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... Streamer 4-36 4.11 ASUS Disk Unlocker 4-38 4.12 RAMDisk...4-39 4.13 MemTweakIt 4-42 4.14 ROG CPU-Z 4-44 Chapter 5: RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-7 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without...
... Streamer 4-36 4.11 ASUS Disk Unlocker 4-38 4.12 RAMDisk...4-39 4.13 MemTweakIt 4-42 4.14 ROG CPU-Z 4-44 Chapter 5: RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-7 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without...
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...-board)** ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller 2 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports at back panel [blue]) * Supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost, UASP standard on the Intel® native USB 3.0 is only supported under Windows® 8 / 8.1. ** 1 x USB 2.0 port (USB13) shares with M.2 and mPCIe connector. MAXIMUS VII GENE specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support LAN USB LGA1150...
...-board)** ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller 2 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports at back panel [blue]) * Supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost, UASP standard on the Intel® native USB 3.0 is only supported under Windows® 8 / 8.1. ** 1 x USB 2.0 port (USB13) shares with M.2 and mPCIe connector. MAXIMUS VII GENE specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support LAN USB LGA1150...
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...; Rapid Start Technology, and Intel® Smart Connect Technology* 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support** ASMedia® SATA 6Gb/s controller: 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports*** * The supported functions ... supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 - ATAPI devices are for Full Rate lossless DVD Audio, Blu-ray DVD, and HD-DVD audio content playback - MAXIMUS VII GENE specifications summary Storage Audio Back I/O Ports Intel® Z97 Express Chipset: 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports* - ROG SupremeFX Impact II Audio 8-Channel High Definition Audio - ELNA® Premium Audio Capacitors - ...
...; Rapid Start Technology, and Intel® Smart Connect Technology* 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support** ASMedia® SATA 6Gb/s controller: 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports*** * The supported functions ... supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 - ATAPI devices are for Full Rate lossless DVD Audio, Blu-ray DVD, and HD-DVD audio content playback - MAXIMUS VII GENE specifications summary Storage Audio Back I/O Ports Intel® Z97 Express Chipset: 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports* - ROG SupremeFX Impact II Audio 8-Channel High Definition Audio - ELNA® Premium Audio Capacitors - ...
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xiv Installation tools and components 1 bag of screws Philips (cross) screwdriver PC chassis Power supply unit Intel LGA 1150 CPU Intel LGA 1150 compatible CPU Fan DDR3 DIMM SATA hard disk drive SATA optical disc drive (optional) Graphics card (optional) The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package.
xiv Installation tools and components 1 bag of screws Philips (cross) screwdriver PC chassis Power supply unit Intel LGA 1150 CPU Intel LGA 1150 compatible CPU Fan DDR3 DIMM SATA hard disk drive SATA optical disc drive (optional) Graphics card (optional) The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package.
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...and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility to 2-WAY Quad-GPU SLI® or CrossFireX™ configuration. Intel® Z97 Express Chipset Intel® Z97 Express Chipset is the PCIe bus standard that supports the LGA1150 socket for faster data retrieval. ...graphics cards for Intel® integrated graphics performance. In the Republic of multiple GPUs, it supports up to -point links, which increases bandwidth and enhances the system's performance. LGA1150 socket for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-1
...and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility to 2-WAY Quad-GPU SLI® or CrossFireX™ configuration. Intel® Z97 Express Chipset Intel® Z97 Express Chipset is the PCIe bus standard that supports the LGA1150 socket for faster data retrieval. ...graphics cards for Intel® integrated graphics performance. In the Republic of multiple GPUs, it supports up to -point links, which increases bandwidth and enhances the system's performance. LGA1150 socket for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-1
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... gunshots, footsteps and call-outs, so you pinpoint the direction and origin of in-game sounds such as plugging them in. Intel® Ethernet This LAN solution from any game. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-3 Sonic Radar II Sonic Radar II technology displays a stealthy overlay that features four preset packet prioritized profiles (Optimization, Game, Media...
... gunshots, footsteps and call-outs, so you pinpoint the direction and origin of in-game sounds such as plugging them in. Intel® Ethernet This LAN solution from any game. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-3 Sonic Radar II Sonic Radar II technology displays a stealthy overlay that features four preset packet prioritized profiles (Optimization, Game, Media...
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... you to read DRAM timings and allows you to post and share your DRAM configuration scores to work with ROG CPU-Z. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-5 The product incorporates the Kaspersky® Anti-Virus engine, which is renowned for individual users and home offices. DAEMON Tools Pro... WMAs, internet radio) into virtual discs and emulates devices to the ROG website. It is a customized ROG version utility authorized by Intel's CPU Identification (CPUID) that allows you the information and status of your audio entertainment across all formats and quality levels, DTS Connect...
... you to read DRAM timings and allows you to post and share your DRAM configuration scores to work with ROG CPU-Z. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-5 The product incorporates the Kaspersky® Anti-Virus engine, which is renowned for individual users and home offices. DAEMON Tools Pro... WMAs, internet radio) into virtual discs and emulates devices to the ROG website. It is a customized ROG version utility authorized by Intel's CPU Identification (CPUID) that allows you the information and status of your audio entertainment across all formats and quality levels, DTS Connect...
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...) 21. MemOK! M.2 (Socket 3) 22. Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Buttons and switches/Slots 1. USB1112) 14. RESET button (RESET) 19. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) 13. Intel® Z97 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [red]) 11. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB13; KeyBot button (KEYBOT) 18. LN2 Mode jumper (3-pin LN2) 8. button...
...) 21. MemOK! M.2 (Socket 3) 22. Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Buttons and switches/Slots 1. USB1112) 14. RESET button (RESET) 19. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) 13. Intel® Z97 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [red]) 11. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB13; KeyBot button (KEYBOT) 18. LN2 Mode jumper (3-pin LN2) 8. button...
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Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-9 ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is ...damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. DO NOT install a CPU designed for LGA1150 socket only. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1150 socket designed ...for the 4th, New 4th, and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/ Intel® Core™ i5/ Intel® Core™ i3, Pentium®, and Celeron® processors Ensure that you...
Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-9 ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is ...damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. DO NOT install a CPU designed for LGA1150 socket only. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1150 socket designed ...for the 4th, New 4th, and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/ Intel® Core™ i5/ Intel® Core™ i3, Pentium®, and Celeron® processors Ensure that you...
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... Microsoft® support site at a higher frequency, refer to the Extreme Tweaker menu section for single-channel operation. • According to Intel CPU spec, DIMM voltage below 1.65V is then mapped for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of 3GB system... higher than the vendor-marked value. Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you are using a 32-bit Windows OS. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-11 com/kb/929605/en-us. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of these memory modules depend on its corresponding...
... Microsoft® support site at a higher frequency, refer to the Extreme Tweaker menu section for single-channel operation. • According to Intel CPU spec, DIMM voltage below 1.65V is then mapped for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of 3GB system... higher than the vendor-marked value. Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you are using a 32-bit Windows OS. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-11 com/kb/929605/en-us. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of these memory modules depend on its corresponding...
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... - - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SATA #1 - EHCI #1 (USB 2.0) - - - shared - - Intel LAN Controller - - - XHCI (USB 3.0) - - - ASmMedia USB 3.0 Controller shared - - High Definition Audio - - - shared - PCIE_x4_1 shared - - shared - shared... for better thermal environment. • 4th, New 4th, and 5th generation Intel® Core™ processors support PCIe 3.0 speed rate. shared - - - - - - - - - Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-25 PCIE_x8_2 - EHCI #0 (USB 2.0) - - shared - - ...
... - - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SATA #1 - EHCI #1 (USB 2.0) - - - shared - - Intel LAN Controller - - - XHCI (USB 3.0) - - - ASmMedia USB 3.0 Controller shared - - High Definition Audio - - - shared - PCIE_x4_1 shared - - shared - shared... for better thermal environment. • 4th, New 4th, and 5th generation Intel® Core™ processors support PCIe 3.0 speed rate. shared - - - - - - - - - Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-25 PCIE_x8_2 - EHCI #0 (USB 2.0) - - shared - - ...
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Intel® Z97 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [red]) These connectors connect to section SATA Configuration for details. •...item in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z97 chipset. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Refer to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal ... create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section SATA Configuration for details. ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-39
Intel® Z97 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [red]) These connectors connect to section SATA Configuration for details. •...item in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z97 chipset. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Refer to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal ... create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section SATA Configuration for details. ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 1-39
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Intel® USB 2.0 ports. Intel® USB 3.0 ports 9 and 10. 11. ROG Connect button 7. Optical S/PDIF OUT port 4. LAN (RJ-45) port* 5. Upper port is for LAN port LEDs, and ... page for the dedicated KeyBot port. HDMI port 9. ASMedia® USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. 10. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port 3. Audio I /O connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. Intel® USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8. 6. The lower port supports the USB BIOS Flasback feature and the ROG Connect port. 8. Clear CMOS button 2.
Intel® USB 2.0 ports. Intel® USB 3.0 ports 9 and 10. 11. ROG Connect button 7. Optical S/PDIF OUT port 4. LAN (RJ-45) port* 5. Upper port is for LAN port LEDs, and ... page for the dedicated KeyBot port. HDMI port 9. ASMedia® USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. 10. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port 3. Audio I /O connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. Intel® USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8. 6. The lower port supports the USB BIOS Flasback feature and the ROG Connect port. 8. Clear CMOS button 2.
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Chapter 2 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 2-13 Some legacy USB devices must update their firmware for your chassis has an HD audio module on the front panel. Launch Realtek HD Audio ...; USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that your USB 3.0 devices. • Due to the design of the Intel® 9 series chipset, all USB devices connected to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for better compatibility. * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED...
Chapter 2 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 2-13 Some legacy USB devices must update their firmware for your chassis has an HD audio module on the front panel. Launch Realtek HD Audio ...; USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that your USB 3.0 devices. • Due to the design of the Intel® 9 series chipset, all USB devices connected to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for better compatibility. * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED...
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...information Displays the system properties of the BIOS setup program Creates storage RAID and configures system overclocking Chapter 3 Displays the CPU Fan's speed. ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 3-3 To access the Advanced Mode, click Exit/Advanced Mode, then select Advanced Mode or press hot key for details. 3.2.1 EZ Mode... you installed to the system. Click the button to manually tune the fans Loads optimized default settings Enables or disables the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Saves the changes and resets the system Click to go to Advanced mode Click to display boot devices Selects...
...information Displays the system properties of the BIOS setup program Creates storage RAID and configures system overclocking Chapter 3 Displays the CPU Fan's speed. ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 3-3 To access the Advanced Mode, click Exit/Advanced Mode, then select Advanced Mode or press hot key for details. 3.2.1 EZ Mode... you installed to the system. Click the button to manually tune the fans Loads optimized default settings Enables or disables the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Saves the changes and resets the system Click to go to Advanced mode Click to display boot devices Selects...
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... system stability. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] DO NOT remove the thermal module. Do not remove the thermal module when the manual mode is defined by Intel® specification and affects CPU power voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Optimized] [Extreme] DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this item to 125...
... system stability. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] DO NOT remove the thermal module. Do not remove the thermal module when the manual mode is defined by Intel® specification and affects CPU power voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Optimized] [Extreme] DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this item to 125...
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... you to set to [+] or [-], the Frequency Tuning Offset appears and allows you to decrease the average power consumption and decrease average heat production. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores frequency to limit the Turbo Ratio's time duration that exceeds...
... you to set to [+] or [-], the Frequency Tuning Offset appears and allows you to decrease the average power consumption and decrease average heat production. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores frequency to limit the Turbo Ratio's time duration that exceeds...
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... [Auto] This is set the DRAM voltage. The values range from communicating with the voltage requirement below 1.65 V. Use the or keys to set to Intel® CPU specifications, DIMMs with a 0.005 V interval. DRAM Voltage [Auto] This item allows you install the DIMMs with the external voltage regulator. The values range...
... [Auto] This is set the DRAM voltage. The values range from communicating with the voltage requirement below 1.65 V. Use the or keys to set to Intel® CPU specifications, DIMMs with a 0.005 V interval. DRAM Voltage [Auto] This item allows you install the DIMMs with the external voltage regulator. The values range...
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... package. The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3-28 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Chapter 3 Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] This item allows you to select the number of CPU cores to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID...
... package. The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3-28 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Chapter 3 Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] This item allows you to select the number of CPU cores to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID...
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...performance ratio based on CPU configuration. Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Execute Disable prevents certain classes of the SSDs (Solid-State Drives) by Vanderpool Technology. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] This item allows your system to select the CPU performance state during heavy multitasking. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher(..., resulting in the L2 cache, reduces the DRAM loading time and improves the system performance. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU states [Auto] Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 3-29
...performance ratio based on CPU configuration. Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Execute Disable prevents certain classes of the SSDs (Solid-State Drives) by Vanderpool Technology. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] This item allows your system to select the CPU performance state during heavy multitasking. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher(..., resulting in the L2 cache, reduces the DRAM loading time and improves the system performance. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU states [Auto] Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE 3-29
