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...) xii USB BIOS Flashback - SafeSlot - Extreme Tweaker - Tweakers' Paradise - RAMPAGE VI APEX specifications summary Special Features ROG Exclusive Features ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 5 - 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 4, and Turbo App ASUS Exclusive Features - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Q-Design - ROG SSD Secure Erase - Q-Code - NexFET MOSFETs - 10K Black Metallic Capacitors...
...) xii USB BIOS Flashback - SafeSlot - Extreme Tweaker - Tweakers' Paradise - RAMPAGE VI APEX specifications summary Special Features ROG Exclusive Features ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 5 - 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 4, and Turbo App ASUS Exclusive Features - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Q-Design - ROG SSD Secure Erase - Q-Code - NexFET MOSFETs - 10K Black Metallic Capacitors...
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... ROG RAMCache II ROG CPU-Z ROG Mem TweakIt Overwolf Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools software ASUS WebStorage ROG CloneDrive WinZip ASUS Utilities Windows® 10* * 64-bit only EATX Form Factor, 12"x 10.7" (30.5cm x 27.2cm) (X-Shaped PCB) • Specifications are subject to change without notice. • Visit the ASUS website for the software manual. RAMPAGE VI APEX...
... ROG RAMCache II ROG CPU-Z ROG Mem TweakIt Overwolf Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools software ASUS WebStorage ROG CloneDrive WinZip ASUS Utilities Windows® 10* * 64-bit only EATX Form Factor, 12"x 10.7" (30.5cm x 27.2cm) (X-Shaped PCB) • Specifications are subject to change without notice. • Visit the ASUS website for the software manual. RAMPAGE VI APEX...
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... restored to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! To stop memory tuning, turn off the system and reinstall the DIMM before using the MemOK! ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 1-11 button lights continuously, press the MemOK! Chapter 1 • Refer to boot up when the DIMM is tested. Turn off the ... its default settings. • We recommend that are not compatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) at www.asus.com. • If you download and update to memory tuning requirement, the system automatically reboots when each timing set of the DRAM_LED increases...
... restored to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! To stop memory tuning, turn off the system and reinstall the DIMM before using the MemOK! ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 1-11 button lights continuously, press the MemOK! Chapter 1 • Refer to boot up when the DIMM is tested. Turn off the ... its default settings. • We recommend that are not compatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) at www.asus.com. • If you download and update to memory tuning requirement, the system automatically reboots when each timing set of the DRAM_LED increases...
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... SSD module is notched to the motherboard or DIMM.2 card. • The DIMM.2 card is purchased separately. ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 1-33 Failure to do so may cause severe damage to fit in only one orientation. Chapter 1 • Before... you install or remove the DIMM.2 card, ensure that you to install the bundled ROG DIMM.2 card to the latest version from the power supply. Ensure that the notch on your motherboard drivers and BIOS to...ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from ASUS support website.
... SSD module is notched to the motherboard or DIMM.2 card. • The DIMM.2 card is purchased separately. ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 1-33 Failure to do so may cause severe damage to fit in only one orientation. Chapter 1 • Before... you install or remove the DIMM.2 card, ensure that you to install the bundled ROG DIMM.2 card to the latest version from the power supply. Ensure that the notch on your motherboard drivers and BIOS to...ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from ASUS support website.
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We recommend you to the USB Flashback port. Shut down your local ASUS Service Center. ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 2-15 To use a USB 2.0 storage device to the section 3.11 Updating BIOS in Chapter 3. • Do not unplug portable disk, power system, or press the ... the BIOS without entering the existing BIOS or operating system. In case of the USB storage device and filename/file format error. Visit https://www.asus.com/support/ and download the latest BIOS version for three seconds to turn off the light. • Updating BIOS may be interrupted.
We recommend you to the USB Flashback port. Shut down your local ASUS Service Center. ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 2-15 To use a USB 2.0 storage device to the section 3.11 Updating BIOS in Chapter 3. • Do not unplug portable disk, power system, or press the ... the BIOS without entering the existing BIOS or operating system. In case of the USB storage device and filename/file format error. Visit https://www.asus.com/support/ and download the latest BIOS version for three seconds to turn off the light. • Updating BIOS may be interrupted.
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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3 The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that are needed for system startup in the motherboard CMOS. ... refers to instability or boot failure. DO NOT change the BIOS settings only with the same smoothness as R6A.CAP for settings and options. Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-1 We strongly recommend that requires further BIOS settings or update.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3 The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that are needed for system startup in the motherboard CMOS. ... refers to instability or boot failure. DO NOT change the BIOS settings only with the same smoothness as R6A.CAP for settings and options. Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-1 We strongly recommend that requires further BIOS settings or update.
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...] [Enabled] [Disabled] Turbo Mode Allows you to enable your processor cores to set the CPU ratio and features. ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Auto] This item allows you to maximize the oveclocking performance optimized by ASUS core ratio settings. [Disabled] This item allows you to set to automatically overclock the CPU and DRAM frequencies... cores frequency to set the memory operating frequency. CPU Core Ratio This item allows you to apply the optimized setting. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-15
...] [Enabled] [Disabled] Turbo Mode Allows you to enable your processor cores to set the CPU ratio and features. ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Auto] This item allows you to maximize the oveclocking performance optimized by ASUS core ratio settings. [Disabled] This item allows you to set to automatically overclock the CPU and DRAM frequencies... cores frequency to set the memory operating frequency. CPU Core Ratio This item allows you to apply the optimized setting. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-15
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.... 3.9.2 Secure Erase SSD speeds may lower over time as with Secure Erase. Secure Erase is only supported on its size. You have password protection by ASUS. Do not turn off or hard reset of your SSD may be performed to data processing. Displays the available SSDs Chapter 3 Status definition: • Frozen... your PC must be due to a third party software that do not have to factory performance levels. Secure Erase is either incomplete or was stopped. ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-23
.... 3.9.2 Secure Erase SSD speeds may lower over time as with Secure Erase. Secure Erase is only supported on its size. You have password protection by ASUS. Do not turn off or hard reset of your SSD may be performed to data processing. Displays the available SSDs Chapter 3 Status definition: • Frozen... your PC must be due to a third party software that do not have to factory performance levels. Secure Erase is either incomplete or was stopped. ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-23
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...press , a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to load the default values. When you select this option from the Exit menu. Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-25 When you select this option or if you to attempt to ensure the values you are saved. Discard Changes & Exit This option allows...EZ Mode from the Exit menu to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of the parameters on selected ASUS graphics cards. 3.9.6 ASUS SPD Information This item allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes. GPU Post This item displays the ...
...press , a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to load the default values. When you select this option from the Exit menu. Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-25 When you select this option or if you to attempt to ensure the values you are saved. Discard Changes & Exit This option allows...EZ Mode from the Exit menu to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of the parameters on selected ASUS graphics cards. 3.9.6 ASUS SPD Information This item allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes. GPU Post This item displays the ...
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...BIOS, and then press . 6. Press to switch to select ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility and press . 2. Updating through the Internet. Check your local Internet connection before updating through the Internet varies per region and Internet conditions. Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-27 Go to the Tool menu to the Folder Info field... a bootable floppy disk or an OS‑based utility. Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. 3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 allows you to download and update to the latest BIOS through the Internet without having to the Drive field. 5.
...BIOS, and then press . 6. Press to switch to select ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility and press . 2. Updating through the Internet. Check your local Internet connection before updating through the Internet varies per region and Internet conditions. Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-27 Go to the Tool menu to the Folder Info field... a bootable floppy disk or an OS‑based utility. Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. 3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 allows you to download and update to the latest BIOS through the Internet without having to the Drive field. 5.
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...The system requires you want to use the newer BIOS file, download the file at https://www.asus.com/support/ and save it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-29 Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. To ensure system compatibility and stability, we ...than the BIOS file published on the system. 2. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! 3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that you press to load default BIOS values. When found, the utility reads the...
...The system requires you want to use the newer BIOS file, download the file at https://www.asus.com/support/ and save it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Chapter 3 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 3-29 Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. To ensure system compatibility and stability, we ...than the BIOS file published on the system. 2. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! 3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that you press to load default BIOS values. When found, the utility reads the...
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...indicates that the battery should not be placed in our products at ASUS REACH website at least 20 cm from our commitment to http://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htm for protecting our environment. ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX A-3 DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal ... transmitter must be installed and operated in conjunction with provided instructions and the antenna(s) used for disposal of at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm. Regional notice for California WARNING Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov RF exposure warning This ...
...indicates that the battery should not be placed in our products at ASUS REACH website at least 20 cm from our commitment to http://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htm for protecting our environment. ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX A-3 DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal ... transmitter must be installed and operated in conjunction with provided instructions and the antenna(s) used for disposal of at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm. Regional notice for California WARNING Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov RF exposure warning This ...
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...Fax +886-2-2890-7798 Web site www.asus.com Technical Support Telephone Fax Online support +86-21-38429911 +86-21-5866-8722, ext. 9101# http://qr.asus.com/techserv ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Address 800 Corporate...asus.com/techserv ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany Fax +49-2102-959931 Web site http://www.asus.com/de Online contact http://eu-rma.asus.com/sales Technical Support Telephone +49-2102-5789555 Support Fax +49-2102-959911 Online support http://qr.asus.com/techserv ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX...
...Fax +886-2-2890-7798 Web site www.asus.com Technical Support Telephone Fax Online support +86-21-38429911 +86-21-5866-8722, ext. 9101# http://qr.asus.com/techserv ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Address 800 Corporate...asus.com/techserv ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany Fax +49-2102-959931 Web site http://www.asus.com/de Online contact http://eu-rma.asus.com/sales Technical Support Telephone +49-2102-5789555 Support Fax +49-2102-959911 Online support http://qr.asus.com/techserv ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX...
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...(a) Responsible Party Name: Asus Computer International Address: 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539. Phone/Fax No: (510)739-3777/(510)608-4555 hereby declares that may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that the product Product Name : Motherboard Model Number : ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX Conforms to the...
...(a) Responsible Party Name: Asus Computer International Address: 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539. Phone/Fax No: (510)739-3777/(510)608-4555 hereby declares that may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that the product Product Name : Motherboard Model Number : ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX Conforms to the...