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See pages 2-1 to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster allows you to overclock the CPU speed in a intuitive color-coded fashion. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 1- No matter if you attain the best possible power efficiency and energy savings up to 20% to monitor and save the environment. Acting...
See pages 2-1 to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster allows you to overclock the CPU speed in a intuitive color-coded fashion. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 1- No matter if you attain the best possible power efficiency and energy savings up to 20% to monitor and save the environment. Acting...
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...• Before you can select the voltage to display in BIOS. 2.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before..., refer to the illustration below for the location of CPU, memory, northbridge, and southbridge. CPU_CRAZY CPU_HIGH CPU_NORMAL ® MAXIMUS FORMULA MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA CPU LED CPU Voltage CPU PLL Voltage Normal (green) 1.10000~1.50000 1.50000~1.60000 High (yellow) 1.50625~1.69375 1.62000...
...• Before you can select the voltage to display in BIOS. 2.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before..., refer to the illustration below for the location of CPU, memory, northbridge, and southbridge. CPU_CRAZY CPU_HIGH CPU_NORMAL ® MAXIMUS FORMULA MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA CPU LED CPU Voltage CPU PLL Voltage Normal (green) 1.10000~1.50000 1.50000~1.60000 High (yellow) 1.50625~1.69375 1.62000...
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... set the DRAM Frequency item in BIOS to DDR2-1066 MHz. See section 4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu for details. 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information With the ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to [DDR2-1066MHz]. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: ® DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 MAXIMUS FORMULA MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA...
... set the DRAM Frequency item in BIOS to DDR2-1066 MHz. See section 4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu for details. 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information With the ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to [DDR2-1066MHz]. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: ® DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 MAXIMUS FORMULA MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA...
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... 3. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. See Chapter 4 for details. Refer to the tables on the next page for information on the slot....drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 2-21 Failure to install expansion cards. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury ...
... 3. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. See Chapter 4 for details. Refer to the tables on the next page for information on the slot....drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 2-21 Failure to install expansion cards. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury ...
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... automatically reset CPU parameter settings to CPU overclocking. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. The clr CMOS switch on the back I/O. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. ® CLRTC_SW MAXIMUS FORMULA Enable (Default) MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA Clear RTC RAM Disable...the Disable position, but the shutdwon function in S0 mode (DOS mode) still works. • Make sure to re-enter your previous BIOS settings after you clear the CMOS. • You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to default values. ...
... automatically reset CPU parameter settings to CPU overclocking. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. The clr CMOS switch on the back I/O. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. ® CLRTC_SW MAXIMUS FORMULA Enable (Default) MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA Clear RTC RAM Disable...the Disable position, but the shutdwon function in S0 mode (DOS mode) still works. • Make sure to re-enter your previous BIOS settings after you clear the CMOS. • You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to default values. ...
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... drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors. If you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to PIN 1. For RAID 10, use at least four hard disk drives. MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA IDE connector 3. In Standard IDE mode, you can ...cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. ICH9R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1~6) These connectors are set , refer to 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for each RAID 0 or RAID...
... drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors. If you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to PIN 1. For RAID 10, use at least four hard disk drives. MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA IDE connector 3. In Standard IDE mode, you can ...cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. ICH9R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1~6) These connectors are set , refer to 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for each RAID 0 or RAID...
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...data is in sleep or soft-off the system power. 2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information PWR Ground Reset Ground MAXIMUS FORMULA IDE_LED RESET PWRSW * Requires an ATX power supply. MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA System panel connector • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED... button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on the BIOS settings. 11. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
...data is in sleep or soft-off the system power. 2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information PWR Ground Reset Ground MAXIMUS FORMULA IDE_LED RESET PWRSW * Requires an ATX power supply. MAXIMUS FORMULA(Special Edition)/ MAXIMUS FORMULA System panel connector • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED... button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on the BIOS settings. 11. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
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...BIOS Beep One short beep One continuous beep followed by two short beeps then a pause (repeated) One continuous beep followed by three short beeps One continuous beep followed by four short beeps Description VGA detected Quick boot set to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula... panel case lights up when you turned on the power, the system may light up for assistance. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your monitor complies with the last device on the chain) c. For systems with a surge protector...
...BIOS Beep One short beep One continuous beep followed by two short beeps then a pause (repeated) One continuous beep followed by three short beeps One continuous beep followed by four short beeps Description VGA detected Quick boot set to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula... panel case lights up when you turned on the power, the system may light up for assistance. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your monitor complies with the last device on the chain) c. For systems with a surge protector...
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...SATA Coniguration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to another. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4- Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and...options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or ...are the navigation keys for that particular menu. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Main Extreme Tweaker Configuration fields BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot General help Tools Exit...
...SATA Coniguration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to another. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4- Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and...options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or ...are the navigation keys for that particular menu. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Main Extreme Tweaker Configuration fields BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot General help Tools Exit...
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...Item +- Configuration options: [Chinese BIG5] [Chinese (GB)] [Japanese] [Français] [German] [English] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-11 Refer to section 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to configure system Time. Use [+] or [-] to navigate ... Megatrends, Inc. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to select a field. Main Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Legacy Diskette ...
...Item +- Configuration options: [Chinese BIG5] [Chinese (GB)] [Japanese] [Français] [German] [English] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-11 Refer to section 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to configure system Time. Use [+] or [-] to navigate ... Megatrends, Inc. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to select a field. Main Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Legacy Diskette ...
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... Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Manufacturer:Intel Brand String:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300@ 1.86GHz Frequency :1.86GHz FSB Speed :1066 MHz Cache... [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech. [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-23 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help...
... Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Manufacturer:Intel Brand String:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300@ 1.86GHz Frequency :1.86GHz FSB Speed :1066 MHz Cache... [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech. [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-23 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help...
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...Disabled] PEG Force x1 [Disabled] This item appears when the PEG Port Control item is set to malfunction. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-25 Enable this option only when you to enable or disable the remapping of the ...PEG/PCI] Allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to decide which graphics controller to display the sub-menu. Advanced Chipset Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to ...
...Disabled] PEG Force x1 [Disabled] This item appears when the PEG Port Control item is set to malfunction. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-25 Enable this option only when you to enable or disable the remapping of the ...PEG/PCI] Allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to decide which graphics controller to display the sub-menu. Advanced Chipset Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to ...
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... operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off feature. USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to set USB Functions to enable the support for non-USB aware OSes. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]...BIOS EHCI Hand-off Port 64/60 Emulation Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [HiSpeed] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] Options Enabled Disabled The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is set to change the USB-related features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula...
... operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off feature. USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to set USB Functions to enable the support for non-USB aware OSes. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]...BIOS EHCI Hand-off Port 64/60 Emulation Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [HiSpeed] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] Options Enabled Disabled The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is set to change the USB-related features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula...
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...v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). APM Configuration ... Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-29 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for System Suspend. Main Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3 ...
...v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). APM Configuration ... Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-29 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for System Suspend. Main Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3 ...
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...; Select [Ignored] if you to set temperature to display the detected temperatures. Configuration optitons: [Disabled] [50ºC] [60ºC] [70ºC] [80ºC] [90ºC] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-31 NB Temperature; 4.6.6 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature... it from damage. NB Overheat Protection; Scroll down when the northbridge or southbridge chipset is heated over the set the temperature over which the system automatically shuts down when any of the thermal sensor cables connected to the ...
...; Select [Ignored] if you to set temperature to display the detected temperatures. Configuration optitons: [Disabled] [50ºC] [60ºC] [70ºC] [80ºC] [90ºC] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-31 NB Temperature; 4.6.6 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature... it from damage. NB Overheat Protection; Scroll down when the northbridge or southbridge chipset is heated over the set the temperature over which the system automatically shuts down when any of the thermal sensor cables connected to the ...
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... [Menu Mode]. PWM Mode [50] Configuration options: [50] [60] [70] [80] [90] [100%] OPT Q-Fan and Power Fan BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power OPT_Fan 1 Reading OPT_Fan1 Q-Fan Control Duty Cycle Mode OPT_Fan 2 Reading OPT_Fan2 Q-Fan Control Duty Cycle Mode OPT_Fan 3 Reading OPT_Fan3 Q-Fan... fan speed. If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows N/A. If the fan is set this function. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-33 OPT_Fan1/2/3 Q-Fan Control [RATIO] Allows you can configure the Duty Cycle Mode item. When this item ...
... [Menu Mode]. PWM Mode [50] Configuration options: [50] [60] [70] [80] [90] [100%] OPT Q-Fan and Power Fan BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power OPT_Fan 1 Reading OPT_Fan1 Q-Fan Control Duty Cycle Mode OPT_Fan 2 Reading OPT_Fan2 Q-Fan Control Duty Cycle Mode OPT_Fan 3 Reading OPT_Fan3 Q-Fan... fan speed. If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows N/A. If the fan is set this function. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-33 OPT_Fan1/2/3 Q-Fan Control [RATIO] Allows you can configure the Duty Cycle Mode item. When this item ...
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... disabled in the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [xxx Drive] [Disabled] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-35 Main Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Boot Device Priority Tools Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Change Option... 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the availabe devices. Boot Settings Configuration Security A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you to change the system boot options. Select ...
... disabled in the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [xxx Drive] [Disabled] ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-35 Main Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Boot Device Priority Tools Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Change Option... 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the availabe devices. Boot Settings Configuration Security A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you to change the system boot options. Select ...
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... Megatrends, Inc. 4.7.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change password. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password User Password :Not Installed :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change...set a Supervisor Password: 1. See section 2.6 Slide switch for information on top of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula...
... Megatrends, Inc. 4.7.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change password. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password User Password :Not Installed :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change...set a Supervisor Password: 1. See section 2.6 Slide switch for information on top of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula...
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...: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-39 Password Check [Setup] When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Main Extreme Tweaker ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O.C. When you press , a confirmation message appears.
...: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-39 Password Check [Setup] When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Main Extreme Tweaker ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O.C. When you press , a confirmation message appears.
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...Profile Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Load from Profile 1/2 Allows you to load the file. Press to store or load multiple BIOS settings. Profile This item allows you to Sub Screen F1 General ... 4: BIOS setup PROFILE Configuration Tools Save to the BIOS Flash. 4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Save to Profle 1/2 Allows you to run the utility. Profile Allows you to save the current BIOS file to Profile 1 O.C. BIOS SETUP UTILITY O.C. Start O.C. Profile Utility V1.06 Current CMOS BOARD: MAXIMUS Formula VER:...
...Profile Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Load from Profile 1/2 Allows you to load the file. Press to store or load multiple BIOS settings. Profile This item allows you to Sub Screen F1 General ... 4: BIOS setup PROFILE Configuration Tools Save to the BIOS Flash. 4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Save to Profle 1/2 Allows you to run the utility. Profile Allows you to save the current BIOS file to Profile 1 O.C. BIOS SETUP UTILITY O.C. Start O.C. Profile Utility V1.06 Current CMOS BOARD: MAXIMUS Formula VER:...