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Table Of Contents
Safety information
About this guide
MAXIMUS VI HERO specifications summary
Package contents
Installation tools and components
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Special features
1.1.1 Product highlights
1.1.2 ROG Gaming Features
1.1.3 ROG Exclusive Features
1.1.4 ASUS Special Features
1.1.5 ROG rich bundled software
1.2 Motherboard overview
1.2.1 Before you proceed
1.2.2 Motherboard layout
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.2.4 System memory
1.2.5 Expansion slots
1.2.6 Onboard buttons
1.2.7 Jumper
1.2.8 Onboard LEDs
1.2.9 Internal connectors
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Building your PC system
2.1.1 Motherboard installation
2.1.2 CPU installation
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
2.1.4 DIMM installation
2.1.5 ATX Power connection
2.1.6 SATA device connection
2.1.7 Front I/O Connector
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation
2.2 BIOS update utility
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections
2.4 Starting up for the first time
2.5 Turning off the computer
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS
3.2 BIOS setup program
3.2.1 EZ Mode
3.2.2 Advanced Mode
3.3 My Favorites
3.4 Extreme Tweaker menu
3.5 Main menu
3.6 Advanced menu
3.6.1 CPU Configuration
3.6.2 PCH Configuration
3.6.3 SATA Configuration
3.6.4 System Agent Configuration
3.6.5 USB Configuration
3.6.6 Platform Misc Configuration
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
3.6.8 APM
3.6.9 Network Stack
3.6.10 ROG Effects
3.7 Monitor menu
3.8 Boot menu
3.9 Tools menu
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
3.9.2 ROG Secure Erase
3.9.3 ASUS O.C. Profile
3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information
3.9.5 ROG OC Panel H-Key Configure
3.10 Exit menu
3.11 Updating BIOS
3.11.1 EZ Update
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
3.11.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
Chapter 4: Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system
4.2 Support DVD information
4.2.1 Running the support DVD
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
4.3 Software information
4.4 AI Suite 3
4.4.1 Dual Intelligent Processors 4 with 4-Way Optimization
4.4.2 EZ Update
4.4.3 USB 3.0 Boost
4.4.4 System Information
4.4.5 USB BIOS Flashback
4.4.6 USB Charger+
4.4.7 Audio configurations
4.5 MemTweakIt
4.6 RAMDisk
4.7 Sonic Radar
4.7.1 Main menu
4.7.2 Game presets and Radar Selection
4.7.3 Advanced Settings
4.8 Perfect Voice
Chapter 5: RAID support
5.1 RAID configurations
5.1.1 RAID definitions
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
Appendices
Notices
ASUS contact information
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