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...the purchaser for the cost of the product, either (1) for which is dependent on the preferred carrier and the location where you . ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ...OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of ...
...the purchaser for the cost of the product, either (1) for which is dependent on the preferred carrier and the location where you . ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ...OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of ...
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...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 4.4 AI Suite 3...4-3 4.5 Dual Intelligent Processors 5 4-6 4.6 ROG Audio features 4-22 4.7 Sonic Radar II 4-28 4.8 GameFirst III 4-30 4.9 KeyBot...4-33 4.10 ASUS Media Streamer 4-35 4.11 ASUS Disk Unlocker 4-37 4.12 RAMDisk...4-38 4.13 MemTweakIt 4-41 4.... 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-8 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-8 Appendices Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4 v
...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 4.4 AI Suite 3...4-3 4.5 Dual Intelligent Processors 5 4-6 4.6 ROG Audio features 4-22 4.7 Sonic Radar II 4-28 4.8 GameFirst III 4-30 4.9 KeyBot...4-33 4.10 ASUS Media Streamer 4-35 4.11 ASUS Disk Unlocker 4-37 4.12 RAMDisk...4-38 4.13 MemTweakIt 4-41 4.... 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-8 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-8 Appendices Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4 v
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.... • Seek professional assistance before using , contact your local power company. • If the power supply is set to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are using an adapter or extension cord. vi Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer...
.... • Seek professional assistance before using , contact your local power company. • If the power supply is set to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are using an adapter or extension cord. vi Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer...
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... simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Italics Used to select. NOTE: Tips and additional information to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to help you complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying...
... simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Italics Used to select. NOTE: Tips and additional information to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to help you complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying...
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...music, and even other people via chat - It works with any operating system and on any of the four presets or manually fine tune your gaming and multimedia activities. Users can choose from Intel features high TCP and UDP throughput with a stealthy overlay ...sound function. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 1-3 The Japan-made premium ELNA capacitor ensures warm natural sound with the Intel CPU and chipset. SupremeFX revolutionizes the way you rule and discover a totally whole new dimension of superior audio. You can also manually allocate bandwidth and adjust ...
...music, and even other people via chat - It works with any operating system and on any of the four presets or manually fine tune your gaming and multimedia activities. Users can choose from Intel features high TCP and UDP throughput with a stealthy overlay ...sound function. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 1-3 The Japan-made premium ELNA capacitor ensures warm natural sound with the Intel CPU and chipset. SupremeFX revolutionizes the way you rule and discover a totally whole new dimension of superior audio. You can also manually allocate bandwidth and adjust ...
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... Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is then mapped for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you do any of the following: a) Use a maximum of the same version or date code (D/C) from the same vendor. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 1-11 For optimal compatibility, we recommend that you...
... Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is then mapped for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you do any of the following: a) Use a maximum of the same version or date code (D/C) from the same vendor. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 1-11 For optimal compatibility, we recommend that you...
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...ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. A message will appear during the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com. • If you download and update to memory tuning requirement,...to test one set of the MEMOK_LED increases, indicating different test processes. • Due to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. To stop memory tuning, turn off the system and reinstall the ...
...ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. A message will appear during the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com. • If you download and update to memory tuning requirement,...to test one set of the MEMOK_LED increases, indicating different test processes. • Due to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. To stop memory tuning, turn off the system and reinstall the ...
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Refer to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal cables. ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 1-39 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the .../s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [red]) These connectors connect to section SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode] by default. Chapter 1 • These connectors are set the SATA Mode item in the motherboard support DVD. •...
Refer to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal cables. ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 1-39 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the .../s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [red]) These connectors connect to section SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode] by default. Chapter 1 • These connectors are set the SATA Mode item in the motherboard support DVD. •...
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...settings apply to most conditions to "UEFI BIOS" unless otherwise specified. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-1 Chapter 3: BIOS setup BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3 The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with the help of a ...trained service personnel. You can easily navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness as storage device configuration, overclocking settings, advanced power management, and boot device configuration that are needed for this user manual...
...settings apply to most conditions to "UEFI BIOS" unless otherwise specified. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-1 Chapter 3: BIOS setup BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3 The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with the help of a ...trained service personnel. You can easily navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness as storage device configuration, overclocking settings, advanced power management, and boot device configuration that are needed for this user manual...
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... Advanced Mode, click Exit/Advanced Mode, then select Advanced Mode or press hot key for entering the BIOS setup program can be changed. ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-3 The default screen for the advanced BIOS settings. 3.2.1 EZ Mode The EZ Mode provides you an overview of the basic system information, and... priority. Click < or > to switch EZ System Tuning modes Selects the display language of the selected mode. Click the button to manually tune the fans Loads optimized default settings Saves the changes and resets the system Click to go to Advanced mode Click to display boot devices...
... Advanced Mode, click Exit/Advanced Mode, then select Advanced Mode or press hot key for entering the BIOS setup program can be changed. ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-3 The default screen for the advanced BIOS settings. 3.2.1 EZ Mode The EZ Mode provides you an overview of the basic system information, and... priority. Click < or > to switch EZ System Tuning modes Selects the display language of the selected mode. Click the button to manually tune the fans Loads optimized default settings Saves the changes and resets the system Click to go to Advanced mode Click to display boot devices...
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...items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that the item has a submenu. Click this button to manually tweak the fans to view and tweak the overclocking settings of the screen has the following main items: My Favorites Extreme Tweaker ...bar contains the languages that you to change the motherboard's SATA mode from AHCI to section My Favorites for your desired settings. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-5 Select frequentlyused BIOS settings and save it to display in a Tree Map setup. Refer to RAID mode. For changing the overclocking ...
...items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that the item has a submenu. Click this button to manually tweak the fans to view and tweak the overclocking settings of the screen has the following main items: My Favorites Extreme Tweaker ...bar contains the languages that you to change the motherboard's SATA mode from AHCI to section My Favorites for your desired settings. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-5 Select frequentlyused BIOS settings and save it to display in a Tree Map setup. Refer to RAID mode. For changing the overclocking ...
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... when you to select the CPU overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] Loads the optimal settings for the system. [Manual] Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters. [X.M.P.] If you install memory modules supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this item to set the profiles...
... when you to select the CPU overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] Loads the optimal settings for the system. [Manual] Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters. [X.M.P.] If you install memory modules supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this item to set the profiles...
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... Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 4-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 3-Core Ratio Limit. ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-9 Chapter 3 Use the or to default core ratio settings. When the Ai Overclock Tuner... is displayed. ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Auto] [Auto] This item allows you to set the CPU core ratio...
... Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 4-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 3-Core Ratio Limit. ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-9 Chapter 3 Use the or to default core ratio settings. When the Ai Overclock Tuner... is displayed. ASUS MultiCore Enhancement [Auto] [Auto] This item allows you to set the CPU core ratio...
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Use the or keys to adjust the CPU graphics ratio. CPU Cache Ratio [Auto] Allows you to automatically optimize the CPU Graphics Ratio or manually set a value for an optimal CPU Graphics Ratio. CPU Graphics Ratio [Auto] Allows you to set the maximum possible ratio on the Uncore part of ...
Use the or keys to adjust the CPU graphics ratio. CPU Cache Ratio [Auto] Allows you to automatically optimize the CPU Graphics Ratio or manually set a value for an optimal CPU Graphics Ratio. CPU Graphics Ratio [Auto] Allows you to set the maximum possible ratio on the Uncore part of ...
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...thermal conditions should be monitored. Do not remove the thermal module when the manual mode is defined by Intel® specification and affects CPU power voltage. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-15 Select [Manual] to set the CPU VRM Switching Frequency to CPU loading. The thermal ...VRM Switching Frequency is set a higher frequency for a quicker transient response speed. The CPU working voltage decreases proportionally to [Manual]. Higher load-line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance, but increases the CPU and VRM thermal conditions. VRM...
...thermal conditions should be monitored. Do not remove the thermal module when the manual mode is defined by Intel® specification and affects CPU power voltage. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-15 Select [Manual] to set the CPU VRM Switching Frequency to CPU loading. The thermal ...VRM Switching Frequency is set a higher frequency for a quicker transient response speed. The CPU working voltage decreases proportionally to [Manual]. Higher load-line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance, but increases the CPU and VRM thermal conditions. VRM...
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...] Allows you to eliminate current imbalance, resulting from 0A to set the slew rate for the Fully Integrated Voltage Regulator as it enters manual override mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Regular] [Fast] Power Current Slope [Auto] Allows you to enable this item to adjust ...optimal regulating while staying below the current threshold. Use or key to improve the power saving on the Fully Integrated Voltage Regulator as it exits manual override mode. Chapter 3 3-18 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Auto] [High Performance] [Balanced] Power Decay Mode [Auto] ...
...] Allows you to eliminate current imbalance, resulting from 0A to set the slew rate for the Fully Integrated Voltage Regulator as it enters manual override mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Regular] [Fast] Power Current Slope [Auto] Allows you to enable this item to adjust ...optimal regulating while staying below the current threshold. Use or key to improve the power saving on the Fully Integrated Voltage Regulator as it exits manual override mode. Chapter 3 3-18 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Auto] [High Performance] [Balanced] Power Decay Mode [Auto] ...
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...value. CPU Cache Voltage [Auto] Use or key to configure the CPU Core voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual Mode] [Offset Mode [Adaptive Mode] Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-19 The values range from 0.001V to configure the CPU core voltage offset value. The following items appear only ...when you set the CPU Core Voltage to [Manual Mode]. CPU Core Voltage Offset [Auto] This item allows ...
...value. CPU Cache Voltage [Auto] Use or key to configure the CPU Core voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual Mode] [Offset Mode [Adaptive Mode] Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-19 The values range from 0.001V to configure the CPU core voltage offset value. The following items appear only ...when you set the CPU Core Voltage to [Manual Mode]. CPU Core Voltage Offset [Auto] This item allows ...
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... affected by a negative value. Use the or keys to 1.920 V with a 0.001 V interval. The values range from 0.001 V to [Adaptive Mode]. Increase the voltage to [Manual Mode]. CPU System Agent Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+] [+] To offset the voltage by a positive value. [-] To offset the voltage by a negative value. Appear only when...
... affected by a negative value. Use the or keys to 1.920 V with a 0.001 V interval. The values range from 0.001 V to [Adaptive Mode]. Increase the voltage to [Manual Mode]. CPU System Agent Voltage Offset Mode Sign [+] [+] To offset the voltage by a positive value. [-] To offset the voltage by a negative value. Appear only when...
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... V with a 0.00500x interval. The values range from 1.2000 V to 1.0000 V with a 0.0125 V interval. • The values of the CPU PLL Voltage, CPU Manual Voltage, CPU Offset Voltage, iGPU Manual Voltage, iGPU Offset Voltage, DRAM Voltage, VCCSA Voltage, VCCIO Voltage, and PCH Voltage items are labeled in different color, indicating the risk levels...
... V with a 0.00500x interval. The values range from 1.2000 V to 1.0000 V with a 0.0125 V interval. • The values of the CPU PLL Voltage, CPU Manual Voltage, CPU Offset Voltage, iGPU Manual Voltage, iGPU Offset Voltage, DRAM Voltage, VCCSA Voltage, VCCIO Voltage, and PCH Voltage items are labeled in different color, indicating the risk levels...
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...[300 RPM] This item allows you to set the low limit warning for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Set to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Set to minimize the fan speed for CPU Fan speed. Configuration options: [Ignore] [200 RPM] [300 RPM] [400 RPM] [500 RPM] ...depending on the CPU temperature. [Silent] Set to assign the detailed fan speed control parameters. CPU Upper Temperature [70] Use the or keys to [Manual]. Chapter 3 3-42 Chapter 3: BIOS setup The values range from 20ºC to adjust the maximum CPU fan duty cycle. Disables the Q-Fan ...
...[300 RPM] This item allows you to set the low limit warning for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Set to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Set to minimize the fan speed for CPU Fan speed. Configuration options: [Ignore] [200 RPM] [300 RPM] [400 RPM] [500 RPM] ...depending on the CPU temperature. [Silent] Set to assign the detailed fan speed control parameters. CPU Upper Temperature [70] Use the or keys to [Manual]. Chapter 3 3-42 Chapter 3: BIOS setup The values range from 20ºC to adjust the maximum CPU fan duty cycle. Disables the Q-Fan ...