Asus Blitz Extreme manuals

Asus Blitz Extreme Specifications (188 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 5.12 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

June 2007

2

First Edition V1

2

Contents

3

Chapter 6: ATI

7

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 Blitz Extreme 1-3

19

1.3.2 ROG unique features

20

ASUS MyLogo3

21

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

21

ASUS EZ DIY

21

1.3.3 Product highlights

23

Hardware

25

2.1 Before you proceed

27

BLITZ EXTREME DDR LED

28

BLITZ EXTREME

29

BLITZ EXTREME Frequency LED

29

BLITZ EXTREME Hard Disk LED

30

BLITZ EXTREME Power on switch

30

2.2.3 Motherboard layout

32

2.2.4 Audio card layout

32

2.2.5 Layout contents

33

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

36

Alignment key

37

Gold triangle mark

37

Load plate

37

CPU notch

37

Fastener

38

Motherboard hole

38

Narrow end

38

CPU_FAN

39

Narrow end of the groove

41

2.4 System memory

42

2.4.2 Memory congurations

43

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

45

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

45

2.5 Expansion slots

46

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

47

2.5.4 PCI slots

48

2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots

48

2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots

48

2.6 Jumper

49

and Audio card Installation

50

ASUS Blitz Extreme

51

2.8 Connectors

52

2.8.2 Internal connectors

55

NOTE: Orient the red markings

56

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

56

IE1394_2

58

SPDIFOUT

61

PLED SPEAKER

62

ASUS Blitz Extreme 2-37

63

2.8.3 Onboard switches

64

Optional fan on one side ns

65

ASUS Blitz Extreme 2-41

67

Powering up

69

3.2 Turning off the computer

72

BIOS setup

73

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

75

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

76

Quit all Windows

76

ASUS Blitz Extreme 4-3

77

The ASUS Update utility is

77

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

78

4.1.4 AFUDOS utility

80

4.2 BIOS setup program

83

4.2.2 Menu bar

84

4.2.3 Navigation keys

84

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

84

ASUS Blitz Extreme 4-11

85

4.3 Main menu

86

4.3.5 SATA 1-6

87

4.3.6 SATA Conguration

88

4.3.7 AHCI Conguration

89

4.3.8 System Information

90

4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu

91

PCIE Frequency [Auto]

92

DRAM Frequency [Auto]

92

DRAM Timing Control [Auto]

92

ASUS Blitz Extreme 4-19

93

Loadline Calibration [Auto]

94

DRAM Voltage [Auto]

95

South Bridge Voltage [Auto]

95

PLL Voltage [Auto]

95

4.5 Advanced menu

96

4.5.2 USB Conguration

97

4.5.1 Ai Net 2

97

BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

98

Legacy USB Support [Auto]

98

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

98

4.5.3 CPU Conguration

99

4.5.4 Chipset

100

VIA Firewire 1394 [Enabled]

101

4.5.6 PCI PnP

102

4.6 Power menu

103

4.6.5 APM Conguration

104

4.6.6 Hardware Monitor

105

CPU Fan and Chassis Fan

106

OPT Fan and Power Fan

107

4.7 Boot menu

109

4.7.3 Security

111

Change User Password

112

Clear User Password

112

4.8 Tools menu

113

4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole

114

4.9 Exit menu

115

4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

116

Software

117

Chapter summary

118

5.2 Support DVD information

119

5.2.2 Drivers menu

120

5.2.3 Utilities menu

121

5.2.4 Make disk menu

123

5.2.5 Manual menu

124

5.2.7 Other information

125

Technical support Form

126

Filelist

126

5.3 Software information

127

5.3.2 AI NET2

129

5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II

130

Preferences

131

Hardware monitor panels

132

WMI browser

133

DMI browser

133

PCI browser

134

Conguring PC Probe II

135

5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite

136

Other feature buttons

137

5.3.5 ASUS AI Gear 2

138

5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap

139

5.3.7 ASUS AI N.O.S

140

5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan Plus

141

5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster

142

5.3.10 SoundMAX

143

High Denition Audio utility

143

Audio Setup Wizard

144

Jack conguration

145

Adjust speaker volume

145

Adjust microphone volume

145

Audio preferences

146

General options

146

Listening Environment options

146

Microphone options

147

Enhanced Microphone Features

147

5.4 RAID congurations

148

5.4.3 Intel

149

RAID congurations

149

5.4.4 JMicron

157

RAID Conguration

157

Creating a RAID set

158

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160

RAID set you created

160

Deleting a RAID set

161

Resetting disks to non-RAID

162

Solving a Mirror conict

163

Rebuilding a Mirror Drive

164

ASUS Blitz Extreme 5-47

165

CrossFire™

167

6.1 Overview

169

6-2 Chapter 6: ATI

170

MVP technology support

170

ASUS Blitz Extreme 6-3

171

6-4 Chapter 6: ATI

172

6.3 Software information

173

ASUS Blitz Extreme 6-7

175

6-8 Chapter 6: ATI

176

ASUS Blitz Extreme 6-9

177

Profiles

178

ASUS Blitz Extreme 6-11

179

6-12 Chapter 6: ATI

180

CPU features

181

A.1 Intel

183

A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

183

Technology (EIST)

183

A.2.2 Using the EIST

184

A.3 Intel

185

Hyper-Threading Technology

185

A.4 Debug Code Table

186

ASUS Blitz Extreme A-5

187

A-6 Appendix: CPU features

188

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