHz capability 41
DDR3-1333MHz capability 42
ROG Maximus III GENE 2-17 43
DDR3-1600MHz capability 44
ROG Maximus III GENE 2-19 45
DDR3-2000MHz capability 46
DDR3-2133MHz capability 46
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 47
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 47
2.5 Expansion slots 48
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 49
2.5.4 PCI slot 50
2.5.5 PCI Express x4 slot 50
2.6 Jumper 52
2.7 I/O shield installation 53
2.8 Connectors 54
* LAN port LED indications 55
2.8.2 Internal connectors 56
ROG Maximus III GENE 2-37 63
RESET SW 64
2.8.4 Onboard switches 65
3. GO button 66
BIOS setup 69
3.1.1 ASUS Update utility 71
3-2 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 72
Quit all Windows 72
Miiig.ROM 73
Recovering the BIOS 75
3.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 76
Copying the current BIOS 76
Updating the BIOS le 77
Are you sure to update BIOS? 78
Yes No 78
3.2 BIOS setup program 79
3.2.3 Navigation keys 80
3.2.1 BIOS menu screen 80
3.2.2 Menu bar 80
ROG Maximus III GENE 3-11 81
3.3 Extreme Tweaker menu 82
3.3.1 CPU Level Up [Auto] 83
3.3.2 Memory Level Up [Auto] 83
3.3.6 CPU Conguration 84
3.3.9 QPI Frequency [Auto] 84
3.3.10 DRAM Timing Control 85
3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 86
ROG Maximus III GENE 3-17 87
3.3.21 IMC Voltage [Auto] 88
3.3.22 PCH Voltage [Auto] 88
3.3.23 DRAM Voltage [Auto] 88
3.3.28 ASUS O.C. Prole 89
3.4 Main menu 90
3.4.4 SATA 1–6 91
PIO Mode [Auto] 92
DMA Mode [Auto] 92
SMART Monitoring [Auto] 92
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] 92
3.4.5 Storage Conguration 93
3.4.7 System Information 94
3.4.6 AHCI Conguration 94
3.5 Advanced menu 95
3-26 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 96
ROG Maximus III GENE 3-27 97
3.5.2 Chipset 98
Onboard Devices [Standard] 99
HDA Controller [Enabled] 99
Realtek LAN [Enabled] 99
3.5.4 USB Conguration 100
3.5.5 LED Control 101
3.5.6 iROG Conguration 102
3.5.7 ROG Connect 102
3.6 Power menu 103
3.6.6 APM Conguration 104
3.6.5 EuP Ready [Disabled] 104
ROG Maximus III GENE 3-35 105
3.6.7 Hardware Monitor 106
Fan Speed Monitor 107
Fan Speed Control 107
OPTFAN1/2 Control [Disabled] 108
3.7 Boot menu 109
3-40 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 110
3.7.3 Security 111
Change User Password 112
Password Check [Setup] 112
3.8 Tools menu 113
3.8.2 GO_Button File 114
3.8.3 AI NET 2 115
3.8.4 MemPerfect 116
3.8.5 ASUS EZ Flash 2 116
3.9 Exit menu 117
3-48 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 118
Software 119
Chapter summary 120
4.2 Support DVD information 121
4.2.2 Drivers menu 122
4.2.3 Utilities menu 123
4.2.4 Make disk menu 124
4.2.5 Manual menu 125
4.2.6 Video menu 125
4.2.8 Other information 126
Browse this DVD 127
Filelist 127
4.3 Software information 128
Main Panel 129
Speakers and Headphone Panel 129
EAX Effects Panel 130
X-Fi CMSS-3D Panel 130
X-Fi Crystalizer Panel 130
Graphic Equalizer Panel 131
Mixer Panel 131
4.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II 132
Preferences 133
Hardware monitor panels 134
WMI browser 135
DMI browser 135
PCI browser 136
Conguring PC Probe II 137
4.3.3 ASUS AI Suite 138
Other feature buttons 139
4.3.4 ASUS Fan Xpert 140
4.3.5 ASUS EPU-6 Engine 141
4.3.6 TurboV EVO 142
ASUS TurboV Easy Mode 143
ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode 144
Using ASUS Turbo Key 145
Conguring ASUS Turbo Key 145
4.4 RAID congurations 146
4.4.4 Intel 147
Creating a RAID volume 148
ROG Maximus III GENE 4-29 149
Deleting a RAID set 150
Exiting the Intel 150
Matrix Storage Manager 150
ROG Maximus III GENE 4-33 153
CrossFireX™ 155
5.1 ATI 157
CrossFireX™ technology 157
Goldngers 158
CrossFireX bridge 158
(bundled with 158
5.1.5 Enabling the ATI 159
Enabling CrossFireX settings 160
5.2 NVIDIA 161
SLI™ technology 161
5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA 162
ROG Maximus III GENE 5-7 163
Enabling SLI settings 164
Debug code table 165

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