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...or (2) the serial number of the product is authorized in writing by the purchaser for identification or explanation and to infringe. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR ..., transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; Products and corporate names appearing in any form or by any language in this manual may or may not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such ...
...or (2) the serial number of the product is authorized in writing by the purchaser for identification or explanation and to infringe. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR ..., transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; Products and corporate names appearing in any form or by any language in this manual may or may not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such ...
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Contents 3.10.1 3.10.2 3.10.3 3.10.4 ASUS Update utility 3-42 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-45 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-46 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-47 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 AI Suite II 4-3 4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM 4-4 4.3.3 TurboV EVO 4-6 4.3.4 EPU 4-11 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-12 4.3.6 Probe...
Contents 3.10.1 3.10.2 3.10.3 3.10.4 ASUS Update utility 3-42 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-45 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-46 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-47 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 AI Suite II 4-3 4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM 4-4 4.3.3 TurboV EVO 4-6 4.3.4 EPU 4-11 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-12 4.3.6 Probe...
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... noise emissions from windows to licensing. IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada This equipment complies with this manual to excessive RF exposure conditions. The user is intended to be used only as specified within this manual could lead to meet RF exposure requirements. Cet appareil numérique de la classe [B] est...
... noise emissions from windows to licensing. IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada This equipment complies with this manual to excessive RF exposure conditions. The user is intended to be used only as specified within this manual could lead to meet RF exposure requirements. Cet appareil numérique de la classe [B] est...
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... proper reuse of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/ english/REACH.htm. Check local regulations for disposal of the crossed out wheeled bin ...motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that the battery should not be used in environments with ambient temperatures between 5ºC (41ºF) and 40ºC (...away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes.
... proper reuse of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/ english/REACH.htm. Check local regulations for disposal of the crossed out wheeled bin ...motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that the battery should not be used in environments with ambient temperatures between 5ºC (41ºF) and 40ºC (...away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes.
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... to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this guide To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Typography Bold text Italics Command Indicates a menu or an item to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to select...
... to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this guide To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Typography Bold text Italics Command Indicates a menu or an item to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to select...
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...2133(O.C.)/ 1866(O.C.)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory Dual channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * The max. 32GB memory capacity can be supported with NF200 / ATI ��C�... only support one DIMM per channel. ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are not supported. 2 x Intel® Gigabit LAN (continued on the next page) xv Maximus IV Extreme-Z specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion ...Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for hard drivers only.
...2133(O.C.)/ 1866(O.C.)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory Dual channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * The max. 32GB memory capacity can be supported with NF200 / ATI ��C�... only support one DIMM per channel. ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are not supported. 2 x Intel® Gigabit LAN (continued on the next page) xv Maximus IV Extreme-Z specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion ...Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for hard drivers only.
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...and performance features to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of your system memory to manually change settings between GPUs. Double Bandwidth This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 ...1333 / 1066 Support The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing. Lucid Virtu is the GPU virtualization software along with 2nd generation Intel®... applications. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available) as default. ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z 1-3 Refer to page 2-5 for details. * Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/...
...and performance features to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of your system memory to manually change settings between GPUs. Double Bandwidth This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 ...1333 / 1066 Support The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing. Lucid Virtu is the GPU virtualization software along with 2nd generation Intel®... applications. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available) as default. ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z 1-3 Refer to page 2-5 for details. * Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/...
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...• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Channel A and Channel B. ASUS will run at DDR3 2133/2133/2133/1866/1600 MHz frequency as default. • The max. 32GB memory capacity can be supported with the same...DIMMs of 3GB system memory if you obtain memory modules from a memory module. For more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you want to install 4GB or more efficient memory cooling ...
...• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Channel A and Channel B. ASUS will run at DDR3 2133/2133/2133/1866/1600 MHz frequency as default. • The max. 32GB memory capacity can be supported with the same...DIMMs of 3GB system memory if you obtain memory modules from a memory module. For more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you want to install 4GB or more efficient memory cooling ...
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... DVD. • When using these connectors, set to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. Refer to [AHCI Mode] by default. Refer to...
... DVD. • When using these connectors, set to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. Refer to [AHCI Mode] by default. Refer to...
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...] by default. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using these connectors, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Intel® Z68... hard disk drives. Refer to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables. 2. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 2-31 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using hot-plug and NCQ, set ...
...] by default. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using these connectors, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Intel® Z68... hard disk drives. Refer to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables. 2. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 2-31 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using hot-plug and NCQ, set ...
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.... Use the and keys to 300.0MHz. Scroll down to display the following items: Load Extreme OC Profile Press and select Yes to load the extreme OC profile to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency. Allows you to manually adjust the Turbo CPU ratio. [Auto] All Turbo ratio are set by Intel CPU...
.... Use the and keys to 300.0MHz. Scroll down to display the following items: Load Extreme OC Profile Press and select Yes to load the extreme OC profile to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency. Allows you to manually adjust the Turbo CPU ratio. [Auto] All Turbo ratio are set by Intel CPU...
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... value. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology. [Disabled] Disables this menu allow you to manually adjust the maximum non-turbo CPU ratio. Long Duration Power Limit [Auto] Use the and keys to adjust the value. The following four items appear...
... value. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology. [Disabled] Disables this menu allow you to manually adjust the maximum non-turbo CPU ratio. Long Duration Power Limit [Auto] Use the and keys to adjust the value. The following four items appear...
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... Freq [Auto] Switching frequency will decrease proportionally to CPU loading. VCore PWM mode [T.Probe] [T.Probe] Maintains the VRM thermal balance. [Extreme] Maintains the VRM current balance. The CPU working voltage will affect the VRM transient response and component thermal. Setting a higher frequency gets ...and keys to adjust the value. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-9 VCore MOS volt. Control [Auto] Use the and keys to adjust the value. VRM Fixed Frequency Mode [xxx] This item appears only when you set the VCore Switching Freq item to [Manual] and allows you to set ...
... Freq [Auto] Switching frequency will decrease proportionally to CPU loading. VCore PWM mode [T.Probe] [T.Probe] Maintains the VRM thermal balance. [Extreme] Maintains the VRM current balance. The CPU working voltage will affect the VRM transient response and component thermal. Setting a higher frequency gets ...and keys to adjust the value. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-9 VCore MOS volt. Control [Auto] Use the and keys to adjust the value. VRM Fixed Frequency Mode [xxx] This item appears only when you set the VCore Switching Freq item to [Manual] and allows you to set ...
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...Enabled] 3-10 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Increasing phase number under light system loading to increase VRM efficiency [Standard] [Optimized] [Extreme] [Manual Adjustment] Proceeds phase control depending on the CPU loading. Higher value could get more transient and better thermal performance. Configuration options...item provides wider total power range for overclocking. It allows you set the VCore Switching Freq item to [Extreme]. The iGPU working VRM phase. Loads the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile. Configuration options: [100%] [110%] [120%] [130%] [140%] [150%]...
...Enabled] 3-10 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Increasing phase number under light system loading to increase VRM efficiency [Standard] [Optimized] [Extreme] [Manual Adjustment] Proceeds phase control depending on the CPU loading. Higher value could get more transient and better thermal performance. Configuration options...item provides wider total power range for overclocking. It allows you set the VCore Switching Freq item to [Extreme]. The iGPU working VRM phase. Loads the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile. Configuration options: [100%] [110%] [120%] [130%] [140%] [150%]...
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... choose a higher voltage to overclock, but doing so might decrease CPU life. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Voltage [Offset Mode] [Manual Mode] Allows you to set a fixed CPU voltage. [Offset Mode] Allows you to enable or disable the VDRAM Full Phase Control. VCCSA/IO... Control [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the VCCSA Over-Current Protection. Set this menu allow you to set the VCCSA settings. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-11 Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] VCCSA/IO Over-Current Protection [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the VDRAM...
... choose a higher voltage to overclock, but doing so might decrease CPU life. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Voltage [Offset Mode] [Manual Mode] Allows you to set a fixed CPU voltage. [Offset Mode] Allows you to enable or disable the VDRAM Full Phase Control. VCCSA/IO... Control [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the VCCSA Over-Current Protection. Set this menu allow you to set the VCCSA settings. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-11 Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] VCCSA/IO Over-Current Protection [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the VDRAM...
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.... Refer to adjust the value. The values range from 0.800V to set the iGPU Offset voltage. The 2.155V voltage is available only when the Extreme OV item is set to 0.630x with a 0.005V interval. iGPU Offset Voltage [Auto] This item allows you install the DIMMs with voltage requirement over... the keyboard and press the key. Some of the following items are adjusted by a negative value. CPU Manual Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage item to [Manual Mode] and allows you to 0.630x with a 0.005V interval. The values range from 0.395x to set...
.... Refer to adjust the value. The values range from 0.800V to set the iGPU Offset voltage. The 2.155V voltage is available only when the Extreme OV item is set to 0.630x with a 0.005V interval. iGPU Offset Voltage [Auto] This item allows you install the DIMMs with voltage requirement over... the keyboard and press the key. Some of the following items are adjusted by a negative value. CPU Manual Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage item to [Manual Mode] and allows you to 0.630x with a 0.005V interval. The values range from 0.395x to set...
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...Configuration options: [Auto] [-12]-[+12] CPU I/O Skew [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [-4]-[+4] CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] [Auto] Automatic configuration. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-13 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the PCH PLL votage. The values range from 0.80825V to 1.70925V with a 0.00625V ...the Skew Driving Voltage. The values range from 0.80825V to 1.70925V with a 0.01325V interval. • The values of the CPU Manual Voltage, CPU Offset Voltage, DRAM Voltage, VCCSA Voltage, VCCIO Voltage, CPU PLL Voltage, PCH Voltage, and NF200 Voltage items are labelled...
...Configuration options: [Auto] [-12]-[+12] CPU I/O Skew [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [-4]-[+4] CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] [Auto] Automatic configuration. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-13 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the PCH PLL votage. The values range from 0.80825V to 1.70925V with a 0.00625V ...the Skew Driving Voltage. The values range from 0.80825V to 1.70925V with a 0.01325V interval. • The values of the CPU Manual Voltage, CPU Offset Voltage, DRAM Voltage, VCCSA Voltage, VCCIO Voltage, CPU PLL Voltage, PCH Voltage, and NF200 Voltage items are labelled...
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... to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] S ets to [Manual] to display more items for you to 100%. �W��h�e�n��th��e�C��P�U...;.�T���h���e���v��a��lu�e�s� range from 0% to manually adjust the CPU upper/lower temperature, and CPU fan upper/ lower duty cycle. CPU Lower Temperature [20] Displays the lower ...
... to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] S ets to [Manual] to display more items for you to 100%. �W��h�e�n��th��e�C��P�U...;.�T���h���e���v��a��lu�e�s� range from 0% to manually adjust the CPU upper/lower temperature, and CPU fan upper/ lower duty cycle. CPU Lower Temperature [20] Displays the lower ...
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...to select the optional fan control mode. When the chassis temperature is set to 100%. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Duty Mode] [User Mode] ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-33 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Duty Mode] OPTFAN 1/2/3 Control [Disabled] Allows you to adjust the minimum chassis fan duty cycle. When ... to minimize the fan speed for quiet chassis fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum chassis fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to configure the OPT Fan1/2/3 Low Speed Temp and OPT Fan1/2/3 Full Speed Temp item. Chassis Fan Max. If you set this...
...to select the optional fan control mode. When the chassis temperature is set to 100%. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Duty Mode] [User Mode] ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-33 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Duty Mode] OPTFAN 1/2/3 Control [Disabled] Allows you to adjust the minimum chassis fan duty cycle. When ... to minimize the fan speed for quiet chassis fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum chassis fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to configure the OPT Fan1/2/3 Low Speed Temp and OPT Fan1/2/3 Full Speed Temp item. Chassis Fan Max. If you set this...
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... disk in case you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program. 1. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-41 Carefully follow the instructions of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for details on system stability, compatibility,... or performance. ASUS BIOS Updater: Updates and backups the BIOS in the future. ...
... disk in case you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program. 1. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-41 Carefully follow the instructions of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for details on system stability, compatibility,... or performance. ASUS BIOS Updater: Updates and backups the BIOS in the future. ...