User's Manual

ASUS P8H77-I
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HDMI Support
Enjoy Full HD 1080p Multimedia Home-Theater Entertainment
High Denition Multimedia Surface (HDMI) is a set of digital video
standards that delivers mulit-channel audio and uncompressed digital
video for full HD 1080p visuals through a single cable. Supporting HDCP
copy protection such as HD DVD and blu-ray discs, HDMI provides you
with the highest quality home theater experience.
Intel
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Smart Response Technology
SSD Speed with HDD Capacity
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Smart Response Technology boosts overall system performance.
It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available capacity required) as
a cache for frequently accessed data. Key benets include reduced load
and wait times, and lower power consumption through the elimination
of unnecessary hard drive spin. This technology combines SSD
performance with hard drive capacity, operating up to 4X faster than a
hard drive-only system, and an important part of Green ASUS eco-
friendly computing.
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features
ASUS UEFI BIOS
The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is an Unied Extensible Firmware Interface
that offers a user-friendly interface that goes beyond traditional keyboard-
only BIOS controls to enable more exible and convenient mouse input.
Users can easily navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness
as their operating system. It natively supports hard drives larger than
2.2TB in 64-bit, with full storage space utilization, helping deliver far more
exciting computing than traditional BIOS versions.
The exclusive EZ Mode displays frequently-accessed setup info, while
the Advanced Mode is for experienced performance enthusiasts that
demand far more intricate system settings.
ASUS MyLogo2™
This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256-color
boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto-recovery tool that allows you to
restore a corrupted BIOS le using the bundled support DVD or USB
ash disk that contains the latest BIOS le.
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 is a utility that allows you to update the BIOS without
using an OS-based utility.